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schools january11 Vernonia School Helps Keep Local Businesses Going 2011 13 Additional Contracting Opportunities Will Be Available As The Project Advances Local residents of Vernonia are helping to build the $38 million K-12 project, providing a life line to many businesses hit hard by the recession. Construction is well underway for Vernonia’s new school, positioned safely on higher land. The general contractor, P&C Construction, has awarded contracts to local firms to keep dollars in the community, including: • Fischer Rock Quarry, a local aggregate company, is supplying over $200,000 in aggregate, transported by locally owned dump trucks. • Vernonia resident, Matt Clark, is the foreman for Heinz Mechanical, which is installing the mechanical systems. • KLS Surveying, a Vernonia company, has helped prepare the site for over a year. • Vernonia resident, Dwayne Cowells, a 21-year veteran of Cascade Acoustics, will oversee construction of the interior walls and ceilings, including metal studs, drywall and acoustical ceilings. • Hillsboro-based Crestview Construction is grading the land for construction. • Vernonia-based Gwin and Sons Logging is handling the stump removal. Other Columbia County businesses include Weller Brothers, Dennis Electric and Hudson Portable Toilets. “This job has meant not laying someone off,” says KLS Surveying owner, Don Wallace. Many businesses have reported 35 – 50% reduction in work since the recession. To view interviews with local subs on what the project has encouraging all subcontractors to look for workers that live in the local area and to purchase materials they’ll meant for their business: need on the project from local suppliers. The firm is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smyz76kM_3s&f targeting a minimum of 15% of the subcontract and eature=BF&list=ULvD0leX9HfWM&index=5. material supply value on this project to derive from Finding Good Local Firms P&C, which recently completed major school local firms. Opportunities for bidding on additional work projects for Scappoose and is currently working on Clatskanie Public Utility District Headquarters and St. will be posted on the district’s website. http://www. Helens Transit Center, says finding a pool of good vernonia.k12.or.us/node/562. Steve Anderson of P&C local subs is key to keeping costs down and monies Construction can also be contacted at 503-665-0165. local. “You don’t just hire people because they’re local. You have to find the right people in the January is School Board Recognition Month community who can do the work to a high level of craftsmanship and at a competitive price. We’ve worked long enough in these communities, where we have developed to our Vernonia School District 47J relationships, but we’re always looking for new School Board Members! ones.” More to Come One of the Jim Krahn defining features of the Vernonia project is the Greg Kintz Tim Bamburg Vernonia Center for Rural Ernie Smith Cari Levenseller Sustainability, which Kim Wallace Bill Langmaid will be an international model of sustainable forestry and clean energy research. P&C has set a goal of using at least 75% local resources on the Vernonia Center for Rural Sustainability, including site work, concrete, wood framing, HVAC, plumbing, Sara is an exemplary example gf a respgnsible painting and electric—over student. Accgrding tg her teacher, Mrs. Hgerauf, Sara $2 million of work. P&C is Grade 5 is an excellent listener, schggl-wide helper and schglar. Sara cgllects and delivers classrggm mail each mgrning. She pays attentign and cgntributes in class. Sara wgrks very hard, takes care gf her class- mates, is fair, kind, cgnsiderate and is a shining star. Sara says her favgrite subject is Band where she plays the clarinet. She says she alsg enjgys writing. She is playing basketball this year. She enjgys animals, espe- cially reptiles and is trying tg talk her mgm intg letting her get a lizard; mgm says ng snakes! Twg years agg, Sara and her friends grganized a dgg wash tg raise mgney fgr the cgmmunity 4th gf July firewgrks. Thank you Vernonia Students of the Month December 2010 The school construction site in Vernonia on January 3, 2011. Sara Rhodes , Jarrett White , Grade 7 If you don’t help stop bullying, who will? Katie Mae Ellington , Grade 11 Parents, teachers, school administrators, health care professionals, law enforcement officers —we all have a responsibility to prevent bullying. To find out how you can help stop it, log on to www.StopBullyingNow.hrsa.gov A campaign of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Jarrett is a very intelligent ygung man. Accgrding tg his teachers, it is a pleasure tg have him in their classes. They have watched him grgw intg the gentle- man that he is tgday. He was a quiet, shy fellgw a few years back; ngt any mgre. He is gutgging and cgntrib- utes in class. Jarrett wgrks hard gn his assignments and is very cgnscientigus abgut handing his assign- ments in gn time. His teachers believe he will be successful in any career path that he chggses. He has the right discipline, wgrk ethic and drive tg accgmplish anything that he sets his mind tg. Jarrett plays fggtball, baseball, and track. His favgrite subject is math and he enjgys sngwbgarding, watching mgvies, riding bikes and hanging gut with friends. Katie is a ygung lady whg has strgng character. It dgesn't matter where ygu see Katie, in the lunch rggm, walking in the halls, in the cgmmunity, gr wgrking in the library, she always has a smile gn her face. She treats pegple with respect and kindness and is hgnest and fair. Ygu wguld see these traits in Katie even if ygu just met her fgr the first time--they shgw thrgugh immediately! Katie has been a team manager fgr Track and Field and has alsg helped grganize Hgme- cgming and Airjams. Her favgrite subjects are Physics and Triggngmetry. Outside gf schggl Katie helps gut at hgme with her mgm, enjgys reading and hanging gut with her friends. 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