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T he C olumbia P ress November 17, 2017 State testing for fatal deer disease Department of Fish and Wildlife has stepped up its monitoring of deer and elk herds for chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disease that has never been detected in Oregon’s deer population but is spreading in North America. The disease is caused by a protein particle that dam- ages the brain of infected animals, causing progres- sive loss of body condition. It’s untreatable and fatal. The particles that cause wasting disease can last a long time in the environ- ment, infecting new ani- mals for decades. The agency has been keeping an eye out for the disease, running check sta- tions in eastern Oregon to test harvested deer and elk on the opening weekends of popular hunting sea- sons and requiring disease testing at ranches. (The test to confirm the disease involves collecting an ani- mal’s lymph nodes or brain stem and can only be done once an animal has died.) The agency sampled deer for wasting disease over opening weekend of rifle deer season and conducted two additional checks at the end of October. So far so good. ODFW also is testing road-killed deer and elk and expanding the testing to western Oregon. Animals that exhibit signs of wast- ing or neurological disorder are also tested. If you see or harvest a sick deer or elk, report it to the Wildlife Health Lab at 866-968- 2600 and do not eat it. Group provides free Thanksgiving meal The Columbia Press Thanksgiving can bring out the best in people and the day after can bring out the worst. In Warrenton, a volunteer group called Thankful Hearts is an example of what’s good about the holidays. The seventh annual Com- munity Day of Thanks pro- vides a free complete Thanks- giving meal for anyone who shows up. And those who can’t show up can have a meal delivered to their door. The event has grown each year. Last year, Thankful Hearts fed about 300 people, said Lisa Lamping, one of the group’s founders. It’s from noon to 3 p.m. Thanksgiving day at Warren- ton Community Center, 170 S.W. Third St. To volunteer or Public Safety Calls Continued from Page 2 Marlin Avenue. • Two-vehicle noninjury colli- sion, 12:52 p.m. Nov. 10, Pacific Avenue at East Harbor Drive. One driver cited for failing to obey a stop sign. • Two-vehicles noninjury colli- sion, 3:31 p.m. Nov. 10, Youngs Bay Causeway. One driver cited for following too closely. • Two-vehicle noninjury colli- sion, 8:48 a.m. Nov. 11, New Youngs Bay Bridge. f Ire Calls • Provide mutual aid for struc- ture fire, 12:44 p.m. Nov. 5, 511 W. Marine Drive, Astoria. • Oven fire, 7 p.m. Nov. 8, 400 block Southwest Ridge Road. • Natural gas leak, 7:21 p.m. Nov. 8, 300 block Southwest Kalmia Avenue. • Attend burn pile, 5:27 p.m. Nov. 9, 200 block Southwest Birch Court. m edICal Calls • Male with chest and abdominal pain, 1:35 p.m. Nov. 6, Ham- mond Marina. • Female fall victim with hip injury, 3:46 p.m. Nov. 6, 33300 block Sunset Beach Lane. • Male ground-level fall, 6:26 p.m. Nov. 6, 0-100 block East Harbor Drive. • Female who may have cut wrists, 12:21 p.m. Nov. 7, 100 block Southeast 15 Street. • Female with lower back pain, 12:48 p.m. Nov. 7, 33200 block Sunset Beach Lane. • Male with infection, 836 a.m. Nov. 8, 500 block Southeast First Street. • Possible suicidal male who took pills, 10:50 a.m. Nov. 8, 91700 block South Lake Road. • Female with difficulty breath- ing, 11:03 p.m. Nov. 8, 1300 block South Main Avenue. • Male with cuts to face, 4:03 a.m. Nov. 9, 100 block South Highway 101. • Female fall patient who’s not breathing, 12:57 p.m. Nov. 9, 1400 block Discovery Lane. • Female with flu symptoms, 4:21 a.m. Nov. 10, 1100 block King Salmon Place. 3 • Female with heavy arm pain, 9:12 p.m. Nov. 10, 33200 block Sunset Beach Lane. • Male fall patient, 11:32 p.m. Nov. 10, 900 block King Salmon Place. • Female with difficulty breath- ing, 6:38 p.m. Nov. 11, 100 block Northwest Date Avenue. • Female with unknown injury, 5:01 p.m. Nov. 12, 33200 block Columbia Beach Lane. • Female with difficulty breath- ing, 8:06 p.m. Nov. 12, 2200 block Southeast Dolphin Avenue. • Female with right arm pain, 8:48 p.m. Nov. 12, 33200 block Sunset Beach Lane. donate, call Lamping at 503- 338-0818 or Diane Burkhart at 503-338-0909. To have a meal delivered, contact Carl Burkhart at 503-338-9188 before Thanksgiving Day. *** The Liberty Theatre has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that har- nesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encour- age philanthropy and to cel- ebrate generosity worldwide. It’s held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Since it comes after recog- nized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it’s hoped the day will inspire people to give to the charities and causes they support. Donations to the Liberty Theatre can be made online at www.libertyastoria.org/ donate or by mailing a check to Liberty Restoration Inc., 1203 Commercial St., Astoria OR 97103. The Liberty Theatre is a nonprofit performing arts center. *** If shopping is your thing, a personal-finance website called WalletHub released a report on 2017’s best stores for Black Friday. It analyzed nearly 10,000 deals from 35 of the country’s biggest retailers and found Kohl’s in the lead, with the average discount of 66.32 percent. JCPenney was close behind at 66.30 percent. Of other stores in the Port- land Metro area, Sears came in seventh with discounts of 50.09 percent, Macy’s was eighth at 45.58 percent and Fred Meyer was ninth at 43.88 percent. *** Researchers at InsureM- yTrip and Hopper released a travel report showing the best and worst days to travel and how to get deals. Among their findings: • Seattle made the list of 25 busiest airports, but Portland did not, so that’s a bonus for anyone leaving from there. • Domestic flight prices cur- rently average $322 round- trip for Thanksgiving com- pared to $288 last year. • Travelers can save the most money by leaving on Mon- day, Nov. 20, and returning Wednesday, Nov. 29.
