T he C olumbia P ress
May 18, 2018
New Medicare cards won’t include SS number
Oregonians with Medicare
coverage will be issued a new
card from the federal govern-
ment by the end of June.
Each person’s new card
will have a unique Medicare
number, instead of a Social
Security number, to prevent
fraud and identity theft, the
agency said. Medicare cover-
age and benefits will stay the
same.
The Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services will
automatically mail the new
cards, at no cost, to each ben-
eficiary’s address on file with
Social Security.
Here’s what Oregonians
on Medicare can expect, and
what they should know:
• Make sure Social Securi-
ty has your current address.
You can update your address
online by signing in to or cre-
ating a “my Social
Security” account at
ssa.gov.
• Don’t worry if you
get your new card be-
fore or after friends
or family members
here in Oregon or
in other states. The
cards are being sent
on a variety of dates
to prevent mail theft.
• When your new Medicare
card arrives, destroy the old
one. Do it in a secure man-
ner, such as shredding it.
• Doctors, other health
care providers, and plans
approved by Medicare know
that Medicare is replacing
the old cards. They should
be ready to accept your new
card when you need care.
• People with a Medicare
plan through a private insur-
• Provide mutual aid for struc-
ture fire, 6:05 a.m. May 10,
0-100 block 11 Street, Astoria.
• Provide mutual aid for struc-
ture fire, 5:58 p.m. May 9, 200
block Fifth Street, Astoria.
• Provide mutual aid for struc-
ture fire, 7:52 p.m. May 11, 600
block Sixth Street, Astoria.
• Smell of smoke from transient
camp, 8:17 p.m. May 11, 200
block Southeast King Avenue.
• Alarm pull station activation,
8:36 p.m. May 12, 100 block
Northwest Fourth Street.
m ediCal Calls
• Female fall patient, 8:01 p.m.
May 7, 300 block Southwest
Juniper Avenue.
• Female falling on ground, 12:18
p.m. May 8, Skipanon Park off
Third Street.
• Male lying on sidewalk, 1:13
p.m. May 8, 1900 block South-
east Ensign Lane.
• Male with severe abdominal
pain, 12:34 a.m. May 9, Fort
Stevens State Park.
• Female with shortness of
breath, 4:22 a.m. May 9, 1600
block East Harbor Drive.
• Female having difficulty breath-
ing, 8:36 a.m. May 11, 2200
block Southeast Dolphin Avenue.
• Female with diabetic issues,
10:47 a.m. May 11, 33300 block
Perkins Lane.
• Male with possible dislocated
hip, 1:03 p.m. May 11, 90500
block Birdie Drive.
• Male who fell unconscious, 6:24
p.m. May 11, Battery Russell,
Fort Stevens State Park.
• Male with back pain, 9:05 a.m.
May 12, 1100 block Northwest
Ridge Road.
• Female who hit her head, 12:32
Community briefs
WHS holds 4-day
football camp
ance company, also known
as a Medicare Advantage,
will get new cards. Keep it in
a safe place, but continue to
use the member card your in-
surance company sent you.
• Beware of people con-
tacting you about your new
Medicare card and asking
you for your Medicare num-
ber, personal information, or
to pay a fee for your new card.
Protect your Medicare num-
ber as you do Social Security
or credit card numbers.
Public Safety Calls
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p.m. May 12, 800 block Pacific
Drive.
• Male with cardiac issues, 3:07
p.m. May 12, 1000 block Nauti-
cal Drive.
• Female feeling funny after
taking meth, 3:22 a.m. May 13,
1200 block Alternate Highway
101.
• Female with chest pain, 12:51
p.m. May 13, 1100 block North-
west Ridge Road.
• Mobile medical alarm, 5:12
p.m. May 13, 1100 block South-
west Ninth Street.
• Female taking meth, 8:42 p.m
May 13, 1200 block Alternate
Highway 101.
Warrenton High School is
taking sign-ups for a four-day
Warrior Football Camp de-
signed for athletes in grades
3 through 12.
The football camp is from
3:30 to 5:30 p.m. May 29,
30, 31 and June 1 at the War-
renton High School Football
Field, 1700 S. Main Ave. Cost
is $50.
To sign up, go to https://
goo.gl/forms/cAKourjzJ-
B4A0oqD3.
For more information, call
503-861-3317 or send an
email to obrieni@warren-
tonk12.org.
Local college
students honored
The following Eastern Ore-
gon University students were
named to the Dean’s List for
achieving a grade-point aver-
age of 3.5 or higher:
Sarah Price, Astoria; Crisel-
da Wilcox, Astoria; Marga-
ret McClean, Seaside; Abby
Mathews, Warrenton; and
Noni Webster, Warrenton.
Two local students were in-
ducted into the Honor Society
of Pi Kappa Phi at Western
Oregon University, putting
them in the top 10 percent of
seniors and top 7.5 percent of
juniors:
Nicholas Ketcham, Astoria;
and Kathryn Russell, Astoria.
Special Mass set
at St. Francis
A Mass for the new feast
day, “Mary, Mother of the
Church,” will be at noon Mon-
day, May 21, at St. Francis de
Sales Mission, 867 Fifth Ave.,
Hammond.
College and trade school
scholarships from Knights
of Columbus and Catholic
Daughters are available to all
high school seniors who are
members of the parish.