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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016 Warrenton recognizes community heroism 30-year reserve police of¿cer also honored By ERICK BENGEL The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — Police Chief Mathew Workman rec- ognized three citizens who stepped in at a crucial moment to help save the life of a boy who was struck by a van last September. U.S. Airmen Beth Row- ley and Ryan Smith, and John Meiners — a veteran of the Lewis & Clark Fire District and the ¿re board president — received citizen commenda- tion awards for “their compas- sion, bravery, and willingness to help (the victim).” Without their intervention, the child could have died, Workman said at Tuesday’s City Com- mission meeting. On the morning of Sept. 11, Rowley and Smith witnessed the child get run over by the front tire of the van, which was slowing down, on Southwest Ninth Street as he ran into the street. Smith rushed to the scene, shouted at the driver not to move the van, called 911 and aided the severely injured child. Rowley also called 911, helped calm the boy’s dis- traught mother and then tried to comfort the child. Meiners, who happened to be driving by, offered his assis- tance until emergency person- nel could arrive. When Of¿cer Robert Wirt arrived, he heard the boy screaming in pain and saw Meiners stabilizing the child’s neck and Smith stabilizing his body. “If not for their decisive action, of Airman Smith and Airman Rowley, I believe the child ... probably would have been run over by the rear tire of the van as well,” Workman said. “If not for the care and comfort Erick Bengel/The Daily Astorian From left: U.S. Airmen Ryan Smith and Beth Rowley, and John Meiners, a veteran of the Lewis & Clark Fire District and the fire board president, received citizen commenda- tion awards for their help in saving the life of a severely injured child last September. Erick Bengel/The Daily Astorian Warrenton Police De- partment Reserve Officer James Rankin (foreground right) holds his certificate of appreciation — pre- sented to him by Police Chief Mathew Workman (foreground left) — for his nearly three decades serv- ing the department. Be- hind them, Administrative Assistant Dawn Shaw and City Commissioner Rick Newton applaud Rankin’s achievement. provided by Airman Smith, Mr. Meiners and Airman Rowley, the child’s injuries would have undoubtedly been even more serious, and he might not have survived.” Workman said that the police department, to be successful, must partner with its citizens. “We can’t be everywhere at once, and we can’t always be on the scene when something happens,” he said, “so we rely on our citizens to step up, do the right thing and to help when they can.” In other business Tuesday: Workman also honored Reserve Of¿cer James Rankin, who, on March 27, will have served in the police depart- ment 30 years. “Jim’s been a great, great asset to my department, ever since I’ve been here in 2008. Come to ¿nd out, Jim’s been a great asset to this department for a long, long, long time,” Workman said, amiably teas- ing Rankin. “The of¿cers that showed up tonight, they didn’t have to. They came because Jim is a well-respected member of my department, and a well-re- spected member of this com- munity,” he continued, add- ing that Rankin, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years, has “done a lot of ser- vice in his life, and he contin- ues to do so.” Mayor Mark Kujala pro- claimed April Child Abuse Prevention Month. The City Commission unanimously passed an ordi- nance vacating the south 10 feet of Eighth Street. Electrical ¿re renders Seaside property ‘uninhabitable’ The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — Fire¿ghters responded to a structure ¿re at a house at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Roosevelt Drive in Seaside Tuesday afternoon. The house sustained $90,000 in damage to con- tents and property, and a neighboring home also suf- fered damage, Division Chief Chris Dugan said at the scene. The ¿re started at the garage next to the home, Dugan said. No one was hurt, but the house is not habitable. A second-alarm call brought ¿re¿ghters from Can- non Beach, Gearhart, Warren- ton and Lewis & Clark. An estimated 30 to 0 ¿re¿ghters fought the blaze. The ¿re was under con- trol in about 10 to 15 minutes, Dugan said. The homeowner was not in the home, but the renter was. He called 911 and Seaside Fire and Rescue responded. The cause is most likely Jeff Ter Har/For EO Media Group Fighting the blaze Tuesday afternoon in Seaside. electrical in nature. “It’s pointing in that direction, but it’s not of¿cial,” Dugan said. Content loss was esti- mated at about $30,000 and damage to the structure about $60,000. About $1,000 The Farmacy plans to grow pot in basement Second grow operation approved in Astoria The Daily Astorian The Farmacy will grow marijuana in the basement of its dispensary on Marine Drive in Uppertown. The Astoria Planning Commission voted unan- imously Tuesday night to approve a permit for the growing and processing oper- ation ¿nding the project con- sistent with light manufactur- ing in a commercial zone. The project is the sec- ond commercial marijuana growing operation in Astoria. In November, the Planning Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian The Farmacy, a dispensary in Uppertown, plans to have a marijuana growing operation in the basement. Commission approved a pot growing site for a warehouse off Industry Street. The Farmacy, a medical marijuana dispensary, is sell- ing recreational marijuana under a state law that permits the sales through the end of NEED A JOB? WE CAN HELP. NEW Local and National Employers #375009 75009 FREE SERVICES Q Computer access Q Skills review and assessment Q Resumes and cover letters was done to the neighboring property. The property was insured, and the renters had renters’ insurance, Dugan said. R.J. 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