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ON THE JOB, A CELEBRATION OF LABOR DAY WEEKEND BREAK • PAGES 1C-5C ALSO INSIDE: COAST RIVER BUSINESS JOURNAL CU TTING ED GE VOLUME 10 CHRONICLING JOY OF BUSINESS • ISSUE 11 IN COLUMBIA-PACIFIC REGION TIMBER INDUSTRY’S SHIFTING PRICES NUDGE UPWARD A worker moves cut logs onto a pile at the Hammond Lumber Mill in Warrenton. Story on Page 6 145TH YEAR, NO. 45 JOSHUA BESSEX THE DAILY ASTORIAN ONE DOLLAR WEEKEND EDITION // Agreement reached on warming center Volunteers work with neighbors, merchants By KATIE FRANKOWICZ The Daily Astorian The Daily Astorian/File Photos A Civil War re-enactment at Fort Stevens in 2014. Hundreds of participants are expected for the annual event this weekend. Volunteers at the Astoria Warming Center left City Hall Thursday night with an approved good-neighbor agreement in hand. The agreement, the second draft of the doc- ument that center board members circulated at a community meeting Wednesday night, clar- ifi es some language and addresses concerns and incorporates suggestions voiced by down- town merchants and neighborhood residents. Though not a formal condition of approval, the agreement was suggested by city staff as a way to get the center and the neighborhood on the same page and address past issues. The agreement will inform the Asto- ria Planning Commission’s decision on a one-year conditional use permit that would allow the center to continue operating out of the basement of the First United Methodist RELIVING HISTORY CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTMENT AT FORT STEVENS AMID A NATIONAL DEBATE OVER CONFEDERATE SYMBOLS By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian A battle dating back to the 19th cen- tury will rage on at Fort Stevens this weekend, with symbols that are as divisive today as they were when they nearly tore a young nation apart. Hundreds of participants are prepar- ing for the 27th Annual Fort Stevens Civil War Re-enactment and Living His- tory. Battles, fashion shows, medical demonstrations, speeches and a church service will all take place at the fort — built in 1863 during the war — starting Saturday morning and ending Monday afternoon. The annual re-enactment comes at a time of renewed national debate over Confederate symbols and a drive by some to remove monuments to Confed- erate leaders. It will kick off three weeks after a deadly white nationalist rally with Confederate fl ags in Charlottesville, Vir- ginia, and a local controversy after a Confederate fl ag and rebel decals were linked with an award-winning fl oat at the Astoria Regatta. Participants at Fort Stevens insist their re-enactment is an accurate por- trayal of history. “Our biggest fear is that these people are trying to erase history and bury his- tory. The war was terrible, but this was part of our history,” said Don Benson, who will play a Union cavalry soldier this weekend. “There’s this cloud hang- ing over us and the future of this hobby that we all love.” See WARMING CENTER, Page 7A ‘Great adventure’ The non profi t Northwest Civil War Council hosts a handful of re-enactments throughout the state, the most antici- pated one taking place each year at Fort Stevens. Onlookers come from all over the region to witness it, some despite the fact that they live near another re-enact- ment site . Charter school welcomes eager parents See FORT STEVENS, Page 7A A Confederate flag on display during a Civil War re-enactment at Fort Stevens in 2014. This year’s event comes during a renewed national debate over Confederate symbols. Cannon Beach Academy holds an open house By BRENNA VISSER The Daily Astorian CANNON BEACH – Students, their fam- ilies and residents gathered for an open house Thursday to celebrate the beginning of the Cannon Beach Academy’s fi rst school year, as well as the end of the four years of work it took to make it happen. It was the fi rst public unveiling of the school after a summer’s worth of renova- tions. To the backdrop of a potluck and live music, students and their families explored classrooms and met the teachers who will be welcoming on the fi rst day of school Tuesday . “We’re really happy to see this succeed,” said Dania Nolazco, whose younger brother is See ACADEMY, Page 7A Transportation package includes money for Highway 26 Repaving project between turnoffs for Jewell and Hamlet By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Oregon’s new $5.3 billion transpor- tation package contains $10.8 million to repave U.S. Highway 26 between the turn- offs for Jewell and Hamlet. The project is one of three in Clatsop County funded by the long-awaited cash infusion from Salem to help repair and improve the state’s highways and roads. The transportation package, approved by the state Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Kate Brown, will also fund the replacement of the deck on the Lewis and Clark River Bridge. T he state has already performed extensive work on the substructure, with a more light weight vari- ant compatible with the components of the 92-year-old span. “This bridge is one of the premier his- toric bridges in the state,” said Lou Torres, a spokesman for the Oregon Department of Transportation . “If this project is not done, the deck will continue to degrade and may require signifi cant maintenance to remain in service.” The third project involves engineering work to replace a culvert on Oregon High- way 202 along the Youngs River at m ile- post 3.6. The law’s projects were inserted into the larger State Transportation Improve- ment Plan covering 2018 through 2021. See HIGHWAY, Page 7A SADDLE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK 202 CLATSOP STATE FOREST 202 Necanicum Junction CLATSOP Jewell 26 103 U.S. Hwy. 26 repaving project N Jewell Junction 2 miles 26 53 TILLAMOOK Source: Oregon Dept. of Transportation Alan Kenaga/EO Media Group