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L o g g e r s ou t r a c e G r e yh ound s ‘S ton e Soup ’ say s so long SPORTS • 4A NORTH COAST • 3A 143 rd YEAR , No . 74 MONDAY , OCTOBER 12 , 2015 ONE DOLLAR L o c a l b r and r e c a l l s c an s S k i p a n o n B r a n d S e a f o o d r e c a l l s a l l o f i t s c a n n e d s e a f o o d p r o d u c t s R A C E Y O U A C R O S S ! Joshua Bessex /The Da i ly As to r ian Runne rs make the i r way ac ross the As to r ia B r idge du r ing the G rea t Co lumb ia C ross ing 10K . T h o u s a n d s t a k e p a r t i n t h e G r e a t C o l um b i a C r o s s i n g Th e Da i l y A s to r ian T hou s and s m ad e th e jou rn ey f rom D i sm a l N i t ch in W a sh ing ton to A s to r i a a s p a r t o f th e G r e a t Co lumb i a C ro s s ing 10K Sund ay . Runn e r s and w a lk e r s o f a l l ag e s c ro s s ed th e A s to r i a B r idg e fo r th e annu a l ev en t , now in i t s 34 th y e a r . Th e A s to r i a B r idg e i s th e long e s t con t inuou s t ru s s b r idg e in No r th Am e r i c a , th e C ro s s ing i s th e on ly t im e p eop l e a r e a l - low ed to c ro s s i t on foo t . S t ev i e A l l en , o f A s to r i a , w a s th e r s t m a l e comp e t i to r a c ro s s th e n i sh l in e w i th a t im e o f 35 :00 . N a t a l i e S ahnow , o f A sh l and , w a s th e r s t f e - m a l e comp e t i to r a c ro s s th e n - i sh l in e w i th a t im e o f 41 :34 . S e e mo r e pho to s on Pag e 10A and on l in e a t Thousands compe te in the G rea t Co lumb ia C ross ing 10K race Sunday . www .da i l ya s to r ian . com Th e Da i l y A s to r ian WARRENTON — Sk ip anon B r and S e a food i s vo lun t a r i ly r e - c a l l ing a l l c ann ed s e a food p rodu c t s b e c au s e o f po t en t i a l expo su r e to bo t - u l i sm , wh i ch cou ld c au s e l i f e - th r e a t - en ing i l ln e s s o r d e a th . Th e comp any i s wo rk ing to no t i fy r e t a i l cu s tom e r s and co -p a ck e r s . Th e s e a food p rodu c t s w e r e d i s - t r ibu t ed to who l e s a l e r s and r e t a i l e r s in O r egon , W a sh ing ton s t a t e , N ev a - d a and M i ch ig an and so ld ov e r th e In t e rn e t to cu s tom e r s n a t ionw id e . Th e comp any s a id th e l a s t d a t e of d i s t r ibu t ion w a s in S ep t emb e r and u rg ed cu s tom e r s no t to u s e any of th e c ann ed s e a food and e i th e r r e tu rn th e p rodu c t s o r ho ld th e i t em s fo r p i ckup . Th e r e h av e b e en no r epo r t s o f cu s tom e r s b e com ing i l l a f t e r con - sum ing th e p rodu c t s . “Th e r e h a sn ’ t b e en a d e t e c t ion o f any con t am in an t s , ” M a rk Ku j a l a , th e comp any ’ s own e r and th e W a r r en ton m ayo r , s a id S a tu rd ay . S e e SK IPANON , Pag e 7A N o p l a c e t o c a l l h om e Joshua Bessex /The Da i ly As to r ian N um b e r o f h om e l e s s s t u d e n t s d r o p s s l i g h t l y i n C l a t s o p C o u n t y By EDWARD STRATTON Th e Da i l y A s to r ian Joshua Bessex /The Da i ly As to r ian G rego r io Mo reno , le f t , and Na ta l ie Sahnow , r igh t , run a long the As - Joshua Bessex /The Da i ly As to r ian to r ia B r idge du r ing the G rea t Co lumb ia C ross ing 1 0K race . Sahnow S tev ie A l len , the f i rs t ma le f in ishe r o f the race , runs a long the As to - was the f i rs t fema le f in ishe r o f the race . r ia B r idge du r ing the G rea t Co lumb ia C ross ing on Sunday . C l a t sop Coun ty s choo l s s e rv ed b e tw e en 230 and 240 s tud en t s con - s id e r ed hom e l e s s by th e s t a t e in 2014 -15 , a c co rd ing to s t a t i s t i c s r e - l e a s ed th i s mon th by th e O r egon D e - p a r tm en t o f Edu c a t ion . Hom e l e s s c an in c lud e any th ing f rom s tud en t s and f am i l i e s sh a r ing hou s ing w i th f r i end s o r f am i ly ; s t ay - r ing in ho t e l s , mo t e l s and sh e l t e r s ; o l iv ing un sh e l t e r ed , wh i ch in c lud e s c a r s , bu s e s , t r a i l e r s , p a rk s , pub l i c l and , ab andon ed bu i ld ing s o r o th - e r p l a c e s no t in t end ed fo r s l e ep ing ov e rn igh t . S e e HOMELESS , Pag e 7A Un iqu e h obb y l and s Du r s s e in a c a g e T h e n igh t o f J an . 14 , 2012 , w a s a sp e c i a l on e fo r Jo ey Du r s s e . And a l i t t l e n e rv e -w r a ck ing . oe v e y e a r s a f t e r g r adu a t ing f rom A s to r i a H igh S choo l , Du r s s e found h im s e l f in a c ag e a t th e C l a t - sop Coun ty F a i rg round s , f a c ing a guy n am ed A a r ron “Th e K id ” T ann e r in a M ix ed M a r t i a l A r t s (MMA ) m a t ch . Th e r s t ev e r fo r Du r s s e . “ I h ad p l ay ed a l i t t l e b a s eb a l l a t C l a ck am a s (Commun i ty Co l l eg e ) , and I h a t ed i t , ” r e c a l l ed Du r s s e , a fo r - m e r two - spo r t a th l e t e a t A s to r i a H igh S choo l . A f t e r g r adu a t ion f rom AHS in 2007 , “ I d idn ’ t r e a l ly do any th ing fo r a coup l e y e a r s . Th en I w a s wo rk ing on sh ip s and m e t a guy ov e r s e a s and w e s t a r t ed wo rk ing ou t and t a lk ing abou t comp e t ing . “So wh en I go t b a ck , I hook ed up w i th M ik e M a th e r and s t a r t ed go - ing to h i s gym (M a th e r M a r t i a l A r t s A c ad emy ) , ” Du r s s e s a id . “Th r e e mon th s l a t e r , I h ad my r s t gh t a t th e f a i rg round s . “ I d idn ’ t h av e mu ch t r a in ing o r any th ing , and a l l my f r i end s w e r e th e r e , ” h e s a id o f th e n igh t and th e gh t , wh i ch w a s p a r t o f Co a s t a l B r aw l 2 . “ I t w a s a lo t o f p r e s su r e , and ‘Th e K id ’ w a s tough , bu t I w en t ou t and won . ” Du r s s e won by n an imou s e c i s ion a f t e r th r e e round s . Th a t v i c to ry , Du r s s e s a id , “w a s a hug e mom en t fo r m e . I p l ay ed i t in my h e ad i f I w e r e to lo s e my r s t gh t in my hom e town , in f ron t o f ev e ry - body … who know s i f I wou ld ev en w an t to k e ep do ing i t . ” Du r s s e now sp l i t s h i s t im e b e tw e en Po r t l and and A s to r i a , wo rk ing w e ek - on , w e ek -o f f on a p i lo t bo a t , wh i ch l e av e s p l en ty o f t im e fo r wo rk ing ou t and MMA . H e h ad n ev e r w r e s t l ed in h igh s choo l . Du r s s e h ad p l ay ed foo tb a l l and w a s p a r t o f A s to r i a ’ s 2006 s t a t e ch amp ion sh ip b a s eb a l l t e am . I t w a s “ ju s t a th l e t i c i sm ” th a t c a r - r i ed h im in th e b eg inn ing o f h i s c ag e gh t ing c a r e e r . “Now , i t ’ s b e en a l i t t l e ov e r fou r Subm i t ted Pho to The w inne r by unan imous dec is ion , to r ia ’ s Joey Du rsse . S e e DURSSE , Pag e 7A As