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The INDEPENDENT, June 5, 2008
Ike Says…
WEATHER REPORT
APRIL 2008
From page 2
Sea-run Cutthroat Trout. Fair
enough, but what about inten-
tionally targeting known Sea-run
Cutthroat Trout during the fall?
C&R is not without mortality, es-
pecially when water conditions
are warm and adult fish need
the most protection. This seems
a little disingenuous to me.
So how are fish populations
doing in our area? That’s a big
question with not a lot of an-
swers other than what the local
fisherpersons find when they
go out. In the upper Nehalem,
fishing is always good, some-
times better and sometimes
not. This year is going down as
a not year. A friend of mine
sums it up this way, “Usually we
catch and release about 100
trout between two of us on a
trip; the better years it gets up
to 150 or more, this year was
low at about 80 fish.” Locals are
also finding fewer big fish,
which in past years has been
almost a guarantee.
So, what happened? Well
my speculation is the flood, es-
pecially the timing of the flood,
which was earlier than most lo-
cal floods. Maybe the stress of
a flood so early in the winter
was more than large trout can
tolerate, or it could be the re-
duction in feed early in the win-
ter. The flood of ‘96 did not
seem to have this effect at all,
but then it was in February. My
friend mentioned that some of
the trout had big heads in com-
parison to their bodies, this is
an indicator of competition for
feed. Could it be that the non-
consumption of Cutthroat Trout
has led to their decline?
Stranger things have hap-
pened.
Izaak Walton League,
Nehalem Valley Chapter
meets monthly on the 3rd
Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Call
503-428-7193 for location.
Wash. Co. has Fair Ambassadors
From page 12
Once they complete this
school year, the three students
will start appearing before vari-
ous service groups and at pub-
lic events to encourage people
to attend the Fair. They will also
work with the Fair staff during
the month of July and get a
“behind-the-scenes” look at
how the event is produced.
Admission is free to the Spir-
it Mountain Casino Washington
County Fair, it will be open from
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., July
24 through July 27. Parking is
$5.00 per vehicle. The Wash-
ington County Fair Complex is
located at 873 N.E. 34th Av-
enue, off Cornell Road in Hills-
boro, across from the Hillsboro
Airport. Complete Fair informa-
tion is available at www.fair
complexcom.
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Vernonia, Oregon
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DATE
TEMPERATURE
HI
LO
PRECIP.
AMT.
1
51
26
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2
55
23
--
3
60
26
--
4
49
31
--
5
47
39
.02
6
53
36
.01
7
49
33
.12
8
45
36
.35
9
49
37
.15
10
50
31
.03
11
68
30
T
12
81
33
--
13
60
34
.12
14
47
32
.12
15
47
32
.07
16
51
38
.01
17
53
35
.03
18
44
32
.28
19
43
29
.15
20
46
26
.20
21
43
31
.18
22
47
36
.30
23
46
36
.23
24
52
30
T
25
56
30
T
26
69
32
--
27
65
36
.08
28
65
43
.01
29
52
32
.01
30
50
36
.03
Temperature and precipitation
amounts are from the official U.S.
weather station at the Vernonia wa-
ter plant. Measurable precipitation in
April totalled 2.50 inches.
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Obituary
TONY EUGENE ALMOND
Tony Eugene Almond, 50, Portland,
died May 8, 2008. Funeral services
were held May 17 at Fir Lawn Mortuary
Chapel. Private interment has been
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held.
Mr. Almond was born October 28,
1957, in Portland, to Charles and Vel-
ma “Darlene” Baucom Almond. He was
raised in Portland and attended David
Douglas High School.
In 1975, he married Brenda Dug-
gan. He worked as a timber faller out of
Vernonia for over 10 years before mov-
ing to Alaska for 8 years to work in the
logging industry there. The family then
returned to Vernonia where he and a
friend started Red Eye Logging. A few
years later he moved to Portland,
where he worked for Johnston Brothers
Trucking at the time of his death.
He was preceded in death by his
wife.
Survivors include two sons, Chad
and Kyle, both of Portland; two daugh-
ters, Tamie Wilcox of Gresham and
Tanya Rhorer of Cornelius; his father of
Carlton; and four grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
The Tony Almond Children’s Trust Fund
at any Bank of America branch, to as-
sist his minor children.
Fir Lawn Mortuary in Hillsboro was
in charge of arrangements.
LARRY M. CLEMENT
Larry M. Clement, 58, Vernonia,
died May 11, 2008. At his request, no
service was held, interment took place
in Arkansas.
Mr. Clement was born August 12,
1949, in Little Rock, Ark. to Shelby and
Clara Mae Kirk Clement. He was raised
in Paragould, Ark. He moved to Oregon
Larry Clement
in 1983 and worked as a truck driver for
Peterson Fryer Farms, then for Inter-
state Wood Products for several years.
In 1985, he married Judy Lee Grant.
He worked for Northwest Road Builders
most recently.
Survivors include his wife; three
daughters, Aubrey Stomier, Torie M. El-
lis and Marissa Clement; a brother,
Kevin Clement; a sister, Peggy Gil-
more; and two grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
Columbia Humane Society, 2084 Ore-
gon St., St. Helens, OR 97051.
Tualatin Valley Funeral Alternatives
in Hillsboro was in charge of arrange-
ments.
SUSIE ELLEN FRAZIER
Susie Ellen Frazier, 88, Scappoose,
died May 23, 2008. Graveside services
were held in Kamiah, Idaho.
Mrs. Frazier was born February 4,
1920, in Winona, Idaho, to John and
Irene (Duncan) Bryant. She was raised
in Idaho, and graduated from Kamiah
High School in 1938. She managed the
local telephone office.
In 1947, she married Lyle Frazier.
She lived in Vernonia from 1953 to
1956, then in Terrebonne until 1962
and again from 1979 to 1995. She lived
in Fossil from 1965 to 1975. In 1995
she moved to Scappoose.
She was preceded in death by her
husband; four brothers, George, Or-
ville, Jim, and Roy Bryant; and one sis-
ter, Jenny Montgomery.
Survivors include two sons, Stanley
of Milwaukie, and Eric of Foresthill, Cal-
ifornia; a daughter, Becky of St. Helens;
three grandchildren; one great-grand-
child; nieces and nephews.
LUCILLE GORTLER
Lucille Gortler, 81, Florence, died
May 18, 2008. Memorial services were
held May 31 at the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Gortler was born December
20, 1926, in Holtville, California, to
Luther and Minnie Sutherland.
In 1955, she married William Gor-
tler. They made their home in Vernonia
and Sweet Home before moving to Flo-
rence. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by a sis-
ter, Dorothy Hill.
Survivors include her husband; two
sons, Robert Olson and Wayne Olson;
three daughters, Gloria Kingsley, Carol
Guey, and Teri Cloudt; one sister, Edith
Penrose; five grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Burns’ Riverside Chapel Florence
Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
MICHAEL ALLEN KADELL
Michael Allen Kadell, 57, Yakima,
Washington, died May 14, 2008. A cel-
ebration of life was held June 1 in Yaki-
ma.
Mr. Kadell was born January 7,
1951, in Hillsboro, to Richard A. Sr. and
Melita Kadell. He graduated from
Banks High School in 1969. The day af-
ter his graduation he started work for
Silgan (Carnation), eventually becom-
ing an end line/DRD mechanic for the
company in Yakima.
In 1972, he married Elizabeth “Bet-
ty Jo” Hamilton. They moved to Yakima
in 1996.
He was preceded in death by his fa-
ther.
Survivors include his wife; three
sons, Robert Michael and Jeffery Allen,
both of Terrace Heights, Wash., and
Christopher Warren of Honolulu,
Hawaii; his mother of Gaston; three
brothers, Richard Jr. of Forest Grove,
Vernon of Milwaukie, and Roger of St.
Helens; three sisters, Donna Vandehey
of Forest Grove, Luann McLoud of
Gaston, and Joann Kendall of Cor-
nelius; nieces and nephews.
Keith & Keith Funeral Home in Yaki-
ma was in charge of arrangements.
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