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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2016
Regatta: ‘Everyone in the band loves coming here’
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In Warrenton,
lowers for the future
San Antonio, Texas, but the
Regatta is one of the most antic-
ipated performances. “Every-
one in the band loves coming
here. There’s a great response
from the crowd,” Monger said.
Rose planting
was part of
Regatta
Sister city ties
Some visitors made a lon-
ger trip to enjoy the festival.
Dignitaries from Astoria’s sis-
ter city of Walldorf, Germany,
made the international voy-
age to see the events through-
out the week. Burgermeisterin
Christiane Staab was one of
the 18 Germans who were
able to take part in the fes-
tivities. The mayor of Wall-
dorf has come to America
three times, and says Regatta
is vital to the sister city con-
nection. “We really have close
relations. We don’t stay in
hotels. People in Astoria open
their doors for us, and it’s like
we are with our families,”
Staab said.
Boat parade
Hours after the land parade
snaked through the town,
local organizations who are
more accustomed to the water
had their chance to show off
to the crowd at the Highwater
Boat Parade.
“The association made a
special point to make it as
important as the other events,”
said Hal Nauman, co-chair
of the boat parade. Nau-
man shared history through
a microphone about each of
By ELI STILLMAN
The Daily Astorian
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
The 2016 Regatta Court waves during the Highwater Boat Parade Saturday on the Co-
lumbia River. More photos online at DailyAstorian.com
the vessels as they came past
the 17th Street Dock by the
Columbia River Maritime
Museum.
The leet of around 30
boats went upriver and blew
horns to waving spectators.
One of the irst boats in the
string was the Tourist No. 2.
The historic ferry that was
once used to transport passen-
gers across the river before
the Astoria Bridge was built
in 1966 returned to Astoria
this month.
David and Mary Jager, of
WARRENTON
—
For the irst time in Asto-
ria Regatta history, the fes-
tivities made their way to
Warrenton.
On Friday morning, nine
rose plants were placed at
Lighthouse Park by digni-
taries. “Our cities are con-
nected and intertwined like
never before,” said Warren-
ton Mayor Mark Kujala.
Salt Lake City, Utah, enjoyed
their irst boat parade. “I guess
we came in on the right week-
end,” Mary Jager laughed.
The visitors happened
across the Regatta festi-
val while on a road trip
around America. The cou-
ple explained that their trip
involves pulling over wher-
ever they are around 4 p.m.
and they were excited to see
the boats come through. “We
just don’t have water like this
back home,” David Jager
said.
As a lifelong resident
of the North Coast, Kujala
spoke of the importance of
connecting the area. “Over
the years we realize all our
towns supplement each
other,” he said. “It’s wonder-
ful to see us look for regional
solutions, and it makes sense
to be celebrating together.”
Other dignitaries who
planted roses included
newly crowned Regatta
Queen Aubrey McMa-
han, Regatta co-presi-
dents Dan Arnoth and Cliff
Fick, Astoria Mayor Arline
LaMear, and Burgermeis-
terin Christiane Staab from
Walldorf, Germany, Asto-
ria’s sister city.
The Astoria Viking
Nordic Folk Dancers
dance while marching
during the Grand Land
Parade.
Danny Miller
The Daily Astorian
Bridge: Convoy of dignitaries drove across the bridge after ceremony
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“We are thrilled that
Regatta embraced the dedi-
cation this year,” said McAn-
drew Burns, the execu-
tive director of the Clatsop
County Historical Society,.
Nearly 200 attendees gath-
ered at the Maritime Memo-
rial Park to hear the his-
tory. Burns led the ceremony,
which included nostalgic
memories from some speak-
ers and choice Yelp reviews of
the bridge from users online.
“It’s pretty awesome that
the monument is here to
relate to, a lot of construc-
tion doesn’t stand out,” said
Anderson, who lives in Van-
couver, Washington.
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Astoria Mayor Arline LaMear and Warrenton Mayor Mark
Kujala laugh during a rededication ceremony for the Asto-
ria Bridge Saturday at Maritime Memorial Park.
John Anderson, center, and other original bridge con-
struction workers gather for a photo during a rededication
ceremony.
Just like the day it opened
on Aug. 27, 1966, a convoy
had inished. Classic Mus-
tangs and Impalas revved in
of dignitaries drove across
the bridge after the ceremony
anticipation of the crossing,
but the procession would be
lead by a clown car.
Jeff Daly and the Sons and
Daughters of Astoria Clowns
have direct ties to the bridge
opening. Daly’s father was one
of the original clowns to irst
drive across the link to Megler,
Washington. The clowns also
played an important part in pro-
moting the bridge when its plans
were irst unveiled. There is
even an old story that the clowns
moved a barricade aside and
drove across the night before the
bridge opened to “test it out.”
Though it has seen
mechanical
adjustments,
including being mounted on
the frame backwards, Daly
drove that same clown car
across the Columbia River
Saturday to Washington.
Smith: ‘The intention
was to drown her and
end her misery’
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Photo courtesy of Nathan Lampson
Fort George Brewery purchased bikes for employees of more than a year, in exchange for their commitment to bike to
work at least 40 days annually.
Fort George: Brewery gave 35 free bikes to employees
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Fort George offered free bikes to all employees of
at least one year, giving out 35 in total. The brewery
has constructed a bike shelter across Duane Street.
Ed Jones, the owner of Bike Envy in Warren-
ton and a sales and distribution employee at Fort
George, assembled the bikes.
“A year or two ago, me and Chris were talking
about doing this, getting people on bikes,” he said.
The brewery had already sponsored Kona cycling
teams, he said, and Nemlowill had purchased bikes
for he and his dad to ride. “During the summers, I
bike to work,” he said.
Some employees will have it easier than others.
Nemlowill said he rides his bike from his hillside
home in Astoria. Sheehan lives in Warrenton and
said she will bike through Lewis and Clark and over
the Old Youngs Bay Bridge to avoid trafic on U.S.
Highway 101.
“If this weather holds up, I’ll be riding to work
everyday,” she said.
Fort George
Brewery employ-
ee Victoria Shee-
han rides out of
the Lovell Build-
ing on a new
Kona commuter
bike, purchased
by the brewery as
part of a bike-to-
work program.
Edward Stratton
The Daily Astorian
Falls and Morgan also
argued that Smith was ille-
gally interrogated by law
enforcement after her arrest,
and all the statements she
made should be suppressed.
Judge Matyas denied
both requests, ruling that
law enforcement properly
searched the hotel room and
interviewed Smith.
At the pretrial hearing
last month, District Attorney
Josh Marquis played a video
interview of Smith in the
Seaside Police Department
the day she was arrested.
In the video, Smith admit-
ted to drowning her 2-year-
old daughter, Isabella Smith,
in the hotel bathtub. She told
investigators the toddler fell
asleep peacefully, fell into
the water and was gone.
“The intention was to
drown her and end her mis-
ery,” Smith said.
Cannon Beach Police
Chief Jason Schermerhorn
and Cannon Beach Assistant
Fire Chief Frank Sweden-
borg testiied at the last court
hearing about responding to
the hotel room.
Housekeeping staff could
hear Alana Smith slipping
and falling, and called 911 to
report a disoriented female.
A maintenance director
used a bolt cutter to access
the room, and Schermerhorn
and Swedenborg entered
to assist Alana Smith, who
had been bleeding profusely
from cuts on her neck.
The prosecution claimed
it was a medical emergency,
and Alana Smith’s privacy
was never violated.
Judge Matyas agreed.
The settlement confer-
ence is scheduled for Tues-
day and Wednesday before
visiting Judge Julie E.
Frantz.
If no resolution is reached,
the case will proceed toward
trial in July 2017.
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