WHS, KHS
athletes move on
Real estate, home
improvement
WEEKEND
EDITION
SPORTS • 10A
142nd YEAR, No. 233
AT HOME
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015
ONE DOLLAR
City Lumber owner to take on Flavel home
Greg Newenhof agrees to pay $221,901 for historic property
has agreed to pay $221,901 in cash for
the long vacant mansion at 15th Street
and Franklin Avenue.
The Flavel home, a historic but ne-
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owner.
evening.
Greg Newenhof, who with his broth-
Newenhof, who lives two blocks
er, Jeff, owns City Lumber Company, away on 17th Street and frequently walks
By DERRICK DePLEDGE
The Daily Astorian
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LIGHT
and drives by the Flavel home, said he
helped a conservator work on the prop-
erty when she was preparing for the sale.
“I’ve always just enjoyed that look
to the house and thought, ‘Wow, neat
house,’” he said.
See FLAVEL HOME, Page 9A
The Flavel
home at
15th Street
and Franklin
Avenue went
up for sale
after the owner
agreed to sell
in December.
Daily Astorian File
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commish go-ahead
to Buckmaster
by 18-12 vote
By HILLARY BORRUD
Capital Bureau
SALEM — The Oregon Senate vot-
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controversial
appointees to the
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lobbied hard to
stop Gov. Kate
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of
Astoria resident
Bruce Buckmaster to the commission
because of his work on behalf of the
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pointments by the governor to various
boards and commissions.
During a committee hearing earlier
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the governor to appoint a commission-
er who works in their industry. It is
unclear how Brown might respond to
that request, but the Senate Commit-
tee on Rules held back the governor’s
two reappointments to the commission
— Holly Akenson of Enterprise, and
Michael Finley of Medford — because
senators said they were concerned com-
missioners did not do enough to prevent
budget problems at the Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife.
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missioners serve four-year terms and
are appointed to represent the state’s
Congressional districts. Brown ap-
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representing Oregon’s 1st Congres-
sional District, after former Gov. John
Kitzhaber left that position vacant for
more than two years.
Sen. Arnie Roblan, D-Coos Bay,
carried the Buckmaster nomination.
Buckmaster previously owned a salm-
on feed company and served on the
board of Salmon for All, a group that
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cessors and other businesses on the
See BUCKMASTER, Page 9A
JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian
Taylor Christie, a junior at Astoria High School, swims during single-pool-length drills at the North Coast Swim Club practice at the Asto-
ria Aquatic Center Wednesday.
North Coast
Swim Club
takes drive,
fun, discipline
HOW TO JOIN
Those interested in joining or
sponsoring the North Coast
Swim Club are encouraged to
visit www.swimnorthcoast.org
for more information and contact
details.
By KYLE SPURR
The Daily Astorian
W
ith a stopwatch in hand,
Alex Reed paced along-
side the 25-yard-long
pool in the Astoria Aquatic Center
Tuesday night yelling out lap times
as a dozen swimmers made their
way through the water.
Reed, entering his third year
as head coach of the North Coast
Swim Club, understands every
second matters to the swimmers
who are pursuing state champion-
ships and invitations to national
meets.
“It takes a lot of discipline to
grind out a tough two-hour work-
JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian
In this long-exposure photograph, Jacob Hulti, a student at Astoria
High School, swims the length of the pool during a timed drill at the
Astoria Aquatic Center.
out,” Reed said. “These kids are
pretty incredible.”
Reed coaches advanced swim-
mers in the Gold training group
six nights a week. Beginners are
placed in the Bronze group taught
by Monica Feigert, who also works
at the Aquatic Center. Intermediate
swimmers are in the Silver group
coached by U.S. Coast Guard res-
cue swimmer Brad Simmons.
A total of about 40 children
— 6 years old to high-school age
— participate in the North Coast
Swim Club, a year-round compet-
itive swim club that follows stan-
dards, rules and regulations of USA
Swimming Inc. The club draws
children from across the Lower
Columbia region, including mem-
bers of the Astoria and Seaside
high school swim teams.
“I grew up swimming. It’s the
sport I kept coming back to. I love
that day in and day out, yearlong
grind,” Reed said. “It’s a lot of
work and a lot of hours, but watch-
ing these kids grow up as individu-
als, makes it all worth it.”
See SWIM CLUB, Page 12A
Interest in remodeling library, old hotel remains
Developers pitch
potential fallback
for Heritage Square
the vacant Waldorf Hotel next door and
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ing.
Ted Osborn, the president of the
Lower Columbia Preservation Society
and a retired architect, has shared draw-
By DERRICK DePLEDGE
ings for a renovated library and hotel
The Daily Astorian
with housing. He has said he would con-
sider developing the housing portion of
As Astoria looks to Heritage Square a project.
for a new library and mixed-use housing
Others, including developers work-
project, some have not given up on ren- ing with Suenn Ho, the Portland urban
ovating the existing public library and, if designer behind the Garden of Surging
possible, the old Waldorf Hotel.
Waves at Heritage Square, have also
The City Council this week adopted shown interest.
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City Councilor Cindy Price was un-
looking into a new library with housing at able to convince the council to add the
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months of uncertainty about a location.
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Behind the scenes, though, some re- does want an alternative to Heritage
main interested in working with the city Square.
Courtesy of Jeff Daly to expand the aging Astoria Public Li-
The Waldorf Hotel sign behind some railings inside the Merwyn Building. brary at 10th and Exchange streets into
See REMODELING, Page 12A