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october5
2017
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CASA Golf Classic Raises
$215,000 for Children in Foster Care
Charles Mateo Aiuto Richardson
Corrie Aiuto and Chris-
topher Richardson of
Vernonia are pleased to
announce the arrival of
their first child, Charles
Mateo Aiuto Richard-
son, born August 12,
2017 at 2:58 pm at Prov-
idence St. Vincent Medi-
cal in Portland. Charlie
weighed 5 lbs 10 oz and
measured 18.5” long. Pa-
ternal grandparents are
Kathleen and John Spinden of Vernonia, Joe and Rhon-
da Richardson of Clatskanie, maternal grandmother is
Kenetha Aiuto of Syracuse, Kansas and grandfather is
Michael Aiuto of Rawlins, Wyoming. Great grandpar-
ents are Kenneth and Esther Bohl of DeBeque, Colo-
rado, father and mother of Kenetha Aiuto. Charlie was
born 3 weeks early due to pregnancy complications but
is a healthy, thriving, baby boy. He enjoys breastmilk,
long naps, and a clean, dry diaper.
CASA for Children of
Multnomah, Washington, and Co-
lumbia Counties hosted their 24th
Annual CASA Golf Classic pre-
sented by Fred Meyer Jewelers.
The tournament was held at the
award-winning Columbia Edge-
water Country Club on September
11. The event raised $215,000 in
support of CASA’s mission.
The audience was com-
prised of over 190 guests and golf-
ers, including: leaders from Port-
land’s corporate and philanthropic
communities, CASA’s Board of
Directors, and vendors from all
over the United States, including
New York, Ohio, and California.
In the words of Jon Cook,
Fred Meyer Jewelers Vice Presi-
dent of Operations and CASA
Board Member, “Through the 24
years of the CASA Golf Classic
we have achieved a great deal, but
there is still much more work for us
to do in helping the many children
still in need. Fred Meyer Jewelers
is proud to partner with CASA in
making a difference for the chil-
dren in the Multnomah, Washing-
ton and Columbia Counties foster
care system.”
Thanks to this event,
CASA for Children will serve
1,043 of our community’s most
vulnerable children in foster care
with Court Appointed Special Ad-
vocates (CASAs). A CASA is the
eyes and ears of the judge and the
voice of the child. Moreover, a
CASA works to secure safe, lov-
ing, and permanent homes for each
of the children they serve.
All proceeds raised from
the event directly impact their abil-
ity to serve more children with a
CASA volunteer. A CASA pas-
sionately and tirelessly works to
guide a child through the trauma
of the court system. Oregon law
gives CASAs unusual authority
as a ‘party to the case’ so that they
are able to ensure that the system
does not ignore a child’s needs and
that the judge has the information
to act in the child’s best interests.
A CASA is trained to work with
judges, social workers, teachers,
foster parents, and family mem-
bers to ensure that the safety and
well-being of the child is front and
center.
If you are interested in
learning more about how to be-
come a CASA volunteer, upcom-
ing trainings, or future fundraising
events, please contact Anne Marie
Johnson, Director of Development
and Communications, at (503)
988-4170 or ajohnson@casahelp-
skids.org.
Beaches Open to Clamming Corporate Forestry Practices
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After 16-month Closure
produce 91 million board feet Pacific Northwest, could be as growing it could be devastat-
Clammers will find
fewer, but larger, razors
Razor clamming on
Clatsop County beaches re-
opened on October 1 after a
16-month closure.
Razor clamming in this
area has been closed since July
2016 due to high levels of bio-
toxins found in the clams and an
annual closure to protect newly
set young clams that runs from
July 15-September 30 each
year. While other parts of the
state’s coast have been open to
razor clamming, Clatsop Coun-
ty beaches are the most popular
spot and account for 90 percent
of Oregon’s harvest.
Oregon Dept. of Ag-
riculture (ODA) tests shellfish
toxins twice per month, as tides
permit, to determine if razor
clams and other shellfish are
safe to eat. Results from ODA’s
two most recent tests (on Sep-
tember 8 and 22) show clams
are safe.
The last time Clatsop
County’s season was open in
summer 2016, razor clammers
experienced a record year,
with most reaching their daily
bag limit of 15 in a short time.
Clammers will find different
conditions after the re-open-
ing as ODFW’s annual survey
found significantly lower abun-
dance of razor clams since sur-
veys began in 2004.
Razor clam popula-
tions are very cyclical and the
population appears to be in a
low abundance period, follow-
ing a very high abundance pe-
riod in 2015-16. However, cur-
rent clams are larger, averaging
about 4½ inches, with only a
few clams smaller than 4 inches
found. Surveys showed clams
distributed sporadically along
the entire stretch of the beach.
As always, the bag lim-
it for razor clams is the first 15
dug, with no sorting or releas-
ing allowed.
Clammers should al-
ways call the shellfish hot-
line (800-448-2474) or check
the ODA website before har-
vesting clams.
Angel
Memorials
Headstones
per year, to a community
owned forest on a 140 year
rotation that would produce
125 million board feet per
year. “The community owned
forest is not only producing
27% more board feet, it’s also
producing a higher quality log,
so the actual net profit from the
enterprise on the land is even
larger,” explains Willer.
Willer points to con-
tinued ecological impacts of
corporate forestry practices,
noting, “Intensive forest man-
agement, which relies on such
practices as mechanical site
preparation and control of
non-commercial species using
herbicides, has become ubiqui-
tous worldwide because these
practices can reduce rotation
age and generate a high internal
rate of return on investments.”
He pointed to a recent study by
Perry and Jones from the Or-
egon State School of Forestry
in 2016 which concluded that,
“Streamflow depletion caused
by logging for water resources
and forest management in the
Finally Willer looked
at, what he termed, “Oregon’s
Political Economy” and blamed
all Oregon politicians regard-
less of party affiliation. He
noted that Oregon law and pol-
icy currently favors wealth and
land ownership and that the “...
political system serves power-
ful elites.”
“I am critical of al-
most every political leader in
Oregon,” said Willer. “When
it comes to timber in Oregon,
there is a reluctance to even
talk about it. It’s a regional is-
sue that is difficult to talk about
because of our history and con-
nection to the timber industry.
It will continue until there is a
constituency of voters out there
that insist these issues get con-
fronted.”
He suggested that
Oregon might consider changes
like Nebraska and South Dakota
where state law only allows
family corporations to purchase
land.
“It’s actually pretty
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much as 50%.”
“There are huge eco-
logical outcomes to taking old
growth forest like we had in the
north coast and turning them
into young plantations,” says
Willer.
He also discussed a
newer theory in relation to the
impact of herbicide spraying
practices, called “Hormone
Mimicking, ” which indicates
that endocrine disrupting chem-
icals can mimic hormones in
our bodies and interfere with
our own hormonal system,
causing a range of health im-
pacts. “I find this interesting
because of its potential impact
on human health and also its
potential affect on salmon fry
as they sit in the gravel and
grow,” said Willer. “It’s in that
early development that I think
hormonal impacts might screw
things up. So much of salmon
survival is based on what is
bred into it genetically and its
ability to find its natal stream.
It think if you mess with the
genetics while the organism is
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Forest Grove Memorial Chapel
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HELP WANTED
Cedar Ridge is currently hiring
kitchen staff. We are looking for self-
motivated cooks who have a current
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to join our training program as limited
training slots become available. Log on
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‘Careers’. For any questions call (503)
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