THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015
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YOUR SCIENCE TEACHER WAS WRONG
TREASURED TROPHY COMES HOME
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ackson Meyer, pictured, an Eagle Scout from Fort Clatsop Dis-
trict’s Troop 642, is on the Season 7 premiere of “American Nin-
ja Warrior,” which airs at 8 p.m. Monday on NBC, Laurie Kautz
told the Ear.
If you’re among the uninitiated who has never seen the show,
several competitors tackle a series of tricky and physically challeng-
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rounds, and takes place in Venice Beach, Calif. From there, the show
travels to four other competition locations before moving to the na-
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About Jackson: He graduated from Seaside High School in
2010, and will graduate from Oregon State University in June with
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ing on a study of the Oregon slender salamander, to help Weyerhae-
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posted on the Fort Clatsop Scouts blog (http://tinyurl.com/BSAninja)
“It was important to Jackson that he represent Scouting during
the competition,” she wrote. “He received permission from both
the Boy Scouts of America and NBC to wear his Scout uniform on
the course in Venice Beach.” In fact, NBC liked the uniform idea
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Scout,” for the trailer promoting Monday’s show. You can see it at
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said that he was struck by how much larger the course was than it ap-
pears on TV. He was also impressed with how supportive everyone was.
“... When asked what he would remember most about competing,
Jackson said it would be knowing a person can do everything they
want to. When he applied, he didn’t know if he would be accepted, but
he applied anyway. His advice for everyone would be: For anything in
life, they should ‘apply and try.’”
CHEVONNE’S DREAM
F
ellow marine biology fans, it’s no longer safe to assume
that all fish are cold-blooded. According to a story in
USA Today, the opah (or moonfish), who lives deep in
the Pacific Ocean, has recently been found to be the first
warm-blooded fish (http://tinyurl.com/warmopah). Pic-
tured, a screenshot of an opah from a USA Today video.
We’re not talking about a dainty little fish, either. The
opah, which does not swim in schools, weighs in at around
100 pounds, is 3 feet wide, and has been known to grow up
to 6 feet long. And, unlike its cold-blooded, slow-moving
deep sea neighbors, its warm blood allows the opah move
at a sprightlier pace.
storia Regatta Past President Peter Roscoe received a
“Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmo-
pleasant surprise the other day when a letter and package ar- spheric Administration determined that unlike other
rived from James F. Cote of Santa Barbara, Calif., whose mother fish, opah generate heat as they swim and distribute the
was a native Astorian, the late Louise “Franky” Franciscovich warmth throughout their entire disc-shaped bodies by
special blood vessels,” the article says. “Special ‘count-
Cote.
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said, “enclosed is a small trophy engraved ‘Astoria Annual Regat- loss, allowing the deep-water predators to keep their bod-
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inch trophy (with nary a dent) is shown, along with a photo of his down.”
“There has never been anything like this seen in a fish’s
mother, taken at the beach near the Seaside Turnaround, circa 1940.
Also enclosed in the package was Franky’s obituary, which men- gills before,” biologist Nick Wegner, lead author of the
tioned her being the only female page in the Oregon Senate in 1942, NOAA report, declared,
earning her private pilot license at the age of 20, playing golf regu-
larly until she was 85 (she had seven holes-in-one), and many other
accomplishments, including being an elementary school teacher for
47 years in California.
Yet, Astoria was always in her heart. The Regatta swimming tro-
phy James sent, “was won by our mother when she was 14 years
old,” he wrote, “and was obviously treasured by her, as she kept
it among her possessions from that time until her recent death at
age 88.”
“Being involved in Astoria’s Regatta is rewarding in and of it-
self, just for the celebration and the interaction with other festivals
that visit us,” Peter noted. “When a gift like this comes from out of
nowhere, and dates back over 70 years, it is hard to describe how
deeply it affects you. It truly connects you with the history of both
Astoria and the Regatta.”
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ASTORIA’S MR. CLEAN
SNIPPETS
‘I
recently caught sight of a helpful citizen putting his hand
to work to wash a speed sign,” Emily Jean Campbell of
Warrenton wrote to the Ear. “It’s been hard to read the signs in
the area for a while, so it was nice to see him volunteering his
time to give it a scrub.”
Shown, her photo of him busily brightening a sign on U.S.
Highway 30, a little east of 37th Street. It’s easy to see what a
difference his good deed makes.
“He opted to remain anonymous,” she added, “but I hear he
always has a smile on his face, and a helpful hand for anyone
in need.”
V
eteran Jason Karol and his wife, Chevonne, need your help.
After Jason medically retired from the service because of de-
generative arthritis and joint pain — after 12 years and three tours in
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Recently, the Karols opened The Tea Spot, a bubble tea shop,
at 21 N. Columbia St., Suite 101 in Seaside (http://tinyurl.com/Tea-
Spot), the culmination of his Chevonne’s dream. “... We do a modern
twist on the traditional boba milk tea drink originally created in Tai-
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sodas, hot chocolate, hot teas, drip coffee and many other drinks.”
But things haven’t been going as hoped or planned. “Unfortu-
nately, we have been hit with a few setbacks that we didn’t foresee,”
he wrote. “I am asking my family, my friends, and my community to
help us with keeping our business open.” Want to lend a hand? You
can donate at www.gofundme.com/Jason-ChevyTeaShop
Jason is grateful for all the help he can get. “Thank you all who
have supported us on this journey,” he said.
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AN ASTORIA EXPERIENCE
A
storia yelps: The city of Astoria is featured on the May 13
Weekly Yelp page, “The Road to Astoria” (http://tinyurl.
com/astyelp): “Come for The Goonies House and the sea lions,
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For those of you who don’t know what Yelp.com is, it’s an
online review site, and many businesses read it and take the
their customers’ remarks seriously. Several locales around town
were checked out, even the Astoria Column (113 reviews), but
the hottest spot was Bowpicker Fish & Chips (246 reviews).
Most adorable?: Well, the folks at ABC News are report-
oating enthusiasts take note: The U.S. Coast Guard recently re- ing that Cannon Beach is No. 8 among “The 8 Most Adorable
leased a handy new boating safety app, available for both iPhone Beach Towns in the US” (http://tinyurl.com/adorableCB).
and android, and it covers a lot of ground. A screenshot of the app is
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shown.
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enough to do and see to keep travelers happy.”
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ample places for hiking and panoramic vistas are nearby.” But
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we already know that, don’t we?
picious activity, get weather
Vive L’Astoria: Bet you didn’t know the punk rock vs. skin-
reports, and, of course, re-
heads murder and mayhem movie “Green Room” (www.face-
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— when location services are
Astoria, is being shown at the Cannes Film Festival, which is
enabled, the app will call the
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closest Coast Guard command center.
“I know we have had various Academy Award winners and
Interested? You can get it at www.uscg.mil/mobile
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There’s only one important caveat, according to the website: “The here in Astoria, shown at the Cannes Film Festival — No,”
Boating Safety Mobile app was not designed to replace a boater’s ma- Astorian Jerry Olson ZKR LV ZLVH LQ DOO WKLQJV$VWRULD¿OP
rine VHF radio, which the Coast Guard strongly recommends all boat- related) told the Ear. “No, not even the ‘The Goonies’ ... This is
ers have aboard their vessels. The app was mainly designed to provide interesting, however. (Star) Patrick Stewart must have pulled
additional boating safety resources for mobile device users.”
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So what are you waiting for?
true; the movie hasn’t been released in the U.S., yet.
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’ve been consulting with the Astoria Music Festival
since 2014 and I live in Portland, so I’ve been a fre-
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inset, wrote. (FYI, she served as the Astoria Music Fes-
tival’s interim managing director, and helped hire Carol
Shepherd as its first full-time managing director last No-
vember.)
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boarded in San Francisco for a cruise to Alaska, and our
first port was Astoria. It was fun taking her sightseeing to
show her around town.
“Knowing about Astoria’s ace bar pilots, I was especial-
ly fascinated to watch the dramatic departure of Capt. Bill
Black from the deck of our ship, after he helped guide us
back out to the ocean. I snapped this photo (shown) with
my iPhone while he was being applauded by all of us on
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COMMUNITY NOTES
SATURDAY
Astoria Flying Club — 9 a.m.
special meeting, Astoria Regional
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