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    143RD YEAR, NO. 167
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2016 ONE DOLLAR
WEEKEND EDITION
INTRODUCING THE SCANDINAVIAN
MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL COURT
DEATH AND
THE OCEAN
PAGE 2B
FRIDAY EXTRA • 1C
Nygaards wrongly i lled wetlands, EPA says
5estoUation ¿ ne
XnGeU neJotiation
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
NyJaaUG /anG //C owneG Ey a
SUoPinent tiPEeU haUYestinJ faPily
YiolateG the feGeUal Clean WateU Act
Ey ¿ llinJ aEoXt acUes of wetlanGs
soXth of the AstoUia 5eJional AiUSoUt
last yeaU withoXt a SeUPit accoUGinJ
to the 86 EnYiUonPental 3Uotection
AJency
7he coPSany leYeleG anG ¿ lleG
the wetlanGs foU SastXUe while the
neaUEy /ewis anG ClaUN BUiGJe was
closeG foU UeSaiUs
NyJaaUG /anG is in neJotiations
with the E3A to UestoUe the wetlanGs
anG Say a ¿ ne foU the Yiolation
³We’Ue hoSinJ foU UestoUation of
the site at least enoXJh UestoUation to
Jet it EacN on tUacN to what it XseG to
Ee´ saiG <Yonne 9allette a wetlanGs
cooUGinatoU foU the E3A in 3oUtlanG
NyJaaUG /anG saiG it is cooSeU
atinJ with the feGeUal aJency ³7his
SUoSeUty has Eeen a faUP foU alPost
yeaUs anG we aUe cooSeUatinJ
fXlly with E3A to UesolYe the PatteU´
the coPSany saiG an ePaileG state
Pent 7hXUsGay niJht
7he woUN occXUUeG on SUoSeUty
NyJaaUG /anG owns Eetween AiUSoUt
/ane anG 86 HiJhway while the
E UiGJe was closeG foU SaUtial UeSlace
Pent 9allette saiG the coPSany haG
an aSSlication with the state 'eSaUt
They’ve got a ticket to ride
Pent of )oUestUy to loJ the lanG
which it GiG in anG last yeaU
³7he OUeJon )oUest 3Uactices
Act allows loJJinJ to occXU on wet
lanGs as lonJ as nothinJ else haS
Sens to the lanG´ saiG -Xlie CXUtis a
sSoNeswoPan with the 'eSaUtPent
of 6tate /anGs ³,f the Xse of the lanG
See NYGAARDS, Page 10A
0aUTXis
says too
much
sSotliJht
ClatsoS 'A ¿ les
ethics chaUJe aJainst
BXnGy lawyeUs
By MAXINE BERNSTEIN
The Oregonian
An AP Member Exchange
Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian
Astoria High School students Sarah Miller, left, and Beth Mathre, right, sing as they record a music video on the John Lennon Ed-
ucational Tour Bus at Astoria High School on Tuesday.
/ennon EXs helSs stXGents
iPaJine PXsic SUoGXction
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
T
oS Hat city’s newest EanG
was EoUn in a EXs SaUNeG
oXtsiGe AstoUia HiJh 6chool
Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian
7he -ohn /ennon EGXcational 7oXU BXs a sNy
ElXe Pillion PoEile UecoUGinJ stXGio PaUNeG Ey
a UoXJh sNetch of the late Beatles fUontPan stoSSeG
Ey 7XesGay on a toXU of hiJh schools on the West
Coast 7he e[SeUience JaYe stXGents a chance at SUo
fessional SUoGXction anG <oX7 XEe JloUy
7he nonSUo¿ t that UXns the /ennon EXs was
staUteG Ey <oNo Ono in to honoU heU hXsEanG’s
leJacy anG to helS stXGents e[SUess thePselYes
thUoXJh PXsic at a tiPe when PXsical SUoJUaPs face
fXnGinJ cUXnches 7he EXs Yisits aEoXt schools a
yeaU with helS fUoP coUSoUate sSonsoUs
Jared Rivera records in the sound booth at the John Lennon Educational
Tour Bus.
See LENNON BUS, Page 11A
ClatsoS CoXnty 'istUict AttoUney -osh
0aUTXis has ¿ leG a coPSlaint with the state
EaU aJainst APPon BXnGy’s lawyeUs con
tenGinJ theiU SUetUial statePents oXtsiGe feG
eUal coXUt anG UeleaseG UecoUGinJs of theiU
client will XnfaiUly SUeMXGice fXtXUe MXUoUs
0aUTXis who infoUPeG the OUeJon 6tate
BaU that he’s lectXUeG on the ³ethical liPits of
PaNinJ coPPents on SenGinJ cases’’ saiG he
is not SeUsonally acTXainteG
with the EXJeneEaseG attoU
neys 0iNe AUnolG oU /issa
Casey EXt has watcheG thUee
lenJthy YiGeos SosteG on
<oX7XEe Ey AUnolG’s ¿ UP
³0U AUnolG’s conGXct
anG that of his PePEeUs of
his ¿ UP caXses JUeat conceUn
Josh
foU those of Xs who stUonJly
Marquis
EelieYe in the aSSUoSUiate Gis
cXssion of cases SenGinJ in the tUiEXnals of
feGeUal oU state coXUts’’ 0aUTXis wUote
,n 0aUTXis’ coPSlaint which was
ePaileG to the OUeJon 6tate BaU on )eE
anG ¿ Ust UeSoUteG Ey 7he 5eJisteU*XaUG in
EXJene 7hXUsGay the ClatsoS CoXnty Gis
tUict attoUney GescUiEeG the OUeJon 86
AttoUney’s Of¿ ce’s hanGlinJ of the feGeUal
consSiUacy case SenGinJ aJainst BXnGy anG
otheUs as ³PeasXUeG’’
³<et 0U AUnolG has seen ¿ t to constantly
holG news confeUences to conYey his clients
oSinions Gefenses attacNs on the feGeUal
JoYeUnPent in a PanneU that cannot Ee foU
any otheU SXUSose than UeachinJ anG inÀ X
ence SossiEle MXUoUs who if this PatteU Joes
to tUial woXlG Ee the tUieUs of fact’’ 0aUTXis
wUote
7wenty¿ Ye GefenGants haYe Eeen
inGicteG on a sinJle feGeUal chaUJe of con
sSiUinJ to iPSeGe feGeUal of¿ ceUs fUoP
woUNinJ at the 0alheXU National WilGlife
See MARQUIS, Page 10A
One PoUe chance foU Nicholson UeYeUsal"
Cannon Beach
foes say it’s not
‘the Cannon
Beach way’
By LYRA FONTAINE
EO Media Group
CANNON BEACH — Will
this Ee the ¿ nal woUG " AfteU a
City CoXncil aSSUoYal anG a
/anG 8se BoaUG of ASSeals
G ecision oSSonents of a foXU
hoPe SUoMect on /aXUel 6tUeet
hoSe coXnciloUs will UeYeUse
thePselYes 7XesGay niJht
7he City C oXncil will holG
a SXElic heaUinJ anG consiGeU
¿ nal aSSUoYal foU the UesiGen sion´ he saiG ³,’P MXst MXPS
tial GeYeloSPent
inJ thUoXJh hooSs anG , fXlly
7he PeetinJ Pay Ee the e[Sect City CoXncil to JiYe
last tiPe oSSonents haYe to ¿ nal aSSUoYal´
PaNe theiU case aJainst
7he city aSSUoYeG
the SUoMect Ey Cannon
SUeliPinaUy Slans foU
Beach anG 3oUtlanG
the SUoMect in 0aUch
UesiGent -eff Nichol
7he Gecision was
son 7he aSSlication
XShelG Ey the state’s
was UetXUneG to the
/anG 8se BoaUG of
coXncil afteU the city’s
ASSeals
3lanninJ CoPPission
BXt afteU oXt
Jeff
foXnG À aws with the
cUy fUoP neiJhEoUs
Nicholson anG )UienGs of Can
SUoSosal
³,’P MXst SlXJJinJ
non Beach a nonSUo¿ t
alonJ anG we’Ye Eeen oYeU JUoXS foUPeG to ¿ Jht the SUoM
this foU a yeaU anG a half´ ect the 3lanninJ CoPPission
Nicholson saiG ³,’Ye Gone UeYieweG anG foXnG À aws with
so PXch EeyonG what was the aSSlication
asNeG foU in oUGeU to Sac
ify the 3 lanninJ C oPPis See NICHOLSON, Page 10A
Erick Bengel /The Daily Astorian
A home located on the 0.57-acre property owned by Jeff
Nicholson.