THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015
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THE WHIPPED CREAM LADY
RAINWORKS
WASH YOUR HANDS!
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ere’s a little trip down memory lane for you: Remember
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass? Their 1965 hit album,
“Whipped Cream & Other Delights” (celebrating its 50th anni-
versary this year) was almost as famous for the model on the cover
as it was for the music.
So who is this pop culture icon? A recent story by Erik Lacitis
for The Seattle Times (which is actually an update to an older story)
reveals that it’s Dolores Erickson, 79, who lives in Longview, Wash.
(http://tinyurl.com/alpertmodel). She is pictured in a 2012 photo by
Greg Gilbert of The Seattle Times.
A successful model for the Eileen Ford Agency in New York City,
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wore a bikini with the top straps down, and was covered with shaving
cream (whipped cream would have melted under the lights).
The photo caused quite a furor, as it was considered pretty risqué
at the time. Lacitis quotes a 2006 New Yorker magazine article as
saying the cover “fogged the minds of many young men.” The music
wasn’t too bad, either, as the record spent 141 weeks on Billboard’s
Top 40 albums chart.
Ms. Erickson moved to Longview in the 1970s with her young
son to be near her sister. No one knew she was the “Whipped Cream
Lady” until 2000, when she stopped at a Seattle record store to buy
some used copies of the album to sign for friends, and the owner of
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been buried in the desert for 40 years,” he said.
Until then, she had no idea how important the album is in pop
culture. Now, she has “fans worldwide” Lacitis says.
So how does she feel about her newfound celebrity? “I’m over-
whelmed,” she told him. “It’s fabulous. It’s so wonderful.”
S
eattle residents Peregrine Church, pictured right, who is
often helped by his “partner-in-shenanigans” Xack Fischer,
left, love the rain, and want you to love it, too. So they’ve creat-
ed rainworks, positive messages and artwork all around Seattle
that only show up when it rains. The pair are pictured in a photo
from their website, http://rain.works
Stenciled on with a product called Always Dry, their creations
become “rain activated art” and last about four months. “We make
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the pair declared. “It’s going to rain anyway. Why not do something
fun with it?”
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ince it’s the 30th Anniversary of “The Goonies” year, the Ear
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“Wow, I can’t believe it has been 30 years,” former Seasider
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come in and use the bathroom where I worked at the Surfsand Resort
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I would send them back in to wash their hands.”
“My boss asked me one day asked me if I knew who those boys
were,” she recalled. “I said I did not care, as they still needed to wash
their hands. Turned out later it was Sean Astin and Corey Feld-
man.” They are pictured in a screen shot from the movie.
“But I was 21, and I was too cool,” Dena chuckled, “and I had no
time for teenaged boys who did not wash their hands.”
106 YEARS YOUNG
TAKE A TOUR
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mateur astronomer alert: According to Gizmag.com,
NASA now has a new software program, the Asteroid
Data Hunter, available to the public, that “improves the detec-
tion rate of potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroids” (http://
tinyurl.com/boomwarn). It’s free to download at www.topcod-
er.com/asteroids, which provided the screen shot shown.
Take a photo with your telescope, then run it through the appli-
cation — it will sort out known asteroids and any new discoveries.
“We need your help in identifying asteroids,” NASA claims,
“and to help further this effort, we’ve built an application that en-
ables everyone, everywhere, to help solve this global challenge.”
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latsop Care Center resident, Jessie M. Rutter-Co-
threll-Humble turned 106 years old on March 24,” Ro-
setta Hurley of the Life Enrichment Department at the center
told the Ear. Jessie is pictured now, and in 1927.
few weeks ago, the Ear mentioned that Microsoft co-found-
“Her life adventures began with being born in 1909 in a small cabin
er Paul Allen and his team aboard his research vessel/yacht on a ranch near Galena, Ore., a place that could only be reached by
the Octopus, had found the wreckage of the World War II Jap- wagon, horseback or by foot” Rosetta noted. “Events occurring during
anese battleship Musashi more than half a mile deep at the bot- her life included the sinking of the Titanic, World War I and II, multiple
tom of the Sibuyan Sea in the Philippines. It was one of the other wars, the Roaring ’20s, and the Great Depression.”
heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever built.
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of the wreck, along with history notes. One of the images, a valve the invention of talking movies (1924), and so much more (http://
wheel, is shown. Inset, a photo of the formidable Musashi.
tinyurl.com/time1900s).
But now he has gone all out for naval history fans, and posted
“She was married and widowed twice, had two children, and
a 2.5-plus hour underwater tour of the wreck, including Octopus has lived in Roseburg, Cottage Grove and Woodburn,” Rosetta ex-
crew interviews about the expedition and how they found the battle- plained. “In recent years she moved to Seaside, and then Astoria near
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husband and visiting national parks.”
“Jessie has a beautiful engaging smile and is loved by everyone
where she lives,” she added. “She is an inspiration.”
So what’s Jessie’s secret for long life? Here’s one hint: “I never
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THERE’S MORE TO COME
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STOP, WAIT, WAVE
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ust because you may not have heard much of anything late-
ly about 2011 Japanese tsunami debris appearing on our
shores doesn’t mean it’s over. In fact, a recent story on KGW.
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is shown.
Russ Lewis, who lives on the Long Beach (Wash.) Peninsula,
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and has hauled away truckloads of it since. He is pictured, inset,
in a photo courtesy of Kyle Iboshi of KGW.
Russ says it usually gets worse after a storm with southwest
winds. “You go out the next day and the rack line has chunks of
this stuff, you know, up and down for miles. I think there’s more
to come.”
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“Until local weather conditions move them ashore,” Sam
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Chan with the Oregon State University Extension and Oregon
izens kept swiping them.
Sea Grant, told KGW, “the marine debris from the tsunami will
Scott Lee of Bikes and Beyond spotted something on Facebook
be evident, and might be evident for years to come.”
f you have an unquenchable thirst to know all about every-
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The debris arrival may have tapered off a bit on the North
thing/anything Oregon, you’re in luck. The 2015-2016 Ore- Coast for now, but CBC News in British Columbia reports the
Stop, Wait, Wave crosswalk installation that actually works. Upon
researching, it seems the idea for this type of crosswalk warning orig- gon Blue Book has been released both in print form and online litter load is so bad up north that the “U.S. group Gulf of Alas-
inated in Camden, Maine, of all places, and goes back at least nine (http://bluebook.state.or.us). Part of the cover photo, which was ka Keeper wants to use helicopters and a huge barge to remove
years — the photo comes from a December 2006 blog posting by taken by Ted Demetriades, is shown.
tonnes of material still littering B.C. and Alaska coastlines”
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Maine resident Sarah Ann Smith (http://tinyurl.com/camdencross).
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ida) are following Camden’s example and putting these warnings on tative or senator? The addresses are all online, too. Photographers Gwaii, an archipelago off B.C.’s north coast, is particularly re-
might want to take note of the contest for next year’s Blue Book FHLYLQJ WKH RQVODXJKW RI SODVWLF ¿VKLQJ JHDU DQG 6W\URIRDP
their crosswalks, too. So why not Astoria?
“There is tons of garbage hitting our beach every day,” said Haida
Scott suggested that perhaps the Boy Scouts or Tongue Point cover, open to all Oregon amateur photographers.
It’s a great website to peruse on a rainy afternoon. You might Gwaii resident Linda Leitch. “This problem is real. It’s not go-
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ing away. It’s not old news. It is occurring news.”
even learn something.
idea is approved. At least no one can snatch these signs.
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COMMUNITY NOTES
SATURDAY
Columbia Northwestern Mod-
el Railroading Club — 1 p.m., in
Hammond. Group runs trains on
HO-scale layout. For information,
call Don Carter at 503-325-0757.
SUNDAY
Warrenton Senior Lunch Pro-
gram — noon, Warrenton Commu-
nity Center, 170 S.W. Third St. Sug-
gested donation of $5 for seniors
and $7 for those younger than 60.
For information, or to volunteer, call
503-861-3502 Monday or Thursday.
Line Dancing — 5:30 to 8 p.m.,
Seaside American Legion, 1315
Broadway. For information, call
503-738-5111. No cost; suggested
$5 tip to the instructor.
Astoria Rotary Club — noon,
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Lodge, 453 11th St. Guests always
welcome. For information, go to
www.AstoriaRotary.org
MONDAY
Knochlers Pinochle Group —
1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community
Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside.
Cost is $1 per regular session per
person. Players with highest and
second highest scores split the
prize. Game is designed for play-
ers 55 and older, but all ages are
welcome.
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested do-
nation $3 for those older than 60;
$6.75 for those younger than 60.
For information, call Michelle Lew-
is at 503-861-4200.
Columbia Senior Diners —
11:30 a.m., Peace Lutheran Church
(lower level), 565 12th St. Cost is
$5. For information, or to have a
meal delivered, call 503-325-9693.
Astoria Toastmasters — 6:30
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357 12th St. Visitors welcome. For
information, go to www.toastmas-
ters.org or call 503-894-0187.
meal delivered, call 503-325-9693.
Line Dancing for Seniors — 6
to 7:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center,
temporarily located at 1555 W. Ma-
rine Drive in the old Astoria Yacht
Club. For information, call 503-325-
3231.
Astoria Lions Club — noon,
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Prospective members welcome.
For information, contact Charlene
Larsen at 503-325-0590.
TUESDAY
Do Nothing Club — 10 a.m.
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Wash. Men’s group. For informa-
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Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested do-
nation of $3 for those older than 60;
$6.75 for those younger than 60.
For information, call Michelle Lew-
is at 503-861-4200.
Columbia Senior Diners —
11:30 a.m., Peace Lutheran Church
(lower level), 565 12th St. The cost
is $5. For information, or to have a
Line Dancing for Seniors —
1 to 3 p.m., Astoria Senior Center,
temporarily located at 1555 W. Ma-
rine Drive in the old Astoria Yacht
Club. For information, call 503-325-
3231.
Spinning Circle — 3 to 5 p.m.,
Astoria Fiber Arts Academy, 1296
Duane St. Bring a spinning wheel.
For information, call 503-325-5598
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WEDNESDAY
Moms Offering Moms Sup-
port Club — 9 a.m., Capt. Gray
Port of Play, 785 Alameda Ave. For
information, go to www.momsclubo-
fastoria.org or email president@
momsclubofastoria.org
Open Sewing Gathering —
10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Homespun
Quilts, 108 10th St. For information,
call 503-325-3300 or 800-298-3177
or go to http://homespunquilt.com
Wickiup Senior Lunches —
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for those older than 60 ($3 sug-
gested donation), $6.75 for those
younger than age 60. For informa-
tion, call Michelle Lewis at 503-861-
4200.
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested do-
nation of $3 for those older than 60;
$6.75 for those younger than 60.
For information, call Michelle Lew-
is at 503-861-4200.
Columbia Senior Diners —
11:30 a.m., Peace Lutheran Church
(lower level), 565 12th St. The cost
is $5. For information, or to have a
meal delivered, call 503-325-9693.
Blood Pressure Checks —
noon to 2 p.m., Astoria Senior
Center, temporarily located at 1555
W. Marine Drive in the old Astoria
Yacht Club. For information, call
503-325-3231.
Angora Hiking Club — 1 p.m.,
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Nguyen Trung at 503-738-7911.
Ukulele Players — 1:30 p.m.,
Warrenton Masonic Lodge, 66 S.W.
Fourth St., Warrenton. All are wel-
come, including beginners. Loaner
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call Roger Williams at 503-717-5645.
Seaside Dementia Support
Group — 2 to 3:30 p.m., Necan-
icum Village, 2500 S. Roosevelt
Drive, Seaside. For families and/or
caregivers of dementia patients. All
are welcome. To attend, RSVP to
503-738-0900.
See NOTES, Page 2B