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BUSINESS 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian Georgina Jones, left, owns Odie B’s children’s store, managed by her friend Char Moor. Odie B’s is keeping kids covered Consignment store has clothes, toys, more By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian $VDPRWKHURI\HDUVZKR KDV ZRUNHG ZLWK \RXWK IRU *HRUJLQD-RQHVNQRZVNLGV (DUOLHU WKLV PRQWK VKH WRRN XS ZKHUH )LYH /LO 0RQ- NH\V FKLOGUHQ¶V FRQVLJQPHQW VWRUHOHIWRIILQ-DQXDU\RSHQ- LQJ2GLH%¶VQDPHGDIWHUKHU EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian \HDUROGGDXJKWHU2FHDQ ³6KHZDVH[FLWHGWREHDEOH WRµZRUN¶LQDVWRUH´-RQHVVDLG ZKRUXQV2GLH%¶VZLWKWKHKHOS RI KHU IULHQG DQG VKRS PDQDJ- er, Charmarie “Char” Moor. 7KH WZR KDYH YROXQWHHUHG IRU PRUHWKDQDGHFDGHDWWKH9LF- WRU\2YHU&KLOG$EXVH92&$ Camp at Camp Kiwanilong. 2GLH %¶V VWRUH WRRN RYHU WKH space at 1255 Commercial St. YDFDWHGE\$VWRULD+HDOWK)RRGV which consolidated into its Sea- side location, and all the accounts RI/LO0RQNH\VZKLFKFORVHGLQ January at 1161 Commercial St. )LVKHURIIWKH KRRNLQ¿VKFDVH :$6+,1*721 $3 ²$)ORULGD¿VKHUPDQFRQ- YLFWHGRIWRVVLQJXQGHUVL]HG JURXSHU RII KLV ERDW LV RII WKHKRRNDIWHUDGLYLGHG6X- preme Court ruled Wednes- day that he should not have been ensnared by a law tar- JHWLQJDFFRXQWLQJIUDXG ,QDGHFLVLRQWKHMXV- tices threw out the convic- WLRQ RI FRPPHUFLDO ¿VKLQJ boat captain John Yates, who was prosecuted under DODZSDVVHGLQWKHZDNHRI WKH(QURQVFDQGDO <DWHV ZDV FRQYLFWHG RI JHWWLQJ ULG RI ¿VK KH KDG caught that were under the minimum legal size permit- WHG LQ WKH *XOI RI 0H[LFR $ )ORULGD ¿VK DQG ZLOGOLIH RI¿FHU VDLG <DWHV LOOHJDOO\ GXPSHG WKH VPDOOHU ¿VK overboard to avoid prose- cution. The law’s anti-shredding provision prohibits destruc- WLRQRI³DQ\WDQJLEOHREMHFW´ GXULQJ D IHGHUDO LQYHVWLJD- tion. But Yates argued that the law was aimed at the GHVWUXFWLRQRI¿QDQFLDOGRF- XPHQWV²QRW¿VK ([SODLQLQJ WKH GHFLVLRQ Justice Ruth Bader Gins- burg said that given the con- WH[WDQGSXUSRVHRIWKHODZ LW FRYHUV RQO\ REMHFWV XVHG WRUHFRUGRUSUHVHUYHLQIRU- mation and “does not in- FOXGH DQ\ DQG HYHU\ REMHFW IRXQGRQODQGRULQWKHVHD´ ³)LVK RQH PD\ IU\ EXW PD\ RQH IDOVLI\ RU PDNH D IDOVHHQWU\LQWKHVHDGZHOO- LQJ FUHDWXUHV"´ *LQVEXUJ said as she read a summa- U\ RI KHU RSLQLRQ IURP WKH bench. ,Q DQ XQXVXDO OLQHXS RI MXVWLFHV *LQVEXUJ ZDV MRLQHG E\ &KLHI -XVWLFH John Roberts and Justices Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor. Justice Samuel Alito wrote a separate opin- ion agreeing with the result. ,Q GLVVHQW -XVWLFH (OH- na Kagan said Congress intended the law to have a wide scope to ban destruc- WLRQ RI DQ\ SK\VLFDO HYL- dence that could thwart law HQIRUFHPHQW ³$ ¿VKHUPDQ OLNH -RKQ Yates, who dumps under- VL]HG¿VKWRDYRLGD¿QHLV no less blameworthy than one who shreds his vessel’s FDWFK ORJ IRU WKH VDPH UHD- son,” she said. Kagan’s dissent was MRLQHG E\ -XVWLFHV $QWRQLQ Scalia, Anthony Kennedy and Clarence Thomas. The case began in 2007 ZKHQ D )ORULGD ¿VK DQG ZLOGOLIH RI¿FHU GLVFRYHUHG 72 grouper on Yates’ boat that appeared to be smaller than the 20 inches permit- WHGE\ODZ7KHRI¿FHUWROG <DWHV WKH ¿VK ZRXOG EH seized once he returned to port. 2QFH <DWHV UHWXUQHG KRZHYHU WKH RI¿FHU IRXQG RQO\ ¿VK DQG PDQ\ seemed longer than those he originally inspected. A FUHZPHPEHU ODWHU WHVWL¿HG that Yates had ordered the XQGHUVL]HG¿VKWREHWKURZQ overboard and replaced with ODUJHU¿VK Yates was charged un- GHUWKH6DUEDQHV2[OH\$FW RI ZKLFK SURKLELWV NQRZLQJO\ DOWHULQJ RU GH- stroying “any record, doc- XPHQW RU WDQJLEOH REMHFW´ with the intent to obstruct an investigation. Congress SDVVHGWKHODZDIWHUWKH(Q- URQVFDQGDOZKHQVFRUHVRI documents were shredded to conceal wrongdoing. %XWLQVWHDGRIJLYLQJVHOOHUVD cut as their items sell in its store, 2GLH%¶VEX\VWKHLWHPVDVSHRSOH bring them in, giving them 30 per- FHQWRIWKHDSSUDLVHGYDOXHLQLQ store credit, or 25 percent in cash. ³(QYLURQPHQWDOO\LW¶VQLFHWR UHF\FOH \RXU VWXII´ VDLG -RQHV adding that the store weeds out damaged or dirty items. The inside is divided by age JURXSVVHUYLQJLQIDQWVWKURXJK teenagers with newborn to size FORWKLQJVKRHVWR\VERRNV IXUQLWXUH DQG RWKHU GDLO\ OLYLQJ supplies. Jones said the store came awash in inventory and she won’t be buying any new items until April. 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The store will be- FRPHDZRUNVKRSHDFKZHHNHQG VWDUWLQJLQ0DUFKIRUTXLFNIDP- LO\IULHQGO\SURMHFWV 2GLH %¶V LV RSHQ IURP a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday and can be IRXQG RQ )DFHERRN RU DW 2',( BUSINESS BRIEFS Goonies Day gets a trade show The annual Goonies Day Celebration is adding an “80s Con” WUDGHVKRZWRWKHOLQHXSWKHZHHNHQGRI-XQH 7KH $VWRULD:DUUHQWRQ $UHD &KDPEHU RI &RPPHUFH LV VHHN- LQJFRPSDQLHVRURWKHUHQWLWLHVRIIHULQJPDWHULDOVSURGXFWVRUVHU- YLFHVRIVSHFL¿FLQWHUHVWWRDWWHQGHHVVXFKDVLWHPVUHODWLQJWR³7KH *RRQLHV´WKHVPRYLHVDQGSRSFXOWXUH This show will be located at the The Goonies 30th anniversary FHOHEUDWLRQKHDGTXDUWHUVDNDWKH*RRQGRFNVZLWKLQWKH$VWRULD $UPRU\([FKDQJH6W,WZLOOUXQIURPQRRQWRSP-XQH 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 6 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 7. $GPLVVLRQLVIUHH$QH[KLELWRUUHJLVWUDWLRQIRUPLVDYDLODEOHDW http://tinyurl.com/80scon $SSOLFDWLRQVDUHEHLQJDFFHSWHGXQWLOWKHVSDFHLVIXOO([KLELWRUVZLOO EHMXULHGVRWKDWWKLVVPDOOHYHQWZLOOKDYHOLPLWHGRYHUODSRISURGXFWV ,W¶VWLPHWR8Q:LQHG 1HHGDQLJKWWRVLSVDYRUDQG8Q:LQHG" -RLQWKH$VWRULD:DUUHQWRQ$UHD&KDPEHURI&RPPHUFHDWLWV 8Q:LQHGWDVWLQJHYHQWIURPWRSP0DUFKDWWKH/LEHUW\7KH- ater, 1203 Commercial St. 6DPSOHUHGZKLWHDQGGHVVHUWZLQHVIURPDSSUR[LPDWHO\2U- HJRQZLQHPDNHUVSDLUHGZLWKDSSHWL]HUV %HWKH¿UVWWRNQRZWKH%HVWRI6KRZZLQQHUVLQWKH&UDE6HD- IRRG DQG :LQH )HVWLYDO¶V RI¿FLDO ZLQH FRPSHWLWLRQ GHFLGHG LQ D SURIHVVLRQDOO\MXGJHGEOLQGWDVWLQJMXVWEHIRUH8Q:LQHG7KHQKHOS select the People’s Choice Award winner. 0HHWWKHZLQHFRPSHWLWLRQMXGJHVDQGOHDUQPRUHDERXWWKHDUW RI2UHJRQZLQH$WWKHHQGRIWKHHYHQLQJKHDGKRPHZLWKD 8Q:LQHGZLQHJODVV7LFNHWVDUHOLPLWHGSHUSHUVRQDQGFDQEH SXUFKDVHGDWWKHFKDPEHU¶VRI¿FHV²:0DULQH'ULYH²RUDW KWWSWLQ\XUOFRPXQZLQHGWLFNV µ%RRN%UHZ¶VHHNVYHQGRUV Lori Beth Kulp runs Lor’s Tours out of Warrenton. Making the Dollar INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES BY EDWARD STRATTON Lori Beth Kulp, owner Lor’s Tours LLC 47 S.W. Gardena Ave. Warrenton 1-844-567-8687 or lori@lorstours.com Lori Beth Kulp acts as a liaison between visitors and the North Coast’s attractions using her tour bus. 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