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8A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017 Frankowicz joins Murphey takes over photographer Daily Astorian role in Daily Astorian newsroom Former reporter, reporting team studio technician Former intern, reporter returns By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Katie Frankowicz’s fi rst full-time reporting job after col- lege was at The Daily Astorian covering cops, courts and Clat- sop County. After moving on in 2011, she returned to the paper earlier this year to cover Astoria, War- renton and natural resources. “With Katie’s return, The Daily Astorian is once again on the leading edge of envi- ronmental reporting about the Columbia-Pacifi c region,” Managing Editor Laura Sell- ers said. “And, because she has lived in the area for a number of years, Katie has amassed a deep trove of sources.” Born in Nebraska, Franko- wicz grew up in the Portland metro area. She fi rst became involved in newspapers at Clackamas Community Col- lege in Oregon City where she worked on the student newspa- per fi rst as a reporter and pho- tographer then later as a news editor then editor-in-chief. She earned a bachelor’s in jour- nalism from the University of Oregon. While in college, she also interned with the Eugene Weekly and Tigard Times. After graduating in 2009, Frankowicz joined The Daily Astorian as an intern through the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism, from which The Daily Astorian has hired multiple reporters and a former photographer. She was hired full time in 2010 . During her time away from The Daily Astorian, Franko- wicz worked in restaurants, freelanced and wrote for other regional newspapers such as the South County Spotlight in Columbia County, Chi- nook Observer in Long Beach, Tom Bennett/Submitted Photo Katie Frankowicz, report- er for T he Daily Astorian, dons safety gear to report on a story. Washington, and monthly trade publication Pacifi c Fish- ing Magazine. Over her career, Frankowicz has developed an affi nity for reporting on fi sheries. “I think it was something that really intimidated me to learn about, but the landscape of this place and the water and the ecosystems are so fascinat- ing to me, and the people who work those areas and see all sorts of things that I’m never going to see or experience. “Those are the bones of this place, and it’s really fascinat- ing to see who’s still engaged in that, and why, and how they’re making it work. And I just really like talking to biologists and fi shermen.” “I would really like to illus- trate where city polices or state polices in the case of fi sheries and logging, where those really touch people’s lives out here,” she said. Frankowicz said it’s excit- ing The Daily Astorian is will- ing to dedicate coverage to nat- ural resources. In her personal time, Fran- kowicz said she enjoys spend- ing time with her dog in the outdoors and with her hus- band, Michal Frankowicz, head brewer at Fort George Brewery. Gasser: Will be coaching grandkid’s Little League baseball team afterward Continued from Page 1A RESTAURANT LUNCH & DINNER SPECIALS AVAILABLE Banquet Room for up to 50 people s r r TM ATM OPEN 7 DAYS MON-THURS 11AM-10PM FRI-SAT 11AM-11PM SUN NOON-10PM D OWNTOWN A STORIA % 5 1 COUPON OFF M OTHER ’ S D AY M AY 14 TH 325-6260 599 BOND ST. 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Golden Star She has always been there so make it a celebration with brunch. Flowers for all Moms... Cowapa League title . Most of this year’s team were part of last year’s Fishermen squad that reached the 4A semifi nals. Asked if this team could win Astoria’s fourth state title in 11 years, Gasser didn’t hesitate. “Oh yeah, absolutely. We’re different. We’re very good defensively and we swing it. I mean, we swing it,” Gasser said. Gasser head ed into the fi nal week of the regular season with a career record of 745- 233 and fi ve state champion- ships (Madison, two at Laker- idge, two at Astoria). If he were coming out of college today to teach high school, Gasser said there’s not a chance he would have survived a 35-year run. It starts in the classroom, where Gasser says the time commitment is much greater than when he broke into the business. The changing pri- orities in high school sports would have worn on him, too. “The decimation of sum- mer baseball, with the exces- sive football and basketball, makes it almost impossible to run a community baseball program the way I believe it should be run. That would have driven me out,” Gasser said. One exception has been Astoria, where Gasser says it’s still possible to commit to A new name has appeared under Daily Astorian photos. Colin Murphey became the Astori- an’s photographer in late April. He suc- ceeds Danny Miller, who is hiking the Pacifi c Crest Trail. Murphey, 40, has worked as a reporter and writer at several news- papers throughout the country since switching from the fi lm industry to photojournalism in 2006. One of those papers was the Hermiston Herald, a weekly EO Media Group publication, where he spent a year. Three years later, he has returned to the N orthwest to cover Clatsop County. “This paper has got an excellent rep- utation. 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