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The INDEPENDENT, November 7, 2012
Salmon topic in Property tax information given Church seeks help with repairs
Virginia court
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and we cannot raise this mon-
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and they’ve also been found to
have negative effects on hu-
man health. They were devel-
oped after World War II.
Mashuda calls them “outmod-
ed” in an industry that has
come up with less-hazardous
alternative products, as well as
new farming methods, to kill
pests without harming fish and
wildlife.
Other parties in the appeal
are Cheminova (which makes
malathion) and Makhteshiam
Agan (which makes diazinon).
The case is in the 4th Circuit
Court of Appeals.
the entire amount due by No-
vember 15th will receive a
three percent discount. If two
thirds of the bill is paid by No-
vember 15th a two percent dis-
count of the amount paid will
be allowed.
Property owners may ap-
peal the value of their property,
however, there would be a re-
the market value falls below the
assessed value. The deadline
for filing an appeal is Decem-
ber 31, 2012. Appeal forms are
available from the County Clerk
or County Assessors Office, or
can be found online at
www.co.columbia.or.us/depart-
ments/assessors-office.
Council considers changes
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electronic smoking devices are
not allowed inside any build-
ings owned by the city, nor out-
side on any property or
grounds owned by the city, in-
cluding parks and parking ar-
eas.
The November 5 council
meeting will be reported in the
next issue of The Independent.
The next council meeting will
be November 19, starting at
7:00 p.m. at city hall.
Church want the opportunity to
continue serving their much
loved community and the Ore-
gon Conference. The need to
replace the foundation also
brings the opportunity to add
an additional story. This would
add an extra 1,000 square feet
to our building. This extra
space would allow for fellow-
ship meals (currently held al-
most weekly at one member’s
house), social gatherings and
community outreach such as
bible study groups, nutrition ed-
ucation classes and Vacation
Bible School.
The overall costs of this proj-
ect will be around $100,000
ey alone. The members have
lots of fundraising projects in
process and an anonymous
donor is willing to match any
funds raised by the end of De-
cember up to $10,000.
The Church will be holding a
public auction on Saturday
evening, December 1, with din-
ner for purchase at the Scout
Cabin in Hawkins Park starting
at 6:30 p.m. with the auction
following at 7:00 p.m.
If you would like to make a
tax deductible donation in sup-
port of this cause, please con-
tact Jenny Williams at 503-429-
0462 or email her at arbonne
byjenny@hotmail.com .
Just for Fun
Casey and Kyle by Will Robertson
Solve this Sudoku
October 3 solution
Why should
there not be
a patient
confidence
in the
ultimate
justice of
the people?
Is there any
better or
equal hope
in the
world?
ABRAHAM
LINCOLN
16th U.S.
President
(1809-1865)