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January 18, 2019 T he C olumbia P ress This Week in Aboriginal History by Carl A. Ellis Jim Thorpe’s medals returned Jan. 18, 1983: Jim Thorpe’s Olympic medals are turned over to his heirs. Thorpe, a member of the Sac and Fox Indian Nation, became the first American Indian to win a Gold Medal on behalf of the United States. The med- als, won at the 1912 Olym- pics, were taken away the following year when it was discovered he’d been paid for playing two seasons of semi-professional baseball, which went against the rule at that time that Olympic ath- letes must be amateurs. Jan. 19, 1847: New Mexi- co Gov. George Bend is at- tacked, killed and scalped by Pueblo Indians who demand the release of tribal members held in jail. The Indians plan to kill all Americans they can find. Near Mora, eight Amer- icans are captured, robbed and shot. Many Mexicans join the revolt, angry that the Americans had captured the city of Santa Fe five months earlier. Jan. 20, 1969: Classes be- gin at Navajo Community College (now called Dine Col- lege) on the Navajo Reserva- tion in Tsaile, Ariz. It’s the first college established and controlled by an Indian tribe. Jan. 21, 1674: Father Pierre Millet uses information from an almanac to “foretell” the coming of a lunar eclipse. He had challenged Iroquois shamen to predict the time or date of the eclipse, which they couldn’t do. Millet’s suc- cess allows him to make in- roads among the Iroquois. Jan. 22, 1599: Spanish at- tack the Acoma Pueblo. Jan. 23, 1689: Saco, a settle- ment in Southern Maine, is attacked by Abnaki Indians. Nine settlers are be killed in the fighting. Jan. 24, 1955: Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian, dies. He was one of six U.S. Marines who raised the flag on Mount Su- ribachi, Iwo Jima. Later, a postage stamp is issued and a bronze statue erected to hon- or the flag-raising. Ellis is an author and his- torian working on a book about American Indians. 9 Two Astoria residents make their college’s dean’s list Matt Grauff, a freshman Physics major at Grove City College in Pennsylvania, has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2018 semester. Matt is a 2018 graduate of Astoria Senior High School and the son of Peter and Christina Grauff of Astoria. Students eligible for the Dean’s List must have a grade-point average of 3.40 to 3.59. Grove City College is a na- tional Christian liberal arts AGENDA CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WARRENTON MEETING TUESDAY January 22, 2019 – 6:00 P.M. Warrenton City Commission Chambers – 225 South Main Avenue Warrenton, OR 97146 This is a Preliminary Agenda. A final Agenda and full meeting packet will be available on the City’s website at www.ci.warrenton.or.us after 4:00 p.m. on Friday January 18, 2019. BUSINESS ITEMS Consideration of Resolution No. 2538; A Resolution Modifying Build- ing Permit Fees – First Reading • Consideration of Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1225 – Transpor- tation System Plan & Code Amendments (File No. DCA 18-5) • Consideration of Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1226 – Clatsop County Street Vacation • Consideration of Development Code Amendment – Pacific Seafoods Employee Housing • Consideration of Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1224 - Homestay Lodging Program • Consideration of Insurance Agent of Record – WSC Insurance • Consideration of Community Center Fee for Fishermen’s Benefit Fund Event • Consideration of Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1227 - Granting Cable Television Franchise to Falcon Community Ventures I (dba Charter) • Consideration of Scarborough Lease – 846 NE 1st Ct. • Consideration of Second Reading of Resolution No. 2531 - Public Records Request Policy Update • Consideration of Resolutions Authorizing Appointments to Fill Posi- tions and Setting Terms of Office on various Community Boards DISCUSSION ITEMS • Levee Update • System Development Charges Warrenton City Hall is accessible to the disabled. An interpreter for the hearing impaired may be requested under the terms of ORS 192.630 by contacting Dawne Shaw, City Recorder, at 503-861-0823 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting so appropriate assistance can be provided. and sciences college. Megan Postlewait of Asto- ria, a computer science major, was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at Clark- son University in New York. Dean’s List students must achieve a minimum 3.25 grade-point average and carry at least 14 credit hours. Clarkson is a nationally rec- ognized research university. NOTICE OF BUDGET WARRENTON URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY The Warrenton Urban Renewal Agency has published the 2017/18 annual report. It is on file at Warrenton City Hall and with the Warrenton Urban Renewal Agency. The full information is available to all interested persons. In FY 2017/2018, the Warrenton URA received $604,587 in tax revenue, $54,500 in loan proceeds, $34,748 in interest revenue, and $4,297 in county land sales. The Agency spent $542,660 on administrative services and supplies, debt retirement, and capital outlay. The estimated Debt Service Fund revenues for FY 2018/19 are $642,456. The budget for Debt Service for the current fiscal year is $1,881,784, and the Capital Projects budget for Materials and Services and Capital Outlay for the current fiscal year is $2,132,314. A more detailed breakdown of the budget for the Capital Projects Fund is shown below: • NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE On February 14, 2019, at the hour of 10:00 AM at the Clatsop County Sheriff's Office, 1190 SE 19th Street in the City of Warrenton, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real proper- ty commonly known as: 34045 HIGHWAY 26, SEASIDE, OREGON. The court case number is 05-3296, where BARBARA A. MALTMAN is plaintiff, and MICHAEL J. MALTMAN is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: http://oregonsheriffssales.org/ (OR), http://files.co.clatsop.or.us/ccso/ foreclosures.pdf Publish: The Columbia Press on Jan. 11, 18, 25 and Feb. 1, 2019 The estimated impact of carrying out the Warrenton Urban Renewal Plan on the tax collections for the preceding year for all taxing districts is shown in the table below. The impacts on the Warrenton-Hammond School Dis- trict and the Northwest Regional ESD are indirect impacts due to the state school funding formula in Oregon. Schools are funded on a per-pupil for- mula established at the state level. These figures differ slightly from the tax increment revenue received figures as they do not represent under-collec- tion, late payments, or delinquencies. Publish: The Columbia Press, Jan. 18 and Jan. 25, 2019
