Northwest Oregon Housing Authority Board - Clatsop County Seeks Applicants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, June 7, 2011

HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD SEEKS APPLICANTS

Clatsop County is seeking applications for a vacancy on the Northwest Oregon Housing Authority.
The organization owns and manages housing for low- and moderate-income people and administers various federal housing assistance programs in Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties.
The vacancy is for a four-year term representing Clatsop County. The board meets once and month, alternating between Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties. Applicants with a background in property management are encouraged to apply. The county Board of Commissioners will make the appointment.
To apply, obtain an application form and return it to the Clatsop County Manager’s Office at 800 Exchange St., Astoria OR 97103, (503) 325-1000. Forms are available from the County Manager’s Office or can be downloaded from the county website http://www.co.clatsop.or.us/ at “Citizen Involvement.”

Released by:Tom Bennett
Community Relations Coordinator
(503) 325-1000

Clatsop Community College Adopts New Mascot And Unveils New Identity

CCC Unveils New Identity
Clatsop Community College has unveiled a new logo, mascot, and slogan to reflect the College's dynamic present and inspired future.
The face of Clatsop Community College is changing. Since 1986, the Clatsop Community College logo has gone through only slight modifications. The most recent included a change to honor the College’s 50th anniversary. The existence of a College mascot was largely unknown.

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OPB-Ecotrope: The Next 10 Big Issues For Columbia River Salmon

(Photo: ODFW)

June 3, 2011 - 9:55 AM
By Cassandra Profita - OPB News/Ecotrope

On a tributary of the Columbia River, a coho salmon makes its way to the Sandy fish hatchery.

I spent some time at the Future of Our Salmon conference in Portland this week. The conference was the first ever hosted by tribal leaders with the Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission, and there were fish biologists and salmon managers from all walks at the event.

It was a big deal. Event host Paul Lumley, director of CRTFC, summed up the importance of the occasion: “I believe this is the first time in a long time – maybe ever – that we’ve gotten together without some major crisis at hand: a judge’s decision, a major loss of funding or a major loss of fish. It’s the first time we’ve all gotten together to look at the full salmon life cycle.” ....Read Full Cassandra Profita, OPB-Ecotrope Report

Wauna Mill Ratifies New Contract!

(Photo: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)

By Erik Olson / The Daily News
Posted: Friday, June 3, 2011 8:10 pm

Union members at Georgia-Pacific's Wauna mill this week ratified a new four-year contract that includes wage increases and requires workers to change health care plans, union officials said Friday.....Read Full TDN Article

Clatsop County Interagency Narcotics Team & Clatsop County Sheriff Make Drug Arrest Of 20 Year Old Mother For Heroin Use, Sale And Endangering Infant

20 year old Mother of a 5 month old Arrested on Drug Charges

Hammond, OR – Clatsop County Interagency Narcotic Team, with the assistance of the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office, arrested a 20 year old mother on Thursday and discovered the mother, of a 5 month old baby girl, had been using heroin in the home she shared with the baby and her significant other Mitchell Simonsen.

Detectives say they received information that Vanessa Troffer was using heroin around the baby and selling the drug from her apartment. A case was developed and Detectives were able to purchase narcotics. The team received information the child was in imminent danger so a decision was made to make immediate entry for the safety of the child.
Detectives made entry at 500 Pacific Drive, Hammond, Oregon and arrested 20-year-old Troffer and charged her with possession, distribution and manufacturing of heroin as well as one count of first-degree child neglect. Scales, heroin, currency and packaging material were also seized. At the time of Troffer’s arrest Simonsen, her companion, was working on Clatsop County’s Inmate Work Crew for a prior PSC conviction.

Troffer’s 5-month-old baby girl was taken into custody by Oregon Department of Human Services, and Troffer was booked into the Clatsop County Jail, bail set at $375,000. Simonsen was violated for probation violation and held at the Clatsop County Jail.

For any additional information contact Sheriff Tom Bergin
Cell 503 791-0072

USCG PaddleSmart Program

SEATTLE – A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel, the Jefferson County (Wash.) Sheriff and a Good Samaritan searched for a possible person in the water on the west side of Hood Canal in Dabob Bay, Thursday at approximately 2 p.m.
The Good Samaritan discovered an unmanned, capsized kayak earlier in the day and contacted the Coast Guard. After searching for nearly two hours, the Coast Guard suspended the search.

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Grassroots People Banned From Northcoastoregon.com.......Again!!!

GRP: Was going to add some informative information to a thread on northcoast oregon.com this morning about a couple of Caspian Terns being killed on Port of Astoria property over the weekend and got this greeting....."The site has blocked you from posting new comments."
Obviously, northcoastoregon.com finds my comments offensive and not condusive to productive conversation according to its ethics but, I ask you to read the two existing comments below.
Freedom of the Press, sometimes, truly is the privilege of those that own it, isn't it?

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John Jacob 1 comment
What? These birds are like a plague, an Award should be given. We need a whole lot more of these non-native salmon eaters killed. I disagree with the method only because it is not efficient enough.

Vern Johnson 1 comment
Oh for God's sake! Don't the cops have anything better to do than investigate two dead seagulls? I mean really! They got hit by a car. It doesnt mean it was intentional. Let it go."

June 3, 2011 Update: June 8, 2011 Clatsop County Board Meeting Preceeded By Executive Session At 9:00 AM

Executive Session: 9:00 AM
1) To conduct deliberations with persons designated by the governing body to carry on labor
negotiations per ORS 192.660(1)(d)
2) To conduct deliberations with persons designated by the governing body to negotiate real
property transactions per ORS 192.660(1)(e)
*3) To consult with counsel concerning the legal rights and duties of a public body with regard to
current litigation or litigation likely to be filed per ORS 192.660 (1)(h).
Regular Meeting & Public Hearings: 10:00 AM
2011-12 Budgets For:

Clatsop County

4-H And Extension Service Special District

Road District No. 1
Rural Law Enforcement District
Wesport Sewer Service District

Board Of Comissioners District Redistricting Plan
The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing Wednesday, June 8 on the proposed new boundaries for county commissioner districts.
The hearing will be held during the board’s regular meeting beginning at 10 a.m. at the Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria.
The board will take testimony on and review a proposed redistricting plan approved by a citizen panel last month. The group was convened by the Clatsop County Clerk to meet the requirement of the County Charter that district boundaries be redrawn every 10 years to account for shifts on population revealed in the U.S. Census.
The Redistricting Board reviewed population data and voted to recommend one of several boundary scenarios. The panel’s choice can be viewed on the Clatsop County website, http://www.co.clatsop.or.us/ under “Redistricting 2011” on the “Clerk/Records” page.
New legislative boundaries must be contiguous, be of equal population, utilize existing geographical or political boundaries, not divide communities of common interest and be connected by transportation links.
The new boundaries will reflect a change in the method of counting the population. The current districts are based on the number of registered voters, while the new districts are to be based on total population. For that reason, the new proposed boundaries follow census blocks, while the current boundaries are based on voter precincts.
The county sets only the boundaries for county commissioner districts. State legislature and congressional district boundaries are set by the Oregon Legislature.

Released by:
Tom Bennett
Community Relations Coordinator
(503) 325-1000

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Bomb Hoax Evacuates Area Surrounding Merrytime Sports Bar On Tuesday!

Brad JohnstonAstoria Police Department
bjohnston@astoria.or.us
Hoax Destructive Device
Second Release
DATE OF INCIDENT: May 31, 2011
TIME OF INCIDENT: 4:08 PM
RELEASED BY: Sergeant Brad Johnston
TYPE OF INCIDENT: Hoax Destructive Device
DETAILS:

At about 1720 Astoria Police were able to locate the registered owner of the vehicle.

Kirsten Jorgensen, age 44 of Warrenton. Jorgensen informed officers that the device was built as a joke. The device was sitting upright between the seats and clearly visible to anyone walking by the vehicle. The device was extremely realistic including DuPont labels.

Possession of a hoax destructive device is a class A misdemeanor. Officers are determining if this incident satisfies the elements of the crime. The incident will likely be forwarded to the Clatsop County District Attorney for a determination.

Astoria Police were assisted by Astoria Fire Department, Clatsop County Sheriff's Office, and Oregon State Police.

On May 31, 2011 at 4:08 pm Astoria Police responded to a report of a possible bomb in the passenger seat of a vehicle.

The reporting party had been walking on 10th street past the vehicle and noticed it sitting in the vehicle.

Astoria Police responded and found that the device appeared to be an explosive device. Pictures were taken of the device and sent to OSP bomb squad who gave advice to evacuate two blocks.

They responded.

Based on the advice from OSP Astoria Police informed about twelve to fourteen businesses of the device and most closed and evacuated. Hwy 30 was restricted, Commercial (Eastbound Hwy 30) was rerouted and Marine Drive (Hwy 30 Westbound) was restricted to one lane while resources were marshaled to close it.

While the evacuation and closures were expanding the registered owner of the vehicle returned and informed officers that the device was a hoax designed to be a prank. The device was removed and dissassembled. The registered owner is being interviewed further and all traffic restrictions removed at about 545 PM.

HB2700 (The LNG Fast-Track Bill) Passes Oregon Senate

Third time’s a charm for what opponents call ‘LNG fast track’
Law that simplifies the process of citing public works and pipelines passes in third attempt
By Christian Gaston
The Forest Grove News-Times

Jun 1, 2011

In 2009, it was called House Bill 3058. In 2010, Senate Bill 1020. This year, it was House Bill 2700.
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