145TH YEAR, NO. 30
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WEEKEND EDITION // FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2017
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16-YEAR-OLD VOLUNTEERS WITH TEAM TO RESTORE VINTAGE ‘NO. 21 BALDWIN’
WEEKEND BREAK • PAGE 1C
Longshoremen
appeal day care
near the Port
YOUNG AND OLD
ALL AGES FIND SOMETHING AT LEWIS AND CLARK
Cite liability,
insurance issues
By KATIE
FRANKOWICZ
The Daily Astorian
The president of the local
longshore union has appealed
the Astoria Planning Com-
mission’s decision to allow
an education and child care
center on Port of Astoria
property near docks and sea-
food processing operations .
In a letter to The Daily
Astorian, Chris Connaway,
of the International Long-
shore and Warehouse Union
Local 50, said he and others
who have spoken out against
the conditional use permit for
Shooting Stars Child Devel-
opment Center feel there
are “signifi cant liability and
insurance issues.”
T he Planning Commis-
sion in July approved Shoot-
ing Stars’ permit to set up
shop at a building on Gate-
way Avenue. The Port Com-
mission also signed off on a
lease for the move. The Ore-
gon State Police formerly
occupied the building. Born-
stein Seafoods is across the
street, and log trucks use the
road to access log handling
operations at Piers 1 and 3.
“The newly elected (Port
of Astoria) commission
didn’t even give us the cour-
tesy of a discussion,” Con-
naway wrote in his letter.
“After we presented, there
was an immediate motion
to approve pending condi-
tional use approval from the
city planning department,
as if the Port had no skin in
the game, despite the facts
it’s their building, on their
property.
See DAY CARE, Page 6A
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Claire Albright, left, and Kelsey Hunter, right, with the Youth Conservation Corps participate in one of the
summer youth programs at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. Albright and Hunter were working
to rid parts of the area of S cotch broom, a non-native invasive species .
By JACK HEFFERNAN
The Daily Astorian
V
isitors at Lewis and Clark
National Historical Park
may have noticed a wide
variety of age groups at the park this
summer.
While several youth programs
continued to grow this year, an
upcoming increase to the cost of
senior passes has prompted those
62 and older to pounce on a relative
bargain while they still can.
The number of youth participat-
ing in programs, internships and
summer jobs more than doubles the
park’s staff and is as expansive as it
has ever been, Superintendent Jon
Burpee said. Programs such as the
Youth Conservation Corps, North-
west Youth Corps and Student Con-
servation Association have drawn
38 teenagers and young adults
throughout the summer, and about
50 students have participated in
summer camps.
Workers and participants include
local people as well as those coming
from as far away as New York City.
“It’s a little stunning to me how
complex this program is,” said
Burpee, who took over the job early
this year.
Farmers want
Trump to rethink
salmon rules
Administration
urged to gather
‘God squad’
By KEITH RIDLER
Associated Press
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Young people from all over the country come to work in the Lew-
is and Clark National Historical Park with the Youth Conservation
Corps as part of summer youth programs.
Roles for young people include
wildfi re reduction projects, non-na-
tive weed eradication, trail build-
ing and maintenance, interpretation,
various visitor’s center tasks, camp-
ground cleanup, historic preserva-
tion and stream restoration.
Programs feature opportunities
specifi cally allocated for minority
groups. One science internship
designated for a minority person
between 18 and 35 allows the intern
to conduct inventory, monitor-
ing and research; learn geographic
information systems and other tech-
nologies and complete interpretive
See PARK, Page 6A
BOISE, Idaho — A group
that represents farmers is
calling the costs of saving
imperiled salmon in the larg-
est river system in the Pacifi c
Northwest
unsustainable
and is turning to the Trump
administration to sidestep
endangered species laws.
The
Columbia-Snake
River Irrigators Associa-
tion wants the government
to convene a Cabinet-level
committee with the power
to allow exemptions to the
Endangered Species Act.
Known as the “God squad”
AP Photo/Rick Bowmer
A group that represents
farmers is calling the
costs of saving imperiled
salmon in the largest riv-
er system in the Pacific
Northwest unsustainable.
because its decisions can
lead to extinctions of threat-
ened wildlife, it has only
gathered three times — the
last 25 years ago during a
controversy over spotted owl
habitat in the Northwest.
See SALMON, Page 7A
Brothers compete on the sand in Seaside
IF YOU GO
More than a
Seaside beach volleyball tournament runs through
thousand teams The
Sunday on the sand near The Prom. Follow along online at
seasidebeachvolleyball.com
in action
By KAELIA NEAL
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — The Basarab
brothers started playing vol-
leyball only a year ago, but
they found themselves enter-
ing the boys doubles 18 and
under gold bracket at the 36th
annual Seaside b each v olley-
ball tournament.
This is 18-year-old Max
Basarab and 16-year-old Erik
Basarab’s fi rst contest, but
the Vancouver, Washington,
duo have been competitive in
the world’s largest amateur
beach volleyball tournament,
which has roughly 1,400 teams
competing.
“Mad Max still owning
the net!” the game announcer
called as the brothers, with
matching camoufl age shorts,
played their last match of the
day Thursday.
The Basarab brothers eas-
ily defeated a California team
21-12. However, the second
set was intense as each team
constantly took turns leading.
With Erik’s deep kills and
Max’s monster blocks, the
Basarab brothers pulled out the
victory, 23-21.
After D ay O ne, the broth-
ers won two matches and lost
one, advancing into the gold
bracket, the highest for their
age group.
Being brothers provides
them with a different experi-
ence on the court.
See SEASIDE, Page 7A
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
A competitor in the 2017 Seaside b each v olleyball t ourna-
ment spikes the ball on Thursday during a match in the 18
and under category.
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