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18 schools/classified ads december21 2017 Schools Update: The Season of Giving By Arron Miller As the season of giving is upon us I am reflecting on all the giving I am so fortunate to wit- ness every day in the halls of our schools. Mixing 550 students and 90 staff members together each day can bring a lot of challenges, but more frequent than the chal- lenges are incredibly compassion- ate acts of kindness that give me hope for our future. Here are a few examples: • A fifth grade self-manager help- ing take care of kindergarteners who need help with opening their milk. • HS Leadership students leaving notes of kindness and recognition on other students’ lockers. • A staff member noticing a posi- tive interaction between two stu- dents and providing a reward tick- et to acknowledge that behavior. • A Middle School teacher no- ticing a student who was down, checking in with them, and leav- ing them with a smile. • Our Sprouts parent group so- liciting classroom gifts for each teacher in the building. • Former, retired teachers volun- teering their time to read with chil- dren each week. • A stream of students coming in to get a piece of candy at the DO, but also staying to chat with staff for a few minutes about their day. Positive Relationships are key to our kids’ success! • A student on the playground helping a hurt student to the office. • A basketball player working with another player to develop a skill. • Students saying “You can sit with us,” in the cafeteria after no- ticing that someone was sad dur- ing lunch. • Students saying to their teach- ers….. “I love you.” What gifts these are! We are so lucky to be in a profession where we get to witness the magic of youth, and the wonderful people they are, and are becoming. Thank you to the community for sharing your children with us each day. It is truly a gift that we appreciate! If you have any questions or concerns regarding any other School District happenings, please call at (503) 429-5891. VHS Winter Sports Report continued from page 16 on the season so far and are cur- rently ranked #12 in OSAA. The Loggers posted a 64- 57 win over non-league Portland Christian on December 7, and then kicked off league play with a solid 83-41win over City Christian on December 12. The Loggers fell at Knap- pa, the #2 ranked team in 2A, 69- 48 on December 14, but rebound- ed with 61-49 win over Neah- Kah-Nie on December 16. The Loggers will play in the St. Paul Tournament over the holiday break, with games against Monroe on December 21 and Lost River on December 22. They re- turn to league play with home games on January 3 against Faith Bible and Nestucca on January 5, and travel to OSAA #1 ranked Co- lumbia Christian on January 9. After struggling early in the season with losses to Kennedy and Portland Chrisitian the Lady Loggers have won three straight league games, defeating City Christian 43-23, Knappa 34-23, and Neah-Kah-Nie 45-17. The Lady Loggers will Girls Basketball – The Lady also compete in the St. Paul Tour- Loggers are off to a good start in nament over the holiday break, Northwest League play this sea- with match ups against Monroe son, posting a 3-0 record and sit- on December 21 and Lost River ting in first place as they head into on December 22. They return to the holiday break. The girls have a league play with home games on 4-3 record overall and are current- January 3 against league rival and ly ranked #12 in OSAA rankings. #2 ranked Faith Bible, and Nes- tucca on January 5. They travel to Co- lumbia Christian on A Trusted Name in Funeral Service January 9. Angel Memorials Headstones Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home & Crematory Granite Markers & Monuments 971-344-3110 Jeff & Kathryn Hoyt Ten Years Later Ten years after the flood, Vernonia’s recovery is still not complete. During the recovery well over $30 million dollars were spent to complete mitigation projects throughout the community. The Senior Center and Vernonia Cares Food Bank are the final pieces to the Vernonia Flood Recovery story. While Vernonia Cares continues to operate in the American Legion Hall where they were flooded in 2007, the Senior Center was demolished at the same time as the schools, and has been without a permanent home. The Seniors leased the Vernonia Community Learning Center from the City to house their thrift store, and meet once a week at the American Legion Hall. The City of Vernonia has secured $2 million in CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) funds and will break ground in the spring of 2018 on the new home for Vernonia Seniors and Vernonia Cares, a joint facility in the Rose Avenue Project that will complete Vernonia’s recovery. Meanwhile, each winter Vernonia residents con- tinue to closely monitor river gauges on Rock Creek and the Nehalem River whenever heavy rains start to fall. While many Vernonia homes no longer sit below the flood levels of 2007, the businesses in the downtown corridor near Rock Creek remain vulnerable, as do a small number of residents. Vernonia Cares now has an elaborate evacua- tion plan in place, which was activated two years ago when high water surrounded their building during heavy rains on December 7-8, 2015, that caused landslides, blocked roads, and overflowed local rivers and streams. Flood wa- ters again threatened homes and businesses, and slowly crept up across the sports fields at Spencer Park, briefly reaching Bridge Street, where, at the corner of Washing- ton Avenue, a sign with a red line indicates the high water mark from 2007. While the details of the long and complex recov- ery the Vernonia community navigated during the last ten years become cloudy and fade into memory, Vernonians are reminded daily of their immense rebuilding effort when they see the raised homes, the empty lots, and the new facilities they worked together to construct. Vernonia School Board Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month. The next School Board Meeting is scheduled for January 11 at 6:00 pm in the Schools Library. 2308 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove 503-357-2161 741 Madison Ave., Vernonia 503-429-6611 Vernonia, Ten Years After the Flood: Part 2 – The Recovery continued from page 9 FOR SALE 2 Lots For Sale, 0.23 acres each Columbia County tax account #22580 & #22584. $32K each. Contact (503) 624-8665 or (503) 997-2262. Family Owned & Operated HELP WANTED Formerly Prickett’s Mortuary Certified Medical Assistants needed! Full-time positions at Tillamook Medical Plaza, Vernonia, and Banks. Competitive wages and benefits.CMA and BLS certification preferred. Apply online at: AdventistHealth.org/trmc/ Locally owned in Vernonia Serving NW Oregon All Cemeteries Accepted Order drawing at no charge online Forest Grove Memorial Chapel 503-357-3126 www.angelmemorialsheadstones.com To sign the online guest book or to send a condolence to the family go to www.fuitenrosehoyt.com Vernonia Veterinary Clinic Small and Large Animals HELP WANTED careers 9-1-1 COMMUNICATIONS SPECIAL- IST Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District (C911CD) is conducting a hir- ing process for full-time 9-1-1 Dis- patchers (Communications Specialist) to join our training program as limited training slots become available. Log on to www.columbia911.com and click on ‘Careers’. For any questions call (503) 366- 6976. NEW LOCATION Need more room? See us for the lowest prices GUARANTEED! Debit/Credit now accepted Open Mon, Wed & Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Call for Appointments (503) 429-1612 Or 24 hr. 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