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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016 College president candidate seeks partnerships Administrator has also taught anthropology By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Christopher Dyer, the pres- ident and CEO of the Univer- sity of New Mexico-Gallup campus for three years and one of four presidential hope- fuls for Clatsop Community College, visited Astoria Friday to talk about why he wants to take the lead. “We really need stronger community connections for this place to thrive,” Dyer said Christopher Dyer of the college, touting such connections he’s made in New Mexico, including an early childhood center, veterans cen- ter, a workforce development division and an emergency medical services academy. The Gallup campus is a two- year institution serving about 2,300 students and focusing on transfer degrees and certif- icates, similar to a community college. Dyer has been there for three years as CEO and an anthropology professor. Dyer said he has 12 to 14 more years left of working, and wants to do it in one place. +HKDV¿YHJURZQFKLOGUHQDQG said his wife, Cynthia, recently retired and wants to be close to a son and granddaughter in Portland. Before New Mexico, Dyer served as dean of academic affairs and an anthropology professor at West Plains, one of Missouri State University’s three campuses, since 2010. He was the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Our Lady of the Lake Uni- versity, an independent Cath- olic university in San Anto- nio, Texas, for most of 2009. He held a similar position from 2004 to 2009 at the Uni- versity of Mount Olive, a pri- vate Christian college associ- ated with the Free Will Baptist Church in North Carolina. '\HUVSHDNVÀXHQW6SDQLVK and has worked in 21 coun- tries. He spent a year as the dean of strategic initiatives at The School for Field Studies, an environmental study abroad program; nearly two years as a professor and director of the Center for Public Pol- icy at Rhode Island College, a state-run liberal arts col- lege; and more than two years as a senior evaluation special- ist with Aguirre International, a social issues research com- pany serving governments and QRQSUR¿WV “I’ve got a lot of programs in mind,” Dyer said, point- ing toward more workforce development programs such as marine welding, hospitality, culinary arts, forest products and renewable energy. Dyer said the college should invest in the Marine and Environmental Research and Training Station campus and form public-private part- nerships to help add programs and staff. 7KHRWKHU¿QDOLVWVIRUFRO- lege president are Glenn Smith, an administrator from Concordia University in Port- land; Ron Liss, a former pres- ident from Cuyahoga Com- munity College in Ohio; and Christopher Breitmeyer, the vice president for academic and student affairs at St. Charles Community College in Missouri. The college board held an executive session Satur- day to deliberate further on candidates. Mill donates $5,000 to Sheriff’s 2I¿FHGUXJFDQLQHSURJUDP LII¶V 2I¿FH DQG HYHU\ WRRO gained to assist in the under- 7KH *HRUJLD3DFL¿F taking of removing drugs out Wauna Mill donated $5,000 of circulation improves the to the Clatsop County Sher- safety and the livability of the LII¶V2I¿FH'UXJ&DQLQH3UR- community. gram. The funds will be used “We are very grateful for towards re-instituting the the Wauna Mill’s donation program. and for all of the donations Drug interdiction is a from the community,” Sher- constant, ongoing cam- iff Tom Bergin said. “With paign, according to the Sher- the help of the Wauna Mill The Daily Astorian Submitted Photo and the community we have raised enough funds to reinsti- tute a drug canine team, which will improve the safety of our deputies and improve the liv- ability of our community.” Any additional donations for the canine program can be made to Clatsop County Sher- iff, ATTN: Drug K-9 Pro- gram, PO Box 658, Astoria, OR 97103. Gearhart Grocery has been a gathering place for many years. %UHZSXEFRQYHUVLRQSODQ JHWVFRQGLWLRQDOJRDKHDG Beer, cooking odors to be contained By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian GEARHART — Despite questions about potential odors from a meat smoker and beer-making operation, a plan to convert the Gearhart grocery into Gearhart Station, a brew pub and deli, won Planning Commission approval Thurs- day night. 7KH ¿QDO YHUGLFW 7KH SUR- SRVDO¿OOVDQHHGLQWKHFRPPX- nity and meets the goals of the comprehensive plan. Planning Commissioner Virginia Dideum was one of the four who voted to grant approval to the plan. “I’m one of those people who go to Fort George,” she said. “I go to Buoy Beer. I would love to have some place to get din- ner. This would be good for the community.” The transition is motivated by slow sales at the grocery store, according to the own- ers Molly and Terry Lowen- berg. The grocery store has been for sale for over two years and has struggled to compete with regional grocers north and south of Gearhart. “I go into that store,” Dideum said. “I go into that store lots of times. And I’m the only person in that store.” 7KH 3DFL¿F :D\ SURSHUW\ located in a commercial zone, is considered a café under the city’s code. Commissioners considered public need, hours of operation and a requirement the business operate at least 11 months per year. Commissioners also stud- LHGSDUNLQJWUDI¿FSDWWHUQVDQG septic, which has won condi- tional approval from the county. Residents voiced concern about potential odors from smoked meats and the brewing process. A system that size is more kept inside than out, Seaside Brewing co-owner and brewer Vince Burg said. “Inside the walls, smell,” Burg said. “Out- side the walls, pretty minimal.” Most brewing is done during the day, especially for a smaller brewery like the one proposed, he added. Beer would be sold for cus- tomers within the store, and available for takeout in con- tainers, engineer Mark Mead of Mead Engineering said on behalf of the applicant. The food area would be separated from the bar by a short wooden wall and families would be served at the nine tables, with a 40-seat area. The brewing area would be visible through a glassed area. Mead said the owner felt the brew pub was needed “because there wasn’t one in Gearhart itself.” “He thought about doing just a restaurant, but a restau- rant alone needed something else with it,” Mead said. “By adding craft beer, you’re add- ing something that isn’t there. He’s put a lot of thought and research what to put in that building so it just doesn’t sit empty.” Commissioners David Smith, Terry Graff and Jeremy Davis voted against the plan; Dideum, Carl Anderson, Rich- ard Owsley and Russ Taggard voted for it. Mead said after the meet- ing a changeover date has not been set. ::,,HUDÀDJUHWXUQVKRPHWR-DSDQ before sending them off to war. 2QH RI WKH -DSDQHVH ÀDJV More than 70 years later, hanging in the exhibit, “A the American soldiers and their Peaceful Return,” at the Colum- families are realizing their sou- bia River Maritime Museum is venirs, known as Yosegaki returning to its rightful owner. Hinomaru, are actually deeply The Astoria-based non- personal items belonging to SUR¿W2%216RFLHW\KDVFRRU- the Japanese families. dinated with museums and $FROOHFWLRQRIWKHÀDJVDUH collectors around the world to hanging in the Columbia River collect and return the World Maritime Museum, awaiting a War II mementos. return to the families. One of the During the war, American ÀDJVZDVVHQWKRPHODVWZHHN VROGLHUV FROOHFWHG WKH ÀDJV OBON Society founder from the bodies of the Jap- Rex Ziak and museum staff DQHVH 7KH ÀDJV ZHUH SUH- met to dismount the framed pared by the Japanese sol- ÀDJ SDFN LW XS DQG VKLS LW diers’ families and friends to Japan, where it will be The Daily Astorian New county fair manager The Daily Astorian Kathi Mattinen, who worked at the Cowlitz County Fair and Expo Center for nearly three decades, was introduced to the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners last week as the new county fairgrounds general manager Mattinen, of Clatskanie, most recently worked as the Cowlitz County Fair manager. This year would have been her 18th fair, she said. “I’m excited to make a move to get back to my own state,” she said. “I have lots of big desires, wishes and hopes.” Jack Edwards, chairman of the Clatsop County Fair Board, said the board received 15 applicants and interviewed four people. 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