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A free summer camp in Warrenton is designed for children with neurodiversity.

The First Steps Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities is behind the outreach. The camp is a place where children can be themselves without getting sent home, practice boundaries and learn how to self-regulate their emotions.

Shelly Miller, the mother of two children with autism, described the camp as a lifesaver in a community where finding services can be difficult.

“If this is just the beginning — it’s just like my life has changed. I can’t even describe to you how much it has changed our lives,” she said. “My children are finally included.”

Read the report by Alexis Weisend by clicking here.

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Researchers at Oregon State University looked into 18 communities along the coast from Astoria to Brookings to help predict the resiliency of infrastructure and length of recovery after an earthquake and tsunami in the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

One of the bright spots of the study? The Astoria and Warrenton region — grouped together for research purposes — yielded encouraging results, said Dan Cox, a professor of civil and construction engineering at Oregon State.

“It came out to be one of the best in terms of having multiple avenues to go,” Cox said. “That was the good news from Astoria’s point of view – not saying it’s not going to have a lot to do after the event, but relative to some of the other coastal cities, our studies show that Astoria is actually in better shape than some of the other neighboring cities.”

See the story by Ethan Myers by clicking here.

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Avamere at Seaside is not accepting new admissions as the care home works with the state Department of Human Services on a corrective action plan.

A routine survey in late June found multiple failures to follow state rules.

The Astorian obtained the survey findings and other documentation through the state’s public records law.

“As an organization we voluntarily decided to not admit new residents to Avamere at Seaside memory care at this time,” Thomas Cloutier, the chief marketing officer at Avamere’s Wilsonville-based headquarters, wrote in a statement. “We are continuing to partner with the state of Oregon to develop a staffing plan that will allow us to provide quality care to our seniors. We will open our memory care to move-ins in the near future.

“I want to thank our hardworking team members at the community and home office who have worked around the clock for the health and safety of our seniors. Avamere Communities has a long history in the state of Oregon of the best-in-class clinical systems and outcomes.”

Take a look at Erick Bengel’s report by clicking here.

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