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The INDEPENDENT. January 19, 2000
PTOUC NOTICS
PTOUC VOTICI
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
present at the heanng you will be notified of
the time and place to appear. Contact the
Board of Property Tax Appeals for further
information.
It shall be the duty of the persons inter
ested to appear at the time and place ap
pointed.
Elizabeth E. Huser
Columbia County Clerk
City of Vernonia will hold a pulic infor
mational meeting regarding the wetlands
inventory for the City of Vernonia, Columbia
County, Oregon before the City of Vernonia
Planning Commission, January 20, 2000 at
7.00 PM in the Chamber Room at City Hall,
1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia.
A representative from the Division of
State Lands will be present. The purpose of
this project was to obtain a more complete
understanding of the location, quantities,
kinds and functions/values of wetlands and
riparian areas in the Vernonia area. The
draft City of Vernonia Wetlands and Ripari
an Inventory prepared by Shapiro and As
sociates, Inc. will be available at City Hall
for review during regular business hours.
Written testimony is welcomed if you are
unable to attend this meeting.
Publish January 5 & 19, 2000
NOTICE OF SESSION
COLUMBIA COUNTY BOARD
OF PROPERTY TAX APPEALS
Notice is hereby given that on February 7,
2000, at 9:00 a.m., the Board of Property
Tax Appeals of the County of Columbia,
Oregon, will meet to:
- Hear petitions for reduction of the
real market, maximum assessed, specially
assessed, or assessed value of property as
of January 1, 1999.
- Hear petitions for reduction of value
corrected under ORS 311.208.
- Hear petitions for waiver of penalties
for late filing of real or personal property re
turns.
Petitions must be filed with the clerk of
the board not later than January 3, 2000.
The board will meet in Room 308, Co
lumbia County Courthouse in the City of St.
Helens, Oregon (third floor, Columbia
County Courthouse).
A schedule of hearings for those who
request to be present will be posted 48
hours prior to the meeting(s) on the public
buffeting board, front lobby, Columbia
County Courthouse, St. Helens, Oregon
97051.
Executive Sessions may be held during
the session as required by ORS
308.290(7), ORS 308.411, and ORS
308.413.
All other hearings will be scheduled as
time allows. If you have requested to be
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Dated at St. Helens, Oregon this 29th Day
of December, 1999.
Publish January 5 and 19. 2000.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY
TO THE CITY OF VERNONIA,
COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
Public Hearings will be held on the 20th day
of January, 2000 at 6:30 PM, before the
City of Vernonia Planning Commission and
on the 24th day of January, 2000 at 6:30
PM, before the City Council of the City of
Vernonia, Oregon on the question of an
nexation of certain real property to the City
of Vernonia.
The Public Hearings will be held at City
Hall. Pursuant to ORS 222.120 and ORS
222.170(1), the City has dispensed with the
holding of an election on the question of an
nexation. The Request/Consent to Annex
form has been submitted by a majority of
the owners of the property to be annexed.
The properties to be annexed are de
scribed in Exhibit A. A staff report will be
available to the public at City Hall for two
weeks before the hearings, and may be
copied for a nominal fee. Public comments
will be heard.
EXHIBIT A
4404-012-9300
Block 1 Second Addition to the City of Ver
nonia, County of Columbia, State of Ore
gon.
4404-012-0500
Lot 5 Block 2 Second Addition to the City of
Vernonia, County of Columbia, State of
Oregon.
4404-012-0600
Lots 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Block
2 First Addition to the City of Vernonia,
County of Columbia, State of Oregon.
4404-012-0700
Lots 5, 6, 7 and 8 Block 1 First Addition to
roue man
the City of Vernonia, County of Columbia,
State of Oregon.
4404-012-0800
Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 Block 1 First Addition to
the City of Vernonia, County of Columbia,
State of Oregon.
4404-012-0900
Lots 9, 10, 11 and 12 Block 1 First Addition
to the City of Vernonia, County of Colum
bia, State o, Oregon.
4404-012-01100
Lots 1, 2, 3 ,4 , 5 and 6 along the north side
of platted alley as well as Lots 7, 8, 9, 10,
11 and 12 all in Block 4 First Addition to the
City of Vernonia, County of Columbia, State
of Oregon.
4404-012-01200
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Block
3 First Addition to the City of Vernonia,
County of Columbia, State of Oregon.
4404-012-01300
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10.11 and 12 Block
6 First Addition to the City of Vernonia,
County of Columbia, State of Oregon.
4404-012-01400
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 Block 5 First
Addition to the City of Vernonia, County of
Columbia, State of Oregon.
Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District
is accepting applications for Part Time
Facility Maintenance position. Light
facility maintenance to include
grounds and station maintenance.
Contract or hourly wage to be negoti
ated with applicant. Application is
available at Vernonia Rural Fire Pro
tection District office at 555 E. Bridge
St., Vernonia, 9am to 5pm weekdays
through 01/31/00. Vernonia Rural Fire
Protection District reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all applications.
Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District
is an equal opportunity employer
B0119
ity to do oil changes, tune-ups on
schedule and minor repairs on front
line engines to small gas engines. Ap
plicant must be willing to make weekly
checks and be open to late night ser
vice calls. Contract or hourly wage to
be negotiated with applicant. Applica
tion is available at Vernonia Rural Fire
Protection District office at 555 E.
Bridge St., Vernonia, 9am to 5pm
weekdays through 01/31/00. Vernon
ia Rural Fire Protection District is an
equal opportunity employer. B01/05
B01/19
Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District
is accepting applications for Part Time
Equipment Maintenance position.
References required for Certified Me
chanic. The applicant must have abil-
Tha INDEPENDENT
COPY & PÄX SERVICE
429 9410
725 Bridge St.,Vernonia
4404-012-01500
Lots 7 and 8 Block 5 First Addition to the
City of Vernonia, County of Columbia, State
of Oregon.
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
Lot 12 Block 7 First Addition to the City of
Vernonia, County of Columbia, State o,
Oregon.
Lots 1, 11 and 12 Block 9 First Addition to
the City of Vernonia, County of Columbia,
State of Oregon.
4404-012-01600
Lots 11 and 12 Block 5 First Addition to the
City of Vernonia, County of Columbia, State
of Oregon.
4404-012-02300
Lots 8, 9, 10 and 11 Block 7 First Addition
to the City of Vernonia, County of Colum
bia, State of Oregon.
4404-013-0200
Lots 1 and 12 Block 12 First Addition to the
City of Vernonia, County of Columbia, State
of Oregon.
4404-012-01800
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 Block 8 First Addi
tion to the City of Vernonia, County of Co
lumbia, State of Oregon.
4404-012-02400
Lot 5 Block 7 First Addition to the City of
Vernonia, County of Columbia, State o,
Oregon.
4404-013-0300
Lots 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 Block 12 First
Addition to the City of Vernonia, County of
Columbia, State of Oregon.
4404-012-01900
Lot 12 Block 8 First Addition to the City of
Vernonia, County of Columbia, State of
Oregon.
4404-012-02401
Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 Block 7 First Addition to
the City of Vernonia, County of Columbia,
State of Oregon.
4404-013-0301
Lots 4, 5 and 6 Block 12 First Addition to
the City of Vernonia, County of Columbia,
State of Oregon.
4404-012-02000
Lots 9, 10 and 11 Block 8 First Addition to
the City of Vernonia, County of Columbia,
State of Oregon.
4404-012-02600
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9. 10, 11 and 12 Block
10 First Addition to the City of Vernonia,
County of Columbia, State of Oregon.
4404-013-0400
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Block 11 First Addition
to the City of Vernonia, County of Colum
bia, State of Oregon.
4404-012-02100
Lots 7 and 8 Block 8 First Addition to the
City of Vernonia, County o, Columbia, State
of Oregon.
4404-012-02700
Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 Block 9
First Addition to the City of Vernonia, Coun
ty of Columbia, State of Oregon.
4404-013-0401
Lots 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Block 11 First Ad
dition to the City of Vernonia, County of Co
lumbia, State of Oregon.
4404-012-02200
4404-012-02900
Publish January 5 and 19, 2000
Obituary
T H E O D O R E H. D eW ITT
T heodore H. D ew itt, 81, Vernonia,
died Jan. 5, 2000, at his hom e. F uner
al services w ere held at the Vernonia
C hristian C hurch, w ith P astor Joel Stith
officiating. Interm ent w as a t Vernonia
M em orial C em etery.
Mr. D ew itt w as born Jan.8, 1918, in
W h e a tla n d , to H a rle y a nd Lela B.
(Harned) DeW itt. The fa m ily m oved to
Vernonia w hen he w as 13, and he a t
tended Vernonia High school.
He served in W orld W ar II in the
U.S. A rm y Air C orps as an a ircraft m e
chanic w ith the 832nd Bom b S quadron
in England, becom ing a squadron chief
by the end of the war. H e w as d is
charged in 1945.
He m arried N ecia Evers in 1950, at
W alla W alla, W ash. T he y m ade their
hom e in the K easey area o f Vernonia.
He w orked for B irkenfield B rothers
Logging Com pany, after high school,
th en fo r O re g o n -A m e ric a n L u m b e r
Com pany. W hen he returned from the
service, he w ent to w ork again for O re
gon-A m e rica n L um ber C om pany. In
1957, he w ent to w ork w ith Pettijohn
Engineering Com pany, and in 1962, he
w ent to w ork on the survey crew for
C olum bia County. He retired in 1979.
He w as preceded in death by a sis
ter in 1983, and a brother in 1986.
S u rv iv o rs in clu d e h is w ife; tw o
sons, Larry of Longview , and Jerry of
Vernonia; a daughter, Kathy o f Forest
G rove; five grandchildren; and num er
ous nieces and nephew s.
R em em brances are suggested to
the A m erican H eart Association, O re
gon A ffiliate, Inc., 1425 NE Irving St.,
Suite 100, Portland, O R 97232-4201 or
to W ashington C ounty H ospice, 427
SE 8th Avenue, H illsboro, O R 97123.
Fuiten, Rose & H oyt Funeral H om e
in Vernonia w as in charge o f a rra n g e
m ents.
JE N N IF E R E. K EITH
J e n n ife r E llen K e ith, 30, F o re st
G rove, died Jan. 3, 2000, o f congestive
heart failure. A m em orial service w as
held Jan. 7 a t her m o th e r’s Forest
G rove hom e. Interm ent w as in W illa
m ette N ational C em etery.
M iss Keith w as born Dec. 1 7 ,1 9 6 9 ,
in M ountain View, Calif., to Jam es M.
and Judith (M iller) Keith. T he fam ily
m oved to Forest G rove in 1989. She
g ra du ated from F orest G rove High
School in 1991.
She w orked fo r a sheltered w ork
shop, Vanguard Services, in H illsboro,
and w as a sw im m er and broad jum per
fo r the C alifornia S pecial O lym pics.
M iss Keith w as preceded by her fa
ther in 1996.
Survivors include her m other; and
three sisters, Karen of Forest Grove,
S herry A nderson o f H illsboro, and Judy
Lynn A cton o f Vernonia.
R em em brances are suggested to
Q uiet W aters O utreach in Sherw ood.
Fuiten, Rose & H oyt Funeral Home
w as in charge of arrangem ents.
ELLEN M. C LIFTO N -S M ITH
Ellen M arie C lifton-S m ith, 36, W in
nem ucca, Nev., died Dec. 30, 1999, of
injuries suffered in a traffic accident. A
m em orial service was held Jan. 8 at
S a lm o n C re e k
U nite d
M e th o d is t
C hurch in Vancouver, W ash.
Ms. Sm ith w as b om Jan. 19, 1963,
in Portland. She attended schools in
B eaverton and H illsboro.
Survivors include her parents, Jerry
and S ally D uPree o f LaCenter, W ash,
and Al and Jan C lifton of Bend; a
daughter, Je ssica R obinette o f W in
nem ucca; brothers, Al C lifton o f M em
phis, Tenn., M ichael DuPree o f Van
couver, W ash., Joe D uPree of Everett,
W ash., D am ien DuPree of Aloha, and
D arren D uPree, of Portland; sisters,
M argaret C lifton and Ja y C lifton, both
o f Portland, Angela D upree-Q uiett of
H illsboro, and M ichelle Dupree-Taylor
o f Vernonia; grandm others, M argaret
M cN icholas o f Beaverton, and Helen
C lifton o f R ockaw ay; num erous uncles,
aunts, nieces, nephew s and cousins.
E. KEITH E N D E C O TT
E. Keith Endecott, 69, Banks, died
Jan. 4, 2000. Funeral services were
held Jan. 7 a t Fuiten, Rose & H oyt Fu
neral in Forest G rove. Interm ent w as in
Union Point C em etery, in Banks.
Mr. E ndecott w as bom Jan. 30,
1930, in Banks to Ernest E. and Edna
I. (C ason) Endecott. He graduated
from Banks High School in 1949.
He served in the U.S. Army, 167th
Infantry 31st Division, during the Kore
an War.
In 1956, he m arried Barbara J.
Pentico in Forest Grove. They lived in
Banks until m oving to Hillsboro. They
returned to Banks in 1992.
Mr. Endecott attended C lark C oun
ty C hef School in Vancouver, W ash.,
and ow ned and operated The Dinette
in H illsboro and H illsboro C atering for
several years until his retirem ent in
1974. He had also w orked on the
W ashington C ounty road crew.
Survivors include his w ife; daugh
ters, Pam Ruiz o f Banks, and Sandy
W allace of H illsboro; five grandchil
dren; a niece and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a
brother, R obert D.
R em em brances are suggested to
the Am erican D iabetes Association in
Portland.
Fuiten, Rose & H oyt Funeral Hom e
o f Forest G rove w as in charge of
arrangem ents.
FLOYD T. BROWER
Floyd T. Brower, 67, St. Helens,
died Jan. 6, 2000. Private fam ily ser
vices were held. Disposition w as by
crem ation.
Mr. B row er w as bom M ay 4, 1932,
in Astoria.
In 1957, he m arried Elaine C olligan.
T hey had lived in St. H elens fo r the
past 36 years.
He served in the U.S. Navy, then
w orked for m any years fo r C am pbell
C rane Com pany, and others, until retir
ing in 1997. He w as a m em ber of Steel
W orkers Union Local 701, in Portland.
Mr. Brower w as a m em ber o f St.
Helens Elks Lodge 1999.
Survivors include his w ife, daughter
D ebra Petersen o f Vernonia; and tw o
grandchildren. _
C olum bia Funeral H om e in St. H e
lens w as in charge of arrangem ents.
M ARIE KATHLEEN HAW KINS
M arie Kathleen H aw kins, 84, Santa
Barbara, Calif., died Dec. 21, 1999. A
private service w as held. D isposition
w as by crem ation.
Mrs. H aw kins w as bom Feb. 15,
1915, in Banks. H er m aiden nam e w as
Jensen. She graduated from Banks
H igh S ch o o l and O re g o n N orm al
School. She ta ug ht in O akland, Calif;
G aribaldi and H illsboro.
She m a rrie d E lb e rt H a w k in s in
1945. She m ove d to B e ave rton in
1952, and co-ow ned the Valley Tim es
new spaper until 1979, w hen she sold
the business and m oved to Santa Bar
bara.
S u rv iv o rs in c lu d e h e r h u s b a n d ;
daughter, K athy G uerin o f G oleta,C alif;
brother; Joe Jensen o f O cean View,
H aw aii; sister, Pat K napp o f Keizer;
and tw o grandchildren.
R em em brances are suggested to
St. H elens Hall a t O regon Episcopal
School.
M cD erm ott M ortuary in Santa B ar
bara w as in charge o f arrangem ents.
ER VIN A. B U C H H O L Z
Ervin A. B uchholz, 79, W oodburn,
died Jan. 7, 2000. A m em orial service
w as held in S im on-W oodburn Funeral
C hapel. D isposition w as by crem ation.
Interm ent will be in a M innesota ce m e
tery.
Mr. Buchholz w as born Aug. 14,
1920, in H olland, M inn. He farm ed in
H olland and W adena, M inn., until m ov
ing to A storia in 1965. He w orked on
the A storia-M egler Bridge construction
and for W auna P aper Mill, then as a
ca nn ery w orker until his retirem ent in
1978. He m oved to W oodburn in 1981.
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H EA D ST O N ES
H e m arried C hristina T h o r in 1981.
He w as preceded in death by a son,
Bruce, in 1951, and a stepson, G ary
Barkley, in 1997.
S urvivo rs include his w ife; sons,
M arlyn of W oodburn, R obert of Ver
nonia, and D avid o f R ockaw ay; daugh
ters, Linda Larsen of W oodburn, Diane
G ilbe rt of S alem , and R honda Jackson
o f A storia; ste p-da u gh ters C heryl Gan-
te rt of W oodburn, D onna Rae Stone of
Sheridan, and D arla Rae G illespie of
T ig a rd ; s te p s o n L a rry B a rk le y of
Tigard; brother Leonard o f Alexandria,
M in n.; 21 g ra n d c h ild re n ; 34 g re a t
grandchildren; one g re at-g re at g ra nd
child.
R em em brances are suggested to
the A m erican D iabetes Association.
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In Loving M emory o f
THEODORE H. “TED” DeWITT
Jan 8, 1918
Jan. 5, 2000
Services Held
ORVAL O. BISHOP
June 30, 1926
J a n .13, 2000
Services Held