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Page 10 The INDEPENDENT, January 16, 2003 Interesting presentations are highlights for Banks School The highlights of the Banks School Board meeting January 13th were two presentations and a detailed discussion by Superintendent Marilyn Mc- Glasson about the school-fund ing crisis. McGlasson opened the meeting by presenting board members with a small to ken of appreciation in honor of school board recognition month. Resource Center helps many area families Leslie Sipp gave a report to the board about the work she does with area youth through the Banks Family Resource Center (BFRC). Every school year, one of the first programs to impact children is Project Backpack. Using funds provid ed by the Banks Ministerial As sociation, basic school supplies Time Capsule will be burled with 100 years o f historical artifacts from Banks To com m em orate the 100th anniversary of the naming of the Banks commu nity, the Banks Chamber of Commerce will bury a time capsule on Friday, January 21, at 2:00 p.m. in the Neigh borhood Park. Contents of the time capsule will include historical documents and arti facts from the past 100 years of Banks history. BJHS Parents Club s p o n s o rs F a m ily B ing o N ight Banks Junior High School Parents Club will sponsor a Family Bingo Night on January 31, in the BJHS Cafeteria. A snack bar will be open be ginning at 6:30 p.m., selling pizza by the slice. Bingo will be from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. Bingo cards are $1.00 each, with free exchange throughout the evening. Four “Goodie Walks” at $.50 a walk will also be held. All proceeds will be used for Banks Junior High School ex tracurricular activities. For more information, call Banks Junior High School at 503-324-3111. Alumnae group sets 65th annual reunion The 65th Annual High School Reunion of Girls Poly technic, James Monroe and Washington High School Alum nae will be held April 21 at Our Lady of Sorrows School, 5239 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland. Visiting with old and new friends will begin at 5:00 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Reservations are $11.00 per person, alumnae dues $4.00, and must be received by April 16. For more information, call Ruby at 503-236-6557 or Nor ma at 503-774-9951. are provided to schoolchildren who need them. All of the schools participated in food drives to stock the Banks Food Bank. Sipp praised the commu nity for donating food and gifts and volunteering to pack and deliver Christmas Baskets. An other Christmas highlight Sipp would like to expand next year was the community Christmas Caroling event. According to Sipp, the BFRC serves over 60 families in the Fourth graders from Banks Elementary School, who are currently studying state and local history, will join in the activities. City officials and members of the community are also invited to be a part of the commemoration, which will start at the Boy Scout Log Cabin. For further information, call Candy Deeth at 503-324 Banks Fire District # 1 3 Abbreviations: EMS, Emer gency Medical Service; MVA, Motor Vehicle Accident DECEMBER 2002 Dec 2 - Dec 4 - Dec Dec Dec Dec 5 6 7 8 - - - - Dec 11 - Dec 12 - Dec 13 - Dec 14 - Dec 15 - Dec 16 - Dec 18 - Dec 22 - Dec 23 - Dec 24 - Dec Dec Dec Dec 26 27 28 29 - - - - Dec 30 - Dec 31 - MVA (2) Mutual Aid MVA EMS Assist Commercial Fire Chimney fire Mutual Aid MVA Mutual Aid EMS Assist Brush fire MVA (2) EMS Assist MVA (2) Wires down MVA Wires down (2) Smoke Investigation Lockout Wires down MVA EMS Assist Smoke Investigation Assault Car fire EMS Assist Unconscious Auto alarm Water problem Wires down MVA Mutual aid (3) MVA (6) • Cardiac arrest Smoke investigation MVA Breathing Overdose ¿8* & I Banks, Buxton and Timber ar eas. Information and referral services and limited financial assistance was provided for 162 families during the past year. In addition to the above activities, BFRC schedules speakers for senior citizens luncheons and holiday parties for children. Using grant funds received by BFRC to operate a summer day camp for area children, Sipp teamed with the OSU Ex oard tension Service and conducted a camp with a cultural, natural resource emphasis. Area chil dren who might not otherwise have such an opportunity, en joyed the BFRC camp for ex tremely low cost. Special project for special ed class Julia Peterson, Banks Ele mentary School special educa tion teacher, told the board Please see page 11 Pay nothing ‘til January,2004 -^MITSUBISHI 42 W T-42311 Table Top HD Upgradeable 1 6 x 9 Ratio List *2199.00 « 50 48"W S -48311 HD Upgradeable table 1 6 x9 Ratio List *2399.00 VS -50111 ‘2W8 HD Upgradeable 4 x 3 Ratio List *2099.00 Finance promotion and ends November 21, 2002 8 Diamond® Card, at January w# be applied * a*// • 65 S&r Integrated HD TV | 6 x 9 R a tio O f List *4299.00 * Also fin d us at > Serrtqg the local comraunfty far over SS y w 2008 Main Street ♦ Forest Grove • I
