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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, August 1, 2012 16 receive Oregon Century Farm and Ranch award 16 Oregon farm and ranch families will receive recognition as Century Farms, and two will receive the Sesquicentennial award for those who have con- tinuously farmed portions of their original family acreage for 150 years or more. The annual awards ceremo- ny will be held at the Oregon State Fair on Saturday, Sep- tember 1, at 1:00 p.m. The pub- lic recognition ceremony will be held in the Corporate Tent on the west side of the fair- grounds. The public is invited to join the Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation and its major partners, the Oregon Farm Bureau, the Oregon State Historic Preservation Of- fice, OSU Libraries’ University Archives and the Oregon De- partment of Agriculture, for this special event. This year’s awards will bring the total number of Oregon Century Farms and Ranches to 1,144. The farm and ranch families being honored in 2012 are: Maxine Strubhar, Marion County; Hal Balin, Klamath County, John Andrew Bodnar, Klamath County; Lyle Defrees, Baker County; Milton & Delores Fanning, Polk & Yamhill Coun- ties; David & Kari Hiebenthal, Polk County; John and Sandra Kalandar, Clatsop County; Ed & Shirley Kerns, Klamath County; Edward Leavy, Marion County; Sharon Livingston, Grant County; Brenda Morgan and James Baldwin, Lake County; Mark & Kellene Payne, Yamhill County; Mark Walkley, Multnomah County; Schierling Family Trust, Polk County; James and Barbara Jo Sly, Lane County; and Carrie and Ron Gerber, Union County. This year’s Sesquicentenni- al honorees are Ramsey McPhillips, Yamhill County; and Mark Talcott Trust, Douglas County. The Sesquicentennial Award program began in 2008 in honor of Oregon’s 150th birthday celebration. Twenty- five families have now received this prestigious award. The Oregon Century Farm & Ranch program encourages agriculture families to share their unique histories and spe- cial family stories of century- long connections with a broad- er audience. By promoting fam- ily stories, rich cultural heritage is passed down to future gener- ations while educating Orego- nians about the impact of Ore- gon agriculture. The Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program began in 1958 to honor farm and ranch fami- lies with century-long connec- tions to the land. To qualify for a century or sesquicentennial award, interested families must follow a formal application process. Requirements include continuous family operation of the farm or ranch; a gross in- come from farm use of not less than $1,000 per year for at least three years out of five pri- or to application; and family members must live on or ac- tively manage the farm or ranch activities. Application documentation may include photos, original deeds, personal stories, or oth- er historic records. These records help support Oregon’s agricultural history by providing valuable information about set- tlement patterns or statistics on livestock and crop cycles. All documents are archived for public access. For information about the Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program contact Sharon Leighty, Program Coordinator, at 503-400-7884 or cfr@ore gonfb.org. Job rate stays flat in June Columbia County’s season- ally adjusted unemployment rate was 9.3 percent in June, unchanged from the previous month (9.3%), but lower than the year before (10.3%). The rate was higher than the statewide rate (8.5%) and the national rate (8.2%). Total em- ployment fell by 57 to 22,572 and the number of unemployed people jumped by 143 to 2,358. Total employment this June was 398 more than one year before and there were 288 few- er people unemployed this year. By comparison, the Portland metro area’s seasonally adjust- ed unemployment rate was 8.0 percent in June, unchanged from May. The year-ago rate was 9.2 percent. Community Calendar VERNONIA Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays 6:30 p.m., 410 North Street Alcoholics Anonymous Thursdays (Big Book Study) 7:00 p.m., 410 North Street American Legion Post #119 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., 627 Adams Avenue Booster Club 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., WGS Library Boy Scout Troop 201 Tuesdays 7:00 p.m., Scout Cabin Boy Scout Troop 860 Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., LDS Church Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday 6:30 p.m., Library Chamber of Commerce 2nd Wednesday For Info Call 503-429-6081 Community Coalition 2nd Monday 12:30 p.m. School District Ofc. Cub Scout Pack 201 Scout Cabin For Info Call 503-429-4250 Emerg. Preparedness Comm. 4th Wednesday 6:30 p.m., WOEC Friends of the Library 1st Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library Girl Scouts, Neighborhood 4-2 For Info Call 503-819-0143 Izaak Walton League 3rd Thursday For location call 503-429-7193 Kiwanis Club 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., New Hong Kong Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., New Hong Kong Municipal Airport Committee 1t Wednesday 6:30 p.m., City Hall Pioneer Museum For Info Call 503-429-3713 Upr Nehalem Watershed Council For date call 429-0869 7:00 p.m.,Vernonia Grange Public Works Committee 4th Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Cares Directors For Info call 503-429-1414 Vernonia City Council 1st & 3rd Mondays 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Comm. Learning Center 1st Wednesday 5:00 p.m., VCLC Vernonia Community PTA 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., WGS Library Vernonia Garden Club 2nd Tuesday 1:30 p.m., Vernonia Library Vernonia Grange 3rd Monday 7:00 p.m., Grange Hall Vernonia Health Center 3rd Thursday 6:30 p.m., 510 Bridge St. Vernonia Library Board 1st Wednesday 9:00 a.m., Sept-June, Library Vernonia Parks Committee 3rd Wednesday 6:30 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Planning Comm. 1st & 3rd Thursdays 6:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Ridge Riders Last Thursday 7:00 p.m., Senior Center Vernonia RFPD Board 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station Vernonia School Board 2nd Thursday 6:00 p.m., District Office Vernonia Sr. Center Board 2nd Friday 10:00 a.m., Senior Center Vernonia Transfer Station 2nd & 4th Saturdays 8 a.m.-2 p.m.,Behind VHS Vern. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1st Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station WOEC Directors 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., WOEC MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg. 3rd Tuesday M-B Ambulance Drill 1st & 2nd Thursdays M-B Fire Drill 1st & 2nd Wednesdays M-B Helping Circle 2nd Monday M-B SAR Drill 3rd Wednesday M-B Volunteer Assoc. 1st Tuesday Natal Grange 2nd Wednesday T.O.P.S. Mondays BANKS Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous American Legion Post #90 Banks City Council Banks Fire District #13 Banks Library Commission Banks Planning Commission Banks School Board Banks Youth Group Chamber of Commerce CPO 14 Everybody’s Hometown Band Friends of the Library Lions Club Sunset Park Assoc. T.O.P.S. Friday Wednesday 2nd Tuesday 2nd Tuesday 2nd Wednesday 3rd Tuesday Last Tuesday 2nd Monday Sunday, Wednesday 1st Thursday 3rd Monday Tuesdays 2nd Tuesday 1st & 3rd Mondays 3rd Wednesday Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:30 p.m., Natal Grange Hall 9:00 a.m., Main Fire Station 7:30 p.m., Methodist Church 7:30 p.m., Methodist Church 7:00 p.m., Main Street Post 7:30 p.m., City Hall 7:00 p.m., Station 13 7:00 p.m., City Library 7:00 p.m., City Hall 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. 12:30 p.m., Fire District Office 7:00 p.m., City Library 7:00 p.m., BHS Music Room 7:00 p.m., City Library 7:00 p.m., Brown Derby 8:00 p.m., Gun Club 7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg. COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) Board of Commissioners Wednesday 10:00 a.m., Courthouse Citizens for Senior Justice 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church Columbia 9-1-1 Board 3rd Thursday 9:00 a.m., 9-1-1 meeting room Columbia Comm Mental Health 1st Tuesday 5”30 p.m., 58646 McNulty Way Columbia Soil & Water District 3rd Wednesday 7:30 p.m., NRCS , 2514 Sykes County Fair Board 2nd Monday 6:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg. County Parks Commission 2nd Thursday 4:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. Comm. on Children & Families 3rd Thursday 5:30 p.m. OSU Ext., 505 N. Hwy. 30 Local Alcohol & Drug Plann. Comm. Quarterly For Info call 503-397-7211 Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064.