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A2 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019 IN BRIEF New candidates in running for Astoria community development job Astorians will have a chance to vet two candidates for the city’s community development director job. The city will host a public meet and greet at 6 p.m. on July 8 at Clatsop Community College. The candidates’ names have not been released, but will be announced at the event. The community development director position has been open since October 2017, when former director Kevin Cronin resigned. City Manager Brett Estes, who has served as the interim director, posted the job multiple times and offered the position to candidates only to have the offers fall through for a variety of reasons. The candidate meet and greet will be held in Clatsop Community College’s Columbia Hall, Room 219, 1651 Lexington Ave. — The Astorian Port of Vancouver says ‘no’ to new fossil fuel projects Port of Vancouver commissioners passed a signifi - cant energy policy shift that shuts the door on any future bulk fossil fuel terminals. By a vote of 2-1, commissioners laid out a new state- ment: “the port chooses not to pursue new bulk fossil fuel terminals on port-owned industrial property.” For the past several weeks, dozens of environmen- tal activists have crowded board meetings, urging com- missioners to pass a new policy taking a stance against future fossil fuel projects. “I want to thank you for giving the necessary due dil- igence to the proposed resolution of the renewable and clean energy policy and most importantly for listening to all concerns, including those of the community,” Fruit Valley neighborhood resident and recent Goldman Envi- ronmental Prize winner Linda Garcia said before the vote. “This is your chance to put Vancouver and the port on the map to show the rest of the region and the world that clean and renewable energy projects are sustainable,” she added. — Oregon Public Broadcasting BIRTH June 8, 2019 GONZALES, Alyssia and WEST, Frederick, of Seaside, a boy, Ruben Isaiah Gonzales, born at Colum- bia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Grandparents are Heather and Ruben Gonzales, of Seaside. DEATHS June 26, 2019 IVERSON, Thomas Andrew, 72, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Ocean View Funeral & Cre- mation Service of Asto- ria is in charge of the arrangements. June 21, 2019 SALGADO, Juliana, 81, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. For Miss Oregon contestants, it’s about beating their best By KATHERINE LACAZE For The Astorian SEASIDE — When the contestants step onstage during the Miss Oregon p ag- eant, they are encouraged to stay focused on one primary goal: Beating their own best. “I’ve personally never felt in competition with my sis- ters,” said 16-year-old Lilly Boothe, Miss Clatsop Coun- ty’s Outstanding Teen, from Clatskanie. “I truly believe it’s a battle against yourself. … I think we’ll all be happy and supportive of whoever wins.” The Miss Oregon and Miss Oregon’s Outstanding Teen c ompetitions kick off with a variety of preliminary events Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The fi nal com- petition and crowning takes place Saturday night at the Seaside Civic and Conven- tion Center. Twenty-fi ve titleholders from across the state are in the running to win the Miss Oregon crown and advance to the Miss America competi- tion, while 20 younger candi- dates compete for Miss Ore- gon’s Outstanding Teen. The areas of competition for the Miss Oregon candi- dates include personal inter- view, on stage interview, eve- ning wear and social impact and talent. The top fi ve fi nal- ists also participate in a fi nal conversation with judges, where they express why they are best for the job of Miss Oregon and how serving in the role will set the stage for becoming a future leader. The Outstanding Teen cat- egories also include private interview and talent, along Saturday, June 29 JOHNS, Lawrence Dan “Bud” — Mass will be cel- ebrated at 4 p.m., Our Lady of Victory Roman Catho- lic Church, 120 Oceanway in Seaside. ON THE RECORD DUII • David Charles Anderegg, 64, of Damas- cus, was arrested on Mon- day for driving under the infl uence of intoxicants and reckless driving on U.S. Highway 26 in the U.S. Highway 101 inter- change. The vehicle trav- eled up an embankment, hit a tree and slid back down, landing on the right side. Police said the driver climbed out of the car and fl ed. Law enforce- ment found him nearby hiding in tree debris. He was treated for minimal injuries. His blood alco- hol content was 0.04% more than four hours after the crash. • Vincent Lindley Evans, 59, was arrested on Saturday on U.S. Highway 101 in Warren- ton for DUII. His blood alcohol content was 0.19%. PUBLIC MEETINGS THURSDAY Sunset Empire Transportation District Board, 9 a.m., Astoria Transit Center, 900 Marine Drive. Cannon Beach Parks and Community Services, 9:30 a.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Clatsop County Recre- ational Lands Planning and Advisory Committee, 1 to 3 p.m., fourth fl oor, 800 Exchange St. Clatsop County Human Services Advisory Coun- cil, 4 p.m., 800 Exchange St., Room 430. Cannon Beach Planning Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Making a difference Sydney Rapp Lilly Boothe, left, Miss Clatsop County’s Outstanding Teen; Ranisha Speed, Miss Clatsop County; and Sydney Rapp, Miss North Coast’s Outstanding Teen, are competing in the Miss Oregon Scholarship Program. with lifestyle and fi tness in active wear, onstage ques- tions in evening wear, and scholastic achievement. ‘Practice, practice, practice’ Miss North Coast’s Out- standing Teen Sydney Rapp, of Gearhart, has prepared rig- orously for the state competi- tion over the past few weeks . “I take a section of the competition every day and practice, practice, practice,” she said. Not only has she reviewed her tumbling routine for the talent portion and the group choreography, but she has also honed her public speak- ing and interviewing skills by having her friends or mom ask her random ques- tions, mostly pertaining to her platform of fi nancial lit- eracy for kids. She is tying Ocean salmon fi shing season opens with mother lode of coho By LUKE WHITTAKER Chinook Observer MEMORIAL Boothe, who has been competing in the pro- gram since she was 12 and advanced to state for the fi rst time this year, agreed she has never felt animosity toward the winners in the past. “They’ve always been the most deserving young ladies I’ve ever seen,” she said. Pageant concludes on Saturday ILWACO, Wash. — The ocean recreational salmon fi shing season opened Saturday with local charter fl eets report- ing aggressive fi sh and frequent limits, often well before lunchtime. Coho salmon, also known as silvers, are accounting for a vast majority of the promising early-season catch, with a few Chinook mixed in. “It’s probably the best opener we’ve had since 2014,” said Coho Charters owner and skipper Butch Smith moments after returning to port with a load of customers Monday morning, each with their two salmon daily limit. “I think the million (returning coho) predic- tion was pretty close this year. I think it’s going to be an excellent year.” The fi shing has been fast and furious . “We got our last fi sh by 11 a.m.,” said West- wind deckhand Clark Von Essen upon returning to port Sunday. “We limited out quick.” Von Essen estimated that 95% of the catch was coho and 5% Chinook, which typically show up in greater numbers later in the summer. “Hopefully it stays open longer than it did last year and we have a chance to have a good season,” Von Essen said. The bounty brought in by recreational fi shermen has been a boon to local canneries. “Everybody was lim- ited by noon all weekend and that usually doesn’t happen on opening day,” said Sportsmen’s Cannery co-owner Kevin Ward. “It’s been very good, lots of fi sh. It reminds of years past, when we fi rst started in the business and had huge salmon years.” The early-season catch has matched what fi shery managers predicted would be a strong coho return. An estimated 905,800 coho are projected to return to the Colum- bia River this year, an increase of 619,600 fi sh from the 2018 forecast. About 147,000 coho actu- ally returned to the r iver last year. SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE NORTH COAST her platform into her upcom- ing senior project at Seaside High School. Rapp’s favorite part of the competition is the talent cate- gory, as she’s been tumbling since she was 8 and fi nds it exciting to share her love for the activity with the audience. Although she is focused on the state competition at hand, the Outstanding Teen candidates also are aware of the Miss America’s Outstand- ing Teen competition coming up in July in Florida. “Whoever is going to be Miss Oregon’s Outstanding Teen has to go to the national level right away,” Rapp said. Although she hopes to be that person, she reminds her- self, “If you don’t get Miss Oregon’s Outstanding Teen, someone else will get it, and they’ve also worked their hardest.” Miss Clatsop County Ran- isha Speed, of Tillamook, who is competing in the scholarship program for the fi rst time, said the workshop held in May was especially useful for familiarizing the candidates with everything entailed in the state compe- tition. The candidates also receive ample support from their local directors and other participants, who are touted as a sisterhood by the Miss Oregon Scholarship Program. “Because a lot of these girls have competed before, they really offer support for us fi rst-timers,” she said. Although Speed and the other two dozen contestants are all vying to be Miss Ore- gon, she feels staying devoted to her own improvement and self-empowerment enables her not to feel “the pressure of competitiveness.” “All I can do is focus on myself and appreciate the women next to me at the same time,” Speed said. “I don’t think any person who doesn’t take away the crown of Miss Oregon is at a loss, because we still have our local title.” She will continue to rep- resent Clatsop, Tillamook and Columbia counties and advance her social impact platform, The Better Me, a nonprofi t she helped establish that is “designed to bridge the gap between young adults and reality.” Astoria planners reject vacation rental project By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Astorian A developer who wants to convert an apartment build- ing on Commercial Street into an Airbnb-style rental was turned down by the Astoria Planning Commis- sion on Tuesday night. Stewardship Homes LLC, of Tigard, sought to rent out fi ve units in the two- story property in a central commercial zone near First Baptist Church. But city staff recommended denial of a conditional use request, citing concerns over parking and the conversion of resi- dential apartments to short- term rentals. Staff found the lack of parking would place pres- sure on parking for resi- dents, and noted the city is considering a ban on con- verting residential units to short-term rentals. The Planning Commis- sion voted unanimously to deny the request. Daryl Moore, the com- mission’s vice president, said the city’s comprehen- sive plan emphasizes main- taining the community’s housing stock. “Approv- ing this application would reduce existing housing stock. And, for that reason, I would be against it,” he said. Matt Gillis, of Steward- ship Homes, said afterward he would likely appeal to the City Council. Astoria man now faces more sex abuse charges child sexual abuse in the fi rst degree, 13 counts of using An Astoria man a child in display of arrested in May for sexually explicit con- sexual abuse of a pre- duct, nine counts of teen girl is facing sexual abuse in the more charges. fi rst degree, four After further inves- counts of unlawful tigation of Doug- sexual penetration in las Trent Davis’ elec- the fi rst degree, two tronics, his charges Douglas Davis counts of sodomy in have increased to the fi rst degree, incest seven counts of encouraging and luring a minor. The Astorian SYMPHONIC BAND Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503-325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. 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