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Don’t let OSP catch you speeding
Drivers stayed off the roads
in droves during the pandem-
ic, according to the Western
States Traffic Safety Coali-
tion.
Unfortunately, those who
did drive were the cause of
a steep rise in traffic deaths,
with excess speed at the heart
of many crashes.
Oregon State Police is join-
ZED by Duane M. Abel
Summer is soon to be here.
Displaying our American flag
at our home and/or business
is a very good patriotic feel-
ing.
Since September 2017, the
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Fort Stevens Post 10580,
has given Patriotic Citizens
Awards to people residing
within the Warrenton area
who display their flag at their
home and/or business during
good weather. It shows the
bearer is patriotic, is proud
of city, county, state and the
United States of America.
Members of the post, when
observing your displayed
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ing other coalition members
– including highway patrols
in California, Arizona, and
Washington – in an “asser-
tive” public safety campaign
this weekend, June 25-27,
on highways throughout the
state.
They’ll be hyperfocused on
vehicles exceeding the speed
limit.
Obituary
Letter to the Editor
Show patriotism
by flying the flag
June 25, 2021
flag, will do their best to seek
you out and receive the name
you would like to see on your
certificate.
Please call 503-861-2030 or
email me at mel@houseofjas-
min.com or fax 503-861-
2035 and give your name and
address to Mel or Betsy.
As of July 1, we will have is-
sued 102 awards within War-
renton.
Thank you to all those who
have served in the military
and are now serving. Never
forget those still missing.
Mel Jasmin
VFW historian/trustee
Kim Wright
Commander
Bert Little
Quartermaster
Legal Ads
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER WRIT OF EXECUTION – REAL PROPERTY
Case No.: 19CV06798
Plaintiff/s: The Resort At Seaside Condominium Association
v.
Defendant/s: Kej Salon Advertising, LLC, David Burton, B. Diane Tib-
batts, Trustee of the Tibbatts living trust dated July 6, 2006, Earl L. John-
ston.
Notice is hereby given that the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office will, on
Thursday, August 5, 2021, at 10:00 AM, in the main lobby of the Clatsop
County Sheriff’s Office, 1190 SE 19th Street, Warrenton, Oregon, sell, at
public oral auction to the highest bidder, for cash or cashier’s check, the
real property commonly known as 26 Avenue A, Seaside, Oregon 97138.
Conditions of Sale: Potential bidders must arrive 15 minutes prior to the
auction to allow the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office to review bidder’s funds.
Only U.S. currency and/or cashier’s checks made payable to Clatsop County
Sheriff’s Office will be accepted. Payment must be made in full immediately
upon the close of the sale.
For more information on this sale go to: http://oregonsheriffssales.org/
Publish: The Columbia Press, June 25, July 2, 9, and 16, 2021.
Robert F. Jackson
Warrenton
World War II veteran Rob-
ert F. Jackson of Warrenton,
one of the oldest veterans in
Clatsop County, died June 16
at the age of 97.
Jackson was born Aug. 18,
1923, in Vancouver, Wash.,
and joined the Navy right
after graduating from high
school in 1941.
He spent basic training in
San Diego and was assigned
to the U.S.S. Boise CL 47,
where he eventually became
the ship’s barber.
Jackson saw battle in Gua-
dalcanal, the Solomon Is-
lands, at Surigao Strait in
the Philippines, and at Pearl
Harbor.
In a 2017 interview with
The Columbia Press, Jack-
son said his ship lost 107
men during battle with many
more wounded.
He was most impressed by
the lagoons of Guadalcanal,
he said. “And our damaged
ship returning to port at Es-
peritu Santo (in Vanuatu) –
sailors were standing on the
decks of other ships yelling
‘Hip, Hip, Hurray Boise!’ ”
The petty officer second class
received the American De-
fense Service Medal, Asiatic
Pacific Medal with nine bronze
stars, WWII Victory Medal,
Philippine Defense Service
Medal and Liberation Medal
with two bronze stars, and the
China War Memorial Medal.
After leaving the service, he
received more training and
worked as a barber and men’s
hair stylist in Oregon City.
He married his wife, Ilene,
in December 1964 and the
couple moved to Warrenton
in 1997.
Jackson was an 80-year
member of the VFW and also
was a member of the Elks
Lodge.
An avid golfer, he insisted
his wife take up golf so she
could be more than just a
caddy and she grew to love
the sport, too, Ilene said.
He is survived by his wife.
Gabe: Drug-sniffing dog has been retired
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Warrenton.
Gabe, named in honor of
Gaebel, was purchased in
April 2017 and underwent
extensive training along with
his handler, Senior Officer
Robert Wirt.
The 7-year-old dog would
Warrenton
Community Library
160 S. Main Ave.
10-6 Mon-Fri
10-2 Saturdays
require retraining to be
placed with another handler
and to become certified with
that handler, Workman said.
Prospects for retraining ar-
en’t good because of the dog’s
age.
Commissioners
declared
the dog “surplus property.”
“Its mission was essentially
cancelled by the state,” May-
or Henry Balensifer said.
Wirt, whose family has
bonded with Gabe, will buy
the dog from the city for $1.
The sale is mostly ceremo-
nial and for legal ownership
purposes, City Manager Lin-
da Engbretson said.
There will be a positive ef-
fect on the budget as Wirt no
longer will receive a 5 percent
salary enhancement as the
handler and the city no lon-
ger will pay for health care
and other maintenance costs.
“We should send a letter of
thanks to Lylla Gaebel letting
her know how much we ap-
preciate what she did for us.
Not to would be disrespect-
ful,” Commissioner Rick
Newton said.
The commission plans a re-
tirement ceremony for Gabe
at its July 13 meeting.