December 13, 2019
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Muriel: Community leader leaves legacy of giving
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support of young people
and for her pies. Muriel was
famous for her pies, which
she generously donated to
people and nonprofit groups
for fundraising events. They
often garnered hundreds of
dollars in charity auctions.
Mayor Henry Balensifer
described her as a pillar of
the community during Tues-
day night’s City Commission
meeting.
“To the end, she was an up-
lifting person,” he said. “The
commission and the city at
large grieves with the Dunn
family.”
Muriel was born to Bern
and Cleo Shultz, found-
ing members of Warrenton
Church of Christ (now War-
renton Christian Church),
and Muriel remained active
in the church until her death.
She graduated from War-
renton High School in 1956
and married her high school
sweetheart, LeRoy Dunn,
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when he returned from serv-
ing in the Korean War. They
were married for 63 years
and raised three children.
Their daughter, Debbie, was
killed in a car accident when
she was a teenager and the
Dunns established a schol-
arship for Warrenton High
School students in her name,
with Muriel serving on the
Warrenton High School Schol-
arship Foundation Board.
Muriel worked much of her
life in restaurants as waitress,
cook and business partner.
In 1973, LeRoy and Muriel
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Lynn Alsbury, served as fire
chief of the Tongue Point Fire
Department.
In 2018, Brian Alsbury was
named Warrenton’s Firefight-
er of the Year.
“We are excited to welcome
Chief Alsbury to our leader-
ship team,” City Manager Lin-
da Engbretson said in making
the announcement. “His en-
thusiasm and dedication to
the department and this com-
munity wowed the panels. He
brings fresh ideas and already
has an excellent working re-
lationship with department
staff and volunteer firefight-
ers.”
The announcement follows a
search that included 15 appli-
cants. The field was narrowed
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She is survived by her hus-
band, LeRoy; sons Dennis of
Salem and Dan of Warren-
ton; daughter Jane of Bend;
a brother, Leonard Shultz
of Salem; a sister, Frances
Rodgers of Dufur; and two
grandsons.
A celebration of life is
planned for 11 a.m. Saturday,
Jan. 4, at Warrenton High
School. A reception will fol-
low. In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests donations to
the Debbie Dunn Memori-
al Fund at Warrenton High
School.
Chief: Fire agency head is longtime volunteer
Shown here are Elise, Roger,
and Elliott, who have enjoyed
37 combined years as
Fibre Family members.
102 W 5th St. Rainier
purchased and ran Pop’s, a
burger joint, in downtown
Warrenton, where Fultano’s
Pizza is today. Pop’s closed in
the early 1980s.
Muriel Dunn was inducted
into the WHS Hall of Fame
last summer for her generos-
ity and support of youth and
community projects. She re-
ceived a standing ovation at
the banquet.
In 2016, Muriel and LeRoy
Dunn were grand marshals of
the Old-Fashioned Fourth of
July Parade.
In 2014, the couple received
the Richard Ford Distin-
guished Service award from
Pam Ackley, Broker
to seven, who underwent fur-
ther interviews and analysis,
including three separate in-
terview panels -- technical,
administrative and one with
the Warrenton Fire Depart-
ment volunteers.
Alsbury replaces former Fire
Chief Tim Demers, who re-
signed in October amid a state
investigation into unsafe fire-
fighting practices. Engbret-
son said Wednesday that the
city has not received results of
the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration’s in-
vestigation.
Demers had been chief since
2013.
Alsbury will leave Public
Works and begin as fire chief
on Dec. 23.
An Oregon City man was ar-
rested after police found him
at the Seaside Outlet Mall
“burning cookies” late Sun-
day.
Police received a complaint
about 11:50 p.m. and, by the
time they arrived at the mall
on Roosevelt Drive, the vehi-
cle’s engine was on fire near
the electric vehicle charging
station in the mall’s parking
lot. The charging station also
was damaged.
The man refused to leave
the car, saying he wanted to
remove his belongings, ac-
cording to a press release
from the Seaside Police De-
partment.
He was physically removed
from the vehicle and de-
tained.
Seaside Fire and Rescue ar-
rived and put out the fire.
Ricky Criss, 33, was arrest-
ed on suspicion of driving
under the influence of intox-
icants and reckless driving.
He was booked at Seaside
Jail, where his blood-alcohol
content was recorded at 0.18
percent.
Anyone who may have in-
formation is urged to call Cpl.
Jeff Oja at 503-738-6311.
Driver damages EV station