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At Būsu, a step beyond sushi
New Japanese
restaurant set to
open in Astoria
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
State fish
and wildlife
commissioners
back gillnetters
Tension over fishing on
the Columbia River
Patrons of Astoria Coffeehouse and
Bistro recently got a preview of Ken-
neth Booth’s new bento lunch and iza-
kaya-style restaurant he plans to open
next month in a walk-up window in the
former Arc Arcade on 11th Street.
Booth’s new place will be called
Būsu, an homage to his surname trans-
lated from Japanese to mean “informa-
tional booth.” He hopes it will be a place
for people to broaden their experience
of Japanese-influenced cuisine beyond
sushi.
During lunch, Booth plans to offer
soups and salads to go, along with a rotat-
ing variety of bento boxes with lamb,
chicken, pork, seafood and vegan options.
At night, Būsu will transform into more
of an izakaya, an informal Japanese pub.
“At nighttime, it’s more of a time for
me to play a little bit more,” Booth said.
“There’s such a broad range of Japanese
dishes that aren’t just sushi.”
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission is
again pushing for commercial salmon fishermen to
get time on the Columbia River.
Oregon and Washington state adopted a pol-
icy nearly six years ago to slowly phase gillnet-
ters off the river’s main stem, but Oregon has sec-
ond-guessed the wisdom of the decision.
The five commissioners at a meeting in Asto-
ria on Friday said they supported looking into a
summer Chinook salmon season for gillnetters —
something they attempted to do last year. Com-
missioners walked back that move, however, after
Gov. Kate Brown instructed them to align with
her administration and Washington state. The two
states jointly manage salmon fisheries on the river.
On Friday, Commissioner Bruce Buckmas-
ter of Astoria acknowledged the commission may
See BUSU, Page 7A
Kenneth Booth prepares a dish at Astoria Coffeehouse and Bistro in advance of his new
walk-up Japanese-inspired restaurant he hopes to open next month.
See COMMISSION, Page 7A
By KATIE FRANKOWICZ
The Daily Astorian
Knitting is her passion, and one she shares
Peterson uses
knitting to help
community
By KATHERINE
LACAZE
For The Daily Astorian
EASIDE — For Mary
Peterson, knitting is a pas-
sion she’s developed since she
was about 8 years old.
Now, she’s found a new
purpose for the craft to give it
more meaning to herself and
others.
Since 2016, Peterson
has created and sold numer-
ous knitted products to raise
S
money
for
Alzheimer’s
research through Frontier
Management, the managing
company of Neawanna by the
Sea, where she lives.
When Peterson discovered
Alzheimer’s research was part
of Frontier’s charitable giv-
ing, “I decided that was some-
thing I could do, and feel com-
fortable doing, and be happy
doing,” she said.
Since then, she’s raised
more than $500 a year through
selling her products at orga-
nized sales, as well as on
request.
The cause is dear to her
heart, she explained, as her late
husband was diagnosed with
Alzheimer’s but passed away
before the disease got severe.
One of her grandmothers also
had Alzheimer’s and an uncle
suffered from dementia.
“I’m so happy I can use
knitting to further the health
and welfare of the commu-
nity,” she said.
A lifelong passion
As a young girl grow-
ing up in Minnesota,
See PETERSON, Page 7A
Katherine Lacaze
Residents of Neawanna by the Sea display various hats
and scarves knitted by Mary Peterson (back row, left). She
appreciates getting to see the products she makes used
and enjoyed by friends and their loved ones.