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VOL. 131, NO. 1 Serving the Lower Columbia Region since 1891

LUBA remands Port Westward rezone JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net ZOE GOTTLIEB chronicle2@countrymedia.net

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ore legal discussion will delay efforts to rezone hundreds of acres of Port Westward at Clatskanie.

The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) has remanded the Port Westward rezone, sending it back to Columbia County for more information. Read the full LUBA decision with this story at thechiefnews.com.

History On Sept. 22, the county commission approved the Port of Columbia County’s application to rezone 837 acres at Port Westward from Primary Agriculture to Resource Industrial Planned Development.

“I am looking forward to agricultural and industry being able to work together because the entire bases of reclaiming was for the betterment of the economy in the lower Columbia and I think that this will improve the economy,” Commissioner Margaret Magruder said during the preliminary review and approval of the rezone application in July.

Port Westward is a deep-water port with existing dock facilities and direct access to the 43-foot navigation channel in the Columbia River.

The 837-acre expansion at Port Westward will address the need, both at the local and state level, for additional industrial land, according to a statement from the Port of Columbia County.

Port reaction

Port of Columbia County Executive Director Sean Clark called LUBA’s decision “disappointing.”

“We remain hopeful and will continue to work to expand economic opportunity in this underserved part of the state,” he said.

The Port is one of very few deepwater ports on the Columbia River and is an incredibly unique asset adjacent to land developed and primed for additional development, according to Clark.

“The Port believes that we effectively demonstrated that responsible industrial and agricultural uses can coexist together as good neighbors, as they have for decades at Port Westward,” Clark said. “The Port Commission will consider how to best move forward for economic development in Columbia County.”

In its application to the county, The Port limited the rezone property to five allowable uses: • Forestry and Wood Products processing, production, storage, and transportation • Dry Bulk Commodities transfer, storage, production, and processing • Liquid Bulk Commodities processing, storage, and transportation • Natural Gas and derivative products, processing, storage, and transportation • Breakbulk storage, transportation, and processing Opposition reaction Columbia Riverkeeper, 1000 Friends of Oregon, and farmers at Port Westward also issued a statement following the LUBA decision, saying

Port Westward is a deep-water port with direct access to the Columbia River.

the decision maintains protections for 837 acres of high-value farmland in the midst of prime salmon habitat.

“Columbia County Commissioners erred badly in rezoning Port Westward. The land they seek to industrialize has been farmed for generations, providing unique and deep soils that sustain the production of food and other crops that go far beyond this community, from u-pick blueberries to high-quality mint and cattle,” Port Westward mint farmer Mike Seely said. “LUBA’s decision affirms that Oregon land use laws protect farmland, and that will improve our local economy.”

Local farmers, clean water advocates, and uprail communities concerned about long trains bisecting Columbia County cities and towns remain adamant that the Port Westward

area is better suited to agriculture, forestry, and fisheries than industrialization, according to Columbia Riverkeeper conservation director Dan Serres.

“Again and again, community members have come together to protect the Lower Columbia River’s clean water, salmon and other fish, and sustainable jobs,” Serres said.

“The decision is a recognition of the importance of Oregon’s land use laws - to protect our irreplaceable farm lands, especially in the face of a changing climate,” 1000 Friends of Oregon Deputy Director Mary Kyle McCurdy said.

LUBA agreed with Columbia Riverkeeper, and 1000 Friends on all of the issues they raised, finding that the county failed to consider the important natural resources in the

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area, failed to adequately evaluate the sensitive agricultural uses (specifically, mint farming), and failed to analyze the scale of the potential adverse impacts of the proposed uses on the surrounding area, according to Serres.

“We hope that the Port and County will get the message. LUBA remanded the Port’s attempt to rezone high-value farmland for the third time,” Serres told The Chief. “The public Port of Columbia County should abandon its approach of trying to rezone these 837 acres, and the County Commission should listen to the valid concerns raised by the community at Port Westward.”

Follow this developing story at thechiefnews.com and in the Friday print editions of The Chief.

Clatskanie’s water system ‘Outstanding Performer’ JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has rated the city of Clatskanie’s water system as an Outstanding Performer.

In a letter to the city, the OHA said its Drinking Water Services has established criteria for determining whether a system has demonstrated outstanding performance.

“Congratulations! Your water system met the criteria and has been designated an Outstanding Performer,” OHA Regional Engineer for Drinking Water Services Pete Farrelly stated in the OHA letter.

This is the first time the Clatskanie Water System has received such a rating, according to Clatskanie City Manager Greg Hinkelman.

All water systems in the state are required to undergo a Water System Survey every three years. In October of 2021, the OHA conducted the agency’s periodic survey in Clatskanie.

Hinkelman said the OHA noti-

fied the city of the Outstanding Performance Award in late April and the result of the award will allow the city to have a system survey every five years instead of every three years.

“During the survey, the Clatskanie water treatment plant and the distribution system are evaluated on several factors, including imitation of contaminants, no treatment violations, no monitoring and reporting violations, no significant deficiencies or rule violations during the current survey period and no water-borne diseases or outbreaks attributed to the water system,” he said. “Other factors reviewed include excellent record keeping and excellent standard operating procedures.”

“The City is very proud of our water treatment plant operator Dan Smith and the public works crew,” Mayor Bob Brajcich said.

Hinkelman expressed his thanks to Smith for the hours of work Smith has put into the water plant to give the city the rating and to the public works crew, who Hinkelman said contributed to maintaining the

Clatskanie has received state recognition for its water system.

water system distribution, which was key to the OHA evaluation.

“Foreman Calvin Shulda and the utility workers Colin Phillipps and Jake Schillios have been instrumental in maintaining the distribution part and helping Dan get the work done at the plant to achieve its new

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rating,” Hinkelman said.

“The public works crew is the best there is and they work extremely well as a group getting the work done that is needed,” Clatskanie Public Works Director Harpiar Gandhi said.

In his letter to the city about

the award, Farrelly recommended that Clatskanie consider updating the city’s 2006 master plan before 2026 and consider adding a demand flowmeter after the second clearwell to better calculate the disinfection process.

“In the meantime, a note should be added to the operations and maintenance manual, or the emergency response plan regarding precisely how to inactivate and treat the filtered water in the event that the demand flowrates exceed production flowrates,” Farrelly said.

Clatskanie is moving ahead with plans to build a multimillion-dollar new wastewater treatment plant to replacing the city’s aging sewer plant.

The plant is reaching the end of its service life and the city is currently in the process of contracting for the engineering and design of a new plant to be built at the exiting plant location at 100 NW 4th Street in Clatskanie. Until the new plant is built, Hinkelman said the city continues to make repairs and perform maintenance on the plant to keep it running.

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A bridge over the creek at Rainier City Park is the latest addition to Rainier’s Riverfront Trail project.

Rainier City Administrator Scott Jorgensen said the structure wasn’t moved far from its original location.

“It has been in the park for the longest time and they just took it and pivoted it and placed it over the creek,” he said. “They had to build abutments on both sides to hold the bridge.”

Placing the bridge is the final step in the Riverfront Trail’s three phase project.

The park pathway is scheduled to be paved May 23, according to Jorgensen.

Once the Riverfront Path project is completed, it will offer a much more convenient and easily accessible route from the Rainier Senior Center, along the Columbia River, to the city center.

“That means you can take a wheel chair from the senior center all the way to downtown,” Jorgensen said. “It will be one

big long coherent path, ideal for bicycles and for handicapped accessibility.”

The bridge work was funded through a grant from the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments.

In a published interview with The Chief in August 2020, Rainier Mayor Jerry Cole said he dreams of having such a trail connect communities to the north of Rainier.

“If we could get this trail to go all the way to Clatskanie and to Astoria that would be something,” Cole said. “These trails add enjoyment to people’s lives and helps their health. People love that kind of stuff. They enjoy the outdoors and the river, so it’s not as crazy as it sounds.”

The City of Rainier will hold a dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting for the completion of the final phase of its Riverfront Trail project from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 29 at the city’s main park.

Columbia County Commissioner Margaret Magruder,

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A construction worker helps guide the bridge into its resting place.

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$40M for farmers, ranchers

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In December 2021, the Oregon Legislature granted ODA the legal authority and $40 million to establish a disaster assistance program.

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Oregon farmers and ranchers who have experienced financial losses due to various natural disasters in 2021 can apply for the Oregon Disaster Assistance Program’s (ODAP) assistance.

According to the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) the applications are now available.

Local banks and credit unions familiar with agriculture will administer ODAP throughout the state. For a list of partners and a sample application, visit the ODAP web page. Applications will be available until June 3, 2022.

“Oregon’s farmers and ranchers are used to dealing with issues beyond their

control,” ODA Director Alexis Taylor said. “But the series of natural disasters, where historic drought conditions were compounded by record-breaking heat, wildfire smoke, early winter storm damage and pest infestation in 2021, was hard for any producer to absorb.”

In December 2021, the Oregon Legislature granted ODA the legal authority and $40 million to establish a disaster assistance program.

ODA designed ODAP as a forgivable loan with stakeholders and industry partners.

The program calculates assistance for eligible farmers and ranchers in Oregon on the loss of Gross Farm Income. ODAP is based on tax filing from 2017, 2018, and 2019 to establish a 3-year baseline of what a producer could have expected in farm income without disaster im-

pacts. Using the producer’s 2021 Gross Farm Income, the difference between 2021 income and the 3-year baseline is considered a loss due to natural disasters.

The maximum assistance is $125,000 or 90% of the three-year baseline. In addition, producers who meet the USDA definition of a historically underserved producer or have less than $350,000 in gross income may qualify for maximum assistance, which is $150,000 or 95% of the three-year baseline.

Assistance will be forgiven unless the producer receives additional funds under ODAP and certain US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) disaster assistance.

USDA FSA disaster assistance will be reported back for redetermination for any repayment or forgiveness.

Based on available funds, ODAP may conduct a second round of applications.

Taylor thanked the leadership of Oregon Legislature and Gov. Kate Brown for recognizing the immediate need and providing the funding to help producers stay in business and fill gaps left by other federal disaster programs.

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HPAI (H5N1) is a highly contagious virus that transmits easily among wild and domestic bird species.

There are no detections in commercial poultry in the state.

Bird flu detected in Oregon STAFF REPORT chiefnews@countrymedia.net

The first confirmed case of bird flu since 2015 has been detected in Oregon.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial, backyard flock (nonpoultry) in Linn County.

HPAI (H5N1) is a highly contagious virus that transmits easily among wild and domestic bird species.

However, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the recent HPAI detection does not present an immediate public health concern.

“We knew HPAI was coming our way after a bald eagle in British Columbia tested positive in early March,” Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz said. “Since that detection, we have been hard at work communicating with our commercial poultry producers, veterinarians, and the public on how they can protect their flocks. Now more than

ever, all bird owners must practice good biosecurity, prevent contact between their birds and wild birds and report sick birds or unusual deaths so ODA can ensure testing.”

A quick response is needed to prevent the spread of HPAI, according to Scholz.

Background The owner of the affected backyard flock reported the deaths and delivered at least one of the birds to Oregon State University’s (OSU) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for initial sample testing. Samples were also sent to APHIS’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL).

ODA quickly quarantined the affected premises.

ODA will humanely euthanize any additional birds on the property to prevent the spread of the disease.

Birds from this farm were not used for food and will not enter the food system.

There are no detections in commercial poultry in the state.

ODA and federal partners are working jointly on additional surveillance and testing in the nearby area,

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A young child shares a moment with Millie Gobel during her 101st birthday celebration.

JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

A Columbia County woman is marking her 101 years just enjoying her days.

Friends and family celebrated with Millie Gobel on her 101st birthday on May 3.

Gobel lives at the Brookdale Rose Valley Scappoose Assisted Living Center and said this when asked by The Chief what has kept her going for 101 years: “I’ve just been living the life that I lived as a child. I just kept going day after day doing what has to be done.”

Gobel said the most rewarding time in her life has been with her family.

“Just having family and people that you love and that love you and that you know, and they know you,” she said. “The simple get togeth-

ers are important as well. Let life be and enjoy life as it is.

Live it.”

“Grandma has probably been the strongest woman I have ever met in my life,” granddaughter Rachael Bennett said. “She is just resilient beyond any belief and she does just everything.”

Gobel’s mother passed away when she was young, according to Bennett, and she took care of all her siblings.

“She has had multiple children of her own and doing multiple jobs over her life, it just amazes me all that she has accomplished in her life. It is very inspiring,” Bennett said. “She’s told me that the secret to life is to keep active, keep moving.”

Bennett said one of most important life lessons that she has learned from her grandmother is, “to not sweat

the small things.”

“That’s something she has always said, and it has definitely carried with me,” Bennett said.

Gobel has been a resident at the assisted living center since 2015. She spent some time back at her family’s home during the pandemic and returned to the center the day after Christmas in 2021.

She says her favorite activity is church.

“Going to church and worshipping with all the congregation is probably my favorite thing to do,” she said.

“Millie is quite the woman – still sharp as a tack,” Brookdale Rose Valley Scappoose coordinator Sash Tinning said. “The staff asked her what her secret to a long life is. Her answer: ‘Keep things simple.’”

The Clatskanie Chamber is pleased to announce the nominations for

Grand Marshal of 2022 Clatskanie Heritage Days Parade ARE NOW OPEN! The form to nominate an individual or an organization is available on the Chamber website clatskaniechamber.com or may be requested via email at heritagedays97016@gmail.com. Printed forms are available at the Chamber information office in the Clatskanie River Inn Lobby, or at the Clatskanie PUD office.

The criteria for the 2022 Grand Marshal will include: Must be 18 years or older, No repeats from last 10 years, and Min 5 years of service to Clatskanie in some way, OR extraordinary circumstances (example: State Championship Teams) Forms must be submitted by end of day May 15, 2022 to be considered.

The Grand Marshal will be announced the first week of June.

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following existing avian influenza response plans.

If you find a sick or dying bird, ODA asks that you do not touch it; report it.

For domestic birds, please report by calling ODA at 1-800-347-7028 or email npip@oda.oregon.gov.

For wild birds, please call and report to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife by calling 1-866968-2600.

Resources For more information about HPAI, visit ODA’s Avian Influenza webpage for more information about HPAI to learn more about avian influenza, its signs, symptoms, and ways to protect your birds.

APHIS also has materials about biosecurity, including videos, checklists, and a toolkit available at Defend the Flock Resource Center.

Anyone involved with poultry production from the small backyard to the large commercial producer should review their biosecurity activities to assure the health of their birds. In addition, the USDA updates the latest HPAI detections on its website.

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Superintendent responds to restroom concerns ZOE GOTTLIEB chronicle2@countrymedia.net

As the discussion on transgender accessibility to public school restrooms continues, the Rainier School District (RSD) is opting for a collaborative approach.

“It’s our belief and commitment that Rainier School District is a place for all students,” RSD Superintendent Joseph Hattrick said. “We’re looking into how to support all students, (which) includes our students of color, LGBTQSIA+ students, and other historically marginalized students.”

Hattrick made the statements as part of his Superintendent Report at the Monday, May 9 school board meeting, addressing concerns submitted by two parents over school restroom use.

“Why are there not a few (restrooms) labeled genderneutral?” one parent wrote in public comments to the school board. “If I would have went into the boys’ restroom when I attended this very school, I would have been suspended.”

Towards the end of the meeting, school board member Christina Usher asked Hattrick when the concerned parents could expect a resolution from the school board.

“Some of the work is going to be forthcoming,” Hattrick responded. “I don’t know if there will be enough of a heavy lift to present to the board at the June meeting, but once that work starts, I’ll be presenting updates.”

Hattrick also said he is in the final planning stages to develop a council for Equity and Diversity at RSD, which will create a space for staff, students, and parents to continue to “navigate ways in which we support all students.”

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The RSD is reviewing concerns about school bathrooms.

State and national debate In 2016, North Carolina became the first state to enact legislation limiting access to restrooms, locker rooms, and other sex-segregated facilities based on a definition of sex or gender consistent with one’s biological sex, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

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19 other states considered enacting their own “bathroom bills” in response to the North Carolina law, NCSL reports. The South Dakota state legislature passed a so-called bathroom bill in both chambers, but the bill never made it past the governor’s desk.

Other states followed the example of Massachusetts,

adopting public accommodation nondiscrimination laws with protections for gender identity.

In an interview with The Chief, Oregon Department of Education (ODE) Communications Director Marc Siegel clarified the official guidance that ODE provides school districts on managing public facility accommoda-

tions for gender identity.

“Oregon state law prohibits discrimination in public schools based on gender identity, and Oregon’s 2016 guidance advises that schools should allow students to utilize facilities consistent with their gender identity,” he told The Chief.

Siegel explained the rationale behind the guidelines issued by ODE. “All students deserve to feel safe in bathrooms,” he said. “Oregon data shows that transgender and genderexpansive students are routinely harassed, bullied, or sexually assaulted at a higher rate than cisgender students in schools.”

Siegel also cited several court cases that ruled in favor of the guidance, such as Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board, in which the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals used Title XI as a basis to uphold the plaintiff’s right to use facilities consistent with their gender identity.

“The guidance recommends that alternative accommodations, such as a single “unisex” bathroom or private changing space(s),

should be made available to students who request them but should not be forced upon students or presented as the only option,” Siegel said, adding, “Schools may create individualized safety plans for transgender, nonbinary, and other gender-expansive students to address safety concerns a student may have about restroom, locker room, or other facility usage.”

According to Siegel, ODE’s guidelines provide a foundation for “safe and supportive school cultures” and are not to be relied on as legal advice.

Plans to address the restroom policy at RSD won’t likely be presented to the school board until July or August, Hattrick said.

“I plan to reach out to the individuals that did the public comment,” he added.

Rainier School Board meetings are held in the Rainier School District #13 Boardroom, 28168 Old Rainier Road inn Rainier, the second Monday of the month. The next board meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 13.

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Sheriff’s candidates go shoulder to shoulder ZOE GOTTLIEB chronicle2@countrymedia.net

Even though the election is months away, the two candidates in the Columbia Country Sheriff’s race have mounted their campaigns.

St. Helens Police Department Officer Terry Massey announced on March 10 that he would run for the position. Since his announcement, he has raised $8,174 for his $60,000 fundraising goal.

“We are committed to this campaign and have many people supporting it; we are all in to get the message out,” Massey said.

The county sheriff is elected every four years. Voters will cast their ballots for the sheriff’s race Nov. 28.

Who is Terry Massey?

Massey is a five-year veteran of the St. Helens Police force and a business owner of 20 years.

“Being a business owner has allowed me to grow as an individual,” he wrote. “I have developed the essential skills to problem-solve and mitigate conflicts.”

In a one-on-one interview with The Chief, Massey provides the following example of how being a business owner allows him to navigate conflicts effectively.

“An extremely positive attribute (I have) is my managerial skills and ability to bring people together for a common

objective, in this case, the safety and needs of our community,” he said. “I was able to go into those new businesses with existing employees, take the time to understand them as people.”

“The ability to pull a team of individual entities together relates to my objectives: getting the agencies (city & County) working as a collaborative and cohesive team,” he added.

Having grown up in Columbia County, Massey said he “loves the outdoors,” and intends to “embrace our expanded community as we grow and ensure the safety and health of our existing citizens.”

Massey’s platform

Bringing back 24-hour policing is a cornerstone of Massey’s campaign.

“I find it unacceptable that calls for assistance come in for prowlers, thefts, accidents, and areas outside of St. Helens and there is no one to respond,” he wrote, adding, “I look forward to working with the County Commissioners and creating solutions on addressing funding and other obstacles that may be preventing the resources to provide safer communities to our citizens.”

In February, an attorney for the St. Helens Police Association wrote a letter requesting staffing relief from the St. Helens City Council.

In part, the letter reads as follows.

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Brian Pixley, left, is the incumbent Columbia County Sheriff. St. Helens Police officer Terry Massey is the challenger in the Columbia County Sheriff’s race.

“SHPA members are often denied vacations, work straight through their weekends, work two weeks straight without a day off, just so our agency can maintain a minimum of two officers on duty 24/7.”

Massey said that one of his first agenda items will be getting the city and county to work as a “collaborative and cohesive team.”

To raise awareness for his campaign, Massey is holding a series of fun runs throughout Columbia County.

The runs are split into 3and 6-mile segments and will begin at 9 a.m. at the designated location.

Email terrymassey4sheriff@gmail.com for more information.

Massey explained why he is raising $60,000 for his

campaign.

“Everything costs money - billboards, signs, banners, clothing, booths, entries into events, fees for hosting events,” he said. “We are committed to this campaign and have many people supporting it; we are all in to get the message out. People don’t know what they don’t know!

The citizens of our communities pay for safe communities; they should start asking questions to ensure they are getting what they pay for.”

Accepting the challenge On Sept. 27, 2021, Columbia County Sheriff Brian Pixley confirmed his candidacy for re-election.

“It has been an honor to serve as the Columbia County Sheriff since my election

in 2019 and I am proud to officially announce that I’ve filed to run for re-election,” he wrote in a social media post.

“I have dedicated my career to serving Columbia County and have made great strides in my years as Sheriff. I believe in this work, and there is more still to be done. With your support, I will continue to lead our Sheriff’s Office to improve services to residents as well as steadfastly protect our constitutional rights.”

In an interview with The Chief, Pixley said he has been fighting for 24/7 policing throughout his term by “making pleas to the Columbia County Board of Commissioners,” and “backing up requests with statistics and studies that highlight the need for additional patrol staff.”

“CCSO has been chroni-

cally underfunded, and I continue to work toward the goal of around-the-clock patrol staffing,” he said. “However, this funding requires support from the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC).”

According to Pixley, CCSO has successfully added new officer positions each year, adding an officer position in Clatskanie and entering into a partial policing contract with Vernonia.

Pixley vows to continue advocating more police staffing if he is reelected.

“Securing around-theclock coverage for CCSO patrol has always been a priority for me and will continue to be until the BOCC provides adequate funding,” he said.

Pixley has accomplished many of his objectives over the years.

Under Pixley’s watch, CCSO was appointed as the leading agency on the major crimes team.

During his tenure, he added K9 Search and Rescue teams to the police force, increased the presence of deputies in Columbia County, implemented a drone program, and with the support of Columbia County Mental Health and the Columbia County Circuit Court, launched the “Bridge the Gap” program, to assist in “reintegrating adults in custody and intervening in the cycle of criminality.”

Read more about the two candidates in the Oregon Voters Pamphlet.

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Clatskanie Grows: Two and a half March months this year CHIP BUBL Chief Guest Column

This has been the strangest spring. And as of this writing, we aren’t into “April” yet. There is a lot of concern about fruit tree pollination.

For apples and pears there are two things that will help.

First, we are two weeks later on the timing of peak bloom compared to the historic average. Second, we had a weak crop last year, so the trees tend to produce more bloom the following year. Finally, with apples and pears, a full crop is about 15-20% of the flowers setting fruit.

The more fruit set you have, the more thinning is needed.

That is so different from cherries where we want all the flowers to set fruit. Bottom line, I am still cautiously optimistic about fruit set. I am concerned about reports of significant honeybee hive loss. Orchard mason bees are active now.

Garden soil is way too wet to work-up yet unless

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Don Coin Walrod Memorial Scholarship The Deer Island Grange is excited to announce the 2022 Don Coin Walrod Memorial Scholarship recipient is Grace Tallman from Clatskanie High School.

This scholarship is for $1000 and is awarded to a Columbia County High School senior majoring in agriculture, animal science, forestry, or education.

Grace is still in the process of choosing her college but plans to become a teacher with goals to return to Clatskanie after gradua-

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you have raised beds (sided or not) that drain faster. But on the positive side, this is the first time in about 10 years that our “water year” (which is calculated from October 1 -September 30) is at or above the 40-year average by ~3 inches in the St. Helens area and more at higher elevations. I had a conversation with one of our avid local gardeners at Spring Fair and he said that his water gauge data showed they had more rain this April than the past three Aprils combined.

Garden soil is also very cold for this time of year.

Again, raised beds help, since better soil drainage also raises soil temperatures (it takes less sunlight energy to heat soil, air, and some water and soil, less air, and a lot of water). Clear plastic over soil prior to planting can speed corn germination assuming it dries up enough to plant corn. There still is time to turn this gardening season around. Cloches of row cover or clear plastic can be used to speed growth of transplants.

Clear plastic must be opened

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May 14 Household Hazardous Waste Collection The city of Rainier will host a county-sponsored Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event from 8 a.m. until noon at 690 West A Street, next to the Rainier Sewage Treatment Plant.

You can drop off various toxic and unsafe household materials at no cost. https://www.columbiacountyor.gov/news/post/14886/ May 14 Clatskanie Bark Dust Sale Update 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Clatskanie City Park, 300 Park St. in Clatskanie.

This is an annual fundraiser for the Clatskanie Heritage Days Fourth of July Community Celebration. Pre-Orders have been filled. Drive-up pickups limited.

503-338-8436.

May 14 Vaccination Clinic Columbia County Public Health’s free vaccination/booster clinic from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. in the Columbia County Fairgrounds’ 4H Building, 58892 Sausler Rood in St. Helens. First and second doses, and first and second boosters of Pfizer and Moderna brands will be available for adults and children. Masks are required.

Bring your vaccination card if available. Wear clothing that you can easily slip your arm out of.

No prior registration required.

Need a ride to the event or for more information, call 503-3977247.

May 14-15 Latimer Quilt Show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m Sunday with vendors, bed turnings, food in the Cottage all for $5 a day at the Caples House Museum, 1925 First Street in Columbia City. For more details, call 503-397-5390.

early spring should lose less than in drier springs. And it may provide more moisture for some of our deeper rooted vegetables.

Whether it will have an impact on our fire season is yet to be seen.

sect control.

On a brighter note, there is a large group of Vaux swifts using a chimney in the old grade school, now Riverside church, in Rainier. The chimney was purposefully re-opened to help swifts which, before

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Europeans came, sheltered in very large, hollow trees.

Our logging practices largely removed those trees.

Little brown bats (by far our moist common species) also return in mid-March, though there may be a “groundhog” activity going on where a few test the weather, and if it isn’t up to snuff, hold off the return migration. Bats would have had a tough time getting enough grub the last several months if they indeed returned.

Many Extension publications available online Are you putting up salsa, saving seeds, or thinking about planting kiwis? OSU has a large number of its publications available for free download. Just go to https://catalog.extension. oregonstate.edu/. Click on publications and start exploring.

Important notes

The OSU Extension Office is fully open from 8 a.m.

- 5 p.m.

Donate produce and/ or money to the food bank, senior centers, or community meals programs. It is greatly appreciated.

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

Have questions?

If you have questions on any of these topics or other home garden and/ or farm questions, please contact Chip Bubl, Oregon State University Extension office in St. Helens at 503397-3462 or at chip.bubl@ oregonstate.edu. The office is open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Free newsletter The Oregon State University Extension office in Columbia County publishes a monthly newsletter on gardening and farming topics (called County Living) written/edited by yours truly. All you need to do is ask for it and it will be mailed or emailed to you.

Call 503-397-3462 to be put on the list. Alternatively, you can find it on the web at http://extension.oregonstate. edu/columbia/ and click on newsletters.

Contact information Oregon State University Extension Service – Columbia County 505 N. Columbia River Highway St. Helens, OR 97051 503-397-3462

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tion. Scholarship applications for 2022 will be available from Columbia County High School counselors by November 1st, 2022.

Congratulations Grace!

Jani D Remsburg Deer Island Grange Scholarship Chair

Need to be defeated This morning I zoomed in on the County Commissioners meeting concerning NEXT Energy and their proposed plant in the Beaver drainage district where I raise cattle and hay.

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May 14 Phil White Celebration of Life Ceremony to be held inside the Clatskanie/Middle High School Auditorium, 471 Bel Air Dr, Clatskanie, OR at 12 p.m.

on sunny days or your transplants can get “cooked.”

Row covers don’t have to be opened.

Keep baiting for slugs.

They are mating and eating with abandon.

The spring rain should be helpful to western red cedars that have been dying from low spring/summer soil moisture.

People that transplanted conifers this fall or

The cool, wet spring is likely having an impact on swallows. They usually show up here on a nice spring day.

We had one in mid-April (it was 75° on one day) and there they were. But then the weather dove into this cold and wet pattern. Those temperatures slow insect emergence (which I track on our shed that attracts moths under a light), reducing feed for swallows. Our local numbers seem down. There could be other causes. And there are separate cycles of northward migration along the west coast.

So, there is still hope swallows can help with flying in-

May 14 Arts Guild Event The Columbia Arts Guild invites the community to an elegant evening of fine art, music, appetizers and conversation from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the St. Helens Community Center, 2625 Gable Road in St. Helens. Paintings by local artists will be available for purchase. For more details call 503-396-0875.

I am totally against the development as well as the district Directors. In the meeting one of our Port Commissioners, Robert Keyser, questioned the district directors concerning spending landowner tax assessment money to fight the NEXT proposed project. He obviously is fine with spending Port money, which is also public on NEXT Energy development.

In the next election, both Robert Keyser and Margret Magruder need to be defeated and taken from office.

Russell Spaulding Beaver District Land Owner

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For more information, contact Judy Thompson at 503-397-6056.

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May 15 Joyful Singing The Columbia Chorale of Oregon and the River City’s Children’s Choir present Joyful Singing at 3 p.m. at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 360 Wyeth Street in St. Helens.

Lower Columbia River Watershed Council Meets at 7 p.m. every other second Tuesday. Meetings are currently held electronically by Zoom.

For more information, contact Council Coordinator Allan Whiting at E-mail: allan@whitingenv.com, or call 503-789-9240. Visit the council’s website for agenda postings and Zoom at www.lowercolumbiariver.org/events-page.

May 20 and 21 Writing Festival The festival is at the Clatskanie Cultural Center, 75 S. Nehalem in Clatskanie. A two-day, free event honors world renowned poet and short story writer, Raymond Carver, who was born in Clatskanie. The Raymond Carver mural will be unveiled.

The Rainier Oregon Historical Museum is open from noon - 4 p.m. Saturday (except major holidays weekends). It is located inside Rainier City Hall on the 3rd floor. Go in side entrance and take the elevator to the 3rd floor. For more information, all 360-7517039.

May 22 Piano Concert Canadian pianist Sarah Hagen will perform at 3 p.m. at the Birkenfeld Theatre, 75 S. Nehalem in Clatskanie. Tickets are Adults $15, Seniors 60+ and Students $10 and Children $8. Tickets may be purchased online at clatskaniearts. org or at the door the day of the performance. The ticket booth opens at 2:30. Masks are recommended. For more information, please call Elsa at 503.728.3403.

Rainier City Hall is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

May 22 Community Walk and Fair National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Walks Our Way & Columbia Community Mental Health (CCMH) Fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Walk starts 10 a.m. at Jordan Center 297 South 1st St. Helens. Easy route around waterfront. Mental Health Fair in Columbia View Park.

Please register for walk at https:// www.namiwalks.org/northwest.

Join CCMH Columbia Walkers https://www.namiwalks.org/

The Rainier Public Library is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays and 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays. It will be closed Sundays and Mondays.

No more than six patrons will be allowed inside the library at any given time.

Avamere at St. Helens hosts a Virtual Dementia Support Group – 3rd Wednesday of each month from 2 to 3 p.m. For more details, contact Jenny Hicks/Avamere at St. Helens at 503-366-8070.

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COLUMBIA RAINIER CEMETERY DIST , _______________________, A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the ______________________________ State of Oregon,

COLUMBIA CLATSKANIE PARK & REC , _______________________, A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the ______________________________ State of Oregon,

2022 to June 30, _________, 2023 will be held at _______________________________________.

24952 ALSTON RD, RAINIER OR to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, _________

2022 to June 30, _________, 2023 will be held at _______________________________________.

555 SW BRYANT, CLATSKANIE OR to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, _________

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The meeting will take place on____________________, purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget (Date)

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5:30 THURS, MAY 19 at __________________________.The p.m.

The meeting will take place on____________________, purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget (Date)

message and to receive comment from the public on the budget.

message and to receive comment from the public on the budget.

This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee.

This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee.

24952 ALSTON RD, RAINIER MAY 11 A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after ____________________ at _________________________________,

300 NE PARK, CLATSKANIE MAY 16 A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after ____________________ at _________________________________,

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TSB No. OR07000022-21-1 APN 011482 TO No 210502829-OR-MSI TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE B Use this notice if public comment will be taken at a later meeting.

Reference is made to that THE SOUTHEAST CORIAN, COLUMBIA COUNTY, certain Trust Deed OF THE FRANCIS , _________________________, OREGON, SAID POINT A public meeting of themade Budgetby, Committee NER of the ____________________________ State of Oregon, (Agency name) (County) DONALD EMERY as GrantPERRY DONATION LAND ALSO BEING IN THE or on to the FIDELITY NATIONAL CLAIM IN SECTION 5, SOUTHEAST CORNER OF budget for the fiscal year July 1, _________ to June 30, _________, will be held at _______________________________________.

(Location) TITLE COMPANY OF ORTOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, THE GARY R. ESHELBY a.m.

EGON, AN OREGON CORRANGE 1 WEST OF THE AND PAULA J. ESHELBY p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message.

The meeting willas takeTrustee, place on ___________________at ____________________.

PORATION in (Date) WILLAMETTE MERIDTRACT AS DESCRIBED favor of MORTGAGE ELEC- IAN, IN THE COUNTY OF IN INSTRUMENT NO. 97This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. An additional, separate meeting of the Budget TRONIC REGISTRATION COLUMBIA AND STATE 13249, CLERKS RECORDS Committee will be held to take public comment. Any person may appear at that meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), OF OREGON; THENCE OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, a.m. p.m. as Budget designated nominee forfor public comment NORTH 88onDEGS. 15` OREGON; THENCE SOUTH Committee.

The meeting will be ________________________________ at ___________________________, (Date) AMERICAN ADVISORS WEST A DISTANCE OF 75 DEGS. 31` 17” WEST, held at_____________________________________.

GROUP, Beneficiary of the 244.1 FEET; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE security instrument,(Location) its sucSOUTH 01 DEGS. 45` WEST OF SAID ESHELBY TRACT cessors and assigns, dated as A DISTANCE OF 213.0 A DISTANCE OF 168.89 copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after _________________ at _________________________________, of AJuly 18, 2019 and recorded FEET; THENCE EASTERLY FEET TO THE TRUE POINT (Date) (Location) on August 5, 2019 as InTOa.m.

A POINT ON THE SAID OF BEGINNING OF THE a.m. strument No. 2019-06202 WESTERLY LINE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED p.m. p.m. and __________________________. between the hours of _____________________________ and the beneficial interest SAID ANGELO PASTRACT; THENCE CONwas assigned to REVERSE ERO PROPERTY, THAT IS TINUING SOUTH 75 DEGS. MORTGAGE FUNDING, SOUTH 09 DEGS. 05` EAST 31` 17” WEST, ALONG LLC and recorded January 26, 136.90 FEET FROM THE THE SOUTH LINE OF 2022 as Instrument Number POINT OF BEGINNING; SAID ESHELBY TRACT A 2022-00693 of official records THENCE NORTH 09 DEGS. DISTANCE OF 112.14 FEET in the Office of the Recorder 05` WEST A DISTANCE OF TO THE SOUTHWEST of Columbia County, Or136.90 FEET TO THE POINT CORNER THEREOF; SAID egon to-wit: APN: 011482 OF BEGINNING. EXCEPTPOINT ALSO BEING THE PARCEL 1: A PARCEL OF ING THEREFROM THAT SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LAND BEING AND LYING PORTION CONVEYED TO PARCEL 1 OF THE DAVID IN THE FRANCIS PERRY DAVID V. OLIVER AND V. OLIVER AND SHARON DONATION LAND CLAIM SHARON A. OLIVER, IN A. OLIVER TRACT AS DEIN SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP DEED RECORDED APRIL SCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT 4 NORTH, RANGE 1 WEST, 2, 1998, AS FEE NUMBER NO. 91-5291, CLERKS WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, 98-03489, DEED RECORDS RECORDS OF COLUMAND SECTION 32, TOWNOF COLUMBIA COUNTY, BIA COUNTY, OREGON; SHIP 5, RANGE 1 WEST OREGON. PARCEL 2: THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGS. OF THE WILLAMETTE BEGINNING AT A POINT 15` 00” EAST, ALONG THE MERIDIAN, COLUMBIA ON THE WEST LINE OF SOUTH LINE OF PARCEL 1 COUNTY, OREGON, AND THE ANGELO PASERO OF SAID OLIVER TRACT, MORE PARTICULARLY TRACT AS DESCRIBED IN A DISTANCE OF 1.05 FEET DESCRIBED AS FOLBOOK 20, PAGE 84, DEED TO THE NORTHWEST LOWS: BEGINNING AT RECORDS OF COLUMCORNER OF PARCEL 2 A POINT ON THE WEST BIA COUNTY, OREGON, OF SAID OLIVER TRACT, LINE OF THE ANGELO SAID POINT BEING WEST THENCE SOUTH 00 DEG. PASERO PROPERTY AS 833.9 FEET AND NORTH 26` 51” EAST, ALONG THE DESCRIBED IN DEED 09 DEGS. 05` 00” WEST WEST LINE OF PARCEL 2 RECORDED IN BOOK 20 682.59 FEET FROM THE OF SAID OLIVER TRACT, PAGE 84, DEED RECORDS SOUTHEAST CORNER A DISTANCE OF 15.70 OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, OF THE FRANCIS PERRY FEET; THENCE NORTH OREGON; SAID POINT DONATION LAND CLAIM 86 DEGS. 59` 53” EAST BEING WEST 833.9 FEET IN SECTION 5, TOWR SHIP A DISTANCE OF 107.56 AND NORTH 09 DEGS. 05` 4 NORTH, RANGE 1 WEST, FEET; THENCE NORTH A WEST 819.5 FEET FROM WILLAMETTE MERIDDISTANCE OF 38.13 FEET 150-504-079 (Rev. 10-29-21)

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TO THE TRUE POINT OF 7(C)(III) under the Note, and then be due had no default BEGINNING. to paragraph 10(C), _________________________, occurred), together the A public meeting TOGETHER of the Budget Committee pursuant of the ____________________________ State with of Oregon, (Agency name) (County) WITH AND SUBJECT TO A (III) of the Deed of Trust. By costs, Trustee’s or attorney’s NON-EXCLUSIVE RIGHT this reason of said default the fees and curing any other the budget for the fiscal year July 1, _________ to June 30, _________, will be held at _______________________________________.

OFonWAY DESCRIBED AS Beneficiary has declared all default complained of in the (Location) FOLLOWS: BEING TEN obligations secured Notice of Default by tendera.m. by said p.m. The purpose The meeting will take place on ___________________at is toperformance receive the budgetrequired message.

FEET ON EACH SIDE OF (Date) Trust____________________.

Deed immediately due of the meeting ing the THE FOLLOWING DEand payable, said sums being under the obligation or Trust This is a public meeting where deliberation of the following, Budget Committee will take place. An additional, the Budget SCRIBED CENTERLINE: the to-wit: The Deed,separate at anymeeting time ofprior to Committee will be held to take public comment. Any person may appear at that meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the BEGINNING AT A POINT sum of $0.00 together with five days before the datea.m. last INBudget THECommittee.

SOUTHThe LINE OF interestwillthereon from Novemset for sale. Without limiting p.m. meeting for public comment be on ________________________________ at ___________________________, SAID PERRY DONATION ber 21, 2020 until paid; (Date) and the Trustee’s disclaimer of LAND CLAIM, WHICH IS all Trustee’s fees, foreclosure representations or warranheld at_____________________________________.

WEST 1281 FEET(Location) FROM costs and any sums advanced ties, Oregon law requires the THE SOUTHEAST CORby the Beneficiary pursuant to Trustee to state in this notice A copy the budget document may be inspected or obtained or after _________________ at _________________________________, NER OFof SAID PERRY the terms of on said Trust Deed. that some residential property (Date) (Location) DONATION LAND CLAIM Wherefore, notice is hereby sold at a Trustee’s sale may a.m. a.m.

INbetween SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP given the undersignedp.m. have been used in manufacp.m.that, the hours of _____________________________ and __________________________.

4 NORTH, RANGE 1 WEST, Trustee will on August 16, turing methamphetamines, WILLAMETTE MERID2022 at the hour of 12:00 PM, the chemical components of IAN, IN THE COUNTY OF Standard of Time, as estabwhich are known to be toxic.

COLUMBIA AND STATE lished by Section 187.110, Prospective purchasers of OF OREGON; THENCE Oregon Revised Statues, at the residential property should be NORTH PARALLELING west entrance to the Columaware of this potential danger THE WEST LINE OF THE bia County Courthouse, 230 before deciding to place a bid EDMOND BLANCHETTE Strand St., Saint Helens, OR for this property at the TrustPROPERTY, AS DE97051 County of Columbia, ee’s sale. In construing this SCRIBED IN DEED FROM sell at public auction to the notice, the masculine gender GEORGE W. PERRY AND highest bidder for cash the inincludes the feminine and the WIFE, RECORD AUGUST terest in the said described real neuter, the singular includes 7, 1942, IN BOOK 70, PAGE property which the Grantor plural, the word “Grantor” 496 OF DEED RECORDS, had or had power to convey at includes any successor in 825.1 FEET Commonly the time of the execution by interest to the Grantor as well known as: 59974 BONNEY him of the said Trust Deed, to- as any other persons owing an LN, SAINT HELENS, OR gether with any interest which obligation, the performance of 97051 Both the Beneficiary, the Grantor or his successors which is secured by said Trust Reverse Mortgage Funding, in interest acquired after the Deed, the words “Trustee” LLC, and the Trustee, Nathan execution of said Trust Deed, and “Beneficiary” includes F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112, to satisfy the foregoing obliga- their respective successors have elected to sell the said tions thereby secured and the in interest, if any. Dated: real property to satisfy the ob- costs and expenses of sale, March 31,2022 By: Nathan ligations secured by said Trust including a reasonable charge F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 Deed and notice has been by the Trustee. Notice is Successor Trustee Malcolm recorded pursuant to Section further given that any person & Cisneros, A Law Corpo86.735(3) of Oregon Revised named in Section 86.753 of ration Attention: Nathan F. Statutes. The default for Oregon Revised Statutes has Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 which the foreclosure is made the right to have the forecloc/o TRUSTEE CORPS is the Grantor’s failure to pay: sure proceeding dismissed and 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, Failed to pay the principal the Trust Deed reinstated by CA 92614 949-252-8300 balance which became all due payment to the Beneficiary Order Number 81620, Pub and payable based upon the of the entire amount then due Dates: 4/29/2022, 5/6/2022, failure to pay taxes and/or in(other than such portion of 5/13/2022, 5/20/2022, THE surance, pursuant to paragraph said principal as would not CLATSKANIE CHIEF 150-504-079 (Rev. 10-29-21)

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Clatskanie School District 6J. A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Clatskanie School District 6J, Columbia County, Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, in person at District Office, 660 SW Bryant St., as well as via Zoom. Please go to the district website (www.csd. k12.or.us) main page to access the link to join the meeting.

The meeting will take place

on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 5:30 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message, present the proposed 22-23 budget, and receive comment from the public. A second meeting will take place on Monday May 23rd, 2022 at 5:30 pm to receive comments from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place.

Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. A copy of the proposed budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 12, 2022 at the Clatskanie School District Office, 660 SW Bryant, between the hours of 8:00 am – 3:00 pm. A copy of this notice is also posted on the Clatskanie School District website at www.csd.k12.or.us.

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CLATSKANIE PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT MEETING NOTICE The Clatskanie People’s Utility District Board of Directors has scheduled the next regular Board meeting for Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 6:00 pm in the community room of the District’s administration building located at 495 E Columbia River Highway, Clatskanie. A Board Workshop will be held at 5:30 pm. An executive session may be called at the workshop and/or meeting, pursuant to: ORS 192.660 (2) (f) information or records that are exempt by law from public inspection.

AGENDA CLATSKANIE

PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT BOARD WORKSHOP on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 5:30 P.M. I. WATER SUPPLY UPDATE: Ian Bledsoe, Power Analyst II. CO-GEN POWER PURCHASE RENEWAL: Paul Dockery, Director of Energy Resources III. POLICY REVIEW: 100 General Terms and Conditions, 109 Public Records Request, 110 Consumer Information Protection, and 306 Community Meeting Room Rules IV. STAFF REPORTS UPDATE CLATSKANIE PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD

MEETING Wednesday, May 18, 2022 6:00 P.M. I. PUBLIC COMMENTS II. CONSENT AGENDA · Minutes of Board Workshop, April 20, 2022 · Minutes of Regular Board Meeting, April 20, 2022 · Review payment of bills for April 2022 III. ACTION ITEMS · Resolution 22-02: Ratification of Prior Action – NW RiverPartners Contribution · Co-Gen Power Purchase Renewal IV. DISCUSSION / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS · Board Comments & Calendar V. EXECUTIVE SESSION VI. ADJOURNMENT

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NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION BOARD MEETING The Board of Directors for Clatskanie School District 6J will hold an Executive Session Board meeting, Monday, May 16th, 6:30 p.m.

at the District Office, located at 660 SW Bryant St. ORS 192.660(2i): To review and evaluate the employmentrelated performance of the

chief executive officer of any public body, a public officer, employee or staff member who does not request an open hearing.

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NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING SWRTPO Board of Directors: May 18, 2022 – 10am Regular meeting of the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation

Public Notice deadline is Wednesdays by noon.

Late submissions are not guaranteed to make the paper

Planning Organization Board of Directors. Meeting is held virtually. Public participation and comments are welcome. Join via Zoom

with meeting ID 899 5036 8045, passcode 223901. For more information, please call 360-577-3041.

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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Rainier Drainage Improvement Corp announces a Special Meeting to be held at 11 am on May 21,

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2022 at 305 W. 3rd St., Rainier Oregon 97048.

Agenda: Proposed Bylaw Amendments.

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Pictured left to right are 2018 Princess Patty St. John of St. Helens, 2021 My Fair Lady Princess Alice Long of Scappoose, Princess Roberta Leuer of St. Helens, Connie Leadham of Scappoose, Columbia County Commissioner Casey Garrett and Queen Lynn Shaw-Hayes of Vernonia.

STAFF REPORT chiefnews@countrymedia.net

Connie Leadham is the Columbia County Retired Senior and Volunteer Program (RSVP) Volunteer of the Month for April.

Leadham is one of many RSVP volunteers that staff the reception desk at the Columbia County Courthouse.

“She welcomes visitors with her warm smile, answers questions, and helps direct them where they need to go,” according to a release from RSVP. The 2021 My Fair Lady court assisted in recognizing Leadham, along with

Columbia County Commissioner Casey Garrett, 2018 MFL Princess Patty St. John, and 2016 MFL Queen Dena Chesney.

Leadham said she was very surprised to be recognized.

“It’s marvelous! I like to be out in the community and share a smile or a good word,” she said.

Leadham shared her advice to other seniors that are thinking about volunteering in their community.

“Get out, get dressed, and go meet someone,” she said.

“You never know what type of friends you’ll make,” RSVP’s Court House Team Leader Patty St. John said.

Leadham also volunteered for years with Community Meals helping to serve hot meals to anyone that was hungry or lonesome.

“Thank you, Connie, for always reaching out to help make others days a little brighter,” the RSVP release states.

Columbia County Retired Senior and Volunteer Program (RSVP) is a nonprofit senior support organization located at 270 Columbia Blvd. in St. Helens. To reach the office, call 503-3975655, or see RSVP’s Facebook page at, www.facebook. com/columbiacountyrsvp.

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Oregon State Representative Suzanne Weber and Oregon State Senator Rachel Armitage are scheduled guest speakers for the event.

The event includes three fun runs for participants of all ages, a bike and trike parade and a coloring contest.

Prizes will be awarded for Most Creative, Most Original and the Rainier Spirit Award for the bike parade. Winners will be announced for the coloring contest for the categories of ages five and under, ages 6 to 12 and teens and adults.

Entries for the coloring contest may be submitted at Rainier City Hall, located at 106 West B Street, until 5 p.m. on Monday, May 23.

Event partners Grocery Outlet, the Rainier Oregon Historical Museum and

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The bridge placement is the final phase of the Rainier Riverfront Trail.

Country Financial will also have tables with displays, candy and other features.

Fun run participants will be

given ribbons and there will be a limited number of commemorative coins available for attendees.

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1. Like a bug on windshield noise 6. G-man 9. Type of race 13. Late actor Ledger 14. Waikiki necklace 15. Group of lions 16. Knight’s shiny garb 17. Ensign, for short 18. One to beat 19. *Graduation proof 21. *”School’s Out” singer 23. An indigenous person in Laos 24. 6-shooter 25. Founder of People’s Republic of China 28. Porous rock 30. *MFA or BA 35. Comrade in arms 37. Be inclined 39. Had in mind 40. Was a passenger 41. Ventricular beater 43. Same as ayah 44. ____ Trick, rock band 46. Nicholas II, e.g.

47. Initiation ceremony, e.g.

48. “Pollock” actor Ed 50. Foolish one 52. Ever, to a poet 53. “House of Gucci” star

55. Masters Tournament peg 57. *Mortarboard attachment 60. *”No more ____, no more books” 64. Fancy boat 65. Mozart’s “L’____ del Cairo” 67. Arm bones 68. Orderly arrangement 69. Granola grain 70. Gustatory sensation 71. Lord Byron’s composition 72. Dashboard unit 73. Weasel’s aquatic cousin

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1. Herring’s cousin 2. “Frasier” actress Gilpin 3. Bulb holder 4. Coral reef island 5. Neck cavity 6. Pestilence pest 7. Even, to a poet 8. “Saturday Night Fever” music genre 9. Type of coffee maker 10. Gauche or Droite in Paris 11. Month of Purim 12. Styling product 15. For the time being, Latin (2 words) 20. Cave opening

22. Like Hemingway’s certain man on sea 24. Type of rummy 25. *One in “Pomp and Circumstance” series 26. Hello to Israel Kamakawiwo’ole 27. Ahead in years 29. *”You have brains in your head, you have ____ in your shoes” 31. Cleats to soccer player 32. China grass 33. Related on mother’s side 34. Olden days anesthetic 36. *School ____, which is about 180 days 38. No-win situation 42. Old-hat 45. Wilbur’s home 49. *Famous frat house 51. Adjective in sheet music 54. Low light 56. Enthusiastic approval 57. Tropical edible root 58. Land measure 59. A fake 60. Beaten by walkers 61. Research facil.

62. It’s better than never?

63. Tiresias in “Oedipus Rex” 64. Small dog’s bark 66. *Gown’s companion

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low your intuition and avoid potential trouble. If something seems suspicious, do not panic, but run in a different direction.

• Run clear of parked cars, bushes, dark areas.

• Run against traffic so that you can observe the approach of automobiles.

• If the same car cruises past you more than once, take down even a partial license number and make it obvious that you are aware of its presence (but keep your distance).

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Gary Bruce Kimber

With the weather slowly improving, more folks are taking advantage of the outdoors in our region.

And as the pandemic eases, more running events are being held in Columbia County and across the state.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) has issued an advisory encouraging those who participate in such events to do so safely.

Running is generally a safe activity, but there are still perils worth considering and preparing for, according to the LCSO release. For example, running at night, while often pleasant due to lower temperatures and decreased traffic, brings with it the added danger of decreased visibility.

The weather can pose running safety risks. Running in extremely hot or cold temperatures and inclement weather requires special precautions.

April 6, 1944 ~ May 6, 2022

Gary Bruce Kimber, 78, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022.

Gary was born on April 6, 1944, in Kansas to parents, David and Ada Derrick Kimber. He married Peggy Slaughterback on April 13, 1970. She preceded him in death.

He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Gary received his Associates Degree in Forestry and worked

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for the Oregon Forestry.

He worked at Yam Hill Logging Company for 33 years. Later he and his wife worked at The Berry Patch.

Gary is survived by his fiancé Lynda Raniero of Muscatine; daughter Julie Kimber; son Levi Kimber and wife Tejus of Clatskanie, Oregon; great granddaughter Athena Kimber; and siblings, Janice, Carey, Kevin, and Kendall.

He is preceded in death by his parents; wife; birth father Floyd Courtois; sister Carroll; and brother, Keith.

There will be no services at this time. Memorials may be made to Assembly of God Church, 25272 Alston Road, Rainier, Oregon, 97048. The Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.wittichfuneralhome.com.

Before the run • Arrange to run with another person.

• Leave word with someone or write down where you plan to run and when you will return.

• Carry some I. D. and a

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cell phone.

• Take a whistle with you.

• Don’t wear a radio/ headset/earphones or anything which distracts you so that you are completely aware of your environment.

• Avoid unpopular areas, deserted streets, lonely trails and especially avoid unlighted routes at night.

• Vary the route and the time of day that you run.

• Run in familiar areas.

• Note the location of neighbors you trust along your route.

• Know where police are

usually to be found and where businesses, stores, offices are likely to be open and active.

During the run • Always stay alert. The more aware you are, the less vulnerable you are. Think about possible escape routes in case of confrontation.

• Take notice of who is ahead of you and who is behind you. Know where the nearest public sites are with some general activity - there is usually safety in numbers.

• When in doubt, fol-

• Run toward populated areas, busy streets, open businesses.

• Ignore jeers and verbal harassment. Keep moving.

• Use discretion in acknowledging strangers.

Be friendly, but keep your distance and keep moving.

• Do not approach a car to give directions or the time of day. Point toward the nearest police or information source, shrug your shoulders, but keep moving. If you feel you must respond, do it while moving.

• Don’t panic and don’t run toward a more isolated area.

For more information and tips, visit www.lincolncountysheriff.net.

Wildfire power outage rules set

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New rules are now in place to protect communities in Columbia County and across the state when power will be shut off during high fire danger.

The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) has approved permanent rules for investor-owned electric utilities, regarding public safety power shutoffs (PSPSs).

Temporary rules were implemented for the 2021 wildfire season while the PUC, utilities, public safety partners, and communities worked to finalize permanent rules. This is a timely decision as May is National Wildfire Awareness Month and wildfire season is quickly approaching.

A PSPS is an important safety measure designed to help protect people and communities in high firerisk areas by proactively shutting off electricity during extreme and dangerous weather conditions, the PUC stated in a release.

“De-energizing power lines through a PSPS is a wildfire risk mitigation strategy of last resort because of the significant impacts the loss of power can have on communities

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The Oregon Public Utility Commission has established new public safety power outage rules.

and the extensive planning and communication that are needed to effectively implement them,” according to the PUC. These new rules lay out specific communication requirements for the utilities to inform public safety partners, state agencies, local jurisdictions, and the public of the need to implement a PSPS to mitigate wildfire risk, as well as updates at least every 24 hours until service is restored.

“Extreme fire weather can clearly happen throughout Oregon,” PUC Commissioner Letha Tawney said. “Implementing a PSPS is a complex decision that impacts communities including use of home medical devices, access to 911 services, and the ability to pump water. However, it’s a tool in the utility’s tool kit to help reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, if they determine necessary.”

View the order detailing the PSPS rules at https://apps.puc.state.or.us/ orders/2022ords/22-159.pdf.

The PUC is reminding Oregonians to get ready for the 2022 wildfire season and potential power outages.

While the utilities have identified high risk zones, under extreme conditions PSPS could be utilized more widely.

How to prepare for wildfires before they happen • Register to receive alerts from official sources.

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Also, sign up for emergency notifications with your local city and/or county, as well as outage alerts from your electric utility service provider.

• Develop an emergency plan and make sure everyone in your household knows and understands what to do in the event of an evacuation.

• Create a circle of safety around your home, which is a fuel-free defensible space that can help reduce fire danger. Visit Keep Oregon Green for more information.

How to prepare for a potential power outage • Be two weeks ready – Gather food, medical supplies, batteries, pet supplies, among other things, needed by family members during an outage or evacuation for up to two weeks. Learn more about what supplies to consider.

• For individuals with a medical condition that requires power, please contact your service provider in advance of an outage to register a Medical Certificate.

This certification provides added benefits and helps the utility ensure they meet your needs in the event of an outage. Also, consider a backup generator or alternative location for power needs.

• Keep cell phones fully charged in anticipation of an outage. Consider a car-charger for cell phones and other electronic devices.

• Make sure your utility service provider has current contact information for notifications by updating your account online.

• Access outage and PSPS information online for Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, and Idaho Power.

What to do during a power outage Contact your electric utility service provider to inform them of an outage. Below is the contact information for the electric utilities in the region. If uncertain which utility serves your area, visit https://www. oregon.gov/energy/energy-

oregon/pages/find-yourutility.aspx.

• Clatskanie PUD - 503728-2163 • Columbia River PUD 503-397-1844 • Portland General Electric – 800-544-1795 • Pacific Power – 877508-5088 • Idaho Power – 800488-6151 Take these steps • Avoid downed power lines at all costs.

• Stay clear of utility crews working to restore service in your community.

• Use flashlights or battery operated lanterns for emergency lighting. Do not use candles or other potential fire hazards.

• Turn off lights and unplug electric appliances except for the refrigerator and freezer to help avoid a surge to the system when service is restored. After turning off all the lights, turn one light on to know when power has been restored.

• Use generators safely – Do not run the generator inside the home or garage or anywhere near a window or vent, as these spaces can capture deadly levels of carbon monoxide. Learn more about proper use of a generator to avoid hazardous conditions.

• Check on elderly neighbors or community members with special needs who might need additional assistance.

Natural gas tips • If required to evacuate, no need to shut off natural gas.

• If natural gas appliances do not operate properly once electricity is restored, call your natural gas service provider.

• If natural gas service is shut off, do not turn on yourself. Call your natural gas service provider to restore service.

• If you smell natural gas, evacuate immediately and call 911.

For additional information about fire prevention and preparedness, visit https://www.oregon.gov/puc/ safety/Pages/Power-OutagePrep.aspx.

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Closer to new pancreatic cancer therapy STEVE LUNDEBERG Chief Guest Article

Research by Oregon State University (OSU) has uncovered a potential new therapy for pancreatic cancer, whose survival rate is among the lowest of all malignancies.

About one person in 64 will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. The pancreas is an abdominal organ that regulates blood sugar and also helps with digestion.

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, usually abbreviated to PDAC, is responsible for more than 90% of pancreatic cancer cases, said Adam Alani of the OSU College of Pharmacy, who led the preclinical study. Just 11% of PDAC patients live for at least five years after their diagnosis, he said.

“PDAC is rarely diagnosed early enough for surgical resection to be a realistic option,” Alani said. “There aren’t markers for early detection. The molecular and cellular features of the tumors are aggressive and have

multiple levels of therapeutic resistance. We need new treatments and are very excited by the promise our findings show.”

PDAC tumors present myriad challenges to treatment. Like other solid tumors they feature regions of hypoxia, where the concentration of oxygen in the tissue is low; hypoxic cancer cells grow slowly, making them less susceptible to the drugs prescribed to kill or damage them.

“The approach that we took in this work is to exploit the physiology of PDAC being a highly hypoxic tumor,” Alani said. “We used a hypoxia-activated drug as a targeting strategy; such an approach can result in a better safety and efficacy profile for PDAC patients. Our findings are a strong foundation for the strategy’s clinical application.”

Alani and collaborators at Oregon State and Oregon Health & Science University, including global pancreatic cancer experts Brett Sheppard and Rosalie Sears, used microfluidic cartridges to build a lipid-based nanocarrier into

testing in an animal model in which mice with pancreatic cancer were divided into six treatment groups, with mice receiving either regular CPD100; liposomal CPD100; vinblastine; gemcitabine, or GEM, a standard-of-care drug for PDAC patients; liposomal CPD100 plus GEM; or no treatment.

The tumor in mice treated with liposomal CPD100 and liposomal CPD100 plus GEM showed a statistically significant decrease in weight compared to the untreated mice, the GEM-only animals and the vinblastine mice.

“We have also shown that our approach can remodel the pancreas stroma, which has been correlated with PDAC prognosis and progression,” Alani said.

Stroma is connective tissue just below an organ’s surface and helps hold the other parts of the organ together.

It consists of cells, many of them a type known as fibroblasts, that give the tissue its strength and shape. Stroma also includes blood vessels that carry nutrients and lymphatic channels that remove waste and excess fluid.

Stroma’s microscopic appearance changes in response to injury or cancer, taking on an appearance pathologists refer to as desmoplasia. The stroma associated with PDAC has multiple features that makes it a microenvironment in which pancreatic cancer cells can thrive and from which they can easily metastasize; remodeling the stroma has the potential to make life more difficult for those cancer cells.

Findings were published in Pharmaceutics.

OSU College of Pharmacy researchers Vidhi Shah, Adel Al-Fatease, Yeonhee Woo and Yuliya Bortnyak contributed to the study.

The College of Pharmacy, the Oregon Nanosciences and Microtechnology Institute, Cascade Prodrug Inc., the Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care and the Oregon Pancreas Tissue Registry supported this research.

recent domestic disturbance that occurred in a parking lot during a child exchange. The report was forwarded to the district attorney’s office for review.

April 26 • Residents reported that their motorcycles were damaged and other items were stolen from their property.

that a driver was having difficulty keeping their car on the road. While an officer was looking for the vehicle described, that officer was dispatched to a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a tree. The vehicle was the same one the original caller had described. A 55-yearold resident of Longview was taken into custody for DUII.

creating a hazard on the highway resulted in a citation to the owner. The vehicle has since been moved.

• An officer assisted on a call of a motor vehicle fire.

• A local business operator reported that the business had been a victim of gasoline theft.

April 28 • A concerned caller reported

April 30 • An officer took a report of a

May 4 • Complaints of a semi-trailer

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About one person in 64 will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. The pancreas is an abdominal organ that regulates blood sugar and also helps with digestion.

which a PDAC “prodrug” could be loaded.

A prodrug is a pharmacologically inactive compound that the body metabolizes into an active drug. In this research the liposome, as lipidbased drug delivery platforms are known, was loaded with the prodrug vinblastine-Noxide, developed by Cascade Prodrug Inc. of Eugene, Oregon.

When activated by hypoxia, vinblastine-N-oxide, often referred to as CPD100, converts to the drug vinblas-

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

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

For specific details about cases listed, contact the appropriate law enforcement agency.

Rainier Police April 22 • An officer was dispatched to a report of a domestic disturbance. A 20-year-old Rainier resident was cited and released for harassment.

• An officer responded to a twovehicle motor vehicle accident on Highway 30 near West 5th Street. None of the people involved were transported and no citations were issued.

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April 25 • Two motorists, both attempting to pass a slower moving vehicle, collided on Highway 30 near the bridge. No injuries were reported.

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tine, a microtubule inhibitor used to kill cancer cells.

On its own, CPD100 has less than optimal efficacy because of how fast the body clears it from the system – it has a half-life of less than 30 minutes. Loading it into a liposome, though, can increase its half-life by more than a factor of 10.

In this study, the scientists found that liposomal CPD100 outperformed regular CPD100 in cancer cell cultures.

The researchers also did

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May 2 • Police took a report of a sticky-fingered shoplifter who reportedly took a bag of Kit Kat bars from a local business.

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May 5 • A 64-year-old transient was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant.

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Clatskanie Middle/High School sports schedule Friday May 13 • HS Track Districts @Clatskanie 2 p.m.

Monday May 16 • HS Baseball @Rainier 3 p.m.

• HS Softball @Rainier 3 p.m.

Saturday May 14 • HS Track Districts @Clatskanie 12 p.m.

• MS District Track Meet @ Scappoose 10 a.m.

• Phil White Celebration of Life in the CMHS Auditorium 12 p.m.

Thursday May 19 - Friday May 20 • HS Track State @ U of O May 20 • HS Track State @ U of O • Baseball League Playoffs

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