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Clatskanie Pool wraps up successful season

ended at the Clatskanie Pool and the season has been successful, according to Clatskanie Parks and Recreation District Administrator and Pool Manager Cyndi Warren.

The last full swimming day, at the pool at 346 NE 5th Street, was Sept. 11.

2022 was the first fully opera tional summer in several years for the pool following the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We had a significant rise in attendance,” Warren said. “Up 75%.”She added that the jump in pool attendance came as public concerns eased following the pan demic and less health and safety restrictions.

After struggling to find and train lifeguards each summer, this

the goal again next year.

One of the most rewarding aspects of this year’s pool season, Warren said, was the volunteers.

“We had 12 volunteers, most of them being high school stu dents,” she said. “They assisted with swimming lessons, which helped out a lot.”

Pool renovations

There were significant im provements done to the pool in 2021. The $600,000 renovation project included resurfacing the deck, replacing of the tile gutter with a stainless-steel gutter sys tem, and resurfacing and repaint ing the pool.

The wading pool no longer

JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

In Nov. 2021, The Chief published details of a long-term process to replace the Columbia 9-1-1 Communication District’s 20-year-old aging radio system.

The system utilizes 12 land towers anchored in various points across Columbia County and two towers in Washington state. But over the years, the ability of the system to effectively support emer gency communications between law enforcement, fire and ambu lance first responders continues to deteriorate.“Wehave the ability to dis patch, but once they get on the road they can encounter poor or no radio coverage,” Columbia 9-1-1 Communication District Execu tive Director Mike Fletcher told The Chief in the Nov. 2021 report. “The equipment is failing and needs to be replaced. The parts that are failing aren’t made anymore, so we literally have to find replace ment parts online to keep it going.”

The Chief has reached out to Fletcher to find out what has happened with the system im

provements over the past year and what’s next.

The Chief: In a brief summary, over the past year, has the com munication system gotten worse, and what has been accomplished to resolve the Columbia County radio transmission issues?

Mike Fletcher: The current radio system is still getting older by the day. While we do have on occasion, some problems that pres ent themselves, we do our best to make immediate repairs to address them. We continue to provide preventive maintenance checks with all of the 911 district owned equipment on a monthly basis. We are also making system improvements to the current system that will be 100% transfer able to any new system the District chooses to move to. A breakdown of these improvements are as fol lows:

• The district contracts with Day Wireless to conduct monthly preventive maintenance (PM) at each of our sites.

• This is a quarterly expendi

The renovations were funded through the City of Clatskanie’s Scout Lake Funds, a special tim ber revenue collection set aside by the City of Clatskanie.

Warren said in the off season this year they will work on the showers and sinks and update other plumbing issues. Over the years, the pool has aged, and sig nificant repairs were needed.

Pool history

The Clatskanie Pool was built in 1958 after the unfortunate drownings in the Clatskanie River.

The pool draws thousands each summer for community and family swims, swimming lessons, aerobics, senior exercising and

other programs. The pool also offers full and part-time employ ment opportunities and training for student lifeguards. At one time, the Clatskanie Pool was used by a preforming local syn chronized swim team.

“Public swimming pools have long been the means for social interaction, exercise and stress re lief,” according to Gone Outdoors publication. “They are used for educational purposes, swimming lessons and lifeguard training. Swimming is not just a form of exercise; it is a life-saving skill. No one dies from not being able to play basketball.”

Next summer planning

Warren is hopeful the pool can open a few weeks earlier in 2023 but she said it will be difficult to extend the season.

“All the lifeguards go back to high school or college. And many

play sports,” she said.

City Manager Greg Hinkelman said he has been very impressed with the job done by Warren. “Cyndi did a great job this summer,” Hinkelman said. “She is very detailed oriented and fol lows every job thoroughly to its completion. Those are all excel lent

Theattributes.”cityand Clatskanie Parks and Recreation will be seeking another pool manager next year, according to Warren, “I just filled in this year,” she said. “But if they cannot fill the position, I will gladly fill in again next year. I really will do my best to keep the pool open.” Lower Columbia

A vigorous return of influenza may outpace COVID-19 in driv ing hospitalizations in Oregon over the fall and winter, according to the latest statewide biweekly forecast from Oregon Health &

ture of $15,606.39 and an annual expenditure of $62,425.00.

This does not include any service callouts as exampled above or parts and materials or labor for service(Microwavecalls. Backhaul) Know ing that the microwave (MW) system is agnostic regarding what it transports and on what frequency

band as well as that regardless of what new radio system is selected, the MW system would need to be replaced as part of the overall project.

Phase 1

Starting in the spring of 2019 the district embarked on a multiphase project to upgrade this por tion of our LMR system.

2019 saw the most complicated portion of the project. Clatskanie to Green Mountain. This pathway runs from the peak of Clatskanie Mountain located at 2,100’ to Green Mountain located above Ka lama, Washington at 1,965’ and a pathway of 25 miles. This pathway has historically experienced many problems due to atmospheric con ditions (fog, smoke, snow, freez ing rain and the Columbia River reflection).

The District decided to diversi fy this pathway which is in essence building two separate microwave systems tied to together and separated on the towers at different elevations in order for the smart system to find the best pathway in milliseconds switching back and forth to maintain the best path.

This project cost $248,623.00. This project is complete and has proven to be highly success ful in that the District and its users have not experienced any instances of signal fade or signal loss since the conclusion of the project.

Phase 2

The second phase of the MW upgrades began late winter 2021. A new MW path was rebuilt between Clatskanie Mountain and Co lumbia Heights above Longview, Washington, and represents a 19mileDuetransmission.toallthings COVID, this project is not yet complete. All new radios, routers and switches are in place and fully operational. We are waiting on the new anten nas and waveguides. This investment cost the Dis trict $254,321.00.

Phase 3

At its August meeting, the Board approved the third phase of communication system challenges

Science University (OHSU).

The latest forecast continues to show a steady decline in the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Oregon.

Pressing concern

A total of 253 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Sept. 14, with the OHSU forecast projecting the number continu ing to decline through the end of October, until picking up again in November as immunity wanes and people increasingly gather indoors, according to OHSU’s Senior Media Specialize Erik

The new forecast raises a more pressing concern about influenza — a virus that has been all but absent for the past two and a half years.

“Your flu vaccine is extremely important this year — and cer tainly more than it has been in the last two years, when we had virtually no flu that was circulat

ing,” OHSU Office of Advanced Analytics Director Peter Graven said. “The flu is probably going to be at least as important this year as COVID.”Gravencites relatively high rates of influenza starting early in some areas of the Southern Hemi sphere, where influenza typically circulates in their winter months, from April to October.

The public’s willingness to wear masks, limit indoor gather ings and take other public health measures limited the spread of COVID-19 over the past two and a half years, according to OHSU School of Medicine Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Dawn Nolt.

All of those public health mea sures also minimized the circula tion of flu.

However, Nolt said the lack of exposure to influenza over the past two years also means that the immune system lacks practice in fighting off the influenza virus. This, in turn, portends a poten

tially vigorous flu season when the virus begins circulating this fall and“Inwinter.normal years, lots of people are exposed to the flu, which provides a natural boost to their immune response,” she said. “We haven’t seen much flu at all in the past three years. That makes it really important to get yourself vaccinated against flu this season.”Fluvaccines are widely avail able at pharmacies and health care systems across the region.

In addition to the availabil ity of the flu vaccine, the new bivalent booster vaccine against COVID-19 arrived in Oregon last week, targeting the BA.4 and BA.5 variants along with the original strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. The current number of COVID-19 cases is far below the 1,178 forecast raises flu concern

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The Columbia 9-1-1 Communication District radio system utilizes a series of tall towers.

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LAUREY WHITE Chief Guest Article

Fast Fact

The Clatskanie Pool is 90feet long, 60-feet wide, and holds approximately 135,000 gallons of water.

Jeremy C. Ruark / The Chief

The Clatskanie Pool offers a safe and fun environment each summer for area children and their families.

Jeremy C. Ruark / The Chief Lifeguards are staffed at the Clatskanie Pool each summer to ensure public safety.

Who was Benson?

Submitted by DEBORAH HAZEN

ary” will be presented at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, in the Birkenfeld Theatre at the Clatskanie Cultural Center, 75 S. Nehalem St., by Sig Unander, noted author and historian, who is also a great grandson of Benson.

The public is encouraged to attend the free program sponsored by the Clatskanie Cultural Foundation.Center/Clatskanie

History

state at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.

to operate a sustained yield logging business in the Clats kanie area for over a century.

Simon Benson was a poor Norwegian immigrant who revolutionized Oregon’s early logging industry and made a fortune from the for ests surrounding Clatskanie. He then used that fortune to benefit his adopted state and nation.“Simon Benson: Lumber King, Civic Leader, Vision

Benson’s life was a crosssection of Oregon’s develop ment and one of incredible achievement. The humble, hardworking woodsman overcame challenges time af ter time to become Oregon’s lumber king.

He pioneered steampowered timber harvesting, and perfected huge seago ing “cigar” log rafts. He led the movement to build good roads and was the first chair of the Oregon State Highway Commission. Benson was honored as Oregon Citizen of the Year, representing the

Multnomah Falls, the historic Columbia River Highway, Portland’s iconic “Bubbler” fountains, the Benson Hotel, and Benson Polytechnic High School are among the priceless public assets that exemplify Benson’s dedication and generosity.During the height of his logging operations in the early 20th century, Benson operated nine logging camps around Clatskanie, and sever al more across the Columbia River in Southwest Washing ton. He built a lumber mill in San Diego and successfully developed the first ocean-go ing log rafts to transport logs from here to the southern California market.

When Benson sold his Clatskanie area assets, the family of O.J. Evenson, who had worked closely with Benson in his operations here, purchased a signifi cant portion of the timber holdings and have continued

A writer, public speaker, historian and communicator,professionalUnander finds, researches and tells compelling true stories of courage, hope and purpose. A native of Portland, owns Presentations That Inspire, a writing, speaking event, and consulting business.

Known for meticulous research, writing and his popular public presentations, he works with businesses, museums, nonprofits, cultural centers, libraries, artists and other writers on various projects.

Forest restoration to include traditional ecological knowledge

STEVE LUNDEBERG Chief Guest Article

Faculty in the Oregon State University College of Forestry will team up with Pacific Northwest Tribal nations on a three-year forest restoration effort whose goal is to improve the resilience of the region’s woodlands to climate change through Tra ditional Ecological Knowl edge

The(TEK).U.S. Department of the Interior is funding the $5 million pilot project, which will include collecting the seeds of culturally and eco logically significant plants on Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

“Welands.willalso be assess ing soil processes and forest understory and overstory structure, as well as wild life habitat,” said Cristina Eisenberg, the college’s new associate dean for inclusive excellence and director of tribal initiatives. “All work will be done using TEK best practices, and we want this to become part of a longer-term project.”Potential tribal partners

include the Confeder ated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indi ans, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, the Con federated Tribes of the Siletz, the Coquille Indian Tribe and

the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Indians.

“We will engage each of these Tribal nations individu ally, co-creating partnerships that best reflect their unique community needs,” Eisen

berg said. “The BLM is giv ing us the flexibility to adapt our project to best meet the needs of our partners.”

TEKis the accumulation of information, practices and beliefs about relationships

and environmental func tions, including all elements, species and processes within ecosystems, said Eisenberg, a first-generation Latinx and Native American (Apache and Rarámuri) scholar who holds a doctorate from the College of Forestry.

TEK is acquired over multiple Indigenous gen erations through direct contact with the environ ment, she said. It is used in life-sustaining pursuits such hunting, fishing, trapping, agriculture and forestry and as a means of empowerandspiritualitysheviewalsoenvironmentalassessinghealth.TEKencompassestheworldofIndigenouspeoples,added,includingecology,andhuman,plantanimalconnections.“Wewanttoengageandtribalyouthtohelp

find solutions to the press ing conservation problems we are facing in Oregon and beyond,” Eisenberg said. “A goal is to provide as many job and educational oppor tunities as possible for tribal youth within the college. We also hope to foster a tribal seed-growing business, to build on work that has

already done by some Tribal nations, and we will cocre ate an ecocultural restoration plan for federal

CollegeAllynCherylscientisttorsCo-principalland.”investigaonthegrantincludesoilTomDeLuca,theRamberg-FordandC.FordDeanoftheofForestry;Chris

Dunn, a fire ecologist in the college; restoration ecologist Tom Kaye, director of the In stitute for Applied Ecology; and soil scientist Si Gao of Sacramento State University.

“We’ll follow the Depart ment of the Interior’s Nation al Seed Strategy and Plant Conservation and Restoration Program protocols to collect the seeds,” Eisenberg said. “The data collected will not be made publicly available without permission of the Tribal nations involved.”

Non-tribal partners include Forest Bridges and the Society for Ecological Restoration.

Steve Lundeberg is a researcher and writer for Oregon State University Relations and Marketing. He may be reached at lundeberg@oregonstate.edu.steve.

Photo Courtesy of Clatskanie Historical Society

Ocean-going, cigar-shaped log rafts, which transported logs harvested in the Clatskanie woods to the Benson

Photo

Courtesy from OSU

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Clatskanie Grows: Renew your landscape

odically to remove those showing any signs of rot.

Fall is an excellent time to review the performance of your plants and decide if you have the right plants in the right places.

It is not unusual to find out the plant that should have only grown two feet tall and just as wide has sprawled into a four-foot presence, dominating its location. Is there a better place for it or is this simply a mistake that has to be dealt with permanently? Don’t be afraid to throw away plants that have out lived their usefulness.

As landscapes mature, the sun and shade relation ships change. Trees cast shadows that weren’t there earlier. That lilac that once bloomed abundantly is now getting only four hours of sun and simply cannot put on the same show. The lilac, the tree, or lots of tree limbs have to go.

Plants that seem weak and/or diseased should be looked at with a critical eye. Are they in the right place or is the location stressful? Are they just disease-prone?Itispossible to improve the landscape just by some artful rearrangements. Fall is a great time to trans plant woody or herbaceous perennial plants. While the weather is still dry, pick out new locations and work up the soil, adding compost and other amend ments. Wait to transplant until deciduous plants have

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this project. This portion of the upgrade project is bro ken down into two parts.

Existing Sites:

• New MW equipment and pathways between Dis patch and Green Mountain. This represents a 13-mile path.

• New equipment and pathway between Clatskanie Mtn and Corey Hill (Verno nia) a 15-mile path.

New Site:

• The new MW equip ment for the rebuild of the Meissner site to Clatskanie Mountain 16- mile pathway.

• These three new builds represent an investment of $736,545.00.

Meissner Site:

At the onset of the COVID pandemic, the 911 District began the process to completely rebuild this legacy radio site. In coop eration with the Oregon Department of Forestry, the district completed all site planning and engineering work and applied for all countyDuepermits.toCOVID restric tions, the forward progress of this project was severely hampered.Spring of 2022 saw the process regain significant forward progress. An RFP for the civil construction

lost their leaves or, with rhododendrons and other evergreens, until the days are cool and moist. You can keep the transplant loca tions covered with plastic until you are ready to plant into them.

Winter squash comments

After a slow start, most gardeners have lots of win ter squash. Varieties such as Acorn, Buttercup, Butter nut, and Hubbards (to name a few) will store well for at least six months. Acorn squash has the shortest life in that list. Harvesting the oldest squash can start now. For most squash, clip the squash from the vine leav ing a couple inches of stem except for Hubbard squash, which store best with the stems removed. Wash the squash if it is dirty. Then go over the surface with an other rinse, using a sponge, with a 10% bleach to 90% water mixture. Then dry the squash and leave it in a room that is very dry and warm for about two weeks. This will form a hard shell on the squash that will make it more resistant to storage diseases. Then put it in a dry garage or base ment for long-term storage, Check the squash peri

of this site was published and as of the week of June 6 an award was made to the successful bidder. Civil construction commences in SeptemberAnother2022.investment of $454,400.00 on top of the al ready $100,000 spent on the planning and engineering of this rebuild is committed to.

The Chief: A KOIN-TV News report suggested that the 911 board would hire a technology expert to guide the next process. What spe cifically is the technology expert expected to deter mine?

Fletcher: I need to meet with the Personnel Commit tee (made up of two board members and the CFO and myself) to determine what the board is seeking. This can be different things based on what “mission” they seek. Examples could be:

• A person to “manage” our current system (main tenance, system oversight, point person for the user agencies etc.)

• A system engineer, to help design a new system plus to act as author for any future RFP to purchase / build a new system and manage / project manager of the eventual build out of a new system.

The Chief: Our 2021 report with your interview indicated that voters could see a bond measure request to fund the stillreplacementcommunicationssystem.Isthatafundingoption?

You can hold off harvesting the remaining squash while we have nice weather. But if we head toward a rainy

belowperaturesthewon’tsostartsedtendexanforebesquashtheharvestcycle,raintheyrotonvine.Temconsistently50degreesalso

individual location. What gardeners discovered in past years is that some squash got it and other vari eties didn’t. Those varieties have been bred to be mildew

cucumberssquashNextresistant.year,examinetheseedcatalogsforversionsyourfavoriteandthat

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duce storage time. Freezing temperatures cause squash to decay quickly.

The phrase that you should have “frost on the pumpkin” when you harvest is very bad advice. If the vine is consumed with pow dery mildew, the squash aren’t going to grow well anyway, so get the squash out of the garden and into storage.Powdery mildew is a fungus favored by warm weather and early morn ing dew. It affects many kinds of plants. Each plant has its own mildew but all share in the conditions for its growth. So far, it hasn’t been too bad on squash though that can vary by

Fletcher: A general obligation bond is just one of several options that the district could choose. It completely depends on the cost of any new system. Other options could include raising the tax rate of the special option levy or a com bination of both a GO bond and special option levy. We could also use a combina tion of cash from our reserve funds, levy and even a lease / purchase option.

A point of clarification is needed here. The dollar amounts being tossed around by some individuals, is very misleading. The numbers quoted by some people state $35 million or even $40 mil lion dollars for a bond. That is flatly not true.

A general obligation bond can only be used for capital purchase / capital improvements. That means we can go for a bond to pay for the “things” (radios, an tennas, towers etc.) and we can bond for construction (again, civil work to build radio sites). What we cannot bond for is maintenance and on-going operational costs.

The figures that are being tossed around are Capi tal (CAPX) costs, capital improvements (construction) plus 20 years of projected costs. We could not and would not ever go for a bond for that amount because it’s illegal.Inthe latest conversation with The Chief, Fletcher also expressed concern about regardingmisinformationhowpolice can communicate inside county

have powdery mil dew resistance. If you can also get angular leaf spot (another common fungus on winter squash) resistance, so much the better.

Several local growingUnderstandingevents:andgroundcovers

This program will explore the many values (weed management, pol linator health, soil protec tion, and garden beauty, to name a few) that ground cover landscapes can offer.

Columbia beekeepersCountyevent

The Columbia County Oregon Beekeepers

public schools.

On Aug. 31, the Scap poose school superintendent along with staff from the Scappoose Fire District conducted in-building radio testing in each of the school district facilities and the re sults were 100% successful, according to Fletcher. He added that on Sept. 14, he and the district radio system manager, conducted radio

(CCOB) will host a hybrid meeting on zoom and in per son at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at the OSU Extension Of fice. Our live guest will be Professor Emeritus Dewey Caron and our Zoom guest will be Joe Maresh vice president of Oregon State Beekeeping Association. They will talk about how to prepare one’s bees for winter and also about the upcom ing OSBA Fall conference. Everyone is welcome. For information about joining by Zoom, email gmail.com.CountyOregonBeekeepers@Columbia

programs. It is greatly ap preciated.TheExtension Service offers its programs and materials equally to all people.The OSU Extension Office is fully open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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 503-3973462 or at egonstate.edu.chip.bubl@orTheoffice is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Scappoose Bay Watershed Council Fall Native Plant Sale

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat urday, Oct. 8, behind Scappoose High School. Always a fantastic sale. Go to morenursery/#plant-salebay-wc.org/native-plant-https://www.scappoosefordetails.

Important notes

Donate extra garden produce and/or money to the food bank, senior cen ters, or community meals

testing at the exterior of the same buildings and the test results were 100% success ful. On Sept. 15, the Scap poose police chief repeated the same test as the fire district and his tests results were 99% successful (one place in one school failed).

“It is most unfortunate that false stories continue to be spread at a time when we all are deeply concerned

The Oregon State Uni versity Extension office in Columbia County publishes a monthly newsletter on gardening and farming top ics (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. Alterna tively, you can find it on the web at andoregonstate.edu/columbia/http://extension.clickonnewsletters.

Contact resources

Oregon State University Extension Service – Colum bia505CountyN.Columbia River HighwaySt.Helens, OR 97051 503-397-3462

and committed to provide the best for our public safety partners and the citizens we serve and not having to spend time defending and proving these false stories that prey on the emotions of people,” Fletcher said.

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

Clatskanie PUD Public Notice

Pole Test and Treat September 20th – October 31st

To help extend the life of Clatskanie PUD power poles, Davey Resource Group has been contracted to conduct our pole test and treat program for 2021. They will be working on our poles on the following roads and the surrounding areas: Swedetown Rd, Olson Rd, Alder Grove Rd, Lindberg Rd, Cedar Grove Rd, & Lost Creek. For questions or concerns, please call 503 728 2163.

To help extend the life of our power poles, Davey Resource Group has been contracted to conduct our pole test and treat program for 2022. They will be working on our poles in the following areas: Quincy, Port Westward, Mayger, and Beaver Dike.

They will conduct their work Monday – Friday 7:00 am to 5:30 pm. If you have any questions please contact the Clatskanie PUD office at 503-728-2163.

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Ending harassment at school events, athletics

JOINT STATEMENT FROM Guest

Communities throughout Oregon rely on student activi ties and athletic events to be a safe haven of support and collegiality. These activities are important places where students, families, and staff can join together with pride and enthusiasm that comes with community, competition, andAtcelebration.eachevent that happens at a school, so many people have shared their time and energy to make it a great experience for everyone who attends. Students put hours, weeks, and sometimes years into their performances, whether artistic, academic, or athletic. It takes us all working together to ensure that these activities remain welcoming andUnfortunately,fun. it only takes one incident to create a negative experience that

can frighten and intimidate students and families, limit student participation, suppress volunteer interest, erode com munity support and reputation, and interfere with the benefits that these activities would otherwise bring to everyone involved. It only takes one incident to impart long lasting harm to an individual or com munity.Since before 2019 and continuing into recent years, our organizations have become aware of increas ing negativity, bullying, and even hate speech and symbols entering into these activi ties. We are also dedicated to preventing and responding to harassing conduct. Harassing conduct may take many forms, including verbal intimidation and name-calling; graphic and written statements, which include use of cell phones or the internet; costumes or other physical expressions; or other conduct that may be physi cally threatening, harmful, or humiliating. Harassment does not have to include intent to harm, be directed at a specific person or group, or involve repeated incidents.

Each person who is at a school event is able to help make it great. School admin istrators, event managers, and athletic directors are required to enforce existing policies (listed below) and set their own proactive measures to

prevent harassment. They must have a plan in place to discourage and respond to negative behavior. Students can walk into events ready to cheer on their peers without bringing negativity towards others. Spectators and other adults must set a good ex ample by lifting people up, not tearing people down.

When harassment or bully ing happens at events based on age, disability, national origin, race, color, marital status, religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation, it violates civil rights laws that our organizations are required to enforce.

and Preventing Discriminatory Acts Training, which is a new, one-time certification require ment for all athletic directors, coaches, and officials begin ning this fall. This training is in response to an uptick in discriminatory acts taking place across the country and an increased focus from the National Federation of State High School Associations on sportsmanship in all sports. It is intended to increase aware ness and intentional planning/ communication for interscho lastic events.

2. The OSAA has a complaint response process guide and complaint form a which helps districts to adhere to Rule 3 of the handbook, requiring sportsmanlike conduct. The OSAA will sanction schools whom it has found negligent in the duties of reasonably protecting those involved in interscholastic activities from derogatory or inappropriate names, insults, verbal assaults, profanity, ridi cule, or engaging in behavior deemed by the member school to endanger the safety or well being of students, employees, self or others.

combating discrimination. The initiative includes pregame announcements to encourage a positive focus on the student competitors and position hate ful, intimidating, and bullying behavior by anyone, including athletes, parents and commu nity members, as completely unacceptable.

4. Every district in Oregon is required to adopt an Every Student Belongs policy by state law, which applies to hate symbols and bias incidents that may occur at athletic events and school activities. We recommend that in addi tion to these policies, athletic directors and event manag ers should be well-versed in their district’s policies and procedures, as well as ODE’s guidance for responding to bias incidents.

6. Every school board is required to adopt written policies which assure equity, opportunity and access for all students in each school and program as provided in OAR 581-021-0045 and 581-021-0046. This extends to school-sponsored activities andInevents.addition to these policies, we implore all of Or egon’s education associations, schools, and districts to take their own proactive measures to show that behavior that is insulting, demeaning or hurt ful will not be tolerated in our communities.Let’screate a culture in our communities and at our events that values the worth of every single person.

Signed,

The following policies apply to schools in Oregon in these situations:

1. At its recent sum mer workshop, the OSAA Executive Board reviewed and approved OSAA’s Interrupting

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I love Betsy Johnson. I believe that she has one of the most incisive minds in Salem. She listens to her constituents and has been quick to act when her actions can help the people who she serves. But, according to some political consultants, if Betsy gets more than 10% of the Democratic vote, she will become a “spoiler” and will throw the governor’s race from Tina Kotek to Christine Drazan, her Republican op ponent.Iam not sure that we can afford to have a Republican governor. The Republican party is not the same Repub lican Party that existed during our parents’ time.

The existing Republican Party has become the party of Q-Anon and MAGA. They support authoritarian govern ment and they do not support democracy, a woman’s right

to her own body, human rights, weather, science, or a real version of our history. Please think twice before you vote, our own freedoms may be at stake.

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Talent CommonandSense

It’s always exciting to discover talented people who contribute skills, wisdom, and commitment to our communi ties.We’re fortunate that Melissa Busch is one of those talents and that she is running for the Oregon Senate.

As a home health nurse in our north coast communi ties, Melissa hears first-hand from Oregonians about the challenges and successes of their lives. She understands the rural way of life. She supports small businesses and strong families as the founda

tion of rural life. Melissa’s positive attitude and com mon sense will make her an effective representative in the legislature.Shewill work with other legislators to develop practi cal and affordable solutions to make our economy and our lives better. She’ll work to support our children and their schools, expanded broadband infrastructure, affordable housing, resilient commu nities preparing for future needs, and of course, acces sible quality health care for everyone.Youmight get to meet Melissa because she’s going door-to-door to hear your concerns. If you don’t get to talk with her, please check out her website,

3. The OSAA launched the S.T.A.R. Initiative to encour age Safety, Tolerance, Accep tance and Respect at Oregon high school athletic events while disrupting racism and

5. Every school board in Oregon is required to adopt a policy in accordance with ORS 339.356 prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying and prohibiting cyberbullying. These policies carry over to school-sponsored events and must be adhered to during extracurricular activities. School districts are encouraged to develop the policy after consultation with parents and guardians, school employees, volunteers, students, administrators and community representatives.

• Peter Weber, Executive Director, Oregon School Ac tivities Association (OSAA)

• Guadalupe Martinez Zapata, Chair of the Oregon State Board of Education

• Jim Green, Executive Di rector, Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA)

• Craig Hawkins, Ex ecutive Director, Coalition of Oregon School Administrators (COSA)

• Anthony Veliz, Commu nity Leader

• Colt Gill, Deputy Super intendent of Public Instruc tion, Oregon Department of Education (ODE)

Let’s create a culture in our communities and at our events that values the worth of everyperson.single

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ING NORTHEASTERLY OF THE NEHALEM RIVER AND WHICH LIES WEST ERLY OF THAT TRACT CONVEYED TO EDGAR A. CUMMING ETAL BY DEED RECORDED JUNE 27,1968 IN BOOK 169, PAGE 773 DEED RECORDS OF COLUM BIA COUNTY, OREGON. EXCEPTIING THERE FROM THAT PORTION, IF ANY, OF THE CLARK AND WILSON LUMBER COMPANY

OFFICIALSTRUMENTEDANDSTRUMENTAUGUSTINCOUNTY,CORDSPAGE22,1971CORDEDINEASEMENTSTHEEGON.COLUMBIADEEDINRECORDEDRAILROADMAY5,1932BOOK54,PAGE247,RECORDSOFCOUNTY,ORTOGETHERWITHNON-EXCLUSIVEDESCRIBEDDOCUMENTSREFEBRUARYINBOOK180,326,DEEDREOFCOLUMBIAOREGONANDADEEDRECORDED11,1992,INNO.92-5765INDEEDRECORDAUGUST11,1992,INNO.92-5766,RECORDSOF

COLUMBIA COUNTY, OR EGON. Commonly known as: 64511 NEHALEM HWY NORTH, VERNONIA, OR 97064 Both the Beneficiary, FREEDOM

498.16$1,386.3902/01/20227toPayment(s)at08/01/20206toPayment(s)at06/01/2019MonthlyduepaymentsfailuresurefaultRevisedSectionbeenTrustobligationsrealelectedEsq.,Trustee,CORPORATION,MORTGAGEandtheNathanF.Smith,OSB#120112,havetosellthesaidpropertytosatisfythesecuredbysaidDeedandnoticehasrecordedpursuantto86.735(3)ofOregonStatutes.Thede-forwhichtheforecloismadeistheGrantor’stopay:FailedtopaywhichbecameMonthlyPayment(s):8Payment(s)fromto01/01/2020$2,160.396Monthlyfrom02/01/202007/01/2020at$1,928.93MonthlyPayment(s)fromto01/01/2021$2,390.1912Monthlyfrom02/01/202101/01/2022at$1,166.83MonthlyPayment(s)fromto08/24/2022atLateCharge(s):Bythisreasonof

said default the Beneficiary

has declared all obligations secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and pay able, said sums being the following, to-wit: The sum of $139,404.34 together with interest thereon at the rate of 4.50000% per annum from May 1, 2019 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all Trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said Trust Deed. Wherefore, notice is hereby given that, the undersigned Trustee will on December 27, 2022 at the hour of 01:00 PM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Front Entrance, Columbia County Court house, 230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051 County of Columbia, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the Grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in

interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the foregoing obli gations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the Trustee. Notice is further given that any per son named in Section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, Trustee’s or attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. Without limiting the Trustee’s disclaimer of repre sentations or warranties, Or egon law requires the Trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a Trustee’s sale may have been used in manufac

turing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic.

Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this prop erty at the Trustee’s sale. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word “Grantor” includes any successor in interest to the Grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, the words “Trustee” and “Beneficiary” includes their respective successors in interest, if any.

Dated: 8/17/22 By: Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112

Successor Trustee Malcolm & Cisneros, A Law Corpo ration Attention: Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 c/o TRUSTEE CORPS 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300

Order Number 84922, Pub Dates: 9/2/2022, 9/9/2022, 9/16/2022, 9/23/2022, THE CLATSKANIE CHIEF

The Clatskanie Planning Commission will meet for a regular meeting on Wednes day, Sept. 28th, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, upstairs in the Clatskanie Cultural Center. the following: Approval of the minutes of the June 22nd, 2022, regular meeting; a Public Hearing will be held to review a request for a Condi tional Permit for Lot 7408-DC-00600 unit complex behind the existing office building at 315 Columbia River Hwy, and a Public Hearing to re-view a request a variance for the lot size at 420 NW 5th Street Zone to allow the current Single-family dwelling to be

Latin, and classical music by composers of comfortable and familiar music.

At this performance you will hear them play such favorites as Low-Down Hoe Down, Wabash Cannon Ball, Over the Rainbow, Hungar ian Doo Dah and much more.

The Brownsmead Flats play acoustic music that may be best described as “Crab grass” which they liken to a folk/bluegrass style with a maritime flavor. The band has a strong focus on vocal harmonies and many of their songs are composed by members of the group and reflect on living in the Pacific Northwest.Thisgroup will be enter taining you with favorites such as Sheetrock Waltz, My Old Kentucky Home, The Gator in Old Blind Slough and many more area favorites – how about Astoria’s Bar?

reconfigured into a Twofamily dwelling. An updated agenda will be available at City Hall by Sept. 23rd, 2022. Please visit our www.cityofclatskanie.comwebsite, to access the link to attend the meeting on Zoom.

Rainier Storage Place, LLC will hold a foreclosure auction at 29098 Dike Rd., Rainier OR 97048 of the con tents of the following storage B11 (10x28) 9th,

We guarantee it will be a knee slapping, hand clapping goodTicketstime. are $15 for adults. $13 for seniors (60+) and students. $10 for children. Tickets may be purchased online at clatskaniearts.org, by calling Elsa at 503-7283403. If tickets are available, you may also purchase them at the door the day of the performance.

Check out the Clatskanie Arts Commission website for other great performances this season.

Astoria Tuba Quartet Brownsmead Flats 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 Birkenfeld Theatre 75 S.

Charles Fletcher Brown

Charles Fletcher Brown, of Battle Ground, Washing ton, passed away unexpect edly in Vancouver, Washing ton, on Friday, July 29, 2022. Charlie (Chuck) was born on May 11, 1955, to Charles F. Brown Sr. and Sharon G. Brown, in San Diego, Cali fornia. Charlie was the oldest of four siblings. Charlie grew up in San Diego and gradu ated from Madison High School. He married his high school sweetheart, Connie Stiles, on Aug. 25, 1973, and then enlisted in the US Navy. Charlie spent his Navy career on nuclear Sub-Tender sur face ships and was stationed in the bay area, Scotland, and San Diego. He then entered civilian life and became a nuclear safety instructor, first in New Jersey and later in Arizona and then to Trojan Nuclear Plant in Rainier, Oregon. Charlie’s trademark when teaching safety classes was wearing goofy hats. That, plus his animated style, kept his students awake and garnered him a high course passInrate.the early 2000’s, Charlie suffered a brain

aneurysm which left him with months of rehab. For Charlie, nearly losing his life became a call to reconnect with his faith and he began regularly attended services at the Faith Lutheran Church in Clatskanie. He went on to get his bachelor’s and master’s degrees and eventually return to work at Trojan. Upon leav ing Trojan, Charlie worked as a nuclear safety contractor in New Mexico and California until he Charlieretired.and his fam ily grew to love Clatskanie and its community, so much so that several more mem

Vella Painter

bers of his family members moved to Clatskanie over the years. He loved hanging out at Clatskanie Market and playing Keno. Many enjoy able hours were spent fishing from the shore along the Columbia River in the Clats kanie area. Once the family’s poles were in the water, he was known to wall along the shore calling, “Here fishie, fishie, fishie. Here fishie, fishie, fishie.” Charlie was a die-hard Padres baseball fan and followed the ponies rac ing in Del Mar and Portland Meadows.Charles Fletcher Brown, III was preceded in death by his father Charles; mother Sharon; and baby sister Sherri.He is survived by his wife Connie (Battle Ground, Washington); brothers, Dave (Battle Ground, Washing ton), and Mike (Port Angles, Washington); sister Shelli (Clatskanie, Oregon); son Daniel (Kalama, Wash ington); daughter Sherri (Vancouver, Washington); multiple in-laws; six grand children; and several nieces and nephews.

May 28, 1940 ~ Sept. 9, 2022

Vella Loraine Gunyan Painter was born May 28, 1940 in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Vella Ruth Hamblin. She passed away Sept. 9, 2022 in Longview, Washington. She was 82. Vella grew up in San Diego, California where she lived until her teenage years.She married Donald Jerry Painter Aug. 15, 1955 in Kansas and lived there for about four years. In Kansas they had three chil dren, Jerry Kim, Timothy Dean and Tammie Loraine. They moved to San Diego, California in 1960. In San Diego, they had two more children, Sean Beth and Shauna

WhileJean.there, Vella joined her husband as a member of the San Diego Divers Club after taking scuba diving lessons. The family spent several vacations in Baja, Mexico on diving trips. The family also had several out door vacations to national parks and deserts across the West.In 1969, the family moved to Rainier, Oregon. While living there, they pur chased and ran the Moun

tain View Grocery Store and a feed store downtown until it closed in the early 1980s. Vella served in several call ings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints including positions in the Relief Society, Primary and Sunday School. She served an early morning seminary teacher during the 1970s. She and Donald served a one-year family history mission for the church in 2008.She had a part-time posi tion driving school bus. She spent much of her life com pleting sewing and quilting projects gifting many items to her children and grand children. She dived into doll

making and repairing later in life and built her pas sion for dolls into a thriving business.In1972, Christo pher Donald was born in Longview, Washington. Her husband of 63 years passed away in 2018 in Ocean Park and Vella moved to the Longview, Washington area and was cared for in an assisted memory care center where she passed away.

Vella Painter is preceded in death by her parents; husband; and older brother Robert Gunyan.

She is survived by her brother Benjamin Gunyan; sisters, Elda Lee Brooks and Colleen Thompson; six children, Jerry Painter, Timothy Painter, Tammie Leiker, Sean Bonser, Shau na English and Christopher Painter, 34 grandchildren; and several dozen greatgrandchildren.Funeralservices will be held at 1 p.m. on Sept. 24, 2022 at the Rainier Ward Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 27410 Parkdale Road in Rainier. Inter ment will be at the Hudson Cemetery.

Corda Lee (Capps) Verley

Nov. 29, 1928 ~ Sept. 13, 2022

Corda Lee (Capps) Verley was born to Arthur and Mar tha (Pace) Capps in Clinton, Missouri on Nov. 29, 1928. She went home to be with Jesus on Sept. 13, 2022.

Corda was the youngest of eight children. Her parents and siblings have preceded her in Cordadeath.graduated from high school in Oceola, Mis souri in May of 1946. She met Rex Verley at a dance. They were married on May 24, 1947. They moved to Oregon in the fall of 1947.

Rex and Corda had four children, Cheryle Warren (Lonnie), Michael Verley (Charlotte), Blaine Verley, and Eva Bridges (Dave). They have 12 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

Rex and Corda got divorced in 1970. She never remar

ried!Corda enjoyed cooking for her family and friends.

She was an excellent cook and pie maker. One of her favorite pies was called “Out of this World,” but she would

make your favorite pie too.

Corda was a very hard worker and loved keeping her home and yard beautiful! She worked for Wauna paper mill for many years. She had a wonderful sense of humor and she loved gospel and country

Cordamusic.lived in Westport from 1955 until 2021, when she moved to Ullman Fam ily Memory Care facility in Longview, Washington, where she passed away. She was given excellent care by the staff and they loved her too.She will be missed by her family and friends.

A service will be held at 1 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 23, 2022 at Westport Christian Center on Hungry Hollow Loop Road.

Dorothy Margaret Cryderman

Dorothy Margaret Cryderman was born on Oct. 24, 1929 in Dafter, Michigan to Basil and Mary (McLean) Cryderman.

She had three brothers, William, Newton and Joe Cryderman; and one sister Sadie Sibbald who have preceded her in death.

Dorothy married Adrian Fosmore on Nov. 20, 1948 and moved to Rainier in fall of 1958. They had three daughters together, Verna Cram (deceased), Dawn Fosmore and Paula Brenner both of Longview, Wash ington. She married Alton Hoffman and they had a son Basil Hoffman. Alton pre ceded her in death in 2020.

Dorothy worked at

several restaurants over the years including The Busy Bee Café, The Chuck Wagon in Rainier as well as Irbys in Longview. She completed her work

ing years working for the Rainier School District in the cafeteria and laun dry. Dorothy belonged to the Rainier Square Dance club for years, the bowling league and the Ladies Aux iliary of VFW #1909.

Her remaining siblings include sister Betty Tomi nac; brother Paul (Shirley); brother Jim (Carol); and sister-in-law Irene Cryder man, all who live in Michi gan. Dorothy is survived by seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren;

2022servicenephews.andgreat-great-grandchildren;threeseveralniecesandTherewillbeagravesideat1p.m.onOct.23,atHudsonCemetery.

Dianna Lee McShirley Koenig

May 14 1952 ~ Sept. 12, 2022

Dianna Lee McShirley Koenig, 70 of Clatskanie, Oregon passed away on September 12, 2022 at Community Hospice Care Center in Longview.

COVID-19

people hospitalized with COVID-19 during the peak of the delta wave on Sept.

1, 2021.Nolt encourages people to get both the COVID-19 booster and annual flu shot as soon as they’re eligible and the shots are available.

School district advisory School district officials in Columbia County are encouraging parents not to send their children to school if they have any of these symptoms:

• Fever greater than 100 degrees. Students may return to school only if their temperatures have been consistently below 100 de grees by mouth for at least 24 hours.

• Vomiting • Diarrhea

• Chills

• Fatigue, discomfort, weakness, or muscle aches

• Congested or wet cough

The Chief thanks OHSU Senior Media Specialist Erik Robinson for his con tribution for this report.