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Vk-' /JD (' _(3MMI JNITV Er,, - September 5, 2012
Fall cleaning
done, Holley
School's ready
for students
Volunteers from Holley Com=
munity Church paint and clean
around the Holley Elementary
School playground on Aug. 25.
Some 30 volunteers showed up
over the weekend to paint the
playground equipment, weed the
school garden, spread wood chips
on the track, clean the front sign
and much more to prepare for the
new school year. Organizers ex-
pressed appreciation to the Miner
and Pollock famileis for bringing
their tractors to help move wood
chips, dirt and gravel, the PTC for
refreshments and supplies, and to
Safeway for supplying doughnuts
to the volunteers.
Photo courtesy of Julie Murray
www.kellylovelace2012.com
District roofs get fix-it jobs this summer
By Sean C. Morgan That roof had been leaking leases the Pleasant Valley build-
Of The New Era badly and needed to be replaced ing.
School Distrrict 55 has re- quickly, he said. The board Will meet in a
paired or replaced several of its The largest projects include future work session to discuss
roofs, or is in the ]process of doing Crawfordsville, Pleasant Valley the future of the two buildings,
so, among them tw¢o buildings that and Sweet Home Junior High Schrader said. He estimated the
are no longer used by the district, gymnasium, cost of each to be in the neighbor-
"We have a number of roofs The School Board needs to hood of $40,000.
that are need of replacement," said think about what the district is go- Schrader said most of the
Supt. Don Schrader earlier this ing to do with Crawfordsville and contractors who submitted pre-
summer. Pleasant Valley, Schrader said. "If liminary bids declined to bid on
Three of them are being com- someone's in that building, we'll the Junior High gym. Because of
pleted by district maintenance have to fix it." its height, it requires specialized
workers, including the track shed, Crawfordsville, closed at theattention.
the Husky Field restroom and the end of the 2010-11 school year, The district will have to do
High School wood shop. has two programs leasing space, something about all of these roofs
The High School D Build- including Head Start and the Linn- in the next few years, Schrader
ing got a new roof this summer, Benton-LincolnEducation Service said. "Hopefully, we can find
Schrader said. District employees District's Early Childhood Educa- money for them. It's one. of the
removed the roof, and a contractor tion program, reasons the board put aside main-
replaced it. Little Promises Day Care tenancefunds."
Photo by Firiel Severns
South Santiam Salon on Monday, Aug. 27, held a free haircut day for needy students getting ready to go to school.
Stylists at the salon gave 63 children haircuts during the day-long event. Above, Holly Springer, left, gets a trim
from stylist Amber Rosa, who also is the cheerleading coach at the high school. Cheerleaders Christina Jenkins,
center, and Taylor Thorpe sweep the floor. Cheerleaders worked in shifts throughout the day to help out.
