EXISTING HOME BUSINESSES LEFT STANDING

Rules grandfather businesses started prior to 2001

Bill Myers, staff reporter

Most existing home businesses in Clark County will be able to remain in operation under new rules adopted June 15.

Most existing businesses are exempt from various requirements that now apply to new businesses.

New rules require businesses established before 2001 to apply for permits by June 15, 2005 and meet so-called "performance standards" for dust, smoke, noise, odor and glare.

These businesses will also need to provide landscape and/or fence screening around activity areas used to store heavy equipment and materials. Only if such businesses expand in size will they face new regulations on heavy equipment, outside storage, number of employees, business trips and size of buildings.

Businesses established after Jan. 1, 2001 and prior to June 15, 2004 are required to apply for and meet standards for new home business by June 15, 2005.

Regardless of size, existing businesses, except those on private roads where one or more neighbors object, will be subject to a Type I permit review at a cost of $84. Neighbor agreements are intended to settle issues relating to dust, noise, trip generation, and road safety and maintenance.

Existing business owners on private roads who cannot reach accord with neighbors will undergo a Type II review for a fee yet to be determined. That fee is to be less than the current $2,700 charged for a Type II review.

Type II reviews include neighbor notification, a land use review and decision by the planning director.

Commissioners split on rules

Commissioners decided on rules for new and existing home businesses with a split decision after hours of debate.

In the end, County commissioners Betty Sue Morris and Judie Stanton approved compromise language.

Commissioner Craig Pridemore, saying the proposed rules are too permissive, voted against the measure.

To allow County staff time to prepare new forms and processes, applications for home business permits won't be accepted until Sept. 1.

Businesses categorized

Home business created after Jan. 1, 2001, are divided into three categories--exempt, minor, and major.

Exempt businesses are those that have fewer than three employees, and have no customer visits, outside storage, heavy equipment or on-site retail sales.

Also exempt are businesses previously legally operating with home business permits, agricultural and forestry operations, and businesses with one small vehicle used only for transportation to and from a dwelling.

Minor home businesses qualify for Type I processing. Such businesses in urban areas are defined as using up to 400 square feet as an accessory structure, with up to two employees and six customer visits daily, and having no outside storage or heavy equipment.

Minor rural businesses may use up to 1,000 square feet of an accessory structure, have three employees, have up to six customer visits daily, no outside storage, and no more than two business-related vehicles and two pieces of heavy equipment.

Major home businesses in urban areas must be on at least a 10,000 square-feet lot. They may use up to 900 square feet of an accessory structure, have three employees, up to 12 customer visits daily, no outside storage or heavy equipment and not more than three business-related vehicles.

In rural areas, major home businesses must be on at least 2.5 acres. They are allowed to use 2,500 to 5,000 square feet of accessory structure space depending on lot sizes. Numbers of employees, from four to six, is also related to lot size. Such businesses can have up to 12 customer visits daily. They are allowed as many pieces of heavy equipment that they can fit within an activity area which can take up 2 percent of the property.

What will happen when they apply?

As commissioners debated, Morris repeatedly said she did not want to cause businesses to close or force employees out of work.

Asked if "grandfathered" home business owners could be required to bring old buildings or properties up to current code, Morris said this was not intended by the home business ordinance.

Businesses that existed on or before Jan. 1, 2001, are "completely grandfathered," but need a Type I review and must meet performance standards to prevent adverse impacts on neighbors, said Morris. "Grandfathered" home business owners do not need to document building conditions, said Morris.

Morris said this (process) is not intended to exempt code violations. Building codes are not tied to the home business ordinance, she said.

Monitoring or inspections of home businesses has been, and always will be, complaint-driven, said County project manager Gordy Euler.

Euler said language on new applications for existing home businesses will assert that issuance of a home business permit does not excuse violations of applicable construction codes.

Euler was forthright when asked what will happen when an honorable home business owner, while applying for a home business permit, admits having a building that wasn't permitted.

"State laws require us to enforce our building codes," said Euler.

Euler said some issues related to enforcement will require further study.

HUMMINGBIRD CAUGHT NESTING IN HOCKINSON

Alice Perry Linker, staff reporter

Tinker Bell hovers briefly, wings whirring, above the branch, then drops lightly onto the tiny nest.

Tinker Bell, a hummingbird, is incubating her chicks in a nest on a narrow branch of a maple tree outside the kitchen window of Kathy Moldenhauer's Hockinson home.

Almost hidden by leaves, diminutive Tinker Bell flits to and fro without fear, ignoring the leaps and bounds of a rambunctious German shepherd.

The brown and gray of the nest and the bird's body blend well with the narrow branch as it sways in the breeze.

Moldenhauer noticed the hummingbird after a friend spotted it one day last week.

"It's so well hidden," Moldenhauer said. "I don't know if I ever would have seen it."

According to information from hummingbirds.net, the eggs hatch between two and three weeks after they are laid. Two or three weeks after hatching, the tiny birds will be ready to take off on their own.

The nest, which sits sturdily on the narrow limb, is made of mosses, lichens, leaves and spider webs. Sometimes the birds build nests in the same place for several consecutive years, adding height each year.

Catching sight of a mother hummingbird caring for her brood is rare. Moldenhauer said she's lived in the house for 20 years and never seen a hummingbird nest, although she's seen plenty of the tiny birds hovering above her flowers.

"Nobody I've talked to has ever seen a hummingbird nest," she said.

"I call her Tinker Bell because you won't see her, and all of a sudden she's in her nest--like magic."

Marcus Brotherton, staff reporter

The death of legendary blues singer and pianist Ray Charles June 10 touched close to home for a Battle Ground resident.

Richard Ionata, 68, keeps a framed, cloth napkin on the wall of his family room that Charles autographed some nine years ago.

Their meeting was brief, but it made an impression on Ionata that lasted over the years.

"I was saddened to hear of his passing," Ionata said. "At 73, he had many more years of great music left."

Ionata worked as captain of a United Airlines 767 airliner when he met Charles. It was the 12-hour Paris, France, to San Francisco, CA, flight, and Ionata was on the plane early doing pre-flight inspections and checking computers. Word came that Charles would be on board.

Charles, a girlfriend, and a male assistant who reportedly always traveled with the sight-impaired musician boarded the plane and sat in first class. Ionata was introduced to Charles and they talked briefly.

"He was one of the most congenial people I've ever met," Ionata said. "Very down to earth, not pretentious at all."

As the flight progressed, Ionata went back to talk with Charles further. Charles was having some drinks and socializing in the galley by then. Ionata asked the assistant if an autograph could be had, but the assistant said that was something Charles did not do.

Later in the flight, the assistant contacted Ionata and gave him a napkin. Charles had written on it: "To Captain Richard. Best wishes, Ray Charles."

Ionata became a pilot after graduating from Brown University in fine arts. He had several job offers in art-related industry after college, but none would pay the bills, he said.

In 1957 he enlisted with the U.S. Air Force and flew as a military pilot for more than eight years, including combat missions in Vietnam.

In 1965 he joined United Airlines and stayed with the company until mandatory retirement in 1996.

Ionata said he has flown numerous celebrities and sports teams over the years including Lucille Ball, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Milburn Stone (who played Doc on Gunsmoke), the L.A. Lakers, L.A. Rams and the Chicago Bears.

"Some were great," Ionata said, "some were a pain in the butt."

Charles fell into the category of "great," Ionata added.

Ionata holds six national and international aeronautics records including a speed record from Paris to San Francisco. Ionata flew an average 861.68 kilometers per hour (about 535 mph) from take off to touchdown.

Ionata and his wife, Gert, both have several recordings of Ray Charles. Their favorite songs Charles has done are Georgia and America the Beautiful.

RULING PUTS CONCERT TRAFFIC WEST OF FAIRGROUNDS

Hearings examiner tells Amphitheater operator to teach patrons good manners

Bill Myers, staff reporter

A ruling by a Clark County hearings examiner June 14 will allow up to 1,400 vehicles on rural roads west of the Fairgrounds after several Amphitheater events each year.

In his ruling, Epstein said a proposed alternative exit route, west on NW 179th St., south on NW 11th Ave. to NW 149th St., east on NW 149th St., south on NE 10th Ave. to NE 134th St. and then to I-5, will help manage traffic when needed.

In his ruling, Epstein ordered Amphitheater officials to abide by several conditions, including road improvements along NW 11th Ave. proposed by Amphitheater operator Quincunx.

One condition is that Amphitheater officials teach patrons to respect the rights of sleeping residents as they motor through neighborhoods before and after midnight.

Epstein's ruling followed an April 22 public hearing on a request by Amphitheater officials for a revised Conditional Use Permit. The revision would allow Amphitheater traffic to exit west of the Fairgrounds after up to 20 Amphitheater events attended by 9,000 patrons or more.

Amphitheater officials sought the westerly exit to quicken clearance of Fairgrounds parking lots after well-attended events.

The decision was made in the interests of public safety, officials said.

Epstein's decision went against a tide of opinion voiced at the hearing by Fairgrounds-area residents.

Some residents of streets that will be used by departing patrons complained that such wee-hour traffic is a wake-up call in quiet neighborhoods.

Some testified that autos using the roadways after concerts last year often contained tipsy motorists and ear-splitting, home-vibrating car stereo systems.

In his conclusion, Epstein conceded that traffic impacts are more significant than anticipated.

Epstein said the Amphitheater operator made a "substantial investment" and a diligent, good faith effort to address problems.

Epstein ordered Quincunx officials to enhance radio communication between traffic control agencies and ensure "relatively safe" access for residents, delivery people and emergency vehicles to and from area homes.

The examiner ordered Quincunx officials to prevent arriving patrons from using the alternative exit route, and to promote car-pooling and busing.

Other conditions include stationing flaggers and signs for traffic direction along the exit route. Epstein ordered Amphitheater officials to monitor traffic and noise levels on the route and to remove litter from the route area by noon the following day.

Epstein ordered Amphitheater officials to educate patrons to respect the privacy and quiet of neighborhoods late at night. He suggested this could be done by handing out printed educational material.

"Unbelievable"

Vancouver attorney John Karpinski, who appealed when County staffers issued a Determination of Non-Significance on a Quincunx request to alter the Conditional Use Permit, said Epstein's ruling is "unbelievable."

Karpinski said the Examiner's reference to a "substantial investment" by the Amphitheater operator hardly justifies violating stipulations in the original Conditional Use Permit.

Karpinski said he will recommend to his clients that the ruling be appealed to the County commissioners.

LIBRARIES PLAN SUMMER READING ACTIVITIES

"Discover New Trails...Read" is the theme of this year's summer reading program at branches of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library system and its bookmobiles.

Participants may sign up now at any library branch and receive a reading guide, book mark, pin and program information.

Participants will keep a log of every 20 minutes they read, and will receive certificates and prizes for reading time.

In addition, craft and entertainment programs are held weekly at branch libraries for summer reading program participants. The program ends Aug. 15.

Teens age 12 by Aug. 31 or going into seventh grade may register for Teen Summer Reading 2004, with the theme, "Get Lost...Read."

Teens completing 10 hours of reading may bring their journals to the library staff and receive a book gift card or movie pass.

Here are the Summer Reading Program events as they get underway at branch libraries:

Battle Ground

Because of space limitations, the Summer Reading Program at Battle Ground will be held outside, rain or shine. Participants are asked to bring their own blanket or chair if they wish to sit.

On Thurs., July 1, 2 p.m., participants will take part in Buffalo Bowling, Sweet Tooth Promenade, Salmon Fishing, Panning for Gold, Cow Roping and Wild Horse Racing events.

Then on Tues., July 6, 11 a.m., Arthur will bring a mix of music, illusion, comedy and magic.

Storytime for ages birth to 24 months is 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, July 8-29. Preschool storytime is 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, July 7-28.

687-2322.

La Center

On Thurs., June 24, 11 a.m., Jen and Wendy Bernard, the singing sisters, will present a theatrical, high-energy concert of wacky songs for children at the new La Center library.

And on Thurs., July 1, 11 a.m., Tom Question will provide kinetic fun with stilt-walking, juggling, and comedy. He also plays the Chinese yo-yo.

Preschool storytime is 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, June 15-July 27. 619-1800.

Ridgefield

On Tues., June 29, 2 p.m., a program called Leapin' Lizards is planned, with snakes, lizards and other reptiles.

Then on Tues., July 6, stilt-walking, juggling and comedy will take center stage. Tom Question will play the Chinese yo-yo.

Toddler storytime for ages 1-3 with siblings welcome is 10:30 a.m. Fridays, through Aug. 6. Preschool storytime is 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, through Aug. 4. 887-8281.

Three Creeks

The Summer Reading Program will kick-off at the Three Creeks library Tues., July 6, 11 a.m., with western-themed games, and candy snacks.

Then on Thurs., July 8, 11 a.m., the Snake Man will present a slithery journey through the world of reptiles.

Family storytime is Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., July 7-Aug. 4. 571-9696.

Vancouver Mall

Summer Reading Program participants will decorate the Vancouver Mall library Sat., June 26, 2 p.m., with a western theme.

Then on Wed., June 30, 2 p.m., participants will celebrate America's birthday with games and music, while making America flag placemats. Cake will be part of the fun.

Swaddler storytime for ages 0-12 months is 9:30 a.m. Fridays through July 30. Storytime for ages 12-24 months is 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays through July 28. Toddler storytime for ages 24-36 months is 11 a.m. Tuesdays through July 27. Preschool storytime for ages 3-6 is 11 a.m. Wednesdays through July 28. Family storytime is 7 p.m. Tuesdays through July 27.

892-8256.

Woodland

Silly songs will be offered Wed., June 23, 2 p.m., at the Woodland library, with Samson and Delight-Ya. A bubble machine and fog machine will be part of the fun.

Then on Wed., June 30, 2 p.m., magician Bob Eaton will enchant program participants who want to learn new tricks.

Preschool storytime is 10:30 a.m. Fridays, June 25-July 30.

225-2115.

Bookmobiles

The Summer Reading Program is also offered at bookmobile stops in conjunction with regular bookmobile service. Program events are generally held outside.

Amboy

The bookmobile will stop at Amboy Middle School Thursdays, July 1, 15 and 29, 9:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m., with summer reading activities 10-11 a.m.

Green Mountain

The bookmobile will stop at Green Mountain School Tuesdays, June 29, July 13 and 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., with summer reading program 11 a.m.-noon.

Hockinson

The bookmobile will stop at Hockinson Heights Intermediate School Wednesdays, June 30, July 14 and 28, 10:15 a.m.-1 p.m., with summer reading program 10 a.m.-noon.

Yacolt

The bookmobile will stop at Yacolt School on Thursdays, July 8 and 22, 10 a.m.-1:45 p.m., with summer reading program 11 a.m.-noon.

EXPECT TRAFFIC SNARLS AS PAVING BEGINS ON SR-503

Open house on project set June 29 in Amboy

Heidi Wallenborn, news director

A state Department of Transportation Project on SR-503 from Rock Creek Rd. north of Battle Ground to Fargher Lake, and on Ham Rd. near Yale will begin Tues., July 6.

An open house about traffic impacts will be held Tues., June 29, 5-7 p.m., at the Amboy Middle School gymnasium, 22115 NE Chelatchie Prairie Rd., Amboy.

Motorists can expect 20-minute delays through September while roads are paved, drainage is installed, and guardrails, culverts and guideposts are improved, said Transportation officials.

Flaggers and pilot cars will send motorists through construction during daylight hours on weekdays. There will not be construction on weekends or after noon over the Labor Day holiday in September.

Paving work near the Yale bridge will not begin until after September 1 because of the osprey nesting season.

The open house will also feature future projects along the SR-503 corridor in 2005 and 2006.

A second paving project will take place along the Clark/Cowlitz county lines between Woodland and Yale next summer. An intersection safety project at Gabriel Rd. will begin summer 2006.

Transportation officials will be available to answer questions at the open house.

Marcus Brotherton, staff reporter

Dan Winter has accepted the position as principal at Ridgefield High School.

Winter, 38, has served as assistant principal at La Center High School 2001-present.

Winter will officially begin July 1.

Current principal Marjorie Cummings resigned this year because of personal and professional reasons, said District superintendent Mary Vagner.

Vagner said Winter was hired because of his vision for secondary education.

"He's strong on building relationships with staff, students and parents," she said. "He's highly collaborative and is skilled at implementing strategic plans."

Winter will earn about $81,000 annually in his new role.

Winter has a bachelor's degree in English and teacher's certificate from Eastern Washington University, a master's degree in education from Heritage College, a principal's certificate from the University of Idaho, and is currently enrolled in a doctorate program at Seattle Pacific University.

Winter is already familiar with the Ridgefield area, having taught eighth grade English 1998-1999 at View Ridge Middle School. During that time he also coached the junior varsity basketball team at the high school.

Winter has also taught high school in Boise, ID, and Veneta, OR.

Winter is looking forward to his new position at Ridgefield High School. He hopes to create a positive learning environment where staff, students and parents work together, he said.

"I'm excited about the opportunity to be a Spudder," Winter said.

La Center residents, Winter and his wife, Lyndsie, have a 2-year-old son.

BG FINED BY CLEAN AIR AGENCY

Heidi Wallenborn, news director

More than two months after a piece of asbestos pipe was found sticking out of the ground at the SE Grace Ave. Battle Ground Public Works site, the city was slapped with a $1,100 civil penalty from the Southwest Clean Air Agency.

In addition to the fine, public works staff are required to attend training on asbestos regulations which include handling and disposal, said Agency operations manager Randy Peltier.

The broken, curved, one and one-half foot piece of concrete/asbestos pipe consisted of 90 percent asbestos in the lining and 50 percent on the outside, Agency officials said.

It was properly removed and disposed of by a qualified contractor about six days after its discovery in mid-April.

REFUGE ROAD CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Heidi Wallenborn, news director

The north end of Lower River Rd. which accesses the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge from the south end was closed June 16 until further notice.

Information sent by the state Department of Transportation said the road is closed as a result of erosion caused by the Columbia River, which runs alongside.

Part of the shoulder and travel lanes on the west side of the road near the Refuge entrance gate are compromised, officials said.

Concrete barriers are placed south of the gate and along the damaged area. Motorists wishing to access the Refuge may do so on foot, Transportation officials said.

Jilayne Jordan, Transportation spokesperson, said repair work cannot begin until easement issues are solved, permits obtained and other issues addressed.

"We hope those things can be pretty easily resolved," she said. "Work could begin in one month, or it could take a year."

For more information, contact the Transportation Vancouver office at 905-2000.

URGENT CARE COMES TO BATTLE GROUND

Alice Perry Linker, staff reporter

Two family practice doctors, long-time Battle Ground residents, will open an urgent care office in Battle Ground in August.

Drs. Elizabeth Lee and Art Simons, a married couple, practiced with the Vancouver Clinic in Battle Ground for about five years before leaving on a world tour in 2000.

They decided to take a year off because, as Lee said, "We've known so many people who said they were going to travel after they retired, and by the time they retired they were too sick to travel. So we decided to take this tour while we were still healthy."

The tour took them to the Olympic Games in Australia, as well as to other far-flung places such as China and the Amazon, places where the doctors visited medical clinics and hospitals, learning how other cultures practice medicine.

After about a year of traveling, they returned to Battle Ground.

"We always knew we would come back," Simons said.

"This is a wonderful place," Lee said. "We're lucky to live here."

Wonderful as the community is, Battle Ground lacks an urgent care clinic, Lee said, and people who need immediate care must drive 20 or more minutes to Vancouver.

The couple's urgent care clinic will take several kinds of emergency patients, including those who have suffered bumps, cuts and bruises.

"I think we'll see a lot of kids, sports injuries," Simons said.

"Some weekend warriors," Lee said, referring to people who engage in high-risk sports on weekends.

The couple decided to open a clinic in Battle Ground for several reasons.

"We've always wanted to get back to working in this community," Lee said. "Battle Ground has seen significant population growth but no new clinics in town, and there is no after-hours or weekend care unless you drive 20 minutes or more to Vancouver."

Lee and Simon have leased 2,000 square feet where a consignment store was located in the 1700 block of W Main St., behind Taco Bell.

Scheduled to open in early August, the clinic will see patients seven days a week Hours will be Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

The doctors will staff the clinic, along with office personnel and a nurse X-ray technician.

In addition to usual examination rooms and a treatment room, the clinic will contain X-ray equipment and a laboratory.

Lee said that as the number of patients grows, the number of employees will increase.

The couple is experienced in urgent care, having run a clinic in California. Simons was associated with the urgent care clinic at Southwest Washington Medical Center until it closed.

Both doctors have hospital privileges at the Center.

Lee is a physician with the Healthy Steps Clinic at the Center. She plans to continue practicing there part-time.

Like most urgent care clinics, walk-in patients and same-day appointments will be available.

They will not make appointments for regular health care and will treat only emergency-type conditions.

"We won't treat chronic heart conditions or diabetes, for example," Lee said. "No chronic care."

The clinic will be able to stabilize people suffering heart attacks or other medical emergencies.

The clinic will accept several types of medical insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid. The doctors will give a 20 percent discount for cash payments, Lee said.

In the future, depending upon patient load and other factors, the doctors may include a family practice with the urgent care clinic, but they said that they do not know when that would happen.

OBITS:

FRANCES BRANTLEY

Frances "Evelyn" (Bragg) Bentley, 78, died June 14, 2004 in La Center.

Bentley was born Aug. 9, 1925 in Greensboro, NC, and lived in Clark County for 42 years, the last 26 years at Fargher Lake

Brantley loved cats, hand-fed wild birds, and enjoyed living in the country among tall trees. She made great deep-friend peach pies. She was devoted to her three sons and their families.

Survivors include widower James "Bill" Brantley, at home, sons John Brantley of Bellingham, Richard Brantley of Yacolt and Lew Brantley of Sequim, sister Jenette Sharpe of Tennessee, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Layne's Funeral Home, Battle Ground, was in charge of arrangements.

ROBERT ENGLERT

Robert E. Englert, 86, died June 19, 2004 in Vancouver.

Englert was born June 23, 1917 in Woodland. While in high school, he worked in the national forest maintaining trails, shelters and phone lines. He worked for the Washington Forest Association for 26 years. He retired from Weyerhaeuser in 1979. He loved his family, reading, hiking, being outdoors and traveling.

Englert was preceded in death by brothers Ernest, Lawrence and Fred, and sisters Ella Groh, Jennie Kerr and Mary Porterfield. Survivors include widow Vera Englert, daughter Shirley Huffman, and son Clinton Englert, all of Woodland, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, three step-great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral services will be held Wed., June 23, 11 a.m., at the Woodland First Christian Church, with fault interment at Frank Abel Cemetery. Layne's Funeral Home, Battle Ground, is in charge of arrangements.

Evamae (Davis) Owen, 84, died June 17, 2004 in Vancouver.

Owen was born May 6, 1920 in Yakima and had worked as a retail sales clerk.

Owen was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She enjoyed gardening flowers and vegetables. She also enjoyed jewelry.

Owen was preceded in death by her husband, Paul K. Owen, in 1977. Survivors include daughter Della Dickinson of La Center, sister Lucile Armstrong of White Salmon, and granddaughters Sandra Clark and Becky McDougall.

Memorial services will be held Sat., June 26, 1 p.m., at First United Methodist Church, 401 E 33rd, Vancouver, with the Vancouver Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements.

ROBERT DAY

Robert Benjermen Day, 46, died June 16, 2004 in Washougal.

Day was born Feb. 23, 1958 in Fresno, CA, worked as a massage therapist, and lived in Clark County for 31 years, last at Yacolt.

Day had served in the U.S. Army. He enjoyed motorcycles, fishing, racing cars and golfing. He liked everybody. He was a member of Narcotics Anonymous Community of Recovering Addicts.

Day was preceded in death by his brother, Douglas Day, in 2002. Survivors include widow Bobbi Day, at home, and sons William Day of Yacolt and Benjermen Day of Vancouver.

Memorial services will be held Wed., June 23, 4 p.m., at Sunset Falls Campground, Yacolt, with Layne's Funeral Home, Battle Ground, in charge of arrangements.

PHYLLIS SCHULTZ

Phyllis E. (Stoltz) Schultz, 87, died June 12, 2004 in Vancouver.

Schultz was born March 18, 1917 in Gladstone, ND, grew up in North Dakota and Montana, and moved to Port Angeles where she worked as a beautician and owned her own beauty shop.

Schultz was president of the Washington State Cosmetology Association 1977-79. She moved to Vancouver in 1974 and later to the Camas area.

Schultz was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Camas and active in the Catholic Daughters Association. She enjoyed rug hooking, oil painting and needlepoint.

Schultz was preceded in death by her husband, William Schultz, in 1973, brothers Harry Stoltz and Walter Stoltz, and sister Barbara Amundson. Survivors include sister Claudia Mentzer of Kansas, brother Everett Stoltz of Montana, and several nieces and nephews.

Straub's Funeral Home, Camas, was in charge of arrangements.

JOHN PRYOR

John Pryor, 51, died June 14, 2004 in Vancouver.

Pryor was born May 11, 1953 in Vancouver, attended Hockinson schools, and lived in the Amboy area all his life.

Pryor worked for Rick Kramer farms as a tree planter, retiring in 2000. He enjoyed fishing.

Survivors include mother Rose Pryor of Oregon, friend Rose Mary Hobbs-Pryor of Amboy, daughter Candice Pryor of Vancouver, brother Larry Pryor of Vancouver, and sister Darla Wood of Longview.

Graveside services were held at Fairview Cemetery in Scappoose, OR, with Columbia Funeral Home, St. Helens, OR, in charge of arrangements.

MAXINE CULVER

Maxine E. Culver, 82, died June 14, 2004 at home in Ridgefield.

Culver was born Feb. 6, 1922, in Sandy, OR. She enjoyed traveling and photography. She loved family cooking but would rather others did housecleaning.

Culver demonstrated courage, compassion and forgiveness.

Culver was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Culver, in 1959, and special friend Rex Tatlock in 1997. Culver and Tatlock were business partners on their dairy farm in Oregon.

Survivors include sons Stan Culver, Steven Culver, Jerry Culver, and Craig Culver, all of Oregon, and Richard Culver of Chehalis, daughter Debby Foes of Ridgefield, 16 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and her beloved golden retriever Sienna.

Hamilton-Mylan Funeral Home, Vancouver, was in charge of arrangements.