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The INDEPENDENT, May 19, 2011 Page 13 Who won the Coloring Contest? Washington County has board openings The City of Banks observed National Drinking Water Week, May 1-7. The winners in the City’s second annual National Drink- ing Water Week Coloring Con- test were announced at the May 10 City Council Meeting. Mayor Kinsky stated, “The City of Banks second annual Na- tional Drinking Water Week Coloring Contest was a huge success”. This year’s winners are: • 2-6 Year Olds; 1st Place - Brooklyn Janeway, 2nd Place - Aidan Kroo, 3rd Place - Jack- son Henderson and Honorable Mention - Tyler Janeway. • 7-9 Year Olds; 1st Place - Martial Stegemeier, 2nd Place - Alyssa Greagor, 3rd Place - Ayyub Diani, and Honorable Mentions - Jadan Loza, Made- line Jacobs, Noemi Avendano, Zyber Gutierrez, Maisy Phelps, Caden Petersen, Damian Woodruff, Sophie Bench. • 10-12 Year Olds; 1st Place - Ellie Schmidlin, 2nd Place - Hannah White, 3rd Place - Brantley McKinnon, and Hon- orable Mention - Ariana Woodruff. “The number of entries, and the quality of the artwork was outstanding”, continued the Mayor. “It is wonderful to see the younger generation take such an active stance in our water conservation education efforts.” The City of Banks also con- tinues to educate their cus- tomers about water conserva- tion by including conservation information in the water bills each month, and continuing to be members of such organiza- tions the American Water Works Association, American Public Works Association, Ore- gon Association of Water Utili- ties, and the EPA’s Wa- terSense Program. “The City of Banks wants to continue to en- courage our customers to be- come active in water conserva- tion”, said Mayor Kinsky. Information about water con- servation is also available on the city’s website www.cityof- banks.org. WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARDS SEEK CANDIDATEs The following boards, coun- cils, committees and commis- sions have openings to be filled by Washington County Resi- dents. Aging and Veteran Services Advisory Council (3 vacancies; 3 terms to expire 6/30/11) Audit Committee (3 terms to expire 6/30/11) Commission on Children and Families (3 vacancies) Park and Recreation Adviso- ry Board (4 vacancies, plus 3 terms to expire 6/30/11) Metzger Park Advisory Board (4 vacancies, plus 2 terms to expire 6/30/11) Planning Commission (1 va- cancy plus 3 terms to expire 6/30/11 – (1) At-Large, (2) Dis- trict 3, (1) District 4 positions) Civil Service Commission (1 vacancy; 3 terms to expire 5/31/11) Farm Board of Review (1 term which expired 6/30/11) Per Board of Commissioner procedures, nominations will be solicited for these commit- tees for a six-week period or until filled. The County Adminis- trative Office will work with the affiliated departments to solicit applications from qualified indi- viduals. Staff will keep the Commissioners apprised of ap- plications received and of ap- proaching deadlines. As specified in the revised "Recruitment, Selection & Ap- pointment Process," there will be an opportunity for the Board to discuss appointments at a work session prior to schedul- ing any formal action. The application deadline is June 7, 2011, or when all va- cancies are filled. Applications may be obtained by visiting the Web site or by calling (503) 846-8685. Descriptions of all the boards can also be found on the Boards and Commis- sions Web site. For more information, con- tact Marian Larkin, Sr. Adminis- trative Specialist at 503-846- 8685 or cao@co.washington. or.us . Jim Dandy Farm Market H ANGING B ASKETS , V EGETABLE S TARTS , P ERENNIALS & A NNUALS Open 7 Days • 9 AM - 6 PM 45770 NW Sunset Hwy, Banks 503-324-3954 STIHL TOOLS GET THE JOB DONE MS 250 Chain Saw w/18” bar $ 299 95 Reduced price DEPENDABLE PRECISION OUTD OOR POWER EQUIPMENT Art work done by Martial Stegemeier, 1st place winner in the 7-9 year-old category of the Banks National Drinking Water Coloring Contest. Photo coutesy of City of Banks. Banks Hardware 503-324-5221 • 150 N. Main St., Banks • Mon - Fri 8am to 6pm • Saturday 8am to 5pm • Sunday 10am to 4pm