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
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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:
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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.
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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
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Bank is open every Tuesday and
Thursday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at
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Questions? Call 503-429-8092 or
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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.
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