The INDEPENDENT, September 6, 2007
Banks BBQ, Truck Pull, etc. fun for all
Left, Jon Lawrence with his
‘77 Camaro (SC). Left below,
one of the parade floats (JB).
Below; Olivia Boylan enjoys
a watermelon (SC) at the
Banks Bar-B-Q, Truck &
Tractor Pull and Combine
Demolition Derby. Pictures
courtesy of Susan Cackler
(SC) and Jodi Boylan (JB).
Zachary A. Cottam has
graduated from the Army
ROTC (Reserve Officer Train-
ing Corps) Leader’s Training
Course at Fort Knox, Ky.
The 28-day course is a lead-
ership internship for cadets
who are normally between their
sophomore and junior college
years. College students experi-
ence and examine the Army
without incurring an obligation
to serve in the Army or ROTC,
and are eligible to receive two-
year college scholarship offers
and attend the ROTC Ad-
vanced Course at their college.
The cadets receive training
in fundamental military skills, ri-
fle marksmanship, small arms
tactics, weapons training, drill
and ceremonies, communica-
tions, and squad-level opera-
tions field training.
Cottam is a student at the
Affordable Tuition for an Excellent Education
Now Enrolling for 2007 - 2008
Banks Christian Academy
Established since 1983
Challenging academics, Christian values and small class sizes.
• Preschool (3 & 4 yrs.) – 8th Grade • Before & After School Care
• Languages, Music, Art & Computers • 3 or 5 Full Day Kindergarten
• Many Educational Field Trips
• Transportation Vernonia/Banks
22785 NW Fisher Rd. Buxton 97109
503-324-4500
www.bankschristianacademy.org
More on your new City Manager
From page 1
and served as an interim city
manager in Warrenton for sev-
en months.
Hough says that he is exited
to be a part of the management
team for the city, “Banks is a
wonderful place and it is
charming...I am impressed with
the amount of citizen participa-
tion; its ‘grass roots effort’ with
an active community. I am hon-
ored to be a part of it.”
The city’ biggest asset, ac-
cording to Hough is, “close knit
community, we all know our
neighbors, and everyone feels
like they have a sense of place
– people are friendly and
neighborly. Banks has a lot to
offer with its location, close to
the coast and near the larger
cities. Banks also offers hike
and bike trails, camping, fish-
ing, and state parks nearby.”
Some of the challenges,
which Hough views as opportu-
nities, are helping to fulfill the
Jim Hough
vision for the city, “council is
proactive, they have a short
term and long term vision
which I want to be part of im-
plementing; I want to push the
vision.”
Hough acknowledges that
along with all small towns, fi-
nancial assets are an issue, so
he wants to make sure that his
vision is clear, keep that vision
in focus, and expand in smart
ways.
Jim Dandy Farm Market
Tomatoes & Sweet Corn
In The Service
Zachary A. Cottam
Page 13
University of Utah, Salt Lake
City. He is the son of Cliff and
Becky Cottam of Banks and is
a 2003 graduate of Banks High
School.
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