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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2018
Forest Grove man arrested
after Highway 26 pursuit
By JACK HEFFERNAN
The Daily Astorian
A Forest Grove man was
arrested on a host of charges
Monday after allegedly lead-
ing police on a car chase in
the southeastern part of Clat-
sop County.
Oregon State Police
attempted to locate a black
Mercedes with a Hawaii
license plate Monday morn-
ing. After eluding officers in
Banks, the car was spotted
traveling westbound on U.S.
Highway 26.
A trooper followed the car
until it pulled into the Bak-
er’s General Store parking lot
just east of Elsie. The trooper
Cecil Brim Jr.
Warrenton
Nov. 13, 1930 - Aug. 10, 2018
Cecil Brim Jr. passed away Aug. 10, 2018,
Survivors include his wife, Betty; daugh-
at home, with family. He was born in Leaven- ter, Sherry (Dave) Van Osdol; and sons, Rick
worth, Kansas, Nov. 13, 1930, and came to Ore- Brim and Michael (Linda) Brim. Grandchildren
gon as a young child.
and great-grandchildren include Cory (Melody)
Hughes (Hailey and Brenden), Mea-
He was in the automotive field,
gan (Del) De Sart (Tor, Xander and
had his own shop at times, worked
Maisi), Melissa Roberts (Tucker and
for Philco Ford at Tongue Point as
Taiylor), Jason (Heidi) Brim (Jax-
an automotive instructor, and had
son and Bronson), Michael (Brittany)
worked at Lovell Auto Co. for sev-
eral years when he retired.
Brim (Layla and Jaycee), Amanda
He loved and had horses most of
Brim (Caleb and Gwen) and Stacy
his life, and was active in the Clat-
(Brook) Brim.
sop County Sheriff’s Posse and Clat-
He was preceded in death by a
sop County Rodeo Association. He
daughter, Tami, who sadly passed in
2010.
also loved hunting and camping and
Cecil Brim Jr.
He will be truly missed by so
spending time with family. He rarely
many. At his request, there will be no
went camping without one or two
services.
grandkids along.
stun gun on him. After the
arrest, troopers recovered a
large chunk of cash and sus-
pected methamphetamine.
Franco was taken to the
Washington County Jail and
faces charges of driving under
the influence of intoxicants,
attempting to elude, resisting
arrest, reckless driving, pos-
session of methamphetamine,
delivery of methamphetamine
and driving while suspended.
Franco was convicted ear-
lier this year of attempting to
elude and reckless endanger-
ment stemming from an inci-
dent in Yamhill County. In
addition to the new charges,
he also faces an alleged parole
violation.
attempted to block the car, but
it accelerated, made a U-turn
and turned east onto the high-
way. After chasing the car for
about a mile with lights and
sirens, the trooper ended the
pursuit.
Another trooper set up
spike strips on the highway
about 15 miles east in Wash-
ington County. After hitting
the strips, the car’s speed
increased to over 80 mph. But
the driver’s side tires became
flat about 1½ miles later, forc-
ing the car to stop.
When police approached
the car, they attempted to
arrest Logan Ikaika Franco,
30. He allegedly resisted
arrest, and troopers used a
Gordon John Minkoff
Knappa
June 26, 1934 — Aug. 15, 2018
Oregon settles lawsuit over
stormwater pollution rules
By TONY SCHICK
Oregon Public
Broadcasting
Oregon’s Department of
Environmental Quality has
settled a lawsuit that environ-
mental groups filed over the
state’s regulation of stormwa-
ter pollution.
When it rains, water runs
ing water or swimming. Pre-
viously, the state treated per-
mits for those waters no
differently than permits to
discharge into cleaner rivers.
“A real focus of our settle-
ment this time around is try-
ing to clean up the water that
already has too much pollution
in it,” said attorney Jamie Saul
with Earthrise Law Center.
over industrial sites and col-
lects toxics like copper, lead
and zinc, which then wash
into rivers and streams. This
kind of pollution has become
a major source of contami-
nants across the country.
The settlement adds spe-
cial protections for rivers and
streams that are already too
polluted for salmon, drink-
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
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WEDNESDAY
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Mainly clear and smoky
Mostly sunny and not
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Newport
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Sep 2
First
Sep 9
Aug. 19, 2018
GAZEWOOD, Elizabeth, 80, of Warren-
ton, died in Warrenton. Hughes-Ransom Mor-
tuary of Astoria/Seaside is in charge of the
arrangements.
Aug. 18, 2018
BERGERSON, Thelma N., 89, of Corne-
lius, formerly of Vernonia, died at the Thanks-
La Grande
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Baker
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Ontario
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ON THE RECORD
Klamath Falls
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Ashland
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TUESDAY
Port of Astoria Commission, 4 p.m., Port offices,
10 Pier 1, Suite 209.
Shoreline Sanitary District Board, 7 p.m.,
Gearhart Hertig Station, 33496 West Lake Lane,
Warrenton.
Seaside Planning Commission, 7 p.m., work
session, City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Gearhart City Council and Firehouse Com-
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giving House Adult Care Home in St. Helens.
Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Vernonia is in
charge of the arrangements. Service details will
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Aug. 17, 2018
COATE, ROBERT A., 77, of Seaside, died
in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary of Asto-
ria/Seaside is in charge of the arrangements.
Burns
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Tonight's Sky: Close approach of the waxing gib-
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Wooldridge, of Arizona.
Also surviving are his grandchildren, Ryan
Everson and Dustin Everson, both of Asto-
ria, Jeremy (Monica) Mabe, of Ionia, Michi-
gan, Kevin Mabe, of John Day, Oregon, Nick
North, of Knappa, Megan North, of Astoria,
and Jacob Minkoff and Ben Minkoff, both of
Bend, Oregon; great-grandchildren, Lillian and
Charlotte Mabe, of Ionia, Michigan, and Ciera
and Emily Mabe, of John Day, Oregon; sister,
Marina (Don) Kelly, of Knappa; nephews, John
Kelly, of Knappa, and Ron Kelly, of Astoria;
and niece, Kerri Wing, of Knappa.
Graveside services will be held on Thurs-
day, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m., at Knappa Prairie Cem-
etery, 92892 Knappa Dock Road. A luncheon
will follow at the Wickiup Senior Center, 92650
Svensen Market Road.
The family wishes to thank: Shawn’a Early
and Melanie at Caring For The Coast; Lynn
Perkins and Debbie Dunnaway at the Svensen
Meal Site; The Amber House in Clatskanie;
Beacon Hill in Longview; Peace Health Med-
ical Center in Longview; Community Hospice
Center in Longview; and Veterans Affairs nurse
Todd Brown, for the wonderful love and care
you all gave to Gordy!
Please sign our online guestbook at Ocean-
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DEATHS
Roseburg
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Brookings
51/61
Sep 16
John Day
51/88
Bend
49/88
Medford
62/97
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Prineville
46/90
Lebanon
59/93
Eugene
56/92
New
Pendleton
57/91
The Dalles
56/97
Portland
63/94
Sunset tonight ........................... 8:15 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday .................... 6:23 a.m. Coos Bay
Moonrise today .......................... 5:31 p.m. 54/66
Moonset today ............................ 1:55 a.m.
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ASTORIA
57/70
Precipitation
Monday ............................................ 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 0.33"
Normal month to date ....................... 0.62"
Year to date .................................... 36.07"
Normal year to date ........................ 37.56"
Aug 26
SATURDAY
64
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REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Monday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 66°/56°
Normal high/low ........................... 69°/53°
Record high ............................ 89° in 1966
Record low ............................. 43° in 1947
Full
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Gordon John Minkoff, of Knappa, died on
Aug. 15, 2018, at Community Hospice Center
in Longview, Washington. He was 84 years old.
Gordon was born on June 26, 1934, in Lodi,
California, to Helen Neimi Minkoff and John
Minkoff. The family moved to Clatskanie, and
later settled in Knappa.
Gordon graduated from Knappa High
School in 1952. After graduation, he enlisted in
the Army, served in the Korean War, and was
honorably discharged in 1956.
In 1959, Gordon married June Ferguson of
Knappa. They later divorced. He later married
Patricia Morrell Westfall of Knappa. Patricia
preceded him in death on Jan. 9, 1996.
Gordon was a logger, commercial fisherman
and a pile buck, doing marine construction in
Oregon, Washington state and Alaska.
Gordon enjoyed duck, deer and elk hunting.
He liked to watch NASCAR.
Gordon was preceded in death by his parents;
his wife, Patricia; his sister, Evelyn Minkoff;
daughter, Joni Westfall; and best friends, Al
Iverson and Max Kelly.
He is survived by sons, Barry (Kim) Minkoff,
of Knappa, and Bruce Minkoff, of Knappa;
daughter, Tina Hutton (Duane), of Longview,
Washington; daughter, Angie (John) Mabe, of
Haines, Oregon; and daughter, Nikki (John)
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