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The Columbia Press July 9, 2021 3 Transportation director wins state award Cindy Kirby rides down Main Avenue in the Fourth of July Pa- rade. The Columbia Press Cindy Kirby, director of transportation for the War- renton-Hammond School District, was named state Transportation Supervisor of the Year. The award from the Oregon Pupil Transportation Asso- ciation was announced June 29 during its annual confer- ence in Bend. Bus drivers under Kirby’s supervision asked the district to nominate her for the hon- or, Superintendent Tom Ro- gozinski said. “This speaks volumes about the respect and appreciation they and our entire district staff have for her leadership,” he said. “There is no one more deserving of this award. Cin- dy’s work is always anchored in doing what is best for our students. She is a tenacious problem-solver who regular- ly goes above and beyond to serve our families.” Kirby’s staff of bus driv- ers insisted she ride in the Fourth of July Parade as a way to honor her for all of her hard work. She led the team in deliv- ering lunches to children throughout the communi- ty during the summer and throughout the pandemic closures. She also came up with an idea to recycle outdated foot- Upward Bound program teaches college survival skills parents have no four-year Upward Bound Sum- degree or are economical- mer Academy, an out- ly disadvantaged. reach program for high There are 73 students in schoolers headed to col- the program from War- lege, has kids learning renton, Astoria, and Sea- sign language, wilder- side. ness survival skills and The academy consists robotics coding. of two components: aca- The academy started demic classes and experi- June 21 and runs week- ential learning. days through July 29 Students are fed break- with field trips every Fri- fast when they arrive at day. Biological Technician Kayla Fermin the college. Then they The U.S. Department talks to students Val Wallace, Susana take two one-hour aca- of Education provides Velasquez-Huanosta, Dylan Atwood, demic classes. $353,059 annually for Austin Atwood and Alex Tapia. After lunch, students the Clatsop Community College program, now in its works with students from participate in a three-hour 29th year. Upward Bound families where the parent or experiential learning project Former Warrenton man dies in Cabo San Lucas A former Warrenton resi- dent died July 5 after he was struck by a car while walking across a street in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Steven Maltman, 41, grew up in Clatsop County, grad- uated from Seaside High School in 1997, and had been living in the resort town for several years. He had been in the hospital for more than a week Wednesday, approx- with multiple frac- imately $40,000 tures to his spine, had been raised. ribs, legs and skull He is survived by when he succumbed his mother, Theresa to his injuries. Gannaway of War- A GoFundMe ac- renton; his father, count has been set Mike Maltman of up to help the fam- Seaside; sisters Mi- ily with medical chelle Doney of Sea- Maltman bills as Maltman side and Rebecca did not have insurance. As of Heinrichs of San Diego. group. This year, they’re learning Clatsop wilderness surviv- al and stewardship; math in game theory; and art and writing in nature. To learn more, contact Jon Graves at 503-325-2898. ball jerseys and helmets by using them for a community fundraiser, proceeds to ben- efit Warrenton High School sports programs. “We think Cindy deserves this award because she does a tremendous job,” the dis- trict’s transportation team wrote in her nomination ap- plication. “This place would fall apart without her. Because we are a small district and have a small budget, Cindy has to wear many hats. She is a leader, organizer, part me- chanic, driver, mentor, secre- tary, friend.” Kirby always has a positive attitude, her drivers say. And this year there have been driver shortages, bus break- downs, highway closures and COVID-19. “She has done so much,” bus driver Leanna Glover said. “This (the award) is a big deal and would raise the spirits of the community and increase awareness of the lunch program.”
