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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017
Cannon Beach to invest in new
fire equipment, volunteers
OBITUARY
Roger Leroy Bouse
Astoria
June 30, 1931 — May 13, 2017
By BRENNA VISSER
The Daily Astorian
Roger Leroy Bouse, 85, passed away peace- honey could be found in many of our local stores.
fully, surrounded by family members on May 13,
He was preceded in death by his wife, Muriel
2017.
Joy, in 2007; and a sister, Iva Mae Parelius, who
He was born in Okeene, Oklahoma, on June passed away in 2007. Roger is survived by four
30, 1931, to Roger and Opal (Barron)
children, Michael I. Bouse (Nancy
Davis), Linda McElroy (Dan Gal-
Bouse. At the age of 13, his family
moved to Oregon City, Oregon, and
lagher), Cynthia Stephens (Daniel)
and Jacqueline Kerr (William III);
he graduated from Oregon City High
School in 1949.
two sisters, Cecile Pearson of Ore-
gon City and Mary Edgley (Rich-
In 1951, Roger joined the U.S.
ard) of Gresham; eight grandchildren,
Navy during the Korean War, and was
Michael R. Bouse, Diana Ander-
stationed in Adak, Alaska, and on the
son (Isaac), William Kerr IV (Brook-
aircraft carrier USS Point Cruz.
lyn), Jason Stephens, Jennifer Ste-
Upon his honorable discharge in
phens, Aaron Stephens, Kara McElroy
1955, Roger returned to the Crown
Roger Bouse
and Eli McElroy; eight great-grand-
Zellerbach West Linn Paper Mill. He
children; longtime special compan-
married Muriel “Joy” Smith in 1955
in Aloha, Oregon. When the Wauna
ion, Lila Booth; and numerous other
Crown Zellerbach Paper Mill was built, Roger extended family members.
Memorial donations can be sent to Lower
was one of the first employees, settling in Knappa,
Oregon, in 1965. He retired from the Wauna Mill Columbia Hospice, First Lutheran Church of
Astoria, or a charity of your choice.
in 1993, after over 42 years of service.
Interment with military honors will take place
Roger served for 12 years on the board of
directors of the Wauna Federal Credit Union, on Saturday, May 20, at the Knappa Prairie Cem-
serving as vice president during part of his ten- etery, at 9:30 a.m., followed by a memorial ser-
ure. He was active in the Central Labor Coun- vice at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church, 33rd
cil for many years, serving as secretary/treasurer. Street and Grand Avenue in Astoria, with a recep-
He was a member of the American Legion, and tion to follow.
Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in charge
belonged to the First Lutheran Church of Astoria.
For many years, Roger was a beekeeper — of the arrangements. Please sign our online guest
often referred to as the “honeyman” — and his book at www.caldwellsmortuary.com
CANNON BEACH —
The Cannon Beach Rural Fire
Protection District is focused
on saving money for future
upgrades in next fiscal year’s
proposed budget.
Along with a new fire
engine, nozzles and other
apparatus, the fire district may
add a recruitment officer to
improve volunteer retention
and add more paid, part-time
firefighter positions.
This is Fire Chief Matt
Benedict’s first budget cycle
to oversee, and he said his
goal is to help “standardize
and streamline” the budgeting
process for the district to clar-
ify why each item is needed to
the public.
“We’re setting this budget
up for the future,” Benedict
said. “We are saving money
for when our apparatus need
to be replaced to be fiscally
responsible.”
Recruiting and keeping
qualified volunteer firefight-
ers is a task that is becoming
increasingly more challenging
OBITUARY POLICY
not only for Cannon Beach,
but for volunteer departments
around the country, Bene-
dict said. According to the
National Fire Protection Asso-
ciation, the number of vol-
unteers decreased 12 percent
from 1985 to 2015.
To help with retention,
Benedict is proposing to add
$39,000 to the budget for more
part-time firefighter positions.
It would be structured so that
existing volunteers could sign
up for two, 10 hour paid shifts
a week at $15 an hour. Seaside
Fire Department already has a
similar program.
Right now the fire district
has 18 volunteers, which Ben-
edict said is adequate for now.
Ideally, he hopes to recruit to
reach a total between 25 and
30.
Benedict is also propos-
ing to apply for a four-year,
$728,150 grant to fund a new
recruitment officer. The funds
would help pay the officer’s
salary, as well as training and
outreach materials to develop
a longterm strategy to find and
keep volunteers.
Lack of affordable hous-
ing and the high cost of liv-
ing are two main reasons Ben-
edict identified as major issues
contributing to recruitment
struggles.
“It’s definitely a trickle
down effect,” he said.
About $85,000 is proposed
to be transferred into a reserve
fund for the eventual replace-
ment of a 1995 fire engine
set to expire in the next few
years, and will eventually cost
around $400,000. Fire noz-
zles and self contained breath-
ing apparatus equipment will
need to be replaced before
expiring in 2019, and the dis-
trict intends to secure a grant
to foot a bill that could push
$500,000.
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