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Page 12 The INDEPENDENT, April 1, 2004 Free SOLV training offered Garcia Center, Pacific combine for health fair Volunteer Action Training will be offered by SOLV in Astoria on April 9. Participants should sign up in advance for this pop- ular and effective training work- shop. To register, call 800-333- SOLV, or use the SOLV web- site at <www.solv. org>. Volunteer Action Training is a free workshop that teaches the skills needed to organize volunteer projects to help Ore- gon communities. Topics in- clude volunteer recruitment and management, coordinating volunteer projects, fundraising, and media relations. In exchange for the free training, participants promise to organize a SOLV project in their community, such as park restoration, stream restoration, or litter cleanup. The training will be Friday, April 9, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Alderbrook Hall in Astoria. Participants will include a broad mix of citizens, business- es, community groups, public agencies, or anyone who wants to organize a volunteer project in their community. SOLV started Volunteer Ac- tion Training in response to re- quests for help in organizing projects and engaging volun- teers in their communities. “Across Oregon, there’s a growing hunger to keep Ore- gon livable,” said Neil Schul- man, SOLV’s Outreach Coordi- B•B•Q Pork Rib Dinner *$7 50 nator. “Oregonians know that in this day and age, we can’t sit back and expect our communi- ties to remain places we can be proud of if we don’t act. We train people to be volunteer leaders, and that creates a rip- ple effect that helps every com- munity for years to come.” Volunteer Action Training is funded by The Collins Founda- tion, the Jeld-Wen Foundation, the PGE Foundation, and U.S. Bank. The City of Astoria is hosting the workshop. Health professionals, stu- dents, educators and a com- munity organization will come together to celebrate National Public Health Week on Satur- day, April 10, when Pacific Uni- versity and the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center spon- sor a community health fair from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Echo Shaw Elementary School, 914 S. Linden St. in Cornelius. Free health care benefit from the work of volun- teers during an Earth Day restoration event sponsored by Tualatin Riverkeepers, on Sat- urday, April 24, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Work on the wet- land will include planting native trees and shrubs in order to re- store habitat for wildlife and water quality. The work site is located in Banks, off Highway 6 at the intersection of Cedar Canyon Road and Killin Road. The event is supported by SOLV-IT and volunteers may register through either the Tu- alatin Riverkeepers or SOLV-IT web sites. For further informa- tion contact Amie Diffenauer at 503-590-5813, or <amie@tua latinriverkeepers.org>. Banks Jr. High will host their 14th annual Fine Arts Festival on Wednesday, April 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The festival will feature a large visual arts display, as well as musical performances by students from both schools. These works reflect most of a year’s worth of dedication to learning, developing and per- fecting skills in the visual and performing arts. The event will take place on the BHS campus with live per- formances in the cafetorium and the Art Show in the dis- trict’s beautifully remodeled “Community Board Room.” Pottery and painting demon- strations, solo musical per- formance and light refresh- ments will all be part of the evening. Mark your calendars for a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the talents of many of the school district’s young people. blood glucose testing. The School of Professional Psychology will provide infor- mation to help parents raise re- silient children to be optimistic and effective in coping with stressors. Practitioners from the Virgin- ia Garcia Memorial Health Cen- ter and mobile dental service are participating in the health fair by providing nutritional counseling and dental hygiene education via the Center’s mo- bile dental service. For more information, call 503-352-2144. When Banks High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competed at the District FBLA competition at St. Helens High School, all eight competitors qualified for the FBLA State Convention scheduled for April 4–6. Amanda Petti placed third in Impromptu Speaking at the District competition, and the Desktop Publishing team of Vanessa Hancock and Hannah Williams finished fifth. The En- trepreneurship Team of Kristen Schmidlin, Annie Wood and Hancock took third place. In Job Interview, Amber Wheelock placed sixth and Wood was fifth. Corwin Ediger came in sixth in Technology Concepts, while Stephanie An- dersen placed fourth in Creed Speaking. There will be some changes at State FBLA, which limits stu- dents to one event each, so everyone can compete. Ediger and Hannah Williams will com- pete as the Desktop Publishing Team. The Entrepreneurship Team will consist of Wood, Vanessa Hancock and Kristen Schmidlin. Amber Wheelock will enter in Job Interview, while Stephanie Andersen will com- pete in Creed Speaking. Aman- da Petti will compete in Im- promptu Speaking. About 1,200 students will compete at the convention, which will be held at the Jantzen Beach Double Tree Hotel. Banks students Earth Day event exhibit skills in at Killin Wetland arts and music FBLA students qualify for state Banks High School and Killin Wetland in Banks will 1/2 Chicken or German Sausage Beef Rib On a Stick $1.25 Dinner *$5.50 * Dinner includes: Potato Salad, BBQ Beans & a Dinner Roll screenings will be available and a Spanish language inter- preter will be on site. Pacific’s College of Optome- try will offer vision screenings that provide information about clarity of vision, eye health, and eye coordination. Health screenings useful for the whole family will be offered by the School of Occupational Therapy, along with sugges- tions for healthy work habits and practices. 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