Shanghaied Roller Dolls to take on Tacoma Trampires in home season opener Feb. 21
Roller derby bout
is first of six home
games this season
ASTORIA — On Saturday,
Feb. 21, the Shanghaied
Roller Dolls will battle Ta-
coma’s Trampires at the As-
toria Armory in their first
home game of 2015. Doors
open at 5 p.m., and the bout
begins at 6 p.m.
Admission is $10 and
all ages are welcome. As
previous bouts have sold
out quickly, the Shanghaied
Roller Dolls encourage fans
to purchase advance tickets
at shanghaiedrollerdolls.org.
Limited tickets will be avail-
able at the door. The Astoria
Armory is located at 407
17th St.
Roller derby is one of
the fastest growing amateur
sports in the world, with
over 1,100 leagues in over
40 countries. Evolved from
1930s marathon speed skat-
ing competitions, modern
roller derby is a fast-paced,
competitive,
full-contact
sport that requires speed,
strategy and athleticism.
Shanghaied Roller Dolls,
founded in 2011, is Clatsop
County’s flat-track wom-
en’s roller derby league. The
group is a nonprofit organi-
zation powered by a com-
munity of adult and junior
league skaters, officials and
other dedicated volunteers.
The mission of the Roller
Dolls is to empower peo-
ple of all shapes, sizes, and
skills to be braver, kinder,
smarter and stronger through
the sport of roller derby. To
learn more, visit shanghaie-
drollerdolls.org or like the
Shanghaied Roller Dolls on
Facebook.
Roller derby bout
6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21
Astoria Armory
407 17th St., Astoria
shanghaiedrollerdolls.org
$10
Submitted photo by Thom E. Dickerson
The Shanghaied Roller Dolls will take on Tacoma’s Trampires Feb. 21.
National Park Service talks diversity, future HiiH hosts studio opening
memories of moon festivals
from his home in Vietnam when
he turned his papermaking skills
toward the creation of sculptural
lamp forms. “Our new country
and showroom will host work- home by the ocean is already
shops, studio sales, art openings providing so much inspiration
and demonstrations.
for our work.”
“Alberta has been a won-
The studio is open by ap-
derful and nurturing place to pointment. For more informa-
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who was inspired by childhood www.hiihlights.com
Lower Columbia Diversity Project hosts Lewis and Clark park staff See new artisan paper light showroom
ASTORIA — As part of Black
History Month, the Lower
Columbia Diversity Project
invites the public to “Creating
the Next Generation of Sto-
ryteller,” a free presentation
on diversity and the future of
the National Park Service. The
presentation takes place from
2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22
at the Judge Guy Boyington
Building, located at 857 Com-
mercial St.
Scott Tucker, superinten-
dent of Lewis and Clark Na-
tional Historical Park, along
with Cydonie Fukami, educa-
tional technician at the park,
will discuss the changing de-
mographics of America, Clat-
sop County, the National Park
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ences they have on the next
generation of storytellers.
In 2016, the National Park
Service will celebrate its 100th
anniversary. All 405 units of
the National Park system, in-
cluding the Lewis and Clark
National Historical Park,
have been challenged to con-
nect with and create the next
generation of park visitors,
supporters and advocates as
a foundation for the next 100
years of service to the Ameri-
can people.
This program will highlight
the current efforts by the park
to diversify the opportunities
ASTORIA — HiiH Lights will
host a grand opening event at
its new HiiH Barn Studio and
Showroom from 3 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21. The studio
is located at RoseMint Ranch,
89120 Lewis and Clark Road.
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HiiH (pronounced “Hi Hi”)
Lights creates custom hand-
made paper lighting for residen-
tial and commercial settings.
After almost two decades
based in the HiiH Gallery on Al-
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his wife, Kestrel Gates, and
their family moved to the Lewis
and Clark area two years ago.
The couple runs the Portland
gallery from a distance, and
Photo by Joshua Bessex
they are now opening a new lo- From top left: Lâm Quảng, Kestrel Gates, Xanh Quảng, and Mai Linh Quảng stand in their
cal studio. The new barn studio barn studio in Astoria.
Submitted photo
Cydonie Fukam, the educational tech park ranger at Lewis and Clark National Historical
Park, will speak at the presentation.
for 250,000 annual park vis-
itors through programming,
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dition, the program will high-
light the story of York, Capt.
William Clark’s slave, as a
case study and example of the
need for everyone to see them-
selves in the stories.
For more information,
contact the Lower Columbia
Diversity Project at lcdiversi-
typroject@gmail.com, or call
503-325-1895.
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Super sale calls for vendors
Sell wares at Grays River Valley Center
Photo by Ted Shorack
Scott Tucker, superintendent of Lewis and
Clark National Historical Park, will disucss
diversity and the future of the National
Park Serivce, which turns 100 in 2016.
ROSBURG, Wash. — Organizers
issue a call for vendors and in-
dividuals who wish to partici-
pate in the second Community
In-Door Super Sale at John-
son Park Center on Saturday,
March 28.
This event is a fundraiser
for Grays River Valley Center
at Johnson Park, the old Ros-
burg school building. The cen-
ter serves the community in
many ways with learning and
human development activities:
It’s a lending library, comput-
er center, sewing instruction
center, gym, and the new Wah-
kiakum County west end food
bank, among other things.
Items for sale can be gently
used, repurposed, vintage, an-
tique, or newly crafted. Over 40
table spaces are available.
The cost for table space is
$10. Call 360-465-2740 or email
cddutch@wwest.net for more
information and to reserve your
space. Sale hours will be from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Set up will be Fri-
day afternoon, March 27.
Food, beverages, and bake
sale items will be available for
purchase during the sale. The
menu includes hamburgers,
hot dogs, coffee, tea, and pop.
The bake sale will be hosted
by the ladies of the Grays Riv-
er Methodist Church.