143RD YEAR, NO. 197
ONE DOLLAR
WEEKEND EDITION // FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2016
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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
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