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145TH YEAR, NO. 21
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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.