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By NANCY McCARTHYThe Daily Astorian

CANNON BEACH — The deadline is loom-ing for those seeking funds from Cannon Beach’snew Tourism and Arts Commission. Peoplehave nine extra days to answer the questions onthe commission’s application.

During a workshop Monday designed toanswer questions from potential applicants, CityManager Rich Mays extended the deadline forapplications from Sept. 1 to Sept. 10.

The decision was in response to concernsexpressed by several business operators who alsoare board members of nonprofit organizations intown. Because August is the busiest time ofyear for local business, they said they couldn’tdevote the attention needed to answer the ques-tions, which request detailed information aboutproposed projects and budgets.

At stake is a share of at least $210,000 in lodg-ing taxes that will go to nonprofits with feasi-ble ideas for projects that attract tourists to townand enhance the arts.

The money comes from a 1-percent increasein lodging taxes imposed by the City Council lastspring. State law requires that 70 percent of anylodging tax increase be tied directly to tourist-related activities.

“On question three you will be hearing every-body’s life story,” said Craig Shepherd, execu-tive director of the Coaster Theatre. “It looks like10 questions in one.”

The third question on the application requestsextensive information about the project’s descrip-tion, scope, potential economic impact, goals,financial stability and compliance with state law,among other things.

Shepherd joined other representatives fromthe Gallery Group, Cannon Beach History Cen-ter and Museum, Cannon Beach Chamber ofCommerce, Cannon Beach Arts Association andthe Haystack Rock Awareness Program.

They asked questions about how the moneywould be distributed, how projects would beevaluated both at the beginning and in mid-yearand how the commission would handle applica-tions for an event sponsored by more than oneorganization.

Mays directed them to closely follow thedefinition of “tourism-related activities” understate law. Projects should attract tourists liv-ing more than 50 miles from Cannon Beachwho will stay overnight, he said, but Maysadmitted that tracking those tourists could bedifficult unless hotels can provide informationthat links an increase in lodging to specificevents.`

By SANDRA SWAINThe Daily Astorian

Benjamin Franklin organized thefirst volunteer fire department in

1736 in Philadelphia. It consisted of30 volunteers in a fire brigade calledthe Union Fire Company.

Now, nearly 300 years later, “A lotof people don’t realize 82 percent offirefighters nationwide are volun-teers,” Steve Straily, the Astoria FireDepartment’s new deputy fire chief,said.

That’s especially true in rural areassuch as Clatsop County, and Strai-ly said more volunteers are badlyneeded. He invites men and womeninterested in becoming volunteer fire-fighters to fill out applications avail-able at the Astoria Fire Department inthe Public Safety Building at 55030th St. The department now hasonly eight volunteers in addition toits career firefighters. Straily wouldlike to increase the number of vol-unteers to 25.

Applicants need to be at least 18years old and live inside the citylimits of Astoria. An interview ispart of the process and they must beable to pass a background check, aswell as a physical exam which is

paid for by the fire department. Thereis no upper age limit.

Straily said those who qualifywill be issued “turnout gear,” theequipment and clothing worn by fire-fighters. Then they will begin a train-ing program, which includes severalSaturday sessions, to become a basicfirefighter. There are drills everyWednesday night, plus special drillsand classes.

“Training is rig-orous,” Straily said.“It’s an awesomeresponsibility. Wedon’t take it light-ly.”

Volunteers workone shift per month,with career firefight-ers. They get $5 per response, whichreimburses them for their expenses.To reward long-term volunteers, thecity of Astoria puts $5,000 a year intoa retirement program.

Volunteers participate in commu-nity events and parades and eventssuch as car seat clinics. They candonate as much time as they want to,and can take as much training as theylike, with the Astoria Fire Depart-ment picking up the tab. He said forsome volunteers, the training and

experience leads to a firefighter job.They can become engineers and driveapparatus and become officers andgo to training elsewhere. And thetraining can be helpful in othercareers.

The Astoria Fire Department alsohas a fire cadet program for highschool students and a two-year internprogram through Clatsop Commu-nity College. The interns attend col-

lege classes and alsowork shifts withcareer firefighters.

The WarrentonFire Department hasjust two paidemployees – ChiefTed Ames and Cap-tain John Shepherd,

the training officer – and 33 volun-teers. Drill nights are on Thursdays.

About 60 or 70 percent of the vol-unteers are very active, Ames said.The others are less active, usuallybecause of work or family-relatedissues. “There’s never enough vol-unteers,” Ames said.

Warrenton volunteers train for atleast six months before they go outon a call. “We want them well-trained SANDRA SWAIN — The Daily Astorian

Josh Ray, an intern at the Astoria Fire Department, trains with career staff on aerial ladder operationsWednesday during a practice session.

Astoria Fire Department recruits volunteers to turn outApplications are available, training on tap in September

See VOLUNTEERS, Page 3

Applicants need to beat least 18 years oldand live inside the

city limits of Astoria.

Deadlinelooms fortourismgrantsSome Cannon Beach nonprofitsstill don’t know how much moneythey want or how they will use it

See GRANTS, Page 12

By BEN SCHORZMANThe Daily Astorian

ILWACO, Wash. — Jake Merriman sat onthe deck of the charter fishing boat PacificDream and smiled. It was the first time in

more than a year that he had been fishing and hewas enjoying every second of the experience.

The ocean spray misted everyone on board, andit was cold, but he gamely sat at the railing, tryingto catch an Albacore tuna.

It was early on the morning of July 31, and he was outoff the coast of Washington with a group of friends andfamily to participate in the Oregon Tuna Classic tourna-ment stop in Ilwaco. Merriman’s uncle, Tom Merriman,owns two charter boats based in Ilwaco through PacificSalmon Charters, and he sponsored the group in thetournament.

But for the Pacific Dream Tuna Rollers, the OregonTuna Classic was just part of the reason to get out on theocean.

For five members of the group who were paralyzed andconfined to wheelchairs, getting up at 1 a.m. and going

fishing was about proving to themselves and others thatthey could do it.

For Jake Merriman, it was also about reacquaintinghimself with a favorite pastime. He is a quadriplegic,meaning he’s paralyzed from the chest down. He wasinjured a year ago, and since then the 25-year-old fromPortland only dreamed about one day being out on thewater, doing the thing he loved.

“The best part of the day was being on the deck witha reel in my hand,” Merriman said.

It took time to build up the strength to even grip thefishing rod for a few hours. At first Merriman onlypicked things up with two hands because he didn’t haveenough strength in both arms. He spent months strenu-ously working in rehabilitation, and puzzled over how hewas going to hold the reel in his hands.

“When the trip was first suggested, I was trying to fig-ure out how in the hell we were going to do it,” Merri-man said.

Finally, he settled on sitting so he was facing the backof the boat, parallel to the railing and sticking the rodacross his lap, through the armrest to lock it into place.

Rare moment for paralyzed fishers

Submitted photoJake Merriman, right, holds his fishing reel in a makeshift grasp. It was the first time he had been fishing since he was paralyzed from the chest down onJuly 31, 2009.

Pacific Salmon Charters opens a sea of adventurefor five men during the Oregon Tuna Classic

Submitted photoJake Merriman smiles on the deck of the Pacifc DreamJuly 31. Merriman and four other paralyzed men werea part of a charter fishing boat group that participat-ed in the Oregon Tuna Classic in Ilwaco.See FISHING, Page 12

OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN(AP) — A groundbreaking interna-tional training exercise will make itmore difficult for terrorists to pull offa hijacking against the U.S., Canadaor Russia by “hardening” the air trav-el system against attacks, a Canadianofficer said.

The exercise is scheduled to wrapup today in Anchorage, Alaska, afterfighter jets from Russia and the NorthAmerican Aerospace Defense Com-mand chase a chartered jet playing therole of a hijacked commercial airlin-er flying east across the Pacific.

The exercise is designed to testhow well civilian and military avi-ation authorities on both sides ofthe ocean can coordinate their effortsduring a hijacking, especially duringthe critical handoff stage when thecommandeered plane moves fromRussia’s airspace into the territorydefended by NORAD, a joint-U.S.-

Canada command.“I think any time that we increase

our cooperation and our coordination,we harden ourselves against furtherevents,” said Canadian Forces Col.Todd Balfe, the deputy commander ofNORAD’s Alaska region and thesenior NORAD observer aboard the“hijacked” plane – actually a high-end Gulfstream passenger jet.

“If, for example, we make it hard-er for terrorists to do us harm, they’llchoose either not to do us harm or willlook for other, more difficult mannersor other ways of approaching us,”Balfe said.

If terrorists do succeed in hijackinga plane, the exercise will help NORADand the Russians be prepared torespond.

Military commanders and civiliananalysts say the threat of terrorism isserious for the U.S. and Russia. OnJuly 29, a man seized a plane with 105

passengers and crew at a Moscow air-port. On Christmas Day, a Nigerianman allegedly tried to blow up a jet-liner over Detroit.

The joint exercise, called VigilantEagle, began Sunday when the Gulf-stream, code-named Fencing 1220,left Anchorage and headed west.

Along with Balfe, Russian AirForce Col. Alexander Vasiliev, U.S.Army Maj. Michael Humphrey and aU.S. translator were on board. TheAssociated Press had exclusive accessto the Gulfstream on both the west-bound and eastbound flights.

Shortly after takeoff, the Gulf-stream’s civilian pilots sent a digitaldistress code to civilian air traffic con-trollers in Alaska signaling it hadbeen “hijacked.”

Civilian controllers notifiedNORAD, which dispatched two F-22Raptor fighter jets to shadow Fencing1220 and an E-3 Sentry airborne

surveillance and control plane to trackit.

When the Gulfstream entered Rus-sian airspace over the Pacific, com-manders in the E-3 handed overresponsibility for the plane to theirRussian counterparts on an A-50Mainstay surveillance and controlplane. Four Russian Su-27 fightersand one MiG-31 took turns shadow-ing the Gulfstream.

On the return trip, the process willbe reversed, with Russian fighters andsurveillance planes shadowing Fenc-ing 1220 for the first portion beforehanding off responsibility to NORAD.

A detailed evaluation of the exer-cise is planned in September.

Balfe said it has already succeed-ed on one of its goals – a smoothhandoff from NORAD to the Rus-sians.

“I expect to hear the exact samething but in reverse” when the Russiancontrollers turn the chase over toNORAD on the return leg, he said.

Patricia Ann AlfonseNative Astorian, 90

Patricia Ann Alfonse, 90, of Asto-ria, died Satur-day, Aug. 7,2010, in Asto-ria.

She was bornMay 3, 1920, inAstoria, toJoseph J. andEvelyn G. (Ger-mann) Leahy.

Raised inAstoria, sheat tended andgraduated fromSt. Mary, Star of the Sea CatholicSchool.

After school, she worked for aperiod of time in nurses training atSt. Mary’s Hospital in Astoria, thenattended Oregon State Universi-ty. During World War II, whileattending OSU, her family neededher to come back to Astoria and workat the family store, Astoria Hard-ware.

In April 1944, she married FredA. Alfonse. He preceded her in deathin July 1976.

Mrs. Alfonse enjoyed staying athome and raising her family. Shewent back to work in the early 1960sat Bumble Bee Seafoods. She notonly worked in Astoria for BumbleBee, but trained employees in Puer-to Rico and Alaska as well.

She was a member of St. Mary,Star of the Sea Catholic Church andAltar Society and the Chi OmegaSorority.

Family members said she was ahard worker who not only cared forher family, but cared for many friendsas well. She was always there to lenda helping hand.

She is survived by three sons anddaughters-in-law, Fred and ShawnAlfonse, Tom and Joanne Alfonse andMark Alfonse and Kari Hall, all ofAstoria; two daughters and sons-in-law, Angie and George Hovden ofAnchorage, Alaska, and Gina and JoeJasper of Astoria; 11 grandchildren,Mario Alfonse of Portland, Liisa Har-

vey and her husband, Eric, ofCharleston, Mike Alfonse of War-renton, Brian Alfonse of La Grande,Lindsey and Kelsey Hovden ofAnchorage, Alaska, Nick Alfonse ofMonmouth and Nate Alfonse and hiswife, Renee, Daniel Jasper and hiswife, Christa, and Andrea and JamesJasper, all of Astoria; four great-grandchildren, Jadyn and GavinJasper and Elizabeth Alfonse, all ofAstoria, and Gianni Harvey ofCharleston; a sister, Evelyn Hankel ofAstoria; and numerous nieces andnephews.

She was preceded in death bybrothers and sisters.

A recitation of the rosary will beheld at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 13 atSt. Mary, Star of the Sea CatholicChurch, 1465 Grand Ave., followedby a Mass of Christian Burial at 11a.m.

A graveside service will follow atOcean View Cemetery in Warrenton.

A reception will be held at theStar of the Sea School Auditorium.

Memorial contributions may begiven to Clatsop Retirement Village,Lower Columbia Hospice, or St.Mary, Star of the Sea Church Memo-rial Fund, in care of Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary, 1165 FranklinAve., Astoria, OR 97103.

An online guest book can besigned at www.caldwellsmortuary.com

Theresa MinerSeaside resident, 89

Theresa Miner, 89, of Seaside,died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, in Sea-side.

She was born Oct. 20, 1920, inMitroulca, Yugoslavia, to AugustWolf and Maria Horvat.

She married Henry G. Miner. Hepreceded her in death.

She is survived by a daughter andson-in-law, Margrit and WilfriedKreie; a sister, Josefina Musil of Aus-tria; a niece, Vesna Petrovic ofVenezuela; and a cousin, WalterForster of Texas.

Family members said she wasloved by her many friends. She was

an inspiration to those who knewher.

A Mass will be said at 11 a.m.Sunday, Aug. 15 at Our Lady of Vic-tory Hall, 120 Ocean Way in Seaside.

Hughes-Ransom Cremation &Mortuaries in Seaside is in charge ofthe arrangements.

Fukuko SchorkAstoria resident, 82

Fukuko Schork, 82, of Astoria,died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, in Asto-ria.

She was born Feb. 19, 1928, inYokosuka, Japan. The family sur-name was Nohara.

She graduated from high school.She married Lolland Schork. He

survives, residing in Astoria.Mrs. Schork has lived in the Clat-

sop County area since coming fromJapan in 1955.

In addition to her husband, she issurvived by a son, Eddy Schork ofMinneapolis; and a granddaughter,Jennifer Schork of Minneapolis.

No service is planned.Hughes-Ransom Cremation &

Mortuaries in Astoria is in charge ofthe arrangements.

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Sunset tonight ................ 8:33 p.m.Sunrise Wednesday ....... 6:09 a.m.Moonrise today .............. 6:58 a.m.Moonset today ............... 8:38 p.m.

Atlanta 96 76 pc 95 77 sBoston 87 68 t 81 64 sChicago 91 72 t 90 74 tDenver 91 59 pc 97 61 pcDes Moines 94 76 c 92 74 tDetroit 91 71 pc 90 69 pcEl Paso 10075 s 100 76 pcFairbanks 70 52 c 70 50 cHonolulu 90 74 s 90 74 sIndianapolis 96 73 t 93 74 tKansas City 98 75 pc 98 75 tLas Vegas 10274 s 102 73 sLos Angeles 78 62 pc 79 59 pcMemphis 10079 t 101 81 tMiami 89 78 t 90 78 tNashville 98 74 t 99 77 tNew Orleans 95 78 t 94 80 tNew York 93 77 pc 91 72 pcOklahoma City 10275 s 103 75 sPhiladelphia 95 76 pc 93 73 pcSt. Louis 98 78 t 98 78 tSalt Lake City 89 63 s 89 58 pcSan Francisco 63 52 pc 65 52 pcSeattle 71 54 c 80 55 sWashington, DC 98 77 s 97 76 t

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Olympia 70 47 c 78 47 sPendleton 82 55 pc 80 52 tPortland 75 56 c 81 57 pcRoseburg 80 55 c 82 54 pcSalem 77 51 c 82 50 pcSeaside 60 52 c 61 52 pcSpokane 78 54 pc 78 55 tVancouver 74 55 c 82 54 pcYakima 83 49 pc 88 51 t

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Friday

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Saturday

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Astoria 5-Day Forecast

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Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

AlmanacAstoria through Monday.Temperatures

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High ............................................ 61°Low ............................................. 55°Normal high ................................ 68°Normal low .................................. 54°

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Albany49/81

Medford56/88

Salem51/82

Corvallis49/86 Bend

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Klamath Falls43/78

Pendleton55/80

The Dalles53/87

Astoria50/70

Burns47/78

Ontario58/84

Portland56/81

Eugene49/82

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Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bandsare highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities.

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Under the Sky

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Time High Time LowAstoria / Port Docks

Tonight's Sky: At the head of Cynus we find thedouble star Alberio, approximately 380 light-yearsaway.

Source: Jim Todd, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

ACCUWEATHER® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA

HonoluluHonolulu90/7490/74

AnchorageAnchorage62/5262/52

MonterreyMonterrey97/7597/75

La PazLa Paz100/75100/75

ChihuahuaChihuahua93/6693/66

Los AngelesLos Angeles79/5979/59

WashingtonWashington97/7697/76

New YorkNew York91/7291/72

MiamiMiami90/7890/78

AtlantaAtlanta95/7795/77

DetroitDetroit90/6990/69

HoustonHouston98/7898/78

ChicagoChicago90/7490/74

MinneapolisMinneapolis91/7291/72

El PasoEl Paso100/76100/76

DenverDenver97/6197/61

BillingsBillings89/5889/58

San FranciscoSan Francisco65/5265/52

SeattleSeattle80/5580/55

IqaluitIqaluit66/4866/48WhitehorseWhitehorse

68/4168/41

YellowknifeYellowknife72/5972/59

ChurchillChurchill64/4964/49

St. John'sSt. John's71/5671/56

HalifaxHalifax75/5275/52

SaskatoonSaskatoon76/5476/54

TorontoToronto82/6782/67

MontrealMontreal76/6276/62

WinnipegWinnipeg79/6379/63

CalgaryCalgary71/5171/51

VancouverVancouver71/5671/56

Honolulu90/74

Anchorage62/52

Monterrey97/75

La Paz100/75

Chihuahua93/66

Los Angeles79/59

Washington97/76

New York91/72

Miami90/78

Atlanta95/77

Detroit90/69

Houston98/78

Chicago90/74

Minneapolis91/72

El Paso100/76

Denver97/61

Billings89/58

San Francisco65/52

Seattle80/55

Iqaluit66/48Whitehorse

68/41

Yellowknife72/59

Churchill64/49

St. John's71/56

Halifax75/52

Saskatoon76/54

Toronto82/67

Montreal76/62

Winnipeg79/63

Calgary71/51

Vancouver71/56

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Monday’s Match 4: 5-8-9-16

TODAYNo Warrenton City Commis-

sion meeting.Clatsop County Housing

Authority Board, 5:45 p.m., 1508Exchange St., Owens-Adair Com-munity Room.

Miles Crossing Sanitary SewerDistrict Board, 6 p.m., Lewis andClark Elementary School, 92179Lewis and Clark Road.

Cannon Beach City Council,6:30 p.m. work session, CannonBeach City Hall, 162 E. Gower St.

Lewis & Clark Fire Department

Board, 7 p.m., main fire station,34571 U.S. Highway Business.

Warrenton-Hammond SchoolBoard, 7 p.m., 1700 S. Main Ave.

Port of Astoria Commission, 6p.m., special commission meeting,422 Gateway Avenue, Suite 100.

WEDNESDAYWickiup Water District Board,

6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen MarketRoad.

Seaside Civic & ConventionCenter Board, 7 p.m., 415 FirstAve., Seaside.

Drug arrestsAt 1:46 p.m. Monday, Astoria

police arrested Kury Corerro Duffee,21, and Brian Lee Butterfield, 20,both from Portland, for possession ofa controlled substance.

TheftAt 7:30 a.m. Monday, Astoria

police responded to a report that gaso-line had been stolen from severalvehicles on Abbey Lane (off of 39thStreet) in Astoria.

At 10:18 a.m. Monday, a womanreported the theft of her purse, somecamping equipment and clothingfrom Camp 18 off of U.S. Highway

26. The theft happened on Saturday.At 5:58 p.m. Monday, a woman

on Carnegie Road reported that bothher vehicles were broken into Sundaynight and items were stolen fromthem.

DisturbanceAt 10:11 p.m. Monday, Astoria

police responded to reports of peopleyelling and things banging at a resi-dence in the 500 block of AlamedaAve. After contacting the peopleinvolved, the officer arrested SethDuane Simonds Jr., 45, of the Dalles,on two misdemeanor warrants out ofLincoln and Deschutes counties.

On the record

Patricia Alfonse

NORAD: Hijack drill with Russia makes travel safer

TED S. WARREN — Associated PressRussian Air Force Col. Alexander Vasiliev, right, and U.S. Air Force inter-preter Tech. Sgt. Paul Shoop, upper left, look out the windows of a civil-ian airplane playing the role of a hijacked airliner, as Russian fighter jetsescort the flight, Sunday on a route from Alaska to an undisclosedlocation in the Far East. The exercise is a first-of-its-kind joint exercisebetween the U.S. and Russia to test their coordinated response to apotential international hijacking.

TILLAMOOK — Joan Cutuly willspeak at 7 p.m. Wednesday in themeeting room of the Tillamook Coun-ty Library. The doors will open at6:30 p.m., and light refreshments willbe served. There is no cost for thisevent, which is open to the public.Cutuly will share information aboutevents that influenced her work as alocal author, educator and activist.

She received a bachelor’s degreeand master’s degree in education fromthe University of Pittsburgh. In 1965,she began a career as a high schoolEnglish teacher and in 1981, shemoved from Pittsburgh to Las Vegasto be near the desert. Two years latershe won an award for her method ofteaching writing as a problem-solvingstrategy and, as a result, was invitedby school officials to present numer-ous workshops to teachers and admin-istrators throughout her district andstate.

Her first book was “Home of theWildcats: Perils of an English Teach-

er.” She spent the next 14 years writ-ing “Prisoner of Second Grade,” amemoir of her life in the Americaneducation system.

Cutuly will read selections from hernewest book, “Waiting for Gulliver.”She will also discuss the legacy ofthe National Defense Education Act of1958 as it relates to schools today.

For information, call (503) 842-4792.

On Wednesday, the city of Asto-ria Public Works Operations willclose Bond Street between Humeand Second streets while machinemowing is in progress.

Closure is expected between 8

a.m. and noon, or until work iscompleted.

All schedules are subject tochange due to weather conditions.

For questions, call Public WorksOperations at (503) 325-3524.

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Have Music Will Travel Fri. Aug. 13th • 7:00-10:00p.m.

Regatta Square: 12th & Duane St.

Ages: 14 – 19 • Admission:  $2.00 or a can of food

Astoria Regatta Princesses invite you to

Port of Call Party

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Win Prizes

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ore! Thurs 5:30 PM Master Gardeners Annual Garden Potluck Aug 19 Hosted by Joanie Chapel, Klaskanine River RV

Park, Hwy 202. Bring a chair and a dish to share.

Fri-Tues 4-H Horse State Fair Show Aug 20-24 Salem, OR

Mon 7:00 AM - 4-H State Fair Exhibits Aug 23 10:00 AM Deliver to Clatsop Co. Extension Office back

parking lot (except animals, horticulture and eggs)

Tues 8:00 AM - 4-H State Fair Horticulture & Egg Exhibits Aug 24 1:00 PM Deliver to the Clatsop Co. Extension Office

Wed 9:00 AM - Market Animal Auction checks available for Aug 25 5:00 PM pick up at Astoria Branch of the Bank of Astoria,

1122 Duane Street, Astoria. Must bring I.D.

Fri-Sun Oregon State Fair Aug 27-Sept 6 Salem, OR

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Born in Astoria to Frances and Owen Hess, Jim grew up on the family farm. He graduated from Astoria High School in 1965, where he was an active chess and library club member. He served in the U.S. Navy and reached the rank of Chief Petty Officer before being Honorably Discharged in 1968. After earning his B.S. in Microbiology at San Diego State University (Ca.) and his Master’s Degree in Microbiology at the University of California, Long Beach, he enjoyed a 30-year medical and academic career. He was a longtime member of the American Society for Clinical Pathology.

Although he was a native son of Oregon, he loved the southern California desert and settled in Cathedral City, Ca. As a microbiologist in clinical laboratories, his career included a 15-year tenure at Desert Hospital in Palm Springs, Ca. In the eighties, he was also a professor of microbiology at the College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Ca.

Jim, a Mensa member, was a collector of knowledge with a brilliant, wry sense of humor. He loved opera, avant garde films, reading, hiking, logic puzzles, collecting books, comics, geodes, and Wedgwood, and hunting for “treasures” at antique and thrift shops. He escaped the desert heat with many trips home to Astoria and around the world. Jim was ever generous to his family, friends, and community. He volunteered with BSA Troop 50 and was proud of his son, Lawrence, for becoming an Eagle Scout. He felt that “charity begins at home.”

He will be missed by his loving twin brother, Dale Hess of Tucson, Az., his son, Lawrence Hess of Cathedral City, Ca., step-daughter, Juliana Morse of San Diego, Ca., and ex-wife, Suzan Takacs of Paso Robles, Ca. Jim is also survived by his two older brothers, Daniel Hess of Astoria, and David Hess of Richland, Wa., and many cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

Jim’s final resting place will be the Hess family plot at Ocean View Cemetery in Warrenton. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation be made in his name to Desert AIDS Project, P.O. Box 2890, Palm Springs, Ca. 92263 (www.desertaidsproject.org).

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so they can be successful and safe,”Ames said. Five new volunteersstarted in January and went throughWarrenton’s in-house training, hesaid, and are now ready to go out oncalls.

Along with several other localvolunteer fire departments, Warrentonwill participate in a Clatsop Countyentry-level recruit academy that runsfor five weekends, starting Sept. 11.

Ames said departments that par-ticipate in the academy take turnshosting sessions at their respectivefire stations on various topics. Arecruit academy for the Astoria FireDepartment to be held this fall isstill in the planning stages.

Astoria used to be staffed entire-ly by career firefighters. Now thedepartment is down to just nine careerfirefighters, who work in shifts, plusStraily and Fire Chief Lenard Hansen,and eight active volunteers to coverAstoria’s 10 square miles of hillyterrain, dotted with historic woodenbuildings, often just a couple of feetapart, and sometimes situated in hardto reach spots that predate modern

land-use rules. The Astoria FireDepartment also provides contractfire service to the Tongue Point JobCorps Center.

By far the majority of calls forboth Warrenton and Astoria are med-ical emergencies, often a result oftraffic accidents. In Warrenton, espe-cially during the day when most vol-unteers are working at jobs, frequentlyonly two or three volunteers are avail-able for fire and medical calls.

When there’s a fire call in Asto-ria, the first engine responds withtwo or three career firefighters. Beforethey can enter a burning structure,unless there’s a life-and-death situ-ation, they have to wait for a fourthfirefighter to arrive. The secondengine responds with volunteers.

After that, if more are needed,automatic mutual aid kicks in. “Whenwe had that fatal on Sixth Street,there was a second alarm and all themutual aid responded,” Hansen said,referring to a recent fire that gutted asmall apartment across from the jailand killed the man who lived there.

“Lewis & Clark, Olney-Walluskiand Warrenton are our greatest part-ners,” Chief Hansen said.

Volunteers: Few firefighters are paid

SANDRA SWAIN — The Daily AstorianMark McGinnis, left, and Josh Ray are intern firefighters at the AstoriaFire Department. They are enrolled in a two-year program at Clatsop Com-munity College that allows them to work shifts at the fire station withcareer firefighters.

Bond Street to close for mowingJoan Cutuly to discussteaching experiences

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The Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce has openedregistration for the 29th annual Great Columbia Crossing, which willbe held at 9 a.m. Oct. 3 in Astoria. Because the event is limited toa two-hour window to use the bridge, registration this year is cappedat 3,000 and there will be no event-day registration.

Sponsored by Pacific Power, the event provides the only oppor-tunity all year when anyone can cross the Astoria Bridge on foot. Theevent goes from the Dismal Nitch Rest Area in Washington to thePort of Astoria. This year the route has changed slightly to allow con-tinuous use of the bridge by piloted vehicular traffic in one lane.

Five Clam Dollars, which will again be provided to each runneror walker, are redeemable at participating Chamber member businesseswith a value of $1 for each token. Participants are encouraged to shop,dine and stay at local businesses, which receive funding from theChamber for each Clam Dollar they accept.

Artist Don Nisbett has created a new design for this year’s T-shirts.Terry Baber will play his steel drums at the start line, local fitnessinstructors will lead stretching routines and the Astoria Clown whoruns the entire course on stilts will participate. Astoria High School’sband will play at the finish line. After-event snacks will also be pro-vided to all registrants. Special bib numbers will be provided for chil-dren younger than 8 years old at no extra cost.

The cost to register is $30 for adults, or $35 after Sept. 15; thecost for youth age 8 to 18 is $20, or $25 after Sept. 15. T-shirts mustbe purchased separately and are not included in the registration fee.

For information about the event, call (503) 325-6311. To regis-ter online, or download the application, go to www.greatcolumbiacrossing.com. Mail or in-person registration is open at the Cham-ber office, 111 W. Marine Drive.

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Founded in 1873

Another county fair has comeand gone. Exhibitors and

spectators flocked to the countyfairgrounds off Oregon Highway202. The Daily Astorian’s sum-mer intern Ben Schorzman didan excellent job following theprogress of the young farmerswho took their animals to thefair. Alex Pajunas’ animal por-traits were especially engaging.

Raising an animal for auc-tion at a county fair is a rite ofpassage in rural America.Young Clatsop County men andwomen brought hogs, steers andlambs to this year’s fair. Othersbrought their horses, rabbits andpoultry for exhibition. Therewas even a well-groomedguinea pig.

Of course, a lot else went onat this year’s fair. There was acarnival midway and a reptileshow. The Maddox Dance Stu-dio students performed. Theexhibit hall was filled with pho-tos, artworks, foods and crafts.The musical acts were uni-formly entertaining – LuluLaFever and her talented bandwere a perfect accompanimentto the sun peeking through theclouds around the base of Sad-dle Mountain on Friday after-noon.

Agriculture is re-emerging

as a cool place for young peo-ple. You only have to see oneFuture Farmers of Americaspeech competition to appreci-ate the energy of these youngpeople. FFA engenders a selfreliance that is essential tobecoming an adult.

Our sister newspaper, theCapital Press, contains on analmost weekly basis storiesabout the new generation offarmers. While there is fore-boding in rural America aboutsuccession among farm fami-lies, it is also clear that farmingis drawing a large group of new-comers, and from surprisingplaces. The expansive agricul-ture programs at CaliforniaState Universiy at Fresno drawscity kids from Los Angeles andother urban centers to its pro-grams in organic farming, viti-culture and other specialties.

It is heartening to see theFFA program at Astoria HighSchool thriving under the tute-lage of the able Hannah Brause.The fair is an annual reminderthat agriculture, horticulture andother rural endeavors remain akey part Clatsop County’s econ-omy and personality.

Here’s to another edition ofthe county fair and a new gen-eration of farmers.

Just how conservative do youhave to be? This is the ques-

tion torturing the RepublicanParty in primary election racesaround the nation. We have onein our own neighborhood in theform of the U.S. House race insouthwest Washington.

In Washington state’s top-two system, it’s possible for twocandidates from the same partyto advance to the November bal-lot. But most likely this time inthe Third District race, there willbe one of each.

Two Democrats, three Repub-licans and an independent fromthe Long Beach Peninsula areon the Aug. 17 primary ballot,making for a six-way contest. Intheory, someone might receive aslittle as 16.7 percent of primaryvotes and still be one of the toptwo who get to move forward.

The Democratic Party racehas been relatively low-key, withU.S. Rep. Brian Baird’s choice –moderate political insider DennyHeck – vying with Olympia busi-nesswoman Cheryl Crist. Basedon a healthy campaign war chestand the support of the Demo-cratic establishment, Heck is like-ly to have a lock on one of thetwo general election ballot spots.

It’s harder to predict who willadvance to November repre-senting the conservative side ofthe political spectrum. Althougheveryone has a shot, includingindependent Norma Jean Stevensof Ocean Park and RepublicanDavid Hedrick of Camas, mostobservers think the choice willcome down to Olympia finan-

cial advisor David Castillo ver-sus state Rep. Jaime Herrerafrom Camas.

In any normal year, Herrerawould clearly be the conservativecandidate. She was unanimous-ly endorsed at the RepublicanParty’s Pacific County Conven-tion. As a lawmaker, she's beenconsistently anti-tax and hashewed to the GOP party line.She has a good reputation whenit comes to constituent service -helping resolve her constituents'issues with agencies. A mature31-year-old, she’s the sort of ris-ing star who might have alreadywrapped the nomination up in aless ideological-riven year.

Lacking a legislative record,Castillo is working hard to comeoff as even more conservative.For example, one of his key sup-porters, state Sen. Don Benton,attacked Herrera’s record, basi-cally because she along with oth-ers voted on the same side asDemocrats on several legislativeissues.

Castillo may be a perfectlysmart and secretly reasonableguy, but in this race and othersaround the country, one has towonder how candidates who aretrying so hard to be “righter thanright” will appeal to a mostlymoderate voting public inNovember.

It is fine and dandy to be con-servative, but don’t we need law-makers who are able to workwith opponents for the commongood? Implacable opposition anddeadlock are no way to run agreat country.

By ERIC JANTZFor The Daily Astorian

Ask most people about howthe environmental laws in

this country get implemented,and you’re likely to meet with ablank stare.

No one really knows thedetails, but the BP spill – com-bined with less well-publicizedleaks from the Vermont Yankeenuclear power plant – signal tomost people that the system isn’t

working.I’m a practic-

ing environmen-tal lawyer, andI’ll be the first toadmit that ournation’s envi-ronmental lawframework isdense and arcane.I’l l also beamong those tos econd- gues swhether i t ’s

working. I suspect that one of thebiggest problems can be summed upin the words “agency deference.”

Agency deference is the judicialdoctrine that found its legs with theU.S. Supreme Court case Chevron v.NRDC in 1984. It precludes judgesfrom revisiting decisions made byan administrative agency except in themost extreme circumstances. It’s alsothe doctrine that makes it nearlyimpossible for there to be any inde-pendent review of decisions made byagencies, some of which have become

more like industry enablers than hard-nosed regulators.

Although it may not have been theSupreme Court’s intent, the Chevroncase effectively gives administrativeagencies nearly unlimited power overwhether a community is subjectedto pollution.

Statistics bear this out. At theU.S. Court of Appeals for the 10thCircuit, for example, agency deci-sions are overturned only 1.5 per-cent of the time. Other federal cir-cuits report similarly dismal num-bers. In other words, no one is watch-ing the watchmen.

In a perfect world, where regula-tory agencies are serious and neutraland where regulators are never influ-enced by politics, turning life-and-death decisions over to a class oftechnocrats might have made sense.

But in the real world, regulatoryagencies are more often than notunder substantial pressure from elect-ed officials to acquiesce to demandsfrom regulated industries. Theseagencies are also often staffed bybureaucrats who anticipate plumjobs in the industries they regulateonce their government pensionshave vested.

The BP oil explosion and result-ing leak in the Gulf of Mexico is acase in point. The now well-docu-mented coziness between regulatorsand the regulated industry resulted inan environmental catastrophe that hascost millions of dollars, ruined count-less businesses and harmed a vastocean ecosystem.

So what to do? There are proba-bly many legitimate solutions to theproblem, from getting big money

out of politics to abolishing corpo-rate personhood. But three concretethings can be done immediate-ly. First, the federal and state gov-ernments should adopt what’s knownas the precautionary principle. Itwould require a polluter to prove thatan activity, though risky, would notharm the environment. Using theprecautionary principle would relievepollution-impacted communities ofthe current burden of proving that apolluting activity was so risky anddangerous it should not have beenattempted.

Second, state and federal judgesought to once again assume theirreview authority over administrativeagencies.

Even in light of the Chevron deci-sion, our federal Constitution andall state constitutions give the judi-cial branch the authority to review theactions of the other branches of gov-ernment to make sure they’re in linewith the governing laws and consti-tutional provisions.

Reviewing courts should careful-ly scrutinize agency decisions andact aggressively in revisiting agencydecisions that put communities at

risk. If expertise is the issue, thenjudges who have technical back-grounds should be recruited andappointed to the bench.

Alternatively, judges could spe-cialize in particular areas of admin-istrative law and develop a deepunderstanding of the technical issuesin that area, just as practicinglawyers do.

Finally, the judiciary needs toabandon what’s almost become a cultof the technocrat. Instead of throwingup their hands and relying on the“expertise” of agency bureaucrats,judges should begin to respect theexpertise of the people who live incommunities affected by a pollutingindustry.

Members of communities impact-ed by polluting industry know who’sbeen sick in their neighborhoods andwhen they got sick. They knowwhich water sources are discoloredand smell bad. They know whosechild has had a recent asthma attack.

This kind of knowledge shouldnot be subordinated to the knowledgebrought in by hired guns with lots ofletters after their names – although itusually is.

These suggest ions meant tostrengthen judges to do the rightthing are by no means a panacea. ButI think they’re a good place to startto make environmental laws meansomething on the ground.

Eric Jantz is a contributor toWriters on the Range, a syndicationservice of High Country News(hcn.org). He is an attorney withthe New Mexico Environmental LawCenter in Santa Fe, N.M.

By BOB HERBERTNew York Times News Service

The employment situation inthe United States is much

worse than even the dismal num-bers from last week’s joblessreport would indicate.

The nation is facing a full-blownemployment crisis and policy mak-ers are not responding with any-thing like the sense of urgency thatis needed.

The employment data for July,released by the government Friday,showed that private employers addedjust 71,000 jobs during the monthand that the unemployment rateremained flat at 9.5 percent. But as badas those numbers were, if you lookbeyond them you’ll see a horror show.

Government workers were walk-ing the plank from coast to coast.About 143,000 temporary Censusworkers were let go, and another48,000 government employees at thebudget-strapped state and local levelslost their jobs. But the worst news,with the most ominous long-termimplications, was that the reason theunemployment rate was not higher

was because181,000 workersleft the laborforce.

With many ofthem beatendown by theworst jobs situa-tion since theGreat Depression,they just stoppedlooking for work.And given theAlice-in-Wonder-land way in

which we compile our official joblessstatistics, they are no longer countedas unemployed.

Charles McMillion, the presidentand chief economist of MBG Infor-mation Services in Washington, is anexpert on employment and has beenlooking closely for years at the issueof labor force participation. “Over thepast three months,” he said,“1,155,000 unemployed peopledropped out of the active labor forceand were not counted as unemployed.Even ignoring population growth, ifthese unemployed had not droppedout of the labor force, simple arithmeticshows that the official unemploymentrate would have risen from 9.9 percent

in April to 10.2 percent in July, ratherthan – as it has – fallen to 9.5 percent.”

Because of normal growth in theworking-age population, the laborforce increases by roughly 150,000 to200,000 people per month. If thosefolks were factored in, said McMillion,“unemployment now would be evenhigher than 10.2 percent.”

We are not even beginning to copewith this crisis, which began longbefore the onset of the so-called GreatRecession. The economy is showingabsolutely no sign of countering thenation’s staggering jobs deficit.

“We have a large number of peoplewho have just given up hope of find-ing a job,” said McMillion. He point-ed out that there are record numbers –“I mean lights-out record numbers” –of long-term unemployed people whoare still looking for jobs. Of the 14.6million men and women officiallycounted as unemployed, nearly 45 per-cent have been out of work for sixmonths or longer.

The Times’ Michael Luo wrote amoving article last week about the

people who have started calling them-selves the “99ers,” meaning they havebeen out of work for more than 99weeks and thus have exhausted theabsolute maximum in unemploymentbenefits. Nearly a million and a halfpeople have been out of work for atleast 99 weeks – and not all of themqualified for jobless benefits.

Said McMillion: “When you com-bine the long-term unemployed withthose who are dropping out and thosewho are working part-time becausethey can’t find anything else, it is justfar beyond anything we’ve seen in thejob market since the 1930s.”

They may be thinking about this inWashington, but they sure aren’t

doing much about it. The politicians’approach to the jobs crisis has been likepassing out umbrellas in a hurricane.Millions are suffering and the entireeconomy is being undermined, andwhat are they doing? They’re appro-priating more and more money forwarfare while schizophrenically bab-bling about balancing the budget.

At some point we’re going to haveto claw our way out of this denial.With 14.6 million people officiallyjobless, and 5.9 million who havestopped looking but say they want ajob, and 8.5 million who are workingpart time but would like to work fulltime, you end up with nearly 30 mil-lion Americans who cannot find thework they want and desperately need.

We’ve got more people in ourworking-age population and fewer andfewer jobs to go around. McMilliontells us that there are now 3.4 millionfewer private-sector jobs in the U.S.than there were a decade ago. In the last10 years, we’ve seen the worst jobcreation record since 1928 to 1938.

We’re not heading toward the dan-ger zone. We’re there. The U.S. willnot remain a stable society if this greatemployment crisis is not addressedhead-on – and soon. You cannot allowjoblessness on this scale to fester. It’swrong, and the blowback will be asdestructive and intolerable as it isinevitable.

Farming finds anew generation

Raising an animal for auction at a countyfair is a rite of passage in rural America

Can the right wing woo the middle?

Just how conservative do you have to beto win the GOP nomination?

Guest column

Why our environmental laws are failingIf expertise is theissue, then judgeswho have technicalbackgrounds shouldbe recruited andappointed to thebench.

EricJantz

Someone is fiddling while Rome burns

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Oregon S tate Pol ice ( OSP)Superintendent Timothy McLainannounced the appointment of a vet-eran OSP lieutenant as the depart-ment’s next director of the OSP fishand wildlife division.

Jeff Samuels, 44, was promotedto Captain of the OSP fish andwildlife division directing theenforcement efforts of fish, wildlife,and commercial fishing laws and theprotection of natural resources. Withan authorized staffing of 117 troop-ers, sergeants and lieutenants, themen and women of the Fish andWildlife Division also enforce traf-fic, criminal, boating, livestock andenvironmental protection laws inaddition to responding to emergen-cy situations.

“Jeff’s broad base of experiencesand knowledge will help the fishand wildlife division move forward,providing professional and out-standing public safety servicesthroughout our State,” said McLain.

The OSP fish and wildlife divi-sion is composed of four sections:

• The wildlife section whichenforces and protects Oregon’swildlife and natural resources. Thewildlife section provides enforce-ment protection for big game ani-mals, furbearers, waterfowl, uplandgame birds, and non-game wildlife.

• The fisheries section whichenforces and protects Oregon’s sportand commercial fishery regulationsand marine resources. The fisheriessection provides industry regulationand assistance to all commercial fish-eries activities, charter vessels,guides, and outfitters, as well ascoordinates the formation of policiesand enforces laws and regulationsaffecting sport fisheries.

• The special investigations unitthat is primarily responsible for con-

ducting in-depth and complex inves-tigations of individuals or groupsin violation of the fish and wildlifelaws and regulations, with specificemphasis on those violators that areflagrant or illegally commercializingour state’s fish and wildl i feresources.

• The aircraft program providingaerial support to fish and wildlifetroopers and Oregon Department ofFish and Wildlife staff for wildlifemanagement.

Samuels started with OSP as aseasonal cadet before being hired asa full-time recruit trooper in 1989.Since that time, he worked PatrolDivision assignments in Corvallis,Gold Beach, and Salem. In 1998, hetransferred into the fish and wildlifedivision’s special investigations unitin Salem, working as a trooper andlater as the unit’s sergeant supervis-ing the special team between 2004and 2006. He was promoted into adivision lieutenant’s position over-seeing the Fisheries Section.

Deputy Director Curt Melcher ofthe Oregon Department of Fish &Wildlife, a primary partner of theOSP fish and wildlife division,praised the choice of Samuels as thenew OSP division director.

“Jeff is an outstanding choice asthe Oregon State Police Fish andWildlife Division Captain. His expe-rience working with the agency hasbeen invaluable when it comes toprotecting fish and wildlife,” saidMelcher.

ODFW sets fish and wildliferesource management goals. ThenODFW, with OSP involvement,develops regulations to achieve themanagement goals and objectives.OSP assures compliance with theregulations to achieve resource man-agement goals.

By MICHAEL BURKETTEast Oregonian Publishing Group

The great, primal pleasure of rid-ing a horse on the beach, espe-

cially in the shadow of NeahkanieMountain, cannot be denied. Per-haps the feeling is connected to someancestral memory; a distant, dream-like recollection of having gallopedacross these sands in a simpler timewhen humans were more fully con-nected to nature.

Or maybe the enjoyment springsfrom something more basic andimmediate than that. Maybe ridinga horse along the Pacific Ocean’scresting waves, majestic dunes andabundant wildlife is just…well, awhole lot of eye-popping fun.

In either case, the thrill is here tobe had, thanks to Oregon BeachRides, the new concessionaire ofhorseback riding rentals in NehalemBay State Park’sday-use area.

Last May,five years afterOregon BeachRides launched ab each - r i d i n gconcession inPacific City, the company expandedwhen owner/operators Mike Hughesand his mom, Judy Winters, wereawarded a state contract to offer avariety of beach rides, adventurerides, surrey rides and more withinNorth Tillamook County’s mostscenic 893 acres. Hence, Hughes’family created a mini-ranch in thepark that is now home to about 35steeds of all sizes for riders of allsizes.

While this new arm of the fam-ily business has not yet broken intoa full gallop, it is starting to trotalong quite nicely, according toMike Hughes.

Because the contract wranglingwasn’t completed until the begin-ning of summer, he said, “We gota late start on the season. General-ly, people plan their vacations threemonths in advance, so we missed alot of people in June and July.”Also working against them was thissummer’s lack of summery weath-er. “We hope September and Octo-ber will be nice. But business isgoing to build no matter what.”

One reliable sign of that, Hugh-es observed, is not just the manycustomers who return for their sec-ond, third or fourth rides, but thosewho return for their second, third orfourth ride in a single week.

“We recently had a group of sixpeople fromFrance, ” herecalled. “Theyloved the two-hour ride somuch, we tookthem out aboutsix times.”

No wonder they were so gob-smacked. That ride, guided byHughes’ staff of friendly and knowl-edgeable professionals, takes cow-boys-for-a-day over and throughwind-carved sand dunes past acres ofevening primrose and coast buck-wheat onto the sand, where theequestrians are free to walk or trot offon their own (within limits, ofcourse). Then it’sback inland, tothe shores of Nehalem Bay and,

very likely, a tightly knit club ofswimming or sun-basking seals.

“These rides make people veryhappy,” says guide Stacey Shute.“We’ve had a lot of people comehere and say, ‘Horseback riding onthe beach i s on our “bucketlist.”‘Or, ‘We’ve never done this,this is something we’ve alwayswanted to do.’ Or, ‘This is mybirthday, and this is the only thingI wanted.’”

Two-hour cowpoke Sasha Tysh-

ler of Berkeley, Calif., is far tooyoung to be thinking of bucket lists.Still, the experience fulfilled adream.

“It was great,” Tyshler saidmoments after dismounting. “I’vealways wanted to ride on a horse,but I never had the chance. So do itfor the first time on the beach wasjust amazing.”

As an extra-added bonus, Tysh-er revealed, she wasn’t even a littlesaddle-sore.

EUGENE (AP) — A new reportshows fewer people are smoking inOregon overall, while the rate amongpeople with lower incomes has notchanged.

The state Department of HumanServices report shows the smokingrate in Oregon has dropped signifi-cantly since the state began its Tobac-co Prevention and Education Pro-gram in 1996.

But the report says smokingamong lower-income people “hasstubbornly remained at around 35percent.”

Overall, the smoking rate declinedfrom 24 percent of Oregonians in1996 to 17 percent in 2007.

Rates among chi ldren alsodropped sharply, from 22 percent ofeighth-graders in 1996 to 9 percentin 2007, and from 28 percent of 11thgraders in 1996 to 16 percent in2007.

The amount of cigarettes sold inthe state fell 46 percent from 1996 to2009.

But public health officials saidsmoking continues to be more com-

mon among lower-income Oregoni-ans. One in three adults earning lessthan $15,000 a year was a smoker,compared with one in 10 adults earn-ing $50,000 or more.

The report notes the economicimpact of smoking hits lower-incomefamilies harder.

“Tobacco is so addictive that someOregon families reduce the amount ofmoney spent on food to buycigarettes,” it said.

The increased health care prob-lems linked to smoking also meanhigher medical costs.

“In Oregon, direct Medicaid costsrelated to smoking are an estimated$287 million per year. This is equiv-alent to about 10 percent of totalannual expenditures for Medicaid inOregon,” the report said.

The report said most smokerswant to quit, regardless of incomelevel, citing surveys in which 80percent of Oregonians who smokesaid they would like to quit and 51percent said they stopped for at leasta day in the past year in an attemptto quit.

Galloping in the sandOregon Beach Rides offers horseback riding at Nehalem Bay State Park

Michael Burkett — East Oregonian Publishing GroupOnce Oregon Beach Rides’ cowboys-for-a-day are on the sand below Neahkahnie Mountain, the company’s trail guides encourage themto break from “head-to-tail” riding and walk or trot on their own.

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PORTLAND (AP) — The 7-year-old Oregongirl who found herself at the center of a national flapabout childhood lemonade stands versus govern-ment bureaucrats is going to Disneyland.

Julie Murphy managed to make $1,838.31 in hersecond attempt at selling lemonade — enough tobankroll a trip for her and her mother, Maria Fife.

Multnomah County health inspectors shutdown her enterprise last month at a local Portlandarts fair because she lacked a food-safety license.News of the lemonade standoff went national.Multnomah County Chairman Jeff Cogen laterapologized and told health inspectors to use “pro-fessional discretion” in enforcing food-safety laws

intended for commercial businesses.As for Julie, Portland radio station KRSK and

Les Schwab Tire Centers set her up in business foran afternoon last Friday at a tire store in suburbanMilwaukie.

Julie’s mom says mother and daughter appre-ciate “everything that everyone did.”

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — ACowlitz County sheriff’s officer saysa 9-year-old boy died when a car inwhich he was riding veered off aroad, down an embankment and intoa slough in the Longview area. Thedriver survived.

Chief Criminal Deputy CharlieRosenzweig says 39-year-old Ken-neth Whitmire of Longview tolddeputies he was driving Monday

afternoon on Willow Grove Roadwhen he swerved to miss an animal,lost control of the car and ended upin the slough. He says he tried to gethis nephew Christian Cervantes outas the car submerged but could notfind him. The car was fully sub-merged when deputies arrived.

Divers from Cowlitz Dive Rescuefound the boy’s body at about 4:30p.m.

Boy dies after car goes into water

Oregon girl a success in second lemonade stand try

Astoria volleyball campplanned

Applications are still being accept-ed for the North Coast VolleyballCamp and the 2010 Elite Camp,Aug. 16 through 18 at Astoria Highschool.

The North Coast Volleyball Campis for girls and boys who will beentering fourth through eighth gradesin the fall.

The camp will run from 8:30 to11:30 a.m.

The purpose of this camp is toenhance individual skills and funda-mentals as well as implement anddevelop team offense/defense. Skills

covered will include, but not be lim-ited to ball passing, serving, setting,attacking and defense. Players will beat times separated into small groupsin order to focus on their particularlevel of skill. On Wednesday, campwill conclude with a tournament.

Coaches are AHS coach Eric Gohr,varsity players and possible guestcoaches.

The camp fee is $50, whichincludes a T- shirt , prizes andsnacks. To register, call Gohr at( 503) 436- 1726 or e- mai legohr@astoria. k12.or.us or pick upa registration form at Astoria DairyQueen. Participants may register at8:15 a.m. on Aug. 16, but will not

be guaranteed a T-shirt.Interested individuals who may

have a financial hardship should con-tact coach Gohr in order to makearrangements.

All proceeds from this camp willgo directly to the AHS volleyballprogram.

Elite CampThe 2010 Elite Camp is intended

for high school players who will beentering grades nine through 12 thisfall. The camp will run from 5:30 to8:30 p.m. The purpose of this campis to offer an economical, high-cal-iber volleyball camp that covers bothpositional and team skills. There will

be guest coaches who will be givingclinics that include but not limited to:serve receive, serving, attacking theball, blocking, individual and teamdefense, as well as team offensivetactics. Each participant will receivea warm-up top.

Cost of the Elite Camp is $35.

Astoria football camp setThe 2010 Astoria High School

conditioning camp is scheduled for

Aug. 16 through Aug. 19 at AstoriaHigh School.

All fall football players (gradesseven through 12) are invited. Thereis no cost for the camp, which runsfrom 5:15 to 7 p.m. each day.

Campers should bring runningshorts, T-shirt, cleats and runningshoes.

A parent/squad meeting is sched-uled for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19 in theAstoria High auditorium. All 2010high school players and parents must

attend (the conditioning camp endsearly on this date).

Official fall practice begins at 8a.m. Aug. 23 at John Warren Stadi-um.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Instead ofleading Seattle to its first postsea-son spot since 2001, Don Waka-matsu lost games at a stunning rate.

Then, the Mariners manager losthis team – first franchise icon KenGriffey Jr., then Chone Figgins.

Now, he’s lost his job.The last-place Mariners fired

Wakamatsu Monday, more thanhalfway through a season that beganwith a boosted roster and highhopes.

“I would like to thank the city ofSeattle and all the baseball fans herein the Northwest for the great sup-port offered to me during my timeas Mariners manager,” Wakamatsusaid Monday night in statementreleased by the team. “My singlebiggest disappointment is that wewere not able to finish what wewanted to finish here, bringing achampionship club to the fans.

“I cannot tell you how great thefans were to me, and to my family.The support I received here willalways mean a great deal to me.”

The Mariners started the day at42-70, the second-worst record inthe American League.

They started the night with theirfifth manager in three years plusone month. Daren Brown, the man-ager of Triple-A Tacoma for the lastfour seasons, took over on an inter-im basis hours before a game againstOakland.

“It’s frustrating,” Mariners peren-nial All-Star and cornerstone Ichi-ro Suzuki said, through his inter-preter. “It’s not just his responsi-bility (that we’re losing). It’s thewhole team’s responsibility.

“I don’t think it’s fair to say themanager’s responsible to take theblame, because he’s not.”

Seattle also fired bench coach TyVan Burkleo and pitching coachRick Adair. The team also releasedperformance coach Steve Hecht.

All to bring together a fracturedclubhouse and a wayward team.

“The truth of the matter is, I lostconfidence in Don, Ty and Rick,”Mariners general manager JackZduriencik said during a press con-ference in which he tried to explainwhy Wakamatsu was out after onegood season and about half a terri-ble one.

“New leadership is needed and itis needed now,” Zduriencik said.

The GM said he would likelybegin talking to candidates for thepermanent manager job while thisseason runs out.

Chuck Armstrong, the team’susually talkative and available pres-ident, and team chairman HowardLincoln were in the back of theroom as Zduriencik spoke – butrushed out after he was done. Ateam spokesman sternly said “We’redone” when The Associated Presstried to approach the franchise’sleaders for comment.

Wakamatsu is a former benchcoach for the Athletics and Rangersand longtime coach in the Angelssystem. He had guided Seattle to an85-77 record in his first season,after taking over a team that went61-101 in 2008.

Asked if the franchise is nowback to square one, Suzuki said:“That’s the only way we can look atit.”

Zduriencik disagreed.“I don’t think we are back to

‘square zero,”’ the GM said, fit-tingly going even lower. “Howev-er, this season presented an oppor-tunity for us. In that opportunity, alot of things had to fall into place– with the acquisition of Cliff Lee,with the addition of Chone Fig-gins, and players I thought had tohave good seasons.

“To look around and see so manyplayers having subpar seasons isvery disturbing.”

Wakamatsu watched Griffeyslump this season to the point themanager finally benched him. Grif-fey then drove home in early June toretirement in Florida in a huff with-out saying goodbye to most in Seat-t le. The manager sent an irateBradley home from a game in May,and the next day Bradley asked himand the GM for help dealing withemotional issues.

Wakamatsu has also had multi-ple public spats with Figgins,

whom Zduriencik signed to a $36million free-agent contract beforethe season. The most recent incidentwas an in-game fracas of shouting,shoving and infielder Jose Lopezgetting his jersey pulled over hisback. That happened inside thehome team’s dugout in full view ofhalf the stadium and a national tele-vision audience.

Asked for his reaction to Waka-matsu’s firing, Figgins smiled,shook his head and politely said,

“I’m not going to talk about it,man.”

Roger Hansen, who had been theMariners’ minor league catchingcoordinator, takes over as the benchcoach. Carl Willis, Seattle’s minorleague pitching coordinator, takes onthe responsibility of big- leaguepitching coach.

Wakamatsu, the majors’ firstJapanese-Amer ican manager, is thefifth manager in the majors to befired this season. Baltimore’s DaveTrembley, Kansas City’s Trey Hill-man, Arizona’s A.J. Hinch andFlorida’s Fredi Gonzalez also weredismissed.

Beyond Lee, the now-traded for-mer AL Cy Young winner, andspeedy infielder Figgins, Zdurien-cik also brought in slugger MiltonBradley in the offseason. But theroster has proven to be poorly con-structed. Seattle has the worstoffense in baseball while doomed to22 1⁄2 games behind first-placeTexas in the AL West enteringMonday.

Wakamatsu was asked last week

by the AP how he was doing amidrampant speculation that he wouldbecome Seattle’s fall guy.

“I’ll be all right,” the 47-year-oldWakamatsu said. “I’ve been in thisgame a long time, and I have a lotof people pulling for me – most ofall my family.”

He went 127-147 since gettingSeattle’s job in November 2008.His .464 winning percentage isfifth-best among the Mariners man-agers.

Oakland manager Bob Geren saidhe called his good friend during aphone call they shared Mondayafternoon, and Wakamatsu “said hewas OK.”

Geren and Wakamatsu once livednear each other in the Phoenix area,and their kids spent a chunk of theirchildhoods there. Geren and Waka-matsu coached together on a winteryouth team in baseball offseasons –the Ahwatukee Bandits.

Now both friends feel ripped off.“I’m saddened,” Geren said.

“He’s a good baseball man and agreat man.”

Struggling Mariners fire Wakamatsu

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KEVIN P. CASEY — Associated PressThis photo shows Seattle Mariners’ Manager Don Wakamatsu in thedugout in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Roy-als. The last-place Mariners fired Wakamatsu, Monday.

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Dear Annie: I have been married forfive years to a wonderful man. Whenwe first began dating, he had custodyof his then 2-year-old daughter. Herbiological mother, “Jessie,” wantednothing to do with her. In fact, thefirst time I met Jessie, she asked if Iwanted to adopt the girl.

Jessie does not have a good rela-tionship history. At 12, she dated a 30-year-old man. At 14, she gave birth toher first child. She married my husbandwhen she was 20 and then gave birthto his daughter and divorced him with-in the year. My husband got custodybecause Jessie did all kinds of danger-ous things to abort the baby during herpregnancy.

Jessie has dated, lived with or mar-ried at least 20 men. Three years ago,her then-husband encouraged her toreconnect with her daughter and shecame back into our lives. She is nowdivorced and dating a man she met onthe Internet who lives 100 miles away.

The problem is, she wants to takeour daughter to his house when she hasvisitation. He lives with six otheradults and three children. Jessie and ourdaughter recently spent the day there,and we discovered that the kids wereleft with the other adults while Jessieand her boyfriend went out.

Worse, Jessie doesn’t let us contactour daughter. We do not have Jessie’sphone number because she blocks itwhen she calls us, and when we boughtour daughter a phone, Jessie took itaway until she came home.

I have been told that Jessie has var-ious “friends” living with her at dif-ferent times. Her own relatives calledto tell us she leaves the kids with who-ever she can get to watch them.

Does my husband have reason forconcern, and if so, what are our legaloptions? I fear for our daughter’s safe-ty, but we do not have the money tokeep hiring lawyers. — Worried inOhio

Dear Worried: You have plentyof reason for concern. Jessie is leavingher daughter with questionable peopleunder questionable circumstances.

The fact that she won’t allow you tobe in touch with the girl is particular-ly worrisome. Is there a custody agree-ment in place, allowing Jessie to haveunsupervised visits? If not, we urge youto push for supervised visitation forJessie and to get the details in writing,even if it means hiring one morelawyer. Your daughter is worth it.

You or your husband can also con-tact the National Center for Men(nationalcenterformen.org) for addi-tional support and suggestions.

Dear Annie: I’m a 15-year-oldmale, and I masturbate. Some of myfriends say they do it also. I’m won-dering whether it’s normal, or am I afreak? — Maryland

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Dear Annie: I am writing aboutthe two overweight boys, 11 and 13,who live with their widowed father. While kids do undergo a prepubertalgrowth spurt, if they are substantiallyoverweight now, they are unlikely tooutgrow the weight. Also, they clear-ly have developed counterproductiveeating habits, which will probably leadto an even greater rate of weight gainlater in life.

I also wonder whether there is acomponent of depression involved.They may have developed a habit ofcomfort eating to help deal with theloss of their mother and the stresses ofa single-parent home.

They also might have too muchunstructured time and may spend a lotof it watching TV or playing videogames. Even a modest increase in phys-ical activity, such as Dad taking theboys for a 20-minute walk around theneighborhood after dinner, may helpwith both the weight and general feel-ing of well-being.

The father may not know what a rea-sonable portion is for his sons. Heshould look into childhood obesityprograms in his town. — Bonnie L.Bunch, M.D., Ph.D.

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Tomorrow’s horoscope By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.

CATHY

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After the glitz and glamour of the Leomoon, someone has to pay the piper. Themoon in Virgo is a practical lunar aspect,indeed. The wallets come out and the tabsget paid. Furthermore, the floor will getswept, the cars get gassed up and the laun-dry gets done, too. The best part is, it all hap-pens with a smile. Work is its own reward.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your choic-es will not be understood by some aroundyou. That doesn’t make you wrong; however,it benefits you to try and see what they see.The exercise may make you surer than everof your path.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): An air signwill breeze into your world before the weekis through. The presence of this person is likea soft, warm, enveloping wind. Put up yoursale and see where this connection blowsyou.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You have avague idea and a loose plan. But it’s time totighten the machine. Break it down into thesmallest possible increment. You must bemore organized for this to work.

CANCER (June 22-July 22): You will bein the company of powerful and serious-minded folks who will help you, if properlyimpressed by your knowledge and attitude.Put on your intellectual and scholarly hat.

Research and study are the orders of theday.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Just when youthink you understand how to run your life, asibling, friend or colleague will present awildly different option. Is the person delusionalor just seeing the world in a totally differentway than you do? Probably a little of both.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Until youunderstand what is great about your work, itwill be unfulfilling at best, and detrimental toyour health and well-being at worse. You arecontributing something essential. Figure outwhat that is and you’ll feel terrific once more.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): It may beimpossible to silence the vicious commen-tary rattling off in your mind, though youcan persuade this inner judge to be lessharsh. Put it in a good mood by doing some-thing nice for yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Childreninternalize everything. If there is negativityaround, they will assume it’s about them.Knowing this is the case, be extra careful tostay positive around the young and impres-sionable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Goon and reward yourself. When you are sat-isfied, it will be easier for you to hang out withothers. You won’t be overly concerned with

pleasing them, and this will considerablyreduce your stress.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’llbe the victor. What’s odd is that you didn’teven realize you were taking part in a com-petition. Your gracious winner’s demeanorwill pacify the other somewhat disappoint-ed players of this game.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The peo-ple around you who are going through thesame thing as you are will be too biased tooffer you any useful advice. Seek objectiveinsight of a coach, counselor, teacher ortherapist.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’ll geta rush of excitement — or is it anxiety?Either way, it’s not a signal to act. Be patient.Sit and observe until you have a gut feelingabout what to do next.

WEDNESDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 11):Your wishes are more practical than youimagine – you’ll get one of them for yourbirthday. Over the next three months, you willnavigate many responsibilities well. Loveis a delicate balance. When you make your-self happy first, your relationships blossom.A healthy routine will carry you into the newyear. Cancer and Capricorn adore you.Your lucky numbers are: 19, 20, 43, 14 and26.

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Busy Bee Painting PlusPainting, pressure washing

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Don’s Light Construction and Handyman services.

Licensed-Bonded-Insured(503)805-1385

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Clatsop CountyEnvironmental Health

Specialist TraineePart-time

Wage $18.23- $22.16/hour+ Benefits

Applications are invited for the position of Environmental Health Specialist Trainee with the Clatsop County Public Health Department to work approximately 3 days per week. Under the direction of a registered Environmental Health Specialist 2, conduct inspections, perform licensing and regulation oversight of li-censed food service, lodging accommodations, and public pool and spa facilities; upon request provide inspections of schools, day care facilities; provide community education on environmental health and safety and food handlers’ training. Conduct public drink-ing water system sanitary sur-veys, as well as interventions for compliance to state regula-tions and sampling require-ments. Participate in illness in-vestigations caused by an en-vironmental exposure.

For a list of mandatoryrequirements and to apply,

contact:The State of Oregon

Employment Department,450 Marine Drive, Suite 110,

Astoria, Oregon 97103 (503)325-4821,

FAX (503)325-2918.Applications accepted no

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Circulation Sales:

Great opportunity! Do you like interacting with people and bringing something with pur-pose into people's lives? The Daily Astorian is seeking a full-time team member to sell newspaper subscriptions to lo-cal people. You'll also provide customer service and deliver newspapers as needed. Days of work are generally Sunday through Thursday. Must have reliable transportation, a valid driver's license and an accept-able driving record and crimi-nal background check. Wage plus commission and benefits including health insurance, paid leave and retirement plan.

Stop by The Daily Astorian at 949 Exchange Street for an application or send resume

and cover letter toEast OregonianPublishing Co.,PO Box 2048,

Salem, OR 97308-2048,by fax to 503-371-2935 or

e-mail hr@eopubco.org

Director, Economic and Small Business Development:

Grant funded position. View job description and apply on-line at our web site www.clat-sopcc.edu. Applications must be submitted by September 7, 2010. Call the Office of Hu-man Resources at Clatsop Community College 503 338-2406 if application assis-tance is needed. AA/EOE

70 HELP WANTED

Drug & Alcohol Counselor – Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare has immediate opening for FT Drug and Alcohol Counselor to work in our outpatient pro-gram. Applicant should have their CADC and be trained in ASAM clinical assessments. Will be required to do assess-ments, individual and group counseling. Computer and writing skills required. Cultural sensitivity (Spanish speaking) a plus. Reqs valid ODL and pass Criminal History Check. Excellent benefits include med/dent/life/retire.

Salary DOE. Resume, cover letter to

Pam Dean,10 Sixth Street, Suite 103,

Astoria, OR 97103or fax 503-325-8483

CRISIS THERAPIST – QMHPor eligible (relevant masters degree). Perform behavioral health crisis intervention serv-ices in accordance with Ore-gon state law (will train). Paid on-call service. Contract posi-tion. Flexible schedule. Must be within range of pager serv-ice.

Send resume toPam Dean,

Clatsop BehavioralHealthcare, #10 Sixth Street, Suite 103, Astoria, OR 97103

orfax to (503)325-8483.

Earn Extra $$Full time/part time Housekeep-

ers needed. Must be detail ori-ented and responsible. Good pay plus mileage. Must be able to work weekends. Please apply in person at:

570 S. Roosevelt Driveor call (503)738-9068

70 HELP WANTED

Automotive Tech inLong Beach, WA

Well established 8 bay high tech shop. Full time 5 days a week, benefit package.

Send Resume to:Box K Auto Repair

Inc.PO Box K

Seaview, WA 98644boxkauto@willapabay.org

Custodian: Full-time position with benefits. Apply on-line at our web site www.clatsopcc.edu. Applica-tions must be submitted by August 19th, 2010. Call the Office of Human Resources at Clatsop Community College (503)338-2406 if application assistance is needed. AA/EOE

CNA Part-time / Relief / On-call

RN/LPN on-call or relief(503) 325-0313

Cleaning people needed w/qual-ity and detail cleaning skills, for Arch Cape Vacation Rentals. Must be available Saturday/Sunday, 11am-4pm.

Please call Terre(503)440-0484

70 HELP WANTED

Environmental / BusinessReporter

If you aspire to be a compelling environmental and business reporter, we have the labora-tory and the medium. We offer the opportunity to write about one of the world’s great rivers and a magnificent stretch of the Pacific Coast. This beat covers the waterfront, port, lo-cal business and the econ-omy. As one of the Pacific Northwest’s best small dailies, we rival larger papers in the ambition and enterprise of our special projects. Our compa-ny’s year-long series on cli-mate change won national recognition. At The Daily Asto-rian, you will be part of a vi-brant multi-media team. We produce audio and video for our websites and radio broad-cast on a daily basis. Prior holders of this position have moved on to work for large daily newspapers in Seattle, Wash., Bend, Ore., and An-chorage, Alaska. Our depart-ing colleague is going to Ore-gon Public Broadcasting. Valid driver’s license with good driv-ing record required.

Send resume, clips and letter of interest to

East OregonianPublishing Co.,PO Box 2048,

Salem, OR 97308-2048,by fax to 503-371-2935 ore-mail hr@eopubco.orgIf sending electronically, please send your resume

and letterof interest in a .pdf format.

70 HELP WANTED

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61 BANKRUPTCY

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60 BABYSITTERS, CHILDCARE

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If you would like to contact the attorney general or be put on the do not call list, here are the links to both of them

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30 GENERAL

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20 FREEBIES

PORT OF ST. HELENSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Port is seeking a talented leader to fill the role of Execu-tive Director who will establish long-range goals, business strategies, and promote the Port’s mission by driving eco-nomic development and job growth for the Port district.To learn more and how to

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mentEqual Opportunity Employer

The Mission of Columbia Me-morial Hospital is to provide excellence, leadership and compassion in the enhance-ment of health for those we serve. Come be part of our team.

Full or Part TimeOpportunities

●Clinic Revenue CycleManager

●RN – SDS/PeriAnesthesia(Temporary)

●RN – Maternity Services(2 positions available)

●Medical Technologist●Diet Aide●Food Server Worker

Relief or IntermittentOpportunities

●Physical Therapist●Lab Aide/Phlebotomist●RN – ER, ICU, Med/Surg●Nurse Practitioner -

Urgent Care

Visit www.columbiamemorial.org

For more details and to apply online. Columbia Memorial Hospital offers a very competi-tive compensation package that will be based upon experi-ence and is an Equal Opportu-nity Employer committed to the development of an inclu-sive, multicultural community.

We are currently seeking excep-tional individuals to volunteer with Columbia Memorial Hos-pital, The Health andWellness Pavilion and ourHome Health and Hospice.Visit Human Resourcesfor more information or call

Maintenance person needed for senior facility. Must have maintenance experience.

Apply in person at2500 S Roosevelt Seaside, OR

between 9 am and 4 pm M-F

HousekeeperPT/FT, in Patient Chemical De-

pendency Rehab Facility. Looking for motivated person to join our team. Hourly rate commensurate w/experience. References required. Apply in person w/ Human Resources at 263 W Exchange St., Asto-ria

Excellent horse hay. Bent Grass. 65lb. bales. Free sample bale upon request. Call the Hayman (360)431-1879 cell

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Astoria: 3 Bedroom, 1 bath on street parking, clean, river views, no pets/no smoking $925/month, $925/security

Astoria Coast Inc. (503)325-9093

Astoria view bungalow, 326 Pleasant. (503)325-4910 2 bed-room, W/D, $950

ASTORIA Spacious 3-4 bed-room, 1.5 Bath, Lg Yd & Kitchen, Living & Family, Laun-dry, w/ optional basement. From $1195 month w/lease, pets negotiable. (503)717-2171

537 Bond Astoria, very nice three bedroom, gas heat, carport and small shop. $900 (503)338-9153

2 bedroom, 1 bath. WARREN-TON. W/D, D/W, gas fireplace, storage. 345 N. Main. $750month. Call (503)314-9871

3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car, in The Cove, 1 block to beach,washer/dryer, no smoking/pets, $1400, (503)738-8047

2 bedroom, 1 bathroom Riverview, 14th St. No smoking/pets, $750month, $300 deposit (360)533-6260

1289 8th, Astoria. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, carport, W/D, small pets OK. $800 month. (503)440-1534

230 HOUSES,UNFURNISHED

3 BEDROOM, 2.5 BATH FOR RENT ON YOUNG’S BAY $950MONTH. NO PETS OR SMOK-ING. (503)298-8997

3 BEDROOM, 2.5 BATH FOR RENT ON YOUNG’S BAY $950MONTH. NO PETS OR SMOK-ING. (503)298-8997

225 TOWNHOUSES

Astoria Clean reasonable 2- Bed-room, W/D hook-up ,close to middle school, no pets/smok-ers, $675/month $675/security

Astoria Coast Inc.(503)325-9093

3- Bedroom, 2 bath in Lewis & Clark. Country Setting, garage, 2 decks with views, fully car-peted, $850 $300 cleaning First and last. No pets/smoking 503-325-5621

220 PLEXES

3 units still availableWarrenton: Brand new 4 plexes,

2 bedroom, 1 bath, all appli-ances included. W/S/G paid. Located on SE Azalea Drive in the new Forest Rim develop-ment. Move in special $750 for the first 6 months. Then in-creasing to $800 with 1 year lease. Please call (503)440-7338 for more infor-mation. Reference & back-ground check required. $35 non-refundable application fee. No smoking, no pets.

220 PLEXES

Seaside: 1-2 bedroom, apart-ments, available now. $550 & up. Utilities included. Weekly rates available. Call (503)738-0187

215 APARTMENTS,FURNISHED

Warrenton: clean studio, $480 month includes utilities. $480 security.

ASTORIA COAST INC.(503)325-9093

WARRENTON: 1-bedroom-stu-dios, light/bright, remodeled in-teriors, some pets, $440/month, includes utilities. Low-move-in fees. NOHA-okay. Reply to PO Box 868, Warrenton-97146

Warrenton: Studio cottage. Close to school and bus. W/S/G paid, $550 month (503)895-1751/(503)440-0580

Warrenton Large one bedroom, $600 month, includes W/S/G, W/D, no smoking, no pets. (503)861-3434

The Cedars Apartments 417 S. Edgewood, Seaside.

Now leasing beautifully restored 1/bedroom. Charming interiors with Knotty-Cedar and newer appliances. Beautiful-grounds w/laundry facility and parking. Great location. $575/month in-cludes Water/Sewer/Garbage. Call (503)522-2648 to view.

Studio apartment, $ 500 & 2 bed-room, $650 – on-site laundry, off street parking, 822 Necani-cum Seaside, by appointment (503)325-3072. Income Prop-erty Management

Seaside: River front studio, ga-rage, utilities $600, No Pets, no smoking (503)440-4695

Seaside: 1 and 2 bedroom, apart-ments, available now (no appli-cation fee) $550 and up includ-ing utilities. Call (503)738-0187

210 APARTMENTS,UNFURNISHED

Lots of 1, 2, & 3 bedroomsCall for a showing!

Sowins Real Estate &Property Mgmt.(503)861-1717

HAMMOND -- WARRENTON2 bedroom, 2 bath apartments

available now, $650 monthAlso 3 bedroom, 2 bath

apartment available, $750 month plus deposits

Columbia Pointe Apartments.500 Pacific Drive.

No Pets (503)791-3703www.yournextrental.com/10802

Clatsop ShoresNewly renovated in Seaside

2-bedroom, washer/dryer hook-ups, 950-square-feet,W/S/G-paid, pet-friendly.

Move-In Concessions-Offered(503)738-9807

Astoria: Very nice remodeled 2-bedroom, gas fireplace, wood and tile floor, W/D, patio and yard, off street parking. (503)338-9153 $850

Astoria: Quiet 1 bedroom, near downtown, carpets, drapes, ap-pliances, laundry, no pets, $450 month, $400 deposit, refer-ences required. (503)738-8078

Astoria: 1 bedroom, view of river, water paid. $550 month. 1st, last. Dogs okay. (503)298-3442

Astoria: 1 bedroom with river view. No pets. (503)325-4487 or (360)921-6719

Astoria- 1-bedroom upper level, fireplace, W/S/G paid, off-street parking, no smoking/pets, $525/month + deposit. (503)338-8115

ASTORIA, Cavalier CourtApartments:

91817 Hwy 202$475/month:1-bedroom

$495 and up/month: 2-bedroomPets OK. Coin-op laundry,

W/S/T-paid. (503)468-8753

Seaside: 4 available – 2 bed, 2 bath apartment $795 SUM-MER MOVE-IN SPECIAL! W/S/G/ paid, washer/dryer hook-ups and coin-op on site, range, fridge, dishwasher, gar-bage disposal, assigned off street parking.

Beach Property Management Inc. (503)738-9068

210 APARTMENTS,UNFURNISHED

Cannery Loft condo with river view, unfurnished, all appli-ances, including some utilities. No pets. $890 month. (503)717-8030

205 CONDOS FOR RENT

Clean 2 bedroom, 1 bath mobile in quiet park in residential neighborhood, 1/2 mile north of Hwy. 30 in Knappa. $17,000 with $1,000 down, $200 month, space rent $285 includes W/G/S. Call Terry (503)313-1612

200 MOBILE HOMES

Gearhart-Best Buy Four Lots x $45K = $180 K

7500 Square feetSeptic approved, paved road,

all utilities. Close to everything.(503)440-3324

3 acres on dead-end road, South end of Ridge Rd, Warrenton, private, lakefront setting, 2 lots of record, One is 2 acres, lake-front, ready to build $125,000. Other is 100X500, $90,000. Selling either or both. Call (503)440-0496

160 LOTS & ACREAGE

Young’s River front on hwy. 202, 4+ bedroom, 1 bath, fixer on 4.89 acres with 30x50 shop. $229,000 (503)791-1603

WE KNOW WHERE THE DEALS ARE! Over 600 homes are now listed for sale in the area including bank owned and government owned properties. Experi-enced buyers’ brokers will show you how to find the right one for you.

Call Pete and Janet at Astoria Real Estate (503)325-3304

Astoria: Built 1993, 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, double garage, cov-ered patio, all appliances, quiet neighborhood. 1815 5th. $164,900 (503)325-5427/ (503)440-0516

150 HOMES FOR SALE

PUBLISHER'S NOTICE

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "Any pref-erence, limitation or discrimi-nation based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, famil-ial status, or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or dis-crimination." Familial status in-cludes children under the age of 18 living with parents or le-gal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not know-ingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in vio-lation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD at 1(800)669-9777. The toll free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1(800)927-9275.

EQUAL HOUSINGO P P O R T U N I T Y

New construction- Astoria, 3 bed-room, 2 1/2 bath, 1800 square feet. 100x100 lot. $249,900. 1745 SE 3rd. (503)791-1603

New construction- Astoria, 2 bed-room, 1 bath, over sized ga-rage. $192,500. 1760 SE 3rd St. (503)791-1603

New construction, superb crafts-man 2600 square feet. 4 bed-room, open living space, gran-ite, stainless appliances. See at: www.astorianorthwesth-omes.com. Priced to sell at $329,000. Call (503)325-0883 or (503)741-6390

Gearhart: 3 bedroom, 1 bath, full 30x30 barn shop, $140,000. (503)738-2644

Beautiful, fully remodeled 3 bedroom, 1 bath-new everything.

NW Seaside home- 1/4 mile to downtown & beach. $148,500

(360)430-9951

150 HOMES FOR SALE

EASY QUALIFYING real estate equity loans. To qualify, good equity is all you need. We buy contracts. ML-4645

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*NOTICE TO CONSUMERS*The Federal Trade Commission

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110 INVESTMENTS

*ATTENTION READERS *Readers respond to mail/phone

order ads at their own risk. If in doubt about a particular of-fer, check with the Better Business Bureau or U.S. Postal Service before sending any money.

The Daily Astorian ASSUMESNO LIABILITY FOR MAILORDER ADVERTISERS.

100 EMPLOYMENTINFORMATION

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS about a Business or School Advertised, we advise you to call: The Consumer Hotline in Salem at (503)378-4320, 9 AM - 1 PM, Monday-Friday or in Portland at (503)229-5576.

95 SCHOOLS &EDUCATION

Oregon state law requires any-one who contracts for con-struction work to be licensed with the Construction Contrac-tors Board. An active license means the contractor is bonded and insured. Verify the contractor’s CCB license through the CCB Consumer Website

www.hirelicensedcontractors.com

NOTICE: Oregon Landscape Contractors Law (ORS 671) requires all businesses that advertise landscape contract-ing services be licensed with the Landscape Contractors Board. This 4-digit number as-sures the business has a bond, insurance and an asso-ciated individual contractor who has fulfilled the testing and experience requirements for licensure. For your pro-tection call (503)378-5909 or use our web site: www.lcb.state.or.us to check license status before contract-ing with the business. Persons doing landscape maintenance do not require a LCB license.

30-years of experience in engi-neering, management, manu-facturing and retail seeking full-time employment. Astoria to Cannon Beach. Salary negotia-ble

(931)797-0740dmg1029@gmail.com

*JIM’S LAWN CARE**Brush Clearing *Lawns*Shrubs

*Hauling *Gutter & Storm Cleanup(503)325-2445 * Free Estimates

80 WORK WANTED

Utility Worker I – City of Sea-side is seeking applications for Water Dept./Lube Mechanic. Must have a min. of two years experience installing under-ground utilities. Operation and maintenance of various equipment such a backhoe, front end loader and dump truck. Water Distribution Cer-tificate 1 or Water Treatment Certificate 1 must be obtained within 18 months of employ-ment. Must have valid Ore-gon driver’s license and meet acceptable driving record per insurance record. Regular full time position @ $2,920-3,552 per month (DEQ) + fringe benefits.

Submit application toBusiness Office,989 Broadway,

Seaside, OR 97138no later than

Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 5:00 PM. EOE

The Mission of Columbia Me-morial Hospital is to provide excellence, leadership and compassion in the enhance-ment of health for those we serve. Come be part of our team.

Full or Part TimeOpportunities

●Clinic Revenue CycleManager

●RN – SDS/PeriAnesthesia(Temporary)

●RN – Maternity Services(2 positions available)

●Medical Technologist●Diet Aide●Food Server Worker

Relief or IntermittentOpportunities

●Physical Therapist●Lab Aide/Phlebotomist●RN – ER, ICU, Med/Surg●Nurse Practitioner -

Urgent Care

Visit www.columbiamemorial.org

For more details and to apply online. Columbia Memorial Hospital offers a very competi-tive compensation package that will be based upon experi-ence and is an Equal Opportu-nity Employer committed to the development of an inclu-sive, multicultural community.

We are currently seeking excep-tional individuals to volunteer with Columbia Memorial Hos-pital, The Health andWellness Pavilion and ourHome Health and Hospice.Visit Human Resourcesfor more information or call

SUBSTITUTE CARRIERS NEEDED

Currently looking for substitutes to deliver The Daily Astorian Newspaper in Clatsop County. Carriers must have reliable vehicle, valid drivers license, and insurance.

Please call 503-325-3211 x 235 for more information.

Start Now Students Welcome

$12.55 base-appt, paid weekly, no experience necessary, we

train, entry level cust. sales/svc, pt/ft, all ages 17+, all majors, conditions apply. Filling Now

503.325.1234

Fish Filleter wanted immediatelyWheel House Seafoods

call (503)791-0041 ask for Don

70 HELP WANTED

Skills Trainer needed to work with children and families in the community, home, schools and clinic. Applicant should be versed in assisting in parenting, communication, behavioral management, nutritional educa-tion and other skills training to assist children who are involved with more intensive mental health services. Bachelor’s De-gree in social sciences and ex-perience is preferred. The posi-tion is temporary, part time. Re-quires valid ODL and pass criminal history check. Send re-sume, cover letter, and refer-ences to Pam Dean, Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare, 10 Sixth St., Suite 103, Astoria, OR 97103 or fax to 503-325-8483.EOE

Seeking experienced breakfast/dinner server.

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AB3017

CITY OF ASTORIANOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Astoria Historic Landmarks Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 5:15 pm, in the City Coun-cil Chambers, 1095 Duane Street, Astoria. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the following request(s):

1. Exterior Alteration EX10-07 by Dana & Wayne Redding to install a 3' x 3' window on rear elevation at 959 17th Street in the R-1, Low Density Residential Zone.

2. Exterior Alteration EX10-08 by Thomas R Kulesa to construct porch on rear elevation & change garage door to fiberglass multi-panel door with upper lites at 3549 Franklin in the R-2, Me-dium Density Residential zone.

For information, call or write the Community Development Depart-ment, 1095 Duane St., Astoria OR 97103, phone 503-338-5183.

The location of the hearing is accessible to the handicapped. An in-terpreter for the hearing impaired may be requested under the terms of ORS 192.630 by contacting the Community Development Depart-ment at 503-338-5183 48 hours prior to the meeting.

The Astoria Planning Commission reserves the right to modify the pro-posal or to continue the hearing to another date and time. If the hearing is continued, no further public notice will be provided.

THE CITY OF ASTORIA

Published: August 10, 2010

LEGAL NOTICES

AB3014

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Loan No: 501247898 Title Order No: 100374612-OR-GSI T.S. No.: OR05000107-10-1 Reference is made to that certain deed made by, Kim A Kurtz, an estate in fee simple as Grantor to Fidelity National Title Insurance Company., as trustee, in favor of Essential Mortgage Loan Services, Inc. as Lender and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc as Bene-ficiary, recorded on 12/06/2006, as Instrument No. 200613580 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Clatsop County, OR to-wit: APN: 27788 SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT 'A' EXHIBIT "A" REF. NO.: OR05000107-10 Parcel 1: A parcel of land lying in the south-west quarter of the northeast quarter of section 30, township 8 north, range 9 west, Willamette Meridian, Clatsop County, Oregon, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe at the northeast corner of that tract of land which was conveyed by that certain deed to Rouwens recorded in book 184, page 189, Clatsop County records, said point also being 791.9 feet east and 40.0 feet south of the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the north-east quarter of section 30, township 8 north, range 9 west, Wil-lamette meridian; thence east parallel with and 40.0 feet distant southerly from the centerline of the Oregon Coast Highway a dis-tance of 90 feet to the true point of beginning; thence south 0° 15' east a distance of 125 feet to a point; thence east parallel with the center line of the Oregon Coast Highway a distance of 50 feet to a point; thence north 0° 15' west a distance of 125 feet to a point; thence west on a line parallel with the centerline ofthe Oregon Coast Highway a distance of 50 feet to the point of beginning. Parcel 2: A parcel of land lying in the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 30, township 8 north, range 9 west, Willamette meridian, Clatsop County, Oregon, which parcel is described as follows: Be-ginning at a point marked by an iron pipe in the west line of the tract of land which was conveyed by that certain deed to L. E. Wilson and Kate Wilson recorded in book 127, page 290, Clatsop County re-cords, said beginning point being 40 feet southerly from the center-line of the Oregon Coast Highway, said point of beginning also be-ing approximately 982.61 feet east and 40 feet south of the north-west corner of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of sec-tion 10, township 8 north, range 9 west, Willamette meridian; Thence west parallel with and 40.0 feet distant southerly from the centerline of the said Oregon Coast Highway a distance of 50.71 feet to the northeast corner of that certain tract conveyed by Ray P. Arnall to Raymond Earl Kyle and wife by deed recorded in book 206, page 440, Clatsop County records: thence south 0° 15' east along the east line of said Kyle tract a distance of 125 feet to the southeast corner thereof; Thence east parallel with the centerline of the Oregon Coast Highway a distance of 51 feet, more or less, to the west line of the Wilson tract above mentioned; Thence north 0° 22' west along the west line of said Wilson tract a distance of 125 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. Commonly known as: 34808 HWY 105, Astoria, OR 97103 Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obli-gations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the de-fault for which the foreclosure is made is the grantor's: failed to pay payments which became due: Monthly Payment $1104.26 Monthly Late Charge $55.21 By this reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said deed of trust immedi-ately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit: The sum of $121,587.66 together with interest thereon at the rate of 6.87500% per annum from January 1, 2010 until paid; plus all ac-crued late charges thereon; and all trustee's fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that, the under-signed trustee will on 11/24/2010 at the hour of 01:00 PM, Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Stat-ues, At the front door to Clatsop County Courthouse, 749 Commer-cial, Astoria, OR County of Clatsop, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said de-scribed real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest ac-quired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, in-cluding a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Stat-utes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee's or attorney's fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required un-der the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the per-formance of which is secured by said trust deed, the words "trustee" and 'beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Dated: 7/14/2010 LSI Title Company of Oregon LN Tran, Authorized Signor C/O TRUSTEE CORPS 2112 BUSINESS CEN-TER DRIVE, 2ND FLOOR, IRVINE, CA 92612 For Sale information contact: (714) 573-1965, (714) 5737777, (949) 252 8300 P727582 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 08/17/2010

Published: July 27th, August 3rd, 10th and 17th, 2010

LEGAL NOTICES

AB3013

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR-10-369568-SH Reference is made to that certain deed made by Robert G Brott, an estate in fee simple as Grantor to Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,as nominee for Essential Mortgage Loan Services, Inc, as Beneficiary, dated 10/4/2006, recorded 10/06/2006, in official records of Clatsop County, Oregon, in book/reel/volume No. xxx, at page No. xxx fee/file/instrument/microfile/reception No. 200611397 covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to wit: APN: 20067 LEGAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A Exhibit "A" A parcel of property located In the Northeast 1/4 of Section 21, Township 8 North, Range 8 West, Wlllamette Meridian, more particularly de-scribed as follows: Commencing at the Section corner common to Sections 15, 16, 21 and 22, Township 8 North, Range 8 West, Willamette Meridian, said point being monumented with a 3 1/4" aluminum cap stamped "ClatsopCounty Surveyor"; thence South 76° 53' 55" West, a distance of 928.81 feet to the Inter-section of the West right of way of the "Old"Columbla River Highway and the North right of way of the Co-lumbia River Highwayas relocated and constructed, said point is monumented with a 5/8" rebar and plas-tic cap stamped "MendenhallLS 2001", same said point is the true point of beginning of this parcel de-scription; thence North 74° 34' 38" West, a distance of 180.00 feet along the North right of way of "New" Highway 30; thence North 18° 12' 00" West, a distance of 65.70 feet to a 5/8" rebar with plastic orange cap stamped "MendenhallLS 2001"; thence North 25° 23' 09" East, a distance of 53.43 feet to the South right of way of "Old" Highway 30; thence South 62º 24' 29" East along the Southerly right of way of "Old"Highway 30, a distance of 90.83 feet; thence along a 189.25 foot radius curve to the right, through a central angle of 42° 50' 22", along an arc of 141.50 feet, long chord bears South 40° 59' 15" East, a dis-tance of 138.22 feet to a point of tangency; thence South 00º 08' 18" West, a distance of 12.15 feet to the true point of beginning. Commonly known as: 39842 BURNSIDE LOOP ASTORIA, OR 97103 Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735 (3) of Oregon Revised Statutes; the default for which the foreclosure is made is the grantor’s: The installments of principal and interest which became due on 4/1/2010, and all subsequent installments of principal and interest through the date of this Notice, plus amounts that are due for late charges, delinquent property taxes, insurance premiums, advances made on senior liens, taxes and/or insurance, trustee’s fees, and any attorney fees and court costs arising from or associated with the beneficiaries efforts to protect and preserve its security, all of which must be paid as a condition of reinstatement, including all sums that shall accrue through reinstate-ment or pay-off. Nothing in this notice shall be construed as a waiver of any fees owing to the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust pursuant to the terms of the loan documents. Monthly Payment $1,101.75 Monthly Late Charge $55.09 By this reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations se-cured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: The sum of $92,519.24 together with interest thereon at the rate of 6.8750 per annum from 3/1/2010 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that, First Ameri-can Title Insurance Company, the undersigned trustee will, on 11/24/2010, at the hour of 01:00 PM, Stan-dard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, at At the front door to Clatsop County Courthouse, 749 Commercial, Astoria, OR County of Clatsop, State of Oregon, sell at public auc-tion to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by pay-ment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. For Sale Information Call: 714-573-1965 or Login to www.priorityposting.com. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word “grantor” includes any succes-sor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in in-terest, if any. Pursuant to Oregon Law, this sale will not be deemed final until the Trustee’s deed has been issued by First American Title Insurance Company . If there are any irregularities discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, that the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take fur-ther action as necessary. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. NOTICE TO RESIDENTIAL TENANTS The prop-erty in which you are living is in foreclosure. A foreclosure sale is scheduled for 11/24/2010. Unless the lender who is foreclosing on this property is paid, the foreclosure will go through and someone new will own this property. The following information applies to you only if you occupy and rent this property as a residential dwelling under a legitimate rental agreement. The information does not apply to you if you own this property or if you are not a residential tenant. If the foreclosure goes through, the business or individ-ual who buys this property at the foreclosure sale has the right to require you to move out. The buyer must first give you an eviction notice in writing that specifies the date by which you must move out. The buyer may not give you this notice until after the foreclosure sale happens. If you do not leave before the move-out date, the buyer can have the sheriff remove you from the property after a court hearing. You will receive notice of the court hearing. FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES YOU TO BE NOTIFIED IF YOU ARE OC-CUPYING AND RENTING THIS PROPERTY AS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNDER A LEGITIMATE RENTAL AGREEMENT, FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES THE BUYER TO GIVE YOU A NOTICE IN WRIT-ING A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS BEFORE THE BUYER CAN REQUIRE YOU TO MOVE OUT. THE FEDERAL LAW THAT REQUIRES THE BUYER TO GIVE YOU THIS NOTICE IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2012. Under federal law, the buyer must give you at least 90 days' notice in writing be-fore requiring you to move out. If you are renting this property under a fixed-term lease (for example, a six-month or one-year lease), you may stay until the end of your lease term. If the buyer wants to move in and use this property as the buyer's primary residence, the buyer can give you written notice and require you to move out after 90 days, even if you have a fixed-term lease with more than 90 days left. STATE LAW NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IF THE FEDERAL LAW DOES NOT APPLY, STATE LAW STILL REQUIRES THE BUYER TO GIVE YOU NOTICE IN WRITING BEFORE REQUIRING YOU TO MOVE OUT IF YOU ARE

OCCUPYING AND RENTING THE PROPERTY AS A TENANT IN GOOD FAITH. EVEN IF THE FEDERAL LAW REQUIREMENT IS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2012, THE REQUIRE-MENT UNDER STATE LAW STILL APPLIES TO YOUR SITUATION. Under state law, if you have a fixed-term lease (for example, a six-month or one-year lease), the buyer must

give you at least 60 days' notice in writing before requiring you to move out. If the buyer wants to move in and use this property as the buyer's primary residence, the buyer can give you written notice and require you to move out after 30 days, even if you have a fixed term lease with more than 30 days left. If you are renting under a month-to-month or week-to-week rental agreement, the buyer must give you at least 30 days' notice in writing before requiring you to move out. IMPORTANT: For the buyer to be required to give you a notice under state law, you must prove to the business or individual who is handling the foreclosure sale that you are occupying and renting this property as a residential dwelling under a legitimate rental agreement. The name and address of the business or individual who is handling the foreclosure sale is shown on this notice under the heading "TRUSTEE". You must mail or deliver your proof not later than 10/25/2010 (30 days before the date first set for the foreclosure sale). Your proof must be in writing and should be a copy of your rental agreement or lease. If you do not have a written rental agreement or lease, you can provide other proof, such as receipts for rent paid. ABOUT YOUR SECURITY DEPOSIT Under state law, you may apply your security deposit and any rent you paid in advance against the current rent you owe your landlord. To do this, you must notify your landlord in writing that you want to subtract the amount of your security deposit or prepaid rent from your rent payment. You may do this only for the rent you owe your current landlord. If you do this, you must do so before the foreclosure sale. The busi-ness or individual who buys this property at the foreclosure sale is not responsible to you for any deposit or prepaid rent you paid to your landlord. ABOUT YOUR TENACY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE The business or individual who buys this property at the foreclosure sale may be willing to allow you to stay as a tenant instead of requiring you to move out. You should contact the buyer to discuss that possi-bility if you would like to stay. Under state law, if the buyer accepts rent from you, signs a new residential rental agreement with you or does not notify you in writing within 30 days after the date of the foreclosure sale that you must move out, the buyer becomes your new landlord and must maintain the property. Oth-erwise, the buyer is not your landlord and is not responsible for maintaining the property on your behalf and you must move out by the date the buyer specifies in a notice to you. YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO PAY RENT TO YOUR LANDLORD UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS SOLD TO ANOTHER BUSINESS OR IN-DIVIDUAL OR UNTIL A COURT OR A LENDER TELLS YOU OTHERWISE. IF YOU DO NOT PAY RENT, YOU CAN BE EVICTED. AS EXPLAINED ABOVE, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO APPLY A DEPOSIT OR RENT YOU PREPAID AGAINST YOUR CURRENT RENT OBLIGATION. BE SURE TO KEEP PROOF OF ANY PAYMENTS YOU MAKE AND OF ANY NOTICE YOU GIVE OR RECEIVE CONCERN-ING THE APPLICATION OF YOUR DEPOSIT OR PREPAID RENT. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PER-SON TO TRY TO FORCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR HOME WITHOUT FIRST GOING TO COURT TO EVICT YOU. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS, YOU MAY WISH TO CONSULT A LAWYER. If you believe you need legal assistance, contact the Oregon State Bar and ask for the lawyer referral service. Contact information for the Oregon State Bar is included with this notice. If you do not have enough money to pay a lawyer or are otherwise eligible, you may be able to receive legal assistance for free. Information about whom to contact for free legal assistance is included with this notice. Oregon State Bar (503) 684-3763; (800) 452-7636 Legal assistance: www.lawhelp.org/or/index.cfm Dated: 7/20/2010 First American Title Insurance Company, as Trustee 3 First American Way Santa Ana, CA 92707 Signature By: Brooke Frank, Assistant Secretary Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as agent for First American Title Insurance Company 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For Non-Sale Information: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 Fax: 619-645-7716 If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder’s rights against the real property only. This Office is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a nega-tive credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. P726774 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 08/17/2010

Published: July 27th, August 3rd, 10th and 17th, 2010

LEGAL NOTICES

AB2973

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Loan No: xxxxxx7879 T.S. No.: 1285715-09. Reference is made to that certain deed made by Tho-mas E Morgan and Karen Carson Morgan, Husband And Wife, as Grantor to David A. Kubat, as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc., ("mers") As Nominee For Home Loan Center, Inc., Dba Lending Tree Loans, as Beneficiary, dated February 01, 2008, recorded February 19, 2008, in official records of Clatsop, Oregon in book/reel/volume No. xx at page No. xx, fee/file/Instrument/microfilm/reception No. 200801363 covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to-wit: The land referred to in this policy is situated in the STATE OF OREGON, COUNTY OF CLATSOP, CITY OF ASTORIA, and de-scribed as follows: LOT 23 OF BLOCK 43 OF TAYLOR’S ASTO-RIA. ACCORDING TO THE DULY RECORDED PLAT THFRF.OF AS LAID OUT AND RECOIDED BY PENINSULAR LAND AND TRUST CO. ALSO THE NORTHWESTERLY 5 FEET OF LOT 24 OF BLOCK 43 IN TAYLOR’S ASTORIA, ACCORDING TO THE DULY RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS LAID OUT AND RE-CORDED BY PENINSULAR LAND AND TRUST CO., AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST NORTHERLY CORN1R OF SAID LOT 24 OF SAID BLOCK 43 IN SAID TAYLOR’S Astoria, RUNNING; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN SAID LOT 24 AND LOT 23 IN SAID BLOCK 43 TO THE BOUND-ARY LINE BETWEEN SAID BLOCK 43 AND FLORENCE AVENUE; THENCE Southeasterly ALONG SAID BOUNDARY LINE DETWEEN SAID BLOCK 43 and said Florence AVENUE A DIS-TANCE OF 5 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ON A Line PAR-ALLEL WITH SAID BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN SAID LOT 24 AND SAID LOT 23 IN SAID BLOCK 43 TO THE NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT 24 AND RUNNING; THENCE NORTH-WESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID LOT 24 A DISTANCE OF 6 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-GINNING. Commonly known as: 719 Florence Avenue Astoria Or 97103. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the default for which the foreclosure is made is the grantor’s: Failure to pay the monthly payment due march 1, 2010 of principal and interest and subsequent installments due thereafter; plus late charges; together with all subsequent sums advanced by beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said deed of trust. Monthly payment $1,202.15 Monthly Late Charge $48.15. By this reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said Deed of Trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit; The sum of $132,222.84 together with interest thereon at 5.500% per annum from February 01, 2010 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums ad-vance by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of the said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that, Cal-West-ern Reconveyance Corporation the undersigned trustee will on No-vember 08, 2010 at the hour of 1:00pm, Standard of Time, as estab-lished by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, At the com-mercial street entrance to clatsop county Courthouse, 749 Commer-cial Street City of Astoria, County of Clatsop, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to con-vey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, to-gether with any interest which the grantor or his successors in inter-est acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expense of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, the words “trus-tee” and “beneficiary” includes their respective successors in inter-est, if any. Dated: June 30, 2010. NOTICE TO TENANTS: If you are a tenant of this property, foreclosure could affect your rental agree-ment. A purchaser who buys this property at a foreclosure sale has the right to require you to move out after giving you notice of the re-quirement. If you do not have a fixed-term lease, the purchaser may require you to move out after giving you a 30- day notice on or after the date of the sale. If you have a fixed-term lease, you may be enti-tled to receive after the date of the sale a 60-day notice of the pur-chaser’s requirement that you move out To be entitled to either a 30-day or 60-day notice, you must give the trustee of the property written evidence of your rental agreement at least 30 days before the date first set for the sale. If you have a fixed-term lease and can-not provide a copy of the rental agreement, you may give the trustee other written evidence of the existence of the rental agreement. The date that is 30 days before the date of the sale is October 09, 2010, the name of the trustee and the trustee’s mailing address are listed on this notice. Federal law may grant you additional rights, including a right to a longer notice period. Consult a lawyer for more informa-tion about you rights under federal law. You have the right to apply your security deposit and any rent you prepaid toward your current obligation under your rental agreement. If you want to do so, you must notify your landlord in writing and in advance that you intend to do so. If you believe you need legal assistance with this matter, you may contact the Oregon State Bar and ask for the lawyer referral service. Contact information for the Oregon State Bar is included with this notice: If you have a low income and meet federal poverty guide-lines, you may be eligible for free legal assistance. Contact in-formation for where you can obtain free legal assistance is included with this notice. OREGON STATE BAR 16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road Tigard, Oregon 97224 (503) 620-0222 (800) 452-8260 http://www.osbar.org Directory of Legal Aid Programs:http://www.oregonlawhelp.org Cal-Western Reconvey-ance Corporation 525 East Main Street P.O. Box 22004 El Cajon Ca 92022-9004 Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation Signature/By: Tammy Laird R-326035 07/20, 07/27, 08/03, 08/10

Published: July 20th, 27th, August 3rd and 10th, 2010

LEGAL NOTICES

AB3025

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON

FOR THE COUNTY OFCLATSOP

In the Matter of the Estate ofBEVERLY VREM SMITH,

DeceasedNo. P10-071

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal represen-tative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the un-dersigned personal represen-tative at 801 Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon, or mail them to PO Box 508, As-toria, OR 97103, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional informa-tion from the records of the court, the personal represen-tative, or the attorneys for the personal representative.

Dated and first published August 3, 10 & 17, 2010.

Richard Vrem Personal RepresentativePO Box 508 Astoria, OR 97103

Attorneys for PersonalRepresentative: SNOW & SNOW 801 Commercial Street PO Box 508 Astoria, OR 97103

Published: August 3rd, 10th & 17th, 2010

LEGAL NOTICES

AB3015NOTICE TO INTERESTED

PERSONS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF

THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF

CLATSOP

In the Matter of the Estate ofNo. P10-062

ELLEN MAE FENTON,Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that TODD FENTON and LINDA FENTON-MENDEN-HALL has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to pre-sent them, with vouchers at-tached, to the personal repre-sentative at 842 Broadway, Seaside, Oregon 97138, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional informa-tion from the records of the court, the personal represen-tative, or the lawyers for the personal representative, Rob-ert C. Moberg. Dated and first published July 27th, 2010

Robert C. Moberg, OSB #73207Attorney PersonalRepresentative842 Broadway Seaside, OR 97138503-738-6380

Published: July 27th, August 3rd, and 10th, 2010

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470 FEED-HAY-GRAIN

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Fishing: Special accommodations made

And even though he didn’t catcha tuna, he said just having a line inthe water was a big step.

“Here Jake was, tuna fishing ayear after,” said Merriman’s mother,Stephanie Merriman. “It was prettyemotional. Everything was just sospecial.”

“It was nice,” Jake Merriman said,“it showed I could still do it,”

‘You just lose it all’The injury happened July 31,

2009. “In one day my life changed 100

percent,” Merriman said. “Nothingis the same.”

He was at a friend’s house inWashington. They were planning awhite water rafting trip and weregathered by the pool in the back-yard.

It was an above-ground pool andsomewhat shallow, but Merrimanand his friends would still dive in.

“It’s something I’ve done 100times before and had no problemwith,” he said.

Merriman misjudged his dive andhit his head on the bottom.

“I just went a little too deep andlost everything,” he said.

Within seconds his friends knewsomething was wrong. They pulledJake out of the pool. Merriman’solder brother, Nick Jr., called theirparents, Nick Sr. and Stephanie athome around midnight with the newsMerriman had been airlifted to a hos-pital in Washington.

They drove to the hospital, andupon seeing his mother, Jake Merri-man asked her if it was a dream.

Then the family received the news.“The doctor in charge of the first

hospital read the report, walked in,told Jake that he would never walkagain and walked out,” StephanieMerriman said. “From the firstmoment Jake knew what was aheadof him, he was OK with it. Heaccepted it with dignity.”

The process beginsMerriman was transferred to Ore-

gon Health & Science University in

Portland, where he spent 30 days inthe intensive care unit. During histime there, each lung collapsed and hecontracted pneumonia. He couldn’teven cough to remove the build-up inhis chest, and his parents had to con-stantly attend to him.

“With an injury like this you justlose it all,” Stephanie Merriman said.

Eventual ly Jake Merrimanimproved enough to be transferedout of the ICU, and he was moved toGood Samaritan Hospital’s rehabunit. There, he was taught how to liveas a quadriplegic. A month later – allthat could be afforded under the fam-ily’s insurance – he was sent home.

But even home had to change.The family’s old house was in

the southwest hills of Portland andnot even remotely wheelchair acces-sible. Merriman’s grandmother had asingle-level house on the market inTualatin, and the family relocated.

There, his sister Matea would cutout get well notes from a Web siteprofile created for him, and she wouldput them on a poster board. Therewere so many that eventually it wastoo large to fit in his room.

After settling into the new house,Merriman stayed positive and workedat relearning things he once donewithout even thinking about.

“You have to brace yourself forpretty much everything,” Merrimansaid. “You lean over and you fall.There’s no balance.”

All the while his parents havebeen by his side and his mother hasstayed at home with him.

“My parents have made this do-able,” Merriman said. “They’ve madeit OK.”

Fishing for recoveryBefore the accident, Merriman was

one class away from graduating fromEastern Oregon University with adegree in business management. Hehad travelled to La Grande to playfootball after graduating from JesuitHigh School in 2004 as a two-timeAll-State fullback. But football neverpanned out, and it was his other love– fishing – that took center stage.

During his college years, Merri-man estimated he spent two to three

days a week outdoors on the riversand lakes of Eastern Oregon. Hisbiggest thrill was fly fishing; hewould spend hours alone or with afriend casting lines.

“His love for hunting and fishingis astronomical,” his mother said.

In the last year that love was puton hold, as was graduation fromEOU. It took him until June to com-plete his remaining coursework andgraduate. He has been attendingtwice-a-week rehab sessions for twohours, where he is pushed physical-ly to go beyond his endurance tostrengthen his muscles.

“It’s crazy how much you gothrough,” Merriman said. “Every-thing I’ve done this past year hasbeen about the injury.”

That’s why Merriman’s uncle sug-gested the fishing trip. Tom Merri-man lives during the week in Wood-inville, Wash., and travels to Gearharton weekends to be closer to the twoboats he operates. He had taken hisnephew out tuna fishing before theaccident.

The first time Tom Merriman vis-ited him in the hospital he told hisinjured nephew they would go fish-ing again.

“Then I was like, ‘yeah, we’llsee,” Jake Merriman recalled. “It wasa tough time ... I didn’t think therewas any way in hell.”

But Tom Merriman persisted andeventually it became a rallying pointfor Jake and the family.

“I wanted Jake to have somethingto look forward to,” Tom Merrimansaid.

More men invited on tripAs the day approached, Merriman

worked to make his boat accessible towheelchairs. The Pacific Dream is56 feet long and has a 19-foot beam,which allowed it to accommodatethe wheelchairs and extra personnelneeded. He fashioned a steel ramponto the boat from the dock, andconstructed little wooden ramps forthe doorways into the lounge.

By this stage a trip was plannedfor more disabled fishers with simi-lar problems to Jake Merriman.

Figuring out how each guy was

going to fish was a bit more tricky,Tom Merriman said, but then again,it wasn’t about how successful theywere.

“It was about getting those guysout there and the experience,” Merri-man said. “It wasn’t about bringingin the fish.”

In all the Pacific Dream had fiveguys in wheelchairs on board. Fourwere quadriplegics and one was aparaplegic, paralyzed from the waistdown. A couple of them played in aquad rugby league and had visitedJake Merriman in the hospital.

None of the quadriplegics werestrong enough to catch any fish, how-ever, and only Chris Millette, theparaplegic, snagged one.

“I thought that the trip wentgreat,” said Millette, the general man-ager of a business in Portland thatspecializes in making homes and carswheelchair-accessible.

“It was a beautiful boat and a rareinstance where a boat is so accessi-ble. It was also nice to be able to go

out with a group of people who havehad similar experiences in the pastand just relax and enjoy one anoth-er’s company. I really appreciated theMerrimans making this trip possi-ble.”

There was also a problem withsea- sickness – two of the guysweren’t able to fish. They tried, butthe constant rocking of the boat cou-pled with the motion of the rollingwheelchairs was hard to get used to.

“I was rolling all over the place,”Jake Merriman said.

Many to thankBut overall the event was positive,

said his mother, Stephanie Merri-man. The Tuna Classic and the com-munity provided special accommo-dations for the boat. Deb Ferguson ofthe Uniontown Fish Market cateringcompany in Astoria provided thelunch, and a table was reserved for thegroup at the post-competition dinner.The team had hauled in five tunathat weighed in just over 100 pounds.

Overall, the Oregon Tuna Classicbrought in 5,505 pounds of tuna,which was donated to local foodbanks and charities.

“It’s a community coming togeth-er to help some of these guys makedreams come true,” Stephanie Mer-riman said. “Everyone was so kind.It was really sweet.”

After the trip, Jake Merriman wasexcited to progress more. “I want toget out on my own,” he said.

In the fall, Merriman is going totry and play quad rugby, a wheelchairsport played in a gym, and he wantsto go fishing again with the guys hemet on the trip. He has a goal offishing every river in Oregon, andhe still aims at completing it.

“Fishing will become a part ofJake’s life again, we just need timeto figure out how to make this hap-pen,” his mother said. “It is anothergoal that has been set and I’m certainthat we can get it this year. This washis first love and I’m sure that itwill be again soon.”

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Grants: Expand marketing opportunities

Instead of receiving a specificamount of money, Mays said, win-ning proposals will be granted apercentage of the lodging taxes thecity brings in. If an organization ispermitted $21,000, or 10 percentof the anticipated taxes, for exam-ple, and the annual amount of lodg-ing taxes is lower than expected,the organization would receive 10percent of the actual amount. Ifactual amount were higher thanexpected, that 10 percent grantwould mean more money for theorganization.

“This gives everybody a stakein tourism,” Mays said.

Grants will be distributed on aquarterly basis and will reflect thepercentage the city collects eachquarter. Because the first quarter ofthe city’s fiscal year (July, AugustSeptember) usually brings in 40percent of the lodging taxes, orga-nizations will receive 40 percent oftheir grants in November. Otherallocations will be made in Febru-ary, May and August.

New or expanded projects willprobably be given more attention,and the commission also will con-sider organizations’ requests to hiremarketing directors. However, Mayssaid, requests to share a marketingdirector among several organiza-tions may be discouraged because itmay be too difficult to stretch thetalents of one person over severaldifferent groups.

“You want stability and relia-bility, and you won’t get it if who-ever is hired thinks they might losetheir job in a year or have to go toanother organization,” Mays said.

But applications showing col-laboration on specific events or pro-jects will be welcomed, he said.

Even with the deadline loomingin a month, several representativesfrom organizations said they weren’tsure what projects they might planor how much money they mightrequest.

“I see this as a great opportuni-ty to get funding for events thatwill benefit everyone,” said artistJeffrey Hull, a Gallery Group mem-ber. Hull said the group planned to

meet Tuesday to discuss potentialprojects that might meet the com-mission’s requirements.

“My focus is to bring somethingthat will enhance the arts in anyform,” he said. “That will only fur-ther project Cannon Beach in peo-ples’ minds.”

S hepherd said he hopes toexpand marketing opportunities forthe Coaster Theatre in Portland andSeattle. His application may be usedto improve the theater’s website,enhance local productions or hire amarketing director, but he isn’t surehow much money he will request.

While some organizations don’tyet know what direction they willtake, Carol Knutson, of the CannonBeach Arts Association, and GraceSaad, of the history center, expectto collaborate with other organiza-tions and request $20,000 to spon-sor a literary event next Jan. 28through 30. Pulitzer Prize-winningauthor Taylor Branch, who isknown for his trilogy on the Mar-tin Luther King era, has agreed tospeak at a history symposium inCannon Beach, Knutson said.

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Submitted photoThe 56-foot long Pacific Dream sits at the dock in Ilwaco, Wash. The charter fishing boat has a 19-foot beam,which allowed the five men in wheelchairs to move around more easily.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Withthe 2010 census nearly finished, thegovernment said toay it will save$1.6 billion in the cost of the U.S.population count because of strongpublic response and no major prob-lems.

The cost of the census was orig-inally budgeted at $14.7 billion,with emergency dollars set aside foradditional outreach in cases such asa natural disaster, a flu epidemic ora major operational breakdown.

Because such problems were notextensive, the Census Bureau savedabout $800 million, officials said.The agency, which is a part of theCommerce Department, reducedanother $800 million in costs due toa higher-than-expected mail responserate of 72 percent, as well as quickfield work from census takers whovisited 47 million homes of peoplewho did not reply by mail.

The Census Bureau said it wasstill conducting checks on the accu-racy of its data, which will be usedto distribute House seats and more

than $400 billion in federal aid.Results will be released beginningin late December.

Threats of a major boycott fromconservatives protesting big gov-ernment and immigrants wary oflaw enforcement ultimately did lit-tle to disrupt the once-a-decade headcount. Census officials attributedthat in part to targeted advertising inhard-to-count areas of the U.S., thefirst-time use of bilingual censusforms, as well as partnerships withcivic groups and businesses to helpboost awareness of the count.

The unused money will remainin the U.S. Treasury. Congress willdetermine how it is spent.

“With proficient management,the cooperation of the Americanpublic and a little bit of luck, thecensus stayed on track with signif-icant cost savings to taxpayers,”Commerce Secretary Gary Lockesaid.

The Census Bureau came undercriticism after it spent $2.5 millionfor Super Bowl advertising that

some Republicans derided as inef-fective and wasteful. The CommerceDepartment’s inspector general inFebruary also found the agency hadpaid at least $3 million to censusemployees who didn’t do any work.

But the agency made clear todaythat it had since run its operationsunder budget and on time.

“This is a significant accom-plishment and I would like to thankthe American public for respond-ing to the census,” said CensusBureau director Robert Groves.

The stakes are high. Because thepopulation count is used to dis-tribute House seats every 10 years,many states pushed for all-out gov-ernment efforts in outreach, partic-ularly for minorities and the poor,who tend to be undercounted.

States such as New York, Cali-fornia, Texas, Arizona and Floridahad average or below average mail-in participation rates, putting themin danger of either losing or gainingfewer than expected congressionalseats.

High response saves 2010 census $1.6 billion