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143RD YEAR, NO. 197 ONE DOLLAR WEEKEND EDITION // FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2016 WARRIORS SCORCH COMETS SPORTS • 3A & 7A SEASIDE SPRING SPORTS PREVIEWS PAGES 8A & 9A Inside a Seaside apartment, a gruesome scene Prosecutors believe toddler and her brothers were tortured By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian In the months before Evange- lina Wing was murdered, prosecutors believe the 2-year-old and her broth- ers were tortured, burned, bitten and caged in the Seaside apartment their mother shared with a boyfriend. Blood spatter was found in almost every corner, staining holiday deco- rations and the wall behind a Christ- mas tree. The gruesome scene uncovered when the toddler was found dead in December 2014 is being described as among the worst child-abuse cases in Clatsop County. Randy Lee Roden, 28, the live-in boyfriend of Dorothy Wing, the chil- dren’s mother, is accused of torturing and murdering Evangelina Wing . An autopsy found the toddler apparently died from blunt-force trauma. Roden is also accused of abusing the two brothers, Patrick Wing, now 3, and Peydon Kahclamat-Harding, now 7. The boys are living with fam- ily in California. A two-day hearing in Clat- sop County Circuit Court this week addressed the defense lawyers’ request to dismiss the case or at least exclude evidence, including the adult-sized bite marks found on the three children, the blood spatter in the apartment and the use of the term “torture.” SHATTERING THE GLASS CEILING Many of the defense lawyer s’ tactics were viewed by prosecu- tors as Hail Mary attempts to throw out the case before the trial begins in September. “The defense wants to sanitize this case,” Clatsop County Chief Deputy District Attorney Ron Brown said. “We need those details.” See TRIAL, Page 10A Gearhart pursues vacation rentals lottery Permits could be limited to 35 properties By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian People gather to take photos of the Lum family after the Lady Liberty awards lunch in the McTavish Room at the Liberty Theater on Thursday. Lori Lum Toyooka, Julie Lum, and Pam Lum were given the awards. ‘Lum girls’ receive Lady Liberty awards for professional achievements, volunteerism By ERICK BENGEL The Daily Astorian I Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian n the male-dominated car dealership industry, Lori, -ulie and Pam Lum ² the sisters in the top positions at Lum’s Auto Center in Warrenton ² stand out. And, on the North Coast, the women are excep- tional for another reason: their ever-expanding track records of giving back to the community. On Thursday, the “Lum girls,” as they are affection- ately known, received Lady Liberty a wards during a luncheon held in the Liberty Theater’s McTavish Room. The ¿ fth annual event honors the professional achieve- ments, outstanding volunteerism and community contri- butions of people who live or work in the Columbia-Pa- ci¿ c region. Lori Lum Toyooka ² owner, president and general manager of Lum’s ² helped lead the effort to estab- lish the Garden of Surging Waves, a city park recog- nizing the importance of Chinese immigrants in Asto- ria’s history. -ulie Lum, an owner and parts manager, pushed for the development of the city’s new athletic complex. And Pam Julie Lum, Pam Lum, and Lori Lum Toyooka give a speech after receiving Lady Liberty awards on Thurday. See AWARDS, Page 10A Clatsop Community College down to two for president post Candidates set to return to campus later this month The Daily Astorian The Clatsop Community College Board voted Thursday to bring Christopher Bre- itmeyer and *lenn 6mith the tZo ¿ nal- ists for president, back to campus later this month for more meetings with staff, fac- ulty, students and the community. Breitmeyer, 49, has been the vice pres- ident for academic and student affairs at St. Charles Community College northwest of St. Louis since 2012, and the college’s dean of math, science and health since 2008. For the past 25 years, Smith, 57, has held various administrative positions at Concordia University, a private Christian university in northeast Portland. He is the university’s executive vice provost for stu- dent services and enrollment management. Breitmeyer and Smith visited cam- pus last month, along with Ron Liss from Ohio’s Cuyahoga Community College and Christopher Dyer from the University of New Mexico-Gallup campus, before being named the two ¿ nalists to replace Lawrence Galizio, who was president of the college for ¿ ve years before leaving in -uly for his new position as CEO of the Community College League of California. Christopher Breitmeyer GEARHART ² The city of Gearhart sent notices to property owners late last month to notify residents of upcoming changes to the zoning code. They suggest a new short- term lodging rental policy that could lead to a lottery system like that in place in Cannon Beach, with limits on occupancy, parking restrictions and a requirement for emergency contact information. The number of short-term rentals could be capped at 35 properties. There are 87 short- term rentals currently. . The rules are still in the discussion phase, and subject to change, City Adminis- trator Chad Sweet said Thursday. ”Planning Commis- sion and City Council are trying to minimize the impact of short- term rentals,” he said. Chad “What seems to be Sweet happening is we see a growth of short-term rentals over the last two years that has brought this to a head.” Tenancy limits The nine-page document sent to Gear- hart homeowners lists topics discussed in work sessions, including limits to transient occupancy and parking, neighbor notice and rules mandating garbage and septic service. The code proposes a lottery system sim- ilar to Cannon Beach’s to limit the number of transient lodging properties, capping the number at 35. Short-term rental permits would not be transferable. When a permit is revoked, the city would accept a new application by draw- ing from a waiting list of interested property owners. Names of potential permit-holders would be drawn randomly. If a property owner can’t obtain a permit within 180 days, a new name would be drawn. The code also speci¿ es the dwelling “not exceed one individual tenancy within seven consecutive days.” No additional occupancy, with the excep- tion of the property owner or their guests, would be permitted within the seven-day period. Transient -lodging owners must also pro- vide a designated representative’s name, physical address, email address and phone number, and must be available at all times to “ensure a response to complaints regarding emergencies and the condition, operation, or conduct of the occupants.” See GEARHART, Page 10A RELATED STORY Glenn Smith Vacation rental owners speak out See Page 3A
