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june12 2012 VERNONIA’S reflecting the spirit of our community volume6 issue11 VHS Track and Field Team Brings Home 4 State Championships The Vernonia High School Track and Field team returned from the 2A State Meet with State Championships in four events, capping off what is probably one of the most successful seasons in the history of the program. Nicoló Casale and Nathan Fleck both brought home two gold medals, Lea Wilson brought home gold in the shot put and the boys 4x400 relay just missed setting a state record on their way to winning their event. “This is the best Vernonia track team ever,” said VHS head coach Byron Brown. “We rewrote school and league record books in the sprints, the girls shot put and the 800 meters, and won four state titles.” Fleck won the state championship in the 800 meters in a very exciting race—coming from about 5th place going into the last turn to accelerate past everyone and win with a time of 1:59:01, finishing just one second off the state record— this after running the 1500 meters just two hours Nominations Needed for WOEC Directors continued on page 15 Three Board of Directors positions at West Oregon Electric Cooperative are open for nomina- tion this year, each for three year terms. The positions are from District #1, District #4 and District #6. To be nominated as a director members must live within a district, be a member in good standing, and cannot be employed or have a financial interest in a business competing with the cooperative. District #1 includes the Jewell, Elsie and Hamlet areas. District #4 includes the town of Ver- nonia. District #6 includes the Chapman (Scap- poose) and North Plains areas. To be elected to the Board of Directors, a member must first attend and be nominated at a spe- cial district meeting. Elections will be held at the WOEC Annual Meeting on Saturday August 18 th . The District #1 meeting will be held on June 20 th at 7:00 PM at the Elderberry Inn. The District #4 meeting will be held June 27 th at 7:00 PM at the WOEC Boardroom (652 Rose Ave., Vernonia). The District #6 meeting will be held June 22 nd at 7:00 PM at the Scappoose Library. The WOEC Board of Directors sets policy, approves contracts, hires a manager, and monitors operations. There are twelve regular board meetings each year. For more information contact Sarah Rossi at the WOEC office at 503-429-3021 or email at sar- ahr@westoregon.org. Washington Grade School gymnasium. Be prepared to dance to tunes from throughout the history of the build- ing, or just sit and relax and catch up with old friends. The Vernonia Education Foundation would like to thank the business community for their contin- ued support of this effort. A wide net was cast for do- nations, and it was heartening to see such a positive response. Burkett, Mariners, True Value, Evergreen, Lamiglas. There are more, many more. Come to the dinner and support the district while getting some cool before and finishing sixth. “He had with a toss of 39-03.00—which a fantastic finish in the 800,” said was just 10 inches short of the state The VHS Boys 4x400 meter relay team (left to right: Kristian Wredstroem, Nathan Fleck, Jacob Stevens, and Nicoló Casale) celebrate their state championship. (Photo courtesy of Jon Steward) Brown. “Fleck is the best middle distance runner ever to come out of Vernonia and will go to the next level.” Casale left no doubt in the 200 meters as he cruised to victory with a time of 22.67. It was sweet revenge for Casale who earlier had finished second in the 100 meter finals, missing the gold by just .01 . Leah Wilson won state championship in the girls shot put record. The boys 4x400 relay was the final event of the meet and the VHS boys finished in style, winning the Loggers fourth state title with a time of 3:26:80, just .16 seconds off the state record. “It was a fantastic race to end the meet,” said Brown. “Kristian Wredstroem gave us the lead to open—it was only his fourth time running it--Fleck kept us Last Chance Dance and Dinner is June 23 June 13th is the last day to buy tickets for the catered dinner portion of the Last Chance Dance. If you’ve been meaning to stop by Vernonia Florist or NAPA, it’s time. You will also find tickets at the district office or online at www.vernoniaschools.org. The din- ner will anchor the events of the evening, which include a live auction and dance. On June 23rd, starting at 4:00 PM the community is welcome to visit the Bridge Street campus for the last time. The school buildings will be open for reminiscing and there will be a free, all ages dance from 7:00 to 10:00 PM in the free continued on page 7 inside 10 wizard of oz 11 vhs class of 2012 15 junior salmon Students and staff of Washington Grade School commemorated the final day of classes with a group photo. The building is scheduled to be demolished in July. Council Adopts Budget, Increases Sewer Rate The Vernonia City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2012-13 bud- get at the June 4, 2012 meeting. Following a Public Hearing at which there was no public com- ment from the audience, Council ad- opted the budget as recommended by the City Budget Committee, with no changes. The budget includes an in- crease of $19 to the Sewer Loan re- payment fee, from $12 to $31. This increase had been the subject of de- bate during the Budget Committee discussion over the past few months. The increase was made offi- cial later in the meeting when Coun- cil approved amended changes to the City Master Fee Schedule. This amendment also includes the sug- gested changes to City water rates that were discussed in March of this year after a water rate study was con- ducted by the City. The changes to the water rate and increase to the sewer rates were both recommended by the City Public Works Committee. Both changes will take effect beginning July 1, 2012.
