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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2022
SPORTS
OBITUARIES
Gracie Darling Salikie
Astoria
Jan. 31, 1935 — July 19, 2022
Jeff Ter Har
Harrison Moir, of Waverley Country Club in Portland, won the Grand Champions men’s division.
Titles for Mack and Moir in
Oregon Coast Invitational
The Astorian
A full week of golf at the
“St. Andrews of the Pacifi c”
was capped off Saturday
with some thrilling, down-
to-the-wire competition in
match play on the fi nal day
of the 2022 Oregon Coast
Invitational.
The annual tournament
that began in 1910 (the fi rst
was played at Gearhart Golf
Links) is the second-oldest
golf tournament in Oregon,
behind only the Oregon Ama-
teur Championship.
Match play among six dif-
ferent divisions began July
25 and wrapped up Saturday
at the Astoria Golf & Coun-
try Club, with fi ve of the six
championship fl ight matches
ending with 1-up or 2&1
leads.
That included an excit-
ing women’s fi nal between
longtime Oregon Coast Invi-
tational participants Cappy
Mack and Charisse Spada.
Mack — the fi ve-time
women’s champion who won
titles in 2002 and 2012 —
celebrated the 10th and 20th
anniversaries of tournament
wins with a 1-up victory over
Spada.
Of the morning and after-
noon rounds — 36 total holes
— Mack did not offi cially
lead until after the 36th and
fi nal hole.
A three-time tournament
champion herself, Spada
jumped out to a 3-up lead
through just four holes of the
morning round, and held a
4-up lead through the sixth
hole in the afternoon round .
But Mack chipped away
at the lead, closing to within
one on the 33rd hole, then
pulling even on the 34th. The
two stayed even through 35,
before Mack closed out the
match on the 36th.
T he three Mack sisters
have now combined to win
17 Oregon Coast Invitational
titles (Lara with 11, Cappy at
fi ve, and Renee won the fi rst
in 1986). And, along with
George Mack and George
Mack Jr., the immediate
Mack family has won 27 OCI
championships.
In this year’s Grand Cham-
pions men’s division, an
inspired eff ort from Astoria’s
Jeff Canessa came up short,
as Harrison Moir, of Waver-
ley Country Club in Portland,
took the lead on the fourth
hole of the afternoon round
and held a slim edge through
30 holes before winning, 4&3.
It was the second OCI title
for Moir, one of the few golf-
ers from Waverley to win the
i nvitational, including the
very fi rst Grand Champion,
W.B. Mixter, in 1910. Golf-
ers from Waverley won seven
of the fi rst nine Grand Cham-
pion titles.
Elsewhere, championship
fl ight winners in other divi-
sions included Brad Nantz,
of Oswego Lake Coun-
try Club, a 1-up victory over
Allan Laplante in Juniors/
Seniors; Peter Jennings, also
of Oswego Lake, defeated
Paul Gulick 2&1 in the men’s
Seniors; Dotty Johnson, of
Astoria Golf & Country Club,
won her second title in the
women’s Seniors, topping
Judy Westwood 2&1; and
Waverley Golf’s Patrick Ter-
rell — after earning medalist
honors in qualifying to start
the week — defeated Michael
Healy 2&1 in Super Seniors
play.
Mussels: Moving them should be last resort
Gracie Darling Salikie’s life began in
Many can say they’ve had wonderful
Corvallis on Jan. 31, 1935. She was born to mothers. Gracie was among the best. She
John and Bertha Zandofsky, and was raised was a very hardworking and loving mother
and grandmother to her chil-
and educated in Alsea.
After graduating from high
dren and grandchildren. She had
school, she once again made Cor-
a strong work ethic, which she
instilled in her children. She also
vallis her home. In 1972, she and
had a great network of lifelong
her family relocated to Seaside,
friends.
where she remained for over 50
Many would characterize
years, until she moved to Astoria.
Gracie as being a very sweet,
”T he world is full of people
nice and caring individual who
who are grabbing and self-seek-
took time with, and was very
ing. So, the rare individual who
patient with people.
unselfi shly tries to serve others
Gracie Salikie
Gracie
Darling
Salikie
has an enormous advantage.”
departed this life on July 19. She
— Dale Carnegie. This quote
refl ects the very special and impactful life will be laid to rest alongside her husband,
Clayton Salikie, at the Willamette National
that Gracie lived.
It was evident throughout her life that C emetery in Portland.
She was dearly loved by her family and
she loved people. She enjoyed working
with, serving, as well as extending help friends. She will be truly missed.
She leaves to cherish her memory her
to others, wherever and whenever needed.
Her genuine love of people positioned her four sons, Ron Olsen, Rod Olsen, and his
in places like the Astoria Golf & Country wife, Anita, Steve Olsen, and his wife,
Club, where she worked from 1972 until Rene, and Keith Olsen; nine grandchildren;
fi ve great-grandchildren; siblings, Milo and
her retirement in 2005.
After retirement, she volunteered for Kay Zandofsky, Jeri and John Bonnette and
over eight years with Clatsop Cruise Hosts Joy Wulff ; along with a host of other family
in Astoria, welcoming the cruise ship pas- members, relatives and friends.
”I shall pass this way but once; any
sengers to the city and providing help as
needed. This was a position she truly loved, good, therefore, that I can do, or any kind-
ness that I can show to any human being, let
and took great pride in.
Some noteworthy things about Gracie: me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect
She was very creative. She loved to paint it, for I shall not pass this way again. ” —
and make quilts. She gifted many with her Etienne de Grellet.
In honor of Gracie Darling Salikie’s
quilts at wedding showers, as well as baby
showers. Gracie was also an active and memory, in lieu of fl owers, we request
faithful member at Warrenton Methodist donations be made to the Alzheimer’s
Association .
Church.
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More people call in the
mussel experts to survey
the area prior to restoration
work, such as a recent proj-
ect on the Camas River to
add wood debris for salmon
habitat into the river. The
team surveyed the area,
found some mussels, and
asked people running the res-
toration project not to place
the wood on top of the mus-
sel habitat.
Other times, the team has
collected mussels and moved
them to more suitable habitat
before any restoration work
decimated mussel popula-
tions. Often, moving mus-
sels has around a 25% suc-
cess rate for the mussels to
survive long term.
It’s a choice of letting
them all die in a habitat res-
toration project or trying to
help the few they can save,
O’Brien said.
That’s why moving mus-
sels should be a last resort,
Maine said.
“But people consider mus-
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There are lots of mussels at the Cottonwoods survey site on
the Middle Fork of the John Day River.
sels to be a nuisance in that
project because it requires an
extra step,” Maine said.
In the time Maine has
studied mussels throughout
the tribe’s ceded lands, she
has seen large swaths of pop-
ulations die.
However, she said she
still has hope. Over the long
term, the tribe has plans to
breed mussels and place
them in suitable habitat.
“You really have to plan
for decades or centuries,”
SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TODAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
said Maine, of saving the
mussels.
The Fish and Wildlife
Service is undergoing a close
inspection, known as a spe-
cies status assessment, of
the western ridged mussel
throughout the fi ve states in
its range, including in Ore-
gon, Washington and Idaho.
A decision on whether to
add the western ridged mus-
sels to the e ndangered s pe-
cies l ist is expected by the
end of September 2024.
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
69 55
69 56
69 54
Areas of low
Some sunshine Mostly sunny
clouds
71 55
73 54
72 54
Mostly sunny
and nice
Mostly sunny
and nice
Increasing
cloudiness
71 56
Cloudy
Aberdeen
Olympia
67/56
78/55
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
79/52
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Sunday
Tonight’s Sky: Maria Mitchell’s
birthday (1818).
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 70/58
Normal high/low .................. 68/55
Record high .................. 93 in 1913
Record low .................... 46 in 1970
Precipitation
Sunday ..................................... 0.00”
Month to date ........................ 0.31”
Normal month to date ......... 0.83”
Year to date .......................... 42.88”
Normal year to date ........... 38.00”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022
Time
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
4:24 a.m.
5:18 p.m.
6.9 10:57 a.m. -0.1
7.1 11:29 p.m. 1.5
Cape Disappointment
4:02 a.m.
5:05 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 5:59 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 8:44 p.m.
Moonrise today ........... 11:02 a.m.
Moonset today ............ 11:11 p.m.
First
Full
Last
New
4:15 a.m.
5:13 p.m.
Warrenton
4:19 a.m.
5:13 p.m.
Knappa
5:01 a.m.
5:55 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Aug 5 Aug 11 Aug 18 Aug 27
3:13 a.m.
4:18 p.m.
6.8 10:17 a.m. 0.1
6.9 10:49 p.m. 1.8
7.2 10:34 a.m. 0.0
7.4 11:07 p.m. 1.7
7.3 10:41 a.m. 0.0
7.5 11:13 p.m. 1.5
7.2 11:58 a.m. -0.1
7.4
none
7.0 9:43 a.m. 0.1
7.2 10:18 p.m. 2.0
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
90/73/t
91/73/pc
86/77/s
102/82/pc
94/65/pc
87/74/pc
96/79/t
85/66/s
91/78/t
90/74/pc
105/87/pc
72/59/pc
91/73/pc
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
90/72/t
83/72/pc
93/72/t
103/81/s
90/66/pc
86/75/sh
98/78/s
84/65/s
92/79/t
88/76/s
104/84/c
73/58/s
90/75/s
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
99/65
Hermiston
The Dalles 99/67
Enterprise
Pendleton 91/57
98/65
95/65
La Grande
94/58
91/60
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
88/55
Kennewick Walla Walla
96/69 Lewiston
101/66
79/53
Salem
Pullman
96/55
Longview
69/55 Portland
87/59
91/60
Yakima 96/60
77/50
Astoria
Spokane
94/64
Corvallis
88/55
Albany
89/57
John Day
Eugene
Bend
93/59
92/60
89/60
Ontario
95/67
Caldwell
Burns
87/54
90/65
Medford
94/70
Klamath Falls
84/57
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
89/53/pc
65/55/pc
68/57/c
87/57/s
65/51/pc
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
92/55/pc
65/54/pc
69/56/pc
87/58/pc
63/53/pc
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
69/55/pc
95/64/s
70/55/pc
94/60/s
86/58/s
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
67/54/pc
91/59/pc
71/55/pc
92/57/pc
85/59/pc