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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021
IN BRIEF
State to direct extra
vaccine doses to county
The Clatsop County vaccine task force administered
900 fi rst doses of the coronavirus vaccine on Thursday,
its largest vaccination event yet.
The task force expects to administer 1,500 doses at
fi ve vaccination events scheduled in the coming days for
priority groups, including teachers and seniors over 70
years old.
As of Friday, 11,168 doses have been administered in
the county, including 7,464 fi rst doses and 3,704 second
doses.
The county’s goal to reach herd immunity against the
virus is vaccinating 27,533 people.
The Oregon Health Authority said Friday it will pro-
vide extra doses to seven counties lagging in vaccinating
seniors. Clatsop County is expected to receive 700 extra
doses to help catch up.
County, Warrenton approve
enterprise zone expansion
Clatsop County commissioners on Wednesday
approved applications by Buoy Beer and Pilot House
Distilling’s parent company, River Barrel Brewing Inc.,
and fi shmeal company Scoular to join the Clatsop Enter-
prise Zone.
Entry requires approval from the four participating
jurisdictions — the county, Astoria, Warrenton and the
Port of Astoria. Businesses in the enterprise zone receive
fi ve years of property tax breaks on new investment.
The Astoria City Council and Warrenton City Com-
mission also approved the applications this month.
River Barrel is planning an $8 million expansion of its
waterfront campus, and Scoular plans to spend $10 million
on a new fi shmeal plant near the Astoria Regional Airport.
Deadline approaches for May elections
Clatsop County residents interested in running for a
position on a local governing board in the May elections
have until 5 p.m. on Thursday to fi le.
Positions on the boards of more than 30 local service
districts are up for election.
Three spots are open on the Port of Astoria Commis-
sion. Dirk Rhone, the president of the Port Commission,
along with Commissioner James Campbell and Commis-
sioner Frank Spence, have fi led for reelection.
Four positions are up for grabs on the Sunset Empire
Transportation District Board, along with two on the Clat-
sop Care Health District Board and fi ve on the Sunset
Empire Park and Recreation District Board. Numerous
positions are open on the governing boards of water, fi re,
sewer and rural law enforcement districts.
In education, four positions are open on the Clatsop
Community College Board, three on the Astoria School
District Board, four on the Warrenton-Hammond School
District Board, four on the Seaside School District Board,
three on the Knappa School District Board and three on
the Jewell School District Board.
Candidate fi ling forms and information on the require-
ments for each service district is available on the coun-
ty’s website.
— The Astorian
DEATHS
March 9, 2021
In KNAPP,
Brief Carolyn
Jean, 79, of Astoria, died
in
Astoria. Caldwell’s
Deaths
Luce-Layton Mortuary of
Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements.
SHERLOCK, Rebecca,
78, of Seaside, died in
Seaside. Hughes-Ransom
Mortuary is in charge of
the arrangements.
March 6, 2021
NYBERG, Hazel, 66,
of Astoria, died in War-
renton. Hughes-Ransom
Mortuary is in charge of
the arrangements.
March 3, 2021
COLBERT, Carolyn,
81, of Seaside, died in
Seaside. Hughes-Ransom
Mortuary is in charge of
the arrangements.
Feb. 28, 2021
LAWRENCE, Don-
ald, 69, of Seaside, died in
Seaside. Hughes-Ransom
Mortuary is in charge of
the arrangements.
Feb. 26, 2021
ENEVOLDSEN, Jane,
97, of Nehalem, died in
Nehalem. Hughes-Ran-
som Mortuary is in charge
of the arrangements.
Incorrect sample size — In mid-January, state sam-
pling of razor clams came back with a composite test
result of 140 parts per million, well over the state’s
threshold of 20 parts per million. An A1 story on Thurs-
day incorrectly described the sample as one razor clam.
Correction
PUBLIC MEETINGS
MONDAY
Jewell School District Board, 6 p.m., Jewell School Li-
brary, 83874 Highway 103.
Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St.
TUESDAY
Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 10 a.m., work
session, (electronic meeting).
Astoria Historic Landmarks Commission, 5:30 p.m., City
Hall, 1095 Duane St.
Seaside Planning Commission, 6 p.m., work session,
(electronic meeting).
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By NICOLE BALES
The Astorian
As the winter season
comes to a close, the Asto-
ria Warming Center is plan-
ning for next season with new
leadership.
The warming center oper-
ates an emergency shelter for
the homeless during the win-
ter months in the basement
of First United Methodist
Church .
Last year, t he warming
center’s board hired Kath-
leen Sullivan, a former Clat-
sop County c ommissioner, as
executive director, and also
brought on other paid staff, a
signifi cant step for the volun-
teer-run organization. How-
ever, the board announced
this month that Sullivan is no
longer serving in the position.
Sullivan chose not to com-
ment on her departure.
“The Astoria Warming
Center is so grateful to the
support of our community
during this challenging year,”
Danielle Hall, the board’s
president, said in an email.
“We have faced obsta-
cles due to the pandemic, but
also had a great opportunity
to expand our organization.
Kathleen Sullivan stepped
into a brand new role last fall,
as we’d never had an e xecu-
tive d irector before. We are
grateful for her willingness to
come into an evolving orga-
nization. We were able to ful-
fi ll our mission of providing
our guests with shelter from
Hailey Hoff man/The Astorian
Volunteers heat up soup and prepare dinner last year at the Astoria Warming Center.
the winter weather.
“The challenges we’ve
faced this season and the
increasing needs for sustain-
able solutions to homeless-
ness in Astoria (and the state
of Oregon) gave us clarity
about the qualities we need
in an e xecutive d irector. We
have no doubt that Kathleen
has a heart for these issues,
but she wasn’t a good fi t.”
The board appointed
Teresa Barnes, an advocate
and volunteer for the warm-
ing ce nter, as interim execu-
tive director.
“Teresa is a longtime
advocate for solutions to end
homelessness in our commu-
nity,” Hall said. “She’s vol-
unteered for several years at
the AWC and worked to sup-
port other organizations. This
year, she came on board full
time supporting guests in the
c enter and doing community
outreach. Teresa has amaz-
ing vision and optimism, and
we know she’ll be indispens-
able as we assess the season’s
challenges and look forward
to serving our community in
the future.”
The board will open up the
hiring process for a perma-
nent executive director. Hall
said the board will be looking
for “a leader and teammate
with a spirit of collaboration,
communication and empathy
for the unsheltered.”
Barnes said she will be
reaching out to the people
and organizations working on
homelessness. She encour-
ages anyone who has ideas,
questions or concerns to con-
tact her .
“I’ve supported the mis-
sion of the Astoria Warming
Center since it opened, and
have watched it grow into an
organization that I’m proud to
be a part of,” Barnes said in
an email. “I’m so grateful to
the tireless work of the volun-
teers, staff, board and many
community supporters we’d
had over the years, and can’t
emphasize enough how vital
their work has been to get-
ting us where we are today.
Although I wasn’t expect-
ing to be offered the position
of interim executive director
at the AWC so early in my
employment, I’m honored to
step into the role.
“I appreciate the efforts of
Kathleen Sullivan as our fi rst
executive director, and real-
ize the incredible diffi culty
of coming into a new role in
a growing organization with
evolving leadership. I’ll be
building upon the work she’s
done for the warming center
and wish her the best in her
next endeavor.
“I believe that homeless-
ness can be solved, and I’m
excited to be a part of the
solution. I’m coming to this
role with many ideas about
what this could look like
here, from long-range plans
to immediate actions to serve
our community’s most vul-
nerable residents.”
Vineside Wine Bar to debut in Seaside
By R.J. MARX
The Astorian
SEASIDE — Wine, fam-
ily and good vibes. That’s the
vision of the upcoming Vine-
side Wine Bar, tucked into a
cozy nook in the center of the
Gilbert District.
Designed to give guests
a “no-nonsense” wine expe-
rience, the bar was a long-
time dream of owner Delaree
Reilly and her two daughters,
marketing and wine director
Autumn Haile and hospitality
director Carissa Dice.
Originally from Newport
Beach in S outhern California,
through visits to the winer-
ies of Temecula, Paso Robles
and Sonoma, they learned
early on that wine is more
than “just a well-crafted bev-
erage — it’s an opportunity
for community, family, and
friends to gather around the
table and vibe.”
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Delaree Reilly, Autumn Haile and Carissa Dice of Vineside Wine Bar.
Four years ago, Reilly
relocated from California to
Portland . She moved to Sea-
side in September.
Dice worked at Soter
Vineyards in Carlton and
Deschutes Brewery in Port-
land since moving from
California.
Haile was working in mar-
keting in New York before
the pandemic and relocated
to Portland in June. “I will be
relocating again, hopefully
this month, to Seaside,” she
said.
They initially looked at
a vacant space directly on
Broadway, but when the
owner of the building sug-
gested they take a look at the
former Angi D. Wildt Gallery
space in the back, they were
hooked. The room gave them
the look and feel they were
searching for in an intimate
setting and even provided
space for an outdoor patio.
The menu comes with
international wines, craft
beers and small bites prepared
in-house, including char-
cuterie plates, cheeses, locally
smoked salmon plates and
sweet treats of macarons, fruit
scones and assorted cookies.
Music, comfortable furniture,
a welcoming bar and works
of local artists on the walls
complete the ambiance.
Vineside won its limited
on-premises sales license at
the City Council on Monday
night.
The opening is scheduled
for April .
Lawsuits seek over $1B from Pacifi c Power over wildfi res
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SALEM — Two new law-
suits fi led in Marion County
seek more than $1 billion in
damages from Pacifi c Power,
claiming the utility’s negli-
gence led to wildfi res in San-
tiam Canyon last year.
The two lawsuits fi led
Wednesday represent over
100 people impacted by the
Beachie Creek fi re, the States-
man Journal reported.
The two law fi rms leading
the effort, Edelson PC and
Johnson Johnson Lucas and
Middleton, say Pacifi c Power,
doing businesses as Pacifi -
Corp, “failed to safely design,
operate and maintain its infra-
structure leading to the fi re.”
They also allege that Pacif-
iCorp failed to heed warnings
of impending historic high
winds and extreme drought
conditions.
Pacifi c Power told the
newspaper in a statement that
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Lawsuits seeking $1 billion have been fi led against Pacifi c
Power as a result of last year’s wildfi res.
it does not comment on pend-
ing litigation.
It’s at least the third law-
suit fi led against the util-
ity related to wildfi res last
September.
Among those named in
the lawsuit fi led Wednesday
are Ute and Rickey Thomas,
who lost their home in Lyons,
the law fi rms said. Rita Per-
kins lost a home of 60 years
in Lyons, along with a boat,
vehicle and woodwork-
ing shop, according to the
lawsuit.
Darrel Bush, Desiree
Olsen and Steven Olsen also
lost a home in Gates, along
with cars, sheds and a tool
collection, the lawsuit said.
The lawsuits generally
follow the same narrative as
previous lawsuits, citing a
Pacifi c Power decision not to
shut down power lines when
the National Weather Ser-
vice issued an extremely criti-
cal fi re warning in advance of
Labor Day.
Other utilities, including
PG&E and Consumers Power
Inc. did shut down power due
to the historically high and
dry winds.
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