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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Friends celebrate Chinook’s ‘new’ old school
Former Chinook classroom building
fi nds new role amid remodel
By LUKE WHITTAKER
EO Media Group
CHINOOK — A former
derelict classroom building
is the center of renewed opti-
mism in Chinook.
The Chinook School, a
1920s era structure that was
largely forgotten from the
1970s until a renovation cam-
paign began in 2000, is the
focus of the Friends of Chi-
nook School nonprofi t group.
The makeover hit another
milestone in late October with
the opening of a new visitor
center operating within the
central offi ce of the former
school. A new roof, founda-
tion, windows and refi nished
wood highlight what has been
a time of transition for the for-
mer school, toward a role as a
community convention center.
“It ceased being a school
building in the early ’ 70s,”
Friends of Chinook School
Vice President Loma Billups
said. “And kids were no lon-
ger going there because no
one had maintained it — there
were just too many problems.”
For nearly two decades,
the building sat idle waiting
for a new purpose until the
Friends group rallied around a
remodel.
“Back in 1999, we were
asked if Chinook would be
interested in doing some-
thing with the Chinook School
because they were going to
divest themselves from the
property,” Billups said. “We
started meeting with peo-
ple here in the community
and talking about what peo-
ple wanted.” The consensus
around the community was to
restore the structure to its for-
mer prominence.
Luke Whittaker/EO Media Group
Within minutes of opening the new visitor center , the first
curious customers, visitors from Canada, stopped in to
inquire about the area.
“Our mission was to restore
the buildings and return them
to the community,” she said.
The remodel was seen as a
way to assist in improving the
economic and cultural devel-
opment of the area. In 2007,
possession of the building was
passed from the school district
Supply drive and fundraiser for Standing Rock
The Daily Astorian
A supply drive and fund-
raiser for protesters of the
Dakota Access Pipeline in
North Dakota will be held
Wednesday at the YMCA
building in Astoria.
Donations can be dropped
off from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at
the YMCA at 514 12th St. A
social hour will take place in
the same location from 5 to 7
p.m.
The supplies will be
hauled in a pickup truck and
camper trailer to the protest
site the following week. Both
WEDNESDAY
the truck and trailer will also
be donated. Monetary dona-
tions will go to the protesters’
Legal Defense Fund.
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers has said that more
study and discussion with the
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
are necessary.
THURSDAY
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Klamath Falls
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Lakeview
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Ashland
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Motorsports clubs are call-
ing all off-road enthusiasts to
Nicolai Mountain to perform
trail maintenance.
The Pacifi c Trail Rid-
ers Club and Clatsop County
Son’s Of Beaches 4x4 Club
will assemble materials and
prepare the trails for mainte-
nance Thursday. Maintenance
begins Saturday.
The groups will work in
concert with the state Depart-
ment of Forestry to repair
eroded areas of the off-high-
way vehicle trails. Volun-
teers have called for utility
task vehicles and quads to tow
trailers; rakes and shovels to
remove debris; and manpower
to clean trash along the trails.
For more information, con-
tact Jay Pitman of the Pacifi c
Trail Riders Club and Clatsop
County Son’s of Beaches 4X4
Club at 503-470-0046 or pit-
man6755@msn.com
AHS holds
art fundraiser
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REGIONAL CITIES
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UNDER THE SKY
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Lebanon
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Sunset tonight ........................... 4:43 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday .................... 7:18 a.m.
Moonrise today .......................... 6:16 p.m.
Moonset today ............................ 8:21 a.m.
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SUN AND MOON
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Precipitation
Monday ............................................ 1.06"
Month to date ................................... 5.02"
Normal month to date ....................... 4.76"
Year to date .................................... 64.32"
Normal year to date ........................ 51.23"
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REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Monday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 59°/51°
Normal high/low ........................... 54°/40°
Record high ............................ 64° in 2001
Record low ............................. 15° in 1955
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involved. They’ve done all
heavy lifting getting this
place ready and securing the
grants— everything to bring
this vision into fruition. We’re
here to help put it to work.”
New visitor center
The classroom building’s
fi rst tenant is the Long Beach
Peninsula Visitor’s Bureau,
which offi cially opened their
second offi ce in October ,
adding to the bureau’s long-
term location in Seaview.
Day believes the event center
could be a windfall for p enin-
sula businesses, from lodging
to restaurants and catering ser-
vices, during what is largely a
slower season.
“It’s an additional visi-
tor center,” Day said, “almost
like a kiosk.” The goal is to
increase tourism and engage-
ment in the area, help wel-
come people and let them
know what all there is to see
and experience and help mar-
ket the space itself.
LOCAL EVENTS IN BRIEF
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
to the Port of Chinook, which
holds title on behalf of the
community.
“We started seeking grants
at that time,” Billups said.
Local and state grants were
eventually secured and bol-
stered by donations by com-
munity members and sea-
sonal fundraisers. The gym
was remodeled fi rst, start-
ing in 2007 and fi nishing in
2012. After the gym was fi n-
ished, attention turned toward
remodeling the school. The
work was top to bottom, and
included all walls and win-
dows in between.
“We had to redo founda-
tions and roofs,” Billups said.
“They took all the wood down
and refi nished everything.”
Corky Wilson served as con-
struction manager along with
architect David Jensen and a
host of volunteers.
“It’s been a collaborative
effort between the community
groups involved,” said Andi
Day, executive director of the
Long Beach Peninsula Visi-
tors Bureau.
“It’s really amazing what
the Friends of Chinook School
have done in partnering with
the Port of Ilwaco and Chi-
nook, Pacifi c County, Pacifi c
County Tourism Bureau —
all the people that have been
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Astoria High School’s
annual art show, a fundraiser
for the school’s art program,
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sat-
urday at the Barbey Maritime
Center.
“This fall, we have decided
to combine the art show with
the Middle School’s,” said
senior Rachel Simmons, an
organizer with the art show.
“As students, we have cho-
sen the theme ‘Aspire’ for
the show. This theme encom-
passes the creativity and hope
this generation has for a more
beautiful world. We hope that
our art pieces will take us at
least one tiny step toward our
goal.”
There is no cost to attend.
But proceeds from purchas-
ing pieces supports the art pro-
gram and students.
“So we hope that anyone
who wants to give students
more opportunities to beautify
the world, visit a lovely loca-
tion or simply feels the need
to be inspired to aspire will
attend,” Simmons said.
The Barbey Maritime Cen-
ter is located at 1792 Marine
Drive, east of the main Colum-
bia River Maritime Museum.
Host music
studio in a bus
The John Lennon Educa-
tional Bus, which visited Asto-
ria High School in February, is
offering U.S. schoolchildren
a chance to host the mobile
music studio for two days.
The nonprofi t is taking
submissions of student-pro-
duced, faculty-advised videos
through Thursday. The theme
is “What Makes Music Edu-
cation Great in Your School
District.” Video submissions
should demonstrate commit-
ment to music education.
Three school districts will
be selected for a two-day Len-
non Bus residency and town
hall that celebrates and pro-
PUBLIC MEETINGS
TUESDAY
Sunset Empire Parks and Rec
District, 4 p.m., 1225 Ave. A,
Seaside.
Port of Astoria Commission,
4:30 p.m., executive session
(closed to public), 6 p.m., regu-
lar meeting, 10 Pier 1, Suite 209.
Shoreline Sanitary District
Board, 7 p.m., Gearhart Hertig
Station, 33496 West Lake Lane,
Warrenton.
Clatsop County Human
Services Advisory Council, 4
to 5:30 p.m., 800 Exchange St.,
Room 430.
Seaside Planning Commis-
sion, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989
Broadway.
WEDNESDAY
Seaside Tourism Advisory
Commission, 3 p.m., City Hall,
989 Broadway.
CORRECTION
Name misspelled — Robyn Koustik’s fi rst name was mis-
spelled in a 3A story Monday on a donkey basketball charity
event. She is a manager at the Astoria Armory.
motes music education. For
more information, visit http://
tinyurl.com/zkd9zjq
Applicants
sought for
open seat
Clatsop County is accepting
applications for an open seat on
the Ambulance Service Area
Advisory Committee.
The vacancy is for a citizen
member with a term beginning
in February 2017 and expiring
in February 2019.
The committee monitors
and reviews local emergency
medical services in accordance
with the county Ambulance
Service Area Plan. It gathers
information from service users,
providers and the medical com-
munity, monitors coordination
of service resources and dis-
patch procedures and reviews
service area boundaries.
The committee meets four
times a year.
The appointment will be
made by the Clatsop County
Board of Commissioners.
Application forms are avail-
able online at www.co.clatsop.
or.us, or at the County Man-
ager’s Offi ce at 800 Exchange
St., Suite 410, Astoria.
The deadline to apply is
Dec. 31.
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