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A2 THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2020 MERRY AND IN BRIEF Two arrested in robbery and stabbing Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred Sun- day night during an alleged drug deal in Astoria. Offi cials say two suspects met a man near Nehalem Avenue before 9 p.m. to conduct a drug deal. When they met, the suspects reportedly tried to rob the man with a BB gun and replica handguns. The man reportedly produced a knife. Police say the suspects then produced knives and stabbed the victim in the right arm before fl eeing on foot. Police located the two suspects early Monday morn- ing and arrested 18 year-old Dylan Bernier, of Welling- ton, Florida, and a 17 year-old from Astoria for robbery in the fi rst degree, assault in the second degree, menac- ing and unlawful use of a weapon. The 17 year-old was lodged at the Yamhill County Juvenile Detention Center and Bernier was lodged at the Clatsop County Jail. The victim was treated for his injuries and released. Anyone with information about the incident or who has video in the 300 block of Nehalem Avenue and the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Fourth Street are asked to con- tact Detective Nicole Riley at 503-741-6118 or by email at nriley@astoria.or.us. BRIGHT Warrenton teenager injured in crash A 19-year-old from Warrenton was seriously injured Saturday morning after he was struck by a vehicle. Offi cials say the teenager was crossing an intersec- tion on foot near Alternative U.S. Highway 101 and S. Main Avenue at about 6:20 a.m. when he was struck by a pickup truck. He reportedly had a visible head injury and was fl own to a Portland-area hospital. The driver involved in the crash was not cited. — The Astorian ‘Long haulers’ recount virus’s toll in Oregon New restrictions on coastal steelhead fi shery LONG BEACH, Wash. — New gear and harvest restrictions went into effect this month for the coastal steelhead fi shery after weeks of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife pondering how to han- dle the fi sheries’ continued shortcomings. The state’s fi sh and wildlife commission held a special meeting via Zoom on Dec. 11 to receive pub- lic comments on the newly announced restrictions. Approximately 512 people watched the online meet- ing and dozens signed up to offer their opinions and remarks. State offi cials held a town hall meeting two weeks prior, on Nov. 24, to explain the state of the steelhead fi shery along the Washington coast and to explain four options they had devised for handling the 2020-2021 season: • Close the fi shery early between Mar. 1 and April 15; • Only allow steelhead fi shing on the Quillayute River; • Apply gear and harvest restrictions; • Close the fi shery statewide to allow the fi shery a better chance to rebound. — Chinook Observer DEATHS Dec. 20, 2020 In HALL, Brief Benjamin, 46, of Portland, died in Sea- side. Hughes-Ransom Deaths Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. JENSEN, William, 78, of Warrenton, died in Warrenton. Hughes-Ran- som Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. NIEMI, George, 71, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Hughes-Ransom Mor- tuary is in charge of the arrangements. Dec. 19, 2020 BECHTOLT, Herbert, 72, of Warrenton, died in Astoria. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. MARSHALL, Robert, 68, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Dec. 18, 2020 HURNER, Chris- Hailey Hoff man/The Astorian Oliver Montesano plays next to a decorated tree at the Columbia Memorial Hospital Health and Wellness Park last week. Columbia Memorial employees Kristen Moss and Megan Hutchinson organized the lights and holiday decorations twisting through the labyrinth. tine Ann, 67, of War- renton, died in Warren- ton. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Dec. 17, 2020 ECKERT, Sheri, 59, of Portland, died in Sea- side. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. LAUGHLIN, Paul, 55, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Dec. 15, 2020 HARRIS, Emily, 39, of Astoria, died in Asto- ria. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Dec. 13, 2020 KIMMEL, Norma, 66, of Astoria, died in Port- land. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. By SUZANNE ROIG The Bulletin Jean Jones doesn’t even ask any more if her family members smell the same thing she does. The 64-year-old great-grandmother from Madras knows now the prob- lem is a lingering side effect of having the coronavirus . Bend resident Shira Franklin has a compromised immune system and a lack of energy months after having COVID-19. She’s been like this since July and still fears getting the virus again because her doctor has said the immu- nity will only last a couple of weeks. And then there’s the social stigma of being a so-called long hauler. When each of the women said they had COVID- 19, people literally stepped away from them. For the thousands who have voiced their concerns on Facebook groups and other social media platforms as long-haul survivors of the virus, COVID-19 is like a guest that stays too long. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention admits that little is known about the long term effects of COVID- 19. The CDC states that most people recover fully and some have lingering symptoms that last for weeks or months. Even people who are never sick enough to be hospitalized can experience lingering side effects, according to the CDC. Jones came down with symptoms on Nov. 3. A member of the Central Ore- gon Mask Makers group, she and her mother helped make thousands of fabric masks that were given away to St. Charles Health System’s med- ical professionals, members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and anyone Dean Guernsey/The Bulletin Loretta Cummings, 96, Jean Jones, 64, Addilyn Pattenaude, 8 months, and Jasmine Rowley, 20, in their Madras home. else who wanted one. And even though she intel- lectually understood about the virus, she wasn’t convinced that it was truly as bad as med- ical professionals made it out to be. “I had been on the fence about the COVID,” said Jones from her home. “I knew it was bad, but I didn’t know if it was really all that bad. “It’s defi nitely real now.” While she talked about how she felt at fi rst, she said the dates run into each other. Her symptoms began with an annoying cough, which she at fi rst thought were allergies. Then the fatigue set in. Her eyes felt like thou- sands of needles were pok- ing her. She slept for 18 hours straight. Then came the fever. Everything was an effort. Going to the bathroom. Stand- ing up. Walking. “It all runs together and I have no concept of time,” Jones said. “No taste. No smell. Congestion. I thought it was the fl u.” She fi nally called her doc- tor, who told her to come by for a drive-through test. When the medical practitioner came out to her car dressed in full personal protective equip- ment, she got worried, but still didn’t think she had COVID-19. Two days later, she got confi rmation. COVID-19. The worst part of the entire ordeal was she infected her 96-year-old mother, grand- daughter and granddaughter’s boyfriend, Jones said. “You feel like a piece of dog biscuit,” she said. “I feel guilty that everyone got it. I don’t know who brought it in.” Her mom spent a week in the hospital and has recov- ered. Her granddaughter didn’t have symptoms and her boyfriend lost his sense of taste and had a fever for a day, Jones said. Of the three who were sick, Jones is the only one with lin- gering side effects. It’s been more than a month and she smells things that no one else does and is still fatigued eas- ily. A trip to the store requires a nap. Sometimes making din- ner is an effort. “We really need to take this seriously,” Jones said. The World Health Orga- nization estimates that people typically recover in two to six weeks from COVID-19, but some people may have linger- ing symptoms following an initial recovery. Franklin, who worked in a small restaurant in Redmond, got sick in July. Although recovered, she still doesn’t feel like herself pre-COVID-19, she said. “I don’t think any of us really do recover fully,” said Franklin, 36. The journey from symp- tom to a positive test started with breathing diffi culties, she said. At fi rst the doctor thought she had bronchitis, but opted to test her for COVID-19 just in case. He sent her back to work because she didn’t have any COVID-19 symptoms, Franklin said. “When I got the call that the test was positive, that I had COVID, I hung up and went to my manager and told him. He told me not to touch anything,” Franklin said. “I cried for an hour in my car, not because I had it, but I was fearful with my asthma, and I realized I had put my boss and my roommates at risk.” No one else around Frank- lin ever got sick. That’s the oddest thing about COVID- 19: it skips some and pum- mels others. Franklin’s pretty sure she got it while working as a server at the restau- rant. Dine-in customers were allowed to remove their masks while being seated at the table under the Oregon government mandates at the time. Months later, Franklin has trouble with her taste buds and sometimes her energy lags. It will take months for her immune system to return to normal, she said. And she’s never going to be safe from COVID-19 until it’s tamped down. “When people hear I had it, they step back and look at you and ask what did you do to get it,” Franklin said. “Peo- ple have asked me if I was par- tying or not wearing a mask. Nope, I did everything I was supposed to do. “I’ve never been so depressed,” she said. “I felt so alone.” PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Gearhart City Council, 6 p.m., special meeting, (electronic meeting). WEDNESDAY Astoria Parks Board, 6:45 a.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. PUBLIC MEETINGS Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503-325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 DailyAstorian.com Circulation phone number: 503-325-3211 Periodicals postage paid at Astoria, OR ADVERTISING OWNERSHIP All advertising copy and illustrations prepared by The Astorian become the property of The Astorian and may not be reproduced for any use without explicit prior approval. COPYRIGHT © Entire contents © Copyright, 2020 by The Astorian. 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County and city offi ces in Astoria and Gearhart are open a half-day on Thursday and are closed Friday; Can- non Beach city offi ces are closed Thursday and Friday; and Seaside and Warrenton city offi ces are closed Friday. All U.S. post offi ces are closed Friday, and there is no mail delivery. Astoria, Jewell, Knappa, Warrenton/Hammond and Seaside (including Cannon Beach and Gearhart) school district schools, and Clat- sop Community College, are closed for winter break. The Astoria Library and Warrenton Library are closed Thursday and Friday; the Sea- side Library closes at 5 p.m. Thursday and is closed Friday. The Port of Astoria offi ces and services are closed Thurs- day and Friday. Warrenton and Recology Western Oregon garbage col- lection customers whose nor- mal service day is Friday will have their garbage picked up on Saturday. Recology West- ern Oregon’s transfer station WANTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber Northwest Hardwoods • Longview, WA Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 closes at 2 p.m. Thursday and is closed Friday. The Sunset Pool in Seaside and Astoria Aquatic Center are closed. The Clatsop County Her- itage Museum, Oregon Film Museum, Flavel House Museum and Carriage House are closed Thursday and Fri- day. The Uppertown Fire- fi ghters’ Museum is closed for the winter. Lil’ Sprouts and Fort Clat- sop are closed Thursday and Friday. The Columbia River Maritime Museum is closed Friday. The Seaside Museum is closed. Sunset Empire Transpor- tation (“The Bus”) is not run- ning Friday. The Astorian offi ces are closed Friday, but the Satur- day newspaper will be printed and delivered as usual. Merry Christmas Courtney Ann My Angel in Heaven Aug. 21, 1982 - Dec. 22, 2001 “...don’t worry about the future, He’s got it under control.” - Courtney Guenther I Miss You So Much Love always, forever and ever and ever, Dadio
