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
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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.
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• 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.