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204 Army Band To Perform in Vernonia
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The 204th Army Band, of the
Army Reserves, will be performing a
free concert in Vernonia at 4:00 PM
on Saturday, July 2. The concert will
be consist of a little bit of everything,
including Sousa marches, popular tunes,
standard band music, and will also
feature several of their small ensembles,
jazz band and others.
Rob Izzett is the Enlisted
Rehearsal Conductor as well as the
music librarian, and euphonium player
for the 204th Army Band. Izzett is the
Band Instructor for Vernonia High
School and Middle School.
This is the same band that
performed in Vernonia in December
2009. In case of inclement weather the
concert will be moved indoors to the
Washington Grade School Auditorium.
Based out of Vancouver,
Washington, the 204th Army Band of
the Army Reserves was activated on
October 16, 2008 as part of the 88th
Regional Readiness Command out of
Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The band
The Ford Family Foundation
Announces Vernonia
Scholarship Award
The Ford Family Foundation has
selected 104 students from Oregon as
new Ford Scholars, including Vernonia
High School graduate, Mason Roberts.
This year’s Oregon Ford Scholars were
chosen from 4,618 applicants.
Roberts plans to attend Oregon
State University and study Civil
Engineering.
Kenneth W. Ford built his
business, Roseburg Forest Products Co.,
from a one-man operation in the 1930’s
into one of the West Coast’s largest wood
products manufacturers. He established
The Ford Family Foundation in 1957
after the business had experienced
several decades of growth.
Kenneth W. Ford established
the scholarship program to help students
who would find it difficult to obtain
a college degree without financial
assistance. Since 1994 the Foundation’s
scholarship programs have awarded
students more than $100 million.
Eligibility criteria include
financial need and merit qualifications.
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traces its lineage to the 104th Division
(Leader Training) and the 70th Regional
Readiness Command. Band members
come from all professions to include
music teachers, college students, IT
professionals, government workers,
retail workers, commercial pilots,
and many more. The band typically
meets one weekend a month and two
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weeks in the summer, with other extra
performances throughout the year. A
paid musical opportunity, the band is
open to qualified musicians between the
ages of 18 – 38 who are able to pass a
competitive audition as well as attend
basic training and advanced musical
training at the US Army School of Music
in Norfolk, Virginia.
