DailyAstorian.com // MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2016
144TH YEAR, NO. 22
ONE DOLLAR
Ferry cruises back after decades away
The Daily Astorian
Astoria’s ferry is back.
The Tourist No. 2, which fer-
ried people and cars between Asto-
ria and Megler, Washington, until
shortly after the opening of the Asto-
ria Bridge in 1966, pulled into the
17th Street Dock today. About 25
people were waiting to greet its long-
awaited arrival.
The vessel’s owner, Christian
Lint, sailed from Bremerton, Wash-
ington, out of Puget Sound and
down the Washington coast into
the Columbia River.
The local nonproit Astoria Ferry
placed a $15,000 deposit on the ferry
and hopes to buy it from Lint on con-
tract. The group plans to make the
ferry a tourist attraction similar to the
Astoria Riverfront Trolley, offering
rides to the public and holding pri-
vate parties on board.
Before the Astoria Bridge opened
in 1966, a group of ferries lugged
passengers and their cars between
Astoria and Washington state. The
Tourist No. 2, which also laid mines
at the river’s mouth during World
War II, operated for more than four
decades until the bridge made ferry
service obsolete.
Last year, Robert “Jake” Jacob,
the majority owner of the Cannery
Pier Hotel, learned the ferry, renamed
“MV Kirkland,” was moored in
Bremerton.
Lint, a weathered sailor, has made
voyages around Africa, the Carib-
bean and northern Alaska. Today, he
called this trip challenging, but fun.
“I knew that the boat belonged
here after I heard the history of it,”
he said.
People
cheer and
wave as
the historic
Tourist
No. 2 ferry
arrives this
morning
at the 17th
Street Dock
in Astoria.
Danny Miller
The Daily
Astorian
Corgis cavort in Cannon Beach
Drama on
the course
Oregon Coast Invite
is in the books
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Frances Bamford stands with her dog, Brandy, dressed as a sheriff and an inmate for a costume competition during the Oregon
Corgi Beach Day benefiting the Oregon Humane Society on Saturday at Cannon Beach. More photos online at http://bit.ly/2aHkvis
More than 350
corgis take to
the beach for a
good cause
WARRENTON — The North Coast’s
“Tradition like no other” provided plenty of
highlights and memorable family moments
over the last week, as it has every summer
since 1910.
It all culminated Saturday — eventually
— at the Astoria Golf & Country Club, in
the 106th annual Oregon Coast Invitational.
This year’s ‘Coast’ featured a seven-hole,
Championship Flight playoff on the inal
day; a walk-off hole-in-one; a repeat winner
in the Super Seniors divi-
sion; and a sophomore
MORE from Loyola Marymount
his irst Grand
INSIDE winning
Championship.
Final results
Riley Elmes began
from the
the week as the medal-
Oregon
ist in qualifying for the
Coast
Grand Champions divi-
Invitational.
sion, and inished it as
Sports • 7A
the champion of the
Grand Champs, with
his 2&1 win over Anthony Arvidson, as
the two battled through an 18-hole morn-
ing round, and 17 holes of the afternoon
round.
Not much drama in the Women’s divi-
sion, where Amanda Jacobs won her fourth
OCI title, defeating Cappy Mack in the inal
of the Championship Flight.
In the championship match for the Junior
Seniors, James Folk and Steve Hval played
the regulation 18 holes … plus seven more
playoff holes before Folk walked off with the
victory.
See INVITATIONAL, Page 7A
Oregon Public Broadcasting
C
annon Beach faced an
invasion of short-legged,
happy-go-lucky creatures
with ears bigger than life
and smiles to match during the
fourth-annual Oregon Corgi
Beach Day on Saturday.
Hundreds of corgi owners
and admirers cooed over the
corgis as they pranced along the
Oregon Coast, kicking up sand
and water underneath the warm,
summer sun. Whether it’s the
goofy smiles or the adorably
disproportionate body-to-legs
ratio, entertainment never falls
short with these dogs.
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
See CORGIS, Page 10A
Corgis search for treats in Cannon Beach Saturday. The dogs have historically been
used to herd animals, mainly cattle.
Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian
“You win some, you lose some.” Golf-
er Steve Hval comforts his kids (and
vice versa), 9-year-old twins Sarah, left,
and Kevin, after coming up short in a
seven-hole playoff to end Saturday’s
competition. More photos online at
http://bit.ly/2aLDgQk
Peninsula pastor closes curtain on career
Retiring pastor
calls ministry a
‘blip’ in history,
but a good one
EAVIEW, Wash. — The
number of bridges Jim
Tweedie has built, you would
think he was an engineer.
Instead, he describes him-
self as a shepherd.
Tweedie retired in July as
pastor of Ocean Beach Pres-
byterian Church after four
decades of ministry in the
Western states and Hawaii.
He plans to remain in the
community, where he has been
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active as a writer, photogra-
pher and amateur actor, in
addition to his work as a min-
ister and community organizer.
In a recent sermon relect-
ing on his service since 2010,
Tweedie described his contri-
bution as a “blip” in the his-
tory of the church, which has
existed since 1893.
“It’s really the people who
are the heart of the congrega-
tion. I’m just a temporary part of
it,” he said. “I’m grateful for the
privilege of being called to live
here. It’s been a joy and delight.”
Ocean Beach Presbyterian
is one of three churches based
at the Peninsula Church Center
in Seaview. The 1974 build-
ing is owned by the Presbyte-
rians and St. Peter’s Episcopal;
St. John’s Lutheran rents the
building for its activities.
“It’s somewhat unique,”
Tweedie said. “There are not
very many models for that. It
works amazingly well.”
The cooperation relects a
pattern throughout his career,
which has taken him from
Utah to California and Hawaii,
plus two positions overseas.
See TWEEDIE, Page 10A
Patrick Webb/For EO Media Group
Retiring Presbyterian minister Jim Tweedie stands outside
the Peninsula Church Center in Seaview, Wash.n, which is
home to his church plus Episcopalian and Lutheran congre-
gations. Tweedie came to the peninsula in 2010. As well as
his ministry, he has contributed leadership to many commu-
nity groups, as well as writing plays, music and books.