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Community Pride + School Spirit = $10,000 Success! continued from front page
stating that the modular buildings are
now being torn down and moved away.
Thanks to a donation from a local logging
company (who was not named) the entire
new school building will be ready with
lockers and a completed gymnasium!
The school will also be getting help from
two crews of inmates from Oregon State
Corrections for the move. The grand
opening celebration will be held August
21, 2012 for the new K-12 school with
competition yielded an amazing $1300!
There was also a 50/50 raffle were $83.00. The total event proceeds at
The desserts included cheesecakes, that totaled $420 won by Vick Lawler the time this article was written tallied
cakes, chocolates, cream puffs, pies and Gotter. The coin toss for the participants approximately $10,000!
more.
was exciting for all to
During the dinner there was also watch as the contestants
a live auction with many wonderful, were eliminated one
original, handmade items such as a by one with the coin
hand-stitched quilt, the Timberbound landing on heads a
Songbook, wood scroll fir plaque whopping seven times!
depicting Washington Grade School, a The event also gave
cribbage board made from deer antlers, people a chance to buy
and many more. The other items including
top items auctioned vintage wooden school
were a case of wine chairs selling at $60
from Winderlea for apiece, framed pictures
$400 and the wood of Washington Grade
scroll fir plaque School ($3 each), a
at $310 made by book written by local
Vernonian Ronald teacher Lynn Shaw Vernonia School Superintendent Dr. Ken Cox, his wife Carol
This wood scroll fir plaque was one of the many donated items Smith. All totaled the titled; Vernonia Schools
and special guest U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici
that were part of the auction at the Last Chance Dance.
had a chance to chat at the dinner.
live auction brought Back in the Day, and
a ribbon cutting at 10 AM. Dr. Cox said in $3,270. The silent auction items were T-shirts and tote bags from the Jamboree
The dance, held in the beautiful
once the doors are open, the kids will get set up at the dinner where the bidding committee honoring Washington Grade Washington Grade School gym, was
to go in first. Tours will be given by high
decorated with balloons, tables, a dessert
school students and at 6:30 PM there will
and refreshment table, and a D.J. who
be a community appreciation celebration
played music that spanned the many
with desserts.
decades the school has existed from the
At the dinner, the cafeteria
1930’s to today. The dance was well
was filled with the excitement of 150
attended with many people dancing,
people in attendance sharing memories
visiting, and walking through the halls
and enjoying a $25 per person buffet-
reminiscing or touring the downstairs
style menu of house salad; strawberry,
with Dr. Cox. It was fun to watch people
spinach, and almond salad; fresh rolls;
walk down the halls looking at all the
glazed carrots; roasted red potatoes;
pictures of graduated classes to find
beef brisket; and pulled pork. Most
themselves, family, and friends.
of the dinner was prepared by Sheril
Yes, it is true: Community pride
McWhirter. Larry Steele and Cedar
plus school spirit equals success and
Ridge donated the use of place settings
Vernonia is a stellar example of hard
Old and new friends gathered for dinner and an auction to raise money for the Vernonia work and dedication for our future as a
and utensils for the dinner.
Education Foundation as part of the Last Chance Dance on June 23.
The event also included a dessert
community to educate and support our
dash where each table was encouraged began then moved to the dance where School. Sales from the wooden chairs children. Congratulations!
to vie for their favorite dessert by bidding continued until about 8:30 PM. totaled $1000 and sales from the pictures
donating money into an envelope. The Top silent auction items were A Week at
top donating table got the first run at Larry Steele’s Basketball camp at $155
the desserts followed by the second and Mariner’s tickets at $150. The silent
place table and so on. This entertaining auction totaled $2,264.
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