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145TH YEAR, NO. 180 ONE DOLLAR DailyAstorian.com // Photos by Jeff Ter Har/For The Daily Astorian Seaside players and coaches celebrate with fans after the Gulls’ 48-44 win over Valley Catholic to secure their second state title in as many years. BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS SEASIDE BOYS EDGE VALLEY CATHOLIC FOR STATE TITLE STORY ON SPORTS • PAGE 10A The Gulls plot strategy during a timeout. Seaside’s Beau Johnson sets up for a shot against Valley Catholic. State lawmakers will mull bills to protect gun retailers Age restrictions could violate law By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau PORTLAND — State legislative leaders say they are willing to change Oregon law to protect retailers that voluntarily restrict gun and ammuni- tion sales to customers 21 and older. Under state and federal law, Ore- gonians 18 and older can buy rifles and shotguns, and the ammunition for those firearms. You must be at least 21 to buy a handgun and handgun ammunition. Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian has concluded gun retailers that have stopped selling to customers younger than 21 in the wake of recent mass shootings could be violating the state’s anti-discrimination laws. The decision could be chal- lenged at the Bureau of Labor and Industries or in a court complaint. Oregon has made exemptions to the EO Media Group See GUN RETAILERS, Page 7A Retailers that restrict long gun sales to customers 21 or older could be violating Oregon’s anti-discrimination laws. A massage for Fido Sanborn Building in Astoria changes hands Tews offers in-home pet massage By EVE MARX For The Daily Astorian S EASIDE — Looking to do a little extra for your pet or help other animals? Kim Tews is the propri- etor of Curly Tail Pet Mas- sage, offering in-home mas- sage therapy for pets on the North Coast and the greater Portland area. Tews is a grad- uate of the Northwest School of Animal Massage. Originally from Wisconsin, she came to Partnership sells off properties after Mitchum’s death Seaside to start her business in 2016. “I offer mobile animal mas- sage therapy to pets to help them relax, heal and main- tain their levels of health and well-being,” she said. An active volunteer and board member of Pacific Pug Rescue, Tews is also a foster home provider for pugs who have been rescued. “Animals See TEWS, Page 7A By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Curly Tails Pet Massage Kim Tews works on her cocker spaniel, Hugo, as a guest looks on. Luottamus Partners, the downtown real estate com- pany run by the late William “Mitch” Mitchum and Rose Marie Paavola, has sold the Sanborn Building at 10th and Commercial streets in downtown Astoria to Port- land-based MH Real Estate. “I plan to honor the leg- acy of the former late owner Mitch Mitchum by doing everything I can to support my tenants, other small-busi- ness owners and local char- ities and organizations,” Michael Hsiao, the new owner, said. Paavola and Mitchum’s widow, Marie, have been selling off Luottamus Part- ners’ downtown proper- ties since his death in 2015. The partnership still owns See BUILDING, Page 7A