COMMUNITY
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015
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SHIPWRECK MYSTERY
BECOMING OREGON
A BELATED THANK YOU
A
wooden chunk of an old ship turned up at Barview Jetty
Park, and is shown in a photo by Steve Lindstedt. It looks like
“the remnants of oakum and creosote, along with very large diame-
ter iron bolts ... and appears to be at least two beams of what looks
like oak wood, 8- to 10 inches square,” he speculated. “The curved
grain may be the base gusset of a bow section, or possibly transom.”
“The ship part was found around April 10,” Anna Rzuczek,
Garibaldi Maritime Museum manager, told the Ear. “It was dug
out of the sand ... (and) I sent a couple of museum board members
to check it out.” The Barview Jetty Campground gave the artifact
to the museum, where Steve saw it.
“Because of the shape of the piece of wood, we determined it to
be built around the 1800s,” she explained. “Seeing that there have
been many shipwrecks in that area in the 1800s, it’s hard to deter-
mine what ship it came from. We are inviting the public to come
take a look at it, as it is very interesting. It shows how complicated
ship building was many years ago.”
Want to check it out? The Garibaldi Maritime Museum is at 112
U.S. Highway 101 in Garibaldi.
“We hope to invite an expert in to come take a look at it,” she
added, “once our busy tourist season is over.”
BOOKS TO GO
T
eresa DeLorenzo noted that a Little Free Library in As-
toria recently got some coverage in The Daily Astorian, and
informed the Ear, “Knappa has two, both registered with Little
Free Library (http://littlefreelibrary.org)!”
“One is outside the Big Creek Coffee House at Knappa Junc-
tion, cared for by Jan Johnson,” she explained, “and one is on
Knappa Dock Road, cared for by me. We each painted the box-
es, which were built by Harry F. Ayres (HFA Construction) and
Brian Ruff (B. Ruff Construction), with supervision by Harry’s
golden retriever, May. Both boxes are constructed of reclaimed,
recycled materials.” Pictured, from left, in Teresa’s photo, Harry,
May and Brian at Teresa’s library.
“Anyone is welcome to take or drop off books at each of the
libraries,” she said, reminding the Ear that “Little Free Libraries
are always free!”
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t was in July 28, 1977. “I’d been dropped off on the south
side of the bridge in Astoria on U.S. Highway 101,” En-
glishman John Abbotts (now of Wuelfrath, Germany) wrote.
He is pictured, then and now.
“A Datsun stopped within minutes and the lady driver ex-
plained to me I was heading in the wrong direction for the desti-
nation on my hand-held board. The lady’s voice appeared to my
European ears to be American. I thanked her before she drove
away, crossing the highway to correct side.
“Shortly afterwards, the Datsun re-appeared and I was in-
vited to put my backpack on the rear seat of the car. She asked
me to open the door with care because of the dogs. In the dusk
light I could recognize a collie with puppies. She told me that
she didn’t make a habit of picking up hitchhikers in the dark,
but that with my strong British accent she’d almost felt obliged
to help a fellow countryman. I soon learned that she originated
from Cheltenham, England, not far from home town Birming-
ham.
“The nice lady at the wheel said she would bring me to a
place where I’d be ‘in good hands.’ Later, we arrived at the
church hostel in Cannon Beach and was told, ‘I think you’ll
be all right here.’ To my great surprise, she did a U-turn, and
drove back the way we’d come. I was never able to thank her
for the long detour she’d obviously made for me, nor did I learn
her name.”
John stayed in Cannon Beach for a bit, left, then came back
again in the fall for a second visit. Coincidentally, while he was
there, he met yet another Birmingham “neighbor,” Victoria
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Cannon Beach Gazette.
“Oregon, all these years on, has a special place in my life,”
he added. “If this note does reach the lady with the Datsun and
numerous dogs, I’d be happy. Thanks for the lift all those years
ago!”
NOTES FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR
istory buffs might be interested to know there’s a new book
out, “Becoming Oregon: From Expedition to Exposition,”
by Robert L. Hamm, consisting of 19th century newspaper
article reprints detailing the formation of Oregon between the
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) and the Lewis and
Clark Exposition in 1905. The author and book are pictured.
“Most of the paper articles in the book are East Coast news-
papers that were printing stories about that far-off, mysterious
land called Oregon,” he told the Ear. “Later in the book are
some stories from Portland newspapers. Regretfully, The Daily
Astorian is not in the book, but there are numerous references
to the fort and city of Astoria.”
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Books and the Columbia River Maritime Museum Store, and
online at Mossy Brae Press (www.mossybraepress.com).
“I’ve always been fascinated by the history of Oregon,” he
noted, “and by collecting these papers I have learned a lot about
the history of our state.” And now you can, too.
LOTS OF HISTORY
A
story about the ship SS Manhattan (pictured) being in Astoria
in 1965, which appeared in The Daily Astorian column Water
Under the Bridge April 22, brought back some memories for Dan
Sealy. “We were taken out of school and up to Astoria so that we
could see what was, at that time, the largest merchant vessel in the
world,” he wrote. His photo of the Manhattan is shown.
“It had aft and midship superstructures,” Dan explained. “After it
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transit the Northwest Passage to see if it was more feasible to move
oil from Prudhoe Bay (Alaska) via ship or pipeline.”
For ship lovers, there’s lots more information about the Manhat-
tan at http://tinyurl.com/ssmanhat, and you can read segments from
“Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil” by Ross Coen at http://tinyurl.com/
coenship
In Dan’s photo, along with the Manhattan, there is a pilot boat,
the M.R. Chessman ferry, and the incomplete Astoria Bridge in the
background. “Lots of history in that photo!” he noted.
LOST TREASURE
SNIPPETS
S
leepy Astoria?: The Ear was surprised to see a glowing story about
“sleepy Astoria” being a Goonies mecca, and mentioning the
Goonies 30th Anniversary event, in the Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Ga-
zette (http://tinyurl.com/pittsast).
The article goes on to list several other non-Goonie local sights
to visit, but offers a caveat: “Just be prepared to twiddle your thumbs
or curl up with a book in the
evening: Astoria rolls up and
goes to sleep early. Even the ice
cream stand Custard King clos-
es most days at 6 p.m.” Really?
Hidden Gem?: Yes, it’s
true. Seaside was named a Top
Hidden Gem by TripAdvisor
— number 12 of 13 top-rat-
ed vacation rental destinations, all “America’s best-kept secrets” and
“true diamonds in the rough” http://tinyurl.com/tripadvss
TripAdvisor warns readers who want to head this way to “hurry
up, though. It’s just a matter of time before everyone else is in on these
wonderful U.S. towns.” Seems to the Ear like they already are.
Blowup: Most North Coasters likely know the Axial Seamount, a
submarine volcano almost a mile from the ocean’s surface and about
300 miles off the Oregon Coast, has been experiencing thousands of
little earthquakes, and is likely erupting. Want to see some photos of
the action? Go to the Weather Channel report at http://tinyurl.com/ax-
ialsm1. A screen shot from the video is inset. For more details, go to
http://tinyurl.com/axialsm2.
The good news? No danger is expected to coastal residents. The
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lieving any pressure building up on — the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
Heavy sigh.
F
red China, aka The French Goonie, recently did an
extensive interview with Rob Burman of the Burman
Studio http://tinyurl.com/burmangoon, who supervised the
creation of the Sloth makeup for “The Goonies,” but more
intriguing, the building the 32-foot octopus — whose scene
wound up on the cutting room floor (see the magnificent
critter here: http://tinyurl.com/octogoon). Rob is pictured,
left, in a photo courtesy of Rob Burman/The Burman Stu-
dio.
The octopus “took up a huge portion of one of the main
rooms at the studio, but rolled up into a big ball for mov-
ing,” Rob explained. “The scene called for the octopus to
menace Data, who then stuffs his Walkman in to the octo-
pus’ mouth causing it to pull back and ‘break dance away
across the water to escape.’ The concept itself is ridiculous
enough to get it cut out.”
“We were tasked with building the cosmetic aspect of
the creature,” he added. “Production decided to have the
rigging department make it move and operate it like a mar-
ionette. Their lack of finesse left large cables and huge
couplings exposed all over the outside of the octopus. ...
Probably better it was cut rather than having to continu-
ously explain that it wasn’t our fault it looked bad all these
years.”
Would he be interested in participating in a Goonies 2?
“I’d be honored to be asked!” Rob exclaimed.
B
rendan O’Brien of Ilwaco, Wash., has found someone’s
family album by Safeway where the trolley stops. The cover,
and a photo and a letter from inside the album are shown. Bren-
dan found the name William Heiner inside, and one of the letters
is from someone named Bill, to his mother.
Some of the photos depict soldiers, likely Korean War vin-
tage. Notes on the backs of photos include “Hooker resting on
Hill 200,” and “Del, Mac and I on M.L.R.” The name Art Hol-
lowell and “Chunchon, Korea 1952” are mentioned on the back
of another.
Some family must be missing this irreplaceable treasure trove
of mementos. If you know to whom it belongs, please contact the
Ear at 503-325-3211, ext. 257, or email ewilson@dailyastorian.
com
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dan said. “I want that person to have their memories back of their
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COMMUNITY NOTES
SATURDAY
Lower Columbia R/C Soci-
ety — 8:30 a.m., back room at
Uptown Cafe, 1639 S.E. Ensign
Lane, Warrenton. Local Acade-
my of Model Aeronautics (AMA)
chartered radio control model
aircraft club meets for breakfast
and business. All model aircraft
enthusiasts are welcome. For in-
formation, call 503-458-5196 or
503-325-0608.
Pug Socializing Club — 11
a.m., Carruthers Park, Warrenton.
For pugs and their owners. Join
online at http://tinyurl.com/pugs-
club. For information, call Dave
Kinney at 415-827-5190.
Columbia
Northwestern
Model Railroading Club — 1
p.m., in Hammond. Group runs
trains on HO-scale layout. For in-
formation, call Don Carter at 503-
325-0757.
SUNDAY
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,
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Lodge, 453 11th St. Guests always
welcome. For information, go to
www.AstoriaRotary.org
prize. Game is designed for play-
ers 55 and older, but all ages are
welcome.
information, call Steven Blakesley
at 503-325-8500 or Alissa Dorman
at 503-325-4321, ext. 5758.
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.
Seaside Lions Club — 5 p.m.,
West Lake Restaurant & Lounge,
1480 S. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside.
For information, call 503-738-7693.
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.
Parkinson’s Support Group
— 1 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church
library, 565 12th St. For informa-
tion, call 503-338-8469 or 503-440-
1970.
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.
Peninsula Quilt Guild — 1
p.m., Peninsula Church Center,
5000 N Place, Seaview, Wash.
Newcomers welcome. Bring non-
perishable food donation. For infor-
mation, call Janet King at 360-665-
3005.
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ocrats — 7 p.m., South County
Building, 7013 Sandridge Road in
Long Beach, Wash. For informa-
tion, email Diane Knutson at dlknut-
son69@yahoo.com
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
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
TUESDAY
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.
Line Dancing for Seniors —
1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Astoria Senior
Center, temporarily located at 1555
W. Marine Drive in the old Astoria
Yacht Club. For information, call
503-325-3231.
Warrenton Alzheimer’s Sup-
port Group — 2 to 3:30 p.m., 2002
S.E. Chokeberry Ave., Warren-
ton. Support and information about
Alzheimer’s disease. For information,
call Grace Bruseth 503-738-6412.
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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Seaside Rebounders Stroke
Support Group — 4:30 to 6 p.m.,
Providence Seaside Hospital Ed-
ucation Center, 725 S Wahanna
Road, Seaside. Stroke survivors,
their caregivers and family mem-
bers welcome. For information, call
503-717-7781.
See NOTES, Page 2B