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December 15, 2017 T he C olumbia P ress Fire destroys Sunset Lake home Interesting 1854 court case is topic of Thursday talk The county’s first known probate case is the topic of a free lecture at 7 p.m. Thurs- day, Dec. 21, in the Lovell Showroom at Fort George Brewery. The lecture is part of the Clatsop County Historical Society’s Thursday Night Talks series. The Oregon Territori- al Court Journal, recently found in the basement of the Astoria Library, sheds new light on the county’s first probate case, which was so controversial it had to be de- cided by the Oregon Territo- ry’s Supreme Court in 1854. In dispute was the inheri- tance rights of the children of a Clatsop Indian woman who had refused to marry her husband, Calvin Tibbets, in the “white man’s way.” The Tibbets’ children had been denied their right to inherit their father’s sizeable estate. Jerry Sutherland, author of “Calvin Tibbets: Oregon’s First Pioneer,” will lead the talk. Doors open at 6 p.m. for anyone wanting food or bev- erages. Minors are welcome with an accompanying adult. Three people were left homeless after a Dec. 8 fire destroyed a house in the Sun- set Lake area. The residents escaped with their pets after the fire broke out in a back bedroom short- ly before 10:30 p.m., Warren- ton Fire Chief Tim Demers said. The home at 90656 Lake View Road likely will be con- sidered a total loss, he said. There was major smoke and water damage throughout the 1,500-square-foot house and portions of the roof and Courtesy Gateway Lodge Gateway Lodge officers, left to right in front: Fred Cantrell Jr., junior warden; Dick Rodlun, master; Archie Cook outgoing master; and Ronald Atkins, secretary. Back row: Bert Little, junior steward; Nor- man McLaren, junior deacon; Ronald Collman, marshal; Victor Kee, senior steward; and Jack Bradbury, treasurer and chaplain. Masons name leaders for 2018 Dick Rodlun of Ocean Park, Wash., is the new master of Gateway Lodge No. 175, An- cient Free and Accepted Ma- sons of Oregon. He took over the gavel from Archie Cook of Seaside at a ceremony Dec. 6 at Warren- ton Masonic Lodge. In addition to officers in the photo above, other offi- cers are Gil Gramson, senior warden; Lane MacLean, senior deacon; and Tony Water: Fixing 89 miles of pipes Continued from Page 1 ter rates in a stepped fashion from 4 to 7 percent over the next five years. That will help with some of the needed $25 million, but the city will have to bor- row money by issuing reve- nue bonds over the next five years, Stangel told commis- sioners. The city needs to develop a program to replace approx- imately one mile of pipe ev- ery year, increasing funding to about $1 million per year by the end of 20 years. Since 5 pipes have a 100-year life cy- cle, the program would never end. In the next 5 to 10 years, the city should focus on replac- ing pipes, replacing the wa- ter reservoir and addressing three areas with fire-flow de- ficiencies, Hammond, Ridge Road and Harbor Drive. Mayor Henry Balensifer asked to have the water plan come back to the City Com- mission as an action item in the spring, when the city is working on its annual bud- get. Qualin, tyler. Ronald Atkins, in addition to serving as secretary, also serves as deputy for District 1. Warrenton Masons meet at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. wall were cut out. The house is in an area with narrow dirt and gravel roads served by Warrenton Rural Fire Protection District. “The hydrant system there is not the best,” Demers said. “One hydrant on my route in was obscured by a wood pile and vehicles and I didn’t see it so we laid hose from anoth- er one.” The American Red Cross re- sponded the following after- noon to assist the family with immediate needs as well as temporary housing.