http://www.dailyastorian.com en-us Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:20:19 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=68659 Local Sports Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:20:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68658 St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church will hold Soul Soup and Stations at 6 tonight. Dinner will be at the school auditorium, 1411 Grand Ave., and the Lenten guest speaker will be St. Mary, Star of the Sea School Principal Tom Rogozinski. Stations of the cross will follow at the church, located at 1491 Grand Ave. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:19:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68657 HAMMOND - St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, located 867 Fifth Ave. in Hammond, will have a liturgy at the 3:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday. Lector will be Darlene Story, greeters will be Richard and Gwen Angstrom, and the organist will be Jan Gannaway. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:18:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68656 WARRENTON - Astoria Aglow Lighthouse will meet at noon Tuesday at the Calvary Assembly of God Fireside Room, 1365 S. Main Ave. in Warrenton, for a potluck brunch, fellowship and worship. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:17:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68653 SEASIDE - The South County Interfaith Partnership will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Pig 'N Pancake, 323 Broadway in Seaside, to foster better understanding among faith practitioners and to nurture one another in spirit. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:16:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68654 SEAVIEW, Wash. - There will be a Women's Christian Care group meeting for working women from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at 5015 L Place in Seaview. The study series is "Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit," which is a DVD series by Beth Moore, a Bible teacher. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:16:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68655 CLATSKANIE - The Great Vow Zen Monastery in Clatskanie will hold a weekend retreat, "Transforming the Inner Critic - Level 2," led by Hogen Bays with the GVZM staff, from 5 p.m. April 2 to 1 p.m. April 4. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:16:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68652 The Pacific Unitarian Universalist Church will hold a service at 11 a.m. Sunday at the First Congregational Church, 820 Alameda Ave. Rev. Sarah Schurr will deliver a sermon, "Being Open to the Wisdom of the Universe." Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:15:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68651 Bethany Free Lutheran Church, located at 451 34th St., will host a presentation, "Christ in the Passover" at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Yoel Ben David of Jews for Jesus will be the guest speaker. David was born in Israel to a Jewish mother and a Scottish father. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:15:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68650 HAMMOND - Hammond residents Ed and Lorna Woods will be leading a team on their sixth short term mission trip to the hill tribes of Northern Thailand July 23. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:13:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=68649 To the young lady from the Coast Guard Housing with the black and white "runaway" dog: I did not get your name but you know who you are. Opinion Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:12:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=68648 Health care should not be considered a luxury solely for the rich and/or powerful. Opinion Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:12:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=68647 I'm very concerned about the direction our country has taken. We've been lied to and taken for granted by our own government and big corporations. Whoever profits from war has got to be the sickest animal on the planet. Opinion Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:11:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=68646 An open letter to President Obama: Bring our troops home. Bring them out of Iraq. Bring them out of Afghanistan. We cannot exist as a country of hate, greed, murderers and moneymongers. Opinion Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:11:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=68645 In his letter to the editor "What would Hank do?" (The Daily Astorian, Feb. 19), Port of Astoria Commissioner Larry Pfund fails to tell the community why we are not entitled to earlier indication of the nature of deals the Port is considering. Opinion Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:10:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=68644 After years and years of work Astoria has finally become a tourist destination. What a beautiful city it has become. Opinion Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:10:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=68643 You can't make a decision without data, but that is not what the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and NorthernStar want to do in Oregon. Opinion Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:09:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=68642 On Feb. 23, I called U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden in Washington, D.C., to ask whether he was going to support the U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet letter to U.S. Sen. Harry Reid voting for the public option with a simple majority. Opinion Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:08:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=68641 Bradwood Landing would have us believe they are not the warted frog they appear to be. Opinion Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:08:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=68640 This article points out some excellent holes in what has become a very murky issue for Oregonians ("Inconvenient questions are urgent," The Daily Astorian, March 9). Opinion Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:07:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=68639 The fastest growing drug-abuse problem in the country could be lurking in your bathroom. Opinion Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:05:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=68638 Ugliness isn't usually thought of as a survival mechanism, but it doesn't take long in coastal clearcuts to notice that "leave trees" are some of the gnarliest, wartiest, hunchbacked, cankered and convoluted hemlocks, cedars and spruce in the forest. Opinion Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:52:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68637 Delta Kappa Gamma will meet at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Hump's Restaurant in Clatskanie for a joint meeting of members from chapters in Columbia and Clatsop counties. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:29:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68636 SEASIDE - Colorectal cancer is not a topic most people talk a lot about, but this third most common type of cancer strikes more than 140,000 adults each year in the U.S. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:29:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68635 Next week the Oregon Department of Transportation will continue work on the Astoria Bridge. The project involves recoating the steel on the northern side of the Columbia River bridge along U.S. 101 north of Astoria. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:28:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68634 CANNON BEACH - Several stores in a mall at 255 N. Hemlock St. were vandalized sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday night. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:28:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68633 TILLAMOOK - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a public meeting in Manzanita from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Pine Grove Community Center, located at 225 Laneda Ave., to discuss options for 2010 salmon angling regulations in the Nehalem Basin. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:27:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68632 During the Astoria Trolley spring break schedule, effective March 19 through April 4, the trolley will run from noon to 6 p.m. daily. The average round trip is 50 to 55 minutes. The conductor decides if dogs are allowed. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:27:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68631 The community is encouraged to attend a free child safety seat clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Astoria Fire Department, 555 30th St. Child passenger safety seats will be available to low income families with proof of assistance, such as Women, Infants and Children (WIC) or food stamps, and a small co-payment. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:26:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68630 SEASIDE - The concept of Seaside being a city within a park became more real Thursday night when plans for the Necanicum Natural History Park were unveiled. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:25:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68629 The Astoria Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Astoria Moose Lodge, 420 17th St. Visitors are welcome. For information, call Gene Mellott at (503) 741-0669. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:25:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68628 The Clatsop County Master Gardeners have announced that Chuck Meyer will present a talk on "Vermiculture," or worm composting, Thursday at the 4H building at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:23:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68627 The Astoria Rescue Mission will hold its annual talent show Thursday at the Calvary Assembly of God Church, 1365 S. Main Ave. in Warrenton. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:22:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68626 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Brian Baird is calling for all high school artists from Southwest Washington to submit their work for the annual Congressional Art Competition, an opportunity for students to showcase their artistic ability and potentially have their work selected for display in the U.S. Capitol. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:21:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68625 SEASIDE - The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Clatsop County will hold an open house at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Seaside High School, 1901 N. Holladay Drive in Seaside. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:12:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68624 Lt. Cmdr. Malcolm Smith, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.), president of the Lower Columbia River Chapter of Military Officers Association of America, presented a certificate to Coast Guard Operations Specialist 2 Bobbi East of Air Station/Group Astoria for her selection as the Enlisted Person of the Quarter. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:09:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68623 SEASIDE - Providence Seaside Hospital and Sunset Empire Parks and Recreation District have announced that the next session of Biggest Loser begins today. The final weigh-in will be May 14. The cost is $10 (cash only). Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:08:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68622 Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:05:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68621 Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:46:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68620 Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:45:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68619 Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:44:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68618 Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:43:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68617 Decorated World War II veteran, 85 Willifred Raymond Lucas, 85, of Olney, died Sunday, March 7, 2010, in Astoria. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:42:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68616 Astoria School District moves ahead on purchasing facility Astoria School District's 31 school buses could soon have a new, spacious pad to call home. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:41:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68615 'Savor Cannon Beach' event is recipe for learning CANNON BEACH - Names of the preschoolers at the Cannon Beach Children's Center were listed on the blackboard: Max, Torry, Kolene, Reese, Eva, Nalu. ... Leah Russell, 5, searched for her name and circled it. Then, teacher Tiffany Bagley asked Leah to spell her first name. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:38:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68614 Mindy Stokes was the host of the second annual Women's "Herstory" Event March 6 sponsored by the Lives in Transition program of Arts and Ideas of Clatsop Community College. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:10:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68613 Darol Funk, owner of Western Oregon Waste, and a specialist in recycling education, has developed a relationship with students at Hilda Lahti Elementary School in Knappa. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:08:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68612 As her senior project, McKenzie VanOsdol, a student at Knappa High School, will hold a dog walk on Saturday. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:07:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68611 "We vacationed at Cannon Beach and Seaside all during our children's growing up years. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:05:00 GMT http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=68610 Hungry? There will be a SPAGHETTI FEED LUNCHEON AND RAFFLE from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Svensen/Wickiup Grange to raise money for a whirlpool therapy tub for AARON SONEK, a seventh grader at Hilda Lahti Elementary School who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Local News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:49:00 GMT