MICROCHIP AND DOG LICENSING CLINIC - SAVE $25

Columbia County Animal Control will host an animal microchip and dog licensing clinic at the Columbia City Community Hall located at 1850 Second Street on June 17, 2006, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Roger Kadell, Animal Control Officer, and his staff will be offering animal micro chipping services for only $20.00. In addition, dog licenses may be purchased penalty free.

Those obtaining dog licenses will be given a 30-day grace period in which to obtain proof of rabies vaccinations. Licenses for spayed or neutered dogs are $12.00 and $30.00 for an unfixed dog. Senior citizens may purchase licenses for spayed or neutered dogs for $5.00, and seniors will pay $15.00 for an unfixed dog.

State Law ORS 609.100 and Columbia County Ordinances require that all dogs that reside within Columbia County that are over 6 months of age be licensed. This license requirement applies to all dogs within Columbia County regardless if the dogs are confined solely to the house or yard. The fine for having an unlicensed dog can be as high as $500.00.

Although licenses obtained after March 7 are normally subject to a late penalty fee, the Animal Control Officer has obtained approval from the County Board of Commissioners to waive the penalty fee during this event. Roger Kadell hopes more people will be willing to come forward and license their dogs because the penalty fees have been waived.

Roger Kadell's goal is to reach out to the community and offer the services of the Animal Control staff to all areas of the County. This event was designed to bring the Animal Control staff to Columbia City rather than make the community go to Animal Control's office in St. Helens.

If you have any questions please contact Animal Control by calling (503) 397-3935.

"L" STREET BRIDGE OPENS SOON!

Please join us for a dedication ceremony at the "L" Street bridge on Friday, June 30, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. We are looking forward to the completion of this project, and we would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding during the bridge closure and throughout the construction process. The "L" Street bridge project was completed with Federal Funding assistance of nearly $1.2 million under the Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program.

The position of Mayor and two City Council positions will expire at the end of December. These positions will be filled during the upcoming General Election in November. Qualified electors who have resided within the City since November 7, 2005, may run for office. Nominating petitions will be available at the City Hall beginning June 12, 2006. The nominating petitions must be signed by 20 qualified electors, and must be filed with the City Recorder by 5:00 p.m. on August 24, 2006. The Mayor and City Council positions are for a term of four years.

We are pleased to announce that we will begin drilling the new groundwater well behind the Public Works Shop building in early June.

THANK YOU

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

• Bernie Albertine, Marian Calnon, Gloria Chinell, Nell Harrison, Shelia Jackson and Arlene Younce for helping with the April newsletter and utility billing.

• Bernie Albertine Marian Calnon, Shelia Jackson, Betty Jensen, Phyllis Moss and Amy West for helping with the May newsletter and utility billing.

• Norm Jones for mowing Datis Park.

• Tom Villoni, Robert Campbell, John Burdett, Dave Lefler, Buddy Rivers, Tyson Ouillette, two members of the St. Helens High School golf team, and two Columbia County Corrections crew workers for their help during the Columbia City Spring Clean-Up event.

• Beaver Bark, Hudson Garbage Service, Hudson Portable Toilet Services, Waste Management, Columbia County Transfer Station, Les Schwab Tire Center, Columbia County Land Development, Domino's Pizza, Red Apple Market, St. Helens School District, St. Helens/Scappoose Chamber of Commerce, Stan's Refrigeration, and the Columbia County Community Corrections for sponsoring the Columbia City Spring Clean-Up event.

• Marian Calnon, Steve and Tyra Schroeder, Buddy Rivers, Dave Lefler, Jim and Annette Shinkle, Jack and Molly Hruska, Tom Villoni, Harvard Anderson, Judy Brown, Eric Domenighini, and members of Girl Scout Troop 2041 for their help during the work party at Jim Bundy Memorial Park.

• The Columbia River PUD for sharing their crew and bucket truck to fix the flagpole at City Hall.

• Michelle Kirsch, Steve and Tyra Schroeder, Marian Calnon, Nell Harrison, Harvard Anderson, Stan Hopkins and Jack Hruska for their help with the SOLV Down by the Riverside clean up event at Datis and Pixie Parks.

The Rose Festival Fleet Week is June 7 through June 11. Ships from the United States Navy, Coast Guard, and the Royal Canadian Navy sail in from around the world. Fleet visitation has been an annual tradition for nearly 70 years. The ships usually sail by Columbia City the first two days of that week, but there are no specific times for their arrival.

And that means the annual fireworks display will light up the night! These fireworks are brought to you with the help of volunteers who donate their time to send letters and make phone calls requesting donations, plan the event, and orchestrate the display. It is not too late to help with a donation! You can send a donation to:

The Fireworks Fund Committee

c/o Bank of the West

465 S. Columbia River Hwy.

St. Helens, OR 97051

Also, don't miss the Street Dance in Old Town St. Helens on June 17, 2006. The Weiners will provide the entertainment, and food and beverages will be served. All proceeds will benefit the fireworks!

Your Fireworks Fund Committee members look forward to presenting, for your enjoyment, another spectacular 4^th of July fireworks display off of Sand Island in St. Helens.

Story Time: 11 a.m. every Monday

Bedtime Story: June 7, 7 p.m.

Friends of the Library Meeting: June 19, 7 p.m. Novel Quilters Meeting: June 21, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Wednesday, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Patient says, "Doc, you must check my leg. Something's wrong. Just put your ear up to my thigh, you'll hear it!"

The doctor cautiously places his ear to the man's thigh only to hear, "Give me $10! I'm desperate! I need $10!"

"I've never seen or heard anything like this before! How long has this been going on?" the doctor asked.

"That's nothing, Doc. Put your ear to my knee."

The doctor put his ear to the man's knee and heard it say, "Please! I really need $5! Just $5! Please! I'm desperate!"

"Sir, I really don't know what to tell you. I've never seen anything like this." The doctor was truly dumbfounded.

"Wait, Doc, that's not all of it. There's more. Just put your ear down on my ankle," the man urged him.

The doctor did as the man said and was amazed to hear his ankle plead, "Please, I just need $20! Please lend me $20, please! I am really desperate!"

"I have no idea what to tell you," the doctor said. "There's nothing about it in any of my books," he said as he frantically searched all his medical reference books. "However... I can make a well-educated guess.

"Based on life and all my previous experiences, I can tell you with some certainty, that your leg seems to be broke in three places."

FATHER’S DAY HISTORY

Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first had the idea of a "father's day." She thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909.

Sonora wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state.

After Sonora became an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.

President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law which finally made it permanent in 1972.

04/16/06 Suspicious persons in alley near 2300 block of Sixth Street.

04/16/06 Assisted the St. Helens Police on a disturbance.

04/16/06 Intoxicated driver located and arrested.

04/16/06 Assisted the St. Helens Police with a suicidal person.

04/16/06 Assisted the Sheriff’s Office with a suicidal person.

04/16/06 Attempted to locate an intoxicated driver reported near Highway 30 and "I" Street.

04/17/06 Citizen assist near Highway 30 and Pacific Street.

04/17/06 Citizen assist in the 1900 block of Second Street.

04/17/06 Citizen assist near Second and "I" Streets.

04/17/06 Plywood removed from Highway 30 near Chimes Crest.

04/18/06 Complaint of barking dog in the 500 block of Skookum Court.

04/18/06 Assisted the Sheriff's Office on a domestic dispute in the Deer Island area.

04/19/06 Traffic hazard at Highway 30 and Pacific Street.

04/19/06 Suspicious person checked in the 2000 block of Third Street.

04/19/06 Citizen assisted near Pacific and Fifth Streets.

04/20/06 Identity theft reported.

04/20/06 Telephone scam reported.

04/20/06 Report of restraining order violation in the 2300 block of Sixth Street.

04/21/06 Person arrested after officers responded to a domestic dispute in the 1800 block of Second Street.

04/21/06 Vehicle towed after being stopped and driver found to not have insurance.

04/22/06 Two suspicious persons checked.

04/22/06 Citizen assisted near Highway 30 and "A" Street.

04/22/06 Towed vehicle blocking the turn lane on Highway 30 near "I" Street.

04/22/06 Subjects found in Pixie Park after hours.

04/22/06 Driver cited for driving while suspended and vehicle towed.

04/22/06 Missing juvenile returned home.

04/22/06 Assisted citizen with an open door and light on in the 400 block of Skookum Court.

04/23/06 Assisted citizen in the 3200 block of Tahoma Street.

04/26/06 Report of two juveniles claiming to be Comcast employees.

04/26/06 Suspicious person appeared to be intoxicated and bleeding, reportedly knocking on doors in the 300 block of "I" Street. Subject was gone upon arrival.

04/26/06 Driver warned for riding a mini bike on the street near Sixth and "D" Streets.

04/27/06 Theft report determined to be civil in nature.

04/28/06 Complaint of vehicle speeding on Fifth Street.

04/28/06 Loose dog reported near Sixth and "H" Streets.

04/29/06 Welfare check of motorist on Highway 30 near mile post 32.

05/04/06 Traffic hazard on "I" Street between Fifth Street and Highway 30.

05/04/06 Assisted the State Police on a traffic stop on Highway 30 near "I" Street.

05/05/06 Assisted the State Police with a loose cow.

05/05/06 Checked on an abandoned vehicle on Fifth Street.

05/05/06 Citizen complaint of vandalism to a traffic sign at Sixth and "G" Streets.

05/09/06 Citizen complaint of vehicles failing to stop on Second Street at "I" Street.

05/09/06 Complaint of driver driving while suspended.

05/10/06 Ordinance violation in the 1700 block of First Street.

05/10/06 Ordinance violation in the 1800 block of First Street.

05/10/06 Ordinance violation in the 2400 block of Fifth Street.

05/11/06 Complaint of barking dog in the 2000 block of Third Street.

05/12/06 Report of windows broken out of vehicle in the 1900 block of Third Street.

05/12/06 Complaint of someone dumping debris near the Oregon State Forestry Office.

05/12/06 Noise complaint in the 2300 block of Sixth Street.

05/13/06 Assisted citizen near "H" Street and The Strand.

05/15/06 Dog complaint in the 2400 block of Fifth Street

05/15/06 Complaint of scattered trash in a construction site on Fifth Street.

05/15/06 Complaint of rocks left in the roadway in the 400 block of Belle Street.

05/15/06 Parking problems on Highway 30 at the railroad trestle.

June 1 7:30 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting at City Hall

June 6 7:00 p.m. Parks Committee Meeting at City Hall

June 8 7:30 p.m. Municipal Court at City Hall

June 13 7:00 p.m. Planning Commission Meeting at City Hall canceled

June 15 7:30 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting at City Hall

June 19 7:00 p.m. Friends of the Library Meeting at the Library

June 20 7:30 p.m. Municipal Court at City Hall

June 30 2:00 p.m. "L" Street Bridge Dedication Ceremony

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