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16 obituaries/in other words october4 2018 In Memory of... Mary L. Cecil (Abuelita) July 4, 1946 - September 4, 2018 In Loving Memory The words simply do not exist which could describe everything she was . . . Forever the foundation that her family was built on, solid and withstanding, she journeys onward, leaving behind the many she meant so much to. Mary Cecil, 72, of Timber, Oregon passed on from this world on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, but the memories live on. Never forgotten, her love in our hearts, she will always be here with us in spirit. Thank you, Mom, for all of the great things you’ve taught us. We will strive to better ourselves, with you in our midst, leading the way . . . Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Vernonia Scout Cabin. Doors open at 12:00 pm, Memorial Toasts at 2:00 and 4:30 pm, Dinner at 5:00 pm. Musical guests Timberbound. Rides available. Info/questions call (503) 354-4978 (leave a message). John A. Normand, Jr. June 23, 1957 - October 9, 1988 Forever in our hearts- Jamela (Jamey) & Jenifer Oregon Reps Help Whiteman’s Writings: My Hunting Story Secure Disaster Funding for Salmon By Steve Whiteman The next thing I knew, and seek I finally got my shot and the deer’s head came straight up took it. He dropped like a rock. When I was a teenager, I rushed up to him and saw and he commenced to watch the Fisheries continued from page 15 obviously many years ago, I had a I had killed a small forked horn dirt road along with me. I must memorable deer hunt in the Spring Creek area of Colorado. Since I worked nights at the Rocket drive-in theater, I slept in and missed my ride up into the pines. I had peddled my bicycle to get to our arranged point of de- marcation and they were gone. Anxious to hunt, I threw my rifle over my shoulder and started pumping up the hill. Many minutes later, I came across some Texans having their morning cof- fee at their camp. They stared in disbelief as I peddled by. I’m sure they looked at each other and said, “What the hell?” When I finally got up to the flat, oak brush and aspen country, I realized that I could cover a lot of country very quietly on that dirt road. As I moved through a grove of aspen trees, I noticed a small buck about 50 yards away. I laid down my bike and snuck up to take a shot. After a game of hide mule deer. I reached for my knife to slit his throat and it was gone. I backtracked, looked around, and it was still gone. I went back and got the bike and came upon a plan. I would tie a hoof on each side of the handlebars and slip under the buck, lifting his weight with my back. I lifted the deer up on some old brush, moved the bike into position. I tied the hooves to the handlebars and slipped my leg over the bike, lifted the weight onto my shoulders with the head dangling in front of me. I lifted to balance the bike only for the bike, the hunter, and the deer to fall to the ground on the other side. I tiptoed the second attempt into forward movement. My head was craned around the drooping deer’s head and I could barely see. Then the unexpected happened, one of the buck’s ears flicked a bit. Was it the wind or... have hit the buck in the horn or something. Both of us were quite nervous at this time. His back hoofs that had been quietly drug behind up to this point, began a running motion hitting the pedals about every other time. To my knowledge this buck had never been on a bicycle before, so the increasing speed seemed to be an issue for both of us. Remember the Texans, they were just getting into their rigs when here we came, hellbent for leather. They frozen in place as they watched us disappear down the hill. I think I heard one of them say, “What the hell?” As we approached the bridge across the dry canal, our speed was now out of control, his hooves turned us one way and my hands just turned us another. When I awoke the buck was gone, the bike was a wreck, and my gun barrel was stuck about 2 foot into the dirt. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it… CLASSIFIED ADS FOR SALE 4-Plex, Good investment property. $195,000 Two 2-bed apts, One large 1-bed apt, One small 1-bed apt. By the river and lake, lots of storage, garage with attic, laundry facility on site. (503) 708-8748 SERVICES St Pierre Graphics & Photo Restoration Restore-Brighten- Retouch old photography, copy and enlarge negative plates. Free est. Local pickup and delivery Vernonia, Clatskanie area. Please call Terry at (971) 813-9560. Clean - Organize - Paint - House Keeping offered in Vernonia, Fishhawk, Clatskanie area. Great local references. Weekly, monthly. Give me a ring, Terry St Pierre (971) 813-9560. depend upon these fisheries. In late 2017, I requested a disaster declaration noting millions of dollars of losses in these vital Oregon communities and fisheries. A year after we requested the declaration, my office had heard nothing back from Washington D.C. But, my staff and I continued to fight for the disaster declaration into 2018. Thankfully Secretary Ross helped Oregon make a huge step forward for our rural communities. I want to thank the Oregon congressional delegation, the Coastal Caucus, and coastal leaders for their assistance in pursuing relief for these communities.” “The Oregon Salmon Commission wants to thank the Department of Commerce for acknowledg- ing the 2016 and 2017 commercial fishery failure in the ocean troll salmon fisheries in both Oregon and Cali- fornia,” said Nancy Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of the Oregon Salmon Commission. “Financial assistance will be greatly appreciated by our fishing families. We also want to thank the Oregon Congressional delegation for their continued support of our fisheries and working with the Oregon Salmon Commission over the past year and a half to get this declaration.” In March, Congress passed a spending bill that included $20 million for fisheries disasters nationwide. This commerce fishery disaster declaration will allow ocean troll Klamath River fall Chinook salmon fisheries in Oregon to access those funds through the National Marine Fisheries Service. The Department of Com- merce is determining the appropriate allocation of the funds to eligible fisheries. The members are committed to continuing to advocate for robust funding for West Coast fishery disas- ters. 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