The INDEPENDENT, October 20, 2005
Letters
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We appreciate those affiliated
with the Plymouth Presbyterian
Church, whose valiant efforts
have kept the new shrubs they
planted over the summer wa-
tered. Finally, the Oregon rains
have come back to help them
out. And we’d like to acknowl-
edge Corey and Nora Cherring-
ton, who worked beside Lance
Dethloff and Lisa Dowdy as
guest hosts at Scapponia Park
over Labor Day weekend, en-
suring that campers would
have a safe and enjoyable stay.
Many thanks goes to The Co-
lumbia County Horsemen’s As-
soc. members, who joined with
Oregon Equestrian Trails mem-
bers at a ribbon-cutting cere-
mony at Camp Wilkerson, al-
lowing horses back at the park.
Along with a huge thanks to
those who stayed for the
downed limb clean up: Terry
Ball, Ron Ball, Teresa Coffey,
Rory Hammond, Carole Smith,
Berkely Smith, Lisa Witzel,
Mike Witzel, and Rachel
Kraske. We’d also like to ap-
plaud those who sent in dona-
tions targeted for the horse
camp. So far we’ve received
$300.00 from the Columbia
County Horseman Association
for a picnic table; $500.00 from
Carole and Berkely Smith for a
1-horse stall; and a whopping
$3,000.00 from the Columbia
County Sheriff’s Posse for a
complete 4-stall corral that in-
cludes a picnic table, fire-ring,
and bedding. The County
Parks department is holding
another $500.00 from Carole
and Berkely Smith to act as
matching funds to add for an-
other stall if someone else (or
another group) will donate the
other $500.00. We also have
pieces of the ceremonial ribbon
for sale for a dollar each.
Please contact the Parks’ office
at 503-397-2353 if you’d like to
own a piece of the ceremonial
ribbon as a tribute to horses re-
turning to Camp Wilkerson. All
proceeds will go toward the fu-
ture growth of Camp Wilkerson
Park.
Columbia County Parks
and Recreation
St. Helens
Remembrances are suggested to
the American Diabetes Association,
380 SE Spokane St., No. 110, Portland,
OR 97202.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Church in Vernonia, followed by a fu-
neral mass at the church and burial
rites and vault interment at Fish Hawk
Cemetery.
Mrs. Nordstrom was born June 28,
1916, in Vesper, to John and Kate A.
(Van Atta) Larson. She was raised in
Silverton.
In 1934, she married Francis O.
Nordstrom. They made their home in
Birkenfeld. She later moved to Ocean
Park, Washington, to be near family
and had moved to a care center in
Longview this month. She was a home-
maker.
She was preceded in death by her
husband; eleven brothers and sisters;
and a granddaughter.
Survivors include her son, Ronald
O. Nordstrom of Birkenfeld; two daugh-
ters, Mary Ann Manning of Ocean Park,
Wash., and Linda Kate Larsen of
Lacey, Wash.; four grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; nieces and neph-
ews.
Remembrances are suggested to
the American Heart Association, Ore-
gon Affiliate, Inc., 1200 NW Naito Park-
way, #220, Portland OR 97209, or to
the Mist-Birkenfeld Rural Fire Depart-
ment, Main Station, Hwy 202, Mist OR
97016, or to a charity of choice.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
in Vernonia was in charge of arrange-
ments.
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Marijuana plants Lost Lake open
found by Buxton via Hwy 26 now,
The Westside Interagency not Spruce Run
Narcotics Team (WIN), earlier
this month, seized over 460
plants from a marijuana grow-
ing operation in the vicinity of
NW Bacona Road, in the Bux-
ton area.
All of the plants were ma-
ture, according to authorities,
and had an estimated street
value of over $450,000. The
grow operation, on property
owned by commercial logging
companies, was reported by a
local hunter in early October.
An investigation is ongoing
though, as of mid-October, no
arrests had been made. WIN
detectives are asking anyone
who may have information
about the illegal operation to
contact any law enforcement
authority.
Public access to Lost Lake
from Henry Rierson Spruce
Run Campground has been
temporarily closed by the Ore-
gon Department of Forestry.
The campground is open.
Visitors to the southeast
Clatsop County lake may still
access it from Highway 26 at
Quartz Creek Road.
Recent rains and road con-
struction have made the road
unsafe and the closure will re-
main in effect at least until
Thanksgiving.
For more information about
the road closure and re-open-
ing, call Larry Sprouse at the
ODF Astoria District office,
503-325-5451.
Obituary
JASON SAMUEL COLE
Jason Samuel Cole, 33, died Octo-
ber 13, 2005. A memorial service was
held October 18 in the Bonita Commu-
nity Church in Tigard.
Mr. Cole was born April 15, 1972, in
Olympia. He moved to the Banks area
as a child. He was a road construction
worker in Washington County.
Survivors include his father, Carson;
four brothers, James Cole, Kenny
Gann, Ed Fendley, and Jesse Cole;
and five sisters, Becky Herbert, Mary
Gann, Sarah Makowski, Tammy Gann,
and Debbie Heinzman.
Remembrances are suggested to
the youth services program at the
church.
Springer and Son was in charge of
arrangements.
WAYNE F. “POPS” GOBEL
Wayne F. Gobel, 64, Roy, died Sep-
tember 29, 2005. A celebration of life
was held October 4 at Fuiten, Rose &
Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove. In-
terment was in St. Francis Cemetery.
Mr. Gobel was born June 20, 1941,
in Crofton, Nebraska, to Sidney T. and
Pauline A. Tramp Gobel. At age 15, he
moved with his family to Roy and at-
tended Banks High School. He served
in the Oregon National Guard.
In 1964, he married Linda L. Baugh-
man. They made their home in Forest
Grove, Hillsboro and Gales Creek and
later divorced. He worked as a contrac-
tor and home builder and owned Gobel
Construction for several years. He later
raised hay and cattle on the Gobel fam-
ily farm.
He was preceded in death by a son,
Brian Wayne; and two brothers, Joseph
and Dale P.
Survivors include three sons, Scott
D. of North Plains, Todd M. of Gales
Creek, and Kurt R. of Hillsboro; two
daughters, Melinda K. Hay and Kristi J.
Gobel, both of Hillsboro; his mother;
four brothers, David and Steven R.,
both of Tillamook, Lyle L. and Mark L.,
both of Roy; a sister, Renee E. Gobel of
Beaverton; nine grandchildren; nieces
and nephews.
AMOS KENDALL ILES
Amos Kendall Iles, 86, died October
9, 2005. A funeral was held October 18,
in Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Portland.
Mr. Iles was born April 15, 1919, in
Bunkey, Louisiana. He moved to Ver-
nonia in the 1930s and graduated from
Vernonia High School.
In 1978, he married Mattye Mose-
ley. He was a Red Cap for Amtrak.
He was preceded in death by a son,
Kenneth.
Survivors include his wife; two
daughters, Connie Waters, and
Doretha Ashley; one stepson, Lowell
Jackson; one stepdaughter, Sharon In-
gram; eight grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Caldwell’s Hennessey, Goetsch &
McGee was in charge of arrangements.
HELEN ALICE NORDSTROM
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Helen Alice Nordstrom, 89, formerly
of Birkenfeld, died October 10, 2005.
Recitation of the Holy Rosary was held
October 15 at St. Mary’s Catholic
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DOLORES GENEVIEVE THOMAS
Dolores Genevieve Thomas, 77,
Tigard, died October 11, 2005. A funer-
al was held October 15 at Young’s Fu-
neral Home in Tigard, followed by inter-
ment at Wilson Bridge Cemetery in
Ridgefield, Washington.
Mrs. Thomas was born November
29, 1927, in Vernonia, to Albin and
Bessie Bergstrom. She graduated from
Vernonia High School in 1945, then
worked in the Oregon American Lum-
ber Mill office in Vernonia.
In 1949, she married George Hen-
derson. They made their home in sev-
eral logging communities in Northern
California, then moved to Redding, Cal-
ifornia in 1963. She worked as a secre-
tary for California Dept. of Fish and
Game. In 1975, she married Roy
Thomas. They moved to Tigard in
1976.
Survivors include her husband; four
daughters, Susan Minger and Marilyn
Landers, both of Vernonia, Kathie Hus-
ter of Depoe Bay, and Judy Pieren of
Hillsboro; one stepdaughter, Cheryl
Mongeon of Rochester, Minnesota;
three stepsons, Steve Thomas and
Gene Thomas, both of Longview,
Wash., and Mitch Thomas of Everett,
Wash.; 12 grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
Loves and Fishers in Tigard.
Young’s Funeral Home in Tigard
was in charge of arrangements.
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