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Page 12 The INDEPENDENT, January 6, 2011 Banks 2010 Year in Review School Board handles routine matters by Dalan Lee Jan. – WAVE bus service starts. Jan. 13 – Rob Fowler sworn in as new councilor. Lions Club presents new flag to city. Jan. 16 – The Banks Beautification Pennant Project completion ceremony held. Feb. 9 – Sellers Road Realignment Project goes out for bid. Mar. 7 – Banks Volunteer Firefighters’ annual Breakfast. Mar. 8 – School board hears Facilities Planning Com- mittee 3 recommend an approximately $25 million bond. Mar. 13 – Banks Community Foundation holds Soup ‘N Music Festival. Apr. 24 – Banks Community Auction. May 1 – Sellers Road Realignment Project set to begin. May 15 – Dan Hilger Memorial Trap Shoot. June 11 – Banks High School graduation ceremonies. Aug. 9 – School board approves $25.98 million bond measure for November election. Aug. 13 – Sellers Road reopens after alignment. Aug. 20-22 – 64th Banks BBQ, Truck/Tractor Pull & Combine Demolition Derby. Oct. 15 – Sellers Road Realignment Project is com- pleted. Oct. 29 – Last section of Banks-Vernonia State Trail opened. Nov. 2 – Banks school bond measure fails. City Councilors Pete Edison, Rob Fowler and Mark Gregg re-elected without opposition. See Banks Library column on page 10 ear w Y me e A N the sa ed on h wit Fashi ! e Old ervic S Livin' Local, In the Meat Dept. Whole Fryers $1.18 lb. Northwest Grown Organic Produce Organic Hass Avocados 2 for $3 Organic Carrots Bunch $1.99 660 So. Main, Banks • 503-324-2171 The Banks School District board meeting, on December 13, included topics ranging from outdoor school to voting on an Oregon State Board As- sociation (OSBA) election. Oth- er items discussed included a newly instituted policy regard- ing staff use of electronic com- munications, and collective bargaining negotiations. Ad- ministrators present were also able to share other news re- garding Banks schools. A student of Mr. Harris’ sixth grade class gave a presenta- tion on this year’s outdoor school, which was held Octo- ber 26-29. Her presentation in- cluded the unforgettable expe- rience of dissecting a squid, but also the joys of the campfire and other enjoyable daily activ- ities. Deliberations were held on three OSBA resolutions and the selection of a new OSBA Rep- resentative for the Forest Grove District. The board voted unanimously for Karen Cun- ningham of Beaverton, who was unopposed for Frank Mar- ble’s seat. The first resolution, which called for annual auto- matic dues increases from OSBA members, was unani- mously opposed. Resolution 2, to amend the OSBA constitu- tion by updating language with previously approved legisla- tion, was opposed by board members Richard Bowden and Will Moore, and approved by Laurie Schlegel and Norie Dimeo-Ediger. Chairperson Kathy Edison broke the tie by voting to approve the resolu- tion. The vote on the third reso- lution, to ratify certain OSBA priorities and legislative poli- cies, was split in the same fashion, but Edison voted with Moore and Bowden, against the resolution. In state-wide re- sults, only the first resolution was defeated. Superintendent Jim Foster asked the board to consider a new policy that restricts staff use of any communication de- vice during instruction time or while on duty. The policy also restricts the posting of confi- dential information about staff or students on the internet via popular social networking sites. Bowden expressed concern about encroachment on staff’s personal life, and asked, “Can we do that?” Foster explained that the policy just required re- spectful posts and to keep elec- tronic communication between staff and students school-relat- ed. After discussion, the board unanimously approved the pol- icy. The board appointed a team for collective-bargaining negoti- ations with employees’ repre- sentatives. The team includes Foster, principals Mark Everett and Bob Huston, board chair Kathy Edison, vice-chair Will Moore, and business manager Simon Lavear. Administrators’ reports in- cluded information on National Honor Society inductees, an outstanding fall sports season, staff development, and student fundraisers for the homeless. Student services director Shelly Mitchell also reported that the district met the new Department of Education man- dates, called Annual Measur- able Achievement Objectives, or AMAOs, regarding progress for English language learning students. The students are identified with the state issued English Language Proficiency Assessment. The meeting was adjourned at 7: 25 p.m. To be personally informed, attend the next regu- lar session on Wednesday, January 12 at 7:00 p.m. New rules for sturgeon fishing According to the Oregon De- partment of Fish and Wildlife the retention season for white sturgeon on the Columbia Riv- er from McNary Dam upstream to Priest Rapids Dam and in the lower Snake River is per- mitted seven days a week from February 1 through July 31. Previously, the retention sea- son in this area was open year- around. The rule change was adopt- ed to reflect similar changes in sturgeon retention above Mc- Nary adopted last spring. The two states jointly manage the Columbia from its mouth up- stream to the Oregon/Washing- ton border, including a 17-mile mile section above McNary Dam. 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 276 S UNSET , B ANKS 503-324-9808 “Whenever possible, we want our regulations for con- current waters to be consistent with those of our partners in Washington,” said John North, manager of ODFW’s Ocean Salmon and Columbia River Program. The retention sturgeon sea- sons in Bonneville, The Dalles and John Day reservoirs re- main unchanged and is open seven days a week now, as outlined in ODFW’s 2011 Sport Fishing Regulations. Each reservoir has its own manage- ment guidelines and the sea- sons will continue until the har- vest limits are met. The current harvest limits for each pool are: Bonneville – 1,400; The Dalles – 300; John Day – 165. Between Bonneville Dam and The Dalles Dam, sturgeon must be 38-54 inches fork length to be retained. From The Dalles Dam upstream, the slot limit is 43-54 inches fork length. The bag limit is one sturgeon per day and a maximum of five for the year. Anglers are re- quired to use single point barb- less hooks. Catch-and-release sturgeon fishing is allowed year-around.
