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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT. October 1 .1 9 9 7 Custom molding intrigues Ron Welch Skidm ore joins Mtn View Motors After 30 years of driving log trucks, longtime Vernonia resident Fred Skidmore is do ing something he’s wanted to do since he was a child — he’s become a car salesman. Heeding the admonition that, if you have a lemon, you should make lemonade, Skid more is using a forced hiatus Fred S kid m o re from truck driving to build a wants to continue the good new career. He can’t drive treatment he received. truck right now because of a “I had a good time driving broken leg. truck,” Skidmore said, “mostly In the meantime, he re for Holce [Logging Co.], the membered the excitement in best employer a person could stilled in him as a child by an have.” He has hired Kurt Don- uncle who was a car sales naku, of Knappa, to drive his man. So, he stopped in to see Skidmore & Son log truck. Ken Waite, sales manager at Skidmore moved to Ver Mtn. View Motors in St. He nonia in 1959 and is well- lens. known for his community in Skidmore has known volvement. He and his wife, Waite since 1982, when he Diana, have raised their fami bought a car from what was ly - Stephen, Roger, Mindy then Jordan Motors. “I was and Molly - in Vernonia. impressed with the country atmosphere,” Skidmore said, If you want to get hold of “There was no pressure.” A Skidmore during the day, call year later he traded it in and him in St. Helens at 397- bought another car from the 1061, after hours, he may be company. Now, Skidmore reached at 429-7855. Forestland estate planning class An Estate Planning Work shop for Family Forestlands will be held Saturday, October 11, 1997, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Vancouver (Wash.) Cam pus of Washington State Uni versity. With the tremendous appre ciation in land and stumpage values in the past decade, families owning forestlands face potentially enormous es tate tax liability. Carefully stew- arded forest resources may have to be unnecessarily liqui dated to pay estate taxes when families don’t have a prudent estate plan. The afternoon workshop will present information for forest land owners and forest consul tants interested in developing estate plans that can help re duce estate taxes. Topics in clude: forest management plans and your estate, intro duction to estate planning, es tate valuation issues for forest lands, estate planning tools, and conservation easements. Questions and discussion are encouraged. The workshop is sponsored by the Pacific Forest Trust, WSU Cooperative Extension, and WSU, Vancouver Cam pus. The registration fee of $15 per person or $25 per cou ple includes refreshments and notebook. Class size is limited so pre-registration is required. For more information and reg istration, contact Ole T. Hel- gerson by phone 509- 427-9427, or e-mail helger- so@wsu.edu Ron Welch, well-known Vernonia carpenter and builder, has launched a sub-career as a manufacturer of custom molding. With a unique machine in his home workshop, an accu mulation of special knives and a supply of wood, his Cornerstone Custom Molding business has an unlimited repertoire. Although old-style molding is no longer being produced, Welch can make it to order. If you have cherished, but dam aged, picture frames or furni ture, he can repair them. Presently in his eighth year as a foreman at Oregon Steel Mill, Welch does these jobs in his spare time. But, after spending forty-plus years in the carpentering business and eight years as a fulltime school maintenance man, he is looking forward to the satis faction of providing custom moldings and woodwork on a full time basis in the future. You will find Cornerstone Custom Molding in the The INDEPENDENT Professional Directory, or call 429-9602. Application time for rural strategies and development grants The Northwest Oregon Eco nomic Alliance (NOEA) is seeking applications for ap proximately $200,000 in Re- tional Strategies funds and $325,000 in Rural Investment lottery funds for projects locat ed in Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook Counties. Regional Strategies funds are for projects that create, lead to or retain family-wage jobs in three industries-envi- ronmental services, forest products and Tourism-within the next twelve months. Rural Investment funds are for projects that improve the economy of rural communities. Rilla and Brandy Forest Grove Vac & Sew 2434 19th Ave • Forest Grove • 3S7-5912 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:30 - 5:30, Sat. 9:30 - 4:00 Fall cleaning time is a good time to consider trading for a new vacuum cleaner. If you don’t need a new vacuum cleaner, it’s also a good time to have your machine serviced. Owner Rilla Hedger has over 20 years of experience in sales and service at her 19th Avenue store. If you are interested in a new machine, she offers trade-in al lowances. If your budget is limited, she offers a wide selection of used, rebuilt machines, or she can advise you if your old machine is repairable. Forest Grove Vac & Sew also carries a complete line of acces sories for sewing machines and vacuum cleaners. And, if your scis sors are dull, this is where you can have them sharpened. You will always get a square deal at Forest Grove Vac & Sew. For a copy of either applica tion, call Mary McArthur at 503-228-5565, or write to NOEA, 4336 SW Condor Ave., Portland 97201. Applications are due Nov. 17, 1997. SELL UNWANTED ITEMS in the classifieds. Call 429-9410 to place your ad. Ron W elch NFIP co vers certain m ud slides At the request of the Ore gon Department of Geology, Rep. Elizabeth Furse asked the Congressional Research Service [CRS] to clarify cover age of mudslide damage un der the National Flood Insur ance Program [NFIP]. In a memo provided to Furse, CRS concluded that damages from mudslides of the type experi enced by Oregonians in the past two years are covered by the federal program. “In Oregon we have first hand experience with just how devastating flood-triggered mudslide damage can be,” said Rep. Furse. “By clearing up the confusion about what damages the National Flood Insurance Program covers, it is my hope that Oregonians will be better prepared for fu ture catastrophes.” Oregonians have been hard hit by floods and devastating mudslides in recent years. While many Oregonians had failed to protect themselves with federal flood insurance, the coverage for even those who did participate in the NFIP was often questionable. This confusion prompted the Ore- gon Department of Geology to T re h a rn e I Cafe s Deli 58360 Nehalem Hwy. S., Vernonia Attn Deer Hunters: Open 5 ain During Hunting Season BREAKFAST ALL DAY • FULL LUNCH MENU PIES • PASTRIES • HOMEMADE SOUP HUNTERS BREAKFAST SPECIAL! M F 5:30-3 » SAT 6-3 • SUN 7-3 • BANQUET SERVICE • 439-5461 seek Furse’s assistance. “The uncertainty about cov erage of mudslide damage un der the NFIP was problematic during the severe storms of 1996 and 1997,” said Donald Hull, State Geologist and Di rector of the Oregon Depart ment of Geology and Mineral Industries. “We are pleased that Rep. Furse was able to provide this clarification so that Oregonians with federal flood insurance will be eligible for re lief for damages caused by mudslides.” The NFIP is operated by the Federal Insurance Adminstra- tion. The purpose of the NFIP is to limit the growth of federal flood control and disaster relief expenditures through reason ably priced, federally-backed flood insurance. Internet Connections • E-Mail Accounts • Web Pages • Network Gaming * Digital Imaging IW tlô à l IjOiir Lease but we’re stai In busi ness and ready to serve you. 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