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Clatskanie public works director, finance director resign

In the water: Pool time in Clatskanie, Rainier

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Chris Neth, Claudia Hill, Maria Timonen, Paris Wallace, Chrissy Trevino demonstrate one of their synchronized swimming routines at the Clatskanie Swimming Pool.

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Longtime Clatskanie Finance Director Sharry Hilton and Clatskanie Public Works Director Ray Dipasquale have submitted their resignations. “The resignations did not happen at the same time,” Clatskanie City Manager Greg Hickelman said. “They came during different weeks and both of them are looking to do other things. They did not say what those other things are. That’s their business.” Hilton’s resignation takes effect Sept. 30. Hinkelman said Dipasquale also had originally planned to leave Sept. 30 but decided to stay on until Oct. 4. “He extended his time to make sure the demolition of the old Clatskanie City Hall got underway successfully,” Hinckelman said. Hilton has been city finance director for the past 8 and a half years. She declined comment when reached at her city hall office by The Chief. Dipasquale was employed by the city as public works director in Jan. 2013. Our calls to Dipasquale for comment had not been returned by press time. Hinkelman said Dipasquale and Hilton were valued city employees “They provided excellent work for the city and we deeply appreciate their work here,” Hickelman said. “I wish them well in their next chapter in life.” Clatskanie Mayor Diane Pohl said the resignations were a surprise. “It is always a surprise of sorts, but you always want your people to excel and so those are personal decisions to leave a job,” Pohl said. “They have been excellent employees but they have chosen to go on to other things. We wish them well. They have done a great job for the city and we wish them all the best in the future.” Hinkelman said he will meet with Dipasquale to get a list of the city’s capital improvements that need to be completed and will advise the city council of options for replacing the two. “I have to go before the city council and ask for replacements,” Hinkelman said. “I am looking at various options to ­­­­

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Since a major slide in 2015, the Oregon Department of Transportation has set up warning signs for the potential of continuing landslides along Highway 30 at milepost 39 east of Rainier. BY JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

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To watch them, you might believe you are watching an Olympic event. But for several local woman, the synchronized swimming at the Clatskanie Swimming Pool is for fun and creativity. The team doesn’t compete. “Synchronized swimming began in Clatskanie in 1972 when Roz Juze (then Davis) asked the pool manager, Penny Haakinson, if she could give classes and demonstrations,” Chris Neth said. “Bleachers from Clatskanie High School where even brought in for water shows. Roz taught classes of all ages until she moved to Arizona in 2003. There were several of us gals that are diehards and refused to give up.” Neth and her swimming partners remained teaching and helping one another with figures and routines. “We have had swimmers come and go, but us diehards have hung in for 30, 20, 10 years,” she said. “We still to this date do a demonstration of our routines at the end of the season.” Neth said the longevity of the synchronized swimming at Clatskanie is simple. “It is the water that attracts us, that is the number 1 reason,” she said. “Our pool is great! We enjoy one another and have a great hour of exercise and creating..” Neth said synchronized swimming is both a body and mind builder. “It’s not only exercise for your body, adding body awareness, but is also good for your mind and memory,” she said. “You strengthen your body core and it’s the best exercise for your whole body, head to pointed toes.” Neth said completing the figures in the water can be challenging. “Figures can be a challenge because you are in many positions plus upside down,” she said. “It’s not so difficult with practice, practice, practice. We swim 5 days a week for

an hour in the summer, as schedules allow. Timing can be a challenge because we don’t have under water speakers so we must count to try and stay synchronized.” The synchronized swim team members this year include, Chris Neth, Audry Bedell, Claudia Hill, Maria Timonen, Jo Thackery, Gail Hicks, Chrissy Trevino and Paris Wallace, all of Clatskanie. The team also takes part in Clatskanie Pool’s weekly summer exercising program led by Jamie Baker. “For the older ones, I just hope they can move better,” Baker said. “I hope they can get out of the pool and out of bed easier. For the younger ones, I like that they are blending with the older people. The young people keep us young. We are all a community.” Baker said she enjoys the exercise and, “I like being in charge,” she said. Baker said the resistance in the water is what helps. “Working out on a hard surface as you get older starts to hurt your joints,” Baker said. “But when you work out in the swimming pool, the resistance gives you that little extra exercise, but it doesn’t make you as sore.” According to Baker, it is much easier for older people to work out in the water. The class includes stretching and use of water weights. “I tell people, if it hurts, don’t do it,” she said. “Make it work to what you can do. I don’t want anybody to hurt themselves.” But Baker said she encourages all those attending to stretch. “Stretching is so important because it kind of puts everything back into alignment, in the right order,” she said. In the pool during one of the exercising classes, Gene Neth, of Clatskanie, said he uses the water to keep flexible. “I am trying to keep my muscles in shape,” he said. “When you first start out you are pretty sore, but you get used to it and then you start doing little harder things and by the

time summer is over I am in a whole better shape than when I first got into the pool.” Neth said he has been doing the pool exercise in Clatskanie for 10 years and the workouts have made a significant difference in his life. “I am not as tired,” he said. “I stay up longer and I get more stuff done at home, which the wife likes.” Baker said usually about 20 people attend the Clatskanie Pool exercise classes held Monday through Thursday from 7 to 8 a.m. during the summer. The pool offers water volleyball during its Friday class. Pool Manager Pam Hadlock has been teaching water exercising at the Briarcliff Pool at Rainier High School for 30 years. “I hope the people in this class take away, number one, friendship,” Briarcliff Pool Manager Pam Hadlock said. “I’d also like them to take away a little more flexibility, get their blood circulating and just feel good about themselves.” Hadlock said the pool exercise is like therapy. “The water to me is like a miracle worker,” she said. “It loosens your muscles and it allows you to do exercising in the water that you might not be able to do on land.” Hadlock said the pool exercise also helps with aches and pains. “That’s a lot of it too,” she said. “You can get into the water and take care of those sore muscles like you can’t do on land.” The one hour pool class includes warm ups, with leg and arm stretching and an aerobic segment. Hadlock said the classes attract men and women from Kelso and Longview Washington as well as from Clatskanie and Rainier. Phyllis Haas, of Clatskanie, has been taking the Rainier pool class for 16 years. “There are a lot of stretching exercises and you just keep moving all the time,” she said. “I like this class for the flexibility. You don’t stiffen up as much. The exercise, the friendship and the social fun are all

As summer turns into fall and fall into winter, the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and the Oregon Department of Transportation are stepping up monitoring of landslide zones across the state, including areas in Columbia County. Of particular concern are slides along Highway 30 east of Rainier including a slide area at milepost 39. “Once we get into rainy season, our crews will be paying closer attention to that slide area to see if it continues to move, and/or deposits debris along or on the roadway.” Oregon Department of Transportation spokesman Lou Torres said. “It is basically what we do every winter. We know the problem areas and tend to watch those areas a little more.” Over the summer, ODOT crews monitored the Highway 30 slide areas and crews also did some clearing of debris over the past week to stabilize an area between Goble and Rainier. Torres said the milepost 39 slide area will see work over the next few months. “This fall we have a contractor excavating the hillside to create a catchment area for slide debris to get us through the winter,” he said. “A permanent design to fix the slide area is in the works to be installed next summer. Permanent lighting was placed by the PUD on two utility poles in the area for a cost of $1,500 and we did tree removal in the slope area for a cost of $2,500.” Torres said while drivers need to understand that Highway 30 in parts of Columbia County, including at milepost 39, have the potential of landslides, the risk to motorists is low. “Drivers are not at risk,” he said. “However, we will be watching this area this winter, along with the many other slide prone areas,” he said. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Engineering Geologist Bill Burns said periods of heavy rainfall can trigger the landslides. “The rainfall adds weight to the ground and fills in all the pours in the soil,” he said. “It decreases the strength of the soil and adds to the potential for the trees, boulders and other materials to push down the slopes and decreases the potential of the soil to stay put. So it’s a double whammy.” Burns said his agency has mapped many of the landslide zones in Columbia County and the state. Those maps are available at the department’s website. Burns said his agency monitors the geology and the topography of a potential landslide zone and its history of slides. During periods of intense rainfall the agency issues warnings in certain regions of the state for increase landslide potential. “We send out public alerts when we know there will be intense rainfall in a landslide zone,” he said. “During those periods of time we want people to be on alert, especially if they are traveling to, or live in those areas that have the higher potential of landslides.” Burns said another concern for slides are land shifts triggered by earthquakes. “Those we can’t forecast,” Burns

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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, September 25, Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Pastor: Rev. Bill Van Norstran Sermon title – “This is a Test” New Testament Lesson- 1 Timothy 6:6-10 Gospel Lesson- Luke 16: 19-31 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

ALSTON’S CORNER ASSEMBLY OF GOD 25272 Alston Road, Rainier 97048 Phone: 503-556-1961

APOSTOLIC LUTHERAN CHURCH 18614 Beaver Falls Road Clatskanie, OR 97016 Church phone: 503-556-0537

WESTPORT COMMUNITY CHURCH 49246 Highway 30 Westport, OR 97016 Church Phone: 503-455-2576

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH ELCA 1010 NE 5th St. - P.O. Box 447 Clatskanie, OR 97016 503-728-4604

RAINIER COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD 321 West C Street P.O. Box 849 Rainier, OR 97048 503-556-5661

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

• Monday • TOPS OR 0633, Faith Lutheran Church, 9 a.m., for further info please call Lois at 503-7283865 • 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 360-751-4370 • 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 503-5569135. • 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 meets the second Monday of the month, 7 p.m.

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•C hurch N ews • • 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

BEAVER FALLS BAPTIST CHURCH 23632 Evergreen Rd. 503-0728-4176 RAINIER ASSEMBLY OF GOD 74950 Rockcrest Street Rainier, Ore. 503-556-8211

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

CLATSKANIE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 290 South Nehalem Street P.O. Box 676 Clatskanie, OR 97016 Phone: 503-728-3318

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

RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH 305 W. C Street Rainier, OR 97048 503-556-1216

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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

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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. 7th Street. For more information call 503-5563889 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 503-556-3889 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 •Clatskanie Chamber of Commerce meets the first Thursday of the month. Contact the chamber for more information at 503728-2502. • 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 503-5567212. • 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. For more information call 503-5563889 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 503-308-2343 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

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Friday, Sept. 23 • Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior Center, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features: Tuna Noodle Casserole, and veggies • The Board of Directors for Clatskanie School District 6J will hold a Board meeting, at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, at Clatskanie Elementary School, Board Room (Room 11), located at 815 S Nehalem. The agenda includes but is not limited to: Superintendent and Principal’s reports, financial report and the consent agenda. The public is encouraged to attend. For more details, call 503-728-0587.

Sunday, Sept. 25 •Faith Lutheran Church “Worship in the Park” 10 a.m., at the Clatskanie Park, in the covered picnic area. A potluck dinner will be held following the service. Please bring a dish to share and your own dinnerware. In inclement weather, we will meet at the church. For more information contact Faith Lutheran Church at 503728-4604 or Sally Kallunki at 503-728-3276 Monday, Sept. 26 • Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior Center, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features: Chef Salad and fruit.

Wednesday, Sept. 28 • Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior Center, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features: Salmon patties, roasted potatoes, and veggies. Friday, Sept. 30 • Lunch at the Clatskanie Senior Center, 620 SW Tichenor Street, served at noon. Menu features: Membership/ Birthday Dinner: Lemon Pepper Chicken, mashed potatoes, veggies, and Birthday Cake.

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New elementary school playground to be dedicated children and families of our community, a unique opporjruark@countrymedia.net tunity to engage in play that is not typically found with most traditional playgrounds,” The public is invited to the Clatskanie Elementary School Clatskanie Elementary School Principal Brad Thorud said. “It encourages positive, creative, imaginative and cooperative play. It provides our children with more options at recess than they had before.” Thorud said the new playground was developed after student behavioral changes were noted. “The space JEREMY C. RUARK / THE CHIEF we used before Students, school staff and community members helped to design this new playground was limited and at Clatskanie Elementary School. It will be dedicated on Sept. 27. BY JEREMY C. RUARK

Open House Night from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 that will include the dedication of the school’s new playground. “The new playground provides our students, and the

Local Cub Scouts grow, learn, play

Cub Scout Park 241 Kiwanis Club Clatskanie will be part of the community gathering at Clatskanie Elementary School Open House Night from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27. It is an opportunity for the public to learn more about scouting. We wanted to find out more about this local scouting group. The following is a conversation with Cub Master David Fiel. The Chief: What is the Cub Scout pack name and number and is it just in Clatskanie? Fiel: Officially, we are Cub Scout Pack 241 Kiwanis Club Clatskanie. And we are very grateful to the Kiwanians for their leadership, community service, enthusiasm and financial support. We are based in Clatskanie, but open to anyone that wants to travel here. We

even have a scout that has moved to Scappoose, but still comes to activities with us.

The Chief: How many kids are participating currently? (Age range) Fiel: Cub Scouts is open to all boys in first through fifth grade. We currently have 13 boys in the pack. However, two of them are now in sixth grade, so we are having a special “bridging” ceremony this Thursday to thank them for their service as Cub Scouts and welcome them into Boy Scout Troop 241 Kiwanis Club Clatskanie. The Chief: What is the range of activities the Cub Scouts take part in and why those activities? Fiel: We do a wide variety of fun activities including:

• Camping, both pack campouts for the whole family and scout-only outings to Boy Scout camps • Hiking • Visits to the police station, fire station, and fish hatcheries (coming up Oct. 15!) • Services projects including Scouting For Food where we collect donations for Thanksgiving baskets and the Clatskanie Park cleanup which takes place during the spring bulky waste collection day • Racing tiny cars in the Pinewood Derby and big cars in the Cubmobile Race. (We won first place two years in a row in the district event in Scappoose!) • Sports including archery, BB guns, sling shots, biking, dodge ball, kick ball, ga-ga ball (I need to build a pit!), and

and used the information gathered in her design. “As we met and further developed the design we began to see how the nature playscape reflected our local culture and environment,” Thorud said. According to Thorud, the playground engages children through the use of natural elements, such as boulders, logs, and plants – things they might encounter if they were to go on a hike with their families. “These elements are designed to engage students in play that allows them to determine their skill level and boundaries, with a variety of challenges, elements with different textures, and experiences,” Thorud said. The design includes slides and swings. Just above the playground area next to the school, there is an imaginative play area that allows students

to play with small parts and their hands. This area includes a picking garden and a potion kitchen where students can make “dirt” dishes and creations. Renovation of the playground at the school began earlier this summer and the project was completed this month. Thorud said grants, fundraisers and a tax incentive the Clatskanie School District received from Port Westward funded the $270,000 cost of the new school playground.

for Cub Scouts for registration, uniforms, and handbooks. Thanks to our generous community, we have a scholarship fund available, so that no families will be excluded. The Chief: What do you hope the kids take away from their experience as a Cub Scout? Fiel: I hope they remember the Scout Law that we recite every week and use it as a litmus test for their everyday lives: “A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.” It doesn’t answer every question in life, but it is certainly a good start.

as well. Whenever I see the scouts having a blast playing a game or that spark of interest when they learn something new, it makes it all worthwhile. I hope to help them be better people now and grow up to be men of honor and worth.

it offered our kids only a few options for play,” Thorud said. “The staff at CES noticed patterns and trends in our behavior data that lead us to believe that the space needed to be changed.” Thorud said the playground design evolved over the past three years through community outreach that included involving Clatskanie Elementary School students. “We were blessed to be able to work with Michelle Mathis from Learning Landscapes to design the new playscape,” Thorud said. One component of the development phase of the project was to hold a student workshop where students worked with staff and Mathis to develop their “dream” playground. Mathis interviewed the students about their designs, took photos and made notes of their ideas

much more • We have weekly den meetings with a variety of projects from woodworking to wilderness survival, first aid to fingerprinting. • We have monthly pack meetings where the boys are recognized for their achievements with patches, pins, belt loops, and applause. What is easy, the why is a much broader question. We have the traditional outdoorsman activities, of course, but we are really only limited by safety, imagination, and budget. In everything, we strive to make it fun and engaging for the boys. But there also needs to be an underlying purpose: building skills, public service, self-confidence, friendship, and explore nature and our community. There is a modest cost

Clatskanie Elementary School Open House 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 5:30 p.m. Playground Dedication Clatskanie Elementary School 815 S Nehalem St. 503-728-2191

The Chief: Why is the retention of the Cub Scouts in Clatskanie important to the community as a whole? Fiel: Scouting is key in the present because of our community service and as a way to keep the kids away from video games for a while. More importantly, scouting helps them become better leaders, citizens, and fathers; which I think we can all agree are needed in these turbulent times.

The Chief: What do you take away from your experience with the cub scouts? Fiel: Often pain and fatigue! Seriously, it is a lot of work planning and doing all these events, but there is a lot of joy

For more information about Cub Scout Park 241 Kiwanis Club Clatskanie, contact https:// www.facebook.com/pack241or/ or call 503-728-5074.

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Left: Chase Chandler paints his Green Lantern shield at Trojan Park day camp. Above: Gabriel Fiel bolts together the frame of the cubmobile, while William White and Lucas Henry assist. Right: Xander Ford horseback riding at Butte Creek Scout Camp.

Landslides From PAGE A1 said. “And our studies show that it is very likely that during future earthquakes we are going to have many, many, landslides.” Burns said now is a good time for property owners to asses the landslide potential in their area. “It’s a good time for people to work on risk reduction, such as cleaning gutters and checking water that is collecting in your roof system and that is

being discharged on a slope,” he said. “That discharge down a slope is one way that could trigger a landslide next to your house. Taking proactive, preventative steps now can reduce the risk.” The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries offers an online guide to property owners that they can download and walk through the safety steps. Columbia County Economic Team Executive Director Chuck Daughtry said the local landslides can adversly impact the county’s economy. “We have so many com-

muters in the county that travel between our cities, he said. “If our transportation system fails people aren’t able to get work, employees aren’t able to get to businesses, and businesses that depend on tourists are also affected. The frequency of the landslides also makes it more difficult to do economic development recruitment.”

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Enterprise zones may be modified to improve development Clatskanie Police Blotter 05/22/2015 – A report

Columbia County Economic Team (CCET) is asking the sponsors of two enterprise zones to approve a tax recapture to fund the agency and betterment projects. The South Columbia County enterprise zone is sponsored by St. Helens, Scappoose, Columbia City, and Vernonia. The Lower Columbia Maritime enterprise zone is sponsored by Clatskanie, Rainier and Clatsop County (because of Wauna Mill). Both zones include Port of St. Helens and Columbia County Board of Commissioners as sponsors. When a company comes to Columbia County they invest in the structures and underlying land they acquire, which is assessed by property taxes. Purchases of equipment to be used in the business are assessed by personal property taxes. Enterprise zones are

designed to encourage new investment in plants and equipment. As an incentive to invest, the company receives an abatement of property taxes if the investment is larger than $50,000. If it is an existing business they must increase their workforce by 10 percent. If they are a new business, they need to purchase an existing building or buy a new building and have at least one employee. The company must be in a new enterprise zone, and must be involved with trade sector products, manufacturing and services going outside of the county, which increases the value of the county. A three-year break on property taxes assessed to plants and equipment (but not land) is provided to qualifying industrial businesses. The tax exemption is 100 percent. There is an option to extend

those enterprise zone benefits for an additional two years for companies that pay wages exceeding 150 percent of the county average wage of around $36,000. Companies also enter a hiring agreement with the local employment department to prioritize local recruitment. CCET is asking for a new requirement to establish a funding source for betterment projects in the county. Executive Director Chuck Daughtry said the plan is to recapture 10 percent of the tax incentive savings and split it evenly between CCET and the sponsors of the enterprise zones. He said in the past, a very small amount (estimated less than 1 percent of the abatement) was negotiated to be directed to a variety of local nonprofits. The proposal would set a rate for betterment giving. The revenue stream would fund administration and

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of a 3-year-old child found marketing for CCET, allowin the agency Safeway parking ing to add a stafflot, unattended, forwarded member and dowas more outreach todesirable the DHSbusinesses – Columbia to for Columbia County. County. The sponsor cities05/22/2015 would be able to use Ray - Kevin their share forarrested local economic Scales was at the development. The proposed Clatskanie City Park for recapture only -work if Probablewill Cause Crimiall sponsors in sign offThird on naltheMischief the it. Otherwise, Daughtry said Degree, a Class C Misdethere would need totransported be some meanor. Scales negotiations that would bringJail to the Columbia County everyone to agreement. where he was booked and “We are in competition with businesses all over the county and we have to be competitive; one of the tools we have to attract businesses is the enterprise zone,” Daughtry said. “The benefit is that we Rural Fire createClatskanie jobs – we increase the Protection District tax base through a short report term From May through tax incentive that23 is incremenJune 2, Clatskanie RFPD tal.” responded 1110 calls for “With thistonew percent medical assistance, 3 firerequirement we can capture related calls, and answered 5 some of that savings im-

released. He was also cited The substance was tested for Probable Cause -Theft and found to be meth, and III, related to an earlier case. was later logged and placed evidence. 05/23/2015 – Police mediately... and reinvest that fundinto economic development.” a report of a possible 05/28/2015 – Police fortook economic development A lack of speculative propa reportdevelopof a possible suicidal and male. Aftercomspeak- ertiestook countywide at local is hindering female. After making tolike theSt. subject, munities Helens he andagreedment,suicidal according to Daughtry. Clatskanie,” Daughtry to said. ingbuildings contact that withare the subject, to be transported the St. He said “We are creating local moneyfor constructed without set tenshe agreed to avoluntarily Johns Medical Center thatassessment. we had not had in the ant, anticipating the needs be transported to St.ofJohns past.” 05/28/2015 – Police werefuture businesses, would Medical Center foraidassessAt the Sept. 21 St. Helin recruiting more economic contacted by an employee ment. ensatCity Council meeting, area. McNulty addition to the above Clatskanie Safeway, who drivers toInthe Daughtry Columbia City, Creek may become homethe to Clatswantedsaid to turn in a container referenced cases, Scappoose, andbe a 30,000 sq.Police ft. specDepartment building, of what Clatskanie, appeared to kanie Rainier councils have approved St. Helensto a first in calls methamphetamine, which giving responded 113step other thewas proposal. The council that direction. Daughtry said found in the parking lot. during the past two weeks. in St. Helens unanimously spec buildings are an incenapproved the proposal during tive to developers who are not that meeting. Port of St. Helens interested in buying land and has reviewed the proposal and constructing buildings. A fast it was presented to the county track to opening new businesscommissioners on Sept. 21, es is established infrastructure. and Daughtry expects respons“The sponsors of the two CCMH. es just soon.south of the Boise mill enterprise zones would benefit property. It appears that 5/28/15 Brush,the bark St. Helens Mayor Randy by agreeing to increase a fire was eitherlike delibdust fire: S. Columbia Peterson said, set “I really the abatement the county now oferately or accidentally River Highway, St.local Helens idea of having a fixed figure.”on fers industrial companies small wood dockJohn by an to here This a smallthose 2 foot by St.the Helens City Manager andwas reinvesting unknown fire funds2 in foot barkdust fire outWalsh said, “Iperson. think it’sThe a preeconomic developwas extremely small and side of the Best scriptive and very good way to didment,” Daughtry said. Western

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other calls for service. May 27, there was an illegal burn reported. May 28, there was a motor vehicle crash. May 30, there was a structure fire on Old Rainier Road. May 31, there was an illegal burn. The homeowner extinguished the fire.

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not cause any appreciable damage to the dock. The fire was consistent with a cigarette-caused fire. A small, unauthorized campfire ring was also located near the dock and was still warm from prior use. Contact the Port of St. Helens for further information. 5/28/15 Structure fire: 735 Matzen St., St. Helens. This came in as a structure fire but was actually a stove issue. The residents had started the stove cleaning cycle and this caused a good deal of smoke and fumes due to a stove that had not been cleaned recently. All residents evacuated and there were no injuries. This a group home operated by

Hotel. Probably started by a discarded cigarette butt. No spread to structures or vehicles and no injuries. 5/30/15 Structure fire: 29451 Old Rainier Road, Rainier. This was a significant structure fire involving a metal barn, approximately 40x50 in size. The barn was used for raising chickens (chicks), storage including a 1978 Chevy Camaro, and legal marijuana growing. The cause of the fire was assigned to a heating lamp system used to incubate and warm the chicks. There was no extension to the home that is located close by. Loss is assigned at about $20,000 but may be more depending on insurance estimates.

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This six to eight week program hosts special programs and Elizabeth Kruse projects to help keep children Fall into a good book! With reading throughout the summer months. The slogan for the the season of fall upon us, the 2017 summer readinghouse program Thank you our mother’s (nana’s) staff at the Clatskanie Library is “Build a Better World” with on May 23. Special thanks invites the community to come the theme of architecture, We like to thank seewould what the library has to offer.to Sheriff Goodwin; you will construction. all the Fire andisRescue be building forever and in our hearts forWe The library located crews at 11 look forward to the children who Lillich responded to a fire out saving her life, also to Nick of St. the community enjoying this A children’s story time weekly program. held on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. A monthly adult book disbegan on September 21 and cussion group will begin meetwill continue every Wednesday ing on Saturday, October 1, at at 1 p.m. through December 9 a.m. and will end at 10 a.m. 14. The story times conEnjoy a cup of coffee or tea tinue throughout the year, just (one of the only times allowed change the name from fall to in the library) as books are A letter from Clatskanie’s Past... winter to spring, just like the discussed. This is a great way seasons. The story times are to meet people and begin new children ages three to Juneheld 5, for 1935 friendships. This group began six years and are a great way to Clatskanie, Oregon introduce children to the library in 1998 and still continues with great books and discussions. and its surrounding. Stories In 1985, the current library Dear Sally, and a craft project are a fun building was built with a LSTA Congratulations to Mrs. way to spend time with old and grant from the Oregon State Anna Sirnio, Route 1, new friends. Library as well as community Clatskanie, was recently Duringwho the summer months fundraising and donations. In awarded a certificate of of June, July and August, the 1987, with voter approval, the recipe endorsement by Better library holds a weekly summer library became a special district Homes and Gardens for her reading program for children and is funded through property devil’s cake. The certifiagesfood four through twelve years. Chief Guest Column by

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cate, 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. million increase in PERS Chief Guest Column Sirnio’s recipe follows: costs starting July 1, 2017. Mrs. Anna Sirnio Editorial boards across the Devil’sTwo Food Cake of the members state4 have calledbeaten; for leader½ cup shortening; 1 ½ cups sugar; egg yolks, Oregon Senate are attempt- ship to address this issue. ¾ cup chocolate; 3 tablespoons hot water; 1 cup milk; 1 tsp. ing to find an alternative “PERS cost increases in baking powder; ¼ tsp. salt and 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten. to the looming crisis in 2017 could result in fewer Cream the retirement butter untilfunding. soft, then gradually add the sugar and public teachers andyolks, school days, continue creaming until smooth. Add the egg which Democrat Senator Betsy larger class sizes, and haveJohnson, been beaten thick and lemon colored. Stir in thethe fromuntil Scappoose, inability to past fullyinfund chocolate, which hasSenator been mixed to a smooth the other hot and Republican critical government serwater, theBend, milk and (combined) with the TimAlternate Knopp, of are vanilla vices in 2017,” Sen. Knopp flourcreating which has been sifted with the baking powder and salt, a bipartisan work said. “We must adopt mixing thoroughly aftermake each addition. Fold in the stiffly group to study and fair, constitutional PERS beaten egg whites. Place in 2 greased and floured recommendations to adsolutions during9-inch the 2017 Public cakedress pans.the Bake in aEmployee moderate oven (350 to 375reduce degrees) session that costs System, or and iceand for Retirement about 30 minutes. Cool withstrengthen 7-minute our icingK-12 and PERS, funding crisis. sprinkle with coconut. education system.” the enough to share Mrs.According Sirnio wastokind her recipe a “Oregon needsatbiparsenators, and local recent grangestate meeting; I am so excited to give it a try! tisan PERS solutions that governments face aancool $885 May was not only month, but it was also a month of little rainfall, the report of Clatskanie’s new weather

taxes. The library boundaries TheColumbia ClatskanieRiver Library has Fire reach outside the city limits approximately 26,967report books, and Rescue and encompass approximately reference Therebooks was including a 78% emer125 square miles. Those living Chilton Auto Repair manuals, gency medical rate for all within the library boundaries DVD’s, CD’s, color/black calls this past week. and pay property taxeshelp. so library white5/25/15 copier, faxing service, Berg for all your Dumpster/outside cards areTom free,& however access computers, Clairethose Wilcox three fire:public On Port-managed land living outside display cases Tomthe & boundaries Kelly Wilcox Wi-Fi, at ende-books, of Railroad Avenue, are considered a non-resident the public display Matt & Amanda Wilcox allowing St. Helens. This to was a fire and a library card will cost $25 their collections with the Rainier on a small dock moored a year for a family. September community, college pamphlets in the Scappoose Bay area is library card signup month so and books, voting registration please stop by the library and forms, and serves as a ballot enjoy what theJohn library has to place drop off site during elections. station at the Kleger shows. Ralph Kleger, cooffer. The library willreports be displayoperative observer for the U.S. weather bureau, that As the temperature library was built ing “Banned Books” duringwhile the mean forinthe month was 54.13 degrees 1985, recent building renova- was 78 Banned Books20th) Week,and Septemthe maximum temperature (on May the tions have been completed, 25 -total October 1, andwas will.53 minimum was 33 (on May 24th).berThe rainfall or are just finishingdays up. These provide information on this inches. Eighteen of the month were clear, seven partly projects have been funded with for viewing and free buttons cloudy and six cloudy. The heaviest rainfall occurred on donated Over the last stating, “I read banned the 16th monies. and 17th. There was a light frost on the 2ndbooks.” of the four to and five years a newunusual heat a killing Stand up for on your right to read month far more frost the 24th. The pump, carpeting and tile floorand defend The First Amendprevailing wind of the month was from the northwest. ing were installed, and recently ment along with other libraries More sheep have arrived in St. Helens the past week to be the library building was painted throughout the nation. pastured on Columbia County cutover land. Approximately with window repair soon to The Clatskanie Library Dis16,000 sheep from east of the mountains nowupcrazing follow. An indoor lighting trict board are is made of five in the county. Kenneth C. Miller, S. P. & S. agricultural project was just completed volunteer board membersagent, who and four sheepmen were in town Tuesday conferring withpo-W. through the Clatskanie P.U.D. serve a four-year term. Two T.incentive Evenson relative placing onwill thebeBenson Timberin sitions up for election program andtowith the some Company May 2017. The monthly board darker fall holdings. and winter days yet with assault intent to meetings are heldwith the second to Arvid come, aMattson, welcomedwho one.is charged

on the road and over the grade. The car was driven by Oliver Schnoover and with him in the front seat were his brother, Martin and Emily Mustola. The driver received a dislocated shoulder and severe abrasions of the face and scalp. Martin Schnoover, who was transportedJEREMY to Emanuel in C. RUARKHospital / THE CHIEF The Clatskanie Library located 11 Lillich St. Portland onPublic Sunday wasisthe mostatseriously injured with a knee cap torn loose and the knee dislocated, serious head Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. You may contact the library lacerations, the bones of the forehead being exposed with atthe the brow library.was Thelacerated. library has EmilybyMustola calling 503-728-3732 received badorface one timeinjuries, library director library website to reandfullhead the skin andaccess fleshthe being badly scraped and part-time staff of ready new books search out other bythree the hard surface the highway. Theorpassengers in the toback help serve the community in the information at clatskanielibrary. seat had lesser injuries; group was brought in to their search for information or org. the Clatskanie Hospital where they were cared for. With the a exception good book to Operating ofread. Martin Schnoover all were dismissed during the hours are Monday-Wednesday, Elizabeth Kruse is the direcnight from the hospital. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Thurstor of the Clatskanie Library. The drum and bugle corps,She sponsored by the American day - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5:30 can be reached at 503-728Legion left this morning on the train for Portland where they p.m. The library is closed on 3732. will compete and march in the floral parade this afternoon. Sundays. 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 LutherJohnson andwill Knopp noted, The first the with an Church be held in Clatskanie this meeting coming of week work group “In compliance with Sunday the sessions beginning morning at 10was a.m.held andon closing 21 at the Oregon State Oregon Supreme Court’s Thursday evening. Four yearsSept. ago the convention was also Capitol Building hearconstitutional interpretaheld here and brought togetheringa large gathering from the room 174. At the first tion, no PERS solutions Midwest and the West. At thatmeeting, time on the Sunday work noon group2600 can affect retired PERS were fed at the meeting and awas crowd of almost equal to hear presentationssize members, andthis all year. PERS is expected All sessions held in the high aboutwill howbethe PERS system changes must be prospecworks, financial school gymnasium. A cookhouse 16 its by current 16 ft. has been tive.” upcoming erected near the building and situation, the basement of the rate school will “If you have an opinincreases, and Oregon laws be used as a dining room. Three meals will be served daily ion on PERS, we want to the PERS system. during the convention. There governing will be three services held hear from you,” Senators each day with the time at 10 a.m., 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested in The Johnson and Knopp said evening service will be mostly in the English language and “The bipartisan PERS solu- serving as a member of the the townspeople and those of the surrounding territory are work group should email tions work group continues cordiallylong invited to attend. Senator Betsy Johnson’s Oregon’s tradition Office at Sen.BetsyJohnHope all is well with you and yours, write soon! of transparent, bipartisan son@state.or.us or Senator Love, teamwork on big problems Tim Knopp’s Office at Sen. Alice our state. Please facing

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 areboat. legal, fair, and protect invited to serve as memper our schools,” Sen. Johnson bers. The workCompany group was Disaster threatened the big Benson Timber log said. “A public work group scheduled to hold itson first raft late Sunday near Astoria when the towing drum the willRoosevelt, allow a thorough tug which was to takemeeting the raftduring to San September Diego, was vetting of all after proposals legislative disabled soon the tugin-had crossed out days from to thehear river formed by advocates from from experts on PERS’ unentrance. After six hours work assisted by another tug, the diverse perspectives.” funded liabilities, impacts Roosevelt returned to the river and the raft was beached near TheRepairs new Bipartisan of upcoming PERS Flavel. are now being completed on the tug’scost towing PERS Solutions Work increases, savings engine and the raft is now expected to be on its wayoptions safely Group will hold public that reduce unfairness by the middle of next week. It contains about 5,000,000infeet hearings and craft a comthe PERS system, constituof logs. Two river channel buoys were carried away by the prehensive solution that tional guidelines, and take towline as it drifted about the channel. Both were recovered is bipartisan, fair, constiinput from local governand replaced the day following. tutional, and that protects ments and PERS members. A near tragedy occurred night when several government services, they last Saturday The Oregon Supreme young people were badly injured in an auto accident near said. Representatives from Court has made clear that the it Karvonen home. The group, which included Emily to Mustola, schools, local governments, is unconstitutional take Cora Draper, Elsieunions, Hill, Walter Daly Clatskanie, and but public employee awayof accrued benefits, Frances Hill, Martin and Oliver Schnoover of Kalama went businesses, and other conprospective PERS changes TimKnopp@state.or.us. for a ride and failed to make the curve at the scene of the cerned Oregonians will be are legal. As such, Senators join us.” accident. The car skidded some distance before turning over (In last week’s edition we had the incorrect year listed for on the highway. Several of the occupants were thrown out Dear Sally, the year should have been 1989.)

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County unemployment rate at 6.7 percent Clatskanie School The Oregon Employment Department’s latest jobless report shows Columbia County’s August jobless rate at 6.7. Columbia County is tied with Jackson and Harney counties for the 12th highest jobless rate of Oregon’s 36 counties. Grant County leads the state with the highest unemployment at 8 percent and Hood River County with the lowest rate in Oregon at 4.4 percent. In August, there were were 1,700 jobless and 22,499 people employed in Columbia County.

Seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment dropped by 90 jobs in August to 10,670. Seasonally adjusted figures compare expected changes with actual changes. A gain of 130 jobs is normal for the month, but the county added only 40. The private sector cut 50 jobs, and government employment rose by 90. No private sector industry had a significant change in employment, but local government education accounted for the 90 government jobs added. Total nonfarm employment

in August was 230 more than one year before, a gain of 2.2 percent. The private sector accounted for 180 jobs gained, and government added 50 jobs over the year. Retail trade added 100 jobs over the year, education and health services grew by 60, and leisure and hospitality gained 30 jobs. Nondurable goods manufacturing cut 60 jobs. State government was up 50 jobs over the year. Columbia County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in August,

essentially unchanged from the previous month (6.4 percent), but lower than the year before (7.3 percent). The rate was higher than the statewide rate (5.4 percent) and the national rate (4.9 percent). This is the third consecutive month with an increase in the unemployment rate, and the total increase over the three months has been 1 percentage point. If these changes hold when the figures are revised in a few weeks it will indicate a significant increase in the unemployment rate for the county.

Board meeting The Board of Directors for Clatskanie School District 6J will hold a Board meeting, at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, at Clatskanie Elementary School, Board Room (Room 11), located at 815 S Nehalem. The agenda includes but is not limited to, the Superinten-

dent and Principal’s reports, financial report, the consent agenda, and Dynamic Energy Solutions – LED lighting presentation. The public is encouraged to attend. For more details, call 503728-0587.

Community Invitation Clatskanie Chamber of Commerce events Quincy Grange Hall is sponsoring a free cardmaking event from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 24. Quincy Grange Hall is located at 78314 Rutters Road. Special guest, Debra Hendrix, will be demonstrating stamping techniques from 1

p.m.- 2:30 p.m. Please RSVP if your group is three or more people. For further information, contact Ellen at 503-7282886 or Facebook message Quincy Grange.

The Clatskanie Chamber of Commerce invites businesses to the South County Chamber Mixer, which includes a free training at 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26 at the St. Helens Public Library. Organizers said this great networking opportunity

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will feature an interactive workshop that will focus on “What’s Your Message” business branding. If you would like to attend, please contact Natasha Parvey to help plan the correct amount of people. The Chamber invites the

public to attend the Heritage Days Planning Forum at 6: 30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at the Clatskanie PUD community room. Organizers are encouraging participation to help shape next year’s Heritage Days Celebration. Local businesses are invited to participate in the

Scarecrow Contest this October. Showcase your scarecrow that shows off your business between Oct. 1 – 31. Voting will take place Oct. 19.

arrested for warrant Sept. 15 Dennis Wentz, 46, of Rainier, arrested for warrant Sept. 15 Shelly Wentz, 49, of Rainier, arrested for possession of Meth, Delivery of Meth, Manufacture of Meth In addition to the above referenced cases, the CCSO responded to several other calls for service in the past week. These calls include calls to addresses in Columbia County or on the river; traffic stops culminating in a custody arrest (DUII, Warrants, etc.); and, selected area-information calls assigned to particular deputies.

For more details, call the Clatskanie Chamber of Commerce at 503-728-2502.

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Police Reports The police blotter relates to the public record of incidents as reported by the Clatskanie and Rainier Police Departments and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information printed is preliminary and subject to change.

Clatskanie Police Department Sept.13 Clatskanie Police took a criminal mischief report after a Clatskanie Citizen reported unknown person(s) drove into his yard and struck a rock wall knocking several of the rocks out of place. The

driver failed to notify the property owner of the damage and fled the scene. Sept.13 Clatskanie Police spoke with a Clatskanie Resident who has a wildlife holding permit following the animal escaping and being seen at another residential property. Sept.14 Clatskanie Police are seeking assistance in locating Kayla Anne Decaro who was reported as leaving a friend’s house 9/9/16 and has not checked in with her family. Ms. Dacaro is not wanted by law enforcement, they are only requesting assistance to

verify that she is ok and safe. Sept.15 Clatskanie Police took a criminal mischief and theft report from the Clatskanie City Park after unknown person(s) removed 12 bolts from a park bench. Estimated cost of repair is about $50.00. Sept.15 Clatskanie Police, with the assistance of the Oregon State Police, issued a Clatskanie Resident a warning for Non-Compliance for a Wildlife Holding Permit after the animal was seen on Clatskanie School Property. Sept.16 Clatskanie Police took a report of an attempted telephonic fraud after a

person posing as a representative of company called American Resources and attempted to solicit money from a Clatskanie Citizen who declined and notified the police. Clatskanie Police wants to remind everyone to be cautious of persons attempting to solicit money by phone or internet as they are most likely a scam. Sept.18 Clatskanie Police took a report from a Clatskanie Citizen after two unknown dogs that were roaming the Belair neighborhood had entered onto private property and killed a pet cat.

The dog owner has not been located at this time. In addition to the abovementioned calls, the Clatskanie Police Department responded to 37 additional calls for service this past week.

Larson Rd Rainier. Firefighters responded to a reported head on collision. On arrival both vehicles were off the road. The drivers of each vehicle suffered only minor injuries. Sept. 14 @ 2:24p.m. Commercial Fire, 1300 blk Kaster Rd. Firefighters assisted Cascade Technologies with a fire in paper machine #3. Sept. 17 @ 4:36p.m. Motor vehicle accident, Hwy 30 &

Vernonia Rd St. Helens. Firefighters responded to a report of a automobile vs pedestrian accident. A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. The victim was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Sept. 18 @ 9:40a.m. Motor vehicle crash, Smith Rd & Robinette Rd St. Helens. Firefighters responded to a car crash that sheared off a power pole. There were

two occupants in the vehicle. Both were able to get themselves out of the car. They were treated on scene for minor injuries. Columbia County PUD responded to take care of the power pole and downed power lines. CRFR received 89 total calls for service during the 7 day period; 2 Fire responses, 3 Motor Vehicle Crash, 68

Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Sept. 12 Matthew Cramer, 59, of Longview, arrested for warrant Sept. 13 Alex Altenhein, 28, of Rainier, arrested for warrant Sept. 14 Wayne Wendelschafer, 49, of Scappoose,

Fire Reports Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District Sept. 14 @ 4:09p.m. Motor vehicle crash, Highway 30 at mile post 56. There were three people involved in the accident, all refused medical treatment. No transports were made. Sept. 17 @ 12:33, Motor vehicle crash, Safeway parking lot. Unable to locate. Sept. 17 @ 1:25 p.m. CRFPD

was toned out to provide mutual aid for CRFR for a structure fire in Rainier. CRFPD was cancelled in route to the call. Sept. 19 @ 8:08p.m. Lift assist, unknown address. No further information noted. Columbia River Fire and Rescue Sept. 12 @ 8:50a.m. Motor vehicle crash, Highway 30 &

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10 local measures to go before county voters BY DON PATTERSON

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Voters will face a variety of measures affecting local governments and taxes on the November ballot. Ten local measures were approved for the general election ballot ranging from banning recreational marijuana sales in Scappoose to funding Columbia County jail operations for another four years. Measure 5-257 renews the local option levy voters passed in 2014 to fund jail operations. The measure calls for a 58 cent per $1,000 tax on assessed value for another four years. The owner of a property with an assessed value of $200,000 would pay about $115.94 per year. Proponents point out this is an extension of an expiring levy and property owners will see no increase. Supporters of funding roads and CC Rider with a fee on gravel mining also qualified an initiative petition. Measure 5-255 will ask voters to approve an increase in the county natural resource depletion fee from 15 cents per ton

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part of this class.” “This class is very much fun,” Ingrid McClain, of Rainier said. McClain said she takes the class for flexibility and endurance.

Resignation From PAGE A1 present to council in replacements to move the city forward.” But Hinkelman declined to publicly comment on what those options are until he can present the options to

to 50 cent per ton. Of the 50 cents, 25 cents will go to funding CC Rider and 25 cents is designated to county roads. The measure also contains a provision allowing public officials to be sued for force for failing to enforce provisions of the measure. St. Helens School District is asking voters to approve a bonds of $49,635,000 to build a new middle school and make repairs to the high school. The bonds would also pay for technology, safety and security improvements. The district estimates tax rates will not increase due to expiring existing bonds. The tax rate is estimated to be $1.38 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for 26 years, however, the rate may differ depending on interest rates incurred and changes in assessed valuation. In a more interesting move, the City of Scappoose referred

two marijuana related measures to the voters. Measure 5-262 bans recreational marijuana retailers, processors and producers as well as medical marijuana processors within city limits, while measure 5-261 imposes a city tax on marijuana retailers of marijuana items. The proposed 3 percent is the maximum allowed by state law. Three other jurisdictions filed similar marijuana tax measures. The City of St. Helens referred its own tax on retail marijuana sales to voters. Measure 5-260 also asks voters to approve a 3 percent tax on retail sales. Rainier’s Measure 5-264 asks for the maximum 3 percent and Columbia County referred measure 5-258 which applies a 3 percent tax in unincorpo-

rated areas of the county. Columbia City is asking voters to approve a renewal of police protection services. Measure 5-256 replaces an expiring levy and continues the $.67 cents per $1,000 valuation from the previous levy. Estimated impact is $134 on a property valued at $200,000. Vernonia School District is also looking to voters for approval of $6.8 million bond package. The district may also receive $2.7 million in matching state grants, if the levy is approved. Most of the money would go to refinancing current debts, but improvements are also proposed for classrooms, shop buildings, playgrounds, the football and track fields as well as others. The estimated incremental increase is approximately 24 cents per $1,000 assess value for up to 26 years. Ballots are mailed to county residents on Oct. 19 and Election Day is Nov. 8.

“I had been coming here for years and I had broken a bone in my leg and I used this class to regain strength in my leg and regain mobility and it worked,” McClain said. Inez Glaze has been coming to the class for the past 10 years. She said the pool class is more for socialization than exercise. “I just enjoy visiting with everybody,” Glaze said. “It’s my social hour, but I am also

strengthening my legs. You just feel better, inside and out.” “Usually we have about 20 people attend the class and we have people swimming laps too,” she said. The Rainier pool exercise class is offered in the indoor Briarcliff Pool from 8 to 9 a.m. Monday through Thursday all year long.

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the city council. He said he will make that presentation at the Oct. 5 regular Clatskanie City Council meeting. As the search opens for Dipasquale’s replacement, Hinkelman said Clatskanie Public Works Foreman Calvin Shulda will be responsible for daily operations of the public works department

with Hinkelman’s guidance. Hinkelman said he would assume the role as the Clatskanbie City Finance Director until the city council decides on a replacement. Hinkelman said Hilton was paid $72,244 annually, not including benefits, for her role as finance director. He said Dipasquale was paid

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•O bituaries • • Raymond D. Craft Jan. 22, 1928 — Sept. 16, 2016

Raymond passed away peacefully Sept. 16, 2016, after never fully recovering from a stroke in March 2016. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather, great-greatgrandfather and friend. Raymond was born in Lake City, Ariz., and moved with the family, as a child, to Flint, Mich., to follow the automotive industrial boom. He attended school in Flint until he joined the Marine Corp in 1945 at the age of 17. He served at Paris Island and Guam. After returning to the states he went to California where he met his first wife, Consuela. They had three children and later divorced. He then married his second wife, Jane, they also divorced. Raymond then met Donna Massey and they were married 45 years when he passed. She survives him at home in Rainier. Raymond took pride in serving his country during

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World War II, stationed in Guam with the 5th Fielders. He enjoyed meeting them for reunions throughout the years. Raymond worked various jobs in mills and construction until 1963, when he became a longshoreman. He retired 27 years later. He is survived by his wife, Donna; three daughters, Connie Reel (Dallas), Ramona Gobeille (Tom), and Kim Dally (Mike); 11 grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; and a great-greatgrandchild. Raymond was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Wanda; and two sons, Cody and Karry. A celebration of Raymond’s life, including a potluck, is planned for noon Saturday, September 24, at the ILWU Local 21 Hall. Arrangements made through Groulx Family Mortuary, Rainier.

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CC16-0430 CITY OF CLATSKANIE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING NOTICE The Clatskanie Planning Commission will meet for a regular meeting on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 @ 7:00 PM in the City Council Chambers, 75 S. Nehalem St. (Clatskanie Cultural Center, 2nd floor). Agenda items include but are not limited to: approval of the minutes of the June 22, 2016 regular meeting, a design review on property located on the corner of NW 5th Street & Pine Street and a public

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SPORTS

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Jacob Moore of Clatskanie ran the hard course in 23:13 at Camp Rilea, finishing 114th overall.

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Kaylie Scott ran the moderate course well for the Tigers, crossing the finish line at 28:20.

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Springing though the bog is Rainier Columbian Christian Purdy (#2119) during the 5000-meter hard course race on Sept. 17. Purdy’s time was 27:28.

Puddle of mud: runners compete at Camp Rilea Last Saturday morning the Rainer and Clatskanie cross country teams competed in the Three Course Challenge at the military base Camp Rilea, and on Monday both the middle school and high school teams traveled to Beaverton for the Catlin Gabel Handicapper meet. The Three Course Challenge is one of the largest meets on the west coast. There are three high school courses: easy, moderate, and hard. The easy course is a 4,500m course; both the moderate and hard courses are 5k. In addition, there is a 3k middle school race. All of the Camp Rilea courses run over sandy beach hills and through a huge – and infamous - mud course. The hard course has an additional long steep hill that has a singletrack trail for runners to climb. Athletes drew to decide which race they would end up running. At the unique Caitlin Gabel Handicapper meet, runners are released with the slowest runners taking off first and the fastest runners taking off

last. The staggered starts give runners of all skill levels the opportunity to finish first. The slower runners left at the 35-minute mark, the second tier of runners left at the 34-minute mark, and so on until the fastest runners left the start line. As with Camp Rilea, the Gabel course is idyllic. The run circles the campus, around a soccer field and through a small, forested area. In the middle of the course, a gradual and tough hill challenges the athletes. Middle school runners ran a standard 3k race. As a team, Clatskanie finished 34th with a score of 898 and Rainier finished right behind at 35th with a total score of 943 at the Seaside-hosted Three Course Challenge. In the men’s moderate race, Chanse Gilbert of Skyview won with a time of 18:31. He finished 14 seconds ahead of runner-up, Jackson Lyne of Camas. Emma Jenkins of Camas won the women’s moderate with a time of 21:14. Jonathan Moravec led the way for the Tigers, finishing

150th overall with a time of 23:32. Rainier’s Chase Kellar led Rainier with a time of 23:58. There were 430 runners in the men’s moderate and 300 in the women’s. In the moderate women’s race, Rainier’s Valeri Hutchins and Ashley Bush finished 129th and 130th respectively, with times of 27:59. Kaylie Scott, Annabelle Martin and Elise Helgeson ran well for Clatskanie, finishing with times of 28:20, 31:21 and 31:27. In the hard course, Camas won the women’s race with a score of 96, and Abby Rosain of Rainier led the Columbians with a time of 30:16. Jon Graff led the Rainier men’s team with a time of 22:46. Jacob Moore of Clatskanie ran the course in 23:13, finishing 114th overall and Trent Bernsten finished 123rd with a time of 23:21. Stayton ran away from the field at the hard course with a score of 199. Runner-up Yamhill-Carlton finished with a score of 217. On the easy course, Abbi and Katie Zuber led Rainier

with times of 24:29 and 29:13 and Jonathan Guisinger led the men’s Columbians, running the easy course in 17:23. Clatskanie’s Gabe Furnish ran the easy course in 19:35. Amanda Jurgensen and Kasidy Engen ran the easy course for the women’s Clatskanie team. In the 3k Caitlin Gabel middle school men’s race, Brennan Tompkins of Rainier finished eighth, running the course in 13:10. Kairan Scott led Clatskanie with a time of 15:32. On the women’s side, Clatskanie’s Lily Boothe finished 26th with a time of 17:16 and Peyton Crape led Rainier with a time of 17:25. In the high school race, Clatskanie’s Emma Carver finished eighth with a time of 25:20 and Rainier’s Valeri Hutchins finished 10th with a time of 25:40. In the men’s race, Rainier and Clatskanie combined for four runners in the top ten: John Graff placed third (20:07); Jacob Moore placed fourth (20:08); Trent Bernsten placed seventh (20:47); and Jonathan Guisinger placed ninth (20:50).

Up to the challenge BY CLAUDE AKINS

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The Rainier Columbians are sailing along: they’ve won four in a row, against some of their toughest competition yet. But despite the wins, this team has yet to reach their potential. One of the big questions for Rainier (7-2) is their defense. With star outside hitter Breana Edwards racking up kills on a nightly basis, and a comparatively low level of competition in the early part of the season, the Columbian defense was still waiting to be tested – well, Monday night the team got their first test against Oregon Episcopal (9-4). “I’m happy with everything on our team,” head coach Mike

Edwards said. “We do play good defense. We were led by Mikayla Lorentson.” The junior outside hitter has been playing well for Rainier, and she led the defensive effort with 20 digs, as the Columbians went on to beat the 14th-ranked Aardvarks (25-23,20-25,25-13,22-25,1510). Sophomore setter Shaleya Nakaahiki-Teves continued her improved play, with 14 digs. Senior captain Kami Gray tallied 15 digs and Edwards used her length to challenge balls at the net, ultimately finishing with 13 stuff blocks. Oregon Episcopal was able to challenge Rainier with their length: Maxine MathesonLieber comes in at six-feet and senior Belle Scot comes in at five-foot-ten. The Aardvarks

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are only the second team this year to take the Columbians to five sets. “It’s the first team that’s actually dug Brianna hitting out of the back row,” Edwards said. “They blocked her a couple times - it was good for us to see. They’re a good team; they’re well-coached.” “We won the third game, 25-13, which kind of set a precedent for what we can do,” Edwards said. “And then we made a bunch of mistakes and didn’t do it the next game, so we ended up going five.” “We passed a ton of balls into the net instead of keeping it off and letting our setter do her thing. Every game we started, we started out fast. Every game,” Edwards said. “And then next thing I know, its 15-13 them.” led the Overall teamEdwards with 36 kills; the rest of the team 7-2 combined for nine. 5-1 Rainier had 8-2 a busy week: 9-4 after the Episcopal 6-4 game, they played 4-7 Portland Christian, 2-6 perhaps their great2-7 est challenger in the 3-8 Lewis and Clark

league. Once again the Columbians started hot, jumped out to a big lead, and then watched it dwindle away after committing errors. “We were up 15-5, and then we started doing our thing and making a couple mistakes, and missing a few serves here and there and letting them play. Before you know it, it was a close game,” Edwards said. “I think we jump on teams. And we’re winning and we

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Rainier’s Riley Richardson (#2100) crosses the bog during the 5000-meter women’s hard course race at Camp Rilea. Richardson finished the race in 32:16.

think it’s easy and we don’t have to work as hard. And the reason it was easy is because we were working hard,” the coach added. Rainier extended that 15-5 lead to 20-12, but then after an exciting rally a few serves later, sophomore middle blocker Simone Gordon blocked an Edwards kill attempt, to bring the visiting Royals within five. Another block on Edwards later in the set brought Portland Christian within two at 24-22 – and after giving up another point to bring it to 24-23, Rainier pulled away, finishing the set with a brilliant Edwards

kill. The excellent play of Gordon was a real challenge for Rainier. “She’s the best hitter we’ve seen yet, as far as anyone we’ve played in 3A,” Edwards said. The Columbians travel to Salem Academy for a tournament this Saturday in what could be a pivotal moment for the Columbians. Creswell, Salem Academy, Westside Christian, and Portland Christian will be competing. All of these schools are top-ten ranked 3A teams.

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Breana Edwards goes up for the block against Portland Christians’ Demi Guild Tuesday night at Rainier.

Tigers claw victory from Mavericks AMANDA MORAVEC / THE CHIEF

Blocking the opposing outside hitter during the second set of Clatskanie’s varsity match against the Riverdale Mavericks, on Sept. 20, is Lady Tiger Madeline Moravec. The Tigers won the league match in three sets 25-22, 25-16 and 25-16. The team travels to Western Mennonite School in Salem for a tournament this weekend; their next home match will be 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, against Oregon Episcopal School.

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SPORTS Rainier passes test against Sequoia BY CLAUDE AKINS

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Rainier football faced their toughest test of the season last Friday night against visiting California team, Sequoia High. “We played well, we had some miscues, we had a couple turnovers, had some penalties that hurt us, but we did - we played pretty well,� head coach Mike King said. “They are a big school and they had big boys. I was proud of our guys. We stood up to the challenge and went toe to toe with them.� In fact, the more apt expression might be “finger to finger,� because the last play of the game came down to the two tallest players on the field jumping for a pass in the corner of the end zone. The Columbian quarterback, Steele Ware, was sacked deep in Rainier territory. Instead of risking a pick-six or a blocked punt, which would have put the visiting Cherokees within one point of tying the game, King elected to take the safety to allow his punter to kick the ball to the other side of the field. He relied on his defense – but Sequoia quarterback Nick DeMarco connected on a 36-yard stripe to Jackson Hohe, bringing the ball to the Columbians’ 12 yard line. DeMarco spiked it: there was one second left on the clock, and the Cherokees were trailing

20-15 with one last shot to win the game. DeMarco threw a lob to the corner of the end zone, but sixfoot-four cornerback and safety Dawson Carr swatted down the pass, winning the game for the Columbians. The 20 points scored by Rainier has been the least they’ve put on the board so far this season by more than half. Sequoia is also the largest school Rainier will face this season: with an enrollment of 2,135 students, the school is more than four times the size of Rainier. “I feel pretty confident in what we’ve done, and moving forward,â€? King said. “But we left some points out there on Friday. Yeah, we scored 20, but we had some pretty big penalties. We had a pick-six get called back‌we had a drop that would have been a touchdown.â€? The offense still racked up more than 400 total yards – a testament to an extremely talented team that, as of now, are odds-on favorites to win the Lewis and Clark League. But despite the offensive showing, King believes defense will be what carries this team. “I think our identity is our defense,â€? King said. “We’re solid. Our guys up front, they did pretty good. For their size, we battled. They were relentless, [though] they were tired: Easton Crape, Joey Tripp,

Ryan Schmunk, Austin Eversole, Job Karber, all had great games.â€? The Columbians face off against Corbett on Friday, Sept. 23. The Cardinals lost to Clatskanie last Friday. King says he is focusing on execution this week in practice. “I just want to clean up the little things we’re struggling with, the penalties and the turnovers,â€? King said. “I’m pretty confident – after practice I felt really confident, we had a good practice today. I’m just looking forward to playing a complete game.â€? “We’re going to be on the road, that’s always tough. After watching some film, they’ve tried some different things that we haven’t seen so far this year‌We’re just going to have to play assignment football and be spot on.â€? The turnovers were costly against Sequoia: the Columbians had one interception and lost two fumbles. The interception came at the end of the first half, however, and was more of a last ditch effort to put points on the board than an error on Ware’s part. In the end, the tough game should be beneficial for the Columbians. “We want to play close games,â€? King said. “We want to be battle-tested. We want those challenges, because you get better when you face adversity.â€?

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Above: Steele Ware scrambling out of the pocket. The senior would go on to rush for 101 yards. Right: The Columbians have been dominant: they are the fifth-ranked OSAA team and lead the Lewis and Clark league in both points scored and points allowed.

Passing Steele Ware

C/AT % YDS AVG TD 15/23 65% 194 8.43 2

Rushing Steele Ware Joey Tripp* Gunnar Brooks Dylan Brady

CAR 16 6 7 11

Receiving Dawson Carr

REC YDS AVG TD 5 132 26.4 1

YDS 101 48 39 58

AVG 6.3 8.0 5.5 1

TD 1 0 0 16

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Sophomore Kees Tjaarda breaks through tackles on his way to 104 yards and two touchdowns.

Chronic youth: Clatskanie and Neah-Kah-Nie play this Friday BY CLAUDE AKINS

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“Our focus this week is to build on what we did on Friday,� Clatskanie head coach Tim Warren said. And they should: last Friday the Tigers notched their first win of the season in their home opener against Corbett. “It was a good win,� Warren said, “considering we started out horrendously.� “We started trusting each other after the first half in Friday’s game and each player played their responsibilities and that’s how we won.� The Tigers fell behind in the first quarter, after their starting center Caleb Warren went down with an injury. A few bad snaps led to great field position for Corbett, which led to easy scores. The Tigers scored a touchdown to bring the score to 14-7, and then Corbett senior Garret Rogers returned a kick to bring the score to 20-7. After the two-point conversion, the Tigers trailed by 15 points, 22-7. Clatskanie didn’t allow Corbett to score for the remainder of the game and relied on the stellar two-headed running attack of sophomore Kees Tjaarda and freshmen quarterback James Helman. The pair combined for 188 yards and four touchdowns. The Warren injury is un-

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is a real athletic kid and they are a very athletic team â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they are a balanced team both in the air and on the ground. They often use the run and pass option.â&#x20AC;? Halverson has shown he can dominant games. In their opening night loss to Portland Christian, the Pirates handed the ball off to Halverson a remarkable 41 times. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quantity over quality, though: the back averaged six yards per carry, scored three touchdowns, and broke off a long run of 36 yards. Besides Halverson, however, Neah-Kah-Nie is a very young team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still trying to figure out what our strengths are,â&#x20AC;? Neah Kah Nie Athletic Director Corey Douma said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The weaknesses are that we are a young and inexperienced team with only three seniors.â&#x20AC;? With a freshmen-heavy roster, the Tigers find themselves in the same position. In many ways this season â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for both teams â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is not only about succeeding this year, but preparing the underclassmen for their junior and senior years, when they will be ready to play at a higher level. So while the winner of Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contest is anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guess, one thing seems clear: the future is bright for both of these football programs.

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Friday, Sept. 23 â&#x20AC;˘ HS Girls Soccer @Riverdale (LC College) 7:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ HS Varsity Football vs. Neah Kah Nie: 7 p.m.

fortunately one of many the Tigers have suffered so far this season. 2015 Defensive Player of the Year Dawson Howard injured his ankle in the first game, and two weeks ago sophomore quarterback Bryce Puckett was sidelined due to concussion-like symptoms. Howard returned to the field against Corbett without missing a beat. The linebacker was up to his old ways: he had 11 tackles, four of which were for a loss. Though Puckett was cleared to play and will be active Friday night against Neah-Kah-Nie, he will be sharing the pocket with Helman, who has played excellently as a replacement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Helman] gives us a run option that Bryce doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give us, and Bryce gives us a pass option that James doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give us. It depends what package weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in,â&#x20AC;? Warren said. And the return of Howard could be critical for the Tigers this Friday against the visiting Pirates, who are ranked 20th in 2A. As the middle linebacker and defensive play-caller for Clatskanie, the senior will have his hands full against freshmen quarterback Mychal Kelly and senior running back Max Halverson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have a real mobile quarterback,â&#x20AC;? Warren said.

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