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The INDEPENDENT, May 3, 2000 Page 11 Vernonia, Banks students accepted for Music in May workshops The 52nd annual Music in May festival will be held at Pa cific University from May 25 to 27. Approximately 550 student musicians from Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho, including seven from Vernonia High School and one from Banks High School, will attend three days of workshops, lessons and rehearsals, then perform together in a final concert fea turing band, orchestra and choir. In addition to Dr. Michael Burch-Pesses, chair of Pacif ic’s Department of Music, three well-known guest conductors will work with the students. Dr. Jerry McCoy of Oklahoma State University will conduct the choir, Anthony Maiello of George Mason University will conduct the orchestra; conducting the band will be Allan McMurray of the University of Colorado. The final concert will be on Saturdy, May 27 at 3:00 p.m., in the Pacific Athletic Center on Main Street in Forest. Admis sion will be $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citi zens. Tickets can be pur chased at the door, or in ad vance through the Music in May office at 359-2198. Music in May is the only col lege-sponsored high school music festival in the Northwest. JUDY HILL/THE INDEPENDENT Saxophonist Heather Cot- tam w ill represen t Banks High S chool at M usic in May. Never mistake motion for action. - Ernest Hemingway FAIRBANKS MORSE JET PUM P SALE 1/2 HP SHALLOW WELL...$160°° 3/4 HP SHALLOW WELL...$190°° 1 HP SHALLOW WELL..... $200°° Vernonia High School will be well-represented at Music in May, with seven students accept ed to perform with the orchestra, band or choir. Pictured in the back row, from left, are bass Jake Brock, clarinetist Jessica Soderback, soprano Ani Militzer, and music instructor Bob Isted. In the front row are cellist Myriam Gendron, soprano Christie Brown, soprano Kristin Francis, and clarinetist Charles Gendron. VHS band going Registration for Banks Head Start Head Start is looking but parents are expected to be to state contest for Banks three and four-year-old chil The resurgence of music at Vernonia High School isn’t just in numbers, it’s also in quality. The 45-member VHS band placed highest at district com petition last week and qualified as one of the top 20 bands in the state at the 2A (small schools) level. Coming up next, the band will perform in competition at the state level. State competi tion will be held May 11 in Cor vallis. dren to fill the cheery class room down the hall from the li brary at Banks Elementary School. This preschool helps children and their families pre pare for school with fun, educa tional activities plus support in health, nutrition, and mental health. Children with disabili ties are especially welcome. involved in planning their chil dren’s goals in monthly meet ings and other activities. There are still a couple of places left for this year. Chil dren need to be three before September 1, 1999, for this year, or before September 1, 2000, for next year. Applica tions are now being accepted for both years. Call 359-0144 for an application, or pick one There is no cost for this half day, four day-a-week program, up at Banks Elementary. Banks planners approve rewrite of fence ordinance The Banks Planning Com mission, at its regular meeting April 25, held a public hearing on the proposed City Sign Or dinance. City Planner K.J. Won delivered an overview of the proposed ordinance, which he said represents six months of Serving the Local Community for Two Generations Located in Banks Hardware Store work by the Planning Commis cil with the recommendation sion. It has been refined to a that the Council adopt it as writ comfort level concerning stan ten. Won noted that although dards, procedure and enforce mailers announcing the hear ment, he said. 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