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Cannon Beach Yoga Festival Registration open for March event CANNON BEACH — A health and wellness destination as well as a natural scenic treasure, Cannon Beach will host the third Cannon Beach Yoga Festival March 1 through 3. The small coastal town welcomes yoga practitioners of all levels for a weekend of yoga, meditation, music, art, dance, food, massage and body work, shopping cutline: It’s never too early to get those muscles toned up, as shown in the kids’ yoga and celebration. workshop at a previous Cannon Beach Yoga Festival. – SUBMITTED PHOTO BY JULIE ADAMS “Cannon Beach is a perfect location for a wellness weekend getaway,” said Festival Director Christen Allsop. “We have one of the • An array of optional workshops, events and lecture topics will most picturesque beaches in the world. And great accommodations include Ayurveda, Chanting, Yoga Figure Drawing and Imagination for every pocketbook, from luxury hotel suites and oceanfront homes Yoga, a children’s yoga program that offers a class for the youngto quaint cabins and pristine RV parks. sters as well as a workshop for parents We are known for our friendly hospitaland elementary school teachers. ity, unique galleries, and a diverse seLocal businesses will have special lection of shops and eateries.” offers and discounts on lodging, food The faculty of yoga teachers inand beverages, spa treatments and shopcludes: ping throughout the weekend. For ex• Aadil Palkhivala, known as the ample, lodging sponsor Surfsand Resort “teacher of teachers,” founder and direcis offering $100 off one Full Festival tor of Alive & Shine Yoga Center and Pass with a two-night reservation. See The College of Purna Yoga in Bellevue, all the specials and the full schedule at – CHRISTEN ALLSOP, festival director Wash.; www.CannonBeachYogaFestival.com • Annie Carpenter, developer of Friends of Haystack Rock (FOHR), SmartFLOW Yoga in Venice, Calif., and a nonprofit preservation, protection and star of Yoga Journal’s DVD “Yoga for education organization, received a CanTotal Back Care;” non Beach Tourism and Arts Fund grant to help fund this event. • Julie Gudmestad, a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher and physical FOHR and Allsop envision a small, robust festival that offers exceltherapist, director of Gudmestad Yoga Studio in Portland and author lence in teaching and hospitality to the Northwest yoga practitioner. of Yoga Journal’s anatomy column for seven years; With help from enthusiastic volunteers and local businesses, they • Sarahjoy Marsh, founder of DAYA Foundation in Portland and hope to create a rich and lively experience for all. founder and director of Living Yoga, a nonprofit outreach program The Full Festival Pass includes choice of 10 hours of Main Track teaching yoga in prisons, rehabilitation centers and shelters; Workshops, Morning Meditation on Saturday and Sunday, Keynote • Uma Kleppinger, a yoga and meditation teacher, author and the Address, Kirtan and Community Dance Party and Closing Ceredeveloper of Bike Yoga in Portland. mony, for $350 or the early bird special at $295 by Jan. 1. A Partial The festival events include: Festival Pass may be purchased for the optional workshops and • Friday: Welcome gathering, yoga marketplace, and vinyasa flow events; all are priced individually. Main Track Workshops will be practice and intention setting ceremony; open for individual registration Feb. 15, based on availability. Be• Saturday: Keynote address with Aadil Palkhivala and a Kirtan cause of the small venues, space is limited for all workshops. and Community Dance Party featuring Shantala and Friends; For more information and to register, visit www.Cannon • Sunday: Closing Ceremony. BeachYogaFestival.com or call Allsop at 503-440-1649.

“Cannon Beach is a perfect location for a wellness weekend getaway.”

Columbia River Maritime Museum Learn about water without getting wet in hands-on program Dec. 26 to 29 ASTORIA — The Columbia River Maritime Museum will be offering hands-on activities for winter break. The whole family can join in the fun during the museum's special programs running Dec. 26 to 29. All ages will enjoy learning about maritime history and science through the museum's interactive program, “Navigating the 2 | December 27, 2012 | coastweekend.com

Past.” Hands-on items and activities provide a unique experience for the participants. The program "Sink or Float" allows families to learn about the science of buoyancy through hands-on experiments. Real rafts will be on display and families can challenge themselves to see who can make a tinfoil boat that holds the most marbles before sinking.

These programs are free with paid admission and are always free to Museum members. Activities run from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday in the Ford Room at the Columbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Drive. For more information, contact the museum at 503-3252323 or visit www.crmm.org

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

BY COAST WEEKEND EDITOR REBECCA SEDLAK • rsedlak@dailyastorian.com

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‘Time and tide wait for no man’

COASTAL LIFE

Hunting Waterfowl David Campiche recounts duck hunting in his monthly column

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Happy New Year From Oregon’s North Coast and the Long Beach Peninsula

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New Year’s got me thinking about time recently. With the ending of one year and the start of another, the celebration of New Year’s is a big marker of time. A whole year has gone by. We all have to remember to change that ending “two” in 2012 to “three” in 2013, after all. We follow small changes in time every day: From taking a fiveminute break to the hours we spend at work, the changing of the months and seasons to the end of the year, time flows around us every moment. Sometimes we’re so aware of it that every second ticking on the clock seems to last an age. Other times the days and weeks fly by, and time slips through our fingers like water. In her feature story (which you can check out on page 12), Marilyn Gilbaugh quotes the old adage that “time and tide wait for no man.” Looking into the history of the phrase, I found that the source is murky, to say the least. And the etymology is interesting, considering that New Year’s is around the corner and that we

also live in a place where the tide and water itself are important: to our location, livelihoods and identity. At first reading of the saying, we assign specific meanings to the words: “time,” a contin-

to interfere with nature, so don’t procrastinate or delay because events are beyond your control; the ship will sail without you. The saying is thought to predate Old English. It’s underlying message about the powerlessness

The saying is thought to predate Old English uum of events that stretches from the past to the future, and “tide,” the alternate rising and falling of a body of water. Both are natural occurrences, and the message behind the saying is clear: No one is powerful enough

of humanity was certainly understood as far back as the rule of Canute the Great, who was king of Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Sweden from 10181035. According to historian Henry of Huntingdon, King

Canute had his throne carried to the sea shore and ordered the waves not to break on his land. When the water ignored him, he proclaimed, “Let all the world know that the power of kings is empty and worthless, and there

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on the cover Joanne Rideout, host of “The Ship Report” and the general manager of KMUN Coast Community Radio, stands at the Port of Astoria in front of the U.S. Naval Ship Henry J. Kaiser, left, an auxiliary ship used to refuel ships, and the bulk carrier Maple Amethyst from Hong Kong. To help ring in the new year, Rideout encourages Astorians within view of the Columbia River to flash their porch lights in response to the sounding of horns by river vessels. ALEX PAJUNAS PHOTO

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Coastal Life

Story and photos by DAVID CAMPICHE

Hunting

waterfowl

The waterfowl would tether their wings, drop their striking green, brown or russet-colored heads, and then flutter over our decoys, webbed feet down. Below, we were waiting. My brother and I hunted salt marshes, wetlands, rivers and flat grassland fields, and, of course, lovely Willapa Bay. We were kids, my brother and I, and my 6-foot-4-inch high school buddy Greg Reese, a kind and handsome athlete who loved the outdoors as much as the Campiche boys. At 15, we felt free and grown up. I cradled a double-barreled shotgun in my arms. I felt empowered, a 20th century mountain man. My brother, Jeff, carried an over-and-under, double-barreled Winchester. Jeff shot straight like John Wayne when the movie star was beating back the bad guys, usually Native Americans. In those movies the Natives couldn’t hit anything. Apparently, Hollywood didn’t know the truth about the Comanche and their brethren. They were commanding warriors, a model not lost on the three boys. Honestly, Jeff rarely missed. In the air he could differentiate a green-headed mallard from a widgeon or pintail at hundreds of yards. We shot many of the colorful birds. But in my mid-30s I put up the shotgun. I had shot enough and wounded too many. Dobby Wiegardt, gentleman, oysterman and father of Eric Wiegardt, the Long Beach Peninsula’s treasured watercolor painter – and like his father and before him, an enthusiastic duck hunter – invited me on a hunt on the shoreline of Willapa Bay. I jumped at the opportunity. Dobby’s house overlooks his beloved bay where he grew from child to adult with only a few sojourns away to college and the army. Standing camouflaged behind a blind woven from eel grass and spruce boughs, Dobby surveys the bay for waterfowl. He is happy in this role – happy, at 82, to stand tall and proud as he surveys the 35-mile bay

on a blue-bird day in late November. He would never apologize for the hundreds of birds he has felled, cleaned and eaten. Like me, he loves the taste of wild meat. Dobby is a bit like Hawkeye from “The Last of the Mohicans,” and every bit of a steady-eyed entrepreneur of old oystering vintage. His is a way of life that mixes pioneer spirit with elements of modernity. He speaks to the last century and speaks to a love of hunting that defines a less complicated relationship between man and nature. He seems drawn to a time when the land seemed broader and emptier, a time when restrictions and licensing were nearly non-existent. A hunter’s family lived off the land. They weren’t greedy. I arrive early. Dobby has been practicing music. He is a devoted member of the Ocean Park Com-

As I watch, the sky darkens, and the water spangles with an opal glimmer, kind of a rainbow skin of iridescent color. There are birds, lots of birds, but they settle into the middle of the bay and out of range. The ducks survive with cunning instinct. munity Church choir. Church is big in the Wiegardt household. We don’t go anywhere before coffee and a piece of Lila’s famous chocolate cake. Dobby drives a beater of a jeep down a steep ridge to the first duck blind. He has built three. We unload two bags of decoys. He hides the 1950s Range Rover. As I watch, the sky darkens, and the water spangles with an opal glimmer, kind of a rainbow skin of iridescent color. There are birds, lots of birds, but they settle into the middle of the bay

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A tide ebbs at Willapa Bay at dusk.

and out of range. The ducks survive with cunning instinct. They see no reason to take chances today. The birds are eating and resting before the next storm forces them off the big water and into shore, closer and closer to the 50-yard range of searing steel pellets. Lots of time to talk now, and Dobby is a good talker. He recalls commercial clam digging, the early days of a fledgling oyster industry, and better days when the wind boiled out of the south and the mallards swarmed over his decoys. To be honest, I’m content to watch the bay display its magic colors and listen to Dobby talk about what was. He appears the most content of men. “Now’s the time,” he says, “the time when the tide ebbs and the birds fly.” We have 20 minutes before the end of hunting hours. We haven’t fired a shot. “4:35,” he repeats. Dobby wouldn’t think of breaking the law. I keep wishing that Eric had come along. With a beat-up degree in art history, I love to talk painting with this master of the brush stroke. His long delicate fingers don’t seem like the kind of flesh that easily wraps around the trigger of a Browning shotgun. His father corrects me: Eric is a natural, whether painting in his studio or hunkered behind a duck blind, waiting for a wing shot. I believe Eric loves Willapa Bay much like his father. He paints this stunning landscape – often en plein air with rare painterly skill and aplomb. With five minutes before the law insists that we stop shooting, three widgeon fly out of nowhere and circle the blind. We let them come back around, and when they settle over the decoys, we rise up and take aim.

Dobby Wiegardt sets up the decoys.

Shooting at a duck moving 50-miles-per-hour isn’t like leveling a rifle on a stationary target. A hunter has to figure in wing speed, wind, distance and shifting intangibles. At best, the ducks remain a moving spiraling target. History seems to take over here. I lift up and swing the twin barrels ahead of the retreating duck. I fire once and the bird drops. Next to me, Dobby fires, and a second bird falls. And then a third, before I can move my finger to the back trigger. I clearly hear the birds tumble into the water. The

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Stepping Out THEATER Saturday, Dec. 29 “Scrooge The Musical” 8 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $18 or $23. Based on Charles Dickens’“A Christmas Carol,” this musical version takes us through three fantastic dreams, each with a particular tour guide, ending where the true meaning of Christmas awakens Ebenezer Scrooge from his soulless existence.

MUSIC New Year’s Day is Tuesday, Jan. 1. Some venues may be open but call first to see if your favorite musician is playing.

Thursday, Dec. 27

Chuck Wilder 6:30 to 9 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, www.bridgewaterbistro.com, no cover. Chuck Wilder plays jazz piano.

Tuesday, Jan. 1

Saturday, Dec. 29

Burger and Blues Night 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., T. Paul’s Supper Club, 360 12th St., Astoria, 503-325-2545, no cover. Richard T. plays the blues.

Troll Radio Revue 11 a.m. to noon, Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center, 588 16th St., Astoria, www.clatsopcc.edu, $2 adults, free for children. Take part in the monthly live broadcast with the Beerman Creek String Band, Stinky Toadwort, the Troll Radio Theater Troupe and guests.

Bill Hayes 6 to 8 p.m., Wet Dog Café, 144 11th St., Astoria, 503-325-6975, www.wetdogcafe.com, no cover. Bill Hayes plays acoustic rock, folk and bluegrass.

Wednesday, Jan. 2

Jennifer Goodenberger 6 to 9 p.m., Shelburne Restaurant and Pub, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-2442, www.theshelburnerestaurant.com, no cover. Jennifer Goodenberger plays classical, improvisational, contemporary and contemplative originals on piano.

The Coconuts 6 p.m., The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Cafe, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1539, www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com, no cover. Bill Hayes, Dave Quinton and Gary Keiski are the Coconuts, playing classic swing and jazz, country, bluegrass and folk.

Thursday, Jan. 3

Dallas Williams 6 p.m., The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Cafe, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1539, www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com, no cover. Dallas Williams plays folk and Americana.

Ray Raihala 6 to 9 p.m., T. Paul’s Supper Club, 360 12th St., Astoria, 503-325-2545, no cover. Ray Raihala plays folk, bluegrass and Americana music with vocals, keyboard and guitar.

Dallas Williams 6 p.m., The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Cafe, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1539, www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com, no cover.

Paul Dueber 6 to 8 p.m., Cannon Beach Hardware and Pub, 1235 S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-4364086, www.cannonbeachhardware.com, no cover. Paul Dueber plays ’70s and ’80s folk music, covering Simon and Garfunkle, Gordon Lightfoot, Phil Ochs, Ian Tyson and more. Enjoy the regular show from 6 to 7 p.m. and take part in an open mic from 7 to 8 p.m.

David Drury 6:30 to 9 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, www.bridgewaterbistro.com, no cover. Dave Drury plays jazz guitar.

Paul Dueber 6 to 8 p.m., Cannon Beach Hardware and Pub, 1235 S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-4364086, www.cannonbeachhardware.com, no cover. The regular show is from 6 to 7 p.m. and there is an open mic from 7 to 8 p.m.

Brian O’Connor 6 to 9 p.m., The Shelburne Restaurant and Pub, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360-6424150, www.theshelburnerestaurant.com, no cover. Acoustic jazz guitarist Brian O’Connor plays an eclectic mix of jazz standards and original compositions. Basin Street NW 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, www.bridgewaterbistro.com, no cover. Dave Drury, Chuck Wilder and Todd Pederson play mainstream jazz classics. Jam Session 7 p.m., Triangle Tavern, 222 W. Marine Drive, Astoria. All are welcome to play, sing or just listen. Salty Dogs 9 p.m. to midnight, Sam’s Seaside Cafe, 104 Broadway, Seaside, 503-717-1725, no cover. Salty Dogs play a mix of folk, blues, classic rock and fun oldies.

Friday, Dec. 28 Bill Hayes 5 to 8 p.m., Cannon Beach Cookie Company, 239 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-4361129. Bill Hayes plays acoustic rock, folk and bluegrass. Doug Rupe 6 to 8 p.m., Wet Dog Café, 144 11th St., Astoria, 503-325-6975, www.wetdogcafe.com, no cover. Doug Rupe sings classics and originals, with guitar and keyboard. Ray Raihala 6 to 9 p.m., T. Paul’s Urban Cafe, 1119 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-338-5133, no cover. Ray Raihala plays folk, bluegrass and Americana music with vocals, keyboard and guitar. The Thomasian Trio 6 to 9 p.m., The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Cafe, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-4361539, www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com, no cover, ages 21 and older. The Thomasian Trio plays jazz, blues and classic rock. Tom Trudell 6 to 9 p.m., The Shelburne Restaurant and Pub, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360-6424150, www.theshelburnerestaurant.com, no cover. Tom Trudell plays piano.

Alena 8 p.m., Seaside American Legion, 1315 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5111, no cover. Alena sings classic country, with a tribute to Patsy Cline.

Sunday, Dec. 30 Chuck Wilder 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, www.bridgewaterbistro.com, no cover. Chuck Wilder plays jazz piano. All That Jazz 2 to 4 p.m., Wet Dog Café, 144 11th St., Astoria, 503-325-6975, www.wetdogcafe.com, free. Donations will benefit the band’s Astoria High School music scholarship. Brian Johnstone 6 to 8 p.m., The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil’s Cafe, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-4361539, www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com, no cover, ages 21 and older. Brian Johnstone plays flamenco guitar, as well as jazz, blues and originals. The Thomasian Trio with Maggie Kitson 7 p.m., Moody’s Supper House, 20 N. Holladay Drive, Seaside, 503-738-4054, no cover. The Thomasian Trio plays jazz, blues and classic rock. Eric John Kaiser 8 p.m., Fort George Brewery and Public House, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-7468, www.fortgeorgebrewery.com, no cover. Eric John Kaiser, aka “The French Troubadour,” sings covers and original songs that often combine French and English pop-folk lyrics infused with rock, hip-hop, reggae and Americana.

Monday, Dec. 31 Acústica 6:30 to 10 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, www.bridgewaterbistro.com, no cover. Travel the musical world as Delores Levine and Acústica perform French jazz, Cape Verde mornas, Italian love songs, Latin tangos, bossa novas, boleros and more in multiple languages.

Brian O’Connor 6 to 9 p.m., The Shelburne Restaurant and Pub, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360-6424150, www.theshelburnerestaurant.com, no cover. Basin Street NW 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, www.bridgewaterbistro.com, no cover. Jam Session 7 p.m., Triangle Tavern, 222 W. Marine Drive, Astoria. Salty Dogs 9 p.m. to midnight, Sam’s Seaside Cafe, 104 Broadway, Seaside, 503-717-1725, no cover.

HOLIDAY EVENTS Thursday, Dec. 27 Holiday Tea and Plum Pudding 1 to 4 p.m. daily Dec. 27 to 30, Flavel House Museum, Eighth and Duane streets, Astoria, 503325-2203, $10. Spend a magical Victorian afternoon at the festively decorated Flavel House Museum as you enjoy tea and fresh, warm plum pudding and take a self-guided tour. Reservations are recommended for groups of eight or more. Gloria Linkey will speak about her book, “Native American Women: Three Who Changed History,” at 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 28 and 29.

Saturday, Dec. 29 Celebrate the “Holidaze” 11 a.m. to noon, Ilwaco Timberland Library, 158 First Ave. N., Ilwaco, Wash., 360-642-3908, www.TRL.org, free, for all ages. Join Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth for music, comedy, ventriloquism and more. Ride along the Polar Express with Peter, Elvis and Buddy the Crow. Do the “Snow Dance” and sing along to “Rudolph’s Medley.” Celebrate the “Holidaze” 2 to 3 p.m., Naselle Timberland Library, 4 Parpala Road, Naselle, Wash., 360-484-3877, www.TRL.org, free, for all ages. Join Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth for music, comedy, ventriloquism and more. Ride along the Polar Express with Peter, Elvis and Buddy the Crow. Do the “Snow Dance” and sing along to “Rudolph’s Medley.”

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Stepping Out HOLIDAY EVENTS Monday, Dec. 31 Fireworks Midnight to 12:05 a.m., over the Pacific Ocean in front of the boardwalk in Long Beach, Wash., www.funbeach.com, free.

EVENTS Thursday, Dec. 27 Winter at Fort Clatsop 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Jan. 1, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, 503-861-2471, www.nps.gov/lewi, regular entry fee. Each day will start and end with “The Star Spangled Banner” talk at 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Costumed rangers will present flintlock muzzle-loading programs at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., and hands-on programs about various aspects of the explorers’ winter at Fort Clatsop from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2 to 3 p.m. Ranger-guided walks on the Netul River Trail will be offered during the week at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Trivia Night 6 p.m., The Ship Inn Lounge, No. 1 Second St., Astoria, 503-325-0033, ages 21 and older. Bring a team or just bring yourself and test your knowledge of useless facts.

Friday, Dec. 28 Friday Night Mixer 5 to 7 p.m., Imogen Gallery, 240 11th St, Astoria, 503-468-0620, free. Enjoy a social hour at the gallery, with lovely art and lively conversation, plus beverages provided by Astoria Coffeehouse. Trivia Night 7 p.m., Baked Alaska, No. 1 12th St., Astoria, 503-325-7414, $2 per person per game.

Sunday, Dec. 30 Didgeridoo Reiki Healing Circle 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., RiversZen Yoga, 399 31st St., Astoria, 503-440-3554, http://RiversZenYoga.com, free, for ages 18 and older. Join Thom Dickerson for a tonal meditation, starting with a short informational presentation followed by a guided meditation featuring the spiritual vibrations of the didgeridoo, painting tonal pictures of reiki symbols. PNPW Wrestling 5 p.m., Astoria Event Center, 894 Commercial St., Astoria, $50 booth (holds up to six), $15 ringside, $10 general admission, $5 children 10 and younger.

Thursday, Jan. 3 Trivia Tournament 5:30 to 7 p.m., Astoria Public Library, 450 10th St., Astoria, 503-325-7323, www.astorialibrary.org. Teams compete for universal admiration each first Thursday of the month. Difficulty level appropriate for adults. Rules include no devices, smart phones, computers, etc. Check with the library for tournament source books and this month’s theme. Includes refreshments. Trivia Night 6 p.m., The Ship Inn Lounge, No. 1 Second St., Astoria, 503-325-0033, ages 21 and older. Bring a team or just bring yourself and test your knowledge of useless facts. Science on Tap 7 p.m., Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St., Astoria, 503-325-7468, www.fortgeorgebrewery.com, free. Jen Zamon and Tiffanie Cross of Point Adams Research Station will present “Bars, Birds and Bones: Ocean Ecology of the Graveyard of the Pacific,” about the ocean ecology of the “Graveyard of the Pacific.” The World of Haystack Rock 7 to 8:30 p.m., Cannon Beach Library, 131 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1391, free. Featuring “Elk, Salt and ‘a Monstrous Fish’ – Lewis and Clark’s Winter on the Oregon Coast,” with Tom Wilson, National Park Interpretive Ranger and retired Astoria Elementary School teacher.

YOUTH EVENTS Thursday, Dec. 27 Holiday Camp 7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District, 1140 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3311, www.sunsetempire.com, $25 with resident’s card, $37.50 for nonresidents, per day. Holiday camp will have new experiences and excitement, with arts and crafts, games, swimming and free lunch provided by our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Camp continues Dec. 28, 31 and Jan. 2. Free lunch is also available for non-campers, from 11 a.m. to noon on those days.

Monday, Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve Overnight Camp 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, to 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1, Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District, 1140 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3311, www.sunsetempire.com, $30 with resident’s card, $45 for nonresidents, for ages 6 to 12. Celebrate the new year with games, movies, fun and food. Breakfast will be served in the morning. Space is limited.

Tuesday, Jan. 1 First Day Hike 9 a.m., L.L. "Stub" Stewart Memorial State Park, Oregon Highway 47 between Banks and Vernonia, www.oregonstateparks.org, free. Meet at the Hilltop Day-use Area for a ranger-led, 1.5-mile hike. Learn about the geology of the Coast Range and the history of logging in the area. First Day Hike 9 and 11 a.m. (two hikes), Oswald West State Park, U.S. Highway 101 between Cannon Beach and Manzanita, 800-452-5687, www.oregonstateparks.org, free. Meet in the north parking lot at the information kiosk for a guided hike of less than a mile but variable difficulty. Dogs must be on leash. Bring water, warm clothing, rain gear, warm shoes and lunch. The later hike includes tide pools. First Day Hike 10 a.m., Fort Stevens State Park, Battery Russell parking lot, Jetty Road, off Ridge Road, Hammond, 503-861-3170, www.oregonstateparks.org, free. This guided hike is about 1.25 miles long, degree of difficulty is moderate with some inclines and unpaved trails. Children must be at least age 8, dogs must be on leash and strollers are not allowed. Dress for the weather.

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Pianist Mitchell Vines will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 at the Coaster Theatre. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Coaster Theatre Tolovana Arts Colony announces first concert of the new year on Jan. 4 CANNON BEACH — Tolovana Arts Colony welcomes back concert pianist Mitchell Vines at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at the Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St. Born and raised in Portland, Mitchell has lived and performed in New York City for more than 30 years. His performing career has taken him to Europe, South America, Asia and throughout the United States. He will be joined by Martin Hebert, principal oboist, and Carin Miller Packwood, principal bassoonist, of the Oregon Symphony. The three musicians will perform Francis Poulenc’s masterful trio for oboe, bassoon and piano, plus works by Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saëns, Robert Schumann and Marc Satterwhite. A hosted “meet the musicians” reception will immediately follow the concert in the theater foyer. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and Tolovana Arts Colony members. Presale ticket reservations are available now by email request to tolovanaartscolony@gmail.com or by calling Tolovana Arts Colony Program Manager Valerie Vines Magee at 503-368-7222. Include your name, email address, phone number, ZIP code and number of adult or student/member tickets with your request. Tickets are also available through the Coaster Theatre box office, www.coastertheatre.com, and at Copies & Fax in Cannon Beach at 503-436-2000. Proceeds from ticket sales support the efforts of Tolovana Arts Colony, a nonprofit community arts program based in Cannon Beach and dedicated to supporting local artists through classes and workshops at Tolovana Hall. Information about class schedules, membership and

scholarship opportunities can be found online at www.tolovanaartscolony.org Vines’ active performing career has taken him to Europe, South America, Asia and throughout the United States. The German newspaper Hessiche-Niedersachsische Allgemeine wrote “The sensitive playing of American pianist Mitchell Vines captivated the audience. He performed with virtuosity and bravura.” Vines frequently performs with such groups as the Riverside Piano Trio, CantaLyrica and the Viva Voce Ensemble, as well as piano four-hands with Paul Zeigler. He has performed extensively with Bernard Goldberg, former principal flutist of the Pittsburgh Symphony, and is in demand as a collaborative pianist. His teaching experience includes positions with the Aspen Music Festival, Mannes School of Music, Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, the Berkshire Choral Festival, the Vermont Music and Arts Camp and the Harlem School of the Arts. He is a music director for theater, opera and cabaret and is the artistic director of Afternoon Music, a concert series in Summit, N.J. He can be heard on the CD “American Music for Trumpet and Piano” and is featured on a CD of vocal chamber music by North German composers. Recent recordings include a CD of compositions by Zeigler and a recital with Japanese soprano Selena Miyazaki. A native of Portland, Vines holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Portland State University and a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. While at Eastman, he held a fellowship

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Pacific University writing program readings return to Seaside First Day Hikes offer free recreational opportunity SEASIDE — The Pacific University Master of Fine Arts in Writing program will once again host readings by some of America’s finest writers during its 10-day residency in Seaside. Free and open to the public, the evening readings begin at 7:30 p.m. and take place from Monday, Jan. 7, through Monday, Jan. 14, at the Best Western Ocean View Resort, located at 414 N. Prom. The evenings are a rare opportunity to hear some of the best writers of contemporary American literature read on successive evenings. Featured authors include poet Marvin Bell, recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, and fiction writer Bonnie Jo Campbell, who was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2009. EVENING READING SCHEDULE Monday, Jan. 7 – Marvin Bell, Bonnie Jo Campbell and Mary Helen Stefaniak Tuesday, Jan. 8 – Sandra Alcosser, Frank Gaspar and Pam Houston Wednesday, Jan. 9 – Katherine Dunn, Craig

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Lesley and Leslie Adrienne Miller Thursday, Jan. 10 – Mike Magnuson, Joseph Millar and Kellie Wells Friday, Jan. 11 – Kwame Dawes, Jack Driscoll and Debra Gwartney Saturday, Jan. 12 – Judy Blunt, Pete Fromm and Ben Percy Sunday, Jan. 13 – Cristina Garcia, Elinor Langer and David Long Monday, Jan. 14 – Ellen Bass and Laura Hendrie The authors in the reading series also teach at the residency, where MFA students participate in workshops, lectures, classes and other events in preparation for the correspondence semester that follows. Students leave the residency paired with a professional writer who responds to their reading and writing throughout the semester, encouraging and inspiring emerging craft and voice. For more information about the writers or the MFA in Writing program, contact director Shelley Washburn at 503-352-1532 or visit http:// pacificu.edu/as/mfa/

chestras, ballet, opera, chamber and wind ensembles. A native of Cleveland, Hebert in accompanying and was awarded the Performer’s Certifi- attended the Cleveland Institute cate, the conservatory’s highest of Music, where he studied with honor. Previously music director John Mack, principal oboist of of Bay Ridge United Methodist the Cleveland Orchestra. He has Church, Vines is currently music been a featured soloist with the and choir director of the Unitar- Oregon Symphony, the Florida Orchestra, the ian Church in S avan n ah Summit. Hebert has S ym phony, been the printhe Mexico 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 City Philharcipal oboist monic, the of the Oregon Coaster Theatre Hilton Head S ymphony 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach Orchestra and since his ap503-368-7222 the Mineria pointment in www.tolovanaartscolony.org S ymphony 2006. PreviO r ch es t r a. ously, he $20 adults, $15 students From 2002held that same position with the Florida 05, he was an artist-in-residence Orchestra, the Savannah Sym- and soloist with the Crested phony Orchestra and the Mexico Butte Music Festival in ColCity Philharmonic. He has also orado. In 2008 and 2009, he was performed as a guest principal guest principal oboist with the oboist with the Pittsburgh Sym- Grant Park Symphony Orchesphony, the Atlanta Symphony tra. In addition to his orchestral and the Grant Park Music Festi- experience, Hebert has played val Orchestra. In addition, he has with such opera companies as performed with many other or- the Hawaii Opera Theater, the

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Atlanta Opera and Lyric Opera Cleveland. As a chamber musician, he has performed in and around Portland with Chamber Music Northwest, the Nubi Quintet, FearNoMusic and the Oregon Bach Festival. Packwood is the principal bassoonist of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra. Prior to her recent move to Portland, she held principal bassoon positions with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, New World Symphony, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, and received fellowships to the Tanglewood Music Center in 2002 and 2003. A native of Queens, N.Y., she began her music studies on piano and bassoon at the Queens College Preparatory Program. While attending the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts, she held the position of principal bassoon

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) joins America's state parks in sponsoring First Day Hikes in 22 Oregon state parks New Year's Day. Park rangers or volunteers will lead most of the hikes. Day-use parking fees are waived for all visitors at participating parks Jan. 1 only. First Day Hikes help families enjoy state parks close to their homes and encourage a healthy lifestyle. The purpose of America's state parks is to promote and advance the state park systems of America, for the contribution they make to the nation's environment, heritage, health and economy. Visit the Oregon State Parks website at www.oregonstateparks .org for directions to each park. OPRD advises visitors to plan for inclement weather and to remember the binoculars for wildlife viewing. Local participating parks:

Hammond. • Meet at the Battery Russell parking area at 10 a.m. The hike’s degree of difficulty is moderate. Children must be at least age 8, dogs must be on leash and strollers are not allowed. The hike is about 1.25 miles and will take place rain or shine, so dress for the weather. Phone 503-861-3170 for information. • This hike will include some inclines and pass through forested landscapes on multiple surfaces including sand, gravel and paved trails. The guide will discuss Fort Stevens' military history and provide complimentary trail maps of other trails in the park.

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• 10 a.m. in the Battery Russell parking lot, on Jetty Road, off Ridge Road west of

• 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the north parking lot, U.S. Highway 101 between Cannon Beach and Manzanita. • There will be two hikes, at 9 and 11 a.m., starting at the north parking lot at the information kiosk. The trail is less than a mile in length and the degree of difficulty varies, from easy to

with the New York Youth Symphony and was twice the recipient of the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society Young Artist Award. During her undergraduate studies at the Juilliard School of Music, Packwood trained with teachers Frank Morelli and Whitney Crockett, participating simultaneously for several years with the innovative and energetic Wild Ginger Philharmonic. She then continued her studies with their teacher, Stephen Maxym, to complete an Advanced Certificate at the University of Southern California and performed as principal bassoon in the Young Musician Foundation’s Debut Orchestra. She completed her Master of Music degree at Rice Univer-

sity’s Shepherd School of Music with Benjamin Kamins and has since coached with Wilfred Roberts of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. An active chamber musician, Packwood has performed with the St. Augustine Music Festival, the New York Kammermusiker, the Fountain Chamber Music Society, and the Bloomsday Quintet in New York; the Strata Winds in Houston; and at the Banff Centre of the Arts in Canada as well as presenting a chamber music recital at the International Double Reed Society Conference in 2006. She has held positions as adjunct professor at the University of North Florida and Centenary College in addition to her private studio.

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strenuous. Dogs must be on leash. Bring water, warm clothing, rain gear, warm shoes and lunch. Phone Reservations Northwest at 800-452-5687. • The 11 a.m. hike will provide an opportunity to visit tide pools. Information about longer hikes in the area will be available from the guide.

L.L. “Stub” Stewart Memorial State Park • 9 a.m. at the Hilltop Dayuse Area, Oregon Highway 47 between Banks and Vernonia. • Meet at 9 a.m. at the Hilltop Day-use Area for a rangerled, 1.5-mile hike. Learn about the geology of the Coast Range and the history of logging in the area. There are many more parks taking part in the First Day Hikes. Visit the Oregon State Parks website at www.oregon stateparks.org for more information. Details about state parks nationwide are available at the America's State Parks website at www.americasstateparks.org

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Bring binoculars for a chance to view gray ocean views. OPRD coordinates both the winter and spring whales during Winter Whale Watch Week, Dec. 26 through 30. “The 24 designated ‘Whale Watching whale watch weeks in partnership with federal, Spoken Here’ sites were selected because they are state and local organizations. More information some of the best viewpoints to spot the roughly about the Whale Watching Spoken Here program and a map of the official 18,000 whales that cruise viewpoints are available onpast Oregon on their annual line at www.whalespoken southbound migration,” said .org Ian Fawley, Whale Watching Do you want to help Center interpretive ranger. The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at visitors see and learn about Trained volunteers will be Cape Disappointment State Park, just south of Ilwaco, the gray whales? Training available at these sites along Wash., is a designated ‘Whale Watching Spoken Here’ sessions for volunteers are the coast 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. site, where you can learn about the prime viewing scheduled Jan. 12 in Port daily to help visitors learn areas. Visit www.funbeach.com for information, Orford and Feb. 9 in Neabout the whales’ migration or go to www.parks.wa.gov and search halem. The sessions teach and feeding habits and offer for Cape Disappointment. volunteers to find, identify tips on how to spot the and understand the whales whales. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department along the Oregon Coast. Training is free if you (OPRD) Whale Watching Center in Depoe Bay preregister and sign up to volunteer at one of the will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily during watch sites for at least two days during a Watch the watch week. The whale watching center has Week. For more information, visit www general exhibits on whales, staff to answer ques- .whalespoken.org and look for the training registions and “whale size” windows with panoramic tration and agenda information.

PACIFIC COUNTY, Wash. — It’s cold out there, but you’re indoors, you’re warm, reading a book, and at the same time building up your chances of winning a bag of books and treats, or even a nice little getaway. Giving substance to this vision, the annual Timberland Regional Library (TRL) Adult Winter Reading program is offering chances to win prizes while reading books you love in the format you prefer, whether print, audio or electronic. Participating is simple. Pick up an Adult Winter Reading brochure/reading log form at any Timberland library or print one from the Timberland Regional Library website at www.TRL.org. Read five books or listen to five audio books between Jan. 1 and March 15.

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For each of the five books you finish, complete the form with the title, author and brief review of each book. Bring your list to a Timberland library by Friday, March 15, and fill out a separate prize entry form. Grand Prizes include: • Hampton Creek Inn on U.S. Highway 12 between Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier: overnight stay and breakfast for two; • Lake Quinault Lodge in the Olympic National Forest: onenight stay for two; • Lochaerie Resort on Lake Quinault’s north shore: overnight stay for two in a resort cabin with fireplace and kitchen; • Shelburne Inn in Seaview: one-night lodging in an antiqueappointed deluxe room, $75 dinner credit and gourmet breakfast

for two; • Tokeland Hotel in Tokeland: one-night accommodation and breakfast for two; • Bag of books and beverages: 10 will be awarded. Grand prizes for overnight getaways at Western Washington resorts and bags of books and beverages will be drawn at TRL headquarters March 22. Some date exclusions apply at some of the overnight stays. Local prizes will be drawn at libraries at various times during the program. Check with your TRL branch for complete prize lists and rules. All prizes are donated by local businesses and Friends of the Library groups. Participants must be 18 or older and TRL cardholders. Each participant will be eligible to win one grand prize and one local prize. TRL employees and immediate family members are not eligible to participate. Information and printable forms will also be at www.TRL.org by the end of December.

After-School pottery: Youth class offers fun and creativity SEASIDE — Youth from around the county will have the opportunity to build bowls, cups and more at the 4-H After-School ceramics/pottery class. The After-School classes will run for five weeks, Tuesdays from Jan. 8 to Feb. 5, at the Bob Chisholm Community Center at 1225 Avenue A. The classes will be taught by 4-H leader and pot-

ter Ricia Parcher, who will show students different techniques to build and create. The class is for middle school youth in grades six through eight and students do not need to be a 4-H member to attend. Space is limited to a maximum of 12, and early registration is recommended for this free program. Call 503-325-8573 to register.

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cracking explosion of our guns ricochets down the bay like thunder. There is an acrid smell of gunpowder on the still salt air, and my emotions too, ricochet between a no-man’s land of conscience and a shooter’s satisfaction. We wade out and pick up the beautiful birds. Cold water finds its way into a leak in my boots. Back in the blind Dobby declares, “That was a gift.” Yes, I think, that was indeed. The sun begins to drop behind the Willapa Hills, and I extract my camera and focus on a more passive target. And

what a target it is. Charlie Mulvey used to put a strange hue of sunset-lavender into some of his paintings; a color one might surmise as too dramatic to be true. But there it is. A decade since Charlie passed, Eric finds it. That color is half magic and half a mixture of royal blue and crimson. Call it ethereal. And there we are, pulling up decoys on one of the most beautiful and unpolluted bodies of water in North America. And I am happy, happy to be with an old friend shooting ducks as night dangles over the duck blind and the subdued song of bay water ebbs into my memory.

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Author Jo Deurbrouck is a former whitewater raft guide and has contributed to the Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Paddler Magazine, Creative Nonfiction, The Spokesman-Review and other publications. She holds a M.A. in English from Boise State University. She lives in Idaho with her husband and two dogs.– SUBMITTED PHOTO

National Outdoor Book Award winner follows the dangerous journey of two professional river guides as they take on Northwest rivers

o Deurbrouck’s “Anything Worth Doing” is a beautiful testament to two lives lived without compromise on the rivers they loved so well. The winner of a 2012 National Outdoor Book Award, “Anything Worth Doing” follows the journey of two professional river guides as they set increasingly difficult goals to challenge themselves against their favorite waterways. From the outside, Clancy Reece and Jon Barker probably seemed crazy. An unusual breed of people who live purely for passion, they loved rivers; for them, rivers were an extension of their being, rather than separate entities. In a world where many of us increasingly spend life indoors staring at illuminated screens, Clancy and Jon were out immersed in the wild currents of life, loving rivers as hard as they could. Setting off in a hand-built dory on a journey they titled “Source to the Sea,” the two first rafted Idaho’s Salmon River, made their way down the Snake and Columbia, and finished by crossing the Columbia River Bar into the Pacific Ocean. On their second trip, the goal was to float five 100-mile sections of river in five days. Their third challenge – to ride the Salmon in the midst of spring flooding and set a 24-hour speed record – ended in tragedy. Deurbrouck’s writing flows much like a river: calm and meandering in places and full of fast-paced rapids in others. It’s a style that draws readers into the story, bringing us to the forefront of the action. Her brushstrokes with words are so evocative, we are almost riding the rapids with Clancy and Jon. The book gets its title from the two’s shared motto: “Anything

worth doing is worth overdoing.” The two men understood overdoing in a way that would be a grandiose overstatement for most of us. While reading this book, it’s hard not to wonder what would it be like to chuck everything and become one with a river, a mountain or the sea. What if we looked to nature for answers instead of executing a Google search? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be free to pick up and go wherever we please at a moment’s notice, no responsibility except to life itself? It’s a beautiful dream, but there’s a hard truth at the core: Everything has a price. It’s impossible not to care for these larger-than-life characters. As the book careens towards its tragic end, it’s difficult to keep reading. Knowing what’s coming is almost more agonizing than waiting for the surprise twists of fiction. Deurbrouck is such a gifted writer that she carries the reader along on the river’s raging current. You’ll find yourself hoping she can weave some sort of magic with her words to alter the inevitable ending. It’s all the more heartbreaking when she doesn’t. Like many good, true stories, it ends with some unanswered questions. Clancy and Jon would probably appreciate that kind of finale. Like finding a new, uncharted river, unanswered questions mean there’s always something new to think about, new tributaries of thought to explore. No matter which questions readers take away from “Anything Worth Doing,” the inspiration of Jon and Clancy’s uncompromising passion is the gift they give to those who read their story.

Deurbrouck’s writing flows much like a river: calm and meandering in places and full of fast-paced rapids in others.

The cover of "Anything Worth Doing" by Jo Deurbrouck. – SUBMITTED PHOTO

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Astoria Arts and Movement Martial artist Jon Belcher expands Kenpo karate classes to Astoria ASTORI — Black belt Jon adult women, to come to the Belcher is now accepting regis- demonstration. tration for a new class in AmerBelcher has been a practicing ican Kenpo martial artist karate, teaching and instructor the Ed Parker for more than s y s t e m . 30 years, havClasses will be ing earned his held at the Asblack belt at toria Arts and Parker’s West Movem ent Los Angeles C e n t e r school, where 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 (AAMC) at he studied and Astoria Arts and Movement Center 342 10th St., trained with 342 10th St., Astoria second floor, as Larry Tatum, part of the new www.astoriaartsandmovement.com Jeff Speakman, I Heart B r y a n Reception and party free /AAMC artist Hawkins, MoFirst class free cooperative. h a m a d There will Tabatabai and be an opening party and demon- Frank Trejo as well as Parker. stration from 7 to 9 p.m. The class being offered by I Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the Heart/AAMC is for adults, but AAMC. The first class of the may include some teens at the course will be Friday, Feb. 8, instructor’s discretion. All a new and the classes will meet from student needs to get started is 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Fridays. Pre- casual sweat clothes. To sign up, registration is required and the add your name, phone number first class is free. and/or email to the sign-up sheet At the heart of the art of at the studio or contact Belcher Kenpo karate are the self defense by phone at 360-665-0860 or etechniques developed by Parker. mail at jbgroove2 These techniques provide stu- @crescomm.net dents with an effective foundaFor more information about tion for building a practical I Heart/AAMC, visit www personal defense system, and .astoriaartsandmovement.com give the student a specific, effecThe Kenpo Creed: tive way to counter any physical “I come to you with only threat such as a grab, choke, Karate, empty hands, I have no push, punch or kick, as well as weapons, but should I be forced how to disarm an attacker using to defend myself, my principles a weapon. The Parker system of or my honor, should it be a matKenpo is logic based and de- ter of life or death, of right or signed to fit your needs as an in- wrong; then here are my dividual. Belcher encourages weapons, Karate, my empty anyone interested, especially hands.” —Ed Parker

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t’s count down time. Party hats in place, kitchen pots and lids ready to bang and clang together, corks popping and the night sky full of fireworks, New Year’s Eve is right around the corner. The old adage “time and the tide wait for no man” fits right into the ringing and bringing (and in some cases honking – read on): a whole lot of reasons for celebrating the New Year’s holiday. In Long Beach, Wash., at the stroke of midnight, fireworks will light up the sky. Best viewing is from the town’s half mile boardwalk. On New Year’s Day, walk in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark, take in the vistas of the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River, and explore a couple of lighthouses perched outside of Ilwaco, Wash., at Cape Disappointment State Park. For hikers, 8.2 miles of trails offer a somewhat painless but invigorating calorieburning start to 2013. Across the 4.1-mile Astoria Bridge, Astoria’s Joanne Rideout, general manager at radio station KMUN (91.9 FM) and daily Ship Report reporter, has a great idea for greeting the New Year. “Last year with the help of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Columbia River Bar Pilots, we ended up having a pretty special (New Year’s) event,” she said. “People on land and sea heard a kind of haunting maritime symphony on the downtown waterfront.” In the spirit of this spontaneous event, this year at midnight land and water will once again recognize each other. Coast Guard Cutters will sound their horns, and pilots will invite ships at anchor to do the same. Astorians whose houses are by the anchorage can flash porch or house lights, and cars parked by the waterfront can flash headlights. “It’s a way to let mariners know that we know they are out there working on a holiday, letting them know they are welcome in our fair town,” Rideout said. “If we show appreciation, we’re likely to get

This year at midnight land and water will once again recognize each other. Ships will sound their horns from the river, and Astorian residents on land are encouraged to flash lights back.

TOP. Erik Meyer of Cannon Beach blows into a conch shell at the New Year's Arch Cape beach swim in 2010. Meyer has participated since 2003, and he always wears his Viking helmet – though the surf was so rough in 2011 that he lost one of the horns. – SUBMITTED BY LINDA LAPP MURRAY

BOTTOM. Hikers explore the fort to sea trail at Fort Clatsop. – ALEX PAJUNAS PHOTO

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some in return. We’ll see what happens. It’s an impromptu, completely voluntary coming together, a seasonal, wonderful adventure unfolding. Come down to the waterfront at midnight, and if you live in Astoria, put an ear outside as the clock strikes 12 and see what transpires.” At Fort Steven’s State Park in Warrenton, campers, tents and yurts will fill up with people arriving to see 2012 depart and New Year’s Day 2013 arrive. Across the road at the KOA campground, assistant manager Debby Sheldon said that many of camp’s cabins have been booked for some time, and all the deluxe are long gone. “We’re going to involve the whole family, a New Year’s Eve celebration with karaoke, dancing, movies, crafts and more from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Let’s see if the adults can stay up as late as the kids,” Sheldon said. The South Jetty at Fort Stevens also offers a majestic view to welcome in the new year. Out on the beach, “there are actually a series of low tides the week before New Year’s Day,” Shelby Mogenson, Astoria super clam digger, said. “Starting Christmas day through New Year’s Eve there are minus tides. If we can’t get clams because it’s too stormy, maybe we can find some wonderful treasures.” Recreational crab harvest is currently open, and commercial Dungeness crab season should open 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 31. In the hills outside of Astoria there’s more to explore at Lewis and Clark’s wintering over camp. Fort Clatsop, part of the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, is open 364 days a year, closing only for Christmas. U.S Forest Ranger Tom Wilson said the able team of rangers demonstrate skills that saw the intrepid explorers through the cold and wet months. There’s flint steel fire starting, journal writing with quill pens and rendering tallow for candles, which Wilson says is a fancy word for making candles. And again, for a good New Year’s Day stretch, there is a trail from the Interpretive Center to the sea with shuttle buses running to deliver hikers up or down the journey. Hikers dress accordingly – one of the exhibits at the center bears the title “Wet and Cold, Perfect Lewis and Clark Weather.” For the small fry in Seaside at the Seaside Youth Center, kids ages 6 to 12 years old can celebrate New Year’s from 8 p.m. until

How many people do you know who can sing Auld Lang Syne? Here’s your chance to show off as the clock strikes 12: “Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we’ll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne”

An auspicious start to the New Year, you can’t go wrong with black-eyed peas and their promise of a 2013 full of good fortune. Recipe courtesy of LOUISE LINDSEY of Cannon Beach

INGREDIENTS 1 pint fresh or frozen black-eyed peas, steamed approximately 10 minutes 1 garlic clove, finely minced 2 tablespoons red onion or scallion, finely minced 1 tablespoon jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely minced ½ cup each red, green, yellow and orange bell pepper, diced ¼ cup Anaheim chili pepper, diced ½ cup fresh cherry tomatoes diced, or 1⁄2 can Muir Glen brand roasted tomatoes with chili ¼ cup cilantro, finely chopped Juice of one lime

DIRECTIONS Combine all of above and refrigerate for at least 8 and up to 24 hours. Taste to correct seasoning Serve with crackers, pita or corn tortilla chips

ABOVE. Downtown Astoria is lit up during the holiday season. – ALEX PAJUNAS PHOTO

LEFT. Visitors take in the scene from the viewing platform at the South Jetty in Fort Stevens State Park. – ALEX PAJUNAS PHOTO BELOW. With rock underfoot and a strong enough surf to knock you over, people get ready for the annual New Year's Day swim at Arch Cape in 2010. – SUBMITTED BY LINDA LAPP MURRAY

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Great, satisfying breakfast makes the Mouth smile French toast and biscuits and gravy at Benson's By the Beach in Long Beach, Wash.

spent several years working as a server in a busy restaurant. We served breakfast, lunch and dinner, but breakfast was the restaurant’s main claim to fame. I’m not sure what it is about a great breakfast – perhaps that it’s the first meal we eat when we wake up, setting the tone for the rest of the day, or maybe that a lot of breakfast food also doubles as “comfort” food – but I do know, after watching many happy customers joyfully gobble waffles and omelets, that a restaurant that makes breakfast really well is worth its weight in crispy bacon. Benson’s By The Beach in Long Beach, Wash., is just such a place (and they serve lunch, too!). Benson’s, as it’s known by locals, is situated right on the “main drag” of downtown Long Beach. To clarify a minor point, the restaurant is not truly “by” the beach, but the beach is just a stone’s throw away. We visited Benson’s on a lazy Sunday morning. The owner herself, Rhonda Benson, greeted us warmly at the door and welcomed us in, even with the gaggle of boisterous children bringing up the rear. We were seated immediately at a cozy, cottage table by the front window, perfect for people

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watching. The décor is clean, bright and unassuming: white walls, beachy knick-knacks and artwork from local artists, and those brain-bender games with the white pegs and “trivia” quizzes on every table. In short, a comfortable place with nothing too fancy and a good family atmosphere. Our orders were taken quickly, coffee dis-

patched immediately and our food arrived seemingly five minutes after ordering. The first dish I sampled was French toast, and it was literally one of the finest I have ever eaten. Though it wasn’t indicated on the menu, the bread seemed of artisan quality: huge slices, richly textured and delicately flavored. This was definitely no Wonder bread.

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PRICES: Prices are affordable, especially considering the large portions. Most prices hover between $8 and $12. The French toast with sausage was $7.95, the chickenfried steak was $11.95, and the pancakes, depending on how many you order, are between $2.95 and $6.95.

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS:Vegetarian options include sweet breakfast favorites such as French toast and pancakes, plus oatmeal and a veggie omelet.

ATMOSPHERE: Clean and welcoming, with beach décor.

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DRINKS:The beverages are standard breakfast restaurant fare, including coffee, hot chocolate, juices, soft drinks, and even fresh passion-orange-guava juice.

Each of the three enormous slices was fried perfectly, golden and a bit crisp, but melt-in-yourmouth soft and buttery on the inside. It also came with a choice of bacon or sausage links. I chose the links, and they were also flavorful and cooked well. The overall portion was much more than I could eat in one sitting, and it was one of those occasions on which I wished fervently that I had more room. A second dish of biscuits and gravy were unfortunately not as pleasing. The homemade biscuits themselves were quite delectable, and in the future I would order them separately, minus the sausage gravy, as they were fluffy, subtly sweet and utterly mouth-watering. The gravy, though, was a bit on the thin side, a little lacking in flavor and devoid of discernible sausage chunks, which is what I prefer. The dish was certainly not inedible, but it needed some help from a bit of Tabasco to be more palatable. Another entrée of chicken-fried steak with eggs cooked over medium, hash browns and toast was also a bit of a mixed bag. The breading on the

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New Year: Your choice of celebration tiu n o C dfrom e ag P 13 e 8 a.m. with games, movies, fun and food. Sign up early as space is limited. The center is located at 1140 Broadway; call 503-738-3192 for more information. Whichever way you choose to celebrate – a hearty party night of revelry, relaxing with family and friends, or reading a great book in front of a roaring fire and calling it quits by 10 p.m. – there is one special coastal Jan. 1 tradition you might want to check out to jumpstart the year. As daylight comes, catch the first incoming tide of the New Year by showing up in Arch Cape with a bathing suit and sneakers (and some really warm “after” clothing). Arch Cape’s Barbara Shaw and her fellow plunging pal Noanie Morrison, both in their 80s, have been suiting up since they were teenagers. For many years, about 50 intrepid swimmers of all ages take to the waves. In 45 de-

gree water temperatures, these daring souls dash as far out into the waves of the Pacific as it takes to submerge then high tail it back to shore, where friends and family wait with towels, cameras and welcome arms. Neither wind, rain nor a rough sea has kept Shaw and her group of like-minded comrades of salt and sea away. “The point is to just enjoy the feeling of the nice cold water. It is refreshing. It’s just a fun way to start the New Year,” Shaw said in a 2007 Cannon Beach Gazette article. It seems she still feels the same way. Eating, sleeping, walking, hiking, reading, shopping, visiting, making resolutions, watching ball games all day, fireworks – take your pick. On Monday, Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve 2012 and Tuesday, Jan. 1, New Year’s Day 2013, there’s literally no place better to experience both time passing and watching the tides come and go than the Oregon’s North Coast and Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula.

Arch Cape New Year’s Day Swim If you’re interested in joinging the swimmers on New Year’s Day: Meet between 9 and 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1 Gather at the beach at the south end of Arch Cape. Parking and beach access is available at Leech Lane, then look north for the gathering crowd. Wear sneakers and a bathing suit; bring towels and warm clothes for after the swim. The annual swim has been going on since at least 1957. It was led by Bridget Snow until 1989, when, at 90 years old, she “retired.” Linda Lapp Murray is working on a book of the swim’s history and welcomes any photographs or stories about the swim. She can be reached at murraylapp@charter.net

TOP RIGHT. People gather at the viewing platform at the South Jetty in Fort Stevens State Park. – ALEX PAJUNAS PHOTO MIDDLE RIGHT. Fort Clatsop, part of the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, is open 364 days a year, closing only for Christmas. – ALEX PAJUNAS PHOTO BOTTOM RIGHT. Barbara Shaw, third from left, attempts to warm up with Noanie Morrison, second from right, and Noanie's son, Rip Morrison, right, at the 2009 Arch Cape New Year's Day swim. – SUBMITTED BY LINDA LAPP MURRAY ABOVE. With a clam gun or at a restaurant, celebrate New Year's at the coast with clams and sparkling wine. – MARILYN GILBAUGH PHOTO

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New Year: Time flies Continued from Page 3 is no King worthy of the name save Him by whose will heaven and earth and sea obey eternal laws” (Historia Anglorum, ed D E Greenway). Rather than an embarrassing episode of arrogance, the king was showing his humility. The earliest written recording of the phrase dates back to the Middle English of St. Marher in 1225: “And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet,” which roughly translates to something like “the tide nor time abides for, tarrieth for no man.” A version of the phrase raises its head again in the late 1300s, in “The Clerk’s Tale,” part of “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer: “Though we sleep, or wake, or roam, or ride / Aye fleeth time, it will no man abide.” After that, you’ll find the phrase splattered in various forms across the pages of history. Time flies and the world moves on without us. Upon closer inspection, the message itself is illustrated in the very definition of “tide” – the meaning of the word has changed dramatically over the centuries. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word “tide” originally meant “a portion, extent, or space of time; an age, a season, a time, a while” and could also mean “a point in the duration of the day, month or year ... in reference to an ac-

tion or repetition; occasion.” You might recall those archaic words like “morrow-tide,” “noontide” or “eventide” – now we call them morning, noon and evening, but back then “tide” helped to distinguish a specific part of a day. This sense of the word is still with us, such as in the phrase “good tidings,” which refers to a good event. Thus, in the adage “time and tide wait for no man,” the two words were originally an alliterative reduplication: synonyms that sounded good next to each other and emphasized the phrase’s meaning through repetition. The word “tide” began to more exclusively mean “tide of the sea” around 1500. This modern definition probably stems from the meaning “the time of high water” or the space of time between low and high water. The meaning may have been borrowed from a similar Middle Low German word. Or the transference of sense could have gradually happened over the years, much like the changes wrought by an ebbing tide to a shoreline. It all goes to show that the message behind the words is real. Not even language is immune to the flow of time. So on Dec. 31, as you celebrate the ending of one year and the start of 2013, savor the feeling – whether you’re alone, at a party, or with family and friends – because though it’s just a moment in time, it’s also a good one.

Upon closer inspection, the message itself is illustrated in the very definition of “tide” – the meaning of the word has changed dramatically over the centuries.

The World of Haystack Rock Capt. William Clark to speak about winter on the coast CANNON BEACH — The World of Haystack Rock library lecture series presents “Elk, Salt and ‘a Monstrous Fish’ – Lewis and Clark’s Winter on the Oregon Coast,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at Cannon Beach Library, 131 N. Hemlock St. The presentation, given by Tom Wilson, a national park interpretive ranger and retired elementary school teacher, will cover Clark’s journey over Tillamook Head to the whale, the men he brought, why this was so important to them, and also why it was important to the native people how they rendered the whale and

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brought it back to their respective plank houses. Wilson has portrayed William Clark for several years. He helped start “The Saltmakers Return” program in Seaside and has also participated in many other programs, including for the Public Broadcasting System. During the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Wilson, as Clark, participated in a program at the top of Tillamook Head recreating Clark’s journey back from the whale. Upcoming lectures for the season include a program about marine debris in February, coastal erosion in March and octopuses in April.

Tom Wilson plays Capt. William Clark for living history programs locally and regionally, including the World of Haystack Rock library lecture series. – SUBMITTED PHOTO

Coast Weekend Calendar reset: Do you know where your event is in the new year? It’s the end of the year and time to push the reset button. If you have a recurring event with no “end date,” now is the time to let Coast Weekend know if it will continue in 2013. It could be a musician or band appearing every week or once a month, an ongoing class, a market, a trivia tournament or some other kind of gathering. We tell people about your events, but we need to know that our listings are accurate. Take a look in Stepping Out or online at

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Eric John Kaiser, called "the French Troubadour" by many, comes to the coast Dec. 30, to play at Fort George. – SUBMITTED PHOTO

Fort George Brewery French Troubadour Eric Kaiser to perform ASTORIA — Paris native Eric John Kaiser has been called “a complexity of sonic personality, a traveling musician in the Impressionist style.” One night he may be singing solo French café songs in an elegant restaurant and the next fronting his electric pop-rock band for hundreds of dancers. Sometimes he’ll sing a Chanson Française in English with a modern beat and guitar loops. He has honed a set of classic rock covers (Rolling Stones, CCR, etc.) that he calls “Pardon My French” – crowd pleasers that once resulted in a $500 tip

from a customer thrilled to hear at the Thirsty Lion, a proving “Take Me Home, Country Road” ground for some of the area’s most talen Français. ented musiHis origicians. nal songs He has often comrecorded bine French 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30 three fulland English Fort George Brewery and Public House length allyrics infused b u m s , with rock, 1483 Duane St., Astoria “L'Odyssée,” hip-hop and 503-325-7468 “French reggae, and www.fortgeorgebrewery.com Troubadour” m o s t No cover and “Dehors recen t l y, C ’ e s t Americana. L’Amerique” When not touring, Kaiser is based in Port- (“Outside, It’s America”), along land, where he hosts his weekly with two four-song EPs, “PortRendez-Vous” and Portland Songwriters Showcase land

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“1+1=Freedom.” “Kaiser's smoky singing voice is full of the rich, throaty vowels of his native language. In some songs, accordion, trumpet and organ provide a European tone, while in others, guitar bridges the difference between the two worlds,” says Amy Atkins of Boise Weekly. The French Troubadour will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, at Fort George Brewery and Public House, 1483 Duane St. There is no cover charge. For more information, call Fort George at 503-325-7468 or log on to www.fortgeorge brewery.com

Newport Visual Arts Center Astoria artist featured in showcase NEWPORT — The Oregon by the surroundings of where Coast Council for the Arts I have lived. The sublime (OCCA), the Regional Arts landscapes, homesteads of Council for the coast of Ore- Central Washington, fishing gon, welcomes Clatsop villages on the lower ColumCounty visual artist Darren bia River, and the desert of Orange to the Souththe Coastal w e s t . Oregon ViThese passual Artist toral places S howcase have proand Video vided me Archive at with referthe Newence to unport Visual d ers t an d 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 Arts Centhe past, Newport Visual Arts Center ter (VAC) and to be 777 N.W. Beach Drive, Newport Jan. 4 aware of Exhibit runs through Jan. 26 t hrough my own 26. mark on O r the enviange’s exro n m en t . hibit will open Jan. 4, along The work is influenced by with a video of his process. site-specific places; however, An opening reception will be the message, the image, tranheld that evening from 5 to 7 scend universally. ” p.m. at the Newport Visual Orange has a BFA from Arts Center. Western Washington UniverHis exhibit, “AnteSee- sity, lives in Astoria, and has dent,” will include paintings been an Astoria Visual Arts and photo-based aluminum board member. prints. He has shown extensively Orange is “addressing the throughout the Northwest, issue of natural beauty in the including three solo exhibits wake of human influence. and one group show in 2012 The human struggle to con- and has had exhibits in New trol the environment has left York, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, nature scarred; however it N.M., and Atlanta. His work perseveres. These two distinct is in collections across the bodies of work show a ro- country, Canada, Sweden and mantic beauty of nostalgia the United Arab Emirates, through discarded object de- and he has had his work pubspite the contradiction of the lished in regional books and potential ugliness of the sub- magazines. ject. Photography is often the The showcase and video start and reference point.” are available for viewing from In discussing his process, noon to 4 p.m., Tuesdays Orange said, “I use what is at through Saturdays, and the my disposal and seek out work in the showcase can be new adaptations of materials viewed whenever the Visual to solve problems in which Arts Center is open. Located traditional materials cannot at 777 N.W. Beach Drive on provide, like a child playing the Nye Beach Turnaround, on the floor with all his toys the VAC is also home to the together. As a landscape artist Runyan and Upstairs GalI am most directly inspired leries.

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Darren Orange makes the wreck of the Peter Iredale look fresh and new in a painting of the iconic North Coast attraction. – SUBMITTED PHOTO

Science on Tap Graveyard of the Pacific one of the most biologically productive regions on West Coast ASTORIA — The same conditions that make Jan. 3. Jen Zamon and Tiffanie Cross will disthe “Graveyard of the Pacific” so operationally cuss observations of nature, the adrenaline rush challenging for mariners of nighttime captures of also make it one of the live seabirds from small most biologically proboats, the rather unusual ductive regions on the job of encouraging birds West Coast of North to vomit their stomach 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 America. Variable river contents into a bucket, discharge, dynamic and the meticulous techFort George Lovell Showroom niques of modern forenwinds and strong tides 426 14th St., Astoria sic science to figure out near the mouth of the 503-325-2323 what species of fish are Columbia River create a www.crmm.org driving productivity in distinctive three-dimenthe Columbia River sional oceanographic Free plume. feature known as a river Zamon is a research plume. Join the Columbia River Maritime Mu- biologist and project leader at National Oceanic seum for the next Science on Tap, featuring and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) “Bars, Birds and Bones: Ocean Ecology of the Fisheries Point Adams Research Station in Graveyard of the Pacific,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Hammond and has worked as a marine ecolo-

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gist on vessels large and small for more than 20 years. Cross is also currently working as a research biologist at Point Adams Research Station. She has a broad professional background in wildlife biology which includes work in terrestrial, freshwater and ocean systems. Science on Tap, in partnership with Fort George Brewery and NOAA, is a Columbia River Maritime Museum program introducing maritime science, history and technology in an informal setting. The program is free and open to the public and minors are allowed with an adult. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the presentation begins at 7 p.m. at Fort George Brewery’s Lovell Building at 14th and Duane streets. Seasonal beers on tap, food and other beverages will be available for purchase. For more information, call the museum at 503-3252323.

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Benson’s: A solid claim to ‘the best pancakes ever’ Continued from Page 14 chicken-fried steak was odd: rather thin and with an unusual spice I couldn’t quite place. A crunchier, thicker breading is common in this dish, and this was much different. The meat was also a little tough, which is actually also common in this dish, universally, since such a high temperature must be used to get the breading to be crunchy and not soggy. The patty was also topped with the same sausage gravy as the biscuits and gravy, which I pushed aside. The eggs, though, were perfectly over medium, with the whites fully set and the yolks runny but not overly so, and the hash browns were also very

Chicken fried steak and eggs at Benson's By the Beach in Long Beach, Wash.

Northwest by Northwest Gallery Jump into the new year with Georgia Gerber sculpture exhibit CANNON BEACH — Northwest by Northwest Gallery presents an exhibition of bronze sculpture with new works by Georgia Gerber. The exhibit will begin Tuesday, Jan. 1, and run until March 1. Gerber’s work defines many Northwest public spaces with her expressive and distinct artistic vi-

sion. Some include “Rachel the Pike Place Pig,” which can be found in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, while 26 sculptures surround Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland. Gerber won the People’s Choice Vote in 2010 for her “Tufted Puffins” in the Sculpture Without Walls public art program in Cannon Beach.

pleasing, just the perfect combination of crunchy and soft. The last dish of the morning was pancakes, and just like the French toast, was positively delightful. Thick, fluffy and evenly golden brown, they looked almost too pretty to eat. But eat them we did, and one of our diners proclaimed them “the best pancakes ever.” He is only five, but regardless, it’s still a solid claim. Our service throughout was fast, friendly and attentive; I don’t think my coffee mug was ever less than two-thirds full, and I am impressed that the owner herself takes such pride in her restaurant, greeting and serving customers with a smile. And that’s just what I do when I think of Benson’s. Smile.

The artist typically works on two or three public installations at a time, bringing forth the essence of the subject using lost wax traditional casting technique. Northwest by Northwest Gallery was established in 1987. The gallery represents original fine art by regional masters, established artists whose works are recognized for their excellence and con-

tribution to the arts, – artists whose work celebrates the beauty and spirit of the Northwest. Travel Oregon selected Northwest by Northwest Gallery to represent Cannon Beach for the European Travel Channel travelogue Oregonuncovered.com Northwest by Northwest Gallery is located at 232 N. Spruce St. and can be reached at 503-4360741 or log on to www.nwbynwgallery.com

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