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Steel & Timber: ‘We like to do things that are really unique’
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Novelty construction
Catlin and Altman, both life
and business partners, struck
up a friendship a couple years
ago that later turned into their
new business venture, formed
in June.
Catlin, a certified welder,
had been a commercial con-
tractor in the Portland area for
the past 10 years through his
company Rock Hard Unlim-
ited. Altman, with a doctor-
ate in clinical psychology,
left the corporate world a few
years back to work as free-
lance writer, among other proj-
ects providing administrative
services to companies such as
Catlin’s.
The two said they were
travelers who started travel-
ing together. Both had vis-
ited Astoria, where they saw a
beautiful, growing city where
they wanted to get in on the
ground level.
“We coined the term ‘nov-
elty construction,’ so we like
to do things that are really
unique,” Altman said. “We
don’t like to do the same thing
over and over all the time.”
Subsisting partially on
housing remodels locally, the
couple say their real passion is
in parks and public works-re-
lated projects. Doing both
aesthetic and more structural
projects, Steel & Timber has
worked on anything from rail-
ings for Orenco Woods Nature
Park in Hillsboro to a steel
support structure for an X-ray
machine.
A space to make
Their most iconic project in
Steel & Timber co-owner Shaun Catlin shows a recent
project — a custom-made historic roof cresting last week
at the new Steel & Timber location in Astoria.
Photos by Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Cole Phinney, the newest Steel & Timber employee, works to install kitchen appliances
while completing a kitchen remodel in a historic house on Monday in Astoria.
Astoria so far was a 66-ounce
beer stein resembling the Asto-
ria Column, custom-fabricated
and raffled off at the Astoria
Downtown Historic District
Association’s annual Pacific
Northwest Brew Cup fund-
raiser in September.
Part of their challenge start-
ing the business, the couple
said, was finding a space to
work and store their equipment
and materials. They took out
ads on Craigslist, called build-
ing owners and even offered
a finder’s fee for anyone with
a knowledge of a warehouse
they could rent.
At the Brew Cup, Cat-
lin and Altman met Ian Sis-
son, whom with Glen Herman
operates Astoria Maker Indus-
tries out of a 5,000-square-foot
warehouse in Miles Crossing,
into which Steel & Timber is
moving.
“We’re excited to have
Steel & Timber in this space,
and look forward to continuing
to support local maker busi-
nesses,” Sisson said.
From the ground up
On Monday, Catlin and
Cole Phinney, a carpenter hired
mere weeks ago out of Sher-
idan, Wyoming, were put-
ting the finishing touches on a
remodeled kitchen overlook-
ing the Astoria Bridge. Phin-
ney, who visited on vacation,
was looking to move to North
Coast with his fiancée, said he
found Steel & Timber on Yelp
and applied.
“The unique work and the
quality of work attracted me
to Steel & Timber,” said Phin-
ney, who flew to Portland two
weeks ago to help with the
zoo’s chimp tower.
Phinney is the fifth
employee for Steel & Timber, a
certified Emerging Small Busi-
ness with the state. The cer-
tification helps the company
secure subcontracts within
larger local, state and federal
projects.
Catlin said finding skilled
employees like Phinney is
another challenge. In addition
to a few local employees, Steel
& Timber also has a welder and
carpenter in Portland on staff.
Making a local market
The lion’s share of Steel &
Timber’s large projects come
from the Portland area. The
only major commercial project
on the coast was structurally
reinforcing the basement of the
Hobson Building on Commer-
cial Street.
Altman and Catlin say
they’re trying to get in as sub-
contractors on more local pub-
lic projects, such as the city
of Astoria’s project to replace
street-end bridges along the
Astoria Riverwalk downtown.
But taking projects far
afield is a strategy Astoria
Community
Development
Director Kevin Cronin, who
has lauded Steel & Timber in
the city’s Advance Astoria eco-
nomic development strategy,
said is a reality for contractors.
“It’s really less about geog-
raphy than it is where your
customers are,” Cronin said.
“Let’s face it: There’s a larger
customer base in Portland
than there is here in Clatsop
County.”
Cronin said part of the city’s
economic development strat-
egy is helping expand mar-
kets for innovative local com-
panies like Steel & Timber.
“They’re just a great example
of the type of business we want
to promote.”
With their reputation for
both residential projects locally
and commercial projects
around the region growing, the
couple says they’re focused
on streamlining their business
practices and finding new ways
to grow locally. Catlin, for
instance, recently fabricated a
mock-up of a steel roof crest-
ing found on many historic
homes locally. Most of the his-
toric crestings were cast iron,
he said, so Steel & Timber’s
idea was to create a more resil-
ient steel equivalent they can
market to homeowners locally.
“There’s just so many
opportunities,” Altman said of
the future. “That is exciting to
us. We just settled in a place
that has so much support and
so much enthusiasm for our
growth.”
Medina: Judge Matyas set bail at $250,000
Circuit Court Judge Cindee
Matyas set bail at $250,000.
Deputy District Attorney
Dawn Buzzard had requested
$300,000. She said the second
alleged victim’s mother was
concerned after Medina con-
tacted her.
Christine Mascal, Medi-
na’s Portland-based attorney,
said his contact with her was
one of many conversations
the two individuals have on a
regular basis. She asked that
bail be set at the minimum
$50,000. Medina is scheduled
for a bail reduction hearing
for the most recent charges in
late April.
Matyas also ordered
Medina have only supervised
visitation with his young chil-
dren. Buzzard had initially
requested no contact with the
children due to the nature of
the charges, leading Medina
to audibly exhale.
“I think it would be actu-
ally very dangerous for him
to have unsupervised contact
with minors,” Buzzard said.
If convicted on the origi-
nal charges, Medina faces up
to five years in prison and a
$125,000 fine.
The other two charges
— both Measure 11 crimes
— carry an eight-year, four-
month minimum sentence for
unlawful sexual penetration
and six years, three months
for sexual abuse. The max-
imum sentence is 20 years
for unlawful sexual penetra-
tion and 10 years for sexual
abuse.
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Fernhill Community Water System
is seeking quotes for a Leak
Detection Survey. The water
system is located 6 miles east of
Astoria Oregon in Clatsop
County and has 99 water
services. Water is purchased
from the City of Astoria and the
average gallons monthly is
390,000. It is estimated there is
4.5 miles of pipe that ranges
from 6 inch to 2 inch. A map of
the Water System is available
upon request. Recently the
Water System was awarded a
grant from the State of Oregon
Infrastructure Finance Authority.
Scope of Project:
1.
An evaluation of asset
repair versus replacement.
Portions of the water system are
very old and a cost analysis
would provide insight on future
repair or replacement decisions.
Submissions:
Quotes will be submitted to Pam
Pearce, Board Chair, via email
at pampearce12@yahoo.com
no later than April 30, 2017.
Published: April 6th, 2017
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AB6174
NOTICE OF BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETING
A public meeting of the Budget
Committee of Seaside School
District 10, Clatsop County,
State of Oregon, to discuss the
budget for the fiscal year July 1,
2017 to June 30, 2018, will be
held at the District Office at
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1801 South Franklin Street,
Seaside, between the hours of
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Fernhill Community Water System
is seeking quotes for a Leak
Detection Survey. The water
system is located 6 miles east of
Astoria Oregon in Clatsop
County and has 99 water
services. Water is purchased
from the City of Astoria and the
average gallons monthly is
390,000. It is estimated there is
4.5 miles of pipe that ranges
from 6 inch to 2 inch. A map of
the Water System is available
upon request. Recently the
Water System was awarded a
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Former Astoria High School wrestling coach Gary Medi-
na and his attorney Christine Mascal appeared in Clatsop
County Circuit Court Wednesday morning for his arraign-
ment on sexual abuse charges.
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WILL HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR THE CITY OF
GEARHART, CLATSOP
COUNTY, STATE OF
OREGON, TO DISCUSS THE
BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR JULY 1, 2017 TO JUNE
30, 2018. THE MEETING WILL
BE HELD AT GEARHART CITY
HALL, 698 PACIFIC WAY,
GEARHART, OREGON. THE
MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE
ON THE 20TH.DAY OF APRIL
2017 AT 5:00 P.M. THE
PURPOSE OF THE MEETING
IS TO RECEIVE THE BUDGET
MESSAGE AND TO RECEIVE
COMMENT FROM THE
PUBLIC ON THE BUDGET.
A COPY OF THE BUDGET
MAY BE INSPECTED OR
OBTAINED ON OR AFTER
APRIL 13, 2017 AT
GEARHART CITY HALL, 698
PACIFIC WAY, GEARHART,
OREGON BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 8:00 A.M. AND
5:00 P.M.
THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING
WHERE THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE WILL
DELIBERATE ON THE
BUDGET. ANY PERSON MAY
APPEAR AT THE MEETING
AND DISCUSS THE
PROPOSED PROGRAMS
WITH THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
WILL HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR THE CITY OF
GEARHART ROAD DISTRICT,
CLATSOP COUNTY, STATE
OF OREGON, TO DISCUSS
THE BUDGET FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2017
TO JUNE 30, 2018. THE
MEETIING WILL BE HELD AT
GEARHART CITY HALL, 698
PACIFIC WAY, GEARHART,
OREGON. THE MEETING
WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE
20TH DAY OF APRIL 2017 AT
5:00 P.M. THE PURPOSE OF
THE MEETING IS TO RECEIVE
THE BUDGET MESSAGE AND
TO RECEIVE COMMENT
FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE
BUDGET.
A COPY OF THE BUDGET
MAY BE INSPECTED OR
OBTAINED ON OR AFTER
APRIL 13, 2017 AT
GEARHART CITY HALL, 698
PACIFIC WAY, GEARHART,
OREGON BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 8:00 A.M. AND
5:00 P.M.
THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING
WHERE THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE WILL
DELIBERATE ON THE
BUDGET. ANY PERSON MAY
APPEAR AT THE MEETING
AND DISCUSS THE
PROPOSED PROGRAMS
WITH THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
CHAD SWEET
CITY ADMINISTRATOR/
BUDGET OFFICER
CHAD SWEET
CITY ADMINISTRATOR/
BUDGET OFFICER
CITY OF GEARHART
CITY OF GEARHART
Published: April 6th and 13th,
2017
Published: April 6th and 13th,
2017
Scope of Project:
1.
A Leak Detection
Survey of the Water System.
Currently the Water System is
losing an estimated 77,000 per
month.
Submissions:
Quotes will be submitted to Pam
Pearce, Board Chair, via email
at pampearce12@yahoo.com
no later than April 30, 2017.
Published: April 6th, 2017
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