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County. Living allowance - $750/mo.
Educational award of $4,725 at end of
service. Starts Oct. 1. Call Pam at
Public Health, 397-4652 or 800-244-
4870.
B08/02
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services were held Aug. 2 in Valley
Memorial Park, Hillsboro, with the Rev.
Marvin Schrom officiating.
Mrs. Mercer was bom Feb. 25,
1918, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to Lewis and
Edythe (Brockaway) Norelius. The
family moved to Oroville, Wash., where
she graduated from high school. She
earned a bachelor of science degree in
English from the University of Wash
ington.
She farmed in the Gaston/Forest
Grove area, raising walnuts and fil
berts, then worked for Tektronix in For
est Grove.
After retiring, Mrs. Mercer moved to
Vernonia, where she volunteered as a
clerk for the Justice of the Peace. She
later moved to Forest Grove.
Survivors include son Jack M. of
Fairbanks, Alaska, and Gary of Boise,
Idaho; daughter, Nancy Brannon of
Lake Oswego; brother, Marvin Nore
lius, sisters, Barbara Jean Doolittle and
Donna Norelius, all of Bellevue, Wash;
five grandchildren, three great-grand
sons; nieces and nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
the Arthritis Foundation, 4412 SW Bar-
bur Blvd., No. 220, Portland, 97201.
Donelson, Sewell and Mathews
Mortuary of Hillsboro was in charge of
arrangements.
AGNES STURDEVANT
Agnes Sturdevant, 98, Forest
Grove, died July 25, 2000. Graveside
services were held July 29 at Vernonia
Memorial Cemetery, with Pastor Grant
Williams officiating.
Mrs. Sturdevant was bom Oct. 21,
1901, in Brighton Colo., to Edward N.
and Tellisty M. (Kirk) French. The fami
ly homesteaded in Alberta, Canada. Af
ter eighth grade, she clerked in a gen
eral store and was the assistant post
mistress.
In 1920, she married Marinus H.
Rasmussen. They moved to Moxee
City, Wash., in 1925, where her hus
band worked on a ranch. He died in
1926 of injuries sustained while un
loading machinery. After his death, she
moved her family to Yakima, Wash.
In 1942, she married Benjamin
Barker, in Yakima; they moved to Ver
nonia in 1947. He died in 1961.
She married Herbert Sturdevant in
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B08/02
Justice Court Clerk
Columbia County, Oregon
Position #00-097; 32 Hours per week
DUTIES: Assist judge and perform
clerical tasks, inc. scheduling hrgs/tri-
als, prep, docket, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS: HS+add'l training
as legal sec/asst; 3 yrs exp in related
field. Know, of court procedures.
SALARY: $10.77-$12.92/hr; pro-ratea
benefits
TO APPLY: Contact Columbia County
Civil Service, County Courthouse, St.
Helens, OR 97051 ; Phone: (503)397-
3874
DEADLINE: Must be received by Au
gust 10, 2000; postmark not accept
able; fax apps not acceptable. Equal
Opportunity Employer.
B08/02
A dm inistrative A ssistant part-time,
wanted by Mist-Birkenfeld Rural Fire
Protection District.
GENERAL: Works under the direction
of the Fire Chief to provide limited ad-
n
PUBLIC NOTICE
praucsom
NOTICE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY
bers at City Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Ver
—
nonia.
The City of Vernonia is soliciting bids for
the following surplus property:
2 Ton Truck 1970 Chevrolet 292-6 cylin
der, 2-ton, VIN #CS530P168142, 57,286
miles. New exhaust installed. Minimum bid
$1,000. First to bid minimum takes it home.
Publish TFN
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
INFORMATIONAL MEETING
Chris Liu of EBS Trust, owner of the 32
acre parcel of property (Tax Lot 4404-000-
00101) in the northeast comer of the Ver
nonia Urban Growth Boundary, adjoining
Mellinger Road, invites interested citizens
of Vernonia to attend a public informational
meeting to discuss his development plans
for the property. The meeting will be at 6:30
PM, August 17, 2000, in the Council Cham-
Amboy Wash., in 1965. They made
their home in Vernonia, where he died
in 1977. Mrs. Sturdevant moved to For
est Grove in 1995.
In Vernonia, she worked in the vari
ety store and as a custodian for Crown
Zellerbach for 15 years.
Mrs. Sturdevant was a member of
the Assembly of God Church.
She was preceded in death by five
sisters, four brothers and a son, Henry
E. Rasmussen in 1974.
Survivors include two sons, Earle J.
Rasmussen of Yakima, and Lyle E.
Barker of Vernonia; a daughter,
Dorothy A. Watkins of Nonwalk, Calif.; a
brother, Ralph of Selah, Wash.; a sis
ter, Dorothea Evans of Bend. 11 grand
children; several great- and great-great
grandchildren; numerous nieces and
nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
the Agnes Sturdevant Memorial Fund,
c/o Vernonia Cemetery Beautification
Committee, Attn: Synda Allen, 2080
Bridge St, Vernonia, OR 97064.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
of Vernonia was in charge of arrange
ments.
ERNEST J. WILSON
Ernest J. Wilson, 87, Westport, died
July 22, 2000, at Community Home
Health and Hospice in Longview,
Wash. A Celebration of Life was held
July 27 at Westport Community
Church, with the Rev. Earl Johnson,
pastor emeritus, officiating. Private in
urement will follow.
Mr. Wilson was bom Aug. 21, 1912,
in Brown City, Mich., to Leo E. and Re
becca (Hillis) Wilson. They moved to
New Mexico when he was young.
He married Emma H. Like in Raton,
N. Mex., in 1934. In 1942, they moved
to the Portland area, where he worked
in the shipyards. They lived in Deer Is
land from 1943 until 1953 when they
moved to Westport, where they pur
chased and operated Barhand's Gen
eral Store until buying the Westport
Motel in 1961.
Mr. Wilson built the Wilson Mobile
Home Park and owned and operated
Wilson and Son Trucking Company
and the Spar Tree Restaurant near
Vernonia, until retiring in the 1970s.
Survivors include his wife; a daugh
ter, Norma Jeanne Blackburn of West-
port; son, Hughy of Rochester, Wash.;
a granddaughter, great-grandson; sev
eral nieces, nephews and cousins.
Remembrances are suggested to
the Westport Community Church
Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 516, West-
Publish August 2 and 16, 2000
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR BIDS
Mist-Birkenfeld Rural Fire Protection
District is seeking bids to provide
Professional Cleaning Service
The fire district is seeking a qualified, li
censed and bonded cleaning service to
provide regularly scheduled cleaning at the
Mist-Birkenfeld Main Station.
Make application in writing at the fire
district offices, 12525 Hwy. 202, Mist, Ore
gon 97016. Bids must be received by 4:00
p.m. August 18, 2000, in the district office.
For a complete description of the tasks
required, the schedule for performance and
contract requirements, contact Chief Dave
Crawford at (503) 755-2710.
Publish August 2,2000
port, OR 97016
Haakinson-Groulx Mortuary of
Clatskanie was in charge of arrange
ments.
MONROE B. “JIM” MORTON III
Monroe B. “Jim” Morton III, 81, For
est Grove, died July 16, 2000. A
memorial service was held at Forest
Grove Memorial Chapel, with Wendell
Patch officiating. Inurnment was at Mt.
View Memorial Gardens in Forest
Grove.
Mr. Morton was bom Aug. 17,1918,
in Tiflin, Ohio, to Monroe Jr., and Ber
nice (Draper) Morton. They moved to
Evanstown, III, until 1929, then to Lon
don, England, where he received his
education. He attended Nichols Col
lege in Massachusetts, and the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania.
He joined the U.S. Army in 1940
and served in active duty during World
War II. He remained in the Army on re
serve status, until retiring with the rank
of Colonel.
In 1943, he married Margaret
Skeen.
Mr. Morton worked with a crude
drug company in Seattle for several
years before moving to the Yakima Val
ley in 1948, to be the operating partner
in a farming venture. He started his
own farm in 1953 and farmed for sev
eral years.
In 1953, he married Marjorie Warn
er. They lived in the Yakima valley until
moving to Clatskanie in 1963.
He served as a member and/or
chairman of the Columbia County
Planning Commission, the County
Board of Equalization, Columbia Coun
ty Budget Committee, Columbia River
Association of Drainage Districts, on
the school board of Columbia County
District 5J, the Soil Conservation Dis
trict, Board of Supervisors of the
Beaver Drainage District, and the
Quincy Water District. He was an elder
in the Presbyterian Church, and a
member of Clatskanie Masonic Lodge.
In 1981, he moved to Wilsonville,
then to Forest Grove.
Survivors include his wife; a son,
Jeoffrey, of Heber, Utah; a daughter,
Pamela of Port Townsend, Wash.;
three grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
Scottish Rite Foundation for children’s
language disorders, 1507 S.W. Morri
son, Suite A, Portland, 97205.
Forest Grove Memorial Chapel was
in charge of arrangements.
ministrative support for the Board of
Directors, the Fire Chief and the Assis
tant Chief.
WORK HOURS: 20 hours (maximum)
per week, as directed. Note: Initially
will be limited to 10 hours per week.
WORK WEEK: Work week will be as
assigned, Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the fire dis
trict offices at 12525 Hwy. 202, Mist,
Oregon.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: High
school diploma or equivalent; 2 years
of substantially similar experience;
possession of valid driver's license;
current first aid/CPR card, familiarity
with office equipment including com
puters, business software, faxes and
copy machines.
RATE OF PAY: $10.00/hour w/cost of
living adjustment Jan. 1,2001.
TO APPLY: Make application in writ
ing. Apps available at fire district of
fices, 12525 Hwy. 202, Mist, Oregon
97016. Apps must be received by 4:00
p.m. on August 18,2000, in the district
office.
For a copy of the complete job de
scription and all appendices, call Chief
Dave Crawford at (503) 755-2710.
B08/02
Vernonia School D istrict is currently
accepting applications for High School
Cross-Country Coach. Interested par
ties can obtain an application from the
School District Office at 475 Bridge
Street. For more information call 429-
5891.
B08/02
MARIE C. GUPTON
Marie Cecelia Gupton, 86, Forest
Grove, died July 25, 2000. A Mass of
Christian Burial was held July 31 at St.
Anthony’s Catholic Church, with Father
Elwin C. Schwab, celebrant.
Mrs. Gupton was bom Feb 20,
1914, in Portland, to John and Isabel
(Fitzgerald) Marchel. She was raised in
Timber and attended St. Mary of the
Valley Catholic School in Beaverton,
and Forest Grove High School.
She married Elmer Gupton in 1946,
and they lived in Salem, Portland and
Vancouver, Wash., before moving to
Gales Creek in 1957. They moved to
La Pine in 1977, and her husband died
in 1982.
Mrs. Gupton lived in Salem from
1988 until 1993, then moved to Forest
Grove
She was a member of St. Anthony’s
Catholic Church, and a former member
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include two daughters,
Shirley A. Stevens of Aumsville, and
Rita C. White of Forest Grove; a son,
Robert M. “Bob” Kline of Forest Grove;
15 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchil
dren and several cousins.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
of Forest Grove was in charge of
arrangements.
THELMA J. LONG
Thelma Juneal Long, 75, Longview,
Wash., died July 30, 2000. Private in
terment will be Aug. 3, at Vernonia
Memorial Cemetery. Following the ser
vice, family and friends are invited to a
reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Hank Bodenhamer, 76536 Turner Rd.,
Rainier, at 4:30 p.m.
Mrs. Long was born Nov. 5,1942, in
Des Moines, Iowa., to Roy Emery and
Lily May (Bowdish) Parcel. The family
moved to Kelso, Wash., where she re
ceived her early education.
She married Elvin A. Long in 1942,
in Kelso. They lived in Vernonia,
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bia County Animal Shelter in St. He
lens at 503-397-3935.
Recycle your magazines at St.
Mary’s Church, 2nd & 4th Saturdays,
or at Vernonia laundromat daily. Ques
tions? Call 429-8092 or 429-8841.
Rainier and Clatskanie.
Mrs. Long worked in the Birdseye
Cannery in Hillsboro for 20 years.
She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1973; four sisters, Margaret
Wooldridge, Jean Brovold, Doris Jack-
son and Emma June Parcel; and a
brother, Robert Parcel.
Survivors include three daughters,
Sherry Weaver and Barbara Fregoso,
both of Clatskanie, and Ellen Boden
hamer of Rainier; two sons, Merle, of
Jonesboro, Georgia., and Neal of An
chor Point, Alaska; three sisters,
Roberta McWilliams of Rainier, Armin-
dd Harvill of Kelso, Wash., and Sarah
Iszler of Longview, Wash.; three broth
ers, Albert and LeeRoy Parcel, both of
Kelso, Wash., and Gerald Parcel, of
Grants Pass; 17 grandchildren and 21
great-grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
Alzheim er’s Association, Columbia-
Willamette Chapter, 1311 N.W. 21st
Ave., Portland, OR 97209.
Haakinson- Groulx Mortuary of
Clatskanie was in charge of arrange
ments.
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