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T he C olumbia P ress 1 50 ¢ C latsop C ounty ’ s I ndependent W eekly n eWspaper www.thecolumbiapress.com Vol. 2, Issue 30 July 27, 2018 Many-class reunion brings out old friends, old stories Skimmer device found at credit Right: Carolyn B C y Shepherd, center, The Columbia Press talks with Kay and union’s ATM Saturday’s Warrenton High Frank Vollmer. y indy ingst School reunion was 100 years in the making. Dozens of people gathered in the WHS cafeteria to celebrate good times, connect with old friends and acknowledge the school’s first century of graduating classes. “To me, this was one of the best educational systems that I’ve been a part of,” said Rod Hardin, whose first teaching job was at WHS from 1968 to 1974. He left to become vice principal of a high school in the valley. “They had great facilities,” Hardin said, “but the attitudes of the staff: they didn’t have high expectations of the kids.” He was sitting with longtime friend Glenn McMurray, a WHS teacher from 1973 to 1975. “It was a really good experi- ence,” McMurray said of teach- ing in Warrenton. “Teachers here didn’t check out at 3:30. Below left: The orig- inal Warrenton High School before the new campus was finished in 1950. Below right: Susan Jensen Walker, class of 1980, and her husband, Brian Walker, class of 1975. Photos by Cindy Yingst The Columbia Press See ‘Reunion’ on Page 4 The Columbia Press A skimming device was found on a drive-through automated teller machine at Wauna Federal Credit Union’s Warrenton branch. Warrenton Police issued a warning last weekend for anyone who may have used the ATM Saturday or Sun- day. Credit union officials told police they’d inspected the ATM about 10 a.m. Saturday and it had no device on it then. A motorcyclist who’d stopped to use the ATM at 1 p.m. Sunday spot- ted an irregularity and called police. Video from the ATM shows a person wearing a very tightly pulled hoodie attaching the device about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Chief Matt Workman said. The perpetrator kept their head and face away from the camera and only their hands are visible. “You can’t tell race, gender, noth- ing,” Workman said. See ‘Skimmer’ on Page 5 County fair promises ‘carnival days and country nights’ during four-day run The Columbia Press This year’s Clatsop County Fair will feature farm animals, a carnival, ven- dor booths, Jeep races, a petting zoo, musical groups and so much more. The 2018 fair, “Carnival Lights and Country Nights,” kicks off Tuesday with five full days of entertainment. “We’re trying to make a lot of chang- es and make it more appealing to ev- erybody in the community,” office manager John Lewis said. “It’s noto- rious for being a 4-H fair because we have lots of animals.” New things this year: Jeep races, monster truck rides and an exhibit of restored antique tractors and equip- ment. A team of civil war re-enactors, recently relocated to the fair from Fort Stevens State Park, will bring a blacksmith shop and providew some demonstrations. This year’s fair will be more spread out over the entire fairgrounds, too. Old favorites like the petting zoo, bounce house, rock-climbing wall, mutton busting, magic shows and plenty of carnival food will return. About 1,200 people attend week- days and 1,800 people are expected Friday and Saturday. “The fair, in itself, is one of our big- gest moneymakers,” Lewis said. “But we rent out the grounds almost every weekend.” There are weddings, Christmas par- ties, antiques and car shows. Hamp- ton Affiliates just had its company picnic there. “It’s a great thing for the community to have some- thing to go and do and we’re trying to have things year- round,” Lewis said. The full fair schedule can be found on the Clatsop County Fair website. Here are some highlights: t uesday • Opening ceremony, noon, center stage. Courtesy Clatsop County Fair • Meghan Schoenbohm, Mutton Bustin’ is like bronco riding but involves children’s music, 12:30 and fluffy sheep and children ages 4 to 7. 5:30 p.m., center stage. W ednesday admission. • Military Appreciation Day. All mil- • Whole Hog Roast, 4 p.m., free. See ‘Fair’ on Page 8 itary members with ID will get $3 off
