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COASTAL LIFE
A great frustration
Chinook Indian Nation continues to seek federal recognition
THE ARTS
Get Lit at the Beach
Learn what makes writers tick at this Cannon Beach literary event
FEATURE
Razor Clam Fest
Food, history and fun combine at this Long Beach festival
DINING
Mouth of the Columbia
Nehalem’s Pizza Garden makes home-cooked pies with heart
STEPPING OUT....... .............................................................. 5, 6, 7
CROSSWORD........... ....................................................................17
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GRAB BAG ....... ..........................................................................23
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Joe Hymer, who splits his time between Vancouver
and Chinook, digs for clams in Seaview on the second
night of 2016’s first clam time on the Long Beach Pen-
insula. Long Beach hosts its annual Razor Clam Festi-
val on Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10.
Photo by Natalie St. John
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Ales & Ideas asks how to end child sexual abuse
Margaret Frimoth to discuss the needed cultural shifts, social transformations
ASTORIA — From the moment
of birth, sacred ceremonies en-
circle the small, fragile human
being with special blessings,
naming rituals, prayers, offer-
ings, and celebrations. From
remote, bucolic villages to
frenzied city centers, family
members wait expectantly for
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a symbolic representation of
hope for the future.
Yet, soon after birth, far
too many children experience
a life story that has little con-
nection to nurturance, honor,
safety or nonviolence.
Despite decades of efforts
to stop child sexual abuse, the
epidemic continues. How is
this possible? What prevents
us from truly loving and pro-
tecting our children? What
cultural shifts or social trans-
formations need to occur to
align our values and ensure
that the sexual abuse of chil-
dren is eliminated?
Margaret Frimoth will ad-
dress these questions in her
talk “Do We Really Love Our
Children?: Ending Child Sex-
ual Abuse,” at the next Clatsop
Community College Ales and
Ideas lecture.
The presentation will take
place at 7 p.m. Thursday, April
7 at the Fort George Lovell
Showroom, located at 426
14th St. Doors open at 6 p.m.
The event is free and open to
all ages. Food and beverages
Ales & Ideas
7 p.m. Thursday, April 7
Fort George Lovell Showroom
426 14th St., Astoria
All ages
Free
will be available for purchase.
Frimoth began her ear-
ly career as a family sexual
abuse specialist. In 1988, she
established her “heart work”:
the Victory Over Child Abuse
(VOCA) Camps for child sur-
vivors of sexual abuse. The
annual camps continue today.
Frimoth is currently the direc-
tor of the Lives in Transition
and Counseling Programs at
Clatsop Community College.
April is the national Sexu-
al Assault Awareness Month.
The goal of SAAM is to raise
public awareness about sex-
ual violence and to educate
communities on how to pre-
vent it.
Submitted photo
Margaret Frimoth will discuss how to
eliminate child sex abuse at the next Ales
& Ideas lecture on Thursday, April 7.
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