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Magruder, Mayo to meet in public forum

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Left: Margaret Magruder. Right: Wayne Mayo

Two candidates for Columbia County Commissioner will face off at a political forum on Oct. 20 in Rainier.

Clatskanie resident Margaret Magruder and Scappoose resident Wayne Mayo will answer questions and give their perspectives on a range of issues at a public forum sponsored by the Rainier Chamber of Commerce.

Mayo and Magruder are vying for the seat vacated by retiring commissioner Earl Fisher.

After a relatively stable sixyear period, voters are replacing two commissioners currently up for re-election. In May, voters ousted incumbent Commissioner Tony Hyde, replacing him with political newcomer, Alex Tardif.

Hyde served as commissioner since 1997.

Magruder and Mayo emerged as the two frontrunners in a field of five candidates that ran for Position One on the May primary ballot. The candidate who receives the majority on the November ballot will become commissioner January 2017.

The Oct. 20 forum will be moderated by Don Patterson, publisher of The Chronicle newspaper. Doors open at 5:30 and the forum begins at 6 p.m in the green building behind Rainier City Hall. The address is 103 West C Street.

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Kimberly J. Brown, also known as Marnie Piper of the Halloweentown films, was the star attraction this past weekend in St. Helens.

St. Helens S Marnie puts a spell on St. Helens Bond Me Won’t change

BY CODY MANN cmann@countrymedia.net

The Spirit of Halloweentown was fully charged when Kimberly J. Brown, also known as Marnie Piper, stepped in front of the crowded plaza in St. Helens to light the big pumpkin. Speaking the magic words of a spell and waving her wand, Brown whisked the enchanted audience back to Halloweentown.

Brown starred in three Halloweentown films, the first of which debuted in 1998. The premise focused on a town where it was Halloween every day of the year and a young girl who discovers she is a witch. St. Helens played the part of Halloweentown in the first film, one of the earliest Disney Channel Original Movies. The films are still widely available.

This was the second year Brown attended the Spirit of Halloweentown event in St. Helens.

“It’s so fun to meet fans of the movie, and some people travel so far to come out here,” Brown said. She said she met fans from as far away as New Jersey and Hawaii in St. Helens.

Greeted by a mob of enthusiastic fans at the pumpkin lighting ceremony, Brown said it was incredibly flattering and humbling to know people still get exited about the films. “I live in Los Angeles and I still get recognized almost every day for the movies, but it’s so fun to come to a place that doesn’t have the entertainment industry so deeply involved in it and see the town and how excited they all get – it’s just incredible,” she said.

Among the duties of her visit, Brown judged the Creatures on

the Catwalk costume contest. “It was amazing,” she said. “There were some amazing costumes and I love that everybody put them together themselves with so much detail.” Brown said her one regret was not having more prizes to give with so many great submissions. In the end, the winner was chosen for detail, inspiration and execution of their costume. Honorable mention was given to a Venus flytrapheaded costume. The runner up was a young boy with a Mad Max-themed character from St. Helens. The big winners were related, a headless horseman child and his dragon-riding mother from LaCenter, Wash.

City Council Keith Locke presented Brown with the key to St. Helens, a ceremonial token decorated with the city’s logo.

Dressed in the regalia of a ship’s

captain, Locke told Brown she was welcome to return to St. Helens whenever she would like.

“Everybody I have presented one to, they just love it, and it’s a big deal to them because it doesn’t happen very often,” Locke said.

“When we have good entertainment out here, we need to reward them and make them ambassadors of the city and make sure they keep coming back.”

Brown said it was enriching on a personal level to see the turnout and reaction from the crowd. “It makes me incredibly happy to make other people happy,” Brown said. “I’ve been acting since I was five and I love it so much, but a huge highlight of doing what I do is having people come up to me so excited – a couple of people have completely burst into tears – it’s so touching.”

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Clatskanie disbands police department, contracts with sheriff’s office

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

The Clatskanie City Council has voted to disband its city police department in favor of contracting law enforcement services with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

The official vote came Wednesday night, Oct. 5, during the regular Clatskanie City Council meeting.

The action followed several months of public discussion and public hearings about the cost of operating the city police department.

During the Oct. 5 meeting in which about 25 people attended, Clatskanie City Manager Greg Hin-

kelman presented a power point slide show detailing the advantages and cost savings of contracting with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office for city law enforcement. Following the presentation, Hinkelman recommended the council approved the contracting out contract.

Council David True voted against the contract plan.

“We didn’t explore any other options,” True said following the council meeting. “I just think we didn’t do our due diligence as a city council.”

True said the contract is a good option, but the council needed to look at retaining the Clatskanie Police Department and funding it in house with a reduced force.

“We will be using city tax money to fund what has even been called a North County Substation and its going to include coverage outside our normal patrol boundaries,” True said.

“We are going to fund a larger area for folks that aren’t paying city taxes and we are also paying for sheriff’s services, so we are paying it twice.”

True said he believes the council’s vote was meant to get rid of the police department because of some issues.

“That’s my personal belief,” he

said. “Whether that’s valid or not I can’t prove it, so there was never any effort to look at other options, even restructuring.

Next Step Hinkelman said the current Clatskanie police officers, a sergeant and patrol officer, will be transferred to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office within the next few weeks. Two sheriff’s deputies will assume patrols in Clatskanie on Nov. 1.

“There will be 97 hours of coverage a week,” Hinkelman said. “With 71 hours of standby a week. The staffing level will be adjusted with what the call level looks like.”

Hinkelman said the stand by provision in the contract allows deputies to answer calls basically 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Cost Savings Hinkelman said the contract also gives the City of Clatskanie cost savings.

“The Sheriff’s contract will cost the city $413,615 this year,” he said.

“So we are looking at a savings of approximately $332,000 per year.”

Hinkelman said that savings would be impacted by the increase in PERS and some one time costs, such

as the transfer cost, $41,790 of sick and vacation time, of the two police department employees.

Hinkelman said the contract provides a significant cost savings for the city and adequate law enforcement services in light of decreasing city revenues to fund the city police department.

Councilor Kathy Engel asked

Hinkelman to see if remaining money in the city’s enterprise zone, she estimated that to be approximately $65,000, could be set aside for a startup to reestablish the city police department and that a portion of the city budget be added to that fund for the next three years if the council ­­­­

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Clatskanie City Manager Greg Hinkelman, far left, presents his report and recommendations to the Clatskanie City Council to disband the city police department in favor of contracting law enforcement services with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

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Local man caught by vigilante sentenced for two sex crimes

BY CODY MANN cmann@countrymedia.net

A man who was arrested for sex crimes after getting caught in a sting operation carried out by a vigilante was sentenced to prison.

Christopher Ross Scheuermann, 28, of St. Helens was charged with communicating with a minor for immoral purposes, a misdemeanor, and felony counts of attempted rape of a child in the second and third degree. He was also charged for driving with a suspended license.

Scheuermann pleaded guilty to communicating with a minor for immoral purposes and possessing depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He was sentenced to 26 months in prison and ordered to register as a sex offender.

Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Scheuermann in Kelso, Wash. after he attempted to make contact with what he believed was a pair of young girls. Upon arriving at their chosen meeting spot, Scheuermann discovered he was tricked. Instead of meeting two underage girls, he was confronted by Kelso resident Curtis Hart.

Hart used the social media application Whisper to fool Scheuermann into believing he was chatting with a 14-yearold girl and a 12-year-old girl.

Whisper allows users to make anonymous posts that may be responded to publicly or privately, with user concealing their identities through aliases.

Hart said he initially posed online as 14-year-old girl, but after Scheuermann exposed his genitals in a photo within their first few messages of their interaction, Hart said he offered to provide an additional

minor, a 12-year-old Thai girl, at Scheuermann’s request. Hart said Scheuermann offered to provide drugs, alcohol and McDonald’s fast food for the meeting. Hart also alleged that Scheuermann wrote the names of the invented girls on his genitals with a ballpoint pen prior to the meeting.

With Scheuermann en route from St. Helens to Kelso, Hart alerted law enforcement and requested their presence for the sting operation he initiated.

Hart said when he confronted Scheuermann he made it clear that there were no girls and that law enforcement had been alerted. Scheuermann attempted to flee back to St. Helens, and Hart said he tried to block Scheuermann’s vehicle with his own, which resulted what Hart described as a very low-speed collision. Scheuermann was stopped and arrested in Kelso a short time later.

The Daily News in Longview, Wash. reported that Scheuermann admitted to coming to Kelso from St. Helens with the intent of having sex with two “girls.” The newspaper said Scheuermann told a deputy he had two phones in his vehicle, a regular-use cell phone and one another for communicating with the minors. While retrieving the two phones from Scheuermann’s vehicle, the deputy also found a box of condoms, according to The Daily News.

This was not Hart’s first attempt to catch a predator. While “trolling” the internet with a friend, Hart said he stumbled upon a disturbing post that inspired him to throw out some bait and try to expose a sexual predator in the community.

Within minutes he had his hooks in a possible offender.

In an odd twist to the story, the person Hart connected with

Belgian Poet Laureate to recite at Deer Island Manor

was a former schoolmate.

The Poet Laureate of Hart arranged to Bruges, Belgium, Marcus meet his target at a Zuishin Cumberlege will be park in his area, claimreading his Shin Buddhist ing the target would Poetry at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 at meet the 14-year-old Deer Island Manor, located at daughter of Curtis 64535 Columbia River HighHart (a fictional person). That incident led to the arrest of Adam Olson, a 36-year-old Castle Rock resident.

Hart said he and a group of friends at the scene convinced Photo courtesy of Curtis Hart Olson to call 911 on A St. Helens man pleaded guilty to sex crimes himself, turning him- involving minors. A vigilante who was masquerWith haunts, thrills and self over to authoriading as a pair of young girls caught Christopher chills, the haunted house Scheuermann, who was sentenced to 26 months ties. Olson recently in prison. is back at Beaver Homes pleaded guilty to Grange. The grange ofcommunication with constantly to keep them from fers children’s games and a minor for immoral being discovered by their loved a toned-down version with purposes and was required to ones or authorities. friendly ghouls for children. register as a sex offender.

The average age at which The haunted house is open Hart said his motivation comes from his desire for a free girls first become victims of prostitution is 12 to 14, acsociety, something important cording to FBI statistics, and to his Libertarian ideals. He human slavery is considered a is pursuing a criminal justice multi-billion dollar criminal indegree at Lower Columbia dustry with millions of victims College and plans to work worldwide. against the human slave trade Hart shared some advice for in the future. He added that parents. “Go through your kids any one of the individuals he phones - do it before it’s too had encountered on Whisper might have been a human slave late - be more thorough then the NSA,” Hart said. “Don’t let trafficker.

The St. Helens City Counyour kids under the age of con“Human trafficking is a cil will meet in a special sent use any app that has instant much bigger problem in our session on Oct. 12 at 5 p.m. messaging capabilities.” Hart area than people realize,” Hart The purpose of the meeting said predators prefer apps such said. is to celebrate the waterfront as Whisper, KIK and Snapchat Citing a video by Tony redevelopment progress in for luring victims.

He encourStiles, the founder of the antian Open House and Celebraaged parents keep children human trafficking organization tion with participating and away from social media apps.

Arrows Foundation, Hart said, “Text your kid if you need them interested citizens. Weather “What would you do if you permitting, the open house to see a silly picture,” he said. knew your kid was going to be kidnapped tomorrow – would you sit there and do nothing, or would stand up and do something – it happens all the time.”

He said human traffickers load their victims up on drugs Household Hazardous and force them into a life of sex Collection slavery, moving them around

way, Deer Island, Ore. This is an open and free event.

Light refreshments will be served. For more information please contact Diane Dunn at Deer Island Manor at 503397-3331.

Haunted house opens in Beaver Homes 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays as well as Oct. 31. Admission is $6 with discounts for children and seniors/military. From Highway 30 turn on Nicolai Road at Goble and follow the signs.

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will be held on the City’s Veneer property located off of Cowlitz and Strand Streets. More information is available at http://www.ci.sthelens.or.us/planning/page/ waterfront-redevelopmentproject for project information and updates.

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St. Helens Credit Union employees spent monday preparing toiletry bags for the homeless.

For all other materials and liquids in containers larger than 5 gallons: Call Graham Gadzia of Clean Harbors at least 2 weeks prior to event at (206)-900-3930) for appointment.

Commercial Generators—CONTACT Graham Gadzia (206)-900-3930) for appt.

CU employees spend holiday helping homeless About 80 employees of St. Helens Credit Union gathered at the St. Helens Armory on Columbus Day to contribute time and energy to helping the homeless. They assembled bags of common toiletries to be handed out by members of Community Action Team to the homeless population of Columbia County. “We’d like to thank St. Helens Community employees for helping us help others,” said Martha Olmstead, program coordinator for CAT. Employees from SHCU filled Ziploc bags with shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, shaving cream and razors; even including chap stick. CAT will hand out the bags to homeless residents who come into the St. Helens office.

Olmstead said her office sees 20 to 30 homeless people a

week. “They come to our office asking for toilet paper,” she explained. They don’t have the resources to buy it. Employees prepared separate bags for men and women.

SHCU’s Vice President of Marketing, Ryann Weaver, said the credit union approached CAT looking for a way to help.

CAT worked up a list of helpful items a homeless person might need and provided a list.

Weaver said they approached vendors to provide the products, which SHCU purchased, to make up the kits. In all, the crew made up about 300 kits.

“This is something we need all the time,” Olmstead said.

She hopes this can become an annual event. “ This is the first time we’ve supported CAT at this level,” said Weaver.

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Scary clown fears reach Columbia County Fire district seeks

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

Stories of scary clowns have been popping up all over the past week, and now Columbia County joins the communities on the watch for the spooky suspects.

St. Helens School District sent a message to parents in the wake of rumors about clowns making threats against students and staff.

Superintendent Scot Stockwell said in the message to parents, “This is a social media generated rumor that started in August in South Carolina.

The rumor is about individuals dressed as clowns coming to local schools to harm students.

This rumor has surfaced across the country, mostly due to people reposting or sharing previous posts. We are working with our law enforcement partners to monitor this issue locally and nationwide… If you see something, report it, don’t spread it. Report your concerns immediately to law enforcement or your school administration. Your concerns will be taken seriously and handled promptly. We all have a role to play in keeping our communities safe. See it.

Report it. Don’t spread it.”

St. Helens School District gave the following suggestions: • Reinforce that adults will do everything possible to keep them safe.

• Encourage your child to report their concerns to an adult. If they see suspicious behavior, report it.

• Listen to their concerns and ease their fears with facts and empathy.

• Look to trusted sources for information that is reliable.

Social media is not the best source of information.

St. Helens Chief of Police Terry said there have been no threats made locally.

Following rumors of threats to the school, administrators at Rainier Jr./Sr. High School gave all students a letter and made phone calls to all families and staff in the district concerning a heightened awareness of the scary clowns issues in Columbia County.

“We were learning that some people thought this might be real and that the clowns would show up at the school,” Rainier Jr./Sr. High School Co-Principal Melissa Sandven said. “We wanted to reassure everyone that school was safe and there was no compelling evidence of any threat.”

Sandven wrote the letter given to students and parents that includes a statement from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, which reads: “There have been concerned individuals in Columbia County and surrounding areas about a possible attack on our

schools by scary clowns. Our office has looked into these threats and have, at this time, determined that the threats are not credible in our County.

We will continue to monitor the rumors fomented on social media to ensure that everything possible is being done to look into these threats and determine their credibility, but we have no indication at this time that such threats are real in our County.”

The Rainier school administration letter reads: “Some of you may have heard the stories about the scary clowns that have been in the news and have gone viral on social media. Our administration and local law enforcement agencies are aware of the rumors and are working to de-escalate them. These reports have been investigated by law enforcement and school district officials around the state and it has been verified that theses stories are “pranks” as a response to a national viral story that has recently become local. This is another example of why we need to teach our students that much information available on the internet has no factual foundation.”

The school administration letter continues: “Rainier School District takes student safety very seriously. If you see any suspicious activity in our community, please contact the local police.

Emphasize with your children that these stories are rumors, and that responding to, or starting social media posts, will only perpetuate those rumors.”

Clatskanie’s interim police chief Stan Grubbs said there have been two isolated incidents involving local students and the scary clowns issue.

“One student sent another student inappropriate messages through social media which included a picture of bloody knife,” Grubbs said. “The recipient was very assertive to the sender saying it was not appropriate.” Grubbs said the messaging was not deemed to be criminal in nature.

“These are students using very poor judgment and improper use of social media,” he said. Grubbs said the scary crowns issue illustrates how quickly rumors and misinformation can spread across social media.

“Theses type of incidents take a life of their own when they are given that attention,” he said. “This is a nationwide issue. It is one that law enforcement is taking notice of.” Grubbs recommends people concerned about the scary clowns issue be aware of their surroundings and people around them.

“If you feel threatened and you are in a position to take appropriate action, call 911.”

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Scales transported comoftowhat towill be kanie Police (ROP), and their partner, the They are for forced inclusion, commissioner let usappeared know you ties your handsDepartment and leaves your to the Columbia County Jailparticipate methamphetamine, which responded to 113more otherquescalls Columbia County Coalition for which of course is anti personal Wayne Mayo is running and for additional constituents with whereCommissioner he was booked and information. was found in the parking lot. tions during theanswers. past two weeks.

Human Dignity recently reared choice, and they use the word for County and than their ugly heads in St. Helens, democracy every chance they is passionate about Columbia Donna Nyberg, Chair I urge you to reconsider spreading their idiotic lies. get even though we are a County. He was raised here and Columbia County Demo- your decision. Parents/GuardThey had a meeting the republic, and their end goal is this is where he has raised his cratic Central Committee ians expect you to honor their other day at the Soil and Water sustained social political power. seven children, all of whom (CCDCC) legal right and responsibility to Conservation building on They are not “inclusive” either; contribute to their communities guide and direct the health care Millard Road and they had just have your own opinion and and support their dad in any To Scappoose School District decisions of their children. previously appeared at the see if they let you stay at their way they can.

Superintendent Board Lori Porter Clatskanie Rural Fire just south of theand Boise mill CCMH. Commissioners meeting to meeting, if you can pass the He knows every District town, report Members Beaverton Protection property.

It appears that 5/28/15 Brush, bark oppose the 2nd Amendment vetting process to get in in the every parkFrom and every road.

He Iaam thatdelibyou May 23 through fireunderstand was set either dust fire: S. Columbia Preservation Ordinance that we first place. also knows andClatskanie treasures RFPD the recently voted to approve locatCan’tSt. Afford June 2, erately or accidentally on River We Highway, Helens submitted. At their meeting, my These people are probably C-Z Trail where he his wife ing the a Public FoundaMagruder responded to and 11 calls for smallHealth wood dock by an ThisMargaret was a small 2 foot by sources tell me that they took taking our taxpayer dollars to Susan medical have ridden their bikes (TPHFCC) School-Based Our barkdust County isfire theoutmost assistance, 3 fire- tionunknown person.

The fire 2 foot pictures of everyone’s license help steal your rights. They from end to end.

(SBHC) country in Oregon due related calls, and answered 5Health wasCenter extremely smallonand did indebted side of the Best Western plates, had security that tried to either have not learned from Butother mostly he for knows the Scappoose School District toHotel. failedProbably policies, started risky failed calls service. not cause any appreciable by intimidate, told everyone that if history, don’t know history, or people! Whether South property theThe use government May 27,it’s there was an il- (SDD) damage to thewith dock. a discarded investments, cigarette butt.and they were unruly they would be don’t care, which makes them County, North County or Mid of afire $60,000 “planningwith grant” let’s face it poor leadership. legal burn reported. was consistent a No spread to structures or escorted out, spread propaeither ignorant or evil and their County, he’ll make this happen.

What haveand weno gotten for all Mayrepresent 28, therethem was aallmo- to help cigarette-caused fire. A vehicles injuries. ganda and lies about Patriots, ideology is Dangerous. equally.

Parents’ in Education is this 5/30/15 debt? We have tofire: pay a tor vehicle crash. small,Rights unauthorized campfire Structure and filmed the people without Be aware of these wolves If you May know30, Wayne, you a hearing many parents and levy to keep our jail Road, open and there was ring from was also located near 29451 Old Rainier their permission. What are they in sheep’s clothing, they want know he’s a common who expressing county roads in poor structure fire onguy Oldwho Rainier guardians the dock andare was still warm our Rainier.

This wasare a signifiafraid of? When you practice Columbia County to be like goes toRoad. work every day. He concern aboutthe condition and getting worse fromand priorfrustration use. Contact cant structure fire involving deceit, it makes you paranoid.

Portland and there is not a lie comes home thisPort sudden Scappoose School year.

Maytired 31, and thereusually was an of St. Helens for further every a metal barn, approximately I read the paperwork that they won’t tell to get there. late. He’s proud of The the local (SSB) decision.

Ms. Magruder hasbarn been a illegal burn. homeownerBoard information.

40x50 in size. The was this groups put out and some In liberty, contracting businessthe thatfire. he’s It is5/28/15 important to notefire: that member the county’s budget extinguished Structure used forof raising chickens of it had just enough truth in it Chris Brumbles nurtured over a 30-year period.

Oregon SBHCs St., operate like committee for wellincluding over thir735 Matzen St. Helens. (chicks), storage that the average person would Columbia County Coordi- He’s also proud of hisRiver manyFire anyThis othercame clinicinwhich follows teen years.

She Camaro, has had ample Columbia as a structure a 1978 Chevy and not know that it is propaganda nator loyal customers callreport him HIPAA lawswas andactually also thea Orto affect positive and who Rescue fire but stove opportunities legal marijuana growing. and is far from the truth. I will Oath Keepers and OFF for repeatThere business. knows Health ‘Minor change and of help was He a 78% emer- egon issue.

TheAuthority’s residents had The cause thethe firecounty was get only address a couple of the lies Oregon POC, Oath Keepers how togency run a medical businessrate andfor how Access and Consent its financial in order, all Rights: started the stove cleaningto assigned tohouse a heating lampbut that were told at the meeting to manage Health Care’ 109.640; has failed. should callshis thismoney. past week. cycle and (ORS this caused a good she system used toWhy incubate andwe you at this time our mother’s Berg for allfor your help. as most of the(nana’s) lies, house Magruder Wayne5/25/15 has taken no 109.675), would reward poor past performance Dumpster/outside deal ofand smoke andleaving fumes warm the chicks.

There was on May 23.were Special Tom & Claire Wilcox I’m sure people knew lies.thanks commissioner donations industry, tradeland youdue (SSB) to know and give Ms. Magruder the fire:from On Port-managed to aunable stove that had not no extension to the home ke to thank to Sheriff Goodwin; Tom & Kelly The crowd was told that they you will Margaret Magruder will get Wilcox groupsatorend large is touching opportunity to increase debt of corporations.

Railroad Avenue, whobeen cleanedstudents, recently. what All that is located close by.our Loss Rescue foreverpreviously in our hearts our for votes for Columbia Matt & Amanda hadcrews securitybebecause County Wilcox The reason is simple; does inserted or injected by a County ComSt. Helens.

Thishewas a fire is being residents evacuated and is making assignedher at about $20,000 to a fire outKeepers saving her life, also to Nick Oath had damaged Commissioner. We know the Rainier not want be obligated to intothere students what is being needdepending new ideas on to a small dock moored wereorno injuries.

This missioner. but may beWe more their cars and sliced their tires. crucial role that team decisionanyoneinexcept the peopleBay he area ingested, prescribed, recom-by and a new direction and that’s the Scappoose a group home operated on insurance estimates.

That is a total black lie… making skills, hard work, serves. According to State mended or referred to students why I am voting for Wayne Oath Keepers protect people’s listening skills, and common election records, in this year’s while at school.

Mayo. at the will Johnplay Kleger primary place shows.

Ralph Kleger, coon the road and boards over theand grade. The car was driven

by Oliver property, they don’t destroy it; sense, or station lack thereof, election he spent $400 Oregon school Brian Rosenthal operative observer for the U.S. weather bureau, reports that Schnoover and with him in the front seat were his brother, we stand for this Country, our in a well-functioning Board of compared to his opponent’s superintendents are required Scappoose the mean temperature for the month He’s was 54.13 Emily Mustola. community and our founding Commissioners. $15,900. frugaldegrees with hiswhile by Martin statute and (ORS 322.072) to The driver received a dislocated the maximum temperature was 78 (on May 20th) and the shoulder and severe abrasions of the and scalp.are Martin documents; we defend the DecIn the end, this is not a money and will be the same serve the residents of their Weface deplorables fed up minimum was 33 (on Maywith 24th). total rainfall Schnoover, who was transported to Emanuel Hospital in Berlaration of Independence, the political job but a managerial theThe County’s money.was .53 district and making health care After reading David inches. Eighteen wereyou clear, Portlandforonstudents Sundayiswas seriously injured a I er from Clatskanie’s Past...LibConstitution everyone’s one. Controversy is rarely days the of the month If elected, willseven find partly decisions notthe mostnstein’s letter to thewith editor and six cloudy. TheWayne heaviest rainfall knee tornhired loose the kneewasn’t dislocated, serious erty, and our REPUBLIC. They friend of cloudy good county goverto be clearoccurred thinking,on why youcap were orand elected. sure who he head was speakthe 16th and 17th. a light frost onpersonable the 2nd of the The lacerations, thequestion bones ofis:the forehead exposed withmean claim that we invade counties nance. Commissioners mustThere be was straight forward, bottom-line ing of.being These are all the month and farand more unusual killing frost on the 24th.

The Once the dropped brow wasofflacerated. received bad face egon and intimidate. Another lie, able to work together reach anda very approachable.

You’ll at school,Emily are Mustola and vicious remarks that Hillprevailing wind of the month was from the northwest. and head injuries, the skin and flesh being badly scraped More sheep have arrived in St. Helens the past week to be by the hard surface of the highway. The passengers in the pastured on Columbia County cutover land. Approximately back seat had lesser injuries; the group was brought in to ions to Mrs. 16,000 sheep from east of the mountains are now crazing in the Clatskanie Hospital where they were cared for. With the Route 1, the county. Kenneth C. Miller, S. P. & S. agricultural agent, exception of Martin Schnoover all were dismissed during the o was recently and four sheepmen were in town Tuesday conferring with W. night from the hospital. ificate of T. Evenson relative to placing some on the Benson Timber The drum and bugle corps, sponsored by the American ment by Better Company holdings.

Legion left this morning on the train for Portland where they rdens for her Arvid Mattson, who is charged with assault with intent to will compete and march in the floral parade this afternoon. ke. The certifikill, following the shootings of Sergeant Kenneth Healea and The boys will be taken to the Multnomah Hotel for lunch ngs national Cal E. Throne, state officers at Astoria, about three weeks at noon and to dress for the parade. They go by bus to the Mrs. Sirnio is ago, will enter a defense pleading insanity, according to stadium where the paraders assemble. A large number r Homes and word from Astoria. of parents and friends planned to accompany the boys to o distinguished Deliveries of fish at Astoria showed a big increase Portland on the train. The S. P. & S made a special round pass its testing Wednesday, indicating that the June run of Chinook as trip rate of $1.30 for adults and half fare for children with a for dependstarted entering the Columbia. Fishermen operating near the three-day return limit. nce of taste mouth of the river were getting between 400 and 500 pounds The national convention of the Finnish Apostolic Lutherfulness. Mrs. per boat. an Church will be held in Clatskanie this coming week with follows: Disaster threatened the big Benson Timber Company log sessions beginning Sunday morning at 10 a.m. and closing Mrs. Anna Sirnio Cake raft late Sunday near Astoria when the towing drum on the Thursday evening. Four years ago the convention was also ening; 1 ½ cups sugar; 4 egg yolks, beaten; tug Roosevelt, which was to take the raft to San Diego, was held here and brought together a large gathering from the te; 3 tablespoons hot water; 1 cup milk; 1 tsp. disabled soon after the tug had crossed out from the river Midwest and the West. At that time on Sunday noon 2600 ; ¼ tsp. salt and 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten. entrance. After six hours work assisted by another tug, the were fed at the meeting and a crowd of almost equal size er until soft, then gradually add the sugar and Roosevelt returned to the river and the raft was beached near is expected this year. All sessions will be held in the high ming until smooth. Add the egg yolks, which Flavel. Repairs are now being completed on the tug’s towing school gymnasium. A cookhouse 16 by 16 ft. has been en until thick and lemon colored. Stir in the engine and the raft is now expected to be on its way safely erected near the building and the basement of the school will ch has been mixed to a smooth past in the hot by the middle of next week. It contains about 5,000,000 feet be used as a dining room. Three meals will be served daily e the milk and vanilla (combined) with the of logs. Two river channel buoys were carried away by the during the convention. There will be three services held s been sifted with the baking powder and salt, towline as it drifted about the channel. Both were recovered each day with the time at 10 a.m., 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. The ghly after each addition. Fold in the stiffly and replaced the day following. evening service will be mostly in the English language and ites. Place in 2 greased and floured 9-inch A near tragedy occurred last Saturday night when several the townspeople and those of the surrounding territory are ke in a moderate oven (350 to 375 degrees) young people were badly injured in an auto accident near the cordially invited to attend. inutes. Cool and ice with 7-minute icing and Karvonen home. The group, which included Emily Mustola, Hope all is well with you and yours, write soon! oconut.

Cora Draper, Elsie Hill, Walter Daly of Clatskanie, and Love, was kind enough to share her recipe at a Frances Hill, Martin and Oliver Schnoover of Kalama went Alice meeting; I am so excited to give it a try! for a ride and failed to make the curve at the scene of the ot only a cool month, but it was also a month accident. The car skidded some distance before turning over (In last week’s edition we had the incorrect year listed for l, the report of Clatskanie’s new weather on the highway. Several of the occupants were thrown out Dear Sally, the year should have been 1989.)

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Supports Magruder for commissioner There is one candidate who has the right qualifications and the right temperament to help lead Columbia County into the future - Margaret Magruder.

Except for her years earning a bachelor’s degree at Willamette University and a master’s degree at Syracuse University, Margaret is a lifelong Columbia County resident and a third generation farmer.

For the past 20 years, she has served as coordinator of the Lower Columbia Watershed Council, working with industry, property owners, state and federal agencies to accomplish environmental restoration throughout the county, and still keep jobs.

Her leadership and understanding of local government has been proven through her service on the 6J School Board, the Columbia County Budget Committee, the Citizens Planning Advisory Committee, and the Democratic Central Committee. Her innovative, environmentallyfriendly wool insulation manufactured in Rainier is proof of her business acumen.

For years she has worked collaboratively with others to accomplish good things for her community, county and state. Margaret Magruder’s education, experience, and temperament are exactly what Columbia County needs right now.

Join me in voting for Magruder for Columbia County Commissioner in November.

Janet Willey Clatskanie

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Letters, Continued Mathers for PUD board We have known Rob Mathers for 15 years. As our neighbor, he proved himself, over the years, to be dependable, conscientious and hard working. He enjoys meeting people and truly makes an effort to understand their work and their point of view. He’s a “people” person, facilitating the connections between people has been a strong part of his professional and private life. The desire to be of service to others is a characteristic he has shown in his consistent willingness to volunteer his help, without a spotlight to draw attention to a problem or himself.

We believe that the CRPUD would be enabled to move forward, and continue to provide affordable, reliable service with his presence on the board. We fully support and endorse him as a candidate for Director-Subdivision

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Michael Curry and Julia Hannegan Scappoose

St. Helens Police Department Sept. 28 – Officers responded to a motor vehicle crash in the intersection of Plymouth Street and South

15th Street.

Sept. 29 – Louis Keeler,

55, of Longview, Wash. was arrested on two outstanding warrants out of Columbia County Circuit Court and Washington State in the 66000 block Bishop Creek Road, Deer Island. Keeler

was further charged with unlawful possession of

methamphetamine.

Sept. 29 – A person struck and injured a deer near the 58000 block of Old Portland

Road while driving his 2006 Toyota Tacoma. There were no human injuries but the deer had to be dispatched due to the severity of its injuries.

Oct. 1 – Michael Thompson, 39, of Scappoose was stopped for a traffic violation at the Chevron station located at 115 N. Columbia River Highway. He was later arrested for unlawful possession of methamphetamine and a probation violation detainer.

Oct. 1 – A person reported that a rock was used to damage their car in the 200 block of South 18th Street.

Oct. 1 – Durell Gearhart,

No justification for police dept.

The two elections before purchasing our home residents of Columbia City voted down the proposed police levies. It took nearly seven months to remodel our new home and the night I finished Mayor Young proposed a third levy at which time I politely voiced concern that the city’s tax base was neither large enough or diverse enough to justify a levy.

It’s been five years and Columbia City, unlike those cities on their comparison list such as Gold Beach and John Day, still does not have a bank, motel, restaurant, hospital, fire department or even its own school district to justify having a police department. And like

many other municipalities, Columbia City is using household median income comparisons that overstate household incomes of residents to justify their increased expenditures.

In addition to having degrees in business management and accounting, after college I worked as a purchasing agent/accounts payable for the State of Oregon and I am use to comparing apples to apples when negotiating million dollar contracts for goods and services. Comparing Columbia City to towns with full services is bad enough, but overstating my household income to justify their agenda burns my ass. Without a bridge connecting Columbia County to Interstate 5 growth will never come and the city council best stop living in fantasyland.

Joe Turner Columbia City

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Obituaries Jo Ann Billings February 5, 1931 ~ September 18, 2016 Jo Ann Billings passed away peacefully, at the age of 85, at the Hospice Care Center in Longview, Wash., on Sept. 18, 2016, with family present.

She was born Feb. 5, 1931, in Artesia, Calif., to George and Mildred (Turner) Hudson. Her parents later divorced, and in 1941, she moved to Bachelor Flat, Oregon, with her mother, stepfather, Firman Weatherby, her sister LaVerne, stepsisters Firmaline and Dora Lou Weatherby. A brother, Mike Weatherby, was born after moving to Oregon. Jo Ann attended Bachelor Flat School and St. Helens High School until her junior year, when the family moved to Goble, Ore., where she attended Rainier High School, until she graduated in 1949.

In 1948, she married Allan Jones and they had four children together: David Jones (Katie), of St. Helens, Ore., Beth Kennedy (Mike), of St. Helens, Ore., Harvey Jones, of North Plains, Ore., and Amy Hewitt (Jason), of North Plains, Ore. She has several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her first marriage ended in divorce.

She married Francis Bill-

ings in 1977, of North Plains, Ore., and was married to him until his death in January 2012.

Throughout her life, Jo Ann enjoyed many hobbies, including Square Dancing, gardening and traveling from Mexico, The Grand Canyon, Alaska and on to Hawaii. Her family was a priority to her and she loved a party with her children and grandchildren. When at home, she listened to classic rock & roll and country music, the louder, the better. She would joyfully break into song often and always would call the children or grandchildren on their birthdays to sing happy birthday. The finest dining spot of any town was anyplace that sold chocolate ice cream. She felt very lucky to

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have never met a calorie she didn’t like.

Jo Ann was a waitress, a Foster Parent, a Kindergarten teacher, and a Registered Nurse; who opened her home and heart to many children over the years, but her favorite title was being “Nona” to the grandchildren and great grandchildren.

In 2013, she moved in with her daughter, Beth, after a house fire and lived with her until a brief illness took her.

She was preceded in death by: her parents; her sister, LaVerne Marshall; her brother, Michael Weatherby; a grandson, Henry Jones and a great grandson, Patrick Kennedy.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Columbia River Foursquare Church, 555 Commons Drive, in St. Helens, Ore. (near the DMV). The family suggests memorial contributions to Hospice Care Center in Longview, Wash., or to OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting) in lieu of flowers.

Groulx Family Mortuary, in Rainier, is handling arrangements.

Cedric LeRoy Olsen January 30, 1924 ~ October 6, 2016 Cedric LeRoy Olsen was born January 30, 1924, in Whiterocks, on the Ute Indian Reservation, near Vernal, Utah. He passed away on Oct. 6, 2016, in an assisted living facility in Vancouver, Wash., at the age of 92.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara and his sons, Harold (Donna) and Brad (Linda). In addition, he is survived by his sister, Lola Hill, three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, two step grandchildren, six step great-grandchildren, two step great-great-grandchildren.

When he was two years old, Cedric’s family moved to Vernal, where he attended school through his junior year in high school. At that time he moved to Rainier, Oregon with the Johnstun family. His parents and siblings soon followed, and Cedric joined them in St. Helens, Oregon where he

graduated from high school.

As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Cedric attended church in St. Helens.

There he met Barbara Neer Heimuller whom he married in the Salt Lake Temple on Nov. 18, 1942.

When World War II broke out, Cedric joined the U.S. Army. He was honorably discharged on March 6, 1946, and moved to Warren,

Oregon. After a few short jobs, he went to work for PGE from which he eventually retired. During his lifetime, Cedric was active in community affairs, serving on the Warren School Board, local Boy Scout troops, and the Columbia Vector Control Board of Trusties. However, his primary interest was raising his family. He loved to take them hunting, fishing and camping. He also maintained a strong faith and belief in Jesus Christ and served faithfully in many positions in his church.

A funeral was held at the LDS Church in St. Helens on Oct. 12, 2016. Interment followed at Columbia Memorial Gardens. Donations may be made in his name to Community Hospice, NE 134th Street, Vancouver, WA 98686. Please sign our online guestbook at www. columbiafh.com.

Archie Dwight Lapping June 26, 1933 ~ October 2, 2016 Archie Lapping passed away on October 2, 2016, he was 83 years old. He was born in St. Helens, to Walter and Frances Lapping. Art joined the Merchant Marines at a young age, and then came back to St. Helens where he married his wife, Donna Russell in 1955.

Archie and Donna raised all of their children in St. Helens while he worked for Crown Zellerbach for many years; retiring when the Scappoose boom closed down. Afterwards, Archie and Donna established their own business within

the St. Helens community, Waterbed Base.

Archie loved to race his car at the old fairgrounds (#60); he loved to fish, hunt, dig for razor clams, and go mushroom picking. He enjoyed gardening, woodworking, and spending time with his children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, especially if it meant playing a game of cards and winning. He had many friends all over town and he had a great, booming laugh that will be missed.

Archie is remembered by his daughters: Vicki

(Pete) Krenz, Patricia (Dennis) Williams, Jacqueline (Don) Melcher, and Catherine (Bob) Hamilton, as well as 10 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren and siblings, Donna Jean Heikkila, Lester (Louise) Lapping, and Darlene (Don) Burnett.

He was preceded in death by: his wife, Donna; daughter, Francie; father, Walter; mother, Frances; brothers, Sonny and Jim and by his sister, Delores.

A family graveside service will be held at a later date.

Pastor Charles R. Paulson July 20, 1933 ~ October 4, 2016 Pastor Charles R. Paulson, age 83, of Lake Oswego, Ore., departed this life to be face to face with the Lord on Tuesday evening Oct. 4, 2016, at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Ore. Charles was born July 20, 1933, in Minneapolis, Minn., and served as Pastor of Lutheran Churches in Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon and Idaho. He was Pastor of First Lutheran Church in St.

Helens, Ore., from 1964 to 1974.

Charles was preceded in death by his wife of sixty years, Arlene Paulson.

He is survived by: two sons and one daughter, their spouses, and three grandchildren – son, LTC (ret) John Paulson (Janet), daughter, Julie, son, CPT John Paulson (Kirsten); Mark Paulson (Sonoko); Susan and daughter Sophie. He is also survived

E. LeAnn Trunnell January 5, 1962 ~ October 5, 2016 E. LeAnn Trunnell was born Jan. 5, 1962, in Granite City, Ill. She passed away on Oct. 5 in St. Helens, Ore.

A service was held on Oct. 10, at Columbia Funeral Home, in St. Helens.

by his sister, Betty Thompson, of Minneapolis.

He dedicated his life to studying and preaching the Bible. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Funeral Services will be held at Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls, Minn., at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. Online condolences may be sent to: www.olsonfuneralhome.com

decides to make that move.

Clatskanie resident Roy Tuomy said he came to the city council session to learn more about the police services future.

“I know it has to be costeffective,” he said. “But can the deputies provide coverage for us? There probably will be some holes in the coverage.

We do need police protection.

I don’t know all the facts. I want to find out what’s going down, not just what I read in the paper or what I hear about this.”

“I don’t want the city to combine with the sheriff’s office, that’s for sure,” Stephanie Gibbens, of Clatskanie,

said before the council meeting. “The sheriff doesn’t cover our area. We need to retain our police department just for the safety of our town.”

Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson told the city council the purpose of his office is to provide service to the whole county.

“Whether you contract with us or not, our goal is public safety,” he said. “We want this contract to be successful.”

Dickerson told The Chief his office doesn’t have an agenda with the Clatskanie contract other than to offer help to the city.

“If the city reaches out to us and says they want the help, we are willing to give the help,” he said. “But if the citizens decide they are not getting the services that they are paying for, they need to

put the pressure on the city council. We have never been in the position to diminish a city’s police department.

Our goal is to make sure that people have law enforcement services and I am going to do that to the best of my ability.”

Other Council Action The city council also set a work session for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, to review Hinkelman’s proposals to reorganize top city management positions.

Following the city council’s executive session and Hinkelman’s annual performance review, the council reopened the public meeting and voted to raise Hinkelman’s annual salary by $5,000.

Hinkelman’s current annual salary, with benefits, is $140,000.

Plans revealed for Rainier sinkhole fix

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

The Columbia Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with the City of Rainier, and state and federal permitting agencies, have unveiled a solution for repairing the sinkhole west of Highway 30 along Fox Creek.

The sinkhole occurred following flooding last December.

Columbia Soil and Water Conservation District Executive Director Kari Hollander said the flooding added to the ground and culvert collapse issue.

“The culvert failed,” she said. “It’s nothing but rust and because water is cutting into the soil and the weight of the soil above the culvert finally gave way. The added water flow set up what was happening.”

Hollander said another sinkhole is emerging at the site, increasing the concern.

There is another sinkhole that has started at the end of the block,” she said. “That sinkhole opening has increased about 300 percent since February. We believe it is developing underground right now.”

The repair project calls for removing the existing failing culvert from C Street to where the sinkhole is and continue past the hole until a good connection point to the existing culvert can be found. Hollander said approximately 15 to 20 feet of material below ground will be taken out and a new culvert put into place.

Hollander calls the process a temporary long-term fix. “We

are protecting the property by doing this project,” she said.

“The future project would open up the culvert creating a flood plain so that the creek can be free flowing like it used to be.”

The short-term repair work was expected to begin this month and is expected to take about 30 days to complete.

Hollander said the cost of the short-term repair isn’t clear yet.

“It could be from $150,000 to $650,000 depending on the surprises we find,” she said.

“It may be less. We need to account for a lot of unknowns, such as more or less fill, we may need to go deeper beneath ground. We just don’t know, so we need to make sure there are no surprises and that we have the funds to handle the surprises.”

Hollander said to develop a long-term fix for the sinkhole, a feasibility study will be con-

ducted this winter to determine the scope of the project needed and the estimated coast of the repair.

Hollander said the district reached an agreement with The City of Rainier and affected property owners to fund the short-term repair. The bulk of the money will come from a federal emergency watershed protection fund through the Natural Resources Conservation Services. The City of Rainer has agreed to pay 25 percent of the cost. Four affected private property owners have also agreed to help pay a share of the cost at about $20,000 each. Some of the money has already been paid out to stabilize the area.

Hollander gave the Rainier City Council an update of the sinkhole fix project during the council’s regular public meeting on Monday night, Oct. 3.

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The City of Rainier and The Columbia Soil and Water Conservation District have partnered to move ahead with plans to fix this sinkhole west of Highway 30.

Elk Teen of the Month St. Helens High School is pleased to announce that Taylor Weitzel has been selected as the Elks Teen of the Month for September. The Elks Teen award is given to students who excel in the following four categories: academics, service, character, and school activities.

Taylor was very excited to have been selected. “I try really hard to be a good person all around and to get good grades.

Many times I’ve felt like I’m not trying hard enough so this award /recognition is very reassuring”. Teachers who selected her were very impressed by her attitude to work hard and how friendly and kind she was to those around her. One teacher in particular talked about how she is an “Exceptional Person” and a person who has, “A real concern for others and of being willing to offer her time and energy in service of others.”

Taylor truly is a great example of what the Elks Teen award is all about.

Taylor is involved in many different activities at school and in her church. At school she is involved in the Shine club, which is a group that helps with students bridge the gap for people of differing abilities and to work to have improved social skills so this group that she works with can create friendships and function at a higher level in society. She is also the Senior Class treasurer and was recently named to the Home-

coming court; an honor as the students are the ones who help to select the court. At church Taylor has done many service projects, the latest being a clean

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Taylor’s future plans involve going on a year and a half mission for her church, after which she will go to college

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Taylor believes her best quality is her kindness. “I’ve had many experiences in my life to know that being kind and making someone laugh or smile is the most rewarding feeling. I can’t stand seeing people upset and I believe that everyone deserves to be treated the way I would want to be treated.”

Taylor’s interests are in playing the piano, writing, hanging out with friends and watching funny movies. The award is selected by a group of teachers at St. Helens High School who nominate and then choose who they feel has best exhibited the four traits. This month Taylor Weitzel was that student.

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P.E.O. Sisterhood Taking orders for poinsettias

The P.E.O. Sisterhood St. Helens Chapter is selling poinsettias to raise funds for scholarships. This is the main fundraiser for the group. The poinsettias are from a local grower and come in a 6 inch pot for $10 and an 8 inch pot for $25.

P.E.O. provides educational opportunities for

women by offering scholarships, grants, awards and loans to help women enhance their lives through learning. This year, the St. Helens Chapter of the PEO Sisterhood gave two $1000 scholarships. One to Emily Robillard, from St. Helens High School, and one to Madison Verzino from Scappoose High

School. The chapter also is in charge of choosing the recipient of the Ida Loyd Walrod Memorial Scholarship, available to a Columbia County graduating high school senior girl. This year, the Ida Loyd Walrod Memorial Scholarship went to Abby Burgbacher from St. Helens High School.

We also sponsored Qi

Freimuth of Scappoose, who received a Marguerite Scholarship.

Orders will be taken through October 24 with delivery the week of November 29. Please contact Kathy King 503-397-4889 or Cyndy Miller 503-4380654 to purchase poinsettias.

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Community Calendar Wednesday, Oct. 12 • Scappoose Library Children’s Storytime, 10:30 a.m., 52469 S.E. Second St. In the meeting room, stories, songs and crafts for children ages 5 years and younger.

• St. Helens Library Family Storytime, 11:15 a.m., 375 S. 18th St., in the children’s room. Join other families for stories, songs, movement, finger plays, puppets and more.

Children of all ages are welcome with a parent or caregiver.

• Living with Alzheimer’s: For Caregivers ‘Middle Stage’ class presented by the Alzheimer’s Association Oregon Chapter, noon-4 p.m. at Avamere at St. Helens, 2400 Gable Rd. Hear caregivers and professionals discuss helpful strategies to provide safe, effective and comfortable care in the middle stage of Alzheimer’s. This class is free, but registration is required. To register call 800-272-3900. For a full list of upcoming classes, visit: alz. org/oregon.

• Columbia County Parks Advisory Commission public meeting, noon, at the Courthouse Annex Meeting room, 230 Strand St., St. Helens.

The meeting is open to the public and interested persons are invited to attend.

• Columbia County Historic Courthouse Museum, noon-4 p.m., 230 Strand St. • St. Helens City Council special session and Open House, 5 p.m., weather-permitting, the Open House will be held on the City’s Veneer property located off of Cowlitz and Strand streets. The purpose of the meeting is to celebrate the Waterfront Redevelopment progress.

Visit http://www.ci.st-helens.or.us/ planning/page/waterfront-redevelopment-project for information and updates.

• St. Helens School Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., at the district office in the board room at 474 N 16th St., St. Helens.

Thursday, Oct. 13 • Columbia County Historic Courthouse Museum, noon-4 p.m., 230 Strand St. • Community Meal, 5:30-6 p.m., First Lutheran Church, Parish Hall, Fourth and Wyeth streets, St. Helens. Free Dinner. For more infor-

mation on how to help or volunteer call 503-397-0090.

music by the Hollywood Squares.

Tickets $10 presale; $15 at the door. Lots of auction items to bid on, cash, Visa, and checks accepted.

Get a babysitter and come join the fun! Proceed to benefit the middle school Washington D.C. trip.

Saturday, Oct. 15 • “SPIRIT OF HALLOWEENTOWN” EVENTS” see the schedule of events elsewhere in this edition. Visit: thechronicleonline.com for updated information throughout the month of October.

• Native Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Scappoose Bay Watershed Native Plant Center, behind Scappoose High School. Great selection and prices, proceeds benefit local restoration efforts.

• Learn to Play the Ukulele presented by St. Helens Library, 10-11

a.m. - beginners, 11 a.m. to 12 noon continuing learners - 375 S. 18th St. Learn to play the ukulele from members of the Cowlitz Ukulele Association. For more details and to register call the library at 503-3974544.

• Caples House Museum Tours, 1-5 p.m., 1925 First St., Columbia City, for details call 503-397-5390 or www.capleshouse.com.

• Beaver Homes Grange #518 Haunted House & Children’s Games, Oct. 14-15, 21-22, 28-29, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. and Oct. 30-31, from 6-9 p.m., 31105 Beaver Homes Rd., Rainier, OR 97048. Adults $6; Kids 3-10, $4 and Seniors/Military with ID, $5. Come join us for some thrills and chills, who knows what’s lurking in the dark? Or, bring your kids through to greet the playful monsters on a “haunted tone-down.”

Visit us online at beaverhomesgrange.com.

• Live Rock ‘n Roll Show, Dance Party and Auction Fundraiser, hosted by St. Helens Elks Lodge and sponsored by the Yankton History and Travel Club, 7 p.m.-midnight, at the Elks Lodge, 350 Belton Rd. Live

the month at the port office, 100 E Street, Columbia City.

• Alzheimer’s Support Group meets the second Wednesday of each month from 3-4 p.m. at Avamere at St. Helens, 2400 Gable Road. Call 503-366-8070 for more information.

• St. Helens School District Board work session , second Wednesday of the month – work session, 6:30 p.m., regular meeting held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, in the Board Room at 474 N. 16th St. • (October meeting change, Oct. 12 this month) Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District Board meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Columbia SWCD office, 35285 Millard Road.

• Columbia County Stroke Support Group meets every fourth Wednesday of each month, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Avamere at St. Helens, 2400 Gable Road. Contact Jenny Hicks for more information 503-366-8070.

• Port of St. Helens Commission work session 5 p.m. every fourth Wednesday of the month at the port office, 100 E Street, Columbia City.

• Trying to quit smoking? Come to Sunset Park Community Church, 6:30-7:45 p.m. 174 Sunset Blvd., for more information call 503-9979878 or drop in.

way, from 12:05-1:05 p.m., every Thursday. Contact Natasha Parvey 850-377-7867 or natashaparvey@ gmail.com. For more information view http://6421.toastmastersclubs. org/ • Kiwanis Club of St. Helens meets at noon at the Elks Club. For more information call 503-397-6503.

• Al-Anon Meetings, held weekly on Mondays (baby sitting offered) and Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m., at the First Lutheran Church, 360 Wyeth St., St. Helens, OR 97051.

For more information visit: www. al-anonportlandoregon.org or call 503-369-1195 or 504-543-7191.

• Clean Columbia County meets the second Thursday of the month, at the Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District building, 35285 Millard Road, at 6:30 p.m.

• The VFW Ladies Auxiliary meets the second Thursday of each month at the senior center. Call 503-397-2147 for more information.

• River City Singers meets for rehearsals. New singers are always welcome, for more information call 503-875-4611.

• The St. Helens Economic Development Corp. (SHEDCO) meets the last Thursday of each month beginning at 6 p.m. Meetings are held at the Kozy Korner in St. Helens.

is school in the St. Helens School District.

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

• Republicans Meet Up, every second Friday of the month at the Village Inn, 535 S. Columbia River Highway, St. Helens. Dinner at 6 p.m., followed by meeting at 7 p.m., for more details visit: www. columbiagop.org.

Friday, Oct. 14 • Afternoon Tea at Caples House Museum, 2-4 p.m. – 1925 First St., Columbia City, for details call 503-397-5390 or www.capleshouse. com. Serving tea and sweets, $5 per person, proceeds benefit the museum.

• Bingo, Scappoose Senior Center, 6 p.m. – 33342 S. W. Meadow Drive, $12-$15. Food available for purchase.

Sunday, Oct. 16 • Caples House Museum Tours, 1-5 p.m., 1925 First St., Columbia City, for details call 503-397-5390 or www.capleshouse.com.

• Cribbage, 6 p.m., Avamere at St. Helens, 2400 Gable Road.

Monday, Oct. 17 • Bingo, 6:30-9 p.m., $12-15, at the Scappoose Senior Center, 33342 S.W. Meadow Drive. Food available for purchase.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 • Chess Club, 6 p.m., upstairs at the Scappoose Library, 52469 SE Second St. For more details email: sgarydinkersii@netscape.net.

• Bingo, 6:30 p.m. at Moose Lodge.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 • Scappoose Library Children’s

Storytime, 10:30 a.m., 52469 S.E. Second St. In the meeting room, stories, songs and crafts for children ages 5 years and younger.

• St. Helens Library Family Storytime, 11:15 a.m., 375 S. 18th St., in the children’s room. Join other families for stories, songs, movement, finger plays, puppets and more.

Children of all ages are welcome with a parent or caregiver.

• Columbia County Historic Courthouse Museum, noon-4 p.m., 230 Strand St. Thursday, Oct. 20 • Columbia County Historic Courthouse Museum, noon-4 p.m., 230 Strand St. • Community Meal, 5:30-6 p.m., First Lutheran Church, Parish Hall, Fourth and Wyeth streets, St. Helens. Free Dinner. For more information on how to help or volunteer call 503-397-0090.

To add your organization’s community event to The Chronicle’s Out & About section please email: chroniclenews@countrymedia.net or call the office at 503-397-0116.

Weekly Meetings Mondays • Al-Anon Meetings, held weekly on Mondays (baby sitting offered) and Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m., at the First Lutheran Church, 360 Wyeth St., St. Helens, OR 97051.

For more information visit: www. al-anonportlandoregon.org or call 503-369-1195 or 504-543-7191.

• The MS Support Group of Columbia County meets the first Monday of each month at 1 p.m. at Dairy Queen in Scappoose. For more information call Susan at 503-543-2517.

• St. Helens Lions meets every first and third Monday at 6:30 p.m., at the America’s Best Value Inn. Call 503-397-0407 for more information.

• Columbia County Fair Board meets the second Monday of each month, 6 p.m. in the 4-H Building at Columbia County Fairgrounds, 58892 Saulser Road, St. Helens.

• The National Alliance on Mental Illness, Friends and Family Support Group meets the second Friday and fourth Monday of each month downstairs at the Rainier United Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. For more information call Teri at 503556-9135.

and share their craft on the second Tuesday of the month from 6-9 p.m. at Plymouth Presbyterian Church, 2615 Sykes Road. For more information, call Trish Anderson at 503-366-0130.

• Columbia River PUD Board Meeting, 6 p.m., on the third Tuesday of each month in the Columbia River PUD Community Room – 64001 Columbia River Highway, Deer Island.

• Cub Scouts Monthly Pack Meeting, 6:30 p.m., every month on the third Tuesday, through May 16, 2017, at St. Helens Middle School.

Cub Scouts is open to boys in first-fifth grade. Pack 250 focuses on family activities. Registration is open year round, for more information contact Francis Brownell, 503369-5426 or fjbrownell@gmail.com.

• The Columbia County Democratic Central Committee meets the last Tuesday of every month at Kozy Korner, St. Helens, Meetings start at 7 p.m.

Wednesdays • LeTip of Columbia County, 7-8:30 a.m., Sunshine Pizza, 2124 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens. LeTip is a professional networking group Tuesdays that focuses on passing business • Kiwanis Daybreak meets at 7 a.m. tips/referrals to other members. at the America’s Best Value Inn. For more information contact Tal Call 503-397-2696.

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• Toastmaster Meetings, 6:30-8 Thursdays Fridays • Rotary Club of Columbia County p.m., at Columbia Foursquare • Be a guest at Columbian Toast• The St. Helens Sports Booster – St. Helens, noon, at the Elks Church, 555 Commons Way, St. Club meets at the Kozy Korner, Lodge, 350 Belton Road. For more masters at America’s Best Value Helens. For more information Inn, 535 S. Columbia River Highat 7 a.m., every Friday that there information call 503-397-2341. contact Ronda Holdridge at 503• Columbia County Board of Com369-1195. missioner board meeting 10 a.m., • Columbia Community Mental in room 308 at Columbia County Health Board of Director’s Meeting, Courthouse. Staff meeting at 1 p.m.

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• Worship service at Calvary Lutheran Church (LCMS), 10:30 a.m., 58251 S. Division Road, in St. Helens, for more information call 503-397-1739.

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Modern Family (N) (:31) blackish (N) Criminal Minds “Taboo” (N) (DVS) Dual Survival “Attack of the Elephants” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (N)

Designated Survivor “The Enemy” (N) Code Black “Corporeal Form” (N) (:03) Gold Rush “The Story So Far” (N) Chicago P.D. “Big Friends Big Enemies” (N)

KATU News at 11 (N) Jimmy Kimmel Live KOIN 6 News at 11 Late Show-Colbert (:07) Dual Survival “Attack of the Elephants” KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show

Nature The wild behavior of pets.

Lethal Weapon (N) (DVS)

NOVA Crossrail, a railway beneath London.

Empire Lucious sees Angelo as a threat. (N)

WWII Megaweapons (Series Premiere) (N) 10 O’Clock News (N)

Sight: The Story of Vision (DVS) 11 O’Clock News (N) (:35) 2 Broke Girls

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SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) My Babysitter (:40) K.C. Undercover L & M: Cali Style Stuck in the Middle Family Guy Family Guy American Dad The Cleveland Show To Be Announced

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Gold Rush “The Story So Far” KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show

Shetland Death of a young man.

(8:59) Pitch Ginny works to find balance. (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Best Friends Stuck in the Middle

Scott & Bailey A body on the moors.

10 O’Clock News (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) My Babysitter K.C. Undercover

Masterpiece Contemporary (DVS) 11 O’Clock News (N) (:35) 2 Broke Girls SportsCenter (N) (Live) L & M: Cali Style Stuck in the Middle

Travels With Darley Nightly Business Rpt. PBS NewsHour (N) 6 O’Clock News (N) Family Feud (N) (4:30) College Football Navy at East Carolina. (N) (Live) (5:15) “Adventures in Babysitting” (2016) Girl Meets World Mike & Molly Seinfeld

Mike & Molly Seinfeld

6:00

6:30

KATU News at 6 (N) KOIN 6 News at 6 (N) CBS Evening News Gold Rush “Frozen Pay” KGW News at 6 (N) Burt Wolf: Travels 6 O’Clock News (N)

(4:00) College Football Duke at Louisville.

Bizaardvark K.C. Undercover

Gold Rush A mountain of tailings.

Superstore (N) The Good Place (N)

Oregon Art Beat (N) Oregon Field Guide Family Feud (N) Rosewood “Boatopsy & Booty” (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) K.C. Undercover Bizaardvark Bunk’d

The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory FOX 12’s 8 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N) Seinfeld Seinfeld “The Bris” 2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls

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Jeopardy! (N) Wheel of Fortune (N) Last Man Standing (:31) Dr. Ken (N) Extra (N) Ent. Tonight MacGyver “Wire Cutter” (N) Gold Rush Todd runs massive washplants.

Gold Rush “Toughest Dirtiest Richest” (N)

Live at 7 (N) Nightly Business Rpt. PBS NewsHour (N) Timbers in 30 Family Feud

Inside Edition (N) Family Feud

Caught on Camera With Nick Cannon Washington Week Film School Shorts Hell’s Kitchen A surf-and-turf protein relay.

6:00

6:30

FOX 12’s 9 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N) Family Guy Family Guy American Dad The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Conan

9:00

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Shark Tank (N) (DVS) (:01) 20/20 (N) Hawaii Five-0 (N) Blue Bloods “Mob Rules” (N) (DVS) (:01) Gold Rush “Miracle on the Mountain” (Season Premiere) (N)

7:00

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OCTOBER 14, 2016 11:00

FOX 12’s 9 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N) ELeague “CS: GO Preview Show” (N) (Live)

9:00

9:30

Family Guy Family Guy

10:00

Family Guy Seinfeld

10:30

SportsCenter (N) (Live) Future-Worm!

Pickle and Peanut American Dad Seinfeld

11:00

KOIN Local 6 at 6am (N) To Catch a Thief Paid Program KGW News at Sunrise (N)

Lucky Dog “Patches” Dr. Chris: Pet Vet (N) Innovation Nation Henry Repeating Henry Repeating Pressure Cooker Naturally, Danny Seo Give (N) (EI)

The Inspectors (N) Hidden Heroes (N) Paid Program Fast N’ Loud Heart of a Champion The Voyager

The Open Road

Nature Cat Curious George Good Day Oregon Saturday (N)

Cat in the Hat

Sesame Street

Ready Jet Go! (EI)

DragonFlyTV

Cyberchase Victory Garden’s Garden Home Sewing With Nancy Bundesliga Soccer SV Werder Bremen vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen. (N) (Live)

Doc McStuffins Live Life and Win! Seinfeld “The Keys”

Sofia the First Career Day Seinfeld

Mickey Mouse Made in Hollywood Seinfeld

The Lion Guard Pets.TV (EI) Seinfeld

12:30

1:00

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2:30

SciGirls Match Day

Paid Program Mountain Bike Mania Mountain Bike Mania Leading the Way (N) Fast N’ Loud (Part 2 of 2) Barrett-Jackson Live (N) (Live) English Premier League Soccer Crystal Palace FC vs West Ham United FC. (N) Prem Goal Zone

3:00

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Fast N’ Loud “Pickup The Pieces”

Countdown to Green NASCAR Racing XFINITY Series: Kansas Lottery 300. From Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. (N) Love of Quilting It’s Sew Easy Cook’s Country Test Kitchen Martha Bakes Lidia’s Kitchen

Paid Program MotorWeek (N)

Wilderness Vet (N) Woodwright’s Shop

Journey-Dreyer Woodsmith Shop

Col. Pregame College Football USC at Arizona. From Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. (N) (Live) Football Scoreboard College Football Wake Forest at Florida State. From Doak S. Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. (N) (Live) ›› “My Babysitter’s a Vampire” (2010) Matthew Knight.

Liv and Maddie Bunk’d Jessie (DVS) Timbers in 30 Paid Program The Green Economy Next Stop Trout TV MLB Baseball Toronto Blue Jays at TBA. Game 2 of the American League Championship Series. (N) (Live)

6:30

7:00

7:30

8:00

(5:00) College Football Ohio State at Wisconsin. From Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis. (N) (Live) KOIN 6 News at 6 (N) CBS Weekend News Entertainment Tonight (N) Alaska: The Last Frontier: Life on the Alaska: The Last Frontier: Life on the

8:30 Paid Program

OCTOBER 15, 2016 5:00

College Football Stanford at Notre Dame. (N) (Live) Ask This Old House This Old House (N) NewsHour Wk

Bizaardvark “First!”

Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Football Scoreboard College Football Mississippi at Arkansas. (N) (Live) Walk the Prank Austin & Ally Girl Meets World Jessie

Paid Program

Paid Program

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MyDestination.TV

Paid Program

10:00 Wheel of Fortune

Paid Program Friends

10:30 Jeopardy!

›› Bad Boys II

Bunk’d

The X-Files “Ice” Arctic researchers die.

Friends Friends

OCTOBER 15, 2016 11:00

11:30

KATU News at 11 (N) (:35) Castle KOIN 6 News at 11 (:35) Up Late NW Alaska: The Last Frontier

(4:30) College Football Stanford at Notre Dame. (N) (Live) Paid Program Paid Program Grant’s Getaways Straight Talk The Great British Baking Show Travels to the Edge Rick Steves’ Europe Globe Trekker (DVS) Doc Martin Martin returns to Portwenn.

(5:30) ›› “Bad Boys II” (2003, Action) Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Mollà.

Lethal Weapon “Pilot; Surf N’ Turf” Riggs and Murtaugh become partners.

Dateline NBC Father Brown “The Daughter of Autolycus” 10 O’Clock News (N)

KGW News at 11 (N) Saturday Night Live Masterpiece Contemporary (DVS) Hell’s Kitchen “The Yolks on Them”

College Football Mississippi at Arkansas. (N) Football Scoreboard College Football UCLA at Washington State. From Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash. (N) (Live) L & M: Cali Style Stuck in the Middle Bizaardvark K.C. Undercover ››› “Toy Story 3” (2010, Comedy) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen.

Mike & Molly Mike & Molly The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. “The Asset” The X-Files “Fallen Angel”

SportsCenter (N) (Live) Football Final Lab Rats: Elite Force (:40) K.C. Undercover Best Friends My Babysitter CSI: Miami An accident corrupts evidence.

West Coast Wrestling Connection

2 Broke Girls “Pilot”

6:00

6:30

Good Morning America (N)

2 Broke Girls

7:00

48 Hours (N) Alaska: The Last Frontier: Life on the

Paid Program Postseason Show

5:30

College Football Ohio State at Wisconsin.

Open House (N) KOIN 6 News Alaska: The Last Frontier: Life on the

48 Hours (N) Alaska: The Last Frontier: Life on the

Friends

Hawaii Five-0 “Pilina Koko” Alaska: The Last Frontier: Life on the

Quilting Arts Col. Pregame

College Football Kansas State at Oklahoma. From Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla. (N) (Live) Elena of Avalor Zhu Zhu Pets Stuck in the Middle Bunk’d L & M: Cali Style Girl Meets World Garden Time Seahawks Paid Program Paid Program Star Shower Copper Chef Seinfeld “The Wink” Seinfeld ›› “Get Smart” (2008, Comedy) Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson.

Today’s Homeowner Wild America Extra (N) Alaska: The Last Frontier: Life on the

6:00

11:30

College Football North Carolina State at Clemson. From Clemson Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. (N) (Live)

College Football College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) College Football College Football Alabama at Tennessee. From Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. (N) (Live) (11:00) Barrett-Jackson Live (N) Fast N’ Loud “Harley and Me” Fast N’ Loud “The Pickup Artist”

Paid Program MLB Pre-Game

The Cleveland Show Seinfeld

OCTOBER 15, 2016

KATU News This Morning - Sat (N)

12:00

11:30

KATU News at 11 (N) High School Blitz (N) KOIN 6 News at 11 Late Show-Colbert (:07) Gold Rush “Miracle on the Mountain”

Good Morning America (N)

College GameDay (N) (Live) Cal. Wild West Tomorrowland CIZE Dance Workout! Paid Program Married... With Married... With

The Cleveland Show

Dateline NBC (N) KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show A Place to Call Home (:41) A Place to Call Home Miss Marple “They Do It With Mirrors” Delinquents and murder. (:01) The Exorcist (N) (DVS) 10 O’Clock News (N) Friday Night Lights 11 O’Clock News (N) (:35) 2 Broke Girls

(:15) College Football Mississippi State at BYU. From LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah. (N) (Live) (:15) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Stuck in the Middle Bizaardvark L & M: Cali Style Girl Meets World (N) “Invisible Sister” (2015) Rowan Blanchard, Karan Brar.

Star vs. Forces

Mike & Molly Mike & Molly The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory FOX 12’s 8 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N) (5:00) MLB Baseball Toronto Blue Jays at TBA. Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. (N) (Live) Postseason Show

The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Full Frontal

7:30

8:00

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KATU News This Morning - Sun (N)

KOIN Local 6 at 6am (N) CBS News Sunday Morning (N) Paid Program The Key of David (N) Paid Program Amazing Facts KGW News at Sunrise (N)

9:00 Your Voice

9:30 Sharyl Attkisson

10:00

10:30

›› Get Smart

OCTOBER 16, 2016 11:00

This Week With George Stephanopoulos (N) Jack Hanna

11:30

Ocean Treks

(7:58) Joel Osteen

Face the Nation (N) In Touch Journey-Dreyer

The NFL Today (N) (Live) Gold Rush “Miracle on the Mountain” Meet the Press (N)

NFL Football Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots. (N) (Live) Alaska: The Last Frontier Hair Growth Secrets! Countdown to Green NASCAR Racing

(:04) Peg Plus Cat (N) Edison’s Secret Lab Mister Rogers (:31) Arthur (N) FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace (N) Good Day Oregon Sunday (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) NFL Insiders: Sunday Edition (N)

Thomas & Friends

Bob the Builder

Rick Steves’ Europe Travels to the Edge FOX NFL Sunday (N) (Live)

Nature The wild behavior of pets.

NOVA Crossrail, a railway beneath London.

NFL Football Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions.

Who’s In? College Football Final Who’s In?

Goldie & Bear Tai Chi Master!

Tomorrowland Paid Program

Doc McStuffins Awesome Planet

Sofia the First Animal Rescue

Mickey Mouse The Lion Guard FOX NFL Kickoff (N) (Live)

Elena of Avalor Jack Van Impe

Zhu Zhu Pets Paid Program

Bunk’d L & M: Cali Style K.C. Undercover Stuck in the Middle ››› “Rudy” (1993, Drama) Sean Astin, Ned Beatty, Charles S. Dutton.

Married... With

Married... With

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

Friends

Friends

Friends

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12:30

1:00

1:30

Sunday NFL Countdown (N) (Live)

2:00

Friends

2:30

Sea Rescue (N) The Wildlife Docs (N) World of X Games World of X Games World of X Games (N) NFL Football: Bengals at Patriots NFL Postgame (N) NFL Postgame (N) PBR Bull Riding Alaska: The Last Frontier Alaska: The Last Frontier Alaska: The Last Frontier: Life on the (11:00) NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup Series: Hollywood Casino 400. From Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. (N) (Live) Great Performances “Grammy Salute to Music Legends” Tribute to merit award recipients.

Tanglewood Tales (10:00) NFL Football Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions. (:25) NFL Football Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks. (N) (Live)

3:00

3:30

Timbersports Series (N) On the Money (N) Raw Travel (N) Alaska: The Last Frontier: Life on the Paid Program Paid Program Focus on Europe Religion & Ethics

4:00

› “Norbit” (2007, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton.

4:30

Rock the Park (N) Outback Adventures Nip&Tuck The Insider (N) Alaska: The Last Frontier: Life on the Football Night in America (N) (Live) To the Contrary BBC Newsnight The OT (N)

OCTOBER 16, 2016 5:00

5:30

KATU News at 5 (N) World News Face the Nation (N) KOIN 6 News Alaska: The Last Frontier: Life on the NFL Football Charlie Rose NewsHour Wk Paid Program Next Stop

MLS Soccer Toronto FC at Montreal Impact. From Saputo Stadium in Montreal. (N) (Live) (:15) MLS Soccer Colorado Rapids at Portland Timbers. From Providence Park in Portland, Ore. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) WNBA Basketball “Mostly Ghostly 2: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?” (2014) (:40) Walk the Prank (:05) K.C. Undercover Bizaardvark Stuck in the Middle Jessie (3:55) Bizaardvark (:20) K.C. Undercover (:10) ››› “Toy Story 3” (2010) Makeup! ›› “Murder by Numbers” (2002) Sandra Bullock. Two murderous men try to outwit a homicide detective. › “Ghost Ship” (2002, Horror) Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, Desmond Harrington.

Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement (10:30) › Norbit ›› “Life as We Know It” (2010) Katherine Heigl. Antagonists must work together to raise their goddaughter. › “Something Borrowed” (2011, Romance-Comedy) Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield. ›› Horrible Bosses

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OCTOBER 16, 2016 11:00

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KATU News at 6 (N) America’s Funniest Home Videos (N) Once Upon a Time “Strange Case” (N) KOIN 6 News CBS Weekend News 60 Minutes (N) NCIS: Los Angeles “Black Market” (N) Alaska: The Last Frontier: Life on the Alaska: The Last Frontier Exposed “Episode 15” (5:20) NFL Football Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans. (N) (Live) Sports Sunday

Secrets and Lies Eric tries to locate Liam.

Quantico Alex infiltrates the terrorist group.

Madam Secretary “The Linchpin” (N) Elementary “Worth Several Cities” (N) Alaska: The Last Frontier “The Great Kilcher Quake” (Season Premiere) (N) Inside Edition Dateline NBC

KATU News at 11 (N) (:35) Castle KOIN 6 News at 11 Game On! (:03) Alaska: The Last Frontier KGW News at 11 (N) Grant’s Getaways

Oregon Art Beat Oregon Field Guide Masterpiece Classic (Part 1 of 6) The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece 2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls Family Guy Family Guy The Simpsons (N) (:31) Son of Zorn (N) (5:30) WNBA Basketball Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (5:10) ››› “Toy Story 3” (2010) Elena of Avalor (N) ››› “Despicable Me” (2010) Voices of Steve Carell.

Mike & Molly Mike & Molly The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Rookie Blue “Going Under”

Poldark on Masterpiece (N) Indian Summers on Masterpiece (N) Family Guy (N) Last Man-Earth 10 O’Clock News (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) L & M: Cali Style Girl Meets World (:05) K.C. Undercover Bizaardvark Blue Bloods “Model Behavior” Blue Bloods “All That Glitters”

Secrets of the Tower of London Oregon Sports Final Graham Bensinger SportsCenter Bunk’d My Babysitter Rizzoli & Isles “Virtual Love”

(5:30) ›› “Horrible Bosses” (2011) Jason Bateman. (DVS)

6:00

6:30

KATU News at 6 (N) KOIN 6 News at 6 (N) CBS Evening News

7:00 Jeopardy! (N) Extra (N)

The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory › “Norbit” (2007, Comedy) Eddie Murphy.

7:30

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6:30

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9:30 The Odd Couple

Fast N’ Loud: Revved Up (N) Fast N’ Loud “Camaro Rising” (N) The Voice “The Battles, Part 3” Contestants compete in dueling duets. (N) Antiques Roadshow “Jacksonville” Oregon Experience Gotham Butch goes down a dark path. (N) (:01) Lucifer “Lady Parts” (N) (DVS) (:20) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Girl Meets World Best Friends Bunk’d Bizaardvark FOX 12’s 8 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N) FOX 12’s 9 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N)

(5:00) MLB Baseball TBA at Toronto Blue Jays. Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. (N) (Live)

6:00

8:30

Wheel of Fortune (N) Dancing With the Stars (N Same-day Tape) Ent. Tonight The Big Bang Theory (:31) Kevin Can Wait 2 Broke Girls (N)

Fast N’ Loud “Pan-tera’s Labyrinth” Fast N’ Loud “The Pickup Artist” KGW News at 6 (N) Live at 7 (N) Inside Edition (N) This Old House Nightly Business Rpt. PBS NewsHour (N) 6 O’Clock News (N) Family Feud (N) Family Feud (N) (5:15) NFL Football New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) (5:25) ››› “Despicable Me” (2010) (:10) Elena of Avalor L & M: Cali Style Mike & Molly Mike & Molly The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

TUESDAY EVENING KATU ^ KOIN & DISC _ KGW ( KOPB * KPTV , ESPN C DISN I KPDX Q TBS W

10:30

Gold Rush Parker’s frustration boils over.

Chicago Med “Brother’s Keeper” (N)

MONDAY EVENING KATU ^ KOIN & DISC _ KGW ( KOPB * KPTV , ESPN C DISN I KPDX Q TBS W

7:30

Gold Rush “Moving the Monster” Live at 7 (N) Inside Edition (N)

SUNDAY EVENING KATU ^ KOIN & DISC _ KGW ( KOPB * KPTV , ESPN C DISN I KPDX Q TBS W

7:00

10:00

Gold Rush “Gold Ship” KGW News at 6 (N)

SUNDAY AFTERNOON KATU ^ KOIN & DISC _ KGW ( KOPB * KPTV , ESPN C DISN I KPDX Q TBS W

9:30

KATU News at 11 (N) Jimmy Kimmel Live KOIN 6 News at 11 Late Show-Colbert

SUNDAY MORNING KATU ^ KOIN & DISC _ KGW ( KOPB * KPTV , ESPN C DISN I KPDX Q TBS W

9:00

How to Get Away With Murder (N) KOIN 6 News at 10 (N)

SATURDAY EVENING KATU ^ KOIN & DISC _ KGW ( KOPB * KPTV , ESPN C DISN I KPDX Q TBS W

Family Feud (N)

8:30

Notorious “Tell Me a Secret” (N) Extra (N) Ent. Tonight

SATURDAY AFTERNOON KATU ^ KOIN & DISC _ KGW ( KOPB * KPTV , ESPN C DISN I KPDX Q TBS W

Jeopardy! (N) Wheel of Fortune (N) Extra (N) Ent. Tonight Naked and Afraid XL Live at 7 (N) Inside Edition (N)

8:00

KATU News at 6 (N) Jeopardy! (N) Wheel of Fortune (N) Grey’s Anatomy “Falling Slowly” (N) (5:25) NFL Football Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers. (N) (Live) (:15) Game On! with Stan Brock

SATURDAY MORNING KATU ^ KOIN & DISC _ KGW ( KOPB * KPTV , ESPN C DISN I KPDX Q TBS W

7:30

Sports Shorts (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) L & M: Cali Style Girl Meets World “Adventures in Babysitting” (2016) Sabrina Carpenter. (:45) Walk the Prank L & M: Cali Style Stuck in the Middle Mike & Molly Mike & Molly The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory FOX 12’s 8 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N) FOX 12’s 9 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N) (5:00) MLB Baseball Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) Postseason Show To Be Announced

FRIDAY EVENING KATU ^ KOIN & DISC _ KGW ( KOPB * KPTV , ESPN C DISN I KPDX Q TBS W

7:00

Nightly Business Rpt. PBS NewsHour (N) Family Feud (N)

THURSDAY EVENING KATU ^ KOIN & DISC _ KGW ( KOPB * KPTV , ESPN C DISN I KPDX Q TBS W

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8:00

Wheel of Fortune (N) The Middle (N)

Postseason Show

8:30

KATU News at 6 (N)

Jeopardy! (N)

KOIN 6 News at 6 (N) CBS Evening News Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove KGW News at 6 (N) Ask This Old House Nightly Business Rpt. 6 O’Clock News (N) (5:00) 30 for 30 (N) To Be Announced

Extra (N) Ent. Tonight NCIS An M16 officer is linked to a murder.

Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove Dungeon Cove: On Deck (N) Live at 7 (N) Inside Edition (N) The Voice “The Battles, Part 4” PBS NewsHour (N) The Contenders -- 16 for ’16 (N) Family Feud (N) Family Feud (N) Brooklyn Nine-Nine (:31) New Girl (N) NBA Preseason Basketball Los Angeles Clippers at Sacramento Kings. (N) (Live)

Family Guy

9:00

American Housewife Fresh Off the Boat

Girl Meets World Liv and Maddie ›› “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” (2008) Piper Perabo.

Zhu Zhu Pets Mike & Molly Mike & Molly The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory FOX 12’s 8 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N) (5:00) MLB Baseball TBA at Toronto Blue Jays. Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. (N) (Live) Postseason Show

Family Guy

9:30

10:00

10:30

(:01) Conviction “Dropping Bombs” (N) Scorpion “Little Lost Boy” (N)

11:00

11:30

KATU News at 11 (N) Jimmy Kimmel Live KOIN 6 News at 11 Late Show-Colbert

(:02) Sacred Steel Bikes “The Dutch” (:03) Fast N’ Loud “Camaro Rising” (:01) Timeless “Atomic City” (N) KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show Antiques Roadshow “Jacksonville” POV Ye Haiyan seeks justice for schoolgirls.

10 O’Clock News (N) 11 O’Clock News (N) (:35) 2 Broke Girls NFL PrimeTime SportsCenter Liv and Maddie Austin & Ally “Road Trips & Reunions” My Babysitter The Simpsons Family Guy American Dad The Cleveland Show Family Guy

10:00

Family Guy

10:30

The Real O’Neals (N) Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (N)

Bull (N) NCIS: New Orleans “Escape Plan” (N) Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove (:03) Alaska: The Last Frontier This Is Us “The Pool” (N) Chicago Fire “A Real Wake-Up Call” (N) Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid Frontline “Terror in Europe” (N) (:01) Scream Queens “Halloween Blues” (N) 10 O’Clock News (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (:10) Jessie Stuck in the Middle FOX 12’s 9 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N) Seinfeld Seinfeld

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Liv and Maddie The Simpsons Seinfeld

Conan

OCTOBER 18, 2016 11:00

11:30

KATU News at 11 (N) Jimmy Kimmel Live KOIN 6 News at 11 Late Show-Colbert (:03) Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show Art in the Twenty-First Century 11 O’Clock News (N) (:35) 2 Broke Girls SportsCenter

Austin & Ally Austin loses his confidence.

My Babysitter Family Guy American Dad The Cleveland Show Family Guy Conan Dax Shepard; Margaret Glaspy.

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Qualifications: Applicants must be 21 years of age; a United States citizen; a high school graduate (or equivalent), however, college is preferred; possess a valid Oregon driver’s license at the time of appointment; able to be certified by the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, or, for laterals, be a certified police officer with a minimum of one year experience as a police officer within the last two years; and meet department physical ability standards.

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VOTERS WILL DECIDE MEASURES C Depletion fee increase to support infrastructure, transportation

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

In the Nov. 8 General Election, Columbia County voters are being asked to decide on Ballot Measure 5-255, a 35cent increase in the Columbia County Depletion Fee to support roads, bridges and Columbia County Rider, the county’s public transit system.

The Columbia County Ordinance No. 90-20 sets the Natural Resources Depletion Fee at 15 cents per ton. The fee provided $109,041 in revenue for county roads last year and has provided an average of $103, 847 annually over the past five years, according to the Columbia County Finance Department. The initiative increases the depletion fee by 35-cents per ton to 50-cents per ton. Ten cents of the 35-cent fee increase would be used for improvements and maintenance of existing roads and bridges. Twenty-five cents of the 35-cent increase would be used to fund CC Rider Transportation.

The other provisions of the

increase include: • The depletion fee rate shall be adjusted annually based on the consumer price index for the Portland Metropolitan area.

• Any operator identified

by Ordinance 90-20 shall be audited at least every three years to determine accuracy of records and fees.

• Any public official who fails to implement or enforce any part of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class B violation under Oregon law and may be sued in circuit court.

• This ordinance is effective upon passage and may be changed only by majority vote at a countywide election.

Thelma Bonar, chief petition for the Depletion Fee Increase ballot measure, said the additional funding is badly needed.

“Our roads are deteriorating,” she said. “There has never been any money for the close to 190 bridges in the county that need maintenance.

They are not being worked on. We have 600-plus roads and folks have complained

about the roads and the safety of the roads.”

Bonar said the funding for the county’s bus transit system is critical.

“This is a very, very poor county,” she said.

Bonar said many county resident cannot afford vehicles and the bus system is the only transportation they have.

“People told me they need the transportation services offered by CC Rider because many don’t have cars and they need transportation to medical services and to the grocery store,” she said.

Bonar said the additional funding that could be generated by Measure 5-255 for the county roads, bridges and the transit system, will help

the Columbia County economy.

“I am not being hard on the miners,” Bonar said.

“That would defeat my purpose. They won’t have job losses or business losses.”

Save Columbia County Jobs, a political action committee representing a coalition of local businesses, including the county gravel industry has been formed to oppose the gravel tax initiative that was rejected by voters in 2015.

Save Columbia County Jobs representative Bob Short calls Measure 5-255 selective taxation.

“Picking one group to pay for an unrelated service is bad public policy and clearly unfair,” he said. “It’s like levying a tax on citizens whose names begin with “J” to pay for the

jail.”

Short said the county’s tax policy should be well thought out, consistent and fair.

“Measure 5-255 fails by those standards,” he said.

Short said Measure 5-255 would be a 233 percent tax increase passed on to Columbia County residents in the form of higher costs for any kind of public and private infrastructure, including roads, sewers, schools, public buildings, and all construction. Short said the measure would trigger jobs, not only in the industry itself, but at dozens of local vendors and suppliers who provide support and service for the construction industry.

“The gravel tax is a signal to investors that Columbia County is not a good place to do business,” he said.

According to Short, nearly 80 percent of the county’s work force already commutes to out-of-county jobs.

“Creating and maintaining good local jobs has long been a goal here,” Short said.

“Businesses looking to locate here will think twice about investing in a place where

they could be the next target of selective taxation.”

Short said the real issue is making Columbia County a more attractive place to do business, to encourage investment and to create new sources of revenues that will support improvements in education, public safety, infrastructure and transportation.

According to Short, the county is poised to take advantage of a good supply of industrial land near a major metropolitan area and transportation hub. He cited development around the Scappoose Airport as one example.

“Working to achieve a more robust and diversified economy that creates good local jobs and investment in our local community is the only real way to ensure our local infrastructure and needed local services are properly funded,” Short said.

Follow this story and election results online at thechronicleonline.com and in the Wednesday editions of The Chronicle.

Marijuana is back on the ballot this fall Four jurisdictions in Columbia County are referring marijuana tax measures to the voters in November. In addition, the City of Scappoose is asking voters to decide again on allowing marijuana operations within city limits. St. Helens, Scappoose, Rainier and Columbia County all have measures on the ballot asking voters for permission to levy a three

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Oregon law adopted by voters in 2014 and amended by the legislature in 2015 and 2016 allows cities and unincorporated parts of the county to impose a tax on marijuana sales. The maximum allowed is three percent. The tax would include marijuana, marijuana extracts, edibles and other products intended for human

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All four jurisdictions passed tax measures before Measure 91 became law, but state law imposes a three percent cap and requires voter approval on any measure to tax marijuana at the local level.

Scappoose City Council is also referring Measure 5-262

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to voters. It would prohibit medical marijuana processors and recreational marijuana producers, processors and retailers within the city’s jurisdiction. The ordinance does not affect medical marijuana dispensaries.

It also does not affect an individual’s right to possess and use marijuana products in Scappoose.

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proved recreational marijuana in 2014 by a 10-point margin; 55 percent approved and 45 percent opposed.

Those percentages closely matched statewide averages.

Overall, Columbia County voters approved Measure 91 by a 53 – 46 percent margin.

Approval of a prohibition on recreational sales would have a negative impact on tax receipts. Scappoose

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CH16-0527 STORAGE AUCTION “STORE YOUR STUFF” 75764 Heath Rd. Rainier, Or. 503-556-7778 October 28, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the contents of the following storage unit(s) will be offered for sale by public auction to the highest bidder for enforcement of storage lien.

E-17 Angela Hansen E-16 & F-13 Robert Girt E-21 Christina Hegedus B-20 Lani Kraabell F-19 Brittney Degenstein Purchases must be paid for at time of purchase in cash only. All purchased items sold as is, where located, and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and the obligated party.

Published: October 12 and October 19, 2016.

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Preference is given to those with experience in social services, care giving or child development field.

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Public Notices CH16-0528 Meeting of the Scappoose Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors, Thursday, October 13, 2016, 7:00 P.M., Scappoose Fire Station, Scappoose, Oregon.

I. CALL TO ORDER II. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION III. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes from September 8, 2016 B. Bills to be approved October 13, 2016 C. Budget vs. Actual a/o September 30, 2016 IV. CHIEF’S REPORT A. September Alarm Report B. Fire Prevention/Inspection Report C. Fire Chief Report D. EMS Chief Report E. Fire Marshal Report F. Operations Chief Report G. Safety Resource Mgmt Chief Report H. Purchase - Firefight-

CH16-0526 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA Probate Department In the Matter of the Estate of LULU BELLE LUTTRELL, Deceased.

No. 16PB06131 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present the same within four months from this date at the office of VanNatta & Petersen, P.O. Box 748, St. Helens, Oregon; and if not so presented, they may be barred.

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

Dated and first published October 12, 2016.

Date of final publication October 26, 2016.

Shelton Luttrell, Personal Representative St. Helens, Oregon 97051 VanNatta & Petersen Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 748 St. Helens, OR 97051

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CH16-0525 NOTICE The Saint Helens Police Department has in its physical possession personal property described below. If you have any ownership interest in any of that unclaimed property, you must file a claim with the Saint Helens Police Department within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, or you will lose your interest in that property.

The Saint Helens Police Department is located at 150 South 13th Street, St. Helens, OR. Phone number is 503-397-3333.

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would not collect any local tax on sales and would not share in state revenues. The state said beginning in 2017 revenues collected by the state would be apportioned to local governments based on the number of retail outlets in each jurisdiction.

If both measures pass, the three percent tax would not apply.

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Public Notices 16-069920 Bicycle; 16-022700 Scooter CH16-0519 CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON COUNTY OF COLUMBIA Probate Department In the Matter of the Estate of Martha L. Smith, deceased.

No. 16PB06639 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Notice is hereby given that Christopher W. Kirby aka Chris Kirby has been appointed and has qualified as the personal representative of the estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present their claims, with proper vouchers, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, as stated below, to the personal representative at: 1677 St. Helens Street, St. Helens, Oregon 97051 or the claims may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative.

Dated and first published October 5, 2016.

MARK A. GORDON, P.C. Attorney for Personal Representative OSB #81242 1677 St. Helens St St. Helens OR 97051 (503) 397-9066

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S CONCERNING JAIL, POT, TAXES

School bond measure will not increase tax rate

BY CLAUDE AKINS

cakins@countrymedia.net | @claude_akins

A new capitol bond measure on the ballot this voting season aims to address repairs and renovation for St. Helens schools.

The St. Helens School Board in partnership with financial underwriter PiperJaffray has developed a $49 million school bond program that would cover the costs for repairs, new construction, renovation, furnishing classrooms, and the improvement of safety and security infrastructure.

The decision to focus on repair and renovation was based upon 16 different community listening sessions held by the district. Participating in these focus groups were St. Helens School District staff, students, parents and community and business leaders.

Through these sessions the District was told by the community that they wanted the district to address facility concerns at the St. Helens Middle School, improve the quality of science labs at the high school to meet current technology standards, avoid using portable classrooms, reduce class size, and improve safety and security for the schools.

PiperJaffray, who has a

location in Portland and assists school districts across the country with planning for bond issuance, worked with the district to decide upon the $49 million figure. Other possible figures were $69 million and $89 million.

“We felt that $69 million was closer to what we needed, but we also wanted to be mindful to not ask tax payers for more than what they were comfortable paying and felt they could afford,” School Board member Kellie Smith said.

“We were confident we could build a new middle school for $49 million, but not sure what else we could address. We were pleased when we were able to also replace the aging CCEC portables and improve the High School Science labs.

The $49 million will also allow us to improve safety and security. We also may be eligible for a $4 million matching grant from the state, which would go directly to additional improvements at the high school.”

The building of a new middle school and CCEC (Columbia County Education Campus) will be the most costly construction projects the bond will address.

“The middle school is outdated and well out

of current fire codes.

You could not build that building under today’s standards,” Smith said. “It is laden with asbestos in the walls, floor tiles and ceiling tiles, rendering it impossible to repair while students are in the building. The amount of repairs required would take more than a summer and a plan for housing students while construction is taking place would be a challenge. Given the size of our Middle School campus, we can build a new middle school while students attend the old middle school and then tear down the old middle school over the summer.”

CCEC is the district’s alternative high school.

In addition to the curriculum, students enroll in the Discovery Program, which assists students in working in effective groups, anger management, communication skills, assertiveness training, problem solving, and conflict resolution. The current portables are out of date, have dry rot, leakage problems, and lack essential infrastructure, such as a library.

Despite the cost, the tax rate will not increase to support this measure.

Due to old bonds retiring – meaning the district has paid them off – the district can receive the bond at the

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Chart shows comparative rates between similar sized districts to St. Helens.

same tax rate, $1.38 per $1000 of home value.

“The taxes have essentially paid off the old bond and for the exact same cost ($1.38 per $1000 of home value) we can build a new middle school, replace CCEC portables with a building, improve the High School’s science labs, and improve safety and security for what turns out to be no additional cost to tax payers,” Smith said. “An easy way to explain it is if you think of a school con-

struction bond like a loan.

Once you have paid off your loan with a $100 per month payment, you could take out another loan with $100 per month payment without changing your household budget.”

Security repair will include redesigning the entrances of secondary schools to include a vestibule, more security cameras, and designs to improve visibility for the front office staff, among other things.

Opponents of the measure point to the closure of Columbia City School five years ago. Why renovate schools when the district is sitting on a closed school?

The school, however, will be opened in the fall of 2017, after the board voted to re-open it last year. The re-opened school will reduce enrollment at McBride and Lewis and Clark Elementary. The school will open regardless of the outcome of the bond measure.

Columbia City ponders renewal of police levy Six years ago, the city council of Columbia City found police services in the community were seriously in need of a boost to funding. According to City Administrator Leahnette Rivers, in 2010 it was realized that expenses associated with police services had exceeded the total tax revenue collected by the city since 2004.

With a consistently growing gap between tax

revenue and the cost of police services, the Columbia City council proposed a five-year levy of 67 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. That amounts to $67 of tax per year on a property valued at $100,000.

With that levy in its fifth and final year, city officials are asking voters to renew the commitment for another five years. According to election documents, the

levy would raise $580,694 for police services during the five-year period.

Columbia City has the lowest permanent city property tax rate in Columbia County and is among the lowest in Oregon, according to Rivers. As a bedroom community, the majority of tax revenue comes from homeowners; there are few taxable commercial or industrial developments within the city.

“Revenues from Columbia City’s permanent tax rate, which is among the lowest in the state, fall short of funding basic police protection services,” Rivers said. “The local option levy will bridge the funding gap, enabling the city to maintain current policing service levels.”

Columbia City taxes $1.1346 per $1,000 of property value. By comparison, St. Helens

taxes $1.9078 per $1,000, Rainier taxes $4.8327 per $1,000, and Clatskanie taxes $6.2088 per $1,000 of property value.

“Columbia City’s Police Department has done an outstanding job of focusing on preventive and proactive law enforcement practices and developing community policing relationships - to the benefit of the livability of Columbia City,” Rivers said. “The

department’s performance has directly contributed to Columbia City’s recent rating as one of the safest cities in Oregon.”

Chief of Police Michael McGlothlin said, “We’re seeking recertification of the levy to overcome the funding gap between the tax rate and the cost of the police services the community has to expect.”

Voters asked to renew jail levy for four years

BY CODY MANN cmann@countrymedia.net

In 2014, Columbia County Jail operations became unsustainable before a three-year, 57 cent per $1,000 levy was approved by voters. With that levy set to expire, voters will decide whether they will provide an estimated $10.9 million for jail operations during the next four years.

Election documents estimated $2.6 million would be collected in 2018, $2.7 million in 2019 and 2020, and $2.8 million in 2021.

A property owner with an assessed value of $100,000 would pay an estimated $57.97 per year.

In the ballot measure’s explanatory statement, County Commission Chair Tony Hyde said operating funds would be used for inmate expenses and monitored by the Jail Operations Citizens Advisory Committee (JOCAC). The JOCAC receives regular briefings on the budget, jail operations, personnel hires and equipment upgrades or replacements as a measure of spending oversight.

“All that the jail has

puts Columbia County Jail been able to accomplish The levy is not the only ditional federal prisoners among the most expensive in the last three years now revenue stream for the jail. defray the cost of jail opstands at risk,” Columbia A March 2016 report from erations for local prisoners. in the nation.

The JOCAC report said County Sheriff Jeff Dickthe JOCAC said the U.S. “The JOCAC found that erson said. According to Marshals Service paid the the cost per day to add fed- taking in federal prisoners reduces the cost for a Dickerson, prior to the county $1.75 million to se- eral inmates to our regular local prisoner from $181 a current levy the jail had cure housing for 60 federal budget for holding local day to $128 per day, with become a revolving door prisoners. With a reported inmates is roughly $9 per the marshals paying $9 per for lawbreakers, so much cost of $201,000 to house inmate per day – but the so that arrestees were often those prisoners, the report U.S. Marshals Service pays each of their inmates (or an average of $108 back on the streets per day per inmate). before the officer “We have been able to demonstrate all the good that According to Orcompleted a report.

Dickerson said the can happen when the central hub of the local crimi- egon Department of county became attracCorrections, the cost nal justice system is healthy and able to provide all to house an inmate tive to criminals who heard they would not at the state level is the services to local police, the courts, parole and be kept in jail here. around $85 per day, probation, as well as to the mental health workers Since passing the or around $31,000 who are working to improve the atmosphere in our levy, Dickerson said a year, as compared the rate of failures to to around $39,000 community among people in mental health crises appear for court fell for a local Columbia who end up in our jail,” Sheriff Jeff Dickerson said. County inmate per dramatically. Early release for prisoners year. Without revenue was eliminated as the from federal holds, jail reached a goal of 100 said the jail directed the us $80 per day per inmate,” that figure jumps to more beds available for local than $66,000 to lodge a remainder towards local in- Dickerson said. “The levy local prisoner at the county inmates. He said property mate expenses. Dickerson would need to be much jail. crimes were significantly said the jail budgets for higher if we didn’t have “The only jail I could reduced, better options are $1.6 million a year from the U.S. Marshals Service find that is more expensive available for addressing around 60 federal holds, inmates in our jail.” to operate is Guantanamo criminal behavior motivathowever, this past year that Brady Preheim, a busiBay,” Preheim said. He ed by mental health issues, generated $1.8 million, and ness owner and recent said while the $39,000 figand recidivism-reducing he said federal holds are on candidate for the county commission, does not ure certainly takes the jail programs such as parenting pace to potentially genernecessarily agree with the out of the running for most classes, GED educational ate even more revenue this sheriff’s funding approach. expensive, it is far from opportunities, chemical year. There are up to 80 Preheim said the JOCAC inexpensive, citing some dependency education and beds designated available report’s base figure of jails with costs as low as emotional support training for federal prisoners. $181 per inmate per day $14,000 a year per inmate. were instituted.

Dickerson said the ad-

Preheim said the $80 per day does not match up to the housing costs. “We lose money – our local tax levy is subsidizing the federal marshals,” Preheim said.

“If we get $80 and it costs us an average of $108 to house a prisoner, we lose money.”

Preheim said he does not want to see the agreement with the U.S. Marshals Service end; he would like to see the program expanded or the reimbursement increased.

He acknowledged the logic used by the sheriff’s office to reach their figure, considering the cost of housing local inmates as fixed, and thus the cost to house federal inmates consists essentially of supervision, meal costs and utility usage that are largely in play already. However, Preheim disputed that logic as faulty.

“What other problems could we resolve if we used that line of thinking,” Preheim said. “We have a big homeless problem here in the county, tell the landlords it will cost the same whether a house is empty ­­­­

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Jail levy From PAGE A11 or not, so why not just let all the homeless people move into your housing and all they need to pay is electricity and water – that’s the logic that they’re using.”

To reduce the amount of the levy the jail needs to continue operating, Preheim suggested federal prisoners should pay what local prisoners pay or that more should be brought in.

He estimated that increasing to 150 federal inmates would reduce the average cost for all inmates to $80 per day and stabilize funding. “But since we’re not at the level, we’re subsidizing them,” Preheim said.

He also questioned why, if the cost to the county is $9

BY CHIP BUBL Oregon State University Extension Service

Events of note Native Plant Sale. The Scappoose Bay Watershed Council is holding a native plant sale on Oct. 15, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at their greenhouse behind Scappoose High School (watch for signs). There is always a great selection of plants and nice prices. Proceeds benefit local restoration efforts.

All About Fruit Show.

Clackamas County Fairgrounds, Canby, Oct. 1516, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., both days. Admission: $7 (non-members) and $12 for a family. http://www. homeorchardsociety.org/ hos-news/join-us-2016fruit-show/ A great opportunity to taste hundreds of apples, pears, kiwi and grapes. You can order a custom-grafted tree, made just for you, to be delivered in the spring.

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per day for federal holds, should federal taxpayers be on the hook for the $71 the county is taking in.

“There is no negotiating with them because it is based on the formula,” Dickerson said. “They tell us what they will pay, and we either agree or we don’t. In 2013, I got them to give us a slight increase for cost of living from $78 to $80, but the feds are looking to cut costs these days, and it makes no sense to ‘look a gift horse in the mouth’ and ask for more when we are already making much more than they cost.”

Dickerson said, “As the independent JOCAC report clearly demonstrates, we are making money on the rental of beds to the U.S. Marshals Service. The $108 per night (per inmate) figure Mr. Preheim is using does not apply. Their cost

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per night is $9, according to the independent review, and it is only common sense.”

“The jail exists to house local prisoners – those costs are set based on the staff we need to run the posts in the jail,” Dickerson said. “The cost to include additional prisoners from the marshals is negligible in comparison to the overall cost to run the jail for our own local prisoners because we don’t need extra staff for that purpose. If the jail is running with the local inmate populations we should have capacity to hold, as it is now, adding federal marshals prisoners adds, on average, another $9 in costs to our operation. They are paying $80 per night.”

Preheim also suggested cities should be paying into the jail costs. He said the county pays for all housing

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costs, even when a city law enforcement agency makes the arrest. He said there is no incentive for municipal courts to find alternatives to jail sentences for lowlevel offenders. “They pay nothing,” he said. “If they paid, let’s say half, their incentives would be different enough to ask what other things can we look at as solutions.”

Disappointed with the results from the JOCAC, Preheim said the oversight committee looks to see whether or not levy money is spent on the jail, but does not look at whether the money was spent wisely. “Is it well managed, is it well spent, and are there other solutions,” Preheim said. “We could have the cities pay, we could have the inmates pay, we could increase the rates to federal marshals or get more federal holds – there are lots of

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not with the same predictability as some apple trees.

Leafy vegetables (lettuce, chard, kale, etc.) did very well. Spinach and chard had the usual issues with leaf miners. Peppers and tomatoes were generally productive though more people than normal were concerned about tomato plants that didn’t thrive but rather limped along. We had good weather in May but June turned somewhat cooler and drizzly, which may have left some early and late blight fungal damage on tomato plants. It also seems that people that

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possible solutions that may not get us to a $11 million, but maybe get us half way and then we could have a smaller levy.”

Dickerson said the revenue from housing is money that local taxpayers do not have to pay to keep the jail in business. “While I have been sheriff, our federal bed rentals have brought more than $15.5 million back into the local economy,” Dickerson said.

“This money employs staff who in turn spend locally and create jobs.”

“Now that we are closer to being fully staffed, we have been able to demonstrate all the good that can happen when the central hub of the local criminal justice system is healthy and able to provide all the services to local police, the courts, parole and probation, as well as to the mental health workers who

are working to improve the atmosphere in our community among people in mental health crises who end up in our jail,” he said.

“Back when the jail was on its last legs, a lot of people might have wondered just what we would lose if we had to ship a small number of the worst prisoners elsewhere,” Dickerson said.

“Now, with the huge benefit of having a healthy jail in operation, and members of the citizens advisory committee reviewing expenditures, we have been able to demonstrate the value of this jail for our community.”

“I believe in what we are doing, and I believe in the tremendous resource we have in this facility – something for which all the citizens who have made this jail possible and continue to keep it running can be extremely proud,” Dickerson said.

can’t rotate tomato ground for at least three years may have had more issues.

It is something I want to look into more next year.

Squash and corn were fine.

Garden insects (of the vexing types) were a mixed bag. There were a lot of 12 spotted cucumber beetles (look like a slightly elongated lady beetle and very yellow) that raised havoc with some commercial vegetable crops but were more of a nuisance in the more diverse home gardens. The brown marmorated stinkbugs were present, but not in the numbers we had expected.

Still, they caused feeding damage on pears, peppers, and a bit on tomatoes when they pierced the fruit to suck out their meal. What they left was a hard and sometimes dimpled depression on the fruit just under the skin. Aphid numbers started out high, then crashed only to rebound in late August, especially on cabbage family plants.

Cabbage whiteflies were also more in evidence this year. While not a garden pest, ash whiteflies were a huge topic of conversation at the Extension office. Several weeks ago, they moved off their

summer deciduous hosts (mainly Oregon ash) to their winter hangouts on broadleaf evergreen plants.

Large clouds of them were common in areas near the Columbia River (where most of the Oregon ash are). Their numbers may be increasing as this new pest expands but there is a parasitic wasp that has also shown up and could, eventually, reduce them to a minor problem Slugs were slowed by the dry summer but are out in force now. They are eating and breeding. Control efforts now will pay off for next year. Lay boards on the ground; turn them over in the morning, and chop, chop. Baits are also useful.

Read and follow all bait instructions and be especially careful with baits containing metaldehyde if you have dogs that might eat the bait.

Yellow jackets, both the above and below-ground types, were not abundant.

They are still around but are now having premonitions of the end. All will die, except for the pregnant queens who hide in woodpiles and other protected places to survive winter. The old nests are not reused.

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Lions play a complete game against struggling Parkrose

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Jax Ogle broke off large runs between the tackles to keep the chains moving as the Lions shut out Parkrose, 42-0. The running back ran for 51 yards on five carries.

BY CLAUDE AKINS

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After suffering two consecutive losses, the St. Helens Lions came back with vengeance, beating the visiting Parkrose Broncos, 42-0 last Friday night.

Once again, it was senior running back Haidon Allen who broke off a big play in the opening minutes to give the Lions (4-2) the momentum. With 7:49 left in the first quarter, Allen took a run 72 yards to the end zone to bring the Lions up, 7-0.

The senior thanked his blockers for the big run.

“It was like running untouched. The line blocked that play perfectly - they deserve all the credit,” Allen said.

“I realized I was gone when Dylan Brady and Colton Beisley took out the last guys in front of me.”

And though Allen led the Lions with 124 yards, it was once again a balanced running attack. Six runners combined for 281 yards on 27 carries for a team average of over 10 yards per carry. In other words, quarterback Levi Norton didn’t get a lot of opportunities to air it out, as he

threw only eight times Friday and completed three of those attempts.

But when those attempts landed, they were highly effective. Of those three completions, two were for touchdowns – both of which went to X-receiver Myles Terry, who returned last week against Hillsboro after injuring his shoulder in the second week of the season.

“Myles is our most dynamic athlete,” Norton said.

“Having him on the outside where he is one on one is what we want to do as often as possible. If teams man him up we take advantage. If they decide to double cover him, that would give us more of an advantage inside running and throwing to the wings.”

Terry’s touchdowns came on a six-yard pass on a corner route to the right corner of the end zone in the early second quarter and on a 33-yard stripe from Norton to begin the second half.

Terry, who played out of the backfield last year, is now primarily playing receiver.

“I’m going to play wherever the team needs me,” Terry said. “I’ve been practicing wideout for a little while, so the adjustment hasn’t been

too bad.”

Defensively, however, is where the Lions truly dominated, pitching their first shut out in over three years.

They picked off Bronco quarterback Jeremiah Nguyen four times and held him to 87 yards passing on 23 attempts.

The rain and bad snaps were a consistent problem for the Broncos as well, and the Lions were able to take advantage, including a punt recovered in the end zone by junior lineman Randy Ridgeway on a botched long snap on a punt.

And when it mattered most, the Lions defense prevailed again and again, holding Parkrose to 4-13 on third down attempts and 0-3 on fourth down gambits.

One area that has dogged the Lions this season and is the only criticism to be leveled against their Friday night performance – penalties. The Lions racked up nine penalties for 93 yards.

This Thursday the Lions travel to Milwaukie to take on 18th-ranked La Salle (3-3), currently sitting two spots behind St. Helens in the Northwest Oregon conference.

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Scappoose High and tribal leaders reach agreement on mascot

BY CLAUDE AKINS

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On Monday night – Columbus Day - at the Scappoose High auditorium, the superintendent Stephen Jupe along with other school district staff and representatives of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, announced they had reached an agreement, which would allow Scappoose High to keep its current mascot, The Indians.

Earlier this year the Oregon Board of Education passed an amendment to a previous ruling that 14 schools with Native American mascots must choose new ones by 2017. The amendment allowed schools to maintain their names and mascots if they were granted permission by one of Oregon’s nine tribes.

The CTGR is an organization based in Grand Ronde, OR, whose mission is “to improve the quality of life for Tribal people by providing opportunities and services that will build and embrace a community rich in healthy families and capable people with strong cultural values.”

In Chinook and Wawa, tribal council member Jon George said, “Today, my heart is good,” after he had introduced himself.

“When the state education board had decided that there

should no longer be mascots, we as a tribal council agreed to say, ‘That shouldn’t be.

There should be other opportunities for the schools to be able to keep their names,” George said.

“I know from our stance as native people, we looked at it almost as another form of termination. ‘Let’s wipe out any idea, or any history, or any meaning, of the words Indian, Braves, or Warriors,’” George said. “We felt it as [similar to] when we were terminated in 1954, under the Termination Act.” As part of the agreement, the district will implement a native history curriculum as designed by CTGR. Currently they have drafts written for fourth and eight grade curriculum, and have plans for high school curriculum.

“We decided as a tribe to create a native history curriculum that talked about our local people and our tribes in this area,” George said.

“I think the most important part is to have truth in your schools. Some of it’s not pretty; it is real. Diseases came and wiped out a lot of our tribes.”

The Clackamas Tribe, for instance, had a population of over 3,000 native people living around Willamette Falls, but disease brought by traders through blankets, such as tuberculosis and measles, reduced the population to roughly 300.

After the superintendent and George had spoken, the council member presented school board staff with necklaces as gifts.

Community members were invited to speak, one of who voiced displeasure with the agreement.

A Lakotan man shared the story of his name. Born Kikta AhiyayA (the capital A represents a long vowel sound), the county of his birth did not allow “Indian names,” and so he later took the name of William Baker.

That story of discrimination and racial prejudice was unfortunately not the only one he had experienced, and helped form his opinion of the agreement.

“Of course our country has a long history of abuse of First Nation’s people, but do you think teaching this abuse in our schools, with this mascot, is really a valid part of our children’s educations?”

AhiyayA said. “Teaching by example is a valid way for children to learn but, in this instance, what is this example teaching except callous disregard for some people who are looked upon as only objects, not humans?”

In addition, the inaccuracy of the Scappoose mascot was noted.

“One of the things that we’re trying to do through these agreements is to work directly with you to identify appropriate imagery,” Tribal

Attorney Rob Greene said.

“Our culture program at the tribe is very knowledgeable of the Multnomah and Chinooks who lived in this area and the types of things that were important to them.”

Greene went on to cite how community members in partnership with the CTGR’s cultural experts will work to develop appropriate imagery that works with the school. He stressed a lengthy internal review process that would review imagery and names while they continue to hear from and work with the community.

Both Greene and George stressed the agreement’s focus on the long-term effect of education, as opposed to the relatively quick transition to a new mascot or school name.

“There is no better place for us than starting with your kids,” Greene said. “As they understand this history, then they grow up, and then when [there is] some sort of conflict, they come at those problems very differently, because they’ve grown up understanding the history of those people, and what happened to them, and where they are today.”

“And most importantly, as I’ve always been taught by Jon and others, is that they’re still here. And they’re still a large part of your community.”

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Scappoose will maintain its mascot and name, though both are subject to continual review.

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Tribal Council Member Jon George of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde presented necklaces as gifts to school district staff as the two sides reached an agreement regarding the Scappoose High mascot.

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Volleyball

Lions ride winning streak as season nears end

BY CLAUDE AKINS

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It’s been more than two weeks since St. Helens fell to Northwest Oregon Conference rival, La Salle (12-5) – and the team has responded by winning three league games in a row and finishing third at the St. Helens Tournament this past weekend.

The Lions swept Putnam (25-12, 25-12, 25-21), Parkrose (25-14, 25-20, 25-15), and swept Milwaukie (1-13) at home last Thursday (25-11, 25-12, 25-8) at a game in which the players and the crowd adorned pink in support of breast cancer awareness.

Then at the St.Helenshosted tournament, the Lions finished tied for third with Southridge. In pool play, the Lions beat Franklin (25-13, 25-20), Washougal (25-20, 25,21) and Woodburn (2510, 25-22).

In bracket play they notched a great win in a extremely close game against Westside Christian (10-4), ultimately winning in three sets (25-11, 11-25, 15-13). A 3A team, they are ranked eighth in the state. The Lions finally fell to Camas (10-25, 12-25) to finish in a tie for third.

One of the constants this year has been Brianna Cathers, whose hitting ability is crucial for a team that lacks

height. Against Milwaukie, the senior passes at 86 per cent, served 100 per cent with one ace, and led the team with 12 kills. Abby Russell and Sara West had five kills a piece to pace the Lions.

“We placed third and I would say our team played pretty well,” Cathers said.

“We had an easier pool play but once we went into bracket we stepped it up and won our first game in three which was awesome because we worked really hard for it. Everyone did their part throughout the day and it was fun to play. Even though we didn’t make it to the finals, I think it was a good day for us all around.”

Despite the winning streak and the successful tournament, this team understands that their season hinges on how well they play against their chief competition in the NWOC: Sandy (12-5) and La Salle.

As of now, the Lions are third in the NWOC and have lost both their season matches against La Salle. Though it is important to note that in their last game against La Salle the Lions were on the road and were without both Russell and West. In their first game against Sandy the Lions lost in five sets (25-27, 17-25, 25-19, 25-21, 17-15), and took the Pioneers to extra points in the fifth set.

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that competition is, and isn’t disappointed in where her team is at this point in the season.

“Personally, I expected us to be in the top 3 of NWOC because La Salle and Sandy are two great teams,” Cathers said. “I knew it’d be a hard battle for the top spots and I’m very proud of my team for being number three.”

The game that will likely determine the playoff seeding will be against Sandy on Oct. 18, in their second to last game of the season.

“We are all very excited for Sandy’s game and preparation starts this week during practice and during our game [Tuesday night against Hillsboro],” Cathers said.

“We have to work really hard this week and take no plays off before next Tuesday and I think we can do it. With the way we play together and how well we mesh, I believe we’ll be pretty prepared for the game.”

In their last bout against the Spartans (8-8) the Lions swept the visitors 25-22, 25-13, and 25-17. Hillsboro is currently fourth in the conference and the 24th-ranked team in the state (results were unavailable at the time of print).

The Lions final game of the season is a mere two weeks away, at home hosting Wilsonville (5-8) on Oct. 20.

Overall

Sandy 10-1 12-5 La Salle 10-1 12-5 St. Helens 9-2 13-5 Hillsboro 5-6 8-8 Wilsonville 5-6 5-8 Putnam 3-8 3-12 Parkrose 1-10 2-13 Milwaukie 1-10 1-13

Player of the week:

Sophia Estep

Sophia Estep continued her stellar play this season, scoring a goal against Milwaukie as the Lions routed the visiting Mustangs, 5-2.

The junior captain has been a consistent spark plug for the Lions attack all year. Her speed and dribbling ability on the left side bends defenses out of shape and creates shots on the goal for St. Helens.

Currently, the Lions have won two league games in a row – against Parkrose (3-4-1) and Milwaukie (5-4-1) – and have four games remaining in their season. They are fourth in the Northwest Oregon Conference and still have yet to play La Salle or Hillsboro, two of the three teams ahead of them in the standings.

The Lions must either finish in the top two in the NWOC or qualify for a play-in match by finishing no worse than fifth in the conference.

And without the play of Estep, those playoff chances would drop off dramatically.

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Sophia Estep dribbles two weeks ago against Sandy. The Lions went on to lose that game, but bounced back with two wins over Parkrose and Milwaukie, both to the tune of 5-2.

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Rainier soccer notches back-to-back wins

BY CLAUDE AKINS

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It was the Abby Rosian show: the Columbian soccer and track athlete tallied five goals and one assist as Rainier went on to beat conference rivals Riverdale and Clatskanie. The Columbians fell, however, to fourth-ranked Oregon Episcopal on Monday, 0-9.

Currently Rainier (2-6) is the 17th-ranked team in the state.

Despite the below .500 record, the Columbians have competed throughout the season. The Special District conference Rainier competes in is extremely tough – three of the six teams will make the playoffs, and Catlin Gabel is the number one team in the state.

“Coming into the season I expected great attitudes from girls who are willing to learn the game and work hard together,” head coach Diane Kadolph-Ray said.

“The team has met our expectations. We’re in a very tough league where three of the teams are in the top five in the state of Oregon.”

“The Rainier High School girls team really has great work ethics. They come to practice both mentally and physically prepared,” Kadolph-Ray said. “They do everything the coaching staff asks of them; they really have a lot of passion for the game of soccer; they want to grow their skills and work

together.”

In their two wins of the season, Rosian and Kristine Brownlow combined to score all seven Columbian goals; Ashley Bush and Hope Finnell assisted on two of those goals.

Though those are the names behind the points, each player on the team must perform their role to create scoring opportunities.

“Because our team is small and does not have a JV program, each player brings special skills to the team,” Kadolph-Ray said.

“Rusti Gates has become strong and fast and can easily outrun our opponents; she has developed a good vision of the field and therefore is not afraid to maneuver up the field from our defensive line.

Aspen Norman is extremely fast and can out play both defensively and offensively our opponents, and is a leader on the field. Abby Rosian has earned most of our goals this year because she can see the windows of opportunity to shoot.”

The program, of course, is still growing, and this season the Columbians have already matched last year’s win total. In the 2013-14 season, they won four games, a total that may be eclipsed before this season’s over.

Kadolph-Ray understands that there are areas for growth, but also knows that growth will be limited until the players are able to have access to year-round

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The Columbians celebrate after Abby Rosian (no. 11) scores a goal against Clatskanie. She had two goals and one assist Thursday night.

play, as their competitors do. Soccer is a fast game, and players cannot pick up on the speed at which it is played without experience.

“The team needs to improve on their vision of the entire field,” KadolphRay said. “This is achieved by playing in games for which they don’t have the luxury…compared to their competitors. The teams we play against in Portland all have programs that develop their players at an early age and play club soccer year around. The girls from Rainier would have to drive into Portland to play with club teams, which is inconvenient for our players. This affects our

game because the girls are expected to play at a varsity level that requires making decisions quickly.”

FC Columbia County, which was established in 2014, fulfills this need, though for Rainier players this still requires a twentyplus minute commute.

However, there has been an appreciable gain

in the capability of the county’s soccer talent since the club’s inception. The U12 team recently won a regional sand tournament in Seaside and is headed to Florida to compete in a national tournament. The St. Helens high school team is having their best year in recent memory.

Anyone interested in

learning more about the club can find all relevant information at http://www. fccolumbiacounty.com/.

Clatskanie’s Jamie Paul scored the lone Tigers goal against Rainier. The two teams play again on Oct. 20 at Clatskanie.

Rainier lost to numberone ranked Caitlin Gabel on Monday.

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In the tight NWOC, Lions look to emerge

BY CLAUDE AKINS

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Heading into Thursday night’s game St. Helens is hanging onto the final and fourth playoff spot allotted to the Northwest Oregon Conference, sitting just ahead of Putnam (2-2, 3-3) in the standings. Behind Putnam is Thursday night’s opponent, La Salle (1-3, 3-3).

Those two teams also happen to be the Lions next two opponents – and if St. Helens walks away unscathed, they will have cemented a playoff spot before their final game of the season against NWOC-leading Sandy (4-0, 4-2).

Last Friday, the Pioneers ousted Wilsonville (3-1, 5-1) from the top spot, beating the Wildcats at home, 26-14.

However, there are handfuls of contingencies that indicate that the current standings don’t accurately reflect the quality of the teams.

St. Helens is perhaps most unfavorably reflected: they

have the second best overall record, have dealt with significant injuries throughout the season, and the loss to Hillsboro (3-1, 3-3) came on the final play of the game on a questionable call.

Sandy, on the other hand, benefited from the suspension of Wilsonville quarterback and Washington Statecommit Connor Neville, who has thrown for 1,549 yards and 19 touchdowns this season. The reasons for his suspension are unknown and his status for this week is unclear.

If anything’s for certain, it is that the home stretch could see a considerable shake-up in the conference standings, notably when Hillsboro and Sandy play on Oct. 21.

In any case, the Lions aren’t focused on the big picture standings, but, as always, the game ahead.

“We aren’t going to think playoffs until we get there,” quarterback Levi Norton said. “We are always focused on the opponent at hand. Our

coaches always say, ‘Respect all, fear none.’ This means we prepare for every week the exact same no matter our opponent.”

“It’s the biggest game of the season,” Haidon Allen said. “We prepare like every game is the biggest game of the season. Playoffs would be great, but we got to focus on one game at a time.”

Penalties and turnovers have limited the team’s success so far this season, and it would be reasonable to assume the Lions would have walked away from the Hillsboro game if they could have executed more efficiently.

“We’re really trying to focus and eliminate mistakes.

We’re trying to take it one game at a time,” receiver Myles Terry said.

La Salle is currently the 18th-ranked team in the state – one ranking behind St. Helens – and beat Milwaukie last week, 28-27. The Falcons have lost to Putnam, Hillsboro, and Sandy this year.

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