T he C olumbia P ress
October 6, 2017
County’s needle exchanges begin
Clatsop County Public
Health Department held its
first two syringe exchang-
es Thursday, one in Astoria
across from Custard King
and one at the Knappa Fire
Department.
Public Health launched
the program to combat the
growing rate of infectious
disease -- HIV, Hepatitis
B, Hepatitis C and syphilis
-- among intravenous drug
users. The department re-
ceived a $50,000 donation
from Friends of Columbia
Community Health and the
county board of commis-
sioners voted to endorse the
project in August.
Public Health conducted
the syringe exchange from a
green Dodge van. Two Clat-
sop County staff members
and a volunteer assisted.
The rules of the syringe ex-
change event:
• Participants are provided
syringes on a one-for-one
basis (i.e., one clean syringe
for one used syringe).
• Under no circumstanc-
es will Clatsop County staff
continue with the syringe
Correction
A story in the Sept. 29 issue
about the Eighth Street Dam
incorrectly named the feder-
al entity that built the struc-
ture. It was the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture/Natural
Resources Conservation Ser-
vice. The tide gates first were
operated in an open position
in 2002, kept in an open po-
sition beginning in 2012, and
removed by Skipanon Water
Control District in 2015.
Gail Galen, a district board
member, said there were
10,000 aging dams built
during the 1960s, the same
era as California’s Oroville
Dam, which failed in heavy
storms in February.
exchange if signs of drug
use, drug paraphernalia
(besides used syringes) or
the selling of drugs is no-
ticed. If any of those activ-
ities occur, the exchange
would shut down immedi-
ately and not return to that
location. Participants are
expected to self-govern and
not jeopardize this import-
ant public health service.
• Participants must bring
all used syringes to the ex-
change in containers that
prevent staff from being
accidentally stuck with a
needle. Participants will
be given a sharps contain-
er to properly dispose of
syringes brought to future
exchange events. Partici-
pants are expected to dis-
pose of their syringes in
proper sharps containers
at all times.
• Public Health expects
exchange participants to
pick up syringes they see
in the community and dis-
pose of them properly in
their sharps containers.
For more information,
call 503-325-8500.
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Majority of parents concerned kids won’t find good jobs
A new survey from Junior
Achievement USA shows
that 77 percent of parents
are “concerned” about their
child’s ability to have a suc-
cessful job or career as adults
because of global competi-
tion and automation.
The same percent of teens
said they share similar con-
cerns.
The survey of 1,204 parents
of school-aged students and
1,000 teens was conducted
by ORC International on be-
half of Junior Achievement,
an organization that pro-
motes work readiness, en-
trepreneurship and financial
literacy.
In the survey, nearly half
of parents (45 percent) said
they were “extremely or very”
concerned about their chil-
dren’s prospects for future
employment, while almost as
many teens (40 percent) had
the same level of concern.
The survey was conducted in
conjunction with the fall roll-
out of Junior Achievement’s
work- and career-readiness
programs.
More information on these
programs is available online
at jaorswwa.org.
Established locally in 1950,
JA has more than 4,000 vol-
unteers who teach JA pro-
grams in more than 1,700
classrooms, serving over
44,000 students in Oregon
and Southwest Washington.
The closest chapter is in
Portland. For more informa-
tion, call 800-874-0691.
AGENDA
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WARRENTON
MEETING
TUESDAY
October 10, 2017 – 6:00 P.M.
Warrenton City Commission Chambers – 225 South Main Avenue
Warrenton, OR 97146
This is a Preliminary Agenda. A final Agenda and full meeting packet
will be available on the City’s website at www.ci.warrenton.or.us after
4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 6, 2017.
REGULAR MEETING BUSINESS
A. Consideration of License to Occupy – McGregor
B. Consideration of Resolution No. 2506; Authorizing the City to Trans-
fer the Surplus Balance of the Public Safety Building GO Bond Fund
C. Consideration of Sublease Renewal for Sturgeon Paul’s – Hammond
Marina
D. Consideration of New Capital Improvement Project – Intersection of
SW 9th and S. Main Ave.
Warrenton City Hall is accessible to the disabled. An interpreter
for the hearing impaired may be requested under the terms of ORS
192.630 by contacting Dawne Shaw, Deputy City Recorder, at 503-
861-2233 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting so appropriate
assistance can be provided.
WARRENTON-HAMMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT
SEEKS BUDGET COMMITTEE APPLICANTS
Warrenton-Hammond School District is hereby taking applications for
Budget Committee members.
The budget committee will have the responsibility for reviewing the
financial program of the district, reviewing the proposed district budget
as presented by the superintendent and recommending an annual or
biennial district budget in keeping with the provisions of applicable state
laws.
•
Members are appointed by the Board of Directors
•
Members must live and be registered to vote in the Warren-
ton-Hammond School District
•
Members must not be an officer, agent or employee of the Warren-
ton-Hammond School District
•
Members normally serve a three-year term, but some positions are
completing other terms of office and may be shorter in duration.
Position 1
Position 2
Position 4
Position 6
Three year term
Three year term
Three year term
Three year term
Applications and additional information are available at the school
district office located at:
820 SW Cedar Ave., Warrenton
Phone: (503) 861-2281