Test your knowledge and win fun prizes while shattering myths about drug use at National Drug Facts Week Trivia Night, 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at Street 14 Coffee, 1410 Commercial St., Astoria.
This is a family-friendly event and offers a great opportunity to promote dialogue between youth and parents about drug use.
The event is sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and North Coast Prevention Works, with prizes provided by Astoria Cooperative, Amazing Stories comics store and Street 14 Coffee.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Capacity Crowd Attends 19th Annual Winter Weather Forecast Conference in Portland. Winter Weather Forecasts Now Posted!
"Is it a trick or a treat? Either way, La Nina is back and she may be handing out plenty of adverse weather across the Pacific Northwest again this winter. For the second year in a row, a standing room only crowd of 365 attendees descended on the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland over the weekend to hear regional weather experts prognosticate the winter ahead. Some attendees traveled from as far away as 200 miles in order to hear the details. All five forecasters who presented at the conference were in nearly complete agreement that La Nina is likely to bring above average snowfall to the Cascades again this winter, as well as an increased chance for lowland snowfall in the valley. Last winter featured two notable cold spells and low elevation snow events in late November and late February. It also featured lowland flooding along the Sandy river and record setting snowfall in the mountains.
Will those kinds of conditions repeat again this winter? Most forecasters played it safe with a broad-brush La Nina forecast, which calls for cooler and wetter than normal conditions across the Pacific Northwest. However, a few forecasters went out even further, suggesting that February may end up being the coldest month of the winter, with the best chances for low elevation snow and perhaps an arctic outbreak. Meteorologist Jim Little, who presented Saturday at OMSI, pointed out that the best analog (similar) year to the current trend is the winter of 2008/2009. That winter featured 24" of snow at the Portland International Airport, including a new record for the most snow ever received in the month of December. Nearly 10" of snow was still on the ground on Christmas day 2008. Winter of 2008/2009 recorded the most snow of any Portland winter since 1968. Little also pointed out that analog years do not guarantee an exact repeat again this year, however odds are increased over that of a non-analog year.
Will those kinds of conditions repeat again this winter? Most forecasters played it safe with a broad-brush La Nina forecast, which calls for cooler and wetter than normal conditions across the Pacific Northwest. However, a few forecasters went out even further, suggesting that February may end up being the coldest month of the winter, with the best chances for low elevation snow and perhaps an arctic outbreak. Meteorologist Jim Little, who presented Saturday at OMSI, pointed out that the best analog (similar) year to the current trend is the winter of 2008/2009. That winter featured 24" of snow at the Portland International Airport, including a new record for the most snow ever received in the month of December. Nearly 10" of snow was still on the ground on Christmas day 2008. Winter of 2008/2009 recorded the most snow of any Portland winter since 1968. Little also pointed out that analog years do not guarantee an exact repeat again this year, however odds are increased over that of a non-analog year.
COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION TO HOLD FASHION SHOW AND TEA FOR MAMMOGRAMS
“Think Pink - Health by Design,” a Fashion Show and Tea will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at the Astoria Elks Ballroom, 453 11th Street, at 2:00pm. Doors will open at 1:30 so guests can shop at the Retail Boutique featuring local merchants. Proceeds will provide mammograms for women in need and other cancer care at CMH. The event is produced by the CMH Community Relations and Annual Support committees.
Guests are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness and hats if desired. Tickets are $35 and include champagne or sparkling cider, tea, finger sandwiches, winter salad, red velvet cupcakes by Jae and a surprise gift for each attendee. Local merchants showing their fashions are Astoria Hemp Works, Betty Lou's Jeans, Dena's Shop on the Corner, Dress Barn, Four Seasons Clothing, Fred Meyer, Gimre's Shoe Store, JC Penny, Jones New York, Kay Lynn's, Maggie and Henry's, Maurice's and Ter Har's.
Models include prominent local citizens and doctors. They are Amanda Rohne, Deborah Lee, Don Accuardi, Dr. Angela Nairn, Dr. Diana Rinkevich, Dr. Doug Abbott, Guy Rivers, Dr. Jeff Leinassar, Julie Jackson, Kent Easom, Lisa Abbott, LJ Gunderson, Mary Davies, Paula Smith, Paula Teevin, Pete Gimre, Rene Caldwell, Savannah Henderson, and Susan Trabucco.
Title Sponsor Teevin Bros. Land & Timber Co. will match up to $5000 for guests joining the CMH RiverClub during the event, with the $100 memberships providing mammograms for women in need. Other sponsors are Spence Photo & Design, Ohana Media Group, Delap CPAs, Edward Jones, Hallmark Resort Cannon Beach, Bay Breeze Boarding, Bank of Astoria, Suzanne Elise Assisted Living, Sterling Savings Bank. Sponsorships for the event are still available. Sponsors will receive prominent recognition at the event and in publicity.
There will also be a raffle of several fabulous themed gift baskets with raffle tickets priced at $5.00 each. Attendees will be entered into a drawing for a special basket if 10 tickets are purchased. The special basket will include a dinner by CMH Chef Kurt Rummell. Raffle basket themes are Shakin’ Not Stirred 1, Shakin’ Not Stirred 2, Fall on the Patio, Sip and Savor, Sweet Pink Beauty, Night on the Pier, U of O Tailgate Party, OSU Tailgate Party, Astoria Bicentennial, Seattle Seahawk Game Package, and Cannon Beach Getaway.
Merchants participating in the Retail Boutique will donate 20% of their proceeds from the show to the CMH Foundation. Merchants participating include Misty River Jewelry, Silpada Jewelry, Terra Tones, Astoria Hemp Works, Mary Kay, Finn Ware, and Gimre's Shoe Store.
To find out more about being a sponsor, to make reservations or for more information, please contact the CMH Foundation at 503-325-3208. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to view some absolutely fabulous fashion!
Guests are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness and hats if desired. Tickets are $35 and include champagne or sparkling cider, tea, finger sandwiches, winter salad, red velvet cupcakes by Jae and a surprise gift for each attendee. Local merchants showing their fashions are Astoria Hemp Works, Betty Lou's Jeans, Dena's Shop on the Corner, Dress Barn, Four Seasons Clothing, Fred Meyer, Gimre's Shoe Store, JC Penny, Jones New York, Kay Lynn's, Maggie and Henry's, Maurice's and Ter Har's.
Models include prominent local citizens and doctors. They are Amanda Rohne, Deborah Lee, Don Accuardi, Dr. Angela Nairn, Dr. Diana Rinkevich, Dr. Doug Abbott, Guy Rivers, Dr. Jeff Leinassar, Julie Jackson, Kent Easom, Lisa Abbott, LJ Gunderson, Mary Davies, Paula Smith, Paula Teevin, Pete Gimre, Rene Caldwell, Savannah Henderson, and Susan Trabucco.
Title Sponsor Teevin Bros. Land & Timber Co. will match up to $5000 for guests joining the CMH RiverClub during the event, with the $100 memberships providing mammograms for women in need. Other sponsors are Spence Photo & Design, Ohana Media Group, Delap CPAs, Edward Jones, Hallmark Resort Cannon Beach, Bay Breeze Boarding, Bank of Astoria, Suzanne Elise Assisted Living, Sterling Savings Bank. Sponsorships for the event are still available. Sponsors will receive prominent recognition at the event and in publicity.
There will also be a raffle of several fabulous themed gift baskets with raffle tickets priced at $5.00 each. Attendees will be entered into a drawing for a special basket if 10 tickets are purchased. The special basket will include a dinner by CMH Chef Kurt Rummell. Raffle basket themes are Shakin’ Not Stirred 1, Shakin’ Not Stirred 2, Fall on the Patio, Sip and Savor, Sweet Pink Beauty, Night on the Pier, U of O Tailgate Party, OSU Tailgate Party, Astoria Bicentennial, Seattle Seahawk Game Package, and Cannon Beach Getaway.
Merchants participating in the Retail Boutique will donate 20% of their proceeds from the show to the CMH Foundation. Merchants participating include Misty River Jewelry, Silpada Jewelry, Terra Tones, Astoria Hemp Works, Mary Kay, Finn Ware, and Gimre's Shoe Store.
To find out more about being a sponsor, to make reservations or for more information, please contact the CMH Foundation at 503-325-3208. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to view some absolutely fabulous fashion!
Clatsop Community College Hosts College Night in Oregon
Clatsop Community College is one of twelve locations to host College Night in Oregon on Monday, November 14, 2011. Join us from 6:30-9:00 p.m. in Columbia Hall, 2nd floor, 1651 Lexington Avenue, Astoria.
The evening is focused toward high school seniors and their parents but adults who are planning to enter college are also welcome. Presentations will include college admissions, understanding the financial aid process and scholarship information. Free pizza and registration for a scholarship raffle will be available from 6:30pm to 7:00pm. Participants at each location can register to win one of four $500 scholarships funded by Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC) and must be present at time of the drawing to win.
For more information go to www.collegenightinor.org.
The evening is focused toward high school seniors and their parents but adults who are planning to enter college are also welcome. Presentations will include college admissions, understanding the financial aid process and scholarship information. Free pizza and registration for a scholarship raffle will be available from 6:30pm to 7:00pm. Participants at each location can register to win one of four $500 scholarships funded by Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC) and must be present at time of the drawing to win.
For more information go to www.collegenightinor.org.
Clatsop Community College Honors All Who Served
Clatsop Community College will hold an event, “Honoring All Who Served – Welcome Home 2011,” to honor veterans, serving military and their families in observance of Veterans Day. The event will take place on a day that classes are in session to maximize opportunity for student participation - Wednesday, November 9, 11:45am to 12:30pm, CCC Columbia Hall foyer, 1651 Lexington Avenue. Currently, 140 CCC students are identified as veterans. The public is invited to attend and participate in honoring our local veterans, serving military and their families. On-campus parking is limited.
The schedule of speakers and featured activities includes:
· 11:30am – Jewell School District Concert Band, directed by Cory Pederson
· 11:45am – Reception for all Veterans, Serving Military and Family Members
· 12:00pm – Presentation of the Colors, Commander Mike Phillips, Astoria American Legion Post 12
· 12:05pm – Greetings: Astoria Mayor Willis Van Dusen; CCC Board President Paul Gillum; Associated Student Government President Helen Johnson; Oregon National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Kathryn Pritchard; CCC Vice President of Instruction Stephen Schoonmaker
· 12:15pm – Recognition of Veterans, Military and Family Members
· 12:25pm – Veterans Employment, Benefits and College program information
· 12:30pm – Closing; Information Tables for Veterans and Family Supports; Refreshments provided by the Associated Student Government of CCC.
The schedule of speakers and featured activities includes:
· 11:30am – Jewell School District Concert Band, directed by Cory Pederson
· 11:45am – Reception for all Veterans, Serving Military and Family Members
· 12:00pm – Presentation of the Colors, Commander Mike Phillips, Astoria American Legion Post 12
· 12:05pm – Greetings: Astoria Mayor Willis Van Dusen; CCC Board President Paul Gillum; Associated Student Government President Helen Johnson; Oregon National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Kathryn Pritchard; CCC Vice President of Instruction Stephen Schoonmaker
· 12:15pm – Recognition of Veterans, Military and Family Members
· 12:25pm – Veterans Employment, Benefits and College program information
· 12:30pm – Closing; Information Tables for Veterans and Family Supports; Refreshments provided by the Associated Student Government of CCC.
In Clatsop County, 8.6 Percent of All Income Comes From Social Security
If Clatsop County residents didn’t receive their monthly payments from the Social Security Administration, 8.6 percent of total personal income in the county would be lost, a total of $109,328,050 in 2009.
Clatsop County is more dependent on Social Security payments than is the rest of the country. Nationally, 5.5 percent of total personal income in 2009 came from Social Security payments. In Oregon, 6.5 percent of all income comes from these payments.
In Clatsop County, 8,255 people receive some form of Social Security payment, either an old age pension, a survivor benefit or a disability check, according to the Social Security Administration and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Social Security beneficiaries represent 22.2 percent of the total county population.
In rural counties and counties such as Clatsop with smaller cities, Social Security payments constitute a much larger chunk of the local economy than in urban areas. A greater percentage of people in rural America receive these payments than in urban counties, and so rural counties have higher average payments per resident.
“In many rural places, Social Security is a very critical element of the local economic base,” said Peter Nelson, a geographer at Middlebury College in Vermont. “It’s less important to a place like Los Angeles because there is so much additional economic activity going on there.”
Total Social Security payments in Clatsop County amounted to $2,936 per person in 2009. The national average was $2,199 per person and in Oregon it was $2,379.
Social Security payments in Clatsop County have been changing as a proportion of total income. These payments amounted to 6.1 percent of total income in 1970, 7.1 percent in 1980, 7.6 percent in 1990, 7.4 percent in 2000 and 8.6 percent in 2009.
Social Security payments are particularly important to rural counties and small cities because the money is largely spent in the community. “The seniors who get these payments are primarily going to spend their money locally,” said Mark Partridge, a rural economist at Ohio State University. “And they are a key reason why some communities are still viable. If this money dried up, there wouldn’t be a lot of these small towns.”
Social Security payments amount to 5 percent of the total income in urban counties. In counties with small cities, such as Clatsop County, these payments amount to 8.2 percent of total income, and in rural counties, Social Security totals 9.3 percent of all personal income. More than one out of five Americans living in small cities and rural counties received some kind of Social Security check in 2009.
Judith Stallmann, an economist at the University of Missouri, explained that Social Security payments help generate the sales that keep a rural business afloat.
“We find that Social Security income can be the difference between success and failure for some local businesses,” Stallmann said. “If you took away, say, 10 percent of the demand, would that local business be able to remain open? Often it’s that 10 percent that keeps them going. Social Security is providing that margin.”
Social Security payments go to those over the age of 62 who have filed for benefits, to survivors of insured workers and to those with disabilities. The program is mainly funded by payroll taxes. In Clatsop County, 73.6 percent of recipients were retirees in 2009, 10.4 percent were survivors and 16.1 percent were disabled.
Changes to Social Security are being discussed in Congress, which is looking for ways to balance the larger federal budget. If benefits are cut — or if the eligibility age is increased — rural counties and small cities would be disproportionately affected, according to Peter Nelson.
“Cuts would have a bigger negative impact on rural places, absolutely,” Middlebury’s Professor Nelson said. “They are more dependent on Social Security.”
Bill Bishop and Roberto Gallardo, The Daily Yonder
Clatsop County is more dependent on Social Security payments than is the rest of the country. Nationally, 5.5 percent of total personal income in 2009 came from Social Security payments. In Oregon, 6.5 percent of all income comes from these payments.
In Clatsop County, 8,255 people receive some form of Social Security payment, either an old age pension, a survivor benefit or a disability check, according to the Social Security Administration and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Social Security beneficiaries represent 22.2 percent of the total county population.
In rural counties and counties such as Clatsop with smaller cities, Social Security payments constitute a much larger chunk of the local economy than in urban areas. A greater percentage of people in rural America receive these payments than in urban counties, and so rural counties have higher average payments per resident.
“In many rural places, Social Security is a very critical element of the local economic base,” said Peter Nelson, a geographer at Middlebury College in Vermont. “It’s less important to a place like Los Angeles because there is so much additional economic activity going on there.”
Total Social Security payments in Clatsop County amounted to $2,936 per person in 2009. The national average was $2,199 per person and in Oregon it was $2,379.
Social Security payments in Clatsop County have been changing as a proportion of total income. These payments amounted to 6.1 percent of total income in 1970, 7.1 percent in 1980, 7.6 percent in 1990, 7.4 percent in 2000 and 8.6 percent in 2009.
Social Security payments are particularly important to rural counties and small cities because the money is largely spent in the community. “The seniors who get these payments are primarily going to spend their money locally,” said Mark Partridge, a rural economist at Ohio State University. “And they are a key reason why some communities are still viable. If this money dried up, there wouldn’t be a lot of these small towns.”
Social Security payments amount to 5 percent of the total income in urban counties. In counties with small cities, such as Clatsop County, these payments amount to 8.2 percent of total income, and in rural counties, Social Security totals 9.3 percent of all personal income. More than one out of five Americans living in small cities and rural counties received some kind of Social Security check in 2009.
Judith Stallmann, an economist at the University of Missouri, explained that Social Security payments help generate the sales that keep a rural business afloat.
“We find that Social Security income can be the difference between success and failure for some local businesses,” Stallmann said. “If you took away, say, 10 percent of the demand, would that local business be able to remain open? Often it’s that 10 percent that keeps them going. Social Security is providing that margin.”
Social Security payments go to those over the age of 62 who have filed for benefits, to survivors of insured workers and to those with disabilities. The program is mainly funded by payroll taxes. In Clatsop County, 73.6 percent of recipients were retirees in 2009, 10.4 percent were survivors and 16.1 percent were disabled.
Changes to Social Security are being discussed in Congress, which is looking for ways to balance the larger federal budget. If benefits are cut — or if the eligibility age is increased — rural counties and small cities would be disproportionately affected, according to Peter Nelson.
“Cuts would have a bigger negative impact on rural places, absolutely,” Middlebury’s Professor Nelson said. “They are more dependent on Social Security.”
Bill Bishop and Roberto Gallardo, The Daily Yonder
It’s no trick – Lewis and Clark Bridge painting work shuts down for the winter on Oct. 31
Drivers will get a treat this Monday, Oct. 31, as painting crews on the State Route 433 Lewis and Clark Bridge remove tarps from the tent-like work platforms and suspend all construction on the bridge for the winter.
Contractor crews from Odyssey/Geronimo JV of Houston, Penn., have been working throughout the spring and summer to restore and preserve the historic structure. The team has successfully painted several sections of the mile-long bridge, but will suspend the weather-dependent work during the wet and windy winter months.
Several sections of the steel structure will remain wrapped in cables over the winter. The cables form the framework for containment platforms that will enclose workers and materials when they restart painting activities next spring.
A height restriction of 16.5 feet has been in effect on the bridge since work began in 2009 and will remain in place throughout the duration of the project.
This is the third and final contract in a series of projects to restore and preserve the mile-long historic bridge. The bridge was built to span the Columbia River in 1929 and carries 21,000 vehicles a day between Longview, Wash., and Rainier, Ore.
This $40 million phase of the SR 433, Lewis and Clark Bridge painting project includes $12.3 million in federal funding through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and is scheduled for completion in 2013. Project photos are available on WSDOT’s Flickr site.
Contractor crews from Odyssey/Geronimo JV of Houston, Penn., have been working throughout the spring and summer to restore and preserve the historic structure. The team has successfully painted several sections of the mile-long bridge, but will suspend the weather-dependent work during the wet and windy winter months.
Several sections of the steel structure will remain wrapped in cables over the winter. The cables form the framework for containment platforms that will enclose workers and materials when they restart painting activities next spring.
A height restriction of 16.5 feet has been in effect on the bridge since work began in 2009 and will remain in place throughout the duration of the project.
This is the third and final contract in a series of projects to restore and preserve the mile-long historic bridge. The bridge was built to span the Columbia River in 1929 and carries 21,000 vehicles a day between Longview, Wash., and Rainier, Ore.
This $40 million phase of the SR 433, Lewis and Clark Bridge painting project includes $12.3 million in federal funding through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and is scheduled for completion in 2013. Project photos are available on WSDOT’s Flickr site.
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