schools
may18
2017
Schools Update: Classified Substitute Teachers
By Aaron Miller
Substitute teachers and other substitute em-
ployees are a daily part of life for students and school
staff. Each day there is some position that needs to be
filled due to illness, scheduled appointments or other
life happenings. The issue, however, is usually not
whether or not a substitute employee will be needed in
the building, but whether or not there will be a person
available to fill this need.
Currently there is a real shortage of people
available to fill the need for substitute employees in a
variety of positions within the Vernonia School Dis-
trict. These same issues are being felt in neighboring
school districts as well.
The number of people willing to substitute in
schools is dwindling, whether it be as a teacher, an as-
sistant, a custodian or an employee in the cafeteria. This
problem is even larger for a community like Vernonia,
given the distance from here to other communities of
size where more substitutes may live. Substitutes in
the education field are becoming harder and harder to
come by these days.
The Vernonia School District (VSD) is in need
of dedicated, quality people willing to substitute in
our schools. As the largest employer in town there are
87 regular employees, who at one time or another are
in need of a substitute. We are looking for dedicated
people willing to sub in all departments, at all levels:
teachers, assistants, custodians and food service work-
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ers, kindergarten through 12 th grade.
We anticipate this will be a continuing issue
into the 2017-18 school year, so if you are interested in
learning more about subbing, please contact Superin-
tendent Miller at (503) 429-5891.
Substitutes in the VSD are hired by the NW
Regional Educational Service District (NWRESD), and
are called through an automated system run through
their offices. Anyone interested in subbing for the Dis-
trict needs to register through the NWRESD Human
Services department, who can be reached at (503) 614-
1428. You can also call the District Office at (503) 429-
5891, if you have questions you would like answered
about potential sub jobs here in Vernonia prior to ap-
plying through the ESD.
Vernonia Student to Spend Academic Year in Germany
Savannah
Norman of Vernonia
has been awarded a
scholarship for the
2017-18
academic
year and will join a
group of fifty Ameri-
can high school stu-
dents sponsored by
ASSE International
Student
Exchange
Programs who will
live with a host family
and attend high school
in Germany for one
academic year.
Since 1983, the United States
Department of State and the German
government have co-sponsored the pres-
tigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Ex-
change Scholarship (CBYX) Program
to help prepare ambi-
tious young people
for a global future.
The CBYX program
has enabled more
than 23,000 students
to expand their glob-
al perspectives and
make new friends.
Congress-Bundestag
students are youth
ambassadors of the
United States, shar-
ing their life and
culture with their
German hosts and
building greater understanding of the
United States and its diversity.
As a Congress-Bundestag
scholarship recipient, Savannah will
experience German life firsthand. She
Vernonia Students of the Month
April 2017
Aubrie Morrison
Kindergarten
Aubrie’s teacher says she is good at following
directions and always does what she is suppose to
do. Aubrey is known for being kind and will often
offer to help in the classroom. Aubrey says her
favorite subject is math. In her spare time she likes
to play.
Kortnie Adams
Grade 6
Kortnie is a pleasant student and a hard worker
who looks to improve her work and is willing to
do extra projects. Kortnie says her favorite
subject is math. She plays volleyball and
basketball. In her spare time she likes to color,
play with her animals, and babysit.
Megan Ely
Grade 12
Megan played volleyball, was named First Team
All League in basketball, and won the District Title
in the javelin. She plays the bassoon in the band
and was a captain of the robotics team. She is the
National Honor Society President and senior
class Vice President. She keeps a breeding pair
of sheep and raises market lambs for 4-H. She
has served as a councilor at summer basketball
camps. She just accepted a scholarship to play
basketball at Linn-Benton Community College
and will be dual enrolled at Oregon State Univer-
sity where she hopes to study biology or some-
thing animal related.
Sponsored by State Representative Brad Witt
will live with a carefully selected host
family while becoming a member of
her German host community, attending
school, participating in community life
and learning more than she ever imag-
ined about another country and culture,
about the world and its diversity and
about herself.
When Savannah leaves for Ger-
many, a group of German scholarship
students will be arriving to live with
American host families while attending
high school in the USA. Students and
families interested in receiving more
information about hosting a Congress-
Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship
winner from Germany or other ASSE In-
ternational Student Exchange Programs
should call 1-800-733-2773 or visit
ASSE’s website at host.asse.com.
COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF
In the Matter of Directing the
)
Sale of Real Property Acquired
) NOTICE OF SALE BY AUCTION OF
by Columbia County; 58442
) COUNTY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY
Nehalem Highway South, Vernonia)
_________________________________________
Pursuant to Order No. 19-2017, adopted by the Board of County
Commissioners for Columbia County on April 26, 2017, I will offer certain real
property for sale on May 25, 2017, beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the lobby of the
Columbia County Community Justice Facility located at 901 Port Avenue, in St.
Helens, Oregon. The property is located at 58442 Nehalem Highway South,
Vernonia, Oregon (the “Property”), with the Property having a Map ID Number
of 4N4W-08-DO-00500 and a Tax Account Number of 24097.
The Property will be sold for a minimum sale price of $30,000.
The specific terms and conditions for the sale (the “Terms and Conditions”),
along with other sale information, can be viewed at the Board of
Commissioners Office, Columbia County Courthouse, 230 Strand, Room
331, St. Helens, Oregon, or electronically at http: //www.co.columbia.
or.us/departments/board-of-commissioners-office-main/surplus-property.
Prospective buyers should review all sale information carefully.
The sale Terms and Conditions must be accepted by anyone bidding on the
Property. Sale staff will be available from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the sale
location to receive signed Terms and Conditions acceptance forms.
Other key terms and conditions of the sale include:
1.
The Property will be offered by oral auction.
2.
The Property will be sold to the highest qualified bidder for cash in
accordance with a non-negotiable earnest money agreement that must be
signed and returned to the County by June 16, 2017, or 10 days from the
Agreement transmittal date, whichever is earlier. Bidders are required to
deposit $6000 in the form of cash or cashier’s check to the County at the
time of the sale. The remaining amount due under the agreement will be
due with the signed Agreement.
3.
The Columbia County Assessor estimates the Property’s real market
value to be $187,940, with $89,430 allocated to land value and $98,510
allocated to improvement value. The minimum bid required under the sale
reflects certain site conditions that may reduce the value of the Property.
4.
The County earnest money agreement will require that the Property
be remediated to a safe and sanitary condition acceptable to the County and
that the buyer’s obligation to remediate the Property be guaranteed with a
cash deposit of $25,000.
5.
The Property will be sold AS-IS without covenants or warranties of
any kind, subject to any municipal liens, easements and encumbrances
of record. The Property will be conveyed with a standard County quitclaim
deed, which can be viewed at the County offices or online as provided for
above. The quitclaim deed will contain specific reservations to the County
that should be reviewed carefully by prospective buyers.
6.
No elected or appointed County officer or employee, their family
members, or intermediaries may purchase from the County, directly or
indirectly through this auction.
7.
In the event that there is a conflict between anything in this notice and
the Terms and Conditions, the Terms and Conditions will prevail.
Sale questions should be directed to Steve Planchon who can be contacted
at (503)467-8699 or at Steve@Planchonconsulting.com. Land use or code
violation questions related to the Property should be directed to the Columbia
County Land Development Services at (503) 397-1501.
DATED this 27 th day of April, 2017
Jeff Dickerson, Columbia County Sheriff