T HE C OLUMBIA P RESS
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Tim e to part w ith pennies and dim es
Pardon me, mister. Can you
spare some change?
Oregon Bankers Associa-
tion encourages people to
empty their piggy banks to
help small businesses facing
coin shortages resulting from
the pandemic.
When retail establishments
closed due to COVID-19 re-
strictions, the rate of coin
recirculation slowed. Con-
sumers migrated to online
shopping and used debit and
credit cards to avoid physical
contact.
Coins that would have been
returned in change were no
longer being circulated. Re-
circulated coin represents 80
percent of the total supply.
The rest is met by new coin
production.
As businesses have re-
opened, demand for coins has
increased, but a large portion
remains with consumers.
The slow pace of recircu-
lation means a sufficient
amount of coins aren’t read-
ily available.
Residents can help by de-
positing spare change at local
banks or coin-cashing ma-
chines, and by using exact
chnge when making purchases.
Public safety calls
Continued from Page 2
•Provide mutual aid for struc-
ture fire, 1:44 p.m. July 21, 1200
block 15th Street, Astoria.
• Water rescue, 2:08 p.m. July
21, foot of Sixth Street, Astoria.
M ediCal Calls
•Female who can’t stop cough-
ing, 11:14 a.m. July 15, Sunset
Beach approach.
• Male not feeling well, 12:50
p.m. July 16, 100 block South-
east Anchor Avenue.
• Unknown medical problem,
5:36 p.m. July 16, 0-100 block
Northwest Cedar Avenue.
• Male with high fever, 12:45
p.m. July 17, Fort Stevens Camp-
ground.
• Male with knee injury, 5:24
p.m. July 17, 350 yards north of
Peter Iredale shipwreck.
• Female with diabetic issue, 5:31
p.m. July 18, 500 block North-
west Date Avenue.
• Help Medix with extraction,
6:11 p.m. July 18, 200 block
Southwest Second Street.
• Elderly male who’s shaking and
sweaty, 9:24 p.m. July 18, 33100
block Columbia Beach Lane.
• Lift assist, 5:23 p.m. July 19,
700 block Northwest Warrenton
Drive.
• Female with high blood-sugar,
9:28 a.m. July 20, 500 block
Northwest Date Avenue.
• Unknown medical problem,
2:52 p.m. July 20, 300 block
Alternate Highway 101.
• Male with diabetic problem,
12:18 a.m. July 21, 300 block
Jade Place.
• Unconscious female, 9:33 p.m.
July 21, Costco.
Planning a ‘head’ makes boating more bearable
and dump station page,
If nature calls while
which provides and
on the water, it helps to
map and links showing
plan a “head,” the Ore-
locations for all float-
gon Marine Board says.
ing restrooms, portable
Some
recreational
toilet dump stations or
boating facilities have
holding tanks. Go to
reduced or closed avail-
oregon.gov/osmb and
able services in light of
look under the “boat
the pandemic.
launches and docks”
If access to shoreside
category.
restrooms is limited
Another tool is a
and your boat does not
free
application called
have an installed head,
“Pumpout
NAV,”
have a backup plan
which
highlights
the
such as a portable toilet
location
closest
to
you.
or bucket with a fitted
It’s available for both
lid, gloves, toilet paper,
Apple and Android de-
hand sanitizer and gar-
vices.
bage bags.
Boaters have free ac-
Warrenton Marina
cess
to a majority of
has a dump station just
Courtesy Oregon Marine Board
the
80
waste-disposal
north of the marina of- A boater uses a marina dump station after a
locations
in Oregon,
fice in the inner basin. day on the water.
although
a
few may
Astoria has two: one on
the
system
working,
don’t
charge
a
small
fee.
Many
the fuel float at West Moor-
add
any
garbage
such
as
wet
marinas
and
boating
facili-
ing Basin and a second at the
Hanthorn Cannery/Pier 39 wipes, paper towels, food ties have made use of grants
packaging or fish waste. Gar- available through a partner-
dock.
Other marinas may in- bage should be placed in a ship with Clean Vessel Act,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
stall them near holding tank trash bin.
Those
planning
a
boat
trip
Sport Fish Restoration Fund,
pump-out stations on the
may
want
to
check
out
the
and Oregon State Marine
guest or fuel dock. For dis-
marine
board’s
pump-out
Board.
posal, turn the dump station
on, lift the lid, and pour con-
tents into the basin. A hose
with nonpotable water is
available to help with rinsing
the portable toilet or bucket.
Look to the visual instruc-
tions posted on the side of
the dump station, if needed.
To prevent clogs and keep
Red Cross needs Clatsop County volunteers
The Pacific Northwest could
be in for a busy wildfire sea-
son, experts say, which has
prompted the American Red
Cross to seek volunteers to
help in local communities.
“The coronavirus pandem-
ic will make it challenging to
deploy trained disaster vol-
unteers from other parts of
the country, should a large
emergency occur in Oregon
or Southwest Washington,”
said Rebecca Marshall, re-
gional disaster officer for the
Cascades Region, which in-
cludes Clatsop County.
“In light of this, the Red
Cross is asking you to be
ready to help your commu-
nity,” she said. “Train now to
be a Red Cross volunteer and
answer the call to help if the
need arises.”
Several types of help are
needed, including shelter
3
workers and health services
support volunteers.
To volunteer, sign up at
redcross.org/volunteertoday
or contact the region office
at volunteer.cascades@red-
cross.org.
The nonprofit American
Red Cross shelters, feeds and
provides emotional support
to victims of disasters, in-
cluding about 40 percent of
the nation’s blood.