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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016 The News-Review/AP Patty Hine leads a song with members of Raging Gran- nies during a rally against the Jordan Cove pipeline in September, at Riverbend Park in Winston. Jordan Cove: ‘This is just a bump in the road’ sion zones. Federal forests won’t be threatened with In an order issued Fri- ODQGVOLGHV ¿UHV DQG KDEL- day, the federal commis- tat loss. sion ruled that the public “Oregon wins big EHQH¿WV RI WKH SLSHOLQH GR today.” not outweigh the adverse Mark Wall, a leader with effects on landowners. Boost Southwest Oregon, Backers of Jordan Cove a group that favored the — Veresen Inc., based in project, told the Coos Bay Canada, and The Williams World he was not about to Companies in Oklahoma — declare defeat. wanted to ship the plentiful “This is just a bump in natural gas of western Can- the road,” Wall told the ada and the Rocky Moun- newspaper. “The project’s tains of the United States to not dead. This is not a deal energy markets in Asia. killer.” Developers tried to min- The Federal Energy imize the impact on land- Regulatory Commission owners by positioning had signed off last Sep- 95 miles of the 232-mile WHPEHU RQ WKH ¿QDO HQYL- pipeline — or 41 percent ronmental impact state- — next to existing pow- ment for Jordan Cove. The erlines, roads and other project was considered fur- pipelines, according to the ther along in the regulatory commission. process — and better posi- But many landowners tioned politically — than complained the pipeline the Oregon LNG proposal would have negative eco- in Warrenton. nomic impacts, including Oregon LNG — backed potential harm to oyster and by the Leucadia National timber harvesting and farm- Corp., a New York based ing, and it was likely that holding company — has some of the private prop- encountered a wave of erty needed for the pipe- opposition from environ- line would have had to be PHQWDOLVWV ¿VKHUPHQ DQG acquired through eminent community leaders on the domain. North Coast who have 0RVW VLJQL¿FDQWO\ WKH argued that a terminal and commission found that Jor- pipeline is inappropriate for dan Cove “has presented the mouth of the Columbia little or no evidence of River. need” for a new pipeline “We are inspired by the or demonstrated customer people of southern Ore- demand for the natural gas. gon who stood their ground ³:H¿QGWKHJHQHUDOL]HG for 10 years to prevail over allegations of need prof- LNG. For the Oregon LNG fered by (Jordan Cove) do proposal on the Columbia not outweigh the potential River, FERC’s denial sends for adverse impact on land- a clear message: you’re owners and communities,” next,” Brett VandenHeu- commissioners decided. vel, the executive director Since the federal com- of Columbia Riverkeeper, mission has not previously a Hood River-based envi- authorized an LNG termi- ronmental group, said in a nal without a known source statement. of natural gas, commis- The Oregon LNG proj- sioners also rejected the ect has also hit regulatory terminal. roadblocks. Jordan Cove was pro- $ KHDULQJV RI¿FHU IRU moted as a potential eco- Warrenton has rejected nomic boon to Coos Bay land-use permits for the ter- and the southern Oregon PLQDO ¿QGLQJ WKDW WKH WHU- Coast, but the project was minal would likely disrupt fought by environmental- ¿VKLQJDQGSRWHQWLDOO\KDUP ists and others. the ecology of the Lower “Everyone can breathe a Columbia River Estuary. huge sigh of relief,” Doug Last year, the state Land Heiken, the conservation Use Board of Appeals and restoration coordinator upheld Clatsop County’s for Oregon Wild, an envi- 2013 decision to deny a ronmental group, said in a portion of the pipeline. statement. “Oregon land- Oregon LNG is also owners in the path of the embroiled in a federal court pipeline won’t have their case over an easement the private property violated. U.S. Army Corps of Engi- Oregon rivers and streams neers holds on the Ski- won’t be trenched for the panon Peninsula. pipeline. Navigation in 7KH ¿QDO IHGHUDO HQYL- Coos Bay won’t be clogged ronmental review of the by LNG mega-tankers and Oregon LNG project is their large safety exclu- expected in June. Continued from Page 1A Photos by Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Seaside’s Jaxson Smith, No. 2, shoots a three over Philomath’s Cal Stueve, No. 13, during the 4A State Championship at Liberty High School on Saturday. State: Gulls end season at 23-4 Continued from Page 1A 3KLORPDWK ¿QLVKHV overall, while the Gulls con- clude their history-making sea- son at 23-4. The mood inside the Seaside locker room after the game was a bit dark and somber — but power was quickly restored, and the lights are still burning bright for the Sea- side program, despite the loss. After all, there’s still plenty to be proud of. A Cowapa League championship, another 20-win season, and the school’s ¿UVWHYHU DSSHDUDQFH LQ D ER\V basketball championship game. The title will just have to wait for another day. “We’ve got more kids on the way,” said Seaside coach Bill Westerholm. “We’re going to spend a lot of time in this place.” Had the Gulls had another two or three minutes, they might have caught the Warriors, who played a part in the Seaside comeback by missing seven free throws in the ¿QDORIWKHIRXUWKTXDUWHU Junior Austin Gerding (Philo- math’s Player of the Game, who scored 21 points), scored on a layup at the buzzer to end the third quarter, and the Warriors held a 43-32 lead early in the fourth. For the second night in a row, Seaside dominated the rebounds (with 17 offensive boards), and Zach Marston scored on a put- back that sparked an 11-2 run for the Gulls. Four-straight free throws by Jackson Januik had Seaside trail- ing 45-43 with 2:16 left, and the prospects looked good for a Gulls’ win. But Seaside just could not find the right touch from the 3-point line in the final two minutes, as they finished 4-of-24 from the behind the arc. Even their normally reli- able shooters, Januik and Attikin Babb, were a combined 0-for-11 from the 3-point line. “We crawled back after they went up 10, but they hit the big shots,” Westerholm said of the Warriors. Seaside was assessed two technical fouls in the sec- ond half, mostly out of frustra- WLRQ³7KH\RI¿FLDOVOHWDORWJR and don’t call things, but our kids kept battling.” Austin Eagon led the Gulls with a hard-earned 11 points LQKLV¿QDOJDPHZKLOH+XQWHU Thompson and Jaxson Smith scored 10 apiece. Eagon had 13 rebounds for Seaside, which ¿QLVKHG DV WKH WRS UHERXQGLQJ team in the tournament. Westerholm spent time con- Seaside’s Hunter Thompson, No. 14, wrestles away a rebound from Philomath’s Riley Davis, No. 10, during the 4A State Championship at Liberty High School on Saturday. Seaside’s Hunter Thompson, No. 14, reacts after a traveling call during the 4A State Championship at Liberty High School on Saturday. The Seaside band plays before Seaside’s game against Philomath at the 4A State Championship at Liberty High School on Saturday. soling his players in the minutes after the game. “It was a great season,” he said. “We talked about four goals. The kids are disappointed, but any time you can accom- plish three out of the four goals you set, you’ve done a nice job. “This was a special group of kids for us,” said Westerholm, whose father Jerry passed away midway through the season. “They helped me in a time when I needed their help. We’ve been with each other for a long sea- son. We battled and competed together.” Seaside basketball has “a long history, and it’s never an easy thing to get here,” he said, RI6HDVLGH¶V¿UVWDSSHDUDQFHLQ WKH¿QDO³7KHVHNLGVKDYHDORW to be proud of. And we have a lot of guys who put time into this group for our youth program. That’s one of the reasons why we’re a great team.” Artists: ‘A pen can be a magic wand for a calligrapher’ Continued from Page 1A “I always thought I would pursue an art career,” she said. “I PDMRUHGLQ¿QHDUWVDWWKH8QL- versity of Oregon. But I didn’t ¿QLVKP\GHJUHHWKHUHDQGODWHU received a master’s degree in public administration from Port- ODQG6WDWH8QLYHUVLW\²D¿HOG, worked in for many years.” Graphic design studies led Read to printmaking. When matching images with the written word, Read ‘I look for words to elevate in an artistic way.’ Kay Aya calligrapher said she enters the realm of writers and poets. Gilbertson began her study of calligraphy in Cannon Beach under the tutelage of Lloyd Reynolds in the 1970s. Reynolds is known as the “father of calligraphy” in Oregon, Gilbertson said. Gilbertson retired 10 years ago from the Seaside school system and began study with the Portland Calligraphy Soci- ety workshops. Aya started training with Marilyn Rooper, who offered a class in calligraphy in Gearhart. “She introduced me to the joy of calligraphy,” Aya said. “It is a discipline.” So much goes on under- neath the creation of callig- raphy she is always thinking about it until she selects her next subject. “I look for words to elevate in an artistic way,” Aya said. “A pen can be a magic wand for a calligrapher.” — Susan Romersa “When Rain is Born,” by Rebecca Read. EO Media Group/ Submitted Photo
