Columbia River Reader / June 15, 2022

Sue’s Views

Let’s Do Launch!

Welcome to the first of 12 issues featuring “People+Place Then and Now,” part of The Long View: A Century on the Lower Columbia. We are excited to launch CRR’s year-long project honoring Longview’s Centennial. Thanks to enthusiastic community response and interest, and the generous support of our sponsor-partners, we are off and running! Whether you’ve lived in this region forever or are a new arrival; whether Longview is your actual or your adopted hometown; whether you live in a neighboring town or are just passing through, you’re bound to find the unique story of Robert A. Long’s Planned City fascinating. I heard once that Longview is considered by some “The Paris of the Lower Columbia,” and I agree! And you’ll enjoy the trip. Hal Calbom, with his time travel experience, storytelling skills, and a “nose for news,” takes us back 100 years, then fast forwards to the present. Every month. Inspired by and drawing from John McClelland Jr.’s books (published on Longview’s 25th, 50th, and 75th Anniversaries), CRRPress will honor the McClelland journalistic legacy — while bringing a new perspective to the story. We plan to compile Hal’s work into our own book, to be released at a gala celebration about a year from now. Meanwhile, summer is arriving and it’s time to get outside...for gardening, hiking, baseball games, patio dining, picnicking and outdoor summer concerts. We have info on 13 Nights on the River in St. Helens and Longview’s Concerts at the Lake, but space was so tight this month, Ned found his column truncated in order to accommodate the list normally placed on the Calendar page. Thank you, Ned! (Not that he had any choice. See “The Spectator,” page 38). Happy Summer! Sue Piper

Publisher/Editor: Susan P. Piper

Columnists and contributors: Tracy Beard Hal Calbom Alice Dietz Karla C. Dudley Joseph Govednik Neil C. Martello JimMcLeod Michael Perry Ned Piper Robert Michael Pyle Alan Rose Alice Slusher Greg Smith Jim Tejcki Debra Tweedy Judy VanderMaten Editorial/Proofreading Assistants: Merrilee Bauman, Michael Perry, Marilyn Perry, Tiffany Dickinson, Debra Tweedy Advertising Manager: Ned Piper, 360-749-2632 Columbia River Reader, LLc 1333 14th Ave Longview, WA 98632 P.O. Box 1643 • Rainier, OR 97048 Office Hours: M-W-F • 11–3* *Other times by chance or appointment E-mail: publisher@crreader.com Phone: 360-749-1021 ON THE COVER

Cowlitz EDC President Ted Sprague, Longview Mayor MaryAlice Wallis, Longview Community Development Director Ann Rivers.

Photo by hal Calbom Columbia River Reader is published monthly, with 15,000 copies distributed in the Lower Columbia region. Entire contents copyrighted; No reproduction of any kind allowed without express written permission of Columbia River Reader, LLC. Opinions expressed herein, whether in editorial content or paid ad space, belong to the writers and advertisers and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by the Reader. Submission guidelines: page 35. General Ad info: page 34. Ad Manager: Ned Piper 360-749-2632.

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IN FOND REMEMBRANCE

Martin Kauble

Sept. 9, 1962 – May 11, 2022

Longtime CRR Advertiser & Friend

David W. Bell

July 7, 1947 – May 14, 2022

Longtime Friend, CRR Contributor & Columnist Light By David Bell GREENGoing

CRR added a new column in 2009, introducing it as follows: “Hoping to share useful information and spark interest in “doing the right thing” for our environment, David Bell will research and write about easy ways ordinary people can conserve energy, consume less, ease pollution and become more pro-active in American’s “new era of responsibility.” Politically conservative and self-described as a “reluctant environmentalist,” he said he did not vote for Barack Obama, but added, “I have seen the light.” As to whether conservatives could embrace President Obama’s ideals, David said, “Yes, we can.”

Both Martin and David lived their lives with zest, passion and humor. They will be missed.

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In this Issue

2 CRR Collectors Club 4 Civilized Living: Miss Manners 5 Dispatches from the Discovery Trail ~ Episode 14 8 Where to Find the Reader 9 Old Glory: Rotary’s Freedom Flag program 11 A Different Way of Seeing ~ The Tidewater Reach 12 Out & About ~ Prohibition Is Over - Distillery Tour 13 Provisions Along the Trail ~ Farro Salad & Whiskey Sours 15 Museum Magic: Forest Learning Center 16 Quips & Quotes 17–24 People + Place Then and Now ~ Episode 1 25 The Long View Partner Spotlights 25 Longview Centennial Calendar 26 Lower Columbia Dining Guide 27 Where Do You Read the Reader? 29 My Slant: Why I Like Spam! 29 Astronomy / The Sky Report: June 15 - July 20 31 Me & My Piano: ‘Love at First Sight,’ by Jim Tejcki 32 Besides CRR What Else Are You Reading? 33 Cover to Cover ~ Book Review / Bestsellers List 34-35 Submissions Guidelines / Performing Arts / Outings & Events 36 Northwest Gardening: Tips for Gardening Enjoyment! 38 The Spectator: Summer Vibes 38 Plugged In to Cowlitz PUD: Pandemic-caused supply shortages