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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
AT WORK
Photos by Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Aviation Survival Technician Darren Hicks is lowered into the water as Coast Guard Aviation Maintenance Technician Chelsea Stark assists.
Tyler Neale, assembly mechanic at Lektro Inc., works
on the wiring of an 89-series airplane tug in Warrenton.
Austen Conn, lead brewer at Buoy Beer Co., works to
brew a Fresh Hop Pale Ale.
Kat Zaro, lead barista, prepares to open Street 14 Cafe in As-
toria. Zaro has been working at the cafe for over two years.
Local artist shares illustrations, insights on Astoria
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Christi Payne
ou’ve seen her sketches in Friday
Extra; this week The Daily Asto-
rian is pleased to present the “Astoria
Sketchbook” by Christi Payne.
Drawn from the pages of her ongoing
Traveling Sketchbook, the recurring panel
will feature the sights, sounds and colors she
delights in discovering around Astoria and
beyond.
“This town is rich with images and his-
tory; it has captured my attention since the
first time I saw it in 1975,” Payne said.
“What I love about Astoria are those views
that haven’t really changed that much —
the Astor Hotel is no longer pink, but it still
stands, and Chris’s News has given way to
Street 14 Cafe, but the building retains its
historic integrity.
“We still have working gillnet boats ply-
ing the Columbia — and I am hoping we can
keep that tradition alive; Gimre’s sells shoes
as it has for generations; and the Column con-
tinues to shine over us all.”
Payne, an artist, calligrapher and book
designer, got her career start at The Daily
Astorian in 1977 as a paste-up artist. She
returned to Astoria in 2000 and immediately
signed up for beginning drawing at Clatsop
Community College with Royal Nebeker.
You would have heard her say at that point in
her life, “I can’t draw!” Now she likes to say,
instead, “Anybody can draw if they have the
desire. All you have to do is practice.”
Payne formed a local drawing group —
“Draw” — 10 years ago that is now a staple
in many local artists’ schedules.
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