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V The INDEPENDENT, August 1,2002 Page 9 Schooling Show C ity and school district will collaborate benefits food bank From page 1 City Adm inistrator Mike A Columbia County School ing Show will be held Saturday, September 7, as a benefit for Columbia Pacific Food Bank and the 2003 Columbia County Fair and Rodeo. Registration begins at 7:30 p.m. and the show begins at 8:30 p.m. For a show entry form or for more inform ation, call Jean McPherson at 503-366-1945. Vernonia, said at the meeting that she initially had some con cerns about providing ade quate drainage and being able to free a city employee to par ticipate just before Jamboree. However, since ODOT com pleted all of the grading, she said that it was important to take advantage of the opportu nity to train city personnel and support the school district. Sykes said in an interview after the board meeting, that the project was the beginning of a great collaborative relationship between the city and the school district. This type of project cre ates opportunities to save the taxpayers’ money, while ac complishing projects that bene fit the community as a whole, according to Sykes. Vernonia Superintendent of Schools Mike Funderburg, right, worked along with the ODOT, school district and city em ployees on the parking lot project. The ODOT employee above is unidentified. Summer Arts Festival set for Hawkins Park, Aug. 16 G e t th e C h e c k C ard th a t pays c a s h b ack. C h e c k in g T h a t P ays (& Use your U.S. Bank Check Card and earn up to 1% cash hack T he more you use it. the more you get hack. Over a year, that could he hundreds of dollars. C hecking T h at Pays is available w ith any U.S. Bank personal checking account. Io sign up, stop by any U.S. Bank branch, call 1 -800-720-B A N K or visit us at u sh a n k .co m . Start earning cash back to d ay w ith C hecking T h a t Pays from U.S. Bank. usbank.com ! a n d I f a v a d a h lc ft/ t e i n t m a r ita ti H ank p e iiu n a l i he. kttiR . j c . w t f rd s. C a d ' a d ia m i 't a n d r r i i / . , M r ( h e *TV’ ^j,7/pr7/ 1 tit ( IT PAYS TO LOSE WEIGHT The first annual Vernonia Football Camp will be held Au gust 12 through August 15 at the Vernonia High School foot ball field from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The camp will be conducted by VHS head Football Coach Tony Pupo and is open to all area students from seventh through twelfth grade. The cost of the camp is $45 for high school students and $25 for junior high school par ticipants. For further information, call Coach Pupo at 503-755-2210. 45 PEOPLE TO LOSE WEIGHT NOW! * * * * ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Five S tar Service G u aran teed < >rf/y panied by a parent or older, re sponsible family member. Participants are asked to bring their lunch. The Board of Directors for Hands on Art includes Made leine Gendron, Gina Dixon, Cathie Carroll, Doreen Rich ards, David Herndon and Carol Sawyer. Activities planned for the fall include music, dram a and dance. Any question may be addressed to Madeleine Gen dron at 503-429-9402, or Gina Dixon at 503-429-9243. WANTED: m bank th a t Pays an u p tu rn th a t can hi a d d i'ti tn any I S n „l\. t i/ f n a lu t r h « tc d Ir a m a c tio m Uf,i< .it, n o t ' jhu / i / v . C h e d w K H 'M ?■>)-' « '•> Hands on Art has scheduled a Summ er Festival, August 16th at Hawkins Park from 9:00 am to 3:00 p.m. Activities will include flow er arrangem ent, collage, drama improvisation, painting and making musical in struments. There is no charge. Anyone who would like to participate is encouraged to pre-register by filling out a form at Sentry Market, Mini-Mart, Vernonia Public Library or Ver nonia Hardware store. Activities are open to the whole family from seven years old and up. Younger children may also participate if accom- /V / A! f I; • All Natural • Guaranteed • Or. Recommended #1 in Europe 1-800-580-4804 V H S C o a c h w ill hold fo o tb all cam p
