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CRREADER.COM • February 15 – March 14, 2018 • COMPLIMENTARY Helping you discover and enjoy the good life in the Columbia River region at home and on the road

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ven in the dank and dark and rainy season there’s nothing like a road trip. Maybe especially in that season!

Thanks to the invitations of some kind CRR readers and want-to-be Reader readers — always a good thing — I went downriver last week for some business and pleasure. Task one was to discuss distributing more copies of the Reader in Cathlamet, Skamokawa, Astoria, and the Long Beach Peninsula. I was pleased to find lots of interest there.

Task two was to meet and greet a host of people who contribute to the good life we enjoy here and help keep us informed of what’s up and coming up. A sampling: Tony and Ann Kischner of the fabulously successful Bridgewater Bistro in Astoria, balancing the freshest of fish with caring for three new grandbabies — triplets! — in nearby Warrenton.

And booksellers Karla Nelson and her husband Peter doubling their space in Ilwaco and hosting a multitude of events, providing far more than “beach reads” for those of us she calls “rainbirds.” We’re the ones enjoying ourselves right here, this winter, thank you very much.

Publisher/Editor: Susan P. Piper Columnists and contributors:

Tracy Beard Dr. Bob Blackwood Alice Dietz Mary Fortner-Smith Ted Gruber Jim LeMonds Gary Meyers John L. Perry Michael Perry Ned Piper Perry Piper Marc Roland Alan Rose Alice Slusher Greg Smith Gordon Sondker

Sue’s Views

HAIKUFEST 2018

Please enjoy reading this year’s selected haiku entries, along with Gary Meyer’s commentary on page 12.

As we mark HaikuFest’s 10th Anniversary, we thank and celebrate all the readers who have written and/or read haiku in CRR over the years.

Mud, mist and intermittent windshield wipers The bonus time was the drive around wonderful Willapa Bay, winding along its rim, the tide out and mud even, beautiful and bountiful, and of course mist and sun and mist and sun

“Going Home,” oil painting by Tacoma resident Judy Perry, artist and owner of Pacific Fine Art, the new gallery she opened in 2017 at 333 3rd St. in Raymond, Wash., her hometown.

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We hope you enjoy this edition. And thanks, everyone, as always, for your interest and support.

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improve and embellish HaikuFest, adding even more fun and unique touches.

Example: For prizes and gifts, he created sets of handwritten (in calligraphy!), personalized notecards and bookmarks, tracked down on eBay outof-print haiku books and flew to Tokyo fo r s o u v e n i r s from the Basho M u s e u m g if t shop.

Thank you, Gary, CRR’s devoted and beloved Haikufest Founder and Chief Judge.

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coverage of this great, glorious place we live in and work in and enjoy. And that’s got me smiling even on this back-to-the-desk morning!

So, the good news is we hope to expand both readership and our

Columbia River Reader is published monthly, with 14,500 copies distributed free throughout the Lower Columbia region in SW Washington and NW Oregon. Entire contents copyrighted by Columbia River Reader. No reproduction of any kind allowed without express written permission of the publisher.

Opinions expressed herein belong to the writers, not necessarily to the Reader.

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and giving thanks for the inventor of intermittent windshield wipers (there was a movie about that guy a few years ago called “Flash of Genius,” starring Greg Kinnear). The Columbia itself is more than our namesake, and cruising beside it never grows wearisome, rain or shine.

In this Issue

4 Letter to the Editor

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Dispatch from the Discovery Trail : Clark’s Life Afterwards

6

Besides CRR...What Are You Reading?

7

Cover to Cover ~ Bestsellers List / Book Review

9

Biz Buzz

12

HaikuFest 2018

14

Miss Manners

15

Local Art Show

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Dr. Bob on the Movies

17

Out & About: New Amazon Go store in Seattle

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Out & About: A Sunday drive for any day of the week

21

Northwest Foods: Foraging for your dinner

24

Lower Columbia Informer: Millennials on a Mission

26

Roland on Wine: 2015 ~ A great year in Washington

28-29 Outings & Events Calendar /Hikes 29

Quips & Quotes

31

Astronomy ~ A moonlight swim / Night Sky Report

32

Lower Columbia Dining Guide

34

Northwest Gardening: Taming your Horsetail Herd

37

Where Do You Read the Reader?

38

The Spectator ~ Stuff to do and the good life

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Letters to the Editor

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Part of the Village The Reader is important to the area.

Your paper first told me about the eclipse stamps. You also were the first to sell glasses (at a fair price, too). I like the stories of the exchange student and Perry’s adventures. It is fun to see where people go to read it! The long long lost nephew you gained was wonderful! Sue’s old stories of her life here when she was growing up are nice. I thank you for your info on places to go, also. Your paper makes us all part of the “village.”

Hooray for HaikuFest!

Just another example of all the fun, offbeat, literate things you’re doing with the Reader.

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Lewis & Clark

Who arrived first?

The Verendrye brothers?

Coronado?

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hile many people still believe Lewis and Clark were the first white men to explore the Great Plains, others wonder how the land included in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase initially came to be owned by France and Spain.

W

The Verendrye marker is a thin lead plate,

8-1/2 by 6-1/2 inches and about 1/8 inch thick. The inscription on the front is in Latin and reads, “In the twenty-sixth year of the reign of Louis XV, the most illustrious Lord, the Lord Marquis of Beauharnois being Viceroy, 1741, Pierre Gaultier De La Verendrye placed this.” That inscription is actually incorrect; Pierre Gualtier de la Verendrye did not bury the tablet in 1741 as written, but it was the only plate his two sons had. On the back side, a message in French was scratched to correct the errors: “Placed by the Chevalier de la Verendrye Louis, Joseph, La Londette and Miotte the 30th of March, 1743.”

Their Indian guides refused to go any further, so the group was forced to return without seeing what lay beyond the mountains.

In March 1743, on their return trip, the Verendrye brothers buried an inscribed lead tablet on a bluff Michael Perry enjoys near present-day local history and Pierre, South Dakota, travel. His popular claiming the land for 33-installment Lewis France. The plate, discovered by accident in 1913 by school children, now & Clark series appeared in CRR’s early years resides in the South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center at Pierre. and began an “encore” appearance in July 2015.

Upon his return to Manitoba, Louis Verendrye wrote they had “added considerably to the geographical knowledge of the period; ensured for the Canadians and French the friendship and loyalty of... Indian tribes until then unknown... (and demonstrated) that the route to the western sea was not to be sought to the southwest, but to the northwest...”

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Installment 32 of Michael Perry’s popular 33-month series which began with CRR’s April 15, 2004 inaugural issue. During the 2004-2007 Bicentennial Commemoration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, each installment covered their travels 200 years prior. We are repeating the series for the enjoyment of both longtime and more recent readers.

To find prior installments visit crreader.com Click “Archives.” Installment #1 appears in the July 2015 issue.

Mapmaking

In 1738, Pierre Verendrye, a French fur trader living near presentday Winnipeg, Canada, visited a Mandan village near presentday Bismarck, North Dakota (about 60 miles south of where the Lewis and Clark Expedition spent their winter in 1804-1805).

Mandan, Cheyenne, and Crow Indians told Verendrye about Spanish trading ships along the Pacific coast, fueling his desire to find a route to the Pacific Ocean.

In April of 1742, two of his sons, and at least two employees, set out from the Mandan village on an exploration that they hoped might end up at the “Western Sea.” The Verendyne group was warned of the fierce Snake (Shoshone) Indians, so they made a long detour to avoid a potential conflict. Rather than following the Missouri River, they traveled southwest and west until, on January 1, 1743, they saw snow-capped mountains to the west which they reached eight days later (probably the Big Horn Mountains near present-day Sheridan, Wyoming).

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However, members of the Verendrye expedition were not the first Europeans to explore the interior of North America. 200 years earlier, Spain’s Francisco Vasquez de Coronado had led a large expedition from Mexico to near present-day Salina, Kansas – he was the first white man to see the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. Coronado’s journey took place 80 years before the Mayflower’s Pilgrims landed near Plymouth Rock in 1620.

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illiam Clark was the m a p m a k e r. W h e n t h e expedition left St. Louis in 1804, he took copies of the best maps available. Clark had a large comprehensive map, drafted by Nicholas King in 1803, that had a longitude and latitude grid accurately showing the course of the lower Missouri River as well as the Pacific Coast. Lewis & Clark were expected to fill in the blank area in the middle of the map. Clark also carried copies of maps made by Spanish and French explorers that showed parts of the upper Missouri River region to the Rocky Mountains.

President Jefferson had told Captain Lewis he wanted him to accurately record bearings and courses as the Corps of Discovery traveled west to the Pacific Ocean. But, frontier surveying was nowhere near as accurate as ordinary surveying. Rather than a series of closed loop traverses, Clark would have to make do with a single open-ended traverse that was several thousand miles long.

Ordinary surveying methods, using a transit and chain to create several hundred accurate closed traverses, would be impossible to use on the trip, so shortcuts were developed. Since most of the journey would be on water, Clark tried using a “log line” to measure distances. A log line (a piece of rope of a known length tied to a piece of wood) was used to measure distance and speed of the river. Unfortunately, it did not work well and errors of 2540% were common. A sighting compass replaced the transit, but errors due to local magnetic anomalies and magnetic declination were common. In the end, Clark resorted to dead reckoning for much of the journey.

Lewis and Clark also used an octant and sextant to try to determine latitude and, with the aid of a chronometer (an accurate timepiece), longitude. cont page 8

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BESIDES COLUMBIA RIVER READER...

What are you reading?

Bread of Angels

By Tessa Afshar

By Alan Rose

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elen Smith has a number of books that she could enthusiastically recommend, including Jamie Ford’s Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, and Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore, and The Help by Kathryn Stockett.

But the book she’s most recently excited about is Tessa Afshar’s novel Bread of Angels, a re-telling of the story of Lydia in the New Testament.

“Trade in the Roman world was dominated by men, but Lydia rises up to take the reins of success in an incredible journey of courage, grit, and friendship,” Smith said.

Afshar was born in Iran, moving to England when she was fourteen, and then later to the United States. In her twenties, she converted to Christianity, received a Masters of Divinity degree from Yale University, and began writing historical novels about early Christianity. Her first book, Pearl in the Sand was published in 2010. Her 2016 novel Land of Silence was voted by the Library Journal as one of the top five Christian fiction titles of the year.

“I think anyone who enjoys historical fiction would enjoy this book,” said Smith. “This is the first book that I’ve read by Tessa Afshar, but I plan to read more of her novels.”

Helen Smith moved to Longview with her husband Lloyd in 2000. She retired from a 25-year career in banking two years ago, and now enjoys reading, hiking, traveling, and spending time with their 10 grandchildren, most of whom live on the West Coast, but some as far away as New York.

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In Jesmyn Ward’s 2017 National Book Award winning novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing, thirteen-year old JoJo Sing, encounters ghosts and skeletons as he Unburied, joins his mother Leonie and threeSing year old sister Kayla on a road trip to

By Jesmyn Ward the Mississippi State penitentiary at Scribner $26 Parchman. They’re going to meet his father Michael who is being released.

I cough into the blanket, partly from the smell of Mam dying, partly from knowing that she dying; it catches in the back of my throat and I know it’s a sob, but my face is in the sheets and nobody can see me cry…

JoJo is named after his White grandfather Big Joseph, who refuses to acknowledge the boy, but it is JoJo’s Black grandfather River, called “Pop,” who he loves, respects and emulates.

“No, she love you. She don’t know how to show it. And her love for herself and her love for Michael—well, it gets in the way. It confuse her.”

oke around in a family closet long enough, and you’ll probably find any number of skeletons— those embarrassing secrets that never made it into the annual holiday letter: grandfather’s shady business dealings, the cousin who died under questionable circumstances, the aunt who ran off with a [FILL IN YOUR PREJUDICE].

Nose around long enough, and you’ll probably also find a ghost or two in that closet.

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Skeletons — and a few ghosts — in the family closet

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On the road trip, they’ll pick up a hitchhiker, the ghost of a young boy who knew River while they were both incarcerated decades earlier at Parchman. (As in Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved, ghosts are taken for granted, just part of the landscape.

No big deal.)

Leonie is haunted by her own ghost, that of her older brother, Given — proud, handsome, confident — who was killed in a “hunting accident,” according to Big Joseph. Leonie sees Given’s ghost when she’s high—which is every chance she gets.

Alan Rose, author of The Legacy of Emily Hargraves, Tales of Tokyo, and The Unforgiven, organizes the monthly WordFest events and hosts the KLTV program “Book Chat.” For other book reviews, author interviews, and notes on writing and reading, visit www.alan-rose.com.

“She [Leonie] hates me,” I say.

I wipe my eyes on the sheets by shaking my head and look up…

Mam’s looking at me straight on...“You ain’t never going to have that problem.”

As she did in Salvage the Bones, her novel that won the National Book Award in 2011, Ward finds a poetic quality in the lyrical everyday talk of Mississippi folk: “Richie, he was called.

Real name was Richard, and he wasn’t nothing but twelve years old. He was in for three years for stealing food: salted meat. Lot of folks was in there for stealing food…”

After pawing around in the family closet, one realizes that, along with skeletons and ghosts, the closet also holds a whole lot of pain and guilt and sorrow that has been stored there, hidden but not forgotten; it’s what feeds the ghosts.

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~ from Sing, Unburied, Sing

The road trip, and the story of their family, is narrated by JoJo, Leonie and the ghost of the boy Richie. Along the way, painful truths are revealed. As in most families, “painful truths” seems a redundant phrase. The book reviewer in the Washington Post called Sing, Unburied, Sing, “one of the saddest ghost stories I’ve ever read.”

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Lewis & Clark

from page 5

Their chronometer stopped several times, and poor weather often made it difficult to make the necessary sightings on stars. Virtually none of those readings were accurate enough to be of any use.

Clark made many map sketches as they traveled across the continent.

Those charts laid out the course of the Missouri River and showed many details of the land along the route.

Unfortunately, Clark’s original maps between St. Louis and Fort Mandan

have been lost. After the expedition was completed, Clark allowed Prince Maximilian, a German anthropologist, to copy some maps he had made of the lower Missouri River. Those maps, used during Maximilian’s trip up the Missouri in 1833, include seventeen sheets (numbered 13 through 29) illustrating the river from Omaha to the Mandan villages in North Dakota.

In July 1805, President Jefferson wrote that he had received “29 half sheets” from Lewis and Clark at Fort Mandan showing the course of the river to that point, so it is evident the 12 missing maps existed at one time.

In any case, during the winter months of 1805 while at Fort Mandan, Clark created a single map that incorporated everything he knew or believed to be true about the land between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean. His map was based on maps made by other explorers, information

supplied by various Indians and fur trappers, and information Clark recorded on their journey up the Missouri in 1804. That map was aboard the keelboat when it returned to St. Louis in 1805. The original “Fort Mandan” map has been lost, but two of the four copies made by Nicholas King in 1805 still exist. While the information obtained from the Indians on the 1805 map was speculative, it proved to be remarkably accurate once the journey was over and the final maps drawn.

The following winter, at Fort Clatsop, Clark consolidated his field notes covering their journey west from Fort Mandan. He made a series of small maps that were used to create a large detailed map after the journey was over.

He may have added information to the 1803 “Map of the West” that King had drafted for Clark’s use.

Clark kept detailed field notes in his journal showing courses and distances traveled each day. Clark assumed cartographers would use his painstakingly recorded traverse to create accurate maps after the journey was completed. But for almost 200 years, those field notes were ignored. Fortunately, Martin Plamondon II, a resident from Vancouver, Washington, changed all that with his Lewis and Clark Trail Maps.

Martin Plamondon II, a descendent of Southwest Washington pioneer Simon Plamondon, worked for 30 years to create a three-volume set of more than 500 maps covering the entire 7,400 mile route Lewis and Clark took. Sadly, on May 26, 2004, just before his third and final volume was published by Washington State University, Plamondon died. His health had been declining for years and for a while he had been afraid he might not complete his project.

This shows part of a page from Clark’s daily journal showing his Courses & Distances for April 17, 1805, on the Missouri River just west of the present-day Lewis and Clark State Park in North Dakota. While Clark believed they covered 26 miles that day, they actually traveled only 13 miles. This area is now flooded by Lake Sakakawea, behind Garrison Dam, which is just west of where Fort Mandan was located.

Portions of two maps from Martin Plamondon’s “Lewis and Clark Trail Maps, Volume II.” The top map corresponds to the area inside the box in the map at right. Plamondon used the information in Clark’s daily journals to determine identifiable starting and ending points that could be located on modern USGS topographic maps (typically, stream mouths, ox-bow bends, prominent buttes, etc.). Plamondon then attempted to plot Clark’s traverse readings on the map. Clark’s distances were consistently too long, and his bearings did not take magnetic declination into account (and often did not come close to fitting the lay of the land). Still, Clark’s maps were remarkable considering the conditions under which they were made.

Portion of the route map drawn by William Clark, showing the part of the river traveled between April 16 and 21, 1805. The area inside the box corresponds to the Course and Distance information shown above and the cartographic reconstruction shown at left.

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His “Lewis and Clark Trail Maps” are cartographic reconstructions that cover every step of the journey, comparing the rivers as they flowed 200 years ago to their present-day courses. Surprisingly, the contrast is often impressive. Locations of the campsites along with the present day river channels and features, with towns, roads, bridges, dams, etc., added, help modern day explorers retrace the route. Relevant quotations from the expedition journals were added to each map to help the reader understand events the Corps of Discovery experienced.

Plamondon’s maps make the expedition journals come to life in a way previously impossible. Captain Clark would have loved these maps! Amazingly, nobody had ever used Clark’s field notes to create a set of maps. CRR readers likely will be most interested in Plamondon’s third volume that charts the route along the Columbia River from Pasco to the Pacific Ocean and back to St. Louis. The three volumes are available in spiral binding or hardback at the Fort Clatsop gift shop.

Gary Moulton, editor of the University of Nebraska Edition of the Lewis and Clark journals (from which quotes used throughout this ongoing series of columns were obtained,) also published a large volume that contains reproductions of all the known maps Clark produced during the journey. Those maps, which are often hard to decipher, come to life when viewed in conjunction with the trail maps drawn by Martin Plamondon.

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“It was getting pretty quiet at the house,” said Kelli Busack, who with her husband, Andy Busack, would soon become empty-nesters. The two were spending three or four hours most evenings “hanging” and relaxing at local watering holes. But now, since opening Antidote Tap House last s u m m e r i n L o n g v i e w ’s Triangle Shopping Center, they have a new place to hang.

The couple’s company, Busack Electric, had done the electrical maintenance for the mall for many years, so when they hatched the idea of opening a new business, Kelli Busack at the tap. they knew of just the right building tavern fare. Their air fryer, which at the mall with long-vacant office cooks food in 5–10 minutes with no space. “We knew who to talk to,” oil, compared to 2-3 minutes in a deep Kellie Busack said. They renovataed, fryer, triggered the need to “train” updated and transformed the 2,000-sq. customers. “We don’t serve big groups ft. space with the help of 30 friends and all at the same time,” she said. “It’ll family members now known as “The trickle out. This is not fast food.”

Founders Club.” The décor is based Imaginative food offerings include on a trendy “industrial rustic” with Monte Cristo Sliders, the Ripp’d bars crafted from 25-foot long slabs Ruben, a Teriyaki Bowl and the buildof Douglas fir salvaged from the old your-own grilled cheese, featuring Kelso High School. Plentiful outlets numerous different cheeses, meats and for plugging in USB devices to retypes of bread, sauces and add-ons. charge help create a convenient spot “We have people making some crazy for customers to relax and spend some sandwiches,” she said, laughing. The time, yet stay connected to absent Busacks work their day jobs, as well friends. as working at the tap room. They also Kelli grew up in Clatskanie, Ore., and employ 12 others. had worked at Hump’s and Fultano’s Busack said the expansive windows there, plus many other restaurants appealed to her because of the over the years, where she acquired brightness and light they allowed. But the knowledge and skill to operate a it’s another kind of brightness that busy eatery. Andy Busack, a lifelong she loves most at the tap room: the electrician, came up with the name socializing, mixing and mingling with “Antidote,” inspired by the phrase old friends and new.

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Former classmates from high school (hers, Clatskanie 1994 and his, Mark Morris 1992) come in often, along with friends and friends of friends, many of whom they haven’t seen in a while and who are surprised to see them running a tap room.

“We didn’t want to be a meat market,” Busack said, noting that the largest segment of Antidote’s customers are in their thirties or forties. “I wanted it to be a place to come and learn about beer.”

“I have a certain idea of what beer would be good in a tap room,” Kelli explained. It’s all small-batch craft beer, except for one, in memory of her late grandfather, Charles Reddick, whose favorite Antidote Tap House beer was hours: Mon-Wed, 12 Rainier. noon–9pm; ThursSat, 12noon–11pm, Sun, 12noon–8pm.

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The 18 rotating taps dispensing small craft beers from “Mom and Pop” breweries include Ashtown and Five Dons in Longview and River Mile 38 in Cathlamet.

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his year’s HaikuFest marked the 10th anniversary of Columbia River Reader’s venture into the world of haiku. What began with a question, “Will there be any reader interest in a poetry form originating in 17th century Japan?” has grown into an event that draws entries not only from the Pacific Northwest, but also from Europe and Asia. We can attribute the international interest perhaps to the monthly editions of the Columbia River Reader (with Longview native Gary Meyers is CRR’s HaikuFest founder/chief judge. He lives in Honolulu but visits SW Washington regularly, always bringing a sweater.

Haikufest publicity) being posted on the CRR website and accessible worldwide.

To celebrate this milestone, our publisher, Sue Piper, will be flying to Hawaii with her husband, Ned, and family to thank the judges for their enthusiasm and dedication and to host an open-invitation dinner highlighting the moment.

Together with the entrants, the judges are the heart of the Haikufests: Creighton Goldsmith, Deborah Kim, Mike and Linda Ryan. All are highly accomplished in their respective fields of government, finance, military, and international business; all are haiku enthusiasts; and all are friends who indulge and support me annually in these fun events.

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their evaluations. Each judge independently selects a specified number of traditional, pop, and Pacific Northwest-oriented haiku.

Once the judges’ selections are returned, the results are tabulated and reviewed. The haiku garnering the most votes are the winners. The publisher also selects her favorite for “Publisher’s Citation” honors. My role is simply to answer questions, collect entries, act as the tie breaker, and carry out the administrative tasks.

Judging was made more difficult this year because of the number and general uniform quality of the entries, which caused a wide vote spread among the judges.

The youngest entrant was Ryan Lovegren, age 8. While Ryan had trouble with syllable counts, we were impressed with his choice of nature subjects. He obviously “gets” what haiku is about. We recommended a syllable counter website that he can refer to for future events. Ryan is a natural!

Before closing, I want to share a couple of personal haiku-related stories that may stimulate the creative juices among our readers for future competitions.

Sharon Ashford is a veteran Haikufest participant and winner from Longview, Wash. She must also be an avid movie buff. Last y e a r, S h a r o n wrote a book, Movie Reviews in Haiku, which contained 100 clever movie reviews, each written in 17 syllables! I was honored to receive a personalized copy of this creative masterpiece.

The second story comes from LTC Kellard Townsend, USA of Indianapolis, Indiana, also a previous Haikufest winner. Kelly sent a fake ad that he found on the Internet. The ad is for a bus/SUV/ van. (Think Subaru):

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Death, be my teacher

Apples scent the air

A great elk trumpets

Reminding me to savor

Pie cools on the windowsill

His echoes fill the valley

Each precious moment.

Anticipation!

And the herd responds.

~ Tami Tack, Rainier, Ore.

~Jan Zuccarini, St. Helens, Ore.

~ Phil Peterson, San Francisco, Calif.

Under cherry trees

Would Basho’s name help

Gently flows the stream

Lovers and salarymen

Improve my chances of winning?

Nurturing the salmon eggs

Join in revelry.

Yes, I have no shame.

New life will emerge.

~T. Ogino, Tokyo

~John Anderson, Portland, Ore.

~John Hanna, Palo Alto, Calif.

Life is like dew drops

Sorrowful haiku

Morning on the pond

Glisten bright in the morning

Perfect for condolence cards

Geese honking breaks the silence

Then gone at the end.

I need too many.

Frogs add harmony.

~ Jim Paterson, Seattle, Wash.

~ Lois Brudi, Longview, Wash

~ Margaret Johnson, Seattle, Wash.

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Publisher’s Citation

Youth Category

The sun brings regret

Lacey snowflakes fall

Haiku fun to do

Last night I knew I loved you

More silent than a whisper

Haiku, haiku good for you

The light changes things.

In the still of night.

Haiku fun for you.

~ Johanna Myers, Scappoose, Ore.

~ Glennis Roper, Rainier, Ore.

~ Edan Clark McNabb (age 10), Longview, Wash.

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On behalf of the publisher/editor and staff of the Columbia River Reader, we thank all readers who participated in HaikuFest 2018 for making this year’s milestone event another success. We hope to hear from all of you again next year. Keep creating, keep writing, and keep counting syllables on your fingers! Aloha!

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Bring out the Gong

Got talent? Kiwanis Club invites amateurs to strut their stuff

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pplications are now being accepted for the Kiwanis Club of Kelso Longview “Got Talent” contest being held at 3pm Sunday, April 15, at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 1231 Vandercook Way, Longview.

Amateurs of all ages are invited to compete. Cash prizes will be awarded: $1,000 first place; $500 second, $250 third. The entry fee is $25. The deadline to apply is March 20 and is limited to the first 16 applicants.

To get an application or for details, call 360-751-8568 or email the kelsolongviewkiwanis@yahoo.com

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Admission to the talent show is $10 per person; children 3 and under are free. The first 200 attendees will have a chance to win diamond earrings

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Pistor lives in Austria, where she is a soloist in the Salzburg Landestheater Opera and the Cathedral in Mozart’s hometown. She will be joined by Astoria’s own Don Giovanni, Deac Guidi. Their music will magically transform the

mighty Columbia River into the Blue Danube for an afternoon, organizers promise.

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Civilized Living

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Gift enclosures, gift wrap; guest necessities; family is family; flirting and courtship should make a comeback DEAR MISS MANNERS: When is it necessary to give a card, and to wrap a gift?

For the former, I’ve always felt that it’s appropriate when sending greetings through the mail, but not face-to-face. I’ve consistently told family to please not give me cards in person, yet they continue to do so anyway. I find them a waste of paper (and money, as some of the fancy ones

are very expensive) when you’re just going to say “Happy birthday” or “Merry Christmas” directly to them anyway on the day in question. The sole exception is when they are being used as a gift wrapper themselves, such as with cash or a gift certificate.

As for the latter, I consider it suitable when the element of surprise and anticipation is important such as during a party, at a shower or

opening Christmas presents — but again, I think it wasteful to wrap gifts when shipping them to the receiver’s address or when the gift is spontaneous.

Lastly, on the issue of gift-wrapping, does an authority on etiquette have an opinion on gift bags vs. boxed and wrapped gifts? It had never occurred to me until people started bragging about how easy it was to “shove it in a bag” instead of wrapping it.

GENTLE READER: The purpose of a present is, Miss Manners wishes to remind you, to show gratitude or appreciation. Efforts to make the act of giving as efficient — in other words, effortless as possible therefore invalidate the reason for giving the present in the first place.

By contrast, wrapping and accompanying notes emphasize those reasons. Were efficiency the only standard, one could merely slow down the car and toss the present onto the porch.

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I’m still hurting over something that happened two years ago. My nephew — my son’s first cousin — was getting married. While all the other cousins of all ages, including toddlers, were invited to the wedding, my son was not.

Further, my sister-in-law, my nephew’s mother, invited me to an all-family gathering the day after the wedding, but said, “I don’t know what you will do with ____ (my son).”

I know a lot of time has passed, and there have been other reasons for my brother and me to have issues. But I am having a real problem letting this go “for the sake of the family,” especially now that our mother and father have passed and we are all we have for each other.

Am I wrong in being hurt? How can I let this go, or should I even let this go? I have tried to talk to my brother about this, but he will not have a conversation.

GENTLE READER: Families have been torn apart by actions far less egregious than refusing to treat someone as a family member because he has special needs. It is no surprise that their actions still rankle, particularly if you did not take exception to them at the time.

But for the same reason, your brother and his family do not understand how reprehensible their actions were.

Miss Manners does not see a need for conversation with your brother so much as clarification, which is more easily delivered in written form. There is little to cont page 33

Dr. Bob on Movies

THREE FOR THE SHOW

Hostiles,12 Strong and Den of Thieves

By Dr. Bob Blackwood

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cott Cooper’s “Hostiles” (“R” rated) has an 1892 cavalry captain (Christian Bale) escorting a formerly hostile Cheyenne chief (Wes Studi) and his family from their home in New Mexico to Montana, a stretch of country that was still dangerous for anyone at that time. On their way, they assisted a woman (Rosamund Pike) who was the sole survivor of her family after an Indian attack massacred them. The small group eventually begins to join together in order to survive.

forces on horseback would be assisted by laserguided bombs against the people who had bombed the USA. Chris Hemsworth, who played the leader of the team, showed that he could handle something besides his role as Thor.

Christian Bale played a cavalry officer who had to protect a Cheyenne chief whose warriors he

Scott Shepherd has top billing, had faced in battle in “Hostiles.” but Bale manages to steal the show by showing a willingness ntil recently, apparently, the to join forces with the chief and tale of immediate revenge for his family, though, initially, all the the 9/11 attack on the USA by a 12characters are hostile to each other in man mission against Taliban forces in one sense or another. There is plenty Afghanistan was not widely known. of action in this film, but there is also Well, thanks to director Nicolai a good deal of character development, Fuglsig, a former photojournalist, something often lacking in many it certainly is known now via “12 Westerns. Whether you just like the Strong” (“R” rated). The special action or appreciate the acting or forces team was linked up with admire the gorgeous cinematography, Northern Alliance forces via airplane “Hostiles” seems to have something to fight the Taliban and al Qaeda. for everyone.

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Let me make it clear that this is not just a “Hurrah for the red, white and blue.” It is very professional, almost a documentary. It takes the time and the character development to indicate that there are no easy solutions to the fighting in Afghanistan, fighting which has continued for centuries, not just years, not just with Westerners but also within the Afghan tribes. The Afghans will fight any invaders, though God help anyone who tries to fight in the high mountains of Afghanistan. God bless our armed forces for not only showing the flag but also for fighting those who chose to be our enemies.

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In addition, there seems to be an infinite number of details that must be screened for the audience (I do not know why).

One hundred minutes would have been better.

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Chris Hemsworth and his 11 men sought revenge for the Sept. 11 attacks on the home ground of Taliban and al Qaeda right after their assault on our hallowed ground in “12 Strong.”

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By Mary Fortner-Smith

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he Columbian Artists Association’s 42nd Annual Spring Art Show heralds the arrival of spring by showcasing the outstanding talent of artists from seven regional counties in Washington and Oregon. The show is located near the old Macy’s store in the Three Rivers Mall in a spacious store front where it has been held for several years.

The show opens on Saturday, March 10, and runs through Sunday, March 25. Hours are 11-5 each day. This is a juried show with cash awards and includes three-dimensional art as well as the traditional twodimensional wall art.

This year’s Featured Artist is Janice Newton, a retired art teacher and devoted artist.

Her story began when she was picked to paint a mural in the fourth grade at Castle Rock Elementary School and she said she knew then that the world of art was for her. After graduating from Castle Rock High School, she attended Portland State University where she earned

a BS degree in education. She taught in Hillsboro, Ore., for three years and for 26 years at R.A. Long High School in Longview, Wash.

Newton continued with her art while teaching, focusing on oil painting, sculpture and photography. Her subjects include the human body, marbles, and chairs. After discovering a bag of marbles under her daughter’s bed, Janice was fascinated by the rich colors, the perfect shape and the light that reflected from those elements.

Her oil paintings of these marbles will be featured at the Spring Show.

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mazon is said to be the ruthless corporate juggernaut that we all love. And they just premiered the next revolution of the consumer market: a grocery store with no checkout lines.

Located near 7th and Blanchard in downtown Seattle, it opened on January 22.

I downloaded the Amazon Go app, signed into my Amazon account and was presented with a code on my phone I used to enter through the store’s subway-like gates. Ironically, there was a five-minute wait to get into the store due to popularity surrounding the opening.

Story and photos by Perry Piper

Once inside, there were immense arrays of peculiar looking cameras and sensors on the ceiling, presumably tracking our every move. Trying to fool the system, I took some peanut butter off the shelf, walked around with them and then put them back. I grabbed a cookie, some juice and an Australian beverage before “shoplifting” everything without paying. Within about 10 minutes, my phone showed the bill on my account, correctly charging me for the items I wanted and not the ones I pretended to buy.

Prices were fair, but the store was quite small with a basic selection of items, akin to a gas station cont page 31

Ironically, a line formed outside the new “lineless” Amazon Go store in Seattle just before its grand opening.

In the rainforest Next to the Amazon Go store is Amazon’s new employee headquarters — giant glass biodomes with rainforests, real animals and various plant species inside! With suspension bridges and a massive 55- foot Ficus tree imported from California, Amazon has once again upped the ante for tech worker luxury. While not open to the public, the “globes” are still a sight to see and attract workers to join the company with the benefit of relaxing and having meetings in the thick of nature, right in downtown Seattle.

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Willapa Hills Loop

Here’s a Sunday drive for any day of the week By John L. Perry

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unday drivers looking for new scenic vistas should consider the Willapa Hills Loop. Traversing a wide variety of landscapes, the route provides many spectacular views no matter what time of year you go — abundant fall color, winter starkness, the first hints of spring and the lushness of summer — on the stream banks and hillsides, as vine maple, bigleaf maple, ash, cottonwood and other deciduous foliage follows its seasonal cycle.

A farm near Vader

blacktop route, and drive westerly about 8 miles to Pe Ell (segment approx. 19 miles).

Menlo: Willie’s grave

North on West Side Highway

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18 miles; see map, page 28).

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miles farther to visit Ryderwood, a quiet retirement town originally built for woods employees of the LongBell Lumber Co in the 1920s when the city of Longview was founded) (segment approx. 6 miles).

On to Pe Ell

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county highway, crossing the Cowlitz/ Chehalis divide after about two miles then dropping into the South Fork Chehalis River valley, passing working farms (photo, above, shows one near Vader). After about 11 miles, turn left at the Boistfort (pronounced “Baw Faw” by locals) country store onto the Pe Ell-McDonald Road, another two-lane

From Pe Ell, take SR 6 westerly crossing the Chehalis/Willapa divide at the aptly-named locale of Pluvius (it rains a lot there; Editor’s note: in Roman mythology, Jupiter Pluvius was the reliever of droughts) and continue west on SR6 another 15 miles to Menlo. Willie Keil’s grave, a roadside attraction a mile west of Menlo on the left, is marked by a Washington State Parks historical sign (see photo and story, page 28). Five miles beyond is the city of Raymond at the SR6US 101 junction (segment approx.

20 miles). cont page 30

Northwest Foods

Foraging for Your Dinner

Story and photos by Tracy Beard

Oregon Truffle Festival unleashes primal excitement

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he forest yields delicacies that nourish and delight us. The Pacific Northwest’s rich variety of plants, herbs, and mushrooms can fill or enhance your dinner plate. In the distant past, the only way to dine on foods from the forest was to gather them yourself. But as societies grew more agricultural and communities became more established, farmers’ markets began selling these treasures.

Today, most local grocery and specialty stores routinely stock a variety of these forest finds.

online. There is something primal and exciting about foraging for your own food, however, and those who hunt and gather have experienced that special sense of satisfaction and enjoyed the tasty rewards.

One highly sought-after forest fungi is the elusive truffle. Connoisseurs around the world continuously work to perfect the art of acquiring and farming the mycorrhizal fungi.

Traditionally found in France, Italy, and other European countries, truffles are also discovered in various areas throughout the US. These truffles are referred to as “Oregon Truffles.”

Truffles grow completely underground and when ripe emit a gas that pigs and dogs easily detect. People in the US have been foraging for these truffles for several years; but because they used rakes to gather the truffles instead of trained animals, the truffles were sold before they were ripe, giving US truffles a bad name. An unripe truffle is like an unripe tomato — there is little or no taste. Today, more educated truffle hunters are using trained dogs to forage, and those truffles are gaining international notoriety.

No reason to miss out on these mouthwatering treats

Whether or not you have the skills, knowledge, or desire to venture into the forest and safely collect your own edible treats, you can put together a woodland feast without trudging through the trees, by simply making a quick stop at the local grocery store or farmers’ market, or even by ordering them

The work of freelance writer and photographer Tracy Beard has been published in many regional, national, and international magazines. Her stories focus on luxury and adventure travel, outdoor activities, spas, fine dining, and traditional and trendy libations. She attended culinary school in San Francisco, and owned a catering company, adding to her enjoyment and authoritative understanding of food. She lives in Vancouver, Wash.

Oregon Truffle Festival

For the past 13 years, truffle lovers from around the world have gathered to celebrate the fungi at the Oregon Truffle Festival. The festival Professional truffle dog Stella del Tiglio and her owner, promotes native culinary Sunny Diaz lead the foragers through the woods in t r u f f l e s i n O r e g o n ’s search of “buried treasure.”

Willamette Valley and is composed of a series of events throughout Willamette Valley — truffle dog training, a marketplace for truffle products, educational forums, and a multitude of dining experiences.

I was privileged to attend the 2018 festival in January.

The Truffle MacDown featured more than a dozen chefs, each one creating their own truffle dish for more than 200 guests. Several wine, cider, and beer selections were available for tasting.

The Grand Truffle Dinner featured a scrumptious, six-course indulgence of truffle delights prepared by chefs from Portland, Seattle, and Chicago, perfectly paired with sparkling wine, local wines, and a tasty brown sugar bourbon from Heritage Distilling Co.

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The food and drink throughout the festival was tantalizing and euphoric, but the highlight of the weekend was when I spent a morning in the woods foraging for truffles (see photos, above). cont page 23

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Foraging for dinner from page 21

Lagatto is a special breed of dog trained for truffle hunting, and they have replaced most of the traditionally trained pigs, as it is much easier to take a treat from a 30-pound dog than a 150- or 200-pound pig.

I arrived for the hunt dressed in raingear, gloves, and a hat, then wandered through the woods with a group of festival attendees behind Stella del Tiglio and her owner Sunny Diaz. Stella, a professional truffle dog, earns her keep with her finds as Sunny sells them to stores and restaurants for profit.

Plodding through the trees, we watched and waited as Stella discovered truffle after truffle underneath Douglas fir trees. At each spot, Sunny stopped Stella after she gave her “tell,” a signal confirming where the truffle is. With each truffle encounter, Sunny invited someone from the group to finish digging up the treasured morsel. Stella was right every time, and she received a dog treat while someone in the crowd took home a truffle.

Truffles are part of the mushroom family, but mushrooms are easier than truffles to forage in the woods or find

in stores. Both fungi are seasonal. Chanterelles, lobster, and black trumpet mushrooms grow in the fall. Truffles mature in the winter, and black morels sprout in the spring. You can find wild mushrooms outside only when they are in season, but farms grow many varietals year-round so they are available in stores.

Mushrooms are very popular with the vegetarian and vegan communities. They add a meaty chew to dishes, giving texture and flavor.

Pinot Noir is the perfect wine pairing for truffles and mushrooms. The next time you plan a dinner party, make a dish with some of these delicious fungi, add a little butter or olive oil, and serve it with a big glass of Pinot for a match made in heaven.

Here is one of my recipes, and you can use any mix of mushrooms, whether found in the store, purchased at a farm-stand or foraged in the forest. Just remember, if you gather edibles from the woods, know for certain what you have or bring an expert with you on your quest. The wrong mushroom will not only ruin your dinner, but it is seriously hazardous to your health.

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Minimalism is a growing movement among Millennials, going back to raw design and functionality on a budget.

What seems like less luxury on the surface delivers a boon in lower stress, freer calendars and a focused path to financial freedom, not just better savings and security, but the ability to thrive.

Seeing the world

Masha is a former tennis player and downhill ski racer who immigrated from Russia as a teenager, and Mitchell had wrestled in high school in Roseburg, Oregon, making their meeting four years ago at a Portland Crossfit gym all the more natural.

They traveled together across China and Europe before deciding to find a home base to live when they’re not traveling.

Masha and Mitchell — nicknamed “M & M” — plan to make annual international treks of four months or longer, earning money in between with eBay, fishing in Alaska one cont page 23

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month each season and Masha’s online legging business. Their living expense is surprisingly low at $1,000 per month, including car insurance, gym membership, food and Internet.

While traveling abroad, they used budget-oriented travel programs that even I had never heard of. Besides the normal hostels for socializing and low cost lodging, they took advantage of options like WWOOF, or World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. This community is made up of host farmers providing housing and meals in exchange for a few hours of farm labor each day, “Eating and lodging — those are the biggest things that kill your travel budget,”Mitchell said.

Knocking out these basic costs makes travel more affordable and completely shatters any notion that seeing the world is only for the wealthy.

Membership costs $40 per year per country; the organization in each country matches host farmers with Wwoofers for stays of varying durations.

It’s an ideal way to Masha and Mitchell Lofstedt are living happily near Stewart learn about local Creek in the woods near Clatskanie. culture, family life and farming, while gaining lifelong friends from around the world. Millennials are big travelers, especially those from Europe, Mitchell said, where the “gap year” after high school is a time “they’re supposed to travel.”

“The best part is the inspirational people you meet,” he said.

“You make connections to go back and visit ... and stay with them. It opens the door.”

While the couple never tried wwoofing, they did a similar program called Workaway, an international jobs program

where they taught English, a skill they say is in infinite demand globally. This is especially true with the Seattle American broadcast news type accent, they told me, as this is the easiest to understand.

Time to plant roots

Last fall, after becoming discouraged by the cost of property in Portland, they noticed an ad on Craigslist for a half-acre with the beginnings of a frame structure, all for a surprisingly low price.

“We got lucky,” said Mitchell, but they had one question: “Where’s Clatskanie?”

“We didn’t want it at first,” said Masha. “Then it kind of grew on us.”

“It’s a pretty drive out in the country,” said Mitchell. “It has a river view and was secluded, off the road. This might not be such a bad deal,” he thought. They purchased the property and got busy.

Ready to receive company

I was invited recently to tour their nearly-finished tiny house and after a serene country drive there, I was impressed by the care that had gone into planning and creating every inch of the space. It’s funny, looking at traditional house rooms and realizing they are mostly big empty boxes. There could be storage all over the walls, if not multiple rooms within a normal bedroom, not to mention more efficient heating.

People might think a tiny house is as easy to build as a single room, but the Löfstedts had to learn every aspect of what makes a living space — plumbing, electrical, carpentry beyond Mitchell’s initial skill, interior design and materials sourcing — in order to meet their budget.

Mitchell said his original two-week construction estimate was severely naive, as is often the case in the tiny house movement. “I totally thought I would be done within two weeks,” he recalled, “and had a rude awakening when the ceiling alone took that long.”

Their tiny home’s bathroom has a wooden shower, toilet and sink, full size washer and dryer, an open closet and space for a record collection. The main room includes a spacious kitchen with hanging pots, an L-shaped sofa, mini fireplace and wine rack.

Right above, via a wall ladder, is the sleeping loft, complete with a little window to let in the morning light. Light and windows can really make a space feel open, they said, whereas the same layout with less lighting could seem dull and claustrophobic.

Multiple-use spaces, strategic storage and a sleeping loft help cram big living into a little space. Mounted under the loft, visible from below, is a world map on which Mitchell and Masha put tacks to show places they’ve traveled. Photos by Perry Piper.

“The trick to opening up tiny spaces is windows,” Mitchell said, “welcoming the vast outer world inside.” cont page 27

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Roland on Wine

Ripe, delicious, powerful, divine 2015 a great year for Washington wine

By Marc Roland “Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing.”

~Ernest Hemingway

amazingly good. Many could argue that there are sensory experiences greater than wine, but those who have gone deep into its beguiling nature would argue. Wine is life. It gives always, awaiting those who pursue it. If you don’t believe me, share a bottle with a friend or lover and see what happens.

love this saying by Hemingway because it gets to the essence of wine—its potential for enjoyment and appreciation. To appreciate wine is to know it, where it comes from, where it was made, why it tastes so

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This is the time of the season when I have a little bit of time to relax before the vines awaken and the clock before harvest starts ticking. It’s time to pursue the love of the wine gods which means tasting the fruit of my own labor, but also sampling the forbidden fruit of my brothers and sisters in wine.

I have been taking some time to enjoy the 2015 vintages as they begin to hit the shelves. I hope you are looking for them as well. Remember, the red wines you are buying in the store Longview resident and former Kelso teacher Marc Roland started making wine in 2008 in his garage. He and his wife, Nancy, now operate Roland Wines at 1106 Florida Street, in Longview’s new “barrel district.” For wine tasting hours, call 360-8467304.

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The conditions in 2015 were ideal for wine. We had hot, dry weather with cool conditions at just the right time.

The wines are powerful and divine.

Our 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon (The Olifont) is balanced and got that way right from the vine, no additions or adjustments from me. I recommend you buy a Washington wine from 2015. It should be ripe and delicious.

This last month included a trip to Leavenworth, Washington. My wife, Nancy, took some of the grandkids there this past summer to see the performance of The Sound Of Music and she informed me that there were quite a few new tasting rooms springing up. Not that I don’t like the Sound of Music, but after seeing it two times, I let her go alone with the kids, but when she returned and started talking about wine, her suggestion that we go to Leavenworth in January suddenly sounded good.

Call me a typical man who needs a reason to do something — go ahead, you’re right. Once there and starting to relax, however, I realized I didn’t need a reason and wondered why we don’t do trips more often. In fact, I really didn’t want to taste wine, even though there were 20 tasting rooms within walking distance. One of my winemaker friends from Woodinville, John Patterson, of Patterson Cellars recently opened up shop. I was happy because his wines are Electronic stability control, excellent, but I didn’t power windows/locks, stop in. I went in to steering wheel mounted the tasting room of audio/ cruise, 6-way seat Bordeaux Cellars on the main drag and the 10-Year / 100,000-Mile first thing I looked at Powertrain Warranty was the tasting menu and bottle prices.

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budget first because I like to buy if the wine is good. I’m sure you know this but it is perfectly OK to share a tasting with your spouse. You can double the amount of rooms you can visit with this strategy. No sense tasting wine if the prices are too high. Some wines were $50-$80. I will only spend that kind of change if I know of the producer. Does anyone really drink wine that is that expensive? Not when you can get Gorman Winery’s, Zachary’s Ladder Red Mountain for $30. It was #68 on Wine Spectator’s top 100 list in 2015. I need to be careful or I might shoot myself in the foot. My 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon is $38, but I am on a quest to put good and “reasonably priced” back in wine.

Welcoming, friendly vibe

Later that day we had an enjoyable visit with a bright young man running the new Icicle Ridge tasting room. He asked where we were from and sought our opinion on whatever subject that came up, such as the parallels between the fall of the Roman Empire and present day events. We were impressed with his knowledge of history. It makes such a difference to feel like you’re respected as a taster and not just as someone to sell wine to. You must know, by now, that I walk out of tasting rooms if I get a vibe that is not welcoming and friendly. I can sniff out wine snobbery a mile away. Life is too short. Icicle Ridge was one of Leavenworth’s first tasting rooms. The actual winery is located a few miles from Leavenworth in Peshastin, Washington. They haven’t rested on their laurels.

Tiny House

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Rather than going with the onwheels look of many tiny houses, this one is on a fixed foundation.

Mitchell said he hopes to build mobile ones in the future to sell or help others work on their own housing projects to achieve the same dream.

The home is hooked up to a creek-fed water supply stretching back generations, as well as power and satellite Internet. They plan to get some solar panels in the near future to power their basic phone and laptop needs and, potentially, generate a surplus of power to sell back to the grid.

The Lofstedts’ tiny house (shown from the back of the property enjoys a view of the Columbia River.

When touring the world, the couple plans to rent out their lovely little villa via AirBnb, the hit rental service of private property around the world. For Portlanders or other travelers headed to the beach, for an estimated $65 per night, the M&M residence may make a great pit stop, especially since the only other tiny house rental I know of is Portland’s Caravan - The Tiny House Hotel, which rents for $150.

Masha and Mitchell have found a way not only to live their dreams day to day debt-free, but also to thrive — at home in their tiny house as well as abroad. The two have apparently mastered the art of living happily without all the things most people think they need.

“Nothing could have prepared us better for compact living than traveling for two and a half years and living out of only our backpacks,” Masha said. “Then you realize you don’t really need that much.”

They now have two tasting rooms in ••• Leavenworth and we visited the newest one Perry Piper’s newest interest is daytrading of digital currencies, such in the uptown business district. Worth a visit. as Bitcoin and Ethereum. He spends the majority of his time as CRR’s Their best wines are the Riesling and the Three graphic designer and tech consultant...and, of course, planning his next Blondes Gewürztraminer, all done in stainless trip. Read his report on the new Amazon Go store in Seattle, page 17. steel tanks, crisp and refreshing. We picked up a bottle of their flagship red called Romanze, an unusual blend of Merlot, Lemberger, and Cabernet Franc. It was the first wine they made back in 2000, and people still look forward to the release. It was interesting to find Lemberger in the blend. It is a red wine that is German in YOUR SOLUTION IS ADULT FAMILY HOMES origin and is also called Blaufränkisch or Kékfrankos (the Hungarian version Small state-licensed care homes with up to 6 residents provide more care for each resident. Adult Family Homes provide all the care of the name). Lemberger can be made and more of large assisted living with more reasonable pricing and into a full bodied and delicious wine, more caregivers to watch your loved one. but people still associate it to strongsmelling cheese, which hurts its image.

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Performing & Fine Arts Music, Art, Theatre, Literary

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FIRST THURSDAY • March 1 Broadway Gallery Enjoy refreshments and meet the artists! Judi Calwell (watercolor) and Trudy Woods (pottery).

Reception, 5:30-7:30pm.

Music by Keith Hinyard www.the-broadway-gallery.com 1418 Commerce Ave. Downtown Longview, Wash.

Call to New Artists for Gallery Membership Across the River: Cowlitz County Historical Museum 405 Allen St.,Kelso, Wash 7pm Regional heritage/history associatioins discussing ways to coordinate efforts and outreach.

Public welcome.

CALL TO ARTISTS:

Longview Public Library calls for original 2-D artwork for “Bridges,” its 2018 Juried Show. The deadline to submit artwork is April 6. No entry fee; one submission limit per artist. The grand prize is a purchase award of $500 (work will become part of the Longview Public Library permanent collection). Visit http:// www.longviewlibrary.org/cfe.php for the complete entry rules and show details. Info: Danie, 360-44-5307.

Area artists are invited to participate in the Columbian Artists Association’s 42nd Annual Juried Spring Art Show March 10-25 (entries will be received on March 5) at Three Rivers Mall, Kelso, Wash. Prospectus with rules, categories, sizes, fees, etc. is available at columbianartists.org and The Broadway Gallery in Longview and the Tsuga Gallery in Cathlamet. Info: Carol, 360-425-0142, or csbartist@ yahoo.com

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Broadway Gallery Artists co-op. Classes for all ages, workshops and paint parties. Feb featured artist: Dan Newman (paintings, clay & glass pottery); Mar: Judi Calwell, guest artist (watercolor) and Trudy Woods (pottery).

Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 10-5:30, Sat ‘til 4pm.

1418 Commerce, Longview, Wash. 360577-0544. www.the-broadway-gallery.com.

Currently calling for to New Artists for Gallery Membership.

Tsuga Gallery Fine arts and crafts by area artists.

Thurs-Sat 11–5. 70 Main Street, Cathlamet, Wash. 360-795-0725.

Redmen Hall History and art. 1394 SR-4, Skamokawa, Wash. Thurs-Sun, 12-4pm. Info: 360-795-3007 or email fos1894@gmail.com.

Koth Gallery, Longview Public Library “Popa-ganda,” the art and craft of Michael J. King, incl. hand-drawn work, digital prints, screen prints, 3-D creations and a customized model kit. Through Feb. 28. 1600 Louisiana Street, Longview, Wash. Mon-Wed 10am-8pm, ThursSat 10am-5pm. Info: Daniel, 360-442-5307.

Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts 2017-18 season now underway. Tickets: CTPA box office, 1231 Vandercook Way, Longview, Wash. 360-575-8499. columbiatheatre.com.

See ad, page 20.

Columbia County Artists Invitational featuring local artists. Opening reception Sat, Mar 3, 4–8pm. Estancia Serenova, 32180 Pittsburg Rd., St. Helens, Ore. Free admission.

Info: http://gallery.creativeliberation.space The Art Gallery at LCC Feb. 14–Mar 28: “Darkening Light,” solo exhibit of atmospheric acrylic paintings by Brian Sostrum. Rose Center for the Arts, 1600 Maple St., Longview, Wash.

Gallery hours: Mon–Tues 10–6, Wed-Thurs 10–4). Info: 360-442-2510 or lowercolumbia. edu/gallery.

Book Sale Fri, Feb 23, 10am–4pm and Sat, Feb 24, 10am–2pm. Woodland Community Center, 782 Park St., Woodland, Wash (next door to Woodland Community Library) Books, DVDs, CDS, 25¢to $1. Fill a grocery bag for $5. Supports library activities and a future library... Sponsored

by Friends of Woodland Community Library. Info: 360-225-2294.

LCC Music Performances Symphonic Band Mar. 2; Jazz Ensemble Mar 6; Choir Mar 9. Wollenberg Auditorium, Rose Center for the Arts, Lower Col. College, 1600 Maple St., Longview, Wash. Tickets online (lowercolumbia.edu) and at Rose Center Box Office one hour prior to performance. $10 general, Free for- LCC students, staff and faculty.

Spell-ebration 10th Annual Adult & High School Spelling Bee. Mar 9, Kelso Theatre Pub. Sponsored by Altrusa of Cowlitz County Fdn, benefits literacy and other local programs.

Making the World a Better Place Community Conversations Free Presentation/Discussion Series open to public. Lower Columbia College Health & Science Bldg., Laufman Lecture Hall, Room 101.

Feb 15: Allison McCrady, “Building Bridges, Not Walls” Feb 22: Tamara Norton, “Volunteering: What’s in Your Tool Box” Mar 1: Annette Ward –”Healthier People, Happier Planet”

Fort Clatsop offers free California Condors program

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ort Clatsop presents its next “In Their Footsteps” free speaker series event, “California Condors: An Oregon Treasure,” by Travis Koons, on Sunday, February 18, at 1pm. This is part of the February 16-19 worldwide Great Backyard Bird Count activities led by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Lewis and Clark encountered California Condors during the winter of 1805-06 near the mouth of the Columbia River. Meriwether Lewis wrote a detailed description of a live specimen at Fort Clatsop on February 16, 1806. Just over 212 years later, Travis Koons, from the Oregon Zoo, will share about the current status of this endangered species.

He will discuss propagation methods for captive reared California Condors and their eventual release to their home range. He will also cover plans for a new condor release site at Redwood National Park in Northern California. This close proximity to the southern Oregon border will allow natural movement of the famed Thunderbird back to their historic home range in the Pacific Northwest.

Travis Koons has 17 years of experience working with raptors, dating back to rehab/release internships at the South Plains Wildlife Rehab Center in Lubbock, Texas. He began his career in earnest with South American raptor species at the Dallas World Aquarium in 2007. Later he became Supervisor of Birds at the San Antonio Zoo where he managed Bald and Bateleur Eagles, as well as a pair of King Vultures. Koons accepted the role of Animal Curator at the Oregon Zoo in May 2017 to manage the zoo’s bird collection and butterfly programs, and its remote Condor Propagation facility that houses 34 birds, including 11 breeding pairs with offspring released to native home range environments.

In Their Footsteps is a monthly Sunday forum sponsored by the Lewis & Clark National Park Association and the park. Programs are held in the Netul River Room of Fort Clatsop’s visitor center and are free of charge.

For more information, call the park at (503) 861-2471, or check out www. nps.gov/lewi, or Lewis and Clark National Historical Park on Facebook.

Outings & Events

Recreation, Outdoors Gardening, History, Pets, Self-Help Cowlitz County Museum New exhibit: “The Great War: A Cowlitz County Centennial Reflection,” exploring how the Lower Columbia region supported the war effort (WW1). Open Tues-Sat 10am–4pm. 405 Allen St, Kelso, Wash. www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/museum. Info: 360-577-3119.

Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum Logging, fishing and cultural displays.

Open 1-4pm, Th-Sun. 65 River St, Cathlamet, Wash. For info 360-795-3954.

Appelo Archives Center Historic exhibits, Naselle-Grays River area. 1056 State Route 4, Naselle. T-Fri 10–4, Sat 10–2, or by appt. 360484-7103. appeloarchives.org.

Fundraiser/Dinner/Auction to benefit the family of Darrian Heath, a local boy with brain cancer. Feb. 17. RSVP 360-425-1444 for 6pm dinner. Doors open 5pm. Music donated by recording artist Gary Hansen. Public welcome.

Longview Eagles #2116, 1526 12th Ave., Longview, Wash.

In their Footsteps Feb 18: California Condors: An Oregon Treasure, by Travis Koons. Part of the Feb 16-19 Great Backyard Bird Count activities led by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Programs at 1pm. Free lecture series. Fort Clatsop Visitor Center (near Astoria, Ore.) Netul Room. Series

Angel Street Feb. 9 - 25 Fri-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm see ad, page 19

presented by Lewis and Clark National Park Assn and Fort Clatsop. Info: 503-861-2471 or visit nps.gov/lewi/index.htm.

Suffragettes Marching Through History 17th Annual Tea & Fashion Show. Sat., Mar 14, 2–4pm. Monticello Hotel, Longview, Wash.

Food, auction, fun, entertainment. Experience the beauty of the historic Monticello Hotel and celebrate the suffragette women who won the right for women to vote. $20, for tickets contact Paul McLain, uuseeker@earthlink.net or 360-425-7840. Hosted by Cowlitz County Democratic Women.

Longview Bridge Club Weekly duplicate bridge games Mon 10:30am, Thurs 6:30pm, Kelso Senior Center, 106 NW 8th Ave. New players welcome. For info or help finding a partner: Rich Carle, 360-425-0981 or rhcarle@msn.com.

R Square D Dance Club Dances on 2nd Friday, 4th Saturday. Plus: 7– 8pm, Mainstream with rounds: 8–10pm. Craig Abercrombie, caller; Lonnie Sycks, cuer. Kelso Senior Center, 106 NW 8th Ave, Kelso, Wash. More info: www.rsquare-d.info. or 360-414-5855.

Lake Sacajawea Kids’ Fish-In Sat, April 28.

Youth ages 5–14. Sponsored by Longview Parks & Rec and Early Edition Rotary. Preregister (required) and pay $10 fee online www. mylongview.com/registration or visit 2920 Douglas St., Longview. Choose from seven 45min sessions, on the hour starting 8am. Final session starts 2pm. Volunteers on hand to assist.

Rod/reel combos and terminal tackle provided from prior years’ donated funds and donations from local merchants, organizations and individuals. No personal equipment allowed.

Participants may keep equipment or donate it back for following years. Fish cleaning, gift bag with meal ticket redeemable at Pioneer Lions food wagon for each participant. Limited to 420 youth; sign up early for preferred time slot.

Fisher Poets Gathering 2018,

Astoria, Ore., Feb 23-25. Poetry readings, workshops, music, dancing at various venues, incl. Wet Dog Café, the Voodoo Room, the Columbian Theater, Fort George Brewery Lovell Showroom, KALA Gallery, the Liberty Theater and the Labor Temple Café. Details: fisherpoets.org.

stageworksnorthwest.org

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1433 Commerce Ave., Longview.

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HIKE

with

Mt. St. Helens Club

This friendly club welcomes newcomers.

For more info please call the hike leader or visit mtsthelensclub.org.

RT(round trip) distances are from Longview.E=easy, M=moderate, S=strenuous, e.g.=elevation gain.

Sat,Feb 17 • Forest Park - Ridge Trail Loop (M) Drive 94 mi. RT Hike 6.5 miles RT with 1,000 ft.e.g. through a quiet fir and maple forest. Leader: Bruce 360-425-0256.

Wed,Feb 21 • Lake Sacajawea (E) Walk around the whole lake (3+ mi.) or walk half the lake (1+ mi.) with little e.g.. Leaders: Trudy & Ed 360-414-1160

Wed,Feb 28 • Kalama Waterfront (E).

Drive 20 miles RT. Hike 3+miles RT on level path along the Columbia River.

Leader: John R. 360-431-1122.

Sat, Mar 3 • Mazama Ridge Snowshoe (SS)(M) Drive 210 mi. RT.Snowshoe 7 miles RT with 1,700ft. e.g. Open alpine meadows and great view of Mt. Rainier.

Leader: George W. 360-562-0001.

Wed, Mar 7 • Tualatin Hills Nature Park (E) Drive 110 mi. RT. Hike 4.5 miles on a level path through scenic wetlands. Leader: Bruce 360-425-0256.

Mon, Mar 12 • Mosier Twin Tunnels (E) Drive 190 mi. RT. Hike 6-8 miles on paved trail with little e.g. Great views of the Columbia River and hopefully wildflowers. Bring your lunch for a picnic at the trailhead afterward.. Leader: Pat D 360-295-0570.

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UIPS & QUOTES

Selected by Gordon Sondker

•When he’s late for dinner, I know he’s either having an affair or lying dead in the street. I always hope it’s the street. ~ Jessica Tandy

•To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it. ~ Mother Teresa •I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I’ve ever known.

~ Walt Disney •Love is what you’ve been through with somebody. ~James Thurber

• A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life to be thankful for a good one.

~Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

• It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help. ~ Miss Manners (Judith Martin)

• Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. ~ Peter Ustinov

•The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing — and then marry him. ~ Cher

• Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring. ~ Mae West •Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.

~ Antoine De Saint-Expurey • It’s not the men in my life that counts, it’s the life in my men.

~ Mae West

Longview resident Gordon Sondker, 90, continues to recuperate from a serious bout of pneumonia but is up and around; If you see him out and about be sure to say “Hello.”

Watch what else you say, however; he might quote you here!

Al-Anon and Alateen: Help for Families and Friends of Alcoholics

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olidays are supposed to be joyous and festive occasions — bringing good food, good friends, laughter and happy memories.

But for families and friends of problem drinkers, the holidays take their toll. Celebrations are marred with worry, anger, resentment and fear.

If you are concerned about someone else’s drinking, Al-Anon Family Groups can help you do something about it. Give yourself the gift of Al-Anon, it is free and confidential. It is something you can give yourself any time of the year, but it is a special gift during the holidays when families and friends of alcoholics are most vulnerable.

For information about Al-Anon in Longview and the surrounding area, call 360-423-2520.

Jessica Baker Real Estate Broker

Cowlitz County 4th generation

(360) 431-6744 jessicabaker@cbbain.com 796 Commerce Ave Longview, Wa 98632 Columbia River Reader / February 15 – March 14, 2018 / 29

Willapa Loop

OUT & ABOUT: WILLAPA LOOP

cont from page 18

The “inside” story: Willie Keil’s coffin

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r. William Keil was a charismatic fundamentalist Christian preacher and self-styled physician who led the Bethel Congregation’s colony in Missouri in 1853. Unhappy there, he sent scouts “out West” seeking a suitable new location. In 1854, they found what they were looking for (or so they thought) at the site of Willapa in the then-new Washington Territory. Land was cleared and buildings and houses constructed in anticipation of the balance of the sect’s arrival in 1855.

Through South Bend

From Raymond, take US101 southwesterly through South Bend (home of the Pacific County Museum) continuing along the Willapa River estuary and then south following the eastern shore of Willapa Bay, passing Bruceport Park which provides great views of the bay. About 12 miles beyond South Bend, the picturesque hamlet of Bay Center and Bush Pioneer Park are worth a three-mile side trip (turn right on Bay Center Dike road). Keep going south on 101 another 13 miles to the junction with SR4 about 5 miles west of the town of Naselle (segment approx. 28 miles).

Back along the Columbia River

The return home follows SR4 easterly along the north shore of the Columbia River, passing the towns of Naselle, Gray’s River (covered bridge), Skamokawa (with waterfront buildings, Redmen Hall Museum and Vista Park ), and Cathlamet (with Puget Island views), eventually returning to Longview/Kelso via the Ocean Beach Highway.

Spring

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The highest point is at K-M Summit between Gray’s River and Skamokawa with great views of conifer forests on the uplands and fall colors in the lowlands. The highway hugs the river cliffs in places with terrific views of the Columbia River where it cuts through the Coast Range mountains (segment approx. 55 miles).

About 150 miles, the loop takes the better part of a day to drive the distance, allowing for stops and side trips along the way.

Willapa Hills Loop travelers go from relatively dry western interior valleys, across the wetter and densely-forested Willapa Hills, skirt the wild vastness of Willapa Bay, and return via the Columbia River highway through even more natural beauty. Along the way, there is plenty to see or do that will interest and please just about anybody who makes the trip.

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The colonists finally arrived at Willapa on November 26, 1855 and immediately buried Willie on high ground by candlelight that evening.

Today, a mile west of Menlo, there is a sign commemorating the event and Willie Keil’s gravestone is visible on the hilltop behind and above it.

That’s not the end of the story, however. The colonists spent a long, wet, gloomy winter at Willapa and

Dr. Keil ‘s 19-year-old son Willie, particularly eager to make the wagon train journey west, was to drive the lead wagon. But four days prior to the May 1855 departure, he suddenly became ill and died.

Because of Willie’s intense desire to go west, his father Sign near Willie Keil‘s grave in Menlo converted a wagon into a hearse, filled a lead-lined coffin with Dr. Keil decided the location was just alcohol, and put Willie’s body in it too remote and too wet for a selffor the long trip. Willie’s hearse led sustaining agricultural colony. So they the parade. abandoned it.

After a few days on the Oregon Trail, Indians approached the wagon train expressing curiosity about the strange wagon carrying only a coffin. When told of the contents, they wanted to see it so Dr. Keil opened the lid and the Indians gazed in wonderment.

They left the wagons and people unmolested and the settlers continued onward.

Apparently the superstitious Indians were highly impressed with the strange cargo in the Keil wagon train and word of it preceded the westwardbound travelers. Several more bands of Indians intercepted the wagon train at various points specifically wanting to see the coffin and body within. Each time they were obliged and each time they departed peaceably.

As a result, the Keil party passed through hostile Indian territory without incident at a time when other wagon trains weren’t so fortunate.

Using community funds, Dr. Keil bought 18,000 acres of land at a site south of Oregon City and named the relocated settlement his group built there Aurora Mills. It grew to more than 600 people and was quite successful until Keil’s death in 1877 after which the land was divided among community members. Today, the townsite is known as Aurora and 20 surviving structures are listed on the National Registry of Historic Sites.

Longview native John Perry is a retired forester now living in Brownsville, Oregon.

Astronomy

Many Moons and a moonlit swim

By Greg Smith

A month with no full Moon and two with two

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his past News Years Day 2018 gave us the largest super moon of the year. A super moon is when the full moon is at its closest approach to the earth in its elliptical orbit, known as “perigee.” January 1st the moon was at this point, also on January 31st was a full moon just one day past perigee, still regarded as a super moon and also as a “Blue Moon.” Western North America witnessed a lunar eclipse around 5:30 in the morning on January 31st as it set in the west, just after the darkest phase of the eclipse. So the second full moon of January was a total lunar eclipse, (blood) and a “Blue Moon” — a two-for-one of astronomical events.

The red colored ‘Blood” lunar eclipse, would make it a Blue Blood Moon; thus in my thinking a Royal Moon.

This was the only lunar eclipse visible in North America this year.

Now February is only 28 days long, which is less than the moon’s orbital cycle of 29½ days, so there is no full moon for the month of February.

March will have two full moons just like January, March 1st and March 31, which is also a “Blue Moon,” but with no lunar eclipse.

Is this significant? Not really, as our calendar is not based on the lunar cycle like the Chinese and Jewish calendars. Ancient calendars were based on a lunar cycle, as it was the easiest way to keep track of time. But every so many years they had to add a thirteenth month to keep the calendar in sync with the seasons. You did not want December ending up with the longest day of the year now did you?

Every month had a full moon. So, a thirteenth full moon of a year could be considered to be a “Blue Moon.”

Ever since our modern calendar was removed from

the lunar cycle, every once in a while you’d get a February with no full moons.

Punxsutawney Phil had no full moons to help him determine the length of this winter. I am sure the people of the eastern United States will eagerly hope for an early spring after what they just came through.

But historically, a “Blue Moon” was regarded as the third of four full moons in a season. This would be like having a full moon on the Fall Equinox of Sept. 22nd and the fourth full moon on the day before the Winter Solstice of Dec. 22nd. So the Nov. 21st full moon would be the “Blue Moon.” It does happen, not very often, so “once in a blue moon” had a longer time period between them.

Actually, they calculate that a “Blue Moon” occurs every 2 years, 8 months and 18 days.

Speaking of Punxsutawney Phil, Ground Hog’s Day is a point in the calendar that represents the midpoint between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. We have other “holidays” that do this, too: Halloween is between Fall Equinox and Winter Solstice; May Day is between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. We do not have a holiday that sits on the midpoint between Summer Solstice and the Fall Equinox; this would be known as mid-summer. Mid-summer occurs at the end of July.

For us in the Pacific Northwest this time experiences, on average, the warmest temperatures we have the whole year. So what should we call this day? Pool Party Day? Go Jump In the Lake Day? July’s full moon occurs during this time this year; so a moonlit midnight swim seems to be in order.

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Greg Smith is a member of Friends of Galileo, a family-oriented amateur astronomy club which meets monthly in Longview. For info about the club, call Chuck Ring, 360-636-2294.

Amazon Go from page 17

convenience store. One interesting bit is that if the system gets some of your items wrong, you can just get an instant refund by pushing a button in the app, with no questions asked and not even having to return the item. The reasoning is that so much money is saved without the human cashiers and their AI so adaptive, that a few lying thieves still makes the whole operation hugely profitable.

Amazon Go definitely beats checkout lines, it’s the future and very soon we’ll see more stores and restaurants filled with customers, but fewer and fewer staff.

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An ultra array of overhead cameras and other electronic devices function above the fray in the new Amazon store in Seattle.

Perry Piper loves technology and has his finger “on the pulse” of its evolution.His column, “Lower Columbia Informer,” appears each month in CRR (see page 24.)

LOOKING UP/FRIENDS OF GALILEO

Sky Report: Feb 15–Mar 15

By Ted Gruber MORNING SKY Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are visible in the southern skies during the overnight and early morning hours. All three planets rise in the southeast and traverse the southern sky from east to west, remaining visible until they fade into the morning sunlight.

On February 15, the largest planet Jupiter rises about 1:30am, the red planet Mars just after 3:00am, and the ringed planet Saturn around 5:00am. All three rise earlier each day, so by mid-March Jupiter and Saturn will rise about two hours earlier, and Mars about half an hour earlier.

Ted Gruber makes a regular report to fellow members of Friends of Galileo, a family-friendly astronomy club which meets monthly in Longview.

For info about FOG, call Chuck Ring, 360-636-2294.

EVENING SKY Venus and Mercury return to the evening sky just above the western horizon right after sunset in late February. On February 28, the much brighter Venus appears only 5° above the horizon and Mercury is even lower, so you’ll need a clear line of sight to the west to see either planet.

But viewing improves in March, as both planets climb higher above the horizon each day. Once they make their closest apparent approach on March 3 and 4, the two planets drift slightly farther apart each evening.

If you want to catch a glimpse of the innermost planet Mercury, midMarch offers the best viewing of that planet in all of 2018.

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Longview 716 Triangle Shopping Center. 18 rotating craft brews, pub fare. M-W 12 noon –9pm, Th-Sat 12 noon-11pm, Sun 12 Noon-8pm.

360-232-8283. Follow us on Untappd See ad, page 11.

1329 Commerce Ave., Longview (alley entrance). Fine dining, happy hour specials. wine tastings. Fridays only, open 5pm. 360-425-2837.

Alston Pub & Grub 25196 Alston Rd., Rainier 503-556-4213 11 beers on tap, cocktails.

Open daily 11am.

503-556-9753 See ad, page 9.

Conestoga Pub Cornerstone Café 102 East “A” Street Microbrews, wines & spirits Prime rib Friday & Sat. Open M-F 6am–8pm; Sat-Sun 7am–8pm.

503-556-8772. See ad, page 9.

Evergreen Pub & Café 115-117 East 1st Street Burgers, halibut, prime rib, full bar.

503-556-9935. See ad, page 9.

Goble Tavern 70255 Columbia River Hwy. (Milepost 31, Hwy. 30) Food, beer & wine + full bar, Live entertainment. 503-556-4090.

See ad page 9.

Luigi’s Pizza 117 East 1st Street, Rainier 503-556-4213 Pizza, spaghetti, burgers, beer & wine.

See ad, page 9.

Homestyle cooking from the 1960s-1970. All natural ingredients. Beer and wine available. Open Wed. thru Sun, 7am–8pm. 1140 15th Ave., Longview. See ad, page 11.

The Carriage Restaurant & Lounge

Full breakfast, lunch and dinner 6am– 9pm. Full bar in lounge, open 6am.

Three happy hours daily (8–10am, 12– 2pm, 5–7pm). Group meeting room, free use with $150 food/drink purchases.

1334 12th Ave. 360-425-8545.

Country Folks Deli 1329 Commerce Ave., Longview. Serving lunch and dinner. Sandwiches, soups, salads. Open M-Sat 11am. 360-425-2837.

Freddy’s Just for the Halibut. Cod, halibut & tuna fish and chips, oysters & clams., award-winning clam chowder. Prime rib every Thurs. Beer and wine. M-W 10–8, Th-Sat 10–9, Sun 11–8.

1110 Commerce 360-414-3288.

See ad, page 14.

Hop N Grape 924 15th Ave., Longview M–Th 11am–8pm; Fri & Sat 11am–9pm; Sun 11am–7pm. BBQ meat slow-cooked on site. Pulled pork, chicken brisket, ribs, turkey, salmon. World-famous mac & cheese. 360-577-1541 See ad page 27.

1260 Commerce Ave. Serving lunch & dinner Mon–Sat 11am–10pm. Full bar, banquet space, American comfort food. 360-703-3904. www.millcitygrill.com.

Parker’s Restaurant & Brewery 1300 Mt. St. Helens Way. I-5 Exit 49.

Lunch, Dinner. Burgers, hand-cut steak; seafood and pasta. Restaurant opens 11am, Lounge 12 Noon. Closed Monday.

360-967-2333

St. Helens, Oregon

My Thai Kitchen

421 20th Ave., Authentic Thai food, i.e. Drunken Noodles, Pad Thai, Green Curry. Tues–Sat 11:30– 2:30pm, 4:30–7:30pm. 360560-3779.

The Original Pietrio’s Pizzeria

614 Commerce Ave., Longview. 18 varieties of pizza. Salad bar, Lunch buffet all-you-can-eat. Beer & wine.

Mon-Fri open 11am, Sat-Sun 12 Noon.

360-353-3512.

Porky’s Public House 561 Industrial Way, Longview Slow-roasted prime rib Fri & Sat, flat iron steaks, 1/3-lb burgers, fish & chips.

33 draft beers. Full bar. Family-friendly, weekly jazz and acoustic dinner hour sets on Weds. 360-636-1616. See ad, page 16.

Sunshine Pizza & Catering 2124 Columbia Blvd.

Hot pizza, cool salad bar. Beer & wine.

503-397-3211 See ad, page 12.

Scappoose Fultano’s Pizza 51511 SE 2nd.

Family style with unique pizza offerings, hot grill items & more! “Best pizza around!”

M–Th, Sat 11am–10pm; Fri 11am–11pm; Sun 11am–9pm. Full bar service ‘til 11pm Fri & Sat. Deliveries in Scappoose.

503-543-5100.

Ixtapa Fine Mexican Restaurant

Red Kitchen 848 15th Ave., Longview. Cocktails, taps, vino. Traditional diner fare, breakfast, lunch, dinner. Sandwiches, burgers, funky comfort food, incl. Bacon Gouda Mac n Cheese, shepherd’s pie, healthy options. Full service bar, incl 12 taps. 7am–10pm, M-F, 8am–10pm SatSun. See ad, page 14.

Roland Wines 1106 Florida St., Longview Authentic Italian wood-fired pizza, wine, and beer.

Casual ambience. 5–9pm Wed-Sat. See ad, page 11.

Teri’s 3225 Ocean Beach Hwy, Longview.

Lunch and dinner. Fine dining, with specials, fresh NW cuisine. Happy Hour.

Full bar. Mon–Sat open 11am. Closed Sundays. 360-577-0717.

Fresh-roasted coffee, snack and pastries. 1335 14th Ave., M-F 7am–4pm, Sat-Sun 9am–4pm.

360-232-8642 See ad, page 10.

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Castle Rock

33452 Havlik Rd. Fine Mexican cuisine.

Daily specials. The best margarita in town. Daily drink specials. M-Th 11am–9:30pm; Fri & Sat 11am–11:30pm; Sun 11am–9pm. 503-543-3017

Warren Warren Country Inn 56575 Columbia River Hwy. Fine family dining. Breakfast, lunch & dinner. Fri Prime Rib special, Taco Tuesday. Full bar. M-Th 8am–9:30pm, Fri-Sat 8am–10:30pm, Sun 9am–9pm.

Karaoke Fri & Sat.503-410-5479.

Woodland The Oak Tree 1020 Atlantic Ave., Woodland. Full breakfast, lunch and dinner menu. Fresh from scratch cooking. Great happy hour menu. Sun 7am–9pm, M-Th 8am–9pm, Fri-Sat 7am–10pm. 360-841-8567

To advertise in Columbia River Dining Guide, call 360-749-2632

Miss Manners cont from page 16

be done about the wedding at this date, but it is worth saying to your brother that if his family cannot treat your son as an equal member going forward, they cannot reasonably expect to have any relationship with his mother.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: On a visit with my niece, I brought a phone charger to plug in, but for some reason it did not function properly. With the hosts’ phones, mine, and those of the other houseguests, there were six phones in the house with only three or four cords, so charging was a “take turns” event.

While things went swimmingly in sharing, what would be the expected priority on who gets the charger?

Houseguest, host, adults, children?

It would be nice to know for the next get-together, just in case. That way I could tell them, “Well, Miss Manners said!!!” Just kidding. Miss Manners has taught me not to be so uncouth!

GENTLE READER: Oh, no, you don’t. There isn’t going to be a next time, because you will have learned to check your cord before you leave home.

Decades ago, Miss Manners was plagued with questions about guests who tied up their hosts’ landlines and made expensive calls. Then people acquired cellphones — but not yet smartphones, tablets and laptops — and wanted to tie up their hosts’ computers.

Now we have easily portable electronics, and guests are responsible for bringing what they intend to use, just as they bring their own toothbrushes. It would be kind of hosts to provide emergency supplies of either, if they happen to have them.

A guest who has such an emergency should ask apologetically to borrow a cord when it does not inconvenience the family, including the children, and return it quickly. A houseguest, presumably staying longer, should run out to the nearest electronics store.

••• Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.)

Flirting and courtship should make a comeback

By Miss Manners

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ow that sexual harassment has been more clearly identified, it would be well to define legitimate courtship.

The very term seems old-fashioned, although there is plenty of evidence that the old pattern is firmly fixed in the imagination. Just look at the stories couples present in their accounts and videos about getting together, now a routine fixture of weddings.

These stories often begin with love at first sight, although the actual first sight may have been while flipping through staged photographs of multiple strangers, probably before reading their other attributes. There is the surprise proposal, with the gentleman down on his knees proffering a diamond ring while the lady is beside herself with astonishment, although the question of marriage has likely been long debated in their mutual household. And there is the declaration of how eager they are to begin their new lives together -- although not before they have spent months, if not years, planning a showy festival while they go on with their joint lives, possibly even to the extent of having children.

Miss Manners has no wish to strip away such romantic notions. On the contrary: She is hoping to encourage romance at the earlier stages.

This is not a subtle or a patient age.

But the idea that courtship begins with a frank show of desire, when no personal preliminaries have been mutually established, is the harasser’s excuse. And that has been unfortunately bolstered by the belief that love can be handled efficiently.

At the same time that social manners invaded the workplace, businesslike methods were introduced into courtship: classified advertisements, resumes, short interviews, quick decisions.

This speed eliminates the delightfully inefficient and noncommittal stage known as flirting -- the charged glances, the ambiguous overtures, the budding sense of compatibility -- from which love can grow, but also, because it is ambiguous, from which either party can retreat at any point with honor.

Is this a waste of time? Perhaps, but those who have tried it will tell you that there is hardly a more pleasant way to waste time. And most of all, it provides a clear signal, without the awkwardness of asking outright, about whether or not further intimacy will be welcome.

Lunging is no more a courtship technique than hugging is a businesslike one.

Where to find the new Reader It’s delivered all around the River by the 15 of th

each month, but here’s a list of handy, regularlyrefilled sidewalk box and rack locations, most of which you can visit any time of day and even in your bathrobe ...

RYDERWOOD LONGVIEW Comm. Center Post Office Bob’s (rack, main check-out) RAINIER In front of 1232 Commerce Ave Post Office In front of 1323 Commerce Ave Cornerstone YMCA Glaze, Gifts & Fred Meyer (rack, grocery entrance) Giggles US Bank (15th Ave.) Rainier Fibre Fed’l CU - Commerce Ave Hardware (rack, entry) Monticello Hotel (side entrance) Earth ‘n’ Sun (on Hwy 30) Kaiser Permanente El Tapatio (entry rack) St. John Medical Center DEER ISLAND (rack, Park Lake Café) Deer Island Store Cowlitz Black Bears box office LCC Student Center COLUMBIA CITY - Post Office Mini-Mart next to Regents WARREN Indie Way Diner Warren Country Inn Columbia River Reader ST HELENS 1333 14th Ave. Chamber of Commerce KELSO Sunshine Pizza Heritage Bank Post Office Visitors’ Center/ Kelso-Longview Wild Currant Chamber of Commerce Olde Towne (near Bemis Printing) KALAMA Safeway Fibre Fed’l CU SCAPPOOSE For more Kalama Shopping Center Post Office locations or

corner of First & Fir Road Runner the pick-up WOODLAND Fred Meyer point nearest Visitor’s Center (east entrance) you, visit The Oak Tree Fultano’s crreader.com Ace Hardware CASTLE ROCK and click “Find Lacie Rha’s Cafe (32 Cowlitz W.) CATHLAMET the Magazine” Four Corners General Store Cathlamet Pharmacy under Parker’s Restaurant (rack, entry) CLATSKANIE “Features.”

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Northwest Gardening

Taming your herd

Wild horsetail work-arounds

By Alice Slusher

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hen I moved out to the Pacific Northwest from Ohio six years ago and began my Master Gardener training course, a hot topic was invasive weeds. One of my fellow students asked if the instructor had any advice about getting rid of horsetail in her yard. His emphatic response was, “Move!”

Well, I’m here to tell you that you can stay in your home and find a workable way to tame your herd of wild horsetail.

Horsetail: An ancient plant

With its origins 235 million years ago, horsetail is a survivor. Back then, some of the 35 species in the Equisetum family grew more than 100 feet tall! The Pacific Northwest is home to almost half of these species (and half of those are in my back yard, I think). They have an extensive underground root system that is very difficult to reach.

Horsetail, and its relative, scouring rushes, are water-loving plants. However, when they are well-established, they can grow nearly anywhere, like those mini horsetail forests visible alongside some roads. Besides aesthetic reasons, horsetail is a major problem because its invasive growth can clog ditches and waterways.

But most importantly, it’s toxic to livestock. Frequently incorporated into hay, it can cause serious illness or even death if an animal eats a sufficient quantity.

I’m going to give you several options, ranging from “cultural” (non-chemical) to a few select herbicides. This rule of thumb applies to all the methods: Spring— when the horsetails poke their heads up and are 6 inches tall or less—is the time to corral them. They are growing most rapidly then, and anything you do at his time will help to deplete the plants’ reserves. If you wait until they are over 6 inches, this advantage will be lost. Here are a few things you can try: Non-chemical remedies

These are not a one-shot solution. It may take several years to see a lasting effect.

•Cut the plants off at the ground repeatedly as they come up. As you know, once they are established, the more difficult they are to control.

•Change their growing environment. Horsetail loves wet feet, so improve drainage and fill in holes and low areas. It doesn’t respond to nitrogen-rich soil, so try increasing the soil pH by spreading lime (according to the label), and watering it in. A couple of weeks later, add fertilizer and cover with several inches of compost. Or better yet, plant a good ground cover.

•Some research suggests that covering the plants with black plastic for a season will slow their growth, but if the ground is wet, it really just encourages spreading growth beyond the edges of the barrier plastic.

Herbicides

The use of chemicals always entails careful decision-making. Only use chemicals as a last resort. Can you live with a few horsetails that you keep under control by non-chemical methods? Are you willing to very carefully read and follow (to the letter) all instructions and restrictions on the label? Your safety, the safety of other people, and the health of the environment depend on responsible use. You may want to purchase it at a smaller store (like the tractor supply store in downtown Kelso) so you can get help with reading the product labels. So, with those caveats, here are a couple that are approved for home use: •Glyphosate (e.g., Roundup) is not effective on horsetail. It just doesn’t give a whinny about it! However, there are a couple others approved for homeowner use.

•Herbicides containing the active ingredient halosulfuron-methyl (e.g., Sedge Hammer, Hi-Yield Nutsedge Control) is effective in controlling

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horsetail and is considered pet-safe if used as directed. It can be used in landscape areas like established grass and woody trees and shrubs. It’s not for your vegetable garden, and should not be used near water, near a hill that drains into water, or near a well head.

•Another herbicide that can be used is dichlobenil (e.g., Casoron). There are several precautions, such as not using in areas around well heads as it’s known to leach into groundwater, not using on slopes so it doesn’t run off, and not using it in wetlands. It should be applied to landscape areas in winter or early spring when it’s still actively raining. Bark mulch should be applied afterwards. It is considered pet-safe when used as directed There you have it…happy trails to you, until we meet again!

••• Kalama resident Alice Slusher volunteers with WSU Extension Service Plant & Insect Clinic. Drop by 9am–12noon Wed. at 1946 3rd Ave., Longview, with your specimen, call 360-577-3014, ext. 8, or send question via cowlitzmastergardener@ gmail.com.

Happy 91st Birthday

Gordon Sondker!

Feb.10 was your “special day,” but celebrating all month is the recommended way!

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Where do you read

THE READER? This dog can read! Rose De La

Rumba, the new Welsh Corgi puppy recently adopted by LaHabra, California residents Lee & Chris Quarnstrom, appears interested in the Reader. Let us hope that Rose De La Rumba is house-broken and not even thinking of doing you-know-what.

“Let’s just coexist!” (old rivals can still fish) Kalama, Wash. resident Randy Sweet (Mark Morris High School, 1962) and Dale DePriest (R.A. Long High School, 1961), of Issaquah, Wash. — but with plans to move back to Longview soon — getting ready for Halloween and some steelhead fishing on the Alaska Peninsula.

Mexican holiday Gary and Dianna Grover from Longview, Wash. and Bud and Betty VanRiper , of Kelso,Wash., on their Christmas cruise to Mexico.

WHERE DO YOU READ THE READER? Send your photo reading the Reader (high-resolution JPEG) to Publisher@CRReader.com. If sending a cell phone photo, choose the largest file size up to 2 MB. Include names and cities of residence. Thank you for your participation and patience, as we usually have a small backlog. Keep those photos coming!

On the beach Danny & Helen Redmond of Longview, Wash., in Zihuatenejo, located on the Pacific Coast of Mexico 150 miles northwest of Acapulco.

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the spectator by ned piper

Stuff to do and the good life

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alter Pistor is a world traveler who, at the drop of a hat, will show you photographs of his latest trip. He lives with his wife Hildegard — who he met in Germany while serving in the U.S. military — in a lovely home overlooking the Kalama River.

Excitement is surely growing in the Pistor home, anticipating the return to the Pacific Northwest of their daughter, world famed soprano Charlotte Pistor. She will perform in Astoria on Feb. 25 (details, page 15). Sue and I first heard Charlotte sing at the Columbia Theatre in Longview a decade Hildegard and Walter Pistor and their daughter (center) Charlotte Pistor. Columbia River Reader file photo. ago. AMAZING, is the word that comes to mind.

Charlotte lives in Salzburg and performs throughout Europe, so it is always a treat when she comes home to regale us with her voice.

Before I heard Charlotte sing, I thought Walter was merely being a proud father talking about his daughter.

But when you hear her perform, whether it’s an aria from an opera, a show tune, or even a popular song, you quickly learn that Walter’s pride is well placed.

Speaking of things to do

Tracy Beard’s story about truffle hunting (see page 21) reminded me of the autumn day a few years back when we went mushroom hunting on Paul “Man in the Kitchen” Thompson’s wooded property in Sequim, Wash. It felt like a treasure hunt. There were so many varieties and when one of us found one, we’d holler like we’d found a diamond or pouch of gold coins.

Fortunately, Paul had a neighbor willing to share his expertise as to which mushrooms in our collection were the poisonous variety. That is something to be very careful about when next you venture into the Mushrooms foraged from the wooded “back 40” at Paul forest to hunt mushrooms or truffles. Check with Thompson’s former home in Sequim, Wash. someone who knows before eating any of your “catch.”

Marveling at the variety of fun things to do in this area, I am reminded of a woman who called with a question about the Reader in its early years. She said she and her husband were moving from California to Rainier, Ore. When I welcomed her to the Northwest. she said, “Well, frankly, I’m not happy about this move.”

I asked her why then were they moving here.

“Our son, his wife and the grandchildren moved to Rainier,” she explained, “so we sold our beautiful home, left our good friends and our activities, and we’re moving up.” I didn’t know what to say. Then she told me they had found a copy of the Reader while passing through Clatskanie and when she discovered how much there was to do around the region, her attitude about the move started to change.

“Are there any back issues of your newspaper?” she asked. I told her there were 27; she wanted to buy all of them. I told her I couldn’t sell them, but would gladly give them to her.

She called me a few weeks later to say that she was making lists of the hikes we wrote about, the restaurants Dr. Munchie suggested, and the annual community events. She even mentioned the ads that told her where to shop. “This paper has changed our lives,” she said, “there are so many activities listed in it.”

••• Longview native Ned Piper enjoys reading, writing, watching football, feeding his backyard birds and schmoozing with CRR advertisers and readers.

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PLUGGED IN to

COWLITZ PUD

By Alice Dietz

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s a Utility, we purchase over 90% of our wholesale power from Bonneville Power Administration.

The rest of the PUD’s power comes from its own Swift No. 2 Hydroelectric Project on the Lewis River (near Cougar, WA), the mid-Columbia River hydro projects owned by Grant PUD, and from the wind farm generation along the Columbia River Gorge. What a lucky bunch of Washingtonians we are to have these abundant, natural resources bringing clean energy into our community while non-renewable resources account for 88% of the United States energy consumption.

Legislation is currently under review that could affect our rates. As Public Utility consumers, it is vital that we have an understanding of our energy consumption and where the generation originates to serve your electrical needs. Now is the time to be involved. Cowlitz PUD Board meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesday of every month in our Auditorium at 2pm. We have legislative updates at these meetings in the hopes to give the community, the Board and the Utility a better understanding of how current bills and initiatives can affect our community. We invite you to attend these meetings, ask questions – get to know your Public Utility!

••• Alice Dietz is Communications and Public Relations Manager at Cowlitz PUD. Reach her at adietz@cowlitzpud. org or 360-501-9146.

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