The Columbia Press
March 25, 2022
Business and development tidbits
Fish processing plant to open this summer
The Scoular Company was
bragging on its Facebook
page recently about progress
at their fish-processing plant
in Warrenton.
“We’re excited about the
strong progress on the new
marine protein and oil pro-
cessing facility we’re con-
structing,” the company
wrote. “We’re building to-
ward a mid-2022 startup of
the facility, which will upcy-
cle waste from the seafood
processing industry.”
The company, based in
Omaha, Neb., launched En-
compass last year, a new
brand of fishmeal products
Scoular Facebook page
that will be sold internation- Tanks are being installed inside Scoular’s fish processing plant
ally.
at the Airport Industrial Park in Warrenton.
Tool company hiring
at 11 a.m. Thursday, March
31, at its store in the Union-
town district, 285 W. Marine
Drive, Astoria.
An open house will be fol-
lowed by a ribbon cutting
ceremony at 1 p.m. The store
will have a give-away for a
silver sword philodendron
following.
Variegata Exotic Plants is a
small family-owned business
Funds for home projects that officially opened in early
The Warrenton Urban Re- December. It carries a selec-
newal Agency has a new res- tion of more than 150 plants,
idential improvement grant
program.
The program is designed to
encourage rehabilitation and
redevelopment of residential
properties within the Urban
Renewal District.
Grants of up to $10,000 per
property are available.
For details on the grant
program, including eligibility
and the district boundaries,
visit the city of Warrenton’s
website or call City Record-
er Dawne Shaw at 503-861-
0823.
Harbor Freight Tools, the
company intending to move
into the former Staples loca-
tion in the Warrenton High-
lands center, held a job fair
this week at the Best Western
in Astoria.
The company seeks super-
visors and front-end employ-
ees.
The Ensign Lane store is ex-
pected to open this summer.
New nursery opens
Variegata Exotic Plants
will hold its grand opening
plus pots, macrame hangers
and other home accessories.
Bridges in the works
Clatsop County announced
progress on two bridge im-
provement projects, the As-
bury Creek pedestrian bridge
in Arch Cape and the Klas-
kanine Bridge in Astoria.
Bergeson Construction be-
gins work on the Arch Cape
project next week; Oregon
State Bridge Company starts
preliminary site work in As-
toria the following week.
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Two groups seek volunteers
Warrenton Senior Meals and
the Meals on Wheels program
is expected to return soon -- if
enough volunteers can be found.
The programs were shut down
during the pandemic, but had
been popular with seniors seek-
ing company, low-cost meals, or
assistance with meals at home.
If you’re able to help in the din-
ing room, or with cleanup, deliv-
ery, or prep work, contact Lorna
Anderson at 503-298-3437.
The meal programs will not re-
open unless there is an adequate
number of volunteers.
Meanwhile, the Astoria River-
front Trolley’s operations team
plans to run the trolley on Fri-
days, Saturdays and Sundays for
the 2022 season.
But they can’t get back on
track without conductors and
motormen.
All volunteers learn the con-
ductor’s duties. Those who wish
to operate the trolley undergo
additional training to become
a motorman. Volunteers work
one or more three-hour shifts
per month.
To volunteer, call the Asto-
ria-Warrenton Chamber at 503-
325-6311.