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Serving the Lower Columbia Region Since 1891

ELECTION 2016: Clatskanie mayor ’s race

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

Diane Pohl has been Clatskanie mayor for the past ten consecutive years and she is seeking another term as mayor.

“My top priority has always been that tournament ball field,” she said. “It is a longer range goal. We have the engineering and have brought the project to a certain point and I want to see that move forward. I don’t want to drop that.”

Pohl said the current city hall management restructuring is also a priority for her.

“I am working with the city council as we examine administrative duties at city hall and how to best accommodate those things with what’s going to be good for the city administration and that would help the public a lot.”

Pohl said the main issue for Clatskanie now is its budget challenges.

“Clatskanie has had a very conservative council and because of that the city is one of the few in the state without debt,” she said. “So our task is rebuilding the general fund. We can’t run with any red ink. We have to run with a balanced budget. That is our struggle right now and without debt that will help our task.

Without any debt it is going to be attainable.”

Pohl said Port Westward is a key in Clatskanie’s business and economic growth.

“The port is the gem,” she

said. “That is one thing that I have played an active role in interfacing with different groups. I met with the Chinese delegation and other groups interested in the menthol plant at the port. I represent the city and our workforce here. I am trying to get the message to anyone that is interested in coming to the port. I have testified at local and state hearings and worked hard for 10 years with the various entities in support of good development that will be a benefit to the environment and job development. That has been one of my focus points for the entire time I have been here.”

Pohl said development at Port Westward would also trigger new business, new jobs and new housing in Clatskanie.

“That can be the economic future of our city,” she said. “It is development that needs to be environmentally safe and development that will hire locally and offer family wage jobs helping our community to grow.”

Polh believes the city council made the right choice in disbanding the city police department in favor of contracting law enforcement services with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

“I listened to the public’s con-

cerns very carefully,” she said. “I made my decision based on what we could provide with the general fund dollars that we have.”

Pohl said she’s been an advocate for community policing.

“I have been very active in maintaining a safe community,” she said. “If the contract works out to the satisfaction of the people of Clatskanie, than we would keep the contract. I would be open to reinstating the city police department if we have the money to staff it properly.”

Pohl acknowledged that there has been ongoing public concern about controversy in Clatskanie.

“I agree there is swirling con-

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get to know the city council and to work with them.

“So it is going to be a learning experience for me,” he said. “I am pretty green.”

But Brajcich said his passion is to improve working relations for city employees.

“We face a budget crisis and we have lost some employees, so that will take some work,” he said.

Brajcich said much of the public unrest in Clatskanie is connected to the city police department.

“We had the chief resign under controversy and we never really got that cleared out,” he said.

“And we lost two officers, so there has been a lot of chaos in the police department and that concerns a lot of people.”

Brajcich said he wants to move the city ahead positively away from the police department controversy.

“Whatever happens with the officers is up to the court system and it’s in lawers hands, so that’s kind of a past issue and we’ve decided to go with the county for law enforcement services and make that work.”

Brajcich said he is also worried about traffic in the city and wants to see action taken on that issue.

“Highway 30 scares me,” he said. “The speed is tremendous. I am here everyday, so I see it. Drivers are doing 45 and

troversy, but we are going to move out of that,” she said.

“It is one positive step at a time. I do have a positive outlook and I know this is a strong community. There is some dissention but we must move forward and I hope with their help, we will be able to accomplish that. My phone is on. I am always here to listen to any suggestions.”

Pohl said her advantage in the race for mayor is the trusting relations she has built over time to be an effective city leader.

“Knowing the players and having the important personal relationships in place is a key advantage,” she said. “I get to the table with all these people that are talking and moving economic development in this region. That is critical for Clatskanie. You just have to be involved.”

Candidate Bob Brajcich

Bob Brajcich entered the race for Clatskanie mayor after the filing deadline as a write-in candidate. He is a retired mechanic and long-time resident of Clatskanie with no prior elective experience.

“I have a lot to learn,” Brajcich said. “You know, the city ordinances and all those things and making sure we are doing everything right.”

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Interim police chief leaves office his expertise and guidance, at a time when we needed it.”

Grubbs was hired in September 2015 to be the Clatskanie interim police chief following the departure of Police Chief Marvin Hoover. His $40 an hour part time position came to an end on Thursday, Oct. 27. During his work in Clatskanie, Grubbs continued his jobs as a part time investigator with the Milwaukee Police Department.

“I haven’t been the classic police chief taking calls and driving around town,” Grubbs said. “My job was strictly administrative.

The objective was to keep the Clatskanie Police Department on course.”

Grubbs said his first assignment was to establish goals and objectives for the police department and develop a recruitment process for a new police chief.

“But it got to the point of assessing the budget and also looking at the overall community dy-

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

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Bon fires were a favorite of those that gathered at the Perkins Creek Campground in Clatskanie. The campground operators have put the property up for sale and are retiring.

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

It has been their passion since 2005 and now Ken and Diana Krotzer are retiring and attempting to sell the Perkins Creek Campground, LLC at 19554 Swedetown Road in Clatskanie.

Several years ago, the former church camp across the street from the Krotzer’s home was put up for sale and the couple decided they wanted to buy it.

“We lived across the street and we often heard them singing and it would permeate the whole valley,” Diana said. “It was so beautiful. So when they closed up my husband and I, with lots of prayers, decided to buy it.”

Krotzer said they started out doing a lot of work to make the campground they envisioned.

“We started out repairing the bridge and putting in a road and all the electricity,” she said. “We put in all the sites and the septics to the sites. It was a major undertaking.”

The Krotzer’s also built a house on the land and added a barn and two shops and were able to open the Perkins Creek Campground in 2005.

“We had 14 camping spaces and an upper campground that was used for family reunions and all sorts of other family and group gatherings,” she said.

Over the years the Perkins Creek Campground attracted church groups and others from the local area as well as around the world.

“We had people from all the European nations and people from all over the world stay here,” Diana said.

“It was such a comfortable feeling.

People said it was so safe. We were proud of all that we had done to accommodate the people and we thank them for their patronage.”

The Krotzers said they would miss all those that came to their campground.

“We enjoyed it and we had some

many wonderful people come in,” Diana said. “It was a time in our lives that was a huge part of our lives that we will never forget.”

Krotzer said she and her husband especially wanted to thank Wauna Mill, Beaver Falls Plant and Clatskanie PUD, and all the other workers that came to stay at their campground to do work in the area.

“Sometimes they were here for weeks and months,” she said. “It was amazing how many workers were told this was a safe and good place to stay.”

The Krotzers had attempted to sell the property as a commerce site.

“The value of this property is between $550,000 and $650,000,” Diana said.

But even though they had two potential buyers, the Krotzers said the high cost of doing an appraisal of the property has disrupted the commercial sale chances.

“We breezed through the inspections but we had to have an appraisal which would cost anywhere from $6,000 to $50,000,” she said. “Nobody in the right mind would pay that amount of money.”

The Krotzers have decided to close the campground and try to sell it as a personal home site.

“We want to retire and move on,” Diana said. “We are proud of what we did. We have been blessed. Now it is time to move on.”

The Krotzers said they are closing the campground on Oct. 31.

For more information about Perkins Creek Campground, call the Krotzers at 503-728-4407.

You may not have seen much of Stan Grubbs in Clatskanie over the past year but his presence and his work helped stabilize the Clatskanie Police Department, according to city officials.

“It was a challenging time for the police department and the city,” Clatskanie City Manager Greg Hinkelman said. “Stan brought in professionalism and help with the police administration. He got a lot of things squared away and he put the department on a stable course.”

Clatskanie Mayor Diane Pohl said Grubbs did a great deal of the quiet work in making sure the police department’s policies and procedures were current and effective.

“He came at a time when the strength of his knowledge was needed, ” she said. “He did a great service for the city, though ­­­­

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Helen Viola Mickelson September 19, 1917 ~ September 30th, 2016 Helen Viola Mickelson Jolma, 99, of Mesa, Ariz., beloved sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and dear friend, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2016. The youngest of eight children, Helen was born in Medicine Lake, Mont., on September 19, 1917, to Saima and John William Mickelson.

After the untimely death of her mother in 1923, the family moved to Quincy, Ore. Helen graduated from Clatskanie Union High School in 1935, and soon after met and married Ernest Jolma. They raised four children in Clatskanie. Helen served on the Clatskanie School Board and on the Clatskanie Recreational Endeavor that spearheaded

the construction of the Clatskanie Swimming Pool in 1958. Ernest preceded her in death, in 1968.

She is survived by a sister Lillian Mickelson, of St. Helens, Ore; her four children and their spouses, Carolyn (Jack) Welsh, Mesa,

• 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 30, 10:30 a.m.

Service of healing and songfest Pastor: Erik Huget Sermon title – “Wait For It” New Testament Reading- 2 Thessalonians 1: 1-4, 11-12 Old Testament LessonHabakkuk 1:1-4, 2: 1-4 Wednesday study group will meet at 11:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room.

“Come as you are, everyone is welcome” HOLY NATIVITY EASTERN ORTHODOX MISSION 867 5th St., Hammond Or 503-440-3930 or 503-298-3453

APOSTOLIC LUTHERAN CHURCH 18614 Beaver Falls Road Clatskanie, OR 97016 Church phone: 503-556-0537 FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH ELCA 1010 NE 5th St. - P.O. Box 447 Clatskanie, OR 97016 503-728-4604 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 ALSTON’S CORNER ASSEMBLY OF GOD 25272 Alston Road, Rainier 97048 Phone: 503-556-1961

• Saturday, Oct. 29 • Craft Holiday Sale, 9-4 p.m., Rainier Senior Center, 47 West 7 Street.

• 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.

seven great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Helen had a zest for life and she lived it to the fullest.

Worldly and wise, loved by all who met her, she was never happier than when surrounded by family and friends, regaling all with her stories, her intelligence, perspicacity and her sincerity.

She will be greatly missed, but our memories of her, and the indelible mark she left on us, will live on.

A celebration of her life will take place at a later date.

Memorial donations can be made in her name to the Clatskanie Foundation Scholarship Program or the charity of your choice.

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

BEAVER FALLS BAPTIST CHURCH 23632 Evergreen Rd. 503-0728-4176

•C hurch N ews • • WESTPORT COMMUNITY CHURCH 49246 Highway 30 Westport, OR 97016 Church Phone: 503-455-2576 RAINIER COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD 321 West C Street P.O. Box 849 Rainier, OR 97048 503-556-5661 CLATSKANIE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 290 South Nehalem Street P.O. Box 676 Clatskanie, OR 97016 Phone: 503-728-3318 KNAPPA ASSEMBLY OF GOD 41767 Old Highway 30 Astoria, OR 97103 503-458-6676

GATEWAY WORSHIP CENTER 610 N.W. 5th Street P.O. Box 345 Clatskanie, OR 97016 503-728-2491 CLATSKANIE BAPTIST CHURCH 415 South Nehalem P.O. Box 613, Clatskanie, OR 97016, Church office: 503-728-2304 COLUMBIA BIBLE CHURCH 407 East 2nd Street Rainier, OR 97048 GREAT VOW ZEN MONASTERY 79640 Quincy-Mayger Road Clatskanie, OR 97016 503-728-0654 WESTPORT CHRISTIAN CENTER 91104 Hungry Hollow Loop Rd. Westport, OR 97016 Phone: 503-455-2312

BIRKENFELD COMMUNITY CHURCH 11249 Highway 202 Birkenfeld, Ore. 503-755-2370 RAINIER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 101 E. C Street, P.O. Box 188 Rainier, OR 97048 Phone: 503-556-3440 MAYGER-DOWNING COMMUNITY CHURCH 80071 Life Lane Clatskanie, OR 97016 503-728-2305

RAINIER ASSEMBLY OF GOD 74950 Rockcrest Street Rainier, Ore. 503-556-8211 RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH 305 W. C Street Rainier, OR 97048 503-556-1216 DELENA BAPTIST CHURCH 24056 Beaver Falls Rd. Rainier, OR 97048 503-728-3100

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Monday, Oct. 31 • Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior Center, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features: Roast Beef w/ potatoes and veggies.

• Beaver Homes Grange #518 is hosting their annual Haunted House & Children’s games, 6-9 p.m., Ages 3-10 $4, Adults $6, Seniors & Military with ID $5. Located at the Beaver Homes Grange, 31105

• Monday • TOPS OR 0633, Faith Lutheran Church, 9 a.m., for further info please call Lois at 503-728-3865 • TOPS OR 1024, bottom level of Clatskanie Baptist Church, 5:45 p.m. weigh in, 6:30 p.m. meeting, for further info please call Debbie at 360751-4370 • Rainier City Council meets the first Monday of the month, Work session 6 p.m., Meeting 7 p.m., Rainier City Hall, 106 W. B St. • The MS Support Group of Columbia County meets the first Monday of each month at 1 p.m. at Dairy Queen in Scappoose. For more information call Susan at 503-543-2517.

• Clatskanie chapter of American Legion Auxiliary, 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, 930 NE 5th St. starting in October. Meetings will be held the first Monday of the month. For more information, contact 503-728-4487 • The National Alliance on Mental Illness, Friends and Family Support Group meets the second Friday and fourth Monday of each month downstairs at the Rainier United Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. For more information call Teri at 503-556-9135.

• Columbia County Fair Board meets the second Monday of each month, 6 p.m. in the 4-H Building at Columbia County Fairgrounds, 58892 Saulser Road, St. Helens.

• Clatskanie American Legion Hall Post 68 Auxiliary meeting, first Monday of the month, 7 p.m. 930 NE 5th street.

• NAMI Support Group Meeting, fourth Monday of the month, 6:30 p.m., Rainier United Methodist Church, 1st and C streets, Rainier • Clatskanie School Board meeting, fourth Monday of the month, 6:30 p.m., Clatskanie Elementary School Rm 11, 815 S. Nehalem St. Clatskanie.

• Blood pressure checks Mondays, 11 a.m., Rainier Senior Center, 48 W.

Ariz.; Roger (Rebecca) Jolma, Clatskanie, Ore.; Margaret (Jerry) McCaw, Del Mar, Calif.; Bruce (Mary Jo) Jolma, Clatskanie, Ore., as well as eight grandchildren, including Karaka Jolma Leslie, Nathan Jolma, and Katherine Jolma,

Beaver Homes Rd., Rainier.

• Trunk-or-Treat, 2-5 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church parking lot, 1010 NE 5 St. Clatskanie. A freewill offering of canned food and/or money will be taken to benefit Turning. Hot dogs will be available for all Trunk-or-Treaters and their accompanying adults. For further information, contact the Faith Lutheran Church at 728-4604.

• Quincy Grange Annual Halloween

Carnival, 5-8 p.m., 78314 Rutters Rd. (Follow the signs) Games, Bingo, prizes, and Tombstone café, Fun for all ages.

Wednesday, Nov. 2 • Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior Center, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features: Cook’s Choice!

Friday, Nov. 4 • Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior Cen-

ter, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features: Fried chicken w/ mashed potatoes and veggies.

Monday, Nov. 7 • Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior Center, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features: Chicken Parmesan w/ salad.

Wednesday, Nov. 9 • Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior Center, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served

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7th Street. For more information call 503-556-3889 or visit www.Rainierseniors.com.

• Evening Bingo, Mondays, 6 p.m., Rainier Senior Center, 48 W. 7th Street. For more information call 503-556-3889 or visit www.Rainierseniors.com Tuesday • Columbia Community Mental Health Board of Director’s Meeting, 4 p.m., on the first Tuesday of each month, at the Creekside Center – 58646 McNulty Way, St. Helens.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2994 Meeting, second Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., VFW hall, 960 NW 5th Street, Clatskanie.

•Rainier Auxiliary # 4022 F.O.E. meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at the lodge, 7 p.m., 109 W. A Street.

•Rainier Aerie # 4022 F.O.E. meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the lodge, 7 p.m., 109 W. A Street.

• Columbia River PUD Board Meeting, 6 p.m., on the third Tuesday of each month in the Columbia River PUD Community Room – 64001 Columbia River Highway, Deer Island.

• The Columbia County Democratic Central Committee meets the last Tuesday of every month at Kozy Korner, St. Helens, Meetings start at 7 p.m.

• Bingo, Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m., Rainier Senior Center, 48 W. 7th Street.

For more information call 503-5563889 or visit www.Rainierseniors.com Wednesday • Columbia County Board of Commissioner board meeting 10 a.m., in room 308 at Columbia County Courthouse.

Staff meeting at 1 p.m. in room 331.

•Bingo, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Clatskanie American Legion, Hall 930 NE 5th street.

• Clatskanie City Council meets the first Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., in the Clatskanie Cultural Center, 75

S. Nehalem St. Contact the city hall for further information at 503-7282622 • Rainier Garden Club, first Wednesday of the month 9:30 a.m., United Methodist Church, 1st & C Street, Rainier.

• Beaver Homes Grange monthly meeting, first Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., Grange Hall, 31105 Beaver Homes Road, Goble.

• Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meets the first Wednesday of each month at Avamere, 2400 Gable Road in St. Helens, for more information contact Jenny Hicks at 503-366-8070.

• Turning Point Community Services Center Board of Directors Meeting, second Wednesday of the month, 6:15 p.m., Turning Point, 220 E. Columbia River Highway.

• Clatskanie Fire Board Meeting, second Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., Clatskanie Fire Station, 280 SE 3rd St, Clatskanie • Natal Grange Meeting, second Wednesday of the month, 7:30 p.m., Grange Hall, 67542 Nehalem Highway N. • Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District Board meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Columbia SWCD office, 35285 Millard Road.

• Clatskanie PUD meeting, third Wednesday of the month, Work session 5:30 p.m. Board meeting 7 p.m., Community Room, 495 E. Columbia River Highway.

• Clatskanie Booster Club Meeting, third Wednesday of the month, 6 p.m., CMHS room 115, 471 SW Belair Drive.

• Columbia County Stroke Support Group meets every fourth Wednesday of each month, 2:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m., Avamere at St. Helens, 2400 Gable Road. Contact Jenny Hicks for more information at 503-366-8070.

•Clatskanie Planning Commission, meets the last Wednesday of the

month, 7 p.m., in the Clatskanie Cultural Center, 75 S. Nehalem St. Contact the city hall for further information at 503-728-2622 Thursday •Veterans’ breakfast 10 a.m. Clatskanie Legion Hall 930 Northeast Fifth Street.

•Clatskanie Chamber of Commerce meets the first Thursday of the month.

Contact the chamber for more information at 503-728-2502.

• Veterans Breakfast, first Thursday of the month, 10 a.m., Clatskanie American Legion Hall, 930 NE 5th street.

• Clean Columbia County meets the second Thursday of the month, at the Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District building, 35285 Millard Road, at 6:30 p.m.

• Rainier Chamber of Commerce Meeting, second Thursday of the month, 12 noon, Rainier United Methodist Church, 1st and C St. Contact the chamber for more information at 503-556-7212.

• Rainier City Library Board of Directors Meeting, second Thursday of the month, 5 p.m., Rainier City Hall, 106 West B Street.

• Beaver Homes Grange Monthly Bunco Party, third Thursday of the month, 6:30 p.m., Grange Hall, 31105 Beaver Homes Road, Goble.

• Clatskanie Veterans Memorial Committee Meeting, third Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., VFW hall, 960 NW 5th Street.

• Clatskanie Masonic Lodge #133 Meeting, third Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., SE 2nd and Conyers St. Friday • TOPS OR 0865 at Alston Corner Assembly of God Church, 9 a.m. weigh in, 10 a.m. meeting. For further information, please call 503-438-8507 • Foot care, (by appointment) 10 a.m.

– 1p.m., Rainier Senior Center, 48 W. 7th Street. Cost is $15. For more information call 503-556-3889 or visit www.Rainierseniors.com.

• Clatskanie Garden Club meets the second Friday of the month. Time and location may vary. Please contact 503-308-2343 for further information.

• Republicans Meet Up, every second Friday of the month at the Village Inn, 535 S. Columbia River Highway, St. Helens. Dinner at 6 p.m., followed by meeting at 7 p.m., for more details visit: www.columbiagop.org.

• Beaver Homes Grange Monthly Pinochle Party, second Friday of the month, 7 p.m., grange hall, 31105 Beaver Homes Road, Goble.

• Clatskanie Garden Club meets the second Friday of the month. Time and location may vary. Contact 503308-2343 for information. Guests are welcome.

Saturday • Oath Keepers Columbia County Chapter meets at the Kozy Korner, 371 Columbia Blvd., in St. Helens, at 6:30 p.m., every third Saturday of the month.

Sunday • Overcomers Outreach – a spiritually based, 12-step recovery program for substance abuse issues. Meets at 6 p.m. at Sunset Park Community Church, 174 Sunset Blvd., in St. Helens. Call 503-397-0535 or visit www. sunsetparkchog.org

at noon. Menu features: Salmon loaf w/ Cole slaw.

Thursday, Nov. 10 • Veteran’s Breakfast, 9 a.m. Clatskanie Middle/High School commons, 471 SW Bel Air Dr. Hosted by the CHS National Honor Society. Veteran’s Assembly will begin at 10:15 a.m. in the CMHS auditorium with special guest speaker Brian Guinther.

For more details, call 503-7287-2146.

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DAVE ROBINSON

I woke this morning to a flood evacuation announcement for Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

I don’t live anywhere near Iowa so I wasn’t alarmed, but I could empathize with those folks who are packing their stuff and heading for safety.

Eight years ago Cedar Rapids suffered billions in damage from a flood that caught everyone off guard. This time I read stories of folks dismantling their basement furnace and loading it into a trailer.

lso a group of volunteers removed the seats in a theater and moved them to higher ground to avoid damage.

With all the flooding in the news these past few weeks it’s time for folks to think about what to do in the event they are required to evacuate.

In my corner of Oregon, we often get flooding with our winter rains, but since the planning folks don’t allow building in the flood zone, it usually doesn’t require evacuation. Ranchers however, graze their livestock on

the fertile bottom land and they routinely have a plan to get their critters to safety.

However, if you live in a flood-prone region, it is only wise to have a plan in place for evacuation. The mantra of all preppers is this: Get a Kit, Make a Plan, Be Prepared.

A kit is important. Extra supplies and all manner of pantry items are invaluable.

But as important as it is to have a well-stocked kit, it is even more important to have a plan in place. Plans avoid confusion, stress on the family and set the expectation

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Voices of the Community

Disappointed We were disappointed to see a proposal to increase Columbia County’s natural resource depletion fee on the ballot once again.

County voters have already turned this idea down twice, and yet, the same people keep putting this illconceived idea back on the ballot.

Our county is already the only one in the states of Oregon or Washington to collect a 15-cents per ton fee on gravel being mined here. Increasing it by 200 percent, as Measure 5-255 would do, puts local jobs We’ve Arrived in the highly competitive While an election is gravel industry at risk. supposed to be that gloriSingling out one industry ous moment when “we the over another for a special people” interject our voices tax is fundamentally unfair. and either endorse current The last thing Columbia officials and their policies County needs to do is to or else change drivers and gain a reputation of being directions, instead this year unfriendly to business and like so many recent elections industry. If we tax gravel all weThank seem you to have is an more,(nana’s) one might ask, oureven mother’s house opportunity to acquiesce to on what industry will be next?

May 23. Special thanks more of what we’ve had for Join us in voting no on We would like to thank to Sheriff Goodwin; you will so long. Existing powers are Measure 5-255. all the Fire and Rescue crews be forever ourDebbie hearts for so well entrenched. Even the Philinand Hazen who most responded to a fire out saving her life, also to Nick contended choice beClatskanie fore us, ballot measure #97, leaves us with a half choice.

Vote For Magruder Either vote “no” and rubber Believe it or not, I have stamp the existing excessive been looking forward spending, or, vote “yes” and to receiving my Voter’s give the rubber stamp more Pamphlet for the November ink than it has ever had Election. I wanted to see before. I am one dissatisfied how our local candidates voter.A Where the Clatskanie’s real describe letterare from Past...their priorities and choices on this ballot? how supporters of ballot measures define their isJune 5,Growing 1935 up, I was told about the sham elections in sues.

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I am reading the pamWe’ve arrived. phlet and I am persuaded to Dear Sally, Bob Ekstrom vote for Margaret MagrudCongratulations toScappoose Mrs. er for the Board of County Gift of Giving Rainier’s Gift of Giving Tree is now accepting nominations for the upcoming year. We run our organization on peoplein our community seeing those in need and referring them to us.

All referrals are anonymous. Just email or call us with your referral no questions asked.

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– Dear Sally –

Anna Sirnio, Route 1, Clatskanie, who was recently 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

at Clatskanie Safeway, who wanted to turn in a container of what appeared to be methamphetamine, which was found in the parking lot.

In addition to the above referenced cases, the Clatskanie Police Department responded to 113 other calls during the past two weeks.

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She is or fire was with No spread to structures thecigarette-caused Constitution and the a sought after member of fire. A vehicles and no injuries. rule of law, that he will information and service small, unauthorized campfire 5/30/15 Structure fire: be the peoples oversight commissions and comring was also located near 29451 Old Rainier Road, on the Board of Commismittees because of her the dock and was still warm Rainier.

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Contact the cant structure fire involving to vote for him. Forget ing while keeping sight Port of St. Helens for further a metal barn, approximately the propaganda of the past of objectives, responsible information.

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We have nowgrowing. as fire but was actually a stove cessful legalfarmer, marijuana to issue. elect Wayne for County an industrial The residents had The causebusiness of the fire was Commissioner or the left owner, Margaret knows lamp started the stove cleaning assigned to a heating will have total control the challenges of cycle and this caused a good system used tostarting incubate and of deal the Board andand we fumes will and warm growing business of smoke the achicks.

There was bedue the to ones whothat payhad the not in Columbia County. a stove no extension to theShe home price. Please consider knows the importance of been cleaned recently.

All that is located close by. Loss voting for Wayne Mayo, sound financial decisions residents evacuated and is assigned at about $20,000 he really does care about at all levels of her life. there wereand no injuries.

This Being but may be moreComdepending this County the people a County hometwisted operated by missioner on insurance estimates. in ait,group not some of Columbia ideology.

County is a positive she is Chris Brumbles well equipped to fulfill in on the road andDeer overIsland the grade.

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by Oliver every Shedriven has intelSchnoover and with him in thelect, front seat were his brother, experience, energy, Martin and Emily Mustola. The driver received a dislocated Vote Margaret Magrudfiscal responsibility, and shoulder and severe abrasionsmost of theofface scalp.

Martin er, Commissioner all aand great love for Schnoover, who was Emanuel in Born and raised in transported our to County andHospital the people Portland on Sunday was the most Columbia County, Margain it.seriously injured with a ret hascap a long of the kneeJoin knee tornhistory loose and dislocated, seriousforhead us in voting service to ourthe county Margaretbeing Magruder forwith lacerations, bonesand of the forehead exposed state, she was askedEmilyColumbia County Comthe brow was even lacerated.

Mustola received bad face to, and did,injuries, represent 1. and head the the skin andmissioner, flesh beingPosition badly scraped county as a Good Will Bill and Delores by the hard surface of the highway. The passengers in the Ambassador.

Mellinger back seat had lesser injuries; the group was brought in to Margaret’s on the the Clatskaniework Hospital where they wereColumbia cared for.County With the

exception of Martin Schnoover all were dismissed during the night from the hospital.

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

(In last week’s edition we had the incorrect year listed for Dear Sally, the year should have been 1989.)

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nal Mischief in the Third Degree, a Class C Misdemeanor. Scales transported to the Columbia County Jail where he was booked and

16,000 sheep from east of the mountains are now crazing in the county. Kenneth C. Miller, S. P. & S. agricultural agent, and four sheepmen were in town Tuesday conferring with W. 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

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This was a fire what she will different if Bob has no agenda on agets small moored she on dock the Board. other than making the Rainier right in Wayne the Scappoose Mayo isBay a area decisions that are in the best genuine nice guy who interests of local businesses and the citizens he will serve. has lived in Columbia station at the Kleger shows. Ralph Kleger, cofor a very long Bob will talk John to you, not atplace County operative observer for the U.S. weather bureau, reports that time. Wayne is a businessyou, respectfully consider the mean temperature for the month was 54.13 degrees man, a family man andwhile a your opinion, and just as rethe maximum temperature (on Maywho 20th) andvery the Christian cares spectfully disagree with youwas 78 minimum May 24th).deeply The total rainfall was .53 for this commuif he feels was there33 is (on a conflict inches.

Eighteen dayssolution of the month clear, partly nity.were Wayne hasseven promised with what is the best to bring accountability for a particular situation. cloudy and six cloudy.

The heaviest rainfall occurred on to thefrost Board of CommisBob Brajcich the right the 16th and 17th.is There was a light on the 2nd of the sioners by on keeping the The candidate rightunusual time to a killing month andatfarthemore frost the 24th. people of what be the nextwind mayor prevailing of of theClatsmonth was from informed the northwest. is Helens really going on.week Wayne kanie.

More sheep have arrived in St. the past to be Mayo has been smeared Dave True pastured on Columbia County cutover land. Approximately Clatskanie by the left in the past and Commissioners. Her priorities are: “A great place to live, a great place to work and a great place to play.”

I agree Columbia County is all of those things and a new county commissioner should use every ounce of energy and commitment to understand and then act for the good of the county. We are a growing community and need to act with great respect and responsibility in order to retain our livability.

Margaret will use her skills to collaborate with citizens and businesses to correct shortcomings and plan for the long-term for future generations. I urge you to vote for her.

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Magruder, Mayo square off at candidate forum

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

It’s back to the campaign trail this week for the two candidates for Columbia County Commissioner Position 1 following a lively forum Thursday evening, Oct. 10 in Rainier.

Scappoose resident and businessman Wayne Mayo and Clatskanie-area farmer and Rainier manufacturer Margaret Magruder spoke before a crowd of about 50 people at the Rainier Chamber of Commerce event at the Green Building behind Rainier City Hall.

Both fielded questions from The Chief and The St., Helens Chronicle publisher Don Patterson ranging from business and the economy to local government, housing and the homeless.

County jobs When asked how they would replace vanishing manufacturing jobs and easing the conflicts between industry and agriculture and environmental concerns with industry, Magruder said new industry developing in Scappoose is the best example for the county.

“It is the type of industry

we want to attract to Columbia County that balances growth with environment and which has the common goal of raising tax revenue and bringing in family wage jobs,” she said.

“So that we can have the kind of jobs we want that support public safety, recreation and the livability of our communities.”

Magruder said the Scappoose development will have a major positive impact in south Columbia County.

“We hope it will trickle down to North Columbia County and help create employment,” she said.

Mayo responded by saying he wasn’t sure government creates jobs.

“We haven’t had a really good track record,” he said.

Mayo said he would like to see the ports become more active in business development.

“I’d like to see the ports bring in small businesses,” he said. “That is the kind of small incremental growth we can handle” Mayo gave an example of a small Portland scale company complaining about the increasing taxes in Portland. He said Columbia County should be reaching out to recruit such small firms.

Mayo said Boise sees

Portland as a key recruiting spot and it taking advantage of the tax issue to attract small Portland companies to Idaho.

But Mayo was quick to say he opposed large tax breaks to attract business and industry to the county ports like Port Westward.

“We have to quit using tax breaks,” he said, asking those gathered at the forum, “How many tax breaks have they given small businesses here?

You pay you taxes all the way along. The big boys can handle it.”

Replacing lost county revenues

Patterson also asked the two candidates about what should be done as county government continues to face lost revenues and deteriorating roads.

“The business of government is truly infrastructure,” Mayo said. “We need a decent way to fund out roads. We have spent a lot on consultants and outside firms. That is what we hire the commissioners to do. The money is to provide infrastructure, not for outside interests. I will be a strong infrastructure guy.”

Magruder said the solution was to bring more tax revenue

to the county by providing business and industry.

“Businesses and industry pay a higher tax rate and carry the load in the county,” she said. “That is where we need to concentrate. We need to attract high value industry to the county to create a tax base to support infrastructure, public safety, and our parks and to ease the property tax burden on our taxpayers.”

When it came to a question about supporting an increase in the county depletion fee to support roads and public transit services, Magruder described the tax as singling out and taxing the gravel industry and she said she did not support that.

“They provide many jobs,” she said. “We should not burden them with additional taxers to support unrelated services.”

“We are not picking on them.” We will wait to see how the voters react,” Mayo said.

But when it came to supporting a three percent sales tax on the sale of recreational marijuana, Magruder said she would support such a tax.

“Than you do support a selective tax, even though it is a targeted industry?” Mayo asked Magruder.

Magruder said she would support such a tax because a

portion of the revenue raised would go toward addressing addiction and other such health issues related to marijuana.

Dealing with county growth Both candidates expressed concerns about Columbia County’s growth.

“It is a mixed blessing,” Magruder said. “ We have to experience some growth to

I think people believe in me.

I think that I come across as a genuine person and I think that the people understood that.”

Wayne Mayo said the differences between him and his opponent are vast.

“The message of her and me is quite a bit bigger than what was talked about tonight,” he said. “I’ve talked on a hundred issues over the last 10 years and wrote the local papers, so JEREMY C. RUARK / THE CHIEF

Columbia County Commissioner candidate Wayne Mayo, left, The Chief Publisher Don Patterson, center and Columbia County Commissioner candidate Margaret Magruder, right discuss the issues Thursday evening, Oct. 20, in Rainier.

experience an increase in jobs and to have our young people stay here. This issue needs to be discussed in an organized and thoughtful manner.”

Magruder said she was concerned about the county’s availability of ground water needed to support growth.

Mayo said the county needed to review its system development charges so that they are adequate to provide water, sewer, and storm drains.

At the end of the forum Magruder said she felt she got her message across.

“I think so,” she said. “I am straight forward. I am honest.

people should have a pretty good idea of where I stand on a many subjects. Tonight, just 10 questions about this and that, how are we going to respond to those things over time. I am going to listen. I don’t have to kowtow to any industry. I can do what I think is best for the citizens of Columbia County and that’s exactly what I am going to do.”

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Fisher reflects on responsibilities Intense fire heavily damages house of Columbia County Commission

BY CODY MANN

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With his time on the Columbia County Board of Commissioners coming to a close, Earl Fisher has great expectations for whomever the voters chose to fill his seat. Wayne Mayo and Margaret Magruder are set for a runoff for the county commission Position 1 race in the Nov. 8 General Election.

Addressing the myriad duties of the office, Fisher said he expected the newly elected commissioner to dedicate time to the job, develop an understanding of county finances and needs, and participate in out-of-office activities such as meetings of the Association of Oregon Counties and Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Initiative that are meant connect local officials to state bodies.

“This is not a job that you come in, sit in the office, and wait for something to come in the door,” Fisher said. “We’ve had people in the past that have tried to do that and the county was ill-served by it.”

Fisher said it

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would be key for the incoming commissioner to focus on economic development. With Scappoose aiming to encourage light industrial manufacturing growth and Port Westward moving to attract heavier industry with developments to infrastructure, Fisher said continuing in those directions would be crucial.

He also said the work the commission has done with social services must continue.

“Mental health continues to be a big issue,” Fisher said. “It relates back to public safety – we have got to have that jail levy passed… and we need to build up the policing capabilities of the sheriff’s office.”

Fisher encouraged the next commissioner to pay close attention to the future. The county is engaged in long-term projects that will require some extended vision to bring to fruition. He added that dealing with the daily needs of the county must not be neglected while looking to the future.

Serving on the board is no place for the agenda-driven politician, and Fisher said anybody planning to force an ideology onto the system would find they were wasting a lot of people’s time for very little achievement.

“I would spend the first six months really trying to dig into how we operate as opposed to trying to make a lot of change,” Fisher said. “Spend some time understanding how the system as whole operates.”

Fisher did not officially endorse either candidate. He said, “I want the most qualified person possible.”

Fisher has been in office for eight years. His term as Columbia County Commissioner expires on Dec. 31.

Two adults, a male and female, escaped after an intense fire erupted inside a home in the Rainier area just after 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 24.

Columbia River Fire & Rescue firefighters rushed to the house fire in the 73000 block of Beaver Springs Road near Rainier.

On arrival firefighters found a fully involved building with a single resident outside. The resident confirmed that no one else was in the building before leaving the scene.

Due to a roof collapse, rural location, no fire hydrants, exploding propane tanks and burning phosphorus inside the building, firefighters were forced to retreat to a safe position away from the structure until it was determined to be safe enough to be close to the building to put water on the fire. Help to fight the fire was over 30 minutes away coming from Clatskanie and St. Helens firefighters.

Power had been disconnected from the property by Columbia River Public Utilities Department long before the fire. The occupants had been using propane powered cooking

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Due to a roof collapse, rural location, no fire hydrants, exploding propane tanks and burning phosphorus inside the building, firefighters were forced to retreat to a safe position away from the structure until it was determined to be safe enough to be close to the building to put water on the fire.

stoves and lanterns throughout the building. The owner/occupant of the property returned to the scene while firefighters were fighting the fire.

The Red Cross assisted the victims with housing and other needs due to fire loss.

Columbia River Fire & Rescue reminds people to have a working smoke alarm in their homes. Propane cooking stoves and lanterns should never be used indoors without adequate

UPDATE: Drowsy driver causes Highway 30 crash

BY CODY MANN

cmann@countrymedia.net

Oregon State Police (OSP) investigators say a driver apparently fell asleep west of Clatskanie on Highway 30 and caused a crash that damaged four vehicles and sent two people to the hospital.

According to OSP, witnesses said Jeffrey Horness, 63, of Clatskanie was eastbound near milepost 67 when he fell asleep. Witnesses said Horness, driving a blue Ford F150, was swerving from fog line to fog line. A county worker driving behind Horness tried to alert him by flashing his headlights.

OSP said Horness sideswiped a westbound blue Mack semitrailer driven by Gregory Harrison, 46, of Kelso, Wash. and contin-

ued to travel east, missing another vehicle but sideswiping Juan Gonzalez, 31, of Vancouver, Wash. in a green Subaru Outback. Horness then crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a yellow Dodge Charger driven

by Steven Reddington, 57, of Clatskanie.

Several witnesses to the crash stopped to help. Reddington was trapped in his vehicle. Firefighters used cutting and spreading hydraulic extrication tools to remove him from the vehicle. He was transported to a Portlandarea trauma hospital with serious injuries. Horness, was transported to a hospital with minor injuries.

Firefighters said they found many pieces of debris from the crash spread across about 200 feet of the highway.

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Mayor From PAGE A1 50 miles an hour going through town. The speed limit is 30.”

Brajcich also expressed his concern about the safety of Fifth Street.

“There are speed limit signs there but you still see people speeding towards the park and the pool,” he said. “It is a real safety concern. We need to enforce that.”

Brajcich said he would

like to see flashing signals, such as the ones along Highway 30 entering Rainier, warning drivers of the speed limit.

To help pull traffic off of Highway 30 and into the city to increase business, Brajcich suggests the city partner with the Oregon Department of Transportation to have special signs set up along the highway alerting drivers of the various businesses, restaurants and shops in Clatskanie.

Agreeing with Pohl, Brajcich said Port Westward is Clatskanie’s economic gem.

“We have many people

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commuting to other cities to work, so if we can get 250 family wages jobs at the port, that is a plus,” he said.

Brajcich said he would also engage developers to help increase housing in the city.

“I am willing to role up my sleeves and work on that,” he said.

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namics that were occurring and what would be the best solution for Clatskanie, so the objective of recruiting a new police chief was suspended,” he said.

Grubbs said the main objective of his job shifted to keeping the department and its programs on course.

Grubbs said there had been a lot of international, national and local attention that was concentrating on the city based on the allegations against the former chief.

As the city council and the police department sought stability, Grubbs said he became the police department’s caretaker.

“During that time period a series of personnel issues began taking place and a large percentage of my time was concentrated on investigating those complaints, concluding those

investigations and addressing those issues,” he said.

“It took away from a lot of the objectives that were originally laid out for this job.”

But Grubbs said the department’s personnel challenges also demonstrated a need to make changes and address the issues for the overall needs of the community, as well as the health of the police agency.

According to Grubbs, the transition to disbanding the Clatskanie Police Department and to contract law enforcement services beginning on Nov. 1 with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is bittersweet.

“I understand the small community connect to their police officers so I know it was not an easy decision by the city council to disband the department,” he said. “I am sure there will be frustration. There will be those that truly don’t want to see it succeed.

They don’t understand issues of budgeting and law enforcement today, includ-

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ing the officer training liability, and the resources a small town police department attempts to maintain.

It takes much effort in order to maintain all those issues and be that professional police department.”

Grubbs said he hopes citizens will keep an open mind concerning the transition.

“With the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, you get additional services and a great depth of investigation and resources,” he said.

Grubbs said he would miss the work and the people of Clatskanie and he thanked his staff for helping him accomplish his mission on the job.

“There have been some very dramatic times and there have been some very dynamic times,” he said.

“I have had support of the council. I have been listened to. I believe I have done a yeoman’s share of work and gone beyond my six month commitment.”

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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

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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.

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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 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 FOR SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702659-7766 Website for Trustee’s Sale Information: www.insourcelogic. comFOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic 702.659.7766 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ISL Number 14934, Pub Dates: 10/07/2016, 1 0 / 1 4 / 2 0 1 6 , 1 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 1 6 , 10/28/2016, THE CLATSKANIE CHIEF

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Left: Shaleya Nakaahiki-Teves celebrates as the Columbians win the fourth set en route to their league title victory. Right: Coach Mike Edwards talks with his daughter Breana during a timeout as the Columbians trailed Portland Christian.

League champion Rainier set to begin playoffs

BY CLAUDE AKINS

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Rainier won the Lewis and Clark League for the second year in a row, when they came back to beat visiting Portland Christian in five sets (25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 25-12, 15-9) in the East-West title bout, hosted

by Rainier on Oct. 21.

After wining the first set, the Columbians fell to the Royals in the second and third sets.

“We came back from 2-1, and really kind of dominated the last two games, 25-12, and then 15-9,” head coach Mike Edwards said. “And in that [final set] we were up 7-1, and then 11-4. We had a pretty good lead when Breana [Edwards] got in the

back row and then we just maintained and finished.”

Winning with Edwards in the back row is a good indicator of how well the team played. Their star junior hitter shapes the identity of this team – but how well those around her play will determine The Columbians’ ceiling.

Against Portland Christian, Edwards swung on 71 balls, totaling 38 kills. In addition, she tallied seven stuff blocks, 21 digs, and served sixteen balls with three aces.

The visiting team began to fade down the stretch, however. They began missing their serves and hitting the net.

“We were digging the ball, and we were not making as many mistakes,” coach Edwards said. “We

weren’t hitting the ball out.

We weren’t hitting into the blocks, and they weren’t digging us. We were making some good plays in transition. When they would hit, we would attack them back.”

A key for this team throughout the year has been their communication and their focus. During those second and third sets, coach Edwards kept reminding the players to focus and not let falling behind change their mentality. When the playoffs begin, however, Rainier may not be able to afford to lose two straight sets against tougher competition.

Due to the league title, the Columbians will have home court advantage in the first round of the state playoffs, when they take on 10th-ranked Coquille (13-8).

And once again, focus and determination will be key.

“When we’re not playing well, we tend to go oil and water instead of glue,” the coach said. “We kind of separate, and kind of pout, when we need to go ‘I got this.’”

The supporting cast around Breana Edwards has had its ups and downs this season, but one aspect of their game that has solidified is their serving. Sophomore Kyla Howell has led the way in that respect, and if the league title match is any indication of postseason play, Rainier will be fine, as the outside hitter served 35 times with two aces and only one serving error.

Setting is crucial for this team, as well. And though a

well-served ball is obviously preferable, there is an allowable margin of error due to the high hitting point and speed of Edwards’ strikes.

Perhaps the bellwether for this team is the play of their lone senior, outside hitter Kami Gray - if she plays well, the team’s potential increases accordingly. Against Portland Christian, however, Gray had eight hitting errors, which counteracted to a degree her three kills and 31 sets.

“We have to fix that as a team. That’s what I’m going to focus on - that stat and try to get her to focus on controlling the ball a little bit more,” Edwards said.

Rainier will be the favorites heading into the match-up, but Coquille is more than capable of the

upset. They’ve won a set against top-ranked Glide and have beaten fourth-ranked Creswell, both of whom are in their conference, Mountain Valley.

“I am not preparing for the playoffs any different than I am for what we’ve done so far. I honestly don’t worry as much about the other team as I do my own.

If we do our things right, we’re a very solid team,” Edwards said.

This is the second straight Lewis and Clark league title for the Columbians. And in the last three seasons, Rainier has lost a total of one league game.

If you’d like to watch the league champs take on the Red Devil Babies, play begins 2:00 p.m. this Saturday.

Rainier clinches playoff spot, Tigers keep hopes alive

BY CLAUDE AKINS

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The Clatskanie Tigers’ playoff hopes are still alive, after they bounced back from the Rainier loss with a 54-point barrage over struggling Warrenton (0-8).

The homecoming game was never in doubt. The Tigers (4-4) scored three times in the first quarter and didn’t allow a touchdown. That exact scoring pattern continued in the second, the Tigers put up two more touchdowns in the third, and then the starters relaxed on the sideline in the fourth as the Tigers held the visiting Warriors scoreless yet again to pitch their first shutout of the season.

And the majority of that scoring came from their dual running back attack, senior Ian Griffith and sophomore Kees Tjaarda. The pair combined for 154 yards rushing and five touchdowns on a combined 13 carries.

As a team, the entire backfield was utterly dominant, with seven runners rushing for a total of 244 yards and six touchdowns on 29 carries for an average of nearly eight-and-a-half yards per carry.

Football 101: if the ground game is effective, match-up advantages open up in the secondary.

The effective run-game led to one of the best performances of the season from sophomore Bryce Puckett, who threw for 101 yards and one touchdown and one interception on nine attempts.

Their playoff chances.

It will come down to the final game of the season, when they travel to northeast Portland to take on Portland Christian (4-4), who received a thrashing from Rainier (8-0) last Friday.

A win over the Royals would grant the Tigers their eighth consecutive playoff birth – the last time they missed the state bracket was way back in 2008.

Against shared opponents – Warrenton, Rainier, Neah-Kah-Nie, and Corbett – both teams went 3-1.

Rainier, however, will likely get an unexpected bye-week before the playoffs begin. Scheduled to play Warrenton, the Warriors forfeited the match-up due to a lack of healthy bodies.

While the Columbians would have liked to get some more experience before the playoffs begin, a loss to Warrenton was extremely unlikely, as once again Rainier proved why they’re the best team in the Lewis and Clark League, beating Portland Christian 63-6.

The Columbians were able to rest their starters for the majority of the second half as the starters put up a big lead. In that time span, Gunnar Brooks scored three touchdowns and Steele Ware threw for six touchdowns.

Those six touchdowns were the most the senior has thrown for this season. Usually a run-heavy team, Rainier has the versatility to change schemes to exploit match-ups.

“The way they were

aligned we thought we could take advantage with some shots down field,” head coach Mike King said. “The first quarter actually, we dropped a couple balls that would have been long touchdowns.”

After only scoring eight first-quarter points, the offense re-focused, and went on to score a season-best 48 second quarter points.

“Turnovers led to quick scores,” King said.

“Those three turnovers gave us a short field and we scored pretty quickly.”

As of now, all Rainier knows is that they will be hosting the first playoff game. They will not know their opponent until the CODY MANN / THE CHIEF rankings freeze Friday Above: The homecoming queen is crowned during halftime last Friday night at Clatskanie. Junior wide receiver night, after the final seaJesse Norgen is depicted on the right. son games are played.

The coach plans to stick to their usual pregame procedure.

“Each week we sit and break down an opponent, and we decide which direction we want to go and where we think we have the advantage,” King said.

Unfortunately, Warrenton’s forfeiture means senior night will have to be pushed back another week.

Luckily for the school, their Columbians played well enough to earn firstround home field advantage.

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Steele Ware looks for space in the backfield against Portland Christian. The senior ran and threw for a combined 384 yards Friday night.

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As soccer ends, the need for Club play grows

BY CLAUDE AKINS

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On their final, second and mud-soaked meeting of the season Oct. 20, Rainier and Clatskanie High School soccer teams tied at Clatskanie, 1-1.

Clatskanie coach Patrick Paul knew the challenge would be “matched skills,� and the rankings bear that out, as the Columbians (3-8-1) and the Tigers (2-9-1) are the 17th and 21st-ranked 3A teams in the state. Both goals were scored in the first half: Victoria Griffith scored for the Tigers and Clatskanie totaled 15 shots on the goal for the entirety of the game. “Our challenge as a team when playing Clatskanie is and was focus,�

Rainier coach Diane Kadolph-Ray said prior to the match-up. “The Rainier team if full of great young women, but Clatskanie and Rainier have been rivals forever and both teams want to win so much that their anxiety level is high.�

In addition, the Rainier players were in the midst of homecoming activities. “This [was] also homecoming week and for any team in any school it’s hard to focus with all the home-

coming activities that surround them,� Kadolph-Ray said. “Soccer girls tend to be leaders and because of that their involvement in homecoming is large in their lives.�

Leadership and determination – it showed when, on the way to their prior game versus Riverdale, the Rainier team made personal goals and one team goal. “They each made personal goals and we had one team goal. I think they were all determined to accomplish their personal goal and team goal,�

Kaldoph-Ray said. “They pushed hard throughout the game and never let up. Their team passing was amazing, they talked to each other on the field and they moved as a team. They were relentless in battling with Riverdale for a goal. Even though it was a miserable day the team took it as an extra challenge not to get in their way of victory,� KadolphRay said.

But the fact of the matter is, for both of these teams, without club play, their ceiling is truncated before the season even begins.

Coach Paul said, “year round competitions to keep skills up,� was the biggest

challenge to improving the Tigers program.

There is a Columbia County soccer club, however, which was founded in 2014. According to FC Columbia County’s website, “It was born from a recognition that there were, historically, two perceived issues with soccer in Scappoose, St Helens, Rainier, Vernonia, and Clatskanie.� “The first issue was that there was no viable options for kids to play soccer year round locally,� and the second issue was that “a good portion of the soccer talent we had was being developed by other clubs in Portland, at a considerable cost to the parents and, due to distance, was logistically difficult to attend.�

The Club, however, is located in St. Helens and Scappoose, which deters north County athletes and parents. Paul said that none of his athletes participated in the club this year.

But if these teams want to be competitive, a more concerted effort at yearround play will need to be initiated.

The athletes deserve it. As Kaldpoh-Ray said of her team, “They are a beautiful young women, both inside and out.�

County shows slight job growth in September The Oregon Employment Department reports slow job growth in Columbia County in September.

Seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment inched up by 10 jobs in September to 10,700. Seasonally adjusted figures compare expected changes with actual changes. A gain of 170 jobs is normal for the month, but the county added 180. The private sector added 40 jobs, and government employment rose by 140. Trade, trans-

portation, and utilities added 30 jobs. Local government education added 140 jobs as their summer vacation ended.

Other industries had smaller changes.

Total nonfarm employment in September was 180 more than one year before, a gain of 1.7 percent. The private sector accounted for 90 jobs gained, and government also added 90 jobs over the year. Retail trade added 90 jobs over the year, education and health services grew by

40, and leisure and hospitality gained 30 jobs. Manufacturing cut 60 jobs. State government was up 60 jobs over the year.

Columbia County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.8 percent in September, essentially unchanged from the previous month at 6.7 percent and the year before at 7.2 percent.

The Columbia County jobless rate was higher than the statewide rate of 5.5 percent and the national rate of 5 percent.

Lifesaving awards for jail rescues

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Three Columbia County Corrections Department employees have been awarded Life Saving Medals by Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson. Deputy Tim Trask and Sgt. John Kinsel saved a female inmate from hanging her self in her cell this month, and in May, Lt. Brooke McDowall saved a male inmate who was choking on his food. Medical personnel confirmed both incidents could easily have ended with the death of the inmates. “Safety and security are not just bywords for our corrections employees,� Dickerson said. “These employees have earned our respect and gratitude for their commitment to maintaining the safety and security of our facility and saving the lives of these two inmates.�

Dickerson honored the three employees with the awards during the Columbia County Commissioner’s meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

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Columbia County is embarking on a housing study designed to trigger greater private sector investment.

The City of Rainier is takious the ing part in the effort to help identify its housing needs, t. bless “This study will validate state- what we believe our need is nd and we are hoping that it will cent. attract developers and show the city’s commitment to adding additional housing for our seniors and our citizens,�

Rainier City Administrator Debbie Dudley said.

According to Dudley, Rainier faces a shortage of housing, including affordable housing, and specifically, assisted housing options for seniors. “We would like to provide alternative housing to our

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senior citizens so that they don’t have to leave the area,�

Dudley said.

The Columbia County Community Action Team (CAT) is leading the study with participation by St. Helens, Scappoose, Columbia City, Columbia County and Rainier. “We believe that anything we can do to stimulate the interest of local players is best for the County,� CAT Director Jim Tierney. “With a 2-5 year development turnaround time, we hope our local builders and developers will have a chance to help with our local recovery, keeping money and capacity in the county.�

Tierney said the idea of the housing study is based on CAT’s belief that the traditional tools available to state and local government are insufficient to Columbia County’s current need.

“We believe that the private sector has greater capacity to solve this problem, even if it is a trickle-down situation.�

Tierney said construction of new single-family homes

said the Portland market, which Columbia County is part of, is the second hottest market in the country behind Seattle. “In past cycles, the softening of demand in Portland

“We believe that anything we can do to stimulate the interest of local players is best for the County.�

Jim Tierney, CAT director for homeownership would free up smaller homes for fist-time homebuyers whose apartments will become available for struggling renters. “This is essentially what has happened in the housing crunch portion of past real estate business cycles,� he said.

Tierney said the real estate development cycle in other parts of the country is already beginning to slow down. He

allowed the redirection of development interests to suburban and exurban markets, like Columbia County,� he said.

According to Tierney, the Columbia County housing study is intended to provide general market data, a comprehensive list of barriers to successful development and several well researched development models for a variety of housing needs.

“It is our hope that releasing this data to the public will trigger greater investment on the part of the private sector within Columbia County, and if necessary, from without,� he said. “By short-cycling the cycle described, we hope that the study will bring relief to Columbia County sooner.�

Teirney said while Clatskanie and Vernonia are not yet participating in the project, the development models produced by the county study should be easily transported to the two cities. “Gathering market data is one of the most expensive portions of this study and those two communities have relatively different markets,� he said. “Clatskanie and Vernonia will be able to use most of this information in a report, but may want to secure separate market data for their communities in order

to update the models for their use.�

Tierney said to help fund the housing study, the City of Rainier has contributed $5,000, St. Helens has contributed $5,000, Columbia City, $1,000, Scappoose contributed $354, Columbia County has pitched in $5,000 and CAT has added $5,000 plus $10,000 as in-kind staff time.

Tierney said CAT is assembling a broad based advisory committee to guide the housing study that he hopes will include a builder, a developer, a realtor, and representatives from the participating cities and the county.

Tierney said he expects the study to be completed by spring.

For more information, contact Tierney at 503-3973511.

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Oregon Symphonic Band to perform JEREMY C. RUARK / THE CHIEF

This scarecrow in front of Singing Dog Jewelry won the prize in the annual Clatskanie Chamber of Commerce Halloween Scarecrow Contest. The prize was a photo in The Chief Newspaper. Thirteen businesses participated in the citywide contest.

Free showings of classic suspense movie Oct. 30 The Clatskanie Foundation invites all to free showings of a classic suspense movie this Sunday, Oct. 30, in the Birkenfeld Theatre at the Clatskanie Cultural Center, 75 S. Nehalem Street.

The showings will be at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

There is no admission

charge, but donations to help cover the cost of the movie license are welcome.

Popcorn will be available for purchase.The movie is rated PG, and includes comedy and romance, as well as thrilling action scenes.

Because of movie licensing restrictions, the title

cannot be published in a newspaper.

More information is available on the Clatskanie Foundation/Cultural Center Facebook page https://www. facebook.com/clatskaniefoundationculturalcenter/

The Clatskanie Arts Commission, through generous sponsorship from Mike Arthur Machine Service, is pleased to once again welcome the Oregon Symphonic Band in concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Donavon Wooley Performing Arts Center, at Clatskanie Middle/ High School, 471 SW BelAir Drive, Clatskanie.

The theme of OSB’s fall concert is “The Three Bs and Then Some.� The “Three Bs� are generally considered to be Bach, Beethoven and Brahms; but all the works on this concert have been composed or arranged by someone whose name begins with B. The concert will begin with Berlioz’ “Roman Car-

HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS Friday, October 28 Halloween Carnival Annual CES Halloween Carnival sponsored by the PSEA. 6-9 p.m. in the CES gym, 815 S. Nehalem St.

Monday, October 31 •Beaver Homes Grange #518 Annual Haunted House Annual Haunted House & Children’s games.

6-9 p.m. Ages 3-10 $4, Adults $6, Seniors & Military with ID $5.

Located at the Beaver Homes Grange, 31105 Beaver Homes Rd., Rainier. •Faith Lutheran Church Trunk-or-Treat 2-5 p.m., Faith Lutheran

Church parking lot, 1010 NE 5 St. Clatskanie. A freewill offering of canned food and/or money will be taken to benefit Turning Point. Hot dogs will be available for all Trunk-orTreaters and their accompanying adults. For further information, contact the Faith Lutheran Church at 728-4604. •Quincy Grange Annual Halloween Carnival 5-8 p.m., 78314 Rutters Rd. (Follow the signs) Games, Bingo, prizes, and Tombstone cafÊ, Fun for all ages.

Chili Feed Flowers N Fluff Annual •Chili Feed, Donations

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45 E Columbia River Highway •Annual Clatskanie Elementary School Halloween Parade Students from CES will parade down Nehalem Street in their favorite Halloween costume. Parade starts at 10 a.m. •Trick or Treat local businesses during regular business hours.

nival Overture,� a virtuoso piece with one of the most beautiful English horn solos in the repertoire, followed

by Beethoven’s “March in F.� We’re betting you didn’t know Beethoven ever wrote a march! “Blessed are They� from the Brahms Requiem is next, then comes Bizet’s famous “Farandole� from the L’Arlesienne Suite. The first half will conclude with “Joy in all Things� by Brian Balmages.

After a short intermission OSB will return to open the second half of the program with “Overture to Candide�

by Leonard Bernstein. Bach’s beautiful “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring� is next. Movie music will follow: “The Man from Snowy River� from

the movie of the same name, arranged by Barry Bignell.

The finale to the concert will be Robert Buckley’s exciting “Iditarod,� a musical depiction of the famous dogsled race of the same name.

Tickets prices are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 60 and over and students and $6 for children 12 and under. Tickets are available at Hump’s Restaurant in Clatskanie or at the door beginning at 2:30 p.m. the afternoon of the performance. Free admission to all band students.

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Measure 97: a $6 billion tax on sales – with no guarantee of how politicians would spend the money

Measure 97 would impose $6 billion in new taxes on the sales of goods and services in Oregon, including everything from food, clothing, housing, utilities and gas to medicine and healthcare.

The state of Oregon’s own nonpartisan study found that Measure 97 would increase costs for a typical family by $600 per year and especially hurt those who can least afford higher living costs.

Despite Measure 97’s deceptive wording, there’s no guarantee where the money would go – it’s a blank check.

Measure 97 is not a constitutional amendment, so under state law and Oregon Supreme Court decisions, it cannot bind the Legislature’s spending decisions.

The Legislature’s own top legal authority, the Legislative Counsel, stated that the Legislature could spend the money “in any way it chooses.�

William D. Rutherford Former Oregon State Treasurer

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