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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1990)
July 27, 1990, Th© INDEPENDENT Page 9 Expanded baseball program nears co m p le tio n ; one team earns a berth in state level com petition JUST SAY NO! "We had a great season despite having the first three weeks of the season wiped by spring monsoons." said Ron Svenson, presid ent of the Vernonia Youth Sum m er Baseball Association The unbeaten, local 13-15 year old team ended th e ir re g u la r season as West Washington County National S enior C ham pions w ith a record of 12 0 They will play at the state tournament start ing Friday. July 27. in Aloha Park Their first game will be at 6 p m Ray Allen and Tim Williamson coach the team Both N a tio n a l M idge, teams and the American Ju nior team were strong con tenders for state tournament berths This season also saw the fo rm a tio n of an 11-12 year old girls' softball team that com peted w ith team s from the Forest Grove Hills boro area The National Ju nior team showed consider able im provem ent and won four out of th e ir last six games Svenson said Eight Junior Midget teams more than eve before, pu, a prem ium on fie ld use, he added, but the season was made ever, more enjoyable because everyone worked ¿ X B U X TO N S T O R E ^G roceries • Cold Beverages -Franz Pastries • 324-6601 •• ................................. •- TO CABLE TELEVISION. Buxton Store Caps Only... $ 5 VHS VIDEO TAPES - *3 Return by 7 p m the following day Open Daily 8 to 8 14A Fisher Road, PO Box N, Buxton, OR 97109 BULLETIN NEED A JOB? GF OFFERS A FREE SERVICE TO ELIGIBI E APPI ICAN1S WE CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR JOB SEARCH OUR PROGRAM OFFERS: PRIVATE CABLE SYSTEMS AS LOW AS s45 PER MONTH • • • • • • JOB RE FI RRALS JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE RESUME WRITINGS INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES ON THE JOB TRAINING CLASSROOM TRAINING TO IMPROV! JOB SKILLS GED/AHS COMPLETION FINANCING AVAILABLE W.A.C. VERNONIA RESIDENTS Includes Complete Satellite System Installation & To determine if you are eligible for our services We will be taking applications the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 1 p m. West Oregon Electric Building 715 Maple Street, Vernonia Premium Channel Package HAMLET SATELLITE SYSTEMS GE Government Services 1701 S. HOLLADAY. SEASIDE. OR 97138 (503) 738-9280 or (503) 728-9314 Monday-Friday 9 am-5 pm, Saturday 10 am-1 pm GE Government Services 293 S. First Street, St Helens, OR 97051 Call 397-6495 or 1-800-535-WORK AN I QUAI OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM hard to cooperate Thirteen businesses spon sored the fourteen teams this year allowing the VYSBA to purchase new equipment tor the approximately 160 young sters in the program Addi tionally 2 1/2 sets of game uniforms were purchased and an inventory plan was estab lished for replacing equipment and uniforms on a timely ba sis The school district and the city were very helplul regard mg fie ld use and m ainte nance Svenson said "I have thoroughly enjoyed being VYSBA president this year." he added enthusiasti cally "I, has been a great year because of the cooperation of everyone involved "Our teams have been very competitive with teams from all the tow ns of W estern Washington County I want to express my thanks to all those who made this season a sm ooth and successful effort Special thanks are due Terri Parker and Marilyn Landers "Most of all thanks to the kids whose positive attitudes and hustle made all of our et tods seem worthwhile "" Sveri son concluded Team sponsors and coach es were Vernonia Sentry Market, Chris Cota. Vernonia R ealty & In surance, Bob Green Old Time 5c & 10c Kelly Hillyer, Vernonia Mini Mart Mario Leonetti. Western Auto Debbie Tay lor, Farm ers & M erchants Bank Rocky Miner. BCH Log ging Mark Busch. Vernonia Golf Course, Randy Cherry and Steve Landers. Vernonia Federal Credit Union, Ron Svenson and Jim Wallers Holce Logging. Dawn and Ed Buckner and Scot, S ch a rrin g h a u se n . Koch Trucking, Karl and Liz Koch, Oregon Natural Gas Develop men, Co . Ray Allen and Tim Williamson Wes, Oregon Electric Co op e ra tive sp on sored two teams, with Greg Schaum burg coaching one Jim Kelly and Randy Aulfman coaching the second
