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Veterans service offi cer hired by nonprofi t
Bobian served in
the Coast Guard
By NICOLE BALES
The Astorian
Clatsop County has a new
veterans service offi cer who
will help veterans obtain
benefi ts.
Stephen Bobian, a U.S.
Coast Guard veteran and
the former veterans service
offi cer for Jackson County,
started on Aug. 3.
The county shifted the
contract for the position in
May from Luke Thomas,
a Coast Guard veteran, to
Clatsop Community Action,
a social service agency.
The goal was to expand
outreach to the county’s more
than 3,600 veterans and help
make the agency’s social ser-
vices, such as housing assis-
tance, more accessible.
About a dozen people,
including veterans and state
Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scap-
poose, shared testimony in
favor of awarding the con-
tract to Thomas.
More than 30 peo-
ple applied for the position
under Clatsop Community
Action, including Thomas.
He was a fi nalist for the post.
Viviana Matthews, the
executive director of Clat-
sop Community Action, said
Bobian has experience work-
ing with a diverse population
of veterans.
“The most important
thing was the outreach piece.
And he was able show how
much outreach he has done,”
she said.
Matthews said Bobian
will learn about all the ser-
vices the agency offers and
will work closely with case
managers.
“If somebody qualifi es for
our services because of their
income, they will be referred
to us right away and he will
be able to speak about our
services to the veterans who
qualify for our services,” she
said.
Bobian has worked in
veteran services in Josephine
and Jackson counties since
2017. When the position
opened in Clatsop County,
he said he couldn’t pass it
up, since he considers Asto-
ria his hometown.
While in the Coast Guard,
Bobian spent more than four
years stationed in Astoria.
He transferred to Alaska, but
eventually came back and
spent more than three years
working as a brewer and
bartender at Buoy Beer Co.
while attending the Marine
and Environmental Research
and Training Station pro-
gram at Clatsop Community
College.
His fi ancee is also from
the area.
“One of my main goals is
to be able to serve the com-
munity in which I served
both in the military and out
of the military, and give back
to the community,” Bobian
said.
Stephen Bobian is the new veterans service offi cer.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
SEASIDE POLICE DEPT.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
Aug. 12
9:10 a.m., Lewis and Clark: A
driver is cited for not wearing
a seatbelt.
5:39 p.m., 2100 block S. Frank-
lin: A disturbance is reported.
5:39 p.m., 900 block N.
Franklin: Property crimes are
reported.
5:46 p.m., Police headquar-
ters: A person came in to
register as a sex off ender.
11:12 p.m., 1600 block Coo-
per: Persons reported camping
in the area are unable to be
located.
Aug. 13
12:32 p.m., Thompson Falls:
A person is arrested on a
warrant.
4:37 p.m., 900 block S. Holla-
day: A disturbance is reported.
6:18 p.m., East End Avenue:
Transients are advised to clean
up their mess and leave.
7:59 p.m., River Walk: Caller
reports transient’s belong-
ings taking up a bench. The
transient is located sleeping
nearby. He was told to move
along and public works was
advised to remove his belong-
ings if they are still there the
next day.
Aug. 14
5:43 a.m., Police headquarters:
A found wallet is turned in for
safekeeping.
1:24 p.m., 400 block Third
Avenue: Caller reports small
child alone on a deck. Offi cer
contacts the parent who says
the child is on a “time-out.”
9:06 p.m., Prom and Avenue I:
Caller reports someone setting
up a tent and looking like
they’re staying for the night. Of-
fi cer contacts subject who says
they are just cooking dinner.
Aug. 15
2:45 p.m., Avenue A Bridge:
Teens are warned not to jump
off the bridge.
pulled over driving for failure
to stay in lane.
5:04 p.m., River Walk: A man
making a mess is warned to
clean it up.
3:54 p.m., Police headquar-
ters: A person came in to
register as a sex off ender.
Aug. 16
10:27 p.m., Estuary: Peo-
ple are warned of unlawful
lodging.
11:25 a.m., S. Lincoln: Offi cer
assists person bitten by a dog.
Dog and owner are unable to
be located.
4:50 p.m., Beach: Offi cer as-
sists locating children reported
missing.
4:54 p.m., S. Roosevelt: A dis-
turbance is reported outside
the building that used to be
Helping Hands.
Aug. 17
9:08 p.m., 700 block S. Wah-
anna: A person is arrested for
DUII.
9:30 p.m., 2100 block Ex-
change Street: A deceased
person is reported.
Aug. 18
5:35 a.m., U.S. Highway 101
and Mill Creek: A person is
Aug. 19
1:23 a.m., Avenue G: The own-
er of a dog reported barking
outside late into the night
agrees to bring the dog inside.
2:01 a.m., 400 block N. Prom:
Guests reported causing a
disturbance at the hotel where
they are staying agree to leave
at the request of a hotel repre-
sentative.
2:27 a.m., 10th and N. Roos-
evelt: Arguing people agree to
separate on police arrival.
2:49 a.m., 400 block N. Prom:
Police return to the hotel
where a disturbance was
reported earlier. The subjects
causing the disturbance are
still there. Police trespass them
from the premises.
1:06 p.m., Police headquarters:
A person came in to register as
a sex off ender.
11:57 p.m., 500 block Beach
Drive: Suspicious circumstanc-
es are reported.
Aug. 20
7:19 a.m., 17th Avenue and N.
Holladay: Graffi ti is reported in
the roadway.
7:29 a.m., 10th and Holladay:
More graffi ti is reported in
the roadway. Property crime
reported.
SEASIDE FIRE & RESCUE
PUBLIC SAFETY
LOG
Aug. 4
4:12 a.m., 300 block 18th
Avenue: Emergency medical
response.
5:26 a.m., 300 block N. Prom:
Emergency medical response.
12:34 p.m., 3100 block Max-
well Lane: Water rescue.
7:31 a.m., 700 block 13th
Street: Property crime report-
ed.
Aug. 5
8:26 a.m., 1500 block N.
Holladay: Property crime re-
ported. Case taken for criminal
mischief.
4:00 p.m., Avenue U and
Ocean: Water rescue.
8:51 p.m., 2900 block Keep-
sake Drive: A transient woman
reported for causing an earlier
disturbance is reported a sec-
ond time for going from car to
car parked in the area, saying
she is “looking for someone.”
Police tell her to stop.
2:35 p.m., 300 block Avenue C:
Fire alarm.
9:57 p.m., Avenue G and
Beach: Emergency medical
response.
Aug. 6
8:25 a.m., 1000 block S. Irvine:
Emergency medical response.
11:34 p.m., 3200 block Bay-
view Terrace: Fire alarm.
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