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About The Columbia press. (Astoria, Or.) 1949-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 2017)
October 13, 2017 Woman arrested after she reaches for officer’s gun An intoxicated woman who caused a disturbance at War- renton Mini Mart was arrest- ed after she fought with offi- cers who were trying to find a ride home for her. Holly Eileen Gunderson, 37, of Warrenton was booked at Clatsop County Jail for re- sisting arrest and second-de- gree disorderly conduct. Her blood-alcohol content was recorded at 0.32 percent, four times the legal limit. The disturbance was re- ported shortly before 10 p.m. Oct. 8. Two officers were try- ing to calm her down, accord- ing to a police report, but she became enraged when one of them called her by name and she repeatedly demand- ed “How do you know my name?” At one point, she shoved one of the officers, reached for his gun and fought with both officers as they attempt- ed to place her in handcuffs, according to the report. She was taken to Columbia Me- morial Hospital for an eval- uation before being trans- ferred to the jail. Driver fails to signal, is arrested for so much more A driver who failed to sig- nal for a right-hand turn was arrested, as was his passen- ger, when officers found sus- pected heroin, methamphet- amine and an open bottle of vodka in the car, according to a police report. In addition, the driver had a warrant and failed to car- ry and present his driver’s license. And there was no court-ordered interlock de- vice installed on his vehicle. Officer Robert Wirt was on patrol shortly before 6 p.m. T he C olumbia P ress Oct. 7 with his K-9 Gabe in Hammond when he watched the driver commit the traf- fic error and then accelerate when he spotted the patrol car behind him, according to the report. Timothy Neal Cooper, 40, of Salem had a warrant for his arrest and was taken into custody. Inside Cooper’s Jeep, officers found the ille- gal substances, according to the report. Cooper was booked at Clat- sop County Jail for posses- sion of methamphetamine and heroin as well as several driving violations. Passenger Kymberlee K. Capps, 34, of Salem also was booked for possession of methamphetamine and her- oin. WHS grad, Hall of Famer dies Jon Rowley, a 1961 War- renton High School graduate who went on to be a culinary star in Seattle, died of kidney failure Oct. 4 at his home on Vashon Island, Wash. Rowley studied at Reed College in Portland and was a restaurant consultant and fisherman who used his ties with Alaska fishermen to provide and popularize the famed Copper River salmon to restaurant owners in Se- attle. He was named to the War- renton High School Hall of Fame in 2008. Rowley is survived by daughters Megan of Seattle and Caitlin of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., a brother and one grandson. Road Work Astoria-Megler Bridge: The Great Columbia Crossing is Sun- day, Oct. 16, and traffic delays are expected on the bridge and Marine Drive between 6 and 11:30 a.m. to make room for 3,000 runners. Drivers could wait as long as 45 minutes to cross the bridge. Highway 101 Business: Bridge rehabilitation work to Old Youngs Bay and Lewis & Clark River bridg- es. Minor delays should be expect- ed. Expected completion is Novem- ber. Logan Road: Construction and improvements will close the Stave- bolt Bridge beginning Monday, Oct. 16. It will be closed and a de- tour in place for approximately one month. 5 City sets up website on ballot measure Warrenton Community Library has set up a website, savethewarrentonlibrary.com, in hopes of making the public more aware of the November ballot measure. The city is asking residents if they wish to renew the five- year library operations local option levy. If passed, the Measure will fund the operations of the Warrenton Community Library with a rate of $0.330 per $1,000 of assessed value for fiscal years 2018-19 through 2022-23. For a home assessed at $100,000 that would be $33 per year. Revenue can only be used for library operations. Warrenton Community Library is used by residents of the city, people in the surrounding area, and many tour- ists. It provides services to students, free library cards (with parent/guardian permission) for all children in Clat- sop County, and offers a summer reading program. The library has 19,000 books, audio books and movies for checkout; 4,096 current library cards; four well-main- tained computers for public use; Wi-Fi; and is open six days a week, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The special election is Nov. 7. If the measure fails, the city is unlikely to keep the library open.
