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Oregon’s Stay at Home Order JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net
Oregon’s cases of coronavirus rose to 209 with eight deaths, as of Tuesday, March 24. On Monday, March 23, Gov. Kate Brown issued Executive Order 2012, directing everyone in Oregon to stay at home to the maximum extent possible and adding to the list of businesses that will be temporarily closed to stem the spread of COVID-19 in Oregon. Following the Governor’s order, The Chronicle contacted the City of St. Helens to determine the City’s reaction. We received the following statement from the City of St. Helens Communications Director Crystal King. “St. Helens does not plan on issuing its own order at this time. We will be following the state orders and working with Columbia County
leaders to encourage our community to follow these new social distancing measures to help keep all Oregonians safe. St. Helens is working with Columbia County to place reader boards around the area with social distancing messages. We are also working on new signage to post in our parks in addition to ordering new handwashing stations. The health and safety of our community is our top priority. It is up to every person in our community to work together and practice social distancing guidelines to keep St. Helens and Columbia County safe and healthy.” Brown’s order is effective immediately, and remains in effect until ended by the Governor. In issuing the order, Brown said: “We are learning more about this virus and how people react to it every day. Not just from a medical standpoint, but from a social and behavioral standpoint.
About the order • All non-essential social and recreational gatherings of individuals are prohibited immediately, regardless of size, if a distance of at least six feet between individuals cannot be maintained. Gatherings of members of the same residential household are permitted. • It closes and prohibits shopping at specific categories of retail businesses, for which close personal contact is difficult to avoid, such as arcades, barber shops, hair salons, gyms and fitness studios, skating rinks, theaters, and yoga studios. • It requires businesses not closed by the order to implement social distancing policies in order to remain open, and requires workplaces to implement teleworking
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This popular play area along the Columbia River in St. Helens is closed to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
Senior Center struggles to close funding gap CHRISTINE MENGES chronicle2@countrymedia.net
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St. Helens Senior Center volunteers Trinity Snider, Jennifer Meabe, Cyndy Miller and Jennifer Wentworth work to prepare food for the Meals on Wheels program.
The St. Helens Senior Center, located at 375 S 15th Street, is struggling financially and is now only delivering meals Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, rather than Monday through Friday. The center provides meals to senior citizens through its Meals-onWheels program and other activities for senior citizens throughout the year, On Monday, March 16, Director Kathy Innocenti received permission from the center’s board of directors to dip into the center’s emergency
funds to keep the meals on wheels program going. The center also closed its thrift store, Top Notch, on Saturday, March 21, due to decreased customer volume, Innocenti said. While the center usually receives about $90,000 from the Community Action Team per year to support its operations, the center is facing an approximate $5,000 per month shortfall for the Meals on Wheels program, Innocenti said. That revenue shortfall is due to the decreased customers at Top Notch and also the lack of revenue and donations coming from activities the center regularly hosts, according to Innocenti. For the Meals on Wheels pro-
gram, the center has about 160 people on their regular route, according to Innocenti. In order to keep the program going, the center is providing recipients one fresh meal and one frozen meal, and volunteers are working hard to make that happen. While the center usually makes 200 meals per day on their normal schedule, they are now doubling that output so that recipients can have another meal the next day. Volunteers are coming in from local schools as well as from Foursquare Church, Innocenti said.
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Who We Are: Avamere offers free lunch JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net
If you look, often you can find a silver lining, a positive in a negative. In the latest installment of The Chronicle’s Who We Are, we find a local independent and assisted
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living facility engaging, socially distancing safely, with residents, staff and the community to offer a free lunch during the coronavirus health crisis. Avamere at St Helens is helping the community during these challenging times with what Avamere’s director of community relations calls a “win/win community idea.” Jenny Hicks said the facility is helping restaurants and the medical community all in one with a quick phone call for delivery service. Avamere at St Helens chooses a medical clinic each week and contacts a local restaurant for the delivery service. The list for the free lunches includes, Legacy Medical GroupSt Helens, OHSU Family Medi-
cine at Scappoose and St Helens Internal Medicine. The Chronicle: How did this positive project emerge and why does Avamere believe it is important now? Hicks: I’m fortunate to work for a company such as Avamere who in times like this says “What can we do now”? We can ignore what’s occurring around us in our community or do something to make a difference. The Chronicle: How do you determine who is selected to
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At St. Helens Market Fresh, we are committed to always to serving the needs of our community during this crisis. In an effort to be safe and proactive, we have adopted a enhances sanitation procedures including disinfecting bathrooms, cart handles and carry baskets multiple times daily. In additions, we are offering customers the opportunity to order groceries and pick up curbside. Customers who would like to utilize this method may call, text, email or Facebook Message their orders to the store. Curbside pick up will works as follows: 1. Orders placed before 2 pm can be pick up the same day by 4 pm with curbside payment. 2. Orders placed after 2 pm will be scheduled for pick-up the next day by 4 pm with curbside payment.
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Stores grapple with low supplies CHRISTINE MENGES chronicle2@countrymedia.net
Grocery stores and other businesses in Columbia County that supply household items continue to struggle to keep up with public demand. Commonly missing items from the store shelves are hand sanitizer, toilet paper, bleach and sanitizing wipes, just to name a few. The Chronicle checked in with a sampling of local stores in Columbia County to see how they are faring with stocking up on supplies. One major grocery store, St. Helens Market Fresh, has been struggling to keep different items stocked. Those include toilet paper, bleach and hand sanitizer, according to Store Director, Josh Poling. St. Helens Market Fresh gets twice-weekly shipments, once on Monday and once on Thursday from its Spokane-based supplier, URM. “Every delivery we get, we’re probably only getting six to 10 cases in,” Polling said. “They’re basically
allocating us whatever they can get and dividing it by all the stores.” Along with supplies, St. Helens Market Fresh has upgraded some if its procedures, like no longer using reusable bags and waiving the bag fee for customers, Poling said. The store is also offering customers the ability to do curbside pickup, where they can call the store before 2 p.m. and pick up their groceries by 4 p.m. Poling said that service has been going strong. Additionally, the store has shut down the hot side of their deli, no longer serving food there. With the changes, Market Fresh has not had to cut down on employees’ hours or lay off any employees, Poling said. Rather, those employees have gained hours stocking shelves inside the grocery store, or doing any other tasks as needed, according to Poling. Long lines in front of grocery stores are a common sight during COVID-19, as stores work to prevent overcrowding and enforce the recommended social distancing by the Center for
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Empty shelves abound at St. Helens Market Fresh, as well as other stores through the county and the nation due to high public demand.
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but not so with Market Fresh. Poling said the store has not established a quota system for allowing customers into the store. “We’re playing that by ear,” he said. “We haven’t gotten to the point where it’s overly crowded.” The biggest change, Poling said, is that customers are buying larger quantities of products. The same is true at a
smaller store, Molly’s Market in downtown St. Helens. Store owner, Molly Matchik said her store carries small quantities of household items like toilet paper, bleach and disinfectant wipes, all of which she is currently out of. There is no set time when she is expected to be restocked for those items, Matchik said. Matchik also laid off her two employees as an extra precaution against novel
coronavirus, meaning that running the store falls solely on her. For her store, Matchik also relies on a lot of products from Trader Joe’s, which she said have been selling like crazy. Those products include a lot of frozen meals, cereals, nuts, dried fruit and other items. In north Columbia County, Hi-School Pharmacy in Clatskanie has also been experiencing issues keeping items stocked. Store manager Katie Long has said it’s been getting worse as the days progress. “It started with hand sanitizer, then just in the last few days we’ve been having trouble getting thermometers,” Long said. To keep up with the increasing demand, the corporate office is working double time to procure the items, according to Long. “But we’re in line just like everybody else,” Long said. The company has also been running out of products to make hand sanitizer, like aloe and rubbing alcohol, according to Long. Those products have also been get-
ting increasingly harder to obtain, Long said. Long has also been getting more customers from out of town looking for household supplies. She said she recently had a mother and daughter come in from Astoria to buy toilet paper because no other market had any available. She also recently had a vendor come to her store from Seattle to buy bleach. Long received a shipment of toilet paper on Monday, and ran out yesterday, but Long said the store will get another shipment today, although she doesn’t know how much it will be. Disinfectant wipes, however, are nowhere to be found, according to Long. To minimize the depletion of products, Long is limiting the products people can buy, like one package of toilet paper per household. “My main goal is to try to take care of as many people as possible and prevent one person from hoarding. That’s what we’re doing,” Long said. Follow developments at thechronicleonline.com.
Grab and Go Meals making a difference JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net
Doing the coronavirus health crisis, area children continue to receive meals through the St. Helens School District’s free meal services. Parents are able to drive up to meal pickup locations in the district and school food service employees and volunteers take parent’s orders, retrieve package meals from rollout trays and deliver the packages to each of the vehicles. Parent Jessica Barnes drove into the pickup area at the St. Helens Middle School to pick up food for her children. “This is fabulous because with the kids out of school they need more food, and that would have been hard on our budget, so this has really been a blessing,” she said. When it comes to talking to her children about the coronavirus, Barnes said the family limits it exposure to the daily reports about the coronavirus crisis. “We don’t have television with the news on it,” she
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The district is offering a hot lunch and cold breakfast with a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, sandwiches and breakfast items.
said. “We get our information online, so the kids haven’t really been exposed to as much of the hype, so that has been great. They just know that they are out of school for a while and we come and go for the food. That is something they look forward to and we come home and have a picnic.” Barnes said the current health crisis is stressful. “Because you don’t know
what is going to come next,” she said. “It is like one thing after another. But I think that is important too, because if they would have told us we would have had six weeks without school, I would have been in shell shock. To have it gradual, we are taking it one step at a time.” The district is offering a hot lunch and cold breakfast with a variety of fresh fruits and
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A St. Helens School District food service employee hand delivers the student meals to parents driving to meal pickup points.
vegetables, sandwiches and breakfast items. There are two locations in St. Helens available for free breakfast and lunch pickup for every child aged 1 through 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every weekday at St. Helens Middle School, 354 North 15th Street, Lewis and Clark Elementary School, 111 South 9th Street. At St. Helens Middle School, the pickup is at the back of the
building, near Plymouth High School, an alternative school. At Lewis and Clark Elementary School, the pickup is at the west parking lot facing IGA Red Apple. For those needing assistance with transportation, busing has been available during meal service times from the following locations: • Columbia City Elementary School, 2000 2nd Street in
Columbia City • McBride Elementary School at 2774 Columbia Boulevard in St. Helens • St. Helens High School at 2375 Gable Road in St. Helens. Social distancing protocols are in effect on buses. Those using the buses are asked to follow all directions issued by the driver. Those exhibiting flu-like symptoms will not be allowed to access busing services but will still receive meal service. Talk to the driver for details. St. Helens Middle School cook manager Leona McCann said the free meal is important during the coronavirus outbreak. “Because of all the craziness going on, this is something where they know they can get a meal,” she said. For more information, visit the St. Helens School District website at https://www.sthelens.k12.or.us/ Reporter Christine Menges contributed to this story.
St. Helens set to win Moda Assist competition CHRISTINE MENGES chronicle2@countrymedia.net
With a week and a day left in the competition, the city of St. Helens is in the lead for winning the funding from the Moda Assist Program to build an all-inclusive playground at McCormick Park in the city. The program is ongoing, even with the suspension of the NBA season, a press release from the moda center states. The program, led by Moda Health, is a joint effort through Moda Health and the Portland Trail Blazers to promote active, healthy lifestyles for children. While the season was
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still ongoing, the opportunity was that for every court assist, $20 would be donated to fund an all-abilities playground for one community in Oregon. St. Helens is one of three communities in the running, along with Astoria and Sandy. This is the seventh year of the program. So far, St. Helens is in the lead, with 33,765 votes, with Sandy not far behind with 28,330 votes, and then Astoria with 1,438 votes as of Tuesday, March 24. Votes are updated approximately once every half hour. Voting opened on March 5 and will continue until April 2. People can vote by going to trailblazers.com/assist and then
voting for their community. People can vote once per day. Until March 4, the Portland Trail Blazers had accumulated 1,265 assists. “We are still asking our community to vote for St. Helens on a daily basis for this great opportunity to obtain additional funding to go towards new all-inclusive playground equipment for McCormick Park,” Sue Nelson, Public Works Director wrote by email to The Chronicle. Follow developments on this story at thechronicelonline.com and in the Wednesday print editions of The Chronicle.
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All Oregon State Parks temporarily closed March 23 to help slow the spread of coronavirus.
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Park places in Columbia County and across the state where thousands of people spend time recreating and relaxing are shut down temporarily. The closure is an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. At the direction of Governor Kate Brown, and in keeping with the guidance that all Oregonians should stay home and stay healthy, the Oregon State Park system announced the closure of state parks effective at the end of the day Monday, March 23. Day-use areas also closed March 23 and rangers were working to make sure campers checked out no later than 1 p.m. on that day. “We would have preferred an orderly shutdown of the system and to remain open for daytime visits, but our concern for the effects on rural health care systems requires us to move up and expand our plans,” Oregon Parks and Recreation Department director Lisa Sumption
said. “We know this will cause a disruption, since we’re suspending service to everyone, even people who live near a park. Reducing contact between people is more important than recreation at the moment.”
“Reducing contact between people is more important than recreation at the moment.” ~Lisa Sumption, OPRD Director The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) previously ordered a campground closure that would have started April 3, and advised travelers to avoid day trips to full parks. With new guidance from the Governor, and clear signs that travelers are not following advice to avoid full parks, a statewide state park closure is necessary. Beaches can be closed by OPRD at their discretion and will be closed if social distancing practices are not followed.
All daytime park services were closed statewide, including parking areas and restrooms. Campers will be refunded for all canceled nights. All travelers are advised to follow the guidance to stay home to stay healthy. City and county parks and other public land managers are open at their discretion, with the recommendation they do so only if they can adhere to social distancing practices, according to a release from the OPRD. The City of St. Helens previously closed off park areas in a proactive approach to slowing the spread of the virus. Know before you go • Travel Oregon travel alerts: https://traveloregon. com/travel-alerts/. • State park service reductions and closures: https://bit. ly/OPRD-covid. • Oregon Department of Forestry: https://www. oregon.gov/ODF/ • Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: https:// myodfw.com/visit-odfwwildlife-areas
OHS seeks personal reflections How do we stay connected and rooted in community while practicing social distancing? What is the role of cultural institutions during this unprecedented time? Like many museums and attractions that have closed in response to the COVID-19 virus, the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) will be largely moving online, sharing Oregon history virtually through social media, blogging, and our digital platforms like the Oregon Encyclopedia, OHS Digital Collections, and online curriculum. At the same time, as the repository of Oregon’s history, OHS has a responsibility to record this moment for future generations – a moment that practically no one on earth has experienced in their lifetime. That is why the Oregon Historical Society is asking you to share your stories: your personal reflections on living through this pandemic. In this period of isolation from friends and family: • What stories of Oregonians from the past or present are giving you courage? • How are you spending your days in this strange new “normal?” • What have you learned about yourself, your friends, or your family, that is giving you strength amidst chaos? The Oregon Histori-
cal Society invites community members to share their personal reflections by submitting a letter through an online form or by mailing a handwritten note to the OHS Research Library, 1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205. All written and electronic submissions must include the author’s full name, location (city, town, or reservation), and the date. “Some of the most priceless treasures in the Oregon Historical Society collections are the handwritten diaries and journals of individuals who made their way across the Oregon Trail,” Oregon Historical Society Executive Director Kerry Tymchuk said. “As we persevere through this new uncharted trail, we invite Oregonians to document their thoughts and experiences and to share them with OHS, so we, in turn, can share them with future generations.” Tymchuk said while we
are lucky to have technology to stay connected during this time of social isolation, sometimes, pen and paper is best – it is of course the letters, journals, scrapbooks, and photographs that the OHS Research Library has collected for decades that students, educators, researchers, authors, filmmakers, and many more use each day as they discover stories from our past. In the coming weeks, the OHS staff will send letters to members for whom there is no email address on file, asking them to mail back their stories. Those staff whose regular job duties have been disrupted by the public closure are eager to support this outreach, ready to mail letters from home. “We all recognize the need to check in on our family, friends, and neighbors,” Tymchuk said, “and our staff asked how they could reach out to our members and others who might be feeling isolated. We hope this is a project that will bring a bit of connection, reflection, and hope.” OHS encourages families to participate in this project as well, as a way to add to the historical record during this time of school interruptions. In the coming days, we will be reaching out with more resources for learning at home, including inviting students grades 6-12 to participate in a virtual Oregon History Day contest later this spring. The Oregon Historical Society will add a selection of the stories and reflections submitted by mail and online to the OHS Research Library collections, where future generations will go to understand what this unprecedented moment in Oregon history was really like.
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Drivers in Columbia County are getting a break at the gas pump. The national and Oregon price averages for gasoline are at their cheapest prices of the year so far. Oregon’s average is at $2.80 a gallon and The Chronicle has spotted prices as low as $2.52 a gallon this week in Columbia County. The national average is at its lowest price since January 2019, at $2.11, and the Oregon average is at its lowest price since last March, according to the latest American Automobile Association (AAA) price survey. “During these uncertain times of coronavirus, pump prices are declining despite shrinking U.S. stock levels,” AAA Oregon/Idaho public affairs director Marie Dodds said. “This is the time of year we normally see the spring run-up in gas prices. AAA expects gas prices to continue moving lower, with the national average likely to fall to $2 a gallon by the end of the month.” Dodds took time to answer the following questions from The Chronicle about the coronavirus impact on travel and what we are paying at the pumps.
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The Chronicle has spotted gasoline prices as low as $2.52 a gallon this week in Columbia County.
and then cancel later if need be. However, be sure to read all of the fine print to make sure you understand all of the cancellation and/or change policies. It’s also good to work with a travel professional who can help you navigate through all of the uncertainty. The Chronicle: Does AAA believe the restrictions could mean more stay-cations? If so, what examples could you give us?
The Chronicle: Is the AAA seeing less travel in Oregon now than normal for this time of the year due to the coronavirus and if so, why is that?
Dodds: Yes, we do tend to see more stay-cations during difficult times. However, with the extreme uncertainty and rapidly changing developments surrounding coronavirus, it’s even challenging to try to make vacation plans to destinations that are close to home. Again, see above for advice on booking travel now, and being able to cancel or change if necessary.
Marie Dodds: Yes, due to travel restrictions and closures related to coronavirus, we are seeing people comply with advisories to avoid non-essential travel now.
The Chronicle: What is the AAA hearing from popular destinations around Oregon about changes they are making to protect visitors and still maintain tourist levels?
The Chronicle: With the wave of restrictions triggered by coronavirus, and more possible, what’s the advice from AAA about our personal travel plans, especially to families seeking that summer vacation?
Dodds: We are constantly hearing from popular destinations around Oregon about changes and restrictions being put in place to protect the traveling public. That is the primary concern. The outlook for domestic and international travel has been changing daily, if not hourly as the virus has spread to a pandemic level. Our AAA travel team continues to work around-the-clock to proactively contact members whose upcoming travel plans may be affected by recent travel restrictions and cancellations. As a longstanding resource for travel information, you can find up-to-date travel information related to COVID-19 on AAA.com.
Dodds: It’s difficult for folks to plan travel now for the spring and summer because we just don’t know what the future holds when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic. Everyone should be cautious about nonessential travel right now, especially folks who may be in higher risk groups. The safety and protection of our members is the foundation of AAA. It’s been part of our mission since AAA was founded in Oregon way back in 1905. We really don’t yet know when things will get back to normal. For folks who are interested in still trying to plan summer vacations, most travel providers, such as airlines, cruises, hotels, etc. are waiving or relaxing change or cancellation fees. So in many cases it’s possible to book a trip now,
More pump price details Oregon is one of all 50 states and the District of Columbia where pump prices are lower this week. Oregon is one of 39 states and the District of Columbia with double-digit drops. Wisconsin (-24 cents) has the largest weekly drop
while Utah (-6 cents) has the smallest. This week there are two states with an average at or above $3 a gallon, down from three states a week ago. The cheapest gas in the nation can be found in Oklahoma ($1.70) and Ohio ($1.77). This is the second week in a row that one or more states has an average below $2 a gallon. Oregon is one of all 50 states and the District of Columbia with lower prices now than a month ago. The national average is 20 cents less and the Oregon average is 18 cents less than a month ago. Ohio (-65 cents) has the largest month-over-month decline. Oregon is one of 48 states and the District of Columbia where drivers are paying less than a year ago. The national average is 52 cents less and the Oregon average is 16 cents less than a year ago. Utah (+8 cents) and Hawaii (+3 cents) are the only two states with year-over-year increases. Hawaii is most expensive for the 15th week in a row with California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Alaska, and Arizona rounding out the top seven. Oregon is fourth most expensive for the eighth week in a row. Pump prices in all West Coast states are down weekover-week. Alaska (-17 cents) has the largest drop in the region. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest weekly report, total gas stocks in the region decreased by 1.58 million bbl to 30.06 million bbl, which is 1.27 million bbl lower than the level at this time in 2019. Pump prices are likely to continue decreasing this week, barring any supply challenges. Pump Prices as of March 17 1 Hawaii $3.44 2 California $3.18 3 Washington $2.87 4 Oregon $2.80 5 Alaska $2.69 6 Nevada $2.73 7 Arizona $2.56 8 Idaho $2.45 9 Utah $2.43 10 New York $2.39
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Uncharted Territory BRAD WITT Chronicle Guest Column
The Legislature’s Joint Special Coronavirus Response Committee convened in Salem on Wednesday, March 18. The Committee will be identifying actions to support economic relief and household stability for low-income workers and small businesses who are at risk of being significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. They will be monitoring Oregon’s ongoing public health response, and producing budget and policy recommendations for consideration at a Legislative Special Session, to be convened when this committee has developed an emergency response package to address the statewide impacts of the coronavirus. We are in uncharted territory when it comes to dealing with the COVID-19 virus pandemic. But Oregon has established a unified COVID-19 Response Center, using the incident management system that has been designed to respond to emergency situations. The Oregon Health Authority is coordinating the response, working with hospitals and health care providers focusing on testing capabilities, hospital capacity, health care workers and the supply of personal protective equipment. Governor Brown has declared an emergency, closed public schools through April 28th, is prohibiting gatherings of 25 people, banned on-site dining in bars and restaurants limiting them to takeout sales and delivery and has convened a Coronavirus Economic Advisory Council. The COVID-19
pandemic is unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetime, and the Governor is working in this rapidly changing environment to take the steps necessary to protect Oregonians. I will be joining with my colleagues to support actions that protect our families and communities, trying to mitigate the negative impacts on our vulnerable populations, low wage earners and all sizes of business. Right now we need to work to protect our first responders, make sure the food supply chain is uninterrupted, and our health care workers have the personal protective equipment they need to safely do their jobs. COVID-19 will impact every community, every industry, and businesses of all sizes. Most sectors of the economy are already impacted, and those impact will continue for weeks, months, and possibly longer. Workers are already being laid off in large numbers, and so lawmakers will be focusing on housing, food, health care, and taking steps to preserve the economy. Oregon’s state budget depends on payroll taxes, and so we will be examining and working on the most effective immediate, short term and longer needs for the economic well-being of all Oregonians. Our first immediate need is to keep people safe, and everyone needs to do their part. Remain calm, and pay attention to the guidelines coming out of the Governor’s office. Take care of yourself, don’t expose yourself to this virus. You have control of your own health, by observing the social distancing guidelines, and staying at home as much
as possible you can avoid contracting and spreading COVID-19. Older adults and people who have underlying medical conditions like heart disease, diabetes or lung disease are at higher risk for serious illness. But even if you are not in a high risk category, you have a responsibility to be equally careful not to contract and spread the virus. There is no vaccine, and no medication for the coronavirus, so you need to take action to avoid contracting this virus. The Oregon Health Authority is providing daily updates on COVID-19, if you would like more information you can visit their COVID-19 webpage at WWW. oregon.gov/oha. Because of this situation, I have cancelled my inperson town halls. Instead, I ask that you please join me this Saturday March 21 at 10:30am to 11:30am on Facebook for a live Town Hall. The Capitol Building is currently closed to the public, but we monitor our email and phone daily, and we are here to assist my constituents. If you need help on a state issue or have a concern regarding a state agency, contact my office and we will see what can be done. Please take care of yourself and each other. Be Safe. Rep. Brad Witt serves House District 31. He may be reach at: • Email: Rep.BradWitt@ oregonlegislature.gov • Telephone: 503-9861431 • Capitol Building: 900 Court St NE, H-382, Salem, OR, 97301 • Website: http://www. oregonlegislature.gov/witt.
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San Francisco and six Bay Area counties, with a combined population of nearly 7 million, are under “shelter-in-place” orders directing everyone to basically stay inside their homes for the next three weeks in hopes of suppressing the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the region. It looks like many of us are going to be living under similar shelter-inplace orders sooner or later. Bedroom community New Rochelle, New York, has a “zone of containment,” and at this writing, New York City’s mayor is considering an order sending everyone inside in The City That Never Sleeps, which will surely encourage other municipalities to issue their own shelter-in-place edicts. At the national level, there are doubtless officials who gaze longingly at the lockdowns ordered across Spain and Italy. One key to shelter-inplace orders is that businesses that do not provide “essential” services must send workers home. Most coverage lists the essential services as grocery stores, pharmacies, banks and vital services from police and fire fighters to utility workers. In California, newspa-
pers are among the essential services exempt from shelter in place. And that is exactly how it should be. It is imperative that all future shelter-in-place orders recognize that newspapers provide “essential services.” It’s imperative that these orders recognize their communities badly need those services in this crisis — and would be imperiled by their absence. Day in and day out, newspapers bind communities together, enhancing civic life and informing, entertaining and educating their local audiences. But it is during crises that newspapers prove their mettle. In hurricanes, in floods, in tornadoes and wildfires, newspapers have provided the information, the background, the warnings and the directions to financial and psychological aid that help communities prepare, survive and rebuild in emergencies. Newspapers are especially essential in this COVID-19 public health crisis. For one thing, it is a complex and often baffling crisis. Again and again, public health experts speak of being in “unchartered territory” confronting this invisible, shape-shifting deadly menace. Newspapers are uniquely situated to provide the extensive background people need to
understand as a community and as individuals. In these weeks of crisis, they have ceaselessly delivered the best practices for individual and community hygiene. Newspapers (in print and online) continue to demonstrate their ability to tackle and explain complex issues with the necessary and important details. Newspapers have also been a voice demanding accountability on behalf of their communities during this COVID-19 crisis — from a President who denounced coronavirus as a “hoax,” to administration officials overpromising and failing to deliver testing kits, to lies and fudging of disease statistics. And when this crisis passes and office workers flock back to their cubicles and waitresses to their dining stations, line cooks to their restaurant kitchens, bartenders to their taverns, actors to their stages, beer vendors to their stadiums, cashiers to their registers - when, in short, America begins to rebuild its economy, its trust and its health - newspapers will continue to provide the essential services vital to the commonweal. Are newspapers “essential services”? You bet. Dean Ridings is CEO of the organization America’s Newspapers.
Voices of the Community Drug costs Before the coronavirus pandemic dominated all conversations, there was a lot of talk about what our government is and is not doing to lower drug costs. We can’t ignore this conversation in the wake of this pandemic. Lowering drug costs is essential to ensuring all patients have access to health care, and patient access has never been more important. But
there are certain approaches that Congress has suggested to lower costs that might negatively impact the future advancement of medicine in our country. If the government starts directly the price of medicines, the progress that scientists have made towards a cure for COVID-19 might be slowed. And this is at the helm of the pipeline; the innovative cures that many are waiting for are undoubtedly going to be
put on hold, even if for good reason. Enacting any policy that puts limits on innovation, especially at a time like this, is unjust. I strongly urge our Representatives in Washington to fight high drug prices without limiting innovation. Now more than ever, we cannot afford to risk cures for the sake of policy. Donna Nyberg, St. Helens
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Breach at Oregon Department of Human Services JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net
A state investigation is underway into another cyber attack in Oregon. This follows a similar investigation still being conducted at city hall in St. Helens. The latest incident occurred March 6 when the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) uncovered a phishing incident that affected one staff member’s e-mail. What happened? A spear phishing email was sent to a DHS employee, according to DHS officials. The employee opened the phishing email and exposed their credentials to an outside entity. The agency officials said they cannot confirm that any client or employee’s personal
information was copied or used inappropriately.
The security and confidentiality of private health information is critical to the Department of Human Services. While the department cannot confirm that any clients’ personal information was acquired from its email system or used inappropriately, it is notifying the public because information was accessible to an unauthorized person or persons. DHS officials said they will provide updates as more information is known.
What DHS is doing about it DHS is in the process of thoroughly reviewing the incident and the information involved. DHS plans to contract with an outside entity to clarify the number and identities of any individuals whose information was compromised, and the specific kinds of information involved. While there is no indication that any protected health information was copied or used inappropriately, DHS will notify any individuals whose information was compromised. DHS will provide identity theft protection services to potentially impacted employees and clients. The Department of Human Services officials said
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A public data breach is under investigation by the Oregon Department of Human Services following what officials said was a spear phishing email sent to one of the DHS employees.
they take the privacy and confidentiality of employee and client information seriously. Established information technology
security processes enabled the agency to detect and contain the incident quickly and stop the unauthorized access.
In January, officials at St. Helens City Hall reported suspicious activity within the City’s computer network and that some data and programs were unavailable. The disruption ended and public online and phone services to the city departments restored a
few days later. The City brought in a third party forensic IT firm that specializes in cyber security to investigate. “The suspicious activity was caused by a phishing email sent to a staff member,” City of St. Helens Communication Director Crystal King told The Chronicle. “There is still an ongoing investigation to review our emails and the host computer to confirm any potential issues in the future.” Tillamook County officials disclosed last week that a $300,000 ransom was paid to regain county data access following a Jan. 22 cyberattack, according to a report by the Tillamook Headlight Herald. Follow developments at thechronicelonline.com and in the Wednesday print editions of The Chronicle.
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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Case No.: 20CV04212 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF Columbia NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF MARILYN JEAN EGEMO AKA MARILYN J. EGEMO AKA MARILYN EGEMO; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF RICHARD ALAN EGEMO AKA RICHARD A. EGEMO AKA RICHARD EGEMO; KARI EGEMO; STATE OF OREGON; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants. To: UNKNOWN HEIRS
AND DEVISEES OF MARILYN JEAN EGEMO AKA MARILYN J. EGEMO AKA MARILYN EGEMO; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF RICHARD ALAN EGEMO AKA RICHARD A. EGEMO AKA RICHARD EGEMO You are hereby required to appear and defend the Complaint filed against you in the above entitled cause within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this summons upon you, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof, Plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief
demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the
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plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. If you are a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency. Contact information for a local county veterans’ service officer and community action agency
may be obtained by calling the 2-1-1 information service. Additionally, contact information for a service officer appointed under ORS 408.410 for the county in which you live and contact information for a community action agency that serves your area can be found by visiting the following link: https://www. oregon.gov/odva/services/ pages/county-services. aspx and selecting your county. You can also access a list of Veterans Services for all Oregon counties by visiting the following link: https://www.oregon.gov/
odva/Services/Pages/AllServices-Statewide.aspx. The relief sought in the Complaint is the foreclosure of the property located at 313 Lasalle Drive, Rainier, OR 97048. Date of First Publication: March 25, 2020 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/ Jeremy Clifford Jeremy Clifford OSB No. 142987 920 SW 3rd Ave, 1st Floor Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (971) 2013200 Fax: (971) 201-3202 jclifford@mccarthyholthus. com Of Attorneys for Plaintiff IDSPub #0161554 3/25/2020 4/1/2020 4/8/2020 4/15/2020
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA Case No.: 19CV47768 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION UNITED HERITAGE PROPERTY & CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL L. MCCUDDY, dba MCCUDDYS MARINA, BRITT M. WEAR, SUZANNE O’DELLSTEPHAN, Defendants. To: BRITT M. WEAR, 34326 Johnsons Landing Road, Slip B8, Scappoose, OR. You are hereby required to appear and defend the Complaint filed against you in the above entitled cause within thirty (30) days from the date of first publication of this summons, and in case of your failure
to do so, for want thereof, Plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney
or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. The relief sought in the Complaint is for declaratory relief. Date of First Publication: *** Kilmer Voorhees & Laurick, PC s/ Robert S. May, OSB No. 980040, 732 NW 19th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209 Phone: (503) 224-0055; Rmay@kilmerlaw.com, Of Attorneys for Plaintiff
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NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Greater St. Helens Aquatic, Columbia, State of Oregon, on the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, will be held at 1070 Eisenschmidt Lane, St. Helens OR. The meeting will take place on 4/20/2020 at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive
the budget message. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee with take place. An additional, separate meeting of the Budget Committee will be held to take public comment. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. The
meeting for public comment will be on 5/18/2020 at 5:00 p.m., held at 1070 Eisenschmidt Lane, St. Helens, OR. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after 4/21/2020 at 1070 Eisenschmidt Lane, St. Helens, OR, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA In the Matter of the Estate of RAYMOND CARL PEARCE, JR, Deceased. No. 20PB00640 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers
attached, to the undersigned personal representative at the address below, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative,
or the attorneys for the personal representative. Dated and first published March 11, 2020. JACQUIE MAE MILLER Personal Representative c/o Lucas & Associates, LLC Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 519 Rainier, OR 97048 Phone 503-556-3741 FAX - 503556-0708 Lucasatty@yahoo. com
Probate Department In The Matter of the Estate of HOMER ARNOLD STEWART, Deceased. No. 20PB00994 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to
the undersigned Personal Representative at the office of Mark F. Bierly, Attorney at Law, 345 NE Sixth St., McMinnville, Oregon 97128, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records
of the Court, the Personal Representative. Dated and first published this 11th day of March, 2020. CONNIE L. BELLWOOD, Personal Representative, 452 NW Meadowlark Ct., McMinnville, OR 97128. MARK F. BIERLY, Attorney for Personal Representative, 345 NE Sixth St., McMinnville, OR 97128, 503-472-9337
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LEGAL NOTICE ESTATE OF CHARLES H. MILLER Notice to Interested Persons (Case No.: 20PB01247) In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Columbia, Probate Department In the matter of the Estate of Charles H. Miller, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Deborah Chaffee has been appointed as the Personal Representative of the above Estate. All persons having claims against the Estate are
required to present them to the undersigned Personal Representative in care of the undersigned attorney at 6501 S.W. Macadam Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97239, within four months after the date of first publication of this Notice, as stated below, or such claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this Estate may obtain
additional information from the records of the Court, the Personal Representative, or the attorney for the Personal Representative. Dated and first published: March 25, 2020. Deborah Chaffee Personal Representative. Philip G. Cobb, OSB # 811890, Philip G. Cobb, P.C., Attorney for Personal Representative, 6501 S.W. Macadam Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97239-3553
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NOHA PUBLIC NOTICE COVID-19
NOHA Regular Board Meeting per Conference Call effective April 2, 2020 until further notice. In light of the escalating concerns and restrictions aimed at reducing the impact
of COVID-19, we have implemented the following changes: 1. NOHA Board Meetings effective April 2nd and until further notice will take place by conference
call. 2. Dial the Meet-Me Conference Access Number: (866) 516-3949 3. Invite Participants to enter Participant Pin Code: 9728752#
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NOTICE OF BOARD WORKSHOP CC Fair Board workshop on Thursday, March 26th, to take place at the fair office at 6:30 pm, 58892
Saulser Rd St Helens, OR. Public is invited, however meetings may have limited space due to the safety
guidelines of 3 ft between all persons, and limit of 25 people max.
registration, boater education cards, outfitter,guide and charter registrations, and waterway access permit sales remain available through our Boat Oregon Store.If it’s your first time using the Boat Oregon Store, online self-help is available. • The Marine Board office in Salem is closed for walk-in service, however, for people who have driven to the office for paperwork processing or questions, a drop box in the main office foyer is set up to drop off paperwork and a staff member will follow up with a phone call. We take pride in providing excellent service and are continuing to do so as best we can during this time. We are anticipating delays in mail service and paper transactions with staff working remotely. The best and most efficient way to complete transactions is online. • All OSMB meetings are being held via teleconference or being rescheduled. • Many OSMB staff are currently teleworking or may have different work schedules. Contacting us via email at marine.board@oregon.govhelps ensure timely receipt of your inquiry.Additionally, staff are
available by phone. Visit the agency directory. • Check the BoatOregon. com website for FAQs on safety, regulations and administrative information.People may still go outside for recreation where social distancing can be maintained. Since the Marine Board does not own or operate any boating access facilities, check with the facility provider if the boat ramp is open. This is especially important on rivers for take-in and take-out sites. State Parks close on Monday, which includes boating access. To find facility owner contact information and to check on the status of a boating access site, visit the Marine Board’s interactive Boat Oregon Map.Beadvised that the open/closed facility status is not up to date as closures are happening quickly. “Boating is so much a part of how many of us connect to friends, family and the outdoors that it is difficult to think about changing our boating behavior during these difficult times,” Oregon Marine Board Director Larry Warren said. “Boaters have a longstanding tradition of helping each other when things go wrong.
When a pan-pan call goes out, we know that the first thing to do is to ensure our own boat is ready and safe and then respond to the emergency as we are able. I am asking my fellow boaters to do the same thing as they think about boating during this time.” Not only is it important to follow the latest COVID-19 guidelines, Warren said, but to not be complacent with boating safety. The waterways are very cold, so wearing a life jacket should be automatic. Oregon’s first recreational boating fatality occurred over the weekend on Devil’s Lake. Warren said a life jacket would have prevented this tragedy.
Coronavirus impact on boating JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net
Spring is normally a time for recreational boating in Oregon, but under the current coronavirus health crisis, boaters must take in consideration Governor Brown’s Stay Home executive order. The Chronicle checked in with the Oregon Marine Board’s public information officer Ashley Massey about how the order is impacting boating recreation in the state. The Chronicle: Despite the state parks closure and Gov. Brown’s Stay at Home Order, it is likely some people will still be out boating on lakes and rivers. What is the advice from the Oregon Marine Board to these people? Ashley Massey: The Marine Board doesn’t own or operate any boating facilities, but we’re encouraging boaters to use our interactive Boat Oregon Map to get contact information for the facility owner and find out whether a particular boat ramp is open. Because changes are happen-
ing quickly, we are unable to keep up with closures. We’re underscoring the guidance by Governor Brown and Oregon Health Authority for social distancing and maintaining at least 6-feet separation. This means not having many passengers on board. All boating safety and equipment rules apply. The Chronicle: Would the Marine Board be utilizing county and state marine patrols to enforce the Stay at Home order? Massey: It’s possible that Marine Patrols will be reassigned to assist with enforcing the latest orders. At this point, marine units continue to patrol the waterways. The Chronicle: This is usually a time when many bring their boats out and head to their favorite water body. If they do go, what new rules and regulations should they follow and why? Massey: This time of year there’s a lot of current and the waterways are cold. It’s very important that people wear a
properly fitting life jacket on the outside of their coats/jackets, and to plan ahead. Oregon had its first recreational boating fatality of the year on Saturday at Devils Lake in Lincoln County and a life jacket would have saved the victim’s life. There’s a wealth of information to help boaters prepare at https://www.boatoregon. com. Massey also included the latest press release concerning the Oregon Marine Board’s reaction to the coronavirus health crisis. That release is below. The health and safety of our Marine Board staff and customers is an essential part of our services. To help slow and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Oregon, we are reviewing and updating our approach to providing service, while underscoring the Governor’s guidance to “stay home, save lives,” during these changing situations. Here’s what our customers need to know: •Services to boaters are available online and the OSMB crew is working.Online services for motorboat title and
For additional information • 2019 Incident and fatality data is now available on the Oregon Marine Board’s website. • The Oregon Health Authority continues to be the primary resource on COVID19:https://govstatus.egov.com/ OR-OHA-COVID-19. • VisitGovernor Kate Brown’swebsitefor COVID-19 information and additional resources.
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The St. Helens Police Department continues to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week to serve the community during the current COVID-19 pandemic, but new measures are in place due to the coronavirus. “Like all citizens, we must take the necessary precautions to keep our officers and their families safe so that our officers can continue to be available in an emergency situation,” according to a release from the City of St. Helens. Because the St. Helens Police Department is a small agency with a limited number of sworn officers, officials said police officers have been instructed to limit their in-person response to all non-emergency calls for service to ensure that police can provide protection for emergency situations. City officials are encouraging officers and citizens to handle non-emergency calls over the telephone to limit the potential exposure to the coronavirus and keep everyone safe. Officers will continue to respond to all emergency calls in-person. Certain calls for service will also require that officers continue to respond in-person. In an effort to limit the spread and exposure of COVID-19 in St. Helens, the police station lobby is currently closed to the public during the coronavirus pandemic. This closure will be evaluated on a regular basis. The lobby will be reopened once it is deemed safe to do so again. In addition to limiting contact with citizens during non-emergency calls, St. Helens officers will: • Practice social distancing and maintain at least
six feet of distance between officers and citizens when in contact with anyone. • Disinfect equipment and work areas on a routine basis. • Practice proper hand washing hygiene. • Wear personal protective equipment when interacting with people exhibiting flulike symptoms. • Limit the number of officers encountering citizens when it is feasible and safe to do so. • Wear personal protective equipment when assisting EMS with any medical call. St. Helens Police Department protective equipment consists of: • N95 masks (single use) • Safety glasses • Nitrile gloves The St. Helens Police Department has been in contact with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and both agencies continue to support each other with law enforcement duties as needed. If there is a life safety emergency, or crime in progress, people should continue to call 9-1-1. The community can continue to make nonemergency reports through dispatch at 503-397-1521. The Chronicle also checked in with Columbia County Sheriff Brian Pixley to see what measures are now in place to best protect deputies and the public during the coronavirus epidemic. Pixels said new measures are in place at the Clatskaine and St. Helens Sheriff’s Office locations and the county jail. The Chronicle: What steps have been taken at the Columbia County Jail to ensure that the inmates will not be spreading the coronavirus? Brian Pixley: We have stopped all programs and are limiting access to the facility to only corrections
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The St. Helens Police and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office have new procedures in place to protect officers and deputies and the public from the spread of the coronavirus.
staff. Arresting officers may enter our booking area. We are sanitizing the facility more often, instructing the inmates on proper hand washing techniques as wel as how to prevent the spread of the virus and our medical staff is monitoring the inmate population.
Pixley: We are providing portable hand washing stations to our patrol staff as well as masks, disposable gowns and hand santitizer.
The Chronicle: Are inmates being tested?
Pixley: No one has exhibited any signs or symptoms but we currently have some employees quarantined due to possible exposure.
Pixley: No. The Chronicle: Are deputies taking any new precautions, including limiting in-person non-emergency service calls? Pixley: We are not limiting calls. We are telling our Patrol Deputies to be more aware of the people they contact, ask questions as to their health and handle some non priority calls via phone if able. The Chronicle: Are the deputies using and/or wearing new or additional gear to help protect them from the virus?
The Chronicle: Have any of the deputies been excused from duty with symptoms of the coronavirus?
The Chronicle: Has the threat of the virus triggered public access limitations at the Sheriff’s Office and the jail and if so, what are the limitations. Pixley: We are limiting public access to the Sheriff’s Office and have gone to a service by appointment model to limit the amount of foot traffic at CCSO. Non-Emergency Contact number The non-emergency phone number for the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is
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503-366-4611. If you have an emergency, dial 911. Columbia River Fire & Rescue medical professionals say they are prepared to serve the community during the coronavirus epidemic. In a release on the CRFR Facebook page, the first responders said they are taking additional measures to keep themselves and the public safe. “You will see CRF&R crews arriving on scene wearing additional protective gear during the COVID-19
outbreak,” the Facebook post reads. “If a patient complains of severe flu symptoms or respiratory distress, will take the highest level of precaution.” The Facebook post also advises everyone to be safe and wash your hands to help slow the spread of coronavirus.
March 12 • An officer responded to a business alarm. The building was secure and the alarm was reset. • An officer responded to another business alarm. It appeared that the alarm was set off accidentally by employees. • A man was ‘camping’ in a business parking lot. He was contacted and advised he needed to leave. • A caller reported seeing a disabled vehicle on the bridge blocking traffic. An officer was able to assist getting him and his vehicle over the bridge safely. • A man was trespassed from a business after he left his trash in the parking lot and then threw a fit inside the store. • A local business reported that an unknown subject broke one of their windows. • A neighborhood disturbance was reported in the area of West C Street and Fern Hill Rd. They were advised they needed to focus on their own issues and work on vacating the premises.
No injuries were reported. Many businesses were without power for several hours while crews worked to fix the damage and clean up the scene. • A bicycle was reported as stolen from a resident on West C Street.
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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 March 13 • At approximately 1:14 p.m. the Oregon State Police was dispatched to a suspicious vehicle on Highway 30 near milepost 14. A caller reported a white Ford F-350 had flashing blue lights on the truck and had pulled over near milepost 14. The vehicle was located near milepost 23 and stopped for failing to maintain its lane. During the traffic stop a red and blue LED light bar was located in the front windshield, along with several blue and white LED lights in the front grill and along the running board. The vehicle was also equipped with a siren control box and PA system. The driver, Daniel Clymer, 48, of Vancouver, had no affiliation with law enforcement or as an emergency responder. The driver displayed indicators of impairment and consented to perform voluntary field sobriety tests. The driver was subsequently arrested for DUII. After contacting the district attorney’s office, all emergency lighting and equipment was removed and seized. A felony amount of methamphetamine along with a used meth pipe was located inside the vehicle. The driver provided two valid breath samples with a BAC of .00%. The driver consented to a voluntary blood draw and admitted to using the meth earlier in the day. The driver was booked and released on DUII and PCS methamphetamine. A charge of impersonating a police officer will be forwarded to both the Columbia and Multnomah County DA’s Office for consideration. The vehicle was towed by Grumpy’s. March 14 • At approximately 9:31 p.m. Troopers OSP Troopers received a driving complaint on a vehicle that pulled over near milepost 57 on Highway 30. ODOT then checked on the vehicle which continued westbound after hitting a post. The vehicle was located on Olson Road in Clatskanie. The driver, James Ocain, 66, showed numerous indicators of impairment and admitted consuming alcohol prior to
driving. The driver consented to performing the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and was subsequently placed under arrest for DUII. He was transported to the Clatskanie CCSO and provided a breath sample which resulted in a BAC of 0.16% The driver was then transported to his residence where he was cited and released for DUII. March 16 • At approximately 3:54 a.m. Oregon State Police responded to vehicle located in a ditch on Highway 30 near milepost 25. The driver displayed signs of impairment and admitted drinking alcohol. The driver, James Hand, 39, of St. Helens, consented to SFST’s and displayed additional signs of impairment. The driver was arrested for DUII and transported to the Columbia County jail where he provided a breath sample of .17 BAC. The driver was cited and released for DUII and Reckless Driving. Additionally, the driver had an outstanding warrant for DUII in Multnomah County and was cited and released per the listed warrant instructions. • 8:31 p.m. OSP stopped a vehicle on Hwy 30 near MP 13 for Violation of the Basic Rule (VBR) and Speed Racing. The driver displayed indicators of impairment and admitted to smoking marijuana. The driver consented to SFST’s and was impaired by a noticeable and perceptible degree. The driver was arrested and transported to Scappoose PD. The driver’s BAC was 0.00%. The driver, Garret Higby,19, of Beaverton, consented to a blood draw. Blood was obtained from the driver. Higby was cited and released to a parent. He also was cited for VBR 95/50, Speed Racing and MIP-Marijuana. The vehicle was towed by Grumpy’s Towing. Rainier Police March 1 • An officer responded to a two-vehicle, non-injury accident on the bridge. No citations were issued. March 2 • A caller requested a welfare check on a subject. The person was found to be intoxicated. • A woman was reportedly wandering around, yelling at people and kicking buildings. An officer contacted her to check on her well-being and gave a courtesy transport per her request. • A reportedly suspicious
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was cited for storing rubbish in a parking lot on West C Street near West 7th.
March 3 • A caller reported seeing a driver spin around on the highway and hit the barrier. The driver then fled the scene. Officers were unable to locate the suspect vehicle.
March 9 • A customer leaving a store noticed a woman yelling at his vehicle. When he got in the vehicle, she threw an object breaking out a window. When contacted by an officer, the woman was yelling that the people in the van had been hosing the pavement making it icy and told the officer that his boots were ugly and had been talking to her. She was issued a citation for criminal mischief and was voluntarily transported to a medical facility for evaluation. • An officer checked on a suspicious person looking around inside of a vehicle. It was determined that the person was the owner of the vehicle and was looking for his cigarettes. • A caller reported seeing some juveniles “locking each other inside a dirt mound with a metal door”. An officer went to check on the situation and found a pump room that was unlocked. Public works was advised and secured the room. • A woman was advised to cease contacting her ex-husband. Upon said notification, she said that she did not want him to contact her either. • A person was warned they were not allowed to camp at the boat launch.
March 4 • Walter Hughes, 46, of Rainier, was cited storing property in the city right of way on West 7th Street. • A man sleeping in a vehicle at the boat launch was given a warning. • A caller reported seeing a person trespassing at the East end of A Street on ODOT property. The subject was unable to be located. • Officers responded to a report of a disturbance. The disagreement was verbal in nature and peace was restored. • A bullet was found at the skate park and was turned in as found property. March 5 • An officer responded to an alarm at a tavern. The building was found to be secure. An officer assisted two motorists involved in a non-injury accident on the on ramp to the bridge. • A resident reported that some neighbors were running generators and working on vehicles disrupting the peace. The parking lot ‘mechanics’ were given a verbal warning. March 7 • A resident reported unwanted persons were walking through their yard. • Robert Lucas, 81, of Rainier,
March 8 • An insulin kit was turned in as found property.
March 11 • An officer checked on people thought to be sleeping in a vehicle in a parking lot. They checked out to be okay. • Two batteries were reportedly stolen from a vehicle in a parking lot. • An officer responded to a two-vehicle, non-injury accident. No citations were issued.
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March 14 • An officer responded to a concern of people unloading garbage from on vehicle onto a property located on West 7th Street. The vehicle owner was fixing the canopy and therefore needed to remove the contents from the back of the truck. He said the mess would be cleaned up when he was done. • An ex-boyfriend and his exgirlfriend were having a dispute over visitation of their child and property. They were advised the situation was civil in nature. • Tyler Jackson, 25, of Rainier, was taken into custody and lodged at the jail on an outstanding warrant. • A citizen called in suspicion of a prowler. Officers arrived, but no one was found to be in the area. The resident was given some suggestions to help deter the subject from returning.
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and work-at-home options when possible. • It directs Oregonians to stay home whenever possible, while permitting activities outside the home when social distance is maintained. • It closes playgrounds, sports courts, and skate parks, among other types of outdoor recreation facilities. Those that remain open are required to strictly adhere to social distancing guidelines. • It outlines new guidelines for child care facilities, setting limits and rules on amounts of children allowed in care, and outlining that child care groups may not change participants. • Failure to comply with the order will be considered an immediate danger to public health and subject to a Class C misdemeanor. Retail businesses closed by Executive Order 20-12 include: • Shopping: Outdoor and indoor malls and retail complexes, although individual types of businesses not subject to the measures may stay open. • Fitness: Gyms, sports and fitness centers, health clubs, and exercise studios • Grooming: Barbershops, beauty and nail salons, and non-medical wellness spas • Entertainment: Theaters, amusement parks, arcades, bowling alleys, and pool halls Other retail businesses will not be able to continue to operate unless they can implement strict social distancing measures and designate an employee or officer charged with ensuring compliance. Retail businesses able to adapt to take-out style shopping experiences can also remain open. If businesses can have employees work from home, then they must do so. Many of the businesses outlined in the order have voluntarily closed their doors already, to do their part to protect Oregon’s communities. In addition, non-retail businesses like manufacturers and the construction industry must ensure that their employees are maintaining social distancing measures. Brown held a telephone media briefing Monday afternoon, following her Stay Home executive order. Brown said she had asked on Friday that Oregonians stay home and be respectful of others. But following reports that people were flooding beaches and parks for spring break, Brown said her Stay at Home order was necessary. “I was very clear,” she said. “I repeated that request saying that Oregonians need to stay home and that your actions effect other people and by using social distancing you can save lives and keep Oregonians healthy.” Brown said she was very frustrated after seeing the crowded Oregon beaches over the weekend. “I asked,” she said. “I directed them to stay home and now I am ordering them to stay home.” In issuing the order, Brown said she wanted to make sure it would work for all of Oregon, and that rural areas of the state could
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020 to provide delivery service. We see this as an opportunity for other businesses to think of a client they could deliver food to. Your helping someone with food deliveryfood industry and recipient/ client. The Chronicle: How much is budgeted for this project and how is it funded? Hicks: We believe in community outreach and support. The recent turn of events effects all of us who work or live in Columbia County. comply as well as the larger metropolitan areas. She said she reviewed what other states are doing and consulted with health officials. “The reality is that governors all over the nation are wrestling with how to do that,” Brown said. “We were able to learn from other states and watch the confusion happening there to form this order. I wanted it to work for all of Oregon and to be sustainable over the long-term.” The Governor said there is no timeline on how long the order will remain in effect. Brown said she hopes to see the outcome next week of social distancing measures that have been put into place to make a timeline decision. Brown also acknowledged that her order will have extreme far reaching consequences. “My heart goes out to all the Oregonians, all of us frankly, that have been impacted by this horrible pandemic,” she said. Brown said the Oregon Employment Department has waived “all of the regulations that they can waive” in order to get unemployment benefits out to Oregonians who have been impacted, that have lost their job, or have had to stay home because of the coronavirus. “We are working hard to get those resources out the door as quickly as possible,” she said Brown also announced that her team is having conversations with legislative leaders in preparation for a potential legislative session in the next week or so to continue efforts in Oregon. She also said the state is working with its congressional delegation for additional federal resources. “So that we can provide direct assistance to our families, our households and to our businesses,” she said. Brown said businesses that are able to operate and that do not contribute to the spread of the virus can remain open. “What is so important that we focus on is, if you cannot telecommute and if you cannot socially distance safely, than you need to close down,” Brown said. “Obviously, there are exceptions. Groceries, health care, and public safety. We are trying to protect Oregonians.” Brown said the state is attempting to incorporate social distancing and that is very challenging. “I am asking Oregonians to do their part and I am asking business to take personal responsibility,” she said. “I have been very clear that I am limiting travel to home, to work, to doctor, to essentials. I am confident that business owners around the state will do the right things and be creative and innovative in offering their services to Oregonians.” If business do not comply, Brown said they will be shutdown. See Brown’s executive order with this story at thechronicleonline.com. “If Oregonians don’t comply, we’ll have to take the next step. I don’t want to do that,” she said, without being specific about what the next step would be. Under Brown’s order, violation would be considered a Class C misdemeanor, punishable up to 30 days in jail and/or a $1,250 fine. Just how the executive order would be enforcement is still somewhat unclear because Brown said Oregon
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The Chronicle: How long does Avamere plan to do this positive project? Hicks: Our goal would be to provide a “lunch on us” to our medical clinics in Columbia County for the period of time to get through such an unknown set of circumstances. If you know of someone, an agency or business, or a group, that is making a positive difference in our community and would like to see them featured in Who We Are, email details to jruark@ countrymedia.net. law enforcement needs to be focusing on what she termed real emergencies. The Chronicle checked with the City of St. Helens Police and Oregon State Police to find out how those agencies would enforce the Stay at Home order. “The St. Helens Police Department’s main objectives regarding the Governor’s new Stay Home, Save Lives order is to keep everyone safe and to work with our citizens to gain voluntary compliance with the new rules, according to King. She said officers have been instructed to start with education if they see someone not following the orders. “We hope that through a primary approach of education and a conversation that stresses the life-saving importance of following the rules that people will chose to do the right thing and obey the Governor’s orders,” King said. “Our second step will be to issue a warning if education fails, and as a last resort, our officers may issue a citation or make an arrest if the first two approaches fail. We understand that these are stressful and uncertain times for everyone. The COVID-19 situation is dynamic and new orders and information are evolving daily. We ask that for the health and safety of everyone in our community that people be patient, follow the new rules, and work together.” “Oregon State Police troopers are equipped mentally and physically to serve Oregon through a host of demands, but a global pandemic is something we are all coming to grips with,” OSP Superintendent Travis Hampton told The Chronicle. “We recognize the Governor’s authority in an emergency declaration and we will do our best to educate our communities to protect their health. According to Hampton, while citation and arrest authority provisions exist for violating the Governor’s directive, OSP views this as an undesirable last resort and we strive for voluntary compliance. “Every Oregonian will have to reconcile with their actions or inactions during this national crisis and we hope they simply obey the Governor’s direction without law enforcement intervention,” Hampton said. The Chronicle also contacted the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office for a response. We had not received a reply at press time. During the Monday afternoon media conference call, Brown also said she is considering extending the Oregon tax filing deadline due to the coronavirus health crisis. “It is on the table for discussion,” she said. According to Brown, each decision she is making during the health crisis has a wide ranging ripple effect. “There is no playbook for all of these things,” she said. “Decisions are being made hour-by-hour. We are making the decisions as best possible with the best information available. Every single action we take has ripple effects. We are carefully considering all decisions.” Follow developments at thechronicleonline.com and in the Wednesday print editions of The Chronicle.
Obituaries Buddy Louis Runyan
April 19, 1927 ~ March 14, 2020 Buddy Louis Runyan passed away peacefully March 14, 2020 at the age 92. He was born April 19,1927 in Holly Michigan but grew up in Whitefish, Montana. Toward the end of WWII, he was drafted in 1945 where he played saxophone in the army band. He married his college sweetheart Joan Sheeley in 1952 with whom they raised four children. Before completing his teaching degree at University of Idaho, he worked various jobs including surveying, barbering and JCPenney. After one year of teaching in
Lewiston, Idaho, the family moved to St. Helens, Oregon in 1967 where he taught 6th grade for 20+ years at John Gumm Elementary. Soon af-
ter his wife’s death, he retired and later married Rachel Baer in 1995. Throughout his life he used his passion for the saxophone, serving his community in various bands and on his church worship team. He loved family and friends, many who came to his home barber shop for haircuts and conversation. Bud is preceded in death by siblings Flavel and Ted Runyan and Theda Herriges. He is survived by his wife Rachel; sons, Vern, Ken and Bart/Jeannie Runyan; daughter Sheryl/Curtis Zirbel; six grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.
David Benjamin Boomer David Benjamin Boomer, 76, passed away Sat., March 14, 2020, surrounded by family and friends that he loved. Dave was grateful for his second chance at life following a lung transplant in December 2018. He met each health challenge with courage, persistence, and his wry sense of humor. Dave’s family, wife, Linda Balch Boomer of 55 years, daughters, Tracy Boomer Cutler and Sara Boomer, their spouses, Andy Cutler and John Jensen, grandchildren: Ben Cutler, Anna Cutler, Khalia Jensen-Boomer, Logan Jensen-Boomer, Chloe Jensen, Ivan Jensen and Giselle Jensen loved him dearly and he them. Dave’s wisdom, kindness and strength were a living example for others and will be greatly missed. Born in Arlington, Virginia, he grew up with his parents Michael and Fannie Boomer, and brother Mike. His youth included learning from his grandfather in Swan Quarter, N.C. the skills of blacksmithing, shooting rattlesnakes, driving a buckboard wagon pulled by
mules. These, and many other adventures, inspired Dave’s entertaining storytelling. Dave had a gift in connecting with people of all ages and made an impact not only on his peers but on the friends and families of his children and grandchildren. He embodied a life that was clear in purpose, accepting in spirit, and generous in love. Dave appreciated the many opportunities he had and mentors he respected at Armstrong World Industries, where he worked for 36 years, retiring as a Vice President of Manufacturing Technical Sup-
port in 2003. After retirement, Dave enjoyed woodworking, golf, tennis and fly fishing. He and Linda cherished time with friends and family at the Chesapeake Bay. Dave was a member of the Donegal chapter of Trout Unlimited. He also served on the St. Helen’s School Board in St. Helen’s Oregon in the 1990s. His family especially thanks his Penn Lung Transplant team at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital team for their expertise and care. A Celebration of Life to honor Dave will begin online. Join us in sharing memories by going to this link: tinyurl. com/DaveBoomer Then click “Join.” A larger gathering time may be set at a later date. If you wish to send a memorial, please consider The Clyde F. Barker Transplant House at the University of Pennsylvania, Trout Unlimited, Donegal Chapter, or The Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Please omit flowers. Please visit Dave’s Memorial Page at www.TheGroffs. com
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Feb. 19, 1940 ~ Feb. 24, 2020 Tom Feeny’s mass and celebration of life will be postponed and held at a later date.
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Along with a reduced delivery schedule, many of the volunteer drivers themselves are over the age of 65, and because they are in the high-risk category they have had to stop delivering meals. While the center is making it work for now, and sometimes having to rely on drivers from Community Action Team, some of the other drivers are taking on extra routes and helping out for as long as they can, Innocenti said. To stay in line with social distancing policies, drivers are enacting protocols like putting meals in plastic bags with handles on them and leaving bags at the door instead of handing them directly to the seniors. For the few folks who require their meals to be handed directly to them, there are a few safety measures in place, like gloves and hand sanitizer so delivery drivers can take extra precautions when they take meals inside the home. Volunteers are also working overtime to sanitize rooms inside the center from top to bottom when the center finally does re-open, Innocenti said. Before the worldwide novel coronavirus pandemic, the St. Helens Senior Center had multiple social gatherings a week for those aged 60 or older in the community. Gatherings included a lunch meal served every day, exercise classes, arts and crafts, a weekly movie, weekly guest speakers and a band that would come in on Fridays for
live music. Innocenti estimated the center could have up to 90 people for their Friday lunch. “It’s a big void in our lives as well as theirs, that they’re not able to come in here,” Innocenti said. Naturally, because the center is not hosting these activities, they are also losing revenue. Even without the center running, other expenses stay static, like insurance, the center’s alarm company, or garbage bills. “There’s still some bills that are coming in even if we’re closed, that we still have to pay whether we’re open or closed,” Innocenti said. For now, the board of directors has entrusted Innocenti with making the decision of how much she needs to pull from savings each month, with the understanding being that her spending will be under review each month. Funding for the center, and for necessary programs like Meals on Wheels, comes from the local Community Action Team, and there are three sources of federal funding CAT receives that go toward the St. Helens Senior Center. The center gets roughly two dollars per meal from the funding sources. It costs the St. Helens Senior Center roughly $6 to make a meal. Other sources of funding come from local donors. According to Juliann Davis, the program manager for the senior program at CAT, the senior center had a set amount of funding set aside at the beginning of the fiscal year for meals. Because of the novel coronavirus, it has put
more demand on their system. “Right now, we’re at about 15% more meals served this year than where we were at this time last year,” Davis said, adding that numbers are continuing to rise. The center was already on track to spend every dime of their funding by end of April, Davis said. To close the gap, the center is relying on donations made by participants, the city of St. Helens, real estate agencies and other agencies. In addition Top Notch, the thrift store which helps fund Meals on Wheels, has been seeing a sharp decline of customers since the novel coronavirus outbreak. The store has had to reduce its hours. Where they used to be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., they are now open from noon to 5 p.m. to save on payroll costs, Innocenti said. The center operators and volunteers are trying to come up with ideas about what they can do virtually, like selling fine jewelry that was in Top Notch on Etsy. So far, the Meals on Wheels program has been making it work. “Some restaurants have come forward and donated food to us,” Innocenti said. “That has just been a godsend.” There are no plans to shut down the Meals on Wheels program as of now. “We’re going to keep it going as long as we can,” Innocenti said. To find out more, or to volunteer, call the St. Helens Center Center at 503-3973377.
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DHS encourages community members to check in with at-risk families - including young children, children and adults with developmental delays or other medical vulnerabilities, isolated children and families, and youth and families with severe emotional/mental health needs – through phone, email, or by safe distance.
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During the coronavirus health crisis, agencies in Columbia County and across the state are encouraging Oregonians to work together as best they can. Reduced contact with educators, medical professionals and community members can impact children and families in many ways, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS). During this time of social distancing, the DHS encourages Oregonians to check in with families and continue to engage with child welfare when appropriate. “Our child welfare agency is a small part of a much larger system that focuses on child safety,” DHS Child Welfare Director Rebecca Jones Gaston said. “During this very fluid situation, where there are more questions than answers, we are keeping child safety paramount in our work and want to reiterate our dedication to children and families.”
During this time, the DHS Child Welfare Program will continue to operate the 24/7 statewide Child Abuse hotline, respond to reports of abuse and neglect, and work with community partners to maintain support to families. The COVID-19 pandemic creates many challenges for families, which could impact child safety, including: • Lack of access to medical care • Lack of face time with mandated reporters • Limited access to regular meals due to school closures • Known exposure to COVID-19 or symptomatic people • In close contact with someone who is considered high risk if infected with COVID-19 DHS encourages community members to check in with at-risk families - including young children, children and adults with developmental delays or other medical vulnerabilities, isolated children and families, and youth and families with severe emotional/mental health
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needs – through phone, email, or by safe distance. “As we grapple with isolation and uncertainty, let’s connect with one other in safe ways to continue to build the connected, generous communities we all need,” Oregon Child Abuse Intervention Centers executive director Becky Jones said. Sharing resource information for food banks, unemployment benefits, SNAP availability, and educational resources can be extremely helpful. If you suspect a child is being abused, please contact the Child Abuse Hotline at 1-855-503-(SAFE)7233.
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The Chronicle is always looking for photos that show a glimpse of Life in St. Helens. We enjoyed this moment, the start of the day on Monday morning, March 16, along the Columbia River in St. Helens. Send us your Life in St. Helens photos and we will share them with our readers. See more photos at thechronicleonline.com. Send photos to jruark@countrymedia.net.
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St. Helens resident Erin Heaberlin sent The Chronicle this photo of community residents lining up by car to purchase products The Columbia Theatre was selling from 5-7 p.m., Friday, March 20. The photo shows the line of cars wrapping around from 1st Street, where the theater is located, all the way behind city hall. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the theater had to close temporarily on March 17. On Friday, the theater was selling $20 gift cards, which came with a free bucket of popcorn. Customers could also purchase a bucket of popcorn alone for $5. The purpose of inviting residents to stay in their car was to adhere to social distancing practices. Later that night, the theater posted a Facebook status that read: “Thank you all so much for coming out. You all are amazing. I have never seen such a thing. The silver linings just keep adding up.”