Razor clamming reopened on part of the Oregon coast, Aug. 14

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce the reopening of razor clamming from Tillamook Head, just south of Seaside, to Cascade Head, just north of Lincoln City, as domoic acid levels have dropped below the alert level. The harvesting of razor clams remains closed from Cascade Head south to the California border and from the Columbia River south to Tillamook Head. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) annual razor clam conservation closure began July 15 and will end September 30. The conservation closure is not related to the presence or absence of biotoxins. This conservation closure is for razor clams on the Clatsop beaches only, from the Columbia River south to Tillamook Head. Due to the current elevated levels of domoic acid and the conservation closure, the earliest razor clamming on the Clatsop Beaches could open is October 1 if domoic acid levels are below the closure limit at that time. ODA will continue to test for shellfish toxins weekly, as tides permit. Reopening of an area requires two consecutive tests in the safe range. For more information, call ODA’s shellfish safety information hotline at (800) 448-2474 or visit the ODA shellfish closures web page at <http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/FoodSafety/Shellfish/Pages/ShellfishClosures.aspx>.  Southwestern SBDC offers QuickBooks Payroll class Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center (Southwestern SBDC) is offering an eight session, interactive series called QuickBooks Payroll.  This comprehensive, hands-on course is designed to help businesses utilize the payroll functions of QuickBooks.  Classes will provide skills in processing payroll in-house and doing payroll tax reporting using QuickBooks.  Participants can also schedule time to meet one-on-one with a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) business advisor who is well versed in the use of QuickBooks for business recordkeeping. Connie Huntsman, CPA will be the instructor for the QuickBooks Payroll course.  Connie, is self-employed.  Previously she was at Scoville & Reiber, PC, CPA. She graduated from Linfield College in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and received her Certified Public Accountant certificate in 2008. Her work experience includes a combination of both public and private accounting. She is a member of the AICPA and OSCPA. Connie and her husband John graduated from Marshfield High School in 1978 and have made the Coos Bay area their home. A fee of $389 per person will be charged. Seating is very limited.  Preregistration at http://www.socc.edu/sbdc is required to insure seating availability and materials.  The workshop will be held in Coos Bay at Southwestern Oregon Community College, Tioga Hall Room 401, 1988 Newmark Ave. from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Wednesday, September 27, 2017 through November 15, 2017. Contact the Southwestern SBDC at 541-888-7026 or email Mary Loiselle at mloiselle@socc.edu for more information.