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NORTH COAST THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2015 Geese, jet collide in Warrenton The only passengers on board were Paulson, Ramer and Ra- mer’s wife. ³At ¿rst I thought we land- ed short and struck the runway lights, but I later found out it was geese we hit that caused the rough landing,” Paulson said. Paulson said he and Ramer had Àown into Astoria twice Sunday, both times noticing geese loitering on the runway. Ramer taxied the jet down the runway Monday morning to ensure the geese were not on the runway when departing, but he was unable to do a Ày- over before landing Monday night. The aircraft was inspected for damage, which was limited to the right-side landing gear. The jet was deemed safe to Ày and taken to Salem for repair with its landing gear down for fear it might malfunction if raised. “I remember when we used to call ahead to have someone check to see if the elk were on the runway, a problem that plagued the airport until a Learjet collided with one during takeoff in the early 2000s, destroying the aircraft and killing the bull elk,” Paul- son said. By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — A Lek- tro company jet hit a Àock of geese Monday night while landing at the Astoria Region- al Airport. Lektro CEO Eric Paulson said the plane’s captain, Mark Ramer, was checking the ap- proach speed on his dashboard gauges when he looked up and noticed the geese, which were too close to avoid hitting. Paulson said Ramer was worried the geese would take Àight and possibly be ingested into the engines of the jet, a Cessna Citation 560. In 2009, Canadian geese were sucked into the engines of a US Airways jet after it took off from LaGuardia Air- port in New York. The plane’s engines lost power and the plane crash-landed in the Hud- son River. The geese at the airport in Warrenton Monday remained on runway 8-26 and were hit by the Cessna’s landing gear. Walden backs forest management bill By MITCH LIES For the Capital Press SUNRIVER — U.S. Rep. Greg Walden spoke of frus- tration with the U.S. Senate’s unwillingness to address forest policy and ¿elded Tuestions on the uncertainty surrounding the House leadership during a presentation at the Oregon For- est Industries Council’s annual meeting here last week. Asked who is going to be the next speaker of the House, Walden, R-Ore., said: “I hope it is Paul Ryan, but I don’t know if he’ll do it.” Walden said he talked to Ryan, R-Wis., about replacing Speaker John Boehner, who is leaving his seat this month. Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2012, said Thursday he would seek the post. “There is a lot of pressure being put on Paul Ryan to step into this vacuum or void, and it is the last thing he wants to The event led the Port of Astoria, which owns the air- port, to erect a fence around the perimeter to keep elk out. Mike Weston, the Port’s director of business develop- ment and operations, said the Port conducts daily rounds and hazes geese and ducks resting or attempting to nest on Port property. This year, he said, the Port has experienced a group of geese continually returning to runway 8-26. “We chase the geese off with a type of shotgun round that makes a loud bang in the air above where the fowl are resting,” Weston said in an email. “They are called ‘Bird Bangers,’ silly name but some- what effective, at least in the short term.” Weston said he has wit- nessed several bird strikes during his time with the Port, most recently an adolescent eagle Àying through an ap- proach at the same time as a Citation jet. Paulson said the Port might have to look at deterrents to birds, such as cannons and si- rens. “We certainly do not want to kill any birds, nor do we want them to kill us”, Paulson said. Continued IroP 3aJe 1A City resources The Astoria Parks and Recreation Department mar- kets itself to families and vis- itors, but this year, along with hordes of tourists, the depart- ment has also hosted a grow- ing number of homeless peo- ple at many of the 63 parks it manages. “We’ve been struggling to keep up with a larger amount of garbage and just a larger amount of park visitors,” said parks Director Angela Cos- by. Especially, she added, on the Riverwalk. At least once a week this summer, Cosby said park staff had to contact police to deal with an issue at park property. Most of these calls have to do with public safety concerns, she said. The staff has not felt threatened or unsafe. “Different folks camping in parks, public defecation… we’ve had it all across the board,” she said. She estimates their calls to police this year went up by about 40 percent. The porta-potty plan is still very preliminary, said Astoria City Manager Brett Estes, but it could be one step toward addressing a larger is- Melvin Richard Schoessler Astoria Sept. 27, 1923 — Oct. 22, 2015 Melvin Richard Schoessler passed away on the Bible, and photography. He traveled to Ha- Oct. 22, 2015, at 92. He was born Sept. 27, 1923, waii, Norway, the Philippines and Mexico. on a wheat farm in Ritzville, Washington, to John He was preceded in death by his parents, his and Kathryn Schoessler. He was the fourth of brother Rueben, sisters Elsie and Viola, and his ¿ve children. stepson James Allen Crane Sr. In 1932, the family moved to As- He is survived by his sister Geneva toria, where Schoessler lived the rest Pechstein, stepdaughters Diana Velder of his life. He graduated from Astoria and husband Duane, and Alice San- High School in 1942 and then went tilli and husband Ron. He has seven into the U.S. Army on June 16, 1943. grandchildren and 14 great-grandchil- He served some of his time in the dren. Army in Okinawa, Japan. Remembrances may be sent to On Aug. 17, 1944, he married Ber- hospice or the charity of your choice. nice Gustafson. They were married for Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sun- 30 years at the time Bernice passed away. day, Oct. 25, at Caldwell’s Luce-Lay- Melvin He worked at Lovell Auto Co. as ton Mortuary. Funeral services will Schoessler a body man for 40 years and retired be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in 1989. at Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary Mel was very spiritual his entire life and be- with a reception following at Grace Community longed to Grace Community Baptist Church for Baptist Church, 1195 Irving Ave., Astoria. many years. A private graveside service with vault inter- He enjoyed camping, reading and studying ment will follow at Ocean View Cemetery. 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If the charges against the person are minor, often they’ll be let go hours later to make room for a more serious offender. “So they go right out the front door and become an As- toria problem.” See Fanny on petfinder.com A FR EE EVEN T n B E e n t o r r a a i n W • o n S T b i n C e e r & P R I C E S l a t s c i g a r sue. Though it is only a small portion of the homeless popu- lation causing trouble for po- lice, those calls drain time and resources, he said. The city does not provide social services, but now it is trying to be a facilitator, he said. “How can we address this issue collectively and co- operatively?” “This year seemed to re- ally bring up the level of behavioral issues, and a lot from folks who were not from here,” Johnston said. 6 year old Pit Terrier Blend -To get the full value of joy, you must have someone with whom to share it. In tersection of Pa triot W a y a n d H ighw a y 101 in W a rren ton 2 8 0 S . 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VOLUN T E E R PICK OF THE WEE K C LATSOP P LAINS P IONEER C EMETERY funding stream to replant after these ¿res on federal lands. “This legislation, through expediting recovery operations, would reTuire 75 percent of burn lands to be reforested and paid for with salvage,” he said. “Also, just like you are af- fected in our rural communi- ties, every time a forest project is halted, the outside groups that sue on forest projects should have to have a little skin in the game,” he said. “So under this bill, they would be reTuired to post a bond before litigating on collaborative, or community, wild¿re protection plans.” The bill also includes lan- guage pertaining to Oregon and California Railroad lands, directing the federal Bureau of Land Management, which manages O&C lands, to revise management plans in consider- ation of what Walden described as “the clear, statutory mandate to manage these lands for sus- tainable timber production and revenue for the counties.” DilePPa Only a small portion of the homeless is causing trouble for police OBITUARY The Daily Astorian do. He is a policy guy,” Walden said. “He’s always wanted to chair Ways and Means and rewrite the country’s tax code and deal with trade issues. He doesn’t want to do manage- ment, especially big ego man- agement. And there is a lot of that in (Washington) D.C. right now,” Walden said. 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