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DailyAstorian.com // MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2016
144TH YEAR, NO. 72
FLYING HIGH
Kite fl iers
brave the
weather to
enjoy hobby
Tourism
counties
have high
DUII rates
More visitors, more
drunken driving issues
By KYLE SPURR
The Daily Astorian
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
S
EASIDE — More than
150 kite fl iers from at
least 20 states and fi ve
countries traveled to Seaside
over the weekend, braving
wet and blustery weather for a
chance to support their hobby.
The American Kitefl i-
ers Association, one of the
world’s foremost kiting
groups, held its 39th annual
convention . The association is
one of the largest kite groups
in the world, with more than
1,700 members in 25 coun-
tries. The group promotes
public awareness of the plea-
sure and educational benefi ts
kiting and represents the U.S.
in global kiting events.
Attendees took workshops
in kite construction and han-
dling, ascended en masse each
afternoon, held a memorial
fl ight for fallen kite fl iers and
tried to cut each other’s lines in
Rokkaku battles, using a tradi-
tional six-sided Japanese kite.
“Every three years, we
move to either a W est C oast,
E ast C oast or central location,”
said John Rutter, the outgoing
president of the association.
See KITES, Page 9A
ONE DOLLAR
ABOVE: Kirk Stickley, from
Anchorage, Alaska, flies a
Revolution Sho ck w ave, a
quadruple-line stunt kite that
allows the flier to go forward
and backward. Stickley was on
his first trip to the American
Kitefliers Association’s an-
nual convention. LEFT: Marti
Dermer, center, traveled from
Oklahoma, where she owns a
pizza restaurant, to attend the
American Kitefliers Associa-
tion’s 39th-annual convention
with her son, Craig Dermer,
right, from Portland.
Photos by Edward Stratton
The Daily Astorian
BELOW: From left, Barbara and Phil Burks traveled from Portland to fly kites as a memorial for
their late friend and kite enthusiast, Dave “Geezer” Shattuck.
Clatsop County has among the highest
rates of drunken-driving cases in the state, a
distinction infl uenced by tourism.
The county’s rate matches Deschutes,
Lincoln and Hood River based on fi gures
over fi ve years from
the Oregon Criminal
Justice Commission.
District Attorney
Josh Marquis requested
the data to get a better
understanding of the
statewide numbers. He
sees a pattern of tourist
areas having among the
biggest problems with
drunken driving . Two
Josh
small, rural counties —
Marquis
Sherman County, in the
northeast part of the state; and Grant County,
in the east — were also among the top coun-
ties for drunken-driving cases.
“There is a clear trend,” Marquis said.
See DUIIs, Page 9A
Short-term
rentals,
long-term
challenges
Gearhart’s brand-new
rules face opposition
By R.J. MARX
The Daily Astorian
GEARHART — The ink on Gearhart’s
short-term rental rules is barely dry and
already there are challenges in the works.
“We have engaged attorneys,” David
Townsend, a Gearhart property owner, said .
“We are preserving all of our options, look-
ing at all of them.”
Short-term rental owners could fi le an
appeal with the state, or gather signatures to
fi le a ballot initiative to bring an “alternative
ordinance” to voters. Townsend and others
would seek to enable the transfer of permits
in a sale — prohibited under the city ordi-
nance — and see the cap lifted to accommo-
date more short-term rentals.
See GEARHART, Page 9A
In debate, Trump signals aggressive close to campaign
Locals offer
takes on clash
By JULIE PACE and
CATHERINE LUCEY
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — His
presidential
campaign
in
peril, Donald Trump is leav-
ing no doubt he’ll spend the
fi nal weeks before the election
attacking rather than defending,
hitting on decades-old sexual
allegations against Hillary Clin-
ton’s husband even if it turns
off some voters whose support
he needs.
Questioned at Sunday’s
debate about his vulgar remarks
about women, Trump accused
Bill Clinton of having been
“abusive to women” and said
Hillary Clinton went after those
women “viciously.” He declared
the Democratic nominee had
“tremendous hate in her heart”
and should be in jail.
Clinton tried at times to take
the high road, glossing over
Trump’s charges and accusing
him of trying to distract from his
political troubles. “Anything to
avoid talking about your cam-
paign and the way it’s explod-
ing,” she said.
Pressure
Trump is facing enormous
pressure from his own Repub-
lican Party and at times even
his running mate, Indiana Gov.
Mike Pence. Numerous Repub-
licans revoked their support for
Trump following the release of a
2005 video in which he is heard
bragging about how his fame
allowed him to “do anything” to
women.
House GOP lawmakers
addressed Trump’s campaign
in a rare, out-of-session con-
ference call Monday morning.
Hours before the meeting, Pence
gave a series of television inter-
views, urging Republicans to
stand behind Trump. “This is a
choice between two futures,” he
declared, saying he never con-
sidered leaving Trump’s ticket.
See DEBATE, Page 9A
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton walk
to their positions during the second presidential de-
bate at Washington University in St. Louis, Sunday.