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The INDEPENDENT, O ctober 18, 2000
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Blacksmithing Assistant needed,
part-time initially. Good attitude, quali
ty workmanship required. Welding,
metal fab, blue print experience help
ful. Wolfgang 503-429-7342
(Made box in Class/Obit)
P10/18
Blacksmithing Assistant needed,
part-time initially. Good attitude,
quality workmanship required.
Welding, metal fab, blue print expe
rience helpful. Wolfgang 503-429-
7342
Legal Secretary
District Attorney’s Office
Columbia County, Oregon
Position #00-011
DUTIES: Perform secretarial duties for
DA's office.
QUALIFICATIONS: HS, with add’l le
gal secretarial trng.; 3 yrs secretarial
exp, with at least 1 yr work exp in legal
office required. Know, of computers re
quired, pref for exp w/WP for Win
dows. Must have adv. know, of legal
procedures and judicial terminology.
SALARY: $2232-$2687; appt usually
at beg. of range.
TO APPLY: County application form
mandatory. Contact Columbia County
Civil Service, County Courthouse, St.
Helens, OR; Phone: (503)397-3874
DEADLINE: Must be received by No
vember 6, 2000; postmark not accept
able; fax apps not acceptable
Equal Opportunity Employer
B10/18
CNA’s, full/part time, all shifts. Must
have nursing assistant certificate.
Friendly, self-motivated, organized.
Must be able to communicate with pa
tients. Please apply in person. Contact
Janice Nezbeda at Beaverton Rehab,
11850 SW Allen, Beaverton OR
97005. Vencor is a drug-free environ
ment and equal opportunity employer.
Phone/fax 503-646-5105.
B10/18
Resident Care Manager, Full time,
M-F, 8-5pm. Must be a registered
nurse with personal knowledge of
geront. preferred. One or more years
in nursing management desired.
DUTIES: Review of care plans, med
ications, treatment, etc. Occasional
supervision and training of nurses on
floor. Please apply in person. Contact
Janice Nezbeda at Beaverton Rehab,
11850 SW Allen, Beaverton OR
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97005. Vencor is a drug-free environ
ment and equal opportunity employer.
Phone/fax 503-646-5105.
B10/18
R/N’s and LPN’s, full time/part time,
ail shifts. Must have nursing license.
Some nursing home experience de
sired. Ideal for friendly, self-motivated
and organized individual. Please apply
in person. Contact Janice Nezbeda at
Beaverton Rehab, 11850 SW Allen,
Beaverton OR 97005. Vencor is a
drug-free environment and equal op
portunity employer. Phone/fax 503-
646-5105.
B10/18
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Free Clothing available every Tues
day, 10 a.m.-noon. St. Vincent dePaul
trailer, St. Mary’s Catholic Church,
Vernonia.
FTFN
Vernonia Cares Emergency Food
Bank is open every Tuesday and
Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
at 627 Adams Avenue. Phone 503-
429-1414.
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Lost Pussy C a t Large plush calico.
Lost near Washington & A Streets. An
swers to the name P. K. Call Carol at
503-429-2543 or Ginger at 503-429-
1010.
B10/04
Cosco Wooden Swingset with tree
house and circle slide, 2 swings, 2
ladders and rings. $250. 503429-
8080.
B10/18
LOST YOUR DOG? Call the Colum
bia County Animal Shelter in St. He
lens at 1-503-397-3935.
Set of 4 Tires - 18.5 x 44” Gumbo
mudders on 8 hole x 15” rims, 80%
tread. $600.00. 503429-2421 Doug.
B10/18
Lazy T Tack is coming to your
area. Our mobile unit will be in Ver
nonia Thursday, October 26, 7-8
pm. For more info, call 1-888-722-
7774. Lazy T Tack, Longview,
Washington.
B10/18
3 x 2 point antlers (deer horns)
packed off by dog October 9, 2000.
Please return (tag attached) or call
503-429-2070.
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Recycle your magazines at St.
Mary’s Church, 2nd & 4th Saturdays,
or at Vernonia laundromat daily. Ques
tions? Call 503429-8092 or 503429-
8841.
E ntertainm ent Center, like new. Ac
commodates large screen. $135 obo.
503-649-8814.
B10/18
Quality Sandy Loam Top Soil,
crushed rock, plus beauty barkdust
and grass hay. Steve Hemeon, 503-
755-2767
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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. 503429-1608.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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1ST NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING ON ZONE CHANGE
A public hearing has been set before
the Vernonia City Council, Monday, No
vember 6th at 6:00 p.m. to consider a zone
amendment from General Commercial to
Light Industrial. The property is a 4.09 acre
portion o, Tax Lot #4404-000-00700.
The purpose of the public hearing is to
discuss the proposed zone change. All in
terested parties may testify at the public
hearing or may submit written testimony
prior to the hearing.
Failure to raise an issue in the hearing,
in person or by letter, will preclude appeals
to LUBA based on that issue.
Copies of the application materials and
staff report are available at Vernonia City
Hall for inspection and may be copied at a
reasonable cost. For information, contact
Julie Coontz at City Hall, 503-429-5291.
The public hearing will be held in the
Chamber Rooms, Vernonia City Hall, 1001
Bridge Street, Vernonia, Oregon.
Publish October 18, 2000
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Vernonia City Council, in conjunc
tion with the Parks Committee, will hold a
workshop Monday, November 13, in the
Chamber Room, Vernonia City Hall, 1001
Bridge Street, Vernonia, Oregon, at 6:30
p.m.
The purpose of this workshop is to re
view the Anderson Park design, discuss
Park ordinances and an RFP for caretak-
er/coordinator of activities at Vernonia
Lake.
The public is welcome to attend the
workshop.
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DEBORAH A. JOHNSTON
Deborah Ann Johnston, 48, Birken-
feld, died October 6, 2000. Recitation
of the Rosary was October 10. A
memorial mass was held October 11 at
St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Vernonia,
with the Rev. Ronald Millican of St.
Pius X Catholic Church in Cedar Mill,
celebrant. Private Interment was held.
Mrs. Johnston was born March 3,
1952, in Vernonia, to Robert and Betty
J. (Froman) Curl. She attended school
in Vernonia, graduating from Vernonia
High School in 1970. She graduated
Cum Laude from Southern Oregon
State College, receiving her Bachelors
Degree in Business Education.
She married Alan E. Johnston in
1974 and they made their home in
Birkenfeld. She taught Business at
Clatskanie High School from 1974 to
1980. She was an active member of
Our Lady of the Woods Catholic
Church in Birkenfeld and St. Mary’s
Catholic Church in Vernonia, where
she was Director of Religious Educa
tion for several years. She was cur
rently serving her second term as a
Vernonia School Board member.
Survivors include her husband,
three sons, Aaron M, of Portland; Paul
M. and Kevin T., both of Birkenfeld; her
parents, Robert F. and Betty J. Curl of
Vernonia; six brothers, Joe and Steve
of Hillsboro; Rick of Rock Creek; Pat of
Louisville, Kentucky; Jeff and Doug of
Portland; two sisters, Becky Walton of
Camas, Wash., and Angela Hering of
Brownsbury, Ind.; 29 nieces and
nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
Catholic
Education
Development
Fund, c/o St. Mary’s Catholic Church,
960 Missouri Ave., Vernonia, OR
97064, or to the American Cancer So
ciety, 0300 SW Curry Street, Portland
OR 97201.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
of Forest Grove was in charge of
arrangements.
DONALD B. CHAPEL
Donald Blaine Chapel, 51, Ocean
Park, Wash., died October 4, 2000. No
public service was held. Private crema
tion has been held.
Mr. Chapel was born October 9,
1948, in Portland to Donald and
Frances (Frazee) Chapel. He attended
school in Vancouver, Wash., and grad
uated from Monroe High School in
Monroe, Wash.. He then joined the
U.S. Army and served in Vietnam.
The former Vernonia resident mar
ried Patsy McConnel in 1986 and they
made their home in Goldendale, Wash.
He was a member of Vietnam Vet
erans of America Hall-Howell Chapter
#512 of Vancouver.
Survivors include his wife; three
daughters, Donna Bradley of Ocean
Park, Wash, Marijane Patrizio of
Greenville, S.C., and Amy Wood of
Portland; a son, Robert McConnell of
Vancouver, Wash.; six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to the family
may be made c/o Penttila’s Chapel by
The Sea, P.O. Box 417, Long Beach,
WA 98631.
FLORENCE A. NORBY
Florence A. Norby, 63, Vernonia,
died October 6, 2000. Funeral Services
were held October 11 at Fuiten, Rose
& Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove,
with the Reverend C. Eugene Sabin,
pastor of First Christian Church in For
est Grove, officiating. Private Inurn
ment followed at the family plot at
Longview (Wash.) Memorial Park.
Mrs. Norby was born May 2, 1937,
in Otis, to Charles W. and Bertha Pearl
Elizabeth (Cunningham) Jackson. She
attended school in Hoquiam and Ab
erdeen, Washington. She married Buz
Norby in 1960. They lived in Oregon
until 1979, when they were divorced.
She returned to Vernonia in 1999.
She worked for Gray & Company in
Forest Grove for 25 years until retiring
in 1996. She was a member of the
Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde.
She was preceded in death by a
sister, Clara Spreadborough; a step
sister, Vicki Norby; and a brother, Char
lie Jackson Wright.
Survivors include her companion
since 1985, Curt Davis of Vernonia;
two sons, Alan D. of Forest Grove and
Steve H. of Vernonia; a step-son,
Bruce D., two brothers, David Cham
bers and Robert Jackson, both of Port
land; four sisters, Charlotte O’Berg of
Gaston, Jessie of Longview, Wash.,
Joyce Rutherford of Reno, Nev., and
Joann Hadley of Dallas; four grandchil
dren; many nieces and nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
Community Home Health and Hospice,
1035 11th Avenue, Longview, WA
98632, or the American Cancer Soci
ety, 0300 SW Curry Street, Portland,
OR 97201.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
of Vernonia was in charge of arrange
ments.
ELSA C. F. RICHARDSON
Elsa Caroline Frances Richardson,
99, Longview, died October 7, 2000.
Mrs. Richardson was the last of
nine children of one of the original
Birkenfeld families in the Nehalem Val
ley. She was born May 16, 1901, on
Deep Creek, to Anton and Juliana
(Kruse) Birkenfeld. Her parents came
from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1880
and homesteaded in the Nehalem Val
ley around 1885. In 1913, the family
moved to the area that is now the town
of Birkenfeld, where her father built a
house, a mill, a store and a hotel.
In 1919, she married Leonard J.
Richardson. They lived in Birkenfeld
and Elsie until his death in 1943. She
lived in Seaside for 30 years until she
moved to Longview in 1993.
Mrs. Richardson was a member of
the American Legion Auxiliary of
Clatskanie.
Survivors include a daughter, Marie
Bellingham of Birkenfeld; three grand
sons, three great-grandchildren and
two great-great-granddaughters.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, a son, George Richardson,
two sisters, Julia Vadnais and Mary
Williams; and six brothers, Anton, Bill,
August, Frank, Louis and Edward
Birkenfeld.
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Haakinson-Groulx Mortuary of
Clatskanie was in charge of arrange
ments.
THOMAS C. GRAVES
Thomas Crawford Graves, 89, For
est Grove, died October 14, 2000. Fu
neral services were held October 17,
with Pastor Dave Giles of the Seventh
Day Adventist Church in Forest Qrove,
officiating. Concluding rites and inter
ment were at Crescent Grove Ceme
tery in Tigard.
Mr. Graves was born February 12,
1911, in Hoquiam, Wash., to Wilbur T.
and Mabel (Crawford) Graves. The
family moved to Oregon, where he at
tended school in Sheridan, Monmouth,
Portland and Vernonia. He graduated
from Vernonia High School in 1929.
He married Millicent M. Driver
Stiefer in 1998 and they lived in Ver
nonia until 2000, when they moved to
Forest Grove.
As a teenager, Mr. Graves operated
the monorail for the Oregon-American
Lumber Company in Vernonia. During
World War II, he worked for Kaiser
Shipyards constructing Navy escort
aircraft carriers. Later, he worked for
Willamette Tug and Barge Company.
He worked as a dredge captain for thir
ty-five years, until he retired.
He was a member of the Operating
Engineers Local #701. He served as
President of the National Steam Asso
ciation and was a member of the
Steam Fiends, an organization of
steam vessel owners and operators.
He was a member of the Seventh Day
Adventist Church in Forest Grove.
Survivors include his wife; a daugh
ter, Victoria Freeman of McNeal, Ari
zona; two sons, Edwin T. of Oklahoma
City, Okla., and Reginold H. of Hills
boro; three step-daughters, Mary
Smith of Scappoose, Linda Trout of
North Plains and Cathi Graves of
McEwen, Tenn.; three step-sons,
Charles Iron of Klamath Falls, Daniel
Hunnicut of Nashville, Tenn., and
James Stiefer of Canby; a brother,
Hale of Hillsboro; five grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; many step
grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
American Lung Association of Oregon,
9320 SW Barbur Blvd., Suite 140, Port
land, OR 97219-5481.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
in Forest Grove was in charge of the
arrangements.
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DEBORAH A. JOHNSTON
March 3, 1952
Oct. 6, 2000
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FLORENCE A. NORBY
May 2, 1937
Oct. 6, 2000
Services Held
THOMAS C. GRAVES
Feb. 12, 1911
Oct. 14, 2000