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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JULY 20, 2015
Parklets: Some have complained about a lack of parking
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“I think pilot projects are
a really smart way to experi-
ment with new things,” Graff
said when asked if he had any
advice for Astoria. “So I think
it’s a good approach.
“We have been permitting
ours for a year at a time, so
it’s not a permanent installa-
tion. I think that makes it a
little bit easier for folks who
are concerned to know, that
if their concerns are realized,
the platform can go away in a
year.”
In Astoria, some residents
have complained about a lack
of parking downtown as the
city attracts more tourists. The
proposed requirement that
parklets be open to the pub-
lic 24 hours a day could also
raise concerns about whether
the mini-parks might become
magnets for panhandlers and
the homeless.
“I’m sure that there’ll be
some kickback,” Taylor said.
“But I think it’s worth a try.”
Josie
Mattson of
San Fran-
cisco sits
alongside
her bicy-
cle at the
Divisadero
Parklet in
San
Francisco.
Eric Risberg
AP Photo
Ferries: Ferry received an award from the Army
Interns: They
both grew up near
some of the largest
national parks
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position here,” she said.
She has created bro-
Clatsop County letting chures and maps of rec-
them know what is going reational places around
on at the park.
Clatsop County, including
This week, Fernan- in the park, and sent them
dez’s work led to seven to local doctors, who can
children in the Northwest hand them out to their pa-
Regional Migrant Educa- tients.
tion program taking part in
“I’m working with var-
the park’s Nature Survival ious partnerships through-
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time children in the mi- what we are trying to do
grant education program is get people that are high
have come to the camp.
risk for obesity, diabetes or
“Seven may sound like high cholesterol to be more
a small number, but to go active and get healthier,”
from zero Hispanic partici- she said.
pants in 2014 to 25 percent
of the camp participants in Bilingual kayak tour
As a Latino Heritage
2015 is an amazing con-
nection and representation intern, Ornelas said, he is
of the diversity of the local working to enhance the
visitor experience.
community,” Tucker said.
On Aug. 8, he will lead
Fernandez said she sees
the outreach as causing a a bilingual kayak tour on
domino effect where the the Lewis and Clark River.
children will start encour- He has already led nature
aging their parents to come hikes and other interpre-
to the park, and soon more tive activities at the park.
Ornelas is a Cali-
Hispanic families will vis-
fornia State University,
it.
“What we are trying to Northridge, graduate with
do is show them we are a degree in history.
Fernandez graduated
from the same community,
and they feel more com- from California State Uni-
fortable that way visiting,” versity, Stanislaus, with a
Fernandez said. “Especial- degree in anthropology.
Coming from Califor-
ly for the parents knowing
their children can commu- nia, both interns grew up
near some of the nation’s
nicate with us.”
Fernandez was original- largest national parks, such
ly brought in as a “Healthy as Yosemite.
“We are both used to
Park” intern, tasked with
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the park as a place where ness of this park makes
it feel more like we are
people can get healthy.
“Even though I’m working with family,” Fer-
jumping from project to nandez said.
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Leahy gave a presenta-
tion, “Automobile Ferries at
the Mouth of Columbia Riv-
er,” during Clatsop Commu-
nity College’s second annual
“A Tribute to the Columbia
River” event on Friday night.
One of the ferries he dis-
cussed was Tourist No. 2, the
second of Fritz Elving’s fer-
ries. Elving, who would dom-
inate the ferry business on the
mouth of the Columbia, emi-
grated from Sweden in 1907
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Tourist No. 1, in 1921 to meet
the needs of those who needed
vehicle, as well as passenger
transportation across the river,
according to Leahy’s chronol-
ogy. During the presentation,
Leahy described Elving as
Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian
“an imposing person” at just
Mary Garvey sings songs inspired by the Columbia River and its history during the Trib-
more than 6 feet tall.
The next several decades ute to the Columbia River Conference Saturday at Clatsop Community College.
encompassed competition
serve their history, and this
with the Union Pacific fer-
‘They don’t know to
is another opportunity.
ry, the North Beach, fol-
Leahy will celebrate his
lowed by the State Highway
this day if they ever got
55th high school reunion
Commission’s acquisition
all the mines.’
in August 2016, and he has
of Elving’s ferries. The fer-
put down a deposit with Ja-
ry business sunk after the
— Joe Leahy
cob for Tourist No. 2 to be
construction of the Astoria
speaking of a minefield that was deactivated in 1945
part of the festivities, even
Bridge.
though he does not know if
But Tourist No. 2 may be
very well, according to Le- turned to Elving and nor- the ferry will still be in As-
coming home.
ahy.
mal ferrying after the war toria.
Old ferry
Elving’s ferries had two and served until its last day
Two-day tribute
could return
ends so that vehicles drive working on the Columbia
“It would be great. It onto the ship and can exit on July 28, 1966. The fer-
Robert McClelland, di-
would just be super,” Leahy from the other side.
ry received an award from rector of TRIO precollege
said in support of the ferry’s
Tourist No. 2 went to war the Army for its efficiency programs at Clatsop Com-
return.
in 1941 to place mines at the during the war and has na- munity College, said there
Robert “Jake” Jacob, the mouth of the river. Leahy tional historic status.
was a nice mix of topics
major owner of the Cannery said one story records that
and presentations during the
‘Amazing part
Pier Hotel, coordinated with one of Elving’s sons was
two-day tribute.
of history’
Capt. Christian Lint, the fer- among the three Army sol-
“I was very pleased with
“The ferries are an amaz- the quality of the presenta-
ry’s new owner, to bring the diers who commandeered
ferry to Astoria. Tourist No. it. The front end of the ferry ing part of Astoria’s histo- tions,” he said. “I want to do
2 — renamed the Kirkland — was removed so that mines ry,” Leahy said. He added that every year, have a good
has been in Bremerton, Wash. could be dropped off, and that the Tourist No. 2 is the mix of things.”
Besides Leahy’s pre-
The Tourist No. 2 oper- the ship was rechristened only remaining ferry Elving
built, and probably the only sentation, there were also
ated at the same time as the “Octopus.”
competition’s North Beach
The minefield was deacti- one left of all six ferries that speakers from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
served the area.
ferry, which was “built with vated in 1945.
“It’s still here, it’s still Administration, Columbia
railroad know-how,” Leahy
“They don’t know to this
River River Pilots and U.S.
said. The North Beach was day if they ever got all the around,” he said.
He said Astorians have Coast Guard, as well as mu-
built on a railway turntable mines,” Leahy said.
model, and did not work
The Tourist No. 2 re- stepped up before to pre- sical performances.
Pilot: ‘I’ve done just about every job I can think of on the river’
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Mark Paulson talks about the roles of bar pilots and the process of navigating a ship through the Columbia River
during the Tribute to the Columbia River Conference Saturday at Clatsop Community College.
pilots current information on what
is going on beneath the water.
giving instructions to the
Paulson doesn’t steer the
ships’ quartermasters for ship directly; he gives directions
guidance along the treacher- while on board, conscious of
any language differences.
ous waters.
Paulson showed the audi-
There can be as little as 2 feet
of water under the ship, and along ence a picture of a dangling ver-
his route, and Paulson said the tical ladder up a ship’s hull.
“There’s my commute,” he
maximum depth of the river is
43 feet. He has to deal with lim- said.
Limited visibility, such as
ited visibility due to fog and ob-
structions, navigate around other from fog or equipment, requires
watercraft and communicate with ÀH[LELOLW\
“We’re trained three ways,”
crew from around the world.
The training for being a Co- Paulson said. “We can look out
lumbia River pilot is intense. the window and do this job. We
Paulson is state and federally can look at the radar and do this
job. We can look at the comput-
licensed.
“They give you a blank piece er and do this job.”
Paulson has been a river pi-
of paper,” Paulson said, refer-
ring to his federal testing, “you ORW IRU ¿YH \HDUV EXW KH LV QR
get to make it into a NOAA (Na- stranger to the area. He gradu-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric ated from Clatsop Community
College 36 years ago and has
Administration) chart.”
Extensive knowledge of the held numerous jobs on the Co-
river is a must. His state training, lumbia.
“I’ve done just about every
which Paulson said is in a whole
different realm from the federal job I can think of on the river,”
testing, took 2 1/2 years. He at- he said.
Paulson is licensed for his
tends annual conferences. Every
¿YH\HDUVKHPXVWJRWR)UDQFH stretch of the Columbia, and that
for more training. And every is where he stays.
“I’m not licensed in Seattle,”
week, the Army Corps of Engi-
neers sounds the river, giving the he said. “This is my home.”