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T h e IN D E P E N D E N T, January 16, 2003
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Above: Jake B rock p erform in g “T h e O ld W a y s .”
Left: A aro n H e a d le y on g u ita r, p e rfo rm e d S te v ie R ay
V aughn’s “ L en n ie”, w ith su pp ort from d ru m m er A aron Hunt.
roken Glory puts on a glorious show
A benefit con cert by B roken
G lory and guest perform ers to
raise funds fo r Juve nile D ia
m usic te a c h e r R ob ert Isted,
and m any oth er people, B rock
the concert after 17 songs, but
the crow d insisted on more,
bringing back Jake and Alice
1010 Bridge Street, Vernonia
Brock for an encore perform
M -F 5 A M -6 PM
betes, w as a huge success,
w as able to put tog eth er a great
show.
raising a b o u t $8 0 0 in cash,
P erform ing in the band w ere
plus pledges to take the total
Brock on lead guitar and v o
over $1,000.
cals, percussionist Aaron Hunt,
T he con cert w as put to g e th
e r by band m em ber Ja ke B rock
M atthew B onora on keyboard
and piano, bass and lead gui
as his se n io r project at V ernon
tarist A aron Headley, and Alice
ia H igh S chool. A fte r hearing
Brock on rhythm guitar and v o
w as
that the tra ged y of 9-11 had in
cals. G uest perform ers w ere
nam ed to the President's List
adverte ntly reduced fun ding to
Isted, Em ily S ohle r and Hank
for fall term 2002 at W estern
a nu m be r of charities, B rock
S ohler on voca ls w ith M yles
O regon University. An addition
thought the concert w ould be a
Brock on bass, and guitarist/vo-
al 717 students w ere nam ed to
good w ay to help. W ith assis
calist Jam es Brookins.
the H onor Roll
tan ce fro m his m entor and VHS
The perform ers tried to end
Donkey basketball coming to VHS
D onkeys (and riders) will be
takin g o ve r the basketball court
at V ernonia H igh S chool in a
fun -filled fund raiser sponsored
by V ernonia P ride on February
21 at 6:30 p.m.
Team selection is now un
derway, so anyone w ho w ants
to vo lu n te e r to play basketball
w hile riding a donkey should
call D onna W ebb at 503-429-
5201.
Tickets can be purchased
early by calling Vernonia Pride;
they will also be sold at som e of
the high s c h o o l b a s k e tb a ll
gam es and at Sentry M arket.
W atch fo r flyers around tow n
and keep an eye on The IN D E
P E N D E N T for furthe r details.
ance of “Long May You R un.”
Nelson named to
WOU President’s List
Edith Nelson, of Vernonia,
one
of
121
stu d e n ts
P re s id e n t’s List stu d e n ts
achieved a perfect 4.0 grade
point average, w hile H onor Roll
students earned a 3.5 to 3.99
average.
W O U , with an enrollm ent of
5,030 students, is a four-year
university w ithin the O regon
U niversity System . It offers na
tionally recognized program s in
the liberal arts, sciences and
teacher education.
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