Indigenous
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COAST WEEKEND
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142nd YEAR, No. 222
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015
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Oregon LNG contends ruling is not a setback
of Appeals ruling as an obstacle to a $6 bil-
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The ruling last week upheld Clat-
sop County’s decision in 2013 to deny a
permit for a portion of the pipeline that
would run through the county. The county
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and environmental concerns.
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CEO says Clatsop
County has adopted
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requirements and is on track for Federal En-
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but told others the ruling would not halt
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end of the process. Local permits are not
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missive of Clatsop County’s handling of
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pipeline between Washington state and
Oregon and an export terminal on the
Skipanon Peninsula in Warrenton.
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Peter Hansen
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deputy DA’s home
gets resentenced
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Coho salmon leap to catch food pellets thrown by Clatsop County Fisheries Project staffer Rod Litton inside a netted container on the Marine
and Environmental Research and Training Station campus. The 1 1/2-year-old salmon will be released into the Columbia River near midnight
Wednesday. Inside the net pens, the fish imprint to the scent of thearea. This allows them to return to the Columbia River in time for harvest.
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leave net pens for the ocean
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pens while they smolt — a physical process which readies
them to go to the ocean —and imprint the scent of the area so
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to make it back.
The salmon in the select area can be completely harvest-
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ed because eggs for future production are taken from other
Rod Litton feeds coho salmon food pellets. The salmon came from the Oxbow
hatchery sites.
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Wednesday.
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ed murder and attempted aggravated
murder. He was sentenced to 40 years
in prison.
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overturned by the Oregon Court of Ap-
peals due to inadequate defense. The
court ruled Galloway’s defense did not
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evidence.
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children.
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credit for the time he has already served
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er seven years in prison.
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Seaside seniors fashion a way to give back
Students host
Couture for Change
to get clothes for kids
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SEASIDE — Five Seaside High
School seniors wanted to make a dif-
ference in the community through
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they decided to use fashion to provide
clothing to local children in need.
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a fashion show and silent auction
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Convention Center on April 16. Pro-
ceeds from the event went to the
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sistance League with programs that
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the recipient but settled on the As-
sistance League because it is slightly
more obscure and shares the girls’
passion for helping children.
Thirteen students from the high
school modeled clothes donated by
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vate and commercial sources. Some
models also were adorned with tat-
toos from Seaside’s Five Star Hen-
na. Shear Pleasures Salon and Spa
provided a professional hairstyle for
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one model. The convention center
gave the group a discount for renting Seaside High School seniors Brooke Laws, Madi Wirkkala, Kaylea Roberson,
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fundraiser for the Assistance League of the Columbia Pacific. The girls put
on the event for their senior Pacifica Project and raised about $1,780.