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The Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser for our local food bank is Sept 26th at St Helens Middle School from 5-7p.  Tickets at CP  Food Bank.org.
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Join us every Friday night at 6PM for weekly Bingo and your chance to win $$ while supporting the Amani Center. Grab your friends and enjoy a fun night out in Rainier. Ol’ Pastime Tavern always has a delicious dinner available too! Bingo daubers provided or bring your own. There’s also a progressive bingo growing each week until someone wins it. 
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Spirit of Halloween Town begins September 27th and continues through October in St Helens
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Scappoose Farmers Market continues every Saturday thru September from 9a-2p
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Upcoming events in and around Clatskanie include the Harvest Festival on September 27th at Cope's Park, hosted by the Clatskanie Farmer Collective. 
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The Oregon Employment Department plans to release the August county and metropolitan area unemployment rates and employment survey data on Tuesday, Sept. 23rd. Columbia County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.5% in July, unchanged from 5.5% in June. It was 4.5% the year before. The statewide unemployment rate was 5.0% in July, and the national
rate was 4.2%.
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The St. Helens City Council will hold a Special Session on Monday, September 22, 2025 beginning at 4:00 p.m.  The purpose of the Special Session is to approve Amendment No. 2 to the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Arcadia Holdings, LLC, and authorize and direct the City Administrator to take appropriate steps to complete and effectuate the closing under the terms and conditions of the Agreement.  The agenda will be posted on the City’s website by 5:00 p.m. on September 19, 2025.
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13 Nights on the River is officially a top 50 finalist for a possible Levitt Grant! Thank you to everyone who voted for all your help reaching the final round in the selection process!
The Levitt Foundation will now review the finalists, and grant recipients will be announced on November 18, 2025.
Levitt Music Series Grants are an exciting, multi-year matching grant program bringing the joy of free, live music to towns and cities across the country. Recipients receive up to $40K per year (up to $120K total) to present free outdoor concerts annually in 2026, 2027, and 2028—sparking new life into underused public spaces and creating joyous, inclusive community destinations. 
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