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schools/community
july5
2018
Schools Update: Summertime
By Aaron Miller
With school out for a few weeks now, parents
may begin hearing the phrase, “I’m bored.” There are
several activities happening in the community that can
remedy this issue. Here are a few ideas:
• The Summer Meals Program will again be offering
free lunches to kids ages 1-18. There is no income re-
quirement, no paperwork, and anyone can participate
whether they live in Vernonia, or not. Adults are en-
couraged to eat lunch as well, with a price of $3.50
for anyone over the age of 18. Lunch is served from
11:30 am -1:00 pm, Monday through Friday at the
Grace Family Fellowship Church, located at 957 State
Avenue. Volunteers are needed and welcome.
• Attend summer reading programs and activities at the
Vernonia Public Library.
• Go swimming at the Hawkins Park Pool.
• Put them to work. If they say they are bored, have them
clean the house, mow the lawn, pick up their room, or
make lunch. Kids usually complain about work, but re-
ally do like to be helpful. Help build their responsibility
and work ethic by providing them meaningful activities
to help around the house.
• Read a book.
• Go outside and play!
With school out for the summer and an extend-
ed break from their regular routine, your children will
likely spend more time at home.
This is an opportunity for parents and kids to
spend some quality time together. Here are some ways
to do it:
• Increase the number of times you eat together as a
family. With a relaxed schedule, your child should be
more available—not just to eat with you, but also to
help you prepare meals and clean up.
• Get active. Take advantage of the long, warm, sum-
mer evenings. If you and your child like a sport, play
together. Or just walk and enjoy each other’s com-
pany—as well as the conversation that happens more
naturally at these times.
• Celebrate the weekend. Summer weekends are pre-
cious and few. Never let them go to waste. Encourage
your child to make a list of low-cost activities they’d
like to do together. Then, schedule time to do them.
• Plant a summer garden. Involve your child in the
planning, planting, watering, and harvesting.
• Make memories. Take photos to record your summer.
Spend an evening together making a slide show or put-
ting the photos in an album or scrapbook.
Reprinted with permission from the May 2018 issue
of Parents still make the difference!® (Middle School
Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2018 The Parent In-
stitute®, a division of PaperClip Media, Inc.
Citizens Needed to Serve on County’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee
Commissioners aim to
balance board by appointing
members from a broad range
of backgrounds and locations
throughout the County
Columbia County is looking
to appoint two citizens to help with the
long-term planning and operation of the
County’s solid waste program by serv-
ing on its Solid Waste Advisory Com-
mittee (SWAC).
The SWAC serves in an advi-
sory and technical capacity to the Co-
lumbia County Board of Commissioners
and the Columbia County Solid Waste
Division on matters relating to how the
County manages solid waste disposal
and recycling services.
Committee members provide
feedback and make recommendations
to the Commission regarding solid
waste policies, regulations and programs,
as well as the operation of the County’s
transfer station in St. Helens. The new
members will also assist in updating the
County’s twenty-year solid waste man-
agement plan, which is currently under-
going revisions. The plan is a long-range
strategy on how the County will manage
garbage, use methods to reduce, reuse
and recycle trash, and manage regional
disposal sites and programs.
The SWAC consists of volunteer
voting members who represent a balance
of interests. Members include residents
from various locations in the County,
professionals from the business commu-
nity, operators of solid waste collection
and recycling companies, and represen-
tatives of local governments. Members
are appointed by the Columbia County
Commission and serve three-year terms.
The SWAC meets quarterly,
generally on Thursday mornings, with
some additional meetings being held as
needed.
For more information and details
on how to become a SWAC member,
email Kathy Boutin-Pasterz at kathleen.
boutinpasterz@co.columbia.or.us or call
her at 503-397-7259.
The deadline to submit appli-
cations is July 27, 2018. The applica-
tion form can be found online or at the
County Courthouse, 230 Strand St. in St.
Helens.
Vernonia School Board Meetings are held on the second Thursday of
each month. The next School Board Meeting is scheduled for July 12 at
6:00 pm in the Schools Library.
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