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Page 12 The INDEPENDENT, February 20, 2003 Four days taken off Banks school year Banks School District Board of Directors, at their February 10 meeting, approved reducing the school year by four days. Days eliminated are May 27, which will be added to the Memorial Day Holiday, and Ahree days at the end of the school year. The last day for students will now be Friday, June 6. There was no discus sion about the action. In a written statement, the district said it has “prided itself on maintaining quality staff and programs for the betterment of the students of the district.” A decision was made to reduce the school year, rather than cut people and programs, in order to make up a budget shortfall of almost $100,000. Shortening the school year spreads the cut across all district employees and contractors. The decision to cut the school year was added to the consent agenda during the meeting. A consent agenda is used to save time by grouping items together that do not re quire discussion at a public meeting. Also added to the con sent agenda was the retirement of Superintendent Marilyn Mc- Glasson. The six-month review of su perintendent’s and board goals C o u n ty b o a rd s s e e k a p p lic a n ts Washington County is seek- ing applicants for the following boards and commissions: • Aging & Veterans Services Advisory Council (DAVSAC) has one vacancy, plus nine two-year terms that will expire June 30, 2003. • Commission on Children and Families (CCF) has one four-year term that will expire March 31. • Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC) has two vacan- M iss O regon to sp eak in B anks Brita Stream, the 2002 Miss Oregon, will appear at 6:00 p.m. at Dayspring Christian Fellowship, 100 N. Main Street, in Banks on Sunday evening, March 2. Stream, who will represent Oregon in the September 2003 Miss America Pageant in New Jersey, will discuss her experi ences competing in and win ning the 56th annual statewide beauty pageant. She was crowned in July by the 2001 Miss Oregon, Katie Harmon. A native of Eugene, Stream received an OSU degree in Family Services and Commu nity Health, last spring. Attendance is free. For more information call 503-324-3800. M ain S treet A ppliances cies, plus three three-year terms that will expire March 31. • Solid Waste Advisory Com mittee (SWAC) has one vacan cy, plus a five-year term that will expire March 20. Descriptions of all of the boards can be found on the website: http://www.co.washing ton.or.us/cgi/boards/com mis.pl The application deadline is April 1, or until all vacancies are filled. Applications may be ob tained by visiting the web site or by calling (503) 846-8685. Boards, committees, and commissions study issues and make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners. Com mittees themselves do not pass ordinances or establish policy. Commission members are volunteers appointed by the County Board of Commission ers. Members must be resi dents of Washington County. Ye Olde Dingheiser Pub & Restaurant VISA - MG - ATM Access Possible Pickup & Delivery Discount Prices in Banks 180 S. M ain S treet • B anks 503-324-0997 C alendar: Elementary Mad Science, Mondays Beginning Feb. 24, 3-4:00 p.m. Feb. 17, NO SCHOOL, Pres ident’s Day March 1, HS Play, 7:30 p.m. March 5, 7:00 p.m., Junior High Band/Choir Concert March 6-7, NO SCHOOL, In- service and grading Banks Volunteer Firefighters will host a breakfast on Sunday, March 2, in the Banks High School Cafeteria. Breakfast will be served from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and tickets are avail able at the door. The menu includes pan cakes, ham or sausage, eggs, fruit, coffee, milk or orange juice. Tickets are $20 per fami- SUNSET LAUNDRY Lunch & Dinner 180 S. Main St. Banks, Oregon Daily 11:00 am - Closing Breakfast Sat-Sun 9 am - Noon Banks Fire District #13, with support from the Banks Cham ber of Commerce, Banks Lions Club, Sunset Park Association and Banks Legion Post, has established a fund for the pur chase of a thermal imaging camera. These cameras have become an integral part of modern firefighting operations. The primary use is to detect tem perature variations and project an image in situations where vision ranges from limit ed to com pletely obscured. Some typical applications would include identifying in tense fires that are hidden from view, locating fire victims during search and rescue operations, locating smoldering fires in walls and even helping to lo cate lost or missing persons. The drawback to these de vices is that they are very ex pensive. The goal is to raise a total of $12,800 within the next 12 months. To date, $4,500 has been received. Donations to the fund can be made at the business office of the Banks Fire District or sent, by mail, to Banks Fire District #13, 300 South Main St., Firefighters will host annual breakfast FOOD, KEGS & ICE TO GO S im s • W ashers • D ryers BRING IN THIS AD FOR 10% OFF Sch00ls wi" be pos,ed on ,he district’s web page and mailed to patrons after administrators add their comments. W ash...$1.00 D ry...2 50 COCKTAILS • BEER • WINE Sales & Service Guaranteed R efrigerators • F reezers was presented. The board ac knowledged the superinten dent’s list of accomplishments toward her goals. Board mem ber Doug Nordholm said that the board should have had an opportunity to compile a similar list of accomplishments toward their goals. McGlasson said that in the future, board mem bers would be informed in ad vance of the review. In other business the board: • Approved teacher and ad ministrator contracts. • Received notification that state school report cards are available on the state web site <http//reportcard.ode.state.or.u s>. Report cards for Banks Therm al im aging cam era is goal of Banks Fire D istrict fund raisers ly, $5 for adults, $3 for children under 12 years and $4 for sen iors 62 and over. The firefighters will also offer free fire engine rides to children and free blood pressure checks to adults. 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