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B2 FRIDAY MAY 25 2001 THE DAILY NEWS LONGVIEW WASH AREA NEWS Unity walk opens Saturday fest Obituaries mission form Children 12 and yoimger must be accompanied by a pirent or responsible adult Aft or the 10 am opening ceremony multicultural entertainment will be presented in tire LCC Student Center from 11 am to 5 pnr Booths with information ethnic foods arts and crafts will be offered Tire International Family Dance will be held from 8 prn to 11 pnr The dance is free but donations are accepted No alcohol is allowed For more information on International Festival call 751-4427 or send a note to lopezi-tdncom or look at tire Ethnic Support Council Web site at xmvwcowlitzonlinecomesc THE DAILY NEWS A walk of racial unity Saturday will kick off the day-long International Festival 2001 Local science fiction novelist Steven Barnes will speak at 8:30 am before the walk begins The walk will start on the Lower Columbia College campus and then go up northwest on Olympia Way east on Ocean Beach Highway and south on 15th Avenue back to the campus The Diversity Task Force will give free T-shirts to the first 75 children ages 6 to 14 who participate based on shirt size availability All walkers imder 18 years old must have a parent or guardian sign a per News of Record Grace and Sam Hagen Grace Genevieve Hagen 84 of Longview died May 18 2001 at St Jolm Medical Center Her husband Sam Hagen 89 died March 12 2001 at St Jolm Medical Center The family withheld the news of Mr death until now Mrs Hagen was bom Feb 22 1917 in Chicago to Robert James and Ruth Eugenia (Wood) Arkell Her mother died when she was 5 years old and her father died when I she was 10 She was then placed in 1 the Illinois Masonic Home She graduated from LaGrange High School in Illinois Mrs Hagen was a homemaker and member of the Lemon Grove I Club She erjoyed playing I canasta collecting antiques and was an avid reader of history mysteries and more She was outgoing friendly warm and gregarious Afterawhirl-J wind romance of three weeks she and her husband married on April 191937 Mr Hagen was bom Aug 15 1911 in Minot ND to Hans and Samulina Hagen He and his wife "moved to Longview three years ago 1 coming from San Diego to be near family Mr Hagen graduated from high school in Minot and attended art school in Chicago to become a com- mercial artist in Minnesota and San He retired in the early 1980s He was proud of his Norwegian itage and erjoyed art antiques cars woodworking and puttering in his shop He was honest and had a good sense of humor Mr and Mrs Hagen were former reading and until tire later years sport fishing On Oct 3 1952 he married Mabel George She survives him at home Also surviving are two sons Harold Palmer of Kelso and Mark Palmer of Beaverton Ore two brothers Earl and Stan Palmer both of Campbell River Vancouver Island Canada and nieces and nephews He was preceded in death by two sisters Edna Milner and Ruth Pidcock At his request no local service will be held A memorial service will take place in Campbell River BC A VFW memorial plaque will be placed at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland Cremation will take place imder the direction of Dahl-McVicker Funeral Home Orville Hesseldahl Orville Hesseldahl 92 of Longview died May 22 2001 at the Hospice Care Center He was bom Dec 16 1908 in Topeka Kan and lived in Longview for the past year coming from El Centro Calif Mr Hesseldahl was a retired auto mechanic He eryoyed fishing and loved working on all kinds of engines He is survived by two sons Daniel Hesseldahl of Las Vegas Nev and Timothy Hesseldahl of Porterville Calif five daughters Marjorie Gilliland and Myma French both of Longview Janet Brown in Virginia Leta Tyler of Odessa Texas and Arlene Alvarez of Imperial Calif 21 grandchildren 15 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews At his request no service will be held Cremation will take place under the direction of Cascade Northwest Funeral Chapel Kelso Deaths Spaeth Leonard Charles 75f Longview died Wednesday at home Columbia Funeral Service members of the Lutheran Church in San Diego They will be remembered for their love of family They are survived by a son Bruce Hagen of Santa Rosa Calif two daughters Dianne Lowe and Claudette Salas both of Longview his sister Olga Wizer of Kingston Wash her two siblings Herbert Arkell of Chicago and Mary Jane Hogan of St Joseph Mich seven grandchildren 18 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grand-childrea Mrs sister Ruth Arkell preceded her in death Private family services have taken place Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army 1639 10th Ave Longview WA 98632 Cascade Northwest Funeral Chapel has been in charge of both arrangements Roy A Palmer Roy Albert Palmer 81 of Kelso died May 23 2001 at an adult care facility in Longview He was bom Nov 14 1919 in Portland to Swedish immigrants Paul A (Johansson) Palmer and Emma (Rudeen) Palmer He lived most of his early years in southwest Oregon and moved to Longview in 1953 Mr Palmer moved to Canada in 1933 and in 1940 he enlisted in the 1st Canadian Scottish Local 1953 Regiment He later transferred to the US Army He was discharged in 1945 and spent most of the next five to six years alternating between working with the fishing industry in southeast Alaska and falling timber for Weyerhaeuser Co at the Longview divisioa In 1951 he went to work for Weyerhaeuser full time He retired in 1981 He was a member of the Living Word Christian Center Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars He eryoyed carpentry building everything from birdhouses to full-sized structures Other interests included the outdoors traveling his garbage writing two of them for around $700 total and cashing them She said she later came forward out of guilt Police booked Wanda Lea Austin 51 at the jail on suspicion of forgery then released her Disturbing notes Longview police are investigating seven bizarre notes left on a Longview man's porch The 53-year-old victim told police he had no idea who left the notes on May 16 Many of the notes made no apparent sense to the victim or officers There were frequent references to rape kidnapping torture the FBI and someone having gone through the "wrong person's" garbage Suspected of rape A Longview man was charged in Superior Court Wednesday with attempted second-degree rape (domestic violence) second-degree sexual assault (domestic violence) and harassment (domestic violence) Longview police arrested Nicholas John Gill 21 early Tuesday morning and booked him in lieu of $100000 bail THEFTS Taco Bell 1009 Allen St Kelso An employee told police Wednesday that a deposit bag containing more than $500 was missing from the safe VEHICLE PROWLS Uneek RV on Old Highway 99 Kelso Someone entered a vehicle Wednesday and took the CD player CDs and cigarettes Loss: more than $1300 700 block of Commerce Avenue Longview Someone took cash a phone cigarettes vehicle maintenance records a camera and sunglasses from a Honda Accord Wednesday evening Loss: more than $1400 McCord dealership suspects fraud BIRTHS AT ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER Samantha and William Ferguson of LaCenter a boy Taylor Paul May 22 Taylor is the grandson of Christina Hicks of Auburn Wash Paul Overstreet of Aloha Ore and Rose Ferguson of Tigard Ore Joanie and Craig Powers of Longview a boy Gabriel Craig May 22 Gabriel is the grandson of Diana and Dave Gillougly of Longview Wayne Petty of Longview Sue Petty of Arizona and Sharon and Paul Stenlund of Puget Island Lori and Benjamin Wiest of Castle Rock a girl London Rose May 21 London is the granddaughter of Robert and Dorothy Conner of Longview Patti Lyons and George and Tarja Wiest all of Kelso Peggy (Spencer) and Robert Dahl of Longview a girl Erica Frances May 19 Erica is the granddaughter of Sara Spencer Dave and Cheryl Spencer all of Longview and Ken and Rosemary Dahl of Kelso Leeann and David Williams of Longview a boy Isaak David May 14 Isaak is the grandson of Myma Gardner and Jerry Gardner of Roberts Idaho and David and Lita Williams of Kelso Tawne and Chris Sweet of Castle Rock a boy Austin Christopher May 10 Austin is the grandson of Betty and Varian Brandt of Lewistown Mont Gordon and Irene Gilbertson of Roundup Mont Mark and Sally Higgins and Gary and Sharon Sweet all of Castle Rock POLICE BLOTTER Conscience-stricken A Longview man told police a woman came to his home and confessed to finding his checks when she was going through THE DAILY NEWS A transient man who may have used a phony check to buy a pickup from a Longview auto dealership was captured in Clark County on suspicion of trying to pull the same scam on a Vancouver RV dealership Rodger A Griffin 36 was lodged in the Clark County Jail on Wednesday morning In addition to facing charges of theft and forgery Griffin was want lence) April 8 2000 Carole Joy LaParr 51 Kelso sentenced to five days on a work crew for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) March 1 2000 Jayson Eugene Smith 25 Longview fined $475 for second-degree negligent driving April 18 amended from reckless driving Aly Natirboff 42 Longview fined $300 for hit and mn unattended Dec 9 amended from hit and run attended KELSO MUNICIPAL COURT Morgan James Bledsoe 18 Kelso fined $300 for second-degree negligent driving amended from reckless driving and speeding April 10 Mark Eugene Ervig 34 Silver Lake fined $950 and sentenced to 10 days in jail for driving while intoxicated and second-degree driving while suspended Oct 18 1999 Ty Ernest Junnikkala 37 Kelso sentenced to three months in jail with credit for time served for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) May 5 KALAMA MUNICIPAL COURT Todd Richard Stange 34 Kelso fined $500 and sentenced to 15 days in jail with credit for time served for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) May 26 SUPERIOR COURT SENTENCINGS Brandon Lee Eisele 19 Longview sentenced to three months in jail for second-degree burglary Upon pleading guilty Eisele admitted that on March 17 he entered a garage in the 400 block of 18th Avenue Longview and stole stereo equipment Lori Rachelle Harris 33 Longview sentenced to one year two months in prison for heroin possession and amphetamine possession Harris pleaded no contest to the charges According to a police report an officer responding to a fight on April 17 2000 found heroin and amphetamine in her truck Alfredo Gonzalez Roa 20 Kelso sentenced to one month in jail for second-degree theft Upon pleading guilty Roa admitted that on April 4 he stole a CD player and children's clothing from Sears Jasper James Patching III 35 Longview sentenced to 35 days in jail for methamphetamine possession Upon pleading guilty Patching admitted that on April 30 he possessed methamphetamine for personal use Please Join Us This Weekend For Refreshments Located in the of Steele 1 1m PARK 423-6090 KALAMA POLICE BLOTTER FORGERY 1100 block of Second Place: A report was filed Tuesday that a forged check in the amount of $51088 was cashed at Columbia Bank April 20 COURT ACTIONS LONGVIEW MUNICIPAL COURT Dale Keith Early 54 Kelso fined $800 and sentenced to two days in jail for driving while intoxicated May 27 1999 Valerie Anne Jacobs 39 Longview sentenced to two days in jail for fourth-degree assault (domestic vio Initiative would loosen forfeiture law bore McCord Bros dealer plates Suspecting the dealership may have been scammed the employee called McCord McCord employees told police Griffin had bought a truck Tuesday using a phony check for about $15000 Clark County deputies told Longview police that Griffin admitted being at McCord Bros on Tuesday but not to passing a counterfeit check 90 percent of what they seize The campaign will need more than 200000 signatures by the end of the year The initiative would go first to lawmakers who could make the proposal law or send it to voters in November 2002 In Washington police agencies have seized a combined total of nearly $43 million in suspected drug property over the past six years according to figures on file with the state treasurer SALE! SALE! SALE! Previously Viewed Movies Huge assortment only $500 ea (Longview Rainier only) Huge assortment at 40 Off (Castle Rock Kaiama only) Hurry in for Hard-to-Find bties! Games Too! Sal ands May 31 2001 for FREE Rentals! ed on a felony warrant out of North Carolina A female employee at the Vancouver dealership said Griffin attempted to purchase a trailer Tuesday The employee refused to sell to the man saying his check was obviously phony The employee looked at license plate before calling 911 and noted the 1994 Ford F260 pickup money laundering All charges were later dismissed but Roderick says her business was devastated and she still climbed out of a hole of debt despite a $200000 settlement from Thurston County The initiative would toughen the legal standards for forfeiture And it would send the money into a state education fund and to drug-treatment programs Law enforcement agencies in Washington now keep semi-annual RENTAL PACK oate Now good on Movies or Games! $000 off ea pack Save up to $1295 on 10 Rentals! Great Gifts! (quantities may be limited) In-Store Drawings A Memorial Salute MONDAY MAY 28 AT 11AM Conducted by Longview American Legion Post No 155 Frank Wanner Commander Guest Speaker Adam Hewitt RA Long Band will perform Directed by Mr David Klander THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OLYMPIA An initiative filed Thursday would limit police power to seize and sell the assets of people suspected of drug 1 crimes The initiative which does not have a number yet would require a conviction before such property could be sold Backers point to cases such as that of Judith Roderick a Lacey tax consultant who returned from a cruise four years ago to find police waiting at the airport She was arrested and deputies seized her computers tax software client records and two motorcycles They also cleaned out four bank accounts causing out- standing checks to bounce Roderick had done $500 worth of routine work on a land trust for a tax client whom police suspected of drug dealing Thurston County sher- iffs investigators suspected her of I Dahl-McVicker Funeral Homes Ken Rosemary Dahl Owners General Managers (360) 425-1390 X)mt foseua stwic farJk 197 1 Honor Our Veterans Visit the Avenue of Flags Oregon Air National Guard F-15 Fighter Jets are scheduled to fly over after program LONGVIEW MEMORIAL 5050 Mt Solo Rd Hrn ID (Ttzm- AJ.