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Get ready for the first total solar eclipse since 1979 visible in the USA Join millions viewing trans-continental spectacle Aug 21

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Do you think we’ll still be alive then?” We were joking (sort of), but 2017 seemed like a very long time away.

We were aboard Astronomy Magazine’s Black Sea cruise on course for the solar eclipse of Aug 11, 1999. We didn’t do karaoke, make origami or play shuffleboard on this cruise. Instead, in scientific lectures presented prior to eclipse day, we listened up.

Sue’s Views

At that time, I was looking forward to starting the next month as a freelance writer for The Daily News, although I never wrote about the eclipse. Little did I know then that 18 years, 11 days and 8 hours later, I would have my own newspaper and would be drawing from my old notes.

We learned eclipses occur in predictable, rhythmic, numbered cycles known as “saroses.” Eclipses within each saros repeat every 18 years, 11 days, and 8 hours. After Aug 11, 1999, the next eclipse in Saros 145 would occur Aug. 21, 2017, its centerline passing over the state of Oregon(!)

As it has worked out, we are still alive.

And all this time, Victoria Findlay, of Corvallis, and Longview residents Bill Norvell, John and Marty Freeman and I have been counting the years ... and the months ... and the days ... and soon, the hours... until “our” 1999 Greek eclipse makes its encore appearance.

We all have a rare opportunity

I urge you to make the effort to see the spectacle coming on Aug. 21. A partial eclipse, even at 97% coverage as it will appear in Longview-Kelso-Rainier, will be interesting. But a 100% total eclipse is sublime. And impossible to describe.

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It was the perfect vacation, beginning in Athens. On eclipse day, most of the Stella Oceanis’ 300 passengers converged on deck to watch the moon’s progressive “bite” steadily consume the sun. To me, the festivities seemed like a cross between a cocktail party and a science fair.

(See photos, page 15).

Immediately following our “voyage to darkness” and those two minutes of totality, I sat down and wrote in my travel journal:

Get ready for a soulshaking experience worth waiting for At our bon voyage party before that 1999 trip, someone read aloud from a newspaper clipping describing a total eclipse as a “soul-shaking” experience.

We didn’t know quite what to expect.

We figured the writer was exaggerating, but were captivated by the very possibility of our souls being shaken.

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“The eclipse was gripping, dramatic, awesome, exquisitely beautiful. No words can describe it and no photo can capture it. I will never forget it.”

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Lewis & Clark River. The plan was for everyone to meet at the mouth of the Yellowstone River.

Clark reached the rendezvous point where the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers join near the Montana and North Dakota border on August 3rd and set up camp to wait for the others.

The mosquitoes were horrible, so Clark left a note for Lewis to look ast month’s column covered for them downstream. Five days later, the unfortunate death of one, after escaping the possibly mosquitoes, Clark two, Blackfoot We are pleased to present was surprised to see Indians. One of Installment 26 of Michael Perry’s Sgt. Pryor floating those Indians had popular 33-month series which down the Missouri in shot at Captain began with CRR’s April 15, 2004 inaugural issue. During a bullboat, made with Lewis, just missing the 2004-2007 Bicentennial buffalo hides stretched his head. Lewis, Commemoration of the Lewis over a framework, sort Drouillard, and the and Clark Expedition, each installment covered their travels of like an umbrella. two Fields brothers 200 years prior. We are repeating Pryor and two others felt lucky to have the series for the enjoyment of left Clark on July 23rd escaped with their both longtime and more recent readers. to take the remaining lives after that To find prior installments visit horses to Fort Mandan encounter. Up crreader.com Click “Features,” in North Dakota, but to then, the only then “Archives.” two days later Indians other death during stole the horses. The the journey had three men then walked east to the occurred two years earlier, on August Yellowstone River and found Clark’s 20, 1804, when Sgt. Charles Floyd note to Lewis. To Clark’s dismay, Pryor died from a burst appendix. But, soon, brought the note with him! However, death would be looking for Meriwether on August 7th Lewis would find another Lewis again. note from Clark and would figure out While Lewis and his detachment what Clark had done. cont page 8 explored the Marias River’s headwaters, the two parties headed by Sgts. Gass Michael Perry enjoys and Ordway met at Great Falls to local history and portage the canoes and supplies travel. His popular cached the previous year around the 33-installment Lewis series of waterfalls. Meanwhile, Capt. & Clark series appeared Clark took a detachment, including in CRR’s early years Sacajawea, to explore the Yellowstone

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GRAFFITI: It’s nothing new On July 25, 1806, Clark saw a “remarkable rock” near the bank of the Yellowstone River, 25-milres east of Billings, Mont ana. It was a large sandstone formation that stood 200 feet above the flat prairie.

For centuries, Indians had painted pictographs and etched petroglyphs onto the sheer walls of the rock they called Iishiia Anaache (“Place Where the Mountain Lion Dwells”).

The rock was a well-known landmark to the Plains Indians since it marked the location of a strategic natural crossing of the Yellowstone River. Pompey’s Tower would also become a significant landmark to early European explorers, fur trappers, immigrants and soldiers.

Clark climbed to the top to see what he could see, and then carved his name and the date in the rock. Today, that signature is the only physical evidence remaining to prove Lewis and Clark made the journey to the ocean and back.

Clark named the outcropping “Pompy’s Tower” after Sacajawea’s 17-month old son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (Clark had nicknamed him “Pomp”). The first editor of Lewis and Clark’s journals, Nicholas Biddle, later changed the name to Pompey’s Pillar.

Hundreds of individuals have carved their names on the rock over the last two centuries. While Clark’s etching isn’t as clear as it once was, it is still visible.

In 1882, the Northern Pacific Railroad took steps to protect it with an iron screen; in 1953 a glass case was installed to protect it from the weather. The land was privately owned until 1991 when the Bureau of Land Management bought it. It was declared a national monument in 2001.

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Through the course of the series, she also liked the characters’ growth. “In this first book, we mostly have hints, but as the series progresses, most everything in Jackaby takes on a whole new meaning. It’s worth a second read just to find those moments.”

Caleigh thinks those who would most enjoy the series are “young people who enjoy humor with their mystery,” and maybe those who want to read a “classic” but have difficulty getting into it. “Ritter writes Jackaby in the way Doyle wrote Holmes. This story inspires readers to go back to the roots.”

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BOOK REVIEW If you read only one dystopian novel this summer ...

By Alan Rose

Walkaway

By Cory Doctorow Tor Books $26.99

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ystopian fiction is once again in vogue (and I’m sure we all know why.) Anti-utopian classics like George Orwell’s 1984 and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale are back on the bestseller lists.

Atwood’s grim tale is now also a TV series, and the recent film, “The Circle,” based on Dave Eggers’ novel about a Google-like utopia, warns us to be wary of any benevolent Big Brother from Silicon Valley, even lovable Tom Hanks.

Cory Doctorow (Little Brother, Homeland) in his new novel

imagines a “post-scarcity world” in the not too distant future where people’s basic physical needs are met.

There is little work available since most functions and services are now automated, leaving people to feel, as one character says, “like a happy android.” Except people are not happy.

As Jesus once implied, the rich will always be with you, and there is still a huge divide between the super-rich (called the Zottas) and everybody else. Zottas run the game and write the rules. However, there are groups of people who decide “the only way to win was not to play.” They are called Walkaways, and they leave the “default society” to set up their own communes.

Among the newest Walkaways are three young people: a character with 21 names called Hubert, Etc. for short; Seth, a perpetually libidinous 17-yearold regardless of his actual age; and Natalie, a child of the Zottas who has rejected her father’s world. She tells him, “We’re not making a world without greed, Jacob. We’re making a world where greed is a perversion.”

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Zottas (the rich) cooked the process so they get all the money and own the political process, pay as much or as little tax as they want. Sure, they pay most of the tax, because they’ve built a set of rules that gives them most of the money. Talking about “taxpayers” means that the state’s debt is to rich dudes, and anything it gives to kids or old people or sick people or disabled people is charity we should be grateful for, since none of those people are paying tax that justifies their rewards from Government, Inc.

Like Aldous Huxley (Brave New World), Doctorow is one of those writers of speculative fiction for whom the story almost seems secondary to the ideas he wants to explore.

Part of the enjoyment reading him comes in following the hard science that theoretically could realize such possibilities, taking these futuristic ideas to their logical—or illogical and possibly unpleasant—conclusions.

Indeed, the greater question hovers unasked over this work: Who would want to extend their lives in such a dystopian world?

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~ from Walkaway

Amid these various groups of Walkaways are also a number of technogeeks and scientists who are on the verge of something big: Immortality, no less. They are achieving this not by extending the body’s maintenance— for example, replacing one’s heart when the old one wears out—but by making the body irrelevant. One can now live forever—at least one’s brainconsciousness, though without one’s brain. (Think uploading your brain to the Cloud.)

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Civilized Living

Lewis & Clark

from page 5 Meanwhile, back in Montana…

By Judith Martin Assume lack of malice when wrong name is used; Be wary of donating, even to friends and family DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I decided to hyphenate our names when we were married. However, people still address me, both in person and in writing, as “Emily Jones” or “Mrs. John Jones,” even though my preferred title is “Ms. Smith-Jones.”

When this happens, I usually smile and say “Actually, it’s Smith-Jones.” Most people apologize and immediately begin using the correct name from that point forward, but some continue to refer to both me and my husband as “The Jones Family” or “Mr. and Mrs. Jones.”

What can I say or do to get people to call me by my name?

GENTLE READER: Not much. Miss Manners advises that you accept that these people are either forgetful, or are slaves to the patriarchy and trying to keep you down. (She suspects that you have concluded the latter, and cautions you against invoking any subtext or smugness in that initial, smiling correction.)

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: A close friend was diagnosed with leukemia. As you can imagine, her family and close friends were devastated to hear the news.Immediately, before even receiving the prognosis, her family set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for expenses while she was in the hospital. They raised approximately $10,000.

After receiving a text message from the family with a link to the GoFundMe page, which I don’t believe is appropriate, we nevertheless gave a very large donation and we were happy to do so.

It turns out that her husband didn’t miss any time from work and their health insurance has covered her medical expenses and treatments. Our friend is currently in remission and doing well. Within the last five months, they have taken three mini vacations, one of which included staying in a five-star hotel.

Although I am happy for them and I’m thankful they are able to celebrate life, I question if it is appropriate, given they just asked all of their family and friends for money. Personally, I feel if they didn’t need the money as they initially expected, perhaps they should save it in case she were to have a relapse. But I realize that isn’t for me to decide.

For the record, my family hasn’t taken any vacations within the last five months. While most of our friends are spending their tax returns on lavish vacations and expensive cars, my husband and I have saved our money over the years in case of such an emergency.

Am I wrong to be annoyed? I feel guilty, given her serious diagnosis. It should be noted this family has a history of being financially irresponsible.

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After escaping with their lives on July 27th when at least one Indian was killed, Lewis and his three men needed to get to the mouth of the Marias River.

Having told the Blackfoot Indians that there were more white men waiting for him there, he needed to get there first in case the Indians decided to attack.

They rode 120 miles in 24 hours and were happy to find the men, led by Sgts. Gass and Ordway, floating down the Missouri when they arrived. While everyone felt security in numbers, no time was wasted — they turned loose all their horses and everyone got into the canoes and headed downstream at seven miles per hour to meet Clark’s group at the mouth of the Yellowstone.

Choose your hunting partner carefully…

After surviving for more than two years in the wilderness, the men of the Corps of Discovery had become excellent hunters. But, as Dick Cheney might acknowledge, things can go bad while hunting with friends. On August 11th, Lewis saw a herd of elk along the river.

He and Pierre Cruzatte, a one-eyed Frenchman who didn’t see all that well out of his good eye, landed to try to kill some. Each of them shot an elk, but Cruzatte’s elk was only wounded and continued into the brush. After reloading, they each took separate routes in pursuit of the wounded elk. ...and be careful of what you wear

Lewis wrote, “I was in the act of firing on the Elk a second time when a ball struck my left thye; the stroke was very severe; I instantly supposed that Cruzatte had shot me by mistake for an Elk as I was dressed in brown leather and he cannot see very well; under this impression I called out to him damn you, you have shot me, and looked towards the place from whence the ball had come, seeing nothing I called Cruzatte several times as loud as I could but received no answer; I was now preswaded that it was an indian that had shot me as the report of the gun did not appear to be more than 40 paces from me and Cruzatte appeared to be out of hearing of me.”

Who, me?

Lewis stumbled back to the river, calling out to Cruzatte along the way, warning him to retreat since there were Indians in the bushes. Upon reaching the river, Lewis told the men he “was wounded but I hoped not mortally” and then ordered the men to go back and try to save Cruzatte. Lewis attempted to lead the men back in the search for Cruzatte, but the pain was so bad he nearly passed out after a hundred paces.

He ordered his men to continue the search while he limped back to the canoe. About 20 minutes later, the men returned with Cruzatte and reported they had seen no sign of Indians. Cruzatte said he had shot an elk after he and Lewis split up, but denied shooting Lewis. Cruzatte “absolutely denied” hearing Lewis calling for help after being shot.

A little detective work

Lewis wrote, “I do not believe that the fellow did it intentionally but after finding that he had shot me was anxious to conceal his knowledge of having done so… the ball had lodged in my breeches which I knew to be the ball of the short rifles as that he had, and there being no person out with me but him and no Indians that we could discover I have no doubt in my own mind of his having shot me.” The .54 caliber ball was only used in the Model 1803 rifle, a gun that had not yet reached Indian hands.

Is there a doctor in the house?

Lewis wrote, “I took off my cloaths and dressed my wounds myself as well as I could, introducing tents of patent lint into the ball holes, the wounds blead considerably but I was hapy to find that it had touched neither bone nor artery.”

The “tents” Lewis wrote about were rolls of lint used to keep the wound open and thus allow new tissue to grow from the inside out and promote drainage. The biggest danger was infection.

And we meet again

The next day, Lewis met a canoe coming up the Missouri. The two fur trappers told him they had passed Clark’s group the day before, and the two parties finally rejoined later that day. Clark was quite alarmed to find Lewis lying in the bottom of the canoe, seriously wounded. Lewis believed he would be OK, saying would take 20 to 30 days to heal.

Clark wrote that he, “examined the wound and found it a very bad flesh wound the ball had passed through the fleshey part of his left thy below the hip bone and cut the cheek of the right buttock for 3 inches in length and the depth of the ball.”

Lewis made his last journal entry on August 12th when he wrote, “as wrighting in my present situation is extremely painfull to me I shall desist until I recover and leave to my frind Capt. C. the continuation of our journal.” Three weeks later, Clark reported Lewis was “mending fast” and

by September 4th he was able to walk comfortably.

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ost wineries these days have wine clubs and they can be fun and beneficial if you know how they work. If you are thinking about joining a wine club maybe these tips will help you get the most out of your membership. Make sure you join for the right reasons or you could be looking for ways to get out sooner than later.

The most common mistake goes something like this: You have an amazing experience in wine country at a venue that is both magical and memorable — you get out of town, meet the nicest people in the world, you talk with the winemaker, you connect with your companion(s), the wine was great and the story compelling. Voila!

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The good and bad things about wine club membership

Wine membership is a great way to support the wineries you love. It gives the winery a consistent cash flow and you get the wine you love delivered to your door on a regular basis. If you join high profile wine clubs, let’s say Opus One in Napa Valley, you get bragging rights in wine club conversations with friends, but you’re going to pay a fortune. The most compelling argument for joining a wine club for me is getting bottles of wine that are not available near me or that are limited in release, or better yet, available only to wine club members.

Discounts are an expected feature of wine clubs and can be significant, but they are probably the poorest reason for joining. Unless it is a winery near you where you can get the discount on additional purchases, you don’t get full value of your membership. It is common for wineries to give anyone a 15% discount on case purchases if you ask for it, so unless the discounts are higher than that, this benefit is probably available to anyone.

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There really isn’t much difference in the benefits offered by most wine clubs.

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Be sure to read the fine print for club membership. It is customary to commit to at least two cycles of shipments or about a year before you can get out.

This is reasonable, but watch out for the process for getting out. Some clubs require that you give written notice at least 30 days before the next pick-up or shipping date. I don’t like this because most of us are unaware when the next Wine club attrition rate is high shipment is due and when we decide The average time people spend in a wine to quit, we want to be able to do it at club is about two years. The biggest reason anytime with a simple phone call or people quit is lack of customer service and email. winery engagement with their customers.

Consumers can tell when a winery is just Wineries want to keep you on their using the wine club to dispose of excess list, so they put restrictions on leaving. wine or to increase revenues without Look for liberal get-out policies, because everyone wants to change it up from providing added value to the customer. time to time, so it should be easy. The When you select a wine club to join, make challenge for wineries is to please their sure you will get the wines you love. If you customers so much that they will stick Longview resident and former Kelso teacher around awhile.

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Tasting fee waivers for wine members and guests can be a good benefit, but only if you can take advantage of it. A typical tasting of five wines at 1 oz each amounts to a glass of wine, so this can be a nice way to introduce your friends to your favorite wine. But how often will you visit the winery? My wife, Nancy, and I rarely use this benefit in the club we belong to.

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Nancy shares tips to make it happen IF YOU GO to see Floral Displays in Castle Rock Take I-5 Exit 48 or 49. The downtown and uptown business districts all have flowers. Downtown (west of I-5) features 102 hanging baskets and the majority of the containers and gardens. Mid-July through September are premium viewing weeks. When you see “Bloom Team” gardeners in their bright yellow vests, be sure to ask questions. We will happily help you “Get Your Bloom On!”

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Volunteers and students raise our plants from the juvenile stage to transplant size and on to maturity.

The plants must succeed in many different growing regimes. Generally, seven plants per 14” basket is a good size for home gardeners. Increase the number as the size increases. We put 10-11 plants in a 23inch” basket and 11-12 plants in a 24-inch container (below).

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so as not to saturate the soil and rot the roots. Soil in our containers are a similar mixture and compost is added to flowers transplanted to gardens.

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Containers are at least 24” wide and 18-24” deep.

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The last solar eclipse visible from anywhere in the USA was February 26, 1979. It was in Saros 120 and would have been visible from much of Washington and Oregon, but for cloudy skies that morning.

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Rainier residents Bob and Dorothy Massey have never seen an eclipse and don’t know what to expect.

They will be watching with their son in Lincoln City. “It’s gonna get dark,” she predicted, with a smile.

“I have no clue,” what to expect, said Judy Flaskerud, of Longview, who will be in Lincoln City, Oregon, watching with their entire family. ”It’ll be phenomenal,” added her husband, Jerry Flaskerud, “as long as we don’t have an inversion.”

Melody Bywater, Independence, Ore., saw the total eclipse of 1979. “When the sun is completely covered, it is amazing how dark it is,” she said. When blocked out even briefly, “we notice it; we would be lost without it.”

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Ted Jams, 77, has seen a partial eclipse and looks forward to seeing a total one.

“I always go to unique things and I’ve only got so much life left,’” he joked.

He’s interested in geology and recalled viewing the Grand Canyon. “When you realize you’re just an ant crawling on a rock,” there is a sense of how immense the universe really is. With a total solar eclipse being a once- or twice-in-alifetime opportunity for most people and with one happening nearby, he posed the question: “Why would you not go?”

Dianne McCracken, of Longview, remembers seeing the 1979 eclipse as an 11-year-old. Weeks before, her science class made pinhole boxes. Near, but not squarely on the path of totality, she saw the eclipse as a partial. “I don’t know what to expect,” regarding the coming total eclipse, she said, “but I do believe it’ll be very memorable. Most people cont page 16

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aren’t even going to acknowledge it.” To to anyone who is fearful a total eclipse is related to the end of the world or other scary things, she says: “Maybe you should look into it a little bit more.” She plans to view the eclipse with family in Madras, Oregon.

Longview resident Sharon Pennel and her husband, Ray Pennel, stopped at KOA in Madras on their way home from a trip to California last October, hoping to reserve an RV spot after hearing about the coming eclipse from Sharon’s sister and astronomy buff, Susan Nordin. They found that everything was long booked up and the waiting list full. The KOA campground itself was already reserved by NASA. Disappointed, the Pennels stopped at a barn sale while in town. Chatting with a friendly ranch owner there, Ray joked that maybe the rancher would invite him and his wife to park on his property for the eclipse — and the rancher did just that. “It was just a pure stroke of luck,” Sharon Pennel said.

Lynne Davis, of Longview, said Chris Garrett, a longtime friend and traveling companion who lives in England, asked her if she “could come over and see” the 2017 eclipse with her, having missed the Aug. 11, 1999 total eclipse. It would have been visible from Cornwall (England) except for the cloudy weather that day. “I wouldn’t (otherwise) have even known about it (the Aug 2017 eclipse),” Davis said. “I would’ve eventually known about it, but wouldn’t have driven to Madras. I might have driven to Portland and tried to get a glimpse.” But now the two longtime friends and Davis’ granddaughter will be staying in

Eagle Crest in Redmond, Ore, and driving the 32 miles north to Madras in time for the eclipse.

Hopefully, she’ll get more than just a glimpse. “I have no clue,” what to expect, Davis said, but she is looking forward to it.

Ursula Bassett, of Longview, recalled the total eclipse years ago she experienced in the desert in the American Southwest. “All of a sudden... the dead silence... it was a weird experience.”

Totality is such a short time, she said, that you don’t really assimilate it until later, but “it’s something that stays with you.” To people on the fence about whether to make the effort to get to the path of totality, she says: “If you’ve never experienced it before, you need to add that to your adventures.” She’ll be watching from the Oregon Garden near Silverton, Ore, with her son and his wife. If the weather is cloudy, all will not be lost. She’ll still enjoy the garden, which she finds “very interesting,” and is worth the trip by itself, but a solar eclipse will definitely be a bonus, she said.

Gary Cohen, a retired newspaper editor, of St. Helens, Ore., will head for the coast, attracted by the “uniqueness” of the event. He’s a little worried about the weather. “I just hope it’s not cloudy,” he said. He’s also a tad uneasy about the crowds. “It’s crazy how many people turn out for these things. I’d prefer not to deal with the hordes.”

Lori Swanson of Castle Rock has been through a hurricane, but never a total solar eclipse. She will probably head for the beach early in the morning of Aug 21. “It might be a little bit scary,” she said, a bit like an earthquake. “In cave man days they thought it was the end of the world.” She is excited about the opportunity to witness the rare event. “I plan on howling at the moon.”

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eady. Set. Squirrel Fest! Yes, that’s right! It is nearly time for Squirrel Fest.

The seventh year of squirrely fun takes place at Longview’s historic Civic Circle on Saturday, August 19, from 9am–11pm.

This year’s event keeps nearly all your favorite nutty events, and adds even more nuts to the mix. In addition to the Happy Kids Fun Run at 9am, and the Squirrel Fest parade at 10am, the event has also added . . . are you ready for it? A giant zip line.

1. The Nutty Narrows Bridge Olympia Way near 1525–18th Ave. Erected 1963 by Amos Peters and believed to be the world’s first squirrel bridge. Peters constructed the bridge of aluminum and a fire hose after seeing squirrels attempting to cross Olympia Way from the Library grounds to the Old West Side neighborhood.

At nearly 200 feet long, and more than 20 feet high, this amazing attraction will have kids and hopping on over to the library lawn to take part. Other attractions include a climbing wall and the marvelous Monkey Motion, a bouncy thrill for kids of all ages.

You can also expect Circus Cascadia, Clowns, a Karaoke tournament, and lots more kid stuff, as well as fresh pizza from the Lower Columbia School Gardens gang. As usual, Squirrel Fest mascot Sandy B. McNutt, will boogie through the festival throughout the day to meet fans. And, of course, there will again be dozens of craft and food vendors, and the ever-popular beer garden, opening at 2pm.

2. Bruce Kamp Bridge 1318 Kessler Boulevard. Erected in memory of Bruce Kamp in 2011. Made of copper, and the first covered squirrel bridge in the world, this bridge’s 24/7 squirrel web cam is accessible from the lvsquirrelfest.com website.

For activities & music schedule, see page 36.

LIVE MUSIC Squirrel Fest Karaoke Tournament Finals, with finalists from area venues competing for $500, $250 and $100 cash prizes.

5. Safety Awareness Bridge 1708 Kessler Boulevard. Designed and constructed by the Bits and 3. John R. Dick Bridge On Nichols Bots Robotics Club of RA Boulevard near RA Long High School.

Long and Mark Morris High Designed and built by John R. Dick and Schools. Inspired by the installed in 2012, shortly after his death. memory of Linda LaCoursier, It is based upon the Leonard Zakim who was struck by a car.

Memorial Bridge in Boston. Mr. Dick Made of aluminum with had a lifelong fascination with bridges, cutouts and tinted material. and enjoyed the TV show Boston Many squirrels use this bridge.

Legal, in which the bridge appeared Installed in 2015. prominently in background shots.

Five Guys Named Moe, the classic rock-n-roll band with soul, with its four outstanding lead vocalists, fabulous harmonies, horns and percussion, will rock the house with all your favorite tunes. Their playlist includes Bon Jovi, Journey, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Tom Petty, 3 Doors Down, Lenny Kravitz and much more.

The headliner is Tony Steven’s Slow Ride, a powerful blues-rock ensemble delivering an explosive live concert bursting with passion and energy. The group features former members of Foghat, Savoy Brown, Rick Derringer, and Hall and Oates, and will play Foghat classics, originals, and wailing blues.

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f you’re like me, you may find yourself waking up on any given morning interested in getting outside and doing something different for the day.

The Discovery Historic Loop in Vancouver, Wash., is an easy walk offering many buildings to explore, open spaces to e

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The 2.3-mile loop traverses Esther Short Park, follow then heads down to the waterfront. If you want to t Waterfront Renaissance Trail. Signs are easy to follow but “Fido” cannot enter the buildings.

My husband, Steve, and I began at Esther Short Pa encompasses five acres and boasts an artistic treasu This area also hosts the Downtown Farmers Market October 27 this year.

The 69-foot-high Salmon Run Bell Tower and Glockenspiel features a revolving musical display at 12 noon, 2, 4, 6 and 8 pm and commemorates the life cycle of the Pacific salmon and the fish’s value to the Chinook tribe, the original inhabitants of the lower Columbia River.

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The Market vendors sell produce, artisanal foods, an the market and bring them with you, or plan to stop

After checking out the market at the park, we wal Officers Row, where The Grant House is located. T are owned by the City of Vancouver, but maintain National Trust.

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ark. Located at 6th and Columbia Streets, this park ure, the Salmon Run Bell Tower and Glockenspiel. t, which is open on Saturdays and Sundays through

nd an eclectic array of art. Pick up picnic supplies at p at The Grant House for a delectable lunch.

lked east. Evergreen Boulevard becomes The historic buildings along Officers Row ned and operated by the Fort Vancouver

Photos, clockwise from top left: the Grant House; entrance to the Fort Vancouver National Site;the view across the Columbia River from the Waterfront Renaissance Trail; military artifacts on display; pointed timbers form the fence around the Fort.

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Scott and Sarah Flury, new owners of the Grant House Restaurant, decided to make a few changes. “The restaurant’s name will convert this summer to Eatery at the Grant House,” said Scott Flury. “We plan to be open seven days a week with a new happy hour serving casual fare.” The Flurys also plan to extend their outdoor seating onto the veranda upstairs during the summer.

Steve and I enjoyed lunch in the main room. I dined on half a turkey sandwich grilled to perfection with melted provolone cheese, crispy bacon, and tangy tomato aioli. Two sides accompanied the sandwich: a salad — wintergreens with crunchy walnuts, toasted feta cheese, tart grapefruit segments and a sweet poppyseed dressing — and a cup of the pesto chicken soup with sun-dried tomatoes, sweet onions, and celery. Steve enjoyed steak fries and a Rueben sandwich loaded with pastrami, Thousand Island dressing and savory sauerkraut.

After finishing our hearty lunch, we ventured down the loop over to the Marshall House.

Signs and flyers with interesting information and facts are available at most of the historical landmarks along the loop. The Marshall House, referred to as the “Jewel of Officers Row,” has 15 rooms, six baths, and nine fireplaces. General John Gibbon was the first resident. In 1936, General George C. Marshall moved into the house with his family. The Marshalls occupied the house for 20 months, and then an assortment of parties inhabited the building over the Vancouver resident Tracy Beard loves food, wine, exploring new places and old, and writes travel and adventure stories for several publications.

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As we traveled along the Discovery Loop, we passed the Vancouver Barracks and Fort Vancouver. The Fort is easy to spot with tall, pointed timbers lined up around the buildings forming a fence preventing any unwanted entry. In 1849, the U.S. Army established its first regional post just north of the Hudson’s Bay Company.

next several decades: Field Officers, the Red Cross, Camp Fire Girls, Girl Scouts, and United Good Neighbors.

Refurbished in 1983, the then-empty house now resembles its original state.

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The downstairs ceilings exhibit particularly attractive artwork with decorative molding formed from cement. Diverse designs highlight each of the overhead ceiling lights. Several businesses rent office space which helps finance the house. Public tours are free, but donations are welcome.

This location soon became the U.S. Military’s Northwest headquarters and supply base for goods, troops, and equipment. Soldiers protected Oregon Trail settlers, helped with developing transportation systems, and assisted with negotiations between settlers and natives. The barracks received its name, the Vancouver Barracks, in 1879, but its identity re-developed in 1905 during the aviation age.

According to recorded history, on September 19, 1905, Lincoln Beachey flew his Baldwin airship from the Centennial Exposition in Portland to the Vancouver post’s polo field, making the cont page 20

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flight the first aerial crossing over the Columbia River. Wikipedia references Lincoln Beacher as a pioneer American aviator who became wealthy from flying exhibitions. He staged aerial stunts, helped to invent aerobatics, and set numerous aviation records.

The Vancouver Barracks developed into a major player six years later when a few Vancouver aeronauts started operating their aircrafts in the barracks’ backyard.

These pilots flew anything from hot air balloons to newly-developed airborne contraptions.

Racecar driver Silas Christofferson began experimenting with a new aircraft, the Curtiss Pusher. On June 11, 1912, according to the next day’s Morning Oregonian, “Aviation science took another stride toward perfection yesterday afternoon when Silas Christofferson, the youthful Portland bird-man, successfully piloted his biplane from the top of the Multnomah Hotel building to Vancouver, Wash. He flew the eight miles, crossing the Willamette and Columbia rivers, in 12 minutes.”

In 1917, area lumber mills went on strike. Around the same time,

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America entered WWI in Europe, and Vancouver’s grassy polo field at the barracks transformed into the world’s largest spruce sawmill, quickly built by the hard-working hands of more than 5,000 soldiers using an unlimited budget for the project. The mill was built in just 48 days, and 30,000 soldiers became lumberjacks and millwrights to help with the war effort in a new way. Mills began processing immediately-needed spruce wood in huge quantities to fabricate Britishand French- designed planes to fight against the Germans.

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Hours 5am–10p • 360- 487-8311 Salmon Run Bell Tower and Glockenspiel SE corner of Esther Short Park, features a revolving musical display at 12 noon, 2, 4, 6 and 8 pm. See photo, page 18 The Marshall House 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver, Wash 360-693-3103

Aircraft convey a historic sense at Pearson Air Museum.

The barracks filled with soldiers no longer training to fight the war directly, but working to produce the spruce. The overflow of men camped in tents on the unused grass. All efforts ended in November 1918, and the surplus spruce was sold for firewood.

This grassy area is now Pearson Air Museum

Inside, murals cover the walls of the hangar, articulating historical stories. Life-size planes suspend from the ceiling and rest on the floor, leaving visitors a sense of stepping back in time.

A large-scale model on a wooden platform at the far end of the room depicts what the area looked like during the days when it functioned as home to a spruce cutting mill.

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A life-size tent assembled in the corner replicates those used by men living in the area during this time. Six men lived in each tent. The non-waterproof canvas tent provided limited protection from the elements, but did not guard the residents from constantly battling the cold and wet throughout harsh Pacific Northwest winters.

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The Grant House 1101 Officers Row, Vancouver, Wash Hours: 11am–8pm • 360-906-1101 Fort Vancouver 1501 E Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, Wash.

Hours: 9am–5pm • 360-816-6230 Pearson Air Museum 1115 E 5th St, Vancouver, Wash.

Hours: 9am–4pm • 360-816-6232 Driving directions: I-5 Exit 1-C to Wash-501/Mill Plain toward City Centre/Port of Vancouver. Turn left onto WA-501/E Mill Plain Blvd.

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I often travel great lengths to discover new and interesting places, but am pleasantly surprised to find that history often abounds just around the corner. Look around your neighborhood for history near you, or the next time you find yourself out and about, make a trip to Vancouver, Washington, and take a walk on the Discovery Loop.

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ART IN THE PARK

A movable feast for the eyes

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ore than 10 years ago, some members of the Columbian Artists Association decided to take their brushes, paints and canvases to Longview’s Lake Sacajawea to work in the natural light.

Longview artist Scott McRae is donating this painting for the grand prize in Art in the Park’s free drawing.

What better and more lovely setting than Hemlock Plaza? A few of the artists actually sold some of their work.

In 2009, the group decided to hold an annual event, invite guest artists, and situate it at their favorite place to work…Lake Sacajawea/Hemlock Plaza.

And they named it “Art in the Park.”

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occurred. An overwhelming majority of the membership decided to hold Art in the Park in conjunction with Squirrel Fest…a very popular festival (see details, page 17).

Also added in the last three years is a free prize drawing — just enter to win! This year, Scott McRea, a well-known local artist (pictured at left), has generously donated one of his original works for the grand prize: a work titled “Mums” and valued at $295. Other prizes include handcrafted jewelry, original designed fiber ware and a gift certificate from the Broadway Gallery.

We hope to see many at Art in the Park at the new location in Longview’s historic Civic Circle on Aug. 19.

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KALAMA LIBRARY

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an a flood victim possibly find a silver lining in disaster? The folks at the Kalama Library, with the help of individuals and local businesses, have done just that. The two-year effort to renovate the library will culminate in the Kalama Library’s Grand Reopening on July 29th. Adding to the excitement, the library will be celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Community leaders are inviting everybody in the Columbia River region to visit Kalama for this Centennial Celebration, which will include a parade, a street fair with vendors and local businesses participating, special activities for kids and, of course, the library’s open house.

Food will be available all day, finishing with a beer garden and a street dance, so wear your dancing shoes.

On December 8, 2015, flood waters surged through the heart of Kalama’s business district, causing serious damage to businesses, as well as the Kalama City Library. The library faced

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a costly renovation, recalled library board member Cynthia Svensson, but “nobody said, ‘Let’s do without the library.’”

An insurance estimate of damage to the library came in at $217,293, but actual costs to renovate the building, according to City Administrator Adam Smee, were more like $497,000. “The City’s goal was to make the building useable to library patrons, as well as to provide services to Kalama residents,” he said. Thanks to FEMA and other government agencies, the costs were essentially covered.

The next challenge was to fill the building with quality furnishings, “…furnishings that will last 15 years or longer,” said City Council member Mary Putka. That’s where members of the community stepped up. A number of fundraisers by such groups as Friends of the Library, Amalak and Envision Kalama accomplished that task.

At the time of the flood, the library was attached to City Hall. The City moved its administrative office into the former Heritage Bank building, giving the library

an opportunity to expand into that space. The City Council will continue to meet in what is now the library building.

In an impromptu tour of the building, Library Director Louise Thomas proudly showed off the library’s new open design which is fully handicap-accessible and features a computer counter, digital access to thousands of books (available to library card holders), the usual organized shelves of books, and a community room where organizations can hold meetings.

“We have brought this library into the modern age,” Thomas said.

Library volunteer and current president of Friends of Kalama Library’s board, Sabrina Johnson, has created a children’s section of the library that will bring kids into the library, introducing them to the joy of reading.

A dedicated group of volunteers are working feverishly to get the building ready for the Grand Reopening and Centennial Celebration on July 29th.

The library was founded in April 1917 by the Kalama Women’s Club Thomas said, and has had five or six homes in its 100-year life.

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Health & Wellness

Making more good days Workshop delivers hope, help to those with chronic conditions

By Nikkol Nagle

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very day, Betty Moore, 85, of Longview, wakes up to start her day hoping it will be a “good” day. Moore lives with many chronic conditions, including asthma, AFib, and fatigue, that unfortunately result in more not-sogood days. This may soon change with a surgery that will reduce the amount of medications she takes that have side effects. But despite the surgery, Moore will still have chronic conditions that limit her quality of life.

Living Well with Chronic Conditions

A 6-week workshop developed by the Stanford School of Medicine. Begins Tues, Aug 1, 2pm.

Classes are taught by Area Agency on Aging professionals with special training in the program.

The efficacy of the “Living Well with Chronic Conditions” program has been well established. After taking part in the workshop, more than 1,000 people were evaluated on various health outcomes.

Those who took the course showed significant improvements in exercise, cognitive symptom management, communication with physicians, and self-reported general health.

Workshop participants also spent fewer days in the hospital, and showed a trend toward fewer outpatient visits and hospitalizations.

Many residents have some type of chronic illness which is in line with the high percentage of individuals in the area who live with a chronic condition, explained Apryl Schneider, Monticello Park’s executive director. A chronic condition is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes over time. Common chronic diseases include arthritis, asthma, cancer, COPD, and diabetes.

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Her daughter, Gina Beck, of Kelso, is looking forward to learning to help her mom manage these conditions in a workshop hosted by Monticello Park in Longview, starting Aug. 1 (see sidebar). The workshop comes from an evidence-based program developed by the Stanford School of Medicine to help caregivers and seniors who live with chronic conditions improve their overall well-being.

“I want to learn how I can help Mom cope with problems she is facing at this stage of her life.” ~ Gina Beck, whose mother, Betty Moore, has asthma and A-Fib and takes many meds with side effects.

“I want to learn how I can help mom cope with problems she is facing at this stage of her life,” said Beck. During the past six months, her mother has started using a walker full time. The medication for Moore’s AFib makes her dizzy and extremely fatigued.

“Right now, Mom is having problems getting from her apartment to the dining room, fixing meals in her apartment and getting her laundry done,” Beck said. “I’m hoping I’ll learn some ways to help my mom do these things easier.”

In Cowlitz County, 79 percent of older adults have at least one chronic disease, Schneider said. Cancer, heart disease, diabetes, COPD/asthma, and liver disease are responsible for 43 percent of deaths in Cowlitz County. “I’m hoping our residents will take advantage of this workshop and learn ways to empower themselves with tools to live better with their condition.” The workshop is also open to the public.

Dorothy Spencer, 86, originally from Reedsport, Ore, then Castle Rock, Wash., and now Monticello Park (Longview, Wash.), hopes to learn how to better care for her husband, Roy, who has diabetes and swallowing issues and has had pneumonia six times this year. They both plan to attend the workshop.

“People who have participated in previous Living Well with Chronic Conditions workshops report an average of 3.1 chronic conditions,” said Breanne Swanson, a case manager for the Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington. “Participants reported improved energy levels with less fatigue and improvement in their social life and doing activities.”

There is hope for older adults living with chronic diseases, said Kelli Sweet, a supervisor for the agency. “They can be better managed so people can live happier and healthier. We want to help educate people how to improve their quality of life,” she said. “Each class builds upon the last to help participates set goals, make plans that can improve their lives.

It’s a very motivating six-week course for people living with ongoing health conditions.”

“I’d like to learn how to get a new frame of mind concerning managing my pain.” ~ Beverly Greear, 90, who suffers from fibromyalgia

“I’ve had fibromyalgia as far back as I can remember.,” said Beverly Greear, 90, a resident at Monticello Park. “You just ache all over; even to touch your skin. My hair even hurt.” As she got older, it’s not been as bad, but she can tell about two days before it rains. “I ache,” she said.

“I’d like to learn how to get a new frame of mind concerning managing my pain. I’m hoping they can teach me to concentrate on something else other than the pain.”

Ninety-five percent of health care costs for older adults can be attributed to chronic diseases, according to The National Council on Aging. The Washington State Department of Health reports that Cowlitz County has the fifth highest rate of hospitalization in the state and 22 percent of adults in Cowlitz County report that they are in fair or poor health.

••• Nikkol Nagle is Community Outreach Director at Monticello Park in Longview. Reach her at 503-440-3347 or nnagle@ prestigecare.com.

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DR. BOB ON MOVIES

Two from Abroad

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ccasionally, this year of mediocre American films is brightened up by films from abroad. I enjoyed the Swiss director Frédéric Mermoud’s “Moka,” a tense film about revenge starring Emmanuelle Devos from “Coco Before Chanel” as a mourning mother, Diane, who has lost her teenage son to the unknown driver of a coffee-colored limousine. Yes, the car’s color is the title of the film. As the police are showing little interest in finding the driver, Diane hires a private eye who comes up with a list of possible drivers. Diane soon focuses on the wealthy Marlène, played by Nathalie Baye from “Catch Me If You Can.”

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Even though my father had me growing up watching Westerns, which as a John Ford and Howard Hawks In “Nise: The Heart of Madness,” Nise (front row, seated), her staff and some fan I often enjoyed, I of her patients pose for a photograph. appreciated the delicacy of this script and the performances of the hostility or advanced numbness, Nise two women stars. avoids brutality and introduces many of OPEN D A ILY her patients to art. Slowly, they become I was quite pleased by the high quality artistic themselves. of Roberto Berliner’s biographical Brazilian However, she never presumes that her film “Nise— clients are cured just because they can The Heart produce art and talk about it, but it is a of Madness.” start towards rationality. At one point, This woman she receives a letter from Carl Jung psychiatrist, saying her patients are creating better Nise da Silveira art than his patients. Hostility from (played by the director of the hospital continues, What’s Good in Season Gloria Pires), however; his staff even kills the little Apricots, green beans, cherries was actually dogs that Nise brought in to interact Hermiston melons coming soon Chips & Salsa,Kettlecorn too! held in prison with the patients. The film ends with for her leftist the real Nise appearing on camera and view & 360-957-3098 at Long views. Upon showing her good sense of humor. It was AlsAostoria Ms,aprkageets 27 ing Hwy 30 • Clatskanie In “Moka,” Nathalie Baye (left) plays the far too charming rich woman r e l e a s e , s h e a wonderful and emotionally moving see list while Emmanuelle Devos lives out the pain from her son’s death by a hit- w o r k e d i n a film. and-run driver, who the police cannot or will not find. psychiatric I do not have a rating on either film, but hospital in Rio de Janeiro. The director As the film progresses, we see the I would recommend “adults only.” of the hospital and most of the staff SUMMER FUN! differences between the forceful Diane were quite brutal and treated the ••• Decorations • Party favors and the seemingly charming Marlène. patients more like prisoners than sick Diane plays up to a younger man who Garden art • Patio décor people. In contrast, Nise calls them Dr. Bob Blackwood, professor emeritus of sells drugs and winds up with a pistol. I Travel goodies • Gifts clients rather than patients. While the City Colleges don’t want to give anything away in the Everything you need for of Chicago, cothe director continues to electroshock plot, so I’ll just say that this film shows • Picnics, BBQs & Box Lunches authored with Dr. his patients and receive, in return, how a good director with a good script • Reunions & Road trips John Flynn the

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Miss Manners Submission Guidelines Letters to the Editor (up to 200 words) relevant to the publication’s purpose — helping readers discover and enjoy the good life in the Columbia River region, at home and on the road — are welcome. Longer pieces, or excerpts thereof, in response to previously-published articles, may be printed at the discretion of the publisher and subject to editing and space limitations.

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Unsolicited submissions may be considered, provided they are consistent with the publication’s purpose. Advance contact with the editor is recommended. Information of general interest submitted by readers may be used as background or incorporated in future articles.

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HOW TO PUBLICIZE YOUR NON-PROFIT EVENT IN CRR Send your non-commercial community event’s basic info (name of event, sponsor, date & time, location, brief description and contact info) to publisher@crreader.com Or mail or hand-deliver (in person or via mail slot) to: Columbia River Reader 1333-14th Ave Longview, WA 98632 Submission Deadlines Events occurring Aug 15–Sept 20:

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GENTLE READER: It would be charitable to presume that these people panicked upon receiving the diagnosis, assuming that the illness would wipe out the family resources. But then, it was being charitable that put you (and, presumably, others) in the position of depriving yourself to fund these people’s luxurious trips.

As reluctant as Miss Manners is to discourage sympathy, she feels that she has to recommend caution in responding to cries for help. This is because of the appalling readiness many people now have to assume that others will help bear their expenses — in other words, to go around begging as a first, rather than a last, resort.

She has to agree that you have been had.

If, in fact, your friends had misjudged their situation, the honorable thing would have been to return their generous friends’ money.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it rude to announce that today is your birthday, either in person or on social media? I’ve always thought people jubilantly declaring “It’s my birthday!” were just begging for birthday wishes or gifts. It seems tasteless.

What are your thoughts?

Performing & Fine Arts Music, Art, Theatre, Literary Broadway Gallery Artists co-op. Year-round classes for all ages, workshops and paint parties.

July: Teacher art works (various media), Gary Hilborn (hemp baskets), Joyce Hudson (photography). Aug: Guest artists Donna Graham, Nancy Zieg, Richard Graham (abstract paintings); Tammie Painter (colored pencil) and Janice Taitano (stained glass). Gallery hours: Mon-Sat 10-5:30. 1418 Commerce, Longview, Wash. 360-577-0544. www.thebroadway-gallery.com 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.

Art Gallery at Lower Columbia College “Vanishing Points,” by John Bissonette, through Aug. 16. Rose Center for the Arts, M-Tues, 10–6, W 10–4. Free. Info: lowercolumbia.edu/ gallery.

National Theatre Live LCC Rose Center for the Arts, 1600 Maple St., Longview, Wash.

World-class theatre broadcast to cinemas.

July 19 ‘Who’s Afraid of VirginiaWoolf?’ 3pm.

Adults $17.50, Students/Seniors $14.50. 360442-2512, lowercolumbia.edu/aande. See ad, page 18.

Kalama Centennial Celebration & Library Grand Re-Opening Sat., July 29, 10–4, street fair, kids’ activities. Beer garden 4-10pm, street dance 7–10pm. See story, page 23.

Columbia River Chamber Music Festival July 28–30, St. Stephens Church Parrish Hall, 1428 22nd Ave., Longview, Wash. Fri and Sat 7:30pm, Sunday 3pm. Featuring R.A Long High School alumni Clark Potter, Don Kirkpatrick, Grant Mack, Christopher Leach, and Steve Meharg playing masterworks of the chamber music literature. Free admission.

St agework s Fr inge the research and development arm of Stageworks, presents an assortment of short-term events, i.e. workshops of new plays in development, readings of existing plays too edgy for the main stage, stand-up comedy, sketch comedy, improv, music concerts and storytelling. To propose an event, call Stageworks at 360-636-4488 or email stageworksnorthwestinfo@gmail.com.

Running Sept 8: “Roles You’ve Always Wished to Play but Couldn’t Because …” Based on the idea that ethnicity, sex, gender, age, or other casting barriers shouldn’t stop any actor from fulfilling a dream. Prepare a monologue, dialogue (with a partner) or a song from musical theater. Contact Fringe director Leslie Slape (leslie.slape@gmail. com or 360-431-5332) to sign up.

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Summer Concert In The Park Thursday, July 20, 6 – 8pm. Esther Short Park, Downtown Vancouver, Wash. Admission is Free. More info: vancouversymphony.org or (360) 735-7278

DEAR MISS MANNERS: If you are alphabetizing a list of names and you have partners or spouses with different last names, who goes first -- the woman or the man? Should it be Susan Smith and Darwood Allen, or Darwood Allen and Susan Smith?

GENTLE READER: Not wishing to engage in a battle of the sexes, Miss Manners will decree that whoever’s last name comes first in the alphabet takes precedence. That way, if you have any further quibbles about who comes first, you may take it up with the English language and not her.

••• (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.)

13 Nights on the River St. Helens, Ore.

July 13 Barracuda July 27 The Hollywood Squares Aug 10 The Horn Dawgs Aug 24 Quarterflash

GENTLE READER: That yes, after a certain age — say, 12 — one does not enter a room, or the social media equivalent, by announcing one’s own birthday.

If, however, it can be coyly and casually folded into the conversation — for example, as the answer to “How are you?” — Miss Manners would not fault your enthusiasm.

FREE OUTDOOR CONCERTS

6–9pm Thursdays, St. Helens Columbia View Park, Old Town, St. Helens, Ore. Info: 13nightsontheriver.com

FIRST THURSDAY • Aug 3 Broadway Gallery Enjoy refreshments and meet the artists! See artists listed above.

Reception, 5:30-7:30pm.

Live music by Brad Mathews & Jimmie Waukie.

PLUS: Call to Artists for Gallery membership!

1418 Commerce Ave. Downtown Longview, Wash. www.the-broadway-gallery.com

Concerts at the Lake Longview, Wash.

July 13 Johnny Limbo & Lugnuts July 20 Créme Tangerine July 27 Dancehall Days Aug 3 Hit Machine Aug 10 Petty Fever Aug 17 The June Bugs

6–8pm Thursdays, Martin’s Dock, Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash. Bring blankets, low-backed chairs. Picnics OK,, food available. No alcohol.

Info 360-442-5400.

It’s Crazy! It’s Chaotic! It’s a Barrel of Laughs!

11am Musical Chairs • 11:45am Silly Dog Contest 12:45pm Ball Field • 1:30 Peanut Butter Eating Contest 2:15pm Costume Contest/Fashion Show 3pm Low Rider Races • 3:15pm Tiny Titans Races 3:30pm Wiener Dog Races $5 • Vendors all day

Saturday, Aug 5

Cowlitz County Fairgrounds 1900 7th Ave. (SW corner) Longview, Wash. Free Parking

Benefits the Humane Society of Cowlitz County

All Day Long: Fill the Trolley Bring food or other donations for the Humane Society

See schedule at www.thedogzone.net or Dogapawlooza on 26 / July 15 – August 14, 2017 / Columbia River Reader

Outings & Events

Recreation, Outdoors, Gardening History, Pets, Self-Help Cowlitz County Museum New exhibit, “Cowlitz Encounters.” Open Tues-Sat 10am–4pm. 405 Allen St, Kelso, Wash. www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/ museum. Info: 360-577-3119. July 26–29, Bush Cabin at the Cowlitz County Fair.

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.

Rainier City-wide Sale Sat., Aug 12. Rent a table in the Rainier Senior Center’s airconditioned building for $10, $20 refundable clean-up deposit. Info/application: Stop by M-F 9:30-2:30 at Rainier Senior Center, 48 West 7th St (on the river), call 503-556-3889, or Rachel, 503-369-6382. Set up Fri, Aug 11, 2–4pm or Sat 7am. Food available for purchase from the Center’s kitchen, 11am–2pm.

Relay for Life Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Counties Aug 12-13 10am-10am 24 hour event. Kelso High School, 1904 Allen St., Kelso, Wash.

Benefits American Cancer Society. Info: 360980-2913 or relayforlife.org-cowlitzwahkiakum.

Free Community Dinner/ Concert,Tues, July 18, 5:30pm. Monticello Park, 605 Broadway, Longview, Wash. Live music by Phoenix (soft rock trio) and Ted Boursaw, (classic country duo). Raffles for large screen TV, two nights stay at Monticello Park, beauty salon gift certificates, and much more. Raffle tickets $5 each, or 20 tickets $10. Space is limited, pre-registration is required. To reserve your seat, call 360-575-1778.

Benefits Altrusa Breakfast Bunch.

Art in the Park Sat, Aug 19, 9-5, Longview Civic Center directly across from the historic Monticello Hotel in conjunction with Squirrel Fest. Download application at columbianartists. org. Mary Fortner, 360-274-5844, maf43@ comcast.net or Vicki Brigden, 360-425-9906, vickiamb@msn.com.

CCA Summer Steelhead Challenge July 21-23.

Weigh-in stations at Kalama Marina, Willow Grove. Entry forms at Bob’s (Longview), Harpers Bait & Tackle (Woodland), Kalama Spirits, Tobacco, Bait & Tackle (Kalama). Cash prizes.

Info: CCAWashington.org or Kirk, 360-4312213. Deadline to register: July 19.

Call to artists - Cathlamet Art Festival (first ever) seeks fine arts and crafts vendors. Sept.

16, 9-4, Cathlamet, Wash, a charming town on the banks of the Col. River very conducive to artistic atmosphere. Sept 15 Reception and music; Sept 16 activities on Main Street incl art walk, musicians, authors and poets, demos and classes plus fine arts and crafts vendors.

Vendor and artists application forms and info, www.tsugagallery.org or 360-795-0725.

Paint ‘n Sip Benefit Thurs July 27, 5:30pm.

Monticello Park, 605 Broadway, Longview, Wash.

Unleash your inner artist to create a unique item while helping local veterans. Tickets $35 per person, all proceeds go the Cowlitz County Veterans Service Center. RSVP required, seating is limited. Call 360-575-1778.

Castle Rock High School Alumni/Old Timers Picnic July 30, Castle Rock boat ramp. 1pm meeting. Attendees invited to arrive early. Info: 360-274-6557.

6th Annual Castle Rock Bloomin’ Tour. Aug 3-4-5. Venues to be announced. Details on Facebook, or call (360) 751-1280 or email teresa@dahlias4U.com.

Charity Golf TNT to benefit the Alzheimer’s Foundation Friday, Aug 4, 1pm. Three Rivers Golf Course, $100 per person, golf cart and lunch included. Cash prizes awarded to tournament champions. For more info or to sign-up call 360575-1778. Sponsorship opportunities available, call Hannah Traphagan, 360-558-0219 or email: htraphagan@prestigecare.com.

Cathlamet Wooden & Classic Boat Festival Aug 5 & 6, 9am–5pm Sat, 9am–3pm Sun, The Elochoman Marina, Cathalmet, Wash. Wooden and classic boats on exhibit. Food and craft vendors. Sunday maritime-themed swap meet.

Displays, races, demos, fun activities. Favorite brews, music and Saturday car show at River Mile 38 Brewery. Voting for your favorite boats. Info: Julius Dalzell 503-705-3442. jndalzell@hughes. net. See ad, page 21.

Rustic Rubble Street Market Sat, Aug 12, Downtown Longview btw Commerce and 14th Aves. Vendor spaces available. Info: Vintage Square on Broadway, 360-353-3145, vintagesquareonbroadway@gmail.com or Connie, 360-560-5580.

SquirrelFest Sat, Aug. 19, Longview Civic Circle. Food, music, family fun. See ad, page 36.

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 Kelso Senior Center, 106 NW 8th Ave, Kelso, Wash. Details and schedule: www.r-square-d.info/ or 360-4145855.

Interested in technical theatre?

Stageworks Northwest is looking to build up its stable of stage managers, designers, technicians and crew. If you have training in this area, or a desire to learn, send an email to stageworksnorthwestinfo@gmail. com or join these Facebook groups: Friends of Stageworks and SWNW build/paint crew.

stageworksnorthwest.org

360-636-4488

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

Info: stacydalgarno@ comcast.net or Trish Wilson: 360-560-0902

Next Meeting: July 18 • 5:30-7:30pm Longview Country Club, 41 Country Club Dr., Longview, Wash.

Community / Farmers’ Markets Kelso Bridge Market

Astoria Sunday Market

Sundays • 10–3 thru Oct 6 Downtown on 12th, just west of Hwy 30, Astoria, Ore. • 503-325-1010 www.astoriasundaymarket.com

Castle Rock Saturday Market 9am–

2pm thru October. 209 Huntington North, Castle Rock, Wash. In Touch of Wheatlands’ parking lot. 360-967-2436 CRSMarket@hotmail.com

Sundays • 10–3, Three Rivers Mall Kelso, Wash. Info: 360-957-2515.

Puget Island Farmers’ Market Fridays, thru Oct. 13 • 3–6pm 59 West Birnie Slough Rd, Cathlamet, Wash.

Info: Rob and Diane 360-849-4145 More on Facebook

Clatskanie Farmers’ Market

St. Helens Open Air Market

Columbia-Pacific Farmers’ Market

Scappoose Community Club Farmers Market

Saturdays• 10–2 Thru Sept. 30 Copes Park. From Hwy 30, turn north on Nehalem, east on Lillich. Produce, jewelry, soaps, arts/crafts, food cart. Food prep demos. Live music. clatskaniefarmersmarket.com Info:clatskaniefmmanager@gmail.com Fridays • 3–6pm, Thru Sept 29 Downtown Long Beach, Wash. www.longbeachwa.gov Info: 360-642-4421

Saturdays, thru Sept 30 • 9–2 E. 2nd Street (street closed during market), Scappoose, Ore. (between City Hall & Library - visible from Hwy 30) wwwscappoosefarmermarket.com Info: Bill Blank 503-730-7429

Cowlitz Community Farmers’ Market Tues and Sats • 9–2 thru Oct 7th Ave, Cowlitz Expo Center, Longview, Wash. www.cowlitzfarmersmarkets.com Info: John Raupp 360-785-3883 Jrshamrockhill3@aol.com.

Woodland Farmers Market

Saturdays • 10–3 thru Oct. 14.

Closed June 17 for Planters Day. PRODUCE VENDORS ARE NEEDED Hoffman Plaza, downtown across the street from fire station (100 Davidson St) Woodland, Wash.

Info: Carrie Riebow, 503-504-4186. www.woodlandfm.com

Ilwaco Saturday Market

Saturdays • 10–4 thru Sept 30 Port of Ilwaco, Ilwaco, Wash. www.portofilwaco.com Info: Bruce Peterson 503-338-9511

TAKE A

Thursdays, Thru Aug 24 • Opens 4pm.

Music 6:30pm alternate Thurs, special 5-day concert series June 29–July 3, Columbia View Amphitheatre, St. Helens Plaza, St. Helens, Ore. Info: christina.13nights@gmail.com or 620-654-8205. See Facebook for info.

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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, July 15 • Salmon River (M/S) Drive 200 mi. RT. Moderate hike along spectacular wilderness. Follow river as far as you want with less than 1,000 ft. e.g. More strenuous hikes gain 3,200 ft. to Devil’s Lookout and 7.5 to 12.5 mi. Leader: Susan M. 360-7511255.

Mon, July 17 • Cook Ferry Trail (E) Drive 20 mi. RT. Hike 5 mi. RT on level trail. Nice birding area with views of Cowlitz River.

Leader: Marcia 360-846-7827.

Wed, July 19 • Lake Sacajawea (E) Walk around the whole lake (3+mi.) or walk half the lake (1+ mi.) Leaders: Trudy & Ed, 360-414-1160.

Sat, July 22 • Shark Rock (S) Drive 185 mi.

RT east of Cougar to Elk Pass; hike 12 mi. on Boundary Trial #1 past Badger Lake to Shark Rock with 1,200ft. e.g. Scenic hike through remote area of Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Leader: Bruce, 360-425-0256.

Thurs, July 27 • Skamania Lodge Nature Trail (E) Drive 160 mi. RT, hike 3.5 mi. around Skamania Lodge golf course. Views of Lily Pad Lake and Wy East Lake. Leader: Bruce 360-425-0256.

Sat, July 29 • Bull of the Woods (M/S) Drive 250 mi. RT, hike 8 mi. with 2,300 ft. e.g. A quiet area in southern end of Mt Hood Nat’l Forest.

Fantastic views from the lookout tower atop 5,500-ft. Bull of the Woods Mountain. Up-front view of Mt. Jefferson and Three Finger Jack.

Leader: Dan, 360-578-2849.

Wed, Aug 2 • Warrenton Waterfront (E) Drive 120 mi. RT Hike approx 3 mi. RT on mostly asphalt trail on the banks of the Columbia River.

Leaders: Bonny, 503-556-2332 and Uncle Bob, 360-703-3564.

Sat, Aug 5 • Klapatche and Andrews Parks (M/S) Drive 200 mi. RT.Hike 8 mi. with 2,000 ft. e.g. Mt. Rainier’s Westside Rd has been repaired!

Access to some of Washington’s most spectacular alpine meadows is a lot easier now. Don’t miss this hike! Leader: George W. 360-562-0001.

Thurs, Aug 10 • Mima Falls Loop in Capital Forest (E/M) Drive 126 mi. RT. Hike 7 mi. on loop trail. Stop at the Falls for snacks/lunch.

Leaders: Art. 360-425-3140; George S. 360425-8099.

Sat, Aug 12 • Tatoosh Lookout (S) Drive 210 mi. RT. Hike 10 mi. with 3,500 ft. e.g. through beautiful flower meadows, stunning views of Mt. Rainier. Leader: Mary Jane, 360-355-5220.

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the Lower Columbia

Informer

by Perry Piper 4K, OLED & HDR...OMG! Which TV technology is worth it?

W

ith the recent 4K resolution bump in the TV market, consumers could either sit closer to the screen or take out a second mortgage to afford the 80-inchplus panels. You can easily tell the difference in the store demo, but can you, at home today? And are you willing to upgrade all of your gear again to experience it at home?

Which of the emerging new TV technologies should you care about? The televisions we buy today are typically rated to last 20 years, but with the pace of innovation, actual purchases could be required every 5 years to keep up.

The latest bit of jargon in the home theater world is HDR, or high dynamic range.

Having attended a Sony exhibition, I can personally tell you HDR is an affordable and mind-blowing upgrade compared to 4K alone. HDR is very impressive with any sized screen, compared to the rigid standards of 4K viewing distance.

designed for matching content. Watch for the HDR logo on video like the new 4K blu-ray discs, Netflix or Amazon’s highest tier plans and players like Xbox One S or PS4 Pro. For Internet streaming services, you’ll need to have 25 Mbps or faster Internet.

Some final tips

OLED is the current best TV technology in every area except brightness for very sunny rooms. LED is the better choice in that case. 4K is typically bundled together with HDR, but you should disregard 4K completely unless you’re willing to follow its distance guidelines. It’s about four feet away for a 65-inch screen and for the normal eight foot viewing distance, you’d need a 130-inch screen in order to see the resolution difference! So 4K is best for computer monitors, virtual reality and high profile home theaters.

••• Perry Piper enjoys learning about emerging technology and is looking forward to the August 2017 total solar eclipse and the 2020 Toyko Olympics.

The lighting, color and brightness are all much more accurately portrayed than we’ve ever seen.

The catch is that within HDR, there are sub formats and jargon to worry about, but just remember 10 bit and LG’s 2017 OLED models, which are the current best options that support all the sub format variations.

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Get thee to the path!

By Dan McGlaun • www.eclipse2017.org

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ur task is to convince people who are not in the path of totality, that they simply must travel into the path in order to see one of the most spectacular things they will ever see in their life. The task is difficult, because it is natural to believe that if one is “close” to the path, one will see something that is “pretty good.” But just as the person who only smells the meal outside the steakhouse remains hungry, so, too, do those who observe the eclipse from outside the path of totality end the day wondering what, indeed, all the fuss was about.

For those who choose to experience this eclipse outside the path, a partial eclipse is all they will see. Even if the sun is 99.9% eclipsed for these observers, they will not experience the full, jaw-dropping, knee-buckling, emotionally-overloading, completely overwhelming spectacle that is totality.

P arti al ecl i p ses a r e s o m e w h a t interesting, in that with the proper eye protection (which MUST be used at all times), one can see the

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moon moving slowly across the face of the sun. But there is no climax, no culmination of the event, no exhilarating moment of true beauty in the sky above them. The event is not memorable, not life-changing, not anything to inspire one to join the ranks of “umbraphiles” – “shadowloving” persons who travel the world to the most remote locations, in anticipation of experiencing those few fleeting seconds of wonderment inside the shadow of the moon.

For those outside the path, there is no dramatic moment of totality, no dance of Baily’s Beads around the edge of the moon’s disk, no intense darkening of the skies, no stars and planets suddenly revealing themselves against an impossible twilight, no corona flashing into view (the otherworldly beauty of which makes even veteran total eclipse observers gasp in amazement), and no primordial fear which sinks ever so slightly even the modern heart. There is no pitch-blackened disk of the sun,

Selected by Gordon Sondker

•Chance never helps those who do not help themselves. ~ Sophocles

•Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to. ~ Mark Twain

• Persevere: It is fitting, for a better fate awaits the afflicted. ~ Vergil

•Riches are a good handmaid, but the worst mistress. ~ Francis Bacon

•Depend not on fortune, but on conduct. ~ Publilius Syrus

• No man is a failure who is enjoying life. ~ William Feather

•We are sure to get the better of •Habit is...the enormous flywheel fortune if we do but grapple with her. of society, its most precious ~ Seneca conservative agent. It alone is what keeps us all within the • Fortune knocks at every man’s bounds of ordinance. door once in a life, but in a ~ William James good many cases the man is in a neighboring saloon and does not • Reading maketh a full man, hear her. ~ Mark Twain conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.

• For all knowledge and wonder

~ Francis Bacon (which is the seed of knowledge) is an impression of pleasure in itself.

•Few things are harder to put

~ Francis Bacon up with than the annoyance of a good example.

~ Mark Twain Longview resident Gordon Sondker, 90, is enjoying life. “I sort of hate to give it up,” he said, smiling. Hopefully,Gordon will remain with us for a good long time. He credits exercise for his good health and offers this advice: “Enjoy today... don’t worry about tomorrow. We live in a wonderful, incredible, amazing world. Enjoy it.”

To the path

Astronomy

from page 28

no discernable temperature drop, no impossible nighttime during the day, no scintillating chromosphere or glorious prominences, no 360-degree sunset effect around the horizon, no uncontrollable shouts of emotional overload from the assembled crowd, and no lingering post-eclipse sensation of certainty that you have just done one of the coolest things you’ll ever do in your life.

A partial eclipse is interesting but forgettable, while a total eclipse is a memorable, life-changing event which burns itself into memory – and never fades. And so we, who have seen this sight, ask you to join us on this momentous day, and do everything you possibly can to see it with us. But you must remember that “close” is not close enough; in order to see the eclipse in all its glory, you simply must…

Get thee to the path!

Dan McGlaun is the veteran of 12 total solar eclipses. He operates www. eclipse2017.org, with the mission of offering information regarding the safe, enjoyable viewing of the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse.

TWO EASY-TO-MAKE ECLIPSE SHADOW VIEWERS Box Viewer Cut a one-inch square hole in one of the small ends of a shoebox or larger longer box and cover it with dark paper/aluminum foil. Punch a hole in the dark paper/aluminum foil with a sharp pencil. On the inside of the other end of the box, place a piece of white paper. You do not need the box lid. Just look through the open side. With your back towards the sun; aim the end with the hole in it at the sun. When you see the circle of light on the white paper, you have aligned your viewer. You are now looking at an image of the sun and should be able to see the moon crossing in front of the sun.

Cardboard Squares Take two pieces of cardboard and cut a one-inch square hole in one and tape dark paper/ aluminum foil to cover the square hole and punch a small round hole in the dark paper with a sharp pencil.

Tape white paper on the other piece of cardboard, Stand with your back to the sun and hold the white cardboard below the one with the small hole in it. Hold the cardboard with the small hole near your shoulder and move it till a round dot of light is on the white paper. The farther the cardboard with the hole in it is from the cardboard with the white paper, the larger the dot. Now you should be able to see an image of the moon crossing in front of the sun.

The eclipse cometh Get ready for an event

By Greg Smith of a lifetime!

The big show will be here very shortly.

Are you ready? Have your eclipse glasses? Do you have your shadow viewer made? Have you tested it yet? If not, what have you been doing?

I understand, you’re not an astronomy geek like I am and I have been ready for weeks, if not months. Forgive me if I sound a little crazy for only a two minute show. The eclipse is actually a two and a half hour show from the moon’s first contact with the sun’s edge ‘til its last contact with the sun’s edge on the other side. The last time I saw an eclipse was in 1979 when the eclipse passed overhead here in Southwest Washington. Luckily, I traveled with some friends into the Columbia Gorge to view it. It was cloudy here and it was clear there. It was an amazing sight. I wasted too much time trying to take pictures, and those did not turn out well, and I missed the amazing effects.

Not this time — no camera for me; just my plain eyes.

I must be very careful here. Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon WILL NOT be seeing a total eclipse.

We will be having a partial eclipse.

Longview will have 97.3% coverage.

That may seem to be a lot, but it’s not enough to view without protection.

That 3% is still enough to do eye damage. Even Portland, Oregon will not have a total eclipse. It will have 99% coverage, still too bright for nonprotected eyes.

You must have eclipse glasses to view this partial eclipse

The Columbia River Reader office is selling them for $2 a pair (details, page 3). You may also order online, but do so soon or you may not receive them in time. These are absolutely necessary for watching the partial eclipse progress on that Monday morning. Please follow the instructions at left on how to make a solar projector for safe viewing if you do not have the eclipse glasses.

Just a few miles south of Salem, Oregon, is the centerline of the eclipse with the longest time of totality at 2 minutes and 2 seconds of darkness. The farther away from the center line, the shorter the time that the moon shields the sun.

McMinnville, Oregon (1 min 2 sec) is on the northern edge of totality, while Sweet Home, Oregon (56 seconds) is on the southern edge of totality. See map, top of page.

Travelers heading south to see the Eclipse, watch for: 1. Extremely Heavy Traffic.

Estimates predict traffic will be 10X worse than an Oregon State vs. University of Oregon football game.

The roads of Oregon will be jam packed. The roads of eastern Oregon are going to be packed as well, as there are fewer roads. Don’t even think about traveling on Monday morning.

Since the Eclipse starts around 9am, this is still rush hour in Portland on a Monday morning. You should be in place by Sunday night or earlier if at all possible. On Monday after the Eclipse. the traffic will probably be even worse, as everyone packs up and leaves. This may be the time to sit back and relax and contemplate the amazing event you have just watched. If you can wait ‘til the evening or the next day to return home, your travel will be less frustrating.

An interesting note: Highway 26 in central Oregon from Warm Springs east to near the Idaho border is all in the totality zone. I do not want to be on that road, at all.

2. Roosting of birds

As the darkness increases, birds will go to bed and get quiet. Bats will come out. An eerie quietness for the daylight hours will descend around you.

3. Cooling temperature

Just as in the evening; the air will cool.

Fog may form if the humidity is high enough in the valleys. So be sure you are high enough to be above it. In 1979 people went to the Stonehenge replica in Maryhill, Wash., and were fogged in when the eclipse passed by.

4. 360-degree dawn

If you can see in more than one direction, look around near the horizon and see that the shadow has an edge to it.

5. Bailey’s Beads

This is a one- or two-second view of the sun as it passes behind the mountains of the moon and shines through the valleys between the mountains. This is named for an English astronomer in the 1700s who defined the cause of the bead-like phenomenon.

6. Diamond Ring

This is the last of the Bailey’s Beads.

The last bright spot of the sun.

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7. Sun flares: On the edge of the moon

during totality; some may rise above the edge of the moon. These will be red or orange in color.

8. Streamers will be flowing out into the

sky for many diameters of the sun. The streamers will be showing the magnetic field lines of the sun. As we are in a solar minimum, the streamers may not be as big as when we experience solar maximum.

Unless you are an experienced astrophotographer, don’t even bother to try to photograph the eclipse. Thousands of photos will be online within minutes of the eclipse.

Astrophotographers say this is the shortest 8 seconds in history — meaning the two minutes will go by like 8 seconds if you are fiddling with a camera. Again, focus on the beauty and wonder of the great astronomical show.

Photography:

My advice right now to get ready for the Eclipse

Go to your favorite supermarket and look in the magazine display for Sky and Telescope special edition “The America’s 2017 Eclipse,” which is about $9 and loaded with information. The August issue of Astronomy Magazine is also full of information, including other ways to make solar viewers. There is a detailed atlas of the path of the eclipse across the United States in this issue, as well as information on the 2024 Eclipse across the eastern U.S. (4+ minutes of totality).

This website will give you precise details on your chosen viewing location: https://is.gd/2017eclipsemap.

••• Longview resident Greg Smith is an active member of Friends of Galileo, a familyfriendly astronomy club which meets monthly in Longview. Visitors are welcome; telescope ownership is not required.

For info about the club, call Chuck Ring, 360636-2294.

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Astoria Fulio’s Pastaria 1149 Commercial St., Astoria.

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

See ad, page 11.

Kelso

1260 Commerce Ave. Serving lunch & dinner Mon–Sat 11am–10pm. Full bar, banquet space, American comfort food. 360-703-3904. www.millcitygrill.com. See ad, page 9.

Toutle/Mt St Helens Fire Mountain Grill • NEW Location 9440 Spirit Lake Hwy, Milepost 19.

Lunch & Dinner: Burgers, sandwiches, salads, steaks seafood, chicken & dumplings, housemade cobblers and infamous Bigfoot Burger. Riverside dining. Open daily 10am–8pm. 360-2745217. See ad, page 15.

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My Thai Kitchen Fultano’s Pizza 770 E. Columbia River Hwy Family style with unique pizza offerings, hot grill items & more!

M-Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–9pm.

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Ixtapa Fine Mexican Restaurant 640 E. Columbia River Hwy Fine Mexican cuisine. Daily specials.

The best margarita in town. Daily drink specials. Sports bar.

M-Th 11am–9:30pm; Fri & Sat 11am–11:30pm; Sun 11am–9pm. 503-728-3344

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

Open daily 11am.

503-556-9753 See ad, page 11.

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 11.

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

503-556-9935. See ad, page 11.

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

See ad page 11.

Hometown Pizza 109 E. “A” St. Take-and-bake, Delivery, To-Go and dine-in. Lunch Buffet M-F 11–2.

Open daily 11am; close M-Th, Sat 9pm, Fri 10pm. 503-556-3700

Grounds for Opportunity 413 S. Pacific Ave. 360-703-3020 Wed– Sun 7am–3pm. Breakfast and Lunch available all day. See ad, page 14.

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Homestyle cooking from the 1960s-1970. All natural ingredients. Beer and wine available. Open Wed. thru Sun, 7am–8pm. See ad, page 9.

The Carriage Restaurant & Lounge

Full breakfast, lunch and dinner. Daily drink special: Bloody Mary $5. Homemade soup 6am–2pm. Full bar in lounge, open 6am.

1334 12th Ave. 360-425-8545.

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. 360-3533512.

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 33.

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.

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Ixtapa Fine Mexican Restaurant

Locally roasted espresso, fine teas, fresh pastries daily, smoothies, beer & wine, homemade soups. Breakfast and lunch. 1333 Broadway. 360-425-7700 See ad, page 4.

Country Folks Deli 1329 Commerce Ave., Longview. Open for lunch and dinner. 360-425-2837.

See ad, page 22.

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 4.

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 10.

1210 Ocean Beach Hwy., Longview. Fish & chips, burgers, more.

Beer & wine. 360-577-7972.

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

Casual ambience, music, al fresco and indoor dining. 5–9pm Wed-Sat, 1–5pm Sun See ad, page 10.

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. See ad, page 21.

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. Karaoke Fri-Sat. Full bar. M-Th 8am–9:30pm, Fri-Sat 8am–10:30pm, Sun 9am–9pm.

503-410-5479.

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

360-232-8642 Second location: 931 Ocean Beach Hwy (Inside seating plus drive-thru).

M-F 6am–8pm, Sat-Sun 8am–8pm.

360-232-8642. See ad, page 9.

Castle Rock 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

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

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Sluggin’ it out in your garden

•Hand-picking: Examine plants and hand-pick slugs when found. The best results are at night, two hours after sunset, when the slugs are feeding. Spray them with an ammonia solution like Windex or scrape them into a bucket filled with 1 quart of water and 8 ounces of rubbing alcohol.

I know how!

Tips for fighting those uninvited, slimy visitors

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By Alice Slusher

hank you to the reader who submitted a question about slugs eating his garden plants. And we grow our slugs BIG here. They can eat the leaves off your flowers or vegetable plants in the blink of an eye! It’s not a hopeless situation — here are some steps you can take to prevent this voracious pest from beating a slimy trail to your garden this summer!

Cultural Control

•The first step and most effective: Change your environment. Slugs require cool, moist, dark conditions.

•Water EARLY in the morning so surface will dry out by evening when they feed. Use drip feeding that directs water directly to your plant, not your entire garden bed.

•Reduce hiding places- Large bark mulch is a great slug hiding place, as are woodpiles. Use FINE cedar mulch 1–3 inches deep. This will create a great habitat for natural slug predators, such as ground and rove beetles.

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•Sanitation and plant care: Remove weeds, dead plant debris, and rocks — great hiding places for slugs. Prune out leafy branches close to the ground.

•Plant selection: In your flower garden, try these slug-resistant varieties: aquilegias, astilbes, Astrantias, begonias, crocosmias, Euphorbias, ferns, fuchsias, grasses, hardy geraniums, hellebores, hydrangeas, Japanese anemones, lady’s mantle, lavenders, lilium henryi, pelargoniums, penstemons, roses, sedums.

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so slugs can slide under them. The next morning you’ll find a bunch of snails underneath. Spray them with an ammonia solution like Windex or scrape them into a bucket filled with 1 quart of water and 8 ounces of rubbing alcohol.

•Animals: Go, DUCKS! Chemical Controls

•Desiccating, caustic, and rough surface barriers: Snails have very tender bodies, and moving over rough surfaces kills them. Egg shells, wood ash wood chips, lava rock, cinders, sand, sawdust, ashes, gravel, and natural diatomaceous earth (not the variety used in swimming pools).

•Cereal-based mini-pellets and very small pellets, much smaller than the pencil-eraser shaped pellets (e.g., Metarex) we are used to, have the best performance record in our rainy climate and can last 2–3 weeks on wet soil. They also are very palatable to slugs.

•Physical barriers: Copper, plastic, screening. Try giving new plants a “collar” made of a sheet of sandpaper

•Metaldehyde (e.g., Durham, Deadline, Metarex) does not affect beneficial organisms such as earthworms, predatory insects, and bees. However, it is toxic to dogs, cats, and other mammals.

•Caffeine: Researchers at Agricultural Research Service in Hawaii say that it’s a natural slug killer. Spray leftover coffee around (but not on) plants in garden.

•Sulfur-based products (Sluggo and Bayer’s Natria are approved for organic production) can be used safely.

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Near paradise Kelso residents Sandi Zingelmeyer (in purple dress), and son Ryan Zingelmeyer on the beach on Kauai, Hawaii, with Connie and Mac McEvoy (Sandi’s nephew) of Warren, Ore. Blowing off steam on vacation Longview residents Vince and Karen Penta at their Sorrento (Italy) hotel with Mt Vesuvius in background.

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the spectator

That cruise was before the days of cell phones and easy international calling. I remember that Sue arranged by special appointment (and a fee) to call home from the bridge of the ship once during the cruise. She and Perry, then 10, and I exchanged quick greetings and news. I had the sad task of telling her that Daily News publisher,Ted Natt, had just been reported missing.

It turned out that Ted had crashed near Gnat Creek near Highway 30 flying back from Astoria and was discovered a few weeks later. This tragedy remains to me a sad memory related to an eclipse.

by ned piper

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Eclipse expectations & memories

nticipation grows daily at the CRR office for the coming total eclipse of the sun on August 21. Large numbers of folks have already darkened our door to purchase their eclipse glasses. Sue has re-ordered twice and, hopefully, will have guessed correctly the amount to have on hand.

All our invoices and other mail going out these days sport the special Total Solar Eclipse Forever stamp. On June 20th, the day the U.S. Postal Service issued these, Sue asked if I would stop by the Longview Post Office to buy a batch of these unique stamps.

If you didn’t read the description of the stamp in the last issue and haven’t yet seen one, the stamp has a completely black disk which, when you press your thumb to it, transforms into an image of the moon.

The stamps were in short supply on the day of first issue. I drove to several area post offices, including Longview, Kalama, Woodland and even to C & L Licensing, a postal sub-station on 14th Avenue in Longview, in order to secure them.

Sue, in her column this month (page 3), writes of her eclipse experience in 1999 on the Black Sea. As a result of her re-telling of the story (which I’ve heard many times over the years without tiring of it), I have caught her growing excitement, especially for the moments of totality.

WHAT’S

UP

UNDER THE BRIDGE?

By Brooke Hendrickson

Another eclipse memory dates back to 1961. Paul “Man in the Kitchen” Thompson and I were bumming around Europe. We were short of money, so the youth hostel in Florence, Italy, was the perfect place to stay, as the rent was only 50¢ a night. We were biding our time in Florence until our next stipend arrived from home (Paul and I each had our mothers sending us $80 each month and we always ran out).

Summer is here and it is just in time! Schools are out for summer break and families are busy planning how they will enjoy the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Interested in spending some time near water, but not driving all the way to the coast? Not to worry - just a few miles from the Port of Longview is Willow Grove Park, the perfect place to beat the heat on those long summer days.

One morning, the manager of the hostel informed us that we had to leave the hostel that very day. We protested, but he said, “I am sorry, but this hostel has been reserved by scientists from around the world for that past 10 years. You must go.”

Willow Grove Park has been an official Port property for a little more than a year and has since undergone some major improvements. The boat launch has been dredged to make launching boats into the river a safer and more enjoyable experience, new playground equipment has been installed providing a safe and fun place for kids to play, bathroom facilities have been improved and updated and a Park Host has been stationed on the grounds giving Park patrons a place to go with questions and comments about the Park.

Of course we wanted to know why scientists from around the world would reserve rooms in a modest youth hostel 10 years out. He said, “Because, my young friends, Firenze is the exact center of the total eclipse of the sun, which happens in one week.”

After our eviction, we hitchhiked to Rome, viewing a partial eclipse along the way. I don’t recall how we knew not to look at this amazing convergence of the sun and moon, but we apparently did, as we both still have our eyesight.

Willow Grove Park is the Ports golden opportunity to give the community access to the Columbia River. By making improvements at the Park, the Port is offering a wellmaintained facility that our community can be proud of.

I am so looking forward to August 21. I hope you are, too. Get your glasses and let’s all be amazed!

Next time the weather is getting hot and you’re looking for a way to beat the heat, grab your sunscreen and head down to Willow Grove Park and enjoy the beautiful Columbia River, some good company, and a front row view of cargo vessels headed toward the Port of Longview.

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