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Friends of Rainier Pool host benefit to keep Briarcliff Pool doors open Plan to expand competitive swim team access to Clatskanie students JULIE THOMPSON chronicle1@countrymedia.net
The Friends of Rainier Pool (FORP) advocacy group is gearing up to host a benefit fundraiser in support of keeping the Briarcliff Pool open and to make certain the Rainier Columbians swim team has a home where they can practice. The event will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.26 in the Rainier Jr/Sr High School (RJSHS) commons, located at 28168 Old Rainier Road, in Rainier. “The success of the fundraiser will determine that our Rainier swim team will indeed be able to start practices on November 18,” FORP president Kari Olsen said. The FORP formed in response to a challenge issued to the community to find funding for the pool by Rainier School Board member Sean Clark in June, when the board moved to adopt the district’s $14.3 million operating
budget without funds to continue pool operations. “The pool is a great asset to this community. I love the pool. I know it is important. We would love this community to rise up and make it happen,” Clark told the school board audience at a June 17 meeting. At the time, pool supervisor Larry Cook told The Chief the annual cost to the district to operate the pool was $150,000-plus, which school board member Kari Hollander said amounted to about $205 per student per year to maintain the pool. Olsen said the FORP is currently in negotiations with the school district to take over management of the pool in the future. During an October school board meeting, they presented a letter of intent requesting first that the pool be reopened for the swim team, and that they begin developing
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Senior Mia Gregory and Junior Garrett Viera work alongside Betty Davis, assistant teacher while doing math. CHRISTINE MENGES chronicle2@countrymedia.net
Clatskanie Middle/High School (CMHS) has a new program this year. The Alternative Program, which serves 17 students in grades 7 through 12, helps kids who are not doing well in a traditional classroom setting. It rolled out last academic year in a pilot program, after CMHS Principal Jim Helmen and his leadership team, composed of some regular education teachers, had designed a program that would work for students who needed additional small group support. “This is a program designed
to support those students that are extremely capable, but just need a smaller, more supportive environment to work in,” Helmen said. When the program first debuted after winter break last academic year, two retired teachers, Kathi Jackson and Sherry McCoy, whom Helmen had asked to help start the program, taught a small group of ten students in a classroom on the second floor of CMHS. Those teachers were temporarily there to see if the bare bones of the system would work to support students, Helmen said. This summer, Helmen and his leadership team started talking about expanding the program and looking for teachers to be perma-
nently stationed within what is now called the Alternative Program Academy. Helmen wanted teachers who were not only adept at helping kids excel academically, but also at providing social and emotional support for students. The team had conversations with several teachers who were interested in the job. Eventually, the team hired Dawn Warren, who was made lead teacher for the Alternative Program, as well as Betty Davis, who is now the assistant teacher. The Alternative Program is now housed in a small building on the
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Three new Hometown Heroes announced, donations accepted through Oct. 31
Zacory Clegg.
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Leland Piccolo.
JULIE THOMPSON chronicle1@countrymedia.net
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has announced their three newest nominees for Hometown Heroes, and now have a list of requested items the community can help gather to support these heroes serving overseas. They also plan to support the 99 soldiers from the local St. Helens National Guard unit who just shipped out. Donation boxes are now set up in Ichabod’s Restaurant, Dairy Queen, and the Roadrunner Gas & Grocery in Scappoose. For those wishing to donate in other areas of the county, there is a drop-off location in Clatskanie at the American Legion Post 68, and in Vernonia at the R&S Mar-
ket. Those in St. Helens can take their items directly to the CCSO office. The CCSO received their wish list of items directly from soldiers, who shared what they would love to receive while deployed. Donations will be accepted through Oct. 31. Three new nominees These three individuals join Cassandra Gardner and Lucas Young, who were announced in previous weeks. • The first new Hometown Hero nominee is Zacory Clegg, an E-5 in the United States Army and is currently stationed at the K-16 Air Base in South Korea. Clegg was born in the Kelso/ Longview, Washington area and moved to St. Helens prior to attend-
Darci Snyder with husband Corey and daughter Kinley.
ing high school. He graduated from St. Helens High School in 2013 and joined the army right after. Clegg and his wife Cyrsta, along with their two sons, three-yearold Luca and 10-month-old River, currently live in St. Helens where Clegg’s father and stepmother, Matt and Dee Dee, also reside. He enjoys playing guitar and video games, and in his spare time he likes to work on his jeep and dirt bike. • Our next Hometown Hero is Major Leland Piccolo of the United States Army National Guard, and is currently deployed to Doha, Qatar. Piccolo graduated from Churchill High School in Eugene, Oregon and attended college at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Piccolo now lives in Scappoose with his wife Anne and their two daughters. When not serving our country,
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Piccolo works as a Physician’s Assistant. His favorite activities include running, RV’ing in his 5th wheel, and grilling on his Traeger. He is also a big fan of the Oregon Ducks. • Our third new Hometown Hero is Master Sergeant Darci Snyder of the United States Air Force, and is currently stationed in Ramstein, Germany. Snyder moved to Columbia County with her family in 1993. She graduated from Scappoose High School in 2002 and then immediately enlisted with the Air Force, beginning her career in September of that same year. Snyder married her husband Corey in 2008, and they had a beautiful daughter together, Kinley, in 2013. She enjoys traveling, playing soccer and spending as much time as possible with her family and friends.
Hometown Heroes wish list Food: • Sunflower seeds • Jerky • Kool Aid powder packets • Mio drink flavors • Protein bars • Dried fruit • Goldfish crackers • Little bags of mixed snacks • Chips
Entertainment: • Books • Footballs, volleyballs, etc • Playing cards • DVD’s • Magazines • Local newspapers • Comic books
Necessities: • Toilet paper • Socks • Foot powder • Mouthwash • Toothpaste / toothbrushes and floss • Lotion • Sunscreen (this was underlined several times) • Baby wipes
• Razors, aftershave and shaving cream Misc: • Sunglasses • Letters • Models • “Army Guy Toys” • Santa hats • Puzzles and board games
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September 23 – November 27 • Free GED classes from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Clatskanie High School Room 107. You must be at least 16 years old. College scholarship opportunities. Call 503-3382347 with questions or email vgarner@clatsopcc.edu. October 26 • River City Singers together with the Big River Big Band present Sing, Sing, Swing Big Band Dance Concert at 7 p.m. at the Birkenfeld Theater Ballroom (upstairs),
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A Rainier police badge in pink.
October is “Breast Cancer Awareness Month” and the Rainier Police are showing support for the event by not only wearing pink badges on their uniforms, but by stepping up to raise funds for a local woman undergoing treatment for the disease. Kay Steele, known to most as “Miss Steele,” of Clatskanie, who has worked for more than a decade at the Chevron Food Mart in Rainier, was diagnosed with breast cancer this past July. “I was lucky,” said Steele. “I went in for a long overdue mammogram and they called me before I got home from my exam with the news. Before that, I had no symptoms.” Since that summer day, Steele has undergone treatment for her Stage I cancer and is praying for a successful recovery. She gave up on trying to keep her hair through the treatment, and finally shaved it off. “It was a relief to not having it falling out in
clumps,” she said. The biggest toll to her and her family has been her time away from work. She has used all her family leave time and is facing another round of treatment that will result in more time off from the job. To help to ease those concerns about money, the Rainier Police Department, under the leadership of Chief Gregg Griffith is holding a fundraiser at the Rainier Chevron Food Mart, 312 West B St. on Saturday, October 26 from 2 to 6 p.m. Donations will be taken and can be easily contributed by just driving up and handing them to a waiting officer. “Everyone has been touched by this disease at some point,” said Griffith. “We all know someone who has suffered from breast cancer or had a family member or friend faced with its challenges. We want to let the community know we care and this is a great way to give back.”
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75 S. Nehalem St., Clatskanie. Dancing encouraged! Come sing and swing along! October 31 • Quincy Grange Halloween Carnival from 5-8 p.m. at Grange Hall, 78314 Rutters Rd. Clatskanie, (Follow signs). Games, bingo, prize store, tombstone café for dinner and snacks. Fun and affordable for whole family. On FB info, Ellen Nieminen at 503-728-2886 or Barb Callio at 503-728-4143. Proceeds benefits scholarship fund, youth program, and community services.
November 2 • Fall Bazaar from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 321 West C Street, Rainier. Handmade, handcrafted vendors, direct sales products, famous cinnamon rolls and Potchits BBQ will be there for lunch. • Annual Harvest Bazaar at First Lutheran Church, 360 Wyeth St., St. Helens from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Harvest Cafe lunch, Scandinavian bakery feat. lefse and more, vendors, homemade bakery items & other goodies, gift items, grab bags and a silent auction. Don’t miss this ever popular annual bazaar.
November 9 • Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 930 NE 5th St., Clatskanie, OR 97016. November 14 • Lower Columbia Genealogical Society invites you to Beyond Names and Dates; Filling in the Stories of our Female Ancestors at 7 p.m. Pam Vestal is a full-time genealogist and lecturer in Oregon and will be helping us fill in our stories at this meeting. Somerset Retirement Apartments, in the dining room, 2025 Tibbetts Dr., Longview, Washington.
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Deer Island Fire Station manager retires after 12 years of service JULIE THOMPSON chronicle1@countrymedia.net
Bill Matthews, firefighter, first responder, EMR/EMT and manager of the Deer Island Fire Station for 12 years, officially hung up his helmet following a retirement party on Friday, Oct. 18. Matthew, 65, had been a supervisor at Boise Cascade for 37 years when he was first approached to be a firefighter. The company was involved in a mock drill that directed them to close Highway 30 and “save many lives,” according to his wife, Connie St. Clair-Matthews. When the fire department showed up for the mock drill, Division Chief Brian Burright saw Matthews in action and asked him where he lived, and did he want to become a firefighter and manage the Deer Island Station? He said they needed one bad. So, Connie said, Matthews passed all of the tests and physicals and went to work. “He’s used jaws of life on car wrecks, he’s rescued a horse, he’s done a lot,” Connie said. “He went to McBride to talk to all the children about being a firefighter and drove the largest fire truck through the parade.” Matthews fought two wildland fires in Oregon in 2017 and would go on to spend 14 days fighting fires in California that same year with the rest of the Columbia County team. Connie specifically remembers one incident in which Matthews responded to a motorcycle accident on Canaan Road. While volunteers aren’t technically supposed to call Life Flight, she said Matthews knew the victim was in critical condition, so he called them. “The guy said he heard everything he did, heard when they started plucking rocks out of his leg and Bill told them not to. He said, ‘you saved my life,’” Connie said, adding those involved sent him thank you notes. He still has the book the victims and family members made for him. Matthews’ dedication didn’t end at work, according to Connie. She recounted several incidents in which they were out and about that her husband responded to someone in need. He rescued a child choking on a plastic tag, and another whose leg was caught in a grocery store cart. When a cocktail waitress “went down” in Las Vegas at a convention, Matthews jumped a wall to help her. During his time as manager, Matthews volunteered his time to maintain the grounds, cleaning the base, washing trucks and mowing the lawn. “Bill is a fantastic man and he was a great volunteer for us and he will definitely be missed. At the Deer Island Station, he tended to the maintenance of the station, making sure it was kept,” Columbia River Fire & Rescue (CRFR) public information officer, Jennifer Motherway said. “He often wanted to do that. He was
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Margaret was born Dec. 16, 1948 in Longview, Washington to R.C. and Hazel (Cole) Calvert. She passed away Sept. 5, 2019 at Prestige Care Center in Centralia, Washington. Margaret served as a missionary and school teacher. She lived her life serving God.
She is survived by her brother Don Calvert (Koleen) from Clatskanie and sister Susan Howe (Al) from Surprise, Arizona. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Nov. 2, 2019 at Groulx Family Mortuary, 25381 Wonderly Rd., Rainier with a viewing held from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Nov. 1, 2019.
Lynn E. Davis & Martha S. Davis Sept. 21, 2019 & Oct. 17, 2019
Lynn E. Davis, of Clatskanie, passed away on Sept. 21, 2019 at home. Martha S. Davis, of Clatskanie, passed away on Oct. 17, 2019 at home. Both with their daughters by their sides. They were married for 66 years and they were each other’s best friends. Now they are together in heaven forever.
Lynn and Sue are survived by their three daughters Teresa (Tommy) McWilliams of California, Susan Gressett of Clatskanie and Debra (Dave) White of Rainier; four grandchildren Rowdy McWilliams, Kenny Gressett, Karl Gressett and Melinda Burke; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Lloyd Jenson
Nov. 5, 1957 ~ Oct. 16, 2019 Lloyd Jenson, son of Nels and Mona Jenson, passed away in California. He was born and raised
Bill Matthews celebrated his retirement on Oct. 18.
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in the Clatskanie and Longview area. Lloyd served in the Marine Corps for several years.
He moved to California where he had one daughter. His family will love and miss him dearly.
Glenda Eileen Williams Feb. 16, 1934 ~ Oct. 18, 2019
Glenda Eileen Williams, of Woodland, Washington, passed away on Oct. 18, 2019 at a local care facility at the age of 85.
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Matthews’ granddaughter, Frankie, dunks her Papa to help him win the trophy for most donations. According to Matthews’ wife Connie, “Everyone wanted to dunk the fireman.”
able to supply his time and energy which was really fantastic. We don’t have many volunteers from that area and he will be greatly missed.” In a post on CRFR’s Facebook page, Matthews was deemed “the Deer Island station connoisseur.” “It won’t be the same without him, and we are lucky he has been such a dedicated member of our community,” CRFR said. “Thank you for everything, Bill.” Connie said at 65 years young, Matthews can still climb that 250-foot ladder in Scappoose, but he thought it was time to retire so they could travel and focus on
family. The only member of the family who may be slightly disappointed is Matthews’ nine-year-old granddaughter, Frankie Matthews, who delighted in making sure he came out as the 2019 Scappoose Sauerkraut Festival Dunk Tank Challenge winner. “She’s very proud of him. She said, ‘Nana, now I won’t be able to boast about Papa being a fireman because he’s retiring. Do you know what boast means?’” Connie said with a laugh. “In her classroom, when they said a firefighter was the one that won the dunk tank, she raised her hand and said, ‘That’s my Papa.’”
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Rainier Cemetery District needs more funding JUDY LEPIN Chief Guest Column
This article was submitted by a reader and The Chief will always welcome well-researched contributions to the paper from our community. Our readers should always feel welcome to submit content via chiefnews@country media.net. I feel it is time to call attention to the neglect our communities have shown our Rainier Cemetery District for the past 50+ years. For almost 3 years now, I have been doing a volunteer project of data inputting for the Rainier Cemetery District. Part of this project is walking all the graves within each cemetery that I do. I have seen firsthand all of the work that needs to be done in those cemeteries. Not just broken headstones, dangerous conditions, but the need for ongoing landscape maintenance. And I have had the opportunity on many occasions, to see all that is being expected of our sexton. ONE person for all the inside office work, and the outside graveyard duties. Here are just a few of those duties ~ 1. Make all required recordings of a burial each time one occurs 2. Handle all inquiries from the public about the location of gravesites 3. Sell gravesites in all 12 cemeteries
4. Care for the condition of graves in all 12 cemeteries 5. Care for all landscaping of all cemeteries; that means constant mowing from April to September, in addition to pruning, edging headstones, clipping, earth movement, hazard removal. 6. Prepare graves for burial and place coffins and urns in 12 cemeteries 7. He must handle all the needs of the public, while · Managing 35 acres and over 13,000 gravesites within those 12 cemeteries · Inside a district that is 30 miles from the north end to the south end. · Working with no backup, no on the job support in hazardous work conditions · Responsible for clearing damage done by windstorms, ice and snow in 12 cemeteries ~ all of which are located on windy, narrow backroads, where snow, ice and fog are common during winter months. · With no one on staff to assist with the daily office duties, to handle needs of the public. Our sexton has to talk on his phone, take messages, and serve the public while working with mowers, and heavy equipment out in the cemeteries. We have to provide our cemetery district the funding to function at today’s prices, and show we value what the district has to do for so very many people in our community. The disrepair in our cemeteries today will only get worse over time.
• Vote for Measure 5-277 I plan to vote for measure 5-277 because a transportation system in Columbia County might help relieve the overcrowding in Portland’s homeless camps. Sharon Coates Clatskanie
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The Woodbine Cemetery Association was incorporated March 25,1893 and maintained the cemetery until May 1, 1951 at which time; a vote was passed to dissolve the association and incorporate Woodbine into the Rainier Cemetery District. Soon after, some land was donated to expand and Green Mountain cemetery was started. Over the next eleven years, six more cemeteries within Columbia County were annexed into the District; Mayger, Knights of Pythias (now called The Rainier Cemetery); Neer City, Kobel, Apiary and Stewart Creek. Then around 1961, the land was purchased across from Woodbine Cemetery, which became Hudson Cemetery. The District had these nine cemeteries until July 1, 2012 when the three cemeteries in Clatskanie; Murray Hill; Maplewood and Cedar Hill (aka; Bryant) cemeteries were annexed into our district. And how much have we increased income to our district over that period of almost 70 years? Zero, in fact, for the past 18 years that rate of income has been reduced. The permanent rate that was set in 1951 has never been increased since. That tax rate is $.07 per $1000 of assessed property value. This was set when the district was first created. If you have assessed property value of $200,000, your annual tax to the district would be around $10-15. However, in 2001 the Co-
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O she used her local transit system to go to work. It’s a four-and-a-half-mile drive to the Thurston Station ParkN-Ride where she boarded a Springfield City Bus to the Lane Transit District City Bus Center where she transferred to a Eugene bus that dropped her off two blocks from work. As a benefit she didn’t have to hunt for a parking spot and got to read an ebook to and from work. Unlike Portland, Springfield or Eugene, Columbia County Rider was formed without much attention to details or proven facts. Distance, Columbia County is rural with great distances between its communities. Population
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have been at least $200,000, and it still would have offered inadequate space for the office needs. Prior to moving into the chapel in 1994, the sexton did his job in the unheated shop that was built in 1953. Again, no plumbing. Sextons sometimes worked out of their vehicles to have heat. Every sexton who has worked for RCD since they moved into the chapel in 1994, has put many hours into researching construction of a new office/shop building. A contractor advised in 2014 to anticipate a cost around $500,000. This would include site preparation, all permits required, to build a commercial building. (All the board meetings held over those years were open to the public. Those meetings didn’t bring anyone asking questions, or providing their thoughts over all the years of research.) To be able to move into the new location before another winter in the chapel, and have space needed for a heated shop and office, with plumbing, made a whole lot of sense. There are many factors involved in that decision; 1. RCD has to operate under BOLI, meaning that because of the cost of the project it would be a prevailing wage job, which increases the costs of the project significantly. 2. Cemetery property is not zoned commercial. Putting a commercial building
on cemetery property makes it a cemetery asset, but should the need arise, could never be sold as a commercial building, since the location is not zoned commercial. 3. RCD would have had to hire a general contractor to oversee the construction. 4. At the time the site on Alston Rd. went up for sale, it would have been at least another year before a new building could have been completed on cemetery property, specifically the south end of Hudson cemetery. 5. It is much easier to get financing for the purchase of a building, than for construction of a new building. 6. The cost of the Alston Rd. site purchase was $175,000 less than the projected cost of building a new building at Hudson. 7. The location puts the office more centrally located with the Clatskanie cemeteries. 8. The new office site has higher property value than cemetery property, and sits on property zoned commercial. It could be sold as a commercial building, should the need ever arise. 9. Putting the new shop/ office on cemetery property would have reduced income by the large amount of space that would have no longer been available to sell as gravesites. The RCD website can offer additional information. Thank you for your consideration of the future of our district cemeteries.
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Density, Columbia County has only one population center above 10,000 residents, St Helens. Stable Diversified Tax Base, since the closure of the veneer plant, saw mill at Deer Island Road, Boise Cascade and Armstrong Ceiling Tile , Columbia County has failed to reestablish a stable tax base other than private residents and small businesses with under 60 personnel. In addition there are several civic organizations such as Clean Columbia County and Columbia River Keepers that have successfully campaigned against both present and new industry from coming into Columbia County and have successfully put their type
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lumbia County Development Agency was formed and an Urban Renewal adjustment of rates was established. For RCD that adjustment was an increment of .0165%, which means our cemetery district has only gotten .0544% per $1000/assessed property values since 2002. Ballot measure 5-276 will provide an additional .07% per $1000 of assessed property values, with a 5 year levy. That would give the district a total .124% of $1000 of assessed property value, or approximately $20 a year vs that $10/year. And for those of you who rent, or don’t own property, it will cost you nothing. It seems like a small price to pay when talking about the maintenance of the land where some of our ancestors have resided for 50 to 100 years, and the place most of us intend to be laid down for eternity. The question is often asked why the cemetery district purchased the location they are now in on Alston Rd, rather than build an office/shop on already owned cemetery property. The move from the chapel was necessary because it was no longer a safe environment to bring clients, for the sexton to work, or for the storage of all the district’s burial records. There was lead paint and asbestos, no plumbing, roof and foundation repairs required. The cost to make necessary improvements (including a bathroom!) would
of people on local boards to ensure voting outcomes. As for the $1 transit cost bringing in $4 revenue, buses returning from Portland are empty, there is no one coming into Columbia County to spend money. Joe Turner Columbia City
Turkey no longer committed member of NATO The unanswered question is what, if any part is the
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S400 Russian Anti-Aircraft system delivered to Turkey despite American protestations summer of 2019 playing in the pull back of the American soldiers from the forward Kurdish areas? The S400, a terribly expensive system developed by the Russians specifically to defeat NATO air power, even the new F-35, was delivered to Turkey complete with Russian advisors sometime around July 2019 according to reports. If the S400 is deployed defending the invasion of Kurdish held regions by the Turkish army, American air cover normally brought in to protect ground assets by establishing a no-fly zone is significantly
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degraded. Air cover turned back Saddam Hussein during Gulf War 1. After the Iraqi army was run out of Kuwait, Saddam turned his wrath on the Kurds. Using air power, America completely subdued the air assault by creating a no-fly zone. 10’s of thousands of Kurds were saved from certain annihilation. Whether Turkey holds that advantage now or not, the President is probably well aware. Turkey no longer appears to be a committed member of NATO. Wayne Mayo Scappoose
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It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month - 6 signs of abuse you shouldn’t ignore ELLYN BELL SAFE of Columbia County
If you or someone you love is experiencing any of the signs listed below, we strongly encourage you to call SAFE of Columbia County. SAFE is a domestic and sexual violence advocacy center that works throughout Columbia County, in each of the communities, to provide free advocacy services to women, men and teens. We will help you create the best plan of safety for yourself or your loved ones. No one need suffer alone. 1. Physical violence of any kind is a problem • Physical violence includes hitting, punching, slapping, pushing, etc. Physical violence should never be ignored and is a sign that the relationship is dangerous. • Strangling or “choking” someone is a highly lethal act. If your partner strangles you or grabs you by the neck in
any way, then your relationship is 750 times more likely to become lethal. • Implicit or explicit threats with weapons are also highly dangerous. • You “walk on eggshells” for fear of provoking your partner 2. You feel treated like an object, not a person • When someone treats you like an object, then they can justify any action toward you. • You can be raped by a person you know. You can even be raped by a person that you love. • Your partner makes you do things you don’t want to do—forced sex of any kind including unwanted BDSM, or making you have sex with other people while he/ she watches, forced porn and other unwanted sexually exploitive acts are abusive. • Your partner belittles or negates your feelings. • Humiliation takes its toll on you until you feel like less of a person. It is often painful
and embarrassing to ask for help. 3. Your partner threatens you • Partner destroys your possessions to punish you. • Partner threatens your family, friends or co-workers. • Your partner threatens to hurt your pets. • Your partner threatens to take your children or hurt you or your children or report you to DHS if you don’t comply with their demands. • Your partner threatens to suicide if you leave. • Threatens to kill you or commit murder-suicide. 4. Your partner displays unpredictable, erratic behavior. • Your partner blames you for their behavior. If you find out that your partner is cheating, then your partner will accuse you of cheating instead of admitting it. • Anything you try to discuss, or are worried about, will be turned around and
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yelling profanities at customers. The carts were returned and peace was restored. • Officers were called to a report of a domestic disturbance. Two brothers were having an argument that was verbal only. Peace was restored.
Rainier Police Department October 5 • Officers responded to a call of unwanted digging on a property. • Officers were dispatched to check on a bicyclist who was reportedly riding on his bike backwards and laughing a lot. The reporting party was concerned the cyclist may be
October 6 • An officer went to check on a suspicious vehicle. The vehicle had been left at the establishment as the owner had too much to drink and opted for safe transportation home. • An employee called to report that a man was attempting to steal shopping carts and was
October 8 • A caller reported a suspicious vehicle at the RV park. The vehicle checked out fine. • An officer responded to a single vehicle crash on the bridge. The driver said he was dozing off, went into the oncoming lane, and over corrected, crashing into the guardrail. No
Mondays: • Oregon Hunters Association Columbia County Chapter membership meetings are held the second Monday of each month at the Kozy Korner Restaurant in St. Helens. Meetings start at 7 p.m. or come early at 6:30 p.m. for some good food and visiting. • Community Action Team Board of Directors meetings take place on the fourth Monday of every month unless the meeting would fall on a holiday, from 2 – 4 p.m. in the CAT boardroom, 125 N. 17th St., St. Helens. • The American Legion Post 68 meets the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the
• You feel isolated within yourself; embarrassed and misunderstood with nowhere to turn. • Loss of self-worth, even if you used to feel confident. • Anxiety and panic attacks, sometimes leading to depression. • Suicidal thoughts. • Feelings of extreme anger; sometimes misdirected and out of the blue. • Feeling overwhelmed, not good enough, like some-
thing is wrong with you, and sometimes even like a prisoner of your own mind. • Feelings of guilt. • You realize that your partner can stop their bad behavior when it benefits them. • You notice that their physical abuse usually never leaves marks in areas that others can see. • You notice that the mental and emotional abuse leaves scars far deeper than any physical abuse. • You may feel extreme rage about the entirety of the situation. It is entirely possible to feel rage and fear and shame and pain at the same time. In fact, it might even be likely. If you are experiencing any of the above signs of abuse, please call 503-397-6161. We have advocates available to speak to you 24 hours a day. We offer shelter and emergency housing options for those in crisis. Visit our website at https://safeofcolumbiacounty. org. If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.
vehicle parked at the marina. The vehicle was no longer at the location upon officer arrival. • An officer responded to a false alarm at a business.
a domestic disturbance. The parties were going through a divorce and having a heated argument. They separated and peace was restored.
October 10 • An unknown subject broke into a vehicle and took several items.
October 12 • A person reported that their ex was posting harassing messages on social media. The posts were vague and the reporting party was advised to call immediately if the ex violated their restraining order.
October 11 • An officer responded to a complaint of a homeless person that was yelling at people who were not giving him money. The man, when talked to, said that he speaks loudly as some people cannot hear him. • A caller reported a suspicious
October 13 • A caller reported hearing a woman scream. An officer responded to the residence, but no one answered the door and the neighborhood was quiet. • A woman requested a welfare check on her adult son. He was located and okay. • Officers were dispatched to
October 14 • An officer checked a business that had an alarm activated. It was determined to be false. • A woman reported receiving images of an unknown person who was harming themselves. An officer was able to identify the subject and notify their local police department. • An employee reported a man that was harassing customers for money. The panhandler was gone prior to officer arrival. • An officer responded to a two-vehicle, non-injury accident on Highway 30 near East 3rd Street. One driver was cited for driving uninsured.
5. Your partner controls your every move • Jealous and possessive; they limit access to family, friends, money, transportation, email and phone. • Checks up on you regularly and wants to know where you are at all times. • Makes you miss work,
sabotages your career, even if just by making your day miserable through upsetting words, texts and actions. • Steals from you. • Controls you through looks, sideways glances and other behaviors without even using words. • Keeps you distracted from focusing on important or timely matters. May intentionally make you miss deadlines. 6. You have feelings of rage and shame that come out in unhealthy ways
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intoxicated. He was okay. • A concerned citizen reported seeing a man crawl over the railing on the bridge. The caller was concerned the person was suicidal. Officers arrived and found the man lying on the main beam, drinking a beer and enjoying the view. Officers were able to get him back over the railing and gave him a courtesy transport to a safe place. • A wallet was turned in as found property.
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thrown back in your face by your partner. • Your partner denies all abusive behavior and accuses you of overreacting or being crazy. • Your partner criticizes all that you do. • Your partner calls you derogatory names. Name-calling, of any kind, is abuse. • Gaslights you—basically this means manipulating you into doubting your memory, perception and sanity. (Gaslighting is a form of mental abuse and the term comes from the title of a 1944 film “Gaslight” which stars Ingrid Bergman. • You feel off balance and crazy around your partner.
October 7 • An officer checked on a reportedly suspicious vehicle. The vehicle belonged to a railroad employee.
injuries were reported and no citation was issued. • An officer responded to a twovehicle accident on the bridge. While attempting to merge onto the bridge, a vehicle was rear ended. No one was transported to the hospital and no citations were issued.
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Legion Hall, 930 SE 5th St., Clatskanie. Tuesdays: • The VFW meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at 960 SW 5th St., Clatskanie. • The Columbia County Law Library will be holding Court Forms Clinics every Tuesday from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. (weather permitting). Get help filling our court forms commonly used in the Columbia County courthouse. The forms are free and the clinic is free. Sign up is required and is available at the courthouse Mon. – Fri. from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. or at the Law Library Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. 270 S. First St., St. Helens. Questions: 503-3965344 or ccll@columbiacll.org or davis12000@aol.com. Wednesdays: • Rotary Club of Columbia County – St. Helens meeting is held at the Warren Country Inn at 12 p.m. For more information, call 503-3972341. • Columbia SWCD meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m., 35285 Millard Rd., St. Helens. December’s meeting will be held at 6 p.m. • Lawyer in the Law Library is a series of talks about common legal problems.
Meeting are on the second Wednesday of each month from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. A lawyer will provide basic information and answer your questions about the topic of the evening. Columbia County Law Library, 270 S. First St., St. Helens. Call 503-396-5344 with questions. • Port of Columbia County Board of Commissioners hold meetings at 8:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Port of Columbia County office, 100 E St., Columbia City. Thursdays: The Veterans breakfast is held the first Thursday of the month
at 10 a.m. at the Legion Hall, 930 SE 5th St., Clatskanie. The regular monthly Rainier Chamber of Commerce meeting is held on the second Thursday of every month at 12 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. Lunch is provided for a suggested $6 donation. Fridays: Veteran’s Breakfast at the Village Inn in the Banquet Room the first Friday of every month. Doors open at 7 a.m. and the meeting starts at 8 a.m. Guest speakers will discuss topics that are important to local Veterans and their families. All veterans are welcome to attend.
Saturdays: • NAMI Columbia County Support Group, National Alliance on Mental Illness, meets on the second Saturday of every month from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. at the Elks Veterans Bunker, 125 S. 13th St., St Helens, Oregon. For more information, contact Judy Thompson 503-397-6056 or contact NAMI Oregon at 503230-8009. • The Rainier Historical Museum is open every Saturday from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. It is located inside Rainier City Hall. Please enter the side entrance and take the elevator to the 3rd floor.
Athletically Speaking Friday, Sept. 27 · HS Football vs. La G Coming up this week in Athletics: Wednesday October 23 • MS Football at Warrenton: Start 4 p.m. (8man)* (moved from 10/22) • HS Girls Soccer vs. Astoria JV [Clatskanie City Park]: Start 4 p.m.* (time may be moved to 6 p.m. depending on referee availability) Thursday October 24 • Cross Country atVernonia: Start 4 p.m. Friday October 25 • HS Football vs. Am-
ity: Start 7 p.m. *Senior Night/Homecoming (senior night begins at 6 p.m.) Coming up next week in Athletics: Monday October 28 • HS JV Football vs. W.F. West*: Start 5 p.m. • 1st MS Boys Basketball Practice: 3:45-5:30 in CMHS Main Gym Friday October 25 • HS Football at Willamina: Start 7 p.m. • District Cross Country atTualatin Hills: Start 3:25 p.m.
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Large Estate Sale Thurs. 10/24 and Fri. 10/25, Sat. 10/26 9 am - 4:30pm 76677 Hwy 47 1 mile off Hwy 30 Clatskanie. Signs out. 1903 Sears Horse Buggy (rare), toys, vintage glassware, lumber, vintage furniture, clothing, large shop, fishing items, lumber items, old canning jars & milk bottles. Still unpacking.
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Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed made by, ROBERT A MARTINEZ, AND ANGELA M MARTINEZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Grantor to FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE CO. as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for CWB MORTGAGE VENTURES, LLC DBA RESPONSE MORTGAGE, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, dated as of September 11, 2009 and recorded on September 14, 2009 as Instrument No. 2009008642 and the beneficial interest was assigned to Bank of America, N.A. and recorded July 9, 2012 as Instrument Number 2012005174 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Columbia County, Oregon to-wit: APN: 10324 COMMENCING AT THAT CORNER OF THE AARON BROYLES DONATION LAND CLAIM WHICH IS
14.52 FEET NORTH AND 450.78 FEET EAST OF THE QUARTER CORNER BETWEEN SECTIONS 4 AND 5 IN TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 1 WEST OF THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, A FIR TREE 30 INCHES IN DIAMETER BEARS NORTH 15° 10` WEST 20 FEET, AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 65° 20` EAST 196.66 FEET TO AN IRON PIN AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE HOULTON BUILDING ASSOCIATION`S LOT, THIS IS THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; AN OAK TREE 20 INCHES IN DIAMETER MARKED “B X T” BEARS SOUTH 21° 20` WEST 55.29 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 70° 40` WEST 50 FEET ALONG THE COUNTY ROAD TO AN IRON BAR; THENCE NORTH 19° 20` WEST 100 FEET TO AN IRON BAR; THENCE NORTH 70° 40` EAST 50 FEET TO AN IRON BAR; THENCE SOUTH 19° 20` EAST 100 FEET TO THE
PLACE OF BEGINNING (MAGNETIC VARIATION NORTH 21° 30` EAST), ALL IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 2310 COLUMBIA BLVD, SAINT HELENS, OR 97051-1638 Both the Beneficiary, Bank of America, N.A., and the Trustee, Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112, have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said Trust Deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes. The default for which the foreclosure is made is the Grantor’s failure to pay: Failed to pay payments which became due Monthly Payment(s): 89 Monthly Payment(s) from 02/01/2012 to 06/01/2019 at $1,012.97 3 Monthly Payment(s) from 07/01/2019 to 09/01/2019 at $1,067.34 Monthly Late Charge(s): 1 Monthly Late Charge(s) 9/4/2019 By this reason of said default the Beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said Trust Deed immediately
due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit: The sum of $152,468.29 together with interest thereon at the rate of 4.87500% per annum from January 1, 2012 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 January 13, 2020 at the hour of 12:00 PM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, at the west entrance to the Columbia County Courthouse, 230 Strand St., Saint 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 obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the Trustee. Notice is further given that any person 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 representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the Trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a Trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing 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 property 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: 09/04/2019, By: Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 Successor Trustee Malcolm & Cisneros, A Law Corporation Attention: Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 c/o TRUSTEE CORPS 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-2528300 Order Number 64172, Pub Dates: 10/18/2019, 10/25/2019, 11/01/2019, 11/08/2019, THE CLATSKANIE CHIEF
Bacterial meningitis suspected in SHHS teen’s death Here’s what you need to know JULIE THOMPSON chronicle1@countrymedia.net
A 16-year-old junior and wrestling team member at St. Helens High School passed away Monday morning, Oct. 21, and doctors suspect bacterial meningitis caused his death. According to Public Health Administrator Michael Paul, JD, MPH, the county was contacted by the ER where the teen was treated to alert them to the possible presence of the communicable disease. Test results are expected later this week to pinpoint the boy’s exact cause of death. Bacterial meningitis “is very serious and can be deadly” according to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and death can occur in as little as a few hours. It is a communicable disease that spreads from person-to-person when there is direct contact with mucus from an infected person’s nose or throat. However, the disease does not spread through casual contact or by simply being the same room, such as a classroom, as the infected person. Right now, Paul said, the county is working on an investigation using the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) Public Health Division investigative guidelines. Those guidelines can be found on OHA’s website. “Our main job right now is trying to identify
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all of the people who had significant exposure to the deceased – those who spent at least four hours in close face-to-face contact with the deceased within the ten days prior to when he developed symptoms,” Paul said. That ten-day time period covers Oct. 10 to Oct. 20, with Paul adding the dates they are most concerned about for those possibly exposed narrowing from Oct. 16 to Oct. 19. “The most infectious period is the three days prior to symptoms developing, and he developed symptoms on Sunday (Oct.20),” Paul said, adding the ten-day timeline is a more generous range to be safe and thorough. At this time, the an-
tibiotic prophylaxis is recommended for: family and household members connected to the deceased, anyone who spent at least four hours in close, faceto-face association with the teen within those ten days, anyone directly exposed to the teen’s cough or nasopharyngeal secretions (via kissing or wrestling with him, for example, within those ten days). Paul said students who simply sat in the same classroom with the teen or may have touched the same surface he did would not be affected. Those of concern would include wrestling partners, girlfriends or boyfriends and siblings. Symptoms to watch for include fever, stiff neck,
severe headache, weakness, confusion, irritability, vomiting and a rash. “The rash is often red bumps on the skin that appear suddenly. They can look similar to hives initially and could appear in areas such as underwear, socks, and other areas under the clothing or in fingernail beds,” Paul said. “It’s got to be somebody that had significant contact with him and suddenly doesn’t feel well.” Symptoms can appear two to ten days after exposure, but usually occur within three to four days. Antibiotic treatment of the disease is usually successful, especially if started early after symptoms begin. Individuals should seek
medical care if signs or symptoms develop within the next two weeks. Those who may have been exposed should contact their primary care physician to discuss whether treatment is needed. “We don’t want to instill panic, but anyone concerned should get the antibiotics,” Paul said. According to the county, Public Health staff is working on directly contacting those who were potentially exposed. “We want to inform them about the signs and symptoms of the illness. The antibiotics will protect them and their family members.” Anyone with any questions about this information should call Columbia County Public Health at 503-397-7247.
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Extension office in St. Helens (505 N. Columbia River Highway) at 6:30 p.m. in Thursday, October 24th. Free household hazardous waste collection event
Food preservation season still Got food preservation questions? Give us a call at 503-397-3462. You can also get your pressure gauge tested for free at the Extension office. Food Preservation recipes and fact sheets can be accessed online at: https://extension.oregonstate. edu/food/preservation Lots of upcoming events: Master Gardener™ class signups being taken for 2020 class in St. Helens The OSU Extension office in Columbia County will be offering the Master Gardener™ training again this spring. This year, we are trying a new schedule that allows people that work to attend. The classes will be held on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. and on alternate Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. for about 10 weeks starting on February 5th, 2020 at the Extension office in St. Helens. Cost of the program is $100.00 which includes a large resource book. Some scholarships are available. Master Gardeners are responsible for providing volunteer gardening education to the community as partial payback for the training. If interested in the program, call the Extension office at 503 397-3462 for an information packet. Online registration is now available at https://tinyurl.com/ ColumbiaMG2020. We can also send you an application and/or you can come into our office to sign up.
Saturday, October 26th from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the St. Helens transfer station (1601 Railroad Ave.) Clean out lots of things including household quantities of automotive chemicals, pesticides, solvents, fluorescent bulbs, batteries and more. For what you can and can’t bring to this free event go to https://www. co.columbia.or.us/files/lds/ solid-waste/columbia-county-household-hazerdouswaste-2019.pdf
At the annual fall mushroom show on Sunday, October 27, from noon-5 p.m. you can view beautifully displayed specimens from around the region and talk to mushroom experts. There will be vendors, books for sale, mushroom cooking samples, great speakers, and much more. At is at the World Forestry Center across the parking lot from the Oregon Zoo. Admission, $5 adults, $3 seniors/students. For more information go to https://www.wildmushrooms. org/
This free program will be presented by an Oregon Department of Agriculture entomologist at the OSU
Two local mushroom events in November There is a free mycological (mushrooms and other fungi) presentation at the Scappoose Library on Wednesday, November 6 from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. by
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I have a great, short video of a boomer grabbing a bunch of fuchsia stems and running off with them. You can email me for a copy of the video at chip.bubl@oregonstate.edu These are all plants of a very moist woodland (or a well-watered landscape). For some unclear reason (one naturalist suggested underdeveloped kidneys), mountain beaver cannot retain moisture so they pee constantly and have to replenish moisture from their food and nearby water sources. They also make two fecal pellets, one soft which they store and consume and the other hard that they store in a special room in their burrow. They also store food and small “earth balls” the latter which they use to grind down excess tooth growth. Mountain beaver are solitary. Their burrow systems are extensive with multiple four to eight inch entrance holes, usually surrounded by dirt and rock debris. Their large whiskers are thought to guide them through their tunnels. The systems may be used for three to four years, then abandoned. Many other
species occupy the tunnels including voles, moles, weasels, mink, brush rabbits, and deer mice. Nesting cavities are large and circular, placed one to four feet below ground. The cavities are filled with coarse material like fir and hemlock stems over finer, dry material like grasses, salal, and small leaves. Females may be several years old before they are mature. They give birth once a year to three to five blind, naked, young with large heads and grasping hands. The young animals disperse once they can fend for themselves. Mountain beaver get cross-wise with us when they snip the leaders off Douglas fir seedlings planted after a clear cut. They are trapped but I don’t think they should be, especially in the mature forests they prefer where they can’t do much damage. They probably play some significant roles yet to be discovered in forest ecology. Their other predators are bobcat, mink, coyote, and weasels. Foot prints from the excellent backpack guide Animal Tracks of Washington and Oregon.
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They have an almost invisible tail and small ears and eyes. Below the ears are dime-sized dabs of white fur. Their feet have a larger thumb-like toe on each foot with four adjacent smaller toes. The smaller toes have large claws. The hind feet are larger than their front feet and all feet are well-designed to build the extensive burrows they occupy. Mountain beaver are strictly vegetarians. They prefer to eat at night but can be active during the day. They adjust their food preferences to the season and the relative protein content of what is available. Their preferred foods are young sword and bracken fern fronds (their major food), shoots of alder, Douglas fir, hemlock, salmonberry, and other woody plants in season (they can climb up to 20 feet in trees), and more succulent plants like miner’s lettuce, Oregon oxalis, and skunk cabbage. People that live next to mature forests report that mountain beaver will snip tops of rhododendrons and large stems of hardy fuchsias.
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Columbia Pacific CCO examines overdoses and responses in our community Kerry Strickland lost her son, Jordan (24), to a drug overdose in 2015. Since then she has been working tirelessly in the community to promote awareness and harm reduction with the charity named after her son, Jordan’s Hope. The charity’s goal is to connect people to the resources they need. Jordan’s Hope distributes clean syringes and naloxone to anyone who thinks they may need it and to date, the organization has prevented 78 overdose (OD) deaths. Strickland has joined forces with Columbia Pacific CCO on a taskforce to understand more about ODs and improve coordination after an overdose, to ensure those affected get the most appropriate treatment and follow up. “It’s so important that everyone, regardless of their point of view, know what everyone else is doing to reduce ODs,” said Strickland. “With our combined knowledge, skills and experience, we can work together to develop
solutions that work more effectively.” The taskforce includes representatives from Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties, emergency departments, emergency medical services, peer recovery support, mental health, opioid use disorder treatment, primary care, community organizations, harm reduction and public health. The new taskforce has met several times since March and has gathered in-depth information to analyze and share with the stakeholders and resources in the communities to coordinate this work. “I lost a family member to the opioid epidemic,” said Melissa Brewster, pharmacy director for Columbia Pacific CCO, “so figuring out a solution to overdoses in our community is deeply important to me. We have gathered data on best practices from around the nation to understand what has worked in other areas. We also reviewed data from every OD event in our community (>100)
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in the last four years and examined follow-up responses by health care providers. We found that many are not receiving optimal follow-up care: not receiving naloxone after overdoses, many were still receiving prescription opioids, and most were not referred to
treatment. This concern led us to creating this taskforce. “We are now breaking up the task force to develop operational teams in each County,” Brewster continued. “The goals of the teams are to take the taskforce recommendations (below) and adapt
them as needed based on their current needs and workforce and put them into practice.” The Overdose Response Taskforce has made the following recommendations: • Develop a peer-led OD response team (PORT) in each county to track and follow up on opioid ODs. • Create a process for 911 dispatchers or emergency response services to notify PORT when naloxone is used in the field. • Develop overdose protocols for hospital emergency departments that include SBIRT screenings as an evidence-based practice to identify, reduce and prevent problematic use, abuse and dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs, and prescribing naloxone. • Develop processes to include referrals to medicationassisted treatment in emergency departments. • Train and equip PORTs to be able to provide naloxone and train patients and family
members on how to respond in an overdose. “We need to keep talking about this topic,” said Strickland. “Keeping it top of mind is key. It’s staggering to think that people are still dying from ODs. We all like the idea of a quick fix for this problem, people with addictions have a disease and will probably relapse many times before they get well. We lack so many resources, and we need to understand how to taper addicts off drugs appropriately, provide detox and rehabilitation programs. And we need to learn to expect relapses to reduce the stigma associated with them. It’s all part of the healing process.” Columbia Pacific CCO is hosting their fourth annual Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Summit, Oct. 14, 2019, in Seaside at the Convention Center. For more information, please visit: http://colpachealth.org/aboutus/2019-opioid-substance-usesummit.
Community Health Center of Clatskanie to prepare for the 2019-2020 flu season Tis the Sneezen’ for flu season and Community Health Center of Clatskanie is urging everyone to get their flu shot now. We want to make sure you and your family are protected against the flu this season. “Now is the ideal time to get your flu shot,” says Lori Kelley, Senior Director of Quality. Flu vaccines cause antibodies to develop in the body about two weeks after vaccination. These antibod-
ies protect against infection. Getting the vaccine now is recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older. Community Health Center of Clatskanie is now offering flu shots for patients and community members. You do not have to be a patient of the clinic to take advantage of the flu clinic hours. Drop by without an appointment and get your flu shot for $20. Below is a list of the dates, times, and locations of flu shot clinics.
Community Health Center of Clatskanie Tuesday, October 29, 2019 – 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, October 31, 2019 – 1 to 3 p.m. 401 SW Bel Air Drive, Clatskanie, OR 97016 If you get a flu shot at a location that’s not your regular clinic, be sure to tell your primary care provider.
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(Clockwise) Jonathan Hermo, junior, Jackson Harris, junior, Isaiah Top, sophomore, Dawn Warren, lead teacher and Andre Combs, sophomore, all work on math together.
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former Clatskanie Middle School campus, next to the old gym. On a Wednesday morning, seven students were inside, busily working away on math homework with the help of teachers Warren and Davis. The program combines traditional teacher-led learning with individual onlinebased learning. A day in the life A typical day in the life of these students begins with an hour of math instruction from either Warren or Davis. “Math is very difficult to learn online, so we do math instruction as a group,” Warren said. A lot of the students are learning algebra, and they follow the same state standards that students do in the general program at CMHS, Warren said. After math instruction is lunch, and after lunch students have their English class, which is a combination of online and in-person instruction. English class means reading stories and discussing the literary elements so that students understand. Warren said she makes sure the students don’t skim the material. “I want them to completely understand what it is they’re learning,” Warren said. The students also work on writing every day, a skill Warren said she thinks needs to be improved across both the state and the district. When writing is done, students then do individual online classes depending
on the credits they need for high school, which generally takes about an hour. In general, the kids in the program receive a lot of support. “If they do poorly on a test, we’re going to support them with that. What did they miss? Why did they miss it? And then we’ll have them go back and retake the test,” Warren said. To ensure standards are met, Warren works closely with language arts teachers to communicate regularly to make sure her students are on pace with the general population for meeting language arts standards. Each online course also has a teacher of record assigned to it, a regular teacher employed through CMHS, who is in charge of keeping track of the student’s grade in the course, which is done through a software called Odysseyware. The program is application-based, and applicants are judged from a board that includes Helmen, Warren, Ryan Tompkins, Dean of students and a school counselor. Recently, the program has also served homeschooled students in the area due to its flexibility. There are two students who are in the program now who are homeschooled. Future plans In the future, teachers Warren and Davis would like to incorporate more project-based learning into the program, although it might take a while to build up that portion of the program. “Project-based learning is incorporating social studies, reading, writing and
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math and everything into a project, and being able to pull out the standards that are needed in order to show proof that you’re meeting those standards for high school credit,” Warren said. “It’s a big piece of work. It’s going to take probably this year to develop all of it.” Another change for the program that will happen in the near future will be moving into a bigger space. Right now, the students take classes in the former band room, a standalone building at the old middle school. They will be moving into a new space in the actual building, now titled the Clatskanie Business Center, which the Port of Columbia County bought from the school district in 2012. The new space will be bigger and have better amenities for the students, such as restrooms across the hall. The program is expected to move in for winter term. The Port of Columbia County announced earlier this month that they will issue Clatskanie School District a permit for the space and will only charge them for insurance and utilities. “The port has been wonderful in their support of us using the building, and helpful in all the steps we had to go through,” Clatskanie School District Superintendent Cathy Hurowitz said. “We’re just thrilled we get to move in there and provide this welcoming environment for our students.” Helmen believes the students who use the program are more than capable of success. “When in a small group, when they have supportive teachers, supportive staff, they’re able to show what their abilities really are,” Helmen said.
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Riverside Community Church 305 West C Street, Rainier 503-556-1216; Pastor Paul Rice Columbia Bible Church 10:30 a.m. Sunday 407 East Second St. Rainier, OR 97016 Robert Klukas 360-501-4060 Heritage Bible Church, Rainier Senior Center, 48 W 7th St., Rainier, Oregon 97048
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Ascension Evangelical Lutheran Church 1911 Columbia Blvd., 503-312-1072 Pastor Burkhardt Calvary Lutheran Church 58251 Division Rd., St. Helens 503-397-1739 Pastor: Mark Dennis Columbia River Foursquare Church 555 Commons Drive, St. Helens 503-397-0069 Senior Pastor Mike Cooke Christ Episcopal Church 35350 E. Division Rd., St. Helens 503-397-1033 Rev. Jaime Sanders Columbia Christian Center 235 S 15th St., 503-366-8028 Pastor Terry Luttrell St. Helens Community Bible Church 35031 Millard Rd., St. Helens Pastor Max Snook www.sthelensbiblechurch.org Christian Church 185 S. 12th St., St. Helens 503-397-2151 Pastor Justin Bruner First Lutheran Church 360 Wyeth St. 503-397-0090 Interim Pastor Randy Sinn First United Methodist Church 560 Columbia Blvd., 503-397-0061 Pastor Jared Maddox Plymouth Presbyterian Church 2615 Sykes Rd., 503-397-0062 Pastor David Hutchinson St. Frederic Catholic Church 175 S. 13th St., 503-397-0148 Father Nicolaus Marandu The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 2755 Sykes Road, St. Helens St. Helens 1st Ward Bishop Kent Dery 971-225-8727
St. Helens 2nd Ward Bishop Paul Erickson 971-8134000 Scappoose Ward Bishop Lorin Fielding 503-987-2179 Sunset Park Community Church 174 Sunset Blvd, St Helens Pastor Aaron Hiller St. Helens Church of Christ 295 S. 18th St., St. Helens Pastor Ivan Bissell 503-366-0967
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Offbeat Oregon History: Law’s operations in frontier Oregon were rough and not always ready Chief Guest Column by FINN J.D. JOHN
Note: The stories in this column are from very early in Oregon history. They started out as true stories, but were then passed around over campfires and cracker barrels for several years before someone got around to writing them down. So as they present themselves to us today, they are part history and part folklore. If ever there was a great time and place in which to be a criminal, it was the frontier Oregon Territory. Of course, if a committee of vigilantes got hold of you, all bets were off. And, of course, those convicted of actual murder had plenty to worry about ... unless they were well-connected enough to dodge the noose. But for those lucky outlaws who fell into the hands of legitimate authorities and were sent to jail or prison, the outlook was pretty rosy. “From 1861 to 1876, every man committed to the Oregon State Penitentiary for ‘life’ either escaped or was pardoned,” writes historian and newspaper columnist Erik Bromberg, quoting from the U.S. Federal Writers Project’s “Oregon Oddities” article of 19391941. “Some who escaped were recaptured and then pardoned.” One problem was, in a brand-new society still in the process of building or importing the things it needed to thrive, spending valuable resources on things like escape-proof jails was hard to justify, especially if there were only one or two criminals a year who needed to be warehoused in them. So once a community had built one, its taxpayers hated to see it go unused. That appears to have been the motive for Tillamook County’s eagerness to convict a Tillamook man on charges of having stolen some hogs, back in 1865. The man — whose name isn’t mentioned in the newspaper source — appeared at the offices of the Oregon
Statesman in Salem and buttonholed the newspaper’s editor, Joseph Gaston. His story: he had been falsely accused of stealing some hogs. “But I am not guilty!” he told the editor. “Bears ate those hogs, but I am not able to prove it. “Now, I am your only subscriber in Tillamook,” he added, “and I want you to get me a pardon from the governor.” Gaston passed the request upline to the paper’s publisher, D.W. Craig, who decided that, in light of the value of having a paying subscriber in Tillamook County — in a fine position to help or hinder efforts to get more — he would do what he could. So he escorted the innocent convict over to the governor’s house and introduced him to Gov. A.C. Gibbs. “But,” Gov. Gibbs objected, after hearing the story, “if you are convicted, what are you doing here in Salem?” His guest explained that he’d been lodged in Tillamook County’s brand-new jail, its first public building, in which the community took considerable pride. It was a stout structure made of big fir logs. It was quite impregnable — it would take a man with an ax days to chop a hole in it big enough to escape through. But ... “I crawled up the inside logs, pushed the shakes aside, and escaped from the roof,” the man explained. The governor told him he couldn’t issue a pardon without the paperwork from the trial, including something documenting that he had in fact been convicted. The man seemed at a loss. “But governor,” he said, “there was no writing done at the trial. The justice of the peace just listened to the hog owner’s story, and when I started to tell about the bears doin’ it he said I was guilty and put me in that new jail.” Without any paperwork, the governor couldn’t issue a pardon. So, instead, he wrote a letter suggesting
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that the accused had been imprisoned without due process of law. The man was jubilant. “That’s as good as a pardon,” he said. “Nobody in Tillamook will know what due process of law means!” If that last detail sounds farfetched, it’s not. There are several reasons to suspect that this story is, at the very least, “augmented” — but that’s probably not one of them. Legal talent was rare in frontier Oregon, and not widely distributed throughout the state. And even if a far-flung community like Tillamook did have a resident attorney, there was no real reason to believe he was not an idiot. The usual process for becoming a lawyer was to basically serve an internship with a practicing attorney until one felt ready to take on the job; then, an examination would be conducted by representatives of the bar. That examination could be extremely rigorous, or ... not. Historian Bromberg cites an article in the Washington Law Review (April 1942) that tells the story of Winfred S. Ebey, a customs
clerk in Port Townsend, in 1855, who was examined by three respected attorneys. “The only examination I passed,” Ebey said, “consisted of a single question by Mr. (Frank) Clark, who asked me if I had any good brandy in the Customs House!” Ebey replied that he did, and broke it out; and everyone presumably drank a toast to the future success of the new attorney, whose request for admission to the bar had just been promptly and unanimously approved. Another creative workaround for lack of jail facilities — one that would be unconstitutional today, thanks to the 14th Amendment — came out of Polk County in 1852. A man named Hiram Everman was convicted of being an accessory to a murder committed by his brother William. William was sentenced to be hanged, and Hiram was sentenced to three years in prison. The only problem was, Polk County had no access to a prison — the Oregon State Penitentiary had just opened the year before in Portland, but apparently
wasn’t available for Hiram to move into. So on the day of William’s hanging, Hiram was literally auctioned off as an indentured servant — literally a temporary slave. His contract was bought by a farmer named Theodore Prather. Hiram worked his three years, at the end of which Prather gave him (per the terms of the agreement, apparently) a horse and $20. With the aid of these he journeyed to Douglas County, settled down, raised a family, and had no further trouble with the law. Another twist on the “prison labor” theme — an ironic one — comes from Bellingham, up at the north end of what was then the Washington Territory, in 1884. One of the local banks had just installed a vault with a special timeclock door lock, new and gleaming and state-of-theart. The vault lock promptly failed, and nothing the banker or anyone he knew tried could get it to open. Of course, a bank that has no access to its vault isn’t of much use, so the
banker was very worried. He asked the Whatcom County Sheriff if he had any ideas or advice. “I have a prisoner up in the brick building that I haven’t been able to keep locked up,” the sheriff replied. “He picks the locks and goes in and out as he pleases. I’ll go up to the jail and pick him up — if he’s still in.” The prisoner was soon on the scene and looking the lock over. Sure, he told the banker; he could pick the lock. But he wouldn’t do it unless the banker and sheriff left the room while he did so. He didn’t intend to reveal his professional secrets. Reluctantly, both men did; and a few minutes later, the prisoner emerged and told them the door was open. The next morning, the sheriff found the prisoner was gone from the county jail, and apparently gone for good — he’d taken all his things with him. And over at the bank, when the vault was opened for the day’s business, the banker found a note in it. It was an invoice for the previous day’s lock-picking services, for $7.50 — and it was marked as paid. No one ever saw the lock picker again. But, given the size of the wad he could have lifted from the bank vault while he was in there collecting his $7.50 fee, apparently everyone was impressed enough with his honesty and restraint that he was not pursued. (Sources: “Frontier Humor, Plain and Fancy,” an article by Erik Bromberg published in the September 1960 issue of Oregon Historical Quarterly; Portland Oregonian, 13 Oct 1935) Finn J.D. John teaches at Oregon State University and writes about odd tidbits of Oregon history. His book, Heroes and Rascals of Old Oregon, was recently published by Ouragan House Publishers. To contact him or suggest a topic: finn@ offbeatoregon.com or 541357-2222.
Columbia 911 first to adopt new program Amani Center ranks #2 small nonprofit to work More than 350,000 outof-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States annually, according to the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives. Cardiac arrest is a lifethreatening condition with about a 10-minute life expectancy without immediate CPR from a bystander. With emergency medical service (EMS) providers, on average, arriving on scene in seven minutes following a 9-1-1 call, the chance of survival significantly improves when Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) telecommunicators guide callers on how to perform CPR. Columbia 9-1-1- Communications District, the sole Public Safety 9-1-1 Answering Point and dispatch center for all public safety agencies based in Columbia County, recognizes the important role bystanders, with guided assistance from telecommunicators, play in impacting cardiac arrest survival. That’s why RQI-T, Resuscitation Quality Improvement® Telecommunicator, co-developed by the American Heart Association, Laerdal Medical and the Resuscitation Academy Foundation and delivered by RQI Partners, has been implemented to prepare telecommunicators to deliver high-quality telephone CPR. Columbia 9-1-1- Communications District is the first
PSAP in the United States to adopt RQI-T, a blended educational and resuscitation quality improvement program that provides continuous, simulation-based mastery learning, practice and analytics to telecommunicators for delivery of high-quality telephone CPR to bystanders. The district has 16 employees enrolled in the program. “It is our strong belief that by partnering with known industry leaders who have a solid and proven track record, coupled with our laser focus on improving performance on cardiac arrest calls, one of the most critical types of 9-1-1 calls, we can reap the RQI-T program benefits for all of the calls we take,” said Mike Fletcher, executive director at Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a time-critical, lifethreatening condition that requires peak, high-quality performance. Research shows that continuous resuscitation training for telecommunicators can lead to a significant increase in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates and is essential to performing high-quality telephone CPR. RQI-T is delivered through “low-dose, high-frequency” telephone CPR simulation sessions, in 45 minutes every 90 days, and designed to improve telecommunicators’ ability to rapidly identify a cardiac arrest and initiate
life-saving interventions. “We are pleased to work with Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District, an organization that shares our commitment to improving cardiac arrest survival rates, in bringing RQI-T to its telecommunicators and enhancing the larger community’s well-being,” said Clive Patrickson, RQI Partners’ chief executive officer. “Together, we are positioning their telecommunicators to provide high-quality telephone CPR to bystanders, empowering them as the first link in the chain of survival to help save lives.” Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District’s goal for a quality assurance and improvement program has now been achieved with the adoption of RQI-T. In addition to the telephone CPR simulation sessions, the RQIT program measures 100% of the cardiac arrest calls processed by the district, providing telecommunicators and administrators with regular feedback on where to improve life-saving medical dispatch. The combination of education and quality improvement activities is expected to yield greater opportunities to save more lives. To learn more about Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District or RQI-T, visit www.columbia911.com or rqipartners.com/rqit.
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for in Oregon by the Oregon Business Journal Out of nearly 22,000 registered nonprofits in the state of Oregon, the Amani Center was selected as the #2 small nonprofit to work for in Oregon by the Oregon Business Journal. The Amani Center (Columbia County’s nonprofit Child Abuse Assessment Center) provides forensic medical evaluations and interviews to child victims of crime and children who may have suffered from abuse or neglect, while also offering support services to these children and their families in a child-friendly, traumainformed setting. The center provided assessment services to 246 children in 2018 and has already surpassed that number in 2019. Referrals to the center come from law enforcement, department of human services, medical providers, as well as families that have concerns about the safety of their loved ones. In a field where we work with families in crisis and deal with such traumatic content in our daily work, it really is remarkable that the Amani Center has been able to create a work environment supportive of staff that has earned this ranking as the #2 best nonprofit to work for in Oregon. “It’s our mission to help the children in our community through the most difficult time of their lives. Leadership recognizes the only way to fulfill this mission is to attract and retain great staff and volunteers. We are thrilled our efforts have been recognized, and we look forward to continuing to serve our community to the best of our ability”, said David Wasylenko, Vice-Chair of the Amani Center Board of Directors. Now in its 11th year, the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon list showcases nonprofits that are at the top of their game in creating rewarding workplaces for employees. The three categories are broken down into top 34 Large Nonprofits, top 33 Medium Nonprofits and top
33 Small Nonprofits. Scores are based on the nonprofit’s practices and gauged through employee surveys in areas such as work environment, organizational leadership and communications, mission and goals, career development and learning, benefits and compensation, sustainable practices and more. As noted by an Amani Center employee in the Oregon Business Journal, “The co-workers, the work we do and the impact we can have in the community” are the main reasons working for this child abuse intervention nonprofit are so great. “We support each other professionally and personally, and take time to know each other outside of our functions in the workplace,” says another. The Amani Center scored 630.72 out of 700 points and was a mere 2.74 points behind frontrunner, NTEN, in the rankings. An evening of celebration and an awards ceremony was held at the Sentinel Hotel’ Governor’s Ballroom on Thursday, October 4th, 2019 and was a well-attended event by many of the nonprofits that had earned a ranking in the top 100. “We were so thrilled to be part of
the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon, we were on cloud nine and weren’t even considering that we would be recognized during the event” says Cassy Miller, Amani Center Executive Director. The Amani Center team was shocked when named the number two ranked small nonprofit, “We are a strong team dedicated to our mission, to the clients we serve each day, to our community, and to each other and we couldn’t be more proud of the achievement. It was most definitely a night to remember.” said Cassy Miller, Amani Center Executive Director. Members of the Amani Center leadership, staff and board of directors, as well as two long-time volunteers attended the event together to celebrate the accomplishment of making it into the top 100 and to enjoy each other’s company as they learned more about the other nonprofits around the state. Stan Mendenhall, a long time board member told staff that he was extremely proud to represent and advocate for such a dedicated and caring group of individuals, while offering the team his heartfelt thanks and congratulations.
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Senior Living Senior centers deliver abundance of services KATHY INNOCENTI Executive Director St. Helens Senior Center
So you’ve reached the goal that working Americans strive for: retirement. Hooray. Doesn’t that mean traveling, pursuing hobbies, and playing with grandchildren? Those are the dreams we have while pursuing careers and raising families. Sometimes these dreams are fulfilled, sometimes not. Perhaps we don’t have enough money to travel, children are busy with their own lives or have moved away, or maybe
our health has prevented us from pursuing anything too strenuous. On the other hand, maybe we’ve been fortunate enough to go on a couple of nice trips, visit the kids regularly, and have gardened and wood-worked to our hearts content. We look at the years stretching before us and wonder what else we might do that is fulfilling and enjoyable. Where to start? That’s where your local senior center comes in. Senior centers provide an abundance of resources for older adults to help keep you active and independent. From nutrition education to
social activities to community assistance program information, these centers aim to meet many needs of senior citizens under one roof. In Columbia County, we are fortunate to have senior centers in every major town, including a new center being built in Vernonia. At the St. Helens Senior Center, nutrition plays a big role. Each weekday, a delicious hot meal is served to folks in our dining hall and delivered to the homebound in St. Helens and Scappoose. (Last year, we prepared over 45,000 meals.) Regularly scheduled activities include exercise programs, billiards,
crafts, games, live music, and dancing. Newly added in 2019: beginning computer classes and weekly movies and guest speakers. Presentation topics have ranged from the serious (Suicide Prevention) to the educational (Foot Care) to the entertaining (What Is It?) and the cultural (Native American Storytelling). Exciting fundraisers have been held, and you won’t want to miss our upcoming 1940s Big Band dinner and music event on November 2. More programs and activities are in the works. Partnerships with other organizations are vital.
Working with local agencies and businesses allow us to provide valuable services such as our meal program, driving classes, free tax preparation, recreational opportunities, field trips, and Medicare information. Senior centers are membership organizations, with some activities being free and open to the public and others available only to members or by paying a nominal fee. Your annual membership in St. Helens gives you access to our monthly newsletter, discounts on event tickets, members-only billiards and exercise equipment, and first
notification about special activities or events. Members may also serve on the Board of Directors. Volunteers are also important at these nonprofit organizations, so you may prefer to start your introduction to your local center by helping out in any number of ways. Regardless of how you get involved, joining a center as a member or volunteer will bring you countless opportunities to meet friends, learn something new, or participate in a fun activity. Live your retirement years to the fullest by participating in your local senior center.
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If you’re looking for something to do when you retire, consider going back to school. It can be a challenging, engaging and fulfilling way to occupy your golden years. Here are some reasons it may be right for you. 1. Financial benefits. Learning new skills at school could lead to you securing an additional source of income, thereby making your retirement more comfortable and keeping you busy to boot. If, for any reason, you need to stay employed after you reach the age of retirement, developing new skills or honing the ones you have could open the door to better jobs.
2. Fulfill your goals. Many people end up putting aside their youthful aspirations to deal with the financial realities of life. In this type of case, retirement could be an opportunity for you to pursue passions you had to put on hold and complete courses, or even a degree, in a field of study you love. 3. Be mentally stimulated. Research suggests that seniors who are mentally active are less likely to show signs of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Plus, taking courses can have beneficial psychological effects and provide you with something to focus on and work towards.
4. Avoid isolation. Social isolation is a serious concern for seniors and going back to school can help prevent it. Some classes are specifically designed for older stu dents, which allows you to learn new skills while building your network. Social connections can be a source of support and improve your overall quality of life. Many universities and colleges offer discounted rates for senior students, and you may be able to audit some classes for free. This information is usually available online. Otherwise, you can call the institution you’re interested in to find out more.
Every year since 1991, the United Nations has recognized October 1 as International Day of Older Persons. It’s an opportunity to both reflect on the impact our elders make on society and to raise awareness about the issues that affect them today. Increasingly, seniors are striving to live healthy lives in order to more fully enjoy their later years. Here are some tips to stay sharp physically and mentally, no matter how old you are. • Eat well. Choose nutrient-packed whole foods over those that are processed or refined. If you have trouble preparing meals, ask for help. There are many
companies and organizations that can deliver meals to you. • Stay connected. Studies show that seniors with active social lives have a decreased risk for dementia. Spend time with family, friends and acquaintances. Pets are also great companions. • Take care of your body. Get plenty of exercise, don’t smoke and only drink in moderation. • Learn something new. Mentally stimulating activities help keep your brain healthy and may stave
off dementia. Take a class, read a book or take up a new hobby. • Get enough sleep. If you experience insomnia, there are ways to beat it. Go to bed and wake up at the same hour every morning, use your bed only for sleeping and avoid caffeine, alcohol and naps. Above all, try to laugh every day, even if you have to fake it at first. Laughing lowers stress levels, decreases your risk of heart disease and may improve your memory.
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When it comes to becoming a grandparent for the first time, there’s something of a learning curve involved. Here are four tips to help you thrive in your new role. 1. Be available Though family dynamics differ greatly from household to household, the most important thing you can offer is to be available for your grandchildren. In some cases, all that will be requested is that you watch them from time to time. However, some parents need a little more help.
2. Respect parental rules
4. Be a positive presence
It’s important to talk to your grandchildren’s parents to establish ground rules as well as aspects of their routine that should be maintained when they spend time with you. Occasional changes are often welcome but try to avoid undermining their parental authority.
Children are sometimes more comfortable opening up to their grandparents than their parents, and it’s important that you make the effort to listen to them and take them seriously. This will lead them to feeling loved and cared for and help them develop their self-esteem. Finally, do your best to find fun activities you can take part in together. While spoiling grandchildren with presents and sweets tends to be a part of the grandparenting gig, the most meaningful thing you can do is dote on them with your time, attention and love.
3. Don’t interfere Keep in mind that your grandchildren’s parents may not raise their little ones the same way you would. Let them approach parenting in their own way and provide input only when asked.
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There are common signs that arise in older adults that signal their living environment is becoming unsafe. The following are things to watch for when visiting a loved one. If someone seems to need help, don’t be afraid to speak up and reach out. Some signs might be: Spoiled food in fridge; Poor grooming, personal hygiene; Loss of interest in activities once enjoyed; Diminished driving skills, near misses; Difficulty walking, unsteady, recent falls; Mishandled or missed medi-
cations; Personality changesirritability, sudden mood changes; Unopened mailpassed due bills, mishandled finances; Poor housekeeping, home maintenance, unsafe conditions; Depression, forgetfulness; Avoiding visits and calls from friends and family members. When considering moving to a Senior Community we at Avamere feel it is important to ‘match the value’ to the person who would be living here. What does this look like you might ask? If your loved one used to enjoy a more active life of bingo, traveling to restaurants and going to movies but health and transportation have made that burdensome; then
considering a move to an Assisted Living Community such as Avamere might just be the direction to put these activities back in place. At Avamere we have a full array of activities with your loved one in mind. We feel it’s a great way to match what is valuable to a person, so it already feels like home. Dad might really miss playing poker with the guys. We can match that value with our men’s club that meets regularly along with a variety of card games. So, when you are visiting a community instead of just looking at the basics, price, activities, location; make sure that what’s important to your loved one is being considered.