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Late couple made significant contribution to Liberty Theatre
Petra and Michael Mathers, an Astoria couple who were active in the arts, left $250,000 to the Liberty Theatre after their deaths in February. The Astoria theater described the bequest as transformative and said it would play a crucial role in enhancing programming.
Plant sale set for Saturday
The Clatsop Soil & Water Conservation District is holding its 12th annual Native Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday in the parking lot at the Netel Grange. The sale includes a wide variety of native and edible plants and a variety of pollinator plants. The plants are provided by the Watershed Garden Works nursery. A portion of the sales will be donated to support district operations.
Cycling event and health fair set for Barbey Maritime Center
Columbia Memorial Hospital is partnering with the American Lung Association for a Reach the Beach Oregon Cycle for Air event on Saturday. Cyclists will travel from Sauvie Island to the Barbey Maritime Center on Marine Drive, in Astoria where there is a Clear the Air for lung health fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Townhomes converted to vacation rentals in Hammond
WARRENTON — The Planning Commission has approved the conversion of four townhomes into vacation rentals near the Hammond Marina. Mark Hansen, of Jetty Street LLC, owns Jetty View Townhomes, a nine-unit complex in a commercial mixed-use zone on Fourth Avenue.
Portland killer beat, strangled girlfriend’s father and then went on family vacation; gets 19 years
Zachary Hackman jogged down the Seaside beach, scooping up sand dollars and tossing them into the waves on a vacation with his girlfriend’s family in October 2022. It didn’t appear Hackman had a care in the world during those days of s’mores, hot dogs and ice cream, but family members said they returned from Seaside only to learn that the 22-year-old had killed James Harris — his girlfriend’s father — the day before the vacation began.
Grant to support Spanish language collection at Astoria Library
A grant from the Roundhouse Foundation will supply a new collection of Spanish language books in the Astoria Library. “We are excited about the opportunity to better serve our Latinx community,” Suzanne Harold, the library director, said in a statement. “We encourage everyone in Astoria to visit the library and see all the resources we offer.”
Chinook Indian Nation closer to securing ancestral winter village land
This story originally appeared on Underscore.news. The Naselle Youth Camp, a juvenile detention facility in Naselle, Washington, closed in September 2022. The Washington State Office of Financial Management convened a task force in July to help decide what to do next with the facility and nearly 23 acres of land.
Everyday People: Korean War veteran finds community on North Coast
WARRENTON — The Korean War is often referred to as the “forgotten war,” but for Oscar “Rick” Ricker, who served in the U.S. Air Force during the war from 1952 to 1953, it is anything but forgettable. The 90-year-old veteran, who lives in Warrenton, is...
County moves toward curbside recycling
Clatsop County commissioners will soon vote on two franchise agreements that could bring curbside recycling to unincorporated areas of the county for the first time. Earlier this year, the county received proposals from Waste Management and Recology Western Oregon — two waste collection companies that provide trash pickup services in unincorporated areas of the county. Under the proposed agreements, new recycling fees would be embedded into existing garbage collection rates.
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