The Columbia Press
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September 4, 2020
Letters to the Editor
Events supporting
police and America
weren’t unruly
I am compelled to write
my first “Letter to the Edi-
tor” because I am concerned
about some facts missing
from the article “Public ral-
lies causing city headaches”
that appeared in the Aug. 14
edition.
The article states that Po-
lice Chief Matt Workman
was concerned about the
“Back the Blue” events being
held to show support for the
police and raise donations
for Officer Robert Wirt, a
longtime Warrenton police
officers who was placed on
administrative leave after
being wrongly accused of
mocking the George Floyd
incident.
While it’s true they were
holding a fund-raising bar-
becue without the proper
food-handler’s permit, it’s
not true that they were im-
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Published: The Columbia Press, Sept. 4 and 11, 2020.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF CLATSOP
In the Matter of the Estate of RAYMOND HAROLD ADAMS, Deceased
Case No.: 20PB05652
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jacquelyn Adams has been appointed
Personal Representative. All persons having claims against the Estate are
required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the Personal Repre-
sentative c/o Ashley Flukinger, Attorney at Law, LLC, 3645 Highway 101
N., Gearhart, Oregon 97138, within four months after the date of first pub-
lication of this notice or the claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain
additional information from the records of the Court, the Personal Repre-
sentative, or the lawyer for the Personal Representative, Ashley Flukinger.
Dated and first published on Aug. 21, 2020.
Asshley Flukinger, OSB No. 120864
Attorney for Personal Representative
Ashley Flukinger, Attorney at Law, LLC
3645 Highway 101 N.
Gearhart, Oregon 97138
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF CLATSOP
In the Matter of the Estate of VIRGINIA A. MYERS, Deceased
Case No.: 20PB05546
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Carolyn S. Woodford has been appoint-
ed Personal Representative. All persons having claims against the estate
are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the Personal Rep-
resentative c/o Seaside Attorneys, 842 Broadway, Seaside Oregon 97138,
within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or the
claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain
additional information from the records of the Court, the Personal Repre-
sentative, or the lawyer for the Personal Representative, Jeremy Rust.
Dated and first published on Aug. 28, 2020.
Jeremy Rust, OSB No. 094927
Attorney for Personal Representative
Seaside Attorneys
842 Broadway
Seaside, Oregon 97138
peding traffic and, in fact,
Chief Workman mischar-
acterized the nature of the
interaction between event
organizers and the officer
he sent out to break up the
event.
The crowd was not argu-
mentative nor confronta-
tional. They were, in fact,
respectful and thanked the
officer for his service. My
husband was standing right
there at the time of the inter-
action. Shouldn’t the chief
be happy that the communi-
ty came out to show support
for one of their own?
The flag-waving events, of
which I’ve attended a few,
have not disrupted business-
es. As you can see from the
picture in the article, people
are peacefully gathered in
the beautiful new Memorial
Plaza, not blocking traffic.
The only dangerous behav-
ior I’ve seen is from the BLM
protest crowd that was con-
gregated in the traffic island
at the four-way stop, block-
ing the view of cars trying to
turn.
Why was this not report-
ed as one of his concerns
or even mentioned at all?
What about the graffiti
spray-painted on City Hall?
No mention of that either, or
the taxpayer dollars it took
to clean it.
Then there’s City Commis-
sioner Rick Newton, who
wants to prohibit any polit-
ical event on city properties
because “if you allow one
group, you’ll have to let the
neo-Nazis do it.”
And City Manager Lin-
da Engbretson, who states
that the city can limit usage
to only “content-neutral”
events.
Who would determine
what fits that criteria? How
does this stance allow for 1 st
Amendment expression on
publicly owned property?
And since when is waving
the American flag in front of
a veterans memorial a “polit-
ical” event?
You must ask yourself if
this targeted enforcement
or a form of the new “can-
cel culture”? At least Mayor
Balensifer appears to have
enough common sense and
knowledge about constitu-
tional rights to keep the city
out of a lawsuit.
S. Davis
Warrenton
Boothe-Schmidt can get things done
We are in the grips of one of
the worst economic collapses
this country has experienced,
a crisis of a magnitude many
of us have not experienced in
our lifetimes.
How will we dig ourselves
out? How will we craft a re-
covery that takes into account
the unique needs we have
here on the North Coast?
Now, more than ever, we
need solid and able leader-
ship to help us rebuild our
economy.
We need to send a compe-
tent person to represent us in
Salem, who knows what our
needs are and who will bring
resources back to our com-
munity. That person is Deb-
bie Boothe-Schmidt, running
for our House District 32.
Debbie’s respected skills
as a public service employ-
ee and union leader have
spanned 20 years. She’s also
been a successful local small
businesswoman.
We need someone who has
the skills to negotiate with
the best of them, and get
things done when the going
gets tough.
We need someone who can
represent working families,
not outside interests and cor-
porate bullies, like her oppo-
nent Suzanne Weber.
Our economic recovery de-
pends on the viability of our
natural resources to ensure
good jobs for our future. Deb-
bie gets this. She grew up in a
timber family in Eastern Ore-
gon and knows the challeng-
es of this industry.
The success of our future
really does rely on those we
hire to represent us. Join me
in voting for Debbie Boothe-
Schmidt, for a comeback
that’s brighter and stronger
than the setback.
Rebecca Read
Seaside
Marina’s staff does a great job
This Buoy 10 season had
some very unusual effects on
our Hammond Marina.
The staff for both marinas
was down by 2 to 3 people,
and a whole bunch of fisher-
men showed up for the Buoy
10 party, causing some un-
planned chaos.
The staff worked through
it as best they could, while
trying to contend with the re-
quirements of CV19.
I thought I would let you
know the marina employees
were able to keep five boats
from sinking this season.
When leaving in the fall, boat
owners disconnect power to
their slip, and some forget to
turn it back on when they re-
turn. Results were that some
pumps didn’t turn on as ex-
pected. I’ll bet those five boat
owners are very thankful for
the efforts of our staff. Those
employees deserve words of
thanks.
I also have some past experi-
ence with the staff. Two years
ago, they called me and saved
my boat from sinking when a
pump float switch failed, so I
am one of the thankful.
Rick Newton
Warrenton City Commissioner