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The INDEPENDENT, December 17, 2009
Merry
Christmas
Give peace
of mind with
these gifts
START RIGHT. START HERE.
Wishing You
A Great New Year
Thank You For Your
Patronage in 2009,
Arnie, Mary, Craig, Bill, Mike & Tonya
834 Bridge Street, Vernonia • 503-429-6364
Wishing You a Merry Christmas
Holiday Hours: Tue - Thur 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Closed Monday
725 Madison Ave. Vernonia, OR
Phone:503-429-5049
Merry Christmas
From
5 03- 429 - 5 5 04
PO. Box 65 Vernonia CCB 166815 DEQ 38649
We Wish You a
Joyful Holiday Season
Wishing You a
Beautiful
Holiday Season
and a
New Year of
Peace and
Happiness
Holce Logging Co., Inc.
854 Grant Ave.• P.O. Box 127 • Vernonia ❈ 503-429-6783
V ERNONIA H EALTHMART P HARMACY
503-429-0597
622 Bridge St. Vernonia OR 97064
Every year millions of Amer-
ican lives are disrupted by nat-
ural disasters ranging from
earthquakes and tsunamis to
floods and wildfire. But all dis-
asters – large or small – share
a common attribute: they focus
attention on the importance of
disaster preparedness and the
critical need to take action be-
fore disaster strikes. The trick
is to convert good intentions
into good deeds, and accord-
ing to Acting FEMA Regional
Administrator Dennis Hun-
singer, there’s no time like the
holidays.
“Disaster-ready gifts can
save lives, and are a wonderful
way of welcoming in 2010,”
said Hunsinger. “Helping to
better prepare neighbors,
friends and loved ones for
emergencies is a great way to
say ‘I care.’”
Emergency and prepared-
ness items that might make
great gifts this Holiday Season
include:
• NOAA Weather Radios
and extra batteries.
• Enrollment in a CPR or
first-aid class.
• Smoke detectors.
• Appropriate fire extinguish-
ers (kitchen, garage, car).
• Disaster kits for homes, of-
fices and autos (first aid kits,
food, water and prescription
medications for 72 hours, extra
clothing, blankets, flashlights).
• Foldable ladders for sec-
ond-story escape in a fire.
• Car kits (emergency flares,
shovels, ice scrapers, flash-
lights and fluorescent distress
flags).
• Pet Disaster Kits (food,
water, leashes, dishes and car-
rying case or crate).
• A camp stove with extra
fuel.
• The gift of a gardener to
cut back combustible vegeta-
tion from wildfire-vulnerable
homes.
• National Flood Insurance.
A wealth of information and
preparedness tips is available
from the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security’s READY.
GOV site at: http://www.ready.
gov and from FEMA at:
www.fema.gov.