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The INDEPENDENT, July 5, 2000 Page 5 Volunteer Tea honors many who aid school The Vernonia Education As sociation honored Vernonia School District volunteers at a tea June 6 at the Vernonia High School library. Volunteers logged over 6500 hours in the district during the past year, said Superinten dent Larry McClellan, during remarks he made to approxi mately 40 volunteers present at the event. Some of Vernonia’s school volunteers and district staff at the tea in their honor on June 6. % “ High achieving schools al ways have good parent volun teer programs behind the dis trict. Volunteers make this dis trict a better district," said Ver nonia High School Principal Mike Durbin. He noted that 3400 hours were contributed by volunteers at VHS alone, 1200 of those hours by senior project mentors. JUDY HILL/THE INDEPENDENT G ranny ’ s C rafts G ranny D id I t Hand Crafted Gift Items Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm In the Bridge Street Mall 902 Bridge St., Vernonia • (503) 704-6983 K-8 P rincipal Kirk Sherril presented an O regon Small Schools Association Award of Excellence to parents, students and staff of Lincoln Grade School for Parent Involvement. The award honored specifically the school’s efforts to “bridge the gap between school and home.” The fall Bedtime Story Hour, Fam ily Math N ight, grandparent involvem ent, a weekly newsletter and fam ily projects helped cem ent recog nition by the OSSA. Sherril said that two things contribute to making a school above and beyond satisfactory: hard teachers and com munity volunteer programs. M arguerite Nice, head teacher at LGS, expressed gratitude to all the volunteers who have helped make LGS an award-winning school. C edar R idge -p,«sMd4 Johnny U m b o a n d th e U ig n u ts S atu r d ay , A ug ust 5 th from 6 :3 0 - 9 :3 0 in V e r n o n ia , O regon pm JUDY HILL/THE INDEPENDENT A d m is s io n Food- A d ults $6 K id s (7-i2) $3 U nder 6 F ree Music. ( save one dollar EACH BY DONATING A CAN OF FOOD FOR VERNONIA CARES) K-8 Principal Kirk Sherril presented the Oregon Small Schools Association Award for Parent Involvement at Lin coln Grade School. Dancing Volley ball Swimming P eer Garden K ids'Play Area Your voice is heard when you speak from the ballot box, so please Register and Vote AUGUST 2000 JULY 2000 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 16171819202122 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 27 2829 3031 'ERNONIA d-Anon 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Mondays 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Mondays alcoholics Anonym ous 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Saturdays alcoholics Anonym ous 1:00 p.m., New Hong Kong 2nd Thursday <rts & Crafts Society 7:30 p.m., VHS Library 2nd W ednesday Joosters 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Tuesdays Joy Scout Troop 201 7:00 p.m., LDS Church W ednesdays Joy Scout Troop 860 7:00 p.m., City Library emetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday No meetings July and August hamber of Com m erce 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 4th Tuesday oil Club 7:00 p.m., City Library 4th Monday le n d s of the Scout Cabin 6:30-8 p.m., Christian Church Thursdays irl Scouts For location call 429-7193 3rd Thursday aak W alton League 6:30 p.m., Lew's Place 1st & 3rd Tuesdays ons Club For Info Call 429-4074 ehalem Valley C ar Club 10:30 a.m., City Library Mondays reschool Story Hour For location call 429-2401 or Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library srnonia Airport C om m ittee 3rd W ednesday For location call 429-1414 srnonia Cares Directors 1st Thursday 6:30 p.m., City Hall srnonia City Council 1 st & 3rd Mondays 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. srnonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., Grange Hall 2nd Friday srnonia Grange 6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St. 2nd Thursday srnonia Health C enter 7:00 p.m., City Hall 1st Thursday smonia Planning Comm, For Info Call, 429-1204 smonia Pride 7:00 p.m., City Library Last Thursday srnonia Ridge Riders 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 2nd Tuesday srnonia RFPD Board 8:00 p.m., District Office 2nd Thursday srnonia School Board 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 1st Friday srnonia Sr. C enter Board 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 2nd Monday irnonia Volunteer Firefighters 7:00 p.m., W OEC 3rd Tuesday 'OEC Directors 5 M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13141518171819 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 26 27 28 29 3031 Please see page 14 SEPTEMBER 2000 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 17181920212223 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER 2000 NOVEMBER 2000 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 121314 15161718192021 22 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2720 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12131415161718 19202122232425 26 27 28 29 30 MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board M-B Ambulance Assoc. M-B Firefighters Assoc. M-B Rescue M-B Helping Circle Natal Grange 2nd & 4th Tuesday 1st & 2nd Thurs. 1st & 2nd Wed. 3rd W ednesday 2nd W ednesday 2nd W ednesday 7:30 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 10:00 am, 755-2346 for info. 7:30 p.m., Grange Hall BANKS 8:00 p.m., M ethodist Church Fridays Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 p.m., City Hall 2nd Tuesday Banks City Council 7:00 p.m., City Hall Banks Planning Commission Last Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library 2nd Monday Banks School Board Sundays, W ednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. Banks Youth Group 12:30 p.m., Brown Derby 1st Thursday Chamber of Commerce 7:15 p.m., City Hall 3rd Monday, odd months Citizen Participation Org. 10:00 a.m., City Library 1st Saturday Friends of the Library 1 st & 3rd W ednesdays 7:00 p.m., Methodist Church Lions Club 8:00 p.m., Gun Club 3rd W ednesday Sunset Park Assoc. 7:00 p.m., Jr. High Library W ednesdays TOPS 7:00 p.m., Station 13 2nd W ednesday Tri-City RFPD Board COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) 10 a.m., Courthouse W ednesdays Board of Commissioners 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church 2nd Tuesday Citizens for Senior Justice 10:30 a.m., Courthouse 2nd Friday COLCO Transportation .1:00 p.m., Courthouse 2nd Friday County Council of Seniors 7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 2nd & 4th Mondays County Fair Board 6:00 p.m , 1054 Oregon St. 3rd Thursday County Parks Commission 7:00 p.m., Courthouse Emergency Comm. Dist. (9-1-1) 3rd Tuesday Noon, location call 429-3713 Historical Society 4th W ednesday 7:00 a.m., Village Inn Traffic Safety Commission 1 st W ednesday Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410
