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DailyAstorian.com // MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2018
145TH YEAR, NO. 155
ONE DOLLAR
Two women die while clam digging
Separate incidents
in rough surf
Associated Press and
Chinook Observer
LONG BEACH, Wash. — Two
women died in separate incidents
after they were caught in rough surf
while digging for clams on beaches in
southwest Washington.
Pacific County Sheriff Scott John-
son said on Facebook that the women
were reported missing Friday around
9 p.m., roughly four minutes apart.
The first 911 call reported that
a 70-year-old woman was lost in
the surf north of Ocean Park on the
Long Beach Peninsula. Her body was
Lawyer,
musician
runs for
state House
found Saturday evening near West-
port. Although the sheriff’s office
did not name her, the drowning vic-
tim was identified by friends on social
media as Jeri Reinke.
In the second case, a 61-year-old
woman from Toledo was reported
missing in the surf north of the mouth
of Willapa Bay. She had been digging
for clams with her husband when the
two became separated. Her body was
found in Pacific County.
The drowning locations are
roughly 8 miles apart by water, but
about two hours drive from one
another by highway.
The sheriff reminded people to
be aware of powerful waves that can
appear at any time.
“These incidents serve as a tragic
reminder that one must always
be vigilant of the powerful surf and
waves that are often present on our
ocean beaches,” the sheriff’s office
said. “Always stay close to other
clammers, bring a flashlight or lan-
tern, a waterproof cell phone, and
never turn your back on the surf as
‘sneaker waves’ can appear at any
time.”
PLASTICS AS ART
Orr ran practice in
Astoria for 25 years
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
Local attorney John Orr has filed for the
Democratic primary to replace state Rep.
Deborah Boone.
Boone,
D-Cannon
Beach, announced last
month she would not run
for an eighth two-year term
in state House District 32.
Tillamook County Com-
missioner Tim Josi and
local educator and author
John
Melissa Ousley have also
Orr
filed for the primary. Brian
Halvorsen, an Independent from Rockaway
Beach, has also filed.
See ORR, Page 7A
Roscoe files
for county
commission
Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Helen Liu makes adjustments to her art installation, which hung in the Liberty Theatre during a concert performance
over the weekend. See more photos of the art installation online at DailyAstorian.com
Art project
highlights problems
with plastics
By COLIN MURPHEY
The Daily Astorian
He previously served on
the Astoria City Council
H
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
Peter Roscoe, a former
restaurateur and Astoria
city councilor, has filed for
the Clatsop County Board
of Commissioners position
held by Lisa Clement.
Clement, who owns
Clemente’s Seafood with
Peter
her husband, Gordon,
Roscoe
said she does not know
yet whether she will run for re-election in
District 3.
Members of the audience get a close view of an art installation after a concert
Sunday in Astoria.
elen Liu’s painting wasn’t made
to last, unlike the materials she
used to make the piece.
Constructed using plastic bags that
might otherwise have been headed to
a landfill, Liu sewed and taped them
together and then painted her unusual
canvas to make a dramatic backdrop
for a concert at the Liberty Theatre on
Sunday.
And after the show, the installation
came down and was cut into pieces for
the audience to take home as souve-
nirs. Liu has been an artist in the area for
decades after settling in Oregon in 1977.
One of her goals with the piece was to try
and raise awareness of the prevalence of
plastics and the problems they pose when
they are discarded. she said.
See ROSCOE, Page 7A
Chinook store joins global campaign for babies
Baby Box
offers help for
new mothers
By PATRICK WEBB
Chinook Observer
C
HINOOK, Wash. — Sea-
son Long wants all babies
to have a healthy and comfort-
able start in life.
Long has owned All Sea-
son’s since 2001, selling new
and “gently used” clothes and
other items. She and Amber
Linthakhan, store manager,
are promoting a new service at
their consignment store.
They have signed up as
distributors with the Baby
Box Co., a global initiative
to educate parents and offer
simple resources to give
babies a safe and healthy start
in life.
“It’s one way we can help
the community,” Linthakhan
said.
The program is coordi-
nated by an organization in
Los Angeles, with operations
in Canada, England, Austra-
lia and Singapore. It com-
bines educational videos with
free items for new mothers to
use during the first five or six
months of their child’s life.
Its founders learned that
in Finland the central gov-
ernment provides every new
mother with a similar sleep-
ing box for her baby. The Baby
Boxes are durable cardboard
boxes lined with comfortable
foam pads.
The videos feature safe
baby sleeping options and
the importance of car seat
safety.
See BABY BOX, Page 7A
Patrick Webb/Chinook Observer
All Season’s store owner Season Long, left, and manager
Amber Linthakhan with a Baby Box. The program is de-
signed to encourage new parents to educate themselves
about safe sleep habits for their babies.