The INDEPENDENT, August 17, 2006
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Smith takes the crown as Jamboree Queen 2006 Jamboree Parade winners
Sahrina Smith was chosen
as the 2006 Vernonia Friend-
ship Jamboree Queen at the
Coronation ceremony held on
August 4, at the Scout Cabin.
Smith was one of four
princesses, the other three
were Bekah Peerson, Alanna
Ogden, and Samantha Lee.
The Princess Court acted as
Vernonia ambassadors around
Columbia County at various
events, including a parade in
St. Helens on June 17 and then
spent three swelteringly hot
days at the Columbia County
Fair & Rodeo.
Heidi Fergason, of Vernonia,
was the coordinator and chap-
erone for the Princess Court
and put in countless volunteer
hours helping the young ladies
prepare for their duties, raise
money and find sponsors for
the program.
Some of the winners in the
2006 Vernonia Friendship Jam-
boree Parade were;
Mayor’s Trophy
Vernonia Christian Church
Queens’ Court Trophy
Dustin Talbott & Chaulk
Best Float
Astoria Regatta
Marching Band
Benson Polytechnic Honors
Marching Band - Portland
Best Overall Commercial
Mike Pihl Logging
Best Overall Automotive
Doug Barnes & family, 1951
Chev Truck - St. Helens
Best Equestrian
Larry White
Special Recognition Trophy
Seaside on Parade
Left, two Harley-Davidsons
at the Jamboree Motorcycle
Show. Above, Sahrina Smith
gives a short speech at the
beginning of the Coronation
ceremony, before she won
the crown to become the
Jamboree Queen.
Samuelson wins 2006 All-Around Logger
Elsie resident Matt Samuel-
son won the title of All-Around
Logger at the 2006 Vernonia
Jamboree Logging Show.
Eric Davis, of Vernonia, was
the winner of the Max Sword
Sportmanship Award.
Placings (first, second, third)
in individual events at the show
were as follows:
Axe Throw: Mike Johnson,
Dennis Cahoon, Lee William-
son.
Working Saw 4-5 ci: Dennis
Cahoon, Jeremy Chalk, T.J.
Bexton.
Working Saw 5-6 ci: Jeremy
Chalk, Lee Williamson, Jasson
Kyser.
Pole Walk & Snip: Matt Sam-
uelson, Robert Eide, Mike
Johnson.
Boom Stick Run: Robert Eide,
Eric Daub, Mike Johnson.
Women’s Bucking: Kimberly
Normand, Mary Ann Pritchard,
Julie Stockfleth.
Kid’s Axe Throw: Cody Ford,
Kyle Nuls.
Choker Setting: Matt Samuel-
son, Eric Davis, Shane Holum.
Unlimited Bucking: Dennis Ca-
hoon, T.J. Bexton.
Steeple Chase: Matt Samuel-
son, Jeremy Chalk, Shane
Holum.
Pole Fall: Robert Eide, Jeremy
Chalk, Matt Samuelson.
Pole Walk: Robert Eide, An-
drew Stockfleth, Ryan Nielsen.
Women’s Hard Hat Toss: Kim-
berly Normand, Mary Ann
Pritchard, Julie Stockfleth.
Kids’ Choker Setting: Lucas
Eaton, Angela Posch, Tyler
Kent.
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