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Learn about timebanking this month
Meet and greet set
for May 12, picnic
scheduled May 30
ASTORIA and WARRENTON —
Anyone curious about how
timebanking works will have
two different opportunities to
ind out during May.
Lower Columbia Timbe-
Bank members will hold their
inal spring meet and greet
from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday,
May 12 at the Blue Scorcher
Bakery Café.
Timebank board member
Craig Holt will introduce
special guest Bereniece
Jones-Centeno, who will give
a verbal preview of the Astoria
Music Festival and discuss
ways of getting involved.
There will be information and
discussion about timebanking
following the presentation. The
public is invited.
Timebankers will conclude
their spring activities calendar
with an afternoon party at Sun-
set Beach on May 30. From
noon to 3 p.m. there will be
Romantic comedy
play opens May 6
at Coaster Theatre
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The Lower Columbia TimeBank will host a beach event May 30
with kite buggy demos, a drum circle and picnic.
kite buggy demonstrations and
a drum circle. Members may
bring their families and guests
as well as their own picnic or a
dish to share.
Timebank members help
each other with gardening,
pet care, learning new skills
and languages, errands, and
household tasks like simple
repairs, oil changes, hair-
cuts and more. Everyone’s
time is equal irrespective
of the work done or the
experience of the worker.
By connecting people in
this way, without money,
timebanking helps build a
stronger community.
For more information on
the Lower Columbia Time-
Bank or the May events,
visit www.LowerColumbia-
TimeBank.org, email LC-
TimeBank@aol.com, or call
503-325-6886.
Fire science instructor tackles burning
issue of wildires at next Ales & Ideas
ASTORIA — In 2015,
630,000 acres were con-
sumed by wildire in Ore-
gon, according to the Ore-
gon Department of Forestry.
Across the Paciic North-
west, some 675 structures
were lost, including many
permanent residences, and
three ireighters were killed
in north-central Washington.
Oregon experiences its
heaviest wildire activity
during the summer, but ires
occur during all seasons
of the year. Wildires that
occur in the wildland-urban
interface often start due to
human activity and then
spread to the forest, follow-
ing the fuel — whether it’s
trees or houses. The threat
to lives and property can be
dramatically reduced with
‘he Fourposter’ explores
moments in a marriage
simple prevention strategies.
For example, spring is a
good time to remove dead,
lammable vegetation and
brush from around homes.
May is Oregon Wildire
Awareness Month, and to
help spread the word about
wildire prevention, Clatsop
Community College Fire
Science Instructor Kurt Don-
aldson will speak at the next
Ales & Ideas lecture.
Donaldson’s talk, “Fires
in Our Forests: A look at the
past, present, and future of
our wildire problem,” will
address the wildire threat
in the local community
and region. Donaldson will
explore questions of where
the threat comes from, what
is happening now and what
the future may hold.
The talk will take place
at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5
at the Fort George Lovell
Showroom. Doors open at
6 p.m. The event is free and
open to all ages.
Donaldson has been a
ireighter and educator for
over 20 years. In addition to
being CCC’s full-time ire
science instructor, Donald-
son is a volunteer captain
at the Knappa Fire District
and ights wildires during
the summer for the Oregon
Department of Forestry.
Before his current position,
he worked for over a decade
as a high school teacher in
the Knappa School District.
Donaldson holds a Bachelor
of Science and a Master of
Science in education from
Western Oregon University.
CANNON BEACH — “The
Fourposter” is a charming
romantic comedy chronicling
35 years of marriage of Agnes
and Michael. From their
wedding night in 1890 to 1925
when they leave the house that
has been their home for 35
years, audiences see the good,
bad and other moments of
marriage as the play journeys
through the trials and tribula-
tions, laughter and sorrow, and
hopes and disappointments of
Agnes and Michael.
The small cast is comprised
of the real-life husband-and-
wife team of Timothy and
Aftyn Garvin.
Timothy was most recently
seen on the Coaster stage in
“The Apple Tree.” Timothy
grew up in a suburb outside
of Baltimore, Maryland, but is
now a resident of Manzanita
with his wife. During the day,
he assists with technology
troubles up and down the
Oregon Coast as The Tech
Toolman. He’s been involved
in plays for the Riverbend
Play ers in Nehalem and also
modeled as a robot for the
Trashion Show at CARTM.
Aftyn made her Coaster
Theatre debut as a Lady in
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Real-life couple Aftyn Garvin, left, and Timothy Garvin star as
wife and husband Agnes and Michael in “The Fourposter.”
Waiting in “Once Upon A
Mattress.”Born and raised in
Maryland, she partici pated
in theater and choir through
high school and college. She
has performed in shows as an
actress and worked behind
the scenes in costuming, stage
manag ing, assistant directing
and set construc tion.
The show is helmed by
Coaster Theatre Executive
Director Patrick Lathrop.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts
in theater performance, a
Master of Fine Arts in musical
theater, and a Master of Arts
in costume history and design.
Lathrop has been a teaching
artist for over 25 years with a
background in informal and
museum education using the
visual and performing arts
to foster creativity in young
people. He has directed several
shows, including “Annie Get
Your Gun,” “The Importance
of Being Earnest,” “White
Christmas” and “The Apple
Tree.”
Veteran actor and board
member Karen Martin assists
with the production as assistant
director/stage manager.
The show takes the stage
May 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21,
27, 28 and 29. Friday and
Saturday performances begin
at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday
performances start at 3 p.m.
Tickets cost $15 or $20 and
are available through the box
ofice by calling 503-436-1242
or visiting coastertheatre.com
CCC MERTS campus holds open house
ASTORIA — The commu-
nity is invited to an Open
House at the Clatsop Com-
munity College MERTS
Campus, located at 6540
Liberty Lane, from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Friday, May 6.
This event includes activ-
ities for all ages, demonstra-
tions and vendor displays.
The CCC Marine and
Environmental Research
and Training Station campus
is Oregon’s designated Mari-
time Training College. The
campus houses the Mari-
time Science Department,
Fire Response & Research
Center, The Living Machine,
and the Industrial & Manu-
facturing Technology Center
that includes automotive
technology, welding and his-
toric preservation. Programs
will feature displays and
interactive demonstrations.
Visitors will also be able to
tour the college’s training
vessel, M/V Forerunner.
Visitors can meet repre-
sentatives from the business
department and college
admissions, try out a virtual
welding machine, explore
Air National Guard and Na-
tional Guard displays, and
view classic cars.
For more information,
call 503-338-7670.