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City reviewing funding options

As the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions ease, businesses in Columbia County and across the state are facing decisions about how to best protect employees and customers as Oregon moves ahead.

State Health Officer Dr. Dean Sidelinger said individuals and businesses have choices when it comes to protecting against COVID-19.

“I think individuals have a choice which kind of protection they want to use,” Sidelinger said during a media briefing Friday, May 14. “Masks and physical distancing, or vaccination — and I hope more people choose vaccination, because it’s safe, it’s effective and it’s available across the state right now.”

Sidelinger’s comments came the day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laid out new guidance for wearing face coverings, saying those who’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 don’t need to wear masks or physically distance in many instances.

On Thursday, Gov. Kate Brown adopted that guidance for the state, allowing the fully vaccinated to unmask, with exceptions, such as public transit, health care facilities and homeless shelters, where masks are still required.

“We have the tools we’ve been using since last summer: keeping our distance, wearing our masks,” Sidelinger “Now we have some other amazing tools: We have three very safe and effective vaccines that people can choose to use.”

But the federal and state announcements Thursday have left a lot of questions still to be answered — particularly for businesses where COVID-19 restrictions have faced the most complexity throughout the pandemic.

Sidelinger said more clear guidance would be coming from the Oregon Health Authority, but that businesses also have the choice for how to keep their customers safe. They can’t choose to serve only vaccinated customers, but they can choose which set of measures to put in place, he said.

“Businesses should have a plan to either keep the current guidance in place — where they require physical distancing and masking for everyone — or implement a plan where they’re checking the vaccination status of those who come in and that those individuals could be allowed to be in that business without wearing their masks and with less physical distancing,” Sidelinger said.

The change doesn’t yet mean the state’s four-tier, capacity-limiting framework is going away.

Those rules are in place at least until 70% of the state is vaccinated, and businesses still have to limit their capacity based on those rules in their county.

But businesses can now choose to allow fully vaccinated customers to unmask if they verify their vaccination status.

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City leaders are moving closer to defining how to pay for a new public safety facility that would include a new police department.

In February, following a review of land for the project, the St. Helens City Council selected property at the intersection at Kaster Road and Old Portland Road for the site of the new facility.

The city has stated that the current police station is outdated and to meet increasing public service demands, the new facility is needed.

Over the last few months the city has conducted public meetings and offered a community survey to gain citizens comments about the project.

See the city’s update and consultant’s report about the facility with this story at thechronicleonline.com.

A funding plan for the public safety facility is expected to be presented to the St. Helens City Council during its 1 p.m.

Wednesday, May 19 meeting. The presentation will include updated numbers regarding a potential residential fee (based on equivalent dwelling units (EDUs)) on utility bills.

There will be a second reading of Ordinance 3266 at the city council’s regular session meeting, at 7 p.m. May 19. The council is expected to vote on the ordinance and if it is approved, the city will then need to draft a resolution to create the fee.

The city hasn’t put an official price tag on the building, but the architecture firm working on estimates expects it to be between $15 and $19 million, according the project website. In earlier conversations, city officials had said one funding option for the facility may come from the public safety fund which could tack on a monthly fee to utility bills ranging between $6-$11.

A public safety fund was recommended as a more equitable option of spreading the cost of the facility, according to the ad hoc committee.

The city’s consultant presented its report and executive summary to the city council earlier this spring.

The summary reads: “Public facility design, specifically police stations, are unique in that the building and all its functions are tools integral to the effective and efficient enhancement of agency operations and safety.

“Police station design focuses on functionality, and its critical role in meeting the stringent requirements associated with protection and security of the building, its staff and the community served.

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Kids and camp counselors posed for a photo during a previous City of St. Helens summer camp.

Local summer camps return Academy (CJA) are two local agencies offering the summer camps.

CJA in St. Helens, for ages three to six, will be offering summer camps during July and August.

Creekside didn’t run any of their summer camp programs last year, due to COVID-19 concerns. The school was also closed until January, when they reopened. But this year, they will run four different camps with safety measures in place.

“At this time, staff and students ­­­­ are required to wear face cover-

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Summer 2020 was largely devoid of summer camps due to COVID-19, but this year, camps are making a comeback.

With children over the age of 12 now eligible for vaccination for COVID-19 and national restrictions easing up, summer camp directors are feeling optimistic.

In Columbia County, the City of St. Helens Parks and Recreation Department and Creekside Junior

ings,” CJA Director Jen Morse said.

“We take temp checks at the door and maintain a tracking system. We sanitize regularly and have reduced our class sizes significantly. We are maintaining stable and separate cohorts with strict cleaning procedures between groups.”

Morse said as summer camps return, so will normalcy for children.

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Lifting restrictions, returning to near normal

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Columbia County health officials are urging those who have not received a COVID-19 vaccination, to do so, to help the county lift the health and safety restrictions.

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Columbia County and all others in Oregon could soon see restrictions under the state’s pandemic health and safety risk classifications lifted and the counties no longer facing risk levels.

The plan outlined by Gov. Kate Brown May 12, will be based on the goal of vaccinating 70% of residents 16 and older with a first COVID-19 vaccine dose.

“We can truly begin taking steps forward, and into the next chapter

of post-pandemic life,” Brown said during a press conference.

The plan directly ties the state’s virus restrictions to its vaccination rate, and falls in line with Brown’s previous goal to reopen the state’s economy by the end of June. And for some counties, a reduction in restrictions could come even sooner than that. Starting May 21, counties with 65% of their adult populations vaccinated can move into the state’s lower-risk tier of virus restrictions, if they create a plan to fill equity gaps in vaccine distribution.

“These are really good indicators that we can safely reopen — begin the reopening of the economy — that we can protect our most vulnerable Oregonians and preserve

adequate hospital bed capacity,” Brown said.

Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen said the announcement marks a shift in the state’s pandemic response.

“For the first time since COVID-19 reached Oregon, we’ll know when we can retire most of the restrictions we’ve had to rely on to protect us during the time we’ve been most vulnerable to this novel virus,” Allen said. “For the first time since the start of the pandemic, we’ll be able to say the virus no longer controls the timelines in our lives.” ­­­­ See COVID-19 Page A9

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1 arrested following shooting STAFF REPORT chroniclenews@countrymedia.net

On Monday, at approximately 8:45 p.m., St. Helens police officers responded to the 1600 Block of Old Portland Road regarding reports of a shooting.

According to the city’s communication officer Crystal King, St. Helens officers arrived on the scene and located a person suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

The officers rendered aid before the wounded person was transported to an area hospital—they are expected to live. King said the investigation is ongoing

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John Scalf

and St. Helens police are not ready to release the wounded person’s identity.

King told The Chronicle

that during the course of the investigation, multiple items of evidence related to the shooting were recovered.

John Scalf, 52, was taken into custody and lodged at Columbia County Jail for Attempted Murder II, two counts of a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, two counts of a Felon in Possession of a Restricted Weapon, Menacing, and Unlawful Use of a Weapon. His bail is set at $6,750, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

Police are asking for anyone with additional information related to this case to contact St. Helens Police detectives at 503-397-1521.

Police seek St. Helens man

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Law enforcement is searching for Terry (TJ) Shinaver of St.

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St. Helens police are seeking the public’s assistance identifying the whereabouts of Terry (TJ) Shinaver of St. Helens.

Shinaver is a 32-year-old white male who was reported missing to the St. Helens Police Department. He is 6 feet tall, approximately 155 pounds, and has brown hair and blue eyes.

Shinaver was last seen at the ilani Casino Resort in Ridgefield, Washington

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Shinaver was reportedly operating this a black 1993 Ford Ranger with Oregon license plate 356 LDG.

Friday evening, April 30.

He was driving a black 1993 Ford Ranger with Oregon license plate 356 LDG, according to details released by St. Helens Police on Friday, May 14.

Police said Shinaver was possibly wearing a yellow, long-sleeve high visibility work shirt, Carhartt jeans, and Carhartt boots.

On Monday, City of St. Helens Communications Director Crystal King told The Chronicle that police did not have additional leads regarding Shinaver’s

possible location.

“We do not currently have enough information to speculate about the cause of his disappearance,” King said. “Mr. Shinaver is a St. Helens resident and does have ties to the area. Due to the ongoing nature of this investigation, we are not releasing further details at this time.”

If you have any information about the whereabouts of Terry Shinaver, you are asked to contact the St. Helens Police Department at 503-397-1521.

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SNAP is a federal program that provides food assistance to approximately one million eligible, low-income families and individuals in Oregon, including many older adults and people with disabilities.

SNAP benefit changes Columbia County residents and others in Oregon who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will receive emergency allotments this month.

The federal government has approved emergency allotments every month since March 2020, to give SNAP recipients additional support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are two important federal changes to the SNAP Emergency Allotments in May 2021.

Households that are already receiving the maximum SNAP benefits for their household size will now receive an additional $95 in emergency allotments in May. This increase will impact approximately 284,000 households (67% of Oregon SNAP households) and will have an impact of $28 million in additional benefits for households in Oregon.

Households who are eli-

gible for $0 in regular SNAP benefits will not receive the May emergency allotments.

This change is because the federal government clarified households must receive regular SNAP to be eligible for emergency allotments.

This change doesn’t impact other SNAP benefits and services these households may receive, such as employment and training services. This change will impact approximately 4,300 households.

Those impacted by this change are encouraged to report any changes that may impact their regular SNAP amount, such as loss of income or increase in shelter expenses.

“We are grateful to have the opportunity to increase emergency benefits available to some SNAP households in Oregon,” Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) Director Fariborz Pakseresht said. “We also know that for those 4,300 households who will no longer receive the emergency allotments, that

this change can be significant and difficult. We encourage them, and all Oregonians who are struggling to meet their basic needs to contact our partners at 211 and the Oregon Food Bank.”

Emergency allotments will be dispersed on May 11 for current SNAP households.

New SNAP households or households who are now eligible for the additional $95 will receive the emergency allotment on May 28.

SNAP recipients do not have to take any action to receive these supplemental benefits as they will be issued directly on their EBT cards.

More information about emergency allotments is available at www.oregon. gov/dhs/ASSISTANCE/ FOOD-BENEFITS/Pages/ About-SNAP.aspx.

Questions about SNAP benefits should be directed to local ODHS offices or by calling the ONE customer service center at 1-800-6999075.

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Garden Plots: Vegetable transplanting success CHIP BUBL Chronicle Guest Article

Many gardeners use

transplants to speed up the growing season. Transplants allow the gardener to space the plants perfectly.

Weeds are at a disadvantage when they face the more competitive transplant.

However, transplants often receive quite a shock as they are moved into the garden. They have been living in a greenhouse or cold frame.

Greenhouse soil temperatures are far greater than the garden soil they will be going into, especially in the spring. You can help the transplant by pre-warming the soil with clear plastic for few days. You can also water with warm water.

Transplants also are grown in very well drained

media. As they go into the garden, the soil may not be so well drained. A good sized planting hole with plenty of well-decomposed compost mixed in will encourage rapid root establishment.

Transplants should be gently separated. The roots should be spread and the plants placed to the depth of their first true leaves. The roots should never be allowed to dry out.

The transplants will need to be protected from wind and sun for a few days. In the greenhouse, the humidity is high and the plant may not develop enough of a waxy cuticle. “Harden off” the transplant tray by placing it outside in the morning for a couple of hours a day for several days. Then leave it out for several full days before transplanting them. This will reduce transplant shock.

Transplanting in the early evening is generally best so they have some chance to get roots established before the sun next day.

The plants may still need something to protect them from cool air temperatures and direct sun for a period of time, such as a floating row cover. People used to use cedar shingles to shade the transplant from sun, especially in the afternoon, for a few days after plant-

ing. A plastic “cloche” made of 10-guage wire or PVC pipe to hold the plastic can replace the shingles after a few days to protect them from cool night conditions.

But you

must be aware that plastic cloches can get hot very fast, so open up the lower portion of the cloche each morning and close it back up at night. That is not a worry with row covers which can kept on as the plants start to grow.

Water the young transplants with a good nutrient solution. You can use fish fertilizer or a high phosphorus containing fertilizer like African violet “food”.

Again, warm water is best.

You can produce your own transplants of many garden crops. Corn can be started and transplanted. So can leafy crops like lettuce, spinach, cabbage, and many others. Zucchini and the other summer squashes are easy to start inside. So are the winter squashes and melons. The tomato family (peppers, eggplants, and tomatoes are almost always started in a protected space and transplanted.

One crop that may surprise you that transplants quite well are green beans.

Many books say it can’t be done but they are wrong.

Seed planted outside into cool soils in the late spring, may just sit there and rot or produce deformed seedlings. It works well to start the beans inside and then transplant them. Having warm soil (see plastic soil warming discussion above) and row cover for a week or so will make them quite happy.

The most difficult garden vegetable to transplant are carrots and parsnips. It can be done but the roots can’t touch the bottom of the transplant container before they are put in the ground. And when transplanting, the roots have to be still straight and not bent at the bottom of the transplant hole. But it can be done.

Have questions?

If you have questions on any of these topics or other home garden and/ or farm questions, please contact Chip Bubl, Oregon State University Extension office in St. Helens at 503397-3462 or at chip.bubl@ oregonstate.edu.

Free newsletter The Oregon State University Extension office in Columbia County publishes a monthly newsletter on

gardening and farming topics (called County Living) written/edited by yours truly. All you need to do is ask for it and it will be mailed or emailed to you.

Call 503 397-3462 to be put on the list. Alternatively, you can find it on the web at 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 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 • Address: 505 N. Columbia River Highway St. Helens, OR 97051 • Phone: 503-397-3462 • Email: chip.bubl@ oregonstate.edu

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Columbia County resident Sylvia Richards receives her vaccine from a CHS staff member at Oregon Trail Lanes in St. Helens.

Vaccinations at the bowling alley When the staff at Columbia Health Services (CHS) opens their boxes of vaccines for their clinics at the Sacagawea Health Center, they have to use the doses within five hours.

Sometimes, when someone doesn’t show up for an appointment, or they didn’t have enough booked, they end up with extra. Now, determined not to waste a single dose, the staff is taking their extra shots to the Oregon Trail Lanes, a bowling alley at 735 S. Columbia River Highway in St. Helens, Thursday afternoons at 3 p.m.

“Oregon Trail Lanes is a small local business that is very involved in the community, and we thought it was a nice, centralized location,” CHS Executive Director Sherrie Ford said. “It’s got lots of people shopping nearby, getting gas, that sort of thing, so we have staff running around to the nearby

businesses who are shopping and eating at the food carts to come over and get their vaccine.”

Columbia County resident Sylvia Richards received her vaccine at the bowling alley on Thursday, May 6. She said they’d been visiting Habitat for Humanity where her husband volunteers, when one of his co-workers asked if they’d been vaccinated yet.

When they said no, they were directed to stop by Oregon Trail Lanes that afternoon.

“I wasn’t concerned about the shot; it’s just been a matter of trying to find the time to set an appointment up because our schedules don’t coincide,” Richards said.

This was very convenient.”

Richards works in homecare around the elderly, and her husband works with the public at Home Depot. She said they wanted to get their vaccine because they like to travel, often spontaneously, and they wanted to feel safe

when they left on holiday.

“It was very easy,” Richards said. “We just walked up and they gave us the form to fill out – it’s really easy and self-explanatory. Then we went and had our shot. I get the flu shot every year because I’m a Type 2 diabetic and it felt just like that. The longest part of it is waiting to make sure you don’t have a reaction. So far, I feel fine!”

When CHS has extra doses, which may not happen every week, Ford said her staff plans to take them to Oregon Trail Lanes on Thursdays for the foreseeable future.

So, if you’re in the area and you see a CHS staff member come up to you and ask if you want a vaccine, “It’s really happening,” Ford said. “This is your lucky day.”

Columbia Health Services may be reached at 503-3974651. Oregon Tail Lanes may be reached at 503-397-1011.

Willamette Connections Academy announces the school’s first honor roll for grades K-12.

The statewide tuitionfree online public school is recognizing hundreds of students across Oregon for outstanding academic achievement during the first semester of the 202021 academic year.

“On behalf of the administration, teachers and counselors at Willamette Connections Academy, we congratulate all the students who earned a spot on the honor roll,” Willamette Connections Academy Principal Chris Long said.

“There’s no question it has been a challenging year for everyone, so we’re thrilled to recognize this year’s list of Honor Roll students.”

The school’s honor roll qualifications vary by grade levels. Students in kindergarten through 8th grade are eligible for honor roll if they have received “A’s” in all their classes during the first semester of the academic year. To qualify for the honor roll, in 9th through 12th grades, students needed to achieve a GPA of 3.75 and above.

“With many families expressing concern over their student falling behind

due to the pandemic, I am incredibly proud of our Willamette Connections Academy students who have been thriving in a full-time online learning environment that has continued uninterrupted,” Long said.

According to a new Parent Pulse Report released

by Connections Academy, about 60% of families will consider staying with online school even after the pandemic is over.

Willamette Connections Academy First Semester Honor Roll – Columbia County: • Crixus Harris Clatskanie, Kindergarten • Legacy Harris Clatskanie, 2nd grade • Seven Harris Clatskanie, 3rd grade • Alexis Green Columbia City, Kindergarten

• Akaree Lain Columbia City, 3rd grade • Dylan Adamson St. Helens, 7th grade • Bailey Adamson St. Helens, 9th grade • David Potter Vernonia, Kindergarten • Katie Sprute Warren, 10th grade Administrators describe Willamette Connections Academy (WillCA) as a unique, tuition-free, online public school for K-12 students across Oregon.

The Scio School District authorizes the academy but it is overseen by its own governing board and school leadership.

For more information, call 888-478-9474 or visit www.WillametteConnectionsAcademy.com.

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Reflecting on Unity, strength through diversity KELLY FITZPATRICK Chronicle Guest Article

For the second year in a row, Memorial Day observances in communities, organizations and even within family groups will look very different later this month because of the COVID pandemic.

The parades, large ceremonies and other occasions, which I and so many others in the Oregon veteran community have always found moving and meaningful, have not yet been able to safely return in many places.

Emotions, memories Yet, the importance of this day — and the emotions and memories that it brings — have not changed.

For countless families across our communities, our state and our nation, Memorial Day is a stark and, often, painful reminder of those loved ones who went to serve their country and never came home.

Whether they volunteered during a time of war, stood guard over our peace or never expected to wear the uniform until their draft card arrived — their service and selfless sacrifice represent the best and highest ideals that America has to offer.

We continue to feel their loss today.

In recent months, and particularly as we have approached this year’s Memorial Day holiday, I have found myself reflecting on the themes of unity and strength in diversity.

It was just before the

Korean War, in 1948, that President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981 — abolishing discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin in the United States Armed Forces.

When war broke out in 1950, our country entered the fray with a fully integrated and desegregated military.

I believe those who have served our nation in uniform know the meaning — and the value — of unity more than almost anyone else. We were trained to protect those on our right and those on our left — and to trust that they would do the same for us.

Every day in service, all that mattered was that someone had your six, and was there to offer a hand when you stumbled. Their color, nation of origin, religion or sexual orientation were not part of the equation.

After service, the diversity of our veteran community is a source of immense pride and strength. We are Black, White, Latinx, Asian American and Pacific Islander, men, women, transgender and non-binary, young and old, urban and rural, of every race, religion and creed — unified through our shared service and sacrifice.

The honored ranks of the fallen include Sgt. John Noble Holcomb, who was born in Baker, Oregon. John was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his extraordinary courage and sacrifice during the Vietnam War — where he singlehandedly forced an enemy retreat, despite being mortally wounded, saving many American lives.

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They include Erin McLyman, from Eugene, Oregon, who proudly enlisted in the United States Air Force after recovering from a severe, years-long addiction to drugs and alcohol that began when she was in just her first year in high school. , She later enlisted in the Oregon National Guard, and was eager to deploy to Iraq. She died March 13, 2010, in an enemy mortar attack.

“Purple Heart Battalion” They include the 100th Infantry Battalion — which became known unofficially as the “Purple Heart Battalion” — The unit was one of only two combat units during World War Two that was comprised of second-generation Japanese-Americans (known as “Nisei”) who had briefly had their rifles stripped away due to prejudice following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

They would go on to fight bravely in Europe, even as their families remained in

internment camps back in the United States. The men of the 100th Infantry Battalion earned recognition as the most decorated American unit of its size and length of service. The 18,000 men who served earned nearly 9500 Purple Hearts, 21 Medals of Honor, and an unprecedented seven Presidential Unit Citations.

And the honored ranks of the fallen include Army Sergeant 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, who was the first Black service member to receive the Medal of Honor for service in Iraq or Afghanistan for the heroism he displayed after his Bradley struck a roadside bomb.

The explosion ruptured the Bradley’s fuel cell, engulfing both the vehicle and its occupants in flames. Enemy fire soon rained down on their position. But none of that stopped Sergeant Cashe from acting quickly to save his soldiers.

Drenched in fuel, he pulled the driver and five other soldiers from the burning

vehicle — saving their lives, while suffering second- and third-degree burns over 72% of his own body. Despite this, he insisted on being the last person on a medical evacuation helicopter.

Alwyn exhibited incredible courage during that attack.

Despite the fact that both the vehicle and its occupants were engulfed in flames, and amid unrelenting enemy fire, Sergeant Cashe acted quickly to save his soldiers.

Putting the welfare of his soldiers ahead of his own and ignoring the terrible burns over 72 percent of his body, he insisted on being the last person on a medical evacuation helicopter.

Sergeant Cashe died 22 days later — on Nov. 8, 2005.

He was only 35.

It is impossible to know exactly what was going through the minds of Sergeant Cashe, Sergeant Holcomb, Private McLyman, the members of the 100th Infantry Battalion, and so many other heroes as they made the ultimate sacrifice. But we who have served know they were motivated by the rare courage and devotion that is common to those who have borne the battle — to protect our nation, our loved ones back home and our fellow servicemembers.

Harsh reality The harsh reality of war and conflict is that not everyone will make it home. Let us honor the memory of heroes no longer with us — not just on Memorial Day, but every day. And let us strive to live up to the incredible example

they have set for all of us.

May we never forget our fallen heroes. They were the best our country had to offer, and their memory inspires us to be better. Their courage moves us. The world is a better place because of them, because they lived and because they served.

May we never forget what they sacrificed, and what their loved ones have lost.

Thank you for joining us today. And on behalf of the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs, I wish you and your loved ones a safe, reverent and meaningful Memorial Day. Director Fitzpatrick and the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will host a virtual Statewide Memorial Day Ceremony this year. All Oregonians are welcome to join for the live premiere at 10 a.m. May 31, or tune in at a later time. The ceremony will premiere on ODVA’s Facebook page (www. facebook.com/odvavet) and YouTube channel (https:// www.youtube.com/channel/ UCAQVavs9KmvDeJ42ySFtY8A).

Kelly Fitzpatrick is the director of the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs and Gov. Kate Brown’s policy advisor on veterans’ issues.

She is a retired Army officer.

Her military awards and decorations include multiple awards of the Meritorious Service Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal and the Army Parachutist Badge.

Fitzpatrick may be reached at the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs office in Salem at 503-373-2085.

At the Oregon Legislature BRAD WITT Chronicle Guest Article

K-12 Education Funding Package Educating Oregon students during the pandemic has been an immense challenge over the past year. Safety measures put into place due to COVID-19 wreaked havoc on student learning and school operations.

School districts were forced to move to distance learning to protect students and staff from contracting COVID-19.

Schools have now reopened, many are doing a combination of both in-person and on-line instruction, as we emerge from the pandemic and start to relax some COVID-19 related restrictions.

Public school funding is always a major issue during the long Legislative session, and this year the Joint Subcommittee on Education is working on a $9.3 billion dollar funding plan for K-12 schools. This plan includes $200 million from the Education Stability Fund, which is the rainy day fund set up in 2002 to fund schools in times of crisis. The $9.3 billion package will help Oregon’s nearly 200 school districts meet the needs of students, families and teachers as they return to school this fall.

This school funding proposal is in addition to the $250 million for summer learning programs approved by the Legislature in April. The summer learning and enrichment programs will allow many students to catch up and get

ready for fall classes. Another funding source for schools will come from the 2019 Student Success Act, which directs corporate tax revenue to classrooms and school programs.

The move to remote learning highlighted a huge disparity between urban and rural access to broadband internet capacity, and demonstrated that much more work needs to be done to support all Oregon students.

Election integrity HB 2323 A: Would prohibit knowingly communicating false statements with intent to mislead voters. Currently, Oregon law prohibits a person from knowingly communicating false information about a candidate, political committee, or measure. HB 2323 A would add a prohibition on making false statements about the date of an election, deadline for delivering ballots, voter registration deadline, method of registering to vote, location where a ballot may be delivered, and qualification of electors or voter registration status within specified time limits.

The bill also requires imitation voters’ pamphlets printed or circulated, to be clearly marked as “not-official” and establishes a civil penalty of $10,000 per violation.

The proliferation and spread of misinformation about elections is seen as one of the biggest threats to election integrity and our democracy. HB 2323 A takes a measured and practical approach to the problem of false

and misleading statements about elections by authorizing Oregon’s Attorney General to pursue those attempting to mislead voters. The Attorney General will be able to verify complaints and use discretion in pursuing litigation.

HB 2323 A is supported by the Oregon Secretary of State, the League of Women Voters of Oregon, and the American Association of University Women of Oregon, it received a bipartisan 54-3 House floor vote and now moves to the Senate for consideration.

Stay engaged Due to the COVID-19 health protection restrictions, the Capitol building remains closed to the public. Committee work is being done remotely, and the public is still able to weigh in on bills and other issues. This can be done in writing, by phone or by computer link-up. It has never been more important to be a part of the process.

If you have concerns or comment about a state issue, agency or proposed legislation, please contact my office.

It is my privilege to represent you in the House of Representatives as we undertake this important work together.

Rep. Brad Witt serves House District 31. He may be reached at: • Email: Rep.BradWitt@ oregonlegislature.gov • Telephone: 503-9861431 • 900 Court St NE, H-382, Salem, OR, 97301 • Website: www.oregonlegislature.gov/witt

Voices of the Community Selling my house with integrity

primary clarifier influence and affluent for the mill. My job was to dump toxic totes into the primary clarifier.

These totes we’re full of toxic chemicals that went to the city pond and the toxic dump In preparation to sellsite on to Sykes Road. ing my home I decided to I’ve asked my friends in research properties. I was their half a million dollar very surprised how the toxic houses out by the dump site if dump site on Sykes Road is they knew it was there. They not being cleaned up.

Being a 22-year employee said no and they probably wouldn’t have bought their at Helens Boise Cascade homes if they did. People asmy job was to maintain the Columbia County’s trusted local news source

sume that the Boise Cascade Mill was okay. We dumped toxic chemicals, they seeped into the ground, and the infrastructure was collapsing underneath when Boise left.

The sewer lines were made out of wood.

Now I can sell my house with integrity because at least I tried to tell people what’s been done to this town.

Diana Robinson St. Helens

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That adds yet another rule for businesses to keep track of.

“We know that this puts put them into a different position, if they chose to implement a system where those who are (vaccinated) can come into the business without a mask and without physical distancing, it will require them to ask about vaccination status and check on that before they come in, and that’ll put some in a difficult po-

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Sidelinger noted that voluntary disclosure of someone’s vaccination status isn’t a violation of privacy laws — but said the state is figuring out how that verification process should work.

“As you can probably imagine, this is a radical shift in the CDC framework,” Sidelinger said.

New rules and guidance from the state are in development and will be released soon, he said.

Sidelinger’s comments came as the state’s COVID-19 cases have begun to dip, and state models project future declines in

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cases and hospitalizations.

Still, the doctor recommended getting vaccinated or taking other measures to keep those numbers down.

“Right now, we’re seeing decreasing cases and decreasing hospitalizations. But that decrease in cases depends on all of us taking action,” Sideligner said.

Follow Oregon’s latest mask mandates at the Oregon Health Authority’s website. Look for daily COVID-19 pandemic updates at the chronicleonline.com with in-depth reports in the Wednesday print editions of The Chronicle.

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State Health Officer Dr. Dean Sidelinger said individuals and businesses have choices when it comes to protecting against COVID-19.

The Chronicle and The Chief will present a special Memorial Day section in next week’s editions. We want to honor the military personnel who have died in the performance of their military duties while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

Please submit a 2” by 2” color photo and service history listing of your veteran and we will showcase them in our Memorial Day special for free.

Contact atrull@countrymedia.net or call 503-3970116 to have your veteran honored in this special presentation. We look forward to hearing from you.

Ceremony to honor fallen service members

The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs (CODVA) will honor the nation’s fallen service members this Memorial Day during a virtual Statewide Memorial Day Ceremony, in line with continuing gathering limits in place in many areas due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ODVA Director Kelly Fitzpatrick will serve as emcee and one of the event’s keynote speakers, delivering remarks on the theme of unity. The event will also feature remarks by other honored veterans and distinguished guests, as well as pre-recorded ceremonial elements filmed on location (with no audience) at the Oregon Korean War Memorial in Wilsonville. These elements include a color guard ceremony, the national anthem, a wreath-laying ceremony and Taps.

The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is grateful to the Oregon Military Department, Oregon National Guard, City of Wilsonville and Korean War Veterans Association for their support of this unique event.

The ceremony will premiere virtually at 10 a.m.

Monday, May 31 on ODVA’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/odvavet) and YouTube channel (www.youtube. com/channel/UCAQVavs9KmvDeJ42ySFtY8A).

Look for a special Memorial Day presentation in The Chronicle Wednesday, May 26.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CH21-1710

Hoffman Construction Company, Construction Manager/General Contractor (“CM/GC”) for ST. HELENS HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION AND RENOVATION (“Project”) being performed for St. Helens School District No. 502, a public school district of the State of Oregon (“Owner”) requests sub-bid proposals for Bid Package #1 - MEP Trade Partners. A non-mandatory, but strongly encouraged, pre-bid meeting has been scheduled for 4:00 p.m., May 20, 2021 at the St. Helens High School Addition and Renovation jobsite.

Attendees are to meet at 2375 Gable Road, St. Helens Oregon, in the east parking

lot. Attendees must bring/ wear their own mask in order to attend the job walk and the pre-bid meeting. All bidders are encouraged to attend the pre-bid meeting in order to acquaint themselves with the local conditions under which the work is to be performed and to correlate personal observations with the requirements of the contract documents. Due to circumstances related to COVID-19 it is requested that only essential personnel attend the pre-bid, no more than 2 people per company. Depending on the pre-bid meeting size, multiple tours may be conducted in groups no larger than ten (10) people. The question and answer portion

of the pre-bid meeting will be conducted after the tours. Proposals must utilize the specified PROPOSAL FORM and be submitted as a single file (less than 10MB) to BIDS@ hoffmancorp.com, no later than 2:00 p.m., JUNE 3, 2021.

A completed Subcontractor/ Vendor Questionnaire including latest year-end safety and financial information must accompany the proposal unless previously submitted. Questionnaire may be attached as a separate file or submitted separately. Elaborate proposals or the inclusion of non-essential information e.g. marketing/ promotional material, safety manuals, resumes, etc. is strongly discouraged. Propos-

als that are materially incomplete, do not include current Questionnaire with latest year-end safety and financial information (unless previously submitted), are directed to other locations or received after the bid deadline will not be considered. Bidders must be properly licensed with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board (“CCB”) at the time of bid. Bidders are required to file a $30,000 Public Works Bond with the CCB in accordance with ORS 279C.836 EXCEPT exemptions allowed under paragraphs (7) or (8) will not be permitted. Due to the scheduled start of the work, the $30,000 Public Works Bond must be on file

with the CCB at the time of bid. This is a prevailing wage project. Bidders must comply with requirements of the prevailing wage law in ORS Chapter 279C. A Contractor Controlled Insurance Program (“CCIP”) for on-site operations is being provided for general liability. Refer to proposal documents for complete proposal requirements and additional information.

Proposal documents may be examined at local plan centers, viewed and/or downloaded without charge at www.hoffmancorp.com/trade-partners.

Contractor is committed to promoting and stimulating the growth of disadvantaged business enterprises, minority

business enterprises, women business enterprises, emerging small businesses and servicedisabled veteran business enterprises (D/M/W/ESB/ SDVBE) and maximizing opportunities for these firms to participate in the work of this project. Subcontractor shall endeavor to utilize such firms through sub-tier contracting and/or material purchases and shall provide documentation of their good faith efforts and achievements. Contractor is an equal opportunity employer and request bids from all qualified firms including disadvantaged, minority, women, disabled veterans and emerging small business enterprises.

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Public Notices CH21-1703

CH21-1705 FORM LB-1

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING

A public meeting of the Columbia River Fire & Rescue Board of Directors will be held on June 9, 2020 at 7:00 pm at Lee Broadbent Training Center, 58555 McNulty Way, St. Helens, Oregon. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020 as approved by the Columbia River Fire & Rescue Budget Committee. Due to health concerns, the public may attend virtually. Call-in information is found on the District's website: www.crfr.com A summary of the budget is presented below. A copy of the budget may be inspected or obtained at 270 Columbia Blvd, St. Helens, OR between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m or on the District's website: www.crfr.com This budget is for an annual budget period. This budget was prepared on a basis of accounting that is the same as used the preceding year. : Telephone: 503-3972990

Contact: Marit Nelson

Email: nelsonm@crfr.com

FINANCIAL SUMMARY - RESOURCES TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS Actual Amount FY 2018-19 Beginning Fund Balance/Net Working Capital 2,656,343 Fees, Licenses, Permits, Fines, Assessments & Other Service Charges 2,251,114 Federal, State and All Other Grants, Gifts, Allocations and Donations 309,988 Revenue from Bonds and Other Debt 0 Interfund Transfers / Internal Service Reimbursements 350,000 All Other Resources Except Property Taxes 152,025 Property Taxes Estimated to be Received Total Resources

Adopted Budget FY 2019-20 2,977,921 2,727,000 564,063 0 1,025,000 358,575

Approved Budget FY 2020-21 4,112,500 1,962,900 1,207,364 0 573,100 336,800

7,367,252

7,331,000

7,542,000

13,086,722

14,983,559

15,734,664

FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION Personnel Services

7,641,751

Materials and Services

8,869,663

10,090,644

1,084,948

1,579,575

1,433,320

Capital Outlay

726,562

1,081,500

1,438,757

Debt Service

216,612

282,000

323,500

Interfund Transfers

576,406

1,025,000

573,100

0

375,000

375,000

Contingencies Special Payments Unappropriated Ending Balance and Reserved for Future Expenditure Total Requirements

0

0

0

860,854

1,770,821

1,500,343

11,107,133

14,983,559

15,734,664

FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT OR PROGRAM * Name of Organizational Unit or Program FTE for that unit or program Retired Senior Volunteer Program

70,508

68,934

1.00

1.00

1.00

452,813

490,629

1,297,830

FTE

1.00

2.00

8.00

FTE

10,583,812 51.50

14,423,996 52.00

14,355,700 52.50

11,107,133 53.5

14,983,559 55.0

15,734,664 61.50

FTE Special Revenue-Grants

Non-Departmental / Non-Program Total Requirements Total FTE

81,134

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ACTIVITIES and SOURCES OF FINANCING * Columbia River Fire & Rescue is funded primarily by property tax revenues and ambulance transports. Tax anticipation notes are secured to cover the period of expenses from July 1-November 15.

PROPERTY TAX LEVIES Rate/Amt 2.9731 Permanent Rate Levy (rate limit _2.9731__ per $1,000) 0 Local Option Levy 0 Levy For General Obligation Bonds

LONG TERM DEBT General Obligation Bonds Other Bonds Other Borrowings Total

STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS Estimated Debt Outstanding on July 1. $0 $0 $2,105,000 $2,105,000

Rate/Amt 2.9731 0 0

2.9731 0 0

Estimated Debt Authorized, But Not Incurred on July 1 $0 $0 $0

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING lumbia County, Oregon will be held on Wednesday May 26, 2021 at 10:00 AM. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic this meeting will be held by video teleconference. For access information please email didrainage@gmail. com. Purpose of electing one Director for the term of three years and for the

The Public Notice deadline is Fridays by noon.

Late submissions are not guaranteed to make it into the paper.

In the Matter of the Estate of ALICE ALEXINA DUBOIS, Deceased. No. 21PB02770 Notice to Interested Persons NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, STEVEN ALLEN DUBOIS, has been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present the same within four months from

this date at the office of VanNatta & Petersen & Anderson, P.O. Box 748, St. Helens, Oregon; and if not so presented, they may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative or the attorneys for the personal representative.

Dated and first published:

transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

Each member shall be entitled to one vote in person, or by proxy, in writing and duly signed by the member and presented at the meeting, for each acre of land owned by such member within the company.

CH21-1685

NOTICE OF FAIR WORKSHOP May 27th, 2021 fair Workshop at 6:30PM in the pavilion at 58892 Saulser Road St. Helens, OR 97051.

Virtual call-in number: 1 866 899 4679 Access Code: 999-751-949

May 12, 2021. Date of second publication: May 19, 2021.

Date of final publication: May 26, 2021. Personal Representative: Steven Allen DuBois, c/o VanNatta, Petersen & Anderson Attorneys at Law, P.O. Box 748, St. Helens, Oregon 97051. Attorneys: VanNatta, Petersen & Anderson Attorneys at Law, P.O. Box 748, St. Helens, Oregon 97051.

Telephone: (503) 397-4091.

CH21-1707

CH21-1708

NOTICE OF CC RIDER NOTICE OF MEETING PUBLIC HEARING The McNulty Water PUD CC Rider will be holding a Public Hearing regarding fare and service adjustments during an upcoming Board of County Commissioners meeting. This hearing will take place virtually at or after 10:00 a.m. on June 2,

2021. Board of Commissioners meetings https:// global.gotomeeting.com/ join/357054141 United States (Toll Free): 1 866 899 4679 United States: +1 (571) 317-3116 Access Code: 357-054-141

Board Meeting has been moved from May 18th, 2021 to May 25th, 2021 at 7 pm.

This meeting will be held in Zoom. If you would like to attend the Zoom Meeting, please contact the McNulty Office at 503-397-1301.

CH21-1711 FORM LB-1

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING

A public meeting of the City of St. Helens Oregon will be held on June 2nd 2021 at 6:45 pm at online through Zoom Meetings. Meeting links and phone call in numbers can be found on the city website. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 as approved by the City of St. Helens Budget Committee. A summary of the budget is presented below. A copy of the budget may be inspected or obtained at 265 Strand Street St. Helens, Oregon between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or online at www.sthelensoregon.gov. This budget is for an annual budget period. This budget was prepared on a basis of accounting that is the same as the preceding year.

Contact: Matthew Brown, Deputy City Administrator

Rate/Amt

CH21-1709

Annual Members Meeting of the Deer Island Drainage Improvement Company To: Property Owners of said Drainage Improvement Company Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the members of the land situated in the Deer Island Drainage Improvement Company, Co-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DEPARTMENT

Telephone: 503-397-6272

TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS Beginning Fund Balance/Net Working Capital Fees, Licenses, Permits, Fines, Assessments & Other Service Charges Federal, State and all Other Grants, Gifts, Allocations and Donations Revenue from Bonds and Other Debt Interfund Transfers / Internal Service Reimbursements All Other Resources Except Current Year Property Taxes Current Year Property Taxes Estimated to be Received Total Resources

Email: mbrown@sthelensoregon.gov

FINANCIAL SUMMARY - RESOURCES Actual Amount Next Year 2019-20 18,022,000 18,000,000 2,498,000 0 857,950 1,326,500 2,050,000 43,393,798

Adopted Budget Next Year 2020-21 18,750,000 20,933,500 0 0 0 1,337,500 2,100,000 42,754,450

FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION Personnel Services 12,450,500 Materials and Services 10,404,000 Capital Outlay 4,506,000 Debt Service 1,417,000 Interfund Transfers 820,000 Contingencies 7,119,950 Special Payments 0 6,037,000 Unappropriated Ending Balance and Reserved for Future Expenditure 42,754,450 Total Requirements

Approved Budget Next Year 2021-22 20,078,200 23,560,000 0 0 2,172,000 0 2,200,000 48,010,200

12,900,000 11,624,200 4,553,000 1,363,000 0 9,680,800 0 3,000,000 43,121,000

13,236,000 12,922,200 4,948,000 1,390,000 2,172,000 10,492,000 2,850,000 48,010,200

FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS AND FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES (FTE) BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT OR PROGRAM * Name of Organizational Unit or Program FTE for that unit or program Administration 18,543,950 24,445,500 FTE 19.00 19.55 Police 3,505,000 3,819,000 FTE 23.00 23.00 Library 725,000 855,000 FTE 6.00 6.30 Public Works 19,980,500 14,001,500 FTE 30.00 30.20 Non-Departmental / Non-Program 0 0 0.00 0.00 FTE Total Requirements 42,754,450 43,121,000 78.00 79.05 Total FTE

No significant changes from previous years

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ACTIVITIES and SOURCES OF FINANCING *

PROPERTY TAX LEVIES Rate or Amount Imposed This Year 2018-19 1.9078 0 0

Permanent Rate Levy (rate limit 1.9078 per $1,000) Local Option Levy Levy For General Obligation Bonds

LONG TERM DEBT General Obligation Bonds Other Bonds Other Borrowings Total

12,677,200 19.00 4,302,000 23.00 890,000 6.30 30,141,000 27.00 0 0.00 48,010,200 75.30

STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS Estimated Debt Outstanding on July 1. $0 $0 $11,639,145 $11,639,145

Rate or Amount Imposed

Rate or Amount Approved

Next Year 2019-20 1.9078 0 0

Next Year 2020-21 1.9078 0 0

Estimated Debt Authorized, But Not Incurred on July 1 $0 $0 $0 $0

Crossword Puzzle

STATEPOINT CROSSWORD THEME: SCREEN-FREE PLAYTIME ACROSS

1. Ivory, in the bathroom 5. Letter of the ____ 8. Kiln for drying hops 12. Marine eagle 13. Muffin Man’s Drury 14. Zest 15. Landlord’s collection 16. Chieftain in Arabia 17. Frequently precedes “nonsense” 18. *Tabletop fun (2 words) 20. Passage in a coal mine 21. Clear the whiteboard 22. Sean’s mom Yoko 23. Alpine structure 26. Slabbered 30. Clothing border 31. Incense burning container 34. Gauche or Droite, in Paris 35. In a frenzy 37. Unagi 38. Fancy necktie 39. Eye protection, sing.

40. Not dangerous to health 42. Dwight the President 43. Worked the dough

45. *Screen-free message 47. Hairpiece, slangily 48. Libra symbol 50. Buenos ____ 52. *Dirty hobby?

56. African prairie 57. Like family lore 58. Don’t let it hit you on your way out 59. *Ten-pin establishment 60. Challenge 61. Purse to match a gown 62. Lake of Scottish lore 63. *Between ‘game’ and ‘match’ 64. Deliver a tirade

DOWN

1. Belgrade native 2. Dessert sandwich 3. Pavlova, e.g.

4. Tube-nosed seabird 5. Tibetan priests 6. Japanese cartoon 7. Used to be 8. *Explore the great ____ 9. ____ spumante 10. Editor’s mark 11. Craggy peak 13. Official emissary

14. Bird-deposited fertilizer 19. Same as schlock 22. Famous Bobby, on ice 23. *Sidewalk art medium 24. Macho man 25. *Tell jokes, e.g.

26. Sub station 27. Permissible 28. Extract a memory, e.g.

29. Try to prevent 32. It’s not a want 33. ____ Bernie Sanders, abbr.

36. *Guessing game 38. Administer an oil 40. “Don’t make me ___!”

41. With pleasure 44. Full of bunnies?

46. Full of gentleness 48. Ranee’s wrap 49. *Macrame or wood carving, e.g.

50. Expunge 51. Bodily disorders 52. Hermes and Apollo 53. ‘I’ in Greek alphabet 54. Person, place or thing 55. John Wayne’s “True ____” 56. Delivery vehicle

Solution to crossword in next week’s issue of The Chronicle.

SAFETY From Page A1

“These criteria ensure that this facility not only is able to improve operational efficiency on a day-to-day basis, but is capable of evolving over the life of the building, resisting and responding to

emergency events, providing critical services for the citizens of St. Helens, enhancing the built environment with a civic presence reflective of the surrounding area, and encouraging investment in the community.”

The city’s consultant is also working on a floodplain map of the proposed site of the public safety facility. Depending on how quickly the

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) responds, that work is estimated to take approximately six to nine months to complete, according to the consultant’s report to the city council.

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Obituaries Corinne ‘Connie’ Marie Hile Oct. 8, 1943 ~ May 12, 2021

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The Oregon Health Authority reports that hospitals statewide ended 2020 with a positive margin.

Report highlights hospital finances STAFF REPORT chroniclenews@countrymedia.net

designed to get the cost of health care under control.”

A new report from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) shows hospitals ended 2020 in the black, with a surplus for the year of $483 million representing a 3.3% statewide operating margin including CARES Act funding.

Hospitals statewide ended the year with positive margins and net patient revenue returning to trend in the third and fourth quarters after falling sharply in the second quarter of 2020.

While improved from its lows in the second quarter of 2020, net patient revenue (NPR), revenues derived from direct care to patients, did not completely counter the second quarter drop when much of the state was shut down. But the recovery in NPR, coupled with CARES Act funding, saw hospitals ending 2020 with a positive margin.

• Hospital Net Patient Revenue, Total 2020: $13,144,101,486 • Hospital Operating Margin, Total 2020: $483,771,479 • Hospital Total Margin, Total 2020: $983,514,298

By the numbers In 2020, Oregon received CARES Act funds likely in excess of $620 million statewide. The 2020 margins were not as high as in 2019, when hospitals ended the year with a 5.3% margin representing $762 million in profit.

Meanwhile, hospitals’ total margin – which includes investment income as well as CARES Act funds – was 6.6% of revenue statewide, or $983,514,298.

“Due to the CARES Act and investment income, along with a robust return to nearly normal operations in Q3 and Q4, Oregon hospitals had a positive year in 2020 from a financial perspective,” OHA Director of Health Policy and Analytics Division Jeremy Vandehey said.

“We’re grateful to hospitals and particularly their staff for their service to Oregonians in this unprecedented global pandemic. With that said, these 2020 financial results, combined with 2019’s high margins, yet again demonstrate the need for our state’s newly created cost growth target program

Overall utilization was down from 2019 but showed a strong recovery in the second half of the year from the lows of Q2 of 2020.

Inpatient discharges are down 10.5% when compared with 2019, but rose 14.7% in Q4 compared with Q2 2020.

Similarly, outpatient surgeries were down 16% from 2019 levels but up 55.3% in Q4 when compared with Q2 2020. And emergency department visits ended the year down 17.2% from 2019 but up 16% in Q4 compared with the lows of Q2 2020.

Despite utilization being down in comparison with 2019, operating expenses increased in the second half of 2020. Total operating expense was $3.7 billion in Q4, an increase of 4.3% from Q4 2019. Year-end total operating expense totaled $14.0 billion, an increase 2.4% or $330 million from 2019.

By one measure, Oregon hospitals experienced higher margins than peers around the nation. In a recent study, consulting firm KaufmanHall found that hospitals nationwide averaged an operating margin of 2.7% after CARES Act funding boosts.

Oregon hospitals were at 3.3%.

Reaction

cially those in rural parts of the state, were pushed to the financial brink in 2020 by revenue losses from cancelled non-urgent procedures and increased costs for PPE (Personoal Protection Equipment) staffing shortages and challenges, bed capacity challenges, and caring for COVID-19 patients, according to Hultberg.

“These costs are reflected in figures for operating margins, which offer a more accurate look at hospital finances, she said. “Operating margins have been propped up by last year’s infusion of CARES Act funds. Without that infusion, the median operating margin in 2020 was -2.1%. One in three hospitals in Oregon lost money in 2020. Last year Oregon’s hospitals did not come close to covering their total operating expenses. In 2020, net patient revenue was 6.5% lower than total operating expenses.”

Hultberg praised Congress for moving quickly to make sure hospitals would not experience disruptions during the pandemic that would put community health at further risk.

“That was the right thing to do,” she said. “While vaccines have given us hope, the pandemic is not over. Just two weeks ago rising hospitalizations triggered new restrictions in 15 Oregon counties. It’s in everyone’s interest to keep hospitals stable and strong, so that Oregonians can have peace of mind knowing their local hospital is open and ready to care for them.”

Corinne Marie Hile, 77, Aberdeen resident and longtime cashier at Safeway, passed away on Wed., May 12, 2021 at her home in Aberdeen, Washington.

Corinne was born on Oct. 8, 1943 in St. Helens, Oregon to Rene Francis and Betty June (Barker) Constantin. Connie grew up there and graduated from St. Helen’s High School in 1961.

Connie moved to Aberdeen in 1985 and went to work for Safeway. While there, she met and fell in love with Theodore Vernon Hile, Jr. They were married on Dec. 30, 1989 in St. Helens, Oregon. Ted resides at the family home in Aberdeen.

Connie continued working at Safeway in Aberdeen until her retirement in 2008.

Before that she had worked with special needs children.

She liked growing plants and sewing when she was

younger. She was an avid reader of novels and enjoyed writing letters to family and friends. She took pride in her family, making sure that they were well taken care of.

Connie is survived by her husband of 31 years, Theodore V. Hile, Jr. of Aberdeen; three children, Tonya Rosann Gortler of Aberdeen, Scott Hile of Centralia and

Gregory J. Gortler of Aberdeen; brothers, Lloyd Joseph Constantine and Larry Lyle Constantin of St. Helens; sister Roseann Cooper also of St. Helens, Oregon; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

Connie was preceded in death by two children, Robert Marshall ‘Bobby’ Pontius and Tami Marie Pontius; and a brother Rene Francis Constantin.

There will be a time of visitation at Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, Washington from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Thurs., May 20, 2021 followed by a graveside service the next day at 3 p.m. on Fri., May 21, 2021 in Columbia Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Scappoose, Oregon.

Arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, Washington.

James Moris Felix Sr. Nov. 8, 1934 ~ May 9, 2021

James Felix Sr. passed away May 9, 2021 at the age of 86. James was born Nov. 8, 1934 to Moris and Lottie (Merril) Felix in Little Falls, Minnesota.

James married Jean Waldron in 1954, together they lived in Portland, Oregon for many years before moving out to Columbia County.

They were married for 65 years until her passing in 2019. While in Portland James worked for Container Corp for 42 years before he retired.

He and Jean enjoyed

traveling together and James stayed very active in life

weightlifting and golfing into his 80s. He was also an avid hunter and liked to go bowling.

James is survived by his three children, Lynette, James Jr. and Lona; eight grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years Jean; and their daughter Laura.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a celebration will be held at a later date.

Please sign our online guestbook at www.columbiafh. com.

Jennifer E. Paull

March 15, 1952 ~ May 4, 2021 Jenny Paull died at home May 4, 2021 after a brave struggle with cancer. Friends visited Jenny during her final days, offering prayers and music.

Jenny graduated from Tigard Senior High School.

After attending PSU Jenny earned a BA degree in Criminal Justice at the University of Chicago. She was a probation officer for the Cook County Jail in Chicago. Jenny was a police officer on the Portland Police Bureau and worked for the Oregon Department of Justice, where she was an investigator for charitable gaming and medical fraud.

Jenny served with distinc-

The Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) President and CEO Becky Hultberg said Oregon’s hospitals and health systems have served Oregonians during the pandemic while facing their greatest financial crisis.

“Because of that, in a time of great uncertainty, Oregonians could feel safe and confident during a once in a lifetime pandemic, Hultberg said.

Many hospitals, espe-

tion as a school bus driver for the Mid-Columbia Bus Company.

Jenny thrived at SCUBA diving and kayaking. She

hiked the length of Oregon on the Pacific Crest Trail and went solo kayaking and camping in British Columbia’s Busby Islands. Jenny shared joy and love with a community of friends and animals at her farm in Columbia County.

Family members include her brother Dave Paull and his wife Christine; plus nephew Justin Paull and his wife Laura of Portland; as well as her cousins, Beverly and Donald Vidler of New York.

Jenny was preceded in death by her parents, David and Beverly Paull.

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St. Helens swimmers jump into new season main focus is our seniors. I want to make it as normal of a season for them as possible even though it’s short and some things will be different.

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The local high schools’ winter sports season is underway. It is an adjusted and abbreviated season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To gain insight into the short sports season for the St. Helens Swim Team, The Chronicle checked in with head coach Chelsie Orr. The Chronicle: Given the abbreviated season, what challenges do you see facing your team as they prepare and move into competition and how are you guiding the team through those challenges?

Chelsie Orr: First, we are just so grateful that we are able to have a season at all. The main challenge we see this season is the size of our team. We usually have 30 percent of our team who is brand new to competitive swimming and they come swim because their friend invited them. Once we get them, they tend to stay. This year we haven’t been able to be a presence at the high school and no matter what

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Allen said the state is on track to meet the early-summer benchmark, if people continue choosing to get vaccinated.

As of Tuesday, right around 60% of the state’s adult population has received a dose of the vaccine. That’s about 430,000 more people who need to get first doses before the state reopens, according to Allen.

The current rate of vaccination could get the state across the threshold easily by mid-June, Allen said.

But health officials expect that rate of vaccinations to slow over the next several weeks: Most likely, the state’s vaccination rate will dip by about 10% and stay there, getting the state across the finish line the third week of June.

The seven-in-10 figure doesn’t get the state to herd immunity, which would completely stifle the virus, but will significantly reduce hospitalizations and deaths, Allen said.

“That’s really what we’re shooting for with this 70% statewide goal, is to get enough people vaccinated that while we’re still short of herd immunity, we’ve signifi-

The Chronicle: What do you hope each team member takes away from their experience with the St. Helens High School swim team?

Orr: My hope each season is the same- walking away feeling challenged, that they learned something new, and they had fun doing it.

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St. Helens Swim Team Head Coach Chelsie Orr leads the practices at Eisenschmidt pool.

I have tried, the presence of new team members just isn’t there.

The other challenge is with the abbreviated seasons there has been overlap of seasons as well. My swimmers who play tennis, baseball, and golf have had their seasons extend into our first week and we still have not been able to have them at practice at all.

The silver lining to that is the athletes who have been to our optional trainings we have been having since March have been given extensive

individualized coaching and their strokes and endurance have improved. I am guiding the team with positivity and enthusiasm. We have seen these challenges as ways to be thankful for what we have been given versus what we don’t have.

cantly driven down the worst outcomes of COVID-19,” Allen said.

Allen noted some counties are already well on their way to loosening restrictions earlier than that under the lower-risk framework.

Benton and Hood River counties, for example, have already vaccinated the 65% required to move those counties into lower-risk on May 21. Deschutes, Lincoln, Multnomah and Washington are on track to meet the May 21 timeline at their current rates, Allen said.

Clackamas, Clatsop, Lane, Polk and Tillamook counties have all vaccinated at least 55% of their 16-andolder population, and should be able to loosen restrictions based on the vaccine metrics before the rest of the state, according to Allen.

Still, those counties will be required to develop a vaccine equity plan before moving to the lower-risk category. Allen said that plan will consider how the county will improve disparities in who’s getting vaccinated, like outreach, language and accessibility support and plans for vaccinating hard-to-reach employee groups and the homeless.

The Chronicle checked with Columbia County Public Health Director Michael Paul to determine what

Columbia County must do to move out of risk classifications and allow restrictions to be lifted.

Paul said according to data provided by the Oregon Health Authority May 12, the following are Columbia County’s vaccination rates

The Chronicle: What will be your main focus in motivating your team?

Orr: My main focus is giving them a season they will remember. This will be

• Columbia’s vaccination rate for ages 16+ (43%) is 23rd out of 36 counties • Columbia’s vaccination rate for ages 20+ (44%) is 23rd out of 36 counties • Columbia’s vaccination rate for ages 40-64 (41%) is 23rd out of 36 counties • Columbia’s vaccination rate for ages 65+ (66%) is 23rd out of 36 counties The Chronicle: What segment of the county’s population needs to be vaccinated now to meet the re-opening goal?

Michael Paul: There are 43,366 residents age 16 or older, according to data provided by Portland State University. We need to vaccinate ~28,000 residents to reach a vaccination rate of 65% of individuals (age 16 or older). As of 5/12, ~18,360 residents have received at least one dose.

The Chronicle: Are you finding vaccination hesitantly, by whom and why?

something they will (hopefully) never experience again.

I grew up in California and high school swimming is a spring sport. When we go swim at Hillsboro in a few weeks we are on the schedule for a meet in their outdoor pool which will take me back to my high school experience and only ever coaching in outdoor pools as well.

Backstrokers will need tinted goggles- that isn’t normally a concern. We will go into that meet with excitement for this unique opportunity. My other Paul: During the first four months of the year, we focused on improving access and increasing vaccine supply. There are now several providers offering appointments in Columbia County, including primary care offices, school-based health centers, pharmacies and fire districts. Still, our work is not done and we will continue to use a variety of tools to increase access across the county.

In recent weeks, we did see a decrease in demand and some appointments have gone unfilled. There are a couple contributing factors that we think are more telling than so called vaccine hesitancy.

First, the largest chunk of remaining unvaccinated residents are under age 65.

They are busier and could be taking care of a household and balancing employment so they need appointments to be accessible and convenient.

Second, younger residents heard a different message about risk over the last year so they may be slower to make an appointment. They may not rush to a vaccination site if they don’t have an underlying health condition.

Third, there are still residents out there with health issues or disabilities or who face language barriers, which can make getting inoculated

The Chronicle: What team members will be key to watch this season and why?

Orr: For the boys, Jake and Ryan Maher as well as Nick Brooks will be the ones to watch- they all qualified in individual events at State last year and they are strong athletes.

For the girls, the one to watch will be Molly Wheeldon. She is a junior and has also been an individual State qualifier.

The Chronicle: So far, what do you see as the against COVID-19 seem overwhelming. They may not have a primary care home, or they may have a transportation barrier or some other barrier to overcome.

We have to continue to look at data that isn’t associated with a political boundary. This means looking other factors, such as income, disability status, race and ethnicity.

I would not deny that there are residents who would say they probably or definitely will not get vaccinated, but I am optimistic about getting 65% of our eligible residents vaccinated.

We collect and post data each year on school and child care immunization rates across the county, and the data certainly does not support the notion that 35% residents are opposed to vaccinations.

The Chronicle: What is your timeline to move the county out of the restrictions?

Paul: The Governor announced that counties will have the option to move to lower risk, beginning on May 21. Counties must: • Reach 65% of the county population 16 or older with a first vaccine dose • Submit a complete plan to the Oregon Health Authority which details how the

strengths and what do you see as the weaknesses in the team?

Orr: We had the rare opportunity to offer several weeks of pre-season optional training which we have not had in the past. We were together in November for two weeks when we thought the season would start in January, and then we got to start back up in March.

The Chronicle: What schools in the league do you see as strong competitors and why?

Orr: I see all schools as strong competitors in their own way every year- this particular year we all have been dealt this hand of cards, and we don’t know what their participation has been like through all of this either.

Follow the St. Helens Swim Team competition results at osaa.org. Look for high school sports featres online at thechronicleonline. com and in the Wednesday print editions of The Chronicle. county will close the equity gaps in their vaccination rates The county is finalizing its equity plan so moving to lower risk depends on reaching 65% and/or reductions in case rates.

The Chronicle: What is your main message to Columbia County residents about what we all need to do to eliminate the restrictions and move ahead?

Paul: We’re still focused on promotion of vaccination.

Real-world data collected over the last several months shows the vaccines are safe and they work. Specifically, the vaccines keep people from getting infected, and from getting sick if they are infected. Further, the data show that vaccinated people who do get infected are unlikely to develop enough virus in the body to transmit it to others, which is the reason the Centers for Disease Control recently modified mask recommendations for vaccinated individuals.

Paul said for individuals who haven’t taken the step to get a vaccination, Columbia County Public Health can help those individuals with a convenient appointment. For more information, call Columbia County Public Health at 503-397-7247.

CAMPS From Page A1

important social, emotional and cognitive skills,” she said. “They allow children to make new friends and explore new areas of interest in a fun, nurturing, and safe environment.”

St. Helens Parks and Recreation Manager Shanna Duggan said the pandemic also impacted the city’s efforts to conduct its regular summer camps.

“COVID-19 impacted the summer camp industry pretty significantly, if camps weren’t in the position to modify to all of the guidelines because of several factors they did not operate,” Duggan said. “I know for our particular staffing we went from one full time and seven part time staff to one full time staff, because of our programs which pay for our seasonal help couldn’t operate.”

Duggan said the city’s parks and rec summer camps this year will be downsized for smaller numbers compared to the 2019 season.

“We want to make sure we are giving the best experience possible for the youth, providing opportunities to connect and play while still ensuring to follow the guidelines in place and not overwhelm our small staff,” she said.

That may include not providing field trips but instead bringing the experience to the children.

“We also will be integrating more social emotional learning into our programs as we have all experienced a disconnect and we believe mental health has suffered,” she said.

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Two children enjoy a previous summer hero camp ay Creekside Junior Academy.

Tennis was part of this previous summer camp put on by the City of St. Helens.

Duggan said the idea is to create programs youth want to come to and find them to be safe experiences that they can bring home their learning to their families.

“I am a firm believer that play is so important for any human to thrive,” she said.

“The pandemic has not allowed us to do a lot of that and with summer camps we can bring structured and unstructured play back.”

According to Duggan, connecting kids with safe adults outside of their family is also important for growth and mental health.

“We have many partners that are ready to step up to the challenge and make this a summer to remember,” she said. “Though this summer will look a little different, City of St. Helens Parks and Recreation is prepared to help make it one to remember.”

“We know there has been a lot of change and uncertainty this year, and we are grateful for the public’s patience and continued support,” Duggan said.

St. Helens Parks and Rec

makes a garden grow. Plant seeds and harvest flower bouquets. Plus singing, storytelling, and garden crafts.

Let’s Get Cooking Camp, Aug. 9-13, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $125 for residents and $150 for non-residents, Ages 8-12 years old. This weeklong camp helps campers learn how to use standard and metric measurements and how to prepare different dishes from scratch.

Camp REC, July 6-9, July 12-15, July 19-22, July 26-29, 12 p.m.-5 p.m., $65 per week for residents and $85 non-residents, Incoming 1st grade to 5th grade.

This camp coincides with the St. Helens School District Summer Academy.

Summer Academy will be conducted through the St. Helens School District in the mornings before camp. Parents need to sign up children separately through the school district. Contact Jennifer Bartocci 503-366-7227 or jenniferb@sthelens.k12.or.us with questions and sign up information.

Registration for the camps is available on the city’s

will be offering a variety of summer camps that align with the Oregon Health Authority’s Summer Day Camp Guidelines, according to Duggan.

The St. Helens Parks and Recreation summer camps include: Secret Agent Lab, July 5-9, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., $150 for residents and $175 nonresidents, Incoming 2nd-6th grades. The camp is designed to help children sharpen special operative skills as they learn about the secret world of espionage.

Junior Science Explorers, Aug. 2-6, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., $150 for residents and $175 for non-residents, Incoming K-2nd grades. Children will learn the parts of an insect as well as how they defend themselves.

Garden Sprouts Camp, June 21-25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $125 for residents and $150 for non-residents, Ages 6-9 years old Children will explore the wonderful life in the gardens. Learn about bugs and birds, and what

parks and recreation website.

The four Creekside Junior Academy camps include:

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“Come join us for 3 days of magical and mystical unicorn bliss! Campers will express their creativity with daily glitter-filled crafts, refuel with yummy snacks, and build lasting friendships with other unicorn lovers.”

Preschool Prep course August 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. or 12 p.m.-2 p.m. $99.

This two-week class is a crash course into preschool.

During the session, children will practice classroom and circle time behavior; practice transitioning through learning centers including arts and crafts, sensory exploration, math or literacy games, science experimentation and more. Students will have time for free play to work on problem solving with peers, singing and dancing. Space is limited.

Barnyard Palooza, July 26-30, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1 p.m.-4 p.m., $150. Children will learn about the care and keeping of chickens, bunnies, goats and more. The camp provides hands-on learning experiences with art projects, scientific exploration, and discovery and of course, observation and hands-on practice handling and caring for adorable critters.

Jungle Jamboree, Aug. 4-6, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1 p.m.4 p.m., $90. Children can become King or Queen of the jungle, track down animals and boogie down to a jungle jingle at this year’s jamboree.

Children will learn to walk like a monkey, swim like a fish and run like a cheetah during the week of jungle activities. This jungle-riffic For more information, camp will include music and contact the City of St. Helmovement, jungle games, ens Parks and Recreation crafts, and snacks.

Department at 503-397Magical Unicorns, Aug. 6272. To reach Creekside 11-4, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1 Junior Academy, call 503p.m.-4 p.m., $90.

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