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New group publisher to lead Gazette BUSINESS
EO Media Group
Northwest newspaper execu-
tive David Pero has been named
group publisher of The The Daily
Astorian and its companion pub-
lications on the Oregon Coast.
He succeeds Steve Forrester,
who is retiring as publisher after
28 years in Astoria.
Pero, 59, will serve as editor
and publisher of The Daily Asto-
rian. As group publisher, he will
oversee all operations on the
coast for the Astorian, Seaside
Signal, Cannon Beach Gazette,
Coast River Business Journal and
Chinook Observer.
He will begin work in Astoria
on July 11.
“I really look forward to join-
ing The Daily Astorian, which
has such a great history of serv-
ing Astoria and all of the coastal
communities, and to continuing
that mission and tradition. It is
an outstanding
family-owned
company, with
an excellent staff
in a terrifi c com-
munity. I can’t
wait to be part of
each,” Pero said. David Pero
Pero most
recently was chief operating of-
fi cer for the Register-Guard in
Eugene. In that capacity, Pero
was responsible for day-to-day
operations of that family-owned
55,000-circulation daily news-
paper, along with several niche
publications and digital publish-
ing. Other responsibilities in-
cluded fi nancial and budgeting
oversight, strategic positioning,
new business and commercial
printing development.
During Pero’s tenure at the
newspaper, it was twice awarded
the Oregon Newspaper Publish-
er’s Association’s highest honor
for overall general excellence.
Its website was named best in
the state for several years. The
newspaper was also recognized
for excellence by several national
organizations.
Before joining the Regis-
ter-Guard in 2007, Pero spent
17 years in Beaumont, Texas,
as assistant to the publisher
of a 50,000-circulation daily
newspaper owned by Hearst, a
multinational media company.
He was responsible for general
administration, new product and
business development, market-
ing, legal, personnel/human re-
sources, production, technology,
and corporate communications.
He also was responsible for the
profi t and loss for fi ve weekly
newspapers, as well as niche and
digital publishing.
Pero began his newspaper ca-
reer in Florida as a reporter and
photographer. He moved to the
Clearwater Sun, a 40,000-cir-
culation daily, where he rose
through the ranks in newsroom
management, eventually becom-
ing executive editor.
A graduate of the University
of Florida with a degree in jour-
nalism, Pero also participated in
continuing education programs
for newspaper executives at the
American Press Institute and the
Media Management Center at the
Kellogg School of Management
at Northwestern University.
Forrester, who will remain
as president and CEO of EO
Media Group after retiring as
publisher of the Astorian, said
his family-owned company was
seeking a veteran newspaper
executive with strong business
credentials and experience in
digital publishing.
“David Pero will bring to this
job two things that are essential
for our company,” Forrester
said. “He has worked in a fami-
ly-owned newspaper company,
which is the essence of what we
are. Secondly, his experience in
Texas and Eugene gives him a
strong grasp of all facets of our
enterprise: news, advertising,
production and circulation.”
Pero said he is an avid col-
lege football fan and likes all
sports, including baseball and
NASCAR. “In my spare time I
also am a bit of history buff and
like reading historical novels
and biographies,” he said. Pero
has been involved with youth
sports organizations and Unit-
ed Way.
Pero and his wife, Victoria,
will relocate in the Astoria area.
They have two grown sons.
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Prentice L. ‘Bill’ Wallace
William Stephen Osburn
Nov. 6, 1925 — Feb. 7, 2016
Feb. 2, 1950 — June 18, 2016
Prentice L. “Bill” Wallace
was born on Nov. 6, 1925, in
Portland, Oregon. He passed
away on Feb. 7, 2016, in Sea-
side, Oregon.
Bill spent many years in
the service of the U.S. Navy,
attaining the rank of com-
mander. He was extremely
proud of his military service.
After retiring from a long
career in public education,
Bill and his wife, Donna,
owned and operated an ocean-
front motel in Cannon Beach,
Oregon. Many of their guests
became lifelong friends. After
again retiring in 1980, Bill
and Donna enjoyed many
travel adventures in the U.S.
and abroad.
Bill was an avid golfer who
took pride in his golf trophy
collection and the hole-in-one
he got on his 69th birthday.
He enjoyed woodworking
projects, making a number of
furniture pieces for the family.
We remember with some hu-
mor how his little red rowboat
— so carefully constructed in
the basement — barely made
it up the narrow stairway to
enjoy the light of day.
Bill is survived by daugh-
Prentice “Bill” Wallace
ters Cathy Wallace, Sandra
Iovanne and Wendy Intiso;
sons-in-law Tom Iovanne and
Patrick Intiso; six grandchil-
dren; and four great-grand-
sons. He was preceded in death
by his wife, Donna, in 2006.
Interment for both Bill and
Donna will be at Willamette
National Cemetery in Port-
land, Oregon, on Sept. 16,
2016, at 11 a.m.
Memorials in honor of
Bill’s life may be made to
Lower Columbia Hospice,
2111 Exchange St., Astoria,
OR 97103, or to a charity of
your choice.
Caldwell’s
Luce-Layton
Mortuary in Astoria is in charge
of the arrangements. And online
guest book may be signed at
www.caldwellsmortuary.com.
Gazette wins regional SPJ award
EO Media Group
The Cannon Beach Gazette
and its sister publication, The
Daily Astorian, combined to
win eight awards in the Re-
gion 10 Society of Professional
Journalists contest. The Gazette
won an award for third place,
nonweekly publication.
The contest is the largest
of its kind in the nation , with
2,300 entrants and 150 catego-
ries. “The contest covers some
of the least populated areas of
the United States, some of its
most densely populated, and
everything in between, includ-
ing Alaska, Washington, Idaho,
Montana, and Oregon,” ac-
cording to the group’s website .
The Portland Business Journal
won fi rst place in the catego-
ry, followed by Seattle’s Real
Change.
The Daily Astorian com-
peted in the medium category
against daily print and online
publications with a staff of 11 to
25. The Astorian has 11 regular
full-time newsroom staffers.
In the nondaily category:
General Excellence: Third
place, Cannon Beach Gazette
In the daily category:
General Excellence: Sec-
ond place, staff
Arts & Entertainment:
First place, Translating nature
into art, Rebecca Sedlak
Arts & Entertainment:
Second place, Goonies fans
turn out for bonfi re, Erick Ben-
gel
William Stephen Osburn,
or “Steve,” was born in
Rochester, Minnesota, Feb.
2, 1950, and passed away
peacefully at Sendera Ranch
home, Magnolia, Texas, the
morning of Saturday June
18, 2016 after a diffi cult and
long struggle with Lewy
Body Dementia, Parkinson-
ism, and ALS.
Steve is survived by his
devoted wife, Emily, and his
two adoring daughters, Al-
ison and Claire Osburn, as
well as numerous loving and
beloved friends, in-laws,
cousins, nieces and neph-
ews. The son of William
and Judith Osburn, Steve
was the second-eldest of
four siblings. The three sur-
viving brothers and sisters
include Carol Jenkins and
her husband, Brent Jenkins,
Jim Osburn and Susie Jop-
ling and her husband, Buzz
Jopling.
A few years after gradu-
ating with honors from the
University of Texas in Aus-
tin, Steve and Emily traveled
to Cannon Beach, Oregon,
where Steve eventually took
over the family business
started by his mother and
father, Osburn’s Grocery
and Delicatessen. Steve was
a leader, mentor, and friend
to many of the employees of
Osburn’s Grocery and many
other Cannon Beach com-
munity members. The busi-
ness thrived under Steve and
Emily’s direction for over
20 years before they sold the
store and returned to Texas.
Steve had many pas-
sions, but one of the stron-
gest was learning and teach-
ing. Over the years this
included teaching seventh
grade reading, imparting to
The Cannon Beach Gal-
lery Group violated the city
sign code when it installed
many red feather fl ags around
town for the Plein Air & More
weekend of June 24-26. Not
only were these fl ags unaes-
thetic, they potentially set a
precedent for other groups or
businesses who want to ad-
vertise events in future. Can-
non Beach has prided itself
on being a unique small town
which retains its “village” at-
mosphere by setting sign stan-
dards. If the Cannon Beach
Gallery Group is not cited
by city management for its
misuse of feather fl ags, then
we will see other business-
es or groups getting on the
fl ag-wagon in an attempt to
entice tourists to their events.
Feather fl ags represent the ex-
act opposite of what has tra-
ditionally attracted visitors to
Cannon Beach.
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William “Steve” Osburn
his daughters his boundless
knowledge and appreciation
of music, literature, poet-
ry, botany, biology and any
other important bit of life’s
wisdom he could get into
their heads (when they were
listening, of course).
Steve taught himself to
run a business without any
business training, and even-
tually became a fi ne wine
expert and collector. Steve
had a fun-loving and gen-
uinely caring spirit, a mis-
chievous and witty sense
of humor, and a profoundly
honest, accepting and lov-
ing attitude towards people
from all walks of life. He
will be deeply missed by all
who knew him and loved
him.
A funeral service was
held on Saturday, June 25,
2016, at Trinity Episcopal
Church, 3901 S. Panther
Creek Drive, The Wood-
lands, TX 77381. A recep-
tion followed the service in
the Paris Hall.
Memorial contributions
may be made to: the Na-
tional Parkinson’s Founda-
tion, www.parkinson.org;
or Ducks Unlimited, www.
ducksunlimited.org.
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