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A2 THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020 IN BRIEF Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Warrenton A homeless man on a bicycle was hit by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon while crossing a crosswalk on S.W. Main Court and S.W. Second Street in Warrenton. Police say the man refused medical treatment. The driver was not cited. BOW SIDE PICKUP Marijuana product sold near Seaside recalled The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has recalled a marijuana product, some of it sold at a Seaside mar- ijuana store, for potentially unsafe levels of pesticides. The recall effects Winberry Farms Sweet Leaf Blend, a package of prerolled joints using the marijuana strain Trap Star. The product, cultivated by producer Ard Ri and packaged by wholesaler DYME Distribution, was sold Dec. 17 through Jan. 8 at several marijuana stores statewide, including Tsunami Marijuana on U.S. High- way 26 east of Seaside. The strain of marijuana failed a pesticide test because it exceeded the acceptable level for the insecticide Imi- dacloprid. The state detected the discrepancy during a monthly audit on products that have failed pesticide tests at the point of origin, in this case the marijuana fl ower. The state recommends disposing of the products or returning them to the retailer where they were pur- chased. There have been no reports of illness. The health impacts of consuming marijuana with unapproved pes- ticide residues is unknown. Hailey Hoff man/The Astorian Jennifer Brann stands on the bow of the Miss Molly as they approach a cargo ship on the Columbia River on Thursday morning to pick up workers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Cargo Bureau after completing ship inspections. Kiwi’s Water Taxi is owned and operated by Jennifer and Alan ‘Kiwi’ Brann. Clamming opens on the North Coast The recreational razor clam harvest is open along the North Coast. The state said recent samples show the marine bio- toxin domoic acid has dropped below the closure limit. Clamming remains closed from Tillamook Head to the California border for elevated levels of domoic acid. Women’s march planned for Astoria Indivisible North Coast Oregon is hosting March to Win on Saturday afternoon in downtown Astoria. The march is scheduled the same day as other wom- en’s marches throughout the country. People will begin marching at 3 p.m. from Heritage Square. Weather closes Knappa schools Schools in Knappa were closed on Friday due to icy weather. The school district initially announced a two and three-hour delay to the start of classes before making the decision to close. — The Astorian BIRTH Jan. 3, 2020 In HORD, Brief Allison and Daniel, of Astoria, a girl, Sabrina Joy Hord, born at Columbia Memorial Hos- pital in Astoria. Grandparents are John and Deanna Hord, of Astoria, and Gerald and Renee Hankins, of Kent, Washington. Recovery clubhouse coming to Long Beach By ALYSSA EVANS Chinook Observer LONG BEACH, Wash. — A recovery cafe club- house will be open to the community later this year. Willapa Behavioral Health is the new renter of the former Blue Dol- phin Center off Pacifi c Ave- nue North. The organiza- tion plans to open a cafe and move most of its staff offi ces to the building. “It’ll be a new facility that works for patients,” said Adam Marquis, the CEO of Willapa Behavioral Health. “It’ll be a one-stop shop.” The Blue Dolphin Cen- ter, a thrift store, closed in late 2018 after 13 years of business. Louise Krause, the owner, ran the store with help from family members, such as her daughter, Vickie Beamguard, and grand- daughter, Tina Leeper . During its tenure, the shop was known as a place where visitors could fi nd one-of-a- kind items. Krause sold the building to Taylor-Russell Properties of Ocean Park in January 2019. In May , Krause passed away at age 85. Weeks later, the City Council approved a request to open a mixed mar- tial arts studio in the building. The proposal came from Ira Evansen, who owns Val- halla Combat in Gearhart. Despite the building being renovated around the time Evansen’s proposal was approved, the mixed martial arts studio never opened. Willapa Behavioral Health intends to complete two phases of renovations to the building. Through the fi rst phase, the organization will close its two Ocean Park offi ces, and one of its Long Beach offi ces. The offi ces will be divided between the organization’s main location at 2204 Pacifi c Avenue and the new building. The organization hopes to fi nish the fi rst phase by June, Marquis said. Phase two’s deadline will depend on when the fi rst phase is Washington state counties join lawsuit over murrelet plan By MALLORY GRUBEN The Daily News CORRECTION fi nished. The second phase will include the opening of the recovery cafe clubhouse. “Our focus is serv- ing everybody and follow- ing best practices,” Marquis said. “At the root of addic- tion is a lack of meaning- ful connection with people. That’s what we’re trying to create with the clubhouse.” In the new building, Wil- lapa Behavioral Health will offer GED classes and programs like Alcoholics Anonymous. “Our gift to the commu- nity is that recovery meet- ings can be held there,” Marquis said. “We’ll serve patients hand in hand.” Offi ces close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day The Astorian Type of support incorrect — U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici called the chairman of the National Endow- ment for the Humanities in support of a grant applica- tion by the Astoria Oregon Public Library Foundation. An A1 story Thursday incorrectly said she wrote a let- ter in support. ON THE RECORD Disorderly conduct • Andrew Miller, 37, of Seaside, was arrested Thursday on S. Columbia Street in Seaside for dis- orderly conduct. Drug possession • Joshua Anthony Redburn, 30, of Astoria, was arrested Thursday on Koppisch Road and Hillcrest Loop Road for unlawful possession of heroin. DUII • Bonnie Dasse, 68, of Seaside, was arrested Thursday on N. Holladay Drive in Seaside for driv- ing under the infl uence of intoxicants and reckless driving. PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Union Health District of Clatsop County, 8 a.m., Provi- dence Seaside Hospital ED Center, Room B. Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District Board of Directors, 5:15 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Shoreline Sanitary District Board, 7 p.m., Gearhart Hertig Station, 33496 West Lake Lane, Warrenton. Seaside School District Board of Directors, 7 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin. Seaside Planning Commission, 7 p.m., work session, 989 Broadway. 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Printed on recycled paper Subscription rates Eff ective May 1, 2019 MAIL (IN COUNTY) EZpay (per month) ...............................................................................................................$11.25 13 weeks in advance ...........................................................................................................$37.00 26 weeks in advance ...........................................................................................................$71.00 52 weeks in advance ........................................................................................................ $135.00 Out of County Rates available at 800-781-3214 DIGITAL EZpay (per month) .................................................................................................................$8.00 LONGVIEW, Wash. — Pacifi c County, Wahkiakum County and the Naselle- Grays River School District have joined a lawsuit against the Washington Depart- ment of Natural Resources to challenge the agency’s conservation plan for the marbled murrelet, a small, threatened seabird. The complaint, fi led in Skagit County Superior Court earlier this month, alleges that the plan confl icts with the department’s duty to manage state trust lands to harvest timber at sustainable levels for trust benefi ciaries, which include counties, pub- lic schools, fi re departments, libraries and other public entities. Trust benefi ciaries rely on timber revenue to fund pub- lic services. But rural coun- ties like Wahkiakum County could lose more than 20% of operating revenue under the conservation plan, accord- ing to a news release by the American Forest Resources Council. The conservation plan, adopted in December , sets aside about 272,000 acres of Department of Natu- ral Resources land for bird habitat, meaning timber in that area can’t be harvested. However, the plan also frees up about 100,000 acres for harvest where such activity was previously prohibited. Environmentalists said it fell “well short” of preserv- ing enough habitat to save the bird, but forest coun- cil and other plaintiffs in the suit expect timber har- vest to decrease by 85 mil- lion board feet over the next several years under the plan, causing an annual loss of nearly $30 million in poten- tial revenue and the loss of 935 jobs. “Wahkiakum County is participating in this effort to hold the Department of Natural Resources account- able,” Wahkiakum County U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The state Department of Natural Resources’ conservation plan for the marbled murrelet, a small seabird listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act, is the focus of a lawsuit. Commissioner Dan Cothren said in a statement. “Bottom line our county is still los- ing around $1 million per year in revenue because of marbled murrelet long-term conservation strategy.” Cothren told The Daily News in September that the county had to cut staff by about 30% under an interim murrelet plan. And “not even a fraction” of the 100,000 acres that would be freed for harvest under the new plan are located in his county. Wahkiakum County and the forest council are work- ing on the suit alongside the Concrete School District, Quillayute Valley School District, Naselle-Grays River School District, Clal- la m County Fire District Number 4, Pacifi c County, Skamania County, Mason County and Forks. The suit also names the state Board of Natural Resources as a defendant. The marbled murrelet is a plump bird that spends most of its life at sea. It trav- els about 55 miles inland to lay one egg per year in old growth trees. The plaintiffs argue that much of the land set aside for the bird will never become habitat for murrelets, and the plan overlooks the con- servation benefi t of tens of thousands of acres of habitat already set aside under the interim plan. The lawsuit also alleges that the Department of Nat- ural Resources “failed to conduct systematic, on-the- ground inventories of its trust lands, instead using inaccurate data and a fl awed model intended to support specifi c policy choices at the expense of trust benefi - ciaries,” the forest council wrote in a news release. The bird was listed as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act in 1992. Five years later, Washington state released an interim plan to protect the bird. Murrelet populations continued to decline 3.9% annually between 2001 and 2016 largely due to habitat loss, and the Department of Natural Resources estimates about 6,000 murrelets are left in the state . In observance of Mar- tin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, all federal, state, county and city offi ces and services, including Astoria, Warrenton, Gear- hart, Seaside and Can- non Beach city halls, are closed. All U.S. post offi ces are closed, and there is no mail delivery. Astoria, Jewell, Knappa, Warrenton/ Hammond and Seaside (including Cannon Beach and Gearhart) school dis- trict schools, and Clatsop Community College, are closed. The Astoria Library, Seaside Library and War- renton Library are closed. The Port of Astoria administrative offi ces are closed. Garbage collection through Recology West- ern Oregon and the city of Warrenton garbage collec- tion are not affected by the holiday. Recology West- ern Oregon’s transfer sta- tion is open. The Sunset Pool in Seaside is open. The Asto- ria Aquatic Center is open. The Oregon Film Museum and Flavel House are open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Carriage House is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Clatsop County Heritage Museum and Uppertown Firefi ghters’ Museum are closed. Lil’ Sprouts is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fort Clatsop is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Columbia River Mar- itime Museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Seaside Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunset Empire Trans- portation (“The Bus”) is running. The Astorian offi ces are open .
