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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 2001)
Action Ads. . . BBB1BB/TBBD SALES G arage-Estate Sale. 4th Annual Sale. Thousands of items from es tates bought over the last year and other accumulations. Antique furni ture, small antiques, farm tools, tool boxes, antique glassware, oak secre taries, dressers, coaches, tables, sideboard, chairs, guns, rabbit cages, stainless steel sinks and hoods, too many items to list. August 3, 4 & 5, Open 8 a.m. 65736 Nehalem Hwy. N., 10 miles north of Vernonia. Watch for signs. B08/01 Electrical Inspector Code Enforcement Officer Columbia County, Oregon Position #01-156 DUTIES: Inspection of all types and stages of electrical installations & plans for compliance w/nat’l, county & Columbia County, Oregon Position #01-315 DUTIES: Enforce codes relating to zoning, building, solid waste, surface mining, rural addressing, environmen tal health, etc. QUALIFICATIONS: HS w/preference for college work; 3 yrs related work exp; pref for prior law enforcement exp and any inspection certifications SALARY (DOE): $2,475-$2,976 (based on aprox cola); excellent bene Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Dolls, baseball cards, comics, beer signs, nice hard-cover books, & lots of miscellaneous 57165 Nehalem Hwy. S. 3 miles S on Hwy. 47 B08/01 state codes. QUALIFICATIONS: 6 yrs exp in elec trical trade plus 6 months inspection exp. Know, of nafl, state and county codes. Or any satisfactory combina tion of educ and exp. REQUIREMENTS: Must possess cer tification as Oregon A Level Electrical Inspection & Oregon 1/2 family dwelling inspector. Must be able to ob tain w/in 6 mths Oregon manuf. dwelling inspector. Salary $3093-$3706 DOE; excellent benefits, including fully paid family health insurance and 6% paid retire ment contribution (see announce ment) TO APPLY: County application man datory. Obtain from Columbia County Civil Service, Courthouse, St. Helens, OR 97051; Phone: 503-397-3874 DEADLINE: Must be received by 5:00 p.m. on August 20, 2001; postmark not acceptable; facsimile apps not ac ceptable Equal Opportunity Employer BQg/oi MISCELLANEOUS FOB S U E MISCELLANEOUS FOB S U B Dr. G eorge’s FRST - burn ointment, D.M.S.O., water filters - removes all chlorine, beanie babies, antique furni ture, 1981 Mist Dr. or 503-429-7201. B08/01 and grass hay. Steve Hemeon, 503- 755-2767 BTFN Annual M ulti Family Sale Saturday and Sunday, August 4 & 5, 9-5. Furni ture, dishes, clothes, etc. 55348 Mc Donald Road B08/01 Sale - August 4 & 5, 8-5, 67675 Ne halem Hwy. N. Tools, rototiller, en closed trailer, fork lift, tv antenna and much more. B08/01 SALE AUGUST 2, 3, 4, 5 7HP T roybilt R ototiller w/blade. $425 2 antique dressers - $85 each Triple dresser - $50, Bedroom Set - $100. Gladys 503-429-6541. F08/01 NOW HIRING: companies desperate ly need employees to assemble prod ucts at home. No selling, any hours. $500 weekly potential. Info. 1-985- 646-1700 DEPT. OR-1661 P07/18-08/01 MISCELLANEOUS WANTED Want #1 Alder Sawlogs - 9’ & 18’ only. Delivered to Cascade Locks, $150 per ton. Call 503-667-4034 after 7 p.m. BTFN LIVESTOCK Horse for Sale. 16.3 hand registered W ANTED: C a sh paid for old Christmas ornaments, old Ver nonia area advertising (signs, old calendars), old baskets, clocks, old tools, old kitchenware, old furniture, old radios, logging pictures, old pic tures of the Vernonia area, bear traps, wolf traps, hunting knives, In dian artifacts, old paintings, pre 1920 postcards, old coffee tins, cof fee grinders, old ammunition box es, old lamps, wagon wheels, iron wheels, old iron toys, tin toys, trains, old marbles, teddy bears, dolls, old quilts, samplers, old crocks, old horse drawn farm equipment, anvils. 503-429-1608 days or evenings. If no answer, leave message. I will get right back to you. BTFN New & spacious home in quiet country town, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, w/approx 1300 sq ft, vaulted ceil ings, gas fireplace & hardy plank siding. Home warranty included. $116,000. Page Dan at 503-599- 6484. Great Vernonia Home! Nice 3 bdrm, 1 bath, one level home, beautiful liv rm w/gas fireplace in sert, newer carpets throughout, 2 lrg decks - 10x12 & 16x20, storage & shop buildings, lrg lot with room for RV. $137,950. Eves call Gary & Lau rie at 503-357-0640. -----------— ► I RENTALS RENTALS Taking A pplications: 1295 Rose Ave. Clean 3 bedroom home on large lot with huge high door truck shop w/con- crete floor. New gas furnace. Gas range and refrigerator. Apply @ Ver nonia Realty. $850 1st and last plus $500 deposit. No pets & no smoking. 503-429-6203 or 503-429-6425. B08/01 Bridge Street in downtown Vernonia. Ready mid April. Call 503-357-6454 or 503-680-7161. BTFN Storage Units: Big, medium, small. Clatskanie Mini Storage 503-728- 2051. P06/20-08/01 Cherry Tree Apartm ents reborn. Six total units. Everything new, completely remodeled. 2 studios @ $350/mo + deposits. 2 -1 brms @ $450/mo + de posits. 2 - 2 brms @ $525/mo + de posits. Water & sewer paid. Just off dren; sixteen great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to the Washington County Hospice, 427 SE 8th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97123. Donelson, Sewell & Mathews Mor tuary in Hillsboro was in charge of arrangements. DONALD R. PALMATEER Donald Ross Palmateer, 76, Elsie, died July 8, 2001. No service was held. Interment was in Willamette National Cemetery. Mr. Palmateer was born September 28, 1924, in Owosso, Mich. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army. He lived in Vanport, Cascade Locks, Troutdale, Portland and Carver before moving to Elsie in 1992. He was a sheet metal worker for Brod & Mc Clung until retiring in 1990. In 1947, he married Josephine Klingbile. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1999; and a stepson, Roger Klingbile in 2001. Survivors include his stepson, Den nis Klingbile; stepdaughter, Sharon Petri-Arbuckle; a sister, Darlene Gen try; two brothers, Harold and Jerry Lavender; 10 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren and one great-great- grandchild. Autumn and Gresham Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrange ments. KENNETH R. FORD SR. Kenneth Ray Ford, Sr., 53, Gaston, died July 14, 2001. Memorial services were held July 19 at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Forest Grove, with Rev. Daniel Bohlken officiating. Mr. Ford was born February 7, 1948, in Reydell, Ark., to Cleaven “Al fred" and Selma “Christene” (Capps) Ford. He grew up in Buckeye, Ariz., and moved to Gaston when he was 17. He worked as a timber faller for John Collins Company, then at clearing land for the Dorshack Dam in Idaho and the Libby Dam in Montana. He re sumed falling timber for the Henry Hagg Dam in Gaston and, later, in Mist. He was a tree planter for the U.S. Forestry Department and, for 25 years, an equipment operator for Heikes Farms. 86 F-250 Diesel, work rack, gemtop with tool sides. $6,000 or trade for camper trailer. 92 Chevy 1 Ton Turbo Diesel with side boxes $12,000. 503-429-9663. B08/01 Survivors include a son, Kenneth Jr. of Gaston; a daughter, Molly of Gas ton; a brother, Douglas of Forest Grove; three sisters, Doris Gerdes of Gaston, Lois Thompson of Tonopah, Ariz., land Joyce Stevens of Virgin, Utah; many nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to the Kenneth R. Ford Sr. Memorial Fund, in care of Kenneth R. Ford, Jr., P. O. Box 452, Gaston, OR 97119, for the benefit of his two children. Fuiten, Rose and Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove was in charge of arrangements. Granite Markers Personal hom e visits at no extra charge Prices start at $320 in clu d in g design and le tte rin g Wendy Sears 503-429-1523 CHttDClRB Noahs Ark Daycare. 2 Full time openings. Some part time available. Call Tonia 503-429-0524. B08/01 Kristin Kelly - 503-429-1710 Cassie Fogel - 503-429-1305 Call for information B08/01 SERVICES Farmwoman’s Nursery recycles plastic nursery containers, 1 gallon and up. Can pick up. 12891 Keasey Road, Vernonia. 503-429-8200 or 503-429-4451. B08/01 "A Trusted 9{ame in funeral Service' W ^em oriató Privately o w ned N ot a funeral hom e o r cem etery S pacious, rem odeled 1 bedroom apartm ent with all new bathroom, new paint, carpets, vinyl & range. Nat ural gas heat & cooking, good refrig erator, W/D hookups, dining room, lots of storage and covered back porch. Rent includes off-street parking, water, sewer & garbage. $550/mo. ref. re quired. Call 503-429-9410. FTFN Certified Babysitters AUTOMOTIVE FOB SALS Obituary RUTH L. STEERS Ruth Laura Steers, 90, Hillsboro, died July 24, 2001. Graveside Services and Vault Interment were July 27 at Vernonia Memorial Cemetery in Ver nonia, with Pastor Grant Williams, of Vernonia Community Church, officiat ing. Mrs. Steers was born September 17, 1910, in Fall City, Washington, to Louis and Lura E. (Alexander) Carmi chael. She grew up in Mist and gradu ated from Vernonia High School in 1928. As a young woman, she worked as a secretary. In 1933, she married Marion Steers in Fall City. In 1941, they moved to Big Eddy Park just outside Vernonia and, in 1944, moved to a farm, where they raised turkeys. Mrs. Steers owned and operated the Vernonia Variety Store and, in 1972, took over the Rose Motel. She was an active member of the Vernonia Federal Credit Union, serving on committees as needed, a member of the Coin Club, secretary/treasurer for the Vernonia Senior Center and the Vernonia Society & Old Grads. She was a seventy-five year member of the Natal Grange #302. In 1982, she re tired from all of her working obligations, but continued as a caregiver for Robert Spencer for over five years. Mrs. Steers was preceded in death by her husband in 1971; a sister, Grace; and a brother, Bill. Survivors include three daughters, Laura Brewer of Clatskanie, Alice Smith and Mary Cota, both of Vernon ia; a brother, John Carmichael of Ed monds, Washington; ten grandchil (B Beautiful Townhouse in Vernonia! fits. 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 5:00 p.m. on August 20, 2001; postmark not acceptable; facsimile apps not ac ceptable Equal opportunity Employer B08/01 obo. 503-324-3723. B08/01 ERA REAL ESTATE ERA Lois Ebel & Associates, Realtors 4150 Pacific Ave. #100, Forest Grove 503-359-4522 • 800-248-0747 http://www.eranw.eom/o/100015 e-mail: westport@eranw.com fuiten, fose & ttoyt funeraldome S e c o n d (fe n e ra tio n f a m i l y O w n e d & O p e ra te d DERREL & DEANN ROSE JEFFREY & DEBRA ROSE-HOYT TINA ROSE-REYNOLDS AARON DUYCK, ROSS MATHEWS Attendant: RAY PELSTER We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to those members of the community who, to our surprise, so unselfishly and caringly came to our support recently. We have taken your generous gift and applied it for the purpose it was intended. Thank you so much, and God Bless You All! Lynn Stegmann & Family Vernonia B08/01 c o n & FAX SERVICE 2308 Pacific Av. Frst Gn/....357-2161 Tha INDEPENDENT 741 Madison Av. Vern.........429-6611 72C Bridge Street, Vernonia
