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standable, they may be inde-
fensible.
An alternative to hunting
antlerless animals in August
could be overcome, while pro-
viding a very high quality op-
portunity, by switching the limit-
ed tag numbers allocated for
females to males. The tags
could be split further between
deer and elk and the impact on
any population would be in-
significant. The impact to adult
hunters who compete for tags
in a drawing would also be
hardly detectable. The impact
on the West side of the state for
deer would be moot, since
these tags are mainly over the
counter. Hunting bucks and
bulls in August could be the
hunt of a lifetime for these
youths. We have enough
antlerless youth hunts in this
state; it is time to provide a
quality hunting experience,
without leaving orphaned elk
calves wondering the woods.
It appears that Chinook
salmon populations in the Ne-
halem basin are in bad shape;
ODF&W has been gathering in-
put from the fishing community
regarding proposals that may
affect fishing opportunity.
CLEO ALICE JENKINS
Cleo Alice Jenkins, 101, For-
est Grove, died March 17, 2010.
Mrs. Jenkins was born Octo-
ber 12, 1908, in Banks, to
Philmore B. and Viola L. (Ship-
ley) Parmley. She graduated
from Banks High School in 1926,
then attended Pacific University
for two years.
In 1933, she married Nile
Jenkins. They made their home
in Garibaldi and Rainier. She
worked in the Rainier Post Office
until she retired in 1969. She
moved to Forest Grove in 1987.
She was preceded in death by
her husband; a brother, Cecil
WILLIAM (BILL) DEMPSEY
BOKOSKIE
1927 - 2010
Jean Plymate in April of 1950
and later separated. He was a
resident of Park Place, Ore-
gon; West Linn, Oregon; and
Vernonia, Oregon where he
later moved to Kamiah, Idaho
in 2007.
Hobbies included fishing;
crabbing; clam digging; camp-
ing; picking mushrooms; and
enjoyed spending time at casi-
nos.
Bill is survived by his for-
mer spouse, Lois Jean
Bokoskie of Missoula, Mon-
tana; his son William Douglas
Bokoskie of Pierce, Idaho;
and his daughters Saundra
Kay Welch of Banks, Oregon;
Tammy Rae Brunk of Kamiah,
Idaho; Michelle Ann Bokoskie
of Aloha, Oregon and Wendy
Sue Hargrave of Vernonia,
Oregon. He has 11 grandchil-
dren; and 11 great-grandchil-
dren. He is survived by his
sister Beatrice June Smiley of
Canby, Oregon, as well as
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Bill was preceded in death
by his father, Felix Juston
Bokoskie; his mother, Verna
May Kahoe; his sisters Thel-
ma Maxine Bokoskie; Barbara
Jane Engel; and Beverly Jean
Caldwell.
Per Bill’s wishes, there will
be no memorial service. His
request was to be cremated
and ashes spread by immedi-
ate family to locations of his
choosing.
Condolences, short stories
and remembrances can be
sent to: Wendy Hargrave,
General Delivery, Vernonia,
OR 97064.
Parmley; and a sister, Christine
Mael.
Survivors include a stepson,
Calvin Jenkins of Reno, Nevada;
two brothers, Clinton A. Parmley
of Forest Grove, and Clifford M.
Parmley of Bend; one sister,
Charlotte Bake of Banks; nieces
and nephews.
Forest
Grove
Memorial
Chapel was in charge of arrange-
ments.
ODF&W is predicting that the
return run this year will not be
large enough to provide the
number of fish needed to fully
seed the spawning beds with
eggs. Personally I think the
only reasonable decision is a
total closure, we must learn to
draw the line in the sand and
not cross it. It is speculated
that many of our adult Chinook
are being caught in northern
ocean fisheries and this makes
it very difficult for ODF&W to
manage these stocks. Manage
though, we must, and inflicting
more losses will not help these
stocks rebound.
Izaak Walton League,
Nehalem Valley Chapter
meets monthly on the 3rd
Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Call
503-429-7193 for location.
Obituary
William (Bill) Dempsey
Bokoskie, age 82, city of
Kamiah, Idaho passed away
on March 17, 2010 of Pneu-
monia and other natural caus-
es.
Bill was born on July 21,
1927 in Oregon City, Oregon.
He was the son of Felix Juston
Bokoskie and Verna May Ka-
hoe. Bill graduated from 8th
grade in 1942 in West Linn,
Oregon. He served in the
U.S. Navy as a Shipfitter Third
Class during World War II in
November 1944 and separat-
ed from active duty in July
1946 to inactive status. Bill
served on 5 vessels while in
the service which include:
NTC San Diego, CA; USS
Roll; USNB Peleliu; USN Mil.
Govt. Unit Palau and PSC
USNB in Bremerton, WA.
During the service, Bill re-
ceived 3 medals: Asiatic Pa-
cific Area Campaign Medal;
American Area Campaign
Medal and the World War II
Victory Medal.
Bill was married to Lois
VIOLET M. “COOKIE” POLOS
Violet Mae “Cookie” Polos,
93, Vernonia, died March 18,
2010. A celebration of life service
was held March 26 at the Ne-
halem Valley Bible Church with
Pastor Gary Taylor officiating.
Private cremation rites have
been held.
Mrs. Polos was born Decem-
ber 12, 1916, in Hopedale, Ohio,
to Benjamin and Bessie (Marple)
Grindstaff. She was raised in
Cambridge, Oh.
In 1936, she married Anthony
Polos. They made their home in
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Violet Mae “Cookie” Polos
Texas, then moved to Menlo
Park, California. In 1950, they
moved to Aloha and to Vernonia
in 1974. She was an aircraft ob-
server for the Fourth Fighter
Command during World War II.
She was preceded in death by
her husband.
Survivors include two sons,
John Anthony Polos of Battle-
ground, Washington, and David
Andrew Polos of Gladstone; a
daughter, Barbara “Missy” Wern-
er of Vernonia; and two grand-
children.
Remembrances are suggest-
ed to the Vernonia Senior Center
or to the Nehalem Valley Bible
Church.
Tualatin Valley Funeral Alter-
natives was in charge of arrange-
ments.
Joseph Lee Walters, 80,
Waldport, died March 11, 2010.
Mr. Walters was born April 16,
1929, in Winslow, Arizona, to
Fred and Monte Mae (Dottie)
Walters. The family later moved
to Gladstone and he attended
West Linn High School. After
serving in the Army Air Corps
(now Air Force), he attended
Portland State University and
Multnomah College studying
electronics. He worked for Pacif-
ic Northwest Bell until he retired
in 1981.
In 1955, he married Jennie
Lou McHone. They divorced in
1962. In 1967, he married Gail
Joanne Ross.
He was preceded in death by
a son, Mike of Tillamook; three
brothers, Riley, Mike, and John-
ny; and two sisters, Alma Degler
and Mert Seeger.
Survivors include his wife; a
son, Jim Walters of Vernonia; two
daughters, Kelli Murrain of Molal-
la, and Robin Bos of Portland;
four sisters, Doris Farrington,
Maxine Butler, and Kathy Spen-
ner, all of Milwaukie, and Bonnie
Dame of Maupin; 14 grandchil-
dren and eight great-grandchil-
dren.
Affordable Burial & Cremation
Co. was in charge of arrange-
ments.