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coast w eekend Every Thursday • June 16, 2016 • coastweekend.com arts & entertainment Astoria Scandin avian Midsummer Festival DailyAstorian.com // THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 143RD YEAR, NO. 246 ONE DOLLAR ORLANDO GUNMAN APPARENTLY SEARCHED FACEBOOK DURING ATTACK PAGE 5A INSIDE Treasurer accused in fi shing fund theft Second recent theft case involving fi shing groups By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian David Shadrick, center, and other volunteers help serve a free afternoon meal to those in need on June 9 at the Astoria Armory . In addition to hosting other community events and activities, the Armory provides a free meal to those in need each day of the week. PERSISTENCE PAYS FOR ARMORY REBIRTH The treasurer for the Deep Sea Fish- ermen’s Benefi t Fund is accused of steal- ing more than $10,000 from the Warrenton nonprofi t. Janelle Marie Adams, 42, of Hammond, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Clatsop County Circuit Court to fi rst-degree aggra- vated theft. The alleged theft occurred between May and November 2013. Warrenton Police Chief Mathew Work- man said the investiga- Janelle tion began in Septem- Marie Adams ber 2014. Adams was arrested last month after a grand jury indictment. She is out of custody on a release agreement from the jail. See ADAMS, Page 10A Warrenton mayor gets involved in dam talks Volunteers, gifts make for robust community fun By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian A growing crowd glided under the din of pop music around the expan- sive gym fl oor inside the Astoria Armory Saturday. The skaters included a mixture of kids, parents and attendees from the inaugural Astoria Gay Pride Gala held the night before. Behind the scenes, Armory supporters and organizers gath- ered on the mezzanine , toast- ing the continued resurgence of the nearly 75-year-old recreation hall. “It’s just so great to see how full of life the building is tonight,” said Armory board member Bruce Jones, who joined after retiring as the local com- mander of the U.S. Coast Guard. Confl ict of interest had kept Kujala from participating in the past By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian ABOVE: Julie House, left, lights up the rink during the Astoria Armory’s community skate night Saturday. Since opening nearly two years ago, the armory has hosted myriad community events. Everything to everyone LEFT: Ellie Adams, a volun- teer with the Astoria Armory, said the space became one where she could leave her problems at the door and enjoy herself. Events Coordinator Robyn Koustik, the lone Armory employee , said she has become somewhat of a case worker, help- ing all the organizations that seek Photos by Edward Stratton The Daily Astorian See ARMORY, Page 10A WARRENTON — Warrenton Mayor Mark Kujala participated in an executive session Tuesday night on the Eighth Street Dam despite recusing himself from pre- vious discussions because of a confl ict of interest. Kujala’s family owns property near the dam and his mother, father, brother and cousin have testifi ed before the City Com- mission on the dam’s future. The mayor’s family has aligned with the Nygaard family, which controls Warrenton Fiber, to pressure the city into opposing the dam’s removal because of the potential impact to private property and fl ood-related issues. See KUJALA, Page 10A Cannon Beach, condos cited for dune-grading error Emergency act encroached on public sands By LYRA FONTAINE The Daily Astorian CANNON BEACH — Sand was moved near Break- ers Point in Cannon Beach after a winter storm. But was it moved from an area that needed Oregon Parks and Rec- reation Department approval? City offi cials say it was part of an attempt to prevent ero- sion, but the nonprofi t Oregon Coast Alliance believes the city and Breakers Point should have sought state approval before putting shovels to the sand. Oregon Coast Alliance Land Use Director Cameron La Follette fi led a complaint in January with the state Parks and Recreation Department, which issued a notice of vio- lation in May to the Breakers Point Homeowners Associa- tion and the c ity for modifying and removing sand at a dune complex located west of the Breakers Point condominiums. No improvements can be made within the ocean shore, a state recreation area, without a permit. “Breakers Point and Can- non Beach were co-partners Submitted P hoto Waves from December storms led to beach erosion. and collaborators in this emer- gency dune grading,” La Fol- lette said. “Breakers Point was fully involved in the situation. Both parties should be held jointly responsible.” Although removing pri- vate sand would have been permitted, the violation came from the two parties taking sand from public-owned and state-managed ocean shore to fi ll the hole. The violation occurred during emergency sand removal and dune alteration in December, after a storm left underground utilities exposed. Following the storm, Breakers Point Homeowners Association requested emer- gency assistance from the city after a storm eroded a bank adjacent to the condomini- ums and exposed a natural gas main. In the notice of viola- tion, the Parks and Recreation Department required that the See CONDOS, Page 10A
