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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2015 NORTH COAST Johnson sees funding for levee projects as session success 3A Breaking ground Astoria Mayor Arline LaMear, left, and Larry Allen, president of the Astoria Senior Center, center, react after Allen acciden- tally spilled dirt on the mayor during a ground- breaking cere- mony Thursday morning. At right is Mike Morgan, the interim city planner. The senior center will undergo a $1.7 million renovation. Bill could help cities such as Warrenton Erought on Eehalf of As- toria developer and Pier 39 owner Floyd Holcom, would have e[empted pri- vately owned structures on state-owned suEmerged By KYLE SPURR and suEmersiEle lands that The Daily Astorian were constructed prior to 1916 from lease require- At the end of another ments. session of the Oregon Leg- Building owners over islature, state Sen. Betsy state-owned navigaEle wa- Johnson witnessed a fair ters often have to oEtain share of partisan and per- costly leases from the De- sonal animosity, Eut also partment of State Lands. came away with some pos- Despite the Eill dying, itive surprises. Johnson said, the discus- J o h n s o n , sions during ses- D-Scappoose, sion should cause was the chief the department to sponsor on 26 rewrite some of Eills this session, its rules to Eet- several of which ter accommodate affected the Ore- such historical gon Coast. structures. She descriEed “I think the in- the passing of her stances of Floyd Eill — Senate Bill and many oth- State Sen. 306 — which pro- ers like him has vides funds for Betsy Johnson caused the agency levee projects, as to realize they are a Eig success for communi- not really equipped with ties such as Warrenton. their current set of rules to It allows the Oregon realize the transformation Infrastructure Finance Au- of some of the working thority to provide finan- waterfronts,´ she said. cial assistance for levee Pier 39 is one of the projects that contriEute to region’s oldest waterfront improvement, e[pansion structures. Holcom previ- or repair of infrastructure ously told The Daily Asto- systems and are essential rian he could get a lower for use or development of lease rate Ey having his farm, industrial or com- Euilding on the National mercial land. Register of Historic Plac- The Eill, along with its es, Eut the designation sister legislation House would restrict his aEility to Bill 2436, comes out of renovate the property. changes to flood control “What we are trying to policies after hurricanes do is revitalize the econo- Sandy and Katrina. The my,´ Johnson said. “DSL legislation picks up where needs new tools.´ the federal government left Statewide, Johnson was off, Johnson said. pleased with the Legisla- “As long as I have the ture funding water proj- privilege of Eeing a leg- ects in eastern Oregon, islator, I will Ee Eack re- an effort she helped see minding the state we now through. have an oEligation to help “I do a lot of my Eest with this,´ the senator said. work out of the limelight Another Eill with local and I worked that water ties Johnson introduced thing like crazy, and when this year — Senate Bill 11 it was funded I was just de- — did not pass. The Eill, lighted,´ she said. JOSHUA BESSEX The Daily Astorian Kitchen upgrade leads to new cooking classes By ANDREW R. TONRY EO Media Group CANNON BEACH — Last spring Lisa Kerr had an idea to improve Tolovana Hall: cook- ing classes. But as coordinator of Tolo- vana Arts Colony, the nonprof- it group that manages the hall and hosts a myriad of classes there, Kerr knew there wasn’t nearly enough money to return the long-forgotten kitchen to functioning shape, much less to code. In search of help, she turned to Cannon Beach. “I wrote a proposal to the city to ¿[ the kitchen,´ Kerr said. “And they did it.´ The construction — includ- ing a stainless steel countertop and hood, repair of a commer- cial-grade Wolf range, a new dishwasher, ¿[es in the plumE- ing and more — was initially e[- pected to cost $11,000, though Kerr said the ¿nal ¿gures went Eeyond that. “The city was incrediEle,´ Kerr added. “They were really great aEout getting that kitchen up to speed. I was really im- pressed. They did a really great MoE.´ The renovation was com- pleted in May. State reaches tentative deal with AFSCME By PETER WONG Capital Bureau SALEM — The state has reached a tentative two-year agreement with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the union that represents the second-largest group of state workers. The agreement was reached late Tuesday after a 1-hour Eargaining session. It is likely to set the pattern for other laEor set- tlements, although this one applies only to 3,000 AFSC- ME-represented workers out- side the Department of Cor- rections. Key provisions, as an- nounced Ey the union Wednesday: • Cost-of-living adjust- ments totaling 5 percent over the contract; 2.25 percent on Dec. 1, and 2.75 percent again on Dec. 1, 2016. • Health insurance plans with options of a 95-5 per- cent cost split for employees who choose the more e[pen- sive of the two plans, or 99-1 percent for those choosing the plan of less cost. Employ- ees once had fully paid state insurance, Eut cost-sharing has Eeen instituted. • The day after Thanksgiv- ing is now a paid holiday for AFSCME-represented state employees. “This agreement makes particular advancements on health care issues and equi- taEle wage increases,´ said Ken Allen, the union’s e[ec- utive director and chief nego- tiator. “We will wholeheart- edly recommend passage to our memEership.´ The rati¿cation process will start in aEout two weeks. W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A Contact: Steve Axtell • 360-430-0885 or John Anderson • 360-269-2500 Negotiations are continu- ing with the 3,000 AFSC- ME-represented employees in the Department of Correc- tions, and with other unions, including Local 503 of Ser- vice Employees Internation- al Union, which represents more than 16,000 state workers. SEIU also rep- resents workers at Oregon’s puElic universities. The two-year Eudget sets aside $120 million for pay and Eene¿t increases. Contracts are negotiated Eetween the Department of Administra- tive Services and the unions. Lawmakers release the money through the Emergency Board, which meets Eetween sessions, Eut have no other role in the process. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. Antiques By Renée Alongside the more tech- nical repairs and installations, Kerr and memEers of the Tolo- vana Arts Colony Eoard cleaned, painted and out¿tted the kitchen with pots, pans, and other culi- nary utensils. A little more than a year af- ter the idea popped into Kerr’s head, the Arts Colony is ¿[ing to Eegin those cooking classes. A series of three are planned for summer. LaNicia Williams will host the inaugural, on Fri- day, sharing her love of soul food. She will teach students how to make collard greens, macaroni and cheese, cornEread and her Àagship fried chicken. On Friday, July 31, Hank Johnson will delve into French cuisine, and Monday, Aug. 31, Mirian Luna will teach attend- ees to make tamales. Classes will Ee limited to 10 students. Williams is particularly e[- cited to kick off the series. Since moving to the North Coast last SeptemEer, she’s found kinship with the Arts Colony. “I Eelieve in their mission and I Eelieve in their values,´ Williams said. “I have connect- ed with most of the people on the Eoard.´ She’s also cooked for them. Kerr ¿rst tasted Williams’s food when Williams provided food at an Arts Colony event, a cast party following a produc- tion of Teatro Milagro. “When LaNicia catered our party everyone was in heaven,´ Kerr said. “Her fried chicken is Must ama]ing.´ Similar sentiment is echoed around the North Coast, as Williams is known to show up at puElic events Eearing trays of her fried chicken and corn- Eread, which she hands out freely. The owner of Manzanita’s Lighthouse Ear and restaurant took one Eite and invited Wil- liams to come in and cook on Sundays. A few short weeks in, the event has Eeen a hit. “They are noticing that dif- ferent people are coming to the Lighthouse now that I’m there,´ Williams said. “People are com- ing to the Lighthouse from As- toria to Tillamook for my food. I sold out in two hours last Sunday.´ Kerr too made the short trip south for another taste. “I rememEer one night I took home some mac and cheese home from the Lighthouse,´ Kerr said with a giggle. “I’m emEarrassed to say that I took home a tuE to share with the whole family and I ate the whole thing.´ OBITUARY Gary Lee Pritchard Astoria May 2, 1943 — June 26, 2015 Gary Lee Pritchard, 72, of Astoria, passed Steel Company to the present time. away Friday, June 26, 2015, in Portland. His hoEEies included hunting, especial- Gary was Eorn May 2, 193, to ly duck hunting; racing dirt track Edgar Joseph Pritchard and Norma stock cars; and working in his yard Jane Canada Pritchard. Gary grew at home. up in upstate New York. Gary’s Survivors include his wife, Su- family rememEers stories of him san Pritchard of Astoria; son, Mike snow skiing Eehind an old Ford, Pritchard of Astoria; granddaugh- pheasant hunting, and working ters, summers at the air strip where his Allyson and Laurel Pritchard dad Àew Air Force jets. of Astoria; Erother and sister-in- Gary enlisted in the Air Force law, Mike and Candy Pritchard and was stationed in Naselle, of Georgia; stepmom, Margaret Gary Wash. While in Naselle, he met his Pritchard; sister and Erother-in- Pritchard wife, Susan, from Astoria. law, Janet and Gary MayEerry of After his term in the service, he Arkansas; sister, Jo Pritchard of worked on a variety of joEs throughout his Minnesota; and two sisters-in-law, Janice life which included working on the Megler O’Brien and Carol Arthur, Eoth of Astoria. Bridge; for Druckers Company, Euilding A celeEration of life gathering will Ee centrifuges; commercial ¿shing; and Ee- held Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at 12 noon ing a maintenance electrician at 39th Street at the Port of Astoria Building, No. 10 Pier seafood cannery in Astoria. Gary eventual- 1, Suite 209, Astoria, Ore. ly owned and operated Portway Machine Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in Works, working with his son, Mike, till his charge of arrangements. Please sign our online retirement. He then worked at ColumEia guest Eook at www.caldwellsmortuary.com PLEASE ADOPT A PET! 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