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By RYAN HUME
are members of the Shoal-
water Bay Tribe
2. Willapa River: A river
in Pacific County, Wash-
ington, that runs approxi-
mately 20 miles northwest
through the Willapa Hills to
dump into the estuary near
South Bend
3. Willapa Bay: Separat-
ed from the Pacific Ocean
by the Long Beach Penin-
sula and just miles north
of the Columbia River, the
bay is the second largest
estuary on the Pacific coast
of the United States. Prided
for its biodiversity, the bay,
which was named after
the people and the river,
Willapa
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noun
1. People: Also known as
the Kwalhioqua, a native
people historically located
in southwestern Washing-
ton throughout the Willapa
River valley whose survi-
vors dispersed to nearby
coastal Salish tribes in the
19th century following
devastation by smallpox.
Descendants of the Willapa
Hills and Willapa Chinook
COLUMBIA BAR
Gummy Bear
By RYAN HUME
On Broadway in Seaside, past the
dining room of Finn’s Fish House and
behind a wall of video poker machines,
there’s a copper-topped bar that opens
into a lounge warmed by a large, circular
fi replace. It should come as no surprise
that the lounge at the back of Finn’s
concentrates on specialty drinks that use
Huckleberry-infused vodka.
This particular off -menu confection
is said to be a bestseller both here and at
Finn’s neighboring sister bar, the Twisted
Fish, a few doors down. One sip will an-
swer any questions about how the Gum-
my Bear got its name. Some sort of chem-
ical reaction occurs between the moment
citrus meets sugar and berry, resulting in
a trick to the taste buds that lifts a fl avor
straight from childhood. Beware that the
risk of sugar crashes is still the same.
Some things never change.
Ingredients
2 wedges of fresh lime
1/2 ounce simple syrup*
1 1/2 ounces 360 Huckle-
berry Vodka**
A splash of
sour mix
Sprite,
7-Up, or any other lem-
on-lime soda
Ice
Directions
Muddle the lime wedges
in the simple syrup at the
bottom of a highball or other
deep cocktail glass. Add the
vodka, sour mix and ice. Top
off with lemon-lime soda.
—Recipe courtesy of Jen Wayne,
bartender at Finn’s Fish House and Twist-
ed Fish Steakhouse, Seaside, Oregon
*Simple syrup is equal parts sugar
and water. To make it, bring sugar and
water to a boil and simmer for three
minutes or until the sugar is completely
dissolved. Cool completely before using.
**The bartender noted that it is
possible to change the fl avor and color
of the gummy bear by adding a splash
of cherry-fl avored vodka on top of the
Huckleberry.
produces approximately 7
to 9 percent of the oysters
consumed in the U.S.
4. Willapa National Wild-
life Refuge: An 11,000-acre
shoreline refuge including
the entirety of Long Island
in the bay
Origin:
From the Willapa dia-
lect of Kwalhioqua-Clats-
kanie, an Athabascan
language extinct since the
1930s. Noted by Captain
George Davidson to have
possibly been derived
from either ah-whil-a-pah
or ah-whil-lapsh, though
many other theories exist.
Sadly, the original mean-
ing of the word seems to
have been lost along with
the language. The bay was
originally named Shoal-
water Bay by Lt. John
Meares on July 5, 1788,
though the name was
later discarded. He would
go on to name the mouth
of the Columbia River
Deception Bay the very
next day.
“A townsite of several hundred acres
has been laid out at the mouth of the
Willapa, and a burg called ‘Pacific City,’
which is the nucleus of a great port of
entry, has been established. With a vast
area of fine country tributary to it and
possessing the advantages of a terminal
city of a great railroad line, Pacific City is
destined in the not very distant future to
become one of the largest and best sea-
port cities on the Pacific coast.”
—J. E. Willis, “An Important Enterprise,”
West Shore, Nov. 16, 1889, p. 311
“The ridges on both branches of
the Willapa are covered with the same
dense forests of fine timber, although
in this part of the country, fir predomi-
nates. All that part of the country lying
between the upper part of Willapa and
Lewis county, is almost a solid tract of
timber, which will someday be made
into lumber.”
—“Pacific County Lands,” The Daily Asto-
rian, Tuesday, June 19, 1883, p. 1
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O PEN W ED - M ON
1:00 - 5:00 PM
1387 S. Spruce,
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503-436-9301
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Ritt’s gutsy
voice is an
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instrument,
from Motown
to folk and
everything in
between. She
will also be
releasing her
latest album.
Friday, April
24
$12 Adults / $2 th, 7:00 pm
Refreshments Children
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the door
The Coaster Theatre Playhouse Presents
March 13 - April 18, 2015
Tickets $20 or $15
Shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday shows at 3:00 p.m.
Talkback - Thurs., March 26 th
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