THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2015
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PriYate airSort oSeration could coVt Port a lot
Port reviewing
agreement with
Brim Aviation
The Port needs to better back to Brim and explain the ed airports in Hillsboro and
market its properties, Knight Port’s situation. Knight sug- Troutdale are getting crowd-
said, which Brim will do. gested that within a month, ed, and some pilot training is
Meanwhile, he added, Brim staff could bring back a pro- already drifting toward Asto-
Potential counteroffer Aviation owner Burl Brim is posal to the Port Commission. ria.
Weston had previously willing to negotiate with the
The Port had originally ex-
Brim has been providing
By EDWARD STRATTON said it would take $80,000 3RUW RQ VKDULQJ IXHO ÀRZDJH plored sending out a request pilot training through a re-
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at about 20 cents per gallon to customers, so as not to imme- of the airport. But Knight Systems, also principally
The Port of Astoria is re- make the deal work.
diately hit the Port with such said earlier this year the Port owned by Brim. For training,
viewing an agreement with
Weston’s written analysis a big loss.
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Brim Aviation that would see of Brim’s proposal, presented
existing tenant, Brim, expand tioned a black MD-902 Ex-
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the helicopter transport and Tuesday, said the Port would
its business.
plorer helicopter at the airport.
Members of the Airport
training company take over go from netting $33,000 a
Brim Aviation, which took
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most operations at the Astoria year at the airport to los- Advisory Committee, pilot over transportation for the
While Brim Aviation is
Regional Airport.
ing $52,000 annually under and Port Commission Chair- Columbia River Bar Pilots in
Mike Weston, the Port’s Brim’s current proposal, a to- man John Raichl said, are 2012, is contracted for the ser- proposing to operate much of
the airport, it is also the sub-
director of business develop- tal net loss of $85,000. Mean- generally in agreement with vice through 2022.
ment and operations, said the while, Weston’s analysis said, the proposal, but will not
Port Commissioner James ject of multiple investigations
Port received the proposal in WKH GHDO ZRXOG SUR¿W %ULP make any recommendations Campbell said transporting into safety violations.
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Port Commission Tuesday.
should make a counteroffer the deal.
board to training foreign pi- ministration in December
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“It essentially takes fuel that doesn’t affect its bottom
Knight’s suggestion is to go to expand into. Campbell add- against Brim, alleging that in
sales and operations out of line as much.
Port and into private hands,”
“This is very unusual that
Weston said.
this airport is highly dependent
Brim would like to lease RQIXHOÀRZDJHIRUSUR¿WV´-LP ‘This is very unusual that this airport is highly
the Port’s fuel farm for Knight, the Port’s executive di-
dependent on fuel flowage for profits.’
$20,800 annually, its main of- rector, said. “Our problem with
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— Jim Knight
a month and pay a 8 cents per ing enough money off all the
Port’s executive director
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Port, which it estimated at
$10,800 annually based on
historic fuel sales.
June 2013 the company hoist-
ed people with hooks desig-
nated for cargo and lacking
the approved type of quick-re-
leases. The agency further al-
leges the company used sin-
gle-engine aircraft when two
engines were required for the
operations. Brim requested to
meet with the FAA to discuss
the case.
The FAA was not immedi-
ately available for comment
on the status of the case.
Brim is also the subject of
an investigation by the Na-
tional Transportation Safe-
ty Board, which is looking
into an accident from April
4, 2014, in which a bar pi-
lot had to be sheered from a
hoist on Brim’s AgustaWest-
land delivery helicopter in
rough weather, fell a few feet
to the deck of the ship he was
boarding and fractured his
shoulder.
Michael Huhn, an investi-
gator with the safety board as-
signed to the case, said he re-
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but has yet to analyze them.
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The site is more than 2
miles from the campground.
Operations at the camp-
ground remain normal.
Fire crews responded
with ground crews and the
forestry department brought
in a helicopter to douse the
flames.
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responded — 10 from War-
renton and 10 from the for-
estry department. Additional
help came from a Department
of Corrections crew.
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released early Tuesday morn-
ing as the forestry depart-
ment took command of the
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equipment operators.
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beach dune on each end. Crews
laid about 15,000 feet of hose.
A light drizzle sprinkled
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Thursday morning. Ashley
Lertora, a spokeswoman for
the forestry department, said
it was a welcome relief to
the night crew which spent
Wednesday night mopping
Cannery workers reunite
up hotspots in the interior of
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hot spots for the hand crews
to dig up and douse with wa-
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ed rings are still allowed in
Astoria woman,
unborn child die from
possible overdose
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Peter Marsh/Submitted Photos
Cannery workers will hold a reunion Saturday af-
ternoon at Pier 39 after the Astoria Regatta’s Grand
Land Parade. The reunion, from 3 to 6 p.m., will in-
clude a salmon barbecue, silent auction and live
music. A new T-shirt from the Hanthorn Cannery
Museum — modeled by Alicia Phifer, of The Fox and
The Fawn Boutique downtown — features the iconic
photo of two Columbia River Packers Association
workers on the dockside holding an octopus.
State police offering
reward for help with
poaching case
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The Oregon State Po-
lice Fish and Wildlife
Division is asking for the
public’s help to identify
who is responsible for a
mid-July unlawful killing
of a bull elk on Quartz
Creek Mainline in Clat-
sop County.
A reward of up to
$1,000 is being offered
for information leading to
an arrest and conviction
in the case. The reward is
comprised of $500 from
the Oregon Hunters Asso-
ciation Turn-In-Poachers
program and $500 from
the Oregon Hunters As-
sociation Clatsop County
Chapter.
On the morning of July
18, state police were no-
tified of a dead bull elk
on Quartz Creek Main-
line that appeared to have
been shot with a handgun
about two days prior.
The person or people
responsible left the ani-
mal to waste and removed
its antlers.
Quartz Creek Mainline
intersects with Highway
26 near milepost 27 and
leads to Lost Lake.
Anyone with informa-
tion regarding this case
is asked to contact Sgt.
Joe Warwick through the
Turn-In-Poachers hotline
at 1-800-452-7888. Infor-
mation may be kept anon-
ymous.
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A 35-year-old woman
and her unborn child died
Wednesday, reportedly from a
heroin overdose.
Astoria Police responded
to the Rivershore Motel for
a report of an unconscious
woman who had reportedly
overdosed. The woman, Torae
Shufelt of Astoria, was trans-
ported to Columbia Memorial
Hospital where she was pro-
nounced dead along with her
unborn child.
An investigation contin-
ues into the circumstances of
Shufelt and the baby’s death.
An autopsy has been
scheduled with the Oregon
State Medical Examiner’s Of-
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Arrested in connection
with the death was Lacey Sa-
ranpaa, 19, of Astoria, for de-
livery of methamphetamine,
possession of methamphet-
amine, tampering with phys-
ical evidence and hindering
prosecution. Police believe
there are other people who
have knowledge of or were
involved in circumstances
leading to Shufelt’s death.
Deputy Chief Eric Halv-
erson said, “What makes this
death particularly tragic, is the
loss of both a mother and her
unborn child. We will contin-
ue to investigate to determine
the exact cause of her death.”
Anyone who had recent
contact with Shufelt or has
additional information are
asked to contact Detective
Nicole Riley or Detective
Thomas Litwin at the As-
toria Police Department at
503-325-4411 or by email at
nriley@astoria.or.us or tlit-
win@astoria.or.us.
Big board advertising at CMH Field
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The Astoria High School Ath-
letic Department is offering ad-
vertising for the 2015-16 athletic
school year for all events at Co-
lumbia Memorial Hospital Field.
Advertisements will be
scanned into the video board
and shown at CMH Field for all
high school football and soccer
games played at the stadium in
the fall.
These advertisements will
also be presented during all
camps and youth events hosted
at CMH Field during the year,
such as the recent Jordan Poyer
Football Camp.
In the spring, Astoria base-
ball and softball games will al-
low for these advertisements to
be shown, along with all youth
baseball and softball games
played at the facility through
next July.
This year-round advertising
package is $500 for the 2015-16
school year and also allows for
a business card advertisement to
be placed in the fall and winter
athletic programs, sold for $1 at
all fall and winter athletic events.
There are a limited number
of commemorative locker name
plates available for purchase for
permanent recognition in the
AHS home locker room, ded-
icated to the memory of Jim
Mott, class of 1970.
Locker name plates are $500
per locker. More information and
forms for purchase may be found
on the high school’s website: http://
ahs.astoria.k12.or.us/athletics.
The AHS Athletic Depart-
ment is also offering a donor
board advertising package to
honor any Astoria Hall of Fame
inductee, Hall of Fame team,
state championship team, or in-
dividual state champion.
These teams or individuals
will be recognized in the entry
way to the stadium at CMH
Field.
The initial donor board ad-
vertiser, JP Plumbing, honors
the 1972 AHS Hall of Fame
football team; and Arbor Care
Tree Specialists is honoring the
2008 state champion football
team.
Cost of honoring the team
or individual of your choice is
a $3,000 contribution with pay-
ments allowed to be made over a
select period of time.
The AHS Athletic Depart-
ment also offers advertising op-
portunities for the Brick House
Gymnasium and Tapiola Park
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Contact Astoria athletic di-
rector Howard Rub at hrub@as-
toria.k12.or.us or 503-298-9419
for more information.
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River Maritime Museum! Summer Art Week provides one of a kind
opportunities for teens to unleash their imaginations and develop their
art making skills. Delve into the local galleries of Astoria for inspiration
as we dive into a variety of mediums including: fiber arts, sculpture,
painting, drawing and more. The week will culminate with an evening art
show that will highlight and exhibit participant’s creations at the Barbey
Maritime Center.
To register, please contact Education Program Coordinator,
Christine Fleming at: fleming@crmm.org or 503 – 325 – 2323