January 18, 2019
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Public safety calls
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problems with the dog. Marina
E. Nash, 30, of Warrenton was
cited for having a dog at large
and for criminal mischief.
• Criminal mischief, 1 p.m. Jan.
6, 100 block Alternate Highway
101. Timothy Michael Goza,
49, of Warrenton was cited for
third-degree criminal mischief.
• Man drinking and disturbing
the peace, 4:05 p.m. Jan. 10,
dugouts at Robinson Communi-
ty Park.
• Trespassing, 8:48 a.m. and
12:29 p.m. Jan. 11, 400 block
South Main Avenue. Lonie
C. Davis, 40, with no known
address, was arrested on suspi-
cion of two counts of criminal
trespassing.
• Male rummaging through
yards and Warrenton Marina
property, 9:36 a.m. Jan. 12, 800
block Northeast First Court.
Zane Cruz Belshe, 57, with no
known address was arrested on
three failure-to-appear warrants
from Warrenton and Clatsop
County courts and for violating
his previous release agreement.
In addition, he was trespassed
from Warrenton Marina. He was
booked at Clatsop County Jail.
• Fraudulent return, 6:14 p.m.
Jan. 19, Walgreens. A woman
attempted to return an item she
didn’t purchase. She was tres-
passed from the store.
V ehiCles
• Vehicle vs. utility pole, 6:26
p.m. Jan. 9, South Main Avenue
at Third Street. The driver, a
69-year-old Warrenton man,
told officers he blacked out be-
fore his vehicle jumped the curb
and sidewalk, sideswiping the
utility pole.
• Vehicle vs. elk, 5:17 a.m. Jan.
10, Highway 101 near Goodwill
store. An Astoria man’s Chevro-
let pickup sustained major front-
end damage and was towed.
The elk was badly injured, had a
broken leg and was euthanized.
• Traffic stop, 11:17 a.m. Jan.
11, Ridge Road near Parkview
Apartments. Driver cited for fail-
ing to carry proof of insurance.
• Traffic stop, 12:03 p.m. Jan. 11,
South Main Avenue at Southeast
13th Street. Driver cited for fail-
ing to renew his registration.
m ediCal Calls
• Male losing consciousness,
12:33 p.m. Jan. 9, 2000 block
Chokeberry Avenue.
• Female with possible overdose,
8:19 p.m. Jan. 9, 300 block Lake
Drive.
• Female with altered level of
consciousness, 8:32 a.m. Jan. 10,
200 block Alder Avenue.
• Male with abdominal pain re-
moved from ship, 6:51 a.m. Jan.
11, Coast Guard Air Base.
• Female who fell outside, 12:31
p.m. Jan. 11, 200 block South-
west Alder Avenue.
• Female with altered level of
consciousness, 5:27 p.m. Jan. 11,
1700 block Ensign Lane.
• Female yelling from woods that
she’s been shot, 7:32 a.m. Jan.
12, behind Warrenton Kia.
• Male with possible diabetic is-
sue, 1:30 p.m. Jan. 12, 500 block
South Main Avenue.
• Male having difficulty breath-
ing, 5:18 p.m. Jan. 12, 500 block
Pacific Drive.
• Female medical alarm activa-
tion, 7:32 p.m. Jan. 12, 90500
block Birdie Drive.
• Male with stomach pain from
previous vehicle collision, 2:34
a.m. Jan 13, 2100 block Dolphin
Avenue.
• Female with possible heart
attack, 8:09 a.m. Jan. 7, 1400
block Southwest Cedar Avenue.
• Male with possible reaction to
heroin, 2:06 a.m. Jan. 8, 100
block Alternate Highway 101.
• Female with difficulty breath-
ing, 2:30 a.m. Jan. 8, 100 block
Southeast Anchor Avenue.
• Male with possible broken
shoulder, 5:13 p.m. Jan. 8, 200
block Tyee Street.
• Female with hip injury, 6:50
a.m. Jan. 13, 800 block Russell
Drive.
• Female with chest pain, 9:01
p.m. Jan. 13, 90900 block High-
way 101.
• Male medical alarm activation,
10:19 p.m. Jan. 13, 91800 block
Highway 104.
• Male with thigh pain, 11:05 p.m.
Jan. 13, 400 block North Main
Avenue.
• Traffic stop, 2:38 a.m. Jan. 12,
0-100 block Harbor Drive. Troy
L. Constantine, 41, of Stayton
was cited for criminal driving
while suspended.
• Running a stoplight, 1:37 p.m.
Jan. 12, Ensign Lane at Highway
101. Driver cited.
• Speeding, 8:10 p.m. Jan. 12,
Ridge Road at Fort Stevens
south entrance. Driver cited for
going 70 in a 45 mph zone.
• Vehicle vs. power pole with
lines down, no injuries, 1:30
a.m. Jan. 13, Dolphin Avenue at
Perkins Lane.
• Two-vehicle collision, no inju-
ries, 1:02 p.m. Jan. 13, Warren-
ton Dog Park parking lot.
• Traffic stop, 3 p.m. Jan. 13, 100
block Northeast Harbor Court.
Driver cited for having no opera-
tor’s license.
f ire Calls
• Provide mutual aid for fire/
smoke in building, 10:13 a.m.
Jan. 8, 207 Seventh St., Astoria.
• Possible illegal burn, 1:18 p.m.
Jan. 13, 1000 block Iredale
Street.
Senior lunch menu
Monday, Jan. 21: Roasted pork loin, mashed potatoes and
gravy, red cabbage, pea soup, key lime pie.
Thursday, Jan. 24: Lasagna, garlic bread, broccoli, turkey
soup, ice cream.
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.
Senior Moments
with Emma Edwards
New words for old hymns
I opened my front door to
set something out on Jan. 10
and what to my wondering
eyes did I see but -- wonder
of wonders -- a box of Aplets
and Cotlets – the Turkish
Delights candies I men-
tioned in a previous column.
There was a note attached
that read, “from a secret
Aplets and Cotlets admirer.”
It was a great way to begin
my day. Thank you, whoever
you are, for brightening my
day!
Truth be told, after reading
about my passion for them,
my Castle Rock daughter
sent me a box too. I have
limited myself to three piec-
es a day, noting carefully in
my food journal that those
three pieces saddle me with
180 calories.
We older people have so
much fun, don’t we? See
what you younger ones have
to look forward to when you
“grow up”?
Recently at senior lunch
there was a discussion about
how to conquer our famous
Oregon slugs.
Seems a popular solution
is to take an aluminum pie
plate and settle it into the
ground so the top is even
with the soil and then fill it
with beer.
Several at the table not-
ed that, if no other animal
comes along and drinks it
dry, then the plate will be
full of dead slugs eventually.
Then, the knowledgeable
table of seniors went on to
recommend stuffing dryer
sheets into mole holes to get
rid of moles, which can turn
into such pests.
The one that made me
chuckle was use of cayenne
pepper to control ants;
someone decided that was
cruelty in a highest degree as
the ants’ little feet would get
burned. Hmmm.
See what you miss when
you don’t come to senior
lunch at noon on Mondays
and Thursdays at Warrenton
Community Center?
We learn all sorts of things
and even altered the names
of a few hymns recently so
they apply to a senior life-
style, such as “Guide Me, O
Thou Great Jehovah, I’ve
Forgotten Where I Parked”
or “Precious Lord, Take
My Hand, And Help Me
Up.” One of my favorites is
“Blessed Insurance.” I know,
sometimes we get kind of sil-
ly.
I haven’t just been sitting
around eating Aplets and
Cotlets, but found a new
word (at least to me).
Are you ready? The word
is algorithm, pronounced
AL-go-rith-um. It’s a proce-
dure or formula for solving a
problem, based on conduct-
ing a sequence of specified
actions.
A computer program can
be viewed as an elaborate
algorithm. In mathematics
and computer science, an
algorithm usually means a
small procedure that solves
a recurrent problem.
All that to say our group is
way ahead of most in that we
turned solutions for ridding
the world of slugs, moles and
ants into three different al-
gorithms.
Another thought on our
subject of seniors calling
themselves “just older youth”
or the JOY group of people:
Remember, “Age is opportu-
nity no less than youth itself,
though in another dress.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfel-
low left us that.