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The INDEPENDENT, December 4, 2008 Page 21 Letters From page 3 moved from this meeting. I will have you removed from this meeting if you don’t stop shak- ing your head.” We must demand that Ste- vens be removed immediately from the Senate for his corrup- tion. Rather than more drilling, we must demand massive in- vestment in energy efficiency, solar and wind power to create good, clean sustainable jobs and do something about the cli- mate crisis: by far the most im- portant issue of our time. Chad Kister Nelsonville, Ohio Governor should cut his, others salaries To The Editor: I have heard the plan of our, not too bright Governor I do fear. Of raising our tax load by a whopping 200 million dollars. I would like to share with him, and you, my views. Why not do this, call for a cut of at least 50 percent in your and the state legislators salary? That way perhaps you could realize how those that are facing job loss and we who are forced to try to keep bread on the table and a roof over our head as we at- tempt stretching a highly inflat- ed dollar on a fixed income. My idea number two is to stop all foreign imports into the U.S. If we can not produce it with American labor then we surely don’t need it. Stop even thinking of spend- ing any money on those U.S. car makers while their C.O.’s ride to Washington on their own Ike Says… From page 2 close to the same. Rifle elk hunters during the first bull elk season had it tough again this year. The weather was warm and dry with a lot of morning fog, which just makes for rough conditions. In 2007 the Saddle Mt. first season hunters had only a nine percent success rate; I bet we will be close to that or under this year. Second season bull elk hunters didn’t see much better condi- tions and I predict they will fall short of the 15 percent success rate they had in 2007. Cow elk harvests in both the Scappoose and Saddle Mt. units have been scaled back some, many will see it increas- ingly harder to draw a cow tag. Part of the reason is the num- ber of cow elk falling to dis- abled hunters during regular seasons. ODF&W was forced to withdraw that amount from the other seasons to make up for this new harvest. Also, the Saddle Mt. unit Management Objective for elk has not been met in recent years, for total population, so there was a forced reduction in tags to re- cover the population. 283 cows total were taken in the Saddle Mt. unit in 2007, which was only 65 ercent of the bull harvest. In many years past, the cow harvest equaled or ex- ceeded the bull harvest. So, hopefully, the elk numbers will edge back up to where they be- long. Have a merry Christmas! Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Maxine and John Stark of Vancouver, Washington; five sisters, Linda Hagstrom and Lucinda Sweere both of Canby, Lynette Rodd of Welch- es, Leann Eaves of Oregon City, and Loretta Gearhart of Las Vegas, Neva- da; and his grandmother, Bertha Oblack Feist of Vernonia. Remembrances are suggested to Ray Hickey Hospice House in Vancou- ver. Finley’s was in charge of arrange- ments. Roy, died November 14, 2008. A funer- al mass was held, on November 21, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, followed by interment at St. Francis Cemetery. Mrs. VanDerZanden was born Jan- uary 12, 1923, in Beaverton, to Edward and Josephine (VanDomelen) Meeuw- sen. She was raised in Roy. In 1945, she married Clarence Os- car VanDerZanden. They made their home in North Plains until moving to Roy in 1953. During World War II, she worked at Providence Hospital, then was a homemaker. She later worked as a cook at Banks Elementary School. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald VanDomelen and Gene VanDomelen; and two sisters, Izaak Walton League, Nehalem Valley Chapter meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Call 503-428-7193 for location. company owned jets costing 20 thousand when they could go on an airline plane for a mere $288.00. Why not send a few of those dollars to the paper mill in St. Helens where over 300 em- ployees are facing layoffs? I am sure Boise Cascade could find a better use for it than either the U.S. auto maker big shots, some drawing as much as a million and a half per year, or the Wall Street gang. P.S. Thank you kindly. I had to get this off my chest or else explode. I was 10 years old when the big one came in 29. One thing then, there was no money but most were farmers and had stock for milk and meat. Also large gardens where most everything we ate was grown. What we did not eat my mama canned and put away for the winter. Juneious F. Harty Scappoose 20 Years Ago This Month From page 18 The fact that Vernonia isn’t the only contributor to the problem doesn’t remove the responsibil- ity. Consideration of a city ad- ministrator needs to be put back on track. Without some changes in administration, no council policy will work, howev- er clear and consistent it may be. Elimination of substandard buildings and other public nui- sances needs to be continued. Though many have been re- moved, some of the worst are still attracting rats, and the pro- gram seems to be at a stand- still. We have a new council and a new year. The situation cries out for new resolutions of old problems. We couldn’t be more sincere when we wish the council a happy and successful new year. Edna VanDerZanden and Gladys Ko- hon. Survivors include six sons, Vern of Forest Grove, Steve and Scott, both of Roy, Pat of Buxton, Jim of Vancouver, Washington, and Herb of Verboort; two daughters, Barbara McBeth of Hills- boro, and Janet Van Dyke of Cornelius; two brothers, Ronald VanDomelen and Tom VanDomelen; five sisters, Marylee Tabbert, Janice Evers, Coralee Spier- ing, Lois Vandehey, and Vera Van Dyke; 19 grandchildren; six great- grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggested to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Obituary JOHN J. OHLER John J. Ohler, 81, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died November 21, 2008. Graveside services were held Novem- ber 26 in Vernonia. Mr. Ohler was born August 11, 1927, in Vernonia, to George and Anna (Schmidlin) Ohler. He was a World War II veteran. In 1950, he married Joan McLaugh- lin. She later died. He married Mary Campbell. He was a truck driver. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Michael of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Ken- neth of Portland; two daughters, Shirley Stewart of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Bar- bara Ford of Portland; two sisters, Flo- rence Johnson of Gresham and Lor- raine Hill of Reno, Nevada; 10 grand- children; and four great-grandchildren. Remembrances are suggested to Mountain View Hospice in Madras. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. ROBERT EDWARD SHRUM Robert Edward Shrum, 50, Vancou- ver, Washington, died October 31, 2008. A memorial service was held No- vember 10. Mr. Shrum was born April 11, 1958, in Hillsboro. He attended Mist Elemen- tary School. His family moved to Aloha and he graduated from Aloha High School in 1976. Later, he moved to Palm Springs for 30 years, where he did landscaping work. He moved to Vancouver in 2008. JANET MICHELLE STANBROUGH Janet Michelle Stanbrough, 65, Gaston, died November 19, 2008. Pri- vate interment has been held. Ms. Stanbrough was born February 19, 1943, in St. Petersburg, Florida. She worked at Merix Company as a Lead Quality Inspector. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kimberly Stanbrough. Survivors include her son, Steven Stanbrough of Vernonia; a daughter, Lorri Stanbrough of Mill City; her twin sister, Janine Darby of Bend; three grandchildren; and one great-grand- child. Remembrances are suggested to Dove Lewis Animal Hospitals. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. ERMA MARIE VANDERZANDEN Erma Marie VanDerZanden, 85, Direct Cremation 550 $ Direct Burial 750 $ Plus Cemetery Costs Tualatin Valley Funeral Alternatives ~ There are Options ~ www.tualatinvalleyfa.com 237 West Main St., Hillsboro 503-693-7965 "A Trusted Name in Funeral Service" Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home Third Generation Family Owned & Operated Jeffrey Hoyt, Gregory Hoyt, Christopher Hoyt, Ross Mathews, Jane Schneider, Dan Raney, Yvonne La Mont, Jose Lopez. 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