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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016 Budtender claims he’s owed back wages Goldeen remembered as a community leader Manzanita dispensary owners refute claim, say partnership didn’t pan out By KATHERINE LACAZE EO Media Group still a pending investigation,” she said. A former employee of Oregon Coast Cannabis has ¿ led a claim with the state Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging unpaid wages, statutory oYertime wages and bene¿ t pay, but owner Andrew Buck said the company doesn’t owe the employee anything. The work the employee performed, Buck said, was part of an investment into the company. Daegon McDonald, the former employee who ¿ led the claim, alleges Buck owes him about $370 for expenses — such as gas used to run errands in Portland and Warrenton and money spent purchasing materials — and about $12,300 in unpaid wages and statutory overtime wages at a rate of $15 per hour from Aug. 12 to Nov. 9. The labor bureau is investi- gating the case. “It’s a business relationship that did not happen as we would like,” Buck said. “But we are certainly wishing the best to them and we do not wish to go into the matter until the investi- gation has actually been settled.” Co-owner Hannah Hayes said it is “somewhat of a sensitive matter.” “We really don’t have much to say at this time since it is Dispensary opened in September By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian T he bureau sent a notice of the wage claim in December to Buck, who opened the Manzanita marijuana dispensary with Hayes in September . According to the wage claim, McDonald was never paid for any of the work he had done at Oregon Coast Cannabis, “even though the business remains open and continues to pro¿ t.” During his time with the company, McDonald said, he helped remodel the interior of the business, served as a budtender, helped run the company’s social media pages, created schedules for employees, helped create an employee handbook and worked as a direct assistant to Buck. “My employer has ignored my questions regarding when or if I will be paid and even gave me a 72-hour eviction notice for not paying rent,” McDonald stated. Buck also was McDonald’s landlord for a few months. Buck ¿ led the residential eviction complaint, naming McDonald as the defendant, in Tillamook County Circuit Court in mid-De- R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian Oregon Coast Cannabis in Manzanita. cember. Because of alleged nonpayment of rent from Sept. 1 to Nov. 1, Buck claimed McDonald had to move out of the apartment, which has the same address as Oregon Coast Cannabis. The delinquent rent totaled $1,800. However, in his response to the bureau , Buck alleged McDonald owes $3,200 in back rent for residing in the rental property for ¿ ve months. Circuit Court Judge Jonathan Hill gave a default ruling in December in favor of Buck, because McDonald did not show up. McDonald was given until Jan. 3 to move out. Claims he was neYer ¿ red To support his wage claim, McDonald included evidence, such as shift schedules, time records, statements from witnesses and other documents to substantiate his ACCUWEATHER ® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast Tonight Cloudy with a little rain late 51° Wednesday Oregon Weather Shown is tomorrow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs Portland 45/56 Corvallis 48/58 Eugene 47/58 Pendleton 38/51 Salem 47/58 Albany 47/57 Cloudy, a little rain; breezy in the p.m. Ontario 28/41 Bend 35/52 Thursday Burns 21/38 Medford 43/61 Klamath Falls 27/48 Still cloudy with showers Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 58° 51° Friday 46° Saturday Breezy with rain at times 50° 54° 41° Cloudy with a brief shower or two 48° 38° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High ........................................... 57° Low ............................................ 45° Normal high ............................... 51° Normal low ................................. 38° Precipitation Yesterday .............................. Trace" Month to date ........................ 10.61" Normal month to date ............. 8.42" Year to date ........................... 10.61" Normal year to date ................ 8.42" Sunset tonight ................... 5:10 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday ......... 7:45 a.m. Moonrise today ................ 8:22 p.m. Moonset today ................. 8:58 a.m. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo W 37 28 pc 48 35 c 57 50 c 57 47 r 55 51 r 45 27 c 58 43 c 58 50 r 62 51 r National Cities Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 60 39 sh Boston 48 35 pc Chicago 31 21 sf Denver 43 25 s Des Moines 30 16 c Detroit 42 27 sf El Paso 52 27 pc Fairbanks 14 6 s Honolulu 82 68 pc Indianapolis 33 23 sf Kansas City 35 19 pc Las Vegas 59 38 s Los Angeles 72 47 s Memphis 47 28 c Miami 78 70 pc Nashville 43 27 c New Orleans 68 46 sh New York 43 34 c Oklahoma City 50 28 pc Philadelphia 43 33 c St. Louis 38 25 c Salt Lake City 34 20 pc San Francisco 60 48 pc Seattle 55 49 r Washington, DC 43 33 c Last New First Full Jan 31 Feb 8 Feb 14 Feb 22 City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 53 47 r 47 38 c 53 45 r 60 47 c 56 47 r 56 52 r 41 36 c 52 45 r 43 37 r Wed. Hi Lo W 57 49 r 51 43 c 56 51 c 63 50 c 58 52 c 57 51 r 43 38 c 54 50 c 45 40 c Tonight's Sky: Aldebaran of Taurus gives us a glimpse of the fate of our own star, the sun. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 3:35 a.m. 8.6 ft. 3:11 p.m. 8.4 ft. Time 9:28 a.m. 9:43 p.m. Low 2.3 ft. 0.5 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Wed. Hi Lo W 48 34 r 42 26 pc 31 28 pc 51 30 s 37 29 s 36 26 pc 54 29 s 26 18 pc 82 69 s 32 24 pc 45 29 s 60 40 pc 72 47 pc 42 28 s 78 68 t 40 22 pc 54 41 r 42 26 pc 56 33 s 42 20 pc 42 31 s 34 24 pc 61 49 pc 58 50 r 40 22 pc Fronts of the arrangements. Jan. 24, 2016 BADER, William Logan, 87, of Seaside, died in Hammond. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Jan. 5, 2016 KELLY, William H. “Boodha,” 73, of Astoria, died en route to Portland. DUII arrests • At 9:48 p.m. Friday, Oregon State Police arrested Burke Andrew Chambers, 52, of Beaverton, for driving under the inÀ uence of intoxicants on U.S. Highway 26 at mile post 12. Chambers’ blood alcohol was measured at 0.16 percent, according to police. • At 9:17 p.m. Saturday, Oregon State Police arrested Russell Raymond Earl, 71, of Gearhart, for DUII on U.S. Highway 101 in Warrenton. • At 11:13 p.m. Sunday, Oregon State Police arrested Jordan Kekoa Schweitzer, 25, of Astoria, for DUII on U.S. Highway 101 and Hamburg Avenue in Astoria. Assault • At 1:39 a.m. Saturday, Warrenton Police arrested Steven Michael Wolf, 38 , of Warrenton, for fourth-degree assault and criminal trespass after a dispute at 228 Main Ave. 6:30 p.m., special meeting to interview/appoint new board member, Capt. Robert Gray third-À oor boardroom, 785 Alameda Ave. Clatsop Community Col- lege, 6:30 p.m., special meet- ing and executive sessions (closed to public) to discuss employment and property transactions, Columbia Hall Room 219, 1651 Lexington Ave. WEDNESDAY Astoria Parks and Recre- ation Board, 6:45 a.m., As- toria Recreation Center, 1555 W. Marine Drive. Clatsop County Hous- ing Authority Board, 5 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St. Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 4:30 p.m., executive session (closed to public), 6 p.m., regular meet- ing, Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria Estimated jackpot: $6.3 million. Monday’s Keno: 03-12-14- 15-16-27-31-35-38-45-48-50-52- 53-57-58-59-66-75-77 Monday’s Lotto: 03-04-28- 35-42-48 Estimated jackpot: $5.4 million. Monday’s Match 4: 01-11- 20-24 Public meetings Stationary Showers T-Storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 O VER 3 0 S Mattresses, Furniture & More! TUESDAY Astoria Library Board, 5:30 p.m., Astoria Public Li- brary, Flag Room, 450 10th St. Seaside Airport Advisory Committee, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Warrenton City Com- mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Astoria Planning Com- mission, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Astoria School Board, Lotteries APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS C L UNTY C O Jan. 25, 2016 BEREZAY, Lavern Joseph, 95, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge Cold PACKAGE DEALS YEA A R TSOP Death Warm APPLIANCE IN The Bureau of Labor and Industries is conducting a wage investigation to assess what — if any — amount of wages are actually owed, according to communications director Charlie Burr. “We make a determination to ¿ nd if wages were actually owed,” he said. If one of the parties does not agree with the result of the investigation and the bureau’s determination, they can ask for a contested case hearing in front of an administrative law judge, where both parties get to argue their position. On the record Under the Sky Wed. Hi Lo W 39 29 c 52 41 c 59 52 c 58 51 c 56 50 r 48 31 c 61 45 c 58 51 r 62 53 c employment. McDonald stated he never was formally ¿ red, but when he showed up for work one day, the locks were changed and the “employer refuses to talk about it.” Buck did not disagree McDonald worked at Oregon Coast Cannabis between August and November, but he stated McDonald was not hired. Rather, in an oral agreement , McDonald “was supposed to provide one year sweat equity as part of his parents’ investment,” which included $24,000, Buck told the labor bureau. McDonald did not bring $24,000 to the table and he “stopped coming to work,” Buck stated. He said business partner- ships do not pan out “fairly regularly” in all industries. “It just happens that we’re in a contentious industry at this time,” he said. “It’s an ongoing case that we are in the process of settling. At this time, there is no violation on record, and we wish the best to any involved parties.” Wage investigation The Dalles 41/51 Astoria 51/58 Friends and family remembered Ann Goldeen, a chiropractor and president of the Jewish Beit Salmon Congregation, as dedicated to the health of her community. Goldeen, 63, died of cancer Sunday at her home in Astoria. She is survived by husband B a r r y Sears and daughters Ann Goldeen L e a h Goodstein and Jasmine Golden-Sea. There will be a public funeral for Goldeen at noon Thursday in Clatsop Community College’s Performing Arts Center . Following the funeral will be a potluck reception at Fort George Brewery’s Lovell Showroom. “She was a very strong-willed, motivated, determined person,” said Sears, who met his wife when the two were studying at the Western State Chiro- practic College in Portland. Goldeen had moved north from Oakland, California, and Sears from Santa Barbara. The two moved to Astoria in 1981, shortly after graduating, and opened their practice, where Goldeen was a chiropractor with her husband for 35 years. Many of Goldeen’s interests revolved around health and building community. For more than 20 years, she ran “To Your Health” and “Diggin’ the Dirt,” health and gardening shows on KMUN Coast Community Radio. She was a master gardener with Oregon State Universi- ty’s Extension Service and served on the board of the Astoria Coop Grocery. Along with her husband, Goldeen enjoyed classical music, hosting participants in the Astoria Music Festival and joining the North Coast Chorale about ¿ ve years ago as a singer. “I think she de¿ nitely had a very strong commitment to community support,” Sears said, adding she came from a very community oriented family. Goldeen was president of the Jewish Beit Salmon Congregation formed last year. The congregation had long been a point of conver- sation but took shape after a Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year celebration in 2014 at Goldeen’s house, during which her son-in-law Abram Goodstein, a Los Angeles-based r abbi, started organizing members. “Everywhere she went, she sort of created a congre- gation,” said Allie Evans, treasurer for Beit Salmon. “If it wasn’t Beit Salmon , it was soup night. If it wasn’t soup night, it was master gardeners.” While on a trip to Israel in 2013, Sears said his wife’s health began to fade rapidly. S he was taken to a hospital and doctors removed a tumor. Shortly thereafter, Goldeen learned she had a rare intestinal cancer, was is dif¿ cult to treat. Evans said Goldeen was driven by Tikkun Olam , a Jewish concept marked by acts of kindness to heal or repair the world. “At the end, she organized a bene¿ t for the Syrians,” Evans said. “She did this a couple of weeks ago. Even down to the end, she was thinking of how she can make an impact on the greater world.” And to the end, Evans said, there was a continuous stream of people coming to visit Goldeen, a testament to the community she had fostered. “She’ll be missed by a lot of people,” Sears said. “We’ve had a lot of support from the community.” HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 • SATURDAY 9-5 • SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 9-2-0-5 4 p.m.: 3-1-3-9 7 p.m.: 6-7-2-3 10 p.m.: 4-4-2-8 Monday’s Megabucks: 8-16-21-22-27-36 WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 5-0- 1 Monday’s Hit 5: 12-14-22- 26-34 Estimated jackpot: $170,000. The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. 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