The INDEPENDENT, September 21, 2011
CCRA current point standings
Columbia County Racing
Assoctiation point standings as
of September 4. The Septem-
ber 17 race was rained out.
The next race is September 24.
Sportsman Division – 1. Curt
Nusom, Gresham 933. 2. Dan
Smith, Scappoose 875. 3.
Clyde White, Longview 860. 4.
Aaron Elwess, Gresham 842.
5. Bud Russell, St. Helens 830.
6. Sean Fox, Rainier 801. 7.
Lisa Liner, St. Helens 746. 8.
Jesse Allen, Goble 692. 9. Bob
Berg, St. Helens 676. 10. Matt
Taylor, St. Helens 666.
Street Stock Division – 1.
John Nusom, Gresham 943. 2.
Brad Martin, St. Helens 866. 3.
Justin McMullen, Deer Island
857. 4. Rick Rehanek, Vancou-
ver 838. 5. Mike Crase, Port-
land 748. 6. Curt Zelmer, Port-
land 736. 7. Ken Bryan, Toledo
724. 8. R.T. Cutler, Portland
669. 9. Aaron Snook, Portland
648. 10. Ron Dodge, Vernonia
615.
Modified Division – 1. Doug
Davenport, Vernonia 971. 2.
Jeremy Martin, St. Helens 890.
3. Clark Tenney, Scappoose
849. 4. Sean Fox 813. 5. Brian
Blasier, Scappoose 700. 6.
Sam Jeffers, Scappoose 692.
7. Zelmer 683. 8. Clint Petty,
St. Helens 645. 9. T.J. Rich-
man, Portland 525. 10. Mike
Harrison, St. Helens 515.
Mini Stock Division – 1. Joel
Beehler, St. Helens 982. 2.
Brad Beehler, St. Helens 892.
3. Tim Oyler, Warren 814. 4.
Kyle Frelich, St. Helens 757. 5.
Lisa Oyler, Gresham 708. 6.
John Oyler, Warren 703. 7.
Charlie Ingram, Portland 691.
8. Jerry Wright, Scappoose
627. 9. Darrin Rye, Deer Island
605. 10 Adam Beehler, St. He-
lens 546.
Pacific Mini Sprints – 1.
Dave Walters, Gresham 1,047.
2. Mike Opoka, Marysville 804.
3. Keith Everson, Marysville
690. 4. Eric Dehning, Centralia
596. 5. Dan Beck, Castle Rock
567. 6. Jesse Shannon, Cen-
tralia 474. 7. Tracey Titus, Man-
zanita 454.
Women’s Division – 1. Kathy
McMullen, Deer Island 983. 2.
Jenae Frelich, St. Helens 937.
3. Morgan Tenney, Scappoose
889. 4. Tiffany Berg, St. Helens
873. 5. Victoria West, Scap-
poose 625. 6. Cori Rocks, Port-
land 274.
Wildlife viewing map online
From page 14
Wildlife viewing from bird-
watching to tidepooling to
mammal and amphibian view-
ing is a popular recreational ac-
tivity in the state with about 1.7
million people participating
each year. Watching wildlife is
also an economic driver: Resi-
dent wildlife viewers con-
tributed more than $1 billion to
Oregon’s economy in 2008, the
most recent year surveyed,
with day trips, overnight travel
and equipment.
About 140 terrestrial mam-
mal species, 30 amphibian
species and 30 reptile species
live in Oregon. About 275
species of birds breed in the
state and another 85 migrate
through or spend the winter
here. Gray whales migrate off
shore and coastal tidepools re-
veal the secrets of the sea
floor. Salmon return from the
ocean to spawn in the streams
where they hatched, providing
a view of an amazing life cycle.
Learn where to see them on
the ODFW Viewing Map on
ODFW’s website, http://www.
dfw.state.or.us/resources/view
ing/wildlife_viewing_map.asp .
Power of the People
By W. Marc Farmer, General Manager,
West Oregon Electric Cooperative
Grand Opening is
Finally Here!
The long awaited day is
here for the grand opening
of our new building. The
transition from our old
building to our new facilities was a successful
one. Like any move, we are still emptying some
boxes, organizing, moving things around, get-
ting used to new surroundings, procedures and
systems, and in general just settling in. After be-
ing cramped into an antiquated, outdated, and
inadequate facility for the last ten years, it is so
much more efficient and comfortable to be in our
new facilities.
Our new facility has many new features, up-
graded technology, better efficiencies, more
space, better flow, and a new security system
with video as well as alarm capabilities. Of
course the most important aspect is that it is well
out of the flood plain so we can continue to func-
tion if Vernonia was to experience another flood
event.
As I explained to our members at the Annual
Meeting in August, we also included upgrades to
provide other emergency features during any
major events. We upgraded the seismic strength
and survivability of the building from a category
3 to category 4 event. That, combined with over
sizing our backup generator to handle power for
an entire city block, will allow us to use our truck
Columbia reopened for Chinook
Fishery managers from Ore-
gon and Washington reopened
some chinook salmon seasons
in the lower Columbia River, ef-
fective September 16. The ad-
ditional fishing opportunity is
possible due to lower than ex-
pected catches of ESA-listed
lower river wild tule fall chi-
nook.
Under the rule change
adopted at a joint state hearing
Monday afternoon, chinook re-
tention will be allowed from
Buoy 10 upstream 19 miles to
Tongue Point as of September
16 and continuing through the
end of the year. The daily bag
limit from September 16
through the end of the year will
be two adult salmon/steelhead
in combination. Coho and
steelhead must be adipose fin-
clipped, but chinook can be ei-
ther clipped or not. Retention of
jacks is prohibited in this fish-
ery until October 1.
Farther upstream, from
Tongue Point approximately 69
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miles upstream to the Warrior
Rock/Lewis River line, chinook
retention (for adults and jacks)
closed again effective Septem-
ber 19 and will reopen October
1 through the end of the year.
The daily bag limit will be two
adult salmon/steelhead in com-
bination. Coho and steelhead
much be adipose fin-clipped.
When chinook retention is al-
lowed, adult and jack chinook
may be retained whether fin-
clipped or not.
From the Warrior Rock/
Lewis River line upstream to
the Oregon/Washington bor-
der, chinook retention is cur-
rently open and will remain
open until the end of the year
with no changes from previous-
ly adopted seasons.
For more information visit
ODFW’s regulations update
page on the Internet at http:
/ / w w w. d f w. s t a t e . o r. u s / r e
sources/fishing/reg_changes/in
dex.asp.
bays as an emergency facility during an event. It
can be heated and used as a triage center,
emergency shelter, etc…with plenty of power
and lighting. Our parking lot was also designed
to allow for a medical evac helicopter to safely
land and take off. We also purchased and donat-
ed to Wilcox and Flegel a generator to allow for
fuel to remain available during a major outage,
with the agreement that the tanks be kept at a
minimum level. Our new facility is here to serve
not only the Co-op and its members, but also the
community in which we reside.
Our new facility will be open and available for
all of our members to view during our grand
opening on Friday, September 30, from 2:00 to
7:00 p.m. We will be available to give tours, an-
swer questions, and share some light refresh-
ments. We hope you will take the time to come
in and see your new Co-op facility. We are proud
of our new building and the care we took in mak-
ing it a facility that the members and the commu-
nity can be proud of for years to come.
Five Star Builders will be here to co-host the
event and showcase the incredible job they did
in constructing the project. We really hit a home
run by hiring them, a truly local company, to take
on this project from beginning to end and con-
struct this wonderful new facility. They accom-
plished everything we asked of them and more.
The quality of their work, the fact that they lis-
tened to and involved us throughout the project,
their pressing despite the weather to meet our
deadlines, and the excellent people they have
been to work with, have made this effort the suc-
cess that it is. Come and meet some of their
team and see the fine work they’ve done for us.