The Columbia Press
June 3, 2022
Awards: Local businesses recognized
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Award winners
•Business leaders of the
year for North County are
Holly and Kevin McHone of
Holly McHone Jewelers in
Astoria.
•Business leader of the year
for South County is Brian Ol-
son of Beachcomber Vacation
Homes in Cannon Beach.
•Business leader of the year
for new business is Gaetano’s
Market & Deli in Astoria.
•Best customer service for
a small business is Lucy’s
Books in Astoria.
•Best customer service for a
large business is The Ocean
Lodge in Cannon Beach.
•Small business that made a
large community impact was
Bridge Tender in Seaside.
•The Innovation Award for
a small business went to En-
core Dance Studio.
•The Innovation Award for
a large business went to J.M.
Browning Logging.
•The small business lead-
er for economic impact was
Kiosco Mexicano, a small
grocery store in the Premarq
Center.
•The large business named
for making a community
impact was Mo’s, which has
restaurants in Astoria, Can-
non Beach and Seaside.
•The large business lead-
er for economic impact was
Columbia Bank, which has
branches in Warrenton and
Astoria.
•Best Business Achievement
went to Montealban Mexican
Restaurant in Astoria.
A new award, the Skip
Hauke Spirit of Business
Community Supporter, was
given this year in memory
of the former grocery store
owner and Chamber of Com-
merce director.
It was given to Margo La-
lich, interim director of Clat-
sop County Department of
Public Health.
Denele Sweet and Court-
ney Bangs of Encore Dance
Studio.
Jose Ponce-Monroy and Jua-
na Molina of Kiosco Mexica-
no.
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WHS teams excel academically
Four of Warrenton High
School’s athletic teams were
lauded for achievements in
the classroom instead of the
field.
The golf, track and field,
softball, and baseball teams
received spring Academic
All State Awards sponsored
by OnPoint Community
Credit Union. Results were
released by the Oregon
Schools Activity Associa-
tion.
All four teams made the
top 10 for academic achieve-
ment in the 3A classification
level.
“Our coaching staff is just
as dedicated to helping our
students in the classroom as
they are on the track or play-
ing field and it shows in our
school’s continued success
academically,” Ian O’Brien,
WHS’s vice principal and
athletic director, said in
making the announcement.
The boys track and field
team ranked No. 1 against
similarly sized teams with
a grade-point average at
3.67. Boys golf ranked No.
3 with a GPA of 3.78. Girls
softball ranked sixth with a
3.6 GPA. The WHS baseball
team also placed sixth with
a 3.3 team GPA.
Opinions sought on rural housing idea
Jared Browning of JM Brown-
ing Logging accepts his award
from Kevin Leahy.
Kristin Talamantez accepts
the award for Columbia Bank
from Zach Schmitt.
In early 2021, when the
director of health resigned,
Clatsop County was in the
midst of a health crisis and
there were no candidates
for the open position. La-
lich, who was retired, raised
her hand to say she would
lead the Health Department
State Rep. Suzanne Weber
gives the keynote address at
last week’s event in Astoria.
during the crisis.
As many letters of nomi-
nation and support stated,
she has been the “thoughtful
steady hand leading our com-
munity through every twist
and turn that COVID provid-
ed,” Leahy said. “She did this
with a smile and a positive
spirit that would have made
Skip proud.”
Lalich was unable to attend
the event in person, but sent
a video of gratitude that was
shown at the end of the event.
Awards were presented by
Leahy, Clatsop Community
College President Chris Bre-
itmeyer, CEDR Board Presi-
dent and Chief Financial Of-
ficer of Columbia Memorial
Hospital Zach Schmitt.
Clatsop County wants to
know what you think about
housing options in rural ar-
eas.
The Community Develop-
ment Department has de-
veloped an online survey to
gauge community opinions
about accessory dwelling
units and their place in the
unincorporated county.
ADUs are second, complete
living spaces on a property
that already has a main dwell-
ing. ADUs are a way for prop-
erty owners to provide a sepa-
rate living area for visitors or
family members, or for use as
a long-term rental unit. ADUs
can be attached to the main
house or separate from it.
Currently, ADUs are allowed
only in specific areas that are
connected to a community
sewer system. In 2021, the
Oregon Legislature passed
Senate Bill 391, which allows
counties to adopt new reg-
ulations to permit ADUs on
rural lands that have septic
systems.
The state law requires that
eligible parcels be at least 2
acres, and prohibits ADUs to
be used as short-term rentals.
The survey is on the Clatsop
County website, co.clatsop.
or.us, through June 24.