PROPERTY LINES: A PLACE IN THE COUNTRY INSIDE
144TH YEAR, NO. 261
ONE DOLLAR
WEEKEND EDITION // FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2017
A HELPING HAND
Seaside
Library
named for
late mayor
Larson remembered
in building dedication
By R.J. MARX
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — Former M ayor Don Larson
was memorialized Thursday night with the
naming of the Seaside L ibrary as the Donald
E. Larson building.
B uilding the library was one of the proj-
ects Larson was most interested in complet-
ing, Mayor Jay Barber said. “He was very
proud to see this project started and partici-
pated in the grand opening in 2008,” he said
at a gathering of Larson’s family, city offi -
cials, library staff and residents.
“I think it’s really special, that we are
remembering Don Larson in this way,”
Library Director Esther Moberg said . “He
was so instrumental in helping with the
library.”
Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian
See LIBRARY, Page 6A
Jude Rochon, right, clutches a juice box in his new prosthetic, while being fitted for a new harness by Dr. Albert Chi, left,
and assistant Isaac Womack. The 6-year-old Astorian can open and close his hand through a pulley system.
Astoria boy is fi rst to receive a 3-D-printed
prosthetic arm from an Oregon hospital
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
P
ORTLAND — Jude Rochon sat
patiently in Dr. Albert Chi’s offi ce
at Oregon Health & Science Uni-
versity Thursday morning while the
prosthetics expert performed surgery on
Jude’s right hand and forearm with scis-
sors, metal snaps and a lighter.
The 6-year-old Astoria boy , who
was born without a right forearm and
hand, recently became the fi rst patient
to receive 3-D-printed prosthetics from
an Oregon hospital, part of Chi’s quest
to help provide low-cost, upper-body
limbs.
The two prosthetics he received for
free from Chi, one with the hand open
and another with the hand closed, are
made from 20 to 30 3-D-printed biode-
gradable plastic parts, colored orange
and black for Jude’s favorite college
team, the Oregon State Beavers. Each
cost about $50 in materials.
The arms are connected by a nylon
harness on Jude’s left shoulder. When
he reaches with his upper -right arm for-
ward, a pulley system opens or closes
the hand, depending on which prosthetic
See ARM, Page 9A
Study links
orcas’ failed
pregnancies
to scarce food
Fewer salmon means
fewer whale offspring
By PHUONG LE
Associated Press
Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian
Sawyer Rochon, left, shakes hands with younger brother Jude Rochon, who
received two 3-D-printed prosthetics from Oregon Health & Science Universi-
ty’s Dr. Albert Chi. Find more photos online at DailyAstorian.com
‘What we’ve already seen in him
emotionally and in his confi dence,
it’s already helped him so much.’
Alivia Rochon
mother of Jude Rochon, speaking about how her son has
been helped since he received two 3-D printed prosthetics
SEATTLE — Endangered killer whales
that frequent the inland waters of Washing-
ton state and visit the mouth of the Colum-
bia River are having pregnancy problems
because they cannot fi nd enough fi sh to eat,
according to a new study.
Researchers analyzed hormones in excre-
ment collected at sea and found that more
than two-thirds of orca pregnancies failed
over a seven-year period. They linked those
problems to nutritional stress brought on by
a low supply of Chinook salmon, the whales’
preferred diet.
“A large number of whales are conceiv-
ing, but when nutrition is poor, they don’t
sustain those pregnancies,” said Sam Was-
ser, lead author of the paper and a biology
professor at the University of Washington.
See ORCAS, Page 6A
El Corazon shipwreck removed from beach
Some items
pilfered; debris
sent to landfi ll
By BRENNA VISSER
The Daily Astorian
CANNON BEACH —
The
40-foot
sailboat
that washed ashore near
Cannon
Beach
was
removed and compacted this
week and is headed for a
landfi ll.
The El Corazon washed
ashore June 8 after the ves-
sel lost propulsion about 15
miles off the coast of Cannon
Beach. While en route to the
Tillamook Bar, waves were
breaking over the bow of the
sailboat and by 4:48 a.m. the
on board bilge pumps were
full of water. The U.S. Coast
Guard deemed the vessel
unsafe, removed the three
people aboard and cut the tow
line.
According to state law, the
owner of a boat has 14 days
after a wreck to remove the
debris , Oregon Shores Per-
mit Coordinator Jay Sen-
newald said. It took the
owner the duration of this
period to work with his insur-
ance to pay for the removal,
otherwise
the
vessel
would have been seized by
Oregon State Parks at
the owner’s expense .
Coastal Towing & Salvage
fi nished removing the sailboat
by noon Tuesday. By then,
many parts of the boat , such
as the steering wheel and the
navigation equipment, were
missing.
Police Chief Jason Scher-
merhorn said the Cannon
Beach Police received many
calls with reports of people
taking items, but the thieves
were gone by the time police
arrived .
The Coast Guard called in
a hazardous materials team
to address the fuel and any
possible environmental issues
the day the ship washed
ashore.
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
The El Corazon lies stranded on the beach near Ecola
State Park after it ran aground June 8 . The vessel was in
distress after losing power and spent weeks on the beach
before being removed Tuesday .
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