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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.”
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meeting).
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mas Day, all federal and
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day. County and city offi ces
in Astoria and Gearhart are
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closed Thursday and Friday;
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city offi ces are closed Friday.
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closed Friday, and there is no
mail delivery.
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Warrenton/Hammond
and
Seaside (including Cannon
Beach and Gearhart) school
district schools, and Clat-
sop Community College, are
closed for winter break.
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Warrenton Library are closed
Thursday and Friday; the Sea-
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and services are closed Thurs-
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lection customers whose nor-
mal service day is Friday will
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on Saturday. Recology West-
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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-
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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