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l
k C
oun
t
y E
du
c
a
t
ffi
on
16A Po
l
k Coun
t
y
I
t
em
ffi
z
e
r
-Ob
se
rv
e
r
• Augu
s
t 26
, 2015
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n
d
y h
o
p
e
s
t
o
ff
o
s
t
e
r
t
e
c
h e
d
By Em
ffi
ly Men
t
ze
r
The
I
t
em
ffi
z
e
r
-Ob
se
rv
e
r
LUKA
S EGG
EN
/
I
t
em
ffi
z
e
r
-Ob
se
rv
e
r
S
teven Hu
r
s
t and Ja
ck Do
l
la
rh
ffide d
ffi
s
cu
s
s the
ffi
r hau
l du
r
ffing the Commun
ffi
ty Ba
ck to S
choo
l Ba
s
ffi
c C
lo
th
ffing Ex
cu
r
s
ffion
.
Ge
t
t
ffing read
y ffo
r the b
ffig da
y
Po
lk Coun
t
y you
th
s shop ffo
r ff
ffi
r
s
t da
y o
ff s
choo
l w
ffi
th Sa
lva
t
ffion A
rm
y
’
s h
e
lp
By Luka
s Eggen
The
I
t
em
ffi
z
e
r
-Ob
se
rv
e
r
SALEM — S
teven Hu
r
s
t
had a b
ffig de
c
ffi
s
ffion to make
Aug
. 19
. Upon r
ea
ch
ffing the
che
ckou
t s
tand a
t Shopko
,
S
teven
, 9
, had r
ea
ched h
ffi
s
$150 l
ffim
ffi
t and he had to
make a cho
ffi
ce — keep a
coo
l pa
ffi
r o
ff sho
r
t
s o
r a sh
ffi
r
t
.
S
te
v
en ponde
r
s h
ffi
s de
c
ffi
-
s
ffion be
ffo
r
e po
ffin
t
ffing
.
“
I wan
t the sho
r
t
s
,
” he
p
ro
c
la
ffim
s
, and the ca
sh
ffie
r
add
s the sho
r
t
s to h
ffi
s bag
.
S
te
v
en wa
s one o
ff mo
r
e
than 40 Po
lk Coun
t
y s
tu
-
den
t
s to take pa
r
t ffin the
Commun
ffi
t
y Ba
ck to S
choo
l
Ba
s
ffi
c C
lo
th
ffing E
x
cu
r
s
ffion
.
“Th
ffi
s ffi
s m
y ffa
vo
r
ffi
te e
v
en
t
tha
t w
e pu
t on
,
” S
a
l
va
t
ffion
A
rmy D
ffi
rec
to
r o
ff Soc
ffia
l
S
e
rv
ffi
ce
s M
e
l
ffi
s
sa Bau
r
e
r sa
ffid
.
“
I
t seem
s l
ffike w
e hea
r d
ffi
ff
ffe
r
-
en
t s
to
r
ffie
s e
v
e
ry y
ea
r and
tha
t g
ffi
v
e
s me mo
t
ffi
va
t
ffion
.
”
LUKAS EGGEN
/
I
t
em
ffi
z
e
r
-Ob
se
rv
e
r
W
a
l
te
r Mo
s
ley de
c
ffide
s whe
the
r to p
ffi
ck up a new sh
ffi
r
t
du
r
ffing the c
lo
th
ffing ex
cu
r
s
ffion a
t Shopko on Aug
. 19
.
The S
a
l
va
t
ffion A
rm
y r
e
-
ce
ffived money ff
rom the
Un
ffi
ted W
a
y and wo
rked w
ffi
th
lo
ca
l o
rgan
ffi
za
t
ffion
s ffin Po
lk
and Ma
r
ffion coun
t
ffie
s to se
-
le
c
t mo
r
e than 100 k
ffid
s to
take pa
r
t ffin the p
rog
ram
.
The S
a
l
va
t
ffion A
rm
y coo
rd
ffi
-
na
ted the even
t
, wh
ffich
began b
y tak
ffing k
ffid
s and
vo
lun
tee
r
s to the K
ro
c C
en
-
te
r ffin S
a
lem ffo
r lun
ch and a
sw
ffim
.
Upon a
r
r
ffi
v
ffing a
t Shopko
,
s
tuden
t
s w
e
r
e pa
ffi
r
ed w
ffi
th a
shopp
ffing budd
y who he
lped
them shop ffo
r new c
lo
the
s
ffo
r the s
choo
l y
ea
r
.
Ea
ch s
tuden
t r
e
ce
ffi
v
ed a
$150 Shopko g
ffi
ff
t ca
rd a
t the
ca
sh r
eg
ffi
s
te
r to co
v
e
r e
x
-
pen
se
s
.
Thank
s ffin pa
r
t to the
Un
ffi
ted W
ay
, wh
ffi
ch spon
-
so
r
ed abou
t 70 pe
r
cen
t o
ff
the e
v
en
t
, Bau
r
e
r sa
ffid the
even
t took mo
r
e than100
k
ffid
s
, wh
ffi
ch w
e
r
e sp
l
ffi
t o
v
e
r
two da
y
s
.
Mo
r
e than 30 vo
lun
tee
r
s
came ou
t to be shopp
ffing
budd
ffie
s
.
“
In the pa
s
t
, w
e s
t
rugg
led
to ff
ffind vo
lun
tee
r
s
,
” Bau
r
e
r
sa
ffid
. “Th
ffi
s y
ea
r
, the
y came
ou
t r
ea
l
l
y s
t
rong
. I
t
’
s r
ea
l
l
y a
commun
ffi
t
y e
ff
ffo
r
t ou
t he
r
e
.
”
See SHOPP
ING
, Page 15A
INDEPENDENCE — S
tuden
t
s
ffin se
cond g
rade ma
y end
up ff
ffi
l
l
ffing job
s tha
t ha
v
en
’
t e
v
en been ffin
v
en
ted y
e
t
, sa
ffid
Independen
ce E
conom
ffi
c D
e
v
e
lopmen
t D
ffi
r
e
c
to
r Shawn
I
rv
ffine
.
“How do you t
ra
ffin k
ffid
s to be adap
tab
le
, to be p
rob
lem
so
l
v
e
r
s
, to be c
r
ffi
t
ffi
ca
l th
ffinke
r
s
, wh
ffi
ch ffi
s ba
s
ffi
ca
l
l
y wha
t you
need to be to ha
v
e the sk
ffi
l
l
s ffo
r a job tha
t you don
’
t e
v
en
know wha
t ffi
t
’
s go
ffing to be
,
” I
rv
ffine sa
ffid
.
En
te
r the Inno
va
te O
r
egon ffin
ffi
t
ffia
t
ffi
v
e b
y the T
e
chno
log
y
A
s
so
c
ffia
t
ffion o
ff O
r
egon Founda
t
ffion
. The ffounda
t
ffion de
s
ffig
-
na
ted the c
ffi
t
y o
ff Independen
ce a
s an Inno
va
te O
r
egon
c
ffi
t
y
, wh
ffi
ch w
ffi
l
l he
lp b
r
ffing t
ra
ffin
ffing and r
e
sou
r
ce
s ffo
r edu
-
ca
to
r
s to ffo
s
te
r an en
v
ffi
ronmen
t o
ff hand
s
-on
, c
r
ffi
t
ffi
ca
l
th
ffink
ffing lea
rn
ffing — u
s
ffing te
chno
log
y
.
T
ea
che
r
s be
come mo
r
e l
ffike men
to
r
s
, he
lp
ffing g
roup
s o
ff
s
tuden
t
s come up w
ffi
th a r
ea
l
-wo
r
ld p
rob
lem
, I
rv
ffine sa
ffid
.
“The
y b
r
eak ffin
to team
s and r
e
sea
r
ch the p
rob
lem
, p
ro
-
po
se some po
ten
t
ffia
l so
lu
t
ffion
s
, d
ffi
s
cu
s
s wh
ffi
ch one
s make
sen
se
, wh
ffi
ch one
s a
r
e ffea
s
ffib
le
, wh
ffi
ch one
s a
r
en
’
t
,
” I
rv
ffine
sa
ffid
. Then
, s
tuden
t
s de
s
ffign a p
ro
to
t
ype so
lu
t
ffion
.
“The
y do th
ffi
s ffo
cu
sed on lea
rn
ffing cod
ffing a
s w
e
l
l
,
” he
sa
ffid
. “Ob
v
ffiou
s
l
y
, te
ch compan
ffie
s a
r
e t
ry
ffing to t
ra
ffin ffu
tu
r
e
te
ch wo
rke
r
s
. The r
ea
l
ffi
t
y o
ff ou
r so
c
ffie
t
y ffi
s ffi
t
’
s be
com
ffing
mo
r
e and mo
r
e te
ch
. I
t
’
s ne
v
e
r go
ffing to be a bad th
ffing to
know a l
ffi
t
t
le cod
ffing and how cod
ffing wo
rk
s
.
”
The lea
rn
ffing mode
l ffi
sn
’
t go
ffing to be r
ffigh
t ffo
r e
v
e
ry
c
la
s
s
room
, pa
r
t
ffi
cu
la
r
l
y be
cau
se ffi
t ffi
s mo
r
e p
rob
lem
-
ba
sed
, no
t te
s
t
-ba
sed
, I
rv
ffine sa
ffid
.
“
A lo
t o
ff wha
t (
the ffounda
t
ffion
) ffi
s ta
lk
ffing abou
t ffi
s a
ff
te
r
-
s
choo
l p
rog
ram
s
,
” he no
ted
. “
A
ff
te
r
-
s
choo
l p
rog
ram
s
, the
y
can do an
y
th
ffing the
y wan
t
. Y
ou don
’
t ha
v
e to ha
v
e pe
r
-
ffo
rman
ce c
r
ffi
te
r
ffia and a
l
l tha
t
.
”
Fo
r mo
r
e ffin
ffo
rma
t
ffion
: www
.
te
cho
r
egon
.o
rg
.
L
o
n
g n
am
e
d p
r
ffi
n
c
ffi
p
a
l o
ff M
VCA
MONMOU
TH — M
ffid
-V
a
l
le
y Ch
r
ffi
s
t
ffi
an A
c
adem
y announ
c
ed
the appo
ffin
tmen
t o
ff M
ffi
r
and
a Long to the p
r
ffin
c
ffip
a
l po
s
ffi
t
ffion
, e
ff
-
ff
e
c
t
ffi
v
e
ffimmed
ffi
a
t
e
l
y
.
G
a
y
e S
t
ew
a
r
t w
ffi
l
l se
rv
e a
s supe
r
ffin
t
enden
t ffo
r the 2015
-16
s
choo
l y
e
a
r
.
M
ffid
-V
a
l
le
y Ch
r
ffi
s
t
ffi
an A
c
adem
y ffi
s a n
a
t
ffion
a
l
l
y a
c
c
r
ed
ffi
t
ed
s
choo
l th
rough the No
r
thw
e
s
t A
c
c
r
ed
ffi
t
a
t
ffion Comm
ffi
s
s
ffion and
A
v
an
c
Ed
.
Reg
ffi
s
t
r
a
t
ffion ffo
r the up
com
ffing s
choo
l y
e
a
r ffi
s a
v
a
ffi
l
ab
le
th
rough the s
choo
l offi
c
e ff
rom 8
:30 a
.m
. to 4 p
.m
.
CHS r
e
g
ffi
s
t
r
a
t
ffi
o
n d
u
e o
n F
r
ffi
d
a
y
IND
EP
END
ENC
E — Reg
ffi
s
t
r
a
t
ffion ffo
r the 2015
-16 s
choo
l y
e
a
r
a
t C
en
t
r
a
l H
ffigh S
choo
l
ffi
s due F
r
ffid
a
y
.
Reg
ffi
s
t
r
a
t
ffion p
a
c
ke
t
s w
e
r
e m
a
ffi
led ou
t on Ju
l
y 30 and ffo
rm
s
m
a
y be m
a
ffi
led to the s
choo
l o
r d
ropped off du
r
ffing bu
s
ffine
s
s
hou
r
s
, 8 a
.m
. to 3
:30 p
.m
. Mond
a
y th
rough F
r
ffid
a
y
.
The s
choo
l
ffi
s
lo
c
a
t
ed a
t 1530 Monmou
th S
t
.
,
Independen
c
e
.