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COMMUNITY THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016 1B STEP BACK IN TIME nown from being highlighted in the TV show ‘Route 66,’ and used as a set for ‘Kindergarten Cop,’ the Astoria Riv- erwalk Inn is presenting a concept that already has received pos- itive reaction, even before it’s inished,” native Astorian Jeff Daly wrote to the Ear. Jeff — the intrepid soul who brought us the old Astoria Clown Car and the Glam Tram — is designing four themed rooms at the inn. Each one has a tie to local history, and is highlighted with original artwork, ranging from photography to custom-made head- boards by Paul Tutor. Becky Johnson of Vintage Hardware is handling color and furniture coordination. Jeff’s photos of two rooms are shown. “Uniontown’s theme room has a display of original signs col- lected from the neighborhood since the 1960s,” Jeff explained. “Boat Yard has a 20-foot photo montage of what I describe as ‘the painted ladies of the Paciic.’ In the Waterfront Canning Co. is an amazing display of a larger-than-life presentation of Astoria labels from the canneries of 1930s through the 1950s, printed on a lush satin paper, loor to ceiling, by Jeff Miller of Red Dwarf Graphix.” There’s also a room dedicated to the Bridge to Nowhere. Want to take a step back in time? There’s an open house to pre- view the theme rooms (with food from the Bridgewater Bistro and beverages from the Fort George Brewery) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the inn. Naturally, the Glam Tram will be there, too, looping the property. HIDE AND SEEK WITH BIGFOOT ‘K DON’T TOUCH! arbor seal babies (called pups) are born in spring and sum- mer and can be found resting on the beach while their mothers search for food,” Tiffany Boothe of the Seaside Aquarium wrote. “We got our irst two reports of seal pups on the beach last weekend.” A photo of a seal pup is shown, courtesy of Tiffany and the aquarium. “Well-meaning people sometimes think that a baby seal alone on the beach has been abandoned, but this is not the case,” she explained. “The mother is often nearby, watching, but will not approach with people around. If the baby seal is moved, it has no chance of reunit- ing with its mother. “If you see a baby seal alone on the beach, leave it alone, and either call the Seaside Aquarium at 503-738-6211 or the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network Hotline at 866-767-6114 so we can post signs around the seal, encouraging everyone to stay away” — including the family dog. “Do not,” she advises, “under any circumstances, touch or move the baby seal.” ‘H ecently someone asked the Ear about the sasquatch lurk- ing somewhere on Bradley Hill off U.S. Highway 30. Huh? Turns out it’s not a real, live, bigfoot at all, of course. It’s a statue, and it’s peeking out from behind some trees. He’s actually been there for some time, so they say, but became hidden over the years, covered by trees and brush. The recent trimming and cut- ting along the highway has revealed him again, and he’s likely scaring the sweatpants off unsuspecting drivers. The Ear contacted Scott Ames, who drives by that area almost daily, to see if he knew anything about the bigfoot. No, he didn’t. However, he contacted Nick Bryan, who drives a log truck, and Nick took the critter’s photo, which is shown. So does anyone out there know about this mysterious bigfoot? If you have the answer, please contact the Ear at 503-325-3211, ext. 257, or ewilson@dailyastorian.com. Who carved it, who put it there, and when? And, the all-important question: Why? R rite ‘em, Danno: OK, aspiring writers, here’s a tidbit for you: Isabella Dog Biscuits in Yachats is holding it’s ifth annual short story contest, which is open to all ages. Entries must be 1,000 words or less, original, previously unpublished, typed and double spaced in Word, and submitted before May 15. The contest judge is Kristin Noreen, author of “On Silver Wings: A Life Reconstructed.” The grand prize is $50, and the winner’s story will be published online at www.isabelladog- biscuits.com, where it will remain up for a year. You can ind out more about the contest at the website. Email entries to isa- belladogbiscuitscontest@gmail.com “We don’t use the stories for anything,” Roxy Hills, owner/ baker at Isabella Dog Biscuits, said. “We like to encourage short story writing.” Laugh it off: Feeling glum? Head out to Oregon’s irst annual World Laughter Day from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday in Seaside’s Broadway Park, rain or shine, hosted by national humorist and Certiied Laughter Leader Gail Hand (www. gailhand.com), pictured inset. “There will be laugh contests featuring the longest laugh, loudest laugh, funniest laugh and best canine smile/laugh with fun prizes for the winners,” the press release says. That ought to cheer you up. Really?: KOIN 6 News reports that Travel Oregon is run- ning a $75,000 advertising campaign on the satirical website, The Onion (http://tinyurl.com/travelonion). Aside from banner ads and social media promotion, Travel Oregon is also footing the bill to have the Onion staff write satirical stories about tourism in Oregon. The irst article, “Tips For Setting Up A Campsite” (http://tinyurl.com/onion- camp) appeared in March. Its inal helpful hint? “If you like camping, and the great outdoors, and searching for cell ser- vice to ind out if that leaf you just wiped with was poisonous, youmightlikeoregon.com” W THREE QUESTIONS GOING FOR THE GOLD emember that scary piece in The New Yorker, “The Really Big One,” by Kathryn Schulz, that went viral last summer (http:// tinyurl.com/schulzbig)? It was about how the Cascadia Subduc- tion Zone is imminently going demolish the Paciic Northwest, and focused on the damages and havoc that would ensue. The story made a splash nationwide, and instilled terror in her readers’ hearts. It also made Schulz a 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winner “for an elegant scientiic narrative of the rupturing of the Casca- dia fault line, a masterwork of environmental reporting and writ- ing” (www.pulitzer.org/winners/kathryn-schulz). The writer and the Pulitzer Prize are shown, courtesy of Pulitzer.org She followed up the original piece with the very low key “How to Stay Safe When the Big One Comes” (http://tinyurl.com/schulz- big2), which notes that while the Cascadia could rupture at any time, the actual odds are that “there is a 30 percent chance of the M8.0–8.6 Cascadia earthquake and a 10 percent chance of the M8.7–9.2 earth- quake in the next 50 years.” The second story did not cause wide-spread panic. It didn’t win a Pulitzer, either. R IT’S STILL OUT THERE SAILING BY ost remember musician Krist Novoselic, who now lives in Wahkiakum County, Washington, as one of the founding members (with Kurt Cobain) of the famous Seattle grunge-scene band, Nirvana. Now he’s turned his attention to political reform, according to a March interview in Rolling Stone (http://tinyurl.com/krist3ask). “It’s about transparency,” Novoselic told Rolling Stone about the 3 American Questions campaign (www.3american- questions.org) he’s involved in. “It will provide information. Where do candidates stand on climate change? Where do they stand on the debt? Where do they stand on political reform? Hopefully, they’ll reply, and we can put together an objective analysis of where they stand and leave it up to voters. If they don’t really answer the question, don’t vote for them.” The bassist is also the chairman of FairVote (www.fair- vote.org), a nonpartisan electoral reform group, and was inter- viewed about the organization on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal on April 22. You can watch the segment at http:// tinyurl.com/kristfv, and a screen shot from it is shown. That’s a lot of politicking. Rolling Stone asked him if he inds “any of this demoralizing.” “If politics ever gets dehumanizing for me, I’ll just get out,” Novoselic replied. “I don’t really need that, you know? There’s a lot of Nirvana fans. They’re liberal or conservative or ... they don’t care about politics. So if it gets dehumanizing ... I get wonky (laughs). But I step back.” M id you see the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Proj- ects Agency (DARPA) prototype robotic vessel, the 132-foot Sea Hunter, sail by Astoria last Friday? Designed to hunt and track enemy submarines, the vessel was built in Portland. A press release said that it would be heading for San Diego to start two years of sea trials soon after its April 7 christening — but didn’t say how soon. By the time the Ear saw the story in The Daily News online about a barge containing the drone loating past Longview, Wash- ington (http://tinyurl.com/tdnsub), the barge was probably already out at sea. Fortunately, sharp-eyed Peggy Bezanson-Jolly saw Sea Hunter on the river Friday evening, and snapped the photo shown. The vessel cost around $23 million to build, and operating expenses are expected to be between $15,000 and $20,000 a day (http://tinyurl.com/DARPsea), which is far less expensive that a manned vessel. It won’t carry weapons, can stay at sea for 70 days, and has collision avoidance software and can change its course if another vessel approaches. In case you’re wondering — yes, more robotic vessels are planned. D f you think the arrival of debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami might be over, think again. The NW News Network ran story recently about oficials visiting Long Beach, Washington, recently to check on the ongoing cleanup efforts (http://tinyurl.com/stilltsu). Russ Lewis, a volunteer with the Grass Roots Garbage Gang on the Long Beach Peninsula, showed them some of the debris he’s col- lected over the last ive years. “You can go out there one morning after a storm and start going down the beach,” he explained. “Here’s a tote, here. Here’s a broken basket ... You just don’t know what you’re going to ind out there.” Shelley Pollock, leader of the Garbage Gang, showed the oficials a chart demonstrating how volunteers picked up 15 tons of trash on the peninsula in 2004, and more than 32 tons of beach trash in 2015. Just a few weeks ago, yet another 20-foot long iberglass boat, covered in seaweed and barnacles, washed up on Washington’s Olym- pic Peninsula. The boat is pictured, courtesy of Jesse Schultz/WDFW. The boat’s ID number has been sent to the Japanese Consulate. No one knows how much more debris is still loating around out there, or where it will land. This much we do know: It ain’t over till it’s over. I COMMUNITY NOTES SATURDAY Fundraiser for Don Nisbett’s Medical Expenses — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 167 Howerton Way S.E., Port of Ilwaco, Washington. Features specialty baked goods by Sim- pliEdibles. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the Don Nisbett Medical Fund. Donate online at www.gofundme.com/ArtistDonNis- bett 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. 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. 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 http://astoriafi- berarts.com SUNDAY Authentic Spiritual Conver- sations — 3 to 4:15 p.m., Seaside Public Library conference room, 1131 Broadway. Exploring spiritual questions, doubts, practices and longings in a space where every- one’s needs are respectfully held. All faiths, including “spiritual but not religious,” agnostic and atheist are welcome. For information, email info@cgifellowship.org or call 916- 307-9790. 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. MONDAY Chair Exercises for Seniors — 9 to 9:45 a.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. For in- formation, call 503-325-3231. 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. Cost is $5. For information, or to have a meal delivered, call 503-325-9693. second highest scores split the prize. Game is designed for play- ers 55 and older, but all ages are welcome. 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. Mahjong for Experienced Players — 1 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. For in- formation, call 503-325-3231. Astoria Rotary Club — noon, second loor 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 Room A, Columbia Memorial Hos- pital, 2111 Exchange St. Open to all those diagnosed with a mood disorder, or have a family member or friend diagnosed, or who think they might have depression or bipolar disorder. For information, contact Patricia Fessler at 503- 325-8930. TUESDAY Line Dancing for Seniors — 3 to 4:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. Not for begin- ners. For information, call 503-325- 3231. World War II Warbirds — 8 a.m., Labor Temple Diner, 934 Duane St. 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 Lutheran Church, 725 33rd St. All are welcome. Donations of material always appreciated. For information, call Janet Kemp at 503-325-4268. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance — 7 to 9 p.m., See NOTES, Page 2B