The INDEPENDENT, August 1, 2012
Columbia River sturgeon season
changed for The Dalles reservoir
Columbia River fishery man-
agers have modified the ongo-
ing sturgeon retention season
in The Dalles Reservoir from
seven to three days a week be-
ginning Sunday, August 5.
Managers hope reducing re-
tention days to Thursdays, Fri-
days and Saturdays only will
help offset the August 1 open-
ing of the spawning sanctuary
in the pool.
“The area opening August 1
is popular with anglers, who
typically catch more fish there,”
said Kevleen Melcher, ODFW
fish biologist. “Going to a three-
days-per-week fishery should
help extend the season.”
The Dalles Pool will remain
open to sturgeon retention until
the 140 fish remaining on the
300 fish quota have been
caught.
Fishery managers also ap-
proved a pilot fishery for hatch-
ery fall chinook in the area be-
low Bonneville Dam from War-
rior Rock downstream to
Tongue/Rocky Point. This area
will be open for adipose fin-
clipped chinook (adults and
jacks), steelhead and coho dur-
ing Sept. 10-16. The daily bag
limit will be two adult fin-clipped
salmonids, only one of which
can be a chinook.
The lower Columbia from
Warrior Rock to Tongue Point
was scheduled to close to chi-
nook on September 10. How-
ever, managers decided to try
and provide additional fishing
opportunity by keeping it open
to hatchery fish, Melcher said.
Staff will monitor how many fish
are caught and harvested to
assess the impact of the longer
season.
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Power of the People
By W. Marc Farmer, General Manager,
West Oregon Electric Cooperative
Annual meeting
coming up
August 18
The West Oregon Elec-
tric Cooperative Annual
Meeting will be held on
Saturday, August 18, at
the Vernonia Scout Cabin.
Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. and the meet-
ing will be called to order at 11:00 a.m.
All members are welcome to attend the annu-
al meeting, but please RSVP so that we know
how many people will be attending, for planning
purposes. You may call the office at 503-429-
3021 or email sarahr@westoregon.org to RSVP.
You should receive your official annual meet-
ing notice and ballot in the mail by the first week
of August. Please take time to read the candi-
date information and fill out the ballot, so that
you can cast your vote for the Directors in Dis-
tricts 1, 4, and 6. The candidates are as follows:
Brian Baker, Dist. #1, Dan Murphy, Dist. #4, and
Dixie London, Dist. #6. Detailed information on
the candidates and instructions for the mail in
ballot will be included in the official annual meet-
ing packet.
Your new Co-op Connections Card with
added benefits will also be included. Please do
not throw away this valuable card, as it is an
added benefit to your West Oregon Electric Co-
operative membership. WOEC members can re-
ceive discounts at pharmacies, and for chiro-
practic, lab work and imaging, hearing aids, vi-
sion, and dental care with the card. There are
also national and local deals at retailers, restau-
rants, hotels, car rentals, and fun parks. The lo-
cal deals include: First Month Free at Ver-
nonia/Forest Grove Jazzercise, 7% discount at
Lee Anne Krause’s The Pampered Chef, 10%
discount at Wines of Oregon, 10% discount on
bulk teas, botanicals, and spices at Cornerstone
Naturals, 20% discount on 60 minute, 90 min.,
and 120 min. massages at Bryan Andrade LMT,
and $2 off any Large or X-Large Pizza on Tues-
days at Mariolinos.
As a member-owned electric utility, the annu-
al meeting process to elect directors is your
chance to be an active part of the Co-op through
your vote for representation on the Board of Di-
rectors, and by attending the meeting to hear re-
ports on the financial status, operations, and
management of your cooperative. We look for-
ward to seeing you, and welcome the opportuni-
ty to interact with our members and make sure
your questions and input are heard. Please join
us for a great meeting, lunch, and fun door
prizes.
Obituary
KENDALL GRADY
Kendall Grady, 15, Scap-
poose, died July 29, 2012. A
service will be held Friday, Au-
gust 3, at 2:00 p.m. at Vernon-
ia Memorial Cemetery, 2080
Bridge St., Vernonia.
A full obituary will be printed
when it becomes available.
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YVONNE N. RUEHMANN
Yvonne Nadine Ruehmann,
80, Hillsboro, died July 28,
2012.
Mrs. Ruehmann was born
August 15, 1931, in Medford, to
Kenneth and Selma (Olson)
Williams. The family followed
her father’s career as an air
traffic controller and they lived
in Medford, Anchorage, Alaska,
then Beaverton during World
War II. She graduated from
Beaverton High School in
1949.
In 1949, she married David
Ruehmann. They made their
home in Beaverton, before
moving to Vernonia in 1968.
They divorced in the early
1990s. She moved to Hillsboro
in 1998. She worked at Tek-
tronix for over 25 years, in ad-
dition to being a homemaker.
She enjoyed racing cars,
bowling and socializing.
Survivors include her son,
Wally Ruehmann of Ridgefield,
Washington; a brother, Allen
Williams of Portland; two
grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.
Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral
Home is in charge of arrange-
ments.
JUANALUIS V. WARNER
Juanaluisa Veronica Warn-
er, 88, Forest Grove, died July
5, 2012.
Mrs. Warner was born De-
cember 27, 1923, in Port of
Spain, Trinidad, BWI, to Pedro
and Lucia Munguia. She was
raised in Trinidad.
In 1943, she married Fred
Warner, while he was in the
U.S. Marine Corps stationed in
Trinidad. They made their
home in Texas, before moving
to Portland in 1947, then to
Banks in 1952. In 1976, they
moved to Forest Grove. She
was a Jantzen swimsuit model
in the 1950s. After raising her
children, she went to work at
Tektronix for 10 years, retiring
in 1978.
She enjoyed her garden and
her award-winning roses, cook-
ing, quilting, camping, and
spending time at the coast and
at Kah-Nee-Ta.
She was preceded in death
by her husband in 2006; two
sons, Jerome and James; and
two daughters, Diana and Deb-
orah.
Survivors include three
sons, Fred Warner Jr. of Maple
Falls, Washington, Richard
Warner of Vancouver, Wash.,
and David Warner of Dundee.
Remembrances are sug-
gested to the American Cancer
Society of Oregon.
Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.