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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 Warrenton strong: A call for fiscal vigor B y C indy y ingst The Columbia Press Warrenton needs you – yes you – to keep it on the path of economic suc- cess. The entire town and its business leaders are being asked to come to- gether to create a vision for economic vitality. The first of four Economic Vitality Roadmap meet- If you go ings is Monday Who: All residents in Hammond. and business “You have a leaders very terrific and What: Economic simple vision,” Vitality Roadmap Mary Bosch told planning When: 5:30-8 p.m. city leaders re- cently. She is Monday, Aug. 20 Where: Gateway director of rural Community Church, economic vitali- 796 Pacific Drive, ty for RDI, a Eu- Hammond gene-based non- profit company. “Warrenton has an incredibly di- verse strong economy,” she said. “I can’t state enough how important that is to long-term stability.” The city has a range of small and large retailers plus major employ- er-producers in lumber and fishing. There’s light industry, three marinas, hospitality businesses and even tour- ist attractions. Few rural cities are so lucky, Bosch said. RDI’s mission is to help rural com- munities thrive. The company re- ceives 95 percent of its funding from foundations, such as the Ford Family Foundation of Roseburg. One of the city commission’s goals this fiscal year is revitalizing down- towns. “Hammond’s got one. Warrenton’s See ‘Roadmap’ on Page 6 Vol. 2, Issue 33 August 17, 2018 Pacific Seafood tackles adversity and wins New state of art plant rises from ashes of 2013 fire Left: Chief Execu- tive Frank Dulcich speaks to the crowd gathered for the reopening. Below: Dulcich’s grandsons, Charlie and Dominic, on a whiting processor. Below left: A worker unloads yellowtail rockfish from the Pacific Conquest. Peggy Yingst The Columbia Press B y P eggy y ingst The Columbia Press Pacific Seafood, a leader in the fishing industry, celebrated its grand reopen- ing Tuesday with speeches, facility tours and employee recognition. The new facility is on the precise spot where a fire destroyed the original plant and dock in 2013. “Today is a celebration of resilience and strength in the face of adversity, a celebration of community, a celebra- tion of the seafood industry, which is among the best in the world,” Frank Dulcich, chief executive of Pacific Sea- food, announced to the crowd. He thanked the community and elect- ed officials for their support and paid homage to his grandfather, Pacific Sea- food founder Franck Dulcich, a Croa- tian immigrant who began the business in Portland in 1941 by selling fresh sea- food out of the back of his truck. See ‘Seafood’ on Page 5 Warrenton High School girl wins Regatta queen title Scott Docherty/Redhare Catherine Tapales is crowned Regatta queen. The Columbia Press Warrenton High School senior Catherine Tapales was named Regatta queen during a competition at the Liberty Theatre on the first night of the five-day maritime festival. Tapales, who turns 17 this month, com- peted against Danielle Morinville of Knap- pa High School, Katie Zagata of Seaside High School and Nikkole Sasso of Astoria High School. She succeeds 2017 queen Me- gan Postlewait. “I was very shocked when they said my name,” Tapales said. “It was such a surreal experience and it went by like a blur. At the reception, I was super happy and everyone was very sweet and congratulating me.” Tapales is the daughter of Felix and Grace Tapales. She has an older sister, Christine, who will be a junior at Oregon State University, and a younger brother, Christian, an incoming freshman at Warrenton High. She volunteered over the summer at Fort Clatsop and has served on the student council, is a member of the National Honors Society and was head statistician for the school’s wres- tling team. She plans to attend the University of Washington to become a pathologist. Tapales will receive a $6,500 scholarship from the Hankel Trust plus additional money from the Regatta Foundation and Riedel Foun- dation. All members of the court receive some scholarship money.