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8A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015 Tribe:µ7KH&KLQRRNSHRSOHDQG WKHLUKLVWRU\VKRXOGQRWEHVLOHQFHG¶ Continued from Page 1A Nation. There are around 10 unrecognized tribes in Wash- ington state, including the Du- wamish and Snohomish. +DW¿HOG¶V DPHQGPHQW ZDV not adopted, and SB5433 passed the Senate on a 42-7 vote with a teaching mandate only for rec- ognized tribes. Some local ed- XFDWRUV LQ 3DFL¿F &RXQW\ KDYH included information about the &KLQRRN 7ULEH LQ OHVVRQV DQG there is nothing in the new law that will preclude this from con- tinuing. “I applaud the effort to re- quire our schools to teach stu- GHQWVDERXWWKHUHJLRQ¶VLPSRUW- ant tribal history, but leaving out WULEHV OLNH WKH &KLQRRN ,QGLDQ Nation is the wrong path for our ‘They are rightfully proud of their heritage and should be part of any comprehensive look at tribal history in our classrooms.’ — Sen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond speaking about the Chinook people VWDWHWRWDNH´+DW¿HOGVDLG ³7KH &KLQRRN SHRSOH DQG their history should not be si- OHQFHG´+DW¿HOGVDLG³7KH\DUH rightfully proud of their heritage and should be part of any com- SUHKHQVLYHORRNDWWULEDOKLVWRU\ LQRXUFODVVURRPV´ Sen. Brian Dansel, R-Repub- OLFVSRNHLQIDYRURI+DW¿HOG¶V amendment, explaining he stud- LHG WKH &KLQRRN ODQJXDJH DV D high school student in northeast Washington. “It was historical enough WR VWXG\ EDFN WKHQ DQG , GRQ¶W XQGHUVWDQG ZK\ LW¶V QRW QRZ´ Dansel said. &KLQRRN 7ULEDO (OGHU *DU\ Johnson is one voice urging ODZPDNHUV LQ 2O\PSLD WR LQ- FOXGHWKHLUKLVWRU\LQWKHVWDWH¶V RI¿FLDO1DWLYH$PHULFDQFXUULF- ulum. ³%\ H[FOXGLQJ WKH &KLQRRN from telling our history, culture, and traditions, much of the story RIHDUO\FRQWDFWDQGWKH¿JKWIRU VXUYLYDO ZLOO QRW EH WROG´ VDLG Johnson in a letter to legislators. “Who will tell the story if not WKH&KLQRRN"'XULQJWKHODVW years, we have had a major proj- ect of recording our story. No one else has this information. This story began long before 5REHUW *UD\ LQ DQG DOVR includes the story of Lewis and &ODUN´ Johnson was tribal chairman LQ ZKHQ WKH &KLQRRNV EULHÀ\REWDLQHGUHFRJQLWLRQ ALEX PAJUNAS — The Daily Astorian fie With an assist from Jeremy Kinman, front left, Chinook Tribal Elder Gary Johnson, front right, Chinook Nation Cultural Committee Recorder Dioniscio “Don” Y. Abing, back right, and his son-in-law Andy Adams, back left, carry the tribe’s journey canoe down Astoria’s Commer- cial Street and into the Liberty Theater for a performance in 2011. The canoe is called ul-iymits, or Old Nose, and named for the old-growth cedar that makes up the bow. Johnson and others are calling for the Chinook Indian Nation to be included among tribes that Washington state school children will learn about in mandated les- son plans. Westport:$FTXLULQJODQGIURP:DXQD0LOOZDVDFULWLFDOVWHS Continued from Page 1A By this time next year, Westport will have a new fer- ry, new ferry landing, paved SDUNLQJORWDQGSRVVLEO\DQHZ SDUN DQG ERDW UDPS 0RUH long term plans include a trail between the ferry landing and WKHSDUNDQGDWUDQVLHQWGRFN where boaters can tie up for the afternoon. ³,W¶VDUHELUWKRI:HVWSRUW´ Douma said. Park plans &ODWVRS &RXQW\ 3DUNV 0DQDJHU 6WHYH 0HVKNH VDLG acquiring the donated land IURP WKH :DXQD 0LOO ZDV D critical step in moving for- ZDUGZLWKWKH:HVWSRUW&RUUL- GRU&RPPXQLW\3ODQ $V RZQHU RI WKH ODQG WKH county can now submit grant applications to fund the pro- posed project. 0HVKNHKDGSODQQHGWRDS- SO\ IRU DQ 2UHJRQ 6WDWH 0D- ULQH%RDUGJUDQWE\0DUFK to help fund initial permitting DQG GHVLJQ ZRUN 7KH VWDWH PDULQH ERDUG WROG 0HVKNH WR wait until the next grant cycle later this summer because the board needs to complete more surveying on the site. The grant amount is un- NQRZQ DW WKLV WLPH EXW PD\ also cover the beginning JURXQGZRUN RI WKH SDUNLQJ lot. ³5LJKWQRZWKH¿UVWJRDOLV WRJHWWKLVSDUNLQJORWGUDZQ´ 0HVKNHVDLG 2QFHWKHSDUNLQJORWLVHV- tablished, the focus will turn WRZDUG WKH SDUN ERDW ODXQFK and new bathrooms. The idea to upgrade the Westport corridor started a de- FDGHDJR*HRUJLD3DFL¿F¿UVW attempted to donate the land LQ EXW KLW D URDGEORFN ZKHQWKH2UHJRQ'HSDUWPHQW RI(QYLURQPHQWDO4XDOLW\VXV- pected contamination in the ALEX PAJUNAS — The Daily Astorian Via Wikimedia Commons Wauna Mill as seen from Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint, just west of Westport. area from a sawmill operation LQWKHV $IWHU D OHQJWK\ UHJXODWRU\ SURFHVVWKDWFRVW*HRUJLD3D- FL¿FPLOOLRQ'(4DOORZHG the land to be donated in 2013 and the process was complet- ed in December. “The ideas are there. Now ZH DUH ¿QDOO\ VWDUWLQJ WR PRYHRQDOORIWKHVHSLHFHV´ 0HVKNHVDLG 0HVKNH LV FRRUGLQDWLQJ ZLWK0DUJDUHW0DJUXGHUWKH /RZHU &ROXPELD 5LYHU :D- WHUVKHG&RXQFLOFRRUGLQDWRU who is spearheading an ef- fort to reconnect Plympton &UHHNZLWKLWVKLVWRULFFKDQ- nel. The reconnection of the QHDUE\ FUHHN FRXOG KDYH D positive impact on fish hab- itat. 6LPLODU WR WKH FRXQW\¶V SODQV 0DJUXGHU VDLG KHU FRXQFLO¶VZRUNLVLQWKHHDUO\ stages and may not be com- plete for at least two years. 7KH :DWHUVKHG &RXQFLO recently received a letter of support from state Sen. Bet- sy Johnson, D-Scappoose, to KHOSIXQGWKH3O\PSWRQ&UHHN project. 0DJUXGHU VDLG WKH QH[W step is to complete prelim- inary designs and apply for grants with the letter of sup- port. Watershed groups focus on native plants, restoring habitat and restoring impaired water- sheds. ³7KHFUHHNZDVFKDQQHOHG as most have been, in order to accommodate people, the PLOODQGKRXVLQJ$QGDWWKDW point in time, people were QRWWKLQNLQJDERXWKRZWKHVH changes would impact nature, VSHFL¿FDOO\ VDOPRQ´ 0D- gruder said. Can’t wait When Douma moved to :HVWSRUW LQ ZLWK KHU husband, she witnessed the tail end of active mills sup- plying lumber to large ships waiting on the river. $V \HDUV SDVVHG 'RXPD ZKR ZRUNHG LQ VHYHUDO GH- SDUWPHQWV IRU :DXQD 0LOO saw the young people in town grow up and move away, a trend in old mill towns across the country. $OO WKH ZKLOH WKH ZDWHU- front area continued to wear down. Douma believes the West- port corridor project is the Scam: It tops the IRS list RIµ'LUW\'R]HQ¶WD[VFDPV Continued from Page 1A Treasury of tens of billions of GROODUVHYHU\\HDU´VDLG6HQ 2UULQ +DWFK 58WDK FKDLU- man of the Senate Finance &RPPLWWHH ³7D[SD\HUV PXVW EHPRUHDZDUHRIWKHULVNVDQG EHWWHU SURWHFWHG IURP DWWDFN and these criminals must be IRXQGDQGEURXJKWWRMXVWLFH´ The IRS and the inspector JHQHUDO¶V RI¿FH VWDUWHG ZDUQ- ing taxpayers about the scam a year ago, and it has since ballooned. This year, it tops WKH,56OLVWRI³'LUW\'R]HQ´ tax scams. Tax scams often increase GXULQJ WD[ ¿OLQJ VHDVRQ DQG ZLWK PLOOLRQV RI $PHULFDQV preparing their returns ahead RI WKH$SULO GHDGOLQH WKH IRS is seeing many cases of identity theft and refund fraud. 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If you do owe money to the IRS, chances are you have already received some form of a notice or cor- respondence from the IRS in \RXUPDLOER[´ JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian The new Westport Ferry Landing is expected to be completed by May 1 of this year. biggest improvement in town since a new sewer system was built about 25 years ago. 7KH WKRXJKW RI WDNLQJ KHU 201 4 RAM 15 00 SLT, Crew Ca b, 4x4 Stock #394067 $43,070 -$3,682 -$2,000 -$2,000 -$500 SALE PRICE $ 34 , 888 * MSRP Lum’s Discount Consumer Cash Ram Truck Bonus Cash Truck Month Bonus Cash 201 4 RAM 25 00 SLT, Crew Ca b, 4x4 SALE PRICE Stock #394075 $54,330 -$4,942 -$3,000 -$500 $ 45 , 888 * MSRP Lum’s Discount Consumer Cash Truck Month Bonus Cash 201 4 DODGE oa d , JOURNEY Crossr AW D Stock #394053 grandchildren, who live in Westport, to the same water- front she enjoyed as a young woman is exciting, she said. 201 4 RAM 15 00 4x4, Crew Ca b, Tra d esm a n Stock #394086 $37,325 -$2,837 -$2,000 -$500 $ 2 7 , 989 * $ 3 1 , 988 * 201 4 RAM 15 00 4x4, Crew Ca b, Tra d esm a n Stock #394099 $40,360 -$3,861 -$2,000 -$1,000 -$500 201 4 RAM 15 00 SLT, Crew Ca b, 4x4 $ 35 , 588 * MSRP Lum’s Discount Consumer Cash Ram Truck Bonus Cash Truck Month Bonus Cash 201 4 DODGE DURANGO SX T, AW D Stock #394069 SALE PRICE $33,390 MSRP -$1,202 Lum’s Discount -$1,000 Consumer Cash $ 3 1 , 188 * 201 4 DODGE CHARGER RW R/T, D 201 4 DODGE CHARGER AW R/T, D Stock #395011 Stock #394095 SALE PRICE $38,280 MSRP -$2,292 Lum’s Discount -$2,500 Consumer Cash SALE PRICE Stock #394097 $43,440 -$3,352 -$2,000 -$2,000 -$500 SALE PRICE $ 32 , 999 * MSRP Lum’s Discount Consumer Cash Ram Truck Bonus Cash Truck Month Bonus Cash SALE PRICE $32,720 MSRP -$4,732 Lum’s Discount SALE PRICE MSRP Lum’s Discount Consumer Cash Truck Month Bonus Cash ³, FDQ¶W EHOLHYH , OLYHG ORQJ HQRXJK WR VHH LW´ 'RX- PD VDLG ³,W¶V UHDOO\ JRLQJ WR KDSSHQQRZ,MXVWFDQ¶WZDLW´ $ 33 , 488 * SALE PRICE $36,090 -$1,802 -$2,500 -$1,000 MSRP Lum’s Discount Consumer Cash Bonus Cash Rebate $ 30 , 788 * 201 5 DODG E DART SE Stock #395010 • #395022 2 AT TH IS L O W , L O W PRICE ! $ 1 7 , 583 * $19,865 MSRP -$782 Lum’s Discount -$1,500 Consumer Cash Vo ted BEST H IP RS C AR D EA LE E VERY Y EA R 888-488-4260 www.lumsautocenter.com 1605 SE Ensign Ln Warrenton *Special APR financing is not available on all models — ask dealer if your model qualifies. 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