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THE ASTORIAN • THuRSdAy, FEbRuARy 3, 2022
FIELD TEST
Candidates Wanted
URGENT NOTICE: You may be qualified
to participate in a special Field Test of
new hearing instrument technology
being held at a local test site.
Nancy McCarthy
A state grant will help Cannon Beach improve cache sites and prepare for disasters.
Grant: The deadline to
complete work is 2024
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“It means there is a safe
place off grid that creates a
lot of resiliency to the com-
munity,” Hudson told the
City Council. “And there
are other residents around
our area that would end
up migrating to our loca-
tion anyway due to the geo-
graphic island nature of
where we are. So it does
create a safe harbor for
many, many people in this
area.”
Hudson said the sites are
on safe ground, outside of
the tsunami inundation zone
for a Cascadia Subduction
Zone earthquake. Develop-
ing the sites is costly, so the
grant is a serious benefit, he
said.
Since the stand-alone
utility infrastructure is usu-
ally placed underground,
Hudson does not expect the
additional resources to sub-
stantially change the way
the sites look.
Clatsop County and the
state can also use the sites
to store resources, he said.
The deadline to complete
the work is 2024.
Cannon Beach: ‘We want to make
sure we can respond as best we can’
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Funding for the rebuild
will likely come from the
prepared food tax approved
by voters in November. The
5% tax is estimated to raise
about $1.7 million a year and
will be split between the city
and the Cannon Beach Rural
Fire Protection District.
After years of back-and-
forth, city councilors unan-
imously agreed last year to
rebuild the City Hall and
police station at the existing
location on E. Gower Street.
The new building could cost
more than $16 million, and
will also function as an emer-
gency operations center.
The new facility will be
set back slightly and built
over the parking lot, which
sits higher. St. Denis said the
additional height should pro-
tect the building from some
tsunamis.
While the site is in the
tsunami inundation zone for
a Cascadia Subduction Zone
earthquake, St. Denis said
the new building is not nec-
essarily being built to with-
stand that disaster.
City leaders had consid-
ered the city’s South Wind
property as a possible loca-
tion because it is outside
of the inundation zone, but
the 55-acre vacant lot has
proved tricky and expensive
to develop.
“We’re likely to see
smaller earthquakes that can
do a lot of damage here, but
not be Cascadia,” St. Denis
said. “So we want to make
sure we can respond as best
we can if that kind of event
occurs.”
Crab: Starting price around $5 per pound
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with any kind of delay due to
a delayed, prolonged nego-
tiation process,” Novotny
said.
That resulted in a start-
ing price around $5 per
pound for fishermen, which
Novotny said is the highest
Oregon’s Dungeness indus-
try has ever seen.
In addition to a favor-
able price, the season started
on time for the first time in
seven years, allowing them
to meet the holiday market.
Novotny said staffing
shortages in processing
facilities and rough weather
in early January had an
impact on the season, but,
overall, conditions were in
the industry’s favor.
Though the average price
for Dungeness crab went up
this season, factors like prox-
imity to the coast and indi-
vidual business agreements
mean that the higher price
doesn’t translate directly to
every store and restaurant.
Wayne Jarvela, the gen-
eral manager of The SEA
Crab House, which has
restaurants in Astoria and
Seaside, said the success of
The donations will take
place during the last week
in February, also known as
Action Week, which is a time
for each chapter of the Assis-
tance League to develop a
new program to benefit the
community.
The Assistance League of
the Columbia Pacific has six
major community-focused
programs. Local members
have especially made their
mark with Operation School
Bell, a program that clothes
Offer Expires February 4th, 2022
Miracle-Ear Center
Miracle-Ear Center
Youngs Bay Plaza
173 S. Hwy 101
Warrenton, OR 97146
(503) 836-7921
2505 Main Ave N
Suite C
Tillamook, OR 97141
(503) 836-7926
In an effort to accurately demonstrate the incredible
performance of these devices, specially trained
representatives will be conducting testing and
demonstrations during this special event.
In addition to an audiometric hearing evaluation,
candidates will receive a fiber-optic otoscope exam,
a painless procedure that could reveal common
hearing problems such as excessive wax or damage
to the eardrum, as well as other common cause of
hearing deficiencies.
Qualified Field Test Candidates:
• Live in Warrenton or the surrounding area
• Are at least 55 years of age or older
• Have experienced some level of hearing difficulty,
or currently wear hearing aids
• Don’t currently work for a market research
company
FIELD TEST
PARTICIPANTS
Will be tested and
selected same-day.
Luke Whittaker/Chinook Observer
Ex-vessel value for Dungeness crab hits $78.1 million
this season has benefited the
restaurants, and he’s seen
lower prices.
“The prices going down
has been wonderful,” he
said. “Everything else: milk,
bread, groceries, has gone
up. But Dungeness crab — a
delicacy — has gone down.”
An estimated $18.7 mil-
lion of the haul, nearly
a quarter of the season’s
value so far, came through
the Astoria-Warrenton area,
which brought in 3.7 million
pounds.
“This is a victory for the
fishermen and the industry,
but it’s really a victory for
the coastal economies and
the state economy as well,”
Novotny said. “We’re just
getting started, this season
goes on until August, and
hopefully there’s continuing
to be a good supply of crab.”
The first few months of
Dungeness crab season usu-
ally brings in the majority
of the haul, meaning despite
being a record-breaker in
value, this season is unlikely
to beat the all-time weight
record of 33 million pounds.
Books: Aim to improve student literacy
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An industry leader in digital hearing devices is
sponsoring a product field test in your area next
week and they have asked us to select up to
15 qualified candidates to participate. They are
interested in determining the benefits of GENIUS™
4.0 Technology in eliminating the difficulty hearing
aid users experience in difficult environments, such
as those with background noise or multiple talkers.
Candidates in other test areas have reported very
positive feedback so far.
We are looking for additional candidates in
Warrenton and the surrounding areas.
hundreds of students from the
five school districts each year.
Other outreach includes
scholarship opportunities for
students exiting high school,
the donation of sports and
athletic gear to athletic pro-
grams and resource contribu-
tions for foster children.
“Overall, the (Assistance
League) has been a critical
and crucial part of our com-
munity and many of our fam-
ilies and students have ben-
efited from the resources
provided by them,” said Josh
Jannusch, the principal at
Warrenton Middle School.
Davies, who has been with
the nonprofit since 2008, said
she was drawn by the orga-
nization’s values and com-
mitment to working with and
helping children.
In addition to assisting
teachers, the book donation
program also aligns with
another mission of the group
— improving literacy among
students.
“We are really excited …
we are always trying to find
new ways to help,” Davies
said.
We have a limited supply of the GENIUS™ 4.0 test
product currently on hand and ready for testing.
We have also been authorized to offer significant
discounts if you decide to take the hearing
instruments home. If you choose not to keep them,
there’s no risk or obligation of any kind.†
TO PARTICIPATE:
1. You must be one of the first 15 people to call our
office Mention Code: 22FebField.
2. You will be required to have your hearing tested
in our office, FREE OF CHARGE, to determine
candidacy.
3. Report your results with the hearing instruments
to the Hearing Care Specialist over a three week
test period.
Qualified candidates will be selected on a first-
come, first-served basis so please call us TODAY
to secure your spot in the Product Field Test.
Participants who qualify and complete the product
test will receive a FREE $100 Restaurant.com Gift
Card* as a token of our thanks.
AVOID WAITING – CALL AND MENTION CODE: 22FebField
*One per household. Must be 55 or older and bring loved one for familiar voice test. Must complete a hearing
test. Not valid with prior test/purchase in last 6 months. While supplies last. Free gift card may be used toward
the purchase of food at participating restaurants where a minimum purchase may also be required. See
restaurant.com for details. Not redeemable for cash. Promotional offer available during special event dates only.
†If you are not completely satisfied, the aids may be returned for a full refund within 30 days of the completion of
fitting, in satisfactory condition. See store for details.