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OPINION 6A Founded in 1873 STEPHEN A. FORRESTER, Editor & Publisher LAURA SELLERS, Managing Editor BETTY SMITH, Advertising Manager CARL EARL, Systems Manager JOHN D. BRUIJN, Production Manager DEBRA BLOOM, Business Manager HEATHER RAMSDELL, Circulation Manager Water under the bridge Compiled by Bob Duke From the pages of Astoria’s daily newspapers 10 years ago this week — 2005 A year ago today, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, sent a devastating tsunami around the Indian Ocean, killing more than 200,000 people and leveling coastal towns. While the event was half a world away, destructive tsunamis aren’t for- HLJQWRWKH3DFL¿F1RUWKZHVW²WKH\¶YHKDSSHQHGKHUHLQWKHSDVWDQGDUH sure to happen again. But even though the Sumatra disaster highlighted the YXOQHUDELOLW\RIWKH1RUWKZHVWFRDVWDOUHVLGHQWVDUHVWLOOQRWSUHSDUHGIRUD massive wave, some scientists and educators say. The family of Shelly Loring lit three Menorahs, or candela- bra, for Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. “I really love the idea of doing these things as a family,” Lor- ing said after they had sung the Hebrew blessings. “That’s the part of Judaism I love; the tradition, the heritage and the connec- tion to family.” Hanukkah is a Hebrew word for rededication. The holiday started on Dec. 25 this year and will continue until Jan. 2. Federal judges. There’s no guessing which way they will lean. $1HZ+DPSVKLUHPLFURURDVWHU\WKDWVHOOVDGDUNFRIIHHEOHQGFDOOHG Charbucks” hasn’t harmed coffee giant Starbucks, a federal judge has ruled. 50 years ago — 1965 Santa called his reindeer to an abrupt halt and gave that long- legged bird the right-of-way Christmas day so the stork could de- liver special Christmas presents to two Clatsop County families. Husky William Jeffrey, weighing in at 9 pounds 3 ounces, was the bundle delivered to Mr. and Mrs. William Richards, 4938 Ce- dar Street, December 25 soon after 10 a.m. at St. Mary hospital. U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a Manpower Development and Training Act project at Clatsop Community college to train 20 unem- SOR\HGZRUNHUVDVGDLU\KHUGVPHQ5HS:HQGHOO:\DWW¶V:DVKLQJWRQRI¿FH reported Tuesday. Winter was late arriving this year, but it seems to have QRZ FRPH LQ HDUQHVW ¿UVW with ice and snow and then with wind and rain. As far as we are concerned here, the wind and rain are preferable to the snow and ice. Wind and rain are nor- mal winter weather, while ice and snow are uncommon ordeals that we would just as soon not have. Monday’s gale was a strong one, halting shipping, blowing trees across high- ways and knocking down power lines. But it chased away the snows of Christmas week and few were sorry to see them go. THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2015 On the night before Christmas, two Iranian cigar merchants ... O 1 7+( 1,*+7 %(- fore Christmas, I was in a Vancouver, British Columbia, cigar store with its two Iranian-Canadian proprietors. $V , VPRNHG D +DYDQD SHWLW robusto, I heard about how their father opened the store VRPH\HDUVDJR,WZDV degrees outside, and the city was beginning to grow quiet. It was a wonderful time to share cigar stories while the ash lengthened on our Cubans. Riding the Amtrak Cascades from Kelso, Washington, to Van- couver is one of our region’s best travel opportunities. It’s a sev- en-hour trip that starts around 4 SPDQGHQGVDWSP2XU8U- ban Cafe salads made a great din- ner. Vancouver has a cultural di- mension beyond Portland or Se- attle. Robson Street is lined with about every cuisine you might imagine. On the day after Christmas, my wife and I took an excursion bus to Whistler. We road a gondola to the top of Whistler and thence to Blackcomb. 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Of late, a small but growing YRWHUV ZRXOG EH ³HPEDUUDVVHG´ WR Free Willies: SeaWorld said it number of schools have eliminat- have Trump as their president. In this would begin phasing out orca shows ed the despicable speech limitation age of the rude and crude, a glimmer at its San Diego park. This is a good codes. And despite all the news of decency. Good night to all. Sweet start for our fellow warm-blooded generated by closed-minded kids winter dreams. See you next year. By TIMOTHY EGAN New York Times News Service Snow Wednesday night and Thursday morning brought out Astoria children in throngs. Among them were (from left) Mark, Tom and Art Hippensteel, who were sliding in the snow near their home at 6th and Duane. (Photo by Daily Astorian) Road conditions in Clatsop County worsened Friday morning to the point where state police and high- way department spokesmen reported only one highway leading out of the county was passable without tire chains. 75 years ago — 1940 7KDQNVWRLQGLYLGXDOVDQGVHUYLFHFOXEVWRORFDO¿UHPHQDQG kids and to the county court, the families of Astoria, who faced today without hopes for a merry Christmas, had a decent meal and toys for the children. Early this morning trucks from the county shops started roll- ing throughout the local area bearing baskets of food, clothing and toys that meant a real Christmas treat for a lot of folks. Waterlogged and losing her shattered deckload with every heavy swell, the 200-foot wooden schooner Davenport is being towed to the Columbia River today by the Coast Guard cutter Onondaga. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s census of retail trade in Oregon for 1939 showed gains in volume of sales for Astoria of 47 percent from 1935 compared with 1939 and of 10 percent during the 10-year period 1929 to 1939. /LWWHULQJWKHVWRUP\3DFL¿FIURP&DSH0HDUHVWRWKH&ROXPELD5LYHU with her shattered deck load of lumber, the wooden steam schooner Daven- SRUWZDOORZHGWRDVDIHPRRUDJHDWSLHU10RQGD\QLJKW The third wooden steam schooner in a week to get coast guard assistance, the 28-year-old vessel reached Astoria at the end of cutter Onondaga’s tow line. An immediate survey of the boat yards and machine shops of the lower Columbia will be undertaken at once by the Chamber of Commerce and the Clatsop County Industrial commission as a preliminary toward an aggressive effort to secure defense con- tracts for this area. 6HFUHWDU\RIWKH,QWHULRU+DUROG/,FNHVWRGD\GHVFULEHGDV³HQRUPRXV´ WKHVRFLDODQGHFRQRPLFVLJQL¿FDQFHIRUWKH1RUWKZHVWRIWKHGHYHORSPHQW RINLORZDWWVRIFKHDSHOHFWULFHQHUJ\²SRWHQWLDOFRPELQHGRXW- put of Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams.
