The INDEPENDENT, February 18, 2010
Middle schoolers sought for art contest
All Oregon middle school
students are invited to submit
artwork that could be chosen to
illustrate the 2011 Oregon De-
partment of Human Services
(DHS)
problem
gambling
awareness calendar. Last year
more than 1,000 entries were
collected. Twelve designs will
be selected, one for each
month of the year. Entry dead-
line is March 19, 2010.
This eighth annual art
search is conducted in partner-
ship with local problem gam-
bling prevention and outreach
coordinators. Students are
urged to express their feelings
and perceptions about problem
gambling through their art.
These unique messages are
shared with schools and part-
ners statewide.
“Gambling is everywhere
and our kids are more exposed
than ever before. Right now we
estimate that up to 6,300 ado-
lescents have severe gam-
bling-related difficulties in Ore-
gon,” said Paul D. Potter, DHS
problem gambling services
manager. “The calendar will
help raise awareness of a prob-
lem that affects Oregon teens
and adults.”
Artwork should illustrate one
of ten different messages (see
problem gambling prevention
Web site, below) and be en-
tered on letter-size white paper
with the name of the student
artist, grade level, school and
city on the back. DHS and its
partners will judge the entries.
Gift certificates will be awarded
to 12 students.
Submit entries to Greta Coe,
Human Services Building, 500
Summer St. NE, E86, Salem,
OR 97301.
Details about the art search,
including suggested themes,
are available online at www.
problemgamblingprevention.or
g/art-search.htm.
Family meals have many benefits
From page 8
• Plan ahead for family
meals.
• Cook extra food on the
weekend or when you get a lit-
tle bit of extra time. Make an
extra casserole and freeze it for
a quick meal later.
• Try to do some of the meal
tasks ahead of time. You can
cut up fruits or vegetables in
the mornings or the night be-
fore to save that step later. You
can also cook pasta or taco
meat ahead of time and then
warm quickly later.
Meals don’t have to be com-
plicated. Keep it simple! Here
are some quick to fix ideas:
• Adding canned or frozen
vegetables to tomato or chick-
en soup for a quick meal.
• Mix chopped lean ham or
deli meat and cooked vegeta-
bles with macaroni and
cheese.
• Serve chili over a baked
potato or rice.
Remember to involve your
children in the preparation
process. Children who help
prepare the meal are much
more likely to consume it.
Source: Tammy Roberts, MS, RD,
LD, Nutrition and Health Education
Specialist, University of Missouri
Extension.
The volunteer needs to be
someone who can maintain
confidentiality and work with a
minimum of supervision after
being trained.
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Interested persons should
contact Jackie Eggers, Volun-
teers! Program Coordinator,
503-615-4645 or at Jackie.eg-
gers@state.or.us.
Middle schoolers on honor roll
From page 11
drew Jennings, Timothy Jen-
nings, Sheyanne Pederson,
Laura Rice, and Jocie-Ranay
Roberts.
High Honors, 3.50-3.99 –
Kayla Aronhalt, Emily Berger-
son, Emilee Easlon, Hannah
Fleck, Jessica Gardner, Nicole
Glass, Jazmine Harper, Jen-
nifer Hayes, Lilliann Lindsley,
Nathen McMillen, Rowan
Scott, Summer Snow, Winter
Snow, Bridger Steward, Dylan
Taylor, Jarrett White, and Brit-
tany Young.
Honors, 3.25-3.49 – Maken-
zie Anderson, Skylar Binford,
Zi_Xian Chen, Breanna Gard-
ner, Nathanial McCroskey
Izzett, Madison Joy, WIlliam
Larke, Garrett Mullikin, Jacob
Perry, Daniel Rice, Leah Rice,
Jessica Smith, Paige Smith,
Sara Smith, Taylor Titus, and
Damian Young.
Honorable Mention, 3.0-3.24
– Alexis Baska, Matthew Bring-
man, Stephanie Castro, An-
drew Cheney, Kara Christie,
Jordon Cox, Arthur Due, Court-
ney Fennell, Macayla Fennell,
Jessica Fitch, Julia Fletcher,
Ryan Groom, Jerimiah Ham-
mons, Cayla Jenkins, Reed
Jones, Jaxon Lagle, Bryanna
Larson, Kirsten Leaverton,
Nicholas Rainbolt, Austin
Ragsdale, Felica Schirmeister,
Meagan Schirmeister, Dakota
Vigil, Jared Whitton, and Sara
Wilmot.
Jeremiah wants an adoptive family
Veterans seek volunteers to help
From page 14
they went into the military. All
services are free. At any time,
the department will be helping
as many as 1,500 veterans
with their benefits.
“Helping all those veterans
takes a lot of paperwork. We
want to put it into electronic for-
mat to serve our veterans more
efficiently. That’s where volun-
teers could be a great help,”
says Doug MacEllven, Veteran
Services Supervisor. The office
has the software and a scanner
to do the work. MacEllven will
offer training to anyone who
can offer their time.
Dooher of Orenco; 14 grandchil-
dren and three great-grandchil-
dren.
Remembrances are suggested
to St. Edwards Parish Altar Society
or to Providence Hospice.
Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral
Home of Forest Grove was in
charge of arrangements.
moved to Banks to care for her
parents. She taught in Verboort,
Roy, and Forest Grove.
She was preceded in death by
her parents and a half-brother,
David R. Gathright.
Survivors include her sister,
Nancy Gathright of Banks; a half-
brother, Teddy R. Gathright of San
Jose, Calif.; 11 nieces and
nephews.
Remembrances are suggested
to Banks Community Library.
Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral
Home of Forest Grove was in
charge of arrangements.
From page 9
affectionate and physically
demonstrative of their love for
Jeremiah because tactile con-
nections are what best reas-
sures him. Although Jeremiah
loves children and would bene-
fit from frequent interaction with
children, it would be best for
him to be either an only child or
one of a small sibling group,
given his need for a significant
amount of individual attention.
He also does best with large
pets or no pets at all as he can
be unintentionally quite rough.
To inquire about this child
visit www.afamilyfor everychild.
org or call 877-343-2856 or
541-343-2856.
A Family For Every Child is
dedicated to finding loving, per-
manent families for every wait-
ing foster child.
son, which were affectionately and
humorously called, “The Road Kill
Series” of humorous recipes for
preparing assorted wild animals.
He was preceded in death by a
brother, Judge Rod McLean of Ver-
nonia.
Survivors include a son, Gillian
of Puyallup, Washington; a daugh-
ter, Shannon O’Connor of Enum-
claw, Wash.; a brother, Donald of
Vernonia; two sisters, Judith
Lorenzen of Salem, and Susan
Deagle of Milwaukie, and three
grandchildren.
Salem.
She was preceded in death by
her husband.
Survivors include her son, Den-
nis Sargent of Redmond; and one
niece.
Obituary
MARGARET JANE COUSSENS
Margaret Jane Coussens, 83,
Hillsboro, died January 27, 2010. A
funeral mass was celebrated Janu-
ary 30 at St. Edward Catholic
Church in North Plains. Vault inter-
ment was at St. Edward Cemetery.
Mrs. Coussens was born April
4, 1926, in Minneapolis, Minneso-
ta, to Francis and Marguerette
(Morrissey) Dooher. When she
was an infant, the family moved to
Cornelius. She graduated from St.
Mary’s of the Valley High School in
1944, then received her teaching
degree from Marylhurst College in
1947.
In 1950, she married Arthur
“Art” Coussens. They made their
home in Hillsboro. She taught
school before becoming a home-
maker and again after her children
grew up.
Survivors include her husband;
four sons, Mark and Daniel, both of
Hillsboro, Brian of Banks, and
Patrick of Los Angeles, California;
one daughter, Jane Gotchall of
Corvallis; one brother, Anthony
JANET MARIE GATHRIGHT
Janet Marie Gathright, 65,
Banks, died January 31, 2010.
Services were held at Hayward
Cemetery in Banks, on February 8.
Ms. Gathright was born January
31, 1945, near Salton Sea, Califor-
nia, to Roger and Byrda Ellen
(Leonard) Gathright. She was
raised in northern California. She
graduated from George Fox Uni-
versity in 1967, then earned a
teaching certificate from Stanislaus
State University in 1968. She
taught in Gales Creek from 1970 to
1979, then attended Fuller Theo-
logical Seminary from 1980 to
1998 where she taught and earned
advanced degrees. In 1998, she
JOHN ANGUS MCLEAN
John Angus McLean, 69, Ver-
nonia, died February 12, 2010.
Mr. McLean was born January
16, 1941, in Aloha, to R.H. and
Jacqueline (Haack) McLean. He
was well known for his drawings.
His artwork was used by Vernon-
ia’s Friendship Jamboree, the
North Plains Garlic Festival, and
many others. He illustrated over
eight books written by Brian Peter-
KAYE KATHLEEN MARIE
SARGENT
Kaye Kathleen Marie Sargent,
88, Salem, died January 7, 2010.
Mrs. Sargent was born Novem-
ber 23, 1921, in Stambaugh, Michi-
gan, to Joseph and Esther Mottes.
In 1943, she married Frank Sar-
gent. They made their home in
Mich., before moving to Oregon in
1945. In Oregon, they lived in Ver-
nonia, Beaverton, Gales Creek,
and Forest Grove before moving to