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The Chronicle
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Burglar caught in Grey Cliffs area
A silent alarm and the following investigation led St. Helens Police to a suspect in a handful of local burglaries. According to St. Helens Police Chief Terry Moss, on Thursday, June 12 just after 4 p.m., officers responded to an alarm at 474 Grey Cliffs Drive. When they arrived, they found a bicycle ridden by the suspect, and evidence to suggest Juan Jorge that he Rosales-Emmanuel fled the house as they arrived. A trail in the wet grass and brush led officers to believe he ran over a steep embankment towards, and possibly into the Columbia River. An extensive search of the area, with the help of the Columbia County Sheriffs’ Marine Patrol, failed to turn up any sign of the suspect. Investigators determined the bicycle belonged to Juan Jorge Ramon Rosales-Emanuel, 25, a transient with ties to the St. Helens area, and began an aggressive search to find him. Rosales-Emanuel was arrested at about 4 p.m on June 13 after a surveillance team found him in an apartment at 2545 Columbia Blvd. When he was arrested, RosalesEmanuel had items taken during the burglary in his possession. Police transported Rosales-Emanuel and lodged him in the Columbia County Jail and charged with one count of first-degree burglary. Investigators are combing over property recovered in this case and carefully analyzing the evidence for clues that may connect him to additional crimes. Information already suggests that Rosales-Emanuel may be involved in at least two other burglaries in the Grey Cliffs neighborhood. See BURGLAR, Page A2
ST. HELENS — An open dressage show will showcase local equestrian talents on the opening day of the Columbia County Fair on July 12. One of the most beautiful, exciting and challenging forms of riding, dressage is a French term that literally means “training.” In Europe, Dressage is the only systematic and comprehensive training that exists. It began in the 15th Century to teach horses how to maneuver in war moves, and the best-trained horses kept their knights alive. Horses were taught to move differently over their backs in order to carry the heavy armor of the warrior. It is from the slightest movement of the seat and legs of the rider that the horse would perform. The most imperceptible movements were needed from the rider so the enemy could not foresee the opponent’s next move. Horses were also trained to kick, rear and attack the enemy on cue. The same scale of training that has been handed down for centuries is still being used today. The horse is trained to carry itself over the back (to lift its weight up off its legs), to slowly develop suppleness, collection, elasticity, obedience and be able to move any Courtesy photo part of its body in any direcAbby Kessi, of Scappoose, competing in a dressage show with a horse named My Flight To Paris. tion on cue. Dressage is divided into levels and each level consider moving to the next fare anymore, this discipline training. Dressage horses has three different tests to level. There are approxicreates the most enjoyable compete well into their 20s perform. If a rider scores mately 10 levels in dressage. riding horse there is. The because of the muscle develconsistently 65 percent in typical dressage horse lasts opment of the self carriage. these tests, it is assumed that More about these tests can be found at www.usdf.org. longer than their contempoThe well-trained dressage the horse and rider have perWhile not teaching warraries because of the scale horse almost reads your formed satisfactory and can
mind and performs your thoughts, because it is with the slightest pressure off your seat and leg that they respond. The show features six classes open to Western dressage and will feature classes in all other levels of dressage up to the fourth level. This will be the first dressage show to feature musical freestyle open to all levels, including introductory level. First through fifth place ribbons will be awarded in all classes, as well as high point ribbons in each level and a special award to high point of the day. Class fees are $15 per test, or $18 each after July 3. Event judge Debbie Spitzenpfeil, who owns Silverhorse Farms in Deer Island, trained with the masters of Grand Prix. She has 38 years of experience, including natural horsemanship, hunter/jumpers, cross country and FEI dressage. Members of the Columbia County Dressage Chapter, the local chapter of the Oregon Dressage Society, are helping grade and put in new footing for the dressage court for the show. They are also volunteering to help organize the show. Please feel free to visit the Columbia County Fair website or contact Debbie Spitzenpfeil at silverhorsefarms@hotmail. com for entry forms or any questions regarding the dressage show. The Columbia County Fairgrounds are located at 58892 Saulser Road in St. Helens. Gates will open at 7 a.m. with the show expected to start around 9 a.m. Admission is free.
Citizens, commissioners discuss RSIA pros, cons BY AMANDA FRINK amandaf@thechronicleonline.com
ST. HELENS — As the deadline approaches for the Port of St. Helens’ application for a regionally significant industrial area designation, citizens attended the June 11 county commissioners meeting to share their thoughts, as well as hear rebuttal from the board. A regionally significant industrial area is a designation that offers industrial ar-
eas a streamlined permitting process as a way to develop the land and create jobs. At the meeting, St. Helens resident Annie Christensen, of Envision Columbia County, said that SB 766 requires community support in order to designate a regionally significant industrial area. She said she had attended Columbia City and St. Helens city council meetings and only one of the 10 council members supported the proposal. Christensen added that there have been no city
resolutions of support and asked the commissioners to consider public opinion when deciding whether to support the application. “The port has had nearly three years to present this proposal to us, now the application deadline looms just 17 days away,” explained Christensen, who presented the board with a signed petition. “It is my understanding that the county commissioners can pass a resolution or a letter of support for the Port Westward special designa-
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tion without a public hearing. Will the county commissioners speak for all of us, with no opportunity to determine if there is in fact community support? I request a public hearing.” Columbia City resident Paulette Lichatowich asked which properties the port plans to include in the application. Nancy Whitney, of St. Helens, told the commissioners that 75 percent of their constituents oppose Port Westward shipments and that
they are being ignored. “You need to listen to Annie and to Paula, they are very, very bright,” said Whitney. “You need to take all of their input in and not just listen to it, you need to act on it and you need to start listening to the people who oppose this because there’s one hell of a lot of them.” St. Helens resident Carol Sweet said, “We realize that the biggest single thing is
See RSIA, Page A3
School board accuses community, students of slander
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BY DON PATTERSON dpatterson@countrymedia.net
AMANDA FRINK / The Chronicle
A car show visitor looks through Don and Thelma Misener’s photo album that chronicles the meticulous restoration of their 1928 Dodge Brothers Victory 6. The Miseners, of Aloha, dressed the part to show off their car at the Highway 30 Cruise In on June 14. The couple said the vehicle sat in a barn in Tigard for 30 years and then in a lean-to in North Plains for another 20 years before they purchased it for $700 in 2003. See story on page A4.
The Rainier School Board took the offensive at its board meeting June 16, releasing a statement accusing students and community members of slander and libel for comments made on social media. In front of a crowd of about 50 people, the press and Portland television cameras, Rainier School Board Chairperson Sean Clark read a statement saying school staff acted appropriately when
attending to student mental health needs and that bullying was dealt with according to policy and best practice. The prepared statement went on to say, “ Despite this, district staff were themselves slandered and libeled in person and on social media by students and community members who did not have the whole story and perpetuated untruth.” The document handed out to the press at the meeting was titled ‘Official Rainier School See BOARD, Page A3
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