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JUNE 30, 2016 // 3 Drummers, fi reworks on tap for Seaside Fourth By R.J. MARX EO MEDIA GROUP SEASIDE — The drums are beating for the Fourth of July, and the brass will sound. Four world-class bands will provide rhythmic sup- port for hundreds of march- ers and thousands of visitors this Independence Day. Presented by the Seaside Chamber of Commerce, pyrotechnics specialist Larry Krieghauser will not only light up the skies, but serves as volunteer coordinator for four drum and bugle corps — 550 performers in all. The Oregon Crusad- ers will be joined by the Battalion from Salt Lake City, Utah; the Santa Clara coast Vanguard, number four in the world, from Santa Clara, California; and the Spokane Thunder from Spokane, Washington. The parade begins at 11 a.m., at which time bands will join march- ers; at 2 p.m., a free show will feature all four drum corps at Broadway Field. Kriegshauser was introduced to drum corps in 1981, when his son marched. “We’ve had some of the top corps,” he said. “These young people, 15 to 21, they will outperform any military or marching band.” Kriegshauser will be operating with a budget of $56,000 for transportation and lodging for musicians, who perform without fee. INSIDE THIS ISSUE weekend SUBMITTED PHOTO The Santa Clara Vanguard is one of four bands to perform. The Seaside Chamber coordinates meetings with city staff, public works and volunteers, Event Coordi- nator Cyndi Mudge said. “Our role is to make sure all the pieces are talking and working together.” COAST WEEKEND EDITOR REBECCA SEDLAK COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS DANNY MILLER arts & entertainment ADVERTISING MANAGER BETTY SMITH ON THE COVER CONTRIBUTORS MATT LOVE PATRICK WEBB LYNETTE RAE MCADAMS DAVID CAMPICHE PHOTO BY MATT LOVE Turn fl otsam into fun by building a driftwood fort on the Oregon Coast. See story on Page 15 4 7 10 15 COASTAL LIFE It’s a small large world To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2016 COAST WEEKEND Contributor David Campiche’s latest Close to Home column MUSIC Music festival concludes ‘Little Women’ opera off ers a sisterhood of song DINING Mouth of the Columbia Seaside’s Grizzly Tuna knows its fi sh and chips FEATURE Driftwood fort manifesto Throw off the yoke of indoorism and hit the beach FURTHER ENJOYMENT SEE + DO........................12, 13, 14 CROSSWORD..............................17 CW MARKETPLACE...........18, 19 MUSIC CALENDAR ..................20 GRAB BAG ..................................23 Find it all online! CoastWeekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword search and easy sharing on social media. Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consider- ation must be submitted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. TO SUBMIT AN ITEM Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced without consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. . The parade route has been shortened due Holla- day Drive roadwork. Parade participants will line up on Necanicum Drive from First Avenue to 12th Avenue, the opposite direction from years past. The parade will turn east from Necanicum across the First Avenue Bridge and then south to Holladay, west on Broadway, north on Columbia, and then east on First Avenue, fi nishing at Necanicum. From 1 to 3 p.m. is the Old-Fashioned Social at the Seaside Historical Museum. At 3 p.m. on the Prom, the Northwest Sky- liners present a stunt-kite display. Fireworks begin at 10 p.m. at the Turnaround. The show, produced by Western Display Fire- works, is called “Fire in the Sky,” and will feature more than 9,500 pyrotechnic shots, all timed to music. “If you can’t hear the mu- sic, you’re not hearing the show,” Kriegshauser said. Fireworks are launched by computer, set to synchro- nize with Elvis Presley, John Philip Sousa and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Over- ture. The sky will light up rain or shine. Kriegshauser (and oth- ers) are hoping they do not see a repeat of the 2015 extravaganza, at which a Mylar balloon knocked out power to the city for hours. He described it as “very scary” — 40,000 people with no lights, pits on the beach and darkness falling. On July 5, from 8 to 11 a.m., is the Treasure the Beach Cleanup. Locations are The Turnaround, Ave- nue U and the Prom, and 12th and Prom. Volunteers at the three locations will provides trash bags.
