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Celebrate the Fourth at the Fort
ASTORIA — Fort George
Brewery will liberate the
block with independent
beer and entertainment on
this extended Fourth of
July weekend.
Weather permitting, the
festivities will pour into
the brewery’s courtyard,
including live music, out-
door barbecue, and enough
local craft beer to make
any American proud.
On Sunday, July 3,
show off your skills in a
cornhole tournament from
2 to 5 p.m. Sign up begins
at 1:30 p.m. Then stick
around for Sunday night
music at 8 p.m. with Royal
Jelly Jive, a San Francisco
band that dives head-first
into the throwback sounds
of the 1940s with a groovy
twist. Fronted by the sultry
and soulful vocals of
Lauren Bjelde, Royal Jelly
Jive plays a mix of gypsy
rock, soul, blues, swing
and hip-hop. The band
released its new album,
“Stand Up,” on June 24.
Monday, July 4 will
feature an evening of
diverse and funky live mu-
sic. Brian Bovenizer & the
Koala Cowboys will kick
the afternoon off from 4
to 5:30 p.m., playing their
surf-country blues.
Michael Hurley will
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Michael Hurley will perform
freak-folk Americana at 6 p.m.
July 4.
Royal Jelly Jive will perform at Fort George on Sunday, July 3.
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Seattle band Down North
plays funk soul.
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Brian Bovenizer & The Koala Cowboys play at 4 p.m. July 4.
follow with his freak-folk
Americana from 6 to 7:30
p.m. Then Seattle band
Down North will rock the
public house with funky
soul from 8 p.m. to sun-
down. Stay late, and watch
the fireworks from the
upstairs restaurant.
With this being the
land of the free, there is
no cover charge. All ages
are welcome, and leashed
dogs are allowed in the
outdoor spaces, as long
as they are welcoming to
everyone.
Learn to surf this July
SEASIDE — Sunset Empire
Park and Recreation District
will hold a one-day Learn to
Surf Camp this July.
The camp is designed for
beginners who are conident
in swimming abilities and
not afraid of the cold Oregon
waters.
Students will learn to surf
on the gentle breakers of In-
dian Beach located in Ecola
State Park. Soft top surf-
boards are provided along
with transportation, helmet
and lunch. Bring your
wetsuit, swimsuit, towel and
sunscreen.
The camp will be led by
Mike Kadi and assisted by
water safety instructor Justin
Smith. There is a limit of
12 participants per session.
Camp will be offered twice:
July 7 and July 28. Both
camps run from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Cost is $50 or $35 with
the resident discount.
For more information
or to sign up, call 503-738-
3311 or visit www.sunse-
tempire.com
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Sign up for a on-day learn to surf camp this July.
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Kids can ride their bikes in Warrenton’s Fourth of July Parade.
Find old-fashioned Fourth
of July fun in Warrenton
WARRENTON — Indepen-
dence Day events will span
the afternoon on Monday,
July 4 in Warrenton.
Things get started from
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Robin-
son Community Park behind
City Hall with a classic car
show and motorcycle tail-
gate party. Both are free.
The Warrenton Fireight-
ers Association will host a
free community barbecue
from noon to 3 p.m. at the
ire station on Main Avenue.
While you grab a burger,
kids can enjoy games and
decorate their bikes for the
parade in the gravel lot.
Then at 3 p.m., the
main event starts: the 2016
Old-Fashioned Fourth of
July Parade. The theme this
year is Marching Through
Time. The parade will start
on Main Avenue and travel
from the post ofice to War-
renton Grade School.
Sponsored by the city and
Warrenton Business Associ-
ation, the parade is one War-
renton’s largest events. “The
turnout should be spectacular
this year,” said parade direc-
tor Cindy Yingst.
Longtime residents
LeRoy and Muriel will be
the grand marshals of this
year’s parade. LeRoy, 82,
and Muriel, 78, are active in
local and national veterans
groups, senior organizations
and other groups that do
good deeds for the com-
munity. In 2013, the couple
won the Richard Ford Award
for community service from
the Astoria-Warrenton Area
Chamber of Commerce.
LeRoy is a volunteer
for Start Making a Reader
Today, and Muriel serves
on the Warrenton High
School Scholarships Board
of Directors and is active
with Warrenton Senior Inc’s
luncheon program.
“When you think about
the people in your commu-
nity, every town wants more
residents like LeRoy and
Muriel,” said Yingst.
The couple married in
1956 at Warrenton Christian
Church and raised three chil-
dren. Their daughter died in
a car accident when she was
in her teens, and the Dunns
established a scholarship in
her name, which is given
each year to a WHS senior.
LeRoy was bus driver
for Warrenton schools and
Tongue Point Job Corps for
43 years, retiring in 2002.
Prior to that, he served two
decades in the Army and
Army Reserves. LeRoy is
quartermaster and chaplain
for VFW Fort Stevens Post
10580; Muriel is treasurer of
the post’s auxiliary.