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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017 What’s cooking this Thanksgiving in Seaside The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — Seaside comes alive Thanksgiving weekend, with food, races, shopping and more. The city’s events kick off with the Turkey Trot, a 5K walk/run sponsored by the Sunset Empire Recreation Park and Recreation District. The run opens for registra- tion at 9 a.m. and starts and finishes at Quatat Park, 493 Oceanway. Cost is $10 per person. Runners and walkers can register online at sunse- tempire.com. The Bob Chisholm Com- munity Center presents a free traditional Thanksgiving meal at the center, 1225 Avenue A in Seaside. The dinner, from noon to 2:30 p.m., is open to all. Jeff Ter Har/For The Daily Astorian Solomon and MaryBeth Cruz, Eric Paul, Cliff Ellis, Pamela Lum at Dough Dough for the November Wine Walk. More great events are ahead in Seaside this weekend. The Seaside Chamber of Commerce presents the “Parade of Lights” Friday at 7 p.m., immediately followed by the Christmas lighting with Santa at the Broadway Pocket Park at 8 p.m. or thereabouts. Chamber ambassadors pro- vide free hot cider, cocoa and cookies, along with caroling visits with Santa. Friday, Saturday and Sun- day, the Seaside Artisan Gift Fair comes to the Seaside Civic the Convention Center with a hand-crafted market- place. Hours are Friday, noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Holiday shopping may also be found at the Elks Lodge, 424 Avenue A, featuring inde- pendent distributors on Satur- day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Street parking will be pro- hibited on Broadway start- ing Friday at 3 p.m. From 6 to 8:30 p.m., Broadway, First to Columbia, Columbia to Holl- aday and Holladay to Broad- way will also be closed to traffic. Holt is city’s longest-serving employee By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — It may not be a round number, but it’s a mile- stone achievement nevertheless. Police Lt. Bruce Holt received special recognition Monday night as he celebrated his 34th year with the Seaside Police Department, making Astoria schools receive grants The Daily Astorian Astoria School District has received two of the 19 grants recently awarded by the North- west Regional Education Ser- vice District Foundation. The foundation gave out $21,970 in grants to enhance teaching and learning for underserved children and those with disabilities, birth to age 21. John Jacob Astor Elementary School received a $422 grant for sensory materials to cre- ate a calm room, while Astoria Middle School received $846 to buy science textbooks for English learners, students with disabilities and students read- ing below grade level. Clatsop unemployment numbers rise in October The Daily Astorian Clatsop County finished October with a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4.4 percent, up slightly from September, accord- ing to figures from the state Employment Department. The county had the 10th-lowest unemployment rate in the state, tied with Wasco County. Unemploy- ment was slightly higher than the statewide (4.3 per- cent) and national (4.1 per- cent) rates. Regional economists expected a loss of 560 jobs in October, but the county only shed 450. The private sector cut 620 jobs, and gov- ernment employment rose by 170. Leisure and hospi- tality cut 380 jobs, manufac- turing 80 and professional and business services 70. Local government education added 200 positions. October’s total non- farm payroll employment in October was 18,460, 280 more than the year prior. Leisure and hospital- ity added 200 positions over the last year, along with 140 in retail trade and 60 in financial activities. Paper manufacturing cut 50 posi- tions over the year. The state Employment Department will release November’s metropolitan and county unemployment data Dec. 26. For more infor- mation, visit qualityinfo.org Thanksgiving him the longest-serv- team,” Mayor Jay ing employee in the Barber said. city of Seaside. “You’ve given a lot “Thirty-four years I to this town,” Coun- cilor Dana Phillips began my law enforce- ment career in Sea- added. “You’ve given side,” Holt said at the a lot to this commu- Lt. Bruce nity, and it’s a real City Council meeting. Holt pleasure to have you “Today is my 34th-year as the longest employee of this employment anniversary.” “Glad to have you on our town. Hats off to you.” 16 Served 11 AM to 3 PM Need a Lift? Roby’s can help. Lift chairs starting at $599. 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