The INDEPENDENT, July 2, 2009
From the Sheriff’s Desk…
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lem solvers in our communities. We also wanted citizens to sense
right away that things had changed and that a new mind set had
taken hold of the sheriff’s office.
Professionalism, empowerment and creativity have become
the bywords of my administration. When we went about the
process of building these concepts into our daily routines, I be-
lieved it was important for deputies to model the concepts with
every call for service and in every encounter with the public.
We started with a new style of uniform and by beginning a new
color scheme for our patrol cars. A number of our vehicles were in
need of paint and of sprucing up. Many deputies uniforms were
tattered and in need of repair. The cost of the current uniform was
expensive. We identified a more visually pleasing uniform style at
a fraction of the cost of the old uniforms.
The result was a new look for the sheriff’s office that pays off in
a number of ways.
The first way is in the perception citizens have of our deputies.
When a deputy looks sharp and his uniform is neat, clean and
worn properly, citizens’ first impressions will generally be that the
deputy has his or her “act together.” This gives the deputy a big
advantage in officer-safety terms, as violators who are consider-
ing whether or not to fight have been documented to consider the
image the officer or deputy is portraying of him or herself when de-
ciding to comply with the officer or not.
It also gives citizens confidence that the deputy or officer who
cares enough about his or her appearance will efficiently address
the issues before them and be judicious in the decisions they
make that affect us all. And like the slogans on the doors of those
city vehicles in Portland, the uniforms and cars remind each of us
who wear and drive them that we have high standards expected
of us.
Whether or not an individual officer or deputy lives up to that
image, you can be assured that they have that expectation from
management.
The “perception is reality” idea lasts only long enough for citi-
zens to make their initial judgments. Because, in the end, “actions
speak louder than words.”
It is our goal to complete the picture of the image we are creat-
ing with sound decisions and superb problem-solving initiatives
made by each of our deputies. The goal is to improve law enforce-
ment perception AND reality with every call we take.
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Have a good
time on the
4th of July.
Please, don ’ t
drink & drive.
Food stamp usage is up 27 percent
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gonians – nearly one in six –
receive food stamp benefits.
Demand jumped 27 percent
over May of 2008. Clackamas
led the counties in the largest
increase at the local level, with
a 36 percent jump over last
year.
“We are working hard to get
people the services they need
as fast as possible,” says Belit
Stockfleth, Food Stamps pro-
gram manager. “Our innovative
food stamp intake process
means that people are getting
same-day service so they can
put food on the table tonight.”
To qualify for food stamps,
families must earn less than
185 percent of the federal
poverty level, along with other
qualifying factors. For a family
of four, the income limit is less
than $3,400 per month. Bene-
fits are determined on a sliding
scale, based on household in-
come, and are distributed
through the “Oregon Trail Card”
that is used like a debit card to
purchase food. Food stamp
benefits are intended only as a
supplement to a family’s food
budget, not to cover it entirely.
To learn if you might be eligi-
ble for food stamps, TANF, Ore-
gon Health Plan or other servic-
es, visit your local DHS Food
Stamps office. To download ap-
plications for TANF and food
stamps, go to: www.oregon.
gov/DHS/assistance/.
DHS also partners with
SafeNet to help people to find
local resources such as local
food pantries or other assis-
tance. The number is 800-
SAFENET (800-723-3638).
carrier. They moved to Clatskanie
in 1945 where she opened a jewel-
ry and dress shop that they operat-
ed until they retired. She earned
her GED when she was 75 years
old.
She was preceded in death by
her husband and a daughter,
JoAnn Crist.
Survivors include two daugh-
ters, Viola Iasovazzi of Jackson,
California, and Gloria Ahrens of
Longview; nine grandchildren; 22
great-grandchildren; and eight
great-great-grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested
to The Castle, P.O. Box 383,
Clatskanie, OR 97016.
Groulx Family Mortuary in
Rainier was in charge of arrange-
ments.
Longview, Washington, Vernonia,
and Hines. He moved to Burns.
In 1927, he married Helen
Jones. In 1945, he married Alberta
Rose, who later died. He married
Ann Cimino in 1983. After retiring,
he moved to Prineville. In 2003, he
moved to Oregon City.
He was preceded in death by
his wife.
Survivors include his son,
Arthur of Oregon City; a daughter,
Novella Hammock of Prineville; 15
grandchildren; 41 great-grandchil-
dren; and 38 great-great-grandchil-
dren.
Remembrances are suggested
to Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing
Foundation or The William Temple
House.
Ike Says…
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many people did not draw the
second season tag with a sec-
ond choice draw. I guess I will
have less competition out there
this year, since I did get my tag.
Maybe more of you guys who
didn’t get tags should have writ-
ten the commission in an effort
to head the tag reductions off.
Oh well, there is always bow
hunting!
Izaak Walton League,
Nehalem Valley Chapter
meets monthly on the 3rd
Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Call
503-428-7193 for location.
Obituary
SPENCER ROY BROWNING
Spencer “Spence” Roy Brown-
ing, 84, Forest Grove, died May 22,
2009. A memorial celebration was
held June 19 in Hillsboro.
Mr. Browning was born and
raised in Tustin, California, moving
to Oregon in 2005. He served in
the Marine Corps during World
War II. He attended Yale University
and was an insurance broker be-
fore changing to real estate.
Survivors include his wife Mary
L. Browning; a son, Rev. Geoff
Browning of Emerald Hills, Calif.; a
daughter, Dr. Lorelle Browning of
Manning; and two grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested
to The Old Scotch Church in Hills-
boro.
Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral
Home of Forest Grove was in
charge of arrangements.
dehey. They made their home in
Banks until 1962 when they bought
his Uncle Charlie Duyck’s farm on
Wilkesboro Rd. They moved to
their present home in 1994. He
was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife; four
sons, Ron, Irvin, Keith, all of Roy,
and Charlie of Forest Grove; four
daughters, Debra Vuylsteke and
Mary Jo Barger, both of Hillsboro,
Caroline Greenwood of Oregon
City, and Lois Pierce of North
Plains; seven siblings; 19 grand-
children; and two great-grandchil-
dren.
Remembrances are suggested
to St. Francis Catholic Grade
School or to Parkinson’s Re-
sources of Oregon.
Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral
Home of Forest Grove was in
charge of arrangements.
MYRON FRANCIS DUYCK
Myron Francis Duyck, 72, Roy,
died June 8, 2009. A funeral mass
was held June 13 at the St. Francis
of Assisi Catholic Church in Roy.
Vault interment was at St. Francis
Catholic Cemetery in Roy.
Mr. Duyck was born June 22,
1936, on the family farm in Banks,
to Emil and Anna (Hillecke) Duyck.
He graduated from Banks High
School in 1954.
In 1957, he married Elaine Van-
EVA JACOBS
Eva Jacobs, 95, Clatskanie,
died June 1, 2009. Services were
held June 8 in Rainier.
Mrs. Jacobs was born February
24, 1914, in Rainier, to William Ri-
ley and Ethel (Justice) Hall. When
she was a child the family moved
to Vernonia, where she attended
school.
In 1929, she married William T.
Jacobs. They made their home in
Vernonia, where she was a letter
VIRGIL V. VAN ALSTINE
Virgil V. Van Alstine, 101, Ore-
gon City, died June 10, 2009. A
memorial service was held June 27
in Oregon City.
Mr. Van Alstine was born August
17, 1907, in Yulesses, Kansas. He
moved to Vernonia in 1923, mak-
ing the trip from Kansas in 28 days
in a Model T Ford sedan. He was
educated in Vernonia and Rainier.
He served in the U.S. Army Tank
Corp. He was a millwright, worked
in and helped build mills in Rock-
port, California, Alturas, Calif.,
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