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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 Pi Day: Pi Phi chapter at CCC is trying to build momentum Continued from Page 1A CCC. PTK, founded in 1918 at Stephens College in Mis- souri, is the National Honors Society for community col- leges and now includes more than 1,000 chapters and 2 million members nationwide. After years of dormancy, the Pi Phi chapter at CCC is try- ing to build momentum and student leadership. “We’ve been using teachers for recruiting, es- pecially through adviser T.J. Lackner,” Pi Phi Pres- ident Joe Henthorn said, adding that the push right now is to have students take over more of the or- ganization and to advertise the Pi Phi chapter more around campus. The mission of the 115-year-old PTK is two- fold: • Recognizing and encouraging academic achievement of two-year college students. • Providing opportuni- ties for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service and fel- lowship programming. Membership in PTK confers a special designa- tion during graduation, a notation on a transcript, $37 million in scholarships reserved for PTK members, a higher pay grade in entry level federal jobs and addi- tional support for transfer- ring to another school or into the workforce. The Pi Phi chapter in- cludes about 30 members at the college, including a core group of seven stu- dent-officers. “We do have a large group; it’s just that they’re not very active,” said soph- omore Mary Byes, a PTK officer selling pie by the slice and whole Saturday. “I got a letter saying I was eligible, because I had been carrying a 4.0” GPA, Byes said. “Having that on my resume is huge. It shows my accomplishment and getting good grades. It’s also a really good fel- EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society members, from left, Cordet Gula, Joe Henthorn and Georges Oates-Larsen, drum up cash for their Pi Phi chapter through Pi Day, with the help of whipped cream pie targets like Clatsop Community College speech instructor Deac Guidi in the background. EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian Pi was pressed into buttons, painted on faces, memorial- ized in song and made into artwork at the Pi Phi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s Pi Day fundraiser Saturday at Clatsop Community College. EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian Members of the Pi’d Pi’pers, a loose collection of community and faculty musicians including science and math tutor Bob Goldberg, left, and speech instructor Deac Guidi, watched the time for 1:59 p.m. Saturday, the start of the Pi Day fundraiser and a loose translation through the date, time and a play on a preposition to the first several digits of the mathematical constant pi, 3.14159. lowship, and I want to be a part of that.” In addition to Pi Day, PTK members volunteer to showcase items at the college’s Art & Experience Auction April 18. PTK Secretary Liesl Henthorn said the society is also working on a fundraising movie night at the college. She and her husband, Joe, are moving back to Se- attle in June, leaving CCC in the familiar position of having to fill its leader- ship among a fluid student body. But the organization has already identified its possible leadership in stu- dents like Vice President Cordet Gula and Georges Oates-Larsen, both CCC Honors students. In addition to recruit- ment, Gula said, PTK needs to make sure its in- EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian Magnolia Lackner, left gets the pi’d stem of a flower paint- ed on her cheek by Clatsop Community College student Tia Fish Saturday at the Pi Phi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s Pi Day fundraiser. terviewing the elected stu- dent officers to make sure they’re dedicated volun- teers. “I think in school, there hasn’t been much recogni- tion of PTK,” Gula said, adding that in the coming term, students will start to see more advertising of the chapter around campus. For more information on PTK, visit http://ti- nyurl.com/CCCPiPhi Lawsuit: It would be the largest DHS has faced in state history Continued from Page 1A On Jan. 8, 2014, Officer Goodding referred the case to DHS. Two days later, child protective services worker Amber Walter sent photographs taken by Good- ding to the Clatsop County Child Abuse Assessment Center. Dr. Roy Little, of the Clatsop County Child Abuse Assessment Center, reported on Jan. 11, 2014, the bruising on Coltin’s buttocks was concerning, but that too much time had passed for an examination to be useful. DHS closed its investiga- tion Feb. 25, 2014 as “un- founded” for physical abuse and neglect. About a week later, Coltin was alleged- ly thrown headfirst into a toilet by Howard. The police re- The impact frac- port states Coltin’s tured the boy’s father took him skull and broke his to the emergen- jaw. He died two cy room, but that days later. never happened, Howard, 28, Lambron said. has been charged As for DHS, with murder, has the specific claims pleaded not guilty include failing to and is scheduled properly assess Joshua for trial in Mult- reports of child Howard nomah County abuse on four oc- Circuit Court in October, casions May 18, 2011, June The Oregonian reported. 13, 2011, July 19, 2011 and Meanwhile, Wendy Sals- Jan. 8, 2014. bury has not been charged In addition, the lawsuit with any crimes. claims DHS failed to con- The specific claims sider Wendy Salsbury’s against the city of Sea- child abuse and neglectful side include failing to have history in the four cases and Coltin evaluated by a med- consider her unstable hous- ical professional within 48 ing, mental health history hours, immediately notify and drug abuse. DHS and adequately docu- DHS also failed to con- ment Coltin’s injuries. sider Howard’s domestic Zone: Clatsop County manager hoped all four jurisdictions would support the enterprise zone Continued from Page 1A Herzig, who had shared his misgivings about part- nering with the Port earlier this month, told councilors Monday night that “I don’t know why the Port commis- sioners are so tone deaf to how they come across to the public. “But it does really make people stop and think, ‘Is this an agency that we want to further empower with an enterprise zone?’” Herzig also objected to a provision of the enterprise zone that would allow ho- tels, motels and destination resorts to qualify for the tax breaks. Even though the city would have still controlled the underlying zoning, Her- zig worried that an enter- prise zone would make it easier for such projects to be approved in the down- town corridor or along the Columbia River. Clatsop County Manag- ‘I believe that this is one tool that we can use to bring businesses into our community. And I’m afraid that if Warrenton has this enterprise zone and Astoria does not, it puts us in a very unfavorable position.’ — Arline LaMear Astoria mayor er Scott Somers had hoped all four jurisdictions would support the enterprise zone application, a collaboration that might be persuasive to the state. In an enterprise zone, new or expanded businesses can receive property tax ex- emptions in return for main- taining minimum employ- ment levels and meeting job creation goals. Enterprise zones can provide incentives for busi- nesses, economic develop- ment analysts believe, but have had mixed results on job creation. “I believe that this is one tool that we can use to bring businesses into our community,” LaMear told councilors. “And I’m afraid that if Warrenton has this enterprise zone and Astoria does not, it puts us in a very unfavorable position.” violence history and child abuse and negligent history of his own biological chil- dren, according to the law- suit. Lamborn said the lawsuit is more geared toward DHS, but he had to include the Seaside Police. “I’m not someone that wants to sue the police, but I had to,” he said. “They made a mistake.” The lawsuit totals about $2.5 million in damages, but could be tripled to $7.5 million if Coltin is found to be a “vulnerable person,” under state law. Lamborn said the “vul- nerable person” designation may be difficult to prove since the state law protects elderly over 65, mentally handicapped, but not mi- nors, including toddlers. ‘I’m not someone that wants to sue the police, but I had to. They made a mistake.’ — Josh Lambron Portland attorney A $7.5 million lawsuit against DHS would be the largest the agency has faced in state history. Lambron won the larg- est DHS case in December, which was a $4.1 million lawsuit for two girls who were sexually and physi- cally abused by their fos- ter mom in Portland. The two girls were not deemed “vulnerable.” If they had, the award would have been about $12 million. In general, Lamborn said, he has seen numerous mistakes made by DHS over the years that have resulted in injured or killed children. Lamborn points to the agen- cy’s small budget and lack of training as potential rea- sons for such incidents. “They are underfunded, they are understaffed. They have a lot of people that really care about kids and don’t get paid a lot to do it,” Lambron said. For online updates: www.dailyastorian.com