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On Monday, March 16, Gov. Brown set forth a new set of guidelines for bars and restaurants, mandating they close for seated dining and on-site consumption of food and beverages, but still allowing takeout and delivery. The orders took place Tuesday, March 17 and are to stay in place for at least four weeks.

“My goal is to protect the health and safety of Oregon families.,” Brown said. “Every step we are taking is being made with community input and careful consideration of its impacts. I know that while these

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended social distancing to slow the spread of infection.

That will impact people in Columbia County and across the state, and our everyday culture, according to University of Portland sociology and social work associate professor Alice Gates.

“It is kind of alarming,” Gates said.

“And it may be difficult to preserve some sense of security. There is a lot of distress and anxiety from the uncertainties.”

Gates said she is hopeful that while this is a scary and uncertain time, “it

In an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, major cities across Columbia County have declared State of Emergencies.

On Thursday, March 12, St. Helens Mayor Rick Scholl declared a state of emergency in the City of St. Helens, which will remain in effect until Thursday, April 9.

While there had been no reported cases of the virus in Columbia County as of Tuesday morning, March 17, the statewide cases now number 65 and one person has died in the state from the virus. Due to the health crisis, Gov. Brown ordered all K-12 schools to close until April 1. Read more about Oregon Gov. Brown’s latest orders to deal with

Rates of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19 have now topped greater than 4,500 cases in the United States, according to research by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, with 65 cases in Oregon as of Monday, March 16, according to the Oregon Health Authority.

With the virus spreading, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state public health agencies such as the Oregon Health Authority are urging people across the United States to take drastic measures to slow the spread of the disease, including minimizing their contact with other people

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Each club member works on specific parts of the robot during class time.

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The St. Helens High School Robotic and Engineering Club, or SHREC, was all ready for regional competition this month in Wilsonville, but due to the coronavirus health crisis and classes postponed, the students are now waiting for their next opportunity.

The Chronicle spent time with

the students and their instructor just before Gov. Brown ordered all K-12 schools closed to slow the spread of the virus. We wanted to share their passion of the class and what they are learning.

St. Helens High School instructor Sharon Shiel said she hopes each of the 22 students has a positive experience from the class this year.

“As mentors, all of us hope the students build their skills, their

confidence, their ability to solve tough problems quickly and efficiently and work under deadlines,” she said. “We are here long hours, often they have to build and rebuild when it doesn’t work the first time, so that perseverance and not giving up, working together and supporting each other and making friends is important.”

“My reward is watching these students graduate and going off to OSU and PSU and other colleges

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and that they still stay connected to us,” she said. “We have a couple of mentors who are graduates of this program, so this builds us up as better people and that is rewarding to see these students’ connections and that we become a family.”

St. Helens High School sophomore and robotics club member Skyler Carlson agreed with Shield See ROBOTICS Page A10

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Crews are completing a sidewalk and curb improvement project along Gable Road in St. Helens.

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This spring, work crews have been busy completing a $3.2 million project along Gable Road in St. Helens.

Columbia County assistant public works director Tristan Wood said the project is designed for safety improvements along Gable Road from Highway 30 to

Columbia Blvd. in St Helens.

“This is to improve access to the high school from the area neighborhoods, adding sidewalks and bike lanes along the roadway,” he said.

Wood said the project process began in 2010 after transportation officials looked at walkway issues for residents along Gable Road.

“A resident parking his trailer along the roadway and a communication pole

placed 18” off the edge of the roadway made walking and passage to and from the school for students a safety hazard,” Wood said.

Adding curbs, sidewalks and bike lanes increased the roadway surface, according to Wood, and because of that drainage along the route had to be improved.

“During engineering we heard from a lot of neighbors about flooding issues, lack

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This is a finished portion of the new sidewalk along Gable Road as part of the $3.2 million improvement project.

of drainage and the County and City wanted to address that during this project and not make it worse,” he said.

“Most of the project has been improving and adding drainage to the area.”

Wood said that work meant a lot of excavation through rock to get lowered drain lines, adding catch basins and also adding drain lines for property owners along the project, which has

improved the drainage issues.

According to Wood, the Gable Road Improvement Project should wrap up in June with final paving, weather dependent, and tree planting will need to be done this fall.

The 3.2 million is funded through a combination of Oregon Department of Transportation enhance funding grants, Safe Route to School funds, and the City of St.

Helens and Columbia County both contributing heavily to the project through System Development Charges from area developments to build the project. Scappoose-based TFT Construction is the contractor for the project.

“Everyone in the neighborhood has been so patient and good to the contractors, the flaggers and the workers and I just really appreciate it,” Wood said.

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Arthur Jerome.

Arthur has strong values and all of these values point to compassion for his fellow man. ethic, and a unique perspective into the classroom,” St. Helens High School teacher Jared Phillips said. “He is very respectful to both students and staff and excels in his academics. He is a delight to work with on a daily basis and makes St. Helens High School a better place.”

In his future, Arthur said he would like to attend Port-

land State to work towards a bachelor in mechanical engineering. His hope is to work at Michael Curry Design or work in the prosthetics field because it combines robotics with helping people in need.

Arthur said his best attributes are being supportive and compassionate to his friends and loved ones. He said he would do anything to help them. He is also very curious about the world around him and he loves to learn.

Congratulations, Arthur.

My Fair Lady nominations Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 My Fair Lady Court.

The My Fair Lady Pageant is held during the Columbia County Fair each year to recognize senior women for their outstanding volunteer service in our

community. 2020 celebrates the 32nd annual My Fair Lady Pageant.

Do you know an amazing senior lady you could nominate for this honor for St. Helens, Scappoose, Rainier, Vernonia or Clatskanie?

Nominations are due in the

Columbia County RSVP office by Thursday, April 2.

To request a nomination form to be mailed or emailed to you, please contact Monica Cade at 503-397-5655, or email at cadem@crfr.com.

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The Oregon Employment Department reports 79,919 people were unemployed in February, while 2,021,373 were employed across the state.

Oregon’s jobless rate could be impacted by coronavirus Beleiciks said Oregon’s and professional and business labor force data for Februservices (+1,300). Only one ary shows little impact from industry cut jobs substantialthe spread of the coronavirus ly: manufacturing (??’500).

Oregon has recorded since the February unemOregon’s nonfarm payroll record low unemployment ployment rate is based on employment increased by in both January and Februpeople’s activity during the 26,600 jobs, or 1.4 percent, ary, according to the Oregon week that included February over the year since February Employment Department.

12. The monthly unemploy2019. In the past 12 months, The jobless rate of 3.3 ment rate is always based on transportation, warehouspercent is the lowest on com- a person’s employment status ing, and utilities grew at parable records dating back for the week that includes the the fastest rate of the major to 1976 and is below the U.S. 12th of each month. industries, expanding by unemployment rate of 3.5 By mid-February, there 3,100 jobs, or 4.5 percent. percent in February. had been relatively limInformation also expanded “It’s too early to have data ited economic impact from rapidly, adding 1,100 jobs, or showing the employment the disease in the U.S. In 3.2 percent, since February impact, but the response February, there were 69,000 2019. Construction (+3,000 to COVID-19 is causing unemployed Oregonians, jobs, or 2.8%) and other sera reduction in economic which was the lowest number vices (+1,900 jobs, or 2.9%) activity both nationally and also were leading industries in Oregon,” Oregon Employ- in more than 40 years.

Total nonfarm payroll emof growth over the past 12 ment Department Systems ployment rose by 3,100 jobs months. Meanwhile, only one and Economic Analysis manin February, following a loss industry shed a substantial ager Nick Beleiciks said. “It of 300 jobs in January. Two number of jobs since Februwill be weeks before we can 11-16-11 3x2D Cuts:Layout 1 industries 6/22/12added 3:28 PM Page 1 manufacturing major more ary 2019; accurately quantify the extent than 1,000 jobs in February: dropped 3,700 jobs, declining of the damage to Oregon’s 11-16-11 3x2D Cuts:Layout 1 6/22/12 3:28 PM Page 1 construction (+1,700 jobs) 1.9 percent. labor market.”

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St. Helens High School is pleased to announce that Arthur Jerome is the Elks Teen of the Month for February.

“I am extremely humbled to be selected,” Author said, which is a tribute to his personality and demeanor, according to school administrators.

According to a release from the high school, Arthur is a hard-working senior at school who cares about the quality of the work he does.

He participates in class discussions and is not afraid to voice his opinion, even if it is not the popular opinion in the room.

Arthur has strong values and all of these values point to compassion for his fellow man. Arthur is also someone who contributes to society in general. At a recent school board meeting, Arthur had no trouble grabbing a comment card and offering his opinion to the board on what he sees are areas of need in the school district. He just wants a better world and is not afraid to ask for it.

The main activity that Arthur is involved in is Robotics. He is the captain of the robotics team and is in charge of the robot, managing the other students, and developing strategy at robotics competitions. The robots he has been involved with have won awards for business and entrepreneurship.

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A gray whale rises out of the ocean near the Oregon shoreline.

Whale Watching Week

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Coast visitors, including those from Columbia County, can find good locations along the Oregon Coast to watch the whales swim along the coastline.

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The Spring Whale Watch Week event returns to the Oregon Coast March 21 - 29 to celebrate the more than 25,000 Gray whales expected to migrate north past Oregon over the next few months.

Due to the efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus in Oregon, state parks officials have altered the annual spring whale watching week.

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s Chris Havel tells The Chronicle that to reduce exposure, the volunteer crew that normally staffs the watch sites are staying home.

“For regular folk, watch the online guides, grab your own binocs, and head out and enjoy,” Havel said, adding: • If you’re ill, stay home.

• Maintain a social distance of six feet or more when you go out.

• Wash regularly with soap and water or sanitizer.

• Sneeze into a tissue or elbow.

Havel said some parks could experience reduced service, to things like restrooms, with very little notice, so it’s important to check oregonstateparks.org before traveling. The Whale Watch Center in Depoe Bay will be closed until April 1.

A map of the whale watching sites is available online on the official whale watch webpage on the Or-

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Higher energy efficiency for buildings, appliances Directs the state’s building codes division to move rapidly to increase energy efficiency requirements for new buildings and directs the Oregon Department of Energy to make Oregon’s appliance efficiency standards equal to the most stringent in the country.

Strategic plan to accelerate usability of electric vehicles: Directs the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to create a statewide public electric charging plan to accelerate the usage of electric vehicles across the state.

Emissions-conscious transportation spending Directs ODOT to develop a tool to evaluate all future transportation spending, including road expansion, through the lens of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and requires regional transportation planning organizations in the state to follow suit.

Accelerates transition to clean energy resource Directs the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to help utilities achieve the new

Adds climate action as a top priority for agency decision making Directs state agencies to add climate action as a lens for all of their work, which will lower carbon emissions across current agency activities, including as agencies spend the state’s budget on goods and services.

In a release, Ian Hill, co-founder of Oregon-based SeQuential Biofuels and E2 Pacific Northwest member said Brown’s executive order represents a critical opportunity for Oregon’s economy and a commitment to action on behalf of Oregonians threatened by the fires, droughts, flooding, and other catastrophic impacts of escalating climate change.

“The long-term health of our economy is predicated on ambitious climate action and we are excited that the Governor’s leadership has resulted in this critical action,” Hill said.

“By setting new goals and advancing programs to reduce climate emissions and expand the state’s clean energy economy, Gov. Brown is setting the path for new jobs, new investments, and new opportunities throughout Oregon,” Andy Wunder, E2 Western States Advocate, said in the release. “Unfortunately, Republican lawmakers’ continued refusal to take this issue seriously and engage in the legislative process necessitated this important executive action. Gov. Brown’s order is the type of real leadership we’ve needed for a long time.”

Oregon GOP lawmakers and other opponents said the cap and trade restrictions will adversely impact Oregon’s economy and greatly hurt small, rural communities. The GOP lawmakers walked out of the legislative session in late February over the cap and trade issue. They returned on Sunday, March 8, to sign budget bills.

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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed an executive order to aggressively lower greenhouse gas emissions.

The order reflects Democratic-backed legislation that failed during the Oregon Legislature’s short session that adjourned on March 5.

Brown’s order, signed on Tuesday, March 10, allows Oregon to set caps on transportation fuels, natural gas and industry pollution emissions.

Brown said her order sets new science-based greenhouse gas emissions goals and directs state agencies to put new measures into effect to lower the state’s greenhouse gas emissions to meet Oregon’s climate goals.

“I’ve heard it loud and clear from our young people in Oregon: climate action is crucial and urgent,” Brown said in a statement at the signing ceremony. “If we adults don’t take action right away, it is the next generation that will pay the price.

We owe it to them to do our part to ensure that the globe they inherit is on a better trajectory than the one it’s on today. Immediate and comprehensive efforts are needed to tackle this scourge that is devastating the Oregon we know and love, and a smart approach can both protect the environment and grow our economy.”

Brown said the executive order is extensive and thorough, taking the boldest actions available to lower greenhouse gas emissions under current state laws.

“As a state, we will pursue every option available under existing law to combat the effects of climate change and put Oregon on a path we can be proud to leave behind for our children,” she said.

The executive order updates the existing state carbon emissions goals to reflect the current science, setting a standard of 45 percent reduction from 1990 levels by 2035, and an 80 percent reduction from 1990 levels by 2050. The order also outlines a variety of means to reach the new goals, including:

Quality Commission to set and enforce sector-specific caps on climate pollution for three of the largest sources of emissions in our state: transportation fuels, natural gas, and large industrial polluters.

Caps will decline over time in order to meet the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals.

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Gray whales migrate north along the coast annually during spring, following a route to Alaskan waters after spending the winter in the warm lagoons off the coast of Baja, Mexico. Many of the Gray whales will be accompanied by their new calves, born during the winter.

The first large groups of whales swim by Oregon midMarch and the migratory stream typically continues into June.

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Fighting a virus with truth and transparency KEN PAULSON Chronicle Guest Column

As the scope and threat of the coronavirus pandemic becomes clear, people all over the world hunger for two things: an effective vaccine and truthful information about the disease.

The former may be more than a year away, but the latter is critical to stemming the pandemic in the meantime.

This is Sunshine Week, a time each year when people like me write columns about some legislature’s wrongheaded move to limit access to public records, and then try to make the case for greater access to public information and transparency in government.

But we’re facing something far more dangerous than any state legislature could conjure up. It’s a worldwide crisis worsened by governments whose impulse is to hide, control and censor news and information.

When a Chinese doctor shared with his colleagues his concerns that a mysterious new virus might be emerging, he was reprimanded and silenced. The doctor, Li Wenliang, died last month of coronavirus. After China mishandled and hid the virus from the public, the epidemic dramatically worsened. The Chinese government “is now leading a sweeping campaign to purge the public sphere of dissent, censoring news reports, harassing citizen journalists and shutting down news sites,” according to the New York Times.

Similar suppression has

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Scholl said his State of Emergency declaration is a proactive effort.

“I am not trying to send people in a fear factor,” he said, “but I want people to know this is happening. The city is still running. We are still providing services.”

Scholl said he is encouraging anyone with city business to call and make an appointment rather than going to city hall.

“And our city staff will get you in and out in an orderly fashion,” he said.

Scholl said the State of Emergency declaration also gives the city opportunities for any additional resources that might be needed during such a health crisis.

Scholl said the emergency declaration has been made in order to protect the St. Helens community, City employees, and the city’s most vulnerable citizens from the impacts of the coronavirus and to minimize the effect on them.

Based on recent recommendations from the State of Oregon and Oregon public health experts, the City of St. Helens is implementing the following measures to slow

appeared in other nations, according to the Committee to Protect journalists. In Thailand, the prime minister has threatened to arrest journalists who publish “fake news” about the virus and Iran detained a journalist for posts critical of the government’s response, according to the CPJ. But even a democracy is going to be tempted to manage the messaging, as the U.S. did by initially channeling the government’s comments through a single spokesman – Vice President Mike Pence. That has improved significantly over the past week.

When the public is desperate for information, government needs to maximize authoritative information from scientists and experts on the public payroll. That appropriately gives Americans what they need to know, and counters irresponsible pundits who have sought to minimize the threat to score political or ratings points.

Most encouraging, though, has been the response of state and local governments, schools and the private sector. Governments at every level resist disclosure and scrutiny, but this has been a refreshing change, with leaders saying: “Here’s what we need to do, here’s why we’re doing it and here’s how you can find out more.”

Sports leagues and private businesses, not known for transparency, have been refreshingly transparent.

How many emails have you received this week that began “Out of an abundance of caution…”? There are a lot the spread of COVID-19 in St. Helens: Local City of St. Helens government buildings and offices will be closed to the general public. This includes St. Helens City Hall, the St. Helens Public Library, St. Helens Public Works offices, the St. Helens Police Department lobby, and the St. Helens Recreation Center. The St. Helens City Council and management team will evaluate continued office closures on a weekly basis.

St. Helens police officers and St. Helens public works crews will continue to respond to calls. Contact non-emergency dispatch at 503-397-1521.

In the event of an emergency, call 9-1-1.

Until further notice, water services will not be disconnected for non-payment of a St. Helens utility bill.

St. Helens Municipal Court will be limited to previously scheduled court appearances.

Court staff will directly contact anyone if a court appearance date is rescheduled. If you have any Municipal Court questions, you can call staff directly at 503-397-6272, option 2 or 503-366-8253.

St. Helens citizens are encouraged to use the City’s website payment portal option for making utility billing payments. Payments may also be made over the phone by calling 503-397-6272, option 1.

City staff will continue to

of institutions making tough decisions these days, but they’re largely doing it in partnership with the American people.

More than anything, else, though, this crisis reminds us of how wise the first generation of Americans was in demanding a free press. Despite the inevitable accusations by some that the news media were “hyping” this threat, traditional media have been measured and thorough in their coverage, making the most of their on-air medical and scientific consultants.

Closer to home, local newspapers and broadcasters have devoted extensive resources to reporting how the virus will affect the communities they serve.

President Trump told the nation last week that “we are all in this together” and that’s exactly what needs to happen: the government sharing what it knows truthfully and without spin or bravado, private and public institutions engaging constructively with America’s most pressing challenge and news organizations keeping the public informed in a thorough and even-handed way.

In the end, science will prevail in curbing this virus.

Yet the path to that victory can only emerge from true collaboration and collective sacrifice, fueled by a shared understanding of exactly what we’re up against. That can only come from the free flow of information.

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This sign is posted on the front of St. Helens City Hall alert visitors of the State of Emergency.

work while offices remain closed to the public. If you have a question for a staff member, City staff are available through email and telephone. A staff directory can be found on the City’s website at https://www.ci.st-helens.or.us/ contact.

Essential in-person meetings with City staff may be arranged by appointment. Please

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call or email the department that you need to meet with to arrange an appointment time.

The City is evaluating moving all previously scheduled City Council meetings to a virtual meeting platform. Details will be released at a later date regarding how those meetings will be held and how the public can virtually comment before or during the meeting(s).

All other City boards and commission meetings scheduled over the next four weeks have been canceled.

All Recreation Program events have been canceled.

The St. Helens Recreation Program will follow any St. Helens School District closures regarding Spring Break camp and the After-School Program. Should the School

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District close, these programs will also be closed. Refunds will be given for any event or program cancellations. Be sure to make prior arrangements for alternate childcare should these programs be canceled.

The City of St. Helens has created a webpage related to COVID-19. Updates regarding impacts to local government will be posted online at https:// www.ci.st-helens.or.us/administration/page/covid-19.

If you have general questions about the coronavirus, below are sources for more information: • Call 2-1-1 for general questions • Visit the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) website for the most current information in Oregon: https://www.oregon. gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/DISEASESAZ/ Pages/emergi...

• Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) website: https://www. cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019ncov/index.html • Visit the Columbia County Public Health website: https://www.columbiacountyor.gov/CoronavirusDisease2019COVID19 The cities of Clatskanie, Scappoose and Rainier have also declared a State of Emergency.

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Obituaries David Robert Schmor

Katherine Marie Newell

Jan. 1, 1954 ~ March 3, 2020 David Robert Schmor passed away March 3, 2020 at home. He was born Jan. 1, 1954 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. As a child he lived in Bonanza, Lyons, and St. Helens. He graduated from St. Helens High School in 1972.

David attended Southern Oregon College in Ashland and graduated in 1976 with a degree in Education and English.

David began his teaching career at St. Helens Junior High in 1978. He obtained his Masters degree in Education from Portland State University a few years later. In 1980 he transferred to St. Helens High. He taught a variety of English courses but primarily public speaking/speech

courses which he designed.

He was awarded St. Helens Inspirational Teacher Award for the 2009-2010 school year. He retired after 31 years of teaching.

David had many interests.

Aug. 11, 1960 ~ March 6, 2020

He enjoyed walking, reading, movies, plays and the symphony. He was an artist who created drawings, paintings, quilts and a beautiful garden.

He enjoyed travelling to many places across the U.S., Mexico, Greece, the U.K. and most recently to Japan.

David is survived by his partner Kyle Templeton; father Robert Schmor (Shirley Palm); brother Doug Schmor (Sandi) and their children and grandchildren; sister Jill Gordon (Jim) and their children; brother John Schmor; cousins and their children and grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his mother Nancy Schmor.

A celebration of life will be announced at a later date.

Katherine M. Newell of Columbia City, Oregon passed away March 6, 2020 at the age of 59. Kathy was born Aug. 11, 1960 in Portland, Oregon to Richard and Edith (Travis) Forcier.

She grew up and attended school in Scappoose, and later became a student aide at Scappoose Middle School and Lewis and Clark Elementary in St. Helens.

On February 13, 1988 Kathy married Kenneth Newell in Scappoose, Oregon. They had three children together.

After years of working in the school district, Kathy

Tom Feeny

Feb. 19, 1940 ~ Feb. 24, 2020 Tom Feeny was born on Feb. 19, 1940. He passed away on Feb. 24, 2020.

After being discharged from the Army, he started a construction business and built houses until 1982.

He then started putting on motor sport events building his own pulling trucks, mud bogger and two monster trucks with a lot of help from friends.

Next came a small trucking company which

Gwen Hummels Pellham Feb. 26, 1930 ~ March 7, 2020

Gwen Hummels Pellham passed away on March 7, 2020 at the age of 90.

She was born in Hildreth, Nebraska to William and Margaret Hummels and was one of seven children.

Moving from Nebraska to Gaston where she spent her younger years before moving to Woodland and meeting her husband of 71 years, Carl Pellham. They raised their four children in the Quincy and Rainier area where Gwen drove a school bus and was a row boss for Luttrell’s berry fields for many years, she was beloved by all.

In later years Carl and

Gwen moved to St. Helens to be near the grandkids to watch their sports. They were longtime members of

Mayger Downing Community Church and Grace Baptist Church.

She is survived by her sister Gerry of Vancouver, Washington; son Carl of Rainier; daughter Roxanne (Lonnie) Hadlock of Sumpter; son Steve (Joanne) of St. Helens; son Bill (Colleen) of St. Helens; five grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Carl.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests that you donate to her favorite organization the Columbia County Food Bank.

March 2, 1941 ~ March 4, 2020

Virginia M. “Mama Deen” Spinden, 79, of Hermiston, died Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at her home. She was born March 2, 1941 in St. Helens, Oregon.

Services are planned for later in the year and will be announced at a later date.

Mary Sue Rauch

Sept. 27, 1935 ~ March 15, 2020

Aug. 5, 1943 ~ Feb. 29, 2020

Thomas McDermott passed away on Feb. 29, 2020. No services are planned per his wishes.

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through social distancing and not gathering in crowds of greater than 10 people.

Michael Paul, Public Health Administrator for Columbia County provided information to The Chronicle regarding the novel coronavirus, testing information and measures that Columbia County Public Health is taking to combat the virus.

While some people may see measures released by the Oregon Health Authority, like minimizing social contact, and mandates released by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, like closing restaurants except for takeout and delivery to be extreme, Paul said such measures are necessary, even if 80 percent of people who contract the illness will develop only mild symptoms, like a cough and fever.

However, Paul said, about 20 percent of people who contract the disease will develop moderate to severe symptoms and may require hospitalization.

Those 20 percent are people who have existing conditions like those who are already immunocompromised, or have a condition like asthma, according to Paul.

“In some cases, they need a ventilator, or need to be admitted to an ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and our hospital systems only have so much capacity. If we allow COVID-19 to spread rapidly, then that system can get easily overwhelmed. That means that there would be more deaths than there would be if we took measures as a community to slow the rate of transmissions,” Paul said.

People may have heard the term “flatten the curve,” which means to slow the

number of people ill at any time to make sure the health system continues to function, according to Paul.

So far, no one in Columbia County has tested positive for COVID-19, Paul said.

That doesn’t mean nobody will in the future, however, and Columbia County Public Health is taking measures to slow the spread of the virus.

“What we have to do right now is consider our community to be a lot bigger than it is,” Paul said, meaning that Columbia County residents are frequently coming into contact with people residing outside the county as they travel to other counties for work, recreation and the like.

In other words, according to Paul, the county must operate under the assumption that it is possible someone from Columbia County will have come into contact with someone carrying the virus.

“So we’re doing everything we can on a number of different fronts,” Paul said. That includes communicating with Emergency Medical Services, longterm care facilities, Community Action Teams, all of the clinics in the area and other places that may come into contact with sick people to make sure they have the equipment they need, like personal protective equipment if they need to treat someone infected with the virus.

Columbia County Public Health is also taking other measures.

“We’re working with other counties to make sure people in Columbia County have somewhere to go if they need hospital-level care if those other counties are overwhelmed,” Paul said.

Some Columbia County residents might be inter-

he continued with until the end. He worked the last 10 years at Calaway Trading in St. Helens. He did all this while coaching his wife in powerlifting for 35 years.

Tom lived a full life.

A mass will be held at 10 a.m. on March 28, 2020 at St. Fredric Catholic Church, 175 S. 13th St., St. Helens, Oregon. A celebration will follow.

Virginia M. “Mama Deen” Spinden

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became a cashier at Safeway in St. Helens where she worked for 15 years.

In her free time, she loved to bowl and spend time with her family.

Kathy is survived by her husband Ken; three children, Kenny Jr. (Erin), Katie and Karen; five grandchildren, Kevin, Cameron, Lillian, Addy and Ira; her mother Edith; sister Esther; and brother Richard.

She was preceded in death by her father Richard and her brother Patrick.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

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ested in getting tested for COVID-19. If so, residents need to know there are certain people who are prioritized for testing, Paul said.

People prioritized for testing are those who have traveled to an area where there was a lot of community spread of COVID-19, had had close contact with a known case or had an unexplained viral pneumonia, according to Paul.

Those people would go to the Emergency Room, with their tests sent to the state lab, Paul said.

Others interested in getting a test would go through their regular care provider, according to Paul. At this time, with the capacity of the health care system to test people, not everyone can get a test, Paul said, and clinicians are prioritizing who gets tested.

“They’re using at-risk categories, people who are symptomatic, people who have had known exposure,” Paul said.

According to Paul, the state of Oregon is working on making testing more widely available in order to get a better picture of how many people in the state have the disease. There are now three commercial labs, in addition to the state lab, that are providing testing services for COVID-19, Paul said. How quickly a test returns results varies lab to lab, according to Paul.

The test involves collecting swabs from the nose and mouth, Paul said.

In general, Paul said he wants the public to take the spread of COVID-19 seriously.

“I just want people to know that their actions can make a difference and if we all take actions that may sound alarmist at this time, we can actually save people’s lives by slowing the spread of this disease,” Paul said.

Mary Sue Rauch, 84, of Rainier, Oregon, passed away March 15, 2020 in Longview, Washington.

Grab and Go sites for student meals

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Most school districts in Columbia County are continuing to offer student meals during the coronavirus school closures. Check individual district websites for specific meal distribution locations.

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The St. Helens School District is continuing to offer essential student meals during the statewide coronavirus health crisis school closure through March 31.

Service dates will fall in line with school closure dates if extended.

Locations Lewis & Clark Elementary (West Parking Lot Facing IGA/Red Apple) 111 South 9th St. Plymouth High School (Using Middle School Bus Loop) 354 North 15th Street Service times Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Need to know Service will be drive

through, “Grab and Go” – if you need transportation assistance see bus route info below.

Meals are available to all children through age 18.

To ease congestion and to promote “social distancing” the District is requesting families try to stagger their arrival by the following times: Monday – Wednesday – Friday (According to first letter of last name) Breakfast: A – L 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

M – Z 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Lunch: A – L 11:30 AM to 12:30 p.m.

M – Z 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday -- Thursday (According to first letter of last name) Breakfast: M – Z 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

A – L 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Lunch: M – Z 11:30 AM to 12:30 p.m.

A – L 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Busing info For those needing assistance with transportation, busing will be available from the following locations during meal service times: Columbia City Elementary 2000 2nd Street, Columbia City McBride Elementary 2774 Columbia Boulevard, St. Helens.

St. Helens High School 2375 Gable Road.

St. Helens • Social distancing protocols will be in effect on buses – please follow all directions issued by bus drivers.

• Those exhibiting flulike symptoms will not be allowed to access busing services but will still receive meal service.

For more information, visit the St. Helens School District website at https:// www.sthelens.k12.or.us.

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also creates an opportunity to connect and build community and honor our interdependence and connectedness,” she said.

According to Gates, it is important for parents to have a conversation with their children about coronavirus.

“It is important for parents to talk to kids about coronavirus and not shy away from the topic,” Gates said. “Kids are not only hearing about it, but, by now, their routines have been disrupted, and many of them are feeling stressed and worried.”

Gates added that parents can offer reassurance about what adults are doing to stay safe and use it as an opportunity to reinforce the importance of hand washing as a way of protecting not only ourselves but our neighbors, family and friends.

“Even as we are taking these precautions as a community, you can explain that it’s still relatively rare and does not seem to affect kids as severely,” Gates said. “And remind kids that it’s an ongoing conversation. They can ask questions anytime.”

Oregon Psychiatric Physicians Association president Dan Bristow said as Oregonians spend more time at home

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as a result of the coronavirus, that isolation can have negative consequences on mental health.

“Isolation is generally not good for your mental health,“ Bristow said. “There are ways you can feel less isolated and stay socially supported during these uncertain times.”

Bristow offers the following tips during times of social distancing.

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ule for work or study. Take breaks and eat meals at regular times. Try to maintain the same sleep schedule. Consistency helps structure your day and gets you acclimated to the new routine quicker.

Stay as active as possible This might mean getting outside for regular walks. If that’s not possible, regular stretching, yoga, and meditation are options to help your body and mind feel its best.

Limit social media and use reliable sources of information Scrolling social media

feeds habitually tends to not help you feel connected or boost your mood. Social media can also spread misinformation that does not help you stay accurately informed. Stick with reliable sources of information (eg, www.cdc.gov).

Stay in contact with friends and family While open-ended social media use might not help you stay connected, using social media to communicate with loved ones can be very uplifting. Emailing, phoning or video calls can help you stay connected to friends and family. Good social support

can boost mood and prevent feelings of isolation.

Be flexible and realistic about the time it takes to adjust Adjusting to your new routine will take time. Set realistic expectations for yourself. Don’t expect to be as productive immediately in your work or studies from home.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF 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

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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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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 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

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City of St. Helens Notice of Informational Budget Meeting Fiscal Year 2020-21 Informational Budget Committee Meeting The St. Helens Budget Committee will meet on Thursday, April 2, 2020, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to give an overview of Fiscal

Year 2020/21, discuss the purpose and role of the Budget Committee, process of the Budget Committee, general overview of fund structures, discuss local and state

economic trends, and discuss new goals and projects on the horizon. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 265 Strand Street, Plaza Entrance, St. Helens, OR

97051. The facility is handicap accessible. If you need special accommodations, please contact City Hall at (503) 3976272, at least 48 hours before the meeting.

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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NOTICE OF SALE Rainier Storage Place, LLC will hold a sale at 29098 Dike Rd., Rainier OR 97048 of the contents of the following storage

The Public Notice deadline is Fridays by noon.

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units belonging to: 8x40 storage containers Jack Miller CY53 at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 21st, 2020.

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MEETING

CANCELED The Columbia SWCD Board Meeting on March 18, 2020 has been cancelled.

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 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.

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 13 • At approximately 1:14 p.m. the Oregon State Police was dispatched to a suspicious vehicle on Highway 30 near

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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

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Port Westward, where Global Partners operates in Clatskanie.

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Global receives 1st approval CHRISTINE MENGES chronicle2@countrymedia.net

After several weeks of public discussion, Global Partners has received one of two approvals necessary to ship green diesel from their Columbia Pacific Bio Refinery (CPBR) at Port Westward in Clatskanie.

The Port of Columbia County unanimously approved on Wednesday, March 11 amendments to Global’s sublease, dock use agreements and pipeline easement to allow the fuel transition.

This is the first of a two-part approval process for the company to ship renewable diesel to CPBR, which it will then ship out by barge from the Columbia River.

Global has submitted a request for approval from the Oregon Department

of Environmental Quality (DEQ), which is the second approval needed. As of Tuesday, March 17, that request was still pending with DEQ. Catie Kerns, Vice President of External Communications with Global Partners, LLC said the company submitted their DEQ permit in late February, which DEQ is currently reviewing. The company was hoping to have a public hearing in April, but Kerns said that might change due to COVID-19 concerns.

After the public hearing, there will be a public comment period and then a draft permit.

The company must have an approved permit from DEQ in order to switch over to renewable diesel.

Kerns said she was planning on calling DEQ to see how they plan on handling the public hearing and see

if there would be a remote, telecommunications option.

The switch, should it occur, would take place at their transloading facility at CPBR. Since 2016, the company has only transloaded ethanol, a first-generation renewable biofuel. The company wants to move to the next generation of renewable biofuels, which is renewable green diesel.

As a logistics provider, Global has received at least one request from a client to receive, ship and store the product, according to Kerns.

“There is a large demand for the product on the West Coast and Global is excited for the opportunity to move to this green product,” Kerns said.

The Chronicle will continue to follow this story with updates at theclronnicleonline.com.

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Garden Plots: Lawns, cardboard, paper wasp Chronicle guest column by CHIP BUBL

Oregon State University Extension Service - Columbia County

The OSU Extension office is closed to face-to-face public contact but you can still reach us.

Last week, Oregon State University closed all Extension offices to face-to-face con-tact starting this past Monday. This is part of the larger Oregon State University effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The University itself is teaching completely digitally for the rest of the academic year.

Our volunteers are also restricted in what they can do relative to the program(s) of OSU Extension they are connected to. Most of them have been already contacted.

However, all of us (faculty and staff) will still be working (most of the time in the office), answering phone calls, email messages, writing newspaper columns and newsletters, and working to develop programs that can reach you online. We are really committed to helping our communities in any way we can, especially in our areas of subject matter expertise (farming, gardening, forestry, food, food safety, and nutrition, healthy decision-making, and youth education) and any other way we can enrich your life and/or make you safer in these challenging times.

Please do not hesitate to contact us. And please, take all steps necessary to ensure that you and your loved ones are safe.

OSU Master Gardener™ Spring Fair/Tomato Sale is cancelled for 2020 This was another difficult decision. At present, there is an indefinite ban statewide on all events that draw 250 people or more. In consultation with our OSU Regional Director and the Program Leader for Community Hor-

ticulture (which includes the MG program) we made the decision to cancel the event on the odds that ban would still be in place by the Spring Fair date was significant and the risk to the public was likely to still be high. I know many of you will be disappointed.

But we promise to come roaring back next year with the best Spring Fair ever.

Scappoose Bay Watershed Council’s Native Plant Sale Saturday, April 11 Join the Watershed Council at their Spring Native Plant Sale Saturday, April 11th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is their semi-annual event to get you ready for spring and summer planting. They have lots of new plants at great prices – all native to our area. Staff and volunteers are available to help chose plants suggest gardening ideas, and provide information on establishing and maintaining native vegetation. For more information see http:// www.scappoosebay-wc.org/ native-plant-nursery.

The Plant Sale is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the SBWC nursery, located behind Scappoose High School.

Look for signs – go east on SE High School Way and turn into the parking lot between the high school and the school ball field areas.

Several nice days ago, European gray slugs paraded across our road and driveway. Slug management is starting early this year.

Put out baits where you know slug susceptible plants are growing even if the plants haven’t emerged yet. I feel most comfortable with iron phosphate based baits since they have a good safety profile for dogs (Sluggo is one trade name).

This is the teachable moment for slugs.

Peas (both edible and floral) can be planted now.

They will grow much faster if you cover them with row cover cloches to improve soil and air temperatures around them.

eliminate a good portion of the quackgrass, chick-weed, and other winter weeds.

Some gardeners transplant starts right through untilled cardboard.

However, you

Cardboard for weed control

As plant an insect species travel with ease from continent to continent, it is no surprise that Columbia County has a newish wasp.

This European import is paper wasp (Polistes dominulus) that looks much like a small yellow jacket.

One distinguishing physical feature is a bright yellow to orange antenna. As a paper wasp, it creates single paper combs that are not enclosed (unlike the yellow jacket which encloses its nest).

Also unlike a yellow jacket, the female P. dominulus will reuse last year’s nest combs, unheard of in the yellow jacket world. Even more unusual, several females will cooperatively rear and tend eggs in a single nest. These nests, each individual, can be clustered together in great numbers.

Paper wasp colonies die

Garden tidbits for March Lawns need attention this month with moss removal, mowing when necessary and possible, and lawn fertilizing. Soils are generally too wet to aerate in March (the aerating tool seals the hole if the soil is too wet) but is possible if we have a lot of dry weather. If you fertilize your lawn this month, consider adding lime at the rate of 60-75 pounds per 1000 square feet about two weeks after you fertilize if you haven’t done that in a while.

For those of you who don’t wish to use chemicals on your garden for late spring weed control, you can use cardboard. Place a single layer of cardboard (or several thicknesses of newspaper) over the garden area and cover the sheets with compost or other organic matter. Wait several months, and till it all into the garden. The rain will make the card-board easy to till and the shading will

should make some holes in it with rebar to allow irrigation water to reach roots. The cardboard needs to go on right away to have the desired results. You can also tarp areas (without cardboard) right now and get decent weed control if you don’t plant to plant until May. Cardboard (or newspaper) and organic mulch can also be used on the garden paths in the summer.

A newish paper wasp

out in the late fall (as do yellow jackets). Pregnant queens who left the nest hunker down for the winter.

While yellow jacket queens hunker in solitude, this paper wasp is a bit gregarious and it is not uncommon to have a number of them hunkering together, often in attics or other human constructed structures.

People who have bird boxes have noticed that the overwintering cluster like those spaces and may discourage birds who nest early from occupying the boxes.

They do sting, repeatedly and painfully, just like a yellow jacket. They may not be as aggressive as groundnesting yellow jackets but should be treated with respect.

There is a silver lining.

They get going early in the spring. In fact, during warm spells, like we had last week, some females from an over-wintering cluster will go out and get insects for the rest to feed on. Nest building starts early as well, often in human constructed spaces. This early activity provides useful insect predation at a time when other predatory insects are just warming up.

Clearly there are areas where paper nests are inappropriate. Those nests are best removed in the earlymid spring before the first brood hatches. But if you can live with their choice of nesting space, they will provide you a lot of caterpillar, aphid and other insect control.

Anna’s hummingbirds “chirp” with their tails Anna’s hummingbirds are common residents of Columbia County. Males make acrobatic climbs and then swoop down over the females to impress them. As they descend at speeds of 50 mph, they open their tail feathers and emit a loud, sharp chirp. Scientists found that this had nothing to do

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Free newsletter The Oregon State University Extension office in Columbia County publishes a monthly newsletter on gardening and farming topics (called County Living) writ-ten/edited by yours truly. All you need to do is ask for it and it will be mailed or emailed to you.

Call 503 397-3462 to be put on the list. Alternatively, you can find it on the web at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/columbia/ and click on newsletters.

Many Extension publications available online Are you putting up salsa, saving seeds, or thinking about planting grapes? OSU has a large number of its publications available for free download. Just go to https://catalog.extension. oregonstate.edu. Click on publications and start exploring.

The Extension Service offers its programs and materials equally to all people.

Contact information for the Extension office Oregon State University Extension Service – Columbia County. 505 N. Columbia River Highway, St. Helens, OR 97051. 503 397-3462. Email: chip. bubl@oregonstate.edu “especially when we deal with high volumes of general public.”

The food cart is in an area that affords a good deal of social distancing anyway, according to Cunningham.

While people can sit down and eat, they more frequently pick up and go, he said.

In the future, Cunningham said that if they ever have to shut down completely, their food cart can rely on their delivery service, Hawk and Wolf Columbia Couriers, to get food to patrons.

“Delivery will just be over the phone, and it will be just one point of contact,” Cunningham said.

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actions will impact Oregon businesses and employees, they will help decrease the rate of infection while bringing state and federal resources up to the same speed as the spread of the virus.”

Columbia County restaurant owners and managers are now transitioning their businesses to follow the state health safety mandates.

Plymouth Pub, a frequented St. Helens restaurant, which opened approximately one year ago, is going to feel the effects of the mandate, owner Brad Rakes said.

“We’re just going to do takeout and see how it goes,” Rakes said. “Servers don’t have to come in until further notice. I had a feeling that that’s what she was going to say. We’ll get through it.”

Rakes had told The Chronicle earlier in the day Monday that the restaurant had been enacting policies to reduce any potential spread of the virus, like wiping down surfaces as often as possible, cleaning condiments after every customer use and keeping hand sanitizer available by the bar and front register.

In the last few days, Plymouth Pub has been experiencing a decrease in business by approximately 30-40 percent, Rakes said.

The restaurant had not experienced an increase in takeout meals and had already reduced staff, according to Rakes.

Similar signs of protective measures are prevalent throughout the Columbia County at other restaurants and businesses. Starbucks in

with vocal chords. Instead, the structure of the edge of the outermost feathers produced the sound as the air rushed over them, causing them to vibrate like a reed on a clarinet.

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Local restaurants in Columbia County are reeling from the recent mandates set forth by Gov. Kate Brown regarding COVID-19 precautions.

St. Helens had reduced its service to takeout only by March 16, closing its seating area and removing public stir sticks and napkins from its community counter.

Sunshine Pizza in St. Helens had already reduced its service to takeout and delivery-only a few days before Gov. Brown’s mandate, manager Fred Wilder said. Patrons don’t even enter the restaurant and they pick up their orders through Sunshine’s curbside service, according to Wilder.

The new health safety measures have mildly impacted the business.

“We have taken a little bit of a hit because we don’t have the dining room service, we started taking a

“You do everything that you can do and just hope for the best.” ~ Shannon Vaerewyck, Bertucci’s co-owner hit a few days before this,” Wilder said. Our owner decided to stay ahead of it, so let’s do delivery and takeout and protect the staff that work here. We definitely dwindled staff by half. We don’t have the number of orders coming back.”

Wilder emphasized that Sunshine Pizza has not laid off any staff but is cutting employee hours as they reduce service because of COVID-19 precautions.

Across the street, Bertucci’s Chocolates has enacted similar measures.

Before the mandate set forth by the governor, Bertucci’s co-owner Shannon Vaerewyck said the chocolate shop, which also sells lunch and gift items, had spaced tables six feet apart from each other and was sanitizing surfaces more frequently. Earlier on Monday, Vaerewyck told The Chronicle that, if the governor came forth with stricter guidelines, that she would have to decide if they would close the shop all together or close the food portion of their shop while keeping the

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After Gov. Brown delivered the news about restaurant shutdowns on Monday afternoon, Vaerewyck said they would continue food service via takeout.

Vaerewyck posted the menu and the shop’s phone number on their business Facebook page with a message stating the business would be happy to do a takeout order for customers.

“I had a couple of people come in and just get takeout now,” Vaerewyck told The Chronicle on Monday afternoon. “You do everything that you can do and just hope for the best.”

Gov. Brown’s mandates extend even to the food pod in between the Safeway and bowling alley in St. Helens, something that has impacted Eat at George’s, one of the food carts within the food pod.

The public eating area has now been shut down at the food pod, meaning each of the individual food carts can now only do grab-andgo service, according to Eat at George’s owner George Cunningham.

Cunningham said he is definitely concerned about the future of his business.

“Every small business in our community is concerned,” Cunningham said,

Columbia County Economic Team executive director Chuck Daughtry said the economic impact of the coronavirus across the county and the state will be significant.

“Business owners now have to make some brutal decisions,” Daughtry said.

“For bars and restaurants that don’t have the ability to delivery or do curb side service this cuts into their cash flow. They can’t afford to take revenue from their cycle. It has a ripple effect from the bottom up, impacting people living pay check to pay check and for employers not having service workers.”

Daughtry said the business uncertainty is reflected in the stock market.

“Businesses have to rely on steady revenues and have customers, employees and inventory to survive,” he said. “There is fear. There is anxiety. There is misinformation and a loss of business and there has not been a clear national response.

This could happen again. I don’t think it can be solved at the local level. We need to look at a national system to deal with this issue.”

But Daughtry also said he is optimistic about the future.

“We need to help take care of one another and this will pass,” he said.

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The club members are constantly adjusting the robot for best performance.

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that the class gives her a family experience.

“Yes, it is like a family,” Carlson said. “I would likely never have made bonds and friendships with these people if it weren’t for this class.”

Carlson said balancing her other school classes and extra school activities with the robotics production is challenging, but rewarding.

“When it is all put together there is a great sense of accomplishment,” she said. “With other clubs, it’s mostly volunteering and you don’t always know what the outcome is. With this, all my hard work pays off and I say, ‘wow, I actually did that.”’

“I’ve always loved technical engineering, but this year, as captain of the club, I am finding new skills and qualities about myself that I didn’t realize I had before,” St. Helens senior Arthur Jerome said. “Like leading people and making sure everyone is good and working well together.”

Jerome acknowledges that building robotics is

“incredibly stressful.”

‘We had only six weeks to build this robot before our first competition,” he said.

“We have to make sure all the systems work, that we have everything balanced and that everyone knows what they are doing and that they are happy, so balancing and making sure we get everything done in time.”

Jerome said the competitions between schools involves different games each year.

“You can be shooting balls with your robot one year, picking up balls another year, scoring what we do and we are doing many different things,” he said. “It is different every year.”

The current robot being produced by the club is designed to pick up and store small balls and lift itself up on a bar.

Jerome said the robotics competition and the club is preparing him for his future.

“I am going into college for mechanical engineering and the robotics club has given me so much more confidence in my abilities,” he said. “I am proud of everyone on the team and for once, I am proud of myself.”

Club co-captain and Se-

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

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nior Evan Garrison said he’s hopeful the robotics experience helps him gain public speaking, leadership and programming skills.

“We started with a business plan,” he said. “And that has helped me build my people skills.”

Following Governor Brown’s order to close K-12 schools due to the coronavirus, Shiel expressed the team’s disappointment.

“The PNW league represents 184 teams currently, so this announcement is a huge disappointment to teams across Oregon and Washington,” she said. “The organization will do its best to re-schedule events in the upcoming weeks, but at this point there are no guarantees of if and when this will happen.”

The robotics and engineering students said they hope to regroup and finish their project once classes resume. They have posted the following message on the club’s Facebook page: “We will keep family and friends posted when we have more information. We are still hard at work, and determined to be more ready than ever when events are rescheduled.”

Photo courtesy of St. Helens School District

The St. Helens High School Robotics and Engineering Club members.

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