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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2017 Marco Meza Astoria Jan. 12, 1958 — Nov. 3, 2017 Marco Meza died at his home Friday always willing to help one out in a quiet and evening, Nov. 3, surrounded by his wife and unassuming way. Marco was loved by all dearest friend. He was born Jan. 12, 1958 to and will be missed so greatly by many. Ricardo and Rosa. His unfading hope of the Bible’s prom- He moved up to the Northwest ises kept him going through the in 1977, met his wife, Linda, in worst of this disease, and kept 1980, and they married in 1984. a smile on his beautiful face. He They were both baptized as Jeho- truly was a beautiful man in and vah’s Witnesses in 1988, and have out, and we look forward to the served faithfully together since. day of seeing him once again on a In the early 1980s, they had paradise earth. a successful landscape business He was preceded in death by together, and worked hard for his loving parents, and a sister, many lovely families in the com- Esther. Surviving family members, munity. In 1992, Marco became a besides his wife, Linda, include Marco Meza water meter reader for the cites of sisters Elsa, Rosario and Sandra; Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart, Sea- a brother, Ricardo; and numerous side, Vernonia, Rockaway, Clats- nieces and nephews. kanie and others. He was in that line of work Memorial services will be Nov. 19, 2017, up until his diagnosis of lymphoma in Feb- at T he Loft at the Red Building, from 1 to ruary 2013. After his fi rst treatment, he went 3 p.m. back to work as a landscape gardener, and Donations in Marco’s name may be made continued happily there until January 2017. by credit card at www.jw.org or by check to Many knew him as “the guy on the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New scooter,” but for those who knew him per- York Inc., 900 Red Mills Road, Wallkill, NY sonally knew him as not only a man with 12589-3223. integrity and loyalty, but one of the kindest In the meantime, sleep sweet, dear persons. He was a lways a gentleman, and Sparky, until we meet again. Daughter like father at Trina and Ron’s By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian A decade ago, Katrina Hunt said, her father Rod- ney Mullins noticed a bar on Skipanon Drive in Warren- ton was available for lease. He opened Rod’s Bar & Grill, where she has worked ever since. When she noticed the building was up for sale by the previous owners, Hunt decided to continue in the family tradition — buying the building, taking over her father’s business with her husband, Ronald, and reopen- ing as Trina & Ron’s Place. “We’re kind of a restau- rant with a bar in the middle of it,” Hunt said of the local watering hole, serving large portions of Americana fare and open to minors until 9 p.m. Hunt isn’t making any wholesale changes, but is Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian Katrina and Ron Hunt recently took over the former Rod’s Bar & Grill in Warrenton, reopening as Trina & Ron’s P lace. updating the building and cooking more of the menu from scratch, she said. She still seeks advice from her father, who oper- ates Rod’s Lamplighter Restaurant in Seaview, Washington, but she mostly runs things at Trina & Ron’s. Her husband works down the road as a kiln operator at Hampton Lumber Mills. “It’s pretty much the same,” she said of own- ing rather than managing the business. “I get to make the decisions without a lot of asking. I get to make all the decisions, so there’s not anybody to fall back on. I don’t get to blame anybody else.” 4 pm until gone $ 8. 00 6PM “Karaoke Dave” Marine Corp Birthday Cake! ASTORIA AMERICAN LEGION Clatsop Post 12 1132 Exchange Street 325-5771 Columbia Memorial Hos- pital has gifted $50,000 to Clatsop Community College Foundation to aid the nursing program, a regular supply of staff at local hospitals. Allison Sansom, director of nursing and allied health at the college, said nursing pro- grams are expensive because of requirements by the State Board of Nursing, such as a ratio of 1 instructor for every 8 students in the clinical setting. “We receive some contri- butions from some of our clin- ical partners that go to support the nursing program and to offset some of those costs we have to run a nursing program, yet keep tuition and fees low for the students,” Sansom said. Columbia Memorial and Providence Seaside hospitals, along with a private nonprofi t, combined in 2012 to donate $100,000 when the college was facing severe budget cuts. Along with donations, local hospitals provide a training ground for students, each of whom spend 900 hours work- ing alongside mentor nurses. Over the last three years, 19 of the graduates have been hired by Columbia Memo- to keep them employed here locally.” Flanking executives from the college and hospital during a check-transfer Wednesday were nursing students Heidi Thompson, Miranda Dietrichs, Madilyn Davis and Sarrah Lindgren. All are local. Most plan to work at local hospitals. Each had to earn 45 credits of prerequisites and apply to get into the highly competitive program, a full-time endeavor. “It’s like a 40-hour-a- week job, on top of actually trying to make money and stuff, and then studying at the same time,” Davis said of the program. ALL AND CURRENT MILITARY PERSONNEL EAT FOR ½ PRICE VETERANS DAY SATURDAY, NOV. 11 TH $ 6 DAILY SOUP & LUNCH SPECIALS MONDAY - FRIDAY • OPEN DAILY AT 11AM 1 BLOCK OFF BROADWAY • 1 BLOCK FROM BEACH 20 N. COLUMBIA, SEASIDE • 503-738-4331 NormasSeaside.com Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 Celebrating NOW OPEN 8 Y ears MONDAYS! of G reat C ustomers ! 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Clatsop Post 12 Friday Nov. 10 th rial, along with 11 at Tilla- mook Regional Medical Cen- ter and four at Providence Seaside. Other graduates have been hired by other regional hospitals, health departments, school districts, Tongue Point Job Corps Center, addiction and mental health treatment facilities and private practices. Erik Thorsen, the hospital’s CEO, said having a local nurs- ing program helps the hospi- tal avoid the staffi ng shortages that other facilities have faced. “It helps us with our work- force needs, and it’s great to see the quality that the college produces,” Thorsen said. “We continue to hire local, to try By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber Northwest Hardwoods • Longview, WA The Daily Astorian Roast Pork Hospital donation aids college nursing program WANTED Coast Guard cutter Alert returns after drug patrol The Coast Guard cut- ter Alert returned to Asto- ria Monday after a 73-day counter smuggling deploy- ment in the Pacifi c Ocean. The Alert’s crew patrolled 13,740 miles and used a heli- copter and two pursuit boats to interdict seven go-fast- style boats suspected of smuggling. The crew seized approximately 9,228 pounds of cocaine and 55 pounds of heroin, a record high for the Alert, along with 23 suspected smugglers. “We operated at the max- imum limit of our capabil- ity, and the results speak for themselves,” Cmdr. Tobias Reid, commanding offi cer of Alert, said in a news release. “An incredible pace of operations was sustained by the best crew that I have worked with in my career,” he added. “I am very proud of the crew and the impact they have made in the struggle to dis- mantle the violent organized crime organizations that bring illegal drugs and crime to our streets every day.” Alert’s patrol was capped by a three-day training and assessment in Long Beach, Calif. The crew was trained and evaluated in their ability Clatsop Community College Clatsop Community College nursing student Irena Goldenov learns how to insert a nee- dle in a patient’s arm from instructor Tina Kotson. pm FREE To All Veterans & Their Families Donations Gladly Accepted!!!!! 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