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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020
IN BRIEF
County warns of
contact tracing scam
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a
warning about a text messaging scam involving
people posing as government coronavirus contact
tracers.
Clatsop County is urging people to use caution and
not click on any links in a text message about contact
tracing. Clicking on the link downloads software onto
the phone that allows scammers access to personal and
fi nancial information.
Offi cials say legitimate text messages from a health
department say that a call will be coming from a spe-
cifi c number. The contact tracer will not ask for money
or any personal information like a Social Security or
credit card number.
People who are unsure if a text message is legit-
imate should call the Clatsop County Public Health
Department at 503-325-8500.
Family of late hiker raising money
to support fi re districts
The family of a 21-year old woman who died after
falling on Neahkahnie Mountain last May has set up
a GoFundMe campaign to help local fi re districts buy
new rescue equipment.
Michelle Casey was hiking with her boyfriend
when she slipped and fell over 100 feet off the face of
the mountain.
Nehalem Bay Fire and Rescue and Cannon Beach
Fire and Rescue responded and were able to recover
Casey, who died later that night after suffering severe
injuries.
“As her family, we don’t want anyone else to ever
go through this same tragic experience, so we asked
what we could do to help both the Nehalem Fire and
Rescue team and their neighbors to the north, Cannon
Beach Fire and Rescue,” Casey’s parents wrote on the
GoFundMe page.
They are raising $30,000 to help pay for rescue
equipment and training for crews.
— The Astorian
DIGGING OUT
Cape Disappointment State Park
reopens from virus restrictions
ILWACO, Wash. — Cape Disappointment State
Park reopened on Sunday for day use, ending a two-
month coronavirus-related safety closure.
Barricades were removed early Sunday morning
to allow visitors to drive into the 2,023-acre site, one
of the most popular in the Washington State Parks
system.
Although never really closed to walk-in pedes-
trians, many Pacifi c County residents and the park’s
countless fans around the region missed the option of
driving in to observe waves crashing against the cliffs,
fi sh on North Jetty, picnic on Benson Beach and enjoy
other attractions.
Coastal fi shing will reopen on Tuesday.
— Chinook Observer
In Brief
Photos by Hailey Hoff man/The Astorian
TOP: From left, Skyla Stone, Malia Laranger and Jenna West dig a giant hole in the sand at Sunset Beach on Saturday
afternoon. Despite coronavirus restrictions, many people headed out to the beach to enjoy Memorial Day weekend.
ABOVE: Dozens of cars lined the road to Sunset Beach on Saturday afternoon. Clatsop County closed beach access
gates to restrict vehicles because of the coronavirus.
DEATHS
May 24, 2020
Deaths
ROEHR,
Dolores
Ann, 88, of Astoria, for-
merly of Long Beach,
Washington, died in Asto-
ria. Ocean View Funeral
& Cremation Service of
Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements.
May 22, 2020
ANNAT, James Stew-
art, 89, of Astoria, died
in Astoria. Caldwell’s
Luce-Layton Mortuary of
Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
TUESDAY
Astoria Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 1095
Duane St.
Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main
Ave.
Seaside Budget Committee, 6 p.m., (electronic meeting).
WEDNESDAY
Astoria Parks Board, 6:45 a.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St.
Clatsop County Budget Committee, noon, (electronic
meeting).
Astoria Budget Committee, 6 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane
St.
Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., (elec-
tronic meeting).
Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m., special meeting on budget
(electronic meeting).
THURSDAY
Sunset Empire Transportation District Board, 9 a.m.,
(electronic meeting).
Astoria Budget Committee, 6 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane
St.
Seaside Budget Committee, 6 p.m., (electronic meeting).
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Larger creditors collect on Jessie’s debt
By ASHLEY NERBOVIG
Chinook Observer
ILWACO, Wash. — Jes-
sie’s Ilwaco Fish Co. ‘s big-
gest creditor will get the
proceeds from all inven-
tory sales, while Turnford
Restructuring Group will
remain as receiver.
Jessie’s will begin pay-
ing down debt to its largest
creditors, GemCap Lend-
ing I LLC, despite the fi sh
processor fi ling for receiv-
ership in February .
Meanwhile, unsecured
creditors, such as Ilwaco,
fi led documents that the
city is owed about $28,000
by the company. The city
fi led a proof of claim with
Pacifi c County Superior
Court because the city
believes initial receiver-
ship documents underval-
ued what the city was owed
by about $10,000.
At this point, there is
no indication whether or
when fi sh processing might
resume at the multi de-
cade Port of Ilwaco institu-
tion. The plant was among
south Pacifi c County’s larg-
est employers and Ilwaco’s
biggest water customer.
When Jessie’s fi led for
receivership,
Superior
Court Judge Donald Richter
assigned Christopher Wain,
owner of the Bellevue fi rm
Turnford
Restructuring
Group, as receiver. Wain
was recommended to be
receiver by Donald Alber,
owner of Alber Seafoods ,
which bought Jessie’s in
2013.
GemCap opposed Wain’s
appointment. But GemCap
agreed to allow Turnford
Luke Whittaker/Chinook Observer
Jessie’s fi led for receivership in February.
Restructuring Group to
remain in charge of Jessie’s
assets after GemCap was
released from the automatic
receivership stay, which
prevented GemCap from
collecting on its debts. The
receivership also removed
any claims to the collateral
Jessie’s used to secure a $5
million loan from GemCap.
Jessie’s pledged all its
company assets as collat-
eral for the loan. The bal-
ance of the loan from Gem-
Cap as of March 3 was
about $1.9 million, accord-
ing to court documents
fi led in April . GemCap
will be prioritized above
other lenders until its debt
is paid, according to court
documents.
GemCap is entitled to
all collections of the com-
pany’s accounts receiv-
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able and can sue for anyone
in possession of its collat-
eral. Any profi t from inven-
tory sold before the end of
June will go to GemCap.
After June, any remaining
inventory will revert to the
receivership’s estate, unless
GemCap makes alternative
storage arrangements.
Proof of claim docu-
ments submitted to the court
by local fi shermen, cities
and others owed money by
Alber Seafoods and Jessie’s
are unsecured and won’t be
a priority above GemCap
and other creditors.
This includes money
owed to the Marchand fam-
ily. A proof of claim submit-
ted by A. Pierre Marchand
Jr. Living Trust estimated
it was still owed $3.25 mil-
lion. Pierre was the son of
company matriarch, Jessie
Marchand. Another mem-
ber of the family, Doug
Ross, fi led a proof of claim
for about $193,400 through
his company, PDP LLC.
The initial estimate that
undervalued the debt owed
to Ilwaco also may have
done the same to the Port
of Ilwaco’s debt, which it
estimated was a little less
than $28,000, according to
a proof of claim fi led with
the court.
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