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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.