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obituaries/classified ads
february7
2019
In Memory of...
Karen Lee Brewer Davis
Karen “Missy” Lee
Brewer Davis, 55, of Vernonia,
Oregon peacefully passed away
in her home on December 24,
2018.
Karen was born in
Los Angeles, California on
October 8, 1963. Karen was
raised by Kathy Denckla and
Frazier Rohm since the age of
seven. The family resided in
Scholls, Oregon until moving
to Vernonia in 1977. Karen
attended school in Vernonia
graduating from Vernonia High
School in 1982.
It was the summer
of 1984, Karen was scouting
out the butts of local baseball
players in John Day, Oregon.
She picked out the cutest butt,
Earl Davis. That is how their
love story began! They married
on February 22, 1986. They
moved to Vernonia in 1988.
Karen and Earl have three boys
Eric, Cody, and Nathan.
Over the years Karen
wore many hats. She started her
working years in food service.
She also was a secretary,
flagged traffic, and she ran a
construction roller. One of her
favorite jobs was being a school
bus driver.
Karen loved to roller
skate and she was pretty good
back in the day. She enjoyed
hunting, fishing, and camping.
Karen was quite the cook; she
could make something out
of nothing and it would be
an amazing dish. One of her
favorite pastimes was lounging
in a lawn chair soaking up the
sun while wearing her favorite
pair of flip-flops. Karen loved
spending time with family and
friends; she especially loved
hanging out with her only
granddaughter Piper. Anyone
who knew Karen “Missy” knew
she was the life of the party.
She loved to laugh and she was
quite the jokester. Her laugh
was infectious. She didn’t care
if you were laughing at her or
with her; although many times
it was at her, because she was
hilarious. Many remember
Karen from a hand gesture or
being flashed. These were a
couple of her signature moves.
She will be missed by many!
Karen and Earl would
have celebrated 32 years of
marriage in February. Karen
is remembered through her
husband Earl Davis; three sons,
Eric Davis, Cody Davis, and
Nathan Davis; granddaughter
Piper Davis; several brothers,
Joe Brewer, Angelo Brewer,
Tiger Rohm, William Rohm;
several sisters, Lisa Rohm,
Mary Denckla, and Jennifer
Denckla. She was preceded in
death by her fathers, Frazier
Rohm and Joseph Brewer. A
Celebration of Life is planned
for July 6, 2019 at 2:00 pm.
Vernonia City News continued from page 5
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Council Receives Update on Land Use
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Columbia County Circuit Judge, has no-
tified the City that he is dismissing the
case against the City brought by Robert
Smejkal and Terry Goodrich concerning
the City’s denial of a building permit at
Nickerson Ridge Estates. Grove said
the case is a land use decision. The
case will now go to the Oregon Land
Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). (See
full story on page 5.)
Council Approves Fees at Spencer
Park – Council approved a request
from the Parks Committee to add and
enforce camping and parking fees at
Spencer Park during Jamboree week-
end. Council agreed with the Parks
Committee that softball players using
Spencer Park should pay to camp and
park while using the facility. The fees
will be brought forward at a future
meeting when the City updates their
Master Fee Schedule.
Council Approves Parks Grant Pro-
posal – Council approved a request
from the Parks Committee to apply
for a grant from Oregon State Parks to
build a skate park at Spencer Park.
Council Stays With Legal Counsel
– Council reviewed a letter from their
legal counsel Ruben Cleaveland, in-
forming them he is forming a new law
firm. Cleaveland said one of the part-
ners at his old firm has recently passed
away so he is forming VanKoten &
Cleaveland. He said he is retaining
his legal assistant and asked the City
to transition with him and continue
working together. City Administra-
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Mayor Makes Numerous Appoint-
ments to Committees – Based on rec-
ommendations from several committees
and with the approval of the rest of the
Council, Mayor Rick Hobart made the
following appointments to City Citizen
Advisory Committees: Mario Leonetti
to the Parks Committee, Noni Ander-
son and Sam Potter to the Budget Com-
mittee, Donald Normand to the Public
Works Committee.
Council Removes Check Signers – In
a housekeeping move, Council approved
the removal of Mario Leonetti and Bruce
McNair as checking account signers.
Council had previously assigned these
duties to Mayor Rick Hobart and Coun-
cilor Dale Webb.
Police Report – Police Chief Mike Con-
ner thanked Gretchen Lindauer and the
Terence Lindauer Memorial Fund for
their donation of 11 AED units to the
Police and Fire Departments. (See story
on page 7.)
Council Tables Parks Workshop –
Council tabled a request from the Parks
Committee for a joint workshop to dis-
cuss priorities. Council is planning a
visioning workshop and said they will
schedule a meeting with Parks after that
workshop is scheduled.
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Topics From the Floor – John Brewer
asked the Council to consider repairs to
Grant Avenue in front of his house where
a crown on the roadway causes water to
run into his basement.
Wendy Sears provided a de-
tailed update on the VernoniaSK8 proj-
ect. Sears told the Council the group
has raised $57,669 – $37,169 in cash
and $21,500 of in kind donations. She
said they are planning to build a 6,000
square foot park with a cost of $220,000,
and provided two concept drawings of
what the park might look like. She said
they are applying for a $25,000 grant
from the Tony Hawk Foundation and are
working with the City on an application
for a grant from Oregon State Parks.
Richard Stein thanked City Ad-
ministrator Josette Mitchell for her pro-
fessionalism and service to the commu-
nity.
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ing a draft lease agreement for property
owners who live adjacent to flood buy-
out properties. The City is proposing to
lease the properties which must conform
to FEMA standards of limited develop-
ment in the flood zone. Tenants would be
responsible to pay property taxes, have
insurance, and maintain the properties.
John Brewer, a member of the audience
interested in participating in the pro-
gram, told the Council the costs associ-
ated will be too high. Council tabled a
decision in order to gather more infor-
mation.
Council Reviews Flood Property Lease
Agreement – Council began review-
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