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To Autumn

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For Summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.

Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?

Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find Thee sitting careless on a granary floor, Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind; Or on a half-reap’d furrow sound asleep, Drows’d with the fume of poppies, while thy hook Spares the next swath and all its twined flowers: And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep Steady thy laden head across a brook; Or by a cider-press, with patient look, Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours.

Where are the songs of Spring? Ay, where are they?

Think not of them, thou hast thy music too, While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day, And touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue; Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn Among the river sallows, borne aloft Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies; And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn; Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft; And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.

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~ By John Keats, 1820.

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Sue’s Views

The season of mists, mellow fruitfulness... and autumn winds

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hope you are enjoying the change of seasons. As summer yields to the “mellow fruitfulness” of fall (a term borrowed from John Keats’ famous poem), the Piper household has harvested a steady supply of tomatoes, squash and onions from our garden.

Daniel Kellner, a German exchange student, is now settled in with us. He’s enjoying his classes at R.A. Long High School and playing in the marching band ... ah, football season. We’ve already been to one game and are looking forward to more — in the crisp, Friday night fall air. Crunchy leaves will soon be falling as the wind takes on that familiar autumn chill.

It seems the political season is upon us, too. We can safely say those winds are already blowing, and pretty hard.

But if Jesse Ventura can be governor of Minnesota (1999-2003) and actor Ben Affleck and comedian Stephen Colbert can testify (perform) before Congress, is it really so outrageous that Donald Trump would be running for president?

Maybe our country has gone crazy. Or — chilly or not — perhaps the “winds of change” are blowing.

I do know the wind blows in our backyard. After recently discovering a brand new set of wind chimes long stored in our garage, we decided to hang them within the canopy of our big ornamental pear tree.

These chimes contain six 1.5-inch diameter aluminum alloy pipes in the alto range, tuned to the major Pentatonic scale. I read on the Music of the Spheres® website that this is the most widely used melodic scale in the world, dating from ancient Greece. Its pattern is the same as the black notes of the piano keyboard and contains all the notes to “Amazing Grace.” Who knew?

I made a beeline to the nearest piano to see for myself. Indeed, the tune “Amazing Grace,” can be played using just the five black keys — the pentatonic scale. No wonder the sound of those chimes is so soothing.

I wish for us all the mellow fruitfulness of fall ... and gentle winds.

Sue Piper

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Total lunar eclipse, also known as a “blood moon.” CRR file photo

When there is enough wind, I can hear the chimes as I drift off to sleep at night or awaken in the morning. I listen for those lovely, mellow tones ... literally, music to my ears. I just hope any neighbors within earshot feel the same way.

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Local Books / Book Review / Bestsellers List

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Dispatch from the Discovery Trail ~ Installment #3

Matt Little rises above the Columbia River while flyboarding at Cascade Locks, Ore. Photo by Perry Piper.

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Miss Manners

Hiking the Quartz Creek Trail

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I recently finished Peter Stark’s book, Astoria, in which he weaves a wonderfully detailed story of John Jacob Astor’s tragic double expeditions to establish the western headquarters of his Pacific Fur Company at the mouth of the Columbia. Stark’s account of Astor’s negotiations with President Jefferson and, later, with the Nor’westers, Dennis Weber and his use of modern science to describe the suffering of the starving overland explorers and the hypothermic deaths of sailors abandoned by the cruel Captain Thorne made me feel as if I were right there.” ~ Dennis Weber, Cowlitz County Commissioner Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson’s Lost Pacific Empire by Peter Stark In 1811, John Jacob Astor organized and outfitted two parties to establish a fur trading post on the coast of North America.

One would go by sea around Cape Horn; the other, over land through the Rockies. During the whole of Lewis and Clark’s perilous expedition (1804-1806), only one of their party died (of a ruptured appendix); more than half of those in Astor’s parties would die violent deaths, others would go mad, and most would nearly starve to death. ~ Alan Rose

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1. Paper Towns John Green, Speak, $10.99 2. Auggie & Me R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99 3. The Isle of the Lost Melissa de la Cruz, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99 4. Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes Rick Riordan, John Rocco (Illus.), Disney/Hyperion, $24.99 5. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Jesse Andrews, Amulet, $9.95 6. Looking for Alaska (Special 10th Anniversary Edition) John Green, Dutton, $19.99 7. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Kate DiCamillo, K.G. Campbell (Illus.), Candlewick, $8.99 8. Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99 9. El Deafo Cece Bell, Amulet, $10.95 10. Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99

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By Alan Rose Ten Windows: How Great Poens Transform the World

By Jane Hirschfield Alfred A. Knopf $24.95

“Words transform,” declares poet Jane Hirschfield. As one who has spent much of his life interested in transforming the world—through the ministry, through community organizing and social services, and now through writing — I was intrigued by her subtitle: How Great Poems Transform the World.

I was thinking of the power of words in more concrete terms: Dickens’ novels resulting in the introduction of child labor laws, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin stirring outrage Alan Rose, author of Tales of Tokyo, The Legacy of Emily Hargraves and The Unforgiven organizes the monthly WordFest gatherings.

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A poet’s poetic musings on poetry “The desire of monks and mystics is not unlike that of artists: to perceive the extraordinary within the ordinary by changing not the world but the eyes that look.

Within a summoned and hybrid awareness, the inner reaches out to transform the outer, and the outer reaches back to transform the one who sees. Catherine of Sienna wrote in the fourteenth century, “All the way to heaven is heaven”…to form the intention of new awareness is already to transform and be transformed. ~ from Ten Windows: How Great Poems Transform the World

against slavery, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring awakening the environmental movement.

But Hirschfield is writing about transformation more subtle and more profound, transforming the world at the foundational level of perception rather than the political level of action, employing words and images instead of wars and revolutions. She is talking about “poems that leave us changed.”

She says, “What a writer or painter undertakes in each work of art is an experiment whose hoped-for outcome is an expanded knowing.” Through

the expanded awareness that a poem can bring, we ourselves become expanded and something new; and as we are transformed, the world is also transformed.

These ten essays amount to a poet’s poetic musing on poetry, and she peppers the essays with poems that illustrate her points, those by canonical poets well known and much loved (Gerard Manley Hopkins, John Keats, Emily Dickinson), as well as by more contemporary poets (Denise Levertov, Gwendolyn Brooks, W.S. Merwin), but also by poets from other cultures who most of us probably do not know (the Iraqi poet Dunya Mikhail, the Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska.)

changed in the encounter, and then find that the world as we perceived it has also changed.

Through poems, she says, one can even “look into the unbearable,” and quotes a haiku by Issa: We wander the roof of hell, choosing blossoms.

Hirschfield reminds us that this old, old world still has the potential to become new and fresh and original if we have the eyes, the will and (sometimes) the courage to see it.

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As one would expect of a poet, the essays are rich in metaphors—“A poem is a cup of words filled past its brim, carrying meanings beyond its own measurable capacity.”

Such poems “swerve into some new possibility of mind” and one suddenly sees the world in new ways—by “poem-light.”

What she is saying about poetry applies to all art: its innate capacity to transform the way we experience ourselves and the world. We are

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Lewis & Clark

Free land, a paycheck & whiskey Rewards and punishments of a rigorous trip

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ow would you convince 45 Captain Clark was in charge the first young men to join a twoweek, since Captain Lewis was still in year expedition into the St. Louis procuring supplies. In reality, unknown? The promise of free land “Captain” Clark was only a Lieutenant. and a paycheck made many men The Army had refused to assign him eager to sign up, but Lewis and Clark the rank of Captain as Lewis had were concerned desertions might be a promised. So, for the entire journey, problem later, when Lewis treated Clark the going got tough. as a co-Captain and We are pleased to present As an extra perk, the men never knew Installment #3 of Michael Perry’s they took about 300 the difference. popular 33-month series which gallons of whiskey. began with CRR’s April 15, 2004 Just three days inaugural issue. “Dispatch from the By the time the into the journey, Discovery Trail” helped define and “bar” ran dry a year disciplinary problems shape Columbia River Reader in its later, the explorers early years. During the Bicentennial arose. Three men would be too far Commemoration of the Lewis and sneaked away from from civilization Clark Expedition, each installment camp to get some for anyone to risk covered their travels during the whiskey. When they corresponding month 200 years prior. leaving. returned, they were We are repeating the series for the Every night, each enjoyment of both longtime and more court-martialed by recent readers. man got a quarter a jury of their peers.

To find prior installments visit pint of whiskey — One man received crreader.com enough to ease the 50 lashes across his Click “Features,” then “Archives.” rigors of the day and, cont page 12 by today’s standards, make him legally drunk.

This is why they didn’t backpack When the Corps of Discovery departed from the location of present-day St. Louis Gateway Arch, they were a party, but a sober one. The group left at 4 pm on May 14, 1804 “under a jentle brease” and progressed only four miles up the Missouri River that day.

The 55-foot keelboat, carrying 12 tons of supplies and 25 men, could be rowed, sailed, pushed, or pulled.

Two pirogues (flat-bottomed dugout canoes) and four horses carried the additional supplies.

While most men were members of the U.S. military, French Canadians were hired as interpreters and to help get the heavily-laden boats up the mighty Missouri. It is unknown exactly how many men began the journey.

Michael Perry enjoys local history and travel. His popular 33-installment Lewis & Clark series appeared in CRR’s early years and is making an “encore” appearance, beginning with the July 2015 issue.

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Above: Lewis and Clark carried 193 pounds of “portable soup” in 33 cannisters.

At right: Replicas of cannisters, devised

by Lewis, containing gun powder. Once emptied, the 4 lbs of lead comprising each cannister was melted down and molded into the precise number of shot for that amount of powder. Photos by Michael Perry.

The Lewis and Clark Cargo Exhibit at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum gives a dramatic and visual answer to the question “How much is 30 tons?” See what Lewis and Clark carried across the continent and understand the rationale for bringing it all along.

The exhibit is open from 9–5 daily. The museum is located at 5000 Discovery Drive in The Dalles. For more info, call 541-2968600 or visit www.gorgediscovery.org.

Miss Manners

Civilized Life

By Judith Martin

Pregnant women’s dress code; eating the soup bowl; taking a date to a funeral, etc.

1. DEAR MISS MANNERS: Pregnant women nowadays appear to want everyone to know they are pregnant, and how far along they are, by wearing tight knit tops. Not only are their stomachs huge, but their belly buttons are pooched out.

I find this disgusting. I’m in my early 60s­­— am I too old-fashioned? I miss the days when women wore loose “maternity tops.” One knew that the woman was pregnant, but we didn’t have to be reminded of what was going on under the maternity top.

GENTLE READER: What Miss Manners misses are the days when no one would have thought of staring at a lady — pregnant or not — in the belly button. She does not miss the days when pregnant ladies were expected to dress as if they were wearing the nursery curtains.

2. DEAR MISS MANNERS: Edible dinnerware seems to be newly popular, and I am not sure how to handle it. When I ordered clam chowder, it was served in a hollowedout mini loaf of sourdough bread.

Do I assume that the establishment has run out of regular bowls and not eat the bowl? Which is what I did, as there was sourdough bread served on the side. Digging into the empty bowl at the table did not seem quite proper.

GENTLE READER: You will forgive Miss Manners for the patient smile she develops when told of a modern trend. In medieval times, trenchers, flat rounds of bread, were used as plates. The custom was to give them to the poor after the meal when they (the bread, not the poor) were soaked with juices.

Nowadays, this would not be considered an attractive (or sanitary) form of philanthropy. However, it is reasonable to assume that a trendy restaurant has no intention of washing and reusing your edible soup bowl.

You may therefore eat it, or not, as you wish.

Miss Manners shares your confusion at the redundancy of serving bread on

the side, but perhaps the restaurant is trying to accommodate both those who like their bread soggy and those who do not.

3. DEAR MISS MANNERS: Do I need to provide a reason why I am not attending my sister’s wedding?

GENTLE READER: Your sister already knows the reason, and so does the rest of the family. Miss Manners considers it best to decline gracefully without mentioning whatever unpleasantness — or difficult personal circumstances — prevent you from attending.

Actually, excuses are never needed in declining invitations, and only lead to trouble. When they are legitimate, hosts may not consider them more important than their events, and when they are fake, they are bound to be found out.

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4. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have to reveal a pet peeve: Waiters and waitresses who ask questions of my dining party such as, “Are we ready to order?” and, “Did we save room for dessert?”

trend of servers attempting to be the customers’ friends, and not their temporary employees. She agrees that the tone is condescending and has the opposite effect.

However, as a former waitress, how would you have reacted to a patron’s pointing out these little annoyances ­— particularly if they are a job requirement? Please save your complaints for the bigger transgressions and try to endure. cont page 9

This inclusive questioning seems to occur at both casual and highend restaurants. Do you agree that this is poor form? Is it appropriate to mention this annoyance to the server? I am a former waitress and a generous tipper!

GENTLE READER: That wait staff use odd phrases and strange terminology may unfortunately be a mandate coming from the establishment itself (or its focus groups), and not the individual.

Miss Manners supposes that the inclusive questioning you describe is in keeping with the unfortunate

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5. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have had several friends who have been invited to wedding and baby showers but for some reason or another were unable to make it to the event. In my opinion, this should not exclude them from providing a gift.

Does it? I always alert the hostess if I am unable to attend and either send the gift with someone who is attending, or I make a special effort to make sure the guest of honor receives it. Am I wrong in sending a gift to events I do not attend?

GENTLE READER: You are not wrong in sending a present if you feel generous.

What is wrong is mandating others to such generosity.

Shower presents are normally given only at the event. Miss Manners shudders to think of the bloated guest lists if invitations had to be considered invoices.

6. DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it proper to bring a date to a funeral when the date has never met the deceased or any of the family?

My brother-in-law brought a girl he was dating (and eventually married) as a date to my mother’s funeral and later made some comment that we weren’t friendly to her.

We were shocked that our parent had died and were mourning, and not in the mood to socialize or meet new people.

GENTLE READER: A funeral being a serious affair, Miss Manners applies the same standard to the relationship as to the date herself.

Fiancees are acceptable, passing interests are not. As this couple subsequently married, you can presume that they were serious enough for your brother-in-law to want her to be a part of family occasions. What is outrageous is for either of them to have expected her to be entertained under such circumstances.

••• (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, Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.)

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Port of Longview commissioners unanimously appointed former Director of Terminal Operations Doug Averett as District #2 Commissioner, fulfilling the remaining two years of Lou Johnson’s term, who resigned from the commission in June for personal reasons.

Having the distinction of 28 years of port industry experience, Av e r e t t w a s selected from a pool of eight Doug Averett candidates because of his deep understanding of the Port and its facilities, coupled with his long working relationships with Port customers, staff and the longshore union.

“I felt like there needed to be continuity,” said Averett in a press release. He noted that the Port was facing the possibility of two new commissioners without maritime backgrounds. The District #3 position will be up for election this fall; current Commissioner Darold Dietz is not seeking re-election.

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Longview Orthopedic Associates recently welcomed foot and ankle surgeon Jake McLeod, dpm, to their staff. Dr. McLeod will handle a full orthopedic caseload related to foot and ankle care, including sprains and fractures and foot pain due to bunions, flat feet, or Dr. Jake McLeod arthritis.

He specializes in re-constructive foot and ankle surgery, total ankle replacements, and minimally invasive surgeries, including ankle arthroscopy.

After earning his undergraduate degree at the University of Portland and a medical degree at Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona, Dr. McLeod completed a three-year surgical residency program at the Highlands Foot & Ankle Institute in Denver, Colorado. More recently, he finished a foot and ankle sports medicine and surgical fellowship at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.

Dr. McLeod is an avid fan of the Oregon Ducks, Portland Trailblazers, and Atlanta Braves. He also enjoys skiing, hiking, and spending time with his wife and two young children.

Originally from Bandon, Oregon, a small town on the Oregon Coast, McLeod said, “Joining Longview Orthopedic Associates offers my family and me the opportunity to settle in a smaller town in the fantastic Pacific Northwest.”

From a professional standpoint, LOA has a reputation for providing excellent patient care in all facets of orthopedic management, he said.

“My expertise in foot and ankle care gives me a chance to contribute to this tradition of excellence.”

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he last week of September will bring the last of four lunar eclipses (called a tetrad) which have occurred over the last two years just about six months apart. The coming eclipse, on September 27th, will already be in progress at sunset as the moon rises just before 7pm here on the Pacific coast. The full eclipse occurs an hour later, just before 8pm.

This is one of those “super” full moons, with the moon at its closest point to Earth in its orbit (perigee). ”Super moons” are actually brighter than ordinary full moons which occur at other points in its orbit.

This is especially so when the moon is full during its farthest point in its orbit (apogee). The visual size is even measurable. Use use a ruler to measure the apparent size of the moon at perigee and write down the measurement, then measure the apparent size at apogee. You will find that the sizes are different.

Total lunar eclipses are known as “blood moons,” due to the red color of the Earth’s shadow The red appearance of a lunar eclipse is due to the same factors that create a red sunrise or red sunset. As the light travels through the atmosphere it is refracted, with the red being bent the most. When we look at the eclipse from the earth, air pollution greatly adds to the redness of the light. The deepest red is the densest part of the shadow. Most of the time the center of the moon and the center of the shadow are off a bit and the darkest part of the shadow may be on the upper or lower part of the full moon.

This month the moon will be fully covered by the shadow of the Earth, the center of the shadow will just miss the top of the moon by a very small distance, so there will be gradations of the reddening on the moon with the darkest at the top. The whole moon will still be red or red-orange.

So if it is clear on Sunday the 27th, step outside at sunset and watch the Moon rise in the east and view the big red lunar eclipse.

Meanwhile, what are the stars doing?

They are in their fall positions. The big square of Pegasus is above the horizon; meaning that the great galaxy

of Andromeda is visible as well. To find the galaxy, locate the four stars of the square. The one at the 9 o’clock position is the stepping off point.

Follow the lazy V that sprouts from that point star and go two stars along the bottom row of stars. There you will find three more stars that rise above this second star. At the third star up, point your binoculars or scope to it and you will see a fuzzy patch of light.

That is the center of the M31 galaxy, which is 2.5 million light years away.

If you live in an area that has a dark sky, away from light pollution, you can see this fuzz-ball of light with your eyes alone. The rest of the galaxy is too faint to see, unless you take several long-exposure photos and combine them to show more of the stars.

Enjoy the autumn night sky and watch for the rise of “The Hunter” (Orion) and its famous belt and sword.

••• CRR’s astronomy columnist Greg Smith is an active member of Friends of Galileo, a familyfriendly amateur astronomy club which meets monthly in Longview and welcomes visitors.

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bare back with a cat-o’-nine-tails.

This punishment was harsh but not unusual. In the six months it took to reach North Dakota, five courtsmartial would be held to hear nine cases involving six members of the crew.

Stuck in the mud, again The keelboat was so heavily loaded that it often became stuck on sandbars or snags, sometimes requiring the offloading enough supplies to re-float the boat. An event described in Clark’s May 24th journal entry was to be repeated many times: “The swiftness of the Current wheeled the boat, Broke our Toe rope, and was nearly over Setting the boat, all hand Jumped out on the upper Side and bore on that Side until the Sand washed from under the boat…” Part of the problem was the way supplies were loaded: “The barge ran foul… several times on logs… this was ca[u]sed by her being too heavily laden in the stern.”

Not all of the men rode in boats; some walked along the riverbank and hunted for food. Records indicate they carried 30 tons of supplies, including a ton of whiskey and seven

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tons of parched corn, meal, flour, pork, and other food — enough to last just 45 days. Thus, hunting for bear, deer and birds was very important.

A week into the trip, they traded two quarts of whiskey to some Kickapoo Indians for a pheasant and four deer.

By the middle of June, two-thirds of the men had scurvy. They were eating practically nothing but meat and no fresh fruit or vegetables. The men consumed up to ten pounds of meat per day just to supply the calories burned.

The going was slow against the strong current in the lower Missouri, with progress averaging only about 1.5 miles per hour (a leisurely walking pace is 2mph). The work was extraordinarily hard: “I observe that the men Swet more than is common from Some cause, I think the Missouri’s Water is the principal Cause… the Sweet pores off the men in Streams…” A day spent walking along the river hunting was a welcome relief from the drudgery of rowing, poling, or pulling the boats upstream.

Food: A constant problem Days would pass without the hunters killing anything. But as they went upriver, they began to find different varieties of fruits and berries: “a butifull bottom Plain of about 2000 acres covered with wild rye & Potatoes intermix’t with the grass… wild rice was plenty groeing on the bank of the River, Strawberyes…” and “The Praries Come within a Short distance of the river on each Side which Contains in addition to Plumbs Raspberries & vast quantities of wild apples… great numbs. of Deer are seen feeding on the young willows & earbage in the Banks and on the Sand bars in the river.”

As the Expedition progressed up the Missouri, they met several fur traders returning with a load of pelts. Whenever time allowed, they would stop to talk to boats coming

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downstream, hoping to learn more about what to expect upstream.

Although they started out between 5–7am each morning, only 10–15 miles was covered each day. After a month, they had traveled only 250 miles. It rained much of the first month, leading to journal entries like “The Ticks & Musquetors are verry troublesome.” They purchased 300 pounds of buffalo grease (or bear lard?) and tallow from a French fur trader to be used as insect repellent.

On June 14, a crew member reported an amazing encounter that Clark recorded: “he heard in this Pond a Snake making goubleing noises like a turkey, he fired his gun & the noise was increased…& may be herd Several miles, This Snake is of emence size. ” Maybe that man received an extra ration of whiskey the night before?

By June 26, the Expedition had covered 400 miles, reaching what is now Kansas. On June 29, two more courts-martial were held. The previous night, the sentry in charge of guarding the whiskey helped himself to an extra ration (or two or three), resulting in his becoming very drunk. Another soldier came along and helped himself to the whiskey, too. These were the same men courtmartialed on May 17. The next morning, other crew members were very upset to learn what happened.

After all, it was the crew’s whiskey that the two men had been drinking. The sentry was sentenced to 100 lashes and his cohort got 50, administered by their crewmates. As Clark wrote, “we have always found the men verry ready to punish Such crimes.”

Marked with a bang!

The crew celebrated Independence Day by firing the bow cannon on the keel boat in the morning and then “closed the [day] by a Discharge from our bow piece, an extra Gill of whiskey.”

On July 11, one of the two guards fell asleep on his post. This was one of the most serious offenses that could be committed, punishable by death. The poor soul may have preferred death; his sentence was 100 lashes — 25 lashes a day for each of the next four days. While it is hard to imagine such brutal punishment, it isn’t hard to imagine what might have happened if a roving band of Sioux had come upon the camp while the guard was asleep.

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Next month we will continue our trip up the Missouri River and learn about the only member of the Corps of Discovery to die on the expedition.

Dinner as F-A-S-T as fast food!

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oes it feel like the pace of life picks up in the fall? Today’s kids (and their parents) are busier than ever with school and evening activities — sports, music lessons, girl/boy scouts, church groups, etc. — that occupy nearly every night of the week With our over-scheduled lives, who has time to cook a healthy meal every night?

Before you give up and swing into the fast-food drive-thru line AGAIN, consider making a quick and easy meal at home. Here’s how: •Establish 3-5 meals that take less than 15 minutes to prepare.

•Include at least three food groups in the meal (ie. starch, protein, veggie) •Keep basic staples on hand: whole grain bread, potatoes, eggs, peanut butter, cheese, fresh/frozen fruits and vegetables, nuts, yogurt, and soup.

When you and your family are getting home late and everyone is “starving,” consider one of the following quick dinner ideas: Breakfast for dinner Scrambled eggs w/ whole grain toast and fruit Whole grain waffles w/ peanut butter and unsweetened applesauce Sandwiches Sandwich on whole grain bread with baby carrots/dip, and fruit Grilled cheese with tomato slices and grapes Whole wheat bagel with light cream cheese, ham, lettuce + fruit Peanut butter and jelly on whole grain bread, yogurt w/ frozen berries Microwave options Soup with whole grain crackers and cheese Microwaved baked potato topped w/ cottage cheese, steamed broccoli and salsa...

These are all better options than a fastfood stop.

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Setting the Stage

CLATSKANIE CULTURAL CENTETR

10-year community effort ushers in new era Story by Ron Baldwin •Photos by Sandy Cox

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oung and old alike were in attendance to usher in a new era in Clatskanie when the Clatskanie Cultural Center opened on Sunday, August 30.

The disheveled IOOF building which once contained the Avalon Theater and the U.S. Post Office has been revitalized in a 10-year joint effort by the Clatskanie Foundation, the Clatskanie Arts Commission and the City of Clatskanie.

The new Birkenfeld Theatre seats 170.

Old made new The restoration, a seemingly Herculean effort involving hundreds of volunteer hours and almost entirely private financing, was spearheaded by former Clatskanie Chief editor Deborah Hazen, a Clatskanie Foundation board member, and Arts Commission founders Elsa and Donovan “Dee” Wooley (pictured below). Others who became instrumental in the effort were foundation board members Mike Engel, a retired building contractor, and retired engineer Dave Hicks. Both lent their expertise and just plain old hard work to the effort, along with an army of volunteers and contractors. Every feature is bright and new but retains the Art Deco design of the building’s early days.

Many others added to the fund, which reached nearly $3.2 million. “ We m a d e a n effort to steer the majority of the work on the project to local contractors and craftspeople,” Elsa Wooley said, as she and her husband showed us the new C. Keith Birkenfeld Theater, equipped with modern sound and lighting systems.

In 2005, C. Keith Birkenfeld, a wealthy former Seattle area educator and investor, passed away, bequeathing $500,000 to the Clatskanie Foundation for “bricks and mortar” projects. Mr. Birkenfeld was the descendant of local pioneers and always held an interest in the community.

Once the 1926 vintage building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, the coffers of the foundation b e g a n t o g r o w, receiving donations from its Elsa and Donovan “Dee” Wooley major donors ($100,000 or more) including long time resident Dr. Charles Grayson, Ford Family Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, Collins Foundation, Wollenberg Foundation and the M.J Murdock Foundation.

More intimate space “The Performing Arts Center at the high school is just too large for many of the performances we want to present,” Wooley said, “so this is just the right size.” The performance space at Clatskanie Middle/High School, named after Donovan “Dee” Wooley, is a cavernous 450-seat auditorium, while the new theater is just a cozy 170. The seating, obtained from the Baghdad Theater in Portland, went through a considerable amount of restoration, according to Deborah Hazen. The new City of Clatskanie offices occupy a good portion of the second floor.

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Days earlier, when the Wooleys and Ms. Hazen welcomed local artist/ photographer Sandy Cox and me to the building, Elsa confided to us, “You wouldn’t believe what this place looked like when we got it.”

offices were trashed and the meeting hall/ballroom (as teenagers we called it the “Mumbo Jumbo Room”) was ripped apart down to the maple floor, which is one of the few remaining features.

Most adults who lived in Clatskanie have personal connections to the building on Nehalem Street The theater greeted movie goers for more than 60 years. Professional offices upstairs served scores of people every year. Town residents and rural residents alike visited the post office for generations. Sandy and I, who both spent our early years in Clatskanie and attended many events at the IOOF Hall and the Avalon Theater, were honored to be included in the weekend’s opening celebration. We greeted old friends and family there and observed many people recalling their experiences, as well. And the kids, well…. they had cake.

Since the early ‘90s, when the Odd Fellows lodge was disbanded, the theater closed, and the building was sold, it went through a series of private owners that used it as everything from an illegal marijuana grow house to a repository for every kind My early personal of junk and refuse that a connections to the hoarder could compile. building are somewhat The once-stately brick traumatic in nature so façade was dislodged and at first, I approached the broken. The theater floor building with a certain was torn out down to the amount of trepidation. dirt. All the plumbing Back in the day and wiring were either Waaaaay back when I was gone or ripped apart and a first grader at Quincy nearly all of the windows Photo by Sherri Lumijarvi Grade School, our class was were broken out. The transported to the theater during the roof poured water down like a flood. holiday season to see “Tarzan’s Savage Upstairs, the former professional Fury,” starring Lex Barker and Dorothy Hart. The native village scenes were so graphic that I had nightmares for a month. The next year my mother enrolled me in tap dance classes upstairs in the ballroom. This, too, brought on nightmares since, among a dozen or so students, I was THE ONLY MALE! Aaaaagh! In the sixties my band hired the hall for public dances … not so traumatic.

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orthwest gardeners love their summer squash. Anyone who has harvested a tender zucchini to roast with parmesan or steamed a tiny crooked neck will tell you that they grow their squash for dinner …. and, of course, the neighborhood. These habitual, prolific producers not only provide armloads of produce, but tend to expand to take over the garden with their huge leaves on vigorous, spreading plants.

With more people downsizing their homes’ vegetable garden spaces and often growing fresh food in containers, the seed industry has been developing compact vegetables that produce an abundant harvest. Jeannine Bogard, Business Product Manager, Garden Vegetables, for Syngenta Flowers, Inc. of Gilroy, California, has

The fruit is easily seen when Noche is ready to harvest.

Multiple Goldprize squash develop from clusters of blossoms near the center of the compact plants.

We hoped to help find the answer to the question; ‘Would these compact varieties, developed specifically for fresh market commercial production, transition to small space home gardens?’

All were germinated indoors in May and transplanted to the garden in early June. Seed packets always note “Days to Harvest.” This refers to the number of days from the date the young plants are transplanted to the garden. If sown directly to the garden, “days to harvest” is calculated from the appearance of the second set of leaves. The summer of 2015 has been long and hot, which is perfect for Jeannine Bogard, left, shares tips for vegetable varieties adapted growing squash. to small space gardens with Carolyn Kennington, of Castle Noche – Green Zucchini Rock, Wash.

(Days to Harvest: 45) One zucchini plant, with its two-foot leaves will often take over a garden spot. The fruit grows fast, rapidly maturing from 7-8 inch edible fruits to behemoths with tough skin and course flesh.

“Noche” (Spanish for “night”’) has a compact habit with smaller leaves.

The fruit was borne in clusters on short bloom spurs. We thought the flavor somewhat bland with tough skin even

The flesh of the Mexican Grey had a slightly nutty flavor.

The crooked necks of Goldstar are strong and less likely to break at harvest.

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Beautiful, uniform fruit of the Gold Nugget squash grow clustered at the crown of the compact plants.

Nancy Chennault is a longtime local gardening maven and dynamo of horticultural energy. She and her husband, Jim Chennault, operate The Gardens @ Sandy Bend in Castle Rock.

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MAN IN THE KITCHEN CLASSICS Heirloom Tomatoes: Like Gramma used to grow?

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is the season of bountiful harvest. Home gardeners always plant too many tomatoes and the excess is legend. They begin appearing in bags to share at church events, offices and animal clubs like the Lions, Elks and Moose. A neighbor of mine had so many tomatoes one year he sent his three children into the neighborhood with bags of tomatoes, instructed to ring a doorbell, leave a bag and run.

Our cookbooks are filled with recipes to use up the abundant tomatoes. One classic Italian dish stands apart from all the rest: Caprese Salad.

A Caprese salad is simple elegance, especially when pronounced in Italian by a waiter on the Isle of Capri, its origin. Apart from its simplicity of preparation and lovely taste, when you bring this dish to the table you’ll be serenaded with “Ooohs” and “Aaahs.”

It’s a beautiful red, white and green presentation, like the Italian flag.

Caprese Salad Fresh tomatoes Fresh mozzarella balls, 2-1/2” diameter Fresh basil leaves Salt Fresh ground black pepper Extra virgin olive oil Core and slice the tomatoes about 3/8inch thick. Cut the mozzarella into 3/4inch thick slices. Place a slice of cheese on a slice of tomato and overlap them around the outside of a serving plate. Sprinkle with torn basil leaves, salt and pepper.

Just Just before serving, drizzle olive oil over the plate and offer it up. If the olive oil is added too soon, it tends to soak into the cheese and tomatoes.

Like many classic Italian recipes there are rigid rules for Caprese salads’s preparation.

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eirloom tomatoes (open-pollinated, named the same one twice. It can be confusing if you purchase and think non-hybrid heirloom cultivars you have two separate ones and they of tomato) have grown in popularity are exactly alike. and availability Also, you might in recent years purchase an due to historical “Old German,” interest, access for instance, to wider varieties, and it is NOT and the ability like the “Old for people to German” you save seeds from grew last year year to year. or remember They have no disease resistance Heirloom tomatoes, typically found in local Gramma farmers markets, were abundant along the Hood growing. They built into their do change, as all genetic makeup, River Fruit Loop last September.

Photo by Lois Sturdivant. open-pollinated they have a seed plants do, evolving and slightly shorter shelf life and aren’t very pretty. modifying their characteristics ... it’s part But they generally taste better than of the survival of the species — only hybrid tomatoes. Despite heirloom the strongest live to grow another year. tomatoes’ popularity, some scientists have suggested that they are no more Heirloom seeds “breed true,” unlike “natural” than commercial ones, the seeds of hybridized plants. Both and that many are simply “inbred” sides of the DNA in an heirloom variety tomatoes. come from a common stable cultivar, in contrast to hybridized seeds, which Heirloom tomatoes lack a genetic combine different cultivars. The hybrids mutation that gives tomatoes an exhibit “hybrid vigor” in the first appealing uniform red color while generation, but the second generation sacrificing the fruit’s sweet taste. tends to exhibit many undesirable Varieties bearing this mutation, which have been favored by industry since the recessive traits. Heirloom tomato 1940s, feature fruits with lower levels of varieties are “open pollinating,” but if you plant several different heirlooms, carotenoids and a decreased ability to I would think you would have crossmake sugar within the fruit. pollination going on all over the place...

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In the Loop

Fruit-filled excursion ideal for Fall

Story and photos by Lois Sturdivant

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ast September a friend and I took an overnight trip to Hood River to investigate a few of the 30-some attractions on the 35-mile Hood River County Fruit Loop. From wine tasting to bakeries, baby alpacas to fruit stands and lavender to chestnuts, you will find plenty to enjoy.

We decided to take the scenic route from Portland, leaving Interstate 84 at Corbett and stopping to admire the muted teal field of kale (above). We continued on the Columbia Gorge Historic Highway, with pauses at Chanticleer Point, Crown Point and Multnomah Falls. As the weather was cloudy and cool, our lunch of grilled meatloaf sandwiches and butternut squash soup at the Multnomah Falls Lodge hit the spot. After checking into our hotel on the Columbia River in Hood River, we wandered downtown, and eventually dined at the Sixth Street Bistro, enjoying the view from our patio table.

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Hood River County Fruit Loop Hood River, Oregon Visit fruit stands, orchards, berry farms, vineyards, lavender fields, alpacas. Enjoy a self-guided tour of fruit stands along a scenic 35-mile loop in the Hood River Valley. Many of the 30+ attractions remain open through October.

Driving directions: East on I-84, 62 miles from Portland.

Upcoming Highlights Sept 19-20 Pear Celebration Weekend Thru Oct: U-Pick Apple & Pear Explosion and Oct 3 Oktoberfest Celebration at Draper Girls Farm Oct 3 Honeycrisp Harvest at Kiyokawa Family Orchards For a map and more info: hoodriverfruitloop.com

contributions to the fruit industry in the Hood River Valley. Today, the family-owned farm produces pears, apples, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and cut flowers.

We felt as if we had stepped back in time to the 1940s at the nostalgic Cody Orchards Farm Stand. Besides cont page 18

The following morning, we visited the Gorge White House Fruit Stand The historic Gorge White House (top photo) is a popular and Winery. Wine steward wedding venue. Laura Miller pours wine samples in the Laura Miller introduced us tasting room. to several local wines and we both left with bottles of The Gorge White House pear wine.

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many varieties of apples and pears, the store offers vintage furnishings and crafts. Several bags of apples joined the wine in our take-home booty.

If you take this trip, do not miss Packer Orchards and Bakery (the last word in the name is the most important).

Dozens of varieties of cookies line the shelves, with free samples — all delicious. The gift shop features locally made jams and preserves, salsas (I can recommend the mango salsa), pie fillings, and honey. We left with more goodies to take home.

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Cody Orchards’ fruit stand and gift shop exudes country charm.

At our last stop, Cascade Alpacas and Foothills Yarn and Fiber, mama and baby alpacas in black, white and shades of brown crowded to the fence to greet us. The on-site yard shop has a large selection of yarn, books, and patterns and very knowledgeable staff.

I am just now finishing a knitted shawl with baby alpaca yarn I bought there.

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September day hike with the photos dogs offers solitude byStoryAmyandRenfranz

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f you own a dog then you probably know “the look.” It happens during weeks when you have had consecutive long days at work, and the longest walk you have taken with the dogs has been to the mailbox and back, in the dark, in your pajamas, while drinking a glass of wine.

They give you “the look” every time you put your shoes on or walk by the leash rack. Their sad, brown eyes say, “Please pick up the leash. Let’s go for a walk, just the three of us. Where do you go all day? Is what you are doing more important than spending time with us? Aren’t we pathetic?”

Saturday finally rolls around and though you want to sleep in, the dogs have broken into the bedroom and are rolling around in the bed. You have no more excuses.

Get outside.

Planning for a day trip with the dogs does take a little work, however. You need to bring the right equipment and pick a dog-friendly route.

For my favorite September day hike with my two mutts, I make sure to bring dog food and treats, their leashes and collars, and plastic bags. All

The first bridge on the Quartz Creek Trail. It’s just you and your dogs.

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Distance: Approx. 5 miles out and back t o crossing of Straight Creek.

Elevation gain 500 feet.

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Take along water or a filter.

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three of us try to remember those things we learned in (expensive) obedience school. One day I will remember to put on the car’s seat covers.

Picking the right place can be more challenging as there can be special regulations regarding pets due to habitat or human safety. Dogs are prohibited on all trails in Mount Rainier and Olympic National Parks and in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

They are also not allowed on trails (except the Pacific Crest Trail) in North

Cascades National Park. Most state parks and state lands welcome dogs but require them to be on a leash at all times.

For my day hike, I chose the Quartz Creek Trail just southeast of Mount St. Helens in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The United States Forest Service requests that you, “please keep your pets under control or on a leash.”

What’s not to like on this hike?

Highlights of the Quartz Creek Trail in September: very few other people or none at all, old growth forest, river water levels are great for crossing, and heart-pumping switchbacks followed by gentle, green terrain.

The trail begins as an easy stroll along Quartz Creek through tremendous red cedars and western hemlocks.

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The trail continues up and away from the creek. Be sure to bring your hiking poles to help with the ups and the downs. You will be able to hear the American dippers down in the creek the whole time, and occasionally the forest will thin, offering views of the creek canyon and surrounding ridges.

Go straight across the creek At about the 2.5-mile mark, the trail descends to a crossing of Straight Creek, which is easily crossable in September but I would be wary to cross with the dogs in the spring.

After the ford, we sat next to one of the old red cedars to listen to nearby waterfalls and examine neon-colored mushrooms. The creekbed below rivals Saturn’s

rings in color; a unique blend of prehistoric rock, hydrothermal alteration, and microbial mats (see photo, page 20).

We decided to turn around at this point, but you could continue on much further as the trail links with others in the area, or stay at one of the many dispersed camping sites along the trail.

On the way home you can stop at the nearby trailheads for the waterfalls on the Lewis River.

These trails are much busier, so be sure to keep your dog on a leash.

These are well-worth the side trip.

If your dogs do not sleep the entire way home then you have done something wrong. “The look” will fade into the distant past and you will be forgiven. Until next Saturday morning.

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efore the eruption, the Harmony Falls Lodge was renowned for its rustic charm, delicious pies, towering old growth forests and breathtaking views of Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake. Early morning risers at the Lodge were sometimes treated to the magical sight of the mirrored image of Mount St. Helens’ snowcapped summit reflecting on the calm surface of Spirit Lake, a beauty beyond 1995 description.

Today, the Harmony Trail descends a mile through an amazing young noble fir and alder forest to the shores of Spirit Lake. Here, the Harmony Lodge site and stunning waterfall it was named after now lies 200 feet beneath the surface of Spirit Lake. It is still a site where early morning risers can sometimes be treated to the magical sight of Mount St. Helens reflecting on the calm surface of Spirit Lake, a beauty beyond description.

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She lives in Kalama, Wash.

Todd Cullings is Assistant Director of the Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mt St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. He has been educating park visitors about Mt. St. Helens’s geologic, biologic and cultural stories since 1986.

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Longview residents Elyse Hayes and Bruce Rosebrock at Machu Picchu, Peru, in May. Inset: Their Inca descendent guide, Ruben Chalco.

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What goes around comes around In May, Larry and Veryl Anderson, of Kelso, Wash., visited two former ASSE exchange students in Italy: Alice Milani who lives in Bergamo and attends University in Turino, Italy; and Monika Bakosova from Slovakia, working in Italy for ISE’s partner exchange program there.

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During an excursion at their favorite port on their 11-day cruise,Trudy and Ed Vrana, of Longview, Wash., stood at the crater atop Mt. Vesuvius, near Naples, Italy. The excursion also included Italian pizza on an open patio and a walk through Herculaneum, the coastal town that fell victim to the volcanic eruption on A.D.79. It is much smaller than Pompeii, but its mosaics and artifacts are better preserved.

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Longview resident Kathleen Johnson at the steps of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio.

As our 19th president, Hayes oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform, and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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Columbia City Celebration Event organizers promise fun for all

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The historic Caples House in Columbia City will host its annual Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 4, 12–4pm. CRR file photo.

olumbia City is a history-filled community that stretches along the Columbia River, just off the Lower Columbia River Highway, 18 miles from Longview and two miles from St. Helens, Oregon. Everyone is invited to enjoy a wholesome good time and join in the festivities on September 19th.

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Residents and visitors alike have been celebrating the charming town’s existence for more than 30 years., although the town is much older than that. (Historical note: Founded in 1867

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In addition to a quilt show, antique and classic cars will draw the attention of admirers in the huge “Show and Shine” car show featuring 125 cars.

the celebration from the city in 2008,” Lundberg said. “In fact, the celebration is a fundraiser for the library.”

The library was founded in 2000 and is currently housed in a building You’ll find plentiful opportunities to adjacent to the old schoolhouse. buy baked goods, books and plants.

When the school re-opens, the library Roughly 40 vendor woodworkers and may have to find a new location. The artists will show for sale an interesting library has 12,000 books on its shelves mix of creations. Live music adds to lend. The an exciting Columbia City new dimension Library receives to this year’s no government celebration. funding. The A n d t h e operation is run always-popular by volunteers and children’s area, relies strictly on with a rock private donations climbing wall, to keep the doors bouncy house, open. The library popcorn and also welcomes crafts, will keep Shine & Show will feature antique and classic d o n a t i o n s o f kids entertained. cars. Courtesy photo. books, as well.

Whether you are a local, live in river “The unique thing about this towns from Clatskanie to Scappoose, library,” Lundberg explained, “is or reside in Cowlitz County, pile your that our services are absolutely free kids in the car and head to Columbia to everyone. Most libraries provide City for a day of fun activities and book lending and o t h e r s e r v i c e s good things to eat.

After your hunger from the pancake breakfast wears off, later in the day you will be tempted by culinary offerings ranging from hand-crafted hamburgers and hot dogs to homemade baked goods.

And, of course, don’t forget the ice cream.

Columbia City’s librarian Cathy Lundberg is this year’s event organizer. “The library took over coordination of

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Where you can find the new Reader It’s delivered all around the River by the 15th of each month, but here’s a list of handy, regularly-refilled sidewalk box and rack locations, most of which you can visit any time of day and even in your bathrobe ...

Sidewalk Box/Rack Locations: LONGVIEW Post Office Bob’s (rack, main check-out) Broderick Gallery YMCA Fred Meyer (rack, grocery entrance) US Bank Fibre Fed’l CU - Commerce Ave Monticello Hotel (side entrance) The Masthead Kaiser Permanente St. John Medical Center (rack, Park Lake Café) Cowlitz Black Bears box office LCC Student Center Mini-Mart next to Regents Indie Way Diner KELSO Heritage Bank Visitors’ Center/ Kelso-Lgv

Chamber of Commerce

Building a Foundation for a Lifetime of Learning

Fall arrives!

KALAMA Fibre Fed’l CU Columbia Inn WOODLAND Visitor’s Center The Oak Tree CASTLE ROCK Lacie Rha’s Cafe (32 Cowlitz W.) Four Corners General Store Parker’s Restaurant (rack, entry) RYDERWOOD Community Center

RAINIER Post Office Cornerstone Café Glaze, Gifts & Giggles Rainier Hardware (rack, entry) Earth ‘n’ Sun (on Hwy 30) El Tapatio (entry rack) DEER ISLAND Deer Island Store COLUMBIA CITY - Post Office ST HELENS Chamber of Commerce Sunshine Pizza Post Office Wild Currant Olde Towne (near Bemis Printing) Safeway SCAPPOOSE Post Office Road Runner Fred Meyer Fultano’s Ace Hardware ARK Real Estate

For more locations or the pick-up point nearest you, visit crreader.com and click “Find the Magazine” under “Features.”

CATHLAMET Cathlamet Pharmacy

CLATSKANIE Post Office Hump’s (inside entry) Chevron / Mini-Mart Wauna mill (parking area)

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Live Music Scene around the River For music schedule, go online or call the restaurant or bar The Bistro 1329 Commerce Ave, Longview 360-425-2837 • Music Thurs 6–9; Fridays 6–10, Sats 6–9 thebistrobuzz.com The Birk Pub & Eatery 11139 Hwy 202, Birkenfeld, Ore 503-755-2722 • thebirk.com Cassava 1333 Broadway, Longview 360-425-7700 Live music first Friday. Check Facebook.

Five Dons Brewery 1150 11th Ave., Longview 360-261-0956 Third Saturday, 4–7pm Mark Earl Dykstra Acoustic music & brew.

Flowers ‘n’ Fluff 45 E. Col River Hwy, Clatskanie, Ore. 503-728-4222 Live Music Friday evenings clatskanieflowersnfluff@gmail.com Goble Tavern 70255 Col. River Hwy, Rainier 503-556-4090 • gobletavern.com

Outings & Events HOW TO PUBLICIZE YOUR EVENT IN CRR List your non-commercial community event’s basic info (name of event, sponsor, date & time, location, brief description and contact info) and email 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 Oct 15 – Nov. 30: Submit

by Sept 25 for Oct 15 issue.

Events occurring Nov 25–Jan 10: Submit by Nov 10 for Nov 25 Holiday issue.

All submissions are considered, subject to lead time, general relevance to readers, and space limitations. See details, page 4.

Performing & Fine Arts Music, Art, Theatre, Literary Broadway Gallery Artists co-op. Featured artists: Sept: The Late Gini Smith, Mitzi Christianson, Gail Wahlstom (paintings).

Year-round art classes for all ages. Call for info. Gallery hours: Mon-Sat 10-5:30. 1418 Commerce, Longview, Wash. 360-577-0544.

McThreads Wearable Art/Lord and McCord ArtWorks One-of-a-kind wearable art. Thru Sept 29: Cookie King, jewelry; Billie Bevers, knitting and beading. October: June Trusty, jewelry. See ad, page 34. Open Tues-Fri 10-5pm.

1206 Broadway, Longview, Wash. 360-2612373 or mcthreadswearableart.com.

Teague’s Interiors & Gallery Cruise-inspired fashions, acrylics by Shirley in the gallery.

10–5:30 M–F, 10–3 Sat. ChalkPaint®101 workshops Sept 26, Oct. 3, 1–3:30pm.

ChalkPaint®201 Oct. 17, 1–3:30pm.

Iconography, Sats 10:30–12:30. Call for more info: 360-636-0712. 1267 Commerce Ave, Longview, Wash.

A More Perfect Union honoring the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. Concert by Chor Ano vocal ensemble. Howard Meharg, conductor/musical director. Sun, Sept. 27, 2pm. St. Stephen’s Eposcopal Church, 22nd and Louisiana St., Longview. $20 suggested donation.

Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts Various shows. See ad, page 18.

Artrails Studio Tour Sept 19–20, 26–27.

10am–5pm. See ad, page 27.

Stageworks Northwest proudly presents

Tsuga Gallery Fine arts and crafts by area artists. Thurs-Sat 11–5. 70 Main Street, Cathlamet, Wash. 360-795-0725.

Original • Local • Cheerful Columbia River Dining Guide Things to do • Places to go All about the good life Works in your compost pile

FOX Theatre Film Series Sept 26 The Poseidon Adventure. 123 S. Tower Ave., Centralia, Wash. 2pm and 7pm. Tickets $8 single, family $20. www.centraliafoxtheatre.com, 360-6231103.

The Merchant of Venice Thru Sept 27, Fri-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm. $15 general admission, $12 students/seniors. Stageworks Northwest, 1433 Commerce Ave., Longview, Wash. Tickets online stageworksnorthwest.org, or phone 360-636-4488. Season tickets available thru Sept 27. See 5 shows for price of 4.

Thru Sept 27 Fri-Sat 7:30pm Sundays 2pm

$15 general admission $12 Students & Seniors

For tickets and more info visit stageworksnorthwest.org

360-636-4488

1433 Commerce Ave, Longview

Mark’s on the Channel • Sat, Sept 19,7:30pm. Allison and Victor For future bookings, check marksonthechannel.com Porky’s Public House 561 Industrial Way, Longview 360-636-1616 Porkys-Cafe-Lounge To find where your favorites are playing: Raeann raeannphillips.com Avi avimuzo.com Fred Carter FredCarterLive or www.fredcarterlive.com Mark Earl Dykstra Mark Earl Dykstra

To list your music venue here, call Ned Piper, 360-749-2632

“It will soon be that time of year when everyone runs in the opposite direction when they see me coming...you silly, superstitious humans!

~ Smokey

Man in the Kitchen’s cat.

FIRST THURSDAY • Oct. 8 Downtown Longview Broadway Gallery Reception, 5:30-7:30pm. Live music (acoustic guitar).

1418 Commerce Ave. www.the-broadway-gallery.com Longview Outdoor Gallery 1200-1300 blocks, Commerce Ave. Free guided sculpture tours by LOG board member. Meet at Broadway Gallery, 6pm.

Teague’s Gallery 1267 Commerce Ave. 360-636-0712 Metallics and foil demos – glitz for your holiday projects!

5:30–7:30pm.

Across the Cowlitz River: Cowlitz County Museum 405 Allen Street, Kelso, Wash.

360-577-3119 7pm ““Treasures in the State Archives: Records and Their Stories,” with Washington State SW Regional Archivist Tracy Rebstock and Historical Records Project Coordinator Amber Raney Provided by Humanities Washington

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Lower Columbia Genealogical Society Join us on the 2nd Thursday of each month @ 7pm

Interested in your Family History?

Somerset Retirement Apts 2025 Tibbets Drive Longview, WA

Upcoming Programs: Oct 8 “Gathering Your Family Stories,” with Lola Weber Nov 12 “Identifying Old Photographs,” with Karen Steeley Dec 10 Presentation on Community Action Program by Alan Rose

lcgsgen@yahoo.com • rootsweb.ancestry.com/~walcolgs Longview Library helper available every Wednesday 1-3pm.

Outings & Events

Recreation, Outdoors, Gardening History, Pets, Self-Help Friends of the Library, Kalama Book sale Friday, Sept 18, 9am–4 pm. Hardbacks $1, paperbacks 50 cents, many children books and other special items. Join Sabrina for Story Time every Wed. Crafts, reading and fun. Teen Time every 2nd and 4th Wed, 3-5 pm. All events held in City Hall chambers, 320 N 1st street, Kalama, Wash. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library Kalama. Info: Annie Tietze 360414-5855 or 503-750-5301.

50th Annual Rock & Gem Show Sat, Sept 19 (10–5), Sun, Sept 20 (10-5). Auction dealers, displays, demos. Castle Rock Fairgrounds, Castle Rock, Wash. Free admission. Sponsored

by Southern Washington Mineralogical Society. Info: Chuck Sonner, 360-785-3909. chucksnnr@yahoo.com.

“Slavery at the End oif the Oregon Trail,” Sept 20, 1pm. In their Footsteps free monthly lecture series at Netul Room, Fort Clatsop, near Astoria, Ore. Sponsored by Lewis and Clark National Park Association and the park.

More info: 503-861-2471.

Pressure Canning Soups Sept 22, 3–6pm.

Columbia Soil and Water Conservation Dist, 35285 Millard Rd, St. Helens, Ore. $25, scholarships available; call to inquire. Space is limited, pre-registration required. OSU Extension Service, 503-397-3462, or register online at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/ columbia.

Cowlitz County Job Fair Sept 24, 3-5pm.

Youth and Family Link, 907 Douglas St., Longview, Wash. Free. Meet local businesses t looking for help. More info: Facebook; Vashti Langford, vashtil@goodwillwa.org, or call 360-501-8359.

Cornbread Day Sept 26, 1–4pm. Sample cornbread made with fruit jam, hot peppers, bacon, cheese and herbs. Cedar Creek Grist Mill. I-5 Exit 21, 8 miles from Woodland.

Free admission, donations appreciated. Info: cedarcreekgristmill.com or 360-225-5832.

Cat Show Sept. 26, 10–4, Cowlitz Regional Convention Cemnter, 1900 Seventh Ave., Longview, Wash. Presented by Cat Fancier Association. Admission $4 adults, $3 seniors, family rate $10, under 5 free. Pedigree cats and household pets, competitions, obstacle course, agility rings. Food, vendor emporium. Info: Maureen Clark, 360-423-6952.

Cowlitz County Museum “Treasures in the State Archives: Records and Their Stories,” Oct. 1, 7pm. Ongoing exhibit at the Museum:

“Badges, Bandits & Booze.” Many photos on display from the early days to current times.

Open Tues-Sat 10 am–4 pm. 405 Allen St, Kelso, Wash. www.cowlitzwa.us/museum. Info: 360-577-3119.

St ardust Dancers R ounddance Club anniversary dinner and dance. Thurs, Oct. 1. Catlin Grange, 205 Shawnee St, Kelso, Wash. $7 Pulled pork meal 6:30pm, $5 dance 7:30–9:30pm, Cuer, Susan Healea. Casual dance attire. Info: 360-414-5855 Ladies of the Lake Quilt Show Fri-Sat, Oct 2-3, 9am–4pm. Youth and Family Link Bldg, 907 Douglas St., Longview, Wash. Special exhibit of pink breast cancer quilts for local patients; raffles, demonstrations, vendors, prizes. More info: www.lolquiltguild.org or Facebook.

A Harvest Festival Sun, Oct 4, 12 Noon– 4pm.. Caples House Museum (built 1870), Columbia City, Ore. Free. Historic orchard apple harvesting and cider-pressing, candle making, churning butter and ice cream, pioneer stories and games for kids, tours of the Charles Green Caples House Museum, the Children’s Attic and the Antique Tool Shed. Food vendors. 1915 1st St., Columbia City, Ore. Info: 503-397-5390.

Gathering Your Family Stories with Lola Weber. Oct. 8, 7pm. Lower Columbia Genealogical Society, meeting held at Somerset Retirement Apts., 2025 Tibbets Dr., Longview, Wash. Genealogical helper available every

Wed, 1-3pm, Longview Public Library. Info: lcgsgen@yahoo.com; rootsweb.ancestry. com/~walcolgs

MT. ST. HELENS EVENTS

41st Annual Mineral Show Oct 9–11, Red Lion Hotel, Kelso, Wash. Displays, incl large exhibit of fluorescent minerals, dealer tables and silent auction, free. Symposium $75 fee. Info: pnwfm.org (Pac NW Friends of Mineralogy) or contact Karen Hinderman, gkmhind@comcast.net.

Fee-free Day at Johnston Ridge Observatory Sat, Sept 26 The Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service have all declared National Public Lands Day on September 26, 2015 as a fee-free day.

Aging Wisely “Should You Still Trust? Are Trusts Still Useful in Your Estate Plan?’ Oct. 13, 5:30–7pm. Free seminar. Panelists include financial planner, estate planning attorney, CPA and independent trustee. Free. Lower Columbia College, Longview, Wash., Health & Science Bldg, Room 123. Presented by LCC Foundation. Info 360-442-2130.

Lil’ Squatches Kids Fun Run Sat, Sept 26, Toutle River RV Park. Registration is open for students in Kindergarten through 6th grade. This kid-size fun run will include mud, foam, lots of surprises, and a guaranteed great time!

Proceeds from Lil’ Squatches benefit local public schools. More info: www. bigfootcommunityevents.org

Kalama Garden Club meets first Wednesday of month. 11am. Meeting locations change monthly, for current meeting info contact Sherwood Pattisherwood@scattercreek.com or 360-673-2809. Visitors are welcome.

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

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

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

360-484-7103. appeloarchives.org.

R Square D Dance Club Thru May, 2nd Fridays, 4th Saturdays, 7:30pm.

8–10pm, Mainstream with rounds. $5 admission. Dance attire appreciated.

Craig Abercrombie, caller; Lonie Sykes, cuer. Kelso Senior Center, 106 NW 8th Ave, Kelso, Wash. Info: 360-636-1993 or www.r-square-d.info.

Foraging for Wild Mushrooms Sat, Oct 10. Location to be determined. $60 fee. Explore the magical kingdom of fungi, learn how to identify common characteristics of wild edible mushrooms. Then learn how to harvest many different types of edible mushrooms and cook them into delicious dishes. Plan to get your shoes and hands dirty as you discover the forest’s most striking and sometimes delectable offerings. This is one of three “Foraging for Wild Mushrooms” classrooms being offered by the Mt. St. Helens Institute in the month of October. Visit www.mshinstitute.org to learn more.

See Quartz Creek Trail hike, “On Our Mountain” page 19.

Community / Farmers’ Markets AUXILIARY

We’re Fundraising with

General selection of boxed chocolates & novelties in stock.

Call for special order info.

Columbia River Reader office 1333 - 14th Ave., Longview, Wash.

Mon-Wed-Fri • 11- 3pm Info: 360-261-0658

Astoria Sunday Market Sundays • 10–3 thru Oct 11 Downtown on 12th, just west of Hwy 30, Astoria, Ore. Info: Cindi Mudge, 503-325-1010

Ilwaco Saturday Market Saturdays • 10–4 thru Sept 26 Port of Ilwaco, Ilwaco, Wash. www.portofilwaco.com Info: Bruce Peterson 503-338-9511

Clatskanie Farmers’ Market Saturdays• 10–2 thru Sept.

Cope Park. From Hwy 30, turn north on Nehalem, east on Lillich. Produce, jewelry, soaps, arts/crafts, food cart. Live music. clatskaniefarmersmarket.com Info:clatskaniefmmanager@gmail.com

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

Info: Rob and Diane 360-849-4145 Check us out on Facebook

Columbia-Pacific Farmers’ Market Fridays • 3–6 thru Sept 25 Downtown Long Beach, Wash. www.longbeachwa.gov Info: 360-642-4421

Spirit Market Wed thru Oct 21, 5–7pm Sun thru Oct 18 12–2pm St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 22nd and Louisiana St., Longview Produce, native and edible plants, cut flowers, honey, baked goods and jams & jellies, provided by Watershed Gardens.

Cowlitz Community Farmers’ Market Tues and Sats • 9–2 thru Oct 7th Ave, Cowlitz Expo Center, Longview, Wash. www.cowlitzfarmersmarkets.com Info: John Raupp 360-785-3883 Jrshamrockhill3@aol.com Kelso Bridge Market Sundays • 10–3 Three Rivers Mall SW entrance Kelso, Wash.

Info: Betty Erickson 360-957-2515 or bettyerickson@comcast.net.

Birkenfeld Theatre, Clatskanie Cultural Center Contact Elsa 503.728.3403 for tickets.

Goble Community Market 4th Saturday • July, Aug, Sept Goble Tavern parking area, Goble, Ore. Info: 503-396-0503, Tracie goblecommunitymarket@gmail.com Featuring handmade and farm-raised.

Scappoose Community Club Farmers Market Saturdays • 9–2 thru Sept 26 E. 2nd Street (street closed during market), Scappoose, Ore. (between City Hall & Library - visible from Hwy 30) wwwscappoosefarmermarket.com Info: Bill Blank 503-730-7429 Vernonia Open Air Market Saturdays, 10–2. Adams Ave. at Bridge St. Local organic starts & produce; handcrafted goods. Info: Penny 503-804-0424 or Bill 971-998-3705

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Fun on the Water

the LowerColumbia

Informer

By Perry Piper

Impersonating Poseidon on the Columbia underneath me. All of us getting up for the first time fell back into the water repeatedly until we learned our centers of balance.

5... 4... 3... 2... 1... blast off!

This is my thought as I fly up in the air my first time flyboarding. My feet are strapped into a device that looks like a snowboard, but with water jets blasting out the bottom.

The board is attached to a 60-foot hose hooked into a jet ski providing 400 pounds of thrust. Lacking on-board computers, it’s totally up to me to balance. In a time span of 25 minutes, I re-enact the evolution of rocket technology in my abilities to take off and stay in the air.

I first heard about flyboarding a few weeks ago.

When I watched the video on a popular tech news site that I like, known as The Verge, I couldn’t believe my eyes. We’ve been waiting for jetpacks for decades, with no success.

Invented in 2011 in France by Zapata Racing, flyboarding has taken off with exponential popularity enabled by the Internet age.

A group of five of us got to try out the sport recently at Gorge Flyboard in Cascade Locks, Oregon. Among us was our German exchange student, Daniel Kellner, who, being quite athletic, took to it right away. Once I was strapped in, I swam out a ways, and flipped onto my belly. Receiving a bit of thrust from the jet ski, I could turn in the water by lowering either of my shoulders a bit, combined with angling my legs. It was truly like being a dolphin.

Once I was far enough out and in deep enough water, I received the signal and tucked my legs

W E L L N E S S

Proper technique includes staring at the horizon, versus your feet. Keeping your legs straight is the best bet, as looking down will lead to a mis-balance.

While there are already flyboarding tournaments where athletes can perform double back flips and other aerial maneuvers, we kept to fairly simple turns and lifts, but still had the time of our lives.

A variant of the flyboard is the hoverboard. This is very similar, but the feet are not strapped in like a snowboard, rather, they are simply placed on the board like a skateboard. There is a single water jet thruster coming out of the back of the hoverboard, giving the rider more flexibility for tricks.

Requiring both a jet ski and a board, this water sport can be very expensive. As part of its grand opening, the business we went to gave us a 25 percent discount, plus an additional group rate., This sport is absolutely worth trying among all ages. We had a 63-year-old man in our group, and he loved it, as well. He even survived to talk about it!

••• Perry Piper enjoys learning about emerging and evolving technologies. He also teaches technology lessons to help people in the community learn to use (and love) their electronic devices.

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Longview resident Matt Little, 26, impersonates Poseidon on the Columbia River.

Summer Specials Lube, Oil and Filter 0-20 W OIL $ $26.95

26.95

INCLUDES FREE HAND CAR WASH

Synthetic oil vehicles, diesels, 0-20 weight oil vehicles & motor homes may require additional charges.

Hazardous waste and taxes extra. Good thru 10/14/15.

Cooling $125.00 regular price System $ now89.95 Flush Inspect system, hoses & belts • Check system for leaks Some vehicles may require additional charges.

Hazardous waste and taxes extra. Good thru 10/14/15.

1100 Vandercook, Longview • 360-423-3350 WWW.STIRLINGHONDA.COM 28 /September 15 – October 14, 2015 / Columbia River Reader

Clatskanie Flowers ‘n’ Fluff Coffee Shop 45 E. Columbia River Hwy Wine Tasting, Dinner & Live Music Fridays 5:30–8:30pm. Unforgettable scones, On-the-go breakfast & lunch.

Coffee Shop M-F 5:30am–6:30pm; Sat 7am–6pm; Sun 8am–6pm.

503-728-4222. See ad, page 33.

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

M-Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–9pm.

503-728-2922

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

COLUMBIA RIVER

dining guide

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

See ad, page 11.

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

1260 Commerce Ave. Family Dining 11–9, Breakroom Bar 11am–midnight. American comfort food.

Full bar. 360-703-3904. See ad, page 22.

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

31 draft beers. Full bar.

360-636-1616. See ad, page 20.

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

503-556-8772. See ad, page 11.

Bowers Down Th-Sat 5–8

Gyros Gyros

M-Tues 11–4, W-Sat 11–5 1338 Commerce Ave., 360-577-5658 Serving Mediterranean fare for lunch and local farm fresh food for dinner.

Reservations recommended for dinner.

See ad, page 9.

Restaurant & Lounge

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

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

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

See ad page 11.

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

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

Teri’s 3225 Ocean Beach Hwy, Longview.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fine dining, with specials, fresh NW cuisine. Happy Hour. Full bar. 9am–9pm, Tues–Sun. Closed Mondays. 360-577-0717.

See ad page 20.

The Carriage Full breakfast, lunch and dinner. Daily drink special: Bloody Mary $5. $4 Breakfast Special. Homemade soup. 6am–9pm. Full bar in lound, open 6am. 1334 12th Ave. 360-425-8545 1333 Broadway. 360-425-7700 Locally roasted espresso, fine teas, fresh pastries daily, smoothies, beer & wine, homemade soups. Breakfast and lunch.

See ad, page 18.

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

See ad, page 21.

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

Sunshine Pizza & Catering 2124 Columbia Blvd.

Hot pizza, cool salad bar.

Beer & wine. 503-397-3211 See ad, page 10.

Scappoose

The Original Pietrio’s Pizzeria

614 Commerce Ave., Longview. 18 varieties of pizza. Salad bar, Lunch buffet all-you-can-eat. Beer & wine. Mon-Fri open 11am, Sat-Sun 12 Noon. 360-3533512. See ad, page 20.

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

Open daily 11am.

503-556-9753 See ad, page 11.

2017 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens Mon–Fri 9–5; Sat 10–4.

Breakfast sandwiches, deli sandwiches, espresso, chocolates. See ad, page 10.

1210 Ocean Beach Hwy., Longview Fish & chips, burgers, more. Beer & wine. 360-577-7972

Longview

1329 Commerce Ave., Longview (alley entrance). Fine dining, happy hour specials. wine tastings. Tu-Sat open 5pm.

360-425-2837.

St. Helens Bertucci’s

Fresh-roasted coffee, snack and pastries.

1335 14th Ave., M-F 9am–4pm, Sat-Sun 9am–4pm. 360-232-8642 New location: 931 Ocean Beach Hwy (Inside seating plus drive-thru).

M-F 6am–8pm, Sat-Sun 8am–8pm.

360-232-8642. See ad, page 8.

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

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Burgers, handcut steak; seafood and pasta. Restaurant opens 8am, Lounge 12 Noon. Closed Monday. 360-967-2333

Fultano’s Pizza 51511 SE 2nd.

Family style with unique pizza offerings, hot grill items & more!

“Best pizza around!”

M–Th, Sat 11am–10pm; Fri 11am– 11pm; Sun 11am–9pm. Full bar service ‘til 11pm Fri & Sat. Deliveries in Scappoose. 503-543-5100.

Ixtapa Fine Mexican Restaurant

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. Floating restaurant on the Multnomah Channel, 34326 Johnson Landing.

Delicious daily menus; full bar, wines & taps. Outdoor seating. Live music.

Wednesdays beginning April 22: All you can eat Alaskan Cod Fish & Chips. Open W-Th 11:30–8:30; F-Sat 11:30–9. Sun 11:30–6:30.

503-543-8765. See ad, page 6.

Woodland The Oak Tree 1020 Atlantic Ave., Woodland. Full lunch, breakfast and dinner menu.

Fresh from scratch cooking. Great happy hour menu. Sun 7am–9pm, M-Th 8am–9pm, Fri-Sat 7am–10pm.

360-841-8567

Toutle

Fire Mountain Grill at Hoffstadt Bluffs Visitor Center. 15000 Spirit Lake Hwy. 11–6, 7 days a week. fmgrill.com Burgers, sandwiches, beer & wine. 360-274-5217. Open thru Oct.

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

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10 Things to Observe as

Northwest Gardener

• Spoiled food in fridge • Poor grooming, personal hygiene • Loss of interest in activities once enjoyed • Diminished driving skills, near misses • Difficulty walking; unsteady; recent falls • Mishandled or missed medications • Personality changes; irritability; sudden mood changes • Unopened mail; past due bills; mishandled finances • Poor housekeeping; home maintenance; unsafe conditions • Depression; forgetfulness

on the small fruits. However it was a pleasant surprise to discover that the larger fruits had thick flesh and a relatively small seed cavity, which made them easier to grate for zucchini bread. Peeling was necessary to get rid of the tough skin.

You Visit Loved Ones

Watch for these warning signs to see if your elderly loved one is in need of assistance and extra care.

If someone seems to need help, don’t be afraid to speak up and reach out.

For more information, please call Crawford House at 360-636-2319.

114 Corduroy Road • Kelso A Senior Living Community

by Enlivant

cont from page 15

San Isidro – Grey “Mexican” (Days to Harvest – 45) Selected as our favorite of the ‘zucchini-type’ summer squash, we thought the Mexican Grey had the best flavor. The skin stayed soft and supple even in oversized fruit.

It was excellent roasted or grilled.

Though the fruit was less plentiful than Noche, four plants produced plenty to harvest and share.

Goldprize – Yellow Straightneck (Days to Harvest – 42) Tender and sweet with smooth skin, this ‘crookneck type’ looks more like a zucchini but tastes like a crookneck.

The fruit was slow to grow to an inedible size and remained tender with age. It was a good eaten raw in salads or as sticks.

compact squash have few bristles, which assures a comfortable harvest with less damage to tender fruit.

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Gold Nugget (Days to Harvest 85) Included with the samples were seeds for these plump winter squash. The fruit will be ready to harvest after the first frost. Cold temperatures will set the sugars for a sweeter flavor and frost will give the tough skin a waxy sheen. The squash will then store for months. Gold Nugget was developed to be grown as a substitute for sweet potatoes in short-season areas. We are looking forward to tasting them.

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All of the compact squash we evaluated this summer are worth growing and are well suited to small spaces. Although Jim grew them in the ground, they can also be grown in containers. Hopefully, the seed will be available to the home gardener soon. Farmers already have access to the seed for their production and are now growing for the fresh market. You may find these squash throughout the season at local farmer’s markets and produce stands.

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By Suzanne Martinson pumpkin bread As a frugal newlywed living on a Navy ensign’s and substitute teacher’s pay, I used the innards of our Halloween Jack-o’-lantern to make Thanksgiving pies. I was always careful to remove any smoky candle smudges. And that, my friends, was my introduction to squash.

All pumpkins are squashes. Not all squashes are pumpkins.

That said, there are two types of squashes: summer and winter. Summer squashes, such as zucchini, are soft.

Winter — like the pumpkin — are hard. To compound the confusion, either one may turn up in breads.

As a child on the farm, my favorite vegetable was corn, on the cob or off. Other vegetables, not so much.

The only peas I’d eat were the ones I shucked with my grandmother sitting on the steps of her screened porch.

I’ll never forget the Ping! as the justpicked green peas hit the sides of her

metal bowl. Until I’d had my fill, few peas hit my side of the bowl. The shells Gram and I tossed over the gate to her white Leghorn chickens. They cackled on cue.

I was remembering those days this fall as I shucked and blanched the corn on the cob that I’d purchased at the farmers market. A Pennsylvania corn farmer — she was an agriculture graduate of Penn State — told me that corn doesn’t have to be cooked, per se, just heated in boiling water for a minute or so. There’s no harm in eating it raw.

The cold-water dousing I gave the corn before cutting it off the cobs preserved its color. Then I got out a huge aluminum bowl, grabbed the end of each ear and sliced off the kernels with my French knife. No fingers were lost in the execution of that step. I popped the kernels into covered plastic containers for freezing.

It wasn’t until I married that I froze my first corn, and the same can be said for making a nodding acquaintance with winter squash. And I must say I feel a pang of This squash is a “Cinderella.” pride when I remember the packages tell — Hubbard squash. Or so-called of winter squash in my freezer today.

“Cinderella” squash, or any other First I pricked the squash’s shell, then hard winter squash. cooked it whole in the microwave.

Yellow summer squash belongs in a When it was softened, I cut off the vegetable melange, not a pie. Too soft, top, removed the seeds, and separated too much liquid. Zucchini, of course, the squash from its skin with a knife is perfect in bread. and spoon. Before freezing, I pureed the pieces in the food processor until And winter squash, pumpkin or not, smooth. excels in pumpkin bread, such as this one from Jean Anderson’s American And here’s the secret: winter squashes Century Cookbook: The Most Popular are practically interchangeable.

Recipes of the 20th Century. This is the It’s the spice or sauce that makes recipe I use when I bake mini-loaves the dish. So when you buy that to present to visitors to my church. pumpkin pie at your favorite home The bread, wrapped tightly in clingy style family restaurant, know that it plastic or aluminum foil, freezes might be made of — shush, don’t cont page 32

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Movies

U.N.C.L.E. is back, American Ultra isn’t and No Escape, unfortunately

By Dr. Bob Blackwood

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Alicia Vikander (Gaby), Armie Hammer (Illya) and Henry Cavill (Solo) live the good life and fight the bad guys in “The Man from U.N.C.L. E.” Photo: Warner Brothers

Owen Wilson (Jack) and Lake Bell (Annie) carry their children out of danger in “No Escape.” Photo:

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would have liked to enjoy Nima Nourizadeh’s “American Ultra” (R rated).

Jesse Eisenberg has done some fine work in the past; in this film he plays a nerd who really has spent most of his adult life as a killer for a three-letter governmental agency.

Now, however, his early retirement is not happening. Although he has a responsible girlfriend (Kristen Stewart), his life becomes untenable because the new boss of his secret section (Topher Grace) wants all evidence of any past possible mistakes terminated, eliminated, gone.

Now, it is a challenge to turn from a quiet life as a clerk in a convenience store back into a trained killer, but it is not supposed to be for Eisenberg’s character. However, I just didn’t believe it for a moment.

When suddenly he is kung fu fighting instead of selling candy, it just didn’t work for me. If it works for you, I’m wrong.

beautifully. Tied with a cheery ribbon, it says “Hello” and “Welcome” to friends and family.

Pumpkin-Pecan Bread The beauty of this bread is that you can substitute pureed winter squash (either fresh or frozen) for pumpkin.

You can also use walnuts (either black or California) in place of pecans.

Lightly toasted Hazelnuts are good, too. (If you double the recipe, it makes 6 mini-loaves.)

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Jesse Eisenberg (Mike) and Kristen Stewart (Phobe) face the killers in “American Ultra.” Photo: Lionsgate

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In fact, my big, fat “American Century” cookbook opens automatically to the pumpkin bread page when I need a hostess gift.

thought the 1964-68 “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” TV show was a once-overlightly parody of James Bond, with David McCallum as Ilya for the girls. I watched it often. Now, I’ve seen Guy Ritchie’s “The Man from U.N.C.L.E” (PG-13 rated) with both Henry Cavill (despite his British accent, as an American agent) as Solo and Armie Hammer as Ilya (a charming Russian) for the girls and, now, Alicia Vikander as Gaby for the boys. I suspect they had a good time making this film, going to splendid places and having the best of everything, except for the occasional punch-out with the opposition.

Much like the original TV show, it was light, bright and kept moving all the time. Now, I’m not recommending it for an Oscar, but I don’t think you will fall asleep during the film.

I’ll bet you will laugh, too, and be pleased when the baddies get theirs. And the leading actors indicate at the end that all three will be back. As I check the film’s ticket sales, I think they might be in a sequel; I just hope it’s as successful as the first film.

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ohn Erick Dowdle’s “No Escape” (R rated) portrays a very middle class American family with two very young daughters moving with their father (Owen Wilson) and mother (Lake Bell) into a foreign country bordering Vietnam. Daddy needed a job badly. Yet, the Asian folks in his new country don’t like Westerners who are ripping off their government agencies. They demonstrate their dislike by shooting, stabbing and mobbing Westerners. Most of the film may frighten youngsters about Asian people; I say, turn on the TV instead. And, Owen Wilson, maybe stick to comedy?

Dr. Bob Blackwood, professor emeritus of the City Colleges of Chicago, is the co-author, along with Dr. John Flynn, of the upcoming book Everything I Know about Life I Learned from James Bond. To be published by Library Tales Publishing, the book includes an analysis of Bond’s life, — spying, gadgets, sex and relationships, cars and vehicles, couture, drinks, gambling, etc. Blackwood lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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1 cup granulated sugar ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix) or 1 cup pureed cooked winter squash ½ cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg ¼ teaspoon ground ginger ¼ cup water 1 cup seedless raisins ½ cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan well; set aside.

Beat granulated sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin, oil and eggs in large electric mixer bowl at medium speed 1½ to 2 minutes, until smooth.

Sift flour with soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger onto wax paper. cont page 33

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the spectator by ned piper

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Coffee house memories

hortly after meeting Ron Baldwin, now a regular writer for the Reader, we exchanged e-mail addresses. When he shared his (redraven@…) with me, I had to ask how he spelled it. Not that I don’t know how to spell the words “red” or “raven,” but when he uttered those two words together, it took me back to an earlier time in my life.

It was 1959 and I was 19. I had the pleasure of meeting a man who was a few years older, named Alan Hoyt.

As far as I was concerned, Alan was

something of a Renaissance man and a hero to kids my age. He drove a hot car, was gifted with good looks and willing to take risks. To top it off, Alan was an amazing artist.

When I say he was a risk taker, he let the word out to his friends that he was renting a former tavern on Main Street in Kelso to open a coffee house. I had heard about the coffee houses in San Francisco where the Beat Poets met to recite their poetry and listen to folk songs often performed by unknown

I was not one of Alan Hoyt’s close friends, but we knew each other well enough to say howdy when we chanced to meet around town. We had a number of mutual friends, and it was from one of them that I heard about the work party at the coffee house. Anyone willing to help apply a coat of black paint to the interior of the former tavern was invited to show up and help. I readily volunteered.

I saw Alan a lot after that, mainly at The Read Raven. Once, he didn’t show up for an entire week. One of our mutual friends said that he was holed up in his room at home, painting. Not painting the walls of his room, but without eating or sleeping for days, turning out canvas after canvas of fine art.

I own two of his works of art. One is an oil painting of an African warrior and the other is a hand-painted poster advertising The Read Raven (at left).

To the dismay of many, Alan Hoyt died in a car crash at an early age.

That was Like me, Ron Baldwin the first was one of those who time I ever Original poster by Alan Hoyt. hung around Alan used a paint Hoyt’s coffee house. roller. Alan When I showed Ron The Read Raven Hoyt, the risk taker, worked poster, he took out his phone and high above us on scaffolding, snapped a picture of it. painting the ceiling and the high walls of his coffee house “I’ve got to send this to a friend of venture, The Read Raven. mine.” he said. “This will bring back so many great memories to him.”

When I heard the name and how Alan spelled it, I asked I know the feeling. I know the feeling. him why he decided to spell it that way. He answered ••• with one word: “Poetry.”

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