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Children’s Fair celebrates 25-year Halloween tradition Magruder,

BY DON PATTERSON dpatterson@countrymedia.net

Doors open Oct. 29 on the 25th Annual Kiwanis Children’s Fair in St. Helens. Perhaps the premier Halloween event of the season, the one-day indoor fair draws an estimated 10,000 children and parents to see and learn.

Some fair-goers are second and third generation.

The displays are as diverse as the Reptile Road Show or Rainbow Girls.

Exhibits are hands-on, learning experiences and all exhibits are non-political, non-commercial and non-sectarian. A small group of about 25 members of the St. Helens Daybreakers Kiwanis Club organize and present the fair.

Charlotte Hart is chief organizer for the Children’s Fair, a position she has held since its inception in 1992. Hart moved to Columbia County in 1989 with her husband, Dennis. He took the job as principal at Columbia City School and at the time she worked for Community Action Team as director of children’s programs. It was there, she says, she first conceived the idea of a children’s fair. Together with other community leaders, Hart set about creating an event all children in the area could attend.

“There were families that couldn’t go to the big events in Portland,” she said of those days. “I wanted it to be absolutely free.”

Hart, with the help of her Kiwanis partners, recruited local agencies to man booths and offer exhibits that would be fun and hands-on for kids.

“The agencies had to do an activity for kids,” she said.

One year, she remembers, Wildlife Safari from Winston, Ore. brought a cheetah. Another year featured a 13foot anaconda snake. Then there was a pirate ship with exotic birds. And always there was entertainment; dancers, martial arts demonstrations, baton twirlers. County Commissioner Henry Heimuller provided free hayrides.

One participant won’t be back this year. After attending every year since 1992, Ronald McDonald will miss this year’s event. The popular clown fell victim to the national hysteria over scary clowns and his sponsoring corporation, McDonalds, pulled the plug, announcing Ronald would make

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Left: Margaret Magruder. Right: Wayne Mayo

A crowd favorite, Ronald McDonald has made every Children’s Fair but will miss this year.

no appearances this season.

Hart says she begins work on the fair in July. Eschewing email and Internet, she contacts each agency personally. Participating organizations must offer a fun and safe activity while parents learn about resources available within the community. Goods cannot be sold at the event. Organizations can offer pricing, but only if requested.

There is no charge for participating organizations thanks to sponsor support.

Columbia River PUD is one such

sponsor. The utility has supported the fair since its beginning. “We love events that bring people to town to shop and have some fun,” said Libby Calnon, spokesperson for the PUD. Hart says participation has grown every year. “We have a lot more poor kids now than when we started,” she said.

But there is uncertainty for the future of the Children’s Fair. Like so many service organizations, Kiwanis Daybreakers members are older citizens, who have been working

capable of shipping 44 million tons a year.

Lighthouse Resources, which changed its name from Ambre Energy North America in 2015, spearheaded one of two projects to ship coal from Port property in Clatskanie. Its first project to ship coal began in 2011 with a proposal to bring coal on barges down the Columbia River from Morrow County, Ore. to Port Westward, and transfer it to ships bound for Asia.

Ambre Energy said it would employee 20 to 25 in family wage jobs and contribute $300,000 to $350,000 to school districts in Columbia and Morrow counties.

The proposal faced stiff opposition from environmental groups and Native American tribes. “It sets Columbia [County] as being a poorly paid middle man,” said Dan Serres, conservation director for the Columbia Riverkeepers at the time.

In 2015, Lighthouse Resources lost a crucial battle when the Oregon Department of State Lands denied a permit needed to build the transfer facility in Morrow County.

The Longview terminal has also faced opposition, but Lighthouse insists it plans to move ahead with the Millenium project.

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the event for years. Hart worries that without new, younger members, the club might not be able to continue its longtime sponsorship.

That won’t affect this year’s event, she insists and organizers are looking forward to a record turnout. “After 25 years, it’s still all about the children,” Hart says.

The Children’s Fair is held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 29 at the St. Helens High School Commons.

Admission is free and kids are encouraged to attend in costume.

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 six-year 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.

Renew = of Replace + Re Last coal shipper pulls out Columbia County

BY DON PATTERSON dpatterson@countrymedia.net

With Midwest coal flowing to Asian markets through other Northwest ports, Lighthouse Resources announced Oct. 13 it would exit the Morrow Pacific project in Oregon. It began shipping coal from upper Midwest mines to Asia through Westshore terminals in Vancouver BC. The announcement signals it is abandoning the fight to ship coal through Port Westward in Columbia County. The company owns Millennium Bulk Terminal in Longview and still plans to develop a coal export terminal

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Countywide housing study launched

beginning to slow down. He

BY JEREMY C. RUARK said the Portland market, jruark@countrymedia.net which Columbia County is part of, is the second hottest market in the country behind Columbia County is Seattle. embarking on a housing study “In past cycles, the softendesigned to trigger greater ing of demand in Portland private sector investment. allowed the redirection of The City of Rainier is takdevelopment interests to suburing part in the effort to help ban and exurban markets, like identity its housing needs, Columbia County,” he said.

“This study will validate According to what we beTierney, the Colieve our need “We believe that any- lumbia County is and we are study hoping that thing we can do to housing is intended to it will attract stimulate the interest provide general developers of local players is best market data, a and show the comprehensive city’s commit- for the County,” list of barriers ment to addJim Tierney said. to successful ing addition development and housing for several well reour seniors and our citizens,” searched development models Rainier City Administrator for a variety of housing needs.

Debbie Dudley said.

“It is our hope that releasAccording to Dudley, Rainier faces a shortage of housing, ing this data to the public will trigger greater investment on including affordable housing the part of the private sector and specifically assisted houswithin Columbia County, and ing options for seniors. if necessary, from without,” “We would like to provide he said. “By short-cycling the alternative housing to our cycle described, we hope that senior citizens so that they the study will bring relief to don’t have to leave the area,” Columbia County sooner.”

Dudley said.

Teirney said while ClatsThe Columbia County kanie and Vernonia are not yet Community Action Team participating in the project, the (CAT) is leading the study development models produced with participation by St. by the county study should be Helens, Scappoose, Columbia easily transported to the two City, Columbia County and cities.

Rainier.

“Gathering market data “We believe that anything is one of the most expensive we can do to stimulate the portions of this study and those interest of local players is best two communities have relafor the County,” CAT Director tively different markets,” he Jim Tierney said. “With a 2-5 said. “Clatskanie and Vernonia year development turnaround will be able to use most of this time, we hope our local buildinformation in a report, but ers and developers will have a may want to secure separate chance to help with our local market data for their comrecovery, keeping money and munities in order to update the capacity in the county.” models for their use.”

Tierney said the idea of Tierney said to help fund the housing study is based on CAT’s belief that the tradition- the housing study, the City of Rainier has contributed al tools available to state and $5,000, St. Helens has contriblocal government are insufuted $5,000, Columbia City, ficient to Columbia County’s $1,000, Scappoose contributed current need.

“We believe that the private $354, Columbia County has pitched in $5,000 and CAT has sector has greater capacity to solve this problem, even if it is added $5,000 plus $10,000 as in-kind staff time. a trickle-down situation.”

Tierney said CAT is assemTierney said construction bling a broad based advisory of new single-family homes for homeownership would free committee to guide the housing study that he hopes will up smaller homes for fist-time homebuyers whose apartments include a builder, a developer, a realtor, and representatives will become available for from the participating cities struggling renters. and the county.

“This is essentially what Tierney said he expects has happened in the housing the study to be completed by crunch portion of past real estate business cycles,” he said. spring.

Tierney said the real estate For more information, condevelopment cycle in other tact Tierney at 503-397-3511. parts of the country is already

Old city hall tear down delayed

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

A major demolition project to tear down the former Clatskanie City Hall building on Nehalem Street has slowed and is not expected to take place until the end of this month or the beginning of November, according to Clatskanie Foundation member Mike Engel. The tear down was tentatively set for the beginning of October.

“The contractor we have to do the job, Kynsi Construction of Clatskanie, is out of town with other projects and so the demolition is on hold until they are available,” Engel said.

Public interest in the project continued this past week “We have had lots of phone calls,” Engel said. “We are anxious and we’d like to get it moving, but we are just waiting now.”

The plan is to remove the old city hall building and the adjacent old Clatskanie Police Department jail and create a parking lot improvement for the Clatskanie Cultural Center.

The center houses city hall offices and the city council chambers upstairs.

Lower Columbia Engineering of St. Helens is designing the parking lot with about 20

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There has been a delay in the demolition of the former Clatskanie City Hall Building and development of a new parking lot adjacent to the Clatskanie Cultural Center.

weather problems that could slow it down.”

Engel said two years ago, in the planning of the project, the estimated cost was not to exceed $175,000, but cost overruns occurred once the demolition work began in August.

“We ran into asbestos in the building and we did not anticipate the engineering of the project,” Engel said. “That added about $30,000 in additional costs.”

The work is part of a

restoration agreement between the Clatskanie Foundation, owners of the Cultural Center and the City of Clatskanie.

The city agreed to provide up to $175,000 from enterprise zone refund money to help in the demolition of the building and development of the new parking lot.

Engel said the additional costs for the project would have to be funded by the foundation.

Road worker struck by motorist

Deer Island Manor: Halloween Dinner and Costume Contest

Columbia River Fire & Rescue responded to a report of a road worker who was hit by a vehicle close to milepost 6 of Apiary Road around noon on Oct. 11 in the Rainier area.

Emergency responders found two patients, a road worker with a private company and a pickup truck driver. The pickup truck crashed into a large piece of paving equipment and the worker was smashed between the paving equipment and the pickup truck. The paving company is a private contractor for Columbia County performing a large paving operation on a stretch of Apiary Road.

Fire crews cleared the crash scene on Apiary Road and Life Flight transported a patient to an area trauma hospital with critical injuries. The driver of the pickup was transported by

spaces, landscape areas and an island. The granite bench and light pole in front of the old city hall will be relocated to the new parking lot.

Engel said once the demolition begins, it would take about a week to complete the tear down.

“Workers will have to put in a surface drain for the storm sewer and a retaining wall has to be built,” Engel said. “The whole project will take about two months but if we have

ground to a local hospital with serious injuries. Apiary Road was closed in both directions while police complete their investigation.

Columbia River Fire & Rescue was assisted at the

scene by Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District, Life Flight, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Oregon State Police.

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Fire crews cleared the crash scene on Apiary Road and Life Flight transported a patient to an area trauma hospital with critical injuries.

The 2nd Annual Halloween Dinner and Costume Contest will be held at Deer Island Manor, 64535 Columbia River Highway, at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29. This is a major fundraiser for local United Way of Columbia County. Dinner will be catered by Chef Doug Boyes of Wild Currant Catering.

The theme of the party this year is “The Haunted Dolls of Deer Island Manor.” Costumes are mandatory and participants are encouraged to bring a “creepy doll.” Seating is limited to 30. Tickets are $50 for an individual or $90 a couple. Tickets can be purchased by calling Diane Dunn at 503-397-3331.

Credit cards accepted.

Write-in campaign for Clatskanie mayor launched

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

Long-time Clatskanie resident Bob Brajcich has mounted a write-in campaign for Clatskanie Mayor.

Brajcich said several people approached him in mid September asking him to run for the office currently held

by Diane Pohl.

“She has done a lot of hard work over the years,” he said.

“But I believe it is time for a fresh face. I have lived here for over 50 years. I am not that fresh, but I am offering a positive change.”

Ellen Spaulding, owner of The Junque Trunque, is spearheading the write-in effort.

“There is a group of us that think it is a time for a change,” she said. “We all need to work together. We went to Bob because we trust him and we believe he will bring positive change to the city so everyone can work together.”

Spaulding and her group planned to take door hangers supporting Brajcich to homes and businesses in Clatskanie over the next few weeks.

Brajcich said he believes law enforcement is the main issue in Clatskanie.

“I understand their situation with the contract with the sheriff’s office,” he said.

“I would like to see it one day go back to the Clatskanie Police Department so we have the local control. I have never been a fan of contracting.

You lose control when you do that.”

Brajcich said he also believes the mayor’s key

responsibility is to support the whole community.

“I am a straight-forward, play-by-the-rules guy,” he said. “I don’t have a personal agenda, but I do want to represent the taxpayers of Clatskanie, the local business and the city employees.

That is something the mayor should do. That’s the mayor’s responsibility. Those businesses, that is their livelihood and the city needs to support that and it does.”

Brajcich grew up and worked in the Clatskanie area.

“I got my start working at the Shell Station during high school,” he said. “I graduated from Clatskanie High School in 1971.”

After high school Brajcich went to work at Rietman Motors, a new car dealership on Highway 30 in Clatskanie.

At Rietman, “We live in Brajcich served a democracy as a mechanic that certainly for eight years. encourages From there he people who went to work as have an interest a mechanic for to run for pubthe Clatskanie lic office,” she School District said. “I don’t at the district’s have a problem bus garage and with that at eventually went Courtesy photo all.” to work at the Pohl said Long-time resident Bob Brajcich Georgia Pacific has mounted a write in campaign she would for Clatskanie Mayor.

Wauna Mill. stand on her reHe retired from cord as mayor. the mill in 2014.

“I hope my record can Pohl said she looks forstand with the good and ward to the campaign. positive things I have been

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blessed to take part in,” she said. “We have gone through some rocky times but they will smooth out and change is good with looking at our city makeup and that is a positive step. I am looking forward to this election season. It is a time of great expectation and great decisions and that’s is not a bad thing.”

Columbia County Elections Supervisor Don Clack said there isn’t much for a write-in candidate to do other than campaign to qualify.

“There is always a spot for write-ins,” he said. “People are free to write in the name

of the person of their choice.”

Clack said as the ballots are counted on Election Day Nov. 8, results that would include the write-in votes, if they impact the election, likely won’t be immediately known.

“We would have to do our certification process, which would take about 20 days,” he said. “If the count is very close I would convene a board to review the write-in results.”

Clack said ballots for the Nov. 8 General Election will be mailed to voters beginning on Oct. 20. Voter Pamphlets are already being distributed.

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Four arrested following undercover narcotics operation Two weeks of undercover work led to several arrests in Clatskanie related to a narcotics investigation. The undercover operation stemmed from citizen complaints, according to officials.

Columbia Enforcement Narcotics Team (CENT) executed two search warrants on Oct. 10, arrested three subjects on drug charges (and a fourth subject on a warrant), and recovered cash and controlled substances in the service of the search warrants.

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rants were served in the 400 block of Northwest 5th Street and Solhavn Apartments, both in Clatskanie.

Investigators found controlled substances including methamphetamine and Oxycodone; they also found evidence of drug trafficking and recovered a small amount of cash.

Randy Houle, 27, of Clatskanie was charged with two counts each of manufacture and delivery of methamphetamine, delivery of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school, de-

livery of Oxycodone within 1,000 feet of a school, three counts of possession of methamphetamine, possession of Oxycodone. His bail was $16,500.

Crystal Hansen, 33, of Clatskanie was charged with two counts each of manufacture and delivery of methamphetamine, delivery of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school, delivery of Oxycodone within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of Oxycodone.

Tashina Herrera, 31, of

Clatskanie was charged with possession of methamphetamine. Anthony Campbell, 45, of Clatskanie was arrested on an outstanding Multnomah County warrant for failure to appear.

Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson credited CENT investigators for the successful two-week operation. “With the reinvigorated CENT team in Columbia County, I am pleased to

see this multi-agency effort bearing fruit in the North County area,” Dickerson said.

“For years, we have not had this kind of ability to reach drug trafficking networks and their associated effect on the livability of our neighborhoods, but thanks to several agencies chipping in to make the team viable again, we’ve been able to start taking a bigger bite out

of drug-related crimes occurring in our County,” he said.

CENT consists of deputies from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, an officer from Scappoose Police Department and the participation of the local police departments in the area that the investigation occurs.

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Opinion Letters

We have seen her interact Carlson for city council voted for Tardif because we for many people to do in of person he is, and what with and engage in discusPlease support Ginny want to see positive changes political circles but is an a great County CommisCarlson for St. Helens City sion with a diverse array that benefit all of us. Unabsolute necessary characsioner he would make. I of community members; Council. Her dedication to like Magruder, Mayo is teristic for a county comhave known Wayne since wanting to learn about the community, fairness in not indebted to any special 2001 when our sons played missioner. other perspectives and considering diverse viewinterest group or individuals.

Wayne Mayo is as honfootball together. I also other experiences, to get points, and transparency in He understands how hard est as they come, somehave a younger son who www.thechiefnews.com Friday, June 5, 2015 an understanding of the the governmental process it is for some of us to meet times taking a position on was in the same grade at best representation she is needed to achieve the daily needs. He is determined school as one of Wayne’s an issue whether popular can give. We’ve seen her vision of St. Helens where to increase the number of or not. He stands on solid son. Needless to say, I take the time to provide we want to live. property taxpayers instead principles, does not claim have had many occasions information, clarification, We’ve gotten to know of raising taxes, to make the to know everything but is to talk with and get to and, importantly, to receive right decisions for the county know Wayne.

Ginny over the last couple willing to research inforcritical feedback. She of years because of her as a whole.

I have an example of the mation so he can underknows the input of commuleadership efforts with the Do we want to chance it kind of person Wayne is. I stand and educate himself nityby members is a critical St. Helens Youth Council. with Magruder or do we want became aware of a person on the issue. He will admit ave overLy part of doing the job of a We saw Ginny truly being to guarantee we have positive who volunteered where if he makes a mistake, and council member. We need a mentor and providing changes? I am voting for does not try and placate I work, she was having Clatskanie Police Blotter released.

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He has been a valuCounty have benefited rock From May 23 through a fire was set either delibdust fire: S. Columbia I looked up her supporters. might add he cares deeply we’ve also gotten to know and concrete and the new able asset to this county June 2, Clatskanie RFPD erately or accidentally on River Highway, St. Helens as In the May election she for Columbia County, the Ginny as having a very developments aided by the a volunteer on local responded to 11 calls for the small wood dock by an This was a small 2 footissues; by received $15,000 in contri- presence people in it,person. regardless of well grounded understandof a local source of he willbarkdust prove to invalumedical assistance, 3 fireunknown The fire 2 foot firebeoutbutions, more than her four crushed orsmall economic ing and concern for the rock.calls, The and western a County Commisrelated answered 5race, wasreligion, extremely and did able side as of the Best Western opponents combined and status. economic health of the end ofother the county use sioner.

Join mestarted in voting calls forcould service. not cause any appreciable Hotel. Probably by May 27, there wasbut an ildamage is to atheman dock. a discarded cigarette butt. this campaign is looking Wayne weThe community. She is what a good operating quarry, for Wayne Mayo! legal burn reported. fire was consistent with a No spread to structures or Rice no different. Her contribu- the addition would all appreciate as our people want in a comof the proposed Janice 28,the there was a mo- county cigarette-caused fire. A vehicles and no injuries. tors in Orstar indicates she commissioner. munity steward; careful depletionMay fee to already Rainier tor vehicle crash.a small, unauthorized 5/30/15 Structure fire: will be indebted to a fair Bert campfire Jepson with how our resources are high costs to develop May 30, there was a ring was also located near 29451 RainierVote Road,for number of them. Look Rainier utilized and yet tirelessly quarry make such investment WhyOld I Can’t structure fire on Old Rainier the dock and was still warm Rainier. This was a signifiup the list or wait for the creative in thinking of and unlikely.

Mayo Road. from prior use. Contact the cant structure fire involving Voting Waynefor Mayo implementing ways we can usual newspaper ads to see Did the current fifteen I see barn, a lot approximately of letters May 31, there was an Port offor St. Helens further a metal some of her backers. They The General Election maximize the value of our cent depletion fee contribute supporting Wayne Mayo illegal burn. The homeowner information.

40x50 in size. The barn was will advertize how experiis only5/28/15 a few Structure weeks away, resources. We need her to to the extinguished Port Of ST. Helens filled with kindchickens words. the fire. fire: used for raising and735 while the St., most continue her efforts toward enced, knowledgeable and decision to obtain their thouWhile I have noincluding reason not Matzen St.atHelens. (chicks), storage Columbia River This came in as a on structure Chevy and dedicated she is to working sands of yards is focused the increasing the number of of rock forFire the tention toa 1978 believe thatCamaro, Mr. Mayo and Rescuefrom report fire but wasslates, actually a stove islegal marijuana growing. for our County. But is she Presidential the visitors spending dollars Hermo Road Rebuild a nice guy, when voting There was a 78% emer- voters issue. residentsCounty had Thea cause of the fire was really dedicated to workinThe Columbia in St. Helens and continue Clatsop County? for county commissioner gency medical rate for all started the stove cleaning assigned to a heating lampand ing for us or for those who have an important decision her role in creating future I feel Mararet Magruder I look to track records calls this past week. cycle and this caused aposigood think systemthat usedone’s to incubate and paid her to run.

Will she to make regarding the plans to bring capital and as County Commi! ssioner actions you our mother’s (nana’s) house Berg for all your help.

5/25/15 Dumpster/outside deal of smoke and fumes warm the chicks. There was favor the same Tom old & tactics of to Columbia County resources on to May the area.

For thanks wouldfire: provide a better bal- land tiondue speak loudertothan words.

23. Special Claire Wilcox On Port-managed a stove that had not no extension the home raisingTom our &propCommissioner. the small businesses of the youcontinue ance toat the Columbia County I expect our county ke to thank to Sheriff Goodwin; will Kelly Wilcox end of Railroad Avenue, been cleaned recently. All that is located close by. Loss every need, Wilcox area, we can wholeheartedIresidents have known Wayne BoardSt. of Helens.

Commissioners. commissioners to be thorRescue crews be forever in our hearts erty for taxes forMatt & Amanda This was a fire evacuated and is assigned at about $20,000 ensure that her contributorsRainier ly out attest that Ginny wants Mayo forwere approximately 50 ough Pleaseon vote for Margaret andbeaccurate.

In 2010 to a fire saving her life, also to Nick a small dock moored there no injuries. This but may more depending you to flourish and is com- will be favored, operating 58 years.

Wayne and Magruder.

Mayo authored a local balin the Scappoose Bay area of my a group home operated by on insurance estimates. as usual. mitted to a fair process for George Poysky I have had many discuslot measure that was later business owners to become Wayne Mayo’s sions onroad issues, Clatskanie found, in the courts, to be station at thecontribuJohn Kleger place shows. Ralph Kleger, coon the and candidates over the grade. The car was driven

by Oliver established and thrive. We tions areoperative from family andfor the U.S. weather bureau, reports that andSchnoover more often not in the front “illegal and unenforceable” observer and than with him seat were his brother, need Ginny! friends. the Friends who have for the month are onand opposite sides, The driver Columbia County the way it wasa dislocated written. mean temperature was 54.13 degrees while weMartin Emily Mustola. received In closing, we have seen no connection expect commisto special butshoulder have remained Commissioner Position 1 the maximum temperature was 78 (on May 20th) and the and severefriends abrasions of theI face and our scalp.

Martin Ginny in action, doing the to shoot straight interest minimum groups orwas wanthave mutual respect ThisThe is atotal letter to tell 33 (on May 24th). rainfall was .53 and Schnoover, who was transportedsioners to Emanuel Hospital in inches. days of the month were clear,not seven partly forPortland on Sunday was the mostwith seriously injuredand withbe a jobClatskanie’s that a representative the voters ing favors.

JustEighteen ordinary each other’s opinions. those who might know er from Past... and six cloudy. TheWayne heaviestMayo; rainfallwhat occurred knee cap this torn is loose and the kneehonest dislocated, serious in a City Council should. about theirhead record. citizens cloudy who, like you, However, hard kindon the 16th and 17th. There was a light frost on the 2nd of the lacerations, the bones of the forehead being exposed with month and far more unusual a killing frost on the 24th. The the brow was lacerated. Emily Mustola received bad face egon prevailing 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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In 2014 Mayo embellished on his record regarding his involvement with the CRPUD formation in the Voters’ Pamphlet in an obvious attempt to make himself look better.

I expect our county commissioners to know the law and abide by the law.

This year, Mayo has erected billboard sized signs on highway 30 that are ten times the size allowed by Oregon state law as well as erecting signs early in Scappoose. Someone who has run this many times should certainly know the local and state sign ordinances by now; they are posted on the County Elections website. He has either chosen to ignore the law or hasn’t taken the time to learn it.

I expect our commissioners to support local business whenever possible and practice what they preach. According to ORESTAR campaign finance reports, Mayo had his campaign signs made in southern Oregon and bought his hardware at Home Depot and Tacoma Screw.

I expect our commissioners to be transparent and to abide by the ethical standards set out by the State in campaigning. As of the writing of this letter, Mayo has not reported the expenses associated with the printing of the 20,000+ flyers for insert twice in all the local papers, nor the expenses of inserting those flyers in two of the publications, nor where the money came from to pay those expenses. The State requires expenses to be reported within 7 days of being incurred. This is either an attempt to be sneaky as his campaign touts how little he spends or just sloppy recordkeeping.

I believe we all make mistakes and anyone deserves a pass once in a while but when they start stacking up, as in Mayo’s case, it is grounds for one to take pause. This is why I can’t vote for Wayne Mayo.

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Letters, Continued Vote for Mathers on CRPUD Board We have been Columbia County residents for over 40 years, and have known the Mathers family for 15.

On more than one occasion, Rob Mathers has gone out of his way to help us when help was needed – but not requested – and given that help with enthusiasm and sincerity.

We believe that Rob would be an excellent choice for Position #3 on the CRPUD Board of Directors because he is an experience businessman, with extensive professional exposure and is a conscientious citizen who is motivated by a desire to make things work for the good of all.

Sincerely, Dick & Janet Beebe Warren Rob Mathers for CRPUD I am writing to endorse Rob Mathers for Position #3 of CRPUD Board of Directors. I have been a friend of the Mathers for five years, and during that time Rob has proven himself to be one of the hardest working people I know.

He really cares about other people, and has a sincere “What can I do to help?” attitude that is always an asset to the people or organization he represents.

I wholeheartedly endorse him for Position #3 on the CRPUD Board of Directors.

Wanda Reed St. Helens Who is Trump?

Donald Trump is not really a Democrat or Republican. That’s why some Republicans in Congress don’t like him. They know full well that he won’t go along with some of their manipulative schemes that

hurt the American public.

Who is Hillary Clinton?

Well she is like Paul Ryan in many ways. Both of them worship at the alter of so called free trade.

They are so imbedded in Wall Street one could not dislodge them with a jack hammer. They are war hawks in the first degree.

One cannot forget their ties with the US Chamber of Commerce and last but not least, their compulsive desire to let millions upon millions of more people into this country. Anyone who has studied the problems with overpopulation knows full well this country is way over populated.

A democracy can not withstand over population. It is impossible. Donald Trump is the only person that has the tenacity to do something about this country’s disastrous immigration problem.

One of the reasons so many millennials can’t find a job is because of the H1-B visa program.

This program let thousands upon thousands of people come into the high tech sector from other countries and take jobs from native born millennials . This is a fact, not conjecture. Hillary Clinton will do nothing to help this generation of any generation with their job opportunities.

The biggest environmental threat is not global warming, it is over population. That is the inconvenient truth. When on mentions stopping immigration to these so called environmental organizations they run like a rabbit to their hole. They are pathetic resemblances to any true environmentalist.

Our professional saviors and elites will not save our nation and civilization.

To expect it from them is to believe magic and trust

in miracles. The cure will come from man an women in the street that can read between the lines. They can see through the tripe that the news media throws at them everyday. They are not blinded by their prejudice or bigotry, nor believe the government owes them a living. These people are not afraid of success or failure and what people might say. In short, they are the people that are going to vote for Donald Trump. There are many differences between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Is Donald Trump perfect?

Absolutely not, but he will help the people of this great country and what of Hillary Clinton, she will help herself. That is probably the biggest difference.

Robert Boehm Clatskanie Magruder’s contributions hard earned As a friend of Margaret Magruder’s and as her campaign treasurer, I can attest that she is not only frugal in her personal life but advocates the same for government finances.

She drives a 10+ year-old truck, not because she can’t afford a newer model, but because this one still works! As a county budget committee member she advocated for reducing the county commissioners’ salaries during the recession and has been an advocate of paying down the county debt early. As a commissioner she would have much more influence than a budget committee member in how our valuable funds are spent, or not spent, and that would be a very good thing. I would like to respond to Brian Rosenthal’s and Carmen Kulp’s letters last week in The Chief. Mr. Rosenthal said, “We can’t afford

Margaret Magruder.” If he really knew Margaret, he would have said, “We can’t afford not to elect Margaret Magruder.” Ms. Kulp said, “But is she really dedicated to working for us or for those who paid her to run?”

But it IS us. Contrary to Ms. Kulp’s comments, less than 10% of Margaret’s contributors are businesses, the rest are Columbia County residents who contribute an average of $150 of their hard earned money.

To suggest Margaret would be beholden to anyone is to not know her. As you read the Voters’ Pamphlet or Margaret’s web page, take note of the vast amount of experience she has on county, state, federal and international boards in leadership roles. As you read that list, keep in mind that we now have the opportunity to gain from such broad experience right here in Columbia County and by one of our own!

To not take advantage of that would truly be foolish.

Please vote for Margaret Magruder for County Commissioner and give her the opportunity to serve us, she will not disappoint.

Kathy Engels Clatskanie Supports Debbie Reed for PUD board As a PUD retiree, I support Debbie Reed for Columbia River PUD Director for Subdivision 1. Debbie has attended nearly every meeting this year, unlike her opponent, Nancy Ward, who has only attended a couple of meetings. Debbie has taken the time to talk with me, other retirees, and other employees, to understand what’s been happening at the PUD. Mark Larson Warren

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Choosing Reed over Ward for PUD board What do you want from your P.U.D. board candidate? I want them to understand the issues by talking with the board, staff, and retirees, instead of just reading about the P.U.D. in the Spotlight or talking to the leaders of the failed recall. Debbie Reed, a candidate for Seat 1, has been to 12 board meetings in the past year. Her opponent, Nancy Ward, has been to 3.

Debbie understands that the P.U.D is on the right track, with the first balanced budget in many years, many big projects completed and an independent survey showing high employee morale and commitment under current management. I worry that Nancy Ward would continue the turmoil at the board level, because on one hand she claims to stand for unity, but on the other hand she claims the board isn’t doing it’s job. That doesn’t sound like a recipe for unity to me.

Kathleen Hoffman Warren Magruder a team player Voters have the opportunity in November to elect a person ideally suited to serve on the Columbia County Board of Commissioners. That candidate is Margaret Magruder. A lifelong Columbia County resident and a third generation farmer, Margaret has proven her ability to balance economic interests with environmental restoration in all areas of the county through her position as coordinator of the Lower Columbia Water Shed Council for the past 20 years. She has been honored as the National Earth Team’s individual volunteer of the year, and her significant environmental and economic contributions to rural

Oregon have earned her special recognition by the Oregon Leadership Summit.

An innovative entrepreneur, Margaret is the founder, owner and manager of Oregon Shepherd LLC, an environmentally-friendly wool insulation manufacturer in Rainier. Margaret has the rare ability to appreciate and balance the needs of job-creating businesses while protecting the environment. Having served on the Columbia County budget committee for almost 20 years, she understands the county’s financial situation far better than most and was part of that committee when they reduced the salaries of the commissioners during the recent recession. By temperament, Margaret is a team-player and a consensus-builder, but she has the integrity and courage to take a strong stand for what is right for Columbia County. Please cast your vote for Margaret Magruder for Columbia County Commissioner.

Beki and Roger FisherJolma Clatskanie Response to Mr. Brumbles I invite Mr. Brumbles to present his opinions without resorting to ‘ad hominem’ attacks and straw man arguments. I assume that, as one who expounds frequently on constitutional matters, he is aware these are ineffective and fallacious ways to promote and support one’s positions. I do not think, also, that it was the style of discourse used by those who met to craft the Constitution nor of those who advocated its adoption in The Federalist Papers. In the liberty of our republican democracy, Patrick Birkle St. Helens

Police Reports Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Oct. 3 – Jeanne Richmond, 27, of St. Helens was arrested for warrant at 901 Port Avenue.

Oct. 8 – Samuel Jupp, 27, of Beaverton was arrested for trespass after a suspicious person report in the 800 block of Northeast Haven Acres Road.

Oct. 8 – Cody Beck, 19, of St. Helens was arrested for giving liquor to a minor after a suspicious vehicle was reported in Asburry Park.

Oct. 10 – Following a search warrant service, four people were arrested in the 400 block of

NW 5th Street. Randy Houle, 27, of Clatskanie was arrested for possession, delivery and manufactory of meth. Tashina Herrera, 31, of Clatskanie was arrested for possession of meth. Crystal Hansen, 33, of Clatskanie was arrested for possession and delivery of meth. Anthony Campbell, 45, of Kelso, Wash. was arrested for a warrant.

Oct. 10 – Wayne Wendelschafer, 49, of Scappoose was arrested for violation of a restraining order in the 31000 block of New Kirk Road.

Oct. 11 – Eric Simmons, 36, of Portland was arrested for a war-

rant at Southeast Maple Street and Southeast 1st Street.

Oct. 12 – Gabriel Gumpfer, 42, of Orangevale, Calif. was arrested for a warrant after a disturbance was reported in the 79000 block Charity Lane.

Oct. 12 – Ronald Miller, 54, of St. Helens was arrested for a warrant during a traffic stop in the 31000 block of Brinn Road.

Oct. 16 – Sherry Craig, 66, of St. Helens was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants during a traffic stop in the 32000 block of Pittsburg Road.

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A school bus with a single passenger collided with a car on St. Helens Street and 18th Street at around 3:30 p.m. on Sept.

27. St. Helens police at the scene said the bus rear-ended another vehicle when it stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk on St. Helens Street. No injuries were reported. Keith Carpenter, 71, of Columbia City drove the bus. The driver of the Toyota was Jamie Lyn Simpson, a 30, of Scappoose. The bus was towed from the scene and traffic was only briefly affected. CRFR assisted in getting the only student on the bus reunited with his mother.

Fire Reports Columbia River Fire & Rescue Sept. 26 – A motor vehicle crash was reported in the 32000 block of Bishop Road, Rainier.

A vehicle was reported off the road and over the embankment with unknown injuries. Upon arrival there were no injuries and a tow had arrived to help get the vehicle back on the pavement.

Sept. 27 – A school bus rearended a car at 18th & St. Helens Street resulting in no injuries.

The driver and one child were on the buss. A passenger car stopped for a pedestrian in the crosswalk and was rear-ended by the school bus. No one in the car was injured and the pedestrian was not involved in the crash.

CRFR did not transport anyone but did assist in getting the only student on the bus reunited with his mother.

Sept. 28 – An E450 bus owned

by Columbia County Rider was involved in a T-bone accident with a Jeep at Plymouth & 15th in St. Helens. There were 6 people involved in the crash between both vehicles but no patients were transported.

Sept. 28 – An RV fire was reported in the 32000 block of Canaan Road, Deer Island.

Firefighters were dispatched to a report of an RV on fire in the 32000 block of Canaan Rd.

On arrival, they found an approximately 40’ fifth wheel travel trailer, fully involved in fire next to other vehicles and structures. The fire had spread to an outbuilding and 2 other vehicles a full size ford pickup, a compact car and an 18’ boat on a trailer.

It took firefighters approximately 15 minutes to control the fire.

One occupant of the trailer was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation but did not require transport to a hospital. Firefighters remained on scene for approximately 90 minutes putting out hotspots. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. Damages are estimated to be about $40,000 including contents. The family had purchased the 5th wheel travel trailer 6 days earlier. The family was staying with other family members and will be contacting Red Cross for assistance.

Sept. 28 – A motor vehicle crash was reported at Plymouth Street and South 15th Street, St. Helens. Firefighters responded to a report of a car vs bus with injuries. A minor crash was found on arrival with 6 possible patients who all denied injury. No patients were transported to the hospital.

Sept. 28 – A motor vehicle crash was reported at Sunset Boulevard and Salal Street, St.

Helens. Firefighters responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash with injuries. The passenger of one vehicle was transported by CRF&R ambulance to Kaiser Westside Hospital with minor injuries.

Sept. 30 – A motor vehicle crash was reported at milepost 39 of Highway 30, Rainier. Firefighters responded to a rear-end motor vehicle crash on Highway 30 with 5 possible patients. On arrival, firefighters assessed all those involved, but no one was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

Oct. 1 – A commercial fire was reported in the 400 block of South 10th Street, St. Helens.

Firefighters responded to a duplex building fire where a cooking stove had caught fire and spread to the wall. Prior to arrival the fire was extinguished.

CRFR assisted the occupant with smoke removal and making sure the fire was fully extinguished. There were no injuries as a result of the fire.

Oct. 2 – A motor vehicle crash was reported in the 34000 block of Bennet Road, Warren. Firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle into a tree. Upon arrival firefighters found a single vehicle crash blocking the roadway. All those involved denied any injury and refused medical care.

Oct. 5 – A motor vehicle crash reported in the 31000 block of Pittsburg Road, St. Helens. A single vehicle crashed into a guide wire for a power pole. A single patient was transported with minor injuries.

Oct. 6 – A motor vehicle crash was reported at Highway 30 and Bennett Road, Warren. Firefighters responded to a rear end crash resulting in minor injuries.

No patients were transported by ambulance.

Oct. 7 – A crash occurred that involved a school bus with two student passengers on board.

The bus was hit by a pickup truck on a sharp corner on Canaan Road near McDermott Road.

There were 4 people involved but none required transport to the hospital.

Oct. 9 – A motor vehicle crash was reported in the 33000 block of Canaan Road, Deer Island.

Firefighters responded to a two-vehicle crash. On arrival firefighters found two vehicles with moderate front end damage, but all those involved did not need transport to the hospital.

Oct. 11 – A vehicle struck a road worker in the 70000 block of Apiary Road, Rainier. Firefighters were dispatched to a report of an automobile vs. road worker crash at approximately milepost

6 on Apiary Rd near Rainier.

On arrival firefighters found two patients, one was a road worker for a private contract crew and the second was the driver of the pickup. The pickup crashed into a large piece of paving equipment, the worker was hit between the paving equipment and the pickup truck. The paving company is a private contractor for Columbia County performing a large paving operation on a stretch of Apiary Rd. The road worker was transported by Life Flight to a Portland area trauma hospital with critical injuries. The driver of the pickup was transported by ground to a local hospital with serious injuries.

Oct. 11 – A motor vehicle crash was reported at Highway 30 and Legacy Lane, St. Helens.

A single car was found off the road in the ditch with no driver or occupants around. A “Do not call 911” sticker was placed on the vehicle by Oregon State Police.

Oct. 14 – A motor vehicle crash reported in the 33000 block of Sunny Hill Lane, St. Helens.

Firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle into a tree, on arrival a small car was found off the road in the ditch requesting a tow truck with no injuries.

Oct. 14 – Firefighters responded to a of a 13 yr old boy

that had fallen 20’ from a building report in the 200 block of 1st Street, St. Helens. The boy was running on the roof of a building and tried to jump from one building to another, underestimating the distance between roof tops.

He fell into the alley way landing on the concrete below. Life Flight was requested for air transport to a trauma center but could not fly due to bad weather. The boy was transported by ground by CRFR Firefighter Medics to a Portland area trauma hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Oct. 15 – A motor vehicle crash was reported in the 58000 block of Ross Road, St. Helens.

Firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle off the road with unknown injuries. On arrival a pickup truck was found stuck in the ditch with no one around and no hazards were noted. The vehicle was marked with a do not call 911 sticker.

Oct. 16 – Down arcing power liners were reported in the 72000 block of Beaver Springs Road, Rainier. Firefighters were called to a report of a tree down on power lines with the tree smoking. Columbia River PUD also responded to clear the tree and repair the power lines. Local residents were without power until the line was repaired.

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Georgie Phyllis Lamar Holsheimer December 3, 1926 ~ October 12, 2016 Georgie Phyllis Lamar Holsheimer died Oct. 12, 2016. She was born in Scappoose, on Dec. 3, 1926. She was the daughter of John L. and Dollie Adams Lamar.

Her mother was also born in Scappoose, the daughter of homesteaders Rosa and Fred R. Adams and greatgrandparents, Samual and Julia Adams.

She lived her entire life in Scappoose, the first 11 years in a city-center home constructed by her grandparents, and then in South Scappoose the remainder of her life.

She graduated from Scappoose Grade and High School (1944) and attended Oregon State University and Portland State University.

She was a lifetime member of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority.

She married Phil Holsheimer Jr., on Jan. 25, 1947; they had two sons, Lamar and Jan. Her husband, Phil, preceded her in death in 2002. Her son Lamar, died

in 1977.

When her children were in school, she was very active in PTA, Cub Scouts, and other activities involving children. She also helped establish and actively supported the Scappoose Woman’s Club. In later years, she was a member of the St. Helens Zenith Club and St. Helens Business and Woman’s Professional organization.

She and her husband provided the funding, combined with energy from members of the Columbia Humane Society, to construct the Holsheimer/Lamar Memorial

Animal Shelter located in St. Helens. They both remained active supporters of the facility.

She worked out of the home during part of her married life, three years with Peterson Rose Gardens in Scappoose, part-time at the Scappoose Spotlight, did photography for the St. Helens Sentinel Mist paper and 20 years for the Columbia County Mental Health Center.

She and her husband were active in several Recreation Vehicle Clubs. After their retirement, they spent their winters in the Palm Springs area.

She is survived by her son, Jan and his wife Linda, and Lisa and Rich Osborne, Tim Weight and her pet canine.

At her request, no funeral services will be held. Internment was at Scappoose Fairview Cemetery. Columbia Funeral Home, in St. Helens, is handling arrangements.

Cheryl Elizabeth Hart November 6, 1980 ~ August 5, 2016 We lost our dear Cheryl Hart, 35, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. She was a loving mother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin and friend.

Cheryl was born in the fall of 1980, in St. Helens, Ore. She was born in what was then the St. Helens Hospital. Cheryl was a lifelong resident of Columbia County, Oregon except for a short time when she lived in Arkansas. She made friends easily and now leaves many friends not only in Oregon but in Arkansas as well.

Cheryl had recently started working at Burger-

ville in St. Helens. A job she enjoyed. Her smile and happy attitude is greatly missed.

She leaves her loving memories to be cherished by her beautiful children,

Kevin, Kyla and Dylan; her loving mother, Sheri Melling, and her father, Dennis Hart; brothers, Dennis Hart Jr. and Ron Roark; sister, Lisa Hart; grandmother, Burnice Van DeZande and many other relatives - aunt, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. on Oct. 22, 2016, at Chapman Community Church, 28693 Melling Dr., Scappoose, OR 97056.

Friends and family are invited.

Donations for the care of the children can be made to the St. Helens Credit Union Cheryl Hart Fund 1263878.

Aleta “Jo” Japs May 17, 1926 ~ October 17, 2016 Aleta “Jo” Japs passed away on Oct. 17, 2016, in St. Helens, Ore. She was born May 17, 1926, in Seneca, Mo.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Oct. 29, 2016, at the St. Helens First United Methodist Church, 560 Columbia Blvd.

Columbia Funeral Home, in St. Helens, is handling arrangements.

Bob Baker August 20, 1928 ~ September 27, 2016 A Celebration of Life is planned for Bob Baker of Warren, Ore., who passed away on Sept. 27, 2016.

The celebration will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, October 23, 2016, at

St. Helens Elks Lodge, 350 Belton Rd., in St.Helens, OR 97051.

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. • Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District, 7:30 p.m., at the CSWCD office – 35285 Millard Rd., St. Helens.

com. Serving tea and sweets, $5 per person, proceeds benefit the museum.

• Women in Networking presents a WIN Mixer, 4:30-6:30 p.m., South Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, 2194 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens. All women in business are invited to mingle, network, connect and enjoy light appetizers. RSVP to michelle@michellelasley.com.

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

Lions, slide, polar bear swim, free games and prizes. Fully supervised – certified lifeguards on duty. $7 if registered before 4 p.m. on Oct. 22, $8.50 after 4 p.m. Parents must register children in person and must sign out children upon leaving. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult in the water, parents can swim for free. Bring your swimsuit, towel ad money for refreshments, space is limited register early.

• Beaver Homes Grange #518 Haunted House & Children’s Games, Oct. 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

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.alanonportlandoregon.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 503-556-9135.

Tuesdays • Kiwanis Daybreak meets at 7 a.m. at the America’s Best Value Inn. Call 503-397-2696.

• Toastmaster Meetings, 6:30-8 p.m., at Columbia Foursquare Church, 555 Commons Way, St. Helens. For more information contact Ronda Holdridge at 503-369-1195.

• Columbia Community Mental Health Board of Director’s Meeting, 4 p.m., on the first Tuesday of each month, at the Creekside Center – 58646 McNulty Way, St. Helens.

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

• Northwest Regional Spinners Association invites knitters, crocheters and spinners to informally meet 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, 503-369-5426 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.

Community Calendar

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.

Friday, Oct. 21 • Afternoon Tea at Caples House Museum, 2-4 p.m. – 1925 First St., Columbia City, for details call 503-397-5390 or www.capleshouse.

Saturday, Oct. 22 • “SPIRIT OF HALLOWEENTOWN” EVENTS” Visit: thechronicleonline.com for updated information throughout the month of October.

• 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.

• Kid’s Night Out at Eisenschmidt Pool, 6-9 p.m., 1070 Eisenschmidt Lane, sponsored by the St. Helens

Wednesdays • LeTip of Columbia County, 7-8:30 a.m., Sunshine Pizza, 2124 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens. LeTip is a professional networking group that focuses on passing business tips/referrals to other members. For more information contact Tal Carbone 503-543-3624.

• Rotary Club of Columbia County – St. Helens, noon, at the Elks Lodge, 350 Belton Road. For more information call 503-397-2341.

• Columbia County Board of Commissioner board meeting 10 a.m., in room 308 at Columbia County Courthouse. Staff meeting at 1 p.m. in room 331.

• Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meets the first Wednesday of each month at Avamere, 2400 Gable Road in St. Helens, for more information contact Jenny Hicks at 503-366-8070.

• Port of St. Helens Commission meets for regular session 8:30 a.m. every second Wednesday of 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 503-997-9878 or drop in.

Thursdays • Be a guest at Columbian Toastmasters at America’s Best Value Inn, 535 S. Columbia River Highway, 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 503397-6503.

• 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.

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the Scappoose Library, 52469 SE Second St. For more details email: sgarydinkersii@netscape.net.

• Bingo, 6:30 p.m. at Moose Lodge.

Sunday, Oct. 23 • 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.

Wednesday, Oct. 26 • 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.

Monday, Oct. 24 • Bingo, 6:30-9 p.m., $12-15, at the Scappoose Senior Center, 33342 S.W. Meadow Drive. Food available for purchase.

Tuesday, Oct. 25 • Chess Club, 6 p.m., upstairs at

Fridays • The St. Helens Sports Booster Club meets at the Kozy Korner, at 7 a.m., every Friday that there 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.

Saturdays • Weight Watchers meets at Grace Baptist Church at 9 a.m.

Weigh-ins start at 8:30 a.m. for more information call 800651-6000 or email dromjue@ comcast.net • St. Helens Writers’ Guild Meeting hosted by the St. Helens Library, second Saturday of each month, 12-2 p.m., Armstrong Room. Open to all writers.

• Oath Keepers Columbia County Chapter meets at the Kozy Korner, 371 Columbia Blvd., in St. Helens, at 6:30 p.m., every third Saturday of the month.

• Columbia County Fair Board Workshop Session (meetings will be held every other Saturday beginning with the Oct. 8 meeting) 9 a.m.-noon, at the fair office, 58892 Saulser Rd., St. Helens.

Sundays • Overcomers Outreach – a spiritually-based, 12-step recovery program for substance abuse issues. Meets at 6 p.m. at Sunset Park Community Church, 174 Sunset Blvd., in St. Helens.

Call 503-397-0535 or visit www. sunsetparkchog.org • Yankton Recovery Group meets at Yankton Grange, Pittsburg Road, 5:30-6:30 p.m., every Sunday is open discussion. Call 503-397-1473 or 503-366-0667 for more information.

• 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.

Thursday, Oct. 27 • 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.

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“I have no idea how this meeting of ways will play out but it is just possible that the camps at Standing Rock are what a first step looks like.”

Columbia County connection: Journey to Standing Rock, DAPL protest Chronicle Guest Column by SCOTT MACGREGOR

Editors note: Clatskanie resident Scott MacGregor and his sister Whe Whe Olitza recently traveled to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. In the following article, MacGregor recounts his experience observing camps of protestors who opposed the Dakota Access Pipe Line. MacGregor and Olitza are Jamestown S’klallam (NW Washington, Sequim area) elder tribal members.

When I set off with my sister, Whe Whe Olitza, to visit the Standing Rock Sioux as a show of support in their standoff with the Dakota Access Pipe Line (DAPL), we did not know what to expect – but I guess that is true of any journey.

We knew that the confrontation involving dogs and protesters was on hold. There had been some dog bites and some arrests when protesters, or protectors as they call themselves, went onto private property to stop the deliberate destruction of ancestral burial sites. An appeal by the Sioux for an injunction was denied in federal court, but almost immediately the Department of Justice, Department of the Interior, and the Army Corps of Engineers issued a joint statement to reconsider the permit, especially in regard to tribal perspectives. Thus construction (and destruction) was halted.

My sister had a new car and there was a lot of road between where we started and the Standing Rock Reservation in the southeast corner of North Dakota. We logged 3,222 miles for the total trip.

The car handled beautifully, seemed to be happiest at about 80 miles per hour, and the highways of Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota were generally accommodating.

We saw a lot of country – canyons and mountains, valleys and plains. We saw wind farms and wheat farms and beet farms and all kinds of other farms. We crossed the Great Divide, saw antelope playing, buffalo roaming and the sky was not cloudy one day, but it sure was the next.

About 25 miles from Cannon Ball, N.D. (the site of the protests and the camps)

we encountered a roadblock.

It was constructed out of concrete highway barriers such that through traffic was stopped in both directions – only one car could snake through at a time. Around six to eight National Guard troopers in camouflage outfits staffed the roadblock.

We were politely informed that there were protesters on both sides of the road around 25 miles up ahead. We were told to be careful not to hit them. As we drove away it occurred to me how easy it would be for the National Guard to completely close this road.

Presently we came upon a small encampment (25-50 people) that was indeed on both sides of the road – we didn’t hit anybody. Banners of support were strung on the fences and in the distance two or three yellow earthmovers sat idle and silent. And then, as we began our descent into the Cannon Ball River Valley, we saw the main camp.

I’m guessing it covered about 25 acres – more than 100 tipis stood proudly above the thousands of camping tents. More than 300 tribal flags marked the entrance, lining the road in and flaring out along the fence between the camp and the highway.

At a security station we were questioned about alcohol, drugs and firearms and then permitted to enter.

We inquired about our sister tribes – the Lower Elwa and Port Gamble – only to hear that they and “some other tribes with canoes” had left the day before. We began to look for a place to set up our tent and we met some of those folks who come to be known as colorful characters, but everyone was helpful and friendly.

Immediately across the Cannon Ball River is where the reservation begins and we proceeded to check out two much smaller camps, Sacred Stone and Rosebud. At Sacred Stone, a woman saw our cedar hats and said there was a blond woman with a hat like ours named Victory.

While exploring Rosebud, we came upon a blond woman in a cedar hat. Her name turned out to be Victory and we took that as a sign – we pitched our tent and hung out one of our Jamestown s’Klallam

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flags. We never saw Victory again.

The first night was memorable. Following my first experience in a sweat lodge, we were treated to a great thunderstorm that alternately lit up the tent with a flash of lightning, pounded on the great drums of heaven with a roll of thunder, and pelted us with Dakota-sized drops of rain.

My sweat was led by Curly, a Lakota who took responsibility for the management of this camp. He did security, set up the kitchen tents and the storehouse tents, distributed and donated clothing, managed the accumulation of wood and food – Rosebud will be the center of the winter camp. The main camp is on private land operating under a temporary permit and will be closed.

Curly is the grandson of the grandson of Rain-In-The Face, one of the great war chiefs of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. He said he was just a common man, but along with the half-dozen other Lakota I met, he exhibited the dedication to stay as long as was needed, to carry out this protest in a peaceful manner, and to embrace all people of good will, tribal and non-tribal, who cared to support this cause.

Rosebud and Sacred Stone are on land we were told belongs to LaDonna Brave Bull, one of the leaders of the protest who was not there at this time. She was scheduled to speak about water, sacred sites, land and indigenous rights in New York at the United Nations as part of a five-day Indigenous Elders conference.

The next day, Whe Whe and I drove to the Standing Rock Tribal Center in Fort Yates, about 30 miles

from the camps. We spoke with Vice Chairman Jesse McLaughlin and his brother Kory McLaughlin, councilman-at-large. The tribe’s chairman, Dave Archambault II, was in Geneva to speak to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

We mentioned our support for native rights, particularly in the matter of respect for our ancestors. We discussed the great unity of the camps.

When we gave our flag to Antonio, the veteran in charge of hanging up flags, he said the total was about 230 tribes making it, I think, the largest coming together of tribes ever.

We spoke with many others gathered there who are not tribal, and as McLaughlin made very clear, the Sioux asked for all interested to

tents by a youth with a red bucket of oats. There were many horses about, some being ridden, some tethered, others just waiting. We saw the arrival of the Tohono tribe from Arizona – 85 people made the twenty-plus hour trip in vans to show their support.

We saw preparations for dinner – a buffalo carcass hanging from a front loader.

It was being cut up for the evening stew at table after table of workers with big knives. We saw truckloads of wood arriving and being dumped in an area where younger men than I swung axes and mauls to the rhythm of chain saws. And of course we saw Port-Potties (very well maintained in my experience).

There was the impres-

tion about the nine graves that have been desecrated, nor the danger to the reservation’s water supply, which is threatened by the pipeline. It is not even just about Native Rights against Big Oil. It is about tribal sovereignty and it is about the encounter of two ways of life.

As we drove home we saw everywhere evidence of extraction: miles of trains filled with coal, miles of trains filled with oil – all plunder taken from the earth, our planet. We know there is no simple solution – my sister and I are consuming oil with every mile we drive – we are part of the problem. Nevertheless, the way of extraction is ultimately unsustainable. In contrast, a common quality of all indigenous cultures is that they achieve a way of balance

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More than 300 tribal flags marked the entrance, lining the road in and flaring out along the fence between the camp and the highway.

come and they would be provided for. He mentioned plans for the winter. On the way out of Fort Yates we saw where Sitting Bull was originally buried. We also saw the standing rock that gives the reservation its name.

Back in camp we saw four horses being led between

sion that preparations were diligent and on going. There was also the unmistakable impression of a sense of cautious optimism – these people felt like they will prevail.

It is not just a confronta-

with their environments.

I have no idea how this meeting of ways will play out but it is just possible that the camps at Standing Rock are what a first step looks like.

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Wheel of Fortune (N) KATU News at 11 (N) Jimmy Kimmel Live

Code Black “Doctors With Borders” Naked and Afraid

Extra (N) Naked and Afraid

Ent. Tonight

KOIN 6 News at 11 Late Show-Colbert Naked and Afraid Survivalists in Namibia.

Grant’s Getaways Inside Edition (N) Nature “My Congo” (N) (DVS) Family Feud (N) Family Feud (N)

Dateline NBC “Consumed” NOVA Understanding gravity. (DVS) 10 O’Clock News (N)

KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show Getting Ahead The impact of higher wages.

11 O’Clock News (N) (:35) 2 Broke Girls

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) Family Guy Family Guy American Dad The Cleveland Show American Dad Family Guy Family Guy The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Conan Actress Melissa McCarthy.

Mike & Molly American Dad

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7:00 Jeopardy! (N)

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Wheel of Fortune (N) Grey’s Anatomy “Both Sides Now” (N)

(5:25) NFL Football Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers. (N) (Live) Fast N’ Loud “The Pickup Artist” Fast N’ Loud “Pickup The Pieces”

(:15) Game On! with Stan Brock (N) Fast N’ Loud “Camaro Rising”

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Walk the Prank Mike & Molly Seinfeld “The Stall”

Toy-TERROR! Ghost Patrol Elena of Avalor The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory FOX 12’s 8 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N) Seinfeld Seinfeld “The Pie” 2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls

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10 O’Clock News (N) (:15) SportsCenter (N) (Live)

OCTOBER 20, 2016 11:00

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Late Show-Colbert

KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece 11 O’Clock News (N) (:35) 2 Broke Girls SportsCenter (N) (Live)

Stuck in the Middle Girl Meets World The Lodge My Babysitter Liv and Maddie Austin & Ally FOX 12’s 9 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N) Family Guy Family Guy American Dad The Cleveland Show The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Conan Actress Mila Kunis.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016 11:00

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Jeopardy! (N)

KOIN 6 News at 6 (N) CBS Evening News Gold Rush Todd runs massive washplants.

Extra (N) Ent. Tonight MacGyver “Toothpick” (N) Gold Rush: Pay Dirt “Miracle on the Mountain” (N)

KGW News at 6 (N) Burt Wolf: Travels Nightly Business Rpt. 6 O’Clock News (N) Timbers in 30 College Football South Florida at Temple.

Live at 7 (N) Inside Edition (N) Caught on Camera With Nick Cannon (N) Dateline NBC (N) KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show PBS NewsHour (N) Washington Week Film School Shorts A Place to Call Home (:43) A Place to Call Home “New Beginning” Indian Summers on Masterpiece On Story Family Feud Family Feud Hell’s Kitchen “Walking the Plank” (N) (:01) The Exorcist (N) (DVS) 10 O’Clock News (N) Friday Night Lights 11 O’Clock News (N) (:35) 2 Broke Girls Football Scoreboard College Football Oregon at California. From California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live)

Walk the Prank Mike & Molly

L & M: Cali Style L & M: Cali Style “Descendants” (2015, Comedy) Dove Cameron, Kristin Chenoweth, Sarah Jeffery.

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 Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians. (N) (Live)

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(:31) Dr. Ken (N)

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Austin & Ally

KATU News at 6 (N)

Walk the Prank Mike & Molly

Wheel of Fortune (N) Last Man Standing

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Extra (N) Ent. Tonight KOIN 6 News at 10 (N) Misfit Garage: Fired Up “Klump and the Camino” A first generation ’59 Chevy El Camino.

Decision 2016: Governor Debate Superstore (N) The Good Place (N) Chicago Med “Extreme Measures” (N) PBS NewsHour (N) Oregon Art Beat (N) Oregon Field Guide Shetland Maguire’s death.

Family Feud (N) Family Feud (N) The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again (N) (DVS) (:15) College Football BYU at Boise State. (N) (Live)

Walk the Prank Mike & Molly Seinfeld

SportsCenter (N) (Live) My Babysitter Liv and Maddie

How to Get Away With Murder (N)

KGW News at 6 (N) Travels With Darley Nightly Business Rpt. 6 O’Clock News (N) College Football Miami at Virginia Tech. (N)

MLB Postseason

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Good Morning America (N) KOIN Local 6 at 6am (N) Paid Program Paid Program

KATU News This Morning - Sat (N) Lucky Dog “Ollie” (N) Dr. Chris: Pet Vet (N) Innovation Nation Henry Repeating Henry Repeating To Catch a Thief

The Inspectors (N) Paid Program

KGW News at Sunrise (N) Nature Cat Curious George Good Day Oregon Saturday (N)

Cat in the Hat

Ready Jet Go! (EI)

DragonFlyTV

The Lion Guard Made in Hollywood Seinfeld

Sofia the First Pets.TV (EI) Seinfeld

Sesame Street

College GameDay From Tuscaloosa, Ala. (N) (Live) Tomorrowland Cal. Wild West Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Real Estate Paid Program Live Life and Win! Career Day Seinfeld Seinfeld “The Gum” Seinfeld “The Rye” Seinfeld

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College Football

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Shark Tank (N) (DVS)

(:01) 20/20 (N)

KATU News at 11 (N) High School Blitz (N)

Hawaii Five-0 “Ke Ku ’Ana” (N) Gold Rush “Eye in the Sky” (N)

Blue Bloods “For the Community” (N) (:02) Gold Rush “The Gambler” (N)

KOIN 6 News at 11 Late Show-Colbert (:04) Gold Rush “Eye in the Sky”

Star vs. Forces Family Guy

Future-Worm!

Family Guy

ELeague “Group A Play- CS: GO” (Season Premiere) (N) (Live)

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The Lodge “Winning” My Babysitter American Dad The Cleveland Show Family Guy

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Seinfeld

OCTOBER 22, 2016 11:00

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College Football North Carolina State at Louisville. From Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky. (N) (Live) Hidden Heroes (N) The Open Road Paid Program Mountain Bike Mania Mountain Bike Mania Paid Program Dirty Jobs Pouring foundations.

Dirty Jobs Sewer inspector; sewer backup.

Dirty Jobs “Spider Pharm” The Voyager SciGirls Paid Program

English Premier League Soccer Liverpool FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC. (N) Prem Goal Zone Cyberchase Victory Garden’s Garden Home Sewing With Nancy Quilting Arts NASCAR Pre NASCAR Racing Camping World Truck Series: Fred’s 250. (N) (Live)

College Football Wisconsin at Iowa. From Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (N) (Live) Elena of Avalor Zhu Zhu Pets Stuck in the Middle Liv and Maddie Garden Time Seahawks-Acc Paid Program Paid Program ›› “She’s the Man” (2006) Amanda Bynes. A student poses as her twin brother.

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College Football Regional Coverage. Purdue at Nebraska or TCU at West Virginia. (N) (Live)

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Bunk’d K.C. Undercover Paid Program Copper Chef ›› “17 Again” (2009) Zac Efron. (DVS)

OCTOBER 22, 2016 5:00

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Outback Adventures Today’s Homeowner College Football Ohio State at Penn State.

College Football College Football Texas A&M at Alabama. No. 6 Texas A&M heads into its SEC West showdown at No. 1 Alabama well-rested after a bye week. (N) (Live) Dirty Jobs “Vexcon” Naked and Afraid “Mayan Misery” Naked and Afraid: Uncensored Naked and Afraid The jungles of Panama.

Red Bull Signature Series From Whistler, B.C. (N) Figure Skating ISU Grand Prix: Skate America, Ladies’ Free. (N) Paid Program Wilderness Vet (N)

Extra (N) Open House (N) KOIN 6 News Naked and Afraid Survivalists in Namibia.

Naked and Afraid Survivalists in Guyana.

Journey-Dreyer Naturally, Danny Seo KGW News at 5 (N)

Love of Quilting It’s Sew Easy Cook’s Country Test Kitchen Martha Bakes Lidia’s Kitchen MotorWeek (N) Woodwright’s Shop Woodsmith Shop Ask This Old House NASCAR Racing Col. Pregame College Football Utah at UCLA. From the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. (N) (Live) College Extra Football Scoreboard ESPN Goal Line (N) (Live) Football Scoreboard College Football Arkansas at Auburn. From Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. (N) (Live) ›› “Girl vs. Monster” (2012) Olivia Holt, Brendan Meyer. (:40) Austin & Ally (:05) Walk the Prank Liv and Maddie Jessie (DVS) Stuck in the Middle The Lodge The Lodge

This Old House (N) NewsHour Wk College Football Oklahoma at Texas Tech.

Austin & Ally

Girl Meets World

Real Estate Timbers in 30 (11:00) ›› “17 Again” (2009) Zac Efron.

The X-Files “Eve” 2 Broke Girls

The Big Bang Theory

6:00

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Paid Program The Green Economy Next Stop Trout TV ›› “The Switch” (2010, Romance-Comedy) Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman. Premiere.

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(5:00) College Football Ohio State at Penn State. From Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa. (N) (Live)

8:30 Paid Program

Paid Program Friends

Real Estate Friends

9:00 MyDestination.TV

9:30 Paid Program

Paid Program Friends

Paid Program 2 Broke Girls

10:00 Wheel of Fortune

10:30 Jeopardy!

OCTOBER 22, 2016 11:00

11:30

KATU News at 11 (N) (:35) Castle

KOIN 6 News at 6 (N) CBS Weekend News Entertainment Tonight (N) MacGyver “Metal Saw” NCIS Errors are found in a closed case.

48 Hours (N) Naked and Afraid “Contamination” Naked and Afraid “Fear the Unknown” Naked and Afraid “Infested with Rats” (N) “Rats” (2016, Documentary) Premiere. A history of rat infestations in major cities.

NBC Nightly News Straight Talk Give (N) (EI) Heart of a Champion Superstore › “Identity Thief” (2013, Comedy) Jason Bateman. Premiere. A victim of identity theft fights back.

KOIN 6 News at 11 (:35) Up Late NW (:05) “Rats” (2016, Documentary) KGW News at 11 (N) Saturday Night Live

The Great British Baking Show Travels to the Edge Rick Steves’ Europe Globe Trekker (DVS) Doc Martin “The Shock of the New” (5:00) College Football Oklahoma at Texas Tech. From Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (N) Made in Hollywood TMZ (N) College Football Mississippi at LSU. From Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) K.C. Undercover Stuck in the Middle Bunk’d Walk the Prank “The Swap” (2016, Comedy) Peyton List, Jacob Bertrand. (:40) Kirby Buckets

Father Brown “The Rod of Asclepius” 10 O’Clock News (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Best Friends K.C. Undercover

Poldark on Masterpiece Graham Bensinger Son of Zorn SportsCenter (N) (Live) Liv and Maddie My Babysitter

Mike & Molly Mike & Molly The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. “Eye Spy” The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory To Be Announced

CSI: Miami “Death Pool 100”

West Coast Wrestling Connection ›› “The Switch” (2010) Jennifer Aniston.

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The X-Files “Beyond the Sea”

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OCTOBER 23, 2016 11:00

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Good Morning America (N) KATU News This Morning - Sun (N) KOIN 6 News at 6am (N) CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (N) Paid Program The Key of David (N) Paid Program Amazing Facts (7:58) Joel Osteen KGW News at Sunrise (N)

Your Voice, Your Vote Politics and issues.

Sharyl Attkisson This Week With George Stephanopoulos (N) Jack Hanna Ocean Treks Face the Nation (N) The NFL Today (N) (Live) NFL Football Oakland Raiders at Jacksonville Jaguars. (N) (Live) In Touch Bering Sea Gold Shawn Pomrenke’s master plan pays out.

Gold Rush Todd Hoffman searches for gold.

Meet the Press (N) Figure Skating ISU Grand Prix: Skate America, Men’s Free. (N) (Live) F1 Countdown

Peg Plus Cat (EI) Edison’s Secret Lab FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Tomorrowland Cal. Wild West

Mister Rogers Arthur (DVS) Good Day Oregon Sunday (N) NFL Insiders: Sunday Edition (N) Doc McStuffins Mickey Mouse

Thomas & Friends

Bob the Builder

Sunday NFL Countdown (N) (Live) The Lion Guard Sofia the First

Elena of Avalor

Zhu Zhu Pets

Paid Program Paid Program Seinfeld “The Seven” Seinfeld

Awesome Planet Seinfeld “The Doll”

FOX NFL Kickoff (N) (Live) Friends Friends

Jack Van Impe Friends

Paid Program Friends

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Animal Rescue Seinfeld

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

Nature How pets experience their world.

NOVA Understanding gravity. (DVS) NFL Football Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles. (N) (Live) Who’s In? E:60 30 for 30 K.C. Undercover Stuck in the Middle L & M: Cali Style Bunk’d ›› “Basic” (2003, Suspense) John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson. ››› “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” (2005) Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd. (DVS)

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Sea Rescue (N) The Wildlife Docs (N) Rock the Park (N) World of X Games (N) Timbersports Series (N) Wild America (EI) This Old House (10:00) NFL Football Oakland Raiders at Jacksonville Jaguars. (N) (:25) NFL Football New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers. Tom Brady and the Patriots visit the Steelers in Week 7. (N) (Live) The Insider (N) Gold Rush “Miracle on the Mountain” Tony Beets buys a second dredge.

Gold Rush “Eye in the Sky” Edge of Alaska Edge of Alaska Neil breaks through.

Formula One Racing United States Grand Prix. (N) (Live) F1 Extra (N) (Live) Great Performances “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!” Hugh Jackman stars in “Oklahoma!”

NFL Football: Vikings at Eagles The OT (N) The Making of Mr. October (N) (11:00) 30 for 30 NBA Special (N) MLS Soccer Teams TBA. (N) (Live)

OCTOBER 23, 2016 5:00

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KATU News at 5 (N) World News Face the Nation (N) KOIN 6 News Edge of Alaska “Brave New McCarthy”

Paid Program Real Estate Football Night in America (N) (Live) Focus on Europe Religion & Ethics To the Contrary BBC Newsnight Charlie Rose ››› “Insomnia” (2002) Al Pacino, Robin Williams. A guilt-ridden cop hunts a killer who knows his secret.

Paid Program College Football Final SportsCenter (N) (Live)

NFL Football NewsHour Wk Next Stop World/Poker

“The Swap” (2016, Comedy) Peyton List, Jacob Bertrand. (:40) Jessie (:05) Austin & Ally K.C. Undercover Walk the Prank Walk the Prank Walk the Prank Walk the Prank Walk the Prank Walk the Prank Paid Program Paid Program ›› “Uptown Girls” (2003, Comedy) Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Marley Shelton. ››› “Racing With the Moon” (1984, Romance) Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern.

Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement 40-Year-Old Vir ››› “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” (2004, Comedy) Will Ferrell. (DVS) ››› “Role Models” (2008, Comedy) Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd. (DVS) (:45) ›› “Pineapple Express” (2008) Seth Rogen. Premiere.

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KATU News at 6 (N) KOIN 6 News

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America’s Funniest Home Videos CBS Weekend News 60 Minutes (N)

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OCTOBER 23, 2016 11:00

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Once Upon a Time “Street Rats” (N) NCIS: Los Angeles “Ghost Gun” (N)

Secrets and Lies “The Detective” (N) Madam Secretary “South China Sea” (N)

Quantico The recruits test their stress levels.

Elementary “Render, and Then Seize Her”

KATU News at 11 (N) (:35) Castle KOIN 6 News at 11 Game On!

Alaska: The Last Frontier Alaska: The Last Frontier (5:20) NFL Football Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals. (N) (Live) Oregon Art Beat Oregon Field Guide Masterpiece Classic (Part 2 of 6)

Alaska: The Last Frontier Exposed (N) Sports Sunday The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece (N)

Alaska: The Last Frontier “Stranded” (N) Inside Edition Poldark on Masterpiece (N)

(:01) Edge of Alaska “Fight for McCarthy” Dateline NBC Indian Summers on Masterpiece (N)

(:03) Alaska: The Last Frontier “Stranded” KGW News at 11 (N) Grant’s Getaways Secrets of the Manor House (DVS)

2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event.

The Simpsons Bob’s Burgers (N) 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event.

The Simpsons (N) Son of Zorn (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live)

Family Guy (N)

Walk the Prank Walk the Prank Mike & Molly Mike & Molly (4:45) ›› “Pineapple Express” (2008)

Walk the Prank Walk the Prank Walk the Prank Bizaardvark (N) K.C. Undercover The Lodge The Lodge Liv and Maddie Walk the Prank My Babysitter The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Rookie Blue “Two Truths and a Lie” Blue Bloods “Cellar Boy” Blue Bloods “The Blue Templar” Rizzoli & Isles Dr. Hope Martin returns.

2 Broke Girls 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 People of Earth Pineapple Express

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KATU News at 6 (N)

Jeopardy! (N)

KOIN 6 News at 6 (N) CBS Evening News Fast N’ Loud “The Pickup Artist” KGW News at 6 (N) This Old House Nightly Business Rpt.

Extra (N) Ent. Tonight Fast N’ Loud “Pickup The Pieces” Live at 7 (N) Inside Edition (N) PBS NewsHour (N)

8:00

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Last Man-Earth 10 O’Clock News (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live)

9:30

Wheel of Fortune (N) Dancing With the Stars (N Same-day Tape)

10:00

Oregon Sports Final Graham Bensinger SportsCenter

10:30

(:01) Conviction “Mother’s Little Burden” (N)

Kevin Can Wait Man With a Plan 2 Broke Girls (N) The Odd Couple (N) Scorpion “Plight at the Museum” (N) Fast N’ Loud: Revved Up “Camaro Rising” Fast N’ Loud “The Pickup Artist” Restoring an old ’49 Chevy pickup.

The Voice “The Knockouts, Premiere” Artists perform for the coaches. (N) (:01) Timeless “Party at Castle Varlar” (N) Antiques Roadshow “The Boomer Years” Oregon Experience Oregon Experience Antiques Roadshow “New York City”

OCTOBER 24, 2016 11:00

11:30

KATU News at 11 (N) Jimmy Kimmel Live KOIN 6 News at 11 Late Show-Colbert (:05) Fast N’ Loud “The Pickup Artist” KGW News at 11 (N) Tonight Show POV Parents document their son’s cancer.

6 O’Clock News (N) Family Feud (N) Family Feud (N) Gotham “Mad City: Follow the White Rabbit” (:01) Lucifer “Weaponizer” (N) (5:15) NFL Football Houston Texans at Denver Broncos. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) (:20) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Bizaardvark K.C. Undercover ›› “Halloweentown” (1998) Debbie Reynolds.

Milo Murphy’s Law Milo Murphy’s Law Walk the Prank 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)

10 O’Clock News (N) NFL PrimeTime My Babysitter The Lodge The Simpsons Family Guy

11 O’Clock News (N) (:35) 2 Broke Girls SportsCenter Austin & Ally Bizaardvark American Dad The Cleveland Show

Family Guy

Family Guy

Conan Actor Bryce Dallas Howard. (N)

Family Guy

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10:30

Mike & Molly American Dad

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News

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NBA Preseason Basketball Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (:10) “Twitches Too” (2007) Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry. (:45) Walk the Prank (:10) Walk the Prank (:35) K.C. Undercover The Lodge

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Tree Dazzler -

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NBA Basketball (5:30) ››› “Twitches” (2005) Tia Mowry.

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

Toy-TERROR!

Blindspot Weller and Nas hunt for a fugitive.

Nature How pets experience their world.

Lethal Weapon “Spilt Milk” (N)

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

9:00

Presidential Debate University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (N) (Live) Presidential Debate University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (N) (Live) Presidential Debate University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (N)

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

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Survivor “Idol Search Party” (N) Naked and Afraid

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

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Presidential Debate University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (N) (Live) Naked and Afraid The Colombian jungle.

Naked and Afraid

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

7:30

The Great Pumpkin

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

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Presidential Debate University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (N) (Live)

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

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

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KATU News at 6 (N) KOIN 6 News at 6 (N) CBS Evening News Alaska: The Last Frontier KGW News at 6 (N) Trail Blazers Tip Off Ask This Old House Nightly Business Rpt.

Family Guy

7:00

Family Guy

7:30

Family Guy

8:00

American Dad

American Dad

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Seinfeld

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Full Frontal

10:30

Jeopardy! (N) Wheel of Fortune (N) The Middle (N) American Housewife Fresh Off the Boat The Real O’Neals (N) Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. “Lockup” Extra (N) Ent. Tonight NCIS The team investigates an abduction.

Bull (N) NCIS: New Orleans “Course Correction” (N) Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove Dungeon Cove: On Deck “Final Crossing” Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove (N) (:03) Edge of Alaska “Fight for McCarthy” NBA Basketball Utah Jazz at Portland Trail Blazers. From Moda Center in Portland, Ore. (N) (Live) Inside Edition (N) Chicago Fire “Scorched Earth” (N) PBS NewsHour (N) The Contenders -- 16 for ’16 (N) American Masters “Norman Lear” Norman Lear’s life and career.

On Story

(5:00) 2016 World Series Game 1: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) FOX 12’s 8 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N) 30 for 30 SportsCenter (N) (Live) (5:25) ›› “Halloweentown” (1998) ››› “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge” (2001) Milo Murphy’s Law Mike & Molly Mike & Molly The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory FOX 12’s 8 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N) Seinfeld

Family Guy

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

Family Feud (N) Family Feud (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Walk the Prank L & M: Cali Style FOX 12’s 9 O’Clock News on PDX-TV (N)

10 O’Clock News (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) My Babysitter The Lodge The Simpsons Family Guy

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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 “Vancouver” 11 O’Clock News (N) (:35) 2 Broke Girls SportsCenter (N) (Live) Austin & Ally Bizaardvark American Dad The Cleveland Show

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St. Helens Police Department POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT October 10, 2016 POLICE OFFICER. The St. Helens Police Department is accepting applications for the position of Police Officer. Both entry-level applicants and Police Officers currently certified by the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (or equivalent) are encouraged to apply.

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.

Salary: The position offers a base wage scale of $3,930 to $5,287 and an excellent benefits package, including financial incentives for education and physical fitness. The maximum salary with incentives (at step 6) ranges from $5,591 to $6,120.

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The Budget Advisory Committee for Columbia River PUD will hold the first of two Budget Advisory meetings on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. The second Budget Advisory Meeting will be on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of these meetings will be to discuss the 2017 Operating and Capital Budget and any other business that may come before the Board.

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

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

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CH16-0519 CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF By: John Nguyen OREGON Interim General Manager COUNTY OF COLUMBIA CH16-0527 Probate Department STORAGE AUCTION “STORE YOUR STUFF” In the Matter of the Estate of 75764 Heath Rd. Martha L. Smith, Rainier, Or. deceased.

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NOTICE TO NOTICE IS HEREBY INTERESTED GIVEN that the contents PERSONS of the following storage unit(s) will be offered for Notice is hereby given sale by public auction that Christopher W. Kirto the highest bidder for by aka Chris Kirby has enforcement of storage been appointed and has qualified as the personal lien. representative of the esE-17 Angela Hansen E-16 & F-13 Robert Girt tate. All persons having E-21 Christina Hegedus claims against the estate are hereby required to B-20 Lani Kraabell F-19 Brittney Degenstein present their claims, with Purchases must be paid proper vouchers, within for at time of purchase four months after the in cash only. All pur- date of first publication chased items sold as is, of this notice, as stated where located, and must below, to the personal be removed at the time representative at: 1677 of sale. Sale subject to St. Helens Street, St. cancellation in the event Helens, Oregon 97051 of settlement between or the claims may be owner and the obligated barred.

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Probate Department In the Matter of the MARK A. GORDON, Estate of P.C. LULU BELLE Attorney for Personal LUTTRELL, Deceased.

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Three indicted for Hightower murder

The man authorities say killed Apache Rose Hightower was arraigned Oct. 13 in Columbia County circuit court. A grand jury also indicted two other suspects in the murder and kidnapping of Hightower.

Jesse Allen Lane, 28, of Medford was charged with four counts of aggravated murder, two counts of murder, two counts of first degree kidnapping, felon in possession of a firearm, two counts of hindering prosecution and misdemeanor strangulation.

Charles William Vernon, 29, of St. Helens was charged with three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of murder, two counts of first degree kidnapping, felon in possession of a firearm, two counts of hindering prosecution and strangulation.

Stephanie Jeanne Toney, 20, of St. Helens was charged with two counts of aggravated murder, two counts of murder, two counts of kidnapping and two counts of hindering prosecution. Toney broke down crying when District Attorney Steve Atchison read the indictment against her.

According to the indictments, 24-year-old Hightower was a witness in a criminal proceeding and her death was related to the performance of her duties in the justice system. Lane and Hightower were in an intimate relationship at the time.

Both Vernon and According to Toney are being Dickerson, hunheld in Columbia dreds of hours of County jail on uninvestigation on the related charges. In part of the small, court, Vernon said but determined he was engaged Columbia County to marry Toney.

Major Crimes Team Atchison said inbrought the case formation that was from an unidentirevealed during fied murder victim the investigation discarded down Jesse Allen Lane Stephanie Jeanne Toney Charles William Vernon of Lane led to the an embankment off arrests of Vernon of Pittsburg Road to Atchison could not Atchison said Lane was and Toney. the identification of three speak to the suspected charged with one count of The investigation suspects involved in the manner of death when aggravated murder bespanned three weeks and kidnapping, assault and asked about the strangulacause Hightower had been locations from a rural murder of Hightower. tion charge. “I can’t reveal a witness in a proceeding Columbia County roadway “We had a lot of help against Lane, two counts of it yet, and I’m not sure to the cities of St. Helens, that was crucial to the we will know the answer aggravated murder bePortland and Santa Barsuccess of this investigato that until we hear the cause Lane was accused of bara, Calif. tion,” Dickerson said. “And testimony of the medical kidnapping Hightower and The reason for multiple we had a small number examiner.” An autopsy of covering up the ongoing murder charges for one vic- crime of kidnapping when of dedicated members of report was completed, but tim lies within the the Major Crimes complicated legal “This incident is so sad for the needless loss of life and the tremen- Team working daily system. With sevwith the Columbia dous sorrow for Ms. Hightower’s family,” Columbia County Sheriff County District eral possible ways Jeff Dickerson said. “But I am extremely proud of the way investiga- Attorney’s Office to a statute might be violated, each count tors doggedly stayed on top of this case to produce this relatively build this case.” represents a theory Family members quick result.” of how the crime of the victim have was committed. said they suspected If the case goes to trial, Lane was responsible for Atchison said he could not the murder occurred, and a jury would be asked to Hightower’s death. “We yet release that informaone count of aggravated agree unanimously on know he was responsible in tion. “Bits and pieces of it murder because she was all the details of a given should come out as the trial our hearts and we hope that physically injured or poscharge. In theory, a defenthey have the evidence to sibly tortured. proceeds,” he said. dant might be convicted of prove this,” Jonny Bradley, The hindering prosecu“This incident is so sad several counts of murder tion charges stem from for the needless loss of life Hightower’s father, said. for one victim. At senSeveral family members of attempting to destroy and the tremendous sortencing, it is common for the victim were present in evidence related to the row for Ms. Hightower’s several counts to be concourt for the indictments. investigation, according to family,” Columbia County densed, or for sentences to Lane’s lengthy criminal Atchison. Court documents Sheriff Jeff Dickerson said. run concurrently. history included menacalleged Lane, Vernon and “But I am extremely proud “A lot depends on what ing, furnishing alcohol to Toney destroyed clothing, a of the way investigators evidence actually comes a minor, and giving false cell phone, cleaning supdoggedly stayed on top of out and what theories the information to police. In plies and physical evidence this case to produce this jury does or does not acAugust of 2013 in Jackson to conceal the kidnapping relatively quick result.” cept,” Atchison said. and murder of Hightower.

County, he was convicted of furnishing alcohol to a minor and sentenced to two years of bench probation.

Prior to the conviction, Lane was indicted for kidnapping, rape, sodomy, sexual abuse and strangulation. Jackson County District Attorney Beth Heckert said all of those counts were dismissed and Lane pleaded guilty to a furnishing alcohol to a minor charge and some other cases he had pending at the time.

Lane was indicted again in January of 2014 for robbery and burglary and his probation was revoked in June of that year. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison and 3 years of parole in June of 2014 for the first-degree burglary charge. Lane was then indicted in July of 2016 for robbery, theft, harassment, assault, possession of meth and violating parole. He faces an upcoming trial on those matters.

Atchison said it was possible that Lane’s criminal history would affect his sentence if he were convicted for Hightower’s murder. Vernon’s criminal history included convictions for harassment, sexual abuse and delivery of marijuana. In 2006, Vernon was indicted for rape, sodomy, coercion, unlawful sexual penetration and strangulation. Those charges were dismissed.

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COLUMBIA COUNTY 2016 CANDIDATE PROFILES

Wayne Mayo A Scappoose resident and businessman, Wayne Mayo is a long-time resident of Columbia County. Having been an outspoken critic of county government, he is no stranger to county politics and has run for commissioner in the past.

In May 2014, he contested incumbent Henry Heimuller for position two, coming within 59 votes of unseating the first-term commissioner and forcing a recount.

Chronicle: A depletion fee increase appears on the coming ballot. Past proposals have been defeated handily. Why has the fee been unpopular with voters given that they won’t be on the hook for the extra cost?

Mayo: When you look at the past campaign budgets of each side, you see that the anti-depletion fee benefited from deep pockets. The measure was structured to mainly benefit CC Rider with little offered in road repair as the original measure was intended. I was surprised it did as well as it did.

Chronicle: Columbia County Jail seeks to renew the jail-operating levy for a period of four years. Do you support the levy and would you suggest any funding alternatives that would reduce the burden for taxpayers?

Mayo: The jail levy is in the hands of the voters. Unfortunately, decisions made in the past have put steady funding for the jail in play without its own levy. We need our jail.

Regarding funding of beds for local offenders being funded some other way: From what I understand, the Sheriff’s department is currently pursuing all options and are out front on any type of workable initiatives.

Chronicle: The legalization of marijuana had a polarizing effect on the county, with many lamenting the introduction of what they consider to be a harmful drug into society at large.

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What role should the county commission play regarding the implementation of legal marijuana businesses in Columbia County?

Mayo: We have to follow the law. We don’t know what the long term effect of legal marijuana on society is going to be.

It’s much stronger today than it was years ago. It’s being used by many as a substitute for pain medication.

Clinicians in the field of substance abuse are concerned especially for the impact on the adolescent mind. It may be good to tie future taxation of marijuana to the mental health field or the drug court.

Chronicle: Clatskanie voted to disband their police department and contract with the sheriff’s office for law enforcement services. Do you think Clatskanie chose the right direction for their citizens and do you think other cities are eyeing the same path?

Mayo: What Clatskanie did is their business and I won’t pretend to know it. Whether or not other cities are thinking along the same lines, I haven’t heard. You can bet they will be watching.

Chronicle: St. Helens is considering filling their wastewater lagoon with soil from cleanup projects such as the Portland Harbor superfund site. The move would

generate considerable revenue, but there are environmental concerns regarding the fill material. How does the county commission influence environmental issues?

Mayo: It’s the city of St. Helens that will need to make that decision. If I were the City Council I’d put it on the ballot.

While the money would tempt any city, nothing is free. There’s a price St. Helens will pay for taking the sludge. The citizens of St. Helens may or may not want to be thought of as the dump site for Portland’s leadlaced toxic material.

Chronicle: What course of action would you suggest to stabilize funding for education in Columbia County?

Mayo: Doesn’t funding come through the state government and local levies to our school districts for primary education?

Most education is not under the care of the County Commissioners but should be a top priority. Rigorous educational opportunities greatly enhance the perceived value of any community. All effort should be made to facilitate the educational initiatives discussed and planned for the new Scappoose based community college.

Chronicle: Where do you stand on the county’s need for mass transportation? What place does CC Rider hold in your political platform?

Mayo: Columbia County doesn’t have the “mass” in mass transportation. We’re a pretty sparsely populated rural county. That’s why it’s subsidized. As I’ve said, the future of CC Rider is in the hands of the voters and will be decided before a new commissioner is seated. No matter how voters respond, perhaps some kind of rural “Uber” business model might supplement the remaining routes sustaining themselves with the federal subsidies still being received.

Mayoral candidates at odds over Boise property, Superfund site

BY CLAUDE AKINS

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Running for his eighth term as mayor of St. Helens, incumbent Randy Peterson is facing a challenge from lifelong city resident, Rick Scholl.

Scholl, who owns and operates a landscaping business in St. Helens, said he decided to run for mayor because of what he sees as a mishandling of the purchase of the Boise property.

“I did not feel that there was sufficient citizen input before the purchase nor has there been the type of transparency necessary for the citizens to be fully informed of the types of plans and costs the City Council and Mayor are proposing to place on the backs of the taxpayers of our city,” Scholl said.

The city purchased the property from Boise in 2014 after the company ceased production on their one remaining paper machine at its paper mill.

At the time of the purchase, the construction of a riverfront park, a scenic driving route, and a placement of dock for cruises were considered as possibilities for the property.

“Currently we are in the process of redeveloping the old Boise Veneer property,” Peterson said. “This will be developed from heavy industrial to commercial/residential.

This is one of the projects that will position St. Helens for the future.”

“As we develop this land we will be able to create employment opportunities here in St. Helens.”

Instead of creating job

growth through city-purchased property, Mr. Scholl said he plans to work with St. Helens businesses.

“We are currently cut off in our development by Port and County owned property,” Scholl said. “The Boise Property and various small properties throughout the city are our only opportunities for future development and growth.”

“Local businesses new and old are finding it difficult and expensive to do business in the city,” Scholl said. “Why is all the new business going into Scappoose? Scappoose is pursuing and wooing new businesses with lower fees and infrastructure costs. Growth of business equals living wage jobs coming back into our area.”

Another issue facing the city of St.Helens is whether or not to fill the 39-acre lagoon at the wastewater treatment plant with soil dredged from a Portland Harbor Superfund Site. Through charging dumping fees, the project could net as much as $137 million with a low estimate of $56 million.

Water and sediment at the site are contaminated with hazardous substance, including compounds which have been found to be harmful to people and the environment, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Regarding the site, Scholl said transparency has been an issue for the city.

“Citizens need to educate themselves about the potential outcomes of siting Superfund waste materials inside our city limits,” Scholl said. “Are we

liable as a city if the EPA, at some future time, determines the materials to be unsafe? I do not have access to the information nor do the citizens of St. Helens have access or been provided information to make an intelligent determination on the advisability of continuing this project.”

Peterson, on the other hand, focuses on the potential revenue and the waterfront development possibilities the project would offer.

“The proposal to fill the waste water lagoon is another project for the waterfront development. By filling and capping we ca create some wonderful open space to help spur development,” Peterson said.

“By taking the non hazardous fill from Portland Harbor we will have a revenue positive project and create jobs at the same time.”

For Peterson, balancing the budget remains one of the most pressing issues facing the city.

“The most pressing issue continues to be the budget,” Peterson said. “We have had to reduce service levels over the last few years. Revenues have stabilized in recent years and the economy and the outlook are better for the future.”

“The city seems to be stuck in idle,” Scholl said. “Its time to reach out to new and old investors and encourage them to get involved in our city and with the city’s assistance to invest in new properties and business to revitalize our city.”

All votes must be cast by Nov. 8 and ballots go out on Oct. 19.

Margaret Magruder A Clatskanie-area farmer, Margaret Magruder is the owner and manager of a wool insulation manufacturer in Rainier. She has served as a member of county’s budget committee for almost 20 years and has volunteered on numerous agricultural boards. She has acted as coordinator of Lower Columbia River Watershed Council since 1996.

Chronicle: A depletion fee increase appears on the coming ballot. Past proposals have been defeated handily. Why has the fee been unpopular with voters given that they won’t be on the hook for the extra cost?

Magruder: I can say that I have heard many people express their opposition to any new taxes. There is also a sentiment that citizens want to support local industry and local jobs, not burden businesses with additional taxes, nor do they like the fact that the fee targets a specific industry.

Chronicle: Columbia County Jail seeks to renew the jail-operating levy for a period of four years. Do you support the levy and would you suggest any funding alternatives that would reduce the burden for taxpayers?

Magruder: I support the jail levy. Public safety is one of my major priorities in this campaign and having an operational jail is a big part of that. While the present funding option may not be ideal, there are currently insufficient tax revenues in the County general fund to support its operation.

My major concern, in not having adequate jail funding, would be the early release of inmates due merely to funding shortfalls. The County is experiencing positive growth with new business and development which results in increased property tax revenue. Yes, the levy is a stop-gap measure. I believe the long-term solution for jail operations ultimately lies in positive growth in the County and continued efficient and conservative fiscal management.

Chronicle: The legalization of marijuana had a polarizing effect on the county, with many lamenting the introduction of what they consider to be a harmful drug into society at large. What role should the county commission play re-

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garding the implementation of legal marijuana businesses in Columbia County?

Magruder: I understand there are many people opposed to the legalization and their voices should be heard, yet the County must abide by current state law. The current Board of Commissioners has adopted new ordinances regarding the sale and manufacture of marijuana. These ordinances are intended to be in line with state law and should be followed and enforced with respect to individuals and businesses applying to manufacture or sell marijuana and related derivative products in areas where the County has jurisdiction.

Chronicle: Clatskanie voted to disband their police department and contract with the sheriff’s office for law enforcement services. Do you think Clatskanie chose the right direction for their citizens and do you think other cities are eyeing the same path?

Magruder: I have watched this issue closely. It has generally been well received by a majority of citizens in Clatskanie. I believe it to be a fiscally responsible move on the City’s part. I do believe that any time collaborations like this, between local jurisdictions, can be achieved, the economies of scale may ultimately result in efficiencies that benefit all involved.

Chronicle: St. Helens is considering filling their wastewater lagoon with soil from cleanup projects such as the Portland Harbor superfund site. The move would generate considerable revenue, but there are environmental concerns regarding the fill material. How does the county commission influence environmental issues?

Magruder: Based on my experience in environmental issues working with the Lower Columbia River Watershed Council, I would encourage extreme diligence as the City of St. Helens considers this proposal. It will be important to work closely with State and Federal agencies. When and if environmental issues arise, the Commission should weigh the options and make decisions that support the environmental and economic needs of our County.

Chronicle: What course of action would you suggest to stabilize funding for education in Columbia County?

Magruder: The role the County can play in school funding is to promote positive economic growth, particularly of business which pays a larger amount of real property and personal property tax in proportion to services they require than residential properties. I believe the voters are weary of being asked to increase their residential property tax rate to fund services. We are currently seeing rising prices in the housing market; however Measure 5 limits increases in taxable value of properties from year to year. This underscores the need for working towards and promoting responsible business growth as the primary area where the County can have a positive impact on funding for education, as well as the many other services local government provides such as public safety, infrastructure, and parks.

Chronicle: Where do you stand on the county’s need for mass transportation? What place does CC Rider hold in your political platform?

Magruder: I appreciate the need for public transportation in Columbia County. I know that there are a number of residents that use the Rider to commute to Portland and Beaverton for school and work.

There is also a need by the elderly and those without their own transportation to shop and get medical care. I believe the County’s need for public transport should be revisited and analyzed along with potential funding sources. The formation of a citizen’s committee to explore the possible options may be a path to finding a viable and sustainable solution.

Fisher reflects on responsibilities of county commission position With his time on the Columbia County Board of Commissioners coming to a close, Earl Fisher has great expectations for whomever the voters choose to fill his seat. Wayne Mayo and Margaret Magruder are set for a runoff on the general election ballot this fall to claim Position 1 on the board.

Addressing the myriad duties of the office, Fisher said he expected the newly elected commissioner to dedicate time to the job, develop an understanding of county finances and needs, and participate in out-ofoffice activities such as meetings of the Association of Oregon Counties and Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Initiative that are meant to connect local officials to other governmental or community agencies.

“This is not a job that you come in, sit in the office, and wait for something to come in the door,” Fisher said.

“We’ve had people in the past that have tried to do that and the county was ill-served by it.”

Fisher said it would be key for the incoming

Earl Fisher

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commissioner to focus on economic development.

With Scappoose aiming to encourage light industrial manufacturing growth and Port Westward moving to attract heavier industry with developments to infrastructure, Fisher said continuing in those directions would be crucial He also said the work the commission has done with social services must continue. “Mental health continues to be a big issue,” Fisher said. “It relates back to pub-

lic safety – we have got to have that jail levy passed… and we need to build up the policing capabilities of the sheriff’s office.”

Fisher encouraged the next commissioner to pay close attention to the future.

The county is engaged in long-term projects that will require some extended vision to bring to fruition. He added that dealing with the daily needs of the county must not be neglected while looking to the future.

Serving on the board is no place for the agenda-driven politician, and Fisher said anybody planning to force an ideology onto the system would find they were wasting a lot of people’s time for very little achievement.

“I would spend the first six months really trying to dig into how we operate as opposed to trying to make a lot of change,” Fisher said.

“Spend some time understanding how the system as a whole operates.”

Fisher did not officially endorse a candidate. He said, “I want the most qualified person possible.”

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Lions have opportunity to earn playoff birth this week

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It’s hard to imagine, but in a little over two weeks October and Halloween will y al have come and gone and the wer Oregon high school football season will have drawn to d a close. ge The St. Helens Lions, ity however, have their eyes s ant fixed firmly ahead at the and playoffs, and this week they nd have a chance to cement se, themselves a place in the eigh state bracket with a win sions over Putnam (3-4).

Beating the Milwaukie ental team would put the Lions r at 4-2 in league play and two games ahead of Putnam rse of – who as of now is fifth to in the Northwest Oregon ca- Conference, directly behind St. Helens – with only one y? game remaining. e After notching three tive straight wins earlier this arly season over Pendleton arger (49-21), La Salle (40-39) and Parkrose (14-7), the nd ro- Kingsmen have been spiralquire ing downward, losing three . I consecutive league matches.

Those losses, however, ry of eir came at the hands of the top te to three teams in the NWOC: ently Wilsonville (58-0), Hillhous- sboro (35-49) and Sandy sure (21-41).

“They run the ball well,” e ear head coach Cory Young he said.

Last week the Kingsand iness men rushed for three touchdowns in their loss to a e a Sandy.

And like La Salle, the for many Lions will have to face a nment talented quarterback who fety,

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can move the ball on the ground as well as through the air. Last week, Nick Mccoy of La Salle consistently created problems for the Lions defense as he rushed out of a collapsing pocket. “[They have a] good quarterback who can run and throw and do a lot of good things,” Young said.

“They’re kind of similar to us in some ways. They’re a wing-t team, and they’re a 3-man front defensive team.

“They spread out, too.

They’ve done some different things to try and get their athletes the ball in space so you need to be pretty sound – when teams aren’t sound against them that’s when they knock off some really long plays and hang around with guys. So we got to be disciplined and we got to stop the run on them: they really want to run the ball,” Young said.

Coming into this game the Lions are the favorites.

Based on their play against shared opponents, though the Lions have lost to both Hillsboro and Wilsonville, they have fared much better.

But this team’s character has not been one to get either too high or too low and to always focus on the game ahead.

After Thursday’s win, in fact, it was the captains – not the coaches – who brought up areas in need of improvement.

“The captains brought it up at the end of the game: four quarters of really good football,” Young said. “We

had a good first half – La Salle made some plays, they have some good athletes and they want to win, too, and they competed really well. It was good to see us match that but [we need] to clean up a few of the lulls we have and put in a good solid, four quarter football game.”

“One thing with this group is that they never get too high. After all of the wins we’ve had, they constantly bring it up, and they talk at the end of the game about what we need to improve on and what we need to fix,” Young said.

Hillsboro and Sandy play this Friday, and the outcome of that game could have a rippling effect on the order of the NWOC. If Hillsboro were to win and Wilsonville (6-1) were to lose, the Spartans would catapult to the top spot in the conference. If Hillsboro and Wilsonville win, the Cougars would claim the first seed. St. Helens plays Sandy in the final week of the season.

The only way the Lions could claim the top spot would be if they beat Sandy and Wilsonville and Hillsboro lost in the final week.

And if Sandy beats Hillsboro and the Lions beat Sandy the following week – a more plausible scenario – then the Lions would finish third in the conference.

But first they need to this week to finalize a place in the 2016 playoffs.

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Lineman Migeul Olmedo looks on as La Salle quarterback Nick McCoy escapes the pocket and gets into the open field. The Lions linemen will face a similar test this Friday against Putnam and their athletic quarterback.

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Last Thursday, the Lions fought through slanted rain ber and prevailed over the La der Salle Falcons (3-4) to win their second consecutive nd work. league game, 41-22.

The weather was much heir milder in the first half p and when the Lions (5-2) did the the majority of the damage, ans- getting out to a big 27-0 lead by the half. d Once again, it was the tial multi-faceted running atation tack that set the tone of the exmay game early. Myles Terry punched it in from the goal le line on the first Lions drive and on the next St. Helens possession Austin Dragoo got into the secondary – and then into the end zone on an 85-yard run.

“Our offense started off really strong. They scored twice in the first three plays and that really got the ball rolling,” head coach Cory Young said.

Defensively, the Lions were facing a talented quarterback in senior Nick McCoy. McCoy is an athlete: he is effective running the ball as well as throwing it. On Thursday night he rushed for 30 yards on nine carries and a touchdown and threw for 95 yards and a touchdown on 15 attempts. “[Our defense kept] everything in front of them,” Young said. “They had some long drives, but we ultimately came out at the end: ‘Bend don’t break.’”

Effort and health were two things coach Young pointed to explain the Lions success.

“The kids had great effort. Mason Rask [chased] a guy down to tackle him at the fifteen on a big pass play and they still don’t punch it in because we got them on the next downs.

So effort plays like that were key. You know we got

RAIN OR SHINE Senior running back Dylan Brady put the game away for the Lions in the fourth quarter, running for two crucial touchdowns as the conditions worsened.

some guys back; Tyler Rea was back in the mix; Myles was back running the ball; so we’re starting to get healthy again and that was pretty crucial to our success.”

It has been an area of some speculation as to whether or not Terry would be incorporated into the running game. The last few weeks he has been playing at the receiver position but on Thursday night the senior rushed 13 times for 96 yards and three touchdowns.

“Even before he got injured we were moving him around,” Young said.

“We did it last year, too, sometimes. I’m sure we’ll continue to do that.”

Despite being down 27-0 at the half, La Salle

came out and competed in the second half. They shut the Lions out in the third quarter and put up a touchdown, and then scored again early in the fourth and converted the twopoint conversion to make it a two-possession game.

And then Dylan Brady took a 32-yard run past the pylons with 6:24 remaining to buttress the Lions’ lead.

McCoy threw a 15-yard pass to Parker Caldwell with 1:34 left on the clock.

After a failed onside kick, Brady hammered the final nail in the coffin with an 8-yard run up the middle with 50 seconds remaining.

It was a complete game from the Lions, who put away a gritty team that showed some real heart

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Sandy 5-0 5-2 Wilsonville 4-1 6-1 Hillsboro 4-1 4-3 St. Helens 3-2 5-2 Putnam 2-3 3-4 La Salle 1-4 3-4 Milwaukie 1-4 3-4 Parkrose 0-5 1-6 Thursday night.

In addition, the game inaugurated the cold and wet season for Oregon football – something the Lions should expect going down the stretch.

“As long as I’ve been at St. Helens, we’ve always

said we’re bigger than the weather,” Young said. “If you want to be good in Oregon you have to be able to play in the rain. You got to be able to control the ball.”

The Lions didn’t turn the ball over once, limited their penalties (2), and

executed on third-downs. If you do that in the rain, the pressure put on the opposing side increases significantly.

Up next is Putnam: Friday night at 7:00 pm at Doc Ackerson Stadium.

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Senior Josie Hanna finished third at last year’s McCormick Invitational. This year she finished eighth overall and fourth on an improved Lions team.

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Ben Johnstun and Genny Luttrell ran well for the Lions. Johnstun ran the meet for a season best 17:13 and Luttrell ran the course in 22:41.

Lions place first at McCormick Invitational

BY CLAUDE AKINS

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Last Wednesday the St. Helens Lions cross country team hosted a varsity meet in the friendly woods of McCormick Park, finishing first and fourth in the women’s and men’s meets, respectively.

Of the five teams competing, the women’s Lions team nearly lapped the competition, finishing with a score of 31. Sandy and Scappoose rounded out the top teams with scores of 50

and 53. La Salle (92) and Milwaukie (141) finished in fourth and fifth places.

At their previous large meet, the Three Course Challenge at Seaside, the women’s Lions team finished fifth in a tough field, with a score of 185, behind Inglemoor who scored 155 and ahead of Skyview, who scored 196. Camas ran way with the meet, scoring 41.

On the men’s side, the Lions finished with a score of 89 at the McCormick Invitational. They were squarely in the center of this meet, as Sandy ran to

victory with a score of 38 and Castle Rock finished in last place with a score of 172. Scappoose came in second with 53 points.

The dominant performance from the St. Helens women’s team is on par with last season’s league champion averages.

The 2015 team finished with an average team-time of 20:42, which surpassed the previous record time average of 21:36 set by the 1997 team. At this meet the Lions averaged a time of 20:50, with their five best runners finishing in the top

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Cheyenne and Mackenzie Trainier placed second and third at the meet with times of 20:13 and 20:26; Anna Luttrell finished in fifth place with a time of 20:36; Josie Hanna placed eighth with a time of 20:38; and Krista LaMunyon placed 13th, running the meet in 21:37.

Genny Luttrell, Alyssa Fite and Taskca Benjamin finished in the top 25 with times of 22:41, 23:07, and 23:08, respectively.

For the Lions men, Ben Johnstun once again led the way, finishing in fourth place with a time of 17:13.

St. Helens, however, did not have another runner place in the top ten, though Cooper Montgomery (17:55), Brendan Fugere (18:09) and Dakotah Camberg (18:23) all finished in the top 20, taking spots 14, 19 and 20.

The 17:13.0 was Johnstun’s best run of the season.

This past Friday both teams competed at the Portland Meadows Invitational.

The women’s team placed 17th with a score of 436 and the men’s team placed 22nd with a score of 581.

Competing against 6A schools such as West Linn and Lincoln, Cheyenne Trainier led the Lions with a time of 21: 12, good for 47th overall. Over 150 runners competed in the women’s meet; 190 runners competed in the men’s race. Johnstun also finished 47th, running the course in 17:13.8.

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Lions stay focused as season ends so by a combined margin of 29 points. In the sets they cakins@countrymedia.net | @claude_akins lost, the Spartans posted a total margin of victory of Earlier this season only 19 points. against Hillsboro, the Lions The Lions scored more found another gear to put total points and still lost the the Spartans (9-8) away in game. three sets (25-22, 25-13, 25Much of that was due to 17). On Oct. 12, however, the 15-2 fifth set collapse – the car stalled, and the Lions and a portion of it was likely (13-6) fell to the feisty due to the fatigue that comes Spartans in five sets (25-10, with nearing the end of a 21-25, 25-11, 23-25, 2-15). long season.

The Lions proved they Still, this team knows could beat this team: in the that it can’t afford to take two sets they won, they did games off.

“I think Hillsboro was an eye-opener for us,” senior outside hitter Brianna Cathers said. “It showed that any team can beat us no matter who they are or what their record is. You win some you lose some, you know? And we all learned from it and are working on improving a Courtesy photo Mercedes Massey digs a ball last week at faster paced offense and defense and to just keep Hillsboro. The senior libero passed at 76 percent on the night. working as a team.”

BY CLAUDE AKINS

“I think we lost because we weren’t playing as one team. We weren’t really communicating with each other,” Abby Russell said.

That means not only getting back to the basics of communicating as a team, but also remembering sports are to be enjoyed, said Russell and Cathers.

“We are really getting focused and talking with each other,” Russell said. “We are encouraging and pushing one another to do the best we can. Also we are trying to have more fun in the game of volleyball because we all play better when we are happy and laughing.”

“I think we were successful with different positions being played and everyone just coming together and playing as one,” Cathers said. “We definitely surprised ourselves and I’m sure other people with how well we can play together and how much fun we have.

Even though we’ve had

some games that were lost, we still all work really hard and that’s all that matters.”

Despite the loss, both Russell and Cathers led the team in kills. Cathers served at 100 percent and notched 17 kills, while Russell served at 90 percent and had 11 kills.

Mercedes Massey paced the Lions as she has all year, passing at 76 percent, serving at 96 percent and tallying 6 kills. Senior Emi-

llee Webster served at 100 percent as well.

Possibly the biggest game of the year took place Tuesday night, Oct. 18 - the results of which were unavailable at the time of print – when the Lions traveled to Sandy to take on the 18thranked Pioneers (12-6).

The Lions beat Sandy earlier this year at home in five sets.

“I believe Sandy will be a very good game to watch

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and play in,” Cathers said.

“I’d say we’re pretty fired up and we’re hungry to play them [Tuesday night]…but we are definitely ready and no matter the outcome we know that we’re still a great team and we had fun.”

Their final game for the season is at home this Thursday versus Wilsonville. The game begins at 6:45 p.m.

League

Overall

La Salle 11-1 15-6 Sandy 10-2 12-6 St. Helens 9-3 13-6 Hillsboro 6-6 9-8 Wilsonville 6-6 6-10 Putnam 3-9 3-13 Parkrose 2-10 4-14 Milwaukie 1-11 2-15

Communication key for Rainier as playoffs near

BY CLAUDE AKINS

cakins@countrymedia.net | @claude_akins

Since finishing second at the Salem Academy tournament, the Columbians have gone 6-0 in league play and finished fifth place at the Seaside tournament, where they advanced to the upper bracket before falling to Seaside in a tough matchup, 26-24, 20-25, 9-15.

Those six league play wins continue Rainer’s (16-4) perfect league record.

They’re 10-0 in league play, and only Oregon Episcopal (15-6) has been able take the Columbians to five sets, way back on Sept. 19 (25-23, 20-25, 25-13, 22-25, 15-10).

The Aardvarks are not only the best-named team in the league - they remain Rainier’s greatest challenge in the Lewis and Clark League,

with two hitters above fivefoot-ten in Belle Scott and Maxine Matheson.

Rainier has swept their last three opponents, De La Salle North Catholic (2-16), Columbia Country counterpart, Clatskanie (5-13), and Warrenton (9-9).

On Monday night the Columbians were dominant against 20th-ranked Warrenton, winning each set by a margin of at least six points: 25-19, 25-14, 25-8.

Against De La Salle, Rainier outside hitter and middle blocker Breana Edwards was up to her usual ways, notching 16 kills against the Portland school. Senior Kami Gray paced Rainier with four kills and 11 digs, and Mikayla Lorentson served at 100 percent on 27 serves punctuated by three aces. Rainer

swept the Knights, 25-6, 25-8, 25-13.

The Seaside tournament on Oct. 8 displayed some of the Columbians potential.

Rainier competed against 4A schools at the tournament, finishing in a tie for fifth place after losing to the host team in three sets after taking the first set to extra points (26-24, 25-20, 15-9).

The team played well depite being hamstrung by an injury suffered by setter Shaleya Nakaahiki-Teves after she was hit in the head inadvertently by a teammate.

But it is good news for Rainier that she won’t be missing for very long – her setting ability is a huge asset for a team with one of the best strikers in the state in Breana Edwards.

Nakaahiki-Teves racked

up 42 assists prior to her injury, helping Edwards total 70 kills at the tournament.

The Hoosier-to-be tallied 25 digs and 13 blocks in addition. Gray had 19 kills and 38 digs, Lorentson had 23 digs, and sophomore Taleah King was all over the floor, with 46 serves, five aces, 16 digs, 33 assists and only two

errors.

This team has the potential to make waves in the state playoffs, but coach Edwards knows they have yet to reach their ceiling. One area of focus: talking. “[Communication] brings us all together, it makes us focus, it lets your teammates know where you’re at, and

be able to help each other out,” coach Mike Edwards said. “If we can communicate better, we can play better team volleyball, and then basically help Breana out a little bit with some of the stuff that needs to get done, other than what she’s doing.

I don’t want her to be doing everything and wear it out.”

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