The Columbia Press
March 26, 2021
Warrenton vs. Blanchet, 20-7
Warriors take third win of season
By Bruce Dustin
For The Columbia Press
Warrenton’s
football
team fumbled its way to
a March 19 win in Salem
against Blanchet Catholic
High School.
The 20-7 win was the
Warriors’ third of the sea-
son and Blanchet’s third
loss.
“I felt like we could have
done better,” starting se-
nior quarterback Hordie
Bodden Bodden said. “We
shouldn’t have made as
many mistakes as we
did. But we still ended up
winning. That’s what really
matters.”
He caused several of the
team’s mistakes, he admit-
ted.
“I fumbled the snap a
couple of times, but we also
committed a ton of fouls
as a team, which we never
normally do,” he said. “By
correcting the mistakes, we
will be able to move the ball
and score more efficiently
in the future.”
He credited a teammate
with much of the win.
“Josh Earls came up big
for us,” Hordie said. “He
forced two turnovers, a
pick, and a fumble. He got
the whole team hyped.”
While the Warriors had
far more penalties than
normal, Head Coach Ian
O’Brien stayed positive,
pointing to outstanding
performances by Sam Ir-
win, Tristan Scott, Dylan
Atwood and Josh Earls.
“They all had above-av-
erage defensive nights,” he
said. “In particular, Josh
had a big interception and
caused an important fum-
ble.”
Dawson Little had a 42-
yard pass reception from
Hordie, Hordie made a 26-
yard run, and Dylan had
a one-yard run, all three
of which ended in touch-
downs.
Warrenton has a home
game against Yamhill-Carl-
ton at 7 p.m. today, March
26. The matchup pits two
undefeated rivals against
each other.
Fed, state tax deadline extended
Oregon Department of Rev-
enue is joining the IRS and
extending the income tax fil-
ing deadline for 2020 from
April 15 to May 17.
Individual taxpayers also
can postpone state income
tax payments for the 2020 tax
year that were due on April 15
to May 17 without penalties
and interest, regardless of the
amount owed.
The postponement applies to
individual taxpayers, including
individuals who pay self-em-
ployment tax. Penalties and
interest will begin to accrue on
any remaining unpaid balanc-
es beginning May 18.
Taxpayers don’t need to file
any forms or call the state
to qualify for the extension.
Those who need additional
time to file beyond the May 17
deadline can request a filing
extension.
To get tax forms, check the
status of a refund, or make
payments, visit oregon.gov/
dor or call 800-356-4222.
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Jail construction officially under way
Construction of the new
Clatsop County Jail is offi-
cially under way.
The $20 million bond that’s
funding the project was ap-
proved by voters in Novem-
ber 2018.
Clatsop County commis-
sioners held a ceremonial
groundbreaking March 18 at
the site of what will become
the new county jail in War-
renton.
Sheriff
Matt
Phillips
thanked county voters for
their support of the project,
as well as the County Com-
mission, including former
commissioners who helped
make the project possible.
The new jail is being con-
structed at the site of – and
will utilize portions of – the
former Oregon Youth Au-
thority detention facility,
which was closed by the state
during budget cuts in 2017.
Staff offices, intake space,
food service and 20 inmate
beds will be located inside
the existing structure, while
128 beds will be located in
a newly constructed adjoin-
ing section that will feature
a modern, efficient layout
offering better supervision
than the current facility.
The new jail replaces the
existing 60-bed jail in down-
town Astoria. Completion is
expected in summer 2022.
The new facility’s larger ca-
pacity is intended to reduce
the frequent early release of
offenders caused by the ex-
isting jail’s limited size, to
house multiple classifications
of inmates separately, and to
provide space for treatment
programs and services the
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At the groundbreaking are, left to right, commissioners Court-
ney Bangs and Mark Kujala, Sheriff Matt Phillips, Commission-
er Pamela Wev, Sheriff’s Lt. Thomas Teague and Commission-
er John Toyooka.
What will it look like?
To see drawings of what the
new jail will look like, go to
thecolumbiapress.com.
current jail cannot accommo-
date.
The project’s construction
manager is Emerick Con-
struction of Tualatin, proj-
ect manager is Cornerstone
Management Group of Sher-
wood, and the architect/en-
gineer is DLR Group of Port-
land. Many local companies
have been hired as subcon-
tractors.