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The INDEPENDENT Action Ads. Fulltim e Am eriCorps Pregnancy pre vention projects/1 year Free training, variety, experience in public health Great working environment $750/mo. living stipend + mileage Edu. award $4,725. Starts Oct. 1, closes when filled Call Pam at Public Health 397- 4651 or 800-244-4870. B08/16 B uilding Inspector 2 Columbia County, Oregon Position #00-152 DUTIES: Inspect residential/commer- cial bldgs & plans for compliance w/county & state codes QUALIFICATIONS: HS+2 yrs add’l training; know, of bldg construction m aterials, methods & codes; 5 yrs relat ed work exp; Must possess or be able to obtain w/in 3 mths CABO 1 &2 fami ly dwelling structural, mechanical and plans inspector, certific. as a plumbing inspector, manuf. home inspector and at least one ‘A’ level inspection certifi- cate. Pref. for plumbing/electrical certs SALARY (DOE): $3011-$3532 (in cludes cert pay); excellent benefits. TO APPLY: County application form is mandatory and may be obtained from Columbia County Civil Service, Coun ty Courthouse, St. Helens, OR 97051; Phone: (503)397-3874 DEADLINE: Must be received by Au gust 30, 2000; postmark not accept able; facsimile apps not acceptable. Equal opportunity Employer B08/16 Now H iring: companies desperately need employees to assemble products at home. No selling, any hours. $500 weekly potential. Info. 1-504-646-1700 DEPT. OR1661 P08/16&9/6 P art-tim e B artender. Evenings, weekends. Contact Gaylon at 324- 9521 days. B08/16 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY PUBLIC NOTICE 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. The annual Return of Private Foundation (form 990-PF) of Holce Logging Co. Schol arship Fund, Inc., is available for inspection during regular business hours for any citi zen who requests inspection within 180 days of this publication. Inquiries should be addressed to the Board of Directors, c/o Randall E. Holce, Secretary/Treasurer, 622 Bridge Street, Vernonia, Oregon, 97064 Telephone (503) 429-8031. Publish TFN NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING Publish August 16, 2000 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 bers at City Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Ver nonia. LEGAL NOTICE The Commission on Children and Families (CCCCF) is the lead agency for SB555 in Columbia County. We are seeking public input on the Comprehensive Plan and Ear ly Childhood System addendum. If you are interested in more information, please contact the CCCCF at 503/397- 7211. Publish August 2 and 16, 2000 Results of 2000 4-H Fair From page 11 ART - ACRYLIC Champion - Megan Jennings, Rainier. Reserve Cham pion - Sasha Mack, Vernonia. Intermediate Blue Awards - Jam ie Miller, Scappoose; Gina Cropp,Vernonia. ART - OIL PAINTING Champion - Gina Cropp, Ver nonia Intermediate First Place Fine A rt - G ina Cropp, Vernonia. OTHER 2-DIMENSIONAL W ORK Intermediate Blue Award - Sasha Mack, Ver nonia 3-DIMENSIONAL W ORK Intermediate Champion - Sasha Mack, Ver nonia Blue Awards - Jessie Greisen, Scappoose DECORATIVE ART Metal, Interm ediate Champion - Gina Cropp, Ver nonia Clay or Cement, Interm ediate Champion - Gina Cropp, Ver nonia Fine Art Overall Best of Show - Gina Cropp, Vernonia. FINE ARTS NEEDLEPOINT Intermediate Champion - Gina Cropp, Vernonia PAPERMAKING Interm ediate Blue Award - Gina Cropp, Vernonia FOODS - COOKIES Champion - Jam es Knox, IV, Rainier. Reserve Champion - Am y Jau- ron, St. Helens. Food, 1st place Phase 1 - Jam es Knox, IV, Rainier. Food, 1 st place Phase 2 - Amy Jauron, St. Helens. Blue Awards - Katrina Wilkins, Banks; Nicole McConnell, Vero nica W illson, Clatskanie; Tiffany Santos, Cornelius; Andrew Elkins, Rainier; Lisa H ullings, M organ VonPoppenheim , Scappoose; Marissa Clement, Bailey Graf, El liott G raff, S arah Tatman, Ver nonia. Q UICK BREAD Muffin mixing Champion - Michelle Ward, St. Helens Reserve Champion - Torie Cle ment, Vernonia. Blue Aw ards - Nicole M c Connell, Clatskanie; Morgan Von Poppenheim , Scappoose; Am y Jauron, St. Helens. Red Awards - Veronica Willson, Clatskanie. QUICK BREAD Biscuit Champion - Ashley Elkins, Rai nier Reserve Champion - Sasha Mack, Vernonia Blue Award - Amanda Watts, Vernonia YEAST BREADS Cham pion - Kristen Elkins, Rainier. Blue Aw ard - Nicole Koch, Scappoose. More awards and prizes earned by 4-H members will be published in the next issue of The INDEPENDENT on Sept. 6, 2000. ADVERTISING PART-TIME ■ ■ SALESPERSON Flexible hours are perfect for mother or anyone with responsibilities that prevent full time work. Sales experience and good, basic math required. Computer literacy a plus. Must have reliable, available car. Call The INDEPENDENT, 503-429- 9410, ask for Noni. TFN E xecutive D irector. Community- based non-profit with an educational focus in St. Helens seeks exec. dir. Position has emphasis on develop ment efforts and community outreach. Must have grantwriting, development and public relations experience, ability to work with community, strong oral and written communication skills, bachelor degree or comparable expe rience, management experience. Salary: $40-$50,000, depending on experience, plus benefits. To Apply: Mail resume and cover letter to Columbia Foundation, PO Box 1094, St. Helens, OR 97051 by Sept 15. Job description available at www.columbiacontor.org B08/16-09/06 H t r U H I t n H A M I-IIM C Must be able to attend night meetings and sit through lengthy meetings with out going to sleep. Writing experience required beyond high school journalism. Computer liter acy, keyboard skills and reliable car re quired. Photography a plus. Call The INDEPENDENT, 503-429- 9410, ask for Noni. TFN Average life span of a major league baseball is seven pitches. CARD OF 7SISISS Thank you to the Vernonia and Mist-Birkenfeld fire department per sonnel for their efforts when my barn burned. Thanks also to Katie Poetter and the girls who made and brought sandwiches and drinks, Ed and Dawn Buckner, Lynn Buckner, Ric Gardner, Dick Titus, John and Vickie Weller and family, Fred and Phyllis Busch and family, Jim and Ginger Johns and everyone who cared. Terry Schaumburg and family B08/16 WANTED!! W ill p a y cash for fountain pens, old guns, jewelry, pre-1920 postcards, old toys, sterling silver, old knives, kerosene lamps, old furniture [painted ok], old baskets, old iron banks, old kitchen ware, single pieces or entire estates. 429-1608. TFN nn Free Clothing available every Tues day, 10 a.m.-noon. St. Vincent dePaul trailer, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Vernonia. FTFN Vernonia Cares Em ergency Food Bank is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 627 Adams Avenue. Phone 429- 1414. FTFN LOST YOUR DOG? Call the Colum 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. Have The INDEPENDENT delivered to your mailbox. S u b s c rib e Today! Call 503-429-9410 to sta rt your subscription. DANA A. SELIGER Dana August Seliger, 26, Vernonia, died Thursday, August 10, 2000, at her home. Memorial services were held Au gust 16 at the Vernonia Foursquare Church, 850 Madison Ave. with Pastor Paul Pastor, officiating. Mrs. Seliger was born July 19, 1974, in Portland, to William and Shari (Richardson) Schnell. She was raised in Moses Lake, Wash., and later at tended B.C.T.I Business School in Beaverton. She married Christopher Seliger in October 1997, in the Vernonia Four square Church. Mrs. Seliger was an active member of the Vernonia Foursquare Church. Survivors include her husband; three sons, Johnathon William Beas ley, Gregrey Michael Schnell and Christoper David Seliger, all of Vernon ia; mother, Shari Schnell of Missoula, Mont.; father, William Schnell of Port land; two brothers, Jeffrey Schnell of Portland and Cole Richardson, of Mis soula, Mont.; two sisters, Shasta Schnell and Jasmine Stoner, both of Portland; grandmothers Dorothy Schnell of Yamhill, and Dalaine Richardson of Winnemucca, Nev.; two nieces, several aunts, uncles and cousins. Remembrances are suggested to the Dana A. Seliger Trust Fund, in care of any branch of US Bank. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Vernonia was in charge of arrange ments. ROBERT A. KROON Robert A. Kroon, 68, Newport, died July 29, 2000. Services were held Aug. 2, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newport, with interment in Chelan Abbey Mausoleum, Newport. Mr. Kroon was bom Dec. 16, 1931, in The Dalles. He attended St. Mary’s Academy and graduated from the Uni versity of Portland in 1954. He married Elizabeth Cowan in Ca mas, Wash., in 1958. He served in the U.S. Air Force for three years and held the rank of First Lieutenant. Mr. Kroon worked for GMAC for nine years, and for Allstate Insurance Company in Beaverton for 30 years. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and had been a mem ber of the Knights of Columbia and the Oregon Coastalairs. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Robert J. of Tigard, Stephen M. of Sherwood, James E. of Auburn, Wash., and Thomas J. of Franklin, Mass.; a daughter, Kathryn Ramos of Buckley, Wash.; 10 grandchildren, and a brother, Fred J. of Banks. Remembrances are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Bateman Funeral Home of Newport was in charge of arrangements. RAYMOND V. DOORES Raymond Vernon Doores, 74, Ore gon City, died Thursday, August 10, 2000. At his request, no services were held. Mr. Doores was bom May 25,1926, in Edgerton, Wyo. He served in the U.S. Navy for three years and was a merchant seaman for five years. In 1950, he moved from Montana to Ore gon, settling near Oregon City. Mr. Doores married Sharon Swee ney in 1971. They made their home in Oregon City until moving to Vernonia in 1988, then back to Oregon City in 1998. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Karen Trullinger and Cathy Fairbrother; two step-children, Bill Sweeney and Theresa Judd; eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchil dren. INEZ J. REISE Inez Reise, 90, McMinnville, died August 1, 2000, in Kelso, Wash. Ser- vices were held Aug. 4 in Macy & Sons Angel Memorials PRICES START AT $290.00 HEADSTONES MONUMENTS 1-888-91-ANGEL Vemonia 429-1523 Funeral Directors in McMinnville, with Pastor Mark Larson of McMinnville Covenant Church, officiating. Mrs. Reise was bom Jan. 24,1910, in Kelso, to Arthur B. and Helena (Col by) James. She grew up in Washing ton, and moved to Oregon in 1943. She married Albert Ross in Vancou ver, in 1951. He died in 1988. She mar ried Alex Reise in 1989 in McMinnville; he died in 1994. In 1970, she moved from Vernonia to Dundee, and in 1989, she lived in Sweet Home. Mrs. Reise moved to McMinnville in 1990. She was preceded in death by three brothers, two sisters and one son, Robert. Survivors include two daughters, Marilyn Anderson of Astoria and Arlene Luoto of Carlton; a son, Richard Gilpin of Hillsboro; a brother, Robert James of Salem; a sister, Marjorie Fridmore of Sweet Home; four grandchildren, sev en great-grandchildren and one great- great-grandchild. "A Trusted ffame in furierai Service" fuiten, %pse & Moy t funercdMome S e c o n d g e n era tio n fa m ily O w n e d & O p era ted 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 In Loving Memory o f DANA A. SELIGER July 19, 1974 Aug. 10, 2000 Services Held
