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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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-
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and don’t call things, but our kids
kept battling.”
Austin Eagon led the Gulls
with a hard-earned 11 points
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Thompson and Jaxson Smith
scored 10 apiece. Eagon had
13 rebounds for Seaside, which
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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,
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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’
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“I always thought I would
pursue an art career,” she said. “I
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versity of Oregon. But I didn’t
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received a master’s degree in
public administration from Port-
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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/
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