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NORTH COAST THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 3A Astoria Column closed for repairs The Daily Astorian The Astoria Column is closed for repairs through June. Workers have erect- ed scaffolding around the popular monument as part of a $1 million restoration project. Visitors can still enter the park at Coxcomb Hill and see panoramic views of the Columbia Riv- er, the Astoria Bridge, Youngs Bay and Youngs River. But the interi- or of the column with the steps leading up to the observation deck is closed. Angela Cosby, the di- rector of the city’s Parks and Recreation Depart- ment, said the city hopes to reopen the column by the Fourth of July. Friends of the Astoria &ROXPQ D QRQSUR¿W LV ¿- nancing the repairs for the city through private dona- tions. Built in 1926, the col- XPQ LV WKH FLW\¶V GH¿QLQJ landmark. The last major renovation was in 1995. Photo courtesy of Sgt. 1st Class April Davis Oregon Army National Guard soldiers with the 234th Engineer Company stand in formation as they are welcomed home during a demobilization ceremony held in Salem Saturday. Camp Rilea company returns to adulation The Daily Astorian EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian Scaffolding has gone up around the Astoria Column during a $1 million renovation project. Convicted man violates probation, gets 45 months By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian An Aloha man was sen- tenced Friday in Clatsop County Circuit Court to near- ly four years in prison after multiple probation violations. Robert Eldon Myers III, 27, was on probation after being convicted in three sepa- rate cases involving domestic violence against his mother, breaking into a vehicle and stealing items, and possession of methamphetamine. The charges occurred in Clatsop County in August 2013 and September 2014. Myers — who has about a dozen other previous con- victions including assault and resisting arrest — recent- ly violated his probation by breaking curfew and alcohol use. He had other probation violations, but was allowed to continue probation. At his probation violation hearing Friday, defense law- yer Mary Murk explained Myers suffers from a mental health disorder and would be better suited in the county’s treatment court, rather than in prison. “In order for him to be suc- cessful in the community, he is going to need wraparound services,” Murk said. “If he is in a prison setting, I don’t think he is going to get that level of care.” Myers offered a similar plea to Judge Cindee Matyas, who oversees the treatment court. “I would love to have a try at your mental health ser- vices,” Myers said. “At least a chance.” Prosecutor Scott Mc- Cracken said it is not about the merits of treatment court, but rather that Myers violated his plea deal with the state. “This is about the fact that he has not succeeded on pro- bation and it is time to revoke him,” McCracken said. “It’s speculative that treatment FRXUW ZRXOG HYHQ EH EHQH¿- cial to Mr. Myers.” As part of the 45-month sentence, Judge Matyas rec- ommended Myers continue drug and alcohol treatment in prison. “I do wish you luck, and it’s really up to you,” she said. SALEM — The Oregon Army National Guard wel- comed home approximately 180 soldiers of the 234th Engineer Company, 1249th Engineer Battalion, during a demobilization ceremo- ny Saturday at West Salem High School. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown; U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden; U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader; Maj. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, adjutant general in Oregon; Miss Oregon Re- becca Anderson; and other dignitaries attended. The 234th Engineer Company is headquartered in Warrenton at Camp Rilea and includes a platoon-sized detachment located in Prineville. The unit mobilized last June to Fort Bliss, Texas, where it conducted training in preparation for deploy- ment to Kuwait. The soldiers spent the approximately nine-month deployment conducting car- pentry, plumbing, electrical and other construction mis- sions throughout Kuwait and the surrounding region. At Camp Buehring in northern Kuwait, the sol- diers installed sidewalks and repaired facilities for training, morale, welfare and recreation. At Camp Arifjan, south of Kuwait City, the soldiers constructed housing and improved security check- points, drainage systems and existing infrastructure to improve security, safety and operations around camp and the Kuwait Navy Base. The maintenance section Photo courtesy of Sgt. 1st Class April Davis U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, left, and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown welcome home Oregon Army Na- tional Guard soldiers of the 234th Engineer Company during a demobilization ceremony held in Salem Saturday. also repaired vehicles and support equipment needed for missions. With the onset of Oper- ation Inherent Resolve, the operation name for U.S. intervention against the Islamic State group, the 234th Engineer Compa- ny conducted engineering assessments and construc- tion missions to expand and improve forward op- erating bases in Iraq and Jordan. Near the end of the de- ployment, as missions in Iraq, Jordan and Afghan- istan came to an end, the company helped construct portable and containerized housing in Kuwait. Photo courtesy of Sgt. 1st Class April Davis Oregon Army National Guard Spc. Marek Dinges of the 234th Engineer Company holds his 1-year-old son Cam- den following a demobilization ceremony held in Salem Saturday after a nine-month deployment in the Middle East. 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 Convenient and experienced stylists JO IN ! TO D AY Tues. & Thurs. senior discounts Walk-ins welcome or by appointment $ 1 0 off Chem ica ls Expires June 15, 2015 L ife Ca re O N LY $ 00* 5 9 HW Y 101 • Y OU N G S BAY PLAZA W ARRE NTO N 5 03 -86 1-085 0 L ife Ca re w /L ife Flight O N LY $ 00* 1 1 9 At M edix Am bu la nce S ervice, w e ca re a bou t you , you r fa m ily a nd you r fina nces . 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