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NORTH COAST THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2015 3A Coast Invitational swings into amateur golf action By KATY KAWASOE For The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — The 105th an- nual Oregon Coast Invitational is in full swing. Participants have traveled to Astoria from as far as Arizona, Il- linois, Boston and Florida for the biggest week of the year, represent- ing 81 different country clubs and counting. For some, the week is consumed of many games of fascination at the arcade in Seaside, building sandcas- tles at the beach, and getting stom- ach aches from giant bags of saltwa- ter taffy. For others, it is about winning each match to advance to Saturday’s ¿nals, eventually running down the hill to claim the crystal. But above all, the week is all about family reunions. In a combi- nation of blistered hands from golf grips, and sandy toes from the beach, the week of the Oregon Coast Invita- tional is the highlight of the summer to many families who use the week to ¿nally spend Tuality time togeth- er. While brothers and sisters for one another, the rest of the family plays in the match behind, or follows along in the gallery. Who would have thought that in 1910 the Oregon Coast Invitational would turn in to what it is today — where generations compete in the match-play event. For more than 40 years the tour- nament has been restricted to those 21 years of age and over. However, Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian Returning Junior-Senior cham- pion Steve Hval opened defense of his 2015 championship with a win Monday at the Astoria Golf & Country Club. Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian Junior-Senior medalist James Folk had a tough shot from under a tree, on the ninth hole in Monday’s golf round. last year was the ¿rst year the ¿eld was open to 18-year-olds. A fourth-generation golfer, Tay- lor Swingle, Tuali¿ed this year for the Championship Flight of the Grand Champions Division. His grandmother, Mary Swingle, also played in the Oregon Coast Invita- tional when she was 18. The door opened for other young players such as 2015 Seaside High School graduate Sam Hinton and Ri- ley Elmes, who followed in the foot- steps of their family members to play at the age of 18. Today, second-generation golf- er Anthony Arvidson continues to dominate the ¿eld, following his im- pressive round that gave him Grand Champions medalist honors Saturday. Arvidson defeated David Berlant in Monday’s ¿rst round of the Grand Champions division, while Hinton got past Frank Nau, and will face Ilwaco’s Jack Whealdon in a Wednesday match. Whealdon’s brother Patrick also won Monday, and will face Mike Swingle in a second-round match Wednesday. In the Junior/Senior division, a battle of the locals will take place Wednesday as Medalist James Folk takes on past Junior/Senior Champion Jack Cartwright. The Women’s, Seniors and Su- per Seniors begin their ¿rst rounds of match play today. Katy Kawasoe is a four-time Cow- apa League golf champion from Sea- side High School, and the daughter of Astoria golf pro John Kawasoe. She competed in last year’s Oregon Coast InYitational for the ¿rst time, and recently completed her ¿rst year of college at Syracuse University. Square: Project could include a public library and housing Continued from Page 1A wondered whether, after the contaminated soil is removed, the hole would still sit emp- ty for another two to three years while the City Council decides on a redevelopment plan. The City Council is look- ing at a mixed-use project that could include a new public li- brary and housing. City Manager Brett Estes said once the council agrees on a redevelopment plan, the city might be able to start to ¿ll the hole in anticipation of a project. “Maybe it’s not two to three years, but perhaps some time a little bit sooner than that,” he said. The city acTuired the for- mer Safeway lot more than a decade ago and has sought to remedy the contamination. A printing press, auto repair shops and a dry cleaner used the property before the super- market. The store’s foundation Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian The Heritage Square has been home to a printing press, a auto repair shop, dry cleaners, and most recently a Safe- way before the city acquired the property. collapsed after heavy rains in 2010, leaving the hole. The soil stockpiled in the hole is from construction of the Gar- den of Surging Waves. City Councilor Zetty Nem- lowill called the collapse, which was during the reces- sion, “kind of the pit of de- spair, at that point.” She said “as long as we Goonies: Visitors crowd the area to Goonies house Continued from Page 1A Goonies anniversary with a combined potential reach of 395 million people. “And we didn’t pay a dime. Not one penny did we pay for any of that,” Hauke said of the media coverage. The chamber, however, has not disclosed how much it cost to stage the four-day cel- ebration. ‘Goonies enterprise zone’ Not everyone in Astoria appreciates the Goonies phe- nomenon. Roger Warren, who lives on 37th Street in Up- pertown, a neighborhood some locals wryly refer to as the “Goonie enterprise zone,” pleaded with the city to come up with solutions to the disruption. Visitors routinely crowd the neighborhood on trips to the Goonies house on 38th Street. Signs that direct parking toward Astor Ele- mentary School have only shifted congestion to other parts of the community. “I’ve seen the impact of what’s torn my community apart,” Warren said. Warren would prefer to shut down the privately owned Goonies house as a tourist attraction. City Councilor Drew Herzig said he was in the neighborhood on Saturday and described what he saw as “kind of frightening.” He said the problem seems to be getting worse. “Steven Spielberg has a lot to answer for,” he said of the famous producer and di- rector, who came up with the story for “The Goonies.” Hauke doubts Goonies fans would stay away even if the Goonies house was off-limits. “I swear that if we shut down the Goonie house to- morrow, there’d be just as many people there,” he said. “They’ll view it from the bottom of the hill.” Derrick DePledge con- tributed to this report. continue to really actively en- gage and talk about this site, and make it a priority, and the public knows that we’re working on it, and the public is a part of it. “It’s going to be an inter- esting, positive place.” Price, meanwhile, dropped an idea to cover the fence around the hole with bamboo screens after a test last week was unsuccessful. The city is considering other types of screens that could be used to shield the hole from public view. In other items Monday night: • The City Council ap- peared ready to move ahead with a two-year pilot program on parklets. The city would likely allow two parklets downtown in the experiment. The mini-parks would be on side streets, not on main thoroughfares, and would be limited to roughly the size of parking spaces. Councilor Price asked city staff to clarify the private and public uses of parklets, which would likely be tied to down- town businesses. Price also recommended application and permit fees, smoking bans and the use of local materials in construc- tion. City Councilor Russ Warr asked Dulcye Taylor, the president of the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association, which supports parklets, whether she was se- rious about potentially giving up parking spaces downtown. Taylor, the owner of Old Town Framing Co., said her idea is to use former loading zones for parklets. City Manager Estes said the owners of Astoria Coffee House and Bistro and Cargo on 11th Street and Downtown Coffee Shop on 10th Street have shown interest. • City Councilor Drew Herzig cautioned fellow councilors about “microag- gression,” a term used to de- scribe Tuick, often subtle in- sults or slights. Herzig said he is “hoping that the council will start to examine itself as far as the use Gu ess w hat d ay it is! It’s Hump’s Day!!! AT HUMP’S RESTAURANT EV ERY W ED N ESD AY 5 -8 PM 14 OUN CE N EW Y ORK STEAK & BAK ED POTATO M ust present coupon to server. N ot va lid w ith other offers. Z All You Can Eat Chicken & Dumplings $6.95 Every Thursday 5-8 pm No reservations, please W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A of microaggressions at coun- cil meetings and knock it off.” Warr, who presided over the meeting Monday in May- or Arline LaMear’s absence, presumed Herzig was talking about him. 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