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The INDEPENDENT, August 15, 2012
AARP offers new program to help File for council positions by August 23
As reported in the August 1 years each. These positions tion are available from city hall.
experienced workers find jobs
issue of The Independent, Au- will be on the November 6 For more information, call Ver-
WASHINGTON, DC – Memo
to Experienced Workers:
AARP is offering a unique
new way to advance yourself in
today’s tight job market with
Work Reimagined, a social net-
work-based experienced work-
er jobs program that connects
employers seeking experi-
enced workers with qualified
professionals searching for
new or more satisfying careers.
The site (www.workreimag
ined.org) will leverage the plat-
form of the professional net-
working site, LinkedIn.
AARP President Rob Ro-
masco announced the multi-
pronged Work Reimagined on-
line initiative, outlining some of
the key elements, which in-
clude:
• original and curated con-
tent with advice and insights
relevant to experienced work-
ers in today’s job market, and
• access to current job open-
ings with the nearly 120 em-
ployers who have taken the
Work Reimagined pledge, pub-
licly committing to treat all em-
ployees equally regardless of
age.
“Work Reimagined enables
experienced workers to come
together in a vibrant online
community to share your views
and help move through ‘what’s
next’ career moments,” said
Romasco. “It opens the way for
access to workforce resources,
as well as the opportunity to
connect with other experienced
workers in a peer-to-peer envi-
ronment.”
The dynamic nature of Work
Reimagined is demonstrated
by the decision by dozens of
forward-looking employers with
at least some immediate hiring
needs to sign a pledge to re-
See AARP on page 14
gust 23 is the deadline to file
nomination papers for the posi-
tions of Vernonia mayor and
two council seats.
The open positions are cur-
rently held by Mayor Josette
Mitchell, Councilor Randy Par-
row and Councilor Kim Tierney.
As of noon Monday, August 13,
only Tierney had filed for elec-
tion, Mitchell has not yet filed,
but plans to seek another term.
No one has indicated an inter-
est in the council seat held by
Parrow, who does not plan to
run again.
Vernonia Council positions
are all “at large”, which means
there are no designations by
district or position. For in-
stance, if five people file for the
council, the two getting the
most votes will be elected to fill
the two open seats. The may-
oral term is two years, and the
council positions are for four
General Election ballot.
Election packets with all
necessary forms and informa-
nonia City Recorder Joann
Glass at 503-429-5291, ext.
106.
Ridge Riders voice concerns at
Vernonia City Council meeting
At the August 6 Vernonia
City Council meeting, George
Bellingham spoke to the coun-
cil on behalf of the Vernonia
Ridge Riders. He told council
that he had tried to get the
lease agreement put on the
agenda but was told that only
city staff or council members
could put items on the agenda.
He wanted to discuss items of
non-compliance that were ad-
dressed in a letter, dated Au-
gust 2, from the Ridge Riders
attorney to the council. Belling-
ham said “The ‘straw’ was the
guy wire” added to the new
power pole in their warmup
area and he asked why they
had not been informed.
Recorder Joann Glass
spoke on the agenda item is-
sue, saying that the city’s attor-
ney stated, “The citizens don’t
set the agenda, the city does
so through the city administra-
tor or the council.” Mayor
Josette Mitchell suggested the
council and Ridge Riders have
a joint meeting, but said she’d
have to contact the city’s coun-
sel because the Ridge Riders
involved their attorney. Mitchell
agreed to contact Ridge Riders
President DeLoris Bellingham
after discussing the matter with
the city attorney.
See Council on page 5
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.