JULY 14, 2016 // 3 Model trains, talks, tours on tap Clamshell Railroad Days set in Ilwaco Z-Scale Club, and Dean and Donna Mead’s fantastic Lego train, among others. Kids will love the Kids Craft Caboose. Train Talks, a series of historic railroad lectures, will be presented by local railroad historians. Harry Bell will give the talk “The Car Builders Art: Uncov- ering a Pullman Treasure” at 11 a.m. Saturday. Mark Clemmens will give the talk “The Railroad that Ran by the Tides” at 2 p.m. Satur- day. Sunday’s Train Talk by Gary Kobes, “Jetty Rail- roads” will take place at 1 p.m. The railcar Nahcotta ILWACO, Wash. — Join the IXn DV the &oOXPEiD 3DFi¿ F Heritage Museum celebrates Clamshell Railroad Days on Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17 with expanded events and old favorites. The $5 admission fee includes a souvenir pin and museum entrance for two days; kids under 12 are free. On Saturday, doors open at 10 a.m. with model train layouts hosted by the Peninsula Model Railroad Club. Guests will include the Mount Rainer N-Scale Club, the Portland Cascade coast INSIDE THIS ISSUE weekend SUBMITTED PHOTO Learn about the Ilwaco warf collapse at Clamshell Railroad Days. SUBMITTED PHOTO The railcar Nahcotta will be open for touring both Saturday and Sunday of the Clamshell Railroad Days. will be open for touring both days. Members of COAST WEEKEND EDITOR REBECCA SEDLAK COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS DANNY MILLER arts & entertainment ADVERTISING MANAGER BETTY SMITH ON THE COVER CONTRIBUTORS ANDREW TONRY MATT LOVE RYAN HUME Judith Niland poses for a portrait last week at her home in Astoria. Niland is re- tiring from the Astor Street Opry Company this summer after over 30 years of in- volvement with the theater. PHOTO BY DANNY MILLER To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2016 COAST WEEKEND See story on Page 10 4 10 14 COASTAL LIFE Dusting off Douglas Try an enlightening Northwest environmental read FEATURE TO SUBMIT AN ITEM A fi nal bow Judith Niland is retiring from the Astor Street Opry Co. DINING Mouth of the Columbia Pamper your palate with Rising Star Cafe in Wheeler FURTHER ENJOYMENT SEE + DO...............................12, 13 CROSSWORD..............................17 CW MARKETPLACE...........18, 19 MUSIC CALENDAR ..................20 GRAB BAG ..................................23 Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consider- ation must be submitted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. Find it all online! CoastWeekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword search and easy sharing on social media. Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced without consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. the Nahcotta Preservation Committee will be onsite to talk about new ¿ ndings and the ongoing preservation of the railcar. The Columbia Paci¿ c Heritage Museum is located at 115 Lake St. S.E. For more information, call 360- 642-3446 or visit colum- biapaci¿ cheritagemuseum. org