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A2 • Friday, July 31, 2020 | Seaside Signal | SeasideSignal.com Helping Hands reaches out to Portland Facility will start with 72 beds By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal Alan Evans and Raven Russell of Helping Hands, a nonprofi t serving homeless and other low-income people struggling with housing, are well known for their work in Clatsop County. But with the Bybee Lakes Hope Center in Portland, Helping Hands moves to a new stage. Russell, Evans and facil- ity director Jeff Wood- ward joined the Seaside Chamber of Commerce in an electronic meeting last Wednesday to share the evo- lution of the former 18-acre, 155,000-square-foot Wapato Jail to a transitional housing facility providing beds for up to 525 people. Helping Hands hopes to start housing residents in September, opening a por- tion of the building with 72 beds, Russell said. They plan to provide 300 beds by the end of the year. In addition to Bybee Lakes, Helping Hands facil- ities in Astoria, Tillamook and Lincoln City could pro- vide an additional 100 beds by 2021. “This model is frankly historic for our community,” Woodward said. “Right now trying to get services is like trying to run an obsta- cle course. Under the best of circumstances it’s diffi - cult. When you’re homeless it exacerbates everything, of course.” With the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic , he added, homelessness is expected to increase 45% to 65% in the next six months. Built in 2003 as a mini- mum security correctional facility and costing $58 mil- lion, the jail never opened , Woodward said. Advocates like Wood- ward and others worked with property owner Jordan Schnitzer, who purchased the property. . Schnitzer met Evans at a United Way of Clatsop County fundraiser in Sea- side. Together, they joined to save the building to provide transitional housing and trau- ma-informed services in one location. Schnitzer leased the prop- erty to Helping Hands for $1 per year. Additional money has come from fundraisers and private donors, Russell said. So far, the project has raised about $4 million, with a goal of $7.2 million in January. Shelter will be provided by referral only. All residents must be clean and sober and cannot be registered as sex offenders. About 10% of the popu- lation is expected to be chil- dren, Russell said. The center will have business and service oper- ations like job-hunting and counseling. The center is working with Oregon Health & Sci- ence University, the Univer- sity of Portland and nursing schools to offer medical ser- vices on-site. “We don’t have a model like this in the Port- land area. We have an oppor- tunity to make a really big difference here, but that’s only possible because we’ve proved the concept on the coast.” Russell is based in Port- land, while Evans works in Seaside. “We’re really grate- ful for the Seaside, Clatsop County community,” Rus- sell told the Seaside Cham- ber of Commerce. “You’re our home. T his is where we started, and this is where we proved that this collaborative model really works.” Raven Russell Alan Evans, Ken Francis, owner of Dealers Supply, and Helping Hands crew. Francis helped to deliver a large furniture donation to Bybee Lakes Hope Center. Evans attributed a data- driven approach to the suc- cess of Helping Hands. “Every decision in our orga- nization is made by data given to us,” he said. The Helping Hands home- less reentry model could work in any community on a scalable level, he said. “We have a history of what works,” Evans said. “Every decision is based on the information of the peo- ple who get sent to us. We’re talking to other cities now about bringing this model to other places. It gives us the opportunity to build a plat- form and a mapping oppor- tunity to bring resources to people. That’s what’s made us successful.” LEFT: Alan Evans, executive director of Helping Hands. RIGHT: Raven Russell of Helping Hands in a Zoom meeting with the Seaside Chamber of Commerce. PUBLIC SAFETY LOG PUBLIC SAFETY LOG July 16 8:26 a.m., Avenue G: Sex crimes are reported. 10:29 a.m., 2400 block U.S. Highway 101: A dog bite is reported. 2:30 p.m., Cartwright Park: Dog complaint. 5:45 p.m., 300 block Ninth Avenue: A person is arrested for violating a restraining order. 6:47 p.m., Broadway and Holla- day: Two great Danes reported roaming at large are unable to be located. July 17 4:09 p.m., 11th Avenue: Police retrieve drug paraphernalia left behind at a rental for disposal. 9:51 p.m., Fourth and Prom: Fireworks off ense. area for anyone appearing in distress but fi nd no one. 10:54 a.m., 400 block S. Holladay: A woman calls 911 to say a man is calling her names; because offi cers are on a priority call, dispatch suggests the caller to move along to another bus stop. Caller agrees this is a good idea. 2:03 p.m., Broadway: A person who set up a tent in front of a person’s business is told to remove it. 3:44 p.m., Avenue U and the Beach: A missing child is found and returned to its parents. 6:57 p.m., Avenue G and S. Edgewood: A man reported passed out in the street says he is fi ne. 7:36 p.m., Turnaround: A lost child is reunited with their parents. 10:13 p.m., Larch Street: Offi - cers assist with a disturbance reported in Cannon Beach. July 18 2:59 a.m., Downtown: Caller says someone is threatening him but hangs up before giving his location. Police search the 10:27 p.m., Prom by the Aquar- ium: A found ring is turned in to police for safekeeping. July 20 8:47 a.m., 900 block S. Holladay: Caller reports a man passed out in her yard. Offi cer speaks to the man who says he will be on his way. 3:45 p.m., Starbucks, U.S.High- way 101: A man yelling on the patio is trespassed. 4:46 p.m., Broadway: A man re- ported sleeping in the alleyway behind a business tells police he’s just taking a nap. He is advised this is an inappropriate location. July 23 2:50 p.m., Avenue K: Caller re- ports transient man out of con- trol; says he raging and scaring elderly women in the commu- nity garden. Police contact the man and he is trespassed. 1:18 p.m., 1100 block S. Holladay: A woman reported throwing her garbage in the street agrees to pick it up and move along. 4:26 p.m., Beach: Caller reports couple fi ghting on the beach; police locate the couple who deny causing a disturbance. Of- fi cer notes they are intoxicated. 1:22 p.m., Broadway: A custom- er dining at The Crabby Oyster caused a scene, yelling and throwing her shrimp cocktail. Police arrived and trespassed the woman at the staff ’s request. 11:00 p.m., Shilo Inn: A distur- bance is reported. 10:00 a.m., Roosevelt and Avenue C: A man sleeping in a van is advised there’s been a complaint. July 21 9:43 a.m., 1100 block S. Downing: Property crimes are reported. 5:01 p.m., Cooper and Wa- hanna: The owner of a dog repeatedly wandering at large is 1:14 p.m., Beach, Ebb Tide: Keys found on the beach in the vicin- ity of the Ebb Tide are turned into police for safekeeping. 7:40 p.m., 1100 block S. Holladay: A person is advised of trespass at the request of restaurant staff . OBITUARY Lenora ‘Le’ Janett Horning Seaside Oct. 30, 1945 — July 23, 2020 Lenora “Le” Janett Horning, 74, of Seaside, Oregon, passed peacefully, with her family by her side, on July 23, 2020, in Port- land, Oregon. Le was born on Oct. 30, 1945, in Roseburg, Oregon, the daughter of Leonard and Goldie Kinsel. Le graduated from Roseburg High School in 1963. After high school, Le attended business school in Portland and later moved to Seaside, where she had pre- viously spent her summers as a child. Le worked as a book- keeper and in the restaurant industry around the Seaside 8:32 p.m., McDonald’s: A person reported to have created a dis- turbance in the drive-through drives away. Police are unable to locate. 7:26 a.m., Dairy Queen: A man reported behaving in an aberrant manner in front of Dairy Queen is advised of the complaint and agrees to move away from the area. 5:58 p.m., 2400 block Oregon Street: A door-to-door salesman selling siding became aggres- sive with a homeowner. Police searched the area but were unable to locate. July 19 11:50 p.m., 200 block S. Roos- evelt: A disturbance is reported. warned of ordinances. area for many years, until she retired in 2009. In her spare time, Le enjoyed tinkering in her garden, espe- cially grow- ing her famous dahlias. Le is survived by her husband of 35 years, John Horning, and her four children, Jerrit, Jodi, Eric and Wade. Le could not wait to have her house full of grandchildren; she is sur- vived by six beautiful, ener- getic granddaughters and one grandson. Le is also sur- vived by her brother and sis- ter, Bill and Linda. A celebration of life will be planned for later this summer. 3:55 p.m., High School: Keys found on high school prop- erty are turned into police for safekeeping. 5:47 p.m., Riverwalk: People reported drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana are reported; police are unable to locate. 11:36 p.m., Sixth and Necani- cum: Suspicious circumstances are reported. SEASIDE FIRE & RESCUE PUBLIC SAFETY LOG July 22 July 17 12:12 a.m., Broadway: A person is arrested and charged with DUII. 9:28 a.m., 2300 block Ocean Vista: Emergency medical response. 1:17 a.m., Broadway: A guest in town who is lost is given a courtesy ride back to their hotel. 6:21 p.m., Avenue A: Emergen- cy medical response. Fre e Est Fast ima tes Jeff Hale Painting Residential Commercial Cedar Roof Treatments Exterior Repaint Specialist Over 25 years local experience 503-440-2169 Hit-and-run 6:56 p.m., Cove: Fire investiga- tion. A hit-and-run accident occurred July 17, at 6:57 p.m., at Arcadia Beach State Park when a man said he parked and was walking towards the beach when he heard another car striking his vehicle. The driver stopped and apologized. Paint was chipped from the struck car and the bumper dislocated. The driver who hit the parked car said he had insurance trouble and left without exchanging insurance information. Police have the names of both parties. 8:36 p.m., Ocean Shore: Multi- ple fi res too close to dune grass are ordered moved. July 20 11:43 a.m., Avenue A: Fire alarm. 7:39 p.m., Beach and Sema- phore K: Fire investigation. July 21 3:29 p.m., Turnaround: Emer- gency medical response for sand in eyes. July 22 3:38 p.m., Shiloh Inn: Emergen- cy medical response. July 23 4:30 a.m., 500 block Broadway: Fire alarm. 3:16 p.m., 600 block N. Franklin: Emergency medical response. Police assist. OREGON STATE POLICE PUBLIC SAFETY LOG Rear-end accident A rear end crash was report- ed on U.S. Highway 101 and U.S. Highway 26 on July 19 at 5:24 p.m., when traffi c slowed due to congestion. One car was traveling northbound behind another car and did not slow down in time to prevent collision. Gary’s Towing removed the fi rst car from the scene. Scovel Towing was contacted to re- move the second car. The driver of the second car was taken to Providence Seaside Hospital to be treated for minor injuries Domestic assault Car break-in Hug Point A visitor to Hug Point State Park July 17 reported at 5:28 p.m., while walking on the beach, she received multiple alerts from her fi nancial institutions regarding fraudulent use of her credit cards. She returned to where she parked her car in the parking area on U.S. Highway 101 in the park’s parking area where she found her rear side passenger window broken and her purse gone. The victims sent several pictures of the damage. An investigation is ongoing. State police responded to a re- port of a domestic assault in the Sunset Beach access area July 20 at 5:06 p.m. A man was de- tained pending further investi- gation. It was determined there was no crime and all parties were released from the scene. No injuries were reported. No hit-and-run A driver lost control of their car July 20 at 6:36 p.m., on U.S. Highway 26 by milepost 1. 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