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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021
IN BRIEF
Gearhart fi re displaces eight residents
GEARHART — A fi re in an apartment building in
Gearhart on Sunday morning displaced eight occupants,
two dogs and one cat.
According to Gearhart Fire Department Lt. James
Hutchinson, the fi re was reported at 11:29 a.m. and orig-
inated in the rear of the building on Pine Ridge Drive.
The cause was determined to be an accident because of
heat from a propane barbecue.
Occupants were being assisted by the American Red
Cross.
County distributes $30,000
in grants to social services agencies
The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners on
Wednesday awarded $30,000 in grant funding to nine
social and human services agencies.
The Human Services Advisory Council subcom-
mittee reviewed applications for funding. The sub-
committee recommended funding organizations that
provide services countywide, demonstrate a return on
investment and meet the social and economic needs of
residents.
Assistance League of the Columbia Pacifi c will
receive $5,000; Astoria Lions Sight & Hearing Foun-
dation will receive $5,000; Camp Kiwanilong will
receive $2,000; Clatsop Community Action will receive
$2,500; Grace Food Pantry will receive $750; the Heal-
ing Circle will receive $2,000; Helping Hands Outreach
Center will receive $5,000; Lower Columbia Q Center
will receive $2,750; and Restoration House will receive
$5,000.
PUFFINS
RETURN
Puffi ns return to nest at
Haystack Rock in
Cannon Beach.
County creates fund
to track federal stimulus money
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Clatsop County will be receiving about $7.8 million
in funding from the American Rescue Plan during the
current and upcoming fi scal year that will be available
for use through 2024.
The county is also eligible for up to $4.1 million in
reimbursement for costs related to vaccinating residents
against the coronavirus.
The county has created a special revenue fund to bet-
ter track the money.
County commissioners fi ll
vacancy on Planning Commission
Clatsop County commissioners on Wednesday
appointed a resident from the northeast part of the
county to the Planning Commission.
Cary Johnson, a general contractor and former plan-
ning commissioner, was appointed. He replaces Bruce
Francis.
Randolph “Tad” Pedersen, the former deputy state
fi re marshal for the region, also applied for the seat,
but county commissioners unanimously supported the
appointment of Johnson.
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ON THE RECORD
DUII
vaya, 23, was arrested
On
Record
• Noel the
D. Martin,
43, Saturday on Del Rey
of Portland, was arrested
Saturday on U.S. High-
way 26 for driving under
the infl uence of intoxi-
cants, reckless driving,
recklessly endangering
another person and fail-
ure to perform duties of a
driver in an accident with
property damage.
• Evelina A. Kulga-
Beach for DUII.
• Stephani Leann
Moede, 52, of Gresham,
was arrested Friday in
Astoria for DUII.
• Scott D. Mueller,
70, of Warrenton, was
arrested Thursday on
S.W. Second Street and
S.W. Alder Court in War-
renton for DUII.
BLACK LIVES
MATTER
PUBLIC MEETINGS
TUESDAY
Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 10 a.m., work
session, (electronic meeting)
Clatsop Care Health District Board, 3 p.m., strategic
planning, (electronic meeting).
Port of Astoria Commission, 4 p.m., (electronic meeting).
Astoria Historic Landmarks Commission, 5:30 p.m., City
Hall, 1095 Duane St.
Seaside Planning Commission, 6 p.m., 989 Broadway.
Seaside School District, 6 p.m., (electronic meeting).
Gearhart Small Business Committee, 6 p.m., (electronic
meeting).
Shoreline Sanitary District Board, 7 p.m., Hertig Station,
33496 Westlake Lane, Warrenton.
WEDNESDAY
Astoria City Council, 1 p.m., work session, City Hall, 1095
Duane St.
Seaside Tourism Advisory Committee, 3 p.m., 989
Broadway.
Gearhart Parks Master Plan Citizens Advisory Commit-
tee, 5:30 p.m., work session, (electronic meeting).
THURSDAY
Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce Council, noon,
(electronic meeting).
Warrenton Urban Renewal Advisory Committee,
3:30 p.m., special meeting, City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Cannon Beach Planning Commission, 6 p.m., (electronic
meeting).
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Protesters gathered in downtown Astoria on Friday to honor the life of Daunte Wright. A police offi cer shot and killed the
20-year-old Black man last week after a traffi c stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
Blood urgently needed amid ‘perfect storm’ of factors
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KLCC
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Administrators
with
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they’re experiencing a “per-
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“There’s still lingering
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eligible to donate blood after
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with this great, amazing
weather that we’re having,
we’re noticing an increase
of people canceling their
appointments or not show-
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Bloodworks
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west stresses that it’s fi ne to
donate a pint after receiv-
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Smith adds that normally at
this time of year, they’ll have
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ply, but with cancellations,
no-shows and high demand
from hospitals, they’re down
to an emergency 24-hour sup-
ply, so donors are urgently
needed.
In fact, the need for blood
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pandemic began a year ago.
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