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Shirley Tadei
Seaside couple makes restitution
By R.J. MARX
Cannon Beach Gazette
The city and the Sea-
side School District are
standing by City Councilor
Dana Phillips and Seaside
School District board pres-
ident Steve Phillips after
a settlement with the Ore-
gon Department of Justice
over their handling of the
Miss Oregon scholarship
program.
The settlement was
reached after the state
alleged unlawful trade
practices.
They agreed to pay
$150,000 to the Oregon
Community Foundation for
the Tiffany Phillips Memo-
rial Scholarship Fund,
named for the couple’s
17-year-old daughter, who
died in a 1998 car accident.
The couple has been
involved with the Miss Ore-
gon pageant for decades.
They will make restitution
in three installments and
must permanently resign
from any offi ce, director-
ship or position of author-
ity with the Miss Oregon
Scholarship Program and
Oregon Scholarship Foun-
The Daily Astorian
Steve and Dana Phillips
signed a settlement with
the Oregon Department of
Justice over their handling
of the Miss Oregon
pageant.
dation. They are also prohib-
ited from being fi nancially
involved in any nonprofi ts
or charities.
The agreement “shall
not be considered an admis-
sion of a violation for any
purpose.”
Dana Phillips denied that
the couple personally prof-
ited from the pageant. The
Oregonian reported on Feb.
1 that the couple pocketed
$336,584 from the scholar-
ship fund.
“It’s not true,” Phillips
said. “We did everything we
possibly could and answered
questions all along.”
The agreement with the
state does not allege fraud,
she said. “At no time did we
ever use the Miss Oregon
pageant for personal gain or
wrongdoing. This is a situ-
ation that’s really sad and
hard to swallow.”
Phillips said when she
left her role as director of the
pageant in 2015, fi nancial
documentation was shred-
ded, a situation compounded
by a computer crash that
destroyed a system backup.
“I’m not an accountant
and I ran (the pageant) as
a mom-and-pop organiza-
tion, and kept it afl oat,” she
said. “I thought I had all the
documentation, but when
I needed it most, when the
DOJ wanted it, I didn’t have
it.”
Phillips said she plans
to meet with City Manager
Mark Winstanley and fellow
city councilors “to fi nd out
their feelings” as to whether
she should retain her council
position.
“If they feel I need to step
aside, I will,” she said. “I
don’t want to, because there
are things I haven’t fi nished
doing.”
Astoria
June 25, 1933 – Jan. 29, 2019
Sadly, with heavy hearts, we are griev- dinavian festival. She enjoyed many inter-
ing the loss of our sweet, angelic, eloquent, ests, including travel, shopping, “coffee an,”
wife, mother and grandmother,
bingo, sewing, time at the beach,
Shirley Marie Tadei, who passed
family gatherings and frequent
away Jan. 29, 2019.
outings with lifelong best friend,
Laurel Carlson.
Shirley was born June 25,
Shirley enjoyed reminiscing
1933, in Astoria, Oregon, to Finn-
about her Finnish heritage, and
ish immigrants John and Karoline
her days growing up in the Ala-
Osmus, the youngest of six chil-
meda neighborhood of Union-
dren, Ruth, Leonard, Doris, Helen
town. Most important to her was
and Charles, all of whom preceded
spending time with her 21 grand-
her in death.
children, 11 great-grandchildren,
In 1950, while in high school,
Shirley Tadei
as well as numerous nieces and
she met Vince Tadei, who survives
nephews.
her; they went on to be married in
A private service and burial will take
May 1952. She was a loving, devoted mother
to 10 children, and is survived by daughters place, with a celebration of life to be
Tricia, LouAnn, Juli (Tom), Mary, Lisa and announced at a later date.
A public visitation took place Thursday,
Sue, and sons Peter, Paul (Leslie) and Joe
(Heather). Daughter Pamela preceded her in Feb. 7 at Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary.
In lieu of fl owers, contributions may be
death in 2008.
She was active in St. Mary, Star of the Sea made in memory of Shirley to the St. Vin-
Church, National Association of Letter Car- cent de Paul Society, the Astoria Scandina-
riers Auxiliary and Vasa Order of America, vian Heritage Association, or Doernbecher
and liked volunteering at the annual Scan- Children’s Hospital.
Sheriff’s offi ce sees uptick in telephone scams
The Daily Astorian
The Clatsop County
Sheriff’s offi ce has seen an
increase in the number of
reported telephone scams.
People are impersonat-
ing law enforcement offi -
cers, with some choosing to
identify themselves by using
the actual name of a sheriff’s
offi ce employee.
Be wary of unexpected
calls from anyone identifying
themselves as members of a
law enforcement agency. Offi -
cers never ask for money over
the phone and do not inform
others by phone of pending
warrants for their arrest.
cidal subject. Subject was highly
intoxicated; a friend took over
the situation.
Jan. 21
CANNON BEACH POLICE LOG
Jan. 13
10:46 a.m., Haystack Rock: Sub-
ject warned for climbing the
rock.
12:27 p.m., Old Cannon Beach
Road: Police respond to a com-
plaint about a person acting
oddly and going door-to-door
collecting cans. Subject is ad-
vised of complaint and leaves
on foot.
4:10 p.m., 1500 block S. Spruce:
Police assist with a medical
call regarding a male possibly
having a heart attack. Subject
is transported to Seaside Provi-
dence Hospital by Medix.
9:17 p.m., Sewer Ponds: A suff er-
ing raccoon apparently struck by
a car is humanely euthanized by
police.
Jan. 17
5:31 a.m., 7900 block Cannon
Road: Police assist the fi re de-
partment with a person with al-
tered mental status.
12:03 p.m., Police headquarters:
A person reports losing their
wallet on Neahkahnie Mountain.
7:55 p.m., 3800 block S. Hem-
lock: Police assist Alpha Taxi with
collecting a fare from an intoxi-
cated female.
MULTICAR CRASH AT MILE POST 26
On Feb. 1 at 5:24 p.m., Oregon State police responded to
a non-injury related, multi-vehicle crash occurring at Mile
Post 26 on U.S. 101 in Cannon Beach. Police say Vehicle 1
was attempting to turn northbound on U.S. Highway 101
from a parking lot off of the southbound shoulder. The driv-
er of Vehicle 1 said his vision was blocked by a RV parked in
the parking lot. Vehicle 1 pulled onto the highway as Vehi-
cle 2 was southbound. Vehicle 1 collided with the rear-end
of Vehicle 2, causing Vehicle 2 to lose control and leave the
roadway. Vehicle 2 then collided with Vehicle 3, which was
parked in a parking spot in the parking lot, on the south-
bound shoulder. The driver of Vehicle 1, Richard Konstantin
Kehoe, 24 from Seaside, was found to be driving with a
suspended license, a misdemeanor. A vehicle involved in
the crash had to be towed. No injuries were reported.
Jan. 19
10:23 p.m., 1200 block S. Hem-
lock: Police assist a homeless
woman traveling by bus as she is
trespassed from Helping Hands.
She was given a ride to Stop &
Go.
3:07 p.m., N. Spruce: A man with
a broken or dislocated wrist is
transported to Seaside Provi-
dence Hospital by Medix.
10:26 a.m., 600 block N. Hem-
lock: Police dispatched to a
home to tell the person inside
their spouse had fallen on the
beach. The injured party was
transported to Seaside Provi-
dence Hospital for medical at-
tention.
11:54 a.m., 100 block N. Hem-
2:33 p.m., Warren Way: Theft of
merchandise is reported; man-
ager declined to press charges if
the merchandise is returned; the
person came in and paid for the
item.
Jan. 20
12:19 a.m., First Avenue: Police
assist Seaside police with a male
subject in a drug psychosis run-
ning down the street. Man is tak-
en into custody at the Seaside
police station.
Jan. 18
Jan. 14
9:40 a.m., 3700 block Coho Place:
Police intervene and intercept a
child with marijuana at the bus
stop.
lock: A burglary was attempted.
5:48 p.m., 1500 block N. Franklin:
Cannon Beach police assist Sea-
side police with a potentially sui-
6:23 a.m., Fifth Street: Police as-
sist fi re department with subject
who couldn’t get a gas fi replace
to turn off . Northwest Natural is
on scene to remedy the situa-
tion.
NEW
PRICE
3:21 p.m., 600 block Breakers
Point: A juvenile female with an
allergy is assisted with an EpiPen
prior to police arrival. Juvenile
transported by Medix.
Jan. 23
11:14 p.m., Elk Land: A person is
arrested and charged with DUII.
Police say subjected tested a
blood alcohol content of .21 per-
cent.
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