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Home and Chef Tour Thriller night set in Seaside COAST WEEKEND PAGE 2A 143rd YEAR, No. 72 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015 ONE DOLLAR Hands-on science leads to acclaim for Cain Astoria teacher LVD¿QDOLVWIRU national award By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Lee Cain, WKH ¿VKHULHV biology teach- er at Astoria High School, will soon be honored as one RI WKH WRS ¿YH K-12 science teachers in Or- egon. Lee Cain, who Cain teaches inte- JUDWHGVFLHQFH¿VKHULHVDQGPDULQH biology, was nominated and recently QDPHGRQHRIVWDWHOHYHO¿QDOLVWV in science and math for the 2015 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. See CAIN, Page 5A Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Carla Cole, natural resources project manager with Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, shows a dragonfly larvae collected from the Yeon Pond as part of a nationwide initiative called the Dragonfly Mercury Project. Students help national park with GUDJRQÀ\PHUFXU\SURMHFW By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian A Lunch program is underfunded, staff stretched thin By KATHERYN HOUGHTON EO Media Group storia High School biology students waded into the Yeon easement pond near Sunset Beach last week to collect GUDJRQÀ\ ODUYDH IRU D 1D tional Park Service project. The larvae, known as nymphs, were collected to determine their mercury lev- els, which help show overall levels in the national park ecosystems. High mercury levels could be dangerous to the dragon- ÀLHV¿VKZLOGOLIHDQGKXPDQV Students worked in teams to gather the larvae out of the pond. While one student used a net to grab the nymphs, another handled them and others recorded the data and made observations. Cole Beeson, a sophomore student, said his favorite part was scooping the lar- vae with the net. “You get to get in the water,” he said. 7KH 'UDJRQÀ\ 0HUFXU\ 3URMHFW UHOLHV on the national parks partnering with cit- izen scientists, such as the students, to compile the data. The students collected Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian See DRAGONFLIES, Page 10A Fight against senior hunger Carla Cole shows students how to bag dragonfly larvae collected from the Yeon Pond. ILWACO, Wash. — Because of D ODFN RI IXQGLQJ D QRQSUR¿W WKDW serves roughly 70 Long Beach Pen- insula senior citizens a day is down to one cook in the kitchen. The Ilwaco Senior Nutrition Pro- gram, which serves hot meals to people 60 and older, is working off a budget that only covers half of their lunches. The cost of running a com- mercial kitchen has jumped while ORFDO¿QDQFLDOVXSSRUWKDVGURSSHG State and federal programs provide some funding, but aren’t intended to NHHSWKHSURJUDPDÀRDW Those who use the program do- nate what they can, but it isn’t enough to cover the funding gap. There is no formal income test. Verna Oller, who bequeathed millions for a commu- nity pool, was a frequent diner. The program has a suggested donation of $4 per person, but customers pay whatever they can afford. See HUNGER, Page 10A New brewery goes ‘Public’ in Cannon Beach Local craft beer scene brews at Lumberyard site By DANI PALMER EO Media Group CANNON BEACH — The beer scene in Cannon Beach is brewing new businesses. Ryan Snyder, owner of the Lumberyard Rotisserie and Grill, announced last week that he’s transforming the restaurant into Public Coast Brewing Co ., slated to open in February 2016. “Twenty-two years ago, I was living in Las Vegas running taps in the back bar of Holy Cow Brewery for entrepreneur and Vegas leg- end Tom Wisner,” Snyder said. “The aroma of hops, the bright tanks and the buzz of a brewery in action left an indelible mark on me and I decided one day I’d open a brewery. Public Coast Brew- ing is the culmination of that lifelong dream.” Snyder unveiled his plans for the restaurant and brew- ery, to be located at 264 E. Third St ., just days after Pelican Brewing Co . held a groundbreaking ceremony at its new Cannon Beach loca- tion on Sunset Boulevard. The Lumberyard Brewing Co . already exists in Arizona, so Snyder came up with a new name. Public Coast Brewing celebrates Oregon’s 363 miles of public coastline, as decreed by legislature in 1967. “As one of the only true public coastlines in America, the Oregon coast is open to everyone, and the people are warm and inviting,” said Sny- der, who also serves as Mar- tin Hospitality’s president. “I wanted to build a brewery that UHÀHFWV WKDW VDPH ZHOFRPLQJ spirit, and make craft beer that’s both delicious and ap- Dani Palmer/EO Media Group proachable.” Public Coast Brewing will The Lumberyard Rotisserie and Grill is closed for reno- See BREWERY, Page 5A vations. When it reopens in February, it’ll be Public Coast Brewing.
