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Page 10 The INDEPENDENT, June 7, 2000 Banquet, awards bring recognition to participants of spring sports The Vernonia High School spring sports awards banquet was held May 23 in the VHS gym. Following a potluck ban quet, the awards ceremony be gan with introductions by Prin cipal Mike Durbin and Athletic Director Jane McClellan. Five students were honored for participation in a sport out side of school. Alex Kinney, Brittany Kerns and Ewa Smith all received a certificate, medal and letter for their participation in Tae-Kwon-Do. Blaine Vande- hey and Justin Johnson each received a certificate and medal for freestyle wrestling, Five students were honored for being a part of the school’s “Tech Crew." Jake Lee and Nicole Potter received a certifi cate and medal, while Billy Leach and Jack Murphy re ceived a certificate, medal and a letter. Steve Potter also re ceived a certificate and medal. In track, 46 students were honored. In boys track and field, certificates, pins and let ters were earned by Erik Banz- er, Charlie Hansen, Shawn Hillyer, Aaron Hunt, Shawn Robertson, Jake Rumbolz, and Adam Tanner. Casey Waltz received a participation certifi cate. Certificates of participa tion and pins were earned by Aaron Stewart Luke Ellis, Doug Hillyer, Colin Plews, and Eric Patterson, as well as Steve Art show seeks patriotic works The Gallery at Columbia Center is seeking artwork for its July art show that has a theme of “Historical Fourth." Following the Gallery’s theme for the year 2000, the show de sires to attract artwork depict ing images of the past and fu ture, and for this show, art with historical and patriotic images. The show will include all art mediums. It will open July 6 with a First Thursday reception and continue through July 30 at Columbia Center, 375 South 18th Street, St. Helens. Artwork will be accepted for display 4-6:00 p.m. on July 3. “All artwork that depicts im ages of the Fourth of July, democracy, U.S. history or pa triotism is eligible,” said Maeona Urban, chairwoman of the Columbia Center Art Com mittee. The show is being spon sored by St. Helens Federal Community Credit Union. Each artist may submit two pieces of artwork for the show and sale. Two-dimensional works are not to exceed 28 x 36 inches, framed, and three dimensional works may not ex ceed 50 pounds. The work must be original and completed within the last three years. Art must be wired and framed. Columbia Foundation, which oversees the art program, re ceives a 20 percent commis sion on all works sold during the show. For more information, call Barbara Peschiera at 503-397- 1139. Serafin. Jiri Burda received a participation certificate. Most improved went to Stewart, while Banzar earned most in spirational and most valuable went to Eric Patterson. In the girls’ track and field category, certificates of partici pation were earned by Diana Jackson, Sarah Johnston, Kel ly Kofstad, Jennifer Price and Mary Jensen. Receiving a cer tificate and pin were Mary Anne Miller, Kendra Dewitt, Alicia Normand, Elisabeth Brookins, Alishia Buffam, Jessica Soder- back, Amy Spry, Elena Majbo- va, April Iman, Ani Militzer and Johanna Seidel. Certificates, pins and letters were earned by Ashley Murray, Stephanie Hein, Lydia Isaacson, Rose Peets, Lacey Schilling, Beth Green, Lola Muminova, and Narisara Satrulee. Most im proved honors went to Lydia Isaacson, as Most Inspirational went to Ashley Murray, and Mary Anne Miller received Most Valuable. In baseball, participation certificates were earned by Matt Kelly, Arron Forster and Curtis Golson, and Donald Schaumburg. Athletes receiving a certifi- cate and pin were David Koch, John Walters; Kyle Cota, Dustin Titus, and Bobby Lokken. Senior Kohei Na- gashio received a certificate and pin as well as the Most Im proved award. Earning a cer tificate, pin and letter were Jon Luttrell, who also earned the ti tle of Most Inspirational, and Everett Brown. Lokken was Most Valuable. First year coach Dana Hyde presented the softball awards. Receiving certificates for participation as statisticians were freshmen Nicole Swayze and Heather Forster. Players receiving certifi cates and pins were: freshmen Kim Normand, Nikki Gwin, and Nicole Potter; juniors Jennifer Grady and Abby Pond; and seniors Kirsten Hyde, Nicole Koch and Andrea Pinedo. Six girls lettered in softball this season. Jessica Allison, and Kendall Graham; Christy Benes and Bonnie Buchan, and Fawn Cecil. Pond was awarded the MVP award, as Buchan was named Most In spirational and Luttrell was most improved. All three re ceived medals. Girls golf coach Joe Strand Activities set Saturday at BV Trail The Friends of Banks Ver nonia State Trail will host their annual celebration of State Parks Day and National Trails Day on Saturday, June 10. The celebration will be held at the Buxton trailhead from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The public is invited to bring their families and friends; take a walk, ride bicycles, or ride their horses on the trail. The Friends of Banks/Ver- nonia Linear Park will provide cake and juice for visitors who stop by the Buxton trailhead. There will also be exhibits cov ering the Park’s trees, flowers and other points of interest. In addition there will be available games and demonstrations of water quality sampling and construction of native fish traps from natural materials. There will be activities for the whole family. June IO also coincides with the State of Oregon free fishing day. So visitors can check out the fabled cut-throat trout that are purported to be in Mendan- hall Creek at the park This year, the Friends group will have members visiting the other B/V Park trailheads dur- Cinab, ing the day, with maps and oth er park related information. We have added this type of public contact in order to meet as many visitors as possible. The Banks Vernonia Trail is 21 miles long and runs from Banks to Vernonia. The Buxton Trailhead is at 24600 Bacona Road. State Park signs in Bux ton direct visitors to the trail head. For rtiore information: con tact Ron Johnson, president of the Friends, at 693-9096, or Park Ranger Scott Green at 324-0606. A n n u al R elay date changed People of all ages will come together in August for the Third Annual Columbia County Pre vention Relay Around the Clock. The 18-hour event will be held on the track at Rainier High School from 6:00 p.m. on Friday, August 11 until noon on Saturday, August 12. Although it sounds like a sports event, anyone of any ability can sign up, said Team Participation Chairman Melissa Please see page 20 ^8) ¿zNunAVOj SEASONAL STOCK • GROUND COVERS • PERENNIALS ANNUALS • HERBS • TREES • UNUSUAL PLANTS ASST 4" p-fW ANNUALS___ OU U-Cut Delfiniums Gorgeous! Ready Now! Dianthus "Tiny Rubies".. ’350 1 gal. 22745 NW Fisher Rd., Buxton, OR 97109 For Hours & Information, Phone/Fax: 503-324-9274 evening, coach James Brookins presented the awards for the boys golf team. Jesse Borst received a cer tificate of participation, while Alex Dinger was the only member of the Loggers boys golf team to earn a varsity let ter. Brass Sears received a certificate of participation and pin, as did Joey Strand, Brian Collins, Bryan Dinger, Matt Brookins and Brian Robertson. Dinger Brookins and Robert son also received 4-year plaques. presented the awards for his team. Jessie Doane was the only player to letter, receiving a certificate, pin and letter, while Alex Hayes, Megan Peura, and Liana Traylor each received a certificate and pin. Receiving medals with their certificates, Hayes was voted Most Im proved; Traylor was awarded Most Inspirational, and Peura earned the title of Most Valu able. Doane was voted Most Consistent. In the final group of the Skidmore, Stacklie UO graduates Stacklie also received a P ric e w a te rh o u s e C o o p e rs Leadership Award. The ac counting firm annual sponsors the $2,500 prize to recognize a student who, in addition to aca demic achievement, demon strates leadership in student affairs in a way that helps oth ers. Candidates to receive de grees from the University of Oregon on June 10 include Molly Arlene Skidmore, bache lor of music in music education; and Jamie L. Stacklie, bachelor of science in accounting. Both are graduates of Vernonia High School. VHS finishes third at Quiz Bowl The Vernonia High School School team and were defeat 2000 Quiz Bowl team compet ed 85-70. The second round ed in the Northwest League was slow, as it seemed that Quiz Bowl at Neah-Kah-Nie neither team was awake. In round three, competing against High School on May 3. Neah-Kah-Nie, the students The VHS team was com posed of seniors April Bamburg seemed to wake up, and VRS and Matt Brookins, juniors Elis won that round 110-85. abeth Brookins, and Blaine Knappa and Warrenton bat Vandehey and sophomores tled for first and second place Cassian Flynn and Brass in the final round of the tourna Sears. Vernonia began the compe ment, with Knappa winning tition in the second round 185-155. Vernonia was third, against the Knappa High and Neah-Kah-Nie was fourth. 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