Demonia E agle
Board of
Commissioners
4 THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. 1974
lMemorandum Minutes)
The Columbia County Board of
Commissioners met in regular
session with Chairman Fred
Foshaug presiding, Commia-
si oners Minkoff and Ahlborn,
legal counsel John F Hunnicutt,
and secretary Gloria Salvey
(deputy clerk' present.
Commissioner Mmkoff moved
and Commissioner Ahlborn sec
onded the minutes of the meeting
of July 31 be approved Motion
carried
Miscellaneous claims were
approved
A complaint for abatement of
a nuisance was signed, being
Columbia County vs Dwight L
Smith and Lila J Smith, for
creation of a street or way, in
violation of the county's Sub
division Ordinance
An agreement was signed with
Andrew Leskinen for repayment
of indemnitv monies paid for
livestock killings by dog owned
by Mr Leskinen
Resolution No 83-74 was sign
ed. adopting Urban Area and
Federal Aid Urban System in
compliance with the 1973 Fed
eral Aid Highway Act
Mr Hunnicutt discussed with
the Board the matter of the pro
posed suit against Hembree
Electric Company, and suggest
ed that because action had not
been taken against them at the
time the light fixture in the
courthouse annex lobby had
fallen, he felt it would be unwise
to institute proceedings at this
time. The Board concurred in
dropping the matter.
Commissioner Ahlborn excus
ed himself from the meeting to
attend funeral services for Fred
Rabinskv
Mrs Johnson also requested
the Board to reconsider their
uction regarding the Civil Ser
vice Commission recommenda
tion that her salary range he
changed from 25 to 28 Previous
Board action changed the range
to 27 After consideration, the
Board agreed it would change*
the range to 28 as recommended,
effective September I, 1974
Based upon further consid
eration of recommendations of
the Civil Service Commission
meetings of June 19 und August
6, Commissioner Minkoff moved
und Commissioner Foshaug sec
onded the following actions be
taken;
Establish the position of
Plumbing Mechanical Inspector
at Salary Range 24;
Establish the position of
Bridge Carpenter, at $5 per
hour.
Establish the position of Ass
istant Bridge Carpenter at sal
ary range $4.55, $4.70, and $4.85
per hour;
Change the* range of the Chief
Elections Clerk from 15 to 20, ef
fective July 1, 1974,
Approve the reclassification of
the position of Bookkeeper in the
clerk’s office to Accounting
Clerk, effective July 1, 1974;
Approve the establishment of
the Clerk Typist II positions in
the Elections Department and in
the Sheriff’s office;
Approve the reclassification
from Clerk Steno II to Admin
istrative Secretary for one em
ployee in the Juvenile Depart
ment, effective September 1,
1974;
Approve the reclassification of
L 'liie f E le c tio n s Clerk to Elec
tions Supervisor, e f f e c t i v e
September 1, 1974;
Accept the recommended sal
Mr Hunnicutt then discussed
u request he had mude that he
not accumulate vacation leave
as other employees, but did wish
to retain the sick leave accum
ulation in the event that he would
become incapacitated for any
reason He requested he be paid
for the vacation leave he has
accumulated to date, but that no
further vacation time lx* accru
ed The Board concurred with
his request
Commissioner Foshaug advis
ed he has l»eeii In contact With
U.S. Appraisal Company and
should hear more from them
next week regarding updating of
the appraisal of county property
Jeri Johnson met with the
Board to advise that no further
expenditures shou'd be made
from Revenue Sharing funds at
this time because a large portion
of the money had been invested
in Certificates of Deposit, and
the available Revenue Sharing
funds had nearly been expended
The Board then discussed the
WIN program, and the employee
who was hired by the road de
part ment After lengthy discus
sion of the problems encountered
and the possible future conse
quences. it was determined the
County would participate in the
WIN program
Ron Reeves met with the
Board to discuss the recommen
dations made at the Civil Service
meeting of June 19, with regard
to a salary range adjustment for
the Planning Director position
He indicated the recommended
change was justified and re
quested the Board to reconsider
their previous denial of a range
change. Commissioner Minkoff
moved and Commissioner Ahl
born seconded to grant the range
change, effective September 1,
1974 Motion carried This chan
ges the salary range of the Plan
ning Director from Salary 28 to
Salary Range 31
for July. $042.50,
3384, B&B Tire Sales, 4 1200 X
20 14 ply-tires. $859 44,
3353,Columbia West, July rock
and cold miz, $17,825 90
Motion carried
Based upon recommendation
of the Accounting Department,
Commissioner Minkoff moved
and Commissioner Foshaug sec
onded a Resolution making a
loan of $5,000 from the Road \
Fund to the Equipment Re
placement Revolving Fund be
signed Motion carried
An offer of $100 to purchase
Lot 2, Block 78, St Helens,
received from Earl Seawright,
was denied as being an in
sufficient amount, based upon
current valuation as determined
by the assessor's office
The appointment of Fred Ov-
iatt, as deputy sheriff, was ap
proved by the Board
Based upon recommendations
received from the Planning De
partment and from the En
vironmental Health department,
the application received from
Herbert Daughtery for a wreck
mg yard license was denied
The Board discussed the re
quest of Sheriff Tennant for an
additional telephone line for the
sheriff’s office, and approved
two additional incoming lines, on
a ring-down system
At the request ol Mrs Mae
Tollcshaug. the Board approved
the holding of a Bloodmobile at
he Courthouse on Septemtier 27,
from 3 to 8 p.m.
Commissioner Mmkoff moved
and Commissioner Ahlborn sec
onded Sam Hollinger be ap|»oint-
ed roadniaster, effective August
1, 1974, to replace Keith Thump
son
Nothing further coming before
the Board, the meeting was ad
journed until August 14, 1974.
ary range change from Range 15
to Range 17 for Accounting
Clerks, effective August I, 1974,
Approve the reclassification of
the Administrative Secretary
position in the Board of Com
nnssioners’ office to Board Sec
retary ;
Adopt Salary Range 22 fir the
position of Board Secretary
Motion carried
Assessor Frank LeMont met
with the Board to discuss a
personnel matter in his depart
ment After discussion, it was
concluded the employee involv
ed would receive “one step
higher" pay for the period in
volved. as provided in the union
contract.
Mr Hunnicutt then discussed
changes in the “Bullfrog" or
dtnunce which was passed by the
county some tune ago. This or
dinance governed large assem
blies such as rock festivals It
was Mr Hunnicutt’s suggestion
thut no changes be made in the
ordinance, because of possible
conflicts with regard to dis
crimination
Corene Carlstrom. treasurer,
met with the Board to advise
another check had been received
for D&C revenues, in the sum of
$115,979 11
A quotation was received from
Melvin C Harper, Builder, for
lowering the doors in the new
building to seven feet, instal
lation of new hardware, etc to
conform with standards requir
ed by the fire marshall The
quotation of $3,600.00 was
accepted by the Board
Commissioner Minkoff moved
and Commissioner Foshaug sec
onded to approve the following
purchase orders
3322, Arrow Transportation
Co., Contract hauling. $2.000.00.
3131, Traffic Marking Special
ist, striping, estimated $11,762
50,
3399. Watters Concrete, rock
WANT ADS iiF T RESI IT S !!
WHILE CAMPAIGNING in Cohimbia County Sen. Robe« Pack-
wood took the opportunity to talk to many residents
Food For Later
Q Occasionally I (haw meat,
and then my plans change and I
don't use it. Is it safe to re-freeze
foods?
A. If your thawed food still has
ice crystals, or has stayed at
refrigerator tem peratures^) F.
or below-for from three to five
hours, depending on the food, it
is safe to refreeze Each time a
food is frozen there will be some
decrease in texture and flavor
quality With many foods, in
cluding most meats, this quality
change in minimal. Other re
frozen foods such as ice cream
become quite unpalatable.
Q Several times last year I
heard about people with freezers
that had stopped due to power
failure or needed repairs What
can I do to be ready in case it
happens to me?
A If you know when the freezer
goes off keep the door closed A
full freezer will stay frozen for
one to three days, if the power
will be off for more than a day,
you may want to make arrange
ments to move the food to a
freezer-locker plant If locker
space is not available and it
looks as though the freezer will
be stopped for longer than a day,
use dry ice if you can get it.
Twenty-five pounds of dry ice
should hold the temperature of a
half-full 10 cubic-foot cabinet
below freezing for two to three
days
For more information, contact
your county extension office for
the leaflet “What to do When
Your Home Freezer Stops "
Q Are milk cartons and cottage
cheese containers acceptable for
freezing'’
A .Milk cartons, alone are not
sufficiently vapor resistant, but
they are satisfactory when lined
with a plastic freezer bag The
heavy plastic some cottage
cheese containers are made
from is suitable, but air can
enter at the lid closure Closures
should be taped shut
Q Which is more expensive-
freezing food or canning food9
A Freezing is somewhat more
expensive than canning. Cost are
variable Considering equipment
ment and processing costs over a
15-vear period, freezing is es
timated to cost about ten cents
more per pound than canning, or
about $50 more for 500 pounds of
food However, you need to con
sider more than the money Does
you family prefer canned or
frozen foods? Do you have ad
equate storage for canned
goods’’ Which kind of equipment
do you already have9 Is your
time limited-’ (Freezing is us
ually quicker.)
Q Last year my canned
applesauce sealed, but meld de
veloped Why?
A Proper methods for pro
cessing applesauce call for heat
ing the sauce in a kettle to
simmering (185-210 F.) with
frequent stirring to prevent
sticking Pack the hot apple
sauce into clean hot jars to '/.
inch of the top Adjust lids and
ocess in a boiling water bath
r 10 minutes for pints and
quarts Add boiling water if
necessary, to bring water an
inch or two over tops of con
tainers Pul cover on the canner.
Start to count the processing
time after the water returns to a
rolling boil
G
by
C arol A . A sh ley
E xtension A g ent
The jar didn’t seal. This is one
problem which most people who
do much home canning even
tually face As with many prob
lems, there might have been
several causes
Q. I've had trouble with can
ned fruits not sealing this year
Could defective lids be my prob
lem9
A. First, did you take all the
precautions to prevent sealing
problems9 Did you knife out air
bubbles from filled jars9 Was
the correct head space left?
Were jar rims free of chips and
food particles9 Using a wide
mouth funnell can help prevent
food particles from contacting
the jar rims Were screw bands
and lids used according to dir
ections?
If you suspect defective lids to
be the problem, the manufac
turing company wants to know
about it. Send the iid that didn’t
seal along with an unused one
from the same box. if you still
have one, with a letter of ex
planation to the company
Q Why shouldn’t I re-use old
canning lids9
A In order to get a vacuum
seal, the lids must be perfectly
flat and have sealing compound
in good condition Used lids often
do not; consequently they may
not seal
Without a vacuum seal, can
ned foods will not keep at room
temperature The food will have
to be reprocessed the full time,
refrigerated, or frozen You need
to decide whether reusing lids is
worth the chance of sealing
failure
Q. How should I dispose of
canned vegetables, meat, or fish
I suspect of being spoiled?
A If a food looks spoiled,
foams or has an off odor during
heating destroy it in one of the
following ways:
1 Dump it down the garbage
disposal
2 Flush it down the toilet
3 Boil at a full rolling boil for
20 minutes and discard in the
usual way
4 Burn it
Containers of suspected fixxis
need to be sterilized before re
using
1 Soak in weak disenfecting
strength chlorine solution
2. Wash in dishwasher
3 Boil in water
Q If I get my pressure gauge
checked and use all the proper
procedures, then why do you
recommend boiling home can
ned vegetables and meats before
eating9
A Boiling is recommended
because even under the most
careful of conditions, human
errors have been known to creep
in In industry processing steps
are carefully monitored with
double checking In the home we
don’t have mechanized checks
Boiling simply adds that extra
measure of safety.
Boil most home canned veg
elablesat a full rolling boil for 10
minutes, thick vegetables like
creamed corn for 20 minutes;
meat for 15 minutes
Road to remove timber from
federal forests often are built by
the timber purchaser to specif
ications required by federal
forest engineers
ASSO RTED
2 4 O Z SIZE
Purpose
FLOUR
ChucJe
PIZZA
PIAZZA
gold medal
BLADE
DLAUL CUT
TOP MEAT BUYS
S |6 9
$ lb bag
r PAN READY
jl Cc
CUT UP
FRYERS
OO
lb
USDA
CHOICE)
LEGS THIGHS (BREASTS t> 9B
FRYER
PARTS
12 0 2
go<
IEEE®"
0 7
lb
»OST TOASTIES
CORN
FLAKES
PKG
DEL MONTE
WIENERS
I
CO«
3 0
ea
FRESH HALF O R W H O LE
SILVER
SALMON
18 O Z
J IM
PKG
with coufXX)
I
lb
79«
»W o u t COUPON 1 12
itAMI UM HS (OUTO»«
* >
tieivc. i n n
,w o u t Cf) je o * s
O M M »t
I I M I ’,1
im u t
♦ J
JIMMY DEAN REG OR HOT
LAUNDRY DETERGENT
FROZEN FOODS
ORANGE
JUICE
32oz
W e ite rn Fomiiy
TfOR
6 O Z TIN
X>«W5’O»»
Apple Pies...... ol
jOHNStO"
(G G O » » O f f "
Woffles
I
49oz
BOX
99‘
49'
3 $1
L e ti
F iA * • RAC C O «* PlAS M M fD *IO S
Veg's botte* $
m
W OOORlVfR
PUREX
GRAVE M S T IIH
LOCAL FRESH GREEN
ARTICHOKES
79‘
5Q T
S IZ E
F
US N O > RID CARDINAL
W
CALIFORNIA
j n t l t
r iV IA U K J
, 55
*
WALNUT MEATS
7
,
—
t u l u ik a
_
FO LG fP'S
ELBOW MACARONI Z 59
CRESCENT
1 .3 9 e
.
7
.........
INSTANT COFFEE
UP I O N
SOFT MARCARIHE . „ 7 3 '
„ O O D » .V ID H A L V E S . S U C «
GROUND COFFEE
¿59
FOR
M . S F IL M .T S O O L D fN
ï 55
BOC FOO d “ - "
...O ,
PO R TER 'S
-
GRAPES
u '.n c o ir c u n ill
SWEET PICKLES
ä
CABBAGE........, 9 C
1
FRESH
LOCAL
FRESH
HEADS
2 „49*
APPLES
SUPER BLEACH
BO TTLE
6«.
.
JA»
S I 54
1”
INSTAKT T
SHEER
STRIPS
FELT
PENS
R IG 49
• Red
I
' FOR
JERGEN S R IG M 39
EXTRA DRY
HAND 9<kO<
LOTION oz 9 9 e
PERSONNA REG M 39
DOUBLE EDGE II
RAZOR
BLADES).
5125
MOUTH
WASH
18 OZ $ '
BOTTLE
,
~
BLACK P E P P E R ..... oz 63'
KKKOMAN
_ _ _
SUNSHINE
MI-MO
O " » V
CMEE2IT
S
U N S M lN t h
i-m j U
SOY SAUCE.............o5 57
CRACKERS
DJkDX
A tm S O M Z Q )
FOOD
STAMP
STORK
SCOPE
‘ 1”
.
55'
AUGUST
14-15-16-17
FLAIR
A
BARTLETT PEARS
Q&ued
BAND AID
E
_________ SCHILLING
S C H IL L IN G ____________________
UNITED OROCERS. WC.
736 JEFFERSOR AYE. -
PERSONNA REG *1.15
TUNGSTON
lRje<«*
BLADES 7.
OO<
7 7
FEENAMINT
GENTLE
¿ ‘X
LAXATIVE S3
TERRORIA, OREGOIz
TIME RELEASE
ASPER-
CUM
REG 49
PRO
• f IB
J
BAYER
ASPIRIN
» 1 0 ' ) is
B O U IF
O f 10
49'