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Workshop for forest landowners
to foFXs on ¿ sh passaJe haELtat
The Oregon Forest Re-
sources Institute is hosting a
free one-day workshop at the
Seaside Civic and Conven-
tion Center Tuesday, Oct. 27,
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The workshop is designed
for forest landowners on the
best practices to restore and
enhance ¿ sh habitats in for-
ested streams. It is the ¿ rst of
two workshops, the second
to be held Thursday, Oct. 29
in Salem.
The morning will be spent
in the classroom, and attend-
ees will receive technical as-
sistance, tools and resources
to help them with ¿ sh habitat
and passage projects. Work-
shops will include “Oregon
Plan Overview,” led by Greg
Apke of the Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife;
“Intro to Restoration,” led
by Guillermo Giannico of
the Oregon State University
Extension Service; “Intro to
Fish Passage,” led by Fran
Cafferata Coe of the Oregon
Forest Resources Institute;
“Voluntary Forest Practice
Measures,” led by Kyle
Abraham of the Oregon De-
partment of Forestry; “Eco-
nomics of Fish Passage,”
led by Justin Isle of Aquatic
Contracting; “Thinking Like
a Fish,” led by Guillermo Gi-
annico of the Oregon State
University Extension Ser-
vice; and “Extension Logis-
tics and Project Planning,”
led by Melyssa Graeper of
the Necanicum Watershed
Council.
The afternoon will be
spent in the ¿ eld on the
Lewis and Clark Tree Farm,
managed by Greenwood
Resources. The agenda also
includes visits to a recent
culvert replacement, an
obliterated road and a habitat
restoration project.
The institute is hosting
the Seaside and Salem work-
shops in collaboration with
various public and private
partners, including the Or-
egon Watershed Enhance-
ment Board, the Oregon
Department of Forestry, the
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife, Associated Or-
egon Loggers, the Oregon
Small Woodland Associa-
tion, Hancock Forest Man-
agement, the Oregon Forest
Industries Council, Oregon
State University and Green-
wood Resources.
Lunch is provided, but at-
tendees should bring sturdy
shoes and ¿ eld clothes. Reg-
istration closes Oct. 18. For
more information or trouble
registering, contact Kathy
Storm at 971-673-2953 or
storm@ofri.org.
Gearhart drug dealer sentenced to probation
By Kyle Spurr
EO Media Group
A Gearhart drug deal-
er was sentenced to three
years probation early this
month after admitting to
selling methamphetamine
near Gearhart Elementary
School.
Leonard Shane Hitch-
man will face 80 months, or
nearly seven years, in pris-
on, if he violates the proba-
tion.
Hitchman, 45, appeared
in Clatsop County Circuit
Court Fri-
day, Oct. 2,
to change
his plea to
no contest
to unlawful
possession
LEONARD
of metham-
SHANE
phetamine
and unlaw- HITCHMAN
ful delivery
of methamphetamine within
1,000 feet of a school.
The meth possession
charge was elevated to a
commercial drug offense
since Hitchman possessed
more the $300, drug records
and packaging materials.
Clatsop County Sheriff’s
Of¿ ce arrested Hitchman
in February after a Clatsop
County Drug Task Force in-
vestigation.
Drug t ask f orce detec-
tives received numerous
complaints over several
months regarding ongoing
illegal drug activity at 166
Ridge Drive in Gearhart,
according to the sheriff’s
of¿ ce.
Detectives were granted
search warrants for Hitch-
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man’s residence and his ve-
hicle.
During the search, detec-
tives discovered metham-
phetamine, drug traf¿ cking
records, needles, scales and
packaging materials com-
monly used by illegal drug
traf¿ ckers.
In addition, detectives
found more than $1,500 in
cash and a weapon.
The charges against
Hitchman occurred in De-
cember and in February.
“When they served the
search warrant, he had a lot
of money in his safe at this
home,” P rosecutor Dawn
Buzzard said. “He had lit-
tle baggies of drugs and he
sold them to an undercover
informant.”
Hitchman’s defense was
that he won most of the cash
in a lottery, and that he was
just giving a ride to a wom-
an who he was selling meth
to.
Buzzard said she was
especially concerned since
this activity was happen-
ing close to the elementary
school.
“Kids go play in the play-
ground right there. It should
be a safe place,” she said.
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investigates Gearhart,
Clatsop Plains thefts
One suspect arrested,
charged with theft by
receiving
By Katherine Lacaze
Seaside Signal
The Clatsop County
Sheriff¶s Of¿ ce arrested
a suspect in relation to a
string of reported thefts
and trespasses across the
county during the past
three days, but the inves-
tigation continues.
On Oct. 5, deputies took
Tyler Morehouse into custo-
dy. He was initially charged
with theft by receiving in
relation to the cases.
During the past few
days, the sheriff¶s of¿ ce
received multiple reports
of thefts and trespasses on
property ranging from the
Clatsop Plains to Gearhart.
A caretaker of the Tagg
Farm on Clatsop Plains re-
ported a person operating
an all-terrain vehicle, or
ATV, on the property early
the morning of Oct. 2, ac-
cording to a news release.
The ATV was stolen from
High Life Adventures,
owned by Dave and Lanc-
ey Larson.
Units from the sher-
iff¶s of¿ ce responded and
chased the ATV into the
woods east of the Clatsop
Plains with the assistance
of the caretaker. Of¿ cers
recovered a utility trailer
and other stolen items that
came loose from the ATV
during the chase, the re-
lease states. The incident
led the sheriff¶s of¿ ce to
discover a burglary on
U.S. Highway 101 near
Camp Rilea.
On Oct. 4, Dave Larson
observed his stolen ATV
being operated on South-
east 19th Street in Warren-
ton near Costco. Larson
followed the ATV and wit-
nessed it traveling down
a dirt road off Southeast
19th Street, according to
the sheriff¶s of¿ ce.
Of¿ cers from the sher-
iff¶s of¿ ce, Oregon State
Police and Warrenton
Police Department re-
sponded to the area. With
the help of K-9 partner
Pax and the United States
Coast Guard, the of¿ -
cers searched the area for
about four hours, discov-
ering multiple camps in
the wooded area between
Costco and U.S. Highway
101 Business.
At one camp, of¿ cers
found ATV tracks, fuel
camps and the cargo rack
from the ATV. They did
not locate the ATV or sus-
pect during the search, but
they learned the suspect
was traveling between
the Clatsop Plains and the
camp.
The following day,
two deputies returned to
the area to check on the
suspect camp, which was
partially torn down. The
deputies searched the sur-
rounding trails and came
across a track indicating
ATV travel in one direc-
tion. At the conclusion of
the trail, of¿ cers located
the ATV and Morehouse.
The suspect was taken
into custody without in-
cident on unrelated war-
rants.
The ATV was recov-
ered and returned to Lar-
son.
The investigation is
ongoing as the sheriff’s
of¿ ce works to clear the
remaining burglaries and
thefts.
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