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The INDEPENDENT, January 21, 2010
In 2010, use the Power of 10 to help animals at Bonnie L. Hays Small Animal Shelter
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Washington County:
1. Donate money to the Bon-
nie L. Hays Small Animal Shel-
ter –
• The power of $10 buys two
vaccines,
• The power of ten 10-dollar
bills
($100)
buys
two
spay/neuter surgeries,
• The power of twenty-five
10-dollar bills ($250) buys
leukemia and FIV tests for 10
cats.
2. Donate supplies –
• Frontline or Revolution top-
ical flea control saves pets'
lives,
• Gallon bottles of chlorine
bleach keeps the shelter disin-
fected and clean,
• Or, sponsor an event or
video project.
3. Donate food –
• Organize a pet-food drive
at your work or school,
• Dry and canned good-qual-
ity dog and cat food, such as
IAMS, Castor & Pollux, Natural
Balance, Eukanuba, and Sci-
ence Diet are preferred.
4. Visit the shelter –
• Got 10 minutes? Stop by
the shelter and have fun feed-
ing treats to the dogs and cats.
5. Volunteer –
• Got 10 hours a month? Of-
fer to volunteer to care for the
dogs and cats.
6. Become a foster parent –
• Care for a cat and her litter
by fostering them temporarily in
your home until our shelter
finds them a permanent home.
7. Spay/Neuter your pets –
• If your pets are already
sterilized, then offer to pay for
someone else’s pets, such as a
family member or neighbor on
a fixed income.
8. Keep your pets safe at
home –
• Be sure to keep collars,
dog licenses and ID tags on
your dogs and cats (even if
they are indoors).
9. Teach respect for animals –
• The Golden Rule rules! “Do
unto others as you would want
them to do unto you.” In other
words, be kind to others and to
pets as you would like them to
be kind to you.
10. Adopt a shelter pet! –
• One of the best ways you
can help is to adopt a shelter
pet if you are truly willing and
able to give the pet a forever
home.
For more information on
helping the animals, stop by
and see how donations help
the Bonnie L. Hays Small Ani-
mal Shelter provide for the ani-
mals. Or, you may view the
Bonnie L. Hays Small Animal
Shelter’s Get Involved Web
pages at http:// www.co.wash-
ington.or.us/HHS/AnimalSer-
vices/Help/index.cfm
The shelter is open to the
public Mondays through Satur-
days at 1901 SE 24th Avenue,
Hillsboro.
New flag donated by Lions Club accepted by Banks City Council
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ment in Zone 2 will have the
greatest impact to the critical
intersections projected to fail in
2029.
Planning Commission Liai-
son Sam VanDyke followed
Grille’s presentation, reporting
that the commission discussed
a memorandum from CH2M
Hill as well as the information
presented by Grille. VanDyke
said that the planning commis-
sion was “excited to see the ef-
fort, and [the information pro-
vided by Grille] is a wonderful
tool.”
VanDyke also informed
council that two terms on the
Planning Commission are
about to expire.
On behalf of the Banks Lions
Club, Mel and Becky Clark pre-
sented the city with a new U.S.
flag. Clark noted that “we
serve” is the Lions Club motto.
Mayor John Kinsky pointed to
the faded and tattered old flag,
which was now neatly folded
and laying on the table, and as-
sured everyone that the flag
would be properly retired by ei-
ther the Boy Scouts or the Girl
Scouts.
Dawn Soest, who was un-
able to attend the council meet-
ing, was recognized by the city
for more than two years of serv-
ice on the Banks Tree Board,
and for a variety of donations to
the Banks Urban Forest.
Awards for the Holiday Light-
ing Contest were presented by
Ray Deeth, Executive Director
of the Banks Chamber of Com-
merce. Greg and Denise
Renne won first place; second
place (outer city limit winner)
went to Elouise Bolle; third
place to Joshua Cop; and
fourth place to Jeni and Jim
Waters. Banks Trail Café won
the award for Commercial
Property.
Deputy Pat Chertude report-
ed relatively little police activity
in December, which he attrib-
uted to the spirit of the holidays.
There were 37 calls for service
and four arrests, including two
for distribution of a controlled
substance within 1000 feet of a
school. There were also 28 traf-
fic stops and six citations.
City Manager Jim Hough’s
report included the following:
• Northwest Bicycle Safety
Council is applying to the Ore-
gon Parks and Recreation De-
partment for a scenic bikeway
designation from Beaverton
through Banks to Buxton. Since
this strategic plan coincides
with what the city is working on,
Hough is working with a repre-
sentative of the Safety Council
to draft a letter of support for
the bikeway designation.
• Banks will be hosting the
March 4, 2010, quarterly meet-
ing of the League of Oregon
Cities, Small Cities Support
Network, Region Two.
• Implementation of Phase II
of the Banks Sidewalk Project
is in process with a letter to all
citizens. The Phase III home-
owner compliance notification
will follow concerning each
sidewalk discrepancy, asking
the appropriate property owner
to comply.
The City of Banks Reduced
Workplace Capacity Plan
(H1N1 Policy) was presented
by Aaron O’Donnell, a Portland
State University graduate stu-
dent who developed the plan
as an intern with the city. At the
conclusion of O’Donnell’s pres-
entation, Hough noted that the
student interns work without
compensation, except for travel
and expenses, adding that be-
fore Aaron departs he wants to
give him a $50 gift card as a
small token of appreciation for
all his work.
A second reading was held
of a revision to the Ordinance
on Banks Municipal Code re-
garding gambling and social
gaming.
Councilor Pete Edison was
re-elected to serve as Council
President for 2010.
Shaun Pigott, of Shaun Pig-
ott Associates, gave a brief
overview of the Water Rate
Study Update - 2010 Final
Summary Report. Upon the
motion carrying to receive the
report and adoption of a resolu-
tion revising and setting water
rates for the water utility, the
counselors extended positive
comments about the “nice
job/good job” that Pigott per-
formed. Pigott returned the
courtesies by expressing that it
has been great to work with the
city.
The next city council meet-
ing will be held on February 9 at
7:30 p.m.
Bus service four times a day now
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nomah Counties. Riders wish-
ing to travel on Wave buses
to/from destinations west of
Banks are responsible for their
own cash fare.
Ride Connection plans to
provide additional regular route
(no fare) service in early 2010
to compliment the TCTD serv-
ice times. Preliminary plans are
to add early morning and early
evening
stops
(Monday
through Friday) in Banks and
North Plains, connecting with
TriMet at the Hillsboro Transit
Center. Contact Terry Watson
State Farm ®
Providing Insurance and Financial Services
Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710
Bunny Girt, Agent
1229 N. Adair
PO Box 543
Cornelius, OR 97113-0543
Bus 503-357-3131 Fax 503-357-9667
bunny.girt.b71g@statefarm.com
(503-528-1732) at Ride Con-
nection for more information. A
new 14-passenger handi-
capped accessible gas/hybrid
assist bus will be assigned to
this service. The bus was pur-
chased with American Recov-
ery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) funds via ODOT Public
Transit.
Ride Connection acquired a
grant from the American Re-
covery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) via ODOT Public Tran-
sit to place bus shelters in
Banks and North Plains. The
shelters should be in place by
spring 2010 (at Log Cabin Park
in Banks and the North Plains
Senior Center).
Call the Ride Connection
Service Center at 503- 226-
0700 Monday through Friday
from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or
visit the website at www. ride-
connection.org. For more infor-
mation about TCTD Wave
service call 800-815-8283 from
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday, or go to
www.tillamookbus.com.