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Chronicling
Issue 8
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light:
Industry Spot
hip loa to ns
believe in
Partners
businesses they
s locals to lend
Page 6
Steward allow
rebound
Bookstores
supply chain challenges
Stores continue to face
Page 4
ia opens
Riverdog Astor
natural food
Holistic pet shop off ers
Page 8
EMILY LINDBLOM
are up
Marijuana sales
their array of products
A calf romps through
the grass at Nehalem
River Ranch. The
ranch recently
received a Steward
loan to improve
its operations.
Local retail pot stores expand
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149TH YEAR, NO. 18
DailyAstorian.com // TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021
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Photos by Hailey Hoff man/The Astorian
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Dozens of fi shermen braved the rain and wind to catch salmon in the Columbia River on Friday morning. The Buoy 10 season opened on Aug. 1. People return
to the Hammond Marina after a morning of fi shing. A fi sherman wades out into the water off of Social Security Beach in Fort Stevens State Park.
GEARHART
New principal
Local farmer loses Survey shows
puts students fi rst home in July blaze support for
fi rehouse plan
Smith has held
a variety of roles
in education
City looks at site off
Highlands Lane
By GRIFFIN REILLY
The Astorian
Along with her packed
lunch, Nicole Smith is
bringing 21 years of expe-
rience in education into her
role as the new principal of
Lewis and Clark Elemen-
tary School .
Smith has worked in a
variety of roles in educa-
tion, most recently in the
Tigard-Tualatin
School
District. As a teacher, liter-
acy specialist, Title I c oor-
dinator and building equity
coordinator, she’s seen the
many sides of education
that leave a mark on stu-
dents beyond books.
This circuitous path, she
said , has always been with
the goal of remaining fl ex-
ible and adding to her tool-
box of strategies so she
By R.J. MARX
The Astorian
ing produce at a farmer s market in
Manzanita. Tired from a long day
and still recovering from a broken
arm, he went to sleep early that
night. At around 2 a.m. on July 24,
he awoke to the smell of smoke,
which was coming from a fi re in
his basement.
After trying to fi ght the blaze
with a fi re extinguisher and garden
hose, Trenary realized it was time to
save himself.
GEARHART — The majority of res-
idents who participated in a city survey
agree with the city’s plan to build a new
fi rehouse near Highlands Lane and U.S.
Highway 101.
The city has
identifi ed the site
MORE
on the Cottages
INSIDE
at Gearhart dune
to relocate the
Limit on
aging fi rehouse
weekend
on Pacifi c Way
construction
that is vulnerable
draws backlash
to an earthquake
• A2
and tsunami.
Of the 554
responses to the
survey, about 65% said they agree with
the city.
About 60% said they would sup-
port the necessary bond fi nancing in a
November election to pay for a new
fi rehouse.
See Trenary, Page A6
See Firehouse, Page A6
Nicole Smith is the new
principal at Lewis and Clark
Elementary School.
Joshua Bessex/The Astorian
Jeff Trenary has been a longtime vendor at the Astoria Sunday Market.
Trenary known for
his organic produce
could one day serve as a
principal.
“About every four to six
years I try to shift my posi-
tion a little bit,” Smith said.
“From teaching abroad
to dealing with COVID-
19, it’s taught me that
resiliency.”
See Smith, Page A6
By GRIFFIN REILLY
The Astorian
Jeff Trenary had no choice but to
sit and watch his home of 35 years
burn to the ground.
A local organic farmer and the
owner of Kingfi sher Farms, Tre-
nary had spent the previous day
doing what he always does — sell-