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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019
IN BRIEF
Critics warn chlorpyrifos ban
would set dangerous precedent
Critics of a proposed ban on chlorpyrifos insecticides
in Oregon argue the bill would not only harm farmers but
also set a dangerous legislative precedent.
Supporters of House Bill 2619 argue that it’s nec-
essary for lawmakers to take action due to uncertainty
about the chemical’s regulation at the federal level.
A prohibition on spraying food crops with chlorpy-
rifos was proposed by the Obama administration but
reversed by the Trump administration in 2017.
The federal government’s regulation of the pesticide
is the subject of a legal fi ght before the 9th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals, which ruled that chlorpyrifos must be
banned last year but has more recently reconsidered that
decision.
— Capital Press
Washington state to offer fi rst
‘public option’ insurance
SEATTLE — Washington is set to become the fi rst
state to enter the private health insurance market with a
universally available public option.
A set of tiered public plans will cover standard ser-
vices and are expected to be up to 10% cheaper than
comparable private insurance, thanks in part to savings
from a cap on rates paid to providers. But unlike exist-
ing government-managed plans, Washington’s public
plans are set to be available to all residents regardless of
income by 2021.
The move thrusts Washington into the national debate
over the government’s role in health care, with a hybrid
model that puts the state to the left of market-only
approaches but stops short of a completely public system.
— Associated Press
BIRTH
Elementary school students take in a ballet
Dancers perform ‘Princess and the Pea’ for a packed house
of young students at the Liberty Theatre on Friday.
Colin Murphey/The Astorian
New Thai restaurant opens in Astoria
Different fl avors
on Ninth Street
Nalinrat
Sahunalu and
boyfriend
Brian
Fernandez
run Curry &
CoCo, a Thai
restaurant in
Astoria that
on Thursdays
serves up
Cuban food
in a nod to
Fernandez’s
Havana
heritage.
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Astorian
May 1, 2019
SATAWA, Megan and Stephen, of Ocean Park,
Washington, a girl, Valerie Mae Satawa, born at
Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Grandmother
is Ann Hubik, of Gearhart.
DEATH
May 8, 2019
ROGNESS, Earl, 81, of Nehalem, died in Nehalem.
A gathering will be held at a later date. Hughes-Ran-
som Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
MEMORIALS
Saturday, May 18
BRADBURY, John
“ Jack” — Funeral at
11 a.m., Pioneer Pres-
byterian Church, 33324
Patriot Way in Warrenton;
celebration of life recep-
tion immediately fol-
lowing at the Warrenton
Community Center, 170
S.W. Third St.
McCANN, Yvonne —
Memorial at 11 a.m., St.
Francis de Sales Mission,
867 Fifth Ave. in Ham-
mond; reception follows
at St. Mary, Star of the
Sea Catholic Church audi-
torium, 1411 Grand Ave.
in Astoria.
Sunday, May 19
SHAWGO,
Mary
“Carolyn” — Celebration
of life from 2 to 5 p.m.,
Unity of the Valley, 3912
Dillard Road in Eugene.
ON THE RECORD
Domestic Assault
•
Alfredo
Peon
Segundo, 32, of Seaside,
was arrested Sunday by
Seaside p olice for allegedly
assaulting his wife.
Robbery
• Gary Stephens, 35,
of Seaside, was arrested
by Seaside p olice on Sun-
day for allegedly robbing
someone near the Seaside
Post Offi ce.
DUII
• Cameron Meyer, 42,
of Astoria, was arrested
Friday by the Clatsop
County Sheriff’s Offi ce
on Hillcrest Loop on one
count each of driving while
under the infl uence of
intoxicants, hit and run and
reckless driving. Meyer
allegedly hit a guardrail
and later registered a blood
alcohol content of 0.08% .
The former Smoke-
house Butcher Block on
Ninth Street reopened Fri-
day as Curry & CoCo, the
fourth restaurant by Thai
immigrant and entrepreneur
Nalinrat “Lily” Sahunalu.
Sahunalu,
originally
from the Surin province in
northeastern Thailand, runs
Curry & CoCo with her
boyfriend, Brian Fernan-
dez, who is originally from
Cuba.
The restaurant’s name
references the coconut
they use in many dishes
and the Cocotaxis popu-
lar in Fernandez’s home-
town of Havana. The inte-
rior marries the couple’s
interests and heritage, with
bright painted street scenes
from Havana on one side
and vinyl records and other
tchotchkes collected by
Sahunalu on the other.
The restaurant offers all
the Thai staples, from curry
and seafood to noodles and
stir fries . I n a nod to Fer-
nandez’s past, the restaurant
will offer Havana nights
Edward Stratton
The Astorian
on Thursdays, serving up
Cuban food.
“We try to cook classic
Cuban food like my mom
cooked at my house when I
was a kid,” Fernandez said.
“We’ll probably have rice,
beans, fried banana, cro-
quettes, empanadas.”
Sahunalu relocated in her
20s to the Portland metro
area, where she worked
as a housekeeper and later
in Thai restaurants. Eight
years ago, she and her fam-
ily opened Red Curry, her
fi rst restaurant, in Beaver-
ton, and her second, Green
Curry, three years ago.
Jewell School band places second at state
By PATRICK WEBB
For The Astorian
Candidate name misspelled — Tracy MacDon-
ald is a candidate for Position 1 on the Sunset Empire
Transportation District. His name was misspelled
McDonald in an A2 story on Saturday.
Patrick Webb/For The Astorian
The Jewell School band marched in the Long Beach Loyalty
Days parade.
TUESDAY
Cannon Beach City Coun-
cil, 5:30 p.m., work session,
City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Warrenton City Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225
S. Main Ave.
Lewis & Clark Fire De-
partment Board, 7 p.m.,
main fi re station, 34571 U.S.
Highway 101 Business.
WEDNESDAY
Seaside Tourism Advisory
Committee, 3 p.m., City
Hall, 989 Broadway.
Seaside Tree Board,
4 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad-
way.
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school southeast of Eugene.
“We missed the state
champions by three points,”
said Pederson in an online
post to the Jewell School
community. “Awesome job,
Bluejays. What a great way
to end the festival season.”
This year’s competi-
tion showed signifi cant suc-
cess for other North Coast
musicians.
Warrenton High School,
under Michael McClure,
placed second in 3A band
and Terry Dahlgre n’s stu-
dents at Seaside High School
placed fi fth in the 4A contest.
Blue Jays shine in
competition
CORRECTION
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Block, formerly the Mex-
ican restaurant Rio Cafe,
recently closed after own-
ers Nan and Jeremy Schoen-
wald were unable to fi nd a
buyer for the business. The
two closed the butcher shop
to focus on their other com-
pany, Port Town Property
Management.
Curry & CoCo is Asto-
ria’s the second Thai restau-
rant after Mai Tong Thai
Cuisine food cart opened
outside Reach Break Brew-
ing on 13th Street. It opens
Thursday through Tuesday,
with senior discounts on
Tuesdays.
“I live in the state almost
10 years, I never come to
Seaside,” Sahunalu said.
“All my friends tell me, ‘Go
to Seaside. Go to Seaside!’”
Sahunalu said she and
Fernandez were on a trip to
Cannon Beach several years
ago when they took a wrong
turn north and instead ended
up in Seaside. Lost and
looking for the beach, they
parked on Holladay Drive in
front of the vacant storefront
of the late burger joint Wise
Guys. Two weeks later, they
leased the storefront for Yel-
low Curry Cozy Thai.
Smokehouse
Butcher
The Jewell School b and
placed second in its category
at the Oregon School Activ-
ities Association champion-
ships on Friday.
Director Cory Pederson’s
students were just three
points behind state champi-
ons Lowell in their contest,
which combines 2A and 1A
divisions. Lowell is a rural
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GRADUATION
To honor and congratulate the Class of 2019
The Daily Astorian is creating a graduation publication for our local high schools that will
publish on Saturday, June 1st. This full-color publication will include biographies and
pictures of each valedictorian and salutatorian,
The graduation schedule is as follows:
name and photo of each 2019 graduate and
JEWELL
special congratulation ads from local businesses,
Saturday, June 1 @ 2pm
family and friends.
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