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Page 20 The INDEPENDENT, November 2, 2006 Ike Says… From page 2 where I had come from. I climbed up out of the little basin so I could look south across the draw and immediately spotted some deer 500 yards out. They were does and fawns, I stood there for quite a while hoping that maybe a buck would be nosing around. Suddenly, just 40 yards to my left, a deer left its bed with a thump and bounded off. I couldn’t see the deer but made a short run toward where it had been bedded, knowing the ani- mal was headed toward the draw, which was more open. I got up where I could see and, at first, there was nothing; then a deer appeared, running through the small trees and old standing snags. I brought my rifle to my shoulder, found the deer in my scope and immedi- ately saw some nice horn stick- ing off its head. I flipped the safety off and brought the cross hairs of my scope down into the lungs and swung with the deer. At the sound of the shot the buck turned up hill and behind a snag. I thought that I had hit the buck and he was milling around before he dropped. I waited; I did not have another good shot at the buck and I knew he would either drop or clear from behind the snag. The only hope the buck had of getting away without giving me another shot would be to keep that snag between us. Well, the buck made the wrong choice and came trotting out, side-hilling the way he was headed originally; the cross- hairs settled in on the ribs again and, at the shot, the buck hit the ground, he thrashed for a few seconds and then was still. My deer season was over, the buck was a very healthy 3X4 with heavy horns, but not very wide. This buck had the most fat of any buck I have ever taken and when cutting up the venison. the meat was almost marbled with fat. Good eating, to say the least. The rest of the hunting party went 50 percent on bucks, with most having had an opportunity at a buck. This is a little poorer than in the past, but I believe it was due mainly to the increase in escape cover for the deer. The deer herd looks healthy and there seemed to be lots of fawns with the does, this is a good sign for the future. Blacktail deer hunting, local- ly, has been slow for the most part. After the first rains hit, a few bucks started to show up and the ones being taken are nice animals, but where are all the forked horns? Most hunt- ers report seeing far more elk than deer; it never used to be this way in the past. Now get out there and enjoy the great outdoors. ads should be prefaced with a “parental warning.” Mr. Chester points out that though we teach our youth to be honest, civil, decent to other people, and tol- erant of others, political cam- paigns are designed to ruin the credibility of candidates and parties. Mr. Chester calls this “hypocrisy” and I agree. We all remember when, as kids, we were told we could someday be the “President of the United States.” Mr. Chester points out that it would be difficult if not impossible to convince children today that being the President is something they should dream about, given what they would have to endure to run for office. It’s a different world for our youth to grow up in but it is still our responsibility to instill proper values in them by word and deed. and Company in Forest Grove for over 20 years. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Susan Ann McAdams and Sandra Kay O’Connor, both of Banks; two brothers, Robert Lee Smith of Ne- tarts, and Thomas Earl Smith of Boise, Idaho; a sister, Betty Marie Guinn of Buxton; four grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to the Scleroderma Foundation, Oregon Chapter, P.. Box 19296, Portland OR 97280-0296, or to Hospice of Washing- ton County, 900 SE Oat St., No. 202, Hillsboro OR 97123. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home of Forest Grove was in charge of arrangements. and Virginia (Haley) Phipps. She was raised in W. Va. She moved to Hillsboro in 1948, to Banks in 1961, then to Ver- boort in 1967. In 1969, she moved to Valdese, North Carolina, then to Forest Grove in 1976, Madras in 1980, Siletz in 1988, and to Newport in 2006. She worked as an assembler. She was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters. Survivors include two sons, Ronald J. Frantz of Hillsboro, and Robert C. Frantz of Tucson, Arizona; two daugh- ters, Barbara J. Olson of Culver, and Virginia Cook of Newport; one stepson, David L. Proffitt of Tillamook; one broth- er, Ulyssis Phipps of Ariz.; one sister, Stella Hunter of Smoot, W. Va.; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to a local hospice or to the American Can- cer Society, 0330 S.W. Curry St., Port- land OR 97201. Tualatin Valley Funeral Alternatives in Hillsboro was in charge of arrange- ments. ANNABEL SMITH Annabel Smith, 85, Scappoose, died October 13, 2006. A memorial service was held October 18, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. Mrs. Smith was born November 26, 1920, in Hope, Idaho. The family moved to Vernonia in 1922. She had lived in the Vernonia and Scappoose areas for 83 years. In 1940, she mar- ried Sam Smith. Survivors include her husband; three sons, Gary, Verne and Terry Smith; a sister, Joan Hunt; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grand- children. Izaak Walton League, Nehalem Valley Chapter meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Call 503-429-7193 for location. Did You Know… From page 18 day. In an article I read recently by Eric Chester, a nationally known expert on youth and their generations, comments that some of today’s political Obituary ILA MAE GRIBNER Ila Mae Gribner, 76, Banks, died October 23, 2006. Funeral services were held October 27 at Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove. In- terment was at Union Point Cemetery. Mrs. Gribner was born February 9, 1930, in Monte Vista, Colorado, to Claude and Gurtha Campbell Smith. She was raised in Colorado until the family moved to Banks in the mid- 1940s to pick crops. In 1949, she married Walter Grib- ner. They made their home in Banks. She worked in quality control at Gray "A Trusted Name in Funeral Service" LOUISE P. LLOYD Louise P. Lloyd, 82, Siletz, died Oc- tober 10, 2006. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Mrs. Lloyd was born June 16, 1924, in Marfrance, West Virginia, to Lewis Action Ads LEGAL NOTICE UNCLASSIFIED Public Notice – Availability of Funds Andrew W. (Andy) Nebergall. The recent reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated and I am still a Vernonia City Council candidate. P11/02 2308 Pacific Av. Frst Grv....357-2161 741 Madison Av. 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