JULY 19, 2018 // 15
Veterans need your help
ASTORIA — Every week-
day at 7 a.m., the Disabled
American Veterans’ van
departs from the parking
lot on Marine Drive just
west of Burger King, with
veterans who have medical
appointments at the VA
Medical Center in Portland.
Our local veterans de-
pend on this transportation
for medical treatment they
otherwise would not re-
ceive. Many are treated for
life-threatening conditions
and have no other way to
see their physicians.
This crucial service is
provided by volunteer driv-
ers who deliver the veterans
to their appointments, have
breakfast and lunch at the
VA, then return to Astoria
that afternoon when all the
veterans have received their
treatments.
We are currently short of
drivers and cannot provide
uninterrupted service to our
veterans.
You can make a differ-
ence by ensuring our vet-
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erans receive the medical
treatment they deserve. Do
you have one or two days
a month to help serve our
veterans?
Find out how you can
help by calling Dick Lang
at 503-298-8757 or sending
him an email to Astoria-
DAVvan@charter.net.
The commitment to be
a driver will earn you a
free physical examination,
breakfast and lunch in the
veterans’ cafeteria on the
days you drive, and the
wonderful feeling of satis-
faction you get by helping
our veterans.
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a notorious weed
SEASIDE — Soon the seed
pods of invasive police-
man’s helmet plants will be
maturing, and when they do,
their seeds can fly as far as
20 feet, spreading the plant
far and wide.
You can help arrest this
weed and keep it from
overrunning native coastal
plants. Join North Coast
Land Conservancy for a vol-
unteer stewardship day at its
Circle Creek Conservation
Center in Seaside, 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. Saturday, July 21.
Policeman’s helmet, a
highly invasive, non-na-
tive plant, has taken hold
throughout the Necanicum
River watershed, choking
out native plants and reduc-
ing plant and animal diversi-
ty while increasing the risk
of streambank erosion.
North Coast Land Con-
servancy and the Necanicum
Watershed Council are
working together on a three-
year project to try to rid the
watershed of this invader.
The community can help get
rid of this weed.
The plant is easy to pull;
the next step is to pile up-
rooted plants and stomp on
them to crush the stems and
prevent the seed pods from
developing or maturing.
Wherever you live in Clat-
sop or Tillamook counties,
keep an eye out for police-
man’s helmet on your proper-
ty. As soon as you see it, pull,
pile and stomp the plants so
they can’t reproduce.
Visit NCLCtrust.org/pull-
pile-stomp for more details
and to report suspected
sightings of the plant.
Policeman’s helmet is
named for the shape of the
blossom, which resembles
an old-fashioned British
policeman’s headwear. It
is native to the Himalayas
and was introduced in North
America as an ornamental
garden plant but has since
spread widely.