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Page 8 The INDEPENDENT, May 3, 2000 S h a rp e n th o s e p e n c ils , g e t rea d y fo r s p e llin g bee Public, private and home program. Local school districts school students in Columbia should complete their competi County are urged to participate tion no later than May 19. Inter in the 24th Annual Spelling ested home-schoolers may Contest for the State of Ore make arrangements to partici gon. The Oregon Department pate in their home school dis of Education and the Oregon trict. The Columbia County Association of Education Ser vice Districts sponsor the con Spelling Contest will be con test. Laura Couture of the ducted in the Loo Wit Room at Northwest Regional ESD coor St. Helens High School on May dinates the Columbia County 25, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Vis contest. itors are welcome to view the competition at the county level. The competition is held at Students will be competing for the local school district, county the opportunity to go to the and state levels. At each level, state competition held during students are expected to write all spelling words. An oral the Oregon State Fair. This spelling bee is not part of this year’s state competition will take place on Saturday, Sep tember 2. The contests at both the The Health Habit 429-0501 county and state levels are di vided into three divisions: Divi sion one for elementary stu dents through grade five; Divi sion two for students in grades six through eight; and Division three for students in grades nine through twelve. Plaques and U.S. Savings Bonds will be presented to the first place winners of each divi sion; the second and third place winners of each division will receive certificates of achievement and U.S. Savings Bonds. 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The follow ing immunizations are required for the 2000-2001 Kindergarten class are: D ip h th e ria /T e ta n u s -fiv e doses (unless fourth dose was given after four years of age) Polio-four doses (unless third dose was given after four years of age) - Measles-two doses - Mumps-one dose - Rubella-one dose - Hepatitis B-three doses - Varicella (Chicken pox)-one dose or history of the disease Call the WGS office at 429- 7941 for any questions regard ing registration, birth certificate, or immunizations. It is very important that all students who will be five years of age by September 1, 2000, be enrolled during this week so the school district will know the approximate size of next year’s kindergarten class. Kindergarten students in Mist and Birkenfeld may regis ter at the Mist School during this week. Call the school, at 755-2486, for an appointment. Co-ed: Sunday, July 9 - Friday, July 14 Ages 9-16 Boys: Sunday, July 23 - Friday, July 28 Ages 9-16 Girls: Sunday, July 30 - Friday, August 4 Ages 9-16 Boys: Sunday, Aug. 13 - Friday, Aug. 18 Ages 9-16 Day $170, w/Dinner & Evening Activities $195, O vernight $335 Larry Steele B asketball C am ps— The #1 Basketball Camp in the NW for over 10 years! CALL (5 0 3 ) 2 5 9 - 9 9 8 4 FOR INFORMATION V is it u s a t w w w .v is it c e d a r r id g e . c o m I ( f a a l w s Q /nfudte HOT, ICED & BLENDED DRINKS & TEA S tate tra in in g c la s s e s for s ta te ch ild care w o rkers “Oregon Child Care Basics,” a set of two trainings giving ba sic child care information suit able for child care profession als and parents, will be pre sented by Caring Options Child Care Resource and Referral, a program of Community Action Team, Inc. (CAT) Classes will be held Satur day, May 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Columbia Technology Center in St. He- lens. Basics 1, dealing with chil dren’s health and safety is sues, will begin at 8:30 a.m. Basics 2, which presents is sues connected with children’s social and emotional health, begins at 12:30 p.m. Each class meets four of the mandatory training hours for childcare providers. Pre-registration is required. A registration fee of $5 per class ($10 for the full day) cov ers the cost of materials. Lunch and snacks will be provided at no additional charge. To register, send your name, address and phone number along with a check or money order to: Caring Options, 310 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens, OR 97051 For r information, call Barbara Vi . Tlitzi at 397-3511, or toll free, 1-800-404-3511. f t ah PASTRIES, MUFFINS, COOKIES, BAGELS 3(jCLf2fULj. V Y lo th & A A (D j CUJ. WE WILL BE CLOSED ON MOTHER’S DAY Q ua ( D & liw iU O p e n V Y la y 1 5 th Jh&Aapsidk TflaAhjaga: (fall ^29-9011 fob dshuis < N A !L & TANNING APPOINTMENTS A V A ILS ( ABLE • WALK-INS WELCOME > 854 BRIDGE ST., VERNONIA • 429-9011 REG HOURS: Mon 6a-12:30p • Tu-F 6a-5p • Sa 7a-5p • Su 8a-2p Lady Loggers enjoy softball, even w ithout m any wins Vernonia High School’s soft- ball team played their first dou ble header at home against Portland Lutheran on April 20. Both games resulted in losses, 11-1 and 8-1. Jessica Allison scored the team’s only run in the first game and pitched the five-in ning game. The solo run in the second game was scored by Nicole Koch. “The Lady Loggers lack con fidence when batting, but they are a positive, fun team,” said coach Dana Hyde. “They are happy with the improvements they’ve made through the sea son and continue to work on their batting skills.” The ladies brought home their first win of the season April 18, defeating Knappa 12- 9. Kim Normand, Kirsten Hyde, and Jennifer Grady each scor- ed two runs, while Allison, Koch, Sarah Luttrell, Nicole Potter, Nikki Gwin and Abby Pond had a single run apiece. Four of the runs came when Al lison, Hyde, Grady and Nor mand each stole home. “In this game, Pond made two incredible diving catches at short stop,” said Hyde. The girls played a double header last night at home against Knappa. Four g am es rem ain in g fo r Log g er baseball season With 11 baseball games played and four games left, Vernonia High School’s league record stands at 1-8. Overall, the Loggers are 1-10. The first doubleheader of the season was at home April 20 against Portland Lutheran. The Loggers lost the first game of the twin bill, 11-4, and the second by 13-2. Three of Vernonia’s runs came in the third inning of the first game, with Josh Luttrell, David Koch and Bobby Lokken crossing the plate. Lokken also scored in the fourth. In the second game, Luttrell and Kohei Nagashio produced Loggers run production was better, but they still ended up the team’s only runs. “The defense is giving up on the wrong side of a 10-6 too many runs compared to score. Curtis Golson and Dus what they are capable of offen sively,” said head coach Dave tin Titus were credited with two runs apiece. Lokken and Kyle Doubrava. At Knappa, April 18, the Cota each added another run. O n e h o m e g o lf m a tc h re m a in in g The Vernonia High School girls golf team has made it to the beginning of district play offs, which started May 2 at Quail Valley Golf Course and will end May 8 at the Astoria Golf Course. Previously, the girls traveled to Mint Valley Golf Course in Longview to compete in a nine hole match against St. Helens. St. Helens came out on top, with 240 strokes as the Ver- See page 9 Customer Survey Results We Listened! 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