10A • July 7, 2017 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com
WHERE NICE MATTERS
Seaside’s Hannah Garhofer is ‘nicest’ contestant
By Kaelia Neal
For EO Media Group
A
fter waiting in suspense
next to the top-five contes-
tants, Harley Emery of Lane
County was “in shock” to
hear her name called as Miss
Oregon 2017.
“I’m so excited. I’m just so
thrilled,” Emery said Saturday
during the 70th annual Miss Oregon
pageant. “I stood there for a sec-
ond thinking, ‘Wait, what just hap-
pened?’”
Emery said she has competed
in pageants for five years. She will
represent Oregon at the Miss Amer-
ica pageant in September in Atlantic
City, New Jersey.
Twenty contestants competed in
swimwear, talent, interview and oth-
er categories to highlight their per-
sonal successes and beliefs.
Miss Oregon 2016 Alexis Mather
of Astoria crowned Emery as the new
Miss Oregon.
“I’m excited for Harley, to see her
grow and blossom,” Mather said.
‘Press play’
The former Miss Oregon is excit-
ed to start her own journey in life by
focusing on music, selling real estate
and working toward a doctorate’s in
psychology.
“You take this whole year off and
put life on pause. This is the moment
to press play,” she said.
Miss Clatsop County Hannah
Garhofer of Seaside advanced to the
top 12. She said she has participated
in the Miss America organization for
six years and will attend the Univer-
sity of Oregon this fall.
“I’ve seen so much growth in
myself,” Garhofer said. “This pro-
gram makes me the best version of
myself.”
Garhofer also received a scholar-
ship award for being voted the nicest
contestant.
Coming into the competition,
Garhofer said she wanted to leave
“everything out there” and “make
Clatsop County proud.”
“My end goal is to do the best I
can and just be Hannah,” she said.
Kaila Tripp, Miss Southern Gem,
met her goal of advancing to the sec-
ond round of the competition, the top
12.
Tripp said she started pageants
five years ago. “I watched Miss
America as a little girl. I never
thought I wouldn’t do it.”
“The end goal is to be Miss Ore-
gon one day,” Tripp said.
Stephanie Magee of Willamette
Valley said she began competing
in order to play her cello and win
scholarships. But Magee said she has
gained much more.
“It tests your resilience,” she said.
“You never walk away a loser.”
Magee said every time she and
other contestants compete, they gain
more qualities in which Miss Oregon
embodies.
“She (Miss Oregon) is out in
the community volunteering. She
doesn’t put people down. She is self-
less,” Magee said.
Emma Ellis of Cascade was
crowned Miss Oregon’s Outstand-
ing Teen. She will represent Oregon
in August in Orlando, Florida, at the
national Miss America Outstanding
Teen competition.
Peyton Sims and Nicole Ramsdell
represented the area as Miss Clatsop
County’s Outstanding Teen and Miss
North Coast’s Outstanding Teen.
Sandy Newman is the executive
director of the Miss Clatsop County
Scholarship Program and has been
the director since 2005.
Miss Clatsop County is a prelimi-
nary to the Miss Oregon Scholarship
Program and Miss America.
Newman said competing is “very
valuable” as it gives the contestants
opportunities to gain skills that are
not necessarily taught elsewhere,
such as learning to make a resume,
interview and speak publicly with
self-confidence.
“I cannot express the growth I
have seen,” Newman said. “A com-
plete transformation.”
‘This program makes me
the best version of myself.’
PHOTOS COLIN MURPHEY/EO MEDIA GROUP
Hannah Garhofer of Seaside competes in the 2017 Miss Oregon Scholarship Pageant.
Miss Oregon 2016 Alexis Mather
accepts roses from members of the au-
dience as she takes the last walk of her
reign during Saturday’s Miss Oregon
Scholarship Program in Seaside.
Harley Emery, left, is crowned Miss Oregon 2017 by Miss Oregon 2016
Alexis Mather at the Miss Oregon Scholarship Program Saturday at
the Seaside Civic and Convention Center.
Contestants compete for Miss Oregon
in Seaside.
Hannan Garhofer
SeasideSports
GOLF
GEARHART GOLF
CELEBRATES 125TH
Seaside Signal
T
he oldest golf course on the
Pacific Coast is celebrating an
historic birthday this year, as
Gearhart Golf Links turns 125
years old.
Built on slightly more than 100 acres
and playing at just over 6,500 yards,
Gearhart Golf Links was established
in 1892, predating the USGA, which
wasn’t founded until 1896. That also
makes Gearhart Links the oldest course
on the Pacific Coast of the United States.
Events are planned throughout the
year, but will kick off this summer with
a special gala.
Gearhart’s current routing was the
work of an early American golf cham-
pion, Chandler Egan, who moved to Or-
egon from Chicago right before World
War I. In addition to winning two U.S.
Amateurs and a team gold medal at the
1904 Olympics, Egan established him-
self as a leading West Coast golf course
designer.
Egan’s portfolio included the orig-
inal course designs for Portland’s first
public course, Eastmoreland, along
with Oswego Lake, Eugene and Tu-
alatin Country Clubs. Among Egan’s
numerous redesigns was a rerouting of
Gearhart in the 1920s.
Collaborating with Alister Macken-
zie and Robert Hunter (who was also
Egan’s teammate on the winning U.S.
Olympic golf team), Egan remodeled
the Pebble Beach Golf Course in ad-
vance of the 1929 U.S. Amateur Cham-
pionship.
In time for its anniversary, Gearhart
has just completed a several-years long
project to restore the course to its origi-
nal links style. Trees were removed and
several of the holes were lengthened
and modified to bring the course up to
6,500 yards.
Gearhart is meticulously maintained
by Forrest Goodling’s staff of profes-
sional groundskeepers, and the entire
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Seaside’s 12U softball team, following tournament win
in Newberg.
Seaside team
wins in Newberg
Seaside Signal
In softball, Seaside’s 12U tournament team took first
place in the Silver Division at the Alaskan United Fast-
pitch Organization tournament in Newberg, June 24-25.
Sunday in bracket play, Seaside defeated Amity 13-
4, then suffered a 10-5 loss to Renegade. Playing in the
third-place game, Seaside lost 14-12.
Lower Columbia lost its first game, then bounced
back to win four straight to take first.
In Cal Ripken Baseball action, the Lower Columbia
11U All-Stars won a tournament in Longview, Washing-
ton, the weekend of June 16-18.
DON FRANK PHOTOGRAPHYFOR EO MEDIA GROUP
Teeing off in period style at Gearhart Golf Course.
operation is managed by Jason Bangild,
PGA professional.
Key dates for the Gearhart Golf
Links birthday celebration:
Friday, June 23: “Gearhart Hickory
Classic” — The Northwest Hickory So-
ciety plays every year at Gearhart, and
this year the Society has extended an
invitation to Gearhart regulars to join in
the fun. Hickory Clubs will be available
and their use is included in the entry fee.
Following golf, there will be a formal
Anniversary Presentation in the Living-
stone Room — golfers and non-golfers
are invited. The Links and the town of
Gearhart will be celebrated.
The tournament begins at noon.
Golfers will be paired with a member of
the NW Hickory Society.
Sunday, July 16: “Whiskey Road
to the Final Four” — Gearhart Golf’s
signature team event of Three 9-Hole
Matches. Grab a partner and vie for a
spot on the perpetual trophy.
Wednesday, July 19: “Birthday Pric-
ing.” Gearhart Golf Links was founded
in 1892, so for one day only, green fees
will only be $18.92.
Friday, July 21: “McMenamin’s
Scramble: Forrest’s Revenge.” Cele-
brate the golf course by playing it at its
toughest.
Thursday, July 27: “$125 Skins
Game.”
Friday, July 28: Fifth annual Croquet
on the Lawn.
For more information on Gearhart
Golf Links, contact Jason Bangild, Gen-
eral Manager and Director of Golf, (503)
739-5037. Gearhart Golf Links website:
http://www.gearhartgolflinks.com/, or
email: JasonB@GearhartGolfLinks.com
SEAGULLS SCOREBOARD
JUNIOR BASEBALL
Game 1
Seaside 12, Warrenton 2
Warrenton 100 01—2 5
2
Seaside
340 32—12 9
1
Knight, Falls (2) and Breitmeyer;
McFadden and Black. W: McFadden.
L: Knight. RBI: War, Falls; Sea,
Johnson 2, Thompson 2, Jantes,
Derby, Pugh, Plampin. 2B: Sea,
Thompson. 3B: Sea, Johnson. HBP:
Sea, VanNortwich. LOB: Warrenton
4, Seaside 7.
Game 2
Seaside 3, Warrenton 2
Warrenton 000 110 0—2 4 2
Seaside
000 102 x—3 5 3
Jackson and Breitmeyer; Thompson,
Johnson (6) and Black. W: Johnson.
L: Jackson. RBI: War, Falls, Holthu-
sen; Sea, Thompson 2, Johnson. 2B:
War, Falls; Sea, Black, Johnson. LOB:
Warrenton 4, Seaside 1.
Seaside 9, Warrenton 3
Seaside
401 021 1—9 9 2
Warrenton 000 210 0—3 3 5
Thompson, McFadden (6) and
Teubner; Knight, Breitmeyer (7) and
Threet. W: Thompson. L: Knight. RBI:
Sea, Jantes 2, Thompson, Januik,
Derby; War, Breitmeyer, Threet. 2B:
Sea, Fenton. 3B: Sea, Jantes. LOB:
Seaside 8, Warrenton 1. DP: Seaside.
SOFTBALL
Sunset Empire Co-ed League
911 15, SEPRD 5
911 15, Omega 3
Omega 13, NCFF 7
Brew 22 13, SEPRD 2
Brew 22 11, NCFF 6
911 16, NCFF 0
911 8, SEPRD 5
SEPRD 13, Omega 2
SEPRD 13, NCFF 6
911 17, NCFF 3
911 21, Brew 22 5