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NORTH COAST THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015 Perez to remain Camp Rilea’s leader By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian Although former Clatsop County administrative ser- vices director Dean Perez is moving to Bothell, Wash., lat- er this month to become the Seattle suburb’s new human resources director, he plans to continue his other position as commander of Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center in Warrenton. As commander, Perez said, he oversees training centers in Umatilla and Prineville, along with Camp Rilea. He is not required to live in the same community as the training centers. “In most of my career, I actually had to travel to my duty location,” Perez said. “It was good fortune that I lived and worked (near Camp Rilea).” Perez joined the county in 1999 as a human resources director and became the ad- ministrative services director in 2013. +H EHFDPH WKH ¿UVW ORFDO commander of Camp Rilea in 2012. He is scheduled to start in Bothell on June 22, accord- ing to the city. 3A Man sentenced for raping, injecting heroin in teenage girls gree assault and applying a controlled substance to the body of a minor A 24-year-old man ac- for injecting heroin into cused of raping the third girl in and forcefully April. injecting heroin Nearly 100 into teenage girls similar charges was sentenced were dropped as last week in Clat- part of the Ran- sop County Cir- dall’s plea agree- cuit Court. ment. A n t h o n y Prosecutor Thompson Ra- Dawn Buzzard jsavong Randall said one of the was sentenced Anthony Thompson victims recalls to 80 months, Rajsavong Randall Randall sitting or more than 6 on her legs and years, in prison and three jamming a heroin needle years post-prison super- into her arms and then vision for the assaults on leaving her. three teenage girls, all un- The girl said she der 16 at the time. felt off-kilter and ill Randall, of Seaside, and went to a friend’s pleaded no contest to house. The incidents oc- third-degree rape and two curred in Astoria and counts of applying a con- Seaside. trolled substance to the “I do believe there is body of a minor for inject- at least one more victim ing heroin into one girl in out there,” Buzzard said. May 2014. “There could be more He also pleaded no than one victim. He seems contest to endangering the to have a thing for young welfare of the second girl girls.” from an incident in Octo- As part of his sentence, ber 2014. Randall is required to reg- In addition, he pleaded ister as a sex offender and no contest to second-de- seek treatment. By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian Daily Astorian file Col. Dean Perez, Camp Rilea post commander, looks at displays including the names of U.S. Coast Guard, Marine, Navy, Air Force and Army veterans and active military reserve employees at Georgia-Pacific’s Wauna Mill in 2013. “I’m looking forward to the new assignment with Bothell,” Perez said. “I felt it was a real honor and a priv- ilege to work for Clatsop County for 16 years.” When he decides to retire, Perez said, he will likely re- turn to Clatsop County where he and his wife raised their children and worked for so many years. “It was a great experience. I have no regrets whatsoev- er,” Perez said. “If we didn’t make the move now, we might miss out on the oppor- tunity.” Travers to be July 4th parade grand marshal The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — Capt. Dan Tra- vers, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River and Air Station Astoria, is grand marshal of this year’s Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Parade in Warrenton. This year’s theme is “Guarding the Coast.” “The Coast Guard’s primary job is to ensure safety on the area’s water- ways, provide security ... and protect the sea itself,” Travers said. He was named commander af- ter three years of running the Coast Guard’s search and rescue programs in Juneau, Alaska, and prior service in Sitka, Alaska, Detroit, Seattle and Washington, D.C. The Columbia River is the conduit for $20 billion in commerce that flows in and around the region every year, he said. Active-duty Coast Guard and their family members number about 1,300 through the local base of oper- ations in Warrenton, and their pres- ence in the Warrenton and Astoria area provides another hefty financial boost. Local support for the Coast Guard is outstanding, Travers said. “It’s pretty significant to have that. It’s a very welcoming community. It’s ab- solutely appreciated,” he said. “(Coast Guard members) know they’re do- ing a service for this community, and the community knows we’re pro- U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Schuhlein Capt. Dan Travers has been named grand marshal of this year’s Old-Fash- ioned Fourth of July Parade in War- renton. tecting them. We’re blessed to be a part of it and blessed to do our job here.” Other guardians of the region will be honored in the parade as well, in- cluding local police and firefighters and other safety workers. “We’re so fortunate to have well- trained and managed police and fire departments in our region,” parade di- rector Cindy Yingst said. “The parade committee wanted to honor our local public servants for everything they do to keep us from harm.” The 3 p.m. parade is sponsored by the city of Warrenton and the Warren- ton Business Association. Events in addition to the parade include: • A Firefighters Barbecue: The War- renton Volunteer Firefighters Associa- tion offers a free community barbecue from noon to 3 p.m. at the fire station on Main Avenue. • A Vintage Car Show: Dozens of col- lectible automobiles will be on display and vie for trophies at Robinson Com- munity Park behind City Hall. The free show runs from 11 a.m. until parade time. • A Motorcycle “Tailgate” Party: Those with the biggest, baddest and most interesting motorcycles will gather in the park to show them off from 11 a.m. until parade time. • A Mini Carnival and Decorated Bike Show: Calvary Assembly of God is sponsoring free activities for kids, including a bike-decorating contest, face-painting, balloon animals and more in the lot next to the fire station from noon to 3 p.m. Those participat- ing in the bike show can also ride in the parade. Last year’s parade had about 100 entries and was an hour long; applica- tions for this year’s parade are avail- able at Warrenton City Hall, the War- renton Library and The UPS Store. For information, contact Yingst at RU 0HORG\ 'XIWRQ DW 503-895-1391. For online updates: dailyastorian.com PLEASE ADOPT A PET! Emma Gu in evere ha d green eyes lik e E m m a , sw eet E m m a . 13-yea r- old q u een ly Ben ga l ta bby. See story on CAA F a cebook . W A NTED Legion marks Flag Day The Daily Astorian Clatsop Post 12 Ameri- can Legion and Astoria Elks Lodge No. 180 are holding a Flag Day ceremony at 1 p.m. Port of Play on summer hours The Daily Astorian Port of Play is now on summer hours. Children’s programs are held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday over the summer. Port of Play is closed on weekends. Parents’ Night Out dates DUH 6DWXUGD\ DQG -XQH July 11 and 25, and Aug. 15 and 29. For information, contact Erin Reilly, recreation co- ordinator, at 503-325-8669. 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