Please join us for a new and different Celebration! This year, all of the events listed below will take place within the Columbia City Community Hall.

Breakfast includes pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream, ham, scrambled eggs, coffee, tea, and juice. Tickets may be pre-purchased at City Hall, or purchased at the door. Adults $5.00, children (10 and under) $3.50.

Auction items will include a wide variety of gift certificates and items donated by many different businesses, organizations and individuals who contribute towards our Community Celebration. The Public Auction will start at 11:00 a.m., and the highest bids for the Silent Auction will be announced at 1:00 p.m.

Win a Betty Boop quilt, beautifully handquilted! The quilt will be displayed at the City Hall August 4 through August 11. Tickets may be purchased at City Hall, or during the Columbia City Celebration.

Available for purchase in the Community Hall

Elvis lives!!! This show is free to the public.

All of the proceeds from the City Celebration go to the Community Library for staffing. The Celebration is a fun and enjoyable way to support your local Library. We would like to encourage anyone interested in supporting the Library to please volunteer to help with the Celebration! We are currently looking for additional volunteers - interested persons should contact City Hall.

Visit the

(no charge, but donations gladly accepted)

Purchase a copy of the new

historical book,

The concrete walls of the water storage tank are currently being framed and poured.

The revised schedule for the waterline construction work is as follows:

July 28 - August 8: Fifth Street between "E" and "H" Streets, and "H" Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets.

August 11 - 20: Sixth Street between "H" and "I" Streets, and "I" Street between Sixth and Ninth Streets.

August 20 - September 10: Ninth Street between "I" and "K" Streets.

Do you have an old refrigerator, freezer, lawn mower or any other metal junk you would like to get rid of? City Hall has the name of someone who will pick up metal junk free of charge every Monday. He will even take old cars as long as you have the title. If you would like to get rid of any metal you may have, please call City Hall. We will take your name, address and phone number and the item to be picked up and pass it along.

Marian Calnon, Parks Committee Chair, reports she could use more volunteers to help with maintenance at the City's parks. The work would involve weed cutting and flowerbed maintenance. Please call City Hall if you would like to donate some of your time to help maintain our parks.

This time of the year, we start to see more door-to-door sales. Some of the sales are reputable companies, but some may be scams. The City requires a City business license and a solicitation permit.

Here are some tips to avoid being scammed from Nick A. Congemi, Chief of Police of Kenner:

• Always ask to see identification, even if the person at your door is dressed in a uniform.

• Never give money to a charity unless it is a known representative from your church or a local charity.

• Be wary of someone offering to do an expensive home repair for an unusually low price, especially when the worker just "happens to be in the neighborhood."

• Never buy anything sight unseen.

• Stay alert. Don't give strangers the opportunity to distract you and enter your home.

• Never give cash to a salesperson. Always use a check and write it out to a company, not an individual.

• When unsure of a business, call the Better Business Bureau at (503) 581-6222 to determine the company's customer experience record.

• When deciding to purchase from a door-to-door salesperson, make sure everything promised to you is in a written contract.

The federal government requires solicitors to provide the seller's name and place of business, a description of the goods or services, the amount of money paid and an explanation of the cooling off period. Anyone who makes a purchase from this type of salesperson has a three-day cooling off period. During those three days, you are free to change your mind about the purchase and are not required to give a reason. The company may not charge a cancellation fee during this time.

If you purchase anything from a door-to-door salesperson, you should receive an invoice that includes the date of the transaction, the date by which the buyer may give notice of cancellation and notification of the three-day cooling off period, the name and address of the seller and duplicate copies for the customer.

Before doing business with anyone selling door-to-door, please ask them to provide you with a copy of their City business license and solicitation permit, and report violators to the City Hall.

COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWS

Reminder: All of the children's books are due immediately so that they can be relocated to the other schools! Please return all children's books as soon as possible.

• Lake House, James Patterson
• The Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter
• To the Nines, Janet Evanovich

We'd like to extend a very special thank you to:

Bernadette Albertine, Alice Barchus, Laura Flynn, Dorothy Greyell, Dolores Heinz, Helen Sandstrom and Amy West for helping with the July newsletters and utility bills.

Gary Hansen for mowing Harvard Park.

Sally Ann Marson for delivering a gorgeous boquet of flowers to City Hall.

AUGUST 2003

Teresa Knight has provided another wonderful T-shirt design for this year's Celebration. The design features an Osprey on a blue background with Columbia City 2003 on a red background. City Hall will have sample T-shirts on display. You may pre-order a Columbia City 2003 T-shirt by filling out the enclosed form and returning it, with your payment, to City Hall. T-shirts sell for $12.00 for adult sizes, small to x-large. Larger sizes are $2.00 to $3.00 more. The price may vary for children's sizes - please call City Hall for pricing information. You will be contacted when your order is ready. Order ahead and wear your T-shirt during the City Celebration!

POLICE ACTIVITY REPORT

05/25/03 Two reports of vandalism to playground equipment at the Grade School. Unknown suspect(s) wrote slang words on equipment with a felt pen.

05/25/03 Three sightseers contacted regarding trespass at a new house on The Strand.

05/25/03 Resident advised of dome light on in vehicle at their residence.

05/28/03 Telephone harassment and stalking reported over a period of time at a residence on Sixth Street.

05/29/03 Assisted Sheriff Deputy on a traffic-related incident on Highway 30 near Pacific Street.

05/31/03 Citizen complaint of noise near Metlako Way.

05/31/03 Citizen complaint of a boat parked on Spinnaker Way blocking access.

05/31/03 Telephone harassment reported at a residence on Tahoma Street.

05/31/03 Vandalism reported in the 400 block of Pacific Street.

05/31/03 Suspicious vehicle reported behind the Mini Mart. Checked okay.

06/01/03 Parking complaint reported on Tahoma Street.

06/02/03 Vandalism reported in the 3500 block of Tahoma Street.

06/02/03 Parking complaints of a van on Lincoln Street.

06/02/03 Ordinance violation reported in the 2300 block of Fifth Street.

06/02/03 Illegal dumping reported near the railroad tracks and Fourth Place.

06/02/03 Traffic complaint reported of kids "jumping the bridge" on "L" Street.

06/02/03 Vandalism reported in the 400 block of Pacific Street.

06/02/03 Vandalism reported in the 3200 block of Tahoma Street.

06/02/03 Alarm in the 1200 block of Fourth Street. Caused by the dog in the basement.

06/03/03 Traffic hazard reported near Fourth and "L" Streets. Tree limbs hanging over stop sign.

06/03/03 Traffic complaint of speeding vehicles in the 400 block of "A" Street.

06/03/03 Traffic complaint of vehicle blocking the 1500 block of Fourth Street. Owner moved vehicle.

06/05/03 Vandalism reported at the Columbia City Sports and Recreation Club.

06/06/03 Report of kids yelling in the area of the "L" Street Bridge.

06/06/03 Motorist assist near milepost 32 on Highway 30.

06/07/03 Citizen complaint of too much noise at the Sports and Recreation Club.

06/07/03 Citizen assisted by delivering a message to a residence in the 3300 block of Tahoma Street.

06/09/03 Vandalism reported in the 1700 block of Sixth Street.

06/11/03 Parking complaint in the alley between First and Second Street.

06/12/03 Citizen assisted by providing directions near Highway 30 and "A" Street.

06/13/03 Theft reported in the 1700 block of Second Street.

06/13/03 Traffic complaint of trucks running the Stop Sign at Sixth and "J" Street.

06/14/03 Bike found in front of Sports and Recreation Club.

06/16/03 Citizen assisted by providing transportation for a mother and child with a broken bike.

06/18/03 Noise complaint/ordinance violation near Fifth and Pacific Streets.

06/18/03 Traffic complaint involving motorcycles near Sixth and "K" Streets.

06/19/03 Theft report of bike.

06/19/03 Alarm in the 1200 block of Fourth Street.

06/20/03 Assisted the Fire Department near the Mini Mart.

06/20/03 Complaint of solicitors near Eighth Court.

06/20/03 Motorist assisted near Highway 30 and Pacific Street.

06/20/03 Two individuals taken into custody on probation violation.

06/20/03 Noise complaint near Fifth and Pacific Streets.

06/25/03 Solicitors reported near Sixth and Pacific Streets.

06/27/03 Citation issued for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.

06/28/03 Citizen assist near the Mini Mart.

05/28/03 Citizen assist near the railroad trestle.

06/28/03 Suspicious vehicle at the railroad trestle. Checked okay.

06/28/03 Noise complaint near Fifth and Pacific Street.

06/28/03 Illegal dumping complaint in the 1300 block of Fourth Street.

06/30/03 Vandalism reported in the 1700 block of First Street.

06/30/03 Excessive noise complaint at the Sports and Recreation Club.

07/01/03 Suspicious person reported in the 2200 block of Third Street.

07/02/03 Social Security check reported taken in the 2400 block of Fifth Street.

07/03/03 Motorist assist near Highway 30 and milepost 30.5.

07/04/03 Warrant served and suspect arrested.

07/05/03 Suspicious person reported.

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