THE DAILY ASTORIAN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2016
COMMUNITY
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THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE TIDE
NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION?
IT HAS NO SUPERIOR
ndre Hagestedt, of Oregon Coast Beach Connection, noticed
that the beach sand bends farther out from the shore in front of
Twin Rocks in Rockaway Beach, and that there seems to be a “bump”
in the water between the rocks and the tide line (http://tinyurl.com/
twockscape). A Google Maps screenshot of the area is shown.
He brought these oddities to the attention of North Coast geologist
Tom Horning of Horning Geosciences. “When the waves hit a rock
or sea stack like that, they warp around it and they lose energy,” Horn-
ing explained. “So it dumps sand directly behind the sea stack,” cre-
ating the bump.
The result is a tombolo, “a sand or gravel bar that connects an
island to the mainland or to another island,” according to Dictionary.
com. “It’s pretty far out and pretty deep,” Horning said. “Since the bar
is high, at low tide it makes the shoreline appear to stick farther out
into the ocean.”
All of which is good news for current and would-be property own-
ers in the area, as Hagestedt noted that the property lines of the ocean-
front homes at Twin Rocks jut farther out to the west than the rest
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doesn’t notice.
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BEER BATH
regon is loaded with beer lovers, so it comes as no surprise
WKDW$PHULFD¶V¿UVWbeer spa has opened in the Beaver State.
The only surprise is its location: It’s not in Portland, or on the North
Coast. Nope, Sisters is the home of the brand new Hop in the Spa
(www.hopinthespa.com), according to a story on NewSchoolBeer.
com (http://tinyurl.com/hopspa).
Massage therapist Sally Champa owns the spa, and Deschutes
Brewing provides the beer. Customers start in the lounge with a pint
before they soak in the hops concoction. “We actually go downstairs
and brew the soaking liquid an hour to an hour and a half before the
customer arrives,” said Mike Boyle, Champa’s business consultant.
The tubs are shown, in a still from the spa’s website.
After the soak comes a massage by Champa with hop essential
oils, then a beer or two more, to keep that relaxed vibe going. Skoal!
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inda Fenton-Mendenhall of Warrenton posted the photo
shown of a totally wrecked car on Facebook recently, and
caused quite a stir. She found the car on the beach this week,
near the South Jetty viewing tower. You can see the jetty in the
background.
So where did it come from, and how did it get there? Is it
tsunami debris? Possibly, as that particular stretch of beach gets
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been there for who knows how long, buried in the sand, and just
now popping back up again?
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and thinks it is a smaller car or truck from the 1960s,” Linda said.
So the question must be asked: Is anyone missing a car?
In the meantime, there it sits. “We could name it The Peter
Cardale,” she quipped.
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he Ear came across an old publication, The West Shore,
Published in 1883 by L. Samuel of Portland (http://tinyurl.
com/wshore1883). The featured article is about Astoria (popu-
lation then about 8,000), declaring that “for beauty and health-
fulness of location, Astoria has no superior on the coast,” but
also noting that “the business portion of the city is built upon
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Included in the lengthy paean to Astoria is an up-to-1883
history of the city, descriptions of many of the downtown build-
ings and businesses, what they manufactured and a mind-bog-
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tions (a portion of one is shown). The writer even ventured into
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ning process, starting with how to make the cans, and ending
with putting the labels on the completed product.
Ironically, the writer also noted that “Astoria is protected
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are two engine companies and a hook and ladder company,
one of them recently declared champion of the state at the
tournament in Salem. Two steamers, an Amoskeag and a
Silsby, costing about $5,000 each (about $12,000 each now),
a hand engine, hose carts, hook and ladder truck, etc., com-
prise the apparatus.”
A new waterworks system was set to go into effect in August,
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sure that “will throw three streams from each hydrant at a dis-
tance of 80 feet through a nozzle 1.25 inches in diameter.”
Unfortunately, the story was written in June, before the
new waterworks system could be installed. On July 2, 1883,
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business district as it quickly swept from piling to piling, and
building to building. Luckily for us, 1883 Astoria lives on in
The West Shore’s pages.
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WANT SOME BRAGGING RIGHTS?
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
A ‘NICELY NASTY THRILLER’
ome might remember that some scenes from the movie
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stars Sir Patrick Stewart, of “Star Trek” and “X-Men” fame. He
is pictured, front and center, in a publicity still from the movie.
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entails the murder and mayhem that ensues when they clash, has
been taking a long and winding road to get to wide release. It pre-
miered at the Cannes Film Festival last year, and Jerry Olson,
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Jerry recently spotted Marc Mohan’s Jan. 29 “The Week in
Movies” column (http://tinyurl.com/grnroom). Mohan called
the movie a “nicely nasty thriller” in a review after its Ameri-
can premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Colorado in Jan-
uary. Want a taste? You can see the trailer at www.facebook.com/
GreenRoomMovie.
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April 15. It’s a date that’s easy to remember, formerly being Tax
Day, so keep your eyes open for those local scenes and faces.
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SOSIGENES’ CHOICE
ttention North Coast artists: The Wildlife Center of the
North Coast (www.coastwildlife.org) has been holding
a logo contest, and the deadline has been extended to Feb. 29.
Logos should be two to three colors maximum, in digital vec-
tor format, simple to reproduce in several sizes and mediums,
and clearly represent the work of the Wildlife Center and the
area it serves.
For information, or to submit an entry, contact Agnes Wal-
iser at agklak@yahoo.com. The winner will receive “thanks
and adoration, along with bragging rights” from the grateful
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The Wildlife Center is always a busy place. “This week,
we were able to release two northern fulmars that came in
malnourished over the winter,” the center’s Facebook page
reports (http://tinyurl.com/wcncFB). “Also, we were able to
release a red-tailed hawk that came in about 2.5 months ago
with a compound fracture in her wing. The wound became
infected, so her stay with us was a little longer than we would
have liked.”
One of the fulmars is pictured, left, and the red-tailed hawk
is pictured, right, courtesy of WCNC.
Want to help? You can make a PayPal donation to the
Wildlife Center on the website or Facebook page, or you can
mail a check to P.O. Box 1232, Astoria, OR 97103. Volunteers
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you can lend a hand. Or two.
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hef Daymon Garrett Edwards recently held a naming con-
test for his new restaurant in Seoul, Korea. “Well ... business
is a roller-coaster ride!” he said this week. “As it turns out, the
restaurant, that is named Rusty did not register their name with
the government.” So, a new name wasn’t needed after all, and he
could call his restaurant Rusty’s Smokehouse. Pictured, the signs
are going up.
“But,” he added, “the contest did result in some interesting
names and concepts, which we want to use.” And the winners
are: Jon Chambreau for “Crusty’s”; Rachel Sheldon for “Only
you can prevent hunger at __’s Smokehouse”; Bobbi Donnell
for “Stirrups BBQ, We stir-up good food”; Kari Gauthier for
“Rusty Nails Smokehouse ... We will use Rusty but not Nails”;
and, in the “name that would not be used by a restaurant” cate-
gory, Arnie Hummasti for “Giddy-up Cow Chip.”
Each winner receives a voucher for a barbecue dinner at
Rusty’s and pie and beverages at Tartine Itaewon, and one ticket
to “The Real Lewis and Clark Story (or How the Finns Discov-
ered Astoria!),” donated by the Astor Street Opry Company. And,
of course, bragging rights.
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LQFH0RQGD\LVRI¿FLDOO\DLeap Day, consider these historical
nuggets, courtesy of BBC.com (http://tinyurl.com/BBCleap):
The Romans observed a 355-day calendar with an extra 22-day
month every two years. Emperor Julius Caesar (pictured left)
didn’t like having the feast days slip-sliding around into different
seasons under this messy arrangement, so he ordered his astrono-
mer, Sosigenes, to tidy things up. Sosigenes’ solution was to create
the calendar we have now — 365 days, with one extra day every
four years.
So how did the short month with the occasional extra day wind
up being February? Ian Stewart, emeritus professor of mathemat-
ics at Warwick University, says it was essentially an exercise in
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During Julius Caesar’s reign, February had 30 days. However,
when Caesar Augustus (pictured right) became emperor, he felt
slighted that the month named for him, August, only had 29 days
— after all, Julius Caesar’s month, July, had 31. To solve the prob-
lem, Augustus swiped a few days from February to make August
have 31 days like July. And who was going to stop him?
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COMMUNITY NOTES
SATURDAY
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.
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
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.
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.
Spinning Circle — 1 to 3 p.m.,
Astoria Fiber Arts Academy, 1296
Duane St. Bring a spinning wheel.
For information, call 503-325-5598
or go to httpastoria¿berarts.com
SUNDAY
National Alliance on Mental
Illness (NAMI) Support Group
— 2 to 3:30 p.m., Seaside Public
Library, 1131 Broadway. Family to
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., 1111 Exchange St. For
information, or to have a meal deliv-
ered, 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,
second Àoor of the Astoria Elks
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 players 55 and
older, but all ages are welcome.
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.
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.
TUESDAY
World War II Warbirds — 8
a.m., Labor Temple Diner, 934
Duane St.
Columbia Senior Diners —
11:30 a.m., 1111 Exchange St.
The cost is $5. 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.
Astoria Lions Club — noon,
Astoria Elks Lodge, 453 11th St.
Prospective members welcome.
For information, contact Charlene
Larsen at 503-325-0590.
Blood Drive — 1 to 6 p.m.,
Seaside Elks Lodge No. 1748, 324
Ave. A, Seaside. To make an ap-
pointment to donate blood, go to
www.redcrossblood.org or call 800-
733-2767.
See NOTES, Page 2B