http://www.dailyastorian.com en-us Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:00:24 GMT News, updates and breaking news about the north coast of Oregon and southwest Washington from The Daily Astorian newspaper and Associated Press. See www.dailyastorian.com for more news.. http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=37&ArticleID=72986 Local Sports Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:35:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=72985 If you say "New York," people think of Manhattan. But the state of New York is really big, and a good share of it is quite rural. Opinion Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:23:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=72984 From the pages of Astoria's daily newspapers Opinion Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:21:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72983 The Daily Astorian and www.dailyastorian.com/gas are publishing prices of gas at North Coast gas stations. Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:18:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72982 For the next two weeks, Clatsop County law enforcement agencies will be focusing on safety belt usage. Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:14:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72981 Clatsop County Prevention Programs, formerly LifeWorks NW, has announced a fundraiser, Cup o' Joe for Jane, will be held Sept. 9. Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:13:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72980 Registration for the fall 2010 term at Clatsop Community College continues through Sept. 24. Classes begin Sept. 20. Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:09:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72979 GRAYS RIVER, Wash. - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced a fishing rule change. Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:08:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72978 Western Oregon Waste is in the process of transferring ownership to Recology, a San Francisco-based company. Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:08:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72977 Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:05:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72976 Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:04:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72975 Salesman, 83 Lester Ray Macdonald, 83, of Seaside, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, in Seaside. Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:04:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72974 Astoria resident, 40 Gary Alan Plew, 40, of Astoria, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:03:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72973 Commercial fisherman, 65 Lloyd John Wilson, 65, of Everett, Wash., died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, in Everett. Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:02:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72972 Woodcutter, 52 Halvin Martin Larson, 52, of Seaside, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, in Astoria. Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72971 Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:00:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72970 National park restoration plans are available for review WARRENTON - Have a problem with the national park's Otter Point restoration plan? Think it's amazing? Want to tweak it ... just a little bit? Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:58:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72969 Astoria man sent to prison for smothering infant son Cameron Michael Rogers didn't mean to kill his son. It was an accident that Clatsop County Circuit Court Judge Phil Nelson says will stay with the man for the rest of his life. Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:56:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72968 Fort Clatsop trail, native garden projects near completion WARRENTON - A master of recycling, the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park has figured out a way to repurpose old logging and farm land to entirely new and different uses. Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:53:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72967 A pedestrian bridge in Cannon Beach to evacuate students and residents is a second priority SEASIDE - Flooding on U.S. Highway 101 is such an important issue in Clatsop County that it took the top spot in a list of 65 projects that city and county officials want to see fixed. Local News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:27:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=37&ArticleID=72966 Local Sports Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:41:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=37&ArticleID=72965 NASELLE, Wash. - Coach Scott Smith said after the state cross country meet in Pasco last season, "This was a very good group to work with this year. Local Sports Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:41:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=37&ArticleID=72964 Astoria High School athletic events have new ticket prices for the 2010-2011 school year. Local Sports Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:40:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=37&ArticleID=72963 ILWACO, Wash. - The Lady Fishermen cross country team finished 12th in the state last season and despite the loss of senior Cameo Ulbricht, look to be near the top 10 again this season. Local Sports Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:40:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=37&ArticleID=72962 Last week saw the start of Astoria Yacht Club's Fall Racing Series. Local Sports Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:39:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=72961 Connect Oregon III grant shows Sunset Empire District is credible, effective Transportation is the lifeblood of a community and the nervous system of a regional economy. Opinion Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:36:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=72960 World's tallest forests are carbon sinks and are in Oregon, Washington We live in the midst of the world's tallest forest. Opinion Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:34:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72959 The annual Forestry Tour for Community Leaders will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 9, beginning at the Wickiup Grange in Svensen. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:27:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72958 The freshmen and new students start date at Astoria High School is 1 p.m. Sept. 7. All parents are welcome to attend parent orientation at 6 p.m. Sept. 7. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:26:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72957 WARRENTON - The city of Warrenton Public Works Department will have the water shut off from Northwest Eighth Stree and Warrenton Drive to Northwest 14th Street and Warrenton Drive, including all side streets, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:26:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72956 The Angora Hiking Club trip, scheduled for Wednesday, has been canceled. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:24:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72955 KNAPPA - For the second year since it's been revived, Knappa Days filled Knappa to overflowing during the weekend. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:17:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72954 The ribbon is cut and the kids begin to play at John Jacob Astor Elementary's new playground It would have been cruel to make them wait. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:06:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72953 SEASIDE - Future operators of vacation rentals in Seaside may have to follow stricter guidelines than those owning rental homes follow now. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:05:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72952 Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72951 The Daily Astorian and www.dailyastorian.com/gas are publishing prices of gas at North Coast gas stations. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:58:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72950 NW Civil War Council sees huge increase in the cost of liability A battle over liability insurance coverage for groups using state property is brewing, and the Northwest Civil War Council is right in the middle of it. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:56:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72949 Annual seminar that helps women return to the workforce returns to CCC Tanya Pierce is constantly on the go. The mother of three children barely has time to think sometimes, with dance lessons, baseball practices and the like. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:48:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72948 Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:44:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72947 Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:43:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72946 Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:42:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72945 Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:41:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72944 Name Was Incorrect Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:41:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72943 Former Peninsula restaurant owner, 93 Ann Jarrett, 93, longtime resident of the Long Beach (Wash.) Peninsula, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, in Federal Way, Wash. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:39:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72942 Chinook, Wash., resident, 79 Iris Lorraine Brown, 79, of Chinook, Wash., died Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, in Longview, Wash. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:35:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72941 Ocean Park, Wash., resident, 86 Virginia Margaret "Ginger" Johnston, 86, of Ocean Park, Wash., died Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, in Ilwaco, Wash. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:34:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72940 Cook, 52 John Clinton Thompson, 52, of Ocean Park, Wash., died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at home. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:33:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72939 Astoria native, 79 Don Gordon Ziak, 79, of Astoria, died Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, in Astoria. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:32:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72938 Commercial fisherman, 70 Jack Arthur Knopski, 70, of Cathlamet, Wash., died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, at home. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:28:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=72937 Oregon and Washington fishery managers announced Monday that they will be unable to extend retention of chinook salmon in the Buoy 10 fishery beyond the scheduled closure date of 11:59 p.m. today. Local News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:43:00 GMT