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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016 Chinook season reopens Ballot measure would while sturgeon season closes restrict city land sales The Daily Astorian CLACKAMAS – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington state on Tues- day reopened a Chinook salmon fishery and closed a recreational sturgeon fishery on the Columbia River. Chinook fishing on the Lower Columbia River will be open Friday through Monday, then reopen again on June 3 and continue through June 15 when the summer Chinook fishing season begins. According to Tucker Jones, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Colum- bia River program manager, the joint state action is based on the remaining allowable catch and a projected run size of 180,000 to the river mouth. “We’re excited that we can open Chinook fishing over Memorial Day week- end,” he said, “And by clos- ing the fishery for a few days in middle of next week we hope to provide some sta- bility to our constituents, and avoid emergency clo- sures for the duration of the season.” The states did leave open the possibility of shortening the season if catch rates are higher than expected over Memorial weekend. The daily bag limit is two fin-clipped adult sal- monids per day, of which only one may be a Chinook. Only adipose fin-clipped fish may be kept. Retention of fin-clipped Chinook jacks is also allowed. Sockeye salmon must be released. Permanent regulations for steelhead and jack Chinook apply when adult Chinook seasons are closed. All other permanent regulations apply. The states also opted to close the recreational white sturgeon fishery in the John Day Pool where the season has been underway since the beginning of the year and anglers have nearly met their annual harvest guide- line of 500 fish. The closure is effective Sunday. Warrenton police chief also praises several for heroism By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — A mea- sure that would require dou- ble-majority voter approval before the city transfers Tansy Point or other valuable assets could be on the November ballot. The initiative, backed by the Warrenton Property Protection Committee, was presented to the City Commission Tuesday night. The commission has 30 days to either accept the mea- sure as law, reject the idea and place the measure on the bal- lot, or place the measure on the ballot along with a competing measure from commissioners. Ken Yuill, a retired utility technician, and others gathered signatures for the ballot mea- sure after opposing a land swap between the city and Warren- ton Fiber at Tansy Point. The ballot measure would apply to Authorities trying to ID skeletal remains found near Pillar Rock By NATALIE ST. JOHN EO Media Group WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, Wash. — An area man dis- covered human remains on Friday while boating on the Columbia River near Pillar Rock. Wahkiakum County Pros- ecutor and Coroner Dan Bigelow said Tuesday that investigators believe the remains belong to an adult man who probably went missing roughly two years ago. According to Bigelow, the boater was floating down the river near the point where Altoona Pillar Rock Road terminates when he saw the body lying on the shore. “This one had a sharp eye,” Bigelow said, noting that boaters regularly pass by that spot. “Of the hundreds of peo- ple who went by there, he was the one who spotted it. You could call him lucky or unlucky, I guess,” Bige- low said. “You’d have to ask him.” Bigelow said the discov- ery consisted of “skeletal remains, with some remain- ing tissue.” Though the body was walking distance from the road, it was in a place that would have been diffi- cult to access from land — one possible explanation for why it wasn’t spotted sooner. “It would be a heck of a hike,” Bigelow said. Investigators plan to try to identify the remains using dental records and DNA test- ing. However, these meth- ods are generally more suc- cessful when there are some known possible matches. Although the investiga- tion is in its early stages, there are already some clues that could help identify the remains: • The remains are prob- ably those of a person who went missing sometime after May 2013, and has been dead for two or more years. • The man was Caucasian. He was probably roughly 5’8”, and anywhere between 30 to 60 years old. There are circumstantial indications that the man was of middle age or older. • The man was dressed for outdoor sport, in size 10 Vibram-soled boots, a red button-down shirt, Levi’s jeans with a 38-inch waist, and 32-inch inseam, and black gaiters. • The man was carry- ing a microfiber optical lens cleaning cloth that had an advertisement for a Seattle optometrist’s office printed on it. • The man probably did not die where his remains were found. Instead he could have disappeared in any area that contains water that feeds into the Columbia River, in either Washington state or Oregon. • He most likely went missing somewhere between the west side of Cascade Locks, and the eastern part of Wahkiakum County. Bigelow asked the pub- GO ONLINE www.dailyastorian.com W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A Contact: Steve Axtell • 360-430-0885 or John Anderson • 360-269-2500 lic to share any tips about missing men that could help investigators identify the remains. Call the Prosecu- tor/Coroner’s Office at 360- 795-3652, or email Bigelow at dbigelow@waprosecu- tors.org. city land valued at more than $100,000. Earlier this month, the City Commission voted to raise the threshold for such ballot mea- sures. So, to pass, Yuill’s mea- sure would need double-major- ity voter approval. The requirement means that a majority of more than 50 per- cent of registered voters must approve the change. Police chief praises heroes In other business Tuesday night, Police Chief Mathew Workman recognized several people for heroism. • Chris Mayer, the store manager at Rite Aid, received a citizen commendation for help- ing an elderly Astoria woman who was the target of a phone scam. The woman had sought to buy $2,000 in rechargeable credit cards in February after being told her grandson was in city jail and needed bail money. Mayer alerted Warrenton Police, who explained to the woman that the city does not have a jail. • Daniel Withers and Travis Addison, who serve in the U.S. Coast Guard, were awarded citi- zen commendations for interven- ing after a Longview, Washing- ton, man tried to steal an elderly woman’s purse in the Fred Meyer parking lot in January. Withers used his SUV to block the man from driving away. The man rammed With- ers’ vehicle and led on foot. Addison, who was parked in the lot during the crime, later identiied the man for Warren- ton Police. The man — Dustin Clint Hapgood — was sentenced to ive years in prison. • Darlene Warren, an insur- ance agent, received a citizen commendation for alerting Warrenton Police in March to a knife-wielding woman who had fallen into a ditch and was screaming about frogs. Warren stayed with the woman until police arrived. Three oficers — Aaron Berndt, Richard Kraynak and Robert Wirt — were presented with letters of commendation for taking the woman into cus- tody for a mental health evalu- ation. One of the oficers used pepper spray to distract the woman, but, Workman said, the situation could have esca- lated into deadly force had the oficers lost their composure. Consult a PROFESSIONAL Should I buy a Q: new box spring/ Rob y ’ s foundation when Furniture & Appliance More Locations: Tillamook • (503) 842-7111 1126 Main Ave Lincoln City • (541) 996-2177 6255 SW Hwy. 101 Newport • (541) 265-9520 5111 N. Coast Hwy. Florence • (541)997-8214 18th & Hwy. 101 Manila clams? 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