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Vol. 2, Issue 27
July 6, 2018
No dampened spirits on Fourth of July
B y C indy y ingst
The Columbia Press
Thousands reveled in patriot-
ic pomp and frivolity Wednesday
despite the coldest, windiest and
rainiest Fourth of July in memory.
“The weather didn’t work out, but
it was one of our best parades,” said
Mike Moha, Old-Fashioned Fourth
of July director.
“The flyover was great,” Moha
said. “Thank you, Mayor Balensifer
for getting those F15s and to the
Coast Guard for the helicopter. It
was one of the longest parades and
the car show was our biggest ever.”
At least 40 cars were entered in the cool
car show and 20 motorcycles in the hot mo-
torcycle party, both at Robinson Communi-
ty Park.
“My family and I come every year. My
More than a dozen unlicensed con-
tractors and many other violations
were found last month when the state
Construction Contractor Board made
sweeps of job sites from Astoria to
Newport.
The sweeps, which included 157
sites on the coast, were part of a mul-
tistate action targeting the construc-
tion industry.
The largest number of violations in-
volved people working on home-im-
provement projects without a con-
tractor license, including contractors
who hired unlicensed subcontractors
or worked on homes built prior to
1978 without the required lead-based
paint renovation license.
The sweeps are made “to protect
consumers from unlicensed contrac-
tors and to level the playing field for
legitimate contractors,” lead investi-
gator Eric McLauchlin said.
The board is sending notices of in-
tent to issue civil penalties to those
suspected of violations.
Peggy Yingst/The Columbia Press
See ‘Fourth’ on Page 4
Top left: Astoria Regatta’s “Making Waves”
float included the Regatta Court.
Top right: A young girl prepares to pass out
books to children on the parade route on
behalf of Clatsop CASA.
Right: A group of Boy Scouts have fun with
a skeleton Mike Adelmann set up at his
1965 Mustang in the car show.
State targets
unlicensed
contractors,
other violations
Cindy Yingst/The Columbia Press
See ‘Contractors’ on Page 6
Day for dog lovers and honoring Lewis & Clark’s 34th expedition member
The 25th annual Seaman’s Day,
which commemorates the dog who ac-
companied the Corps of Discovery, will
be Wednesday, July 11, at Lewis and
Clark National Historical Park, Fort
Clatsop.
There were 33 people on the Lewis
and Clark Expedition, which spent the
winter of 1805-06 at Fort Clatsop. Sea-
man, Capt. Meriwether Lewis’ New-
foundland dog, with the 34th member.
According to the explorers’ journals,
Seaman served as a watchdog, hunt-
er, retriever, companion and diplomat
during the two-and-a-half year trek.
The park has invited some guest
Newfoundland dogs and their people to
volunteer for the event. Visitors have an
opportunity to learn about Seaman and
to meet some modern Newfoundland
dogs.
The day’s schedule includes:
10:30 a.m., Flintlock program
11 a.m., Netul River Trail walk
11:30 a.m., “Our Dog Seaman” talk
12:30 p.m., Meet the Newfoundland
dogs
1:30 p.m., Flintlock program
2 p.m., Netul River Trail walk
2:30 p.m., Meet the Newfoundland
dogs
3:30 p.m., “Our Dog Seaman” talk
4:30 p.m., Flintlock program
Kids Corps dog-themed crafts will be
available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the
visitor center. Costumed rangers will
be at the fort during the day to answer
questions and share living history.
The park is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
daily. Admission is $7 per adult and free
for those 15 and younger.
For more information, call the park at
503-861-4414.
Bjorn, one of the dogs who participated
in last year’s Seaman’s Day.
Photo courtesy Fort Clatsop