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-
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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Management encourages par-
ticipation in the drill.
“Participating in the drill is
something you can do to pro-
tect yourself and your fami-
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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.
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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-
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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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geologic hazard coordinator,
said in a release. “Oregonians
should strive to be self-suf-
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after a major earthquake.”
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the Great Oregon ShakeOut
through the Twitter hashtag
#ORShakeOut.
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analysis and an evaluation of
the building’s importance to
the community it serves. The
grants are limited to $1.5 mil-
lion per project, and no local
match is required.
In 2016, Business Ore-
gon’s infrastructure division
will accept another round of
applications for the remaining
$155 million, with $125 mil-
lion for schools and $30 mil-
lion for emergency services
buildings.
Since 2009, the state has
awarded $58 million in seis-
mic rehabilitation grants to
77 projects across Oregon, in-
cluding the $1.5 million Asto-
ria used to renovate its public
safety building in 2012.
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