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The INDEPENDENT, August 15, 2001
Jamboree events provide a ctivitie s ro rn e a rly every interest
Results of 2001
Fishing Derby
Brittany Young of Vernonia,
and David Bartholomey of
Gresham were the big prize
winners in the 2001 Vernonia
Jamboree Kids’ Fishing Derby,
Young won the overall longest
fish prize with an eleven inch
crappi
and
Bartholomey
caught the most fish with a to
tal of nine.
Other winners by age group
are as follows:
5 & Under
First, Chris Loveless, Hillsboro.
Second, Brighten Steward,
Vernonia.
Third Place, Jake Gould, Alo
ha.
$ - 9 years
It wasn’t big, but it still counted for Austin Rumbolz, 7, in the
Jamboree Kids’ Fishing Derby.
First, Shyra Gould,
Grove.
Second, Alexander Herbst,
Troutdale.
Third, Dalton Rumbolz, Ver
nonia.
1 0 -1 4 years
First, Burdette Robb, Vernonia.
Second, Ryan Peets, Vernon
ia.
Third, Patrick Schilling, Ver
nonia.
Slug Races, Maple Leaf Contest interest people
Erik Koski placed first in the
2001 Jamboaree Maple Leaf
Contest with a 28” leaf. In sec
ond place was Mark Koski, with
a 24-1/2” leaf; coming in third
was Mario Reiser with a 20”
leaf.
In the Slug Races, Speed
Freak, the entry of the Doug
Koski Kian, placed first, fol
lowed by B. Mokne’s Sven, and
Molasses, entered by Paul
West.
Vernonia Grange sponsored
the two events.
Nope, you’re not seeing what you think you’re seeing. These
whimsical costumes are really the uniforms worn by one of
the teams in the Jamboree Softball Tournament.
There weren’t many styles or models missing from the
2001 Jamboree Cruis-in’, from a Lamborghini, to Model T’s
and everything in between.
Some Jamboree 2001 numbers:
There were nearly 300 entries in the Jamboree cruise-in. More than 90 young
sters registered for the Fishing Derby. Most members of the 16 softball teams
camped on the school grounds for the weekend.
Jazz guitarist Gene Hall brought his easy style for a relaxing
set at the Jamboree Christian Concert.
If you start young enough, by the time you’re six or seven, you can handle a modified fast
draw revolver like a pro.