A2
THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021
IN BRIEF
Vaccine clinics planned for children
Children 5 and up from the Seaside School District,
as well as their family members, can get the Pfi zer vac-
cine against the coronavirus from noon to 4 p.m. on
Wednesday at Seaside High School.
Appointments can be scheduled online. Parents
must help students 14 and younger fi ll out the paper-
work. This clinic is co-sponsored by Providence Sea-
side Hospital.
Children in that age group can also get the vaccine
this Wednesday, and on Dec. 1, at Haystack Gardens
in Cannon Beach. These clinics are sponsored by Con-
sejo Hispano and Oregon Health Authority.
Vaccines will be available to children 5 and older at
Medical Teams International’s clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
on Friday at Clatsop Community College in Astoria.
In addition, people 12 and older can get a free vac-
cine from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Clatsop
County Resource Fair. The event, held at the Colum-
bia River Maritime Museum’s Barbey Maritime Cen-
ter in Astoria, will also feature music, food and food
boxes — all free.
Free transportation is available through Sunset
Empire Transportation District. The event is spon-
sored by the Oregon State University Extension Ser-
vice and Consejo Hispano.
For information about vaccine clinics, contact the
Clatsop County Public Information Call Center at
503-325-8500.
— The Astorian
DEATHS
AFTER-
SCHOOL
HELP
A popular new after-school
program is growing at the
Dylan Jude Harrell Community
Center at the Grays Harbor
College facility in Ilwaco.
Luke Whittaker/Chinook Observer
County reports 29th virus death
The Astorian
In Brief
Deaths
Nov. 7, 2021
WELLS, June M.,
94, of Prineville, for-
merly of Warrenton,
died in Bend. Cald-
well’s
Luce-Layton
Mortuary of Astoria
is in charge of the
arrangements.
Nov. 6, 2021
JESSEN,
Edward
Wayne, 81, of Asto-
ria, died in Astoria.
Caldwell’s
Luce-Lay-
ton Mortuary of Asto-
ria is in charge of the
arrangements.
KELLY, Joseph John,
73, of Warrenton, died
in Warrenton. Caldwell’s
Luce-Layton Mortuary of
Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements.
Nov. 5, 2021
DESPER,
Delbert
Olen, 78, of Warrenton,
died in Warrenton. Cald-
well’s Luce-Layton Mor-
tuary of Astoria is in charge
of the arrangements.
Nov. 4, 2021
HIPPENSTEEL, Gail
Marie, 63, of Astoria,
died in Astoria. Ocean
View Funeral & Cre-
mation Service of Asto-
ria is in charge of the
arrangements.
Nov. 3, 2021
ROGERS,
Joshua
Aaron, 43, of Astoria,
died in Astoria. Ocean
View Funeral & Cre-
mation Service of Asto-
ria is in charge of the
arrangements.
MEMORIAL
Friday, Nov. 12
Memorial
FORBUSH, Katherine Anne — Funeral service at
10 a.m., Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 630 Seventh
Ave N. in Edmonds, Washington.
ON THE RECORD
Assault
for 20 counts of mail theft.
On
the
• Justin
Alan Record
Yaw- The alleged crimes took
gel, 27, of Astoria, was
indicted on May 27 for
assault in the fourth
degree and harassment.
The alleged crimes took
place in April.
Mail theft
•
Lacey
Ann
Meneguzzi, 26, of Astoria,
was indicted on Oct. 21
place earlier that month.
DUII
• Daniela Perez-Am-
brosio, 24, of Astoria,
was arrested on Sunday
at Marine Drive and Sixth
Street in Astoria for driv-
ing under the infl uence of
intoxicants and reckless
driving.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
TUESDAY
Clatsop County Planning Commission, 10 a.m., (elec-
tronic meeting).
Cannon Beach City Council, 6 p.m., work session, (elec-
tronic meeting).
Lewis & Clark Fire Department, 6 p.m., main fi re station,
34571 U.S. Highway 101 Business.
Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main
Ave.
Clatsop Community College Board, 6:30 p.m., (electronic
meeting).
WEDNESDAY
Clatsop Soil and Water Conservation District Board,
10 a.m., (electronic meeting).
Seaside City Council, 5:30 p.m., workshop on business
licenses, City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., (elec-
tronic meeting).
Astoria School District Board, 7 p.m., (electronic meet-
ing).
THURSDAY
Clatsop Care Health District Board, 3 p.m., strategic
planning meeting, (electronic meeting).
Seaside Civic and Convention Center Commission,
5 p.m., 415 First Ave.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Established July 1, 1873
(USPS 035-000)
Published Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday by EO Media Group,
949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR
97103 Telephone 503-325-3211,
800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to
The Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR
97103-0210
DailyAstorian.com
Circulation phone number:
800-781-3214
Periodicals postage paid at Astoria, OR
ADVERTISING OWNERSHIP
All advertising copy and illustrations
prepared by The Astorian become the
property of The Astorian and may not
be reproduced for any use without
explicit prior approval.
COPYRIGHT ©
Entire contents © Copyright,
2021 by The Astorian.
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEMBER CERTIFIED AUDIT OF
CIRCULATIONS, INC.
Printed on
recycled paper
Subscription rates
Eff ective January 12, 2021
MAIL
EZpay (per month) ...............................................................................................................$10.75
13 weeks in advance ...........................................................................................................$37.00
26 weeks in advance ...........................................................................................................$71.00
52 weeks in advance ........................................................................................................ $135.00
DIGITAL
EZpay (per month) .................................................................................................................$8.25
Clatsop County has reported
a 29th death related to the
coronavirus.
A 79-year-old man died on Oct.
31 at a local hospital, the county
said. He had been vaccinated
against COVID-19 .
The county also said a 53-year-
old woman who died from the virus
on Oct. 13 at a local hospital was
unvaccinated. She was the county’s
28th virus death.
The Oregon Health Authority,
meanwhile, reported 17 new virus
cases for the county over the week-
end and three new virus cases on
Friday. Since the pandemic began,
the county had recorded 2,508 virus
cases as of Monday.
Hotelier: Anticipates approaching state for tax credits
Continued from Page A1
“I’m happy to get the
building in my portfolio,”
Khan said. “I think it has
huge potential.”
Other investors include
engineer Mark Mead, hotel
builder Ryan Keck, of Pine
Ridge Global, and Rhanman
Tahmidur, of Gilbert Hospi-
tality LLC.
In the fi rst year, Khan
plans to make needed utility
and roof repairs and develop
a more uniform, symmetrical
design style.
“Our goal is to fulfi ll the
building’s historical value to
create an experience for the
city, to bring customers and
to enjoy the building,” Khan
said. “We will keep the vibe
— there’s no question about
it.”
While a design has yet to
be delivered, the hotel could
come with an upstairs lobby,
bistro, coff ee shop and roof-
top restaurant, catering to a
high-end audience. Rooms
could have small kitchens
and living areas.
Khan said he expects the
new hotel to open in 2023.
Renovation costs could
come to an additional $3.5
million, making the invest-
ment exceed $6 million.
Owners hope to work
Gilbert Inn Hotel
Gilbert Block Hotel at the time of construction.
with the city and the Seaside
Museum & Historical Soci-
ety to off er multimedia dis-
plays highlighting the history
of Seaside, with photos, vid-
eos and memorabilia dating
back to the 1800s. “We want
to bring small-town history to
the world,” Khan said.
Steve Wright, the presi-
dent of the Seaside Museum
and a city councilor, said the
building is among the oldest
commercial buildings in the
city .
“I trust that Mr. Khan will
very likely enhance the look
of the building, as he has
done with other Seaside prop-
erties that he has renovated,”
Wright said.
Khan anticipates approach-
ing the state for historic ren-
ovation tax credits through
Restore Oregon.
French-born Alexandre
Gilbert was a veteran of the
Franco-Prussian War in 1870
before following business
interests to San Francisco.
According to Gilbert Inn
Hotel history, learning in
1881 that land was cheap in
Oregon, Gilbert and his wife,
Emma, moved north to Asto-
ria. Struck by the rugged
beauty of the Oregon Coast
and the resemblance to his
native France, he saw great
potential and spent the next
54 years helping to develop
businesses, property and
communities .
Gilbert moved to Sea-
side in 1890 and was elected
mayor in 1912.
Gilbert rebuilt the four-
block Gilbert District at the
intersection of Broadway
and Holladay after a 1912
fi re destroyed most of the
city’s downtown. The Gilbert
Block Building was com-
pleted in 1914.
Gilbert later donated the
land for the Promenade. He
died in 1935 at age 90. After
Gilbert died, his heirs sold his
real estate holdings.
The section of the Gil-
bert Block Building along the
Necanicum River was built in
the 1940s.
In 2002, Avery Loschen
and Will Perkins acquired the
building at a time when the
area was looking for a revival,
with more empty storefronts
than occupied ones.
During the p ast two
decades, the Gilbert Dis-
trict has become a cultural
and shopping destination for
locals and tourists, anchored
by Beach Books and the Fair-
weather House and Gallery.
Khan anticipates an early
January
groundbreaking
at the property, with a rib-
bon-cutting ceremony for the
hotel and his other real estate
endeavors along S. Holladay.
Mayor Jay Barber said he
was excited about the recent
purchase.
“Masudur’s plans to revi-
talize the block by support-
ing the current retail tenants
while upgrading the histori-
cal appearance of the facade
are reassuring,” he said. “...
I am hoping that his dream
and vision for the property
in the heart of Seaside’s busi-
ness district will all come to
fruition.”
Highway: Three-lane design could make it safer
Continued from Page A1
Costs to improve crossing
at the intersection of the high-
way and Pacifi c Way is pro-
jected at $2.1 million.
Gearhart’s stretch of High-
way 101 has safety issues
for highway users and is not
comfortable for people walk-
ing, biking and crossing the
highway, Shonkwiler said.
“It’s diffi cult for people
whether they’re on foot, on a
bike or in a vehicle to make
turning movements to get
across the highway and get to
the residences and their busi-
nesses,” he said.
In conversations with
Police Chief Jeff Bowman
and the community, what
people really desired were
safe and comfortable places
for people to move up and
down the corridor, Shonk-
wiler said.
The three-lane design
could make it safer for both
vehicles and pedestrians .
“In addition to this, we
have a slew of pedestrian
crossings that are planned
throughout the corridor,”
Shonkwiler
said.
“We
wouldn’t likely have all of
these installed but we want
to know from the community
which ones are the priorities,
and should we actually pur-
sue an engineering judgment
to see what’s feasible.”
The Department of Trans-
portation’s website off ers a
virtual tour , with an interac-
tive guide to diffi cult cross-
ings, areas of speeding,
fl ooding concerns and turn-
ing crashes.
“We are about halfway
done with the facility plan,”
Shonkwiler said. “We had a
round of public outreach ear-
lier this year and got a lot of
good feedback on what the
issues were in the corridor
and right now we’re coming
up with a couple of diff erent
alternatives that we can give
to council and give to the
public.”
At that point, the city and
the state will come up with a
draft , followed by additional
public comment. “Then I go
back to the director of the
Oregon Transportation Com-
mission and then get this
adopted,” Shonkwiler said.
An online open house
is available through Nov.
24, with an opportunity
for people who live in or
travel through Gearhart to
share information and off er
feedback.
Offi ces to close for Veterans Day
The Astorian
In observance of Veterans
Day on Thursday, all federal,
state, county and city offi ces
and services, including Asto-
ria, Warrenton, Gearhart,
Seaside and Cannon 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
district schools, and Clat-
sop Community College,
are closed.
The Astoria Library, Sea-
side Library and Warrenton
Library are closed.
The Port of Astoria offi ces
and services are closed.
Garbage
collection
through Recology Western
Oregon and the city of War-
renton garbage collection are
not aff ected by the holiday.
Recology Western Oregon’s
transfer station is open.
The Sunset Pool in Sea-
side is open from 6 a.m. to
6 p.m. The Astoria Aquatic
Center is open from 7 to
11 a.m. and 3 to 7 p.m.
The Clatsop County Heritage
Museum and the Oregon Film
Museum are open from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m.; the Flavel House
Museum is open from 11 a.m. to
4 p.m., and the Carriage House
is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Uppertown Firefi ghters’
Museum is closed.
Sprouts Learning Cen-
ter is closed. Fort Clatsop is
open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Columbia River Mari-
time Museum is open from
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunset Empire Transpor-
tation (“The Bus”) is running.
WANTED
Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber
Northwest Hardwoods • Longview, WA
Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500