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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1990)
May 30. 1990, The INDEPENDENT Stevens' expand service to include lateral boring It has taken twenty years of gestation to give birth to a new Vernonia partnership ap propriately named Utilex Utilities Excavation It isn't a new business, nor exactly a new partnership for D R "Dee" Stevens and his son, Lance, have sorted out their previously shared activi ties. sold some and discarded others to focus on one activi ty constructing trenches With the acquisition of a Model 7510 Ditchwitch vibra tory plow, cable layer and backhoe the new firm has moved into the top ten in the state o, O regon, where trenching capability is con cerned The 75 HP Deutsch Diesel has 4 wheel steering elec tronic sone directional plow blade control and the ability to work effectively in almost any terrain It will plow to a depth of 36 inches a, a rate exceeding the rate of most competitors Accompanying this capa bility is a Ditchwitch horizon tai boring unit, used to drill electric, gas or water conduit under road or railway beds Generating 80,000 pounds of hydrau lic pressure per square inch, it pushes joined segm ents of steel rod through the required dis tance. up to 300 feet Once the steel rod has reached its targe, bell shaped cups are attached to the rod end ,o be pulled back, enlarging the bore a process tha, is re pealed until the desired di ameter is achieved The hor izontal boring uni, can pull conduit or pipe ranging from 2" to 12" diameter Also on board a, Utilex is an R 65 Ditchwitch with a Ford 4 cylinder diesel tha, Vernonia Sentry's second golf benefit gets underway Dee, left, and Lance Stevens use thelr 75 ,0 Ditchwitch horizontal boring uni, to Install conduit under Stoney Point Road for a new residence performs the same functions as the 7510, bu, on a smaller scale It has a chain digger attachment (similar to a chain sawj in addition to the vibra tory plow Finally there is a 25*4 Case articulating trencher with a backhoe, used primari ly for water lines or telephone drops in domestic service With the various pieces of equipment, Utilex is prepared and able to service any in stallation need throughout the northwest, from domestic to indus,nal The senior partner force fully reiterates when asked. "No1 No' We do no, dig ditches, we construct trench es'* Special day set aside for fishing without a license will coincide with lake re-stocking A day of legal fishing with ou, a license on June 9 has been declared by the state D epartm ent of Fish and W ildlife according to Don Webb president of the Ne halem Chapter of the Izaak Walton League The "Free Fish Day" will be espe cially e xciting for local anglers Webb said be cause Fish and Wildlife will coordinate restocking of Ver noma Lake with the free day Riley’s adds mechanical service Bob Ragsdale In his Coast Range Bicycle store. Linear park developm ent lends support to econom ic expansion Though the posture of Ver nonia's business community toward the linear park has been skewed to the negative there are now signs of a more positive impact as actu ai work begins on the trail W hile s till em bryonic. Coast Range Bicycles has moved to the vacant store front form erly occupied by Sears and a freshly painted sign serves as the harbinger of things to come The new store is building a stock of bicycles featunng the popular Yoko,a m ountain bikes, Diamond Back. Col umbia and Redline BMX A good supply of used bi cycles is also available for economy minded customers Accessories include hel mets Tires, tubes and other parts are in stock and repair service is offered Coast Range owner Bob Ragsdale is also developing a library of assorted cycling books, manuals and video tapes In a sim ilar line, Ralph Sturdevan, now offers bicycle repair services a, his Rose Avenue shop There are other, though no, yet visible economic stir rings as work on the linear park begins More on tha, a, a later time Page 3 Howard Patten will provide The autom otive shop a, Joe and Judy Riley's Unocal "76" station has been re opened after a year's c lo sure Managing the shop will be Howard Patten a mechanic with many years of experi tomotlve service at Riley's ence in the automotive field and related industries The shop will be open 5 days a week, from Wednes day through Sunday, provid mg the community with an on duty mechanic on week ends The Vernonia Sentry Do ernbecher C e le b rity Got, Tournament is ready to tee off June 3 with a day of got, ing tun a, Vernonia Golf Course, said Senty co own ers Gordon Smith and Chuck Hendryx C e leb rities who w ill be playing with corporate teams include radio and television personalities Bob Miller. Scot, Linn. Kathy Smith Wayne Falogowski, Doug Lamear and Mat, Zaffino, Oregonian Sports Editor Jeff W ohler. W alker Cup w inner Bruce Cudd, NBA refe ree Terri Durham and several other sports figures including Port land State University's Pokey Allen. Jim Anderson and Dee Andros of Oregon State Uni versity. Bob G a illard and Keith Brown of Lew is & Clark, form er T railblazers Greg Smith Bob Gross and Maurice Lucas New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Stan Brock "We raised $8.000 for Do ernbecher Childrens Hospital las, year in our firs, try. Smith said, and we re trying to raise that to $10.000 this time " C orporate team s who have signed up for this year include Thriftw ay Stores. Sentry Stores. Food Connec tion Stores, Food Warehouse Stores. AG Stores, Western Fam ily Brands. F ew ell & Assoc . Olmsted & Assoc . Lorillard. Gerber Advertising. Georgia Pacific Corp , Franz Bread Oregon Food Indus try Lynden Farms Pepsi Cola Bottling Tyler Refrigera lio n and C url s Hi Tech Transportation An auction on June 2 will precede the tournament as players bid for autographed Blazer basketballs, an auto graphed Fuzzy Zoeller Spald mg Pro golf bag, a private tour for 10 through the Will Vinton Studio and many many more items CORRECTION Isabel Anderegg was in correctly identified as treasur er of the M, Heart Rebekah Lodge No 243 in a picture caption m las, month's INDE PENDENT Anderegg is No ble Grand and Arlie Emmons is treasurer We regret the error
