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OBITUARIES
Roberta McCallister Eaton
Camas, Washington
May 10, 1934 — Oct. 13, 2021
On Oct. 13, 2021, we
unexpectedly lost our
most precious mom,
Roberta
McCallister
Eaton, known to every-
one as “Bobbie,” in her
home in Camas, Wash-
ington. She was 87.
Roberta Ellen Sjod-
ing was born in Grant,
Nebraska, on May 10,
1934, an only child to
Bert and Mary Ellen Sjod-
ing. Bobbie spent most of
her childhood in Salem,
where she enjoyed spend-
ing time with the many
family members who also
lived in the area.
After high school, she
attended Linfi eld Col-
lege, then transferred to
and graduated from Wil-
lamette University with
a degree in education.
It was during her Willa-
mette years that she met
Jerry McCallister, and the
two were married March
25, 1956.
Due to Jerry’s enroll-
ment into the U.S. Air
Force Reserve Offi cers’
Training Corps program
while at Willamette,
they were later stationed
in Harlingen, Texas.
After that assignment,
they were transferred to
McChord Air Force Base
in Tacoma, Washington.
When his service com-
mitment ended, they
returned to Salem, where
he enrolled in the Wil-
lamette University law
school program. It was
during those three years
that mom put her degree
to work, and taught third
grade at a local elemen-
tary school.
After law school, they
moved to Astoria in 1965.
During her some 38 years
of living in the Astoria
area, mom was involved
in many local activities:
the national cancer soci-
ety, League of Women
Voters, First Lutheran
Church and Astoria Golf
& Country Club, to name
a few.
In 1976, she became
a business owner when
she and Jerry purchased
a little gift store in down-
town Astoria, known as
The Galleon. She loved
it so much, they moved
locations after a cou-
ple of years to the main
Astoria strip, aka Com-
mercial
Street,
and
renamed it The Gift
Galleon.
Mom poured her heart
and soul into her busi-
ness, but also to promot-
ing downtown Astoria as
a whole. To her credit,
she founded and was
the fi rst president of the
Responders urge preparedness
at the Great Oregon Shakeout
By R.J. MARX
Seaside Signal
award-winning Astoria
Downtown Development
Association.
In 1986, she met Bob
Eaton, who was the exec-
utive director of the Asto-
ria Chamber of Com-
merce at the time, and
later became her hus-
band in 2001. Mom sold
the business in 1993, and
offi cially retired to enjoy
her other life passions
and spend more time with
family.
In 2003, she and
Bob moved to Camas
for Bob’s new career as
executive director for
the Multnomah County
Drainage District. They
enjoyed entertaining fam-
ily and friends, and were
also able to do some trav-
eling, with the highlights
being an Alaskan cruise
and European trip to
Italy.
Anyone who was for-
tunate enough to have
known Bobbie knew her
most sense of pride and
joy was family and her
many loving friends. We
will be forever grateful
for all the life lessons she
gave, by her own exam-
ple, of how to be a kind,
generous, accepting and
loving person.
She is survived by
her
three
children,
Jay McCallister, Todd
McCallister and Amy
Crowley; two stepchil-
dren, Mindy Durias and
Brad Eaton; her 15 grand-
children, Matt McCal-
lister, Gabrielle McCal-
lister, Katie McCallister,
Alexis McCallister, Luke
McCallister,
Olivia
McCallister, Jack Crow-
ley, Madison Eaton,
Makaena Durias, Aidan
Durias, Fiyero Durias,
Blake
Eaton,
Brady
Eaton, Joshua Durias
and Wilbur Durias. She
also has one surviv-
ing great-granddaughter,
Zeta McCallister.
A service will be held
on Nov. 20 at 1 p.m.
at the Beautiful Savior
Lutheran Church, 12513
S.E. Mill Plain Blvd. in
Vancouver, Washington.
Members of the commu-
nity emergency response
teams of Seaside and Gear-
hart helped lead a walk to
tsunami awareness during
the Great Oregon Shakeout
last Thursday.
Su Coddington, leader
of Seaside’s CERT volun-
teers, was among those to
test response and communi-
cation during the prepared-
ness event, which aimed
to help citizens prepare
for natural disasters and a
potential Cascadia Subduc-
tion Zone earthquake and
tsunami.
“My favorite line is to
say to you, be prepared, not
scared,” Coddington said at
Broadway Park. “You are
the help until help arrives.
This is a program that
involves the community, all
of us together, we can take
care of ourselves, our fam-
ily, and then help our neigh-
bors and we all can do our
best to promote because
it’s not just a tsunami or
an earthquake. It could be
the heat wave, a cold spell,
wind damage, a forest fi re
— those are all things we
prepare our citizens in Sea-
side for.”
Earlier this month, Sea-
side’s CERT team hosted
a presentation, “Preparing
for Tsunamis: How Soon,
How Big?” Geologist Tom
Horning presented the stark
R.J. Marx
Members of Seaside’s Community Emergency Response Team at Broadway Park on Oct. 21, the
day of the Great Oregon Shakeout. From left, front row, Joyce Hunt, Diane Welborn and pooch
Morty, Pat Love, Vanessa Knoll, Lora Von Nortwick, Dale McDowell and Su Coddington. Back
row, Tom Horning, Steve Wright and Kevin Cupples.
realities of living in one of
the world’s perilous nat-
ural environments. When
the big one hits, water will
fl ood Seaside during a Cas-
cadia earthquake and tsu-
nami, Horning said at the
Seaside Civic and Conven-
tion Center event. Within
30 minutes, the wave will
reach U.S. Highway 101.
In 34 minutes fl oods will
advance to the hills, with
water as deep as 80 feet in
places. The city could see
as many as 4,000 to 4,500
fatalities.
Seaside CERT has tri-
pled their membership since
that full-house presentation,
Coddington said.
In Gearhart, after CERT
members led a walk to high
ground, fi refi ghters served
grilled hamburgers and hot
dogs to the public at the
fi rehouse.
County to off er antibody treatment for coronavirus
Monoclonal
antibodies can
reduce severity
By ABBEY McDONALD
The Astorian
Clatsop County plans to
make monoclonal antibody
treatment for the coronavirus
available to the community by
the end of the month.
The
Oregon
Health
Authority recommends the
treatment for people who have
tested positive for COVID-
19, are symptomatic or are
at high risk of hospitalization
from the virus.
“The most important thing
is getting it to members in our
community who are eligible,”
Margo Lalich, the county’s
interim public health director,
said at a news conference with
local hospital leaders earlier
Eli Lilly and Co.
Monoclonal antibody treatment can help against the
coronavirus.
this month. “It will be fi rst
come, fi rst serve.”
Monoclonal
antibod-
ies are proteins developed in
a lab that mimic the body’s
immune response to the
virus. The treatment slows
the virus’s ability to repli-
cate, which reduces the risk of
hospitalization and can limit
symptoms, according to the
health authority.
“While there are diff erent
types of therapies, this is the
one that we are going to be
administering,” Lalich said.
“We’re making this available
to the community based upon
the allocation that Clatsop
County is receiving from Ore-
gon Health Authority.”
The county Public Health
Department is partnering with
local hospitals, which will
provide the screening and
physician’s approval required
for the treatment.
Columbia Memorial Hos-
pital and Providence Seaside
Hospital will staff the treat-
ment center at Camp Rilea
Armed Forces Training Cen-
ter in Warrenton. The treat-
ment will likely be off ered a
few days a week.
Jason Plamondon, the
chief nursing offi cer at Prov-
idence Seaside, said they are
in the fi nal steps of planning.
“I’m excited about this.
I think this is a great oppor-
tunity for our community,
and it’s going to keep people
out of the hospital,” he said.
“That’s our big goal, right?”
The health authority is pro-
viding the treatment to coun-
ties across Oregon following
federal funding from the U.S.
Department of Health and
Human Services.
“It’s what’s available, and
so we’re just working together
to create an implementation
plan so that the community
can receive it to keep them out
of the hospital,” Lalich said.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
SEASIDE POLICE DEPT.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
Oct. 15
12;34 a.m., 33000 block
Beerman Creek Road: Police
assist county deputies with a
physical disturbance.
10:08 p.m., Tenth and Neca-
nicum: Caller reports a loud
generator operating in the
area; on arrival police don’t
hear any generator.
Oct. 16
11:20 a.m., 1900 block S.
Prom: Caller reports a transient
woman setting up camp in the
area; police are familiar with
this woman and say she’s not
setting up camp.
3:02 p.m., 1000 block 25th
Avenue: Caller reports a
“creepy” looking vehicle in
their neighborhood. Police are
unable to locate.
Oct. 17
7:44 a.m., 300 block S. Roo-
sevelt: Police are requested
to trespass a subject who at-
tempted to remove a basket
of items from a store.
8:05 a.m., N. Holladay Drive:
Two hotels ask a homeless
male be trespassed due to
his behavior. The subject is
advised.
12:35 p.m., Public Parking:
A transient alleged to be
using an electrical outlet
without permission tells
the officer he’s using a hair
dryer to dry his clothing.
He’s advised of the com-
plaint and agrees to leave
the area.
5:38 p.m., Avenue J and
Irvine: A male reported
throwing himself on the
ground and screaming was
unable to be located.
10:28 p.m., 1500 block S.
Downing: A disturbance is
reported.
Oct. 18
10:08 p.m., Ninth Avenue: A
disturbance is reported.
accidentally by a departing
hotel guest is held at the po-
lice station for safekeeping.
1:52 p.m., Community
Gardens: A person reported
urinating is advised of the
complaint and warned not to
repeat the behavior.
day: EMS call.
Oct. 19
5:37 p.m., U.S. Highway 53
milepost 6: Fire investigation
Oct. 20
4:57 a.m., 2100 block S. Edge-
wood: EMS call.
3:03 p.m., Broadway: A case is
taken for a stolen barstool.
11:49 a.m., N. Wahanna: EMS
call.
8:31 p.m., Prom: An assault is
reported.
Oct. 21
SEASIDE FIRE & RESCUE
PUBLIC SAFETY
LOG
6:24 a.m., 1500 block S. Frank-
lin: EMS call.
9:57 a.m., 1000 block 24th
Avenue: EMS call.
Oct. 19
8:39 a.m., 1600 block Lea
Way: Solar panels are reported
stolen.
7:27 p.m., 1600 block S.
Columbia: Subject reported
sleeping in his car is advised of
the complaint.
Oct. 20
9:30 a.m., 1100 block N. Roos-
evelt; An assault is reported.
Oct. 21
1:25 a.m., N. Holladay: A per-
son reported too intoxicated
to drive is advised by police
not to drive. They agree to stay
put for the night.
Oct. 15
OREGON STATE
POLICE
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
11:46 a.m., 1400 block S.
Roosevelt: EMS call.
9:58 p.m., 2600 block Mill-
creek Lane: Police assist fi re-
fi ghters with a fl ooding call.
Oct. 16
19:44 p.m., 600 block S.
Edgewood: EMS call.
Oct. 18
4:32 a.m., N. Holladay: EMS
call.
5:28 a.m., 2100 block Alder-
crest: EMS call.
1:37 a.m., Necanicum and
11th: A disturbance is re-
ported; police come by and
listen and observe for several
minutes but don’t hear or see
anything that constitutes a
violation.
8:14 a.m., N. Roosevelt: A per-
son is arrested on a warrant.
1:03 p.m., 200 block First
Avenue: A fi rearm left behind
9:35 p.m., 800 block S. Holla-
7:06 p.m. 400 block N. Holla-
day: EMS call.
8:02 p.m. Avenue C: EMS call.
8:48 p.m., Beach: EMS call.
Litter
A littering citation was issued
Oct. 19 at 1:50 p.m. to a 45-year-
old Oregon man observed
sitting on a bench at the Necani-
cum River overlook platform in
the area of the old Seaside High
School. He was seen drinking
from a bottle concealed in a
white plastic bag. After he fi n-
ished the bottle, which was later
determined to contain Steel
Reserve beer, he tossed the bot-
tle into the bushes. After police
spoke with him, he admitted
he “messed up.” He was cited
for depositing trash within 100
feet of water.
State Park. The victim’s bag
was taken from the beach by
an unknown party. The vic-
tim’s car keys were in the bag
but no other items of value
were taken.
Reckless driving
Someone called in a com-
plaint Oct. 23 at 1:11 p.m.
about reckless driving
observed on U.S. Highway
101 near milepost 24.5. The
driver when pulled over
showed signs of impairment
and was arrested for driving
while intoxicated. After being
evaluated and cleared at
Seaside Providence Hospital,
Cynthia Lynn Mowery, 40,
from Pasco, Washington, was
taken to the Clatsop County
Jail. Troopers say alcohol was
not involved and a drug rec-
ognition expert was brought
in to evaluate the driver. Her
car was secured at the scene
and Mowery was lodged for
driving under the infl uence of
intoxicants.
Man fl ees after stop
Theft at Hug Point
A 23-year-old man from Clats-
kanie was arrested Oct. 23 at
6:16 p.m., when state police
saw him commit a traffi c vio-
lation at U.S. Highway 101 and
Avenue S. During the traffi c
stop, he fl ed on foot and was
located nearby by Seaside
police. Theron Joseph Manley
was taken into custody and
lodged in jail. He was issued
numerous citations including
trying to elude a police offi cer.
Theft was reported Oct. 22
at 6:46 p.m. at the Hug Point
Warrant arrest
Cody Dylon Setzer, 23, from
Yreka, California, was arrest-
ed Oct. 24 at 1:14 p.m. on U.S.
Highway 101 at milepost 25
after someone complained
about his driving. Troopers
stopped his white Toyota Cel-
ica and while investigating,
learned Setzer was wanted
on a warrant. He was brought
to the county jail and lodged.
Wisconsin man
charged
Christopher Wayne Chap-
man, 32, from Kenosha,
Wisconsin, as arrested on U.S.
Highway 101 and Marlin Av-
enue on Oct. 24 at 5:36 p.m.
after patrol saw his disabled
vehicle on the side of the
road. He said he pulled over
because he was having gas
line issues; when he showed
his driver’s license, patrol
learned there was a warrant
out for his arrest. He was
awarded a citation in lieu of
custody of the warrant and
released with a court date
and time.
Veered off road
State police received a call
Oct. 25 at 11:38 p.m. about a
single-vehicle crash on U.S.
Highway 26 at milepost 6.
The driver, who was out of
the car, said she was heading
west when she hit water and
lost control; she veered off
the roadway after spinning
and came to a rest on an em-
bankment on the eastbound
shoulder. Her Subaru Forest-
er was located about 100 feet
down the embankment. The
28-year-old driver arranged
for her own tow.