Pacific County Food Inspections
Date Business Name Description of Violation Points Assessed10/09/17 Ole Bob’s Seafood & Grill Cold Holding (less than 5 degrees) 5 Red10/24/17 Long Beach Subway Cold Holding (less than 5 degrees) 5...
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“Visiting and doing business in Tokeland almost always leaves people personally ‘touched’ through the experience,” said Sandy Prosser, secretary of the Tokeland/North Cove Chamber of Commerce. “We like...
View ArticleCPA Rosemarie Sibley: Financial forethought is key
How long have you been in the tax field?“This will be 32 years.”What first attracted you to the field?“I think I was born to do it. My dad is not an accountant, but he should have been (ha-ha). When I...
View ArticleMultiple factors cause log price surge
A confluence of factors is lifting Northwest log prices at a time when U.S. demand for lumber is only expected to grow, timber experts say.Natural disasters, from wildfires in the West to hurricanes in...
View ArticleWell Preserved: Hiram and Lillian Leinenweber Residence
ASTORIA — In 2002, Joan Herman left Astoria to get a master’s degree at University of Oregon. Although she was a successful journalist and businessperson, she wanted to teach English in a community...
View ArticleForrest Koch, CPA: New tax law makes smart changes
How long have you been in the tax field?“This year is 40 for me.”What first attracted you to the field?“I was in wheelchair. I thought it was the only thing I could do. It turned out to be a great...
View ArticleMeet the Merchant; Oman and Son Builders Supply
2018 marks officially marks 75 years for Oman and Son; how did the business begin?Steve Oman, Jr.: “Our great grandfather (Fred Oman) started the business in 1943. They started out building and selling...
View ArticleDirty jobs: High hopes
How long have you worked for Five Zero Trees?“This spring will be a year.”Do you consider yourself a farmer?“Yes, I consider myself a farmer above all things because when you’re working with these...
View ArticleDirty jobs: On the butcher’s block
What did you do before becoming a butcher?“I worked on a trawler out of Dutch Harbor for a while. I came home and got a job on a tugboat before I got in an accident. I was 30 and had to find a new...
View ArticleThe smell of success
How long have you worked at Long Beach Recycling Center?“Almost four years.”What are some of your main responsibilities?“Most of it is just sorting through loads. The garbage that comes out of the...
View ArticleDirty jobs: Who cut the sturgeon?
Who accounts for most of your business?“It’s a pretty even mix right now of shipping, restaurants and retail. In summertime, the numbers are totally different. We just shipped a whole sturgeon...
View ArticleDirty jobs: Waiting to exhale
What inspired you to start this service?“I was with a friend and he told me that he made an agreement with his kids that if we got a dog that they would pick up the s--- for it, and they didn’t. And I...
View ArticleNatural Grocers opens in Warrenton
WARRENTON — Natural Grocers, the region’s newest grocery store, has opened at Youngs Bay Plaza.The 13,000-square-foot natural and organic store employs about 20 people, including Store Manager Brian...
View ArticleNew hotel pitched for Astoria
A hotel developer is proposing a four-story, 66-room Fairfield Inn and Suites off Second Street near the Astoria Riverwalk.Hollander Investments, of Bellingham, Washington, purchased The Ship Inn off...
View ArticleOregon Coast high on marijuana sales
With their lower populations and higher rates of tourism, North Coast counties sold some of the most marijuana per capita in Oregon last year.The 14 licensed marijuana retailers in Clatsop County sold...
View ArticleSanborn Building in downtown Astoria changes hands
Luottamus Partners, the downtown real estate company run by the late William “Mitch” Mitchum and Rose Marie Paavola, has sold the Sanborn Building at 10th and Commercial streets in downtown Astoria to...
View ArticleNew coffee, bakery, to-go store opens along Sunset Lake
A new coffee shop, bakery, to-go restaurant and convenience store is opening on the approach to Sunset Beach.Mindy Garrison and Stephen Hollenbeck held a soft opening over the weekend of Cullaby Coffee...
View ArticleAstoria Building Permits
Date Owner Address Valuation Work Description Contractor2/1 Joe Barnes 2031 5th St $21,000 Fire suppression for Building A Parker Fire Protection Inc2/2 Ralph McNees 1950 SE Front St $5,000 Rooftop...
View ArticleCannon Beach Building Permits
Date Name Address Value Description Contractor2/5/18 North Coast Properties $20,000 Commercial Remodel J.L. French2/15/18 Hospitality First LLC $56,000 New Com Sprinkit Fire 2/22/18 Hospitality First...
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