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The Columbia Press April 16, 2021 3 Business and development tidbits ‘Kindergarten Cop’ school renovation is complete A major modernization project at John Jacob Astor School in Astoria has been completed. The school’s exterior served as backdrop for the 1990 film, ‘Kindergarten Cop,’ which starred Arnold Schwarzeneg- ger. Skanska, the construction manager and general con- tractor, began the project in May. It includes a new multi- use building, cafeteria, class- rooms and administration area. Skanska is also con- struction manager for War- renton’s new middle school. “The expansion and mod- ernization of Astor Elemen- tary is now complete with our particular focus on preserv- ing the history of the school,” said Craig Hoppes, Astoria School District superinten- dent. “We worked hard … to en- sure we were preserving the beauty of the architecture,” added Chad Schlott- mann, senior project manager. The iconic gi- raffe- and animal-themed painted mural done for “Kindergarten Cop” has found a new home at the OregonSaves Clatsop County Histori- Contributions to Ore- cal Society. gon Saves, which helps Astor is one of three private-sector work- projects Skanska is ers save for retirement, completing with funds reached the $100 mil- through the facility bond Astor School’s new gym/multi-use building. lion mark on April 2. passed by voters within Oregon Saves was the Astoria School District in website, clatsopcc.edu/com- launched in 2017, the first 2018. The school, original- munity-resources/cedr/. state-based retirement sav- ly built in 1925, serves more The top awards include the ings program in the country. than 400 students in kinder- “Individual Business Leader” The program’s popularity garten and grades one and award for a person who has shows that having a conve- two. demonstrated extraordinary nient, accessible way to save CEDR awards leadership during the past for retirement helps people Clatsop Economic Devel- year; “Business Leaders” for choose to build better futures opment Resources is seeking companies that have shown for themselves and their fam- nominations for its annual achievement in customer ilies, State Treasurer Tobias awards celebrating business service, economic impact, in- Read said. success. novation, job creation/reten- Participation continues to Deadline for nominations is tion and service; and “Spirit exceed projections, with sev- April 30; nomination forms of Business Community Sup- en in 10 workers electing to can be found on the agency’s porter” award, which recog- remain in the program as op- Sidewalks: City working on building safe routes to school Continued from Page 1 happy about this one,” Public Works Director Collin Stelzig told city commissioners Tuesday night. The city previously re- ceived a Safe Route grant for lighting and other safety improvements to the inter- section of Ninth and Main, which currently are in the design stage. Next, the city will submit a federal grant request for $1 million to build sidewalks from 11th Street to the high school, he told city commis- sioners Tuesday night. U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonami- ci encouraged him to apply after a lengthy discussion, he said. “It seemed like we would be more (likely) for funding. It looks really prom- nizes an organization of any type that has gone above and beyond to support the economic vi- tality of the region. The awards event will be broadcast via Zoom at 5:30 p.m. May 20. ising, especially when she heard we already had a chunk of funding from the state.” Making improvements to Main Avenue has been diffi- cult in the past, since it’s part of the state highway system and under ODOT’s jurisdic- tion. And the state’s priorities can be very different from the city’s. “The hope is we can contin- ue with these grants to get us there,” Stelzig said. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF CLATSOP In the Matter of the Estate of CHARLES R. STARR, M.D., Deceased Case No.: 21PB02788 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that James C. Casterline has been appointed personal representative of the Estate of Charles R. Starr, M.D. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouch- ers attached, to the undersigned personal representative c/o Lawrence, 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 April 16, 2021. Benjamin F. Lawrence Attorney for the Personal Representative posed to opting out, and with workers saving an average of $135 a month – a higher rate than initially anticipated. River cruises American Cruise Lines is again booking cruises on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The company has six ships in the Pacific Northwest, in- cluding two paddlewheelers. Four of the ships make Asto- ria a cruise stop. The company hopes to offer the first cruise in May on the Columbia River and will in- clude some new route options. More information is at americancruiselines.com. Clatsop Power Equip The owners of Clatsop Pow- er Equipment in Miles Cross- ing have retired. Fred and Ann Mestrich sold the 35-year-old compa- ny on April 1 to Clark County Lawn and Tractor of Vancou- ver, Wash. Clatsop Power’s new business name is Clat- sop County Lawn and Trac- tor. Most of the employees have stayed on.