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The INDEPENDENT, May 17, 2000
Vernonia students’ dog grooming business receives Meyer grant
Vernonia has a new busi
ness in town. Thanks to a
$1,440 grant from the Meyer
Memorial Trust, the “Bridges”
alternative education class will
be able to get its student-run
dog-grooming business off the
ground.
Wag-ln-Tai)s, under the gui
dance of teacher Heidi Herb,
has served a few clients in re
cent months, using a $5.00
pool and a $3.00 hose.
“We really need equipment,
and we would like to sponsor a
pet fair in the fall,” said Herb,
who has worked out the class
curriculum over the past two
years. She had been an ele
mentary teacher for seven
years in Vernonia before her in
volvement with the alternative
program began.
The Bridges program for
students in grades seven to
ten, currently has twelve stu
dents. It is designed to build
confidence and self-esteem in
students who are at-risk for
quitting school.
Herb stresses that these are
bright students who need a
special kind of guidance at this
point in their lives. A student-
run business is a great tool for
teaching skills and generating
positive feedback and accom
plishment, she said.
A fee of $20 is charged for
bathing, grooming and nail
trimming for clients and, unlike
most school programs, the dog
grooming business will contin
ue during the summer. A spe
cial rate of $15 applies to sen
ior citizens. Until school is out,
customers may call Herb at
WGS, 429-7941; during the
summer, call her at 992-1168.
JUDY HILL/THE INDEPENDENT
Mickey, a dog belonging to Washington Grade School employee Carol Senns, is the center of attention at Wag-In-Tails, a
student-operated dog grooming business. With Mickey are, from left, teacher Heidi Herb, Kolton Graham, Shannon Flatau,
Hank Sohler, Jessie Doane, Brandon Frettim, Melissa Cole and Kaishia Friedrick. Not shown are Janie Curyea, Katie Fret-
tim, Ona Gregg, Kody Watts and Matt Watts.
County “Teachers of the Year” will be recognized at banquet in June
Outstanding teachers from
Clatskanie, Rainier, Scap
poose, Vernonia and St. He
lens will be recognized by Co
lumbia Foundation during its
3rd annual Teacher of the Year
ceremony.
This year’s program is made
possible through the coopera
tion of all of the chambers of
commerce and school districts
in Columbia County. The pres
entation of the awards will be
incorporated with the St. He-
lens-Scappoose Chamber of
Commerce
41st
Annual
Awards banquet on May 25.
“It is wonderful to see the
community recognize teachers
who have made a difference in
their lives,” said Bonnie Moss,
who has led the project for the
Columbia Foundation.
Students, parents, teachers,
Senior class plans
final fund raiser
The last fund raiser before
the Vernonia High School sen
ior class takes their annual trip
will be a combination car wash,
yard sale and bake sale to be
held Saturday, May 20, from
12:30 to 6:00 p.m. at Vernonia
High School.
Anyone who wishes to do
nate items for the sale is asked
to bring pre-marked goods to
Storage, Too, 58605 Nehalem
Hwy. S., between 4:00 and
6:00 p.m. on May 17.
The money raised will go to
ward students’ accounts as
spending money.
Sophom ores plan
bottle, can collection
The Vernonia High School
sophomore class will hold a
door-to-door pop can drive on
Saturday, June 10, from 10
a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Anyone who will be gone,
but would like to have cans and
bottles picked up, may set
them outside with a note la
beled Sophomore Pop Can
Drive. Cans and bottles may
also be dropped off behind the
high school.
c o n & FHX SERVICE
ThiINDEPENDENT
Many families savored the Mother’s Day breakfast offered by Vernonia Boy Scout Troop 201
on May 14. The scouts added a special touch for the day by providing corsages for mothers
who attended breakfast in the Scout Cabin.
and other community members
submitted nomination forms
describing their choice for
teacher of the year. “More than
150 nominations were submit
ted, making the selections very
difficult,” Moss said. “Teachers
play an integral part in shaping
our children’s lives, to produce
adults who contribute to the
community we live in.”
The award ceremony will be
held on May 25 at Time and
Again Tea House and Ball
room, 213 S. First Street, St.
Helens. Cocktails will begin at
6:00 p.m. Dinner will be served
at 6:30 p.m. and is by reserva
tion only, make reservations by
May 19th. Advance tickets are
$22.00 per person and may be
purchased by calling the Co
lumbia Foundation, 397-1139,
or the St. Helens-Scappoose
Chamber of Commerce at 397-
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