THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
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UP A TREE
RIDING FOR A CAUSE
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rdent cyclist Chase Milsap (pictured) of Ocean Park, Wash., is
participating in the Sept. 26 to Oct. 3 California Coast Classic, a
scenic bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles that is a fundraiser
for the Arthritis Foundation. He’ll be riding with Team Mama’s Boy.
“I am a hard working and very active 12,000 miles a year cy-
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it not only showed why I love to ride, but I get to go out there and
be a part of a tour, where we are honoring the millions of Americans
living with Arthritis.
“I ride in this tour to honor my Grandma Marilyn, who has
lived with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for many, many years, but
also with friends who have children living with juvenile RA
— and every time I hear stories about friends and family with
loved ones with arthritis, it makes me wanna go out there and
ride my bike and think about those who suffer from arthritis.”
Want to help him help the cause? You can donate at http://tinyurl.
com/chaseride
Chase has but one request: “Please do your part and help me, and
the team, support the Arthritis Foundation.”
AS FAR AS IT TAKES
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nly in Montana!” Astorian LaRee Johnson wrote, de-
scribing the picture shown. “Yes, you are seeing it right
— a calf being transported in the back of a small Honda Fit.
We knew we were not in Astoria any more. We did a double
take with what looked like a cow in the back of this tiny car.”
“While recently visiting my 94-year-old dad, driving on a
four-lane freeway with much needed pouring rain, we were
headed south of Missoula,” she explained. “As the scene un-
folded, I tailed the car for several miles, wondering if we were
seeing correctly.
“My husband, Andrew E. Cier, well known in the Astoria
area for his photographic work ... quickly got his camera out
as I was driving, and began photographing livestock in cars.
Although he got several shots, this one seemed particularly
funny, if you note the ‘tester’ bumper sticker.
“Were they testing the calf-carrying capabilities of small
cars?” she mused. “The focus was on the calf, so the billboard
to the right is just out of focus, but it was for a hamburger
place. I mean, what are the chances? Yep, only in Montana!”
WHAT GOES THERE?
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n Sept. 10, 15 members of the Bristol Myers-Squibb (BMS)
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Coast 2 Coast Cancer Ride to raise funds and awareness for Stand
Up To Cancer’s (www.standup2cancer.org) efforts to accelerate re-
search. They are pictured, courtesy of Bristol Myers-Squibb. The
dedicated group left from the Surfsand Resort and headed for their
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More than 80 BMS employees, who will be riding a combined
total of nearly 2,900 miles from Oregon to the New Jersey shore,
are involved in the 19-day bike relay. BMS will match all donations
to SU2C dollar-for-dollar, up to $500,000. You can donate at http://
cancerbikeride.org
“I am riding for my mom, who battled cancer,” rider E. G. “Bub-
ba” Klugh said. “She was my best friend, and if I have achieved any-
thing in this life, it is because of her. This race is about the patients we
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for them ... We would all ride as far as it takes — for them.”
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CUE THE ‘JAWS’ THEME
he Northern Oregon/South-
ern Washington Marine
Mammal Stranding Network
has responded to four animals
on Clatsop beaches in the last
few weeks, and one in Ocean
Park, Wash., all of which died
from large shark bites,” Tiffa-
ny Boothe of the Seaside Aquarium wrote. They were all close to
shore when attacked.
Ever wondered how many documented shark attacks on humans
there have been on the Oregon Coast? According to the listing on
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have been 28 attacks, all unprovoked, and 27 were on surfers. The
single fatal attack was on a non-surfer — a woman was bitten to death
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One of the stranger encounters was in October 2011, when Doug
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The Cove in Seaside — the impact was hard enough to knock him
off the board. He landed on his feet on the shark’s back (which he
said was as wide as his surfboard), and was lifted out of the water
and carried for a few seconds before the critter vanished. The surfer
was uninjured (http://tinyurl.com/dniblack).
Interesting side note: The only documented case in Washington
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a surfer was bitten on the arm by a great white shark. Although he had
several punctures and lacerations, he refused to go to the hospital.
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shown on the upper left.
As of this week, the shark is still around, so Tiffany urges caution.
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dusk, or during a large diatom bloom — which may make the local
ocean waters murky — is not recommended.” Take care out there.
o you watch Animal Planet’s TV show “Treehouse
Masters,” with builder Pete Nelson? If not, tonight at 9
is a good time to start, as the show features a treehouse (pic-
tured inset) being built in the Neskowin area, replete with
some furniture from locally owned Roby’s Furniture and
Appliance (http://robysfurniture.com).
The blurb for the episode says, “Inspired by South Amer-
ican treehouse maestro Richard Brunnelli, Pete builds a hex-
agonal live-in treehouse for a Treehouse Workshop graduate
in coastal Oregon.”
Andrea Langeliers, Roby’s co-owner, told the Ear that the
program contacted the store’s marketing manager, and asked
if Roby’s was interested in helping furnish the treehouse,
which will be a woman’s primary residence. She has a view
of the ocean, and will live there with her cat.
The deal was made, and the show’s interior designer
came to Roby’s from New York and picked out the furni-
ture (a little loveseat, coffee table and bed — how much
can you put in a treehouse, anyway?), and set the delivery
date for Aug. 29.
It turned out to be a very windy, blustery day on the coast,
not exactly treehouse weather, but the show must go on.
Even when the show is up a tree. That is moving. “When you
stepped inside (the treehouse), it was like you were on the
ocean, in a boat,” Andrea noted.
Nevertheless, all went well, and the furniture was duly
delivered. The Roby’s crew is pictured with Pete Nelson,
who is wearing the white hat. The photos are from Roby’s
Facebook page.
“The guys (from the show) were so much fun, and they
were making jokes and helping out,” Andrea recalled. “Our
delivery team had a really good time with it.”
A MAN, A BLANKET, A MISSION
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hile pulling weeds from around our dock at Sun-
set Lake, this came out of the water,” Holly
Summers wrote, referring to the clam she took a photo
of recently. Her photo is shown.
“We’ve lived here a long time, but have never pulled a
clam or mollusk out of here,” she noted. “Maybe someone
out there can help me out, here. Like, what is this exactly?”
Anybody know what kind of critter it is? If so, please
contact the Ear at 503-325-3211, ext. 257, or ewilson@
dailyastorian.com
OPEN SESAME!
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up, it works. A little bird sent in the photo shown of
the Lewis and Clark Bridge in Jeffers Gardens all
spiffy-looking and doing its drawbridge thing last week.
The bridge had been closed for renovation since last De-
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more’s the pity).
The boat going under it, by the way, is the F/V Mav-
erick, of “Deadliest Catch” fame, heading upriver. To
Astoria Marine Construction Co., perhaps?
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urtis Hargrove, who describes himself as “always look-
ing for new and exciting ways to help deserving charities
raise money,” arrived in Astoria recently while on a quest to
help Angel Magnussen (pictured, inset), of Port Alberni, B.C.
She has Down syndrome, and has devoted her young life to
making blankets for sick children.
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material, so each blanket has a personal touch. Most impor-
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and hugs,” she says, “because I want to wrap sick kids up in a
warm hug.” Which is how the foundation Curtis is fundraising
for got its name: Hugginz By Angel (www.hugginzbyangel.
com).
When Curtis heard that Angel had sent TV host Ellen De-
generes a blanket, inviting her to join “Team Hugginz,” and
got no response, he asked Angel to make another blanket for
Ellen, and he would personally deliver it to the studio in Bur-
bank, Calif. On foot.
So, on Aug. 30, the 1,500-mile quest began (“One man ...
One blanket ... One Mission”), and he set out on the Hugginz
Highway (www.hugginzhighway.com) — which is how he
wound up in Astoria. Jeff Daly gave him a ride across the
bridge in the old Astoria Clown Car, and he was greeted by
Mayor Arline LaMear (pictured, with Curtis, in a photo by
Regina Willkie of the Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Com-
merce).
The Lincoln Inn Best Western comped his stay, and he was
treated to dinner at Buoy Beer, to boot, so he was off to a
good start the next day. While in the area, he was also made a
“Junior Ranger” at Fort Clatsop National Park after an 8-mile
trail run. He received, as the Ear’s mother used to say, “the
royal treatment.”
In the meantime, while he’s been running, Curtis has been
all over the media with the story about Angel’s blankets. If
Ellen hasn’t heard he’s heading her way, she’s got rutabagas
in her ears. Good luck, Angel!