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december7
2017
Welcome
to the World...
In Memory of...
ton, Lancashire, England.
Laura emigrated to
the United States in 1946,
where she started her fam-
ily in Rexburg, ID. She
later moved with her two
children to Salt Lake City,
UT, where she attended
Medical Assistant Courses.
Laura obtained her certifi-
cation in Medical Assist-
ing, and moved to Overton,
NV in 1983, to continue
her career as a Physician’s
Assistant, where she lived
and practiced for over 10
years. In 1994, Laura relo-
cated to Oregon, where she
continued to practice medi-
cine at a clinic in Vernonia
for seven years. She retired
at the age of 73, and moved
to Rockaway Beach, OR,
to be closer to her daughter.
In the communi-
ties where she worked
and lived, Laura was best
Laura M. Nichols
Everly Jo Stevens
Caleb and
Rebekah
Stevens of
Beaverton
are pleased
to announce
the arrival
of
Everly
Jo Stevens,
born
on
October
30, 2017 at
5:11 pm at Providence St. Vincents Hospital.
Everly weighed 9 lbs, 12 oz, measured 21 1/2
inches long and joins big brother Tucker, age 2.
Grandparents are Jeanne and Rocky
Hill of Vernonia, Paula Love of Vernonia,
Russell Young of Beaverton, and Justin Stevens
of Tualatin. Great grandparents are Allen and
Beverly Preslar of North Plains, Donna Stevens
of Estacada, and Donald Young of Florence.
Godparents are Tyler Somers of Monmouth and
Molly Hackney of Forest Grove.
Laura M. Nichols,
88, of Rockaway Beach,
OR, died on Saturday, No-
vember 4, in McMinnville,
OR. Laura passed away
peacefully from natural
causes, with her loving
grandchildren at her side.
She was born on March 1,
1929, to parents George
and May Jamieson in Pres-
County Commissioners
Approve Port Westward
Rezone continued from front page
land use laws is not to be an obstacle
to planned growth, but to be a guide
and to provide a process. The condi-
tions that are being proposed take into
consideration the need for agricultur-
al production and the compatibility
of any new industry that may come.
I think we have to look to the future,”
she said.
Commissioner
Henry
Heimuller echoed that sentiment be-
fore the vote. “The Resource Indus-
trial Planning Development (RIPD)
designation still requires the land to
be used for farm and forest unless it
is developed. Any new development
will need to be compatible with ad-
joining uses, both agricultural and in-
dustrial. The conditions that new de-
velopment will have to comply with
are set.”
Heimuller also said it is clear
to him that the property is unique.
“The site has a dock that can take
Panamax ships, and the transportation
infrastructure needed to ship goods
that would help the economy of not
only Columbia County and the region
but the state of Oregon are in place.”
Heimuller said that though
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OMIC scheduled to open in Fall 2019
If you and your family have been
busy since the start of the school year, imag-
ine how exciting it has been for the eight
students who started fall term as Columbia
County’s first ever Future Connect schol-
arship recipients. The $40,000 required to
support all eight students for their first year
at PCC is a collaboration that includes the
County, Oregon Aero and the PCC Founda-
tion. We welcome these new students, six
from St. Helens and two from Scappoose,
and hope they have settled in and are doing
well.
Future Connect scholarship as-
sistance isn’t the only way to beat the cost
of higher education. The PCC Dual Credit
Program, which provides the opportunity
for high school students to earn college
credit for free while still in high school,
continues to be a successful venture for
students in Columbia County.
For the 2016-17 academic year,
122 students from Scappoose, St. Hel-
ens, and Vernonia took advantage of the
program and saved more than $42,000 in
tuition and fees. Within PCC’s service
district, 59 high schools participate in the
College’s Dual Credit Program. For the
last school year, 6,782 high school students
saved more than $4 million in tuition and
fees.
As Portland Community College
seeks a permanent presence in Co-
A Trusted Name in Funeral Service
lumbia County, it has tapped Chris
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt
Holden and Mohammed Maraee to
Funeral Home & Crematory lead its Training Center as part of the
regional Oregon Manufacturing In-
novation Center (OMIC). OMIC is
2308 Pacific Ave.,
Forest Grove
503-357-2161
741 Madison Ave.,
Vernonia
503-429-6611
971-344-3110
Jeff & Kathryn Hoyt
www.angelmemorialsheadstones.com
by her grandson Cody
Nichols of Ellis, KS; her
granddaughter
Chelsea
Nichols (Jennifer Bacon)
and great-granddaughter
Emery-River Bacon of
Keaau, HI; her sister Jean
Horrocks of Gold Can-
yon, AZ; and many loving
nieces and nephews. She
was preceded in death by
her parents George and
May Jamieson; her brother
Jim Jamieson; her daughter
Ruth Nichols; and son Dal-
las Nichols.
No public services
are being held. The fam-
ily invites all who are in-
terested to offer a message
of condolence or favorite
memory of Laura via the
online memorial: http://
www.anewtradition.com/
obituaries/listallobituaries.
php
PCC Columbia County Update
there is no doubt the area has high
value farmland, he, “feels it has a
higher value, and that is the value of
being used by the Port of St. Helens
to create high paying jobs. What we
have to do is always look for new op-
portunities,” he said.
“Local elected officials ig-
nored input from hundreds of people
who care about farms and quality
of life in Columbia County,” stated
Jasmine Zimmer-Stucky, Senior Or-
ganizer with Columbia Riverkeeper.
“The county’s decision ignores lo-
cal land use laws designed to pro-
tect farms, clean water, and public
health.”
Port Westward is a hub for
energy export ventures. Port West-
ward is home to Global Partners, an
oil-by-rail trans-shipment facility that
operated from 2013 to 2015 before
switching to ethanol. The company
maintains regulatory approval to re-
sume oil shipments. The site is also
the former home to two coal export
proposals and the company North-
west Innovation Works holds a lease
option to construct a methanol refin-
ery.
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known as a healer. Laura
was well known for her en-
ergetic passion and extraor-
dinary ability to help others.
She will be remembered for
her intuitive demeanor, in-
telligence, resourcefulness,
cheery disposition, and ap-
titude for instilling a sense
of both mental and physi-
cal comfort in the people
around her. Among many
other wonderful traits, her
family and friends will al-
ways remember her as an
independent and resilient
woman, a dog lover, an
avid reader with an insa-
tiable hunger for knowl-
edge, and a person with
intense appreciation for
music, art, and nature (es-
pecially the Oregon Coast),
who referred to almost ev-
eryone she came in con-
tact with as “Sweetheart.”
Laura is survived
Family Owned & Operated
Formerly Prickett’s Mortuary
Forest Grove Memorial Chapel
503-357-3126
To sign the online guest book or to send a
condolence to the family go to
www.fuitenrosehoyt.com
a collaboration of industry, higher educa-
tion, and government focused on creating
a world-class innovation center. It seeks to
combine applied research and development
and workforce training to serve the region’s
advanced manufacturers and create living
wage careers in a key industry.
Holden serves as director of the
PCC OMIC Training Center, whose em-
phasis will be on craftsmanship, profes-
sionalism, and placing graduates into high-
wage, high-demand advanced manufac-
turing jobs. He has more than 30 years of
experience in the manufacturing industry
as a patternmaker apprentice, technician,
engineer, and manager, and since 2007 has
owned KCR Manufacturing which designs
and manufactures wildland firefighting
equipment for firefighting and forestry pro-
fessionals around the world.
As the industry training coordina-
tor for the PCC OMIC Training Center,
Maraee is responsible for connecting re-
gional manufacturers with OMIC Training
and ensuring the innovative training model
meets their priority workforce needs. He is
also an adjunct business instructor at PCC.
PCC’s OMIC Training Center,
scheduled to open in fall 2019, will offer
apprenticeship programs that combine job-
related technical instruction with structured
on-the-job learning experiences, resulting
in an industry-issued, recognized credential
that certifies occupational proficiency, and
an opportunity to obtain a post-secondary
degree at PCC. Until construction is com-
pleted for the center, PCC will have a tem-
porary site to launch training programs at
Scappoose High School beginning in 2018.
FOR SALE
2 Lots For Sale, 0.23 acres each
Columbia County tax account #22580
& #22584. $32K each. Contact (503)
624-8665 or (503) 997-2262.
HELP WANTED
Certified Medical Assistants needed!
Full-time positions at Tillamook
Medical Plaza, Vernonia, and Banks.
Competitive wages and benefits.CMA
and BLS certification preferred. Apply
online at: AdventistHealth.org/trmc/
careers
HELP WANTED
9-1-1 COMMUNICATIONS SPECIAL-
IST Columbia 9-1-1 Communications
District (C911CD) is conducting a hir-
ing process for full-time 9-1-1 Dis-
patchers (Communications Specialist)
to join our training program as limited
training slots become available. Log on
to www.columbia911.com and click on
‘Careers’. For any questions call (503)
366- 6976.