Coast Weekend March 22, 2018

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LITTLE AND BIG: A STORY ABOUT A TOWN

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Cannon Beach

A beloved author’s 2003 column about Cannon Beach

By URSULA K. LE GUIN

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nce upon a time there was a little town by a big ocean. It was a wise little town. Long ago it had looked at its dunes and beaches, its big trees, its marsh where the redwing blackbirds sang, in little streets and little grey shingle shops and houses, and said: This is all good. My people like me, my visitors like Ursula K. Le Guin me, and I like me.

This is what I am and what I want to be.

Busy people kept coming to the little town and scolding it. You are foolish, they said. You don’t understand progress. You don’t even have neon! There are no corporations

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Cannon Beach’s 2003 town photo

here! We will bring you golden arches and make you rich!

No, thank you, said the wise little town. My people own my shops.

People come to me because they like those shops, and because at night my streets glimmer very softly in the dark.

But busy people kept coming to the town and scolding it. Look at you! they said. All these little funky shingle homes! You should be ashamed. You need immense houses.

What for? asked the town.

For rich people, said the busy people. People like us. We cannot live in funky cottages with gardens.

Let us tear these down and build many immense houses, surrounded by immense rocks, and then everyone will see you are a town of rich people and admire you immensely.

I see, said the little town, and it thought about this. It thought long and hard. It had no objection to rich people. Rich people had done it a lot of good over the years. But then, so had not-rich people.

My people, thought the little town, whether they are artists or cleaning maids in motels, whether they work or are retired, whether they live here or come here whenever they can, all have a big love

for me, a big love for the little grey houses, the quiet streets, the great beach, the marsh where the blackbirds sing. My houses are little, but my people are big. I wonder if making the houses bigger might make the people smaller? And how will immense houses fit my little, quiet streets? Do I want to be rich, or do I want to be what I am? Do I want to be admired, or do I want to be loved?

The sea of course paid no attention to such foolish questions, and the blackbirds had nothing useful to say. All the little town could do was ask itself, and hope that it was wise enough to find the answer to its questions. It was not a little question, and the answer would not be a small one, either.

Author Ursula K. Le Guin, a part-time resident of Cannon Beach, died Jan. 22. “Little and Big” was originally printed in the Cannon Beach Citizen in 2003. It is reprinted with the permission of her husband, Charles Leguin.

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The fix is in at Repair Cafe ASTORIA — Repair Cafe will once again convene in the Lovell Showroom to fix items — anything one person can carry in — 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 28.

These free monthly repair events bring people with broken stuff together with people who know how to fix it. Our “fixers” can make repairs and give expert advice on most items: clothing, computers, furniture, power tools, household appliances and bicycles.

Plus, we offer knife and scissor sharpening.

Observe our fixers, browse some repair books

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Daryl Welch makes the final adjustments after repairing a bicycle for a customer at a Repair Cafe event in 2017.

and learn a bit about how it’s done.

Help us with our goal to keep 2,000 pounds of broken items from entering our lo-

weekend INSIDE THIS ISSUE

arts & entertainment ON THE COVER David Snower, an Oregon Ghost Conference attendee, tells a ghost story illuminated by a campfire during the 2017 conference’s Ghost Stories Bonfire.

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Haunted Seaside

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California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day

FEATURE

Oregon Ghost Conference features kids’ activities

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Clemente’s owner invents Slow Boat to Mexico

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cal landfill by repairing and fixing your broken stuff. We have scales to weigh your “stuff” and will keep a running tally for each month’s efforts to reach that goal.

The Lovell Showroom of Fort George Brewery is located at Duane and 14th streets in downtown Astoria.

The Taproom will be open for beer and food purchases during the Repair Cafe.

Feel free to contact us in advance of the event if you have a questions about an item for repair at darlywelch@mac.com or 503-307-0834. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ repairastoria.

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This summer, preserve history ‘in the field’ ASTORIA — Learn the craft of historic building in a four-day summer program in Astoria, presented by the Historic Preservation and Restoration program at Clatsop Community College. This class will be offered Monday, June 18, through Thursday, June 21, and is open to the public.

The field school will feature a series of handson workshops, visits to regional sites of historic significance, walking tours of historic Astoria, a boat tour of Astoria’s Columbia River waterfront and other opportunities to investigate local history and preservation activities. The workshops will introduce partic-

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ipants to the basic concepts of historic preservation, including woodworking, plaster repair, stained glass fabrication and window

restoration. Workshops and tours will be conducted by experienced and highly qualified artisans, historians and preservationists.

Registration is required, and college credit is available for the experience. The program fee is $575, which includes all workshops, tours, morning coffee and lunch.

To register, contact Emily Falleur at 503-3387670 or efalleur@clatsopcc.edu to hold your spot for “BLD 229: Historic Preservation Field School: The Craft of Historic Building.”

For more information, contact Lucien Swerdloff at 503-338-2301 or lswerdloff@clatsopcc.edu.

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CLOSE TO HOME

California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day

By DAVID CAMPICHE

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FOR COAST WEEKEND

id-morning and Big Sur, an expanse of California’s central coast, remains moody. A thin stratum of clouds huddles low on the Pacific horizon. Intermittent sun rays hurl tendril-like flashes of intense light upon sheer faceted cliffs, rocky spires and lacy wave tops 1,000 feet below.

As the weather changes aggressively before our eyes, clouds, the color of a dirty martini, blanket the surf, skirmish between god-hewn forces and nature’s rock titans — between ocean and sky and terra firma. I stand before the landscape in awe and offer a single Buddhist salutation: “Be! Be!” And prayers roll on like waves churning off the Pacific.

California State Route 1 snakes along the coastline, feigning and twisting and dodging like a springbok sprinting ahead of the jackals. Anxiety paws at the stomach, and then plunges into the depths below. Here, the surf ebbs and flows.

Patterns appear heaven-sent, pulsing, weaving, dancing — my oh my!

And when was the last time I stood awestruck before the hand of nature?

I take a deep breath, let my mind recede into lovely memories. Was that on our own Oregon Coast, and just last month? Was that Depot Bay or high on Neahkahnie Head, or standing on a bluff above Ecola State Park? Or possibly, this same magic happened while I wandered through an ancient cedar grove on Long Island. Our own heartland is full of surprises and delights.

But I was humbled, in some form of meditative reverence, for those white-hatted combers at Big Sur, dashing upon ocean-sculpted rocks and igneous stone islands, buried and then unburied by tide and storm and windsong currents.

The way we are

This is to say, where we live is blessed with dabs, dashes and pockets of landscape we might define as paradise.

And in saying that, we must be forever reminded of our responsibility to protect those holy vistas. Those redwoods.

Those Western cedars.

A roughly 1,000-year-old redwood

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Big Sur on the central California coast

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IN THE COLUMBIA-PACIFIC REGION Thursday, March 22

Barbie G 7 p.m., WineKraft, 80 10th St., Astoria, 503-468-0206, no cover, 21+. Barbie G plays acoustic folk music.

Sugar Thistles 5 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Sugar Thistles play Americana and original tunes.

The B Side 7 p.m., Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-3846, $10.

The B Side features Kate Morrison and Phillip Lynch playing jazz standards, rock, pop, show tunes and originals.

Basin Street NW 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover.

Dave Drury on guitar, Todd Pederson on bass and friends perform mainstream jazz classics.

Lenore 8 p.m., Sou’Wester Lodge, 3728 J Place, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-2542.

Lenore plays folk and pop music in an earthy, melodic tone.

Senior Center Jam 6:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St., Astoria, 503-4680390, no cover. The Astoria Senior Center offers string band, bluegrass and country.

Two Crows Joy 8 p.m., Workers Tavern, 281 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-338-7291. Two Crows Joy plays country, Americana, rock, blues and old standards.

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. Blaine Heinonen and Sarah Wolff of Pretty Gritty play elements of country, rock, blues and soul.

Friday, March 23 Reflections Noon, Cannon Beach Community Church, 132 Washington St., Cannon Beach. Patty Coomes will perform 30 minutes of Lenten piano reflections on the Steinway grand piano; free and open to the public.

Geezer Creak 6 p.m., T. Paul’s Supper Club, 360 12th St., Astoria, 503-338-5133, no cover. Geezer Creak plays originals and a mix of acoustic music with Dale Clark on guitar and Bob Lennon on mandolin.

Jennifer Goodenberger 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover.

Jennifer Goodenberger plays new age, folk and original music in styles from classical and contemporary to improvisational and contemplative piano.

Maggie & the Katz 6 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503436-1539, no cover, 21+. Maggie & the Katz play New Orleans gumbo

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Glass of Hearts, a Portland-based Blondie tribute band

Saturday, March 24 Glass of Hearts 10 p.m., Labor Temple, 934 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-0801, $7, 21+. Glass of Hearts tribute band provides a high-energy tribute to the icon band Blondie, in looks and sound.

The Hackles 8:30 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. Luke Ydstie and Kati Claborn of The Hackles play folk and country on guitar and banjo.

Muddy Waters 9 p.m., San Dune Pub, 127 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-5080, 21+.

The Muddy Waters tribute band plays the best of the reknown blues singer Muddy Waters.

Sunday, March 25 blues, soul and rhythm-n-blues.

Wes Wahrmund 6 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Wes Wahrmund plays light jazz and original tunes on classical guitar.

Bruce Smith 7 p.m., North Beach Tavern, 102 Pioneer Road, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-2302. Daniel Valdez joins rocker Bruce Smith for a night of roadhouse rock and cover tunes.

Honey Don’t 7 p.m., McMenamins, 1157 Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, no cover. Honey Don’t sings folk, bluegrass and country music.

John Orr 7 p.m., WineKraft, 80 10th St., Astoria, 503-468-0206, no cover, 21+.

Guitarist John Orr plays southern blues, jazz and folk music featuring Peter Hinsbeeck.

Highland Way 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre, 1231

Vandercook Way, Longview, Wash., 360-575-8499, $28 to $35. Highland Way plays favorites from Scottish tradition mixed with modern ballads, Irish melodies and sea chanteys.

Lloyd Jones 8 p.m., KALA, 1017 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-338-4878, $15, 16+. Lloyd Jones plays swampy blues, funk, soul, roadhouse two-beats and old school rhythm-n-blues.

Pretty Gritty 8:30 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-2311, no cover. Blaine Heinonen and Sarah Wolff of Pretty Gritty play elements of country, rock, blues and soul.

Saturday, March 24 Bruce Smith 3 p.m., Nehalem Bay Winery, 34965 Hwy. 53, Nehalem, 503-368-9463.

Bruce Smith and his band play origi-

nal Texas roadhouse rock music.

Bar-K Buckaroos 6 p.m., Public Coast Brewing Co., 264 Third St., Cannon Beach, 503-4360285, no cover. Bar-K Buckaroos plays country and Western swing music.

David Drury 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover.

Guitarist David Drury plays contemporary, classic and traditional jazz standards.

Wes Wahrmund 6 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Wes Wahrmund plays light jazz and original tunes on classical guitar.

Jackson Andrews 6:30 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-4361539, no cover, 21+. Jackson Andrews plays original songs and arrangements of folk, country and popular tunes.

Richard T. & Friends 11:30 a.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover. Richard T. and friends performs a repertoire of blues.

North Coast Symphonic Band 3 p.m., Performing Arts Center, 588 16th St., Astoria, 503-325-0590, $15 regular admission, $5 18 and under. Three quartets — tuba, flute and bassoon — perform a benefit concert for the PAC. Maggie & the Katz 5 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661.

Maggie & the Katz play world-class blues music, Creole, jazz, funk and rhythm-n-blues and soul.

The Hackles 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. Luke Ydstie and Kati Claborn of The Hackles play folk and country on guitar and banjo.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE CROSSWORD TAKING YOUR Q

By Daniel Raymon / Puzzles Edited by Will Shortz 80 True 81 Instruments played on Mount Olympus 84 Expert 86 Words of resignation 88 Greek cross 90 “As you wish, Captain!”

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105 Monarch who’s fine and dandy?

108 Cries of surprise 110 Teeming 113 Veg out 114 Irish form of “Edmund” 115 Heinrich ____, “Die Lorelei” poet 117 N.W.A’s “Straight ____ Compton” 119 More than a millennium 121 Indochinese language 122 Have a little ice cream delivered?

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Continued from Page 5 Rockfish Blues Band 8 p.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-7468, no cover. RockFish plays rockin’ blues music.

Monday, March 26 Burgers & Jam 6:30 p.m., American Legion, 1216 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503436-2973. The legion offers good burgers and good music.

The Hackles 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder

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Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. Luke Ydstie and Kati Claborn of The Hackles play folk and country on guitar and banjo.

Tuesday, March 27 Alex Ashley 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. Alex Ashley plays Americana, folk, and blues rock music.

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Thursday, March 29 Sugar Thistles 5 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. Sugar Thistles play Americana and original tunes.

Basin Street NW 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover.

Dave Drury on guitar, Todd Pederson on bass and friends perform mainstream jazz classics.

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1111 Exchange St., Astoria, 503-4680390, no cover. 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.

The Horsenecks 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-6422311, no cover. The Horsenecks plays old time music with a bluegrass edge.

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Old-school bluesman Lloyd Jones takes the KALA stage ASTORIA — KALA Performance Stage welcomes venerable Oregon bluesman Lloyd Jones for a solo show 8 p.m. Friday, March 23.

The cost is $15. Advance tickets can be purchased at libertyastoria.org.

Portland roots artist Lloyd Jones has recorded six critically acclaimed albums, toured internationally and racked up awards and accolades.

Crowds can’t get enough of his swampy blues, back-porch picking, serious-as-anthrax funk, soul, roadhouse two-beats and old-school rhythm-andblues.

KALA (1017 Marine

Symphonic Band quartets perform concert for PAC

COURTESY KALA

Lloyd Jones, a Portland bluesman

Drive, 503-338-4878) is an intimate venue with limited seating. Call for availability the day of the show. Only people 16 and older may attend. Cocktails will be available.

PHOTOS COURTESY NORTH COAST SYMPHONIC BAND

Astoria Tuba Quartet

Chorale sings ‘Seven Last Words of Christ’ ASTORIA — At 7 p.m.

Forgiveness, Salvation, Wednesday, March 28, Relationship, Abandonment, Distress, Triumph at the Performing Arts and Reunion.

Center in Astoria, Will Caplinger, the North Coast Phil Keim and Chorale will Lois Willis, wellperform “The known Chorale Seven Last Words soloists, will thrill of Christ,” a free the audience with concert directed by their presentation Denise Reed with Denise of this sacred canchamber orchestra tata while being Reed accompaniment supported by the featuring local instrumentalists and soloists. Chorale singers.

The “seven last words” The Arts Center is refer to the seven short located at 588 16th St. phrases uttered by Jesus Funding for this project was provided by the on the cross. Traditionally, these seven phrasClatsop County Cultural es are called words of Coalition.

Northern Lights Flute Ensemble

Mea Culpa Bassoon Quartet

ASTORIA — Three ensembles from the North Coast Symphonic Band will present a benefit for the Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center 3 p.m.

Sunday, March 25, at the PAC (588 16th St.) in Astoria.

Doors open at 2:30 p.m; tickets will be available at that time. Regular admission is $15.

Student tickets for attendees 18 and under are $5.

All proceeds benefit Partners for the PAC, a vital performance and rehearsal venue for local and visiting performing arts groups.

The afternoon’s musical entertainment is titled “Floots, Toots and Bedposts” and features three quartets of flutes, tubas and bassoons with all but two members coming from the North Coast Symphonic Band.

Brian Bergman will be emcee for the afternoon. Warning: A few jokes are only natural considering the friendly rivalry between the groups and there is even a bit of collaboration for the finale.

The Astoria Tuba Quartet performs jazz, ballads, Latin and classical music by composers of familiar music.

The Northern Lights Flute Ensemble performs on all sorts of instruments, including piccolo, C flutes, alto flute and bass flute. The group’s repertoire includes familiar melodies arranged for flutes, as well as contemporary selections by well-known composers.

The Mea Culpa Bassoon Quartet is a new group whose repertoire is borrowed and new and sometimes even a bit blue.

Their varied program will include sacred, classical and jazz.

For more information on the North Coast Symphonic Band, visit NorthCoastSymphonicBand.org or call 503-325-2431.

For more information on the PAC, visit supportthepac.org or call 503-325-0590.

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HAUNTED SEASIDE IF YOU GO Who: Oregon Ghost Conference What: The Northwest’s largest paranormal convention filled with speakers, courses, tours and parties When: 2 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Friday, March 23; 9 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. Saturday, March 24; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 25 Where: Seaside Civic & Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, Ore. Tickets: General admission $10, ages 12 and under free Class fees: $12 for one-hour classes, $20 for two-hour classes Gallery Reading/GhostTours/ Past Life Regression/Seance: $15 Historical Conjuring: $10 Investigations: $25

Oregon Ghost Conference features new activities geared toward children

By BRENNA VISSER COAST WEEKEND

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here was always at least one in every toy chest.

A ventriloquist doll whose eyes shift on their own a little more than they should. An antique baby doll that looks like she’s seen too much. A stuffed animal that ends up in the corner of your room, where you know you didn’t put it.

Delving into the phenomenon of haunted toys is one way the seventh

annual Oregon Ghost Conference is encouraging more kids to participate in the paranormal. About 1,000 people are expected to attend the conference Friday, March 23, to Sunday, March 25, at the Seaside Civic & Convention Center. The event features dozens of classes related to the paranormal, ghost walks and spooky ghost investigations.

While the conference has always been open to families, this year organizer Rocky Smith decided to include a Kids Paranormal Zone, where kids can make spooky crafts, learn about ghost-hunting equipment, take pictures with the Portland Ghostbusters or, if they dare, attend a haunted toy showand-tell.

Conference participants on the Seaside ghost walk at the 2017 event.

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“What we wanted to do is make this an event for all ages and all different types of people, whether they were into the paranormal or just (the) historical side or even just skeptical about ghost stories,” Smith said. “I think having an opportunity for kids to be involved is important.”

Often all things haunted are culturally reserved for “when you’re older” and considered “too scary” for kids, Smith said.

“It’s the complete opposite. The adults may feel that way, but the kids don’t,” Smith said. “Adults have more of a fear, but kids have more of an open mind. Most of those people with paranormal experiences have them as kids. Kids were open about what they are seeing.”

Haunted toys

Ross Allison, a longtime Pacific Northwest ghost hunter, will be leading the discussion about haunted toys during the kid’s portion of the conference based on the book “Haunted Toys,” which he and his co-writer, David Weatherly, published last year.

“I had a mother that loved ghost stories,” Allison said, “and I grew up listening to them and became very curious: Do these things really happen?”

His curiosity bloomed into a 25year career internationally investigating paranormal activity, collecting ghost stories, researching cemeteries and giving ghost-hunting lectures. He now co-owns Spooked in Seattle Ghost Tours and, when he can spare a moment, teaches “Ghostology 101 — Becoming a Ghost Hunter” at the University of Washington.

In his career, Allison noticed that many stories he would hear, particularly from children, were not being documented.

Aside from Chucky and Annabelle, stories of toys coming to life, innocent and malicious, were not being recognized.

“What I found in this field is that these (ghost-hunting) groups start out of the hype from these TV shows. They have interesting experiences, but then they don’t have the proper experience and they die out,” Allison said. “All these stories and experiences are getting lost because groups fold. I wanted to get these stories written down.”

The Boogie Man

Allison scoured paranormal message boards and Facebook groups and tracked down kids from all over the world who shared games and experiences they had with their haunted toys.

Most haunted toys share common traits: reanimation, strange sounds and suspicious origins — think antique store or your grandma’s basement.

Some experiences children reported

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“Haunted Toys” by David Weatherly and Ross Allison

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Ghost Conference Director Rocky Smith at a past event

were pretty dark — like “conjuring evil spirits by playing hide-and-seek with a doll” kind of dark. But Allison finds that most experiences people have are relatively positive. One of his favorites is a story from a mother who lost her daughter in a car accident. The stuffed lamb she had in her hand mysteriously showed up on her porch, she said, with her daughter’s spirit.

“We’re taught through the media (that) spirits are out to harm us, to get us. This is where there’s lots of misconceptions.

TV shows focus on scaring their audiences,” Allison said. “I’ve been investigating

for years, and it’s extremely rare to come across a negative case. But people are so terrified because they think it’s got to be evil. Maybe it’s just a child ghost that just wants to play.”

Allison’s goal during the kid’s portion of the event is not to scare but to educate and encourage kids to be curious, he said.

“I find the common thing is, children are more open to the paranormal. When a child becomes frightened of something they don’t understand, it becomes ‘the boogie man under your bed.’ No parent wants to see a kid frightened, so the first

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Ross Allison, co-author of the book “Haunted Toys,” will lead a discussion on the titular topic at the seventh annual Oregon Ghost Conference.

thing they tell them (is), ‘There is no such thing as the boogie man.’ That’s what begins our conditioning,” he said. “There are things happening in this world we can’t explain, but they are happening out there. It’s not fair closing off the child’s thought process when it comes to spirits and ghosts.” CW

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COA S T W E E K E N D C A L E N DA R Saturday, March 24

Thursday, March 22 Film Screening

Wit & Wisdom

6 p.m., Manzanita Branch Library, 571 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-6665, rated PG. Manzanita Library offers a free showing of the 1942 classic film “Casablanca.”

7 p.m., Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St., Astoria, 503-325-7468. Join Philosofarian for a philosophical look at philosophy.

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Friday, March 23 Ghost Conference

“Suitehearts”

2 p.m., Seaside Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, 503-6794464, $10 admission.

The annual Oregon Ghost Conference offers discussions from paranormal experts, workshops, magic shows, readings and ghost tours; cost per event varies.

7 p.m., Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook, 503842-6305, $10 to $15.

“Suitehearts” is a lively comedy about a young couple who seeks a weekend of wedded bliss only to find strangers booked in the same honeymoon suite.

“I Love You” 7 p.m., River City Playhouse, 127 Lake St., Ilwaco, Wash., 360-244-0125, $15. “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” is a witty musical revue that tackles modern love from the first date to the twilight years.

“Noises Off” 7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-4361242, $20 to $25, PG-13.

“Noises Off” is Michael Frayn’s manic menagerie of backstage madness and bitter rivalries; mild adult themes.

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Sunday, March 25

Ghost Conference

Comic Con

SOLV Cleanup

9 a.m., Seaside Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, 503-679-4464, $10 admission. The annual Oregon Ghost Conference offers discussions from paranormal experts, workshops, magic shows, readings and ghost tours; cost per event varies.

10 a.m., Tillamook Air Museum, 6030 Hangar Road, Tillamook, $5 to $25.

Oregon Coast Comic Con returns with specials guests, artists, exhibitors, professional cosplayers and vendors.

10 a.m., Warrenton, Gearhart, Seaside, Cannon Beach. Volunteers gather at stations along the Oregon coast for the annual SOLV Spring Beach Cleanup.

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Whale Watch 10 a.m., along the Oregon coast, 541765-3304. Spot gray

whales on their spring migration during the Spring Whale Watching Week; interpreters stationed along the Oregon coast to help spot the whales.

AAUW Talk 11:30 a.m., Elks Lodge, 110 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, Wash., $10 to $20. American

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Association of University Women presents “Treasures of Time,” a historical afternoon tea theater.

Rally For Our Lives Noon, Astoria Post Office, 750 Commercial St., Astoria. Indivisible North Coast Oregon and Astoria High School students will rally

against gun violence outside the post office building.

“I Love You” 7 p.m., River City Playhouse, 127 Lake St., Ilwaco, Wash., 360-244-0125, $15. “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” is a witty musical revue that tackles modern love from

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the first date to the twilight years.

in the same honeymoon suite.

“Suitehearts” 7 p.m., Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook, 503-842-6305, $10 to $15. “Suitehearts” is a lively comedy about a young couple who seeks a weekend of wedded bliss only to find strangers booked

“Noises Off” 7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, $20 to $25, PG-13. “Noises Off” is Michael Frayn’s manic menagerie of backstage madness and bitter rivalries; mild adult themes.

Volunteer Jim Border, center, points out toward a plume from a whale during a whale watching session at Ecola State Park in 2015.

Tuesday, March 27

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2 p.m., Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook, 503-842-6305, $10 to $15. “Suitehearts” is a lively comedy about a young couple who seeks a weekend of wedded bliss only to find strangers booked in the same honeymoon suite.

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Ghost Conference 9 a.m., Seaside Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, 503-6794464, $10 admission.

The annual Oregon Ghost Conference offers discussions from paranormal experts, workshops, magic shows, readings and ghost tours; cost per event varies.

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Comic Con 10 a.m., Tillamook Air Museum, 6030 Hangar Road, Tillamook, $5 to $25. Oregon Coast Comic Con returns with specials guests, artists, exhibitors, professional cosplayers and vendors.

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Whale Watch 10 a.m., along the Oregon coast, 541765-3304. Spot gray whales on their spring migration during the Spring Whale Watching Week; interpreters stationed along the Oregon coast to help spot the whales.

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“I Love You” 2 p.m., River City Playhouse, 127 Lake

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Monday, March 26 Whale Watch 10 a.m., along the Oregon coast, 541-765-3304. Spot gray whales on their spring migration during the Spring Whale Watching Week; interpreters stationed along the Oregon coast to help spot the whales.

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St., Ilwaco, Wash., 360-244-0125, $15. “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” is a witty musical revue that tackles modern love from the first date to the twilight years.

“Noises Off” 3 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, $20 to $25, PG-13. “Noises Off” is Michael Frayn’s manic menagerie of backstage madness and bitter rivalries; mild adult themes.

Whale Watch 10 a.m., along the Oregon coast, 541-765-3304. Spot gray whales on their spring migration during the Spring Whale Watching Week; interpreters stationed along the Oregon coast to help spot the whales.

Benefit Night 4:30 p.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-7468.

Join Fort George at its monthly benefit night to raise funds in support for the Astoria Library.

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Bunco Fundraiser 6 p.m., North Jetty Brewing, 4200 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., $25, 21+. Calling all bunco players for the Rolling for the Refuge fundraiser; includes 1 round of bunco, tacos and beer.

Wednesday, March 28 Whale Watch

Garden Art Talk

Repair Café

10 a.m., along the Oregon coast, 541-765-3304. Spot gray whales on their spring migration during the Spring Whale Watching Week; interpreters stationed along the Oregon coast to help spot the whales.

6 p.m., Barbey Maritime Center, 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria.

Becky Graham will give a presentation on “Art in the Garden” at the next Clatsop County Master Gardener speaker series.

6 p.m., Fort George Lovell Showroom, 426 14th St., Astoria, 503-307-0834.

Repair Astoria hosts free repair events that bring people and broken stuff together with a team of volunteers who know how to fix what’s broken.

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Thursday, March 29 Whale Watch

History & Hops

Coastal Ecology

10 a.m., along the Oregon coast, 541-765-3304. Spot gray whales on their spring migration during the Spring Whale Watching Week; interpreters stationed along the Oregon coast to help spot the whales.

6 p.m., Seaside Brewing Co., 851 Broadway, Seaside, 503738-7065. Tom Horning will give a talk about the geology of the Clatsop Plains at the next History & Hops series.

7 p.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, 503325-7468. Chris Breitmeyer, Jason Gonzalez and Stephanie Tayler present a question and answer panel.

PAC Benefit 3 p.m., Performing Arts Center, 588 16th St., Astoria. “Floots, Toots and Bedposts” features the Astoria Tuba Quartet Northern Lights Flute Ensemble.

Wrestling Event 5 p.m., The Armory, 1636 Exchange St., Astoria, $10. Pacific Northwest Pro Wrestling brings action-packed, top-level wrestling to Astoria.

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The Cove in Seaside circa 1958

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Free class leads to boater education card ASTORIA — USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 62, in partnership with the Oregon State Marine Board, will teach a mandatory Boater Education Class leading to a boater education card 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24.

The class will be held in the 2nd Floor Conference room at Englund Marine & Industrial Supply (95 Hamburg Ave.). Class registration starts at 7:45 a.m.

The cost, which includes the class manual, will be free. The course covers practical boating safety information and local boating rules and regulations, as well as tips and techniques for making boating more enjoyable. Additionally, a section on cold-water survival will be shared.

Students who successfully complete the course may apply for their boater education card, required by Oregon’s and Washington’s mandatory boater education programs. All Oregon boaters 12 and older must carry their boater education card when operating power boats greater than 10 horsepower. Youth 12 to 15 must have a card to operate a boat under 10 horsepower and must also be supervised by a card-holding adult (16 years of age, 18 for Personal Watercraft (PWC) Operators) when operating power boats greater than 10 horsepower. You can be cited a hefty fine for not having a card.

The Boater Education Card will also save you money on boat insurance.

The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) approves this course, which will be taught by qualified instructors in a positive, relaxed and informative environment.

To preregister or get further information, contact Dave Phillips at 503-440-9130.

Greet spring’s arrival with Lewis and Clark Trail Run Series

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Runners enjoy the 2017 Lewis and Clark Trail Run.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park hosts its first trail run of the year Saturday, March 31, to bid adieu to winter at Fort Clatsop and greet the arrival of spring.

The Lewis & Clark Trail Series includes exhilarating events along beautiful trails through forest landscapes, complete with a welcoming and friendly race atmosphere. These events are open to walkers and runners of all ages and provide the opportunity to experience the North Coast the way people have for thousands of years: on footpaths.

This first event in the Trail Series is Saturday morning, March 31.

Come for either a 5K or 10K course that features the Kwis Kwis Trail. The 10K run will include some long, steep sections. The start/finish line will be at the Fort to Sea Trail trailhead off Fort Clatsop Road. Allow time to park at one of the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center parking lots, register at the visitor center, then enjoy a half-mile warm-up hike on the Fort to Sea Trail to the start line prior to the 10 a.m. start.

No pets are allowed on the course during the event (pets leashed to people are welcome on park trails at other times).

Register that morning 9 to 9:30 a.m., at the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center. The cost to participate is the purchase of a $20 Annual Park Pass that grants entry into all of the 2018 Lewis & Clark Trail Series events. Registration is free with any pass that allows entry into all national parks.

Participants younger than 18 also need their parent or guardian to sign the registration form. All 5K/10K participants will get a finisher’s medal. A prize drawing will be held afterwards.

The Lewis & Clark Trail Series is sponsored by the Lewis & Clark National Park Association, which supports park education and interpretative activities.

For more information, call the park at 503-861-2471, visit the park’s website at nps.gov/lewi or find the park on Facebook at LewisandClarkNationalHistoricalPark.

Transform your garden into a work of art ASTORIA — The Clatsop County Master Gardener Association Speaker Series presents “Art in the Garden” with speaker Becky Graham, owner of Harvest Moon Design.

This free event takes place 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, at the Barbey Center (next to the Columbia River Maritime Museum).

Graham is a garden designer and gardening coach. She designs and cares for many beautiful garden sites from Astoria to Arch Cape. Her most recognized work is at the Elliot Hotel, where she creates beautiful container gardens and the rooftop garden. She also created a thoughtful, inviting garden at the Astoria Co-op.

Gardeners will learn how to use found and repurposed objects, plants, containers, lighting, water features and more.

The presentation includes a slide show of Graham’s creative adventures and garden artistry.

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COLUMBIA BAR

Slow Boat to Mexico

By RYAN HUME

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n a recent afternoon visit to Clemente’s Cafe and Public House on the Pier 14 Pilot Station, there was a mystery afoot behind the bar. A recently poured gin and soda had emerged from the fountain gun with a decidedly golden hue. The bartender was a bit perplexed, but the customer, thankfully, was more curious than angry.

“Flat cola?” she wondered aloud.

Enter chef and owner Gordon Clement. After a bit of gumshoe work, Clement

concluded that: 1. Delivery of the bar station beverages had just happened. 2. The beverage in question was not soda water at all but ginger ale. 3. Following the tube back to the pressurized canister from which it flows, the canister was mislabeled soda.

This meant the real culprit was not the delivery guy or a staff member, but someone far off site in a warehouse or factory or wherever these kinds of canisters get filled. With one swift phone call to HQ, a replacement tank was en route and Clement could rest, case solved.

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up on it, he siphoned off a pint of the fizzy golden soda for himself.

But a restaurant owner’s work is never done.

Once that snafu was fixed, who should he find at the end of his bar but a thirsty reporter. Thinking on his feet in the way only a chef can do, Clement surveyed his collection of booze until he landed on a brand-new unopened bottle of Cannon Beach Distillery’s Dorymen’s Rum, a clear, unspiced, un-aged spirit made from evaporated sugar cane, which is less sweet and more straightforward than your average rum. Think of a Caribbean vodka and you’re on the right track.

He took a moment to rummage through the kitchen and returned with a lime and a bottle of Tamarind Jarritos, which just happens to be one of my favorite sodas in the world.

(By this time the delivery man had already returned and was replacing the tank of ginger ale with a canister of true soda water, so that was no longer an option.)

If you’re unfamiliar with tamarindo — the Spanish term for the tree pod often

used north of the border, too — it is the muy potent, sweet and tart ingredient staining your Indian and Thai curries yellow. It is what puts the pucker in Worcestershire sauce, and it’s in there in part because tamarind is also a great meat tenderizer. The Jarritos’ flavored soda is based on the more traditional Mexican drink of agua de tamarindo. A sneaky slip of tamarind is also what produces the color in cheap boxed mixes claiming to be saffron rice.

Playing things by ear, Clement kept concocting, mixing sweet and sour until he achieved the balance he was looking for. Then he added a float of dark rum, which marbled through the sunny glass like some descending CGI alien goop.

The result of this late-afternoon experiment was bubbly, just sweet and with an after-note of tart. The tamarind hid in the background as it often does — that character actor whose name you cannot remember, but whose performance lifts up the entire ensemble. The drink was complete. Clement returned to his ginger ale, and by

Slow Boat to Mexico, concocted at Clemente’s Cafe and Public House

the end of my glass the true soda water was hooked up, the delivery man back on schedule.

But there was still one more thing: What should we call this?

SLOW BOAT TO MEXICO

1 1/2 ounces Cannon Beach Distillery Dorymen’s Rum, or any white rum 1/4 ounce (or an eyeball) dark rum Fresh squeezed juice of 1/2 a lime Tamarind Jarritos Simple syrup, to taste Slice of lime for garnish Ice Pour the Dorymen’s, lime juice and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake. Fill a highball glass half full with ice. Strain the contents of the shaker into the glass, top off with Jarritos, leaving just a 1/4 inch or so at the lip. Carefully float the dark rum and garnish with a slice of fresh lime.

—Recipe courtesy of Gordon Clement, owner and chef, Clemente’s Cafe and Public House, Astoria, Oregon CW

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I travel south along Big Sur, my heart in my mouth as the highway lunges over precipices and around death-defying corners.

And now, the Redwoods (Sequoioideae), the first on this long, winding road.

Here, they are “only” 6-feet in diameter, rising 250-feet, arrow-straight into pockets of creamy cerulean sky, statue-ing (new verb), in this case, in the front yard of the Henry Miller Memorial Library, a hippie pocket of respite in an ostentatious world of box stores, fast food and homogeneous personality disorders, enabled by constantly-in-your-face cellphone dysfunction.

These trees, titans with thick, shaggy bark like bear hide, leave me flummoxed as to who and what they are. Are they sentient? Are they wise? Do they project fear, or hope, or dignity to different creatures? Certainly they are persistent, as are the Western cedars in our lush Pacific Northwest.

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Weyerhaeuser or MacMillan Bloedel and the chainsaw clear-cut massacres, all stained with human fingerprints.

But let us not depart into heartache. Let us, if only for today, praise frond and fern, surf and ocean, needle, limb and soaring trunks of heartwood.

Aspiring, inspiring, often tongue-tied, we transcend into the transcendental.

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And, forfeiting my infernal yakking, I might instead indulge my eyes and wits, set aside the pen and marvel at the yin and yang of my heart’s desire: the wilderness of our ancestors.

tender morsels of lobster and salmon. Left me lilting in near-ecstasy. And all this in a strip mall. Be ready to be surprised on the long, winding road.

INTERLUDE

Voila! For seven of the 17 miles, sea and sandy coves, and sculpted rocks, and a thousand blue, gray and silver hues overwhelmed the senses. (No, I did not play golf at Pebble Beach.)

Carmel-By-The-Sea

A sleepy, clean, tree-laden, exclusive, expensive town. Charming and very, very pretty with ocean views and fairy-soft air.

Attended an innkeepers’ meeting with old friends with old inns and old stories. We ate and drank far too much. The Cypress Inn was charming, the hospitality remarkable. This is Doris Day’s hotel, hangout and museum. Her movies are shown in the bar. The Innkeepers’ consensus was that, throughout the city, the quality of food was overmatched by the tariff, though I did fine at the Cypress.

Best meal

A Japanese restaurant called Ginger Café in Gilroy, the garlic capital of America.

The best dumplings I ever ate. One, shaped like a stingray with a crab claw stinger, radiated on my palate with

Jellyfish at Monterey Bay Aquarium

17-mile drive

Monterey

What an aquarium. What a lovely bay. The town is pasted over with John Steinbeck history. “Cannery Row.” (Please read this novel!) It all happened here.

Where there are sardines, one finds Italians. This was their town. Authentic. Few tourists. I miss the small, colorful fishing boats.

I fell in love with the jellyfish floating listlessly in saltwater tanks at the aquarium. They reminded me of Frank Herbert’s fantastical novel “The Jesus Incident,” in which jellyfish float like gas-inflated bags as their tendrils drape onto the landscape of Pandora, held in place by large boulders.

I preferred the Monterey variety with dangling day-

Cyprus on the 17-mile loop close to Carmel-By-The-Sea

glow sticky fingers swaying ballet-like in an aqua bath.

One couldn’t help noticing the aquarium’s commitment to an ecological model, dedicated to the preservation

of Mother Earth and her ocean creatures.

And on a wonderful afternoon with dear friends, we float like butterflies on the CW four Siouxan winds.

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coa st w eeken d M ARK ETPLACE 110 Announcements Subcontractor Bids Seaside Convention Center Projects: Seaside Convention & Civic Center (SCCC) 415 First Street Seaside, Or. 97138 Proposals can be sent via Certified US Mail to O’Brien & Company or emailed to jason@obrien-co.com. There is an optional walk-through of the job at the job-site on March 21 st from 10:00 am to 12:00. Subcontractor Bids are due on April 6th at 4:00 P.M. CM/GC: O’Brien & Company LLC PO Box 948 148 West 2nd St., Suite #6 Cannon Beach, Or. 97110 (971) 219-5422 Subcontractor Bids accepted from: Bids will be accepted from all trades OTHER than Fire Sprinkler, Soil Amendments, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical. This is a prevailing wage project based on the BOLI July 1 st 2017 Wagebook.

Brief Description of Project and Requirements: O’Brien & Company has been selected as the General Contractor for the Seaside Convention & Civic Center Project in Seaside, Oregon.

This is a renovation of the existing Convention Center and is scheduled from May 2018 – July 2019.

Bidding documents may be examined at the GC’s Cannon Beach office and at the following Plan Centers by March 12 th , 2017: www.contractorplancenter. com O’Brien & Company LLC is an equal opportunity employer. O’Brien & Company LLC is actively seeking bids from, Minority, Women, Emerging Small Businesses (M/W/ ESB), local businesses, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, and Qualified Rehabilitation Facilities to perform work and supply materials for this project.

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Clatsop Community College is hiring for the following Classified positions:

Clatsop County Nutrition Aides (WIC) $3,228.20-$3,923.88 per month

Custodial/Maintenance Assistant: Full-time, fully benefitted position for afternoon/evening shift.

View job description/ qualifications and apply on-line at www.clatsopcc.edu.

Applications must be completed by 5 PM on March 22, 2018. Contact the Office of Human Resources at (503)338-2406 if application assistance is needed.

AA/EOE Check today’s classified ads for excellent buys on the items you need!

Clatsop Community College is hiring for the following Classified positions: Patriot Hall Lead of Operations: Half-time, temporary position thru March 31, 2019.

Seeking two Nutrition Aides (WIC)/Administrative Assistants to join the Public Health Dept.

One full-time position (37.5 hrs/ week) and one bilingual English/Spanish (33 hrs/week, hourly rate $19.87-$24.15).

Assess WIC eligibility and provide clerical, administrative, customer support. Requires WIC certification, HS diploma and minimum two years’ clerical/admin experience. Coursework in nutrition a plus.

Visit www.co.clatsop.or.us/jobs for complete announcement with supplemental forms and instructions, application for employment, and detailed job description.

EOE/AA Emerald Heights Fully remodeled large duplex.

2 bedroom/1 bathroom. All new appliances, hardwood floors, fireplace, w/d hookups. $1050/month 2&3/bedrooms also available (503)325-8221

Patriot Hall Administrative/ Planning Assistant: Half-time, temporary position thru March 31, 2019.

CDL Truck Drivers Looking for energetic ‘Truck Drivers’! - EOE Bayview Transit Mix, Inc. is looking for a driver.

Responsibilities: Safety first in all duties; Haul rock and/or asphalt; Keep truck clean; Other duties as needed Qualifications: 2-3 years’ experience with hauling rock and/or asphalt a plus; Must have a Class A CDL & CDL medical certificate; and a great personality.

Possible CDL endorsement training for a prospective employee that is a good fit for this type of work. *FT w/benefits *Competitive wage *Pre-employment drug test is required Apply at Bayview Transit Mix, Inc. 1399 Oster Rd; Gearhart, OR 97138 Ph. 503.738.5466 Fax 503.738.9517

View job descriptions/ qualifications and apply on-line at www.clatsopcc.edu.

Applications must be completed by 5 PM on March 28, 2018. Contact the Office of Human Resources at (503)338-2406 if application assistance is needed.

AA/EOE Contract Employment Request for Qualifications - Town Attorney, part-time, contracted position, reporting to the Mayor, provides legal advice and represents the Town in legal proceedings, may attend one Council Meeting per month.

Prepares and reviews ordinances and resolutions, and other legal work. Current Members of WA State Bar in good standing are invited to submit summaries of their professional and personal qualifications.

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Front Desk Reservationist Day, Swing & Weekends required Full-time & Part-time positions Medical/Dental/401K Housekeeping/Housemen Full-Time/Part-Time needed.

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Full Time Medical Receptionist 8am-5pm M-F and Part-time Commercial Building Housekeeper, evening hrs.

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We are a growing, privately owned dental office in Astoria, seeking a talented & enthusiastic Dental Assistant to join us in a great deal of fun.

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-Compensation is as high as $26/hour…even more with bonuses & incentives!

Your role will be vitally important to keeping our practice running smoothly & maintaining our valued patients in the highest level of dental health. As you are excited by these extraordinary opportunities…we look forward to hearing from you very soon.

Jeffrey M. Leinassar DMD, FAGD Leinassar Dental Excellence Accredited Member American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry 1414 Marine Dr Astoria, OR 97103 503-325-0310 Please reply with your cover letter and resume.

Full-Time Employment Chief Operations Officer. Nat’l non-profit, 12 FT staff, 4 program areas. Seeking seasoned executive to manage internal functions. Details www.fosterclub.com/employment.

Seaside Full-Time Employment New establishment, McVay Livery hiring Cooks, Pizza Makers and Baristas. FT/PT Westport, OR. 316-619-0548 michael.mcvay@yahoo.com

651 Help Wanted

FULL or PART-TIME DENTAL ASSISTANT position available.

Must have experience & x-ray certification.

Looking for someone who takes pride in their work, is caring, organized and willing to learn.

Great pay, PTO, medical & other great benefits!

If you’re interested in joining our team and working at a high energy, state-of-the-art dental office, please drop off your resume at ALEXANDROFF DENTAL 1630 SE Ensign Ln Warrenton, OR 97146.

(503) 325-3230 ADVERTISERS who want quick results use classified ads regularly.

Full-Time Employment Sales-operate register & credit card machine & some prep work Chinook, WA. 866-569-4891 Full-time physical therapist/physical therapist assistant Position open in North Oregon Coast private practice. Seeking practitioner interested in a flexible schedule that will allow in creativity for developing individualized treatments for clients with orthopedic injuries, joint replacements, and various neurological conditions. Our Warrenton, OR practice looks out on the Columbia River in a region abounding in recreational activity. We are a small practice with a big heart and open minds.

If interested please send resume to: billing@pacificcrestpt.com 25 N Highway 101 Warrenton, OR 97146 503-861-3550 Housekeeping positions available immediately.

Previous experience preferred.

Pick up application at The Tides on the corner of Avenue U and Beach Drive.

2316 Beach Drive Seaside, OR

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Gil & Trish Landscape Based in Cannon Beach.

Assist w/landscaping and maintenance. Looking for reliable hard worker. Some experience and ability to drive preferred. $15.00/hour.

Full-time through October or beyond.

Contact: triciagatesbrown @iinet.com

MCMENAMINS Sand Trap Pub is Now Hiring: Servers and Bartenders!

Assistant Managers, both Kitchen and Floor!

Also Hiring Line Cooks **300.00 Hiring Bonus!

Make a Social Impact working at Tongue Point Job Corps!

Secretary Group Life Part-time w/benefits Mon.-Thurs. 8 am-5 pm $13.00/hour Residential Advisor Full time with benefits $13.00/hour Recreation Advisor Art Room Part-time 20hrs/week Wed-Thurs: 3-9 pm Sun: 1-9:30 pm $13.00/hour Cafeteria Attendant Part-time 20hrs/week Wed.-Sun. 10:30 am-7:00 pm $12.00/hour For job descriptions and to apply:

www.mtc.jobs

All Applications are processed online.

For more information call 503-338- 4961 Management & Training Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/ Disability/Veteran MTC Values Diversity!

Tongue Point Job Corp Center is a Drug-free and tobacco-free workplace.

Ocean Beauty Seafood Full-time Delivery driver CDL-not required Full benefit package Good driving record, drug test, background check Apply in Person M-F 9am-2pm 305 Industry Astoria (503)325-0656

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Oregon Beach Vacation is seeking qualified people to join our Maintenance Team full-time. Must have own tools and a clean driving record. We manage homes from Gearhart to Oceanside.

What we need from you: An open and flexible schedule, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays; Previous experience is preferred! A love of working in a busy, customer service-oriented environment; Seasonal and Long term positions are available. Interested in a career in the hospitality industry?

We offer opportunities for advancement as well as an excellent benefit package to eligible employees, including vision, medical, chiropractic, dental and so much more!

Apply online 24/7 at mcmenamins.com OR stop by the Sand Trap and fill out an application.

1157 N. Marion Ave. Gearhart, OR 97138 EOE. Looking for a new place to live? The classified ads offer a complete section of homes, apartments, and mobile homes to fit your needs.

Check daily for new listings!

Northwest Wild Products (Astoria) Busy seafood market looking for people to help up grow.

Competitive pay, with ample opportunities for advancement.

Job duties include customer service, shipping, cleaning, light cooking and seafood processing.

Fun, diversified work environment.

Filleting skills a plus, but organizational skills even more desired.

Bring in a simple resume any day between 9am-6pm.

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Please send resumes to: Oregon Beach Vacations 948 Roosevelt Seaside, OR 97138 or email to melissa.watson@ oregonbeachvacations.com Part-Time Marketing and Public Relations Position (Flexible schedule) Coordinates multiple advertising projects.

Performs public presentations for the company. Attends various meetings within the community.

Send resumes to: Medix Ambulance Service 2325 SE Dolphin Ave Warrenton, OR 97146 Peter Pan market has an opening for a permanent full-time Deli/Cashier position.

Schedule includes evenings and weekends.

Food handling, customer skills, and multi-tasking experience a must. Starting wage $11/hour.

Apply in person.

Sea Ranch Resort has honest jobs for honest workers. *Front Desk/Computer Skills *Retail/Barista *Massage Therapist *Maintenance *Stable Hand/ Experienced Riders Positive, out-going personality with customer service a must.

Drug-Free (503)436-2815 CASH buyers are reading your classified ad.

The City of Astoria is now accepting applications for the full-time position of Engineering Designer.

Salary Range $62,117-75,503 annually with excellent benefits. Please visit https://astoria. applicantpool.com/jobs/ to complete the online application and upload a cover letter and resume. If you need assistance, please contact HR at 503-298-2434 or hr@astoria.or.us.

First Application Review: March 23rd, 2018.

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Come work for Oregon’s finest family-owned coastal hospitality company.

651 Help Wanted Tom’s Fish & Chips in Cannon Beach and Seaside are looking for fun and energetic individuals to join our team. If you have a big smile and understand the true essence of hospitality and are willing to put in a good days work, then you’ll be a perfect fit.

We’re looking for front counter cashiers, cooks and prep cooks. We offer benefits and super competitive wages.

Applications: online at

Please apply in person at 240 North Hemlock Cannon Beach or 1 N Holladay Drive Seaside.

If you have questions, please call Frank at (503)436-4301 or David at (503)739-7386

or in person at 148 E Gower Cannon Beach.

If you have an eye for real value, you’ll eye the classified ads daily!

Please call Tamara at 503-436-1197 if you have questions.

Tyack Dental Group seeks full time business office assistant/data entry.

ADVERTISERS who want quick results use classified ads regularly.

Required skills include excellent multi-tasking, basic secretarial skills, familiarity with computer and multi-line phone, professional demeanor and great people skills. Starting pay $15/hour with merit raises thereafter.

*Cabana *Cook *Maintenance *Server *Desk *Management We’ve got a great role for you. martinnorth.team/job-openings/

The City of Seaside is accepting applications for temporary summer help 40 hours a week (starting June 1 thru September 30th).

Applicants must be able to work Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and some weekdays. Must have a current Oregon driver’s license and able to meet the acceptable driving record per insurance criteria. Ability to operate standard transmission is necessary.

Final candidate must be able to pass a drug screen and medical exam to be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Salary is $14.00 per hour. Applications are available at City Hall 989 Broadway or City of Seaside website www.cityofseaside.us E.O.E. The Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce is looking for a part time Financial and Administrative Assistant to work in our Astoria office. For job announcement please visit www.columbiaestuary.org Position open until filled.

We offer Medical, HSA, dental, vacation, holiday, and retirement plan.

Tyack Dental Group 433 30th St. Astoria, Or 97103 (503)338-6000 tyackdental1@gmail.com

813 Antiques & Collectibles Antique Bottles Collector paying serious cash for antique bottle collections.

(253)219-4394

814 Jewelry Buying Gold, Silver, Estate Jewelry, Coins, Diamonds, Old-Watches.

Downtown Astoria332 12th St Jonathon’s, LTD. (503)325-7600 ERROR AND CANCELLATIONS Please read your ad on the first day.

If you see an error, The Daily Astorian will gladly re-run your ad correctly. We accept responsibility for the first incorrect insertion, and then only to the extent of a corrected insertion or refund of the price paid.

To cancel or correct an ad, call 503-325-3211 or 1-800-781-3211

828 Misc for Sale

Davidson 701D one color printing press Clean and in excellent shape. Has been running daily. New 208 ac motor.

Extra supplies and parts.

Services & parts manuals. $1,500 OBO Astoria, OR you haul.

Contact Carl at The Daily Astorian 503-325-3211

WE’RE HIRING! Here’s to you, our coastal friends. We’re happy to wake up each day knowing we’re a part of this amazing community.

Want to be a part of our team?

We are hiring for a number of positions. If you think you’d be a good addition to the Pelican family, apply online or in person. We look forward to meeting you.

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Furnish it with items advertised in the classifieds.

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DUST off the old pool table and sell it with a classified ad.

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LET’S TALK

PUFFINS!

PHOTOS COURTESY SEASIDE MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Cove in the late 1970s, before the Tillamook slide

A cute puffin

Horning recounts history of Clatsop Plains’ geology

CANNON BEACH — The Haystack Rock Awareness Program (HRAP), with support from the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Friends of Haystack Rock, is announcing the rollout of our 2018 We Speak Puffin Campaign. This exciting new initiative is designed to increase hospitality and promote education around our city’s most iconic symbol, Haystack Rock.

Lisa Habecker, HRAP’s education and volunteer coordinator, has prepared a short presentation for local hoteliers and businesses with the goal of helping everyone become more Haystack Rock Awareness Program — and puffin — savvy! Craig Davidson, a Friends board member and HRAP volunteer, has been instrumental in forming We Speak Puffin partnerships. This venture is the culmination of their joint vision and hard work.

Everyone can be included in becoming We Speak Puffin certified, an honor that comes with stickers, window clings and buttons. Our hope is for visitors to recognize

SEASIDE — What do we see as we travel throughout Seaside and the Clatsop Plains? We notice that trees have gone, areas have flooded, features of the land have changed over time. The topography and geology we see have formed over the past 4,500 years.

At the next History & Hops — 6 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at Seaside Brewing Co. (861 Broadway St.) — native son Tom Horning will take us on a “Geologic Tour of Clatsop Plains,” sharing how our area formed by slow chronic processes punctuated by infrequent catastrophes.

Great storms and magnitude 9 subduction zone earthquakes and tsunamis caused erosion and changes in vegetation patterns of forests and plains, rearranging landforms and disrupting Native American communities.

Horning will cover events, from Columbia River sands forming a delta, to landslides falling from Tillamook Head, to regular deposition of silts, gravel and peat flowing off the hills. He will explain how spectacular tsunami landforms sculpted Seaside and influenced how the town was developed, as well as why the Lewis & Clark Salt Works

PHOTOS COURTESY HAYSTACK ROCK AWARENESS PROGRAM

A Haystack Rock Awareness Program member (far left) and visitors observe the great sea stack of Cannon Beach.

the We Speak Puffin logo and trust their questions about Haystack Rock can be confidently answered at the participating establishments. The whole process was designed to be quick, casual and fun!

HRAP is in its 33rd season on the beach and has educated more than one million visitors and thousands of students. The

program’s mission is to “protect, through education, the intertidal and bird ecology of the Marine Garden and National Wildlife Refuge at Haystack Rock.”

To schedule your We Speak Puffin presentation, or if you have questions or comments, contact Habecker at 503-436-8064 or email habecker@ci.cannon-beach.or.us.

was sited near Avenue N. Horning, a member of the Seaside City Council, has a master’s degree in geology, with a minor in volcanology, from Oregon State University.

After a career as an exploration geologist, he returned to Seaside and became a natural hazards and geotechnical consultant doing business as Horning Geosciences.

History & Hops is a series

Seaside City Councilor Tom Horning, a natural hazards and geotechnical consultant

of local history discussions hosted by the Seaside Museum on the last Thursday of each month, September through May.

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Sunday shows start at 3:00p.m.

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GIANT PACIFIC OCTOPUS

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Highly specialized, each of Enteroctopus dolfleini’s arms is governed by an independent brain skillful enough to control the motion of all of its 200 suckers individually. Nourished by three hearts pumping blue, copper-based blood, these eight brains then report to a larger, more central brain which controls the overall nervous system. With each sucker capable of holding up to 35 pounds, this octopus is adept at prying open shells for food and can cling to nearly anything. Like sea stars, if an arm is severed from the body, it can be regenerated.

Stealthy and solitary, the Pacific octopus is a keen hunter, venturing from its protective den by night to gather and feast on shrimp, clams, lobster, fish and crab, using its beak-like mouth to tear and consume the flesh of its prey. Though unusual, it has also been known to attack animals that may linger at the edges of tide pools, like birds and small, unsuspecting mammals.

As is the case for all octopuses (not “octopi” or “octopods”), this one has a tragic sex life, mating only once before dying. Males expire first, soon after offering their sperm to a willing female who stores the fertile seed until she’s ready for the arduous work of motherhood.

Capable of laying up to 400,000 eggs, a female

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octopus produces each one singly, then weaves them together in long, complicated strands that she tends diligently through incubation — a process lasting anywhere from two to 10 months. During this time, she focuses only on her brood, forsaking food and rest to fend off predators and mitigate against any natural mishaps. If all goes

according to plan, her eggs will hatch almost simultaneously, releasing nearly microscopic baby octopuses into the vast ocean where only 1 percent will ultimately survive. As soon as this happens, the mother octopus, starving and exhausted, begins to die.

Highly intelligent, the Pacific octopus is a grand escape artist, able

to squeeze its enormous body through any hole the size of a lemon or larger.

In captivity, it has been known to mimic other octopuses, recognize the faces of its keepers, solve mazes and use tools to open latches and jars — a characteristic that places it in the smart company of dolphins, chimps, humans and crows. CW

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BOOKMONGER

Margolin’s latest features plot twists, dementia Portland author Phillip Margolin worked as a criminal defense attorney for a quarter of a century before turning to writing full-time in 1996. With both his Amanda Jaffe and Dana Cutler series, he has made legal thrillers and strong female protagonists his specialty.

For his 21st novel, “The Third Victim,” Margolin is working with a new publisher (Minotaur Books/St. Martin’s Press), and he’s come up with a plot-twisty, page-turning tale that features two women as leads: seasoned criminal defense lawyer Regina Barrister, and her protégé, up-andcoming attorney Robin Lockwood.

The story begins when a woman, battered and half-naked, emerges from the forest into the path of an oncoming pickup truck on a remote road in rural Oregon. Meredith Fenner says she has just escaped from a place where she had been held captive, tortured and starved.

As detectives follow up on her story, they connect it with the unsolved cases of two other recent victims who had not survived similar ordeals. This time they get lucky, however: DNA testing on the duct tape that had bound Meredith leads them to a prominent attorney, Alex Mason, who owns a vacation home close to where Meredith

Fort George Benefit Night raises funds for library renovation ASTORIA — There are two vital parts of any community: the public house and the public library.

The Astoria Public Library Foundation needs your help as it raises funds for a well-deserved library renovation.

Join us at this month’s Fort George Benefit Night 4:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, when all profits from the pizzeria will go to the Foundation Library Renovation Fund. The event takes place upstairs at Fort

George (1483 Duane St.).

Bring cash/checks for the raffle with prizes, including Glam Tram Transportation Rental and tickets to the annual Astoria Warrenton Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival. Raise a pint and raise some funds to renovate our library.

Come to Benefit Night to celebrate the recent selection of the Portland-based firm Hennebery Eddy Architects Inc. and learn more about our library’s impact and the foundation’s work to support it.

was found.

The detectives compare the statement Fenner makes with an interview they conduct with Mason’s wife, who confirms her husband’s proclivity for sadistic sexual practices.

This seems to seal the case against him.

But Mason is able to hire powerhouse attorney Regina Barrister, and Regina has just brought on crackerjack young attorney Robin Lockwood as her second chair.

As the two begin to build Mason’s defense, Robin realizes that her mentor is no longer at the top of her game. In fact, when it comes time to argue the case in court,

Regina seems to miss critical opportunities to object and cross-examine. Robin worries that these mistakes may be enough to send an innocent man to Death Row — if Mason really is innocent, that is.

In addition to touching on issues of dementia, Margolin peppers the story with red herrings and shifty characters with underhanded motives — drug dealers, crooked cops, scheming hookers and hothead lawyers. There are several unpleasantly graphic descriptions of sadomasochistic sex.

The author’s writing is at its clunkiest when he introduces new characters — each one seems to get

a perfunctory description of face, body type and clothing.

The author also would have been served by having a sharper copyeditor — using “laying” when it should have been “lying” and “discrete” when he meant “discreet” — these are errors that ought to have been caught before this book went to press.

But where Margolin shines is in the plotting.

The legal procedures are intriguing, and the story unfolds with unanticipated but plausible turns of events.

Carved up into short chapters, “The Third Victim” should come with a word of warning: This is a

“The Third Victim”

By Phillip Margolin Minotaur Books 320 pp $26.99 book that can easily keep you up past your bedtime. You’ll find yourself thinking “just a few pages more,” but with each new revelation, the book becomes increasingly hard to put down.

The Bookmonger is Barbara Lloyd McMichael, who writes this weekly column focusing on the books, authors and publishers of the Pacific Northwest. Contact her at bkmonger@nwlink.com.

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