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About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 2015)
2015 regatta grand marshal regatta 2015 Astoria Regatta sponsors 2015 astoria regatta grand marshal Willis Van Dusen Willis L. Van Dusen was elected mayor of Astoria in 1990 and served as mayor for 24 years. He was on the City Council for six years prior to that. Van Dusen has united disparate groups to complete countless community proj- ects, including the Garden of Surging Waves Chinese Heritage Park, restoration of the Astoria Column, the Astoria Riverfront Trolley, the Astoria Aquatic Center and the CMH Sports Complex. The Van Dusen family arrived in Astoria in 1847 and established Oregon’s Oldest Family Business in 1849. Originally Van Dusen Mercantile, the business evolved and has been the local Pepsi-Cola and Dr Pepper bottler since 1947. He is president of Van Dusen Beverages, Inc., as the company is known today. Van Dusen graduated from the University of Oregon in business administration. He is married to his high school sweetheart, the former Jan Poindexter. Together they have five grown children, one granddaughter and are expecting another grandchild in 2015. He is president of Astoria Riverfront Trolley Association, a trustee of the Columbia River Maritime Museum, board member of the Oregon Soft Drink Association and board member of the Friends of the Astoria Column. CHINOOK LEVEL SUPPORTER LEVEL ity o C storia f A Columbia Bank Pacific Power Samuel S. Johnson Foundation Bank of the Pacific Bornstein Seafoods Buoy Beer Friends of the Astoria Column Ft. George Lektro Recology Western Oregon The Daily Astorian Van Dusen Beverages Vintage Hardware Walter E. Nelson SOCKEYE LEVEL Teevin Bros. Warrenton Fiber/ Nygaard Logging COHO LEVEL Astoria Sunday Market Astoria Forest Products Columbia Memorial Hospital Lum’s Auto Center Englund Marine & Industrial Supply Providence Seaside Hospital Warrenton Business Association Photo by Scott Docherty www.redhare.com BOOK W AREHOUS E • BRUCE’S CAN DY K ITCHEN • CARTER’S • CHRIS TOPHER & BAN K S • CL AIRE’S • DAIS Y M AY’S S AN DW ICH S HOP • DRES S BARN & DRES S BARN W OM EN • EDDIE BAUER • FAM OUS FOOTW EAR OUTL ET • GN C • HEL L Y HAN S EN • K ITCHEN COL L ECTION • L ’EGGS HAN S BAL I PL AYTEX EX PRES S • N IK E FACTORY S TORE • OS H K OS H B’GOS H • PEN DL ETON • PERFECT L OOK • RACK ROOM S HOES • RUE 21 • S EAS IDE S HIPPIN G CEN TER • THE W IN E & BEER HAUS • TOK YO TERIAK I • TOYS “ R” US • V AN HEUS EN • ZUM IEZ APRIL -DECEM BER M ON DAY-S ATURDAY: 10 A.M .-8 P.M . S UN DAY: 10 A.M .-6 P.M . JAN UARY-M ARCH S UN DAY-THURS DAY: 10 A.M .-6 P.M . FRIDAY-S ATURDAY: 10 A.M .-8 P.M . WWW.SEASIDEOUTLETS.COM H w y 1 0 1 & 1 2 t h Av e . , S e a s i d e , O r e g o n • 5 0 3 . 7 1 7 . 1 6 0 3 10 • 121 st Astoria Regatta Festival • 2015 2015 astoria COMMUNITY Anne M. Barbey Ward & Lois Clark Jon & MJ Englund Kennel’s Electronics Mitch & Toni Mitchum Jordan Schnitzer Larry & Shirley Perkins Jim Carruthers Pier 39 (Floyd Holcom)