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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 College president candidate seeks switch from private to public Experience at Concordia in Portland By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian After spending almost his entire collegiate education and career at private Christian schools, Glenn Smith said he is ready for a change. Smith, the ¿ rst of four can- didates for Clatsop Commu- nity College’s presidency, toured the region Monday and met with staff, faculty and community members. For the past 25 years, Smith, 57, has held various adminis- trative positions at Concordia University, a private Christian university in northeast Port- land. He is the university’s executive vice provost for stu- dent services and enrollment management. His wife, Jane Graves Smith, is a professor of psy- chology at Concordia. The two have a grown daugh- ter and son, along with two grandchildren. Smith grew up in the south- ern suburbs of Los Angeles, in a family with parents he said did not initially attend college. He attended the evangelical A]usa Paci¿ c University in the Los Angeles area for his bach- elor’s in communicology and master’s in social sciences. He served as assistant dean of stu- said, came after his mother dents and director of student attended community col- services at Whit- lege over a 10-year worth University, period, graduating a Christian liberal around the same arts college in Spo- time as he and a kane, Washington, brother earned their from 1983 to 1989. initial degrees. Since then, he has Having lived in worked at Concor- the Pacific North- dia, during which west since the time he earned a early 1980s, Smith doctorate in edu- said he does not Glenn Smith cational leadership want to leave the from Portland State region. Although University. he could see fin- “, have a very strong af¿ n- ishing his career at Con- ity with the mission of the cordia, Smith said he sees a community college, creating presidency as the next log- access for everyone to go to ical step . Two years ago, school,” Smith said. Smith was a finalist for Much of that af¿ nity , he the presidency of Portland Window damaged during attempted escape He damaged the win- less than a year. dow, but did not break it Two inmates tried out. A passer-by saw it to escape in July by happening from outside breaking off a shower the jail and reported it drain grate, tying it to the Clatsop County to a bed sheet and Sheriff’s Office. swinging it against a Holt was in custody window until the win- Logan after being convicted of dow shattered. assault, theft and drug Douglas Holt The only other charges. He is due back escape attempt on in court later this month for an record occurred more than a early resolution conference on decade ago, when an inmate the new charges. jumped from the roof of a rec- Holt’s attempted escape reation area and was caught a is the second incident in day later. By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian A Clatsop County Jail inmate is accused of damaging a window in the jail last week and attempting to escape. Logan Douglas Holt, 27, of Warrenton, pleaded not guilty Monday in Clatsop County Circuit Court to second-de- gree attempted escape and sec- ond-degree criminal mischief. The incident occurred last Monday. Holt was trying to break out a window in the jail. Clyde to ¿ ght recall drive President of ¿ re district won’t resign By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian CANNON BEACH — Sharon Clyde, the pres- ident of the Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protec- tion District, will fight a petition calling for her resignation. Clyde is the first direc- tor identified for recall to submit a response to the Clatsop County Clerk. Directors Clyde, Linda Beck-Sweeney and Garry Smith are named in a recall petition. The recall drive is a response to the fire dis- trict’s dismissal of Mike Balzer as fire chief last October. Clyde’s statement, delivered to County Clerk Valerie Crafard, cited the board’s “fiduciary suit against the fire district responsibility to those over his firing. who elected them to pro- “As is typical in pending vide a high level of over- litigation, the guidance by sight, particularly in mat- legal counsel is to limit and ters of management and restrict public comment on administration.” the matter,” Clyde Clyde said Bal- said. “Indeed, it zer was let go could be argued that a “when the major- recall effort is prema- ity of the direc- ture, as the details of tors, elected by dis- the events leading up trict voters, became to the chief’s termi- concerned about his nation won’t become ability to perform Sharon Clyde public knowledge the administra- until such time as a tive skills required civil trial is held.” of the head of a public Beck-Sweeney and agency.” Smith have until 5 p.m. Clyde said the recall Wednesday to either resign drive had a “chilling or submit a written state- effect” on public aware- ment of justification to the ness of the events prior to Clerk’s Office. the termination. Lyra Fontaine contrib- Balzer has filed a law- uted to this report. Community College’s Cas- cade campus, located near Concordia. “I’m pretty good friends with Greg Hamann,” Smith said of the former Clatsop Community College presi- dent, who preceded Lawrence Galizio and is now president of Linn-Benton Community College. “When this position came up, he strongly encour- aged me to apply.” Smith said that besides ¿ s- cal challenges, sustainable enrollment seemed to be on the minds of college board members. “I do come from a back- ground that has fought for enrollment,” he said, noting Concordia has gone from 400 to 8,000 students during his time there. Ron Liss, the vice presi- dent and special advisor for workforce, community and economic development at Cuyahoga Community Col- lege in Ohio, visits the col- lege today, including a pub- lic meet-and-greet from 3 to 4 p.m. in Columbia Hall Room 219, 1651 Lexington Ave. The other candidates are Christopher Breitmeyer, the vice president for academic and student affairs at Saint Charles Community Col- lege in Missouri, and Christo- pher Dyer, the CEO and pres- ident of University of New Mexico-Gallup. Oregon jobless rate falls to lowest point since 2007 By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press PORTLAND — The last time Oregon’s unemployment rate was this low Apple had just released its ¿ rst iPhone and the Portland Trail Blazers selected Greg Oden with the ¿ rst overall pick in the NBA draft. The state Employment Department said Tuesday that Oregon’s unemployment rate for January fell to 5.1 percent, a level the state has not seen since June 2007. Oregon’s payroll report surged by nearly 10,000 jobs in January, the agency said, with four major industries leading the way: con- struction, manufacturing, leisure and hospi- tality, and professional and business services. Since January 2015, when the jobless rate was 5.9 percent, payroll employment has risen by almost 60,000 jobs. “Oregon’s labor market is as good as it was during previous expansions,” said Nick Beleiciks, state employment econ- omist. “The unemployment rate is now lower than it was in most of the mid-2000s and nearly as low as in the mid-1990s. OBITUARY Jack Dennis Hogan Astoria May 8, 1947 — Feb. 23, 2016 When you think of Jack, remem- Jack lived a life of service, begin- ber that Hollywood smile, “The pur- ning with serving his country for 20 pose” to “do the deal” and to “carry years as a proud member of the U.S. the message.” Coast Guard. Jack is survived by his loving 7hirty-¿ ve years ago, Jack began wife, Betty; three children, Kelly a new chapter in his life of service Kauer, Matt Hogan and Amy Hogan; by dedicating himself to helping his other children, Michael O’Con- countless others to achieve a life of nor and Tamera Race; nine grand- serenity and peace. He left a legacy children; four great-grandchildren; behind, and showed many how to and numerous friends. have love and compassion for all. Jack Hogan Please join us for “Our Walk Jack had 20 beautiful years with with Jack” Saturday, March 5, his best friend, Betty, and they lived 2016, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Astoria a life of laughter, love and adventure. For all his friends, the door was always Elks Lodge Ballroom. Bring your favorite dessert. open and the coffee was always on. 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