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The Columbia Press September 30, 2022 5 State news Avian flu found in Tillamook Two cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza have been found in neighbor- ing noncommercial flocks in Tillamook County, the U.S Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. So far none have been found in Clatsop County and these are the first confirmed cases of HPAI in Tillamook Coun- ty. Other Oregon counties with cases include Coos, Deschutes, Lane, Linn, and Polk. The two Tillamook County flocks consist of ap- proximately 60 chickens and ducks. The flock owners did not sell eggs or other poultry products. Therefore, federal guidelines do not require a quarantine. The flocks were humane- ly euthanized to prevent the spread of the disease. Umatilla Depot gets a new name The Umatilla Chemical De- pot in northeastern Oregon was renamed the Raymond F. Rees Training Center, in honor of retired Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, during a ceremony that was planned for Thursday, Sept. 29. Rees is a retired guardsman who also served as Oregon’s adjutant general for more than 16 years, responsible Grant: Real-world experience Continued from Page 1 CTE are all about career-con- nected learning. The school will partner with community members skilled in the trades needed to build the project and students will learn directly from them. “We can’t throw them on a mower, but they can learn how the machine works,” Jannusch said. “I want them to see that these careers are possible in Clatsop County. … The idea is to provide stu- dents with a chance to see how what they’re learning in school directly ties to jobs they could be doing in the fu- ture. It’s pretty unique to do that within a middle school setting.” Pacific Power Founda- tion is donating more than $300,000 this grant cycle in its service areas -- Oregon, Washington and a portion of Northern California. The WMS grant was one of two in Clatsop County. The other goes to the Seaside branch of the American Asso- ciation of University Women for its college scholarship pro- gram. Research shows that learn- ing happens best when so- cial, emotional and cognitive growth are connected, the foundation wrote in announc- ing the grant awards. The primary grant targets are organizations that provide education and STEM learning opportunities. “These organizations are seeing the needs and doing the important work of sup- porting families and commu- nity members,” Pacific Power President Stefan Bird said. “It is an honor to augment their work.” For school district adminis- trators, it’s all about prepar- ing children for the real world where they’ll need to find liv- ing-wage jobs that they’ll en- joy. “This will give our students a leg up as they’re going off into trade school, the job market, a two-year school or four-year school,” Jannusch said. Ret. Maj. Gen. Raymond Rees with providing the state and country with a ready force of citizen soldiers and airmen. The depot opened in 1941 as the Umatilla Army Ordnance Depot. In 2017, the Oregon Mil- itary Department secured 7,500 acres at the depot as a training site for the Oregon National Guard. Fire team heads to Florida for Ian aid The Oregon state fire mar- shal sent a team of 13 inci- dent managers to Florida on Wednesday to assist with the response to Hurricane Ian. They will be there for up to two weeks. The Florida Division of Emergency Management re- quested aid through a mutual agreement with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Specific work sites will be determined as they travel and as Hurricane Ian contin- ues to push across Florida. State will pilot Medicaid changes Oregon received federal approval Wednesday to pilot first-in-the-nation changes to the state’s Medicaid pro- gram. Under the agreement, Ore- gon would receive $1.1 billion in new federal funds over the next five years to address in- adequate food, housing and other issues that lead to poor health for people and fami- lies struggling to make ends meet. As part of the agreement, the federal government also approved expanded Oregon Health Plan coverage for young children, and extend- ed eligibility for youth and adults. The Oregon Health Plan, which is Oregon’s Medicaid program, provides health coverage to 1.4 million Or- egonians, more than one in three state residents. EV stations to go in on I-5, 205, 97 New electric vehicle charging stations are coming to Oregon as part of a federal plan to build a standardized charging network. Most will go along major roads as early as next year. Oregon Department of Transportation will receive $9.6 million this fiscal year, and a total of $65 million over the next five years. The fast charging networks will first go in along Inter- states 5 and 205, and High- way 97. Elevens stations, each with four DC Fast Chargers, are expected in 2023. The sta- tions will be within a mile of an exit, and spaced 50 miles apart.
