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Guard deployed to state capitol
Gov. Kate Brown activated
the Oregon National Guard
on Wednesday to assist with
potential civil unrest at the
state capitol. The action came
at the request of Oregon State
Police.
President
Trump
on
Wednesday became the first
president in U.S. history to
be impeached twice after
last week’s storm on the U.S.
Capitol.
The House of Represen-
tatives passed an article
charging Trump with “incite-
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ment of insurrection” in the
riot that led to six deaths.
The impeachment requires
a Senate conviction to re-
move him from office, which
is unlikely to happen before
Joe Biden is sworn into of-
fice.
“With the Oregon National
Guard supplementing OSP
ranks, we will be ready to en-
sure peaceful events and han-
dle emergency situations,”
OSP Capt. Timothy Fox said.
The guard will be deployed
as necessary and deployment
locations will not be made
public. OSP and the ONG
routinely work and train to-
gether in response to Ore-
gon’s challenges, including
civil unrest, human remain
recovery in the recent wild-
fire response and safeguard-
ing communities in times of
crisis.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF CLATSOP
In the Matter of the Estate of CAROLYN PAULINE PHILLIPS, Deceased
Case No.: 20PB09020
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that James C. Casterline has been appointed
personal representative of the Estate of Carolyn Pauline Phillips. All per-
sons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with
vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representative c/o Law-
rence, Lawrence & Queener P.C., 427 S. Holladay Drive, 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 attorney for the personal representative, Benjamin F. Law-
rence, at the above address.
Dated and first published on January 8, 2021.
Benjamin F. Lawrence
Attorney for Personal Representative
January 15, 2021
Obituaries
Merle
Thornton
Dannie Nichols
Warrenton
Merle
Ed-
ward Thorn-
ton, 93, passed
away Jan. 3 in
Preston, Idaho.
He was born Sept. 22, 1927,
to Oral and Elsie Thornton in
Dallas, Ore. He spent many
years in Salem and Astoria.
Thornton served in the
U.S. Navy in the Philippines
during World War II. After
leaving the service, he mar-
ried Viola Pedersen, and they
were married for 66 years.
She died in 2013.
He worked as an automo-
tive parts manager and loved
to fish on the Columbia River
and play cards. He was nev-
er idle, always finding some-
thing to tinker with, family
members say.
Thornton is survived by his
children, Sue Adams of Soda
Springs, Idaho, and Steve
Thornton of Warrenton; four
grandchildren, Andrea Jew-
kes of Fort Collins, Colo.;
Laird Adams of Spokane
Valley, Wash.; Brad Adams
of Nampa, Idaho; and Paige
Byram of Soda Springs; and
12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at a lat-
er date.
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Svensen
Jerry Danial (Dan-
nie) Nichols, 80, died
Jan. 3 at home in
Svensen after a short
battle with COVID-19.
Nichols was born
in Astoria on Oct.
24, 1940, to Joe and Bessie
Nichols. He attended school
in Hammond until the fam-
ily moved to Gearhart. He
graduated from Seaside High
School in 1958.
After graduation, Nichols
joined the Army and served
in Missouri and Spokane for
three years.
Nichols was a commer-
cial fisherman and crabber
for many years and, in 1996,
moved to Coquille to work for
the Coquille Watershed As-
sociation helping to restore
salmon habitat.
He retired in 2004 and
moved to Arizona during the
winter, spending summers in
Coquille.
He and his wife, Lani, moved
to Svensen in 2012.
Nichols married three times
and had six children.
Nichols enjoyed watching
the Seattle Mariners, Atlanta
Braves and the Portland Trail-
blazers on TV. Each
spring, if the weather
was warm enough, he
would go watch his
nephew, James Nich-
ols, coach the Knappa
girls’ softball team.
He enjoyed hunting in
Burns and loved telling
hunting stories at deer camp.
Nichols is survived by his
wife, Lani of Svensen; three
daughters, Christine Zartman
of Sherwood, Cindy Blackman
of Salem, and Heather Nich-
ols of Longview, Wash.; three
sons, Jerry Painter of Sea-
side, Sean Nichols of Auburn,
Wash., and Drew Nichols of
Goldsboro, N.C.; a brother,
Jimmy Nichols of Warrenton;
three sisters, Gloria Regan of
Davis, Calif., Jo Ellen Guil-
roy of Gresham, and Linda
Scheuner of Bullhead City,
Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
No services are planned due
to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In lieu of flowers, the family
suggests donations be made
in his memory to the Deep
Sea Fishermen’s Fund, P.O.
Box 1062, Warrenton 97146;
or Clatsop County Animal As-
sistance, P.O. Box 622, War-
renton 97146.
Letter to the editor
Thanks for holiday decorating
I wanted to reach out and
thank the people who provid-
ed Warrenton with the many
holiday decorations.
Spruce
Up
Warrenton
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played a very important role
in this project, as well as
Pat O’Grady with his bucket
truck, the help provided by
Mike Moha, the help of the
people from Pacific Power,
and those people not named
who came to help.
One of the Warrenton Com-
mission’s goals is livability,
and this effort certainly works
toward that goal. Thank you
all.
Rick Newton
Warrenton
City Commissioner