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Readers’ Choice winners are revealed
BEST GROCERY STORE
By REBECCA SEDLAK
Astoria Co-op Grocery
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
Welcome to the 2016
Astoria, Oregon Runner-up: Fred Meyer, Warrenton Honorable Mention: Costco Wholesale, Warrenton
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stock of nutrient-rich foods like produce, meat, bread, pies and other goodies, and the co-op loves to show off the North Coast bounty. Try a from-stratch soup, sandwich or salad made with organic ingredients from the grab-andgo deli. The co-op works with
The Astoria Co-op Grocery is all about building community through food. The local grocery store works with over 100 individual producers to source its unique
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BEST BAR........................................8 BEST BREWPUB............................7 BEST BURGER...............................6 BEST CHEF...................................14 BEST CLAM CHOWDER.............6 BEST COFFEE..............................14 BEST FINE DINING....................15 BEST HAPPY HOUR..................16 BEST PIZZA....................................7 BEST SERVER..............................15
BUSINESS
BEST ANTIQUE STORE...............4 BEST AUTO SHOP......................10 BEST BOOKSTORE....................13 BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE....14
BEST DANCE STUDIO..............10 BEST DAY SPA............................13 BEST GARDEN CENTER.............9 BEST GROCERY STORE..............3 BEST HOME IMPROV...............16 BEST LIVE THEATER....................6 BEST REAL ESTATE BIZ............19 BEST SEAFOOD MRKT.............19 BEST TECH REPAIR......................8 BEST YOGA..................................15
ACTIVITIES
BEST CHEAP DATE......................9 BEST GOLF COURSE...................7 BEST SPORTS TEAM.................12 BEST MUSEUM...........................17 BEST TOURIST ATTRAC...........12
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FURTHER ENJOYMENT FULL LIST OF WINNERS ...........5 CW MARKETPLACE..................20 MUSIC CALENDAR ..................22 SEE + DO...............................24, 25 CROSSWORD..............................26
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local nonprofits and charities through its Beans for Bags program, encouraging shoppers to bring reusable bags. With 42 years under its belt as a community store, the co-op is aiming to expand — one of its top projects in its five-year strategic plan.
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Coast Weekend Readers’ Choice Awards! At the end of every year, we ask Coast Weekend readers and the general public to vote for their favorite businesses, restaurants and activities in the region. In these pages, you’ll find profiles on many of the winners; look for the teal label at the top of the page. Find the full list of winners, runners-up and honorable mentions on page 5. Some categories were close races: Winners of Best Fine Dining, Best Cheap Date, Best Server, Best
Burger and Best Live Theater were all only a vote or two ahead of the runners-up. And then there were winners who swept their categories. Vintage Hardware, Lum’s Auto Center, Astoria Sunday Market, Coast Community Radio and Columbia River Maritime Museum all won their categories by more than 160 votes each — and some by quite a bit more. Each winning business or organization receives a cer-
tificate; you might see them proudly on display. Voting took place Nov. 16 to Dec. 11. Each voter could only fill out one ballot. In addition to running print ballots in Coast Weekend, Seaside Signal and Cannon Beach Gazette, we also ran a seeded online ballot. The seeded entries were based on winners, runners-up and top votes from past years; plus, we monitored voting and added write-in entries. Oregon voters totaled over 800, and Washington voters totaled over 300. There was a smattering of voters from California, Texas, Michigan, South Carolina, Ohio, New York, Alaska, Hawaii, Utah and Florida.
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BEST ANTIQUE STORE
Vintage Hardware Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: Farmhouse Funk, Astoria Honorable Mention: Phog Bounders Antique Mall, Astoria By LYNETTE RAE McADAMS
Settled in and feeling at home in their fifth (and they say final) retail space, Vintage Hardware owners Becky Johnson and Paul Tuter have put their all into making their new downtown spot better than ever before — and if you know anything about these two, that’s saying a lot. The design duo, who joined forces with each other nearly a decade ago, have knocked down walls, created new space, and flooded their 10,000-squarefoot location on Marine Drive with streams of natural and enhanced lighting, setting the perfect stage on which to
display their overabundance of talent. The recent move, which happened last fall, was difficult and unexpected, but perhaps, in the end, worth it, says Johnson, adding, “our customers keep telling us it’s their favorite spot so far.” Take some time to wander through the vast array of inventory, and it’s easy to see why. Fashioned in small vignettes that each embrace a theme, the store’s displays feel so authentic and charming that it’s a bit like shopping in a museum. Renewed and recycled, or “upcycled” items, are tinkered with, repaired
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and repurposed in the studio spaces of the artist/owners before hitting the floor, where they each play their own dramatic role. Here, Underwood typewriters pair up with vintage lamps and household furnishings, authentic ship’s wheels point the way to an enormous rack of glass fishing floats, and a line of big game trophies guard a wall
full of decorative knobs and drawer pulls — one of the store’s best sellers and which Johnson refers to as, “jewelry for your furniture.” There are four-poster beds and luggage trunks from the last century, fine porcelain toilets and hinges from Victorian kitchen cupboards, ornate armoires and the rugged frame of an old covered wag-
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and get some help tracking down those hard-to-find items, or simply roam the store looking for inspiration for your next project. Whether you’re looking to complete one of your own ideas or needing to borrow one of theirs, it will soon be obvious how Astoria’s Vintage Hardware defended its title as Best Antique Store once again.
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Best Live Theater 1. Astor Street Opry Company 2. Liberty Theater, Astoria 3. Coaster Theatre, Cannon Beach Best Radio Station 1. Coast Community Radio KMUN 91.9 FM 2. KLMY Clammy 99.7 FM Long Beach 3. KRKZ Hits 94.3 FM Chinook / Astoria
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BUSINESS Best Antique Store 1. Vintage Hardware, Astoria 2. Farmhouse Funk, Astoria 3. Phog Bounders, Astoria Best Art Gallery 1. RiverSea Gallery, Astoria 2. Imogen Gallery, Astoria 3. Don Nisbett Crewhouse Gallery, Ilwaco Best Automotive Shop 1. Jim Varner’s Automotive, Astoria 2. Lum’s Auto Center, Warrenton 3. Box K Auto Repair, Seaview Best Barber / Hair Salon 1. Eleventh Street Barber, Astoria 2. Salon Boheme, Astoria 3. Azure Salon and Spa, Ilwaco Best Bookstore 1. Lucy’s Books, Astoria 2. Godfather’s Books, Astoria 3. Time Enough Books, Ilwaco Best Car Dealership 1. Lum’s Auto Center, Warrenton 2. Astoria Ford, Warrenton 3. Warrenton KIA, Warrenton
Best Day Spa 1. Malama Day Spa, Astoria 2. Cannery Pier Hotel, Astoria 3. Prana Wellness Center, Astoria Best Florist 1. Bloomin’ Crazy Floral, Astoria 2. Erickson Floral Company, Astoria 3. Artistic Bouquets & More, Seaview Best Garden Center 1. Brim’s Farm & Garden, Astoria 2. Dennis’ 7 Dees, Seaside 3. Basket Case Greenhouse, Long Beach Best Gift Shop 1. A Gypsy’s Whimsy Herbal Apothecary, Astoria 2. Finn Ware, Astoria 3. Maiden Astoria, Astoria Best Grocery Store 1. Astoria Co-op Grocery, Astoria 2. Fred Meyer, Warrenton 3. Costco, Warrenton Best Gym 1. Astoria Aquatic Center 2. Snap Fitness, Long Beach 3. Astoria Full Fitness
Best Customer Service 1. Street 14 Cafe, Astoria 2. Frite & Scoop, Astoria 3. Costco Wholesale, Warrenton
Best Home Improvement Store 1. City Lumber, Astoria 2. Home Depot, Warrenton 3. Vintage Hardware, Astoria
Best Dance Studio 1. Astoria Arts & Movement Center 2. Maddox Dance Studio 3. Encore Dance Studio
Best Hotel 1. The Cannery Pier Hotel, Astoria 2. Hotel Elliott, Astoria 3. Adrift Hotel, Long Beach
Best Real Estate Business 1. RE/MAX River & Sea, Astoria/ Gearhart 2. Windermere Real Estate, Astoria 3. Lighthouse Realty, Long Beach Best Seafood Market 1. Warrenton Deep Sea Crab & Fish Market, Warrenton 2. Northwest Wild Products, Astoria 3. Bell Buoy Seafood Market, Seaside Best Tech / Computer Repair 1. MossyTech, Astoria 2. Mike’s Computer Repair, Long Beach 3. Ben’s Computer Store, Inc., Warrenton Best Thrift Shop 1. Deja Vu, Astoria 2. Goodwill, Warrenton 3. Coast Rehabilitation Services Thrift Store, Astoria Best Yoga 1. RiverZen Yoga, Astoria 2. Astoria Arts & Movement Center, Astoria 3. Seaside Yoga, Seaside
DINING Best Asian Food 1. Nisa’s Thai Kitchen, Warrenton 2. Himani Indian Cuisine, Astoria 3. Golden Star Restaurant, Astoria / Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro, Astoria (tie) Best Bakery 1. Blue Scorcher Bakery & Cafe, Astoria 2. Cottage Bakery, Long Beach 3. Street 14 Cafe, Astoria Best Bar 1. Inferno Lounge, Astoria
2. Fort George Brewery, Astoria 3. Astoria Coffehouse & Bistro, Astoria / Buoy Beer Co, Astoria (tie) Best Barista 1. Kristy Cross, The Rusty Cup, Astoria 2. Casey Brewe Palmgren, Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro, Astoria 3. Kat Zaro, Street 14 Cafe, Astoria Best Bartender 1. Cory Teubner, Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro, Astoria 2. Jeany Potter, Merry Time Bar & Grill, Astoria 3. Rich Ewing, Inferno Lounge, Astoria Best Breakfast Spot 1. Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro 2. Street 14 Coffee, Astoria 3. Columbian Cafe, Astoria Best Brewpub 1. Fort George Brewery, Astoria 2. Buoy Beer Co., Astoria 3. North Jetty Brewing, Seaview Best Burger 1. The Depot Restaurant, Seaview 2. Portway Taver, Astoria 3. Buoy Beer Co., Astoria Best Catering 1. Baked Alaska, Astoria 2. Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro, Astoria 3. Silver Salmon, Astoria Best Chef 1. Andrew Catalano, Street 14 Cafe, Astoria 2. Micheal Lalewicz, The Depot, Seaview 3. Alec Evans, Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro, Astoria Best Clam Chowder 1. The Depot Restaurant, Seaview 2. Buoy Beer Co, Astoria 3. Dooger’s Seafood & Grill, Warrenton Best Coffee 1. Street 14 Cafe, Astoria 2. 3 Cups Coffee House, Astoria 3. Sleepy Monk Coffee Roasters, Cannon Beach Best Desserts 1. Frite & Scoop, Astoria 2. The Depot Restaurant, Seaview 3. T. Paul’s Supper Club, Astoria
Best Fine Dining 1. Carruthers, Astoria 2. The Depot Restaurant, Astoria 3. Bridgewater Bistro, Astoria Best Fish and Chips 1. The Bow Picker, Astoria 2. Buoy Beer Co., Astoria 3. The Ship Inn, Astoria Best Happy Hour 1. T. Paul’s Supper Club, Astoria 2. Baked Alaska, Astoria 3. Carruthers, Astoria Best Lunch Spot 1. T. Paul’s Urban Cafe, Astoria 2. Buoy Beer Co., Astoria 3. Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro Best Mexican Food 1. La Cabana de Raya, Astoria 2. Tacos El Catrin, Warrenton 3. The Stand, Seaside Best Pizza 1. Fort George Brewery, Astoria 2. Fultano’s Pizza, Astoria 3. Baked Alaska, Astoria Best Restaurant for Kids 1. Pig N Pancake, Astoria 2. Fort George Brewery, Astoria 3. The Lost Roo, Long Beach Best Server 1. Jean-Marc Bourgouin, Carruthers, Astoria 2. Allyx O’Connor, Street 14 Cafe, Astoria 3. Aaron Crockett, T. Paul’s Supper Club, Astoria Best Wine Shop 1. The Cellar on 10th, Astoria 2. WineKraft, Astoria 3. The Wine & Beer Haus, Seaside
ACTIVITIES Best Birdwatching Site 1. Astoria Riverwalk 2. Willapa National Wildlife Refuge 3. Fort Stevens State Park Best Cheap Date 1. The Beach 2. Columbian Theater, Astoria 3. Astoria Second Saturday Art Walk Best Farmers Market 1. Astoria Sunday Market
2. River People Farmers Market, Astoria 3. Saturday Market at the Port of Ilwaco Best Golf Course 1. Astoria Golf and Country Club, Warrenton 2. Peninsula Golf Course, Long Beach 3. Highlands Golf Club, Gearhart Best Hiking Trail 1. Fort to Sea Trail 2. Discovery Trail, Long Beach Peninsula 3. Cape Disappointment State Park trails, Ilwaco Best Local Festival 1. Astoria-Warrenton Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival 2. Washington State International Kite Festival 3. Pacific Northwest Brew Cup, Astoria Best Local Sports Team 1. Astoria High School Fishermen, Football 2. Ilwaco High School Fishermen, Football 3. Astoria High School Fishermen, Baseball Best Museum 1. Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria 2. Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, Ilwaco 3. Flavel House Museum, Astoria Best Music Venue 1. Liberty Theater, Astoria 2. Fort George Brewery, Astoria 3. Voodoo Room / Columbian Theater, Astoria Best Neighborhood Park 1. Tapiola and Astoria Skate Park, Astoria 2. Shively Park, Astoria / Garden of Surging Waves, Astoria (tie) 3. Fred Lindstrom Memorial Park (Peter Pan Park), Astoria Best Place to Walk 1. Astoria Riverwalk 2. The Beach 3. Discovery Trail, Long Beach Peninsula Best Tourist Attraction 1. Astoria Column 2. The Beach 3. Astoria’s breweries
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BEST BURGER & BEST CLAM CHOWDER
The Depot Seaview, Washington
BEST BURGER Runner-up: Portway Tavern, Astoria Honorable Mention: Buoy Beer Co., Astoria BEST CLAM CHOWDER Runner-up: Buoy Beer Co., Astoria Honorable Mention: Dooger’s Seafood & Grill, Warrenton By PATRICK WEBB
Consistent quality is the key for co-owners Michael Lalewicz and Nancy
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Nancy Gorshe and Michael Lalewicz are known for providing fantastic dining at The Depot in Seaview, Washington. This year they’ve won awards for serving the best clam chowder and burgers on the coast.
Gorshe, chef and manager respectively at The Depot, a well-established fine dining restaurant in a historic train station building in Seaview, Washington. The married couple has been running the place for 13 years, drawing
on considerable and varied experience from Portland, the East Coast and Lalewicz’s native Detroit. Once again, they have been honored by readers with awards for Best Clam Chowder and Best Burger.
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The Depot Restaurant’s Clamshell Railroad Clams Chowder is made to order in a creamy broth, with whole wild Willapa Bay steamers and chopped Pacific razor clams.
Lalewicz sums up his chef’s philosophy by saying, “Don’t do things that other people are doing, and if you do them, do them
better.” His menu offers 36 items, of which seven are desserts. The chowder has nuance in abundance. It features chopped razor clams with garlic and leeks. It is cooked then allowed to cool, rather than sitting on a warmer. Potatoes are cooked separately. Fresh steamer clams in the shell are added in a timely manner, and the portion is heated when ordered. And there’s no bacon or herbs; “It takes away from the clam flavor,” Lalewicz says. Midweek burger night is a hit. “I didn’t set this place up to be a burger joint,” says Lalewicz with a wry smile. “It’s to give the locals something different.” During the school year, the Wednesday night menu shrinks to just one-dozen items. Burgers feature four options, top-quality beef,
buffalo, a Portabello mushroom or a fried oyster. And there are 14 toppings. Yes, 14. For the record, that’s four cheeses — cheddar, blue, pepper jack or Swiss — plus lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickles, jalapeño, pineapple, avocado, sauteéd mushrooms, bacon and even a fried egg. Only a mathematician could figure out how many potential variations there are — so wait staff actually have customers fill out a check-off card, which the cooks follow scrupulously. When asked, Lalewicz reveals that his favorite choice is everything — except pineapple, a fruit he likes, just not on a burger. The Depot, located at 208 38th Place in Seaview, Washington, opens at 5 p.m. every night and closes when the last customer departs.
BEST LIVE THEATER
Astor Street Opry Company Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: Liberty Theater, Astoria Honorable Mention: Coaster Theatre, Cannon Beach By PATRICK WEBB
The Astor Street Opry Company exists to entertain. It is interactive live theater. Its intentionally two-dimensional characters appear larger than life. And their emotional responses are exaggerated to the full. The hit run started with “Shanghaied in Astoria,” the summer melodrama complete with musical oleos (short acts) that attracts audiences totaling 2,500 during its 10-week run. An especially creative group of North Coast artists dreamed up the first show in 1985, then expanded on its success. Since its move from the old Finnish Market some
years ago, volunteer organizers have kept adding shows at the theatrical playhouse on Astoria’s Bond Street. The group produces two similar-style regulars, “Scrooged in Astoria,” which tickles funny bones in a sort-of Dickensian way before Christmas, and a spring comedy called, “The Real Lewis and Clark Story or How Finns Discovered Astoria.” (Disclaimer: The latter may not be entirely historically accurate.) Children’s programs and other offerings, including experimental, original and more serious shows which change each year, round out a yearlong season. Markus Brown, the
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Brian Allen plays Krooke, left, and Neen Drage is Sneak in the Astor Street Opry Company’s of “Shanghaied in Astoria.”
group’s marketing manager, is also chairman of the production committee. He’s been involved since 2003 and delights in directing, acting and organizing. “I am enjoying producing melodrama,” he said. “It allows me to come way out of my box. You are constantly discovering things that makes the audience tick.” There are no apologies for a formula that works.
“It’s vaudevillian melodrama — audience-interactive fun where the are characters larger than life, their emotions are huge, and the actors exploit the physicality of the moment,” Brown said. “It makes it all enormously accessible to everyone.” Brown notes that the Lewis and Clark show is an excellent example of ASOC at its best. “It’s not meant to be serious,” he said. “We
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This Astor Street Opry Company’s “The Real Story of Lewis and Clark” musical mixes Scandinavian tropes with the lore of Lewis and Clark.
have had Finns in the audience who were laughing the loudest. There is something that appealed to their inner child.” As ASOC plans productions for another year, Brown and other behind-thescenes leaders are examining
options. “We are looking to take risks, to evolve, to make sure we are not stale.” The ASOC Playhouse is at 129 W. Bond St. in Astoria. Buy tickets at 403-325-6104, and learn more at astorstreetoprycompany.com
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BEST BREWPUB & BEST PIZZA
Fort George Brewery Astoria, Oregon
BEST BREWPUB Runner-up: Buoy Beer Co., Astoria Honorable Mention: North Jetty Brewing, Seaview, Washington BEST PIZZA Runner-up: Fultano’s Pizza, Astoria Honorable Mention: Baked Alaska, Astoria By NANCY McCARTHY
Just in time for its 10th anniversary, Fort George Brewery & Public House has received two anniversary presents: two Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Brewpub and for Best Pizza. While the brewpub is being celebrated for its original brews and the pizza for its yumminess, company president Jack Harris believes Fort George’s customer service — which strives to make the restaurant’s patrons comfortable — is also being recognized by the awards. “We get a lot of tourist traffic, but we really cater to local residents,” he said. “We work really, really hard on service. That’s the reason we’re here; we’re here for hospitality.” The staff even pays attention to online reviews and emails. “We try to learn from them,” Harris added. Brewed on the same site as the pub, the beers range from the Fort George regulars, including Vortex IPA and Cavatica Stout, to the seasonals, such as Cascadian Brown Porter and Sunrise Oatmeal Pale Ale. Through their new Sweet Virginia Series project, brewers will produce limited runs of barrel-aged and rare beers regularly. Fort George beers are also distributed to stores and other locations throughout the Northwest. Then, there’s the pizza. First comes the flour
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Housed in a former automotive facility built in 1924, the Fort George Brewery + Public House in downtown Astoria offers its own beers and gourmet pizzas. PHOTO BY NANCY MCCARTHY
Golfers play a round of golf at the Astoria Golf & Country Club.
BEST GOLF COURSE
Astoria Golf & Country Club Warrenton, Oregon
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Fort George’s Sucker Punch sour beer, available seasonally in May and June, has a refreshing lemon-lime flavor.
sourced in the Pacific Northwest. Making the dough takes patience. “It’s a three-day process,” Harris said. “We have a rotation going all the time.” Next, the wood-fired oven: “We have to burn a ton of firewood,” he said. Finally, Chef Jeff Graham: “He’s always tweaking the recipes. He works on the dough, the sauces, the nitrate-free meats,” Harris added. Ingredients such as truffle cheese, chipotle hanger steak, house-smoked pulled pork, seasonal mushrooms, house-made sausages and a variety of cheeses add to the tantalizing pizza choices. But during the past 10 years, Fort George has become an integral supporter — and hub — of local efforts. “We have an amazing staff; we are here to make this a better community,” Harris said.
Runner-up: Peninsula Golf Course, Long Beach Honorable Mention: Highlands Golf Club, Gearhart By NANCY McCARTHY
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Fort George bakes its pizzas in a wood-fired oven located on the second floor. The pizzas are made with organic flour sourced in the Pacific Northwest, and toppings include housemade sausage, pulled pork, truffle cheeses and more.
Harris and his fellow co-founder, Chris Nemlowill, revitalized two dilapidated buildings in downtown Astoria and turned them into a thriving pub and brewery. A weekly Thursday lecture series is offered on a wide range of topics; the Troll Radio Review, sponsored by Coast Community Radio, is broadcast live from the pub on the last Saturday of the month; the Fort George Benefit Night on last Tuesdays assists local nonprofits — more than $96,000 has been raised; and the one-day Festival of Dark Arts in February gath-
ers together enthusiasts of Fort George’s black stout to enjoy the beer, local music and crafts. Harris calls the Readers’ Choice Awards a “great honor” and a “nice anniversary present.” The staff’s goal is to have customers “leave here with a smile on their face,” he said. “We strive to make people happy,” Harris added. Fort George Brewery, upstairs pizza and Lovell Taproom are at 1483 Duane St. Check fortgeorgebrewery.com or call 503 325-7468 for information.
One reason, among several, that the Astoria Golf & Country Club won the Readers’ Choice Award for Best Golf Course: It’s a fun course to play. “It’s not a cookie-cutter golf course,” said Ed Leinenkugel, manager. “Thanks to the terrain, it’s the kind of golf course that no one would get tired of playing.” Founded in 1923 on a former cranberry field, the private 18-hole golf course runs between the dunes and along the rolling terrain of the Clatsop Plains. The local weather on the course — less than a mile from the Pacific Ocean – makes the course even more challenging year round. Yet it’s playable for all abilities. “It provides plenty of challenge for skillful players, but if you hit a bad shot, you can recover,” Leinenkugel said. “It is regarded as among the top five golf
courses in Northern Oregon.” The course is home to the eight-day Oregon Coast Invitational Tournament, which attracts nearly 400 golfters from throughout the country. In addition to offering a fun, challenging course, the staff “embraces the spirit of hospitality,” he added. “We enjoy what we do; we are enthusiastic; we are engaged.” After a round of golf, members and their guests head to the clubhouse for a meal. Full breakfasts, lunches and dinners are listed on the menu. Receiving a Readers’ Choice Award gives the club’s staff a sense of pride, Leinenkugel said. “It’s always nice to be recognized,” he added. “I think this course has a strong connection to the community.” Astoria Golf and Country Club is located at 33445 Sunset Beach Lane in Warrenton.
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BEST TECH / COMPUTER REPAIR
MossyTech Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: Mike’s Computer Repair, Long Beach, Washington Honorable Mention: Ben’s Computer Store, Inc., Warrenton By PATRICK WEBB
“I am a people person — and that sets me apart,” says Alan Mossman, a computer specialist who wants to change the clicheéd image of IT. Mossman got his start in information technology working for five years at Columbia Memorial Hospital. He founded MossyTech with his brother, Paul Mossman, in 2012, and now operates it solo with a staff of five. (Mossy is a longtime family nickname that goes back generations.) Alan Mossman enjoyed aiding the IT staff at Ocean Beach School District in Ilwaco, Washington, during his school days before attending business management classes at Clatsop
Community College. “I have always been tech savvy,” he says. He is not worried that his industry continues to change more quickly than any other. “It’s a lot of fun. It’s completely fluid,” he says. “That’s exciting — it’s not stagnant. You are always learning something new.” His office is in a building opposite the Astoria Post Office, which is also home to a sister company, MossyTel. The latter was started in 2011 and offers new-age business phone systems. The computer operation, MossyTech, exists to keep other businesses’ computer systems running efficiently and securely. As well as IT consulting, it provides: • IT managed services,
Open 7am Daily!
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Alan Mossman’s work station at MossyTech in downtown Astoria looks like a space mission control center.
with monthly support contracts that provide proactive maintenance to keep systems working efficiently and reduce costly downtime and frustration; • Network solutions, offering ways to improve the functioning of servers and enhance wireless internet connections. Backing up information stored on computers is essential, Mossman said, a core philosophy he empha-
sizes with all his clients. Without backups, “It leaves them quite vulnerable. We make sure there are antivirus protections and secure systems.” Clients include businesses around the North Coast, plus Seattle and Portland. MossyTech is located at 230 Eighth St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-3259090 or visit mossytech.com
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Inferno owner Rich Ewing holds the Forbidden Apple cocktail.
BEST BAR
Inferno Lounge Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: Fort George Brewery, Astoria Honorable Mention: Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro / Buoy Beer Co., Astoria (tie) By DWIGHT CASWELL
A few steps from the Pier 11 Riverfront Trolley stop you can step into a room with red walls, chandeliers, a spectacular view of the Columbia and a hip 1950s cocktail lounge vibe. It’s the Inferno Lounge, named not for Dante but for the pirate ship in “The Goonies.” Sit inside or out and watch the ships and the occasional whale, and listen to Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra — but the cocktails are the reason readers voted Inferno the Best Bar. Owner Rich Ewing has been a fixture on the local bar scene for years. An award-winning mixologist, he’s worked in a number of high-end bars and finally has his own place where he can invent and mix specialty cocktails to his heart’s delight. You’ll find a lot of unusual and delicious cocktails at Inferno, many based on the classics, and the bartenders have been trained by Ewing in his old-school techniques.
You won’t find mixes in use here; all the ingredients are the best. “A clean, pure taste makes the cocktail fresher,” Ewing says. Large glass jars of infused spirits surround the bar — an Inferno hallmark. Try cherry vanilla whiskey in a Manhattan or pineapple tequila in your margarita. There’s charred oak vodka, wild berry brandy and even peanut vodka. Let your imagination run wild. Inferno provides a bibulous experience and good food as well. Favorites include lettuce boats (with meatballs and Thai sweet chili sauce), pork street tacos, a cheap and healthy green salad, and the “exploding wiener.” Ewing is constantly adding to Inferno. More space, a great sound and light system (he’s a DJ too), and most recently pizza ovens. Inferno now serves true New York-style pizza by the pie or slice, in the bar or out a pickup window in the Pier 11 Mall.
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BEST CHEAP DATE
The Beach Runner-up: Columbian Theater, Astoria Honorable Mention: Second Saturday Art Walk, Astoria By DWIGHT CASWELL
It was an unseasonably warm day when I last spoke with the object of my affections. I watched a flight of pelicans go by, and as I sat on a log by her side gulls drew near, looking for handouts. She reclined gracefully, her toes splashing in the foam and her back against the wooded cliffs. A gentle breeze stirred the grass and
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A colorful sunset at Indian Beach in Ecola State Park.
caressed her shapely dunes. I gave her the news, “Beach, once again Coast Weekend readers have decided that you are the Best Cheap Date.” For a moment a cloud veiled the sun and a look crossed the popular figure’s face. She seemed wistful and perhaps peeved. “Again?” she asked and then, resignedly, “Again.” “It’s a great honor, Beach.”
“It’s just that people are so fickle. Last year I was Best Place for a Picnic. Now I’m back to being just another cheap date. It’s not my fault we had a wet summer. Go talk to Sky.” “But you’re the Best Cheap Date.” “Is that any better, being really good but cheap?” The cloud darkened. “Maybe it’s the economy,” I suggested. “Perhaps young people are looking for a frugal alternative to $10 cocktails.” The cloud passed, and Beach brightened. “Or maybe it’s demographics,” I continued. “A lot of young people are moving here from places like Portland, where beaches are covered in goose poop.”
“More young people. Yes, I have noticed more surfboards lately.” She positively glowed. “I like the sound of that.” “And what happens to young people?” I asked. “They have a very good time. Sunning, surfing, running and playing frisbee with their dogs. Walking hand-in-hand. And eating organic lunches from the coop and drinking craft beer.” “What I mean, Beach,” I said, “is that young people fall in love and get married and have children and get more dogs, and then what happens?” “I know! They visit me and we have family picnics!” A great gust of wind blew sand all about. “I like it! I like it!”
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Runner-up: Dennis’ 7 Dees, Seaside Honorable Mention: Basket Case Greenhouse, Long Beach, Washington By LYNETTE RAE McADAMS
Tucked in on the south side of Astoria, across the Old Youngs Bay Bridge, this family owned and operated nursery and feed store has been offering the same superb service and products since 1986. Bursting with essentials for every farm and garden, Brim’s has become a staple for both rural and urban plant and animal lovers, so it’s no surprise that for the ninth year running, Coast Weekend readers have rewarded its standard of excellence by naming it Best Garden Center in the Columbia-Pacific region. Packed with specialty plants and seasonal favorites, the Brim’s greenhouse never disappoints, offering beauty and color year-round but also rot- and disease-resistant
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Daniel Lacy, a crewmember at Brim’s Farm and Garden, shows off his excellent customer care skills by insisting on carry-out service for a 50-pound bag of goat feed.
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Even in the depths of winter, the greenhouse at Brim’s is full of texture and color.
varieties that speak to the company’s 60-plus years of gardening on the coast. When spring rolls around, stop in to avail yourself of their wide selection of seeds (all non-GMO), as well as flower and vegetable starts in 4-inch pots or 6-pack
containers, and all the tools you’ll need to get going. (There’s even a special section in small sizes for kids.) Also a one-stop spot for farmers, Brim’s takes pride in carrying high-quality fencing, food and supplies for almost any animal you could think of keeping, including horses, cows, llamas, goats, pigs and alpacas. Small animals aren’t forgotten either, with specialty fare for rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and more than a few feathered friends. Dog
and cat lovers will appreciate the enormous selection of food, toys and treats, and anyone with a backyard flock will delight in all the provisions for poultry — chief among them the fresh batches of baby chicks and turkeys that arrive each year with the promise of spring. Whatever you need for your farm or garden, there’s a good chance Brim’s has it, and best of all, you can be sure it will always come with friendly service and advice you can trust.
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BEST DANCE STUDIO
BEST AUTO SHOP
Astoria Arts & Movement Center
Jim Varner’s Automotive Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: Lum’s Auto Center, Warrenton Honorable Mention: Box K Auto Repair, Seaview, Washington
Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: Maddox Dance Studio, Warrenton Honorable Mention: Encore Dance Studio, Warrenton/Gearhart By DWIGHT CASWELL
There are a many reasons Coast Weekend readers voted the Astoria Arts & Movement Center as Best Dance Studio. AAMC has great instructors who know there’s a need for individuals to express creativity in a healthy way, and it’s a nonprofit that works to keep fees low. The biggest reasons, though, may be the incredible number of classes offered at one time or another: ballet, Zumba, jazz, tap, swing, ballroom, salsa, belly dance, yoga, pilates, meditation, hiphop, Argentine tango, Irish dance, women’s gatherings, ecstatic dance, qigong, taichi, Bollywood, bhangra, giddha and classes with live music such as contra dance and country swing. To say that there is “something for everybody” understates what this studio has to offer.
AAMC was founded in 2010 by local belly dancer and KMUN programmer Jessamyn Grace. She saw a need for a diverse dance, performing arts, yoga and movement studio that offered a range of classes for all ages and levels. From humble beginnings, the studio has grown into what may be the most culturally, economically and physically accessible studio on the Oregon Coast. Classes are taught in the historic Odd Fellows Hall ballroom where students laugh, sweat, stretch, destress, meet new friends and express themselves in an encouraging environment. “We’re always trying to be more inclusive, to broaden our reach,” says Grace. “Many that may benefit most from a dance or meditation class can sometimes be the least likely to come forward or the hardest to reach. It takes a lot of courage to take a class, especially a class
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Jessamyn Grace, founder of the Astoria Arts & Movement Center, leads a belly dancing class at the dance studio.
that seeks to get you more in your body.” Grace says, “Dancing is where I find myself. It’s when I feel strong, authentic and in love with life.” It’s a feeling she wants AAMC students to have too. “Our classes improve self-esteem, motivation, physical health, emotional well-being, social skills, cultural sensitivity and the ability to learn, and they benefit the local community in many ways,” she says.
“I want people to find their fire here, to find the courage to do something remarkable. I think of Anais Nin, ‘And the day came, when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.’ Everyone blossoms here. That is true.” The AAMC is located 342 10th st in Astoria. To find out more or view a schedule of classes, visit astoriaartsandmovement.com
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Last year my Honda Element needed an oil change and was having suspension problems. I’d had a couple of other mechanics look things over, but I had the feeling that they didn’t know what the problem was. I was afraid I would pay for work that didn’t have to be done. Jim Varner’s Automotive was voted the Best Auto Shop choice of Coast Weekend readers for the seventh consecutive year, so I decided to give him a try. Varner’s technicians changed the oil, and then he and I went for a five minute spin up Lewis and Clark Road. He diagnosed the problem, accurately, within a minute and fixed it a week later. And I had a new mechanic, one I’ve learned to trust as my car approaches the 200,000 mile mark. Ask Varner what makes his shop special, and he’ll tell you that it’s his technicians. “I hire people who are better mechanics than I am,” he’ll say. That may be true, or not, but there’s more to it than that. Varner’s is a cheerful shop. It’s clean and well organized.
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Jim Varner’s Automotive has been serving Clatsop County customers for almost 23 years.
The whole place looks like a business where people enjoy working and doing the best for their customers. The only drawback at Varner’s is that you may have to wait due to the number of people who discovered him before you did. But the wait is worth it. And one more thing: Jim Varner is a pretty cheerful guy himself. He has the ability to make bad news sound like the most fun you’ll have all week.
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BEST TOURIST ATTRACTION
Astoria High School Fishermen, Football
Astoria Column Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: The Beach Honorable Mention: Breweries in Astoria
Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: Ilwaco High School Fishermen, Football Honorable Mention: AHS Fishermen, Baseball
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Astoria High School’s Tyler Ranta is tackled making a run during the 4A state quarterfinal game Nov. 12 against Cottage Grove at CMH Field in Astoria. After an eight-game winning streak last fall, Astoria made it to the 2016 4A state playoffs in its best effort since the 2008 football season, but Cottage Grove defeated Astoria 25-21 in the quarterfinals. The Fishermen finished the season 8-2. Cottage Grove lost to North Bend 35-21 in the 4A state championship game.
By PATRICK WEBB
The view is worth it. Ascend 125 feet into the blustery sky above Coxcomb Hill and, as you emerge onto the viewing deck, you can enjoy a panorama of Clatsop County, the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. (Weather permitting, of course.) It’s a toss-up whether the magnificent view or the spiraling historical murals that adorn the Astoria Column are more interesting. The impressive monument, once again the Readers’ Choice for Best Tourist Attraction on the North Coast, was built in 1926. It has undergone renovations in 1995, 2005 and 2015, with workers either sprucing up the exterior or adding enhancements each time. Originally envisioned as merely a flagpole, the Astoria edifice has been described as the “crown-
ing monument” in a series of 12 historical markers constructed between St. Paul, Minnesota, and the West Coast. These markers were dreamed up by Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern Railroad, to celebrate the early settlers’ roles in expanding the United States west to the Pacific Coast. Italian artist Attilio Pusterla employed a technique called sgraffito, which used wet plaster and colored powder to portray scenes from the history of the Western states. New York philanthropist Vincent Astor, great-grandson of businessman John Jacob Astor, whose Pacific Fur Company settled Astoria in the early 1800s, helped bankroll the original. The Astor family has continued to support it to this day. For Astoria Mayor Arline LaMear, the Column is “the symbol of Astoria.”
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If you have ever wondered at the true scale of the Astoria Column here is a closer look at the top, with its narrow gallery allowing people who have climbed all the steps to admire the most stunning view in Oregon.
“To me, it’s the must-see sight that visitors should visit,” she said. “They can see all the way across our wonderful river to the Washington side, Saddle Mountain and where Lewis and Clark stayed. I think it’s just a wonderful historical record — and it’s unique.” In operating the Column, the city of Astoria is assisted considerably by the generos-
ity of the nonprofit Friends of Astoria Column, whose members and supporters have contributed significant dollars over the years to keep the treasured monument in excellent condition. Admission to the Astoria Column is free, but visitors who drive up the hill must purchase a $5 car parking pass, valid for a full year.
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BEST BOOKSTORE
BEST DAY SPA
Lucy’s Books
Malama Day Spa
Runner-up: Godfather’s Books, Astoria Honorable Mention: Time Enough Books, Ilwaco, Washington
Runner-up: Cannery Pier Hotel, Astoria Honorable Mention: Prana Wellness Center, Astoria
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As a lifelong reader, it is no surprise that Lisa Reid enjoys being the owner of a bookstore. For the last three and a half years, she has owned Lucy’s Books in downtown Astoria. Step into the compact, two-level space, and whatever your age or interests, your imagination will be transported in whatever direction you choose. “We don’t specialize. We have a little bit of everything,” Reid said. “We are a small shop. If I don’t have it, I will find it for people. We do a lot of ordering.” Nestled in the block that includes the Liberty Theatre, Lucy’s fare includes adult fiction and non-fiction, and there is a selection of children’s, early readers and young adult books. Close
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Lisa Reid is the owner of Lucy’s Books in downtown Astoria. The store offers a little of everything for every reader.
by the children’s section is a rack of plush animals — all with literary allusions — where Paddington Bear, elephants, rabbits and monkeys stand ready to greet new play pals. Upstairs, there is a small seating area where shelves offer varied titles from “Artisan Cheese of the Pacific Northwest” to “The Secret History of Wonder Woman.” Reid has been in the community for 14 years, having moved to the North Coast from Phoenix. She is only the third owner of
Lucy’s and is delighted that support for the store has continued as it has changed hands. She’s also pleased that so many independent bookstores thrive on the coast — despite the worldwide marketing shift toward online sales. And Reid’s personal preferences? “I read a lot ... I like them all.” Lucy’s Books, at 348 12th St. in Astoria, is open 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
For Riki Irie, owner of Malama Day Spa, clients are more like friends, or even family. Maybe that’s why Malama won the Readers’ Choice Award for Best Day Spa once again. “We always put our customers first ... we feel so accepted,” Irie said. Opened in 2010, the spa has won a Readers’ Choice Award five times before. Irie, who moved to Astoria from Hawaii, got the idea to open a spa from a real estate agent who was showing her a space at Pier 11. Although she is a professionally certified makeup artist, she had never considered opening a spa. Now Irie and three other women — a massage therapist, an esthetician and a nail technician — indulge their clients with “girly girl” attention. Their passion is, Irie said, to “make your inner beauty jealous.”
“Malama” is a Hawaiian word, meaning “to care,” and the Malama staff encourages their clients to take time for “self care.” Many customers, she added, are busy, working mothers “who give so much.” “One of the things we hear from our customers is that they feel so welcome here,” said Irie, who tries to provide a relaxing, inviting environment. On the horizon are some “fun changes,” including a “glamorous” makeup room with Broadway lights and all the luxuries that go with being pampered. “We want our customers to feel like celebrities,” she said. Irie said she was “humbled” by readers who chose the spa as the best for the sixth time. “It’s the American dream; we started with nothing and made something of it,” she added. “I can’t believe they still love us.” The feeling is
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This is the sixth time that Malama Day Spa has won the Readers’ Choice Award for Best Day Spa.
mutual, she said. “I never have days that I don’t want to come to work. I always think it’s so fun,” Irie said. “I love this community. Everyone is so awesome.” Malama Day Spa, 475 14th St. in Astoria, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Services are by appointment only; call 503-325-8233.
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BEST COFFEE & BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE
Street 14 Café Astoria, Oregon
BEST COFFEE Runner-up: 3 Cups Coffee House, Astoria Honorable Mention: Sleepy Monk Coffee Roasters, Cannon Beach BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE Runner-up: Frite & Scoop, Astoria Honorable Mention: Costco Wholesale, Warrenton By DWIGHT CASWELL
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Chef Andrew Catalano heads Street 14 Café’s weekend dinner service.
BEST CHEF
Andrew Catalano
Street 14 Café, Astoria, Oregon Runner-up: Michael Lalewicz, The Depot, Seaview, Washington Honorable Mention: Alec Evans, Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro By DWIGHT CASWELL
From 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Street 14 Café morphs from daytime coffeehouse to an evening farm-to-table restaurant presided over by Chef Andrew Catalano, whom Coast Weekend readers consider the Best Chef in the area. “If I was to distill our mission to one value,” Catalano says, “it is to be a part of the community and to support our local farms.” The restaurant is small, seating less than 40, which means, Catalano says, “I get to cook every plate.” Because he’s dependent on local produce, Catalano changes the menu every week, and it’s always simple food that shows off expert execution. On the menu, he also credits all the local farmers, purveyors and foragers that supply the restaurant.
“We’re produce driven,” he says, “There’s meat and fish on the menu, but the stars are our beautiful vegetables.” Catalano uses whatever cooking technique is suitable for the food available, and he handcrafts almost all the pasta used at Street 14, something unique on the coast. He also does a lot of fermenting because, “It unlocks a lot of flavors you can’t get any other way,” he says. Chef Catalano first learned to cook from his mother, which was followed by onthe-job training in an organic farm kitchen in Italy, and then with experienced chefs in New York. In the process, he came to the conclusion that it’s important for food to be connected place, something he found lacking when he arrived in Oregon. “We’re taking a small step in that direction,” says Catalano.
Street 14 Café is a meeting place for the community. You might stop there several days a week for breakfast or for a cup of excellent coffee and a bran muffin or pastry, and perhaps have a business lunch there, and then a dinner date on Friday night. You may plan to meet someone, or just run into a friend there. It’s a congenial
kind of place. “We’re nice, and we like what we do,” says Micha Cameron-Lattek, who owns the café with his wife, Jennifer. “We have a talented staff who like being part of the community, and they enjoy serving.” That sounds simple enough, but the staff seems to always have a friendly face and a good attitude, even at the end of a long
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The staff at Street 14 enjoy serving their customers Stumptown coffee.
day. They get to know their customers and often anticipate their needs. Which explains why readers named them Best Customer Service. Of course, a coffee shop should have great coffee, too, and that’s the other thing Coast Weekend readers liked. Street 14 is
the only local purveyor of Stumptown Coffee, which has been roasted in Portland since 1999. Justly famed for the quality of its coffee, Stumptown is direct traded. The company deals directly with its growers, so there is transparency about where the coffee come from. Working with Stumptown convinced Street 14 Café to have a direct relationship with its own local purveyors. “It’s a smaller supply chain,” says Cameron-Lattek, “and we support our community and our farmers and foragers. We can answer any questions from our customers about where our food comes from.” A commitment to community, good food, and world class coffee. Does it get any better than that? Street 14 Cafe is located at the corner of Commercial and 14th streets in downtown Astoria.
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Jennifer and Micha Cameron-Lattek opened Street 14 Cafe in downtown Astoria after living in Berlin and becoming Stumptown Coffee Roasters’ first purveyors in Germany. They expanded their bistro coffee shop with a seasonal weekend dinner service in the fall of 2015.
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BEST FINE DINING
BEST SERVER
Carruthers
Jean-Marc Bourgouin
Runner-up: The Depot, Seaview, Washington Honorable Mention: Bridgewater Bistro, Astoria
Runner-up: Allyx O’Connor, Street 14 Cafe, Astoria Honorable Mention: Aaron Crockett, T. Paul’s Supper Club, Astoria
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The brainchild of Jim Defeo, of Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro, Carruthers had been in the planning stages for the better part of three years, but the downtown Astoria eatery only opened in August 2016. It is a remarkable achievement that, after only a few months, this establishment has been voted Best Fine Dining by Coast Weekend readers. Carruthers is now serving a new fall/winter menu, which makes this the right time to visit. The first thing you notice when entering the restaurant, which is diagonally across the street from the Liberty Theater, is the spectacular décor. A massive fireplace, lofty mirrors and antiques are enhanced by the dark walls and soft lighting. It is as though you have walked back in time and into a fin de siècle grand hotel. In fact, the historic Carruthers building was built in 1923, and the elegant style of the restaurant’s interior reflects the Roaring ’20s period. The food, though, is contemporary, solidly based on classic cuisine, and as splendid as the room in which it is served. Chef Dan Brownson’s new menu features food fit for the winter: hearty, rustic, done with panache and beautifully presented. Brownson, who moved to Carruthers after working at Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro, likes to work with spices, and he’s always ready to try something new and exciting. You’ll find dishes inspired
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A recent entree at Carruthers featured halibut cheeks served over Shitake black rice and charred bok choy with sweet pepper relish and preserved lemon marmalade.
Jean-Marc Bourgouin first drove through Astoria 16 years ago, saw “this beautiful little place,” and decided to make his home here. He’s been honing his skills as a server ever since — and so appreciative are Coast Weekend readers that they have named him the Best Server in the area yet again. (Bourgouin won Best Server for numerous years when he worked at 42nd Street Cafe in Seaview, Washington.) Forty minutes before opening, Bourgouin can be found bustling around Carruthers, compulsively
inspecting the restaurant. He removes a spec of this or that, wipes a table and makes all-but-invisible alterations in a room that looks beautiful already. Bourgouin is something of a perfectionist, which is acceptable in his case because he is also caring. “I treat people the way I like to be treated,” he says. Bourgouin is the main reason the service at Carruthers is as good as it is. He sets a standard and encourages others to follow his example. He describes what he does in simple terms, but few servers anywhere actually carry it
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Experienced waiter JeanMarc Bourgouin, of Carruthers in Astoria, was named Best Server in this year’s Coast Weekend Readers’ Choice Awards.
off: “I want to make sure, as soon as you come in, that we are taking care of you and that we answer all your questions. It should be effortless for you, because you are here to have a good experience.”
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The menu at Carruthers, by Chef Dan Brownson, features dishes inspired by Russia, India, Greece, Italy and Spain.
by Russia, India, Greece, Italy and Spain, all exhibiting layers of flavor so that there is something new to discover with each bite. With dishes like halibut cheeks with charred bok choy, cast iron bacon-wrapped beef tenderloin, green chile posole, and fried octopus, the fare is as varied as it is flavorful. The service is both friendly and attentive, never overbearing. If the goal at Carruthers is to be more than simply a fine dining establishment — but to be a marvelous experience of food, wine and cocktails for you and your friends — the restaurant has been wondrously successful. The bread and desserts
(which are to die for) are made in-house, and the wines and spirits have been carefully chosen to enhance the dining experience. The restaurant is family friendly and has numerous gluten-free, vegetarian and even vegan choices on the menu. This coming summer, there are plans that include sidewalk dining and the return of the Cannery Cafe Apple Pie. Carruthers is making a big splash on Astoria’s gastronomic scene, so join the fun. Bon appétit! Carruthers is located at 1198 Commercial St. and is open 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; and 4 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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Astoria, Oregon Runner-up: Astoria Arts & Movement Center, Astoria Honorable Mention: Seaside Yoga, Seaside
Peggy and Dave Stevens opened RiverZen Yoga and Resistance Studio in Astoria in 2012. The yoga studio, located at 399 31st St. on the Astoria Riverwalk, offers over 40 weekly group classes and private yoga lessons. You’ll find classes that range from gentle yoga and qigong walking to high-energy intensive pilates, kickboxing aerobics and more. RiversZen instructors guide students to move at their own pace and level.
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Peggy and Dave Stevens own RiverZen Yoga.
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BEST HAPPY HOUR
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Runner-up: Home Depot, Warrenton Honorable Mention: Vintage Hardware, Astoria
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When it’s time to get happy, the choice is clear: T. Paul’s “Snappy Hour” is the best of the bunch. Available every weekday from 3 to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., this local hot-spot combines the best attributes of a classic downtown bar with fantastic bites from an accomplished kitchen, coming together to bring you the absolute most mirth for your money. Each day of the week brings a different signature beverage on special, like Martini Madness Monday, which sports novelty concoctions such as the delectable Key Lime Pie or Razzle Dazzle martinis. If that seems a bit too flashy for your taste, consider Get Well Wednesdays, when every well drink comes with a $5 price tag, or even Three Buck Thursday,
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Stefanie Schneider, one of T. Paul Supper Club’s expert bartenders, pours a perfectly rendered Cosmopolitan during a recent happy hour.
which features a specialty beer for a bargain. Plenty of non-alcoholic drinks also adorn the happy hour menu, including virgin varieties on old favorites as well as some newer, juice-inspired fusions. For food, the choices feel endless: $3 buys you two oyster shooters, house-made chips and salsa, or sweet potato fries with garlic aioli. Spend a dollar more for smoked chicken tiki tacos, onion rings, or an ample Caesar salad. $5 or $6 options come packed with flavor and panache, like the bourbon prawn cocktail which comes bathed in a rich butter sauce and served
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Thought to be the oldest lumber company in Oregon, City Lumber has added myriad other products to its continual supply of boards and nails.
the local fishing industry. Now, City Lumber supplies myriad products, ranging from building materials to garden furniture, and much, much more in between. “We’ve got a lot of inventory,” Newenhoff said. But it’s more than inventory that keeps people coming back. They enjoy coming to the store because it’s an “environment of fun and efficiency. People know they’re appreciated. Employees stay there a long time, too. Four are members of the “40-year club,” and a few others have put 30 years behind them. The typical employee has spent a decade at the store,
Newenhoff said. “It’s a stable place to work,” he added. A remodeling project is planned for the store’s interior. Products and displays will be updated, and all the lumber will be put under cover. Receiving the Readers’ Choice Award “is kind of humbling,” Newenhoff said. “It means that people appreciate us, that we do a good job.” City Lumber Company, Inc., 2142 Commercial St., is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call 503 325-4511 for information.
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City Lumber must be doing something right: North Coast customers have been buying their boards, nails and paint there since 1904, and the Astoria company won the Readers’ Choice Award for Best Home Improvement Store since 2011. “We’ve been a fixture for (over) 112 years,” said Jeff Newenhoff, who owns the company with his brother, Greg Newenhoff. It’s more than the free popcorn that keeps customers coming back. Newenhoff believes it’s the customer service. “We treat people like we would want to be treated,” he said. Founded in 1904 as City Lumber and Box Company, it is the oldest lumber company in Oregon, according to its website. A major part of business in those early days was to supply boxes to
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seum — again. But Pearson and his colleagues at the official maritime museum of Oregon won’t be resting on their laurels. Instead, they plan more exhibits to refine interactive experiences that seek to honor the people who earn their living or protect the safety of mariners on the rugged
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BEST SEAFOOD MARKET
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Runner-up: Northwest Wild Products, Astoria Honorable Mention: Bell Buoy Seafood Market, Seaside
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Voted Best Seafood Market once again, this tiny icon on the docks of the Warrenton harbor continues to deliver big on its promise of the finest, freshest fish available. The long-time retail outlet for Bornstein Seafoods — a global fish provider and family-owned Northwest business with a major processing facility in Astoria — this no-frills shop stocks fresh-from-the-boat products as well as a variety of house-smoked fish and chowder, plus salads made from scratch. Step through their doors spring through fall, and you’ll find their cases practically overflowing with mountains of fresh salmon, tuna, cod, halibut, oysters and prawns. Come winter, local crab rightfully dominates the scene, and you can get it almost any way you want it — live from the tank, cooked whole in the shell, or already picked and ready to eat. While you’re deciding what to have for dinner, snack on a fresh shrimp or crab cocktail, or sample one of the many smoked options, which include three different variations on salmon, mounds of Alaskan Weathervane scallops, steelhead, black cod, and a house favorite — smoked sockeye candy — which is marvelously sweet and savory all at once. Locals and visitors have caught on to this spot as a favorite for chowder, which runs out fast on busy days
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The case is always full at Warrenton Deep Sea market, the retail store for Bornstein Seafoods and longtime winner of Coast Weekend’s Readers’ Choice Award for Best Seafood Market.
The Readers’ Choice Award won by RE/MAX River & Sea this year reflects the service provided by the company’s 14 real estate agents in the Astoria and Gearhart offices, said David Hoggard, broker and owner. “They are seasoned agents who have a long track record of customer service,” Hoggard said. Because RE/MAX is a worldwide company, national and international advertising enables sellers to market their properties far and wide, Hoggard said. The 43-year-old company’s name
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Part of the local crab fleet awaits the season opener, tied up at the docks by Warrenton Deep Sea.
and is always served to go. Other prepared foods include a range of fresh specialty Japanese salads, like Goma Wakame (a slightly sweet and crunchy seaweed salad), Gari Tako Sansai (made from octopus), and the less adventurous but still delicious edamame. Whatever you walk away with, expert advice on handling and preparation comes with every selection, and you can count on the same friendly Bornstein customer service that’s been pleasing patrons for decades.
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recognition also attracts buyers, he added. There are other things going for RE/MAX River & Sea, Hoggard noted: The agents work full time; the job isn’t a part-time pursuit for them. “They are a very tightknit group; they work together as a team as well as individuals. They are willing to help each other,” he said. The agents also make sure their clients feel comfortable when they visit the office, Hoggard said. In addition to the continuing education required by the state, online training also is offered continuously by RE/MAX University, enabling them to obtain a wide range of certifications. “Most agents have at least one or more designations,” Hoggard said. Experience also counts when Hoggard hires agents who can match buyers and
sellers quickly and successfully. “I look for producers or those who have the potential of being high producers,” Hoggard said. In addition, he encourages all of the agents to be involved in the community. Locally, the future of real estate is looking brighter than it has in several years. Fewer foreclosures are occurring, more properties are available for sale, and buyers are becoming more eager to purchase them, Hoggard said. Multiple offers are being made on some properties. “We’re feeling pretty positive about the market,” he said. The Astoria office of RE/ MAX River & Sea is at 757 W. Marine Drive; phone: 503 338-5200. The Gearhart office is at 3523 Highway 101 N.; phone: 503 738-9552.
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Electric blues musician Seth Walker to perform ASTORIA — Fort George Brewery will welcome a performance by Seth Walker at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29. The show is open to all ages, and there is no cover. In September, Walker released his most successful album to date, “ Gotta Get Back.” Not only was it widely praised, it debuted at N o. 6 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart. When setting out to record “Gotta Get Back,” Walker had one goal: to return to the roots of why he started playing music in the first place. Produced by Jano Rix of The Wood Brothers, “Gotta Get Back” features Walker’s sister and parents on the record’s sweeping string parts, all of which were arranged by his father. Throughout his career spanning over two decades, Walker has had the pleasure of calling North Carolina, Nash-
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Seth Walker will perform Jan. 29 at the Fort George.
ville, Austin, New York City and New Orleans home, and each city’s musical influence can be heard throughout the album. While travel and movement are recurring themes throughout the record, the heart and soul of the album lies in the idea of home and family, of looking to the past in order to find your way into the future.
Astoria Sunday Market hosts open house for young entrepreneurs ASTORIA — Astoria Sunday Market and Clatsop County 4-H invite kids in grades K-12 and their families to its annual Open House for the Young Entrepreneurs / Market Biz Kidz program. The Open House will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30 at the 4-H Club House, located across from the Clatsop County Fairgrounds on Walluski Loop. The Biz Kidz program offers young entrepreneurs an opportunity to become vendors at Astoria Sunday Market. The Open House is an opportunity to meet other Biz Kidz and learn about the free Boot Camp for Young Entrepreneurs. The Boot Camp, set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 11 at the
4-H Club House, is basic training to become a vendor and is designed to prepare kids for selling their own products at the market. Boot Camp is free thanks to a donation by Recology Western Oregon. Any child age 5 to 18 in Clatsop County is eligible. Registration is required and can be found at www.AstoriaSundayMarket. com or by calling 503-3251010 or emailing AstoriaSundayMarket@charter.net During Boot Camp, young entrepreneurs will be guided through the process to become a vendor, including developing a product, salesmanship, designing a display and planning a budget. The day is full of hands-on activities. Participants must create or grow something to sell at the market.
Stout month gears up at Fort George ASTORIA — It started with a simple enough idea: Take a versatile, yet underappreciated style of beer like stout, brew as many as your boss will allow, and put them on tap all at once. This was the idea Jack Harris, co-founder of Fort George Brewery, had over 20 years ago as a young brewer working for McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse. “Nobody else was doing it,” Harris explains. “I certainly wasn’t paying any attention to marketing or filling niches; it was sort of dumb luck on my part that folks really responded to the idea of celebrating a variety of stouts during the cold, dark days of February.” Throughout the years, as he moved from town to town, he took the stouts with him. “It’s the people I’ve worked with since then that have taken the idea and run with it. That’s what makes Stout Month such a big deal,” he continues. “It gets more sophisticated, elaborate and popular every year.” And now that he has his own brewery, February at Fort George is forever dedicated to Stout Month, a 28-day celebration of the darker ales. Taps will pour
invitingly black, overflowing with new stout releases each week, and all centered around the darkest single-day stout festival in the world — the Festival of Dark Arts.
Sweet Virginia Series bottle project. That’s followed by Matryoshka with Cocoa Nibs & Raspberries on Feb. 19. All three Matryoshka stouts will be on tap in the Lovell Taproom that day. Bottled variations of Matryoshka are limited and available only at the brewery.
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Sit down for a heady pour, or test your tongue on a blind stout taster tray. New stouts are on tap every week — with 19 alone from Fort George this year. • Released Feb. 1: oatmeal stout May The Oats Be With You; PB&J stout Tuesday’s Lunch; Coffee Girl, brewed with Brasilian Santa Luzia coffee beans from Coava Coffee Roasters; Russian imperial stout From Astoria with Love; fig and oatmeal stout Voluptas; bourbon barrel aged Russian imperial stout Matryoshka; and Matryoshka with Cocoa Nibs (plus a bottle release). • Released Feb. 8: bourbon barrel apple pie stout All Seeing Pie; Mexican chocolate stout Viva La Stout; and Polish’s Black Walnut Stout. • Released Feb. 15: plum and black tea stout Kaiju Stout; Keg Nog, a milk stout spiced with nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla beans; and Barrel Aged May The Oats
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The Festival of Dark Arts takes place Saturday, Feb. 18.
Be With You — aged in Four Roses bourbon barrels. • Released Feb. 19: Matryoshka with Cocoa Nibs & Raspberries (plus a bottle release); Subtle Hyperbole, a stout with Candy Cap mushrooms, molasses, graham crackers and cinnamon; and Dark Matter, an oatmeal stout aged in pinot noir and bourbon barrels. • Released Feb. 22: root beer stout Nostalgia Trip, with sassafras, sarsaparilla, cinnamon sticks and vanilla bean; Kentucky Girl (which is the Coffee Girl stout aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels); and dry Irish stout Itsy Bitsy. Matryoshka with Cocoa Nibs will be available in 500ml bottles on Feb. 1, the second release from the
Learn about the travels of David Douglas ILWACO, Wash. — In the 19th century, David Douglas’s multiple trips to the mouth of the Columbia River and north up the Washingotn coast were dogged by stormy weather, unclear pathways and personal illness. At the same time, they yielded some of his most prized natural history observations and warmest personal relationships with local people. The next Salty Talks presentation will illustrate some of those connections. Spokane, Washington, naturalist and writer Jack Nisbet
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Jack Nisbet will speak about David Douglas at the next Salty Talks on Feb. 1.
will give the talk “‘I Do Not Go Alone’: Traveling from Young’s Bay to Gray’s Harbor with David Douglas, 1825-27.” The talk is free and will take place at 6:30
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 at the Salt Pub & Hotel, located at 147 Howerton Ave. Nisbet’s books explore the human and natural history of the Intermountain West. His focus on Douglas resulted in his 2010 biography “The Collector.” His book “David Douglas: A Naturalist at Work” is an illustrated collection of essays that aims to connect Douglas’s vision of the Northwest landscape to what we see today. “Jack Nisbet peels back the landscapes of the Northwest to uncover layers of
Carnival of stouts
Voted by Willamette Week Oregon Beer Awards as the Best Beer Festival in 2016, the Festival of Dark Arts is much more than a stout fest. It’s a full sensory immersion into art, craft, music and macabre entertainment, with over 60 rare stouts all over the Fort George block. The event will sell out, but you can check festivalofdarkarts. com for full ticket, stout and entertainment information. This year’s festival takes place from 2 to 10 p.m. Feb. 18 at Fort George Brewery. Entertainent will include a Dark Art Gallery, glass blowing, iron forge, tattoo artists, ice sculptor, fire dancers, contortionists and more. Live music will be provided by Hillstomp, 1939 Ensemble, Ryan Sollee, Máscaras, Three for Silver and more. meaning in unexpected places. He encourages us to look with a new, but also eonsold, light on mountains and rivers, traditional cultures and more recent settlers,” said Peter Stark, author of “Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson’s Lost Pacific Empire.” Salty Talks are in partnership with the SALT Pub & Hotel, Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, with support from Friends of Columbia River Gateway, and the Port of Ilwaco.
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Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Wes Wahrmund’s classical guitar skills amaze with light jazz and original tunes.
Senior Center Jam 6:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St., Astoria, 503-468-0390, free. The Astoria Senior Center offers string band, bluegrass and country.
Barbie G 7 p.m., WineKraft, 80 10th St., Astoria, 503-468-0206, no cover, 21 +. Barbie G plays Americana and folk music.
Adam Miller 7 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-6742, all ages. American folksinger and storyteller Adam miller will tell the story of “The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie” through music. Floating Glass Balls 7 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2202, no cover. The Floating Glass Balls plays bluegrass, Caribbean, folk, swing and country. Pretty Gritty 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. Pretty Gritty plays a mix of country, rock, blues and soul music.
Friday, Jan. 27 Thistle & Rose 6 p.m., Seasons Café, 255 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1159. Thistle and Rose perform original tunes, folk and Americana music from the 70s and 80s. Tom Trudell 6 p.m., Shelburne Inn Restaurant, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360642-4150, no cover. Tom Trudell plays jazz piano. Wes Wahrmund 6 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Wes Wahrmund’s classical guitar skills amaze with light jazz and original tunes. Maggie & the Cats 6:30 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-4361539, no cover, 21 +. Maggie and the Cats play Creole, jazz, blues and soul music.
Mark Dove 7 p.m., American Legion, 1315 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5111, no cover, 21 +. Mark Dove plays roadhouse classic country and vintage rock-nroll music. Ghost to Falco 8 p.m., Sou’Wester Lodge, 3728 J Place, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-2542. Ghost to Falco plays earthy, psychtinged, rock, folk and lo-fi music.
Champagne Sunday Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27 and 28 9 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. Champagne Sunday is husband-and-wife team Jessi and Jared Fredeen. They fire off gypsy-punk rock and raucous folk songs alongside intimate tear-jerkers and anthemic foot-stompers. These performances will be part of a live album recording. Saturday night’s show is Jared’s 40th birthday. DJ Ganoe 7 p.m., Seaside Calvary Church, 240 Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, 503-4406577, free. DJ Ganoe plays blues, rock, Christian and inspirational music. Folkslinger 7 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, no cover. Folkslinger conveys a melodic soundscape, balancing ambient Americana storytelling with textured tones of shoe-gaze psychedelics. Open Mic & Jam 7 p.m., Pacific Pearl Bistro, 111 Broadway, Seaside. All styles welcome to jam, hosted by the Tim Kelly Blues Band. Randy Weese 7 p.m., WineKraft, 80 10th St., Astoria, 503-468-0206, no cover, 21 +. Guitarist Kim Townsend will accompany
Randy Weese who plays traditional, contemporary, gospel and original bluegrass and country music. Counterfeit Cash 9 p.m., San Dune Pub, 127 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-5080, 21 and older. Counterfeit Cash is a Johnny Cash and June Carter tribute band.
Saturday, Jan. 28 Troll Radio Revue 11 a.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-0010, $2. KMUN 91.9 FM and KTCB 89.5 FM offer a live variety show featuring Beerman Creek String Band, the Troll Stinky Toadwort, Troll Radio Theater Troupe and guests. Wes Wahrmund 6 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St.,
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Sunday, Jan. 29 MacMinn 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. Mark MacMinn delivers folk and moody Americana with resonating vocals creating vivid imagery through candid storytelling. Seth Walker 8 p.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-7468, no cover. Performing a mix of genres from rhythm-n-blues, country and pop to Americana, gospel and jazz, singer, songwriter and guitarist Seth Walker has added Astoria to his West Coast tour supporting his new album “Gotta Get Back.”
Monday, Jan. 30 Burgers & Jam 6 p.m., American Legion, 1216 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2973. The legion offers good burgers and good music. MacMinn 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. Mark MacMinn delivers folk and moody Americana
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with resonating vocals creating vivid imagery through candid storytelling.
Tuesday, Jan. 31 Nathaniel Talbot 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. Folk musician Nathaniel Talbot’s poetic lyrics and hypnotizing finger picking feel familiar as he keeps in the tradition of artists like Woody Guthrie and Lyle Lovett.
Wednesday, Feb. 1 Thistle & Rose 5 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Thistle and Rose perform original tunes, folk and Americana music from the 70s and 80s. Nathaniel Talbot 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. Folk musician Nathaniel Talbot’s plays folk and Americana in the tradition of Woody Guthrie and Lyle Lovett.
Thursday, Feb. 2 Senior Center Jam 6:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St., Astoria, 503-468-0390, free. The Astoria Senior Center offers string band, bluegrass and country. Floating Glass Balls 7 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2202, no cover. The Floating Glass Balls plays bluegrass, Caribbean, folk, swing and country. Cloudship 8 p.m., Port of Call Bistro & Bar, 894 Commercial St., Astoria, 503325-4356, no cover. Band mates Brandon Freeman (rhythm-n-blues) and Jonathan Napoles (metal) of Cloudship use their unique and quirky instrumentation and folk, blues and rock driven sound to make a splash.
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CARTM to screen documentary ‘Bag It’ By JAN BEHRS
NEHALEM — At 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, CARTM will host a screening of “Bag It,” a documentary film that follows one man’s journey as he tries to make sense of our plastic-coated lives. The film will be shown in the North County Recreation District theater on Ninth Street in Nehalem, and its star, Jeb Berrier, will be on hand to answer questions afterward. Admission is free. “Bag It,” which has won more than a dozen film festival awards, features Berrier’s quest to find out what happens to the tons of single-use, plastic carry-out bags discarded every day. He then discovers the worldwide menace that lurks behind our addiction to disposable plastics. As plastic breaks down, it releases toxic chemicals, including endocrine disruptors, which are linked to cancer, diabetes, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and infertility. When fish, birds and mammals swallow the tiny pieces, Portland’s Office of Planning & Sustainability explains, these poisons enter
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Jeb Berrier, star of “Bag It,” wears a few of the 60,000 plastic bags people in the U.S. use and discard every 5 seconds.
the human food chain. CARTM doesn’t accept single-use bags for recycling because they are unmarketable and because there are better options, said CARTM Executive Director Karen Reddick Yurka. “CARTM stopped accepting plastic bags for recycling in 2013,” she said. “It cost more to ship them to market than we received for them, they took a tremendous amount of time to process, and the mess they created required
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the baler to be shut down for cleaning afterwards. We encourage our community to choose durable, reusable bags instead of disposable ones.” Grocery stores started using plastic bags in the 1980s. They’re cheaper than paper but not by much. And, unlike paper, plastic never biodegrades; it remains a hazard forever. Oregonians alone consume more than 1 billion plastic carry-out bags each year, using them for less than 12 minutes, then tossing them in the trash. The bag problem, at least, has a simple solution: Stop using plastic bags. “Living where we do, it just makes sense to use carry-out bags that don’t end up getting blown into the ocean and becoming litter on our beaches,” said local resident Michael Maginnis. A petition to ban single-use, plastic carry-out bags in Manzanita will be available to sign at the event.
ASTORIA — Dust off your best dancing outfit (period correct attire encouraged), and kick up your heels at a community swing dance Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the Astoria Arts & Movement Center, located at 342 10th St. Western swing band The Bar-K Buckaroos will provide lively dance tunes. The dance will begin at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $6 per person or $10 per couple with a $2 student ticket available with student ID. Tickets are available at the door. The price of admission includes a one-hour introductory swing dance lesson with dance instructor Jen Miller. The band will take the stage from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For further ticket information, contact Brad Griswold at 360-951-9593. The Bar-K Buckaroos will play traditional Western swing dance music in the style of Bob Wills and his
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The Bar-K Buckaroos will provide the lively music for the Jan. 31 community swing dance in Astoria.
Texas Playboys. The band is made up North Coast musicians, featuring Brad Griswold on rhythm guitar, Dave Quinton on bass, Richard Thomasian on lead guitar, Tom Peake on drums and John Orr on pedal steel. Collectively these musicians have played in such
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notable North Coast bands as The Floating Glass Balls, The Bond Street Blues Band, The Swingcats, Acustica, and Ma’Barley. Together they bring their love of bluegrass, Country, jazz, blues and reggae to form a great evening of Western swing and ’20s to ’40s-era swing music.
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Jan Behrs, formerly an editor with The Oregonian and Better Homes and Gardens magazines, is a freelance writer based in Manzanita.
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Thursday, Jan. 26 Reader’s Theater 7 p.m. Liberty Theatre’s McTavish Room, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, $15. Enjoy a reader’s theater production of “Death and the Maiden,” a 1990 play by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. The play tells the story of citizens in an unnamed country that is recovering from the after-effects of a violent dictatorship. Contains adult themes; not suitable
for younger audiences; a firearm will be discharged during the performance.
Homeless Discussion 6 p.m., Astoria Public Library, 450 10th St., Astoria, 503-3257323. Astoria Library and Oregon Humanities presents Ryan Stroud, who will give a free talk on “Homeless in the Land of Plenty.”
Short Film Festival 7:30 p.m., Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-3683846, $5. The Best of the 43rd Northwest Filmmaker’s Festival is a collection of eight short films made in
Oregon, Washington, Montana and British Columbia; total running time is 72 minutes. Jazz concert 8 p.m., KALA, 1017 Marine Drive, Astoria, $10. Jazz guitarist John Stowell will perform, joined by vocalist Dinah Urell and North Coast jazz guitarist Dave Drury.
Celebrate Astoria
7 p.m., Liberty Theatre, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-5922, free, all ages. See an advance screening of Oregon Art Beat’s Art in Astoria program with a behind-the-scenes look at the development of Portland Center Stage’s new theater production “Astoria.”
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Wit & Wisdom 7 p.m., Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St., all ages, no cover. Guest speaker Kaarina Beam will lead an in-depth discussion about facts in the presentation “Is the Truth Dead?” Doors open at 6 p.m.; seating is limited.
History & Hops
6 p.m., Seaside Brewing Co., 851 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-7065. As part of the History & Hops lecture series, Seaside Museum and Seaside Brewing presents “Hunting Shipwrecks of the North Coast” with Chris Dewey.
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The steamer Admiral Benson is shown stranded on Peacock Spit in 1930. It is for this wreck that Benson Beach, part of Washington’s Cape Disappointment State Park, is named.
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Asian Kite Celebration 11 a.m., World Kite Museum, 303 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-4020, $3 to $5, all ages. Celebrate Asian New Year while learning about the many cultures of kites as you wander through the museum’s collection from 10 Asian countries, watch Asian themed movies, make a kite and fold origami, daily to Feb. 7.
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10 a.m., The Loft at , Astoria, Building, 20 Basin St. le WedSty e or Sh . 40 -79 503-791 all-day vendor ding Faire offers an inute “how to” -m 15 ing expo includ tions, a fashtra talks and demons n on venues, tio ma or inf , ion show ge supera ev /b caterers, food raog ot ph s, ist or fl , pliers d an s ian sic phers, mu more.
PBL Tournaments 8 a.m., Seaside, Warrenton, Astoria, 503-717-4308. Enjoy the excitement of the annual Pacific Basketball League tournaments held at schools in Seaside, Warrenton and Astoria. Film Screening 10:30 a.m., Appelo
Archives Center, 1056 SR 4, Naselle, Wash., $5, rated PG-13. A screening of the movie “Under the North Star,” a trilogy following a Finnish family from 1880 to 1950, part two includes book three “The Reconciliation;” runs 129 minutes with English subtitles.
Film Screening 7 p.m., North County Recreation District, 36155 9th St., Nehalem, 503-3687008, all ages. CARTM presents a special free screening of the movie “Bag It” featuring Jeb Berrier, who will be on hand for a Q&A after the screening.
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Pie Day Celebration
2:30 p.m., White Clover Grange, 36585 Hwy. 53, Nehalem, 503705-7100, $5 to $10, all ages. The North County Pie Day is a fun event and joint fundraiser for Food Roots and the White Clover Grange, features a pie auction, all-you-can-eat pie/ ice cream feast and Liz Cole will perform “Ode to Pie.”
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COA S T W E E K E N D C A L E N DA R Sunday, Jan. 29 PBL Tournaments 7 p.m., Seaside, Warrenton, Astoria, 503-717-4308. Enjoy the excitement of
Coaster Auditions 6:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-4361242. Coaster Theatre will cast
Tuesday, Jan. 31 Project Homeless Connect 10 a.m., Seaside Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, 503-325-1400. An annual event organized by Clatsop Community Action offers free social services including information on prescriptions, employCASA Fundraiser ment, 4:30 p.m., Fort George Brewshelter/ housing ery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-7468, all ages. Clatsop and food stamps; CASA program will host a fundraiser with pizza, food and veteran services, hot drink; all upstairs proceeds will support the work at CASA. meals, haircuts,
the annual Pacific Basketball League tournaments held at schools in Seaside, Warrenton and Astoria.
Monday, Jan. 30 four men and two women for its spring production of “Barefoot in the Park;” all actors will read from pre-selected sides at the audition.
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warm clothing and medical/dental/eye exams. Past to Present 10:30 a.m., Columbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-3252323, $5. Past to Present lecture series features Amanda Gladics presenting “Oregon Sea Grant Extension,” reducing bycatch in fisheries.
Lunch in the Loft Noon, Beach Books, 616 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3500, $30. Beach Books will host author Laurie Frankel who will share her book “This Is How It Always Is;” cost includes lunch and a signed copy of the book, reservations required.
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Wednesday, Feb. 1 Reader’s Theater 7 p.m. Liberty Theatre’s McTavish Room, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, $15. Enjoy a reader’s theater production of “Death and the
Maiden,” a 1990 play by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. The play tells the story of citizens in an unnamed country that is recovering from
the after-effects of a violent dictatorship. Contains adult themes; not suitable for younger audiences; a firearm will be discharged during the performance.
“Salty Talks”
6:30 p.m., Salt Hotel & Pub, 147 Howerton Ave., Ilwaco, Wash., free. Jack Nisbet will talk about historic naturalist David Douglas’ multiple trips to the mouth of the Columbia River, open to the public.
Open House 6 p.m., 4-H Club House, located on Walluski Loop across from Clatsop County Fairgrounds, Astoria, 503-325-1010. Astoria Sunday Market and Clatsop County 4-H invite kids grades K to 12 and their families to its annual Open House for the Young Entrepreneurs/Market Biz Kidz program.
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St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242. Coaster Theatre will cast four men and two women for its spring production of “Barefoot in the Park;” all actors will read from pre-selected sides at the audition. Community Swing Dance 7:30 p.m., Astoria Arts & Movement Center, 342 10th St., Astoria, 503-791-5657, $2 to $10. Enjoy classic swing dance to the country sounds of the Bar-K Buckaroos.
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Thursday, Feb. 2 Reader’s Theater 7 p.m. Liberty Theatre’s McTavish Room, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, $15. Enjoy a reader’s theater production of “Death and the Maiden,” a 1990 play by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. The play tells the story of citizens in an unnamed country that is recovering from the after-effects of a violent dictatorship. Contains adult themes; not suitable for younger audiences; a firearm will be discharged during the performance.
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Fort George Benefit Night to raise funds for Clatsop CASA ASTORIA — Is eating pizza good for you? Maybe. At least it’s good for your community. For its January Benefit Night event, Fort George Brewery will hold a fundraiser for Clatsop CASA. Head to the upstairs pub at 1483 Duane St. from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31. Proceeds from all food and
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Archaeologist to discuss local shipwrecks SEASIDE — The next History & Hops free local history lecture will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 at Seaside Brewing Co., located at 851 Broadway. “Graveyard of the Pacific” is a nickname for the stretch of Pacific Northwest coastal ocean ranging from Tillamook Bay north to Cape Scott Provincial Park on Vancouver Island. It is estimated that more than 2,000 vessels and 700 lives have been lost near the Columbia River bar alone.
Maritime archaeologist Chris Dewey will discuss some of the greater and lesser-known shipwrecks located in the North Oregon Coast area and recount efforts to locate and document the wreck sites. In his presentation, Dewey will cover the tools, techniques and strategies archaeologists use to discover and investigate shipwrecks and their histories. A retired Naval officer, Dewey is currently the anthropology and archaeology adjunct instructor at Clatsop
Community College. He holds master’s degrees in maritime archaeology and in business management. He is also the president of the Maritime Archaeological Society, which is dedicated to historical shipwreck documentation and public education in maritime heritage. History & Hops is a series of local history discussions hosted by the Seaside Museum on the last Thursday of each month at Seaside Brewing Co.
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