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Page 20 The INDEPENDENT, August 21, 2003 ...................................................................... 5»W ÍÍSÍ From page 3 happening to our schools. The barricades are up, the doors are locked promptly at 3:15, the superintendent and HS princi pal are driving around town at lunch to see where the kids are, and teachers are looking out the windows of their class rooms with binoculars and writ ing down the names of kids that walk the wrong direction. Fur ther, the last drama production wasn’t advertised on the high school reader board, but the curfew hours are. Does anyone remember reading George Orwell in high school? If not, I suggest a re view of Animal Farm and 1984. Big Brother has arrived in Ver nonia and he is indeed watch ing. The high school has a handbook with page after page of rules that are ignored. Will the new Code of Conduct be in addition to the handbook or in stead of it? Whose “accepted standards of good citizenship” are going to be adopted? It seems to me that the school has its hands full maintaining discipline on its own property. If the students break the law, let the police do their job and deal with it. By the same token, the school needs to deal with school issues and keep the po lice out of it. If the two areas of responsibility are combined, the issues become blurred. I have had personal experience with Colonel, er, Mr. Funder- berg’s “investigative tech niques” and they leave much to be desired. Finally, one more point to ponder: the superintendent, both principals, the vice-princi pal, the head of Special Educa tion, and the head of Mainte nance all live elsewhere. These are our administrators, and not one of them lives here. If this is such a wonderful community, why don’t the leaders of the J school district want to live here? Perhaps we should change our name from Vernon ia schools to Vernonia Military Academies. Can dormitories and uniforms be very far off? Alice Brock Vernonia Deadline nears for Shay brick engraving To the Editor: Just a reminder. Orders for engraved bricks to placed at Shay Park will be needed by September 15. The engraver will be out September 21 for all orders taken this past year. We will continue to take or ders all year long and more bricks will be done next Sep tember. To order, call 503-429-5201. Thank you for your support. Donna Webb, for Vernonia Pride Extraordinary help is greatly appreciated To the Editor: Having grown up in and around Vernonia, I am well aware of the friendliness and kindness of the people there. But I felt one person in particu lar should be commended for his extraordinary help. On Wednesday (July 30) my husband and I were headed to Vernonia, having just turned off at Staley’s Junction, when our pickup had a transmission problem and we were stuck in the middle of the road with our trailer. A man who lived right there noticed us and came to offer help. We had tried to con tact a towing company in Ver nonia but had not had any suc cess. This gentleman offered to tow our trailer and myself into town while my husband stayed BARBARA F. BUSCH Barbara Francis Busch, 95, Vernon ia, died August 16, 2003. Graveside services and interm ent will be August 25, at 10:00 a.m. at the Am erican Le gion C em etery in Granite Falls, W ash ington. Mrs. Busch was born D ecem ber 15, 1907, in Everett, W ashington, to W illiam F. and Annie M adden Klaus. She grew up in the Everett area. She graduated from the University of W ash ington in Seattle. In 1993, she moved to Vernonia. Survivors include two daughters, Betti Jo M ortvedt and Shirley Dickey, both of Vernonia; a son, Jim Busch of Bothell, W ashington; twelve grandchil dren, m ost of whom live in Vernonia; eighteen great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Rem em brances are suggested to W ashington C ounty Hospice, 427 SE 8th Avenue, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Vernonia is in charge of arrange ments. FLORENCE M. DREYER Florence Marie Dreyer, 82, W ood burn, died August 11, 2003. A m em ori al service was held August 20 in Hope Lutheran Church in W oodburn. Mrs. Dreyer was born D ecem ber 17, 1920, in Portland. She graduated from Jefferson High School and was head cook for the Lake O sw ego School District. In 1937, she m arried Lloyd Jam es. He died in 1965. In 1972, she m arried Leonard Dreyer. She m oved to Jewell in 1982 and to W oodburn in 1987. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Loy-Dene Carter; two sons, Steven and Hank Jam es; four step daughters, Susan Dreyer, Joan Reed, C athy Holm es and Jean Kent; a broth- with our truck. He drove me and the trailer to Anderson Park and got us parked there. Then when I tried to pay him he re fused to take a cent, even for gas. This helpful man is Art Ragsdale and I wish to say a public thank you to him. The Vernonia area should be very proud of its citizens. Sev eral other people also stopped to help but were unable to do what Mr. Ragsdale did. Thanks again, Warren & Jan Haase Woodburn Too much STUFF!? Not enough ROOM? T'l' ja clean Out and Clean Up with • a M W M W INDEPENDENT O f e R ä i Action l U a u s u < *> *7 > S ' b ,v ■4* I h Z fc W ! ’ «fA Call 503 /129-9410 for Info er, W illiam Flem m ing; 11 grandchil dren; two great-grandchildren. R em em brances are suggested to Hope Lutheran Church. Arrangem ents by Sim on-W oodburn. VERA LYTLE Vera Lytle, 83, Corvallis, died A u gust 5, 2003. Private interm ent was held. Mrs. Lytle was born M ay 20, 1920, in Ivy, Arkansas, to Jesse and Ethel Riggan Holloway. She grew up in Ivy. In 1935, she m arried W illiam R. Reid. They lived in Leola and Hot S prings, A rkansas. In 1945, th e y m oved to Bridgeport, Wash. They later divorced. In the early 1950s, she m arried Lloyd Leonard. They lived in the Kel- so/Longview area. Later, she m arried Lyle Lex. They lived in Kelso. They divorced. In 1976, she m arried Charles W. Ly tle. They lived in Sitka and Kake, A las ka. T hey m oved to M anning and, later, to Banks. Mrs. Lytle m oved to Corvallis in 2002. She w orked as a maid at the Best W estern Hotel in the Kelso area. Mrs. Lytle was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd, in the 1960s; her husband, Chuck, in 1990; two sisters, Frances Leonard and Lois H olloway; a son, Tom m y Reid, and a daughter, Lin da Kay Reid. Survivors include a daughter, Billie R. Alvarado of O akridge; a son, Jack Reid of Longview, W ash.; two grand ch ild re n ; three g re a t-g ra n d c h ild re n ; nieces and nephews. R em em brances are suggested to Benton Hospice Services, 2350 NW P ro fe ssio n a l D rive, C o rva llis, OR 97330. Forest G rove M em orial Chapel was in charge of arrangem ents. "A Trusted N a m e in Funeral Service” Angel Memorials Granite Markers Privately owned Not a funeral home or cemetery Personal home visits at no extra charge Prices start at $320 including design and lettering W endy Sears 503-429-1523 Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home S e c o n d G e n e r a t io n F a m ily O w n e d & O p e ra te d JE F F R E Y & D EBR A R O S E -H O Y T D E R R E L & D EAN N ROSE TIN A R O S E -R E Y N O LD S JANE SCHNEIDER, ROSS MATHEWS H EC TO R DE LOS SAN TO S Attendant: RAY PELSTER PUBLIC NOTICE N O TIC E O F PU B LIC H EA R IN G S Public hearings regarding vacating G Street west of Rock Creek are scheduled before the Vernonia Planning Commission on Sep tember 4,2003, at 6:30 p.m. and before the Vernonia City Council on September 15, 2003, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064. The vacation was initiated by James Brunsman pursuant to ORS 271.080. Public testimony is welcome. If you cannot attend the hearing, you may file written testimony or objections with the City Recorder by 5:00 p.m. on day of the hear ing. The portion of G Street to be vacated is described as follows: G Street west of Rock Creek in Second Addition to the City of Vernonia, Colum bia County, Oregon A staff report will be available to the public at City Hall for seven days before the hear ings, and may be copied for a nominal fee. This hearing is governed by ORS 271.005 to 271.170, ORS 197.763, ORS 227.100, and Vernonia Ordinances 710 and 711. Failure to raise an issue in a hearing, in per son or by letter or failure to provide state ments or evidence sufficient to afford the decision-maker an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal to the board based on that issue. 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 _______ 1 L Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR. The City of Vernonia is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. For additional infor mation, contact Julie Steffen ab 503-429- 5291. Publish August 21& September 4, 2003 N O TIC E O F PU B LIC H EA R IN G FOR C H A R TE R SC H O O L Pursuant to ORS 338.055 the Board of Directors of Vernonia School District will conduct a public hearing on the application for a public charter school on Thursday, Au gust 28, 2003, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board- room of the Vernonia School District 47J of fices, at 475 Bridge Street, Vernonia, Ore gon. This is a public hearing when any resi dent may testify on the provisions o, the proposal for the Technology Learning Cen ter. A copy of the proposal for the charter school may be reviewed in the school dis trict's offices between the hours of 8:00 a m. and 4:00 p.m. Michael Funderberg, Superintendent Administrative School District 47J Publish August 21, 2003 R E Q U E S T FOR PR O P O S A LS The Columbia County Commission on Chil dren and Families is requesting proposals for the Court Appointed Special Advocates program and Case Management for Middle and High School youth program. To receive a copy of the Request for Proposals call 503-397-7211. Publish August 21, 2003
