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OBITUARIES
Mayor, city councilors are sworn in
Alfred Anthony Aya Jr.
Cannon Beach
Dec. 11, 1924 — Dec. 21, 2018
R.J. Marx
City Manager Mark Winstanley administers the oath of offi ce to Mayor Jay Barber. Barber, along with
council members Tita Montero and Steve Wright, took the oath of offi ce at Monday’s Seaside City
Council meeting.
Nebeker tapped as Clatsop County commission chair
By JACK HEFFERNAN
The Daily Astorian
Clatsop County Commis-
sioner Sarah Nebeker was
selected Wednesday, Jan. 9, as
the board’s new chairwoman.
Fellow
commissioners
approved the appointment in a
4-1 vote. Commissioner Lianne
Thompson nominated herself
and was the sole divergent vote.
Nebeker, who was elected
in 2012, is the longest-serving
board member. Commissioner
Kathleen Sullivan, who was
chosen vice chairwoman, made
the fi rst motion to nominate
Nebeker, who
later nominated
Sullivan for her
new role.
Nebeker
previously
served as vice
c h a i r w o m a n Sarah Nebeker
with
former
chairman Scott Lee, who did
not seek re-election last year.
“I’m looking forward to
working with this new group of
commissioners, and I think we
have a lot of dedicated, intelli-
gent, capable people who care
a lot about the citizens of our
county,” Nebeker said.
Former Warrenton Mayor
Mark Kujala was sworn in to
replace Lee in District 1, and
Pamela Wev succeeded former
Commissioner Lisa Clement
in District 3. Thompson, who
was re-elected in November,
took her second oath of offi ce
in District 5.
“We
collaborate
with
our colleagues to defi ne and
accomplish the work of our col-
lective body, the board. We act
to further our work by our liai-
son assignments. That much,
I think, we can agree on,”
Thompson said in a statement
she read at the meeting.
Alfred Anthony Aya Jr., a retired and a model for other coastal warn-
Army major, passed away on Dec. 21, ing systems. He was known world-
wide for his research and knowledge
2018 at the age of 94.
He was born on Dec. 11, 1924 in about tsunamis.
Al, as he was known to all, will
Portland, Oregon, a descendant of the
be remembered for his
pioneer Honeyman Hard-
remarkable
storytelling
ware family. A 1943 gradu-
skills, mechanical apti-
ate of the Gabel Country Day
tude, prolifi c letter-writ-
School, he began his military
ing, world-class pranks
career when he joined the
and boundless curiosity.
Army in June 1943 at the age
But to those who knew
of 18. After World War II, he
him well, Al will be most
entered Stanford University,
remembered as a man
graduating with a degree in
of deep Christian faith,
philosophy in 1950. Fol-
whose friendship and gen-
lowing graduation, he was
Alfred Aya
erosity knew no bounds.
recalled to active duty and
He is survived by his
stationed in Stuttgart, Ger-
many, during the post-World War II sister, Barbara Aya Wilkins, 103, of
Vacaville, California, and sister-in-
Allied occupation of Germany.
In 1953, he moved to San Fran- law, Kay Aya, of Seaside. He was pre-
cisco, where he continued to serve ceded in death by his brother, Rod-
in the Army Reserve and began his erick Honeyman Aya, and parents,
career as a researcher and statistician Alfred Anthony Aya and Grace Hon-
for the Pacifi c Bell Telephone Co. He eyman Aya. He is also survived by his
retired from the Army in 1968 at the lifelong friends, Phil and Mary Haw-
rank of major, and from Pacifi c Bell ley, of Los Angeles, Dinda Hawley
in 1984, when he moved to Cannon Mills, of Portland, and Cleve Rooper,
of Cannon Beach; and by his many
Beach, Oregon.
In Oregon, he was elected to the adopted nieces and nephews, whose
board of the Cannon Beach Rural lives he enriched with his ever-pres-
Fire Protection District, for many ent enthusiasm, humor and kindness.
A funeral Mass will be held at
years serving as chairman. One of
many signifi cant accomplishments 11:00 a.m on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 at
during his active retirement was St. Peter the Fisherman, 79441 U.S.
spearheading the design and installa- Highway 101, Arch Cape, Oregon. A
tion of the Community Warning Sys- reception honoring Al will follow the
tem (COWS) for tsunami threats, the Mass. Private interment is at Mount
fi rst of its kind in the United States Calvary Cemetery in Portland.
CANNON BEACH POLICE LOG
Dec. 28
Jan. 3
12:38 a.m.,
N.
Holladay
Drive: A subject reported
sleeping in a hotel lobby is
trespassed and advised to
move along.
2:01 p.m., 1000 block S. Hol-
laday: A man threatening self
harm was transported to Clat-
sop Behavioral Health; a crisis
worker was contacted to make
contact with the individual.
2:55 a.m., S. Roosevelt: A per-
son is arrested on a warrant.
3:40 a.m., Chambers Re-
stroom: A person is warned
of unlawful lodging.
2:19 p.m., Broadway and Lin-
coln: A subject is arrested on
a warrant and additionally
charged with giving false in-
formation to police. A second
party, female, is charged with
interfering.
Jan. 4
9:24 a.m., Police headquar-
ters: A person came in to reg-
ister as a sex off ender.
3:24 p.m.,
Chamber
re-
strooms: Police respond to a
report of a man sleeping on
a bench; the man said he’d
nodded off while making a
sandwich. He was advised of
the complaint and agreed to
move on.
Jan. 5
1:45 a.m., 12th Avenue and
beach: Police respond to a re-
quest for a welfare check on a
person after reporting party
said they were on the phone
with the person, but lost con-
tact while they were on the
beach. Police located the per-
son safe at home eating dinner.
3:14 p.m., Broadway: A theft
in the third degree is reported.
4:38 p.m., Broadway: A theft
in the third degree is reported.
Jan. 7
Jan. 8
8:29 a.m., 700 block 16th
Ave.: A theft in the third de-
gree is reported.
9:18 a.m., 1000 block Second
Ave.: A person reported tres-
passing in an abandoned build-
ing told police they were trying
to get out of the rain. The per-
son was allowed to gather their
possessions and leave after be-
ing warned of trespass.
1:58 p.m., Police headquar-
ters: A person came in to reg-
ister as a sex off ender.
2:45 p.m., 400 block S. Roos-
evelt: A terminated employee
was trespassed indefi nitely from
his former place of business.
10:02 a.m., 2500 block Mill
Creek: An assault in the fourth
degree is reported; the subject
is additionally charged with
criminal mischief.
8:19 p.m., W. Anderson and
Delmoor Loop: Police assist
another agency regarding a
subject being pursued.
Jan. 9
8:45 a.m.,
Chamber
re-
strooms: A subject is arrested
and charged with violating a
restraining order.
8:01 p.m., 500 block S. Colum-
bia: A person is charged with
assault in the fourth degree.
Jan. 10
2:15 p.m., N. Wahanna: Police
are asked to trespass a subject
from all properties belonging
to the reporting party. Police
advise they will do so when
they locate the subject.
4:42 p.m., 1000 block Third
Avenue: Police assist another
agency with a runaway.
2:56 p.m., Police headquar-
ters: A person comes in to
register as a sex offender.
3:21 p.m., Police headquar-
ters: Another person comes
in to register as a sex offend-
er.
4:41 p.m., Hemlock: A per-
son is arrested and charged
with assault in the second
degree as well as harassment
and menacing.
6:36 p.m., 700 block 16th
Avenue: A person is arrest-
ed and charged with driving
under the influence of intox-
icants.
2:27 a.m., Necanicum and
Second: A person is arrested
and charged with disorderly
conduct in the second degree.
I’m so glad I found you – and
that the folks at Providence
knew how to get you gone.
These days, the view from
here is lovely.
1:59 p.m., The Cove: Police
assist another agency with a
water rescue.
Darn lucky and blessed,
Penny
Dec. 30
Dec. 31
12:48 a.m., N. Downing: Po-
lice respond to a report of
someone attempting to leave
their child outside while they
went inside a bar. The matter
was resolved at the time but
the subject was arrested later.
12:30 a.m., Third and Down-
ing: A person is arrested and
charged with driving under
the influence of intoxicants.
Jan. 1
3:07 a.m., Oceanway re-
strooms: A minor was taken
to detox after being found in
possession of alcohol and in
state of intoxication.
5:10 a.m., 2100 block S.
Franklin: A subject was arrest-
ed and charged with assault
in the fourth degree; disor-
derly conduct; and interfer-
ing with a police officer.
9:30 p.m., First Avenue: A
subject was arrested and
charged with criminal tres-
pass; resisting arrest; and in-
terfering with a police officer.
Jan. 2
9:54 a.m., 1300 Stillwater Ct:
A person was arrested and
charged with endangering
the welfare of a minor; child
neglect in the second degree;
and third degree theft.
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