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Page 14 The INDEPENDENT, December 18, 2008 Banks School Board hears that eighth grade gets second elective Banks school board held their regular business meeting, December 8, before the work session, reversing their usual schedule. Board chairman Du- ane Lundsten requested the change because he is now commuting to Salem. He told the board that they should be able to resume their previous schedule in January, much to the relief of all, with the work session beginning at 5:30 p.m. before the business meeting of the board. All board meetings are open to the public. The board heard two pre- sentations, first was the annual summary and report from Northwest Regional Education- al Service District (NWRESD). Laura Cummings, eighth grade language arts and journalism teacher told the board that a second elective was added back [after being removed dur- ing the last round of extreme budget cuts] to the schedule. Last year, the junior high added an elective course in advanced Happy Holidays! Wishing You Many Blessings writing; this year, journalism was added. Assignments can be very short and students have more choice about sub- ject matter and, according to Cummings, this type of writing “that students are invested in” is much better at getting stu- dents to participate in writing than the standard language 503-324-0759 P.O.Box 207 Banks, Oregon 97106 sue every two weeks. Cum- mings said that, while she is available to help students and does the final proofreading, 100 percent of the work on the newsletter is done by students, including interviews, reporting, layout and design, and feature articles. Please see page 16 Cornelius-Schefflin to close on Jan. 5 Washington County’s De- partment of Land Use and Transportation will close Cor- nelius–Schefflin Road will be closed from south of Verboort Road to Spiesschaert Road, between January 5 and Febru- ary 3, 2009, as part of a major road reconstruction project. Lo- cal traffic – residential, emer- gency vehicles, mail delivery, S TRASSEL ’ S A UTO R EPAIR & H YDRAULIC H OSES 2-4-6 S PIRAL W IRE S UCTION H OSES A DAPTORS - 3/16” TO 2” A MERICAN & M ETRIC F ITTINGS B ULK O IL P RODUCTS CCB# 102535 arts curriculum. Cummings told the board that students have spent most of their time during this first se- mester deciding what they wanted to do. Having decided on a junior high newsletter, the students produced their first edition in early December. Their goal is to produce an is- 276 S UNSET , B ANKS 503-324-9808 and school busses – will still have access. Traffic will be de- toured onto Verboort Road to Martin Road to Quince Street (Highway 47) to Tualatin Valley Highway. The closure is necessary to remove the Tualatin Valley Irri- gation District (TVID) line at five crossings of Cornelius-Schef- flin Road and to install casings with new irrigation lines. Addi- tional relocation of the TVID line will occur with the road re- construction project in the sum- mer of 2009. Cornelius-Schefflin Road will Please see page 20 In The Service Zachary A. Cottam graduat- ed from the Army ROTC (Re- serve Officer Training Corps) Leader Development and As- sessment Course, also known as “Operation Warrior Forge,” at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash. The 31 days of training pro- vide the best possible profes- sional training and evaluation for all cadets in the aspects of military life, administration and logistical support. Although continued military training and leadership development is in- cluded in the curriculum, the primary focus of the course is to develop and evaluate each cadet’s officer potential as a leader by exercising the cadet’s Please see page 24 Have you been good this year? Ask Santa for a Stihl For your convenience we will be open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. We will be closed Christmas 660 So. Main, Banks • 503-324-2171 PRECISION OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT Banks Hardware 503-324-5221 • 150 N. Main Street, Banks • Mon - Fri 8am to 6pm • Saturday 8am to 5pm • Sunday 10am to 4pm