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1B THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • FR IDAY , MAY 15 , 2015 A N D T H E N T H E R E W E R E N O N E H A V E Y O U S E E N O N E ? R O A S T I N G J A K E N av a l h i s to ry bu f f s : Ev e r wond e r wh a t h app en ed to th e ( ak a th e N a t ion a l D e f en s e R e s e rv e F l e e t ) , th e N avy sh ip s th a t w e r e l e f t to ru s t a t v a r iou s an cho r ag e s a f t e r th e end o f W o r ld W a r I I ? Mo r e th an 200 o f th em w e r e moo r ed in A s to r i a . Th e pho to shown , t ak en ov e r in 1958 , i s cou r t e sy o f th e w eb s i t e h t tp : / /n avy .m emo r i e shop . com , wh i ch s ay s th a t wh en th e N avy b eg an con so l id a t ing th e W e s t Co a s t R e s e rv e F l e e t s in th e 1960 s and 1970 s , th e w a r sh ip s h e ld a t T ongu e Po in t w e r e tow ed to Su i sun B ay , C a l i f . , o r B r em e r ton , W a sh . Th e A s to r i a R e s e rv e F l e e t f a c i l i ty c lo s ed in 1963 . A c co rd ing to a s to ry in th e D a i ly M a i l (h t tp : / / t inyu r l . com / down to 122 sh ip s . And , o f th e o r ig in a l e igh t an cho r ag e s fo r th e “ ru s t bu ck e t s , ” on ly th r e e r em a in : Su i son B ay , B e aumon t , T ex - a s , and J am e s R iv e r , V a . , wh e r e th ey a r e qu i e t ly ru s t ing aw ay and po l lu t ing th e w a t e r . Bu t som e h av e l iv ed to s e rv e ag a in . In 2005 , fou r NDRF sh ip s p a r t i c ip a t ed in r e l i e f op e r a t ion s a f t e r hu r r i c an e s K a t r in a and R i t a , s ix w en t to H a i t i to h e lp a f t e r th e e a r thqu ak e in 2010 , and two w e r e u s ed to a s s i s t a f t e r Hu r r i c an e S andy in 2012 . S ad ly , th e r e ’ s no t mu ch h e lp o r hop e fo r th e lon e ly 122 v e s - s e l s th a t r em a in ; p l an s a r e a l r e ady in mo t ion to d i sm an t l e s ev e r - a l o f th em , and th e r e s t a r e p rob ab ly no t f a r b eh ind . B R I D G E O V E R M U D D L E D W A T E R S ev e r a l lo c a l r e s id en t s h av e to ld th e E a r th ey ’v e s e en a UFO . So , h e r e ’ s th e ev en t you ’v e b e en w a i t ing fo r : Th e 16 th annu - a l a t th e Ho t e l O r egon in M cM innv i l l e . Th e f e s - t iv a l s t a r t ed Thu r sd ay and run s th rough Sund ay (h t tp : / /u fo f e s t . com ) . Th e ev en t b eg an a s a w ay to hono r th e in t e rn a t ion a l ly known d , wh en two M cM innv i l l e lo c a l s w i tn e s s e and pho tog r aph ed a UFO . On e o f th e T r en t pho to s i s shown , cou r t e sy o f www .u fo c a s ebook . com d Ju s t in c a s e you ’ r e wond e r ing , a c co rd ing to a m ap a t Goo D id you know th e r e w a s a on S a tu rd ay a t th e A s to r i a Ev en t C en t e r ? “ I d e c id ed to do th e ro a s t and to a s t b e c au s e h e i s su ch a ch a r a c t e r , bu t mo r e impo r t an t ly , b e c au s e ov e r th e y e a r s Bob ’ s v i s ion fo r A s to r i a h a s h e lp ed imp rov e th e w a t e r f ron t , b rough t in th e t ro l l ey , s av ed th e L ib e r ty Th e a t e r , and m ad e th e A s to r i a A rmo ry u s e fu l ag a in , to n am e a f ew po s i t iv e ch ang e s fo r th e c i ty , ” h i s b ro th e r , , w ro t e . Soon G r eg h ad a gu e s t ro s t e r o f 95 , m any o f whom show ed up w e a r ing “Who th e h e l l i s J ak e ? ” T - sh i r t s . “And , to top th ing s o f f , ” G r eg no t ed , “w e a l l m an ag ed to k e ep th e ro a s t and to a s t a comp l e t e su rp r i s e to Bob , who h ad no id e a un t i l h e w a lk ed th rough th e doo r s . ” S ev e r a l con t r ibu t ed to th e h and c r a f t ed , p e r son a l i z ed b a s eb a l l -b a t (h t tp : / / supp l e ro ck e r s . com ) , p r e - ro ck ing ch a i r m ad e by s en t ed to J ak e a t th e b eg inn ing o f th e ro a s t . And , o f cou r s e th e r e w e r e th e u su a l j ib e s , bu t th e r e w e r e a l so t e s t imon i a l s , and J ak e ev en r e c e iv ed an aw a rd f rom th e c i ty o f A s to r i a . H e lp ing w i th th e f e s t iv i t i e s w e r e o f th e Ev en t , wh i ch p rov id ed th e ho r s d ’o euv r e s . W an t C en t e r ,and to s e e som e o f th e go ing s -on ? Go to h t tp : / / t inyu r l . com / j ak e ro a s t . A s c r e en sho t f rom th e v id eo i s shown . Y e s , J ak e r e a l ly i s w e a r ing a bow l ing p in h e add r e s s . “Th e ev en ing w a s fu l l o f l augh s b e c au s e Bob ’ s f r i end s h ad a good t im e hono r ing and r ibb ing h im , ” G r eg add ed , “ and Bob tu rn ed th e t ab l e s and som ehow ro a s t ed h a l f th e p eop l e in a t t end an c e . ” “Anybody c an h e lp g e t a t ro l l ey , o r th e L ib e r ty Th e a t e r , o r th e A rmo ry , o r bu i ld th e C ann e ry P i e r Ho t e l , ” J ak e qu ipp ed , “bu t th e r e a l s tu f f w a s h e lp ing on th e G l am T r am , th e b a ckw a rd s C lown C a r , th e Doub l e D e ck e r Bu s , Th e B ig L ebow sk i F e s t iv a l and s t a r t ing and end ing th e T un a T ou rn am en t . Th e l a t t e r g roup o f p ro j e c t s w e r e r e a l ly p e ak ing o f r e t i r ed sh ip s b e ing pu t to u s e , KPLU r epo r t s th a t W a sh ing ton s t a t e w an t s to pu t a on e - ” — m ad e o f d e com - o f - a -k ind to l l “ m i s s ion ed V i e tn am - e r a — a c ro s s th e S in c l a i r In l e t to conn e c t B r em e r ton and Po r t O r ch a rd , W a sh . (h t tp : / / t inyu r l .com /b rem - b r idg e ) . In th e i l lu s t r a t ion shown , cou r t e sy o f K ev in Moon ey o f No r thw e s t N ew s N e t - wo rk and KPLU , th r e e a i r - c r a f t c a r r i e r s sp an th e in l e t . Y oung s ay s h e ’d r e a l ly p r e - f e r to u s e two sh ip s , so th e r e cou ld b e on r amp s a t e a ch end and a sp an a c ro s s th e g ap in th e m idd l e . w a s h ad by a l l . Th e r e ’ s on ly on e sm a l l h i t ch : Th e N avy i s l e s s th an en thu s ed , and ev en a t ad hu f fy . “N avy po l i cy r equ i r e s r eu s e a s a mu s eum o r d i spo s a l a t a sh ip b r e ak ing y a rd , ” a r ep r e s en t a t iv e s a id . Ev e r hop e fu l abou t h i s p ro j e c t , Y oung d e c l a r ed , “ I know th a t p eop l e f rom a round th e wo r ld wou ld com e to d r iv e a c ro s s th e d e ck o f an a i r c r a f t c a r r i e r b r idg e . . . ” And h e m igh t b e r igh t . W H A L E M U G G I N G G U N N I N G F O R C L A M S UFO s igh t ing s ov e r a l l , C l a t sop Coun ty h a s on ly 2 .5 p e r 10 ,000 p eop l e (h t tp : / / t inyu r l . com / c l a t sopu fo ) . Wh i ch do e sn ’ t s ay any - th ing abou t un r epo r t ed s igh t ing s , do e s i t ? H O M E I S W H E R E T H E C A T I S ‘W e h av e s ev e r a l th a t , ” o f r w ro t e . “W e r e c en t ly h e lp ed s av e and /o r sp ay /n eu t e r ov e 50 hom e l e s s and f e r a l c a t s in S e a s id e b e tw e en th r e e d i f f e r ent n e ighbo rhood s . Som e o f th e c a t s h av e c a r e t ak e r s and w e r e ab l e “S ad ly , m any o f th em c anno t b e r e tu rn ed and a r e no t adop t - ab l e th rough no rm a l v enu e s , so w e a r e look ing fo r p eop l e who wou ld l ik e to g iv e th em a hom e . P l e a s e con t a c t u s i f you wou ld l ik e mo r e in fo rm a t ion on how to a c c l im a t e and c a r e fo r a f e r a l o r t r aum a t i z ed c a t . I t i s v e ry r ew a rd ing . ” Th e E a r ag r e e s . Y e s , i t t ak e s t im e and p a t i en c e , bu t i t ’ s a d t ru ly h e a r tw a rm ing end e avo r . A c a s e in po in t , th e aw e som e an ado r ed M i s s G a rbo ( “ I v an t to b e a lon e ” w a s h e r in i t i a l a t t i - r tud e ) . P i c tu r ed , , and . W an t to adop t o don a t e , o r bo th ? Con t a c t R iv e r Song a t 503 -861 -2003 o r r iv e r - song found a t ion@y ahoo . com “P l e a s e no t e th a t w e b e l i ev e th a t ev e ry on e o f th e s e l iv e s a r e impo r t an t , ” R i t a emph a s i z ed . “ . . . So th a t i s why w e go to su ch g r e a t l eng th s to h e lp th e s e so c i a l ly and phy s i c a l ly ch a l l eng ed an im a l s . ” I F T H E S H O E F I T S , F I X I T E G , p i c tu r ed fo r eg round , o f KGW ’ s “ ” d e c id ed to exp lo r e r a zo r c l amm ing h e r e a t th e co a s t in a r e c en t ep i sod e o f th e show , and t a ck l ed th e my s t e r i e s o f th e c l am gun (h t tp : / / t inyu r l . com /g r an t c l am ) . Th e pho to shown i s a s c r e en sho t f rom th e v id eo . H e soon l e a rn ed th a t a l l c l am gun s a r e no t th e s am e on c e h e m e t , p i c tu r ed w i th M cOm i e , known a s d evo t ed c l am d igg e r th e . Edu c a t ed a s a s t ru c tu r a l eng in e e r , and a w e ld e r by t r ad e , W a t t i s r ev e r ed fo r h i s innov a t iv e s t a in l e s s s t e e l c l am gun s (p i c tu r ed in s e t ) , wh i ch h e m ak e s in h i s B ay C i ty w e ld ing shop , . “Th e s t a in l e s s i s v e ry th in and y e t i t ’ s s t rong enough to s t and up to th e pu sh ing and pu l l ing th rough th i ck s and , ” h e to ld M cOm i e . “P lu s , i t ’ s r e a l ly a s l i ck m e t a l so i t go e s in to th e s and e a s i e r . ” H e ’ s ev en add ed a n ew f e a tu r e , a r e l e a s e v a lv e , to e a s e th e so r e b a ck p rob - l em th a t so o f t en a c comp an i e s c l am d igg ing . “Y ou ’ r e in th e w a t e r d igg ing and th e t iny v a lv e b r e ak s th e v a c - uum th a t i s c r e a t ed wh en you pu sh th e gun down , ” W a t t exp l a in ed . “So wh en you pu l l i t up , th e v a lv e op en s and r e l e a s e s th e s and v a cu - um , so i t ’ s e a s i e r to pu l l . ” And y e s , th e r e ’ s a ch i ld ’ s mod e l , too . W ond e r ing wh e r e you c an g e t on e lo c a l ly ? Ch e ck ou t Eng lund M a r in e & Indu s t r i a l Supp ly ; B e su r e to a sk fo r (d rum ro l l , p l e a s e ) Th e C l am in a to r . v e r b e en mugg ed by a wh a l e ? I t h app en ed r e c en t ly to a g roup o f wh a l e w a t ch e r s o f f S an Ju an I s l and K ING5 r epo r t s (h t tp : / / t inyu r l . com /mugwh a l e ) . “Wh a l e mugg ing ” a c tu a l ly m e an s th e c ap - t a in c an ’ t mov e th e bo a t un t i l th e wh a l e l e av e s — k ind o f l ik e b e ing h e ld ho s t ag e — and on S a tu rd ay , a humpb a ck wh a l e and h e r c a l f c a - vo r t ed a round th e d e l igh t ed wh a l e w a t ch e r s , spou t ing , l i t e r a l ly ey e - ing th em , and en t e r t a in ing ev e ryon e fo r abou t an hou r . A pho to by C ap t . Sp en c e r Dom i co o f M ay a ’ s L eg a cy Wh a l e W a t ch ing i s shown . “ I t ’ s p r e t ty in c r ed ib l e , ” s a id n a tu r a l i s t H e a th e r M a c In ty r e , who w a s abo a rd th e bo a t . “On c e in a l i f e t im e , th i s w i l l n ev e r h app en ag a in . ” h app en ed to b e a t ou r lo c a l sho e r ep a i r shop ( ) on a d ay wh en a c ru i s e sh ip w a s in , ” w ro t e . “A s I en t e r ed th e shop , a l ady w a s t ak ing a pho to o f th e own e r , (p i c tu r ed ) . Wh en sh e l e f t , I comm en t ed th a t h e wou ld b e f amou s ! H e s a id th a t o f t en t im e s , tou r i s t s w i l l t ak e pho to s o f h im and h i s m a ch in - e ry , e t c . Th ey found ev e ry th ing in h i s s to r e f a s c in a t ing . ” an t to s c a r e you r s e l f s i l ly , and i t ’ s no t ev en H a l low e en ? P eop l e com e f rom a l l ov e r , S co t t to ld th e E a r , a s m any towns ’ t h av e sho e r ep a i r shop s any mo r e . P lu s , h e r ep a i r s b ag s , b e l t s , Go to h t tp : / /opb .o rg / a f t e r sho ck , typ e in you r add r e s s , don lugg ag e , h andb ag s , e t c . H e l e a rn ed th e t r ad e f rom h i s un c l e , , and “ who l e a rn ed i t f rom h i s un c l e . , ” fo r a “ cu s tom S co t t took ov e r Ru s s e l l ’ s shop in Ro s ev i l l e , C a l i f . , wh en Ru s s e ll r epo r t on you r s e i sm i c r i sk s d e c id ed to mov e to A s to r i a and op en a shop . By 2007 , i t w a s g e t t ing and how to p r ep a r e ” fo r a too bu sy fo r S co t t in Ro s ev i l l e . “ I w an t ed to com e to a sm a l l town fo r 9 .0 C a s c ad i a Subdu c t ion a s low e r p a c e o f l i f e , ” S co t t s a id , so h e bough t th e A s to r i a shop f ro m Zon e e a r thqu ak e , cou r t e sy Ru s s e l l , who w a s r e ady to r e t i r e , in 2007 . S co t t h ad bo th f r i end s and o f O r egon Pub l i c B ro ad - f am i ly h e r e , “ so i t wo rk ed ou t w e l l . ” c a s t ing . ” “A r en ’ t w e fo r tun a t e in h av ing su ch a bu s in e s s in ou r town ? Go ah e ad , typ e in you r an a sk ed . “ I t i s app a r en t th a t th i s typ e o f a r t i s t ry i s go ing ou t o f own add r e s s . Y ou m igh t no t b e a s p r ep a r ed a s you th ink you J s ty l e . ” a r e . W H O L E L O T O F S H A K I N G G O I N G O N W