2A • March 9, 2018 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com
Linnton man to run
for state Senate
The Daily Astorian
A Linnton man will vie
for state Sen. Betsy Johnson’s
Senate seat.
John Maxwell has an-
nounced he will run as a
nonaffiliated candidate for
the District 16 position. He
said he intends to caucus with
Democrats if elected.
The Senate district encom-
passes Clatsop, Columbia
and Tillamook counties and
portions of Washington and
Multnomah counties. John-
son, D-Scappoose, has repre-
sented the district since 2005.
Maxwell said Johnson’s
tendency to vote with Repub-
licans on key issues was a ma-
jor factor in his decision to en-
ter the race. He said he would
press for universal health care,
gun control, sustainability
POACHERS BEWARE
programs and
campaign-fi-
nance reform.
“I am run-
ning because
Senate District
16 needs a
John
senator whose
Maxwell
values repre-
sent the people
in the district,” Maxwell said
in a press release.
Maxwell has a bachelor’s
degree in biology and a mas-
ter’s degree in systems science
from Portland State Universi-
ty. He is involved with a num-
ber of public bodies in Linn-
ton, worked at several national
parks through the Student
Conservation
Association
and has managed a number of
small business.
The primary election is
May 15.
OREGON STATE POLICE
Informant
campaign had
banner year
By Jack Heffernan
The Daily Astorian
A
statewide
campaign
that encourages people
to inform on poachers
just had the most robust
year in its 32-year history.
The Turn in Poachers fund
— a collaboration between
the Oregon Hunters Associ-
ation, Oregon State Police
and state Department of Fish
and Wildlife — rewarded
$24,200 in 50 cases last year.
That’s more than double the
average amount, according
to the hunter’s association.
The number of cases typical-
ly ranges from 20 to 35 in a
given year.
Clatsop County had one
reward case in 2017. An in-
formant received $500 for in-
formation about an elk shot in
an area where hunting is not
allowed. Poaching issues in
the county mainly center on
Roosevelt Elk and blacktail
deer, since those animals are
the most popular big game for
hunters, said Sgt. Joe War-
wick of the state police’s fish
and wildlife division.
The Albany area had the
highest number of rewards at
11.
Pinpointing why hunters
report more or fewer poach-
ing cases can be difficult. Not
all poaching convictions are a
result of tips, and not all infor-
mants accept rewards.
“We don’t know much
about the informants,” Dun-
gannon said. “They give the
tip, we write the check and we
send it to them.”
Dungannon suggests re-
cent raises in reward money
may be a factor in last year’s
spike. Standard amounts
range from $100 for game
fish, shellfish, upland birds,
waterfowl and fur-bearers
to $1,000 for bighorn sheep,
mountain goats and moose.
Dungannon also pointed
to the state police’s efforts to
advertise the program on so-
cial media and in local publi-
cations.
“There are things that offi-
cers can do to take the game
to the next level and get the
word out to the community,”
Dungannon said.
Nearly all of the fund’s fi-
nancial support comes from
courts ordering those convicted
of violations to pay restitution.
The hunter’s association and
other conservation groups also
pitch in when unusually large
award amounts are requested.
Bonamici runs for re-election
A bill pending in the state
Legislature may help on that
front. While judges already
impose fines for misdemean-
or offenses, the bill would
lay out a precedent to impose
such fines in addition to any
jail or prison sentence. It also
would give the state the abil-
ity to deny licenses, tags and
permits if fines are not repaid.
“This removes any doubt
from the court that they’re
able to assess the restitution to
the state and to the TIP fund,”
Dungannon said.
To continue its growth,
police and others who run
the fund can think of ways to
incentivize hunters to turn in
suspected poachers.
“It’s a big deal to take
home an elk,” Warwick said.
“We need to tell them, ‘That
bull elk that guy poached,
that’s a bull you could have
caught legally.’”
EO Media Group
U.S.
Rep.
Suzanne
Bonamici will seek re-elec-
tion in the 1st Congressional
District.
The Democrat announced
her campaign at a Friday af-
ternoon event on the Portland
Community College Rock
Creek campus. She has served
in Congress since 2012 fol-
lowing a special election.
The district covers Clatsop,
Columbia, Washington and
Yamhill counties and a portion
of Multnomah County.
The primary election will
be held May 15 and the gener-
al election on Nov. 6.
Volunteers wanted for HRAP
Cannon Beach Gazette
The Haystack Rock
Awareness Program, now
in its 33rd year, invites
volunteers to join them on
the beach during low tide
through the end of October.
HRAP Rocky Shore envi-
ronmental interpreters will
be on the beach during low
tides to educate visitors at
Haystack Rock about biodi-
versity found on and around
the rock.
There is no minimum
time commitment required.
Contact Lisa Habecker, ed-
ucation and volunteer coor-
dinator and 15-year HRAP
veteran, by email or call
503-436-8064.
CANNON BEACH POLICE LOG
warned about overnight camping.
Feb. 17
1:42 a.m., Spruce and Third: Sub-
jects are warned about overnight
camping.
2:43 a.m., City Park: Subjects are
warned about overnight camping.
1:47 p.m., Beach: A found cell phone
turned in to police is reunited with
its owner.
2:30 a.m., Sewer Ponds: Subjects are
warned about overnight camping.
5:12 a.m., Highway 28 and Highway
101: Police assist the fire department
with clearing a tree fallen into the
roadway.
4:20 p.m., Ecola Park: Police assist the
fire department with a medical call.
let gone missing since December
is located. A school staff member
found it.
ported regarding tire tracks observed
in a restricted area. The gate has been
locked and extra patrols requested.
Feb. 23
10:32 p.m., Silver Point: Cannon
Beach police assist Seaside police
with an individual they were attempt-
ing to locate. Subject was found and
deemed to be not a threat to them-
self or others.
3:20 p.m. Breakers Point: A found
driver’s license was turned in.
4:06 p.m., Ecola State Park: Police
assist on a medical call.
Feb. 20
Feb. 18
Feb. 19
12:47 a.m., Elk Run Park: Subjects
3:12 p.m.: Third and Spruce: A wal-
10:40 a.m., Water Treatment Plant:
Suspicious circumstances were re-
12:34 a.m., 300 block Yukon Street:
Police assist on a medical call.
4:59 p.m. 200 block Fifth Street: A
found camera is turned in.
11:22 p.m. 33000 block Beerman
Creek: A motor vehicle accident is
reported.
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