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Scary clowns frenzy hits Columbia County that has recently become local. This is another example of why we need to teach our students that much information available on the internet has no factual foundation.” The school administration letter continues: “Rainier School District takes student safety very seriously. If you see any suspicious activity in our community, please contact the local police. Emphasize with your children that these stories are rumors, and that responding to, or starting social media posts, will only perpetuate those rumors.”
BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net
Following rumors of threats to the school, administrators at Rainier Jr/Sr High School have given all students a letter, and made phone calls to all families and staff in the district concerning a heightened awareness of the scary clowns issue in Columbia County. “We were learning that some people thought this might be real and that the clowns would show up at the school,” Rainier Jr/Sr. High School Co-Principal Melissa Sandven said. “We wanted to reassure everyone that school was safe and there was no compelling evidence of any threat.” Sandven wrote the letter given to students and parents that includes a statement from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, which reads: “There have been concerned individuals in Columbia County and surrounding areas about a possible attack on our schools by scary clowns. Our office has looked into these threats and have at this time, determined that the threats are NOT credible in our County. We will continue to monitor the rumors fomented on social media to ensure that everything possible is being done to look into these threats and determine their credibility, but we have no indication at this time that such threats are real in our County.” Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson told The Chief that while the local scary clown threats appear not to be real, he is concerned. “Of course, that doesn’t mean someone won’t try to mimic what they have seen or heard elsewhere,” he said. “But for us at the Sheriff’s Office, we’ve received no calls in regard to this - just some Facebook queries that we have answered similar to the way in which we responded to the school’s request for information.” Concerned Students Rainier Student Body President Jadyn Crape said students are concerned. “It is the fear of people with bad intentions, and they think it is really scary,” she said. “They are taking extra steps to be safe, like locking their doors when they are home. They are kind of freaked out.” Crape said the school administration’s letter has helped ease the students’ fears.
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COURTESY PHOTO Rainier Student Body President Jadyn Crape said students are concerned. “It is the fear of people with bad intentions, and they think it is really scary,” she said.
Clatskanie’s interim police chief Stan Grubbs said there have been two isolated incidents involving local students and the scary clowns issue. “One student sent another student inappropriate messages through social media which included a picture of bloody knife,” Grubbs said. “The recipient was very assertive to the sender saying it was not appropriate.” Grubbs said the messaging was not deemed to be criminal in nature. “These are students using very poor judgment and improper use of social media,” he said. Grubbs said the scary clowns issue illustrates how quickly rumors and misinformation can spread across social media. “Theses type of incidents take a life of their own when they are given that attention,” he said. “This is a nationwide issue. It is one that law enforcement is taking notice of.” Grubbs recommends people concerned about the scary clowns issue be aware of their surroundings and people around them. “If you feel threatened and you are in a position to take appropriate action, call 911.” Clatskanie School Superintendent Dr. Lloyd Hartley said while the district has not sent any letters to parents about the scary clowns issues, he hopes students and parents educate themselves about such social media generated rumors. “We are aware the scary clown issues are growing and we are asking parents to educate themselves and their kids, especially with the Halloween season upon us,” Hartley said.
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This letter concerning the scary clowns issues has been sent to parents and given to students from the Rainier Jr/Sr High School Administration.
“The letter did help,” she said. “It makes them feel safe at school knowing that they have a set plan. I encourage them not to think about it and that they should know that we are in a safe place.” Crape said scary clown frenzy is part of the danger of social media. “Social media is very dangerous, especially for this topic because it can get out of hand,” she said. “ So you don’t know if what is being said is necessarily true, especially on topics like this, so they need to know their sources.”
The Rainier school administration letter concerning the scary clown investigation reads: “Some of you may have heard the stories about the scary clowns that have been in the news and have gone viral on social media. Our administration and local law enforcement agencies are aware of the rumors and are working to de-escalate them. These reports have been investigated by law enforcement and school district officials around the state and it has been verified that theses stories are “pranks” as a response to a national viral story
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Left: Margaret Magruder. Right: Wayne Mayo
Two candidates for Columbia County Commissioner will face off at a political forum on Oct. 20 in Rainier. Clatskanie resident Margaret Magruder and Scappoose resident Wayne Mayo will answer questions and give their perspectives on a range of issues at a public forum sponsored by the Rainier Chamber of Commerce. Mayo and Magruder are vying for the seat vacated by retiring commissioner Earl Fisher. After a relatively stable six-year period, voters are replacing two commissioners currently up for re-election. In May, voters ousted incumbent Commissioner Tony Hyde, replacing him with political newcomer, Alex Tardif. Hyde served as commissioner since 1997. Magruder and Mayo emerged as the two frontrunners in a field of five candidates that ran for Position One on the May primary ballot. The candidate who receives the majority on the November ballot will become commissioner in January 2017. The Oct. 20 forum will be moderated by Don Patterson, publisher of The Chief and the Chronicle newspapers. Doors open at 5:30 and the forum begins at 6 p.m in the green building behind Rainier City Hall. The address is 103 West C Street. Follow this story at thechiefnews. com.
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Clatskanie drug bust Write-in campaign launched nets four arrests for Clatskanie mayor The Columbia Enforcement Narcotics Team (CENT) wrapped up a two week undercover narcotics investigation on Monday, Oct. 11, executing two search warrants in Clatskanie. Officers arrested three subjects on drug charges and a fourth subject on a warrant and recovered cash and controlled substances in the service of the
search warrants. The warrants were served consecutive search warrants at the addresses of 428 NW 5th Street #5 and 500 SW Bel Air Drive, both inside the City of Clatskanie. In the service of the search warrants, investigators found controlled substances, including methamphetamine and Oxycodone; they also found evidence of drug trafficking and recovered a small amount of cash. Officers took four people into custody during the investigation including Randy Houle, 27, Clatskanie; Crystal Hansen, 33, Clatskanie; Anthony Campbell, 45, Clatskanie; and, Tashina Herrera, 31, Clatskanie. Houle was charged with two counts each of manufacture and delivery of methamphetamine; One count of delivery of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school; One count of delivery of Oxycodone within 1,000 feet of a school; Three counts of possession of methamphetamine; and one count of possession of Oxycodone. Hansen was charged with two counts each of manufacture and delivery of methamphetamine; One Count of delivery of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school; One count of delivery of Oxycodone within 1,000 feet of a school; One count of possession of methamphet
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in the Clatskanie area. “I got my start working at the Shell Station during high school,” he said. “I graduated from Clatskanie High School in 1971.” After high school Brajcich went to work at Rietman Motors, a new car dealership on Highway 30 in Clatskanie. At Rietman, Brajcich served as a mechanic for eight years. From there he went to work as a mechanic for the Clatskanie School District at the district’s bus garage and eventually went to work at the Georgia Pacific Wauna Mill. He retired from the mill in 2014. Pohl said she looks forward to the campaign. “We live in a democracy that certainly encourages people who have an interest to run for public office,” she said. “I don’t have a problem with that at all.” Pohl said she would stand on her record as mayor. “I hope my record can stand with the good and positive things I have been blessed to take part in,” she said. “We have gone through some rocky times but they will smooth out and change is good with looking at our city makeup and that is a positive step. I am looking forward to this election season. It is a time of great expectation and great
BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net
Long-time Clatskanie resident Bob Brajcich has mounted a write-in campaign for Clatskanie Mayor. Brajcich said several people approached him in mid September asking him to run for the office currently held by Diane Pohl. “She has done a lot of hard work over the years,” he said. “But I believe it is time for a fresh face. I have lived here for over 50 years. I am not that fresh, but I am offering a positive change.” Ellen Spaulding, owner of The Junque Trunque, is spearheading the write-in effort. “There is a group of us that think it is a time for a change,” she said. “We all need to work together. We went to Bob because we trust him and we believe he will bring positive change to the city so everyone can work together.” Spaulding and her group planned to take door hangers supporting Brajcich to homes and businesses in Clatskanie over the next few weeks. Brajcich said he believes law enforcement is the main issue in Clatskanie. “I understand their situation with the contract with the Sher-
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Bob Brajcich has mounted a write in campaign for Clatskanie Mayor.
iff’s Office,” he said. “I would like to see it one day go back to the Clatskanie Police Department so we have the local control. I have never been a fan of contracting. You lose control when you do that.” Brajcich said he also believes the mayor’s key responsibility is to support the whole community. “I am a straight-forward, play by the rules guy,” he said. “I don’t have a personal agenda, but I do want to represent the taxpayers of Clatskanie, the local business and the city employees. That is something the mayor should do. That’s the mayor’s responsibility. Those businesses, that is their livelihood and the city needs to support that and it does.” Brajcich grew up and worked
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Aaron Bernard Kallio January 18, 1963 ~ September 30, 2016
Robert Stanley Wence January 13, 1918 ~ September 22, 2016 Robert Stanley Wence was born January 13, 1918 in Wiggins, Colorado to Irving L. Wence and Hazel Faye Wence. He passed away September 22, 2016. Bob moved to Oregon in 1942, and worked in the shipyards during WWII. He was drafted into the US Army in July 1944. Bob was a steamfitter/welder until his retirement in 1982. He also raised strawberries for many years in Goble, Oregon. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, watching baseball, farming, gardening, and playing cards. Bob married Dorothy Helen Hovermale in 1935. She passed away in 1945. Bob married Faith Lorraine Halbeck in
1956. She passed away in 2005. Bob is survived by: son Kevin Wence (&Cassie), step-son David Halbeck (&Denise), son-in-law Tom Iverson, sister Marge Davis, sister Joann Charlesworth, sister Phylis Gulliford, 13 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death: brother I. Lewis Wence, sister Faye Gibson, sister Peggy Gentry, son Robert Leroy Wence, daughter H. Ilene Iverson, and grandson Rick Souther. A celebration of life and potluck will be held at the Beaver Valley Grange, (75942 Larson Road in Rainier, Oregon) on Saturday, October 22, from 12-3 p.m.
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Aaron Bernard Kallio, of Clatskanie, was born January 18, 1963. He passed away September 30, 2016 in Aloha, Oregon. Aaron is survived by two brothers, one sister in law, nephews, nieces, and multiple cousins. A public service is planned for 1:30 p.m., October 15, at the Alston Corner Jehovah’s Kingdom Hall, 25331 wonderly Rd., Rainier, Or. Following the service, there will be a spaghetti dinner potluck, held at Humps Restaurant starting at 4 p.m.
Roland B Lee October 23, 1940 ~ September 28, 2016 Roland Lee lived in Clatskanie from 1979 to 2004, when he retired from the Wauna Paper mill and moved to Fernley, Nevada with his wife Linda. Roland loved life, loved well, and was well loved. He enjoyed scuba diving, skydiving, water skiing with his family and friends (He taught all of his children how to ski), flying his small airplane, racing stock cars, and racing bathtubs in the open ocean in Canada among other fun hobbies. Roland was the poster child for “Work hard, Play hard”. He understood work life balance and taught his family wonderful work ethics and to balance that with a
healthy dose of fun. Roland succumbed to cancer after a vigorous fight and passed away peacefully at home with his family at his side. Roland was under the care of Genitiva Home Hospice in Fernley, Nevada at the time of his death. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends. Roland is survived by his loving wife, Linda Lee, after 56 years of marriage,
his daughters Treva Gambs of Keizer, OR, Susan Phillips of Kalama, WA, his sons Roger Lee of Fernley, NV Rex Lee of Sacramento, 19 grandchildren, and great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters, Dorthy Kusler, Patsy Linscott, Lynn Reneau, Joann Lee, a brother Mike Frame, and multiple nieces and nephews. There was a small Celebration of Life with family and friends at Roland and Linda’s home in Fernley on Saturday October 8, 2016. Please consider making a donation to your local Hospice in memory of Roland Lee of Fernley, Nevada.
Joseph “Joey” Vernon Gaffney March 4, 1985 ~ October 9, 2016 Joseph “Joey” Vernon Gaffney, 31, of Clatskanie, passed away Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, in Clatskanie. He was born March 4, 1985, in Astoria, Ore., to Joseph Vernon Gaffney and Kathy Stafford. Joey attended Clatskanie High School. He married his soul mate, Sandra Lynn Good on June 22, 2013, at the Clatskanie Baptist Church. Joey was a very active member of the Clatskanie Baptist Church as a missionary,
recently traveling to Brazil with Sandra sharing the love of God with hundreds of children. He was on the CE Board, a member of the Venture Club and also worked with children during VBS (Vacation Bible School). He had such a passion working with children. Joey worked as a Tree Faller/Logger which started with Diamond Timber for four years, Nygaard Logging for four years, Evenson Logging for three
• Saturday, Oct. 15 • Prime Rib Dinner to benefit Turning Point, Scottish Rite Speech Clinic, and American Legion Operation Comfort Warriors. 6 p.m., American Legion Hall, 960 NE 5 St., Clatskanie. Advanced Tickets: Adult $25, 12 and under: $12. At the door: Adults: $28, 12 and under: $12. Tickets on sale now at Clatskanie City Hall and at Gun & Boot & Gear. • Beaver Homes Grange #518 is hosting their annual Haunted House
and then with Fallon Logging to the present. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, crabbing with his wife, skateboarding, camping, but most of all, he loved spending time with his family, who he loved with all his heart. Joey is survived by: his wife, Sandra Lynn
& Childrens games, 6:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m., Ages 3-10 $4, Adults $6, Seniors & Military with ID $5. Located at the Beaver Homes Grange, 31105 Beaver Homes Rd., Rainier. Sunday, Oct. 16 • Fall Festival all you can eat chili feed, bazaar, homemade pie, specialty baked good for sale, & a quilt raffle, 10:30– 2:00 p.m., Rocky Point Fire Hall, 25600 Rocky Point Road, one mile north of Hwy 140 between
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, October 16, Worship Service10:30 a.m. Pastor: Erik Huget Sermon title – “A Rich Full Ministry” New Testament Reading- 2 Timothy 3: 14, 45 Old Testament Lesson- Jeremiah 31: 27-34 Wednesday study group will meet at 11:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room. “Come as you are, everyone is welcome”
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH S.W. High Street Clatskanie, OR 97016 Phone: 503-556-5641 Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary East 2nd and D St. Rainier, OR 97048
HOLY NATIVITY EASTERN ORTHODOX MISSION 867 5th St., Hammond Or 503-440-3930 or 503-298-3453
RAINIER COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD 321 West C Street P.O. Box 849 Rainier, OR 97048 503-556-5661
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH ELCA 1010 NE 5th St. - P.O. Box 447 Clatskanie, OR 97016 503-728-4604
and Cynthia Stafford of Toledo and Sheena (Donnie) Vittetoe, of Westport, Ore.; brothers, Buck Stafford, of Toledo and James Stafford, of Texas; grandmother, Gertrude Conner, of Toledo and numerous, nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts and friends. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lacey Gaffney in 2004. There will be a Celebration Service for Joey at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at the Clatskanie
Baptist Church, 415 S. Nehalem St., Clatskanie, OR 97016, with Pastor Kirk Bennett officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested that any donations be sent to a memorial fund that has been set up in his name at Umpqua Bank in Clatskanie. Arrangements are being handled by Groulx Family Mortuary at Alston’s Corner, 25381 Wonderly Rd., in Rainier, Ore.
•C ommunity C alendar • • Medford and Klamath Falls. For more information, call 541 356-2236. Monday, Oct. 17 • Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior Center, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features: Ham and bean soup w/ cornbread. Wednesday, Oct. 19 • Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior Center, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features: Chicken & Dumplings w/ coleslaw.
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APOSTOLIC LUTHERAN CHURCH 18614 Beaver Falls Road Clatskanie, OR 97016 Church phone: 503-556-0537
Good-Gaffney, of Clatskanie; sons, Chaddlee and Jeremiah Gaffney, of St. Helens; daughter, Brooke (Caleb) Williams, of Clatskanie; grandchildren, Mystical, Trinity, Ashtyn and Bubba Williams, all of Clatskanie; Mom, Kathy Stafford, of Toledo, Ore.; Dad, Buddy Gaffney, of Clatskanie; sisters, Sherri
ALSTON’S CORNER ASSEMBLY OF GOD 25272 Alston Road, Rainier 97048 Phone: 503-556-1961 WESTPORT COMMUNITY CHURCH 49246 Highway 30 Westport, OR 97016 Church Phone: 503-455-2576
CLATSKANIE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 290 South Nehalem Street P.O. Box 676 Clatskanie, OR 97016 Phone: 503-728-3318 KNAPPA ASSEMBLY OF GOD
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Friday, Oct. 21 • Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior Center, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features: Beef Stroganoff & Noodles w/ veggies. • Beaver Homes Grange #518 is hosting their annual Haunted House & Children’s games, 6:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m., Ages 3-10 $4, Adults $6, Seniors & Military with ID $5. Located at the Beaver Homes Grange, 31105 Beaver Homes Rd., Rainier.
Saturday, Oct. 22 • Prescription Drug Take Back presented by the Rainier Police Department. Turn in unused, unwanted, or expired prescription medications to be disposed of by law enforcement. 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., Rainier Senior Center, 47 West 7 Street, Rainier. This program is free, and anonymous, no questions asked. • Beaver Homes Grange #518 is hosting their annual Haunted House
& Children’s games, 6:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m., Ages 3-10 $4, Adults $6, Seniors & Military with ID $5. Located at the Beaver Homes Grange, 31105 Beaver Homes Rd., Rainier.
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Monday, Oct. 24 • Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior Center, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features: Chili w/ salad and cornbread
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RAINIER WARD, THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS 27410 Parkdale Road Rainier, OR 97048 503-556-9694 HERITAGE BIBLE CHURCH 75212 Larson Rd. Rainier, OR 97048
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Voters asked to renew jail levy for four years Depletion fee increase to support infrastructure, transportation BY CODY MANN cmann@countrymedia.net
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In the Nov. 8 General Election, Columbia County voters are being asked to decide on Ballot Measure 5-255, a 35-cent increase in the Columbia County Depletion Fee to support roads, e, Kirk bridges and Columbia County Rider, the county’s public transit system. e The Columbia County at Ordinance No. 90-20 sets the o s Natural Resources Depletion at Fee at 15 cents per ton. The fee provided $109,041 in revenue for county roads last year and ing has provided an average of ily $103, 847 annually over the ord., in past five years, according to the Columbia County Finance Department. The initiative increases the depletion fee by 35-cents per ton to 50-cents per ton. Ten cents of the 35-cent fee increase would be used for improvements and maintenance of existing roads and bridges. Twenty-five cents of - 9:30 6, Se- the 35-cent increase would be ocated used to fund CC Rider Trans31105 portation. The other provisions of the increase include: • The depletion fee rate Senior shall be adjusted annually Street, based on the consumer price s: Chili index for the Portland Metropolitan area. • Any operator identified by Ordinance 90-20 shall be audited at least every three years to determine accuracy of records and fees. • Any public official who fails to implement or enforce any part of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class B violation under Oregon law and may be sued in circuit court. • This ordinance is effective upon passage and may be changed only by majority vote at a countywide election. Thelma Bonar, chief petition for the Depletion Fee Increase ballot measure, said the additional funding is badly needed. “Our roads are deteriorating,” she said. “There has never been any money for the close to 190 bridges in the county that need maintenance. They are not being worked on. We have 600-plus roads and folks have complained about the roads and the safety of the roads.” Bonar said the funding for the county’s bus transit system is critical. “This is a very, very poor county,” she said. Bonar said many county resident cannot afford vehicles and the bus system is the only transportation they have. “People told me they need the transportation services offered by CC Rider because many don’t have cars and they need transportation to medical services and to the grocery store,” she said. Bonar said the additional funding that could be generated by Measure 5-255 for the county roads, bridges and the
transit system, will help the Columbia County economy. “I am not being hard on the miners,” Bonar said. “That would defeat my purpose. They won’t have job losses or business losses.” Save Columbia County Jobs, a political action committee representing a coalition of local businesses, including the county gravel industry has been formed to oppose the gravel tax initiative that was rejected by voters in 2015. Save Columbia County Jobs representative Bob Short calls Measure 5-255 selective taxation. “Picking one group to pay for an unrelated service is bad public policy and clearly unfair,” he said. “It’s like levying a tax on citizens whose names begin with “J” to pay for the jail.” Short said the county’s tax policy should be well thought out, consistent and fair. “Measure 5-255 fails by those standards,” he said. Short said Measure 5-255 would be a 233 percent tax increase passed on to Columbia County residents in the form of higher costs for any kind of public and private infrastructure, including roads, sewers, schools, public buildings, and all construction. Short said the measure would trigger jobs, not only in the industry itself, but at dozens of local vendors and suppliers who provide support and service for the construction industry. “The gravel tax is a signal to investors that Columbia County is not a good place to do business,” he said. According to Short, nearly 80 percent of the county’s work force already commutes to out-of-county jobs. “Creating and maintaining good local jobs has long been a goal here,” Short said. “Businesses looking to locate here will think twice about investing in a place where they could be the next target of selective taxation.” Short said the real issue is making Columbia County a more attractive place to do business, to encourage investment and to create new sources of revenues that will support improvements in education, public safety, infrastructure and transportation. According to Short, the county is poised to take advantage of a good supply of industrial land near a major metropolitan area and transportation hub. He cited development around the Scappoose Airport as one example. “Working to achieve a more robust and diversified economy that creates good local jobs and investment in our local community is the only real way to ensure our local infrastructure and needed local services are properly funded,” Short said. Follow this story and election results online at thechiefnews.com and in the Friday editions of The Chief.
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In 2014, Columbia County Jail operations became unsustainable before a three-year, 57 cent per $1,000 levy was approved by voters. With that levy set to expire, voters will decide whether they will provide an estimated $10.9 million for jail operations during the next four years. Election documents estimated $2.6 million would be collected in 2018, $2.7 million in 2019 and 2020, and $2.8 million in 2021. A property owner with an assessed value of $100,000 would pay an estimated $57.97 per year. In the ballot measure’s explanatory statement, County Commission Chair Tony Hyde said operating funds would be used for inmate expenses and monitored by the Jail Operations Citizens Advisory Committee (JOCAC). The JOCAC receives regular briefings on the budget, jail operations, personnel hires and equipment upgrades or replacements as a measure of spending oversight. “All that the jail has been able to accomplish in the last three years now stands at risk,” Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson said. According to Dickerson, prior to the current levy the jail had become a revolving door for lawbreakers, so much so that arrestees were often back on the streets before the officer completed a report. Dickerson said the county became attractive to criminals who heard they would not be kept in jail here. Since passing the levy, Dickerson said the rate of failures to appear for court fell dramatically. Early release for prisoners was eliminated as the jail reached a goal of 100 beds available for local inmates. He said property crimes were significantly reduced, better options are available for addressing criminal behavior motivated by mental health issues, and recidivism-reducing programs such as parenting classes, GED educational opportunities, chemical dependency education and emotional support training were instituted. The levy is not the only revenue stream for the jail. A March 2016 report from the JOCAC said the U.S. Marshals Service paid the county $1.75 million to secure housing for 60 federal prisoners. With a reported cost of $201,000 to house those prisoners, the report said the jail directed the remainder towards local inmate expenses. Dickerson said the jail budgets for $1.6 million a year from around 60 federal holds, however, this past year that generated $1.8 million, and he said federal holds are on pace to potentially gener-
ate even more revenue this year. There are up to 80 beds designated available for federal prisoners. Dickerson said the additional federal prisoners defray the cost of jail operations for local prisoners. “The JOCAC found that the cost per day to add federal inmates to our regular budget for holding local inmates is roughly $9 per inmate per day – but the U.S. Marshals Service pays us $80 per day per inmate,” Dickerson said. “The levy would need to be much higher if we didn’t have the U.S. Marshals Service inmates in our jail.” Brady Preheim, a business owner and recent candidate for the county commission, does not necessarily agree with the sheriff’s funding approach. Preheim said the JOCAC report’s base figure of $181 per inmate per day puts Columbia County Jail among the most expensive in the nation. The JOCAC report said taking in federal prisoners reduces the cost for a local prisoner from $181 a day to $128 per day, with the marshals paying $9 per each of their inmates (or an average of $108 per day per inmate). According to Oregon Department of Corrections, the cost to house an inmate at the state level is around $85 per day, or around $31,000 a year, as compared to around $39,000 for a local Columbia County inmate per year. Without revenue from federal holds, that figure jumps to more than $66,000 to lodge a local prisoner at the county jail. “The only jail I could find that is more expensive to operate is Guantanamo Bay,” Preheim said. He said while the $39,000 figure certainly takes the jail out of the running for most expensive, it is far from inexpensive, citing some jails with costs as low as $14,000 a year per inmate. Preheim said the $80 per day does not match up to the housing costs. “We lose money – our local tax levy is subsidizing the federal marshals,” Preheim said. “If we get $80 and it costs us an average of $108 to house a prisoner, we lose money.” Preheim said he does not want to see the agreement with the U.S. Marshals Service end; he would like to see the program expanded or the reimbursement increased. He acknowledged the logic used by the sheriff’s office to reach their figure, considering the cost of housing local inmates as fixed, and thus the cost to house federal inmates consists essentially of supervision, meal costs and utility usage that are largely in play already. However, Preheim disputed that logic as faulty. “What other problems could
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A graduate of Clatskanie High School has died in a traffic crash in Idaho. Idaho State Police identified the victim as 38-year-old Amber E. Viuhkola. Investigators said she was struck and killed by a Kootenia County Sheriff’s Office vehicle on Oct. 8 as she was walking across U.S. 95 at Miles Avenue in Hayden, Idaho. Police said the investigation into the fatal accident is continuing.
we resolve if we used that line of thinking,” Preheim said. “We have a big homeless problem here in the county, tell the landlords it will cost the same whether a house is empty or not, so why not just let all the homeless people move into your housing and all they need to pay is electricity and water – that’s the logic that they’re using.” To reduce the amount of the levy the jail needs to continue operating, Preheim suggested federal prisoners should pay what local prisoners pay or that more should be brought in. He estimated that increasing to 150 federal inmates would reduce the average cost for all inmates to $80 per day and stabilize funding. “But since we’re not at the level, we’re subsidizing them,” Preheim said. He also questioned why, if the cost to the county is $9 per day for federal holds, should federal taxpayers be on the hook for the $71 the county is taking in. “There is no negotiating with them because it is based on the formula,” Dickerson said. “They tell us what they will pay, and we either agree or we don’t. In 2013, I got them to give us a slight increase for cost of living from $78 to $80, but the feds are looking to cut costs these days, and it makes no sense to ‘look a gift horse in the mouth’ and ask for more when we are already making much more than they cost.” Dickerson said, “As the independent JOCAC report clearly demonstrates, we are making money on the rental of beds to the U.S. Marshals Service. The $108 per night (per inmate) figure Mr. Preheim is using does not apply. Their cost per night is $9, according to the independent review, and it is only common sense.” “The jail exists to house local prisoners – those costs are set based on the staff we need to run the posts in the jail,” Dickerson said. “The cost to include additional prisoners from the marshals is negligible in comparison to the overall cost to run the jail for our own local prisoners because we don’t need extra staff for that purpose. If the jail is running with the local inmate populations we should have capacity to hold, as it is now, adding federal marshals prisoners adds, on average, another $9 in costs to our operation. They are paying $80 per night.” Preheim also suggested cities should be paying into the jail costs. He said the county pays for all housing costs, even when a city law enforce-
ment agency makes the arrest. He said there is no incentive for municipal courts to find alternatives to jail sentences for low-level offenders. “They pay nothing,” he said. “If they paid, let’s say half, their incentives would be different enough to ask what other things can we look at as solutions.” Disappointed with the results from the JOCAC, Preheim said the oversight committee looks to see whether or not levy money is spent on the jail, but does not look at whether the money was spent wisely. “Is it well managed, is it well spent, and are there other solutions,” Preheim said. “We could have the cities pay, we could have the inmates pay, we could increase the rates to federal marshals or get more federal holds – there are lots of possible solutions that may not get us to a $11 million, but maybe get us half way and then we could have a smaller levy.” Dickerson said the revenue from housing is money that local taxpayers do not have to pay to keep the jail in business. “While I have been sheriff, our federal bed rentals have brought more than $15.5 million back into the local economy,” Dickerson said. “This money employs staff who in turn spend locally and create jobs.” “Now that we are closer to being fully staffed, we have been able to demonstrate all the good that can happen when the central hub of the local criminal justice system is healthy and able to provide all the services to local police, the courts, parole and probation, as well as to the mental health workers who are working to improve the atmosphere in our community among people in mental health crises who end up in our jail,” he said. “Back when the jail was on its last legs, a lot of people might have wondered just what we would lose if we had to ship a small number of the worst prisoners elsewhere,” Dickerson said. “Now, with the huge benefit of having a healthy jail in operation, and members of the citizens advisory committee reviewing expenditures, we have been able to demonstrate the value of this jail for our community.” “I believe in what we are doing, and I believe in the tremendous resource we have in this facility – something for which all the citizens who have made this jail possible and continue to keep it running can be extremely proud,” Dickerson said.
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I’m writing this to share two things with you. The first is to thank you for continuing to support me over the past 14 years as I served on the Clatskanie City Council. Not only have I learned a great deal about the legalities required of a city and of its councilors, but also a lot more about Oregon Budget Law than I even thought I wanted to know! I have enjoyed this opportunity and feel honored by it. I have enjoyed serving with a dedicated mayor and other committed councilors in the good times and also in the more challenging, but with my recent retirement I am also looking forward to less structure in my schedule! I hope you will give the same kind of support that I have enjoyed to the new
councilors coming onboard and I thank them, in advance, for running. My second reason for writing is to address the recently approved contract with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and hopefully translate some of the legalese into laymen’s terms. If you’d like to read the entire contract, of course you can drop by City Hall anytime and have a read.
what is currently the Clatskanie PD building which will become a CCSO satellite office. • Our two deputies will share shifts that will provide 97 patrol hours per week with 71 hours of ‘standby time’ (definition: when an officer is at home but prepared to respond immediately if called). Currently the CCSO standby pay is 43 percent of that currently paid by the Clatskanie PD under the collective bargaining unit agreement for the same service. A 57 percent savings on standby time. • This is an 85 percent/15 percent contract and includes community policing, patrols and calls within the city limits, combined with calls out to the Clatskanie School District boundaries. This means the City is paying 85 percent of the contracted costs and the CCSO is paying 15 percent as a tradeoff for the calls outside the city
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The highlights are as follows: • As of November 1, the City of Clatskanie’s law enforcement will be provided by the CCSO. Our two currently employed police officers, Shawn McQuiddy and Josh Lineberry, will transfer to the CCSO. • We will be assigned two full time deputies, along with ¼ time Sergeant and ¼ time Under Sheriff working out of
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limits. This 15 percent allows for calls but not for regular patrols outside the city limits. The difference is that when the Clatskanie Police took calls outside the city limits, which was common, they turned the scene over to the CCSO when theyClatskanie arrived, which meant the Police Blotter CCSO did the paperwork and covered any court appear05/22/2015 – A the report ances required. Under new of a 3-year-old child found contract our deputies would in the parking lot, take theSafeway call and also complete unattended, forwarded the paperwork was and appear in court required, thus the 15% to theif DHS – Columbia contribution County. to the contract. Otherwise the coverage outside 05/22/2015 - Kevin Ray the city limits does not differ Scales was arrested at the from past practices of our own Clatskanie City Park for PD department. Probable Cause - Crimi• If one of our deputies is nal Mischief the Third unavailable due in to training, vacation, etc.Cthe CCSO Degree,illness, a Class Misdeismeanor. obligatedScales by thistransported contract to send another deputyCounty to cover Jail to the Columbia that shift,heatwas no added cost and if where booked this does not cause an overtime situation. If overtime occurs, the city would pick up that cost. Under our current City PD, if
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MICHAEL CARTER
In an age of instant media and instant news that can go global, or “viral” in a matter of seconds it is important as responsible citizens operating in the modern world that we make ourselves aware of the difference between facts
and rumors. Rumors that are spread through social media are many times simply not true, and one of the latest examples of this phenomenon is the “Creepy Clown’’ threats that have been made across the country using various social media venues. The “Creepy Clown” rumors began this summer in South Carolina with false ac-
counts of very scary clowns attempting to lure children into the woods. The rumors were picked up and amplified by various social media venues around the country. What we can do as responsible citizens when you come across an online post, or hear people threating an individual student, staff member, or a particular
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Ballot Measure 5-255 where there are no depletion This is a discriminating sales fee & dredge spoils are not tax, targeted at the aggregate in- even charged for by Washingdustry. Columbia County is the ton’s DNR. The more we sell only county in Oregon or Wash- the more the state receives. ington that taxes this industry. Municipalities will bear the Producers here compete region ourincreased and so will you Thank you mother’scost (nana’s) house wide. Supporting this measure on the tax23. payer. May Special thanks puts local jobs and community A fuel tax would collect We would likeby tomaking thank us to Sheriff youcounty, will support at risk revenue Goodwin; from the entire all the Fire and Rescue crews be forever in our hearts for less competitive. The aggregate not just a select industry. The who business responded to a firecompetiout saving hershould life, also to Nick is extremely county manage and tive. As little as ten cents per live within its means. Don’t be ton has won or lost bids. Our fooled this is a personal agenda industry already pays taxes on by a few it’s wrong Vote no. No property and equipment. All more taxes. machinery, supplies and support Cl Smith equipment down to the copy Rainier machine and paper is taxed the same as your home. We already We Can’t Afford Margaret pay our share of road use taxes, Magruder letter from Clatskanie’s Past... in theAform of licensing, PUC Our County is the most road tax, fuel tax and a F.E.T. indebted country in Oregon due on5,tires. The County does not to failed policies, risky failed June 1935 own these resources. government investments, and Clatskanie, Oregon B.C.X leases our source of let’s face it poor leadership. material from Oregon DSL, What have we gotten for all proceeds this debt? We have to pay a Dear Sally, go to the general school fund. This measure levy to keep our jail open and Congratulations to Mrs.will have a devastating on our county roads are in poor Anna Sirnio, Route impact 1, our business, as I compete condition and getting worse Clatskanie, recently across thewho river was in Washington, every year.
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awarded a certificate of recipe endorsement by Better Homes and Gardens for her devil’s food cake. The certificate, which brings national recognition to Mrs. Sirnio is given by Better Homes and Gardens only to distinguished recipes which pass its testing kitchen’s trials for dependability, excellence of taste and family usefulness. Mrs. Sirnio’s recipe follows: Mrs. Anna Sirnio Devil’s Food Cake ½ cup shortening; 1 ½ cups sugar; 4 egg yolks, beaten; ¾ cup chocolate; 3 tablespoons hot water; 1 cup milk; 1 tsp. baking powder; ¼ tsp. salt and 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten. Cream the butter until soft, then gradually add the sugar and continue creaming until smooth. Add the egg yolks, which have been beaten until thick and lemon colored. Stir in the chocolate, which has been mixed to a smooth past in the hot water, Alternate the milk and vanilla (combined) with the flour which has been sifted with the baking powder and salt, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Place in 2 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans. Bake in a moderate oven (350 to 375 degrees) for about 30 minutes. Cool and ice with 7-minute icing and sprinkle with coconut. Mrs. Sirnio was kind enough to share her recipe at a recent grange meeting; I am so excited to give it a try! May was not only a cool month, but it was also a month of little rainfall, the report of Clatskanie’s new weather
important preventive action Let’s all work together as just of the Boise mill a united CCMH. you cansouth do after witnessing community to make a threat is to take a screen things as safe and positive as property. It appears that 5/28/15 Brush, bark shot to create a record. Please a fire was set either This delib- possible. dust fire: S. remember Columbia important screen shot can be it doesHighway, take a village to erately or accidentally on that River St. Helens very useful for future invesraise a child, and helping a the small wood dock was up a small 2 foot by tigation by the police andby thean childThis to grow in a safe, unknown person. The fire caring, 2 foot fire outlocal school administrators andbarkdust loving environextremely small and did ment, side of the Best gift Western in was finding the individual(s) is the greatest that not causefor anytheappreciable Hotel. Probably responsible threat. a community can givestarted to its by Togethertowe helpThe stop youngest members. damage thecan dock. a discarded cigarette butt. this type ofconsistent behavior bywith not a fire was No spread to structures or sharing rumors and by Michael the cigarette-caused fire.proA vehiclesCarter and nois injuries. viding facts if you hear other Rainier School Superintensmall, unauthorized campfiredent. He5/30/15 Structure fire: people taking about rumors can be reached at ring was alsotolocated near 503-556-3777, 29451 Old extension Rainier Road, and gossiping, ease their thewith dockthe and was still warm 264.Rainier. This was a signififears facts.
from prior use. Contact the cant structure fire involving Port of St. Helens for further a metal barn, approximately information. 40x50 in size. The barn was 5/28/15 Structure fire: used for raising chickens 735 Matzen St., St. Helens. (chicks), storage including she favor the same old tactics governance. Commissioners Columbia River Fire This came in as a structure a 1978 Chevy Camaro, continue raising our property and Vote for positive changes must be able to work together and Rescue report fire but was actually a stove marijuana growing. taxeslegal for every need, ensure that In May we voters decided and reach out to all parts of the There was emer- to elect her contributors be favored, issue.Alex TheTardif residents had The cause will of the fire was as County county. If the pasta is78% a predicaoperating as usual. in placecleaning of tor of themedical future, Margaret gency rate forisallthe Commissioner started the stove assigned to a heating lamp Wayne contributions a long term incumbent. We most prepared for this responsicalls this past week. cycle and this caused a good systemMayo’s used to incubate and are from family and friends. did this because we want to bility. Margaret can get people 5/25/15 Dumpster/outside deal of smoke and fumes Friends warm the chicks. There was who have no connecseedue positive changes thathad willnot tofire: work together on common On Port-managed land to a stove that no extension to the home tion to special interest groups benefit all of us not just a few goals, both in the public and at end of Railroad Avenue, been cleaned recently. All that is located close by. Loss favored individuals and compa- or wanting favors. Just ordinary private sectors. Her grant St. Helens. This was a fire residents evacuated and is assigned at about $20,000 citizens who, like you, voted for acquisition and project manage- nies. This November we vote wemore want to see on afor small dock moored were no injuries. This Tardif butbecause may be depending forthere a second Commissioner ment the Lower Columbia changes thatestimates. benefit all In reading Margaret by positive River Council in theWatershed Scappoose Bayhave area position. a group home operated on insurance
T. Evenson relative to placing some on the Benson Timber Company holdings. Arvid Mattson, who is charged with assault with intent to kill, following the shootings of Sergeant Kenneth Healea and Cal E. Throne, state officers at Astoria, about three weeks ago, will enter a defense pleading insanity, according to word from Astoria. Deliveries of fish at Astoria showed a big increase Wednesday, indicating that the June run of Chinook as started entering the Columbia. Fishermen operating near the mouth of the river were getting between 400 and 500 pounds per boat. Disaster threatened the big Benson Timber Company log raft late Sunday near Astoria when the towing drum on the tug Roosevelt, which was to take the raft to San Diego, was disabled soon after the tug had crossed out from the river entrance. After six hours work assisted by another tug, the Roosevelt returned to the river and the raft was beached near Flavel. Repairs are now being completed on the tug’s towing engine and the raft is now expected to be on its way safely by the middle of next week. It contains about 5,000,000 feet of logs. Two river channel buoys were carried away by the towline as it drifted about the channel. Both were recovered and replaced the day following. A near tragedy occurred last Saturday night when several young people were badly injured in an auto accident near the Karvonen home. The group, which included Emily Mustola, Cora Draper, Elsie Hill, Walter Daly of Clatskanie, and Frances Hill, Martin and Oliver Schnoover of Kalama went for a ride and failed to make the curve at the scene of the accident. The car skidded some distance before turning over on the highway. Several of the occupants were thrown out
Magurder’s campaign informa- of us. Unlike Magruder, Mayo is not indebted to any special tion and background, I looked interest group or driven individuals. He uponherthe supporters. the May road andInover the grade. The car was by Oliver understands how hard it is for election she received $15,000 Schnoover and with him in thesome front his brother, of seat us towere meet daily needs. inMartin contributions, more than and Emily Mustola. The driver received a dislocated He is determined to increase the her four opponents combined shoulder and severe abrasionsnumber of the face and scalp. Martin of property taxpayand this campaign is looking ers instead of raising taxes, toin who was transported to Emanuel Hospital noSchnoover, different. Her contributors makeseriously the right decisions thea on Sunday was injured for with inPortland Orstar indicates she will be the most county as a whole. knee cap torn loose and the knee dislocated, serious head indebted to a fair number of Do we want to chance it them. Look up the or wait lacerations, the list bones of the forehead beingorexposed with with Magruder do we want for usualwas newspaper ads toEmilytoMustola thethebrow lacerated. received bad face guarantee we have see some of her backers. and head injuries, theThey skin andpositive flesh being badly changes? I amscraped voting will advertize how experienced, by the hard surface of the highway. The passengers in the for Wayne Mao to guarantee knowledgeable and dedithe changes. back seat had lesser injuries; the group was brought in to cated she is to working for our Carmen Kulpthe the Clatskanie With County. But is she Hospital really dedi-where they were cared for. Scappoose exception of Martin Schnoover all were dismissed during the cated to working for us or for those paidthe herhospital. to run. Will Continued on PAGE A5 nightwho from
The drum and bugle corps, sponsored by the American Legion left this morning on the train for Portland where they will compete and march in the floral parade this afternoon. The boys will be taken to the Multnomah Hotel for lunch at noon and to dress for the parade. They go by bus to the stadium where the paraders assemble. A large number of parents and friends planned to accompany the boys to Portland on the train. The S. P. & S made a special round trip rate of $1.30 for adults and half fare for children with a three-day return limit. The national convention of the Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church will be held in Clatskanie this coming week with sessions beginning Sunday morning at 10 a.m. and closing Thursday evening. Four years ago the convention was also held here and brought together a large gathering from the Midwest and the West. At that time on Sunday noon 2600 were fed at the meeting and a crowd of almost equal size is expected this year. All sessions will be held in the high school gymnasium. A cookhouse 16 by 16 ft. has been erected near the building and the basement of the school will be used as a dining room. Three meals will be served daily during the convention. There will be three services held each day with the time at 10 a.m., 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. The evening service will be mostly in the English language and the townspeople and those of the surrounding territory are cordially invited to attend. Hope all is well with you and yours, write soon! Love, Alice
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Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District report From May 23 through June 2, Clatskanie RFPD school building, or a school responded 11 calls for it district itself,toplease report medical and don’t assistance, spread it. 3 firerelated calls, and answered You should call the non- 5 emergency dispatch other callspolice for service. line May for Columbia 27, thereCounty was an ilatlegal 503-397-1521. You can burn reported. alsoMay call the 28,local thereschool was a modistrict office and let them tor vehicle crash. know what you witnessed there a and May report30, what youwas know, structure fire on Old Rainier but don’t spread it. Another Road. May 31, there was an illegal burn. The homeowner extinguished the fire.
Ms. Magruder has been a member of the county’s budget committee for well over thirteen years. She has had ample opportunities to affect positive change and help the county get its financial in order, but Berg for all house your help. she has failed. Why should we Tom & Claire Wilcox reward poor past performance TomMagruder & Kellythe Wilcox and give Ms. Matt & Amanda Wilcox opportunity to increase our debt by making her a CountyRainier Commissioner. We need new ideas improved salmon habitat and and a new direction and that’s brought millions of dollars why I am voting for Wayne Columbia Mayo. at the John Kleger place into station shows. RalphCounty. Kleger,Her coguidancebureau, as a lay member Brianfor Rosenthal operative observer the U.S. weather reports of that the Columbia County Budget Scappoose the mean temperature for the month was 54.13 degrees while Committee helped the County theMagruder maximum temperature was 78 (on May 20th) and the target its scarce resources for commissioner minimum was 33 (on will Mayget24th).wisely. The total rainfall washas .53 Columbia County Margaret Magruder inches. Eighteen daysCounty of the month clear,toseven partly beenwere struggling improve its our votes for Columbia cloudy and sixWe cloudy. rainfall on financial base occurred with the decline Commissioner. knowThe the heaviest in federal crucial teamThere decisionthe 16throle andthat 17th. was a light frosttimber on therevenues. 2nd of the There are noon easy makingand skills, work, month farhard more unusual a killing frost theanswers. 24th. The Margaret’s experience, listening skills, prevailing windand ofcommon the month was from the northwest. energy, andthe competence set to herbe sense, or sheep lack thereof, play in St. More have will arrived Helens past week apart from the other candidate. in a well-functioning Board pastured on Columbia We urgeland. you toApproximately elect Margaret of Commissioners. In theCounty end, cutover 16,000 sheep from job eastbutofa the mountains Magruder. are now crazing in this is not a political the county. one. Kenneth C. Miller, agricultural agent, and Nancy Bubl managerial Controversy is S. P. & S. Chip Warren rarely thesheepmen friend of good county and four were in town Tuesday conferring with W.
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a patrolman is unavailable his the same as in most counshift is covered through the ties and cities. But beuse of overtime pay for the cause of the new contract alternate patrolman, or added to our City will receive the the already fulltime week of the general services plus the Sergeant or left uncovered. specific law enforcement • The CCSO will handle and personnel set out in the transport to the jail using CCSO agreement. This far their jail staff He andwas van when what the rest the released. also cited exceeds The substance wasoftested available. Under current City county receives in services for Probable Cause -Theft and found to be meth, and PD practice one of our police and also exceeds what a lowaswith latera logged andtwo placed III, related to an earlier case. officers transports to St. Helens, cal PD chief and 05/23/2015 – Police into evidence. thus taking him out of town and patrolmen could provide. – Police took report of a possible In other05/28/2015 often offalocal patrol. words – more bang tookbuck. a report of a possible suicidal male. Afterofspeak- for our • The annual savings theing CCSO contract compared hope thisfemale. puts the new makAfter to the subject, he agreed Isuicidal to to maintaining a local police with thewith CCSO ing contact the subject, be transported to the St. contract department with oneCenter chief and perspective gives agreed toand voluntarily Johns Medical for intoshe two patrolmen is approximately yoube a more clear idea of Johns transported to St. assessment. $73,000. That amount does not why your City Council has 05/28/2015 – Police Medical Center include the savings on standbywerechanged the way lawfor en-assessment. contacted by an employee time or the ability of the CCSO forcement will be delivered Clatskanie Safeway, addition to the above to at backfill for deputies absentwho to all ofInus. due to vacation, training, etc. Again, thankcases, you for referenced the Clatswanted to turn in a container • Every owner in yourkanie long-time of what property appeared to be Policesupport. Department Columbia County, including methamphetamine, which responded to 113 other calls those offound us in cities, already Kathy is a two Clatswas in the parking lot. duringEngel the past weeks. pays toward the CCSO through kanie City Councilor. She our property taxes. This tax may be reached at 503-728pays for the general services 2217. of the Sheriff’s Department,
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Support and Encouragement for Wayne Mayo Regarding my father, Wayne n- P. Mayo of Scappoose Oregon, I would like to offer my support ct and would encourage you to e do the same for the following e reasons. nt My father has taught me a the lot that has stayed with me over far the years. One of them being f the that hard work will always pay ces off, even if not immediately. a lo- Life is more fulfilling when two you are not constantly seeking e. the next instant gratification. bang It’s about taking the long view. How will and action or decision ew affect me in 5, 10, 15 years? O How will it affect others? Is it es worth the cost? What he taught f often was that if it was fast and has easy, it was mostly likely not n- good or at best, unsustainable. ered He’s taught me that it is ok to want more. But if you do,
you can’t be afraid of a little dirt on your shoes or paint in your hair. There is nothing more rewarding than a job well done. It will give you a sense of self worth that nobody can give or take from you. My father is a man I trust. He believes strongly in family, community, and honesty. He wants sustainable solutions to economical hardships so Columbia County will be a place for families to grow and thrive for years to come. Chelsea R Sprague (Mayo) Canby St. Helens High School Class of 2003 Vote For Mayo Wayne Mayo is running for County Commissioner and is passionate about Columbia County. He was raised here and this is where he has raised
his seven children, all of whom contribute to their communities and support their dad in any way they can. He knows every town, every park and every road. He also knows and treasures the C-Z Trail where he and his wife Susan have ridden their bikes from end to end. But mostly he knows the people! Whether it’s South County, North County or Mid County, he’ll represent them all equally. If you know Wayne, you know he’s a common guy who goes to work every day. He comes home tired and usually late. He’s proud of the local contracting business that he’s nurtured over a 30-year period. He’s also proud of his many loyal customers who call him for repeat business. He knows how to run a busi-
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ness and how to manage his money. Wayne has taken no donations from industry, trade groups or large corporations. The reason is simple; he does not want to be obligated to anyone except the people he serves. According to State election records, in this year’s primary election he spent $400 compared to his opponent’s $15,900. He’s frugal with his money and will be the same with the County’s money. If elected, you will find Wayne to be clear thinking, straight forward, personable and very approachable. You’ll also find him to be a good listener and compassionate toward all people, regardless of economic status, personal influence, race or gender. He’s completely independent
and a regular, down-to-earth guy who’s donated countless hours to worthwhile projects and to individuals who need help. If Wayne wins…We win. Pete McHugh Thank you for your service We would like to thank Celeste Pilgrim for her years of service to us. Celeste has been a valuable member of the board and a big asset to the community through her years of service. Thank you for all you have done for us, and we wish you the best of luck on all your future endeavors. Current and past Turning Point board members Current and past Turning Point staff
Walk the Talk March Friends of Democrats are invited to participate in a rally/march on October 15. We welcome people with signs and t-shirts supporting schools, education, children, community safety, Democrat candidates, and voting in the upcoming election. We are Democrats and believe in getting out the vote. Two groups of people will rally and march at the same time in Scappoose and St. Helens starting at 10 a.m. beginning at the high school parking lots. Please RSVP as soon as possible to either plich@comcast. net or Jolene.j.jonas@hotmail. com to let us know you will participate and for additional information. Donna Nyberg, Chair Columbia County Democratic Central Committee (CCDCC)
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Police Reports The police blotter relates to the public record of incidents as reported by the Clatskanie and Rainier Police Departments and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. All individuals arrested or charged with a rime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Clatskanie Police Department Oct. 6 Police took a report of a mountain bicycle that was left at
Colvin’s Pub and Grill. Anyone missing a bicycle can come to the Clatskanie Police Department, with a description of the bicycle, and retrieve it, if it yours. Oct. 7 at about 0906 hours, a Clatskanie resident reported that her husband had just shot one of two dogs that had entered their livestock pen and were attacking their sheep. Incident referred to the Columbia County Animal Control. Oct. 7 A Clatskanie citizen reported that they received threatening test messages from
another source in which they had a restraining order against. Investigation pending further information. Oct. 7 Police took a report of a theft of a wallet that was left in the bathroom at Safeway in Clatskanie. Oct. 8 Police took a report of a runaway teenage female. Investigation pending further information. Oct. 9 Police assisted Columbia County Animal Control on an animal complaint at a Clatskanie residence.
Oct. 10 Police took a report from a citizen who stated that his chain saw was stolen out the bed of his truck while it was parked at Radio Shack, in Clatskanie. The suspect drives a blue and white old pickup truck, was dressed like a woman. Investigation pending. Oct. 11 A Clatskanie business owner reported that a metal bistro table and chairs (2) were stolen from in front of her business. No suspects at this time. In addition to the above listed cases, the Clatskanie Police
Department responded to 23 other calls for service. Rainier Police Department Oct. 3 An unknown person hit a vehicle parked in the Eagle’s parking lot. Oct. 5 A wallet and contents were turned in as found property. It was returned to the owner. Oct. 6 Money was accidentally dropped on the floor at Rainier Liquor Store. Another customer picked up the money and left the store.
Oct. 6 Officers responded to a three-vehicle accident on Rainier Hill. One person was transported with minor injuries. Columbia County Sherriff’s Office Oct. 3 Jeanne Richmond, 27, of St. Helens, arrested for warrant Oct. 8 Samuel Jupp, 27, of Beaverton, OR, arrested for trespass Oct. 8 Cody Beck, 19, St. Helens , arrested for giving liquor to a minor
Fire Reports Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District Oct. 3 9:39 Firemen responded to a water heater leak. The water was contained, and the area was dried. Oct. 6 9:55 Firemen responded to a call of four people stuck in an elevator. The four people were rescued and the elevator was placed out of service. Oct. 7 1:34 CRFPD were called to assist a stranded motorist. The area was marked with flares to warn passing motorist. Columbia River Fire & Rescue Sept. 26 11:31 p.m. Motor vehicle crash, 32000 blk Bishop Rd Rainier. A vehicle was reported off the road and over
the embankment with unknown 15 minutes to control the fire. injuries. Upon arrival there One occupant of the trailer was were no injuries and a tow had treated at the scene for smoke arrived to help get the vehicle inhalation but did not require back on the pavement. transport to a hospital. FirefightSept. 28 12:42 a.m. RV Fire, ers remained on scene for ap32000 blk Canaan Rd Deer proximately 90 minutes putting Island. On September 28, 2016 out hotspots. The cause of the at approximately 12:42 a.m., fire is currently under investigaColumbia River Fire & Rescue tion. Damages are estimated Firefighters were dispatched to to be about $40,000 including a report of an RV on fire in the contents. The family had pur32000 block of Canaan Rd. On chased the travel trailer 6 days arrival, firefighters found an apearlier. The family is staying proximately 40’ fifth wheel travel with other family members and trailer, fully involved in fire next will be contacting Red Cross for to other vehicles andFriday structures.May assistance. 13th The fire had spread Pinochle to an out- AtSept. 9:32 a.m. Motor vethe 28 Grange building and 2 other7vehicles hicle crash, S. Plymouth St.15 p.m. a full size ford pickup, Beaver a compactHomes Street St. Helens. Firefighters Grange car and an 18’ boat on a trailer. responded toRd. a report of a car 31105 Beaver Homes Rainier It took firefighters approximately vs bus with injuries. A minor
crash was found on arrival Oct. 1 7:05 a.m. Commercial with 6 possible patients who all fire. 400 blk S. 10 Street, St. denied injury. No patients were Helens. Firefighters responded transported to the hospital. to a reported duplex building Sept. 28 6:17 p.m. Motor vefire where a cooking stove had hicle crash. Sunset Blvd, St. St. caught fire and spread to the Helens. Firefighters responded wall. On arrival firefighters found to a report of a 2 vehicle crash the fire had been extinguished with injuries. The passenger of and assisted the occupant with one vehicle was transported by smoke removal and making CRF&R ambulance to Kaiser sure the fire was fully extinWestside Hospital with minor guished. There were no injuries injuries. as a result of the fire. Sept. 28 2:48 p.m. Motor Oct. 2 12:28 a.m. Motor vehicle vehicle crash. MP 39 Hwy 30 crash. 34000 blk Bennet Rd, Rainier. Firefighters responded Warren. Firefighters responded to a rear end motor vehicle to a report of a vehicle into a crash on highway 30 with 5 tree. Upon arrival firefighters possible patients. On arrival found a single vehicle crash firefighters assessed all those blocking the roadway. All those involved but no one wasMay taken 15th involved denied any injury and Sunday by ambulance to the hospital. refused medical care. CAC Sunday Series
Oct. 5 6:08 p.m. Motor vehicle crash. 31000 blk Pittsburgh Rd St. Helens. A single vehicle crashed into a guide wire for a power pole. A single patient was transported with minor injuries. Oct. 6 8:57 p.m. Motor vehicle crash. Hwy 30/Bennett Rd, Warren. Firefighters responded to a rear end crash resulting in minor injuries. No patients were transported by ambulance. Oct. 9 3:05 p.m. Motor vehicle crash. 33000 blk Canaan Rd, Deer Island. Firefighters responded to a 2 vehicle crash. On arrival firefighters found two vehicles with moderate front end damage but all those involved did not need transport to the hospital.
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Clowns From PAGE A1 Criminal Cases Police in Southern Oregon arrested a man who they said participated in the scary clown frenzy by allegedly holding a sign that read: “We are Here” at four area high schools. The man was charged with disorderly conduct and seconddegree trespassing. In Keizer, two teenage boys, one dressed in a clown costume, were arrested after allegedly chasing two women near a local clinic. In a voice mail to parents, Salem-Keizer School District officials said there had been no creditable threats and encouraged people
to be thoughtful and responsible in their social media posts, according to the Statesman Journal. Other school districts across the state have also contacted parents and students in an effort to ease fears about the scary clown phenomenon. Psychologist Sandy Ramirez told KGW that the fear of clowns, known as coulrophobia, is not new. She said the current scary clown frenzy is an opportunity for parents to have a conversation with their children about what may be bothering them. Read a guest column from Rainier School Superintendent Michal Carter concerning the scary clown phenomenon on Page A4 of this issue. Join the conversation. What’s your take on the scary clowns frenzy? Make your comments on this story at the chiefnews.com.
Drug bust From PAGE A1 amine; and one count of possession of Oxycodone. Herrera was charged with One count of possession of methamphetamine. Campbell was arrested on an outstanding Multnomah County warrant for failure to appear. Sheriff Jeff Dickerson credited CENT investigators for the successful two week operation “With the reinvigorated CENT team in Columbia County, I am pleased to see this multi-agency effort bearing fruit in the North County area. For years, we
have not had this kind of ability to reach drug trafficking networks and their associated effect on the livability of our neighborhoods, but thanks to several agencies chipping in to make the team viable again, we’ve been able to start taking a bigger bite out of drug-related crimes occurring in our County.” The CENT team consists of deputies from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, an officer from Scappoose Police and the participation of the local police departments in which the investigation occurs. The Clatskanie Police Department assisted in this current investigation.
Mayor From PAGE A1 decisions and that’s is not a bad thing.” Columbia County Elections Supervisor Don Clack said there isn’t much for a write-in candidate to do other than campaign to be quality. “There is always a spot for write-ins,” he said. “People are free to write-in the name of the person of their choice.” Clack said as the ballots are counted on Election Day Nov. 8, results that
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CC16-0437 TS No. OR01000011-16 APN 11869/4N1W05BC-04400/02-01-2- TO No 8666765 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed made by, MARTIN B. KING AND PATRICIA N. KING as Grantor to TICOR TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for SIERRA PACIFIC MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, dated as of November 8, 2005 and recorded on November 21, 2005 as Instrument No. 2005-015814 and the beneficial interest was assigned to IRBC, LLC and recorded July 8, 2016 as Instrument Number 2016-005886 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Columbia County, Oregon to-wit: APN: 11869/4N1W05BC-04400/02-01-2LOT 60, COUNTRY MEADOW ESTATES, IN THE CITY OF ST. HELENS, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 35357 HELENS WAY, ST. HELENS, OR 97051 Both the Beneficiary, IRBC, 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: THE INSTALLMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST WHICH BECAME DUE ON October 20, 2013 AND ALL SUBSEQUENT INSTALLMENTS, ALONG WITH LATE CHARGES, PLUS FORECLOSURE COSTS AND LEGAL FEES, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS PER THE DEED OF TRUST, PROMISSORY NOTE AND ALL RELATED LOAN DOCUMENTS. Monthly Payment $180.07 Monthly Late Charge $8.90 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 $18,721.86 together with interest thereon at the rate of 3.87500% per annum from September 20, 2013 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 6, 2017 at the hour of 12:00 PM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, at the west entrance to the Columbia County Courthouse, 230 The Strand, 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: September 20, 2016 Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 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 (844) 706-4182 SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702-659-7766ISL Number 18588, Pub Dates: 10/14/2016, 1 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 1 6 , 10/28/2016, 11/04/2016, THE CLATSKANIE CHIEF
the community room of the District’s administration building located at 495 E Columbia River Highway, Clatskanie. A Board Workshop will be held at 5:30 pm. An executive session may be called at the workshop and/or meeting, pursuant to: ORS 192.660 (2) (f) consideration of information or records that are exempt by law from public inspection. __________
004624 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Columbia County, Oregon to-wit: APN: 4104-BC-07000 LOT 15, CARSON MEADOWS, PHASE 1, IN THE CITY OF ST. HELENS, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 78 SALMON ST, SAINT HELENS, OR 97051 Both the Beneficiary, FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, 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): 19 Monthly Payment(s) from 10/01/2014 to 04/01/2016 at $953.55 3 Monthly Payment(s) from 05/01/2016 to 07/01/2016 at $953.43 Monthly Late Charge(s): 562.10 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 $156,132.58 together with interest thereon at the rate of 2.50000% per annum from September 1, 2014 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all Trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said Trust Deed. Wherefore, notice is hereby given that, the undersigned Trustee will on December 12, 2016 at the hour of 12:00 PM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, at the west entrance to the Columbia County Courthouse, 230 The Strand, 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: JULY 28, 2016 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 Gil-
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CC16-0441 CLATSKANIE PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT MEETING NOTICE The Clatskanie People’s Utility District Board of Directors has scheduled the next regular Board meeting for Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 7 pm in
AGENDA CLATSKANIE PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT BOARD WORKSHOP Wednesday, October 19, 2016 5:30 P.M. I. Ruralite Services & Efficiency Services Group – Guest Speaker, CEO Michael Shepard II. Presentation of the 2017 Draft Budget III. OPUDA Membership Discussion IV. Staff Reports CLATSKANIE PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING 7 P.M. I. PUBLIC COMMENTS II. CONSENT AGENDA • Minutes of Board Workshop, September 21, 2016 • Minutes of Regular Board Meeting, September 21, 2016 • Review payment of bills for September 2016 III. ACTION ITEMS • Resolution 16-03 and Policy 317 Oregon Ethics Law Policy • Resolution 16-04 Surplus Items • Policy 108 Net Metering Policy IV. DISCUSSION / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS • Staff Reports Continued if necessary • Board Comments & Calendar V. EXECUTIVE SESSION VI. ACTION ITEM • Resolution 16-05 Camas Mill Agreements VII. ADJOURNMENT CC16-0440 PUBLIC NOTICE The Board of Directors for Clatskanie School District 6J will hold a Board meeting, Monday, October 17, 6:30 p.m. at Clatskanie Elementary School, Board Room (room 11), located at 815 S Nehalem. The agenda includes but is not limited to: Board goals, Superintendent and Principal’s reports, financial report and the consent agenda. The public is encouraged to attend. CC16-0436 TS No. OR0600000516-1 APN 4104BC-07000 TO No 160061901-OR-MSI TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed made by, RYAN BRONSON AND SHELLY BRONSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE. as Grantor to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE. as Trustee, in favor of dated as of February 9, 2013 and recorded on February 28, 2013 as Instrument No. 2013-001644 and the beneficial interest was assigned to FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION and recorded June 6, 2016 as Instrument Number 2016-
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Columbia River Fire & Rescue responded to a report of a road worker who was hit by a vehicle shortly after noon on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Apiary Road and Simmons Road near Rainier. Firefighters found two patients, the road worker and the driver of the vehicle, at the scene. A Life Flight helicopter took the road worker to a trauma center in Portland with critical injuries. The driver of the vehicle was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Names of the victims had not been released by press time. The accident scene closed Apiary Road for a time while the investigation was conducted.
Firefighter to be honored for 27-year service BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net
It’s not easy for Ed Franklin to say goodbye. But after 27 years, the Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District volunteer firefighter has hung up his turnouts. “The physical nature of my job has taken its toll and being a firefighter is also a physical job that requires every person on the team to be able to pull there weight on each emergency scene,” he said. “I could not put my fellow firefighters or the public in danger because I was not able to do what was physically required of me on a scene and that caused me to come to realization that I should retire before I put me or others in a situation that could cause harm.” Franklin actually retired on July 5, the day after the Clatskanie Heritage Days Fourth of July Parade, which he coordinated for several years. “I wanted to stay long enough to make sure that the parade went off without a hitch and between this year and next years parade my replacement will have time to learn what is needed to oversee the organizing of the parade,” he said. Franklin said he served as a volunteer firefighter for the past 27 years to make a difference. He said even though the job of a firefighter was tough, and often requires many hours, the effort was well worth it. “Over the years I have been thanked numerous times by people for being there in their time of greatest need,” he said. “That is a feeling that stays with you and sustains you.” Franklin said he also appre-
ciated the family of firefighters he served with over the years. “They are a special group of people that I have admired as a young man and after joining the ranks of this special group I learned just how special they really are,” he said. “What has made me cherish my position as a fellow firefighter is that everyone I have met in the fire service are just great people that have a sense of giving. Giving of themselves, giving to their community and their overall caring about their fellow man.” Franklin acknowledges that being a firefighter is dangerous and risky and recounts one close call he had on a chimney fire call on an icy morning. “I was working around the chimney area of the two story home and was told that someone was going to throw me a bag of rock salt and to open it and pour it down the top of the chimney,” he said. As the bag was tossed to the other firefighter working with Franklin, that firefighter missed the bag and it slid down the icy roof and stopped on a dormer just below the two firefighters. “So I moved to get to it and started to slide towards the edge of the roof,” he said. “I flipped over onto my stomach and stretched my arms and legs out to get as much friction as I could to slow myself down. I was able to stop at the edge of the roof with my boots in the gutter.” Franklin said the experience left him more embarrassed than scared and he scrambled back up to where the bag of salt was and took it up to the chimney and did as he was assigned. “Only afterwards did I reflect on how close I came
A major demolition project to tear down the former Clatskanie City Hall building on Nehalem Street has slowed and is not expected to take place until the end of this month or the beginning of November, according to Clatskanie Foundation member Mike Engel. The tear down was tentatively set for the beginning of October. “The contractor we have to do the job, Kynsi Construction of Clatskanie, is out of town with other projects and so the demolition is on hold until they are available,” Engel said. Public interest in the project continued this past week “We have had lots of phone calls,” Engel said. “We are anxious and we’d like to get it moving, but we are just waiting now.” The plan is to remove the old city hall building and the adjacent old Clatskanie Police Department jail and create a parking lot improvement for the Clatskanie Cultural Center. The center houses city hall offices and the city council chambers upstairs. Lower Columbia Engineering of St. Helens is designing the parking lot with about 20 spaces, landscape areas and an island. The granite bench and
light pole in front of the old city hall will be relocated to the new parking lot. Engel said once the demolition begins, it would take about a week to complete the tear down. “Workers will have to put in a surface drain for the storm sewer and a retaining wall has to be build,” Engel said. “The whole project will take about two months but If we have weather problems that could slow it down.” Engel said two years ago, in the planning of the project, the estimated cost was not to exceed $175,000, but cost overruns occurred once the demolition work began in August. “We ran into asbestos in the building and we did not anticipate the engineering of the project,” Engel said. “That added about $30,000 in additional costs.” The work is part of a restoration agreement between the Clatskanie Foundation, owners of the Cultural Center and the City of Clatskanie. The city had agreed to provide up to $175,000 from enterprise zone refund money to help in the demolition of the building and development of the new parking lot. Engel said the additional costs for the project would have to be funded by the Foundation.
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The Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District will honor retiring volunteer firefighter Ed Franklin during a public ceremony at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the district’s main station, 280 SE Third Street in Clatskanie.
to being seriously injured or killed,” he said. Other firefighters on the ground saw the whole incident and were trying to move under where they thought Franklin was surely going to fly off the roof to break his fall. “I was lucky that day,” he said. Franklin’s wife Debbie, who was also a volunteer firefighter, has shared his firefighting experiences. “She retired in 2013 and is retiring this month after 15 years as a 911 dispatcher for Columbia County,” he said. “We went on numerous emergency calls together including a wildland fire in The Dalles.” Franklin said the two also served in the Oregon Firefighters Honor Guard. “We were honor guard members when the three firefighters were killed in the Coos Bay fire and were part of the flag folding ceremony as three flags were folded simultaneously,” he said.
The two were also able to work with Debbie’s daughter Heidi, when she served as a volunteer with the high school class for two years. “My advice for people thinking of joining their local fire department as a volunteer is to look inside yourself and inventory your reasons to join,” he said. “If they include service to others, a passion to learn, a passion to challenge yourself, a desire to belong to a special group of like minded people, then take that step and sign up.” The Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District will honor Franklin for his 27 years of service at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection main station, 280 SE Third St., in Clatskanie. The public is invited to attend the event.
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There has been a delay in the demolition of the former Clatskanie City Hall Building and development of a new parking lot adjacent to the Clatskanie Cultural Center.
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School districts addressing building needs BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net
It is something that Rainier School Superintendent Michael Carter says keeps him up at night. Making the school buildings as safe as possible for students, staff and the community. Carter, concerned about retrofitting the school district’s buildings to make them earthquake safe, is pursuing state funding for that effort. “It is not if an earthquake will strike, it is when it will strike,” he said. “It is one of the things that keeps me up at night. You are trying to make sure your whole complex is safe. This is one of those
things that is bigger than I am and out of my control.” In 2015, the Rainier School District contracted with an engineering firm to evaluate the earthquake risks of the buildings, including Hudson Park Elementary School and Rainier Jr/Sr High School. The district paid approximately $39,000 for the evaluation. Carter said the buildings are susceptible to rolling or jolting earthquakes, which can be damaging. The engineering evaluation report suggested a retrofit project that would cost approximately $5 million. According to Carter, the project would create a life zone in the buildings, so that if the building collapses, there
is an area for safety. “There is a huge need across the state, that’s why Oregon has put money aside for to help make our school buildings safe,” he said. “At least now we are trying to address the problem.” Carter said school districts across the state are challenged because there is limited state funding for the earthquake safety projects forcing the districts to prioritize. A lottery-type drawing is held to select what districts receives the funding based on a perbuilding need. “We decided the work needed to be done at Hudson Park Elementary School, the high school and the commons,” Carter said. Rainier applied for the
earthquake retrofitting cash late last year. “We applied for five grants,” Carter said. “There was a drawing and we were notified in January that we were not selected to receive the funding.” During the Monday, Oct. 10, Rainier School Board meeting, Carter announced that the district was reapplying for the safety grants. “We have cleaned up the language a bit in our application and hopefully we will be lucky this time,” he said. The school districts are applying for the grants through the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Department of Geology and Industries. “We expect to hear about
the grants in the spring,” he said. “If we got the yes, we would go after matching funds. We want to get it all done at once if possible. If they only give me money for one or two buildings, I am not going to sit there, we will have that work done.” Clatskanie School Superintendent Dr. Lloyd Hartley said as far as he knew there has been no study done at the Clatskanie schools to find out the earthquake risks. “If there was funding available we would move ahead with such a study,” he said. Hartley said the state’s funding system for the earthquake safety projects isn’t currently workable for his district. “This is a lottery system
and we feel that our seismic numbers are not high enough to quality for the grant money,” he said. “Once some of the other school districts get that grant money, then our numbers will get closer to that point where it might be worthwhile to apply for it.” In the meantime, Hartley said he is concentrating on the most immediate infrastructure issues in the district. “Our buildings have main issues to be addressed and there just hasn’t been the funding to do that,” he said. “Concrete work at the high school, roofing issues and heating systems in the district are the three main issue right now that we need to do, but we have not addressed those because of the funding.”
SPORTS The Lookout: Rainier, Clatskanie set to face off Friday night
Sophomore Kees Tjaarda wasn’t able to find any running room last Friday. The Tigers hope to change that Friday night. BY CLAUDE AKINS
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When Rainier and Clatskanie meet tonight on the gridiron, it will be a tale of two teams: on the one hand, a young Tigers (3-3) team who expectedly has had an up and down season, and on the other an experienced Rainier (6-0) team poised for a playoff run. Last Friday, the Tigers struggled against visiting Medford team, St. Mary’s (4-2), getting shut out 50-0. Sophomore phenom Gavin Rajagopal continued his brilliant season in his campaign to earn the title of best running back in 3A. On 14 carries he racked up 150 yards, including a 94yard touchdown run in the first quarter, which brought the Crusaders up, 14-0. Offensively, the Tigers couldn’t get their run game going. Sophomore Kees Tjaarda and freshmen James Helman have spearheaded that running attack which, in recent weeks, has had tremendous success. On Friday night, they combined for a mere 37 yards. Their biggest run of the game came from freshmen, Sam Shockley, who broke off a 40-yard run. “We didn’t play well, the first half, we weren’t disciplined on our assignments on defense, and we didn’t finish blocks and runs on
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offense,” head coach Tim Tigers, and improving his Warren said. “Against a team. good team that’s a bad com“We’re focusing on us Lewis and Clark league Standings League Overall bination.” and making sure we’re getRainier 0-0 6-0 But this week, espeting better, and what we do Clatskanie 0-0 3-3 cially, it’s about more than and make sure we do what Portland Christian 0-0 3-3 a game: it’s about neighwe do better.” Warrenton 0-0 0-6 bors and friends competing The game kicks off in against each other on the Clatskanie at 7:00 p.m. Exfield. It’s a rivalry, yes, but pect a lot of rain and high a friendly one. winds. “Everybody’s excited to play against a rival that goes way back and everybody’s excited to be a part of it,” Warren said. “You know you’re going to get their best, so we’re looking forward to that,” head coach Mike King said. The Columbians beat 5A school The Dalles at home last week, 62-20. King said his defense was exceptional: a large chunk of those points came on a botched snap on a punt and a turnover that led to great field advantage for the visiting team. While both teams are excited to play their Columbia County cohort, they are focused on their own teams. Warren understands how good Rainier has been his season – they’ve scored more points (345) than any CODY MANN / THE CHIEF other 3A team - but his Smooth sailing for the Columbians: Rainer has racked up more points than any other 3A school this year with 345. 2015 quarterfinalist Coquille only focus is on the comes in at second with 316 points.
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Powerlifter Cameron Martinot, center, kneeling, finished third in total weight lifted at the World Powerlifting Competition this past weekend. He squatted 407 pounds, bench pressed 275, and deadlifted 290 pounds. “It was a lot of fun, there was a lot of people there. My whole family went, my fiancé, and one of my friends. It was pretty cool; I had a whole cheering section,” Martinot said. “There was an older couple from the St. Helens area that actually made their way down [to the Kabuki Strength lab in Clackamas]. They both used to be into powerlifting and whatnot, and I’m glad they came down to watch me,” Martinot said.
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Communication key for Rainier as playoffs near BY CLAUDE AKINS
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Since finishing second at the Salem Academy tournament, the Columbians have gone 4-0 in league play and finished fifth place at the Seaside tournament, where they advanced to the upper bracket before falling to Seaside in a tough match-up, 26-24, 20-25, 9-15. Those four league play wins continue Rainer’s (14-4) perfect league record. They’re 9-0 in league play, and only Oregon Episcopal (14-5) has been able take the Columbians to five sets, way back on Sept. 19 (25-23, 20-25, 25-13, 22-25, 15-10). The Aardvarks are not only the best-named team in the league - they remain Rainier’s greatest challenge in the Lewis and Clark League, with two hitters above five-foot-ten in Belle Scott and Maxine Matheson. That test won’t arrive until the league East-West tournament on Oct. 20, and until that point, the Columbians are focused on the task ahead: particularly, when they make the short drive to Clatskanie, to face off against their intercounty counterpart. The Tigers (4-12), for their part, have lost their last four league games, most recently at home versus Warrenton, when after winning the first set they dropped the next three,
ultimately losing 3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 14-25, 14-25). But despite the Columbians being favored coming into the match-up, the players always get excited to play against their Columbia County friends and rivals, head coach Mike Edwards said. He also recognized that the Columbians should never sleep on a team and that the Tigers have competed all season, even when they’ve been out-matched. The game took place Thursday night, and the results were unavailable at the time of print. On Monday, the Columbians ousted the struggling De La Salle North Catholic Knights (2-13), currently the 38thranked team in the state. Rainier outside hitter and middle blocker Breana Edwards was up to her usual ways, notching 16 kills against the Portland school. Senior Kami Gray paced Rainier with four kills and 11 digs, and Mikayla Lorentson served at 100 percent on 27 serves punctuat-
ed by three aces. Rainer swept the Knights, 25-6, 25-8, 25-13. This past Saturday Rainier competed against 4A schools at a Seaside High hosted tournament, finishing in a tie for fifth place after losing to the host team in three sets after taking the first set to extra points (2624, 25-20, 15-9). The team played well, coach Edwards said, though they were hamstringed by an injury suffered by setter Shaleya Nakaahiki-Teves after she was hit in the head inadvertently by a teammate. As of now, her left eye is nearly swollen shut and she experienced concussionlike symptoms. She is a fighter and wants to compete, Edwards said, but her status for Thursday’s game at Clatskanie is questionable. But it is good news for Rainier that she won’t be missing for very long – her setting ability is a huge asset for a team with one of the best strikers in the state in Breana Edwards. Nakaahiki-Teves racked up
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42 assists prior to her injury, helping Edwards total 70 kills at the tournament. The Hoosierto-be tallied 25 digs and 13 blocks in addition. Gray had 19 kills and 38 digs, Lorentson had 23 digs, and sophomore Taleah King was all over the floor, with 46 serves, five aces, 16 digs, 33 assists and only two errors. This team has the potential to make waves in the state playoffs, but coach Edwards knows they have yet to reach their ceiling. One area of focus: talking. “[Communication] brings us all together, it makes us focus, it lets your teammates know where you’re at, and be able to help each other out,” Edwards said. “If we can communicate better, we can play better team volleyball, and then basically help Breana out a little bit with some of the stuff that needs to get done, other than what she’s doing. I don’t want her to be doing everything and wear it out.”
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It’s been a rocky road for the Clatskanie Tigers (2-8) soccer team this season. After winning their first match against Portland Adventist Academy, 1-0, the team has gone 1-8 since then, notching their other win against the struggling De La Salle North Catholic, 5-0. Like their Columbia County relative, Rainier (2-8), they struggle in an extremely talented Special District. There are three top-ten 3A teams in the district: Catlin Gabel and Oregon Episcopal are the top two teams in the state and Westside Christian ranks sixth. More rurally located schools tend to struggle in soccer, without access to year-round soccer via clubs, athletes do not receive the experience and training that urban schools do. Catlin Gabel and Oregon Episcopal are located in Portland and Westside Christian is in Lake Oswego. “It’s been a very tough season so far,” head coach Patrick Paul said. “We don’t have very many girls. It takes 11 girls to field a soccer team and we had 11 girls sign up, so every time we have an injury we have to play down. In Monday’s game we had only seven girls against an opposing team of 18 kids.” “It’s a manpower issue for us. The girls are strong. They are fast. They have endurance. But with the injuries and the play downs
it wears on them.” But as every athlete, coach and fan understands, sports are never only about winning and losing. We learn from sports. What has the Clatskanie girl’s soccer team taken away from this season? “Drive and determination,” Paul said. “I keep telling the girls, ‘You can succeed if you do this,’ and I think they believe me. They understand it takes all of them to win and that’s why they get so down on themselves when they lose.” Paul has been with the recreational soccer program for the last ten years and the last three years with the high school program. He began to coach for his daughter – who is on the high school team – when she was five and currently runs the Clatskanie Youth Soccer Club. The Tigers have three games left, including a bout with Rainier on Oct. 20. The last time the two teams met Rainier came away with a 3-1 victory, as Abby Rosain scored two goals and assisted on another. Their next match is against Oregon Episcopal on Oct. 17 and their final game of the season is in Tualatin against Westside Christian. “We have three games left,” Paul said. “I’d like to have at least 11 girls to play against Rainier - that will be our next closest match skill wise. I think we will do very well against them if I have 11 girls.”
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Runners take off at the Wreck Race hosted by Warrenton. The name refers to a ship that crashed at Fort Stevens in 1906 in the so-called “Graveyard of the Pacific.” Emma Carver (front right) placed fourth at the meet.
Rainier and Clatskanie run well at league meets BY CLAUDE AKINS
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Clatskanie Middle/High School holds a cross country home meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Clatskanie City Park. On Saturday, Oct. 8, Rainier and Clatskanie competed at the Red Ribbon Run, hosted by Rainier High School. The course begins on the Rainier track, continues onto forested trails on the Rainier campus, and ends on the football field. “The course is hilly and challenging,” Clatskanie head coach Amber Dawn said. “All athletes ran well, and many ran a season or lifetime PR
[personal record].” Along with Rainier and Clatskanie, Longview school R.A. Long and Banks High participated. The Columbians took home first place in men’s varsity, finishing with a team score of 40. Clatskanie finished second with a score of 44, Banks tallied 47 points, and R.A. Long finished last with a score of 96 points. Banks ran away with the women’s varsity meet, winning with a score of 20 points. Rainier finished with 50, and Clatskanie finished with 56. R.A. Long did not compete a women’s team. Both men’s and women’s races were 5,000 meters. In cross country scoring, teams are scored based on
where runners finish. The place at which they finish corresponds to the points received. A first place finish equals one point; a second place finish equals two points, and so on. Levi Carreon of Banks won the 5k with a time of 18:51. Rainier’s John Graff (18:57) and Johnathan Guisinger (19:02) rounded out the top three spots. Jacob Moore ran very well for Clatskanie, finishing fourth with a time of 19:30. Freshmen Trent Bernsten finished sixth (20:15), Gabe Furnish placed eighth (20:24), Jac Coe finished 11th (21:00.8) and Jonathan Moravec placed 15th (22;02). Clatskanie’s Emma Carver led all Tiger and Columbian
runners in the women’s meet with a time of 23:47. Tiger Kaylie Scott placed seventh (24:54) and Rainier’s Ashley Bush placed eighth (25:13). Rainier’s Riley Richardson (26:02), Abby Rosian (26:52) and Abbi Zuber (26:53) took spots 10-12. Annabelle Martin (27:42) and Amanda Jurgensen (27:57) paced the Tigers, placing 14th and 18th, respectively. On Oct. 4, the team traveled to Fort Stevens to participate in a meet hosted by Warrenton. “The course started in the upper parking lot for the Peter Iredale ship wreck at Ft. Stevens,” Dawn said. “Athletes ran from the parking lot, along the bike trail, and then into a trail area lined with
tall grasses. The trail then emerged onto the beach and athletes ran toward the shipwreck, made a turn up a steep loose sand hill, and down a 100 meter stretch in the sand to the finish chute.” Normally, the athletes run out onto the shipwreck for pictures if the tide is low enough. This meet, however, the weather was bad and blustery, so they opted instead to quickly retire to warmer environments. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t the only issue. “Once the high school girls started the winds had picked up and the rain was dumping. Runners also encountered an angry swarm of hornets out on course,” Dawn said. Carver placed fourth at the
meet with a time of 21:29 and Scott finished ninth with a time of 22:27 for the Clatskanie women’s varsity team. On the Clatskanie men’s side, Moore (17:26) finished fifth, Berntsen (17:49) finished ninth, and Furnish (17:50) finished 10th. Neah-KahNie (30), Rainier (47), and Clatskanie (69) took the top three spots. For the Rainier men’s team, Graff placed third with a time of 16:58, Guisinger placed fourth with a time of 17:08, and Jaedan Abel placed eighth with a time of 17:38. Neah-Kah-Nie won the meet with a score of 55. Rainer totaled 58 pints and Clatskanie totaled 60, for second and third place, respectively.
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