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coast August 6, 2015 weekend arts & entertainment 4 9 12 14 COASTAL LIFE Exploring the Oregon Coast Trail Author Connie Soper releases new book in Manzanita TRAVEL Cathlamet Washington river community is awash with history FEATURE Peninsula Clay Artists Get clay in your hands with workshops and more DINING Mouth of the Columbia Loose Kaboose diner – familiar as the back of your hand STEPPING OUT........ .............................................................. 5, 6, 7 CROSSWORD........... ....................................................................17 CW MARKETPLACE........ ....................................................... 18, 19 GRAB BAG ....... ..........................................................................23 Find it all online and more! COASTWEEKEND.COM www.coastweekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword searches and easy sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. coastweekend.com | facebook.com/coastweekend | twitter.com/coastweekend on the cover From left: Vicki Sullivan, Susan Raymond, and Linda Marsh prepare for the Peninsula Clay Artists Show and Sale inside Bay Avenue Gallery in Ocean Park, Wash- ington. Photo by Joshua Bessex COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS: JOSHUA BESSEX ADVERTISING MANAGER: BETTY SMITH CONTRIBUTORS: CATE GABLE DAN HAAG DWIGHT CASWELL RYAN HUME To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2015 COAST WEEKEND Seaside Public Library hosts Olympia author Dee Williams SEASIDE — On Thursday, Aug. 6, the Friends of the Seaside Library will wel- come Dee Williams, author of “The Big Tiny.” The event will take place in the Community Room at 7 p.m., and there will be book sales and signings. Dee Williams is a tiny house pioneer who built and moved into her tiny abode in 2004. After a medical emergency, Williams re- assessed her priorities and decided that her friends, family and community de- served more time than her dwelling. So she sold her sprawling three-bedroom Portland home and built an 84-square-foot tiny house — on her own. “The Big Tiny: A Built-it-Myself Memoir” is her story. Even though she hadn’t tackled anything like it be- fore, Williams rolled up her sleeves to design and build her own tiny house. The ex- perience reshaped not just her day-to-day activities, but also her confidence that her life really was in her own hands, and she could build the reality she wanted. Today, Williams can list everything she owns on one sheet of paper, her monthly housekeeping bills amount to about eight dollars, and it takes her 10 minutes to clean the entire house. Adapting a new lifestyle left her with the ultimate luxury — more time to spend with friends and family — and gave her Submitted photo “The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir” by Dee Williams. the freedom to head out for adventure at a moment’s no- tice or watch a sunset from her tiny deck. Williams’ house, life and book “The Big Tiny” have been featured in The New York Times, L.A. Times, CBS’ “This Morning” and The Weather Channel. She co-founded Portland Alter- native Dwellings to help others find the confidence to build the life they dreamed about. Williams lives in Olympia, Washington. Seaside Public Library is located at 1131 Broadway. For more information call 503-738-6742 or visit www. seasidelibrary.org Author appearance 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 Seaside Public Library 1131 Broadway, Seaside 503-738-6742 Free Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consideration must be submit- ted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. To submit an item, contact Rebecca Sedlak See story on Page 12 COAST WEEKEND EDITOR: REBECCA SEDLAK Make a big change, build a tiny house Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced with- out consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. August 6, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 3