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RIO 2016: U.S. OLYMPIANS TO WATCH IN THIS YEAR’S GAMES SPORTS • 7A S “Vinicius,” a mix DailyAstorian.com // WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2016 144TH YEAR, NO. 24 ONE DOLLAR Mo’s is A camp full of fi rsts on its way to Astoria Chowder plant on the river at 15th Street By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian Counselors at Camp Rosenbaum surprised their children Friday, revealing themselves as military personnel, police officers and firefighters. Housing, law enforcement and military agencies send volunteers to man the camp each summer, teaching kids good citizenship skills. Low-income children, law enforcement, spend a week at the beach See MO’S, Page 10A By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian W Mo’s Restaurants ARRENTON — The rows of young campers stood on their tiptoes and craned their necks toward the back of Warrior Hall Friday at the Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center. A look of surprise plastered on their faces, they watched as the counselors they had bonded with the past week fi led in, their Camp Rosenbaum T-shirts replaced by military fatigues, police and fi re uniforms. Photo courtesy of Camp Rosenbaum Fred Rosenbaum started Camp Rosen- baum in 1970, offering low-income kids the opportunity to enjoy summer camp and learn how to be good citizens. Camp Rosenbaum, a unique summer camp experience doubling as a crash course in good citizenship, wrapped up its 46th year Friday. Amid a chorus of hugs, well-wishes and high-fi ves, the corps of volunteers sent home 160 low-income youth with lasting childhood memories and a new respect for those in uniform. Camp Rosenbaum is named after the late Fred Rosenbaum, a Holocaust refugee and Oregon luminary. The camp is now orga- nized by the Oregon National Guard, Port- land Police Bureau and housing agency Home Forward. Housing authorities around the Portland metro area, central, southern and coastal Oregon fi nd kids age 9 to 11 to attend. Police, fi re and housing agencies provide the volunteers, who outnumber campers, provid- ing around-the-clock activities and life les- sons in being good citizens. Mo’s, based in Newport, plans a new restaurant and chowder production plant on the Columbia River at 15th Street in Astoria. Port looks for benzene in old offi ces Air quality fears prompt move to Pier 1 By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian All about the kids Doran Gritton, a 10-year-old from Inde- pendence, laid on Sunset Beach Thursday Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian See CAMP ROSENBAUM, Page 10A Mo’s is coming to Astoria. The Newport-based seafood chain will build a restaurant and a clam chowder pro- duction plant on the Columbia River at 15th Street. The company will purchase the downtown space — now leased by Astoria Vintage Hardware — from Englund Marine & Supply Co. “Although some might consider Mo’s a chain restaurant, I feel that we are far from that,” Jolee Bancroft, the owner of Newport Pacifi c Corp., which operates Mo’s restau- rants on the Oregon Coast and at Portland International Airport. “We are a family busi- ness that cares about our guests, the well-be- ing of our crew, and the success in the cities where we reside in.” The Port of Astoria is studying whether its old offi ces on Gateway Avenue contain harmful amounts of benzene in the air. The Port Commission voted on Tuesday to spend nearly $46,000 to have the agen- cy’s environmental consultants, Maul Fos- ter & Alongi Inc., study the air quality of the Port’s old offi ces and nearby maintenance shop, along with the potential pollution from historic fuel leaks underneath. Camp Rosenbaum campers compete in a sandcastle -building competition . See PORT, Page 5A Not just piglets and corn dogs at the fair Clatsop County Fair kicks off with intriguing options for fun, entertainment By ELI STILLMAN The Daily Astorian Showing off farm animals has long been a customary part of American fairs, but this year’s Clatsop County Fair fea- tures some nontraditional options. A shade tent designated for tortoises was part of the Reptile Man’s Mobile Reptile Zoo. Paulette Ritchey and her daugh- ter, Hannah, stood in front of the rep- tile zoo on opening day Tuesday. Along with keeping an eye on the wandering tortoises, they welcomed visitors into their walk-through reptile house. The trailer has been outfi tted with tanks and holds 22 reptiles including a rattlesnake and poisonous lizards. This is the second year the mobile zoo has come to the Clatsop County Fair and its main attraction is a live 2-foot alligator that visitors are allowed hold for a picture. The alligator is accustomed to being handled, but still has its mouth taped for safety. “All of the poisonous animals have been devenomized because our insur- ance wouldn’t cover us,” said Ritchey, who also assured that none of the other reptiles would be coming out of their locked tanks this week. See FAIR, Page 10A Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian Carson Cowan takes a look at a rattlesnake inside Reptile Man’s Mobile Reptile Zoo during the opening day of the Clatsop County Fair on Tues- day at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds in Astoria.