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
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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