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The INDEPENDENT, April 1, 2004 Page 11 Blended family group to meet Syncho Fire takes top honors at meet A free parent support forum will be held at St. Helens Head Start, April 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Judy Jackson, MST, will facilitate a group session on Blended Families: Family Iden- tity and Roles. Blended families face addi- tional challenges in familial re- lations, definition of roles and finding a way to live together in harmony. This discussion- based group seminar is free, St. Helen’s Synchro Fire took top team honors when they hosted an invitational syn- chronized swimming meet at Eisenschmidt Pool on February 29. Athletes from four Metropol- itan area teams competed in compulsory figures and water routines. During the morning session, judges rated individuals on technique and skill in executing a series of four compulsory fig- ures. Cassie Beehler of St. He- lens took first place in the 14 – 15 age group at the intermedi- ate level, while Lauren Mc- Causland, also of St. Helens, finished sixth for 12 – 13 year olds. Jennifer Hayes of Vernon- ia placed first for novices, nine and under, followed closely by teammates Mikela Heimuller, in second, and Rebecca Wolf in fourth, both of St. Helens. Jonelle (Joey) Solomon of Scappoose secured eighth place in the 12 and under class against 19 other athletes. The host team dominated the afternoon, with Beehler and McCausland capturing first place for their duet perform- ance to the music of Pirates of the Caribbean. The team of four novices, J. Hayes, Hei- muller, Solomon and Wolf, “rock and rolled” their way to first place in team competition with music from Lilo & Stitch. but pre-registration is required. Families interested in partici- pating can call Kristin Church at 503-366-6543 to register. Child care is free and refresh- ments will be served. St. Helens Head Start is lo- cated at 2750 Columbia Blvd. This program is provided through a grant from the Chil- dren’s Trust Fund of Oregon in partnership with Community Action Team. Parenting class Adoptive/foster A class to help parents en- families needed courage language and literacy to benefit your child’s develop- ment, will be held April 7, 6- 7:30 p.m. at Tuality Health Ed- ucation Center, 334 SE 8th Ave., Hillsboro. The class will identify mile- stones development between birth and age 5, suggest ways to support these skills as chil- dren learn to read and write, and show how these skills help enhance school achievement. The class is provided by Washington County Coopera- tive Library Services. It is free and no registration is required. Call 503-681-1700 for more in- formation or visit the website at <www.tuality.org>. Have you been thinking about adoption, but weren’t sure where to start? Would you like to help a child, but can’t make a permanent commit- ment? On April 13, you can learn more about adopting or being a foster parent at an informal meeting at the State Office Complex at 500 N Hwy. 30, Room A, in St. Helens. The meeting will run from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. For more information about adoption, call Sandy McMillan at 800-428-1546, ext. 308 or call Gail Mitchell, ext. 317 if you have questions about fos- ter care. Hein and Weller make OIT list Vernonia High School grad- uates Stephanie Hein and Eric Weller have been named to the 2004 winter president’s list at Oregon Institute of Technology. Inclusion on the list requires a 3.70 grade point average and above. Only full-time students (12 credit hours or more) are eligible for academic honors. Hein is studying Manage- ment/Accounting. Weller’s ma- jor is in Health Sciences. Larry Steele Basketball Camps at Cedar Ridge What are you doing this Summer? Boys: Sunday, July 11 - Friday, July 16 Girls: Sunday, July 25 - Friday, July 30 Boys: Sunday, August 1 - Friday, August 6 Boys: Sunday, August 15 - Friday, August 20 All Camps are for Ages 9-16 Day Camp $210 w/Dinner & Evening Activities $235 Overnight $355 Larry Steele Basketball Camps — The #1 Basketball Camp in the NW for over 16 years! CALL (503) 885-2820 FOR INFORMATION Visit us at www.visitcedarridge.com The team is coached by Alex Hayes of Vernonia. Their next competition will be a regional meet against teams from Alas- ka, California, Oregon, Mon- tana, and Washington on April 24–25. To learn more about the sport of Synchronized Swim- ming visit the national website at <www.usasynchro.org>. For more information about St. He- lens Synchro Fire, including Summer Synchro, contact Alex Hayes at <swimmer_chic01@ hotmail.com>. Synchro Fire of St. Helens, a synchronized swim team coached by Vernonian Alex Hayes, will go to regional meet. A FTER H OP 0 N I N E ASTER E GG H UNT THE A PRIL 10 TH & GET 1 D OLLAR OFF E SPRESSO C OFFEES , S PECIALTY D RINKS , OR B AKED G OODS . Mercantile $1 $1 Vernonia Closed Easter Sunday 831 B RIDGE S T . V ERNONIA 503-429-0214 D O N K E Y B A S K E T B A L L A p r i l 2 n d Taco Feed 6 PM Benefit for Zachary Rumbolz Scholarship Games start at 7:30 PM 4 TEAMS Firefighters School Staff VHS Equestrians Community 3 GAMES