T he C olumbia P ress
April 13, 2018
Life in Clatsop County’s company towns
Author delves
into touchy topic
Bradwood, Wauna and
Westport -- Clatsop Coun-
ty’s historical company
towns – are the topic of a
lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday,
April 19.
Jim Aalberg, author of
“Historical Company Towns
of Clatsop County,” will take
the microphone for the lat-
est in the Clatsop County
Historical Society’s Thurs-
day Night Talks.
While “company town” of-
ten elicits dreary images of
remote coal mining commu-
nities, Aalberg’s research
suggests those connected
to Clatsop County’s towns
remember an almost idyl-
lic existence with a sense of
community.
The lecture is free and held
in the Lovell Showroom at
Fort George Brewery, 1483
Duane St., Astoria. Doors
open at 6 p.m. for those who
want to purchase food or
beverages, although no pur-
chase is necessary. Minors
are welcome.
Fight between
brothers leads to
arrest for assault
A Hammond man was ar-
rested on suspicion of assault
after a sheriff’s deputy spot-
ted him in an altercation with
his brother.
A sheriff’s sergeant who was
serving some civil paperwork
pulled into the family’s drive-
way in the 200 block of Tyee
Street about 8:45 p.m. April
3 and saw one of the broth-
ers bent over, holding his
chest and having some diffi-
culty breathing, according to
a probable cause declaration
filed by Warrenton Police De-
partment.
The man told the deputy his
Above: Bradwood, a lumber town on the banks of Hunt Creek,
was established in 1930. The mill closed in 1962 and a fire in 1965
destroyed most of the facilities. By 1984, only a handful of resi-
dents remained.
Below: The mill town of Wauna was established in 1912 and had
a population of 400 by 1919. At its heyday, there were 700 people
living at Wauna.
brother accused him of si-
phoning gas from his vehicle
and then struck him several
times on the back and chest
with a 4-feet-long stick, ac-
cording to the declaration.
Preston Alexander Medjo,
22, was booked at Clatsop
County Jail on second-de-
gree assault charges.
The brother, who had visi-
ble injuries, declined medical
treatment.
Bicyclist struck
by truck, injured
A Warrenton woman was
injured Monday when she
was struck by a truck while
riding her bicycle on High-
way 101 south of Costco.
Marvel L. Williams, 33, was
riding south on the north-
bound highway shoulder
when a 2014 Toyota Tacoma
struck her about 5:38 p.m.
She was taken by ambu-
lance to Columbia Memorial
Hospital with a broken shoul-
der and broken ankle.
The vehicle that struck
her was driven by Curtis R.
Schluter, 22, of Warrenton,
who told officers he didn’t see
the bicyclist until after he’d
struck her.
Schluter was cited for crim-
inal failure to carry and pres-
ent a license and cited for
driving while suspended.
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Citizen Police Academy begins Tuesday
Six local law enforcement
agencies have joined togeth-
er to develop a citizen patrol,
sometimes referred to as the
“eyes and ears of law enforce-
ment.”
The 2018 Citizen Police
Academy begins Tuesday,
April 17, and runs through
mid-June.
Attendees will learn about
the different aspects of law
enforcement including crime
scenes, investigations, use
of Tasers and firearms and
they’ll get to tour various fa-
cilities including the Clatsop
County Jail.
Classes are 6 to 9 p.m. Tues-
days through June 11 with
an additional session from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May
19, for hands-on firearms
training.
Meeting locations vary and
include police departments
in Seaside, Cannon Beach
and Warrenton, the Clatsop
County Sheriff’s Office, Clat-
sop County Courthouse and
Seaside City Hall.
Those interested in at-
tending must complete an
application, which includes
a background check. Appli-
cations are available at the
police counter at Warrenton
City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
The application should be
returned to the agency in the
jurisdiction where you live.
For more information, call
503-436-2811.