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The Columbia Press 6 Letters to the Editor Legal ads IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF CLATSOP In the Matter of the Estate of MARTINE G. STARR, Deceased Case No.: 20PB06971 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that James C. Casterline has been appointed personal representative of the Estate of Martine G. Starr. All persons hav- ing claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representative c/o Lawrence, Law- rence & Queener P.C., 427 S. Holladay Drive, Seaside, OR 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 attorney for the personal representative, Benjamin F. Law- rence, at the above address. Dated and first published on Nov. 06, 2020. Benjamin F. Lawrence Attorney for Personal Representative Lawrence, Lawrence & Queener P.C. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF CLATSOP Probate Department Case No. 20PB06713 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS In the matter of the Estate of Elsie C. Gilbert, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ernest F. Turner has been appointed as personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the personal representa- tive in care of Bouneff, Chally & Koh, 2722 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97212, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice as stated below or such 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 attorney for the personal representative. Dated and first published on Oct. 30, 2020. Ernest F. Turner Personal Representative Tabitha L. Koh, OSB #096133 Bouneff, Chally & Koh Attorney for Personal Representative 2722 NE 33rd Avenue Portland, OR 97212 Tel (503) 238-9720; Fax (503)239-3989 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF CLATSOP In the Matter of the Estate of LOIS MARIE KUSTURA, Deceased Case No.: 20PB07273 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Angela Clancy 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 Oct. 30, 2020. Ashley Flukinger, OSB No. 120864 Attorney for Personal Representative Ashley Flukinger, Attorney at Law, LLC 3645 Highway 101 N. Gearhart, Oregon 97138 November 13, 2020 City must know more before tide gate replacement As of this date, there has been no flooding event along the Skipanon River where water flowed into a residence causing substantial proper- ty damage since the Eighth Street Dam was built in the early 1960s. In December 2015, the wa- ter level inside Warrenton city limits came within a couple of inches of flowing into homes near the Alternate 104 bridge near Lum’s auto dealership. There was a home farther north that had property ero- sion and the water got close enough to bleed into the wall- boards of the house and cause damage that had to be re- paired. No insurance claim was filed NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION In compliance with ORS 87.691, a public auction will be held at noon on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at North Coast Mini Storage, 601 Alternate Hwy. 101, Warrenton, Oregon. Items for sale from Grigsby, a 10x10 stor- age unit. Please arrive by 11:45 a.m. to sign in. Please bring your ID. Sales are cash only and pur- chased unit must be emptied by 5 p.m. or you can rent the unit. Published: The Columbia Press, Nov. 6 and 13, 2020. Farm Help Wanted Part Time 3 to 4 days a week in Warrenton, including some weekends. Approx. 4 hours a day. Must have previous experience (Example: Drive or operate farm machinery such as trucks, tractors, cut firewood, work with cattle, feed, move stock around, etc.) Please call Jodie at 503- 791-4876 or 503-861-2869; or Bryan at 503-407-9035. against anyone for that dam- age. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), if Warrenton were to replace the old tide gates removed from the Eighth Street Dam with tide gates that meet cur- rent Oregon state require- ments, there would be very lit- tle benefit in flood control with the new gates the further south you moved away from the dam. This was determined by doing modeling on other similar riv- ers in the general area. I feel it would be a waste of money for Warrenton to con- sider putting tide gates back on the Eighth Street Dam until they have more facts. I’ve heard people argue that during heavy rain events and simultaneous high tides the water is higher south of the dam than north of the dam because of runoff from new de- velopment. I haven’t seen this with my own eyes and have tried to determine this by visiting the dam during these types of events. It’s hard for me to be- lieve Warrenton will ever have sufficient pumping capacity to remove enough water from the flood-prone areas to prevent future property damage in the most exposed areas since the tide gates are gone and would make little difference if new gates were on. I would like to see the city borrow three water-level gaug- es from the USACE or seek grant money from state gov- ernment since their new tide gates hurt us rather than help us. Placing river gauges immedi- ately north and south of Eight Street Dam, with both gaug- es away from the river flow so that the tunnels do not offer a false view of the full river height, would allow the city to find out if the water level on both sides of the dam changes during high rain events. If the levels stay basically the same, then runoff from devel- opment is not causing a flood risk. I would also like to see a gauge placed adjacent to the Alternate Highway 104 bridge to determine if the water lev- el is higher there than at the Eighth Street Dam. If we know the answers to these three water gauge histo- ries after they’ve been in place for several years, Warrenton would be in a much stronger position to know what steps to take to minimize future flood- ing. Scott Widdicombe Warrenton Grateful for stranger’s kindnesses Recently, when I was in the checkout line at Freddies, I dropped a few things and my back was bad. The lady in front of me hur- ried to pick them up for me. When my items were bagged, the cashier said ‘Thank you, have a great day.” I said, “Wait, I need to pay for this.” I had a lot of items as I hate going to the store. The cashier said, “No, you don’t owe a cent. The lady in front of you bought all your groceries!” I noticed the lady was hang- ing around in the checkout area. Not only had she paid for mine, she paid for the lady be- hind me! This act of kindness brings me to tears. My husband isn’t well, and he’d been overpaid for some time off and all his sick time had been used. So his check was short because they took back almost $600. We’re dealing with so many issues right now: Stage 4 lung cancer, sickness and other health issues. Then, from above, we were sent an angel to say, “You are going to be alright.” I believe there are angels among us. Thank you, my an- gel. There is good still among us. Pam Blakeslee Warrenton
