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by Tryan Hartill

I hope to do these a little more often in the future. Basically about 1 day a week I’m going to mention a few issues/events/rumors and see if NCO readers have any input.

  • Unemployment Rate Jumps In December

All areas outside the Oregon Metro areas jumped from November 2007 to December 2007. Clatsop went from 4.7% to 5.8%. It hasn’t been that high since May of 05. Tillamook and Columbia also edged up, but not nearly as much.

  • Clatsop Democrats Meet

Clatsop County Democrats will meet on January 28th at the Port of Astoria. Social begins at 6:45. There is a light agenda and much of the Meeting will discuss Delegates for the upcoming Primary.

  • Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce Banquet

On Saturday the Chamber will have it’s Awards Banquet at the Red Building. Starts at 6:00 and Dinner is at 7pm. Contact Barb Roberts for info.

  • City Receives First Gas Tax Check

The City of Astoria has the first Gas Tax check for November 2007. Minus fees it was just over $16,000. Which multiples out to $192,000 for the year, although November is one of the 6 slower months for gas purchases.

  • 2 Identified in HWY 26 Crash

LIZ A. MATEO-GOMEZ, age 17, from Beaverton, and ROXANA M. CHAVEZ, age 23, from Tigard were pronounced dead at the scene. A 3rd person who died has not been identified.
The 2 named were Job Corps students. JAMIE M. DALLAS and WALTER E. REMMERS JR, both from Portland were not seriously injured in the head on collision near Elsie.

  • Clatsop Commissioners Discuss Goals

Tomorrow Morning at 9am the Commission will have a work session and discuss goals for 2008. Will it be on KMUN?

  • John Jacob Waterfront Grill Closed

The Grill has locked it’s doors, no reason on why, but I would say there are just too many restaurant/bars in Astoria. Especially of the non-smoking variety and the opening of the Shipyard might have pushed them over the edge.

  • Hell of a Rant

A super-uber Rant over at Argument Smargument. Definitely worth checking out. Turn your monitor brightness down before you go…the white on black reminds me of trying to read Guy’s Blog when he first started.

  • Leather-Back Sea Turtles in the Columbia

Scientists have been tracking Sea Turtles by satellite over the past few years. One of them left Indonesia and ended up at the Mouth of the Columbia a year later. It then went to Hawaii for the Winter and returned to Oregon in the Spring. Anyone hear of people spotting turtles in the Columbia? These are 2,000lbs!!!

Jan 21, 08:07 pm | Tryan Hartill
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3 comments on this article (post your own)

1 On Jan 21, 09:26 pm, Patrick McGee wrote:

Way too much Tryan!

2 On Jan 21, 09:38 pm, THartill wrote:

I know! They won’t always be this big. I went back and checked all my emails….I found 4….then I remembered someone telling me about John Jacobs…then I checked my Google Reader and got 4 more!

But hey I figure there is something for everyone…....

3 On Jan 22, 12:34 am, THartill wrote:

More about the wreck victims:

Tongue Point officials said students, who live in dorms on the old Navy base in Astoria, were assembled Monday and offered grief counseling. “Both young women were good students and returning to the center on weekend pass privileges,” said Kim Shillinger, Tongue Point director. A memorial assembly will be held at the center, which operates a job training program funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Lourdes Partida, who shared an apartment with Chavez in Tigard, said the crash victim had enrolled at Tongue Point in 2006 to study to be a dental assistant or certified nursing assistant.”She was really nice, really lovely,” Partida, 29, said. “She really cared about people around here.”

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