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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
OUR COAST
Photos by Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Scott Sage, owner and shoe repairman at Astoria Shoe Fix, works on resoling and repairing a boot. “It’s taking things you already have and improving them,” he said.
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Scott Sage works to remove an old sole off a pair of shoes.
Rockie Lincoln, a housekeeping manager at Adrift Hotel,
prepares a hotel room with a romance package.
Rose Larson, a registered nurse at Columbia Memorial Hospital’s medical surgical unit, works with a patient. Larson
began nursing school later in life after her experience with hospitals following her sister’s cancer diagnosis. “It’s
just how I was raised … my parents always set an example of helping other people out,” she said.
No room at the inn
?
S
o things get a little crazy on Hood to Coast weekend and what not, but we
love the spectacular sense of entitlement from the caller who confused 911
with Expedia.
Your poor planning is not our emergency …
“Caller asking for options on where to sleep. Hotels are full. Caller advised
to call back on non-emergency line. #Astoria”
9-1-WHAT?
THE BEST OF THE WORST CALLS TO ASTORIA 911 DISPATCH
Follow reporter Kyle Spurr on his 9-1-What? Twitter watch, where a few of
the sometimes head-scratching calls to area dispatch take center stage. The full
feed is at www.twitter.com/9_1_WHAT.
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