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.
Stephanie Kachmarek
Attendant: Ray Pelster
2308 Pacific Av. Frst Grv....357-2161
741 Madison Av. Vern.........429-6611
E-mail: Fuitenrosehoyt@aol.com
To sign the online guestbook or send
a condolence to the family, go to:
www.fuitenrosehoyt.com