The INDEPENDENT, September 21, 2006
47J Board agrees on four focus areas
At the Vernonia School Dis-
trict 47J Board meeting on
September 14, the board heard
from student representatives
that the enrollment at Washing-
ton Grade School is 303 and
there are 165 students enrolled
at Vernonia Middle School. No
high school representative was
available as they were at out-
door school.
The board approved the
second reading of district poli-
cies on purchasing, bidding, to-
bacco-free environment, and
parental rights, then approved
an evaluation handbook for
employees.
Approval was given for hir-
ing Juliet Safier for High School
Language Arts, Elizabeth White
as a Part-time Instructional As-
sistant, and Jan Dyer as a Tem-
porary Instructional Assistant.
Superintendent Ken Cox re-
ported that the modular from
Lincoln Grade School was suc-
cessfully moved on Saturday,
September 9, and is now on-
site behind Vernonia Middle
School, awaiting a foundation.
Cox also reported that the roof-
ing projects at the grade school
and the high school have been
completed and that even the
consultant was impressed by
the work done.
After the regular meeting,
the board held a workshop on
District Goals. The board
agreed on four areas of focus:
1) improved communication,
both district and community
wide; 2) improving employee
satisfaction; 3) “raising the bar”
on professionalism within the
district, and 4) improving the in-
tegration of technology in the
district. Future meeting will in-
clude specific goals for each
area of focus.
The next board meeting will
be October 12, beginning at
6:00 p.m. at the District office,
475 Bridge St., Vernonia.
Ph 7-9, Baked Pie Crust:
Friends of Oregon 4-H Award –
Marissa Clement, Vernonia.
Sheep
Crossbred Meat Breeds color
incl., Spring Ewe Lamb: Blue
Award – Robbie Greisen, Scap-
poose; Katie Tatman, Vernonia.
Market Lamb: Blue Award –
Jewelee Stebbins, Rainier; Katie
Tatman, Vernonia.
Sheep Showmanship, Se-
nior: Blue Award – Robbie
Greisen, Scappoose; Katie Tat-
man, Vernonia.
Horse and Pony
English Equitation (Hunt
Seat), Int: Red Award – McKenzie
SWINE
Swine Showmanship, Senior:
Blue Award – Joel Stebbins,
Rainier; Nathan Hannah, Warren;
Kevin Johnston, Birkenfeld; Shaun
Stewart, Columbia City; John Dud-
ley and Danielle Miller, Scappoose;
Nicole Steele andRon Still, St. He-
lens; Jaclyn Anderson, Warren.
DAIRY GOATS
La Mancha, Junior Doe Kid:
Champion – Sarah Tatman, Ver-
nonia.
Reserve Grand Champion –
Sarah Tatman, Vernonia.
Reserve Champion – Jacob
Tatman, Vernonia.
Blue Award – Sarah Tatman
and Jacob Tatman, Vernonia.
La Mancha, Dry Yearling Doe:
Blue Award – Jacob Tatman, Ver-
nonia.
La Mancha, Mature Two Year
Old Doe: Grand Champion –
Sarah Tatman, Vernonia.
Blue Award – Sarah Tatman
and Jacob Tatman, Vernonia.
La Mancha, Mature Doe - 5
yrs and under 7 yrs: Blue Award
– Jacob Tatman, Vernonia.
La Mancha, Dam and Daugh-
ter: Blue Award – Jacob Tatman
and Sarah Tatman, Vernonia.
La Mancha, 4-H Member’s
Dairy Goat Herd: Blue Award –
Jacob Tatman, Vernonia.
Dairy Goats, Showmanship,
Intermediate: Blue Award – Kay-
la Winkelhake, Scappoose; Eliza-
beth Green, Clatskanie; Jacob Tat-
man, Vernonia.
Dairy Goats, Showmanship,
Senior: Reserve Champion –
Sarah Tatman, Vernonia.
Blue Award – Vicki Moore,
Scappoose; Sarah Tatman, Ver-
nonia.
MEAT GOATS
Meat Goats, Yearling Doe,
Born May 1 -Sept. 30: Blue
Award – Nicholas Green, Ashley
Olson
and
Tiffany
Ryan,
Clatskanie;
Haley
Burnham,
Rainier; Jon Luttrell, St. Helens;
Sarah Tatman, Vernonia.
Meat Goats, Showmanship,
Senior: Blue Award – Nicholas
Green, Clatskanie; Sarah Tatman,
Vernonia.
Cantrell, Natalee Cook, Darren
Crape, Chance Harris and
Nathaniel Stanley, Rainier; Hayden
Liao, Emily Muth and Natalie Muth,
Scappoose; Cambria Cross, Chris-
tian Hughes and Keegan John-
ston, St. Helens; Hayden Cieloha,
Lauren Glass and Meghan Sulli-
van, Vernonia; Christopher Bern-
ert, Makayla Harris, Lewis Hous-
ton, Victor Houston, Kylie Mac-
Lachlan and Katherine Musaraca,
Warren.
Adventures - Static: Partici-
pation – Cole Norgren and Jesse
Norgren, Clatskanie; Fredrick
Gore, Deer Island; Sadie Harris,
Kelso; Bailey Crape, Darren Crape
and Keaton Knox, Rainier; Megan
Dews, Sarah Dews, Hayden Liao,
Dylan Lobby, Kaitlyn Lobby,
Nathan Mapes, Emily Muth, Natal-
ie Muth, Amanda Orr, Haley Sass,
Alyssa Spang, Carter Tucker and
Trevor Tucker, Scappoose; Cam-
bria Cross, Katrina Gundersen and
Hans Hughes, St. Helens; Nicole
Glass and Meghan Sullivan, Ver-
nonia; Victor Houston andKylie
MacLachlan, Warren.
Oregon State Fair
Foods and Nutrition
4-H ADVENTURES
Adventures - Animals: Partic-
ipation – Sadie Harris, Kelso; Brett
Keller, Portland; Skyla Ade, Tylor
Tarkalson, Vernonia.
Western Equitation, Sr: Blue
Award – Mackenzie Carr, Vernon-
ia.
Trail Horse, Sr: Red Award –
Nicole Baker, Rainier; Courtney
Savage, St. Helens; Mackenzie
Carr, Vernonia.
Horse, Showmanship, Inter-
mediate: Red Award – Ashley
Savage, St. Helens; McKenzie
Tarkalson, Vernonia.
Horse, Showmanship, Se-
nior: Red Award – Nicole Baker,
Rainier; Ashley Ekstrom, Rainier;
Jessica Keene, Rainier; Courtney
Savage, St. Helens; Mackenzie
Carr, Vernonia.
Gaming, Barrels, Senior:
White Award – Stephanie Carr,
Vernonia.
Eat a meal with family for Sept. 25
4-Her’s win many awards at State and County Fairs
Following are results from
the 4-H competition at the Co-
lumbia County Fair, followed by
results from the Oregon State
Fair.. Due to space limitations,
only results within The Inde-
pendent’s circulation area are
included.
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Ph 7-9, Yeast Breads: Blue
Award – Marissa Clement, Ver-
nonia.
Vernonia Sports Home Game Schedule
Varsity Football
Friday, Sept. 22, against Colton at 7 pm
Cross Country
Thursday, Oct. 19 – Vernonia Relays at 4 pm
Varsity Vollyball
Thursday, Sept. 28, against Ptld Aventist 6 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 3, against Rainier at 6 pm
Jr. Varsity Vollyball
Thursday, Sept. 28, against Ptld Aventist 5 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 3, against Rainier at 5 pm
Family Day, September 25,
focuses on the importance of
family meals. Research from
the National Center on Addic-
tion and Substance Abuse at
Columbia University strongly
supports the importance of
family meals in the lives of chil-
dren and teens. Children and
teens who come from families
who eat together five to seven
nights a week are at half the
risk of substance abuse when
compared to families that dine
together infrequently. They are
less likely to have friends that
smoke, use drugs or alcohol;
less likely to have thoughts
about suicide and are more
likely to do better in school.
They also have fewer behavior
problems, report lower levels of
stress and tension at home and
eat a healthier diet.
Columbia County families
who are working toward self
sufficiency with the Department
of Human Services will receive
a family resource bag the week
of September 25. Each bag will
have books to encourage fami-
lies to read together, book-
marks, a calendar of family ac-
tivities, a family cookbook,
crayons and a toothbrush to
encourage kids to brush after
eating.
In an effort to encourage all
families to join together at the
family table, Family Day cook-
books, posters, bookmark and
children’s books will be distrib-
uted to schools, school libraries
and city libraries throughout
Columbia County.
Columbia County Commis-
sion on Children and Families
and Oregon State University
Extension Service host Family
Day, with generous donations
of books from Columbia Coun-
ty Kiwanis clubs and Powell's
Books. Fred Meyer is also a
contributing partner.
Make a date with family or
friends for dinner.
Vernonia Community PTA
Silent Auction
• Minimum Bid: $6,800
• Enter Bid’s at Clever
Cricket (Wed-Sat,
noon-6pm)
2006 Polaris Sportsman 700 EFI
• Final Bidding:
PTA Carnival on
Sept. 30th, 2006
5-9pm (VMS)
Sponsored by:
Columbia River Honda – Suzuki – Polaris
St. Helens, OR