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CORGIS CONGREGATE, CAVORT IN CANNON BEACH PAGE 2A 145TH YEAR, NO. 21 DailyAstorian.com // MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 ONE DOLLAR Coffenbury Lake under health alert for algae First ever for lake in Fort Stevens State Park By KATIE FRANKOWICZ The Daily Astorian Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian The J.C. Penney store in Astoria is closing its doors after more than 100 years of operation at various locations in the downtown area. The announcement that the store, which opened in 191 6 in Astoria, would close was made in March. J.C. Penney’s was a downtown fi xture A historical look back in the pages of Astoria’s newspapers A See CLOSING, Page 4A See COFFENBURY LAKE, Page 4A Now that’s summer weather By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian business brief in The Astoria Daily Budget on Jan. 10, 1916, heralded the opening of Asto- ria’s J.C. Penney store. “The J.C. Penney Co., prominent mercantile operators of the northwest, owners of 83 different stores, have leased two store rooms in Spexarth Building, where it will open for business about April 1 . … The Penney Co. establishes places which are invariably a credit to the cities in which they are managed.” After more than 100 years in operation and several moves downtown, J.C. Pen- ney closes today. The retailer opened its 109th store in Astoria April 8, 1916. According to the retailer’s store history, the open- ing was fi nanced by the profi ts from the store in Pendleton, Oregon’s fi rst J.C. Penney. In March, the company announced the imminent closure of 138 stores. While on vacation, company founder and namesake James Cash Penney visited Astoria in 1918, at which point he had 197 locations. “Mr. Penney reports that his many stores on the coast are doing a wonderful business and he is especially pleased with the one in Astoria so suc- cessfully conducted by E.R. Keefe,” read a story about his visit in The Morning Astorian. A health advisory remains in effect for Coffenbury Lake because of a massive bloom of blue-green algae that can produce dangerous toxins. It is the fi rst time the Oregon Health Authority has had to issue such an advi- sory for the lake at Fort Stevens State Park, though the department did receive a sample in 2013 following a possible bloom that year. The number of bacteria cells counted then, however, was below the threshold. Rangers report they have seen things that look like blooms — fl oating streams of algae, green- ish patches of water — but never anything like this year. This year the whole lake looks green, said Rebecca Hillwig, a natural resource special- ist with the Oregon Health Authority. The sample the state received this sum- mer — a 500 milliliter jar fi lled with lake water — contained more than 2 million cells, well over what the health authority wants to see. The algae can be present and not pro- ducing toxins, but with such a high cell count an advisory was necessary, the state said. Heat blast hits coast, inland Wednesday The Daily Astorian/File A May 30, 1940, edition of the Astorian Budget was dedicated to the newly remodeled J.C. Penney on Commercial Street. Southern Methodist University A 1920 photo from J.C. Penney’s archives in DeGolyer Library at Southern Method- ist University shows the store’s original Astoria location in the Spexarth Building. By KATIE FRANKOWICZ The Daily Astorian Get ready to sweat your socks off . An excessive heat watch is in effect Wednesday for communities along Ore- gon’s North Coast and in outhwest Washing- ton, with record high temperatures of 85 to 95 degrees possible. Temperatures could hit as high as 100 in several locations Wednes- day. Though temperatures are expected to be slightly cooler on Thursday, that day could still be just as hot. Astoria, and the North Coast generally, will be among the hottest spots on the Oregon Coast this week. The warning coincides with the open- ing days of the Buoy 10 recreational fi sh- ery on the Columbia River — a fi shery that draws thousands of anglers — and the Clat- sop County Fair. “We’re getting air out of Nevada — dry, hot air — and it’s blowing over, going from the east to the west,” said Gerald Macke, a meteorologist technician with the National Weather Service. “Almost always you have See HEAT, Page 4A A passion for belly dancing, a yearning to help Dailey uses her art to help local nonprofi ts thrive By KAELIA NEAL The Daily Astorian B elly dancing has been a passion for Sarah Dai- ley for seven years, although many who know her do not know her creative side. Her style is classic Egyp- tian, also known as Raqs sharqi , which she fears is a dying art. The music she dances to may be sensual, a party atmosphere, a love song or a sad ballad . . She will even throw in some of her favor- ite modern songs. “I love it when I can make an audi- ence feel what I feel through the art of dance and the art of music,” said Dailey , who lives in Seaside. A few months ago, Dai- ley began Bellydance Ben- efi t to help support Clatsop County nonprofi t organiza- tions. Her fi rst benefi t was for T he Harbor in Astoria, which helps those who have survived domestic violence and sexual assault . The second was for Clatsop Animal Assistance in Warrenton, where she used to volunteer. An animal lover, Dailey’s next b enefi t will be for the Wildlife Center of the North Coast on Aug. 25 at Buddha Kat Winery in Seaside. “I wanted a way to give back and to be able to share my love for dance with peo- ple,” she said. A fter being a stay-at- home mother for 3 1/2 years to daughter Katherine, Dailey decided last year it was time to re-enter the workforce. Submitted Photo See DAILEY, Page 4A Sarah Dailey belly dancing at the beach.
