Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 2015)
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 NORTH COAST 3A For suspected thieves, the bling was the thing Wearing stolen jewelry helps land three in jail By NATALIE ST. JOHN EO Media Group Photo Courtesy of Petty Officer 1st Class Zac Crawford A member of U.S. Coast Guard’s Vessel Boarding Se- curity Team is hoisted to the deck of the motor vessel Ironwood by an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during a multi-agency test of the readiness of the participants to handle various threats. Senators write in support of Newport &RDVW*XDUGEDVH Wyden, Merkley want funding in Coast Guard spending plan By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have XUJHGWKH2I¿FHRI0DQDJH- PHQWDQG%XGJHWWRLQFOXGH funding for U.S. Coast *XDUG KHOLFRSWHU EDVHV LQ Newport and in Charles- ton, South Carolina, in the &RDVW*XDUG¶VEXGJHW The Coast Guard had VRXJKW WR FORVH WKH KHOL- FRSWHU EDVHV ODVW \HDU LQ D FRVWVDYLQJ PRYH EXW VHY- eral lawmakers, arguing WKDW WKH EDVHV SURYLGH FULW- LFDO VHDUFK DQG UHVFXH RS- erations, stepped in to get &RQJUHVVWRNHHSWKHEDVHV open. “We understand all too ZHOOWKH¿QDQFLDOSUHVVXUHV IDFLQJ WKH &RDVW *XDUG DQG RWKHU DJHQFLHV DQG GH- SDUWPHQWV SDUWLFXODUO\ DV the result of sequestration and Congress’ stop-and-go EXGJHWLQJ´ VDLG WKH OHWWHU VLJQHGE\WKH2UHJRQ'HP- RFUDWV ODVW ZHHN ³:H¶UH GRLQJ RXU SDUW WR VHFXUH VFDUFHUHVRXUFHVWKRXJKWKH FRQJUHVVLRQDO DSSURSULD- WLRQV SURFHVV IRU WKH YLWDO DLUVWDWLRQV´ Newport is home to a ODUJHVW JURVVLQJ FRPPHU- FLDO¿VKLQJÀHHWLQ2UHJRQ WKH 1DWLRQDO 2FHDQLF DQG $WPRVSKHULF $GPLQLVWUD- WLRQ¶V 3DFL¿F 2SHUDWLRQV Center, Oregon State Uni- YHUVLW\ UHVHDUFK SHUVRQQHO DQG D ODUJH UHFUHDWLRQDO ¿VKHU\ 2I¿FLDOVIURPWKH&RDVW *XDUGKDYHVDLGWKHDJHQF\ FDQ VWLOO PHHW LWV QDWLRQDO VWDQGDUGRIWZRKRXUUHVFXH WLPHVXVLQJ0+'ROSKLQ KHOLFRSWHUVIURP$LU6WDWLRQ North Bend to the south and 0+ -D\KDZN KHOLFRS- ters from Air Station Asto- ria to the north. The neigh- ERULQJEDVHVDUHURXJKO\ PLQXWHVWRDQKRXULQÀLJKW time from Newport. 7KHSRVVLEOHFORVXUHKDV IDFHG ZLGHVSUHDG RSSRVL- WLRQ IURP FRPPHUFLDO ¿VK- HUPHQUHFUHDWLRQDOERDWHUV VXUIHUVDQGORFDOSROLWLFLDQV Supporters of the New- SRUW EDVH VD\ WKH FROG ZD- ter and rough seas along WKH FHQWUDO 2UHJRQ &RDVW GHPDQGDTXLFNHUUHVSRQVH time. $ &RDVW *XDUG KHOLFRS- WHUZDV¿UVWSODFHGDW1HZ- SRUW LQ DIWHU SXEOLF RXWFU\ RYHU VHYHUDO DFFL- GHQWVLQFOXGLQJWKHFDSVL]- LQJRIWKHFRPPHUFLDO¿VK- LQJERDW/DVVHLJQHLQ WKDWNLOOHGWKUHHFRPPHUFLDO ¿VKHUPHQ The nonprofit Newport )LVKHUPHQ¶V :LYHV ZKLFK FDPSDLJQHG IRU WKH KHOL- FRSWHU DIWHU WKH /DVVHLJQH had filed a federal lawsuit WR WU\ WR EORFN WKH PRVW UHFHQW DWWHPSW DW FORVXUH 7KH FLW\ RI 1HZSRUW /LQ- FROQ &RXQW\ DQG WKH 3RUW of Newport had joined the ODZVXLW ZKLFK ZDV GLV- missed in April. The Coast Guard ar- gued that the lawsuit was PRRW EHFDXVH LW QR ORQJHU SODQQHG WR FORVH WKH EDVH DQG KDG EHHQ EORFNHG E\ Congress. 865HS3HWHU'H)D]LR '2UHJRQDUDQNLQJPHP- EHURIWKH+RXVH7UDQVSRU- WDWLRQ DQG ,QIUDVWUXFWXUH Committee overseeing the &RDVW*XDUGKDVFULWLFL]HG WKHVWDJQDQWEXGJHWVKHVDLG led the Coast Guard to pro- SRVHLOODGYLVHGFORVXUHVRI WKH EDVHV LQ 1HZSRUW DQG Charleston. CHINOOK, Wash. — Two ZRPHQ WUDGHG QHFNODFHV DQG ULQJV IRU ORFNLQJ VWDLQOHVV VWHHOEUDFHOHWVODVWZHHNDIWHU SROLFH DOOHJHGO\ FDXJKW WKHP showing off jewelry that had EHHQUHSRUWHGVWROHQ .DQGLVV /\QQ $WODVV Wardell, 23, of Chinook, :DVKLQJWRQ DQG 7UDF\ /\QQ :HEE RI /RQJ %HDFK were arrested Thursday for VXVSLFLRQ RI PHWKDPSKHW- DPLQHSRVVHVVLRQDQGVHFRQG degree possession of stolen property. Wardell’s friend, 'DUULQ 3DXO 1LFKROV ZDV DOVR DUUHVWHG RQ VXVSLFLRQ RI meth possession. Thieves stole jewelry and other items from a home in WKHEORFNRI;/DQHLQ 2FHDQ3DUNLQHDUO\2FWREHU %HDFKLQKRSHVRIUHFRYHULQJ HUDODUWLFOHVRIGUXJSDUDSKHU- DFFRUGLQJWRWKH3DFL¿F&RXQ- more of the stolen property. QDOLD LQFOXGLQJ VXVSHFWHG W\6KHULII¶V2I¿FH :KLOH WDONLQJ ZLWK :HEE DQ methamphetamine smoking REVHUYDQWGHSXW\QRWLFHGWKDW GHYLFHV DQG GLJLWDO ZHLJKW Detailed descriptions she was wearing a ring that VFDOHV FRPPRQO\ XVHG WR of jewelry ¿W WKH GHVFULSWLRQ RI D VWROHQ ZHLJK QDUFRWLFV 7KH GHSX- 7KHEXUJODU\YLFWLPSURYLG- LWHPDQGWRRNLWDVHYLGHQFH WLHV DUUHVWHG 1LFKROV ZKLOH ed deputies with detailed de- VHDUFKLQJ WKH &KLQRRN UHVL- Deputies returned VFULSWLRQVRIWKHPLVVLQJSLHF- GHQFH with warrants es of jewelry, and that helped 7KHVHFRQGVHDUFKZDUUDQW /DVW 7KXUVGD\ GHSXWLHV ZDV WKHQ VHUYHG DW :HEE¶V WKHPFORVHLQRQWKHLUVXVSHFWV 'XULQJ WKH FRXUVH RI WKHLU LQ- UHWXUQHG WR WKH UHVLGHQFHV RQ /RQJ%HDFKUHVLGHQFH'HSX- vestigation, deputies learned %XVVRQH/DQHDQGWK3ODFH WLHVIRXQGVXVSHFWHGPHWKDQG VXVSHFWHG GUXJ SDUDSKHUQDOLD the names of people who were WRVHUYHVHDUFKZDUUDQWV While speaking with DW :HEE¶V UHVLGHQFH EXW GLG rumored to have helped with WKH EXUJODU\ RU WDNHQ SRVVHV- :DUGHOO GHSXWLHV VXVSHFWHG QRW¿QGDQ\DGGLWLRQDOVWROHQ that she was wearing another items. sion of the stolen items. 'HSXWLHVDUHVWLOOIROORZLQJ When deputies went to ULQJ WKDW KDG EHHQ UHSRUWHG YLVLW RQH RI WKH VXVSHFWV ² stolen, and took it off of her XS RQ OHDGV FRQQHFWHG WR WKH :DUGHOO ² DW KHU UHVLGHQFH ¿QJHU7KH\DOVRORFDWHGRWK- EXUJODU\ In the press release, Sheriff LQ WKH EORFN RI %XVVRQH er allegedly stolen items from /DQHLQ&KLQRRNWKH\GLVFRY- WKHEXUJODU\LQVLGHKHUKRPH 6FRWW-RKQVRQSUDLVHGKLVGHS- HUHGDQHFNODFHKDQJLQJIURP ZKLFKWKHYLFWLPODWHULGHQWL- uties for their efforts. “Even though our patrol the rear-view mirror of her ¿HG 'HSXWLHV DOVR GLVFRY- GLYLVLRQ UHPDLQV FULWLFDO- SDUNHGFDU3ROLFHFRQ¿VFDWHG WKHQHFNODFHDVHYLGHQFH7KH HUHG VXVSHFWHG PHWK SLSHV ly understaffed, I am very YLFWLP ODWHU FRQ¿UPHG WKDW LW D VPDOO DPRXQW RI VXVSHFWHG SURXG RI WKH FRPPLWPHQW PHWK DQG GLJLWDO VFDOHV WKDW and professionalism that our was one of the stolen items. 'HSXWLHVWKHQZHQWWRYLVLW DUH FRPPRQO\ XVHG WR ZHLJK deputies displayed while in- YHVWLJDWLQJ WKLV LQFLGHQW´ :HEEDWKHUKRPHLQWKH drugs for sale. 'HSXWLHVDOVRORFDWHGVHY- Johnson said. EORFNRIWK3ODFHLQ/RQJ *XQULJKWVLQLWLDWLYHSDVVHVE\ZLGHPDUJLQLQ&RRV&RXQW\ Associated Press &248,//( ² 9RWHUV LQ Coos County overwhelmingly DSSURYHG D EDOORW PHDVXUH WKDW VHHNVWRSURKLELWHQIRUFHPHQWRI new gun laws. :LWK PRVW YRWHV FRXQWHG LQ 7XHVGD\¶VHOHFWLRQWKHLQLWLDWLYH ZDV SDVVLQJ SHUFHQW WR SHUFHQW It follows a new state law WKDWUHTXLUHVEDFNJURXQGFKHFNV for private, person-to-person gun sales. The measure seeks to pro- KLELWWKHXVHRIFRXQW\IXQGVWR HQIRUFH WKH EDFNJURXQGFKHFN mandate or other new gun re- VWULFWLRQV WKDW PD\ SDVV LQ WKH IXWXUH,WDOVRGLUHFWVWKHVKHULII to determine whether gun laws YLRODWHWKHVWDWHRU86FRQVWL- tutions. The initiative was proposed E\ DQ RSWLFLDQ IURP %DQGRQ ZKR VD\V WKH EDFNJURXQG FKHFNPDQGDWHLQIULQJHVRQQG Amendment rights. /HJDO H[SHUWV VD\ WKH FRXUW system is the proper venue for VRUWLQJRXWFRQVWLWXWLRQDOULJKWV 3URSRVHGEDOORWPHDVXUHZRXOGDOORZJURFHUVWRVHOOOLTXRU By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press 3257/$1' ² $ JURXS EDFNHG E\ 2UHJRQ JURFHU\ VWRUHV¿OHGSDSHUZRUN:HGQHV- GD\ IRU D EDOORW PHDVXUH WKDW ZRXOG DOORZ JURFHUV DQG RWKHU retailers to sell liquor. 7KH SURSRVDO ZKLFK FRXOG JR EHIRUH YRWHUV LQ WKH HOHFWLRQ ZRXOG HQG WKH VWDWH¶V monopoly that dates to the end RI3URKLELWLRQLQWKHV&XU- UHQWO\RQO\WKHVWDWHFDQLPSRUW DQG GLVWULEXWH OLTXRU IURP LWV warehouse in Milwaukie. Hard DOFRKRO LV VROG H[FOXVLYHO\ DW VWDWHOLFHQVHGVWRUHVWKDWNHHSD SHUFHQWDJHRIWKHSURFHHGV The initiative would allow SULYDWH OLTXRU GLVWULEXWLRQ DQG warehousing. Most retailers WKDWFXUUHQWO\VHOOEHHUDQGZLQH FRXOG DOVR VHOO GLVWLOOHG VSLULWV though gas stations would still EHSURKLELWHG “They already know how WR UHVSRQVLEO\ VHOO DOFRKROLF EHYHUDJHV´ VDLG 3DW 0F&RU- PDFN D VSRNHVPDQ IRU 2UH- gonians for Competition, the JURXS FUHDWHG WR SXUVXH WKH LQLWLDWLYH ³/HW¶V FXW WKH VWDWH RXWRIWKHEXVLQHVVRIVHOOLQJ OLTXRU DQG LQFUHDVH LWV IRFXV W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A RQDOFRKROODZHQIRUFHPHQW´ The initiative also would strengthen penalties for people ZKRVHOODOFRKROWRPLQRUV 7KHJURFHUVSURSRVHGDVLP- LODULQLWLDWLYHIRUWKHHOHF- WLRQEXWWKH\XOWLPDWHO\GURSSHG LWZKHQWKH\GHFLGHGWRFKDQJH the language and ran out of time WR FROOHFW VLJQDWXUHV *URFHUV will need just over 88,000 valid VLJQDWXUHVWRSODFHWKHLQLWLDWLYH RQWKHEDOORW Craft distillers are critical &ULWLFVVD\SULYDWL]LQJWKHOL- quor system would harm Oregon QDVFHQW FUDIW GLVWLOOLQJ LQGXVWU\ EHFDXVH LW ZRXOG EH KDUGHU IRU VPDOO SOD\HUV WR FRPSHWH IRU VKHOIVSDFHLQDJURFHU\VWRUH 5RE 3DWULGJH FKDLU RI WKH 2UHJRQ /LTXRU &RQWURO &RP- mission, said he doesn’t see SHRSOH FODPRULQJ WR XSHQG WKH liquor system. “I think Oregonians gener- DOO\KDYHEHHQVDWLV¿HGZLWKWKH ZD\ WKH\¶UH DEOH WR REWDLQ OL- TXRU´3DWULGJHVDLG7KH2/&& GRHVQ¶W WDNH D VWDQG RQ EDOORW measures, he said. :LWKWKHWKUHDWRISULYDWL]D- WLRQ ORRPLQJ WKH 2/&& YRWHG HDUOLHUWKLV\HDUWRFUHDWHXSWR 17 new liquor stores in the Port- ODQGDUHD,W¶VFXUUHQWO\VHHNLQJ DSSOLFDWLRQVWRUXQWKHP RI UHYHQXH DIWHU LQFRPH WD[HV FRQWULEXWLQJPLOOLRQWRWKH state general fund during the last WZR\HDUEXGJHWF\FOH Privatized in Washington $ .0 0 Washington state voters pri- YDWL]HGOLTXRUVDOHVLQDIWHU DQ H[SHQVLYH FDPSDLJQ IXQGHG ODUJHO\ E\ &RVWFR :KROHVDOH Corp. $OFRKRO VDOHV SURYLGH WKH VWDWH¶V VHFRQGODUJHVW VRXUFH BBQ Pork R ib D inner ala D an R eed w ith B aked B eans, C orn on the C ob, C oleslaw & C ornbread Friday N ov. 6 th 4 pm ‘til gone 8 6PM “K araok e D ave” ASTORIA AMERICAN LEGION Cla t sop Post 12 1132 Exchange Street 325-5771 F al l B azaar & H ol iday Sale Craft Item s • Gifts • Baked Goods H oliday D ecorations & m uch m ore! NOVEM BER 6th & 7th 9 AM -4 PM CLATSOP CARE CENTER 646 16th St., Astoria Proceeds from the sale will be used to support a variety of resident activities Contact: Steve Axtell • 360-430-0885 or John Anderson • 360-269-2500 I Am Thankful This is the time of year when we reflect on our lives and our blessings There are many that list something they are thankful for each day in November on social media. On Thanksgiving Day, The Daily Astorian will dedicate a full page in our classified section to the community, allowing a time to share something you are thankful for. 30th Anniversary Celebration & Open H ouse P lea se join us F rid a y, N ov. 6 • 12-4 pm in th e old O w l D rug buildin g n ea r Colum bia M em oria l H ospita l 2230 E xch a n ge Street, Astoria Hors d’oeuvres and door prizes! T here is a 20 w ord m axim u m for each su b m ission . T his allow s m ore p eop le to p articip ate. How to p articip ate: em a il you r “ I a m tha n k fu l” to- hla rk in s @ d a ilya s toria n .com or m a il to- The Da ily A s toria n , P.O . Box 210, A s toria , O R 97103, A ttn : Holly La rk in s Dea d lin e: N o vem b er 2 0th a t 5pm . 2230 Exchange Street Astoria, Oregon 97103 (503) 325-9906 (888) 271-8078 toll-free www.NCHC.net “Providing quality service for your home medical equipment needs since 1985”
