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This year’s Catch the Holiday SPIRIT Card, which will also include names of participating businesses of the card-holder’s hometown on the back.

Catch the Holiday Spirit nity Prize, which will be a $50 gift card for a minimum of three winners for the cardholder’s hometown. They will also be entered for a Columbia County grand-prize drawing on Jan. 7, 2020, which will be broadcast live from the Wauna Federal Credit Union in Clatskanie on Keep It Local’s Facebook page, for a prize valued at $150. Parvey said Keep It Local is still figuring out the details for both prizes.

This year, Parvey said the campaign has added something else to encourage younger Columbia County residents to join in: Spirit Selfie, where customers take pictures of themselves and their purchases at local businesses.

Spirit Selfie works a little differently from Catch the Holiday Spirit. The campaign still runs from Nov. 16 through Dec. 31, but shoppers do not have to carry a card with them, and there are no businesses officially partnered with the campaign.

Instead, shoppers choose any business in Columbia County and spend $25 or more. They then take a picture of their purchase or their receipt, post the photo on the Facebook Event page for Spirit Selfie and tag the local business in the entry. The Spirit Selfie Facebook page encourages shoppers to “get creative” with their photograph.

There will be a weekly drawing on Friday mornings, which will be announced on Facebook, and the winner will be contacted via Facebook messenger for prize pickup.

Prizes valued at a minimum of $25 will be given away each week, according to Spirit Selfie’s Facebook page.

Before Keep It Local took over the Catch the Holiday Spirit Campaign, the Clatskanie Chamber of Commerce did their own version for a number of years.

In Clatskanie, Chris Dahlgren, who served in a few different positions on the Clatskanie Chamber of Commerce, created “Catch the Holiday Spirit” in 2011 when she served as Promotion Chair. The campaign had a model nearly identical to the one currently in use by Keep It Local, in which Dahlgren also serves as a member.

Twice a year, once during the holidays and once during the spring, the campaign took place, with customers carrying a card with them, checking off boxes when they made a local purchase, and then awarded prizes when they turned in completed cards. Prizes were often Chamber Checks that could be used to shop locally, with the grand prize being $50.

Keep It Local, when it was formed five years ago to

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In an effort to encourage county residents to shop locally, Keep it Local Columbia County, in conjunction with Chambers of Commerce from Clatskanie, Rainier, St. Helens, Scappoose and Vernonia, is launching its fourth Catch the Holiday Spirit Campaign, which will begin Nov. 16 and run until Dec. 31.

The campaign, sponsored

by Wauna Federal Credit Union, involves customers having their boxes checked off on a 20-box card, called the “SPIRIT Card,” which they obtain at participating businesses. This year, more than 88 businesses are participating throughout Columbia County, and for every $10 the person spends at their business, one box gets checked off.

Local shoppers can also donate to local non-profits, and the non-profit will write “give” in one of the boxes for the amount donated. United Way and Amani Center are two of several participating non-profits.

For businesses to participate, they had to give $25 to Keep It Local Columbia County. In exchange, they were given materials, like 25 SPIRIT Cards and a poster to display with participating businesses listed on it, as well as some perks, like their business name tagged for promotion in two different Facebook Events: “Catch the Holiday Spirit” and “Spirit Selfies.”

The deadline for businesses to participate was Nov. 1.

“It’s very much the economic groups collaborating to have a good Christmas. It’s a fun little way to get people to shop locally,” Natasha Parvey, Director for Keep It Local Columbia County said.

Shoppers should aim to fill out all 20 boxes on the SPIRIT Card, or as many SPIRIT Cards as possible. When filled out, cards should be dropped off at a specified drop-off location in the card-holder’s hometown by Dec. 31. For St. Helens residents, that drop-off location is Wauna Federal Credit Union.

Completed cards will be entered for a chance to win the drawing of the Commu-

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Kyle Jarred Wroblewski, pictured here working as a coach for St. Helens High School in 2011, was sentenced to four years in prison earlier this year for sexually abusing a student. The new federal lawsuit against the school district alleges the defendants were negligent in protecting the student from abuse.

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Last week, a new chapter unfolded in the nearly two-year saga documenting the actions of former St. Helens High School (SHHS) teacher and track coach Kyle Jarred Wro-

blewski, who was sentenced to four years in prison in August for sexually abusing a student. On Oct. 29, a lawsuit was filed by the student against the St. Helens School District (SHSD) in federal district court in Portland, which alleges the district failed to protect her from child sexual abuse at

the hands of Wroblewski.

But who are the players and what happens next?

The Chronicle reached out to the SHSD, and Community Relations Specialist Stacey Mendoza said the district does not comment on ongoing cases as policy.

The student, using the pseudonym Jessica Doe to

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protect her identity, is represented by attorneys Steve Crew and Peter Janci of Crew Janci LLP, a law firm that specializes in childhood sexual abuse cases. Crew said he and Janci have been

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Veterans Memorial Plaza dedicated Dedication ceremony recognizes hard work and collaboration between groups

people from various groups who collaborated on the project either financially or through other contributions about the work that took place to make it happen.

Jenny Dimsho, Associate Planner, spoke about the two major design shifts that happened mid-way through the designing and planning phase. Dimsho secured the $46,770 grant from the Oregon Parks & Recreation Veterans & War Memorials Grant Program that made the project possible. The project was also offered an additional $48,000 grant by the VFW Post 1440, which sparked one of the design shifts.

Another shift happened when site preparation led the city to more than double the size of the memorial, enabling the wall to incorporate existing monuments of names of soldiers.

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The new Veterans Memorial Plaza at McCormick Park is now open, after an official dedication ceremony on Nov. 1 at 12 p.m.

The dedication ceremony had two goals: to celebrate the completion of the project, and to recognize the partnerships between the City of St. Helens, VFW Post 1440, businesses and community members who helped support the new plaza.

Names of more than 150 men are listed on the memorial, which has been improved and expanded from the original. The former memorial, dedicated in 1958 and originally located along Highway 30 at Columbia Boulevard, had wooden plaques with hand-carved names of veterans engraved on top. Some plaques on the former memorial were lost during the widening of

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Sen. Betsy Johnson and other dignitaries gather around right after the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially dedicate the Veterans Memorial Plaza.

the highway and had to be replaced.

The new memorial includes all the names that were missing, as well as additional ones discovered through research. It also has a bigger footprint, a new covered area to provide additional seating options during inclement weather, and

additional names of servicemen who died in World War I, World War II and Korea.

There is also now an additional plaque to honor those lost in more recent conflicts, like Vietnam and the Middle East.

Approximately 50 people attended the dedication ceremony. They heard from six

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Hometown Heroes announces final nominee, gears up for shipping

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A look at the piles of donations gathered for Hometown Heroes.

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Round Two of Hometown Heroes is now in the final stages of sorting through donations in preparation to send out care packages in support of active duty service members and the recently deployed St. Helens National Guard unit.

Columbia County Sheriff Brian Pixley said he’s expecting some additional donations to trickle in this week.

They’ve yet to weigh the donations they’ve received thus far but will be packing and weighing the assortment of donated supplies around 1 p.m. on Nov. 18 with the help of the American Heritage Girls.

The most recent nominee for Hometown Heroes was announced by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) on Oct. 22 and will join Cassandra Gardner of the United States Air Force, Lucas Young of the United States Navy, Zacory Clegg of the United States Army, Leland Piccolo of the United States Army National Guard, and Darci Snyder of the United States Air Force.

The next hero to be introduced is Sergeant David Fischer of the United States Army. Fischer was born in Portland and moved to Scappoose in 2000 before starting kindergarten and would go on to graduate from Scappoose High School in 2014.

Fischer married his high school sweetheart, Diamond,

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encourage business growth in Columbia County, saw the success of that model and made it their own, according to Parvey.

“When Keep It Local was formed, the purpose was to be the glue to bring the county together. We thought, ‘wouldn’t it be great to bring the county together for Christmas,’ and we thought we’d use the Clatskanie model but take it county-wide,” Parvey said.

Catch the Holiday Spirit has been growing in its four years of county-wide existence. According to Parvey, in its first year, the campaign brought in $26,000, its second year brought $46,000 and last year the figure was $91,000 of money spent in-county. Those numbers are just estimates from completed SPIRIT Cards, and the true figure is probably a lot higher, Dahlgren said.

Dahlgren now owns and runs Discounts & Deals in

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Diamond and David Fischer.

in the summer of 2015 and they are expecting their first daughter in December. According to the CCSO, Baby Girl Fischer’s due date just happens to coincide with Fischer’s birthday. Until recently, Fischer’s main hobby was playing video games, but now he spends his spare time preparing for their new baby.

Fischer has a younger sister, Danielle, who lives in Independence, Oregon and a younger brother, Dennis, who just joined the Army himself and is currently undergoing basic training in Fort Benning, Georgia.

Fischer is stationed in Grafenwohr, Germany where he works as an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Repairer, otherwise known as a drone technician.

“Let’s show David how much the residents of Columbia County appreciate his sacrifice and service,” the CCSO said via Facebook.

Clatskanie and has her store participate in Catch the Holiday Spirit. She said she gives out about 100 cards each year and tries to push the campaign in her store. One thing Dahlgren said she would like to see improved is the number of businesses participating, and the amount that each business advertises the campaign to its customers.

“We actually need the businesses to be promoting this as much as Keep It Local,” Dahlgren said.

Dahlgren said oftentimes customers will make a purchase in her store and hear about the campaign.

They will then look at the list of participating businesses on the poster and say they were just at one of the stores listed, but didn’t hear about the campaign, let alone obtain a SPIRIT Card and get boxes checked for purchases made.

“I tell them to go back with their receipt and make them sign it. Some of the businesses just don’t train their staff to push it, and if that happened, it would be a lot more successful,” Dahlgren said.

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St. Helens group writes novels in a month CHRISTINE MENGES chronicle2@countrymedia.net

November for most people is the month for elections, football, Thanksgiving and holiday shopping.

For one group in Columbia County, it’s the month for something else. Since 1999, November has been deemed National Novel Writing Month, known as “NaNoWriMo” for short. It is what it sounds like: participants try their hand at writing a novel in a month; 50,000 words in 30 days. Novels are kept offline, but participants create a profile and keep track of their stats on an internetbased forum, nanowrimo.org.

Participants can go it alone or join a regional group of writers.

In Columbia County, that regional group is worldrenowned.

NaNoWriMo, St. Helens Region, which officially began in 2014, is open to anyone in Columbia County or parts of Clatsop County, according to Becky Bean, municipal liaison. The group has numbers unlike many other regions. According to Bean, St. Helens NaNoWriMo was ranked fifth in the United States for word count for 2017 and 2018. They were ranked eighth worldwide the same years.

“I think a lot of that has

to do with having a really high completion rate, and we have a couple people that just really write a lot,” Bean said. “And we also have a really high rate for people who reached 30,000 [words], which is kind of the hard thing.”

One statistic quoted on the NaNoWriMo website is that participants are “three times more likely to finish a novel with a buddy!” That might be the secret to the group’s rankings, because NaNoWriMo, St. Helens Region is not short of participants.

Numbers of writers in the group vary, but Bean estimated about 30 to 50 active members each year. The participants are invited to come to the group’s “Write-Ins” which last for two hours and take place every Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the Armstrong Room of St. Helens Public Library, 375 S. 18th Street, and every Thursday at 6 p.m. at Running Dogs Brewery, 291 S. 1st Street in St. Helens. Their biggest event will happen on Friday, Nov. 15 at the St. Helens Public Library. On that day, the group will have a “Late Night Write.” Starting at 5 p.m., the library will be shut down to everyone but NaNoWriMo participants, who will write until midnight.

Bean said as few as zero and as many as 22 people have shown up for write-ins

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Participants in National Novel Writing Month, St. Helens Region, work together on their separate novels in the Armstrong Room of St. Helens Public Library on Friday. Nov. 1, the first day of the writing project.

in the past.

There are certain rules writers of NaNoWriMo must follow, outlined on NaNoWriMo.org. Writers may plan and outline before writing, but only words written from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30 count toward the 50,000-word total.

Writers are only allowed to write fiction, meaning that poetry and non-fiction don’t count. When participants are done, they upload their novel onto their profile on the NaNoWriMo website, which automatically counts their words. Those who complete the 50,000 words are deemed “winners” – a title that comes with bragging rights, but also potential discounts on things

like writing software, Bean said.

Writers will choose different tactics to achieve the word count, and they generally fall into one of two camps, Bean said. One camp is for writers who don’t plan or plot at all, and just write spontaneously. Another camp is for writers who are “plotters,” and meticulously plot and plan out their novels before beginning writing.

Bean is in the latter camp.

“This is the first year I’ve ever been a plotter,” Bean said. “I know exactly what my story is. I know exactly where I’m going to go. So all I have to do is open up a chapter and get to work on

it.”

The reason Bean decided to plan this year is because of time constraints. Bean has four children, works full-time and has a farm.

The only writing she can get done is in 500-word increments, she said, usually early in the morning and late at night. Every once in a while, she will skip a few days and then stay up for four hours at night to cram 3,000 words in.

To meet the 50,000-word goal, participants have to write 1,667 words per day, meaning skipping even one day can make a writer fall far behind.

There are ways to meet the word count, even with

limited time. That’s what Abigail Martian, a third-year NaNoWriMo participant from Scappoose, figured out early on. Martian is working while on break from Brigham Young University – Idaho, and said even in her 15-minute breaks at work, she said she can squeeze writing in.

“I just grab out my journal, stand where I am, and sprint-write for 15 minutes before I get back to working,” Martian said. “You just take the time you have, and when given small amounts of time, use it.”

Jadyn LaRiviere, also from Scappoose, and another participant in the St. Helens NaNoWrimo group, said writers should start without expecting perfection.

“You just have to write the words,” LaRiviere said.

“Don’t be worried about structure or anything. You just got to write it and see where it goes and then just get it down.”

LaRiviere works as a nanny in Portland and can sometimes squeeze in writing during downtime at work.

This is her fourth year participating in NaNoWriMo. She said new writers can sometimes expect their work to be good for their first draft and be disappointed when it isn’t.

“It’s going to be bad,” LaRiviere said. “So just write. Just start.”

CRFR Volunteer Association Toy N Joy applications now available Columbia River Fire & Rescue Volunteer Association Toy N Joy program is currently accepting applications for the 2019 holiday season.

Toy N Joy along with the Kiwanis Holiday Hope program assists families in need during the Christmas season by providing a holiday meal and gifts. The deadline for applications is Monday, December 9, 2019 at 5pm.

Please drop applications off at the Columbia River Fire and Rescue Administrative office located at 270 Columbia Blvd, St. Helens or at the Rainier Fire Station at 211 W. 2nd Street, Rainier.

The Toy N Joy Program is sponsored by the Columbia River Fire and Rescue Volunteer Association and has supplied toys and gifts to families for over 30 years. Proud donors include:

Merchants Toy N Joy Auction, Kiwanis Holiday Hope, Columbia Pacific Food Bank, HOPE of Rainier along with private donors. The Kiwanis Holiday Hope Program is sponsored by Kiwanis Club of St. Helens and has supplied meals to families for 80 years. In 2018, the combined programs provided food, toys, books, and clothing to over 300 families.

Applicants must reside in the Columbia River Fire and Rescue District, which includes St. Helens, Columbia City, Deer Island, Warren, Yankton, Goble and Rainier areas. Applications must be submitted and signed by a parent or legal guardian of the recipient family.

No applications or referrals from non-family members are accepted. Grandparents may apply for assistance

for grandchildren who they have legal custody of unless the grandparent’s permanent residence is with the family.

Applicants are encouraged to make their requests as early as possible to ensure each request is considered.

The annual Merchant’s Toy & Joy Auction will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavilion building. Tickets are $30 each, available to purchase at1 11-06-19 3x12 Vets Day:Layout

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N Joy program. For more information about donating or how you or your organization can help, please contact Jennifer Motherway, CRF&R Toy and Joy coordinator at 503-396-1841.

Applications can be picked up at the following locations: • Columbia River Fire & Rescue Administration Office • Rainier Fire Station • State of Oregon Department of Human Services • Columbia Pacific Food Bank • HOPE of Rainier • Community Action Team • The Public Health Foundation of Columbia County • Columbia Community Mental Health

River City Singers prepare for Christmas season

The River City Singers’ performance in 2018 at The Grotto.

The River City Singers has just held two dynamic jazz and swing concerts in Scappoose and Clatskanie, teaming up with the Big River Big Band, and is now starting to rehearse its new Christmas repertoire.

There are two major concerts each holiday season, and this year they’ll be held

at 7 p.m. on Dec. 21 at The Grotto and at 3 p.m. on Dec. 22, at the Christian Church in St. Helens.

The choir also often sings carols for “Shop Small, Saint Helens,” “Donut Day” and for the Kiwanis Daybreakers. Artistic Director Alice Boyer’s vision for the River City Singers is taking it from

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strength to strength.

Anyone who loves to sing is welcome to join this non-audition choir, and now would be a perfect time to start. Rehearsals are from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday evenings at the First United Methodist Church in St. Helens, located at 560 Columbia Blvd.

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Viewpoints

In response to SHEDCO concerns AL PETERSEN President of SHEDCO

I can’t quite comprehend why our local self-proclaimed whistleblower continues to lob inflated accusations at me and the St Helens Economic Development Corporation (SHEDCO).

I have neither the time nor space to respond to all of his trumped-up claims however I

will address a few.

Mr. Preheim’s misinformed statements regarding the grants are gross exaggerations. Neither grant has been “lost”. SHEDCO acquired a $100,000 reimbursement grant for El Tapatio which is valid until May of 2020 and the $200,000 reimbursement grant that SHEDCO acquired for the Columbia Theater is valid until 2022. The SHEDCO board sincerely

hopes that both businesses will be able to take advantage of those grants. If anyone has questions about the grants I encourage them to contact Oregon Mainstreet Grant Coordinator Kuri Gill at the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation.

Mr. Preheim fallaciously proclaimed: “SHEDCO has refused to release their IRS 990 form as required by law.”

The facts, which he is

well aware, are these: On November 6 2018 Mr. Preheim requested SHEDCO’s IRS 990 information. On November 7 2018 I personally emailed him six years of IRS 990 information (2012 to 2018). On November 8, 2018, by email, he acknowledged receipt. (Copies of the above correspondence have been provided to this newspaper.)

What is it called when a

writer intentionally publishes something derogatory about others which, through direct knowledge, the writer knows is false?

stimulated by “words” our bodies are programmed to react in certain ways to words.

For instance throw the word out there “pain” your brain automatically associates that word to an unpleasant feeling, throw the word out there “soft” your brain responds inkind immediately thinking of something smooth to the touch. So what do you think happens to the developing body and mind of a young person coming into puberty and sexuality when you through words out to them like orgasm sex, ejaculation.

Think about it.

I’m not sure what I can do about this, but believe me I am on the war path and I am wholly unsettled about this matter and I think it is time to do something about it.

Help me out here.

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(*Editor’s note – When The Chronicle printed Brady Preheim’s Letter to the Editor Oct. 30 concerning allegations against Al Petersen and SHEDCO, we did not yet have the above documentation. It can be found in the

online version of this article at thechronicleonline.com.

Additionally, The Chronicle contacted Oregon Main Street’s grants and outreach coordinator, Kuri Gill, who confirmed that Petersen did, in fact, disclose his conflict of interest concerning the El Tapatio building. Gill said, “From our perspective, SHEDCO completed all the necessary requirements for both grants.”)

Voices of the Community I’m Mad My 11-year-old 6th grade granddaughter came to me the other day and asked for help studying for a test in her Health class for school. She presented a list of words with the definitions that would be on the test that they would be having the next day. ( Mind you this is a Health class with boys and girls together) I was floored at the list of words that she presented masturbation, clitoris, ejaculation, penis, erection, and the list went on, I have to tell you I am 68 years old and these words were never introduced to my vocabulary until much later in life I would have to say adult life.

I immediately became embarrassed and livid all at the same time. What are they teaching our children in school these days? Last year they taught one of my

other granddaughters that there are 9 different genders or more. No there is not there are two genders a boy and a girl. How dare they teach this trash to our children at the tender ages of 0-15 years of age. I wholly understand the need for “young adults” to know the meaning of sex , reproductive system, puberty, body functions and communicable diseases, but really when has it become the right of the public school system to drench our young, vulnerable, impressionable minds with such private sensitive information.

Tell me what class do they teach morals, abstinence, self-control, responsibilities, consequences, self-respect, decency, family, civilized.

Whether people believe in God or not there are civilized rules that humans have lived by for many years. The difference between right and

wrong, good and evil, civilized and animalistic. Killing and not killing. Stealing and not stealing. These idealisums are what differentiates us from being animals. Civilized people live together in harmony, have moral beliefs, have hope for a better after life, believe in the family unit love and marriage and children respectability private sex life.

Animals are just that wild and uniforms live in packs and live by no rules. And have no dignity.

You cannot possibly expect the minds of children going through puberty to handle sex talk thrown straight into their faces. For heavens sakes look what is going on around the schools and the world.

You have generations of mixed up people.

Well getting back to the subject of the words and class. The human mind is

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Rosalie Wallace St. Helens

As another Veteran’s Day approaches, I think of my parents. Dad grew up in north Portland and enlisted in the Navy after graduation from Jefferson High School.

Although being scheduled for discharge in mid-October 1941 he received stop gap orders from the War Department and was assigned to a new light carrier USS Wasp (CV-7).

After completing two trips ferrying aircraft in support of the Battle of Britain and the island of Malta, his ship was refitted for the Pacific. While conducting aerial combat support of Guadalcanal the ship was torpedoed by Japanese Submarine I-19. While on survivors leave he met and married mom, who at the time was a real “Rosie the Riveter”

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He stayed on after WWII and served in Korea before retiring as I started the first grade.

While I was in grade school we received “stand by” orders during the Cuban Missile Crisis but was not deployed because the blockade proved successful. In 2005 I took mom and dad’s ashes to the Bremerton Naval Base where they were placed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72) for their last cruise and were buried at sea with full military honors in international waters off San Diego, coming full circle. As for myself, I am a disabled Army veteran who served 19 months in Vietnam and 30 months in Germany along the “Iron curtain,” but that’s another story.

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For diabetes, oral health is important PATTI ATKINS Communications Consultant for Columbia Pacific CCO

If you have diabetes, keeping blood sugar in a normal range is important for overall health. High blood sugar levels over time can lead to damage of the eyes, kidneys and circulation.

That’s why it’s so important to have regular visits with your doctor — and your dentist.

Oral health screenings There is a direct link between oral health — specifically, periodontal disease — and diabetes.

Periodontal diseases are infections of the structures around the teeth, including gums, ligament and bone.

“Inflammation is the link

between the physical health of a patient with diabetes and their oral health condition,” says Alexa Jett, dental hygienist and CareOregon oral health integration manager.

“When there are increased bacteria in the mouth and the gum tissue becomes inflamed, it causes a chain reaction throughout the body.”

The effects of this inflammation can contribute to cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, cancer, osteoporosis, respiratory disease and diabetes mellitus.

“It goes both ways,” says Sherry Edwards, DDS, CareOregon dental director.

“The infection in the mouth can cause a spike in blood sugar so that you won’t have a healthy blood sugar test.

And if your blood sugar is high, as it is with diabetes

that can make your gum disease worse.”

In her practice as a dental hygienist, Alexa could be alerted that a patient might have uncontrolled diabetes by the condition of their gums.

If you have periodontal disease, certain types of dental cleanings — which depend on the diagnosis — may actually improve your blood sugar control. They could mean a 0.4 percent reduction in A1C, the blood test that provides information about average levels of blood glucose—sugar—over the prior three months. Since “normal” is below 5.7, a 0.4 reduction can be significant. Coupled with medication, weight loss and improvements in exercise and diet, dental cleaning can really help reach the goal of controlling diabetes.

That’s why the Coordi-

nated Care Organizations that oversee the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid) are making an extra effort to raise awareness of the importance of oral health among members and physical health care providers.

CareOregon Dental’s team is reaching out to primary care providers to share this knowledge.

“We are promoting dental health, and explaining it is part of the package that should be presented for diabetes care,” Alexa says. “In this case, it is not dental care, it is diabetes care.

“Establish a relationship with a dentist, have the annual exam, and develop an oral health treatment plan.”

The Oregon Health Plan covers comprehensive oral health care, including exams and cleanings, in addition to

fillings and other repair work.

Medical screenings If you have diabetes, your regular visit to your physical health care provider should include screening for: • A1C – a long-term measure of blood sugar level.

• Vision – uncontrolled diabetes causes changes in the retina or excess fluid, which results in blurred vision. This requires a special eye exam.

• Kidneys – high blood sugar makes kidneys work extra hard, and damage to blood vessels also hurts kidney function.

• Feet – diabetes can damage circulation and nerve endings, causing some people to stop feeling heat or cold.

People can get ulcers on their feet when this happens.

Here are some tips about how to prepare for that annual exam: • Keep a blood glucose log and bring it with you.

• Keep your list of medications and supplements, both prescription and over-the-counter, up to date.

CareOregon provides a free tool to help you keep track.

It’s called the MEDS Chart, and you can download a copy at http://bit.ly/CO-Rx020819-MEDS-Chart.

• Write down any symptoms and questions you have.

• Be prepared to talk about the results of any screenings you’ve had, and ask about any you should have.

• Talk about your treatment and daily routines, such as food and exercise, and ask if there are any changes you should make to improve your screening test numbers.

County passes emergency ordinance in the interest of protecting neighbors from nuisance livestock damage JULIE THOMPSON chronicle1@countrymedia.net

If you’ve had escaped livestock end up on your property to cause a nuisance and weren’t sure what to do about it, the Columbia County Board of Commissioners has now ensured there is an ordinance on the books to define how to deal with the problem.

The commissioners unanimously approved the new Columbia County Livestock at Large Nuisance Ordinance after a public hearing on Oct. 30 based on an emergency clause that stated the ordinance was “immediately necessary for the health, safety and welfare of residents of Columbia County, an emergency is declared to exist, and it shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.”

The ordinance was prompted by concerns brought to the board by two property owners near Lind-

The above photos were provided by property owner Laura Erickson to show the County the extent of the problem.

berg Road in Clatskanie who have had continual issues with pigs and dogs coming onto their property and running amok.

“This past spring, we returned home from a trip to find our front yard missing about a 500-square-foot area of grass from a visit from the pigs,” property owner Kathi Mattinen told the board during an Oct. 9 meeting.

“My husband fertilized and

watered the grass back to life, which took more than two months. The damage was not nearly as severe as what I am showing you happened this past weekend through yesterday.”

Mattinen went on to explain that the previous day, she’d taken photos and video of three, 300lb pigs digging and rooting foot-deep holes in her yard. She estimated the repairs would cost the family

around $3,000 to repair. Her neighbors, Rick and Laura Erickson, estimated the damages to their property would total $4,000.

“Rick has spent the last three days trying to patch the yard back together and last night, they came in and tore everything up again,” Laura Erickson told the commissioners via e-mail on Oct. 18 with accompanying photographic documentation of the

Photos: Laura Erickson

damage to their yard.

Mattinen said she was told

by Chief Deputy Ryan Murphy there was “absolutely nothing” that his office could do “without an ordinance to back them up.”

The new ordinance now authorizes “the Animal Control Officer and other authorized persons in the County to issue citations for violation” of the ordinance, and to “seize, impound and dispose

of livestock found to be at large.” It goes on to state the ordinance “shall be liberally construed and interpreted to give full effect to that policy and purpose.”

Commissioner Margaret Magruder expressed her disappointment with the situation that prompted the ordinance and the lack of respect the neighbors had for their fellow man in allowing their livestock to commit the damage on Lindberg Road.

Commissioner Henry Heimuller, who’d done research to fast-track the ordinance by emergency proclamation, agreed.

“The bottom line is these are folks not taking care of each other and therefore requiring us to do what we have to do, and that is to create boundaries and build fences for them by law,” Heimuller said. “It shouldn’t have to be done that way, but we also have to look at protecting those folks who are in neighborhoods where folks are taking care of things.”

Columbia County property tax statements mailed, payments due Nov. 15 The Columbia County Finance and Taxation Department recently sent taxpayers their annual property tax statement. Payments are due

by November 15.

Property taxes pay for a number of critical services.

These include public safety (law enforcement, fire and emergency services), parks, schools, refuse disposal, recycling, public transportation, public defense, elections, community justice and a host of other important municipal services.

Columbia County will collect $78,991,571 in taxes from both businesses and private landowners this year. But the majority of that amount doesn’t stay in county coffers – only 9.37 percent, or roughly $7.4 million goes into the county’s general fund. An additional 4.00 percent, or $3.1 million, goes to the Jail Operation Fund from the local option levy approved by county voters.

General fund dollars

largely pay for county law enforcement and public safety, including Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, jail operations and the district attorney’s office. The remainder pays for general county administration, including the assessor’s office, land development services, juvenile services and the county commission.

More than 85 percent of property tax funds collected are distributed to local schools, cities and special districts, such as those that manage 911 services or soil and water conservation, to name a few.

Here’s the breakdown: Schools $ 35,787,164 45 percent Fire districts $ 13,704,221 - 17 percent Columbia County government $ 10,562,885 - 13 percent City governments $ 7,750,131 - 10 percent Special districts $

5,987,451 – 8 percent Urban renewal $ 3,803,976 - 5 percent Drainage/Special Assessments $ 1,395,743 - 2 percent TOTAL - $78,991,571 Columbia County has 99 tax code areas that are comprised of various combinations of taxing districts that serve that area. Therefore, where your property is located dictates the rate and type of taxes you pay. City dwellers can often pay more than rural property owners because of local taxes that go to parks, libraries or local voter-approved bonds, among other benefits.

On the top left of your property tax statement is your code number. To see the exact charges for your specific code, go to the county Assessor’s webpage at columbiacountyor.gov and open the 2019-20 Summary of Assessment & Tax Roll.

The document contains a list of all agencies in the county

that receive the taxes.

The vast majority of taxes – more than 45 percent – goes towards education, including five school districts, one educational service district and Portland Community College.

Fire districts receive more than 17 percent of the total. These districts cover

the entire county, from Vernonia to Clatskanie to Scappoose.

The county tax assessor, an elected official, regulates property taxes and bases them on the most recent property value assessment for homes, businesses and land. The assessor determines how often assess-

ments are performed, and what percentage of property value is taxed.

For more information about your Columbia County tax statement, or if you believe your property tax assessment was unfair, contact the county Assessor’s office at 503-397-2240.

Caples House Museum Holiday Bazaar 1915 First Street Columbia City, OR Nov. 16-17, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Come to this historic, peaceful country museum complex for a fun BAZAAR with free admittance and free parking! Artists, craftsmen, authors, bakers, and collectors will sell their homemade soaps, candles, quilted and knitted items, jewelry, holiday decorations, photography, books, antiques, hats, children’s gifts, wooden bowls, and much more. Lunch for sale. Musical entertainment!

For more information, contact mjbarnitz@aol.com Caples House Museum is owned and operated by The Daughters of the American Revolution

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Rainier students selected for all-state band and choir

Photo: Madison Keezer-Birmingham

Middle school students Hunter Gutenberger, and Kadence Stout, both in eighth grade, were accepted into the middle school all-state band and middle school all-state treble choir, respectively.

Vaughn, 12th grade and Placido, ninth grade, will perform with the all-state symphonic band on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in Eugene. Vaughn was accepted for trombone, duPlessis for tenor sax and Placido for oboe. Rehearsals start on Friday, Jan. 17 and will run through the weekend until the Sunday performance. Placido has also been accepted into the district high school honor band for OMEA District 3, Northwestern Oregon.

“I feel an immense sense of pride in these students that have taken on this challenge to learn the music all outside and on their own time,” Madison Keezer-Birmingham, Director of Bands and Choirs at RJSHS said.

To get accepted, students had to audition in an intensive process. Students were given an audition sheet in September with three music excerpts, a chromatic scale and two different etudes, and had roughly

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Five Rainier Jr./Sr. High School students, Kadence Stout, Hunter Gutenberger, Robert duPlessis, Jr., Austin Vaughn and Kat Placido, have been selected for various allstate ensembles, honor music groups run by the Oregon Music Education Association (OMEA).

Middle school students Stout and Gutenberger, both in eighth grade, will rehearse and perform in Eugene, Oregon from Thursday, Jan. 16 through Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. Stout, accepted into the all-state middle school treble choir, will perform at The First United Methodist Church in Eugene. Gutenberger, accepted into the all-state middle school band for clarinet, will perform at the First Baptist Church in Eugene.

High school students duPlessis, Jr., 12th grade,

a month to practice them.

They recorded their audition and sent it to OMEA. Students are judged on a variety of factors, like tone quality, timing, tuning and accuracy, according to Keezer-Birmingham.

Those who were accepted were notified by email last week.

Keezer-Birmingham said nearly 1,000 students audition for a band that will be capped at around 150.

“Generally, there’s a lot more entries than there are slots available,” Keezer-Birmingham said.

One of the high school students, Placido, has been looking forward to this experience for a while. Her older brother, now a music major, was very involved in music while growing up, and was able to show Placido the ropes.

“He prepared me for auditioning, so I had a little bit of a good look at everything before I got into it,” Placido said.

It can take students a few

Photo: Madison Keezer-Birmingham

High school students, from left to right: Austin Vaughn, 12th grade; Robert duPlessis, Jr., 12th grade and Kat Placido, ninth grade were accepted into the all-state symphonic band.

tries to get into these selective groups. That’s what happened with Vaughn, who tried out for the all-state choir the first time his sophomore year, didn’t make it, but then was accepted last year for trombone into the All-Northwest honor band, a biennial music conference for all six states in the Northwest that is especially selective, run by the National Association for Music Education.

“That was a really, really awesome experience,” Vaughn said. “So I’m very excited to go to this year too.”

Participating in these groups means meeting students from all over Oregon, staying in a hotel with them and performing together in a different, more professional setting than a school setting.

For some, this experience is about camaraderie. For others, it is yet another step on a lifelong musical journey.

That’s the story for duPlessis, who wants to pursue music as a career, hopefully

as a music educator, like his teacher Keezer-Birmingham.

“My plan after high school is to become a music teacher and teach around the Oregon area,” duPlessis said.

“I will also try to be playing in a band of some sort, jazz, symphonic, or singing. Either way, I will stay involved in music as much as possible.”

The all-state band can be a capstone experience for some, and a launching pad for additional music opportunities for others. Placido, for example, said she wants to get as much honor band music experience as possible in the hopes of joining the Oregon Ambassadors of Music program, sponsored by the University of Oregon, a selective program where student musicians tour and perform in several countries in Europe over the course of two weeks.

Middle school students Gutenberger and Stout are also looking forward to the

experience.

Stout, who was already a member of the district middle school honor band last year, said Keezer-Birmingham approached him sometime last year to tell him about the all-state band. Gutenberger decided to try out, and was accepted.

“Really, I’m just looking forward to meeting the band and getting to know a few more kids,” Gutenberger said.

Gutenberger plays the clarinet now and said he will continue music in high school and is thinking about taking up another instrument.

Stout, who joined the school choir last school year, said she wants to pursue singing as a career, which inspired her to join all-state treble choir.

“I thought, ‘Hey, I heard it’s really hard to get into all-state, and if I’m accepted then, great experience, and then it’s one step closer to my dream,’” Stout said.

Obituaries Angelino Bonilla Acoba Loving father, grandfather and husband Angelino (Tony) Bonilla Acoba passed away in his sleep in the comfort of his home on October 31st. He was born in Vintar, Illocos Norte and became a citizen of the US in 1967.

His school years were spent in Kahlihi on the Island of Oahu in Hawaii. He moved to Oregon in 1977 and never wanted to leave.

Angelino is survived by his partner and wife of 35 years, Jana Acoba; beloved daughter Kaila (Matthew) Baines; beloved son Joshua Acoba; adored granddaughter Korra Baines; sister Remy (Steven) Dumbrigue; brothers Edwin (Julie) Acoba and Nestor Acoba; as well as his many and much loved nieces and nephews both in Hawaii and those here in Oregon.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Cassimira, and father, Nicasio.

Angelino spent 30 years

as a carmen and foreman at Union Pacific Railroad, having to start an early retirement due to impeding health issues. He spent much of his retirement in the outdoors camping and fishing the banks of the Columbia.

When he wasn’t fishing, or spending time at the beach with his wife, he was spending his time playing make believe games and reading with his granddaughter and telling her she was full of

green cheese!

Angelino was an enormously loved husband, father and grandfather and will be sorely missed by all who knew him. He was always full of laughter and generosity and wouldn’t think twice about helping out those he loved, family or friends.

A formal viewing will be at Columbia Funeral Home this week and a celebration of life will be announced by the family at a later date. To be informed of the specific times and dates of either event, please contact his wife Jana at acobajana007@ gmail.com. If you wish to make a donation to help the family with this unexpected loss and funeral arrangements, please contact Jana Morton Acoba via Facebook pay, or contact her at acobajana007@gmail.com The family is gratefully overwhelmed by the outpouring of love for this special man.

David Leroy Patton

July 2, 1944 ~ October 24, 2019 David Leroy Patton of St. Helens, Oregon passed away October 24, 2019 in Forest Grove, Oregon at the age of 75. David was born July 2, 1944 in Baker City, Oregon to Paul W. and Ernibee D. Patton. He grew up and attended school in Columbia County graduating with the class of 1962.

On October 29, 1962 he joined the United States Navy and served his country for four years. David attended various college courses some for work and some just for enjoyment. He worked as a manufacturing manager for Tektronix for many years be-

fore retiring in November of 2007. In his free time, David was an avid NASCAR fan and he enjoyed traveling to

local racetracks as a spectator.

He is survived by his wife Anita Patton; children Ronda (Jeff) Miller, Jeff (April) Patton, Michelle (Robert) Moseley and Zack Vice; grandchildren Blake Huff, Lyndsay Huff, Wyatt Patton, Emma Vice, William Vice, Haiden Moseley and Macie Moseley; sister Marcia Hanson; niece Neili Smith; and nephew Gary Smith.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Columbia Funeral Home with a reception to follow. Please sign our online guestbook www.columbiafh.com.

Robin Day Erlandson

Nov. 8, 1942 ~ Oct. 28, 2019 Robin Day Erlandson was born on Nov. 8, 1942 in Denver, Colorado and passed away on Oct. 28, 2019 in St. Helens, Oregon. Services are pending.

Nancy Ann Conner

March 6, 1953 ~ Oct. 29, 2019 On the morning of October 29, 2019 Nancy, left for her morning walk. Little did we know, she would be walking straight into the arms of our LORD Jesus Christ. Nancy passed that evening, with her loving family by her side. She was 66 years of age.

Nancy was born March 6, 1953 to Tom and Mabel Ahlf, in Astoria, Oregon. As their only child together, Nancy was the apple of Tom’s eye. As a graduate of St. Helens High school, Nancy attended Western Business College for two years, then gaining employment with First National Bank in 1973. Nancy was one of the first ladies in the banking industry as a woman in power and she was recognized as St. Helens Businesswoman of the year in 1988. She later got out of the banking customer service side and into operations of banking. Traveling was part of her career and she spent days, sometimes weeks away from home. She retired from Wells Fargo in 2015 after 42 years.

Nancy married Doug Hegele in 1973, then ended that marriage in 1981. Along the way she gave birth to two beautiful children, Lisa and Jeremiah. Nancy married Floyd Conner in 1987. As a family, they grew and spent many years together creating so many wonderful memories.

Nancy was an avid run-

ner and walker, competing hundreds of races. She did these, not for show, but for the love. She earned so many medals that now hang proudly throughout the house. Floyd and Nancy would compete in the Hood-to Coast event in the 80’s and into the 90’s with the team ‘Numb & Dumb’ before the Hood-to Coast grew into what it is today. She later captained ‘Soul Builders’ a team made up of church members, including daughter Lisa. She even did a 5k while on a cruise in Alaska. Yeah, on the ship!

Mom left us doing what she loved to do.

Nancy loved her grandkids, probably more than anything.

She was just beginning to enjoy retirement, traveling with Floyd, attending the kids’ games and activities. Nancy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother (na-na). She

attended many Stratton family reunions with her parents, and children alike. They often visited her grandparents in Arkansas as a child. She and Floyd would take a yearly trip to Montana to visit friends and family.

Nancy was very active in the church, just like her parents. She wore many hats around Bethany. She was loved there so much and will be missed dearly by all.

Nancy was proceeded in death by her parents Tom and Mabel; brothers Gene, Thomas, and Frankie; and sister Sherri.

Surviving Nancy is husband Floyd; daughter Lisa (Richard) Tracy; son Jeremiah (Jennifer) Hegele; step-son Brett (Polly) Conner; grandkids Sarah and Danni Tracy, and Cameron and Abby Conner; brother James (Betty) Chappelle; and sister Sandra (Don) Rosendahl.

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Fri., November 8, 2019 at Bethany Lutheran Church. We will then go outside to Bethany Memorial Cemetery where Nancy will be laid to rest. Ladies of Bethany will provide lunch/refreshments in the church basement following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bethany Lutheran Church memorial fund in Nancy’s name.

Ernest Nelsen & Joyce Nelsen April 10, 2016 & Sept. 27, 2019 Ernest “Ernie” William Nelson passed away while on hospice care from complications associated with CHF. Joyce Ann Nelson passed away with her daughter by her side at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Warren, Oregon as a result of a four-year battle with dementia and lewey body syndrome.

They are survived by their daughter Mary Clay-

ton (Mel) of Warren; sons Marvin Young (Edie) of St. Helens, Robert Young (Laura) of Oceanside, Washington and Allen Young of Scappoose; and numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

They were happily married for 40 years and were best friends.

A celebration of their life will be held at 2 p.m. on November 9, 2019 at Fultanos Pizza in Scappoose

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Kids Say the Darndest Things (N) Shark Tank Kids’ shoes; “freak shakes.” (N) The Rookie “Safety” (N) (DVS) KATU News at 11 (N) America This Week God Friended Me “Instant Karma” (N) NCIS: Los Angeles “Concours D’Elegance” Madam Secretary “Deepfake” (N) KOIN 6 News at 11 (:35) Game On! (N) Alaska: The Last Frontier “Otto’s Surprise” (:01) River of No Return “Hard As Rocks” (:03) Building Off the Grid (N) (:03) Building Off the Grid “Ozark Paradise” Sports Sunday (N) Inside Edition Dateline NBC “Missing Marie” KGW News at 11 (N) Greta Van Susteren What the Durrells Did Next: A Masterpiece Special (N) Poldark on Masterpiece (N) Press on Masterpiece “Resonance” (:33) On Story

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Gabby Duran The Carbonaro Effect Family Feud The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory 8 O’Clock News (N) 9 O’Clock News (N) ››› “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (2014) Chris Evans. Capt. America and the Black Widow face an unexpected enemy.

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2019 MLS Cup Toronto FC at Seattle Sounders FC. (N) (Live) Paid Program Wild America oh baby! (N) This Week With George Stephanopoulos (N) KATU News at 5 (N) ABC World News NFL Football: Chiefs at Titans Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Eye on NW Wines Veterans’ Voices Raw Travel (N) Face the Nation (N) KOIN 6 News at 5 (N) KOIN 6 News Barnwood Builders “Hidden History” Barnwood Builders “Barnwood Gold Mine” Barnwood Builders “Split Crew” Barnwood Builders “Good Neighbors” Barnwood Builders “Barnwood Cottage” Barnwood Builders “Tennessee Treasure” (11:30) NASCAR Monster Energy Series Bluegreen Vacations 500. (N) (Live) Paid Program Paid Program Football Night in America (N) (Live) NFL Football: Vikings at Cowboys Great Performances “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I” Broadway revival of “The King and I.” Focus on Europe GZERO World To the Contrary Washington Week Firing-Hoover NewsHour Wk (10:00) NFL Football Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints. (N) (:25) NFL Football Los Angeles Rams at Pittsburgh Steelers. (N) (Live) The OT (N) 5 O’Clock News (N) Women’s College Basketball South Carolina at Maryland. (N) (Live) Gymratts (N) College Tour SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) Who’s In? Gabby Duran Gabby Duran Bunk’d Jessie Jessie Jessie Just Roll With It Just Roll With It Bunk’d Bunk’d Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Animal Science Paid Program ››› “The Matrix Reloaded” (2003, Science Fiction) Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne. Freedom fighters revolt against machines.

Major Crimes Three 15-year-old boys vanish. 2 Broke Girls Mike & Molly (11:00) ›› “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” (2012, Fantasy) Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman. (DVS) ››› “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” (2013) Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman. Bilbo and company encounter the fearsome dragon Smaug. (DVS)

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Wheel of Fortune Paid Program 20/20 KOIN 6 News at 6 (N) CBS Weekend News Entertainment Tonight (N) Mom Carol’s Second Act All Rise “Sweet Bird of Truth” 48 Hours (N) Expedition Unknown Expedition Unknown Expedition Unknown Expedition Unknown: Rediscovered “Episode 6” (N) NBC Nightly News A New Leaf (N) Vets Saving Pets (N) The Champion Within The Voice “The Knockouts, Part 4” Dateline NBC Saturday Night Live (N) Confucius Was a Foodie “Cuisines” Travels to the Edge Rick Steves’ Europe A Place to Call Home Frankie Drake Mysteries “Mother of Pearl” Line of Separation (Part 2 of 2) (5:00) College Football Iowa State at Oklahoma. (N) (Live) Graham Bensinger Greatest Sports Legends: Class of 1980 10 O’Clock News (N) (4:00) College Football Missouri at Georgia. (:15) College Football Wyoming at Boise State. (N) (Live) (:15) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Bunk’d Bunk’d Gabby Duran Bunk’d “Descendants 3” (2019, Children’s) Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson.

Gabby Duran (:25) Raven’s Home The Carbonaro Effect People Now The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory 8 O’Clock News (N) 9 O’Clock News (N) The Listener Assassination threat. ››› “Wonder Woman” (2017, Action) Gal Gadot, Chris Pine. Wonder Woman discovers her full powers and true destiny. (DVS) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

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Coll. Football College Football USC at Arizona State. From Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. (N) (Live) College Football College Football LSU at Alabama. (N) (Live) Dirty Jobs Insulation technicians.

Dirty Jobs Newly hatched herons.

Dirty Jobs Breeding exotic insects.

Countdown to Green NASCAR Xfinity Racing Series Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200. (N) (Live) Love of Quilting It’s Sew Easy Kimball’s Milk Street Test Kitchen Cook’s Country Martha Bakes College Football College Extra College Football Iowa at Wisconsin. (N) (Live) Football Scoreboard College Football Kansas State at Texas. (N) (Live) Gabby Duran Sydney to the Max Sydney to the Max Sydney to the Max Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Friday Night Lights Paid Program ›› “Screamers” (1995) Peter Weller. Killer robots block peace on a war-ravaged planet.

Huntsman War ›› “Snow White & the Huntsman” (2012, Fantasy) Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron. (DVS)

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Good Morning America (N) KATU News This Morning Saturday (N) (Live) (5:00) CBS This Morning: Saturday (N) Lucky Dog “Belle” Innovation Nation Mission Unstoppable Pet Vet Dream Team Bering Sea Gold “Battle Plan” (N) Major League Fishing’s Bass Pro Tour Championship Round. (N) KGW News at Sunrise (N) Earth Odyssey Earth Odyssey Cat in the Hat Molly of Denali Curious George Sesame Street Pinkalicious Cyberchase Good Day Oregon Saturday (N) Big Noon Kickoff (N) (Live) College GameDay From Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (N) (Live) Miraculous: Ladybug Miraculous: Ladybug DuckTales (:20) Amphibia Big City Greens Big City Greens Good Day Oregon Saturday (N) Good Day Oregon Saturday (N) Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers The Misery Index The Misery Index Friends

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KATU News at 6 (N) (Live) Jeopardy! (N) Wheel of Fortune (N) High School Musical-The Series 20/20 “Growing Up Buttafuoco” Buttafuoco family members reflect. (N) KATU News at 11 (N) High School Blitz KOIN 6 News at 6 (N) CBS Evening News Extra (N) Ent. Tonight Hawaii Five-0 “Ka ’i’o” (N) Magnum P.I. “The Man in the Secret Room” Blue Bloods “Higher Standards” (N) KOIN 6 News at 11 Late Show-Colbert (4:00) Gold Rush: White Water: Deep Dive Gold Rush “The Nugget Hunter” Gold Rush: Pay Dirt (N) Gold Rush “We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Bucket” Rick upgrades his operation. (N) (:02) Finding Escobar’s Millions “Endgame” KGW News at 6 (N) Tonight With Cassidy Inside Edition (N) The Blacklist “Dr. Lewis Powell” (N) Dateline NBC (N) KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show Field Trip With Nightly Business Rpt. PBS NewsHour (N) The Coroner “Life” Jane faces a child killer.

Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Thou Shalt Not Kill 6 O’Clock News (N) Family Feud (N) Family Feud (N) WWE Friday Night SmackDown (N Same-day Tape) 10 O’Clock News (N) Friday Night Lights 11 O’Clock News (N) The Big Bang Theory NBA Basketball College Basketball Armed Forces Classic -- Baylor vs Washington. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (:15) “Zombies” (2018, Adventure) Milo Manheim, Meg Donnelly, Trevor Tordjman.

High School Musical (:34) ›› “High School Musical” (2006) Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens. (:24) ›› “High School Musical 2” (2007) Zac Efron.

Family Feud Family Feud The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory 8 O’Clock News (N) 9 O’Clock News (N) The Simpsons Family Guy Bob’s Burgers The Game Family Guy Family Guy The Misery Index The Misery Index ››› “Wonder Woman” (2017, Action) Gal Gadot, Chris Pine. Wonder Woman discovers her full powers and true destiny. (DVS) ELEAGUE

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KATU News at 6 (N) (Live) Jeopardy! (N) Wheel of Fortune (N) KOIN 6 News at 6 (N) CBS Evening News Extra (N) Ent. Tonight Naked and Afraid “Fire on the Mountain” Naked and Afraid “Argentina Impossible” KGW News at 6 (N) Tonight With Cassidy Inside Edition (N) Bare Feet-Mick Nightly Business Rpt. PBS NewsHour (N) (5:00) NFL Football Los Angeles Chargers at Oakland Raiders. (N) (Live) (5:00) College Football Temple at South Florida. (N) (Live) Jessie Jessie Sydney to the Max Bunk’d Family Feud Family Feud The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Family Guy Family Guy Bob’s Burgers Bob’s Burgers

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11 O’Clock News (N) Graham Bensinger College Football Raven’s Home Just Roll With It NCIS: New Orleans “Sic Semper Tyranis” Conan Conan O’Brien travels to Ghana.

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Dancing With the Stars “Boy Band & Girl Group Night” (N Same-day Tape) The Good Doctor “SFAD” (N) KATU News at 11 (N) Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Neighborhood Bob Hearts Abishola Bull A man faces counterfeiting charges.

All Rise A jury takes a trip to a crime scene.

KOIN 6 News at 11 Late Show-Colbert Street Outlaws: Memphis (:01) Street Outlaws “Mile-High Mischief” Drivers struggle to adjust. (N) (:03) Street Outlaws “Part 2 of Ep 9” (N) The Voice “Live Playoffs Top 20” The top 20 artists perform live. (N Same-day Tape) (:01) Bluff City Law “Need to Know” (N) KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show Antiques Roadshow “Orlando” Oregon Experience Stories of World War II. The Warrior Tradition (N) Independent Lens Interpreters seek safety.

9-1-1 A skating mishap at an ice show. (N) (:01) Prodigal Son “Family Friend” (N) 10 O’Clock News (N) 11 O’Clock News (N) The Big Bang Theory (:15) SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (N) (Live) NFL PrimeTime SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (N) NFL PrimeTime Gabby Duran Gabby Duran Gabby Duran Jessie Coop & Cami Sydney to the Max Raven’s Home Just Roll With It 8 O’Clock News (N) 9 O’Clock News (N) The Simpsons Family Guy Bob’s Burgers The Game Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad American Dad Conan (N) Seinfeld “The Pie”

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The Conners (N) Bless This Mess (N) NCIS “No Vacancy” (N) (DVS) Bering Sea Gold “Episode 3” (N) The Voice “Live Top 20 Eliminations” Coastal Railways With Julie Walters The Resident “Nurses’ Day” (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Raven’s Home Just Roll With It 8 O’Clock News (N) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

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This Is Us “Sorry” (N) (DVS) (:01) New Amsterdam (N) (DVS) American Experience (DVS) Frontline “Kids Caught in the Crackdown” Empire Lucious deals with self-reflection. (N) 10 O’Clock News (N) SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Jessie Jessie Coop & Cami Sydney to the Max 9 O’Clock News (N) The Simpsons Family Guy The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Misery Index (N)

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KOIN 6 News at 11 Late Show-Colbert (:02) Bering Sea Gold “Pay the Piper” KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show Art & Design Art & Design 11 O’Clock News (N) The Big Bang Theory SportsCenter (N) (Live) Raven’s Home Just Roll With It Bob’s Burgers The Game Conan (N) The Misery Index

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Health & Nutrition

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Estate Sales

Bazaars

Food & Produce

Apts Unfurnished

Fall Clean-Up & Lawn Mowing Services Cuts grass, edging, trimming and clean up. Can do large areas. Call Gene at 503-396-6404.

Alcoholics Anonymous Info-line, (503) 366-0667 www.oregonaa district18.org

SUPPORT SERVICES CLERK Columbia County, OR See website for details www. co.columbia.or.us Deadline: 11-12-19 EOE

We are looking to hire a PT Maintenance Technician at Franklin Manor Apts!

You are not required to live onsite, but you will have the opportunity to receive a 15% discount on rent for a 1- or 2bedroom unit. Your workdays will be Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Interested in applying? Simply search “PT 20 hrs, $20 - $22/hr - Maintenance Tech for Franklin Manor (169) (St. Helens)” on Craigslist and Indeed, and apply!

Living Estate Sale: Fri 11/8, Sat 11/9, 9-4, 34738 Cascade Street SH. Living room, kitchen, bedrooms, garage, couches, kitchen ware, Men’s shoes & clothing All priced to sell.

VENDORS WANTED Scappoose Parent Association Holiday Bazaar on Sat. Nov 9th from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Scappoose High School. 503-4425241 or www.scap pooseparents.org.

Spring Water Farm Is selling mushrooms and mushroom kits at the World Famous St. Helens Famers Market.

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Male Chihuahua/ Corgi mix 9 weeks old up for adoption.

Solid black with white chest and feet. $500. Up to date on shots and dewormed.

Please call 971-203-9087

Studio apartment for rent in Scappoose Close to stores and bus stops.

55+ complex. Water/sewer/garbage and electricity paid.

Comes with range and refrigerator.

Laundry room on site. $695/mo. $800/sec. dep. required at move in. $25/application fee.

Call 503-396-0800.

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Kell-Clean!!

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CARPET CARPET CLEANING! CLEANING (Upholstery Cleaning)

“THE BEST DRIES IN 2 HOURS

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FIND US503-396-6228 ON FACEBOOK! Cell: Licensed - Bonded - Insured Residentail & Commercial

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Landscape Maint

ATTN: Land Owners WE BUY CEDAR & NOBLE BOUGHS. We do all of the work! Min. of 12 trees. Call Jaime at 360-751-0120 or 360-430-8510.

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Paul’s Tree Service Inc. No bush too small, no tree too tall - Call Paul! Specialized in danger trees, take downs, storm clean-up.

Time to prune - pruning Lace Leafed Maples & ornamental shrubberies, chipping, senior or veterans discount, free estimates. CCB# 217173 Lic., Bonded & Insured.

503-440-0723 or 503-543-8274.

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ALCOHOL & DRUG, also co-dependents Overcomer Outreach Monday 7 p.m. 503-5433028 or 503369-5759 Christian 12-step (No Preaching) grand mascountryrental. com.

Columbia County Christian School Is in need of a teacher qualified childcare provider.

Part time & substitute positions available with the possibility of becoming full time. If interested please contact Megan at (503) 396-7658.

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AL-ANON 503-543-7191 503-369-1195

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ENFORCEMENT DEPUTYLATERAL CIVIL ASSIGNMENT Columbia County, OR See website for details www. co.columbia.or.us Deadline: 11-13-19 EOE MECHANICROAD DEPT Columbia County, OR See website for details www. co.columbia.or.us Deadline: 11-13-19 EOE PERMIT TECHNICIAN Columbia County, OR See website for details www. co.columbia.or.us Deadline: 11-15-19 EOE

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Wanted Autos

• Press Brake, CNC Mills, Laser Cutters.

• Math Ability Req’d.

• Experience Preferred.

• Good pay and benefits.

Ca$h 4 Car$

Apply in person at Pacific Stainless Products 58500 McNulty Way Looking to hire

New employees?

Let everyone know with an ad in The Chronicle.

Call 503-397-0116.

Bazaars

*VENDORS WANTED* Seeking vendors for Holiday Food and Gift Bazaar.

Saturday, Nov. 23rd from 9 am- 4 p.m. St. Helens Community Bible Church, 35031 Millard Rd., St. Helens. Call 503 397-3388 for info.

All proceeds from table fees will go to food boxes for local families in need.

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47th Annual Arts & Crafts Faire “Make the Holiday Magical” Featuring beautifully hand-crafted items, a free children’s activity, & yummy baked goods. Enjoy chili, soup & pie while you shop. Nov 8 & 9 from 9 am to 4 pm. Christ Episcopal Church 35350 E Division Rd. Off Hwy 30 in St. Helens

Christmas & Jewelry Estate Sale Sat & Sun Nov 9 & 10 at 8 a.m. 59525 W Kappler Rd, St. Helens - All Christmas and Jewelry.

Tables full of Vintage to modern X-Mas decor and trees. Over 1000’s pieces of classic Jewelry. Don’t miss it!

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Nov. 9, 9 am- 3 pm Plymouth Presbyterian Church 2615 Sykes Rd. St. Helens, OR. Bring a friend/family.. shop & share lunch.

Hand Made Arts & Crafts.

Breakfast Pastries served 9 am while they last. Lunch served 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Soup, Bread & Pies FREE COFFEE

$Drake’s Towing is now paying TOP Cash$ 4 Junk Cars!!!

Installers needed • Must be able to pass drug and background screen.

• Must have valid drivers license.

• Apprentices a plus.

• Good communication and people skills a must.

• Must be able to travel.

• Must be able to weld sheet,mild and stainless steel.

• Wages based on experience.

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we buy junk/broken cars,

trucks, vans, heavy equip. top $$ paid to $200

we are LOCAL, serving Columbia County same day service.

503-438-6099 Estate Sales

Insurance

OPEN ENROLLMENT Exchange Insurance Services.

We can help you navigate the overwhelming insurance options. I have been helping individuals, families, & businesses with their health, life & disability coverage. My service is “free”. Contact please call (503)591-0210, text (503)998-9040 to make appointment Terri Hemphill Exchange Insurance Themphill@ex chngeins.net

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Misc Wanted

ATTENTION LAND OWNERS! Wanted cedar boughs and noble fir. Willing to pay for branches only.

Do not damage trees. Call Cesar 360-241-6889 or 360-425-0738 Kelso.

$650,000

UNIQUE CUSTOM CEDAR HOME! Private treed setting, seasonal creek on 3.31 acres. 36X48 shop with 4-12FT bay doors. 3 BR, 2 BA, 2296 SF. Master on the main with a step-down cedar soaking tub. Interior is mostly cedar also. LR looks down into lower family room. Only 0.3 miles off Hwy 30. A lot to see here!

KarenBlades.com 503.807.2516 ML#19624859

Scappoose

Retired Army Veteran Divorced white male, 70, nice looking, clean cut in good health wishes to meet retired female for long-term relationship. No home owners please. Must be able to relocate.

Write Mike’s with phone number to PO Box 3332, Lacey, WA 98509.

Need a job? check the classifieds online at www.thechronicleonline.com to find your perfect job offer

$275,000

WELL-MAINTAINED MANUFACTURED HOME ON NEALRY 1 ACRE! Home has been updated with remodeled bath, pergo floors, carpet, newer electric panels, water heater and plumbing. Large 4-bay shop (RV parking), garden shed w/ cold storage room, lg chicken coop, gardens, fruit trees and grape arbor.

ReneePizzo.com 503.396.1326 ML#19002589

Now offering landscaping

Enterprises Inc.

• Mowing • Weeding • Barkdust • Bush hogging • Tilling • Blackberry removal • Digging & dirt work

We are a family owned small business based out of St. Helens and proud supporters of Columbia County

Call 503-397-9013, call or text 503-704-3636.

Email: sheena@grasshopperenterprise.com.

Find us online, on Facebook, or Home Advisor.

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Scott Waterman Owner

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IFS# 14754 Loan No: ******9867 T.S. No.: NR-51054-OR Reference is made to that certain deed made by, Steven M. Wallace and Elizabeth A. Wallace as Grantor to REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES, as trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GB HOME EQUITY, LLC, A WISCONSIN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ITS SUCCESSORS AND/OR ASSIGNS, as Beneficiary, dated 9/27/2006, recorded 10/6/2006, in official records of Columbia County, Oregon in book/reel/volume No. XX at page No. XX, fee/ file/instrument/microfile/ reception No. 2006-013182 (indicated which), covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to-

wit: APN: 13185 LOT 52, PARKWOOD CROSSING PHASE 2, IN THE CITY OF ST. HELENS, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON. Property Commonly known as: 58792 Evergreen Loop St Helens, OR 97051 Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the default for which the foreclosure is made is the grantor’s: Installment of Principal and Interest plus impounds and/ or advances which became due on 3/2/2017 plus late charges, and all subsequent installments of principal, interest, balloon payments, plus impounds and/or advances and late charges that become payable.

Monthly Payment $599.73 Monthly Late Charge $$0.00 By this reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said deed of trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit: The sum of $58,075.66 together with interest thereon at the rate of 5.75 % per annum from 2/2/2017 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that Old Republic Default Management Services, the undersigned trustee will on 12/11/2019 at the hour of 10:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110,

Oregon Revised Statues, at AT THE STRAND STREET ENTRANCE TO COLUMBIA COUNTY COURTHOUSE 230 STRAND STREET, ST. HELENS, OREGON County of Columbia, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.753 of Oregon

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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON COUNTY OF COLUMBIA Probate Department Estate of Florence Emma Kost, deceased. No. 19PB07563 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Notice is hereby given that Sheila K. Duehring 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 November 6, 2019. MARK A. GORDON Attorney for Personal Representative OSB #812424, 1677 St. Helens St., St. Helens, OR 97051, (503) 397-9066.

vendors, direct sales products, famous cinnamon rolls and Potchits BBQ will be there for lunch.

• Annual Harvest Bazaar at First Lutheran Church, 360 Wyeth St., St. Helens from 9 a.m.

- 3 p.m. Harvest Cafe lunch, Scandinavian bakery feat. lefse and more, vendors, homemade bakery items & other goodies, gift items, grab bags and a silent auction. Don’t miss this ever popular annual bazaar.

Baked Goods, Clothing, Housewares, have lunch. 75942 Larson Rd, Rainier. From Hwy 30 two miles West of L&C Bridge, turn toward schools, first building on left.

Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance

of which is secured by said trust deed, the words “trustee” and ‘beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any.

Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representation or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic.

Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. By Darren J. Devlin, Esq., 5677 Oberlin Drive Suite 210, San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: 844-252-6972 IFS 10/16/19, 10/23/19, 10/30/19 ,11/06/19) IFS 14754

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HIRING COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE The Columbia SWCD will hold a public meeting for our Hiring Committee Meeting on Tuesday, November 12th at 10 am. It will be held at our office 35285 Millard Rd.

St. Helens. in this meeting an executive session may be held in pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(a) to discuss employment. The meeting is open to the public.

shared by local veterans. If you would like to honor a family member that has lived in the Rainier area, and add them to next year’s exhibit, you can submit their photo and military history to the Rainier Museum any Saturday from noon – 4 p.m. or send to kay-lynn2@ hotmail.com

leaders. Please bring a friend or neighbor along to learn more about what we do to improve the health of our watershed. If you have any questions, please contact Kevin A. Cronin, CoCoordinator, 503 984 6489, or kevinadamscronin@gmail.com.

Community Events September 23 – November 27 • Free GED classes from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Monday’s and Wednesday’s at the Clatskanie High School Room 107. You must be at least 16 years old. College scholarship opportunities. Call 503-3382347 with questions or email vgarner@clatsopcc.edu.

October 30 • Join the Rainier Chamber of Commerce in making local connections with business owners and leaders at our Business Mixer hosted by Ol’ Pastime Tavern from 5:30 p.m.

- 7:30 p.m. Appetizers provided.

No host bar drinks available for purchase. And remember to

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doing this work exclusively for almost 13 years now.

During that time, they have taken on cases against the Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts of America, the Mormon Church, the Seventhday Adventist Church, and a number of other institutions.

They are based in Portland, though their work takes them across the country, and their higher profile cases have been featured in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, and The Oregonian.

When they took on the Boy Scouts in 2010 on behalf of scout Kerry Lewis, their client was awarded almost $20 million. They were the first law firm to bring to trial the Boy Scouts’ “perversion files,” released during discovery in their case and admitted as evidence. Those files can now be found on the firm’s

bring your business cards and a guest.

October 31 • Quincy Grange Halloween Carnival from 5-8 p.m. at Grange Hall, 78314 Rutters Rd. Clatskanie, (Follow signs).

Games, bingo, prize store, tombstone café for dinner and snacks. Fun and affordable for whole family. On FB info, Ellen Nieminen at 503-728-2886 or Barb Callio at 503-728-4143.

Proceeds benefits scholarship fund, youth program, and community services.

November 2 • Fall Bazaar from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 321 West C Street, Rainier. Handmade, handcrafted

November 7 & 8 • Beaver Valley Grange Fall Sale & Bazaar from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Proceeds support hall, donations to Hospice, Dictionary Project, Dogs for Better Living.

Come shop for Handcrafts,

November 9 • Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m.

- 4 p.m. at 930 NE 5th St., Clatskanie, OR 97016.

• Rainier Veterans to be honored from noon – 4 p.m. at the Rainier Oregon Historical Museum located on the 3rd floor of the Rainier City Hall (use side entrance). Each veteran will be honored with an 8x10 photo.

All pictures have been put on a CD and will be sold for $5. The exhibit includes war memorabilia and uniforms donated and

website, as well as in a data base curated by the LA Times.

The Chronicle caught up with Crew via a phone call from New Jersey, where he was working on another case against a private school. Last year, the firm represented 21 students who were sexually abused by a teacher at the New Jerseybased Pingry School in the late 70s and early 80s. The school settled.

When asked why they chose to take on the case against the SHSD, Crew had a quick answer.

“We think this case is particularly aggravated,” Crew said. “It’s a trusted teacher and he has been caught and sanctioned at least twice in the past for sexually harassing, boundary violations - clear warning signs - and he was placed on probation not once, but twice. The school district didn’t tell anybody about the fact that this guy had been disciplined in the past, had been warned and suspended for inappropriate conduct with young girls.”

That conduct, detailed in a press release by the firm, was also evoked during the criminal case against Wroblewsk through documents filed by the Columbia County District Attorney’s office which revealed the school had confronted the teacher about his behavior towards students 10 years prior to the abuse crimes that sent him to jail. The state used those documents to argue Wroblewski had repeatedly demonstrated he was unwilling or unable to exercise self-control, he targeted vulnerable victims from his position of trust at SHHS, and that he had

shown a consistent pattern of sexually predatory behavior.

The suit alleges “over the decade leading up to the abuse of the Plaintiff” who was 16-years-old when the abuse began, the District and defendants Superintendent Scot Stockwell, Ted Zehr, James Carlile, and guidance counselor Heather Anderson-Bibler, “became aware on multiple occasions of sexual misconduct and sexual harassment by Wroblewski towards students in the District.” Carlile and Zehr both served as interim principals during the 20172018 school year, during which time much of the abuse against the Plaintiff was said to have occurred.

Ten years earlier, a 2008 letter from the District covered 16 different issues of concern surrounding Wroblewski’s behavior, including: “running [his] hands through girls’ hair and giving shoulder massages, smelling girls and referring to their ‘delicious’ perfume, behaving in a manner that students refer to as ‘too touchy’ and a specific situation regarding helping a female student stretch out at track.” At that time, the school ordered Wroblewski to have “no physical contact with students unless necessary to prevent injury to the student or provide assistance in an emergency situation.”

Despite the reprimand, Crew Janci LLP said documents show that Wroblewski continued his pattern of inappropriate boundary violations with female students. In 2009, the District received more complaints concerning the teacher’s behavior, including making

sexualized comments to a female student about sexual positions, being caught privately texting with a female student, manipulating a situation to be alone with a female student at school on the weekend, and fraternizing with female students at his desk during class hours.

Further documents, the firm said, show the school understood the position they were in with Wroblewski and what his conduct signified. “You have been guilty of serious misconduct; as indicated above, your conduct constitutes sexual harassment of students,” the school informed Wroblewski via letter. “Your behavior is strictly forbidden by state and federal law as well as the District’s policies.”

At that time, as outlined

by District Attorney Jeff Auxier in the criminal case against the teacher, Wroblewski was again given another list of expectations, and again told that he would have no physical contact with students unless it was necessary to prevent injury or to provide aid.

The state argued that, while these instances took place a decade prior to the charges Wroblewski stood accused of, they represented the “defendant has engaged in grooming, pushing limits and using his position to access and victimize this community for years.”

“The School found Wroblewski ‘guilty’ of ‘sexual harassment of students.’ But other than multiple empty warnings, the School did nothing,” the law firm said.

“Despite it all, the St. Helens School District continued to allow Wroblewski to serve as a teacher and coach - giving him continued ac-

November 12 • The Lower Columbia River Watershed Council is holding its Annual Meeting and would like your attendance.

The meeting is at 7 p.m. at Clatskanie PUD. There will be a presentation from Curtis Loeb, PE a watershed restoration engineer and an expert on beavers as habitat

November 14 • Lower Columbia Genealogical Society invites you to Beyond Names and Dates; Filling in the Stories of our Female Ancestors at 7 p.m. Pam Vestal is a fulltime genealogist and lecturer in Oregon and will be helping us fill in our stories at this meeting. Somerset Retirement Apartments, in the dining room, 2025 Tibbetts Dr., Longview, Washington.

cess to children.”

Fast forward to the summer of 2017, when the complaint alleges Wroblewski first expressed to Plaintiff Doe that he had sexual feelings for her. After school began in the fall, Wroblewksi began “noticeably singling out Plaintiff for special attention.” As a result of the teacher’s grooming, the complaint alleges, Doe confided in Wroblewski that she was experiencing severe emotional problems in her personal life. The teacher began sexually abusing her a month later, and the abuse increased in frequency and severity over the coming months. The abuse occurred in various places, and sometimes on school grounds.

The complaint alleges during the spring of 20172018, the relationship between Wroblewski and the student was discussed widely throughout the school and had become known to certain school staff. In January of 2018, the complaint alleges another student notified numerous District personnel about the relationship but was cautioned by a staff member to exercise discretion because such allegations are a “serious thing.” The complaint alleges no steps were taken by the Defendants or their agents to investigate, report, or prevent Wroblewski’s future abuse of Doe. Perhaps more disturbing, as outlined in the complaint, in April of 2018 after some of the abuse had already occurred, Doe informed a female track coach of further emotional problems - she was cutting herself and struggling with suicidal ideations. As a result, a counseling session was set

up with Anderson-Bibler, and the complaint alleges she allowed Wroblewski to not only participate, but to direct the entire session.

A month after the counseling session, Wroblewski was arrested on 32 counts of second-degree sexual abuse, two counts of official misconduct and one count of contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor.

“Our client was obviously in distress and he took advantage of that. He preyed on that,” Crew said. “They put a team together to help her and he kind of directed that team. That just made things even worse. Then, he’s out on bail and he abuses her again.”

Wroblewski was first arrested in May of 2018 and remained out of custody subject to a release agreement. He was arrested again in August for violating that release agreement by trying to contact Doe. He was arrested for a third and final time shortly thereafter for the same violation.

Crew said the firm will proceed with the litigation, and the first step will be to exchange discovery with the school district. He said the firm will get any and all documents that are in any way relevant to the case and will also take depositions, or sworn statements, from school administrators, union officials, teachers, staff, and anybody else who might have pertinent information on the case.

“I think it’s an important case. If we don’t settle it, we’ll take it to trial,” Crew said. “I think the school district afforded him more rights than they did to my client, and the result was a disaster for her.”

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Garden Plots: How to plan and plant your garden Chronicle Guest Column by CHIP BUBL

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Master Gardener™ class signups being taken for 2020 class in St. Helens The OSU Extension office in Columbia County will be offering the Master Gardener™ training again this spring. This year, we are trying a new schedule that allows people that work to attend. The classes will be held on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. and on alternate Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. for about 10 weeks starting on February 5, 2020 at the Extension office in St. Helens. Cost of the program is $100.00 which includes a large re-source book. Some scholarships are available. Master Gardeners are responsible for providing volunteer gardening education to the community as partial payback for the training. If interested in the program, call the Extension office at 503 397-3462 for an in-formation packet. Online registration is now available at https://tinyurl.com/ ColumbiaMG2020. We can also send you an application and/or you can come into our office to sign up.

Columbia County Oregon Beekeepers meet Thursday, November 7, 6 p.m. Columbia River PUD, 64001 Hwy 30. Steve Gomes will introduce the Walt Wright nectar management system.

Free, open to all.

Two local mushroom events in November There is a free mycologi-

cal presentation at the Scappoose Library on Wednesday, November 6 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. by Jordan Weiss.

The first annual St. Helen’s Mushroom Fair will be held on Saturday, November 9 from 9-5 p.m., admission $5. The location is the old Columbia Electric Feed and Seed building at 14th/Columbia in St. Helens. More details and posters coming soon. Watch for them.

Plan your garden This month is an ideal time to make notes, resolutions, and plans for next year’s garden. The mistakes of the past year (for me, too many tomatoes, some early direct seed failures with green beans, and not enough winter greens, etc.) should be countered with a plan that both corrects the errors of the past and allows room for new experiments. The notes, resolutions, and plans don’t have to be extensive.

A garden notebook is very useful as a permanent record of your intentions, varieties planted (with dates), observations, and results.

Finally, many gardeners don’t realize the potential for raising “small fruits” in the garden. Gooseberries, currants, blueberries, lingonberries and the trailing blackberries like Marion and Logan berries produce lots of fruit in modest space.

There are two great retail nurseries in the northwest that specialize in tree fruits, small fruits and all manner of exotic fruit. You should visit their web sites to see their catalogs: One Green World www.onegreenworld.com and Raintree Nursery www. raintreenursery.com

Time to transplant Gardeners often discover that the place they planted a tree, shrub, or herbaceous perennial isn’t the perfect location. Roses that are mildly prone to black spot might improve greatly if given more sun. Anyway, most of our plants that lose their leaves have al-

Using manure in the garden Cow, sheep, goat, llama, alpaca, or horse manure is a great addition to any garden.

It improves soil structure and supplies valuable minerals.

However, there is a concern is possible transmission of disease organisms, especially the hu-

Garden Plots ready done so and are dormant.

Evergreens like rhododendrons or needled evergreens are also dormant.

The ground isn’t sopping wet yet, either. So this is the perfect time to move them if you have been thinking about it. Shallow-rooted plants like rhodies and blueberries are relatively easy to pry up. Other woody plants take more digging and root cutting to get a “root ball” that can be lifted. Those root balls get heavy and some trees are simply not possible to move without proper equipment.

Have a hole pre-dug ready, cover the roots with soil, place several inches of mulch around the area and water deeply. You are done.

man pathogenic O57 strain of the bacteria E. coli.

This strain is mostly in cow manure. Research shows that manure worked into a field in the fall and planted the following spring would not be at risk for disease. One approach is to work manure into the garden (along with some lime if you haven’t limed lately) in the fall before the rains start (get busy) and either plant a cover crop or cover with a non-manure mulch like leaves or black plastic to preserve surface soil tilth. If you cover the bed with plastic, make sure the manure stays moist enough over the winter to compost.

Periodically remove and replace the cover for some

rain. Manure can still be applied to the garden surface if the ground isn’t too soft and can be left uncovered.

I still am very concerned about the use of manure tea during the growing season or fresh manure applied directly to crops due to the human pathogen risks. Well-composted manure should be fine at any time.

Bare ground for bees In general, I’m a firm believer in fall mulches, especially with compost. Mulches improve soil tilth, reduce the germination of winter annual weeds, and slow soil compaction caused by pounding winter rains.

However, many of the best pollinators are groundnesting solitary bee species.

They are solitary in the sense that each female bee excavates her own tunnel for her brood, but they bees tend to congregate together in the same patches of ground. I saw an area in Warren that must have had over 5,000 active holes in a 15’x20’ area. Homeowners are often concerned about these bees (since it is easy to associate them with ground-nesting yellow jackets) but these bees rarely if ever sting.

They just go about their work patiently and with no malice.

Most of the time, they are only active for 2-3 months.

Generally, in my experience, landowners let them live once their concerns are answered.

So how does this relate to mulch? If there is more than about an inch of mulch on the ground, the female bee won’t work through it and will look elsewhere to nest.

Since these bees are not only

Merkley, Wyden announce key USDA Police Reports investment with Vernonia-based co-op The police blotter when an officer arrived at the Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a nearly $8.5 million electric infrastructure investment in West Oregon Electric Cooperative, Inc., a Vernonia-based co-op which serves communities throughout Columbia, Yamhill, Tillamook, Washington, and Clatsop counties.

Merkley serves as the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees funding for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that funded today’s grant.

“As I travel around our state to meet with community leadership and hold

annual town halls in each of Oregon’s 36 counties, I hear from families and local leaders about important efforts, big and small, to make our communities more energy efficient,” Merkley said. “For Oregon’s rural communities, electric co-ops play a critical role in achieving that goal.

This USDA investment will help West Oregon Electric Cooperative modernize its energy infrastructure—meaning savings for Oregonians, and reduced energy use for our environment.”

“Electric co-ops are a crucial part of our country’s urgent need to improve energy efficiency, both to keep utility bills affordable for

rural consumers and to lower energy use overall,” Wyden said. “This federal investment in West Oregon Electric Cooperative achieves those goals for Oregonians living in our state’s northwest corner.”

The investment, which is part of a $1.2 billion USDA Rural Development program, will connect 79 new consumers, fund 8 new miles and improve 41 miles of existing line, including four transmission miles.

These infrastructure improvements will enhance distribution capacity and ensure greater energy reliability for over 4,400 Oregonians who are serviced by West Oregon Electric Cooperative, Inc.

relates to the public record of incidents as reported by law enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Information printed is preliminary and subject to change.

A workshop on “NonViolent Communication” will be held at the Columbia County Law Library on

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The workshop is intended to provide attendees with some new communication skills for your toolbox— very helpful right before the busy holiday season.

The workshop is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Your attendance and questions will be welcome.

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October 15 • Officers responded to a residential alarm. It was set off accidentally.

• Officers were dispatched to a family disturbance. Peace was restored.

• A local resident reported fraudulent activity on their bank account.

• Officers assisted a motorist who accidentally drove off the roadway. No injuries were reported.

October 17 • Officers responded to a false residential burglar alarm.

October 19 • An officer went to check on a report of a suspicious vehicle.

The vehicle was no longer in the area when the officer arrived.

• A caller reported two dogs that had been involved in a fight and was worried about their welfare.

An officer spoke to the dog’s owner who advised that her sister came to visit and brought her dog. One of the dogs was in heat and the two got into a tiff.

The victim dog was taken to the vet to be checked out.

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.

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

Contact information for the Extension office Oregon State University Extension Service – Columbia County. 505 N. Columbia River Highway (across from the Legacy clinic) St. Helens, OR 97051. 503 397-3462.

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October 21 • A local business reported receiving a counterfeit $100 bill.

October 23 • A possible domestic situation was referred to the district attorney’s office for review.

October 24 • An officer assisted a motorist who had a flat tire.

October 25 • An officer attempted to stop a bicyclist that was riding on the shoulder of Highway 30 without lighting or reflectors in the early morning hours. The rider refused to stop despite repeated attempts to get him to comply.

• A woman called saying that she received a text and believed that her boyfriend was going to hurt himself. Officers were able to locate the man, who said he had no intention of hurting himself, but thought she may have claimed that to have police contact him as the couple was not currently getting along.

• A reporting party advised they saw two ‘shady’ looking men go into a store. No persons matching the caller’s description were found in the area.

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Honoring our heroes

Rainier Veterans to be honored On Saturday, November 9, from noon until 4 p.m. at the Rainier Oregon Historical Museum located on the 3rd floor of the Rainier City Hall (use side entrance).

This is the third year that the Rainier museum has honored their Veterans.

In the last three years our exhibit has grown from 65 to 198 veteran photos and snapshots from World War II, the Vietnam and Korean War. Each Rainier veteran will be honored with an 8x10 photo. All

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these pictures have been put on a CD and will be sold for $5.00. The exhibit also includes war memorabilia and uniforms donated and shared by local veterans. If you would like to honor a family member that has lived in the Rainier area, and add them to next year’s exhibit, you can submit their photo and military history to the Rainier museum any Saturday from noon until 4 p.m. or send to kay-lynn2@ hotmail.com.

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The veteran of tomorrow: No longer white and male

Honoring Native American veterans Native Americans have a long history of serving in our military. Since the Civil War, they’ve taken part in armed conflicts as U.S. soldiers. In fact, the terms of surrender between the North and South were written by Ely S. Parker, one of two American Indians to reach the rank of brigadier general during the Civil War. Earlier this year, the United States Government announced the cons­truction of a $15 million memorial celebrating Native American service members and veterans in Washington, D.C. In honor of Veterans Day on November 11, here are some of their achievements.

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As the U.S. military undergoes significant demographic shifts, so too does the veteran population. In honor of Veterans Day, celebrated every year on November 11, here are some facts about the future of American veterans.

MORE VETERANS ARE WOMEN According to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the proportion of female veterans will almost double by 2043, from nine percent to 17 percent. In the wake of increased enrollment following the events of 9/11, women are actually the fastest growing group of veterans. They face particular challenges when trying to adjust to civilian life, many of which aren’t addressed by existing resources.

THE AVERAGE AGE OF VETERANS IS CHANGING Currently, people aged 50 to 69 make up 42 percent of the veteran population. By 2043, however, the proportion of veterans under the age of 50 will increase considerably, as will the number of those over the age of 70. This means that the services offered to veterans will need to accommodate the needs of a more diverse population in terms of age.

VETERANS ARE BECOMING MORE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE As the U.S. military becomes more diverse, it’s expected that the veteran population will exhibit the same trend. The proportion of non-Hispanic white veterans is likely to fall to 64 percent in 2043 from 78 percent in 2013.

Since non-White veterans are disproportionately affected by issues such as homelessness and lack of access to resources, it’ll be important for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to work with community leaders to help ensure their well-being.

Veterans of all genders, ages and ethnicity have sacrificed a lot to keep our country safe. On November 11, take a moment to thank them for their service.

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As many as 44,000 Native Americans joined

native languages to craft coded messages. In fact, the United States asked soldiers from a variety of tribes to develop secret combat communication systems.

Their codes were never broken.

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the military during World War II. They saw their first engagement in the Pacific Theater and were involved in many critical battles. Notably, they fought at Iwo Jima, where the iconic picture of native soldier, Ira Hayes, raising

the American flag with four of his fellow soldiers, was taken.

In addition, Native American code talkers played a crucial role in the war effort. Native soldiers formed telephone squads and together they used their

Over 31,000 Native Americans ser­ve in the Armed Forces today. They continue to be active in the military, serving all around the world.

After 9/11, a large number of newly enrolled soldiers were Native Americans.

Approximately 140,000 veterans alive today are Native American.

This Veterans Day, take a moment to remember the long-standing involvement of Native Americans in our nation’s military history.

Five things you can do to support veterans If you’re looking for a meaningful way to mark Veterans Day this year, consider these five ways to support veterans in your community and around the country.

1. Give a veteran a ride to a doctor’s appointment.

Many veterans who are disabled or infirm struggle with mobility issues and may not be able to drive themselves around. Consider volunteering for the Department of Veteran Affairs Transportation Network to drive veterans to their medical appointments.

2. Raise a service dog.

Volunteer to help train a service dog to become a companion for a veteran.

Organizations like Patriot Paws raise service dogs to help veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and physical disabilities.

3. Send a thank-you letter or care package.

Write letters expressing your thanks to the vets in your life. If you don’t have

any veterans in your family, the organization Operation Gratitude can help you send letters and care packages to veterans.

4. Participate in a Stand Down event. Stand Downs are events in which services are offered to homeless veterans, including food, clothing, shelter, health screenings, substance abuse treatment and veteran benefits counseling. These events typically last for one to three days. Volunteer to help facilitate a Stand Down event in your community.

5. Donate to charities that help veterans. Your donations don’t have to be financial contributions.

Organizations like AMVETS and Vietnam Veterans of America will pick up your used clothes and household items to donate or sell at discounted prices to veterans and their families. You can even donate frequent flyer miles to the families of injured veterans so that their loved ones can travel to be with them in military hospitals across the country.

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VETERANS From Page A1 Projects funded by state grants must be done on a certain timeline, which made the design changes more challenging to incorporate, Dimsho explained.

“We had a deadline and I was really worried that these changes were going to get in the way of meeting our requirements,” Dimsho said.

“Fortunately, I was able to rely on the flexibility of our project team at the city and our project partners to make that happen.”

One of the project partners was Lower Columbia Engineering. Andrew Niemi, Principal Engineer, spoke about the top priority the project made of restoring the wooden slabs of engraved names on the monument. ten years ago, Niemi said, someone had pointed out to him that several of the original wood slabs on the first monument had gone missing after the widening of Highway 30.

“She showed me pictures of some of the men who built the slabs to honor their fallen comrades,” Niemi said. “We had to somehow give that back to those guys and honor those individuals who have served so diligently.”

Not wanting to make any mistakes in researching the names, Niemi outsourced that part of the project to Brandon Sundeen, a local historian and member of the Columbia County Museum Association (CCMA) board of directors.

Sundeen said he started researching names two years ago.

“My goal was to make sure that everybody that has earned the right to be memorialized here, that their name would be found here,” Sundeen said. “I’ve spent many hours scouring archives and visiting cemeteries and going through old newspaper pages. It’s been worth every minute.”

Six missing names from World War I have been added, as well as 36 for World War II, 12 for Vietnam, and four for the conflicts in the Middle East. There are blank spaces still on the memorial, room for any other fallen soldiers who are later discovered. Sundeen said he is not sure that he has found all names of Columbia County

soldiers who were lost in wars.

Gene Hester, judge advocate for VFW Post 1440 also spoke, saying at the beginning of the project, he knew names needed to be updated on the memorial to include people from Vietnam and Middle Eastern conflicts. He spoke about the collaboration that was necessary between VFW Post 1440, Lower Columbia Engineering and the city to update the memorial.

“It has been a lot of meetings and a lot of work.

We could not have had a better team of people and I am honored that I had an opportunity to be on this team,” Hester said.

Hester said the monument is a work in progress, and spoke about additional changes in store, one in particular that will honor military families.

He himself has lost a son in a war and has another son about to be deployed.

“I know what the stresses are and what families and their children go through,” Hester said.

Seven podiums will be installed at the monument at a later date, with one of the podiums honoring what service personnel families endure, Hester said. The other six podiums will represent one of the six branches of service: Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Air Force and Merchant Marines. Each plaque will have a flag of the service branch and will include information describing the branch and their mission and history. The podiums will be located in the area between the shelter and the new wall, Hester explained, and will require between $10,000 to $15,000 to complete.

“Just like the development of this new Veterans Memorial, we are somehow going to make this happen,” Hester said.

The new Veterans Memorial Plaza will be used for larger veterans’ ceremonies in the future. One of its first events will be a Veterans Day recognition ceremony on Nov. 11.

Overall, project leaders seemed pleased with their work.

Niemi said about the finished project, “If you ever have the opportunity to come down here at nighttime and see it when it’s lit up, it’s just spectacular.”

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The newly dedicated Veterans Memorial Plaza at McCormick Park. The memorial has more names of Columbia County veterans who died in combat, or from injuries after returning home, among other improvements.

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Attendees gathered around the memorial and stayed for celebratory refreshments afterward.

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Dignitaries gather around the red ribbon before the ribbon-cutting.

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St. Helens City Council President Doug Morten gave an introductory speech at the dedication.

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Sen. Betsy Johnson, one of the dignitaries who spoke at the dedication.

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Rainier Oregon Historical Museum shares local war story Final missions of the 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group in World War II

32 Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group in World War II

S/SGT. HAROLD B. WHITBECK Chronicle guest column

On April 20, 1945, the Fifteenth dispatched 783 bombers, including a formation of 132 B-17s that dropped 388 tons of the Vipetino Marshaling Yard. The 301st and 2nd Groups put 91 percent of their bombs within 1,000 feet of the aiming point. Eight B-17s were listed as missing, including two from the 32nd. The unit encountered very accurate flak that hit 1st Lt. Howard Bower’s aircraft, number 446737, in the number 4 engine just prior to bomb release. The crew bailed out and became prisoners. Meanwhile, 1st Lt. Robert Adams, flying the “Princess O’Rourke,” number 44-6347, of the 32nd, fell back from the formation after the target. Apparently hit by flak, Adams flew towards France, but was intercepted by Swiss aircraft and was instructed to land. “Princess O’Rourke” became the only bomber of the 32nd Squadron and the 301st Group to be interned during the war.

SSGT. Harold B. Whitbeck, a crew member on both of the missions, describes his recollections of the event narrated above: “Following our bailout of 44-6407 over Poland and capture by the Russians a few weeks earlier, with our regular crew piloted by Lt. Podasek, we were returned to our base at Lucera, Italy, just north of Foggia. Preceding the mission to Vipetino we had a “milk run,” where we bombed the “front lines” in Northern Italy.

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This photo is of the B-17 Miss BeHaven, aircraft number 44-6407, taken on location where it belly-landed in the summer of 1945. You can see the aircraft was being canniblaized by the locals at the time, as the damage from the landing and flak is visible. Also note the pilot had feathered two propellers prior to their bailout.

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“Princess O’Rourke” became the only bomber of the 32nd Bomb Squadron and the 301st group to be interned during the war.

level at anything that moved.

On our second mission after our bailout, we were scheduled to bomb the Vipetino Italy Marshaling Yards in the Brenner Pass. Stories were told that the ground gunners could fire downhill at you from the mountain sides. We left with the full compliment of enlisted men, but with a different officer crew. Our ship was piloted by 1st Lt. Robert Adams, whom we did not know previously and from whom we’ve never heard since. The enlisted crew consisted of Guns Burnham, right waist gunner, Fred Rasmussen, left waist gunner and radio, Vince Gamel, nose gunner and Joe Orman, ball turret. At the target we were hit by heavy flak, verifying stories of accurate fire from the ground and the mountainsides. We lost one engine on the right side of the “Princess,” plus losing power

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on a left-side engine. After dropping our bombs we lagged behind, and unable to stay with the formation, the Pilot radioed the Command and we headed for France. We were then intercepted by Swiss fighters and forced to land at Dubendorf, where we took out two or three fences before we stopped. We were photographed, fingerprinted, interrogated and taken to Adelboden and the “Nevada Palace.” Our treatment was fair, allowing us freedom during the daylight hours, but off the streets at dark. We were not required to be at the hotel at night. Their food was generally less than desired, bland and often cold. Regimentation was lacking, but generally Swiss treatment was good. This was the last mission flown by the 32nd against an enemy in World War II. The war ended three weeks later, May 8, 1945, and I returned with the crew to the United States for further assignment.

S/SGT. HAROLD B. WHITBECK Chronicle guest column

This is the story of B-17 aircraft numbers 44-6407, 44-6737 and 44-6347 lost on the last two missions of the 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group in World War II. On the mission of 14 March 1945, the Fifteenth Air Force dispatched 848 bombers against targets in Austria, Hungary and Yugoslavia. The 301st and 97th Bomb Groups used visual aiming to drop 193 tons of bombs on the marshaling yards in Komaron, Hungary, 20 miles from German lines.

The 32nd Bomb Squadron was assigned this mission and I was the tail gunner on “Miss BeHaven” plane number 44-6407. Early that morning, after a light breakfast and briefing we departed Italy on our bombing mission to Komaron, Hungary. We encountered heavy flak before reaching the target and were forced to

drop our bombs prematurely due to our loss of power.

With one engine out and two others with reduced power we were forced to attempt reaching Russian held territory in Poland. Keeping altitude was our immediate concern in reaching the front lines between the German and Russian ground forces.

Somewhere near Myslenice, south of Cracow our situation became serious and at an altitude of approximately 1500 feet Lieutenant Walter Podasek, the pilot, put our plane on auto pilot and we bailed out. Due to ground fire, believed to be from the Russians, we were forced to ocillate in our chutes to avoid ground fire. Luckily, no one was hit, however the oscillating made the landings difficult. Knees were dislocated and some landing were in trees, steeples and rooftops. Russian forces believing we were paratroopers captured and jailed us even though I had an 18-inch square American Flag with me and called out that we

were “Amerikanza.” Jailing lasted a couple of days, however our Pilot, Lieutenant Walter Podasek spoke Polish and helped to arrange our release. We were then on our own, using bicycles, truck or on foot to Odessa Russia. Odessa was a collection point for downed Air Personnel. We arrived back at the 32nd Squadron’s base in Lucera, north of Foggia Italy by ocean freighter via the straits of Bosphorus, Crete to fly another day. It was the crew’s belief that Miss BeHaven had been destroyed in the crash.

Fifty-two years later in 1997, information was received from Michal Mucha and Szymon Serwatka of Poland that our plane had continued to fly crewless for 300 kilometers. It had belly-landed in a field in a manner a real pilot could not have handled better. The landing location was between Krotoszyn and Ostrow south east of Poznan.

(Michal and Szymon are conduction a WWII Aircraft MIA project in Poland).