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A2 THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2020 TIP TOP IN BRIEF Astoria receives awards for downtown revitalization LEFT: Astoria Middle School principal Linda Brech signs the beam before it was placed in the structure of the new school building. BELOW: Workers from Skanska USA placed the last metal beam of the new three-story Astoria Middle School building on Wednesday. The signed beam carried an American fl ag and an evergreen tree to bring good luck to the project. An Astoria business and project were among Oregon Main Street’s 2020 Excellence in Downtown Revital- ization award winners announced Monday. Blaylock’s Whiskey Bar won the Best New Business of the Year award. Astoria Downtown Historic District Association’s glass tile grant received the Best Historic Preservation Project award. The downtown association works with a local arti- san to restore and preserve the sidewalk prisms installed nearly 100 years ago to let sunlight into below-grade spaces. During the pandemic, Blaylock’s Whiskey Bar part- nered with six local food carts and chefs to provide pre- mixed cocktail servings and food to-go. Photos by Hailey Hoff man/The Astorian 911 operators graduate from telecommunications class Two Astoria 911 dispatchers graduated Friday from the basic telecommunications class. A graduation ceremony was held for Bobbie Andring and Jesse Kirkendall at the Oregon Public Safety Acad- emy in Salem. The ceremony was closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic. Two offers pending on former Gearhart Elementary School GEARHART — Two buyers seek ownership of the former Gearhart Elementary School property. The potential sale comes after the school closed this year and the campus moved to the new Pacifi c Ridge Elementary School in Seaside, outside of the tsunami inundation zone. The competing buyers are Jeff Bodner, a general contractor, and Celeste Bodner, founder and executive director of Foster Club, and Robert Morey and his wife, Timi. Offi ces close for Veterans Day In observance of Veterans Day on Wednesday, all fed- eral, state, county and city offi ces and services, includ- ing Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon Beach city halls, are closed. All U.S. post offi ces are closed, and there is no mail delivery. Astoria, Jewell, Knappa, Warrenton/Hammond, and Seaside (including Cannon Beach and Gearhart) school district schools, and Clatsop Community College, are closed. Lil’ Sprouts is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Public libraries in Astoria, Seaside and Warrenton are closed. The Port of Astoria offi ces and services are closed. Garbage collection through Recology Western Ore- gon and Warrenton garbage collection are not affected by the holiday. Recology Western Oregon’s transfer sta- tion is open. The Sunset Pool in Seaside is closed. The Astoria Aquatic Center is closed. The Clatsop County Heritage Museum, Oregon Film Museum and the Flavel Carriage House are open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the Flavel House is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Uppertown Firefi ghters’ Museum is closed. Fort Clatsop is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Colum- bia River Maritime Museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Seaside Museum is closed. Sunset Empire Transportation (“The Bus”) is running. — The Astorian DEATHS 2020 In DIETRICHS-MILLER, Brief Nov. 3, Frances Maxine, 99, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mor- tuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Death ON THE RECORD Disorderly conduct On the Record • James Kieweg, 29, was arrested Tuesday on Fifth Street and Marine Drive in Astoria for disorderly con- duct in the second degree and resisting arrest. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Youngs River Lewis & Clark Water District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., 989 Broadway. TUESDAY Clatsop County Planning Commission, 10 a.m., (elec- tronic meeting). Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, noon, work session, (electronic meeting). Clatsop Care Health District Board, 5 p.m., (electronic meeting). Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Lewis & Clark Fire Department Board, 6 p.m., main fi re station, 34571 U.S. Highway 101 Business. PUBLIC MEETINGS Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503-325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 DailyAstorian.com Circulation phone number: 503-325-3211 Periodicals postage paid at Astoria, OR ADVERTISING OWNERSHIP All advertising copy and illustrations prepared by The Astorian become the property of The Astorian and may not be reproduced for any use without explicit prior approval. 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Patricia Ann Shine, 71, Randall Jack Shine, 63, and a dog traveling with them were killed in the crash involving three vehicles. Oregon State Police said Rachael Forrest, 26, of Sea- side, was heading north- bound when she crossed into the southbound lane and struck a vehicle driven by Randall Shine. Shine’s vehicle spun into the northbound lane and was struck again by an Oregon Department of Transporta- tion vehicle. A crash south of Warrenton left two people from Ilwaco dead. The two Oregon Depart- ment of Transportation employees in the vehicle were taken to the hospital. Forrest, who was unin- jured, was arrested for driv- ing under the infl uence of intoxicants and reckless driv- ing. The Clatsop County Dis- trict Attorney’s Offi ce may fi le additional charges. The highway closed in both directions after the crash and reopened late Wednes- day afternoon. Downtown district names new Astoria Sunday Market manager By EDWARD STRATTON The Astorian The Astoria Downtown Historic District Associa- tion has hired a new market- ing and promotions manager who will also oversee the Astoria Sunday Market. Shelby Meyers, who recently relocated from Eugene, will oversee all aspects of the market, while working with the downtown association’s p romotions c ommittee on other events throughout the year. Earlier this year, t he downtown association announced it would absorb the Astoria Sunday Market, which draws thousands of people from Mother’s Day in May to the second Sunday in October. Cyndi Mudge, who ran the market since 2008, stepped down after this sea- son because of health reasons and to be closer to family in Washington state. “I am so excited to dive into managing the Astoria Sunday Market and work- ing with the ADHDA team, ” Meyers said in a statement. “The Sunday Market is such an important and excit- ing event for Astoria, and I couldn’t be more honored to help keep it thriving.” In Eugene, Meyers earned her bachelor’s in land- scape architecture from the University of Oregon and co-founded the Whiteaker Community Market, a farm- ers and craft market that fi lls a city street and park with food, art and music. She is enthusiastic about local food systems and envi- sions strengthening the local food community through the market. The downtown associa- tion plans to bring the mar- ket back to its full footprint next season with appropriate safety and social distancing measures for the coronavirus. Shelby Meyers hired for marketing and promotions. 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