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Local law enforcement and the Oregon Department of Justice are issuing new consumer alerts about scams designed to steal your money. The first fraud warning involves an 80-year old widower who lost $200,000 in a catfishing, or fraud incident. According to Division officials, the unidentified fraudster stole a Florida woman’s identity to befriend the Oregonian through an online dating service and persuaded him to send money for a business opportunity. Over several months, the con artist convinced the elderly man that they were in a long-distance romantic relationship, and proposed an opportunity to support an art gallery in Florida. The scammer pretended to seek investors to cover $5 million in transportation costs to ship a 500-ton marble lion sculpture from China. The con artist promised that investments would be returned plus a percentage of the profits from the sale of the sculpture. The widower even received fabricated documents detailing the contract with the museum and bank statements. Relying on the documents and his romantic relationship, the victim made a series of payments over five months to various individuals and overseas bank accounts totaling more than $200,000. The widower lost his entire investment and investigators have been unable to locate the scammer. “Romance scams typically target older individuals, gain their trust, then ask for money through social media and dating websites,” Oregon Division of Financial Regulation Division Administrator Andrew Stolfi said. “Unfortunately, victims often wire funds overseas or to third-party transfer agents, making it difficult to track the money and identify the con artist.” The Division encourages consumers to do their homework before making any investment. To protect yourself from getting catfished or falling for an investment scam, follow these tips: • Do not send money to anyone you have not met in person, and be cautious about sharing personal or financial information. • Do not transfer money to unknown people or intermediaries. If you need to use a third party to send money, use a licensed money transmitter. • Keep copies of all communications with scammers and report them to the division, the online dating site, the local police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Trade Commission.
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Cocoa with Cops Jeremy C. Ruark / The Chronicle
Officers from the St. Helens Police Department, Columbia City Police Department, and Columbia County Sheriff’s Office visited with community members on Wednesday evening, Feb. 12, during Cocoa With Cops. The event was held at the St. Helens Burgerville, which provided free cups of hot cocoa. Organizers said the event is an opportunity for community engagement and trust building in a relaxed setting with law enforcement officers. See more photos on A11.
In response to massive flooding in Umatilla County, the Columbia County Road Maintenance crew has sent six members to volunteer to help with recovery efforts. The six members, Ryan Allen, Terry Miller, Mark Shafer, Jeremy Tull, Jeff Goodman and Kelley Lungberg, will be stationed there until Friday, Feb. 21, was helping to rebuild a road that wiped out by the flood, which will give access to a bridge, according to Mike Russell, Columbia County Public Works Department Director. Gov. Kate Brown declared a State of Emergency in the county and on Friday, Feb. 15 she toured the damaged areas to talk to those affected by the levee breach which flooded a large part of Pendleton and other parts of Umatilla County. Sen. Ron Wyden also visited the county on Saturday in a separate visit. Russell said the Columbia County Public Works Department initiated contact with Umatilla first, on Feb. 10, knowing they would need help due to flooding. From there, Russell asked for volunteers to go to Umatilla, and about 12 employees stepped up.
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Next steps for riverfront development
This is an earlier rendering of the proposed St. Helens Waterfront development. CHRISTINE MENGES chronicle2@countrymedia.net
City of St. Helens officials are focusing in on what will best fit along the city’s riverfront. Tokola Properties is scheduled to present a second development proposal on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at a city council work session. The Gresham-based development, construction and management company delivered its first presentation to the St. Helens City Council in October 2018. The city council is also sending out another Request for Qualifications/Proposals (RFQ/P) to see if any other developers could qualify to re-develop a portion or all of the city’s waterfront properties. In 2017, the City issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) for the riverfront development but it did not receive any responses, according to St. Helens City Administrator John Walsh. Following the October 2018 presentation, the city council se-
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lected Tokola Properties as the city’s chosen riverfront developer, signing an exclusive negotiating agreement with the business. Since then, that agreement has been terminated, which Walsh said was a mutual action by both the city and Tokola. Walsh said a key reason the council is seeking another RFQ/P is due to the changing landscape in the development world, and he added the new proposal from Tokola is a little bit different from the compnay’s original proposal. “This time it’s a different ordering of the buildings,” Walsh said, with the 120-room boutique destination hotel being in the second phase rather than the first, and mixed-use buildings in the first phase, as well as minor changes to the street design. The new Tokola presentation and second RFQ/P follows the city’s second federal grant rejection. The grant would have secured $11.1 million in funding to develop a portion of the streets going into the waterfront property, as well as 1,500 feet
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of boardwalk and trail across the Columbia River. Regardless of the chosen developer, the redevelopment project will require funding and options are in the works, according to Walsh, which could be trying for a third time to secure the federal grant, using a portion of the city’s urban renewal district funding to match the federal funds. “We’re really hopeful to be landing this big grant and meet the match to the grant to build the extension and the construction of the roads,” Walsh said. During a Feb. 5 city council work session, associate city Planner Jenny Dimsho said putting out an RFQ would be preferable to putting out an RFP because of the ability to develop a better relationship with a potential developer beforehand in order to do what she termed the “most important project in the history of the city.” Dimsho said that effort was something a consultant had advised the city to do in 2017.
“It was a better way to have a relationship with the developer before asking them to put a lot of effort into planning a proposal,” she said. “They thought we would get more responses back.” Councilor Keith Locke agreed with Dimsho, saying that putting out another RFQ would give the city additional options. “We only got one, so we haven’t had a chance to go out and see what’s out there yet,” Locke said. “And that’s really what we need because you’re right, this is our most important thing and then we’ll make sure it’s the right thing.” Walsh told the Chronicle on Tuesday that the city ultimately chose to do an RFQ/P in order to understand both the qualifications of the potential developer and what the developer is thinking of doing. A draft RFQ/P is in the works, which is expected to be finalized soon, according to Walsh. After listening to Tokola’s presentation, the council will determine next steps. “If they want to proceed with Tokola, if they want to go out to bid, we’re at their pleasure,” Walsh said. During his State of the City address in January, St. Helens Mayor Rick Scholl said the riverfront development would be one of top issues facing the city in 2020. “The waterfront is not a challenge, but it is a continuation of a theme,” he said. “First and foremost the waterfront needs expansion of the park and a boardwalk. It needs to be open to the public.” Scholl also said he hopes the waterfront development includes buildings three to four stories, all with commercial businesses below and perhaps housing above with rooftop viewing. “That property is absolutely a selling point for the city of St. Helens,” he said. Join the conversation. Take The Chronicle’s online poll at thechroniceonline.com about what the riverfront development should be. We’ll let you know what readers suggest in the next edition of The Chronicle.
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Global Partners switching from ethanol to renewable diesel CHRISTINE MENGES chronicle2@countrymedia.net
Global Partners, LP will soon switch from exporting ethanol to exporting renewable diesel. Global owns the Columbia Pacific BioRefinery at Port Westward in Clatskanie. During a meeting of the Port of Columbia County on Feb. 12, Global Presdent and CEO Eric Slifka said he will soon ask the port for a lease amendment to move from exporting ethanol products at Port Westward to exporting renewable, or “green” diesel. Port public relations representative Gina Sisco said the port had no further information about when the change by Global would occur. “Renewable diesel is a fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel, but 100% renewable and sustainable,” the port wrote in a statement. The change will result in Global sending shorter trains of about 40 cars to Port Westward at more frequent intervals, instead of their current trains of more than 100 cars, according to Catie Kerns, Vice President of External Communications for Global Partners, LP. Global is switching fully from ethanol to renewable diesel, but will
continue to move the same quantity of fuel. There will be a public open house in March to outline more details about the move, according to Kerns. The time, date and location of the public open house is pending. Before the change by Global can happen, two different permits will need to be modified. The port must approve allowing a modification of Global’s existing lease in order to allow renewable diesel, and Global must modify its permit through the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to allow for renewable diesel. “We’re working with the state right now to try to find what that looks like,” Kerns said. “The product itself is actually currently lower than the products we’re already approved for, so we’re expecting it to be a somewhat simple process.” Kerns said renewable diesel is likely safer than ethanol. “The constituents of renewable diesel are actually very similar to diesel, it takes a lot more to make the product combust,” Kerns said. “In theory the product should be safer. We’re really working on vetting out this information over the next couple of weeks and making sure we
have good answers for the public.” Kerns said Global is the moving toward renewable diesel in place of ethanol due to the current diesel market and customer demand. There is a big demand for renewable diesel on the market right now, especially on the West Coast, according to Kerns. Additionally, Global Partners is a logistics provider – a company that provides management over the flow of goods and materials between points of origin to end-use destination, and was asked by a client to receive, store and ship the product. “Ethanol is a renewable fuel, but renewable diesel is the next step and we’re just proud to be part of that opportunity,” Kerns said. Global Partners, LP came under fire in December of 2018 when the port voted unanimously to approve an amendment to the company’s lease agreement to allow the company to work with heavier grades of crude oil. The environmental watchdog group, Columbia Riverkeeper, criticized the amendment change as being unsafe. Follow this developing story at thechronicleonline. com and in the Wednesday print editions of The Chronicle.
Presidents’ Day Flags Jeremy C. Ruark / The Chronicle
American flags flew proud and true in downtown St. Helens on Presidents’ Day. Washington’s Birthday, also known as Presidents’ Day, is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of February, according to timeanddate.com. The day honors presidents of the United States, including George Washington, the USA’s first president. The St. Helens Lions Club and local scout groups place the flags early in the morning on several federal holidays, including President’s Day. The flags are retrieved at the end of the day. The holiday is a day off for most federal, state, county and city employees. Schools and local Post Offices were closed.
Rotary Student of the Month
Kaylee Olsen. ST. HELENS SCHOOL DISTRICT For The Chronicle
The Columbia County Rotary Club and Columbia City Elementary are pleased to honor Kaylee Olsen as the February Rotary Student of the Month. Kaylee stands out in our school community as a person that is compassionate towards her classmates and reaches out when they are having a difficult time. As a fifth grade student, she volunteers to set up chairs in music daily and helps younger students walk home. She arrives every day with a smile and a cheerful good morning, which brightens everyone’s day. In addition to her willingness to help throughout the school, Kaylee is a hardworking and accomplished student. Outside of the classroom, Kaylee is a member
of an OBOB Team (Oregon Battle of the Books) at Columbia City Elementary. This year her class participated in a mini boat project that demanded teamwork, responsibility, integrity and perseverance. Kaylee was part of the Quartermaster group. The Quartermaster’s responsibilities include researching ocean currents to determine the launch location, tracking the boat’s location and writing the recovery directions. They translated the instructions into Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish. Kaylee aspires to become a police officer when she grows up because “I just want to help my community,” she said. In her spare time, she loves to read, bake, listen to music and hang out with her friends. She also loves to travel to places that have natural beauty. Congratulations, Kaylee.
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Columbia County Mental Health appoints interim director STAFF REPORT chroniclenews@countrymedia.net
The Columbia Community Mental Health (CCMH) Board of Directors has appointed Linda Prichett as the agency’s interim director. “The board of directors feels that Linda’s intricate knowledge of the agency and her years of leadership experience as one of its directors
will ensure uninterrupted service to the citizens of Columbia County,” according to a statement issued Sunday, Feb. 18, from CCMH. Prichett begins her appointment immediately. “This will give the board
of directors strong leadership at the agency while they continue the search for a permanent E.D,” Columbia Community Mental Health public relations director Hope Wirta said. Prichett’s appointment follows the Feb. 5 announcement from CCMH that Julia Jackson, the nonprofit’s executive director, had separated employment with the agency.
No immunizations, no school STAFF REPORT chroniclenews@countrymedia.net
Parents in Columbia County and across Oregon are encouraged to check to see that their children have updated health records. The Oregon Health Authority advises that children without the updated immunizations will be excluded from school or day care on Wednesday, Feb. 19, School Exclusion Day in Oregon. Children will not be able to attend school or child care starting that day if their records on file show missing immunizations. Under state law, all children in public and private schools, preschools, Head Start and certified child care facilities must have up-todate documentation on their immunizations or have an exemption. “Immunization is the best way to protect children against vaccine-preventable diseases such as whooping cough and measles,” Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division school law coordinator Stacy de Assis Matthews said. “It helps keep schools and the entire community safe and healthy.” If a child’s school and child care vaccination records are not up to date on Feb. 19, the child will be sent home.
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Families, schools, communities and state-level policymakers use the aggregate data from this assessment to look for trends and determine what is working and what is not in early childhood programs and preparation.
County moving ahead in kindergarten assessment
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Under state law, all children in public and private schools, preschools, Head Start and certified child care facilities must have up-to-date documentation on their immunizations or have an exemption.
In 2019, local health departments sent 22,547 letters to parents and guardians informing them that their children needed immunizations to stay in school or child care. A total of 4,043 children were kept out of school or child care until the necessary immunization information was turned in to the schools or child care facilities. This year, letters to parents were mailed on or before Feb. 5. Parents seeking immunizations for their children should contact their health
care provider or local health department, or call 211Info — just dial 211 or go to 211info.org. No one can be turned away from a local health department because of the inability to pay for required vaccines. Many pharmacists can immunize children age 7 and older; contact your neighborhood pharmacy for details. Find additional information about school immunizations at the Immunization Program website.
Every fall, Oregon’s incoming kindergarteners take an assessment meant to determine their early literacy, early math, interpersonal and self-regulation skills. The purpose of this observational and activitybased assessment - known as the Kindergarten Assessment - is to get a snapshot of a student’s skill level when they enter kindergarten. The Oregon Department of Education released the statewide data for this assessment this past Thursday. Families, schools, communities and state-level policymakers use the aggregate data from this assessment to look for trends and determine what is working and what is not in early childhood programs and preparation. The data can also be used to determine whether and where there are gaps between specific racial and ethnic groups. Kindergarten assessment highlights for Northwest Regional Education Service District’s four-county region include: • Clatsop and Washington county students performed above the state average on the early literacy domain. • Clatsop, Columbia,
Tillamook, and Washington county students scored at or above the state average on their interpersonal, self-regulation and early math skills. • Astoria, Banks, Beaverton, Gaston, Neah-Kah-Nie, Scappoose, Tigard-Tualatin school district students scored above average in early literacy, early math, self-regulation and interpersonal skills. • Sherwood School District students scored above average in early math and early literacy and at the state average for self-regulation and interpersonal skills. The data also revealed areas for growth. For example, Latinx students in Clatsop, Tillamook and Washington counties scored much lower in early literacy compared to the total population. The only county where this wasn’t true was in Columbia, where Latinx students surpassed the county average. “Our early learning staff work hard to prepare students for kindergarten, and they should be proud that students are at or above the state average in most areas in the counties where we work,” Northwest Regional Education Service District executive director of In-
structional Services Johnna Timmes said. “At the same time, this assessment identifies a clear need for us to improve how we support the early development of young Latinx children in Clatsop, Tillamook and Washington counties.” The early literacy portion of the assessment measures a student’s ability to identify uppercase and lowercase letters and letter sounds. The math section includes questions about counting, geometry, measurement and data, and cardinality. The third measurement, which is officially called approaches to learning, is based on the teacher’s observation of the student during regular classroom activities. It assesses a child’s interpersonal and self-regulatory skills. The assessment was developed by the Oregon Department of Education, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, and was specifically developed to be predictive of later school success. Read the full report attached to this story at thechronicleonlie.com.
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In the catfishing fraud, officials said the scammer pretended to seek investors to cover $5 million in transportation costs to ship a 500-ton marble lion sculpture from China.
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making the phone call is demanding money from citizens. The caller threatens to contact a Detective Thomas Williams with the St. Helens Police Department if the person does not pay the money. “Phone scams demanding money and threatening legal action are very common nowadays,” according to a release posted on the St. Helens Police Facebook page. The post advises anyone receiving such a call to: • Never commit to making any kind of payment over the phone without first verifying the legitimacy of the call. • Never give personal information over the phone without first verifying the legitimacy of the call The St. Helens Police Facebook post also said that an unexpected phone call demanding money is a red flag. • Don’t believe your caller ID. Caller ID can be made to look like the phone call is coming from a company, government agency, or person that you are familiar with. Police advise that if you receive an unexpected call demanding immediate payment or personal information, hang up the phone. You can always call the company, agency, or person back at a number that you know to be genuine to verify if you owe money. If you suspect a scam, but aren’t sure what to do, call the St. Helens Police Department’s non-emergency dispatch at 503-397-1521 and ask to speak with an officer. The Oregon Justice De-
partment’s Kristina Edmunson said the last few months of 2019, fraud involving store discount coupon scams were among consumer complaints. “These have been around for a couple of years and they’ve grown traction though social media sites, mostly Facebook,” Edmunson said. “To access the coupons you have to enter a lot of personal information, such as your name, address and email.” Edmonton said once the scammers have such personal information you likely will receive a call from them. “They call you out of the blue with some sort of wild story like you have won a free car but they say they need more of your personal information first,” she said. “We are consistently reminding people, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is and this is one of those that is spot on.” Another phone scam that has been circulating in Oregon involves a caller asking for $70 to provide you with birth and death certificates, but the certificates never arrive after consumers send in the money. U.S. Census concerns A possible fraud that the Oregon Justice Department is closely reviewing involves the U.S. Census. “The Republican National Committee has been mailing forms to the public that look like U.S. census forms and they ask for $15 to process your census form,” Edmunson said. “In reality, your $15 is a contribution to the Republican Party.” Edmonton said such a political contribution request
is questionable. “The official census surveys do not cost money to complete,” Edmunson said. “We urge you to carefully read such documents and you will see that the questionable forms are mailed by a political party. I think we are gong to see more frauds related to the census.” Scammers have learned that a vast majority of older adults control the vast majority of wealth and they are easy to find, according to Edmunson, who said scammers also market younger people and children through apps. Edmuson said the scammers are clever. They use a variety of techniques to get your personal information and your money, and many times they are making the calls from overseas. “It is really tough to track them down and often times they are in countries that don’t care and that is our struggle,” Edmunson said. “That’s why the Oregon Attorney General has put so much in education. It is really heartbreaking to hear that people have lost a lot of money. In many cases the money is gone.” For more information and tips about investing, visit dfr.oregon.gov/financial/ investments. Consumers can also contact the division’s advocates at 888-877-4894 (toll-free) to ask questions, file complaints, or check the license of a company or advisor. The Department of Consumer and Business Services is Oregon’s largest business regulatory and consumer protection agency. For more information, visit www.dcbs. oregon.gov or call 503-3784100.
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Cap and Trade: TIMBERUNITY responds MIKE PIHL Chronicle Guest Column
I started out picking strawberries for our neighbors at 6 years old, and graduated to picking black caps at 10. From then, I moved to hauling hay and working on a dairy. When I was 15, I paid cash for my first tractor. By the time I graduated from high school, I had all the implements to pull behind my tractor and a combine – all bought with cash. After graduating, the logging bug got ahold of me. I worked for several local loggers, then went to a logging camp in Southeast Alaska. I saved my money and paid cash for my first logging machine at 22. Today, 38 years later, I’m in the fight of my life. When I first heard about House Bill 2020, the 2019 Cap and Trade bill, it caught my attention. I read a 2-page flyer about the bill and thought “this sounds great.” I wanted to know more
than what the flyer provided, so I printed off all 98 pages of the bill and flipped to the last page. On the last page was an “emergency clause”. I found out that when the Oregon legislature uses an “emergency clause” in a bill, it means that Oregonians can’t refer the bill to the voters for approval. I didn’t like that, so I read the entire bill at least 10 times. What I discovered when I read the bill was that it was so open-ended and vague, and had so many government agencies involved, that I was having a hard time making any sense of it. So I started asking around, and discovered most of the other business owners I talked to that were following the bill couldn’t understand it either. That bothered me. You better believe it when I say we need to protect our home and planet. But taxing and regulating the timber operators out of business is no way to accomplish that task. Fortunately, there was a growing group of others in rural Oregon, many in the
timber industry, who were very concerned about House Bill 2020 and its impact on their communities and their jobs. So “TIMBERUNITY” was formed. We rallied twice in Salem during the 2019 legislative session to voice our concerns about the cap and trade bill. Fortunately, we were successful, in part because our rallies were done in a peaceful and orderly fashion. We didn’t wear masks, bring baseball bats, throw bottles, or act in a way that invited trouble. Our parents taught us better than that. After the legislature went home and House Bill 2020 was defeated, I spent $450,000 on a cleanemission timber harvesting machine for my logging business, to replace the less efficient and “dirtier” machine I had been using. After hearing that the legislature was going to bring back a brand new cap and trade bill in 2020, I’m starting to wonder if I would have been better off just to keep my old machine with high hours and
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Ascension Evangelical Lutheran Church 1911 Columbia Blvd., 503-312-1072 Pastor Burkhardt Calvary Lutheran Church 58251 Division Rd., St. Helens 503-397-1739 Pastor: Mark Dennis Columbia River Foursquare Church 555 Commons Drive, St. Helens 503-397-0069 Senior Pastor Mike Cooke Christ Episcopal Church 35350 E. Division Rd., St. Helens 503-397-1033 Rev. Jaime Sanders Columbia Christian Center 235 S 15th St., 503-366-8028 Pastor Terry Luttrell St. Helens Community Bible Church 35031 Millard Rd., St. Helens Pastor Max Snook www.sthelensbiblechurch.org Christian Church 185 S. 12th St., St. Helens 503-397-2151 Pastor Justin Bruner First Lutheran Church 360 Wyeth St., 503-397-0090 Interim Pastor Randy Sinn First United Methodist Church 560 Columbia Blvd., 503-397-0061 Pastor Jared Maddox Plymouth Presbyterian Church 2615 Sykes Rd., 503-397-0062 Pastor David Hutchinson St. Frederic Catholic Church 175 S. 13th St., 503-397-0148 Father Nicolaus Marandu The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 2755 Sykes Road, St. Helens St. Helens 1st Ward Bishop Kent Dery 971-225-8727 St. Helens 2nd Ward Bishop Paul Erickson 971-8134000 Scappoose Ward Bishop Lorin Fielding 503-987-2179 Sunset Park Community Church 174 Sunset Blvd, St Helens Pastor Aaron Hiller
St. Helens Church of Christ 295 S. 18th St., St. Helens Pastor Ivan Bissell 503-366-0967
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Grace Lutheran Church 51737 Columbia River Hwy., Scappoose 503-543-6555 Joshua Wiley Scappoose Foursquare Church 33404 SW JP West, Scappoose 503-543-5069 Pastor Daniel Schmoll St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church 51555 SW Old Port Rd., Scappoose 503-543-2110 Chuck Wood
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Bethany Lutheran Church 34721 Church Rd., Warren 503-397-2050 Pastor Ingrid Alderhold Grace Baptist Church 58690 Ross Rd., Warren 503-397-0405 Pastor Dean Christensen Warren Baptist Church 56799 Columbia River Highway, 503-397-1005 Pastor Randy Thomas Warren Community Fellowship 56523 Columbia River Highway, 503-397-4387 Pastor Cary Wacker
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Cornerstone Baptist Church 70024 Goble Rd. 360-562-6201 Pastor Fred Mathews
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mechanical issues. Most Oregonians don’t appreciate that we already have thousands of carbon eating machines in Oregon. They’re called fir trees, and they do their work all day, every day, unregulated by the State of Oregon. I’ve harvested thousands of those trees in my career, and replanted many more trees than I’ve harvested – it’s the law, and it works well. Unfortunately, the Oregon legislature is back with Senate Bill 1530, a new cap and trade bill that is very similar to House Bill 2020. If this bill passes, Oregonians can expect their fuel costs to rise tremendously. Under House Bill 2020, the legislature’s fiscal office estimated that gas prices would rise from 19 to 72 cents in the first year alone, with prices climbing higher as each year passed. Imagine that – paying an additional 72 cents a gallon for gas in the first year alone. For companies like mine, the increased gas costs would bankrupt us. Plus, our utility rates would rise by double
digits as well. The goal of the legislators sponsoring the cap and trade bill is to force Oregonians away from gas powered engines and into electric vehicles. I have no problem with electric vehicles, but they don’t make electric machines for most jobs in my industry, and most Oregonians can’t afford an electric car for their day-to-day activities. In rural Oregon, electric cars are difficult to use, due to the long distances that people travel each day. We just aren’t the same as people in big cities with short commutes. If you add the costs of a new cap and trade bill to the corporate activity tax that the Oregon legislature approved last year, companies like mine won’t make it. I already missed paying myself many times last year after paying my employees and business expenses, because of the increased taxes and fees from the Oregon legislature. I don’t know how much more “anti-business” I can take from Salem. I don’t want a handout – I just don’t want
to be run out of business because of new taxes and fees crafted by the legislature each year. Please, give small business a break. Now that we’re in the short session and the same legislators are back with the new cap and trade bill, the very best family-wage jobs in rural Oregon are once again on the line. On February 6, TIMBERUNITY held another rally at the Capitol in Salem. This time, we had 1,100 trucks and 10,000 rural Oregonians in attendance – all concerned stewards of the land, and all petrified of losing the last of our high paying rural jobs. And we’ll keep coming back as long as we have to. We all care about the environment, but cap and trade is a bad idea. If the Oregon legislature is going to pass Senate Bill 1530, the least it can do is send the bill to the Oregon voters and let us make our case to all Oregon voters. Once they understand what the bill does to their rural neighbors, they’ll join us and demand a better solution.
Speed Bump Rainier United Methodist Church Corner of 1st & ‘C’ St., 503-556-3440 Pastor Michele Holloway Riverside Community Church 305 West C Street, Rainier 503-556-1216; Pastor Paul Rice Columbia Bible Church 407 East Second St, Rainier, OR 97016 Heritage Bible Church Rainier Senior Center, 48 W 7th St., Rainier, Oregon 97048
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Nehalem Valley Bible Church 500 North St., 503-429-5378 Pastor Gary Taylor Vernonia Christian Church 410 North St., 503-429-6522 Pastor Sam Hough St. Mary’s Catholic Church 960 Missouri Ave., 503-429-8841 Father Dale Waddil, Father Luan Tran
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Out & About Community Events February 19 • Novel Quilters: 6:30 p.m. at the Columbia City Community Library, 2000 Second St., Columbia City. February 20 • South Columbia County Chamber of Commerce After Hours: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Avamere at St. Helens, 2400 Gable Rd. in St. Helens. Avamere is celebrating its
20th anniversary in St. Helens as a premier Senior Living Community with a party. Food, beverages and entertainment by Riverboat Danny on Keyboards will be presented. For more details, call 503-3970685. • Travel Presentation by Rosemary Jeffries : 6:30 p.m. at the Columbia City Community Library, 2000 Second St., Columbia City.
February 22 • Columbia County Bridal Expo: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Meriweather Place, 1070 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens. Fashion show begins at 2 p.m. Stop by to learn about wedding cakes, event planners, photography, accessories, officiants, catering, flowers, music, giveaways, samples and more. Free admission. For more information please call 503-397-3026.
• Hazardous Waste Event: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Columba County Transfer Station will hold a household hazardous waste event. Please bring product in original container and secure your load. • Kids Night Out at Eisenschmidt Pool: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Kids night out at Eisenschmidt Pool. $7 if registered before 4 p.m. $8.50 after 4 p.m. Children under
seven must be accompanied by an adult in the water. Parents can swim free. This event is fully supervised and certified lifeguards will be on duty. Space is limited so register early.
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. 270 S. First St., St. Helens. Questions, contact 503-396- 5344, or ccll@columbiacll.org, or davis12000@aol.com. • Community Meal in the Parish Hall at First Lutheran Church, St. Helens from 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Free dinner. For more details on how to help, or volunteer, call 503-3970090.
Room. Young children are invited for songs, stories, finger plays, and rhymes. After story time, the kids will have time to play with fun toys and interact with each other. This program is geared toward preschool ages, but kids of all ages are welcome to attend. • Port of Columbia County Board of Commissioners hold meetings at 8:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Port of Columbia County office, 100 E St., Columbia City.
inquiry and artistic expression in order to support children’s development and growth. • River City Singers seeks new members for community chorus, directed by Alice Boyer. First United Methodist Church, 560 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. This is a non-audition choir. For more information call 503-396-0939 or come to any rehearsal. • Community Meal in the Parish Hall at First Lutheran Church, St. Helens from 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Free dinner. For more details on how to help or volunteer call 503-397-0090. • ASD Family Support Group meets every first Thursday from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at 52588 NE 2nd St., Scappoose, Oregon. Adults only, no kiddos please Bring a snack to share. Receive support, encouragement and help your family thrive with ASD. For details, contact Sharrie Kreins, at 503-3963361. • The Scappoose Rural Fire District and Columbia River Fire and Rescue will have joint board meetings on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. Meetings in the months of January, March, May, July, September and November will be held at 58611 McNulty Way, St. Helens, Oregon and meetings held in the months of February, April, June, August, October and December will take place at 33342 SW Meadow Dr., Scappoose Oregon.
February 26 • Mystery Book Club: 7 p.m. at the Columbia City Community Library, 2000 Second St., Columbia City.
February 29 • Focus Photo Club: 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. at the St. Helens Public Library in the auditorium. Join us for Focus Photo Club hosted by David Rodal. This is a great opportunity to meet local photographers - newbies and experts alike. Digital cameras and photos to share are welcome and encouraged.
Weekly Events 125 N. 17th St., St. Helens, OR 97051. • Greater St. Helens Aquatic District Board Meetings will be held on the third Monday of each month at 5 p.m. in the Eisenschmidt Pool basement. • St. Helens TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5 p.m. for weigh in and 5:30 p.m. for meeting at Avamere Assisted Living on the third floor in the Craft Room, 2400 Gable Rd., St. Helens. www. tops.org. • Storytime at 11 a.m. at the Columbia City Community Library, 2000 Second St., Columbia City. Tuesdays • Kiwanis Day Breakers Club meets at 7 a.m. at the Village Inn, 535 S. Columbia River Highway, St. Helens. For more details contact Marilyn at 503396-0939. • McNulty Water People’s Utility District Board Meeting is at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month at 34240 Millard Road, Warren. • Baby Storytime at 10:15 a.m. at the St. Helens Library. Caregivers with children ages six months to two years are invited to join for stories, fingerplays, songs, bounces, tickles, and other activities that support early brain development, language acquisition, and motor skill growth. Stay after for free play. • The Columbia County Law Library will be holding Court Forms Clinics every Tuesday from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. (weather permitting). Get help filling our court forms commonly used in the Columbia County courthouse. The forms are free and the clinic is free. Sign up is required and is available at the courthouse Mon. – Fri. from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. or at the Law Library Tuesdays and Thursdays from
Wednesdays • Rotary Club of Columbia County – St. Helens meeting is held at the Warren Country Inn at 12 p.m. For more information, call 503-3972341. • Columbia SWCD meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m., 35285 Millard Rd., St. Helens. December’s meeting will be held at 6 p.m. • Toddler Storytime at 11:15 a.m. at the St. Helens Library. Bring your two- and threeyear olds for songs, stories, dances, wiggles and more. Designed to support early brain development, language acquisition, and motor skill growth. Stay after for free play. • Lawyer in the Law Library is a series of talks about common legal problems. Meeting are on the second Wednesday of each month from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. A lawyer will provide basic information and answer your questions about the topic of the evening. Columbia County Law Library, 270 S. First St., St. Helens. Call 503-396-5344 with questions. • Dementia Support Group meets the second Wednesday of the month from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. at Avamere at St. Helens, 2400 Gable Rd. Call 503-3668070 for more information. • Stay-And-Play Storytime from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. in the Scappoose Library Meeting
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Thursdays • Kiwanis Club of St. Helens meets at 12 p.m. at the Elks Club. For more information call 503-397-6503. • The VFW Auxiliary meets the second Thursday of each month at the St. Helens Senior Center at 1 p.m. Call Sherry at 503-397-2147 for more information. • First Thursday is a quarterly community meeting at 7 p.m. with the St. Helens Police Department held on the first Thursday of the month at Columbia Center’s auditorium, 375 S 18th St. in St. Helens. A new topic is presented at each meeting by a police officer, or police staff, related to community safety, crime prevention, police services, or seasonal-specific safety information. For more details, call 503-397-3333. • Fiber Fanatics meet Thursdays from 10 a.m. – noon in the Armstrong Room at the St. Helens Library. Join others who knit, crochet, spin, weave, needle point, Fridays cross-stitch, rug hook, and/or • Veteran’s Breakfast at the embroider in a relaxed setting. Village Inn in the Banquet Bring a snack and enjoy Room the first Friday of conversations. every month. Doors open at • Columbia Arts Guild meets 7 a.m. and the meeting starts Thursdays at 10 a.m. in the at 8 a.m. Guest speakers auditorium at the St. Helens will discuss topics that are Library. Bring your own art to important to local Veterans work on. All disciplines of art and their families. All veterans welcome. are welcome to attend. • Preschool Storytime at • Little Builders for Pre11:15 a.m. at the St. Helens schoolers from 10:30 a.m. – Library. Bring your three 11:30 a.m. in the Scappoose to five-year-old and Cuts:Layout their Library Meeting Room. BuildPM 11-16-11 3x2D 1 6/22/12 3:28 caregivers for stories, songs fun projects using pulleys, and dances with scientific cogs, wheels, Legos and1 11-16-11 3x2D Cuts:Layout 1 6/22/12and 3:28 PM Page
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Saturdays • The Ukulele Group meets Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the auditorium in the St. Helens Library. • Ukulele Extra Hour – Instruction in Ukulele Topics is an extra hour of instruction and coaching to extend your musical skills on the ukulele. This is generally scheduled on the second Saturday of each month (check the Library schedule for any specific month) from noon – 1 p.m. at the St. Helens Library. • The St. Helens Writers’ Guild meets the second Saturday of each month from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. in the Armstrong Room at the St. Helens Library. Open to all writers. • NAMI Columbia County Support Group, National Alliance on Mental Illness, meets on the second Saturday of every month from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. at the Elks Veterans Bunker, 125 S. 13th St., St Helens, Oregon. For more information, contact Judy Thompson, at 503-397-6056, or contact NAMI Oregon, at 503- 230-8009. Sundays • Resonate Recovery from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. at 220 S. 1st St, St. Helens. Bible based, Christ-centered spiritual recovery meeting for those struggling with addictions and compulsive behavior. Everyone is loved and welcomed. Free childcare during meeting for infants through sixth grade. For more information, contact Bert @ 503-475-3586, or bnewton@ acacialumber.com, Debbie @ Page 1 503-560-0521, or check the “Resonate” Facebook page.
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Mondays • St. Helens Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. every first and third Monday at the Warren Country Inn. Call 503-3691005 for more information. • Community Action Team Board of Directors meetings from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the fourth Monday of every month in the CAT boardroom, 125 N. 17th St., St. Helens. No meetings on Monday holidays. • VFW Post #1440 meets at 7 p.m. every second Monday at the Elks Club. For details, call David Belden at 503-3972147. • Genial Genealogists meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month in the auditorium at the St. Helens Library. • Oregon Hunters Association Columbia County Chapter membership meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the Kozy Korner Restaurant in St. Helens. Come at 6:30 p.m. for some good food and visiting. • The Greater St. Helens Aquatic District Board Meetings from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month in the Eisenschmidt Pool Basement. • The Columbia County Fair Board Meetings take place at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of each month in the 4-H Building, 58892 Saulser Rd. (No meeting in December). • St. Helens MS Self-Help Group meets on the third Monday of every month from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Columbia Center, Armstrong Room, 375 18th St., St. Helens, OR. Contact Sheryl Adair at 503-410-0752. • Community Action Team Board of Directors meet on the fourth Monday of every month (except in May, August and December) from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. in the Community Action Team Board Room,
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Audrey Carol Sinner
Jan. 28, 1936 ~ Jan. 29, 2020 Audrey Carol Sinner passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 29, 2020. She joins her beloved husband, Al, for the final and greatest adventure. Audrey was born on Jan. 28, 1936 to Richard and Elva Varnum. She was raised in Fort Klamath, Oregon. Audrey loved adventure and moved to Portland, Oregon from the tiny country town. She met the love of her life, Alvin, in Portland and they were married on March 31, 1956. Shortly thereafter they began their family. While raising their five sons, Audrey attended college; PCC, OSU & PSU, eventually earning her Masters degree in Chemistry. She put that degree to work at Mt. Hood Chemical. Audrey loved traveling, both near and far. She frequently went camping
with friends and family. She also enjoyed a few “once in a lifetime” overseas trips, most recently a cruise through the Panama Canal, gifted by her loving sons. Audrey lived life to the fullest. She was actively involved in church and belonged to many groups, such as Spinners, Quilters and camping groups. In her
earlier years she also square danced. Additionally, she was quite artistic, having done pottery, photography and was a gifted seamstress, winning awards in her earlier years. Audrey had a compassionate and generous heart, helping friends, family and those less fortunate. All who knew her were better for it. She is survived by her five sons, Steve, Gregg, Richard, Mike and Curt; their families; and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. on Feb. 22 at Plymouth Presbyterian Church, 2615 Sykes Rd, St Helens, Oregon. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.columbiafh.com. Columbia Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, 503-397-1154.
James “Jim” Leslie Brady July 17, 1940 ~ Jan. 31, 2020 Jim passed away on Jan. 31, 2020 in Longview, Washington. Jim was born July 17, 1940 in Aberdeen, South Dakota to Leslie Thomas Brady and Ella Irene (Gimbell) Brady. He graduated from Scappoose High School in 1958. Jim worked at Malarkey roofing before going to a machinist apprentice program school. He then went to work for Monarch machinery and belonged to Machinist Local Union #63 before retiring in Deer Island for the last 20
years. Jim leaves behind five children, sons Les (Ronda) and Clifford (Sarah); daughters Liz (Ray), Patricia and Trenda; 11 grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; sisters Alice, Gloria, Janice, Beverly, Annette and Kathleen. There will be a potluck get together at 2 p.m. on Sat., March 28, 2020 at the Moose Lodge #591 in Warren. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Moose Lodge #591 or the charity of your choice.
Carl Pellham
Feb. 1, 1930 ~ Feb. 10, 2020 Carl Pellham, longtime resident of Columbia County, passed away on Feb. 10, 2020 at the age of 90. Carl was born on the 1st of February 1930 in Inola, Oklahoma to Corbin and Maude Pellham. He was one of 11 children. The family moved to the northwest around 1936 and shortly thereafter became residents of Columbia County. He married his wife of 71 years Gwen Hummels in 1948 in Woodland, Washington. They raised four children in the Clatskanie and Rainier
area. After living in the Fern Hill area of Rainier for 29
years they moved to St. Helens to be closer to the grandchildren. Carl and Qwen could be found at all the sporting events around town. He was a longtime member of Mayger Downing Community Church and Grace Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Gwen of St. Helens; son Carl of Rainier; daughter Roxanne (Lonnie) Hadlock of Sumpter; son Steve (Joanne) of St. Helens; son Bill (Colleen) of St. Helens; five grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren.
Beverly Ann Carpenter Jan. 26, 1945 ~ Feb. 11, 2020
Beverly Ann Carpenter, 75, passed away on Feb. 11, 2020 at the Thanksgiving House in St. Helens after a lengthy illness with her family was at her side. She was born in St. Helens on Jan. 26, 1945 and was a lifelong resident. Her parents were Irene Loretta and Carl Edison Putman. Bev was employed at Boise Cascade and Midway Electric and did volunteer work for Meals on Wheels and the St. Helens Little League. Beverly loved snow, Christmas and cooking. Her Christmas trees were beautifully decorated and you could often find her “doing the snow dance.” In her spare
time, she loved working the daily crossword puzzle. She is survived by her husband Charles D. Carpenter; son Michael Carpenter; three grandsons, Jacob, Eli and Jackson Carpenter; brother Douglas (Marilyn) Putman of Clatskanie; brothers-in-law, Jim (Martina), Steve (Charlotte), Trish and Bob Delozier, Joe (Pam), Jeff (Debbie) and David (Nancy) Carpenter; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Carl and Irene Putman, and son Craig Carpenter. At her request, there will be no service. Friends so
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The search for a missing Vernonia man has ended. According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, missing man Curt Golson was found deceased. At approximately 1 p.m. on Feb. 15, a citizen located
a vehicle that they believed belonged to Golson in the Vernonia area. Deputies arrived in the area and were able to locate Golson, who was deceased. No other details have been released by the sheriff’s office and the incident was still under investigation as of late Monday, Feb. 17. The sheriff’s office
launched a search effort for Golson on Feb. 13 following a report that he had not been heard from since Jan. 25. “Our condolences go out to the Golson family and we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during this difficult time,” according to the sheriff’s office Facebook post.
Police Reports The police blotter relates to the public record of incidents as reported by law enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information printed is preliminary and subject to change. Oregon State Police • Feb. 14 11 a.m. Oregon State Police assisted Columbia County Sheriff’s Office with the investigation and documentation of a twovehicle critical injury collision on Delena Mayger Road near Cox Road in an unincorporated area of Columbia County. The collision occurred when a northbound passenger car crossed the centerline while negotiating a tight right-hand curve and collided head-on into a southbound straight truck. The operator of the car was transported by air ambulance with critical injuries. The operator of the straight truck was not injured. • Feb. 14 2:46 p.m. Troopers responded to a multiple vehicle injury crash on Highway 30 near milepost 26.5. One driver was transported for injuries and the other driver left with no injuries. The at-fault driver, Kacie Jean Churchill, was issued multiple citations. • Feb. 15 4:07 p.m. OSP Troopers observed an altercation between a man and a woman off of Highway 30 near milepost 64. It was discovered that the involved female, Lorraine Byrd, had an active warrant for her arrest. The warrant as confirmed and she was transported to the Columbia County Jail.
provided a breath sample which resulted in a BAC pf 0.10%. He was booked and released and the vehicle was towed. • Feb. 16 3:34 p.m. A citizen located a large bag of trash on Smith Road in Columbia County. He found mail in the garbage from a residence in Saint Helens. A State Trooper investigated the garbage also and found discarded mail belonging to the same person in Saint Helens. Contact was made with the resident who admitted that one of her adult children had made a dump run for her while she was out of town. She was given two days to find out which adult child had done it. It was suggested that the garbage get picked up and taken to the Columbia County Transfer Station. • Feb. 17 6:32 a.m. Oregon State Police responded to a two vehicle, with reported injury, crash on Highway 30 near milepost 55. Investigation revealed the driver of westbound Unit #1, a red Ford pickup, was driving too fast for conditions and subsequently lost control and collided with westbound Unit #2, a loaded log truck. The driver and passenger of Unit #1 were transported by EMS to a local hospital for suspected injury. Unit #1 was towed by Drakes Towing. The driver of Unit #2 was not injured. Unit #2 was repaired on scene and driven away. • Feb. 17 7:15 a.m. Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 30 at milepost 54.5. Investigation revealed westbound Unit #1, a black Dodge pickup, was traveling too fast for conditions when it lost
control, went into the ditch, and then flipped onto its roof. All six occupants were uninjured. Unit #1 was towed by Grumpy’s Towing. • Feb. 17 7:16 p.m. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle crash on Highway 30 near milepost 54.5. Investigation showed westbound Unit #1, a dump truck, lost control and collided with a concrete barrier. CCSO determined the crash was not reportable. ODOT was notified about the barrier that had been pushed out. • Feb. 17 11:57 a.m. Oregon State Police responded to a two vehicle crash on Highway 30 near milepost 49. Investigation revealed the driver of eastbound Unit #1, a maroon Subaru wagon, was not paying attention and following too closely to eastbound Unit #2, a black Nissan pickup, that had stopped for congested traffic. Subsequently, the driver of Unit #1 was unable to stop and rear-ended Unit #2. No injuries were reported. Unit #1 was by the owner. Unit #2 was driven away. • Feb. 18 5:53 a.m. Oregon State Police responded to a two vehicle crash on Highway 30 near milepost 49. Investigation revealed the driver of westbound Unit #1, a white Chrysler passenger car, failed to safely merge onto Highway 30 and subsequently sideswiped westbound Unit #2, a commercial motor vehicle. No injuries were reported. Neither involved vehicle required a tow truck. See more Police Blotter at thechronicleonline.com.
• Feb. 15 11:30 p.m. Troopers stopped a white pickup near milepost 27 on Highway 30 for a speed violation. During the traffic stop the driver showed numerous indicators of impairment. The driver admitted consuming alcohol prior to driving and consented to performing the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. The driver, Fortunate Vasquespacheco, was subsequently placed under arrest for DUII. He was transported to the Columbia County Jail where he
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Do you volunteer or are you a member of a non-profit or service club in Columbia County, Oregon? I am working on a special publication for The Chronicle and Chief. My goal is to spotlight the importance of your non-profit or club. I want to help your non-profit and club stay viable and be sustainable, so they can continue to do good for our community. I need your help to do this. Please email me your club or non-profit name, contact person, email and phone number and when your board meets so I can get the information to them in a timely matter. My goal is to publish this special section in the last week of February in both The Chronicle (2/26) and Chief (2/28) This is a paid advertorial. The ad deadline is Thursday, February 20th. I have discounted and created different levels in the hopes that we can capture your nonprofit and club. Email Amy Trull at atrull@country media.net
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Navy veteran Ray Triplett, of Clatskanie, reads the handmade valentine he received from RSVP.
Dozens of veterans in Columbia County received special recognition and a little love on Valentine’s Day from area students and community volunteers. The nonprofit senior support organization, Columbia County Retired Senior & Volunteer Programs (RSVP), delivered 500 valentines to the area veterans. As Cade and members of the RSVP team fanned out across the county to deliver the special messages, she took a couple of the Valentines with her to to read to the gatherings where the valentines were distributed. Cade read this message written by a student valentine card maker: “Dear Veterans, Thank you so much for serving in the military and saving our bacon when we were too
scared and too lazy to do it ourselves. Thank you so much. We all love you guys.” Cade said the students’ handmade cards will now become part of the RSVP annual tradition of making and delivering the messages of love and recognition. “I just thought they are so original and so expressive from the hearts of children and the card I read is so humorous,” she said. “Everywhere I went and read that Valentine, it has brought joy to everyone that has heard it and it has put smiles on their faces.” On Jan. 20, more than 30 volunteers met at the Scappoose Senior Center to create the valentines, all hand made with love, to distribute to local veterans during the RSVP’s 6th Annual Valentines for Vets. The volunteers created each valentine to show appreciation and respect to veterans for serving the country.
Cade said the connection with the Valentine’s for Veterans project and local school children is very important. “The valentines were made by children and adults and each one brought comfort and joy to the veterans,” she said. RSVP also partnered with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Hometown Heroes Project to provide 100 valentines that were sent to the Oregon National Guard’s St. Helens unit. “I think it must be very uplifting to them to hear from people in their own community and thanking them for their service,” Cade said. Columbia County RSVP is located at 270 Columbia Blvd. in St. Helens. The office is open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Call 503-3975655, or see RSVP’s Facebook page at, www.facebook. com/columbiacountyrsvp.
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Grafting workshop March 7 The OSU Extension office in St. Helens will be hosting a grafting workshop on March 7 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Participants will be taught how to graft apple scions on to dwarf apple rootstocks. Each participant will receive five rootstocks to work with and supplies to secure the graft. Scion varieties will be available for free or participants can bring their own varieties they wish to graft. Cost of the workshop is $15. The class is limited to 20 people so early registration will assure a place. To register or for more information, call the Extension office at 503 397-3462. Intermediate canning class offered
The OSU Extension Service in Columbia County offers information, classes, and resources to help residents safely preserve foods at home. Registration is now open for our Intermediate Level Canning and Food Preservation Class. This three hour class is for anyone who already has prior experience with canning, but would like a refresher on current safety practices. The class will focus on a review of canning in both a pressure canner and boiling water canner. Participants will practice making and canning recipes in the kitchen, and will process a jar to take home. Space is limited, so call soon to reserve your spot. Pre-registration is required. Class Date and Time: Saturday March 7, 2020, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Columbia
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“We actually had more employees volunteer than we had slots, so we just went by seniority,” Russell said, adding Public Works made sure at least one person in each maintenance district stayed behind to cover Columbia County. The Columbia County crew is scheduled to be stationed in Umatilla until Friday, at which point they will reassess what needs to be done. All of this is possible through the Managing Oregon Resources Efficiently Intergovernmental Agreement (MORE-IGA), an agreement that different agencies can
Soil and Water Conservation District, 35285 Millard Road, St. Helens, OR 97051. Cost: $25. Scholarships are available by request. Registra-tion: Call or email the OSU Extension Service to sign up at 503397-3462 or Sonia.reagan@ oregonstate.edu. Choosing and caring for houseplants talk
shellacs, varnishes, primers), poisons, used motor oil and antifreeze, medical sharps in OSHA-approved containers. Take advantage of this service. No garbage, trash, items containing asbestos, or liquids in
There will be a program at the OSU Extension office in St. Helens on Thursday, February 27, at 6:30 p.m. The program is free and open to the public. Household hazardous waste collection event in St. Helens Columbia County will host a free household hazardous waste collection event from 8 a.m.to 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, at the Waste Transfer Station at 1601 Railroad Avenue in St. Helens. Keeping the environment clean and protecting fish and wildlife habitat as well as water quality is one of Columbia County’s goals. One way to help reach that goal is to provide residents a safe and responsible way to dis-card toxic and dangerous household hazardous waste. Below is a list of items that can be brought to the Saturday, February 22 event. Items must be in containers of less than five gallons and should be secured safely during transport. Trained household hazardous waste technicians will unload materials from vehicles. Here is what can be brought in for this event: ammunition, fireworks and flares, gas/diesel/fuels, lawn and garden chemicals, herbicides and pesticides, pool and spa chemicals, light ballasts— please remove from light fixtures, fluorescent tubes, art and hobby, chemicals, solvents and thinners, items containing mercury, propane cylinders, compressed gas cylinders, batteries car, rechargeable, button —no alkaline, cleaners and detergents, paint and paint products (latex and acrylic paint, oil-based paint, enamel, stains, lacquers, sign onto, which allows for the agencies to bill one another for the actual cost of reimbursement. “No Columbia County money is being used for this operation. It’s all reimbursed by Umatilla County,” Russell said. The MORE-IGA allows neighboring counties the ability to respond rapidly to deploy resources if two counties agree to do so. “What it boils down to is an agreement that is sharing resources with different parties around the state,” County Commissioner Alex Tardif said. The crew being deployed to Umatilla County is very similar to the help Columbia County received in 1996 after severe flooding impacted the
containers larger than five gallons will be taken. No pharmaceuticals will be taken but they can be dropped off at the St. Helens Police Station at regular business hours. Call them for details. Columbia County Small Woodlands Association Annual Tree Sale
selected for colorful fall foliage, flowers, and or fragrance. Species include the following: elite Douglas fir, noble fir, western red cedar, coast redwood, incense cedar, western hemlock, giant sequoia, mimosa, grand fir, ponderosa
valley pine, giant dogwood, Japanese snowbell, Korean fir, red Japanese maple, black gum, European beach, Shantung maple, katsura tree, purple lilac, river birch, Japanese zelkova, twinberry honeysuckle. Many of the spe-cies are small and desirable for small properties. Columbia County Small Woodlands Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to responsible forest stewardship and clean water. For additional information on the sale contact Lynn Baker at (503) 708-9066. Lichens and moss on trees and shrubs concern gardeners. But should they?
biochemical compounds important to the growth and development of the lichen. There are over 1000 species of macro (the large ones) and micro (the teeny ones) lichens in the Pacific Northwest. Lichen abundance and the pattern of species distribution has been used to assess air quality since lichens (to varying degrees) are generally intolerant of pollution. Vernonia, with little air contaminants and lots of cool rainy days, is home to a rich lichen flora. An odd cold war tidbit: lichens were used to determine when China tested its early nuclear bombs since micro-amounts of radioactive Cesium from the blast would be captured by lichens on the west coast. Systematic sampling for Cesium was part of the tool kit to know what the Chinese were up to before there were satellites. They are now helping us to monitor the progress/impact of global warming.
Third, lichen volume on a tree or shrub does build up over time. It generally takes about 3-5 years for new tree growth to get its first lichen or moss colonies. Very slow growing trees may look like they are being inundated with lichens but that is because they either aren’t vigorous by nature or need rejuvenation pruning to force more growth. Lichens tend to be more abundant in shady or moist locations. Trees that are shading themselves because they are overgrown are good candidates lichen growth and also good candidates for pruning to improve air circulation. Fourth, lots of species make use of lichens. One local hummingbird covers the outer surface of its nest with lichen “shingles” to keep
it a bit drier and somewhat disguised. Lots of birds look for insects and spiders for winter feed amongst the lichen growth. And the ability of lichens to hold water in tree canopies helped smooth out the moisture in the forest, improving tree stand growth Finally, lichens and moss will be removed, albeit slowly, from trees and shrubs when you use dormant sulfur or copper sprays. You can also pull moss and lichens from stems without damaging the plant. For more information about these fascinating plants, go to https:// www.backyardnature.net/ lichens.htm and http://www. opalcreek.org/wp-content/ uploads/2016/03/A-FieldGuide-to-the-Lichens-ofOpal-Creek-2016.pdf Free newsletter The Oregon State University Extension office in Columbia County publishes a monthly newsletter on gardening and farming topics (called County Living) written/edited by yours truly. All you need to do is ask for it and it will be mailed or emailed to you. Call 503 397-3462 to be put on the list. Alternatively, you can find it on the web at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/columbia/ and click on newsletters. Many extension publications available online
On Saturday March 14, the Columbia County Small Woodlands Association will hold its 22nd annual tree sale. The sale begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Lawrence Oil (Pacific Pride) parking lot at 845 N Columbia River Hwy in St. Helens on Hwy 30. Twenty-two different species of deciduous and conifer trees will be available for purchase. Prices range from $1.50 to $6. They will also have bags of Douglas fir, noble fir, western red cedar, and coast redwood available for purchase. Cash and checks will be accepted for payment. As always buyers are advised to come early for best selection. The selections for this sale are mostly bare root with ornamental trees being
There are several things to know about these interesting plants. First, they are not para-sites. They attach to trees and shrubs but take nothing from them. To prove this point, lichens can survive on fence posts, rocks, car bodies outside in the rain, etc. Second, lichens are a botanical mash-up with a fungus and an alga (or sometimes, a cyanobacteria in place of the alga) living together to create a single functional species. The alga provides the chloroplasts for photosynthesis (energycapture) while the fungal partner traps minerals from rainwater, holds moisture, and provides interesting
region, according to Russell. At that time, the Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington sent a crew to Columbia County to assist with dirt removal that had closed many roads because of landslides. At the end of this week, it is possible that Umatilla County will still need help. If that occurs, it is possible that Public Works will bring some of their workers back home and send different workers over, depending on family commitments and other circumstances, Russell said. “I’m really proud of our guys, they really stepped up,” Russell said. “They really wanted to do this, and represent the county, and it exemplifies what we stand for, public service, and doing what we do.”
The Columbia County Road Maintenance crew sent to Umatilla County, from left to right, Ryan Allen, Terry Miller, Mark Shafer, Jeremy Tull, Jeff Goodman, and Kelley Lungberg.
Are you putting up salsa, saving seeds, or thinking about planting grapes? OSU has a large number of its publications available for free download. Just go to https://catalog.extension. oregonstate.edu. Click on publications and start exploring. The Extension Service offers its programs and materials equally to all people. Contact information for the Extension office Oregon State University Extension Service – Columbia County: 505 N. Columbia River Highway , St. Helens, OR 97051. 503 397-3462 . Email: chip. bubl@oregonstate.edu
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Moments after seeing evidence of the threat, Clatskanie Middle/ High School Principal Jim Helmen announces the lockdown over the schools intercom system. JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net
New security is in place at Clatskanie Middle/High School following two separate threats written on a school bathroom wall that lead to two days of tensions, fear, a school lockout and lockdown. Lockdown The more intense security action took place on Wednesday, Feb. 12, when Principal Jim Helmen was shown a photo taken by a school staff member of the latest threat. Moments after seeing the photo, Helmen went to the school’s intercom system and announced that the school was in immediate lockdown. Helmen said the threat was to harm students but he would not elaborate on the specific wording of the threat. The lockdown followed a similar, but less intense, lockout on Tuesday after a similar written threat was discovered at the school. New security Clatskanie School District Superintendent Cathy Hurowitz said new security steps have been taken at Clatskanie Middle/High School to ensure
student and staff safety. “We have installed additional cameras inside the building so that all public areas are covered,” she said. “Mr. Helman has closed off the back parking lot and all students and staff will park in the front of CMHS. He is also putting restrictions on hall traffic when classes are in session.” Frustration Helmen said his main frustration during the lockdown was the response time of law enforcement. “The response time on Tuesday was incredible, within five minutes, but in this lockdown the response time was 45 minutes,” Helmen said. Hurowitz, whose office is located in the high school, echoed Helmen’s concern about law enforcement. “We need to have law enforcement here,” she said. “Had there been deputies here sooner, we probably would not have had to release the students. We could have done a lockout, like we did on Tuesday.” Helmen said the lockdown was triggered because of the response of law enforcement. Helmen said it was unclear at that moment of discovery of the latest threat how soon
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Columbia County Sheriff’s deputies arrive at the school and begin setting up security.
A Columbia County Sheriff’s deputy stands in the front hallway of the school as students are released during the lockdown.
deputies would arrive on campus. “We could not determine specifically when we could have law enforcement on site,” he said.
“We have a few names we are looking and the two incidents occurred in the same location,” Helmen said. “It’s the same style of writing, but we are making any guesses as to why it is occurring. We are taking every precaution so that we can determine whatever support we can provide the individual that is creating this issue.” Helmen said when school began in September, the school experienced a similar threat. “But we don’t know if these latest incidents are related to that threat,” he said. Hurowitz said students have missed much instructional time due to the school threats. “And every day counts with our children,” she said. “And it causes a lot of anxiety for parents when we talk about evacuation and moving kids out.” Hurowitz said during the Tuesday lockout, students and teachers were working, but still parents came to have their children removed from the school. “They were afraid and we would never stop them from coming to get their children, she said. “Then I was getting calls from parents saying they were bringing their kids back to the school, so during a lockdown it is more intense.”
Sheriff’s response Columbia County Sheriff Brian Pixley told The Chronicle the 45-minute wait time was a combination of different events. “The first is that the Clatskanie deputy did not come on duty until 2 p.m. and this call came out at around 12:45 p.m.” Pixley said. “Once we arrive on scene, the first thing we do is check the perimeter of the building to ensure the scene is safe, then contact school officials. Our main issue is the safety of the kids and the school staff.” Pixley said the county is short of needed deputies for the increasing calls his office is receiving. Besides continuing his active recruiting for more deputies, Pixley said he’ll return to the county budget committee this spring with a request for more funding to meet the law enforcement demand in the county. Hurowitz and Helmen said the Tuesday incident was less intense because deputies had arrived quickly after school officials alerted the Sheriff’s
Office to the school threat. “We had to have the lockdown because we did not have law enforcement here in a timely manner,” Hurowitz said. “When law enforcement arrives they are very well trained, they are very supportive and that provides that extra element of security that we need to make sure students and our community knows that everyone is safe,” Helmen said. The Wednesday lockdown was lifted, according to Helmen, once deputies arrived and began coordinating security efforts and the students were released. “It was necessary to release the students because it’s a pattern of behavior and the deputies felt that needed to do a full investigation,” Helmen said. Investigation As the investigation continued on Wednesday, deputies and school staff searched student backpacks and other belongings that were ordered left at the school as the students were released. The search by deputies was an effort to find anything, such as weapons or evidence, that might lead to the person responsible for the threats, according to Hurowitz.
During a lockdown students and teachers are secured in classrooms with shades down and doors locked. Once sheriff deputies arrived during the Wednesday lockdown, Helmen directed them to secure specific portions of the campus and the school building. Lockdown ends As the lockdown ended, students were moved from classrooms to the main hallway and out the front door to waiting buses and parents. Helmen said all school staff did an outstanding job during the lockdown. “It went as well as it could go in a situation like this,” he said. “Procedurally, the school was safe.” “What we have learned is that we need more cameras in our building but our communication systems seem to work pretty well this time,” Hurowitz said. “These can be very traumatic events for any student and teacher,” Helmen said. “We practice these situations monthly in efforts to protect our students. Our staff is very well trained.” A debriefing about the lockdown event was conducted with the district’s administrators on Thursday.
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The official results are in, following St. Helens High School swim team’s participation at the NW Oregon Conference District Swim Meet Saturday at Parkrose High School. The boy’s team captured 4th overall at the meet, and the girls took 5th. By the numbers at District: Men’s 200 IM Final 2nd Place- Junior Jake Maher 2:12.40. +6.31 off of 1st Place
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Women’s 500 Yard Freestyle Final 5th Place- Senior Maggie Wheeldon 6:45.85. +1:08.73 off of 1st Place With 10 total finishes in the top five of 20 events, St. Helens put on a strong performance. Each of the top three finishes, qualify for the state meet that will take place at the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center in Beaverton Friday and Saturday. Follow the results at osaa. com. Follow St. Helens High School sports at thechronicleonline.com and in the Wednesday print editions of The Chronicle.
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