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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
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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
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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.
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Angel Memorials
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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
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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
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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