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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016 State education board poised to Warrenton consider Indian mascot exception chiropractor set By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — After four years of debate, the Oregon Board of Education is poised to consider a compromise Thursday to its strict policy banning American Indian mascots. The ban, enacted in 2012, is due to take effect July 1, 2017, unless the board adopts the more lenient policy. Fifteen school districts could be affected, in- cluding the Warrenton-Ham- mond School District, the home of the Warriors. Legislation in 2014 required the Board of Education to devel- op rules providing for an excep- tion to the ban. In May, the board rejected another proposal for an exception. The board has until January 2017 to adopt a rule. It was unclear Tuesday how board members would receive the lat- est proposal. The proposal under con- sideration Thursday would al- low a public school to keep an American Indian mascot when Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian A statue of a Native American stands outside of Warren- ton High School, fused together with 1,000 smaller metal warriors made by students in the 1970s. it reaches a written agreement with one of Oregon’s nine fed- erally recognized tribes. The school board would be required to hold a public hearing on the mascot and accept oral and writ- ten comments. A tribe would be allowed to revoke an agreement prior to its expiration date. The proposal has received mixed reviews from American Indians. Some oppose all forms of Indian mascots. Others, such as the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, say tribes, as sov- ereign governments, deserve the right to check off on mascots that highlight their culture. The Grand Ronde, for instance, is supportive of mascots that fea- ture “warriors,” “braves” and “chiefs” in its name. “I think Grand Ronde is op- timistic that the Board of Ed- ucation values Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes and KDV FRQ¿GHQFH WKDW ZH ZLOO make culturally appropriate decisions based on the direc- tion the Oregon Legislature has wanted to move on this is- sue,” said Justin Martin, a trib- al lobbyist and Grand Ronde tribal member. The rule gives tribes the ability to be involved in edu- cating schoolchildren, teach- ers, administrators and other staff about how to respectfully depict and respond to Amer- ican Indian mascots, Martin said. In the Molalla River School District, for instance, the school board adopted a fourth- grade curriculum in 2013 that teaches about local tribal his- tory. The curriculum came out of discussions with the Grand Ronde about how to preserve Molalla River’s Molalla Indi- an mascot, said Molalla River Superintendent Tony Mann. Part-time Clatsop Community College employee arrested for another arson She was out of jail on a release agreement that prohibited her from being at the college. She is being charged with The part-time employee at Clat- sop Community College arrested ¿UVWGHJUHH DUVRQ DQG VHFRQGGH- for arson in December was arrest- gree criminal trespass. “Based on the investigation, it ed again for arson last week at the was determined she was attempting college. Erin Jaynel Engelson, 37, of WRVWDUWDELJERQ¿UH´$VWRULD3ROLFH Naselle, Washington, was arrested Deputy Chief Eric Halverson said. Friday after she was found attempt- “Because of the previous case, she LQJWRVWDUWDERQ¿UHRXWVLGHWKHDUW was not allowed to be on the prop- building on campus. She reportedly erty. That is where she was found.” In December, Engelson was used pieces of wood pallets, wood shavings and other items to try to DUUHVWHG IRU ¿UVWGHJUHH DUVRQ DQG second-degree burglary after police VWDUWWKH¿UH By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian LQYHVWLJDWHGVXVSLFLRXV¿UHGDPDJH IRXQGRQWKHÀRRUDUHDRIWKHFRO- lege’s science lab. The arrest followed a police in- vestigation into a report by the col- lege. The amount of damage was minimal, police said, and estimated at $250. First-degree arson is a class A felony with a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison and a ¿QH Engelson is in custody at Clat- sop County Jail. She is due back in court next month for both cases. ment of Fish and Wildlife FRQ¿UPHG WKH GLJV RQ WKRVH OLYMPIA, Wash. — Ra- two beaches after marine zor clam diggers can return toxin tests showed the clams to Long Beach and Copalis on those beaches are safe to Beach later this week, state eat. All other beaches remain VKHOO¿VKPDQDJHUVDQQRXQFHG closed to recreational razor clam digging. Tuesday. The upcoming dig is Digs at both beaches are on evening tides and include a scheduled on the following seven-day opening — Thurs- dates, beaches, and low tides: • Thursday, 4:49 p.m.; - 0.4 day through Wednesday — at Long Beach and a one-day feet, Long Beach • Friday, 5:35 p.m.; -0.7 dig — Friday — at Copalis feet, Long Beach, Copalis Beach. • Saturday, 6:16 p.m.; -0.8 The Washington Depart- EO Media Group Barefooted-clammer Bradley Sweek, of Seattle, didn’t mind the cold air and colder water as he dug for clams in Seaview in January. Eris Jaynel Engelson Washington beaches and will feet, Long Beach • Sunday, 6:54 p.m.; -0.7 open other areas as soon as clams are safe to eat. feet, Long Beach • Monday, 7:31 p.m.; -0.4 feet, Long Beach • Tuesday, 8:05 p.m.; 0.0 feet, Long Beach • Wednesday, 8:39 p.m.; 0.5 feet, Long Beach Dan Ayres, a Department of Fish and Wildlife coastal VKHOO¿VK PDQDJHU QRWHG WKH best digging usually occurs one to two hours prior to low tide. Under state law, diggers can take 15 razor clams per day and are required to keep WKH¿UVWWKH\GLJ(DFKGLJ- ger’s clams must be kept in a separate container. The department is limiting razor clam digging at Copalis to help ensure the beach will have openings throughout the spring. “Over the last few open- ings, we had a concentrated effort at Copalis Beach, where we’ve harvested one-third of our annual quota already,” Ayres said. Razor clam digging will remain closed on Washing- ton’s other coastal beaches until domoic acid levels drop below the threshold of 20 parts per million set by state public health officials. Domoic acid posed a problem for shellfish fish- eries along Washington’s coast for much of last year. The natural toxin produced by certain types of marine algae can be harmful or even fatal if consumed in sufficient quantities. Cook- ing or freezing does not de- stroy domoic acid in shell- fish. The Department of Fish and Wildlife is continuing to monitor toxin levels on all Oyster growers again seeking spray permit Associated Press SEATTLE — Oyster growers in Washing- ton state have once again asked the state De- partment of Ecology to issue a pesticide appli- cation permit so they can spray oyster beds. The request comes months after the de- partment rescinded the permit after residents across Washington raised environmental con- cerns about the practice. The pesticides were supposed to control bur- rowing shrimp in the oyster beds. The shrimp EXUURZLQWRWKHVKHOO¿VKEHGVPDNLQJWKHJURXQG too soft for oysters, causing them to suffocate. Seattlepi.com reports that the Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor growers say their farms will become unusable if they are not allowed to kill burrowing shrimp. A Department of Ecology spokesman says the permit process will be transparent and open and concurrent with an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study into the issue. riod as the previous victims. The new victims claim Lopez touched them and Adam Lopez, the made them touch him sex- Warrenton chiropractor ually, according to a com- who already served a plaint filed in April. He is year in jail for sexually charged with 11 counts of harassing eight female third-degree sexual abuse, a patients, will face trial class A misdemeanor. in May on more charges The trial is scheduled to of sex abuse begin May 17. against four Lopez, an As- other patients. toria resident who Lopez, 60, worked at North was originally Coast Chiroprac- scheduled for tic Center in War- trial last fall, renton, was arrest- but it was post- ed in September poned after his 2013. lawyer with- In December drew. 2014, he signed Adam In a motion a document sur- Lopez filed in Oc- rendering his chi- tober, lawyer ropractic license Mark J. Lang described and agreeing to never apply a falling out with Lopez. again. He is unable to prac- “There has been a se- tice anywhere in the United vere breakdown in the States. relationship between Lopez had held his chiro- counsel and defendant practic license since 1990. and I am unable to con- He was disciplined in tinue my representa- 2006 for having an intimate tion,” Lang wrote. sexual relationship with a Lopez is now being patient and was suspend- represented by Steven J. ed for 30 days. He was re- Sherlag. quired to pay a $5,000 civil Lopez was originally penalty and attend an ethics sentenced in July 2014 program. to one year in jail for sexually harassing the eight female patients during their appoint- ments dating back to 2009. The first female patient to report inap- propriate touching was awarded $40,400 in damages in August from a civil lawsuit. Four more women have since accused Lo- pez of similar sex abuse Seaside • Cannon Beach during the same time pe- By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian ENTIRE STOCK Seven days of razor clam digging starts Thursday EO Media Group for May trial 1 / 2 OFF W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A Contact: Steve Axtell • 360-430-0885 or John Anderson • 360-269-2500
