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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2016 “Finest Hours” Presentation with Michael Tougias, 2 p.m., Co- lumbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria. * Community Skate Night, 5 p.m., The Armory, 1636 Exchange St., Astoria, $3, all ages. Tom Trudell, jazz, 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, no cover. George Coleman, folk, 6 p.m., Shelburne Inn Restaurant, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., no cover. Larry Yes, Nate Lumbard & Ivy and Joel Ricci, Americana, 7 p.m., Sou’Wester Lodge, 3728 J Place, Seaview, Wash. Hondo’s Open Mic, 7:30 p.m., Hondo’s Brew & Cork, 2703 Marine Drive, Astoria, no cover. Bradford Loomis, Americana, 9 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., no cover. DJ Sugar PDX Dance Party, 9:30 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broad- way, Seaside, 21 and older. Friday * Free First Day Hikes, 10 a.m., Oregon State Parks, near cities in Clatsop County, free admission, all ages. * Fort Clatsop Holiday Happenings, 10:30 a.m., Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, all ages. * New Year’s Day Fun Run, 10:30 a.m., Maritime Memorial Park, 10 Bay St., Astoria, $15, all ages. New Year’s Day Polar Plunge Fundraiser, 10:30 a.m., Neah- kahnie Beach, north of Reed & Nehalem roads, Manzanita, all ages. Karen Gale Artist Reception, 3 p.m., Hoffman Center, 594 Lane- da Ave., Manzanita. * Community Skate Night, 5 p.m., The Armory, 1636 Exchange St., Astoria, $3, all ages. David Drury, jazz, 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, no cover. Tom Trudell, jazz, 6 p.m., Shelburne Inn Restaurant, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., no cover. Maggie & the Cats, 6:30 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, no cover, 21 and older. Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament, 7 p.m., American Legion 168, 1216 S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 21 and older. Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Baked Alaska, No. 1 12th St., Astoria, $2 person per game. Hondo’s Open Mic, 7:30 p.m., Hondo’s Brew & Cork, 2703 Marine Drive, Astoria, no cover. Bradford Loomis, Americana, 9 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., no cover. Twisted Karaoke, 9 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 21 and older. Saturday * “Treasure the Beach” Beach Clean Up, 9 a.m., Seaside Beach, meet at Seashore Inn on the Beach, 60 N. Promenade, Seaside, all ages. * Fort Clatsop Holiday Happenings, 10:30 a.m., Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, all ages. * Year of Wellness Open House Forum & Presentation, 1 p.m., Manzanita Branch Library, 571 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Sunday Jennifer Goodenberger, contemporary, 11:30 a.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, no cover. Kitchen Music Jam Session, 1 p.m., Long Beach Grange, 5715 Sandridge Road, Long Beach, Wash. Bradford Loomis, Americana, 7 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., no cover. Three For Silver, Top 40, 8 p.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, no cover. Twisted Karaoke, 9 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 21 and older. * Recommended for kids. DD <DQJ GLQJHG IRU À XVKLQJ ZLWKRXW D SHUPLW the river without a permit, seven of which were as- sessed for violations . Each of the seven violations cost $7,800, combining to more than $54,000 in fines. An- other $30,700 was added to account for money Da Yang saved by not complying with the department’s re- quirements. The Department of Envi- ronmental Quality issued the fine Nov. 30 and announced the penalty publicly in the middle of December . Bachman said Da Yang contacted his office in April about getting a National By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian The state Department of Environmental Quali- ty fined Da Yang Seafoods $85,319 for discharging wastewater from its Pier 2 processing plant into the Columbia River between June 2008 and May without a federal permit. Jeff Bachman, an envi- ronmental law specialist with the department , said there were 42 occurrences in which Da Yang had dis- charged wastewater into Pollutant Discharge Elimi- nation System 900-J permit, required for fish processors to ensure discharges do not harm human health or the environment. The permit limits the amount of allowed discharge, and requires mon- itoring and reporting. During an inspection for the permit, Bachman said, investigators found there were floor drains discharg- ing into the water beneath. The department found Da Yang was not registered for coverage under the permit at its Pier 2 location. The Port of Astoria Com- ® ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast Oregon Weather Today Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are Today’s highs and tomorrow night’s lows Breezy with plenty of sunshine 46° Portland 38/26 Corvallis 40/24 Eugene 40/25 30° Saturday Pendleton 22/14 Salem 41/25 Albany 42/25 Sunday Burns 17/0 Medford 40/31 Plenty of sunshine By KATHERINE LACAZE EO Media Group Ontario 19/13 Bend 25/12 Klamath Falls 23/20 Partly sunny Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 44° 32° 42° Monday Tuesday Cloudy with a passing shower 47° 35° Cloudy with a bit of rain 38° 47° 39° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Wednesday. Temperatures High ........................................... 42° Low ............................................ 30° Normal high ............................... 49° Normal low ................................. 37° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.00" Month to date ........................ 20.53" Normal month to date ............. 9.89" Year to date ........................... 73.78" Normal year to date .............. 67.26" Sunrise today ................... 7:58 a.m. Sunset tonight .................. 7:58 a.m. Moonrise today ....................... none Moonset today ................ 11:50 a.m. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Last New First Full Jan 1 Jan 9 Jan 16 Jan 23 Under the Sky Today Hi Lo W 18 1 pc 25 7 pc 46 31 s 40 20 pc 46 36 s 23 0 s 40 20 pc 44 29 s 50 31 s Hi 18 25 48 37 44 25 40 42 50 Sat. 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COUPON HAPPY 2016! Gimre’s Shoes f from om Follow us on SAVE $ 15 on your next shoe purchase Shoes or boots priced over $35 • Expires January 31, 2016 BRING THIS COUPON AS ENTRY FOR A $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE SEASIDE — Nearly 550 children in the Seaside and Gearhart area received a special gift this holiday sea- son because of the Rotary Club of Seaside’s Wishing Tree program. While the nonprofit or- ganization spearheaded the program and purchased items to ensure each child gets something, a majority of the gifts came from the community , which “gave many children in our area a wonderful Christmas,” said Rotarian Sandy McDowall, the organizer of the Seaside program. As in several years past, the Rotary Club hung paper bells on trees at institutions across town, such as all the local banks, Providence Sea- side Hospital, the Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District and the Wine and Beer Haus at the Seaside Factory Outlet Center. Each bell contained the gender of a child, his or her age and suggestions for Christmas presents. Community members picked up about 140 paper bells and returned them with gifts for RAINIER — A sinkhole that opened during early De- cember À oods in Rainier re- mains open, with no repair date scheduled. The Daily News reported that the state Department of Transportation is spending about $10,000 a day to pump water from the hole to keep it from À owing over nearby U.S. Highway 30. A more permanent repair is still in the works. Department of Transpor- tation spokesman Lou Torres says the sinkhole was caused when a corrugated metal cul- vert that carries Fox Creek through Rainier was over- the designated children. Additionally, Seaside’s Les Schwab Tire Center did a toy collection in conjunc- tion with Dutch Bros. Cof- fee and donated the items to the Wishing Tree program. Finally, the regional Toys For Tots detachment con- tributed more than 900 toys to the program this year. Toys For Tots, sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps Re- serve, is coordinated by Lou Neubecker, a retired Marine from Seaside. “With everyone’s help, we were able to assist 194 families in our area alone,” McDowall said. whelmed with water during the storms earlier this month. Torres says it is unclear how much damage was done to the culvert. The state has assembled a project team that includes a geologist, hydrol- ogist and engineers to deter- mine how to ¿ x the problem once they pinpoint the source of the trouble. 3XEOLF PHHWLQJV MONDAY YRXQJV RLYHU LHZLV CODUN WDWHU DLV WULFW BRDUG 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. AVWRULD CLWy CRXQFLO 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. TUESDAY SHDVLGH CRPPXQLWy DQG SHQLRU CRPPLV VLRQ 10 a.m., the Bob Chisholm Center, 1225 Avenue A. SHDVLGH LLEUDUy BRDUG 4:30 p.m., 1131 Broadway. MLOHV CURVVLQJ SDQLWDUy SHZHU DLVWULFW BRDUG 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Busi- ness. SHDVLGH 3ODQQLQJ CRPPLVVLRQ 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. 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SUBSCRIBER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE ASTORIA: 239 14th Street • (503) 325-3972 (minor) adverse impact on human health or the envi- ronment.” Bachman said the prima- ry pollutants in Da Yang’s wastewater discharges in- clude suspended solids, bacteria and other organ- ic material. “To humans, it’s not a particularly high threat,” he said, adding the wastewater mostly makes water less hospitable for aquatic life. The Department of Envi- ronmental Quality is draft- ing the permit Da Yang applied for in May. Bach- man said the department is preparing to meet with the company for the hearing. SWDWH HyHV UHSDLUV IRU RDLQLHU VLQNKROH FDXVHG Ey À RRGV Associated Press Astoria / Port Docks Time High 7:01 a.m. 8.2 ft. 7:26 p.m. 6.3 ft. denies it happened each of the specific months alleged. The company’s lawyer, Aar- on Courtney, argued that al- leged violations before Nov. 30, 2012, are barred because of a statute of limitations, and that the company has made efforts to correct the alleged violations, promptly applying for a wastewater permit in May and installing two hydrosieves, technolo- gy commonly used by fish processors to filter waste- water. Courtney argued the dis- charges are minor, “as there exists no evidence that the alleged discharges resulted in more than de minimis Rotary Club, community provide gifts for local families The Dalles 31/22 Astoria 46/32 mission transferred a lease on the plant at the end of Pier 2 from Fremont Sea- foods to Da Yang 11 years ago, after Fremont had fallen into debt. Da Yang has previously been fined $27,000 by the U.S. En- vironmental Protection Agency for failing to keep proper records of the dates it serviced its blast freez- er, which uses chemicals that can damage the earth’s ozone layer if released. Da Yang has appealed the Department of Environmen- tal Quality’s fine and asked for a contested case hearing. The company admits to discharging wastewater but MEMBER CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS, INC. 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