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GRAB BAG book shelf • glimpse • wildlife • pop culture • words • q&a • food • fun NW word Before 1200 as chere, mean- ing “face, or an expression or mood shown on the face.” The term came to mean “gladness” before 1393. Borrowed outright from the Old French, chere, “face,” from the Late Latin cara mean- ing the same thing, which arrives from the Greek, kárā, meaning “head.” Cheers is first noted in 1919 having derived from the earlier definition, “a shout of en- couragement” around 1720. nerd By RYAN HUME Cheer [chir] Siliqua patula The Pacific razor clam By LYNETTE RAE McADAMS 4 and 5 inches), and have a life Though many will say that crab is king, when it comes to In the colder waters of Alaska, however, they top 11 inches and Inhabiting Found primarily along the sandy, surf-pounded beaches of the open coast, this bivalve mollusk thrives on shores from California to Alaska and is high- long, slender clams can grow be- tween 6 and 7 inches in length (though most average between the inter-tidal - - where between 5 and 16 weeks old, they’ve grown enough to begin to form a shell, at which and start their lifelong occupa- - cally, using a piston-like motion, Photo by Lynette Rae McAdams These Pacific razor clams have been dug up from the beach and await a chef’s touch. foot per minute, and are quick to elude their captors, which include Dungeness crabs, shorebirds, and - ence, this creature is named for Conversation| Good food | Inspiration of its very sharp shell, which, when broken or mishandled by a brown in color, then mature to a yellowish-brown or olive green, eventually turning brown again - ed in concentric swirls — like the rings on the trunk of a tree — their shells are thin and del- icate, and on the inside, glisten to an almost translucent white, anyone with a taste for them, though, and they’ll tell you the is always on a plate — lightly Conserving the Natural Heritage of the Columbia River Glenn Lamb February 12 A mid-assessment from Oregon’s chief law enforcement officer Ellen Rosenblum March 3 Getting the inside story at Hanford Recreational harvesting for razor clams is allowed in both Oregon and Washington, though regula- tions vary. Visit dfw.state.or.us or wdfw.wa.gov to learn more. Anna King April 30th Join us for our S PRING E VENINGS Columbia Fo r um FOR RESERVATION OR TO JOIN COLUMBIA FORUM CONTACT: H olly L a rk in s a t 503.325.3211 ext. 227 or foru m @ d a ilya storia n .com 18 | January 1, 2015 | coastweekend.com If you a re lookin g for som e thin g u n iqu e , visit the G old en W ha le 1 94 N . H em lock, Ca n n on Bea ch w w w .g old en w ha lejew elry.com 503.436.1 1 66 • 800.548.391 8 sa les@ g old en w ha lejew elry.com noun, intransitive and tran- sitive verb 1. a celebratory shout of encouragement or praise; ap- plause, or the act of doing so 2. a short, often repetitive chant or song devised by fans or a cheerleading squad to encourage a sports team 3. festive food and drink 4. a light feeling, mood or attitude; happiness or gladness 5. archaic: a facial expression 6. obsolete: face 7. cheers: pl., to raise a glass in appreciation Origin: “Oh, let us hope that our sands have run With Wisdom’s precious grains! Oh, may we find that our hands have done Some work of glorious pains! Then a welcome and cheer to the merry New Year, While the holly gleams above us; With a pardon for the foes who hate, And a prayer for those who love us.” — Eliza Cook, “Song for the New Year,” Po- ems … A New Edition, Etc. London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1864. P. 145 Crossword Answer T R A M H E M I E T A S T E N S P H B O P A R T U N U S M G S I M H O C A E N E N D U S A F T P R I C P E P S S T R I T O O O V A L R E S E E R T E O L D I E P L A N E R V I E D N E T D R E U M D O E T A P P E E S T S C A M G P L O A C M I E D I R R O C K C A G R E E D L E A S H S A A L E E B O A R D S E N S E R U R S N U T B O S L P P E O O N O L A F O R S T A B A R A B A T E N E S G D E V I O L T E P I D K E N N E L S I N C E S F E O R R E N D R A O N N O E G R A G S P T E I D L A L N E A L T O N O I T K S V A O N W E S P O L E E D S O N D E O I D L O L T H O E D L O P M A E D N O U B S E U P I L K A P I E N O S D D T C E N E O M A N M I N E C O D S A D U P V I N O E E N S C A T G A M E U S E D E T D S S H I P N O N O O L T S T T L E