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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2021
IN POSITION
IN BRIEF
Clatskanie man indicted
on sex abuse charges
Photographers position
themselves for the perfect
shot at Cape Disappointment
in November.
David Michael Brandon, 44, of Clatskanie, was indicted
last week for fi ve counts of rape in the third degree, nine
counts of sexual abuse in the third degree, sodomy in the
third degree and fi ve counts of unlawful delivery of a mar-
ijuana item.
The alleged crimes occurred in 2018 and 2019.
Brandon was hired this year to teach physical education
at Hilda Lahti Elementary School.
“To our knowledge, this (case) does not involve any
Knappa students,” Bill Fritz, the school district superinten-
dent, wrote in an email to parents.
The school district “takes this matter seriously and is
in open dialogue and cooperation with law enforcement,”
Fritz wrote.
When Fritz found out about Brandon’s arrest, the teacher
was placed on administrative leave. Brandon is not interact-
ing with students or the campus, the superintendent said in
an interview.
Since Brandon’s arrest occurred late last month, it would
not have shown up in his background check, Fritz said.
“We do thorough background checks on all prospective
employees, as we did with this employee,” he said, “and
we don’t hire people when things come up in a background
check.”
Downtown association hires new director
A former Astoria city councilor will take the helm of the
Astoria Downtown Historic District Association.
Jessamyn Grace West, who served two years on the City
Council and co-owns the historic Odd Fellows Building
downtown, stepped in as interim director for the downtown
association this summer. Her permanent role as executive
director will begin in January.
West replaces Sarah Lu Heath, who left the organization
earlier this year to take a job with the Columbia-Pacifi c Eco-
nomic Development District.
“(The downtown association) is an incredible organiza-
tion that I’m honored to be a part of,” West said.
“I am looking forward to strengthening (the organi-
zation’s) infrastructure to better serve members, visitors,
downtown businesses and organizations, as well as this
community I love,” she added.
The downtown association has restructured recently and
now oversees the Astoria Sunday Market through employee
Shelby Meyers, the association’s downtown promotions
manager. This year, the association approved the creation of
another full-time position, an events and promotions man-
ager, who will focus on business development, fundraising
and marketing.
State reports new virus cases for county
The Oregon Health Authority reported new coronavirus
cases in Clatsop County over the past several days.
The health authority reported nine new virus cases for
the county on Wednesday, six new cases on Tuesday and
29 new cases over the Thanksgiving holiday and weekend.
Since the pandemic began, the health authority has recorded
2,627 virus cases and 35 deaths in the county, although the
county has said one of those deaths was not a resident.
— The Astorian
DEATHS
Nov. 30, 2021
In HALVERSON,
Brief
Ann
Marie, 74, of West-
port,
died in Raymond,
Deaths
Washington. Caldwell’s
Luce-Layton Mortuary of
Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements.
THOMASON, Den-
nis LeRoy II, 54, of
Astoria, died in Astoria.
Caldwell’s
Luce-Lay-
ton Mortuary of Asto-
ria is in charge of the
arrangements.
Nov. 29, 2021
DOWELL, Shari Lynn
“Peanut,” 59, of Astoria,
died in Astoria. Caldwell’s
Luce-Layton Mortuary of
Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements.
Nov. 28, 2021
SHAHAN,
Carol
Marie, 88, of Clatskanie,
formerly of Astoria, died
in Clatskanie. Caldwell’s
Luce-Layton Mortuary of
Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements.
MEMORIALS
Saturday, Dec. 4
Memorials
OLSON, Edward J.
— Celebration of life at
2 p.m., Clatsop County
Fairgrounds, 92937 Wal-
luski Loop.
Sunday, Dec. 5
WILDER-Mc-
CLURE, Dyan — Cele-
bration of life from 2 to
5 p.m., Astoria Moose
Lodge, 420 17th St.
CORRECTION
Incorrect society — Lloyd Bowler, a local volun-
teer, has done work with the Obon Society. An Every-
day People feature on A1 on Tuesday incorrectly
referred to the group as the Old Barn Society.
Correction
PUBLIC MEETINGS
THURSDAY
Seaside Parks Advisory Committee, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989
Broadway.
Cannon Beach Planning Commission, 6 p.m., (electronic
meeting).
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Oregon commission mandates
production of cleaner trucks
By SIERRA DAWN
McCLAIN
Capital Press
SALEM — Oregon’s
Environmental Quality Com-
mission, a governor-ap-
pointed panel, has approved
the Clean Trucks Rule, a
mandate aimed at cutting
emissions by requiring pro-
duction of cleaner trucks.
Advocates say the rule
will benefi t the environment
and public health; critics say
it will hurt truck manufactur-
ers and raise prices on trucks,
which farmers and ranchers
rely on for shipping.
The rule has two parts.
First, it mandates manufac-
turers boost production of
electric trucks. Second, it
requires new medium- and
heavy-duty diesel trucks sold
in Oregon to meet stricter
emissions standards.
The fi rst rule requires up
to half of the new medium-
and heavy-duty trucks, buses
and vans sold in Oregon by
2030 have no emissions,
and up to 75% be electric by
2035. The second requires all
new heavy-duty diesel vehi-
cles sold in Oregon to emit
75% less nitrogen dioxide
than current levels starting in
2025 and 90% less by 2027.
The rule only applies to
manufacturers and does not
require anyone to buy the
trucks.
After California, Oregon
is the second state to adopt
the rule, which will go into
eff ect in 2024 and apply to
2025 or later models.
The Washington State
Department of Ecology
announced Tuesday that the
agency approved Califor-
nia’s Advanced Clean Trucks
Rule.
Advocates say the rule
will decrease tailpipe pollu-
tion contributing to smog and
ozone formation, promote
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Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission, a small regulatory body, has approved the Clean
Trucks Rule, a mandate aimed at cutting emissions by requiring production of cleaner trucks.
cleaner air for disadvantaged
communities and reduce die-
sel exhaust that may cause
cancer, lung disease and
other health problems.
“The transportation sec-
tor alone is the largest source
of greenhouse gas emissions
in Oregon, so this moves
us toward cleaner air,” said
Rachel Sakata, senior air
quality planner for the Ore-
gon Department of Environ-
mental Quality. “We’re on a
path to zero emissions.”
Critics say the rule will
raise the price of new trucks,
will rapidly push a fl eet of
electric vehicles on a state
that doesn’t have suffi cient
infrastructure set up yet and
will unfairly penalize truck
manufacturers.
“It is never the right deci-
sion to increase the cost of
goods, which these rules will
do,” said state Rep. Shelly
Boshart Davis, an Albany
Republican whose family
runs a trucking business.
Trucking industry leaders
estimate the price of a new
heavy-duty electric truck will
be $58,000 more than a com-
parable diesel unit.
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Jarvis said agricultural
businesses may not want to
buy electric trucks for a few
reasons. First, the battery
weighs more than an internal
combustion engine, limiting
the vehicle’s carrying capac-
ity. Second, a diesel truck can
travel thousands of miles at a
time, while an electric truck
may need to be recharged
every 200 miles — a problem
when transporting perishable
food or live animals.
In California, where an
identical rule was approved
last June, the state is push-
ing policies requiring agen-
cies to buy electric trucks and
off ering businesses fi nancial
incentives. Oregon has no
such policies.
The most obvious fl aw
with the new rule, critics say,
is that Oregon lacks infra-
structure. The state currently
has only one large public
charging station for semi-
trucks, in Portland.
“We have a real issue in
our state with moving poli-
cies forward with the men-
tality of, ‘Oh, we’ll get to
building the infrastructure
eventually,’” said Cooper.
Landmark: Original structure was valued at a little over $19,000
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“She’s just a wonderful
person, and so we thought
there must be some ways that
we could help,” said Leigh
McK eirnan, a Kelso, Wash-
ington, resident who is orga-
nizing the eff ort.
McK eirnan visited the
stand every Saturday for pro-
duce and would regularly get
a special delivery of golden
potatoes. The quality and
pricing for the food, espe-
cially the watermelons, was
something special to her, too.
The original structure was
valued at a little over $19,000,
but McK eirnan has not set a
specifi c fundraising goal.
“(I t’s) whatever we can
bring in, because she’s got to
rebuild the whole thing,” said
said.
McK eirnan worked with
Wauna Credit Union and
Fibre Federal Credit Union
to open up donation accounts
under
YvonneKrause/
JosCountryMarket. She is
also working on getting a
GoFundMe set up.
When Krause isn’t run-
ning the stand in the summer
and fall, she works for the
Clatskanie S chool D istrict as
a trainer for bus drivers.
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Sakata confi rmed that the
$58,000 estimate is reason-
able but she said that cost
would be defrayed by long-
term savings on fuel and
maintenance.
Mary Anne Cooper, vice
president of government
aff airs at the Oregon Farm
Bureau, said because many
businesses can’t aff ord the
higher price tag, she expects
the rule will have the oppo-
site of its intended eff ect,
prompting businesses to buy
trucks out-of-state or keep
older trucks.
“You’re gonna have folks
holding onto vehicles for a
lot longer than they would
have,” said Cooper. “Farm
and ranch families and local
Oregon businesses will actu-
ally be disincentivized from
purchasing new trucks.”
Jana Jarvis, president
of Oregon Trucking Asso-
ciations, a trade organiza-
tion, said the Clean Trucks
Rule most directly hurts
truck manufacturers, who
will be required to mass-pro-
duce electric trucks with no
guarantee people will buy
them.
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Krause hopes to rebuild
the stand, though she’ll miss
the vintage charm of the old
building.
She said the commu-
nity support is welcome,
but also overwhelming and
unexpected.
She got emotional recall-
ing the two excavation com-
panies that cleaned up the
site for her and only accepted
breakfast and coff ee in return.
She said the local c hamber of
c ommerce checked in with
her, too, and one local man
has off ered to donate wood.
“It still brings tears to
my eyes just to talk about
it,” Krause said. “It’s very,
very humbling because you
just kind of go through your
day, doing your thing, and
you don’t realize how many
people notice what you’re
doing. ”
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