The Columbia Press
December 24, 2021
Remembering veterans
Members of Fort Stevens
VFW Post 10580 and
Auxiliary participated in a
nationwide Wreaths Across
America last weekend by
placing holiday wreaths on
the headstones of service
members buried at Fort
Stevens National Ceme-
tery in Hammond. The post
was assisted by active
service members and stu-
dents from Warrenton High
School.
Photos by Cindy Hansen
80 % have received vaccine
More than 80 percent of
Clatsop County residents age
18 and older have received at
least one dose of COVID-19
vaccine, public health offi-
cials boasted.
The county now has the
sixth-highest
vaccination
rate in Oregon, according to
the Oregon Health Authori-
ty.
Close to 9,100 county vac-
cinated residents have also
received an extra vaccine
dose.
As of Tuesday, there had
been 2,766 total cases in
Clatsop County since the
pandemic began and 35
deaths.
Between Dec. 11 and 18, 43
new cases were reported in
the county.
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State publishes comic book on wildfires
The Oregon Office of Emer-
gency Management joined
forces with Dark Horse Com-
ics to release a comic book on
wildfires.
“Without Warning! Wild-
fire” addresses what to do
before and during a wildfire.
It’s third in a series of educa-
tional and entertaining comic
books promoting emergency
preparedness.
“The Without Warning
comic book series began be-
cause we found that many
public education publications
struggled to resonate with
younger audiences,” said
Althea Rizzo, a coordinator
with the Office of Emergency
Management. “The series has
been a huge hit, helping us
engage with youth while in-
troducing and reinforcing the
concept of readiness.”
The book features charac-
ters hiking and camping in
a wilderness area who are
forced to flee for their lives
to escape a quickly moving
wildfire. The comic helps
teach readers how to protect
themselves, their loved ones
and the environment.
The comic book is available
to read for free at Kindle,
Google Play and Apple Books,
and from Dark Horse Digital
and OEM’s websites. Printed
copies are available in En-
glish and Spanish through
county emergency manage-
ment offices.