Applicants are sought for an open seat on the Clatsop Country Fair Board. The position is for a term that expires Dec. 31, 2019. The Fair Board is responsible for managing Clatsop County Fair & Expo and organizes the annual Clatsop County Fair. It meets on the first Tuesday of each month. To apply, obtain an application form and return it to the Clatsop County Manager’s Office at 800 Exchange St., Suite 410, Astoria. Forms are available online at www.co.clatsop.or.us or at the County (continued)
Warrenton needs you – yes you – to keep it on the path of economic success. The entire town and its business leaders are being asked to come together to create a vision for economic vitality. The first of four Economic Vitality Roadmap meetings is Monday in Hammond. “You have a very terrific and simple vision,” Mary Bosch told city leaders recently. She is director of rural economic vitality for RDI, a Eugene-based nonprofit company. “Warrenton has an incredibly diverse strong (continued)
Clatsop County will soon disburse a half-million dollars in state money to local fishers impacted by changes to Columbia River commercial salmon harvesting. The changes were required by the Columbia River Reform Policy adopted by the state to protect salmon as a resource while providing optimum commercial and recreational fishing opportunities. The state set aside the money in the Columbia River Transition Fund to provide compensation for direct economic losses and reimbursement for fishing (continued)
Columbia River fall salmon seasons opened Aug. 1 with modest forecasts and a few new regulations. The popular Buoy 10 fishery will lead off. Fisheries managers expect a total of 375,500 adult Chinook to enter the Columbia, which is about 80 percent of last year’s actual return and 50 percent of the recent 10-year average. Upriver bright fall Chinook are planned to remain within a harvest rate limit of 8.25 percent, due to a lower forecasted return. The rate is lower than in recent years and (continued)
Clatsop County and its cities have formed a partnership aimed at finding solutions to the region’s housing crisis. The Comprehensive Housing Study will profile and analyze the countywide housing supply, examine housing and demographic trends and develop projections, review existing plans and data and evaluate housing goals, policies and codes. The completed study will include proposals for initiatives that may encourage more production of needed housing types as well as recommendations on (continued)
Oregon State Marine Board seeks written public testimony to repeal a state administrative rule on issuance and duplicate fees relating to floating home and boathouse title and plate fees. Repeal of the rule will ensure consistency with state statutes following a legislative. Written testimony can be submitted by email to osmb.rulemaking@oregon.gov or by mail to June LeTarte, administrative rules coordinator, Oregon State Marine Board, 435 Commercial St. NE, Salem OR 97301. Testimony will (continued)
Clatsop Community Bank will issue dividends to shareholders for the first time, the board of directors announced Wednesday. The dividend of 5 cents per share will be paid Aug. 15 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 6. “Strong community support and the hard work of our talented team have contributed to our consistent profitability, and have made this significant milestone possible,” President Joe Schulte said. The bank marked its 10th anniversary in April. (continued)
The Clatsop County Commission re-opened a public hearing on an ordinance regulating location, manner and hours of operation of marijuana facilities in the unincorporated county, including recreational and medical marijuana production, processing, sales, research and testing. The new county marijuana code limits retail outlets’ hours to 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., imposes minimum distances from schools, public parks and other uses, and prohibits on-site consumption, among other rules. Measures to limit (continued)
What a pleasant surprise to see our picture on the front page! And what a lovely article you wrote about our many-class reunion. Both Brian and I and our siblings went to school with the Shepherd and the Vollmer children. And yes, Ginny was correct to say that many students were related to one another. During my senior year I was followed by my sister and three cousins in the junior class and two cousins in the freshman class. I also wanted to point out a small error. My family didn't move to (continued)
Do you look at the clock every morning and wonder, “Why do I have to get up”? If you do, volunteer with us at the Tourist Information Center and Warrenton Museum in the Ross and Rite Aid parking lot. We visit daily with lots of nice individuals from all over the states, Canada and Europe. It’s important to know where Fort Stevens and Fort Clatsop are as well as the closest laundromats and the liquor stores. Our time is well spent visiting, drinking free coffee and eating free muffins. (continued)
A race benefitting Operation Underground Railroad will be held Saturday, Aug. 18, in Seaside. Registration is $30, which includes a T-shirt, and begins at 8 a.m. at 12th Street and The Prom. The race begins at 9 a.m. and will go from the north end of The Prom to the south end and back. The event is co-sponsored by Sunset Empire Transportation District. Operation Underground Railroad is based in Anaheim. It was founded in 2013 to end child sex trafficking and child slavery around the world (continued)
Angels for Sara, a sanctuary for senior dogs, will have its fifth annual rummage and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 17 and 18 at 269 S. Main Ave. The sanctuary is a small, volunteer-run organization providing care to senior dogs that have been abandoned at the shelter or whose human, for one reason or another, could no longer care for them. All proceeds from the sale go toward care of the dogs. Anyone interested in volunteering or donating gently-used or new items for the rummage sale (continued)
Astoria Parks and Recreation Department has organized three free family movies in the park. The annual tradition provides an opportunity to experience cinematic magic in an outdoor setting. Movies are on Wednesdays and begin at dusk in Fred Lindstrom Memorial Park, Sixth and Niagara streets. Last Wednesday, participants saw “A Wrinkle in Time,” sponsored by Arbor Care. Future movies are: Aug. 15, “Peter Rabbit,” sponsored by Clatsop Power Equipment, Gimre’s Shoes, Aquafina and Astoria (continued)
Plenty of cruise ships will visit Astoria this fall, with 13 expected just in September, according to the Port of Astoria. Their arrival brings thousands of people to downtown Astoria and local attractions, where people spend money buying souvenirs, eating and playing. The schedule: Sept. 4: Celebrity Infinity Sept. 11: Disney Wonder Sept. 12: Silver Explorer Sept. 14: Coral Princess Sept. 15: Celebrity Solstice Sept. 20: Island Princess Sept. 20: SS Mariner Sept. 22: Explorer of the Seas Sept. (continued)
“Wings Over Willapa,” a celebration of the region’s birds and nature, will take place on the Long Beach Peninsula Sept. 28-30. The event will coincide with the start of fall migration. There will be classes, art exhibits, workshops, guided tours and birding events. “Explore the northern tip of Long Beach and spot snowy plovers and thousands of waterfowl,” event organizer David Ryan said. “Cross to Long Island and walk through a native old-growth cedar forest and heat out to sea for (continued)
The 34th Season of Shanghaied in Astoria opened this week and runs through Sept. 1. Show times for the comedy-musical-melodrama are 7 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays with three 2 p.m. Sunday matinees (July 22, Aug. 5 and Aug 19). Tickets are $20 for front-row seats. All other seats are $15 for adults and $10 for children. All Friday performances are $10. Tickets are available on the website, asocplay.com. (continued)
Thursdays are Egg Days at the North Coast Food Web. Farm-fresh chicken and duck eggs will be available for purchase from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Food Web, 577 18th St., Astoria. Hosts are Brutal Hill Farms, Lazy Creek Farms, Spring Up Farm and Blackberry Bog Farm. (continued)
**Thefts and burglaries Theft of wheels and tires, 12:32 p.m. July 31, 1000 block Southeast Marlin Avenue. Shoplifting, 7:50 p.m. Aug. 1, Walmart. Michael R. Boyce, 35, no known address, was cited for third-degree theft. Credit card scam, 2:57 p.m. Aug. 6, Fred Meyer. Two individuals have been purchasing high-value items with a debit card and returning the items a short time later for cash. Possession of stolen property, 9:25 a.m. Aug. 6, Warrenton Police Department. Thai Clappe, 36, of Astoria (continued)
A man who used one of Walmart’s motorized carts for his personal transportation discovered he’d committed a fairly serious crime. Raymond Clark Heath, 66, of Astoria was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft on Monday, July 27. The electric scooters are worth $900 and considered motor vehicles under Oregon law. Walmart employees called police about 11:30 a.m. when a shopper told them they’d witnessed a man riding one of their carts down Highway 101, according to a police report. Polic (continued)
A Warrenton man was arrested after an early morning argument turned violent. Police first were called to a residence in the 500 block of Northwest Cedar Court for a domestic dispute about 4:30 a.m. July 24. The parties agreed to separate, but the man returned an hour later. Again, police were called and the male agreed to leave after speaking with officers. But the man returned a third time about 10:30 a.m. and, at some point, the couple physically struggled over a cell phone when he saw her (continued)
** Assaults Assault, 3:56 p.m. July 28, bus stop in front of Fred Meyer. A 58-year-old Warrenton man reported he’d been struck in the face by a man wearing a black hat, red shirt and riding a bicycle. The assailant could not be located. ** Thefts/burglaries Theft of recyclable cans, 3:30 a.m. July 21, Costco. Suzanne K. Snodgrass, 48, with no known address in Warrenton, was cited for criminal third-degree theft after she allegedly took $5 in recyclable cans. Vehicle break-in, 10:23 a.m. July (continued)