The INDEPENDENT, April 19, 2000
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tanks: 27 year history of fundraising for community and schools
Banks Community Auction,
first organized in 1973, started
out simply enough:
It was
started by parents to raise
funds for a foreign exchange
program.
community members are need
ed to pull this huge event to
gether.
Proceeds from the silent
Since then, the auction has
grown in popularity and is now
the community’s biggest—and
most entertaining— fund rais
er. Now the coordinated efforts
of parents, students and other
Auction Before Titoe
SaturdaVj Aprît 2.9
Plant and book sale on schedule
The annual Plant & Book
Sale of the Friends of the
Banks Public Library will be
held Saturday, April 29, from
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Among the offerings will be
rhododendrons, dwarf conifers,
perennials, evergreen and de
ciduous azaleas, as well as
bedding plants. Also for sale
will be some gardening books
donated by Timber Press, used
books, and used videos.
Garage Sale 9:00 a.m.
Silent Auction 5:00 p.m.
Oral Auction 7:00 p.m.
Barbecue Chicken Dinnei
4:00-8:00 p.m.
The Banks Public Library is
located at 111 Market Street.
For more information, call 324-
1382.
Proposed budget gets approval
From page 10
ings ana statewide categorical
funding.
Increases in expenditures
include $190,000 for 3.5 addi
tional classroom teachers;
$45,000 for language arts ma
terials; $35,000 each for tech
nology and for the creation of a
deferred maintenance ac
count; and lesser amounts in
five other specific categories.
The proposed budget also in
cludes a two-percent increase
in most other budgeted cate
gories, a four-percent increase
in contractual
obligations
(salaries and benefits) and a
10-percent increase in trans
portation.
SUNSET
LAUNDRY
SEW-N-THINGS
The proposed budget in
cludes a contingency fund of
$120,000. Use of these funds
would require board authoriza
tion. The approved budget will
go into effect July 1,2000.
Budget Committee mem
bers from the community are
Rod Hjelmstad, Tom Duyck,
Jayne Peterson, Duane Lund-
sten and Doug Nordholm.
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and live auctions, an all-day
garage sale and a barbecued
chicken dinner will help many
programs.
Scholarships,
school sports, the public li
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tax cuts of the past few years,
all extracurricular sports are
“pay-to-play” and there would
be no sports program without
community support. The auc
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tion also helps support other
school activities, including
choir and drama, and provides
many scholarships for graduat
ing seniors.
Among the items up for bid
in prior years’ auctions have
been tickets for various events,
including the Oregon Sympho
ny and the Trail Blazers, nurs
ery stock, local produce, fly
fishing trips, restaurant certifi
cates, office supplies, fuel, por
traits, furniture and much,
much more. This year’s event
promises another exciting se
lection for auction goers.
Volunteers have worked for
many weeks to acquire items
for the day-long garage sale,
too. It will start at 9:00 a.m. and
continue until auction time.
The silent auction will start
at 5:00 p.m. and be followed by
the oral auction at 7:00 p.m.
You needn’t miss your dinner,
either. A barbecued chicken
dinner, with potato salad,
baked beans, roll and pop, will
be served from 4:00 to 8:00
p.m. for $5.00 per person. Pro
ceeds from the dinner will help
support Grad Nite activities.
All activities will be at Banks
High School on Saturday, April
29th.
Join the Fun a t the
27th Annual
Banks Comm unity Auction
Saturday, April 29th
Top Quality Knits
Lingerie Fabrics
Hand-Crafted Gifts
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Dry...25£
brary, park and fire district will
all benefit from the fund raiser.
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which has been hit hard by the
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• 2.97 cubic inches; 10.6 lb power-
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• STIHL Quickstep* Inertia Chain
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