Polk County News
6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • April 19, 2017
Utilities add online management
It could come in handy
for determining sewer bills,
which are based on four
months during the winter,
he said.
“ Mo s t p e o p l e d o n’t
know how it’s calculated,
but they could contact us
and we’ll explain it to
t h e m ,” Du n m i re s a i d .
“Having their consump-
tion history is a good
thing. It helps them under-
stand their charges.”
Property managers with
multiple rentals can ac-
cess utility information
for all their buildings on
one account, Dunmire
said.
“Once you do it, you log
your Express Bill Pay and
your utilities come up,” he
By Emily Mentzer
The Itemizer-Observer
MONMOUTH — Cus-
tomers of Monmouth’s utili-
ties can now pay and man-
age accounts online.
“It’s integrated with our
billing software, so when a
customer signs up and pays
their bill online, the next
morning we’ll receive that
payment, and we will up-
date their account,” said
Mark Dunmire, finance
manager.
Online payment services
had been offered a few
years ago for customers of
Monmouth, but it did not
work well for either cus-
tomers or city employees,
Dunmire said.
The new system is used
by other cities, including
Dallas and Independence.
Once a customer signs
up, he or she can monitor
his or her utility usage.
“They can go months
back and see their con-
sumption,” Dunmire said.
“If they don’t have their bill
handy, and want to go
back and see why their bill
is so high, for example.”
said. “It works really well.”
Cu s t o m e r s m a y p a y
with debit or credit card,
do a funds transfer from a
bank account to the utility
bill, create an autopay op-
tion, and sign up for pa-
perless billing.
The city does not levy
processing fees for using
credit or debit cards.
“There’s a lot of cus-
tomization that people will
use,” Dunmire said.
With the new system,
the city can also accept
plastic to pay for other city
services, such as dog li-
censes or park reserva-
tions. When paying for
anything except utilities, a
3 percent processing fee
will be charged.
POLICE REPORT
Information for the po-
lice report comes from law
enforcement agencies. Not
all calls for service are in-
cluded. The status of inci-
dents reported may change
after further investigation.
Individuals arrested or sus-
pected of crimes are consid-
ered innocent until proven
guilty.
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DALLAS
Arrests/Citations
• Joshua R. Millsap, 40, of
Independence, on Orrs Corner
Road on April 9 on a charge of
misdemeanor driving while
suspended or revoked.
• Danny S. Hicks, 50, of Falls
City, in the 500 block of Main
St. on April 10 on a probation
violation and a charge of pos-
session of methampheta-
mine.
INDEPENDENCE
Arrests/Citations
• Carlos Flores, 47, of Inde-
pendence, at Marigold Dr.
and N. Gun Club Rd. on April
9 for driving under the influ-
ence of intoxicants.
• Aaron Jay Esper Parker-
son, 24, of Independence, in
the 400 block of Marsh St. on
April 12 for second-degree
disorderly conduct and DUII.
MONMOUTH
Arrests/Citations
• Dominic Noel Bass, 33, of
Monmouth, in the 400 block
of Main St. E. on April 6 for
fourth-degree assault.
• Tyree Felder, 18, of Mon-
mouth, at Main St. W. and
Whitman St. on April 11 for
DUII, reckless endangering,
and unlawful possession of
marijuana — younger than
21.
Armory: Board approved purchase unanimously
Continued from Page 1A
City Councilor and board
member Ken Woods Jr., he’s
concerned the agency will
buy the property at
$100,000, but not be able to
sell it for that price.
In response, City Manager
Ron Foggin said he would
recommend issuing a “re-
quest for proposals” on the
property.
“In determining in the
sale of this property, what is
being recommended is we
do and RFP process to iden-
tify anyone who would be
interested in buying this
property,” he said. “That
may be one person who has
expressed an interest, it may
be 10 people.”
Foggin said the RFP
process would be in-depth,
requiring people to have ar-
chitectural designs and a
business plan.
Shein said considering
the new developments the
advisory committee recom-
mended the agency pur-
chase the property, contin-
gent on OMD receiving the
DEQ letter.
“It has everything that we
wanted and didn’t have
when we rejected it before,”
he said. “Now all those domi-
noes have fallen into place.”
Councilor and board
member Kelly Gabliks re-
quested that a closing date
be added to the sales con-
tract to assure the process
doesn’t drag on for months
or years.
“That would be fine and
rest assured we are working
to get this done by Septem-
ber,” Arroyo said. “Our man-
date is not to hold on to
property.”
The board approved the
purchase unanimously.
on March 17, 1961. They had
three children: twin sons
Kris and Karl and a daugh-
ter, Kori.
After a few years in
Billings, Mont., they moved
the family to Independence
so Hilary could attend Ore-
gon College of Education to
pursue an art degree while
Butch could pursue farming
interests.
Hilary and Butch divorced
after their children were
raised, then she met and
married Maurice Russell II
on May 19, 1984. They were
happily married for almost
25 years before he passed
away in 2008.
Hilary was an extremely
talented artist. She had a
bachelor of arts degree from
Western Oregon University,
and was a founding member
of the River Gallery in Inde-
pendence.
Her art has been shown
and sold in many different
states. Hilary had a passion
for mixing media and tech-
niques in her art and created
many beautiful pieces of
work.
Hilary is survived by her
son, Kris Hanson, of Selkirk,
N.Y., son Karl Hanson, of
He n d e r s o n , Ne v. , a n d
daughter Kori Valencourt, of
Dallas; and four grandchil-
dren, Trevin and Lacy Han-
son, and Brianna and Taylor
Valencourt. Hilary also
leaves behind her two sis-
ters, Winnifred Richman and
Pamela Apodaca, both from
Utah, and their extended
families. She will also be
missed by her extensive
group of friends and col-
leagues in the local art com-
munity.
A memorial service will
be held at the Independ-
ence Event Center (down-
stairs in the new Independ-
ence City Hall) 555 S. Main
St., Independence, on April
29 at 1 p.m.
OBITUARIES
Fred Martin Kochis
March 2017
Fre d Ma r t i n Ko c h i s ,
known to his logging friends
as Beaver, died March 2017
in Durkee.
He joined the Merchant
Marines at 16 years old and
was wounded in Japan. He
earned the Bronze Medal
during World War II. After
leaving the high seas, he
moved to Aurora, where me
met and married Pauline
Wrighthouse.
They moved to Valsetz in
1953, and settled in Falls
Salem
412 Lancaster Drive NE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 581-6265
City for the next 20 years,
where they raised Wendell,
their daughter.
Beaver
found his
niche in
life as a
faller, and
spent the
rest of his
life out-
d o o r s
d o i n g
what he
loved.
He log-
ged
in
Alaska and
Oregon, and really enjoyed
time spent with Stanley Poe,
Art Inman, Ben Jay, and the
rest of his logging buddies.
His passion was raising
bees, growing trees, and the
outdoors; his good humor,
never meeting a stranger. He
was an amazing little Hun-
garian, proud of his heritage.
He was preceded in death
by parents Wendell and
Mary Kochis; brothers Tony,
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George, Wendell, Steve; ba-
bies Annie and Johnnie; and
sister Mary.
And they called the wind
Mariah. His only child,
Wendy Flippo, lives in Reno,
Nev. One sister, Margaret
Ming, lives in California.
Alfred Eugene ‘Al’
Jones
Nov. 27, 1943 – April 14, 2017
Alfred Eugene “Al” Jones, a
resident of Rickreall, died on
Friday, April 14.
He was born on Nov. 27,
1943, in Toledo, the son of
Calvert and Cleda Jones. He
was the
second-
oldest of
nine chil-
dren. Al
was raised
in Harlan,
and
in
1 9 5 9 ,
moved to Corvallis.
He graduated from Cor-
vallis High School. The fami-
ly lived on a 1,500-acre farm
there.
Al went to Spokane Trade
School, where he met June
Clouse. They were married
on April 2, 1966, in Reardan,
Wash.
Al and June raised four
children on their farm in
Rickreall.
He started Al Jones Truck-
ing in 1971. They haul agri-
culture commodities.
He enjoyed visiting with
friends, family and road
trips. He loved four-wheel-
i n g , m o t o rc yc l i n g a n d
horseback riding. He espe-
cially loved being a grandfa-
ther, and he attended a vari-
ety of sporting events, along
with supporting his children
in their sporting events as
well. He continued to drive
truck for his business until
he was diagnosed with a
brain tumor in August 2015.
He will be deeply missed
by his friends and family. He
will be remembered for
being such a hard-working
family man.
He is survived by his wife
June; children, Jeff (Linda),
Greg (Lynden), Michele
(Chris) Brian (Michelle);
grandchildren, Stefanie,
Cody, Jessica, Kaci, Brianna,
Owen, Madi, Lili, Brandon
and Craig; along with great-
grandkids Rilynn and anoth-
er baby on the way; mother,
Cleda; brothers, Irvin, Ron,
Don, Sam, Avery, Charlie,
Bob and Calvin. He was pre-
ceded in death by his father
Calvert in March of 2003.
Funeral services will be
on Saturday, April 22, at 1
p.m. at the Salt Creek Baptist
Church. In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions
may be made to the Dallas
Booster Club or the Ameri-
can Cancer Society in care of
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center, who is caring for the
family. To leave an online
condolence for the family go
to dallastribute.com.
Hilary Russell
Feb. 28, 1944 – April 6, 2017
Hilary Russell was born
on Feb. 28, 1944, in Mani-
towoc, Wis., to John and
Marian Higginson. She met
and married her first hus-
band, Marlyn (Butch) Han-
son, in Brigham City, Utah,
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Timothy Wayne
Cavilee
May 9, 1959 – March 28, 2017
Timothy ( Tim) Wayne
Cavilee was born May 9,
1959, to Roscoe and Barbara
Cavilee in Salem.
He was raised and attend-
ed schools in Independence.
Tim traveled to many
places throughout the Unit-
ed States during his life
working construction and
various other jobs. He was a
skilled carpenter and handy-
man who could build or re-
pair most anything. He
passed away March 28,
2017, in Salem, from com-
plications from cancer.
Tim was preceded in
death by his father Roscoe;
mother Barbara; and broth-
er Ron.
He is survived by a son,
Paul Payton, of North Caroli-
na; brothers Don Cavilee, of
Oakridge, Matt Cavilee, of
Salem; and sister Sandi
Newton, of Independence.
Private internment was at
Fircrest Cemetery in Mon-
mouth. Arrangements by
Farnstrom’s Mortuary, Inde-
pendence.
Jill Marie
Starbuck-Hill
May 6, 1960 – April 9, 2017
Jill Marie Starbuck-Hill,
56, died on April 9 at her
home in Dallas. She was
born May 6, 1960, in Rose-
burg to Victor and Judy Star-
buck. She married Richard
Allen Hill on March 3, 2017,
in Lahinia, Maui.
A celebration of Jill’s life
will be held Friday, April 28,
2 p.m. at Farnstrom Mortu-
ary.
To leave an online tribute:
FarnstromMortuary.com.
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