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COMMUNITY THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015 1B THE GARDEN OF EDEN HONEY NUT GOONIES TRAVELING TREE D id you know that 204 years ago Sunday (April 12, 1811) is the date that John Jacob Astor’s merchant ship, the Tonquin, anchored off what is now Astoria to establish a trading post here? A highly detailed and entertaining journal by M. 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seeing lots of washed up tree trunks at the beach, but never one completely covered with live bar QDFOHV WR -DQHOOH ³,¶YH QHYHU VHHQ DQ\WKLQJ OLNH LW HLWKHU´ VKHUHFDOOHG³H[FHSWRQWKRVHERDWVWKDWZDVKHGXSIURPWKH WVXQPLGHEULV´ 7KLVLVQ¶WWKH¿UVWWUHHWKDW¶VFRPHDFURVVWKHRFHDQIURP -DSDQKyle IboshiRI.*:UHSRUWVWKDWEDFNLQ'HFHPEHU /RQJ %HDFK UHVLGHQW Russ Lewis IRXQG D IRRW ORQJ WUHH section on the beach during a cleanup, and it was also covered ZLWK PXVVHOV DQG EDUQDFOHV KWWSWLQ\XUOFRPGHFHPWUHH 6DPSOHVZHUHWDNHQDQGWHVWHGE\WKH2UHJRQ6WDWH8QLYHUVLW\ wood lab, which determined it was probably a Japanese black SLQH 6RZKDWKDSSHQHGWRWKLVODWHVWWUHHVHJPHQW"1RWUHVHDUFK DQ\ZD\³7KHQH[WGD\VRPHRQHKDGFXWWKHPLGGOHRXWRILW DQGZDV¿OOLQJKLVWUXFNZLWK¿UHZRRG´-DQHOOHWROGWKH(DU ³7KHFLUFOHRIOLIH´ ³$QGLWGLGQ¶WVPHOOVRJRRGHLWKHU´VKHQRWHG TRIPLETS ‘A lluringly gloomy” Astoria is in the news yet again because of WKH*RRQLHV7KLVWLPHLWZDVD+XI¿QJWRQ3RVW7UDYHO6HF tion piece by Alison Spiegel³7KH*RRQLHV7RZQ,V$5HDO3ODFH 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1H[W\HDU,¶OOEHVXUHWRWDNHRQHMXVWRIWKH7RQJXH3RLQWGHVVHUW and gave birth to John Jacob Astor VIRXUPRQWKVODWHU$XJ before it is devoured!” LQ1HZ<RUNKWWSWLQ\XUOFRPMMDVWRU9 CASA TAKES THE CAKE TAKE A BOW, ASTORIA L ‘A ‘A WWKH¿IWKDQQXDOµThe Real Lewis and Clark Story (or How )LQQV'LVFRYHUHG$VWRULD¶PHORGUDPD\RXWRRFDQMRLQLQ the fun!” Judith Niland of the Astor Street Opry Company pro FODLPV³7KLVVHDVRQ$62&ZLOOEHKROGLQJDQLJKWO\DQGPDWLQHH raIÀe for some lucky audience member to get up on stage with the FDVWDQGSHUIRUPLQWKH¿QDODFW´ 3LFWXUHGIURPWKHSOD\:LOOLDP&ODUNOHIWOLVWHQVWR0HULZHWKHU Lewis as the villain Krooke watches from under his disguise in the EDFNJURXQG How can you test your acting chops and attain your thespian PRPHQWRIJORU\"3HUIRUPDQFHVDUHDWSP$SULODQG ZLWKPDWLQpHVDWSP$SULODQGDWWKH$62&3OD\ KRXVH:%RQG6W<RXFDQEX\WLFNHWVDWWKHGRRUDQKRXU before show time, but reservations are recommended by calling ³7KHOXFN\ZLQQHUJHWVWRMRLQWKH&RUSVRI'LVFRYHU\DVWKH\ ¿QDOO\PHHWXSZLWK6YHQ2OHKLV6WXUG\6LVWHUVDQGKLV0DPDRI FRXUVHULJKWRQVWDJH´-XGLWKH[SODLQHG “A dream come true,” she noted, “for many of those who have VHFUHWO\ORQJHGIRUWKHVWDJH´$UH\RXUHDG\IRU\RXUPRPHQWLQ the spotlight? COMMUNITY NOTES SATURDAY Lower Columbia R/C Society — 8:30 a.m., back room at Uptown Cafe, 1639 S.E. Ensign Lane, War- renton. Local Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) chartered radio control model aircraft club meets for breakfast and business. All model aircraft enthusiasts are welcome. For information, call 503-458-5196 or 503-325-0608. Angora Hiking Club — 9 a.m., Sixth Street parking lot. Neahkahnie Mountain hike, starts at Oswald West parking lot next to restrooms at 9:45 a.m. For information, call June Baumler at 503-368-4323. call Don Carter at 503-325-0757. SUNDAY National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Support Group — 2 to 3:30 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway. Family to Family Support Group, for anyone with friend or loved one suffering from a serious brain (mental) illness. For information, contact Myra Kero at 503-738-6165, or k7erowood@q. com, or go to www.nami.org Pug Socializing Club — 11 a.m., Carruthers Park, Warrenton. For pugs and their owners. Join on- line at http://tinyurl.com/pugsclub. For information, call Dave Kinney at 415-827-5190. 0LOLWDU\ 2IÀFHUV $VVRFLDWLRQ of America, Lower Columbia Riv- er Chapter — 5 p.m. meeting and dinner, Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Ba- sin St. Willis Van Dusen is the guest speaker. All active duty, retired, reserve and former of¿cers and warrant of¿cers of the U.S. armed forces are invited. For information, call Capt. R. Stevens (U.S. Coast Guard, ret.) at 503-861-9832. Columbia Northwestern Mod- el Railroading Club — 1 p.m., in Hammond. Group runs trains on HO-scale layout. For information, 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. MONDAY 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. 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. Astoria Rotary Club — noon, second Àoor of the Astoria Elks Lodge, 453 11th St. Guests always welcome. For information, go to www.AstoriaRotary.org Warrenton Kiwanis Club — noon to 1 p.m., Doogers Seafood and Grill, 103 U.S. Highway 101, Warrenton. For information, call Darlene Warren at 503-861-2672. Parkinson’s Support Group — 1 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church library, 565 12th St. For information, call 503-338-8469 or 503-440-1970. Peninsula Quilt Guild — 1 p.m., Peninsula Church Center, 5000 N Place, Seaview, Wash. Newcomers welcome. Bring nonperishable food donation. For information, call Janet King at 360-665-3005. 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 players 55 and older, but all ages are welcome. Seaside Lions Club — 5 p.m., West Lake Restaurant & Lounge, 1480 S. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside. For information, call 503-738-7693. Finnish Brotherhood, UFK- B&S Lodge No. 2 — 6 p.m. pea soup supper and Ole and Lena jokes, 7 p.m. lodge meeting, Suomi Hall, 244 W. Marine Drive. 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. 3DFLÀF &RXQW\ :DVK 'HP- ocrats — 7 p.m., North County Annex, 1216 Robert Bush Drive, South Bend, Wash. For information, email Diane Knutson at dlknut- son69@yahoo.com TUESDAY Tobacco Free Coalition of Clatsop County — 9 to 10:30 a.m., Clatsop County Health and Human Services, 820 Exchange St. Anyone interested in tobacco use preven- tion and education welcome. For information, call Steven Blakesley at 503-325-8500 or Alissa Dorman at 503-325-4321, ext. 5758. Do Nothing Club — 10 a.m. to noon, 24002 U St., Ocean Park, Wash. Men’s group. For informa- tion, call Jack McBride at 360-665- 2721. 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. Astoria Lions Club — noon, Astoria Elks Lodge, 453 11th St. Prospective members welcome. For information, contact Charlene Larsen at 503-325-0590. See NOTES, Page 2B