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The INDEPENDENT, May 17, 2000
Logger golf season com es to end
More Letters
From page 3
T e a m , u n d e r th e a u s p ic e s of
th e C o lu m b ia C o u n ty C o m m is
s io n on C h ild re n a n d F a m ilie s ,
h a s w o rk e d to re d u c e te e n
p re g n a n c y th ro u g h e d u c a tio n
a n d p ro g ra m s .
M a y is T ee n P re g n a n c y P re
v e n tio n M o n th , a n d w e w o u ld
like to c e le b ra te b y th a n k in g
y o u fo r y o u r s u p p o rt o f th o s e
p ro g ra m s th a t p o s itiv e ly im p a c t
te e n p re g n a n c y p re v e n tio n in
C o lu m b ia C o u n ty.
A rt, d ra m a , m u s ic , s p o rts
a n d o th e r e x tra c u rric u la r a c tiv i
tie s help te e n s m a k e h e a lth y
c h o ic e s a n d p ro v id e th e m w ith
h e a lth y life s ty le s . D id y o u kn o w
th a t a girl w h o p a rtic ip a te s in
p o s itiv e e x tra c u rric u la r a c tiv i
tie s is 5 0 -p e rc e n t le s s lik e ly to
b e c o m e p re g n a n t th a n a g irl
w h o d o e s n o t? T h a t is a n
a m a z in g s ta tis tic , a n d w e n e e d
to c o n tin u e to in v e s t in o u r kids,
o u r c o m m u n ity a n d o u r e x
tra c u rric u la r a c tiv itie s .
J o h n F. K e n n e d y o n c e s a id
th a t if y o u a re n o t p a rt o f th e
s o lu tio n , y o u a re p a rt o f th e
p ro b le m . W ith y o u r s u p p o rt o f
th e s e v ita l p ro g ra m s , w e w ill
c o n tin u e to ta k e s te p s to w a rd
e m p o w e rin g o u r y o u n g p e o p le
From page 0
B rya n D in g e r w a s ju s t th e op
to h a v e a n d m a k e h e a lth y
c h o ic e s .
T h a n k yo u to all o f yo u w h o
v o lu n te e r y o u r tim e a n d e n e rg y
to w a rd s e x tra c u rric u la r a c tiv i
remarkable. The organizers get
very, very busy and, if any groups
were omitted, it was purely by ac
cident.]
in th e d is tric t to u rn a m e n t w e re
C a tlin G a b e l, C h e h a le m Valley,
C ity C h ris tia n , C o lu m b ia C h ris
tia n , P o rtla n d A d v e n tis t, R iv e r
d a le a n d W a rre n to n .
p o s ite .”
tie s fo r o u r yo u th .
VHS
sophomores
thank helpers, donors
B ra s s S e a rs e n d e d th e d a y
th e firs t d a y of th e to u rn a m e n t
w ith 8 2 s tro k e s fo r 18 holes.
B ry a n D in g e r h a d 9 1 ; M a tt
S in ce re ly,
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Team, Columbia County
Taekwon-do
class
also helped clean up
To th e E d ito r:
I w a s d is a p p o in te d to see
th a t n o m e n tio n w a s m a d e
w h a ts o e v e r of o u r g ro u p in th e
a r tic le a b o u t th e V e rn o n ia
C le a n -U p Day. K im ’s T a e kw o n -
D o h a d th e la rg e s t g ro u p p a r
tic ip a tin g (1 9 p e o p le ), a n d
e v e r y o n e o f m y s tu d e n ts
w o rk e d v e ry ha rd , e v e n the
y o u n g e s t o n e s . T h e y p ic k e d up
tra s h fo r n e a rly fo u r h ou rs.
I’m v e ry p ro u d o f all o f th e m ,
a n d I w a n t to g iv e th e m a big
p u b lic T H A N K Y O U ! G R E A T
JO B!
Sincerely,
April Kinney
Vernonia
[Ed. note: If this was the only
group not mentioned, it would be
To th e E ditor:
O n S a tu rd a y, M a y 13, th e
V e rn o n ia H igh S c h o o l s o p h o
m o re c la s s had a c a n a n d b o t
tle d rive , a nd e a rn e d $ 3 2 3 .2 0 .
W e w o u ld like to th a n k all w h o
d o n a te d tim e , g as, b o ttle s a nd
ca n s. It is g re a tly a p p re c ia te d .
S p e c ia l th a n k s go to J a n ic e
H o lm e s , P a tric k a n d R y a n
P e ets, D o n a ld N o rm a n d a nd
R a n d y (B ud) N o rm a n d , as w e ll
a s to th e e ig h t s o p h o m o re s
w h o helped .
T h a n k yo u fo r all of y o u r
su p p o rt.
Vernonia High School
Class of 2002
Candidates Fair was
helped by all
To th e E ditor:
T h e C o lu m b ia
League
of
C o u n ty
W om en
V o te rs
B ro o k in s , 95; B ria n R o b e rts o n ,
108; a n d J o e y S tra n d , 108.
“ B ra s s s ta rte d th e b a c k nine
th e firs t d a y tw o o v e r p ar,” said
h e a d c o a c h J a m e s B ro o kin s.
“ H e still had a c h a n c e fo r state ,
b u t h a d a ro u g h b a c k nine.
th e to u rn a m e n t to 176 stro ke s.
Tournament scores:
Sears, 82-94, 176
Dinger, 91-93, 184
Brookins, 95-101, 196
Robertson, 108-100, 208
Strand, 108-119, 227
Shuttle bus service
From page 11
fu n d e d b y T ri-M e t, O re g o n D e
p a r tm e n t o f T ra n s p o rta tio n ,
L e g a c y H e a lth S y s te m s , O re
g o n D e p a rtm e n t o f H u m a n
S e rv ic e s
and
C o m m u n ity
F o u n d a tio n s .
D riv e rs , v e h ic le s a n d tim e
a re d o n a te d b y m a n y o rg a n iz a
tio n s a n d p ro v id e rs , in c lu d in g
th e A m e ric a n R e d C ro ss. R ide
C o n n e c tio n a c ts a s th e c o n
tra c t m a n a g e r fo r th e v a rio u s
p ro v id e rs .
R id e C o n n e c tio n ’s
m issio n
w ith c o m m u n ity n e e d ,” s a id
L e vitt. T h e s y s te m is e x p e c te d
to u n d e rg o s o m e a d ju s tin g as
tim e g o e s o n , to m e e t th e
n e e d s o f rid e rs in th e are a . T h e
s e rv ic e is s e e k in g to a d d re s s
th e la ck o f v ia b le tra n s p o rta tio n
in th e ru ra l a n d o u tly in g a re a s
o f th e co u n ty, s h e a d d e d .
U -S h u ttle w ill o p e ra te 5:0 0
a .m . to 11:00 p.m ., M o n d a y
th ro u g h F rida y, w ith w e e k e n d
s e rv ic e e x p e c te d to b e g in J u ly
1. To s c h e d u le a ride, ca ll 2 2 6 -
0 7 0 0 . F o r in fo rm a tio n a n d
c o m m e n ts , c a ll 4 1 3 -8 9 2 4 .
s ta te m e n t is “ L in k in g a c c e s s i
ble, re s p o n s iv e tra n s p o rta tio n
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T h e s e c o n d d a y p ro ve d to
b e a c h a lle n g e fo r th e L o g g e rs
a s th e y p la y e d th ro u g h g u s ts of
w in d th a t, a c c o rd in g to B ro o
kins, w e re s tro n g e n o u g h to se t
th e g o lf b a ll ro llin g o n th e
g re e n .
S e a rs e n d e d th e se c o n d d a y
o f th e to u rn a m e n t w ith 9 4
s tro k e s , b rin g in g his to ta l fo r
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