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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
State Department of
Agriculture plans for
budget cuts, increases
Spending
depends on fate
of corporate
tax measure
By MATEUSZ
PERKOWSKI
Capital Bureau
PENDLETON — Oregon’s
farm regulators are simultane-
ously planning for substantial
budget cuts and increases due
to the state’s uncertain revenue
future.
The state Department of
Agriculture is anticipating
a total budget ranging from
roughly $103 million to $124
million in the 2017-2019 bien-
nium, depending on whether
voters approve a corporate tax
increase in November.
The agency’s budget for the
current biennium is about $111
million, which means it faces
either a 7 percent reduction
from its current level, or a boost
of nearly 12 percent.
The department is scram-
bling to plan for either scenario,
as are other state agencies,
because Gov. Kate Brown must ple new employees focused on
complete her proposed budget food safety inspection, agricul-
for the next biennium by Dec. 1. tural water quality, information
— just weeks after the Novem- services, human resources and
ber election.
public records, among other
“We’re all kind
investments, Coba
of
schizophrenic
said.
right now,” said Katy
Positions would
Coba, the depart-
be cut from those
ment’s
director,
and other programs,
during the Oregon
including conined
Board of Agriculture
animal feeding oper-
meeting Tuesday in
ations and insect pest
Pendleton.
prevention, under
State agencies
the $103 million sce-
have been asked to
nario, she said.
submit
proposed
Much of the
Katy Coba
budget cuts due to a
department’s bud-
large expected rise
get is derived from
in state spending on the Pub- fees on different types of farms
lic Employees Retirement Sys- and other companies who have
tem, as well as higher healthcare a good understanding of what
costs, said Coba.
service reductions will entail,
However, the state gov- Coba said. The situation is more
ernment is also preparing for complicated when dealing with
the possibility that Measure 97 the portion of the budget that
passes, she said.
comes from state general funds,
That ballot initiative would which aren’t directly funded by
raise roughly $3 billion a year the same agricultural constitu-
by imposing a gross receipts ency that receives department
tax of 2.5 percent on certain services, she said.
corporations.
The Capital Bureau is a col-
Under the $124 million bud- laboration between EO Media
get request, the Department of Group and Pamplin Media
Agriculture would hire multi- Group.
Crews rescue kayaker clinging
to pilings near Warrenton
Associated Press
WARRENTON — Crews have rescued
a man who was found clinging to pilings
after his kayak capsized near Warrenton.
The U.S. Coast Guard says one of its
boat crews pulled the man to safety and
took him to emergency medical personnel
waiting at Hammond Marina. The kayaker
declined medical help.
The Coast Guard says a man called 911
Tuesday evening to report that his brother
was unable to get back into a kayak that
had overturned.
Apparent drowning victim identiied
EO Media Group
LONG BEACH, Wash. —
A woman who disappeared
in the surf last week has been
identiied.
The victim was Sarah Han,
a 25-year-old from Seattle. As
of Tuesday morning, her body
had not been recovered.
Han’s friend, Walker
Weitzel, a 36-year-old Seattle
attorney, called 911 after he
was unable to ind Han during
a late-night swim Sept. 7.
According to Paciic
County Sheriff’s Ofice Chief
Criminal Deputy Pat Mat-
lock, Han’s mother, who
lives in Korea, lew to the
United States shortly after
she learned of her daugh-
ter’s probable drowning. Her
father, who lives in the North-
west, came to the peninsula
following her disappearance,
and met with personnel from
the Sheriff’s Ofice.
Although police believe
she drowned, they “are taking
every precaution to ensure
that this is a thorough inves-
tigation,” Matlock said.
“We’ll just keep following
up leads, keep searching, and
hoping that she is recovered.”
Owen David Dickson
August 31st 1944 - August 26th 2016
Owen David Dickson (David) was
born August of 1944 to Newell and
Beth Dickson of Puyallup Washington.
He then, almost immediately, entered the
work force as a potato farmer, shepherd,
submariner, heavy equipment operator,
blasting technician, door to door vacuum
cleaner salesman, children’s radio program
host, pallet maker, chicken farmer, truck
driver, auto mechanic, janitor, bank courier,
police sergeant, cab driver, paramedic, EMS
instructor at Clatsop Community College,
and in retirement, fi nally a school bus driver.
David’s professional achievements were
many and included his seminal work in
founding and developing the paramedic
profession both locally and nationally;
he was the fi rst paramedic certifi ed in
the State of Oregon. He founded and
operated MEDIX Ambulance Service
from 1975 until his retirement in 2005.
Aft er his so called ‘retirement’ David co-
operated a construction company with his
sons in Clatsop County before moving
to his vacation home in Port Townsend,
Washington and taking a job as a school bus
driver.
Dad somehow managed to integrate
his professional and family life together
while operating MEDIX and working as
a paramedic full time. Using MEDIX as a
venue, David and Jill met, courted, raised
their children, and provided the springboard
for countless EMS careers.
David loved his family, exploring the
world with Jill and building things with his
boys. David was also an accomplished pilot
who owned many airplanes over the years
and spent many happy hours in the air with
his two pilot sons. He could tell you how
any esoteric part to a tractor, automobile,
aircraft , or manure spreader functioned. He
traded simplicity for Rube Goldberg, proper
for improvised, the shortest path traveled
for an epic road trip, work for root beer,
sartorial acumen for corduroy shorts, and
well orchestrated travel arrangements for
amazing luck at rolling onto the last ferry.
Coos Bay canoe races
recreate tribal past
Races timed for
return of salmon
By SAPHARA HARRELL
Coos Bay World
COOS BAY — At the
annual Mill-Luck Salmon Cel-
ebration at the Mill Casino-Ho-
tel, eyes might have been on the
elaborately dressed tribal danc-
ers or the native artisans’ works.
But revelers who turned their
eyes to the water last week-
end during the annual festival
to welcome the return of the
salmon also got taste of tribal
history.
Shirad Younker is the canoe
ambassador for the celebration’s
canoe races, which are a way to
re-establish ancestral ties.
“By having fun and friendly
races, we’re able to enjoy and
recognize our ancestral kin-
ship,” Younker said. “We’re not
reenactors.”
He’s been involved with
researching traditional Native
American dugout canoes and
trying to integrate them in a con-
temporary manner.
Younker grew up on the
South Slough, where his parents
let him do whatever he wanted
on the water. Whether it was dig-
ging clams, ishing or duck hunt-
ing, it usually involved a canoe.
Since there was no “living”
canoe to look at, Younker said he
had to look into years’ worth of
research to ind something that
described the canoes. He said he
was able to track down unpub-
lished notes that described how
the crafts were built.
Younker said the current
design is thanks to Tony John-
son, chairman of the Chinook
Indian Nation, and boat builder
John McCallum. He said the
pair did research into the dimen-
sions of traditional dugouts and
were able to recreate those using
contemporary methods.
that distinguishes each canoe,
Younker said.
The lower Chinook tribes
had a paddle with two points,
because the water in that area
goes from deep to shallow.
In the Coos Bay area, tribes
had a three-tipped paddle. Both
also had an ocean going pad-
dle that had one point so as to
have silent entry in the water
when they’re coming up on
ish. The single-tipped paddles
also served as weapons against
other tribes, Younker said. He
said majority of canoes recre-
ated now are in the Chinook
style.
New canoes
The new canoes are
made using a stitch and glue
method where marine-grade
plywood is cut into three
pieces with a laser cutter.
Those pieces are then glued
together with iberglass on
the seams. Later, the carved
elements of the prow and
stern are added. Younker said
the end result looks just like a
traditional dugout.
Although there was a mix
of both traditional dugouts and
the newer replicas, that’s not the
only thing that distinguish the
canoes.
Each tribe had a speciic pad-
dle relevant to the conditions
in their respective region and
Old growth tree
Traditionally,
dugout
canoes were built using an
old growth tree. Younker said
the tree had to be straight with
minimal branches, but that’s
hard to ind now.
“One hundred years is con-
sidered old growth now, but
that’s still a baby in terms of
what it would usually be,” he
said.
And making the canoes
takes a long time. Younker
said the process takes up to
three times longer now than
it did when his ancestors were
making canoes. That’s because
builders made it their lifelong
career to make the crafts.
Woman lashed by mayor’s husband sues
Associated Press
CLATSKANIE — A woman
who was repeatedly lashed
by the husband of Clatskanie’s
mayor has iled a lawsuit against
the city for defamation.
The Oregonian/Oregon-
Live reported that the woman
says in her lawsuit that Mayor
Diane Pohl, her husband Ray
Pohl and the city manager
spread rumors the woman
was having an affair with Ray
Pohl after he was arrested for
exposing himself to her.
Ray Pohl pleaded guilty
to two counts of public inde-
cency in connection to a Sep-
tember 2015 arrest for expos-
ing himself to the woman over
the course of 2½ years.
The woman is suing for
$350,000, saying the rumors
cost her business at her Flow-
ers ’N Fluff coffee stand.
City oficials say they have
not seen the lawsuit and cannot
comment.
Olney Grange
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Highway 202, Astoria • Public Welcome
Ashlee
Reneé
Martens
G RAPHIC D ESIGNER FOR T HE D AILY A STORIAN
F EBRUARY 2, 1991 - S EPTEMBER 7, 2016
Our beautiful, hilarious, kind Ashlee Reneé
has gone somewhere that must have been
in need of her full-of-life laugh. Ashlee
grew up in Astoria. She participated in
4-H and played volleyball from 7th grade
through high school. She discovered
art her sophomore year and found her
passion. After graduating from AHS
in 2009 she moved to Portland and
fl ourished in graphic design. She
graduated from the Art Institute of
Portland in 2013 and immediately
began her career.
Last year, Ashlee came home to Astoria to continue her
career, be with family and to welcome her nephew, Dallas Lee, into our
world. Ashlee and her cat, Vivian Faye, loved their little cottage in the
country.
He had a knack for making friends with
the right guy. If it was worth building, it
was worth overbuilding. He made a career
of helping others excel and providing a place
for them to do so. He provided an example
of what to do and what not to do for his
children and mentees. David was a gracious
gentleman of dignity, kindness, humor and
humility from beginning to end. He was a
member of Rotary, United Way, Boy Scouts
of America, Columbia Memorial Hospital
Foundation, and the Church of Latter Day
Saints.
David is survived by Jill, his loving wife
of 38 years and his six children Dorothy
Guinn, David, John, Steve, Josh, and Shane
Dickson; in addition to his 10 grandchildren
and one great-grand daughter.
Th e Dickson's would like to express their
thanks for the love and kindness received
from all of dad's legions of wonderful friends
who have been part of his life and helped our
family along the way. Memorial services will
be held at 1pm, September 18, 2016 at the
Red Building Loft located at 20 Basin Street,
Astoria.
Ashlee is survived by her dad and mom,
Robert & Kelly Martens of Astoria; her
brother and wife, Kory & Courtney
Knutinen, and nephew, Dallas Lee of
Astoria; grandparents, Gery & Jeanne
Carlson of Astoria; great grandmother,
Janet Carlson of Olympia; uncle
and wife, Scott & Becky Pierce, and
cousins Ashley, Katie and Joshua of
Oklahoma; adopted brother, Travis
Smalley; aunt and uncle, Wally &
Carla Sowins, and cousins Christina
Sowins, Rachel, Dean & Ravyn
Lackey, Kevin Martens and Kay Martens all of
Warrenton and countless friends from all over.
P LEASE J OIN U S IN A
Celebration of Life
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In lieu of fl owers, an art scholarship fund is being set up in Ashlee’s name.
For more information, please email Kelly Martens at
martens92861@charter.net.