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T he C olumbia P ress 1 50 ¢ C latsop C ounty ’ s I ndependent W eekly n eWspaper 503-861-3331 September 22, 2017 Vol. 1, Issue 38 Four-way stop about to get some loving History lurks in county road vault B y C indy y ingst The Columbia Press A landscaped plaza and communi- ty gathering place is planned at the four-way stop. The plaza is No. 1 on a list of new projects being conceived and prior- itized by the city’s Urban Renewal Agency. The agency, which has city com- missioners at its helm and an ad- visory board doing the planning, is at the half-way mark of a 20-year funding cycle. What did the agency do in its first decade? A major overhaul of Warrenton Marina with new docks, lights, a harbormaster’s office and shower building. “That’s probably the most flashy,” said Frida Fraunfelder, head of the Ur- ban Renewal Advisory Board. The group also set up a storefront façade program whereby business- es within the urban renewal district could be reimbursed for improve- ments made to their storefronts. The district includes the marina, See ‘Beautify’ on Page 5 The Columbia Press Clatsop County Surveyor Vance Swenson needed to find some information on an old military road for the state. He found the records in a box containing a treasure trove of other historical documents from the 1870s. Among them: a road petition from 1873 for a road from Knappa to the John Day River. Signatures on the petition include early settler Peter Svensen, for whom the town of Svensen is named, and the name- See ‘History’ on Page 6 Above: Well landscaped Post bulb-outs on a well landscaped Office street in Washougal, Wash., are examples of improvements that could be made on Warren- ton’s Main Avenue. Right: Preliminary drawings of S a new veterans memorial park outh M a in Ave near the post office at the four- way stop. Dairy Maid Veterans Monument ue/ ven A in ve Ma n Dri h t r o No rrent Wa Courtesy of Clatsop County County Surveyor Vance Swenson (left) and sur- veyor technician Will Lawrence (right) conduct research in the vault at the Roads Division Office. Athletes, educators, volunteers to be inducted in WHS Hall of Fame The Columbia Press Winning teams, acclaimed athletes, a longtime educator who helped chil- dren succeed and community volun- teers will live on as Hall of Fame mem- bers. Warrenton Schools Foundation will have its 10 th biennial Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony next weekend. This year’s inductees are Ed Chase, Joanne Hellberg, Misty Wade Tynkila, Butch Johnson, Dick Maize, the 1971 Football Team and the 1978, 1979 and 1980 Girls Warrior Track Teams. The foundation has its roots in 2004, when severe budget cuts forced the district to cut funding for most sports coaching positions. The group held a dinner and auction that year and sponsorships were sold, raising $50,000 per year until 2007, when funding was reinstated. At the fourth annual event, the auc- tion became a Hall of Fame induction banquet and the group transitioned from fund raising to recognition. The money the group raises these days supports sports and educational programs. Recent foundation dona- tions include a $10,000 sound system for the high school, microphones for the drama program and turf for the baseball batting cages. The banquet is at 5 p.m. at the high school. Reservations should be made by calling Jeanne Hyatt at the high school at 503-861-3317. Tickets are $25, which will be collected at the door. All proceeds support 9 th through 12 th grade programs. The event begins with an open house followed by dinner at 6 p.m., a live auction at 6:45 p.m. and the induction ceremony at 7 p.m. Dress is semi-ca- sual. E d C hasE Chase, the voice of Warriors football, basketball and baseball games for 20 years, had an extensive knowledge of See ‘Hall of Fame’ on Page 4
