The INDEPENDENT, February 2, 2000
Page 5
Wheels park organizers hear from top skateboard park designer
The Vernonia Scout Cabin He has worked with youth all
The morning was devoted to
was the scene Saturday for a over the country and is the au talks by advisors Michelle Blum
Youth in Action event which fea thor of the manual A Complete and Michele Kunkel and four
tured a presentation by skate Step-by-Step Guide for Con
park designer Tony Gembeck. crete Skate Park Construction.
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Tony Gem beck
youth speakers. Tegan Jones
spoke about liability and related
issues; Denny Peters explained
why Vernonia needs a skate
park; Lynn Becker talked about
skateboarding today; and David
M cM urtry gave a history of
skateboarding. The invitation-
Story and photos by Judy
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Michele Kunkel’s presentation gets a laugh out of Tegan
Jones and Lynn Becker.
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construct the park. City Coun
cilor Gayle Shriver will help with
this phase but more volunteers
are needed, said Blum.
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only audience, which included
com munity leaders, was also
treated to a talk and video pre
sentation by Gembeck who em
phasized the im portance of
making skate park construction a
quality endeavor.
“ If the park isn’t done right,
the kids w on’t use it, which can
lead to all kinds of bad feelings
on the part of everyone,” said
Gembeck.
After a pizza lunch, the de
sign com m ittee
proceeded
across the river to the skate
park site w here the youth
staked out the four corners of
the park.
“This is our first official event
since the land was dedicated by
the city,” said Blum. The previ
ous 18 m onths have been
spent teaching the youth how to
deal with the adult world. The
next four weeks will be devoted
to design, with the help of Jeff
and Linda Patterson of Vernon
ia. The group will also need to
do fundraising for about six
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6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Mondays
Al-Anon
6:30
p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Mondays
Alcoholics Anonymous
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Saturdays
Alcoholics Anonymous
7:30 p.m., VHS Library
2nd W ednesday
Boosters
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Tuesdays
Boy Scout Troop 201
7:00 p.m., LDS Church
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Boy Scout Troop 860
7:00 p.m., City Library
Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday
Noon, Lew’s Place
Cham ber of Comm erce
2nd Wed.
1:00
p.m.,
Senior Center
4th
Tuesday
Doll Club
7:00 p.m., City Library
4th Monday
Friends of the Scout Cabin
6:30-8 p.m., Christian Church
Thursdays
Girl Scouts
For location call 429-7193
3rd
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Izaak W alton League
6:30 p.m., Lew's Place
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Lions Club
For Info Call 429-4074
Nehalem Valley C ar Club
10:30
a.m., City Library
W ednesdays
Preschool Story Hour
1:00 p.m., Senior Center
1st Friday
Senior Center Directors
6:30 p.m., 1st Baptist Church
Thursdays
TOPS
For location call 429-2401
Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Vernonia Airport Comm ittee 3rd W ednesday
For location call 429-1414
Vernonia Cares Directors
1st Thursday
6:30 p.m., City Library
Vernonia City Council
1st & 3rd Mondays
7:00
p.m.,
Head Start Bldg.
Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp.
2nd Monday
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Vernonia Grange
2nd Friday
6:00 p.m., 854 Grant Ave.
Vernonia Health Center
2nd W ednesday
7:00 p.m., C 'ty Library
1st Thursday
Vernonia Planning Comm.
For Info Call, 429-1204
Vernonia Pride
7:00 p.m., VHS, Rm. 6
Last Thursday
Vernonia Ridge Riders
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
2nd Tuesday
Vernonia RFPD Board
8:00
p.m., District Office
2nd
Thursday
Vernonia School Board
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
2nd Monday
Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters
7:00 p.m., WOEC
3rd Tuesday
WOEC Directors
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12:30 p.m., Brown Derby
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1st Saturday
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Lions Club
8:00 p.m., Gun Club
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Sunset Park Assoc.
7:00 p.m., Jr. High Library
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TOPS
7:00 p.m., Station 13
2nd W ednesday
Tri-City RFPD Board
COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.)
10 a.m., Courthouse
W ednesdays
Board of Commissioners
7:00
p.m.,
Sunset Park Church
2nd
Tuesday
Citizens for Senior Justice
10:30 a.m., Courthouse
2nd Friday
COLCO Transportation
1:00 p.m., Courthouse
2nd Friday
County Council of Seniors
7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds
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&
4th
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County Fair Board
6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St.
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7:00 p.m., Courthouse
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Noon,
location call 429-3713
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