VELVA R. C H R ISTEN SEN
Velva R. C hristensen, 89, G aribaldi,
died June 25, 2003. Private inurnm ent
will be held at a later date.
Ms. C hristensen w as born April 3.
1914, in M adras, to C laude and M yrtle
Loveland Ramsey. She grew up in
M adras and attended college in M on
mouth. She taught elem entary school
in Alpha and 40 years in Vernonia. She
was also a principal.
In 1993, she m oved to G aribaldi.
She was preceded in death by a
brother, Lowell Ramsey.
Survivors include tw o sisters, Thel
ma Bryan of C upertino, Calif., and Ar-
lein Franklin of G aribaldi; nieces and
nephews.
W aud’s Funeral H om e in Tillam ook
w as in charge of arrangem ents.
PAULINE L. W O O D A R D
Pauline Luna W oodard, 67, Port-
A Trusted Name in Funeral Service "
land, died June 21, 2003. R ecitation of
the H oly R osary w as June 24. A funer
al m ass w as held June 25 at St. M ary’s
C atholic C hurch in Vernonia, with the
Rev. Ron M illican, o f St. Pius X
C atholic C hurch in C edar Mill, assisted
by St. M ary’s Pastoral Associate Ju a n i
ta Dennis. Vault interm ent w as at Ver
nonia M em orial Cemetery.
Mrs. W oodard w as born N ovem ber
3, 1935, in Lubbock, Texas, to John
and Betty G arcia Luna. She grew up in
Lubbock.
In 1961, she m a rrie d E lm e r V.
W oodard. They lived in Lovington, New
M exico. In 1963, they m oved to S ali
nas, C alif., and in 1978, to Vernonia.
She m oved to Portland in 1996.
Mrs. W oodard w as p receded in
death by her husband in 1993 and two
sisters, Lucy Garcia and Molly M. Rojas.
Survivors include four sons, G ilbert
A., Sr. of Salinas, Calif., David B. of
P ortland, E lm er V., Jr. of O lym pia,
W ash., and M atthew S. of Portland;
Angel Memorials
Granite Markers
Privately owned
Not a funeral home
or cemetery
Fuiten, Rose dr Hoyt
Funeral Home
S e c o n d G e n e r a tio n
F a m ily O w n e d &
O p e ra te d
JEFFREY & DEBRA ROSE-HOYT
DERREL & DEANN ROSE
TINA ROSE-REYNOLDS
JANE SCHNEIDER, ROSS MATHEWS
HECTOR DE LOS SANTOS
Attendant: RAY PELSTER
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Vernonia City Council will hold a Public
Hearing on July 7, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. in the
Chamber Room of City Hall at 1001 Bridge
Street, Vernonia, Oregon.
The purpose of this hearing is to notify the
public of the City's intent to apply for a Rur
al Utilities Service loan/grant to upgrade the
current wastewater facility. Public com
ments and written testimony are welcomed.
The meeting location is accessible to per
sons with disabilities. A request for an inter
preter for the hearing impaired or for other
accommodations for persons with disabili
ties should be made at least 48 hours prior
to public hearing to Kate Conley at 503-429-
5291, TTY 1-800-735-2900 or at City Hall,
1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia, Oregon.
The City of Vernonia is an Equal Opportuni
ty Provider and Employer.
Publish June 19 and July 3, 2003
NOTICE OF
TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS
This is to notify the public that the City
of Vernonia has proposed a land use
regulation that will affect the permissible
uses of some land.
Public hearings to consider adoption of the
“Smart Development" Ordinance are sched
uled before the Vernonia Planning Commis
sion on July 17, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. and be
fore Vernonia City Council on August 4,
2003 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers
of City Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia,
Oregon. The “Smart Development” Ordi
nance would amend the Vernonia Develop
ment Code, Vernonia Ordinance 711 to in-
Personal home visits
at no extra charge
Prices start at $320
including design
and lettering
Wendy Sears
503-429-1523
four daughters, Rachel Aguirre of Port
land, Dolores Serna of El Paso, Texas,
C indy L. Roberts of H illsboro and Betty
J. Dirks of Tualatin; four sisters, Eva
Valdez of Sacram ento, C alif., Janie
Estrada of Las Vegas, N e v„ Nancy
Perez and C hristina Luna, both of Fres
no, Calif.; three brothers, Santos Luna
and John Luna, both of Sacram ento,
Calif., and Alvino Luna of Las Vegas,
Nev.; 22 grandchildren; 14 great-grand
children; nieces and nephews.
R em em brances are suggested to
the Pauline L. W oodard M em orial Fund
c/o St. M ary’s C atholic C hurch, 960
M issouri Ave., Vernonia, OR 97064.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
in Vernonia w as in charge of arrange
ments.
G O R D O N E. GIR A R D
Gordon Edward Girard, 78, H ills
boro, died June 24, 2003. A graveside
service was held June 26 at Valley
M em orial Park M ausoleum in Hillsboro,
with Pastor Mark Rainey, of O renco
Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Mr. G irard was born February 27,
1925, in Lewiston, Idaho, to Edward
and Hazel W ood Girard. He grew up in
L e w iston and m oved to O lym pia,
Wash. He served in the US Navy.
In 1946, he m arried Katherine. They
lived in O lym pia, Dallas and Gualal,
Calif. In 1961, they m oved to Forest
G rove and started a lum ber com pany in
Banks. He retired in the early 1990's.
Survivors include his wife; tw o sons,
G eorge of North Plains, and Tom of
•H illsboro; a brother, G erry of G range
ville, Idaho; five gra n d ch ild re n and
three great-grandchildren.
Donelson, Sewell & M athews M or
tuary of H illsboro was in charge of
arrangem ents.
FR A N C ES A. FRANKE
Frances Alberta Franke, 76, Forest
corporate “Smart Growth" Development
principles in the General Residential zone
and portions of the General Commercial
zone. The General Commercial zone will
not be immediately affected, but a new
“Downtown Zone" will be created, the
boundaries of which will be decided at a fu
ture date to include portions of the General
Commercial zone in the downtown area,
and possibly a limited number of properties
in the General Residential zone. Citizens
who own property within the zone proposed
to be amended are being notified of this
hearing. The City of Vernonia has deter
mined that adoption of this ordinance will af
fect the permissible uses of specific proper
ty and may reduce the value of that proper
ty. The “Smart Development" Ordinance is
available for inspection at Vernonia City Hall
located at 1001 Bridge Street A copy of the
“Smart Development" Ordinance is also
available for purchase at a cost of $3.20.
The Public Hearings are governed by Ver
nonia Ordinance 711, ORS 197.763, ORS
197.005, ORS 197.175, and Oregon
Statewide Land Use Goals 1, 2,10, and 14,
and OAR 660-025. A staff report will be
available to the public at City Hall one week
before the hearing, and may be copied for a
nominal fee. Failure to raise an issue in a
hearing, in person or by letter or failure to
provide statements or evidence sufficient to
afford the decision-maker an opportunity to
respond to the issue precludes appeal to
the board based on that issue. Public testi
mony is welcome, and written statements
will be received before the hearing, if you
cannot attend. For additional information
concerning the “Smart Development” Ordi
nance, you may call the Vernonia City Plan
ner, Julie Coontz, at 503-429-5291.
The meeting location is accessible to per
sons with disabilities. A request for an inter
preter for the hearing impaired or for other
accommodations for persons with disabili
ties should be made at least 48 hours prior
to public hearing to Kate Conley at 503-429-
5291, TTY 1-800-735-2900 or at City Hall,
1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR.
The City of Vernonia is an Equal Opportuni
ty Provider and Employer.
Publish July 3 & 19, 2003
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS FOR COLUMBIA
COUNTY, OREGON
In the Matter of Amending the Columbia
County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning
Ordinance Under Periodic Review Work
Program Task IV, Goal 5 Sensitive Lands,
and as a Post Acknowledgement Plan
Amendment
1. The Board of County Commissioners will
hold public hearings on the following dates:
July 16, 2003, at or after 6:00 p.m. at
Clatskanie Middle School, 555 SW Bryant
St, Clatskanie, Or:; July 22, 2003, at or after
6:00 p.m., Vernonia City Hall, 1001 Bridge
St., Vernonia, Or.; and July 23, 2003, at or
after 6:00 p.m., St. Helens High School
Main Auditorium, 2375 Gable Road, St. He
lens, Or.
2. The purpose of the hearings is to consid
er the adoption of amendments to the Co
lumbia County Comprehensive Plan and
Zoning Ordinance under Columbia County
Periodic Review Work Program Task IV,
Goal 5 Sensitive Lands, and as a Post Ac
knowledgment Plan Amendment. The pro-
Grove, died June 25, 2003. A m em orial
service was held June 28 at Forest
G rove M em orial C hapel, with Larry
Polvogt, Licensed M inister w ith the
Christian M issionary Alliance in R ed
ding, Calif., officiating. Vault ento m b
m ent was at Mt. View M em orial G a r
dens M ausoleum in Forest Grove.
Mrs. F ranke w as born Ju ly 18,
1926, in Hoquiam , W ash., to Sam and
Alberta G roshong Ball. She grew up in
Raym ond, W ash., and graduated from
Raym ond High School in 1943. She a t
tended W illam ette U niversity for two
years.
In 1968, she m arried Herb Franke.
They lived in Forest Grove. She attend
ed Pacific U niversity and earned a
B achelor’s degree in Education. She
was a counselor and teacher at Banks
High School for six years, and retired in
1974.
She was a m em ber of the Forest
Grove United M ethodist C hurch and of
P.E.O.
Survivors include her husband, two
daughters, Kathy Reese of Portland,
and Susan Tasker of H illsboro; a son,
W arren “Chip" Brown of Lake H avasu,
Ariz.; two brothers, Ron Ball of W hite
S alm on, W ash., and Louis B all of
Salem ; a sister, Ella Sm ith of Forest
Grove, eight grandchildren; two g reat
grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
R em em brances are suggested to
A lz h e im e r’s A s s o cia tio n , C o lu m b ia -
W illam ette Chapter, 1311 NW 21st A v
enue, Portland, OR 97209.
Forest G rove M em orial C hapel was
in charge of arrangem ents.
ESTH ER E. FARLIN
Esther Ertle Farlin, 97, C latskanie,
died June 15, 2003. S ervices were held
June 21 at H aakinson-G roulx M ortuary
in C latskanie, with P astor Ron Ja co b
son of the C latskanie B aptist C hurch
officiating. Interm ent w as at M a p le
posed amendments would revise wetland
and nparian protection measures to comply
with Sate “safe harbor” rules, adopt updat
ed resource maps, and update provisions
for threatened and endangered species,
sensitive plants, and natural areas, as pari
of Periodic Review The proposed amend
ments would also revise big game habitat
rules, and historic cultural inventory as a
Post Acknowledgment Plan Amendment
The amendments would not affect property
within incorporated cities.
3. All interested persons may appear and be
heard. A copy of the proposed amend
ments, all documents and evidence relied
upon, and the staff report are available for
w ood C em etery in C latskanie.
Mrs. Farlin was bom September 10,
1905, in Sw ea City, Iowa, to Pearl Ed
w in and Lena R egina M eyen Stroud.
She graduated from St. Helens High
S chool, then a tte n d e d South H eart
C onsolidated S chools in South Dakota
and O regon N orm al School in M on
m outh. She taught in Vernonia and
C latskanie.
In 1926, she m arried O scar Ernest
Farlin. She w as a charter m em ber of
the C latskanie Baptist Church.
She w as preceded in death by her
husband in 1995.
S urvivors include a daughter, Elva
G roskopf of C latskanie; a sister, Olive
G oodm an of D esM oines, W ash.; two
gra n d ch ild re n and one g re a t-g ra n d
child.
R em em brances are suggested to
C latskanie B aptist C hurch N ew B uild
ing Fund, P O . Box 613, C latskanie, OR
97016.
H aakinson-G roulx M ortuary in C lat
skanie w as in charge of arrangem ents.
JOHN “S K IP ” SIM O N
John “Skip Sim on, 52, C olum bia
City, died July 1 ,2 0 0 3 . M em orial s e rv
ices will be held Saturday, July 12 at
3:00 p.m. at the Scappoose Senior
Center.
Mr. Sim on w as born O ctober 17,
1950, in Philadelphia, Penn. He m oved
to O regon as a young child.
In 1975, he m arried Peggy. They
lived in Vernonia for 18 years, then
m oved to C olum bia C ity
He w orked for Tektronix for 19 years
before retiring in 1993.
S urvivors include his w ife; three
daughters, R acheal Balteau of C o lu m
bia City, Traci S tebbins and Alison J o r
dan, both o f St. H elens; eight g ra n d
children.
W ilh e lm s H e rita g e C h a p e l is in
charge of arrangem ents.
inspection at no cost and copies will be pro
vided at reasonable cost at least 7 days pri
or to the first hearing from Land Develop
ment Services Department, Columbia
County Courthouse, 230 Strand Street, St.
Helens, Oregon 97051. For additional infor
mation concerning this matter, please call
Todd Dugdale or Glen Higgins, at the Co
lumbia County Land Development Services
Department, at 503-397-1501.
Dates this 19th day of June, 2003.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
By: Joe Corsiglia, Chair
Publish July 3, 2003
Bus transportation remains unsettled
From page 1
tracts with MetroWest and
Scappoose Senior Center were
unsigned because they were
written for 90 days, but the
state is providing funding for
only 30 days.
County Counsel John Knight,
after considerable time on the
phone with state officials, said he
felt comfortable in predicting that
the problems would be worked
out without further difficulty.
The contract calls for Metro
West to provide dial-a-ride
service, six hours a day, in Ver
nonia, Clatskanie, Rainier and
St. Helens, plus a fixed route
from St. Helens to Portland on
weekdays. Scappoose Senior
Citizens will provide transporta
tion there, which they have
been doing, anyway.
Knight said he was under
the impression that MetroWest
will be re-hiring Colco drivers.
With luck, not planning, sen
iors in Columbia County will be
able to get to medical appoint
ments again, starting next
week. How, or whether, there
will be bus service to St. Helens
for anyone needing to see their
case worker, hasn’t been ad
dressed.
The INDEPENDENT was
unable to talk with MetroWest
before press time.