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letters to the editor/community bulletin board
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2020
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meaning mountain goats, and the and a large smokestack and floor-
boards were hauled from the recent-
hiking club was born.
Their adventures were not ly demolished Ft. Stevens Officers
limited to hiking. Events included Club. All construction was done by
skiing, swimming, and horseback the members.
Donations to the commu-
riding. They wrote their own songs
and on occasion rode the train to the nity included:
starting point of their walks. Quali- • $600 worth of books to the Astor
fications for membership included Library
the requirement to climb Saddle • Bronze topographic map of the
Mountain and stated that no mem- area now displayed at the Astoria
ber was to be admitted “promiscu- Column – 1966
ously” (no explanation provided!). • The Flagpole at the Maritime Me-
Members had to complete six club morial Park
hikes each year. Their first meet- • Cabinets and paneling at Shively
ings were held in local restaurants, Hall
Today, the Angoras no lon-
then in the Old Fort Building re-
constructed in Shively Park for the ger travel by train or horseback to
celebration of Astoria’s centennial the start of our hikes. At a marathon
in 1911, and later in Shively meeting in January, we plan all of
our hikes for the year, usually four
Hall.
The Angoras were an ambi- per month. The hike on the first
tious lot. Their list of projects Wednesday afternoon of the month
is an easy one, e.g. the Astoria Riv-
included:
• Improvement of the country erwalk or Seaside Prom. The longer
hikes are on Wednesdays and Satur-
road to Saddle Mountain
PRECIP
days and are rated easy, moderate,
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Clearing
the
Tillamook
Head
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and difficult. Our schedule is online
Trail of brush each spring
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at our website, Angorahikingclub.
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Lobbying
the
State
High-
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org. Dues are $10 per year and
way
Commission
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make
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Saddle Mountain a state park you can’t find a better bargain any-
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• Purchasing forty acres on where! We invite you to come join
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us on a hike once the stay-at-home
Tillamook Head
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• Building a cabin in 1956 on order is rescinded.
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We hope to see you on the
the Tillamook Head acreage.
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trail!
Loggers
from
Olney
used
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their equipment to haul logs,
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Crown Zellerbach donated Kathleen Hudson
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cedar from which shakes President, Angora Hiking Club
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were hand-made for the roof, (503) 861-2802 or (503) 791-1392
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To the Editor,
The Angora Hiking Club
turns 100 years old this year. It has
survived the Spanish Flu of 1918,
the Depression of 1929, World War
II, and the pandemic of 2020. How
has it managed to survive all these
years? It has offered a respite from
work, stress, and depression, invit-
ing folks to come out and enjoy na-
ture.
It all began on July 4, 1920
when 18 members of the Knights of
Pythias hiked to the top of Saddle
Mountain. At the summit, they read
the Declaration of Independence
and sang the Star Spangled Ban-
ner and other patriotic songs. They
renamed themselves the Angoras
All are welcome to
join in observing
JUNETEENTH
which celebrates
the end of slavery
Stand for racial
justice and
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Featured Dog
Baskin is a recent addition to the shelter. This
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