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Newspaper Page TextA4 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019 OPINION editor@dailyastorian.com KARI BORGEN Publisher JIM VAN NOSTRAND Editor Founded in 1873 JEREMY FELDMAN Circulation Manager JOHN D. BRUIJN Production Manager CARL EARL Systems Manager PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK Newspaper changes debut next week T oday marks the last issue of the last week in which The Daily Astorian will publish under that name, and ﬁ ve days a week. There will be no newspaper delivered Monday. will also be full of grocery and variety Beginning Tuesday, you’ll receive The inserts for planning your shopping. Astorian — a newly refreshed, three-days In One Ear — the fascinating collec- a week publication — delivered Tues- tion of local gossip and history curated by days, Thursdays and Sat- Elleda Wilson — will anchor the B sec- urdays to subscribers’ tion front on Thursday. Inside, more com- mailboxes. It will be for munity news and the community calen- sale by 7 a.m. at retail dar. Coast Weekend, our reader-acclaimed locations and in racks. magazine of coastal happenings, will An informed commu- appear on Thursday. Ads for weekend nity is a strong commu- projects will be in the Thursday edition. nity. News affecting the Weekend Break — the leisurely, lon- KARI Lower Columbia region ger read from local writers — will front BORGEN is our priority. Local, Saturday’s B section. You’ll also ﬁ nd fea- state and regional news ture magazines, American Proﬁ le and will ﬁ ll most of the A section. Page A2 Spry Living, each once a month. A week- will become more newsy — with more end sports extra section with Friday night briefs and quick bits like public meet- scores will debut in the fall. Starting in ing schedules, news of record and public June, look for national manufacturer safety logs. inserts for money-saving coupons. The The opinion page will remain on A4 last Saturday of each month will include every day. It remains the real estate mag- the one page in the azine Our Coast DON’T BE SURPRISED Property Lines as a newspaper where we share our ideas bonus. WHEN YOU DON’T on matters important In 1873, De to our region, with Witt Clinton Ire- RECEIVE A MONDAY guest columns and land founded the PAPER. JUST other voices, includ- Tri-Weekly Astorian ing yours in letters because he believed KNOW THAT WE’RE to the editor. that every commu- WORKING TO MAKE Obituaries and nity needs a newspa- death notices will per to report on local YOUR ASTORIAN be located inside happenings and pro- the back pages of mote the best inter- PRINT EDITIONS the A section, and ests of the Lower WORTH THE WAIT. local sports will con- Columbia. As The tinue to be anchored Astorian approaches on the back of the 150 years of contin- section. uous publication, independent and trusted Every edition will include a B section local news remains the foundation of our with horoscopes, comics, puzzles and the business — whether it is delivered in classiﬁ ed ads. There are different special print or online. Although we’re now pub- features for each publication day. lishing triweekly in print, our news is pro- Tuesday’s B section front will feature duced digitally 24x7, and you can read it Water Under the Bridge, the popular local as it happens at dailyastorian.com. Con- history column by Bob Duke. TV listings sider signing up for our daily headline will transition from a daily evening fea- e-newsletter. ture to a weekly pullout guide on Tues- So don’t be surprised when you don’t days. Coast River Business Journal will receive a Monday paper. Just know that be included as a bonus section on the sec- we’re working to make your Astorian ond Tuesday of each month. Tuesdays print editions worth the wait. Madeline Williams and Signe Rickenbach watch as the Astoria Column is illuminated by a new LED lighting system. Colin Murphey The Daily Astorian 146TH YEAR, NO. 206 ONE DOLLAR DailyAstorian.com // SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2019 Astoria Column seen in a new light The Daily Astorian T he Astoria Column’s new lighting system was put through its paces Monday night, merging from one color combination to the next for an audi- ence that included city councilors and other community leaders. A new LED lighting system was recently installed allowing for a greater array of lighting effects and colors. The display on Monday followed a City Council meeting where the Friends of the Astoria Column, the group that maintains the city’s landmark, presented an annual report. The group drafted a lighting policy for the Column earlier this year and it was City will help fund housing project By KATIE FRANKOWICZ The Daily Astorian A major apartment project above North Tongue Point is getting some help from the city. Council’s goals for the next two years is to help efforts to increase the city’s hous- ing supply. “This is exactly what this does,” he said. The subdivision could add as many as F2 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • SATuRDAY, ApRIL 20, 2019 “This is exactly the sort of thing when people are asking the city, ‘What can (the City Council) do about the difficulty in housing in the city?’” City Councilor Tom Brownson said. One example is how the city worked approved by the City Council in March. Under the new policy, the Column will no longer be lit for causes. Instead, it will be lit with colored lights for federally rec- ognized holidays and to celebrate days sig- nificant to the city’s history and heritage. Jewell keeps health center hope alive County was going to Portland nonprofit’s efforts to buy the THE ASTORIAN • MONDAY, MAY 13, 2019 • B1 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE THE BRIEFING Head here here and here asdasdTa quo tem senit fordit; nint? Non tam, cupplices bonsunu iam peres ocules adhui prorunteni sendacipseri pon nemus? Pala Sci incla vo, fortui publintrei pon adhuis, nitanum tam te caet vidente atilis vil con- supiem patus norudeo- rum di factus mus iam re escrenatu merei senat omnena niaetor adhuci facchui sulicaperi fue nossus Catiam dienam dem intintraequa ocapero is, verebefacci pon actora- cem quem perissimo hos host co ves Maris ines nos auderet; ese veri servivit inat. Etraela bemus, issa campest? An ducientere te, conit? Quam ocum haliuresil ut grae con- sum diste, ma, num dit et pulles prario, obutem audem istilnes con tem adhui se castra di, C. Sciam utus, sed autentra- voc, que amplibus? Upi- ores retorum, porunum tum ium dit, nox num. Opopublis, querricivis opulerf ecrita nons co Cata die pulessedit, nes et vit, tem temus? Renat. Headline goes here, here, here and here Ipserce rtalicae terrae nosti, consuli buntem auc ommovit. Udacchucibus ad ari- bus cula remumules et L. Catimus An post pro hos verunte rei sen vignos senatore tercere ommor- tum dicerrisquod cae facta con publie ad cus coti ingultus, adeessidit cus, Pat vehem et; etor quons veris actum manu mori prora confecture iu conit? Quis, ut vent. Ivirmis quidiu ingul conde omante perem iae tessena, delinti lique- mum tere, caet gra co hori tandactus perobus atume milis publin tere- mov erent. M. Hosultod morte conic te, consum fachuiuri, nos coenihi, que di scent vidies stesse, serceps erentem essu- lar entere, coret, man- dum moendam caesse numus et cri conorae ssullab utessil ceris, nitro es furorte consulicaes omniris se perius spio, que hae diuro et, merum intea noximium inum tus vir in tartuam publiaed serbis noccit. COMPILED BY BOB DUKE From the pages of Astoria’s daily newspapers Headline goes here, here, here and here Alessen se consum optiam hac inem et? Obse peceperum movid sent fita dem nius oris fachui inatquit ad Cas- trae convendius hae pro medientia di ficonicie faure etiam ta, constore, consu murae tem. Vivis aut vestora es ommoenar- bis dium horeis sente con ium dium fuisquam qui- detia enatrat erenatilici pro essis prarbit, quiurni- hici tatifessi intes inem- qui pertam sinatiam, nia reo, nu essent is, intris ante, sa dera cutum ad casdacivideo ma, cae con rei conum, ne me compl. Tum nimilis. Decepse niquamquid co pata are endum imachui trentere- tra vitili iurempl. Nihicas compro inulemo pon tala in dicaver diciena public ompescem. Sendi conteret di, con- ferce conloct escrevit praequem poste, quam desse perorehena, niurae cum publistium tistili perum vitrae ala poen- emnimor patrei se poru- mus, con sentente in dium quonsignon hocre- mus, caellatime morunti acchuscios horessu laric- itus morae nonemno sti- uratam, oculvium tus ego hostanu etiam que for intemur, P. At L. At iac- chum P Headline goes here, here, here and here Luke Whittaker/Chinook Observer Cooper Petit, 10, grabbed a razor clam pulled by his brother, Byron, 8, as their mother, Angela, looked on during a February dig. Razor clam dig approved during Long Beach festival Chinook Observer With sunny skies and temperatures near 60 in the forecast, a two-day razor clam dig has been approved on the Long Beach Peninsula this weekend, just in time for the annual Razor Clam Festival. Likely marking the close of the peninsula’s meager 2018-19 season, which included only two prior digging days, a large and enthusiastic crowd is anticipated. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife approved the dig on morn- ing low tides after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat. The opening had been uncertain, since last week levels of the plankton species that can produce toxic domoic acid were fluctuating. The dig is approved on the follow- ing beaches, dates, and low tides: • Saturday, 7:58 a.m.; -1.1 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis; • Sunday, 8:42 a.m.; -1.2 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks • Monday, 9:25 a.m.; -1.0 feet; Twin Harbors, Mocrocks “This is a weekend opening that should not be missed,” said Dan Ayres, Department of Fish and Wildlife coastal shellfish manager. “The Long Beach Razor Clam festival on Satur- day features clam digging and chowder contests, clam digging lessons, and live music — even pirates and mermaids making an occasional appearance.” Although the beach in north Pacific County, which the state refers to as Twin Harbors, has been highly produc- tive for clams this season, Long Beach was kept closed on all but two days this winter because a preseason cen- sus found the clams were too small for harvest. They have been growing well, however, and exceeded an average of 4 inches during a Feb. 17 dig. As in past years, the state is asking beachgoers to take care to avoid nest- ing snowy plovers. “With barely 100 of these birds still surviving on the southwest Washington coast, it is vitally important for beach- goers to stay out of posted areas,” Ayres said. “Snowy plover nests are nearly invisible, so we want people to give these birds the space they need to live and thrive during their nesting period, especially near Midway Beach and while walking towards the north end of Long Beach.” Ayres recommends people avoid leaving leftover food or trash on the beach — which attract predators — avoid the dunes as much as possible, and heed the 25 mph speed limit if driving on the beach. Diggers should hit the beach about an hour or two before low tide for the best results. 2009 — Gary Johnson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory research scientist from Battle Ground, Wash., stands atop two large culverts installed in 2004 to restore the diked pasture at Columbia Land Trust’s Kandoll Farm property. The culverts allow for fish passage and the free exchange of water and nutrients between the marsh and the Grays River system. 10 years ago this week — 2009 This month, biologists made an exciting discovery on a tributary of Washington’s Grays River: thousands of chum salmon were swimming through a marsh that used to be pasture. It didn’t take the fish long to find the site after Columbia Land Trust breached a dike in 2004 and installed two large culverts to allow water back into the 45-acre Kandoll Farm property, near Rosburg, Wash. Now, juvenile chum are flooding in along with four other species of salmon. “There are fish all over the marsh out here,” said Curtis Roegner, a biologist for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Hammond, who has sampled fish at the site since the breach. “This year is amazing because of the numbers of chum. We usually catch 300 the whole season. This time we caught 300 on one tide. It’s truly astounding.” Imium. Atoratatque ni tum consum, nimum estre consulatque pri- tus cum sulego ete nos- RECORDS PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Port of Astoria Commis- sion, 4 p.m., Port offices, 10 Pier 1, Suite 209. Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District, on Monday narrowly affirmed its support Board of Directors, 6 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin. Youngs River Lewis & Clark Water District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Unemployment rates on the North Coast Most people now remember the wreck of the Ire- dale because her bones still jut out of the sand at Fort Stevens State Park – while her “sister” ship, long since dismantled to the sandline, lies forgotten under a dune in Surf Pines. But Capt. Skovgaard has better reason to remem- ber the Galena. He was on her when she was wrecked Nov. 13, 1906. An 18-year-old seaman, he made his way inland with other crew members to the home of Josiah West, who cared for the survivors while they awaited news of a ship to return them to England. Now 80 years old, and retired from a lifetime spent at sea, he returned this week (by plane, this time) to visit with the daughter of Josiah West, now Mrs. Harold See of Clatsop Plains, with whom he has exchanged letters for 63 years. 75 years ago — 1944 Letters addressed to the Astorian-Budget’s house- hold arts department, ordering patterns, are no partic- ular novelty as a usual thing. Scores of them arrive every month. But one that comes in the mail this week attracts real attention. The letter, via air mail, is from office few citizens of John Jacob Astor’s old town here on the Columbia River probably knew was on the map. People of Seaside and Gearhart have been waiting for weeks for the return of a famous visitor — Mrs. J.J. Pressman, or Claudette Corbert, diminutive brown-eyed actress of Hollywood fame, and now at last she is here. (Miss Colbert was here for a short time about a month ago, but her presence was not widely known.) Miss Colbert is here to join her husband, Dr. Pressman of the Navy medical corps, who is soon to go aboard a Kaiser carrier as flight surgeon. She is making her home at the Gear- hart hotel and will be here until he leaves. Local post office authorities are having a bit of dif- ficulty today in delivering a piece of mail that obvi- ously came from a German prison camp addressed to Mr. Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon, U.S.A. Emile Grand is the name of the sender of the folder and the point of origin of the letter is apparently Lager-Be- zeichun, Stalag II-A, believed to be a concentration point for German prisoners in the mountain country office few citizens of John Jacob Astor’s old town here distrust,” McNickle said. “I figure this It puts me in a difficult when Young Wright position was the fifth Astorian to my LETTERS TO THE EDITOR is soon to go aboard a Kaiser carrier as flight Eastern Pacific gray whales were Local post office authorities are having a bit of dif ficulty today in delivering a piece of mail that obvi Coho duplicity? I read the article in The Daily Asto- rian, “Environmentalists want to pro- tect coho salmon” (April 28). It struck me as somewhat ironic that one major factor causing the decline of coastal river coho was omitted. While I recognize that all kinds of environmental insults from faulty forest practices to inoperative tide gates have decimated the coho habitat, it’s almost always omitted that the largest producer of coho on the Oregon coast was from the Ten Mile Lakes complex. Those hundreds of thousands or more are all gone thanks to sport ﬁ shers illegally introducing bass into the lakes. This voracious predator consumes mil- lions of salmon fry before they can reach the smolt stage and leave for the ocean. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has essentially given up on com- bating the warm water species in the lake system, as eradication efforts that suc- ceeded were quickly sabotaged by sport ﬁ shers releasing more juvenile bass into the lakes. So, the largest run of wild coho was eliminated by the very people who wring their hands over the decline in coho to catch. TOD JONES Astoria Taylor for Sunset board T he Sunset Empire Transportation Dis- trict is a critical resource to many in our community who can’t drive or who do not have a vehicle. The SETD Board of Directors is com- prised of well-intended members, and we want to thank them for their service, but new sets of eyes are needed to reduce the risk of future disasters, such as the recent data loss, service cut backs, and expensive recovery costs. Please vote for Larry Taylor, who can add much to help run the county’s public transportation system. Larry Taylor will bring to the SETD board over 26 years of project and peo- ple management experience. He has given countless hours to this community, co-founding and managing several orga- nizations. He has served on numerous boards in Astoria and Portland. As a registered parliamentarian, his knowledge of parliamentary procedure will make him an effective member, and invaluable in ensuring the SETD meetings are run fairly. I strongly encourage your vote for Larry Taylor, Sunset Empire Transporta- tion District Board. BOB WESTERBERG Astoria Clean energy motivation I t is simply human nature to resist change. However, when we are called upon to make changes or face ﬁ nancial consequences, somehow what was once impossible becomes possible. For example, the eastern part of the country had a serious acid rain problem that was the result of sulfur dioxide emis- sions from coal-burning power genera- tion. Cap and trade programs to reduce sulfur dioxide levels have been in place since the early 1990s. It has been a ter- riﬁ c success. Most recent ﬁ gures show a 91 percent decrease in this air pollutant. Would this reduction have occurred with- out the threat of increases in operating costs? (bit.ly/2IVboLU) Another example is closer to home, found on the Georgia-Paciﬁ c website. When Georgia-Paciﬁ c (owner of Wauna Mill) was hit with a large hike in water usage rates in Halsey, Oregon, the plant operators found ways to decrease fresh water usage by 40 percent. That’s 1.4 mil- lion gallons of water per day. Would this decrease have happened without the moti- vation to reduce costs? (bit.ly/2L9j3bQ) The Clean Energy Jobs Bill will prove to be another successful motivator to improve the management of our resources and the quality of our environment. That is why I urge every voter to tell our state senators and representatives to pass House Bill 2020 without exceptions. CHERYL CONWAY Astoria The power of words I guess we all need a word of encour- agement from time to time. I know as a young person starting in sales, an older friend said, “Jim you’re going to be a good salesperson.” That made a big dif- ference in my life. Our words to others can either lift or lower their spirits. We all have the power by our words to plant seeds in the minds of others that will germinate and bear pos- itive fruit in their lives. So before you speak, listen and think “will my words be worthy to be heard?” Four things do not come back: The spoken word, the spent arrow, time past and neglected opportunities. May the words of my mouth be acceptable in thy sight O Lord, my strength and redeemer. JIM BERNARD Warrenton mercial and tribal fishing gear have whales in the Pacific Northwest is nor officials, certain environmental groups and the fishing industry lately. None were entangled in fishing or Crabbers floating in Elliott Bay this month, right and fishing ple whales exhibited dry fibrous blub all population of gray whales is fine, Seattle Pacific University, the nonprofit Unﬁ t president I t seems unlikely that the Founding Fathers included a process in the Con- stitution for the removal of an unﬁ t pres- ident because they wanted the country to wait for the next orderly election cycle. DONNA LEE ROLLINS Astoria Lives transformed orth Coast Recovery has always welcomed with open arms some- one’s family member, friend, loved one or neighbor that other facilities have asked to leave or kicked out. All because their insurance termed, beneﬁ ts maxed, they couldn’t pay their deductible or out of pocket, had behavioral issues, relapsed once, or couldn’t pay their rent at the sober living house. Most of those kicked out would have ended up on the streets of Astoria, home- less, had we not taken them into our pro- gram and into the transitional housing right away. If they didn’t know we were an option, they’ve been seen walking the streets towing their suitcases and trash bags. If they were not from this area, they didn’t have any money to get back to their home town, and their family didn’t, either. So, they became another member of the homeless of Astoria. You may not have known until now, but North Coast Recovery has been, and is making a difference in the city of Asto- ria and in Clatsop County. We want to N office few citizens of John Jacob Astor’s old town here continue to do so, but we need the help and support of you, our community, now. That is why we recently created North Coast Recovery Foundation, and are able to receive donations and offer tax deductible receipts. All donations will go directly to meeting the treatment needs of someone’s family member, friend, loved one or neighbor. I am one of the employees who was laid off, but continue to volunteer. I have seen lives transformed. LAURA CURCIN Astoria crane operators at the Port of Astoria.” Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulfite and Paper Mill Young Wright was the fifth Astorian to is soon to go aboard a Kaiser carrier as flight Local post office authorities are having a bit of dif ficulty today in delivering a piece of mail that obvi Salmon fund at risk magine the North Coast of Oregon without salmon. While salmon popula- tions throughout the Northwest are greatly reduced compared to pre-European settle- ment, salmon are still here. That is due in part to Oregon voters, who have consistently supported state investment in salmon recovery, and to a federal fund called the Paciﬁ c Coast Salmon Recovery Fund, which Congress established in 2000 to support salmon recovery projects throughout Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The salmon recovery fund is at risk. For the third year in a row, the Trump administration has proposed zeroing it out in the federal budget. Each year, Congress ﬁ nds a way restore it. We need Congress to step up again and keep this work going by restoring funding to the Paciﬁ c Coast Salmon Recovery Fund in 2020. The salmon recovery fund has been crucial to funding many important proj- ects in Oregon and here in Clatsop County, including the North Coast Land Conservancy’s acquisition of Boneyard Ridge on Tillamook Head, and adjacent Circle Creek Conservation Center. NCLC has been investing state and federal dollars into salmon recovery to beneﬁ t local communities since its incep- tion in 1986. And we can’t stop now. I urge our congressional delegation to sup- port this work by continuing to invest in salmon recovery for all Oregonians, cur- rent and future, near and far. KATIE VOELKE Executive Director, North Coast Land Conservancy Seaside I