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community “Right, Mate—Let’s Play Futball!” Ian Torres and Coral Pearl practice their skills. er. “I could come over here and get paid to coach soccer or work in the supermarket at home.” After working with the kids, Walsh and Drohan held a two hour Coaches Clinic on the last day of camp for adults who want to coach Vernonia youth. “We’ll teach them basic warm ups, basic drills—footwork, po- sitional play--so they can improve the kids,” says Walsh. According to Mark Le- may, who helped arrange for the Challenger Soccer Camp to come to Vernonia, the week was a big success and received lots of positive feed- back. Lemay says the camp july12 2011 9 continued from page 8 will help the Vernonia Soccer Club get ready for their fall season, but he wants to try to build on the excitement the camp has created. Lemay says he is inviting anyone interested to come out on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:00 PM at Hawkins Park for some casual time to kick the ball around and maybe organize some small games for different age groups. Sounds like a great opportunity to enjoy the weather, get some exercise, and work on soccer skills. And practice your futball slang and trivia. “Which futballer has scored the most goals in World Cup history— Ronaldo, (not Cristiano Ronaldo, but fat Ronaldo), George Best, Pele, or Miroslov Klose?” Englishman Best, one of the greatest players ever, never played in World Cup and “fat” Ronaldo was the leader before the 2010 World Cup. Brazilian Pele scored 12 goals. The answer is Germany’s Klose with 18. See you on the pitch this summer! his first few weeks here. Drohan, from Winsford, England is a college student, studying at Cheshire Uni- versity. He says he loves working with the young players and would definitely come to the States and do it again. “We had some really good players here in Vernonia--Ian Torres and Josh Price are really good for their age,” says Drohan, “And because the younger players are playing with them, it’s going to make them progress.” This is Walsh’s third year working in the United States for Challenger Sports. A twenty-one year old college student from Tal- ford, Walsh says he loves working with the kids in the United States... “It’s a really good experience, you get to see the world,” explains Walsh about working for Challeng- Left-Right: Coach Jack Walsh attempts to discuss the finer points of soccer strategy; Coach Tim Drohan watches players demonstrate their skills; Coaches Jack and Tim hand out evaluations at the end of camp. Vernonia Florist FLOWERS AND PLANTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS • Gifts • Balloons • Arts & Crafts • Sewing Supplies • Yarn Owned and Operated by Don & Kim Wallace CRAFT CIRCLE Thrs 10-2, Sat 11-5 Knit, crochet, quilt or whatever else you want to do Proud Sponsor of Mackenzie Carr 2011 Miss Rodeo Oregon 736 Bridge St, Vernonia (503) 429-2000 www.VernoniaFlorist.com Mariolino’s Pizza & Grill Open for breakfast, lunch & dinner We have ice cream! Serving Vernonia since 1970 721 Madison Avenue, Vernonia (503) 429-5018 Spiralz Salon has moved! New phone number! 503.429.7408 New address! 59229 Nehalem Hwy. South (Just off Highway 47, a half mile from orginal downtown location!) SPiralz By appointment S A L O N Karin Davenport, Owner/Stylist
