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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020
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IN BRIEF
Three people found after going
missing in the Hamlet area
Sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday found the three peo-
ple who had been reported missing in the woods in the
Hamlet area.
Deputies began searching for 25-year-old Luke
Abram, of Warrenton, and 14-year-old Karter Dun-
away, of Warrenton, Monday night after a 911 report
that a vehicle had left the road and become disabled.
Deputies had reason to believe Caleb Brim, 16, of
Warrenton, was also in the vehicle.
Family members described the group as friends and
reported the three became stranded when they drove
off the narrow roadway after encountering another
motorist.
Deputies found the vehicle and launched a full search
and rescue mission at daylight Tuesday morning.
Shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, all three were found
safe about a mile from the vehicle. They had left the
vehicle searching for cellphone service.
They were reportedly uninjured but had been
exposed to the elements through the night.
“The sheriff’s offi ce wants to remind people trav-
eling in the forest to go prepared with proper food and
clothing,” the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Offi ce said in
a statement. “Always let friends or family know your
travel plans and never assume you will have cellular
service. Even if your vehicle becomes disabled, it’s
generally safer to stay inside when possible.”
Haircuts and other help for the
homeless at Project Homeless Connect
SEASIDE — Free bus rides. Haircuts. Dental ser-
vices. Housing assistance. Even programs at the library.
All these and many more services were to be found
Tuesday at Project Homeless Connect at the Seaside
Civic and Convention Center.
Hundreds of visitors, volunteers and nonprofi ts
turned out to address the needs of Clatsop County’s
homeless population.
Clatsop Community Action offers information
referral, a personal care pantry, case management and
more. Viviana Matthews, the agency’s executive direc-
tor, said housing remains the biggest challenge.
— The Astorian
DEATH
In SCHWENK,
Brief Joann, Jan. 87, 27, of 2020
Seaside, died in Sea-
side. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the
arrangements.
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MEMORIAL
Saturday, Feb. 1
McCARTHY, Loraine Allen — Celebration of life
at 1 p.m. with music, story and fellowship, Cannon
Beach Chamber of Commerce, 207 N. Spruce St.
BIRTH
Dec. 31, 2019
LUCORE, Katarina and Keifer, of Warrenton, a boy,
Aiden Lee LuCore, born at Columbia Memorial Hospital
in Astoria. Grandparents are Melton and Julie LuCore, of
Astoria, and Brian and Laurie Callahan, of Grants Pass.
ON THE RECORD
Theft
• Michael Alexander
Pappas, 34, was indicted
Tuesday for theft in the
fi rst degree after allegedly
stealing a cellphone
from the Verizon store in
Warrenton.
Criminal mischief
• Brian Quashnick,
48, was arrested Monday
for criminal mischief in
the fi rst degree, reckless
endangerment and disor-
derly conduct in the sec-
ond degree. Police say he
was reportedly throwing
an object described as a
meat cleaver at cars driv-
ing by U.S. Highway 101
and S.E. Marlin Avenue
in Warrenton. Two peo-
ple reported damage to
their vehicles. Quashnick
was also arrested Tues-
day at Walmart for men-
acing, disorderly conduct
in the second degree and
unlawful possession of a
weapon, a meat cleaver.
Criminal trespass
•
Robert Antone
Frier, 52, of Astoria, was
arrested Monday on Com-
mercial Street in Astoria
for criminal trespass in the
second degree.
Hit-and-run
• Shawna L. Amela, 35,
of Astoria, was arrested
Monday on Grand Ave-
nue for hit-and-run with
property damage.
DUII
• Samuel Edwin Sadler,
53, of Hammond, was
arrested Tuesday off of
U.S. Highway 101 in Sea-
side for driving under the
infl uence of intoxicants.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
THURSDAY
Clatsop County Recreational Lands Planning and Ad-
visory Committee, 1 to 3 p.m., fourth fl oor, 800 Exchange
St., Astoria.
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Nike, Microsoft
and Uber on board
By CLAIRE
WITHYCOMBE
Oregon Capital Bureau
SALEM — As Oregon
lawmakers prepare to meet
for the month long session
that starts next week, Dem-
ocrats’ effort to limit green-
house gas emissions is get-
ting a public nudge from
business.
Twenty-one companies,
the Craft Brew Alliance, and
two health care climate alli-
ances in Washington state
and California, authored a
letter Wednesday to “lead-
ership and legislators of the
Pacifi c c oast,” urging them
to adopt cap-and-trade pro-
grams, which they argue can
promote economic growth.
Among the signatories:
Nike, the Beaverton-based
sportswear behemoth and
one of the state’s largest
companies. Nike supported
similar legislation last year.
Several other major com-
panies, including Micro-
soft, Unilever and Uber, also
signed the letter, which was
organized by Ceres, a Bos-
ton-based nonprofi t that aims
to make businesses more
environmentally sound.
Despite continued sup-
port from one of Oregon’s
highest-profi le businesses,
the proposal faces the unpre-
dictable nature of Oregon
environmental politics.
Republicans in the state
Senate protested a similar
proposal last year by leaving
the state. Senate Republican
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Nike is among the businesses to support cap and trade.
Leader Herman Baertschiger
Jr., of Grants Pass, won’t
rule out boycotting the Leg-
islature again to avoid voting
on the bill .
The companies that
signed Wednesday’s letter
say they support West Coast
states implementing a cap on
emissions and creating a sys-
tem of allowances that are,
simply put, permits to emit
a certain amount of green-
house gases.
California’s
cap-and-
trade system has been up
and running since 2013. Nei-
ther Oregon nor Washington
has one, but each is consid-
ering legislation to imple-
ment cap-and-trade pro-
grams. Each state could link
to the Western Climate Ini-
tiative, a market for allow-
ances that includes Quebec
and California.
Under a cap-and-trade
program, allowances to pol-
luters decline over time to
meet emissions reduction
targets. Businesses can buy
or sell allowances on the
market if they plan to emit
more or less than they are
allotted.
Chinook envision past, present, future
Tribe gathered in
Ridgefi eld
By ASHLEY NERBOVIG
Chinook Observer
So many attended, there
almost wasn’t room to
dance at the Chinook Indian
Nation’s a nnual w inter g ath-
ering this year.
The tribe’s winter celebra-
tion was Jan. 18 at the Cath-
lapotle Plankhouse in Ridge-
fi eld. The event was a chance
for the tribe to live its cul-
ture by dancing to the beat of
drums, singing ancient songs
and passing down traditional
knowledge. Stories recounted
the tribe’s history, from its
ancient beginnings all the
way up to the past decade.
The w inter g athering came
barely more than a week after
U.S. District Court Judge
Ronald B. Leighton ordered
the U.S. Department of the
Interior to reexamine its jus-
tifi cation for a ban preventing
the tribe from reapplying for
federal recognition.
Federally
recognized
tribes are American Indian
or Alaska Native tribal enti-
ties that have sovereignty
on their own lands within
the U.S. Recognized tribes
can do direct business with
the federal government and
are entitled to certain bene-
fi ts, services and protections.
Chinook Indian Nation was
granted offi cial recognition
in 2001 at the end of the Clin-
ton administration , but it was
rescinded 18 months later by
the Bush administration.
While the tribe’s fi ght for
recognition ebbs and fl ows,
passing down Chinook tra-
ditions enforces that the next
generation will be able to
keep the fi ght alive, said Tony
Johnson, Chinook Indian
Nation chairman.
“We are at a really good
moment that feels like there
are a lot of exciting things just
ahead of us,” Johnson said .
Since
the
Chinook
Amiran White
The Chinook Indian Nation and guests held their winter gathering on Jan. 18 at the Cathlapotle
Plankhouse on the Ridgefi eld National Wildlife Refuge.
Nation’s recognition was
reversed in 2002, the tribe
has been trying to re-petition
for offi cial status. Reapplying
for recognition is banned by
a Department of Interior reg-
ulation. In 2014, a proposed
amendment to the recognition
rules would have created an
exception for tribes to reapply
under certain circumstances.
However, a fi nal rule issued
by the d epartment in 2015 did
not include this exception.
While the Chinook are
trying to reopen the admin-
istrative process through the
courts, the tribe also believes
it could have success arguing
for a federal court to recog-
nize the tribe, Johnson said.
And the tribe continues to
encourage supporters to write
to U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, as
well as U.S. Rep. Jaime Her-
rera Beutler, asking them
to introduce legislation that
would recognize the tribe.
Neither of the senators’
offi ces responded to ques-
tions about the possibility of
future legislation, but Herrera
Beutler said she is willing to
work with the tribe.
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“From agriculture, sea-
food and forestry to technol-
ogy and advanced manufac-
turing, our region is built on
a diverse set of industries,”
the group of businesses
wrote. “Carbon markets will
expand economic opportu-
nity in our region and spur
innovation while protecting
these sectors from climate
impacts.”
The companies wrote that
“cap and invest” initiatives
have “proven to be highly
effective in reducing (green-
house gas) emissions, while
fostering economic growth
and spurring innovation.”
They wrote that market
mechanisms help ensure that
companies can reduce emis-
sions more cheaply.
“This drives innovation
and attracts investments that
support the commercializa-
tion of low-carbon technol-
ogies, innovative practices
to sequester carbon, and new
jobs,” they wrote.
Vince Digneo, a sustain-
ability strategist at the soft-
ware company Adobe, one
of the companies that signed
the letter, said in a written
statement that a policy “must
be well-designed.”
“We see cap-and-invest as
a way to reduce emissions,
to enable new, low-carbon
technologies to be developed
and deployed, and to gener-
ate funds that will grow jobs
and economies,” said Dig-
neo. “Proposals like this help
bring affordable renewable
energy not only to Adobe’s
facilities in these regions,
but also to the communities
where our employees work
and live, helping ensure that
both businesses and people
thrive in the long run.”
Wednesday’s
letter,
though, is merely one chord
in what has proven to be a
sonata of opinions on the
proposal from private busi-
ness, some fearing increased
costs due to a program that
penalizes emissions. Repub-
licans say they are con-
cerned that those costs could
get passed on to consumers,
particularly in rural areas of
the state where per capita
income is typically lower.
Last year, a group of busi-
nesses calling itself Oregon
Business for Climate sup-
ported the proposal. That
coalition included symbol-
ically Oregon brands like
Deschutes Brewery and Fort
George Brewery. But sev-
eral businesses, including
Deschutes and Fort George,
pulled out of the group after
the bill became controversial
in the wake of Republicans’
boycott.
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“I know the Chinook
Nation is extremely pleased
after earning the right to reap-
ply for recognition — they
should be,” Herrera Beutler
said in a statement . “Through
my many meetings and con-
versations with them over the
years, it appears that what
they want from a legislative
solution has evolved since
Rep. (Brian) Baird introduced
the Chinook Nation Resto-
ration Act in 2009. Any suc-
cessful legislative path for-
ward will require bicameral
support, so I remain open to
working with the tribe and
our U.S. senators on further
legislative efforts.”
While the tribe is focused
on regaining recognition,
the court case wasn’t its sole
accomplishment in 2019.
In April, the tribe bought
two important parcels of land
on Tansy Creek in Clatsop
County, which are part of the
tribe’s 1851 Treaty Grounds.
The tribe signed a treaty with
the U.S. g overnment on the
land in 1851, but it was never
ratifi ed, contributing to why
there are questions about the
tribe’s status today.
Rachel Lynne Cushman,
treasurer for the Chinook
Indian Nation, said own-
ing the land is a priority for
the tribe because it preserves
tribal history. By the time of
the treaty signing, disease had
decimated the Chinook peo-
ples and the nation’s popula-
tion had plummeted.
Every single member of
the Chinook community was
at the treaty signing, some-
thing which would have never
been possible just a century
before when the tribe’s pop-
ulation was estimated to be
more than 10,000, Cushman
said. The land is a physical
reminder of that moment in
history; and reminders of the
Chinook are vital to tribal
members, Cushman said.
“We live in a society that
often we are erased from,”
Cushman said.
But she’s been encour-
aged by the response the tribe
has gotten since the court
case. Calls have rolled in to
the offi ce with people asking
how they can help the tribe.
The Oregon Cultural
Trust granted the tribe about
$6,000 for an interpretive
kiosk at Tansy Point. And in
December the tribe approved
a plan to build a cultural-use
space and a small mainte-
nance building. The goal is to
restore the land, revitalizing
the creek bed and eliminat-
ing invasive species. It will be
used for cultural and environ-
mental education programs
for tribal members and sur-
rounding communities.
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