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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018
editor@dailyastorian.com
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Water
under
the bridge
Compiled by Bob Duke
From the pages of Astoria’s daily newspapers
10 years ago
this week — 2008
At about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued
a kite surfer in Half Moon Bay, after he became exhausted off
Westport, Wash.
Around the same time, a Coast Guard crew pulled an
18-year-old woman from waters near Grays Harbor, Wash.,
her energy sapped after a struggle in unexpectedly tough con-
ditions while surfing.
Within the hour, a man was reported missing in the surf off
Seaside. He made it back to shore, apparently barely scraping
by. After collapsing, he was taken to the hospital.
The surge in search-and-rescue activity is “standard for
this time of year,” said Bob Coster, a civilian search and res-
cue controller at Coast Guard Group Astoria.
“People don’t remember how dangerous it is,” Coster said
this morning. “They get out there, underestimate the condi-
tions and get in trouble.”
A formal request from Bornstein Seafoods Inc.
to lease parking space on Pier 1 drew protests from
Port of Astoria commissioners Larry Pfund and Bill
Hunsinger at a special board meeting Tuesday.
Bornstein is planning to make its processing
plant at the Port into a tourist attraction called the
Oregon Fish Factory, which would invite visitors to
see fish processing in action and learn about the sea-
food industry.
To accommodate the influx of visitors, the com-
pany is looking to pave a parking lot on 26,500
square feet (0.61 acres) of land just north of the
plant on Pier 1.
That concept didn’t sit well with Pfund and
Hunsinger, who said they’d prefer to reserve the
pier space for water-dependent commerce.
Ilwaco High School won its first state golf championship
Wednesday, as Jack Whealdon, Todd Oakes, Ryan Kukula,
and Patrick Whealdon amassed 86.5 points, enough to defeat
Charles Wright Academy by five points on the links-style
course at North Bellingham Golf Course in the Washington
state 1A golf tournament.
50 years ago — 1968
The historic boxcar given to the state of Oregon by the Republic of France arrives in 1968. It’s an exact replica of
those which carried 40 men or eight horses from Paris to the front-line trenches of World War I. Members of the
local 40 and 8 brought it from Salem, painting and restoring its exterior and wooden shields representing the
provinces of France. The boxcar is now on display next to the Fort Stevens visitor center.
It sounds fantastic but it actually happened back
in 1911 when Astorians celebrated the 100th anni-
versary of the founding of their city.
The Astoria of 1911 was a sprawling, brawling
lumber and seaport town where sailors, loggers,
fishermen and cannery workers met to blow off
steam.
As the Daily Astorian remarked, “the town was
feeling its oats.”
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy flew into Clatsop Airport an hour
late this morning and was mobbed by about 750 people, with
young predominating.
The senator and Mrs. Kennedy followed a procession of
reporters and cameramen off his big four-engined plane, right
into a charging mass of humanity that stormed up to the plane
ramp.
Kennedy spoke a few brief words through a bull horn at
the foot of the ramp, commenting on “this beautiful part of
this beautiful state,” and urging that we all work together in a
common endeavor.”
Nez Perce braves trotted out of the forest and
threw themselves prostrate at the feet of Snoqualmi,
war chief of the Wallamets.
Across a flickering camp fire, a war party of
Yakimas crouched behind portable undergrowth,
awaiting the signal to attack.
Off to the south toward Saddle mountain, the
whole world seemed to explode in the glare of
red fire, bursting rockets and the concussion of
dynamite.
75 years ago — 1943
The navy department bureau of ships has advised
Senator McNary that if additional drydock facilities
are needed on the Pacific coast, Astoria will be again
be considered as a site. This is in reply to represen-
tations by the Astoria Chamber of Commerce which
has for some time urged the Astoria location.
Previously, it is explained, Astoria was passed by
because other locations were more advantageous.
The bureau further said that a private company
might construct a marine railway at its own expense
and if this materializes the project will be approved
by the bureau.
The Secretary of Navy has approved a $74,500 barracks
building at the U.S. Naval Air Station here, to house 170
WAVES to be assigned to local naval installations, it was
learned today from Washington.
Eighty-five Clatsop County 4-H club girls and
boys will leave Tuesday morning for Corvallis,
where they will spend 10 days on the Oregon State
college campus, attending the annual 4-H club sum-
mer school. Approximately 1,600 boys and girls in
4-H work are expected to attend from over the state.
At summer school, activities include classes per-
taining to agriculture and home economics in the
mornings. This year’s class program will empha-
size food production and preservation, fire preven-
tion, farm machinery repair, and other important
war topics.
The week of May 31 to June 5 was proclaimed today
“Clean-up and Paint-up week” in Astoria by Mayor Orval
Eaton, with all citizens asked to cooperate in the campaign.
While the more practical phases of the clean-up drive
include the elimination of fire hazards, Mayor Eaton declared
that the general appearance of the city is also of importance at
this time when many visitors and newcomers are arriving in
Astoria every day.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Nothing glorious about
sand dunes
I’m writing in response to the
misguided letter regarding the sand
dune management at Cannon Beach
(“Dune management plan hijacked
by homeowners,” The Daily Asto-
rian, May 17).
The writer contends that the cur-
rent discussions involve a “small,
vocal minority of beach own-
ers looking to restore their view.”
However, we consist of 70 homes,
which, if stretched out, would prob-
ably cover the entire length of Can-
non Beach.
Far from being “self-centered,”
we have, for over 40 years, made
significant contributions to the
well-being and economic prosper-
ity of Cannon Beach, by using local
service vendors, supporting com-
munity activities and paying our
fair share of taxes.
When we bought our beach
home 27 years ago, we enjoyed the
pristine views for which Cannon
Beach is justifiably famous. Now,
some misguided folks believe this
natural state should embrace some-
thing entirely different — namely,
walls of sand.
I’ve never heard anyone stand
at the bottom of Second Avenue
and suggest that the view would be
more beautiful if one looked out at
a 20-foot wall of sand, or faced a
dangerous 40-foot steep drop down
a cliff to reach the beach. However,
that is exactly what opponents feel
is appropriate for the residents north
of Ecola Creek.
The writer quotes Tom McCall’s
Beach Bill calling for “equal rights
to enjoy 380 miles of glorious
coastline.” There is nothing glori-
ous about the ugly, dangerous and
unnatural sand dunes, and nothing
equal about a call for action against
the Breakers Point citizens of Can-
non Beach.
DEREK and LYDIA LIPMAN
Cannon Beach
Thanks to voters for
their confidence
run for office is long, compli-
cated and tiring — and that
is not just for the voters. I want to
thank all the people who worked so
hard for my campaign for House
District 32 representative. There
were countless hours spent knock-
ing on doors, putting up signs,
talking to voters and debating the
merits of our ideas with people
across multiple counties. I deeply
appreciate your help.
My congratulations go to Tiffiny
Mitchell on her primary victory.
We shared similar concerns for the
environment and social issues, and I
hope she will continue to champion
those causes in the general election.
Lastly, I want to thank the vot-
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ers who put their confidence in me.
While I did not win the election, I
do feel I won over many people to
my way of looking at how elective
office should be pursued: not with
dollars, but with ideas. Your sup-
port has inspired me to continue
finding additional ways to serve
you.
JOHN ORR
Astoria
Happy for slow drivers
and relaxed pace
he road between San Antonio,
Texas, and Houston is approxi-
mately 200 miles. It is a multi-lane
freeway which is almost level and
straight. The speed limit is 75 miles
per hour. It is a speedway. I drove
this for 17 years just to get home.
It didn’t include the 40-mile com-
mute to and from work, or driving
in the enormous city of Houston,
which can be another mind-blowing
experience.
Anyway, I felt Portland was
easy when I traveled, but what was
really easy when I traveled was the
T
highway to Astoria. The speed limit
is 55 mph — like a breath of fresh
air. Of course, being human, some
go over the speed limit. Still, it is
good driving if you stay between
the lines.
Now I live in Astoria. What a
driving change. People can still
be reckless, but the problems are
different. One is a person pull-
ing in front of you from a side
street, when you are going 25 mph.
Another is looking at the hills
and houses, and taking the road
for granted. Still another is being
very careful when stepping out of
the passenger side of a vehicle on
Commercial Street in downtown
Astoria.
Here we have a city with
18-wheelers hauling lumber
through the center past vintage and
art shops. I am happy to be here
among the slow drivers and relaxed
pace. Driving in Astoria is where,
if you’re careful, you can drive and
take in the different landscape. This
has its own beauty.
NORM HOOGE
Astoria
The crazy adventure
called high school
always heard people say “High
school flies by, enjoy it while it
lasts,” but I never knew how right
they were until now. I am cur-
rently a senior, in my final days at
Knappa High School. It is crazy to
me, because it feels like just yester-
day I was a scared little freshman,
thinking these four years would last
forever.
Now that my remaining time
is short, I am currently making
my final decision of the college
I
that I will be attending in the fall.
As I write this letter, I find myself
being the person giving the advice
I always heard while growing up:
Cherish your moments in school,
love your friends, and live your
life to the fullest, because it can all
change in a blink of an eye.
JADEN MIETHE
Astoria
Always appreciate
your loved ones
here would you be in life
without the ones you hold so
dearly? You probably thought of a
certain someone. Sadly, we don’t
appreciate the people in our lives
enough who are the glue that hold
us together.
Life is short, and you are unable
to predict what will happen —
tomorrow is not certain. To appre-
ciate the people in your life can
be as simple as telling them thank
you, writing a heartfelt letter, or let-
ting your actions speak by com-
pleting little actions. It’s truly the
thought that counts.
PARIS VANDERBURG
Astoria
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Emergency care at
CMH is a blessing
hen you need professional
help, and when you come
from out of town, knowing you
have Columbia Memorial Hospital
is a blessing in disguise. Great care
by Dr. Anthony Ferroggiaro. I’m
glad he was there when I needed
emergency care. Without him, there
would be no me.
LUKE RUMMEL
Wenatchee, Washington
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