DailyAstorian.com // MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016
144TH YEAR, NO. 97
DONKEY HOOPS
DELIGHT FANS
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ONE DOLLAR
TRUMP PROTESTERS
GATHER IN ASTORIA
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ASTORIA SEASON
COMES TO A CLOSE
County
cries foul
on filing
payments
Clatsop County and
11 others file claim
By KATIE FRANKOWICZ
The Daily Astorian
Clatsop County is joining 11 other coun-
ties in a $50 million lawsuit against a private
mortgage registry over recording fees.
The lawsuit alleges that Mortgage Elec-
tronic Registration Systems, or MERS, owes
the counties millions of dollars in unpaid
fees.
“We think we’re probably missing out on
somewhere between $35,000 or $70,000 a
year in filing fees,” Clatsop County Manager
Cameron Moore said.
Under state law, whenever mortgage
debt is bought or sold, the transfer must be
recorded in county records. MERS, a pri-
vate registry created in 1995 by the bank-
ing industry, has been serving as the owner
of record. The mortgage-industry company
has, for years, essentially transferred the
beneficial interest of a property to itself, cir-
cumventing the typical filing fee owed to the
county clerk’s office, Clatsop County Coun-
sel Heather Reynolds told county commis-
sioners last week.
See LAWSUIT, Page 4A
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Astoria’s Fridtjof Fremstad is tackled during the first half as Astoria faced off against Cottage Grove in the 4A quarterfinal match-
up on Friday at CMH Field in Astoria. The Lions defeated the Fishermen 25-21. Astoria ends the season with an 8-2 record.
Cottage Grove scores three touchdowns in fourth-quarter rally
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
T
he clock struck midnight on
that ol’ Fishermen Magic
Friday night at CMH Field.
Owners of an eight-game win
streak entering the game, victory
No. 9 in a row looked almost cer-
tain early in the fourth quarter,
with Astoria leading 21-10 with
just over seven minutes left.
But Friday’s ‘Comeback of
the Night’ in the 4A state playoffs
belonged to the Cottage Grove
Lions, who scored three touch-
downs in the final quarter for a
25-21 upset win over the No. 3
seed Fishermen.
And just like that, Astoria’s
best effort since the 2008 season
came to an end, two games short
of the championship. The Lions
advance to the semifinals, where
they will face Cascade, while the
Fishermen finish 8-2 overall.
Despite the loss, Astoria coach
Howard Rub said, “There’s no
shame in what happened out here
tonight. It was a tremendous high
school football game.
“We’ve been fortunate to be
on the right end of these, more
City mulls
housing
solutions
Cannon Beach could
lead housing push
By LYRA FONTAINE
The Daily Astorian
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Astoria’s Fridtjof Fremstad reacts after the last play of the game
ending his team’s season against Cottage Grove on Saturday at
CMH Field in Astoria. The Lions defeated the Fishermen, 25-21.
Astoria’s Ryan Palek goes up
for a catch against Cottage
Grove on Friday.
often than not. This one just
didn’t go our way.”
Fridtjof Fremstad scrambled to
break out of a tackle, his hel-
met came off and dropped to the
ground. And by the rules, the play
is over as soon as the ball carri-
er’s helmet comes off. End of
play, end of game, end of season.
“The game really shouldn’t
be allowed to end with a kid’s
CANNON BEACH — Cannon Beach
could develop workforce housing on city-
owned land — starting with placing park
model homes at the RV Park — and amend
zoning codes to address its long-term hous-
ing need.
These recommendations were part of the
affordable housing task force’s final report
that was presented to the City Council during
a work session last week. The recommenda-
tions could be adopted at a council hearing
in December.
“I think this is an excellent report, very
comprehensive,” Councilor Mike Benefield
said, adding he was “impressed by the detail
and amount of data.”
The appointed task force included Duane
See ASTORIA, Page 10A
See HOUSING, Page 7A
Helmet’s off, play over
The official rule of the
National Federation of State High
School Associations states: “If a
ball carrier loses his helmet, the
play stops.” The rule was made
a few years ago, to help player
safety.
The Fishermen saw that rule
enacted Friday for the first time
this season. And what’s more, it
came on the very last play, and
brought their season to a close.
After the Lions had taken the
lead, the Fishermen drove 50
yards and had one final play from
the Lions’ 16-yard line with 1
second left.
But as Astoria quarterback
Author shares a love of Seaside’s community
New book
chronicles
town’s history
EASIDE — Gloria Stiger
Linkey was raised in Sea-
side and remembers its glory
days growing up.
Before Dec. 7, 1941 — the
Japanese attack on Pearl Har-
bor — the small town was
“innocent.”
“Nobody locked their
doors, we played on the beach
all day during the summer,
there were no televisions, no
cellphones, no computers,”
she said. “Just the radio and
those wonderful radio shows
S
we used to listen to.”
Linkey’s new book, “A
Place Called Seaside,” traces
the city where she was raised,
left and later returned to.
Her family moved to Sea-
side in 1937, when Linkey was
7.
In the summer, Linkey
recalled, she would watch
people strolling the Prom and
down Broadway. “You’d stop
and watch the people swim,”
she said. “You’d go on down
watch them bowl, you’d go
to the roller-skating rink and
watch them skate. That was
our entertainment.”
The closing of the natato-
rium — the public swimming
pool near the Prom — and the
closing of the clubs and enter-
tainment centers contributed
to a downtown decline. In
1962, at a time when rebellion
among the nation’s youth was
just underway, Seaside made
national headlines.
Labor Day riots
According to Linkey, who
has been researching her book
for three years, the riots started
See LINKEY, Page 7A
Gloria Stiger
Linkey holds
a copy of her
new book
chronicling the
history of Sea-
side from 1941
to present.
R.J. Marx
The Daily Astorian