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The INDEPENDENT, March 21, 2001 NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Commit tee of the Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District, Columbia County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002, will be held at 555 E. Bridge Street, Vernonia, Oregon. The meeting will take place on the 10 day of April, 2001, at 6:00 p m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget mes sage and to receive comment from the pub lic on the budget. A copy of the budget doc ument may be inspected or obtained on or after April 10, 2001 at 555 E. Bridge Street, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.. This is a public meeting where deliber ation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meet ing and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. Publish March 21,2001 NOTICE OF COUNTY MEASURE ELECTION COLUMBIA COUNTY Notice Is hereby given that on Tuesday, May 15, 2001, a measure election will be held in Columbia County, Oregon. The following shall be the ballot title of the measure to be submitted to the county’s voters on this date: 5-91 CAPTION Amendments to Natural Resources De pletion Fee Ordinance QUESTION Shall reclamation and agricultural ex emptions be allowed and housekeeping amendments be adopted? SUMMARY Columbia County currently imposes a 15 cents per ton fee on natural resources severed and depleted in, or transported into, the county. The fee also applies to dredge spoils. The fee applies even if the minerals are used for reclaiming other sur face mines or in agriculture operations. This measure would exempt natural resources used to reclaim other surface mines and in agricultural operations from the depletion fee. In addition, minor housekeeping amendments would be adopted. The following authorized county official hereby certifies the above ballot title is true and complete. Rita M. Bernhard, Chair Board of County Commissioners Signed: March 14, 2001 Published pursuant to O.R.S. 250.195 by Elizabeth E. Huser, Columbia County Clerk Publish March 21, 2001 NOTICE OF COUNTY MEASURE ELECTION COLUMBIA COUNTY Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, May 15, 2001, a measure election will be held in Columbia County, Oregon. The following shall be the ballot title of the measure to be submitted to the county’s voters on this date: 5-90 CAPTION County Historical Fund Five Year Local Option Tax QUESTION Shall Columbia County levy $150,000 for five years beginning fiscal year 2001- 2002 to establish a County Historical Fund? This Measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent. SUMMARY The Columbia County Historical Society Turn your Stash into Cash has been funded by Columbia County in past years. However, it is anticipated that County budget shortfalls will preclude fu ture County funding of the Historical Soci ety. If approved, a Historical Fund would be established to pay for the continued main tenance, operation and improvement of Historical Society museums, displays and special project facilities, and to provide funding for special equipment and products required for proper long term storage of County historical artifacts. If not approved, the Historical Society will be unable to maintain suitable muse ums and displays which will lead to discon tinuance of Historical Society operations and reversion back to the State of all arti facts, photographs, historical documents and research records currently held by the Historical Society. The cost of this measure to property taxpayers is estimated to be 5.6 cents per 1000.00 dollars of assessed value ($5.60 per year for property valued at $100,000.00) each year for five years. The estimated tax cost for this measure is an ESTIMATE ONLY based on the best infor mation available from the County Assessor at the time of the estimate. The following authorized county official hereby certifies the above ballot title is true and complete. Rita M. Bernhard, Chair Board of County Commissioners Signed: March 14, 2001 Published pursuant to O.R.S. 250.195 by Elizabeth E. Huser, Columbia County Clerk Publish March 21,2001 PUBLIC NOTICE Columbia County announces the avail ability of Special Transportation Discre tionary Grant Funds FY 2001-2002 and 2002-2003. These funds are managed by the Oregon Department of Transportation, Public Transit Division in partnership with Columbia County to plan, maintain or im prove transportation services for senior and people with disabilities. Eligible applicants include public and non-profit entities. Eligi ble projects include planning, capitol and operations support o, senior and/or dis abled transportation services. Copies of the Public Transportation Dis cretionary Grant Program application are available by contacting Bob Peterson, Co lumbia County Public Transportation (COL- CO) at 277 Strand, St. Helens, or by calling 503-397-4000. Applications are due to the Columbia County Commissioners Office no later than April 13, 2001 Publish March 21,2001 PUBLIC NOTICE The Region 1 Regional Workforce Board will beet on Thursday, April 12, 2001, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at Hump’s Restaurant in Clatskanie, Oregon (50 West Columbia River Hwy.). Major agenda topics include guest speakers-Gloria Aieksich, Oregon AFL-CIO; and Kristen Lee Gordon and Carl Perkins of Clatsop Community College. The full agenda will be distributed at the meeting. For information concerning the Regional Workforce Board or meeting, please contact Debbie Davis at MTC, 503- 325-1156 or email: ddavisd@mtctrains.com Publish March 21,2001 NOTICE OF PETITION PENDING A petition regarding vacating portions of Weed Avenue and Maple Street for the pur pose of opening Maple Street as a public through street between Rose and Weed Av enues is pending before Vernonia City Council. Final decision will be made at Ver nonia City Council meeting April 2, 2001 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064. A Public Hearing was held before the Vernon ia City Council on March 19, 2001. The pe tition was filed by the City of Vernonia on February 15, 2001. The portions of Weed and Maple to be vacated are described as follows: A portion of Weed Avenue, Rose Addition to Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon, de scribed as: The INDEPENDENT ACTION ADS $4.50 for the first 10 words. Then just 100 per word. Call 4 2 9 -9 4 1 0 Beginning at the northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 5, Rose Addition to Vernonia, then east 25' toward the center of Weed Avenue; then south 250'; then west 25’ to the south east corner of Lot 5, Block 5, Rose Addition to Vernonia, then north 250’ to the point of beginning. A portion of Maple Street, Rose Addition to Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon, de scribed as: Beginning at the southwest comer of Lot 6, Block 2, Rose Addition to Vernonia, then south 30’, then east 115', then north 30’ to the southeast comer of Lot 6, Block 2, Rose Addition to Vernonia, then west 115’ to the point of beginning. Action Ads Publish March 21, 2001 REVISED NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the City of Vernonia, Columbia County, State of Oregon, on the budget for the fis cal year July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002 will be held at City Hall Chamber Room, 1001 Bridge Street. The meeting will take place on the 7 of May 2001 at 6:30 p.m. The pur pose of the meeting is to receive the bud get message. A copy of the budget document may be in spected on or after May 8, 2001 at City Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR, during regular office hours Monday-Friday 8:00 a m. - 5:00 p.m. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Listed below is the time and place of addi tional Budget Committee meetings that will be held to take public comment. Any person may appear at this meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Com mittee. Date: May 14 and 22, 7:00 p.m. Location: City Hall, Chamber Room Publish: March 21, 2001 Obituary DYLAN A. KIMBER Dylan Andrew Kimber was stillborn on February 27, 2001. Funeral ser vices were held on March 5 in Valley Memorial Park Chapel in Hillsboro. Vault interment was in Valley Memorial Park. Survivors include his parents, Richard L. and Kimberly Ann Shurtleff Kimber of Aloha; a brother, Brandon; a sister, Tanesha; grandparents, Mary Jo Wright of Phoenix, Arizona, Tom Kim ber of Las Vegas, Nev., and Anne Shurtleff of Banks. Donelson, Sewell and Mathews Mortuary of Hillsboro was in charge of arrangements. C. MERLE HOCKING C. Merle Hocking, 63, Banks, died March 7, 2001. A memorial service was held on March 12 in the family home in Banks. Mr. Hocking was born December 30, 1937, in Tillamook. He served in the U.S. Navy for more than 20 years, including service in Vietnam. He lived in Banks and was a small-engine me chanic until he retired last year. In 1984, he married Pam Morey. Survivors include his wife; a son, Clifford; three stepsons, David Ras- chio, George Parry and Aaron Frechette; a daughter, Rachael Hock ing; two stepdaughters, Sarah Elmore and Corinne Frechette; a brother, Bob; a sister, Janice Leavitt; and two grand children. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove was in charge of arrangements. ROBERT E. CARROLL Robert E. Carroll, 82, Banks, died March 11, 2001. A memorial service was held March 15 in Finley’s Sunset Hills Mortuary. Mr. Carroll was born August 31, 1918, in Seattle. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army in Italy. He sold real estate until retiring around 1980 and co-owned the Seashore Re sort Hotel in Seaside for the past 24 years. He lived in Banks for the past 25 years. He married Geraldine Borberg in 1945. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Robert W., Fred and Jeff; a daughter, Susan Baird; nine grandchil dren; and eight great-grandchildren. PHALA F. GROSCHE Phala F. Groschd, 74, Veneta, died March 12, 2001. Private interment was held at the Mt. View Memorial Gardens in Forest Grove. Mrs. Groschd was born September 13, 1926, in Villisca, Iowa, to Charles E. and Dora M. (Anderson) Stevenson. She grew up in Villisca. In 1947, she moved to Portland. She married Walter A. Groschd in 1957 in Stevenson, Wash. They lived in Vernonia. In 1997, she moved to Hillsboro until 2000, when she moved Free Clothing available Tuesdays, 10 am-noon, St. Vincent dePaul trail er, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Ver nonia. FTFN Vernonia Cares Emergency Food Bank is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at 627 Adams Avenue. 503-429-1414. FTFN LOST YOUR DOG? Call the Colum bia County Animal Shelter in St. He lens at 503-397-3935. FTFN Recycle your magazines at St. Mary’s Church, 2nd & 4th Saturdays, or at Vernonia laundromat daily. Questions? Call 503-429-8092 or 503-429-8841. FTFN (More obituaries on page 13) to Veneta. Mr. & Mrs. Grosche owned and op erated the Grosch6 Texaco Service Station in Vernonia, until retiring in 1981. Mrs. Grosche was a member of the Elkettes of Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. #1999 in St. Helens. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1996 and a daughter, Phyl lis Racey. Survivors include a daughter, Darthula “Dottie” Grosch6 of Veneta; two sisters, Maxine Akers of Warren and Shirley Hayes of Council Bluffs, Iowa; a brother, Claude Stevenson of Russellville, Arkansas; eight grandchil dren; ten great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to the American Lung Association of Ore gon, 9320 SW Barbur Blvd., Suite 140, Portland, OR 97219-5481. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove was in charge of arrangements. AUDREY I. RODGERS Audrey Iola Rodgers, 97, Gearhart, died March 11, 2001. Services were held March 15 at the Nehalem Valley Community Church. Committal was at Greenwood Cemetery in Astoria. Mrs. Rodgers was bom December 6, 1903, in Long, Okla., to Miles and Minnie (West) Keen. In 1924, she mar ried Herbert Rodgers and they moved to Vernonia. They lived in Seaside a few years before moving to Jewell. She was a member of the Nehalem Valley Community Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1967. Survivors include a son, Herbert of Jewell; two sisters, Celeste Looney of Talequah, Okla., and Iris Hatfield of Tulsa, Okla.; four grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to the Nehalem Valley Community Church. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary and Crematory in Seaside was in charge of arrangements. TERRY A HORTON Terry A. Horton, 40, Longview, Wash., died March 13, 2001. Grave- side services were held March 17 at Columbia Memorial Gardens in St. He lens. Inurnment followed at the ceme tery. Mrs. Horton was bom March 12, 1961 in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Barry and Nancy (Osborne) Merriman. She grew up in St. Paul. She lived in the Vernonia and Hillsboro areas until moving to Mason City, Iowa, in 1997, and then to Longview in 2000. Survivors include three daughters, Kelly Schmunk of St. Helens; Phoenix D. Justice and Lindsay M. Horton, both of Longview; a son, Zachary M. of Longview; her parents of St. Helens; a brother, Greg of St. Helens; a grand son; nieces and nephews. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove was in charge of arrangements. ERNEST J. KRIEGER Ernest J. Krieger, 83, Forest Grove, died March 11, 2001. Recitation of the Holy Rosary was March 14 and Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on March 15 with the Rev. Joseph Heuberger as celebrant, both at Visita tion Catholic Church in Verboort. Inter ment was at Visitation Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, Larry of Gaston, Randy of Forest Grove, and Bill of Verboort; a daughter, Marlea Barnes of Lake Oswego; two brothers, Edwin of Forest Grove, and Norbert of Banks; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 0330 S.W. Curry St., Portland, OR 97201. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. "A Trusted 9^ame in Junerai Service' Tuiten, fyse & ttoyt JuneratJiome Second generation ‘fam ily Owned & Operated M ONUM ENTS 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 1-888-91-ANGEL In Memory o f Angel Memorials PRICES START AT $290.00 H EADSTO NES Vernonia 429-1523 TERRY A. HORTON Mar. 12, 1961 Mar. 13, 2001 Services Held
