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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015
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After months of debate, the Oregon House Wednesday passed
a bill to implement the state’s new legal marijuana system.
Oregon House passes
bill regulating legal pot
they supply directly.
The strong support for the
bill on Wednesday was nota-
SALEM — Lawmakers in ble because the House-Senate
the Oregon House easily passed committee that produced the
a broad bill Wednesday to im- bill more than once appeared to
plement Oregon’s new legal be at an impasse over disagree-
marijuana system, after months ments on medical marijuana
of contentious debate over how regulation and local pot bans.
to regulate the state’s existing A compromise on the bans was
medical pot program and wheth- worked out earlier this month
er to allow cities and counties to after Senate Minority Leader
ban pot businesses.
Sen. Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day,
Oregon is just a week away said he would not support the
from legalization of recreational bill unless it allowed city coun-
marijuana for all adults on July cils and county commissions to
1. The legislation will head next prohibit medical and recreation-
to the state Senate, where it is al retailers.
also likely to pass.
Rep. Ann Lininger, D-Lake
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how the state would set stan- tensions that arose as the
dards for labeling, packaging House-Senate committee.
and testing of marijuana, and
“You know it hasn’t always
authorizes the Oregon Liquor been smooth sailing”, said
Control Commission to enforce Lininger, who is co-chairwom-
regulations on the legal pot in- an of the committee. However,
dustry. It would also regulate Lininger said lawmakers on the
Oregon’s existing medical mar- committee shared the goal of
ijuana program and allow elect- making Oregon’s legal pot sys-
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ties where at least 55 percent the full House would do the
of the electorate voted against same.
Measure 91, the November ini-
House Bill 3400 passed on a
tiative to legalize marijuana for 52-4 vote Wednesday, with four
adults, to pass bans on recre- representatives excused. Rep.
ational and medical marijuana Brent Barton, D-Oregon City;
businesses.
Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth;
However, adults in cities and Rep. Cedric Hayden, R-Rose-
counties that ban pot businesses burg; and Rep. Julie Parrish,
would still be allowed to grow R-West Linn, voted against the
recreational marijuana for their bill.
own use. Medical marijuana
The Capital Bureau is a
cardholders could also continue collaboration between EO Me-
growing marijuana for them- dia Group and Pamplin Media
selves or other patients whom Group.
By HILLARY BORRUD
Capital Bureau
Hamilton: He has
experience at every
level of education
CCC Director Patrick Wingard
said was helpful
Hamilton is traveling in Chi-
He was superintendent of the
na and won’t start at the college Siuslaw School District from
until Aug. 1. Galizio said he 2002 to 2007 and has held sev-
will appoint JoAnn Zahn, vice eral administrative positions
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ations, interim until Hamilton spending nine years at Klamath
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the selection at its July 14 board started his career as a social
meeting.
studies teacher at Scio High
Board members pointed to School.
Hamilton’s experience at every
“He seemed to have a real
level of education as why he grasp of what an interim needs
was at the top of everyone’s list. to do,” board member Tessa
According to Hamilton’s James Scheller said, adding
resume, he was last the interim Hamilton has experience with
executive director of the Oregon the Oregon Legislature.
Department of Community Col-
Board member Robert
leges and Workforce Develop- Duehmig said Hamilton knows
ment from 2013 to 2014. Before the college needs to keep mov-
leading the state community ing forward during the inter-
college agency, he ran Gerald im. Director Karen Burke said
Hamilton Educational Consult- Hamilton has experience negoti-
ing.
ating contracts with the college’s
Hamilton, a former member staff and faculty. She added
of the Oregon Board of Edu- Hamilton wants to live in Asto-
cation, served as president of ria during the week and travel to
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lege from 2007 to 2012, which the weekends.
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There was a $500 budget for
costumes, which gave the team
the ability to create more elab-
orate attire. They had to craft
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for the nearly 20-member cast,
as well as about 18 dancers from
Maddox Dance Studio and the
Astoria School of Ballet.
Because “The Magic
Flute” is set in Astoria —
with references to the U.S.
Coast Guard, a pirate and Co-
lumbia River Bar Pilots — the
costumes follow a nautical
theme. Characters include
spirits, a queen of the night,
priests and a bird-catcher.
“Thank God, we had a bud-
get this time,” Harber said.
She devoted about 14
hours a day to the production,
and the sewing club students
each devoted about four to
six hours per day. Besides the
students, Harber also received
help from Astoria’s Englund
Marine & Industrial Supplies,
KATHERINE LACAZE — EO Media Group
Performers at a dress rehearsal.
who willingly let the group
borrow costume parts.
Harber spoke highly of
the production, adding, “It’s
always really fun to get this
group here” and “for such a
small area to house so many
awesome performers.”
Ryan Bradford, a perform-
er from San Francisco who
plays the character Papageno,
agreed, adding it’s exciting to
have some of the best musi-
cians from across the United
States “congregating in Asto-
ria” for the festival.
As for the costume appren-
ticeship program, Harber said,
“besides being a huge asset to
this production, I think it real-
ly helps the kids.”
She taught her apprentic-
es techniques, skills and cos-
tume shortcuts they can take
with them and teach to others
in the sewing club. Addition-
ally, Harber said, “It’s going
to help them the next time
they have to do this for a per-
formance at their school.”
Shepherd agreed it went
well.
“The students have had a
great time, and it’s been a very
good experience for them and
a great way for us to involve
more students in the festival,”
she said.
Her goal is to build the ap-
prentice program to include
apprentices in all areas, such
as direction, stage manage-
ment, costuming, props, light-
ing sound, video and more.
The performances of “The
Magic Flute” will be sung in
German with English dia-
logue and supertitles. The cost
to attend is $15 or $12.75 for
students and military mem-
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more information, call 503-
325-9896 or visit astoriamu-
sicfestival.org.
Johnson: He has been a member of
the tribe since he was 3-months old
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“It’d be hard to fill our
former chairman’s shoes,”
Robinson said. “He was my
cousin, my friend, my men-
tor and my tribal leader as
well. ... He had a style all his
own.” He had numerous con-
tacts at the state and federal
level and was well-known in
the region.
“It might take Tony a few
months to get his feet settled
in, but I think he’ll be just
fine,” Robinson said, add-
ing that though Johnson and
Gardner differ in their lead-
ership styles, Johnson brings
a wealth of contacts and
knowledge from his time
spent working with the Con-
federated Tribes of Grand
Ronde and the Shoalwater
Bay Tribe to his tenure.
A member of the tribe
since he was 3-months old,
Johnson is steeped in the
culture, speaking the lan-
guage and singing tradition-
al songs at tribal ceremonies.
He has been the member of
the tribe’s culture committee
for 20 years and that com-
mittee’s chairman for most
of that time.
His father, Gary Johnson,
also a member of the tribal
council, said he is proud and
happy.
“We look forward to hav-
ing a very strong council
that’s going to continue to
make more progress for our
tribe,” he said in a phone in-
terview June 22.
At the meeting, the tribe
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council positions: Devon
Abing and Jessica Porter were
elected to the council, while
Gina Rife and Gary Johnson
retained their seats.
Fighting for status
Gardner was 59 when he
died. He had been an active
participant in tribal leader-
ship for 13 years. During his
time as leader, he oversaw a
successful effort to have the
tribe’s Middle Village includ-
ed as prominent unit within
Lewis and Clark National
Historical Park and the tribe
also came close to attaining
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U.S. federal system.
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council plans to continue.
“It’s all about clarifying
our status and putting in place
some of the key pieces that we
need for a successful future,”
Johnson said.
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Already, he has helped
2 ounces of marijuana, scales, organize and launch a cam-
The alleged burglary and as- packaging materials related to paign called “The Chinook
sault occurred Friday, one day the sale of methamphetamine Executive Justice Recognition
after Burkleo was released from and other evidence connected Project,” which sends a letter
jail and reached a plea agreement with drug sales inside Burkleo’s a day to President Obama,
with the Clatsop County District Warrenton residence.
building a case for Chinook
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After the sword-wielding recognition. Despite appear-
incident from December. He was incident early Friday morning, LQJ LQ QXPHURXV ¿UVWSHUVRQ
indicted Dec. 17 for theft, felon in Warrenton Police found and ar- accounts by early explorers
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arrest and controlled substance made an initial appearance in and Clark Corps of Discov-
offenses.
Clatsop County Circuit Court ery, the tribe is not federally
As part of the plea agreement, Monday.
recognized.
he pleaded guilty to possession
He is scheduled for an ar-
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of methamphetamine and no raignment on a grand jury indict- nition for more than a centu-
contest to felon in possession of a ment Monday.
ry, the tribe attained formal
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Burkleo, who is being rep- federal status in 2001 in the
is facing three years probation at resented by defense lawyer Kris ¿QDO GD\V RI WKH %LOO &OLQWRQ
a sentencing hearing next month. Kaino, remains in Clatsop Coun- administration only to have it
$W WKH WLPH RI¿FHUV IRXQG ty Jail on $250,000 bail.
disappear again when incom-
DAMIAN MULINIX — EO Media Group
Tony Johnson helps prepare a Chinook tribal canoe for launch prior to the annual first
salmon ceremony Friday. The following day, Johnson was voted new tribal chairman.
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ly staffed and can only pro-
vide bare-bones services to
the Chinook community. The
council chairperson position
— and virtually every leader-
ship position within the tribe
— is volunteer-based.
“It’s all about survival,
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the contacts,” Robinson said.
Johnson hopes to focus
some of his time on pursing
grants to help fund and ex-
pand the community services
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DAMIAN MULINIX — EO Media Group
“We’ve often said our
As per tradition, salmonberries are placed into the mouth folks are quiet folks and we’re
of the ceremonial first salmon Friday at Fort Columbia not ones that typically jump
State Park.
up and bang the table out in
public for what is right and
ing appointees of the George said consistently is that we what needs to happen,” John-
W. Bush White House deter- have all the problems asso- son said. “There are a few of
mined the tribe did not meet ciated with ‘Indian Country’ us who have been put in that
all the criteria required by the and Indian communities,” role and I want to speak up for
those folks (who) have passed
federal Bureau of Indian Af- Johnson said.
away or are still with us who,
fairs.
Keeping the faith
because of traditional values
The BIA last year revised
The tribe struggles to or from having been pushed
the criteria and the methodol-
ogy it uses to evaluate tribes maintain its cultural heri- down and out of the way for
seeking recognition so the WDJH LQ ZRUOG WKDW RI¿FLDO- so many years, haven’t been
Chinook have redoubled their ly, doesn’t recognize it. Un- able to say what’s the truth:
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efforts.
“One of the things we’ve tribes, the Chinook have no pushed aside.”
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for in form a tion go to: cla tsopfa irgrou n d s.com