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City okays pot permit, appeal filed BY SHARI PHIEL The Chronicle

ST. HELENS — A conditional use permit granted by the St. Helens planning commission has been appealed. According to Police Chief, Terry Moss, a joint appeal was filed by St. Helens Police, Columbia River Fire and Rescue and the St. Helens

School District. The cost to file the appeal was more than $500. What has the school district and public safety up in arms? The conditional use permit, which was reviewed at the July 9 planning commission meeting and granted to the David Mighell at the Aug. 13 commission meeting, allows the operation of Destination Farms’ indoor

nursery for the purposes of growing marijuana for four medical marijuana patients. The location of the nursery will be 1271 Columbia Blvd., which is the former site of Midway Electric. According to Mighell’s application, “There will be no public presence for the portion of the building that relates to medical marijuana use. The remainder of

the building will be for the co-op’s use.” Mighell also said the farm is looking to hire a paid apprentice. Just how many plants will be grown in the building is not entirely clear. Mighell’s application called for 24 plants (six per patient). But as Mighell pointed out during the planning commission meeting, the law allows six

mature plants capable of flowering per patient, plus an additional 18 plants that have not matured. This would allow for a total of 96 plants. The plants would be grown using artificial light, and natural fertilizers. Moss voiced his concerns at the commission meeting by reading a prepared letter, “As the Chief of Police I come to you today, not to

discuss medical marijuana and the myriad of issues related to its consumption. Instead I ask you to consider the cultivation of marijuana, how it fits into the City of St. Helens, and how the values of this community are directly affected by the decision you are about to make,” said Moss. See APPEAL, Page A3

‘Gyroplane’ crashes near Scappoose, pilot killed The pilot of a gyroplane was killed Aug. 31 when the aircraft he was operating crashed just south of Scappoose Industrial Airport. Members of Scappoose Police and the Federal Aviation Administration remained on the scene Sunday morning, investigating the cause of the crash. The propeller driven craft, commonly called a gyroplane crashed about 1:38 p.m. near the end of Wagner Road off West Lane. The crash started a small grass fire that was

Gyroplanes are small one or two person aircrafts, similar to a helicopter.

quickly extinguished by Scappoose Fire District personnel who were called to the scene. Witnesses to the crash said they pulled the pilot, James Lafayette, 59 of Kalama, Wash., from the burning wreckage. He did not survive his injuries. Gyroplanes, also called gyrocopters, are small one or two person aircraft that use a rotating wing, similar to a helicopter, to provide lift. A conventional propeller provides forward thrust. Sport Copter, a Scappoosebased company, manufactures gyroplanes, but authorities have not identified the make of the aircraft involved in the crash.

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Student crossing guards keep pedestrians safe on the first day of school at McBride Elementary School in St. Helens. For the first time, kindergarten students will now have state assessment testing added to their list of things to watch for as they begin the school year.

Oregon institutes Early Learning Council programs BY SHARI PHIEL The Chronicle

Students entering kindergarten this year are some of the first to do so under the state’s Early Learning Council programs. This year’s kindergarten classes will be the first to complete assessment testing intended to identify education needs early on. But the new testing represents only a part of the education changes occurring. Starting this fall, all students entering kindergarten will participate in the statewide assessment that includes measures in early literacy, early math, socialemotional development, approaches to learning, and self-regulation. According to the Oregon Early Learning Council, “The Oregon Kindergarten Assessment will provide parents, teachers, and early childhood providers with a common understanding of what children know and are able to do upon enter-

ing school. The common statewide assessment will also provide a statewide perspective that will allow us to track trends and progress over time.” While most schools already use some form of assessment for instruction, this marks the beginning of a statewide program. “What you have here is a fundamental shift at the state as to how to provide service to the local citizens in those are that deal with family and children,” said Columbia County Commissioner Earl Fisher, who has been working with the state to establish the programs locally. “We use to have the Columbia County Commission on Children and Families, which was created about 20 years ago. Now that’s gone.” Fisher said the idea behind the Commission on Children and Families was to take a small amount of money from the state which was then given to the counties to decide how to spend to improve the community.

Locally, the commission often funded events like car safety seat check-ups, or Kiwanis book giveaways, or swimming safety. “Most of us locally think that worked pretty well for us,” added Fisher. “The problem was every county was doing it differently.” Those differences made it difficult for state officials to measure how successful the programs actually were. Without clearly defined goals and measurable outcome, Fisher said the state became wary of continuing to fund the programs. “The governor brought the focus on the money [the state] has available to the fact that we have kids coming into kindergarten who are already behind the eight ball. We have kids who, at the third grade level, will not be able to read,” Fisher said. “We need to look at how we can get kids coming into school ready to learn… what the Early Learning Council is intended to do is to take the money that is available and target them at

those things that make kids more likely to be successful.” Perhaps the biggest impact behind the new state programs is not to the students but to the schools themselves. In addition to adding the assessment to teachers’ curriculum, the teachers themselves had to attend training over the past year. “In the spring, we worked on the plan and how we’re going to do this. We’re going to use some assistance and extra time to assist the teachers so the teachers won’t have to abandon their teaching plans,” said St. Helens School Superintendent Mark Davalos. “We’ve always started the school year with a couple of days for the kindergarten teachers where they didn’t have the full classes; where kids came in by a third over three days and they did a bit of an assessment inventory with the children and the parents.” Davalos said this process helped the teachers get

familiar with their students and identified areas to work with, which helped the teachers identify and implement strategies for working with their students. What will happen to the state’s testing data once it’s compiled? That is a question that school officials are already asking. “The superintendents in Columbia County, and in fact the region, are a little concerned because we aren’t sure what’s happening with those data,” said Scappoose School Superintendent Stephen Jupe. “If we’re going to do this, we would really like access to those data.” In addition to the aggregate data from all the testing, there is individual testing information. Jupe added that local school district aren’t clear on what’s being done with either. “It’s as much of a value to us as it is to the government,” Jupe said. For more information about the Early Learning Council, go online to OregonEarlyLearning.com.

Wauna Credit Union selects new lending vice-president

John Moore

Wauna Credit Union has announced that John Moore has been named to the position of Vice President-Lending. The announcement came from Robert Blumberg, president and CEO of the financial institution. “John provides an excellent combination of lending, management, and financial institution experience to the position and to the credit union,” said Blumberg. “His leadership and frontline experience will be very valuable to the lending program, which includes consumer, real estate, and commercial lending.” Moore will also be a member

of the Credit Union Leadership Team. Moore has been the vice president–community manager for Clatskanie Sterling Savings Bank since 2005, where his responsibilities included overseeing several branches as a regional manager. He also was employed with Washington Mutual as a personal banker, branch manager and area manager. Moore earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Western Oregon State College in 1994. He and his family reside in Clatskanie.

“We are very pleased to have John Moore join our organization, lead our lending program, and share his tremendous financial institution experience with our staff and our membership,” added Blumberg. Moore can be reached at 503728-6117 or by emailing john. moore@waunafcu.org. Wauna Federal Credit Union is headquartered in Clatskanie, employs over 80 people, has total assets surpassing$160 Million, and serves over 17,000 members. Branches are located in Astoria, Clatskanie, St Helens, Scappoose, Vernonia, and Warrenton.

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ISO ratings change could mean ‘hefty’ insurance rate increases BY SHARI PHIEL The Chronicle

Changes to Columbia River Fire & Rescue’s Insurance Services Office (ISO) ratings in specific rural areas could mean hefty fire insurance rate increases for a small number of county residents. The rating changes apply to homes in the area of Canaan Road in Deer Island, as well as some homes in the Fernhill area. “For as long as I’ve been here, it’s been a four for areas inside the city and an eight for areas outside of the city,” said Division Chief Ron Youngberg. But a recent review means some rural areas were changed from an eight

to a 10, which is classified “unprotected” even though the fire district does still provides service and coverage to those areas, after the district’s Deer Island station was classified as unrecognized. The rating system ranges from one to 10, with one being the highest and 10 being the lowest. The district’s last review was in 2003. “We just barely squeaked by with a four last time and they started tightening up the criteria, so we were pretty worried, based on what happened in Scappoose and Klamath Falls,” said Chief Jay Tappan.” Scappoose’s Chapman and Holbrook stations were also categorized as not recognized by the ISO.

“They’re really heavily skewed toward water supplies. About 40 percent of the scores is based on water supplies alone,” said Tappan. “That includes storage capability, ability to deliver water to hydrants, and what we can pull out of the hydrants.” Other factors that go into the rating number include having an engine housed at the station, and having firefighters respond from that station more than 50 percent of the time. “Our recognized stations are St. Helens, Goble and Rainier. Our unrecognized stations are Deer Island, Fernhill and Columbia City,” said Youngberg, which is a change from the previous ratings. “But Columbia City is covered by the St. Helens

station.” While the ratings have no effect on how the fire district actually responds to calls, not having a fire station recognized by ISO plays an important part in determining fire insurance rates. “If you’re outside of five road miles from a fire station, you become unprotected. But they didn’t enforce that too much and virtually our entire district were either a four or an eight,” said Youngberg. Insurance companies having been taking especially heavy losses over the past few years due to events like Hurricane Katrina and tropical storm Sandy. This has lead insurers to be more watchful over fire ratings. “Over the last couple of years, we’ve been getting

calls from insurance companies wanting to know how far certain properties are from a fire station. If it was further than five miles from the fire station, it could become ‘unprotected’,” added Youngberg. “If you’re way out in the country, you may not even be able to get fire insurance.” For homeowners with fire insurance policies that depend on those ISO ratings, the change could be costly. “Theoretically, if they changed that classification and it went from an eight to a 10, you’re talking a pretty dramatic difference in premium,” said St. Helens American Family agent Heather Epperly. “I have very few customers that are in a 10 because it’s so

expensive. You’re probably talking about someone going from $600 a year to $1,200 a year.” Despite the change, Epperly doesn’t think she will have many customers impacted by the new ratings. “American Family recognizes the Canaan fire department and we always have,” Epperly added. “I think a lot of the insurance companies that have agents here – Farmers, State Farm, Allstate – are going to go off the agent’s information that there’s a fire station there. But the places that don’t have agents, like Nationwide and Geico, are probably going to change.” For more information about Columbia River Fire & Rescue’s ISO ratings, go to www.CRFR.com.

vehicle. Aug. 23 Michelle Ann Hutcheson 37, was cited for throwing lighted burn material and speeding. Aug. 24 – Max Robert Corson 28, was cited for driving while suspended and driving uninsured. His vehicle was impounded. Aug. 24 – Police responded to a domestic disturbance at 345 N 16th Street. Aug 24. – Police responded to an intoxicated female screaming in the parking lot of the Lincoln Square apartments. Aug. 24 – Police are investigating a possible juvenile sex

abuse. Aug. 26 – Items were taken from an unlocked vehicle. Aug. 26 – Joseph Wayne Gates 37, was arrested for unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Aug. 26 - Richard Curtis Sanders 23, was arrested on an outstanding Columbia County circuit court warrant and for probation violation. Aug. 28 – Lance Bendit Jr. was cited for criminal mischief after doing damage to a vehicle tire. Aug. 28 – A possible juvenile sex abuse si under investigation.

Aug. 29 – Joseph Wayne Gates 37, was arrested for unlawful possession of methamphetamine.

cious person Aug. 24 – Melling Drive – harassment complaint Aug. 25 – Doan Rd. harassment Aug. 25 – Kappler Rd unwanted person Aug . 25 – Hwy 30 in Warren for a stolen vehicle Aug. 27 - Cater Rd to assist CCMH Aug. 27 – Colvin Rd to assist Clatskanie PD on pursuit Aug. 27 – Karth Rd/Pittsburg Rd. for a minor in possession. Aug. 28 – Columbia River Hwy for a non-injury hit & run Aug. 29 - Hanhi Rd to arrest wanted subject

Police Reports St. Helens Police Aug. 9 – Police are investigating a theft of over $1,000. Aug. 12 – Wayne D Roth 44, was arrested for unlawful use of a weapon after he fired a gun. Aug. 12 – Travis Richard Sundean 43, was arrested on an outstanding parole board warrant. Aug. 15 – Two juveniles were referred to the juvenile department for reckless burning after they started a fire on an apartment balcony. One was also cited for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Aug. 15 – An adult male was

transported to a Portland hospital following a heroin overdose. Aug. 16 – The theft of a computer is under investigation. Aug. 16 – Robert Dean Wiser 54, was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants. Aug. 18 – Rodney Wheeless 47, was arrested on an outstanding Scappoose Municipal Court warrant and cited for theft following a shoplifting incident at Safeway. Aug. 19 – A fraudulent prescription call is under investigation. Aug. 19 – Nickolas Frappier reported theft of items from his

Columbia County Sheriff Aug. 23 – Fireworks complaint at Nicolai/Hwy 30 Aug. 23 – Apiary Rd to investigate possible explosive device Aug. 23 – Maple Ln possible burglary Aug. 23 - Beaver Falls Rd possible burglary Aug. 23 – Suspicious person near Columbia River Hwy Aug. 24 – Nicolai Rd/Forest Park Rd to investigate suspi-

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APPEAL: Council appeals decision for conditional permit From PAGE A1

He went on to add that the permit request should go beyond the planning commission’s review and should include community input and well as a response from city officials.

Moss noted that the proximity the police department, fire department, both Lewis and Clark Elementary and St. Helens Middle School, along with area churches, a school based-health center, community pool and parks, make the location especially

troublesome. Moss isn’t the only one speaking out against the marijuana facility. St. Helens School Board member Gordon Jarman said the school district was “adamantly opposed” to the application and urged the commission to “use

common sense” in making a decision. Despite approval by the planning commission, Columbia River Fire & Rescue isn’t ready to give up. The fire district filed a last minute appeal on Thursday, Aug. 29, just before the 5 p.m.

deadline. “It looked like maybe we wouldn’t have to appeal it because the city was going to say no on the business license, but the city attorney stepped in at the last minute and decided they didn’t want to do that,” said Fire Chief

Jay Tappan. According to Crystal Farnsworth, planning commission secretary, once an appeal is filed, the permit then goes to the St. Helens City Council for review. No date has been scheduled yet for the council’s review.

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Scappoose youth named as diabetes ambassador SCAPPOOSE — At just 11 years old, Henry Tillman takes diabetes head on every day. Diagnosed at age two, he is now an advocate for educating others. Henry’s mother, Jennifer Tillman, said Henry helps his classmates at Otto Petersen Elementary School understand what diabetes is and what living with it is like. Jennifer says he tells his fellow classmates he can play all the same sports, play the same games, and eat the same foods, he just has to watch his blood sugar levels and take his insulin. It’s not surprising then that Henry has been named as one of four Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation ambassadors for the Sept. 29 Walk to Cure Diabetes for the Oregon and Southwest Washington JDRF chapter. The role of a walk ambassador is to assist in educating the community about what it is like living with Type 1 diabetes and to help promote the Walk to Cure event. The other three ambassadors are Eli Webber, 16, of Vancouver, Wash.; Charlotte Hand, 10, of Portland; and Abigail Hoppe, 15, of Salem. To be selected as an ambassador, individuals with a child with Type 1 diabetes and who are active in the community can nominate their kids to be an ambassador. The winners are drawn

at the JDRF annual board meeting, where they choose two boys and two girls each year. Also, ambassadors can only be chosen serve one time. “The Walk to Cure is a celebration of the work we do throughout the year raising money and promoting awareness for this horrible disease,” said Jennifer Tillman. While Henry has already done a great job helping others his own age understand his disease, there are definitely some things he would rather not deal with. “Diabetes is the worst thing, just plain horrible, absolutely terrible. You have to prick your finger all the time...horrible,” Henry says. To help spread the word and raise funds for the Walk to Cure, there will be a partnership fundraiser at Burgerville, in St. Helens, on Friday, Sept. 20 from 4–8 p.m. Grab a bite to each and support the JDRF Walk team Rock Against Diabetes with 10 percent of profits going to the team. A second event will be held at the Scappoose Public Library, in the meeting room, on Friday, Sept. 27 from 2:30–6 p.m. Books for a Cure is a book sale fundraiser for the Rock Against Diabetes team. Book donation will be accepted

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Free volunteer orientation for Community Hospice Community Home Health & Hospice is seeking individuals in Cowlitz, Columbia and Wahkiakum counties to volunteer in their communities with the Community Hospice program. Free orientation is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 10 through Thursday, Sept.12. Community Home Health & Hospice is a community-based non-profit serving the healthcare needs of Washington and Oregon counties. Every day, the organization cares for 600 people at home through home care personal services, home health, hospice and bereavement services in Clark, Cowlitz, and Wahkiakum counties in Washington and Columbia County in Oregon. About Community Home Health & Hospice Contact volunteer coordinator Rudy Miniutti by email at rminiutti@chhh.org or call 360-414-5433 or 800-378-8510. For more information about Community Home Health, go to www.chhh.org.

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Scappoose’s Henry Tillman, 11, has been named as one of four Walk to Cure Diabetes ambassadors.

right up until Sept. 26. Book donations should be boxed to make transport easier. Anyone wanting to donate, help set up for the sale or to bring snacks, should contact Jennifer Tillmant at 503-5435542.

The Walk to Cure is the culmination of an entire year of fundraising and will be held at Oaks Amusement Park in Portland beginning at 9 a.m. For more information about JDRF, go to www2. JDRF.org.

The Lower Columbia Women’s Threshold Choir is forming in the fall of 2013. The choir will offer the gift of song at the bedsides of those who are at thresholds of living and dying, coming by invitation in groups of two to four singers. Singer will perform gentle songs intended to bring ease and comfort to clients, family and caregivers.

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Local student takes second place in state competition ST. HELENS — Cooper Montgomery, a student from St. Helens, was presented with a plaque and Kindle e-Reader by Mayor Randy Peterson at the city council’s Aug. 21 meeting after taking second place at the state level “If I Were Mayor…” contest. Cooper won in the grades 4–6 poster category. Peterson presented the plaque and Kindle on behalf of the Oregon Mayors Association, which sponsors the contest. Cooper’s winning poster addressed promoting job creation, recycling, representing community concerns at the state and federal levels, and supporting non-profit organizations such as the food bank and humane society. This is the second year that the City of St. Helens has hosted a local “If I Were Mayor…” student contest. The contest invites students to share their creative ideas about what rules they would adopt and how they would

spend money if they were mayor of St. Helens. Students can submit entries in one of three categories: a poster competition for grades 4–6, an essay competition for middle school students, and a video or PowerPoint competition for high school students. Entries are judged at the local level by the St. Helens City Council. For this most recent competition, the city received seven grade 4–6 entries and one high school entry. There were no middle school entries. Each entrant received a certificate of participation that was presented by the mayor. Fellow St. Helens student Jake Sperley (high school category) also received an eReader. Winning entries were forwarded to the state level competition. For further information about the “If I Were Mayor…” student contest, contact City Recorder Kathy Payne at 503-366-8217.

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Cooper Montgomery receives a Kindle e-Reader from St. Helens Mayor Randy Peterson for his second place win at the state level “If I Were Mayor…” student contest.

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Letters The reason why? The county commissioners can prevent the perception of a biased public hearing on the Port of St. Helens application to rezone almost 1,000 acres of farmland at Port Westward by having an opportunity for public testimony in St. Helens as requested. In 2012, county commissioners Earl Fisher and Tony Hyde both received one of their largest political campaign contributions from Portland & Western Railroad. PWR is one of the main beneficiaries of the Port’s application, if approved, because the rezoning could trigger a massive increase in bulk commodity transportation by rail. If the rezoning is approved against the recommendation of the county planning commission, items such as coal by rail could be shipped through the cities of the port district on unit trains cutting the cities in half thus hurting economic development, increasing commute times, impacting quality of life, and causing unfunded transportation and safety issues. Extrapolating from the 2009 rail safety study, which was based on four unit trains per week the unfunded transportation issues alone could be well over 120 million dollars. Who is going to pay for this? The railroad and the port are under no legal obligation to pay for these impacts so the cities, businesses, and citizens of Columbia County will be stuck with the bill. The three largest cities in the Port district are aware of the potential problems associated with heavy increase in rail traffic and have proactively asked for impact studies on the effects of increased rail traffic. Our cities are trying to protect us, why aren’t the County Commissioners? As it stands now, the only opportunity for public testimony will be at the Clatskanie High School at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 18, which is the most remote location in the port district. The time and location of the public hearing makes it impossible for some working in Portland metro area to attend. The county seat is in St. Helens and the vast majority of people and businesses residing in the port district are within 20 minutes drive of St. Helens. The stated reason for moving the hearing to Clatskanie is that the impact of the rezoning is primarily in Clatskanie. Why are the county commissioners not listening to the cities and the county planning commission? Are the county commissioners even aware of how increased rail traffic will change Columbia County? Given the economic, safety, and quality of life im-

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pacts of a massive increase in rail traffic on all the cities of the port district, except Clatskanie, why would the only hearing be located in Clatskanie? Clatskanie will have no unit trains cutting its city in half so they are the only city that will get a benefit with limited negative impacts. Given all this, some might ask are the county commissioners trying to stack public comment in favor of the rezoning so they can justify the rezoning for the benefit of their campaign contributor. Without having the proper research and public comment to make an informed decision, what are the county commissioners doing? Brian Rosenthal, Scappoose 4-H fundraiser I would like to thank all who came out and rode at the 4-H Horse Leaders Annual Bunker Hill Trail Ride Fundraiser on Aug. 24. Special thanks goes to Eric Olson, Olson Quarter Horses, for hosting this ride and grooming the fabulous trails. Thank you to all of those who donated prizes or other services to the event. We couldn’t have done it without you. Karen Van Winkle Columbia County 4-H Horse Leaders Committee Allow the change The May election of 2013 pitted the pro-jobs Port of St. Helens candidate Terry Luttrell against Michael Clarke, anti-jobs, anti-development candidate. Luttrell won by a landslide. That alone should tell the county commissioners where the voters of Columbia County stand on economic development. The voters of this county are tired of Columbia County having one of the highest unemployment rates in Oregon. The anti-jobs people keep screaming “quality of life” but what is the quality of life for the massive number of unemployed people of this county? What is the quality of life for the spouses of those unemployed workers in this county? What is the quality of life for the children of those workers in this county? One of the reasons they don’t care about the “quality of life” for these people is that it appears that most of the people and money opposing economic development in Columbia County comes from people who are not residents in this county. The May election showed this to be true. Now the new problem in Columbia County is that once again the sheriff’s department needs a levy

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to in order to keep the jail functioning correctly. Many of the other agencies in the county are in the same position needing adequate funds to run their departments. Here again it shows that adequate funds to run the county are obtained more efficiently by having more taxpayers instead of more taxes. The answer to the sheriff’s levy is for the Columbia County Commissioners to show they are in support of the Port’s economic development plans to create more taxpayers. If they cannot support the Port of St. Helens economic development plans then the taxpayers of this county should not support the jail levy. It is the job of the county commissioners to solve tax problems by creating more taxpayers than taxes. To help with the Port of St. Helens economic development plan at Port Westward, they should overturn the planning commission’s decision and allow the zoning change. Fred Yauney, Scappoose Loch Ness Monster Once again as the year nears fall, we hear someone saying diffrent things about mysteries, “The Loch Ness Monster.” I just thought you should have some of my thoughts about this mystery. With out delay I’ll tell you the secret that has baffled mankind for years. But first you do know if I let you know you’re responsible about telling others! Okay, all this mystery stuff has to do with a layer of, I call (slug). Well this is a type of rotting material but the best I can describe it, it’s a layer of slug. This slug will seal off a type of gas that creates a lift to the slug bring(ing) it to the surface to escape. As the lake bottom lifts it looks much the same as this monster. As the gas dissipates the monster returns to the deep, end of story, til the worm gases returns. Thank you for giving this a read, but it could be just a bunch of hot air, slug. I’d have someone test the evaporation from the lake as it is on a fault line. (Now don’t scoff no other said much different.) In this modern world of today you would think some of these mysteries would be resolved. As I do my fingering out of so world mysteries, I get it sometimes. It seems to me there are so many hard working scientists trying to be perfect they’re mission out on the fats of fund. Maybe by putting these writing in a library of ‘hypothesis’ you just never know it could help. I do other things and

maybe that’s why I come up with answers. Aren’t you lucky I share nature humor and my wisdom? Dean Ebert St. Helens Against coal shipments The Port of St. Helens applied to the Columbia County Planning Commission for a zone change at the Port Westward facility near Clatskanie in order to facilitate the shipment of coal. The planning commission refused the port’s application due in large part to the public opposition to this zone change. At this point Kinder Morgan withdrew their application to use the Port Westward property, once again due to public opposition. The spin on this withdrawal was that KM could not find a “footprint” for their company. To repeat myself, many people now believe that the shipment of coal will not happen. That is totally incorrect. The Columbia County Commissioners can overturn the decision by the Columbia County Planning Commission even though the planning commission is the entity which studied all the information submitted regarding the zone change. The county commissioners have set a time and place for the hearing on this matter. Unbelievably, this hearing will be held in Clats-

kanie, not the county seat in St. Helens. To begin with, the people in Clatskanie will not be adversely affected by the shipment of coal because the railroad tracks do not go through Clatskanie. Port Westward is approximately five miles from the town. Granted, Clatskanie would financially benefit during the construction period by the influx of people who would be building whatever structures necessary. At the end of the construction, those people would be gone and there would remain approximately five permanent jobs. Port of St. Helens board member Robert Keyser will benefit greatly because he owns a lumber yard/ hardware store in Clatskanie and has money invested in the Clatskanie River Inn. Columbia County Commissioner Earl Fisher lives in Clatskanie but on the other side of a hill from the coal dust. He obviously believes Powder River coal cannot fly. I believe the people of Clatskanie will not sacrifice the rich farmlands and the rest of their county in order to support the shipment of coal to Port Westward. It is obvious the Columbia County Commissioners set the hearing in Clatskanie to avoid the huge amount of people who showed up to testify against coal at the planning commission hearings. It is my understanding that a county commission

hearing has never before been held outside the county seat of St. Helens. Therefore, I strongly urge you to put this date on your calendars: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at the Clatskanie High School in Clatskanie at 6:30 pm. Please attend the meeting and voice your opinion of coal being shipped through Columbia County along with crude oil. Our elected officials need to start listening to the voters and not just to those who want to take the money and run. Nancy Whitney St. Helens Don’t approve bombing Should Congress not approve President Obama’s bombing of Syria it would have the opposite effect of what our “talking heads” are saying. Rather than diminishing the United States in the eyes of the world, our system of government would be enhanced. It would show that our system of checks and balances still works, it would show that we do not have ‘one man rule’ in America and it would show that the people’s representatives understand that we are unwilling to continue a foreign policy of running every other country’s internal affairs. Bob Ekstrom Scappoose

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Gasoline prices in Oregon fell 1.1 cents over the Labor Day weekend adding to declines seen in recent weeks. The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Oregon is $3.68 according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1307 gas outlets. Prices are now 33 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. “Over the long weekend, Americans saved nearly $300 million over what was spent for the four day weekend last year,” according to GasBuddy’s Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan.

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Obituaries Herbert Dietz Herbert Dietz passed away peacefully on Friday morning, Aug. 23, 2013. Herb grew up near Scappoose, Ore., as a child and attended ScapHerbert Dietz poose High School. Herb and Shirley (Nixon) Dietz both attended Pacific Bible College and were married at Holiday Park Church of God in 1948. Though they have lived in both California and New Mexico, they have family and have maintained many friendships in the Portland area throughout the years, and have chosen Portland for their final resting place. There will be a visitation followed by a funeral for Herb in Portland at the Lynchwood Church of God, on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 7. There will be a visitation at the church foyer beginning 2 p.m., followed by a service at 3 p.m. Lynchwood Church of God is at 3818 SE 174th Ave., in Portland. John Wesley Vittetoe John Wesley (John-John) Vittetoe was born on Aug. 23, 1963, in Wichita, Kan., to Charles and Margie (Haskell)

Vittetoe. He died on his birthday at his home in St. Helens on Aug. 23, 2013, at the age of 50. John moved to Westport, Ore., at age 5 and resided there throughout his school years. He was an athlete in the Special Olympics most of his high school years. He graduated from Clatskanie High School, and became a lifelong resident of St. Helens where he worked at the Riverside Training Center. He loved to bowl, fish, travel, watch World Wrestling Entertainment and throw back a beer or two with friends. He was very strong in his faith until the very end. He had John Wesley a great Vittetoe heart and generosity of spirit. He has been reunited with his parents. He is survived by his brothers, Donnie Vittetoe of Westport and Michael Easter of Seaside; and his sister, Linda Mills of Wichita. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Columbia Funeral Home in St. Helens. Online condolences may be left for the family at Co-

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lumbiaFH.com. Arrangements are by Columbia Funeral Home. Terry O. Farness Terry O. Farness, age 70, of Columbia City died at home Aug. 28. He was born Feb 28, 1943 in Portland, OR. Terry was raised in the West Union area and graduated from Hillsboro High School. On Oct. 27, 1972 he married Rose Devlin in Tigard, OR. They had resided for the last fourteen years in Columbia City. Terry was a truck driver for most of his working life and had been a school bus driver for the last three years. He was a huge NASCAR fan and had driven racecars at Portland Speedway and River City Speedway in St. Helens from 1974 – 1990. Terry was an official at both tracks for fifteen years. Terry was a United States Army vet serving in Vietnam. Survivors are his wife Rose Farness; daughter Donna Evenhus (partner Curt Nusom); sons Terry Farness (wife Traci), Eddie Farness (wife Susie) and Hal Farness; 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Funeral service 11:00 A. M. Wed. Sept. 4 at Donelson-Fir Lawn Memorial Center, 1070 W. Main in Hillsboro. Interment at Valley Memorial Park in Hillsboro. Viewing is Tuesday, 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p. m. at the funeral home.

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Flight’s End land purchase would protect Sauvie Island fish and wildlife habitat The Bonneville Power Administration intends to fund the purchase of about 100 acres of wetland habitat, located between Multnomah Channel and Crane Slough on Sauvie Island in Columbia County, Ore. When the Flight’s End land purchase is complete, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will own and manage the property for fish and wildlife conservation purposes and BPA will receive a conservation easement to ensure that the habitat values on the property are always protected. The protected habitat would benefit a wide variety of fish and wildlife species including chinook, coho salmon and steelhead. By funding this land purchase, BPA partially fulfills commitments made in the 2010 Willamette Wildlife Habitat Agreement made with the State of Oregon. This project is part of ongoing efforts to mitigate for the impacts of the construction and operation of federal dams in the Willamette River Basin and provides long-lasting fish and wildlife benefits that are part of a growing network of conservation lands in the Willamette Valley. ODFW, in coordination with BPA, will develop a management plan for the property and will provide the public an opportunity to review and comment on the plan. BPA must approve the plan before new actions can occur on the property. Letters describing the proposed purchase, a map and information describing environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act are available at www.efw.bpa.gov. For more information contact BPA project manager Dorothy Welch at 503-230-5479 or dwwelch@bpa.gov. You can also call toll free 800-622-4519.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cautions Columbia River users that water levels from downstream of Bonneville Dam to Longview, Wash., may have begun decreasing with the start of the Labor Day weekend and could remain low for several weeks. Boaters are advised to exercise extreme caution when anchoring near the shore as river levels could drop considerably in a matter of hours. The decrease will result from multiple effects of natural seasonal low flow, flow reductions from upstream dams and the influence of low tide. On Aug. 31, the Corps shut off flows that provide for spill over Bonneville Dam and other Columbia River projects. The spill operations began in April

and aid juvenile salmon as they travel downstream to the Pacific Ocean. Water will continue to pass through the powerhouse. At the same time, Grand Coulee Dam, located on the Columbia River in north central Washington, began storing water for a variety of purposes, including for future winter power generation. As a result of these changes, river levels below Bonneville Dam could be as much as four feet lower than they were within just a few days of Aug. 30. Low water levels will likely continue through September, and possibly into October if weather stays dry and warm. In order to fulfill power generation needs with less water, Bonneville Dam will generate power

in the evening and reduce flow during the day to conserve water. The cycling of flows for power production, together with tidal influence, may cause changes in water levels of up to four feet per day below Bonneville Dam. This means even at Portland river levels could drop by up to two feet within 24 hours. In the Portland/ Vancouver vicinity, boaters and house boat owners can check river forecasts from the River Forecast Center at nwrfc.noaa.gov. Boaters and barge lines are reminded that during low flows, there is a greater likelihood of contact with submerged objects, such as sand bars, woody debris or submerged rocks outside of the Federal navigation channel, especially near shore.

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Master Gardeners recognized Lavina Patterson and John Salmon were recognized by the Oregon State University Extension Service Master Gardener program. Master Gardeners is a highly trained volunteer force that educates Oregonians about the art and science of growing and caring for plants. Patterson became a Master Gardener two years ago and is involved in the demonstration garden, Spring Fair and bug crew. The bug crew revitalized an existing collection that catches the attention of children at events. Even though Salmon has been afflicted with a debilitating

sity Extension Service’s Master Gardener program and the Oregon Master Gardener Association, a nonprofit that supports the program, sponsor the annual awards. Master Gardeners are volunteers trained by the OSU Extension Service. They share their knowledge of sustainable gardening

and OSU home horticulture resources by volunteering to answer questions and teach classes at their local Extension offices, farmers markets and libraries. More than 4,100 people across the state are active Master Gardeners. In 2012, Master Gardeners had more than 186,000 interactions with the public statewide. They volunteered more than 194,000 hours, the equivalent of about 95 full-time workers in communities across Oregon, according to Gail Langellotto, statewide coordinator of the Master Gardener program.

Mondays • Columbia City Community Library – 11 a.m., story time for preschoolers. • St. Helens Lions meets every first and third Monday at 6:30 p.m., at the America’s Best Value Inn (formerly Village Inn). Call 503-397-0407 for information. • 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. • 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 503-556-9135.

7 p.m. – Scappoose Rural Fire Protection District Board regular board meeting. Scappoose Fire Station, 52751. For more info 503-543-5026

6 p.m. – Columbia River PUD Board Meeting – CRPUD Community Room 64001 Columbia River Hwy, Deer Island

Tuesdays • Northwest Regional Spinners Association invites knitters, crocheters and spinners to informally meet and share their craft, on the third Tuesday of the month at the Plymouth Presbyterian Church, 2615 Sykes Road. For more information, call Trish Andersen at 503-366-0130. • Kiwanis Daybreakers meets at 7 a.m. at the America’s Best Value Inn (formerly Village Inn). Call 503397-2696. • Warren Community Fellowship – Job Club, 10–11 a.m. room 201, 56523 Columbia River Highway, in Warren. Free and open to the public. • St. Helens Public Library holds baby lapsit story time for 6 months to 2 years at 10:15 a.m. Call 503-397-4544 for more info. • Overeaters Anonymous at

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ay e wer ith Wednesday, Sept. 4 use 10 a.m. – Columbia County s of Board of Commissioners holds be- its regular board meeting and its This regular staff meeting at 1 p.m., d in the commissioners’ meeting by room at the Columbia County 4 Courthouse. 1 p.m. – City of St. Helens atersCity Council work session in city can council chambers. om 7 p.m. – City of St. Helens ter City Council regular session in city council chambers. nes ng Thursday, Sept. 5 eat- 10 a.m. – The Annual Meeting t of the Northwest Oregon Housing s, Authority (NOHA) will be held at dy the NOHA Office, 147 S. Main cks Ave., Warrenton, OR 97146. nav- For agenda items, call NOHA at ally (503) 861-0119, Extension 122.

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Monday, Sept. 9 6 p.m. – Fair board meeting to be held in the fairgrounds pavilion. 7 p.m. – City of St. Helens Library board meets in city council chambers. Wednesday, Sept. 11 10 a.m. – Columbia County Board of Commissioners holds its regular board meeting and its regular staff meeting at 1 p.m., in the commissioners’ meeting room at the Columbia County Courthouse. Thursday, Sept. 12 1 p.m. – South Columbia Family School board meeting. 4 p.m. – Columbia County Parks Advisory Commission, held at Healy Hall, 1054 Oregon St., St. Helens.

Monday, Sept. 16 4 p.m. – City of St. Helens Parks Commission meeting in the council chambers. 5 p.m. – Greater St. Helens Parks & Recreation District board meeting in the Eisenschmidt Pool basement. 7 p.m. – Constitution Party of Columbia County meets at CRPUD Community Room, 64001 Columbia River Hwy. Tuesday, Sept. 17 12:30 p.m. – Public Health Foundation Board Meeting, 2370 Gable Road, St. Helens.

Wednesday, Sept. 18 10 a.m. – Columbia County Board of Commissioners holds its regular board meeting and its regular staff meeting at 1 p.m., in the commissioners’ meeting room at the Columbia County Courthouse. 1 p.m. – City of St. Helens City Council work session in the City Council Chambers 7 p.m. – City of St. Helens City Council regular session in the City Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. – Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District Board Meeting at Columbia SWCD office.

Community Calendar Wednesday, Sept. 4 · Scappoose Public Library story time for ages 0–5 begins at 10:30 a.m. The theme and craft is otters. Friday, Sept. 6 · Scappoose Public Library teen movie at 4 p.m. for grades 6–12, refreshments will be served. “Angelina Jolie stars as the world's most famous video-game heroine who bursts onto the big screen in the most entertaining action-adventure movie in years.”

at 10:30 a.m. The theme and craft is beavers. Sunday, Sept 15 · Grace Baptist Church – Fall Fling; festivities will begin at 11 a.m. with a BBQ followed by an outdoor worship gathering. The main event will be an outdoor carnival that will run through the afternoon. Fun activities for all ages including a bounce castle, a balloon launch, dunk tank and other fun games and prizes. Come join this free, communitycentered event. 58690 Ross Road, in Warren.

Pedestrian Commission will hold a fundraiser at Burgerville on from 5–8 p.m. Burgerville will donate a portion of the cost of your meal to the commission to use for its bicycle helmet program. This program gives free bicycle helmets to children at Lewis & Clark and McBride Elementary Schools. Wednesday, Sept. 18 · Scappoose Public Library story time for ages 0–5 begins at 10:30 a.m. The theme and craft is food.

Wednesday, Sept. 25 Wednesday, Sept. 11 · Friends of The St. Helens Tuesday,Copies.qxd Sept. 17 · Scappoose PublicCopies:04-26-08 Library 07-13-11 2x2.5D 2X2.5D 6/22/12 · The St. Helens Bicycle & Public Library meet at 5:30 p.m. story time for ages 0–5 begins

the St. Helens Alano Club, 215 N. 6th St. St. Helens, 5:45–7 p.m. Call Sheri at 503-3694607. No dues or fees. • The Columbia County Democratic Central Committee meets the last Tuesday of every month at Kozy Korner, St. Helens. Meetings start at 7 p.m. • The VFW Ladies Auxillary meets the second Tuesday of each month. Call 503-3972147 for information. Wednesdays • Scappoose Public Library – storytime for ages 5 and under at 10:30 a.m. No registration necessary, 503-543-7123 or go online to scappooselibrary.org. • St. Helens public library holds storytime for toddlers ages 2–3 at 11:15 a.m. Call 503-397-4544 for more info. • Columbia County Stroke Support Group meets the fourth Wednesday of each months from 2:30–3:30 p.m. Avamere at St. Helens, 2400 Gable Road. • 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 information. Thursdays • St. Helens public library holds story time for preschool 3–5 years at 11:15 a.m. Call 503-397-4544 for more info. • Weight Watchers meets at Scappoose Foursquare Church at noon and 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 503543-4802 or email dromjue@ comcast.net. • Columbian Toastmasters meets from 12:05–1:05 p.m. at

at the library, 375 S. 18th St. For more details, call 503-366-2806. · Scappoose Public Library story time for ages 0–5 begins at 10:30 a.m. The theme and craft is coyotes. Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 ·Friends of The St. Helens Public Library meet at 5:30 p.m. at the library, 375 S. 18th St. For more details, call 503-3662806.

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^ KATU News at 6 (N) & KOIN Local 6 at 6 (N) CBS Evening News _ Gold Rush The crew flies to Chile. ( NewsChannel 8 * Grannies on Safari , 6 O’Clock News (N)

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W Seinfeld “The Pick”

Seinfeld “The Visa”

6:30

^ Good Morning America (N) & (5:00) CBS This Morning: Saturday (N)

Paid Program _ Cindy Crawford ( NewsChannel 8 at Sunrise at 6:00 AM (N)

I Octonauts Q Hometime (N) W Married... With

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Jeopardy! Wheel of Fortune Entertainment ’Night Extra (N)

TMZ (N)

8:00

11:30

Criminal Minds “Brothers Hotchner”

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

KOIN Local 6 at 11

Bermuda Triangle Exposed America’s Got Talent (N Same-day Tape)

Bermuda Triangle: New Evidence (N) (:01) Camp “CIT Overnight” (N)

Bermuda Triangle Exposed NewsChannel 8 at 11 Jay Leno

8:30

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9:30

Late Show Letterman

Oscar Hammerstein II -- Out of My Dreams 11 O’Clock News (N) Everybody-Raymond SportsCenter (N) (Live)

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10:30

A.N.T. Farm The Office

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 11:00

11:30

Wipeout “Blind Date: Even Blinder” Couples on blind dates tackle obstacles. (N) The Big Bang Theory Two and a Half Men (:01) Big Brother (N Same-day Tape)

(:01) Rookie Blue “Under Fire” (N) (:01) Elementary “Risk Management”

KATU News at 11 (N) Jimmy Kimmel Live KOIN Local 6 at 11 Late Show Letterman

Amish Mafia “Brother’s Keeper”

Airplane Repo “Mid-Air Collision”

Airplane Repo “No Rescue Repo” (N)

Airplane Repo “Mid-Air Collision”

Paid Program ThePianoGuys: Live at Red Butte Garden

Paid Program

Glee New Directions goes to regionals. SportsCenter (N) (Live)

New Girl The Mindy Project SportsCenter (N) (Live)

Northwest Backroads Inside Edition Preview Show NewsChannel 8 at 11 Jay Leno Rock, Pop and Doo Wop (My Music) Popular songs from the 1950s and 1960s. Rick Steves’ Europe

7:00 Jeopardy!

7:30 Wheel of Fortune

8:00 Last Man Standing

8:30 (:31) The Neighbors

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9:30

Shark Tank A ticket-free coat check system.

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

11 O’Clock News (N) Everybody-Raymond SportsCenter (N) (Live)

Blue Bloods “Ends and Means”

KOIN Local 6 at 11

Alaskan Steel Men “First Response” (N)

Alaskan Steel Men “Dead in Water”

Inside Edition (N)

Off Their Rockers

Dateline NBC (N)

TMZ (N)

Washington Week Elvis, Aloha From Hawaii Elvis Presley performs in Hawaii. Bones Booth’s mother returns. (PA) The Following An FBI official is abducted.

Off Their Rockers

Seinfeld “The Movie”

Seinfeld

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7:30

›› “Men in Black II” (2002) Tommy Lee Jones. (DVS)

8:00

8:30

John Denver Rocky Mountain High Live in Japan Burt Bacharach-Best 10 O’Clock News (N) 11 O’Clock News (N) Everybody-Raymond SportsCenter (N) (Live) Jessie Austin & Ally Monk “Mr. Monk and Little Monk”

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Food Allergies Patient Education (N)

Fast N’ Loud “Dale Jr.’s Sick Nomad”

Fast N’ Loud “Mashed Up Mustang”

Airplane Repo “Mid-Air Collision”

Justin Time (EI)

Paid Program

Red Bull Signature Series (N)

WEN Hair Care

NewsChannel 8 at Sunrise at 7:00 AM (N)

Animal Exploration Fresh Prince

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