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December 13, 2019 T he C olumbia P ress Speaker ponders winter transport Ever wonder may have been inter- whether Lewis and acting with the de- Clark knew how to scendants of skiers ski? or snowshoers. Ski historian Rich- His talk will in- ard Brenne will talk clude a discussion of about historic winter dog domestication, transportation and winter hunting, large his musings about the Brenne scale prehistoric hu- Corps of Discovery man migration, the during the next installment California Gold Rush and of In Their Footsteps, a free how skiing came to be used speakers series sponsored by mail carriers, miners, by Lewis and Clark Nation- ranchers, doctors and pas- al Historical Park. tors throughout the West, Brenne’s talk is at 1 p.m. including on Mount Hood. Sunday, Dec. 15, in the Net- Brenne is a skier, moun- ul River Room of the Fort tain climber, world trav- Clatsop Visitor’s Center. eler, tour guide, freelance Snowshoes are referenced writer and award-winning in the explorers’ journals screenwriter. and Brenne theorizes that The talk is free. To learn the expedition members more, call 503-861-2471. Woman goes on shoplifting spree A woman from Ocean Park, Wash., was cited for several counts of second-degree theft after security personnel at two retail stores detained her and police found items inside her car they suspected were shoplifted from three stores. Warrenton police officers were dispatched to Home Depot about 5 p.m. Dec. 4 af- ter the store’s loss prevention officer attempted to detain a woman who’d concealed numerous items and left the store without paying, accord- ing to a police report. He’d also taken photos of her car and license plate be- fore she fled the store, refus- ing to cooperate. Her car was spotted at Fred Meyer a short time lat- er. Photos from Home Depot were given to security staff at the grocery store, who were able to find the woman and watch her as she made her way through the store. Officers waited by the wom- an’s car and took her into custody. She allowed them to search her bag and vehicle when she learned she’d be going to jail. Officers found $181 in items from Home Depot, more items from Fred Meyer and items from Dollar Tree, plus a cutting tool and knife used in the thefts. All items were returned to the stores. Marilyn L. Mobley, 53, was released pending a court hearing Dec. 17. 5 New book honors coastal conservation hero A new book from OSU Press, “A Gen- erous Nature: Lives Transformed by Or- egon,” profiles con- servationists and ac- tivists who’ve made enduring contribu- tions to the preserva- tion of Oregon’s wild and natural places and high quality of life. Among them is Neal Maine, a founder of North Coast Land North Coast Land Conservancy founder Neal Maine speaks to a group. Drunk driver hits car, pedestrian A suspected drunken driver was arrested after he drove into a parked vehicle, left the scene and then struck a pe- destrian, Seaside police said. Erick Mendez Lopez, 22, was booked at Clatsop County Jail for third-degree assault, driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, reckless endangerment of others and failure to perform the duties of a driver. The pedestrian, Justin Pow- ell, 36, was seriously injured and taken to Columbia Me- morial Hospital’s trauma unit. Police received a call of the crash into the parked vehicle about 8:15 p.m. Saturday at 12th Street and North Holla- day Drive. The driver fled the scene headed north, where he hit the pedestrian and then continued north. With the help of witness- es, Mendez Lopez was found walking on 15th Avenue be- tween Holladay and Roos- evelt drives. His blood-alcohol content was recorded at 0.15 percent. Conservancy and its first ex- ecutive direc- tor. Author Mar- cy Houle will discuss her book at 2 p.m. Houle Saturday, Dec. 14, at Beach Books, 616 Broadway St., Seaside. She and Maine also will sign copies of the book, along with current NCLC Execu- tive Director Katie Voelke, who will provide a glimpse of the future as a result of Neal’s legacy. North Coast Land Con- servancy is a nationally accredited private, non- profit land trust based in Seaside.