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Local book club gets bird’s eye view JULIE THOMPSON chronicle1@countrymedia.net
At the beginning of this month, the Clatskanie Youth Book Club had the chance to take a fieldtrip to immerse themselves in the world of the book they’d just read: Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon, by Dhan Gopal Mukerji. A Newbery Medal winner for excellence in American children’s literature, the 1928 children’s novel deals with the life of Gay-Neck, a prized pigeon in India. Much of the book is based on the author’s childhood experiences with a flock of pigeons, and Mukerji wrote that “the message implicit in the book is that man and winged animals are brothers.” According to Wikipedia, the book offers insight into the life of an Indian boy of high caste and his training of pigeons in the early 1900s, with several chapters told from the pigeon’s perspective speaking in first person. Clatskanie Library Clerk and Youth Book Club Mentor Becky White, who organizes the Youth Book Club comprised of both elementary age students and high school students, said the book was chosen for both age groups to read after local Fritz Youra approached her and asked if she’d like to bring the kids to his home sometime to see his pigeons. Much like in the book, Youra raises pigeons … racing pigeons to be precise. “He has this amazing setup for racing pigeons and some of them can be quite valuable. The prizes are high dollar,” White said. “He’s been at it for decades and his partner, Howard, has been raising pigeons since he was 12.” The Youth Book Club was founded three years ago in February due to community interest as there were kids who had aged out of the library’s regular Wednesday story time for preschoolers. White said providing these amazing
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Young book club member, Cora Evenson, holds one of Fritz Youra’s racing pigeons.
follow-up experiences to reading the books, like taking the children to see Youra’s pigeons, is exactly what they’re trying to do more of this year. “We want to really connect them to the story in meaningful ways. It turns out big kids like to do hands-on stuff, too,” White said.
Youra and his partner taught the young readers about pigeon husbandry and how he breeds and selects them for different traits. White said he has two lofts, one for breeding and one for racing, and though he doesn’t name them, they are all numbered and tracked. White said his pigeons have raced
Solutions elusive for Fox Creek flooding
over 400 miles. “This book – to be able to see this happen – it’s based on the author’s true childhood experience, but it’s fictionalized,” White said. “The pigeon traveled all over India, but he went back to the boy. Is that realistic?” Youra told the students it was
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The City of Rainier and property owners along Fox Creek are still looking for solutions regarding ongoing flooding issues resulting from problems with the Fox Creek culvert system. The creek runs adjacent to Highway 30 and has often flooded homes and businesses in the area due to an undersized culvert. Greg Greer, owner of Rainier R-V Center, Inc. said his business has been flooded in the past, and it has been costly. “We’ve had up to 18 inches of water in the building, you can imagine what kind of cleanup comes from that,” Greer said. Rainier R-V Center has had floor problems as a result of flooding and the business has experienced time loss as a result of cleanup, according to Greer. At a meeting that took place on June 20 at Rainier City Hall, state, city and county representatives, as well as Rainier residents and business owners decided on a list of next steps towards repair of the Fox Creek culvert system. Specific steps for the City of Rainier were to have the city engineer prepare a scope of work to be reviewed
by state and federal agencies, develop correspondence in conjunction with ODFW to private property owners and convene an additional meeting in September with city residents. “To date, the City of Rainier has not followed through on any of these agreements,” Rainier resident Terry Deaton wrote in a Nov. 8 email to The Chief. Rainier Mayor Jerry Cole said the city has taken a few steps so far, as both a scope of work and an additional public meeting are in the works. “We were hoping to get that [scope of work] done in September. It’s currently on the table, we’re working on it,” Cole said. There will also be an additional workshop in December for stakeholders, and Cole said the city is hoping it will take place in the first week of the month. Cole also said fixing the problem is complicated. “The one thing you have to remember with Fox Creek is probably 90 percent of Fox Creek is on private property,” Cole said. The 500-foot culvert that carries the creek runs through a large portion of property owned by homes and businesses, and the portion the city
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Fox Creek in 2016, under construction to ease flooding.
possible. To demonstrate how the pigeons returned, Howard went out and released a small flock of pigeons from 15 miles away and the kids were able to watch them fly back
A Rail Safety and Mobility Study is coming to Columbia County, which will support future grant applications as well as serve as a guide for future work on the rail system, according to port documents. The study consultant, WSP USA, Inc. was selected at the port commission meeting Nov. 13. The port had previously issued a request for proposals for the study and had received three proposals by the end of September. A scope of work for the project had been finalized by Aug. 28 of this year, port documents indicate. The scope of work outlines seven major tasks WSP must perform for the study. The first task includes evaluating existing conditions and defining problems of the crossings between railway and roadway, for both present conditions and conditions over a 20-year planning horizon. Other tasks include engaging with the community in creating a vision for safety improvement, as well as creating an action plan that outlines steps necessary to implement improvement projects. The project has an overall budget of $100,000, with $54,000 already committed to the project by both private and public entities, Scott Jensen, Planner for the port explained at the commission meeting. Project partners include cities such as Clatskanie, Scappoose, St. Helens and Columbia City, as well as Columbia County, and private businesses. According to Jensen, the study will be divided into two phases, with Phase 1 being dedicated to collecting data on existing conditions, and Phase 2 devoted to developing and analyzing alternatives, which will be written as recommendations in a report.
“We did that so we can qualify for a grant, because the grant won’t let you commit funds until it’s been awarded,” Jensen said. Phase 1 has been contracted for the time being, and Phase 2 has been included as an option to be exercised once the remaining funding has been committed, the resolution states. The budget for Phase 1 will be $50,000. A county-wide rail study has been done in the past, which was completed in 2009, and headed by Columbia and Clatsop Counties, Jensen told The Chronicle in September. Doug Hayes, Executive Director for the port, said this study will be more comprehensive than the last one. “It’ll really be a deep dive into both the rail and the highway system,” Hayes said. “It’ll be looking at locations for sitings, looking at crossings, really looking at a deep dive based upon the highway systems laid out, the rail systems laid out, the businesses that use it, and also the population increase we’ve encountered.” The rail study has been in the works for a while, with an informal meeting having taken place at the port office in January of this year. At that meeting, representatives from both private and public entities were present to discuss rail safety and mobility concerns with representatives from the port. There will be more opportunities for similar engagement in the future, according to Jensen. Jensen said questionnaires will be distributed to local city managers for them to give to city councils, and the study will involve a cycle of fact finding, making project drafts and getting rounds of input. Some of the input will involve both a South County and a North County meeting, Jensen said. “There’s going to be a lot of public involvement,” Jensen said.
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RSVP names Volunteer of the Month for November and Special Recognition Award
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My Fair Lady Princesses Judy Brown of Rainier, Donna Baker of Scappoose, Becky Mickesh, Bob Mikesh, and Princess Kathy Bauska of St. Helens.
Volunteer of the month Bob and Becky Mikesh have been named Columbia County RSVP’s Volunteers of the Month for November. The My Fair Lady court surprised the Mikeshes at Community Meals on Nov. 5, where they volunteer together as cooks. Bob served our country starting in 1971 when he signed up for the Navy See Bees. He put in his four years and came back eight
years later to sign up for the Army, where he served another 29 years, including one tour in Iraq. Becky supported his service from home all that time. After 33 years of serving our country, they both continue to serve those in need in our community. When asked about the ward, Becky relayed surprise. “We were caught off guard. We get more back than we put out,” she said. “We enjoy helping people.
This is what we enjoy doing together, is cooking.” Bob was equally as flabbergasted by the award. “It was beyond me,” he said. “This is our pleasure. We enjoy it. It’s not that much to put out to help somebody. It’s almost on autopilot now.” According to Kathy Bauska, the pair have almost been cooking since the very beginning of the establishment of Community Meals,
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My Fair Lady Princesses Judy Brown of Rainier, Kathy Bauska of St. Helens, Debbie Johnstone, Princess Donna Baker of Scappoose and Queen Patti Younts of Clatskanie.
or about seven or eight years. “Even when they moved to Vancouver for two years, they drove all the way over to St. Helens to cook their famous meatloaf,” Bauska said. The Mikeshes were cooking their meat loaf the night they were surprised with the award, and attendees said the room was packed. “We never even cook meatloaf at home,” Bob said.
Special recognition award RSVP was able to present a second Volunteer of the Month award to Debbie Johnstone at the CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) meeting on Nov. 7. The My Fair Lady court presented the award to Johnstone with a loud applause from her other CERT team members. Johnstone is a busy volunteer in her community;
in the past she has volunteered to help kids read, and currently she is also a grief counselor for inmates at the jail. “I think volunteering is the best thing you can do for yourself. Giving back to others pays you back. It gives you so much enrichment and enjoyment. CERT was a big support to me,” Johnstone said, adding she enjoys helping those in jail to look at life differently.
Oregon Symphonic Band to perform in Clatskanie As part of its 31st annual Performing Arts Series, the Clatskanie Arts Commission is honored to again be presenting the Oregon Symphonic Band in concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Donavon Wooley PAC at Clatskanie Middle/ High School, located at 471, BelAir Drive, Clatskanie, Oregon OSB is Oregon’s premier symphonic band based in Portland, Oregon. It was originally formed in 1986 to allow local professional and expert amateur musicians (many of them music teachers and band directors) to play challenging wind ensemble music. The award-winning band is comprised of 65 brass, woodwind and percussion musicians. They all volunteer to play together for their love of music.
Other performances in the series include: December 15: America’s Sweethearts Holiday Show January 31: The Lonely, Tribute to Roy Orbison February 28-29: Missoula Children’s Theatre’s Emperor’s New Clothes Photo: oregonsymphonicband.com
The Oregon Symphonic Band.
These passionate musicians are some of the area’s best professional and amateur instrumentalists. The OSB 2019-2020 season “Opposites” starts
Recent varsity football results The Clatskanie varsity football team won their Friday, Nov. 8 home playoff game against St. Mary’s of Medford, Oregon, by a score of 56-27. The Rainier varsity football team won their Friday, Nov. 8 playoff game against the White Buffaloes of Madras, Oregon, by a score of 40-7.
Athletically Speaking: November 15 - 23
Coming up this week in Athletics:
Saturday November 16 • HS State Football at Burns: Start 1 p.m. Coming up next week in Athletics: Monday November 18 • MS Boys Basketball vs. Jewell: Start 4 p.m. 7th (2 quarters), 8th (full game) • HS Winter Sports First Practice Date: HS Wrestling 4-6 p.m. (old MS gym), HS Girls BXB 3:45-5:30 p.m. (Main gym), HS Boys BXB 5:45-7:30 (Main Gym)
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with our fall concert “North and South of the Border” featuring music from Canada and Latin America. Tickets are on sale on
the CAC website: www. clatskaniearts.org and will be available at the door the day of the concert. Ticket prices are: Adults $10; Seniors 60+ and Students
$8; Children 12 and under $6. Music students of all ages will be admitted free of charge. For more information call Elsa at 503.728.3403
March 15: Fern Hill Bluegrass with the Bloomer Family April 24: Classical Pianist Sarah Hagan
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United Way of Columbia County celebrates $80,550 in prescription cost savings United Way of Columbia County today announced that residents have saved $80,550 on their prescription medications, thanks to its partnership with FamilyWize, an organization focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities. Through this partnership, the United Way has helped promote the free, easy to use FamilyWize Prescription Discount Card, which has helped more than 15 million Americans save more than $1.7 billion on their prescriptions. “People should never have to choose between putting food on the table or taking their prescription medication,” Claire Catt, Executive Director of
United Way of Columbia County said “That’s why we formed a partnership with FamilyWize. Their free prescription discount card can reduce the costs of prescriptions for anyone who uses it. It’s an extremely valuable resource that everyone, regardless of their financial situation, should use.” The FamilyWize card immediately lowers the cost of prescription medications by an average of 45% percent for people with and without insurance. Just by presenting the FamilyWize card or mobile app at their local pharmacy, people can save on the cost of their medicine, with no strings attached. “We’re excited to see the people of Columbia County realize the benefits of our
prescription discount card,” said Vickie Nisbet, Director of Community Relations at FamilyWize. “We hope that they continue to use the card and share it with others, as it can provide a significant savings.” The Free FamilyWize Prescription Discount Card can be used by anyone: uninsured, insured, and even people with Medicaid or Medicare. The use of the card is unlimited, does not require any personal information from the user and has no eligibility criteria. To take advantage of the savings that FamilyWize offers, consumers can print a card from FamilyWize.org, can call 1-866-810-3784 and request a card be mailed to them, or download the free FamilyWize app.
Absolent joins OMIC R&D as 28th member The Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research and Development (OMIC R&D) recently welcomed Absolent as its 28th member. Absolent, whose U.S. subsidiary is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina and a northwest office in Tacoma, Washington, cleans contaminated air at the source in various metalworking processes such as machining, die casting, heat treating, cold heading, textiles, food, and welding that generate smoke, oil mist, oil smoke and dust. Founded in 1993, Absolent works to protect the environment, both inside and outside factories, by capturing and containing the harmful oil mist and smoke created by the various processes within the manufacturing space. The process air that is returned into the workspace is 99.97% clean air. The collected oil can be recycled and reused, and in some cases, the heated air can be utilized to heat the workspace. This process protects the environment inside and outside of the factory floor while also saving energy and costs for companies. “From a practical side, Absolent’s contribution to OMIC R&D will help us limit the oils, smoke and
dust from the research lab, reinforcing that manufacturing is a clean, safe, high tech environment in which to work,” says Craig Campbell, executive director of OMIC R&D. “From a broader sense, their knowledge and experience in filtering will help us and our members make strides in maintaining a clean air environment for manufacturing as well as looking to reducing the environmental impacts of manufacturing. Their passion for involvement has been immediately evident and we are excited to have them a part of our member team.” The vast majority of Absolent’s customers are industrial based, and include leading manufacturers like Alcoa, Bosch, Volkswagen, Volvo and many tier 1 through tier 4 manufacturers. They have a large network of distributors in Europe, North and South America and Asia, and have started a subsidiary, Absolent Beijing, in Shanghai and Guangzhou. In 2019, Absolent has made seven acquisitions as part of their diversified growth platform across the globe. John Reid, area sales director, says, “Absolent is excited about joining OMIC R&D as the first member in the area of manufacturing air
quality and protection. Our goal is to provide safe and clean air quality to OMIC R&D employees and visitors, an important component of any growing enterprise. It is our goal to educate and expose the next generation workforce to safe and clean manufacturing. We look forward to gaining more exposure within the diverse industries across the Pacific Northwest and working with new partners and customers to help improve industrial environments.” Absolent joins twentyseven other OMIC R&D industry and university members in this unique collaboration: ATI; Blount; Boeing; Caron Engineering; CG Tech; Daimler Trucks North America; HAIMER; Hangsterfer’s Laboratories, Inc.; IMCO; IMS Software International; Kennametal; Mitsubishi Materials Corporation; Oregon Institute of Technology; Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership; Oregon State University; OSG USA, Inc; Portland General Electric; Portland State University; Sandvik Coromant; Schaeffer’s; Seco Tools; Silver Eagle Manufacturing; Sugino; Vigor; Walter Tools; WFL Millturn Technologies; and ZOLLER Inc.
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CMHS students to present annual performing arts dinner The Clatskanie Middle/ High School (CMHS) Arts Department is gearing up to present their third annual performing arts dinner, sponsored by Fultano’s Pizza and the Clatskanie Foundation. The dinner is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Clatskanie Cultural Center Ballroom with two seating time options: Seating one will run from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. while Seating Two
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will run from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The CMHS Symphonic Band will provide musical entertainment and there will be solo and duet performances by members of the Concert Choir. You can listen to the music while enjoying a lasagna and spaghetti dinner provided by Fultano’s Pizza. Tickets are being sold by CMHS Music Students, Fultano’s Pizza and at Clats-
kanie Floral. They go up for grabs this weekend and ticket sales will end on Friday, Nov. 29. As this is a ticket only event, you’ll want to be sure to pick one up soon. Tickets are $15 for general admission, and $10 for seniors and children under 12. For more information, contact music director Jaime Erwin at 503-728-2149, ext. 2234.
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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 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 503-397-2341. • 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.
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Clatskanie Baptist Church 415 South Nehalem St., 503-728-2304 Senior Pastor Kirk Bennett Clatskanie Presbyterian Church 215 South Nehalem Street Clatskanie, OR 97016 Phone: 503-728-2300 Clatskanie Presbyterian Church is a community of Christian faith that expresses a relationship with God, and the Holy Spirit for everyone individually and collectively. Sunday Nov. 17, 2019 Guest Speaker: Mike Kelley Old Testament: Ezekiel 36: 25-28 New Testament: Luke 21: 5-19 Sermon Title: Renewal Over and Over Again and Again Adult Bible Study in Fireside room at 9:15 a.m. Mayger-Downing Community Church 80071 Life Lane, 503-728-2305 Pastor John Thomas St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 100 SW High Street 503-556-5641 Great Vow Zen Monastery 79640 Quincy-Mayger Road, Clatskanie, Oregon 97016 Sunday Morning Program 10am 503-728-0654 Faith Lutheran Church 1010 5th Street, Clatskanie, Oregon 97016. 503-728-4604 Pastor - Mary Anthony
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Alston’s Corner Assembly of God 25272 Alston Rd. 503-556-1961 Pastor Steve Berry Nativity Of The Blessed Virgin 204 C St., E Rainier 503-556-5641 Rainier Assembly of God 74950 Rock Crest St., 503-556-8211 Pastor Jeff McCraken Rainier Community Church of God 321 W C St., Rainier, 503-556-5661 Rainier United Methodist Church Corner of 1st & ‘C’ St., 503-556-3440 Pastor Michele Holloway 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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Grace Lutheran Church 51737 Columbia River Hwy., Scappoose 503-543-6555 Joshua Wiley Scappoose Foursquare Church 33404 SW JP West, Scappoose 503-543-5069 Pastor Daniel Schmoll St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church 51555 SW Old Port Rd., Scappoose 503-543-2110 Chuck Wood
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Bethany Lutheran Church 34721 Church Rd., Warren 503-397-2050, Ingrid Aderhold Grace Baptist Church 58690 Ross Rd., Warren 503-397-0405 Pastor Dean Christensen Warren Baptist Church 56799 Columbia River Highway, 503-397-1005 Pastor Randy Thomas Warren Community Fellowship 56523 Columbia River Highway, 503-397-4387 Pastor Cary Wacker
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Nehalem Valley Bible Church 500 North St., 503-429-5378 Pastor Gary Taylor Vernonia Christian Church 410 North St. 503-429-6522 Pastor Sam Hough St. Mary’s Catholic Church 960 Missouri Ave., 503-429-8841 Father Dale Waddil, Father Luan Tran
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Cornerstone Baptist Church 70024 Goble Rd. 360-562-6201 Pastor Fred Mathews
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• What or Who is the “CCDA” The esteemed Columbia County Commissioners, (hereinafter referred to as the CCC) in 1999 created the “Columbia County Development Agency” (referred to as the “agency”), an urban renewal agency The agency submitted an application for the county’s consideration of the Port Westward Urban Renewal plan (now known as the plan) on March 4th, 2001. Here I could go on how all the recommendations from the agency to approve the plan. In 2001 the CCC’s created an Ordinance what is known as ordinance no. 2001-06, the Port Westward Urban Renewal Plan Ordinance. Now for all of you property owners in Columbia Co. (This also affects renters) if you look at your property tax statements for 2019 to 2020, you will notice that you pay the largest amount to CCDA, 27% and the second largest to schools, 26%. As for me, in 2009-2010 my property tax was $2,590.13, education total $1,216.37, CCDA $17.77. Now in 2019-2020 my property tax
FLOODING From Page A1 owns is a small section on C Street as well as a sewer line at the end of the culvert. “Can we abate the C Street portion? Yeah. Can we come and fix the sewer line portion? Yeah. But when you’re talking about private property, how does a public entity go in?” Cole said. “We’d want it to be part of the overall project, not
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was $4,421.50, education total $1,059.79, $157.58 less than ten years ago. CCDA $1,167.82, $1,150.05 more than ten years ago. A friend (Sharon) and I met with Columbia county Commissioner Margaret Magruder to ask questions and our concerns about CCDA, I will add that Margaret did not have anything in creating CCDA but is defending it. We asked some questions, 1- Was the formation and function of the agency put to a vote of Columbia County voters. – No. 2- How is what I pay to this taxing district determined and what are the limits? Very long explanation but no real answer, kind of like a wheel, starting at the bottom and going in a big circle up and around back to the bottom, with no real answer. 3- What is the money used for; i.e. what urban renewal am I paying for and what am I getting for this money? Same circle as above. 4- Do all property owners in the county pay taxes to this district? Yes. 5- Why do only a few Columbia County voters get to vote for Port Commissioners when most of CCDA funds
go to port projects, another long answer, big circle again. After getting some public records to try to see where the money has been going, I then went to a certified CPA accountant and after she looked over the papers that I had gotten, she said “a lot is in other accounts.” So basically, it is a fund controlled by the Columbia County commissioners, which they doll out as they see fit. So, Columbia County voters, you are being taxed without being about to vote on this, we need a ballot measure to disband the CCDA and also no tax of any kind be allowed unless ok’ed by the voters.
just do one portion and not the rest. We want to be a partner in our own project.” For Fox Creek flooding solutions, Cole pointed to the Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), which assisted the city after a sinkhole opened in Rainier in 2015. Cole said the SWCD is the party with the expertise to fix the culvert system. Nathan Herr, Interim District Manager for SWCD said the organization’s hands are tied when it comes to fixing
the culvert system. “For the SWCD, 90 percent of our funds are grant-funded. If we don’t have money to work on a project, we can’t really work on a project,” Herr said. SWCD was able to partner with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in December of 2015, which was able to open Emergency Water Protection (EWP) funds for SWCD after severe flooding happened and helped identify projects that needed to be
Michael P. George Clatskanie
A dog or a rat? As someone that has had dogs in my family most of my life, I find Mr. Trumps remarks about the killed ISIS leader as having ‘died like a dog’ extremely offensivehis political remark about a candidate ‘quitting like a dog’ is also disgusting. Both are revealing about his inner self.
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A family dog is loving, friendly, protective, smart, deeply loyal, talented, and highly intelligent. A military dog put his life on the line and was injured removing the ISIS terrorist leader; many have died to save their human comrades. Others have continued to protect while gravely injured. Mr. Trump pretends, but actually exhibits none of those characteristics. The military dogs don’t claim bone spurs out of cowardice. But as this non-politically aligned citizen thinks about it some more, I realize I cannot call him a rat, either- rats have been found to care about their fellows, to share food, to assist other rats in distress, and to protect their families. I am not fond of them, but their approach to life exceeds Mr. Trump’s value system. Charles Bickford Deer Island
Re: I’m mad Dear Mad, I read your editorial and I would like to comment in defense of sex education for children. First of all, this education fixed, Herr explained. Fox Creek was one of those projects. The project involved SWCD signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the City of Rainier, identifying short-term and longterm agreements, according to Herr. The short-term included focusing on the sinkhole, and the long-term agreement was to fill the sinkhole and replace any pipe that needs to be replaced in order to stop the sinkhole from happening.
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should be the job of the parents. The problem is that parents do not do this well. They wait too long, they are embarrassed, or they think ignorance will protect their children’s innocence. I am a Woman’s Health Nurse Practitioner/CNM and I have raised five children. I gave my children explicit sex education by the time they were eight, using proper terms for their body parts and sexual activity. They comported themselves pretty well, protecting themselves and others. I showed them textbook pictures of sexually transmitted diseases and talked to them about the exquisite pain women have when unwanted pregnancy occurs. I am pro-choice, but no pro-abortion. With the proper sex education and free/available contraception) including a long-term implantable contraceptive for men) the decision to have an abortion would be rare. Although homosexuality has been around since the beginning of human history, the issues of sexual identity has become a
relatively new and public phenomenon. I personally don’t care what sex a person identifies with, nor do I care what sexual preference a person has. What matters to me is the way they conduct their lives, having respect for the feelings of others and maintaining health boundaries. Another phenomenon that has become a huge problem for us is the internet. It has presented difficulty for kids, especially their ability to maintain their boundaries and their privacy. I also appreciate your religious feelings, but sex education in schools should not be based on religion. That is why the publicschool system bans religious teaching. That also should be done at home. I hope this will clarify someone else’s viewpoints, and I hope your daughter feels more comfortable with the information she gets at school. Growing up is not easy, but constant communication within the family is paramount.
“That’s the only way the EWP funds work, we can’t make things better, we can only fix things in an emergency,” Herr said. While a long-term solution may be distant, for now, the city has focused on shortterm solutions, like installing an alarm system that alerts residents and businesses if water gets to a certain level, Cole said. According to Cole, the alarm system cost about $3,000 to install, and was done after the June 20 meeting.
Cole said the culvert was not placed by either the city or the state, but by a private property owner in the 1950s before permitting was required. Cole said finding solutions will require partnering with multiple entities. “We don’t own that waterway. We see it as a partnership. We want to work with the conservation district, maybe FEMA, property owners, we don’t know. That’s why we’re calling people to the table,” Cole said.
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Over the years, the city of Portland has had its share of controversy and drama in the Mayor’s office. At times, the political tableaux in the top job in Oregon’s biggest town have ripened into scenes that wouldn’t be out of place in a Vaudeville act. Over the next two or three weeks, we’re going to hit the highlights of a few of them ... staring with the earliest ones and moving forward in time until we arrive at the one and only Terry Schrunk — against whom Robert Kennedy himself testified in a bribery trial. (He was acquitted, by the way.) Our grand tour of mayoral misconduct (and alleged misconduct) starts with the Wharf Riot of 1860, when Oregon was just barely a state and the Civil War was brewing in the east. Mayor vs. mayor The Wharf Riot had its roots in a decision by former Portland Mayor George Vaughn to build a wharf on the riverbank between Alder and Morrison streets, on a piece of land he claimed he owned. But the City of Portland also claimed ownership of that patch of riverbank. In fact, the city claimed ownership of the entire levee along the waterfront. The issue was destined to be resolved, several years later, when the courts ruled that it did not; but in 1859 and 1860 the question was far from settled, and the rhetorical temperatures were running high on both sides. In response to Vaughn’s construction project, the city got a court injunction ordering him to stop work on the wharf until the ownership question could be resolved. Instead of complying, Vaughn hired some extra workers and banged out the wharf in record time. The city, probably calculating that it wasn’t worth the trouble to protest, did nothing. Well, that had worked remarkably well, so Vaughn tried the same trick in the spring of the following year. Without telling anyone or saying anything, he started construction of a building to enclose the wharf. This time, though, the city was ready to fight him. The City Council drafted an order to cease construction and remove the wharf within 24 hours, or it would order City Marshal James Lappeus to remove it by force. This done, the council sent Lappeus to the job site to serve the notice on Vaughn. When Lappeus got there, he found that word of his errand had already reached Vaughn, who had responded by hiring an enormous crew, big enough to finish the building before the end of the day. He neverthe-
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Joseph Simon, whose first bid for election as Portland Mayor ended in a tie, as he appeared roughly 15 years later when serving in the United States Senate.
less served the papers on Vaughn, and informed the ex-mayor that he was trespassing. Vaughn laughed and threw the papers down in the mud and stomped all over them. By daybreak the next day, the building was complete. But Lappeus, accompanied by sitting Mayor Stephen McCormick, was already on his way to the waterfront to start the building-removal process. A showdown was brewing. But before that showdown between Mayor McCormick and ex-Mayor George Vaughn could take place, yet another exmayor intervened. This was Addison Starr, who was now the sheriff of Multnomah County. Ex-Mayor Starr now arrested Mayor McCormick and Marshal Lappeus at the behest of Ex-Mayor Vaughn. The charge was “Intent to Destroy Private Property,” a charge that Starr probably made up on the spot. Made-up or not, the charge didn’t last five minutes in an actual court of law. It was dismissed, the mayor and city marshal were released from the jail in a matter of hours, and it was with considerably augmented enthusiasm for the job at hand that they now headed for the riverfront to finish what they’d tried to start. When they did so, they found themselves at the head of a large mob. Word had gotten around about Vaughn’s behavior, and the town was pretty riled up. The mob helped McCormick and Lappeus reduce Vaughn’s wharf and enclosing building to its constituent hunks of wood in just a few minutes. “Some persons might object to the manner of removing the building,” the Morning Oregonian’s editor wrote in the next day’s paper. “If Mr. Vaughn had
not, in a defiant manner, manifested a determination to erect the building, in an unusual way, and in such hot haste, with full knowledge that city authorities and a large portion of the people were opposed to it, and if he had not treated their authority with contempt by trampling their protest under his feet, the building would probably have been rolled off (instead of) demolished.” Vaughn, for his part, angrily shook the dust of Portland off his feet and moved to Vancouver, although he eventually did move back to town. City marshal law As the year 1867 dawned, Mayor Thomas Holmes was complaining about Portland’s city marshal, Henry Hoyt. The city marshal wasn’t an employee, like a chief of police. He was an elected official — elected either by the population at large, or by the city council, depending on what the city charter said (the city changed charters frequently in those years). In 1869, the marshal was hired by the city council, a detail that would turn out to be important in the attempted swindle that followed. The city marshal was compensated more or less on a piecework basis, like an independent contractor. This, of course, saved lots of money during quiet times, but as the town grew bigger there were more criminals to deal with, and the marshal’s budget was growing steadily. Holmes thought Hoyt was deliberately stirring up trouble to pad his billablehours account — basically, abusing his position to hit the cash box harder and more often than was necessary to get the job done. So
he complained about him to the city council. One of the city councilors, A. Rosenheim, was all ears. Hoyt may or may not have been taking advantage of the open-ended nature of his job to enrich himself; but Rosenheim clearly intended to do just that. He schmoozed and bargained with his fellow City Councilors for support, then presented himself as a candidate to replace Hoyt. With his four friends’ votes added to his own, he “won” the election, defeating Hoyt. Only problem was, Hoyt declined to step down, claiming Rosenheim’s election had been illegitimate. The council filed a suit against him to force him out. But when the case was presented to the Oregon Supreme Court, the court ruled — not unreasonably, it must be said — that, yeah no — it was not OK for a member of an executive board to use his appointive power to place himself in a lucrative job. Having made his point, Henry Hoyt stepped down a few months later. The co-mayorship In 1881, upstart attorney Joseph Simon was running for mayor against incumbent (and establishment darling) David Thompson. When the polls closed, the electors declared Simon the winner by a margin of 9 votes out of 3,570 cast. Naturally, there had to be a review of the ballots, with the race that close. So the city auditor, the county clerk, and the justice of the peace sat down to do it. They determined that Simon hadn’t won — he had, in fact, lost by one vote — 1,784 to 1,785. Ignoring this piece of bad news, Simon started loudly proclaiming victory and demanding to be inaugurated. Meanwhile, Thompson’s friends were not idle, and soon the Morning Oregonian was righteously thundering forth demands that Thompson be seated without further delay. Clearly a full recount was in order. But before that could happen, there was a problem — several problems, actually, but they were nestled together like one of those Russian dolls. First, it seemed at least one of the city council’s members had a little money riding on the outcome. Councilor William Andrus denied it, but five people swore out affidavits swearing that he’d bet on Simon to win. Andrus responded by getting a couple friends to file affidavits swearing that, yeah, he’d
placed a couple bets, but the bets had been on their behalf and not his. This sounded just as plausible in 1881 as it sounds today. Irregular though this was, it wasn’t the real problem. But it took Andrus’s vote away from the City Council — of course, he had to recuse himself — at a time when it was going to be sorely needed to resolve the real problem, which was the recount results. Those results confirmed that Thompson had won by one vote, but it excluded two disputed ballots that had been cast for Simon. If those two votes were added back in, of course, Simon won. If not, Thompson did. The Council met to discuss the issue, and to review the disputed ballots one at a time. The first one had Thompson’s name written on it, with Simon’s overwritten over it. Close inspection showed that Simon’s had been the second name written on the ballot, so they gave that one to Simon. The race was now tied. The second ballot was harder to figure out. Eventually it was put to a vote, and the result was a tie — four votes to keep it, four to throw it out. Andrus, who ordinarily would have broken the tie with his ninth vote, had been forced to recuse himself because of his bets. Great wrangling ensued,
and a clumsy and futile attempt to toss this hot potato over to the state supreme court. Finally the council voted again, and this time it was 5 to 3 in favor of throwing the ballot away. The race was now tied, with 1,783 votes each. Thereupon, the council tabled Simon’s request to be declared Mayor, and went home. Thompson was left in office by default. The record is silent about whether or not Andrus lost his money. We’ll continue this whirlwind tour of mayoral misbehavior in next week’s column. (Sources: Merchants, Money and Power: 18431913, a book by E. Kimbark MacColl published by Georgian Press in 1988; Portland: People, Politics and Power, a book by Jewel Lansing published by Oregon State University Press in 2003; Wicked Portland, a book by Finn J.D. John published in 2012 by The History Press.) 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 541-357-2222.
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TS No. OR07000118-19-1 APN 14365 TO No 191040221-OR-MSI TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed made by, NATHAN THILAVAN as Grantor to TICOR TITLE as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for PACIFIC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, dated as of August 30, 2018 and recorded on August 31, 2018 as Instrument No. 2018-07353 and the beneficial interest was assigned to AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC and recorded July 26, 2019 as Instrument Number 201905896 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Columbia County, Oregon to-wit: APN: 14365 LOT 12, BLOCK 28, CITY
OF COLUMBIA CITY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 2050 3RD ST, COLUMBIA CITY, OR 97018 Both the Beneficiary, AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC, 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): 6 Monthly Payment(s) from 04/01/2019 to 09/01/2019 at $2,169.47 1 Monthly Payment(s) from 10/01/2019 to 10/01/2019 at $2,311.54 Monthly Late Charge(s): 09/24/2019 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 $276,070.59 together with interest thereon at the rate of 5.62500% per annum from March 1, 2019 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all Trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said Trust Deed. Wherefore, notice is hereby given that, the undersigned Trustee will on January 28, 2020 at the hour of 01:00 PM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Front Entrance, Columbia County Courthouse 230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051 County of Columbia,
sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the Grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the foregoing 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: 09/24/2019 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 949-252-8300Order Number 64852, Pub Dates: 11/01/2019, 11/08/2019, 11/15/2019, 11/22/2019, THE CLATSKANIE CHIEF
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Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed made by, BARRY L EVANS as Grantor to TICOR TITLE COMPANY OF OREGON as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for USA DIRECT FUNDING, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, dated as of August 1, 2017 and recorded on August 4, 2017 as Instrument No. 2017-07168 and the beneficial interest was assigned to The Money Source Inc. and recorded October 15, 2018 as Instrument Number 201808781 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Columbia County, Oregon to-wit: APN: 11353 LOT 1, BLOCK 119,
CITY OF ST. HELENS, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 496 S 15TH ST, ST HELENS, OR 97051 Both the Beneficiary, The Money Source Inc., 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): 6 Monthly Payment(s) from 05/01/2019 to 10/01/2019 at $971.54 Monthly Late Charge(s): 09/25/2019 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 $166,236.35 together with interest thereon at the rate of 3.37500% per annum from April 1, 2019 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all Trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said Trust Deed. Wherefore, notice is hereby given that, the undersigned Trustee will on February 11, 2020 at the hour of 01:00 PM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Front Entrance, Columbia County Courthouse 230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051 County of Columbia, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash
the interest in the said described real property which the Grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the foregoing 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: 09/25/2019 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 949-252-8300Order Number 64969, Pub Dates: 11/08/2019, 11/15/2019, 11/22/2019, 11/29/2019, THE CLATSKANIE CHIEF
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TS No. OR06000034-19-1 APN 10880 TO No 191017545 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed made by, GERAD E. MILLER, A SINGLE MAN as Grantor to CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY OF OREGON as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC., Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, dated as of December 8, 2018 and recorded on December 18, 2018 as Instrument No. 2018-10425 and the beneficial interest was assigned to THE MONEY SOURCE INC and recorded August 23, 2019 as Instrument Number 201906768 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Columbia County,
Oregon to-wit: APN: 10880 LOT 18, BLOCK 83, CITY OF ST. HELENS, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 465 SOUTH 9TH STREET, SAINT HELENS, OR 97051-2511 Both the Beneficiary, The Money Source Inc., 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): 3 Monthly Payment(s) from 03/01/2019 to 05/01/2019 at $1,642.36 4 Monthly Payment(s) from 06/01/2019 to 09/01/2019
at $1,641.86 Monthly Late Charge(s): 9/24/2019 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 $249,460.03 together with interest thereon at the rate of 5.62500% per annum from February 1, 2019 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all Trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said Trust Deed. Wherefore, notice is hereby given that, the undersigned Trustee will on February 11, 2020 at the hour of 01:00 PM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Front Entrance, Columbia County Courthouse 230 Strand
Street, St. Helens, OR 97051 County of Columbia, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the Grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the foregoing 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
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The Board of Directors for Clatskanie School District 6J will hold a Board meeting, Monday, November 18th, 2019, 6:30 p.m. at Clatskanie Elementary School, Media Center, located at 815 S Nehalem. The agenda includes but is not limited to: Superintendent and Principal’s reports, financial report, and the consent agenda. The public is encouraged to attend.
Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting Notice The Clatskanie Recreation Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 @ 7:00 p.m. in the Clatskanie City Council Chambers, 75 South Nehalem St. (Clatskanie Cultural Center, 2nd floor). At this meeting, the Scout Lake Grant recipients will be decided.
The Rainier School Board will hold a Regular Board meeting on Monday, November 18, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. in the Rainier School District Board Room, 28168 Old Rainier Rd.
for a regular meeting on Wednesday, November, 20th, 2019 @ 7:00 p.m. in the Clatskanie City Council Chambers, 75 South Nehalem St. (Clatskanie
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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: 09/24/2019 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 949-252-8300Order Number 64971, Pub Dates: 11/08/2019, 11/15/2019, 11/22/2019, 11/29/2019, THE CLATSKANIE CHIEF
REGULAR CITY OF CLATSKANIE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING NOTICE BOARD Clatskanie Planning Cultural Center, 2nd floor). M-2, to allow Commercial MEETING The Commission will meet Agenda items include, use.; a varience to allow but are not limited to the following: Approval of the minutes of the September 25th, 2019 regular meeting, A conditional use permit for the City’s Pole Yard, zoned
use of the Pole Yard without sewer; request of a Home Occupation Permit for business. An updated agenda will be available at City Hall by May 17, 2019.
The Public Notice deadline is Wednesdays by noon. Late submissions are not guaranteed to make it into the paper.
Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a digital defense for military families Veterans Day allows us to celebrate the service of U.S. military members and honor the sacrifices that they – and their families – have made. It is also a time to educate military families about those who wish to profit off their service. Unfortunately, military families may be more vulnerable to scams than the average American. A 2018 study by the Federal Trade Commission showed service members lost more than $25 million to just imposter scams over the course of a year. The median loss for a military member: about $700… $200 more than the median loss for the average person. Imposter fraud is a pretty simple scam. The bad guy pretends to be someone else,
gains your trust, and convinces you to send money. He can pose as a potential employer offering a much-needed job, a lottery official promising a big prize, or even a government agent threatening arrest. No matter who he impersonates, his goal is to always get you to pay up.
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from the kids, and I thought, ‘oh my gosh, they got away’ but they would just flock up and circle around and then go back to their loft,” White said. “The kids got to see that they stay.” By the end of the hour and a half stay, Youra promised the children that if they were really interested in rac-
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to their loft. White said it only took five minutes. Youra also had some pigeons the children were able to handle. “They’re sort of slippery fish and would get away
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What can you do to protect yourself? • Be wary of any call from someone claiming to be from the government who requests personal info or money. • Think twice before paying any supposed debt or fee with a wire transfer or gift card. • Don’t trust caller ID or the name on the email address or user ID. All can be faked.
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• If in doubt, call the business or agency back from a publicly-available number to confirm what you’ve been offered or threatened with. ing pigeons, he would give them all a starter pair. White laughed when she explained she had to tell the parents, “Yes, if they told you that, that’s true.” Ultimately, White was thrilled with the experience her young readers had with Youra, his partner, and their racing pigeons. She said it’s difficult to choose books that both age groups can read. (The students are separated into two groups. The Junior Book Squirrels for the elementary age kids, and The Nerd Herd for the high school age students.) Sometimes the groups read separate books, but they all read Gay Neck. “Not every single kid enjoys every book. Sometimes it’s not their chosen genre, but even the ones who usually kind of express ‘it’s not really my thing’ – once they got there and could see the real-life birds, they kind of got it,” White said. White wanted young readers to know they are welcome to, and should, come to the group whether they read the book or not. They should come whether they liked the book or not. “It’s totally cool in my group to say, ‘I dislike this book’ but you have to tell me why,” White said with humor in her voice. “These kids are so insightful, and I get all kinds of funny stories every month.” The Youth Book Club meets at the library on the first Sunday of every month between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Finally – some good news for veterans. Our friends at the FTC announced just a few weeks ago that the three major U.S. consumer report-
ing agencies will soon start offering free credit monitoring to active duty U.S. military members and members of the National Guard. To
qualify as an active duty member – you must be assigned away from your usual duty station. All members of the National Guard will qualify regardless of where you are stationed. As always, if you have been victimized by a cyber fraud, be sure to report it to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www. IC3.gov or call your local FBI office. These are the links service members can use to access the credit reporting agencies’ military programs: https://www.experian. com/lp/military.html https://www.equifax.com/ personal/military-creditmonitoring/ https://www.transunion. com/active-duty-militarycredit-monitoring.
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Fritz Youra taught the book club about working with pigeons, including their breeding and training.
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County forms Census Committee JULIE THOMPSON chronicle1@countrymedia.net
A new committee is forming in Columbia County to engage in outreach to ensure as complete a census count as possible in 2020. As part of a national project, this is the first time it has been recommended communities form a Complete County Census Committee to improve on the information gathering process. A census count happens once every ten years, intended to count every resident in the United States. The decennial census was first
taken in 1790, as mandated by the Constitution, according to census.gov. The census counts our population and households to provide a basis for reapportioning congressional seats, redistricting, and distributing more than $675 billion in federal funds annually to support states, counties and communities’ vital programs. “We need high participation for all kinds of reasons,” Claire Catt said, who was tapped by Commissioner Margaret Magruder to spearhead the committee. She said the more complete the count, the more likely
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A photo from The Chronicle archives from 1944.
Museum prepares to host “A Homefront Christmas” with community’s help JULIE THOMPSON chronicle1@countrymedia.net
Did chestnuts roast on an open fire during Christmas time in St. Helens in 1944? Were there yuletide carols sung by a choir? And how many locals at that time had loved ones serving in World War II? The Columbia County Historical Society and Museum Association is currently in the planning stages for their newest December program to answer those questions, “A Homefront Christmas: St. Helens in 1944.” It will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12 in the Columbia Learning Center Auditorium, located inside the library at 375 S. 18th Street in St. Helens. “I have always been interested in World War II and have always loved Christmas, so this seemed like a good combination,” volunteer Brandon Sundeen, the creative force behind the project, said. “I’m looking forward to sharing some stories that haven’t been told for 75 years.” The program will focus on how locals were celebrating the holiday during the last Christmas of WWII. Sundeen said he’ll be sharing stories about locals who had
loved ones serving overseas, how people were decorating their homes and trees, and what they were eating since many food items were being rationed at that time. Sundeen is also hoping the community will contribute temporarily from their personal collections at home. “If people have family members that lived in the area during the World War II years, I would love to include personal memories of their wartime Christmas celebrations,” Sundeen said. “We would also like to include photographs of holiday celebrations, and also photographs of those in the armed forces during World War II, along with Christmas cards and letters.” Sundeen stopped by The Chronicle office last Thursday to peruse our stacks from 1944, taking photos as he went. He used them to see what kind of toys kids were asking for that year and how people were decorating their Christmas tree. If you have personal recollections, photographs, letters from soldiers, sailors or family members during that time period, or any other memorabilia, reach out to the museum via their Facebook page or by calling 971-225-3971.
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it is that the county will see federal funding for things like housing, education, transportation, employment, health care and public policy. This year, the government will send out four mailings to households, once a week, beginning in mid-March. Those mailers will encourage households to complete their census count online, and if it is not co mpleted after the fourth mailer, a paper version of the census form will be sent. After that, if not completed, a tabulator will come to the household and knock on the door.
There will also be a toll-free number set up in multiple languages for households that may not have internet access. However, letters will not be sent to those with PO Boxes, which may prove problematic for rural communities like Rainier, Clatskanie and Columbia City. Thus, the forming of the committee. Catt, who also serves as Director of Columbia County United Way, said “quite a variety of individuals” have been contacted to join. Catt said those individuals include local elected officials and employees, the PUDs, local media, local
school districts, local post masters, representatives from the faith community and a variety of non-profits. “This matters so much to the non-profits that we serve,” Catt said. “With $675 billion awarded in federal funds annually, from businesses to local area hospitals and other health services, having complete counts is right in line with the United Way mission and it’s good for everyone.” Catt foresees obstacles around folks who don’t trust the internet, or those who are more rural who may not have internet access at all.
Catt is urging the community to get involved. Those interested in volunteering are asked to attend a meeting at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Community Action Team, located at 125 N. 17th Street in St. Helens. Catt said anyone can participate, and the committee will meet three times to work on engaging as many people to work on outreach as possible. “If you can’t volunteer, remind yourself and your neighbors that census mailers will start rolling out in mid-March,” Catt said.