August 3, 2018
T he C olumbia P ress
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This weekend
Church news
Saturday’s events include a
4-H fashion show, Jeep races
and the livestock auction.
There is live music, juggling
and comedy all day long on
two stages.
The fairgrounds are at 92937
Walluski Loop, Astoria.
• Christian Church of
Warrenton will dedicate its
new foyer during 10:30 a.m.
services on Sunday, Aug. 5,
followed by an all-church
potluck. The church, at 1376
S.E. Anchor Ave., began its
expansion project in spring
2017.
Saturday is last
hurrah for fair
Walk features
oysters, history
You still have today and
Saturday if you plan to go to
the Clatsop County Fair.
The fair is open 10 a.m. to
10 p.m., with carnival rides
opening at noon both days.
Fair admission is $5 for
adults, $3 for children ages
5 to 11 and free for those
younger than 5. Unlimit-
ed-ride carnival tickets are
$30 at the gate and parking
is $2.
Friday’s highlights include
Warrenton’s Maddox Dance
Studio taking the stage at 1
p.m., a watermelon-eating
contest at 2 and a concert by
country stars Diamond Rio
at 7 p.m. Tickets for the con-
cert are $30 to $35.
Angora Hiking Club will
visit Oysterville, Wash., for
an easy mile-long hike on lev-
el ground Saturday, Aug. 4.
Members
and
visitors
should meet at 9 a.m. in the
parking lot between Fifth and
Sixth streets north of Marine
Drive in Astoria to carpool
to the Old Schoolhouse on
School Street in Oysterville.
While there are no restau-
rants in the historic town,
Oysterville Sea Farms sells
live oysters, oyster shooters,
manilla clams, shrimp or
squid salad and cold drinks.
Participants also are welcome
to bring a sack lunch or grab
lunch several miles south in
Ocean Park, Wash.
• A training for those inter-
ested in becoming Eucharis-
tic ministers will be held at 11
a.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at St.
Francis de Sales Mission
Church, 867 Fifth Ave.,
Hammond. For more infor-
mation, contact Teela Evans
at 503 791-7679.
• Coastline Christian
Fellowship is holding its
services outdoors, weather
permitting, through Sept. 2.
The church at 89386 High-
way 202 in Olney meets at
10 a.m. Sundays during the
summer.
• The Rev. Sue Irvin will
be installed as pastor of
Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church in Seaside at 2 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 5. The church is
at 320 First Ave.
• Knights of Columbus will
offer breakfast after 8:30
a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Mass at St. Mary Star of
the Sea Catholic Church.
Breakfast will be in the newly
renovated Leahy Auditorium,
1425 Grand Ave., Astoria.
County organizes housing panel
Clatsop County and its cit-
ies have formed a partnership
aimed at finding solutions to
the region’s housing crisis.
The Comprehensive Hous-
ing Study will profile and
analyze the countywide hous-
ing supply, examine housing
and demographic trends and
develop projections, review
existing plans and data, and
evaluate housing goals, poli-
cies and codes.
The completed study will
include proposals for ini-
tiatives that may encourage
more production of needed
housing types as well as rec-
ommendations on building
partnerships and capaci-
ty-building strategies.
Portland consulting firm
Johnson Economics is lead-
ing the project, with assis-
tance from a 20-member
advisory panel that includes
representatives from Clatsop
County, the cities and the
building industry.
The goal of the study is to
help policymakers and of-
ficials understand the type,
size, location and price of
housing needed to meet cur-
Committee members
Chairman Henry Balensifer, War-
renton mayor; Vice Chairman Bran-
don Ogilvie, Cannon Beach coun-
cilman; Cameron Moore, Clatsop
County manager; Gail Henrikson,
Clatsop County’s community develop-
ment director; Brett Estes, Astoria city
manager; Mark Barnes, Cannon Beach
planning director; Seth Morrisey, Sea-
side councilman; Matt Brown, Gear-
hart mayor; Russ Taggart, Gearhart
planning commissioner; Kevin Lea-
hy, Clatsop Economic Development
Resources director; Todd Johnston,
Northwest Oregon Housing Authori-
ty; Elaine Bruce, Clatsop Community
Action; Patrick Wingard, Oregon De-
partment of Land Conservation and
Development; and builder/developers
Gil Gramson, Richard Krueger, Donny
Lee, Cary Johnson, Jason Palmberg,
Herb Florer and Dan Jessie.
rent and future needs, as well
as market forces, regulations
and barriers that impact de-
velopment.
The study – funded with
$50,000 from the county and
$10,000 each from the cities
of Astoria, Cannon Beach,
Gearhart, Seaside and War-
renton – is slated for comple-
tion in November.
The project will include
opportunities for public in-
volvement, including an open
house and an online survey.
Marijuana rules eyed countywide
The Clatsop County Com-
mission re-opened a public
hearing on an ordinance reg-
ulating location, manner and
hours of operation of mari-
juana facilities in the unin-
corporated county, includ-
ing recreational and medical
marijuana production, pro-
cessing, sales, research and
testing.
The new county marijua-
na code limits retail outlets’
hours to 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
imposes minimum distances
from schools, public parks
and other uses, and prohibits
on-site consumption, among
other rules.
Measures to limit odors
from facilities also are man-
dated. The new rules would
not apply to existing facili-
ties.
A final hearing on the or-
dinance is set for 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 8.