144TH YEAR, NO. 151
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WEEKEND EDITION // FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017
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FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFT SEASIDE SEAGULLS BASKETBALL
Capitol
tasks for
Oregon
Legislative leaders,
governor lay out
session priorities
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE
and PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
SALEM — Oregon’s legislative lead-
ers say they have a difficult session ahead of
them.
With the games due to begin Feb. 1, bal-
ancing the state’s budget is top of mind.
Health care costs, edu-
cation programs and ris-
MORE
ing state employee costs
all mean that the state has
INSIDE
nearly $1.8 billion less
GOP wants
than it needs to maintain
cost cuts for
the present level of gov-
revenue hikes
ernment services.
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Possible changes in
federal immigration and
health care policies also seemed to muddy
the waters as legislators discussed their
agendas for 2017 with members of the press
in a forum at the Oregon Capitol organized
by The Associated Press.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, for her part,
said she is focused on finding solutions to
the state’s immediate deficit and emphasized
improving the state’s transportation system
and maintaining access to health care.
Photos by Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
See TASKS, Page 6A
Seaside’s Jackson Januik takes the court before the start of a game against Valley Catholic on Tuesday in Seaside. The boys
basketball team is undefeated this season. More photos available online at DailyAstorian.com
Warrenton
teen dies
when struck
by pickup
By R.J. MARX
The Daily Astorian
S
EASIDE — Tension and anticipation
build at the Gulls’ Nest even before
the clock starts and the game tips off,
a sense that Seaside is about to do something
memorable.
Small, lightning fast and unselfish, the
boys basketball team is on a 13-0 run and
ranked No. 1 in their division statewide. The
Lady Gulls are nearly as unstoppable — at 9-2
— and are No. 10.
The success on the court is being cele-
brated throughout the community in what
could go down in the books as one of the high
school’s great seasons.
of us in Seaside
RELATED are “All
very proud of our stu-
STORY
dent athletes,” Mayor Jay
Barber said. “We have seen
Seaside squad
amazing
performances
follows in the
from both the boys and
‘tradition’
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girls swim teams as well
as our cross country, soc-
cer and football teams earlier in the year. But
we are especially proud of our boys and girls
basketball teams this season. They are nothing
short of amazing.”
Tom Maltman graduated in 1973 after a
three-sport career with the Gulls, including
basketball. Today he serves on the Seaside
School District’s board and is a big-time fan.
He is quick to say that his brother, Scott,
was the real hoops star in the family, but he
shared in the Seagull pride.
“It’s just great,” Maltman said. “We’re
one of the smallest schools in the 4A classi-
fication. The kids have had great success and
it brings a lot of pride to the community and
the board. We’re awfully proud of the kids and
their coaches.”
Youth died at scene of
accident on Hwy. 101
By JACK HEFFERNAN
The Daily Astorian
The Seaside High School band raises their instruments in the air as the Seaside
basketball team shoots free throws after a foul call in the first half during a game
against Valley Catholic Tuesday.
Seaside Head
Coach Bill
Westerholm
talks with his team
during a game
against Valley
Catholic.
A 15-year-old boy was killed after being
struck by a pickup late Thursday night just
north of Gearhart.
Oregon State Police said the boy was
struck on U.S. Highway 101 near milepost
17 at about 10:50 p.m. Trevor Secord, a War-
renton High School student, died following
the accident, school counselor Pamela Keu-
ter said.
See TEEN, Page 7A
Meal Train Photo
See SEAGULLS, Page 6A
Trevor Secord with his mother, Christina.
New brewery opens its doors in Astoria
Latest entry
in craft beer
market on tap
“As the weather starts improv-
ing, we get a little more day-
light hours, we’ll start expand-
ing on those days and hours.”
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
Astoria’s sixth brew-
ery, Reach Break joins Wet
Dog Brewery & Cafe, Asto-
ria Brewing Co., Fort George
Brewery, Buoy Beer Co. and
Hondo’s Brew & Cork.
Last month, the Reach
Break owners started sending
out kegs to local tap houses
and restaurants. The brewery
will be open from noon to 8
p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6
p.m. Sundays.
Josh Allison, a former
Reach Break Brewing,
Astoria’s newest brewery,
opens this weekend at the
corner of Exchange and 13th
streets.
“We’re rolling up the doors
at noon, and starting out Sat-
urdays, Sundays … for now,”
said Josh Allison, co-owner of
the brewery with brother Jared
Allison and friend Finn Parker.
Sixth brewery
marine biologist, said Reach
Break is named after the way-
points used to determine the
length of main channels in
a stream. The brewery will
open with five marine-biology
themed beers on tap: Evolution
of an IPA, the start of a series
with evolving ingredients;
Red Rock Red, named after
red rock crab; Hadopelagic
Stout, named for the deepest,
darkest reaches of the ocean;
Mykiss Saison, named after
the binomial species name for
steelhead; and Citris Mykiss
Saison, infused with lemon,
peppercorn, rose hips and tea.
See BREWERY, Page 7A
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Reach Break Brewing owners Finn Parker, left, Josh Alli-
son, center, and Jared Allison pose for a portrait on Thurs-
day in Astoria. Reach Break Brewing will be open to the
public for the first time this Saturday.