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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2016 COMMUNITY 1B THE POWER OF ART TAKE YOUR PICK A VALLEY OF DITCHES f you’ve been out to the Long Beach (Washington) Peninsula lately, you’re probably noticed the new, colorful, eye-catchy look of the Long Beach trolley (pictured). The drawings on it are by none other than artist Don Nisbett (also pictured), doing what he loves — “paint- LQJWKHÀDYRURIWKLVDUHDDQGURPDQWLFL]LQJLW´ :KHQFLW\RIIHUHGKLPWKHSURMHFWWRSXEOLFL]HWKHPDQ\JORULHVRI Long Beach and the peninsula, he said the hard part was not the paint- ing, it was formulating in his mind what to draw. “I thought about everything that’s here on the beach,” he told the (DU ³2\VWHUV FUDEV FODPV NLWH À\HUV /HZLV DQG &ODUN SHOLFDQV HDJOHVVDOPRQWXQDDQGFUDE7UHDVXUHV\RX¿QGRQWKHEHDFK$QG since we had the whales come up in the river, I had to put them on there, too, so I made them into giant kites. I did some artistic things in the sky with the kites and long ribbons, too. Just fun stuff. Even a sea serpent. It represents the whole community from Oysterville and Ocean Park to Warrenton — a collage of the whole area.” “The trolley shows businesses the power of art,” Don observed. ³$UWZRUNNLQGRIJHWVGRZQLQ\RXUVRXOOLNHPXVLFDQG\RXUIDYRULWH story or novel ... I did this in an artistic and fun way so people will want to have their picture taken with the trolley — and then people might see the photo and say, ‘Where was that?’” Smart marketing and, the Ear bets, very effective. I KEEPING UP APPEARANCES he Astoria Senior Center has become a beehive of activity since the move back into the newly remodeled building at 1111 Exchange St.,” Larry Allen wrote to the Ear. “In the process of keeping up appearances the United Method- ist Church, owner of the grassy hillside behind the building, gave the center permission to plant daf- fodil bulbs. Thanks to the gener- ous contribution of bulbs from Fred Meyer in Warrenton, and the efforts of Tongue Point Job Corps Center students Loni Hewitt and Killian Long (pictured) we completed planting a total of 716 daffodil bulbs along the 11th Street parkway and the hillside slope. Planted a little late for this season, so it UHPDLQVWREHVHHQZKHWKHUZHZLOOVHHEULJKW\HOORZÀRZHUVODWHWKLV spring or not.” “Good work Tongue Point Job Corps!” Larry added. “We really appreciate you.” ‘T ast week, a story ran about Bob Bohnke’s P\VWHU\ÀRWVDP (pictured), found on a beach by the Columbia River bar. Mr. Google had no idea what it is, but the Ear received three phone calls with possible explanations. Anonymous No. 1VSHFXODWHGLWLVD³FRQFUHWHÀRDWIRUDGRFN where people come in and put their boats,” and that the pipes sticking out are for electricity and power. That would explain the frayed rope tied to it, anyway. Anonymous No. 2 had three guesses. “First guess would be WKHZRUOG¶V¿UVWDQGODVWIHUURFHPHQWOLIHERDW´KHVQDUNHG³0\ second guess would be a septic tank from Davy Jones’ locker.” 1R¶V¿QDOVKRWZDVWKDWLW¶VDEULQHWDQNIRUIUHH]LQJ¿VK on the back deck of a boat. “That’s a legitimate guess, but who knows,” he added. Rick Brown was more prosaic: “I think it is a septic tank.” :KLFKH[SODQDWLRQ¿WVWKHEORFNEHVW"7DNH\RXUSLFN L WUHDWIRU¿OPEXIIVDQGDVSLULQJ¿OPPDNHUVLVLQVWRUH 1DWLYH$VWRULDQChristopher James Lang (pictured inset) is holding a preview screening of his new indepen- dent survival thriller, “A Valley of Ditches,” at the Colum- bian Theater at 3 p.m. Saturday. The doors open at 2:30 p.m., and the admission is $5 per person. ³7KH¿OPLVQRWTXLWH¿QLVKHGDVLW¶VVWLOOJHWWLQJPRUH coloring, and sound effects/mixing, but we want to screen it for a couple of audiences and get some feedback,” Chris WROG WKH (DU ³,¶OO EH KROGLQJ D 4$ DIWHU WKH VFUHHQLQJ WR DGGUHVV DQ\ WRSLF RQ LQGHSHQGHQW ¿OP PDNLQJ 0\ co-writer/lead actress from the movie, Amanda Todisco, will join me on stage as well, all the way from Boston. 6SHFL¿FDOO\ ,¶OO EH FRYHULQJ KRZ ZH ZHQW IURP ¿OPLQJ movies on no budget, to getting funding for this project, but we’ll answer anything folks are curious about.” For a peek at the trailer, go to http://tinyurl.com/Valley- Ditches for the trailer; get updates at www.facebook.com/ $9DOOH\RI'LWFKHV “My wife and I both grew up in the area, and gradu- DWHGIURP$VWRULD+LJK6FKRROLQ´&KULVH[SODLQHG “I’ve held similar screenings for my two other features in 2010, and 2014, and ... I’m really looking forward to bring- LQJDQHZ¿OPEDFNWRWKHDUHD6LQFHOHDYLQJ,¶YHEHHQ ZRUNLQJ LQ79 DQG ¿OP SURGXFWLRQ RQ VKRZV IRU7/& Discovery, Travel Network, and many others. I have also worked on a number of Lifetime movies and other inde- SHQGHQWIHDWXUH¿OPV “It’s great to host these events, because I can share with my home town all the knowledge I’ve gained in produc- tion. I know there is a lot of interest in the area on this topic, because growing up I was always encouraged by $VWRULD¶V¿OPKLVWRU\WRPDNHPRYLHVDQG¿OPHGDORWRI QREXGJHWDPDWHXUSURMHFWVLQ$VWRULDDQG3RUWODQG´ $QGWKHUH¶VPRUHJRRGQHZVIRU¿OPIDQV³,DPDOVR KRSLQJWREULQJP\QH[W¿OPSURGXFWLRQEDFNWRWKHDUHD´ Chris added, “a screenplay I’m working on called ‘Cof- fenbury Lake.’” A JUST NAME IT VANILLA RULES SURF’S UP RFDOVXU¿QJIDQVWDNHQRWHScott and Sandy Blackman (pictured inset), who have lived on the Oregon Coast all of their lives, have ZULWWHQ D KLVWRU\ RI 1RUWK &RDVW VXU¿QJ ³2UHJRQ 6XU¿QJ 1RUWK Coast,” which you can pre-order at http://tinyurl.com/surfhist 7KHERRNFRQFHQWUDWHVRQYLQWDJHSKRWRVDQGDP\ULDGRITXRWHV IURPVXU¿QJSLRQHHUVWRH[SODLQKRZWKHVSRUWEORVVRPHGWKHQÀRXU- ished on the North Coast, even after a rocky start — did you know both Cannon Beach and Seaside originally had laws prohibiting the XVHRI³ÀRDWDEOHGHYLFHV´" %XWFKDQJHZDVLQWKHZLQG³$URXQG,ZDVDUUHVWHGDQG ¿QHGIRUVWDQGLQJRQP\ERDUGZKLOHOLIHJXDUGLQJLQ6HDVLGH´ surfer Dana Williams LV TXRWHG DV VD\LQJ ³, UHTXHVWHG 6HDVLGH¶V FLW\FRXQFLOWRDOORZVXU¿QJIURP$YHQXH8WRWKHKHDGODQGVRI7LO- ODPRRN+HDG,WZDVDSSURYHGDQGVXU¿QJEHFDPHOHJDOZLWKLQWKH city limits.” $QGRIFRXUVHWKDWZDVMXVWWKHEHJLQQLQJ5HDGWKHERRNWRJHW the rest of the story. L GHOST PASSENGERS [SDWULDWH$VWRULDQChef Daymon Garrett Edwards has had huge success in Seoul, Korea, with Tartine Bakery and Café (www.old- townbakery.co.kr), co-owned with Luke Lee. One of their newest ventures is the remodel of Rusty’s Smokehouse, also in Seoul. “This is a big project for us,” Daymon said, “rather daunting, but exciting to be going into another aspect of cooking/baking.” 7KHORFDWLRQDQGXQ¿QLVKHGVLJQIRUWKH6PRNHKRXVHEUDQGDUH shown. “The drawing is an artist taking license with my father’s image, and he was never a cowboy, but enjoyed wearing a fedora,” Daymon explained. Incidentally, he used his mother’s image for the Tartine brand. But the pair ran into a smokehouse snag — there is already a restau- rant named Rusty. So here’s your shot at getting bragging rights for naming a Korean restaurant: The name must be a “cowboy sounding” name, up to six or seven letters long, go well with the word smoke- house, and complement the sign. You have till next Friday to submit \RXUHQWU\DW]\W]#KRWPDLOFRP The winning entry will receive a gift. Daymon is not sure yet what it will be, “but it will be interesting.” If two or more entries come up with the same name, the email date and time stamp will decide the winner. “We may award gifts to runner-ups,” he added, “and/or most ridiculous or humorous, even if they are not used.” So put on your thinking caps, and give it a shot. E very peculiar phenomenon occurred in the aftermath of the 2011 -DSDQHVH HDUWKTXDNH DQG WVXQDPL7KH$VDKL 6KLPEXQ UHSRUWV that as part of her thesis, Yuka Kudo, 22, a college senior majoring in sociology, went to hard-hit Miyagi Prefecture to ask taxi drivers if they had any unusual experiences after the 2011 disaster. Out of the more than 100 drivers she approached — some got angry, some ignored her — seven declared they had picked up “ghost passengers” in areas that were destroyed by the tsunami (http://tinyurl.com/taxighost). +HUH¶VDQH[DPSOH³$ZRPDQZKRZDVZHDULQJDFRDWFOLPEHG (into a) cab near Ishinomaki Station. The woman directed him, ‘Please go to the Minamihama (district).’ The driver, in his 50s, asked her, ‘The area is almost empty. Is it OK?’ Then, the woman said in a shiv- HULQJYRLFHµ+DYH,GLHG"¶6XUSULVHGDWWKHTXHVWLRQWKHGULYHUORRNHG back at the rear seat. No one was there.” Of note: When the ghostly passengers climbed into the cab, the drivers started the meter, which is recorded. Which means the drivers had to pay their fares when they disappeared. Kudo said the cabbies weren’t afraid of their ghostly riders, they “held them in reverence.” “It is not strange to see a ghost (here),” one told her. “If I encounter a ghost again, I will accept it as my passenger.” A my Bugbee SLFWXUHGORFDOHQWUHSUHQHXU$VWRULD6XQGD\ Marketeer and creator of Triple XXX Vanilla, is demon- strating how to make vanilla extract from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat- urday at 3 Cups Coffee House, 279 W. Marine Drive. The free event is also the launch party for her latest invention, Smoked Vanilla Beans, and its Kickstarter fund (http://tinyurl.com/ smokevanil). Yes, samples will be available. “Sure forests have burned and beans have been smoked,” $P\ H[SODLQHG ³DQG VRPH FKHIV DQG KRPH VPRNHUV KDYH surely toyed with the concept, but my smoked vanilla beans DUHWKH¿UVWHYHUDYDLODEOHIRUVDOHRQWKHRSHQPDUNHWWRDQ\RQH who wants to try them. ³$QGWKH\DUHVPRNHGHVSHFLDOO\IRUEDNHUVDQGFRRNV, KDYH SHUIHFWHG D FROGVPRNLQJ SURFHVV ZLWK VHYHUDO VSHFL¿F woods that add a great smokiness to the vanilla without over- powering the vanilla bean.” “Forget salted caramel, forget chocolate dipped bacon,” she declared, “smoked vanilla will take over the world!” A COMMUNITY NOTES SATURDAY SUNDAY Lower Columbia R/C Society — 8:30 a.m., back room at Uptown Cafe, 1639 S.E. Ensign Lane, War- renton. Local Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) chartered radio control model aircraft club meets for breakfast and business. All model aircraft enthusiasts are welcome. For information, call 503-458-5196 or 503-325-0608. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Support Group — 2 to 3:30 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway. Family to Family Support Group, for anyone with friend or loved one suffering from a serious brain (mental) illness. For information, contact Myra Kero at 503-738-6165, or k7erowood@q. com, or go to www.nami.org Sit and Stitch Group — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Custom Threads, 1282 Commercial St. Knitting, cro- cheting and needle work. For infor- mation, call 503-325-7780. 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. Columbia Northwestern Model Railroading Club — 1 p.m., in Hammond. Group runs trains on HO-scale layout. For in- formation, call Don Carter at 503- 325-0757. MONDAY Scandinavian Workshop — 10 a.m., First Lutheran Church, 725 33rd St. Needlework, hardanger, knitting, crocheting, embroidery and quilting. All are welcome. For information, call 503-325-1364 or 503-325-7960. 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. Columbia Senior Diners — 11:30 a.m., Peace Lutheran Church (lower level), 565 12th St. Cost is $7. For information, or to have a meal delivered, call 503-325-9693. 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. Astoria Rotary Club — noon, VHFRQG ÀRRU RI WKH $VWRULD (ONV Lodge, 453 11th St. Guests always welcome. For information, go to www.AstoriaRotary.org 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. Astoria Alzheimer’s & Other Dementia Family Support Group —WRSP¿UVWÀRRUFRQIHU- ence room, Clatsop Care Center, 646 16th St. Open to all family members of people with dementias. For information, call Rosetta Hurley at 503-325-0313, ext. 222, or email support@clatsopcare.org Line Dancing for Seniors — 6 to 7:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. For information, call 503-325-3231. Astoria Toastmasters — 6:30 p.m., Hotel Elliot conference room, 357 12th St. Visitors welcome. For information, go to www.toastmas- ters.org or call 503-894-0187. TUESDAY Stewardship Quilting Group — 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., First Lu- theran Church, 725 33rd St. All are welcome. Donations of material al- ways appreciated. For information, call Janet Kemp at 503-325-4268. 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. 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. Columbia Senior Diners — 11:30 a.m., Peace Lutheran Church (lower level), 565 12th St. The cost is $7. For information, or to have a meal delivered, call 503-325-9693. Astoria Kiwanis Club — noon, El Tapatio, 229 W. Marine Drive. For information, call Robert McClelland at 503-894-0187 or Susan Brooks at 503-741-0186 or 503-338-4994. See NOTES, Page 2B
