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T he C olumbia P ress 2 The Week Ahead Public Meetings s unday t uEsday • Astoria Sunday Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. along 11th Street in downtown Astoria. t uEsday • Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast, 8 a.m., Wet Dog Cafe, 144 11th St., Astoria. W EdnEsday • Warrenton Rotary Club, 7 a.m. at Dooger’s Restaurant, 103 S. Hwy 101. • Kiwanis Club of Warren- ton, 1 p.m., Fultano’s Pizza, 78 Harbor St. • Seaside Farmer’s Mar- ket, 3-7 p.m., Broadway Middle School parking lot. • Cancer: Thriving and Surviving, 2 p.m., Columbia Center, 2021 Marine Drive, Astoria s aturday , s Ept . 30 • National Public Lands Day. Free admission to all National Park Service sites. • Warrenton Hall of Fame Dinner, 5 p.m., Warrenton High School. • Warrenton High School Homecoming Dance, 7:30 p.m., Liberty Theater, Astoria. • Warrenton City Com- mission and Skipanon Water Control District work session, 2 p.m., Commission Chambers at Warrenton City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. • Warrenton City Com- mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. • Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 5 p.m. work session on jail, 6 p.m. regular meeting, Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. • Clatsop County Recre- ational Lands Planning Advisory Board, 1 p.m., Fourth Floor, 800 E. Ex- change St., Astoria. Road Work Work by county maintenance crews next week could affect traffic in the following areas: • Brush chopping along Lewis and Clark South. • Road maintenance on Svensen Market Road near Headworks Road. • Brush chopping and road grading in the Jewell area. Drivers here should expect minor delays. C latsop C ounty ’ s only Independent Weekly neWspaper Published by Clatsop County Media Services LLC Send news or address changes to: 5 N Highway 101 #500, Warrenton OR 97146 Cindy Yingst, Publisher/Editor (news@thecolumbiapress.net) 503-861-3331 Peggy Yingst, Advertising Director (ads@thecolumbiapress.net) 802-579-1948 D.B. Lewis, Circulation (subscribe@thecolumbiapress.net) 503-861-3331 Postage paid at Warrenton Post Office All content copyrighted by Clatsop County Media Services LLC September 22, 2017 Public Safety Calls a rrEsts • Trespassing, 9:47 a.m. Sept. 15, Warrenton Marina. A city employee reports a male who has been asked to stay out of the bathrooms is back with a machete and a female tran- sient is there as well. Leeann Marie Jensen, 27, of Seaside was booked at Clatsop County Jail on an arrest warrant. Both parties were trespassed from the location. • Shoplifting, 4:38 p.m. Sept. 15, Fred Meyer. Shauntay A. Bakke, 19, of Astoria was arrested for second-degree theft and released pending a court appearance. • Traffic stop, 6:15 p.m. Sept. 17, Harbor Drive at Highway 101. Driver Lori M. Courtwright, 42, of Warrenton had a warrant. She was arrested for contempt of court and released pending a court appearance. • Criminal trespassing, 9:07 p.m. Sept. 17, Fred Meyer food side parking lot. Leeann M. Gray, 35, of Seaview, Wash., was arrested for violating a no-trespassing order at the location. s uspiCious C irCumstanCEs / d isturBanCEs • Disorderly conduct, 5:46 p.m. Sept. 13, 100 block Northwest Fourth Street. Donald Leroy Best II, 42, of Warrenton was arrested and released, pending a mandatory court appearance. t hEfts • Bluetooth earpiece stolen from campsite, 8:21 p.m. Sept. 11, Fort Stevens State Park. V EhiClEs • Hit and run, 5:27 p.m. Sept. 6, Fred Meyer parking lot. • Two-vehicle injury collision, 6 p.m. Sept. 14, 1500 block South- east Discovery Lane. A teenage passenger in the front seat of one of the vehicles was taken to Co- lumbia Memorial Hospital with a complaint of pain. • Speeding, 10 p.m. Sept. 14, New Youngs Bay Bridge lift span. Driver cited for going 65 in a 45 mph zone. • Traffic stop, 3:15 p.m. Sept. 15, Highway 101 at Ensign. Driv- er Brandon Williams, 34, of Warrenton was cited for failure to present license, using an invalid license and driving while suspended. • Two-vehicle noninjury collision, 6 a.m. Sept. 16, Highway 101 at Ocean Crest Motors, non-injury. • Vehicle vs elk, 6:34 a.m. Sept. 16, Highway 101 at Wood Duck Lane. • Traffic stop, 9:45 p.m. Sept. 16, Marlin Avenue at Highway 101. Driver Florentino Ramos, 18, of Seaside was cited for having no operator’s license, no motorcycle endorsement and no insurance. • Single-vehicle collision with power pole, 7:55 a.m. Sept. 18, Pacific Avenue between Heceta and Iredale streets, Hammond. One driver cited for failure to drive within lane. Power pole damaged. • Two-vehicle noninjury colli- sion, 8:12 a.m. Sept. 20, High- way 101 at Turlay Lane. f irE C alls • Fire alarm water flow, 8:52 a.m. Sept. 11, 100 block South Highway 101. • Illegal backyard fire, 8:44 p.m. Sept. 13, 1400 block South Main Avenue. m EdiCal C alls • Female having seizures, 7 a.m. Sept. 11, 300 block Southwest Kalmia Avenue. • Unresponsive female, 8:20 a.m. Sept. 11, 400 block North Main Avenue. • Female with swollen knee after surgery, 9:24 a.m. Sept. 11, 200 block Southwest Alder Avenue. • Male with difficulty breathing, 12:32 p.m. Sept. 11, 1600 block Southeast Ensign Lane. • Female with neck injury from fall, 1:42 p.m. Sept. 11, Warren- ton High School. • Female suicide attempt, 6 p.m. Sept. 11, North Coast Respite Center. • Male combative, 7:07 p.m. Sept. 11, 32600 block Turlay Lane. • Male with stomach cramps, 10:51 a.m. Sept. 12, 1800 block Southeast Ensign Lane. • Female dizzy and fell, 2:21 p.m. Sept. 12, Warrenton Grade School. • Female fell face-first on pave- ment, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 12, 100 block South Highway 101. • Male hunched over steering wheel, 7:53 a.m. Sept. 13, 1800 block Southeast Ensign Lane. • Female with difficulty breath- ing, 8:06 p.m. Sept. 13, 100 block Southwest Cedar Avenue. • Male feeling funny with tin- gling, 1:55 p.m. Sept. 13, 1500 Continued on Page 3