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Election 2020: Local results, reaction

Unofficial results from the Nov. 3 election indicate a change in one county leadership position, and a second term for another.

Results released at 2 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, put incumbent Margaret Magruder over 3,000 votes in the lead over challenger Brandee Dudzic for Columbia County Board of Commissioners, Position 1.

Magruder, who lives in Clats-kanie, had 56.2% of the vote and Dudzic had 43.08%.

Magruder told The Chief she attributes her victory to voter con-fidence.

“They feel that I am dedicated and that I am working for the good of Columbia County and they have given the go-ahead to keep on go-ing for the next four years.”

Magruder said her she is main-taining the priorities she has estab-lished as county commissioner.

“I have always been working for the good of the county,” she said, “Helping to bring more jobs to the county, which means more revenue to provide services the county needs and desires.”

With the apparent election of Casey Garrett beating incum-

bent Commissioner Alex Tardif, Magruder said she expects a smooth transition as the board wel-comes Garrett in January.

“I see us moving forward seam-lessly,” she said.

Change in the county

In the race for Columbia County Commission, Position 3, things look like they will change.

The unofficial results show chal-

lenger Casey Garrett with a lead of just over 1,000 votes.

Garrett is the director of general services for the county and Tardif was elected in 2016.

Garrett said he was waiting to see the final unofficial results but he felt confident of victory.

“I don’t see how I could lose at this point, which is a good thing,” he said. “I am not taking any thing for granted, there are still votes left to count, but it is moving in the

right direction. I am feeling pretty good about it.”

Garrett said he is now preparing to take office as a new county com-missioner.

“I have a few months to get things in order before I take office but I am going hit the ground run-ning,” he said.

Garrett said he will have three priorities as a Columbia County Commissioner.

“To work on consistently im-

proving customer service, develop more recreation access to our pub-lic lands and other areas around the county, and to be a part of the team to promote good paying jobs in the county,” he said. “I look forward to a smooth transition.”

Other results

The Clatskanie City Council will remain unaltered with Gary Jones, Bruce Jolma and Bruce Hol-sey all reelected with no contest. Mayor Bob Brajcich will enter a third term.

Measure 05-283 for approval of a five-year local tax to support the Rainier Cemetery Maintenance District was not approved, with 59.82% voting against it. The loss represents another blow to the dis-trict, which has unsuccessfully tried to pass a measure three times. The district employs one full time em-ployee to maintain 12 cemeteries.

Measure 05-278 to designate Columbia County a gun sanctuary limiting firearm regulation passed narrowly, with 50.78% saying yes. The ordinance will prevent certain state, federal and local firearm regulations from being enforced.

Rainier City Council will sport some new and old faces. Two new members, Constance Budge and Brenda Tschida, were appointed

In-person classes pending following new metrics

Despite record high reported COVID-19 cases, the State of Oregon and Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has adjusted their reopening schools metrics, which will allow some students to return back to the classroom.

However, at press time, local school districts had not issued specific in-person class schedules.

Clatskanie School District Superintendent Cathy Hurowitz said that her district is now taking steps to resume limited in-person classes.

“Columbia County qualifies for K-3 return,” she said.” We are in the planning stages to gradually bring students back.”

Rainier Interim Superintendent Joseph Hattrick said a decision is pending.

“It’s difficult to determine just yet,” he said. “Although the new guidelines have been released we

are waiting on the metrics, which are not currently available, in order to understand where we are at.”

St. Helens School District Superintendent Scot Stockwell responded with a copy of a letter

he sent to district parents that outlined the key changes to the metrics and said that the district was still reviewing the new infor-mation and evaluating what it will mean for the St. Helens Schools.

Scappoose School District

Superintendent Tim Porter issued a similar letter to district parents.

The new metrics

The new metrics are based on the latest COVID-19 studies

and data by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), align to CDC recommendations, are in line with standards in other states like California and help Oregon meet its priority to return students to in-person instruction.

“Over the course of just a few months, life has transformed,” Gov. Kate Brown said in press conference Oct. 30. “From the very first case of COVID-19 in Oregon, I have continued to use science to guide my decision making. My top priority has been and will always be the health and safety of Oregonians.”

Since Oregon’s metrics were originally issued in August, more data has become available from school districts across the country. ODE worked with the Oregon Health Authority to establish when students can return to the classroom while still mitigating the risk of COVID-19 spread.

“What we as a country have learned, is that essentially, it is

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Courtesy photoLocal school districts are now reviewing the new metric guidelines and when they might resume in-person instruction.

Clatskanie remembers Phil WhiteA memorial fund has been

established for longtime Clatskanie resident Phil White who passed away unexpectedly earlier this year.

White was a mentor, friend, leader, and coach within the Clatskanie Community for 20-plus years, according to White’s Portland General Electric (PGE)

co-worker Brianna Yankus. “To honor him we teamed up

with his family and the Clatskanie Foundation to create a fund in his name,” Yankus said. “The Phil White Memorial Fund will help support student athletes and the sports programs Phil was integral to for generations to come.”

Yankus worked alongside White at the PGE Beaver Generating Fa-cility and said White also managed a water district in the community, but his passion resided in coaching and mentoring young athletes in the City of Clatskanie.

During his years in Clatskanie White coached little league, youth soccer, youth wrestling, and was the head coach of the high school wrestling team for many years.

“The athletes he coached cur-rently range in ages from six years old to well in their 30’s,” Yankus said. “Sadly, Phil will not be able to directly mentor future Clats-kanie athletes but we can help them continue to learn the same valuable lessons he taught through supporting the programs he be-lieved in.”

Yankus said during the five years that she worked with White at PGE, she was touched by his devotion to others.

“No mater what you were doing, if you needed help, he would stop what he was doing and teach you,” she said. “His whole

spirit revolved around helping and teaching others. He wanted to see everybody achieve their best and succeed and it always made him feel proud when he saw others excel in whatever they were pursu-ing. We will miss him.”

Yankus said White would al-ways set aside time to coach.

“Even with all his other respon-sibilities he would always take time to coach young athletics,” she said. So, through this memorial, we wanted to make sure the funds donated would go to remember that effort.”

Skyler Engen, a long-time friend of White’s, also a co-worker at PGE and a parent of student’s that White coached, said he re-members White’s ability to connect

with the children he coached.“He had a way of connect-

ing with children you rarely see,” Engen said. “He yelled at the kids, expected their best effort (mind you they were 5 and 6), but our team knew how to play the game, they all loved and respected him.”

Egan said White had a way of making sure every kid scored a goal.

“But never altering the game in their favor,” Egan said. “They were taught to play the game like it was supposed to be played, and by doing so, everyone was able to be successful.”

Yankus said $5,900 has been collected for the memorial fund as of Nov. 4. A portion of the funds will go as scholarships to students

pursuing a secondary education and a portion will be used to held establish a dedicated high school wrestling facility.

The Phil White Memorial Fund is managed by the Clats-kanie Foundation and the money will go to student athletes in the Clatskanie community. To make a donation, write a check to the Clatskanie Foundation. In the ‘for’ or memo field of the check, write in Phil White Memorial Fund.

Checks can be mailed to:

The Clatskanie FoundationC/O Phil White Memorial FundPO Box 243Clatskanie, OR 97016

Photo courtesy of Brianna YankusThe Clatskanie Foundation has established a memorial fund in honor of Phil White.

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Courtesy photoUnofficial results had Casey Garrett with 51.69% of the vote against incumbent commissioner Alex Tardif. Incumbent commis-sioner Margaret Magruder had 56.2% of the vote on Tuesday, Nov. 3. She ran against Brandee Dudzic.

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County averaging 4-5 COVID cases dailyFive new cases of CO-

VID-19 were reported in Co-lumbia County on Wednes-day, Nov. 4, according the Oregon Health Authority (OHA).

There’s been 290 cases reported in the county since the onset of the pandemic and two deaths. The first death occurred in early Au-gust and the second in early October.

The deaths are a reminder of the severity of illness the virus can cause and a re-minder not to underestimate the virus, said county Public Health Director Michael Paul in a release.

Nationwide, numbers are on the rise, approaching 10 million, according to the Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention (CDC). Oregon saw record-breaking new daily case counts on Friday, Oct. 30, with 600 cases reported. It broke the previous day’s record of 575

cases reported. The week from Oct. 26

to Nov. 1, the OHA saw the highest weekly case count, a 34% increase from the week prior.

As of Nov. 4, Oregon had 47,049 total COVID-19

cases. The surge of COVID-19

cases locally, statewide and nationally raise concerns, Paul said at a Columbia County Board of Commis-sioners meeting Wednesday, Nov. 4.

“It’s not good news at all,” Paul said. “We’re not in a good position moving into the winter.”

The county averages be-tween four to five new cases a day, he said, and there’s been a small uptick in virus-

related hospitalizations. The count is at 17 now and had previously hovered around nine or 10.

Paul also discussed the new metrics released to guide the return back to in-person instruction in Oregon schools. The metrics look at case rates over a 14-day period, rather than weekly, and have loosened numbers to meet to return to in-person instruction. The guidelines suggest that decisions to re-turn to classroom instruction be made by superintendents with guidance from public health directors.

“The bar for meeting in-person instruction criteria is more lenient now,” Paul said.

Commissioner Alex Tardif said the new guidance seems either convoluted or perhaps not completely flushed out.

“Someone said the guid-ance seems ‘as clear as mud,’” Paul said. “I’ve read it a few times and I’m sort of agreeing with that.”

Part of the ambiguity is around the footnotes indicat-

ing counties should consider the case rates and metrics of neighboring counties when opening, particularly if the school districts have a lot of residents traveling in for work or school.

This means Columbia County districts would have to factor in the case rates in Multnomah and Washington counties. Multnomah was added to the state watch list in October because of its rise in cases that were not linked to confirmed cases, indicat-ing a high rate of spread.

To ensure that children can go back to school, and stay in school, Paul said it was important for everybody to follow health recommen-dations by wearing facial coverings, keeping physi-cal distance, washing their hands and modifying holiday behaviors.

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Photo courtesy of Metro Creative ConnectionsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 9,357,245 total COVID-19 cases and 231,988 deaths as of Nov. 4.

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Pandemic Impact: Are the kids OK?The COVID-19 pan-

demic is especially adverse for children, according to Kaiser Permanente Northwest pediatricians, who said they are seeing significant weight gain in children as they come in for their annual well-child physicals.

Inactivity, lack of sports, play, physical education (PE), stress, and unhealthy eat-ing habits are combining to reverse recent improvements in childhood obesity rates, the doctors report. The percentage of children considered obese is expected to jump in 2020, after declining slightly in the past 10 years.

Remote learning downside

“Many kids are doing a lot of online learning and that is contributing to them being very sedentary,” Kaiser Permanente Northwest Chief of Pediatrics Dr. Lisa Denike told The Chief.

Schools that are offering online physical education classes and the few that have in-person PE classes are encouraging, Denike said, because that allows children to have some physical activity during their day.

Denike also encourages parents to take their children for daily walks around the block or at local parks.

“That gives the family a chance to get outside, get some fresh air and spend time together,” she said. “Not only does that give the kids some physical activity, it gets them off their screens and gives them direction time as well.”

For both parents and chil-dren, high stress and anxiety resulting from the pandemic can lead to eating disorders, according to Denike, who recommends that parents fol-low regular scheduled meal times and help their children avoid grazing or snacking in-between those meals.

“That can be really helpful to avoid that extra calorie intake,” she said.

Denike said the added re-sponsibility of being a parent, working and being a teacher at home due to the pandemic can be very challenging and hard at the end of the day to plan and develop healthy meals and that leads many to seek quick fast-food meals or having pro-cessed food delivered that a family may not otherwise eat.

Lifelong impact

Without the needed daily physical activity, Denike said children face obesity and that could lead to inducing COVID infections and other serious health issues.

“As kids become more obese, they increase their chances of contracting Type 2 diabetes and prior to COVID we were seeing more and

more of that develop,” she said. “Developing that during childhood can lead to lifelong serious diseases developing in later adulthood, such as kidney problems, high blood pressure and heart disease.”

Practice family routines

Doctors are also seeing a rise in mental health issues among children and teens, ranging from sadness and stress to anxiety and depres-sion.

“The first thing we all need to do is to take a breath and acknowledge how difficult these times are for everyone right now,” she said. ‘This is a huge change for us. So, look at developing strategies and what is in your control and what can you can do. Focus on responsibilities at home

and the practical things that can be accomplished.”

Denike encourages parents to work with their children and write down sleeping, meal and activity schedules on a chart and place that chart on a wall for all to see and to follow.

“Having a schedule that parents can reinforce is a huge help,” she said. “That’s in our control and the more that we have in our control the better we will feel. Our kids will feel that as well. When we are stressed, they feel that.”

Pandemic anxiety, stress

The Kaiser Permanente Northwest doctors said they are also seeing a rise in mental health issues among children and teens, ranging from sad-ness and stress to anxiety and

depression. Denike said the pandemic could also provide an opportunity for parents to practice resilience.

“It gives us a chance to talk with our children about what they are afraid of and what they are worried about and to reassure them, and goes a really long way,” Denike said. “Being together more and to communicate is positive, let-ting your children know that you may have some worries too, and helping them learn positive coping skills to ease their concerns is very helpful.”

Denike encourages parents to be aware of the social media that their children may have access to.

“Know what social media platforms your children have access to,” she said. “Just be-cause it is online doesn’t mean it is factual. Just starting there

is important and it is impor-tant to check in with you kids and give some undivided time every day, even if it is just a few minutes.”

Denike recommends that parents check the Ameri-can Academy of Pediatrics website, aap.org, which offers valuable information about social media and other topics to keep children safe and healthy.

“It is important for us to use the upcoming holidays to build new traditions with our families,” Denike said. “Kids love to be creative, so talking with your kids about new traditions that you can have with your family is a good way to stay connected during the pandemic.”

Through family conversa-tions and checking resources, Denike said she believes parents and children will be able to develop concrete and tangible solutions for their well-being during the pan-demic and any other challeng-ing times.

Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health plans, serving 12.4 million members. In the Northwest, it has medical offices and outpatient facili-ties in Portland, Eugene and Salem.

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Photo courtesy of Metro Creative Connections The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered physical and mental challenges among children, according to doc-tors with Kaiser Permanente Northwest.


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The police blotter relates to the public record of incidents as reported by law en-forcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed inno-cent until proven guilty. Information printed is preliminary and subject to change.

Rainier Police Department

Oct. 20 • A citizen turned in some aban-doned property that appeared to have been left at a homeless camp.

Oct. 21 • An officer responded to an audible business alarm. An employee had forgotten the password. • A reportedly suspicious man was given a warning about using the park bathrooms after hours. • A concerned citizen reported a vehicle that was partially parked in a crosswalk creating a hazard. The owner of the truck was contacted and agreed to move it.

Oct. 22 • A welfare check was re-quested on a woman who appeared to be sleeping in her vehicle. The reporting party was concerned as the woman had not moved. She was found to be okay. • A building was found to be se-cure when an officer responded to an alarm.

Oct. 23 • An officer responded to a financial institute that had a silent alarm. The alarm was accidentally set off.

Oct. 24 • A caller reported suspicious activity. They observed a woman take things out of a vehicle, then leave, leaving the car doors open. The woman was contacted, and it was determined she was the owner of the vehicle. • A caller reported seeing a man on a bicycle carrying catalytic converters. Area patrols were unable to locate the individual.

Oct. 25 • A motorist reported a road struck deer in the west bound lane of the highway near the overpass. The deer was removed from the road.

Oct. 27 • Officers responded to a false alarm at a business.

Oct. 28 • Officers were dispatched to a disturbance at a residence. It was determined no crime had been committed and peace was restored.

Oct. 29 • A female juvenile was re-ported as a runaway.

Oregon State Police

Oct. 13At about 12:32 p.m. the Oregon State Police made contact with a disabled vehicle in the continuous left turn lane of Highway 30 near milepost 19. The driver displayed signs of impairment and consented to SFST’s. The driver was impaired to a noticeable and perceptible degree. The driver was arrested and transported to the Columbia County Jail. The driver’s BAC was 0.24%. The vehicle was towed by Drake’s Towing. Arrested. Charged. Ci-tation/warning issued to driver Velvet Anne Heather Wallace Wallace.

Oct. 11• Oregon State Police respond-ed to a motor-vehicle crash on Highway 30 near milepost 14. Investigation revealed the driver of westbound Unit #1, a tan passenger car, was traveling too fast for conditions, lost control, and collided with eastbound Unit #2, a black passenger car. No injuries were reported. Neither vehicle required immediate towing.

Oct. 9• At 9:38 a.m. Oregon State Police conducted a traffic stop on a silver passenger car for a traffic violation. During the course of the stop the driver, Jay Robert Roosma, consented to a search of their vehicle were controlled substances were lo-cated. The driver was arrested for possession of controlled

substances and transported to the Columbia County Jail on a book and release. The vehicle was towed by Drakes Towing.

Oct. 5• Oregon State Police over-heard Columbia County 911 broadcast the description and registration plate of a suspect vehicle involved in a hit and run in Washington County. The suspect vehicle was located by a Columbia County deputy and was stopped on Highway 30 at E Street in Columbia City. Oregon State Police responded and took over the investiga-tion. The suspect vehicle had a lot of front end damage consistent with the hit and run. The driver, Tyler David William Duke of Rainier, was not cooperative and displayed signs of impairment. The driver was arrested for the hit and run and agreed to do SFST’s at the Columbia County Jail. At the Columbia County Jail the driver was impaired to a noticeable and perceptible degree and arrested additionally for DUII. The driver’s BAC was 0.00%. The driver did not want to do a DRE but consented to a blood draw. An AIM to Please Phlebotomist responded to the Columbia County Jail and two vials of blood were obtained. The vehicle was towed by Drake’s Towing.• At about 10:17 p.m. Oregon State Police stopped a vehicle eastbound on Highway 30 near milepost 25 for a traffic viola-tion. The driver displayed signs of impairment and consented to SFST. The driver, Charlotte Ruth Martin, was impaired to a noticeable and perceptible degree. The driver was ar-rested and transported to the Columbia County Jail. The driver’s BAC was 0.00%. The driver did not want to do a DRE but consented to a blood draw. An AIM to Please phlebotomist arrived at the Columbia County Jail. Two vials of blood were obtained from the driver. The vehicle was towed by Grumpy’s Towing.

Oct 4• At about 1:11 p.m. Oregon State Police stopped a subject on Highway 30 near milepost 60.5 that threw a box lid into the travel lane of the highway.

The subject was identified as Steven William Stine who had outstanding warrants for his arrest. The subject was also in possession of a controlled substance. The subject was taken into custody and lodged at the Columbia County Jail.• At about 10 p.m., the Oregon State Police stopped a vehicle eastbound on Highway 30 near milepost 18.5 for a traffic violation. Probable cause was developed to search the ve-hicle for controlled substances. Methamphetamine was located and the driver’s parole officer was contacted. The parole of-ficer placed a detention warrant on her. The driver, Staci Lynne Turner, was also arrested for PCS-Methamphetamine. The driver was transported to the Columbia County Jail. The vehicle was towed by Grumpy’s Towing.

Oct. 2• At 1:38 p.m. Oregon State Police responded to a two vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection of Highway 30 and West Lane Rd. Unit #1 (White Honda) was eastbound on Highway 30 at the West Lane intersection, in the dedicated left turn lane to turn onto West Lane. Unit #1 turned left in front of Unit #2 (Red Toyota) who was westbound on Highway 30 in the slow lane. Unit #2 struck Unit #1 at an angle, went off the highway and crashed into a railroad electrical box. Driver of Unit #1, Nancy Lee White, was cited for failing to yield right of way. Both vehicles were towed by Drakes Towing.• At 2:33 p.m. OSP Troopers were dispatched to a single ve-hicle unknown injury crash on Highway 30 near Milepost 69. Troopers arrived on scene and conducted a crash investiga-

tion. The driver, Bianca Marie Cordero, admitted to falling asleep and her decision to drive tired was dangerous. The driver was subsequently cited and released for Reckless Driv-ing. The vehicle was towed by Drakes Towing due to damage.• At 4 p.m. On the above date and time the Oregon State Police responded to a traf-fic complaint on Highway 30 WB near milepost 26. An off duty police officer reported a silver Mazda had cut their vehicle off and ran over a piece of lumber on the highway. This subsequently made the lumber airborne and struck the complainants vehicle, caus-ing damage. The silver Mazda and driver were located the following day and interviewed. The driver, Shaughn Michael May of St. Helens, was cited for unsafe passing on the left. Both drivers agreed to handle the damage civilly.• At 4:37 p.m. OSP Troop-ers were advised of a motor vehicle crash near milepost 41 on Highway 30. A vehicle was stopped and waiting to turn onto Neer City Road when it was rear ended by another Westbound vehicle. The driver of the stopped vehicle had complaints of pain and both vehicles were driven from the scene.

Oct. 1• Oregon State Police re-sponded to a two vehicle crash with injuries on Highway 30 near milepost 57. Unit #1 (white Ford) was eastbound and attempted to pass Unit #2 (gray Nissan) in a no passing zone. Unit #1 sideswiped Unit #2, lost control and crashed down the eastbound embank-ment. A Clatskanie PUD line was damaged during the crash. Driver of Unit #1 was sent to

the hospital. Driver of Unit #2 was cited and released on an unrelated charge. Unit #1 was towed by Grumpys Towing.

Scappoose Police

Oct. 4• Police responded to a domes-tic in the 52000 block of SW Johanna Drive Following the investigation, both Christopher and Valerie Tafoya were issued citations for Harassment–DV. The parties were separated for the night and peace was restored.• Police were dispatched to a possible intoxicated driver pull-ing into the Fred Meyer parking lot. Following the investigation, Samantha Cain-Sims, 26, of St. Helens, was arrested for DUII. Ms. Cain-Sims was trans-ported to the Columbia County Jail, where she was cited and released to a responsible third party.

Oct. 7• Police assisted the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office with taking pictures of a victim now located in Scappoose. The victim had been involved in a domestic the night prior and the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office needed pictures taken of the victim’s injuries. The pho-tos were taken and then sent to the investigating deputy.

Oct. 9• Police responded a theft at Fred Meyer with the suspect in custody. Following the investi-gation, Bryce Brewer, 27, of St. Helens was cited and released for Theft II.

Law enforcement reports from the Co-lumbia County Sheriff’s Office were not avail-able.

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Council reverses speed limit decision

Monique Merrill / The ChiefThis section of Eight Street has been the focus of city council discussions following concerns from resi-dents about speeding autos along the street.

Following public com-ments concerning a change of the speed limit along Eighth Street at Poplar Street, the Clatskanie City Council has reversed an earlier decision reducing the speed to 15 mph.

The council passed a motion to revise the speed limit to 20 mph.

“If you recall, at the Oc-tober meeting the council voted to lower it to 15 mph, which was met with imme-diate feedback of citizens not liking that much-lower speed,” Clatskanie City Manager Greg Hinkel-man told The Chief. “So the council revised it to 20 mph.”

Hinkelman said the

council also conducted a robust discussion during the Wednesday night, Nov. 4, meeting about speed limits around Clatskanie.

One of the suggestions that surfaced during the Oc-tober city council session was the use of a portable radar speed sign, according to Hinkelman.

“We continued that dis-cussion on Wednesday night and the council requested that staff look into the cost of purchasing a portable ra-dar speed-sign that we can move around town to help with speed education and enforcement,” he said.

The city council also conducted a brief discus-sion about the sale of a possible strip of city land west of town in front of the ball fields.

“That piece of land has a pending sale and the purchasers of that land wish to obtain our land to make access to their property cleaner,” Hinkelman said. “The land in question is a narrow strip that once was owned by ODOT and deeded to the city in 1969. We have owned it ever since and is virtually use-less to us and the city has no issues with selling the land to this potential new land owner.”




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What socialism really is

Socialism is when the state controls the means of production. That is, owns the factories and such where people work.

America is nothing like a socialist state at all. We are a democratic republic of states with a capitalist economy. No one wants to change that. Not even Bernie Sanders, who I’ll admit made a grave market-ing error in deciding to call himself a Democratic Social-ist, opening the door for all uneducated alarmists to align him and anyone with the term “social” in their make-up, as

communists — which is, again, totally different from socialism.

Equating taxes that would allow everyone in the country to have health care, higher education, and hous-ing to socialism is bunk. We pay taxes for schools, librar-ies, police departments, fire departments, roads, airports ports and the military. If taxes are socialist, then the U.S. military is the largest and most expensive socialist organization in the world. And everyone seems to have been fine with that since the middle of the last century.

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Fair Board thank you

The Columbia County Fair Board would like to thank all of those that assisted during the Wild Fire Evacuations.

It was with all the support shown that we were able to assist many families and shel-ter hundreds of animals.

From all of us here at the fairgrounds, thank you!

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impossible to work from home and teach your chil-dren a full day’s worth of school at the same time,” Brown said.

A key lesson from the review of national school data is that Oregon school districts can help protect student and staff health and well-being during in-person instruction when community spread is sufficiently low and when school districts strictly adhere to the health and safety protocols now in place in Oregon.

“Guided by data, these metrics offer an intentional and measured approach to returning to in-person in-struction while recognizing the importance of meeting our kids’ academic needs—and allow for in-person instruction in places of our state where the risk of COVID-19 is lower,” ODE Director Colt Gill said. “They also set a North Star for the rest of the state to work toward. We all know that in-person instruction provides our children and families with more than ac-cess to an equitable educa-tion. Schools are a center of services to students and families, offering nutritious meals, access to social-emotional and mental health supports, as well as physical health services.”

Key changes to the metrics include:

• A clear set of reachable targets for communities to strive for, with a North Star of returning Oregon students to in-person instruction.

• Acknowledgement that Oregon’s Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance’s strong public health proto-cols in structured settings like schools, can greatly reduce the risk of transmis-sion of COVID-19.

• Additional time for schools to transition between in-person and dis-tance learning models.

• Increased access to in-person instruction at the elementary level.

• A two-week “Look Back” at the metrics data rather than one week at a time over a three week period.

• Removes state positiv-ity pate in favor of county positivity rates.

“These metrics depend on the public doing its part

to reduce Oregon’s case rates so that all of our chil-dren can return to in-person instruction,” Gill said. “Oregonians can reduce spread and send our kids back to school by wearing a face covering, maintaining distance, washing hands fre-quently, and avoiding group gatherings.”

Brown reiterated that the vast majority of students will not be able to return to class, even under these new metrics. However, an esti-mated 130,000 students will potentially be able to return to in person instruction.

“We are making adjust-ments to the metrics based on our best judgements of science, they are not radical shifts,” Brown said.

Gill stated that when safety guidelines are fol-lowed in schools, schools are not super spreader sites, based on their data. In fact, Gill said they oftentimes are helpful in identifying indi-viduals who may be sick.

“The fact is, many of our students do far better with in person instruction, espe-cially our youngest learners, who are beginning to build there basic skills and learn-ing to read,” Gill said.

ODE and OHA were among the very first states to create metrics for return-ing to in-person instruction in early August. At that time they were based in large part on successes seen in other countries, as school was not in session in the U.S. Later, exceptions were added to make a return to in-person instruction possible for more students, where there was lower risk of COV-ID-19 transmission.

As the state learns more about the progression of COVID-19 in Oregon, the effectiveness of future vaccines and other mitiga-tion efforts, and gain more information about the transmission of COVID-19 in structured settings like schools, ODE and OHA are committed to reviewing the metrics again in the coming weeks.

The metric updates take effect immediately. The guidance recommends that schools consider both equity and a methodical and cau-tious approach at the begin-ning that return a portion of the school population first and then add more students on-site over time. This will allow schools to build new safety routines, stabilize cohorts and avoid sudden, disruptive transitions back to comprehensive distance learning due to quarantine

or isolation. “We must stay vigilant in

our efforts to continue stop-ping the spread of COVID as we work towards reopen-ing more schools,” Brown said. “I know we are all sick of hearing it, but that means we have to continue with more effort than ever before. The hand washing, stay-ing home when sick, mask wearing, getting a flu shot and avoiding gatherings.”

COVID-19 modeling

The OHA also released its newest modeling that includes three scenarios.

The first scenario as-sumes that if transmission continues at its current level into late November, new daily cases would increase from around 340 to 380 and new daily hospitalizations would number reach about 22.

The more pessimistic scenario assumes a 5-per-centage point increase in transmission, which if happens, would drive daily cases upward to about 520, with a steep increase in people who are hospital-ized daily due to the virus. This would indicate vastly accelerated spread. The final and most optimistic scenario model assumes a drop in transmission to mid-August levels. That would result in 230 reported cases and a steep drop in daily hospital-izations due to COVID. This would signal considerably slower community spread.

“Oregonians have made huge sacrifices along the way and I’ve been humbled and impressed by all of you,” Brown said. “Seven months later, we have learned a lot. One thing that is abundantly clear is that COVID is here to stay for the foreseeable future.”

Brown urged Oregonians to take a step back and re-flect on what they can do to limit the spread of the virus. She noted the state will con-tinue focusing on increasing testing, contact tracing and launching a new educational campaign regarding social gatherings.

“Oregon’s cases are ris-ing, much like the rest of the country, and frankly, cases around the globe,” Brown said. “The second wave that we’ve all been afraid of is here.”

As addition details are available, The Chief will update this story online at thechiefnews.com with in-depth reports in the Friday print editions of The Chief.

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Charlotte Fuller 62, of Clatskanie, Oregon passed away on Oct. 29, 2020 in Clatskanie, Oregon.

Charlotte FullerMay 28, 1958 ~ Oct. 29, 2020

by the council and Mayor Jerry Cole at the Monday, Nov. 2, meeting. Michael Kreger was reelected; he ran unopposed. Positions 2 and 7 both had no candidates filed, but incumbent Jenna Weaver and newcomer Levi Richardson ran write-in campaigns for the open positions.

Cole was reelected. He has served the city for 17

years and this will be his 10th term as mayor.

“I want what’s best for our community and want to continue to make Rainier a wonderful place to live,” he said.

His first priority has al-ways been being accessible to citizen concerns, he said. His next top priorities con-cern fiscal management and continued financial stability.

“Also a constant priority is maintaining the services the city provides. A properly defended and functional police department,” he said.

Cole said he wants to continue maintenance of the streets and growth of the parks and trails, specifically in moving forward with a dog park. He also said it’s important to add jobs to the community, which is aided by maintaining a functional planning department.

Columbia County Elec-tion officials expect to certify the unofficial voting results by Nov. 23.

For a full rundown of 2020 unofficial results, visit www.thechiefnews.com.

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to: Monthly updates on cemetery operations. ALL SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING WILL BE STRICTLY FOLLOWED. Janice Carstensen, Board Chairman

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Rainier Cemetery District MEETING NOTICE

The regular meeting of the Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District board of directors will be held on, Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 7:00 via GoToMeeting unless the Stay At Home Order restrictions have been lifted, then the meeting will be held at 555 SW Bryant St., Clatskanie, OR, Port of

Columbia County Offices (the Old Middle School). ANY AND ALL SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING WILL BE APPLIED DURING THIS MEETING. Items on the agenda, but not limited to: Updates on daily Fire and EMS operations. Board President, Robert Keyser.

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Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District MEETING NOTICE

A workshop of the Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District board of directors will be held on, Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 6:00 pm (before the regular monthly meeting) via GoToMeeting unless the Stay At Home Order restrictions have been lifted, then the meeting will be

held at 555 SW Bryant St., Clatskanie, OR, Port of Columbia County Offices (the Old Middle School); the purpose of this workshop will be to discuss updates on the District’s stations. No public comment and no action will be taken at this workshop.

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NOTICE OF WORKSHOP

In the Matter of the Application by the Port of Columbia County for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Zone Change and Goal 3 Exception to Reclassify and Rezone Property from Primary Agriculture (PA-80) to Resource Industrial Planned Development (RIPD) for an 837 Acre Expansion of Port Westward on Remand from the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. NOTICE OF REMAND PROCEEDINGS (PUBLICATION) 1. The Board of County Commissioners will conduct remand proceedings on the Port of Columbia County’s application for a Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment, Zone Change and an Exception to Statewide Planning Goal 3 for an 837-acre expansion of the Port Westward Rural Industrial Area (Port Westward) (see County File No. PA 13-02 and ZC13-01). The subject property is located at the Port Westward Industrial Site in Clatskanie, Oregon. It is identified in the County Assessor’s records as Tax Map Nos. 8N4W1600500; 8N4W2000 200, 300; 8N4W2100300, 301, 400, 500, 600; 8N4W2200400, 500, 600, 700; 8N4W2300900; and 8N4W23B0400, 500, 600, 700. 2. The applicant seeks to change the Comprehensive Plan Map designation of the expansion area from Agricultural Resource to Resource

Industrial and to change the zoning from Primary Agriculture (PA-80) to Resource Industrial Planning Development (RIPD). An exception to Goal 3, which provides for the preservation of agricultural lands, is required to change the Comprehensive Plan designation from an agricultural use to an industrial use. The County approved the Port’s original application in 2014. The County’s decision on the Port’s original application was appealed to LUBA, which affirmed parts of the decision and remanded others (see LUBA Final Order 2014-17/18). In response to the remand, the Port modified its application. The County approved the modified application in 2018 (see Ordinance No. 2018-1). The County’s decision on the modified application was appealed to LUBA, which affirmed parts of the decision and remanded on a single issue (see LUBA Final Order 2018-020). LUBA remanded Ordinance No. 2018-1 for the County to “adopt more adequate findings, supported by substantial evidence, regarding the compliance with the requirement of OAR 660-004-0020(2)(d).” 3. The purpose of this remand proceeding is for the County to determine whether the proposed uses are compatible with other adjacent uses or will be so rendered through measures

designed to reduce adverse impacts pursuant to OAR 660-004-0020(2)(d). 4. Written evidence, arguments and testimony shall be limited to the single issue of whether the proposed uses are “compatible with other adjacent uses or will be so rendered through measures designed to reduce adverse impacts” pursuant OAR 660-004-0020(2)(d). Any evidence, argument or testimony not related to this issue will be rejected and not entered into the record. 5. Interested parties may submit written evidence, arguments and testimony between November 17, 2020 and December 7, 2020. 6. Interested parties may submit written evidence, arguments and testimony in rebuttal of evidence submitted no later than December 28, 2020. 7. Unless waived by the applicant, the applicant shall have until January 11, 2020 to submit final written arguments in support of the application. 8. All evidence, argument and testimony must be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners’ Office, Room 338, 230 Strand Street, St. Helens, Oregon 97051 or by email to Jacyn Normine by email at [email protected] on or before the applicable deadline identified in paragraphs 5 through 7, above. 9. Failure to raise an issue accompanied by

statements or evidence sufficient to afford the Board of Commissioners and the parties an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal to LUBA based on that issue. 10. Failure of the applicant to raise constitutional or other issues relating to proposed conditions of approval with sufficient specificity to allow the Board of Commissioners to respond to the issue precludes an action for damages in circuit court. 11. The staff report will be available on November 10, 2020. 12. A copy of the staff report, applicable criteria, applicant’s request for remand proceeding and compatibility study, and written materials will be available for inspection at no cost. Copies of these materials will be provided at a reasonable cost upon request. Additional information about this application may be obtained from Jacyn Normine at (503) 397-8400. 13. Following the period for the applicant to submit final arguments, the Board will schedule a meeting to deliberate towards a decision. The Board may announce a tentative decision at the meeting or carry over the matter for consideration to a later date. The decision will not be considered final until it is put in writing and notice of the decision is sent out to all of the parties to the proceeding. Dated this 6th of November, 2020.

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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON

The Board of Directors for Clatskanie School District 6J will hold a Board meeting, Monday, November 9, 2020, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Please see our website at www.csd.k12.or.us on the main page for directions to join

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While Clatskanie and Rainier rely on the Port of Columbia County for river business, the two cities benefit overall from another economic driver in Columbia County, at the Scappoose Industrial Airpark.

Pilots arriving at the airpark now have a freshly painted airmarking near the runway to guide their crafts into the airpark.

Volunteers from the Co-lumbia Cascade Chapter of the Ninety-Nines have spelled out “SCAPPOOSE” in 20-foot white letters on the west side ramp near Taxiway B.

The Ninety-Nines is an international organization of women pilots that promotes the advancement of aviation through education, scholar-ships, and support. Ninety-Nines members have been volunteering to paint airport names and other identifiers on airfields or rooftops – known as “airmarking” – since the 1930s, and it’s a tradition that they continue to uphold.

“Airmarking has histori-cally been important because pre-GPS it was very difficult sometimes for pilots to find airfields and airstrips,” Colum-bia Cascade Chapter Chair-woman Michelle Girts said.

Airmarking continues to be valuable for visual naviga-tion purposes, according to a release from the Port of Co-lumbia County. Pilots look for the numbers or indicators near the runway to confirm that they have reached the airport they are looking for.

“You can GPS to it, and

you can look around for it, but it really helps to have those identifying letters or numbers there on the ground,” Girts said.

Port of Columbia County Operations Manager Craig Al-lison approached the Ninety-Nines a couple of years ago at the suggestion of the Port’s Scappoose Industrial Airpark Advisory Committee.

“The port has had some significant construction proj-ects at the Airpark over the last few years, with the Taxiway-B relocation and 2019-2020 State Pavement Maintenance Project, and we needed to get those complete before we could move forward with the airmarking,” Allison said.

Other factors are also involved in the planning of these projects, including good weather, the coordination of volunteers and funding for supplies, according to the release.

Since funding for airmark-ing no longer comes from the federal government, the non-profit organization must secure financial support from airports or other civic groups. The Port of Columbia County supplied the paint for this project.

“It’s a pleasure to have the port partner with the Ninety-Nine’s to have the airport marked again,” Airpark Advisory Committee member and owner of TransWestern Aviation John Helm said.

While airmarking was a widespread activity in the 20th century, the number of projects has slowed down over the last couple of decades.

The airmarking at Scappoose is the first one the Columbia Cascade chapter has done in several years, but they are starting to grow again in popularity.

“There’s a lot of interest in it,” Girts said. “It’s good for the general aviation commu-nity, it’s good for camaraderie and team building in the chap-ter, and it’s just a lot of fun.”

The Ninety-Nines complet-ed the airmarking on Saturday, Oct. 31.

About the Port of Columbia County

The Port of Columbia County encompasses 51-miles along the Columbia River and U.S. Highway 30 in northwest Oregon. The port’s function is to foster local economic development opportunities to create and sustain jobs while maintaining the environmental assets of the port district.

The port offers a variety of sites for industrial de-velopment in its 2,400-acre portfolio, including the Scap-poose Industrial Airpark. More information at www.portofco-lumbiacounty.org.

About the Ninety-Nines

The Ninety-Nines is an International Organization of Women Pilots that promotes advancement of aviation through education, scholar-ships and mutual support while honoring their unique history and sharing their pas-sion for flight. More informa-tion at www.ninety-nines.org.

Photo courtesy of the Port of Columbia CountyThe local chapter of the Ninety-Nines conducted the airmarking Saturday, Oct. 31, along the runway at the Scappoose Airport.

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The Oregon Marine Board has emailed boat registration renewals to boaters who have an email on file for boats with registration expiring Dec. 31, 2020.

Boaters without an email on file will receive a mailed Boat Registration Renewal Notice the week of Nov. 9. Each renewal notice is unique to the owner and their boat.

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Another renewal option is U.S. Mail. Boaters who do not have an email address on file will be mailed a registration renewal. Simply return pay-ment and remittance coupon in the return envelope to the Marine Board. Boater owners who receive an emailed regis-tration renewal can also print the email and mail it along with a check or money order.

Any watercraft with a

motor or sailboats 12 feet or longer are required to title and register with the Marine Board. Registration fees vary based on boat length. The average boat length in Oregon is 16 feet, so the cost of a two-year registration is $100.20.

Remember to contact the Marine Board if you’ve sold your boat so staff can update the boat record. Reporting a sale is easy online. The last owner on record will be contacted if a boat is deemed abandoned or derelict and may be held liable for the removal, storage, dismantling, and disposal costs.

Failure to report a trans-fer is a Class D violation, a $115 fine. It’s also state law that any new owner of a boat, boathouse, or floating home with valid identifying numbers apply for a boat title and reg-istration within 30 days (ORS 830.710 (1)(2)).

To access the online store, view the registration fee table, and find other forms, such as a courtesy bill of sale in the forms library on the agency’s website, at www.oregon.gov/OSMB/pages/index.aspx.

Fast FactAny watercraft with a motor or sailboats 12 feet or longer are required to title and register with the Marine Board. Registration fees vary based on boat length.

New varsity football coach Judd Stutzman has been

hired as the new varsity football coach at Clatskanie Middle/High School (CMHS).

Stutzman has been an assistant coach for George Fox University since 2017 working with wide receivers and corner backs. He is cur-rently a fourth grade teacher in Hillsboro. Previously, Stutzman played three years as a defensive back at Ne-braska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Stutzman said he values culture and feels that, “rela-tionships and people are what create culture.”

As the CMHS varsity football coach, Stutzman said he will offer, “a value on char-acter and a relentless pursuit of excellence in education and athletics.”

Clatskanie is scheduled to begin its football season on Feb. 22 following the state guidelines in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stutzman replaces Tim War-ren who held the football head coaching position at Clats-kanie since 2010.

CMHS Athletic Director Ryan Tompkins said War-ren had to step down as head coach due to changes in his work schedule.

“Many times (as we’ve seen this fall) our coaches are employed outside of the

district and can sometimes reach a point where the time commitment is no longer possible,” Tompkins said. “He was one of our longest tenured coaches and we appreciated his dedication over the years. He has left a lasting positive impact on those he coached.”

Tompkins said the school is excited for Stutzman to take over the program.

“We feel he checks all of the boxes, that he is energetic, character-driven, great with students and knowledgeable about the game,” Tompkins said. “He’ll have his first introduction to the kids next Wednesday from 4:30-6:30 p.m. as they will have a condi-tioning/skill-building practice. Masks and distancing required are required.”

Photo courtesy of CMHSJudd Stutzman is the new head football coach at Clatskanie Middle/High School.

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