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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015
WDFW OKs razor clam dig starting Monday
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Clam dig-
gers can return to two coastal beaches
Monday through Thursday, to dig razor
clams during a month packed with po-
tential digging opportunities.
The Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife approved the dig at
Long Beach and Twin Harbors after
marine toxin tests showed the clams are
safe to eat.
As in previous openings, the dig is
scheduled on evening tides. No digging
will be allowed on any beach before
noon.
Under state law, diggers are required
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digger’s clams must be kept in a sepa-
rate container.
The four-day dig is scheduled for
the following dates, beaches and low
tides:
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tentatively scheduled a nine-day dig
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switch to morning from evening tides
midway through the proposed dig
on the following dates, beaches and
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license to harvest razor clams on any
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vendors around the state.
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Courtney: Lawmakers should vote on school aid now
By PETER WONG
Capital Bureau
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ident Peter Courtney says
lawmakers should vote
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state school fund, the larg-
est single item in the state
budget.
It’s the fund from which
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tricts draw the lion’s share
of their operating costs.
“I want the co-chairs (of
the budget committee) to
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as I can get it,” the Salem
Democrat told reporters
Wednesday.
“I want it out now, and
I’m not going to quibble
over the amount.”
It’s been a little over a
month since the Legisla-
ture’s chief budget writers,
Sen. Richard Devlin of Tu-
alatin and Rep. Peter Buck-
ley of Ashland, proposed
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framework for the next two-
year budget.
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lion more than in the current
two-year cycle that ends
June 30, and about $300
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billion that then-Gov. John
Kitzhaber proposed in the
two-year budget submitted
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Gov. Kate Brown, who
succeeded Kitzhaber last
week after his resignation,
has not stated a preference.
But Brown, herself a for-
mer legislative leader, said
Friday that in regard to the
budget, “the governor pro-
poses and the Legislature
disposes.”
“You can always adjust it
if you have to, or if there’s
more money,” Courtney
said. “But that’s the most
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Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney walks the hallways of the Capitol after a news conference on Feb. 12 in Salem.
important thing right now. I
think we’ve got to get that
budget out. We need to start
to move budgets.”
Usually,
lawmakers
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and revenue forecast before
making final decisions on
the budget, which actually
comes in the form of indi-
vidual agency bills rather
than a single overall plan.
A recent exception was in
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proved the state school fund
and the governor signed it
in mid-April. But it was a
low point in the economic
downturn, and the approved
amount was all that schools
got that cycle.
The co-chairs’ current
plan puts more money into
state aid for public schools,
community colleges and
universities — and less into
targeted education priori-
ties sought by Kitzhaber,
such as early childhood
programs, reading skills,
and high school and college
completion.
Minority
Republicans
and some education groups
want to raise the state
school fund beyond the
amount proposed by the co-
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lion for the next two years.
Some advocates say the cur-
rent legislative plan is still
several millions short of al-
lowing schools to maintain
current service levels.
However, according to
last week’s quarterly eco-
nomic and revenue forecast,
the possibility of a kicker
refund to taxpayers next
year is likely to decrease the
amount available for spend-
ing in the next two-year
budget, if only by a modest
amount.
The projected refund,
which would be in the form
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es due next year, is $349
million. But the kicker still
could change, because the
projected threshold is just
barely more than what is
needed to trigger the kicker.
While Oregon’s eco-
nomic indicators are good,
says state economist Mark
McMullen,
“additional
economic growth does not
translate into additional re-
sources and an easier job for
legislative budget writers.”
Lawmakers on the House
and Senate revenue com-
mittees did hear last week
that property tax collections
for schools will be up by
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was previously projected
for the next two-year cycle.
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The projected two-year
total of property taxes
for schools, including the
amounts for education ser-
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lion.
The Capital Bureau is a
collaboration between EO
Media Group and Pamplin
Media Group.
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following position serving youth,
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available all shifts, including
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Applications available on website
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Estate Sale
Saturday Only 8am-5pm
No early Birds Please
92492 G Rd. Astoria
(Jeffers Garden)
Tools, garden toolʼs, China, collect-
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furniture, bedding, and Much
more!
Donʼt let the bridge closure stop
you from coming out to
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Apply at www.mtc.jobs and enter
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Minorities/Females/Disabilities/
Veterans
MTC Values Diversity!
Drug-free workplace and
tobacco-free campus
Astoria Crest Motel
Has the following positions open.
Apply in person
5366 Leif Erikson Dr.
•Front Desk 3-11pm flexible
•Night Audit/laundry 11pm to 7am
•Housekeeper flexible schedules
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following positions.
• Housekeepers
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• 2 openings for floor care
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Housekeepers
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DUST off the old pool table and sell it
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Lost: Transition glasses in black
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parking area. (503)325-3733
46 A NNOUNCEMENTS
Jewell School District #8
Announces Elections for:
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GUIDES for the summer season!
Email resumes to:
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Pig ʻN Pancake:
Full Cycle Bookkeeper
needed in busy corporate office.
Full time position with benefits
package.
Send resume and cover letter to
PO Box 9 Seaside, OR, 97138 or
email to
employment@pignpancake.com
70 H ELP W ANTED
•Tire Technician
•Brake/Alignment Technician
Part and Full-time positions
in Warrenton.
Competitive wages/generous
benefits package includes
medical/dental/vision/vacation,
holiday pay/retirement/profit sharing.
Requirements include:
Brake/alignment skills/customer
service/communication skills.
We are proud to be an
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Pick up application
1167 SE Marlin Avenue, Warrenton.
School Board Member
Positions #1, #3 & #5
Clatsop County School Board
Elections will be held May 19, 2015.
The terms for Positions #1, #3 & #5
on the Jewell School Board end
on June 30, 2015 and the new
term will begin July 1, 2015 and
run through June 30, 2019.
If you would like to consider
representing Jewell families on
the governing board, please
visit or call the Clatsop County
Elections Department.
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Salem, Astoria or Long Beach,
WA. You must be able to
communicate well with supervisors
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issues in a timely manner without
close supervision. You must be
proficient in HTML/CSS, web
content management systems
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Google Analytics. Familiarity with
responsive design, mobile plat-
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preferred. At least two years
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Benefits for this full-time position
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Send resume and letter of
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70 H ELP W ANTED
Astoria Dental Group seeks
full time, 5 days/week, business
office assistant/data entry.
Required skills include excellent
multi-tasking, basic secretarial skills,
familiarity with computer and
muli-line telephone. Starting pay
$14 per hour with merit raises
thereafter. Benefit package includes
medical, dental, 401k, vacation
and holidays.
Please send resume to:
Tyack Dental Group
443 30th St.
Astoria, OR 97103
or e-mail
jtyack@clatskanie.com
Bank of the Pacific
is currently seeking to fill a
FULL-TIME CENTRAL
OPERATIONS
ASSISTANT
position at our
Ilwaco Branch.
Candidates will assist with a
variety of tasks including, but
not
limited
to,
answering
phone calls, preparing and
typing
correspondence,
re-
searching and gathering in-
formation for levies, garnish-
ments, subpoenas, complet-
ing daily report reviews, and
assisting in the timely com-
pletion of internal and exter-
nal audits The starting wage
is dependent upon the appli-
cantʼs qualifications and ex-
perience.
The
Bank
of
the
Pacific
provides a very attractive
benefits package.
To apply please visit
the Bank website
career section: www.bankoft-
hepacific.com
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