The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current, January 16, 2003, Page 10, Image 10

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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historical documents and arti­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
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Dec 11 -
Dec 12 -
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Dec 24 -
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
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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
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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
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