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Seaside High’s Class of 2015 Goonies/Then and Now WEEKEND EDITION PAGES 9A-11A FRIDAY EXTRA — 1C FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 142nd YEAR, No. 243 ONE DOLLAR Fake orca goes belly up Port, city talk it out Leaders look for common ground By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian John Wifler, the pilot of the fake fiberglass orca, is pulled from the capsized vessel in the Columbia River outside of the East End Mooring Basin on Thursday in Astoria. The orca was then righted before taking on water again later in the voyage. Port’s creative tactic against sea lions sinks By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian A fter all the hoopla, Island 0DULQHU¶V IDNH ¿EHUJODVV RUFD ÀRDWHG EHOO\ XS LQ D slip at the East End Mooring Basin Thursday night. The whale, which had been dep- utized in a creative attempt to scare off California and Steller sea lions lounging on the Port of Astoria’s docks, took on multiple wakes and capsized in the Columbia River. 3LORW-RKQ:LÀHUZDVH[WUDFWHG from the whale by a Port mainte- nance crew on their work boat. As the contraption was being towed into the basin by the boat, the whale took on more water, cap- sized again, and went belly up as the Port crew guided it into a slip and sea lions looked on. “In the current, one of the pecto- UDO¿QVGXJDQGLWUROOHGRYHU´:L- ÀHUVDLGVWDQGLQJRQWKHFDXVHZD\ shortly after the incident. JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian See FAKE ORCA, Page 12A John Wifler, the pilot of the fake fiberglass orca, peeks out from an opening in the whale as the whale is launched from the dock into the East End Mooring Basin. See PORT, Page 9A Global Goonies invade Astoria About 200 show up in Cannon Beach By ERICK BENGEL EO Media Group A growing queue of Goonies fanatics gath- ered outside the Astoria Armory Thursday, waiting for the designated Goondocks to open so they could get their tickets to events. Regina Willkie, the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce’s marketing di- rector, said 2010’s 25th anniversary of “The Goonies” brought in around 15,000 people, and every indication is that as many or more will show up in Astoria this weekend. Among the crowd were a group of seven travelers from four different continents who met on Facebook, arrived within an hour of each other at Portland International Airport and traveled out to Astoria together to relive some of their favorite childhood memories. EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian See GOONIES, Page 12A Corey Sidlo, left, from Florida dressed his son Milo up as the character Data from “The Goonies” and came to Astoria for the movie’s 30th anniversary party. See BONFIRE, Page 12A Life H a p pens... healthcare needs, Goonies fans turn out for ERQ¿UH CANNON BEACH — Surround- ed by an energetic throng of Goonies geeks wearing tie-in hoodies and TXRWLQJ WKH ¿OP¶V VRSKRPRULF GLD- logue, Curt Hanson, the actor who played the villainous Mr. Perkins, said: “Who’da thunk it? I mean, it’s just amazing.” Even as night fell Thursday, the stretch of beach behind The Ocean Lodge, just south of Haystack Rock, teemed with about 200 Goonies fans. 6RPHVDWDURXQGVPDOOFDPS¿UHV swigging beer, roasting marshmal- lows for s’mores and making new friends with whom to share their heartfelt Goonies devotion. Oth- ers simply treaded in the sand, en- thralled to be in the very spot where VHFWLRQVRIWKH¿OP¶VRSHQLQJFKDVH sequence were shot. By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian For A LL your routine The governing bodies of the city and the Port of Astoria met together Thursday night at Astoria City Hall for WKH¿UVWWLPHLQUHFHQWPHPRU\WRLGHQ- tify issues and areas for partnership. The meeting arose in part out of the city’s vote in March to oppose an enterprise zone to help attract new businesses, which the Port, Clatsop County and Warrenton had supported. City Councilor Zetty Nemlowill said the Port and city share geograph- ical boundaries, infrastructure and SHRSOH³)RUWKHEHQH¿WRIHYHU\ERG\ I think we can be stronger working to- gether,” she said, adding industrial jobs of the Port and service-sector jobs from WKHUHJLRQ¶VWRXULVPERRPFDQFRH[LVW “The Port of Astoria’s an econom- ic engine,” Port Commissioner Bill Hunsinger said. “That’s our job.” He referenced a July economic im- pact analysis by the Infrastructure Fi- QDQFH$XWKRULW\ZKLFKH[WHQGVWKH3RUW ¿QDQFLQJIRUYDULRXVSURMHFWV7KHDQDO- ysis found that more than 50 Port-relat- ed businesses provide more than 1,800 Port-related jobs in Clatsop County, with a labor income of more than $93 million. a smartER alternative we take care of you & emergency situations! • Daily illness & pain • Accidents & injuries • Sports & DOT physicals • Prescription refills re H ere! s W hy W e’ That’ 503-325-0333 OPEN 7 DAYS a WEEK 9:00 am - 7:00 pm We accept most insurances, offer a cash discount and accept Oregon Health Plan and Medicare. located in the Park Medical Building East on Exchange Street, Astoria www.urgentcarenwastoria.com 2120 Exchange Street, Suite 111