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The Columbia Press September 3, 2021 Spruce Up recruiting new volunteers Spruce Up Warrenton seeks people interested in improving the town. The group’s volunteers are responsible for the wooden fisherman statue at Warrenton Marina, flow- er planter boxes, banners and fresh coats of paint. Spruce Up Warrenton is a community-based action organization that’s part of the Main Street Oregon program. Its mission is to develop and promote re- vitalization and beautification within the context of cultural and historic preservation in downtown War- renton and the district of Hammond. The Main Street Approach is facilitated through committees that focus on certain goals and action areas, including bringing the community together to build consensus, positioning downtown as a center of community activity, and working with property own- ers to enhance downtown’s physical appearance. The group has several committees and needs peo- ple to help support specific projects, such as watering downtown planters, decorating for the holidays, re- moving litter and weeds, and organizing and staffing events. To participate, contact Chair Jeanne Smith at spru- ceupwarrenton@gmail.com or follow the group on Facebook. Fire Chief Brian Alsbury uses a bucket Participants can be involved as much or little as de- truck to help Spruce Up install its new sired -- helping with a one-time event or attending summer banners along Main Avenue. monthly meetings. ‘Extraordinary’ nurses honored by CMH Columbia Memorial Hospi- tal nurses Afton Retterer and Tara Hano recently were rec- ognized for their outstanding service through a new award developed by the hospital. Retterer and Hano, both medical-surgical nurses, re- ceived the hospital’s first-ev- er Daisy Award for Extraor- dinary Nurses. They were nominated by a patient who was hospitalized with an in- fection for 12 days. “My care at CMH has been uniformly terrific,” the pa- tient wrote. “The additional nurturing, empowerment and, yes, spiritual guidance provided by Tara Hano and Afton Retterer changed me. Because of their human con- tributions, I could now face my ongoing recovery with a deeper sense of hope.” Retterer has worked at Retterer Hano ‘Her can-do attitude was a godsend’ CMH since August 2020, and Hano since August 2016. “(Retterer) exhibits leader- ship skills that are extraordi- nary,” the patient continued. “Her can-do attitude was a godsend. She stepped in, took control and relieved me of any burden I felt I carried. On a particularly grueling day fraught with challenges, Tara repeatedly checked on me. It was not just her con- cern, however, that moved me. Tara empowered me.” The DAISY Foundation was created in 1999 after 33-year- old J. Patrick Barnes died of complications from an au- to-immune disease. DAISY is an acronym for diseases at- tacking the immune system. Award recipients receive a pin, a personalized certifi- cate, a stone sculpture made by the Shona people of Zim- babwe titled “The Healer’s Touch,” and cinnamon rolls — a treat Barnes enjoyed while hospitalized. CMH will recognize anoth- er DAISY honoree before the end of the year. Anyone with a great story about a CMH nurse can submit it to Noelle Lund at nlund@columbiam- emorial.org. 3 Funding available for artists The Clatsop County Cul- tural Coalition is accepting applications for the 2022 grant cycle. The grant awards, funded by Oregon Cultural Trust, are distributed to projects that support, maintain, preserve and protect cul- tural programs in the arts, heritage and humanities. More than $25 million will be given to more than 600 cultural organizations across the state with up to $2,000 per project. The money comes from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund and is fun- neled through the state’s Coronavirus Relief Cultur- al Support program. “The awards given out each year can make a dif- ference in the success of a project and a dream to be- come self-sustaining,” said Charlene Larsen, co-chair of the coalition. “When your community supports cultural efforts with fund- ing, the recognition and support means so much to the success of a project and encourages more sup- port from your friends and neighbors in Clatsop Coun- ty.” Nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply for grants through the coali- tion. Individuals may apply when sponsored by a non- profit fiscal agent. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Oct. 31, with awards announced in December for activities that occur in 2022. Zoom-based virtual grant writing workshops are scheduled for 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 6 and 18. For more information, contact kpaino2060@gmail.com or call 503-741-1914.
