Construction Delayed at Beaver Boat Launch 08/13/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     AN EXCAVATOR WAS TRAPPED IN MUD at the Beaver Boat Launch in Clatskanie during the construction of the boat launch improvements on Tuesday, Aug. 12.... View
	A summer which began in tragedy, ended in triumph...50th Anniversary of Clatskanie Swimming Pool Ce... 08/13/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     A barbecue, program and dedication of a plaque this Sunday, August 17, will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the building of the Clatskanie swimming pool.... View
	Meeting with Other Property Owners Promised...Downtown Property Owners, Elected Officials Wade in w... 08/06/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     About a dozen downtown Clatskanie property owners, plus several other interested persons met Monday evening, Aug. 4, with Louise Solliday, director of the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL); State Senator Betsy Johnson, State Representative Brad Witt, and Columbia County... View
	Music, Quilts, Crafts, Flowers, Books and More Reign July 31-August 2 07/24/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     Live Bluegrass music in the park, the annual quilt show and craft bazaar, library events and a flower show are all planned for the first weekend in August, which is shaping up to be one of the busiest times for the community.... View
	Loss of Timber Revenues Forces Cuts to County Budget 07/02/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     With the failure of the United States Congress to pass legislation to continue funding provided by the ?Secure Rural Schools & Community Self-Determination Act of 2000,? Columbia County is facing the loss of $2,275,000 in federal timber revenues.... View
	Lightning Strike on BPA Line Causes Power Outages 07/02/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     A lightning strike on the Bonneville Power Administration?s (BPA) 115,000 kilovolt line caused power outages for Clatskanie People?s Utility District customers Sunday evening, June 29.... View
	?Lend a Hand...And the Beat Goes On!? Bigger and Better Heritage Days Offers Full Schedule Wednesda... 07/02/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     A five-day celebration of America?s Declaration of Independence and Clatskanie?s heritage will include a host of events running Wednesday, July 2, through Sunday, July 6, with most staged at the Clatskanie City Park.... View
	Heritage Days Offers Expanded Schedule of Fun, Exciting Events 06/11/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)- by Deborah Steele Hazen and Ruth E. Howard... View
	Local Leaders Fight Against Ill-Conceived Legislation 05/28/2008 EDITORIAL The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)- by Deborah Steele Hazen... View
	Snapshots of a Mother?s Smile 05/07/2008 EDITORIAL The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     There is a picture of my mother holding me as a newborn. I?m sure my father took it in the hospital within a few days of my birth. ... View
	Former School District Clerk Arraigned on 18 Counts of Theft, Misconduct, Forgery 05/07/2008 CRIME The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     Tory Lynn Brixey, 41, former deputy clerk with the Clatskanie School District was arrested Thursday, May 1, on a Columbia County grand jury indictment and was arraigned Friday, May 2, in Columbia County Circuit Court on 18 separate criminal charges related to her alleged the... View
	Clatskanie Foundation Purchases I.O.O.F. Hall with Bequest from Keith Birkenfeld, Plans Restoration 04/30/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     THE CLATSKANIE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS has announced the purchase of the I.O.O.F./old theater building on Clatskanie?s South Nehalem Street. Posing in front of the building last week with the former owner, Kevin Condra, pictured in the center of the group, were foundat... View
	Train Cuts Ribbon at Cascade Grain 04/30/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     BREAKING THROUGH THE BANNER celebrating clean energy and good jobs for Oregon, a locomotive ?cut the ribbon? as it approached the new Cascade Grain ethanol plant at the Port Westward Energy Park north of Clatskanie Monday, as scores of Columbia County public officials looked... View
	First Cascade Grain Corn Train Passes Through County 04/17/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     The first of the 110-unit trains bringing corn to the new Cascade Grain ethanol plant traveled through Columbia County on Sunday, April 13, and arrived at the Port Westward Energy Park north of Clatskanie without incident.... View
	In Agreeing to Help Port Market Property...Summit Keeps Door Open on Development; POSH Adopts Resol... 04/17/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     Summit Power is not closing the door on an energy development in the future at the Port Westward Energy Park near Clatskanie, Summit Senior Vice President Eric Gjelde emphasized at a Port of St. Helens (POSH) meeting April 9.... View
	A ?Leading Public Health Problem? 04/17/2008 EDITORIAL The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)- Editorial Comments... View
	Would You Answer These Questions? 04/09/2008 EDITORIAL The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)- Editorial Comments... View
	Multi-Agency Manhunt Ends in Arrest of Felon 04/09/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     A multi-agency manhunt for a wanted felon ended successfully Saturday morning, April 5, when Patrick Allen McMillan, 41, was taken into custody while he was walking along Alston-Mayger Road.... View
	Port Westward Progress Report Highlights Port Meeting in Clatskanie 03/05/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     A report on progress at the Port Westward Energy Park near Clatskanie, including an update on the Cascade Grain ethanol plant, and news of a possible biodiesel plant, highlighted a meeting of the Port of St. Helens (POSH) board of commissioners held at the Community Educatio... View
	Clatskanie PUD Challenges BPA in U.S. 9th Circuit Court 03/05/2008 COMMUNITY The Clatskanie Chief / STPNS Clatskanie, Oregon (STPNS)-     Papers were expected to be filed Wednesday, March 5, in the United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco by attorneys for the Clatskanie People?s Utility District (CPUD) challenging the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) resumption of what CPUD administrati... View