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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2017 Fire engulfs Seaside home The Daily Astorian SEASIDE – An adult and a child evacuated a fire that engulfed a house Wednesday afternoon at 719 Avenue S in Seaside. The fire started around 1:30 p.m. and burned through all of the two-story house. Prior to evacuating the home, the adult noticed smoke coming from the main floor. She attempted to con- tain the initial flames, but when the fire moved to a nearby wall the two left the home immediately. The cause is still being investigated. “Judging by what we are seeing right now, this house will probably be a total loss without going inside,” Sea- side Fire Division Chief David Rankin said. WANTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber Northwest Hardwoods • Longview, WA Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 The Daily Astorian Local politicians and busi- ness owners have donated money to replace a missing historical marker memorial- izing an early 20th century Indian independence group that met in Astoria. The weighty bronze metal sign attached to a metal pole at Maritime Memorial Park, which recognizes the Ghadar Party, went missing in Octo- ber and has yet to be found. State Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose, former Asto- ria Mayor Willis Van Dusen, Clatsop County Historical Society The Ghadar Party plaque. Lovekesh Kumar — owner of Super Mart in Warren- ton — and Bahadur Singh — Kumar’s brother — have donated $1,670 to replace the monument. It is sched- uled to be replaced by Febru- ary, according to the Astoria Parks and Recreation Depart- ment press release. The sign memorializes founders of the Indian liber- ation movement who came to Astoria from eastern India in 1913 and became mill work- ers. They met in May 1913 at the former site of the Finn- ish Socialist Hall. Driven by Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims along the West Coast, the movement eventually led to India’s and Pakistan’s inde- pendence from Britain. “Having the means to help recognize the work- ers that inspired my coun- try’s independence is a great honor.” Singh said. “Immi- grants sacrifice much to be able to live freely and me and my family are grateful to live in a community that recognizes that.” A pair of historians approached the city with the story one year ahead of the movement’s centennial anni- versary. The sign was installed during a 2013 ceremony. “I am deeply disappointed that someone would go through the efforts of remov- ing a sign that symbolizes the sacrifices that these Indian immigrants made to embark on the noble cause of freedom and liberty,” Van Dusen said. “The history of these labor- ers that contributed greatly to the American economy and for the rights of their peo- ple back home deserve to be recognized.” Nehalem ranch praised for conservation work The Daily Astorian A Nehalem ranch has been praised for its work around wildlife conservation. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recognized Karen Kuntz and her Foley Peak Angus cattle operation with the Riley Freeman award during the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association and Oregon Cattle- men’s Convention and Trade- show earlier this month in Bend. Kuntz has worked with the Natural Resources Conserva- tion Service and the Tillamook Soil and Conservation District to put a resource management system in place and encour- age diverse habitat across her ranch, located in the Nehalem River watershed. Foley Peak Angus employs techniques like rotational graz- ing to maintain good field con- ditions and to reduce sediment and manure runoff into Tomlin- C e l eb r a t e son Creek, a tributary of Foley Creek and the Nehalem River. The ranch also maintains buffer strips along waterways, provid- ing good canopy and habitat for wildlife and keeping tempera- tures cooler for fish. 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Clatsop Post 12 • Hansen left in November Memorial has been missing since October EK Henrikson’s experience working for a coastal com- munity in Florida stood out from the roughly dozen By JACK HEFFERNAN applications for the job, The Daily Astorian County Manager Cameron Moore said. The county Clatsop County will have Planning Department must a new community develop- often find balances between ment director soon development and after the calendar environmental or his- torical preservation. turns. Gail Henrikson Henrikson’s most will fill the position on immediate challenge Jan. 8. Heather Han- involves filling a sen left in November staff that, when com- Gail after three years and Henrikson plete, includes five full-time employees has accepted a senior planner position in North and one part-time employee. Port, Florida, where she had Another employee left the department around the worked previously. Henrikson, 50, of Astoria, same time as Hansen. Those has a master’s degree in urban departures, plus temporary and regional planning from absences due to illness and the University of Wiscon- family emergencies, forced sin, Madison and more than the department to shave its 13 years of planning experi- hours in December, Moore ence. After moving to Asto- said. ria in 2015, she most recently “We just had a lot of has worked as an ad designer things hit us all at the same at The Daily Astorian. time,” he said. “I miss a lot of the com- The department issues plexities and challenges of permits for land use devel- public service,” Henrikson opment in unincorporated said. “You get to build a lot areas, updates the county’s of relationships in the com- comprehensive land use plan munity, and that’s something and ensures compliance with I really miss.” building codes. 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