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Page 16 The INDEPENDENT, February 16, 2006 Open dance on Have breakfast with the firefighters 1904 diploma found in city hall attic The annual Banks Volunteer for adults, $3 for children (1- Banks City Council dis- done and that Galaway was the Friday nights in Firefighters Breakfast will be 12), $4 for seniors (62+), and cussed what to do with an his- first teller and partial owner of held in the Banks High School $20 for families (maximum of torical diploma found when the bank, in the building which Banks Ballroom dance lessons and open dance sessions are being held every Friday night at Banks Dance Academy. Lessons on a different dance step are featured each week from 7-8:00 p.m., fol- lowed by an open dance from 8-9:30 p.m. Designed as a family fun time, neither smok- ing nor alcohol is allowed, and baby sitting is available for a small fee. Charges range from $7 for one person to attend one open dance, to $45 for month- ly lessons and open dance per couple. Banks Dance Academy is located at 14175 NW Sellers Rd. in Banks. For more infor- mation about the academy, call 503-324-0112 or go to www.ba nks danceacademy.com. Buy a Duck for the Rubber Duck Races Contact: Adam Hahn 429-9306, Kinnell Steward 429-8133, or Larry “at the Lake” Snethen 819-5636 Proceeds benefit youth activities, sponsored by Vernonia Lions Club Vernonia RiverFest May 6, 2006 cafeteria on Sunday, March 5, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The menu will include pan- cakes, biscuits and gravy, ham, sausage, eggs, orange juice, coffee, or milk. Tickets are $5 6). cleaning the attic at City Hall. The diploma was issued from York Business College of York, Nebraska, to W. Otto Galaway in 1904. Councilor Brian Biehl said that some research had been This is a great opportunity to eat well and help the volunteer firefighters at the same time. Banks High School is located on Main Street, Banks. is now City Hall. Galaway had also gone on to open a bank in Vernonia. Council asked the Banks Historical Society to look into getting the diploma cleaned. Banks High School announces honor roll students The following students were named to the Banks High School academic Honor Roll for the first semester of 2005- 2006. Grade Point Averages (GPA) are on a scale of 1-4, with 4 equaling a perfect score. An asterik denotes a 4.00 GPA. Alber, Nicholas; Albert, Alexandra; Anderson, Amy; Bartha, Courtney*; Berning, Kendra; Blok, Cameron*; Blok, Whitney*; Bogden, Kelsey; Bonham, Bailey; Bonin, Mar- lena; Booher, Emilee*; Borovets, Anton*; Bradvica, Natasha*; Brown, Devon; Burgesser, Alan*; Burgesser, Katherine*; Cabrera, Manuel*; Cangi, Eryn*; Cantu, Adriana*; Cantu, Julieanna; Carr, Lisa; Case, Stephanie; Castro, Jes- s i c a ; C h a l u p s k y, E v a n * ; See page 18 City Council sets goals workshop for February 28 From page 15 cense once outstanding city planning fees are paid. George Carney, of Tigard, appeared to ask the city to sell him a parcel of the city’s land that adjoins the city watershed. Carney owns a landlocked piece of property and currently has an easement for access across the city parcel. He said he would rather have owner- ship of the 2-3 acres, than deal with an easement. He thinks the property isn’t worth much to the city because it is on the wrong side of the road from the watershed and is covered with brush instead of trees. Lyda said that council would look into it and see where the city’s best interest lies, but added he wasn’t sure the coun- ty would allow the sale of such a small parcel. Other options Your Window On The Weather might include renewing the easement and making it clear- er, or performing a lot line ad- justment. Mike Soper presented infor- mation regarding commercial testing of backflow devices. Currently, homeowners are re- sponsible for having their de- vices tested annually, costing $35-40 each. Alternatively, Soper said the city could put the testing out to bid and have them all done at the same time, with a cost of about $21 per test, which could be distributed to water users throughout the year. According to Lyda, the city has been looking into some- thing similar, although intend- ing voluntary participation. Homeowners could bring in their own tester, if they prefer. Rich Weitzel, president of SWATCO, and Charles Mar- shall, representing the Inde- pendent Garbage Haulers of Washington County, appeared to respond to concerns raised last month about the level of service being provided. Weitzel started by saying that he was new to owning the company and that there would be some- one available to answer the phone more often. He also asked that City Hall direct all complaints they receive to him. Weitzel explained that a fully automated hauling system wouldn’t be practical for the company because those trucks service around 700 stops per day and SWATCO has only 400 customers that could use the automated service at this time. The main benefit Council saw from automation was an increased capacity for yard de- bris. Weitzel said that few households put out more yard debris than can be accommo- dated by the initial 32 gallon can, and that the cost for an ad- ditional can is only $2.60. Marshall agreed that a fully automated system wasn’t prac- tical for any company with few- er than 500 customers. He added that Weitzel could look into adapting a yard debris Vernonia Airport Come inspect our selection of Maximum weather instruments. Choose wind speed and direction, barometer, thermometer, clock and a wide variety of combination instruments. Housed in solid brass they are ideal for home or office, for a gift or for yourself. Available at Forest Grove Honda Weather Center 3619 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove truck for semi-automatic pick- up. This would allow the use of 65 gallon cans for yard debris. Weitzel said he would look into that. In other business, Council: • Appointed Sam Van Dyke to a non-voting position on the Banks Planning Commission; • Approved a bid of $1300 by Psalm 1 Landscaping for land- scaping around the new public works building. • Announced that surplus city property, including office furniture, police equipment and computers, will be sold Febru- ary 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at City Hall. A 1989 Ford Pickup 250 will also be sold by sealed bid. • Received a proposal from LDC Design Group for comple- tion of the park master plan but sent it back for clarification. It will be reviewed at the next meeting. • Set a work session on Feb- ruary 28 at 7:00 p.m. to update and prioritize city goals and projects. They will also discuss the city manager/administrator position. Longtime Resident and Senior Flight Instructor is offering free airplane rides at the local airport. See your town from the air. Sunday Afternoons 2 to 4 pm Weather permitting Vernonia’s th Call 503-429-5103 for info Michael V. Seager Large Blue Hangar (south side of the field) Jamboree Aug. 4 th , 5 th & 6 th 50 Friendship