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December 7, 2018 T he C olumbia P ress 5 Donations lead to 400 new books for local students Bruce Dustin/The Columbia Press Warrenton’s Leonard Thompson works hard to pin an opponent. Wrestlers show much promise B y n iC p ior For The Columbia Press Warrenton High School’s wrestling team had some great match-ups at the Jam- boree in Knappa on Nov. 28. Leonard Thompson won both of his matches; Alex Tapia also went 2-0. Sam Irwin, a returning wrestler who went to state, had a good match-up against Isaac Goozee, who is expect- ed to place at state. Giovan- ni Martinez wrestled up a weight class to get a good match against Trent Bern- sten. Although Martinez lost, he fought hard. Armin Rodriquez also wres- tled up to face Robert Pina. Rodriquez also did well, de- spite a 10-pound weight dif- ference. Triston Scott made his match-ups look easy, wrap- ping up the meet 2-0. Nic Pior (yeah, that’s me) wres- tled a state contender and a third-in-state placer, ending the meet going 2-0. One of the highlights was Caleb Sprengeler winning the first match of his high school wrestling career. Hooray! While the meet went ex- ceptionally well, it came at a cost. Thomas Atwood, who was expected to have a great sea- son, hurt his shoulder in his second match. And two oth- er members of Warrenton’s varsity lineup were injured: Tim Pior broke a finger and Robbie Burk broke his wrist. Regardless, the meet showed that our team has potential, but also much to work on. We’ve been practicing hard to prepare for our first girls wrestling tournament on Friday, Dec. 7, and our boys wrestling tournament on Dec. 8. We are expected to have many state contenders. The coaching staff has been phenomenal these past four years. Coaches Trent Klebe, Corey Conant, Steve Stratton and Mallory Rettig push us and show us that our team has many possibilities, we just have to put the puzzle pieces together. Customers of The UPS Store in Warrenton funded the donation of 400 new children’s books to War- renton’s Start Making A Reader Today (SMART) program. The UPS Store has a coin box on its counter for the Toys for Tots Literacy Pro- gram and customers often drop their change or stuff bills into the box. It added up. The 400 books repre- sent the amount collected during the past 18 months. Jeanne Moha, director of Warrenton’s SMART pro- gram, was thrilled with the donation, which was re- ceived in late October. The Toys for Tots Liter- acy Program, developed in 2008 by The UPS Store network and the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, is designed to offer disad- vantaged children direct access to books and edu- cational resources to en- hance their ability to read. Since its inception, UPS and The UPS Store network have distributed nearly 40 million books to children across the country. SMART volunteers read one-on-one with students every week during the school year, modeling a love of reading and build- ing children’s reading skills and self-confidence. 100 percent of every dol- lar donated at UPS Store locations is used to pur- chase books. Cindy Yingst and D.B. Lewis are owners of the local franchise. S E N DI N G YO U WA R M W I S H E S Happy Holiday s Warm Wishes From our family to yours, wishing you a double dose of health and happiness topped with good for tune. May the joys of the Holiday Season be with you now and throughout the New Year. 2111 Exchange Street, Astoria, Oregon 97103 503.325.4321 | columbiamemorial.org
