Veteran salutes at dedication of Blue Star Memorial marker, Memorial Day 2006. (Rainier Riverfront Park)

Community Bulletin Board

Welcome to Rainier, OR 97048

Friends of Rainier

Rainier's Public Service Web Site

 

 

Today is

Above: Plaque commemorating the 3,000 victims of terrorism on September 11, 2001. (Rainier Riverfront Park)

Click on the following entries for more information:

Community News & Views

Youth Soccer Club Sign-Up

May 24 & 31

Friends of Dibblee Point Beach Cleanup

May 17

School-Based Health Center Community Forum

H.O.P.E. Matching Grant Opportunity Rainier Senior Center Needs Your Help

Lindberg Grocery has Re-Opened

Clatskanie Heritage Days

June 28 & July 3-6

United Way Allocations
Wanted: Your Input Some Serious & (We Hope) Informative Reading

Alzheimer's Support Group

Second Wednesday

Volunteer Columbia Americorp to help flood victims

Rainier Citywide Garage Sale

August 9

Vote NO on 4' x 8' Signs

RJSHS 8th Grade Fund Raiser

May 17

Phone Scam 90# Revisited

Flag Retirement & Disposal

Now thru June 14

2008 Festival of Lights

December 13

Historic Ships Visit Rainier

May 20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wanted: Your Input

 

The Rainier Chamber of Commerce has an opportunity to co-sponsor a presentation on the importance of hiring licensed contractors when having building or remodeling work done.

 

Consumers need to understand the Oregon Lien Law, how to check a contractor’s license and complaint history, the importance of building permits, and how to file a complaint against a contractor when things don’t go as planned.

 

If you or anyone you know might be interested in attending such a presentation in Rainier sometime this summer, please let us know by e-mail at postmaster@rainier97048.org at your earliest opportunity. There is no obligation, we are simply trying to gauge the level of interest in the community.

Now thru

June 14

U.S. Flag Retirement Turn-In

Each Saturday until the 14th of June (Flag Day) members of the Rainier VFW Post 1909 will man a turn-in station from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Blue Star Memorial in Rainier Riverfront Park.  The purpose is to collect worn and tattered U.S. Flags from the greater Rainier community for retirement and ceremonial disposal. Those flags will be collected until Flag Day and at that time the appropriate ceremony will be performed to retire or dispose of such.

 

MSgt Harold H. Lawler, USAF Retired

73082 Debast Road

Rainier, Oregon 97048

My email is h_lawler@msn.com

 

Now thru May

Americorp team here to help flood victims in Columbia County

  • Working through Columbia County Flood Relief the team of 11 people will be working to help individuals and families with different needs related to the flood, wind storm and mud slide last December.

  • Coming from all parts of the nation the team members are staying in the Natal Grange Hall near Mist, Oregon. They will be in Vernonia at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, April 23, for a public orientation at the office of the CCFR housed in the Vernonia Learning center at 939 Bridge Street, Vernonia.

  • This will be a good time to learn more about them. I know this is short notice and will be happy to have another get together on another date for those of you wishing so. The team will be here through May.

  • On Thursday April 24 the team will be in the Woodson area working with mudslide victims.

  • For more info call Robb at 503 429 4948 or robb@vernoniaflood.com.

 

 

Saturday

May 17

Fundraiser

Car Wash & Krispy Kreme Donuts

  

The parents of the RJSHS 8th graders will be hosting a car wash and donut sale

to raise funds for the 8th Grade Recognition Party.

 

When: Saturday May 17th

Where: Rainier Park Dental Parking Lot – on Hwy 30

Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

 

Please come and show your support!

Donations can also be made by dropping off or mailing

your contribution to RJSHS for the Class of 2012

 

For more information please contact Christine Santoro at 971-998-4455

 

Saturday

May 17

 

Friends of Dibblee Point

Beach Cleanup

Saturday, May 17th

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Dibblee Point Beach.

We will be picking up litter and then having our traditional potluck BBQ!

(We’ve been doing this long enough to call it traditional right?)

FDP will bring the dogs and drinks.

SOLV goodies (gloves and reusable grocery bags) will be there this year too!

Let’s all hope for some extra nice weather and get together and cleanup the beach!

Please forward this information to your friends and family.

 Volunteers should wear good walking shoes.

 Questions, contact Lori Baker at 503-397-9796

 

 

Tuesday

May 20

Lady Washington

&

Hawaiian Chieftain

Visit Rainier Marina on May 20, 2008

For related news story click HERE

For the ships' web site click HERE

 

June 28

(Car Show)

July 3 - 6

(Heritage Days

2008 Clatskanie Heritage Days

Contributions are needed to keep Heritage Days on a sound financial footing now and in the years to come. Click on the following links to download the Schedule of Events, Parade Application (Part I), Parade Application (Part II), and Vendor/Booth Packet.

We welcome your involvement.

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help with events and planning, please feel free to e-mail me at chief@clatskanie.com or call me at my office at 503 728-3350.

Looking forward to a great Independence Day weekend!

Debbie Hazen, president

Clatskanie Chamber of Commerce

P.S. We think it just might be the best Heritage Days ever.

 

Tuesday

June 10

 

Please Join Us!!

 

What: Rainier Community Forum on School-Based Health Center (SBHC) Planning

When: Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Where: Rainier School District Board Room

Why: To educate the community about SBHC and to answer questions about the planning process

 

A school-based health center (SBHC), although not intended to be a medical home for students, is like having a doctor’s office in a school. Students can be seen for acute and chronic needs, treated on site, and then sent back to class. If the health needs of the student are beyond the scope of services offered at the SBHC a referral to another provider will be made. Studies show that school-based health centers decrease absenteeism, tardiness, and school discipline problems.

Click HERE for more information on SBHC

Please direct any questions to Aisha Krebs, Public Health SBHC Coordinator. She can be reached at 503-397-4651 x206 or apoole@chdpublichealth.com

In addition, contact information for all Rainier SBHC planning committee members is available on the Rainier School District website ― www.rainier.k12.or.us ― under Parent Resources.

 

 

volunteer

Columbia

Working together to build a better Columbia County

Your community needs you!

Contact us today to learn how you can help build a better Columbia County

Volunteer Columbia Center

500 N Highway 30, Suite 210

St Helens, OR

Telephone: 503-366-8388

FAX:  503-397-0942

TTY:  503-397-2797

E-Mail: Ken.R.Corliss@state.or.us

Gregory.P.Russo@state.or.us

Web: www.volunteercolumbia.com

 

 

 

Saturday May 24

&

Saturday May 31

Rainier-Clatskanie Youth Soccer Club
Sign-Ups

Recreational Youth Soccer

Registration for Fall League

Season: September and October

[Starting with a Jamboree the first Saturday in September]

 

Registration Dates, Times & Places for 2008 season:

Saturday, May 24 at Clatskanie City Park, 10 a.m. - 12 noon

Saturday, May 31 at Rainier Riverfront Park, 10 a.m. - 12 noon

Registration forms will be accepted by mail through June 30th

Click HERE to download a registration form

Those in need of a form can contact Becky White @ 503-728-0157 or by email to bjskystar@aol.com

 

From year to year, the soccer club has approximately 300 players, ages 5-14, playing at a recreational level only.  Boys and girls who want to play at a higher level can try out for a Longview Select team. 

U-7 & U-9 teams are mixed boys and girls. Games are played in both Rainier and Clatskanie. 

U-10, U-11, U-12, U-13, and U-15 teams are either boys or girls. Older children play on a Rainier-Clatskanie team in the Cowlitz Youth Soccer League. Those games are played in Rainier, Clatskanie, Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock, Kalama, and sometimes Wahkiakum. 

 

Vote

NO

on the

4' x 8' Signs

Measure

No 4′ x 8′ Signs - Join Our Effort to Stop Them

 

A Ballot Measure will appear in the May 2008 primary elections in Columbia County. It will call for the posting of 4′ x 8’ plywood signs saying ‘Legal Workers Only’ at construction sites in Columbia County. It calls for a stop-work order and $10,000 fine against any contractor found to employ undocumented workers, and allows private citizens to call in anonymous complaints against any project they suspect to be hiring undocumented workers.

This ballot measure is the project of an individual contractor in our community. It purports to create a local solution to the national issue of immigration. However, a closer look shows that the measure will create far more problems than it solves.

There are many reasons to stop the proposed measure to post these giant 4′ x 8′ “Legal Workers Only” signs at construction worksites throughout Columbia County. We are dedicated to stopping this senseless measure because:

  • The 4′ x 8′ Signs Measure will set neighbor against neighbor and promote unnecessary suspicion.

  • There is simply no funding to implement and enforce the 4′ x 8′ Signs Measure, meaning further strain on already limited local law enforcement and other services.

  • The 4′ x 8′ Signs Measure is completely unclear about who must comply and who will enforce it.

  • The 4′ x 8′ Signs Measure is strangely limited to the construction industry. Which industry is next?

  • The cost to the county from legal challenges to the 4′ x 8′ Signs Measure could be enormous. Successful challenges to similar measures have already cost other cities and counties hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  • What we need is a real jobs program for the county, not big ugly signs that pose as one.

If you want to join us in our fight to stop defeat this senseless measure, we invite you to sign up.

Click here for more information

We just want to know who is with us in this campaign. Your names and any other information you provide will be sent securely only to our team leader. No information will be stored on this site or available once you complete the survey.

Thank you for joining us in this important effort!

No 4′ X 8′ Signs in Columbia County

 

Why United Way?

 

We might just as well ask ourselves why United States? Why sports leagues? Why service clubs? or why organized effort of any kind? Why together anything? - looking at it this way brings into focus how fundamental united action is to the well being of human society. Without united, organized efforts to care together there is only individual action, every one by themselves and for themselves. Togetherness accomplishes more and accomplishes things that can't be done separately. Whether it is building a great nation or a caring society, it requires united effort.

If it were not for United Way, several problems could develop. Large, already prosperous social service organizations, which have the capacity to successfully raise funds, would do so and would prosper. Small organizations on the other hand, struggle for viability in spite of a great mission, real need and the involvement of many good committed local people investing themselves. Without support, small non-profits tend to fail and disappear, leaving only a limited number of large homogenous non-profits to do social services for society. This reduces consumer's choices of providers and service types and styles. Is this best? In general, "survival of the fittest", is one of the lowest expressions of humanity's values.

The human race has learned the hard way that diversity strengthens us. For example, biodiversity preserves natural resources, wildlife and foods. Diversity preserves society's well being in other respects as well. Research shows that individual judgment or guesses are unreliable but estimates made by averaging the guesses of many people are quite accurate. In brief, this means that individually we aren't very smart or capable, but united we have genius and do amazing things.

United Way brings us together to find effective ways to care. Achieving collective wisdom while preserving diversity among service organizations answers the question, "Why United Way?".

 

Deborah Cathers-Seymour

Executive Director

Chehalem Youth & Family Services

November 5, 2007

United Way of Columbia County Web Site

 

 

Agency Allocations for 2008

United Way of Columbia County

For Immediate Release

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Contact: Kathye Beck

Executive Director, 503-556-3614

Click HERE for Allocation Details

Rainier—United Way of Columbia County Board of Directors approved the 2008 allocations at the March board meeting.  The total dollars distributed to community partner programs was $259,874.00.  Of that total, $47,087.00 was designated to specific programs/focus areas; an additional $32,110 was designated to assist with storm recovery needs.  In addition, $7,336.00 was distributed to 24 non-funded programs/agencies.  United Way of Columbia County has an additional $11,489.00 designated for storm recovery needs.  That makes a grand total of $271,363.00 to help fund programs serving the residents of Columbia County.  

It is always a difficult job to allocate the available funds and much thought and work, by the United Way Board of Directors, goes into making these decisions.  The task was even more difficult this year because we raised less money in the community fund and had more designated dollars.  This means that the board had less money to allocate than last year.   The focus of the board this year was to help meet the increased requests in our community for assistance with the basic human needs. (food, shelter, utility expenses)  The current economy and the devastating floods and mudslides in December have caused a marked increase in requests for help.  We continue to work in cooperation with community partners to change lives in our communities.  “Designated contributions are “donor directed” to a specific agency/program or focus area and are tallied separately,” explained Kathye Beck, executive director.

United Way of Columbia County has reached 95% of their projected goal.  We are still accepting donations/pledges for this campaign.  Please check the website or call for more information. 

 

United Way of Columbia County Web Site

Phone:  503-556-3614.

 

As always, the Board of Directors and staff continue to work diligently to maintain a low administrative and fund raisings costs, by leveraging in-kind donations, supplemental grants and volunteers to help support the many needs in our community.

A big thank you to the volunteers, businesses and donors tor their support of United Way of Columbia County We could not do what we do without your help.  The annual Volunteer Thank You Celebration is on April 11,2008 at the St. Helens Senior Center.

 

Saturday

August 9

 

Rainier Chamber of Commerce

Citywide Garage & Yard Sale Registration Form

August 9, 2008

Garage Sale maps will be available in front of Rainier City Hall beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 9

Click HERE to download instructions and a registration form to have your sale put on the map. No cost, no obligation.

 

 

Registration forms must be received not later than August 2

to be included on the Citywide Garage & Yard Sale Map

 

Saturday

December 13

 

Rainier's 2008 Festival of Lights

December 13, 2008

City Hall Activities Will Start at 6:00 p.m.

Caroling

Santa's Arrival

Lighting of the City Hall Christmas Tree

Hot Chocolate & Cookies

Watch Here for for more details

Mark the date on your calendar NOW

 

Second Wednesday

of each month

 

Alzheimer’s Association

Amber Assisted Living

Invites you to our first

Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting

second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

in the formal dining room

 

Alzheimer’s is a world wide disease and affects people we know, love and cherish.

So please come and join us and begin a journey we all will learn from and teach each other.

 

Linda Geer

Executive Director

(503) 728-2744

 

Monday,

Wednesday,

Thursday

&

Friday

 

Al-Anon Meetings

 

Monday, 8:00 p.m.

Clatskanie Presbyterian Church

215 S Nehalem, Clatskanie

503-728-3351

 

Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.

St. Rose Catholic Church (Father Mulligan hall)

2571 Nichols Blvd, Longview

 

Thursday, 7:00 p.m.

1414 Club

1414 12th Ave., Longview

 

Friday, 7:00 p.m.

Presbyterian Church

3808 Pennsylvania Street, Longview

 

 

Tuesday

&

Friday

 

Alcoholics Anonymous

The Columbia group meets at the Rainier Assembly of God Church

75950 Rockcrest St.

Rainier, OR

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Every Tuesday & Friday

 

 

 

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