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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (July 17, 2003)
The INDEPENDENT, July 17, 2003 Nordholm to chair New director Duane Lund- sten was sworn into office on the board of Banks School Dis trict at their July 14 meeting. Doug Nordholm, who was absent due to a family emer gency, was elected chairman and Willis Meeuwsen will serve as vice-chairman. Student transfer denied In a unanimous decision, the board upheld the superinten dent’s denial of an inter-district student transfer. Last month Ann Turner ap pealed the superintendent’s de cision to deny an inter-district transfer for her daughter to the Beaverton School of Fine Arts. anks School According to Turner, this is an elite magnet school with high academic and artistic require ments. Students must earn ad mission through a process that includes an essay, an interview and a performance. 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Optimized anti-vibration system and decom- quicker starts and smoother pression v ensure operation Page 11 oard, Meeuwsen is vice-chair transfer.” « Meeuwsen made a motion to uphold the policy and said that allowing the transfer “might set a precedent” for other students to request transfers to pro grams not offered by the dis trict. Board members Gene Kelly, Joe Evers, and Lundsten unanimously approved the mo tion. Code of Conduct The board discussed the rules for discipline on school buses. Additions to the rules were necessary due to provi sions of the No Child Left Be hind Act. A Code of Conduct will be included in the student handbook, describing both general behavior and severe behavior that would constitute a danger to students. The board suggested that the disci plinary procedures include ref erence to the Code of Conduct. The policy will be approved next month. Miscellaneous Business In other business the board: • Made various designations as required by law. • Approved bus services contract, custodial services contract, extra duty contracts, and fee schedule. Free Tillamook State Forest programs The Oregon Department of Forestry invites you to take part in regularly scheduled interpre tive programs that are open to the public. Experienced forest inter preters offer guided walks, talks and tours on the 364,000- acre Tillamook State Forest lo cated an hour west of Portland in the northern Coast Range. The programs are free and are conducted at easily reachable locations off Highway 6 in the Tillamook State Forest. Aver age program length is about one hour. Friday, July 25,7:00 p.m. SKULLDUGGERY Gales Creek Camp Ground Day-Use Area, MP 35 Ever encounter an animal skull in the forest? Skulls give clues to an animal’s identity, what it prefers to eat and how it lives. This is an introduction to the diversity and adaptations of mammal skulls and the struc ture and function of different types of teeth that relate to spe cific diets. Saturday, July 26, 10 a.m. ADVENTURE TOUR: MT. BIKE RIDE Jones Creek Camp Ground: Day-Use Area, MP 22.5 New this summer is an ad venture tour series is offered for those who would like to combine an educational experi ence with some heart-pumping forest exercise. See the scenic rapids and forest as ODF guides take you on a leisurely six-mile ride along the Wilson River Trail. Call to schedule a space at least two days prior to this week’s Wilson River ride. Saturday, July 26, 7:00 p.m. BUTTERFLIES Jones Creek Campground Day Use Area, MP 22.5 Have you ever wondered what type of insect that is flut tering around as you walk through the forest? Join natu ralists at the Tillamook State Forest to learn more about identifying.many of the butter flies in the area. Find out more about the habits of these beau tiful insects and where to find them in the woods and mead ows nearby. All interpretive programs are offered at various locations along Highway 6: Gales Creek Campground and Day-use Area: MP 35; Jones Creek Campground and Day-use Area: MP 22.5; Elk Creek Campground: MP 28 Brown’s Camp: MP 33 If you have a group that en joys the outdoors and would like to learn more about the Tillamook State Forest, special arrangements can be made for custom program s. Call to schedule a program at least two weeks in advance of your planned program date. Group size is limited to 15. 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