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October 26, 2018
Public safety calls
t HeftS and BurglarieS
• Shoplifting, 6:11 p.m. Oct. 8,
Rite Aid. Jared Curtis Cupit,
43, of Warrenton was cited for
criminal third-degree theft after
he attempted to leave the store
without paying for $2.49 in
candy.
• Stolen bicycles, 10:06 a.m.
Oct. 13, Fort Stevens State Park.
A Bonney Lake, Wash., man
reported three bicycles valued
at $1,500 were stolen from his
campsite.
• Stolen bottles and cans, 1:44
p.m. Oct. 20, 0-100 block South-
west Fourth Street.
• Bag of items stolen, 5:01 p.m.
Oct. 21, Natural Grocers. Male
riding a bike with a trailer took
a woman’s bags while she was
parked at a business.
S uSpiCiouS CirCumStanCeS /
diSturBanCeS
• Disturbance, 1:10 p.m. Oct. 11,
Walmart. Ricky D. Sutton, 54, of
Warrenton was cited for crimi-
nal menacing.
• Trespassing, 4 p.m. Oct. 12,
north end of Fred Meyer parking
lot. Two men sleeping with mat-
tresses, plastic bags and other
items. Todd Michael Schmale,
54, of King City and Joseph
William Blackler, 37, of Warren-
ton were arrested on suspicion of
criminal trespassing and booked
at Clatsop County Jail, where
Schmale’s blood-alcohol content
was recorded at 0.21. Blackler’s
probation officer also issued a
detainer warrant for him.
• Dog at large, 10:13 p.m. Oct.
13, Tyee Street at First Avenue.
Owner cited for failing to license
dog.
• Man sleeping in covered en-
trance to Warrenton Visitors
Center, 6:57 a.m. Oct. 15, Youngs
Bay Plaza. Man was moved along
and trespassed from the prop-
erty.
• Several subjects setting up a
transient camp in the wood line
near Dooger’s restaurant, 9:08
p.m. Oct. 15. Parties agreed to
vacate and remove their trash
and were trespassed from
Youngs Bay Plaza property.
• Family dog trapped under
porch with wild animal, 4:24
a.m. Oct. 17, 500 block North-
west First Street. Dog was res-
cued uninjured; the type of wild
animal was undetermined.
• Trespassing, 12:30 p.m. Oct.
17, Rite Aid. Keith Allen Green-
• Shoplifting, 5:20 p.m. Oct. 17,
Walmart. Kylee Anne Pitts, 21,
of Astoria was cited for criminal
second-degree theft.
• Indecent exposure, 8 a.m.
Oct. 18, Warrenton Marina. An
82-year-old man was caught
on surveillance video parking
and urinating in the vestibule
near the public restrooms. Upon
contact, he appeared to display
signs of dementia. Family mem-
bers agreed to clean mess and
apologize.
• Trespassing, 11:15 a.m. Oct. 19,
Rite Aid. Man who was tres-
passed on Oct. 17 has returned to
store. Greenawald was arrested
on suspicion of first-degree crim-
inal trespassing and possession
of heroin.
• Shoplifting, 6:50 p.m. Oct. 19,
Walmart. Jacqueline M. Palacios
Shoop, 29, of Astoria was cited
for third-degree theft.
• Two calls of cougar roaming
neighborhood and attacking a
cat, 10:34 p.m. Oct. 19, 1400
block Southeast Willow Drive.
Warrenton officers and State
Police game units were unable to
locate the animal.
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Senior Moments
awald, 43, no known address,
was cited for second-degree
criminal trespassing.
• Two-vehicle noninjury collision,
1:27 p.m. Oct. 11, Highway 101 at
Harbor Drive. One driver cited
for unsafe lane change.
• Traffic stop, 12:35 a.m. Oct.
12, Southeast Second Street at
Anchor Avenue. Kiley K. Holdi-
man, 19, of Warrenton was cited
for criminal interfering with a
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with Emma Edwards
Falling for autumn and rain
Ruth Manire, a lovely se-
nior lady who lives in War-
renton, shared this poem
with us at the senior meal site
on Oct. 1. That day happened
to be more like a midsummer
dream day, so I decided to
hold it until it really felt like
October.
It’s the first day of October
And it’s starting to get dark
It’s raining in my swim-
ming pool,
It’s raining in the park.
It’s raining on my birthday
cake.
It’s raining in the zoo . . .
If you can hear me sing
this song,
It’s raining on you, too!
Since I’ve come to live in
Oregon,
I’ve learned to love the
rain.
And mud. And moss.
And walnuts. And basket-
ball.
(And rain)
Beautiful rain. I think all
of us have had enough “sum-
mer” and are ready for the
rain. The blustery wind. The
clocks to change. And the
feelings of Autumn.
In another week, we’ll cel-
ebrate Halloween. And then
comes so many other special
days we celebrate as we com-
plete the year 2018.
January, perhaps, is one of
Senior lunch menu
Monday, Oct. 29: Shepherd’s pie, mashed potatoes, broccoli,
pea soup, bread pudding.
Thursday, Nov. 1: Pork stew, roasted potatoes, carrots, black
bean soup, pumpkin cake.
The Warrenton senior lunch program is at noon (doors
open at 10:30 a.m.) Mondays and Thursdays at Warrenton
Community Center, 170 SW Third St. Suggested donation is
$5 for ages 55 and older; $7 for those younger. For more
information, call 503-861-3502.
my favorite months. Seems
everything is so new. And we
get to celebrate as we write
out our humble goals for the
new year.
Some sweet person hand
wrote the following for me
to share: “It is far more im-
portant to put life into our
years than to add years to our
lives.” So true!
Something else I thought
was worth sharing. While I
was watching the “Princess
Diaries” the other evening,
I picked up on something
so true. Remember the guy
who eventually lets the queen
know how much he admires
her? He says the following to
the young girl who is training
to become the next queen:
“No one can make you feel in-
ferior without your consent.”
What does that have to do
with us seniors? I really don’t
know, but we like “sayings,”
so maybe that’s why I shared
it.
However, as we gently age,
we seem less and less inclined
to worry over what used to be
significant and those things
suddenly turn quite insignif-
icant!
By the way, did you hear
that Century Link is no lon-
ger leaving the new telephone
books on our doorstep?
Some may say “yay,” but
many of us are sad to hear
that. So, here’s the number to
call to order your new phone
book: 800-888-8448 and it
will be sent to you in the mail
for free.
One last thought. Plants
are like people; they wince
at the shock of cold water.
That’s a little something I
learned about keeping my vi-
olet plants well-hydrated.
Oh, and do enjoy the rain!