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The INDEPENDENT, December 15, 2005
Police offer K-9 officer for searches
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school, with Intel paying an
hourly wage. The money from
this program will by used to
purchase science books. Miller
also told the board that a
$20,000 grant from Columbia
County has been received for
use with the Homework club
and Twilight school. They had
hoped to get one teacher and
two assistants but it looks like
they will get two assistants in-
stead.
Vernonia Chief of Police
Mathew Workman offered the
services of Krueger, the depart-
The Vernonia Middle School Open House on November 30
gave the community a chance to see the classrooms (one of
six shown above), the cafeteria (below), and the hallway sep-
arating the classrooms (below right).
ment’s K-9 officer, to the school
district. The dog would not
search people, Workman ex-
plained, but would search lock-
ers, and cars on school proper-
ty. If the dog found anything,
the school administration would
decide on how to handle the
situation. Use of the K-9 can
help reduce drug use in the
middle school and high school,
Workman said, with appropri-
ate notification to parents.
The board then
• Approved a job description
for a Nutrition Service Manager
• Approved contracting with
the Oregon School Boards As-
sociation (OSBA) to handle the
initial search and screening of
applicants for an interim super-
intendent and a superintendent
for next school year.
• Awarded an extra duty con-
tract for high school assistant
wrestling to James Brookins.
The wrestling team has 21
members and the limit for one
coach is 20 students.
The next board meeting will
be January 12, 2006, at 6:00
p.m. at the 47J District Office.
O’Leary earned a Oregon State Gymnastics title
Vernonian Madeline O’Leary
brought home a state title from
competition in the Oregon
State Girls Gymnastics Meet
on December 3.
Competing with her team-
mates from Beaverton’s Ore-
gon Gymnastics A c a d e m y,
Madeline earned recognition as
the State Champion in the level
6, child’s division Floor Exer-
cise. As a medalist in three of
the four gymnastic events,
Madeline (the youngest mem-
ber of her team) helped her
team secure a third place team
trophy.
Madeline, a fifth grade stu-
dent at Washington Grade
School in Vernonia, is the
daughter of Peter and Leslie
O’Leary.
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