County burn ban A ban on open burning debris was ordered July 11 by Columbia County Fire Districts. The fire districts include Clats kanie Fire District, Mist-Birkenfeld Fire District, Vernonia Fire Distirct, Columbia River Fire & Rescue, Scappoose Fire District, and the Oregon Department of Forestry. The burn ban affects private, county, state, and local government lands within the fire districts of Co lumbia County’s boundaries. Open burning within the city limits of the fire districts are regulated by those local government entities. The penalties for violating the open debris burning ban will vary by the authority having jurisdiction, and could include the cost of suppressing the fire, including the fire apparatus costs, water, foam usage, adminis trative time preparing the bill, and damage to equipment and employee costs of all the employees suppress ing the fire and involved with the response, according to the SRFPD.
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ARainier, Oregon man has been sentenced to federal prison for kidnapping his ex-girl friend and transporting her from her home in Ilwalco, Washington to Rainier. James Donald Cooley, 61, received 120 months in federal prison and three years supervised release during sentencing Monday, Aug. 15. According to court documents, on May 18, 2020, Cooley traveled from his home in Rainier to his ex-girlfriend’s home in Ilwalco without notice or invitation. After parking his vehicle on the side of Highway 101 near his ex-girl friend’s home, Cooley approached the woman and a confrontation en sued. Cooley grabbed the woman’s arms, tied her hands with zip ties, and began pulling her toward the highway. Cooley drug the woman several hundred feet to his vehicle, put a knife to her throat, shoved her into the backseat, and began driving back to Rainier, threaten ing to kill her several times en route. When Cooley arrived at his residence, his sister, who also lives in Rainier, spotted Cooley’s exgirlfriend at his residence. The exgirlfriend told Cooley’s sister that she feared Cooley was going to kill her. Cooley’s sister immediately contacted the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office to report the inci dent. Sheriff deputies responded and arrested Cooley. On June 17, 2020, Cooley was charged by criminal complaint with kidnapping. On February 11, 2022, Cooley waived indictment and pleaded guilty to the single charge.This case was investigated by the FBI with assistance from Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. It was prosecuted by Greg Nyhus, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Dis trict of DomesticOregon.violence involving a current or former partner is a seri ous crime that includes both physi cal and emotional abuse, according to a release from the Oregon U.S. Attorney’s Office. “Sometimes these crimes are hidden from public view with survivors suffering in silence, afraid to seek help or not knowing where to turn,” the releases states. “The traumatic effects of domestic violence also extend beyond the abused person, impacting family members and communities.” If you or someone you know are in immediate danger, call 911. If you need assistance or know someone who needs help, please contact the National Domes tic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or texting “START” to 88788. Many commu nities throughout the country have also developed support networks to assist survivors in the process of recovery.
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Wildfire danger persists Local fire district officials are urging public awareness and caution about the mid-summer wildfire sea son following the Wednesday fires and two additional brush fires in the Rainier area on Sunday, Aug. 14. CRFR rushed crews to the first blaze on Wonderly Road in Rainier. Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District firefighters also responded to assist. The crews were quickly able to knock down the fire that was approximately 30-by-100 feet, ac cording to CRFR. A short time later, CRFR crews responded to a second brush fire on Meserve Road in Rainier. The cause of both of the fires remained under investigation as of presstime.CRFRofficials stress that open burning is banned in the county due to the wildfire danger. The danger Scappoose Rural Fire Protection District (SRFPD) Chief Jeff Pricher warned there is still a significant wildfire danger in Columbia County and throughout the Pacific North west. He said he is most concerned about additional significant summer heat waves. “There is potential for large fire growth,” he said, “We did see a large amount of precipitation over spring and early this summer, and while there is still some moisture retained in the ground fuels moisture, with a lot of wind, increasing humidities and the steep terrain, which would allow fires to move quickly, we not out of the woods yet.” Pritcher said fire agencies are tak ing a wait and see approach. “We are just waiting to see what will happen next, but we are pre pared,” he said. Using a $35,000 state grant, the SRFPD has hired two additional fire fighters to staff an additional brush engine for increased community protection.“Thetwo firefighters will be uti lized Friday, Saturday and Sunday, able to respond over 12-hour periods during the day,” Pritcher said. “Historically, the majority of the fire starts that we have are human caused and more people are recreating and are out and about throughout the weekend.”TheCRFR brush rig crew has been on the job since earlier this month. Mist and Vernonia fire dis tricts also received such a grant for additional fire protection. Even with the stepped-up fire protection, Pritcher and other fire agency administrators caution that the public needs to be aware of the wildfire danger.
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Contact The Chief Fire roars through Goble Landing trailers Fire has damaged two trailers at Goble Landing. As Columbia River Fire & Rescue (CRFR) crews arrived on the scene of the fire Wednesday morning, Aug. 17, they reported one trailer fully engulfed and fire spreading to the second trailer. “There was one travel trailer within the Goble Landing property that was the origin of the fire and unfortunately it spread to the trailer next to it,” CRFR Information Of ficer Jennifer Motherway told The Chief. Multiple fire agencies from surrounding communities sent additional crews to the fire scene on Columbia River Highway at Rainier. Both trailers were unoccupied at the time of the incident, according to Motherway. Two homeowners and one dog have been displaced due to the fire. The American Red Cross also arrived at the scene to aid the fire victims. The cause of trailer fire is electri cal in nature, according to CRFR Fire Marshal Pedsersen. CRFR crews also on Wednesday, Aug. 17, responded to four ad ditional brush and bark dust fires in Rainier and Deer Island that are believed to be caused by discarded cigarettes.“CRFR would like to remind our citizens to use an ashtray, make sure cigarettes are put out and make sure they are placed away from anything that could potentially burn when dis carded,” Motherway said. “Dousing a cigarette in water or sand is one of the best ways to ensure the cigarette is completely put out.”
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The Oregon Elections Division staff will compare the petition sig nature to signatures on file in the signer’s voter registration record, according to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office. If the signature does not have sufficient points of similarity, it is rejected.TheSecretary of State has until Aug. 30 to verify the signatures submitted by Johnson.
Independent gubernatorial can didate Betsy Johnson and her supporters have delivered 48,214 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office in an effort to qualify her for the November General Election. Johnson needs to collect 23,744 valid signatures to qualify for the ballot.“Coming onto the ballot through the power of people’s signatures is one of the most meaningful – and foundational – elements of my campaign,” Johnson said. “As I’ve been traveling the state talking to Oregonians, one thing is very clear – they are ready for a real change, and there’s no bigger change than electing an independent governor loyal only to the people of Or egon.” Over the past several weeks, Johnson and her supporters have been collecting the needed voter signatures, including conducting such an effort at a community event at the fairgrounds in St. Hel ens in June. She and her supporters delivered the voter signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office Tuesday, Aug. 16. “By delivering more than twice the number of signatures needed, we’ve made it very difficult for the political establishment to imagine ways to keep me off the ballot,” said Johnson. “We’re going to put the people back in charge of the state we love.” Oregon law ORS 249.008(2) and OAR 165-0110 allow the Oregon Elections Division to verify petitions based on a random or samples of the signatures rather than verifying all of the signatures. The number of random signatures selected is based on the number of signatures turned in for verifica tion.
Be prepared Pritcher said the best prevention plan is to be prepared for wildfire be fore it strikes. He urges residents to take steps to protect their homes and property, have and practice an es cape plan, and to be ready to quickly leave their home or office if the danger escalates into evacuations. See additional fire safety preven tion information at thechiefnews.com and at the Oregon Fire Marshal’s office website. Call your local fire district or fire agency for more information.
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Latino.Nationwide, there are nearly 12,700 cases in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. They are among more than 38,000 cases in 93 countries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Sidelinger acknowledged concerns of parents who are preparing to send their students back to school in the coming weeks, as monkeypox cases continue to rise in Oregon and other states. But he emphasized that risk of monkeypox spreading in school set tings is low, since the most common means of person-to-person transmis sion is direct contact with the rash, scabs or body fluids of a person with the“Monkeypoxvirus. is not COVID-19,” Sidelinger said. “This virus is not easily spread unless you have that prolonged, close, skin-to-skin contact with an infected person.” Symptoms of the virus can include fever, swollen lymph nodes, chills, headache, muscle aches and fatigue. Not everyone will have these symp toms, but everyone will experience a rash or sores. The rash can affect the skin of the face, arms, legs and torso, as well as the genitals, in and/ or around the anus (butthole), or in the mouth.Initially, the rash can look like a pimple with an area of red skin under neath it. From there, the pimples can get a little bigger, form indentations, and fill with fluid or pus. Typically, they then scab. It usually takes two to four weeks to heal over with fresh skin.OHA recommends people who test positive for monkeypox or who are awaiting test results isolate at home to avoid spread of infection to others.
To protect patient confidentiality, OHA is not disclosing the child’s sex, age, county of residence or how the child is connected to the previously di agnosed case, according to Sidelinger. The Oregon child was tested for monkeypox Aug. 11, and the test results were reported to public health
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The Columbia County Fairgrounds is set to receive $277,777 for building renova tions.The funding will come from Business Oregon and is expected to be used to build a pole barn or to repair the fairground buildings’ roofs. “The pole barn is a barn supported by poles with a roof,” Columbia County Fair representative Hanna Russell said. “Each year we have to rent a tent to conduct the an nual youth livestock auction during the summer fair. With the pole barn, we would not have to rent the tent.” Russell said the Columbia County Fair Board is expected to review whether to use the $277,777 for the pole barn, or to repair aging roofs on all the fairgrounds buildings. That decision could come within the next few months. Where the cash comes fromBusiness Oregon received $10 million in tax-exempt lot tery
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Removing abandoned and derelict vessels from Oregon’s waterways will be a focus in coming months, according to state officials, who addressed the issue dur ing the Aug. 9 meeting of the State Land Board meeting. Safety Abandonedconcernsvessels along the Columbia River present a myriad of safety concerns including water, navigational, and environmental hazards, according to Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Lt. ShaunMcQuiddyMcQuiddy.said vessel-abandonmentthatcases have tested officer capabili ties on a state level. “These abandoned and derelict vessels have increas ingly robbed our resources and time, statewide,” he said in previously published inter view with The Chief. The majority of aban doned and derelict boats are located in South Columbia County waterways from the Multnomah County line on the Columbia River down to Goble and the Multnomah channel, according to Mc Quiddy.PenaltiesThepenalties for vessel abandonment range from $440 on the low end to thou sands of dollars on the high end. If the vessel becomes submerged, it becomes an even greater expenditure to remove the vessel that, for one boat owner, came out to a total of $55,000. The most common types of offenders of abandoned vessels range from people living on their boat, to scrap pers and owners of “fixer uppers,” he said. $40 million In June, the State Land Board directed the Depart ment of State Lands (DSL) to request $40 million in general funds during the state budget process to address the hundreds of commercial and recreational vessels littering Oregon’s vesselsAbandonedwaterways.andderelictareaseriousthreat to waterway health and safety, and they create both envi ronmental and navigational hazards, according to DSL Director Vicki Walker. For years, DSL has been working with state, federal, and local partners to clean up and remove vessels, Walker said. Collaborative efforts have resulted in removing hazardous vessels from wa terways, said Walker, but lack of a statewide abandoned and derelict vessel program with dedicated funding has meant ongoing impact to the Common School Fund. Since 2017, the Common School Fund has expended $12.9 million removing commercial and recreational vessels from public foot“Oregon’swaterways.schoolkidsthebillforcleaning up abandoned and derelict ves sels,” Walker said. “Every dollar spent cleaning up these messes is a dollar out of the classroom.”Duringthe State Land Board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 9, DSL officials outlined how the $40 million in general funds would be used, with emphasis on removing the 19 known commercial vessels of concern statewide, as well as hundreds of recreational vessels. Read the removal planCollaborativememo. work DSL is currently working with federal, state, and local partners to remove four com mercial vessels from water ways. Emergency removal of the Tourist No. 2, a former river ferry built in the 1920s, is underway in Astoria. Pol lutants have been removed from the vessel, according to Walker, but the vessel’s poor condition, proximity to a fuel dock and the navigational channel, and the contin ued impact of tides on the vessel’s structural integrity present an imminent threat to public health and safety.
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The Columbia County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol reports abandoned vessels are a continuing hazard along the Columbia River.
“Not taking action to remove this hazard from the water is not an option,” Walker said. “But Oregon’s schoolchildren are paying yet again to clean up a mess created by an irresponsible vessel owner. The Depart ment will take every action to recoup the more than $1 mil lion this cleanup will cost.”
Aug. 15. Since receiving test results, the local public health authority, with support from OHA, has been conduct ing a case investigation and contact tracing to determine whether there are other exposures. During these investigations, public health provides guidance on how to avoid spreading the virus to others and offers vaccines to close contacts. The pediatric case is one of 116 presumptive and confirmed cases of monkeypox in Oregon, which also includes 112 men and four women. Illness onset ranges from June 7 to Aug.The9.cases are in seven of Oregon’s 36 counties: • 4 in Clackamas 1 in Columbia 1 in Coos • 20 in Lane • 1 in Marion • 73 in Multnomah • 16 in Washington Hispanic/identifyof27.6%Aboutcasesas
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Oregon Health Authority (OHA) officials have confirmed the state’s first pediatric case of monkeypox virus (hMPXV).Thecase is linked to an adult mon keypox infection that was confirmed last“Wemonth.have a known connection to a previously diagnosed case,” OHA Health Officer and State Epidemiolo gist Dean Sidelinger said. “This child did not get the virus at school, child care or another community setting.”
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There are additional precautions they and household members can take to further reduce transmission risk that can be found on OHA’s If a clini cian recommends that you receive an Orthopoxvirus test page. The CDC also has information on its Preventing Spread to Others page. People who suspect they have monkeypox should contact their health care provider to let them know before going in to be seen. Those who don’t have a health care provider can call 2-1-1 to get help finding a clinic or health care provider, or reach out to their local public health authority to find a clinic or provider.
improve ment projects to county fairground facilities. Each of Oregon’s 36 counties celebrate a countyspecific fair which is either hosted at the fairgrounds or at a venue that contracts with the county fair board to host the fair. The first bond sale support ing the lottery bond funding took place in spring 2022 and provided $5 million, with the remaining $5 million to become available with the next bond sale, anticipated in spring of 2023. Some of the grantees will receive funding in 2022 and the remaining grantees will be funded after the spring 2023 bondFollowingsale. discussions with the Oregon State Fair Association and legislative representatives associated with the appropriation, it was agreed the funds would be distributed evenly to the applicants, yielding $277,777 for each grantee. The projects completed with this funding must be used for direct capitalincludes,tionconstrucCapitalcosts.projectprovementim but is not limited to: • Construction, modifica tion, replacement, repair, remodeling, or renovation of a structure or addition to a structure. • Acquisition of land, or a legal interest in land, in conjunction with the capital construction of a structure. • Planning and design-re lated activities may be eligible provided they are directly related to the capital construc tionTheactivity.Columbia County Fairgrounds is located at 58892 Saulser Road in St. Helens. For more information. Call 503-397-4232. for building Jeremy C. jruark@countrymedia.netRuark Chief
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Collaborative work is also continuing to remove the Sakarissa, Alert, and Tiffany, three vessels the Land Board in June directed the Depart ment to address. The goal is to have all three vessels removed from the Columbia River by the end of 2022. Walker emphasized the importance of collabora tion to successfully remove these and other vessels – and the importance of engaging widely to refine the resources requested for the upcoming 2023-25 biennium. “This is complex work, and the importance of ongo ing collaboration to identify problems, priorities, and solutions cannot be under stated,” she said. “DSL is committed to working with legislators, state and federal agencies, local governments, ports, and other partners to develop long-term compre hensive solutions for address ing abandoned and derelict vessels.”
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SOLVE Cleanup registration opens in Columbia County If you are interested in volunteering to clean up wa terways in Columbia County, you have an opportunity to join a statewide effort. Registration is open for SOLVE’s annual statewide river and beach cleanup scheduled for Sept. 17. Partnering with the Oregon Lottery, SOLVE is offering the volunteer registration live, and all Oregonians, from As toria to Brookings, Pendleton to Sunriver, are encouraged to sign up for the cleanup event. For nearly four decades, SOLVE has hosted the annual Beach & Riverside Cleanup. With the support of SOLVE, community leaders and partner organizations host restoration events, urban litter cleanup projects, and beach cleanups.“Eachvolunteer project is aimed at caring for one of Oregon’s most precious resources, our water, from source to sea,” according to a SOLVE release. The nonprofit group said over 60,385 pounds of trash and marine debris were removed, and 32,717 square feet of invasive plants were cleared by more than 3,000 volunteers in the 2021 fall cleanup.Removing invasive plant species, nurturing native plants, and collecting litter are all easy ways volunteers can positively impact Oregon’s water quality, according to SOLVE. “Each piece of litter col lected removes the possibility of it entering a nearby river, waterway, or storm drain, where it can eventually make its way to the sea and contrib ute to our global marine de bris crisis,” the release starts. “Invasive plant species crowd out native plants and typically have shallow roots, leading to increased erosion and poor waterSincefiltration.”1969,SOLVE has been mobilizing volunteers to restore and preserve Oregon’s natural spaces. “The Oregon Lottery is proud to continue supporting SOLVE’s Beach & Riverside Cleanup,” Oregon Lottery Di rector Barry Pack said. “Now more than ever, it’s impor tant for Oregonians to come together for a common cause.
The lawsuits hold opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers accountable for their role in creating and fueling the opioid epidemic and for aggressively market ing prescription opioids while simultaneously downplay ing their risks to health care providers and the public. The State of Oregon reached resolution with four of these companies in July 2021. The resolution consists of two agreements and is referred to as the Distribu tor and Janssen Settlement Agreements.The18-member, governorappointed Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment and Recovery (OSPTR) Board will be responsible for mak ing funding decisions that align with approved opioid prevention, treatment and recovery strategies listed in Exhibit E of the settlement and Oregon’s Strategic Plan for Substance Use Services developed by the state Alco hol & Drug Policy Commis sion (ADPC). A portion of the state’s funds must go toward a uni fied and evidence-based state system for collecting, analyz ing and publishing data about the availability and efficacy of substance use preven tion, treatment and recovery services statewide. The governor will appoint the board based on the OS PTR Board membership re quirements defined in House Bill 4098. The OSPTR Board is expected to begin meeting in late fall 2022. About $333 million will be awarded to Oregon from the Distributor and Janssen Set tlement Agreements over the course of 18 years, beginning this year. Forty-five percent of the opioid settlement funds will be allocated to a new Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment & Recovery fund managed by OHA; 55% will be paid directly to cities and counties with populations of more than 10,000. About $503 million is going directly to tribes from the Distributor and Janssen Settlement Agreements. All federally recognized tribes are eligible to participate in the Tribal Opioid Settlements, regardless of whether that tribe filed an opioid lawsuit. Oregon’s tribes are eligible to receive a portion of the $503 millionOregonsettlement.followed the model developed through the national opioid settlement to determine how much funding each eligible city and county would receive. This allocation formula is based on popula tion and public health metrics. Oregon anticipates receiving additional opioid settlement funds from other lawsuits. However, the tim ing, amount and allowable uses of these funds have yet to be determined. Generally speaking, the funds must be used for opioid preven tion, treatment and recovery strategies that are listed in the settlement. They may not be used for other purposes. Cities and counties will decide how their funds are used.Oregon drug overdose deaths more than doubled between 2019 and 2021, an alarming trend driven largely by misuse of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, an OHA analysis found. Prelimi nary data indicate this trend continued in 2022. A review of State Unin tentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) and Oregon death certificate data by analysts from OHA’s Injury and Violence Preven tion Section found that unin tentional/undetermined drug overdose deaths increased from 496 in 2019 to 1,072 in 2021. The 2021 figure doesn’t include all fourth-quarter overdose deaths, which are still being tallied and ana lyzed.The number of fentanylduedeathsdeterminedrespectively.andthanoverdosetional/undeterminedunintenfentanyldeathsjumpedmore600%between20192021,from71to509,Ofallunintentional/undrugoverdosein2021,47.5%weretofentanyl;in2020,caused32.1%of overdose deaths; in 2019, the drug was responsible for 14.3% of 2019325–stimulantUnintentional/undetermined739duringandopioids,undeterminedOverall,overdoses.unintentional/overdosesfromincludingfentanylheroin,alsorosesharplythattime,from280todeaths–a164%increase.–methamphetamineoverdosesdoubled,fromto658deathsbetweento2021. drug overdose than 2019 and 2021, alarming trend largely misuse of the powerful synthetic opioid fen tanyl, OHA this trend in
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OHA Health Systems Divi sion state opioid treatment authority’s John McIlveen, Ph.D., said. “We’re looking forward to working with our local partners to get these funds distributed as soon as they become available.”
SOLVE’s Beach & Riverside Cleanup provides the perfect membersopportunity.”Interestedcommunityareencouraged to visit solveoregon.org to see a list of volunteer projects and sign up. To create a culture of sustainability around litter cleanups, it is suggested that you bring your own reusable gloves, buckets, and safety vests. The Beach & Riverside Cleanup is a great way to bond with family members, coworkers, and neighbors, all while collectively giving back to some of Oregon’s most beautiful places.
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• Data Collection and Research.TheOregon Opioid Settle ment Funds site, at ment,oregon.gov/opioidsettlewww.hasbackgroundon the multi-state litigation against the pharmaceutical industry of which Oregon was a party and links to national settle ment agreement sites. It also describes how the settlement funds will be distributed in Oregon, how much money is available and what it can be used for. In addition, the site offers people the opportunity, if in terested, to apply to serve on the Oregon Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Board, which will determine how the state uses its share of funds from the settlements with the opioid industry.“These settlement funds will provide theircountiesopportunitiesmuch-neededforcitiesandinOregontohelpcommunitiesbeginhealingfromtheravagescausedbythepervasivenessofthesedrugsoverthelastdecade,”
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Oregon will receive ap proximately $333 million from a historic $21 billion settlement with the three largest distributors of opioids — Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen.TheOregonHealth Au thority (OHA) has launched a new website to share updates and information on opioid settlement funds, which will be used to support opioid prevention, treatment and recovery efforts around the state. Specifically, the settlement agreement outlines that the funds will be used for:
Oregon’s 3.5% unemploy ment rate has tracked very closely with the national unemployment rate for the past two years, with both rates declining rapidly during May 2020 through early 2022 as the economies recovered. Over the past five months, unemployment rates for the U.S. and Oregon have aver aged 3.6%, near record lows dating back almost 50 years. The labor market is tight, and many people have gotten back to work. Over the past two years, Oregon’s labor force participation rate rose rapidly.Theshare of the popula tion 16 and older that is either employed or unemployed reached 63.5% in July, its highest rate in a decade. In Oregon, nonfarm payroll employment grew by 4,200 in July, following gains averag ing 6,300 jobs in the prior eight months. Monthly gains in July were largest in leisure and hospitality (+1,500 jobs), other services manufacturing(+1,400),(+1,300), and private educational services (+1,300). Retail trade (-700 jobs) was the only major in dustry that shed a substantial number of jobs. As of July, Oregon has re gained 94% of jobs lost at the onset of the pandemic. The U.S. has regained 100%. Oregon’s private sector is close to a full jobs recov ery, having regained 99% of pandemic recession losses. However, Oregon’s govern ment sector has only regained 49% of the jobs it lost during March through June 2020. Professional and technical services was one of the fastest growing industries over the past two years. It added 1,900 jobs in July and has grown by 10,400 jobs since February 2020.Over the past 12 months, architectural and engineering services added 1,700 jobs, or 9.4%, which was the highest growth rate of the component industries within professional and technical services. Retail trade has inched downward since late last year. In July, it dropped to 209,000 jobs, which is back to where it was inlate2016. Over the past 12 months, the weakest retail trade sectors were building material and garden sup ply stores (-1,700 jobs) and general merchandise stores (-2,400 mentOregon’sjobs).unemployratewas3.5%in July, unchanged from 3.5%, as revised, in June. The U.S. unemployment rate was also 3.5% in July.
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Saturday (except major holidays weekends). ROHM is located inside Rainier City Hall at 106 W B Street. For more information, call 360751-7039.TheRainier Public Library is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays and 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays. It will be closed Sundays and Mondays.
Ongoing Farmers ClatskanieMarketFarmers Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday through September 24 at Cope’s Park in down town Clatskanie. Movies by Moonlight Scappoose Public Library and the City of Scappoose offer free Movies by Moon light each Friday in August at Heritage Park, 52469 SE Sec ond Street, in Scappoose. A series of four family friendly movies will be shown with thematic activities and events each night. For up-to-date information about the events, visit the Movies by Moonlight website link, Facebook page, or contact Jeff Weiss 503543-7123. Food vendors will be on site with snacks and full meals available for purchase. All movies start at dusk with pre-movie events beginning at 7 p.m. In the event of rain, the showing will be rescheduled. Alcohol and smoking are not permitted in the park.
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Patrick Klein St. Helens Dumbfounded Today as I watched the news I was dumbfounded. For our current worthless President Joe Biden to green light a raid at a former Presi dent’s home speaks volumes. This is nothing more than to discredit President Trump. At this point if you are a Democrat who voted for Joe Biden, you should be embar rassed. Come November, the worthless Democrats in Washington will be decimat ed. I encourage every voting citizen to vote Republican. Our current President can not even string 2 sentences together without stumbling. As far as I am concerned, our current President is an embarrassment, along with his cocaine and pornographyaddicted son.
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Residents of Columbia County don’t have the wool pulled over your eyes by Betsy Johnson’s ads. She gets things done all right but not for you and I. Read the Willamette Week articles about her self-serving bills she introduced to benefit her husband and their family businesses or her self-deal scam at the Scappoose Askairport.Betsy who her major donor is, the out of state bil lionaires, the Koch Brothers. One of the biggest corpora tions in the country that support union busting. If you really want to see Oregon go to hell in a hand basket as her ad say vote Betsy. By the way she is not from the working class. She comes from a multimillion aire family. Do research before you vote. The articles are all on the web from Willamette Weekly.
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Editor’s Note: The follow ing has been submitted by Set Free Oregon. Dear Editors of the Or egon Newspaper Publishers Association:Iamwriting to thank you for hosting the first Gubernatorial debate of this campaign season. I was watching the debate you hosted and noticed something, or rather, some one, was missing. Of the multiple candidates running for Governor of Oregon, only three of them were invited to attend. A duly elected Libertarian candi date, R. Leon Noble, had been excluded and I would like to know why. Mr. Noble earned the nomination of the Libertar ian Party of Oregon dur ing their Primary Election held last June. Unlike other “minor” parties, Libertar ians do not need to spend millions of dollars on a primary campaign in order to ensure ballot access. With our closed primary rules, we are able to develop per sonal relationships between candidates and constituents, not just throw dollars around trying to buy votes. Was R. Leon Noble excluded because he is not a woman? Oh, I have your at tention now, don’t I? Or was he excluded because in this day of “Pay to Play” poli tics, he has yet to raise the millions of dollars already in the coffers of the three female politicians who ap peared on the ONPA stage. Furthermore, Ms. Johnson is still in the process of collecting signatures (as of the writing of this letter) in order to appear on the ballot in November. As mentioned above, Mr. Noble has no such hurdle to overcome, yet he was excluded from the debate.Could it be in this age of political correctness, white privilege, and toxic masculinity, that the ONPA doesn’t want to hear from a white man? Are you trying to silence candidates who haven’t “paid their way” into the Governor’s Race? Or is it Mr. Noble’s ideas that you are afraid of? Are you concerned that the people of Oregon might hear a mes sage that disturbs the status quo?Most Oregonians can agree that neither Ms. Kotek, Ms. Drazen, nor Ms. John son represent them. Why can’t those disenfranchised voters hear from a candidate who will? I don’t know about you, but the platform of Safety & Security, Liberty & Equality, and the Economy sounds to me like just what Oregon needs to hear right now. If you would like to learn more about the Libertarian candidate for Governor, R Leon Noble, please visit his website: SetOregonFree.com
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• • Linda Jean Roberts,78(Stennick)ofRain ier, Oregon, was born May 30,1944 to John and June Stennick. She passed away Aug. 12, 2022. She lived in Rainier, Oregon her whole life.Graduating from Rainier High School in 1962, she became a hairdresser in Clats kanie in her younger years. She worked for Bell Studio until retirement. She mar ried Alvin Roberts on Nov. 28,1968. He was the love of herHelife!preceded her in death in 1989. They had two children, Bill Roberts and Lori Loran. Along with being a great wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, she loved working in her yard, collecting rocks, quilting, knitting, and going to the beach.
Lee Berta, a resident of Clatskanie, was born on Nov. 16, 1951 and passed away in Clatskanie, Oregon on July 19, 2022. She was born to Bill Titus and Lottie Titus of Mist, Oregon and was raised in Vernonia, Oregon. She at tended and graduated from Vernonia High School. Lee married Robert E. Walker in Kelso, Wash ington and was a stay-athome mom. She loved her pets, grandchildren, being around family, being outdoors, gardening, and attending her grandkids sports games.
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Columbia presentedCommissionersCountyhavetheColum bia Pacific Food Bank (CPFB) with $5,000. “The Columbia Pacific Food Bank does a tre mendous job of working closely with the local food pantries and chari table organizations to help our neighbors strug gling with hunger. We are pleased that this donation will help them continue to help families,” Columbia County Commissioner Henry Heimuller said. The presentation was made during the food bank’s grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at the CPFB’s new loca tion Friday, Aug. 12 in St. Helens.CPFB is Columbia County’s regional food bank, delivering food to 38 food pantries, meal programs, and produce distribution points throughout the county, including Rainier and Clatskanie.Thefood bank also op erates the Barbara Bullis H.E.L.P. Food Pantry in St.TheHelens.$5,000 is the county’s annual contribu tion to the food bank.
She leaves behind two chil dren, Bill (Jill) Roberts and Lori Loran; eight grandchil dren, Micheal (Lisa) Jacobs, Aspen and Alvin Roberts; Brad Bright, and Hannah, Matt, Emma, and Page Loran; six FuneralonlinewillJacobsinbyandStennick;Stennick;Stennicktwogreatgrandchildren;brothers,Larry(Janet)andDavid(Linda)onesisterBettyandseveralniecesnephews.ShewasprecededindeathherhusbandAlvinRoberts1989;andgrandsonByronin2018.Atherrequestnoservicebeheld.GuestbookatDahl-McVickerHome. s p O rts
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Midway through River City Speedway’s stock car racing season a number of area drivers are enjoying suc cess and are contenders for a Columbia County Racing Association (CCRA) division championship.Aquartetof local competi tors recorded top-five finishes Aug. 6, including St. Helens drivers Lanette Phillips, Bob Berg and Stephen Kaptur and Austin Fox of Rainier. Phillips won the Pure Stock Division main event and Berg notched a fifth place in the Tuner Division main. Fox took third in the Tuner main and Kaptur was fourth in the Modified Division main event.The four drivers are also ranked in the top-five of the season point standings and have a shot at winning a title at the Columbia County Fair grounds motorsports facility in St. Helens. Other drivers who are also focusing on pos sibly winning a title include St. Helens drivers Kasey Lee, Christopher Lee, Sean Fox and Bernie Lujan who are each ranked in the top-five of the point standings too. Philips, 48, started on the pole position of the 13-car Pure Stock main and she led the 40-lap race from start-tofinish to get her second main event win this year in her Ross Diesel & Auto spon sored 1979 Buick Regal. “This is the 15th race of my career and I’ve won two straight now, so I’m very ex cited,” said Phillips, who won the last Pure Stock main on July 16. “I just love Theresa and Brock Ross, owners of Ross Diesel & Auto. They’ve been super helpful and they’re very supportive and they’re also on my pit crew some times as well. I’m currently second in the point standings, so I’m hoping to win the championship. I’m compet ing against a very talented competitor, Tom Zywicki, who won the championship last year and he’s ahead of me in the standings and he’s a phenomenal driver.” Berg, 58, took fifth place in the 14-car, 40-lap Tuner main with his Cozy Lawn Mainte nance sponsored 1997 Dodge Neon. Berg is ranked fifth in the standings, just ahead of sixth place St. Helens driver Anthony Brinster, who drives the Economy Auto Parts sponsored Nissan. Berg leads the Four Cylinder Division point standings and he’s seek ing to win the fifth title of his 30-year motorsports career. “It was a good race, the track conditions were nice and smooth, but I lost my brakes for the last 10 laps and they caught on fire and we had exited the track and put the fire out,” said Berg, whose wife Tiffany is sixth in the Four Cylinder standings, while driving the Eaton’s Tire & Service Center sponsored Dodge“I’mNeon.excited about the opportunity to maybe win another championship,” said Berg. “I don’t have a big lead in the point standings, but I think I’ll have a good shot at winning the Four Cylinder Division title.” Berg currently has 319 points for first place, with Sam Simmet of Vancouver in second with 311 points. Myke Landis of West Linn, who leads the series stand ings, won the Tuner Division main in his Landis & Landis Construction sponsored 2003 Ford Focus. Fox, 15, took third place with his Economy Auto Parts sponsored Volk swagen GTI. Fox had an out standing performance on the quarter mile clay oval track as he also won the trophy dash and he took second in the heat race for a total of three topthree finishes. “It was a good race, I had lots of fun and hopefully, this will help me move up in the point standings a little bit,” said Fox, who is a Rainier High sophomore and he plays on the Columbians OSAA Class 3A basketball team. “I competed in the Tracer class last year, but there wasn’t much competition there for me. It’s a lot more fun in this class, because you get to race for the lead other cars and there’s lapped cars and more traffic to deal with, which makes it more exciting.” Fox is the fourth genera tion of his family to compete in stock car racing. His dad Sean competes in the Modi fied class and is ranked fourth in the standings. Sean’s dad Dan is a former driver who competed for many years in CCRA events and Dan’s fa ther raced at Portland Speed way, which closed in 2001. In other events last Sat urday, Street Stock Division leader Dustin Wilkinson of Milwaukie, won the 40-lap main in the Tri-Pod Develop ment sponsored Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Vancouver’s Don Jenner won the Modified DivisionJamiesonmain.Johnson, 16, of Olympia, WA, won the Tracer Division main. Kasey Lee of St. Helens, took second in his Grumpy’s Towing sponsored Dodge Neon. Lee, 12, won the trophy dash on Saturday and he leads the division standings as he seeks to win the series champion ship. Lee’s dad Christopher competes in the Tuner class and he’s ranked fourth in the standings.Theninth round of the 14race schedule was set for Aug. 20 followed by an Aug. 27 race. Races are also scheduled for in Sept. 3, 4, 10 and the Championship Night season finale on Sept. 24. Courtesy from Mike Weber Stephen Kaptur, of St. Helens, driving the number 90 yellow car competes in the Aug. 6 modified division main event.
She leaves behind her children, Raeberta Lynn Ostrand of Rainier, Oregon and Debbie May Calvert of Clatskanie, Oregon; broth ers, Donnie Titus of Lyons, Oregon and Tim Titus of Vernonia, Oregon; sister Sue Rondo of Banks, Or egon; grandchildren, Katie Ostrand, Peter Ostrand, Jar ed Abbott, Brittney Abbott and Mitchell Calvert; and great-grandchildren Mia Ostrand, Marissa Ostrand, and Gracee Abbott. A celebration of life will be held from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Sept. 10, 2022 at 23275 Swedetown Rd., Clatskanie, Oregon. It will be a potluck, so please bring a dish if you can.
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