The INDEPENDENT, April 20, 2006
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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Budget Committee
Meeting - City of Vernonia
to take public comment. Any person
may appear at the meeting and discuss
the proposed programs with the Budget
Committee.
Date: May 15, 2006. Time: 6:00
P.M. Location: 1001 Bridge St., Vernon-
ia, OR.
proximately 22 Acres of land presently
zoned Low Density Residential (LDR)
which is proposed to be zoned Public
Recreation (PR).
A copy of the proposed changes, a
copy of the Comprehensive Plan for the
City of Vernonia, and a copy of the
Flood Insurance Study will be available
to the public at City Hall for seven days
before the hearings, and may be
copied for a fee. Failure to raise an is-
sue in a hearing, in person or by letter,
or failure to provide statements or evi-
dence sufficient to afford the decision-
maker an opportunity to respond to the
issue preclude appeal to the board
based on that issue. Public testimony is
welcome, and written statements will
be received before the hearing if you
cannot attend.
The meeting location is accessible
to persons with disabilities. A request
for an interpreter for the hearing im-
paired or for other accommodations for
persons with disabilities 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
Opportunity Provider and Employer.
97116, in the Billy Scott Room. The
public is welcome to attend; however,
public comment will not be received. A
copy of the agenda and projected out-
comes of this training is available at
City Hall, 1001 Bridge St, Vernonia OR
97064. For additional questions please
feel free to call Kate Conley at 503-429-
5291.
The meeting location is accessible
to persons with disabilities. A request
for an interpreter for the hearing im-
paired or for other accommodations for
persons with disabilities should be
made at least 48 hours prior to public
hearing to Kate Conley at 503-429-
5291, TTY 1-800-735-2900 or City Hall,
1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia OR.
The City of Vernonia is an Equal
Opportunity Provider and Employer.
A public meeting of the Budget
Committee of the City of Vernonia, Co-
lumbia County, State of Oregon, on the
budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2006
to June 30, 2007, will be held at City
Hall, 1001 Bridge St., Vernonia, OR.
The meeting will take place on the 1st
day of May, 2006 at 6:30 P.M. The pur-
pose of the meeting is to receive the
budget message.
A copy of the budget document may
be inspected or obtained n or after May
1, 2006 at 1001 Bridge St., Vernonia,
OR, between the hours of 9:00 A.M.
and 5:00 P.M. this is a public meeting
where deliberation of the Budget Com-
mittee will take place. Listed below is
the time and place of an additional Bud-
get Committee meeting that will be held
Publish April 6 and 20, 2006
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Public Hearing –
Comprehensive Plan Change
A public hearing regarding a change
to the Comprehensive Plan Change for
the City of Vernonia is scheduled dur-
ing the Planning Commission Meeting
on May 4, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. and dur-
ing the City Council Meeting on May
15, 2006, in the Council Chambers of
City Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia
OR 97064. The change addresses ap-
Publish April 20, 2006
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Public Notice –
City Leadership Training
More than a quorum of the Vernon-
ia City Council and the Vernonia Plan-
ning Commission will be attending a
City Leadership Training on Saturday
April 29, 2006, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. at McMenamins Grand Lodge,
3505 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove OR
Publish April 20, 2006
Please see page 22
Obituary
HOLGER MÜLLER “DIRK”ANDERSEN
Holger Müller “Dirk” Andersen, 87,
Vernonia, died April 13, 2006, of can-
cer. Disposition was by cremation. A re-
ception will be held on April 23, from 2-
4:00 p.m. at the Scout Cabin.
Mr. Andersen was born January 18,
1919, in Kimballton, Iowa, to Jens and
Kristina Müller Andersen. He graduated
from Elk Horn (Iowa) High School in
1936, then went to Chicago, where he
worked to earn money for college. He
attended Grand View College, in Des
Moines, Iowa, graduating in 1944 with
a degree in Theology.
Between entering college and grad-
uation, he served in the U.S. Army dur-
ing World War II. He was discharged in
1942. He married Marion Peters in
1944. They later divorced.
After he was ordained in the Danish
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ameri-
ca, he served as pastor at churches in
Yankton, S. Dakota, and Wilbur and
Enumclaw, Washington. He attended
the University of Washington, graduat-
ing with a dual bachelor’s degree in So-
ciology and Psychology. He taught at
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma,
Wash., and at the University of Wash-
ington while in graduate school. He
also worked in the university’s depart-
ment of Community Development,
where he guided the economically de-
pressed community of Leavenworth,
Wash., through their initial develop-
ment as a Bavarian village and tourist
destination.
In the early 1960s, Mr. Andersen
moved to California, where he was a
counselor at the Job Corps center in
Pleasanton, then taught at Dewey High
School in Oakland. He retired from
teaching in 1982.
He married Noni McGaugh in 1967.
They moved to Vernonia, Oregon, in
1983. In 1985, they founded The IN-
DEPENDENT newspaper, where he
worked until his second retirement at
the age of 83.
Mr. Andersen was preceded in
death by two brothers, Ejlif and Ver-
münd, and three sisters, Helga
Clausen, Karen Christiansen Trankar,
and Thyra Nussle.
Survivors include his wife; a son,
Dirk L., of Leavenworth, Wash,; two
daughters, Karen Jordan of Sno-
homish, Wash., and Vicki Crosby of
Sacramento, Calif.; three stepsons,
Steve McGaugh of Clovis, Calif.,
Michael McGaugh of Kingsburg, Calif.,
and Clark McGaugh of Vernonia; a
stepdaughter, Sharon Bonn of St. He-
lens; 12 grandchildren, four great-
grandchildren, many nieces and
nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
Vernonia Cares, P.O. Box 126, Vernon-
ia OR 97064.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
of Vernonia was in charge of arrange-
ments.
FLORENCE ELIZABETH EVERS
Florence Elizabeth Evers, 90, For-
est Grove, died March 29, 2006.A fu-
neral mass was held at St. Anthony
Catholic Church with interment in St.
Francis Catholic Cemetery in Roy.
Mrs. Evers was born September 22,
1915, in Banks, to Theodore and Mar-
garet VanDomelen Vanderzanden. She
attended St. Francis of Assisi Grade
School in Roy through the eighth
grade. She moved to Portland when
she was 17 and worked as an in-home
cook, then later worked at Nicola Furni-
ture Company and, during World War
II, worked on an assembly line at
Willamette Iron Works.
In 1944, she marred Adelbert “Del”
Evers. They made their home in Forest
Grove. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her
husband; one brother, Herman Van-
derzanden; two sisters, Lauretta Her-
mans and Rose Meeuwsen; and a
step-brother, Fritz Delplanche.
Survivors include four sons, Ronald
Evers of Tigard, Melvin Evers and Ed-
mond Evers, both of Hillsboro, and
Wayne Evers of Rainier; one brother,
Paul Vanderzanden of North Plains;
nine grandchildren; three step-grand-
children; seven great-grandchildren;
and two great-great-grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, Capital
Campaign Fund, 4440 SW 148th Ave.,
Attn: Foundation, Beaverton OR
97007.
Duyck and VanDeHey Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements.
JOANNE HELZER-HUME
Joanne Helzer-Hume, 59, longtime
resident of Scappoose, Goble and
Deer Island, died March 25, 2006. A
celebration of life was held March 30 at
Bethany Lutheran in Warren.
Ms. Helzer-Hume was born October
30, 1946, in Portland, to Archibald
Gardner and Luella and William Hol-
comb. Her maiden name was Gardner.
She was a school bus driver for St. He-
lens, Rainier, and Banks.
She was preceded in death by her
father, Archibald Gardner, and two hus-
bands.
Survivors include two sons, Kevin
Helzer of Portland, and Stephen Helzer
of Newberg; a step-son, John Helzer; a
step-daughter, Linda Simmons; four
brothers, Carey, Rick, Ron, and Brian;
three sisters, Blanche, Kimberly, and
Sheri; 12 grandchildren; and one great-
grandchild.
WILLIAM ALFRED LARSON
William Alfred Larson, 88, McMin-
nville, died March 27, 2006. Private in-
terment at Fish Hawk Cemetery in Ves-
per has taken place.
Mr. Larson was born February 3,
1918, in Vesper, to William Howard and
Grace Berg Larson. He was raised in
Vesper and logged there.
In 1942, he married Ruth Boeck. He
served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II. In 1951, he moved to Orenco
and worked as the golf course superin-
tendent at Orenco Golf Course from
1960 until his retirement in 1982. He
married Iola Anderson in 1982. They
made their home in Bandon. He
worked at the Bandon Golf Course for
several years, later moving to Wood-
burn, then to McMinnville in 2004.
He was preceded in death by both
his wives; a brother, LeRoy Larson; and
two sisters, Hazel Johnson and Faye
Hovey.
Survivors include a son, Larry of
McMinnville; a daughter, Linnea Ed-
wards of Wilsonville; and three sisters,
Betty Spencer of Centralia, Washing-
ton, Doris Price of Clatskanie, and
Rose Heikkila of Nehalem Valley.
Macy and Son Funeral Directors of
McMinnville was in charge of arrange-
ments.
AGNES MARIE LONG
Agnes Marie Long, 88, Vernonia,
died April 7, 2006. No services will be
held.
Mrs. Long was born March 9, 1918,
in Mt. Pleasant Township, Pennsylva-
nia. Her maiden name was Howard.
In 1946, she married Paul William
Long. She lived in Banks for 20 years
before moving to Vernonia four years
ago.
She was preceded in death by two
brothers, Wayne Howard and John Ed-
ward Howard.
Survivors include one son, Dean of
Hillsboro; two daughters, Joann Glass
of Vernonia, and Ruth Chuprinko of
Vancouver, Washington; two sisters,
Katherine Lohr of Normalville, Penn.,
and Ruth Tinkey of Mt. Pleasant,
Penn.; 10 grandchildren; and six great-
grandchildren.
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CYNTHIA L. PERDUE
Cynthia L. “Cindy” Perdue, 53, Cen-
tral Point, died March 13, 2006. Funer-
al services were held March 15, at
Memory Gardens Mortuary in Medford.
Interment was in Memory Gardens
Memorial Park.
Mrs. Perdue was born February 12,
1953, in Hillsboro, to Lloyd and Sally
Fellas. She was raised in Banks, grad-
uating from Banks High School in 1971.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in ed-
ucation from Southern Oregon College.
In 1975, she married Bill G. Perdue.
She had been a substitute English
teacher and retired as a manager of K-
Mart before working as a payroll ac-
countant for American Linen for the last
11 years.
Survivors include her husband; two
daughters, Andrea Megan Perdue of
Medford, and Kara Michell Perdue of
Central Point; her parents of Banks; a
brother, Cecil Fellas of Portland; and a
sister, Joan Smith of Gresham.
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