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A2 THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2021 IN BRIEF Dozens of virus cases reported in county over the weekend The Oregon Health Authority reported 73 new cases over the weekend in Clatsop County. Since the pandemic began, the county has recorded 1,548 virus cases and 11 deaths. The health authority has reported 242,843 cases and 2,949 deaths statewide. — The Astorian DEATHS Aug. 14, 2021 VAN OSDOL, Don- ald Wayne, 68, of Knappa, died in Knappa. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Aug. 13, 2021 ARNOLD, Joseph, 91, of Seaside, died in Astoria. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. MUNSON, Pamela, 72, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Aug. 12, 2021 WEBER, James, 63, of Astoria, died in Asto- ria. Hughes-Ransom Mor- tuary is in charge of the arrangements. Aug. 10, 2021 WARD, John Doug- las, 83, of Cannon Beach, died in Seaside. Ocean View Funeral & Cre- mation Service of Asto- ria is in charge of the arrangements. SPIKE MEMORIALS Jeff TerHar Saturday, Aug. 21 Memorials OLSON, Gordon — Celebration of life at 11 a.m., Maritime Memo- Deaths rial Park, 10 Bay St. PEDERSEN, Gary — Celebration of life at 2 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Astoria, 1103 Grand Ave. SPRING, Michael P. — Potluck celebration of life 2 p.m., Warrenton Community Center, 170 S.W. Third St. THOMAS, Arlene Rae (Jones) — Funeral ser- vice at 11 a.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 350 Niagara Ave. Thomas, 84, of St. George, Utah, formerly of Astoria, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Rosburg, Wash- ington. She was the for- mer owner of the Astoria Beauty College. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. An online guest book may be signed at caldwellsmortuary.com Sunday, Aug. 22 CARTER, Annette — Celebration of life and pot- luck at 5 p.m., Warrenton Community Center, 170 S.W. Third St. Evan Cory serves up some beach volleyball action in the men’s open fi nal Saturday night during the Seaside Beach Volleyball tournament. He and teammate Logan Webber topped the team of Travis Mewhirter and Adam Roberts for the championship. The women’s open title went to Megan Nash and Brittany Tiegs, who defeated Emily Hartong and Macy Jerger. This year marked the tournament’s 39th year after being canceled because of the pandemic last year. More than a thousand teams from across the U.S. participated in the event. ON THE RECORD Theft Attempted assault On • Danielle C. McMahon, • Seth the Timothy Record Mor- gan, 26, of Astoria, was 24, of Astoria, was arrested indicted Thursday for Saturday at Walmart in coercion, menacing that Warrenton for theft in the constituted domestic vio- second degree. • David G. Kirschbaum, lence, attempted assault in the fourth degree consti- 21, and Meghan Elizabeth tuting domestic violence Wahl, 21, both of Hood River, were cited Thursday and harassment. for theft in the second degree Weapons charges • Keith Donald Julius and criminal mischief at Schaefer, 38, of Lafayette, Walmart in Warrenton. DUII was indicted Thursday for • Stefan B. Whitehead, unlawful use of a weapon, assault in the fourth degree 29, of Warrenton, was arrested on Aug. 9 at S.E. and harassment. 12th Place in Warrenton for Criminal mischief • Timothy T. Good- driving under the infl uence man, 63, of Kennewick, of intoxicants. He was also Washington, was arrested cited for driving uninsured. • Melvin Ernest Gruelle, Aug. 9 at the Desdemona Club in Astoria for crim- 74, of Petersburg, Alaska, inal mischief in the third was arrested Wednesday degree and off ensive pub- afternoon on state Highway 53 for DUII . lic conduct. • Jessica M. Ganschow, • Mark Steven Beatty, 36, of Seaside, was 30, of Astoria, was arrested arrested Thursday night Thursday night at the Pre- on Bond Street in Astoria marq Center in Warren- for harassment and crimi- ton for DUII and reckless nal mischief in the second driving. • Joel Lester Wil- degree. liams, 36, of Portland, was Hit-and-run • Angel Ramirez-Gon- arrested Sunday on U.S. zalez, 40, of Astoria, was Highway 101 at Avenue S arrested Saturday for a hit- in Seaside for DUII . • Levi Clinton Van Cleef, and-run that occurred Fri- day. He was charged with 30, of Castle Rock, Wash- property damage, driv- ington, was arrested Sun- ing uninsured and driving day at the 10th Street access PUBLIC MEETINGS in Gearhart for DUII. without privileges. PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Union Health District of Clatsop County Board, 9 a.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Clatsop Community College Board of Directors, 10 a.m., special meeting and retreat, (electronic meeting). Clatsop Care Health District Board, 2 p.m., (electronic meeting). Port of Astoria Commission, 4 p.m., workshop, (electronic meeting). Seaside School District Board, 6 p.m., (electronic meeting). 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: 800-781-3214 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, 2021 by The Astorian. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS, INC. Printed on recycled paper BAG DROP Hailey Hoff man/The Astorian State and local offi cials — including state Sen. Betsy Johnson, left — cut the ribbon and offi cially opened the North Coast’s fi rst bag drop center for bulk bottle and can redemptions at Fred Meyer in Warrenton on Friday. Customers will now be able to redeem bottles for cash, get an extra 20% if they spend the money at Fred Meyer or donate to charity. The program is run by BottleDrop. Hospitals in southern Oregon buckling under surge of virus By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Patients left on beds in hospital hallways, their mon- itoring machines beeping away as too few doctors and nurses attend to an overload of emergencies. People diag- nosed with cancer or heart disease desperately needing treatments, but being turned away. Hospital staff ers and pub- lic health managers in south- ern Oregon say it’s never been this bad. And it’s apt to get worse as the delta vari- ant of COVID-19 spreads through a region where fewer than half the residents have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. “This is the worst condi- tion our hospitals have seen, likely ever. I don’t know that anyone could recall a time where we’ve had this much pressure on our health care system,” Josephine County Public Health Manager Michael Weber told reporters Thursday. The health care leaders got on a Zoom press conference with reporters to describe the dire situation, and to beg people to get vaccinated and wear masks. “I implore you to wear a mask and get vaccinated, not just for your own protection, not just for your family, but for your neighbors and for the care and support of your medical teams,” said Leona O’Keefe, deputy Josephine County health offi cer. Doctors, nurses and other health care workers who are on the front lines are becom- ing overwhelmed as the case- load surpasses even last year’s peak of COVID-19 hospitalizations. “It’s heartbreaking. People are exhausted. You can see it in their eyes,” said Dr. Jason Kuhl, chief medical offi cer for Providence Medical Cen- ter in Medford. He described how patients who need care are forced to wait on gur- neys in hallways, creating an obstacle course of beds and a cacophony of beeping moni- toring machines. Amanda Kotler, a regis- tered nurse who is vice pres- ident of nursing at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, described seeing nurses who have hit the wall, emotionally and physically, as they try to care for patients, some of whom are dying. “Imagine the physical exhaustion of being in PPE for 12-, 16-, 20-hour shifts. It’s hot. You’re caring for patients. You’re struggling to keep them alive,” Kotler said in the joint Zoom news conference. The patients can’t have visitors and family support, so nurses wind up facilitat- ing phone conversations with their loved ones, “often when they’re saying goodbye,” she said. Oregon Health Author- ity director Pat Allen said that Oregon’s record-setting COVID-19 hospitalization rate is fi lling hospitals statewide. “Our ICUs are full. Our doctors and nurses are exhausted and rightfully frus- trated because this crisis is avoidable. It is like watch- ing a train wreck coming and knowing that there’s an opportunity to switch tracks, yet we feel helpless while we watch unnecessary loss of life,” said David Zonies, associate chief medical offi - cer at Portland’s Oregon Health & Science University. The hospitals are so over- fl owing in Jackson and Jose- phine counties, which lie along the California border, that health offi cials there have asked the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Emer- gency Management for a fi eld hospital and more nurses. Rudy Owens, a health authority spokesman, said in an email that the state agency is working with federal agen- cies to try to obtain mobile hospitals. This surge is hitting like a tsunami, and comes after people thought the worst was over. 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