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149TH YEAR, NO. 104 DailyAstorian.com // TuEsdAY, MARcH 1, 2022 $1.50 SEASIDE Businesses urged to help prepare for overdoses Naloxone can be a lifesaver By R.J. MARX The Astorian Ethan Myers/The Astorian The blueprint of the original plans for Ocean View Cemetery hang in Jonah Dart-McLean’s office at the Astoria Parks and Recreation Department. Historic discovery leads to more questions about old cemetery A link back to the Pauper Cemetery See Overdoses, Page A6 By ETHAN MYERS The Astorian MORE INSIDE Oregon to lift indoor mask mandate next week • A2 A fter the recent discovery of a wooden cemetery marker where Clatsop County’s first cemetery once sat in Warrenton, local historian John Goodenberger sought some answers. While much is known about Ocean View Cemetery’s old neighbor, Clat- sop Cemetery, later referred to as the Pauper Cemetery, even more is unknown. The discovery of the sign, which reads “All is lost, but hope,” only brought more questions. Goodenberger reached out to sev- eral friends with knowledge of geneal- ogy and local cemeteries. He received a map of Ocean View’s original design, along with the name of its designer – E.W. Bowditch. Bowditch had a national reputation, Goodenberger said, and was a figure in the Romantic movement of landscape. Bowditch was also acquainted with Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Central Park in New York and was one of the most popular and influen- tial designers of the early 20th century. The two were founders of the Ameri- can Society of Landscape Architects. “Bowditch had wealthy clients, and somehow he ends up out here, design- ing this landscape – or proposing this landscape,” Goodenberger said. More research is needed to deter- mine his influence along the North Coast, Goodenberger said, and to see how the renowned landscape architect from Boston got to Oregon. Goodenberger, who was enthralled with the unearthed information, sent an email to Jonah Dart-McLean, the Astoria parks director, of the col- ored blueprint and a brief history of Bowditch. But Dart-McLean was already familiar with Bowditch’s meticulously SEASIDE — Jenna King and Kathryn Crombie, of the Clatsop County Public Health Department’s harm reduction pro- gram, came to Seaside last week to ask business owners to take a role in recog- nizing and responding to drug overdoses. Fatal overdoses can be prevented with the help of naloxone, an opioid antidote. “We believe everyone should have naloxone on them or nearby — not just people who use drugs and their families. People can think of it as something that is part of your first-aid kit, like an EpiPen (for allergic reactions),” Crombie told the Seaside Chamber of Commerce at an event on Wednesday morning. The harm reduction program trains peo- ple in the community to recognize symp- toms of overdoses and administer naloxone while additional medical help can arrive. When bystanders are trained and administer naloxone, survival rates increase substantially, King said. CANNON BEACH Ethan Myers/The Astorian The blueprint for Ocean View Cemetery was likely never realized because of high costs. much of the Astoria-owned land in Warrenton, including the space that Clatsop Cemetery was still located. While some of Ocean View stayed true to its design, the blueprint was never completely implemented. Costs were likely an issue because of the extensive detail, Dart-McLean said. As Ocean View was developed, Clatsop Cemetery was left to over- grow. But the discovery of the marker has brought some interest back. Lydia Ely/The Astorian An old cemetery marker was found in Warrenton. crafted design. Several years ago, during the adop- tion of a master plan for Ocean View Cemetery, a large print of the design was found rolled up in a chapel in the cemetery. Dart-McLean had the blue- print preserved, framed and hung in his office. The design, which was completed in the late 1800s just before Ocean View opened, detailed plans to cover Marker After Bob Ellsberg, his wife, Clau- dia, and Warrenton City Commis- sioner Rick Newton found the ceme- tery marker, the parks department has held on to it until the state determines whether it is an artifact. The State Historic Preservation Office has yet to make a determi- nation, Matt Moritz, the city’s park maintenance supervisor said, but the office did say it was “archaeological in nature.” Court dismisses food tax challenge Ballot measure approved by voters in November By NICOLE BALES The Astorian CANNON BEACH — An appeal for a new election on a controversial food tax has failed. The 5% tax, which applies to pre- pared food sold at restaurants and simi- lar businesses, was narrowly approved by voters in November and survived a recount in December. The money raised will support emergency services and city infrastructure. Opponents of the tax questioned the integrity of the election and expressed concerns about ballot drop boxes and how ballots were counted. See Cemetery, Page A6 See Food tax, Page A6 ‘Every day you find something new’ Author loves solving puzzles, sharing history By PATRICK WEBB Chinook Observer I LWACO, Wash. — Donella Lucero has been a key player as the Chinook Observer geared up to highlight the Long Beach Centennial. She brings to the table expe- rience from a varied life that includes earning a master’s degree in public history at New Mexico State University, working in pub- lic safety at Oregon State Univer- sity and a dozen years as an inter- pretive specialist with Washington State Parks. And her current duties, working behind the scenes at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, consists of solving puzzles while charting local history, being Ilwaco’s Indi- ana Jones without the risks. “I enjoy the stories behind things,” she said, rattling off details about how the giant frying pan was actually used to cook clams, how Marsh’s Museum moved from its first location, and all about Rub- berneck Row, the nickname for downtown porches popular for people watchers. Patrick Webb/chinook Observer See Lucero, Page A6 Donella Lucero is the volunteer collections manager of the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum.
