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Page 14 The INDEPENDENT, March 1, 2000 The INDEPENDENT Action Ads » o ra n s o u u o ra e sais MOVING SALE All Nursery Stock J fl% £r Outside Supplies Á Is O ff Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Pond Liners and Plants, Deer Fencing, C oncrete Blocks, Pressure Treated 2x8’s, 6-Ton Flatbed Trailer, C hem icals, Potting Supplies, Mise. Ellson C edar P roducts...and M orel! Buds £r Blooms | n n n s iu s»m uu Good judgment comes from experi ence; experience comes from bad judgment. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held March 20, 2000, at 6:30 p.m. in the Chamber Room at Vernonia City Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia, Oregon. S A T U R D A Y a n d S U N D A Y , M A R C H 4 a n d 5, 2000 9:00 to 5:00 S a tu rd a y , 10:00 to 4:00 S u n d a y 998 Bridge Street - 919-9173 Call 429-9410 to place your ad 725 Bridge SI,Vernonia R ecycle y o u r m agazines at St. Mary’s Church, 2nd & 4th Saturdays, or at Vernonia laundromat daily. Ques tions? Call 429-8092 or 429-8841. FTFN An interesting mix of m odern and traditional fixtures, furniture and misc. from two estates. Frig and appliances, co lo r TVs, kitchen wares. BR sets. W ide variety of books, including old W W II p ap e r backs. Like new gas lawn m ow ers, push and riding, gas w eed eater. D uncan P hyffe Hutch, pictures and prints. G arden and m echanical tools. M odern furniture from Parkers. Fishing and ca m e ra gear. B avarian tea set, crystal stem w are. Nice glass table and 4 chairs, sm all carpets, 2 organs, one W urlitzer, dressers, desks, old trunk, table lam ps. K ids’ bikes. B rother sew ing m achine. Lots of Misc. Straight, clean, maroon, 2WD, 1994 Nissan P/U, 42,000 miles w/canopy and CD, 5 spd, 4 cyl. Also red Brahma canopy for 1980’s Ford Ranger. $3.50 first 10 words, then 10c per word 429-9410 B03/01 O f f B rid g e St. ( H w y 47) a c ro ss f r o m V e rn o n ia L a k e . Everything Must Go by March 31st COPT & Fax SERVICE P&OFESSIONBL TYPE SETTING The INDEPENDENT at Ruth J. Tandy residence. 925 R iv e rs id e D r iv e , V e rn o n ia , O re g o n , Action Ads work for you! From page 1 will hold their initial meeting March 9. Sykes also reported that Butch Chapin, supervisor of the Columbia County Youth Corps, which includes the Ver nonia Youth Corps, is short of funds and has asked the city to consider paying the insurance premium for one van. The county-owned van is part of the county parks department, which has a major funding shortfall. Without making an of ficial decision, the council indi cated approval if the cost can be accommodated in the City’s upcoming budget. Public Works Director Rob yn Bassett, discussed the pos sibility of making Weed Avenue a one-way street from Bridge to Maple in order to make room for parking. She asked the council to consider the propos al and agreed to bring a con ceptual design to the April 1 meeting. In other business, the Coun cil: • Agreed to place the Ore gon Employment Department Kiosk in City Hall so people can do a job search without going out of town. • Approved a resolution au thorizing the sale of Water Revenue Refunding Bond An ticipation Notes. This was re quired under the terms of the federal loan for rehabilitation of the water distribution system. • Approved liquor license re newals for The Lyon’s Den, New Hong Kong Restaurant and Lew’s Place. • Set March 18 from noon to 4:00 p.m. for a council work shop and goal-setting session. Large appliances no longer taken A HOMESTEAD CLEARING ESTATE MOVING SALE is liquidating all outside stock in prepa ration for moving to 859 Bridge Street B ik e O rd in a n c e c o m m itte e s e t AfflfOTOCEMAOTS The purpose of the hearing is to discuss a weight limit ordinance with interested per sons. A copy of the proposed ordinance may be obtained at City Hall between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Janelle Serafin City Recorder Publish March 1 and 1 5 .20 0 0 ----------- Obituary — GERALD B. SHARAR Gerald B. Sharar, 70, Vernonia, died Feb. 22, 2000, of cancer. Funeral services were held at the Vernonia Community Church with Pastor Grant W illiams officiating. Mr. Sharar was bom May 16, 1929, in Thorp, Wash., to James Archie and Mabel Melvina (Spafford) Sharar. He was raised in Thorp, Ellensburg and Almira, Wash., before moving to Port land in 1941. He graduated from Jef ferson High School in 1947. He enrolled at Oregon State Uni versity, then joined the U.S. Army. He spent four year in the army, including a tour of Korea, and was discharged in 1951. Mr. Sharar returned to Portland, at tended Portland State College for a year, then Central Washington College for two years, before he started work ing for his father on the Pendleton Dam project. He married Gladys Abercrombie in 1961, in Portland, and they made their home in Vernonia. Mr. Sharar operated the fam ily farm on Stoney Point Road and worked in the tim ber industry. He worked for Bob Andrus and Michner Reforestation, for Crown Zellerbach until the early 1980s, when the company closed. He was a candidate for Columbia County Commissioner in the 1960s. He was preceded in death by his fa ther and a son, Melton Leon Abercrom bie in Jan. 1993. Survivors include his wife and mother, both of Vernonia, three daugh ters, Linda Phillips of Litchfield Park, Ariz., Teresa Larson of Yamhill, and Deborah Johnston of Vernonia; a son, Earl Abercrombie; a sister, Vera Huden of Toppenish, Wash.; eight grandchil dren; five great-grandchildren. Remembrances are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 0330 S.W. Curry St. Portland, 97201, or to the Jerry Sharar Memorial fund, c/o the Vernonia Community Church, 957 State Avenue, Vernonia, 97064. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt of Vernonia was in charge of arrangements. NORMAN E. WARWICK Norman E. "Poopa” Warwick, 67, Vernonia, died Feb. 25, 2000, of can cer. Graveside services were held Feb. 29 at Vernonia Memorial Cemetery with Pastor Grant Williams, of the Ver nonia Community Church, officiating. Mr. Warwick was bom Sept. 14, 1932, in Harrington, Wash., to Roy L. and Joyce L. (Huddleston) Warwick. He was raised in Harrington and Chico, Calif. He served eight years, 1951 to 1959, in the U.S. Navy during the Ko — :..... ... . western United States during the fruit harvests for several years. He worked with wood, making wood art and stat ues for many years, and he also worked as a janitor at the Forest Grove Senior Center and Bonanza Cafe be fore retiring. Mr. Rogers attended the Gales Creek Community Church of God. He was preceded in death by a son, Steven, and a sister, Shirley. Survivors include his wife; a daugh ter, Linda Heavener, Kansas City, Mo.; two sons, Michael, Kansas City, Mo., and Clyde, Del City, Okla.; two step sons, Jim Partain, Banks, and Tony Partain, Forest Grove; two step-daugh ters, Ginger Henwood of Forest Grove and Shirley Copeland, Vancouver, Wash.; five grandchildren, seven step- grandchildren; one great-grandchild; 11 step great-grandchildren; a brother, Leon of Blythe, Calif.; numerous nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 0330 SW Curry St., Portland, OR 97201. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home of Forest Grove was in charge of arrangements. MARY “VIRGINIA” STAM Mary “Virginia” Stam, 80, Portland, died February 18, 2000. A service was held at Willamette National Cemetery Mrs. Stam was bom Nov. 17,1919, in Portland. Her maiden name was Henderson. She graduated from Ver nonia High School. She was a home maker and a member of the Mt. Tabor Seventh-day Adventist Church. She married Glenndon L. Stam in 1953. Survivors include her husband, son Lawrence A. Hall, foster daughter Lin da K. Crase; one grandchild and three great-grandchildren. Remembrances are suggested to American Legion Post 180 Auxiliary in Milwaukie. Peake Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements. CHARLOTTE BRADY Charlotte Brady, of Forest Grove and Cornelius, died January 1, 2000. Bom in Seattle, Wash., in 1907 to Alfred and Mildred (Armstrong) Black, she lived throughout the west: board ing school in Flagstaff, Ariz., in the 1920s, Vernonia as a new bride, many years in Cimarron, New Mexico, and her final decades in Shelton, Wash., and Oregon. She lived in every state in the west and was part of its emerging history. She m et W illiam Jennings Bryant in Seattle when she was three, and watched the great Seattle fire. She was preceded in death by her son Bob, husband Jerome, and sister Dorothy. Survivors include eight grandchil dren, 20 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren; two nieces. Obituary Policy If you want an obituary io appear in The INDEPENDENT, please ask the fu neral home to fax the information to 503-429-9410, or mail to 725 Bridge S t, Vernonia, OR 97064. There is no charge tor obituaries, but The INDEPEN DENT reserves the right to edit the Information as space and policy require. LAURA A. VANAUDENHAEGEN Laura Alice Vanaudenhaegen, 91, Hillsboro, died Feb. 16, 2000. Funeral services were held Feb. 19 at Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove, with Rev. Eugene Sabin, inter im pastor of the First Christian Church in Forest Grove, officiating. Mrs. Vanaudenhaegen was born Angel Memorials LOWEST PRICES GUARANTEED H EAD STO N ES M O N U M EN T S 1-888-91-ANGEL Vernonia 429-1523 -, ■ . < ...... ................................. ................................... rean conflict. In 1957, he married Delores Wagn er in Reno, Nevada. They lived in Chico until 1965, when they moved to Portland. They moved to Vernonia in 1969. Mr. Warwick was a welder in the Portland shipyards; he also owned and operated Norm’s Welding and Repair. He later went to work at the Trojan Nu clear Plant in Rainier, until retiring in 1995. After his retirement, he worked at the Vernonia 76 Station. He was a past member of Vernonia Masonic Lodge No. 184. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Joyce of Hillsboro, Kelly Schaumburg of Vernonia, and Sherry Bual of Cornelius; a son, Derek of Port land; a brother, Leonard of Hermiston; sister, Ester McDaniels of Mena, Ark.; three grandchildren and a great-grand daughter. Remembrances are suggested to Doem becher Children's Foundation, 1121 SW Salmon St., Suite 201, Port land, 97205-2021. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home of Vernonia was in charge of arrange ments. LEO C. ROGERS Leo Clarence Rogers, 71, Hillsboro, died February 10, 2000, at his home. Funeral services were held at Fuiten Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove, with Pastor Rich LaMar of the Gales Creek Community Church of God officiating. Mr. Rogers was born July 10,1928, in Kansas City, Mo, to Leonard and Ly dia Jane (Darenger) Rogers. He was raised in Kansas City. He married Delphia E. “Peggy" Par- tain in 1989, in Cornelius. They lived in Hillsboro. He began working in the iron works industry and traveled throughout the > - / Oct. 2,1908 , in Forest Grove, to Edwin and Hilda (Stanley) Reynolds. She was raised in Tillamook and Bay City. She m arried Louis LaBonte in 1928; they lived in St. Paul, Cherry Grove, and Gaston. They later divorced. In 1951, she married Cornelius Vanaudenhaegen in Forest Grove. They lived in Verboort, Manzanita and Otis until 1975, when they moved to Prineville. She was a homemaker. During W orld W ar II, she worked as a welder in the Portland shipyards. She was also a seasonal field worker, and worked nine years for Daybreak Nursery. She was preceded in death by her second husband; a sister, Ruby White; two grandsons and a great-grand daughter. Survivors include three daughters, Helen Davis of Prineville, Beverly Free man and Barbara Kemper, both of Hillsboro; two sons, Stanley LaBonte of W est Linn, and Louie LaBonte of Banks; three brothers, Walter, Fred and Floyd Reynolds, all of Forest Grove; 19 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren, nine great-great-grand- children; many nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97201. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove w as in charge of arrangements. "A Trusted Ffame in Funeral Service" fiaten, Fose & Hioyt F u n era l (Home S e co n d (generation T a m ily O w n e d d r O perated DERREL & DEANN ROSE JEFFREY & DEBRA ROSE-HOYT TINA ROSE-REYNOLDS AARON DUYCK, ROSS MATHEWS Attendant: RAY PELSTER 2308 Pacific Av. Frst Grv....357-2161 741 Madison Av. Vem........ 429-6611 I n L o v in g M em ory o f GERALD B. “JERRY” SHARAR M ay 16, 1929 Feb. 22, 2000 Services Held NORMAN E. “POOPA” WARWICK Sept. 14, 1932 Feb. 25, 2000 Services Held
