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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2017 College board member resigns for job move Herman appointed to Wingard served for fi ve years By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian The Clatsop Community College Board is looking to replace Patrick Wingard, who resigned after taking a new position in Eugene. Wingard, a land use plan- ner and North Coast represen- tative with the state Depart- ment of Land Conservation and Development, took a similar position covering the southern Willamette V alley and tendered his resignation to the college Sunday. He was appointed in 2012 to replace Stephen Berk, who resigned to resume teaching at the college. He ran unop- posed for election in 2013 and defeated Pamela Mattson McDonald for re-election in vote last year against selling May. He is from Zone 2 cover- the Performing Arts Center, ing Astoria and unincorporated a popular community perfor- communities in John mance space the col- Day, Lewis and Clark lege owns but no lon- and Olney-Walluski. ger uses academically, “It was incredi- to an undisclosed hous- bly eye-opening and ing developer. He had educational for me in previously voted with regards to how import- a majority of the board ant community col- to declare the adjacent Patrick leges are to the local Josie Peper Building Wingard economy,” Wingard surplus property, a fi rst said of his fi ve years on step for a public entity the college board. looking to sell property. “I wanted to bring an “How to ensure those prop- open mind, and one that erties serve the community in placed the community’s val- the highest and best use” will ues front and center in my be a major issue for the college decision-making.” moving forward, he said. Wingard helped oversee Another big issue Wing- the hiring of President Chris- ard pointed to is the potential topher Breitmeyer, along with acquisition of the Marine and the college’s bond measure last Environmental Research and year to rebuild Patriot Hall. Training Station campus at Wingard was part of a South Tongue Point from the unanimous college board Department of State Lands. “Accreditation is coming up,” Wingard said of the full- scale evaluation of the col- lege by the Northwest Com- mission on Colleges and Universities. The college has been accredited since 1965 and was last re-accredited in 2011. Staff have been contin- ually preparing for the com- mission’s accreditation teams returning in 2019. The college will accept letters of interest and resumes through November from can- didates in Zone 2 who are reg- istered voters and have been a resident within the district for one year. Submit applications to the president’s offi ce on the main campus at 1651 Lexing- ton Ave. in Astoria. The college board will review applications in December and potentially make a decision Dec. 12. Longtime state senator warned not to touch women Senate president sent a warning letter on Friday By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM — A longtime state senator has been warned bluntly by the Senate presi- dent not to touch any women following complaints of inap- propriate contact. “Let me very clear,” says a letter from Senate President Peter Courtney to Sen. Jeff Kruse, a Republican. “Women in the Capitol do NOT want you to touch them.” Courtney’s letter to Kruse, written on Friday and released to the media on Tuesday, came as aftershocks from movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s fall from grace due to numerous allegations of sexual harass- ment hit an unexpected place: the Oregon State Capitol. Gov. Kate Brown noted Tuesday that a national dia- logue has been stoked over sexual harassment and abuse. “It is all too clear that no workplace or community is immune to them — sadly even in our state Capitol,” the Democratic governor said in a statement. “It is long past time for these issues to be openly discussed and directly addressed.” Courtney told Kruse in the letter that he had been pre- viously instructed by offi - cials in the Legislature not to touch women, and that he was removing the senator from the committees he sits on because of two new alleged incidents. The committees are important because that’s where bills are shaped and either move ahead for a vote on the Senate fl oor or wither. Courtney, a Democrat, also said he was having the door to Kruse’s offi ce removed because he has continued to smoke there — despite warn- ings doing so is against the Timothy J. Gonzalez/Statesman-Journal State Sen. Jeff Kruse, R-Roseburg, has been accused of inappropriately touching female colleagues at the state Capitol. law and exposes the Senate to “public scorn and charges of hypocrisy.” Kruse has denied any inap- propriate contacts and says he is being denied due process, although he acknowledged the smoking. Courtney, Oregon’s lon- gest-serving current lawmaker with 33 years in offi ce and 14 as Senate president, called his actions “an unprecedented step for me.” “I have never taken this kind of action before but I am left with no other options at this time to protect our employees, members of the Legislature and the public,” he wrote. Senate Republican leader Ted Ferrioli said in a state- ment that “we take seriously” an ongoing investigation into the allegations against Kruse, but added that he knows of no formal complaint fi led against the senator. Courtney said he has reported the two new alleged incidents of Kruse’s behav- ior toward women to the Legislature’s lawyers and human resources. He wrote that Kruse was instructed in March by those departments “not to touch women at work. Period.” Legislative Counsel Dexter Johnson clarifi ed to reporters Tuesday that the instruction to Kruse was in March 2016, not this year. Kruse said in an email Monday that he has been “denied access to any of the specifi cs of the allegations and actually I am being denied due process in this whole thing.” He said he’s learned more from newspapers than from the Senate about his situation. Kruse said that what he’s read suggests this is more about boundary issues than any- thing of a sexual nature, The News-Review, the newspaper in his hometown of Roseburg, reported. “I’m assuming at this point you cannot touch a woman on her shoulder, or you cannot whisper in her ear, or anything like that,” Kruse said. Sen. Sara Gelser, a Demo- crat from Corvallis, had com- plained that a senator was making unwanted physical contact with her. On Mon- day, she identifi ed him as Kruse. She said she had fi led complaints with the Legisla- ture’s human resources and attorneys. Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick said Tues- day that a second female state senator has accused Kruse of inappropriately touching her at the Capitol, The Oregonian reported. The identity of the senator has not been publicly disclosed. Partners for the PAC Presents Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter An enchanting evening of Celtic harps and rare instruments to benefit the PAC , th Planning Commission Former teacher, local radio board member By KATIE FRANKOWICZ The Daily Astorian A new but familiar face will join the Astoria Plan- ning Commission. Mayor Arline LaMear appointed retired English teacher, local radio board member and frequent city meeting attendee Joan Her- man to the Planning Com- mission Tuesday. Herman will fi ll a seat left vacant after former C ommission P resident David Pearson announced he was resigning. Pearson, the deputy direc- tor of the Columbia River Maritime Museum, is leav- ing Astoria to take a job as the executive director of World of Speed, a motor sports museum in Wilson- ville. He had been on the Planning Commission since 2012. It is the second time this year that LaMear has had to appoint a new person to the Planning Commission. Brookley Henri joined the commission in July after former C ommissioner Frank Spence was elected to the Port of Astoria Commission. Herman already attends many of the City Council The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. www.eomediagroup.com W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 Consult a P rofessional Friday October 27 7:00 PM Q: What is CBD? 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