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DailyAstorian.com // 143RD YEAR, NO. 194 WARRENTON SPRING SPORT PREVIEWS PAGE 4A TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016 ONE DOLLAR GULL GOLFERS REEL IN ANOTHER FISH INVITE SPORTS • 9A &%¿UH captain resigns Gardner’s leave comes at time of recall By LYRA FONTAINE EO Media Group Erin Burkett/USGS and Jeff Goertzen/Orange County Register Earthquake early warning systems like ShakeAlert work because the warning message can be transmitted almost instantaneously, whereas the shaking waves from the earthquake travel through the shallow layers of the Earth at fast speed . Quake alert: Stirred, not shaken How much warning can you have before the earthquake? By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian A n earthquake early warning system is being developed for the West Coast to alert the public before the shaking starts. The U.S. Geological Survey and four partner universi- ties are seeking $16.1 million in federal funding to launch and maintain the West Coast Earthquake Early Warning System. If funded, the system could be up and run- ning within two years. Oregon lawmakers are showing their support for funding the system. U.S. Sen s. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley recently penned a letter urging Congress to prior- itize the system. The senators explained how the system uses sensors to detect where an earthquake might hit. The $16.1 million funding could buy hundreds of additional sensors. “This is proven technology that will Sen. Jeff save lives and reduce the economic Merkley impact of an earthquake by far more than the cost to build this warming system,” the senators wrote. See GARDNER, Page 12A U.S. Geological Survey/Department of the Interior Crews work to install the earthquake sensing equipment in California. System prototypes Sen. Ron Wyden CANNON BEACH — Fire Capt . Matt Gardner has resigned from the Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District . Gardner, who was second in command at the fire department, said his decision was not influenced by the firing of for- mer chief Mike Bal- zer and a recall elec- tion of fire board directors. “It’s been an honor and privilege to serve the community and I wish the Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District Matt well,” Gardner said Gardner in a statement. “In an effort to avoid speculation, confusion or misrepresentation, my decision to resign from the Cannon Beach Rural Fire Pro- tection District is a personal decision and one that has nothing to do with the current controversy .” Gardner, who resigned in March, began work this week as plant operator for the Arch Cape Water and Sanitary District. In 2012, the U.S. Geological Survey went live with a test system, ShakeAlert, that has been issuing warnings . The test system relies on data from about 650 sen- sors on land along the West Coast, with more than 00 sensors in the Paci¿ c Northwest. The system needs about 1,600 sen- sor stations to accurately detect an Presiding judge weighs in on rare opening in County Circuit Court earthquake. Test users include San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Boeing production facilities in Washington state and Intel pro- duction facilities in Oregon. Doug Given, the earthquake early warning coordinator for the U.S. Geological Survey, said the test system has become more reliable, but the additional sensor stations are needed. By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian See ALERT, Page 12A MORE INFO Overview: http://www.shakealert.org How ShakeAlert works: https://www.youtube.com/user/ShakeAlert Early warning documentary: https://vimeo.com/24997485 U.S. Geological Survey/Department of the Interior Spinning back to happier days Pinwheels symbolize child -abuse prevention The Daily Astorian A garden of spinning blue pinwheels sprouted in front of the Clatsop County Courthouse Monday. The county, along with Northwest Parenting and Clatsop Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), are supporting Prevent Child Abuse Ore- gon’s Pinwheels for Prevention campaign. The campaign focuses on community activities and public policies that prioritize healthy child devel- opment to avoid abuse and neglect. At Monday night’s Astoria City Council meet- ing, Mayor Arline LaMear read a proclamation rec- ognizing April as child -abuse prevention month. See PINWHEELS, Page 12A Brownhill endorses McIntosh for judge Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian Clatsop County, Northwest Parenting and Clatsop Court Appointed Special Advocates are sponsor- ing pinwheel gardens at several locations around the county as part of a national campaign by Child Abuse Prevention America, and as part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. Clatsop County Circuit Court Judge Paula Brownhill has endorsed lawyer Dawn McIntosh for a rare vacancy on the court. McIntosh is one of three candidates vying to replace Judge Philip Nelson, who is retiring this year after 24 years on the bench. Deputy District Attorney David Goldthorpe and Munic- ipal Court judge Ronald Woltjer are also cam- paigning in the May election. The winner would Paula join Brownhill and Brownhill Cindee Matyas as the c ounty’s three circuit court judges. Brownhill’s endorsement puts the court’s presiding judge of a different path than District Attorney Josh Marquis, who has backed Goldthorpe. Brownhill noted McIntosh’s broad Dawn legal experience in her McIntosh endorsement. McIn- tosh, a former prose- cutor who works for McIntosh and Long in Gearhart, handles domestic relations, juve- nile and criminal cases in Clatsop and Tilla- mook courts. See JUDGE, Page 12A
