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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2016
Painting: Police will not be taking action Reprieve: Oregon
will consult with
Washington on
potential changes
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“Oh, I know the statements
and arguments concerning free-
dom of speech and all of that,”
Yates said. “However, con-
sider carefully where we go
from here. If you are wise and
thoughtful, having a love for
your family and friends, you
will discern the extreme of
this person’s public expression
as going way beyond the pale.
… Let’s leave this kind of stuff
under the category of ‘adult
novelties’ where it belongs.”
Philosophy of
collectivism
Born in Flint, Michigan, in
1951, Lutz started painting with
oils in 1965. “I have painted in
themes for 30 years, develop-
ing a philosophy of collectiv-
ism premised on the require-
ments of individual motive and
other paradox,” he writes in his
artist bio.
In 1987, Lutz’s nude paint-
ing of Jesus Christ received an
Oregon Biennial award. Since
that time, he has won numer-
ous awards and his artwork
has been displayed at galleries
throughout the country.
“Rape of Mother Earth”
was first placed in the window
of T. Anjuli Salon and Gallery
in 2007, during the President
George W. Bush’s administra-
tion. After Trump’s election as
president in November, Lutz
chose to display the painting
once again.
Lutz’s daughter, Tiara Hoo-
ten, who owns the salon, agreed
to show the piece in the win-
dow because “she believes in
my art and my integrity,” Lutz
said. “She’s been with my art
all these years.”
‘An in-your-face
painting’
Lutz said he hopes peo-
ple will take a deeper look at
his work. “It’s an in-your-face
painting, but it’s an in-your-
face sort of time.”
He said he remembers sim-
ilar reactions and “outraged”
responses to the painting in
2007.
“Whatever it takes to shake
lethargy, I’m all for it,” he said.
“Art is not here to make friends.
It’s to open eyes and expand
minds. It’s a matter of forcing
people to open up their eyes
and talk,” he said.
Artist Denise Fairweather,
owner of Seaside’s Fairweather
House and Gallery, said Lutz
and his wife, Lisa Scigliano,
are both well-respected artists.
“He’s got a very deep theory
on why he paints the way he
does,” Fairweather said.
Clatsop Community Col-
lege is renowned for its “Au
Naturel” nude art show, she
added. “People need to embrace
the differences and appreciate
the arts and the stories behind
it,” she said.
“My point on this is, I look
at my grandchildren’s future
and it scares the bejesus out of
me,” Lutz said, as his young
grandson rolled around the gal-
lery and salon in a scooter. “I’m
frightened for it.”
Lutz said he would ask peo-
ple angered by the painting to
“look again and quit looking
through their presuppositions.”
For now, Seaside Police will
not be taking action.
“I trust my officers to make
a sound judgment,” Holt said.
Festival: Memorial tree honored slain officer
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winning bidder received a ret-
inue of apparel, emergency
tools and even a drill night
with Seaside’s Fire Chief Joey
Daniels.
The Seaside, Astoria, War-
renton, Gearhart and Cannon
Beach police departments,
along with the Clatsop County
Sheriff’s Office pooled together
to come up with a memorial tree
to honor the memory of for-
mer Seaside Police Sgt. Jason
Goodding, who died in the
line of duty in February. Funds
raised from the sale of “Heroes
in Blue,” designed by Jenni-
fer Schermerhorn and Cheryl
Ham and sponsored by Clatsop
County law enforcement agen-
cies, will go to local emergency
room services, including furni-
ture and furnishings for a “safe
room” dedicated to Goodding.
Special appeal
One of the evening’s most
emotional moments came in
a special appeal presented by
Jennie Breslow Vinson, diag-
nosed with Stage IIB triple pos-
itive breast cancer at age 37.
“To say this was a shock
would be a complete under-
statement,” Vinson said. “I had
an almost 3-year-old son, had
just begun a new dream job at
a great company, and I clearly
had no time for chemotherapy
in my life.”
During treatment, fear
would grip her. “To be honest,
Oregon and Washing-
ton state agreed to eliminate
gillnetting on the main stem
over four years, encourage
commercial fishermen to use
alternative gear or off-chan-
nel areas, and increase
opportunities for sport fish-
ing. Commercial fisher-
men have fought the pol-
icy change since 2012 as a
potentially devastating finan-
cial blow, as well as the end
of a way of life for genera-
tions who have worked the
river.
Commissioners did not
have confidence that Ore-
gon could refine the reform
policy by the end of January
given several uncertainties.
Full policy implementa-
tion by early next year would
have been “pretty much a
death nail for the commer-
cial fisheries,” said Commis-
sioner Laura Anderson, who
owns and operates Local
Ocean Seafoods, a restau-
rant and fish market in New-
port. “And, in my opinion,
that would spark an undue
amount of political upheaval
and unrest with other states,
countries and tribal interests.
“And I’m not willing to
stake as much confidence
as some are on our ability to
come to an agreement.”
Commissioner
Bruce
Buckmaster, the retired
owner and CEO of Bio-Or-
egon and an Astoria fisher-
man, said commissioners
had a concern about “a com-
munity falling off the cliff.
This just takes that off the
table, gives us time to work.”
The vote to extend the
transition period was 5-2.
The Fish and Wildlife
Commission will discuss
the reform policy again at a
January meeting and could
adopt rules and a revised
timeline for implementa-
tion. In the weeks before the
meeting, Oregon will also
consult with Washington on
potential changes.
Goldthorpe: ‘I have this
feeling of excitement,
but also heartbreak’
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Setting up
Committee
volunteers
moved into the convention
center Tuesday to hang lights,
event Festival of Trees plan-
ning committee chairwoman
Laura Freedman said. “We
hang the lights on Tuesday
and it takes us from Wednes-
day through Saturday to get
everything ready,” Freedman
said. “It’s all good community
people who want to make a
difference.”
Earlier Saturday brought in
1,400 attendees of all ages for
crafts, cookie decoration and
pictures with Santa.
Holiday trees, designed
and decorated by individuals,
teams and hospital staff, fea-
tured everything from 60 bot-
tles of wine to an opportunity to
attend the Beverly Hills Kennel
Club Dog Show with a behind-
the-scenes tour with host David
Frei, a Cannon Beach resident.
Frei, with his wife Cheri-
lyn and their two dogs, Angel
and Grace, welcomed visitors
in front of their tree, “Beverly
Hills Best in Show,” designed
by Providence Seaside Hospital
Volunteer Services and Mack-
enna Taylor, Providence coor-
dinator for Healthy Smiles.
“It’s very exciting,” Frei
said. “We were here earlier
with all the children, and of
course the dogs and children
were a big hit all around.”
The couple also hopes to
raise awareness of the new
therapy dog program at Prov-
idence Seaside, launched two
months ago “It’s going great,”
David Frei said. “It’s every-
thing we expected. The dogs
walk into the room, just like
they did here, and the energy
changes. And we’re seeing that
with patients. We’re seeing that
everywhere they go.”
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“Heroes in Blue,” a Christmas tree designed
by law enforcement agencies throughout
Clatsop County, raised money for a local
memorial to slain Seaside Police Sgt. Jason
Goodding.
Cancer survivor Jennie Breslow Vinson
made a special appeal to donors before they
raised money for new cancer-screening tech-
nology at the Festival of Trees fundraiser for
the Providence Seaside Hospital Foundation.
finishing second to Dawn
McIntosh, a private attorney
and former prosecutor.
Goldthorpe said he has
loved living and working in
the county.
“It’s a strange combina-
tion of feelings, actually,” he
said. “I have this feeling of
excitement, but also heart-
break for leaving Clatsop
County behind, because I’ve
really grown to love the peo-
ple and the life here in Clat-
sop County.”
Armed standoff
Earlier this year, Norris
helped investigate the fatal
shooting of Robert “LaVoy”
Finicum, who was among
the leaders of the armed
anti-government
militia
that occupied the Malheur
National Wildlife Refuge in
Harney County. The inves-
tigation found the shooting
of Finicum by state troop-
ers was justified, and that
the FBI also fired shots
that were not immediately
disclosed.
State Attorney General
Ellen Rosenblum in Septem-
ber appointed Norris as the
state’s first elder abuse pros-
ecutor. He was the Malheur
County district attorney for
16 years.
Marquis offers
well wishes
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Families came out to admire the 19 Christmas trees designed for Providence Seaside
Hospital Foundation’s Festival of Trees fundraiser Saturday at the Seaside Civic and
Convention Center.
sometimes it still does,” Vin-
son said. “But now, instead of
dwelling on what-ifs, I’ve cho-
sen to focus on the gifts and the
silver linings my cancer treat-
ment and diagnosis have pro-
vided me and my family.”
Living in the now, appreci-
ating family and being able to
laugh helped her through the
experience.
“Perhaps the most profound
gift I have received is the cer-
tainty and comfort that I am
profoundly loved and that I will
be missed when I am gone,”
Vinson said. “Chemo and can-
cer changed my personality by
deepening my level of inten-
tion and integrity in life, defin-
ing my discipline, emphasizing
my perseverance. My time is
precious and I want to make the
most of it.”
The audience responded
with a standing ovation and
generous bids.
Jaime Daniels and Katie Bulletset designed a tree called
“Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire,” with every fire agen-
cy in Clatsop County for Providence Seaside Hospital
Foundation’s Festival of Trees Saturday.
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Clatsop County Dis-
trict Attorney Josh Marquis
said in an email that he is
delighted Brown has cho-
sen Goldthorpe to become
the district attorney of the
county in eastern Oregon.
“While my office will
deeply miss David and his
good cheer and solid judg-
ment he brought to this
office the last seven years,
this is a great opportunity for
he and his wife to be closer
to their families,” Marquis
wrote.
Goldthorpe, he said, was
hired as a rookie deputy and
was promoted to the top
deputy classification, han-
dling serious criminal trials.
Goldthorpe also volun-
teered to staff Drug Court,
where, most often, Marquis’
office does not prosecute
“in hopes defendants in the
Drug Court program will get
and stay sober.”
“David will face re-elec-
tion in two years,” Marquis
wrote, “but he is well-po-
sitioned to lead one of the
larger (prosecutors’ offices)
east of the Cascades that
is also home of one of the
state’s largest prisons.”
Goldthorpe, he added,
has also worked as a correc-
tional officer.
“I consider it an honor
when deputy DAs go on to
other endeavors that chal-
lenge them, particularly the
job I love so much, being the
attorney for the people of the
state of Oregon in criminal
matters,” Marquis wrote. “It
speaks well of Gov. Brown
that despite my recent public
questioning of her handling
of Oregon’s death row, that
hasn’t affected her ability to
see what (an) asset David
Goldthorpe will be.”
PUBLIC NOTICE
Teresa Schreiber, PA-C, to leave CMH after Dec. 8, 2016
Teresa Schreiber, PA-C, will be leaving the CMH Center for
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine to move closer to family. She
has been a wonderful addition to the Orthopedics team for the
past year and we thank her for her service to this community.
Teresa will continue to keep scheduled appointments through
Dec. 8, 2016. Her patients will continue to be cared for in the
orthopedic clinic and there will be no break in service. Please
contact the clinic at 503-338-4075 at your earliest convenience
so we can coordinate this transfer of care.
If you need a copy of your medical record,
please contact the medical records department
at 503-338-7528.