schools
january11
Vernonia School Helps Keep Local Businesses Going
2011
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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
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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
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Katie Mae
Ellington ,
Grade 11
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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.
Sponsored by Senator Betsy Johnson
