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coast October 1, 2015 weekend arts & entertainment 4 9 12 14 COASTAL LIFE Presence Leave your cell phone at home when you go to the beach THE ARTS The storyteller Filmmaker Kristen Mico recently spent time at the Sou’Wester FEATURE A look back at 1940 Astoria During the Depression, the WPA published an Oregon guidebook DINING Mouth of the Columbia Merry Time Bar & Grill has an awesome happy hour burger 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 Challenge your idea of breast cancer awareness Metastatic breast cancer patient Laura Snyder shares her perspective at Astoria Co-op’s Beers to Your Health lecture ASTORIA — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and an upcoming talk sponsored by Astoria Co-op Grocery brings the issue into focus with a different take on the “pink ribbon” messages you typically hear. Speaker Laura Snyder says there are pervasive myths sur- rounding breast cancer. With statistics, Snyder will suggest much different action plans for individuals and groups con- cerned about breast cancer. Snyder is a 52-year-old proud mother of two teenag- ers. She is a former booksell- er and Astoria school board member. These days, she is a full-time metastatic breast cancer patient. This includes medical appointments, med- ication, scans, waiting for results — the usual for the estimated 155,000 metastatic breast cancer patients living in the U.S. today. Part of it is ed- ucating herself and others and advocating for action to chan- nel public and private money WR VFLHQWL¿F UHVHDUFK WKDW FDQ make a difference in patients’ lives. “The goal of this talk is to change the entire paradigm of breast cancer awareness in our community to a new aware- ness of what is actually needed to end breast cancer. No one Motor boats prepare for races during the 1937 Asto- ria Regatta. In the 1930s, Regatta was held four days before Labor Day. The annual celebration was men- tioned in the 1940 WPA Oregon guidebook “Oregon: End of the Trail” in the chapter on Astoria. 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. Submitted photo courtesy of the Clatsop County Historical Society To submit an item, contact Rebecca Sedlak See story on Page 12 COAST WEEKEND EDITOR: REBECCA SEDLAK COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS: JOSHUA BESSEX ADVERTISING MANAGER: BETTY SMITH CONTRIBUTORS: MATT LOVE DWIGHT CASWELL RYAN HUME To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2015 COAST WEEKEND Beers to Your Health 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 Fort George Lovell Showroom 426 14th St., Astoria All ages Free Submitted photo Metastatic breast cancer patient Laura Sny- der wants to debunk myths of breast cancer awareness at her talk Oct. 8 in Astoria. dies of early stage breast can- cer. It is only when it spreads, or metastasizes beyond the primary site to bones, the lym- phatic system and vital organs, that it becomes a terminal ill- ness,” Snyder said. Snyder says awareness has taken on an iconic tone, when in fact it does not save lives. “I would like to debunk these myths and challenge the sexualization and commercial- ization of the breast cancer cause. I hope that the talk will give people tools and ideas to change awareness to action,” Snyder said. Snyder’s lecture is Thurs- day, Oct. 8 at the Fort George Lovell Showroom. The talk begins at 7 p.m. and goes to 8 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. and food and drinks are available for purchase from the Tap- room. There will be time for questions and answers. The event is free and open to all ages. It is part of Asto- ria Co-op Grocery’s food and wellness lecture series, Beers to Your Health, which takes place every second Thursday at Fort George. 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. October 1, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 3
