HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST CIVIL WAR RIVALRY GAMES SPORTS • PAGE 8A 145TH YEAR, NO. 105 WEEKEND EDITION // FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2017 ONE DOLLAR Port fi nally activates stormwater treatment Project cost more than $2 million By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian After several fi ts and starts, and about 14 months behind schedule, the Port of Asto- ria has activated a new stormwater treatment system on Pier 3. The system is required by the state Depart- ment of Environmental Quality to limit cop- per from entering the Columbia River and harming salmon and other aquatic life. Pumps throughout the central waterfront move water to a series of settling ponds on the foot of Pier 3. Sus- pended solids are settled out of the water in the fi rst two ponds, after which it fl ows to a vegetated area with plants meant to leach out metals and other materials. The treated water is then pumped through a pipe at the end of Pier 3. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Volunteers help out in the kitchen during the annual ‘Helping Hands’ community Thanksgiving meal in Seaside. See PORT, Page 7A Cannon Beach Academy seeks volunteers Volunteers serve Thanksgiving food, friendship in Seaside More than 400 meals prepared School reaches out to provide student services By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian Volunteers at a community Thanksgiving dinner in Seaside had a lot on their plate Thursday after- noon, but the meal had plenty of helpers — and food — to go around. More than 40 volunteers at the Bob Chisholm Community Center served an estimated 400 meals at the dinner, Helping Hands Chief Execu- tive Offi cer Alan Evans said. “It’s amazing how many people want to come together and have this meal,” Evans said. The annual dinner has grown from its inception 15 years ago, which was held at the Helping Hands offi ce and included a small handful of volunteers and two to three cooked turkeys. “We’d serve those and be done,” said Cannon Beach Police Chief Jason Schermerhorn, one of the early volunteers. “It’s turned into a great community event.” By BRENNA VISSER The Daily Astorian CANNON BEACH — Three months in, the Cannon Beach Academy is operat- ing much like the other schools in the region. Parent -teacher conferences are around the corner, and the students are gearing up for the winter holiday program. But unlike most, many functions of the charter school are done by volun- teers. And the lack of volunteers is creating stress for the academy’s four full-time staff members, said Amy Moore, the acade- my’s executive director , at a recent board meeting. In order to adequately serve the school’s 21 students, Moore needs at least one per- son in the morning and one in the afternoon for breakfast and lunch fi ve days a week. But the number of volunteers and how much time they can donate varies each week, often leaving Moore running the breakfast service on her own. Logan Gandy delivers dessert to a table at the Bob Chisholm Community Center. See THANKSGIVING, Page 7A See ACADEMY, Page 7A The ‘Turkey Torrent’ Runners convene in Seaside on Thanksgiving holiday By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian First-place finisher Alex Van Slyke of Seaside with second-place runner Denis Glenn of San Francisco. SEASIDE — A little rain wasn’t about to keep anybody away. Applause and cheers greeted runners and walkers who braved the elements in Seaside’s annual Turkey Trot, a 5K run from Quatat Park to the Prom, down to Avenue S, east to Edgewood and back to the park. Formidable winds added to the challenge for runners. “I thought it would slow them down, but I think it’s even almost more fun because it’s raining,” said Grace Smith of the Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District. “It’s a lit- tle more excitement.” Sunset Rec Executive Director Skyler Archibald joined the cast of about 70 runners, his third year as a participant. Out-of-towners included the Tingley family, who visit Photos by R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian See TROT, Page 7A Women’s race winner Ginny Meadway of Seaside finished with a time of 19:55. Columbia Memorial Hospital 2111 Exchange St., Astoria (503) 325-4321 www.columbiamemorial.org Give a Gift with Heart Remember your loved one by donating a heart for a community tree at http://weblink.donorperfect.com/heartsforhospice