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SEASIDE, ASTORIA NOTCH FIRST WINS IN FOOTBALL SPORTS • 7A 144TH YEAR, NO. 52 DailyAstorian.com // MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 ONE DOLLAR Shifting sands in Cannon Beach City Council gives go-ahead to Breakers Point dune grading By LYRA FONTAINE The Daily Astorian Photos by Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian CANNON BEACH — The dunes are too high and need to be graded, representatives from Breakers Point condominiums have told the Cannon Beach City Council . “We had a great view of the beach up until about 15 months ago,” Breakers Point property owner Frank Patrick said. “You can’t even see the water anymore. It’s about 45 to 50 feet high.” Sand has continued to build in the past few years and Breakers Point is unable to maintain four beach access points now cov- ered in sand, Patrick said. The City C ouncil approved the associ- ation’s modifi cation of its conditional use permit. The association’s permit allows for grading 1.42 acres of about 13,700 cubic yards of sand from dunes west of the con- dominiums. Before grading starts, the permit must be approved by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. ABOVE: Paul Schulte from Carmel, Indiana takes a look at a 1956 Chevy Nomad during the Wheels and Waves car show . BELOW: Hun- dreds of car enthusiasts walk up and down Broadway Street looking at vehicles during the Wheels and Waves car show on Saturday . See DUNE GRADING, Page 10A Wheels and Waves and Rod Run show off classic cars, attitude In recovery, many poor schools left behind By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian S EASIDE — You gotta have … personality. That was the message at Wheels and Waves. Over the week- end, crowds swarmed downtown as classic cars lined both sides of the street, owners camped in lawn chairs nearby and visitors gawked at shiny pistons and chrome. Vendor alley was busy with representatives from the Seaside Downtown Devel- opment Association, which orga- nizes and presents the annual Sea- side event with the help of “Rod Squad” volunteers from throughout the Northwest. Across the Columbia River in Long Beach, Washington, Rod Run to the End of the World made for a colorful procession of souped-up cars on the peninsula. For Douglas Boseck of Stan- wood, Washington, who was at Wheels and Waves, a 1941 Plym- outh was only one year younger than himself. The car was originally This is part of Divided America, AP’s ongoing exploration of the economic, social and political divisions in American society. By SARA BURNETT and LARRY FENN Associated Press Young and old share a wave amid flames tail fins during year’s Rod Run. See WHEELS, Page 10A Group WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Consider Wauke- gan and Stevenson, two Illinois school dis- tricts separated by 20 miles — and an enor- mous fi nancial gulf. Stevenson, mostly white, is fl ush with resources. The high school has fi ve dif- ferent spaces for theater performances, two gyms, an Olympic-size pool and an espresso bar. Meanwhile Waukegan, with its mostly minority student body, is struggling. At one school, the band is forced to practice in a hallway, and as many as 28 students share a single computer. See SCHOOLS, Page 5A Ranger Randy is a staple for visitors at Fort Clatsop P ark ranger Randy Francom may not remember every visitor he meets at the Fort Clat- sop replica, but many visitors certainly remember him. Francom is known around Lewis and Clark National His- torical Park as “Ranger Randy.” He has become a staple of the park’s hands-on summer exhib- its. He is part of a team of inter- pretive park rangers who dress in Lewis and Clark style cos- tumes and bring the history to life. “He is one of our hard-work- ing rangers down there that I can always count on,” Jill Harding, the park’s visitor services chief, said. “He knows his stuff. He is great with visitors and he is a great example of a park ranger.” Francom recently fi nished his ninth summer working at the park. He comes to Astoria in June from his home in Lacey, Washington, and stays on the North Coast until Labor Day. The most enjoyable part of working as an interpretive park ranger is having in-depth con- versations with visitors, he said. A visitor will often ask one question, which leads to another question, which leads to Fran- com launching into a story about Lewis and Clark. “I love the visitors who lin- ger and want to engage you in extended conversation,” Fran- com said. “I sit down in the fort and they will sit with me and we will talk at length. Next thing I know other people have gathered around, and I have a crowd.” Francom sees his role as enhancing understanding of what Lewis and Clark accom- plished in helping build the country. He emphasiz es the Corps of Discovery’s courage, determination, perseverance, teamwork, organization and leadership. See RANDY, Page 10A Randy Francom helps bring Lewis and Clark history to life. The Daily Astorian
