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T he C olumbia P ress 2 Public Safety Calls The Week Ahead a rrests T uEsday • Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast, 7:45 a.m., Patriot Hall’s Ban- dit Cafe, Clatsop Community College, 1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria. Breakfast is $8.50. W EdnEsday • Warrenton Sunrise Ro- tary, 7 a.m., Dooger’s Restau- rant, 103 S. Highway 101. • Ribbon-cutting event, 8:25 a.m., Natural Grocers, 137 S. Highway 101. • TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 10 a.m., First Bap- tist Church, 30 N.E. First St. Info: 503-338-8214. • Kiwanis Club of War- renton, 1 p.m., Fultano’s, 78 Harbor Drive. s aTurday • Storytime at the library, 11 a.m., 160 S. Main Ave. • Drunken boating, 3:35 p.m. Feb. 14, Hammond Mooring Basin. Ian Michael Wood, 40, of Aberdeen, Wash., was booked at Clatsop County Jail on suspicion of boating under the influence of intoxicants, providing false information to a police officer for arrest on a warrant and a Clatsop County warrant for failing to appear on a drunken driving charge. His blood-alcohol content was recorded at 0.255 percent. • Shoplifting, 7:49 p.m. Feb. 14, Public Meetings T uEsday • Warrenton City Commis- sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. T hursday • Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., 857 Commercial St., Astoria. Viennese opera soloist performs Sunday Astoria Music Festival pres- ents a Viennese operetta at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, at Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria. Soprano Charlotte Pis- tor, a soloist in the Salzburg February 23, 2018 Landestheater Opera, will be accompanied by Deac Guidi. Tickets are $20 to $40. Tickets are available at the Liberty Theater box office or by calling 503-325-5922, Ext. 55. 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.com) 503-861-3331 Peggy Yingst, Advertising Director (ads@thecolumbiapress.com) 802-579-1948 D.B. Lewis, Circulation (subscribe@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 Postage paid at Warrenton Post Office All content copyrighted by Clatsop County Media Services LLC Fred Meyer. Nancy Ellen Eddy, 63, of Astoria was arrested on suspicion of second-degree theft after she attempted to leave the store with $167 worth of grocer- ies. She was released pending a court hearing. t hefts /B urglarIes • Theft of electricity, 10:41 p.m. Feb. 6, 1400 block Discovery Lane. A transient was using electricity from a business to recharge his 12-volt battery, another battery charger and a flashlight. • Stolen vehicle, 12:40 p.m. Feb. 7, 91900 block Highway 104. A new vehicle was taken off the lot at Lum’s Auto and found on a gravel road in dense brush by someone walking in the area. • Theft, 3:03 p.m. Feb. 12, 900 block King Salmon Place, Ham- mond. $1,500 in cash stolen from file box. s uspICIous CIrCumstanCes / d IsturBanCes • Trespassing, 1:11 p.m. Feb. 7, 600 block Gray Street, Ham- mond. Man walking his dog brought the dog into the yard to visit with a dog tied up in the yard. • Missing recycling bin, 3:30 p.m. Feb. 7, 500 block Harbor Drive. • Malicious mischief, 7:30 a.m. Feb. 13, 0-100 block Southwest Main Court. Vehicle egged. • Fraud, 12:33 p.m. Feb. 13, 1300 block South Main Avenue. Man reports a collection agency told him he owes $725 for Internet services at an address in Michi- gan, where he hasn’t lived since he was 10 years old. • Malicious mischief, 7:30 a.m. Feb. 13, 0-100 block Southwest Main Court. Vehicle egged again. V ehICles • Vehicle vs. bicycle, one injury, 5:14 p.m. Feb. 16, 1100 block Northeast King Salmon Place. • Two-vehicle noninjury col- lision, 8:50 p.m. Feb. 16, 700 block E Harbor Drive. f Ire / serVICe Calls • Smoke detector activation, 2:42 p.m. Feb. 12, 1600 block East Harbor Drive. • Vehicle smoking, 9:41 a.m. Feb. 16, 1400 block Northwest War- renton Drive. • Carbon-monoxide alarm going off, 9:36 p.m. Feb. 16, 600 block Seventh Avenue. m edICal Calls • Female with rapid heartbeat, 10:48 a.m. Feb. 12, 600 block Highway 101 Alternate. • Female with spinal injury who Subscribe Start the new year right. Order a subscription for yourself or someone else. A full-year subscription to The Columbia Press is just $26 by mail in-county. A full-year subscription outside Clatsop County is just $30 by mail. An online subscription is only $22 for a whole year! Name: ___________________________________ Address: _____________________ Please send payment to Phone: ___________________ The Columbia Press Email: ____________________ In-county Out-of-county Online subscription ____ ____ ____ 5 N Hwy 101 #500 Warrenton OR 97146 You can also pay in person at The UPS Store can’t walk, 5:31 p.m. Feb. 12, 100 block Southwest 14th Street. • Medical pendant activation, 7:42 p.m. Feb. 12, 1500 block Southeast Discovery Lane. • Medical pendant activation, 3:46 p.m. Feb. 14, 100 block Northwest Fourth Street. • Female in a car who’s not breathing, 6:09 a.m. Feb. 16, 1300 block East Harbor Drive. • Male shocked himself unplug- ging vacuum cleaner, 7:55 p.m. Feb. 16, Clatsop Behavioral Respite Center. • Male meth overdose, 12:08 a.m. Feb. 17, 32200 block Sunset Beach Lane. • Male with difficulty breathing, 7:27 a.m. Feb. 18, 32200 block Sunset Beach Lane. • Female with diabetic reaction, 4:55 p.m. Feb. 18, 91800 block Highway 104. Road Work • Astoria: Signals are being upgraded along Commercial Street and Marine Drive and at Duane and 11th streets. Flaggers will control sin- gle-lane traffic through the area. • Astoria: The painting and improvement project on the Astoria-Meglar Bridge continues with completion expected in July. • Clatskanie: Rockfall repair and screening is ongoing on Highway 30 in the Clatskanie Bluffs area. Workers are clearing trees, removing debris, installing mesh, repairing the road surface and installing per- manent pavement markings. Flaggers will guide drivers through the area. Work is ongoing through July. • Tillamook County: A traffic improvement project in downtown Tillamook runs through the fall. Also, work to repair a slide on Highway 101 in Beaver, south of Tilla- mook, should be complete by March 2.