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DailyAstorian.com // 143RD YEAR, NO. 171 ONE DOLLAR THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 LOCALS SHINE NEAR AND FAR THREE PLAYS, ONE NIGHT HOMETOWN REPORT 7A COAST WEEKEND DIVE, ROBOT Students use technology to help ¿ nd shipwrecks By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Special recall election planned for $pril A select group of the top student robotbuilders assembled Tuesday in physics instructor Pat Keefe’s bottomÀ oor laboratory at &latsop &ommunity &ollege. The team, comprised of engi neering, mathematics and other technologically gifted students from $storia, Warrenton and Jewell, is tasked with building a new underwater robot for the Maritime $rchaeological Soci ety to ¿ nd shipwrecks around the mouth of the &olumbia 5iver and on the 1orth &oast. By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian 7KHWHDP Organi]ing the construction of a remotely operated vehicle, or 5O9 , is Georges Oates Larsen, head of the college’s underwater robotics team and a member of the archaeological society. “We were looking into the possibility of having the compe tition 5O9 do these missions,” Larsen said. “We looked at that, and that ended up being a lit tle too expensive. We switched gears and said ‘ Hey , it would be really interesting if we could start up an 5O9 program.’ We could create a division of the 5O9 club that’s responsible for constructing and working with an Open5O9.” The archaeological soci ety, using a grant from the &lat sop &ounty &ultural &oalition, purchased a submersible from Open5O9, a company that man ufactures inexpensive kits for educational programs. Cannon Beach ¿UHH[HFV VWDQGSDW Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Clockwise from bottom left: Brenton Davis, Georges Oates Larse n, Jonathan Kaminski, Darby Cullen, Sam Daire, and Ashley Fish in the physics lab at Clatsop Community College. &$11O1 B($&H ² $ special election will be held in $pril on the recall of three &annon Beach 5ural Fire Protection District directors behind the ¿ ring of Mike Bal]er as ¿ re chief last October. President Sharon &lyde and directors Linda BeckSweeney and Garry $dams chose to ¿ ght the recall rather than resign by Wednesday’s deadline. BeckSweeney and $dams issued identical statements as &lyde ² who announced her intention 7uesday ² citing the board’s Mike “¿ duciary responsibility to Balzer those who elected them to provide a high level of over sight, particularly in matters of management and administration.” Bal]er was dismissed “when the maMor ity of the directors, elected by district vot ers, became concerned about his ability to perform the administrative skills required of the head of a public agency,” according to the statements delivered to &latsop &ounty &lerk 9alerie &rafard. See CANNON BEACH, Page 10A The Maritime Archaeolog- ical Society recently ad- opted the Beeswax Wreck Project, the long-running search for what is believed to be a Spanish galleon that sank near the Nehalem Spit in the late 17th century. See STUDENTS, Page 10A Submitted P hoto Higher wages on way in Oregon Minimum wage hike plan becomes law By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau The Maritime Archaeological So- ciety believes the remains of the Spanish galleon Santo Cristo De Burgos are located near the coastline off of Manzanita. Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian $iling health practitioner now needs help Stroke sidelines Meno after years of service on Long Beach Peninsula By LYNDA LAYNE For EO Media Group It’s not easy to keep a good man down, but in Mike Meno’s case, he has no choice. Mostly con¿ ned to a bed at &lat sop &are &enter in $storia, Meno, a longtime Long Beach :ash. Penin sula health care provider , is making slow but sure progress with physical and occupational therapy, ¿ ghting to regain mobility from a stroke he suf HOW TO HELP The Mikey’s Road to Recover GoFundMe page is: https://www.gofundme.com/ z2mu9hgs To visit Meno or send cards: Clatsop Care Center Mike Meno 646 16th St. Room 318/2 Astoria, OR 97103 fered while in a hospital after &hrist mas when he was being treated for pneumonia. $nd as is sometimes the case with insurance policies, the lon ger he is in the care center, the less the company is going to pay. Meno and his family need help. S$L(M ² Gov. Kate Brown signed landmark legislation Wednesday to set a threetier minimum wage increase schedule around the state, with &latsop &ounty going to . an hour by . 7he plan, which establishes a higher min imum wage in the Portland area and a lower amount in areas with a struggling economy, is the ¿ rst of its kind in the nation, said state Sen. Michael Dembrow, DPortland. “I am so delighted to be here today to celebrate the achievement of my top prior ity for the short session to raise Oregon’s See HIKE, Page 10A Financial help Daughter Kallie Meno set up a GoFundMe account, titled Mikey’s 5oad to 5ecovery. $lready, , has been received through dona tions, but more is needed. Kallie Meno, a graduate of Ilwaco High School, lives in Seattle, where she works as a head hunter for a com pany called Porch. On the GoFundMe page, she wrote, “If you’ve spent much time on the coast of :ashington or Ore gon, chances are you’ve met my father. He spent years on city coun cil and volunteered as medical aid for our high school basketball and football teams. $ physician’s assis tant for plus years, he took care See MENO, Page 10A Anna Reed/Statesman-Journal Gov. Kate Brown celebrates before signing Senate Bill 1532, increasing Oregon’s minimum wage according to a tiered system, at the state Capitol in Salem on Wednesday.
