March 13, 2020
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Chamber wants businesses to make more from ‘Goonies’
Businesses and individuals
interested in learning more
about lasso-ing the purchase
power of Goonies fans are
urged to attend a presenta-
tion sponsored by the Asto-
ria-Warrenton Area Cham-
ber of Commerce and Clatsop
County Historical Society.
The 35th anniversary of the
movie’s release will be cele-
brated June 4 through 7 with
hundreds of fans visiting the
area.
Goonies fans at
a prior anniver-
sary celebration
of the 80s-era
movie.
With previous anniversa-
ry celebrations, many busi-
ness owners have reported
record-breaking sales and
overwhelmingly positive in-
teractions with attendees,
according to the chamber.
To learn more, attend the
presentation, which will be
followed by the film, at 6:30
p.m. Wednesday, March 18,
at the Liberty Theatre, 1203
Commercial St., Astoria.
Doors open an hour before
the presentation.
For more information on
sponsorship, partner or vol-
unteer opportunities, visit
the event’s website at the-
goondocks.org.
Hatfield Maritime Center in Newport.
OSU adds housing in Newport
Oregon State University
plans to construct new student
housing adjacent to the Hat-
field marine Science Center in
Newport to support the uni-
versity’s marine studies pro-
gram.
Circus coming to Clatsop County
Jordan World Circus will
be at the Clatsop County
Fair on Thursday, March
26.
The three-ring circus
includes aerial acts, an-
imals, clowns and Daisy
O’Dare and her Alluring
Raptors.
Advance ticket sales are
available on the circus’
Facebook page.
After online sales have
concluded, tickets will be
available only at the gate.
Cost is $18 for adults
and $14 for children 3 to
12. Younger children are
free.
The circus is from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. Doors open
an hour before the event.
“University leaders have de-
veloped a plan to phase con-
struction of student housing
in Newport,” said Steve Clark,
vice president of university re-
lations and marketing. “The
construction will take place
outside the tsunami inunda-
tion zone.”
The housing will be built on
approximately 5 acres of OSU-
owned property in the Wilder
development south of town.
A first phase of housing will
be designed to serve up to 160
students at a time. The first
phase of housing will meet
the needs of Marine Studies
Initiative students currently
based at the marine science
center.
Development of the new
housing is contingent upon lo-
cal land use and building per-
mit approvals. If all goes well,
the first phase could open in
summer 2021.
The Marine Studies Initia-
tive is a university-wide effort
to address ocean health and
coastal challenges by creating
a program that blends ocean-
ography with other academic
disciplines.
OSU also is exploring the vi-
ability of offering students a
full academic year residential
learning opportunity at Hat-
field.