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NORTH COAST THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 Fundraiser helps Seaside robotics team gear up for upcoming contest tioned the robotics program, Sheldon said. If the carnival fundraiser becomes an annual event, the church may choose SEASIDE — At Seaside a different school, organiza- High School, the robotics tion or program to adopt next team gives students real-world year, she said. experiences — but that comes “We’re hoping to make it a along with real-world costs. tradition,” she added. Each year, the program Once the proceeds from tries to raise at least $20,000 to the carnival are calculated, cover materials and the cost of they will be split between the traveling to competitions. The church’s women’s ministry CYBORG Seagulls — the and outreach programs and the acronym stands for “Creative robotics team. Young Brains Observing and The carnival featured ob- 5HGH¿QLQJ*UHDWQHVV´²JRW stacle courses, a dunk tank, an early boost in fundraising LQÀDWDEOHERXQFHUVELQJRDQG this year as the recipient of a bake sale. Seaside students a portion of proceeds from attended the fundraiser to rep- Lighthouse Christian Church’s resent the team, share infor- bluegrass carnival in Septem- mation about the program and ber. demonstrate three robots they Church secretary Dorene created. Sheldon said the barbecue is a Other team members were long-standing tradition for the busy the same weekend selling church. Live bluegrass music T-shirts and lending assistance was added a few years back. with registration during the This year the church expanded Seaside Cross Country Team’s the event to include a carnival annual 3-Course Challenge. fundraiser “and then decided In exchange for the help, the to share with the community,” cross country team generally Sheldon said. donates about $1,000 to the Church staff asked Seaside robotics program. High School administrators With the addition of the what would be a good pro- two fundraisers, the robot- gram to adopt, and they men- ics team is starting the year By KATHERINE LACAZE EO Media Group off well, with about $15,000, Brown said. “Real-world projects have real-world costs, and that’s great that students get to work with real stuff, not just tape and string,” Brown said. Since its creation six years ago, the Seaside program has grown from having a single robot to four full-sized robots and spare parts. The program only recently started for the 2015-16 school year with an initial meeting two weeks ago. About 20 students showed interest. The team will solidify in the com- ing months, and January and February comprise the busi- est part of the season for the team. “The fall is kind of prepa- ration and tune-up,” Brown said. On Jan. 9, all teams partic- ipating in the FIRST Robotics Competition worldwide will receive this year’s competi- tion design rules. Students then have six weeks to build their robot before heading to district tournaments. In past competitions, robots have been programmed to stack boxes, throw Frisbees and shoot baskets. 3A Man sentenced for role in Astoria home invasion By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian One of the two masked-men who broke into an Astoria resi- dence in April, pointed a gun at two men and stole items from the home was sentenced to near- ly six years in prison Wednesday in Clatsop County Circuit Court. Joseph Vernon Armstrong, 31, of Tillamook, was sen- tenced to 70 months after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree robbery. Oth- er charges of assault, burglary, unlawful use of a weapon, theft and menacing were dropped as part of the plea agreement to avoid trial. Armstrong and Anthony Victor Lane, 30, of St. Helens, entered the residence on the 300 block of Alameda Avenue wearing masks and demanded money and cellphones. While Armstrong was armed with a .40 caliber pistol, Lane had a ba- ton that he used to beat the two men in the residence. The assaulted men had signif- icant head and body injuries. Two other women were injured in the residence from pepper spray that Lane and Armstrong used. “Everybody who was in that residence that day Judge Brownhill must have been ter- ordered Armstrong UL¿HG E\ ZKDW ZDV to have no contact with the victims and happening,” Judge to pay about $2,250 Paula Brownhill in restitution. said. “I think prison “They were all is a really good place very much affected for you because you by what happened. A sound like a very couple of them went dangerous person.” to the doctor to get Judge Brownhill Joseph medical attention,” asked Armstrong to Armstrong Chief Deputy Dis- describe what hap- trict Attorney Ron Brown said. pened on that day in April. The judge also recommend- “I entered a residence with another individual and demand- ed that Armstrong be housed in ed money and cellphones,” a different prison than Lane. Lane is scheduled for a Armstrong said. “My co-defen- dant struck them on the head sentencing hearing Oct. 8. He with a baton. He hit two people. is expected to plead guilty to I had no idea. I was just aiding ¿UVWGHJUHH UREEHU\ +H IDFHV 90 months, or more than seven Lane.” Armstrong has a criminal years, in prison. Four other people were in- history of burglaries in Tilla- mook County, including a pend- volved in the home invasion. Two lookouts — Tasha H. ing burglary case. He told the judge his use Van Dolah and Kevin John of drugs, mostly methamphet- Morse — and a getaway car amine, has caused his behavior. driver Amanda Maye Preston Before being sentenced, were each sentenced to three Armstrong offered an apology years probation. Leticia Vivian Westfall, an- to the victims. “I apology from the bottom other alleged lookout, is due of my heart. It was never intend- back in court later this month ed for anybody to get hurt,” he on charges of hindering prose- cution. said. State offers seismic grants for local agencies The Daily Astorian Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency, has opened applica- tions for $50 million in earth- quake safety grants available to Oregon school districts. “We cannot predict when the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and tsu- nami will occur, or if it will in our lifetimes,” Gov. Kate Brown said in a release Wednesday. “While plan- ning for such an unknown is difficult, it is critical that we invest in our schools now. Building resilience to an extreme earthquake not only protects life, it helps communities recover from disaster more quickly and efficiently.” Great ShakeOut drill set for earthquake preparedness Oregonians are encour- aged to participate in the world’s largest earthquake drill, the Great ShakeOut, at 10:15 a.m. on Oct. 15. Approximately 385,000 Oregonians have already reg- istered for this year’s drill. Because Oregon faces both inland earthquakes and the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the Oregon Coast, WKHVWDWH2I¿FHRI(PHUJHQF\ Management encourages par- ticipation in the drill. “Participating in the drill is something you can do to pro- tect yourself and your fami- 7KH JUDQWV DUH WKH ¿UVW part of a $205 million pro- gram the state Legislature approved earlier this year to renovate existing schools and emergency services buildings to be more seismically stable. Business Oregon’s Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program will accept applications until The Daily Astorian Trial set for Seaside man accused of sodomy day trial to begin in late Janu- ary. According to the indict- A trial has been set in Janu- PHQW ¿OHG DJDLQVW )ORUHV KH ary for a Seaside man accused is accused of “unlawfully and of sodomizing and sexually knowingly, by forcible compul- abusing a young girl multiple sion, engaging in deviate sexual times between 2008 and 2010. intercourse,” with the girl, who Ronald F. Flores, 49, was was under the age of 12. charged in April with two He is also accused of forc- FRXQWV RI ¿UVWGHJUHH VRGRP\ ibly touching the girl’s buttock DQG WZR FRXQWV RI ¿UVWGHJUHH while she was under the age of sex abuse. Both charges are 14. felonies. Chief Deputy District Attor- Flores appeared in Clatsop ney Ron Brown said the crimes County Circuit Court Wednes- were reported within the statute day for a brief hearing, when of limitations, which extends Judge Philip Nelson set a three- 12 years after the sexual abuse By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian is initially reported to the Ore- gon Department of Human Ser- vices or law enforcement. Flores remains in custody on $500,000 bail. 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