updated Sat. June 1, 2024
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Longview Daily News
April 15, 2018
Just a few days after the Clatskanie School District cancelled all public meetings until after the May 1 recall vote, its school board has set a special executive session board meeting for Monday. According to Larry Cook, a technology director for the district, the 6 p.m. meeting's only purpose is to hold anÃâà...
The Chief News
April 14, 2018
Approximately 20 years ago a small group of kids and adults began organizing to bring a skate park to Clatskanie. We traveled, got ideas, researched options, realized our limitations and began the five-year journey with passion and hope. The project materialized with almost complete community backing.
Longview Daily News
April 2, 2018
“Not only did (Hartley) use one administrator to gang up on the other, so that he could fire (Thorud), but instead of promoting unity between all Clatskanie educators he has caused/allowed divisiveness and disharmony,” group member Belinda Coalman wrote in the Facebook page. “The children of our littleÃâà...
Longview Daily News
March 31, 2018
Citizen petitions to recall two Clatskanie school board members have obtained enough valid signatures to be placed before voters. The Columbia County Elections Office ... The recall is targeting Skirvin and Akin over their votes not to rehire Clatskanie Elementary Principal Brad Thorud. Board member WaltÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 30, 2018
Recall petitions to remove two members of the Clatskanie School Board from office were certified this week with enough votes to move forward for an election. Petitions to recall Monty Akin and Judy Skirvin each received more than the required 288 signatures, according to the Columbia County electionsÃâà...
The Chief News
March 23, 2018
Concerned citizens filled the Clatskanie Elementary School (CES) library again to express their thoughts about the non-renewal of CES Principal Brad ... Clatskanie School District issued a statement in February to dispute accusations that conflicts of interest swayed two board members to vote againstÃâà...
Longview Daily News
March 23, 2018
Friday night's public meeting to interview potential new members of the Clatskanie School Board has been postponed until April 9, according to ... The recall effort is also directed against board members Akin and Judy Skirvin, who joined Lovegren in declining to renew the contract of Clatskanie ElementaryÃâà...
Daily Astorian
March 21, 2018
Clatskanie — Thomas Flippin and Florence Elliot were married in 1891. He was a skid greaser on a bull team logging operation; she worked within the logging camp as a saw filer and also ran the cookhouse. The couple filed adjoining 160-acre land claims and established the West Oregon Lumber Mill.
KOIN.com
March 21, 2018
Plane crashes into Clatskanie River; pilot rescued ... A pilot was rescued after a plane crashed into the Clatskanie River on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (OSP) ... CLATSKANIE, Ore. (KOIN) -- A plane crashed onto a sandbar on the Columbia River Tuesday afternoon, according to Oregon State Police. The pilotÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 21, 2018
Oregon State Police says a plane pilot escaped serious injury when his plane crashed near the Columbia River in Clatskanie on March 20, 2018. ... A Washington man suffered no injuries Tuesday after crashing his plane near the Columbia River in Clatskanie, causing it to flip upside down, authorities say.
Longview Daily News
March 20, 2018
Skirvin wanted a one- or two-week process, but Evenson and Akin agreed with the crowd who wanted the matter resolved quickly. The trio settled on a Friday public meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Clatskanie Elementary library. Application forms for the board positions were available starting after the meeting.
Longview Daily News
March 20, 2018
Barbara Ann Odoms showcases one of her lounge wear creations made especially for Annie's Bath and Boudoir, her new boutique in Clatskanie. Bill Wagner, The Daily News ... That location didn't get much foot traffic, so Odoms in August moved her business closer to home in Clatskanie. The boutiqueÃâà...
Longview Daily News
March 19, 2018
On Jan. 8, Columbia County sheriff's deputies responded to a Clatskanie residence, where a woman told deputies she met Queen through an online dating service and that they had met several times. After a day spent on the Oregon Coast, the woman said Queen pulled a gun on her, fired a shot in the air,Ãâà...
The Chief News
March 13, 2018
A swell of community support for the principal of Clatskanie Elementary School (CES) has led to a recall effort against three Clatskanie School Board directors. The three board directors named in recall petitions recently voted against renewing the employment contract of CES Principal Brad Thorud.
kgw.com
March 10, 2018
The Oregon Humane Society will conduct health exams, which will help the Columbia County Sheriff's Office determine if criminal charges will be pursued. Author: Nate Hanson. Published: 2:37 PM PST March 9, 2018. Updated: 2:37 PM PST March 9, 2018. On the KGW News app? Tap for a multimedia article.
St. Helens Chronicle
March 8, 2018
A number of community members joined high school students who left classes and marched in a show of support for Brad Thorud, Clatskanie Elementary School's principal. This past week, Clatskanie School Board voted 3-2 against Thorud's employment contract renewal. The march began after studentsÃâà...
St. Helens Chronicle
March 8, 2018
In a divided decision, Clatskanie School Board voted against renewing the elementary school principal's contract. More than 30 minutes of public comments supporting Brad Thorud were heard as the Feb. 26 school board meeting opened. One speaker presented a petition carrying 500 signatures favoringÃâà...
St. Helens Chronicle
March 8, 2018
This letter is a pat on the back for the outstanding leadership and continued success of your Clatskanie Elementary School principal Brad Thorud. In my thirty years as a classroom instructor at Clatskanie High School outstanding administrators have been few and far between, especially of late. Under hisÃâà...
St. Helens Chronicle
March 8, 2018
High school students have planned a march in response to Clatskanie School Board's non-renewal of Elementary School Principal Brad Thorud's employment contract. This past Monday, the school board voted 3-2 against Thorud's contract renewal. The march, a show of solidarity to take place duringÃâà...
St. Helens Chronicle
March 8, 2018
The presentation was made by Larry McCallister (center), an employee of the Georgia-Pacific Wauna Mill and a director of the Clatskanie Historical Society, to Deborah Hazen (right), vice president of the Clatskanie Foundation and president of the Clatskanie Historical Society. Also pictured is ErnestÃâà...
St. Helens Chronicle
February 20, 2018
Petitioners and concerned parents who support the renewal of Brad Thorud's contract with Clatskanie School District were in front of Hi-School Pharmacy and Safeway on the afternoon of Monday, Feb. 19. The petition was sparked by an upcoming board meeting that will include a discussion of Thorud'sÃâà...
St. Helens Chronicle
February 16, 2018
Three young men were arrested after authorities said they shot up a man's truck in Clatskanie. On Jan. 20, Columbia County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) deputies responded to a reported shooting. Deputies met with the victim who said his Ford Ranger was hit by several gunshots while parked at his residenceÃâà...
Pamplin Media Group
February 15, 2018
Three men were arrested Wednesday, Feb. 14 for attempted murder, attempted assault and unlawful use of a weapon, among other charges, for allegedly firing gunshots into a parked vehicle in Clatskanie the month prior. On Jan. 20, Columbia County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a parked carÃâà...
St. Helens Chronicle
February 15, 2018
28, CCSO, Scappoose Police Department, Rainier Police Department and Oregon State Police served a search warrant at the suspects' residence in the 200 block of Southeast Third Street in Clatskanie. During the search, deputies seized several firearms, including the firearm alleged to have been used inÃâà...
OregonLive.com
December 31, 1999
When the popular principal of Clatskanie Elementary School lost his job, the community revolted. Parents and students marched, made signs and T-shirts, and started a recall petition to remove the three school board members who voted in February not to renew Principal Brad Thorud's contract. "Sick to myÃâà...
St. Helens Chronicle
December 31, 1999
I am writing to remind you all that you serve at the will of the voters of this district. We elect people we believe have integrity and intelligence. We believe them to be people who have the best interests of our students and this community in mind. After the actions of the previous couple of months I amÃâà...
Longview Daily News
December 31, 1999
CLATSKANIE — Clatskanie Elementary Principal Brad Thorud's personnel file contains mostly-glowing evaluations of his performance, mixed with two ... Clatskanie School Board Secretary Tami Burgher said the file is kept in a locked cabinet that only she has the key for, meaning neither Thorud norÃâà...
Longview Daily News
December 31, 1999
In February, the school board voted 3-2 to not renew the contract of Clatskanie Elementary School Principal Brad Thorud based on Hartley's recommendation. That decision has resulted in public uproar and one school board member's resignation. A recall vote to remove board members Judy Skirvin andÃâà...
Longview Daily News
December 31, 1999
“He's such an amazing principal,” Jac Coe, a Clatskanie senior who organized the march, said of Thorud. “He does such an amazing job for the students of the elementary school. He's the foundation of the high school: Kids from the elementary are going to be coming here, and he challenges them.
Longview Daily News
December 31, 1999
A group of around 40 people with signs stood outside Clatskanie Elementary School before the school board meeting March 19. ... Twenty-seven employees of Clatskanie Middle-High School issued a statement Sunday backing Superintendent Lloyd Hartley, who is under fire along with the school board forÃâà...
OregonLive.com
December 31, 1999
In an email to media, Hartley said that because of "recent perceived threats directed at the board and administration, and having no imminent board business, all public Clatskanie School District meetings have been suspended until the recall process has been completed," The Clatskanie Chief reported.
