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www.thechronicleonline.com Wednesday, December 10, 2014 A2 C11406 CALL TODAY! St. Helens 503-397-7121 295 S. Vernonia Rd. Secure Storage Self Storage St. Helens Features: •Access7DaysaWeek •On-SiteOffice •Friendly&ProfessionalStaff •DeliveriesAccepted •Drive-UpAccess •ElectronicGateAccess •FencedandLighted •GroundLevelUnits •HighCeilings •IndividuallyAlarmedUnits •MajorCreditCardsAccepted •MonthtoMonthRentals •NoAdministrationFee •NoDeposits •WeSellLocks •TenantInsuranceAvailable •WideDriveways •CodedGateAccess •CourteousResident Managers •HallwaysCleanand WellLighted •SERVICEISOURBUSINESS! Call 503-397-7121 for more details. www.nwselfstorage.com It’s time for our Season Greetings Tab It’s time for our Season Greetings Tab Wish your customers the very best for the holidays. This traditional special section publicly thanks customers for their support and promotes a sense of community we have all come to enjoy. Wish your customers the very best for the holidays. This traditional special section publicly thanks customers for their support and promotes a sense of community we have all come to enjoy. Ad deadline 12/12/14 Publication date 12/24/14 Reserve your space today Call Amy at 503-397-0116 or email advertising@thechronicleonline.com This special tab publishes 12/24/14 P.O. Box 998 St. Helens, OR 97051 Administrative Office: (503) 397-7255 Non-emergency Dispatch: (503) 397-1521 1-800-696-7795 www.columbia911.com Columbia 9-1-1. Always there. Make sure your holidays are wrapped in safety. One of the best gifts you can give your family for the holidays is a safe home. While you’re decking the halls, check that you’ve done all you can to prevent fires. Make sure that all light strings, electrical cords and power strips are in good condition and suited to the job. Don’t overload your outlets. Inspect and clean the chimney and fireplace before you ever light a match. Always use a fireplace screen. Keep your live tree well watered. Warm wishes for safe celebrations from Columbia 9-1-1. New hires replenish jail staff Four new hires arrived not a moment too soon for Colum- bia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson last week after the county jail lost yet another employee. New faces at the Columbia County Sheriff’s Ofce include Collin Brehm, Michelle Vandenburg, Elizabeth Norvald and Jameson Hayes. “These hires are welcome relief for our depleted jail force, but we still have a long way to go,” Dickerson said Dec. 2. “We lost today another jail em- ployee, who is moving on to work as a police ofcer for the City of Scappoose Police Department. We also have another jail deputy who is in the hiring process with another agency. So while we have added four to our depleted force, we have lost another experienced deputy. We will begin training these new hires, but it will take some time before they are ready.” The department has also lled some its posts with temporary positions with sworn ofcers or deputies who have either retired, are reserves with other agencies, or in transition between agencies. Deputy Brehm attended Beaverton public schools, Lane Community College and gradu- ated from Oregon State Univer- sity with a Bachelor of Science degree in nance. He has served as a part-time deputy in the jail Benton County Jail and as a vol- unteer reghter for the Corvallis Fire Department. Brehm was hired to replace a patrol position vacated by a deputy who is now working full time in the jail. He will also put his jail experience to use, working in the Columbia County Jail until he can get into a training academy for enforcement. Deputy Vandenburg attended Gladstone public schools and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Deputy Norvald attended Scappoose schools and Portland Community College before earn- ing a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Portland State University. Deputy Hayes attended public school in Rexburg, Idaho, and graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He later obtained a Juris Doctor- ate degree from the University of Idaho College of Law. Vandenburg, Norvald and Hayes have been assigned as sheriff’s deputy trainees in the jail and will attend a training academy in Salem next year. In the interim, they will participate in an in-house mini-academy at the sheriff’s ofce and begin hands-on training in the jail with a training ofcer. Dickerson was grateful to Lt. Steve Salle (former St. Helens Police Chief) for his help in running the department’s recruit- ment, testing and background investigation program. The sheriff noted he is thrilled with the quality of the selec- tions that were made. “We remain well below or needed stafng levels, but these new hires have given us a boost in knowing that there is some light at the end of this long tunnel,” said Dickerson. “We are excited to have this new infusion of quality personnel.” He continued, “We are continuing to work as fast as we can to broaden our capacity with quality individuals who will be able to come in, and with the proper training, continue the process of bringing our jail back to life.” Columbia County’s economy appears to have maintained the status quo in October according to indica- tors published by the Oregon Employment Department. The unemployment rate remained essentially unchanged from September at 7.7 percent, near the 7.8 percent rate in Oct. 2013. The statewide rate in Octo- ber was 7 percent while the national rate improved to 5.8 percent. Columbia County’s un- employment rate peaked at 14 percent in 2009 and has steadily declined since then. Employment worsened slightly in October. Sea- sonally adjusted non-farm payroll fell by 70 jobs in Oc- tober. Ecomomists normally expect an increase of about 130 jobs. Construction and leisure and hospitality sectors lost 30 jobs each. Statewide employment increased at a healthy rate in October with the economy adding 9,900 jobs. Most ma- jor industries added jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis. Professional and business services, manufacturing and healthcare all saw substan- tial gains. The gain of 9,900 jobs is the largest monthly increase since August 1995. Surrounding counties still enjoy lower unemploy- ment rates than Columbia County. Clatsop County had a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 6 percent. Multnomah County had a rate of 6.2 percent an Washington County had the lowest rate at 5.7 percent. and I struggle leaving, hon- estly,” he admits. “I have a great staff, great council, and a great community.” During his time there, Sykes says he helped cre- ate the community’s popu- lar Thatcher City Park, building a trail system, and economic development. Sykes says what drew him to the Scappoose posi- tion is the fact that he feels he can help the city build a team, address water issues, and help develop its park systems. “I think there’s an opportunity for a real solid partnership there,” he stated. Sykes had the opportu- nity to meet city council members a few weeks ago, which he said was a posi- tive experience. “I think that they’re real anxious to move the community forward,” said Sykes. The city offered Sykes a two-year contract with a $110,000 base salary, compared to his current re- ported salary of $137,556. Scappoose has been without a permanent city manager since Jon Hank- en’s resignation in Novem- ber 2013. Don Otterman, who served as Scappoose’s city manager in the 1990s, was appointed interim city manager until Larry Lehman took over the posi- tion in May. Michelle Vandenburg Elizabeth Norvald Collin Brehm Jameson Hayes SYKES: new city manager is full of hope From PAGE A1 Unemployment rate holds steady in October The deadline to make sure your private health insurance continues this January is fast approach- ing. People have only ve more days to enroll - by Dec. 15 - for their coverage to be effective Jan. 1, 2015. Oregonians can go to HealthCare.gov to compare plans, apply for tax credits and other nancial savings, and enroll in coverage. “A large number of Oregonians still need to take action to make sure they are covered in the new year,” said Aaron Patnode, Executive Director of Cover Oregon. “We are working hard to get the word out and urge people to enroll in private cover- age through HealthCare. gov by Dec. 15.” As of Nov. 30, about 19,000 Oregonians had enrolled in 2015 individual private health insurance plans, according to pre- liminary data reported by insurance carriers. That represents about 9 percent of the total number of indi- viduals who currently have coverage. Healthcare enrollment deadline approaching
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