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Election lineup set for May
Thompson in
competitive race
By ERICK BENGEL
The Astorian
Two incumbents on the
Clatsop County Board of Com-
missioners will face challengers
in the May election.
In District 5, which cov-
ers South County, Commis-
sioner Lianne Thompson is up
for reelection against Steve Dil-
lard, an innkeeper who lives in
Seaside.
Commissioner
Pamela
Wev, who represents District 3
in Astoria, is campaigning for
reelection against Nathan Pink-
staff , a deck mechanic from
Astoria.
Commissioner
Mark
Kujala, the board chairman,
who represents District 1 in
Warrenton, is unopposed for
reelection. The fi ling deadline
for the May 17 election was
Tuesday.
Wev, in an email, said, “I
am pleased that the voters of
District 3 will have a choice in
who is representing them on
our county commission. The
strength of our democracy is
the ability for citizens to choose
who speaks for them and vote
accordingly.”
Wev and Pinkstaff spoke
shortly after he fi led. She said
she expects “both of us will
focus on the challenges we face
and not waste our time on per-
sonal attacks.”
District 3 covers central
Astoria, Miles Crossing, Jeff ers
Garden, Fort Clatsop, Lewis
and Clark, Olney, Youngs
River, Green Mountain and part
of Walluski.
“I was born and raised here. I
love this town. I have chosen to
stay here and not move away,”
Pamela
Wev
Lianne
Thompson
Nathan
Pinkstaff
Steve
Dillard
Pinkstaff , a deck mechanic for
Tidewater Barge Lines, said.
Pinkstaff said he wants to
serve as a conduit between the
county and Astoria, particularly
in fi nding a solution to home-
lessness and “cleaning up our
downtown.”
“I look forward to giving
this a run and having a good
election,” Pinkstaff said.
Thompson, who is running
for a third, four-year term, said
in a text, “I’m looking forward
to constructive conversations
about building a better commu-
nity in Clatsop County.”
District 5 covers Can-
non Beach, Arch Cape, Ham-
let, Elsie, Jewell and a slice of
Seaside.
Dillard, an innkeeper with
Sandy Cove Inn and Red Door
Vacation Rentals, said he had
been attending government
meetings and looking for a way
to get involved. He hopes to
address the region’s workforce
housing scarcity and help the
tourism and hospitality indus-
try fl ourish in the wake of pan-
demic shutdowns.
“There are going to be solu-
tions that are developed on a
countywide basis, and I think I
could assist at that level,” Dil-
lard said.
County commission races
are nonpartisan.
Voters in Gearhart will
weigh Measure 4-213, a $14.5
million bond for a new fi re-
house off Highlands Lane.
In
Knappa,
Measure
4-214 would increase prop-
erty taxes within the Knap-
pa-Svensen-Burnside
Rural
Fire Protection District to help
the district better respond to
emergencies.
The measure seeks to raise
more than $3.5 million over
fi ve years by levying $0.7167
per $1,000 of assessed value
to fund staff , equipment and
facilities.
The May ballot also features
primaries to choose candidates
for state House and Senate in
the November election.
State Rep. Suzanne Weber,
R-Tillamook, is giving up her
House District 32 seat on the
North Coast to campaign for
the Senate District 16 vacancy
created by Betsy Johnson’s
independent campaign for gov-
ernor. Weber is unopposed in
the Republican primary.
Melissa Busch, a home
health nurse from Warren, is
unopposed in the Democratic
primary and will face Weber in
November.
State Sen. Rachel Armitage,
a Warren Democrat appointed
by county commissioners
to temporarily fi ll Johnson’s
vacancy, said at the time of her
appointment that she would not
run for the seat.
In the Republican primary to
replace Weber in House District
32, Glenn Gaither, a retired cor-
rections offi cer from Seaside,
is up against Cyrus Javadi, a
dentist from Tillamook. Logan
Laity, a small-business owner
from Tillamook, is unopposed
in the Democratic primary.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
SEASIDE POLICE AND FIRE
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
March 25
7:55 a.m., 100 block S. Wah-
anna/East end of Avenue D:
Police assist Seaside firefight-
ers with an illegal campfire.
8:10 a.m., Saltline Hotel: A
caller says they are being
threatened by a guest at the
hotel.
2:09 p.m., 1300 block Second
Avenue: EMS call.
3:34 p.m., 700 block S. Wah-
anna: EMS call.
5:51 p.m., Ocean Way and
N. Downing: Caller reports
a disturbance of a transient
verbally using a child.
7:44 p.m., 1100 block Ave-
nue S: Three large gray dogs
are reported at large.
8:14 p.m., 1100 block Ave-
nue S: Caller reports aggres-
sive dogs.
March 26
12:10 a.m., 500 block Broad-
way: An assault is reported.
12:54 a.m. First and Holla-
day: A person is arrested for
driving under the influence.
3:06 a.m., Pocket Park: A per-
son is arrested on a warrant.
7:39 a.m., 85000 block U.S.
Highway 101: A person is
arrested on a warrant.
12:21 p.m., 1500 block N.
Holladay: Fire investigation.
5:11 p.m., 700 block 26th
Avenue: EMS call.
9:27 p.m. Vicinity of new
construction and Les Schwab:
Fire investigation.
9:35 p.m., 800 block Broad-
way: Caller reports an adult
male with three teenage
girls. Caller said they ‘got a
bad vibe,” and the man yelled
at one of the girls.
March 27
9:44 a.m., Holladay and 16th:
A person is arrested on a
warrant.
2:52 p.m., 1100 block
Avenue D: A person is upset
about a dog off leash. Police
say issue was resolved prior
to their arrival.
5:25 p.m., Eleventh and Ne-
canicum: Another agency is
assisted with a hazmat issue.
9:58 p.m., 800 block S. Mar-
ion, Gearhart; Police assist
another agency with an out-
of-control juvenile.
is reported screaming.
9:59 a.m., 200 block N.
Downing: EMS call.
11:05 a.m., 10th and Neca-
nicum: Fluids are reported
leaking from a motorhome.
3:46 p.m., 300 block
Broadway: A disturbance is
reported.
8:21 p.m., 1400 block S.
Roosevelt: Caller requests a
welfare check of a transient
who is lying on the ground
with his head in the roadway.
March 29
1:37 a.m., Library: A person
is trespassed.
10:40 a.m., 900 block Ave-
nue F: A person is arrested on
a warrant.
1:38 p.m., Tenth and Neca-
nicum: Caller reports she
is locked inside her trailer;
police assist her to freedom.
11:42 p.m., Library: A person
is trespassed.
March 30
1:30 a.m., 400 block S. Roo-
sevelt: Caller reports a male
banging on windows.
3:59 a.m., 600 block Broad-
way: Police receive a report
of a smashed window.
7:15 a.m., 2400 block U.S.
Highway 101 NB: EMS call.
8:14 a.m., 11th and Necani-
cum: EMS call.
12:49 p.m., N. Wahanna: EMS
call.
4:25 p.m., Prom by Shilo Inn:
Police respond to a reported
disturbance.
11:34 p.m., 1900 block
Spruce: EMS call.
March 31
5:55 a.m., Grocery outlet: A
disturbance is reported.
9:51 a.m., Shilo Inn area:
Ongoing complaint about
dogs off leash.
10:08 p.m., 400 block S. Holl-
aday: Anonymous report of a
physical disturbance.
5:13 p.m., 500 block Broad-
way: Caller reports someone
throwing litter in the river for
the past thirty minutes.
5:45 p.m. The Cove: Water
rescue.
6:36 p.m., Avenue G and S.
Edgewood: A dog reported at
large is taken to the kennel.
3:18 a.m., Avenue A: A male
A man wanted on a warrant
was taken into custody March
29 at 1 a.m., in Seaside on
Broadway. Troopers assisted
Seaside police. After a brief
search, the man was arrested
near McDonald’s. Troopers
brought Brett Micheal Wilson,
36, to the county jail as Sea-
side police were shorthanded
at the moment.
Drove onto shoulder
Troopers responded March
31 at 12:21 p.m., to a sin-
gle-car crash reported on U.S.
Highway 26 near milepost
15. The operator of a Nissan
Versa, a 60-year-old Tigard
woman, traveling west,
told police she thought the
orange cones on the shoul-
der indicated a lane change.
She drove onto the shoulder
and then up a dirt embank-
ment where she struck a tree.
Police didn’t get a chance
to speak with her until she
was already at the hospital.
She was given a citation and
her car was towed from the
scene.
Revoked license
A trooper on patrol March
31 on U.S. Highway 26 in
the vicinity of milepost 1 at
7:35 a.m., saw a driver they
recognized as someone
they’d stopped in the past. A
40-year-old Seaside wom-
an was given citations for
multiple driving violations
including driving with a
revoked license.
Arrest after traffi c stop
An Astoria man March 31
was pulled over in Gearhart
at 2:08 p.m., on U.S. Highway
101 near milepost 17. Troop-
ers saw Matthew Benjamin
Skaggs, 42, commit a traffic
violation. A traffic stop was
initiated and the driver pro-
duced an ID card. Police soon
learned there was a warrant
for his arrest out of Seaside.
Skaggs was issued a criminal
citation and a must-appear
court date April 13 before
being released.
Tillamook man
arrested
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
A Tillamook man was arrested
April 1 at 8:49 p.m. in Cannon
Beach. Troopers assisted Can-
non Beach police transport-
ing Christopher Levi Johnson,
42, to the Clatsop County jail
as Cannon Beach police only
had one officer on duty.
Rear-end collision
A Seaside man was involved
in a crash March 23 at
5:15 p.m. on U.S. Highway
Magdalene (Maggie) Royston
Lincoln City
1933 — 2022
With her son and daugh-
ter by her side, Magdalene
(Maggie) Royston went to
be with the Lord on March
25, 2022, after a long bat-
tle with Parkinson’s dis-
ease. She was 88 years old.
Maggie was born in
Platte Center, Nebraska, in
1933. She was the fi rst of
two children born to Erich
and Elsie Stahl. In 1935,
after her younger brother,
Edwin, was born, her fam-
ily moved to Salem.
One of her favorite jobs
in high school was work-
ing at one of Bob Corey’s
soda fountains. After grad-
uation from North Salem
High School, she worked
for the Oregon Department
of Revenue as a key punch
operator.
In 1955, Maggie mar-
ried Frank Royston, who
worked for Pacifi c North-
west Bell. She worked for
Crown Zellerbach in Port-
land until the birth of their
son Mark in 1961. In 1968,
their daughter, Theresa,
was born.
In 1969 the family
moved to Seaside, and the
following year to Gearhart,
where they would spend
the next 46 years.
Frank retired in 1995,
and Maggie was diag-
nosed with Parkinson’s
disease fi ve years later.
They traveled to Hawaii
for their 35th anniversary,
and Alaska for their 45th
anniversary, which they
enjoyed. In 2015, they
relocated to Lincoln City
to be closer to family.
Maggie’s home was
always fi lled with fam-
ily, friends and neighbors
dropping by to visit and
share food, drink and con-
versation. Some of her
favorite activities were
cooking and baking (she
was a master at both), gar-
dening, playing pinochle,
sewing, knitting and vol-
unteering at church.
She also hosted Bible
studies in her home
throughout the years. She
enjoyed attending many of
her granddaughters’ activ-
ities, and was proud of
them.
Maggie was active in
the Lutheran Women’s
Missionary League and
Good Shepherd Auxiliary
(now Bethesda Auxiliary).
She spent many hours vol-
unteering for both. She
served as Oregon Unit
president for the auxil-
iary, in addition to other
offi ces over the years. She
received the Cross and Bell
Award from the auxiliary
for her service.
She was an avid Port-
land Trail Blazers fan, and
attended games with Frank
when possible.
Maggie was blessed
with some wonderful care-
givers at Hillside Place
as well as privately, most
recently Katie Ward, who
was an angel and cared for
her faithfully.
Our family would like
to thank all who supported
her through the years.
Know that your caring,
especially during the pan-
demic, is greatly appre-
ciated. We would also
like to thank everyone at
Samaritan Evergreen Hos-
pice, who made her last 15
months more comfortable.
She
received
let-
ters and cards from fam-
ily and friends, including
weekly letters from long-
time neighbor Sandy (and
Bill) Bergerson, as well as
many cards from There-
sa’s friend and classmate,
Rebecca Glen. To all who
called, wrote to and visited
Maggie, we thank you!
Your contact was a lifeline
to her, especially during
the pandemic.
Maggie is survived by
her husband of 66 years,
Frank; children, Mark
Royston (Gary), of San
Jose, California, and The-
resa Winn (Jeff ), of Lin-
coln City; granddaughters,
Janelle Winn and Olivia
Winn; brother, Ed Stahl
(Pat), of Salem; and many
beloved nieces, nephews
and friends.
Maggie loved fl owers
but, more importantly, she
loved to help others. Please
consider a donation to one
of the following organi-
zations in lieu of fl owers:
Bethesda Auxiliary, Ore-
gon Unit, in care of Eileen
Fligg, fi nancial secretary,
800 N.E. 238th Place,
Wood Village, OR., 97060;
St. Peter the Fisherman
Lutheran Church; Samari-
tan Evergreen Hospice —
coast; or the Michael J.
Fox Foundation for Par-
kinson’s Research.
A memorial service will
be held on June 3 at 11 a.m.
at St. Peter the Fisherman
Lutheran
Church,1226
S.W. 13th St. in Lincoln
City.
Arrangements are being
entrusted to Pacifi c View
Memorial Chapel.
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Warrant arrest
OREGON STATE
POLICE
March 28
1:25 a.m., 2300 Royal View
Drive: EMS call, Medix on
scene.
101 at milepost 12. Troopers
responded to a two-vehicle
crash near the Glenwood
Village Road when one car
rear-ended another that had
stopped in traffic. One person
was taken to the hospital
and one driver was issued a
citation. One car was towed
from the scene.
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