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NORTH COAST THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015 3A Ilwaco hires new middle school principal from Astoria By KATIE WILSON EO Media Group ILWACO, Wash. — A new principal is coming to Ilwaco Middle School. After a round of interviews, the Ocean Beach School District offered the job to Chad Madsen, current assistant principal at Astoria High School. He will replace former principal Marc Simmons. Simmons resigned in November; since January, his SRVLWLRQKDVEHHQ¿OOHGE\DQLQ- terim principal. Madsen has worked as the assistant principal at Astoria High School for three years, and before that taught math, physical education and health at both As- toria High School and Seaside High School. The school board is expected to approve his hiring at its next meeting April 27. As Middle School principal, Madsen will lead a building that has already weathered a num- ber of changes in the last school year and must adjust for even more in the year to come. Last September, as reno- vation work wrapped up at the Ilwaco High School building next to Black Lake and a new superintendent took over at the GLVWULFWRI¿FHWKHPLGGOHVFKRRO became its own entity after seven years of sharing space with the high school students. The district’s sixth-grade class- es were also added to its roster approved the hire of Deb Turver at the beginning of January and she has been serving as principal there ever since. Then, the board approved Risner’s recommendation to VHQG DOO WKH ¿IWKJUDGH FODVV- es to the middle school where they will form a separate ele- mentary school entity with the sixth-grade classes. The dis- trict administration hopes the Chad Madsen move will help free up space at Long Beach Elementary — a transition that Superin- where enrollment has contin- tendent Jenny Risner said later ued to grow this year and ease was rushed and poorly planned. the transition for sixth-grade Then, in November, Principal students entering middle Marc Simmons resigned and the school. GLVWULFW KDG WR VFUDPEOH WR ¿QG Madsen will oversee both an interim principal. The board the middle school and this County pursues hazardous waste center By The Daily Astorian Clatsop County’s House- hold Hazardous Waste Pro- gram is moving forward this year with creating a per- manent collection center to dispose of toxic, flammable and other corrosive items, according to the county. The collection center is planned for construction at the Astoria Transfer Station. It will collect hazardous prod- ucts such as pesticides and herbicides, paint, cleaning solvents and other materials not suitable for disposal with standard household trash. It is expected to open in April 2016. With the project under- way, the county announced this week it will no longer sponsor the yearly house- hold hazardous waste col- lection events held each May. Until the new collection center is operating, resi- dents can find other options online at www.co.clatsop. or.us The center will be open at least eight times per year to collect waste items from county residents and quali- fying small businesses. The center will be fund- ed through an Oregon De- partment of Environmental Quality grant and a sur- charge on garbage collec- tion rates. Many home and yard products when not com- pletely used up accumulate in cabinets, garage shelves or outdoor sheds exposing children and pets to tox- ic chemicals, the county warns. Hazardous wastes should not be put down home drains, street storm water drains, discarded in the garbage or poured on the ground. Doing so pol- lutes water, places harmful chemicals in the sewage/ septic systems and expos- es waste haulers and fire fighters needlessly to haz- ardous conditions. The following is a list of ways the county suggests re- ducing hazards year-round: • Reduce the amount that may sit in cupboards by pur- chasing only what is need- ed. • Read the labels before buying to purchase nontoxic products whenever possible. • Look into green alter- native products. • When storing hazardous products, put them in a safe place away from children and pets, and keep them in their original containers. • Share unused product with a neighbor or friend to get rid of it all. 2'):KRVWVIDPLO\¿VKLQJHYHQWDW9HUQRQLD3RQG VERNONIA — The Ore- gon Department of Fish and Wildlife invites new anglers to take part in its Family Fishing Event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Vernonia Pond, a 42-acre former mill pond located in Vernonia. The event is free and open to the public. ODFW will provide equipment for the event including rods, reels DQGEDLWRQD¿UVWFRPH¿UVW served basis. Anglers are also welcome to bring their own gear. Angling education instructors and volunteers will be present to answer questions and offer assis- tance. Approximately 6,000 trout will be released into the pond just prior to the event to improve everybody’s chanc- HVRIFDWFKLQJ¿VK “This is an excellent op- portunity for all to discover ¿VKLQJ RU IRU WKRVH KDYHQ¶W ¿VKHG IRU D ZKLOH WR UHDF- quaint themselves with this DFWLYLW\´ 5RQ 5HKQ ¿VK- ing event coordinator for ODFW’s North Coast Wa- tershed, said. “We’ll have plenty of experienced anglers at the event to answer any questions and help with in- struction.” Anglers 13 years old and \RXQJHU GR QRW QHHG D ¿VK- ing license, while those 14- 17 years of age will need a MXYHQLOH ¿VKLQJ OLFHQVH WKDW can be purchased for $9. Ev- erybody else must have an DGXOW ¿VKLQJ OLFHQVH RU GD\ pass. Licenses will not be sold at the event, so individ- uals planning to participate should obtain them ahead of time from an ODFW license DJHQW 2'): ¿HOG RI¿FH RU online at www.odfw.com Ambulance Advisory Committee seeks applicants Clatsop County’s Am- bulance Service Advisory Committee is accepting applications to fill three vacancies on the commit- tee. The vacancies are for two seats for citizen mem- bers and one seat reserved for a registered nurse. The terms of all three positions run through Nov. 30, 2016. The county encourages ap- plications from residents of South Clatsop County. The committee monitors and reviews local emer- gency medical services in accordance with the county Ambulance Service Plan. In addition, it gathers infor- mation from service users, providers and the medical community, monitors coor- dination of service resourc- es and dispatch procedures and reviews service area boundaries. The committee meets four times per year. Application forms are available online at www. co.clatsop.or.us or at the County Manager’s Office at 800 Exchange St., Suite 410, Astoria. Appointments will be made by the Board of Com- missioners. W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A Contact: Steve Axtell • 360-430-0885 or John Anderson • 360-269-2500 GO ONLINE The von Trapps BU R R ITO S E N C H IL A D A S C O M BIN A TIO N S Clatsop County Tsunami Hazard Overlay Project OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS. Join Us For Information about the THO Project. Resources available to help you prepare for a Cascadia event tsunami. Information on how you can assist your community. The overall goal of the project is the development of comprehensive plan and development code provisions for the unincorporated areas of the county, through a public involvement process, to increase resilience to a Cascadia event tsunami. The real-life great grandchildren of the Captain & Maria M on - Fri O N L Y , E qu al or lesser valu e, exclu des seafood item s D IN E IN O R TA K E O U T 11 A M -C L O SE This Friday, 7:30 p.m., Liberty Theater Concert tickets $25 at Liberty Box Office or at TicketsWest.com C OUP ON A presentation of Coast Community Radio Acros s the s treet from Dairy Queen at the T raffic L ight W hy aren’t you a LifeCare and Life Flight m em ber? L ife Ca re O N LY $ 00* 5 9 L ife Ca re w /L ife Flight O N LY $ 00* 1 1 9 Every year, we see how membership saves people hundreds and thousands of dollars Join LifeCare today for a carefree tomorrow s r r SOUTH COUNTY Thursday, May 7 5:30-7:30 PM Arch Cape Fire Hall 79729 Highway 101, Arch Cape, OR. 97102 - SEASIDE, OREG ON - JO B FA IR Tuesda y • A pr il 28th • 10 A M Suite 340 (next to O sh K osh B’G osh ) A L L P O SI T I O N S A V A I L A B L E P a r t-tim e, F ull-tim e, Sea so n a l, K eyh o lder s, A sso c ia tes & M a n a gem en t po sitio n s *Full year, per household. Membership covers dependents listed on your tax forms, living in your home. W e also see people w ithout m em bership struggle to pay off large balances left ow ing, due to high deductibles or co-pays. W e don’t w ant that for you. Enjoy peace of m ind, know ing that, in an em ergency, you w on’t ha ve a ny ou t-of-pocket expens e. 503-861-5558 and performing arts, heritage and culture within the coun- ty; and acting to strengthen the overall health of exist- LQJ QRQSUR¿W RUJDQL]DWLRQV schools, individuals or busi- nesses related to visual and performing arts, heritage and culture. The Clatsop County Cul- tural Coalition also seeks vol- unteers to join the group to assist in organizing the year- ly activities of the coalition, reading and evaluating grant proposals and participating in discussions to award funds. This is an approximately 20- hour commitment per year, more if one serves on the ex- ecutive committee. Coalition members usually represent culture in the areas of visual and performing arts, heritage or humanities and there are also two at-large positions open. For information and a short application, contact co-chairwomen Janet Bowl- er and Charlene Larsen at information@clatsopcul- turalcoalition.org or call 503- 325-2431 or 503-325-0590. NORTH COUNTY Tuesday, May 5 5:30-7:30 PM Judge Guy Boyington Bldg. 857 Commercial Street, Astoria, OR. 97103 335 0 HW Y 101 N. Gea rha rt • 5 03- 738 - 7091 CALL US AT The Clatsop County Cul- tural Coalition administers the awarding of grant funds from the Oregon Cultural Trust to citizens of Clatsop County each fall. According to its by-laws, the Cultural Coalition goals and funding priorities must be submitted for review by the community every four years. Clatsop County residents can submit their input by completing an online sur- vey at www.surveymonkey. com/s/JPNJNHG, emailing their feedback to informa- tion@clatsopculturalcoali- tion.org, calling 503-325- 2431 or 503-325-0590, or attending a public forum at 7 p.m. today at the Warren- ton Community Center, 170 S.W. Third St. in Warrenton. The Clatsop County Cultural Coalition goals and funding priorities include: raising awareness of culture in the areas of visual and performing arts, heritage and humanities; supporting the preservation, functionality and/or sustained usage of physical facilities for visual CLATSO P PLAIN S Monday, May 4 5:30-7:30 PM Gearhart RFPD-Hertig Station 33496 West Lake Lane, Warrenton, OR. 97146 LUNCH S P ECIAL BU Y O N E G ET ON E 1/2 O FF W a tch th e M ayw eath er-P acqu iao Fig h t h ere M a y 2n d! P A C 12 • P ay P er V iew Clatsop Cultural Coalition seeks public input For more information, contact Clatsop County Community Development at 503-325-8611 or email:comdev@co.clatsop.or.us www.dailyastorian.com C UT H ER E total of 13 people applied, Risner said. (Turver had also indicated when she was hired as interim Strong record that she would be interested in 5LVQHU VDLG VKH LV FRQ¿GHQW the job.) These 13 were narrowed GRZQWR¿YHSRVVLEOHFDQGLGDWHV that he is up for the job. On April 14, the same day a “His references were glow- ing,” she said in a phone inter- hoax mass-shooting threat sent view April 20, “and the work the district into lockdown, teams he’s done as an assistant prin- of teachers and administrators cipal and the opportunities he’s LQWHUYLHZHGWKH¿YHFDQGLGDWHV had have really prepared him to ultimately offering the job to lead his own building. ... He’s Madsen. Risner believes Madsen’s had multiple opportunities to be prior experience with living on the person in charge.” “He really seems like a for- the coast will be an advantage. “Just knowing the challenges ward, progressive thinker and I WKLQN WKH EXLOGLQJ ZLOO EHQH¿W that the coast can bring with the climate and the rural nature of from that,” she said. The district had a large pool where we live,” she said. “I think of candidates to draw from. 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