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T he C olumbia P ress September 7, 2018 Classes offered for small business owners Want to improve your busi- ness acumen? Clatsop Community Col- lege’s Small Business Devel- opment Center is offering a variety of classes this fall that should help. There are classes in Quick- books, Excel and manage- ment. Small Business Man- agement, 3:30 to 5 p.m. every other Wednesday from Oct. 3 through June 5. Cost is $695. The executive business management course is de- signed for existing business News briefs Firefighters to hold honor run Warrenton firefighters will hold a 2-mile 9-11 Honor Run at 9 a.m. Saturday to honor the firefighters who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. All active or retired fire- fighters are especially urged to participate as well as their families, children and mem- bers of the community. A $5 donation is request- ed to participate or $25 for a T-shirt and registration. The run/walk begins at the War- renton Fire Department, 225 S. Main Ave. Theater wins grant for schools US Bank has awarded a $2,500 Play Grant to Asto- ria’s Liberty Theatre. The grant will help fund the annual Classical Series and accompanying school work- shops during the 2018-19 season. “Our investments ensure economic vitality and acces- sibility to the arts in local communities, as well as sup- port for arts education,” the company wrote in a press re- lease. owners who want to gain the skill and expertise necessary to gain control of their busi- ness, expand or make im- provements. Ready, Set, Start Your Business, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on the first Wednesday of the month beginning Sept. 5. Cost is $20. The class is for those think- ing of starting a business, but who need help with the ba- sics, such as funding, what it takes to run a business and legal issues. Excel, Level I, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. or 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23. Cost is $20. Excel is a powerful electron- ic spreadsheet widely used in business. In the introductory class, current business own- ers and those seeking to start a business will learn how to navigate within workbooks and worksheets, organize data into rows and columns, format text and cells, write simple formulas, and create charts. Students can bring your own laptop, or use the classroom computers (with Excel 2010). Excel, Level II, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. or 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6. Cost is $20. Students with a basic foun- dation in Excel will continue to learn skills that are helpful in a work situation, such as formulas and functions and summarize data in a pivot ta- ble. Introduction to Quick- Books, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 18. Cost is $20. The class is a very basic in- troduction to QuickBooks. The instructor will walk you through each of the steps to manage money for a simple, imaginary company. Each participant will have a com- puter to use. The class does not cover inventory or pay- roll. QuickBooks Level II, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 2. Cost is $20. Students with a working knowledge of QuickBooks will set up inventory items for a sample business, tie the items to preferred vendors, create purchase orders, re- ceive inventory, sell invento- ry, count inventory, write off “shrinkage” (loss or theft), and produce reports to show the status of accounts pay- able and accounts receivable. Registration can be made by accessing this link: bizcenter. org/centers/clatsop-sbdc/ our-classes or by calling 503- 338-2402. 3 Mayor’s Message by Henry Balensifer August will be hard to beat August was quite the month! Despite the smoky start, there were many occasions for celebration. Pacific Coast Seafood re- opened, we dedicated our city’s veterans memorial (thank you to the Fort Ste- vens Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars), and last week- end we had a free community concert. Additionally, the city held its first community meeting for the Econom- ic Road mapping process. We kicked off the economic road mapping with a commu- nity gathering in Hammond. The choice in location was intentional. Our city has two downtowns -- one on South Main Avenue and another on Pacific Drive -- and the city is making an ef- fort to ensure we’re both as in- clusive as possible and reach- ing people where they are. I want to thank Gateway Community Church for host- ing the Economic Road map- ping meeting and town hall. They approached me and asked what they could do to support the city and volun- teered their meeting room. The Columbia Press noted there were five issues that came out of focus groups and a citywide survey. After reviewing the re- sults, participants at the Hammond meeting voted to pick three, and it was very clear what they were. Work- force, livability/downtown revitalization, and cleaning up nuisance properties were the priorities. Citizens then formed into working groups to develop strategies to begin working on those issues. Look for additional an- nouncements and oppor- tunities to join one of these groups in September and Oc- tober.
