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About Vernonia's voice. (Vernonia, OR) 2007-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 2011)
december13 2011 V E R N O N I A’ S reflecting the spirit of our community free volume5 issue 24 School Presents Final New Spencer Park Design The Vernonia School District unveiled their final plans for the New Spencer Park at a Town Hall Meet- ing on December 6, 2011. The new park will be constructed at the site of the current school campus. The new park will contain two soccer fields and a new baseball field. The final design plans also call for a picnic shelter/pa- vilion and community gathering space, a new restroom facility, an enhanced wetland feature, additional onsite parking, a monument commemorat- ing historic Washington Grade School, connecting trails and walkways, and space for some kind of skateboard fa- cility. The New Spencer Park design was created by Lango Hansen Land- scape Architects. Demolition of the current school facilities is scheduled to begin immediately after the school year finishes in June 2012. Vernonia School Superintendent Dr. Ken Cox stated at the Town Hall Meeting that the district expects new school con- struction to be completed on June 8. The Vernonia School Dis- trict is required to replace ball fields that were lost at the old Spencer Park when the School District and City of Vernonia exchanged properties for the continued on page 6 The New Spencer Park will be built on the site of the current school campus once the Vernonia School District has moved to the new school site. The final concept for Phase I (top right) of the New Spencer Park project includes construction of replacement ball fields; Phase II (below right) is designed to in- clude pathways, a community gathering space and picnic shelter, an additional restroom facility, and other amenities. Mackenzie Carr Wins Miss Rodeo America Title Mackenzie Carr was named 2012 Miss Rodeo America at the MRA Pageant at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on December 11 th . Carr, the 2011 Miss Rodeo Oregon, swept the competition, winning the categories of Appearance, Horsemanship, Personality and Speech. Carr also won the Spirit Award, and earlier in The Vernonia Grange Community Photo Contest Winners continued on page 11 inside 3 spirit of christmas 12 elk refuge 18 macy’s parade and Vernonia’s Voice are pleased to announce the winners of the Community Photo Contest, sponsored by the Vernonia Grange. Photos were submitted in four categories: Community and Family, Nature and Wildlife, Farming and Agriculture and Simple Living and Sustainability. The winners in each category are as follows: COMMUNITY AND FAMILY 1st Connor & Lily by Kate Talbott 2nd 2 Boys Throwing Stones by Jo Zettler 3rd Logging Show by Garry Kinney 1st Place, Nature and Wildlife, Vernonia Lake 10 Blue Heron by Garry Kinney NATURE AND WILDLIFE 1st Vernonia Lake 10 Blue Heron by Garry Kinney 2nd tie: Rock Creek by Garry Kinney and Backyard Crimson Maple by Diana Peach 3rd Leaf w/ Fruit Pod by Jo Zettler FARMING AND AGRICULTURE 1st Swarming Bees by Jim Buxton 2nd Chicken by Audeen Wagner 3rd tie: Tomatoes & Yellow Squash by Jo Zettler and Fruit Blossoms by Audeen Wagner SIMPLE LIVING AND SUSTAINABILITY 1st Peas in My Garden by Randal Harvey 2nd Russia Window, Curtain and Tomatoes by Jo Zettler 3rd Cat by Kate Talbott To see more of the images from the Vernonia Grange Community Photo Contest, please turn to page 27.
