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BUSINESS NEWS Coast River Business Journal The “Pandemic Relief Rosé” wine features a picture of a zombie. affected a lot of people in a very short amount of time. I had several people I know who passed away, and no one expected this to happen. And being that it has happened, the best we can do is to do every- thing we can to serve and to not be in a situation where it’s unhealthy or people are exposed to it. That’s why being in the basement in that particular building seems to no longer be the best situation, so some of the changes that we have made is to fi nd ourselves a location that’s above ground. That way, we’re not in a confi ned space and exposing ourselves to the pandemic. We fi gured having a location that’s upstairs and is suitable to having little nice tables placed outside so people can be in a safer place is key.” That sounds really nice. Okay, great. Then, do you want to talk about the brewery? “We’re planning on having a brewery and we’re working on brewing our fi rst beer.” And do you plan to have that in the same space as the tasting room? “We are already somewhat looking at another space for the brewery, but it’ll also be in Astoria.” That’s exciting. Do you want to talk about your fi lms and your history with that through fi lm school and becoming an actress and director? “As for the movie side, I have loved, loved, loved making movies ever since ... I don’t even know. Deep down in my heart, I’ve always wanted to be in the movie industry. Working in the indus- try defi nitely opened up my eyes that the sky’s the limit. The possibilities are through the roof in terms of scripts and ideas that I’ve had through the years. Right now, I happen to have a documentary on the Flint, Michigan water crisis, which I’ve been working on for a long time. To know that here in America, we actually had a place where people were turning on their faucets and brown water was com- ing out, despite paying their bills for fresh water, for clean water. And a lot of people were affected by that. I think it was very important for me to help OUR PROVIDERS ARE READY TO MEET YOUR MEDICAL NEEDS! Dr. Fabiano Internal Medicine Brianna Ayers, FNP Family Medicine Tracy Ramos, PA-C Family Practice Dr. Weaver General Surgery Dr. Dawson Emergency Physician shed light on that. You think about people in Flint, Michigan right now, going through the pandemic and they’re still having water issues. I still stay in touch with a lot of the people that I fi lmed. My other project is about COVID. It’s very important to me as a fi lmmaker and as a director to tell that story through my lens and my perspec- tive. And then the other documentary is about the movement, the Black Lives Matter movement. The words ‘I can’t breathe,’ they have changed us. And I think America, defi nitely we need to start looking internally on how we can get through this and bring everybody to the table. We can’t keep having Afri- can American young men and women getting shot for reasons that just don’t even make any sense. Telling these documentaries is important. And then ‘Lion’s Den’ is another script. It’s a scripted narrative feature fi lm that I do plan on fi lm- ing, but with COVID I’ve had to kind of push that one back. And what’s been at the forefront has been the documentaries, which I think are just equally as important and need to be told.” Defi nitely, those are all really important issues. Wow, well you sound really busy! “Oh my god, it’s always so funny because it’s like, every day is amazing. There are things where you’re like, ‘wow, how did this happen?’ But you get through it and you fi gure it out. So it’s a good feeling. I’m grateful in every aspect.” That’s great. Well is there anything else you’d like to add? Kyle Shafer, PA-C Family Medicine William Chisholm CRNA Just Got Easier! Mike Wallis, CPA www.oceanbeachhospital.com Lori Sharrow, NP-C Family Practice Dr. Laurie Belknap Family Practice • Income Tax Preparation & Planning • Accounting Services & Financial Statements • Elder Accounting • Consulting Services for New & Existing Businesses • Payroll Services Joseph Murray CRNA Ocean Beach Hospital 360-642-3181 Ocean Beach Medical Clinic 360-642-3747 Naselle Clinic 360-484-7161 Ocean Park Clinic 360-642-6387 Nikki Hartley-Jonason ARNP, Family Practice “I just want to continue working on all these projects. And I’m grateful for my family, my par- ents, my brothers and all the ancestors and loved ones who inspire me everyday. One other thing is we plan on having coffee. We’re importing coffee from Zimbabwe, from our village. So the long term goal would be bringing coffee from Zimbabwe and then wine that eventu- ally we’ll also be bringing from there. It’s just con- necting all these worlds that make me who I am. We also have baskets, which are handmade Zimba- bwean baskets. And those are at chiweshe.com. I’m like one of those entrepreneurs with so many things going on. And then eventually I plan on releasing a bra line. There’s so many things that I can’t wait and I’m grateful for. The great thing about my mom is she’s big in fashion and is a fashion professor and consultant in New York, and she’s just been pivotal. She’s the one who I’m working with on the bra line. My mom and dad are just so amazing. They inspire me everyday. We’re also doing a Pinot Noir for Parkinson’s. And we’re really excited about that. The Trail Blazers reached out and they defi nitely want to do something and highlight Oregon’s fi rst Black female winemaker and winery owner. I’m certain you’re probably familiar with Brian Grant, he was a former Trail Blazer and he developed Parkin- son’s, so a percentage of the proceeds will go to his foundation.” Taking care of your business... “To provide compassionate patient focused care for our community” Steve Bellinger, PA-C Family Practice February 2021 • 5 Suzanne Corliss WWC Business Solutions, Inc. 1024 MARINE DRIVE • ASTORIA • 503.325.2200
