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Local soldiers return from Middle East Members of Bravo Company, 741 Brigade Engineer Battalion, are home in Oregon, safe and sound.

The troops from St. Helens, Scappoose, Rainier and surrounding areas arrived Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Portland International Airport and were greeted by family and friends.

Emotions were high as the soldiers received hugs, kisses and handshakes from loved ones and community members.

The troops were stationed in the Middle East for the past year serving as a security force element in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. They were mobilized during a community ceremony in October last year at St. Helens High School.

In the following conversation, Company Commander Capt. Jake Allbright gives us insight into the troops’ assignments in Kuwait.

The Chronicle: Specifically, where were the local troops stationed and what was their duty assignments?

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The Chronicle: What were the personal and duty challenges the local troops encountered and how did they resolve those challenges?

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Allbright: Bravo Company is comprised of citizen-soldiers from all civilian professions and military expertise. Through our diversity and skill sets we were able to adapt our training and proficiency to meet the requirements placed upon us while deployed. Our team is made up of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, which provided a lot of experience and assistance to support our soldiers who were mobilized for the first time. This helped us to be successful not only forward, but also with maintaining good communication and connection with families back home as time allowed.

We were in a forward operating environment during a dynamic time in history, in addition to the everchanging dynamic that COVID-19 not only presented us in theater, but also directly affected our families back home.

The Chronicle: What type of danger did these troops face and why?

Allbright: There are always inherent dangers with any mobilization, but overall we had a successful deployment to the Middle East and are happy to be coming back home to Oregon.

Jake Allbright: The soldiers of Bravo Company, 741 Brigade Engineer Battalion served as a security force element in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. They were responsible for base defense operations and convoy security while integrated with the mobile artillery assets within the Central Command Area of Responsibility to assist in providing stability to the region.

The Chronicle: How many of the troops were mobilized and from what cities in Columbia County?

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Commissioners discuss Halloweentown CHRISTINE MENGES chronicle2@countrymedia.net

Concerns about St. Helens’ Spirit of Halloweentown, the city’s fall signature community event, were raised during the Columbia County Commissioners regular public meeting, Aug. 26.

Spirit of Halloweentown is an annual month-long series of celebrations held during the month of Oc-

tober in St. Helens and gets its name from the 1998 made-for-TV Disney movie “Halloweentown,” filmed in St. Helens. The festivities, including the annual large pumpkin lighting opening event at Plaza Square, have attracted as many as 10,000 people annually.

Columbia County is currently in Phase 2 of the state’s reopening, which means that outdoor events at venues are capped at 250 people,

according to Gov. Brown’s orders issued to slow the spread of the pandemic.

Columbia County Public Health Director Michael Paul told the commissioners that his office has been fielding many questions from residents about whether or not the city should continue with Spirit of Halloweentown plans.

“We’ve been directing people to provide comments to the St. Helens

City Council,” Paul said. “We understand they’re still planning Halloweentown.”

Commissioner Margaret Magruder asked Paul if Columbia County Public Health is required to approve plans for events such as Spirit of Halloweentown. She said she knew the fair board had to work with public health in order to meet requirements for the fair’s drive-in concerts, held in lieu of the Columbia County Fair &

Rodeo this summer.

Paul said the public health department is not required to approve such plans.

“We haven’t been approving plans, we’re reviewing plans,” he said. “We’re not actually approving plans. We can help to find an answer to something the organizer doesn’t

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Sexual Conduct Sentence

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A Columbia County man has received a 13-year sentence in federal prison and a life term supervised release for traveling across state lines to repeatedly sexually assault a 14-year-old victim.

According to court documents, Gerald Ryan Davis, 37, of St. Hel-

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ens, used social media to find his victim and, beginning in December 2014, repeatedly traveled across state lines to meet in person and engage in criminal sexual conduct.

Davis gave the victim alcohol during these encounters.

Davis, who was 33 years old at the time, had previously been convicted in 2011 of sexually abusing a 17-year-old and was sentenced to probation. While on probation, he repeatedly violated his release conditions by contacting minor victims and was ordered to serve two years in prison. He was released in July 2014, five months prior to sexually assaulting the minor victim in this case.

On Jan. 31, 2017, local police officers arrested Davis after executing a search warrant at his St. Helens home. While in custody, he admitted to sexually assaulting the minor. On March 1, 2019,

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Investigators said the female of this damaged white van crossed over three lanes of traffic into the path of an oncoming fullyloaded log truck.

Scappoose head-on sends 1 to hospital JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

A head-on traffic crash closed Highway 30 in Scappoose early Thursday morning, Aug. 27.

Scappoose Police say a female driver operating a white van traveling southbound on Highway 30 at Havlik Drive crossed over three lanes into the path of a fully-loaded log truck traveling northbound on Highway 30.

The female driver suffered nonlife threatening injuries, according to Scappoose Police Chief Norman Miller.

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Changes at former Gumm School CHRISTINE MENGES chronicle2@countrymedia.net

Columbia County has signed a three-year lease for the main floor of the historic John Gumm School building, located at 251 St. Helens Street. The lease is $5,580 a month for more than 10,000 square feet, according to Columbia County Commissioner Margaret Magruder.

Four tenants currently occupy the main floor. They were all given a 30-day notice Friday, Aug. 28 to move out, according to the building owner and managing partner for the building, who said he did not want to be named.

The 30,000-square-foot building is listed at $1.5 million and is currently owned

by The Olde School, LLC, which leases out different rooms of the building to different tenants. Most tenants on the main floor were on month-to-month leases, except for one, but all leases included a 30-day clause, according to the building owner. There are three floors in the building; a basement, a main floor, and an upper floor, as well as storage units in the back.

The county will begin to move in on Oct. 1.

The building, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in September of last year, served as a school from September of 1919 until December of 1999, according to an article published in The Chronicle by Brandon Sundeen, a representative from the Columbia County Historical Society and Museum Association.

The building and school got its name from former local resident John Gum, whom Sundeen describes as “an early and well-liked resident of St. Helens and Columbia City.” His headstone, when he died in 1883, mistakenly bore the name “John Gumm.”

“The name stuck like the gum under the school’s desks and even though the building no longer bears the name, there are still references to John Gumm,

including John Gumm Way on the site of what was once the school’s athletic field,” Sundeen writes in the article.

Columbia County Commissioner Henry Heimuller mentioned buying the building at the county’s Aug. 5 work session.

The county will use the floor for additional office space, according to Columbia County Commissioner Margaret Magruder.

“We have been looking since the pandemic started for some more space, not only for staff, but for public meetings, because we don’t have a spot to accommodate public meetings in our current facility. We want to protect our staff and protect the public and still keep our services available,” Magruder said.

The plan is to move the 14 employees with the county’s public health department into the facility as soon as possible. Because the building has a large auditorium on the main floor, that space will also be used for county meetings that will give attendees enough space to physically distance, according to Magruder.

Sage Cortez, owner of Hand and Fire, a ceramic and small batch pottery

company, currently operates out of the school’s former library on the main floor. According to Cortez, the space is approximately 800 square feet, which she occupied in May of last year. Cortez said they received their notice to move on Friday, Aug. 28.

They must move out by Oct. 1.

Cortez said the building’s owner has always been clear that the building is for sale, and her monthto-month lease meant she could be given notice to move at any time.

However, the timing is still inconvenient for her.

“I don’t have any hard feelings against the owner, it’s more so that the county is moving in, snatching things up from under us, putting us in a high-stakes situation. It’s not good timing any time, but especially during COVID when things are hard, it’s just another level of stress that doesn’t need to be there,” Cortez said.

Cotez said her temporary solution is to move her business into the basement of her home until she can find another property. As the owner of a high liability company,

St. Helens Traffic Crash

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St. Helens Police and Columbia River Fire & Rescue responded to a two vehicle traffic crash Friday afternoon, Aug. 28, in front of the U.S. Post Office on Columbia Boulevard. Investigators said one person appeared to have suffered minor injuries. The cause of the crash had not been determined by press time. Police officers routed traffic around the crash scene for about 30 minutes during the

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The log truck driver was not injured.

First responders, including Scappoose Fire & Rescue, Columbia Fire & Rescue and Scappoose Police, responded to the crash scene. Highway 30 was closed for about an hour and a half, Miller said, as crews extricated the injured female driver from the damaged van and crews off-loaded logs from the truck to another vehicle.

Traffic was rerouted off the highway through the adjacent Fred Meyer Shopping Center parking lot.

Miller said the van was demolished in the crash. The specific cause of the crash had not been determined by press time. The identity and condition of the female driver, believed to be from Washington, was not immediately available.

Highway 30 reopened following the traffic crash investigation.

Cortez said it’s hard for her to simply move into any available space.

While preparations for the move are in the works, Cortez said she is in the middle of working on the biggest contract her business which must be completed by Oct. 15.

Additionally, she and her

partner are rushing to get pre-approved for a home loan so they can move into a different place.

According to the spokesperson, the county approached the owner about leasing the main floor.

The building has other

tenants: several on the basement floor, and several storage areas in the storage building behind the school that several people rent out. The upper floor is unfinished, so it is not rented out, according to the spokesperson. The spokesperson declined to reveal exactly how many tenants are in the building.

“This is the first time I have leased that much space to any single party.

In the past 18 years I have leased to individuals, but not to large entities like that,” the spokesperson said.

The same spokesperson said the county is still interested in buying the building, but there has been no official action taken on their part. The spokesperson said the building has been for sale since the day he bought it, which was back in 2002.

“I hope it sells because I want to finish retiring,” the spokesperson said.

The building is listed through Berkshire Hathaway. Interested parties can contact the building owner at (503) 936-0139.

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from the St. Helens Police Department. It was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.

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A few customers may have noticed we’re having some supply issues. If you’re coming in with a big order, I’d suggest you make sure you have everything you need on that list because I may not be able to get it. Right now, the demand for everything is so high, the supply chain cannot keep up. And it’s not just the shipping. They can’t make this stuff fast enough to ship.

What is that attributed to?

Well, for a while there, lumber prices dropped really low. It wasn’t even worth it to cut any timber ground because you weren’t making any money.

Then Covid hit, and all the sudden people started buying lumber. They started working on all those DIY projects they’d been putting off ... people needed something to do while they were stuck at home, right? So, lumber became worth something again.

Now they’ve got to cut it and they’ve got to get it out.

A few mills changed what they were doing, so OSB is at a ridiculous price right now.

Usually, if you want something cheaper than plywood, you go to OSB, but it’s priced right up there with plywood, if not more expensive. People are still buying it like crazy anyway, so it’s still hard to get.

Some decking and outdoor woods are nearly impossible to stock. Cedar decking supplies have been a little easier to get our hands on lately and Douglas Fir has been a little

tricky to get at some points, but not terrible. The 12-footers have been oddly popular in the 2x6’s.

As for feed, they’re only a week or so behind, but I haven’t run completely out of anything, yet. If you’re a feed buyer, I wouldn’t wait until your barrel is empty to come see me, but I wouldn’t panic if your barrel’s empty. I most likely have it. There’s just been a few items that they’ve been a little slow getting into their warehouse which makes it slow getting into mine.

Cattle panels are still a pretty hot commodity. We’re about two months out on another truck from them. Tartar products are still two to four weeks out.

So, if you’ve got several DIY projects on your to-do list right now, go for the fencing project or siding project first.

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Garden Plots: Carrots and potatoes CHIP BUBL Chronicle Guest Column

Storing carrots and potatoes Carrots do store well in the ground except for two issues, field mice (voles) and carrot root maggot. If you don’t have mice (or rats) and have seen no sign of carrot rust fly maggot damage (surface tunneling on roots that turns dark) then it is ok to leave them there until late January. After that, you need to bring them in to avoid them turning bitter in response renewed growth that leads ultimately to flowering. Also never store potatoes and carrots with either apples or onions. The ethylene gas given off by apples or onions will cause the carrots to get bitter and the potatoes to sprout.

Squash and cucumber comments

Most gardeners have lots of winter squash. Varieties such as Acorn, Buttercup, Butternut, and Hubbard (to name a few) will store well for at least four months.

Harvesting the oldest squash can start now. Clip the squash from the vine leaving a couple inches of stem except with Hubbard squash which store best with the stems removed. Wash squash with a mix of one part bleach to nine parts water, dry it off, and leave it in a room that is very dry for about two weeks. This will form a hard shell on the squash that will make it more resistant to storage diseases. Then put it in a dry garage or basement for long-term storage, Check the squash periodically to remove those showing any signs of rot. Keep the mice away.

You can hold off harvesting the remaining squash while we have nice weather.

But if we head toward an extended rainy cycle, harvest the squash before the rain starts so they won’t rot on the vine. Temperatures consistently below 50 degrees also reduce storage time.

Freezing temperatures injure squash and cause decay. The towns along the Columbia from Scappoose to Clatskanie usually get the first fall frost around the last week in October but it can come sooner. Higher elevations may frost as early as the end of September. Finally, if the squash vines are consumed with powdery mildew, the squash aren’t going to grow well anyway, so get them out of the garden and into storage.

Powdery mildew is a fungus favored by warm, humid weather and early morning dew. I get a lot of calls about powdery mildew on squash and cucumbers. What gardeners discovered this year is that some squash got it and other varieties didn’t.

Varieties

have been bred to be mildew resistant but are not always sought out by gardeners or growers of transplants. Next year, examine the seed catalogs for versions of your favorite squash and cucumbers that have powdery mildew resistance. Sulfur dusts and sprays can be used effectively if applied before the disease is really rolling. Some recent research indicated that milk sprays (1 part milk to 9 parts water) may help with the disease, again with a spray program started before the disease shows up, usually near the end of June at the latest. Another squash disease, angular leaf spot, can also be somewhat managed with resistant varieties.

I have had a number of calls about bitter cucumbers.

There are several factors that influence whether a cucumber will be bitter. First is breeding. The pickling lines are generally bitterer if eaten fresh than the slicing varieties. The bitter flavor disappears when they are pickled.

Stress accounts for the bulk of bitter complaints. For a cucumber, stress can be low temperatures, moisture stress when it gets really hot, or an attack of powdery mildew. Cucumbers from the same plant can be bitter one week and ones that ripen the following week or so may be fine. The bitter flavor is concentrated on the stem end and in or just under the peel.

Plant garlic next month

If you like garlic, get out there and plant some late this month or in October.

Find a sunny, well-drained space, lime it with about 10#s per 100 square feet, add some compost and fertilizer and you are ready to plant. Go to a Farmer’s Market soon (they are about to end) and buy several

varieties of garlic. Get the names and label them in bags. Separate out the cloves from the bulbs and plant the biggest cloves from each variety. Mark your rows so you know what did well. Eat the cloves you didn’t plant.

Space the rows about 12” apart and the garlic about 3” apart within the row and the cloves about 2” below the soil surface. Cover with one inch or so of compost or some other organic matter to keep rain from crusting the soil.

Sit back and wait.

You may not see tops until January but rest assured that the plants are doing just fine.

Weed often. Fertilize after February and again in late April.

Water as needed. If it is a “hard neck” garlic, pull the flowering shoots off when they show up in May or early June. Harvest in July.

That’s it.

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COVID restrictions are still in place at our office which is located at 505 N. Columbia River Highway, St. Helens, OR 97051.

Free newsletter The Oregon State University Extension office in Columbia County publishes a monthly newsletter on gardening and farming topics (called County Living) written/edited by yours truly.

All you need to do is ask for it and it will be mailed or emailed to you. Call 503 397-3462 to be put on the list. Alternatively, you can find it on the web at http:// extension.oregonstate.edu/ columbia and click on newsletters.

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

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Contact information for the Extension office Oregon State University Extension Service – Columbia County 505 N. Columbia River Highway St. Helens, OR 97051 503 397-3462 Email: chip.bubl@ oregonstate.edu

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Voices of the Community Biden’s Policies As a registered non affiliated voter, having read Joe Biden’s policy recommendations, I am appalled of how the progressive liberal socialist wing of the Democrat Party plans to reshape American politics.

On page one they start with climate change and focus on net-zero emissions, then onto things like expanded social security (pg 73), focus on public schools and the de-funding of charter schools (pg 83), study of gun violence (pg 100), and even benefits for undocumented immigrants.

Even reshaping the banking industry (pg 74) similar to 1995 which caused the recession in 2008 just so they can help those with lower incomes. Duh! Didn’t these people learn anything in the last 25 years? Or have they

been inside the beltway too long?

Read Biden’s proposed policies and do the math for yourself before taking the big step towards socialism. There is good and bad but is it the right thing for America? Will Americans miss their freedoms? How will our indebted country pay for all their new government benefits? Why isn’t Biden talking of his (the DNC approved) policies? Has he actually read them?

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Portland Violence “They’re (protest-rioters) not going to stop before Election Day in November and they’re not going to stop after Election Day,” VP hopeful Kamala Harris told Stephen

Colbert’s audience 18 June 2020.

11August Multnomah County (Portland) District Attorney Mike Schmidt said his office will not prosecute protest-rioters. Over 500 charges were subsequently dropped.

Portland, Oregon, once the most beautiful city in the country is at risk. Mayor Ted Wheeler, DA Schmidt, and candidate Harris’s tacit approval is hindering Police effectiveness and morale, sure to inflate business liability insurance, and ushering in the Beirut style roll up doors covered in graffiti. Sounds like Watts.

Bring in the National Guard and quell this anarchy.

Put teeth into the penalties; Charge criminals. Demand restitution for the businesses harmed.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- Uncovering America Stand Together The Immortals MLB Baseball San Diego Padres at Oakland Athletics. From RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. (N) (Live) College Football Football Scoreboard College Football SMU at Texas State. From Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas. (N) (Live)

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NHL Hockey Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Planning for retirement.

NewsHour Wk The Short List Pure Outdoor MLS Soccer Football Scoreboard College Football

Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Raven’s Home ››› “Hook” (1991, Children’s) Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams. Lawyer turns into Peter Pan to save kids from Captain Hook.

Madam Secretary “Passage” ›› “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” (2009) Matthew McConaughey. (DVS) ›› “Last Holiday” (2006) Queen Latifah. A terminally ill woman lives it up on vacation.

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Expedition Unknown NHL Hockey KGW Special Straight Talk Grant’s Getaways Roots Less Traveled Vets Saving Pets The Champion Within Saturday Night Live (N) KGW News at 11 (N) Saturday Night Live Red, White and Rock (My Music) Patriotic celebration of America.

John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music) Artists of the 1950s and ’60s.

Rise Up: Songs of the Women’s Movement (5:00) MLS Soccer Atlanta United FC at Orlando City SC. (N) Whacked Out Sports ››› “About Last Night ...” (1986, Comedy-Drama) Rob Lowe, Demi Moore.

10 O’Clock News (N) Labor of Love A camping trip in the woods.

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STAFF REPORT chroniclenews@countrymedia.net

Prices at the pumps have increased nearly a dime a gallon in the past several days at stations in Columbia County. It is the first significant price increase in several weeks.

A brief price check of several stations in Scappoose, St. Helens, Rainier and Clatskanie by the Chronicle found gasoline prices jumping from a low of $2.42 to a high of $2.68 a gallon for unleaded.

The Oregon average has edged up half a cent to $2.67 in the past week week, according to the latest price survey by Oregon/Idaho AAA. By the numbers Oregon is one of 44 states where prices are within three cents of last week’s averages.

Kentucky (+7 cents) has the largest weekly increase. Indiana (-5 cents) has the largest week-over-week decrease.

For the 11th week in a row, Hawaii ($3.24) and California ($3.23) are the only two states in the nation with an average at or above $3 a gallon.

The cheapest gas in the nation can be found in Mississippi ($1.85) and Louisiana ($1.87). This is the 23rd week in a row that one or more states has an average below $2 a gallon. In all, 11 states are below that benchmark, down from 13 a week ago.

Oregon is one of 12 states where prices are basically the same as a month ago (within half a cent of the monthago average). The national average is half a cent more and the Oregon average is 2/10ths of a cent more than a month ago. This is tied for the smallest month-overmonth increase in the nation.

Utah (+16 cents) has the largest monthly increase in the country. Colorado (-7 cents) has the smallest.

All 50 states and the District of Columbia have lower prices now than a year ago. The national average is 40 cents less and the Oregon average is 39 cents less than a year ago. This is the 32ndlargest yearly drop in the nation. Connecticut (-58 cents) has the largest year-over-year decline. Colorado (-16 cents) has the smallest.

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Bull Bull helps defend an old friend.

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Blue Bloods “The First 100 Days” Bering Sea Gold: Dredged Up (N) Bering Sea Gold Kris wrecks his plan. (N) (:03) 100 Days Wild “Under House Arrest” (:05) Ed Stafford: First Man Out (N) Straight Talk (N) Inside Edition (N) America’s Got Talent “Live Show 4” Eleven performers compete live.

Dateline NBC (N) PBS NewsHour (N) Let’s Talk Menopause 70s Soul Superstars (My Music) Motown, R&B, soul and disco artists.

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Most expensive The West Coast region continues to have the most expensive pump prices in the nation with every state in the region except Arizona in the top 10.

Hawaii is most expensive for the 37th week in a row.

California, Washington, Nevada, Oregon, and Alaska round out the top 6. Arizona is 13th. Oregon falls to fifth most expensive spending one week at fourth.

Hawaii and California are the only two states in the nation with an average at or above $3 a gallon.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Public Notices PROTECTING YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW

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Invitation to Bid #C00055-HHW PROG-20 Columbia County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program Notice is hereby given that Columbia County by and through its Public Works intends to Contract for the Operation of the Columbia County Hazardous Household Waste Collection Program. The Invitation to Bid documents are available at the County’s website at https://www.

columbiacountyor.gov/bids and on ORPIN at https:// orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/ welcome. It is the Bidders responsibility to check the website or ORPIN frequently to be aware of any addenda. Bids will be received at Columbia County Public Works until 4:00 pm, October 1, 2020, when they

will be publicly opened.

Columbia County Public Works Department is located at 1054 Oregon Street, St. Helens, Oregon. All Bids must be sealed in envelopes and addressed to: Kathleen Boutin-Pasterz, Columbia County Public Works, 1054 Oregon Street, St Helens, Oregon 97051

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CIRCUIT COURT OF OREGON FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY Estate of HELEN M. LINDBERG, Deceased. No. 20PB05685 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ORS 113.155.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in ORS Chapter 115 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a

copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. All persons having claims against the estate must present them within four months after the date of the first publication of the notice to the Personal Representative at the address designated in the notice for the presentation of claims or 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 attorney for the Personal Representative. Date of First Publication: August 26, 2020. WANDA S. CORY, Personal Representative, PO Box 1543, Castle Rock, WA 98611. Attorneys for Personal Representative: MICHAEL A. CLAXTON (OSB #961375) WALSTEAD MERTSCHING PS, Civic Center Building, Third Floor, 1700 Hudson Street, PO Box 15459, Longview, WA 98632-7934, Telephone: (360) 423-5220

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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON COUNTY OF COLUMBIA Probate Department In the Matter of the Estate of Scott R. Ellarson, deceased.

No. 20PB05491 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Notice is hereby given that Sandra K. Ellarson has been appointed and has qualified as the personal representative of the estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required

to present their claims, with proper vouchers, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, as stated below, to the personal representative at: 1677 St. Helens Street, St. Helens, Oregon 97051 or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain

additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative.

Dated and first published August 19, 2020. MARK A. GORDON, P.C. Attorney for Personal Representative OSB #812424, 1677 St. Helens St., St. Helens, OR 97051. (503) 397-9066; mark@markgordonpc.com

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NOTICE OF Notice of Intent for WORKSHOP Delivery of Deed of The Columbia County Fair is holding a workshop Conveyance ORS 93.285 Board on Thursday, September 10, 2020 to take place at This is a notice of Intent to enforce the contractual requirement for delivery of a deed of conveyance (“Notice”) for the following real property located in Columbia County, Oregon: Legal Description: see Exhibit A attached hereto Parcel: #8264-011991-19748 Tax Lot: #4N2W34-A0-00900 The Vendor to which this notice applies is Robert Santos Delorie per the Memorandum of Contract of Sale dated August 1, 2002 and recorded August 2, 2002 under fee #0210313 in Columbia County, Oregon. Final payment and performance by the Vendee Shawnda Reszel was

completed as of August 2, 2006. The Vendee wishes to enforce a contractual requirement for delivery of a deed of conveyance from this Vendor. The above Vendor of record, or their successors in interest of assigns, must submit an objection to this Notice within sixty (60) days after the final date of publication of notice required by ORS 93.285 (Z) (a) or within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of recording of this Notice, whichever is later. An objection to the demand contained in this Notice must be sent to the following address: Shawnda Reszel, 57756 Adams Road Vernonia, Oregon 97064.

CH20-1483

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the two-year period for the redemption of real properties included in the 2018 delinquent tax lien proceedings instituted by Columbia County, Oregon, on September 27, 2018 in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Columbia County, Case No. 18CV36753, and included in the General Judgment entered therein on October 16, 2017 will expire on

September 27, 2020.

All properties ordered sold under the General Judgment, unless redeemed on or before September 27,2020 will be deeded to Columbia County, Oregon immediately on expiration of the period of redemption, and every right and interest of any person in such properties will be forfeited forever to Columbia County, Oregon.

Mary Ann Guess, Columbia County Tax Collector

the fairgrounds pavilion at 6:30pm, 58892 Saulser Rd St Helens, OR. The public is invited as we are following social distancing guidelines, please bring a mask.

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NOTICE OF MEETING The Columbia County Fair Board will hold a meeting on Monday, September 14th at 6 pm in the Pavilion on the Fairgrounds, 58892 Saulser Rd St Helens, OR. This our monthly board meeting. The public is invited as we are following social distancing guidelines, please bring a mask.

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NOTICE OF SALE

Rainier Storage Place, LLC will hold a sale at 29098 Dike Rd., Rainier OR 97048 of the contents of the following storage units: 8x40 storage container, CY1 – Abandoned; 10x28 A1 – Abandoned; 7x10 A16 – Abandoned at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 12th, 2020. Published Sept. 2, 2020 and Sept. 9, 2020.

Labor Day public notice deadline: Friday, Sept. 4 Late submissions are not guaranteed to make it into the paper.

FEMA relief for jobless includes $300 weekly payments STAFF REPORT chroniclenews@countrymedia.net

People who have become jobless in Columbia County and across Oregon due to the pandemic may now qualify for additional weekly unemployment benefits.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the Oregon Employment Department’s application for the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program.

The temporary emergency measure gives an additional $300 per week to people who are out of work due to COVID-19 and who and are receiving unemployment benefits.

“We know this has been a very stressful period for many Oregonians,” Oregon Employment Department. Director David Gersenfeld said. “While we continue to hope for more robust, longer-term support for those in need, we are excited to be able to provide addition-

HALLOWEENTOWN From Page A1 understand.”

Commissioners also voiced concerns about the use of Plaza Square. In previous Halloweentown events, the city has requested a permit approval from the county to use the property.

Commissioner Henry Heimuller described Plaza Square as the “epicenter” of the annual Spirit of Halloweentown festivities in St. Helens.

“This is county property where this is going on,” Heimuller said and he questioned what controls where in place to prevent inappropriate activity on county property.

Heimuller also noted that the annual Halloweentown festivities draw people from all over the world. He said it was possible that different groups from different locations could not heed state and federal guidelines in the area, something that would be out of the city’s control.

“It’s going to be a bit of

al financial relief at this time.

We are working quickly to get this program up and running, and get funds out the door as soon as possible.”

The LWA program, which can use up to a total of $44 million in disaster relief funding, may run for three to five weeks, or potentially longer. The exact duration is uncertain, and depends on the number of participating states and the number of payments that go out. It may also be depleted in the event of a natural disaster.

Oregon has been approved to provide three weeks of payments, and benefits will be dispersed to Oregonians who received unemployment benefits from July 26 through Aug. 15. The department will seek additional weeks of LWA benefits as soon as they become available.

Oregonians automatically qualify for this program if they: • Have received unemploy-

ment benefits from July 26, 2020, through August 15, 2020; and • Self-certify they are unemployed or partially unemployed due to disruptions caused by COVID-19. This will require a new step for claimants currently receiving regular unemployment benefits, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) and Extended Benefits (EB).

• Individuals receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) will not need to certify because they already did so when they first applied for benefits.

The Employment Department has already been working to implement this program in an effort to get benefits to people as soon as possible, according to the state agency.

That work is not yet complete, but as soon as the Oregon Employment Department has an estimated time when payments will be released, or next

steps for people to seek these benefits, that information will be shared publicly, including on the Employment Department’s website at unemployment.oregon.gov.

LWA is retroactive to eligible claimants beginning with the week ending Aug. 1. However, if individuals become unemployed after the week ending Aug. 1, they only can receive LWA for weeks where they qualify for unemployment benefits and meet LWA eligibility requirements.

LWA payments are taxable under federal law, just like regular unemployment insurance (UI) or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits. If taxes are withheld from other benefits, they will also be withheld from the LWA benefits.

The LWA program only provides federal funding for $300 weekly benefit payments. Official guidance from the Department of Labor prohibits states from using

Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund money to provide the additional $100. Providing the additional $100 per week would require the Oregon Legislature to appropriate money to pay for those benefits.

For more information about filing for unemployment insurance benefits, visit unemployment.oregon.gov. To submit a question related to unemployment insurance, please use the Contact Us form.

The following is a release from FEMA. FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor approved Oregon for a FEMA grant under the Lost Wages Assistance program.

FEMA’s grant funding will allow Oregon to provide $300 per week -- on top of their regular unemployment benefit -- to those unemployed due to COVID-19. FEMA will work with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to implement a system to make this funding available to Oregon residents.

On Aug. 8, President Trump made available up to $44 billion from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to Americans who have lost wages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the state of Oregon agreed to administer a lost wages program for its citizens who are unemployed due to COVID-19.

FEMA looks forward to working with the governors of additional states who agree to administer a lost wages program to bring financial relief to unemployed Americans.

To see a list of states previously approved for lost wages assistance, go to: https://www. fema.gov/fact-sheet/lost-wages-assistance-approved-states.

a complicated situation,” Heimuller said.

St. Helens City Administrator John Walsh responded to an email from The Chronicle following the county commission meeting and the discussion about Halloweentown.

Walsh said Spirit of Halloweentown would be “dramatically different this year.”

The event will be in a ticketed, controlled environment in order to comply with Gov. Brown’s executive orders, according to Walsh, who said the Festival of the Fairies event will not happen, and the pumpkin lighting event will be less crowd-oriented. Read more about the city’s plans for the Spirit of Halloweentown with this story at thechronicleonline.com.

know that travel, gatherings throughout the summer have led to lots of cases. One way to keep our case count down is to stay local instead of traveling.”

In a statement released on Monday, Aug. 31, The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) said the safest way to celebrate the upcoming Labor Day weekend during the pandemic is to avoid groups and gatherings, to stay home as much as possible, and to follow face covering guidance if outside the home.

Past holiday weekends have led to outbreaks in Oregon among people celebrating in unsafe ways and led to an uptick in cases. With cases falling, the OHA said it’s more important than ever for Oregonians to modify or cancel holiday weekend gatherings and celebrate in safe ways so the state can continue to make progress against COVID-19.

The OHA reported on Monday, Aug. 31, that COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 459. The

OHA also reported 162 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 26,713.

Columbia County’s total confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases totaled 130 as of Sunday, Aug. 30, according to the OHA. The county has had one death related to the pandemic, which occurred earlier this month.

The OHA showed a 13% drop in COVID-19 daily cases for the week of Aug. 16 to Aug. 23.

OHA recorded 1,704 new cases of COVID-19 cases— down from the previous week’s tally of 1,963.

Slightly fewer Oregonians were tested for the week, which had a total of 24,177 people tested, according to the OHA. That total includes testing done at all locations including commercial nonhospital-based laboratories, hospital laboratories and Oregon State Public Health Laboratory.

The rate of positive tests also declined to 5.1% from 5.4%.

The age group most affect-

ed by the virus remains 20-29, although the elderly remain the hardest hit age group. COVID-19 hospitalization and death rates increase with age; almost half of the 420 deaths have been among persons 80 or older, and 75% in persons 70 and older.

and Oregon Department of Education (ODE), and test positivity rate stands at less than 5%, which does meet the metric. Meeting the former metric but not the latter has been the case for the last few weeks of Paul’s report.

“We just need to bring our case count down,” Paul said.

Commissioner Heimuller asked that, once required metrics are met, if it would be required for schools to continue to meet the metrics, or if schools would have to move back to Distance Learning if either metric ended up not being met.

Paul said that if the case count increased to 20 per 100,000, the state would require the school to move back to Distance Learning. The school district would have to communicate with the public health department to resolve any outbreak before returning to in-person instruction.

COVID-19 cases and Labor Day In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Paul said individuals restricting their travel will be key.

“We’re asking people to think about their Labor Day plans,” Paul said. “We

Columbia County Update Columbia County is still lagging behind Oregon Health Authority (OHA) metrics for reopening schools, according to Paul.

At the county level, the case count must be at or below 10 cases per 100,000 population in the preceding seven days for three weeks in a row. There must also be a test positivity rate of less than or equal to 5% in the preceding seven days for three weeks in a row. The state metric that must be met is a test positivity rate of 5% in the preceding seven days for three weeks in a row.

Case count for the Columbia County stands at 25 cases per 100,000, which does not meet the metric set by OHA

To learn more about FEMA’s lost wages supplemental payment assistance, visit: https://www.fema.gov/ fact-sheet/fema-lost-wagessupplemental-payment-assistance.

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Close look at tide gates JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

Tide gates and associated infrastructure provide an important tool for protecting and controlling water and allowing for land uses, such as agriculture and roadways, along the Columbia River and North Coast of Oregon. Yet, the total number and condition of tide gates is just now beginning to be understood.

Over the past few years, the Oregon Tide Gate Partnership has collected publicly available and existing data on tide gates on the Oregon Coast and compiled it into an inventory.

Public outreach meetings about the tide gates were held in early 2019 in Clatskanie, Newport, Tillamook and Coquille.

The discussions centered on clarity surrounding regulatory compliance and permitting requirements, possible pilot projects and funding.

Starting in early September, the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) will evaluate the accuracy of this data through field observations extending from Gearhart to the Columbia River mouth on the Oregon Coast and along the Columbia River Estuary and its tributaries up to Portland.

The field studies will verify specific information on the number of tide gates, their

locations, the waterways they connect to and add or remove tide gates as appropriate to reflect what is truly on the water.

CREST staff will use public roads, trails, and public waterways to collect tide gate inventory data. The on-the-ground portion of the inventory of the North Coast and Columbia Estuary will be completed by Oct. 31.

According to a report issued in 2019 by the Oregon Tide Gate Partnership Group, if tide gates fail, roads, businesses, homes, and agricultural lands become more vulnerable to flooding and intense winter storms. Areas once managed by tide gates are at risk of becoming unmanaged wetlands.

A well-designed and managed tide gate strikes the delicate balance of protecting developed land from tidal

inundation while managing tidal flows to allow migration of native fish, and maintain water quality and ecological function in the estuary, according to the Oregon Tide Gate Partnership Group.

The goal of the Oregon Tide Gate Partnership Group is to develop a voluntary, collaboration-based action plan for tide gate repair or replacement that is cost effective, efficient to implement and is supported by tide gate owners, regulatory agencies and organizations providing technical assistance and funding.

The CREST field studies are being sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, who will use the data to inform a tide gate decision support tool that helps pinpoint opportunities for future collaborations with landowners.

The results of the model will also

be used by CREST and other Columbia River partners for consideration in planning, outreach and estuary restoration projects.

The updated data will also be provided to the Oregon Tide Gate Partnership to update their overall tide gate inventory.

CREST, located in Astoria, is a community organization specializing in environmental planning, ecological monitoring and habitat restoration for fish and wildlife. CREST offers expertise in habitat restoration project design, funding, management, implementation and monitoring with the goal of improving and enhancing the natural resources that are essential to the vitality and resilience of the communities along the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River Estuary in Oregon and Washington.

See videos about the tide gates at: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=oROqhrXYYFs

Fast Fact Tide gates and associated infrastructure provide an important tool for protecting and controlling water and allowing for land uses, such as agriculture and roadways, along the Columbia River and North Coast of Oregon.

Governor extends foreclosure relief JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

Governor Kate Brown has extended protections from foreclosure for Oregon homeowners and business owners through executive action, until December 31.

Executive Order 20-37 will extend House Bill 4204’s current moratorium on foreclosures, as allowed by that legislation.

The deadline for extending the foreclosure moratorium had been set to expire today. HB 4204 required the Governor to announce an extension of the moratorium 30 days before the moratorium expired on September 30.

“Every Oregonian deserves a warm, dry, safe, affordable, and accessible place to call home,” Brown said. “That’s especially true during a pandemic, when physical distancing and limiting trips away from home are critical to stopping the spread of COVID-19. Extending the moratorium on foreclosures will ensure that more Oregonians do not lose their homes this year, and that businesses can continue to provide vital goods and services to our communities.”

While EO 20-37 will provide homeowners and business owners certainty

through the end of the year, it is not a long-term solution, according to Brown, who said her office will be working with landlords, lenders, and other stakeholders in the coming weeks to craft a solution for the Legislature to consider.

Brown is also continuing to have conversations with community leaders and stakeholders to look at options surrounding a moratorium for evictions for renters, which does not expire until September 30.

“I’d like to thank legislators for taking action with me this summer to help Oregon renters, as well as homeowners, and business owners,” Brown said. “As this crisis continues, I am confident that lawmakers will again take action to help Oregonians struggling to pay rent and mortgage payments.”

The Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board allocated $55 million for rent assistance through December, and $20 million for affordable housing operating support for OHCS partners. In April, the Emergency Board also allocated $12 million in emergency funding for safe shelter and rental assistance.

Congress has also passed about $82 million in housing

Obituaries Terri Lynn Berta

May 25, 1954 ~ Aug. 10, 2020 Terri Lynn Berta died Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 at her home in La Center, Washington. She was 66 years old. Terri was born on May 24, 1954 to Tom and Joann Shriver in Portland, Oregon.

She grew up in the Beaverton area where she met her first husband John Moore.

They were married in 1972 and were married for 21 years and have three sons. She met John Oyler in 1994 and they spent several years together.

She married Mathew Berta in 2012 and they had many happy years together.

Terri enjoyed many things throughout her life including sewing, taking pictures, traveling, collecting rocks, and gardening. She loved walks on the beach where she would collect shells and driftwood. She loved listening to music. Fleetwood Mac was a favorite. She lived many years in the Rockaway and Wheeler area before moving to St. Helens, Oregon where

she lived for over 20 years. She and Mat lived in La Center, Washington for 8 years. They also spent three winters in Yuma, Arizona. She spent 30 years in the clothing industry, with her last 20 years being a product developer for Columbia Sportswear before retiring in 2014. She traveled to many countries during her time with Columbia. Without

a doubt, her favorite thing was spending time with her family, especially her grandkids. Terri had a caring nature and always enjoyed learning and studying news things and places to explore. She loved camping with Mat and her family. We will all miss her terribly and remember our times together and things she taught each of us.

Terri is preceded in death by her father Tom Shriver and sister Tammy Moser.

She is survived by her husband Mathew Berta; mother Joann Reynolds; sisters, Mariann Mell and Cathy Jones; three sons and their spouses, Dorian and Sheila Moore of Oregon City, Rory and Katie Moore of Warren, and Cody Moore and Cami Nickelson of St. Helens; and six grandchildren, Kali Moore, Madysen Moore, Savannah Moore, Mckenna Moore, Keaton Moore, and Hayden Moore.

A private funeral will be held for the family.

Donna Lubbe

June 13, 1951 ~ Aug. 24, 2020 Donna Lubbe 69 of Clatskanie passed away Aug. 24, 2020 in Clatskanie Oregon.

William “Bill” R. Walker Dec. 9, 1944 ~ Aug. 29, 2020

Bill Walker passed peacefully at his home in Scappoose on Aug. 29, 2020 at the age of 75. He endured a 12year battle with melanoma cancer. Several years ago, he also developed emphysema; but lung cancer, diagnosed in the last few months, proved to be the ultimate foe.

Bill had a natural talent and lifelong love of music. His music career began at age 15 playing in a rock and roll band in Reedsport, Oregon.

They would drive up to 70 miles to play in a legion hall or armory for $50. He continued to play throughout high school. The summer he and Gail were married, he wanted to pursue music as a fulltime career for that one summer – which turned into 6 years of playing for major hotel chains throughout the northwest and Alaska. With one of his groups, he recorded a song which he had written. It is available on the internet which has been a delight to his nieces and nephews. After returning to Scappoose, he worked in the Portland and Salem area in large dance clubs. In the mid 70’s, his brother-in-law purchased the St. Helens Golf Course. He

and Gail managed the bar. Bill taught her to play the bass and they began a long career playing at fraternal organizations, social clubs, and private parties in Columbia County and throughout the Portland area. Bill’s music became a staple at large family parties and celebrations for birthdays, weddings and anniversaries. Everyone had their own favorite song which he performed.

During that time, he worked as a plant electrician for Multnomah Plywood, Linnton Plywood and FlavorLand Foods. In 1990, he opened

W.R. Walker Electric Inc. He was justifiably proud of his company. He was especially proud of his son and son-inlaw who worked for him and became journeymen electricians. He continued to work as an electrician until April of this year.

Bill was raised in Reedsport, Oregon. In his youth, he worked as a deckhand on several commercial fishing boats out of Winchester Bay. In the 90’s, he got his first boat. He quickly rediscovered his love of ocean fishing and tirelessly pursued fishing for halibut and tuna.

Bill proudly served in the U.S. Navy as a submarine radio operator for four years in Vietnam and West Pac. He loved to tell stories of his exploits in the Navy.

Bill is survived by his wife of 52 years, Gail; daughter Kara (Greg) Orr, granddaughters Molly (Daniel) Pickett, Amanda (Zane) Hafeman; son Will (Nickie) Walker, grandson Liam; and son Greg by a previous marriage. He will be missed by a large extended family and many lifelong friends.

A private family memorial will be held at a later date.

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Photos courtesy of John Hughel, Oregon Military Department

Emotions were high as families greeted the soldiers during the reunion at the Portland International Airport.

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Allbright: The deployment of Bravo Company, 741 Brigade Engineer Battalion was a part of a larger deployment set seen across the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat team that has brought a significant amount of soldiers to multiple continents and countries to support a variety of mission sets. For the

A soldier wipes tears away as she is greeted by family and friends at the homecoming celebration at the Portland International Airport.

soldiers of Bravo, we have Oregonians from many areas, including soldiers from Rainier, St. Helens, and Scappoose.

There is also a large contingent from across the Willamette Valley and Portland area, with some from as far south as Eugene or as far east as La Grande.

The Chronicle: Are there plans for additional troop mobilization from our area, if so, when, where would the troops be stationed and what would their duty assignments be?

Allbright: Not that I am aware of at this time.

However, there is always the potential for future mobilizations.

The Chronicle: During such mobilizations, what should local citizens remember about how important the assignments of these troops are in maintaining our freedom?

Allbright: As Guardsmen, we are given the opportunity to not only serve our com-

A soldier receives a loving hug during welcome home celebration.

munities in their time of need, but also provide on invaluable skill set and experience level to support our federal mission in support of the Department of Defense and the US Army when called upon.

For many of our soldiers, this is not the first time they have been called to support the pledge they took to support and defend the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic, and with that they have volunteered to serve their nation when called upon.

A soldier is embraced during the welcome home celebration at the Portland International Airport.

Our soldiers are your friends, your family, neighbors, and coworkers. We will return and reintegrate with all of you as such having completed our job and will be ready to continue to serve our local communities to help maintain their safety while striving to assist in the building of stronger communities of which we are a part of and have a vested interest in.

is part of the second largest mobilization of Oregon National Guard members since World War II, according to the Oregon Military Department, which said the local soldiers are part of the historic 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team who draws its lineage from the historic 41st Infantry “Sunset” Division, of which the Sunset Highway is named in honor.

Troop’s history

For more information, contact the Oregon Military Department at 503-990-9508.

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Lights of Hope Across America fundraiser JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

On Sept. 12, communities will honor lives affected by cancer when Lights of Hope Across America takes place on the front porches, kitchen tables and lawns of cancer patients, survivors and advocates nationwide, according to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).

“As a result of the pandemic, ACS CAN volunteers will not gather for the annual Lights of Hope ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., where tens of thousands of bags are decorated and adorned with the names of cancer survivors and those lost to this horrible disease,” the ACS CAN release reads. “Instead, advocates will celebrate 10 years of hope at home as part of a larger virtual event.”

Clatskanie resident Margaret Kallunki has launched a fundraiser through Lights of Hope to generate money for cancer research.

“I’ll be honoring my parents. In memory of my Dad,

Sonny Kallunki, and in support of my mom, Sally. I’d love for those you know who have been touched by cancer - friends and loved ones - to be part of it too,” she said.

In the following conversation, Margaret gives us her personal story.

lives that have been affected by cancer. I don’t really have a goal specifically to Clatskanie, although I only need $90 to reach my goal of $500 for the year.

The ACS CAN year ends Sept. 12. Plus I was born and raised in Clatskanie, so wanted to share what I’m doing and bring the attention of ACS CAN to the community.

The Chronicle: In the release you say you are honoring your parents. Could you briefly share with us how cancer has touched your family and why you have decided to honor your parents?

Margaret Kallunki: In early May 2018, my dad was diagnosed with pneumonia.

He went back to the doctor in June and was told he had stage 4 lung cancer, “the tobacco kind.” The doctors told us his cancer was almost certainly caused by a lifetime of addiction to cigarettes. The doctors told us the cancer was too advanced to treat.

They recommended my Dad receive pain management support and hospice care.

Not knowing how much time we had left with dad, my family and I spent as much

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The Lights of Hope celebration in Washington, D.C. in 2019.

time with him as possible.

He passed away in October 2018.

In April 2019 I became a volunteer with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network because they were (and still are) fighting big tobacco and I feel like I can try and make a change by sharing my dad’s story.

ACS CAN focuses on many different ways to help fight against cancer.

The Chronicle: What is your goal for the Clatskanie-area Lights of Hope fundraiser and how do you plan to reach that goal?

Kallunki: I really am just hoping by putting something in the newspaper, people will read it and make a donation towards Lights of Hope, either in my dad’s memory, or in memory or honor of someone in their

The Chronicle: Will there be any event in Clatskanie - Rainier with the Lights of Hope bags displayed, or is that event only going to be held at the capitol building in Salem?

Kallunki: We are only doing a drive by, socially distanced, display in Salem.

If we have to do our display for 2021 in our state again, then I would totally try to do something for the Clatskanie-Rainier community.

The Chronicle: What is your message to folks about why this project is important?

Kallunki: Lights of Hope is done every year; this is only my second year participating. This project is really important because everyone has been touched by cancer.

Lights of Hope is a powerful way to honor and remember our loved ones that we’ve lost to cancer and celebrate cancer survivors. Each bag tells a story and sends a powerful message to our members of Congress and the community that they need to do more to help us fight cancer.

This year is extra special because it’s the 10th anniversary of Lights of Hope.

Because of the pandemic, we are not gathering in Washington, D.C., for our annual display at the Lincoln Memorial. But we are bringing hope home this year to our local communities with Lights of Hope Across America in all 50 states.

For details on how to dedicate a Lights of Hope bag, please contact Missie at justus@embarqmail.com, 503-970-4786, or visit http:// action.fightcancer.org/goto/ Margaret_kallunki.

Cornelius Pass improvement work update STAFF REPORT chroniclenews@countrymedia.net

The Cornelius Pass remains closed this week as crews continue new improvement work that could not be completed during last year’s major renovations of the pass.

Safety improvements at two locations between Highway 30 and NW Skyline Blvd. continue to go well, according to Multnomah County’s communications office.

The clear, warm weather has also helped, according to a release from the county.

Work is on schedule for the road to reopen in late September.

Commuters from Columbia County are part of the 13,000 vehicle trips daily

that use the route to travel to points through Multnomah County and beyond. NW Cornelius Pass Road closed to through traffic between Highway 30 and NW Skyline on July 13.

This steep, winding and narrow section of NW Cornelius Pass Road has a long history of crashes. Work this summer will realign the two-lane road to reduce sharp curves at two locations. Last year the contractor completed other safety improvements in the corridor, including all work south of NW Skyline Blvd.

place near NW 8th Ave. where a new culvert is being installed under the road.

• Concrete forms for wing walls at the end of the culvert will be removed today, after the concrete has cured or hardened. Forms from the final concrete pour will be stripped on Monday.

• After the concrete forms are removed, the contractor will add backfill behind the wing walls.

• Riprap boulders and fishrock will be installed in the streambed near the end of the culvert starting next week.

• Next the contractor will clear vegetation in the road shoulder and install plants on a bioslope that will drain to a new bioswale that will detain and treat stormwater from the road before it enters the creek.

• After Labor Day road-

Here’s what is being done: NW 8th Ave. Curve • A hard closure of NW Cornelius Pass Road is in

way work will begin near the culvert. The contractor will mill or remove the top layer of asphalt in preparation for final paving.

day for flashing beacons that will alert drivers of approaching curves.

S Curves

• Road Closure: NW Cornelius Pass Road is closed to through traffic between Highway 30 and NW Skyline through September during construction.

• Use Caution on Side Roads: Please drive with caution on west hills side roads, including the main detour on NW Newberry Road and NW Skyline Blvd. Neighbors report an increase in speeding vehicles and heavy traffic on roads such as NW McNamee Road. Please use caution and drive within the speed limit on these narrow, winding and steep roads where sight distance is limited.

• The contractor applied the base and top layers of paving in the realigned curves.

The road was realigned to reduce vehicle rollover accidents.

• A bioswale is being built to treat stormwater that drains from the road. Concrete barriers are being installed with an inlet for the stormwater.

• A concrete foundation for a steel traffic impact attenuator (at the end of a guardrail) will be built next week.

• New road signs will be installed next week.

• Poles were installed to-

Traffic

Thank you Truckers: Compared to last summer, flaggers are seeing far fewer large trucks trying to use west hills side roads where they are not allowed for safety reasons, according to the county release.

“We appreciate all the truck drivers who are taking the long detour this summer which helps keep us safe,” the release states. “We hope they will appreciate the improvements when Cornelius Pass Road reopens next month.”

Other Road Work ODOT’s I-405 Ramp project continues until this fall and may impact trucks on our detour route that uses I-405 and Highway 26.

For more information: Visit: www.multco.us/cornpass

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