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Cannon Beach Book Co. hosts book launch Portland author Jim Stewart has North Coast music roots CANNON BEACH — What is it about the North Coast that seems to grow writers? From the Oregon Writer’s Colony at Rockaway Beach to the support for local authors provided by local bookstores, Oregon’s rocky, sandy, windy coast is fertile ground for creatives. Jim Stewart is proud to be counted among them. “I have loved this area for more than 40 years,” he says. “I’m actually on a ¿rst-name basis with an elk from the Gearhart herd.” Stewart, who will be celebrating his debut novel at a launch part at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 at Cannon Beach Book Company, has been a professional writer for over 25 years, publishing dozens of stories and essays, technical manuals and poetry. He lives in Portland with his wife Laura, though he started in the local music scene.

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“Ochoco Reach” by Jim Stewart.

Dan Driscoll will teach participants about oysters at an upcoming seafood workshop organized by the Sou’Wester Lodge set for Saturday, Jan. 23 on the peninsula.

Learn about crab, oysters on a seafood excursion Sou’Wester Lodge holds workshop Submitted photo

Author Jim Stewart will release his first novel at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 at Cannon Beach Book Company. Stewart has performed music at local bars and coffee shops since the 1970s, though he now lives in Portland.

“We were a bunch of longhaired kids trying to ¿gure out how to make sense of Vietnam and what our country was going through. Music, whether folk, rock, or blues was our way of sorting it out. Besides, it was just fun,” he says. Stewart’s ¿rst bands started touring the coast in 1973. He has played local bars and coffee shops ever since, though he is now based in Portland. In Stewart’s new novel, “Ochoco Reach,” the action begins as a Portland-based

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private eye, is approached by a lovely new client. She asks Mike Ironwood to help her figure out some suspicious activity on her cattle ranch. Mike finds the case intriguing and Willimina even more so. Six days in, the case has turned up three dead bodies, an alphabet soup of secretive federal investigators, and Mike is thinking that Willy just might be The One. When she is kidnapped by a corrupt DEA agent, he follows

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Jim Stewart has been playing music on the coast since the long-haired days of the 1970s.

the trail deep into Mexico, and comes home with some unfinished business. “Ochoco Reach” was released Jan. 4 by Word Hermit Press and is available in paperback and on Kindle from Amazon.

LONG BEACH PENINSULA, Wash. — Learn all you ever wanted to know about crabbing and oystering on a guided handson tour. The Sou’Wester Lodge is organizing a Seafood Excursion workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23. Local crabbing expert Jason Thorne will show participants how to bait and set the various styles of crabbing traps and pots. Thorne will talk about morphology, tides and the art of timing involved with catching crabs. Then, at Oysterville Sea Farms, participants will tour the cannery and learn more about the life-cycle and aqua-culture of oysters from oyster guru Dan Driscoll while enjoying freshly shucked oysters and hot tea. Wine and lunch will be available for purchase. You’ll be able to shuck and taste an oyster fresh from Willapa Bay. Then participants will pull up a crabpot from the dock at the Port of Peninsula in Nahcotta and bring the catch back to the Sou’Wester. The day will end by learning how to cook, clean and eat Dungeness crabs. Cost for the workshop is $30 and includes crab, oysters and hot tea. Optional sack lunch from Surfer Sands

Workshop 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 Register by Thursday, Jan. 21 Sou’Wester Lodge 3728 J Place, Seaview, Wash. 360-642-2542 $30 is available for purchase, $7.50 pre-ordered through the Sou’Wester. Find a menu on the Surfer Sands Facebook page. Interested participants must RSVP by Thursday, Jan. 21 by calling 360-642-2542 or emailing souwesterlodge@ gmail.com. The workshop can only run if eight people are registered by Jan. 21; organizers will notify all participants. On the day of the workshop, meet inside the Sou’Wester Lodge, located at 3728 J Place in Seaview, at 10 a.m. Participants will carpool to Willapa Bay after a brief introduction. You should bring a valid Washington shell¿sh license and dress for the weather. The workshop is open to the general public. Guests staying at the Sou’Wester can use a special promo code for 20 percent off a stay of two nights or more.

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COASTAL LIFE

The novels of Don Berry The Oregon landscape is front and center in these 1960s books

THE ARTS

One ‘Smart Mouth’ Overcoming a challenge, author Holly Lorincz redefined herself

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Life after 50 The Peninsula Senior Activity Center is a welcoming community

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Mouth of the Columbia Castaway’s Seafood Grille in Long Beach serves extra toppings

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The novels of Don Berry The Oregon landscape is front and center in these three books from the 1960s

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I think it must be a thing that happens only in a country like Oregon, where the winter crushes you into the ground and makes you something only half alive. The rush of summer makes you ten feet tall, and you can stand in the morning and feel the strength roll up out of your belly, drawn by the power of the sun.” Don Berry wrote these sentences. They originate from one of his trilogy of historical novels published in the early 1960s. 1961 to 1963 saw the publication of three Berry novels, “Trask,” “Moontrap” and “To Build a Ship,” all set in pioneer-era Oregon. Later a critic would call the output, “a spasm of sustained creativity unequaled in Oregon literature.” The novels sold well and Berry received critical praise, including a National Book Award nomination for “Mooontrap.” Berry never published another novel, and when he died in 2001 at age 70, none of his novels were in print. They could, however, occasionally be found as decomposing mass-market paperbacks in used bookstores across the Pacific Northwest. In 2004, Oregon State University Press performed an invaluable literary service by reprinting Berry’s three novels. They are now available at all coastal bookstores. “Trask,” Berry’s first novel tells the story of a former mountain man who has settled near Astoria, too close to the “Boston men,” who “saw no more than the surface of the world.” Troubled by a restlessness, Trask makes a perilous journey to the south, over Neahkahnie Mountain. Arriving at Tillamook Bay, he is instantly seized by its grandeur and hungers to homestead there. In places, Berry’s writing on the philosophical futility of this typical human hunger borders on scripture: “The taking possession of the land is the first — and the final — grasping of a man toward permanence; toward what he has occasionally called immortal-

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“Trask” by Don Berry was first published in 1961 and reprinted in 2004 by Oregon State University Press.

Oregon author Don Berry takes in the view of Tillamook Head in Seaside in this historic photo. Berry, who died in 2001, wrote three novels in the early 1960s that were set in pioneer-era Oregon.

ity for want of a word that means more.” At Tillamook Bay, Trask meets Kilchis, the chief of the Tillamooks, and in the novel’s soaring Zen-Buddhist-meets-Native-American-shamanism denouement, he goes on a Searching, a quest for a vision. He succeeds in his quest and in the end, “Trask rose to his knees and listened in fascination until a door within him opened and he begin to laugh.” Many of us would love to open Trask’s door, walk through, and laugh in acceptance of something Berry wrote in Trask: “What moves a man — and ultimately, the only thing that moves him deeply — is the finding of his own image, the solid configuration of himself, worked in materials of better staying quality than bone and blood.” “Moontrap” followed “Trask,” and Oregon City near the Willamette Falls is the primary setting of the novel, which takes place in the aftermath of the Whitman Massacre and white-hot racial prejudice against Native Americans. Once again, the plot involves a restless former mountain man: Johnson Monday is married to a Native American woman and struggling

to find a satisfying role in a changing Oregon Territory society where, “Things had changed so much. Seed wheat and missionaries.” When an old friend from Monday’s days in the mountains shows up, various cultural clashes ensue, and Monday is compelled to reconsider who he is and what he believes in. “Moontrap” ends tragically and suggests that Berry felt that a person who wanted to live in concord with the land and not exploit it or its native inhabitants didn’t have a chance against relentless and ruthless commercial and racist forces. “To Build a Ship,” the story of pioneers living near Tillamook Bay trying to construct a schooner, completed the trilogy. It stands as my favorite because of its depiction of racial tolerance and statements from the narrator like, “After a lifetime which it sometimes seems I devoted to cutting down trees, I am convinced that they were not meant to be cut down. God intended forests to stand eternally…” Today, some might dismiss Berry as an environmentalist, but his writing about landscape, which predated the professional environmental movement by two de-

cades, should not be so easily reduced. In these novels, all his protagonists exhibit a fully formed ecology with their natural surroundings. They exist in harmony with the land. Achieving that enlightened state is arguably the most pressing political and cultural challenge facing Oregon today. Many older Oregonians read Don Berry once, but probably have forgotten the experience. The best way to describe reading Berry is that his stories exist as an organic and native species. They grow inside you. They are religious. To read these books today is to experience a feeling like walking in rain without an umbrella, eating out of the garden, climbing Saddle Mountain in tennis shoes, or playing tennis with a wood racket. There is slowness in them. Try them out again this winter, or for the first time, and let Berry introduce you to his muse, Oregon, and particularly the Oregon Coast. He will make you feel for it in a new old way. Matt Love is the author/editor of 14 books about Oregon. His books are available through coastal bookstores or his website, nestuccaspitpress.com

Stepping Out

AUDITIONS Saturday, Jan. 16

Summer Dance Lab 10 a.m., Maddox Dance Studio, 389 S. Main Ave., Warrenton, 503-861-1971, maddoxdancers@opusnet.com, ages 10 to 21, $30. Whitman College’s five-week intensive class Summer Dance Lab will hold auditions for pre-professional dance students. Ages 12 to 21 audition from 10 to 11:15 a.m., and ages 10 to 12 will audition from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Call for more information.

Wednesday, Jan. 27 Community Talent Showcase 5 to 8 p.m., Hoffman Center for the Arts, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, hoffmanblog.org, 503-368-3846, hoffmancenter@nehalemtel.net. The Hoffman Center for the Arts issues a call for local performers to audition for its seventh annual Community Talent Showcase. Prepare approximately five minutes of your particular skill or talent for a panel of judges. Judges are looking for a variety of music, magic, comedy, singing, reading or acting acts; 12 to 15 acts will be selected. Bring completed audition form to auditions, available online. Performances will take place 7 p.m. Jan. 30 and 3 p.m. Jan. 31. All proceeds of the talent showcase will go to support the Hoffman Center’s general operating budget.

DANCE

Saturday, Jan. 16 Summer Dance Lab Auditions 10 a.m., Maddox Dance Studio, 389 S. Main Ave., Warrenton, 509-386-0448, www. whitman.edu/summer_dance. Whitman College offers pre-professional dancers to audition for the Summer Dance Lab program. Students between 10 to 12 years audition at 11:30 a.m., and students 12 to 21 years at 10 a.m. Registration open 30 minutes prior to audition.

Floating Glass Balls 7 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2202, no cover. Floating Glass Balls plays bluegrass, Caribbean, folk, swing and country. Open Jam Night 7 p.m., South Jetty Dining Room & Bar, 1015 Pacific Drive, Hammond, 503-8613547, no cover, 21 and older. Join a group of musicians in a jam session every second Thursday of the month. Bring your own equipment and instruments. The Easy Leaves 7 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-2311, no cover. The Easy Leaves’ unique sound is modern acoustic roots with a filtration of songs and sounds that adds to their own distillation of American music.

Friday, Jan. 15 Seaside A Cappella Festival 6 p.m., Seaside Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, 503-983-4467, www. seasideacappellafestival.com, $20, $35 both nights, all ages. The Seaside A Cappella Festival is a singing competition with groups performing a variety of genres and styles. The festival is sponsored by the Quartet Champions of the Evergreen District of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Ray Raihala 6 p.m., Urban Café, 1119 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-338-5133, no cover. Ray Raihala plays acoustic Americana with elements of folk, blues, country, soft rock and some old standards. Tom Trudell 6 p.m., Shelburne Inn Restaurant, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360-6424150, no cover. Tom Trudell plays jazz piano. Maggie & the Cats 6:30 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1539, no cover, 21 and older. Maggie and the Cats play blues, funk and rhythm-n-blues.

Editor’s Pick: Friday, Jan. 15 Kendl Winter & Eli West 7 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 N. Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, no cover. Eli West joins Kendl Winter playing Americana, bluegrass and country-inspired narratives with skilled instrumentation.

DJ Sugar PDX Dance Party 9:30 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3467, www.twistedfishsteakhouse.com, 21 and older. DJ Sugar spins house, electro, hip-hop, Top 40s and dubstep.

MUSIC

Thursday, Jan. 14 Senior Center Jam 6:30 p.m., Astoria Recreation Center, 1555 W. Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-468-0390, free. The Astoria Senior Center offers string band, bluegrass and country.

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Hondo’s Open Mic 7:30 p.m., Hondo’s Brew & Cork, 2703 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-325-2234, no cover. Musicians, singers and comedians are welcome. Performers receive $1 off pints of beer or cider. The Hugs 9 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-2311, no cover. The Hugs plays garage, psych pop and rock music. Twisted Karaoke 9 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3467, 21 and older. Twisted Fish offers karaoke twice a week.

Saturday, Jan. 16 Two Crows Joy 4:30 p.m., Pine Grove Community Center, 225 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. As part of a kick-off party, Two Crows Joy will provide live music playing country Americana, rock, blues and old standards. George Coleman 6 p.m., Shelburne Inn Restaurant, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360-6424150, no cover. George Coleman plays pop, jazz, folk and rock music on his 12-string guitar. Ray Raihala 6 p.m., T. Paul’s Supper Club, 360 12th St., Astoria, 503-338-5133, no cover. Brad Griswold 7 p.m., WineKraft, 80 10th St., Astoria, no cover, 21 and older. Brad Griswold plays acoustic folk and bluegrass on banjo, guitar and mandolin. Jukebox Night 7 p.m., American Legion 99, 1315 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5111, no cover, 21 and older. Anything goes on free jukebox night. Seaside A Cappella Festival 7:30 p.m., Seaside Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, 503-983-4467, www. seasideacappellafestival.com ,$20, $35 both nights, all ages. Past Evergreen District champions will perform. Hondo’s Open Mic 7:30 p.m., Hondo’s Brew & Cork, 2703 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-325-2234, no cover. The Hugs 9 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-2311, no cover.

Sunday, Jan. 17 Kitchen Music 1 p.m., Long Beach Grange, 5715 Sandridge Road, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422239. Enjoy traditional, folk, bluegrass, country, blues and pop music played by local musicians.

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Sunday, Jan. 17 (continued) Evensong 6 p.m., Cannon Beach Community Church, 132 E. Washington St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1222. Evensong features performers Jennifer Goodenberger and Wes Wahrmund, meditative songs and quiet reflection. The Cabin Project 7 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. The Cabin Project is an orchestral pop band whose sound includes anthemic choruses, harmonies and string. Nick Jaina & Stelth Ulvang 8 p.m., Sou’Wester Lodge, 3728 J Place, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-2542. Folk singer, instrumentalist and storyteller Stelth Ulvang will join composer Nick Jaina for a mixture of music and readings.

Editor’s Pick:

Richard Thomasian 7 p.m., Port of Call Bistro & Bar, 894 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-4356, no cover. All musicians and styles are welcome to jam with the Port’s house band featuring Richard Thomasian, Peter Unander and Tom Peake. Sea of Bees & Sunmonks 7 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. The Sunmonks will join Sea of Bees for a night of indie rock and psych folk music.

Thursday, Jan. 21 Senior Center Jam 6:30 p.m., Astoria Recreation Center, 1555 W. Marine Drive, Astoria, 503468-0390, free. Floating Glass Balls 7 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2202 free. Sea of Bees & Sunmonks 7 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover.

MARKETS Friday, Jan. 15

Long Beach Grange Indoors Market 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Long Beach Grange, 5715 Sandridge Road, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-4953, www.longbeachgrange.org. Features home-baked goods, prepared food, woodcrafts, honey, nuts, art and jewelry.

Saturday, Jan. 16 Sunday, Jan. 17 Vaudeville Etiquette 8 p.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-3257468, no cover. Vaudeville Etiquette plays country and alternative rock mixed with roots rock, psych folk and indie folk music.

Svensen Flea & Craft Market 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wickiup Grange, 92683 Svensen Market Road, Svensen. Find antiques, toys, household items, handmade goods and treasures to recycle, refurbish, reuse and re-enjoy. Long Beach Grange Indoors Market 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Long Beach Grange, 5715 Sandridge Road, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-4953, www.longbeachgrange.org.

Sunday, Jan. 17 Twisted Karaoke 9 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3467, 21 and older.

Monday, Jan. 18 Burgers & Jam 6 p.m., American Legion 168, 1216 S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503436-2973. The legion offers good burgers and good music.

Svensen Flea & Craft Market 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wickiup Grange, 92683 Svensen Market Road, Svensen.

EVENTS

Thursday, Jan. 14

The Cabin Project 7 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover.

Trivia Night 6:30 p.m., Uptown Café, 1639 S.E. Ensign Lane, Warrenton, $2 person per game. Each night ends with a rollover jackpot question.

Tuesday, Jan. 19

Beers to Your Health 7 p.m., Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St., Astoria, 503-791-8869, www.astoria.coop, free, all ages. The program will be “Learning How to Become Your Best Self with Yoga Philosophy” with Dawn Hanson. Food and beverages served in the taproom.

Brian O’Connor 5:30 p.m., Shelburne Inn Restaurant, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-4150, no cover. Acoustic jazz guitarist Brian O’Connor plays an eclectic mix of jazz standards. The Cabin Project 7 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover.

PageTurners Book Discussion 7 p.m., Raymond Timberland Library, 507 Duryea St., Raymond, Wash., 360-942-2408, www.TRL.org, free, adults. Join in a discussion of “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed. PageTurners Book Club meets the second Thursday.

Wednesday, Jan. 20

Friday, Jan. 15

Paul & Margo Dueber 5 p.m., The Bistro, 263 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Paul and Margo Dueber perform original tunes, folk and Americana from the 70s and 80s.

ENCORE Book Group 10 a.m., Educational Services District, 3194 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-3382566, www.encorelearn.org. Led by Stephen Berk, attendees will discuss “On Care for Our Common Home” by Pope Francis to Feb. 19.

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Golf Tourney Noon, shotgun start, Gearhart Golf Links, 1157 N. Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-738-3538, www.gearhartgolflinks.com, $50 to $60, 21 and older. Find a partner and start the year with a two-player scramble at the Oregon Spirits Tour and sample unique beers at stations located around the course. Community Skate Night 5 p.m., The Armory, 1636 Exchange St., Astoria, $3, all ages. Community skate night is a weekly, family-friendly, fun activity. Skate rentals available. Library After Hours 6 p.m., Astoria Public Library, 450 10th St, Astoria, 503-325-7323, www. astorialibrary.org, free. As part of Library After Hours series of cultural events, Astoria Public Library presents “Slavery at the End of the Oregon Trail” with R. Gregory Nokes. Texas Hold’em 7 p.m., American Legion 168, 1216 S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503436-2973. Cannon Beach American Legion offers a Texas Hold’em poker tournament.

Saturday, Jan. 16 Let’s Go Birding Survey 9 a.m., Sunset Beach State Recreation Site, Warrenton, 503-861-3170 ext. 41, dane.osis@oregon.gov, 8 and older. Help with the citizen science project to monitor habitats in the park. Volunteers meet at the Fort to Sea Trailhead. Beach Clean Up Day 9:30 a.m., Peninsula beach approaches, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-0033, all ages. Volunteers should meet the Grass Roots Garbage Gang organizers at any major beach approach on the Peninsula to sign in and pick up bags. Soup feed for volunteers included after the clean up. AAUW Meeting 10 a.m., Ocean Park Timberland Library, 1308 256th Place, Ocean Park, Wash., 360-642-3636. Part of the regular meeting of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) program will include a talk about beach cleanup and Allie Friese will give an update on plans for the Boys and Girls Club. The Ladies Who Dine will meet at The Depot on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m. HRAP Choice Event 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower Ave., Cannon Beach, 503-4368095, free, all ages. Haystack Rock Awareness Program will host its first volunteer choice event to honor its volunteers. Each HRAP beach station will be represented at the event, along with new any equipment, protocol or information. Volunteers will get to see multiple opportunities they can take part in on and off the beach, and volunteers can give input on past successes or problems. Play Pickle Ball 10 a.m., Camp Rilea Gymnasium, 333168 Patriot Way, Warrenton, 503-7383311, www.sunsetempire.com, $5, 12 and older. Join in for three hours of fun, exercise, demonstrations and instruction, Saturdays to Feb. 20. Balls and paddles provided and no experience or registration required. Boosters Crab Feed Noon, Elks Lodge 1937, 110 N. Pacific Ave., Long Beach, Wash., all ages. The community is invited to the annual Dungeness crab feed sponsored by the Ilwaco Sports Boosters, includes coleslaw and garlic bread. Hot dogs are available for kids. Ticket prices based on crab’s seasonal cost. Art a la cARTe 2 to 3:30 p.m., Barbey Maritime Center, 2042 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-325-5922, www.liberty-theater.org, $15. Art a la cARTe is a fundraiser to benefit Liberty Theater and features works of art by artists from the Northwest and around the country. Event is first-come, first-served, so patrons are urged to arrive on time.

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lifelinescreening.com, $149. Life Line Screening is a set of preventive health screenings administered by trained professionals to help detect hidden health issues.

Saturday, Jan. 16 (continued) Kick-off Party 4:30 p.m., Pine Grove Community Center, 225 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, free, all ages. Friends of Cape Falcon will hold a kick-off party for Oregon’s newest reserve, includes family friendly activities, food, beer and live music.

Editor’s Pick: Saturday, Jan. 16 Artist Reception 5 to 7 p.m., Cannon Beach Gallery, 1064 S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-0744, www.cannonbeacharts.org. Cannon Beach Arts Association and LightBox Photographic Gallery will have a combined reception featuring 12 artists representing memberships of both organizations for the show “Confessions.”

Past to Present Lecture Series 10:30 a.m., Columbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-3252323, www.crmm.org. Tracy Hollister will recount his solo crossing from Japan to Astoria that concluded a two-year voyage. ABATE Chapter Meeting 5:30 p.m., Astoria Moose Lodge, 420 17th St., Astoria, 503-325-3566, www.northcoastabate.com. ABATE is a north coast group of motorcycle enthusiasts who ride, have fun and provide community support.

Wednesday, Jan. 20 “Soup Night” Book Reading 11 a.m., Ilwaco Timberland Library, 158 N. 1st Ave., Ilwaco, Wash., 360-642-3908, www.TRL.org. Join author Maggie Stuckey in a discussion of her book “Soup Night: Creating Community Around a Pot of Soup.” Lunch in the Loft Noon, Beach Books, 616 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3500, www.beachbooks37. com, $25. Author Honey Perkel who will share her latest novel “Between Two Shores.” Cost includes lunch and a signed copy of the book. Reservations required. Write Astoria 5 p.m., Astoria Public Library, Flag Room, 450 10th St., Astoria, 503-325-7323, www. astorialibrary.org, free. Write Astoria is an open forum where writers read from works in progress and offer constructive feedback. Listening to the Land 6 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, free, all ages. North Coast Land Conservancy presents “Climate Change and the Coast” with John Stevenson.

Legion Crab Feed 6 p.m., American Legion 168, 1216 S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, $20. Cannon Beach American Legion will host a crab feed, includes salad and garlic bread.

Cannon Beach Reads 7 p.m., Cannon Beach Library, 131 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1391. The next selection is “All the Light We Cannot See,” by Anthony Doerr.

Author Reading 7 p.m., Cannon Beach Book Company, 130 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-4361301, free. Author and musician Jim Stewart will read from his debut novel “Ochoco Reach, An Ironwood Novel.” Q&A and book signing will follow the reading.

Thursday, Jan. 21 Let’s Go Birding Survey 9 a.m., Sunset Beach State Recreation Site, Warrenton, 503-861-3170 ext. 41, dane. osis@oregon.gov, 8 and older.

Sunday, Jan. 17 In Their Footsteps 1 p.m., Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, 503-861-2471, www.nps.gov/lewi, free. As part of In Their Footsteps lecture series, Fort Clatsop presents “The Towns that Became Today’s Warrenton” with Susan Glen.

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Candlelight Walk 5:30 p.m., 12th and Commercial streets, Astoria, 503-325-1895, all ages. Join the Lower Columbia Diversity Project for a candlelight walk honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tuesday, Jan. 19 Life Line Screening 8:30 a.m., Seaside Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, 888-653-6450, www.

Trivia Night 6:30 p.m., Uptown Café, 1639 S.E. Ensign Lane, Warrenton, $2 person per game. Nature Matters 7 p.m., Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St., Astoria, 503-861-4443, free. Guest speaker Nancy Fernandez will talk about Budburst at the Parks, an opportunity for the public to learn about tracking changes to 10 significant plants at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and the San Juan Island National Historical Park.

CLASSES

Tuesday, Jan. 19 CCC Offers Aquanastics Class 9 to 10:50 a.m., KOA Pool, 1100 Ridge Road, Hammond, 503-338-2402, www.clatsopcc.edu/schedule, $29. Aquanastics are gentle water exercises designed to increase range of motion, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness for both men and women. Swimming is not required. Classes meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays to Feb. 25, includes two time slot options and limited to 12 students. Financing Your Business Future 9 to 11 a.m., Clatsop Community College, 1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria, 503-3382402, $15. Noah Brockman will cover financing, development and resources. Seating is limited and registration required. Philosophical Foundations of Buddhism 10 a.m. to noon, Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St., Astoria, 503-338-2566, www.encorelearn.org. This class meets on Tuesdays to March 1 to discuss philosophy in terms of Buddhism.

Thursday, Jan. 21

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Winter Film Series 2 p.m., Liberty Theater, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-5922, $5, PG-13. AIFF and Liberty Theater present a screening of the comedy “Noises Off!”

Monday, Jan. 18

Writers at Work 6 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-6742, www.seasidelibrary. org. This group is designed for writers to meet and share ideas with local authors.

CCC Offers Aquanastics Class 9 to 10:50 a.m., KOA Pool, 1100 Ridge Road, Hammond, 503-338-2402, www. clatsopcc.edu/schedule, $29.

CHIP-In at Shively Hall 1 to 4 p.m., Shively Hall, 1530 Shively Park Road, Astoria, 503-741-5965, all ages, free. Learn about the historic facility as you help clean it up. T-shirts, snacks and tools provided. Volunteers will pick up trash, prune bushes, paint, power wash and more.

Daphne Restaurant Pop-up Event 6:30 p.m., Albatross & Co., 225 14th St., Astoria , http://daphnepdx.com/events, $90. Chef Jake Martin and wine and service director Christopher Sky of Portland contemporary American restaurant Daphne are offering a seven-course meal with wine pairings using local produce and products at this pop-up dinner event. Limited to 20 diners. A second pop-up dinner is set for Jan. 31. Menu and tickets available online.

“Soup Night” Book Reading 6 p.m., Raymond Timberland Library, 507 Duryea St., Raymond, Wash., 360-9422408, www.TRL.org.

Thursday, Jan. 21 Book Reading & Discussion 2 p.m., Columbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503325-2323, www.crmm.org, all ages, free. Hear the true story of a little boat that brings together two communities from across the Pacific Ocean in “The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome: A Tsunami Boat Comes Home,” a book reading in Japanese and English with Lori Dengler and Amya Miller. This illustrated bilingual book tells the story of the small boat swept away by the March 2011 Japan tsunami that was found in April 2013 on Crescent Beach and started an exchange between high school students in Japan and Crescent City.

Mining Your Life for Laughs Writing Workshop 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, Hoffman Center for the Arts, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, hoffmanblog. org, balmerbobb@comcast.net, 503-368-3846, $50. Bob Balmer will lead this workshop, the goal of which is to produce a 600- to 1,500-word rough draft of a humorous essay or story based on your own life. Students will explore humorous writings in class and then discuss what about them makes us laugh: exaggeration, humiliation, characterization, one-liners, wordplay, irony, identifying with the story or the narrator, juxtaposition of internal monologue and external dialogue, structure or some other reason. Personal Essay Writing Workshop 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, Hoffman Center for the Arts, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, hoffmanblog.org, 503-368-3846, $30. Join Ellen Urbani to work on the fundamentals of writing short-form personal narratives/essays with a focus on attention-getting openers, truth-telling, brevity, and kick-ass summations. Students will explore the concept of universal themes and how to use them to draw in readers.

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“Smart Mouth” by Manzanita author Holly Lorincz won the bronze medal for popular fiction at the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards.

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HOLLY LORINCZ: Though she no longer teaches high school, Holly Lorincz is still heping potential writers find their voice.

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There are numerous well-worn clichés about adversity, such as “everything happens for a reason” or “when life give you lemons, make lemonade.” It’s easy to imagine that users of these clichés have never faced any serious adversity themselves. Manzanita resident and teacher Holly Lorincz could easily be forgiven for surrendering when she was sucker-punched by adversity. %ut instead, she chose to rede¿ne herself and began living the dream of every college graduate with an English degree: being a published author. Fort 15 years, Lorincz taught language arts at Neah-Kah-Nie High School in Rockaway Beach. She also served as head coach of the

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speech team. She loved teaching, and it showed. During her tenure, Lorincz earned Oregon Speech Educator of the Year in 2007, plus two national educator awards from the National Federation of High Schools in 2007 and 2008. Her speech team won the OSAA State Speech Championship two times and she coached six kids to nine individual state champion trophies. “I loved teaching and coaching because you could see students’ tangible progress,” Lorincz says. A few years ago, Lorincz began struggling with fatigue and dizziness. She initially put it off to general stress, but they were symptoms of a much larger problem: She had contracted

mononucleosis, a virus that sapped her physical and mental stamina. It got so bad, it forced her to take a leave of absence from teaching. Lorincz recalls often not even having the strength to get out of bed in the morning. “I was weak and dizzy all the time,” she says. “I couldn’t stand in front of students for an entire school day.” Though she tried to return to her beloved profession, it soon became clear that her leave from teaching would become permanent. Lorincz says submitting her letter of resignation was the hardest thing she ever had to do. “Just like that, my identity as a teacher and coach was gone,” she says. “I felt like the tether that had been holding me in place was cut and I had no attachment to anything.” With a young son to raise and no idea what a lifelong teacher with a chronic illness was sup-

posed to do next, Lorincz turned to writing. Her ¿rst novel, “Smart Mouth,” was born from her forced separation from teaching. “I spent a lot of time alone in the attic all day, talking to myself,” Lorincz says. The ensuing story came directly from her life as a teacher. “Smart Mouth” follows Addy Taylor, a newly minted high school teacher with a mountain of bills who is horri¿ed when she is recruited to coach the school’s speech team. As the saying goes, write what you know. “Addy is my voice,” Lorincz says. The novel was extremely well-received, winning the bronze medal for popular ¿ction at the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Suddenly, writing was Lorincz’s profession and she dove right in. She worked as a literary agent with the well-regarded Chip MacGregor, with whom she co-authored two industry books, “Step by Step Pitches & Proposals: A Workbook for Writers” and “How Can I Find a Literary Agent? And 101 Other Questions Asked by Writers.” She also opened her own editing business, Lorincz Literary Services, which she runs out of Manzanita. “This community has been so supportive,” she says. “Lots of people had my back and believed in me.” She has returned the favor by presenting writing workshops at the Hoffman Center for the Arts. When asked for tips by potential authors, Lorincz’s advice is simple: “Read as many good books as you can, in whatever genre you like,” she says. Though she still deals with her illness’ effects, she has learned how to pace herself and work through them. When she’s not writing, Lorincz attends writing conferences around the country and has lectured at several, something that fans the embers of her inner teacher. There’s even a television pilot adaptation for “Smart Mouth,” written by award-winning screenwriter Bryan Marvis. Lorincz calls her evolution from teacher to author the life every English major dreams about. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t miss her ¿rst love. “I’d go back to teaching kids in a heartbeat if I could,” she says.

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VISUAL ARTS • LITERATURE • THEATER • MUSIC & MORE Story by DAN HAAG

Liberty Theater presents Art a la cARTe fundraiser

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The Art a la cARTe fundraiser for the Liberty Theater allows art lovers to enjoy wine, hors d’oeuvres, live music and lovely art.

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be conducted weekly for an HQWLUH \HDU (DFK VXUYH\ WDNHV DERXW WZR KRXUV DQG ZLOO FRYHU VHYHUDO KDELWDWV RQ WKH WUDLOV 6XQVHW %HDFK VXUYH\V ZLOO meet from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16; Thursday, Jan. 21; Saturday, Jan. 30; Wednesday, Feb. 3; Wednesday, Feb. 10; and Friday, Feb. 19. Participants will meet at the Fort to Sea Trailhead at the Sunset Beach State Recreation Area. There will also be a Fort 6WHYHQV PRQWKO\ ELUG VXUYH\ from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. Participants will meet at Battery Russell in Fort SteYHQV 6WDWH 3DUN For questions, contact Park Ranger Dane Osis 503-8613170, ext. 41, or email dane. RVLV#RUHJRQ JRY

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LIFE AFTER 50 T The self-sustaining nonproďŹ t Peninsula Senior Activity Center is a welcoming community to all Story and photos by LYNETTE RAE McADAMS

Longtime members refresh their memories of the the PSAC’s earliest days by looking through the Center’s wealth of scrapbooks. Clockwise from left, Mary Cook, Larry Cook and Lucile Robinson-Lee.

The PSAC’s bi-monthly hearty pancake breakfasts are open to the whole community and serve as a primary fundraiser for the Center’s many needs. Standard menu offerings include pancakes or biscuits and gravy, served with eggs, sausage and a beverage for only $6. Typically, the kitchen also runs a special, like this beautiful eggs Benedict, for only one or two dollars more.

Upcoming regular events at the PSAC Public is welcome; $1 donation requested Mondays: 10 a.m. Tai Chi Tuesdays: 10 a.m. Bridge class (RSVP); 11:30 a.m. Bridge; 12:30 p.m. Cribbage Wednesdays: 10:30 a.m. Yoga; 12:30 p.m. Pinochle Thursdays: 10 a.m. Tai Chi; 12:30 p.m. Pinochle; 1 p.m. Mahjong Fridays: 9 a.m. Quilts from the Heart, Sewing Group, and/or Yarn Crafts (call ahead or check the calendar for details)

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There’s a place toward the north end of Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula where the heat’s always on, the lights are kept bright, and you can count on a fresh pot of coffee every time you walk in. It’s a library and a cafe, a school as well as a dance hall, a revolving boutique, and at least twice a week, an unexpected EXW PDJQLÂż FHQW NLQG RI J\PQDVLXP Looking for a great deal on one of the best breakfasts on the beach? Fancy yourself as something of a card shark? Perhaps you’ve been thinking it might be nice to brush up on your foxtrot or take a chance on a tango. Whatever your interests, whatever your skills, consider a visit to the PSAC — the place where HDFK DQG HYHU\ GD\ WKH\ÂśUH UHGHÂż QLQJ ZKDW LW means to have a “senior moment.â€? Located in the heart of Klipsan Beach, just a few miles south of Ocean Park, Washington, the Peninsula Senior Activity Center more than lives up to its name, continuing to evolve along a steady path toward its primary mission: To enhance the quality of life, maintain the independence, and add to the well-being of our senior citizens. It exists as a gathering place for service groups and community events; a learning hall for classes on everything from origami to garGHQLQJ WR 7KDL FRRNLQJ D FHUWLÂż HG ZDUPLQJ center, open in emergencies; a spot to enjoy an occasional home-cooked meal with friends and neighbors; and an overall resource center for anyone entering their second half of life. But let’s back up a bit. Because of course, the Center’s story starts long before there was ever an actual Center; like so many of life’s most wonderful things, it all began as just a dream.

Looking back

“It was pretty simple,â€? recalls charter member Lucile Robinson-Lee, 87, looking over a set of typewritten meeting minutes from the original PSAC planning committee, dated 1980. “There was a small group of us from the local AARP who saw there was a real need, so we JRW WRJHWKHU DQG VHW RXW WR IXOÂż OO LW ´ In those days, service clubs and community organizations, fueled largely by the local population of retirees, hopped around from public

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building to public building — meeting one PRQWK DW WKH Âż UH VWDWLRQ WKH QH[W DW D VFKRRO then perhaps a local church: “What we really needed was a place that we could call our own.â€? Hoping to obtain support from an already existing entity, those early members increased their numbers and their dollars, polished their idea for a dedicated facility, then shopped around for sponsorship: “We took it to the county, we took it to the city, we took it everywhere, but no one would touch it,â€? says Robinson-Lee, the beginnings of a smile playing at her lips. “So that’s when we decided we’d just build it ourselves.â€? Powered by sheer will and grassroots deterPLQDWLRQ DQG IRUWLÂż HG ZLWK KXQGUHGV RI SRW OXFNV \HDUV RI IXQGUDLVLQJ WKHQ FRPPHQFHG — 15 to be precise — with rummage sales and special dinners, cake walks and car washes, all adding slowly, but surely, to a pot that continued to grow. “We just stuck with it,â€? says Robinson-Lee, with perfect matter-of-factness. “And then some time in the mid-’90s, the most wonderful thing began happening — the donations started

‘The folks that built this place came from the greatest generation, and we called them that for a reason. You had to be tough to wait 20 years to create something like this, but they could do anything, and that spirit still lives here.’ coming, and you can’t imagine how happy we were!â€? With generous gifts from individuals such as Art Newton and Walter and Theon Cline, along with grants from the Templin and Ben Cheney Foundations, it looked as though a ORQJ KHOG GUHDP PLJKW Âż QDOO\ EHFRPH UHDOLW\ And when the Loren H. Corder Foundation donated the land where the Center still resides, the deal was sealed. “We were overwhelmed with gratitude,â€? says Robinson-Lee, beaming. “We still are.â€? Construction crews, comprised largely of volunteers, broke ground in September 1998, and in May 2000, the Peninsula Senior Activity &HQWHU RSHQHG LWV GRRUV IRU WKH Âż UVW WLPH

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Almost 16 years later, standing in the entry DW WKH &HQWHU QDWXUDO OLJKW Ă€ RRGLQJ WKURXJK HY HU\ ZLQGRZ DQG WKHUH DUH PDQ\ (UQLH +HQVRQ looks around at the freshly painted walls and WULP WKH VKLQLQJ Ă€ RRUV DQG ZHOO NHSW FDUSHW WKH IXOO WR EXUVWLQJ OLEUDU\ WKHQ Ă€ DVKHV DQ HDV\ smile before saying, “You have to understand, the folks that built this place came from the greatest generation, and we called them that for a reason. You had to be tough to wait 20 years to create something like this, but they could do anything, and that spirit still lives here.â€? As president of the Center’s board of direcWRUV +HQVRQ LV TXLFN ZLWK ZRUGV WKDW UHĂ€ HFW MXVWLÂż DEOH SULGH IRU WKH &HQWHU Âł7KHUHÂśV VWLOO D

The PSAC is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, as well as evenings and weekends for scheduled events. A self-sustaining, nonprofit organization, the Center operates on a slim budget and is reliant on funds raised through membership dues and community events, like bi-monthly pancake breakfasts and special dinners. Membership is not required for participation in PSAC events — the entire public is invited to attend. Active memberships (age 50 and older) and associate memberships (non-voting, age 21-49) are $15 per year, and all proceeds help keep the lights on and the doors open. For more information, or to donate or volunteer, call 360-665-3999 or visit www. peninsulaseniorcenter.com Getting there: Traveling north from Long Beach on Highway 103, turn right on 217th Lane, then right again in the driveway just past the Family Health Center.

cadre of people who tell me, ‘You know what, this is going to fail someday. You have to generate money all the time and you rely completely on volunteers — there’s no way that can work in the long run.’ But they don’t know our volunteers. We’ve got some really awesome people and they do amazing things.� “As a culture, we like to just throw big gobs of money at things and hope it sticks, and don’t get me wrong, we’re immensely grateful for

Multiple card groups meet weekly at the Peninsula Senior Activity Center. Here, members are gathered for a game of partnership pinochle.

Save the date for these special upcoming PSAC events: Jan. 13 & 27: 5:30 p.m. Dance Club Jan. 18: 2 p.m. Ice Cream Social Jan. 21: 5 p.m. Monthly Dinner (chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, roll and dessert for $8; RSVP) Jan. 30: Pancake Breakfast, $6

every penny we receive here, you’ve no idea,â€? Henson continues. “But what really makes a place run is heart, and we’ve got that in spades. Just look at this place, there’s nothing else like it — it’s clean, it’s beautiful, it’s an all-around joy. More than anything else, it’s like one really big, really fun club.â€? But don’t worry, there’s no secret handshake required. “We accept everyone, and we try really hard to make people feel welcome,â€? says board member John Vale, chair of the activities comPLWWHH DQG OHDGHU RI WKH &HQWHUÂśV PDJQLÂż FHQW kitchen crew. “If you walk through that door, somebody is going to let you know you belong here.â€? “It’s a marvelous thing to reach a place where you don’t have anything to lose anymore,â€? he adds. “We don’t have to show off our money, or our cars, or our looks. You can come here and exercise, or dance, or play cards, or even start your own thing — whatever you want — and someone’s always going to greet you warmly and offer you friendship and space.â€? “All you have to do is take the chance,â€? Vale says. “Come to the Senior Center, and reinvent yourself.â€?

Ernie Henson, PSAC president, left, stands with board member John Vale in the lending library at the Peninsula Senior Activity Center in Ocean Park, Washington.

Janet Henson and Diane West, members and volunteers at the Peninsula Senior Activity Center in Ocean Park, Washington, sit together at the entrance table to the annual New Year’s Eve dinner, a popular event that had more than 100 people in attendance.

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Castaway’s Seafood Grille

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Since taking over as the Mouth, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve taken a box of French fries home in a to-go box only to later move them to the compost. This graveyard of fries speaks to a certain tradition, particularly when it comes to feeding hungry tourists: Above all, make sure they are full. Thou shalt provide the starches. Castaway’s Seafood Grille in Long Beach also makes sure you get full. But the ¿ller I got was a little different, and a cut or two above fry mountain. It came in three forms: cheese, spinach and bacon. Not bad, eh? Almost down the middle, Castaway’s is divided between a family dining room and a loosely-styled tiki bar. I found the bar side in¿nitely more warm and welcoming than the family room, with its Àat lighting, voluminous blue vinyl booths and wrote oceanic decor. As it was a tiki bar, my companion and I began with cocktails. On the recommendation of the bubbly, gregarious and well-styled server/bartender, I opted for the Mai Thai. My companion went with the Margarita. When the drinks arrived it was obvious — a bit of information had been left out. The drinks were enormous doubles. A pleasant surprise, indeed. The Mai Thai ($9), served in a heavy glass beer mug, was sweet and strong, though it needed a little extra stirring as all the rum was on top. The Margarita ($9) was leavened with enough tart lime against the syrup. Now, something I probably should’ve mentioned before: There are two restaurants on the North Coast claiming the Castaway moniker. There’s Castaways Restaurant & Tiki Bar in Cannon Beach (one of my top picks of 2015) and Castaway’s Seafood Grille in Long Beach (which we’re speaking about now). Though they prefer different punctuation, each are tangential tiki bars and seafood forward. But the restaurants are separately owned and inspired. Besides the name and penchant for fruity, sugary cocktails, they have nothing in common. Well, almost nothing. Both serve coconut shrimp. And, as it’s a Àavor that’s stuck with me since devouring them in Cannon Beach, I thought I’d give them a shot in Long Beach. The differences were apparent when they hit the table. The eight Coconut Shrimp ($9.99) in Long Beach were butterÀied. As such, the surface area of the shrimp is doubled and the ratio of breading to

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meat goes way up. The breading at Castaway’s in Long Beach included as much — or more — Panko bread crumbs than coconut. (In Cannon Beach, it’s all coconut.) Still, the shrimp in Long Beach were well cooked, crispy and, after dipping them in a generic chili sauce, we ¿nished them all. Anyway, that’s enough comparison. As I said, these are truly different restaurants. Where Cannon Beach explores fusion from a base of Cajun/ Creole, Long Beach delights in, well, extra toppings. The Clam Chowder ($4.49 per cup or $6.49 for a bowl) was bacon forward. Smoky and plentiful, it made the clam and potato chowder more surf and turf. Along with bacon, spinach and cheese were dominant components of the Oysters Rockefeller ($10.99). Served on the half shell after being baked underneath a heaping of spinach, onions, garlic, Parmesan cheese and, yes, bacon, the oys-

The Halibut Po Boy teemed with sweet pineapple, sharp pico de gallo, and creamy and spicy aioli.

ters were as much a supporting character than the dish’s star. The large shells overÀowed. Rather than a nibbling, slurping delicacy, these were Oysters Rockefeller on steroids — almost a meal in themselves. And while my companion and I enjoyed this hearty variation, we took issue with the presentation. The oyster shells were placed on a thick bed of spinach. And after all the loads of sopping spinach that were already cooked into the dish, there was absolutely no need for more, garnish or otherwise. So, just as it came, our plate left the table with all the extra produce. Essentially it went from the fridge into the trash. There’s no need for such waste. The Halibut Po Boy ($13.99) was also teem-

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ing, but more thoughtfully. On top of an extra-large, soft, white bread hoagie roll/hot dog bun, the white¿sh was tender, clean and lightly grilled. It cupped an abundance of pineapple pico de gallo — with tomato, onion, and cilantro — as well as a cole slaw, lettuce and a chipotle aioli. The sandwich seemed almost impossible to fold closed, and doing so cause ¿nger-licking collateral damage. Each bite contained multitudes: the bright, sweet pineapple; the sharp pico; the smooth, creamy and quite spicy aioli. It made you want to keep going back, biting in as the toppings spilled out the sides. The sandwich came with the selection of fries — regular, tots, sweet potato or garlic. I went with the Parmesan-covered garlic fries, which were potent and plentiful enough to send Dracula out of state. (I would’ve, however, liked to have known about the $2 up-charge beforehand, since it was offered as a choice.) We ¿nished with the Seafood Ravioli ($19.99). It arrived much larger than expected, about the size of a brick. It was smothered in Parmesan (again) and a rich cream sauce, accompanied by enough garlic bread to sop it all up. A generous sprinkling of parsley helped the seafood stand out. And among the smorgasbord of crab, cod, bay shrimp and ricotta, the layered pasta held up. Well cooked, it remained supple against the dripping, gooey innards. After all this food, that the ravioli was a favorite for both my companion and I is saying something. I suppose that’s because while the ¿ller wasn’t necessarily the most nuanced, it was pretty killer. And it wasn’t starch.

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Journalism or related degree, plus newspaper or magazine writing experience required. Multimedia and photography experience preferred. Driver's license, good driving record and reliable transportation necessary. Full-time position. Benefits include Paid Time Off (PTO), 401(k)/Roth 401(k) retirement plan and insurance. Send resume, clips and letter of interest to EO Media Group, P.O. Box 2048, Salem, OR 97308-2048, by fax to 503-371-2935 or e-mail hr@eomediagroup.com.

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Now accepting applications for leadership minded cooks. Apply at 360 12th St. Astoria Let your pockets “jingle” with extra cash from the Daily Astorian classifieds Tillamook County Transportation District HR Specialist: Confidential position, responsible for wide range of duties supporting the General Manager, Finance Manager and others. Primary duties: human resources functions under direction of general manager, Clerk of the Board functions, general office support. Must demonstrate good judgement, meet deadlines, foster positive atmosphere. Must have associate degree and minimum 3 years human resources experience, or satisfactory combination. Must have basic knowledge of records management, employment law and human resources legal compliance issues, be proficient with computers (Windows based applications, email and on-line research), type minimum 50 WPM, possess strong organization skills. Competitive wages and full benefit package. Application online at www.tillamookbus.com. Submit completed Applications to: Tillamook County Transportation District, Attn: HR Position, 3600 Third St., Suite A, Tillamook, OR 97141. Fax: 503-815-2834 or email: employment@tillamookbus.com. Closing date, Friday, January 22, 2016 by 5:00pm

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Celebrate new marine reserve near Manzanita Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve hold two kick-off events MANZANITA and CANNON BEACH — After many years of planning and public involvement, the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve site went into effect Jan. 1. This site is located in the ocean just off the coast, between Falcon Cove and Manzanita, and is an area dedicated to conservation and scientific research. The Friends of Cape Fal­ con Marine Reserve are hold­ ing two free kick-off events for the reserve that are open to the public. There will be live music, refreshments, informa­ tion about the marine reserve, and family-friendly activities. The first event takes place from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Satur­ day, Jan. 16 at the Pine Grove Community House, located at 225 Laneda Ave. in Manzani­ ta. The event will feature the Tsunami Drummers, music by Two Crows Joy, family activ­ ities and fish printing, chow­ der and bread from Bread & Ocean, beer from de Garde Brewing and more. There will also be an introduction to the

reserve and toasts at 6 p.m. The second kick-off event takes place from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 at Can­ non Beach Community Hall, located at 207 N. Spruce St. in Cannon Beach. Just like protected natural areas on land, there are ben­ efits of protected areas in the ocean. They conserve wildlife and biodiversity, including various local invertebrate and fish species. Protected areas can also extend benefits to ma­ rine birds and mammals. “This is a historic moment in Oregon’s efforts to protect its natural heritage,” said Na­ dia Gardner, a local volunteer with Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. “The Cape Falcon Marine Reserve ex­ tends protections from Oswald West State Park, the most vis­ ited park on the North Coast, and its 2,500 acres of oldgrowth forest, Neahkahnie Mountain and majestic head­ lands into the ocean,” she con­ tinued. “It is conserving the

ocean for people and wildlife into the future.” The Cape Falcon site in­ cludes a 12.4-square-mile ma­ rine reserve, where all removal of marine life and ocean de­ velopment (e.g. wave energy, pipelines) is prohibited. Adja­ cent to the marine reserve are two Marine Protected Areas (7.6 square miles total). The MPAs still prohibit ocean de­ velopment, but allow some limited fishing activities. The marine reserve is locat­ ed just offshore, roughly bor­ dering Oswald West State Park. The north boundary is located at the north end of Falcon Cove Beach. The south boundary is lo­ cated north of Manzanita, in the Neahkahnie Beach area. Passive recreation is allowed in the ma­ rine reserve; people may walk, collect shells, boogie board, and boat (with disallowed fishing gear not deployed). Oregon has designated five marine reserves. The other sites are located at Cascade Head (near Lincoln City), Ot­

CCC philosophy instructor to speak on existentialism and 'Waiting for Godot' ASTORIA — In conjunction with the upcoming produc­ tion of “Waiting for Godot,” Seth Tichenor, the philos­ ophy instructor at Clatsop Community College, will give the free lecture “Exis­ tentialism and ‘Waiting for Godot.’” The event will take place 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 at the CCC Performing Arts Cen­ ter, located at 16th Street and Franklin Avenue. Admission is free, but donations may be made to support Partners for the PAC, the group staging the production whose member organizations are working to keep the building func­ tioning as a year-round per­ formance arts space. North

'Existentialism and Waiting for Godot' 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 CCC Performing Arts Center 58816th St., Astoria Free

Coast drama students and their advisers are especially invited to attend.

“Waiting for Godot” was written by Irish author Sam­ uel Beckett and first per­ formed in Paris in 1953. It spawned the “theater of the absurd” movement, while opening up new lines of intellectual thought about the meaning of human exis­ tence. Tichenor has pursued ad­ vanced degrees in philoso­ phy from the University of Hawaii, Manoa and in the­ ology from Boston Univer­ sity. He has been teaching for 19 years, including at the University of Hawaii, Oregon State University, Concordia University, Linfield College, and a number of community colleges in­ cluding CCC.

Submitted photo by Nadia Gardner/Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve

Oswald West State Park's Smuggler Cove and the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. ter Rock (near Newport), Cape Perpetua (near Yachats), and Redfish Rocks (near Port Orford). The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is respon­ sible for managing and scien­ tifically monitoring these sites. The Friends of Cape Fal­ con Marine Reserve is a group of local people and organi­ zations who are working to increase understanding and appreciation of the marine re­

serve. The local group is work closely with a number of non­ profits including the Lower Nehalem Community Trust, North Coast Land Conservan­ cy, Haystack Rock Awareness Program, Oregon State Parks, The Nature Conservancy, Surfrider, and local watershed councils to put on educational lectures, field trips, youth edu­ cation programs and more. For more information about

Oregon’s marine reserves and the related harvest restrictions, call Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Newport Of­ fice at 541-867-4741 or visit http ://bit. ly/1 liA9fig For information about local marine reserve field trips, lectures and volunteer opportunities, con­ tact Chrissy Smith, coordinator of the Friends of Cape Falcon Ma­ rine Reserve, at 541-231-8041 or capefalconmr@gmail.com

His areas of specialty in­ clude the philosophy of re­ ligion, classical south Asian philosophy, comparative philosophy and the philos­ ophy of education. He is a co-founder of Philosofarian, a project that aims to make

philosophical life relevant to everyone everywhere. Partners for the PAC will stage the production of “Waiting for Godot” 7 p.m. Jan. 29 and 30; 3 p.m. Jan. 31; and 7 p.m. Feb. 5 and 6. The show is directed by

Karen Bain of Astoria and includes a cast of local ac­ tors, including William Ham, Slab Slabinski and Bill Honl. Tickets for the show are $15 and will be available at the door (cash or check only).

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Learn about towns that became Warrenton Author Susan L. Glen to speak at next In Their Footsteps lecture

Submitted photo by Don Frank

“Envy” by Don Frank.

See ‘Confessions’ on display CBAA, LightBox present joint art show CANNON BEACH — The Cannon Beach Arts Association and LightBox Photographic Gallery of Astoria have collaborated to present “Confessions,” a new art exhibition that will host a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Cannon Beach Gallery. For this art show, 12 artists were drawn from the memberships of both organizations and invited to respond to the theme “confessions.” The invited contributors were selected by Don Frank of Cannon Beach Arts Association and Michael and Chelsea Granger of LightBox Photographic Gallery. Participating photographers include: Rebecca Akporiaye, Michael Datoli, Roger

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ASTORIA — Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop will hold the next In Their Footsteps free speaker series event at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17. The program is “The Towns that Became Today’s Warrenton” by Susan L. Glen. Warrenton was incorporated in February 1899, and is a city comprised of many earlier towns and villages. These include Skipanon, Flavel, Hammond and Fort Stevens, as well as Lexington, which was the first county seat for Clatsop County until 1879 when it moved to Astoria. This illustrated talk shares some history of each of these towns as they grew and became the present city of Warrenton. Glen has compiled photos and written text for five books in Arcardia Publishing’s Images of America series including “Warrenton-Hammond.” Her other titles are “Governors Island,” “Seaside: 1920-1950,” “Fort Stevens” and “USCG Air Station and Group Astoria.” Each of these books features more than 200 vintage imag-

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Bartholomew Kindred was the owner of the land claim that became part of Hammond. Submitted photo

The towns of Flavel, Skipanon, Hammond and Lexington became what we know today as Warrenton. Flavel was one of four ports for the Great Northern Steamship line.

In Their Footsteps 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17 Fort Clatsop Visitor Center 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria 503-861-2471 Free es, capturing often forgotten bygone times and bringing to life the people, places and

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1976. She is a former school teacher, loves history and is very active with the Daughters of the American Revolution and several historical and genealogical societies including the Warrenton-Hammond Historical Society. Her “Warrenton-Hammond” book will be available for purchase in the Lewis & Clark National Park Association bookstore in the visitor center during this event, and she will have a book-signing after her talk. This monthly Sunday forum is sponsored by the Lewis & Clark National Park Association and the park. These programs are held in the Netul River Room of Fort Clatsop’s visitor center and are free of charge. For more information, call the park at 503-861-2471.

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The town of Flavel was the site of the Flavel Hotel. Passengers came to stay at the hotel while waiting to board steamships bound for San Francisco.

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Oregon Youth Authority North Coast Correctional Facility in Warrenton houses a continually rotating population of up to 50 young inmates between the ages of 14 and 21.

A GLIMPSE INSIDE An occasional feature by MATT LOVE

North Coast Correctional Facility I sat in the back of the room and waited for the poetry slam to begin at the Oregon Youth Authority North Coast Correctional Facility in Warrenton. Ten boys from the Klaskanine unit volunteered to perform their works in front of peers and staff in a judged competition. I had been invited by the principal of the facility’s high school, South Jetty, and having staged many poetry slams in my teaching career, instantly agreed. A spoken word performer named Madgesdiq, (real name Antoine Stoudamire), from Portland hosted the event and warmed up the room with a hypnotic piece called “Time.” Just moments before the show started, he told me he works with youth to, “help them understand the power of writing and the inspiration to heal.” That about sums up my entire teaching philosophy, and I felt that in meeting Madgesdiq I’d met a brother in writing. The slam unfolded. I jotted down some lines: • I’m drowning in shallow water, as shallow as it comes. • Set me free from the crystal curse. • I remember those nights with no purpose. • I want a rose to grow from the concrete. • I lay in the devil’s playground, but I don’t play. • Black babies turn to black holes. • My life is a picture, but not big enough to paint. • I never learn from mistakes; it’s why my life isn’t a piece of cake. The students’ English teacher even got up and threw it down hard, a powerful woman’s blunt call for respect from men, including the young men sitting in a circle right in front of her. They listened. Heads nodded. I was watching what poetry had become for these incarcerated young men and what it should be for all high school English students but so rarely is. Why is that? The slam concluded. Two boys tied, and they went back up and spontaneously riffed to decide the title. One scored higher, but both were declared winners and won a new pair of Nikes. I had to leave, but not before I wrote these lines: I thought I’d see posturing, I didn’t see a pose. I thought I’d hear clichés fire and roar I heard nothing but original metaphors.

Matt Love is the author/editor of 14 books about Oregon and teaches at Astoria High School. His books are available through bookstores or nestuccaspitpress.com

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