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LADY FISH TRACK TEAM WINS SEVEN EVENTS AT INVITE SPORTS • PAGE 10A DailyAstorian.com // MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 144TH YEAR, NO. 207 ONE DOLLAR Town hall attendees focus on president Rep. Bonamici takes questions in Warrenton By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — When U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici asked dozens of people sitting in gymnasium bleachers how many had never attended a town hall, more than half raised their hands. This particular town hall — Satur- day at Warrenton High School — came nearly three months into Don- ald Trump’s presi- dency, which became the event’s main agenda item. Follow- ing a brief introduction U.S. Rep. Suzanne and speech, Bonamici Bonamici fi elded questions from the audience for about MORE an hour. Of the nearly 20 questions, a dozen INSIDE centered on the presi- Walden faces tough dent, his C abinet or his crowds • Page 2A policies. Some members of Congress, including Rep. Greg Walden , an Oregon Republican, have been berated Photos by Damian Mulinix/For The Daily Astorian Children in the 3 to 5 age group search for eggs during the Easter festivities at Tapiola Park Saturday. EASTER FUN IN THE SUN Eggs, activities mark religious holiday The Daily Astorian See TOWN HALL, Page 4A T Needle exchange helps stem disease he rain stayed away for the annual Easter egg hunt at Tapiola Park Saturday as about 700 area youth searched out 5,000 brightly colored eggs. This may be the last year the Astoria Parks and Recreation Department holds the event, as it faces a funding shortfall. In South County, the hunt was on at Broadway Park in Seaside, while across the river, Easter eggs were scattered about Wilson Field in Ocean Park, Washington. Opioid summit tackles drug use, prevention Staff from Astoria Parks and Recreation ex- changed found colored eggs with toys and good- ies following Saturday’s egg hunt in Tapiola Park. ABOVE: Thousands of colored eggs were placed around Tapiola Park for the Easter egg hunt Saturday. Afterward, kids could exchange their eggs for toys and goodies. BELOW: Youngsters drew chalk drawings on the sidewalk at Tapiola Park during the Easter festivities Saturday morning. By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Kim Toevs is the sexually transmitted diseases program man- ager at the Multnomah County Health Depart- ment. The county funds a needle -ex- change program run by Portland nonprofi t Outside In that takes in and distributes mil- Kim Toevs lions of used needles a year, some of them from North Coast resi- dents who drive to Portland for the service. See SUMMIT, Page 4A Adventurous youngsters had the opportunity to check out fire trucks pri- or to the start of the Easter egg hunt at Tapiola Park Saturday morning. New chef at Maggie’s brings eclectic menu Showcasing regional foods S easide isn’t just taffy and antelope jerky these days. Take a seat at Maggie’s on the Prom and gaze at Til- lamook Head while dining on Cedar River Farms fi let mignon or Columbia River Chinook salmon with yuzu - sake butter sauce. Maggie’s new chef Jason Lancaster, 40, said he always wanted to live on the Oregon Coast. Upon arrival in Asto- ria fi ve years ago, the Seat- tle native joined the Bridge- water Cafe as a sous chef and graduated to chef de cuisine. At The Cove at the Peninsula Golf Course in Long Beach, Washington, he enhanced his reputation with accolades that included an Iron Chef Goes Coastal award and a “Gerry Frank’s Picks” selection. When The Cove golf course property sold, Lancaster turned to his hobbies of surfi ng and traveling while casting a net for his next opportunity. The timing was right as longtime acquaintances Andy and Sadie Mercer of Maggie’s on the Prom were in the search for a leader in the kitchen. “When the job opened they asked me if I was interested in doing it,” Lancaster said. “I’ve always loved this place, so I jumped on it.” Lancaster said he plans to use fresh, local ingredients while offering “a nice eclectic menu.” “I like to take a lot of differ- ent ingredients and put them in a contemporary environment,” he said. Lancaster seeks to focus on fresh, local products, provided by connections among regional foragers and fi shermen. “I have a good network,” he said. “I really want to show- case what we have here in Ore- gon and Washington in a con- temporary environment like this restaurant. We have amaz- ing products here — the fresh- est fi sh, mushrooms, fruit, huckleberries. You don’t even need to search for it. It comes through your back door.” The uniqueness of the Ore- gon and Washington prod- uct “really sets us apart,” Lan- caster said. “That’s one thing I really want to bring to the table See CHEF, Page 4A R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian Jason Lancaster is the new chef at Maggie’s on the Prom in Seaside.