THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015
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Widdop: ‘I will not be
bullied into resigning’
Gearhart mayor will face recall election March 26
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until 5 p.m. today, to submit to
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GEARHART — Gearhart of resignation or a written state-
Mayor Dianne Widdop’s fate ment of no more than 200 words
will be up to Gearhart voters in to be printed on the ballot for the
a special election as she decided election. She submitted the latter
not to resign in light of an effort on Friday.
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“I have determined that I will
Local resident Harold Gable was not be bullied into resigning,”
the chief petitioner and he submit- she said. “The petition signers
ted 113 total signatures, according represent less than 13 percent
to elections technician Sheryl Hol- of Gearhart voters. I believe it is
com. The number of signatures necessary to hold the election and
was previously reported as 114.
allow all Gearhart voters to have
By KATHERINE LACAZE
EO Media Group
their say on the issue, just as Pa-
tricia Roberts did a few years ago,
when as a county commissioner,
she was in the same situation.”
Some Gearhart residents
have started putting up signs in
support of Widdop.
The election has been sched-
uled for March 26. The outcome
will be determined by simple
majority. Voters will have until
8 p.m. to submit their ballots ei-
ther through the mail or at one
of two drop sites: Gearhart City
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hart or the Clatsop County Elec-
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St., Suite 220, in Astoria.
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Seaside man killed in Highway 26 crash
The Daily Astorian
A Seaside man died in a
crash Friday when a 2010
Toyota Camry he was a pas-
senger in struck a tree on U.S.
Highway 26.
At about 9:30 a.m. Friday,
the silver Toyota Camry was
traveling eastbound on U.S.
Highway 26 near milepost
44.5 in Washington County
when it veered off the road-
way and into a tree, according
to the Oregon State Police.
The cause of the crash is
unknown.
The driver and front right
passenger were transported
via air ambulance to Oregon
Health & Science University
Hospital in Portland with se-
rious injuries. The right rear
passenger, Terry L. Hidy, 56,
Seaside, died at the scene.
Both lanes of travel were
blocked during while the air
ambulance landed.
OSP is being assisted
by ODOT, the Washington
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the Banks and Forest Grove
Fire Departments.
Casino game night fundraiser for kids set
CANNON BEACH — Bring
some good luck and good cheer
to the Cannon Beach American
Legion Hall for the eighth annual
Casino Game Night, a fundraiser
for the Cannon Beach Preschool
and Children’s Center.
From 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 28, the
legion building, 1216 S. Hem-
lock St., will be transformed into
a scene from a Reno or Las Vegas
casino, with craps, blackjack and
roulette offered, said Barb Knop,
the center’s board president.
Scrip will be available for
purchase at the door; no mini-
mum will be required. Players
could win merchandise from lo-
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from local stores and restaurants.
No skill is necessary; the deal-
ers (center staff, board members
and volunteers) will help players
learn the rules of the games, she
said.
Historically, the fundraiser
has brought in an average of
$2,100 every year, according to
Knop.
The equipment is donated by
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partments and local candy-maker
Brian Taylor and his family, she
said.
Community members who
want to volunteer that evening
may contact Annette Campbell,
the center’s director, at 503-436-
1040.
“We particularly need volun-
teers who would like to be black-
jack dealers,” Knop said.
“It’s going to be a fun night,”
said Christy Bisping, the center’s
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rely very heavily on all the mon-
ey that we bring in.”
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The new Westport ferry, the Oscar B, was hanging out on the downtown Astoria
waterfront Friday.
Ceremony set for arrival
of new ferry Oscar B
CATHLAMET, Wash.
— The arrival of the Oscar
B, the $5.7 million ferry re-
placing the Ferry Wahkia-
kum on the Columbia Riv-
er, will be celebrated with a
commencement 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 Wahkia-
kum Ferry Terminal, 785
SR 409, Cathlamet, Wash.
The Oscar B arrived
in Astoria Friday after an
oversea trek from Whid-
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Astoria Regatta Association meets Wednesday
The Astoria Regatta As-
sociation meets at 6 p.m.
Wednesday at Clatsop Com-
munity College, in Columbia
Hall, Room 219. The 2015
admiral and grand marshal
will be announced. The pub-
lic is welcome.
bey Island, Wash., where it
was constructed by Nichols
Brothers Boat Builders of
Freeland, Wash. The new
ferry is scheduled to arrive
in Westport by Friday, with
service possibly starting the
following week.
On the Wahkiakum
Facebook page Feb. 18, this
was shared: “Good News:
(U.S. Coast Guard) trials on
the Oscar B were completed
this morning. The ferry will
depart from Langley at 2:00
a.m. tomorrow morning.
The skipper said he should
be tied up in Astoria by
noon Friday.”
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 passenger cars, nearly
double the size of the Wah-
kiakum, which was in ser-
vice since 1962 operating
365 days per year.
New features will in-
clude hydraulic steering,
a captain’s chair, updat-
ed electronics, ADA-ac-
cessible restrooms and
overall U.S. Coast Guard
approval.
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