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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Sale - August 4 & 5, 8-5, 67675 Ne
halem Hwy. N. Tools, rototiller, en
closed trailer, fork lift, tv antenna and
much more.
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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.
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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. -----------— ►
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kristin Kelly - 503-429-1710
Cassie Fogel - 503-429-1305
Call for information
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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.
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"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
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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
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obo. 503-324-3723.
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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
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