Community
People, events, organizations, and everyday life in Columbia County.
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Columbia Chorale of Oregon is the county’s only group on the state arts commission’s grant list
The Warren-based choir received $1,000 from the Oregon Arts Commission, one of 317 awards statewide. Clatsop County groups took home 10 of the North Coast region’s 11 grants.
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Crooked Creek Brewery adds a full kitchen to its St. Helens riverfront taproom
The Warren-brewed beer now comes with a from-scratch menu by a chef who came from Deschutes Brewery, according to the brewery.
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County wants your blood Nov. 5 and your old mattress Nov. 14
The transfer station takes up to five mattresses per household free on Nov. 14, county employees host a Red Cross blood drive Nov. 5, and county buildings go green for…
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Rain moves in Sunday after a bone-dry October
Portland’s airport had just 0.11 inch of rain in October through the 23rd. About an inch is forecast across Columbia County this week, Vernonia hits freezing, and Halloween looks dry.
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Ol Pastime’s 19th chili cook-off lets the crowd pick the charity
Bring a crockpot or just an appetite: Ol Pastime Tavern’s 19th annual chili cook-off in Rainier runs on donations, and tasters vote on which local nonprofit gets the money.
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Kiwanis has kept Halloween free for St. Helens kids for 34 years
Ring toss, Plinko, a hayride and dancing witches at McBride Elementary on Halloween morning, and the Kiwanis Day Breakers pick up the tab. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 31.
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A check from the state treasurer may be in your mailbox this month. It is real.
Oregon Treasury is mailing about $7 million in unclaimed property to 13,000 people this month without requiring a claim. Checks run $50 to $10,000. Everyone else can search their name…
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Golden Ticket: free admission to Scappoose school events for anyone 60 and up
Scappoose School District admits adults 60 and older to its athletic events at no charge, except OSAA playoffs, per the district newsletter.
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Stop throwing batteries in the trash. The county will take them free.
Columbia County accepts household, rechargeable, lithium and phone batteries at no charge at the St. Helens transfer station. Vehicle batteries are $2.70. The county says batteries in garbage trucks start…
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Feel that? A magnitude 3.0 quake hit near Columbia City this morning
The 7:25 a.m. earthquake was centered about 2 miles west of Columbia City, 15 miles underground. More than 100 people reported feeling it. No damage was reported.
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Seven months later, St. Helens library reopens on Thursdays
The library has been closed Thursdays since April and Wednesdays from July to September after furloughs and staff departures. Three new part-time hires let it reopen Thursdays from 2 to…
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Halloween in Columbia County: What’s free, what’s open, and when
Halloween falls on a dry Saturday. Here is the final weekend of Halloweentown, the free Kiwanis fair, the Houlton trick-or-treat trail, Scappoose downtown candy, the Vernonia parade, and the last…