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Thursday April23,1981 Page 2—Vernonia Freedom Volunteers lay down first stage of Mist helipad The highway leading to Mist rumbled all day last Saturday as sixty five truck loads of rock were delivered to the site of the Mist Helipad by men and equipment brought in from a one hundred mile radius. Located next to the Mist Firehall on Banzer Road the helipad will be the only full emergency pad of its kind in the Nehalem Valley when it is completed next month. The helipad is located on land donated by Olympic Forest Products and the more than 600 cubic yards of rock necessary for the project were donated by Longview Fiber Co. In addition, Karban Rock, of Forest Grove, provided a driver, Don Leiman, Sr. and three trucks; Ballad Towne Communication, of Forest Grove, donated two drivers, Tom Rhea and Don Leiman, Jr.; Robles and Associates of Tigard, provided a truck driven by a partner in the firm, Roy Ahearn. Jack Christophersen Construction of Birkenfeld donated a truck driven by Dave Olson, a cat spreader and a loader. Steve Poetter and Larry Bair of Vernonia each drove their own trucks while Jack Christophersen ran the loader at Archibald Rock pit, off of Apiary Road, while his son, Dave, ran the spreader cat at the helipad site. While numerous area residents dropped by to view the progress and lend a hand as necessary. Generous donations of food and beverages were supplied by Sam’s Market in Vernonia, Vernonia Market Place, Birkenfeld Store and Birkenfeld Lunch. The truck drivers, each with a full load of rock, appeared at the helipad site by 7 am Saturday and didn’t leave until 3:30 that afternoon. “It’s great seeing all these people help PUBLIC FORUM ESD SEEKS SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT The Columbia Education Service District Board will meet in special executive session for the purpose of interviewing applicants for the position of Superintendent on the following dates: April 24,1981 at 6:30 pm May 1,1981 at 6:30 pm and May 9,1981 at 10 am. These special sessions will be held at the Columbia Education Service District office, 1290 Deer Island Road, St. Helens, Oregon. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT The next meeting of the Columbia County Stroke Club is scheduled for April 30 at 1:30 pm at the Church of the Nazarene, 2370 Gable Rd. in St. Helens. SPECIAL THANK YOU Our sincere appreciation and admiration are extended to our friends, relatives and neighbors for their thoughtfulness, prayers, cards, flowers and the food given to us following the loss of our lovedone. Sincere thanks to all who shared Applications for the low incogs ... our sorrow and expressed their energy assistance program will be kindness and support. taken on Fridays from 10 am-2 pm at Many donations to the American the Vernonia Senior Center. Call 429- Cancer Society and the Vernonia 3912 to make an appointment. Cemetery Beautification Fund have been received. Ralph E. Bergerson Steven and Kathryn Razner & family Craig Olaf Bergerson continued from page 1 the chairmanship was just getting to HEARING NOTICE be too much for him. Responsibility for finding a replacement for Berger son was turned over to the Notice is hereby given that the Columbia / County Planning Cemetery Committee. j To the Editor: Commission has fixed the 4th day of According to David Frost, the Regarding last week’s letter about city’s attorney, the contract between May 1981 at 9 pm in the Circuit the epileptic seizure, the the city and Vernonia CATV Courtroom, Third Floor, Courthouse, recommended emergency treatment stipulates that cable TV will be made St. Helens, Oregon as the time and is very simple and requires no special available to every house in the city place for a public hearing at the training. The most important thing is to without discrimination. With luCk, it request of Butler & Randall, Inc', protect the person from injury on was felt, this will bring the argument Vernonia, Oregon for a Zone Change sidewalks, furniture, etc. Try to keep between the cable operator and“ from ' M-2 to M-2-PD. The subject the person on their side and cradle various citizens asking that the property is located in Township 4 service be extended to their homes North, „Range 4 West, Sections 3 & 4, their head without actually restraining their movement. This when they are they pnly ones on their off Nehalem Highway and identified as Tax Account No. 4404-000-700 & position will keep their tongue away block wanting the service, to an end. In financial actions the city OK’d No. 4403-000-1300 & totals 220.58 from their throat. Stay with them $300 from State Revenue Sharing acres m/1 in the Vernonia Urban until they regain their composure, which is usually only two to three money for the completion of our Growth Boundary. If granted it will minutes. It is also beneficial to the police facility. The money is allow the applicants to develop the person if all unnecessary people leave earmarked for the completion of the property as a Planned Unit room and various Development. the scene so that embarrassment does evidence construction odds and ends as yet The Planning Commission will also not complicate the seizure. the Preliminary If injury occurs or if the person imcomplete. The city also approved consider stops breathing, call an ambulance the purchase of a box of flares and a Development Plan and program for (Vernonia: 429-5141; Mist-Birkenfeld: fire extinguisher for the police the development of the site. This development plan proposed the department. 429-0900 or 755-2777). The next scheduled meeting of the property be developed for a mixture These simple steps can keep an uses including Industrial, city council will be held the first of illness from becoming an emergency. Commercial, Residential and Greg Port, Chairman Monday of May at 8 pm at the Recreational uses. Vernonia Ambulance Association library. For further information contact the Planning & Building Department Courthouse, St. Helens, Oregon br call397-150L Published weekly in Vernonia Oregon, 97064, on Thupsdavs at 825 Fridge St. Bernie Weber, Chairman Serv/ng The Upper Nehalem Valley. Phone 129-8111. Subscriptions, $8per year. Columbia County Planning Deadlines for copy and classified advertising: Monday at o pm for the .following Thursday's paper. Commission Dogs plague city No special training needed to treat epileptic seizures Vernonia Freedom Deadline for display advertising: Friday for normal ma t erial and Monday for after-weekend copy. Second-Class Postage Paid at Vernonia, OR 97064, Publication Xo. 474-690. POSTMASTER: send address changes to Vernonia Freedom, 825 Bridge St., Vernonia, OR 97064. Dennis Dobson.......... publisher-editor Ann Dobson.............. «............... publisher-business manager Correspondents: Ruth Nogle MEMBER Sandy Welch . Oregon Randy Stevéns 429-8111 Newspaper Publishers make this thing work,” Jerry Sanders of Vernonia Control, one of the organizers, said. “Some of this equipment came from as far away as Deer Island, and these people are all spending either a day off or a day away from a job to help us out,” he added. The effort was also aided by the donation of a wind sock from the Air National Guard’s 304th Air Rescue Squadron in Portland; engineering and aerial surveys were provided by the US Coast Guard air rescue unit at Astoria, Emanuel Life Flight donated a strobe beacon for the pad and technical advice while West Oregon Electric donated comer marker lights and their installation. One organizer commented that the total dollar figure in trucks, equipment, materials and manhours exceeded $10,000. “It would have taken us considerably longer to get this far without all of this generous help,” said Mist Fire Chief Norm Mueller. A delicious buffet lunch was prepared by area wives, including: Claudia Oblack, Phyliss Busch, Cindy Sanders and Sally Bair. PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Vernonia is advertising for bids for the sale of two former police cars, a 1973 Chevrolet and a 1976 Pontiac. These cars may be inspected at the garage under old city hall. Sealed bids may be left at City Hall. All bids must be in by 5 pm on May 4, 1981. The city reserves the right to refuse any or all bids received. Don Dunaway 4-16,4-23 City Recorder IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA Probate Department In the Matter of the Estate of WILLIAM R. FITZMAURICE Deceased No. 4994 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned personal representative at Jon S. Henricksen, Attorney at Law, High Rocks Town Center, Suite 47-B 82nd Drive, Gladstone, Oregon 97027, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice. Gary W. Fitzmaurice Personal Representative 13856 S.E. 180th Boring, Oregon 97009 । Please renew my subscription to Vernonia FreedomD Please enroll me as a new subscriber to । n year-$8 Vernonia Freedom^^ I Q Two years —$15 j QI One year senior citizen — $5 Name___________ _______________________ :_______ ____________ IT____ j 825 Bridge St. Send to: Vernonia Freedom or Call 429-8111
