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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016 New college president mingles, talks priorities at meet-and-greet Breitmeyer’s focus is on enrollment Getting to work By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Christopher Breitmeyer stood on the second fl oor of Fort George Brewery Wednes- day evening, sometimes a pint in hand, and talked with the elected offi cials, business lead- ers, educators and other lumi- naries who had come to meet the new president of Clatsop Community College. Breitmeyer, after less than a month since moving from St. Louis, said he is still learning the college and community, but already enamored. “That’s one of the things that attracted me, is that I can get to be a part of the commu- nity and make a difference,” he said. Breitmeyer, 49, was hired by the college’s board unan- imously in April. Shortly before the Fourth of July, he arrived from St. Charles Com- munity College northwest of St. Louis, where he was vice Danny Miller / The Daily Astorian Christopher Breitmeyer, the new president of Clatsop Commu- nity College, chats with community members during a public meet-and-greet Wednesday at Fort George Brewery in Astoria. president of academic and stu- dent affairs since 2012, and the college’s dean of math, science and health since 2008. A native of Illinois , Bre- itmeyer earned a bachelor’s in biology education. While both his parents attended community college, his fi rst introduction was after graduate school at Arizona State University, where he earned a master’s in zoology. After graduation, he spent a decade as a science teacher at Yavapai College in central Arizona. His wife, Alana, who helps teach other instructors to work online at St. Charles, is staying until next spring to earn a bet- ter retirement package, along with his daughter, Sophie, a junior in high school hoping to graduate early before mov- ing to Astoria and enrolling in college in the Pacifi c North- west. He described himself as a scientist, his wife as a math- ematician and his daughter as an artist. Breitmeyer, who can sometimes be seen around town walking his rescue dog Maize, said he is settling into town, exploring, house-hunt- ing and learning the state of the college. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY 68 57 60 Partly cloudy with a shower in spots State says groundwater contaminated with oil after Mosier crash SUNDAY 69 57 Beautiful with clouds and sun Some sun; breezy in the afternoon MONDAY 70 58 70 58 Times of sun and clouds Times of clouds and sun “I think the fi rst thing we need to do is make a plan to start a strategic plan, and I can’t do that without knowing what’s going on … so we can chart the next fi ve years of the insti- tution,” he said. “Like anything else, you’ve got to know where you’re going, or else you’re just going to wander around, and we don’t have the luxury of resources that allow us to not be focused and know what we’re doing.” Breitmeyer said he is poring over past budgets, planning doc- uments and other information to learn the state of the college. His top long-term priority is increasing enrollment at the col- lege, which recorded less than a 1 percent drop in full-time equivalent students from the last academic year. At his fi rst col- lege board meeting earlier this month, Breitmeyer said the col- lege is already doing better than the national average, which is seeing 5 to 6 percent drops in enrollment. As he learns about the col- lege, Breitmeyer is trying to fi nd a new second-in-command. Donna Larson, the former vice president of academic and stu- dent affairs, left for a dean’s position at Clackamas Commu- nity College shortly before he arrived. Associated Press PORTLAND — A mon- itoring well installed after last month’s train derailment near Mosier has detected oil contamination in the groundwater. The state Department of Environmental Quality tells Portland station KATU that drinking water is not affected in the Columbia River Gorge town because those wells are uphill from where the oil train derailed in June. The agency said Wednes- day that four monitoring wells were installed after the wreck, and one revealed sig- nifi cant oil contamination. The department plans to install a treatment sys- tem that injects air into the underground water. The oxygen will stimulate the existing microbes that live in the water to break down the oil. Chinook catch limit raised off Westport in Washington The Daily Astorian Beginning Saturday, anglers can keep two C hi- nook daily, but must release coho, off Westport in marine waters stretching from the Queets River to Leadbetter Point. The fi shery has suf- fi cient C hinook remain- ing within the guideline to increase the daily limit with- out much risk of having to close early. Through Sun- day , anglers had caught 13.9 percent (2,305 fi sh) of the 16,600 C hinook guideline for Marine Area 2. The cur- rent limit is one salmon . For more information, contact Wendy Beeghley, ocean salmon manager for the Washington Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife at 360-249-1215. OBITUARIES Leonard Richard “Dick” Mattson Warrenton Dec. 8, 1934 — June 27, 2016 ALMANAC REGIONAL WEATHER Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 60/68 Astoria through Wednesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 73°/54° Normal high/low ........................... 68°/54° Record high ............................ 86° in 1946 Record low ............................. 41° in 1930 Tillamook 57/67 Precipitation Wednesday ....................................... 0.00" Month to date ................................... 1.10" Normal month to date ....................... 0.75" Year to date .................................... 40.32" Normal year to date ........................ 36.91" Last July 26 New Newport 54/65 Aug 2 Coos Bay 55/68 Full Aug 10 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 10:00 a.m. 10:15 p.m. Low -1.2 ft. 1.5 ft. City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Klamath Falls 44/82 Lakeview 43/82 Ashland 55/85 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 94 84 64 82 66 84 90 83 65 66 Today Lo 50 48 53 55 58 44 58 57 54 55 W s s pc pc c s pc pc c c Hi 80 76 68 80 65 82 87 74 65 68 Fri. Lo 40 42 53 51 57 42 56 51 52 54 W s s pc s pc s s pc s s City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 84 94 88 79 84 67 90 81 85 95 Today Lo 57 63 62 57 59 59 62 55 61 63 W pc s pc pc pc c pc pc pc pc Hi 70 83 76 81 78 66 77 79 73 85 Fri. Lo 52 54 58 55 55 56 54 50 55 54 W pc s pc s s pc sh s pc s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo 96 72 86 70 96 75 94 65 96 77 94 77 101 75 57 50 86 75 90 75 96 77 109 86 91 67 98 80 90 79 95 75 93 79 89 74 98 74 90 73 96 81 102 78 70 55 81 58 90 74 Burns 47/83 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Tonight's Sky: Constellations Sagittarius and Scor- pion are due low south. High 8.7 ft. 7.9 ft. Ontario 64/92 Bend 48/76 Medford 58/87 Aug 18 Baker 50/80 John Day 57/82 Roseburg 57/81 Brookings 52/70 UNDER THE SKY Time 3:11 a.m. 4:25 p.m. Prineville 52/79 Lebanon 57/79 Eugene 55/80 First La Grande 56/80 Salem 59/78 SUN AND MOON Sunset tonight ........................... 8:58 p.m. Sunrise Friday ............................. 5:46 a.m. Moonrise today ........................ 10:00 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 7:47 a.m. Pendleton 63/83 The Dalles 66/80 Portland 62/76 W t s pc t s pc pc r pc pc s pc s s sh s t s s s s pc pc pc s Hi 93 93 96 92 92 94 102 60 86 91 97 111 93 98 89 95 95 93 98 95 100 99 72 71 96 Fri. Lo 75 73 76 65 78 72 77 50 76 76 78 87 68 79 78 75 78 76 75 77 81 68 54 58 79 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t t t t pc t pc r pc t s s s s pc s s t s pc s s pc pc pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS Dick Mattson passed away unexpectedly Blazers and Seattle Seahawks fan, and enjoyed June 27, 2016, at Good Samaritan Hospital in watching golf tournaments on TV. Portland. Reading was a passion of Dick’s. He had Dick was born Dec. 8, 1934, in St. Mary’s a large collection of historical books featur- Hospital in Astoria, Oregon, to ing Indians, explorers, pioneers and Hjalmer and Mae Mattson. adventurers of all sorts. When Dick’s home burned down, Dick attended Warrenton schools he designed and supervised the build- and was the valedictorian at his high ing of his new home, and immedi- school graduation. ately started collecting books for his First and foremost, Dick was a new library. Christian. His greatest pleasure was Dick enjoyed writing articles praying for others. He would close his about “The Good Old Days” for the eyes and let the spirit guide his words. Columbia Press, and had notebooks Dick worked since the age of of stories and poems he had writ- 12, when his father started the fam- ily business, the Airport Crabpot Co . Leonard “Dick” ten about his own experiences and Mattson thoughts. Dick and his brother, Jim, eventually Gardening was another interest of purchased the company from their father and made it very successful, selling crab Dick’s. He loved working in his yard, and had pots from California to Alaska and having 27 thousands of daffodils blooming each spring. Dick was preceded in death by his father, employees at one time. Dick served two years in the U.S. Army, and Hjalmer Mattson; his mother and stepfather, was stationed in Orleans, France, and a short Mae and James Rhoades; a brother, Arthur Roy Mattson; and a sister, Helen Sodervick. time in Beirut, Lebanon. He is survived by his brother, Jim Mattson Dick was an outdoorsman and loved hunting, fi shing, trapping, clam digging and hiking. Sev- (Helen); his sister, Judy Mattson; nieces Jean- eral of the ideas he submitted through the years nie Ball (Gary), Karen Layton (John), and Mar- to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife gie Merritt; nephews Raymond, John, Bob and to improve their regulations were adopted. Dick Dave Sodervick; Aunt Helen Salli; and several cousins in Minnesota and California. worked hard to get his elk each year. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Crematory in He and his brother, Jim, made numerous camping trips to the Cascades, Eastern Oregon Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Go to and Idaho. They also made a trip to the Olympic www.hughes-ransom.com to share memories and sign the guest book. National Forest and British Columbia. A memorial service is pending. Dick loved sports. He was a Portland Trail MEMORIAL Friday, July 22 LEWIS, Vance Edward — Memorial at 9 a.m. at the Lake Church, 9015 Vernon LOTTERIES Road, No. 10, in Lake Stevens, Washington. A private family service will be held over the weekend in Astoria. PUBLIC MEETINGS THURSDAY Seaside Tree Board, 4 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Seaside Transportation Advi- sory Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Cannon Beach Design Review Board, 6 p.m., 163 E. Gower St. OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obitu- ary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a fl ag sym- bol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spell- ing, proper punctuation and style. 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