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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

The Chronicle

$1 Vol. 134, No. 20 14 Pages

www.thechronicleonline.com

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Priest pleads guilty to luring A former Scappoose priest who was charged with attempting to lure a minor into his vehicle has pleaded guilty. On May 6, Fr. Michael Patrick, 59, appeared before Judge Gregory Gonzales in Clark County Superior Court, where he pleaded guilty to one count of luring. On April 2, 2014, Patrick was said to have been returning from a trip out of the country when Los Angeles Police arrested him on a felony warrant after someone reported to police that he attempted to lure a juvenile female into his vehicle. Vancouver Police Department Public Information Coordinator Kim Kapp, confirmed at the time of his 2014 arrest, “Last month patrol received a call that a juvenile had a male that was following her and offering her a ride. She called her parents and called the police. We took the information, developed suspect information on Mr. Patrick and then sent it to the Juvenile Justice Center that investigates child related cases. Information the female provided and the other witnesses provided developed probable cause to arrest him for one count of luring. They served a search warrant on Mr. Patrick’s residence shortly after incident, a warrant was issued and he was arrested in California.” According to an April 11, 2014, article from the Catholic Sentinel, Patrick studied at Our Lady of Lanka National Seminary in Kandy, Sri Lanka, and was ordained in 1983. He served at parishes and the seminary in Sri Lanka and also taught at the University of Jaffna there. In 1991, he studied canon law at St. Paul University in Ottawa, Canada. In 1998, he moved to Portland to work in the marriage tribunal and assist at St. Alexander in Cornelius. He had also served at St. Patrick in Portland, St. Edward in Keizer, St. Philip Benizi in Redland and Holy Trinity in Bandon. Patrick was assigned to Scappoose in 2012. His sentencing is scheduled for May 23 at 2:30 p.m., in Clark County Superior Court.

A fire hydrant was placed out of service recently after it was hit by a Columbia County Rider bus.

Photo courtesy of Scappoose Police Department

Bus crashes into fire hydrant On May 9 the Scappoose Police Department responded to a non-injury motor vehicle crash at the intersection of NE First Street and NE Prairie Street in Scappoose. During the investiga-

tion it was determined the driver of the Columbia County Rider bus, identified as Paul Samburg, misjudged the right hand turn causing the bus to strike a fire hydrant. The impact of the crash

caused significant damage to the bus and fire hydrant. Due to the possibility of further damage to the fire hydrant, the bus needed to be lifted off of the fire hydrant with a tow

truck’s assistance. As a result of the crash, the fire hydrant was placed out of service by the Scappoose Public Works Department. No other vehicles were involved in the incident.

Turning papers into projects The St. Helens Lions Club recently announced that the Lions’ paper recycling box has returned to serve the community. “We are back in the paper recycling business,” confirmed St. Helens Lions Club President Martin Larson. “The box is at the Wal-Mart store and we are collecting papers, magazines, books, and any kind of paper.” Larson said the club was forced to stop their recycling efforts when the price for recycled paper dropped to $20 per ton, which was not enough revenue to cover their recycling expenses. Now that the price for recycled paper has increased, the club is able to continue its collection efforts. Since 1955, the St. Helens Lions Club’s service projects have benefited the community, including: answering sight and hearing assistance needs; supporting local scouting groups; providing weekly assistance to 108 local families with the school backpack program; and displaying the American flag on holidays. The St. Helens Lions Club meets the first and third Mondays of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Inn in St. Helens. All are welcome to attend.

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The paper recycling box in the St. Helens Wal-Mart parking lot is a Lions Club fundraiser that supports local scout groups, feeding local kids, and many other projects in the community.

County is part of lawsuit over timber plan BY DON PATTERSON dpatterson@countrymedia.net

Columbia County is joining a lawsuit with 16 Oregon counties against the Federal Bureau of Land Management over its plan to manage timberlands. The lands in question belonged to the defunct Oregon and California Railroad, but returned to federal ownership. The lands, commonly referred to as O&C lands are managed by BLM. The suit comes after BLM released

its plan to balance timber production, environmental and recreational uses of the lands it manages in western Oregon. In releasing the plan, BLM stated, “Once the proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) is fully implemented, the BLM estimates that it will be able to provide 278 million board feet (mmbf) per year in total timber harvest. Out of 2.5 million acres in the planning area, 75 percent will be protected in reserves for fish, water, wildlife, and other resource values.”

The counties maintain a 1937 law requires BLM to manage the lands for timber production and share the revenue generated with the counties. For decades the counties received half of timber revenues from the O&C lands and used it to fund essential services like sheriffs and road departments. “We have no choice but to litigate, and we are on firm legal ground in doing so,” Columbia County Commissioner Tony Hyde said in a statement. “The BLM refused to even consider revenues for counties as an objective

in developing its plan.” Hyde is president of the Association of O&C Counties, which is leading the pending lawsuit. The group represents Western Oregon counties that have BLM lands within their borders. Columbia County is joined by Clackamas, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill counties.


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