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Issues bubbling up at Broadleaf

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The Broadleaf Arbor housing community in St. Helens hosted its grand opening this summer, and while the event marked the celebration of the end of the development phase, there have been issues at the complex as management, tenants, and the community at large adjust to the new project.

“There’s different levels of services and programming and connections to resources that different families need. I think that’s the main thing in this beginning phase is everybody just moved in together and is getting to know one another, and it’s a large community, so you have over 500 residents here,” Paine said. “There’s definitely been some instances of relying on first responders when there’s crime or lease violations.”

“a lot of drama,” including many visits from first responders and law enforcement. Diaz said the grand opening was “interesting” because it didn’t tell the full story of what residents have been going through.

Broadleaf Arbor has 239 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments for households earning up to 60 percent of the area’s median income. (In Columbia County, that amounts to an annual household income of about $70,800 for a family of four.) There are also people supported by projectbased or tenant-based vouchers or agency referrals from CCMH or the Community Action Team.

Speaking with Community Development Partners CEO Eric Paine at the grand opening on July 16, he said that the event marked the celebration of the finishing of the development phase and the start of the permanent operations and community. The event featured local leaders and project partners speaking to a gathered crowd.

Paine said there is still some “dust needing to settle” as residents get to know their neighbors and their new environment. When asked whether he and the developers had heard concerns from residents or if the project had growing pains, Paine said that with a project this size, there are always challenges.

Paine said that Guardian Management (who manage the property) can enforce some lease violations, but that if there’s criminal activity, the community relies on first responders to handle those issues. While the community is still in its budding stage, residents have raised issues about safety in the community.

Hearing from residents

According to Guardian Management Director of Marketing and Communications Kim Gaube, Broadleaf Arbor houses approximately 550-600 people, depending on occupancy. Speaking to residents at the grand opening, concerns were raised about the living conditions in their new community.

Kristina Diaz moved in May, and at the grand opening, she said that things have been “rocky” since moving in. Diaz and other residents said there have been issues creating connections as some people don’t adhere to the rules of the new community.

Another resident said there’s been

“It’s interesting they did a full event and everything, and try and make us look like a nice little community and everything, which don’t get me wrong, it’s a very nice community, it can be a very nice community, but it’s just the people,” Diaz said. “They don’t get along with each other, they don’t respect each other. Management, I feel like they can do better, they’re just matching energy, they’re not being professional.”

Residents Autumn Davis and Devonna Marsh, who will be referred to as Devonna Robideau in this article, are two residents who have felt fed up with the situation at Broadleaf Arbor. Davis disrupted the grand opening as part of a protest that some residents planned to “tell them what really goes on here.” Davis was escorted back to her apartment building for yelling during the guest speaker portion of the grand opening.

“I was going to bring awareness to the people that we don’t get to talk to, that we don’t get to see. The police activity, the crime activity, the domestic violence, there’s a lot of child neglect, there’s a lot of drug traffic,” Davis said. “These are things we’re all calling and reporting on, but it’s just a lot, and they’re overworked. I was going to ask if they were aware of all these things.”

For Robideau, she said that law enforcement is fed up but said that part of the issue relates to management. Robideau said that many of the residents are scared to speak out because of fear of losing their housing. One of the big concerns for Robideau and Davis is the dangers the community presents to their children. Robideau and Davis said that it is not infrequent to see kids getting bullied in the community common areas or on the playground.

“A big thing here is some of these parents allow their older children to bully the younger handicapped children, so they can’t even go outside and play, because their parents are afraid they’re going to get hurt,” Robideau said. “And parents will sit up on the balcony and watch their kids bullying other children and laugh about it. This is every single day.”

They also talked about tenants using drugs in full view of kids and issues like tires getting slashed in the parking lot. Robideau moved in more than a year ago with the first round of tenants, and though it seemed “OK” at first, issues soon presented themselves.

“This place could be great. When we first looked into this place, they were talking about the intergenerational connections, the kids activities, the community activities, and the cooking classes, and all this,” Robideau said. “But they don’t engage the community enough. There’s zero managerial presence.”

One solution they have posed is

for management to support a more permanent law enforcement presence at the complex. Robideau said that management had sent a notice that they were going to hire an on-site security guard, but it has not materialized.

Speaking for Guardian Management, Gaube said they hear concerns ranging broadly, including subjects like noise disturbances and needed repairs.

“When notified, we prioritize safety issues, and our team works to address valid concerns and find reasonable and achievable solutions,” Gaube said. “We have been working with project partners to organize upcoming resident meetings to help build community and address resident concerns to the best of our ability.”

Burden on emergency services

According to St. Helens Communications Officer Crystal King, law enforcement responded to calls at Broadleaf Arbor more than two times a day in 2024. The following is a breakdown of the calls for service for the St. Helens Police Department at Broadleaf Arbor provided by King:

Total (2023-present): 1,017

Total (2023): 531 • Total (2024 to-date): 486 • Average (2023-present): 1.759/ day – 53.526/month

Family in need of support after fire

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Disaster struck the home of Jared and McKenna Beardsley on Aug. 20, as a fire forced them to evacuate their home, and they escaped with their son, James and family dog.

Firefighters were able to quickly contain the fire and limit the damage; however, within 24 hours, something very out of the ordinary happened, according to Scappoose Fire Chief Jeff Pricher. A second fire broke out at the Beardsley’s house, located at the 5000 block of E.M. Watts Road, luckily with no one at home, as the Beardsleys were staying at Jared’s mother’s house.

Pricher said having two fires at the same location within such a short span is something that he has seldom seen.

“The fire district is disappointed that we had to return to the same location for yet another fire, because

that’s not normal,” Pricher said. “I can only think of [something like this] happening once or twice in the 12 years I’ve been here.”

Pricher said this only happens in very specific circumstances in his experience, and as the district waits for the results of an investigation into the fires at the Beardsley house, he can not offer specifics.

“It’s important to understand that the first fire definitely had something to do with the second fire, we just don’t know what yet. Because to the best of our understanding, the first fire was put out,” Pricher said. “We utilize a systematic process for determining whether or not a fire is out. Two of those key factors are we make sure we wait until certain decision points are met.”

One of the points is using gas detectors to ensure there are no fumes or “significant off-gassing” that occurs that can cause another

See FAMILY, Page A5

Jared, McKenna, and James

St. Helens pro maintains perfect start

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For the second time in as many fights, St. Helens professional boxer Haidon “Ippo” Allen has walked away victorious, starting his career with a 2-0 record after winning his second bout on Aug. 17. Allen won his fight against Bryce Wyatt in four rounds by unanimous decision. It’s been four months since his professional boxing debut, and though he’s just getting started, Allen came into this fight with a different approach. In his first fight, Allen said he was cautious in his approach, hitting his opponent quickly but never overcommitting to avoid giving up an opportunity to be countered. This time, Allen wanted to capitalize on

the openings he saw.

“If I can touch him with my jab, then I can touch him with my right. I started actually seeing it and changing my elevation, and I just waited for him to open up. Right when I saw a big shot, I rolled underneath and went to the body. It started just flowing,” Allen said. “Working with my team and my coach, we really gameplanned it all.”

The fight was a unanimous decision in Allen’s favor, and part of his success during the fight came from landing more of the big shots he was aiming for. While he wanted to look for opportunities for the KO, Allen said his main goal was not to get hit himself. Working with his coach,

Beardsley.

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Haidon Allen and his team after winning his second pro fight. See PRO, Page A10

WILL LOHRE / COUNTRY MEDIA, INC. Broadleaf Arbor on the day of the grand opening.

Bella Inniss’ 100-day Mustang Makeover

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Training a horse is no easy feat. Training a Mustang in 100 days? It’s definitely a challenge, but Rainier teen Bella Inniss has embraced it, and it’s changed her.

Inniss is participating and competing in the “wild to willing Mustang Makeover Challenge,” a program conducted by Teens and Oregon Mustangs. Teens and Oregon Mustangs is a 100-day training competition for wild horses and burros. Participants compete for a chance to win prizes and showcase their animal’s trainability. At the end of the competition, Teens and Oregon Mustangs hold a live auction adoption where people can adopt one of our trained mustangs or burros. Not all the horses go to auction, though; if the trainers choose, they can keep the horse at the end of the challenge. For Inniss, her Mustang Coa won’t be going anywhere because of the bond she’s built with him.

In the family

Inniss found the program through her mom, Ashley Passmore, who has participated in the program “every summer forever, it feels like,” and her family, who own horses they’ve trained through

the program. “My mom has done the program for quite a few years now. I’ve grown up with horses my whole life. I’ve always looked up to my mom’s example of training these horses, taking them from wild to willing,” Inniss said. “I’ve helped her with every one of her horses. Last summer, she told me we could train a horse together, and see how I do.”

Passmore said that last year, she, Inniss, her husband, and her son trained three horses and auctioned each of them at the end of their 100 days. This time around, Passmore let Inniss take on the challenge herself. Inniss is 15 years old and will be competing in the Youth in Hand division, which focuses on ground training for “yearling Mustangs.”

In-hand training does not involve riding the horse; Coa is young, about nine months old, and too small to ride. The training Coa has undergone is called “groundwork,” and is the foundation of riding training. The more they teach the horse during this phase, the more it will translate to when he’s mature enough to ride.

“Because it’s her first year doing it solo, we opted for her to do a smaller, in-hand horse to build her training and confidence more, which is why we picked him, but she’s helped me train all of ours,

and we did three of them last summer, which was intense,” Passmore said.

To get involved with the program, people submit applications to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The BLM manages and protects wild horses and burros, and though anyone can sign up, experienced or not, people must prove that they will have the facilities and capabilities to take care of the horse or burro that they will train. The program seeks to give wild horses a better life in private ownership, as opposed to living wild on public lands or in BLM care.

Inniss submitted her application at the beginning of 2024, and they went to select their horse in March. By the time she went to pick up the horse, she was “dying” to pick her horse. Inniss picked Coa because he was a “good horse,” and had a “soft eye.”

From the moment they went and picked him up at St. Paul Rodeo Fairgrounds, Coa was easy to handle. Inniss said that while sometimes loading the new wild horses can be tricky, Coa “didn’t even buck, he didn’t run, he walked into the trailer, which was boring, but good at the same time.”

Keeping Coa

Going into the summer, there was no guarantee that

Inniss would be able to keep Coa.

“When I first got him, you have to go into the mindset of it’s just a challenge horse. So, you can’t really get at tached to them. Which is hard because you go through a whole summer with them go ing through, blood sweat, and tears,” Inniss said.

Though she didn’t feel a connection to the horse she helped train last year, it was still hard to say goodbye at the end of the challenge. With Coa, Inniss said that they bonded like “PB&J.”

Throughout the sum mer, Inniss kept the mindset of Coa as a challenge horse, but as time went on, she felt “emotional about the idea of someone taking him.” Things changed when she got a call from her mom that someone was coming to look at Coa for potential adoption.

“I don’t think she knew, but I was crying on the phone, because I was so sad that someone was going to come meet Coa. Then I found out that it was a surprise for me to keep him,” Inniss said. “That’s been the best day of my life.”

Inniss said the bond she and Coa have is unique and that having that relationship and connection is not something that you want to get rid of. With Passmore being experienced in the ring of

challenge and paid all the expenses on her own.

What Inniss has taken from the program goes far beyond just owning Coa. Inniss said the undertaking changes you as a person as well.

When asked what some of the biggest lessons she’s learned

St. Helens Library welcomes new youth librarian

The St. Helens Public Library is pleased to welcome Jana Wiersma as its new Youth and Makerspace Librarian. Wiersma is stepping into a new position that was created to provide continued youth library services while increasing access and programming to the Library’s Makerspace. Wiersma earned a Master’s in Library Science from the University of North Texas, where she specialized in children’s librarianship. She also holds a graduate certificate in Youth Services. Jana brings five years of library programming experience for all ages to her new role in St. Helens. Over the past six years, she has worked in

public libraries in northern Nevada and California, with three years spent working with a grant-funded community makerspace. Wiersma is especially passionate about early literacy and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) programming for youth.

“I am excited to get to know everyone and look forward to sharing my enthusiasm with the community,” Wiersma said. In her free time, Wiersma can most often be found listening to an audiobook, learning a new hobby, hiking with her Bernese mountain dogs, or swinging in a hammock. She currently raises a menagerie of farm animals with her husband, and they dream of having

a small hobby farm. They currently have cows, goats, dogs, and a cat and are looking forward to taking advantage of the many hik ing trails that can be found in the Pacific Northwest.

With summer coming to an end, one of Wiersma’s first duties as youth librar ian will be to oversee the return of regular storytime programming for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Wiersma will also work to deepen early literacy collab oration in the community’s preschools and schools as she begins to establish more robust youth programming for the St. Helens Public Library.

The other part of Wiersma’s duties will focus on Public Library Makerspace.

equipment, and software suits in an environment that

which includes a Glowforge ment, computers and tablets

the Makerspace combined with programming designed to guide attendees through the making process.

“We are thrilled to welcome Jana to the Library,” Library Director Suzanne Bishop said. “Her skills and experience make her uniquely qualified for the position. She is deeply committed to public service, and it will be wonderful to see her settle in and connect with our community – families and adults alike.”

Raymond Carver mural fully finished

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The completion of the Raymond Carver mural has been a long journey. Created and designed by Dylan Eckland, the mural covers the south-facing wall of Clatskanie’s former hospital where Carver was born.

Located on North Nehalem St. in downtown Clatskanie, the old hospital building is visible from Highway 30. Thanks to the talents of local artists, the Clatskanie Arts Commission has recently been able to finish the project that began in the summer of 2021.

Clatskanie Arts Commission board member and Secretary/Treasurer Elsa Wooley said the mural not only celebrates Carver but also the beauty of our waters, especially Beaver Falls. Eckland’s mural design features a portrait of Raymond Carver alongside Beaver Falls.

The poem, Where Water Comes Together With Other Water, is a piece of the inspiration for the mural, and the excerpt, “I’ll take all the time I please this afternoon before leaving my place alongside this river,” is included on the large painted wall. The mural not only celebrates Carver but Clatskanie’s waters.

Carver and Clatskanie

Raymond Clevie Carver Jr. was born May 25, 1938, and lived until Aug. 2, 1988. Born in Clatskanie, Carver was an American short story writer and poet. He published his first collection of stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, in 1976. His breakout collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (1981), received immediate acclaim and established Carver as an important figure in the literary world. It was followed by Cathedral (1983), which Carver considered his watershed

and is widely regarded as his masterpiece, according to the Clatskanie Arts Commission. The definitive collection of his stories, Where I’m Calling From, was published shortly before his death in 1988. In their 1989 nomination of Carver for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the jury concluded, “The revival in recent years of the short story is attributable in great measure to Carver’s mastery of the form.” Although his works are not well known by all local residents, followers of his work have traveled over the years to Clatskanie to honor him at his place of birth.

The Friends of the Library began celebrating Raymond Carver with an original sculpture created by artist Bob Davis in the Children’s Park across from the Clatskanie Library. The group also spearheaded a Raymond Carver Writing Festival, bringing together area writers and poets. After a lapse of several years and the choice of the Clatskanie Mural Project to create a mural in Raymond

Carver’s honor, the Clatskanie Arts Commission revived the Raymond Carver Writing Festival.

This festival, which is usually held around Raymond’s birthday, not only celebrates his works but encourages writers and poets to continue their work and fine-tune skills with the help of fellow writers and poets.

Past presenters at this festival have included Poet Laureates, published authors, and acquaintances of Raymond Carver, who have helped attendees and community members better understand the man. An important component of the festival is the annual Poetry Contest, which honors local young people and their poems.

This festival has attracted fans from throughout the United States and continues to grow each year. The festival is now coordinated by the C.C. Stern Foundry, and more information can be found on the raymondcarverwritingfestival. com website.

The Makerspace offers the community free access to innovative technology,

for podcasting, stop-motion animation supplies, microscopes, and button makers. The next goal will be to provide regular open hours for the community to use

Watch the Library’s event calendar at www. sthelensoregon.gov/library where upcoming youth and makerspace programming will be announced. You can also follow the Library on Facebook at www.facebook. com/StHelensPublicLibrary.

During your working years, you know where your income is coming from because you’re working. But once you retire, you’ll have to identify your income sources, know how much you can expect from them and know how to manage them to help support a retirement that could last two or three decades. So, where will your retirement income come from?

And what decisions will you need to make about these income sources?

Consider the following:

• Retirement accounts –

If you’ve regularly contributed to an IRA and a 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored retirement plan, you likely have accumulated substantial amounts of money in these accounts — but during your retirement, you’ll need to start tapping into them. In fact, once you turn 73, you’re required to start taking withdrawals from some of your retirement accounts, with the amount determined by your age and account balance. You could take out more than these amounts (technically called required minimum distributions, or RMDs) but you can’t take less without incurring penal-

ties. Many people take out 4% of their balance each year, and this guideline may be reasonable, but everyone’s situation is different. So, you’ll need to weigh various factors including your age, health and other sources of income before deciding on an appropriate withdrawal rate.

• Social Security – You can start collecting Social Security at age 62, but your payments will be much higher if you wait until your full retirement age, which will be between 66 and 67. And your benefits will reach the maximum amount if you wait until 70 before collecting. So, your decision on when to take your benefits will depend on whether you can afford to wait, and for how long. In making this choice, you’ll also need to consider your health and your family history of longevity. And if you’re married, you may want to factor in spousal benefits when deciding when you should collect Social Security. A spouse can receive either their own benefit, based on their work record, or up to 50% of their spouse’s benefit, whichever is greater. So, if one spouse has a much higher benefit, it may make sense for that spouse to delay taking Social Security as long as possible so that both spouses can receive bigger payments.

• Earned income – Even if you have retired from one career, it doesn’t mean you can never receive any earned income again. If you have specific skills that can translate to part-time work or a consulting arrangement, you might want to consider reentering the work force in this way. With the added income, you might be able to afford delaying Social Security, and you would still be eligible to contribute to an IRA.

• Supplemental lifetime income – There aren’t many guarantees in the financial and investment worlds — but one of them is the income from a fixed annuity, which can be structured to provide you with a lifetime income stream. Annuities aren’t for everyone, however, and they do involve penalties for early withdrawals and lack of protection from inflation. By learning all you can about your potential retirement income sources, and by understanding how to manage this income to your best advantage, you can help yourself achieve a comfortable — and more rewarding — retirement. This article was

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Jana Wiersma is the new Youth and Makerspace Librarian.

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The finished Raymond Carver mural on the former Clatskanie hospital.

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A look at the wall before the mural was painted in 2019.

are healing. The main things [I’ve learned]? Responsibility, ownership, and patience.” Inniss is competing Aug. 29 - Sept. 1 in Albany, Oregon, where she will showcase her and Coa’s journey from a completely wild horse to a willing partner.

WILL LOHRE / COUNTRY MEDIA, INC. Bella, Ashley, and Coa.

POLICE REPORTS

The police blotter relates to the public record of incidents as reported by law enforcement agencies.

All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information printed is preliminary and subject to change. For specific details about cases listed, contact the appropriate law enforcement agency.

St. Helens Police Department

August 13

• Officers arrested a 35-yearold male subject for harassment-offensive Physical Contact at the 2000 block of Gable Road.

• Police cited a male subject for driving while suspended and driving uninsured near Eilertson Street and Little Street.

• Law enforcement responded to a violation of a restraining order at the 100 block of

21st Street.

• Police arrested a 33-yearold male subject for theft III at the 100 block of Halsey Street.

August 14

• Law enforcement arrested a 44-year-old male subject on a fugitive warrant at the 200 block of South 18th Street.

• Officers arrested a 54-yearold male subject on a fugitive warrant near Columbia Boulevard and Milton Way.

August 15

• Police arrested a 46-yearold female subject on a fugitive warrant at the 100 block of Bowling Alley Lane.

• Officers responded to a theft from buildings near 200 Crouse Way.

August 16

• Law enforcement arrested a 45-year-old male subject on a fugitive warrant near Allendale Drive and North Vernonia Road.

COURTESY MAP FROM USGS

The star on the map marks where the minor quake was detected.

Small earthquake outside of St. Helens

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People may not have felt it, but a small 2.0 magnitude earthquake took place at 4:22 a.m. on Aug. 19 about eight kilometers to the Northwest of Warren near St. Helens.

The United States Geologic Survey (USGS) said the quake occurred below the surface at a depth of about 12.9 miles. University of Washington’s Pacific Northwest Seismic Network reviewed the quake, confirming the magnitude and location. No damage was reported, according to USGS.

August 17

• Police responded to a theft of a firearm at the 3000 block of Fairfield Court.

• Officers arrested a 39-yearold male subject on a fugitive warrant at the 5000 block of Green Acres Drive.

• Law enforcement arrested a 35-year-old male subject for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest-interfering with law enforcement, assault of public safety officer-simple assault, and aggravated harassment at the 2000 block of Columbia Boulevard.

August 19

• Police arrested a 22-yearold male subject on a probation violation, tampering with witness, and coercion assault at the 30 block of Cowlitz Street.

Rainier Police Department

August 11

• A caller reported a small stray dog that came to their house.

• A reporter requesting a welfare check of a dog in a vehicle. The dog was fine.

• A resident called, reporting a possible prowler. The residence was found secure, but no one was in the area.

• Officers responded to a family disturbance. Peace was restored.

August 12

• A mailbox was damaged.

• An encampment was reported on a vacant lot. The camp was on private property.

• A caller was concerned that someone was stripping a boat and possibly going to abandon it. The situation was checked out.

August 13

• Officers responded to a neighborhood disturbance. Peace was restored.

• A caller was concerned

about the welfare of a person who had been in the restrooms near the ballpark for several hours. No one was located in the area.

August 15

• A rooster was reported as being kept in the city and disrupting the neighborhood. The owners have been given a warning to take corrective action.

• An officer checked on a suspicious vehicle. The vehicle was tagged for tow.

• People were reportedly screaming and cussing near the bathrooms at the park. Officers were unable to locate anyone in the vicinity.

• An intoxicated man was making statements about

He was trespassed from the premises.

• Officers responded to check on the welfare of a man sitting on the edge of the bridge. He was okay.

August 16

• A necklace was turned in as found property.

• Two dogs at large attacked two neighboring dogs. A citation was issued for two counts of dog as a public nuisance.

• A caller reported a possible domestic dispute occurring in a vehicle. The vehicle crossed the bridge into Longview.

• A found wallet was returned to the owner.

• A caller reported several

SHPD help catch Idaho man in sexual exploitation case

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In March 2023, St. Helens detectives were contacted by the Wyoming Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force regarding a child who may have been sexually assaulted in St. Helens in 2020.

Using information provided by investigators in Wyoming, St. Helens detectives identified the suspect, 26-year-old Spencer Riding of Bellevue, Idaho.

Detectives obtained search warrants for cellular data and social media accounts related to the investigation, and additional evidence was located as the data was analyzed. According to a United States Department of Justice press release, in 2019, Riding used social media to contact a 15-year-old minor child. Through social media, Riding persuaded the child to send him topless photos. Using these photos, Riding threatened the minor child. He threatened to send the topless photos to strangers on the internet if she did not send him child pornography. The child sent him child pornography to avoid the release of her explicit photos. Eventually, the child and her family came forward to law enforcement.

WEEKLY & MONTHLY EVENTS

On Going Events

Mondays

Storytime on Mondays

11 a.m. at the Columbia City Library, 2000 Second St. in Columbia City. For questions call, 503-366-8020.

Celebrate Recovery

For anyone struggling with addiction, hurts, habits, and hang-ups. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for coffee, snacks, and fellowship. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. The first Monday of each month at

6 p.m. the doors open for a free dinner. Yankton Community Fellowship, 33579 Pittsburg Road in St. Helens. 503-396-7091. Childcare is available. www.yanktoncommunityfellowship.com.

Tuesdays

Community Meals serves free community dinner

5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 360 Wyeth St., St. Helens. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Wednesdays

Friends of St. Helens Public Library

Fourth Wednesday of each month 5:30 p.m. in the Auditorium, St. Helens Library, 375 S 18th in St. Helens, The Friends organization supports library programs and services through book sales and encouragement of book and monetary donations.

Thursdays

Columbian Toastmasters Noon – 1 p.m. Promoting positive learning and

through the report from the child and investigative efforts, secured a search warrant for Riding’s resi dence. The search warrant authorized law enforcement to seize and forensically analyze his digital devices. Law enforcement seized a cell phone and forensically examined it. On the phone, law enforcement discovered images of child pornography from an additional child victim. Law enforcement investigated the production of these images. They

leadership through public speaking. Anyone is welcome to visit! Lunch meetings at Warren Country Inn, 56575 Columbia River Hwy, Warren, OR 97053 from 12 p.m.-1 p.m. every Thursday. Call 503-369-0329 for more information.

Fridays

Caples House Tea and Sweets

2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Caples House offers Tea and Sweets: a bottomless cup of tea with a homemade dessert. Cost is $5. In The Cottage, 1925 First Street in Columbia City. Call 503-397-5390 for more details.

Fridays – Sundays

Caples House Museum Tours

1 p.m. - 5 p.m. - Caples House Museum Tours, 1925 1st Street in Columbia City. Cost is $5. Stop by and see what has changed. Caples House Museum Tours are closed except by reservation until Friday March 1. If you’d like a tour, please call 503397-3590.

Saturdays

Overcomers Outreach Meetings are held every Saturday at 9 a.m. at Creekside Baptist Church, 51681 SW Old Portland Road in Scappoose. Call Fred 971-7576389.

22nd Annual Scappoose Farmers’ Market (May 4thSept. 28th)

9 a.m. - 2 p.m. next to

child pornography. St. Helens detectives forwarded the information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Attorney’s Office, which resulted in Riding being indicted by a federal grand jury.

On August 14, 2024,

Heritage Park in Scappoose, Oregon. Come by for nursery plants, herbs, flowers, food, handmade products by local craftsmen and more. For more information call 503-730-7429 or www.scappoosefarmermarket.com.

St. Helens Public Library

Ukulele Orchestra

10 a.m. St. Helens Library, 375 S 18th in St. Helens

St. Helens Writers Guild

Second Saturday of the month noon – 2p.m.St Helens Library, 375 S 18th in St. Helens

Weekly Events

Resonate Recovery Meets at 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday - Sundays. This is a Bible based, Christ-centered spiritual recovery meeting for those struggling with addictions and compulsive behavior at 220 S. 1st Street in St. Helens. Everyone is loved and welcomed. For more information call Debbie at 503-560-0521, Daniel Grant at 714-768-9327 or check the Resonate Facebook page.

Office, the Wyoming Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Department of Homeland Security, and the United States Attorney’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys David G. Robins and Kassandra McGrady.

The Rainier Public Library is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays and 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays. It will be closed Sundays and Mondays.

Monthly Events

Laundry Day provided by St. Wenceslaus’ Laundromat Ministry

10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Scappoose Laundromat, 52494 SW 1st Street #3531 in Scappoose. This event is held on the 3rd Saturday of every month. Winter weather conditions may cause cancellation. Bring your laundry and the rest is supplied (laundry detergent, dryer sheets and quarters). For questions call 503-543-2110.

Lower Columbia River Watershed Council

Lower Columbia Watershed Council meets the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Clatskanie PUD building. Zoom links are also available. Visit the council’s website for agenda postings and Zoom at www.lowercolumbiariver.org/events-page.

To list an event in the Community Calendar, email details with a phone number that may be published for anyone that might have questions, to chronicleclassifieds@countrymedia.net, or call 503-397-0116.

Clatskanie Senior Center Lunches Clatskanie Senior Center lunches Clatskanie Senior Center Lunches now served Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at noon at the Castle Cafe, 620 SW Tichenor. Call 503-728-3608 for reservations. Use ground floor entrance to the left of front stairs. Good parking in back off of SW Bryant Street. Castle Tours available by appointment, includes Clatskanie Historical Society museum. Call Debbie at 503338-8268.

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The weather and your garden

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Events:

September 5 Columbia County Beekeepers Monthly meeting. Thursday, September 5, at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Tom Cinquini from Sowers Apiaries will be our speaker. Tom is a very fun speaker. Contact Linda Zahl at ColumbiaCountyOregonBeekeepers@gmail.com for the Zoom link, or you can attend in person at the OSU Extension Office in St. Helens.

Weather topics

This past week, we had quite a bit of rain. Most came in showers that passed through without dumping a lot of water. The tomatoes should have come through fine with little or no late blight developing. So far, it has been a very nice season for the heat-loving vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, and squash. Crops that like milder weather like lettuce, green beans, peas, chard, garlic, onions, etc. are also doing just fine.

Our average rain in August is about ¾ of an inch, total! Most of our garden crops need at least an inch a week and onions, as they are getting close to maturity, need 2 inches per week in that last push. I grew up in the Willamette Valley, and very little summer rain was normal. That was why gardeners watered and farmers irrigated most crops. It wasn’t until I lived on the East Coast for a couple of years that I understood why garden books written for the East and MidWestern United States didn’t fit our climate. I remember one by Ruth Stout that argued forjust heavy mulching your garden and you will never need to water. But she lived in New England (if my memory serves me), and they get lots of summer rain. It never worked in Oregon with our meager summer rainfall. I was stunned to find that most of the corn and soybeans were grown completely without irrigation from the Mississippi River to the eastern coast. When Easterners talk of a catastrophic drought, it is a time when the summer rain doesn’t come with enough to provide for crops. They have no way to irrigate, and their crops wither.

One interesting weather issue is the change in our growing season. For years, it was increasingly less likely here to have a frost after “tax day” or April 15 and increasingly more likely to have the first fall frost about Halloween. This is called the seasonal frost interval. Those at higher elevations, like Ver-

nonia, have a shorter “frost free” season, but their range is also increasing. Climate change has lengthened this frost interval period by about 20 days earlier for the last frost and 20 days later for the first fall frost. This is 40 more frost free days than 4 decades ago. This has combined with warmer winters to change our gardening options. We used to be in Zone 7b (the lower the number, the colder the winter). We are now in Zone 8a and probably heading rapidly to 8b. Assuming that we still have water to irrigate with, it will expand the crops that can be grown here, though climate change doesn’t change our “sun hours”.

I have seen projections that Portland will have the climate of Sacramento today (with more water, though) in 30-40 years unless something changes dramatically. One final weather/water note. I recently dug some postholes. I was stunned by how dry the soil was from the surface to to2 feet or more down. For many trees, their root systems do go deeper. But newly planted trees need extensive water now if they are to survive until fall rain starts. Western red cedars and Douglas firs are dying after many years of growth. For cedars, it appears to be completely water-related. For Doug firs, there are disease issues beside short soil moisture.

A nod to the sunflower Sunflowers rotate their growing point during the day from east to west and then rotate back east at night. This is called heliotropic movement for you botany fans and/or crossword puzzle enthusiasts. All this comes to a halt when the flower buds form. Then, the plants quit rotating and face east permanently. Why east and not south or west? Why stop? It turns out that flowers facing east get five times the number of pollinator visits and that seems to be related to higher morning temperatures of the flower. Flowers forced to face west and then heated artificially in the morning received more visits than unheated westfacing flowers. So, it appears, as always, it comes down to reproductive success, which for the sunflower means keeping the honey and bumble

the morning with a nice warm landing pad.

Many Extension publications are available online Are you putting up salsa, saving seeds, or thinking about planting kiwis? OSU has a large number of its publications available for free download. Just go to https:// catalog.extension.oregonstate. edu/. Click on publications and start exploring.

Got food safety or food preservation questions?

Food Preservation recipes and fact sheets can be accessed online at: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/food/ preservation.

The Oregon State University Food Preservation Hotline (1-800-354-7319)

The hotline is now open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., through October 11. Extension-certified Master Food Preserver volunteers from several counties take the calls.

Oregon State University Extension Service offers this food preservation and safety hotline every year during the peak canning season. Call the hotline for questions about proper canning techniques, safe recipes to follow, and the locations for pressure canner gauge testing in your area.

Important notes

• Donate extra garden produce and/or money to the food bank, senior centers, or community meals programs. It always is greatly appreciated.

• The Extension Service offers its programs and materials equally to all people.

• The OSU Extension Office is fully open from 8 a.m.12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Resource information

Oregon State University Extension Service – Columbia County 505 N. Columbia River Highway St. Helens, OR 97051 503-397-3462

Chip Bubl is a retired Oregon State University Extension Service agent for Columbia County.

Community Events

August 28 Hazard Mitigation

Meeting

6 p.m. at City Hall. 1840 Second St, Columbia City.

August 29 Open House for Columbia River PUD Celebration of 40 years

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 64001 Columbia River Hwy, Deer Island, OR 97054. Come celebrate 40 years of Columbia River PUD providing years of providing public power, Hots to be provided, fun activities for kids and giveaways for all. There will also be a slideshow displaying historic images of the PUD throughout the afternoon.

August 30 Movie by Moonlight in Heritage Park

6 p.m. pre-movie events begin at Heritage Park, 52469 SE 2nd Street in Scappoose. ET starts at dusk. Bring a blanket and chair. Alien Costume Contest and free cake from Fred Meyers. Dollar hot dogs and hamburgers grilled up by the Scappoose Police Department.

August 31 Clatskanie Farmer’s Market

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Copes Park. Known as the coolest little market in Oregon, the Clatskanie Farmer’s Market offers fresh produce, pantry staples, art & crafts, body products, plants & starts, and culinary delights!

September 2 Big Band in the Park

1 p.m. Clatskanie City Park 300 Park St, Clatskanie. Join us for an unforgettable afternoon with the North Coast Big Band in the Park, Monday September 2nd at 1:00 p.m. in the Clatskanie City Park (300 Park St., Clatskanie, OR 97016). Sponsored by Donna Garlock, this free concert is a fundraiser for the Clatskanie Arts Commission, promising lively music and community spirit. Bring your friends and family, enjoy the fantastic tunes, and support a great cause! Bring your own chair, bleachers will be available.

September 4 Columbia 9-1-1

Communications District Board of Directors Special Meeting

1 p.m. in person and via Zoom. For instructions on how to join the meeting via Zoom, please contact the administrative staff at 503366-6973.

September 7 1st Saturday Breakfast

8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. St. Helens Masonic Lodge #32, 315 N 18th St, St. Helens. There is a public breakfast on the 1st Saturday of each month at the Columbia County Shrine Club! Follow the St. Helens Masonic Lodge #32 on Facebook for updates.

September 7 – September 8

Traveling Golf Tournament: Vernonia VS Killarney West 8 a.m. Vernonia Golf Course 15961 Timber Rd E, Vernonia. Join us for our 2nd Annual

Traveling Tournament! Vernonia vs. Killarney West! This is a 2-day event! 18-Holes Saturday at Vernonia Golf Course and 18-Holes Sunday at Killarney West Golf Course! Will Killarney West keep to trophy another year or will Vernonia take it home? Register at Killarneywestgc.com.

September 7 Clatskanie Farmer’s Market

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Copes Park. Known as the coolest little market in Oregon, the Clatskanie Farmer’s Market offers fresh produce, pantry staples, art & crafts, body products, plants & starts, and culinary delights!

September 7 Wrapping Up Summer Block Party

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. St. Helens Senior Center, 375 S 15th St, St. Helens. Raffles, games, food, live music and vendors. All are welcome, no charge but donations accepted.

September 7 Santosh Summer Send-off

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Glacier Northwest, 34885 N Honeyman Rd, Scappoose, OR. Join us for food, music, rock painting, prizes, and more.

September 14 Clatskanie Farmer’s Market

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Copes Park. Known as the coolest little market in Oregon, the Clatskanie Farmer’s Market offers fresh produce, pantry staples, art & crafts, body products, plants & starts, and culinary delights!

September 14 Hullabaloo Car Show Amani Center Fundraiser

10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Grabhorn Farms and Airport, 32821 Wikstrom Rd, Scappoose, OR. Join us for a Hullabaloo Car Show, $20 entry fee per vehicles.

September 17 Columbia County Senior Health Fair

10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Columbia River Foursquare church, 555 Commons Dr, St. Helens. Join us in the 3rd Annual Columbia County Senior Health & Resource Fair. This year is going to be even bigger! It’s a great day to meet and talk to all the local resources for our seniors. We will have over 70+ vendors to talk to, including lasses and informational speakers all day long. Come prepared to see and learn lots!

September 18 History Connections Talk

7 p.m. Presented by the Scappoose Historical Society at the Historic Red Barn at 53760 West Lane Road in Scappoose (intersection of West Lane and Honeyman Rd. Tricia Oberndorf will speak on the Pisgah Mountain Home in Scappoose.

September 21 Clatskanie Farmer’s Market

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Copes Park. Known as the coolest little market in Oregon, the Clats-

kanie Farmer’s Market offers fresh produce, pantry staples, art & crafts, body products, plants & starts, and culinary delights!

September 28 Clatskanie Farmers Market-Harvest Festival 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Copes Park, Clatskanie. Abundance of apples! Apple pressing with bring your own apples! You are also welcomed to press pears. This is the last market of the season and perfect time to stock up on lots of goodies for the wintertime. We will have many vendors that highlight fall produce, etched pumpkins, and goods that will be perfect gifts for the holiday season that is around the corner. More information to come.

September 28 Rainier Senior Center Silent Auction Dinner 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 48 W 7th St, Rainier. Please join the Rainier Senior Center on September 28th, 5-7:30pm, in this fundraiser for the Senior Nutrition Program. Everyone is invited to attend! Dinner only $28. Dinner will be New York Cut Steak with sides. Beer and wine will be available. Dinner and 1 drink $30. Tickets are also available for one additional glass of beer or wine for $5. Two drink max. Per person There will be an array of interesting items to bid on just in time to do a little early Christmas shopping! Check our Facebook page as things progress. Contact the Senior Center to reserve your tickets. (503) 556-3889 / rainierseniorc@ gmail.com.

September 29 CELLOBOP 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Birkenfeld Theater, 75 N Nehalem St, Clatskanie. Cellist Gideon Freudmann providing the background music for the silent film, Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr.

October 5 22nd Annual Salmon Festival 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hawkins Park, Vernonia. Come one, come all to the 22nd annual Salmon Festival in Vernonia. Food, music, vendors, art auction, and family-friendly activities can be found at Hawkins Park on Saturday, October 5 starting at 10 a.m. Some activities include: Pumpkin carving, Build-aScarecrow, Junior Trout Pond fishing, Create your own salmon lifecycle bracelet, Scavenger hunt. Find the next art piece for your home in the hand carved wooden salmon artistically decorated in numerous styles by local artists during the live Salmon Auction. Enjoy music in the park as you peruse the arts and crafts vendors and watch wild salmon run return to the adjacent Rock Creek! Explore the 14 feet tall, 29 feet long educational wonder that is Claudia the Chinook! Event admission is free. Some activities charge a fee, some are free.

Family in need of support after fire

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fire. A second tool Pricher said the district uses is thermal imaging.

“We will walk around the fire room and other areas with the thermal imager to look for any signs of heat,” Pricher said. “In this particular case, all of those tools were utilized and our crews were like, ‘Well, based on our processes, it’s OK to leave.’ When they had to go back to the same address, they were all puzzled because when they arrived, the building that was on fire, the fire was in a different place than where the first fire was.”

Pricher said there is a correlation between the first fire and the second, but “we just don’t know what it is at this point.” Pricher said there will be more clarity when the fire is investigated. One thing they have figured out is where the fires were located. Pricher said the two fires were in different locations, which he said was a “headscratcher.”

The Beardsley family home was damaged by the

initial fire area, in the floor. In between the first floor and the ceiling of the basement,” Pricher said. “Both fires appear to have been in a concealed space, but the second fire was about 12 feet away from where the initial fire occurred. A concealed space is like the gap between the first floor and the basement.”

“The second location was about 12 feet away from the

Pricher said the district has its “work cut out” for them as they try and investigate the cause of the blaze. One thing Pricher wanted the community to understand is that he and Scappoose Fire District are committed to fig uring out what went wrong through after-action reviews so they can make sure some thing similar doesn’t happen in the future.

OBITUARIES

“And, of course, it’s not just about us. It’s important to highlight that there is trauma and disappointment, and challenges for any family that has to go through this,” Pricher said. “Our goal of being better isn’t just about us because we’re here for the community. So the better we can be, the better it’s going to be for that homeowner to know that when we leave, it’s out. It’s done.”

by the fire.

“I have seen the outside of the house, and James’s nursery window was blown out and charred,” Garver wrote on GoFundMe. “Immense smoke damage and some burn damage has been done to the house and furniture.”

According to Garver’s GoFundMe, the Beardsleys are currently staying with Jared’s mother and are “safe.” The goal on the Go-

Donald Ray Lieurance

Dec. 14, 1938 ~ Aug. 20, 2024

Tonopah Dump, Stage Stops, Ruins, Ghost Towns, and a

In 2005, Don found himself on another adventure, this time it was hunting for gold in Gaines Creek, Alaska. Don and Carolyn had different interests and eventually their paths sepa-

proachable, and always wore a smile. He was as big as life and humble all at the same time. If you missed meeting Don and getting to know him, you missed a wonderful experience. His life was a great example of God’s love, and I often think how pleased God must be with him!

and Native American items. He prided himself with treating people fairly and with respect, and his business grew. Success allowed him to purchase the building, and a home. Don became one of just a few people in Portland, Oregon known as an expert in Native American items. As a member of the Oregon Historical Society, he worked to discover and document Indian sites.

look at the end of your arm”. Don and Carolyn Jean Burke met in 1956 at the Imperial Roller-Skating Rink in Portland. They went to different High Schools, Don managed to get her phone number, and Carolyn invited him to her home to help him with his schoolwork. Don considered it their first date, and recalls he got a good grade on the paper. He joined the Army Reserves while in High School and after graduating, and halfway through six months active duty, (2 months Basic and 4 months Police training) he proposed marriage. Don and Carolyn were married on 6 September 1958.

Don’s story is one of Rags to Riches, from what he describes as merger beginnings to starting his work career as a Warehouseman at the Wire Rope Corporation America. In the 1960’s, Don began tracking down places he had heard or read about,

In the 1990’s, Don took-up Metal Detecting. He became a member of the Oregon Treasure Trails Society (OTTS); and through the years made 16 trips to England as a Metal Detectorist working with the Dover Museum in Dover, and the Castle Museum in Norwich.

Don met and hired Marilynn Rustand to manage his Collector Book Store at a satellite location, not far from his Antique Shop. In April 2000, after 23 years in the Antiques Business, Don

Instead of dreaming about doing things, Don went out and did them! He set goals and stayed with things until his goals were reached. Eight years after closing his Antique Shop, he called Marilynn and asked her out for a piece of pie. They were married on November 28, 2008. They both had an adventurous spirit and felt blessed spending each day of their lives together. Don was an ICON in the Antique Business. People still remember the fun of being in his shop, and all that came with that experience. It’s been 24 years since he retired, and people still talk about his shop. Antique deal

Don was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Rae Lieurance, Irene Mae Phillips Lieurance; and brother Melvin Lieurance. He is Survived by his wife, Marilynn Rustand Lieurance; Son, Donald Ray Lieurance, Jr.; Daughter, Donna Rae Lieurance Harris; Grandsons, Joshua, Jonathan, and Nathan Lieurance; Timothy, and Christopher Harris; Granddaughter, Becky Harris; Great Grandchildren, Griffon, Hunter, and Carolyn Lieurance; and Great Grandchild Levi Harris.

A Funeral Service will be held for family and friends at 10 a.m. on Thursday August 29, 2024 at Columbia Funeral Home 681 Columbia Blvd., St Helens, OR 97051.

Winona Levina Reader Oct. 4, 1935 ~ Aug. 18, 2024

Winona Levina Reader 88, of Scappoose, Oregon was born on Oct. 4,1935 and passed away on Aug. 18, 2024. A funeral service will be held for family and friends at 1 p.m. on Saturday Sept. 7, 2024 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church 360 Wyeth St., St. Helens, OR 97051. Interment will be at 1:30 p.m. on Monday Sep 9, 2024 at Willamette National Cemetery, 11800 SE Mt.

First Evangelical Lutheran Church or The American Parkinson Disease Association. Arrangements are entrusted to Columbia Funeral Home 503-397-1154. Memories and condolences can be expressed on our website www.columbiafh.com.

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Darlene of Portland; his sons Brian Girt, Jeff Pugh and Rodney Pugh all of Portland: and a sister Carol of Scappoose. No service is planned.

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Full occupancy of the complex was not achieved until 2024. Speaking with St. Helens Police Association (SHPA) President Dylan Gaston, the dispatch numbers don’t tell the full story. It is important to note that Gaston did not represent the City of St. Helens with his comments but as the President of the SHPA. “We have had approximately 1,200 calls for service at Broadleaf since it was constructed. Approximately 75% of these calls are calls that would typically require a two-officers response. It is by far the most responded to apartment complex within the city,” Gaston said. Gaston said it’s important to point out that the number

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“We also receive a significant number of DHS crossreports at the complex, many of which require law-enforcement investigations. Our detective also receives a significant number of cases at Broadleaf. Neither of those types of cases would be included in the CAD statistics,” Gaston said. “While we are happy to help the community in any way that we can, we desperately need more staffing in order to provide the level of service that the residents deserve.”

Gaston said that there are many instances in which police are there for one call and get contacted by residents for unrelated matters, which does not necessarily generate a new call for service.

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Rescue (CRFR). Fire Chief Eric Smythe said CRFR has responded to both medical and fire-related calls relating to falls, overdoses, assaults, chest pain/shortness of breath, dumpster fires, bark dust fires, and small wildland fires. Between Jan. 1, 2024, and July, CRFR responded to 117 calls at the complex. Smythe provided the following information about call volume at Broadleaf compared to other similar developments in the area: Comparable numbers for other facilities in the district as of Aug. 14:

• Avamere Assisted Living Facility: 108

• Spring Meadows Assisted Living: 48

• Meadow Park Rehab facility: 120

• Legacy Urgent Care: 84

• Cornerstone Adult Care Facility: 48

To better prepare for emergencies at the apartments, Smythe said staffed personnel have completed several hours of training and learning the complex to better prepare and respond to emergency incidents. CRFR and Scap-

payable, payroll and related reports and maintain files. Does related work as required. Minimum high school graduate or equivalent education; preference given to Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in related field. Requires minimum of two years experience with computer applications for finance activities; preference given to experience in governmental accounting work and experience with Springbrook Software. Combination of equivalent experience and education may substitute. Salary range $21.11 to $28.29 per hour/DOQ, PERS membership, and pro-rated leave and insurance benefits. For a complete job announcement and employment application, visit www. columbia-city.org, send an email to colcity@columbiacity.org, or visit City Hall at 1840 Second Street, Columbia City. Call 503-397-4010 for information. Position open until filled. EOE.

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poose Fire completed several days of training operating both fire engines and fire trucks (ladder trucks) operations in and around the buildings.

One thing the City of St. Helens, Smythe, and Gaston all echoed was the sentiment that Paine referenced. Large-scale developments like Broadleaf Arbor always present a challenge because of the high concentration of many people in such a small area.

List of demands

In the time since the grand opening, Robideau has been working to get the voices of residents heard by management. Robideau has helped organize a tenant’s union at Broadleaf Arbor and delivered a list of demands to management on Aug. 15. Robideau said there are more than 28 residents who have joined the tenants’ union to bring awareness to the issues residents are having.

Some of the demands the union came up with relate to management and communications, bullying and safety, maintenance and cleanliness, water pressure and temperature, tenant concerns, and

training and supervision.

“Our list of demands, we came up with collectively, the group of tenants. We reached out to legal council, advocates, other tenant groups to kind of see how they structured and how they got the change they needed,” Robideau said.

Since turning in the list of demands, Robideau said she and others have been subject to what she said is retaliation. Robideau said there have been “notices going out for nonpayment of rent,” bills for late fees, and other issues that are out of the ordinary.

“People who have receipts can prove that they have paid their rent and are getting termination notices for non-payment of rent. I don’t know what the disconnect is, I don’t know what’s going on, but it is a very tense situation here right now,” Robideau said. Robideau also received a formal notice of violation of lease for conduct relating to an incident with management that the notice said occurred July 10. Robideau said that the characterization of the occurrence in the notice did not line up with her recollection of the event. Robideau says she feels that her and her daughter’s

housing is at risk because she is speaking out.

“This whole thing has been a nightmare,” Robideau said. “And I’m not the only one. That’s thing, it’s not only me.”

Gaube confirmed that Guardian Management had received the list of demands.

“We did receive a list of demands and we are currently reviewing it. In the meantime, Guardian is continuing to connect with residents who have brought forward concerns, prioritizing safety concerns,” Gaube said. “As previously mentioned, we are working with project partners to organize upcoming resident meetings to help build community and address concerns.”

For Robideau and the other members of the tenant union, collaboration with management can’t come soon enough. Though she understands that management can’t control the actions of individuals and tenants, she says there needs to be more presence.

“Management has a responsibility to fulfill the things that they stated they were going to provide in our lease, which is a safe place,” Marsh said.

PUBLIC NOTICES

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NOTICE OF BALLOT TITLE FILE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that a ballot title for a measure referred by Columbia 9- 1-1 Communications District has been filed with the Columbia County Clerk on August 15th, 2024. The measure election will be conducted by mail and will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The ballot title caption is: Local Option Levy for 9-1-1 Emergency Services. Caption: Local Option Levy for 9-1-1 Emergency Services

Question: Shall Columbia 9-1-1 implement a five-year levy at $0.29 per $1,000 assessed value, beginning FY 2025-2026? This measure may cause property taxes to increase by more than 3%.

Summary: Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District is seeking a five-year levy to support 9-1-1 services

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throughout Columbia County, including all fire, emergency medical, and police services in each community. Funds will be used for: • Operating the 24-hour 9-1-1 call center. • Providing coordination and dispatch services for 13 law enforcement, fire and emergency medical agencies. • Maintaining essential equipment for 9-1-1 services and emergency response throughout the county • Coordinating with the Oregon Department of Forestry, Columbia County Emergency Management and other partner agencies on wildfire response and disaster readiness. This measure would authorize the same rate of $0.29 per $1,000 of assessed value that was previously approved by Columbia County voters in 1998, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019. An estimate

of the total amount of money to be raised for each year of the proposed levy renewal is: FY 2025-26: $1,884,044

FY 2026-27: $1,969,872

FY 2027-28: $2,059,611 FY 2028-29: $2,153,438 FY 2029-30: $2,251,538. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any elector may file a petition for review of this ballot title in the Columbia County Circuit Court no later than 5:00 p.m. August 26th, 2024 (which is the 7th business day after receipt.) The challenger must notify the Columbia County Clerk’s Office in writing not later than 5:00 p.m. on the next business day following the day the petition for review is filed (ORS 255.155). This notice is published pursuant to ORS 255.145(5) by Debbie Klug, Columbia County Clerk.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Monday, September 9, 2024 at 6:30 PM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Kerr Contractors c/o John Arambul and Bryan Kerr, on behalf of property owner Willow Creek Land LLC, has applied for a Variance Application (File # V 2501). The applicant proposes a variance to the standard surface mining operation hours to allow the operation of a temporary asphalt paving plant between the hours of 6:00 PM to 7:00 AM, not to exceed a period of 60 days. The subject property associated with Map and Taxlot 6212-00- 01100 is approximately 32.47 acres and is zoned Surface Mining (SM). SAID PUBLIC HEARING will be held before the Columbia County Planning Commission on Monday, September 9, 2024, starting at 6:30 p.m. This meeting will be hybrid in nature, allowing participants to log in via Go-To- Meeting (link below) or attend in person at Healy Hall, within Columbia County Public Works Department, 1054 Oregon St., St. Helens, OR 97051. Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://meet. goto.com/880602597 You can also dial in using your phone. United States (Toll Free): 1 866 899 4679 Access Code: 880-602- 597 The criteria to be used in deciding this request will be found in some or all of the following documents and laws, as revised from time to time: Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 197.797; Columbia County Comprehensive Plan;

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Columbia County Zoning Ordinance- Section 1040 Surface Mining, Section 1044 Operating Standards, Section 1045 Modification of Standards, Section 1504 Variances. The specific criteria applicable to this request are listed and evaluated in the staff report. A copy of the application, all documents and evidence relied upon by the applicant, and the staff report will be available at the Land Development Services office located at 445 Port Ave, St. Helens, OR and online at https://www.columbiacountyor.gov/departments/LandDevelopment/ planning-commission at least 7 days prior to the Planning Commission hearing. Written comments on the issue can be submitted via email to Planning@columbiacountyor.gov or you can send comments via U.S. Mail to Columbia County, Department of Land Development Services, 230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051. The hearing will be held according to the procedures established in the Zoning Ordinance. Interested parties may appear and be heard. The applicant has the burden of presenting substantial evidence showing that the application meets all of the applicable criteria. Following presentation of the staff report, the applicant and other persons in favor of the application will be allowed to address the commission, explaining how the evidence submitted meets the applicable criteria. Following the applicant’s presentation, any person in opposition to the

application may present evidence and testimony against the application. Then those who are neither in favor nor opposed to the application will have an opportunity to present evidence and testimony. The applicant will then have the opportunity to rebut any of the evidence or testimony presented. After the presentation of evidence and arguments, the public hearing record will be either left open or closed by the Planning Commission. The Commission will then make a tentative decision to be followed by approval of a written order and a statement of findings and conclusions supporting the decision, which will be mailed to those entitled to notice at a later date. The Commission may continue the hearing to a time and date certain in the future. Failure of an issue to be raised in a hearing, in person or by letter, or failure to provide statements or evidence sufficient to afford the decision maker an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal to the Board based on that issue. Additional information about this application may be obtained from the Planning Division of the Land Development Services Department, at (503) 397-7217. If you have any questions or concerns regarding access to the meeting or need accommodation, please call Jack Niedermeyer at the Land Development Services office at (503) 397-7217. Columbia County Land Development Services, Jamie Viveiros, Planning Division Manager

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the City of St. Helens Planning Commission on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at or after 6:30 PM in the City Council Chambers, located in the City Hall building at 265 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR. Access into City Hall for this hearing will be from the plaza side entrance. Zoom will also be available to participate. Virtual access information to join the hearing will be available on the applicable agenda. Agendas can be found on the City’s website: https://www.sthelensoregon.gov/meetings.

The purpose of this hearing is to consider an application as follows: File No: Conditional Use Permit CUP.1.24, Unlisted Use U.1.24, and Access Variance VAR.7.24

Applicant: AKAAN Architecture + Design, LLC Request: Construct new building for an intermediate care and office facility and associated private and public improvements on the existing Columbia Community Mental Health (CCMH) campus Location: 58646 McNulty Way at intersection of McNulty Way and Gable Road Map No: 4N1W-

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9BB-300 Testimony from the public in both oral or written form is invited. The hearing will be conducted in accordance with those procedures found in the City Development Code (SHMC Title 17) Chapter 17.24 and any rules of procedure adopted by the City Council. The Planning Commission is authorized to approve, deny, or approve this application with conditions, based on the following criteria: St. Helens Municipal Code (SHMC) 17.32.040, 17.84.150, and 17.100.040 Failure to raise an issue, including constitutional or other issues relating to any proposed conditions of approval, in this hearing, in person, or by letter, or failure to raise an issue accompanied by statements or evidence sufficient to afford the approving authority an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal to the applicable appellate jurisdiction (e.g., the Land Use Board of Appeals, LUBA) on that issue, and precludes an action for damages in circuit court. The application file is located at City Hall (265 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR) and all documents in the file are available for inspection. A copy of the

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In the Matter of the Estate of: Ross Alan Williams, Deceased. Case No. 24PB02133 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that Susan Wellington has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to Susan Wellington, 255 MacArthur Street, St. Helens, OR 97051, 971-757- 0973, personal representative of the estate of Ross Alan Williams, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain

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staff report will be available for review at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the hearing. There is no cost to inspect the file or staff report; copies are available at a reasonable cost. The report for this application will also be available on the City’s website at https://www.sthelensoregon.gov/meetings. Questions should be directed to the City Planning Department by phone: 503-3976272, e-mail: jgraichen@ sthelensoregon.gov, mail: 265 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051, or in person at City Hall. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting to City Hall at 503-397-6272. We cannot accept electronic testimony via hard drive or other external device at the public hearing due to potential risks to the city’s network. If you plan on submitting electronic testimony, presentations, etc., please coordinate this with staff in advance. Any written testimony provided at the public hearing should be in hard copy form

NOTICE OF HYBRID MEETING

The CC Rider Transit Advisory Committee will be holding a hybrid meeting on September 17, 2024, at 4:00PM at 1155 Deer Island Rd, St. Hel-

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE

additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the lawyer for the personal representative, Aaron Martin, 272 South 1st Street, Saint Helens, Oregon 97051. Dated and first published on August 14, 2024.

Reference is made to that certain trust deed made by William Walker as grantor, to Ticor Title Company of Oregon, as trustee, in favor of Jeffrey A. Peterson, Trustee of the Joan L. Peterson Trust F/B/O Jeffrey A. Peterson, dated December 20, 2018, as beneficiary, dated October 20, 201, recorded October 22, 2021 as Fee Number 2021-12155, and re-recorded to correct the legal description on November 4, 2021 as Fee Number 2021-12565 Records of Columbia County, Oregon, covering the following described real property situated in said county and state,

to-wit: Both the beneficiaries and the trustee have elected to sell said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statues 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor’s failure to pay when due the following sums:

$6,008.77

By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following: Unpaid principal and interest balance as of 5/13/2024 $139,373.90

Unpaid real property

$142,439.75 Plus attorney fees and costs.

WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will on October 10, 2024, at the hour of 10:00 A .M., in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, at the front steps of the Columbia County Courthouse, in the City of St. Helens, County of Columbia, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by grantor of said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or grantor's successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees not exceed the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753.

In construing this notice, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any.

DATED August 7 , 2024 S/Stephen D. Petersen

Stephen D. Petersen Successor Trustee

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY

Probate Department In the Matter of the Estate of BEVERLY J. GILMOREBRINSTER, Deceased. Case No. 24PB06356 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Proceedings for this estate have been commenced. Claims against the estate may be presented to the personal representative listed below. Any person who has a claim against the estate must present the claim to the personal representative not later than four months after the date of the

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publication of this notice at the following address: 52490 Southeast Second Street, Suite 100, Scappoose, OR 97056. Any claim not presented within this time period may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the estate proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative. Dated and published on: August 28, 2024. Craig Melton, Per-

OF COLUMBIA

sonal Representative, 58014 S. Bachelor Flat Road, Warren, OR 97053, Phone: (503) 504-8680. Attorneys for Personal Representative: Aaron J. Trukositz, OSB No. 204618, Nicholas O. Herman, OSB No. 143360, LOWER COLUMBIA LAW GROUP LLC, 52490 Southeast Second Street, Suite 100, Scappoose, Oregon 97056, Phone: (503) 5434800, Fax: (888) 543-4806, Email: aaron@lowercolumbialaw.com, Email: nick@ lowercolumbialaw.com

NOTICE OF COUNCIL MEETING

in using

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NOTICE OF ST. HELENS PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the City of St. Helens Planning Commission on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at or after 6:05 PM in the City Council Chambers, located in the City Hall building at 265 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR. Access into City Hall for this hearing will be from the plaza side entrance. Zoom will also be available to participate. Virtual access information to join the hearing will be available on the applicable agenda.

Agendas can be found on the City’s website: https://www. sthelensoregon.gov/meetings. The purpose of this hearing is to consider an application as follows: File No: Variance, V.6.24 Applicant: Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Request: Variance to reduce front setback Location: 554 S. 12th Street Map No: 4N1W-4DD-4305 Testimony from the public in both oral or written form is invited. The hearing will be conducted in accordance with those procedures found in the City Development Code (SHMC

Title 17) Chapter 17.24 and any rules of procedure adopted by the City Council. The Planning Commission is authorized to approve, deny, or approve this application with conditions, based on the following criteria: SHMC 17.108.050 (1) - Criteria for granting a Variance Failure to raise an issue, including constitutional or other issues relating to any proposed conditions of approval, in this hearing, in person, or by letter, or failure to raise an issue accompanied by statements or evidence sufficient to af-

ford the approving authority an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal to the applicable appellate jurisdiction (e.g., the Land Use Board of Appeals, LUBA) on that issue, and precludes an action for damages in circuit court. The application file is located at City Hall (265 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR) and all documents in the file are available for inspection. A copy of the staff report will be available for review at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the hearing. There is no cost to

NOTICE

inspect the file or staff report; copies are available at a reasonable cost. The report for this application will also be available on the City’s website at https://www. sthelensoregon.gov/meetings. Questions should be directed to the City Planning Department by phone: 503-3976272, e-mail: jgraichen@ sthelensoregon.gov, mail: 265 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051, or in person at City Hall. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the

2024 FORECLOSURE LIST ISSUED BY COLUMBIA COUNTY

hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting to City Hall at 503-397-6272. We cannot accept electronic testimony via hard drive or other external device at the public hearing due to potential risks to the city’s network. If you plan on submitting electronic testimony, presentations, etc., please coordinate this with staff in advance. Any written testimony provided at the public hearing should be in hard copy form.

The Tax Collector of Columbia County, Oregon, has prepared the following list of all properties now subject to foreclosure, embracing foreclosure list numbers 24-001 to 24-027 inclusive, hereto attached. This 2024 Foreclosure List contains the names of those appearing in the latest tax rolls as the respective owners of tax delinquent properties, a description of each such property as the same appears in the latest tax rolls, the year or years for which taxes, special assessments, fees, or other charges are delinquent on each property, together with the principal of the delinquent amount for each year and the amount of accrued and accruing interest thereon through August 28, 2024.

2024 FORECLOSURE LIST issued by Columbia County, State of Oregon:

The Tax Collector of Columbia County, Oregon, has prepared the following list of all properties now subject to foreclosure, embracing foreclosure list numbers 24-001 to 24-027 inclusive, hereto attached. This 2024 Foreclosure List contains the names of those appearing in the latest tax rolls as the respective owners of tax delinquent properties, a description of each such property as the same appears in the latest tax rolls, the year or years for which taxes, special assessments, fees, or other charges are delinquent on each property, together with the principal of the delinquent amount for each year and the amount of accrued and accruing interest thereon through August 28, 2024.

Please take note that complete and accurate legal descriptions of the properties designated by the Tax Map ID Numbers in this notice are available at the

lumbia County Assessor.

TO ALL PERSONS OR PARTIES ABOVE-NAMED, and to all persons owning or claiming to own, or having or claiming to have, any interest in any property included in the foreclosure list above set forth, being the Columbia County 2024 Foreclosure List:

YOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED TO TAKE NOTICE that Columbia County, Oregon, has filed in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Columbia County, an Application for General Judgment to foreclose the lien of all taxes shown on the 2024 Columbia County Foreclosure List above set forth, and that Columbia County, as plaintiff, will submit to the court a form of a General Judgment foreclosing such tax liens not less than thirty (30) days from the date of the first publication of this notice.

And any and all persons interested in any of the real property included in this foreclosure list are required to file an answer and defense, if any there be, to such Application for a General Judgment within thirty (30) days from the date of the first publication of this notice, which date is August 28, 2024.

Notice of this foreclosure proceeding is given under ORS 312.040(1) by one (1) publication of the foregoing foreclosure list in The Chronicle, newspaper of general circulation published weekly in Columbia County, Oregon. The date of the publication of this 2024 Foreclosure List is the 28th of August 2024.

MICHAEL J. SYKES

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This month, we are celebrating 40 years of Columbia River PUD providing public power to our community. To help us celebrate, I’d like to invite you to join us for hot dogs and an open house on Thursday, August 29, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. In addition to enjoying hot dogs, you will be able to meet our Board and staff members, and see our bucket trucks up close and personal. There will be fun activities for the kids and giveaway items for all.

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We’ll have a slideshow running through the afternoon to show off historic images of the PUD over the years. You may have seen a sampling of these images popping up on our social media pages this month.

We began providing electric service to about 6,500 Columbia County residents on August 31, 1984. At the time, we provided power only to residents who lived outside the city limits. Those folks previously had been

served by Portland General Electric. In the beginning, our Board of Directors promised to keep our rates 5% lower than those of PGE. Today, our rates are about 40% lower – a fact we are very proud of. In 1999, customers in St. Helens, Scappoose, and Columbia City voted to annex into the PUD. Now, we serve more than 20,000 customers in Columbia County. While we’ve been providing power in the area for 40 years now, our history actually dates back further than that. The formation of Columbia River PUD was initiated by 65 Columbia County residents meeting at Beaver Homes Grange Hall on November 18, 1939. We became official nearly a year later following a favorable election by the voters in our service area.

For 40 years, the PUD held regular meetings and elections without delivering a single watt of electricity. In the 1970s, an energy

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crisis caused triple-digit price increases in the area. That got people interested in energizing the PUD. In 1980, voters approved a $17 million bond to purchase the electric distribution system from PGE. We issued a $15 million bond in 2000 to purchase the additional service area from PGE. We have more than delivered on those bonds over the years. In fact, since 1984, our residential customers have saved more than $173 million on their electric bills when compared to PGE rates. And, as of 2020, we are debt-free.

We hope that you’ll be able to stop by and say hello. Please don’t come too early though – our office will be closed on August 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for an employee luncheon.

We look forward to seeing you on the 29th and to continuing to provide quality services at the lowest practical cost for the next 40 years. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you.

Michael J. Sykes General Manager, Columbia River PUD

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9 a.m. prayer

*George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess”

Discharge

Ding-a-____, pl.

Eightsome

Egg holders

Big-ticket ____

Clatskanie sports kicking off

The first day of school is fast approaching, but for some of CMHS’s athletes, the season is already here! Check out the early season schedule for CMHS:

August 29

• High School Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Sheridan: 6 p.m. (Clatskanie City Park)

August 30

• High School Football Home Jamboree:

• 5 p.m. Clatskanie vs. Nasell & Vernonia vs.

Victor Morales, Allen said the plan was to stay low and use his opponent’s size against him.

Allen has talked about boxing as a game of bullet chess, and like chess, he always wants to be a few moves ahead of his opponent. Leading up to the fight, Allen specifically trained for Wyatt. Allen wanted to open up headshots by working more of Wyatt’s body and midsection. Because of the preparation and visualization he did, Allen scored his first knockdowns in his professional career.

Finding his footing

Fighting at the Springfield Readiness Center, Allen said the 800-person venue was “full,” and the crowd’s cheers were raucous. With hit being his second time in the pro ring, Allen said he felt more comfortable this time. One thing that meant a lot to Allen was the support he had.

“It was really cool to see all my friends, family, and fans come out. I was surprised how much support I had all the way in Springfield,” Allen said.

Salem Academy • 6 p.m. Clatskanie vs. Salem Academy [Varsity and Junior Varsity] and Vernonia vs. Naselle

• High School Volleyball at Horizon Christian: 4:30 p.m. JV/ 6:15 p.m. Varsity

September 3 • High School Volleyball at Rainier: 4:30 p.m. JV/6 p.m. Varsity

September 5

• High School Volleyball at Warrenton: 4:30 p.m. (JV)/6 p.m. Varsity • Middle School Volleyball practices begin at 4 p.m. at CMHS • High School Boys JV Soccer at OES: 6:15 p.m.

“Going out there, I was a lot more calm. I could be myself around the crowd. Instead of just focusing on the fight and not looking at everybody, I looked at everybody and waved. Everybody screamed!”

While there’s support out in the audience, Allen also said he wouldn’t be able to get this far without his whole team behind him. With Morales in his corner, Allen said it feels like a two versus one when he fights someone because his coach has prepared him so well. Allen’s brother, Jacobi, has also been with him every step of the way. Haidon and Jacobi train together, and the support is mutual as Jacobi pursues his own dreams of being a pro boxer.

One of Allen’s inspirations for getting into boxing was an anime show called “Hajime no Ippo,” which is a boxingthemed manga series. The show’s influence can still be seen on Allen’s social media and even his boxing wear. “IPPO” is written on the waistband of Allen’s boxing shorts.

“Ippo is the main reason why I wanted to become a boxer. He wanted to make a change in his life, and just relating to that character made me want to make a change in my life. And I thought, maybe I can give this a shot,” Allen said. “I wanted my nickname to be ‘Ippo’ because it’s basically the reason I got into boxing. I wanted to follow my

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dream, and that’s how I found my dream.”

While he draws inspiration from Ippo and other shows, like One Piece, he wants to spread that motivation to others. Though he may not be selling out Madison Square Garden yet, Allen got a taste of what being a pro feels like as young fans approached him at the arena for autographs. Allen signed their small gloves with a smile. For him, getting to be an inspiration for others means a lot.

“It’s definitely a new feeling, and it’s like a dream. I know I haven’t made it to the big scene, but in a sense, I’m already living my dreams. Just those small little moments, those are the moments I cherish, because that’s what matters,” Allen said. “Inspiring the youth, being a light, and showing them that you can chase your dreams, and manifest them and make it happen.”

Allen has spent his time since the fight recovering, but he and his team are already lining up another fight on Nov. 16. Though Allen isn’t “gunning for the KO,” he wants to follow through on the openings beyond a knockdown this go round.

If people are interested in tickets for Allen’s Nov. 16th fight, they can purchase tickets by texting or calling 503-3697332.