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T he C olumbia P ress February 8, 2019 Public safety calls Continued from Page 2 renew registration. • Traffic stop, 9:57 p.m. Feb. 3, Ensign and Discovery lanes. Driver cited for driving while suspended. f ire and serViCe Calls • Illegal burn, 6:17 p.m. Jan. 28, 800 block Fifth Avenue. m ediCal Calls • Female with possible broken ankle, 8:31 a.m. Jan. 28, 90900 block Highway 101. • Female with possible broken knee, 9:27 a.m. Jan. 28, 1100 block Northwest Warrenton Drive. • Female with difficulty breath- ing, 1:26 p.m. Jan. 28, 100 block Northwest Date Avenue. • Female who needs assistance back into home, 1:46 p.m. Jan. 28, 1100 block Northwest War- renton Drive. • Male with altered level of con- sciousness, 2:13 p.m. Jan. 28, 90900 block Highway 101. • Male with diabetic issue, 9:16 a.m. Jan. 29, 200 block South- west Alder Avenue. • Male injured in fall, 9:34 a.m. Jan. 29, VA Clinic Camp Rilea. • Male having drug overdose, 7:48 p.m. Jan. 30, 0-100 block East Harbor Drive. • Male who needs lift assist, 9:46 p.m. Jan. 30, 100 block South- west Cedar Avenue. • Male with altered level of consciousness, 4:26 p.m. Jan. 31, 100 block Northwest Fourth Street. • Female fall patient, 4:49 a.m. Feb. 1, 2000 block Southeast Azalea Drive. • Female fall patient, 5:11 p.m. Feb. 1, 100 block Southwest Birch Avenue. • Male with altered level of con- sciousness, 3:10 p.m. Feb. 2, 100 block South Main Avenue. • Intoxicated female 1:52 p.m. Feb. 3, 90900 block Highway 101. WGS students receive free vision and hearing screenings About 500 Warrenton Grade School students re- ceived vision and hearing screenings last month. The Lion’s Club Sight and Hearing Foundation per- formed the vision tests for students in kindergarten through Fifth Grade using spot-vision screening camer- as. “It’s an effective tool to quickly screen for disorders such as near-sightedness, far-sightedness, and astigma- tism,” said Jackie Welborn, the school’s nurse. Welborn kept parents in- formed of the results and, when necessary, helped par- ents access more in-depth vi- sion exams. The same students also were screened for hearing issues by students in Tongue Point Job Corps’ Medical As- sistant program. “These screenings help us to identify students who strug- gle to access their education due to vision or hearing defi- cits,” Welborn said. “Once we identify the stu- dents, we are able facilitate the process of receiving ser- vices.” Improving profits is seminar topic The workshop will be led A seminar designed to help business owners improve by Arnie Hendricks, chief fi- nancial officer of Fi- their profitability and nancial Management increase value will be Resources. held 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Topics covered in- Tuesday, Feb. 12, in clude strategic plan- Columbia Hall Room ning, financial manage- 219 at Clatsop Commu- ment and succession nity College in Astoria. planning. Whether starting a Register at: bizcen- business, at mid-stage Hendricks ter.org/centers/clat- and growing, or are thinking about retirement, sop-sbdc/our-classes. Cost gaining a solid grasp on an is $49, which can be paid at exit strategy is one of the class by check or credit card. most powerful ways to ensure For questions, send an email to sbdc@clatsopcc.edu. maximum profitability. 3 Clatsop bank merges with L&C bank Lewis & Clark Bank and Clatsop Community Bank jointly announced Friday the signing of a definitive agreement to merge Clatsop into Lewis & Clark in a stock and cash transaction. The aggregate merger is valued at approximately $15 million, based on Lewis & Clark’s Jan. 30 closing stock price of $34.25. “The merger of Lewis & Clark and Clatsop rep- resents a significant mile- stone for each institution and was driven by what we both see as opportunities for sustainable future growth,” said David Roche, board chairman of Lewis & Clark. Lewis & Clark is based in Oregon City and Clat- sop Community Bank is based in Seaside. As of Dec. 31, Clatsop had $95 million in assets and two branches, one in Sea- side and one in Astoria. “Lewis & Clark is the per- fect partner for Clatsop Community Bank,” said Joe Schulte, Clatsop’s chief ex- ecutive officer. “This is a great opportu- nity for Clatsop Community Bank to immediately bene- fit from increased scale and participate in much larger, adjacent markets,” Schulte said. “I want to thank our dedicated employees, loyal customers and supportive shareholders and look for- ward to the enhanced poten- tial of the combined compa- ny going forward.” At closing, Clatsop share- holders will receive 0.3040 Lewis & Clark shares and $2.89 in cash in exchange for each share of Clatsop stock. Based on Lewis & Clark’s closing stock price, the merger consideration is valued at $13.30 per Clatsop share. As part of the merger, the Lewis & Clark board will in- vite three board members from the Clatsop board to join, creating a nine-mem- ber board of directors for Lewis & Clark Bank. Schulte will join Lewis & Clark as market president.
