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Page 10 The INDEPENDENT, July 5, 2007 VHS announces Honor Roll students Many named to VMS Honor Roll The following students were named to the Vernonia High School academic Honor Roll for the 2006-07 4th quarter. Grade Point Averages (GPA) are on a scale of 1-4, with 4 equaling a perfect score. Principal’s Honors, 4.00 – Michael Calhoun, Mackenzie Carr, Karly DeWitt, Sarah Dupree, Adrienne East, Celia Gendron, Kelsey King, Saman- tha Lee, Tricia Levenseller, Brit- tney Lindauer, Souvanny Miller, Megan Perry, Melissa Sand- strom, Katie Wilson, and Nicholas Young. High Honors, 3.50-3.99 – Kahli Anderson, Bethany An- gle, Christopher Bamburg, Bonnie Birkmaier, Alysa Bruck- en, Stephanie Carr, Marissa The following students were named to the Vernonia Middle School academic Honor Roll for the 2006-07 4th quarter. Grade Point Averages (GPA) are on a scale of 1-4, with 4 equaling a perfect score. Principal’s Honors, 4.00 – Kaytee Burghard, Laura Hein, Samantha Lindauer, Jackson Miller, Madeline O’Leary, Vanessa Ortiz Torres, Natalie Wallace, and Samantha Wal- lace. High Honors, 3.50-3.99 – Ashlee Archer, Kaitlyn Carr, Holly Cavett, Christopher Dass, Mackenzie Frantz, Jerrid Johnston, Sarah McMahon, Ta- sia Pond, Makayla Roach, Sici- ly Scott, Amanda Sebring, Mckenna Stasiak, Kacy Strand, Nichole Thompson, and Jacob Clement, John Collins, Ashley Eastlick, Megan Farmer, John Fitch, Nicole Frantz, Fabian Funke, Brandon Gilbertson, Joreigh Landers, Brittney La- son, Ashley Paleck, Brittanie Roberts, Theresa Schuster, Lia Sebring, Lindsay Shaw, Hee Yeon Shin, Amanda Sliger, Ashton Yontz, and Rebekah Young. Honors, 3.25-3.49 – Jaycee Adams, Ben Bamburg, Heather Bassett, Timothy Brown, Adam Buchan, Ashley Cavett, Casan- dra Gunter, Keli Krieger, Alex Lende, Jessie Long, Phillip Peerson, Gavin Roberts, Sierra Roberts, Byron Schorzman, Sahrina Smith, Josh Tong, Joshua Vanderzanden, and An- drew Senn. 8th grade Promotion Awards given Vernonia Middle School an- nounced the following eighth grade Promotion Awards for the 2006-07 school year: Paul Gordon Memorial Award to Kaitlyn Carr; James T. Johns Award to Kacy Strand; Outstanding Scholar Awards to Kaitlyn Carr, Kaytee Burghard, Samantha Lindauer and Natal- ie Wallace; Debbie Johnston Student Award to Kacy Strand and the Staff Award to Justin Ward. Join Summer Running Club now Summer running club is back again. All kids entering fifth grade and older are wel- come to attend. Younger chil- dren are welcome, too, with adult supervision. Coach James Brookins from Vernonia High School meets the runners at Vernonia Lake A GALIS N ETWORK S ERVICES on Monday and Thursday mornings at 8:30 a.m. Then groups of kids go on fun runs around the lake property. There is no formal training, this is just a time when young people can go jogging with their peers. For more information, call Brookins at 503-429-6008. High Speed Wireless Internet. As fast as DSL for less cost. Domain Services Low cost registration and hosting. Unlimited Dialup Surf up to 5x faster with dialup accelerator included FREE. Local Areas Wireless Internet Heather Ln. to Cherry St., Downtown Vernonia Timber Rd./Hwy 47 Jct. to the Golf Course Check your email from anywhere using Agalis' Webmail. All Agalis Internet accounts include: Email accounts, Email Virus & SPAM filtering, FREE Internet related support. Website: www.agalis.net Phone: 503-201-1846 Owned and Operated in Vernonia since 1998 Honorable Mention, 3.0-3.24 – Kayla Baughman, Nathan Bonora, Nicole Bridge, Christi- na Cavett, Gillian Cheney, Tyler Clines, Tyler Corey, Brandon Cota, Colton DeWitt, Yolande Gendron, Nicole Gray, Megan Hieronimus, Kelly Howley, Kevin Johnston, Tarrah John- ston, Ralee Lanphear, Heather Maller, Nicole Mitchell, Karina Nelsen, Rebekahann Peerson, Amy Rethwill, Preston Roach, Danielle Robb, Kelly Simpkins, Kyle Stasiak, Dalton Stevens, Brent Thompson, Levi Timmer- man, Nandi VanMeter, and Brandi Westlake. Vifquain. Honors, 3.25-3.49 – Joseph Benes, Rachel Brown, Sarah Dahl, Kora Fawver-Hamilton, Quinlan Johansen, Rebecca Levenseller, Sarah Miller, Daniel Shaw, Mckenzie Tarkal- son, Kelli Thompson, and Shy- la Tungwenuk. Honorable Mention, 3.0-3.24 – Jake Barnes, Matthew Be- vans, Kelsey Brown, Joshua Butcher, Austin Cutright, Jesse Edgar, Katie Ellington, Nathan Fleck, Kristina Halvorson, Cier- ra Henson, Zachary Hood, Brandon Krause, Austin Long, Ashley Loomis, Jacob Love- land, Brandon Orth, Mikol Pihl, Mason Roberts, Megan Rock, Kelly Smith, Chantel Szlavich, Levi Taylor, and Timothy Titus. Head Starts seeking 2007-08 students Head Start, a federally fund- ed preschool program, is seek- ing students for the 2007-2008 school year in Columbia Coun- ty. Applications are being taken now for all three and four year- olds in Clatsop and Columbia Counties. Recruitment for fall enrollment is now in progress and will be completed in June. If parents are interested in en- rollment information they are urged to phone immediately. Prospective students must be three or four years-old by September 1, 2007. Eligibility is based on income, family situa- tion and needs of the child, in- cluding whether there is a dis- ability or serious illness. Head Start offers a total fam- ily program that includes nutri- tion, education, medical and dental services for the enrolled child and home visits. Training on various subjects and on-the- job training is offered to all en- rolled families. USDA approved meals are served. Limited transportation may be avail- able. The Vernonia Center is lo- cated in the Blue Heron Hous- ing Complex. Families who live in the Mist, Birkenfeld and Ver- nonia areas may phone Kathy Kelly at 503-429-9243 for in- come guidelines and enroll- ment information. USDA and the State of Ore- gon prohibit discrimination in all USDA programs and activities on the basis of race, color, na- tional origin, sex, religion, age or disability. Don’t remove young animals from the wild Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologists are reminding Oregonians that removing a young animal from the wild often results in its ear- ly death. Each year about this time, while Oregonians are heading outdoors to enjoy the warm weather, Oregon wildlife are giving birth to and raising their young. Also around this time of year, ODFW often receives calls from people who have picked up fawns, fledgling birds, newborn squirrels and even seal pups because they believe the animals have been abandoned. These well-intentioned peo- ple don’t understand that the newborns are temporarily and naturally away from their par- ents. Unfortunately, the majori- State Farm ® Providing Insurance and Financial Services Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710 Bunny Girt, Agent 1229 N. Adair PO Box 543 Cornelius, OR 97113-0543 Bus 503-357-3131 Fax 503-357-9667 bunny.girt.b71g@statefarm.com ty of people who “rescue” young wildlife are unable to provide an appropriate diet and environment for the animal. As a result, the animal can suffer malnourishment and often death. For example, a few years ago a concerned landowner re- moved a young, apparently or- phaned western gray squirrel from the wild and fed it cow’s milk. When the squirrel became lethargic, he called ODFW but the animal, suffering from mal- nutrition and hypothermia, died within an hour of ODFW taking possession of it. Even if a young animal does survive human care, it has been denied the chance to learn important skills from its mother such as finding food Please see page 15