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143RD YEAR, NO. 246
ONE DOLLAR
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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