Club's final meeting of school year Monday


The first Booster Barn Bash auction-dinner netted nearly $50,000 for the Siuslaw Athletic Booster Club. This year's event is Aug. 19.

The Siuslaw Athletic Booster Club will hold its final monthly meeting of the school year at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 12, at the high school library.

The club hopes to fill the leadership positions of president, vice president and membership chair at that time, past president Gina Castro Brandt said.

"Our current vice presidents has also been our annual auction chair, but the two don't necessarily have to be tied together," she said. "We could open up our auction chair position to any member.

"Please consider attending the June meeting and running for office."

Diane Conlee was reelected secretary and Vicki Soran treasurer at May's monthly meeting.

Karen Perry and Jeromy Graybill were elected members at large.

The next auction committee meeting is 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, at the Beachcomber.

Auction chair is vice president Jennifer King Waggoner, who is organizing Booster Barn Bash II, set for 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Bob King Family Farm.

Last year's Booster Barn Bash auction-dinner raised nearly $50,000 for the club, which supports Vikings middle school and high school athletics.

The club-sponsored Siuslaw Athletic Hall of Fame dinner-induction for the Class of 2017 is 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, at Three Rivers Casino. Tickets are $20.

This year's inductees include seven individuals and two track-and-field relay teams.

The individuals include the late Ray Hines (class of 1948), Dick Hoberg (1968), Rich Ross (1984), Kelli Lang (1985), David Brackney (1991), Ricky Lowe (1994) and Deacon Perkins.

Teams named include the 1983 and 1984 girls state champions 4x100 relay team and the 1967 boys mile relay team.

The two-time girls champions featured Kelli (Lang) Hagen, Tammy (Courtney) Johnson, Terri Gortler and Shelly (Smith) Conro.

The boys mile relay team featured Bob Hylton, Everett May, Greg Wells and Larry Ulrich. Hylton and Ulrich already are in the Siuslaw Hall of Fame as individuals.

The SABC website is www.siuslawathleticboosterclub.com.

Contact the club at sabc_1972@hotmail.com or at PO Box 1972, Florence, OR 97439.