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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2015
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Astoria schools Melcher tapped to lead Oregon
talk Advanced Fish and Wildlife Commission
Placement
SALEM — The Oregon
Fish and Wildlife Commis-
sion has chosen Curt Melcher
to be the next director for the
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife. The decision
was announced during the
commission’s regular meeting
in Salem. Melcher has served
as ODFW interim director
since September. Commission
Chairman Mike Finley and
Melcher will meet to discuss
the terms of his employment
later in February.
Melcher was among three
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ward Bowles, Fish Division
administrator, ODFW; and
Krystyna Wolniakowski, for-
mer director, Western Partner-
In other news from the
Wednesday board meeting:
• Board Chairman Martin
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Board and staff discussed the tion Week, March 2 to 6.
possibility of changing some of
• Hoppes reported that staff
Astoria High School’s honors training on the school board
courses to Advanced Placement goal based around creating a
(AP).
strategic plan for the district
Both attract high-achieving started Thursday at Astoria Mid-
students to college-level courses. dle School. It starts next week at
Staff creates the curriculum for AHS, Feb. 26 at John Jacob As-
honors courses, many of which tor Elementary School and April
grant credit at Clatsop Commu- 2 at Lewis and Clark Elemen-
nity College through the Coast- tary School. A parent meeting
al Commitment program. AP will be organized in April, as the
is a program operated by exam district works on various strate-
provider College Board, which gies to get as many as possible
creates curriculum, exams and to attend the meeting.
audits classes before they get the
• The district met Jan. 22 with
designation.
migrant recruiters to organize
AP is the preferred norm for an English Language Learner
many colleges and universities, (ELL)/Migrant summer school.
some of which won’t take com- It is also working to provide
munity college or honors cred- more interpreters for the district.
its said Astoria School District
• On the district’s goal to
Superintendent Craig Hoppes. reduce the achievement gap
AP courses have an exam at between students, it completed
the end, separate from the stu- applications for Title IIA profes-
dent’s grade, but required to sional development funds from
receive college credit.
the Oregon Department of Ed-
If Astoria did offer AP courses, ucation. Once approved, the dis-
he added, CCC would still be in- trict can begin providing train-
terested in offering students credit ing for staff on parts of a plan
through Coastal Commitment.
to reduce the achievement gap
Hoppes asked Honors En- between the general population
glish teacher Clint Hill and lan- and underserved groups such as
guage arts teacher Craig Randall, ELL and low-income students.
who taught an AP English course
• On the district’s health
at Knappa High School last year, and wellness goal, it has creat-
whether they would be willing to ed three subcommittees based
teach an AP course. Both indi- around health services; health
cated they would.
promotion for staff; and family
“It feels like what my honors and community involvement.
class is already … and really all
• The district continues to
I’m missing is test prep,” said provide mental health services
Hill. He added that he’d have to to its students through Clatsop
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exam preparation.
has the state contract to service
Randall said the AP title al- people using the Oregon Health
lows the teacher to push kids Plan. Hoppes said the district is
further. Even if Knappa stu- researching how to offer a menu
dents didn’t pass the AP exam of local counselors, inside and
last year but got good grades, outside of CBH, to come meet
they earned CCC Coastal with students at a designated
Commitment credit.
space on campus.
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
SEATTLE — U. S. Coast
Guard crews responded to a
report of a disabled vessel and
assisted local law enforce-
ment personnel with the arrest
of a mariner in Ilwaco, Wash.,
Friday.
After locating the disabled
vessel and towing it to Sta-
tion Cape Disappointment,
Coast Guard personnel dis-
covered safety and possible
criminal violations aboard
the mariner’s vessel during a
search and rescue boarding,
prompting the involvement of
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County Sheriff personnel re-
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The Lower Columbia His-
panic Council has been award-
ed a planning grant of $30,000
through the Northwest Health
Foundation’s Healthy Begin-
nings + Healthy Communities
initiative. As one of 25 commu-
nities selected throughout Ore-
gon and Southwest Washington,
the LCHC will work with its
CATHLAMET, Wash. — The
arrival of the Oscar B, the $5.7
million ferry replacing the Ferry
Wahkiakum on the Columbia Riv-
er, will be celebrated with a com-
mencement ceremony next month.
Wahkiakum County will host
the celebration of the Oscar B,
named after former skipper and
owner Oscar Bergseng, at 1 p.m.
March 14 at the Wahkiakum Ferry
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The Oscar B, is scheduled to ar-
rive Feb. 27, from Whidbey Island,
where it has been constructed by
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of
Freeland, Wash.
The boat builders plan to send
the ferry down by sea, not land.
In preparation of the new ferry’s
arrival, Legacy Contracting Inc. of
Salem is upgrading the ferry land-
ings in Westport and Puget Island.
The Oscar B will carry 23 pas-
senger cars, nearly double the size
of the Wahkiakum, which was in
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days per year.
New features will include hy-
draulic steering, a captain’s chair,
updated electronics, ADA-acces-
sible restrooms and overall U.S.
Coast Guard approval.
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of methamphetamine, local
law enforcement and Coast
Guard Investigative Service
personnel were called in for
assistance.
A combined agency search
of the vessel was conducted
around 7:30 p.m., includ-
ing the use of a Wahikiakum
County Sheriff canine unit,
with nothing additional found.
The mariner was then arrested
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ty Sheriff’s personnel on drug
and weapons charges.
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A Get a Grasp on Medi-
care class is being held from
3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24
in the Columbia Memorial
Hospital Education Center,
2021 Marine Drive. Prereg-
istration is required.
There are no sales pre-
sentations, and no special
offers, just free nonbiased
Medicare information, in-
cluding: a summary of Part
A and Part B benefits; Medi-
care choices; 2015 Medicare
Updates and the Affordable
Care Act; Part D benefits,
“The Coast Guard values
our partnerships with our
local law enforcement agen-
cies including the sharing
of resources and expertise
to perform our missions and
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1st Class John Bennett, the
search and rescue controller
at Sector Columbia River.
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a level of effectiveness and
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ing to dynamic and unique
situations often faced by our
crews.”
and how to enroll; avoiding
health care fraud; and other
helpful resources.
Plus, guest speaker Me-
lissa Johnstone from North-
West Senior and Disability
Services will discuss pub-
lic programs available for
seniors, such as the Sup-
plemental Nutrition Assis-
tance Program (SNAP/Food
Stamps) and Medicaid long-
term care benefits.
For information, and to
register, call NWSDS at
503-861-4200.
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is happy to announce that their 3rd annual “Accessorize
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is over (whew!) and it was truly the place to be. Now it’s
time to thank all those businesses and individuals for all
the donations, financial support and other help given to
ALCP to make this event our most successful sale yet.
T he proceed s generated from this sales
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item s and all the tim e d onated in
preparation for this fu nd raising event.
partners, the Astoria and Seaside
school districts, Sunset Empire
Parks and Recreation, Astoria
Parks and Recreation and the
NorthWest Regional Education
Service District Migrant Educa-
tion Group, to develop a long-
term plan to improve health and
education outcomes for Latino
youth from birth through college.
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A SSISTANCE L EAGUE
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sulting in the mariner’s arrest.
Sector Columbia River
watchstanders diverted two
47-foot motor lifeboat crews
from another mission after
receiving a report from the
mariner stating that his 40-
foot cabin cruiser, the Dea-
no’s Dream, was disabled off
of North Head Lighthouse
around 11 a.m. He stated he
believed a crab pot had fouled
the propeller.
The crews arrived on scene,
took the vessel in tow and re-
turned to the station in Ilwaco.
During the routine search and
rescue boarding multiple safe-
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and wildlife. He has served as
the deputy director for ODFW,
accountable for all Fish and
Wildlife programs leading over
1,200 employees. He was ap-
pointed the interim director in
September.
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by Hispanic council
information class
Instructors include Heidi
Henry, board trainer and orga-
nizational planner from Banner
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the Oregon State University
College of Liberal Arts; Kather-
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is “Seven Things You Should
Know to Protect Your Tax Ex-
empt Status,” presented by Joe
Kroll, a tax exempt audit man-
ager with the IRS.
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Curt Melcher
“I’m excited and humbled at
the thought of this opportunity,”
Melcher said. “It would be a
great honor to lead the dedicat-
ed, professional staff at an agen-
cy that has so much to offer the
state of Oregon.” Background
on Melcher can be found at
http://tinyurl.com/odfwmelcher.
In other business, the com-
mission amended rules for
ODFW’s annual art contests
for habitat conservation, wa-
terfowl and upland game bird
stamps so the rules are now all
within the same administrative
rule division. Commissioners
were also briefed on the Mule
Deer Initiative, an effort to ad-
dress Oregon’s declining mule
deer populations through habi-
tat improvement, predator and
travel management and other
strategies.
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is holding a training for board
members on North Coast non-
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March 7 at Tillamook Bay Com-
munity College, 4301 Third St.
in Tillamook.
An initial breakout session
from 10 to 11:20 a.m. covers
the attorney general’s guidance
on board service, Fundraising
101 and meeting management.
A second session from 11:30
a.m. to 12:40 p.m. covers un-
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tributions and components of
a long-range strategic plan. A
third session from 1:20 to 3 p.m.
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governing documents and new
board member training.
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“We are very pleased at the
prospect of having Curt as the
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agency,” said Finley. As di-
rector, Melcher would report
to the commission and man-
age a department with more
than 1,100 employees, and a
biennial operating budget of
$345 million. Melcher replac-
es Roy Elicker, who retired in
September after serving seven
years on the job.
Melcher is a native Orego-
nian, who graduated from the
University of Oregon with a
bachelor’s degree in biology.
He has devoted 28 years of
his career to the protection and
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would like to express our gratitude for all the
cards, donations to Suomi Hall, phone calls,
flowers, food and outpouring of love at this
difficult time. We would especially like to thank
everyone who came to Eileen’s “Celebration of
Life” and shared in honoring her life. Eileen
lived life to the fullest and with SISU! She is a
treasured mother, grandmother and aunt.
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— Lynn, Leslie, Charlotte, Austin, Nancy & Daydre —
didn’t work for us.
Raffle prizes donated and their winners are listed:
1) Spa Package – Becky Wright of Malama Day Spa - Pedicure Gift Certificate & Ter
Hars for cozy lounge top - Winner: Judi McElroy
2) Beauty Bliss – Gift Certificate from Classic Cuts – Winner: Beth Kandoll
3) Savvy Shopper – Hobo Bag and Italian Leather Pouch from Ellington Handbags
Retail Store of Portland – Winner: Marilyn Gillbaugh
4) Let It Bloom – Living Wreath by Martin Gardening – Winner: Launi Roger
5) Abundant Pleasures – Garden Basket from Fairweather House and Garden –
Winner: Sandra Bruce
6) A Night Out – Ann Taylor Sweater, purse and wine donated by ALCP members –
Winner: Holly Dornfeld
7) Be Active – 1 Month Family Pass from Empire Sunset Park & Rec – Winner: Natalie
Duffy
8) Eat, Drink & Be Merry – Gift basket of wine, cocktail glasses and mixer, Williams
& Sonoma cookbook and other delectables donated by ALCP members – Winner:
Cindy Leibel
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w h ose volu n teers raise fu n d s to assist ch ild ren in ou r com m u n ity.
For m ore in form ation con tact: M ary D avies at 503-738-0313
I’ll see you again.