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.
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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.