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FALL SPORTS PREVIEWS FOR KNAPPA, JEWELL PAGES 12A-13A DailyAstorian.com // TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016 144TH YEAR, NO. 43 ONE DOLLAR FALL CRUISE SEASON ARRIVES WITH REGATTA Season peaks in late September By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian T he second half of this year’s cruise ship season started Monday with the Regatta from Oceana Cruises. September and October will bring 13 more cruise ships to Astoria, starting with the Seven Seas Mariner from Regent Seven Seas Cruises arriving Thursday. Arrivals heat up in late September, with the Explorer of the Seas Sept. 17, Coral Princess Sept. 19, Crown Prin- cess Sept. 20 and Explorer of the Seas again Sept. 24. The season peaks with fi ve cruise ships arriving over four days, including the Noor- dam Sept. 26, Zaandam and Norwegian Sun Sept. 27, Celebrity Infi nity Sept. 28 and Nor- wegian Jewel Sept. 29. “We’re so excited to see the four-day stretch,” said Bruce Conner, owner of Sun- dial Travel and marketer to cruise lines for the Port of Astoria. “It’s going to seem like cruise ships live here.” Conner said the ships are stopping off in Astoria as they transit south from the Alaska market. The season fi nishes with three ships in October, including the Nieuw Amsterdam Oct. 5, Explorer of the Seas Oct. 6 and Star Princess Oct. 22. Conner, currently cruising on the Crown Princess in Juneau, Alaska, with about 20 other Astorians, said he is focused on getting more ships to stop in Astoria. “I am now talking to Princess (Cruises) about boarding a ship in Astoria,” Con- ner said, adding it would be a smaller group boarding a vessel embarking from Seattle. The Ruby Princess, scheduled for May 3, will kick off the 2017 season, which currently includes 22 ships stopping in Astoria. For the full schedule, visit portofastoria.com Submitted Photo Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian Scout, a springer spaniel, is a hunting dog trained to sniff out drugs. Seagulls take flight as the Regatta cruise ship remains docked at Pier 1 on Monday in Astoria. County secures a new Scout Hunting dog trained to detect drugs By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian Volunteers get ‘CERTifi ed’ this fall in Cannon Beach Gain emergency preparedness skills and more CERT CLASSES Countywide courses The 21-hour course is offered as either a nine-week course offered each Thursday evening from Sept. 24 through Nov. 12 at the Clatsop County Emergency Operations Center in Warrenton, or as a three- day course Nov. 13-15 at Camp Kiwanilong in Warrenton. By LYRA FONTAINE The Daily Astorian CANNON BEACH — Michael Diak’s Community Emergency Response Team training came in handy when a car in front of him abruptly stopped one day and an acci- dent occurred. Though no one was hurt, he responded swiftly by grabbing his fl uorescent vest, dialing 911 and directing traffi c. “When medical and police George Vetter/For The Daily Astorian See CERT, Page 7A Graduating Cannon Beach CERT students and volunteer “vic- tims” at the previous CERT basic training drill in April. For more information and to register, contact Clatsop County Emergency Management at 503-325-8645. Cannon Beach course: • 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 17 • 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sep. 24 • 5:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Sep. 29 • 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 1. Call Laura Yokoyama at 503-436- 2811 for more information Coach, six Philomath players cited in Camp Rilea hazing Harassment said to occur at summer camp Corvallis Gazette-Times Six Philomath High School varsity football players and one coach were cited Mon- day in connection with “aggra- vated hazing” incidents in July at Camp Rilea in Warrenton , Benton County District Attor- ney John Haroldson said. Volunteer assistant coach and former player Cooper Kikuta, 22, has been cited on a charge of second-degree crim- inal mistreatment, a misde- meanor, and is set to appear in Clatsop County Circuit Court. The Benton County District Attorney’s Offi ce is set to fi le juvenile delinquency petitions in Benton County Juvenile Court for all six students cited, with arraignments scheduled for Friday. The six teenagers have been cited on charges that, if com- mitted by adults, would consti- tute the crimes of harassment See HAZING, Page 7A Anabal Ortiz/Gazette-Times Delinquency petitions will be filed in ju- venile court against six Philomath High School football players for aggressive hazing of underclassmen in July at Camp Rilea, according to Benton County District Attorney John Haroldson . The Clatsop County Sheriff’s Offi ce has a new drug detection dog on patrol. Scout, a 16-week old s pringer s pan- iel, was certifi ed last week by the Pacifi c Northwest Police Detection Dog Associa- tion in Seattle. Senior Deputy Chance Moore led the effort to reinstitute the d rug c anine p ro- gram and bring Scout to the community. Moore raised money for the past year and a half, collecting $16,000 plus donated labor and supplies from 24 local busi- nesses and individuals. “I would like to make (Scout) the com- munity’s dog,” Moore said. Moore is Scout’s handler and owner. Scout lives with Moore at his house, where a kennel was built using some of the donated material and funds. “He is my dog, and I have to provide care for him,” Moore said. The S heriff’s O ffi ce now has two K-9s. The other is Pax, a 5-year-old male Bel- gian Malinois, who is trained for suspect apprehension. Moore noticed a need for a drug detec- tion dog while patrolling the region. Law enforcement agencies consider U.S. High- way 30 a central hub for drug traffi cking. However, there are very few police dogs a long the h ighway between Astoria and Longview, Washington. In addition, Moore said, a reason for having a drug dog is to help search local schools. The Astoria School District recently approached him about putting a program in place. “If kids know there are dogs out there and we go in unannounced, it will cause them to hesitate to bring drugs to school,” Moore said. Having a drug detection dog in the S heriff’s O ffi ce also means Scout can go anywhere in the county and assist local police departments. He will be used at var- ious crime scenes, vehicle stops and in drug-related investigations. Unlike police dogs trained for appre- hending suspects, Moore said, he did not want the drug detection dog to appear intimidating. “I didn’t want him to be an aggressive looking dog,” Moore said. Scout is a hunting dog who is invit- ing and unassuming when sniffi ng out the source of drugs. He is trained to fi nd most drugs, including heroin, cocaine, metham- phetamine and ecstasy. The S heriff’s O ffi ce has been without a narcotics dog since 2013. At the time, the sheriff’s offi ce retired Dixie, a female b or- der c ollie mix, when her handler moved to the Bend Police Department.