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The INDEPENDENT, May 6,1998 Page 13 Vernonia Pride in operation... Nobody ever said that the annual Vernonia Clean-up day, sponsored by Vernonia Pride, was easy. Among the more than 100 volunteers who turned out to spruce up the town were Enid Parrow, who cleaned up the Memorial Park area, and an unidentified family who spent a lot of time on their knees cleaning weeds and removing daffodil bulbs from around the trees on Bridge Street. WGS track teams learning by competing against bigger schools Washington Grade School’s track teams faced Tillamook, Neah-Kah-Nie and Scappoose, in Scappoose, April 30. Eighth grade girls: Scap poose 96, Tillamook 20, NKN 11, WGS 4. Alicia Normand: 80m hurdles, 15.75, third; 200m hurdles, 35.87, third. Eighth grade boys: Scap poose 91, NKN 28, WGS 11. Brass Sears: shot put, 36'9-1/2", first; discus, 1127-1/2", second. Luke Ellis: discus, 99’8-1/2", third. VHS track records keep on falling From page 12 triple jump. It was a spectacu lar finish, as he was able to complete only two of the six jumps allowed in the prelimi nary and finals, and finished only three inches behind sec ond place. After Woznicki’s second jump, the heel injury that has been plaguing him made it impossible to continue. His second jump of 43'1-1/2" stood while the rest of the field jumped four more times. April 29 Vernonia co-hosted a four-school track meet at Oregon Episcopal School, with Catlin Gabel. Seven parents, VHS teacher Gennie Harris, and athletes who were in be tween events ran all the field events. Catlin Gabel volunteers handled the running events. Ellie Prpich won the high jump at 5'. Mary Anne Miller fin ished first in the 1500 meters. Records are made to be broken, a point VHS track and field athletes have proven many times this spring. “W e’ve had six meets and nine school records, in six sep arate events— it’s phenome- Seventh grade girls: Scap poose 93, NKN 26, Tillamook 19, WGS 7. Kim Normand: discus, 63'8", third. Trisha Titus: 200m 33.63, third. Seventh grade boys: Tillam ook 46, Scappoose 44, NKN 29. WGS 21. Shawn Hillyer: 80m hurdles, 14.54, first; 200m hurdles, 33.47, third. Shawn Robertson: high jump, 4'4", second. Charlie Hanson: shot put, 24‘6", second. hurdles (:37), and high jump (4'), and finished second in the 100m dash (:15.82). Eighth grade boys: NKN 50, Astoria 39, WGS 30. 400m relay: WGS team, second place. 200m hurdles: Keith Rondo, first place; Charles Gendron second. 80m hurdles: Rondo, first; Gen dron, second; J.J. Malnerich, third. Seventh grade boys: Astoria nal,” said Coach Mel Nice. 78, NKN 41, WGS 20. “The best I can remember is five in 1979.” The teams went to The team competed with 24 Neah-Kah-Nie April 21, for a schools in the Lower Columbia three-way meet, along with As Invitational at St. Helens April toria. 25, some from 3A and 4A lev Alicia Normand, one-girl els. team, finished second in the Prpich won the high jump Eighth Grade Girls competition. with her 5'2" jump, and “just Neah-Kah-Nie 55, WGS 18, Astoria 13. ticked the bar” at 5'4". Normand took first place in Miller began the 1500 at the rear of the pack but still man the 80m hurdles (:16.5), 200m aged to finish third, while post ing a personal and VHS record time 5:08.4. '■■i.'.H.-iïiïiii.......... .. .... ........ ............... . Miller again provided the One we could not get done high point, April 23, when the From page 3 team travelled to Oregon Epis things were going. The next and will be rescheduled, an thing I knew, he was there at other happened by chance. A copal School. This time she claimed the the school district parking lot. total of thirteen homes were school record in the 800 me He took the only “crew” avail helped and a p p ro xim a te ly ters with her personal best of able and started the car wash. $112 in donations was collect 2:24.91. The old record, set in The “crew" is why I mention ed from the car wash and this. It was comprised of Calli turned over to Mr. Eric Olson, 1986, was 2:31.94. In the 5J Invitational in (9) and Hayley (7) Hardwick, President of the Senior Center Clatskanie, April 18, Denise Ti Elise (8) and Cody (5) Blum Board. YA! w ishes to thank the tus took second in the shot put and Christopher (4) Antley. By (34'5-1/2"). 2:00 p.m. they had washed people who supported them Miller won the 3000 (11:27), nine vehicles and had raised during the “Senior Class Chal and 800 meters (2:27). $75.00 in donations. When the lenge” today: Genny Harris, high school crews returned for my co-advisor for YA! at VHS, the last time, and as it started for working behind the scenes, to rain, they took over and fin and Sheri Boyd, Carol Davis, Chris Rea and Pat Stacklie for ished up the last few cars. working with, and/or transport So, (taking into account an ing youth today (Total Support away track meet and an OS- hours today = 48). SOM field trip today) 23 Ver To Western Auto and Ver nonia High School students nonia B o osters, a special choose to clean gutters, pull thank you for supplies “at cost” weeds, cut brush, mow grass, and our san dw ich board. bag clippings, cut back berry Thank you to Vernonia Pride, plants, plant flow ers, wash who inspired us, and SOLV dogs, shovel gravel, haul away who supported them. and burn debris, wash cars I personally wish to send a and answ er a phone. Total HUGE thank you to the youth Youth in Action! (YA!) hours = who participated (and to those 132. who wanted to but could not be there), for doing it simply Originally, I had spoken to because of how it felt when sixteen senior citizens about you were done! You are all great role models! th e ir hom es. Three hom es To the senior citizens who cancelled for the 18th, and re welcomed us to their homes, quested to be rescheduled. 400m relay: WGS team, second place. 80m hurdles: Shawn Hillyer, sec ond, Casey Waltz fourth. Sahson Dehkordi: long jump, 13'1 -1/2", second. Seventh grade girls. Candice Dalebroux: 80m hurdles 16.79, first. K. Normand: 80m hurdles, 18.95, second; discus, 59'2", second. Audrey Looney: high jump, 3'10", first; 200m, third. Titus: 200m, second. P R I N T I N G P la in or ‘J a n c y T h e IN D E P E N D E N T 4 2 9 9 4 1 0 - - ■ • ■ . ■ thanks fo r b e lie vin g in our youth and supporting them. To the S enior C lass of ‘98 fo r “The Challenge” and leading the crews, you are huge! And last, but not least, to my husband Jeff, who super vised the crews by driving to each and every home (several times), did not complain about the flat tire on his new truck, (and ignored the checkbook on this one!) THANK YOU! With warm regards, Michelle Blum Youth in Action! Vernonia P.S. The S e nio r class won “The Senior Class Challenge". Children should not play in the road To the Editor: I grew up in W arren and now I am raising my children here. People have always driv en fast on all these roads. So when [Columbia County Com missioner candidate] Colleen DeShazer mentioned widening the roads so our children could play on them , I was o v e r whelmed with anger and frus tration. No child should be al- Please see page 14
