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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 2000)
Financial constraints force “Pay for Play” at VHS Several years after most school districts in Oregon were forced to institute student fees for high school athletic pro grams, Vernonia has finally succumbed to financial pres sures and joined the majority. Details have not all been worked out, but the basics are as follows: • The first participation in an academic year in any sport, from one family, will be charged a fee of $75.00. • There will be a $65.00 fe for a second participation, whether by the same student in another sport or a sibling in the same or another sport. • The fee for a third and any succeeding participation would be $55.00. • Students who qualify for free/reduced meals will not be charged a fee. • Parents of students on free/reduced meals will also be given a complementary, (free) season pass. — - — «iiiiu refundable up to the first ten practices. There will be no refunds be yond that time. • Student participation fees will not be prorated if a student starts the season late or ends the season early, regardless of the reason. The district is also examin ing the feasibility of an install ment payment plan for those who would have difficulty pay ing the entire fee in one lump sum. Before each season, the athletes and their parents will meet with coaches to review the plan and the options avail able. The first meeting will be held August 21, which is the first day of practice for fall sports, at 7:00 p.m. at the high school. There will be more informa tion in the packet all athletes will pick up on August 14. The district’s budgeted goal is to raise $10,000 with the par ticipation fees. The fee sched- Please see page 3 ‘ Voice of the Upper Nehalem River Valley’ Voi. 15, No 15 INSIDE: LDS Family History Center...... pg. 4 Business Notes....... .pg. 5 Dental van visits........ pg. 6 Cookin’...... pg. 7 August 2, 2000 $249,000 to Vernonia Occupants saved... fo r A n d e rs o n P a rk Joe Poetter of Vernonia and Jared Busch of Mist, both recent graduates of Vernonia High School, survived the wreck that destroyed this pickup, because of the extraordi nary efforts of others. See story on page 3. They hoped for it. They ap structure. Some of the infrastructure plied for it. But they sure didn’t rehabilitation was to be accom hold their breath and wait - be cause the competition was re plished with the aid of $80,000 from the Northwest Oregon ally tough! When the City of Vernonia Economic Alliance (NOEA), received word last week that but the whole job can now be they will receive $249,000 this done. The cost of the entire year from the Local Govern program is projected to be ment Grant Program through $415,000, which means the the state Department of Parks city will still have to be very and Recreation, the reaction careful with the available was close to shock. The elation funds, but most of the program can go forward without further came next. The grant application pre delay. When the necessary con pared by City Administrator Mike Sykes and Public Works tracts between the city and Director Robyn Bassett re state are completed, probably quested funds for a new re- this month, the project can be- stroom/shower facility, con . 9'n- The total available in the struction of a picnic shelter with cooking facility, demolition of program was $4,127,264, and the existing cooking facility and according to figures supplied new/additional RV sites, all by the state, there were 67 ap with disabled access, plus re plications requesting a total of habilitating the existing infra $10,582,555. It’s time for the 44th Vernonia Friendship Jamboree Full Steam Ahead into the New Millennium is the 2000 Jamboree theme and the com munity is getting up a good head of steam. The festivities get off to a good start Friday with water balloon-tossing catapults and a fishing derby for children. Go ing through the weekend, peo ple will stroll through the cruise in of 300 or so cars, watch or participate in softball, a parade, fast draw competition, chil drens’ games, horse gaming, the Alternative Stage, a com munity worship service, break fast with the Sweet Adelines, a show of synchronized swim ming, relive the way of life as it was in the 1800s at the black power rendezvous, and more. It all culminates in the logging show on Sunday at noon, when real loggers have fun demon strating skills that have been important in the Nehalem val ley for the last century. Because of errors in this year’s schedule of events in the special Jamboree issue published by The INDEPEN DENT, here is some clarifica tion of the muddy points. • The parade will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, starting at Weed Avenue and ending at Washington Grade School. Pa rade entries need to register early because judging starts at 10 a.m. • The Logging Show, as pre viously mentioned, will be at noon on Sunday. Participants should be registered by 11:30. With the exception of John ny Limbo and The Lugnuts, who will be appearing at Cedar Ridge, all activities are free to spectators. Participant registra tion fees vary according to the different activities. Park off street when street sweeping is scheduled to avoid parking ticket Street sweeping is sched uled in Vernonia for Friday, Au gust 4, and residents are re minded to park their vehicles off the street on sweeping day. Sweeping will start at 5:00 a.m. and be finished by 11:00 a.m. Sweeping begins at the south end of Rose Avenue and goes from there to Bridge Street in order to complete the business area first. Once the streets have been swept, it is alright to park there; if they have not been swept, cars parked on curbed streets dur ing sweeping days and hours may be ticketed for a parking violation. The next scheduled sweep ing days are August 18 and September 1. After that, street sweeping will be done on the first and third Fridays of every month.
