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Jobs: Average wage in the county
overall last year was $36,822
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those health care positions will
continue to grow,” she said.
The state is looking at
incorporating a new standard
for family self-sufficiency cre-
ated by a professor at the Uni-
versity of Washington into
regional economic analy-
ses, Sykes said. Researchers
with the university’s Center
for Women’s Welfare calcu-
lated the wages and salaries
needed for various family
sizes to afford housing, food,
health care, child care, trans-
portation, taxes and other liv-
ing costs without public assis-
tance, while having leftover
money to save.
In Clatsop County, a single
parent with two children would
need to earn $36,299 annually
to be self-sufficient, accord-
ing to the report. The cost
of self-sufficiency increases
to $44,837 for a two-parent
household with two kids.
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Staff at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria work at
one of the facility’s nursing stations. The health care field
is expected to expand by 11 percent over the next decade
in Northwest Oregon.
The average wage in the
county overall last year was
$36,822, according to the state.
Education pays
Kevin Leahy, head of Clat-
sop Economic Development
Resources, said he was sur-
prised by the projected growth
in lower-wage positions but
that Clatsop County has a head
start educationally.
At least 42 percent of adults
in the county have some col-
lege, a certificate or a two-year
degree, compared to 35 percent
statewide. At least 24 percent
have a bachelor’s. The state
has found that wages increase
to more than $38,800 on aver-
age with at least some college
education, and nearly $40,400
with a two-year degree.
Around half of Clatsop
Community College’s students
enroll in workforce training
programs, compared to stu-
dents transferring to a univer-
sity. The college has several
flagship career-technical pro-
grams in historic preservation,
firefighting, welding, automo-
tive, maritime, medical, busi-
ness and accounting fields.
The college also tries to
promote and provide training
for good-paying local oppor-
tunities, from forest products
and fishing to insurance and
accounting, Leahy said, espe-
cially with much of the work-
force approaching retirement.
“Our college needs to focus
on jobs that require a higher
education, because those are
the jobs people need to afford
homes,” Leahy said.
Students: Program aims to teach students about conservation
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happens, it’s also just that
we do want to instill in them
understanding and apprecia-
tion for the national parks.”
The Student Conserva-
tion Association students who
attended on Wednesday had
already spent the past week
working to eradicate invasive
plant species from the Yeon
property while camping in
tents nearby. The national pro-
gram aims to teach students
about hands-on environment
conservation.
Though the work is
labor-intensive, the partici-
pants, who are from across the
U.S., described loving it.
“I love camping and the out-
doors, so this is a great way to
help out and meet people who
have the same interests in con-
servation,” said Julian Lichten-
feld, a student from Florida.
With the week of work they
already completed, the students
saw the many piles of Scotch
Hannah Sievert/The Daily Astorian
Student Conservation Association participants help clear
Scotch broom from a property in Warrenton.
broom they’ve helped eradi-
cate. The visual aid helped keep
spirits high.
“An hour and a half ago
this was all covered in Scotch
broom, and now it’s stumps and
open field,” Carmen Simons, a
student from New York, said.
“It’s rewarding to see that and
know seeds under here will
be getting sunlight and water.
Things can start growing.
That’s why I think it’s fun.”
Youth programs like the
Scotch broom cleanup can
be effective in inspiring stu-
dents to consider careers in
the national parks early on.
Cole said many parks staff she
works with started out in one of
the programs. Getting involved
with a parks program or intern-
ship can give job candidates
a leg up when applying for
full-time positions, which are
highly competitive.
Grant Bassett, a college
senior from Texas, started out
working in the Youth Conserva-
tion Corps in 2014. Since then,
he’s worked at national parks
every summer through the Path-
ways program. He plans on
applying for a full-time job with
the national parks next year.
Now, as a seasonal biolog-
ical technician at Lewis and
Clark, Bassett spends time
eradicating invasive species
and working with students in
the program he started out in.
“They’re sweet kids,” Bas-
sett said. “It’s cool getting to be
a part of their development.”
The excitement and interest
can also inspire veteran staff.
“It’s hard to keep the pas-
sion up every day, but it’s
neat working with these kids,”
Cole said. “So many of them
get really excited by the work
we’re doing. Seeing them get
excited about the work helps
me get excited about it too.”
Hannah Sievert/The Daily Astorian
A camp counselor shows off her ‘beed.’
Stings: Counselors said
the campers showed
resilience afterward
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“Everybody
started
screaming ‘run,’ ‘go,’ cry-
ing and yelling … it was very
scary,” Andrew said.
Marge Huddleston, the
chairwoman of the camp’s
board of directors, said she
was impressed by the matu-
rity of the campers, staff and
the medics who responded.
The campers ranged from
third to eighth grades.
“I don’t want to make light
of it,” she said. “It was trau-
matic. Every staff member
will remember what they did
and how they responded.”
Camp counselors said the
campers showed resilience
afterward. Though several
campers went home Wednes-
day night, many were back
participating in activities by
the next day. All campers will
go home with a special bead
— dubbed a ‘beed,’ a play on
words — to remember their
week. The camp was the last
session Kiwanilong will offer
this summer.
“We’re calling it, ‘going
out with a buzz,’” Kim
Moroney, one of the camp
directors, said.
Matthews: Final
performance as ‘Mama’
will be in late August
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Patricia VonVintage, the
directing manager at Astor
Street, who plays the role
of “Vivian,” said Matthews
brings a commitment to her
role that can be inspiring to
some of the younger cast
members.
When VonVintage first
saw Matthews dancing across
the stage during her solo song
and dance act, “The Older the
Fiddle, the Sweeter the Tune,”
VonVintage realized she could
bring more energy and move-
ment to her own performance.
“You gotta be as good as
Kathy,” VonVintage said.
“She’s in there showing it,
so us young bucks are defi-
nitely making sure we have to
pick up our game. She’s such
a good character actor in that
way. It makes us all step up
our game.”
When Matthews isn’t
at rehearsals, on stage or at
the church, she is the owner
of an antique shop in down-
town Astoria, What-nots
& Whimsy. Next year, she
hopes to move on from the
show to spend more time
traveling with her husband.
For her final performance
in late August, two of her
great-grandchildren will visit
Astoria to watch Matthews
perform as “Mama” one last
time.
“She’s someone we will
always look toward for inspi-
ration,” VonVintage said.
“Kathy will always be there
in spirit and she’ll always be
coming in to help. She’s not
leaving us whether she’s on
stage or not.”
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