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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
Key player in Astoria downtown to depart
preserve and revitalize a his-
toric downtown commercial
district.
Astoria is also part of the
Main Street program.
In Astoria, Garner orga-
nized the downtown associa-
tion’s main fundraisers, such
as the Jane Barnes Revue
drag show and Paciic North-
west Brew Cup. The events
funded Garner’s position and
the downtown association’s
efforts such as cleanups,
plant watering, holiday cel-
ebrations and Novel Efforts
Downtown, a series of lec-
tures meant to help down-
town business owners.
Five months after Garner
started, Astoria was named a
Performing Downtown, the
highest designation possi-
ble through the Oregon Main
Street Program.
Dulcye Taylor, owner of
Old Town Framing and pres-
ident of the downtown asso-
ciation’s governing board,
said Garner will be dificult
to replace. “It’s a big job for
one person to do everything,
and Alana’s done a great job
of that,” she said.
Taylor said the downtown
association will re-evaluate
the job description before
putting out the call for a
replacement, and that she
would like to see someone
with AmeriCorps and Ore-
gon Main Street experience.
By EDWARD
STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
The Daily Astorian/File Photo
The city will set aside $250,000 in urban renewal money
for a storefront improvement program in Uniontown.
Astoria offers
upgrade bucks
for Uniontown
storefronts
Cronin said the storefront
improvement program could
be a “conversation starter” for
Uniontown property owners
interested in more substantial
urban renewal projects.
The city is reviewing
whether to expand the Astor
West Urban Renewal Dis-
trict to include Bond Street,
a move that could potentially
reopen Bond to two-way traf-
ic and offer sweeteners for
homeowners to improve their
properties.
In other business Tuesday
night, the City Council:
• Called for a special meet-
ing in October on city budget
issues.
The Parks and Recreation
Department and other depart-
ments are experiencing staff-
ing challenges that will require
the City Council to prioritize
services.
While such choices were
anticipated when the council
approved the budget, depart-
ment reports over the irst
few months of the iscal year
have highlighted the stafing
challenges.
• Presented City Councilor
Drew Herzig with a framed
pewter plate with the city seal
to mark his four years on the
council.
Herzig is moving to Mas-
sachusetts and will not seek
re-election to a second term
in November. His last council
meeting was Tuesday.
“I appreciate our mutual
interest in democracy,” Nem-
lowill told Herzig, who she
said had “rufled some feath-
ers” at the city. “I’ve always
known why you were here.
You were here because you
believe in democracy and you
believe in serving the public.
And that’s why I’m here, too.”
$250,000 in pot
for iscal year
By DERRICK
DePLEDGE
The Daily Astorian
Merchants and apartment
owners in Uniontown will
soon be able to apply for a
share of $250,000 in urban
renewal money for storefront
improvement projects.
The city hopes the incen-
tive will help revitalize com-
mercial, industrial and apart-
ment property along West
Marine Drive.
Under the program, the city
will match storefront repairs up
to $10,000, cover 25 percent of
work up to $50,000, and help
with loans through Craft3 for
projects over $50,000.
Any project over $10,000
will require approval from the
Astoria Development Com-
mission, which is made up of
the City Council. The commis-
sion voted unanimously Tues-
day night to launch the new
program. The commission
also voted 4-0 to add the city’s
nondiscrimination policy to
the grants, with City Coun-
cilor Zetty Nemlowill abstain-
ing because she did not have
time to examine the impact on
businesses.
“My biggest fear is that
we launch this program and
we can’t get any takers,” said
Kevin Cronin, the city’s com-
munity development director.
“But I don’t think that’s going
to happen. I think it’s going to
be the opposite. I think we’re
going to get quite a few appli-
cations in the door when it’s all
said and done.”
The city wants to refresh its
pockmarked western gateway.
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Alana Garner, director of
the Astoria Downtown His-
toric District Association for
the past three years, is step-
ping down and leaving for La
Grande next month.
Garner announced her
intentions publicly at the
downtown
association’s
meeting Friday. Her last day
is Oct. 7.
Garner started as the
irst full-time director of the
downtown association in
August 2013. She said her
irst notable memory was of
the Paciic Northwest Brew
Cup, scuttled by a storm on
the Astoria Riverwalk and
reassembled in one night at
another location by a corps of
volunteers. “My irst mem-
ory of Astoria and … really
understanding the commu-
nity spirit of this town was all
solidiied in that one week-
end,” she said.
“It’s really been a great
experience integrating into
the community, working with
the community.”
Garner said her partner
lives in La Grande. From
there, she hopes to study
online for a master’s in eco-
nomic development and his-
toric preservation and chart
the next steps in her life.
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difference between a
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Q:
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However, for many patients who
struggle with plaque control, have poor
brushing habits, inadequate diets,
smokers, and patients with medical
conditions such as diabetes a more
frequent cleaning interval is
recommended and appropriate. And
yes, there are the few patients out there
who do an amazing job of home care
and can remain healthy on just an
annual cleaning visit and checkup.
Remember “ you only have to brush
and floss the teeth you want to keep”!
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Painkillers
and anti-inflammatories
can get us through a tough time with
back, neck, head or leg pain, but they
weren’t designed for long-term use.
Yearly deaths from pain medication are
climbing. Other side effects can include
constipation, liver and kidney damage;
addiction from them is real and a growing
problem. Pain is a signal that something
is wrong. Pain medication does not fix the
problem — it changes the brain.
Reducing pain can be as simple as iden -
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Q: Why
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A :
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Jeff Hale,
Contractor
Rural Environments pro-
gram, which places Ameri-
Corps interns in rural com-
munities. The downtown
association joined the pro-
gram in 2010 and cycled
through
Buergler
and
Rebecca Frick before hiring
Garner.
Before she came to Asto-
ria, Garner was an Amer-
iCorps intern with La
Grande’s Oregon Main Street
program, which provides
assistance, training and tech-
nical services to communi-
ties that want to strengthen,
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“My life goal would be
to own a historic building
somewhere, location to be
determined,” Garner said.
Garner, from the small
town of Ivor, Virginia, grad-
uated in 2009 from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and
State University with a bach-
elor’s in public and urban
affairs. She attended school
with Blaire Buergler, her pre-
decessor as director of the
downtown association.
Buergler was employed
through
AmeriCorps’
Resource Assistance for
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After more than three years as the director of the Asto-
ria Downtown Historic District Association, Alana Gar-
ner is leaving in October for La Grande.
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There are many subtle
differences, but the
following tends to be the
simplest: Chinooks have black
gum lines, while Coho’s are white.
Chinooks have spots on their tails,
Coho’s don’t. However, depending
on the ish, these traits are not
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satiny smooth, it’s a Chinook. If
it’s bumpy like the edge of a dime,
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Sapphires are given for the 5th and
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