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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
ABOVE: Members of the armed forces wait for a Veterans Day event to begin at Clatsop Community College on Saturday. BELOW: Veterans participate in a ceremony at Clatsop
Community College on Saturday for Veterans Day.
College: ‘Their sacrifice is something that I am humbled by’
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redeveloped Patriot Hall, opened
for fall term courses.
“The men and women who are
in our armed forces, their sacrifice
is something that I am humbled
by,” college President Christopher
Breitmeyer said. “I am honored
that we have a building on our
campus that is dedicated to them
and their service.”
The celebration included rendi-
tions of the national anthem, “My
Country, Tis of Thee” and taps by a
collection of North Coast bands and
singers. The American Legion’s
Clatsop Post 12 performed a cer-
emony for prisoners of war and
those still missing in action.
Accompanying the original ded-
ication of Patriot Hall was a bronze
shield that now hangs outside the
building’s third-floor entrance on
Lexington Avenue.
Breitmeyer and board members
unveiled a new glass-capped plaque
marking the rededication with an
excerpt — “the last full measure of
devotion” — from President Abra-
ham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
during the Civil War, also on the
original shield. The new plaque
will hang just inside the entrance.
The college predicted an 8 per-
cent jump in tuition and fee reve-
nue for the coming academic year,
much of it tied to the new medical
and physical educational offerings
in Patriot Hall.
JoAnn Zahn, the college’s vice
president of finance and opera-
tions, reported recently that about
350 students registered for Bandit
Fitness Club, the college’s mecha-
nism for allowing public access to
the hall’s elevated running track,
cardio machines and weightlifting
areas in exchange for at least one
credit per term.
Margaret Frimoth, vice presi-
dent of academic affairs, said the
building’s classrooms and studios
are in use for yoga, dance and other
physical education classes. The col-
lege is still developing new classes
and programs in the building.
The facility also hosts emer-
gency medical technician courses,
the beginnings of a full-fledged
program the college is trying to
start.
“We’re still waiting for a few
things in the floor to be fixed per-
manently, to get some nets up, and
that will bring in additional reve-
nue with classes, with volleyball
and badminton, that can’t start yet,
so we’re waiting for that,” she said.
“We’re still on a roll-up of new
classes and new programs, and
then it’s just going to get better.”
Dinner: ‘There are a lot of vets in Seaside’
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dinner. Post 99, with more than
240 members, provides out-
reach to shelters in the area,
with special invites to local
nursing and care centers Ava-
mere at Seaside and Suzanne
Elise.
Gretchen Jolly, a life-
long Seaside resident, joined
Wright in the kitchen. Jolly
was inspired to volunteer
because of the service of her
grandparents, her stepfather
and her ex-husband, she said.
“This is home,” Jolly said.
“I grew up here, so I know so
many faces. And the people
are great who work here.”
Tawni Malmberg arrived
Friday in Seaside from Utah.
Her first stop was the Ameri-
can Legion, she said.
“I volunteered my time to
do some cooking tonight,”
Malmberg said. “They actu-
ally needed someone and I
just walked in the door.”
Gretchen Jolly works in the kitchen of the American Le-
gion Post 99 in Seaside on Saturday during a Veterans
Day event.
Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Tawni Malmberg dishes up a plate of spaghetti during a Veterans Day event at the Amer-
ican Legion Post 99 in Seaside on Saturday.
Their efforts — including
spaghetti, salad, garlic bread
and beverages — were greatly
appreciated.
“There are a lot of vets in
Seaside,” Post member San-
Ferry: Faces issues with deterioration
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Restore Oregon’s endan-
gered list names properties
in imminent danger of being
lost. Inclusion on the list
makes the project eligible for
technical assistance and edu-
cational resources to develop
strategies for long-term via-
bility and preservation.
Built in 1924, the ferry
worked the Columbia River
under Capt. Fritz Elfving.
The Navy commandeered the
vessel in 1941 to lay mines
at the mouth of the Colum-
bia after the attack on Pearl
Harbor. After the war, the
Army used the ferry between
Fort Stevens and Fort Canby,
Washington. In 1946, Elf-
ving bought the ferry back
and used it until 1966, when
the Astoria Bridge opened.
The ferry was sold
and used in the Puget Sound
region by Pierce County,
Washington, until 1996.
It was later used for sum-
mer cruises and purchased
in 2010 by Christian Lint
for dockside events in
Bremerton,
Washington.
Local hotelier Robert Jacobs
learned of the ferry’s exis-
tence and started negotiat-
ing with Lint for its return to
Astoria.
The Astoria Ferry Group
raised more than $50,000 to
have Lint bring the vessel in
August 2016 from Bremer-
ton, Washington, to North
Tongue Point. A year after
the ferry’s arrival, the group
issued an ultimatum for
$100,000 and a fresh influx
of volunteers, warning that
the restoration effort had pla-
teaued and could stop.
But new volunteers,
including Lint and seaman-
ship students from federal
training site Tongue Point
Job Corps Center, have taken
over restoring the vessel at
North Tongue Point.
“While it provides pro-
tection from the weather, it
is a primitive facility, with
dilapidated pilings, and pro-
vides power sufficient only
to keep the generator bat-
tery charged,” Restore Ore-
gon said in its explanation of
threats to the vessel.
The ferry faces issues
with deterioration, water
damage, utilities and anti-
quated equipment. The Asto-
ria Ferry Group hopes to
move the vessel to the water-
front commercial complex
at Pier 39 for more public
exposure while volunteers
continue to prepare it for the
Coast Guard certification
needed to carry groups on
the water.
dra Gee said. “I think it’s a
nice thing that this post is here
for them. That they can come
in and have a dinner like this
tonight.”
Marion Gee, a Korean War
veteran, said he looked for-
ward to some conversation
during the evening.
“We enjoy coming down
here,” he said. “The only trou-
ble is, the first person who
tells a lie doesn’t have a
chance.”
Outages: High wind
warning expected to
last through 6 p.m.
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The National Weather Ser-
vice issued a high wind warn-
ing that is expected to last
through 6 p.m. Gusts of up to
65 mph are expected in North
Coast communities, with
stronger gusts up to 70 and 80
mph predicted for ares near
beaches and headlands.
The winds will be stron-
gest and most widespread in
the late morning and through
the afternoon, according to
the weather service.
A high surf advisory for
the North Coast and Washing-
ton state’s south coast comes
along with the wind warning.
It will last through 5 p.m.
“Wave run-up on south-
west facing beaches and jet-
ties will be much higher than
normal,” the weather ser-
vice stated, advising people
to avoid jetties. Such condi-
tions also produce rip currents
and erode beaches in certain
areas.