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Warrenton OKs marina rate hikes Perfect and getting better NORTH COAST • 3A SPORTS • 4A WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 142nd YEAR, No. 161 ONE DOLLAR 6WDWHZDUQV/1*SURMHFWFRXOGGLVUXSW¿VKLQJ By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — Warning of a potentially substantial disruption, the state Department of Fish and Wild- life has recommended that Oregon LNG perform a thorough analysis of the impact of its proposed terminal RQFRPPHUFLDODQGUHFUHDWLRQDO¿VK ing in the Columbia River. The department, in comments on the project in January to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, found WKDW2UHJRQ/1*KDVQRWVXI¿FLHQW ly characterized the local importance RI¿VKLQJDQGWKHSRVVLEOHGLVUXSWLRQ during the construction and opera- WLRQRIDOLTXH¿HGQDWXUDOJDVH[SRUW terminal on 96 acres along the Ski- panon Peninsula. The project could interfere with access to the Skipanon Marina, pop- ular recreational chinook and coho VDOPRQ ¿VKLQJ DW WKH PRXWK RI WKH Skipanon River known as Buoy 10 and recreational crabbing in the es- tuary near the proposed terminal’s berthing dock and outside the mouth of Youngs Bay. The department suggests that Or- egon LNG “avoid unreasonably in- terfering, now or in the future, with recreational angling, commercial ¿VKLQJ DQG VKHOO¿VKLQJ DFWLYLWLHV LQ the Columbia River or any of the other waterways associated with the project.” The department recommended that Oregon LNG complete a thor- ough analysis of the potential impact of the terminal, including how safe- ty and security zones around LNG tankers might hinder access. Oregon SEASIDE HITS THE DANCE FLOOR Seaside Jazz Festival can’t be beat BY ANDREW TONRY For EO Media Group Those attending the Seaside Jazz Festi- val in 2014 dressed up in their jazziest outfits and danced the days — and nights — away. S EASIDE — The Seaside Jazz Festival is becoming one of the longer-running events in the city’s history. Originally dubbed the Oregon Dixieland Jubilee, it’s 32 years old and draws nearly 2,000 at- tendees each February. Most of those — about 98 percent — are from outside the North Coast, and at least 80 per- cent are repeat customers, say the festival’s coordinators, Ruth Johnson and Judy Shook. “There’s quite a friendly group that just meet up at jazz festivals and share what’s hap- IF YOU GO WHAT: Seaside Jazz Festival WHEN: Feb. 19 through 22 WHERE: Seaside Civic and Convention Center, Shilo Inn Oceanfront, Elks Lodge (shuttle bus provided) COST: $10 to $95 FOR INFO: 866-345-6257; www.jazzseaside.com Photos by NANCY McCARTHY The Daily Astorian pened to them in the last year,” Johnson said. A sense of return and reunion permeates performers this year as well. Of the 12 groups sched- uled for this year’s festival Feb. 19 through 22, 11 have played the festival in years past. The lone newcomer to the Seaside Jazz Festival is Port- land’s Mardi Gras All-Star Band, which is also the only act from the region (with the exception of the Seaside High School jazz band). Led by drummer and vocal- ist Gary Smith, the Mardi Gras All-Stars play traditional Dix- ieland jazz. Another scheduled group, High Sierra, performs a similar brand. “They’re traditional jazz,” said Johnson of High Sierra. “They play a lot of the Dixieland-style music, and they’re very good at it. Most of the traditional bands have seven mem- bers. They have piano, banjo, tuba, a reed- man, trumpet, trom- bone and drums.” Early jazz So, too, are acts at the Seaside Jazz Festival whose inspiration comes from outside the traditional sphere of early jazz (although only by a few decades — nothing here is sourced from the 21st century). “Tom Ridney does some blues,” said Johnson. “His band will also play a waltz. He does Cajun, ]\GHFR +H SOD\V DQ HOHFWULF ¿G GOH+LVEDQGLVRQO\¿YHPHPEHUV There’s guitar, bass and a piano player — and she’s a boogie-woo- gie champion on the piano.” Johnson highlighted Dave Ben- nett and the Memphis Speed Kings as another group performing out- side the purview of traditional jazz. “Dave Bennett is just an awe- some young man,” Johnson said. “I’ve seen him playing in jazz bands since he was about 13 years old. He played the clarinet.” “But he not only plays the clar- inet,” added Johnson. “He rein- vented himself as an old-time fan of Jerry Lee Lewis. So when he’s playing with the Memphis Speed Kings, they do Jerry Lee Lewis, See JAZZ, Page 9A Dave Ben- nett, of Dave Bennett and the Memphis Boys, played a rollicking piano during the Seaside Jazz Festival in 2014. He will be back again at this year’s festival Feb. 19 through 22. LNG, the department maintains, “should then identify the steps and actions that will be taken to account for the loss of these recreational and commercial opportunities.” Oregon LNG did not respond to telephone and email messages seek- ing comment on the state’s concerns DERXW¿VKLQJ See LNG, Page 9A A place to call home Jewish community meets to plan new congregation By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian )RU WKH ¿UVW WLPH LQ PRUH WKDQ D half century, the Jewish community in the lower Columbia region is mak- ing plans for a new congregation. A permanent location has not been decided, but the congregation has a name, Beit Salmon Congre- gation, and plans for upcoming holidays, including Passover in April. Its mission is to enhance the cultural, educational and spiritual life of its participants and to foster a vibrant, diverse and intergen- erational co- hesive Jewish Ann Goldeen community. Beit Salmon is a play on words to UHFRJQL]HWKHULFK¿VKLQJKLVWRU\LQ the region, but also Jewish heritage with “Beit,” which means house in Hebrew. Beit Salmon President Ann Gol- deen said there used to be a syna- gogue in Astoria in the early 1960s, but it disappeared and nothing took its place. See BEIT SALMON, Page 9A coast weekend THURSDAY Festival of Dark Arts Criminal inquiry may supersede ethics probe By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau SALEM — The Oregon Ethics Commission will likely have to place its investigation of ethics complaints DJDLQVW*RY-RKQ.LW]KDEHUDQG¿UVW lady Cylvia Hayes on hold, now that Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum launched a criminal investigation of the couple’s activities . Ron Bersin, executive director of the commission, said Tuesday that state law calls for the commission to halt its civil inquiry if prosecutors launch a criminal investigation. “If there is a criminal investigation, statute requires that we suspend our inquiry,” Bersin said. Kristina Edmunson, a spokeswom- an for Rosenblum, said the investiga- tion opened by the attorney general Friday is criminal in nature. CAPITAL THE BUREAU That means details of the overlap between Hayes’ paid contracts and her unpaid work as a state energy and economic development adviser could remain under wraps for a longer pe- riod. The ethics commission was expect- ed to decide at a March 13 meeting whether to proceed with a full-blown investigation of Kitzhaber and Hayes. At that point, ethics investigators’ re- ports and other records would become public, regardless of whether commis- sioners decided to pursue the investi- gation. AP Photo/Don Ryan, file See INQUIRY, Page 9A Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber makes a statement before his gubernatorial debate with Republican challenger Dennis Richardson in Portland, Oct. 10.