The Columbia Press
July 23, 2021
Seaside Golf fire destroys shed, vehicle
A Tuesday afternoon fire
at Seaside Golf Course de-
stroyed a utility shed, a pick-
up truck and some equip-
ment, but no injuries were
reported.
The fire was reported at
1:11 p.m. at 415 Avenue U.
When firefighters arrived,
they found the utility shed
engulfed in flames, which
quickly began spreading, ac-
cording to the Seaside Fire
Department.
The two-alarm fire brought
out mutual aid from Gear-
hart, Cannon Beach and
Hamlet.
Firefighters were able to
protect an adjacent home.
All the equipment inside the
GMC pickup was destroyed
or extensively damaged.
Avenue U between Highway
Courtesy Seaside fire Department
A pickup and shed burn and threaten a nearby house at Sea-
side Golf Course.
101 and South Edgewood was
closed for about two hours.
Additional coverage was pro-
vided by Astoria, Warrenton,
Knappa,
Elsie-Vinemaple,
Nehalem Bay, Lewis and
Clark and the Olney-Wallus-
ki fire departments. Seaside
Police Department, Pacific
Power and Seaside Public
Works also helped out during
the fire.
Spruce Up leader passes title along
Brenda Hoxsey, the driving
force behind the startup of
Spruce Up Warrenton, offi-
cially retired from her volun-
teer position last week.
She chose to step down as
director for health reasons,
but will remain active in the
volunteer group, she said.
She was honored during the
group’s July 15 meeting with
pizza, cake and a scrapbook
showing all the completed
projects and recognitions she
has received. Hoxsey and her
husband, Norm, organized
the grassroots group as a way
to improve the downtowns of
Warrenton and Hammond.
The group has participated
in city cleanup of blighted
properties, planted flowers,
weeded, picked up trash,
dedicated statues, pres-
sure-washed sidewalks, and
helped businesses spruce up.
Jeanne Smith, co-owner
of Main Street Market, will
serve as the group’s new di-
rector.
“I am truly honored and
look forward to continuing to
Brenda Hoxsey, center, and other members at a planting event.
work with her and all of you
on current and future proj-
ects,” Smith said. “Norm and
(Brenda) have worked very
hard on creating and growing
such an amazing organiza-
tion that has done so much
for the town.”
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DMV now offering
expanded online services
Oregon Department of
Motor Vehicles has expand-
ed its services and choices
for people online, by ap-
pointment and in person.
“If the last time you visited
DMV was before the pan-
demic, maybe you wished
you could have gotten your
service online,” Admin-
istrator Amy Joyce said.
“Now you can. Many more
services are available now
at DMV2U.”
Demand for in-person
services remains high, so
before heading in, check
the website, dmv2U.ore-
gon.gov, to see if you can
get what you need online.
If not, you can make an
in-person
appointment
through the website.
Among the 20 services
online are renewing and
replacing a driver license,
permit or ID card; vehicle
title and registration appli-
cations; registration renew-
als; ordering replacement
stickers; and reporting a
change of address if you
move inside Oregon.
Those who are new to
Oregon can start an appli-
cation online and find out
what they need to bring to
an appointment at a DMV
office.
Some DMV services re-
quire in-person visits, such
as issuance of the first Ore-
gon permit or license; test-
ing; or adding a Real ID
option or motorcycle en-
dorsement.