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Founded in 1873
STEPHEN A. FORRESTER, Editor & Publisher
LAURA SELLERS, Managing Editor
BETTY SMITH, Advertising Manager
CARL EARL, Systems Manager
JOHN D. BRUIJN, Production Manager
DEBRA BLOOM, Business Manager
HEATHER RAMSDELL, Circulation Manager
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From the pages of Astoria’s daily newspapers
10 years ago this week — 2006
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hand look Friday at the damage suffered by properties in the east
Astoria neighborhood from land movement three years ago.
The 12 jury members and six alternates toured the structures,
whose owners are suing contractor Jim Wilkins for more than $3
million for damage they claim he caused by improperly excavat
ing the hillside below their properties at 32nd and Marine Drive.
The trial, in Clatsop County Circuit Court in front of visit
ing Judge Paul Crowley of Hood River, began Wednesday and is
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Wilkins excavated the base of the hillside for a commercial devel
opment planned by Skip Hauke beginning in April 2003. Around
the time of the digging, nearby property owners discovered cracks in
walls and foundations and broken water and sewer lines.
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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016
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‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said,
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GUEST COLUMN
Childhood should be a wonderful time
By JULIA MABRY
For The Daily Astorian
This photo of one of the Russian fishery vessels off Newport
was made by Henry Kalfholm, Astoria, from an airplane piloted
by James Campbell, also of Astoria.
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A new and less costly route for a proposed canal linking the
Columbia River with Puget Sound has won support from the
State Canal Commission.
Based on preliminary reports by Army Engineers, the new
route could cut more than $160 million from the project’s origi
nal cost estimate of $500 million.
The commission endorsed the general route location at a
meeting late Monday.
One of the chief departures from earlier suggested routes is
the canal’s connection with Puget Sound. Instead of terminating
at Budd Inlet in Olympia, the canal would join the sound at Eld
Inlet to the west.
The main link from Grays Harbor at Aberdeen would paral
lel the Chehalis and Black River channels.
By following the river valley the canal would encounter eleva
tions of not more than 50 feet above sea level.
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of Fort Stevens today to join army forces there in celebration of
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men training, living routine and drill technique among soldiers of
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Julia Mabry is the executive
director of the Clatsop CASA Pro-
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supervises volunteers to advocate
for the best interest of foster chil-
dren. Contact her at julia@clatsop-
casa.org.