THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015
COMMUNITY
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AN ACT OF KINDNESS
HEY, YOU GUYS!
UP FROM THE DEEP
“R
ecently I received a phone call from a friend, Carl Hagnas,”
Judy Bearman wrote. “He asked if I could come to Ocean
View Cemetery and take some pictures for him. When I arrived at
the cemetery, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Carl had been working in
the ‘Baby’ section of the cemetery, uncovering buried tombstones,
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are pictured, in Judy’s photo.
“The sight brought tears to my eyes,” Judy recalled. “Carl has
no child buried there, he just believes in taking care of the burial
places.”
“My husband and I traveled to Ocean View Cemetery on Memo-
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family’s graves,” Mary Kujala told the Ear. “Imagine our surprise
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resting place, each stone lovingly tidied up. I have been making this
trip for over 50 years, and I have never witnessed such a generous
and thoughtful gift. Whoever was responsible for this act of kind-
ness, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
“Yeah, it looks nice,” Carl told the Ear. “I uncovered all those
stones. It was like building a cake, and I put the frosting on ’em.”
SOCK IT TO ME
O
K! I’ll talk! Jeff Cohen, aka Chunk in “The
Goonies,” is joining the Goonies 30th Anniversa-
ry Celebration. He is pictured now, and inset (courtesy
of Warner Bros.) as Chunk. You can buy event tickets,
including for “Growing up Goonie with Jeff Cohen,” at
http://tinyurl.com/goontick
His days of acting long behind him, Jeff is an enter-
tainment lawyer in Beverly Hills, and now, author. His
first book, “The Dealmaker’s Ten Commandments: Ten
Essential Tools for Business Forged in the Trenches of
Hollywood” was published this month by the American
Bar Association.
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In case you’re wondering if he still does the truffle
Post reports that a giant squid washed ashore in New Zealand shuffle, the answer is: Not since college. According to
(http://tinyurl.com/squidzeal). The creatures are so elusive in the an interview with BitterEmpire.com (http://tinyurl.com/
wild that little is known about them, so scientists are overjoyed at the jefftalk), “I was the mic man at the football games, trying
prospect of studying this one, a 23-foot adult female. The squid is to pump them up,” he recalled. “... and this frat guy in the
pictured, courtesy of Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium, which EDFNURZVWDUWHGVFUHDPLQJµWUXIIOHVKXIIOH¶1H[WWKLQJ
you know it caught on, and 10,000 students were cheering
has the cephalopod on display in a windowed freezer.
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“... I raised my hand like Moses before the Red Sea. I
intact,” aquarium biologist Megan Lewis noted. “It suggests that she
didn’t come from very far away. Somewhere close by. And the fact raised my shirt and did the truffle shuffle. The crowd went
that they are present so close to land ... is so exciting to think about!” crazy. Every game, the chant would start, and everyone
would do it. I parlayed that into being the president of
the student body. It was a supreme sacrifice, but it paid
off.”
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re you ready for this? Princess Hellooo Studios has produced a
4-minute version of “The Goonies” on YouTube — with sock
puppets. No, the Ear is not kidding. The silliness begins at http://
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An “entire family participated in the production” of the clip —
shot at locations in Astoria and Cannon Beach used in the original
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A FRIEND TO ASTORIA
A ‘SMALL GEM’
OUT OF THE BLUE
he Astoria Senior Center (pictured) remodel is moving along
nicely, but there’s more than construction needed before the
job is done.
“Recently the city of Astoria and Astoria senior citizens were
the recipients of a federal block
grant for the purpose of remod-
eling the 1946 building,” Larry
Miller, director of the center,
wrote. He’s a big fan of the
“small gem” of a center on Ex-
change Street.
Unfortunately, the federal
grant doesn’t cover everything. “Monies received by this grant can
only be used for remodeling the building, and cannot be used for nec-
essary comfort items such as chairs, tables, desks, etc.,” Larry said.
Which means private donations are needed to buy new furniture.
Want to help make the new senior center a nice, comfy place?
You can donate at www.gofundme.com/pp1hh8
surprise order arrived May 24 for Susan and Sean
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Moretz, owners of the Crab Pot in Long Beach, Wash.,
desperately need to be replaced,” Larry explained. “We are raising
funds by having garage sales, creating and selling crafts, cards, etc. by literally dropping out of the sky.
Many of the restaurant’s customers had noticed the he-
Donations have been few and far in-between but every little bit
licopter earlier, while it was cruising around over Long
helps. Can you help furnish the senior center?”
Beach, and at first Susan thought it was the Coast Guard
“looking for a boat or something.” But nope, the helicopter
finally landed in a grassy area right across the street (pic-
tured), and the occupants strolled on over to the Crab Pot
with Dungeness crab on their minds.
Apparently the last time the group (who are from Med-
ford) came to get crab, it took two days. This time, they
called ahead to be sure they could get could snap up some
of the tasty crustaceans then and there — but neglected to
mention how they planned to arrive.
“They weren’t in here five minutes,” Susan reported,
laughing, calling the escapade a “helicopter crab grab.”
“It was pretty bizarre, but cool,” she said. “In 20 years, it
was the first fly-in seafood to go order we’ve had!”
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LOOK UP — OR NOT
“A
drienne Norris (pictured), a devoted and caring Astoria res-
ident, has just left and moved to Central Point to be closer to
family and friends,” Karen Howsmon wrote, describing Adrienne as
a “wonderful volunteer and friend to Astoria,” who was “relentless to
beautify the town that she loves.”
“Let me tell you what this lovely lady has done for our wonderful
town,” Karen explained. “She has been a frequent visitor to City Hall,
for as she went about town she would see something that needed re-
pair, off she would go to City Hall to make them aware of the need.”
For instance: Adrienne was relentless until the ramp and walkway
to Grace Episcopal Church were repaired; and persisted until the sign
in the Fort George Park was replaced; and, was “instrumental,” Karen
said, in upgrading the Ranald MacDonald sign.
But that’s not all. Adrienne swept the alleyway on 13th Street sev-
eral times a week, earning the moniker “The Broom Lady.” The old
owners of the Fort George Brewery gave her permission to weed and
sweep up around the area, and she continued with the permission of
the new owners (although they got a Master Gardener to handle the
weeds), “because she did not want anyone to slip on wet leaves.”
When Adrianne became hearing impaired, she looked for ways she
could still help — such as sorting and alphabetizing the CDs and vid-
eos at the Astoria Senior Center.
“She just turned 86, and we were sorry to see her go,” Karen said.
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will be back, I love Astoria.’” She will be missed.
E
ven though AllAboutBirds.com says that turkey vultures are
supposed to be a common sight on the North Coast in spring
and summer (http://tinyurl.com/turkvult), the Ear has never seen
one. No one the Ear has talked to has seen one, either.
Except Janelle Hux of the Long Beach (Wash.) Peninsula. She
saw not one, but about eight turkey vultures recently, near the Cran-
berry approach in Long Beach. One of her photos is shown. Pictured
inset, a little graph from AllAboutBirds.com showing local turkey vul-
ture sightings; red dots mean recent sightings, blue dots mean sight-
ings that are 30 days or older. So, they seem to be everywhere — and
nowhere.
Did you know the turkey vulture can detect odors at a few parts
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span is about 6 feet, they weigh about 4.5 pounds, and they are
immune to diseases their dinner may contain, including botulism,
anthrax, cholera and salmonella. And, turkey vultures can’t sing;
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“Turkey vultures are common on the coast and are especial-
ly prevalent from March to August/September,” Peter Pearsall
of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service told the Ear. “Look for them
perched on wind-bent conifers or offshore rocks, or soaring high
on thermals farther inland.”
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BOWLED OVER
storia has yet another claim to fame, this time in a CNN
travel section article, “America’s best old-school bowl-
ing alleys,” which extols the glories of Lower Columbia
Bowl, 826 Marine Drive (http://tinyurl.com/lowerbowl).
“You may recognize this bowling alley from the opening
scene of the famous cult
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Chunk smears pizza on
the window,” the article
says (pictured in a screen-
shot from the Warner Bros.
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“Originally built in 1946
as a car dealership and ga-
rage, it was turned into a bowling alley in 1956. Hand-paint-
ed murals of Astoria and the Columbia River on the alley
walls pay homage to the town’s working waterfront. Visitors
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worked there for 39 years and pick out old-school bags and
shoes ...”
Lower Columbia Bowl’s response, posted on their Face-
book page (www.facebook.com/lcbowl): “Woohoo! Astoria is
famous for more than just beer!” Indeed.
COMMUNITY NOTES
SATURDAY
Angora Hiking Club — 9 a.m.,
Sixth Street parking lot. Manzanita
Volkswalk 6.2 mile hike. For infor-
mation, call June Baumler at 503-
368-4323.
Columbia Northwestern Mod-
el Railroading Club — 1 p.m., in
Hammond. Group runs trains on
HO-scale layout. For information,
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.
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.
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357 12th St. Visitors welcome. For
information, go to www.toastmas-
ters.org or call 503-894-0187.
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.
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.
Astoria Rotary Club — noon,
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Lodge, 453 11th St. Guests always
welcome. For information, go to
www.AstoriaRotary.org
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.
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 play-
ers 55 and older, but all ages are
welcome.
Columbia Senior Diners —
Astoria Toastmasters — 6:30
MONDAY
Depression and Bipolar
Support Alliance — 7 to 9 p.m.,
Room A, Columbia Memorial Hos-
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those diagnosed with a mood dis-
order, or have a family member or
friend diagnosed, or who think they
might have depression or bipolar
disorder. For information, contact
Patricia Fessler at 503-325-8930.
TUESDAY
World War II Warbirds — 8
a.m., Labor Temple Diner, 934
Duane St.
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.
Astoria Kiwanis Club — noon,
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information, call Robert McClelland
at 503-894-0187 or Susan Brooks at
503-741-0186 or 503-338-4994.
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.
Astoria Lions Club — noon,
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spective members welcome. For in-
formation, contact Charlene Larsen at
503-325-0590.
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.
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.
ENCORE Lunch Bunch — 12:30
p.m., Pig ’N Pancake, 146 W. Bond St.
Topics are Father’s Day and National
Doughnut Day. Guests are welcome
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Lunch Bunch, call Reta Leithner at
503-717-2297. For information about
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org or contact Mary Kemhus-Fryling at
503-338-2408.
Spinning Circle — 3 to 5 p.m.,
Astoria Fiber Arts Academy, 1296
Duane St. Bring a spinning wheel. For
information, call 503-325-5598 or go to
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Evergreen Masonic Lodge No.
137 — 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m.
meeting, 201 N. Holladay Drive, Sea-
side. All Masons and their families are
welcome. For information, call 503-
717-0808.
WEDNESDAY
Moms Offering Moms Sup-
port Club — 9 a.m., Capt. Gray
Port of Play, 785 Alameda Ave. For
information, go to www.momsclubo-
fastoria.org or email president@
momsclubofastoria.org
Help Ending Abusive Rela-
tionship Tendencies — 10 to 11:30
a.m., The Harbor, 1361 Duane St.
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the effects of domestic violence on
children, parents and other family
members, dynamics of power and
control, and how to recognize red
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lationship, or who knows someone
who is. Call Audrey Williams ahead
to reserve a spot at 503-325-3426.
ext. 104.
Open Sewing Gathering —
10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Homespun
Quilts, 108 10th St. For information,
call 503-325-3300 or 800-298-3177
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