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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015 NORTH COAST 3A Cannon Beach CERT moves to Police Department By ERICK BENGEL EO Media Group CANNON BEACH — The all-volunteer CERT (Commu- nity Emergency Response Team) of Cannon Beach will be supervised by the Cannon Beach Police Department. CERT members — who JHWWUDLQHGDQGFHUWL¿HGLQ¿UVW aid, disaster preparedness, evacuation protocols, the In- Jason Schermerhorn cident Command System and the National Incident Man- agement System — are most Day, and emergencies, such as often seen at major communi- dangerous coastal storms. ty events, such as Sandcastle Their essential duties often include crowd control, direct- LQJ WUDI¿F VHWWLQJ XS UDGLR communication and providing “a reassuring presence,” said Lianne Thompson, a former Cannon Beach CERT leader who stepped down to focus on her new role as the Clatsop County commissioner for District 5. CERT “just gives you more of a cadre of people to count on if there’s an emer- gency,” said Cannon Beach Police Chief Jason Scher- merhorn. Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue has overseen Can- non Beach’s CERT program since 2013, but it wasn’t making use of the roughly 20 active volunteers as of- ten as the Police Department would, Fire Chief Mike Bal- zer said. Moreover, “We don’t have the manpower or the budget to take on a whole CERT program,” he added. “I think they can use them better in the city.” Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue, which is not a city department but a rural fire protection district, has two paid staff members — Balzer Coffenbury Lake featured in new interactive map for disabled anglers The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — Coffenbury Lake in Fort Stevens State Park and the Sixth Street viewing platform in As- toria are among 133 sites across the state found suitable for anglers with physical disabilities. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife un- YHLOHG DQ LQWHUDFWLYH *RRJOHEDVHG PDS 7XHVGD\ GH- signed to help disable anglers find places to fish. The map contains icons that launch information box- es with accessibility information about the sites such as fishing platforms, piers, docks, paths, restrooms and parking, ODFW said. Anglers can also use the maps to get directions from their location to any of the sites. “There are many places around Oregon that offer excellent fishing opportunities for people with disabili- ties,” Rick Hargrave, administrator for ODFW’s Infor- mation and Education Division, said in a news release. “We hope this map makes it easier for everyone — from the oldest adult to the youngest child and everyone in between, to get out and fish.” Coffenbury Lake is a 50-acre lake located in Fort Stevens State Park, two miles west of Warrenton. It features an improved boat ramp, docks and bank ac- cess. The fish species found in Coffenbury Lake in- clude rainbow trout, largemouth bass, yellow perch, brown bullhead, surplus hatchery steelhead when available. The Sixth Street viewing platform in Astoria offers anglers fishing off of a dock for sturgeon, salmon and steelhead. Other nearby locations found on the new map include the Nehalem Hatchery and Vernonia Pond. Many popular fishing locations are already accessi- ble to disabled anglers, ODFW said. The new map is a guide to such areas. Hargrave said accessibility varies and some sites may not be suitable for all levels of disability. The new map can be accessed at http://bit.ly/1y- 3F0qA. lenged to raise $500. If they are successful, the Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation awards a match- ing grant of $7,500, with up to $500 in additional money UDLVHG PDWFKHG DW D ¿YHWR one ratio. If students do not meet their goal, the founda- tion matches dollars raised at a 10-to-one ratio. Since the program’s inception in 1998, more than $700,000 has been granted to more than 160 non- SUR¿WV Last year in the program, Warrenton and Astoria high school Key Club members each granted more than On the record Disorderly conduct • At 1:47 a.m. Tuesday, Warrenton Police arrested Mark Jordan Connell, 23, for disorderly conduct after he al- legedly caused a disturbance outside an apartment at 182 S.W. Cedar Ave. Police said Connell appearing intoxicated outside pounding on the door to get back inside. DUII arrest • At 6:49 a.m. Monday, the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Of- ¿FH DUUHVWHG *RUGRQ (XJHQH Tucker, 57, for driving under WKHLQÀXHQFHRILQWR[LFDQWVRQ U.S. Highway 26 in Elsie. W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A Contact: Steve Axtell • 360-430-0885 or John Anderson • 360-269-2500 WR ORFDO QRQSUR¿WV and programs at their high schools. Their gifts were matched tenfold by the Har- old and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation. “Philanthropy doesn’t have to be in huge amounts to make a big difference,” said Columbia Fruit & Produce $ CAULIFLOWER . . . . . . . . . EA 1.29 ¢ CARROTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB .49 ¢ TOMATOES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA 1.39 ¢ AVOCADOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA .99 ¢ APPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB .79 ¢ GRAPEFRUIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 / .89 ¢ ORANGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB .49 Community Action Team receives grant to expand home visiting services It was awarded the grant this year in the second round of funding. The Community Action The expansion grant 7HDP D ORFDO QRQSUR¿W will double the num- serving Columbia, Clat- ber of family service sop and Tillamook coun- slots available in Clatsop ties, recently received a County from 20 to about $136,600 expansion grant 40, Kamppi said. It will for its Health Families also open up more Span- home visiting program. ish-speaking slots as well. Healthy Families is a The goal of Healthy free, voluntary family sup- Families is to increase the port and parent education number of children ready home visiting program for school and reduce the for prenatal and new birth likelihood of child abuse families. The program of- and neglect in participat- fers developmental screen- ing new birth families ings, support and infor- by improving parenting mation, according to the skills, enhancing family Community Action Team. functioning and increasing Parents receive infor- families’ connections with mation on child develop- other resources, according ment, infant care and keep- to the Community Action ing their baby healthy. Team. Many families are eligi- Annually, the Commu- ble for home visits with a nity Action Team serves trained home visitor, who more than 16,000 people. coaches them as they build Healthy Families of their parenting skills. Clatsop County is part of Sunday Kamppi, pro- the national Healthy Fam- gram coordinator for Co- ilies America Network, an lumbia and Clatsop Coun- evidence-based home vis- ty, said the Community iting program. $FWLRQ 7HDP ¿UVW DSSOLHG “Sometimes you need to the Oregon Health Au- extra support and that is thority for the grant fund- what our home visitors are ing nearly four years ago. there for,” Kamppi said. Arlene Schnitzer, in town with her son Jordan and other foundation members for the CommuniCare grant awards ceremony last May. “I hope you remember that for what- ever you do, wherever life takes you, it’s the little things that count.” GO ONLINE http://www.dailyastorian.com/ Consul t a PROFESSIONAL L eo F in zi Certified Microsoft Refurbisher. Repairs you can count on. 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W hy ha ve a chiropra ctor on you r hea lth ca re tea m ? 1) An other perspective on the d ia gn osis a n d trea tm en t of you r problem s; 2) trea tm en ts tha t d on ’t in volve d ru gs; 3) ha n d s-on physica l trea tm en ts to restore n orm a l fu n ction a n d red u ce pa in . If chiropra ctic thera py helps, it w ill be q u ick ly a ppa ren t. W ha t ca u ses a d ry m o u th? GRAPE PINT TEXAS PINK for natural disasters, she said. Schermerhorn is seeking a new Cannon Beach CERT leader as well as arranging for more CERT training. Team members will work closely with their fel- low CERTs in Arch Cape and Falcon Cove, Cannon Beach’s emergency pre- paredness committee and cache container subcommit- tee, and potentially the life- guards, Schermerhorn said. “They’re just another great asset the city’s proud to bring on board,” he said. By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian &RPPXQL&DUHRIIHUVJUDQWVWRQRQSUR¿WV Astoria High School’s CommuniCare group is looking for nonprofits fo- cused on education, the en- vironment and emergency services. Nonprofits in the community that fit one of these categories can apply for a grant that will be given out in the spring. For more information about the pro- gram or how to apply, con- tact Casey Litwin at caseyli- twin@astoria.k12.or.us CommuniCare introduces young people to philanthropy by putting them in charge of a minifoundation. The students are chal- DQG&DSW0DWW*DUGQHU7KH Police Department has nine paid staff members, plus the lifeguards and parking infor- mation officers during the summer. More available staff members means more op- portunities for training and reinforcing the CERT vol- unteers’ “muscle memory” of emergency response, Thompson said. 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