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“Teresa just comes across as a person that has a high degree of integrity.

She relates to people from all walks of life....

"She's going to bring more jobs that add value into our communities, and make more people want to move to and stay in our communities."

Alice Dietz Past President Longview Downtown Partnership

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s promised, here are Rats! I forgot a few of the submissions to bring along a we received, explaining copy of CRR! Laurel Murphy’s unusual expression when she got her photo taken with former President Bill Clinton at a recent Hillary fundraiser in Portland. Thanks to all readers who participated.

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THINKING??

I didn’t know I had to hug him. I think I want my donation back.

Okay, Bill, one more picture and that’s it.

Boy, are his hands big!!

I shouldn’t have had a second helping of foie gras!

"Teresa has been working to bring innovative new manufacturing jobs to our area, and sought labor group leaders to be involved in this effort. It's exciting to think how effective she will be as our state legislator."

Beam me up Scottie, there is no intelligent life here.

Laurel Murphy with Pres. Clinton. To read Laurel’s account of her preparations for the event, see CRR’s June 2016 edition (CRReader.com, click “Features,” then “Archives,” and navigate to the cover thumbnail image.)

I didn’t think medical marijuana had side effects! What is this clown doing?

Ooo…I must have had one too many pepper poppers at the hors d’oeuvres table.

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’m the only one counting, but just so you’ll know, this is issue #145 since I took over Columbia River Reader… or shall I say, since it took over me.

After more than 12 years, CRR’s monthly production process is firmly embedded in my daily life cycle — and also the life cycles of CRR’s regular helpers — with each distinct phase offering a familiar challenge, along with a unique reward.

Sue’s Views

In a way it’s like spending a month putting together a big jigsaw puzzle, being satisfied with the completed picture, then tearing it apart and mixing up the pieces, replacing some with new ones, and starting all over again.

One piece of the puzzle is this column.

Surprisingly, writing “Sue’s Views” has not gotten easier over the years. I usually put it off, waiting for a better idea for a topic. It is almost always the very last task accomplished before the issue is “put to bed” and our electronic files go to the printer.

As the issue comes together and I finally get down to putting some words on this page, I know the end is in sight. There is no choice — the clock is ticking and the presses are set to roll. It is then that I start looking forward to one of my

Puzzles, popsicle toes and summer treats. favorite post-publishing rewards — the pedicure I get after each new issue is done, when the crunch is over and it’s time to relax.

Unless you are a contortionist, there is no easy way to give your feet and

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toes the intricate care needed to keep them groomed and healthy. For many, professional pampering is a pleasurable treat, if not a necessity, for their feet.

The enjoyable spa ritual, with its hot pre-soak, steamy towel wrap and soothing massage, lead to the grand finale: the application of nail polish on the toes. In summer, many women (and a few men, I’m sure) opt for bright colors in the watermelon-raspberry-cherry tutti frutti range, ending up with “popsicle toes.”

Having popsicle toes is fun when you go barefoot. A good time to show them off is when wading, like the little boy at Multnomah Falls on this month’s cover — although we don’t know whether his toes are painted or not, but I bet they were cold. Popsicle toes are also good for tapping at outdoor summer concerts.

Opportunities abound. See the schedule of Columbia River area free outdoor concerts over the next few weeks, page 28.

Enjoy the fresh air and the music... and be sure to take your shoes off. It’s summer!

Sue Piper

Other Summer Treats A night or two on either side of August 12, given clear skies, is the time to watch for “shooting stars,” in the annual Perseid Meteor Showers. Get away from city lights, bundle up as needed and lie back. Look toward the constellation Cassiopeia, also known as the “W” in the northeastern sky. This is the area of the sky the streaks of light will appear to come from.

NOTE THIS: A total solar eclipse is coming next summer.

Be sure to read Greg Smith’s astronomy column, page 27, and take seriously his urge to make plans to experience a rare, unforgettable phenomenon on Aug. 21, 2017. You will be reading more about this in coming months in CRR. We heartily recommend readers consider becoming “eclipse chasers.”

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In this Issue

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Besides CRR...What Are You Reading?

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Lewis & Clark: Delays and More Delays

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Miss Manners

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Biz Buzz

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Cover to Cover ~ Book Review / Bestsellers List

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Wellness: Is it depression?

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Northwest Wines ~ Matches Made in Heaven

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On Our Mountain / Ranger Reflections

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Out & About ~ Squirrelfest, the Annual Gathering of Nuts

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Up, Up and Away

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Where Do You Read the Reader?

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Presidential Pearls

24 Columbia River Gorge: Waterfall after Waterfall...

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Astronomy ~ Summer Star Hopping & the Coming Eclipse

28-29 Outings & Events Calendar/ Local Farmer’s Markets 30

Columbia River Dining Guide

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Man in the Kitchen ~ Zesty Corn on the Cob

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Movie Reviews by Dr. Bob Blackwood

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Lower Columbia Informer ~ Climate Collaborations

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hen Dave Rorden heard Spike Walker speak at WordFest, he was surprised to learn that it was Walker’s book that inspired the reality television series, “Deadliest Catch.”

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Walker describes his experiences in the Alaskan crabbing industry in the late seventies and early eighties when the industry was at its peak, first working on boats out of Kodiak, then later on the bigger crabbing boats in the Bering Sea.

“ S p i k e ’s r e a l l y good at describing what a rigorous and dangerous profession it is, how hard a life it is, where men push themselves to their limits,” said Rorden.

The first part of the book is about his own personal experiences as a greenhorn. (“Most guys will get seasick and get over it. Spike never seemed to get over it.”) In the second part, Walker reports on the accounts of others—“harrowing tales of boats capsizing in storms, where two men might survive out of a crew of ten.”

Rorden said he found the entire book “compelling reading.”

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If you’ve read a good book lately and would like to be mini-interviewed

by CRR Book Reviewer Alan Rose for a future “What Are You Reading?” spotlight, please contact him at alan@alan-rose. com or the publisher/editor at publisher@crreader.com.

David Rorden is an elder law attorney (and aspiring novelist) in Longview.

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Free painting activities for children will be available on Saturday from 11am to 3pm. Please join the fun at the Long Beach Depot building and the PAA office located at NW 3rd and Pacific, across from Dennis Company.

ArtSations hours are Friday, 10–7 and on Saturday, 10 – 5.

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Lewis & Clark

Delays and more delays As we re-trace the steps of Lewis and Clark’s Expedition 211 years ago, we join them near the Great Falls in present-day Montana, as they continued their journey towards the Pacific Ocean.

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ast month, we learned how, after reaching the mouth of the present-day Maria’s River on June 2, 1805, the Corps spent more than a week deciding which fork was the Missouri River. They proceeded up the south fork on June 11th and soon reached the Great Falls that

the Indians had described. However, rather than just one waterfall, there were five. The Captains had only planned on spending one day to portage around the falls, but a full month would pass before they resumed their journey up the river.

Sacajawea had become very sick.

Attempts to revive her included several bleedings with applications of quinine and opium. Her husband, Charbonneau, wanted to take her back to the Mandan villages, but Clark refused. Finally, after drinking mineral water We are pleased to present Installment 14 of from a nearby sulfur spring, Michael Perry’s popular 33-month series which began Sacajawea recovered with CRR’s April 15, 2004 inaugural issue. During the and was able to eat, but 2004-2007 Bicentennial Commemoration of the Lewis relapsed after eating too and Clark Expedition, each installment covered their many apples and dried fish. travels 200 years prior. We are repeating the series Lewis “rebuked Sharbono for the enjoyment of both longtime and more recent severely” for letting her readers. To find prior installments visit eat such food after being crreader.com Click “Features,” then “Archives.” told what she was allowed

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to eat. Several doses of saltpeter and laudanum led to her recovery. Lewis and Clark were concerned about Sacajawea for two reasons. First, if she died, who would take care of her baby, Pomp? Secondly, and perhaps of greater concern, who would translate when they reached the Shoshone Indians?

The fate of the Corps of Discovery would rest on their ability to obtain horses from the Indians, and without Sacajawea there was little hope of making such a trade. cont page 7 Michael Perry enjoys local history and travel. His popular 33-installment Lewis & Clark series appeared in CRR’s early years and began an “encore” appearance in July 2015.

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Big mistake Grizzly bears presented a serious problem around the Great Falls.

While exploring a possible portage route, Lewis saw “a herd of at least a thousand buffaloe” and proceeded to shoot one. While waiting for it to die, a large bear crept up behind Lewis to within 20 steps before he saw it.

Lewis immediately raised his gun to shoot, but quickly remembered he had not reloaded. Lewis thought he might be able to reach a tree about 300 yards away, but when he turned the bear “pitched at me, open mouthed and full speed, I ran about 80 yards… the idea struk me to get into the water to such debth that I could… defend myself with my espontoon… the moment I put myself in this attitude of defence he sudonly wheeled about as if frightened…

and retreated,” running three miles across the prairie. Lewis wrote, “I felt myself not a little gratified that he had declined the combat. My gun reloaded I felt confidence once more… and determined never again to suffer my piece to be longer empty than the time she necessarily required to charge her.”

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Rough road ahead Two carts were built to carry the dugout canoes. A large cottonwood tree was cut into slices to make wheels, and the hardwood mast from the white pirogue was cut up to make axles.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Today’s etiquette is changing. If I remember correctly, in “the olden days” ladies were not expected to remove their hats during the presentation of our flag and/or the singing of our national anthem.

The actual portage began on June 21 and was completed on July 2.

Thankfully, temperatures were mild (mid-70s), so the men were not faced with heat exhaustion in addition to

Although I am a “modern woman,” the old ways remain a part of my life (e.g., I anticipate a gentleman will open the door for me). As a consequence, I did not remove my ball cap for the singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at a recent baseball game.

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I was criticized for my disrespect. I do not disrespect the flag or my country. I told the others I would inquire about the current standard.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Who is responsible for indicating that they want to end a telephone conversation with the other party? I am told by the party involved that I am not listening to the “hints” being given. I am not a mind reader.

GENTLE READER: Then Miss Manners suggests listening for such remarks as: “It was good to talk to you.”

“We must get together one of these days.”

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At an outing, I verbally invited a friend to a Fourth of July party to which I already had invited several other people. She accepted but asked to bring the two teenage sons of her ex-husband, as he was busy that day.

I responded that I did not have enough chairs/space to accommodate three more people. She said then she was going to plan some other activity with the boys.

A week later, she told me that I had behaved in an unacceptable fashion, and she wished to sever contact for the foreseeable future.

Was I completely unreasonable? It was not the nicest thing to do, I realize, but space was really the issue.

GENTLE READER: Isn’t there a more basic issue here? One that Miss Manners fears that you are too diffident to mention?

It is that you are the hostess: It is your party, and you get to set the guest list.

And while you may wish to be flexible, you do not have to be defensive about your limits. It is enough to say that you are so sorry not to be able to meet their proposed extras on this occasion, but hope that some other time will present itself. (In this case, that would have been spreading graciousness over your friend’s obvious motive of keeping the teenagers occupied, rather than adding interesting people to your party.) cont page 26

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physical exhaustion. The canoes weighed at least 1,000 pounds, and after pulling them out of the Missouri River canyon, they were filled with cargo and pulled across the reasonably level 18mile portage route. But the ground was far from smooth. After heavy rains, buffalo left deep hoof prints in the mud, and the sharp edges of those dried out tracks cut into the feet of the men as they pulled the heavy carts. In addition, Prickly Pear cactus had long spines that poked through the bottoms and sides of the men’s moccasins. Even after sewing a double thickness sole, their feet still looked like pin cushions. If that wasn’t enough, rattlesnakes were a constant threat, biting at least one man.

The Big Bang Two days later, the Corps celebrated Independence Day. Cruzatte played his fiddle, and the men danced as they drank the last of the whiskey. While the men probably fired their guns, Mother Nature also made a little noise that day; since their arrival at the falls, the men had repeatedly heard a noise resembling the discharge of a six-pound cannon at a distance of three miles. Initially, it was thought to be thunder. But, Lewis himself “heard this noise very distinctly, it was perfectly calm, clear and not a cloud to be seen.” He heard three such discharges in an hour. The men had reported hearing up to seven discharges in quick succession.

Interestingly, these noises are still heard to this day, and nobody has yet come up with an explanation.

The journey up the Missouri would not be resumed until July 14th. Next month we’ll learn about the “Experiment” that caused the 12-day delay.

A total of four round trips were required to portage everything ••• around the Great Falls. The men were utterly exhausted. Lewis wrote, “they are obliged to halt and rest frequently for a few minutes, at every halt these poor fellows tumble down and are so much fortiegued that many of them are asleep in an instant; in short their fatiegues are incredible; some are limping from the soreness of their feet, others faint and unable to stand for a few minutes, with heat and fatiegue, yet no one complains, all go with cheerfulness.” On the last two portage trips, the wind was strong and in the right direction to allow the men to raise the sail on two boats – literally, prairie schooners.

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Hail to the Chief On June 27th, the men were caught on the open prairie in a violent thunderstorm lasting two hours.

Hail stones as big as a dime, or as Clark wrote, “the size of a pigion’s egg and not unlike them in form covered the ground to a debth of 1-1/2 inches. – for about 20 minutes during this storm hail fell of an innomus size driven with violence almost incredible, when they struck the ground they would bound to the hight of ten to 12 feet and pass 20 or thirty before they touched again.”

Clark reported some hail stones weighed 3 ounces (almost a quarter pound) and measured 7 inches in circumference (more than 2 inches in diameter); they were round and perfectly solid. Clark wrote, “I am convinced if one of those had struck a man on the neaked head it would have knocked him down, if not fractured his skull.” Clark issued an extra ration of whiskey that night.

Two days later another storm caught the men.

This time, Clark led Sacajawea, Pomp, and Charbonneau to a deep ravine to seek shelter from the hail. Clark wrote, “a torrent of rain and hail fell more violent than ever I Saw before.” While hiding under a rock ledge, they were almost swept away when a 15 foot wall of water roared down the ravine and caught them by surprise. Clark’s slave, York, was not in the gully and thought they had been washed over the cliff into the Missouri. Several men were caught in the open during the storm, others abandoned the loaded canoes and ran for camp. Clark wrote, “the hail & wind being So large and violent in the plains, and them naked, they were much bruised, and Some nearly killed – one knocked down three times, and others without hats or any thing on their heads bloodey & Complained veery much; I refreshed them with a little grog.” After the storm, the prairie was a sea of mud, making it impossible to move the carts. The portage was completed July 2nd – just 11 days after they began.

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Gazing into Pandora’s Box

Black Flags: The Rise of Isis

By Joby Warrick Doubleday $28.95

In 2003, King Abdullah II of Jordan, while despising Saddam Hussein, beseeched President George W. Bush not to invade Iraq, warning that he would be “opening a Pandora’s box.”

Joby Warrick’s Pulitzer Prize winning Black Flags looks into the box of horrors that Bush chose to open.

It must be especially challenging to write history as it is still happening, but Warrick, a reporter for The Washington Post, has produced a riveting account of the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS.)

It provides an excellent introduction to the confusing array of sects and groups (Shiites? Sunnis? Wahabis?) and how their ancient ethnic and sectarian animosities continue to play out in a centuries-old loop of payback and retribution.

There are two distinct phases in the story of ISIS. The first centers around Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his branch of al-Qaeda that flourished in the power vacuum caused by the U.S. invasion. A barely literate thug, Zarqawi found a purpose for his life as a devout jihadist (holy warrior) and “embraced the emerging power of the Internet to craft a reputation as a fierce warrior who killed Allah’s enemies without mercy.” In time, even al-Qaeda would renounce his brutal methods and random killing of fellow Muslims as “un-Islamic.” How the CIA worked with Jordan’s intelligence service to hunt down and eventually kill Zarqawi in 2006 makes for some of the most gripping reading in the book.

The second phase in the story centers on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who reinvented Zarqawi’s brand of jihadism

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Though some would cast his movement as an al-Qaeda offshoot, Zarqawi was no one’s acolyte. His brand of jihadism was utterly, brutally original.

Osama bin Laden had sought to liberate Muslim nations gradually from corrupting Western influences so they could someday unify as a single Islamic theocracy, or caliphate. Zarqawi, by contrast, insisted that he would create his caliphate immediately— right now. He would seek to usher in God’s kingdom on Earth through acts of unthinkable savagery, believing, correctly, that theatrical displays of extreme violence would attract the most hardened jihadists to his cause and frighten everyone else into submission. ~ from Black Flags

in the chaos of the Syrian civil war. Baghdadi was a scholar with a doctoral degree, a shy, quiet man, yet who “possessed a prophet’s fierce conviction in destiny — the world’s, as well as his own.” Had it not been for the U.S. invasion, Warrick notes, “the Islamic State’s greatest butcher would likely have lived out his years as a college professor...teaching Islamic jurisprudence to twenty-year-olds, rather than strapping bombs to their chests.”

Zarqawi and Baghdadi cherry-picked the Muslim holy texts to justify their murder and brutality, not unlike the way the Bush-Cheney Administration cherry-picked CIA intelligence reports to glean any information they could use to support their arguments to invade Iraq.

Warrick’s account ends in January 2015, with the filmed burning alive of a Jordanian pilot. By then the world’s Islamic scholars and imams were no longer calling ISIS un-Islamic. To many, it had become “satanic.”

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ON OUR MOUNTAIN

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The violent 1980 eruption annihilated the 15 goats thought to have inhabited the area.

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SQUIRRELFEST

OUT • AND • ABOUT

Gathering of nuts returns to Longview’s Civic Center

By Pat Kubin, Longview Sandbaggers member

LONGVIEW’S SQUIRREL BRIDGE COLLECTION

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nock Knock. Who’s there? The usual gang of Squirrel-lovin’ Squirrelfesters, that’s who!

Yes, it’s that time again, time to dust off your Squirrel-feeder race cars, and tune up your karaoke voice for the two newest events at Squirrelfest on August 13th in Longview’s Civic Circle.

Boy Scout Pack 516 will be leading the charge on the newest addition to the all-day activities at Squirrelfest: The Squirrel Feeder Car Races. Each entry must contain the basic elements of a squirrel feeder (including peanuts!) and roll down a ramp in the quest for the trophy. See page 29 or visit lvsquirrelfest.com for the rules.

Another new event will be the Squirrelfest Regional Karaoke Finals, from 1–3pm on the Main Stage. Two finalists from each of the six participating venues will “juke it out” for the $500 First, $250 Second and $100 Third Place prizes. Sign up at any of the sponsoring venues: Yan’s, Lexi’s Pizza Pub, Panda Inn, Hung Far Low, Union Square, and Kim Bowl. Each venue will have their own contests to select the finalists for the Squirrelfest Finals. See ad, page 36, for dates and times for each venue.

1. The Nutty Narrows Bridge Olympia Way near 1525 – 18th Ave. Erected 1963 by Amos Peters. Believed to be the world’s first squirrel bridge.

Constructed of aluminum and a fire hose.

Peters constructed the bridge after seeing squirrels attempting to cross Olympia Way from the Library grounds to the Old West Side neighborhood. Top photo.

Don’t forget to bring all the kids for the annual Happy Kids Fun Run, followed by the Squirrelfest Parade and Kids Games and Activities.

Then, have a great lunch at one of the dozens of food vendors and wander through the craft vendors and find that special Squirrelfest item.

Rumor has it that there will be lots of squirrels running around the park, including Squirrelfest’s own Sandy B. McNutt!

When things calm down, head for the Beer Garden and concerts, opening at 2pm. The first band will start

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

3. John R. Dick Bridge On Nichols Boulevard near RA Long High School.

Designed and built by John R. Dick and installed in 2012, shortly after his death. It is based upon the Leonard Zakim Memorial Bridge in Boston. Mr. Dick had a lifelong fascination with bridges, and enjoyed the TV show Boston Legal, in which the bridge appeared prominently in background shots.

4. OBEC Bridge Louisiana Street, near 1503 – 23rd Avenue. Constructed and donated by the company building the new Washington Way bridge across Lake Sacajawea. Installed in 2013. Constructed of wood with interesting architectural bracing.

5. Safety Awareness Bridge 1708 Kessler Boulevard. Designed and constructed by the Bits and Bots Robotics Club of RA Long and Mark Morris High Schools. Inspired by the memory of Linda LaCoursier, who was struck by a car. Made of aluminum with cutouts and tinted material. Many squirrels use this bridge.

Installed in 2015.

6. R.D. Olson Mfg, of Kelso, Wash., built the latest bridge to resemble the Lewis & Clark Bridge crossing the Columbia River at Longview/Rainier. This squirrel bridge, selected at SquirrelFest 2015, was recently installed on Kessler Blvd across from Lions’ island (near Washington Way, in the 1000 block of Kessler Blvd) stretching across the 57-foot wide street. Bottom bridge photo.

A new bridge will be unveiled at Squirrel Fest August 13th at Longview’s Civic Center.

Sandbagger and Longview resident Rick Johnson with a “prototype” squirrel feeder racer built to meet the standards for racing at SquirrelFest 2016. See rules, page 29.

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OUT • AND • ABOUT

Up, up and away

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Aviation in the Lower Columbia region

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ummer days for a farm boy include a certain amount of time lying flat on the back, gazing at the sky. And so it was for me in my childhood days just downriver from Longview/Rainier on the Columbia River dike lands. Seeing the occasional airplane set my mind to wondering, “Where is it going?” Where did it take off? Who’s driving?”

Local celebrities Sandy B. McNutt and Cowlitz Black Bears mascot, Corby, and intern Janelle Dahl join friendly Sandbaggers in a past Squirrelfest parade.

Flight has fascinated humans since there were humans. When early airplanes became available, Americans embraced air travel as the adventure of a lifetime. Being able to rise on the winds like a bird and travel to far-off places captured the public’s imagination like no other invention before it.

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after the Karoake Contest and will feature the King Brothers, followed

by Geoffrey Castle, and then the headliner, the Edgar Winter Band.

Edgar Winter is best known for the 19 albums he released between 1970 and 2008, including familiar rock ‘n’ roll radio songs, “Frankenstein” and “Free Ride.” Tickets for the shows are available free from any Squirrelfest sponsor, or for purchase at the door for $10.

Advances in technology came at a rapid pace It took only 11 years from the dawn of aviation at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903, until the first scheduled passenger flights were established from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida. And in just 18 years the first reckless flying citation was issued in, where else?....Hollywood.

Of course, Squirrelfest would not be complete without the fireworks display launched from the top of the Monticello Hotel at 10:30pm.

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Two factors helped put air travel into the public consciousness and sparked the rapid development of aviation in America: The War to End All Wars (WWI) and the advent of U.S. Air Mail. Trained pilots returning from the war were ready to take to America’s skies. These pilots in turn helped train a legion of eager acolytes who would become known as the Barnstormers. The Barnstormers traveled independently throughout the country performing exhibitions and doing outrageous stunts for a fee. Some of these pilots were women and minorities who were excluded from military

Photos, from top: Airplanes wait at Astoria Airport with Saddle Mountain in the background; Mac the Wonder Dog with a Beechcraft 18 ‘Sky King’ airplane; and the “landing threshold” at Astoria.

flying. In 1918, the government initiated Air Mail service in the U.S. and, in 1920 added scheduled mail flights to Canada. The contracts gave pilots and builders a steady income. The Air Mail service also helped inspire many to take up flying as a hobby.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has two designations: Military Aviation and Civil Aviation, which is further split into Airline Aviation and General Aviation (GA), including all civil flights that are not for hire. Nearly all airports in the Oregon and Washington are General Aviation airports.

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OUT • AND • ABOUT

IF YOU GO SUMMER FLY-INs Scappoose Airport is the home of the Northwest Antique Airplane Club. (NWAAC) The club is hosting its annual Fly-in/Cruisein (the event also includes a car show) on Saturday, Aug. 20. It’s a chance to see some of the bestkept antique aircraft in the world, usually only available in museums, on display and actually flying.

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“Snoopy’s Envy” (the writer’s name for a plane flown by a woman stopping in Astoria on her way from Quebec, across Canada and on to Mexico.)

Up, up and away

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Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle (the fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington).

If you were really brave, you could book a flight for a dollar. The first powered airplane flight and the first crash occurred just two days apart in 1910 when Charles K. Hamilton flew his Curtiss-Reims Racer above The Meadows Racetrack, thrilling onlookers. This event helped inspire timber baron William Boeing to get into the airplane business. Two days later Hamilton crashed the plane into a nearby pond.

Local airports’ origins Around 1930 some amateur flyers began to use a grass strip on a dairy farm in South Kelso and it was here that the Kelso Airport was born, becoming the Kelso-Longview Airport in 1941.

The airstrip was paved in 1950 and terminal buildings were started in the 1960s. Now known as Southwest Washington Regional Airport, it is owned by the City of Kelso. Runway 12/30 (runways are designated by their compass points) handles small private aircraft and corporate jets.

Seventy on-site hangars for private aircraft, aircraft mechanic services and flight instruction are available. A chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, also known as the homebuilders, is located at SWRA. Scappoose Industrial Airpark, in Columbia County, Oregon, is a growing aviation hub. Several private General Aviation manufacturing companies are headquartered on the grounds. It’s a busy airport with as many as 75,000 operations per year.

The airport is owned by Port of St. Helens. Runway 15/33 at 5,100’

in length is served by two parallel taxiways. Aircraft mechanic services and flight instruction are available, along with 120 T-hangars for small aircraft.

Astoria/Warrenton Regional Airport, owned by the Port of Astoria, has two intersecting runways. Runway 08/26, 5,795’ in length, is an all-weather runway affording instrument landing

On Saturday, Sept. 10, the 6th Annual Wings and Wheels, another fly-in also with a car show, brings airplanes and cars of all vintages to the Scappoose Airpark.

Info: http://www.sccchamber. org/WWscope and take-off (ILS). Runway 13/31 is 4,996’ long. The first runway was built in 1933 but the U.S. Navy occupied the facility in 1942 and, in a whirlwind effort, constructed the current runways for anti-submarine aircraft. The site is also home to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Astoria.

Search and rescue helicopters and Lifeflight helicopter ambulances are

based on site, also the home of Lektro, the makers of electric aircraft tugs, a major Clatsop county employer.

Oregon State Senator Betsey Johnson, a former commercial helicopter pilot herself, is a strong supporter of General Aviation. She oversaw the Oregon Department of Aviation for two decades.

“With a mile of road you can go a mile, but with a mile of runway you can go anywhere” she said at a recent event.

The Senator said she thinks the future of General Aviation in the Northwest is bright though she decries the growth of regulation by the FAA. “It’s been exponential in the last few years.”

According to the FAA, the federal overseer of aviation, Oregon has 422 airports and Washington has 559.

This network of airports is extremely important to the economic vitality of the Northwest and an important part of the bigger transportation picture.

With more than18,000 private aircraft registered in Oregon and Washington, more Northwesterners are piloting airplanes than ever. This writer however, remains a “white knuckle” flyer.

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~ Dwight D. Eisenhower A politician is a man who understands government, and it takes a politician to run a government. A statesman is a politician who’s been dead 10 or 15 years. ~ Harry Truman Being president is like running a cemetery: you’ve got a lot of people under you and nobody’s listening. ~ William J. Clinton Longview resident Gordon Sondker has been active in politics, never as a candidate, but serving as Precinct Committee Officer wherever he’s lived over the past 55 years.

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THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE Waterfall after waterfall, luscious scenery abounds Story and photos by Suzanne Martinson

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hen a longtime friend turns 100, we ought to pay a visit. This year the Historic Columbia River Highway, King of Roads, Byway of the People, is celebrating its centennial. Seventy miles of breathtaking scenery and sometimes just simple green spots for silent reflection beckon to us all.

As a native Michigander, I didn’t get up close and personal with the Columbia River Gorge until the 1970s when I was a reporter at The Gresham Outlook. My first look at Rooster Rock in the mighty, roiling river took my breath away, though I didn’t get down and dirty until I hiked up and over the spectacular Multnomah Falls.

Photos, from top: The Vista House; view upriver from the Columbia Gorge Hotel; Hammer dulcimer ensemble plays in the Vista House rotunda; Horsetail Falls.

Mentally prepared, I quickly saw there was at least one other person in worse shape than me. And she was wearing flipflops! The astute guide quickly noticed the flip-flopper falling behind so he led her to the front of the line. It was slow going and, hikers: Do not leave the trail.

Shortcuts are for sissies.

I pulled on my hiking boots and stared at the beautiful 620-foot falls, its picturesque bridge calling my name.

I was 30-something, a trained guide was leading the hike, and I thought, “How hard can this be?” My only preparation was typing on a computer nine or 10 hours a day. I figured I needed the exercise, because I’d recently read that simply switching from a manual to an electric typewriter — making no other change in diet or exercise — could pack on pounds.

Trudging upward was hard, but, puffing, I reached the bridge and was rewarded with a fantastic view of the Columbia River Gorge. Propelled by gravity, we walked quickly down. Later, I learned it was the stop-and-go of the ascent, plus the pounding that our thighs took in the descent, that made me cling to my bed the next morning. I barely made it to my red Ford Courier pick-up for the 40-minute drive to work. To this day, I can’t remember a word I wrote.

Yet I will never forgot the beauty of the Gorge. A recent road trip with a friend cemented my vision of what I have long considered “God’s Country.”

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Suzanne Martinson grew up on a farm in The Thumb of Michigan, a fertile landscape as flat as a corn tortilla and just as corn-y. Her monthly column, Cooking with the Farmer’s Daughter, returns to CRR in August. By the way, her dad’s Sam Hill isn’t the same one as the Pacific Northwest’s Sam Hill.

Troutdale, gateway to the Gorge We started our sojourn in downtown Troutdale, a good place to purchase sandwiches and soda if you have an ice chest. Tucked into the eye-catching Troutdale General Store is an eatery where you can dine on the sidewalk outside or select edibles for the trip.

I loved the store’s paintings of cows. My friend Kay Bridgewater loved the “ballot” printed on a kitchen towel: Republican Party Democratic Party Cocktail Party

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The route included both Interstate 84 (“The Banfield” to locals, who love to complain about traffic jams both in or out of Portland) and — this is a mouthful — the Historic Columbia River Highway Scenic Byway. I wish I had purchased the commemorative Historic Highway poster drawn by Mike Rangner. In the foreground is a Model T Ford with the Vista House at Crown Point and the Gorge in the distance. cont page 25

from page 24

As it turned out, we probably did our trip, “hind-side-to,” as my father would say. We ended with the impressive display on the history of the road at the Troutdale Historical Society, instead of starting there. So we got, not a preview, but a review. Either is worth the $5 admission. The museum’s Barn Exhibit Hall is right on the highway, 732 SE Historic Columbia River Highway, at Troutdale’s east end.

Even the path to the falls is pretty.

Once the day’s tour is over, tuckeredout travelers may stop at the historic McMenamins Edgefield, once the county poor farm, now a lively entertainment venue with food, libations and a hotel.

Follow Lewis and Clark Just as the Lewis and Clark expedition traveled on its stomach in the Gorge, so did we, though the scenic route is now dotted with fast food and espresso stands. Somehow we missed the suggested Dodson/Warrendale exit sign off I-84 (in order to travel the road from east to west) and ended up at the lovely Columbia Gorge Hotel for an 11 o’clock lunch. The service was leisurely, the food edible, though we wondered if their halibut was truly the king of fish.

significant falls: Latourell, Shepperd’s Dell, Bridal Veil, Wah-kee-na, and the ostentatious aunt, Multnomah. There’s splashing and spray to be enjoyed at the bottom, and some children were enjoying the chilly mountain pool (see cover photo).

So many spots to see Another popular destination is Oneonta Gorge, 10-½ miles from Vista House. A hike/wade provides a spectacular view and is a popular spot for travelers who don’t mind cooling off while they get their feet wet.

The Saturday we visited Multnomah Falls, the parking lot near the lodge was full and we had to park along the road. Summer The breathtaking vista traffic jams around inspired railroad lawyer Multnomah Falls are Samuel Hill (builder of a common occurrence, the castle Maryhill across according to Sharon the river in Washington Nesbit, president of the State) and engineer Troutdale Historical extraordinairé Samuel Society and longtime Lancaster to “conquer” aficionado of the the wild beauty with a area. If the falls are grand scenic drive. The Getting to the Gorge on your must-see list, Directions: Follow I-5 first segment was dedicated early mornings or late S, I-205 S and I-84 E/ in 1916, a craftsmen’s afternoons, preferably US-30 E to NE Corbett showcase of hand-cut stone weekdays, are best.

Hill Rd in Multnomah and elegant masonry. The County. Take exit 22 For an up-close and iconic Vista House with its from I-84 E/US-30 E.) personal experience, marble restrooms, was built the Troutdale historian two years later. Vista House suggests the short hike to the base of boasts unmatched views of the Gorge Latourell Falls. Just take the turnoff to from atop Crown Point. the village of Latourell and Guy Talbot On our recent visit, a dulcimer band State Park about two miles east of the from Estacada, Ore., was playing inside.

Vista House, to visit this pretty place.

Its rendition “This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land” brought tears to my eyes. To my admittedly untrained ears, the acoustics were wonderful. A well-appointed gift shop draws visitors SUMMER FUN! to the lower level.

Parts of the historic highway are now the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail for bicycle and pedestrian trail use, and three original tunnels have been restored and opened to hikers and bicyclists. More than 800 species of flowers bloom in the Gorge, 15 not found anywhere else in the world. But that’s a story for another day.

also the dinner house, Tad’s Chicken n’ Dumplins, known for its long-troubled neon, which reads Tad’s Chic Dump.

Ice Age floods scoured through ancient lava flows 18,000 to 13,000 years ago to form the Columbia River Gorge. It is the nation’s fourth-largest river, and the first cliff-top panorama view is at the Portland Women’s Forum State Scenic Viewpoint.

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The proper way for a prospective guest to ask to bring someone is to decline the invitation on the grounds of having to entertain her or his own guest. That gives the host the choice of inviting that person, or simply expressing regret that the invitation was declined.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Why is it OK for parents and relatives to give birthday parties, retirement parties, engagement parties and receptions for family members and loved ones, but — time and time again — you have said it is never OK for a mother to give a daughter a bridal or baby shower?

What is the difference? I am struggling with this.

GENTLE READER: You have an excellent point. Indeed, the familygenerated (or often self-generated) entitlement party, complete with a list of expected tributes, and sometimes even an entrance fee, now dominates what passes for social life.

The conventional ways of marking life’s milestones were not always so crude.

For one thing, such celebrations occurred within the context of robust society, at all economic levels. From the simple sharing of supper to the grandest occasions, people exchanged hospitality for no more compelling reason than that they enjoyed one another’s company.

No longer able to count on others to make a fuss over their milestones, people resumed throwing their own parties. But now those whom they wanted to honor were not their friends, but themselves or their families.

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.)

The patterns most used come from two, hitherto minor, rituals: the children’s birthday party, and the wedding or baby shower. Miss Manners doubts that it is a coincidence that both have the giving and opening of presents as a central part of the ritual.

For that reason, birthday parties were limited to children and the occasional major years for adults — the latter organized by non-relatives, or, if given by the celebrant or that person’s family, they were just supposed to treat the guests, not expect the guests to treat them. (The graceful way to avoid the expectation of presents is to refrain from naming the occasion on the invitation, but to save it for a party announcement, so guests can complain that they would have brought something if they had only known.)

As for showers, there was simply that ban you mention against their being given by relatives, let alone requested by the guest of honor, as is sometimes now horrifyingly the case. It was not necessary to have such a ban on weddings, when the presents were sent separately from the event, nor for engagement parties, which were not associated with presents at all, as the announcement of the engagement was supposed to be a surprise.

Miss Manner is not retreating from her condemnation of self-generated showers. Rather, she extends the ban to all pre-announced celebrations to honor oneself.

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Guests did not even have to hand over a bottle of wine at the door as the price of admission. Except for explicitly defined cooperative events, they never brought food. Instead, the expected contribution was to give reciprocal parties. The idea was just getting together to enjoy themselves — not to celebrate themselves.

This easy, pleasant sociability waned as work routines increasingly encroached on people’s time and resources. A pseudo-social life, rationalized as promoting workplace morale and efficiency through forging colleagues into “teams,” sprang up. Rather than seeing old friends through their ups and downs, or foraging for new ones, it was just easier to accept as “friends” those who were at hand because the employer had chosen them.

And so the shower and the birthday party became a routine of office life.

These were not generated voluntarily by friends out of spontaneous affection, but by co-workers checking off an obligation. In bad economic times, employers stopped sponsoring retirement parties.

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he summer sky has arrived with three bright planets: Jupiter in the west shining brightly just after sunset, Mars in the south with its bright red glow, and Saturn nearby with its cream colored glow. Mars and Saturn move closer together until they are virtually on top of each other in the southwestern sky in late August. Then, with the evening sky dark by 9pm, they will be a very bright pair along with the star Antares in Scorpio, making a threesome of bright objects to view.

Star Hopping Of course the three bright stars of the Summer Triangle are the dominating stars of the eastern sky. This region of the sky holds many interesting things to see.

The small constellation of Delphinus the Dolphin, Sagitta the Arrow, and my favorite asterisim, the Coat Hanger, are found inside the Summer Triangle. I figured out a way to find the Coat Hanger easily, using a method called star hopping.

Start by finding the “head” of the Swan.

Coat hanger Image from blogs.discovermagazine.com

The Swan, also known as the Northern Cross, is the northern part of the Summer Triangle and the Swan “flies” down the Milky Way across the Triangle. The Head star, Albirio, is the starting part of the star hop to the Coat Hanger. Albirio is the fourth bright star in the line of the body of the Swan.

Place Albirio on the left side of your binoculars. Then look for a bright star near the center of your field of view in the binoculars. Move this star to the right side of your field of view also.

Then move about one and a half fields of view down and the Coat Hanger should be in your view. It will look like the Coat Hanger is upside down. It has seven stars in a line with four stars creating the hook of the Hanger.

It will bring a smile to your face and a “Wow, how odd!” from someone you show it to. Have fun finding it.

Double Stars If you want to find double stars, look to the right of Vega, the very bright star that is over head in July. You will see a pair of stars, known as Epsilon Lyre, or the “double double.” If you

have binoculars you will see the double nature of this star. If you have a scope, you may see the “double double,” as these two stars are, in fact, doubles themselves. There is a double star that sits halfway between the tail of the Swan (the star Deneb) and its higher up first wing star. If you have a star chart (and you should get one if you don’t have one), look at the stars in the head of Draco the Dragon; there are several there, too.

M-13: An amazing cluster Now here is a pretty sight if you have a scope. Find the trapezoidal shaped star configuration that is high overhead.

This is the body of the constellation Hercules. Again, a star chart is really helpful on this object. On the western edge of Hercules and two thirds of the way to the northern star is a fuzzy ball of stars. This is the globular cluster known as M13. This is the closest globular cluster to us, at over 13,000 light years away. There are literally tens of thousands of stars in this group. It is an amazing sight.

The Solar Eclipse is coming Now is the time to start preparing for next year’s solar eclipse. On the 21st of August, 2017, at around 10:15am, look for the position of the sun in the sky.

This is where in the eclipse will take place. Longview will have about 98% coverage of the sun during the eclipse.

The sky will be darkened, but part of the sun will still show through. Do not look at the sun at this time. You will still need eye protection to view the sun. If you can, head south towards Salem, Oregon. This will be on the center of the eclipse path. Only when the sun is totally covered by the moon can you look at the eclipse with no protection.

The sight of a total eclipse will amaze you, give you shivers... some even call it a spiritual experience, No matter what, when you see the totality of an eclipse the sense of it will remain with you your whole life. Make arrangements now.

If you have family or friends in Dallas, Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon, Philomath, McMinnville, Woodburn, Salem, Madras, Warm Springs or Ontario, Oregon, tell them you are coming for a visit. You may already be too late, as thousands of people will be massing along the roads across the middle of Oregon to see this event.

Eastern Oregon’s roads will be filled as well. Traffic will be horrendous. This eclipse will run all across the U.S. on that day. Look up 2017 Eclipse on the Internet (http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa. gov/eclipse.html) and see where the shadow of the moon will be. Maybe plan a road trip for next year. Hundreds of thousands of eclipse chasers will be joining you on the path of the shadow.

We’ll be writing more about the eclipse in coming months. You will not want to miss this rare event.

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Appetizers, & beverages.

Live music.

1418 Commerce Ave. www.the-broadway-gallery.com Teague’s Gallery 1267 Commerce Ave. 360-636-0712 Open until 7:30pm.

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

Broadway Gallery Artists co-op. Featured artists, July: Karen Labeck (mixed media), Fran Ladrow (gourd art), Mary Kohlschmidt (jewelry and paper art), Rachel Morse (photography); August: Ray Cooper (paintings), Beth Bailey (pen & ink, watercolor; Guest artist William Swinth (ceramics). Year-round classes for all ages, workshops and paint parties. Gallery hours: Mon-Sat 10-5:30. 1418 Commerce, Longview, Wash. 360-577-0544. www.the-broadway-gallery.com

Submission Deadlines Events occurring Aug 15–Sept 20:

by July 25 for Aug 15 issue.

Events occurring Sept 15–Oct 20: by Aug 25 for Sept 15 issue.

Calendar submissions are considered for inclusion subject to lead time, general relevance to readers, and space limitations. See Submission Guidelines, above.

Koth Gallery Longview Public Library Aug 8–27 Paintings by Scott McRae. Longview Public Library 1600 Louisiana Street, Longview, Wash. Mon-Wed 10am-8pm, Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm. 360-441-5300.

music by 70+ member orchestra conducted by Daniel Boico, with performances by singers from Opera Quest Northwest. Master of ceremonies: OPB’s Conrad Wilson. Beacock Music presents

R o l l i n g o n t h e R i ve r E x h i b i t o f sternwheelers, steamboats and tug boats on the Lower Columbia River. Through Sept 5. Noon-4pm, Thurs-Sun. River Life Interpretive Center, Redmen Hall, 1394 State Route 4, Skamakowa, Wash. 360795-3007.

pre-concert instrumenal “petting zoo” 5–6pm, where kids can play a variety of musical instruments under expert supervision. Info: vancouversymphony.org or (360) 735-7278 Teague’s Interiors & Gallery Artwork by local artists in the gallery. Iconography and Chalk Paint workshops. Call to reserve or for more info: 360-636-0712. Hours: 10–5:30 M–F, 10–3 Sat. 1267 Commerce Ave, Longview, Wash.

Mount St. Helens Visitor Center Photos of Washington State parks by Asahel Curtis, through Sept 15. Daily 9am-5pm. At Silver Lake, 5 miles up Spirit Lake Memorial Highway (I-5 Exit 49). $3 admission for adults. 360-374-0962.

Pizza at the Lake?!

AUXILIARY

We’re Fundraising with

Those boys and girls from Lower Columbia School Gardens are serving fresh, handcrafted pizzas during the concerts at Lake Sacajawea. $10 for 10 inches. I just hope they have one with catnip.

~ Smokey Man in the Kitchen’s

Limited selection boxed chocolates, bars & novelties in stock.

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

Mon-Wed-Fri • 11- 3pm Call for special order info.

360-261-0658

HOW TO PUBLICIZE YOUR NON-PROFIT EVENT IN CRR

Or mail or hand-deliver (in person or via mail slot) to: Columbia River Reader 1333-14th Ave Longview, WA 98632

The Art Gallery at LCC Through Aug 17: Lisa Sipe. Rose Center for the Arts, 1600 Maple St., Longview, Wash. Gallery hours: Mon–Wed 10–8, Wed-Thurs 10–5. Info: lowercolumbia.edu/gallery.

Vancouver Symphony Free Concert Thurs, July 28, 6–8pm, Esther Short Park band shell, downtown Vancouver, Wash. Familiar and lively classical

Outings & Events calendar (free listing): . Events must be open to the public. Non-profit organizations and the arts, entertainment, educational and recreational opportunities and community cultural events will receive listing priority.

Fundraisers must be sanctioned/sponsored by the benefiting non-profit organization.

See submission deadlines, below. Businesses and organizations wishing to promote their particular products or services are invited to purchase advertising.

Send your non-commercial community event’s basic info (name of event, sponsor, date & time, location, brief description and contact info) to publisher@crreader.com

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

FREE OUTDOOR CONCERTS 13 Nights on the River

Concerts at the Lake

July 21 Crossfire July 28 Ruby Falls July 30 Cort Carpenter (8pm concert)

Open Air Market and

Line Dance lessons, 4pm

All-ages Street Dance Aug 4 Shoot to Thrill - AC/DC tribute Aug 11 Ramble On - Led Zeppelin tribute Aug 18 Sweetwater Aug 25 Jujuba Sept 1 Radical Revolution 14th Night Encore

July 14 Randy Linder Band July 23 Champagne Sunday. Gypsy-

Credence Clearwater Revival punk rock with tear-jerkers and tribute

anthem foot stompers

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

6–8pm Thursdays, Martin’s Dock, Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash. Bring blankets, low-backed chairs.

Picnics OK, food available.

No alcohol. Info 360-442-5400.

St. Helens, Ore.

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Longview, Wash.

July 21 Sugarcane

Pickin’ on the Outlaws July 28 Jukebox Heroes

Foreigner tribute Aug 4 Haley Johnsen Band

Pop, rock, folk

Waikiki Beach • Ilwaco, Wash.

Aug 13 Lulu LaFever. Roadhouse

songwriting with pop jazz and

juke joint swing.

Aug 27 Ben Hunter and Joe Seamons, Pre-blues a cappella field

hollers, fiddle, banjo, early jazz.

Aug 11 Catch a Wave

Beach Boys tribute

7–8:30pm Saturdays, Cape Disappointment State Park, along Jetty Road near Ilwaco.

Bring lawn chairs, blankets and insect repellent.

Outings & Events

Recreation, Outdoors, Gardening History, Pets, Self-Help 20th Annual Chehalis Garlic Fest & Craft Show Aug. 26-28. Fri 12–7, Sat 10–7, Sun 10–5. SW Washington Fairgrounds, 2555 N. National Ave., Chehalis, Wash.

Garlic themed cuisine, artisan and craft vendors, antique alley, kids’ activities, chef demonstrations. Live music. Beer garden. Free parking. Admission: $5, Seniors (65+) and military $4. Kids 7 and under free. No pets; no smoking. Info: ChehalisGarlicFest.com.

Should You Still Trust: Are Trusts Still Useful in Your Estate Plan? Aug. 16 12– 1:30pm. Aging Wisely Seminar Series presented by LCC Foundation. Panelists: Mike Claston, estate planning attorney; Linda Davis, CPA;John Nord, independent trustee. Location to be announced. Info: 360-442-2130.

Castle Rock Visitor Center Grand Opening Wed., July 20, 5:30pm. 890 Huntington Ave. N., Castle Rock (Exit 49 on west side of I-5 in Wash DOT Park-n-Ride lot.Free shuttle from North Trailhead and Red Canoe/Cowlitz River Dental parking lots 4:45–5:25pm (return to cars beginning 6:30pm). Info: David Vorse, 360-274-7478 or Ryna Covington, 360-274-8181.

Annual Castle Rock Community Potluck, at new Visitor Center immediately after grand opening ceremony (see previous entry).

Bring a dish to share. Table service and beverages provided by Castle Rock Blooms.

Special guests include the American In Bloom national judges. Potluck info: Nancy Chennault, 360-274-7311.

Longview Citizens for a Safe Community invites the public to their booth at Cowlitz County Fair, July, 27–30 at the Expo Center, second (carpeted) room inside. Information, brochures and free buttons. LCSC is dedicated to bettering the community’s environmental, social and economic well-being and looking at conservation, sustainable energy and jobs.

Bring camera for taking cool family pictures.

Cowlitz County Museum Ongoing exhibit: “Badges, Bandits & Booze.” Many photos on display from the early days to current times.

Open Tues-Sat 10am–4pm. 405 Allen St, Kelso, Wash. www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/museum.

Info: 360-577-3119.

Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum Logging, fishing and cultural displays. Open 1-4pm, Th-Sun. 65 River St, Cathlamet, Wash. For info 360-795-3954.

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.

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 Summer dances on 2nd and 4th Wed. Plus at 7pm, Mainstream with Rounds 7:30pm. Craig Abercrombie, caller; Lonnie Sycks, cuer. Kelso Senior Center, 106 NW 8th Ave, Kelso, Wash. Info: 360-414-5855.

Longview Bridge Club Weekly duplicate bridge games Mon, 10:30am and Thurs 6:30pm, Kelso Senior Center, 106 NW 8th Ave., Kelso. New players welcome. For info or help finding a partner: Rich Carle, 360425-0981 or rhcarle@msn.com.

I think I’ll drop by to see the Squirrel Feeder races.

RULES FOR SQUIRREL FEEDER RACER Maximum length: 24” Maximum width 7” (incl wheels) Maximum height (main body of racer) 8” Maximum wheel diameter: 6” Maximum feeder weight 6 lbs.

Racer must have peanuts on AUGUST 16 board, height added to main body of racer for peanut container (such as a jar) is not counted into height Feeder may be constructed of any squirrel-friendly material Racers must check in to “tech” their racer before race starts Racers will start down an incline onto a street surface with the winner moving on in the bracket.

Hopefully a “kid’s spirit”of racing will prevail.

Trophies awarded for first-place racing and “Bestappearing”racer.

Boy Scout Troop 516 will be in charge of this event.

More info: See story, page 18; ad/schedule, page 36; or visit lvsquirrelfest.com

Community / Farmers’ Markets Astoria Sunday Market Sundays • 10–3 thru Oct 6 Downtown on 12th, just west of Hwy 30, Astoria, Ore. Info: Cindi Mudge, 503-325-1010 Clatskanie Farmers’ Market Saturdays• 10–2 thru Sept. 24 Copes Park. From Hwy 30, turn north on Nehalem, east on Lillich.

Produce, jewelry, soaps, arts/crafts, food cart. Food prep demos. Live music. clatskaniefarmersmarket.com Info:clatskaniefmmanager@gmail.com

St. Helens Open Air Market Thursdays,thru Sept 1 • 4–9 St. Helens Plaza, St. Helens, Ore. Live music 6pm at the Amphitheatre Info: christina.13nights@gmail.com or 620-654-8205.

Columbia-Pacific Farmers’ Market Fridays • 4–7 thru Sept 30 Downtown Long Beach, Wash. www.longbeachwa.gov Info: 360-642-4421 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.

Ilwaco Saturday Market Saturdays • 10–4 thru Sept 24 Port of Ilwaco, Ilwaco, Wash. www.portofilwaco.com Info: Bruce Peterson 503-338-9511

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Puget Island Farmers’ Market Cathlamet, Wash.

Fridays, thru Oct. 14 • 3–6 59 West Birnie Slough Rd, Produce, eggs, goat cheeses, butter, breads, pizza. Local artisan crafts, live music.

Info: Rob Stockhouse 360-560-3785; Diane 360-849-4145.

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Scappoose Community Club Farmers Market Saturdays, thru Oct 1 • 9–2 E. 2nd Street (street closed during market), Scappoose, Ore. (between City Hall & Library - visible from Hwy 30) wwwscappoosefarmermarket.com Info: Bill Blank 503-730-7429 Woodland Farmers Market Fridays • 3–7 Saturdays • 10–3 thru Sept.

Fat Moose parking lot, 1388 Lewis River Rd, Woodland, Wash.

Info: J. Smith 360-225-7944

This friendly club plans several hikes each month. For more info please call the hike leader or visit mtsthelensclub.org.

RT(round trip) distances are from Longview.

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Sat, July 16 • Devil’s Peak Keypass (S)Drive 190 mi. RT, hike 9 mi. with 3,200’ e.g. Two groups will approach the fire lookout atop Devil’s Peak from different sides of Hunchback Mountain and swap keys for the trip back down. The group starting from the Salmon River will have 200 ft. more e.g. Leaders: Susan, 360-751-1255 & Bruce, 360-425-0256.

Mon, July 18 • Bradley Trail (M) Drive 42 miles RT Hike up to 6 miles with 600’ e.g. Come hike the forests northeast of Cathlamet on a trail winding gently up and down through forest close to logging lands. Leaders: Kim, 360-431-5530 & Mary Jane, 360-355-5220.

Wed, July 20 • Lake Sacajawea (E) Walk the whole lale (3+ miles) or walk half the lake (1+ mile. Group consenses for breakfast/lunch afterwards. Leaders: Trudy & Ed, 360-414-1160.

Sat, July 23 • Mt. Scott Walk/Pool Party (E) Drive 110 miles RT. Hike 3 miles on a little-known route on Portland’s Mt. Scott with approximately 500’ e.g. Or spend the day lounging at the outdoor pool reserved from 10am–2pm. Kitchen and changing rooms provided. Leader: Bruce, 360-425-0256.

Mon, July 25 • Astoria River Walk (E) Drive 110 mi. RT. Hike up to 3+ miles on level paved path along the Columbia River. Possible hike to Astoria Column if 3 or more want to go. Leaders: Tom & Martha 360-414-1106.

Wed, June 27 • Cape Horn (M) Drive 130 mi. RT. Hike 7 miles RT with 1,400’ e.g. Loop trail with great Gorge views. Leaders: T\Mary Jane 360-355-5220.

Sat, July 30 • Hammocks Trail to Johnston Ridge Visitor Center (M) Drive 110 miles RT. Hike 5 miles with 1,700’e.g. We’ll take a car from Johnston Ridge Visitor to Center back to the trailhead. Leader: George 360-562-0001.

Wed, Aug 3 • Reed College/Rhododendron Gardens, Portland (E) Drive 110 miles RT Walk the nature trail around Reed College campus, through the Reed neighborhood, then on trails inside Rododendron Gardens (entry fee $4 per person). Walk 3+ miles with 100’ e.g. Leaders: Bruce 360-425-0256 & Bonny 503-556-2332.

Sat, Aug 6 • Mt. Margaret (S) Drive 200 mi. RT. Hike 11.5 miles with 2,400’ e.g. for one of the most scenic hikes in the Mt. St. Helens Nat’l Monument.

Stunning views. Leader: Dan 360-578-2849.

Wed, Aug 10 • Beard’s Hollow (E) Drive 140 miles RT. Hike 4+ miles with 300’ e.g. on blacktop trail that parallels the beach. Possible short hike to North Head Lighthouse. Discover Pass required. Leader: Bonny 503-556-2332.

Sat, Aug 13 • Snowgrass Flat/Old Snowy (M/S) Drive 200 mi. RT. This one’s a “must do’ for quintessential alpine hiking. Hike 9 miles with 2,000’ e.g. to Snowgrass Flat, 12 miles with 3,000’ e.g. to Old Snowy Mountain. Leader: Mary Jane 360-355-5220.

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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.

COLUMBIA RIVER

dining guide

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

See ad, page 7.

Kelso 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

Grounds for Opportunity 413 S. Pacific Ave. 360-703-3020 Wed–Sun 7am–3pm. Breakfast and Lunch available all day. See ad, page 11

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

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

Beer & wine. 360-577-7972

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

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

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

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

Open daily 11am.

503-556-9753 See ad, page 7.

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 7.

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

360-425-2837. See ad, page 15.

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

The Carriage Restaurant & Lounge

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

1334 12th Ave. 360-425-8545.

Locally roasted espresso, fine teas, fresh pastries daily, smoothies, beer & wine, homemade soups. Breakfast and lunch. 1333 Broadway. 360-425-7700 See ad, page 16.

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

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

503-556-9935. See ad, page 7.

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

See ad page 7.

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

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

The Original Pietrio’s Pizzeria

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

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

31 draft beers. Full bar.

360-636-1616. See ad, page 16.

Ice cream, oldfashioned milkshakes, sundaes, local coffee, healthy lunches, Fun atmosphere in The Merk. 1339 Commerce. 360-4234986. See ad, page 8.

Happy Hour & Dinner. Seafood, steaks, pasta and salads.

Wed–Sat 4–9pm. Full bar. Reservations recommended. 1125 Commerce, Longview. 360-501-4328.

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

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Burgers, hand-cut steak; seafood and pasta.

Restaurant opens 8am, Lounge 12 Noon. Closed Monday. 360-967-2333

St. Helens Bertucci’s

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

Breakfast sandwiches, deli sandwiches, espresso, chocolates. See ad, page 11.

Sunshine Pizza & Catering 2124 Columbia Blvd.

Hot pizza, cool salad bar.

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

Scappoose Fultano’s Pizza 51511 SE 2nd.

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

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

Ixtapa Fine Mexican Restaurant

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

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Fire Mountain Grill at Hoffstadt Bluffs Visitor Center. 15000 Spirit Lake Hwy. 11–6 , 7 days a week.

Burgers, sandwiches, beer & wine. 360274-5217.

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

1110 Commerce 360-414-3288.

See ad, page 19.

Hong Fa Chinese Restaurant 1312 Commerce Avenue Longview.

General Tso’s chicken, Happy Family meal, salt & pepper shrimp. Dine in or take out. Ask about Dinner Special under $9, 4-9:30pm daily. M-Th 11am–9:30pm; F-Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–9pm.

360-423-1688.

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Teri’s 3225 Ocean Beach Hwy, Longview.

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

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

Fresh-roasted coffee, snack and pastries. 1335 14th Ave., M-F 9am–4pm, Sat-Sun 9am–4pm. 360-2328642 Second location: 931 Ocean Beach Hwy (Inside seating plus drive-thru).

M-F 6am–8pm, Sat-Sun 8am–8pm.

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

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

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

Northwest Foods

MAN IN THE KITCHEN

A-maizing corn

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Internal Medicine & Preventative Care

By Paul Thompson

hile living near Chicago for 29 years, I developed an interesting connection with corn. In season, about now, corn was the present and future of agriculture in the Midwest.

Take a drive into the country and you encountered corn — left, right and in front of you. Corn was often a family business, with makeshift stands set up on card tables to display corn for sale. My ex-wife, Mary, worked in the cornfields during summer vacations, brushing the tassels of corn with her gloved hands, row by row, ensuring pollination.

One time we got behind a truck loaded with corn. Ears were falling onto the roadway. Seeing an opportunity, we stopped and gathered enough for dinner. When preparing the ears for dinner, we discovered there is a big difference between the sweet corn most people put on their tables and the dry, hard, feed corn given to cows and hogs.

Sweet is better.

Open Every Day for Your Convenience Holidays & Weekends Included

Introducing

A zesty way to fix corn on the cob

Microwave 4 ears of corn (husks and silk intact) for 8 minutes. Allow to cool about 5 minutes. Carefully pull back husks and remove silk. Once silk is removed, husks may be removed or left intact for visual appeal.

Brush olive oil or melted butter all over each ear and season with salt and pepper. Place corn ears directly on grill and close lid (with husks hanging out) for 6 minutes, turning them over midway. Generously squeeze fresh lime wedges over corn and sprinkle with cayenne pepper or chili powder.

Stephen J. Ahearn, MSN, ARNP

Richard A. Kirkpatrick, M.D., FACP

The faster corn comes out of the field and onto your plate, the more wonderful it is. Minutes can make a difference.

I’ve been there. I believe roadside corn is the best for that reason.

A simple test for freshness is to puncture a kernel with your fingernail. If it squirts back at you, it’s fresh. If it’s squishy, it’s old. As much as I like corn on the cob, I’m not a glutton. I take a van Gogh approach to eating corn: One ear is enough.

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David B. Kirkpatrick, Bryan Whetton, BA, PA-C MA, MMSc, PA-C

Kendra Preilipper, MPAS, PA-C

Mark Rawson, DPM, Podiatrist

Zach Migel, MPAS, PA-C

Vlad Bogin, MD, FACP

Paul Thompson continues as CRR’s charter food columnist “Man in the Kitchen.”

Are you suffering with illfitting dentures or loose partials?

Implant dentistry offers a solution!

Please visit us for your free consultation.

Now billing private medical insurance and Medicare for many surgical procedures.

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Movies

Dr. BOB ON FILMS

Three films for July The Legend of Tarzan, The Neon Demon, and Free

By Dr. Bob Blackwood State of Jones

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remember my father screening “Tarzan the Ape Man” (1932) on a 16mm projector for the family. It sure wasn’t the usual cowboy film; it was fantasy. Now, David Yates has created a film that avoids racism as well as entertains an audience in “The Legend of Tarzan.” It’s not the novel.

Alexander Skarsgård certainly looks like the well-muscled Tarzan image and, as the film opens, he is contentedly in the British domain of his late father, Lord Greystoke, with his spouse Jane (Margot Robbie). Suddenly, the pair is off to visit the Congo, assisted there by the African-American activist and explorer George Washington Williams (Samuel Jackson). Meanwhile, the insidious Leon Rom (Christoph Waltz) is slave-trading and gouging the Congo for an impoverished King Leopold of Belgium.

Will Tarzan face the challenge? Will he overcome men, apes and an international conspiracy? Sure, he can do that. He even rescues Jane, the American wife, despite the sleazy Rom. That may be the greatest challenge of all, in addition to avoiding being upstaged by Samuel Jackson.

You won’t fall asleep in “The Legend of Tarzan.”

I wish I could say that about Nicolas Winding Refn’s “The Neon Demon.”

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Jesse (Elle Fanning) is a stunningly beautiful young fashion model in The Neon Demon.

Photo: Broad Green Pictures.

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ary Ross’ “Free State of Jones” tells the real-life tale of a Confederate soldier, Newton Knight, who abandons the battlefield to return to his Mississippi hometown. Knight develops a hatred for the Confederate government which is exploiting the working-class whites as well as the blacks for everything that it can get while giving a pass to the rich plantation owners.

Matthew McConaughey as Knight leads a revolt of slaves and oppressed farmers from a base within the swampland and, at its peak, tears down the Confederate flag in his town and raises the American flag. For months they held some Mississippi counties.

Finally, we see and hear these surprising events in a film. In addition, we see that a descendent of Knight, who is one-eighth African American thanks to Knight’s second wife (played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw), was legally harassed in Mississippi in the mid20th century. You like history and politics? See this film.

••• Newton Knight (Matthew McConaughey) and his band of poor whites and African Americans in Free State of Jones. Photo:

XTF Entertainment.

Paid for by Dean Takko for State Senate Committee P.O. Box 1025 Longview, WA 98632

n this film, we see a lovely 16-year-old woman (Elle Fanning) who conquers a corner of the fashion world overnight, it seems, while at the same time generating enough envy to be threatened by two presumably 19-yearold female models.

The film is like a collection of exquisite fashion photos in a flip book. The look of the models in the extremely slowpaced film is all-important. Envy rules, not reason. Keanu Reeves has a small role as the sleaziest motel-manager in the world. If only Keanu could have shot someone, but men do little but exploit women here. The film is beautiful, but it is not bearable.

Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) and apes run to protect their habitat in The Legend of Tarzan. Photo: Warner Bros.

Dr. Bob Blackwood, professor emeritus of the City Colleges of Chicago, co-authored with Dr. John Flynn the recently published book Everything I Know about Life I Learned from James Bond. Blackwood lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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I would be proud to continue representing you.

Washington State senate 19 District th

Dean Takko DEMOCRAT

Think Tank

the Lower Columbia

Informer

By Perry Piper

Climate collaborations Brainstormers suggest solutions

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t this year’s Lower Columbia E s t u a r y P a r t n e r s h i p ’s Science to Policy Summit in Vancouver, Washington, I and about 100 others collaborated to come up with the best policies to protect the Columbia River from the effects of a changing global climate.

The conference focused on being proactive against forces beyond our current control, rather than suggesting regulations on industry and, most importantly, ramping up detection systems to see how much and how quickly our region is changing. Then policymakers can decide what we can do about it. One of the speakers spoke on human folly, or instances

throughout history (such as the use of fish wheels) where society invented hunting methods too efficient for what natural resources like salmon runs could sustain. Ignoring regulations in the Northwest led to lower fishing levels for everyone else, as well as creating a risk to the local fish populations. Again this century, we’re faced with choices across a myriad of subjects to which choosing the best thing on one hand will cause a mass imbalance to other systems.

Rather than the “doom and gloom” we see in the media about climate change, almost all attendees were

Restoring freedom, integrity and trust, Val is committed to protecting individual rights!

Finally, a voice for the people.

• No state income tax! Balance the budget without raising taxes.

• Distribute transportation dollars equitably • Reduce red tape that stifles job creation • Accountability for state agency rulemaking • Working to restore local control of schools, natural resources, land use and water rights.

Val has worked for over a decade here, and in Olympia, to protect land use and private property rights from government overreach.

experts who reported on nuanced issues like sea-level changes affecting native American culture, and lands, wildlife and vegetation preservation strategies.

For example, Pacific steelhead, salmon and trout will be facing habitat loss and invasive species migration.

Discussion groups at the event suggested building water pockets immune to temperature changes on the river to protect the various species. Snow packs of mountains will likely be reduced, leading to a higher frequency of drought, forest fire and increased sea levels and therefore more severe flooding more often.

Other problems that will directly affect the human population include a rise in asthma and allergies, the changing of farming timelines,

a boost in pesticide use, increased landslides, less groundwater for wells and increased mosquito-born disease.

Event leaders stressed that while we’ll never have perfect knowledge of the future, we must act today with what we do know. Weather predictions are still quite inaccurate even a few days in advance, but the average temperatures over time, making up the climate, can be modeled and predicted much better over time.

In the same way, despite not being able to predict that Apple and Microsoft would became global computer companies, it has been clear that computer power itself tends to double every 12-18 months and this power and application can be projected accordingly far into the future.

••• CRR’s graphic designer/IT manager Perry Piper is an active member of Encouraging Words Toastmasters and is learning Javascript and computer programming in his spare time.

First, learn to live with your technology.

Then you’ll learn to love it!

I can help.

One-on-one lessons with you and your devices.

Call or email Perry Piper

360-270-0608 or perrypiper@hotmail.com

Everyone deserves music!

Piano Lessons A great investment in yourself or as a gift

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the spectator by ned piper

Father-son summer car swap

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ormally, I drive a bright red Chevy HHR which I bought from my friends at Columbia Ford. People have gotten to know me by that car. I get frequent honks and waves while making my way around town running errands or delivering Columbia River Readers. Since buying the car, I’ve been amazed at the number of red HHRs in the area.

When I encounter an oncoming “twin” to my car, we drivers wave and smile at each other, as though members of an exclusive car club.

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This past week, however, I could be seen tooling around town in my son Perry’s 1994 white Mustang, a car that once belonged to his mom.

It had broken down and needed a new engine. We kept it in the garage for two years before having it reconditioned when Perry was about to get his driver’s license 10 years ago.

At first, crawling in and out of the Mustang was difficult, even a bit painful. Eventually, that chore was more than countered by the sheer enjoyment I felt being behind the wheel of the low-slung Mustang.

When Perry returned my car to me after five days, it felt awkward to be sitting up so high in the HHR.

When Sue first mentioned the idea of giving him the car, Perry seemed like he didn’t really want it. Sue, a bit put off by his apparent lack of enthusiasm and/or gratitude, gave a little speech about how he could certainly get a job and earn the several thousand dollars necessary to buy a different car, a newer one he might prefer. There is such a thing as looking a gift horse in the mouth, she reminded him.

Several minutes later, when a bright blue Mustang passed by, Perry said, “We should paint my car that color!”

When he asked only one day after returning from San Francisco if we could again switch cars I said, “Sure,” without the usual hesitation. He had planned another trip to Portland with friends. They would have all fit into the cozy confines of the Mustang, but this trade gave me another day behind the wheel of a car with which I have bonded.

The reason for switching cars with Perry —mine being less likely to break down — was his recent road trip to San Francisco with Daniel, our 17-year-old German exchange student who visited us again this summer. The trip was planned to culminate with dropping Daniel off at the airport for his flight home to Stuttgart.

In the few days before Daniel flew out, they rode the cable cars, saw the Golden Gate Bridge, visited Chinatown and a part of the city that I didn’t even know existed: Japantown.

It’s a neighborhood in the Western Addition district of San Francisco comprising about six square city blocks, evidently brimming with great sushi restaurants.

The first time we traded cars, I drove out to Fred Meyer, parked and went inside to do my grocery shopping.

Returning to the parking lot, 30 minutes later, I looked for my car.

After three or four minutes of scouring the lot, I determined that my car had been stolen. I was getting my phone out to report the theft to 911 when I touched the Mustang keys in the bottom of my pocket. I felt foolish when it dawned on me that I was driving a small white vehicle, not my usual retro-looking red car.

Another thing that I have come to appreciate about trading cars with Perry is the fact that with him getting older he is growing more responsible. It used to be that whenever he borrowed my car, it was returned to me with an empty gas tank. Lately, the tank is full.

When you see a classic white Mustang with a smiling, silver-haired gentleman behind the wheel, honk and wave. It could be me — if Perry will let me borrow it.

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Lifelong Longview resident Ned Piper manages most of CRR’s advertising. He enjoys watching Cowlitz Black Bears baseball, playing golf and delivering CRR.

PORT TALK JULY 2016

5 WAYS TO STAY SAFE OUT ON THE RIVER Life Jackets: Before boating, be sure that all life jackets are in good shape, fit properly and are stowed in an easily accessible location.

Stay Sober: Operating a boat under the influence of intoxicants is illegal and dangerous, putting passengers and everyone else on the river at risk.

Marine Radio: Investing in a good marine radio is a smart purchase. Cell phones should never be used as the primary form of communication on a vessel. The reception in some areas of the river may be poor or non-existent and precious time could be lost if an emergency arises.

Situational Awareness: Be aware of your surroundings at all times. Listen to weather forecasts. Know the limitations of your vessel. Most recreational vessels are not equipped to handle strong currents and can be overcome easily.

Fishing vessels and large cargo ships commonly encounter one another on the Columbia River at the Port of Longview.

MAKE WAY: CARGO VESSELS COMING THROUGH Safety on the river is paramount at all times of the year, particularly in the summer, when fishing vessels and cargo ships compete for space on our shared waterways.

While there are numerous rules that citizens and cargo vessels must adhere to on the water, one of the most important on the Columbia River is Rule 9 in the United States Coast Guard’s Navigation Rules of the Road, more commonly known as the Make Way Rule.

Designed to move recreational boats out of harm’s way when cargo vessels are approaching, this rule also ensures ships have enough room to navigate the narrow shipping channel into and out of our region’s ports.

“Anyone planning to navigate on any waterway, particularly one in which you are likely to encounter commercial traffic, needs to know the rules of navigation before venturing out,” said Captain Paul Amos of the Columbia River Pilots.

The Navigation Rules of the Road for Waterways are published by the U.S. Coast Guard and can be found for sale in most boating and fishing stores, in public libraries and on the internet.

FIND MORE RIVER SAFETY TIPS ON THE WEB http://www.navcen.uscg.gov http://www.uscgboating.org

The United States Coast Guard actively enforces the Make Way Rule, violations of which can result in fines up to $5,000.

File a Float Plan: Let a friend or family member know

DON’T FORGET TO MAKE YOUR PORT TOUR RESERVATIONS

where you’re going, when you plan to return and what to do in an emergency. *Source: United States Coast Guard |www.uscgnews.com | www.uscgboating.com

SCHEDULED TOUR DATES: SUNDAY, JULY 24 at 10:00am and 2:00pm MONDAY, JULY 25 at 10:00am and 2:00pm TUESDAY, JULY 26 at 10:00am and 2:00pm WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 at 2:00pm and 6:00pm

JULY’S VESSEL SCHEDULE EXPORT: Bentonite Clay to China EXPORT: Soda Ash to China EXPORT: Calcined Coke to Brazil EXPORT: Calcined Coke to China EXPORT: Calcined Coke to Korea EXPORT: Logs to Japan, Korea and China EXPORT: Corn to China EXPORT: Wheat to China IMPORT: Wind Energy Components from China IMPORT: Iron Oxide Fines from Argentina IMPORT: Pot Ash from Belgium

WILLOW GROVE PARK UPDATE 1. The picnic pavilion will be repaired and re-roofed in the next few weeks.

2. Parking areas at the boat launch have been re-striped.

3. Dredging of the boat launch basin will begin in October.

TWO WAYS TO REGISTER: Call the Port at (360) 703-0231 Complete the online form at www.portoflongview.com

MORE INFORMATION: Come and see your Port in action this summer!

COMMISSIONERS

COMMISSION MEETINGS

Jeff Wilson / District 1 Doug Averett / District 2 Bob Bagaason / District 3

Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month at 10:00 am and are open to the public. Meeting times are subject to change. For more information, visit portoflongview.com.

INTERIM CEO Norm Krehbiel

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Each of the scheduled tours are limited to 30 people Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult Groups of 8 or more please call for special arrangements

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PORT Is there information you would like to see in Port Talk, or do you have questions related to a story that was featured? Please email info@portoflongview.com, or call 360.425.3305

T. 360-425-3305 F. 360-425-8650

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ACTIVITIES All festival activities are FREE except for concerts and beer garden

6th Annual

9:00am

• HAPPY KIDS ON-THE-RUN 5K FUN RUN 10:00am

• PARADE

Maple St. LCC Parking lot to Civic Center past the Post Office

10:00am-5:00pm

• VENDOR ROW OPEN

BOO50 THS

10:00am-10:00pm

• FOOD CONCESSIONS 11:00am-4:00pm

• KID’S GAMES & ACTIVITIES

AUGUST 13, 2016 LONGVIEW CIVIC CIRCLE Sponsored by

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tight rope • juggling • diablo • flower-sticks • pole balance • walking globe stilts • Poi balls unicycle • plate spin • and much more!!!

NOON

• OFFICIAL WELCOME & BRIDGE UNVEILING 1:00pm

• KARAOKE CONTEST FINALS

Sponsors: Yans Restaurant, Hung Far Low, Panda Inn, Union Square, Lexi’s Pizza Pub, Kim Bowl Restaurant

2:00pm-10:30pm

• BEER & WINE GARDEN

Club of Longview

3:30pm

LIVE MUSIC

• KING BROTHERS Good time rock n’ roll (50s through 70s).

FIVE NUT SPONSORS

7:00pm FOUR NUT SPONSORS

COLUMBIA FORD LINCOLN HYUNDAI EVANS/KELLY TRUST

Child and Adolescent Clinic

• GEOFFREY CASTLE This electric six-string violinist fearlessly brings the violin to center stage with virtuoso showmanship and a 21st century attitude.

9:00pm THREE NUT SPONSORS

• THE EDGAR WINTER BAND The legendary 70’s

The

band, Edgar Winter Group produced such monster hits as Free Ride and Frankenstein.

Band

TWO NUT SPONSORS

Walker Insurance • Continental Investors Services Subway • Edward Jones • Snap Fitness • Cowlitz PUD American Workforce Group • Northwest Innovation Works Futcher Group • US Bank • Shamrock Spirits & Grill Cowlitz & Cascade Title • Heartsong Massage Booth Davis & Associates, PLLC SINGLE NUT SPONSORS

Freddy’s Just for the Halibut • Twin City Bank • Servpro Swanson Bark Wood Products • Obermeyer & Schrepel Taco Time • Cascade Eye Care • D & C Lemmons Express Personnel • Diamond Timber • L.G. Isaacson Co. Pie@trio’s Pizzeria • Corwin Beverage Co. • Baker Lumber Healthy Hound • Pets, Pawns & Imports • Wilcox & Flegel

Tickets available at the concert for $10 10:30pm

• FIREWORKS off the Monticello Hotel (please respect the clear area)

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