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etting a closer look at the night sky can be a transformative experience.

I hope many readers will take the opportunity in late August to see with their own eyes the rings of Saturn. Be sure to read Greg’s astronomy articles (page 32-33) for more info.

Sue’s Views

Every astronomer, even an amateur, seems to have a night sky favorite. A fond memory of mine about my mother is her exclaiming, “It’s so CUTE!” when she first glimpsed Saturn — tipped at a jaunty angle, its rings glowing — through a telescope at Goldendale Observatory.

My own favorite night sky object is Jupiter, ever since attending a star party in Portland’s Willamette Park. In the sky, Jupiter looked like a star, a point of light. But through the telescope, I saw a brightly illuminated globe(!), adorned with four tiny sparkles, its visible moons. I was shocked. And stunned. My son Perry, then 3 years old, climbed the step stool and peered into the same telescope’s eyepiece. “It looks like a dream,” he said.

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I’ve enjoyed being at home more lately, catching up on some movies and rewatching a few old favorite TV shows.

“Attending” church at Washington’s

And when you absolutely must get out, pack a lunch, load your car and hit the road, visiting Northwest Trek or the Ridgefield National Wildlife Preserve (pages14-15). Encountering fellow beings in these serene settings is bound to be relaxing and pleasant. This issue contains two recipes ideal for taking on the go: Tandoori Chicken (page 13), equally delicious cold or hot, and the fresh and zingy-sounding Lemon Raviolis with Sage (page 16).

Saturn’s rings and Water Rat’s boat

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Disneyland as my Mecca, I’ve happily made many visits during my childhood and since.

I know well Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride and the Storybook Land Canal Boats, which carry passengers along miniaturized settings from Disney animated films, including The Wind in the Willows. But I’d never thought about the book or its stories, beyond Disneyland rides. And somehow, I missed the Disney film.

When Allen Bennett mentioned the source of the term “messabout” in this month’s People+Place feature on wooden boats, it was like Rip van Winkle awakening in my brain. This charming idea was from Wind in the Willows? Who knew? (I should have).

I found a copy and am now reading this book, still shaking my head over how I missed it before now.

May your own imagination, memories, and opened eyes combine to make magical moments over the rest of the summer.

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National Cathedral via YouTube was surprisingly moving, and Chamber Music Northwest, the annual summer festival held online this year instead of at Reed College in Portland, was almost as good as being there.

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The only thing missing was the audience picnicking on the lawn before each evening’s performance.

But a picnic doesn’t require a large group. And “dining out” — al fresco — is still possible at home, on the road, and at certain restaurants and public places set up for social distancing,

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In this Issue

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CRR Collectors Club

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Medical Matters

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Civilized Life: Miss Manners

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Around Town: Teague’s in Downtown Longview

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Dispatch from the Discovery Trail ~ The Home Stretch

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Northwest Gardening: Preserving Herbs

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Man in the Kitchen Classic: Tandoori Chicken

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Out & About: Northwest Trek

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Museum Magic: Ridgefield Wildlife Preserve

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Quips & Quotes / Provisions along the Trail

17-20 People Place ~ Boat Soul: Allen Bennett 21

People+Place Recommended Books

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Roland on Wine~ It’s Time to Celebrate!

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Where Do You Read the Reader?

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The Natural World/Baby Day at Gray’s River

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Besides CRR, What Are You Reading?

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Cover to Cover ~ Book Review / Bestsellers List

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Lower Columbia Dining Guide

29 Lower Columbia Informer: Brains and S’mores 30-31 Outings & Events Non-Calendar / Hikes / Farmers Markets 32-33 Astronomy ~ Not-so-tine Baubles / The Sky Report 34

The Spectator: A Boyhood Messabout

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MEDICAL MATTERS

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By Jim LeMonds the extra mile

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acific Imaging Center has been providing MRI services to local residents since 2010. PIC’s success has depended as much on doing everything possible to address patient needs as it has on utilizing state-of-the-art imaging equipment.

Lisa Loooney PIC Clinic Manager

“The key is to be compassionate, kind, and understanding,” said Clinic Manager Lisa Looney.

PIC invites Spanish-speaking patients to bring an interpreter to their appointments. Children are allowed to have a parent in the MRI scan room to help them relax.

“If someone is frightened or claustrophobic, we’ll have a technologist hold their hand and talk with them while they’re being scanned,” Looney said.

Patients with limited physical abilities can bring a caregiver to assist with changing clothes and preparing for the exam. However, Looney noted that because PIC is not equipped to deal with people with severe disabilities, those patients are referred to St. John Medical Center.

“We also do our best to accommodate those who require a specific time or date for their exams. During the winter months, elderly patients who can’t drive at night are always scheduled at a time that will best fit their needs.”

PIC focuses on musculoskeletal and neurological MRI exams and is the only imaging facility in the area to offer axial loading, which produces a more comprehensive scan of the lumbar region for patients with chronic lower back pain.

As an added bonus, PIC partners with National Orthopedic Imaging Associates, one of the nation’s most highly-regarded radiology groups.

NOIA radiologists are specialists; this means that if you have an MRI of the knee, it will be read by someone who deals almost exclusively with knee scans. Results are typically returned to the patient’s physician within 24 hours.

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Civilized Living

By Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m connected to many friends and acquaintances on social media. For my birthday, well over a hundred people posted their wishes publicly on my page.

While I would prefer more personal, private messages (which close friends indeed sent), I do appreciate the kindness, and hence make it a point to respond to every posted message with a brief, individual reply.

However, I noticed that this approach is fairly uncommon: Most people simply share a generic “Thanks, everyone, for all your wishes” post on their page shortly after the event. As a sender of wishes to others, I would find that disappointingly generic and rather impersonal.

What is the perfect way to thank a large group of people for their birthday wishes on social media?

GENTLE READER: One writes thank-you letters, in part, to recognize and reciprocate the effort exerted by a gift giver.

But although Miss Manners, like you, prefers good manners to efficiency, she recognizes that requiring an individual response to every lowexertion expression of goodwill in such a situation would crush the festive spirit of even the most committed birthday girl. Direct felicitations should be acknowledged, but the public nature of the greetings you describe allows for a group response.

This is a minimum standard. While there is no ban on your responding individually to each “Happy bday Cindi!!!!”, doing so 100 times in a public way may convey an impression of self-absorption rather than gratitude.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it acceptable for visiting grown children to take food from their parents’ fridge without asking? Or is it more appropriate to ask, “May I take suchand-such?”

GENTLE READER: Likely, Justin and Jenna — who now have children of their own — fondly remember helping themselves to cheese slices while doing algebra homework.

What their parents remember is their annoyance at finding empty wrappers on the living room carpet.

But now those children are guests — privileged ones, but no longer residents — so they should ask.

Fond parents may wish to preempt this with a standing offer to help themselves, which fond children should reciprocate by periodically restocking the refrigerator.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife has had a very dear friend for many years. This friend’s son, of some age himself, was recently contacted by a child who said that he was his birth father.

How does one inform close friends and associates of this new addition to his

family? The grandmother happens to be thrilled that she has a new youngster to dote on and to spoil.

GENTLE READER: With associates, Miss Manners recommends a bold approach: that your wife’s friend introduce him as what he is — her son’s son from a previous relationship — while acting as though it is only she, not the father, with whom the boy was not previously acquainted.

Friends and family will require a less ambiguous explanation.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: If I’ve made a donation to a charity in someone’s memory, as suggested in their obituary, and ask for the family to be notified, am I wrong to expect a thank-you note?

GENTLE READER: As a staunch opponent of treating such circumstances as chits, redeemable for more convenient benefits or services, Miss Manners takes some satisfaction in saying that you are now owed two thank-you letters: one from the charity, for tax purposes, and a second from the family.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband of 30 years passed in March, and due to the pandemic, I have scheduled his memorial service for the summer. His daughter, a minister living in Sweden, was to officiate.

However, when she got the obituary, she angrily told me that she will neither come nor send any writing to be read, as I failed to list his ex-wife (divorced 35 years ago) in his obituary. Of course, I had mentioned his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Do I owe an apology? This has been an uneasy relationship for years. What is the custom?

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GENTLE READER: The custom is to recount important events in the life of the deceased, and a marriage, no matter how long ago, is one of them.

Miss Manners would hope that you could put aside your reaction to the daughter’s anger enough to reflect that she is hurt that her mother’s part in the life of your husband — the part that led to some of those descendants, after all — was obliterated. The omission would have given the impression that you were the matriarch of that entire family.

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Styles and Smiles

Around Town

Teague’s: A Downtown Longview Design Fixture Story and photos by Hal Calbom

D

espite a downsize, a dusty remodel, and a pandemic, Wendy Kosloski remains infectiously high-spirited and upbeat. “I’m happy with my world,” she told us.

Kosloski, who owns Teague’s Interiors, appears to be one of those few persons you wouldn’t mind inviting into your home and asking her to have her way with it. “I’m often working with what’s already there,” she said, “and that takes flexibility.

Most of my customers have things already — my job is to make those favorite things look and fit better.”

Wendy will arrange and rearrange your stuff, with a fine eye for style and the friendly disposition of a collaborator, not a condescender. And she has an attic full of her own stuff to supplement and complete your very own look and feel.

“It’s a process,” she said.

“We enjoy integrating what we have here, the accessories, which often fill in gaps. You can transform a space if you place your favorite things in a new way that’s functional for your lifestyle and your taste, where you can enjoy them. And the lighting needs to be appropriate.

Most people just don’t have enough lighting.

So I’ve got an acre of lamps upstairs to help improve it!”

Teagues occupies historic storefront territory on Hudson and Commerce in Longview, once the domain of Lenz Flowers and Empire Drug. She’s cutting her space in half now, to concentrate on the part of the business she enjoys most. “The main thing is that we decided to get out of the sofas and large case goods business. We’re just tired of carrying them and they take a lot of space. So downsizing was a good move for us right now.”

Kosloski is a long-time downtown booster and supporter of all kinds of

Having studied fine art and graphic design at the University of Washington, Wendy admits to being a compulsive picture straightener. “I can’t help it!” she laughs. “But I’m not some ostentatious designer, in that I don’t think my way is the only way. I’m more flexible than most, and more often I’m working with what’s already there.

I just don’t take everything out and paint it white.” initiatives for improving the business base. “When we came the street was derelict. But we’d watched more businesses come in, more merchandise, and when January came this year you know I thought this is the best it’s been.

And then…”

Kosloski figures that, especially during the pandemic, people want comfortable places and spaces to live in. “My ideal customer,” she said, “is somebody who is busy but wants their house to be beautiful and functional, and doesn’t have a lot of confidence in their ability to pick and choose colors and scale.

Lots of people have tried stuff and it’s not working, so we can help with that.”

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She’s optimistic about her business, and encourages foot traffic, despite social distancing. “I love to have people stop by to say hi. We want this to be a place for inspiration.”

Even if you’re not inspired by the spectacular colors, art objects and playful imagination on display at Teagues Interiors, Wendy’s enthusiastic welcome is an inspiration in itself.

••• Hal Calbom produces CRR’s monthly People+Place feature (see page 17) and is editor at Columbia River Reader Press.

Lewis & Clark

The Home Stretch

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ast month’s column told about the accidental shooting of Captain Lewis by one of his own men on August 11, 1806. A day later, with Lewis lying on his stomach in the bottom of a canoe, his party caught up with Captain Clark in western North Dakota. It had been five weeks since the Corps of Discovery split up after crossing the Rocky Mountains,

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Installment #27 of Michael Perry’s popular 33-month series which began with CRR’s April 15, 2004 inaugural issue.

“Dispatch from the Discovery Trail” helped define and shape Columbia River Reader in its early years during the Bicentennial Commemoration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Each installment covered their travels during the corresponding month 200 years prior. We are repeating the series for the enjoyment of both longtime and more recent readers.

and somehow the entire party found their way to the meeting point at the junction of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers at the border of North Dakota and Montana and was together once again and anxious to get to St. Louis.

Back at Fort Mandan Two days later, they arrived at Fort Mandan where they had spent the winter of 1804. Clark wrote, “Those people were extreamly pleased to See us.” Sadly, their fort had burned while they were gone. However, Capt. Lewis had something he needed to do there.

Before starting the journey in 1803, President Jefferson had told Lewis to bring some Indians with him when he returned to Washington, D.C. Lewis convinced Big White, a Mandan chief,

Michael Perry enjoys local history and travel. His popular 33-installment Lewis & Clark series appeared in CRR’s early years and began its second “encore” appearance in April 2018.

to make the trip with his family and a French fur trapper who would serve as an interpreter.

Checking out Early Private John Colter requested a discharge so he could join a couple fur trappers who were heading up the Missouri. Colter had no desire to return to a “lonely” life in the civilized world. The captains agreed and, as Sgt. Ordway wrote in his journal, “Settled with him and fitted him out with powder lead and a great number of articles which completed him for a trapping voyage of two years.” Colter would soon discover the geysers and steam vents that today are part of Yellowstone National Park; however, when people heard about what he had seen, they thought he was crazy.

Goodbye to Sacajawea At Fort Mandan, Clark wrote, “we took our leave of Touisant Charbono, his Snake Indian wife and their child, who had accompanied us on our rout to the pacific ocean in the capacity of interpreter and interpretess.” Charbonneau was given a voucher for $500.33 for his services, but Sacajawea received nothing.

Clark “offered to take his little son, a

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butifull promising child who is about 19 months old” to raise and provide the best education available. Clark wrote, “They observed that in one year the boy would be Sufficiently old to leave his mother… if I would be so friendly as to raise the child in Such manner as I thought proper, to which I agreed.” However, it wasn’t until 1811, when Charbonneau went to St. Louis to redeem his voucher, that he and Sacajawea would leave Pomp with Clark.

It’s Downhill all the Way St. Louis was 1,500 miles downriver from Fort Mandan. On August 20th, Clark wrote they “only” traveled 81 miles that day; in 1804, while rowing upstream, they were lucky to travel a tenth of that distance in a day. On August 29th, Clark reported seeing a herd of at least 20,000 buffalo. Meat was once again plentiful and, with wild fruit such as pawpaws found along the river, everyone had enough to eat.

Breaking News The party passed several Indian villages and met dozens of trappers and traders heading upstream. They stopped to obtain news from the United States, in exchange for information about what was upstream. They learned that Thomas Jefferson had been re-elected president, that Aaron Burr had killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804, that war had been declared, waged, and won against Tripoli, and that relations with England and Spain were strained and war seemed possible. They also learned the Spanish army had been looking for them during the last two cont page 8

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years, and that many people thought they had been captured. “We had been long Since given up by the people of the U.S. and almost forgotton.” But Clark was told, “the President of the U. States had yet hopes for us.”

On September 4th, the men stopped at the grave of Sgt. Floyd who had died of a burst appendix on the journey up the Missouri in 1804. They discovered the grave had been opened by Indians, so they refilled it.

The Bar is Open!

On September 6th they met another trading party and Captain Clark bought a gallon of whiskey, “the first Spititous licquor which had been tasted by any of them Since the 4 of July 1805” at Great Falls, Montana. Some of the men traded to get linen shirts to replace their buckskin clothing. A few days later, Lewis had healed enough to walk with ease and could even run a little.

Another group of traders told Lewis that Jefferson had sent out two more expeditions to explore the Louisiana Purchase: Zebulon Pike explored the Rockies in what is now Colorado, and the Freeman-Custis expedition went up the Arkansas and Red Rivers. They also learned that the Arikara chief who had gone to visit President Jefferson in 1805 had died in Washington, D.C. Stuart Anderson’s Ranch?

On September 20th, the men let out a cheer when they saw cattle in a field – a sure sign they were approaching civilization. Clark wrote that the men “Sprung upon their ores” as they approached a village, and fired a salute that was answered by boats at the dock. “Every person, both French and Americans, Seem to express great pleasure at our return, and acknowledged themselves much astonished in Seeing us return. They informed us that we were Supposed to have been long lost Since.”

A day later they arrived in St. Charles and again were greeted by people who were surprised to see them alive. The men saw women walking along the river and, with “great dexterity” they rowed to shore for a closer view of the first white women they had seen in more than two years.

Home at Last!

After traveling 8,000 miles in 28 months, they arrived back in St. Louis on September 23, 1806. A messenger from St. Charles had informed the thousand citizens of St. Louis that the Corps of Discovery was coming.

The men “Fired three Rounds as we approached” and “The people gathered on the Shore and Hizzared three cheers.” from page 8

from page 8

Looking for By Michael O. Perry ‘Captain Merry’

After landing, Lewis immediately asked when the next mail dispatch was scheduled and was told it had already left. He sent a messenger to hold the mail until the next day so he could write a letter to President Jefferson.

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ven though Spain had officially given the Louisiana Territory to France in 1800, and France had sold the land to the United States in 1803, Spanish officials were not at all happy when they learned about the Lewis and Clark expedition. Two months before the Corps set out from St. Louis in 1804, the Spanish military governor of Louisiana had given orders to arrest “Mr. Merry Weather Lewis, Captain of the Army of the United States.”

Dear Tom… Lewis spent most of the night writing. He opened his long letter by saying, “It is with pleasure that I announce to you the safe arrival of myself and party at 12 OClk. today… In obedience to your orders we have penetrated the Continent of North America to the Pacific Ocean… and sufficiently explored the interior of the country to affirm with confidence that we have discovered the most practicable rout which dose exist across the continent by means of the navigable branches of the Misouri and Columbia Rivers.” He went on to explain that there was no all-water route; Jefferson’s vision of a Northwest Passage had been put to rest. It would take a full month for his letter to reach Jefferson.

The men had succeeded in their mission and the expedition was over. There was still a lot of work to be done to study all the information and all the plant, animal, and geological samples they brought back.

And, there would be a book to write.

Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery returned to St. Louis on September 23, 1806, officially ending their 28-month exploration of the West. Located on the Missouri shore of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, the Gateway Arch is an elegant monument to the westward expansion that followed. There was a nationwide competition in 1948 to design a

Four different Spanish expeditions set out from Santa Fe in search of the Americans over a two-year period. The first, in August 1804, made it to the Platte River in central Nebraska, but Lewis and his party was already well north of there. A second effort in October 1805 ended almost as soon as it began when Indians attacked. In April 1806, a third effort failed due to mass desertions.

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis commemorates the western expansion that followed the Louis and Clark Expedition.

monument in St. Louis honoring western pioneers.

Construction of the arch began in 1963, and it was finished in1965. The 630-foot tall stainless steel arch cost about 13 million dollars to build and was opened to the public on July 24, 1967. Elevators carry people up to the top where there are viewing windows in the arch.

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The final Spanish expedition set out in the summer of 1806, just as the Corps was heading down the Missouri from Fort Mandan. This time there were 105 Spanish soldiers, 400 New Mexico milita men, and 100 Indians.

By September 1st, they had made it to a Pawnee village on the Republican River in south-central Nebraska. If they had continued on for another week, they most likely would have met the Corps of Discovery at the junction of the Missouri and Platte Rivers. However, the Pawnees objected to the Spanish expedition; rather than push the issue, the Spaniards turned around and went back to Santa Fe. Who knows how the Lewis and Clark story might have ended if the Pawnees had let the Spanish forces proceed.

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Seems like every regular Chamber event has been postponed or canceled and right now, it seems most of those that have been moved into October and November will not happen, since we are stuck in Phase 2.

We moved the Chamber Classic from June 15 to Aug. 17 and not much has changed in Cowlitz County as far as the safety protocols for outside events like golf tournaments. I played in the Vancouver Chamber Golf Tournament in June so I was able to see first-hand what those safety protocols need to be. The Chamber is working with the Elks Club, Three Rivers Golf Course and Shamrock Grill and Spirits to do everything to ensure a safe tournament.

I am amazed at the support we have received for what may be our only event of the year. By July 23 we had all our sponsorships filled. Stirling Honda is once again our overall tournament sponsor. More than 38 businesses stepped up to sponsor this event. We are so grateful for the great participation.

We decided to limit the tournament to 26 teams of four. Safety protocol for golf tournaments does not allow a shotgun start, so we will be teeing off on two holes with eight-minute-apart tee times. No more than 10 can be on the driving range at any one time and no more than eight on the putting green. As of July 28, we had filled our field of 26 teams. Never in my previous nine Chamber tournaments have we had every spot filled three weeks before the tournament. Normally, the day before we are still signing teams up... not this year.

Thank you to everyone who sponsored and is playing. It has been a strange and challenging year for all of us... Let’s have some fun!

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Fragrant flavorings

Northwest Gardening

By Alice Slusher

Enjoy your summer herbs all year long

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n assortment of lovely, aromatic, culinary herbs — basil, thyme, sage, cilantro, dill, mint, oregano, chives, parsley, and catnip — are growing just outside my kitchen door. The location is perfect for quick access when I want tasty additions to savory dishes, or some fresh leaves to toss into my salad or salad dressings. Herbs are at their peak right now, and it’s time to preserve them so you can enjoy those fragrant, robust flavors year-round. Even if you don’t have herbs in your garden, you can pick them up at the store or farmers market, or ask friends to share their bounty.

I’m lazy. I admit it. Most home food preservation just seems like too much work, but preserving herbs is easy, not very time consuming, and the rewards are great. You’ll never go back to cooking with store-bought herbs. So let’s get started!

Some rules of thumb Don’t crush the leaves prior to storing; their flavor is better if you do that just before using them. Label your herbs, and store in airtight containers in a cool, dry, dark place (I prefer mason jars). Because preserved herbs have concentrated flavors, use about one-third of the amount of fresh herbs called for in a recipe. They will be best if used within a year.

Timing is important—choose a day that will be dry and very warm. Wait until midmorning for the dew to dry from the leaves.

Herbs have the best flavor when harvested just before their flowers open, but I’ve done it any time and had good results.

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Tips and methods for drying herbs •Bunch drying is really easy—tie the stems together and hang them upside down in a dry, well-ventilated place.

Rinse the leaves and shake off excess water first. Fragile-leafed herbs like tarragon and mint will dry better in paper bags with ventilation holes. If you are trying to save seeds from herbs, this is also a great way to contain them. Herbs like rosemary, sage, thyme, and basil don’t need to be bagged.

•Another traditional method is to air-dry herbs on a screen tray. Don’t remove the leaves from plants with small leaves like thyme, rosemary, oregano, marjoram – place the sprigs on the tray. You can remove the leaves from herbs like tarragon, dill, cilantro, mint, basil, and sage, and spread them in a single layer. Place the tray in a dry place with good ventilation but out of direct sunlight. It will take about a week for them to dry, and you’ll need to turn them occasionally. When they’re crispy, store them in an airtight container.

•I’m into instant gratification—my favorite way to dry herbs is in the dehydrator. You’ll need the screen inserts, or line the trays with cheesecloth or tulle fabric. Follow the directions above for placing on the trays. Set the temp between 95 and 110°F. It will take about 4 hours for them to dry completely.

Check on them a few times, and when the leaves are crumbly or the stems snap, they’re ready to put in an airtight container.

•Instead of the dehydrator, you can dry herbs in the oven, but it takes a bit of finesse. Most ovens don’t go down to 110°F, so you may have to set it at the lowest possible setting and leave the oven door cracked. Like in the dehydrator, herbs should dry in 3-4 hours.

Using a microwave can be dicey, but can be used for drying small amounts. Make sure your herbs are completely dry or they will cook, not dehydrate.

Sandwich them between two paper towels, and nuke them for 1-3 minutes. Check and turn them every 30 seconds until they’re dry.

• Another method even easier than drying—freezing! Wash, chop, and place in ice cube trays with water to cover the greens and freeze. Pop them out when ready to use.

Did you know that there’s a special mint, Mentha villosa, that’s used in mojitos? I’m not going to preserve it—I’m just going to pop it into a fresh mojito and head to my deck and watch the herbs grow. Enjoy summer while it’s here!

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Great on the Grill: Tandoori Chicken Tasty Indian spices also promote health!

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ecently, when friends invited me for dinner al fresco I was pleased to hear “my” Tandoori Chicken would be on the menu.

Before ethnic food had entered the “mainstream” of food in small town America, I stumbled onto Indian food while living in Chicago. Wow! I fell in with the flavors. And that was before I learned that Indian food offers some health benefits worth considering.

Tandoori Chicken 1 chicken, whole or cut-up 1 /2 cup tandoori paste 3 /4 cup plain yogurt Remove the skin from the chicken. Split each breast in half and slash all the meaty pieces (breasts, thighs and legs) slash about 1/8-inch deep so they’ll more readily accept the marinade. Mix the paste and yogurt, place with the chicken in a plastic bag and fondle it until the chicken parts are evenly coated with the marinade.

I double-bag to prevent leakage. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.

People on low sodium diets often find that spices can replace salt, and with satisfaction. Health scientists applaud the value of turmeric, cumin, chili pepper and ginger for their potential to inhibit and kill cancer cells, reduce the size of tumors, work as highpowered anti-oxidants and much more. These spices, key ingredients of curry, have long been used in Indian medical treatments. Indian cuisine is also very low in saturated fats.

Besides the health factors, Indian food is delicious! Check out my favorite skinless Tandoori Chicken recipe.

Over the years, I’ve bagged up and marinated enough of this chicken the night before a cookout to serve 50 people, or a more intimate group of 4. They always devour it, even the finicky eaters.

I have never tired of Tandoori Chicken; it’s one of my “signature” dishes. It’s equally good hot or cold — no matter who cooks it! Try it on the grill this summer.

Bon Appetit!

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Grill over medium heat outdoors, or bake in a 350º oven. Bottled Tandoori paste is readily available from specialty food stores in the Portland-Vancouver area or online. You can also make a Tandoori paste facsimile in your own kitchen (my recipe, at right).

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Tandoori Paste 1 tsp. cayenne pepper 2 tsp. garam masala (available in grocery stores’ standard spice sections) ½ tsp. salt 2 tsp. ground coriander seeds 1 tsp. turmeric 1 tsp. cumin ¼ tsp. fresh-ground nutmeg ¼ tsp. ground cloves 4 cloves minced garlic 2 Tbl. minced ginger 2 Tbl. lemon juice, fresh Mix together all ingredients and blend in: 6 Tbl. plain low-fat yogurt Use as directed in the preceding Tandoori chicken recipe.

Tandoori chicken is a stand-alone dish anytime, but if you want to extend the flavors of India to a complete dinner, add Indian-inspired side dishes such as Matar Paneer (tofu and peas) and Aoloo with Cardamom (potato). Recipes abound in traditional ethnic cookbooks and online and you’ll even find some Indian-esque frozen items in the grocery store (Amy’s brand has several).

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OUT • AND • ABOUT

A Visit to Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

A Drive on the ‘Wild Side’

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By Tracy Beard

eed a change of scenery?

Consider basking in a day of outdoor adventure at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville, Wash. (southeast of Olympia). There, you can spend the afternoon walking along shady paths while spying into the homes of ferocious grizzly bears, stealthy wild cats

and eagle-eye birds of prey. Or join one of the Wild Drives and drive your own car through open wild habitats while following a radio-guided tour, keeping a sharp eye out for the antlers of resident moose, elk, deer and caribou.

The Park opened in 1975 with a focus on conservation, education and recreation.

Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, the park enforces excellent standards of care for its assortment of native Northwest wildlife while continuing to maintain and research the animals’ natural habitats.

Many animals roam freely through the various terrains located inside the 435acre fenced section of the park. The tall evergreen forest provides shade and protection from the elements for the deer, moose, elk and other beasts. The lake offers the perfect dwelling for frogs, insects and birds. Local eagles are often spotted snatching fish from the lake for dinner. The meadows make spectacular playgrounds. Deer and bison lazily graze in the sunshine, bull elk spar for the attention of the ladies, and bighorn sheep meander throughout the fields.

Vancouver, Wash. resident Tracy Beard writes about luxury and adventure travel, traditional and trendy fine dining and libations for regional, national and international magazines and is a regular “Out & About” contributor to CRR.

Before Covid-19, trams maneuvered guests through the wild terrain. In order to open again and to stay compliant with the new social distancing guidelines, the park devised a new touring system whereby people drive their cars in small groups with a private tour guide in the lead.

I began my visit at 9am on a weekday. My daughter Brittney drove our car while we listened to our tour guide on the radio. I took photos during the Wild Drive as we traversed and observed the three primary habitats located within the park: the lake, the forest and the meadows. We listened to a designated radio channel where the guide continually gave us a description of the area and an education regarding the different species found along the way. She also gave us a heads-up when she spotted the different types of animals.

Our guide instructed us to “look for movement, the flick of an ear or the twitch of a tail.” She suggested we search for animals taking shelter at the base of trees and listen carefully with our windows down. Inside the forest, the cedar canopy is one of nature’s umbrellas. The big boughs provide cover for many different creatures. Four moose, one male bull and three female cows dwell in the park. One of the first animals we saw was the colossal bull moose. The North American moose has a short neck, long legs and shovel-shaped antlers with pointed ends. These antlers are shed each year and can weigh up to 66 pounds.

The bull moose is the largest member of the deer family, and his massive antlers are used during mating rituals and for defense.

Brittney and I spotted numerous Roosevelt elk with their pale yellow rumps. The males weigh up to 1100 pounds and the females up to 625 pounds.

These elk are extraordinarily vocal, and during the breeding season they make loud squeals, grunts and whistling noises. The elk, named after President Theodore Roosevelt, were in severe decline at the time. President Roosevelt created a conservation area in what was then known as

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the Mt. Olympus National Monument in Washington State. The conservation area protected the elk population, and now they have reached a “secured” status. According to our guide, “When you give animals the ability to find food, water and space to raise their young, they will flourish.”

Another animal found in the park that was once on the verge of extinction is the bighorn sheep. These agile creatures have squareshaped hooves and short, sturdy legs. The pads of their feet are spongy and act like suction cups giving them incredible traction on the edges of mountain cliffs. The sheep’s fur is rich in lanolin, making it waxy and helping to protect the sheep from the elements. These sheep are native to the east side of the Cascade mountain range, where they flourish, savoring the salt and mineral deposits found in the mountains.

Before the Civil War in America, millions of bison wandered the plains. In the late 19th century the bison had been hunted almost to the point of extinction. When private citizens in the United States and Canada realized the low numbers of bison on the continent, they began conservation efforts. Our guide said, “Never underestimate your ability to make a difference for wildlife.”

Today the bison have been brought back from the brink of extinction, with more than 500,000 in North America. Many thrive in commercial and conservation herds, but for the best views of wild bison, visit Yellowstone National Park. Bison are the largest mammals walking the earth and can weight up to 2,000 pounds.

Numerous other animals and birds flourish at Northwest Trek. Barn swallows perform aerial acrobatics in search of bugs to eat, and a pair of trumpeter swans bathe in the waters of Pothole Lake. Both swans sustained injuries and can no longer fly, but over the years more than 40 signets have been born and released into the Pacific Northwest and Midwest areas to repopulate.

Trumpeter swans were nearing extinction because they were hunted for their highly coveted long white feathers used as quill pens and fashionable accents in hats.

Our Wild Drive took approximately one hour, and afterward we headed over to the main entrance.North West Trek Park collaborates with its sister zoo, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. Currently, entrance tickets for both the Wild Drive and the Wild Walk must be purchased online with a designated time for entry. Once inside the park, guests can purchase items from the open-air gift shop or meander down the one-way trail to view the various exhibit areas. This part of Northwest Trek features two orphaned grizzly bears and two black bears. cont page 15

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MUSEUM MAGIC / RIDGEFIELD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

The park is also home to cougars, Canadian lynxes and bobcats, all members of the cat family. The canine members include white wolves and red foxes. Feathered friends make a good showing as exceptional members of this Wild Walk; and on most days, the bald and golden eagle and the barn and snowy owls can be spotted in their habitats. Walking along, guests will also view the local porcupines, badgers, river otters, raccoons and wolverines.

Auto Safari in our Backyard Escape from the stresses of our world

By Joseph Govednik Cowlitz County Historical Museum Director

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uring the continued closure of many museums in our region there are many opportunities to take advantage of the “outdoor museum” offered by local, regional, and national park and recreation areas. One place that comes to mind is the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge (RNWR) operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Northwest Trek Wildlife Park is perfect for the whole family. Leave the confines of your home and venture outside for a fun-filled day in the Pacific Northwest.

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ALONG THE TRAIL

As is her custom, Tracy includes an outing-worthy recipe with her Out & About stories.

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The RNWR was established in 1965 to provide wintering habitats for migrating Canada geese. The refuge is approximately 5,300 acres of wetlands, grasslands, riparian corridors, and forests. Recently I traveled the River ‘S’ Unit self-guided auto tour. (Take Exit 16 from I-5 South. Follow NW 31st Ave, NW 289th St and NW 291st St., four miles to your destination).

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The ‘S’ Unit is open from 5:30am until 9pm and fees are waved as of this writing.

Please note that access is through automated gates that will close at 9pm, so be sure to allow enough time (at least 30 minutes) to drive the loop.

Visitors are expected to stay in their vehicles and treat them like a “blind” for viewing wildlife.

Wildlife refuges provide valuable habitat for migrating birds and wetland animal and plant species, along with access to the public for wildlife viewing and birding opportunities. Because so many of these refuges are in wetlands, the topography is level and provides easy to moderate walking experiences (check RNWR website for which trails are open).

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PROVISIONS ALONG THE TRAIL

Lemon Raviolis with Sage

3 Tbl extra virgin olive oil 1-½ Tbl minced garlic 4 Tbl kosher or sea salt 15 cherry tomatoes – cut in half 30 fresh sage leaves 4 ounces butter Grated parmesan cheese Fill a large pot ¾ of the way with water. Add salt and bring to a boil. Place olive oil and garlic in a large saucepan or wok. Cook on low for three minutes and do not

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Boat Soul: Allen Bennett

The New York Times Book Review critic Richard Snow famously called Patrick O’Brian’s 21 fictional tales of the British Royal Navy “the greatest historical novels ever written.” Known as the “Aubrey - Maturin” series, for their two principal characters, they bring the Napoleonic Wars, and the Age of Sail, to life.

It’s a broad appeal. History buffs cherish the accounts of thunderous great battles and maneuvers, based on journals, logs and personal accounts. Naturalists savor the collecting and recollecting of rare animals and plants faithfully set down by the quirky Dr. Steven Maturin, also a spy in the service of Naval Intelligence. There is even domestic comedy recounting the less than successful lives and loves of Captain Jack Aubrey and his ship’s surgeon during their infrequent respites ashore.

I enjoy a couple of overarching themes in the series: the depth of a long friendship between two men so unlike each other but so perfectly complementary; and above all the magnificent machines built to carry our diplomacy, wars, trade, and exploration a thousand times around the world.

NICE TO MEET YOU Illustration by E.H. Shepard, for The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame

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AB: So, the Water Rat and the Mole are taking a ride in the Water Rat’s boat — the Mole has never been in a boat before — and the Water Rat says, ‘Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as messing about in boats.’ And there you have it. Messing about.

HC: So you didn’t invent the term, “messabout?”

AB: No, I wish I had. It’s kind of a classic among boaters. It’s from an old children’s book, an English children’s book called The Wind in the Willows.

Puget Island, Washington occupation

Retired Geologist / Chemist from

Erie, Pennsylvania, by way of the rest of the world known for

Many things, none particularly notable reading

The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940

by William Shirer for fun

Rowing, kayaking, hiking, beekeeping. recommends

Reading — Just do it!

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The evolved man-of-war was among the most intricate, sophisticated and beautiful feats of engineering in the history of human endeavor. Its massive timbers and foot-thick ropes, giant canvas sails and colossal two-ton iron cannon required infinite configuration, and moment-to-moment perfect balancing of force and resistance, so as to move 1,500 tons through a treacherous sea.

Yet that sea refused to be mastered.

These near-perfect machines foundered endlessly on shoals and sand, were becalmed for weeks through the failure of wind, were beaten to death by ungodly storms.

Their wrecks and sad tales survive them.

As do those of us still fascinated by this delicate, yet stupendous, interplay of wind, water, and wood.

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“...there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so muc Metallic fishing boats buzz past impatiently on their way to the trolling grounds. The Sheriff’s Marine Patrol Boat crew look on, bemused. And quietly, headed in any number of directions all at once, the hand crafted, human-powered wooden boats glide slowly past — or get the hell out of the way — showing a purist’s disdain for our age of internal combustion.

HC: You were from the Northwest?

AB: My take on boats. There are wooden boats and then there are all these others. Here in Cathlamet it’s more or less a monoculture of boats. Aluminum fishing boats. No soul, no style, no beauty. I can’t be critical, because they’re utilitarian, built for a purpose. I think a real boat has a soul. Most of these just don’t.

AB: Yes, I can’t really talk a lot about that. Harbor defense, here and overseas. I got my GI Bill and went to college in geochemistry, and worked in the private sector, then went back and did more active duty before I got out after thirty years.

AB: No, Erie, Pennsylvania. And I was one of five kids and thought the Navy and the GI Bill would be a good route to see the world, and it turned out to be that. Did eight years active duty…

HC: In counter-terrorism, you said?

HC: Have you always loved boats, been a purist?

HC: I don’t imagine you had a lot of wooden boats in the modern navy?

AB:Yeah, I guess I have. I was career Navy, active duty and reserves. Had uncles and a dad who served in the Navy in World War II, so it was in the family.

AB: No, that started early. As a kid my parents used to take us to Lake Erie. We lived less than a mile from the shore. My uncle built little boats, row boats. And I

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HC: A literary reference! This was supposed to be our out-of-the-library-onto-the-water issue!

AB: Well, it is part of our story. We don’t want anybody taking this too seriously. We’re always at the mercy of the elements. Keeps you humble.

HC: So, just to be sure, we’re officially “messing about” here. Not an outing, a day sail, a cruise?

AB: Nope. It’s a messabout. I’ve got a Water Rat “Messabout” T-shirt I was going to bring but I left it at home.

Once you get to know Allen Bennett and the Lower Columbia River chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association, the term messabout, and the lore and learning behind it, seems apt. At Elochoman Marina in Cathlamet, these wooden boat lovers — in all their perfectly painted, authentically restored gracefulness and elegance — are nevertheless the odd ducks.

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ch worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” remember helping him out when I was a kid, not really understanding what I was doing.

Just helping him out because he’d build boats in a little shed on the beach. Cool wooden boats. As I got a little older, 14, 15, 16, my friends’ parents had these really great old wooden lapstrake boats, without powerful outboards on them, and we’d take them out on Lake Erie and play around with them all afternoon.

HC: What attracted you to this area?

AB: We were living in Southern California but had some relatives up here in Vancouver, and we’d been to Long Beach and were coming back and there’s a sign that says, “Wooden Boat Show” and I said, ‘I gotta go to that.’

~ Water Rat, The Wind in the Willows

HC: Is your location, at this point on the Columbia, part of the whole phenomenon, part of your story and your boats?

AB: Oh yes. People are amazed that come here. We had a messabout on the summer solstice, people as far away as Montana and Bend, Oregon. Great sailing and rowing. The TSCA is dedicated to preservation, use, research and education on traditional small boats. We’re the Lower C o l u m b i a C h a p t e r.

There’s one in Seattle and one in Eugene, and headquarters in New England.

HC: I notice conditions got a lot different when you got out into the Big River, beyond this protective marina and the Elochoman?

HC: And this was in Cathlamet?

AB: Yep. And we saw Cathlamet and Puget Island, and it was this really neat place. And my wife was retired career Navy, too, and we just said, ‘Let’s look for a house up here.’

Bought a house on Puget Island and said we’d commute, but we ended up staying here full time. We love it.

AB: It’s a totally different game. It’s a terror. You’ve got wind, you’ve got tide, and you’ve got current, and that can be really ugly. If you look at the tide books, you can see anywhere from eight to nine feet, in tidal range. But I’ve seen up to eleven feet in some of the king tides we have in the winter. I took a power boat out of here one day, it was beautiful, and we got to Skamokawa and the weather was up over the windscreen. It’s famous for that.

HC: There must have been something about this place beyond the boat show?

AB: Well, it’s funny. This place here, Southwest Washington, including Longview and Cathlamet, is almost a dead ringer for where I grew up. Paper mills? My dad worked in a paper mill, retired out of a paper mill.

We lived amid water and trees and people fishing and hunting, and it hit me, when I got stationed in the Northwest, that this was just like home to me. Let’s live here!

HC: There’s quite a history of wooden craft on the Columbia.

One in five Washingtonians owns a boat. Among this huge population the Traditional Small Craft Association represents a shrinking minority. They defy categories: not just historians, or hobbyists, or competitors, or woodworking craftspeople. They don’t dominate the water, wind and the weather, piling on the horsepower — they celebrate its timeless challenges. The essence of watercraft — from Egyptian feluccas to Venetian gondolas, Walden Pond rowboats, to Water Rat and Mole in childhood fiction — is a tradition shaped by hand. These rowers and sailors may be windblown, rain-soaked, sunburned, and sore-shouldered, but they still swear there is nothing — nothing — half so much worth doing.

AB: It’s so rich. We’re planning a trip where we can re-trace some of the Lewis and Clark voyage down the river, where they stopped and camped.

HC: And got hung up by tides and weather!

AB: Hopefully not so much of that. But it was some of their more treacherous times. I love the account of the Chinooks meeting the party near the mouth, and taking off in their canoes through seas the Expedition people, who were pretty good boatmen themselves, would never even have attempted. cont page 20

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HC: Are you looking for more members? More participation?

AB: Yes, by all means. This is really an under-utilized source of recreation and pleasure. We’re all for eco-tourism. There are amazing refuges and routes right on our doorstep. The history is real. These were workboats — fishing, transporting people from village to village — not what you might call beauty boats. I call ‘em ‘furniture boats,’ all dressed up but no work to do. Part of the fun is getting them out and putting them to use.

Our next chapter meeting is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19, beginning around 10:00am at the Elochoman Slough Marina in Cathlamet, depending on Covid restrictions in place on that date.

Face coverings will be required in those instances where social distancing is not possible.

HC: Do you need to be a pro to join up?

AB: Not at all. We’re mostly restorers, not builders. And helping people learn to use boats on the water, in this incredible environment that is the Lower Columbia River. There’s a whole host of factors you’ve got to consider, whether you’re in a rowboat, a sailboat, a kayak. And the history is right here and so recent. The whole life of the river was basically right here on the shorelines.

That’s why you go into Skamokawa and the fronts of the houses and the docks are right there on the water. It’s endless and it’s fun.

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HC: And you get to mess about...

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AB: And it’s a messabout! How good is that?

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ool and the Gang immortalized what it means in America to celebrate with their song, “Celebrate,” released in 1980. It was the band’s only number one hit. And aren’t you tired of it? Never! You have probably sung it several times already at a wedding this summer — maybe at a distance, but with great gusto. It just gets you moving and in the mood for a party.

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A celebration to last throughout the years would not be complete without the ultimate party drink. No, not beer, but Champagne!

Let’s not ignore how darned good it tastes almost anytime, celebration or not. Plus It is not too early to start thinking about the holidays. I have to admit I haven’t been a great fan of sparklers, until recently.

Nancy and I are celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary this year, and it makes perfect sense that this

would be a year hit by a pandemic, with celebration plans hugely affected.

Wouldn’t you know, our plans to go to Europe are on hold, and we can’t even throw a big party.

Our entire marriage has been an unpredictable series of events, only leveled out by our foolish love for each other, starting with a summer wedding at 19 and 18 years old.

Oh my, what a ride it has been. So we decided this would be a time to celebrate every week throughout the year, starting with a get-together with our immediate family.

We bought a bottle of Veuve Clicquot brut champagne to start the year-long celebration. I’d tasted it once or twice, and I love the yellow label, and the tornado of tiny bubbles. It is readily available, but at around $55 a bottle it just wasn’t “Yes!” for me. At that price point it didn’t have the interest or “Wow!” factor — good, but not great. But was good enough to spoil my appetite for cheap sparkling wine. The truth is, I gave up on Cooks, Andre, and Korbel long ago, but that was all we could afford in the early days of our marriage (In full disclosure, these companies do make some wine in the French method). We still can’t afford amazing Champagne all the time, but we would rather not drink it at all if it isn’t good.

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The other most common method is the Charmat method, used most famously to make Italy’s Prosecco and in Spain, Cava. This is a less expensive method because rather than separating and fermenting each bottle individually, it is made in a large pressurized tank, the wine is filtered and bottled without extended aging, then put in bottles.The resulting wine is fruity and easy-drinking, but lacks body and complexity. Perfect for most occasions.

There are many variations on this theme in different countries. The least desirable method is the carbonization method. which has become very popular lately for most low-budget sparklers. Not exactly the soda stream method, but if you want a mouthful of bubbles that dissipate in seconds and deliver alcohol directly to your brain, this will meet that need. Huge bubbles, little flavor. If the bottle says “bubbles,” or “bubbly,” it is probably carbonated.

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Buyer beware: Due to a loophole dating back to the 1800s, California can still call their sparkling wine Champagne. Be sure to look on the label; it should say what method was used. So California Champagne may indeed not be Champagne, although many are made by the Méthode Champenoise. Confused? I invite you to come to our winery and bring a bottle to share and discuss the fine points of Champagne and toast the fine points of a long marriage.

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Baby Day on Gray’s River

By Dr. Robert Michael Pyle

O

n the ninth of July, my usual walk along Gray’s River proved both eventful and delightful in the infant department.

I routinely stop half a mile from my house where Loop Road rises some twenty feet above the river, a few hundred yards downstream from the covered bridge.

When the bank was being undercut by a new curve, threatening the road, the county built a bulkhead of large concrete blocks to prevent a slide. This wall makes a good place to view the river and the beach on the other side. There used to be bank-denning beavers here, and once Thea and I watched a river otter sleeping on an emergent log here, as a beaver swam right underneath it! This spring, both violet-green and roughwinged swallows have been nesting in the gaps between the concrete blocks. As the parents swooped in, out, and around on feeding missions, there’s been a great deal of swallow traffic over the river just here. The other attraction all spring has been baby killdeers skittering among the cobble and sand on the opposite shore with the parents noisily following them about (their scientific name is Charadryas vociferus!). I watched the chicks as they grew and changed plumage, more and more resembling the adults. At first just mini-plovers like little mechanical toys, the young eventually came to look just like the adults, but sandier on the back to the parents’ ruddy.

This day the swallows, having fledged, were far less numerous, just a couple of young of each species zooming uncertainly back and forth, learning their moves. There was no sign of the killdeers, but the other river shorebird, the spotted sandpiper, was present: a fledgling (I think) working the beach, and the parents flying back and forth over the water. And then I saw some small dark thing dart out of the selvage and

onto the strand, very fast! I wondered if it was a rat. When it stopped, I saw it was a young-of-the-year Townsend’s chipmunk. Time after time it scampered across the pebbles down almost to the water, then back again, without taking a drink, seeming very nervous to be out there as well it might with crows and who knows what around. As it hid again next to the bank grasses, the young sandpiper made its way up from the shore, almost to the veg. The chipmunk came out to look. When they were just a couple of feet apart, the chipmunk charged the sandpiper, which raised a wing to deflect it, but did not fly or retreat. For a while they had a stand-off, and then again, just the same. Was the ’munklet trying to play with the ‘piper? The bird finally got bored and moved along.

Again and again, moving at great speed along the beach, the chipmunk darted haltingly down to the water, and then each time it ran back, just as they do trying to cross a road. At last it actually reached the lapping water and took a long drink. Then it hopped up onto a dry white cobble, and from that to another, which was part way out into the water. It stood there looking at the river. What next, I wondered? And then—I couldn’t believe my eyes—it LEAPT into the air and DOVE with an audible “plop” right into the flow!—and began to dog-paddle across. Now, Gray’s River is quite wide here, at least 75 feet bank to bank. I didn’t see how it could make it, but it chugged on, tugged downstream on the current as it went. I was cheering for it. It took three or four minutes, but at last, some twenty yards downstream from where it began, the munklet emerged into a tangled rootwad on my side. Yay, chipmunk!

Flabbergasted, I was shaking my head and laughing, when another small dark form emerged from the bank on my side, shot across the river onto the far shore, and I can only say scampered again up to a dry branch, where it perched and began to bask in the sun. It was a baby (well, fledgling) Bewick’s wren! Then, lo! What should appear but another little chipmunk? It ran up quite close to the wren, and I thought maybe it was going to engage it in play—they were just the same size. But though they spent some minutes at close range, they basically ignored one another. Well, then came another young wren out of the bank veg, and joined the first one, no doubt a nest-mate, in what can only be called play, running around and around one another. The chipmunk, maybe feeling left out (forgive the unavoidable anthropocentrism, but who knows?) scamped on down the beach, as a third wrenlet appeared and joined the other two. And for a moment, all four small brown long-tailed pellets were in Brownian motion around that charmed bit of beach. It is truly remarkable how similar a baby chipmunk and a baby Bewick’s wren really are when in ground-borne motion next to one another.

Robert Michael Pyle is a naturalist and writer who has resided along Gray’s River in Wahkiakum County for many years. His 24 books include the Northwest classics Wintergreen, Sky Time in Gray’s River, and Where Bigfoot Walks. His newest titles are The Tidewater Reach: Field Guide to the Lower Columbia River in Poems and Pictures (with Judy VanderMaten, recently published by CRRPress, see page 2 and 35) and Nature Matrix: New and Selected Essays.

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Eventually everyone seems to have melted into the grasses and shrubs as the sun dropped and the air cooled, and I did the same. Back at another river-vantage near my mailbox, where the big loop below the covered bridge has become barely an oxbow as the forming agate island has pushed the river back into its old straight course, barn swallows swooped and tree swallows basked and gathered gravel for their gizzards on the warm, coarse sand.

Of course, all these fledglings (and there are more: dumb little hummingbirds getting stuck in the studio, Pacific Slope flycatchers seeping in the shade, young thrushes soon to come) mean that the breeding season is almost finished.

The violet-greens have fledged from their gourd nest on the porch, so no more feeding parents swooping in and out all day. And though the Swainson’s thrush song has been the best this year I can remember and was still going dawn and dusk on Baby Day, it wouldn’t be long until the Great Silence descends. Bracken fern was already beginning to yellow and brown out, maybe the first pre-autumnal sign. Doesn’t it all go fast! And the butterflies, no fans of the day-after-day gray, wet, cool that June had been, have yet to really get started. But this day, the riverside was a regular nursery. I’m only surprised a pack of common mergansers, ducklings crawling all over their mother’s back, didn’t float past, as often happens here.

A swimming chipmunk and a wrens’ play group: that was memorable. It is wonderful to be able to see brand new things and still be surprised every time I go out, on this same old walk, after all these years, here in Gray’s River.

Postscript: A few days later, when I returned to the wall, there were no swallows at all and no sign of either wrens or chipmunks. However, a great blue heron stood stock-still on the otter-log, scanning me with one eye and the water with the other. And guess what—it was a baby! Well, a young-ofthe-year, with a stripy long neck and a pathetic downy whiffle on top where its crest will later come in. Three novice cedar waxwings, their crests also mere suggestions, rose from the root-wad as their parents taught them fly-catching over the river. And a little upstream, a young human snorkeled in the river as his mother sunned on the cobble beach.

It is being widely suggested that one salvation for our virusscrambled schools could be outdoor education. As I think back to those Baby Beach Days, that sounds exactly right to me.

••• Editor’s note: This month’s essay is a new one, written in July. CRR will resume the series featuring essays from Tangled Bank next month.

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Top 10 Bestsellers PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99 2. The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95 3. The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95 4. Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17 5. Normal People Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17 6. The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99 7. Girl, Woman, Other Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17 8. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Kim Michele Richardson, Sourcebooks Landmark, $15.99 9. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Penguin, $17 10. A Better Man Louise Penny, Minotaur, $17.99

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1. White Fragility Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16 2. So You Want to Talk About Race Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $16.99 3. Stamped from the Beginning Ibram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.99 4. Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 5. The Fire Next Time James Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95 6. On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $9.99 7. The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99 8. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, One World, $17 9. Born a Crime Trevor Noah, One World, $18 10. Intimations: Six Essays Zadie Smith, Penguin, $10.95

1. The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27 2. Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $27 3. The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28 4. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26 5. American Dirt Jeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99 6. Utopia Avenue David Mitchell, Random House, $30 7. Hamnet Maggie O’Farrell, Knopf, $26.95 8. Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26 9. The Pull of the Stars Emma Donoghue, Little, Brown, $28 10. The Guest List Lucy Foley, Morrow, $27.99

BOOK REVIEW

By Alan Rose Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

By Ibram X. Kendi Nation Books $32.95

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Now also in Paperback

hy do we believe what we believe? Why do we think the way we do?—Those who answered, “Because it’s true,” or “That’s the way it’s always been,” failed the quiz. You may be referred to Remedial Humanity.

No, ideas have their own history.

There are reasons why we believe what we believe. This superb National Book Award winner is the history of one idea: that any race is superior or inferior to any other race. (The whole gnarly, highly problematic concept of “race” deserves a book itself, and there Alan Rose’s new novel, As If Death Summoned, will be released in December.

You can sign up for his monthly WordFest newsletter at www. alan-rose.com

HARDCOVER NON-FICTION 1. Too Much and Never Enough Mary L. Trump, Ph.D., S&S, $28 2. How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27 3. Begin Again Eddie S. Glaude, Crown, $27 4. Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28 5. Me and White Supremacy Layla Saad, Sourcebooks, $25.99 6. Breath James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28 7. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99 8. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $26 9. The Splendid and the Vile Erik Larson, Crown, $32 10. What It’s Like to Be a Bird David Allen Sibley, Knopf, $35

Brought to you by Book Sense and Pacific Northwest Booksellers Assn, for week ending Aug. 2, 2020, based on reporting from the independent bookstores of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. For the Book Sense store nearest you, visit www.booksense.com MASS MARKET 1. 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99 2. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99 3. The Guardians John Grisham, Dell, $9.99 4. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 5. The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99 6. The Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99 7. The Dispossessed Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99 8. Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99 9. Past Tense Lee Child, Dell, $9.99 10. Words of Radiance Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99

EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE READERS 1. The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99 2. Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99 3. New Kid Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99 4. Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 5. Ways to Make Sunshine Renée Watson, Nina Mata (Illus.), Bloomsbury Children’s Books, $16.99 6. Blended Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books 7. Minecraft: Guide to Survival Del Rey, $11.99 8. The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $7.99 9. The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $9.95 10. Stepping Stones Lucy Knisley, Random House Graphic, $12.99

How we got here are a number out there. Try Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century.)

As a lover of history, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of racism in the US, but this book opened my eyes to aspects that I never knew or knew only partially. It’s a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the current civil unrest and how we got here.

Kendi upsets a number of timehonored tropes, arguing that it was not ignorance and hate that produced racist ideas which in turn resulted in discrimination, but the reverse: early racial discrimination produced the racist ideas that resulted in the ignorance and hate. “Racial inferiority” was never the problem; the problem was discrimination based on this faulty concept.

The first enslaved African peoples were sold in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, but the idea of racial inferiority has a much older pedigree. Kendi traces the roots of how racism throughout the centuries has been justified and reinforced, through the Bible (e.g., Genesis 9:18-29), through economics, and politics, pseudo-science, economics, northern European attitudes on color, and, well, economics. There has always

Segregationist geneticists powered forward on their wild goose chase, trying to figure out something that did not exist: how the races differed genetically…“There is no such thing as a set of genes that belong exclusively to one [racial] group and not another,” University of Pennsylvania bioethics scholar Dorothy Roberts explained in her 2011 book Fatal Invention, in which she exposes the unscientific basis of biological races, race-specific genes, and race-specific drugs for race-specific diseases. “Race is not a biological category that is politically charged,” she added. “It is a political category that has been disguised as a biological one.”

To liberate ourselves from the past, we need first to learn it. This is not to denigrate our national saga, but to expand on it, to reveal it as more complex and complicated, and richer, than how it was probably taught to us in high school. We become a better people by learning who we are and the way we’ve come, appreciating the diversity of the American experience so we can better continue the ongoing American experiment that has been underway since 1776. And since 1619.

••• Note: By coincidence, reader Jim MacLeod also submitted his recommendation for Stamped from the Beginning for “What Are You Reading?,” page 24.

~ from Stamped from the Beginning been an economic motive behind slavery as well as later forms of racial discrimination.

You’d think that a book on racism would be a real downer — and, okay, it kind of is — but it also has stirring drama, inspiring biographies, stories of amazing courage, plus the fascinating account of how an idea has evolved over the centuries to the present.

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COLUMBIA RIVER

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dining guide

Kelso, Wash.

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

Open daily 11am.

503-556-9753 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.

1626 West Side Hwy Family Mexican restaurant. Full Mexican menu. Daily specials. Liquor, beer & wine.

Mention this listing for $5 off purchase of $30 or more. Open Mon–Sat 11am–9pm.

360-423-3704.

Longview, Wash.

Goble Tavern

70255 Columbia River Hwy. (Milepost 31, Hwy. 30) Food, beer & wine + full bar, Live entertainment. 2–10pm M-T-W; 11am–10pm Th-F-Sat 503-556-4090.

614 Commerce Ave., Longview. 18 varieties of pizza, prepared salads. Beer & wine. Open 11am every day. Inside seating by reservation only.

360-353-3512.

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

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

1335 14th Avenue 18 rotating craft brews, pub fare.

M-W 12 Noon–9pm, Th–Sat 12 Noon– 11pm. Sun 12 Noon–8pm. Local music.

Follow us on Untappd.

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3353 Washington Way Chinese & American food. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Full bar. Food to go during open hours. Families welcome. Deliveries available after 5pm. Call for Live Music on Saturdays. Open Tues-Sun, 8am–9pm. Phone: 360-423-8680

The Carriage Restaurant & Lounge

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

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

St. Helens, Ore.

The Carriage Restaurant & Lounge 1334 12th Ave. Open from 6am to close. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Full bar, banquet room available for groups, parties, family reunions, etc. in lounge, open 6am. Three happy hours daily (8–10am, 12–2pm, 5–7pm). Group meeting room, free use with $150 food/drink purchases.

360-425-8545.

Freddy’s Just for the Halibut.

Cod, halibut & tuna fish and chips, oysters & clams, award-winning clam chowder.

Prime rib every Thurs. Sunday Brunch 9am–1pm. Beer and wine. M-Sat 10am– 8pm, Sunday 11am–8pm.

1110 Commerce 360-414-3288.

See ad, page 10.

924 15th Ave., Longview Tues–Thurs 11am–7pm; Fri & Sat 11am–8pm. BBQ meat slow-cooked on site. Pulled pork, chicken brisket, ribs, turkey, salmon. World-famous mac & cheese. 360-577-1541

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Scappoose, Ore.

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

Casual ambience. 5–9pm Wed-Fri, Sat. 11–3. See ad, page 22.

Teri’s, 3225 Ocean Beach Hwy, Longview. Lunch and dinner.

Burgers, steak, seafood, pasta, specials, fresh NW cuisine. Happy Hour. Full bar.

360-577-0717.

Ixtapa Fine Mexican Restaurant

Castle Rock, Wash.

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.

Vault Books & Brew 20 Cowlitz Street West Coffee and specialty drinks, quick eats & sweet treats. See ad, page 25.

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

Mark’s on the Channel

34326 Johnson Landing, Scappoose, Ore. Floating restaurant. Fish & Chips, Burgers & Sandwiches, Marina setting.

Open year-round, See ad, page 24.

Warren, Ore.

Toutle/Mt. St. Helens

Grant’s at the Monticello Hotel on Longview’s historic Civic

Circle. Casual upscale dining. Seafood, steaks, pasta, burgers. Happy Hour specials 3pm. M-Th 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10.

360-442-8234. See ad, page 12.

Sunshine Pizza & Catering 2124 Columbia Blvd.

Hot pizza, cool salad bar. Beer & wine.

503-397-3211 See ad, page 34.

Fultano’s Pizza 51511 SE 2nd.

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

Sun–Th 11am–9pm; Fri-Sat 11am– 10pm. Full bar service ‘til 10pm Fri & Sat. Deliveries in Scappoose. 503-5435100.

Roland Wines

Hop N Grape

Luigi’s Pizza

215 N. Hendrickson Dr., Port of Kalama.

A Northwest pub and unique bars serving breakfast, lunch & dinner daily.

Handcrafted beer, wine & cocktails, burgers, specialties, incl Kamikaze Seared Ahi & more. Live music, art, history & riverfront hotel rooms. Info & reservations at mcmenamins.com. Bars hours vary; see website for details. Pub open M-Th 7am – midnight; Fri-Sun 7am– 1am. Reservations required for dinner. 360- 673-9210.

Regent & Woodshed

Evergreen Pub & Café

115-117 East 1st Street Burgers, halibut, prime rib, full bar.

503-556-9935

The Original Pietrio’s Pizzeria

Kalama, Wash.

Fire Mountain Grill. Mile 19, 9440 Spirit Lake Highway, ThursMon, 11–6 (or later). Newly remodeled.

Lunch & dinner. Burgers, steaks, seafood, homemade cobblers. Riverside dining.

360-274-5217

Warren Country Inn 56575 Columbia River Hwy. Fine family dining. Breakfast, lunch & dinner. Fri Prime Rib special, Taco Tuesday. Full bar. M-Th 8am–9:30pm, Fri-Sat 8am–10:30pm, Sun 9am–9pm. Karaoke Fri & Sat.503-410-5479.

COLUMBIA RIVER DINING GUIDE

During Phases 2 and, eventually, Phase 3 re-opening after Coronavirus closures, restaurants’ hours and days of operation may fluctuate. Expect mask requirement and limits on seating capacity and per-table group size, in accordance with State guidelines. Call first if in doubt. Please support our local restaurants — they are vital in the economic and social life of our community!

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LOA physicians have sub-specialty training and certification in sports medicine and have provided services to professional sports teams in Seattle and Los Angeles.

LOA’s skilled staff has been providing sports medicine care to local athletes since 1983. Several

If you suffer a sports-related injury, you can count on Bill Turner, Jon Kretzler, Peter Kung, A.J. Lauder, Jake McLeod, and Tony Lin to get you back in the action as quickly as possible.

ow is a great time to get outdoors for some much-needed activity. If you happen to roll your ankle, strain your knee, experience shoulder pain, or suffer some other type of injury, you can get the help you need at Longview Orthopedic Associates.

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the Lower Columbia

Where to find the new Reader

It’s delivered all around the River by the 15th of each month. Here’s the list of handy, regularlyrefilled sidewalk box and rack locations where you can pick up a copy any time of day and even in your bathrobe ...

WESTPORT LONGVIEW Wauna mill U.S. Bank parking lot Post Office Bob’s (rack, main check-out) RAINIER In front of 1232 Commerce Ave Post Office In front of 1323 Commerce Ave Cornerstone YMCA Rainier Hardware Fred Meyer (rack, service desk area) (rack, entry) Teri’s Earth ‘n’ Sun (on Hwy 30) Grocery Outlet El Tapatio (entry rack) Fibre Fed’l CU - Commerce Ave Grocery Outlet Monticello Hotel (front entrance) DEER ISLAND Kaiser Permanente Deer Island Store St. John Medical Center (rack, Park Lake Café) COLUMBIA CITY - Post Office LCC Student Center WARREN Regents Warren Country Inn Indie Way Diner ST HELENS Columbia River Reader Office Chamber of Commerce 1333 14th Ave. Sunshine Pizza KELSO Post Office Heritage Bank Olde Town (Wild Currant) Visitors’ Center / Kelso-Longview Safeway Chamber of Commerce SCAPPOOSE KALAMA Post Office To find the 24/7 Fibre Fed’l CU Road Runner pick-up point Kalama Shopping Center Fultano’s nearest you,

corner of First & Fir Ace Hardware visit crreader.

McMenamin’s Harbor Lodge com and click WARRENTON, OR WOODLAND “Find the Fred Meyer Visitors’ Center Magazine” tab.

CATHLAMET CASTLE ROCK Lacie Rha’s Cafe (32 Cowlitz W.) Cathlamet Pharmacy Tsuga Gallery Parker’s Restaurant (box, entry) Puget Island Ferry Landing Visitors’ Center 890 Huntington Ave. N. Exit 49, west side of I-5

RYDERWOOD Café porch CLATSKANIE Post Office Chevron / Mini-Mart Fultano’s Pizza

SKAMOKAWA Skamokawa General Store NASELLE Appelo Archives & Café Johnson’s One-Stop

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Informer

by Perry Piper

Brains and S’mores

T

hese are strange times. We’re living in this pandemic lifestyle of mostly avoiding people while dining outside in the wind and awaiting the future vaccine and restoration of our old lives.

But we have to keep positive by looking forward to the good things happening month to month.

And the next things that I’m excited about are brains and s’mores. Maybe even at the same time!

August 28th marks the second annual presentation for Elon Musk’s Neuralink project.

This is a coin-sized robotically implantable computer chip to both ward off and treat cognitive disease as well as directly connecting to our machines and eventually, fusing with artifical intelligence (AI) before the synthetics take over the world.

But that all sounds quite terrifying, doesn’t it?

Let’s talk about the second thing I’m looking forward to: S’mores. When was the last time you had a delicious, perfectly melted bit of Hershey’s chocolate hugging a golden brown marshmallow between graham crackers?

Story & Illustration

by Perry Piper

Elon Musk roasts perfect “golden browns”

My next one is set for the evening of writing this article and proofreading of the issue...for research.

Yes! Just research, folks.

It’s one of my favorite American traditions going back to family camping trips growing up and Boy Scouts. So many fallen marshmallow friends, burnt to a crisp whilst we learned from the scout leader master marshmallow roasters.

We persevered tirelessly around the campfire with our fellow baseball cap-wearing buddies until that eventual night of glory came...our first golden brown!

Now we live proud, passing on the ways of the ‘mellow onto the next generation, teaching them to boldly carry forth our tasty tradition of the consumption of the graham on nights of celebration such as this. Not only will we be celebrating the putting to bed of CRR issue #181, but Aug. 10 is National S’mores Day! Watch with curiosity on the 28th, for the Musky one to unveil wonders none hath imagined.

But take comfort, oh weary souls; at first fright, take solace around the campfire, with another ol’ S’more.

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Perry Piper keeps his “electric thumbs” on the pulse of emerging technologies. He is available to assist with computer and technology needs. See ad, page 30. He also likes chocolate.

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Outings & Events

Miss Manners

from page 5

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Sometimes my husband yells at me when we are having an intense discussion. It is not merely raising his voice; he always sounds very angry, and sometimes contemptuous.

I find anger very hard to deal with, and I sometimes walk out of the room. He then accuses me of rudeness. Is it?

GENTLE READER: You are in need of an exit line. Miss Manners suggests, “We’ll discuss this when you are in a better frame of mind.”

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m part of a golf group on the weekends. We’re all friends. But there are six of us, we can only play a fivesome, and I was the latest addition to the group. A few members are VERY unreliable. One time, one of the guys opted out because of travel

plans, and I was notified I was playing — only to be dropped at the last minute when his plans changed. No class.

GENTLE READER: Indeed. Miss Manners would have expected your group to come to an understanding about a regular rotation, but she has no objection to a seniority rule if it works for the members.

However, last-minute invitations are hurtful enough without the additional rejection of rescinding them. This is true even if the activity does not involve clubs or high-speed projectiles.

••• (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.)

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.

Items sent to CRR will be considered for publication unless the writer specifies otherwise. Writer’s name and phone number must be included; anonymous submissions will not be considered.

Political Endorsements CRR is a monthly publication serving readers in several towns, three counties, two states and beyond and does not publish Letters to the Editor that are endorsements or criticisms of political candidates or controversial issues. (Paid ad space is available.)

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.

Outings & Events calendar (free listing): Events must be open to the public. Non-profit organizations and the arts, entertainment, educational and recreational opportunities and community cultural events will receive listing priority. Fundraisers must be sanctioned/sponsored by the benefiting non-profit organization. Businesses and organizations wishing to promote their particular products or services are invited to purchase advertising..

As we re-open in Phase 2 and 3, please submit info (deadlines below), and watch these pages for Outings & Events details!

See ad, page 13

BROADWAY GALLERY 1418 Commerce Avenue , Longview, Wash First Thursdays and classes are cancelled until further notice, due to Pandemic.

NEW DAYS/HOURS: Tues thru Sat, 11-4

HOW TO PUBLICIZE YOUR NON-PROFIT EVENT IN CRR

Submission Guidelines

Performing & Fine Arts, Music Art, Theatre, Literary Recreation, Outdoors Gardening, History, Pets, Self-Help

Social Distancing will be observed, Gallery members and customers must wear masks. Staff will follow cleaning procedures according to state mandates.

Featured artists:

July: New work by our 28 Co-Op artists August: Brian Lightfoot (carved walking sticks); Student Art Show.

We have Artisan Masks $7

Send your non-commercial community event basic info (name of event, beneficiary, 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: Sept. 15 – Oct 20:

by Aug 25 for Sept 15 issue.

Oct 15 – Nov 25:

by Sept 25 for Oct 15 issue Calendar submissions are considered for inclusion, subject to lead time, general relevance to readers, and space limitations. See Submission Guidelines, at left.

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Please note: All performances are subject to Coronovirus restrictions.

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Hands-on lessons with your electronic devices at your home or CRR’s Downtown Longview office.

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Outings & Events

TAKE A

HIKE

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.

with Mt. St. Helens Club

Community / Farmers Markets Trunk Sale & Farmers Market Elochoman Marina, Cathlamet

Astoria Sunday Market

Sundays • 10–3 thru Oct 13 Downtown on 12th, just off Hwy 30, Astoria, Ore. • 503-325-1010 www.astoriasundaymarket.com

500 2nd St,, Cathlamet, Wash.

Fridays thru Sept 27 • 3–6pm thru Sept cathlametmarina.org Deb Holland, Mgr: 360-849-9401

Due to the uncertainty of the pandemic, please note the following: 1) Hikes will take place only if the hike leader thinks it is safe to do so on that date.

2) Hiking groups may be limited, at the discretion of the hike leader.

3) Call the hike leader for any further information or instruction.

Castle Rock Farmers Market

4) Always be safe and protect yourself, be considerate of others during this pandemic.

Columbia-Pacific Farmers Market

Sat, Aug 15 Squirrel Bridge Walk (E) Walk 4+ miles through town and visit 7 squirrel bridges with a short talk about each.

Leader: John 360-431-1122.

Wed, Aug 19 Lake Sacajawea (E) Walk around the whole lake (3+ miles) or walk half the lake (1+ mile).

Leaders: Trudy & Ed 360-414-1160.

Sat, Aug 22 White River Buried Forest (S) Drive 200 miles RT, Hike 9 miles with 1,600 ft. e.g. from the Barlow Pass Trailhead on the Pacific Crest Trail with great views of Mt. Hood.

Leader: Bruce 360-425-0256 or 360-8467940 cell.

Wed, Sept 2 Columbia City Walk (E) Drive 40 miles RT, Walk 3 miles in Columbia City neighborhood and along the Columbia River, with a short walk through the woods with little e.g. Leader: Dana 503397-3429.

Sat, Sept. 5 Goat Rocks (M/S) Drive 230 miles RT, Hike 11 miles with 2,400 ft. e.g. from White Pass to Shoe Lake and back on the Pacific Crest Trail. Great alpine scenery. Out and back means you can do less mileage and not miss the alpine experience. George W. 360-562-0001.

Wed, Sept 9 Reed College and Rhododendron Gardens (E) Drive 105 miles RT, hike 3 miles around Reed Lake with very little e.g., mostly flat.

Then walk to the Gardens across the street. $5 fee for the Gardens. Leaders: Art 360270-9991, Bonny 503-556-2332.

Wed, Aug 12 Crown Zellerbach Trail (E) Drive 50 miles RT to a beautiful leg of the C-Z Trail. Hike approx. 5 miles on a nice trail through lush forest with gradual e.g.

Leader: Bonny 503-556-2332.

Wed, Sept. 16 Lake Sacajawea (E) Walk around the whole lake (3+ miles) or walk half the lake (1+ mile).

Leaders: Trudy & Ed 360-414-1160.

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Astronomy

In the night sky: Not-so-tiny baubles

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By Greg Smith

e have had a summer of a memorable astronomical view. The NEOWISE comet was a surprise for us. It was discovered in March of this year and gave us a wonderful sky show in July. Since it was easy to find just under the Big Dipper, I hope many of you went outside and took a look. Maybe you even tried to get a picture of it. I hope your efforts were successful.

Unfortunately, the astronomers are not calling this a “great” comet as it has not shown the brightness of the prior “great” comets. Comets are known as dirty snowballs or icy dirtballs. They are made of various combinations of ice, rock, and dust. This ice is made up of water, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, and ammonia.

Other chemical compounds are also in the mix. This stuff ‘boils’ off and gives us the tails that mark the comets presence.

It has been 13 years since the last great comet has been in our skies. Comet McNaught was at its best in January and February of 2007. It was mainly a southern hemisphere comet, but it

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did make it to northern viewers, if you looked close to the southwestern horizon at sunset. I did make it out one evening.

But the last bright northern sky great comet was Comet Hale-Bopp in 1997.

This was a very bright comet visible to the naked eye for more than a year.

The previous year presented Comet Hyakutake, and it was a another great comet. Both comets were extremely bright and outshone most of the stars in the sky. Comet Hyakutake was only 15 million miles away, and Comet Hale-Bopp 120 million miles. Comet NEOWISE was about 90 million miles and much dimmer than the farther Comet Hale-Bopp.

When will the next visible comet come by? Astronomers wish they knew. They know when a number of comets are coming, but most of them can only be seen by large telescopes.

Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake will not return for thousands of years, just like NEOWISE, which will return after 6,000-some years.

by Mike Wallin

Confused about the home appraisal process?

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wo steps in the home sale process frequently give our clients jitters: the home inspection and the home appraisal.

Both processes are performed by a disinterested third party, yet homeowners tend to treat the results as a judgment of their homes. And there are those who don’t understand that the home inspection and the appraisal aren’t the same. So, let’s clear up the confusion.

The home appraisal, on the other hand, is a process lenders require before making a loan to purchase the home. The appraiser is an unbiased third party who determines the home’s value on the current market... The buyer typically pays for the services of both professionals and owns the home inspection report. The lender owns the appraisal but is required to supply a copy upon written request.

Appraisal vs. home inspection The home appraisal and the home inspection are both of value to the homebuyer. The buyer’s lender will hire the appraiser and the buyer will hire the inspector. The home inspector’s aim is to determine if there are any major defects that will cost the buyer a lot of money above the purchase price to repair, according to the pros at HomeFrontInspection.com.

Myth: The market value of my home is the same as the tax assessor’s value.

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Reality: Property taxes are based on the assessor’s value estimation, using a process similar to that of a professional appraiser, using many of the same public records... but the appraised value may not be the home’s true market value. The assessor multiplies his or her estimation of the home’s value by the County’s pre-determined “assessment rate, typically 80 to 90 percent. Here’s an example...

The inspector will inspect readily accessible, visible, installed systems and components but will not ascertain what is happening For the full article visit www.mikewallin.com behind the home’s drywall or under the https://mikewallin.com/real-estate-blog/going-confusedfloorboards.

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What else is coming up? We have had the return of the two astronauts who went to the ISS in the Space X modern launch vehicle. They were brought back by the automated system in the capsule that took them there. Late in September, Space X will send another crew to the ISS, this time with four astronauts on board.

Astronomers have directly photographed two planets orbiting a “nearby” sun-like star, about 300 light years away, in the far southern skies in the constellation Musca. Astronomers have photographed other planets, but this is the first time two planets have been photographed around one star.

This is a young star “only”17 million years old versus our sun at 4.5 billion years old. These two planets are 14 and 6 times the mass of Jupiter. The size of

the largest one almost big enough to be what is known as a brown dwarf star (the smallest of stars). These planets orbit their star at distances some four and eight times farther away than Pluto does from the sun. These orbital distances from their parent star made it easier for them to be seen.

I am glad we have some interesting things going on to take our minds off the depressing current events. It seems that the discoveries in science, not just astronomy but archeology, paleontology, and geology, all have positive and interesting news.

Check out the website: sciencedaily. com .

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Astronomy To see the rings of Saturn for the first Aug 15 – Sept 20 time is one of the greatest joys for a

Saturn and Jupiter pay visits to the nearly-full Moon

By Greg Smith Evening Sky The two largest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, continue to rise a little sooner with each passing evening. In mid-August, both planets rise before sunset. Jupiter appears first in the evening twilight, and then Saturn becomes visible as the sky darkens.

They both are grand objects to view, even in the smallest of telescopes.

The four major moons of Jupiter are a delight to watch as they do their ballet of changing positions with each other every night.

Saturn’s ring: a wonder to behold!

In my view, these are the most beautiful things to see in the solar system.

Saturn’s rings are tipped toward us, so they are very bright. On the evening of August 28th, the moon sits below bright Jupiter, and on the 29th Saturn is just up and to the right of the moon.

In September, Jupiter and Saturn are in the southern sky by 9pm. This is the easiest time to see them. It’s not too late, and they are still very bright.

beginning astronomer. It may even start you wondering what else you can see in the night sky.

Mars rises in the east about 11pm in mid-August and 10pm by the end of August. Mid-September will see it rise about 9pm in the east. Mars will give great views of itself as it nears its closest approach to Earth and will still be just a bright reddish star. A telescope will allow you to see Mars as a round object with maybe some dark markings on it.

It is now southern summer on Mars, so the bright ice cap is small and hard to see. The bigger the telescope, the more detail you will see.

Morning Sky Jupiter and Saturn set in the southwest after midnight. Venus in the eastLongview resident Greg Smith is past president of Friends of Galileo. Meet him and other club members at monthly meetings in Longview. For more info about FOG, visit friendsofgalileo.com.

northeast about 3:00am, followed by Mercury in the east-northeast about 4:30am. The two planets remain visible until disappearing in the morning sunlight.

Night Sky Spectacle: Hercules Star Cluster (M13) – [as of 9:30 pm on August 30th] This is one of great jewels of the night sky. The bright star Vega is nearly overhead. Just lie on your back, with your feet pointed southwest and look to the west of Vega. Find a slightly misshappen box of four stars with the narrow end of the box on the south side. This is the main body of the constellation Hercules. Then find the upper right star and just down (south) from it see a faint fuzzy ball of light. If you have binoculars, use them to see a bright tight wad of stars (also known as a globular cluster). With a telescope you will see a great many stars. This group of stars contains thousands of stars and is about 25,000 light years away. Try to imagine what a sky might look like from a planet in that mess of stars.

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down toward the lake, plucking a large trout from the surface before flying off to enjoy its bounty. Maybe this will be one of those images I’ve heard grown-ups talk about that never leave your mind.

by ned piper A boyhood messabout SPIRIT LAKE, SUMMER 1952 — My father Em Piper is the YMCA Camp Director which means that the Piper family has the pleasure of living at the camp, located here on the banks of Spirit Lake, all summer long.

Camp activities include hikes, nightly campfires, archery lessons, swimming and boating. And snipe hunting.

Before campers are allowed to use the rowboats and canoes, or to water ski behind the camp’s Century powerboat, we must swim from one end of the swimming area to the other. This rule includes my sister Jane, our younger brother Perry, and me. I’m not much of a swimmer, but I relished the idea of rowing to various bays and coves around the lake, so I knew I had to swim 50 feet in the ice cold water of Spirit Lake.

The lake is fed by snowmelt water from Mt. St. Helens and other snowy peaks in the surrounding area. Streams like Donnybrook, Margaret Creek, and Harmony Falls keep the lake water super cold, until the end of summer.

The announcement was shouted at breakfast by the counselor in charge of the swimming area: “Campers, after you bus your dishes and clean up

your cabins, get into your swimming suits, grab a towel and meet me at the swimming dock at ten o’clock sharp.”

Since we Piper kids live with our folks in the Director’s cabin, we didn’t have to waste time cleaning up our cabin.

Thanks, Mom. I might have been the first kid to arrive at the swimming area. But that doesn’t mean I was the first one in the water.

As soon as I realized how cold the water was, it took me a long time to dive in.

Sitting on the dock, I splashed water on my legs, arms and chest, hoping to build a resistance to the cold.

Finally, I screwed up my courage and took the plunge, diving headlong into the water. The sudden cold literally took my breath away. All I could do was dog-paddle my way across the swimming area. It wasn’t pretty, but I qualified for boating.

My favorite thing to do in a rowboat is to row out into the lake, pull the oars into the boat, lie back and drift in the warm sun, the beautiful ice cream conelike Mt. St. Helens in view.

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My most distinct memory so far is the day I saw an eagle circling what appeared to be a mile above me.

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Eat for Heat will provide the makings for a lovely dinner with locally-procured ingredients. We are partnering with Watershed Garden Works, Roland Wines and many other local businesses to bring the freshest local ingredients right to your table (literally, your very own table).

Chef Josiah Fox, along with additional local celebrity guest chefs will be contributing easy-to-prepare recipes and ingredients. This will be an exciting event, bringing community together (even if we are apart) for a great cause.

100 percent of the evening’s proceeds will go towards the Warm Neighbor Fund. Like last year’s event, there is a surprise element as we develop the menu based on what fresh ingredients are available as the date approaches.

As the dinner gets closer, so will the harvest time of our local, fresh ingredients. We will send weekly updates as the menu is built and also announce the local celebrity chefs and meal kit updates.

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