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9A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015 Mike Goin is Astoria’s ‘Mr. Hall of Fame’ By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian The work of a high school athletic director is never done, and rarely recognized. That changes somewhat this weekend, however, when Asto- ria’s Mike Goin is inducted into the Oregon Athletic Directors Association (OADA) Hall of Fame. Goin’s accomplishments as an athlete and a coach are well known, and were rewarded with inductions into the Astoria High School Hall of Fame, as both a player and a coach. Accomplishments as an ath- letic director, however, are a bit tougher to pin down, since so much of the work is done be- hind the scenes. “Most people don’t realize how much you’re involved,” said Goin, who was Astoria High School’s athletic director from 1985 to 2002, the same year he retired as boys basket- ball coach. “All the stuff that goes on, the public really doesn’t see it all,” he said. “It’s constant.” From making travel ar- rangements for teams, to sched- uling, to the set-up and take- down for many sporting events … the work of an athletic direc- tor often goes unrecognized. Still, during his tenure as AD at Astoria, Goin was instru- mental in several big moments in Astoria athletics. Such as: Goin was the Asto- ria AD when soccer was added as a varsity sport at Astoria; and he was “on the committee that got the swimming pool (Asto- ria Aquatic Center) passed, and was involved in that,” he said. And because of Goin’s ef- forts, Astoria still serves as the host for many sporting events including the district swim meet; the Fishermen co- host the cross country district championships with Seaside; and Astoria is always one of the sites for the district golf tournament. Goin was also involved in the Cowapa League’s annu- al Scholar-Athlete Award, an idea started by former Seaside Athletic Director Jerry Wester- holm. Astoria has hosted the Scholar-Athlete Award evening more than any other Cowapa League school. He also served on the Asto- ria Parks and Recreation Board for 19 years; and was on the OADA board as the representa- tive for all Class 3A schools for eight years. Goin will deservedly take his place in the OADA’s Hall of Fame Saturday, at the orga- nization’s annual conference in Sunriver. Other former athletic direc- tors joining Goin in the OADA Hall of Fame Class of 2015: %LOO %RZHUV 6SULQJ¿HOG Terry Hanson (Waldport and Barlow); Ken Harris (Sunset); Bruce Howell (South Med- ford); Marianne Mills (Mc- Minnville); and Dale Yuranek (Woodburn). Daily Astorian File Mike Goin addresses the crowd on “Mike Goin Night,” in his final home game as coach. Boone: ‘It’s been a real positive thing in my life’ Continued from Page 1A needs to give back to their com- munity in some way or another.” the years, he said, but there “There are a million different has been a resurgence of com- ways to do it, but this is just the munity spirit, including the way I’ve chosen,” he said. reinstatement of potluck din- He was chairman of the ners, which are held the sec- Hamlet Rural Fire Protection ond Saturday of each month, District board in the 1980s, a and holiday events. position he relinquished when Boone did not have prior he was promoted to chief in ¿UH¿JKWLQJ H[SHULHQFH EXW KH 1991. joined the department because The department he was looking for adventure in 7KH ¿UH GHSDUWPHQW UXQV his life as a young man. He stuck with it because he has “a per- about 100 calls per year, with the sonal conviction that everyone biggest source of activity being emergency medical response to motor vehicle accidents on U.S. Highway 26. The department also provides mutual aid to Can- non Beach and Seaside. The department has about 10 members on the roster. Boone said they could use more, even though there is a high participa- tion rate. All members including Boone are volunteers. In fact, KHLVRQHRIWKHODVWXQSDLG¿UH chiefs in the state. He gives between a few to 20 hours per week, on average, serving the department. Since “the job is much larger than I have time to do,” he said, he focuses on prioritizing respon- sibilities. Nevertheless, he has enjoyed his time with the de- partment. “It’s been a real positive thing in my life,” he said. Not only has he spearhead- HGWKH¿UHGHSDUWPHQWEXWKH¶V also managed his construction business successfully and raised two kids. Making a difference “It’s quite impressive what he’s done,” Brown said. %RRQH KHOSHG H[SDQG WKH department’s equipment from what originally was at truck, a jeep and some military surplus to what is now two facilities for housing trucks, a new pump- er and a rescue rig. He also has overseen grant writing and fundraising, crucial to keeping the department going. From the community’s per- spective, Brown said, “generous fails to give the connotation of what he’s done for us.” Boone understands the history of the community and knows each person’s property, health, age and their ability to evacuate their property safely in the event of D ¿UH RU RWKHU LQFLGHQW ZKLFK helps the department respond appropriately. “He has an intimate knowl- edge of how things work out WKHUHDQGLW¶VYHU\EHQH¿FLDOWR WKRVH RI XV RQ WKH ¿UH GHSDUW- ment, as well as those of us in the rest of the community,” %URZQVDLG³7KHOLIHDQGH[SH- rience he’s had here for 40 years is invaluable.” Stores: Getting inventory is bigger challenge than sales Continued from Page 1A and give owners and custom- ers alike the opportunity to the brochure outdated before the up-cycle, refurbish or re-cre- end of summer. ate used products. “I have no idea why they’re He opened shop in the spring springing up,” Barker said, of last year with the intent to liq- though she thinks many people uidate his inventory from sever- VWLOO DUH VWUXJJOLQJ ¿QDQFLDOO\ al properties on the central coast from the economic downturn near Waldport. Over the months, and can’t afford to purchase the store became self-perpetuat- WKLQJV DW ELJ ER[ VWRUHV VR ing, and he intends to continue they’re turning instead to thrift it. shops. Linda Iles-Martin, owner of Hank Horlings, owner of Linda’s Rag and Bone Thrift Seaside Thrift Store on South Shop, said she hasn’t noticed Roosevelt Drive, agreed it any economic or social trends likely has something to do that could be the impetus for the with the economic recession, stores opening in 2014 in partic- which has driven people to ular. seek good deals. Thrift stores “This (past) summer, I was also tend to feature Ameri- surprised to see so many thrift can-made and unique items, stores,” she said last fall. The key to success Sometimes people have a dream of starting a thrift store without realizing the hard work necessary for its success. “Having a secondhand store is like having a garage sale ev- ery single day of the week,” Iles-Martin said. “I work real- ly hard at it. So that’s basically what my reward is: that I’m still in business.” Horlings agreed maintaining the thrift store and making it successful is primarily depen- dent on the work he puts into it, even when there are no custom- HUV +H GLGQ¶W H[SHFW WR EUHDN even for 2014. The manager at Seaside’s STUFF, Dan Osborn, also has SUDJPDWLF H[SHFWDWLRQV IRU WKH store, which opened in July 2014. The store is doing well, he said, but they’re “not getting rich.” “We’re just doing our own thing and doing the best we can,” he said, adding they’re “not out to crash” any of the other shops. His sister, Valerie Watson, owns the store and his nephew, Tim Meyer, of Beaverton, is their buyer. The group has a ware- house in Beaverton where Meyer sells the high-end products he ac- cumulates before transporting the rest of the stuff to be sold in the aptly named Seaside store. Tough competition? The shop owners seemed unconcerned about the thick presence of thrift, vintage and antique stores in the area. The shops don’t compete with one another from a sales standpoint so much as through obtaining inventory, Iles-Mar- tin said. With other businesses hitting up the same estate sales, garage sales and other venues to ¿QG FKHDS PHUFKDQGLVH WR UH- VDOHWKHFKDQFHRIPDNLQJD¿QG WKDWFDQWXUQDSUR¿WGHFOLQHV “Where I ‘make’ the money is when I buy stuff,” Iles-Martin said. Apart from that, each store has a slightly different feel than the others. Iles-Martin and her husband, Mike Martin, the store’s co-own- er, opened Linda’s Rag and Bone 1R DERXW ¿YH \HDUV DJR WR sell furniture, which couldn’t be housed at the original shop. Her sons now run the business and focus on furniture, video games and sporting goods. The Spay & Neuter Thrift Shop is well established, in a good location and has a philan- thropic cause, which combined help the store thrive, Barker said. Since the Helping Hands Thrift Store closed, it is the only QRQSUR¿WVWRUH “That may make a difference to some people,” she said. 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