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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1993)
Page 14 Th« INDEPENDENT, Oct. 13,1993 VHS homecoming activities on Friday A w eek of H om ecom ing fun and games will come to an end Friday with the Home coming Dance preceded by a football game between Ver nonia High School and Neah- Kah-Nie at Greenman Field. Though kickoff time is 7:30 p.m., alumni and friends can first enjoy a feast of barbe cued ham burgers, corn on the cob, chips and pop or cof fee. Food will be served from the concession booth starting at 6:00 p.m. for $3 per person or $15 per family. Members of the Nehalem Valley Speed & Beauty car club will man the concession booth. Proceeds from the fund ra is e r w ill go to the Boosters. Reigning over the dance w ill be the H o m eco m ing Court of Leah Keenon and Doug Dennis, Sarah Vande- hey and B ill Busch, Jenny Ervin and Bob Busch. O th e r a c tiv itie s d u rin g Homecoming Week include d re ss-u p da ys at th e high school, with Monday for polka dots, stripes or plaid; Tues day was cow boy or hippie clothing; Wednesday is class co lo rs; T h u rs d a y w ill be school colors. On F riday, c la s s e s w ill compete against each other in the Logger O lym pics, a number of humorous games and activities. Remember to send in Sentry receipts Remember to turn in those Vernonia Sentry receipts to any elem entary stud en t or classroom in Vernonia, class room a id e B a rb a ra E rvin urged. "They may be only pieces of paper after your groceries are unloaded and put away, but they mean valuable dol lars to the HOSTS (Help One S tudent To S u ccee d) p ro gram," Ervin said. HOSTS is a one-on-one m a th em atics tu to rin g p ro gram that has proven to be very successful. A decrease in federal money led the pro- County Fair board members work to keep operations going strong twenty hours per week. The rest of the work will have to be done by volun teers—a situation well under stood by W illia m s o n and board v ic e -c h a irm a n Pam Freytag, who work in the of fice every day until at least noon, often much longer. Volunteers are still needed to work on the grounds, paint, do building repair, or any oth er service they may offer. Goods and materials are also needed, the board members stressed. "If someone wants to donate a gallon of paint, we'll accept it with gratitude and carefully store it until we have enough to paint a build ing," Williamson said, adding that they can use red, green or white paint. The Columbia County Fair Board meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the 4-H building. All m ee ting s are open to the public. The Columbia County Fair Board declined an offer by the county board of commis sioners to place responsibility fo r m a in ta in in g the fa ir g ro u n d s w ith the co u n ty parks department. No cou nty general fund money was budgeted for the fa ir board this year, and a levy that would have provided the board w ith o p e ra tin g funds was defeated at the polls. They will receive mon ey from the state lottery, but the bulk of th e ir operating funds will have to come from rentals of facilities at the fair grounds and from the fair, it self. "If there is any chance to keep the fair independent, we want to do that," said board chairman Kathy Williamson, on a recent visit to Vernonia. To keep the operation go ing, the board laid off all staff except one groundskeeper- maintenance man who works TOGO: 4 2 9 -5 4 6 1 Everyday Specials: Spaghetti • Meat Loaf • Chicken-Fried Steak Open 5 am - 8 pm Mon.-Sat. 6 am -7 pm Sun. SUNNYSIDE GROCERY & D E LI 58360 Nehalem Hwy. S. - 2 mi. South of Vernonia 556-2505 gram to be dropped this year, but it was saved by donations from the community. The Vernonia Sentry Re ceipt Program w ill sponsor next year's HOSTS program. The goal of $170,000 in re ceipts is $20,000 more than last year's goal, but is the same amount as was actually turned in. The Parent Teacher Orga nization, which coordinates the re ce ip t program , asks p a re n ts and o th e rs in the community to save their re ceipts and send them or take them to school once each month. Jessie Johnston and Walter Mathews enjoyed an animated conversation during the Rummage Sale fund raiser for Mist School. For a full report on how the activity went, see Letters to the Editor. School enrollment up slightly in Banks, Vernonia increase greater S tud en t e n ro llm e n ts in creased slightly in both Ver nonia and Banks at the start of the 1993-94 school year. V e rn o n ia sc h o o ls have reached a high of 756 stu dents, an increase of fourteen o ve r the 742 e n ro lle d fo r 1992-93. By th e end of school last June, the number of students had declined to 732. 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