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Labor shortage is a wage shortage changes make sense to continue providing a safety net for Oregonians who are unable to work due to legitimate COVID circumstance while also acknowledging changes to the rules are necessary given the wide availability of vaccinations readily available to all Oregonians 16 and older,” Brandt said. “We know we can protect those who need benefits while also adjusting our COVID scenarios currently resulting in eligibility to encourage a return to work when and where it makes sense for the individual and our industry employers.”

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As businesses in Columbia County emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, many are facing the challenge of a limited workforce. The work shortage isn’t new. It has been a consistent issue for many employers across the state of Oregon and the nation, according the economists.

Nationally, businesses across industries are experiencing labor shortages as employees experience low wages. This is not a coincidence, according to Erik Knoder, a regional economist with the Oregon Employment Department.

From 2010 through 2020 the average wage – including full and part-time jobs – increased 35% in Benton County, 36% in Clatsop County, 39% in Columbia County, 41% in Lincoln County, and 44% in Tillamook County.

“That seems great, until we remember that inflation increased also during that time.” Knoder wrote in a recent guest article for The Chronicle.

On May 18, the Oregon Employment Department announced that hiring in May ground to a virtual standstill, with the unemployment rate unchanged at 6%.

The lack of job gains was striking, and part of a national trend.

Unemployment benefits blamed Some business owners and associations like the Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association

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Business operators are facing what some are calling a labor shortage and struggling to find solutions to maintain employees and sustain profits.

(ORLA) blame the labor shortage on hefty unemployment insurance benefits from the government.

“It is clear the workforce challenges the hospitality industry is currently experiencing includes the enhanced unemployment

benefits that incentivize a ‘wait it out’ mentality,” Jason Brandt, President & CEO of ORLA said in a statement to The Chronicle.

As the state emerges from the pandemic and reopens under Gov. Brown’s executive order

that took effect June 30, Brandt and businesses collectively that the Chronicle spoke with hope employment will pick up.

“We look forward to working with the Oregon Employment Department to determine what

Northwest businesses like Burgerville are turning to aggressive hiring tactics, according to Burgerville Director of Strategic Initiatives Hillary Barbour.

“On the food side, I’m really happy to report that because of our super hyperlocal supply chain we haven’t had any of the food shortages,” Barbour said. “However, the restaurant industry has been hit among the hardest by the pandemic. We are definitely experiencing the labor shortages and the challenges that come along with that.”

To combat the restaurant chain’s gap in labor, Barbour said Burgerville has been “trying to meet the talent where they are.” A strategy which includes attending virtual job fairs (they hope to be ­­­­ See LABOR Page A5

Masks off, doors open

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The pandemic related signs limiting public access to St. Helens City Hall have been removed as of Wednesday, June 30, following the Governor Brown’s executive order allowing the state to reopen.

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As Gov. Kate Brown’s executive order reopening the state’s economy took effect Wednesday, June 30, most businesses and public offices began to return to normalcy.

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Hall and the Columbia County Courthouse.

The city of St. Helens Communication Director Crystal King said the city is resuming normal operations.

“In keeping with Governor Brown’s latest recovery order, St. Helens City Hall is now open to the public for regular business hours,” King said. “Lifting the local state of emergency will be on the next St. Helens City Council agenda for review.”

Clatskanie City Manager Greg Hinkelman said its back to normal.

“City Hall is fully open and no employees are wearing masks, nor are we requiring the public to wear masks,” he said.

Hinkelman said the Clatskanie City Council will be lifting the state of emergency issued at the onset of the pandemic when it meets during regular session next week.

“We are encouraging people to carefully reengage,” Clatskanie Chamber of Commerce Director

Monica Seidl said. “We are hopeful for businesses to get back to work and be able to hire employees.”

Seidl said the chamber is asking customers to be patient with businesses that are short staffed and doing what they can to navigate that situation.

“It has been a long year and a half, but I think this is a step in the right direction,” she said of the reopening. “Those who wanted to be vaccinated are, and those who have not been vaccinated have been given the opportunity. We all have different belief systems and need to respect everyone’s freedom.

In Rainier, City Administrator Scott Jorgensen city employees are welcome to continue wearing face coverings if they wish, but the city has not imposed any restrictions beyond what state officials implemented. If the state is no longer requiring masks to be worn, Jorgensen said the city will not be requiring its employees to do so.

“The public has endured much discomfort and inconvenience over the last year for the sake of limiting the spread of the virus,” he said. “Business owners have been strained by capacity limits and other restrictions on their operations, employees were put out of work and most gatherings were prohibited. We’re pleased that our businesses will be able to serve their customers and that workers can return to their jobs. The vitality of our small businesses is critical to the city. We stood with them during this difficult time and applaud their patience in adhering to the state’s public health guidelines.” ­­­­ See MASKS Page A8

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The St. Helens Parks and Recreation Program believes that a quality recreation program is an asset to any community, according to a release from the city.

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The St. Helens Parks and Recreation Program administrators have been notified that they are approved to receive $10,000 from the Trail Blazers Foundation Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation and $25,000 from the Early Childhood Family Support Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation.

This is in addition to a $75,000 grant which was recently awarded to St. Helens from the K-12 Summer Learning Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, according to a city release.

The $110,000 in grant funding will be used to support summer programs at the St. Helens Parks and Recreation Program. The Trail Blazers Foundation Fund grant will be used to offer free organized and

unorganized play opportunities for all ages in the St. Helens community.

The Early Childhood Family Support Fund grant will support summer learning and recreational opportunities for children 0-5 and their parents. The St. Helens Parks and Recreation Program will focus on enhancing its current Nature Buddies, Playground, and Let’s Play programs.

The St. Helens Parks and Recreation Program believes that a quality recreation program is an asset to any community, the city release states. The parks and rec program partners with other community organizations and agencies to offer programs that create a stronger community.

Learn more about the St. Helens Parks and Recreation Program at www.sthelensoregon.gov/parksrec.

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$350,000 improvements for Scappoose Marina

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The Port of Columbia County is using grant funding for design, engineering, and permitting improvements at the Scappoose Marina.

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The Oregon Marine Board has approved project funding designed to improve the Scappoose Bay Marina.

The grant will pay for consultant services for design, engineering and permitting. The Board approved $87,500.00 in Boating Facility Grant funds and $87,500.00 Waterway Access Grant funds com-

bined with $175,000.00 of applicant match. The total project cost is $350,000.00, according to the Oregon Marine Board.

The funding will cover the design engineering and permitting for boat ramp maintenance, dock improvements, and upland improvements at the marina that will provide a better experience for both our motorized and non-motorized users, according to the Port of Columbia County’s Public

Relations Representative Gina Sisco.

“The specific projects will depend on how successful we are with our permitting,” Sisco said.

“We would like to add more dock space for kayak launching and provide a new paddle craft unloading and staging area that is away from the sidewalk and vehicle travel area.”

The current staging areas for kayakers and other non-motorized users are not

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The Scappoose Marina is located at 57420 Old Portland Road in Warren.

well defined and can be in conflict with the motorized users at the boat ramp, according to Sisco.

“This, along with additional parking lot changes for improved traffic flow, will help to alleviate some of the congestion we have been seeing in the marina launch lane and parking lot,” she said. “We also want to build new ADA parking stalls that are closer to the docks to provide better access for those users.”

Sisco said the projects are designed to embrace the growing popularity of the marina.

“During the busy season of May-September, it is not uncommon for the marina to have upwards of 2,000 visitors per weekend, and the marina was not originally constructed to handle this number of users,” she said. “By making repairs to the boat launch and expanding access and capacity for paddle craft users, we can

reduce congestion and increase safety at the marina.”

The current grant is for design engineering and permitting. Sisco said construction will not take place until the permitting process is complete and additional grant funding for the construction is secured.

The Scappoose Marina is located at 57420 Old Portland Road in Warren.

For more information, call 503-397-2888.

Boating crashes up, danger increasing JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

You may have noticed an increase in the boating traffic along the Columbia River and other waterways in St. Helens and Scappoose.

Even during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, boaters from all over were flocking to the waterways.

Now that the pandemic restrictions are lifted, the Oregon Marine Board is seeing a flood of recreationists on waterways throughout the state.

Marine patrol officers said that is heightening conflicts and danger.

In the following conversation, The Chronicle gains insight into the waterway dangers from Oregon State Marine Board Boating Safety Program Manager Randy Henry.

The Chronicle: How many boating fatalities in Oregon in the past two years.

Henry: Oregon had 26 fatalities in 2020, and we have six so far this year.

The Chronicle: What are the most common elements that lead to boating accidents and fatalities?

Henry: Life jackets would likely have saved 19 of last year’s drowningrelated fatalities, so wearing a life jacket is your best bet for surviving a dunking or incident. But life jackets don’t prevent accidents, they just help you survive them.

The elements that lead to the majority of incidents

is people operating above their skill or knowledge level. There were many novices last year that ended up in strong currents and simply capsized, or turned to quickly and were ejected from their boat.

If you’re using a small boat, you should dress with the expectation that you’ll end up in the water. A life jacket is part of that outfit, but if the water is cold, wear appropriate clothing, which may include a wet- or dry-suit, or at least synthetic materials that dry quickly. One of last year’s toughest fatalities was a father and daughter using stand-up paddleboards on a river. They were welloutfitted with life jackets and wetsuits, but their ankle leashes became entangled in a downed tree. We are working to educate SUPers to use ‘quick release’ leashes on moving waters to prevent such incidents.

SUP is Stand Up Paddle Board. It’s a growth area of recreational boating, and use of life jackets is relatively low. They’re fun, cheap, transportable, but they are still considered boats. We had three SUP fatalities last year.

Many SUPers use ‘ankle leashes’ so if they fall off, the board doesn’t get away from them. It’s a good idea in lakes and flat water, but not in moving water. The leash is a strong cord and the Velcro is very powerful.

The quick-release leashes often hook to a life jacket and have an easy-grab handle that releases it. When pinned in the water, the hydraulics make it impossible to bend your waste up to

grab the ankle leash, but if it’s at the waste, it’s easier.

The Chronicle: What are the most common areas where the boating accidents and fatalities occur?

Henry: Ten of the fatalities occurred on lakes, 10 on rivers, and six on bays or near the mouth of coastal rivers. Oregon has such a broad mix of waterways that this diversity is not uncommon. What was uncommon last year was the high number of fatalities prior to July 4. Exactly half were in non-motorized boats, but most were in small boats.

Most accidents occur on more crowded waterways.

The Chronicle: What are the most common boating violations and what is the range of fines for those boating violations?

Henry: The most common violations relate to vessel registration. Violations range from $115 to $265 depending what the problem is. The most common operational violation is for life jackets. That fine is $115 for adults and $265 for children under 13. This is the first year we are really citing for “no Waterway Access Permit” which is required for non-motorized boats over 10’ long, and that’s a $115 fine. Other common violations include “slow no wake,” failure to maintain a look-out, motor prohibited, reckless boating, all which carry a $265 fine.

For more information, contact the Oregon Marine Board at 503-378-8587.

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Oregonians who lost food purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits due to power outages caused during the excessive heat wave are encouraged to apply for replacement benefits with the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS).

SNAP households who lost or disposed of food that was unsafe to eat due to power outages can request SNAP replacement benefits.

Replacement benefits also may be available to SNAP households who lost food due to home damage.

Replacement benefits must be requested within 10 calendar days of the food loss by: • Calling (800) 699-9075 • Email: SSP.StatewideWorkshare@dhsoha.state. or.us

SNAP is a federal program that provides food assistance to approximately 1 million eligible, low-income families and individuals in Oregon, including many older adults and people with disabilities.

to the households existing Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card.

Resources to help meet basic needs

• Find a food pantry: foodfinder.oregonfoodbank. org • Learn about government programs and community resources for older adults and people with disabilities: Aging and Disability Resource Once approved, replaceConnection of Oregon at ment benefits are added 1-855-673-2372 or www.

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Kayaks and canoes can often be seen drifting along the Columbia River at St. Helens. They mix with a flood of speed boats, jet skies, and commercial ships using the popular waterway.

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• Dial 2-1-1, or text your zip code to 898-211, www.211info.org Oregonians in need can apply for benefits, including SNAP, child care, cash assistance and Medicaid. Learn more at benefits.oregon.gov.

For local resources in your area, such as food or shelter, please call 2-1-1 or reach out to the state’s Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) at 1-855-OREADRC or 1-855-673-2372.

Job Fair Saturday, July 17th at 8:00 AM to Noon Pacific Stainless Products 58500 McNulty Way, St. Helens Pacific Stainless is seeking to expand its workforce by hiring qualified production and management staff, as well as people with potential. Come and find out what is special about PSP at the Saturday Job Fair. Limited tours will be given on the half hour starting at 8:30 AM – Noon. Hiring managers will be on hand to complete interviews with applying candidates.

Now accepting applications for: Supervisors, Tig Welders (Fab & Assy), Metal Finishers, Powder Coaters, Managers, Mechanical Assy, General Shop Help, Employee Development, Shipping, Drivers, Machinists, and Inspectors.

Starting Wage range from $13 to $22 DOE and ability.

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What’s next for NEXT?

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The NEXT Renewable Fuels biofuels plant will utilize this dock at Port Westward in Clatskanie.

JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

The Port of Columbia County has scheduled two community open houses to provide an update concerning development of a $1.6 billion renewable diesel production facility at Port Westward.

The open house from 6 to 8 p.m. July 8, will be conducted at the Clatskanie Cultural Center, 75 S. Nehalem Street in Clatskanie and a second meeting will be held July 14 in St. Helens to update the progress of the NEXT Renewable Fuels biorefinery project.

Port Executive Director Doug Hayes told The Chronicle in an earlier published interview, that when complete, the NEXT Renewable facility will have capacity to produce approximately 50,000 barrels a day of renewable diesel fuel.

“Renewable diesel is different than other biofuels because it is a fully replaceable product to current diesel fuel and based on initial production, the net emissions savings will be equal to removing 1 million vehicles from the road,” Hayes said. “The facility will position Oregon — and Port Westward — as a leader in advanced biofuels production.”

Hayes said more than 800 jobs will be created during the construction phase and more than 200 full time, highly paid and skilled jobs will be created once the facility is operating.

NEXT had been navigating through the permitting process, working toward 2022, for the construction of the facility that was targeted to open in 2024.

NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc. Executive Chairman Chris Efrid said the project is

on track and moving forward after some delays related to the COVID-19 and other management changes for the project.

“We have our permits in with the major state and federal agencies,” he said.

“We are in the final stages of the site plan and area plan to support the actual facility development. We have also completed the logistical study for the feedstock receipt and shipment of the final product (renewable diesel).”

Efrid said through the process the development has faced issues.

“Our investment now is likely to be $2 billion,” he said. “So far, most issues have not been ‘challenges’ but more that we are learning and listening to different perspectives from community members and leaders who bring experience from other projects or provide valued input on how our project may impact issues that are important locally, such as transportation.”

Efrid said NEXT’s approach is to listen and work together to identify common solutions that help address any concerns and to maximize the benefit for the people of Columbia County.

“We are fortunate to have strong partners at the Port and throughout the county who not only recognize the job creation and economic opportunity, but who also recognize how significant this project is to advancing clean fuel and putting Columbia County on the map as a leader in the production of renewable diesel for the entire West Coast,” he said.

Efrid acknowledged that the project development, construction and logistical details are currently front of

mind for the people who live in the region.

“I feel confident we can move this project forward in a way that is aligned with the values of Columbia County and provide longterm, responsible economic development opportunities for the people who live and work here.” he said. “I am looking forward to focusing the next phase of conversation to the opportunity renewable diesel provides as a full drop-in replacement to current fossilfuel based diesel.”

According to Efrid, renewable diesel is in high demand and will become in even higher demand and “Port Westward is a perfect location that will allow for us to be a national leader in production and distribution to help reduce emissions up and down the entire West Coast,” he said.

NEXT plans to continue its public outreach, holding additional opportunities for public engagement and input.

For more information, visit www.nextrenewables. com, or email questions to info@nextrenewables.com or natasha@NEXTrenewables. com.

Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions to ensure the health of all those in attendance, according to the Red Cross.

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The American Red Cross continues to experience a severe blood shortage that is negatively affecting blood product availability across the country.

Currently, the Red Cross is working around the clock to provide blood products to hospitals responding to an unusually high number of traumas and emergency room visits, as well as overdoses and resulting transplants. As a result of the blood shortage, some hospitals are being forced to slow the pace of elective surgeries until the blood supply stabilizes, delaying crucial patient care.

Blood and platelet donors are needed now to help

ensure hospital shelves are stocked with blood products over the Fourth of July holiday and beyond.

Donors of all blood types – especially type O – are urged to make an appointment to give now and help ensure hospital shelves are stocked with blood products over the Fourth of July holiday and beyond.

A blood drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 14 at the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office at 901 Port Avenue in St. Helens.

While summer is traditionally a time when blood donations decline, this year is particularly challenging as many Americans receive their vaccinations and resume summer activities after more than a year of limited interactions and travel, leading to

lower donor turnout.

The need for blood doesn’t take a holiday break − patients still depend on lifesaving transfusions, according to Red Cross administrators.

As a thank you, donors who come to give July 7-31 will receive a $10 Amazon. com Gift Card by email, plus a chance to win gas for a year, a $5,000 value.

Donors are needed now to prevent further delays to patient care.

Schedule an appointment to give blood now by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood. org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

Follow developments at thechronicleonline.com and in the Wednesday print editions of The Chronicle.

NEXT Open Houses 6-8 p.m. July 8 Clatskanie Cultural Center 75 S. Nehalem St. Clatskanie 5:30-7:30 July 14 The Roof 31 Cowlitz St. St. Helens 503-397-2888

Oregon’s Move Over Law

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The Move Over Law is in place to help protect law enforcement officers, emergency workers, tow operators, and those who routinely provide assistance to motorists along the highways, as well as the general public.

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In the last 10 years, more than 700 law enforcement officers have been killed in traffic incidents, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).

In many of those cases, the officers were pulled over on the side of the road when inattentive drivers crashed into them at high speeds.

Oregon has a strict law designed to protect the people the public depends on for protection.

The Move Over Law (ORS 811.147) states that if you are approaching any type of emergency vehicle, tow truck or roadside assistance vehicle which is stopped on the roadside with emergency lights activated, you must: • Move over into another available lane.

• If you can’t safely

change lanes, slow down to a speed that is at least 5 mph below the posted or designated speed of the roadway.

• In all cases, the driver must try to provide as much room as possible for the emergency vehicle, tow truck or roadside assistance vehicle.

The Move Over Law is in place to help protect law enforcement officers, emergency workers, tow operators and those who routinely provide assistance to motorists along the highways.

“This group of dedicated professionals face a deadly threat on a daily basis: speeding and inattentive drivers. But the law also exists to protect you.

The flashing lights are your cue to move over and slow down,” according to the ODOT release.

If you are approaching the scene of a crash, care-

fully watch for emergency workers directing traffic and follow all of their instructions.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office contributed to this report.

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Columbia County moving ahead JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

Editor’s Note: The following article is featured in the 2021 Columbia County Business Guide, an annual publication by The Chronicle and The Chief. The 2021 Columbia County Business Guide is available at selected locations and also available at our offices at 1805 Columbia Boulevard in St. Helens.

The COVID-19 pandemic is perhaps one of the most impactful events that occurred in Columbia County and across the state.

As our county and the state moves forward with increased vaccinations and the health and safety restrictions are eased, we gain insight from Paul Vogel, the executive director of Columbia County’s Economic Team, about business lessons learned and how we can successfully move ahead.

The Chronicle: As Oregon (and hopefully Columbia County) reaches the required vaccinate rate to reopen, what do you believe our businesses should take away from this experience?

Paul Vogel: There are some pretty core takeaways that we’ve seen manifested throughout the pandemic and the economic disruption. One is that there is no “normal”, no “business as usual” that forgives a business not being soundly set up and operating according to a plan, no matter how simple. Know your business and know your plan. If you don’t have a plan, you’re in no shape to know how to adjust your plan to address the unexpected.

Know what your business costs you, how much revenue you’re making and where it comes from; pretty basic and essential.

If you know those things you can more easily apply for assistance – grants or loans – or just help and advice.

If you know your business basics you can adjust your marketing, your hours of operation, workforce management, your productivity – everything that is affected by things you can’t control, like a pandemic. For many of the people we’ve worked with in various aspects, this was a huge smack on the forehead about taking care of the basics and not taking those – including customers and suppliers -- for granted.

This is why we set up a business basics workshop series in the fall. It’s why we offered tuition reimbursement for business owners that took PCC basic business classes.

It’s why we’re working very hard to set up a Small Business Resource Center so that we have free 1-on-1 business advising and even more sophisticated help and resources available right here in Columbia County.

Other takeaways include the most overused word in the past twelve months: “pivot.” Whether businesses pivoted or picked another word for what they had to do to shift gears in shifting sands, those who knew their businesses and their customers best were able to make adjustments and focus on different types of customers, market differently – including improving (or simply establishing) an online presence, or website, setting up e-commerce, marketing through social and digital media. Reaching customers that were now staying home, working from home and increasingly going online to buy things became critical.

There are businesses that didn’t even have websites prior to the pandemic who are now fully online and even doing e-commerce, and using social and digital media to drive awareness and consumer behavior. In our workshop series, we had three separate sessions just on marketing.

Marketing through social media had the best turnout, the most useful information, the greatest number of questions and ran almost 40 minutes over. If that digital change really took root here, it will be one of the best things to come out of this pandemic.

One other great element that emerged is the collaboration we saw: cities and local governments, non-profits, school districts, chambers of commerce, Columbia Economic Team, fire districts, social services, child care – the list goes on with so many people and organizations just dropping how things had been done, filling gaps and working together to do what needed to be done now – in almost all new ways. Continuing that collaborative atmosphere also will be a tremendous positive to maintain and sustain as we move forward and recover will forever change the social fabric, economic balance and our economic resilience for generations.

The Chronicle: It would appear Columbia County businesses that survived the pandemic did so by developing smart practices. From your vantage point, what are the range of those smart practices and how will they continue to help local businesses thrive and survive in the future?

Vogel: Many of the businesses that have survived and even thrive have done so by getting back to basics: stabilizing the business, deciding what they could do and what they had to stop doing – because they couldn’t under the circumstances, re-connecting with their customers in different ways and really taking care of their customers even better because every transaction took on a greater importance.

Customers really took care of those businesses they care a lot about. We saw this in the online promotion and communication through our Keep It Local program.

Businesses got creative.

People and customers got creative. And we did that because we were all in the same very strange, unfamiliar boat and by focusing on simple things like buying local, eating an extra take-out meal per week, those things add up and they mattered.

Being mindful of, and sustaining, that local emphasis will help our businesses recover, and it will help grow demand. Demand generates more business and new businesses. Healthy businesses and new ones diversify our choices and improve our selection of goods and services. That helps support even more growth and that’s how a healthy economy, and communities, expand. If you’re not growing, you’re shrinking. That’s how a healthy economy works.

Being forced to adjust, adapt and survive makes for stronger businesses and business sectors and clusters. Continuing to market aggressively, improve online presence, and studying customers – really paying new attention to them and being strategic will always help businesses thrive.

Vogel: Our national – and position in the global – economy can’t sustain this kind of generational spending. It was essential; it was the most important thing that could be done, but there’s no question that the repeated federal appropriations can’t be sustained. But neither will they need to be as the economy picks up speed, industries and sectors begin investing again, supply chains correct and people can overwhelmingly get back into the workforce.

These are things that need to be corrected for next time or continued with a strong head of steam, in my view.

Access to cash: The past year has shown us that simpler, more accessible grants to small businesses can have a tremendous beneficial effect. Establishing new, progressive criteria not pandemic-related will be important so money is flowing to businesses.

The CARES Act was vital in many respects. The way it was administered also needs to be carefully evaluated. It’s pretty unprecedented so it’s understandable why it was clunky, hard to deal with on a large scale down to the ground level.

But adjustments started to happen on the fly to make the various grants and allocations more pragmatic and more usable, so that is encouraging. A good solid bucket of lessons learned; let’s be more ready next time.

Childcare: The enhanced focus on childcare has to be sustained. Child care and

pre-school have always been a challenging issue but this was really magnified in the pandemic – it needs to stay at the forefront. Access to childcare is a large business, a small business, a workforce and a quality of life and society issue. We need to make substantive progress on child care while there’s a big magnifying glass on it.

Schools: Don’t stop figuring out how we need to educate better and with more agility just because the pandemic is subsiding. The schools/education paradigm has shifted, probably forever. Let’s use the tectonic shift to improve access and application.

Broadband: If there’s a universal need when isolation is the rule of the day, it’s broadband and quality access to the world, for homes, parents, students, workers, entire communities. The federal broadband funding has to continue.

Although the Columbia Economic Team is shifting more emphasis back to industrial and business recruitment, our past year’s intensive focus on small businesses has been transformational to our organization.

We’re well underway with an initiative to establish a Small Business Resource Center that is independent, locally staffed and fits with our county.

The Chronicle: Feel free to add any other comments you might have. Unfortunately, we are facing a tight deadline and would greatly appreciate your responses by Tuesday, June 8.

Vogel: We have lost neighbors, friends and loved ones to the COVID virus.

We have lost businesses to the economic side of the pandemic. We have seen, though, businesses not just surviving but thriving as they figure this thing out. The pandemic and its conditions put a magnifying glass over every vulnerable part of our systems and our economy. It also provided a microscope to us to study, learn and get better and stronger. And it opened a big wide Zoom screen with lots of windows of people, capability, capacity, commitment and collaboration that might never have mature as quickly without the dire circumstances.

We have a lot to work with here in Columbia County: A lot of hard lessons learned; some pleasant surprises about our own capabilities; some new grit and innovation; a new training and workforce center joined at the hip with advanced manufacturing; land, space, ideas and a quality of life that’s never been more appealing than after lockdown; strengthened partnerships and new collaborations; resources and focus.

We’re excited about the uptick in industrial investment interest from the outside. We’re even more excited about the business resilience, retention and desire to invest and grow that we’re finding inside Columbia County right now.

The Columbia County Economic Team may be reached at 503-410-1061.

The Chronicle: What federal funding and grants administered to help businesses through the pandemic should be continued and why?

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Rowena Ann Tetz

July 10, 1923 ~ April 11, 2020 Rowena Ann Tetz, born July 10, 1923, passed away at home surrounded by her family April 11, 2020 at 96 years young.

She was born in Bandon, Oregon. At an early age, she and her three brothers were raised by her grandmother in Shannon Creek. She attended and graduated from Grants Pass. Then she attended Beauty School, graduated, and was a beautician in Scappoose for 50 years.

She met and married her husband Curtis Tetz in Scappoose. They worked on Curtis’ father’s dairy farm raising four children. Curtis passed away in August of 1992.

Since then, Rowena was into quilting for the Scappoose Senior Citizens Center, where her specialty was ripping apart projects. Her

nickname was “The Ripper.”

She volunteered for quite a few years. She really enjoyed it.

She is survived by her four children, David Tetz, Bonnie Case, Dorothy Ezell and Kenneth Tetz; ten grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren.

Rowena’s Celebration of Life will be held at 1 pm. on July 10, 2021 at the Scappoose Senior Center Rec Hall, with a reception and meal to follow. An inurnment is scheduled at 3 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery in Scappoose, at which time she will join her husband, Curtis.

Julian Liberado Ribera Oct. 24, 1959 ~ June 8, 2021

Julian Liberado Ribera went to be with the Lord on June 8, 2021. Julian passed away unexpectedly after a 10 day long battle with listeria, meningitis and ventriculitis in Missoula, Montana surrounded by family.

Julian was born in Havre, Montana on October 24, 1959 to Julian Liberado Ribera Sr. and Ruth Gladys Smith.

Julian was raised and went to school in Chinook, Montana.

Out of high school he began a career in heavy construction. When winter came, he traveled south for pipe laying opportunities. Worked heavy construction all his life.

During the last 19 years he was a City of Portland Water Bureau Inspector and became a Supervisor of Inspection in the department.

Julian met his future wife Eleanor Jean Wasilofff in Hollywood, Florida. Four years later they married in Portland on March 4, 1991.

He is preceded in death by grandmother Mildred Olivia

Olsen Smith Ribera age 96 (2012), father Julian L. Ribera age 70 (1976), mother Ruth Gladys Smith age 72 (2013), daughter Lenore Consuela Ribera age 23 years (2017).

He is survived by his daughters Catherine Blanche Newfield of Chinook, Montana. Juliana Rose Ribera of St. Helens, Oregon and son Julian Liberado Randolph Ribera of Mount Hood, Oregon. Sister Victoria Mina Forsman (Vince Forsman) of

Townsend, Montana. Brother Thomas Miguel Ribera of Helena, Montana. Sister Ramona Gladys Doney of Zortman, Montana. Grandchildren Bentlie Cate Dennis of Chinook, Montana and Lennyx Austyn Ribera Ekstrom of St. Helens. Also survived by nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, sisters-in-law; and brother-in-law.

He will always be remembered as the hard working, full hearted, passionate man that we have come to know and love. His generosity and caring heart will be heavily missed by everyone. Every day he had a luster for life.

His laugh, stories, and his positive spirit will be remembered forever. May his life be remembered for the good he always spread. May he live on in peace, reunited with his daughter Lenore, watching over us all.

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in-person soon), offering referral bonuses to current employees who get a friend to apply and work for the company, hiring advertisements on social media, and — Barbour said she was particularly excited about this — getting on TikTok. Barbour said another asset that Burgerville uses to beat out competing restaurants is wages.

“We’re always ahead of minimum wage increases in states,” Barbour explained.

“We try to keep average pay ahead of and above the minimum wage.”

Burgerville’s starting wages in Oregon and Washington are currently $14.25 per hour. Burgerville unionized employees held a strike in 2019 seeking increased wages by $1 per hour, which Burgerville agreed do.

Larger regional businesses, such as Amazon, McMenamins Restaurants, and the Lincoln City Chinook Winds Resort Casino, for instance — are offering $1,000 signing bonuses to new employees, but smaller businesses can’t swing an incentive that big.

“I can’t do what some places do,” St. Helens, Plymouth Pub owner Brad Rakes said. ‘We’re a small business. It’s not like we’re Red Robin or McMenamins that can throw out $1,000 sign-up bonuses. We’re trying to give the kitchen help more [wages], but also food cost is going up,” Rakes explained.

The labor shortage was so severe this past month, Rakes said he was forced to close his business for two days.

Child care is a barrier While considering the labor shortage, Brandt also noticed another angle to this issue — the closure and shortage of childcare facilities and lingering fear surrounding COVID-19.

“The federal unemployment boost is not the only issue. We must also acknowledge the severe shortage in childcare facilities across Oregon as well as the ongoing fear at play in taking on a job requiring public facing interactions,” he added.

Mckenzie Norris, a server at Plymouth Pub in St. Helens, also works a second job across the street at Running Dogs Brewery.

She has a child that is cared for by her family while she is working.

“All of my income basically is the tips, since we just make minimum serving,” Norris said, “So I count on tips and it’s kind of hard, especially on weekdays when it’s a little bit slower and you don’t get as much. So, I had to pick up a second job just to make up a little bit of that.”

A5 The minimum wage in standard Oregon counties like Columbia is currently $12.75 an hour after the latest boost that took effect July 1.

Norris estimated that she makes between $25 and $30 an hour, with tips.

“It’s pretty good most of the time, but there’s days when it’s pretty slow and we don’t get as much,” she said.

Stories like Norris’ are what point Knoder to believe labor and wage are indelibly tied together.

“I would be surprised if Oregon’s, or any state’s, minimum wage was a factor in reducing the supply of labor. A minimum wage should, if anything, work to increase the supply of labor for those jobs affected by it,” Knoder told The Chronicle. “Think of it this way—imagine the minimum wage was $100/hour.

Don’t you think that even more people would want a job paying minimum wage if it was $100 per hour?”

An economist’s perspective So, why can’t employers just hike their wages? The pandemic combined with food shortages and other market disruptions made for a perfect labor shortage storm, according to Knoder.

“Conventional economic theory states that businesses can always hire more people, if they offer a higher wage. There can be some short term reasons why this won’t always be the case. It takes time to train people, or there could be a disaster, such as the pandemic that interrupts the normal market process.

It can also take time for businesses to discover what wage they need to pay to get enough employees,” Knoder explained. “I think what our labor market is experiencing is some short term disruptions, including enhanced UI (unemployment Insurance) benefits, pandemic concerns by workers, and other factors.”

The State of Oregon Employment Department reported in April that UI benefits overall were helping the state’s economic recovery, and only harming the labor market temporarily.

“Total personal income in Oregon today is about 15% higher than before the pandemic. The primary reason is the strong federal fiscal policy response to the pandemic,” the report said.

“The recovery rebates and enhanced unemployment insurance benefits have each added $12 billion to personal income in Oregon.

This income support is the primary reason why the recovery and overall economic outlook is so bright.

Even so, a stronger safety net where incomes are

higher today than pre-COVID can reduce labor force participation in the short term for some workers. To the extent this is happening today, it is temporary.”

The collision of abundant jobs and workers creates a tight market, Knoder said. Typically, in a recession, job openings become scarce and the ranks of the unemployed swell. However, our current market is tighter than we think, per Knoder’s research.

“Oregon had a pretty tight labor market in 2018 and especially 2019. Now that the economy is opening again after the pandemic, we are getting back to the new normal of a tighter labor market than many business owners are really used to,” he explained.

Reopening Knoder’s economic assessment aligns with the hopes of business owners across Oregon — that reopening will bring business, and job applicants in tow.

Marked by Gov. Kate Brown’s June 30 set date, Oregon is officially reopened, though federal mandates still remain, and cities are using incentives to help rebuild their economies. For example, over the 4th of July weekend, Portland offered free public transportation —an effort to encourage outings to shops, restaurants and bars.

In St. Helens, Communications Director Crystal King said The City of St. Helens is focused on long-term business recovery strategy through local investments.

“One business related effort we are currently working on is partnering to rebuild the St. Helens Main Street Alliance,” she said.

As the economy takes a new shape — post-pandemic restrictions — Knoder said the labor shortage, as it appears to be, will likely shift.

“Labor demand and supply curves shift all the time. It’s just that there now seems to be a larger, more noticeable shift back in supply. And many of the reasons are probably related to the pandemic, including, but not limited to enhanced unemployment benefits,” he said. “As we recover from the pandemic the labor supply will probably shift outward some. It is highly unlikely that there is a true shortage of people who are able to work as food servers, hotel clerks, housekeepers, cashiers, etc.”

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Shark Lockdown The largest great whites.

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New details in mystery of child found in duffel bag STAFF REPORT chroniclenews@countrymedia.net

Courtesy of OSP

Investigators had earlier released this sketch of the deceased child to help learn who she is.

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Oregon State Police (OSP) have released new DNA details that the law enforcement agency hopes will lead to the identification of a deceased child found in a rest area near the Oregon Coast.

On December 10, 2020, the Oregon State Police recovered the remains of a female child in the forest immediately adjacent to the H.B. Van Duzer Forrest State Scenic Corridor rest area east tion and congregate care facilities.”

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Jorgensen said the popular city celebration, Rainier Days is scheduled for July 9-11 and the city welcomes the opportunity to have residents and visitors to the community enjoy that annual event.

County reaction Columbia County officials announced on the county’s Facebook page on Wednesday, that requirements for county employees and the public concerning wearing masks, social distancing, and limited capacity in county facilities are also lifted.

“These lifted restrictions do not apply to specialized settings like healthcare, public transportation, correctional facilities and certain other congregate settings where enhanced COVID-19 precautions will remain necessary,” the post reads. “All County departments with public-facing functions shall continue to implement procedures for setting and managing service by phone, online, or by appointment, when necessary. CC Rider and the Columbia County Jail shall continue to comply with all Federal and State guidance related to public transporta-

Fred Meyer operates a store in Scappoose just off Highway 30.

Fred Meyer Director of Corporate Affairs Jeffery Temple the store’s top priority is the health and safety of our customers and associates.

“In response to local mask mandate changes, fully vaccinated customers and associates no longer need to wear a mask in our Oregon and Washington stores starting June 30,” Temple said.

“Non-vaccinated associates will be required to wear a mask. We request that nonvaccinated customers continue to wear a mask. We will continue to respect the choice of individuals who prefer to continue to wear a mask. We will continue to follow all state and local ordinances.”

Temple said Fred Meyer will not be checking customer vaccination status.

Dutch Bros Coffee, which operators kiosks in St. Helens and Scappoose, is on stand-by according to representative Hillary Brown.

“As a company, we follow all state and local guidelines,” she said.

“While the state has lifted COVID-19 restrictions, we’ll wait to roll back ours until the county agrees it’s

of Lincoln City.

Her body was inside a duffel bag that had been concealed in the forest near the rest area. Based on the condition of the remains, little was known about the deceased’s race, appearance, or other identifying characteristics.

In an attempt to identify the deceased, tOSP and Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office used a specialty lab to extract DNA information to aid in her identification.

With the assistance of Parabon Nanolabs, investigators now know more identifying details which

will hopefully assist in her identification. The following new information is being released:

safe to do so. Once that happens, we’ll follow best practices as established by the industry.”

According to a representative at the Snoopeeland Child Development, a St. Helens daycare center, decisions to resume normalcy are based on who is vaccinated.

“We’re allowing employees and parents to be able to come without a mask, if they have been immunized and can show proof,” the representative said. “Parents can decide if they want their child to continue wearing a mask, if they are kindergarten and older” According to the representative, Snoopeeland Child Development never closed during the pandemic.

The operators had applied for and were approved as an emergency daycare.

The representative said the facility was initially open to first line responders, such as medical staff, police and fire, and the workers and children stayed in stable groups and cohorts, similar to what schools have done.

“I’m just kind of taking it by ear,” Dianna’s Formal Affair in St. Helens owner Dianna Holmes said. “If you want to wear a mask you can, otherwise you don’t have to.”

Holmes said she will continue to wear a mask, and she noted that other people often will wear a

mask, if they see one person wearing one.

“At this point, when someone comes in to be measured [for a tuxedo], both people have to wear a mask,” she said.

Holmes said she hasn’t yet decide what will be the business policy will be going forward.

“I’m not sure what I’m going to do, probably continue with that (the former policy of wearing masks), at least for myself,” she said. “I’m basically just going to leave it to what people feel like doing when they come in — other than tuxedo measuring; that’s my only concern.”

At the Rainier Grocery Outlet, owner James Day said the store will keep protective screens around cashier stations as a continued health an safety measure.

“Customers and staff don’t have to wear masks or social distance,” Day said.

• Age: 7 – 9 • Eye color: Hazel / Brown • Hair color: Brown / Black • Skin color: Light Brown / Fair with no freckles • Race: She has been identified as mostly Caucasian with some Central American ancestry • She was wearing a pullup diaper Earlier anthropological

Governor thanks Oregonians Governor Brown said the reopening is a celebration of Oregon’s strength, resilience, and collaboration.

“We celebrate brighter days ahead. And, today we celebrate that Oregon is 100% open for business,” Brown said during a speech at the at reopening celebration of Providence Park in Portland Wednesday

and forensic dental examinations of the child determined she stood between 3’10’ and 4’6” tall.

OSP has been working in partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) since the discovery of the child’s remains. Over the past six months, detectives have definitively ruled out more than 60 potential missing kids from information provided by NCMEC and tips from the public.

While investigators continue to work in partnership with NCMEC, there

is a strong likelihood this child has not been reported missing. Investigators said they would like the public to know that they are already considering all children listed on the NCMEC website and therefore, there is no need to contact the Oregon State Police to highlight those names.

This child would likely not have been seen since November 2020. If you have any information that might help investigators in identifying this child, please call 800-442-0776 or *OSP (*677).

afternoon.

“I look forward to seeing Oregon’s restaurants and mainstreet businesses flourish as vibrant community cornerstones,” Brown said. “We are all excited to celebrate the July 4th holiday weekend with family and friends. And I smile at the thought of our children going back to the classroom, five days a week this fall.”

Brown said the reopening of Oregon’s economy is a historic moment for the state.

However, while we enter a new chapter today, our work is far from over,” she said. “We will be relentless in our efforts to finish the job, closing our equity gaps, and reaching every Oregonian with information and vaccines. That means we need to continue this education effort, person to person, neighbor to neighbor. We remain fiercely committed in our efforts to build a more just and equitable, and a safer and stronger Oregon.”

Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek credited Oregonians for making efforts to slow the pandemic.

“I want to give credit to every Oregonian who has made sacrifices over the last 15+ months to stop the spread and keep each other safe,” Kotek said in her weekly newsletter. “This includes getting vaccinated!

None of this would have

been possible without our collective efforts to vaccinate over 2.3 million Oregonians.”

Kotek also stressed that the pandemic is not over.

“The lifting of the remaining restrictions does not mean the pandemic is completely behind us.

Thousands of Oregonians have died or gotten seriously ill, and that will take time to heal. There are still some people getting sick and dying. Of those dying from COVID-19 now, hospitals are saying 98% of them are not vaccinated. We must keep the public health effort going!”

OSHA lifts restrictions The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has removed the facial covering and physical distancing requirements of its COVID-19 rule for all workplaces, with certain exceptions, including health care, public transit, and airports.

However, that does not mean that all of Oregon OSHA’s COVID-19 requirements are going away immediately, agency officials said. For the rule addressing all workplaces, examples of measures that will remain in place longer include optimization of ventilation, notification of a positive case in the workplace, and proper steps to take if an employee must quarantine.

Crossword Puzzle

STATEPOINT CROSSWORD THEME: SUMMER OLYMPICS ACROSS

1. Welsh dog breed 6. With juice, or au ____ 9. Pirate’s yes, pl.

13. What a subordinate does 14. Cigarette residue 15. Chimney cleaner 16. Coffin holders 17. “Sheep be true! ___-ramewe!”

18. Poisonous Christmas berry 19. *First U.S. city to host Summer Olympics 21. *Swimmer with most Olympic medals 23. Part of a min.

24. *Field hockey’s stick and ball, e.g.

25. Gayle King’s network 28. Capital of Latvia 30. *Canoeing: slalom and ____ 35. Rhine tributary 37. Building annexes 39. A in AV 40. Three-ply cookie 41. *Madison cycling, e.g.

43. *Light ball tap, in volleyball or tennis 44. What hoarders do 46. Not happening (2 words) 47. Half-rotten 48. *Martial art debuting in

Olympics in 2021 50. Make a plaintive cry 52. Short for although 53. Luau instruments 55. Street in Paris 57. *____ horse in gymnastics 60. *One of pentathlon events 64. Kentucky Derby drink 65. Rock in a glass 67. Small Asian ungulate 68. Spy’s cover 69. Not a win nor a loss 70. Run off to marry 71. Pat dry 72. Eastern Standard Time 73. Between shampoo and repeat

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3. Rod attachment 4. Greek sandwiches 5. Federal Reserve in relation to U.S. currency 6. *Boxing moves 7. *All-time Olympic record holder in medal count 8. Popular fitness magazine 9. Military no-show 10. Crowd-sourced review platform 11. Mature elvers

12. I do this with my little eye 15. Tibetan mountaineer 20. Slipperier 22. ____-been 24. London’s Tyburn Tree, e.g.

25. Kick the bucket 26. Thailand’s neighbor 27. Give sheep a haircut 29. A valley in Scotland 31. “Ant-Man” leading actor 32. Dostoevsky’s “The ____” 33. Beethoven’s famous symphony 34. *2021 Olympic host 36. Civil Rights icon 38. Long adventure story 42. ____ welcome!

45. Tree cutters’ leftovers 49. ____ out, as in victory 51. One suffering from tuberculosis 54. Chosen few 56. Food safety threat 57. *Threat to muscles 58. Mixture 59. Source of protein 60. Pedal pushers 61. Golf club 62. Midday slumbers 63. High school club 64. #6 Down, sing.

66. Post-Soviet Union union

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Independence Day 2021

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A soldier salutes as the American flag is raised during the afternoon Independence Day ceremony at the Columbia County Courthouse Square in St. Helens.

Children hand out goodies to those gathering for the Independence Day celebration in St. Helens.

Veterans and others salute as the American flag is raised during the Independence Day ceremony at the Columbia County Courthouse Square in St. Helens.

Fireworks over the Columbia River during the Independence Day celebration at St. Helens.

A child prepares to enjoy one of the cookies handed out to those gathering at the Independence Day celebration at St. Helens.

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Q: How can you REDUCE the cost of inhome care? Part 1 of 4 A: To understand how costly in-home care is, it will help to know the challenges of family caregiving. Meet Heidi as she turns off the ringing alarm. It’s 6 a.m., time to get the kids to school and then drive to her in-laws to provide care. Debbie, her mother in-law, is 75 years old and suffering with arthritis. She cannot lift the father in-law, Jim, out of bed and into the shower.

Jim gets into the shower daily because of incontinence. This has been the daily routine since Jim’s stroke 3 years ago.

At the end of the day, after a full day’s work, picking kids up from

after school programs, Heidi returns to get Jim ready for bed. Heidi is among the 85 million plus family caregivers challenged with family caregiving while trying to balance their multiple roles and responsibilities.

Ask an older adult about the most important wishes regarding aging and you would most likely hear these; 1. Remaining independent in the home without intervention from others 2. Maintaining good health and receiving adequate health care 3. Having enough money for everyday needs and not outliving assets and income Yes, care and cost are BIG concerns. No other life event is as devastat-

ing to an elderly person’s lifestyle, finances and security as needing elder care.

The problem is that most of us do not have a caregiving plan, so a sudden unexpected need for care has an adverse effect on the entire family. Sacrifices are made in time, money and lifestyles. Very often that sudden need happens when there is a fall. In the next 3 articles we will discuss three things you can do to lower the cost of in-home care but here is a little help; on July 30th, I am part of a panel of experts offering a seminar titled ONE FALL CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING. If you would like to be invited, please call or email me.

Stay well, stay safe and see you soon.

Katie Klem is a certified elder care consultant and CCO of COMFORT Makers & Comforting Medical Supply.

139 N. 21st St., St. Helens, OR 97051 Phone: 503-369-2460 Email: Katie@comfort-makers.com