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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (July 18, 2001)
The INDEPENDENT, July 18, 2001 Page 5 Board elects Strand, okays phone survey, adopts Arts curriculum motion to approve a reimburse From page 1 After electing Carla Strand ment resolution, which allows as 2001-02 board chairman the district to pay costs of is and tabling election of a vice suance of general obligation chair until August, the board bonds from the proceeds of the completed several housekeep sale of bonds. They also ap ing resolutions that are re pointed the law firm of Ater quired at the beginning of each Wynne LLP as bond counsel, fiscal year, then plunged right and Seattle-Northwest Securi in to the business of pursuing a ties Corporation as underwriter bond election for construction for the $14.9 million bond. The board agreed to con of new school facilities. The board unanimously ap tract with the Public Affairs proved Director Jim Krahn’s Council for a telephone survey L eonetti s Pizza & Grill Great Family Style Italian Dinners Dinner Served 5:00-8:00 PM W E DELIVER • PARTY PLATTERS AVAILABLE OPEN M ON-SAT 1 1 - 9 « SUNDAY 1 2 - 7 721 Madison Ave., Vernonia • 503-429-5018 5 J> C e d a r R id g e 5 j> Johnny U m bo a n d t h e I a u g n u ts S aturday , A ugust 4 th from 7 :0 0 -1 0 :0 0 in V ernonia , O regon pm Food. A D M IS S IO N ADULTS Music. $7 K ids (7-12) $4 U nder 6 F ree Dancing VotiegbaU Ptay Cbca. Swimming SALES. QPEN at 6 PM Deer Garden FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 503.885.2820 OR VISIT US AT WWW.VISITCEDARRIDGE.COM of community attitudes regard ing school facilities. The firm is widely used by school districts, municipalities and others in the Pacific Northwest to conduct this type of survey. The board approved an up dated Kindergarten-12th Grade arts curriculum prepared by the Arts Curriculum Committee. The committee, composed of Bob Isted, Doug Tesdal, Mar guerite Nice and Bonnie Holce, worked with Curriculum Coor dinator Robyn Cochran to de velop content standards and scoring guides required by the state. Based on a belief that all students deserve access to a rich arts education regardless of their talents, background and challenges, the standards are meant to focus efforts to ward common goals for every child. Similar to already estab lished standards, the standards for the arts are intended to pro vide every student with a set of skills and encourage critical thinking. The arts standards at tempt to ensure that students make connections between concepts and across subject areas by developing an inte grated curriculum. Marguerite Nice, represent ing the committee, said that the standards will not create any new programs at this time, but will allow documentation of cur rent practices. The standards also allow the district to ac knowledge related student ac tivities that take place outside of school, such as dance class es or participation in the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. These extra-curricular activities can be used to meet state bench marks. The board thanked Nice and the committee for their work. Superintendent Larry Mc Clellan told the board that very few applications have been re ing for elementary teachers will ceived for open teaching posi be completed soon. tions. Whereas, in the past, the In other action, the board: district could receive up to 150 • Accepted resignations from applications for a single open Kurt Victor and Marci Gwin. ing, only seven applications • Requested that McClellan have been received, to date, contact Max Janikowski, of the for two positions. McClellan Oregon School Boards Associ added that Beaverton School ation (OSBA), to facilitate a district is not hiring while they goal-setting board workshop complete inter-district trans on July 26. fers, but when this large district • Agreed that the OSBA begins to hire, it could become communications audit should even more difficult to secure begin in August so focus new teachers. The district has groups can meet in September. been successful in hiring four • Set meeting dates for the new high school teachers; hir- 2001-2002 year. An Invitation to... Open House at the Vernonia Museum Tuesday, July 24th 1:30 p.m. Help us p u t names to faces on some o f our old photographs. Bring your old mill and fam ily photos. Everyone is Welcome - Old-timer or newcomer, local or out-of-town. For more information, call Faye Sword Enid Parrow 503-429-8475 503-429-8134 LOW C0$T CAR LOANS Vernonia Federal Credit Union • 5 0 3 4 2 9 -8 0 3 1 JULY s m r * r 1 8 15 22 29 VERNONIA 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Alcoholics Anonymous Saturdays American Legion Post #119 2nd Thursday 627 Adams Ave./ 503-429-4000 2nd Thursday 2:00 p.m., City Library Arts & Crafts Society 7:30 p.m., VHS Library 2nd Wednesday Boosters Tuesdays 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Boy Scout Troop 201 7:00 p.m., LDS Church Wednesdays Boy Scout Troop 860 Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday 7:00 p.m., Leonetti’s Grill Noon, Lew’s Place Chamber of Commerce 2nd Wednesday 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 4th Tuesday Doll Club 6:30-8 p.m., Christian Church Girl Scouts Thursdays For location call 503-429-7193 Izaak Walton League 3rd Thursday Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., Lew's Place Fridays 6:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Narcotics Anonymous For Info Call 503-429-4074 Nehalem Valley Car Club 10:30 a.m., City Library Preschool Story Hour Mondays Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday For location call 429-2401 7:00 p.m., City Library Vernonia Airport Committee 3rd Wednesday For location call 503-429-1414 Vernonia Cares Directors 6:30 p.m., City Hall Vernonia City Council 1st & 3rd Mondays Noon, City Hall Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Grange Hall 2nd Friday Vernonia Grange 6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St. 2nd Thursday Vernonia Health Center 1st Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Planning Comm. For Info Call, 503-429-5201 Vernonia Pride 7:00 p.m., City Library Last Thursday Vernonia Ridge Riders 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 2nd Tuesday Vernonia RFPD Board 8:00 p.m., District Office 2nd Thursday Vernonia School Board 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 1st Friday Vernonia Sr. Center Board 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 2nd Monday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 7:00 p.m., WOEC 3rd Tuesday WOEC Directors 2 9 16 23 30 — 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 r 6 13 20 27 MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board M-B Ambulance Assoc. M-B Firefighters Assoc. M-B Rescue M-B Helping Circle Natal Grange T.O.P.S. s 7 14 21 28 S M 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 AUGUST T 7 14 21 28 w T 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 f 3 10 17 24 31 s 4 11 18 25 S 2 9 16 23 30 2nd & 4th Tuesday 1st & 2nd Thurs. 1st & 2nd Wed. 3rd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday Sundays SEPTEMBER M r W T F s 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 S 7 14 21 28 OCTOBER M 1 8 15 22 29 T W T F S 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30 31 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 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station BANKS Alcoholics Anonymous Fridays 8:00 p.m., Methodist Church 2nd Tuesday Banks City Council 7:30 p.m., City Hall Banks Planning Commission Last Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Hall 2nd Monday Banks School Board 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library Banks Youth Group Sundays, Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. 1st Thursday Chamber of Commerce 12:30 p.m., Brown Derby Citizen Participation Org 3rd Monday, odd months 7:15 p.m., City Hall 2nd Tuesday Friends of the Library 7:00 p.m., City Library 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., Methodist Church Lions Club Sunset Park Assoc. 3rd Wednesday 8:00 p.m., Gun Club T.O.P.S. Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg. Tri-City RFPD Board 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Station 13 COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) Board of Commissioners Wednesdays 10 a.m., Courthouse Citizens for Senior Justice 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church COLCO Transportation 2nd Friday 10:30 a.m., Courthouse County Council of Seniors 2nd Friday 1:00 p.m., Courthouse 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg. County Fair Board 3rd Mon day 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. County Parks Commission Emergency Comm. Dist. (9-1-1) 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Courthouse Historical Society 4th Wednesday Noon, location call 429-3713 Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064.
