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Art transforms former hardware store into gallery

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

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A Portland artist is helping transform the former Hazen Hardware Store in Clatskanie into an art gallery.

As part of the Portland2016 Biennial of Contemporary Art, artist Heidi Schwegler is displaying her work at the former hardware store on Nehalem Street.

The Biennial is a project that was launched in 1949 by the Portland Art Museum to give exposure to area artists. The project ended in 2006 but was restarted in 2010 by the nonprofit Disjecta Contemporary Art Center in Portland. This year, Internationally renowned artist-curator Michelle Grabner selected 34 artists and artist-teams to exhibit at wide-ranging venues from Ashland and Clatskanie to Madras and La Grande between July 9 and September 18. Mirroring the geographic span of the artists — 13 are from outside Portland — Disjecta’s Biennial will engage sites across Oregon, making the project accessible to larger and more diverse audiences, while also encouraging visitors to travel between and explore host communities, according to Disjecta Executive Director Bryan Suerefh.

“This is the first year we are taking it statewide,” Suereth said. “All of Oregon should be able to experience it. It is just customer service.

It is just celebrating the unique culturals and landscapes that make up Oregon.”

Suerefh said he accidentally discovered the Hazen Hardware Store on his way back to Portland following a visit to Astoria “I just happen to stop for lunch

A crew from Oregon Public Broadcasting followed Portland artist Heidi Schwegler as she unpacked a truck and set up an exhibit in the former Hazen Hardware Store in Clatskanie.

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Clatskanie man arrested for multiple sex abuse charges Cline was contacted at his residence on June 29, and was taken into custody without incident. Additional investigation at Cline’s home could result in additional criminal charges, according to officials.

The investigation began with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office investigator receiving a referral from a school police resource officer in a Clackamas County School District, advising that a female student disclosed the abuse from 2010.

Details of the alleged abuse were first reported to Oregon Department of Human Services in 2010. The alleged victim, A 12-year-old living in Clatskanie at the time, told police

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A 79-year old Clatskanie man faces multiple sex abuse charges following an investigation and court indictment.

Karl Cline is charged with two counts of first degree sodomy, seven counts of first degree sexual abuse, one count of first degree attempted sexual abuse and two counts of first degree unlawful sexual penetration, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

Following testimony on June 23, from two of his alleged victims, Cline was indicted by the Columbia County Grand Jury. ­­­­

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Karl Cline

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New playground takes shape at Clatskanie Elementary

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

A $260,000 improvement project is in the works at Clatskanie Elementary School.

The work involves redoing and expanding the current playground area behind the school at 815 S. Nehalem Street.

“We just ran out of space,” Clatskanie School Superintendent Dr. Lloyd Hartley said. “And the old plastic play structure was ready to come down.”

The other driving force included the school staff’s ability to keep a close watch on the children in the playground.

Hartley said the idea was to redefine the playground area.

“The upper part of the playground its turning into a more imagine play area, a cooperative area and an area for games,” Hartley said. “Down below the school we’ll have all new swings, slides, some huts, a small rock climbing wall and other areas for the kids to play.”

Planning for the new playground was launched about two years ago.

School administrators hired a play-

ground designer to help engage the community in the project.

“We were able to get community members and parents, but most importantly the kids, to come in and see what playgrounds could look like,” he said. “They even used art materials to construction what their ideal playground would be.”

Hartley said the actual plans for the new playground were developed

from the public comments taken at the planning sessions and the children’s designs.

“We wanted to make sure that it would be a playground they wanted and they had the buy-in to it, but also we had an auction that raised some money for this with the parents contributing upwards of ­­­­

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Workers from Five Rivers Construction are building a new playground behind Clatskanie Elementary School.

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• 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, July 10, Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.

Pastor: Erik Huget Sunday, June 26– Sermon title – “Bearing Fruit for God” Old Testament Lesson – Psalm 82 New Testament Lesson – Colossians 1: 1-14 Reading for Today – “The Eternal Legacy” Leonard Griffith 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) 2983453 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

• Friday, July 8 Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features; Taco casserole w/chips and fruit Rainier Senior Center, 48 W 7th Street; Foot care 10am- 1 pm (by apt 503-556-3889) Saturday, July 9: Rainier High School, Class of 1996, 20-year High School Reunion activities; Beach themed Alumni dinner party, 6 pm, 103 West C Street, Rainier, Or. Cost $ 40 includes dinner and 2 drink tickets.

Rainier United Methodist Church, 101 C Street, Rainier.

Pancake breakfast 7am-10am to benefit HOPE food bank. Menu feature: buttermilk or blueberry pancakes, sausage, scrambled

•C hurch N ews • • 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 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

WESTPORT CHRISTIAN CENTER 91104 Hungry Hollow Loop Rd. Westport, OR 97016 Phone: (503) 455-2312

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

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

COLUMBIA BIBLE CHURCH 407 East 2nd Street Rainier, OR 97048

BIRKENFELD COMMUNITY CHURCH 11249 Highway 202 Birkenfeld, Ore. (503) 755-2370

GREAT VOW ZEN MONASTERY 79640 Quincy-Mayger Road Clatskanie, OR 97016 (503) 728-0654

RAINIER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 101 E. C Street, P.O. Box 188 Rainier, OR 97048 Phone: (503) 556-3440

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eggs, applesauce, orange juice and coffee. Cost is by donation.

Sunday, July 10: Rainier High School, Class of 1996, 20-year High School Reunion activities; 10 am: School tour, meet at RHS 12 pm: Family BBQ, Hudson Park, cost $10 for adults. Pay online at: http://paypal.me/rainierclassof1996. or mail a check, before July 1 Attn: Leah Emmett, 1631 Vera Drive, Springfield, OR 97477 Monday, July 11 Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features; Tuna sandwich w/three bean salad

Wednesday, July 13 Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features; cheese hamburger and all the fixings Change of meeting date. The port of St. Helens Board of Commissioners regularly scheduled meeting for Wednesday, July 13, 2016, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 27, 2016, 8:30 am, Port Office 100 E Street Columbia City, OR. For questions or concerns, please call the port office at 503-3972888 Columbia County Advisory Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, July 13 at 12:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Courthouse Annex Meeting Room, 230 Strand, St. Helens. The meeting is open to the public and any interested

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Police Reports Clatskanie Police Department June 30 – Police were referred to a welfare check at a residence in Clatskanie.

June 30 – Police took a report of Criminal Mischief when a Clatskanie resident reported that their vehicle had white paint smeared all over the bumper. They also reported that someone may have tried to make entry into their residence. No suspects at

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this time. Investigation pending further leads.

July 03 – Clatskanie Police Department assisted in the arrest of Ronald D. Baldwin, 70, address unknown, for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol.

In addition to the above referenced cases, the Clatskanie Police Department responded to 62 other calls in the past week.

persons are invited to attend.

1:30 pm, “Move Like a Mammoth”--Clatskanie River Inn Friday, July 15 Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features; Open faces roast beef sandwich, mashed potatoes, and veggies Monday, July 18 Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features; Hamburger bake, roasted potato, and veggies Wednesday, July 20 Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features; Chicken and dumplings, veggies, and a roll 1:00 pm, Outdoors game day at the Library Park

Friday, July 22 Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features; Teriyaki pork w/oriental vegetables Monday, July 25 Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features; Beef stroganoff with noodles and veggies Wednesday, July 27 Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features; Cobb salad and fruit 1:00 pm, Clatskanie River Inn, Charlie Brown, Juggler

MAYGER-DOWNING COMMUNITY CHURCH 80071 Life Lane Clatskanie, OR 97016 (503) 728-2305 BEAVER FALLS BAPTIST CHURCH 23632 Evergreen Rd. (503) 728-4176 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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Fire Reports Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District June 21- illegal burn at the base of Beaver Falls, unattended tire on fire, fire extinguished without incident.

June 25- structure fire at 12592 hwy 30 Lammi rock extinguished.

July 2- CFR responded to an illegal burn, homeowner extinguished the fire.

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Council gets new member, approves city attorney contract

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

It’s official.

Ray Puzey is the newest Clatskanie city councilor following his Oath of Office at the July 6 Clatskanie City Council meeting.

Puzey will serve the remaining six months of Steve Constans term.

Constans retired on June 8 after nearly 16 years of city service and moved out of the area.

The Clatskanie City Council also: • Approved a contract with the Portland-based Schroeder law firm to act

as the city’s legal representative.

• Approved a resolution renewing a 5 percent franchise fee with Northwest Natural Gas that provides the city with $9,100 annually.

• Discussed a resolution renewing a 5 percent franchise fee with Charter Communications that provides the city $1,700 annually. No action was taken by the city council on the resolution. No one spoke for or against the Charter or Northwest Natural franchise agreement renewals during two public hearings held at the Wednesday council meeting.

• Received an update

from Clatskanie interim Police Chief Stan Grubbs about the successful law enforcement operation during the city’s Fourth of July events.

“This was a tremendous cooperative effort between law enforcement agencies and our CERT Team,” Grubbs said.

City Manager Greg Hinkelman informed the council that he would be taking time off later this month for a surgical procedure and Clatskanie Public Works Director Ray Dipasquale would be interim city manager during his absence.

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Debris burns set when conditions are hot and dry pose the risk of escaping to become damaging wildfires.

Outdoor burning season closes, illegal fires mount

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

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Clatskanie Mayor Diane Pohl swears in Ron Puzey as the new city councilor during the Wednesday, July 6, council meeting.

Where does CC Rider go from here?

BY CODY MANN

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Columbia County Rider is looking for a way to move forward with their goal of making public transportation available to as many people in the county as possible.

The transit agency faces no shortage of challenges, but with a new contractor on the horizon, and with a consolidation up for consideration, CC Rider might continue to grow its reach.

Deep budget cuts in past years, aging buses, staff turnover, issues with customer service, mismanagement and other problems led CC Rider to their recent connection with MTR Western, a former charter bus company that became a northwest-focused commuter transit operation with clients such as Boeing.

With a failed levy on the recent primary ballot, CC Rider needs a solution to continue operating.

CC Rider primarily operates on grants; the ridership is

not large enough to support it.

Transit Director Janet Wright said that is not uncommon, even large transit companies require subsidies to keep the buses rolling.

Wright will retire from her position on June 30, adding to the transitional time for the agency. Wright is credited by many as a problem-solving leader who has run CC Rider since 2005. She said she actually retired three years ago, but came back because of the number of issues needing to be addressed.

Wright said MTR Western would provide CC Rider with the manpower to achieve a higher level of service for the community, but in terms of financial stability she said a permanent tax levy was the best hope. The agency plans another run at the ballot this coming spring. Meanwhile, there are plans to improve the quality of service and continue educating the public on the need for mass transit in the county.

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Transit Direct Janet Wright retires from CC Rider this month.

asked for 23 cents per 1,000, which Wright said would have generated an estimated $1 million. Wright said this year’s budget was between $3 million and $3.5 million because of construction. The previous year’s budget was closer to $1.7 million, according to Wright.

A levy would provide matching funds for grants that would allow for growth in the county, and Wright said that would open a number of possibilities for increasing mass transit access. Without matching funds, many types of grants are unattainable.

CC Rider also asked Oregon Department of Transportation to set aside funds for contracting a feasibility study that would help determine the needs of the agency in the coming years. Among the paths to consider is a prospective merger with Sunset Empire Transit District, which already collaborates with CC Rider to provide service through Astoria, Clatskanie and Rainier.

Local and state fire officials are keeping a close eye on the weather and hoping property owners will follow new fire prevention restrictions now in place to keep safe.

The Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District issued a No Burning advisory on July 1. The advisory means no outdoor burning.

The ban is in effect until the weather changes and gets really bad,” Clatskanie Fiore Protection District Assistant Chief Bruce Holsey said. “You can still have small recreational fires like backyard barbecues as long as the area is landscaped and you have a water supply.”

Holsey said even with the advisory and public warnings, some people continue to conduct illegal outdoor burns that can threaten homes and other nearby property.

“They don’t check the burn line or our website and if the conditions are there, you can have major issues with fires spreading to other homes and even into the forest,” he said.

According to Holsey, the weather conditions of warm-

ing temperatures, wind and high humility that Clatskanie and much of Columbia County have experienced over the past month have heighten the wildfire danger.

Holsey said people violating the No Outdoor Burn advisory could face fines.

“We could charge them for the cost of suppressing the fire with a minimum charge of $125 and it goes up from there depending on the number of apparatus and personnel we need,” Holsey said.

Oregon Department of Forestry officials have also seen a jump in the number of illegal burns and other fires this summer.

“We had a fire started in a car and spread to nearby trees and this week we had a fire in the ditch on Barker Road near Rainer that spread to about a quarter acre,” Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Kelly Niles said “People should not become complacent, things can still burn quickly. We are right in the danger zone and there is a lot of urban interface. People need to be very careful.”

Niles said ODF also assess fines for the illegal burns and violators can face fines into the tens of thousands of dollars.

“If it a first offense, we can issue a warning,” Niles said. “If it is a second offense and the same thing within three years it can be a fine of $110 and it goes up from there.”

“People should be aware if the fire gets away from them and we have to put it out they could face fines,” Niles said.

If the fire was caused through negligence, willfulness, of maliciousness, and Niles can prove one or all, the person or persons responsible could be billed for the cost of putting the fire out.

“I’d rather people use common sense and give us a call before they do something so we can educate them, keep them away from the fines and keep them safe,” Niles said.

The ODF Columbia County office, at 405 E Street in Columbia City, in manned 7 days a week during the summer fire season and Niles urges property owners to visit the office of call with any questions they may have.

The ODF phone number is 503-397-2636. The Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District’s Burn Information Line is 503-728-2131.

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Oregon’s amazing anThe Clatskanie Library’s cient animals are coming summer reading program, for a visit to the Clatskanie “On Your Mark, Get Set, Library.

READ!” began on June 29 Join the library staff at and continues at 1:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m. on July 13, to each Wednesday through pounce like a saber tooth Aug. 3 for children ages cat, lift like a mammoth, or 4-12 years. like a giant The program is held at IT’S stroll GOING TO ground BE sloth. Explore fossils, the Clatskanie River Inn, A LONG, HOT SUMMER. bones and teeth while comparing prehistoric animals LET IT’S AIR PRO COOL OFF. GOING TOinYOU BE to those living Oregon A LONG,today.

HOT SUMMER. As part of the library’s LET AIR PRO COOL OFF. summer readingYOU program, this one hour experience includes a book reading and short program presentation, followed by activity tables offering touchable specimens and hands-on activities.

“We invite families to attend this informative and educational library program,” Clatskanie Library Director Elizabeth Kruse said.

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This but may be more de plan for servingtothis growReplenishment Drink” to with Public Health Foundation tact the senior programs team in the Scappoose Bay area a group home operated by on insurance estima ing population, CAT recently dairy dignitaries, visiat 503-397-3511, option #1. conducted an extensive survey to teach classes on diabetes tors and visiting royalty. prevention, diabetes selfand hosted town hall meetShe was also asked an management, and chronic Leanne is the Kleger Pro- place station Murray at the John shows. Ralph Kleger, coon the road and over the grade. The car was driven by ings in order to gather input impromptu question about pain self-management.

Rene’e gram Operations Coordinator, operative observer for the U.S. weather bureau, reports that Schnoover and with him in the front seat were his br from the community at large her favorite breed of Dairy Human Investment Depart- for the the mean temperature month was 54.13 degrees while Martin and Emily Mustola. The driver received a dis and then prioritize the services Swartz has participated in two Cow, to which she replied a courses in the last few months. ment Community Action made available to seniors. the maximum temperature was 78 (on May 20th) and the shoulder and severe abrasions of the face and scalp. M Holstein. Her little sisEven with a long ride from Team at 125 N 17th St. in St. The data gathered will be minimum was 33 (on May 24th).

The total rainfall was .53 Schnoover, who was transported to Emanuel Hospita Clatskanie to St. Helens or Helens. She can be reached at ter even got into the act, Photo courtesy of Columbia County Dairy Women incorporated into afrom four-year inches.

Eighteen days of the month were clear, seven partly Portland on Sunday was the most seriously injured w A letter Clatskanie’s Past... answering an impromptu Scappoose, Swartz received 503-366-6568 or at Imurray@ Kiara Single (right) was crowned as Columbia County’s new Dairy plan, but will also be shared cloudy and six cloudy.

The heaviest rainfall occurred on knee cap torn loose and the knee dislocated, serious h question of her own on many benefits from both. cat-team.org.

Princess Ambassador (DPA) on 4/13/16 by Lucy Kyle-Milward, (left) with other organizations Dairy breeds. the 16th and 17th.

There was a light frost on the 2nd of the lacerations, the bones of the forehead being exposed June 5, 1935 Before the diabetes outgoing DPA. crowning month and far more unusual aBefore killingthe frost on the 24th. The the brow was lacerated. Emily Mustola received bad Clatskanie, Oregon

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prevailing wind of the month was from the northwest. and head injuries, the skin and flesh being badly scra More sheep have arrived in St. Helens the past week to be by the hard surface of the highway. The passengers in Dear Sally, pastured on Columbia County cutover land. Approximately back seat had lesser injuries; the group was brought i Congratulations to Mrs. 16,000 sheep from east of the mountains are now crazing in the Clatskanie Hospital where they were cared for. W Anna Sirnio, Route 1, the county. Kenneth C. Miller, S. P. & S. agricultural agent, exception of Martin Schnoover all were dismissed du Clatskanie, who was recently and four sheepmen were in town Tuesday conferring with W. night from the hospital. awarded a certificate of T. Evenson relative to placing some on the Benson Timber The drum and bugle corps, sponsored by the Ame recipe endorsement by Better Company holdings.

Legion left this morning on the train for Portland wh Homes and Gardens for her Arvid Mattson, who is charged with assault with intent to will compete and march in the floral parade this after devil’s food cake. The certifikill, following the shootings of Sergeant Kenneth Healea and The boys will be taken to the Multnomah Hotel for lu cate, which brings national 2. Be eligible to go receive administrative County has weeksprovideatthe Cal E. Throne, state officers atColumbia Astoria, about three noon and to dress for the parade.

They by bus t recognition to Mrs. Sirnio is Federal funds A large numbe function as fiscal been awarded federal fundsto staff andstadium ago, will enter a defense pleading insanity, according where the paraders assemble. given by Better Homes and 3. Have accounting agent. of parents and friends planned under the Emergency Food word from Astoria. to an accompany the boy Gardens only to distinguished system.

The board wason charged and showed Shelter National Board Deliveries of fish at Astoria a big increase Portland the train. The S. P. & S made a special ro recipes which pass its testing 4. and Practice funds 33.

Wednesday, indicating that Program the June for runPhase of Chinook as to distribute trip rate of appro$1.30 for adults half nondiscrimifare for children priated by Congress to help nation and provide a copy Columbia County has kitchen’s trials for dependstarted entering the Columbia.

Fishermen operating near the three-day return limit. expand the capacity of food of their policy on their been notified there will be ability, excellence of taste mouth of the river were getting between 400 and 500 pounds national of the Finnish Apostolic letterhead. and shelterThe programs in convention an award for EFSP funds and family usefulness. Mrs. per boat. an Church will be held in Clatskanie this coming we 5. Have no previous high need areas around the for Phase 33 to suppleSirnio’s recipe follows: Disaster threatened the big Benson Timber Company log sessions beginning Sunday morning at a.m. and c Mrs. Anna Sirnio noncompliance or10returned country. ment emergency food and Devil’s Food Cake raft late Sunday near Astoria when the towing drum on the Thursday evening.

Four years ago the convention wa funds via the emergency A local board made up shelter programs in the ½ cup shortening; 1 ½ cups sugar; 4 egg yolks, beaten; tug Roosevelt, which was tocounty. take the Diego, held here and together large gathering food and ashelter program. from of representatives frombrought the Weraft do to notSan have an was C. RUARK THE CHIEF ¾ cup chocolate; 3 tablespoons hot water; 1 cup milk; 1 tsp. JEREMY disabled soon/ after the tug had crossed fromat the Midwest Red and Cross, the West. At6.that time on Sunday noon Have demonstrated official awardout letter thisriverVFW, American Rene’e Swartz says she enjoys serving lunch for seniors at the Clatskanie Castle. capability Salvation Army, time.assisted The award amounttug, the baking powder; ¼ tsp. salt and 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten. entrance. After six hours work by another were fed commuat the meetingtheand a crowd toofdeliver almost equal emergency and/or nity churches, homeless posted website is for near Cream the butter until soft, then gradually add the sugar and Roosevelt returned to the river andonthetheraft was beached is expected this year. All sessions food will be held in the shelter programs and other community rep- A cookhouse $27,914. continue creaming until smooth. Add the egg yolks, which Flavel. Repairs are now being completed on the tug’s towing school gymnasium.

16 bywithin 16 ft. has bee resentatives willnear determine Columbia The selection madesafely have been beaten until thick and lemon colored. Stir in the engine and the raft is now expected to be onwas its way erected the building and theCounty. basement of the sch how the funds awarded to 7.

If they are awill private by a national board that chocolate, which has been mixed to a smooth past in the hot by the middle of next week. It contains about 5,000,000 feet be used as a dining room. Three meals be served Columbia County are to voluntary organization, is chaired by the Federal water, Alternate the milk and vanilla (combined) with the of logs.

Two river channel buoys were carried away by the during the convention.

There will be three services h Thank you pation in the ceremony! A Thank you from the be distributed. We have no they must have a voluntary Emergency Management flourThe which has been sifted with the baking powder and salt, towline as it drifted about the channel.

Both were recovered each day with the time at 10 a.m., 2:30 and 7:30 p.m family of Richard special thank you to Toots, Crape family information regarding the board.

Agency (FEMA) and mixing thoroughly each addition.

Fold in the and the day following. evening service will be mostly in the English Smock, would like after to express Marty, Charlene, andstiffly Jean.

The replaced family of Richard actual distribution of these 8. Organizations mustlanguag consists of representatives beaten egg whites. for Place in 2 greased anddecorating, floured 9-inch nearlike tragedy occurredfrom last Saturday night when several the townspeople and those of the surrounding territor their appreciation all the Your help serving Crape A would to thank funds. have a permanent ColumThe Salvation Army; cake Bake in flowa moderate oven to 375 degrees) youngfor people badly injured in anRed auto accident near the cordially invited kindpans. words, cards, food,(350 and cleaning up the everyone your were support Under the terms of theto attend. bia County presence.

American Cross; forers, about 30 minutes. whichJewish included Emily Mustola, all is well with you and yours, write soon! and donations, on Cool his and ice hall,with was 7-minute awesome! icing and andKarvonen prayers. home. The group,United grant fromHope the National Qualifying organizations Communisprinkle with coconut.

Cora Draper, Elsie Hill, Walter of Clatskanie, Love,agencies cho- are urged to apply. Combehalf! We are so grateful to Delores Smock Also for the beautiful ties; Daly Catholic Charities, and Board, local have wonderful family Billrecipe & GailatVilardi flowers and Hill, lovelyMartin cards. and Oliver Mrs.such Sirnio was kind enough to share her a Frances of Kalama Alice funds must: sen to receive pleted applications may USA;Schnoover National Council of went and friends! want to Thorud Thank to you, recent grangeAlso meeting; I am so excited to giveCindy it a try! for a ride and failed makethetheChurches curve atoftheChrist sceneinof the 1. Be private voluntary be submitted by 1 p.m. on commend Gailskidded Crape some non-profits(In or last unitsweek’s of Julywe 21.had the incorrect year l the U.S. A.; and United May wasthe notLegionnaires only a cool month, but it was also a month accident. The car distance before turning over edition their exceptional partici-of Clatskanie’s new weather of America which will outgovernment offor little rainfall, the report on the highway. Several of Way the occupants were thrown Dear Sally, the year should have bee

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in Clatskanie and I saw that the Hazen Hardware store across the street was vacant,” he said. “We were looking to activate properties, restart them and bring them back to life. The Hazen building was intriguing.”

Suerefh contacted Schwegler to tell her about the opportunity to set up an exhibit in Clatskanie. Schwegler has exhibited her work in Portland, Ashland, Corvallis, and Eugene, but never in Clatskanie.

“I feel so lucky that I got this hardware store in Clatskanie,” Schwegler said.

“Once I got in here and started to clean it out, it’s the perfect spot. Being in such an alternative site means a lot to me. It’s not a white box. It’s not a museum or a gallery, so that allows me to make work that is inspired by the store.”

Schwegler said she ended up producing a mix of new artwork with some of her older work for the Clatskanie exhibit, including several objects that she found left in

Cline

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Cline exposed himself to her.

A forensic interview was in 2010. However, et conducted there was not enough inforor. mation developed to produce criminal charges against Cline.

Last October, a school police resource officer learned of a more detailed disclosure of Cline’s alleged acts from one of the alleged victims. The resource officer forwarded the details to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office who opened a new case in February. In March, Kline met with investigators, but was not arrested at that

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Schwegler’s Biennial exhibit opens from noon to 5 p.m. on Wednesday July 13 and runs through Sept.

18. An official opening is set from 1 to 4 p.m. on Aug. 13 with people invited from all over the state to attend.

“I am amazed about how many local people have been coming in and have been curious about what’s going on,” she said. “It’s been great. I know the Hazen store means a lot to the people here. I hope I am doing this space justice.”

According to Schwegler, having the Oregon artwork shown in rural areas is an important connector.

“I think it is great for Clatskanie to see work like this,” she said. “This isn’t like classical sculpture. They’ll see humor. They’ll see sadness. There are many layers to this work. Hopefully, it will hit people in Clatskanie in multiple levels.”

Schwegler admits many of the materials she finds for her artwork are trash.

“They are discarded trash that is culturally and socially significant to me,” she said. “I am refocusing the objects. For me that is raw material and I

time.

Following his arrest on June 29, Cline was lodged at the county jail with a bail set at $108,000. The bail was later increased to $540,000.

Kline entered a plea of not guilty during a hearing at Columbia County Court on Tuesday, July 5.

The judge ordered a pretrial conference, but a date for the conference had not been set as of July 6, according to court officials. The judge also appointed Patrick Sweeney as Cline’s defense attorney.

Investigators are asking anyone having any information about the case, or about Cline, to call the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Citizen Report Line at 503366-4698.

am showing them to you in a different way. I love making something better than what it was.”

Schwegler said her artwork has redefined her as a person.

“I don’t know if I am a street cleaner or an artist,” she said. “I go around and I find things that people hap hazardously discard and I take it home and make it into something beautiful.”

Suerefh said connecting the art to rural areas gives people an opportunity, at no charge, easy access to the arts.

“Even if you hate the arts, you haven’t wasted any money looking at these exhibits,” he said. “Our mission is

dedicated to showcasing contemporary art. That is what we get out of it. We hope we are helping the artists and exposing the great dynamic arts of Oregon.

Suerefh said he hopes the Biennal generates national attention.

“Portland has been in the national media for its artwork and this expands that focus to the rest of Oregon,” he said.

Schwegler’s Clatskanie exhibit attracted a crew from Oregon Public Broadcasting.

As Schwegler unloaded her artwork into the hardware store on Tuesday, July 5, the crew taped a segment for the OPB program, Art Beat.

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One of the art exhibits on display at the former Hazen Hardware Store is this double Big Gulp sculpture.

Playground From PAGE A1 $60,000 for it,” he said. “And with us using the school facilities resources, we want to make sure that we are doing what the town wants.”

The district has contracted with Longview-based Five Rivers Construction for the rebuilding of the current playground and the construction of the new play area.

Hartley said the new playground design presented a safety challenge with traffic moving along the driveway adjacent to the playground.

“We had to move one of the traffic barriers so that we could still provide deliveries to the school without having traffic come through the area and to keep the kids, who are coming back and forth from the playground, safe,” he said.

Funding for the new playground project came from three sources including two auctions in which the community contributed

over $60,000. That money will be used to purchase the new play equipment.

The district is also using $100,000 from the $200,000 collected through the sale of a school building to a Zen monastery. Money from the sale is dedicated for maintenance projects. Hartley said another $100,000 is from the district’s improvement fund supported through the new PGE electric plant at Port Westward.

“I want people to know that we are tying to use that money to support facilities projects, something that has a direct impact on kids,” he said.

The new playground is expected to be ready for the start of the new school year in September.

Hartley said the new playground will be a safer location for children in Clatskanie.

“We have the city park, but you have to cross Highway 30 to get there,” he said.

“This will provide a safer place for children.”

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SPORTS Soccer, religion mix for fun summer camp

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A camp coach races after young campers during a drill.

BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

It is a summer camp like no other.

The 15th annual Ambassadors Football Soccer Camp wraps up its 5-day session on Saturday, July 9 at Clatskanie Park.

The camp, sponsored by the Clatskanie Baptist Church, offers intensive soccer skills and more.

“Ambassador Football is an international global soccer ministry with offices in over 20 counties around the world and the coaches that you see here are a glimpse of those different coun-

tries,” Head Coach Zach Bauquess, of Cleveland, Ohio, said.

“The whole purpose is to be able to give the kids a fun environment to learn soccer and also to share the gospel with them.”

Bauquess said connecting religion with soccer shouldn’t be surprising.

“I think a lot of people think that sport has to be very different from the Bible and from Christianity,” he said. “But the game of soccer can be a microcosm of life where you can see all the emotions that are brought up. The pain of defeat and the joy of victory and just being able to

tie that into what the Bible says.”

Bauquess said the camp offers different themes during each of the five days, including passing, dribbling and shooting.

“So the kids get to learn all aspects of the game and be able to use those skills in a game setting,” Bauquess said.

Seventy-five kids, from 6 to 16-years-old, turned out for the Clatskanie camp.

Bauquess said the camp can be challenging for the coaches working with the youngest campers.

“For the little guys, it’s keeping their attention

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Participants in the soccer camp take part in a stepping drill.

and keeping them engaged throughout the day.,” he said.

For 9-year-old Lilly Edgemon, of Clatskanie, the camp is all about having fun and learning the sport.

“There are a lot of nice people here and it is just fun,” she said. “My mom said if I get better I can go into nationals.”

Kees Tjaards, 15, of Clatskanie came to the camp to learn new soccer skills.

“Soccer for me is just for fun,” he said.

Craig McLeod, one of the young coaches, said he was happy to make the

trip from Scotland to be in Clatskanie for the camp.

“I love to see the smiles on the kids faces and showing my love for soccer and Jesus,” Parent Kyla Van Voorst said she hopes her 6-yearold son William takes away life-long lessons from his experience at the soccer camp.

“I hope he takes away a love for the game and a love for Jesus,” she said. “I just want him to have a great time.”

Clatskanie Baptist Church member Sara Tallman said the church has been connected to the Ambassadors for the past 15 years.

“And we don’t want to stop,” she said. “It is an international thing, so no matter what language you speak, you can play soccer together and the game is a good way to connect to God. The kids learn so much from the coaches that come in from all over the world.”

The cost per student, before June 15, to attend the camp is $90, after June 15 the cost is $130. Each child receives a t-shirt, a soccer ball and five days of camp.

Learn more about Ambassador Football at ambassadorfootball.org.

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Each coach is paired with several camp participants during the 5-day camp.

Heritage Days annual alumni baseball game

BY RYAN TOMPKINS For the Chief

The “Odd” Year Alumni pulled off an 8-7 win in the 7th Annual Clatskanie Heritage Days Alumni Baseball Game.

The Odds jumped out to a 7-0 lead after 2 innings, high lighted by a Micah

Mcleod lead off Homerun.

The Evens were down 7-3 in the top of the 7th but scored 4 runs to tie it, capped off by a Dustin Razo-Craig 2-run double and a Ronnie Cox RBI double.

In the bottom of the 7th, Damien Strowger won the game on a bases loaded walk off single. Mica

Karber was the winning pitcher and German George was chosen as the MVP. Micah Mcleod also won the Homerun Derby earlier in the day.

Stay tuned for information on next year’s game, via the “Clatskanie Alumni Baseball” page on Facebook.

PHOTO COURTESY OF RYAN TOMPKINS

Winners Micah Mcleod, left, and German George.

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