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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Toy N Joy Auction a success

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A large crowd of just over 300 guests gathered for the 37th annual Merchants’ Toy N Joy Auction this year.

CHRISTINE MENGES chronicle2@countrymedia.net

The 37th annual Merchants’ Toy N Joy Auction was a hit, according to Luanne Kreutzer, Merchants’ Toy N Joy Auction President.

The event, which took place on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavillion, was themed “A hometown heroes Christmas.”

The Toy N Joy Auction and the Holiday Hope 2019 programs are sponsored by the Columbia River Fire & Rescue (CRFR) Volunteer Firefighters Association, HOPE of Rainier, and the St. Helens Kiwanis Club. Proceeds from the auction help the groups distribute toys and holiday food baskets to families throughout CRFR’s district, encompassing Columbia County cities from Rainier to Warren.

This year saw a turnout of just over 300 guests, according to Kreutzer. The funds raised for this year, including donations that began in September and cash donations that came in on Saturday night equaled $48,000, Kreutzer said. Of those funds raised, $7,600 was in the paddle raise for the Columbia Pacific Food Bank, according to Kreutzer.

Numbers this year, including guests and funds raised, were on par with previous years, Kreutzer said.

After expenses for the event, proceeds from the auction will benefit the CRFR volunteer association Toy N’ Joy project, which will purchase toys for kids through the Holiday HOPE program. Proceeds will also benefit the holiday food baskets which will be distributed with Toy N’ Joy items, Kreutzer said.

Saturday’s event began with a social hour at 4:30 p.m., and then a chicken and macaroni and cheese dinner catered by Sunshine Pizza, a St. Helens-based restaurant.

The live auction began at 7 p.m. with a greeting from new CRFR

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Craig Blair stands with his birth mother, Janice Tauscher of St. Helens, on the day they finally came face to face.

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When St. Helens local Janice Tauscher was 23, she was pregnant with her third child. She had two daughters from a previous marriage and was now pregnant with her third child, but the child’s biological father had just left her six months pregnant. She was a struggling single parent now, and she had a difficult decision ahead.

“I just thought, you know, I’m not providing a good home for my daughters. I felt that it was better for me to give him up for adoption so that he would have a better life,” Tauscher said.

So, when her son was born, she wasn’t allowed to hold him because of the choice she’d made.

Tauscher said her goodbyes.

However, four days after the adoption, the boy’s father returned. He and Tauscher got back together, and he asked her if she could “get the baby back.”

But Tauscher had been given a time frame to change her mind, and that time had passed, so she reached out to the caseworker who handled the adoption.

“The case worker had told me it takes a very unselfish mother to give her baby up to have a better life, and the case worker shared that with the adoptive parents,” Tauscher said. “And so, Craig knew that always, all of his life.”

Until recently, Tauscher had been searching for her son for 54 years. She’d gone onto the

internet, put in his birthday and where he was born, but never got any results back. Most recently, her friend got her a DNA kit for Christmas, just in case the adopted son had tried the same thing. They wanted to find him, too. Tauscher said she never gave up, even though she’d heard that boys don’t usually look for their biological parents as much as girls do. She wondered if he even

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St. Helens explores options for Millard Road property

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A rendition of a potential parks plan for the Millard Road property, which was presented to the St. Helens City Council in November. While installing a park is one option, no final plans have been made for the site yet.

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St. Helens officials are discussing evolving plans regarding the Millard Road property – a 23-acre land parcel that sits west of Highway 30 that the city owns, but which has passed ownership through multiple parties, and part of which was once expected to be the site of a community hospital.

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The current discussion concerns an easement that will enable the city to connect Chase Road to the property via access road. The council must take action on the easement before a development proposal is due in March, or else the easement could disappear, rendering it impossible to connect the roads, City Planner Jacob Graichen has explained to the council at various work sessions.

The easement is left over from

the days when the property was passed into the city’s possession and was originally planned to enable the city to circumvent the hospital property, Graichen explained. The development proposal would be for the northern two-thirds of the property, the parcel the city owned ten years ago, Graichen said.

“Because we own the whole thing, we control access now, I don’t know if it’s as crucial as it

was thought to be, however the option of using that opens some doors,” Graichen said.

The property already has a lot of constraints, according to Graichen. Wetlands contained on the property serve as mitigation wetlands from past projects for St. Helens School District. In addition, the city’s transportation plan calls for a connection between Millard Road and Maple Street, which might be harder to accomplish given the wetlands present.

“If we can circumvent that, it may be less impact,” Graichen said.

The easement is only a small part of what could generally happen to the property.

At a November work session, city staff presented two different ideas to the council regarding what could be done to the Millard Road property. One idea was to have a substantial park plan, including a fenced dog park, playground, picnic area, baseball field, flex court and softball field. The other option was to have a much smaller-scale park.

At that work session, Associate Planner Jenny Dimsho explained to the councilors the need for having some type of development plan submitted to the city, as well as some portion of the plan on the property by March of 2020 in order to legitimize the easement.

Dimsho also recommended

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Offbeat Oregon History: Neighbor’s theft of widow and orphans’ home was too much for jury Chronicle guest column by FINN J.D. JOHN

Especially in the late 1800s, the Oregon frontier was no stranger to acts of judicial lynching – where the local legal system was corrupted to provide cover for murder.

What’s more unusual, though, was an 1852 event that amounted to judicial cattle rustling.

Interestingly, it happened in the Marysville (Corvallis) area – the same community that, shortly before, had tried its hand at “judicial claimjumping,” supporting a local swain in his quest to steal away half of Nimrod O’Kelly’s land claim and subsequently convicting him of murder when he shot the “claim jumper” in an argument over it. Early Benton County seems to have been a somewhat clannish, lawless place.

The cattle that the Benton County courts rustled belonged to a woman named Letitia Carson, and she was the widow of a recently naturalized Irishman named David Carson — or, rather, she would have been David’s widow, if the two of them had been allowed to marry. But they weren’t, because Letitia Carson was black, and a former slave — born in Kentucky in the late 1810s.

The other factor that makes this episode of judicial rustling unusual is that Letitia took the thieves to court — and won.

Twice.

There’s no documentation of Letitia Carson’s transition from slave to free woman, but it seems most likely that David Carson bought or leased her, freed her, and married her the old-school common-law way, it having been at the time illegal for a white person to marry a black person.

Perhaps hoping things would be different in the Oregon Territory, where rugged mountain men often had Native American wives, the two of them then set out on the Oregon Trail, arriving in Soap Creek Valley (about two miles due west of today’s Adair Village) in 1845. There, they staked a 640-acre claim, and started building a ranch on it.

Things went well for them.

Letitia’s herd of cattle, which

she had started on the trail to Oregon, grew and prospered.

Their first child, Martha, born on the trail, was joined by a son, Adam, in 1849.

In 1850, the new territorial government took away half their land; because they weren’t, and couldn’t be, legally married, the Carsons were only entitled to 320 acres.

There wasn’t much they could do about that, so they just had to grin and bear it, and carry on with half of their land. After all, 320 acres of free land was still free land.

But it was in 1852 that the real trouble happened. That’s when David, following a short illness, died. And although he’d made promises to the woman he thought of as his wife, he hadn’t put anything in writing.

Neighbor Greenberry Smith now pounced. He got the county courts to appoint him executor of David Carson’s estate; then he proclaimed that Letitia and the children would be handled as property, not as heirs. They were, he said, David’s slaves, and they should consider themselves fortunate (as, in fact, they were, given Smith’s attitude toward them) that slavery was illegal in Oregon, because if it weren’t, the three of them would have been appraised and auctioned off like livestock.

On Jan. 4, 1853, Smith held a public auction and literally sold everything but the land and the “slaves.” Onto the block and out the door went everything else — including, according to historian Bob Zybach’s article in the Oregon State Bar Bulletin, “half-acres of potatoes, David’s underwear, the family’s Bible, bedding, dishes and tableware, jars, farm tools and equipment, two yokes of oxen, a wagon, a velvet vest, a watch, a clock, a gun, a thermometer, 35 cattle, 26 hogs, and a 14-year-old horse.”

The sale raised $1,538.80 — including $104.87 from Letitia, who actually had to buy back her own bed, bedding, and kitchen supplies from Greenberry Smith. Apparently she had managed to sequester a few dollars somewhere; in fact, it would have been surprising and out of character for Letitia Carson if she had not.

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This family portrait shows Martha Carson Lavadour, David and Letitia’s daughter, with her husband Narcisse and son Nelson, circa 1875.

Two months later, Letitia and the kids left Soap Creek Valley, traveled south, and settled in Cow Creek Valley down in Douglas County.

There, Letitia found and hired an attorney, and sued her late husband’s estate.

(Historian Zybach, who is currently working on a full biography of Letitia Carson, says her attorney likely was part of a Corvallis backlash against Greenberry Smith and his pro-slavery cronies. If you think about it, anyone who believed in the humanity of black people would have been outraged by this play — if not by the treatment of Letitia, certainly by the theft of David Carson’s children’s inheritance.)

Her suit was basically a claim for back wages. Because she was legally prevented from marrying David, she couldn’t represent herself as his heir; but she could, and did, claim they’d had an agreement that she would inherit his things when he died, an agreement

that he hadn’t been able to put in writing before his death.

Subpoenas went out to various witnesses who could testify to something like this, and the case was placed on the docket for trial.

Greenberry Smith’s response to this seems to have been outrage at the temerity of this “uppity” black woman, who, instead of being grateful for the gentle treatment he had given her (not selling her back into slavery, not seizing the money with which she bought back her things), was resisting his pseudo-legal theft of her property.

Through his attorney, prominent local pro-slavery lawyer John Kelsay, Greenberry retorted that Letitia had been a slave up to the time of her death, as had her children, and that as such she was entitled to no compensation, and even if she were, her freedom was compensation enough. He then undermined that argument by quibbling about the dollar amounts she put on the various

things she was claiming in the suit.

That may have had something to do with the verdict — or maybe Smith’s Snidely Whiplash-style coldness and intransigence rubbed his neighbors the wrong way. In any case, when it was handed down on May 7, 1855, by a jury of Smith’s white male propertyowning neighbors, it was a win for Letitia — sort of. They awarded Letitia just $300, which Smith, representing the estate, paid — reluctantly and only after the Oregon Territory’s chief justice, George H. Williams, ordered them to accept and pay it.

As Zybach notes, not much of that $300 made it back to Letitia after the sheriff’s expenses and witness fees were deducted from it – likely much less than she’d had to pay to redeem her things from that illegal auction.

But it was a moral victory, and a foot in the door, and she followed it up with a suit for compensation for the theft of her cattle.

This time, Letitia’s attorney was able to get in touch with a key witness, a neighbor who had had a conversation with David Carson about the cattle just before he died. David, complimented on the size and health of his herd, had replied, “Most of those are Letitia’s.”

He then pointed to one particular dowager cow and told the witness that 27 of the cattle in the herd were the offspring of that one cow, which she had bought on the plains in 1845 while en route to Oregon.

This was good enough for the jury and for Judge Williams, who issued a judgment for $1,200 to compensate Letitia for her rustled cattle.

As Zybach notes, one of the most interesting aspects of this whole story is the paucity of newspaper coverage.

Many of the most prominent members of the community were attending the hearings and watching the outcome, and Greenberry Smith was one of the richest men in the county; but the story barely touches the newspapers. It’s as if they were deliberately suppressing the story to keep it from sparking hope in the hearts of other swindled black people, who

might, if they learned about Letitia’s success, lawyer up and sue instead of quietly going away.

And perhaps that’s what it was all about — or maybe they were just trying to avoid a subject that had become uncomfortable for everyone involved.

After all, most of the ancient Romans who stuck their knives in Julius Caesar were ashamed of themselves afterward, weren’t they? And some of the most prominent members of the Benton County community had attended Smith’s auction and bought Letitia’s stolen property. Chances are, by the time the court had ruled that she’d been done dirty, they weren’t super proud of the part they’d played in it.

As for Letita Carson, in 1863 she filed a Homestead Act claim on 154 acres near Myrtle Creek; this was, of course, something she’d been unable to do prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, especially after the Supreme Court’s 1857 Dred Scott decision proclaimed black people to be non-citizens.

She proved her claim up, of course. Finally laboring for herself and her children, with legal protection from marauders like Greenberry Smith, she seriously overdid it. The improvements on her property included an 18x22-foot oneand-a-half-story log home, a barn, a granary, a smokehouse, an orchard with 100 fruit trees in it and — of course — a big herd of cattle.

Hers was one of the first several dozen homestead claims certified, and was quite likely the first Homestead Act claim proven up by an African American in U.S. history.

(Sources: “Strangely Absent from History: Carson vs.

Smith, 1852-1857,” an article published in the October 2016 issue of Oregon State Bar Bulletin) Finn J.D. John teaches at Oregon State University and writes about odd tidbits of Oregon history. His book, Heroes and Rascals of Old Oregon, was recently published

by Ouragan House Publishers.

To contact him or suggest a topic: finn@offbeatoregon.com or 541-357-2222.

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PCC obtains land in Columbia County, set to begin construction on facility This week, Portland Community College received the green light to take possession of property in Columbia County on which it will build a workforce training center. The parcel of land – just over 17 acres – is located north of Wagner Court and east of West Lane Road, in Scappoose.

The land acquisition is the culmination of a lengthy process. “We’re thrilled to share that PCC now has land in Scappoose, and even happier that construction will soon begin,” said Sylvia Kelley, PCC’s executive vice president.

“Many thanks to our constituents in Columbia County, who have patiently waited as the college worked diligently to make this project a reality.”

The property offers easy access to students and the community because of its adjacency to Highway 30. Also appealing is its proximity to OMIC R&D, the Research & Development partner in the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center initiative. The regional OMIC project seeks to combine applied research and development and workforce training, serving the region’s advanced manufacturers and creating economic mobility for area residents to access living wage careers in the metals manufacturing industry.

PCC’s training center will initially focus on advanced manufacturing, offering such programs as Machining, Computer Numerically Controlled Operation, Welding and Mechatronics, all of which complement OMIC’s R&D work. Programming will be based on an apprenticeship model, a career pathway that combines on-the-job training with classroom instruction in order to develop the industry-aligned skills necessary for a re-

warding career with an employer that trains and hires them. PCC is also committed to providing additional Career Technical Education and other courses as needed by the community.

“PCC’s partnership in Scappoose was something we’ve supported wholeheartedly from the very beginning,” said Scappoose Mayor Scott Burge.

“There have been bumps and bruises along the way, trying to figure it out and how to do it, but all day long, the city of Scappoose has been there with PCC. It’s very important for the city. It’s very important for economic development.

And, it’s very important for the whole OMIC process that’s happening out there.

“Having sticks in the ground for a community college is huge for our community. So, we’re all onboard and looking very forward to the groundbreaking on that site,” he said.

PCC will begin construction soon, with an anticipated facility opening date of spring 2021. Meanwhile, plans are underway for a celebratory groundbreaking, open to the community, to take place in late winter or early spring 2020.

“I’ve got a construction and project management team ready to go on the build, and they couldn’t be more excited to start work,” said Linda Degman, director of PCC’s Planning and Capital Construction office.

“Our 2020 groundbreaking truly will be a celebration about the facility to be built, and the asset it will be for the community,” said Degman.

PCC has had a longtime presence in Columbia County, offering both credit and non-credit courses throughout the region.

Welding classes continue to be taught in the evenings at St. Helens High School as

they have for the past six years. Beginning this fall, Scappoose High School offered machining coursework to their students to meet curriculum needs using PCC’s OMIC equipment located at the high school. Meanwhile, OMIC machining apprentices began taking classes in the evenings at Scappoose High School. However, the desire for a permanent PCC presence and facility has been long standing.

“PCC is incredibly grateful to our community partners in Columbia County, who have granted access to the college over the years to use their facilities for classes,” said Kelley.

“Their generosity hasn’t mitigated our desire for a permanent facility in the region, however. As such, we are delighted about the phase we’re now in.

“Advanced manufacturing has a bright future in our state, with the OMIC project being transformational for Columbia County and northwest Oregon.

PCC’s training center will provide students with both the classroom and on-thejob learning they need to fill high-demand, living wage jobs available,” said Kelley.

Added Scappoose City Manager Michael Sykes, “While volunteering at the city’s September Sauerkraut Festival, attended by 8,000 community members, the number one question I was asked was about when PCC would be coming to town. And this was quickly followed by comments that they hoped PCC was still headed our way.

“Scappoose has the largest vacant industrial area in the region, and all of it is pretty much shovel-ready.

PCC will complement the workforce opportunities here and is really going to be a game changer for our community,” he said.

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The current area, site of the former Boise White Paper Mill site, where the industrial business park is set to be located.

City receives grant for park master plan The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) notified the City of St. Helens on Dec. 2 that St. Helens was awarded a $50,000 technical assistance grant to create a St. Helens Industrial Business Park Master Plan.

The St. Helens Industrial Business Park is located on an approximately 225-acre underutilized brownfield that the City of St. Helens purchased in 2015. The property is located at the former Boise White Paper Mill site.

“This award is a key step in continued planning for the Industrial Park to promote local job growth and retention,” said Mayor Rick Scholl of the grant

announcement. “We are excited to make progress on our Council’s goals.”

It is the City’s goal to facilitate and promote redevelopment of the site by removing environmental, regulatory, and infrastructure barriers associated with redevelopment of a brownfield. The St. Helens Industrial Business Park is entirely within a federally designated Opportunity Zone, the South Columbia County Enterprise Zone, and the boundaries of the City’s local Urban Renewal District, which was formed in 2017.

In order to effectively facilitate redevelopment and market the site to potential

employers, the City needs to complete a Master Plan for the site. This Master Plan will guide the City through a site assessment, parcelization, and a phased infrastructure funding plan for sewer, water, storm, streets, and power on the largest remaining parcel of industrial employment lands within city limits.

The St. Helens Industrial Business Park Master Plan aligns with the St. Helens City Council’s 2019 goals to support economic development through fostering increased development of long-term family wage local jobs.

The Master Plan will be completed by January 2021.

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December 14 • Book sale at the Scappoose Library from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the library basement.

Forty six years ago, July 1973, while lying in a hospital bed in the old wooden Portland VA Medical Center all the television channels broadcast were of the Nixon impeachment hearings in Congress. Luckily I had head injuries from Vietnam having surgery on my right ear and had bandages to where I heard very little from my left ear or wear my eyeglasses thus could only see the foot of my bed.

Did President Nixon have

prior knowledge of the Watergate break-in? Maybe. Did President Nixon aid and abet the purported coverup? Yes. Was this a serious impeachable offense? Yes. Once again Congress is pursuing an impeachment of a president, and for what? As per Rep. Adam Schiff ‘Quid Pro Quo,’ really? Since the United States has become active in world politics around 1873, Quid Pro Quo has been the standard operandi on how it conducts its foreign policies. Africa wants 100 tons of grain so Congress requires them to implement birth control, get the picture? America sends billions in aid around

the world; food, weaponry, technology, and financial aid and does it expect things in return, you betcha.

If Quid Pro Quo is a crime then every official in Washington D.C. is a criminal, even Senators Wyden, Merkley and Representative Bonamici.

Does President Trump suffer from severe Stage 4 Narcissism? Yes. Is President Trump a crude rude dude? Yes. Are these attributes impeachable offenses? No, not according to my copy of the constitution. Show me some facts.

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December 14 & 15 • Beaver Homes Grange #518 is playing host to Santa’s North Pole from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 31105 Beaver Homes Rd., Rainier. For kids of all ages. Come explore the entire North Pole including reindeer stables, Christmas tree farm, Santa’s Workshop and meet Santa. Mrs. Claus will have her North Pole Kitchen downstairs with her famous hot cocoa and cookie combo. There will also be “workshop-made” gifts and trinkets for sale in the Head-

Elf’s Evergreen Gift shop and Bazaar. Prices are $4 for adults and $2 for children ages six-10.

December 15 • The Annual General Meeting of the Shoestring Community Players will take place at the Shoebox Theater, 231 S. 1st Street St. Helens at 6 p.m. Current and prospective members of the SSCP are encouraged to attend.

December 17 • Forget -Me-Not Café is a free event for those with memory loss and their family care partners and friends. Enjoy conversation, music, dancing, activities, laughter, refreshments

and fun from 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the St. Helens Senior Center, 375 S. 15th St., St. Helens.

RSVP is appreciated but drop-ins are always welcome.

Contact Mandi McFarland, Family Caregiver Support Program (503) 366-6545 or mmcfarland@cat-team.org.

December 19 • St. Helens Community Art Chat from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. at Starbucks, 2298 Gable Rd., St. Helens. Join the St. Helens Arts & Cultural Commission for their community art chat.

This is an informal meeting to chat about art, learn about the Commission’s project and hear about volunteer opportunities.

Crossword Puzzle STATEPOINT CROSSWORD THEME: HAPPY HOLIDAYS

ACROSS 1. Taken where?

6. Vegas bandit’s body part 9. Titian’s Venus or Collier’s Godiva 13. Indian metropolis 14. Flapper’s neckwear 15. E-cigarette output 16. Galsworthy’s “The Forsyte ____,” pl.

17. Bovine hangout 18. UV light absorber 19. *Scrooge’s late partner 21. *December 26th, a.k.a. ____ Day 23. Ideas worth spreading, acr.

24. Great deal 25. *Like Santa’s suit 28. “____ Las Vegas,” Presley song 30. 1/100th of a ruble 35. Pupil’s place 37. *Sleigh bell sound 39. Fairytale dust-sprinkler 40. German Mrs. 41. Chose between competitors 43. Type of ballistic missile, acr.

44. Not a gregarious one 46. Castaway’s home

47. Fungal spore sacs 48. Pencil end, often 50. ____-a-Sketch 52. Summer color 53. Cuckoo 55. “____ the ramparts...”

57. *Santa’s call 60. *Welcoming holiday decor 63. Bird of prey’s hunting tool 64. 16th birthday gift?

66. Engages the services 68. Skirt shape 69. Beehive State native 70. Bikini, e.g.

71. Bibliophile’s concern, sing.

72. D.C. bigwig 73. Australian Aboriginal’s war club DOWN 1. *Do holiday ones start earlier every year?

2. Show pleasure 3. Aquarium organism 4. Navigational aid 5. *Hanukkah month 6. Competently 7. Wade’s 1973 opponent 8. Not yes, nor no 9. Like Hitler’s Germany 10. Second word in fairytale 11. *Ding follower in “Wonderful Christmastime” 12. *”But I heard him exclaim, ____ he drove out of sight...”

15. Public opinion, in Great Britain 20. Changes to a manuscript 22. Sturdy tree 24. Telephone part 25. *Ralphie’s wish 26. Trial’s partner 27. Late Princess of Wales 29. IV+IV 31. Type of cotton fiber 32. Exit plus s 33. Around 34. *Macaulay’s famous character 36. Takes to court 38. *Hanukkah gift 42. “Magnolia” ware 45. Not in its original form 49. Pep rally syllable 51. TV variety show classic 54. Concentrate 56. Yogurt-based dip 57. *Manger’s glow 58. Dish of stewed meat 59. “____ if you...,” on a bumper sticker 60. Small songbird 61. Trampled 62. In custody 63. Coca Cola’s first diet drink 65. *What Whos did to roast beast?

67. Silvester Stallone’s nickname

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Then and now: Hometown Heroes carries on tradition of honoring soldiers at Christmas

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Several boxes can be picked up at the St. Helens Chronicle office.

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In the months leading up to Christmas of 1944, the American people had lived on a war economy for almost four years and that summer had seen one of the most significant and bloody battles of World War II when the Allied invasion of Europe began on the beaches of Normandy, France.

A Columbia County

soldier, Bill Slonaker, wrote to his former teacher in St. Helens from Germany that November. “I landed in France on D-day and that is one day I will never forget,” he said. “We had the hardest beach to land on. You can probably guess what one.”

Earlier that month, two soldiers from Clatskanie had been reported missing in the war. November would also see Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected to an unprecedented and unrepeated fourth term as America’s president.

And across the county, citizens were preparing “Christmas Boxes” for their service men. The Columbia County quota was raised to 400 boxes due by Dec. 1, up from an original 335 pledged weeks prior, with the effort overseen by Mrs. D. E. Ostlund. The completed boxes were to be turned in at the Dillard Building on the Plaza, now occupied by the Rose Garden next to 50 Plaza Square in St. Helens.

Flash forward to 2019 – the ‘War on Terror’ has dragged on for 18 years and Columbia County still has active duty service men to think of on Christmas. In October of this year, around 100 local troops from the St. Helens based Bravo Company 741 Brigade Engineer Battalion of Oregon Army National Guard were deployed to the Middle East.

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Hometown Heroes of Columbia County has stepped in to fill the shoes of Mrs. D.E. Ostlund.

Spearheaded by Vivian Rupe and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, citizens can pick up boxes at participating locations with a list inside that will create reverse advent calendars for our troops overseas. Fill the box with care following the list provided and drop them off at the pickup location or at the sheriff’s office.

Participants can turn in their boxes anytime in January, which can currently be picked up at the following locations: • Columbia County Sheriff’s Office: 901 Port Ave in St. Helens • The St. Helens Chronicle: 1805 Columbia Blvd in St. Helens • The Rose Room Aesthetics: 2254 Columbia Blvd in St. Helens • Warren Country Inn: 56575 Columbia River Hwy

Building, 58892 Saulser Rd. (No meeting in December).

• St. Helens MS Self-Help Group meets on the third Monday of every month from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Columbia Center, Armstrong Room, 375 18th St., St. Helens, OR. Contact Sheryl Adair at 503-410-0752.

St., St. Helens. Questions, contact 503-396- 5344, or ccll@columbiacll.org, or davis12000@aol.com.

• Community Meal in the Parish Hall at First Lutheran Church, St. Helens from 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Free dinner. For more details on how to help, or volunteer, call 503-397-0090.

Tuesdays • Kiwanis Day Breakers Club meets at 7 a.m. at the Village Inn, 535 S. Columbia River Highway, St. Helens. For more details, Colleen DeLong at 503- 367-5993.

• McNulty Water People’s Utility District Board Meeting is at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month at 34240 Millard Road, Warren.

• Baby Storytime at 10:15 a.m. at the St. Helens Library.

Caregivers with children ages six months to two years are invited to join for stories, fingerplays, songs, bounces, tickles, and other activities that support early brain development, language acquisition, and motor skill growth. Stay after for free play.

• The Columbia County Law Library will be holding Court Forms Clinics every Tuesday from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. (weather permitting). Get help filling our court forms commonly used in the Columbia County courthouse. The forms are free and the clinic is free.

Sign up is required and is available at the courthouse Mon. – Fri. from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. or at the Law Library Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. 270 S. First

Wednesdays • Rotary Club of Columbia County – St. Helens meeting is held at the Warren Country Inn at 12 p.m. For more information, call 503-397-2341.

• Columbia SWCD meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m., 35285 Millard Rd., St. Helens. December’s meeting will be held at 6 p.m.

• Toddler Storytime at 11:15 a.m. at the St. Helens Library.

Bring your two- and threeyear old’s for songs, stories, dances, wiggles and more.

Designed to support early brain development, language acquisition, and motor skill growth. Stay after for free play.

• Lawyer in the Law Library is a series of talks about common legal problems. Meeting are on the second Wednesday of each month from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. A lawyer will provide basic information and answer your questions about the topic of the evening. Columbia County Law Library, 270 S. First St., St. Helens. Call 503396-5344 with questions.

• Dementia Support Group meets the second Wednesday Cedar Chips of the month from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. at Garden Avamere Mulch at St. Helens, 2400 Gable Rd. Call 503-366 Firmore & Hemlock 8070 for information.

Cedar Chips • Stay-And-Play Storytime from Bark Dust Mulch 10:30 Garden a.m. – 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. – Fir 2Trailmix p.m. in the Scappoose & Hemlock Library Meeting Room. Young Bark Dust Soil Blendsfor songs, children are invited stories, finger plays, and

•Trailmix Fir Shavings rhymes.

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kids will have time to play with fun toys and interact with each other. This program is geared toward preschool ages, but kids of all ages are welcome to attend.

• Port of Columbia County Board of Commissioners hold meetings at 8:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Port of Columbia County office, 100 E St., Columbia City.

in Warren • Ichabod’s Restaurant: 52049 Columbia River Hwy in Scappoose Organizers are still searching for locations willing to host boxes in Rainier and Clatskanie. To volunteer to host boxes, head over to the ‘Hometown Heroes of Columbia County’ Facebook

page and send a message to Rupe. She said she’ll be happy to hear from you.

“We are grateful for the freedoms we have,” Rupe said. “Thanks to those willing to give so much. Join us in honoring our deployed members of the armed forced by giving back in this simple way.”

• Preschool Storytime at 11:15 a.m. at the St. Helens Library.

Bring your three to five-yearold and their caregivers for stories, songs and dances with scientific inquiry and artistic expression in order to support children’s development and growth.

• River City Singers seeks new members for community chorus, directed by Alice Boyer. First United Methodist Church, 560 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. This is a non-audition choir. For more information call 503-396-0939, or come to any rehearsal.

• Community Meal in the Parish Hall at First Lutheran Church, St. Helens from 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Free dinner. For more details on how to help or volunteer call 503-397-0090.

• ASD Family Support Group meets every first Thursday from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at 52588 NE 2nd St., Scappoose, Oregon. Adults only, no kiddos please Bring a snack to share. Receive support, encouragement and help your family thrive with ASD. For details, contact Sharrie Kreins, at 503-396-3361.

Saturdays • The Ukulele Group meets Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the auditorium in the St. Helens Library. Please call the St. Helens Public Library at 503-397-4544 to register.

• Ukulele Extra Hour – Instruction in Ukulele Topics is an extra hour of instruction and coaching to extend your musical skills on the ukulele.

This is generally scheduled on the second Saturday of each month (check the Library schedule for any specific month) from noon – 1 p.m. at the St. Helens Library.

• The St. Helens Writers’ Guild meets the second Saturday of each month from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. in the Armstrong Room at the St. Helens Library. Open to all writers.

• NAMI Columbia County Support Group, National Alliance on Mental Illness, meets on the second Saturday of every month from 12 p.m.

– 2 p.m. at the Elks Veterans Bunker, 125 S. 13th St., St Helens, Oregon. For more information, contact Judy Thompson, at 503-397-6056, or contact NAMI Oregon, at 503- 230-8009.

• Writers Write. Will be held on the first and third Saturday of each month from 6 p.m.

– 8 p.m. at the St. Helens Library Auditorium. Join your fellow writers in silent word sprints, encourage each other, exchange ideas and write.

Open to writers of all ages, backgrounds, and introvert levels.

Weekly Events Mondays • St. Helens Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. every first and third Monday at the Warren Country Inn. Call 503-3691005 for more information.

• Community Action Team Board of Directors meetings from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the fourth Monday of every month in the CAT boardroom, 125 N. 17th St., St. Helens. No meetings on Monday holidays.

• VFW Post #1440 meets at 7 p.m. every second Monday at the Elks Club. For details, call David Belden at 503-3972147.

• Genial Genealogists meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month in the auditorium at the St. Helens Library.

• Manga/Anime Club meets from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the St. Helens Library. If you enjoy reading manga, watching anime, listening to J-pop or watching K-dramas.

Ages 12 to 18. No meeting on May 27.

• Oregon Hunters Association Columbia County Chapter membership meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the Kozy Korner Restaurant in St. Helens. Come at 6:30 p.m. for some good food and visiting.

• The Greater St. Helens Aquatic District Board Meetings from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month in the Eisenschmidt Pool Basement.

• The Columbia County Fair Board Meetings take place at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of each month in the 4-H

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Thursdays • Kiwanis Club of St. Helens meets at 12 p.m. at the Elks Club. For more information call 503-397-6503.

• The VFW Auxiliary meets the second Thursday of each month at the St. Helens Senior Center at 1 p.m. Call Sherry at 503-397-2147 for more information.

• First Thursday is a monthly community meeting at 7 p.m. with the St. Helens Police Department held on the first Thursday of each month at Columbia Center’s auditorium, 375 S 18th St. in St. Helens.

A new topic is presented at each meeting by a police officer, or police staff, related to community safety, crime prevention, police services, or seasonal-specific safety information. For more details, call 503-397-3333.

• Fiber Fanatics meet Thursdays from 10 a.m. – noon in the Armstrong Room at the St. Helens Library.

Join others who knit, crochet, spin, weave, needle point, cross-stitch, rug hook, and/or embroider in a relaxed setting.

Bring a snack and enjoy conversations.

• Columbia Arts Guild meets Thursdays at 10 a.m. in the auditorium at the St. Helens Library. Bring your own art to work on. All disciplines of art welcome.

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Fridays • Veteran’s Breakfast at the Village Inn in the Banquet Room the first Friday of every month. Doors open at 7 a.m. and the meeting starts at 8 a.m. Guest speakers will discuss topics that are important to local Veterans and their families. All veterans are welcome to attend.

• Little Builders for Preschoolers from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. in the Scappoose Library Meeting Room. Build fun projects using pulleys, cogs, wheels, and Legos and enter the world of STEM for kids. We will explore how things work, build new worlds and have fun too.

• American Legion meet the first Friday of each month at 8 a.m., America’s Best Value Inn, 535 S. Columbia Highway, St. Helens. The meetings are held in the meeting room behind the lounge.

Sundays • Resonate Recovery from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. at 220 S. 1st St, St. Helens. Bible based, Christ-centered spiritual recovery meeting for those struggling with addictions and compulsive behavior.

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Obituaries David Michael “Mike” Shackelford May 13, 1939 ~ Dec. 1, 2019

David “Mike” Shackelford of Warren, Oregon passed away Dec. 1, 2019 at the age of 80. He was born May 13, 1939 in Portland, Oregon to James and Gwen (Blomquist) Shackelford. He attended school and lived in Portland for many years.

Mike served in the United States Army as a paratrooper in the late 1950s before being honorably discharged.

Mike later moved to Warren, Oregon in the early 1990s, he worked many years for Multnomah Plywood in St. Helens, Oregon.

On July 11, 1994 he married Carol Frigaard, together they enjoyed traveling to the beach to go beach combing and taking trips to Eastern Oregon to view the wildlife.

Mike was an avid bowler, with over a 200 average and a perfect game it was something he truly loved doing.

He is survived by his wife Carol Shackelford of Warren, Oregon; his children from his first marriage,

daughter Laurie A. Wild and son Michael P. (Connie) Shackelford all of Portland, Oregon; brothers Jim Shackelford of Portland, Oregon and Larry Shackelford of San Diego, California; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

A viewing will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 at Columbia Funeral Home in St. Helens, Oregon with a graveside service to follow at 2 p.m. at Bethany Memorial Cemetery in Warren, Oregon.

Donations in his name can be made to either the Parkinson’s Foundation or the Alzheimer’s Foundation. Please sign our online guestbook at www.columbiafh.com.

Norman “Mannie” Baer Nov. 15, 1931 ~ Dec. 7, 2019

Norman “Mannie” Baer, 88, of Goble died at home on Dec. 7, 2019. He was born Nov. 15, 1931 in Cincinnati, Arkansas to Roy and Alma (Randolph) Baer.

In 1950 he graduated from Siloam Springs High School where he studied agriculture.

He had been a Columbia County resident since moving to Oregon in 1952. Norman worked in area paper mills for 43 years. In his retirement he worked for the St. Helens Chronicle delivering newspapers and kept busy tending the farm and writing his memoir, Riding on the Wind.

He enjoyed square and round dancing and was a longtime member of dance clubs such as the Rough And Ruffles, Stardust Dancers, Ring and Swing, Trojan Twirlers, R Square D, and

Fireballs.

He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Norman was preceded in death by his wife of 32 years, Evelyn Rosebeary.

He married Barbara Ade January 11, 1986. She survives him at home. He is also

survived by a daughter Myrna (Charles) Rak of Longview; two sons Gregory (Laurie) Baer of Camas and Douglas (Rachel) Baer of Dallas, Oregon; step-children Carol Wilson of St. Helens, Debra (Randy) Cumberland of Graham, Washington, Wendy Jones of Tacoma, Stephen Ade of St. Helens and David Ade of Goble; brothers Doyle Baer of St. Helens and Max Baer of Columbia City; sister Iva Sykes of Kelso; 20+ grandchildren; and 10+ greatgrandchildren.

A graveside service is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, at Bayview Cemetery in Warren.

All are welcome to attend and celebrate Norman’s life. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to St. Helens Senior Center.

Paul James LaFreniere

Nov. 23, 1937 ~ Sept. 18, 2019 Paul James LaFreniere, retired from the Air Force, passed away on Sept. 18, 2019.

Area Churches ST. HELENS

Ascension Evangelical Lutheran Church 1911 Columbia Blvd., 503-312-1072 Pastor Burkhardt Calvary Lutheran Church 58251 Division Rd., St. Helens 503-397-1739 Pastor: Mark Dennis Columbia River Foursquare Church 555 Commons Drive, St. Helens 503-397-0069 Senior Pastor Mike Cooke Christ Episcopal Church 35350 E. Division Rd., St. Helens 503-397-1033 Rev. Jaime Sanders Columbia Christian Center 235 S 15th St., 503-366-8028 Pastor Terry Luttrell St. Helens Community Bible Church 35031 Millard Rd., St. Helens Pastor Max Snook www.sthelensbiblechurch.org Christian Church 185 S. 12th St., St. Helens 503-397-2151 Pastor Justin Bruner First Lutheran Church 360 Wyeth St., 503-397-0090 Interim Pastor Randy Sinn First United Methodist Church 560 Columbia Blvd., 503-397-0061 Pastor Jared Maddox Plymouth Presbyterian Church 2615 Sykes Rd., 503-397-0062 Pastor David Hutchinson St. Frederic Catholic Church 175 S. 13th St., 503-397-0148 Father Nicolaus Marandu The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 2755 Sykes Road, St. Helens St. Helens 1st Ward Bishop Kent Dery 971-225-8727 St. Helens 2nd Ward Bishop Paul Erickson 971-8134000 Scappoose Ward Bishop Lorin Fielding 503-987-2179

Sunset Park Community Church 174 Sunset Blvd, St Helens Pastor Aaron Hiller St. Helens Church of Christ 295 S. 18th St., St. Helens Pastor Ivan Bissell 503-366-0967

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Grace Lutheran Church 51737 Columbia River Hwy., Scappoose 503-543-6555 Joshua Wiley Scappoose Foursquare Church 33404 SW JP West, Scappoose 503-543-5069 Pastor Daniel Schmoll St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church 51555 SW Old Port Rd., Scappoose 503-543-2110 Chuck Wood

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Bethany Lutheran Church 34721 Church Rd., Warren 503-397-2050 Pastor Ingrid Alderhold Grace Baptist Church 58690 Ross Rd., Warren 503-397-0405 Pastor Dean Christensen Warren Baptist Church 56799 Columbia River Highway, 503-397-1005 Pastor Randy Thomas Warren Community Fellowship 56523 Columbia River Highway, 503-397-4387 Pastor Cary Wacker

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Cornerstone Baptist Church 70024 Goble Rd. 360-562-6201 Pastor Fred Mathews

Rainier Community Church of God 321 W C St., Rainier, 503-556-5661 Rainier United Methodist Church Corner of 1st & ‘C’ St., 503-556-3440 Pastor Michele Holloway Riverside Community Church 305 West C Street, Rainier 503-556-1216; Pastor Paul Rice Columbia Bible Church 407 East Second St, Rainier, OR 97016 Heritage Bible Church Rainier Senior Center, 48 W 7th St., Rainier, Oregon 97048

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Nehalem Valley Bible Church 500 North St., 503-429-5378 Pastor Gary Taylor Vernonia Christian Church 410 North St., 503-429-6522 Pastor Sam Hough St. Mary’s Catholic Church 960 Missouri Ave., 503-429-8841 Father Dale Waddil, Father Luan Tran

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Welcome to the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment.

Today: Building a digital defense as you race to finish your holiday shopping.

Today, we have a red alert straight from the big guy at the North Pole – we are just two weeks away from Christmas.

Are you ready?

Online shopping makes it easier and easier for procrastinators to push those deadlines into the danger zone – but we have 12 days of tips to keep you shopping safely, and get you done early.

Day 1 – Don’t go online until you make sure that your computer and your phone are fully up to date. Santa says you should make sure you aren’t susceptible to viruses and malware.

Day 2 – Put the cold freeze on using public WiFi. If you do log on to unsecured wireless networks, you can put your private info out there for any grinch to steal.

Day 3 – Find the perfect whatnot, but the seller requires that you pay using a gift card or wire transfer? Watch out – those are telltale signs of a possible fraud.

Day 4 – Mrs. Claus is a big believer in giving “experiences” over “things”… but if you are thinking of buying tickets to a concert or sporting event for that special someone, make sure you stick with a reputable seller. You might find websites or online marketplaces where people are offering good tickets cheaply, but know that plenty of counterfeiters are ready to cash in on Christmas

at your expense.

Day 5 – Hot toy or blingy bauble sold out everywhere you look? You think you hit the jackpot when you find it on a never-heard-of-before website, and, bonus, it’s cheaper than expected. Sounds great, but be warned – if you stumbled upon a scammer trying to take advantage of your desperation, the only thing that is likely to show up in the mail is a bill.

Day 6 – Pay with a credit card when possible. You will likely have more protections than paying with your debit card or cash.

Day 7 – Time to put your jingle jangle on and buy some gift cards. They are popular options, but watch out for sellers who say they can get you cards below-market value.

Also be wary of buying any card in a store if it looks like the security PIN on the back has been uncovered and recovered. Your best bet is to buy digital gift cards directly from the merchant online.

Day 8 – Stay off you-knowwho’s naughty list by changing your passwords. Yes, they can be difficult to remember, but, no, they shouldn’t all be the same. Make sure you use long and unique passwords for the most important sites – like your email and bank account – and update the others to stronger options frequently.

Day 9 – Tis the season for giving, and it is prime time for charities to ask for money as we get close to the end of the year. Make sure that your donations are going to legitimate

non-profits by doing some basic research. Also keep an eye on how much of your donation goes directly to services – and how much it is gobbled up by admin and overhead costs.

Day 10 – It’s candy cane crunch time, with only a few days left. Don’t let stress drive you to making poor choices.

Fraudsters love using social engineering techniques to trick you into making quick decisions you wouldn’t otherwise make. As the saying goes, if the deal sounds too good to be real, it likely is.

Day 11 – Almost there, and scammers are going down to the wire to make their pitch sound perfect. Beware of unsolicited emails, texts, or social media posts that promise you the chance to purchase that final needed gift. Don’t click on links or attachments no matter how much you want to be done with shopping madness.

Day 12 – You made it with just a few days to spare. We have just one final tip for you before you try to wrap that pile of presents. Spend a few minutes checking your bank and credit card statements for unauthorized transactions. If there’s anything suspicious – make sure you report it right away.

As always, if you have been victimized by a cyber fraud, be sure to report it to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.IC3.gov or call your local FBI office.

Have a great holiday everyone and remember to shop safely.

Applications for Conservation & Recreation Advisory Committee are due Dec. 13 Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 is the deadline to apply for a position on the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee.

To apply for consideration to the advisory committee, review the materials on the Governor’s Boards and Commissions page (https://www. oregon.gov/gov/admin/Pages/ How_To_Apply.aspx).

Please send a completed interest form (https://www. oregon.gov/gov/admin/Documents/2018%20Interest%20 Form.pdf), your resume, and a letter of interest to odfw.ocrf@ state.or.us.

The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund is a new way for Oregonians to support projects that protect and enhance the species and habitats identified in the Oregon Conservation Strategy and create new opportunities for wildlife watching, urban conservation, community science and other wildlife-associated recreation.

The advisory committee will consist of nine Oregonians who will convene to advise the Fish and Wildlife Commission on expenditures related to the Oregon Conservation and Rec-

reation Fund. The Legislature created both the advisory committee and the Conservation and Recreation Fund in House Bill 2829 this year.

For most of our history, ODFW’s work to protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and their habitats has been supported by people who hunt and fish.

This new Conservation and Recreation Fund is an opportunity for all Oregonians to contribute to building a broader conservation legacy for present and future generations.

The legislature set $1 million in General Fund aside for this fund, but ODFW cannot access those state dollars unless the agency and partners raise matching funds of $1 million.

The Department is working

with the Oregon Wildlife Foundation to start this fundraising campaign.

Visit myOWF.org/ocrf to contribute.

Applications can also be sent by mail to Oregon Conservation & Recreation Advisory Committee, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr SE, Salem, OR 97302.

The deadline for applications for positions on this Advisory Committee will be Friday, December 13, 2019.

For more information on the Conservation & Recreation Fund or Advisory Committee, visit https://www.dfw. state.or.us/conservationstrategy/OCRF/ or contact Davia Palmeri, davia.m.palmeri@ state.or.us.

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Young Sheldon (N) (:31) The Unicorn (N) (:01) Mom (N) Carol’s Second Act Evil An insidiously addictive Christmas song. KOIN 6 News at 11 Late Show-Colbert Naked and Afraid “Playing With Fire” Naked and Afraid “Nature’s Evil” (N) Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways (N) (:01) Superstore (N) (:31) Perfect Harmony Christmas With John and Chrissy KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show Country Music: Live at the Ryman Musicians celebrate “Country Music.”

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8 O’Clock News (N) Family Feud Family Feud 10 O’Clock News (N) 11 O’Clock News (N) The Big Bang Theory SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) › “Home Alone 3” (1997) Alex D. Linz, Olek Krupa.

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Dirty Jobs Mike digs through pig carcasses. Dirty Jobs Mike makes yarn from fleece.

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A Classic Christmas Income for your life Hoops Tip-Off College Basketball Syracuse at Georgetown. From Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. College Football NCAA FCS Championship -- Illinois State at North Dakota State. Quarterfinal. (N) (Live) DuckTales (:20) Amphibia Big City Greens Big City Greens Mickey Mouse Big City Greens (N) Bunk’d Coop & Cami Holiday Party Gabby Duran News Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program No More Dentures No More Dentures No More Dentures Impractical Jokers The Misery Index The Misery Index Friends Friends “Pilot” Friends › “Surviving Christmas” (2004, Comedy) Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini. (DVS)

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On Story Focus on Europe GZERO World (10:00) NFL Football Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers. (N) (:25) NFL Football Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys. (N) (Live) College Basketball Oklahoma State at Houston. From Fertitta Center in Houston. (N) (Live) The Herbies (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Stuck in the Middle “Stuck at Christmas” Austin & Ally Austin & Ally K.C. Undercover K.C. Undercover Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Animal Science Paid Program World’s Funniest Moments: Christmas Stellar Tribute to the Holidays Major Crimes “By Any Means: Part 2” (11:00) ››› “I Am Legend” (2007) ››› “Batman Begins” (2005, Action) Christian Bale, Michael Caine. Bruce Wayne becomes Gotham City’s Dark Knight. (DVS)

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

Ken Burns: Country Music “Country Music” by Ken Burns.

Top 12 Greatest Christmas Movie Moments Stellar Tribute to the Holidays The Masked Singer Three celebrities are revealed. (DVS) 10 O’Clock News (N) Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell Boxing Terence Crawford vs. Egidijus Kavaliauskas. From Madison Square Garden in New York. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Just Roll With It Gabby Duran Sydney to the Max Holidays Unwrapped Big City Greens Big City Greens Big City Greens Big City Greens Sydney to the Max Gabby Duran Raven’s Home Just Roll With It 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 “Reckoning” The Listener “The Bank Job” ››› “The LEGO Batman Movie” (2017) Voices of Will Arnett, Michael Cera. (DVS) Dr. Seuss’ Grinch The Elf on the Shelf The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Full Frontal The Misery Index

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Dirty Jobs “Pinsetter Mechanic” Dirty Jobs Installing a lightning rod system.

Dirty Jobs “Exotic Nanny” Dirty Jobs Stand-in fugitive.

Expedition Unknown (11:30) 2019 Presidents Cup Third Round. From the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. (N) (Live) Paid Program Paid Program Grant’s Getaways Straight Talk KGW News at 5 (N) KGW News at 5 (N) (11:30) A Classic Christmas (My Music) Country Music: Live at the Ryman Musicians celebrate “Country Music.”

Growing Bolder’s Launchpad to What’s Next Active lives after retirement.

NewsHour Wk Inside PBC Boxing Whacked Out Sports Paid Program Paid Program ›››› “Terms of Endearment” (1983, Comedy-Drama) Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson.

5 O’Clock News College Basketball Memphis at Tennessee. (N) (Live) College Basketball Georgia Tech at Kentucky. From Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Heisman Trophy Ceremony (N) (Live) Gabby Duran Gabby Duran Liv and Maddie Liv and Maddie L & M: Cali Style Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas Jessie Bunk’d Bunk’d Coop & Cami Raven’s Home Income for your life Paid Program ››› “Van Wilder: Freshman Year” (2009, Comedy) Jonathan Bennett, Kristin Cavallari.

Madam Secretary “The Middle Way” Madam Secretary “Invasive Species” 2 Broke Girls Mike & Molly › “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip” (2015) Jason Lee, Tony Hale. ›› “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” (2009) Voices of Ray Romano. (DVS) ››› “The LEGO Movie” (2014, Children’s) Voices of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell. (DVS)

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Gold Rush: Pay Dirt “Motherlode Mountain” Gold Rush “Washplant Wars” (N) Gold Rush: Pay Dirt (N) Gold Rush “When the Levee Breaks” (N) KGW News at 6 (N) Tonight With Cassidy Inside Edition (N) The Blacklist Liz makes a critical decision.

Dateline NBC (N) Fringe Benefits Nightly Business Rpt. PBS NewsHour (N) 3 Steps to Pain Free Living Exercises to eliminate pain.

What the Durrells Did Next: A Masterpiece Special 6 O’Clock News (N) Family Feud Family Feud WWE Friday Night SmackDown (N Same-day Tape) 10 O’Clock News (N) Friday Night Lights NBA Basketball NBA Basketball Los Angeles Clippers at Minnesota Timberwolves. From the Target Center in Minneapolis. (N) (:05) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (:05) Jessie Sydney to the Max Raven’s Home Holiday Party Sydney to the Max Gabby Duran Bunk’d Coop & Cami Sydney to the Max 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 ››› “I Am Legend” (2007, Science Fiction) Will Smith, Alice Braga. (DVS) (:15) ››› “Thor: Ragnarok” (2017, Action) Chris Hemsworth. Thor must battle the mighty Hulk and the all-powerful Hela. (DVS)

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KOIN 6 News at 11 Late Show-Colbert (:01) Moonshiners “Moonshiners xXxmas” KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show In Their Own Words Queen Elizabeth II’s life.

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Lawn Mowing Services Cut grass, edging, trimming, and clean up. Can do large areas. Call Gene at 503-396-6404.

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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Kell-Clean!!

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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.

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we are LOCAL, serving Columbia County same day service.

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FOR SALE 4 P215-6OR-15 Studded Snowtires mounted on Toyota rims $200 OBO 2 2-ton Jackstrands $12.00 1 set Heavy Duty Car Ramps $15.00 Call 503-3107629

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Fuel & Firewood

Firewood for sale Alder, fir, maple and Cherry. $110 cord you pick up. $185 a cord delivered in Scapppoose / St. Helens area.

503-5433622, Ask for Mike or leave message, No texts.

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Food & Produce

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

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Christmas Trees

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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.

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MILLARD From Page A1 that trail development be included in the proposal, explaining that trail development is within both the options, for either a large or small park, and would give more flexibility for the future.

However, Graichen explained at the December work session that staff went to the site and discovered that trails are already there and therefore putting trails

in did not seem like that honorable of a proposal.

An additional item Graichen brought up at the work session was putting in a parking turnaround area at the end of the access road, which he said would facilitate the use of open space.

It is still undecided what the site will ultimately be, Graichen said.

Both Graichen and Mayor Rick Scholl said they have heard concerns from community members about turning the area into a park, with some community members saying they

believe a park will facilitate nefarious activities. Nothing is set in stone, however, as Graichen explained to the council on Wednesday, and nothing will be set in stone until March, when the development proposal is due.

The council has not yet made any final decisions, and will meet at a later date to discuss additional options.

“I’m going to talk to the grantors, see what we can work out and go back to the council. So what we’re going to do is still a little TBD,” Graichen said.

CASA named #7 in Oregon’s Most Admired Companies in 2019 On Dec. 6, 2019 Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for Children of Multnomah, Washington, and Columbia Counties was named the 7th Most Admired Company (non profit category) in Oregon. This is the organization’s 7th year being honored in the Top 10.

The results come from a survey sent to 6,000 CEOs in Oregon & Southwest Washington. The respondents selected three companies which they most admire in eight industries. Respondents were not required to answer

in all industries —just those they felt comfortable in their knowledge of.

As CASA plans for the future of the agency the primary objective continues to be providing more children and young adults with the benefits of a CASA. This year 567 active CASA volunteers will serve nearly 1,133 children in the foster care system with the ultimate goal of quickly and effectively securing a safe and permanent home for these young people.

“We feel privileged to be

included in this group of incredible Oregon non-profits who represent our state’s impressive array of organizations doing such valuable work,” said Betsy Stark Miller, Executive Director of CASA. If you are interested in learning more about how to become a CASA volunteer, upcoming trainings, or future fundraising events, please contact Anne Marie Johnson, Director of Development and Communications, at 503.988.4170 or ajohnson@ casahelpskids.org.

County seeks input for parks master plan via online survey The Columbia County Parks Advisory Committee is asking residents to provide input on the county’s park system in preparation for updating and streamlining its Parks Master Plan. The county has created a survey, which will be available

through Dec. 31.

Columbia County manages 13 parks and trails that offer a variety of amenities including tent and RV camping, boat launches, trails, picnic facilities and horse corrals. The Advisory Committee is interested in

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learning from park users about which amenities it can improve or add, and which parks should receive additional attention.

The CZ Trail, Camp Wilkerson, Dibblee Beach, Fisher Park and Prescott Beach are just some of the

parks being considered. The committee is looking for ways to improve facilities at these parks such as the addition of more camping and day use facilities, along with increased river and trail access.

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mittee reviews, advises and makes recommendations to parks staff and the Columbia County Board of Commissioners on matters related to the county’s parks and marine facilities. The committee, which meets monthly, is made up of members of

communities from across Columbia County.

The survey is available on the county’s new website at www.columbiacountyor. gov. For further questions about the Parks Master Plan or the survey, contact Lindsay Elder at 503-366-3965.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff, vs. ALAN J. HORTON; MARILYN L. HORTON; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; ATLANTIC CREDIT & FINANCE SPECIAL FINANCE UNIT III, LLC; CAVALRY SPV I, LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF CITIBANK, N.A.; STATE OF OREGON; PARTIES IN POSSESSION Defendants. No. 19CV38819 CIVIIL SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANTS: Alan J. Horton a/k/a Alan Jon Horton and Marilyn Horton a/k/a Marilyn Lou Horton a/k/a Marilyn Lou O’Leary NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! A lawsuit has been started against you in the above-entitled Court by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff. Plaintiff’s claim

is stated in the written Complaint, a copy of which is on file at the Columbia County Courthouse. You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. The object of the complaint is to foreclose a deed of trust dated April 10, 2006 and recorded as Instrument No. 2006-004787 given by Alan J Horton and Marilyn L Horton on property commonly known

as 68890 Wasser Road, Rainier, OR 97048 and legally described as: LYING AND BEING LOCATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, STATE OF OREGON; ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND KNOWN AS: NORTHWEST QUARTER OF NORTHWEST QUARTER AND WEST HALF OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF NORTHWEST QUARTER, ALL IN SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 2 WEST, WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON EXCEPTING THEREFROM TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO COLUMBIA TIMBER COMPANY BY HENRY WASSER IN DEED

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RECORDED IN BOOK 18, PAGE 280, DEED RECORDS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO JACOB ALFRED JACOBSEN BY SARAH E WASSER IN DEED RECORDED FEBRUARY 6, 1931 IN BOOK 52, PAGE 300, DEED RECORDS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM STRIP OF LAND 40 FEET WIDE CONVEYED TO COLUMBIA COUNTY

BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 45, PAGE 3, DEED RECORDS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO REX W BEEMAN

BY ARTHUR A NELSON AND LOUISA NELSON

BY DEED RECORDED MARCH 17, 1950 IN BOOK 106, PAGE 409, DEED RECORDS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON. The complaint seeks to foreclose and terminate all interest of Alan J. Horton a/k/a Alan Jon Horton and Marilyn Horton a/k/a Marilyn Lou Horton a/k/a Marilyn Lou O’Leary and all other interests in the property. The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. The date of first publication of the summons is November 20, 2019. If you are in the active military service of the United States, or believe that you may be

entitled to protection of the SCRA, please contact our office. If you do not contact us, we will report to the court that we do not believe that you are protected under the SCRA. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service online at www.oregonstatebar. org or by calling (503) 684-3763 (in the Portland metropolitan area) or tollfree elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. Attorneys for Plaintiff, SHAPIRO & SUTHERLAND, LLC James A. Craft #090146 (mailto: jcraft@logs.com) 1499 SE Tech Center Place, Suite 255, Vancouver WA 98683 (360) 260-2253; Fax (360) 260-2285.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR PUBLIC NOTICE COLUMBIA RIVER PEOPLE’S THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DEPARTMENT UTILITY DISTRICT PUBLIC HEARING – 2020 BUDGET In the Matter of the Estate of ELIZABETH JANE BIROS, Deceased. Case No. 19PB08566 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of this estate. All persons having claims against

the estate are required to present their claims, with vouchers attached, within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice to the personal representative at 52490 SE 2nd Street, Suite 100, Scappoose, OR 97056, or the claims may be barred.

All persons whose rights

may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative.

DATED and first published, November 27, 2019. Tammy M. Ingraham, Personal Representative.

Tuesday December 17, 2019 6:00 p.m. The Board of Directors for Columbia River PUD will conduct a Public Hearing on December 17, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Room at Columbia River PUD Headquarters in Deer Island, Oregon, to receive public testimony

regarding the proposed 2020 Operating and Capital Budget. Interested parties may get more information by contacting the PUD office, either by telephone or in person.

All interested parties are invited to attend. This meeting is accessible to persons with disabilities.

A request for further accommodations should be made at least 48 hours in advance by contacting the PUD at 397-1844. The PUD Board meetings are conducted pursuant to the public meeting laws of the State of Oregon and anyone wishing to attend is welcome.

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CITY OF ST. HELENS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY OF THE CITY OF ST. HELENS SALE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY In compliance with ORS 221.725, the St. Helens City Council, acting as both the governing body and the Urban Renewal Agency, will conduct a public hearing on December 18, 2019 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the hearing is to

receive public comments on the sale of City-owned property described as an approximate 8.35-acre parcel located in the southeast corner, more-or-less, of the paper mill property at 1400 Kaster Road, the property being located in the St.

Helens Urban Renewal Area.

The proposed use of the property is for an industrial agriculture facility. The purpose of the sale is to promote the expansion of employment opportunities and industrial development in accordance with the

adopted goals of the St. Helens Urban Renewal Plan.

If you wish to submit written comments, please address them as follows: John Walsh, City Administrator City of St. Helens 265 Strand Street, St. Helens, Oregon 97051.

Written comments may be

submitted in advance or at the hearing. If submitted by 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 18, 2019, copies of the comments will be provided to the Council in advance of the hearing. The public hearing will be held in the Council Chambers

at City Hall, 265 Strand Street, Plaza Entrance, St. Helens, OR 97051.

The facility is handicap accessible. If you need special accommodation, please contact City Hall at (503)397-6272, at least 48 hours before the hearing.

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McNulty Water People’s Utility DISTRICT BOARD MEETING NOTICE The McNulty Water People’s Utility District is scheduled to hold a “District Board meeting” on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 7:00 pm. Meeting location: 34240 Millard

Road in Warren, Oregon.

The Public is invited to attend. See more details at http://www.McNultyWater. com. An Executive Board meeting may follow regarding: A. ORS 192.660

(2) (e) to discuss real property matters B. ORS 192.660 (2) (f) to consider information or records exempt by law from public inspection C. ORS 192.660 (2) (h) to consult

with counsel regarding the legal rights and duties of a public body with regard to current litigation or litigation likely to be filled D. ORS 192.660 (2) (a) to consider the employment of

a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent. Pursuant to ORS 192.660 (4), representatives of the news media are specifically directed not to report on any of the

deliberations during the executive session, except to state the general subject of the session as previously announced and described above.

The Public Notice deadline is Fridays by noon. Late submissions are not guaranteed to make it into the paper.

REUNION From Page A1 wanted to find her.

Then, on Sept. 17, 2019, after a lifelong search, a message came via Facebook.

“Hello, my name is Craig Blair,” the message read. “I recently had my DNA analyzed on AncestryDNA and just got my results back.

You were listed at the top as a match for a parent.”

Blair went on to explain when he was born, and that he’d reached out through the Ancestry website but was afraid Tauscher didn’t check it often. So, he’d tracked her Facebook down using a matching picture and hoped she didn’t mind him contacting her there.

“I have been waiting to find my birth mother for a long time. I never expected it would happen as easily as this. I wonder if you have been hoping I would look for you and contact you some day,” the message from Blair read, adding that he still lived in Montana near where he was born.

“Please write back if you would be interested in connecting.”

Tauscher said when she read the message, she was

“on a cloud.” In tears, she responded. “I’ve wanted to contact you for so long. I’m so excited, you have three sisters and a brother.”

A family reunion Blair had known he was adopted since he was very young. He said his parents told him what little they knew about his birth mother, and that she had given him away because she’d wanted him to have a better chance at a life that she couldn’t provide.

Throughout the years, his adoptive mother continued to encourage him to one day look for his birth mother. At first, Blair said it felt like a “really difficult task” because the records were sealed. He knew he needed a lawyer and a valid reason to get the documents opened, and he was overwhelmed with the process and didn’t know where to begin.

“I kept saying to myself time is running out. If she’s still out there – maybe she’s passed away,” Blair said.

Finally, Blair’s adoptive sister gifted him a DNA kit.

“I never thought that when I got the results back that I would have her listed right at the top,” Blair said, before explaining how

he tracked down his birth mother’s Facebook page.

“I noticed that the friend request had been accepted, and then the message started coming through. You know, the little dots going by … she’s writing to me. She’s writing to me now!”

As fun as it was, Blair said it was also overwhelming at first. The same day he found Tauscher, he started getting messages from his sisters, and Tauscher had warned him: “Okay the news is out, they’re going to be contacting you. I hope you’re ready because we’ve been looking for you for such a long time.”

The first phone call came, and they shared their histories with each other.

Blair let Tauscher know that his life had turned out well, he had a family and he was a man of faith. He worked for Youth with a Mission (YWAM) now, a Christian missionary and outreach group, and lived in the next town over from where he was born.

Tauscher told him about his siblings – two halfsisters, and two full siblings she’d had with Blair’s father. The two of them had continued on with their relationship for 12 years before it ended, and Blair’s birth father had since passed.

Finally, Tauscher’s children arranged for her to go and spend a week with Blair in Montana. He stood waiting for her at the airport with a sign that read, “Mom, I’ve been waiting 54 years to meet you!”

Onlookers spotted the sign and gathered around, many of them recording the reunion on the phone, which The Chronicle will share in the online version of this article at thechronicleonline. com.

Tauscher, who had not been allowed to hold Blair as an infant, only wanted to know one thing: “Do I get to hold you?”

Making up for lost time Tauscher said she is grateful to her son’s adoptive parents for giving him a good life, and grateful that he’s always known why she had to give him up.

While they were in Montana, Blair shared his life with her and Tauscher pointed out places she’d known when she was still living there. Blair now worked for YWAM inside the building that used to function as an air force base where his adoptive father worked.

As it turned out, Blair’s birthmother had always had a fascination with the very

house in which Tauscher was born. It was up for sale, so Blair called the realtor and they took a tour.

“Then also discovering that within a block of my house is the home where my great aunt and uncle used to live,” Blair said. “Just having shared the roots of location, to know the same places … I never dreamed that would be the case.”

After that vacation, Blair came to St. Helens for Thanksgiving, where Tauscher and three of his siblings still live. His fourth sibling lives in Scappoose.

They had 22 family members gathered, and they had not seen a group that large gathered in years.

“They hadn’t all gathered together in such a long time, but they gathered together because I came, and I just felt like, you know, wow.

Because of me … ” Blair said. “I got emotional about it in the evening just thinking about it. This is really an amazing and historical time for our family to gather together and to welcome me so openly and lovingly.”

Tauscher agreed. She said she is proud of what her son has become and the life he’s had and feels blessed that they’ve found each other. They talk regularly now, via text, phone

calls and video chats on Tauscher’s iPad, which The Chronicle used to catch up with Blair while Tauscher asked for a tissue to dab away the happy tears lifted at the retelling of their story.

They laugh over how much Blair looks like his siblings, and her, and how obvious it is that they all inherited the same sense of humor.

At the end of our time together, this reporter asked Blair and Tauscher if there was anything else they wanted to talk about … anything they wanted our readers to know about their story that we hadn’t discussed?

“I don’t know how much you readers are …” Blair said, before pausing to regather his thoughts. “In terms of their faith in God, but this is really a God story for me and a testimony of God’s goodness. I think the timing was in God’s perfect timing for me to meet my family, even though it took so many years to find them, and I’m just very thankful for that. I’m thankful that God gave me a family that I can be a blessing to, and that this reunion has in turn been a blessing to all of my mom’s family. That, to me, is really the most important thing about this story.”

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Police Reports The police blotter relates to the public record of incidents as reported by law enforcement agencies.

All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information printed is preliminary and subject to change.

Rainier Police Department November 19 • Several small items that were left at the marina were turned in as found property.

November 21 • An officer received a report of items taken from a parked vehicle.

November 23 • A resident reported items that were taken from their carport.

• Eian Longnecker, 23, of Kelso, was taken into custody on suspicion of DUII. Longnecker was also cited for driving uninsured.

November 26 • Tools were reported as missing from a tool box in the back for a truck.

• A weedeater was reportedly taken from a garage.

• An officer received a report of a stolen purse. The reporting party later called to advise that she found her purse. She had accidentally left it at home.

• Another citizen reported a bicycle and tools taken from a garage.

November 28 • A concerned citizen advised

that a semi-truck was causing a hazard on Highway 30 and that they were concerned it had damaged the solar speed sign.

An officer checked the situation and determined the vehicle was lawfully parked and the sign was not damaged.

• Officers responded to a family disturbance that was determined to be verbal in nature.

Peace was restored.

November 29 • A shoplifter took beef jerky from a local business.

• A citizen reported being defrauded out of a large sum of money. The report was forwarded to the DA’s Office for consideration.

November 30 • Eric Gunnarson, 68, of Clatskanie, was taken into custody on suspicion of DUII.

Open enrollment for health insurance ends Dec. 15 Oregonians who do not get health insurance through their employers and who do not qualify for the Oregon Health Plan have only until Sunday, Dec. 15, at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific) to sign up for coverage and get help paying for the coverage. Get started now by estimating your subsidy and reviewing the plans and prices at OregonHealthCare.gov/windowshop.

“It’s a busy time of year, but don’t wait until the final hours. There are many health plans to choose from and you’re going to want time to shop for the right one,” said Chiqui Flowers,

administrator of the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace. The Marketplace is a part of state government that helps connect Oregonians to coverage. It partners with HealthCare.gov, the website where people apply for federal subsidies.

Throughout Oregon, between seven and 41 plans are available, depending on your county. People who qualify for subsidies can use that financial help on any plan. Last year, 74 percent of Oregonians who enrolled through the Marketplace got subsidies.

The average bottom-line premium for them was $140

per month.

Oregonians will see increased advertising in this final week of enrollment. Video and audio ads on Hulu, Spotify, broadcast TV, and other outlets highlight consumer testimonials and lay out how and why to enroll. Samples are online at http://bit.ly/subsidy-testimonials and http://bit.ly/ coverage-and-subsidies.

To get help filling out the subsidy application and reviewing health plan options, use the directory at OregonHealthCare.gov/gethelp, or call the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace at 1-855-268-3767 (toll-free).

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of which had Broadway theater tickets inside, with one purse containing an extraspecial surprise of extra cash.

Each item was showcased by a volunteer firefighter with CRFR during the auction as they walked the item down the “runway.”

Experiences for sale included a one-hour flying tour of Columbia County donated

by Pacific Industrial Service, Inc., park-hopper tickets for four to Disneyland Park as well as a $100 Southwest Airlines gift certificate donated

by Northwest Plumbing Services and Disneyland Resort, as well as a six-night cabin getaway at Robert’s Roost in Lincoln City, donated by Cyndi Mimnaugh.

There were two new events within the Toy N Joy Auction that were successful and will likely be kept for future auctions, according to Kreutzer. Those were the Green Mountain Grill Raffle and Santa’s Wine Bag. Greg and Lynn Pettit of Warren were the winners of

the Green Mountain Grill Raffle, which was especially fortuitous for the couple, because they were one of the last ticket purchasers.

That item was sponsored by Oregon Meats, and all of the proceeds from that raffle will benefit the Toy N Joy Association, Kreutzer said.

Santa’s Wine Bag also provided participants the opportunity to bid on bottles of wine and sold out quickly, according to Kreutzer.

“Our night was a great success, thanks to our many donors and guests, as well as volunteers who have been working all year long to make this night a success,” Kreutzer said.

From Page A1 Fire Chief Dennis Hoke, who, in keeping with the theme of “A Hometown Heroes Christmas” asked those who were veterans to stand up. He then asked more and more people to stand, including those who volunteered with Toy N Joy, or those who knew a veteran.

At the end, he asked everyone to stand.

“You’re all heroes,” he said.

The live auction then began, with 29 different items or experiences for sale.

Some items for sale included a pan of cinnamon rolls donated by The Cakehouse, a cord of firewood donated by Isaac Reed, a seven-foot-tall Grand Fir predecorated Christmas tree donated by Northwest Plumbing Services and three designer purses, donated by numerous public and private donors, all

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Columbia County schedules public forums, hearing to discuss CC Rider service cuts Columbia County has scheduled a series of public forums to discuss service cuts and possible fare decreases to CC Rider, the county’s transit service.

The forums come before a scheduled formal public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 8, 2020. County residents, transit users, business owners and other stakeholders are encouraged to attend.

Bus runs need to be cut because fares, grants and other income does not cover operating costs. CC Rider receives about $2,523,313 annually in grants, fares and contributions, while current service levels cost $2,837,256 to maintain.

This causes an annual deficit of $313,000.

The failure of the county’s November 2019 ballot measure to form a service district that would have given CC Rider a stable source of funding for operations has also prompted the cuts. CC Rider has already been running on restricted routes because of the lack of funding and debt obligations.

Lines most likely to be impacted by the new reductions include Line 2 to Portland Community College’s Rock Creek campus, and Line 3 Flex (Scappoose, St. Helens and Columbia City), as well as Dial-A-Ride services.

Little to no impact is expected on Line 1 to Portland, Line 5 to Rainier/ Longview and Line 6 to Willow Creek. The weekly

run to Portland medical facilities will also likely not be impacted.

The formal public hearing on Wednesday, January 3 will take place during the board’s weekly meeting, which begins at 10 a.m. in the County Courthouse at 230 Strand St. in St. Helens.

Forums will take place in Scappoose and Rainier on the following dates: Thursday, December 12 1 – 2 p.m.

Scappoose Public Library 52469 SE 2nd St. Scappoose Saturday, December 14 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Rainier Senior Center 48 W 7th St. Rainier

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Clatskanie native publishes third novel CHRISTINE MENGES chronicle2@countrymedia.net

Brian McBride, a 23-yearold Clatskanie native now residing in Santa Rosa, California, has recently published his third novel, “Sons of Slaughter.”

The book, released Nov. 2 and independently published, is available in both Kindle and paperback versions on https://www.amazon.com/ Sons-Slaughter-Brian-McBride/dp/1076488129.

“Sons of Slaughter” takes place in Clatskanie and follows two friends who are facing their separate struggles; Beck who is from an abusive home, and Dean who struggles with mental health issues and is also dealing with an unplanned pregnancy along with his girlfriend, Emilia.

According to the book summary, Beck, while escaping his dangerous home situation, stumbles across his late grandfather’s cabin, long since abandoned in the woods. With his friend, Dean, the two begin to repair it, and discover a lot about themselves in the process.

McBride, who lived in

Clatskanie until he was 16, said inspiration for the story came from his days of growing up in his hometown.

“It was really inspired with the struggles of a small town, struggles I watched people face, but not just the struggles, also the beauties,” McBride said. “Lots of people have skewed perceptions of small towns, the idea is that small towns aren’t the problem, small lives are, that’s what carried this book from beginning to end.”

Themes in the novel center around mental health, family, home, friendship and the struggles individuals face to fight their personal battles, according to McBride.

“What I hope resonates is this idea that our scars are nothing to be ashamed of, and how people around us and our situations try to keep us small, and to really step into living grand, no matter what others may think or feel,” McBride said.

Setting the novel in Clatskanie was in keeping with the theme of “home,” McBride said, because the place is personally significant to him.

“I chose Clatskanie because it seems fitting with

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Clatskanie native Brian McBride stands with his three published works, the foremost book, “Sons of Slaughter” being his most recent one, published this November.

some of the themes the book deals with. For me Clatskanie is that place of home, for myself,” McBride said.

In the 16 years he lived in Clatskanie, McBride said the town made an impact on him. Readers of “Sons of

Slaughter” will come across familiar Clatskanie terms and landmarks, such as “Highway 30” in the book. Those who read McBride’s other books, not set in Clatskanie, might also come across “Fultano’s Pizza,” McBride’s

favorite pizza place.

McBride’s two other books, also independently published, are titled “Love and the Sea and Everything in Between,” published in October of 2018, and “Every Bright and Broken Thing,” published in June of 2019.

McBride has additional projects in the works, such as a four-book young adult fantasy series, the first of which, titled “The Wardens and the Wall between Worlds” will be published sometime during the first half of 2020, according to McBride.

“That one is about a couple of best friends who are in kind of a small town in Washington that has been plagued by mysterious animal attacks. They find out that they’re part of a long line of monster hunters. So lots of monsters, magic and mayhem,” McBride said.

Publishing a plethora of novels is part of McBride’s ongoing momentum, which he said took off after he published his first novel last year. “Sons of Slaughter,” his third book, was the fastest writing process he had ever experienced, McBride said.

“My debut novel took about four years to pub-

lish. This one I started in April and finished in May,” McBride said, at which point the publishing process began, making it so the book was released in November.

“I think just because it was my third novel and I had really developed my own disciplines and skills as a writer.

It’s a lot more nerve-racking the first time,” McBride said.

“By ‘Sons of Slaughter’ I had really discovered a routine that worked for me to stay disciplined and push through until the end.”

McBride has experienced success with his books so far, selling approximately 300 copies of his first two books, and nearly 50 of his current book.

When it comes to publishing, McBride said he prefers independent publishing and will stick with it.

“I’ve watched authors be dropped by publishing houses for weird reasons, so I thought I’d dip my toes in self-publishing. I like to be really on the ground floor of what we try to do, I like to be really hands-on with my stories,” McBride said. “In the foreseeable future, I will continue to pursue independent publishing.”

Clatskanie native awarded Sheriff of the Year On Dec. 4, the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association held its annual awards banquet at the Riverhouse Conference Center in Bend, Oregon. This banquet takes place to recognize individuals throughout the state for outstanding achievements within the past year. The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office had three representatives who were privileged to receive awards.

The highlight of the evening was Sheriff Tim Svenson receiving Sheriff of the Year for 2019. The award,

which signifies exemplary service above and beyond, recognizes Sheriff Svenson’s participation and contributions toward OSSA’s objectives and efforts in 2019. Sheriff Svenson, who is only the fourth Yamhill County Sheriff to receive this award since its inception in 1971, was presented his award with the following passage: Sheriff Svenson recognizes the vital role OSSA plays in the State of Oregon and has stepped up to serve in several areas. Along

with serving as the OSSA Executive Board Secretary, Sheriff Svenson is an active member of several regional, state, and national groups related to public safety, including DPSST’s Telecommunications Policy Committee, Juvenile Issues Policy Workgroup, Opioid Task Force, and the Oregon APCO/NENA Plain Language Workgroup. In addition, he serves on the Jail Command Council and as OJS lead inspector liaison. Sheriff Svenson is also involved in OSSA’s

Awards Committee, LE Responsible Technology Workgroup, and Budget Committee. Sheriff Svenson is always volunteering to assist wherever he can for the OSSA. Sheriff Svenson also directly assisted on the weeklong OSSA Command College, providing exceptional leadership and guidance to our current and future leaders.

Sheriff Svenson is, at the Federal and as OSSA’s direct representative, a member of the Medicaid Task Force on addressing inmate

health care and recidivism.

He is instrumental on the committee to reduce recidivism through continuity of healthcare services for pretrial inmates. Sheriff Svenson is working on the 2020 State Health Improvement Plan as an active committee member on the access to equitable preventive health care priority area. Sheriff Svenson’s work in this area is instrumental in changing how we address inmate wellbeing and prevent recidivism.

Svenson was born and

raised in Clatskanie. While a senior at Clatskanie High School, he became a police cadet with the Clatskanie Police Department, according to his parents John and Lynne Svenson. Following his graduation in 1996, Svenson attended Western Oregon University, and upon graduating in 2000, his career began with the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office. Svenson was elected to Sheriff of Yamhill County in 2014 and is now completing the first year of his second term.

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