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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016 COMMUNITY 1B HELP PIERCE RECOVER PUMPKIN PADDLING A storian Pierce Christie (pictured), musician and owner of The Malternative music shop, suffered a severe stroke in September. Initially, he was 90 percent paralyzed, but he is now in a care facility in Portland, working hard to recover. “He is making small but steady progress every single day, but he needs support,” Bridget Kitson wrote on Pierce’s GoFundMe page. “Many friends and community members have reached out for an opportunity to help, so here it is.” And here’s your chance — you can donate at www.gofundme.com/christierecovery You can also show your support by attending a fundraiser at 8 p.m. tonight at the Port of Call Bistro and Bar, 894 Commercial St. The Jesse Lee Falls Band is performing. Friends are encour- aged to bring an instrument and sit in with the band for a song. Pierce’s daughter, Heather Christie, recently posted a hope- ful message from him. Heather’s daughter, Christina, helped Pierce spell out the words: “I learned a lot today. I will recover.” “We are so incredibly grateful to feel the love, support and prayers from all of you who have been reaching out and helping any way you can,” Heather said. “Thank you.” BEST BIRTHDAY EVER ‘W hen we were at the Clatsop County Fair this year, Kayti got a little foam police car,” Samantha Rose Stoffelsen wrote. “She took it to school, to the store, to grandma’s, she slept with it and bathed with it. One day she had it in her mouth and her big sister went to pull it out of her mouth. The car ripped in half. Kayti was devastated.” Samantha contacted the sheriff’s ofice, and they offered to bring Kayti a new one on her birthday. When the day arrived, “Deputy Kimberly Barrows and Deputy Siscilee Gouge and rolled up playing the Happy Birthday song over their loud speak- ers,” Samantha wrote. “Kayti was so excited. She has a fascina- tion for police oficers, so seeing them any day is excited, but on her birthday was over the top! “Not only did they bring her one car, but two! Along with a huge ‘Frozen’ balloon, a cake, and a baby doll. It’s been a few weeks, and she still hasn’t stopped talking about it. Thank you so much Clatsop County sheriffs, for making her birthday the best ever … how awesome our local law enforcement is!” ROLLS ROYCE KEEPS DRONING ON R olls Royce is the industry leader in promoting the develop- ment of an autonomous drone vessel leet to handle commer- cial shipping. The idea might become a reality a lot sooner than later, now that two Scandinavian countries are interested, accord- ing to a story on gCaptain.com (http://tinyurl.com/dronetst). A drone ship is pictured, courtesy of Rolls Royce. Norway has oficially opened the world’s irst drone ship test- ing area in a large fjord along the Norwegian Sea. “We do not yet know how widespread autonomy will be in future shipping,” a Norwegian Maritime Authority representative said, “but … it is imperative to be a central participant in this development.” The Finnish government has a pony in the race, too. In Sep- tember, Finland set a target of having the “irst unmanned mari- time products, services and a ‘vivid ecosystem’” by 2025. eave it to a Paciic Northwester to tackle this challenge: Charity Marshall of Castle Rock, Washington, paddled a 1,000-pound hollowed out Atlantic pumpkin 15 miles down the Cowlitz River, oficially breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest pumpkin paddle, The Daily News of Longview, Washington, reports (http://tinyurl.com/pumppad1). The voyage took six hours, and Charity handily beat the last title holder, Todd Sandstrum of Massachusetts, who paddled a mere 8 miles in September. She is pictured in photos courtesy of her Facebook page. “Charity’s a thrill-seeker. She’s not scared of much of any- thing,” her husband, Lance Marshall, told TDN (http://tinyurl. com/pumppad2). “I love watching Charity do crazy stuff … Life is short. You only get one chance.” L A few snippets of this and that for your perusal: • Gimme shelter: The Ear knows you don’t need any more bad news, but Kiplinger.com has come out with a bummer of a report naming Oregon as No. 4 in the top 10 of “least tax friendly states for retirees” in 2016 (http:// tinyurl.com/ORtaxed). They only found one “bright spot” for Oregon: No sales tax. Just so you know — Vermont came in at No. 1 for least tax friendly, and the No. 1 most tax friendly state is Alaska. Go igure. • In Jeopardy: Astoria has hit the big time. Laura Sell- ers-Earl noted our city was included in a question on the ABC TV show “Jeopardy” question Monday Night. Ques- tion: There’s a maritime museum named for this river near its mouth in Astoria, Oregon. Answer (but you already know this): Columbia. • Light ’em up: Thinking about Halloween already? Get in the spirit with Mike and Teale Adelmann, who own the DK Warren house, 107 N.E. Skipanon Drive in Warren- ton. The couple are putting on a Halloween light and music show every night from 6 to 10 p.m. through Oct. 31. It’s 5,000-plus lights, synchronized to music — just pull up and tune the car radio to 95.7 FM to get the full effect. • Gimme shelter 2: The prodigal chicken has been ram- bling around the U.S.Bank parking lot area since April, but winter is coming, and she’s going to need shelter. Sharon Stanovich has tried to catch the wily hen a few times, but igures what’s really needed is a long pole ishing net to get the job done. Is there a ishermen out there who would be willing to loan Sharon one? If so, please call her at 503- 325-3211, ext. 237, or the Ear at 503-325-3211, ext. 257. “I feel really bad for her,” Sharon told the Ear. “It’s getting cold out there.” SET IN STONE ou never know what gems you’ll ind perusing old issues of The Daily Morning Astorian. In the Friday, Oct. 16, 1885 issue, for instance, there’s a story, “Early Set- tlers and Settlements on Clatsop Plain.” One of the most prominent historical igures featured is Celiast (aka Helen) Coboway Smith (1801-1891), daughter of Chief Coboway, and wife of Solomon How- ard Smith. The couple are pictured. With her son, Silas B. Smith interpreting, she repeated the oral tradition of how the Clatsops came to settle on the North Coast. Tahlipas, “a great and superior being” brought her tribe the plain, she said, and gave the land to them. He also taught them how to hunt, ish, make canoes, cross the waters, weave nets and make ire. Mrs. Smith explained that the word Clatsop “was handed down from father to son from generation to generation, as the name by which that part of the country was known.” Tahlipas was always watching over the Clatsops not only so he could reward the good, but so he could punish the wicked, who were sometimes changed into inanimate objects. And that, according to Indian tradition, is how Til- lamook rock and its smaller surrounding rocks came into being. A tribal member and his family disregarded Tahlipas’ teachings and waded into the water, and they were turned to stone to serve as a warning to others. Some still didn’t listen. Pillar rock on the lower Columbia is a warrior who disobeyed Tahlipas, and disregarded “the customs of his forefathers” by wading into the river instead of using a canoe. Maiden rock, off Chinook Point, was once a young Indian woman who was punished for “bathing in too public a manner.” The Ear can’t help but wonder how many others there are. Surely Mrs. Smith must have had several more tales to tell, but that’s another story for another day. Y ‘A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL MAN’ S ome time ago, this column carried a photo (shown) sent in by Astorian Jeffrey Nelson of his father, Donald T. Nelson, taken in 1948, when he was a deckhand on the Pilot Boat Columbia, standing on Buoy No. 2. The elder Nelson, now in his 80s, wound up holding the record (50,000 plus) for the most crossings of the Columbia River bar in his long career as a bar pilot. As luck would have it, Ed Jahn, senior producer of OPB’s Oregon Field Guide saw the photo and story, and wrote to the Ear. The show was doing a story on the Columbia River bar pilots, and Donald Nelson looked like a good it. And so he was. The show airs at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, again at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23, and later online at www.opb.org “We spent an afternoon with Donald T. Nelson,” Ed told the Ear, “and got to hear from a truly exceptional man with an amazing life experience. Our story captures Donald’s experience, as well as the larger story of modern-day pilots, the history of the Peacock and the evolution of piloting as helicopters came onto the scene. “… We certainly captured the hair-raising aspects of the job, but we also aimed to give our audience a greater sense of the peo- ple who do the work, the history of the job, as well as its impor- tance for the economy of our region. I wanted people to look at those ships that pass by the Astoria waterfront and truly rethink what it took to navigate those ships safely to that point.” “And thank you for leading us to Donald Nelson,” Ed added. “He was a joy to be around.” POOP DU JOUR O regon State University researchers are in the news again, according to a story on KGW.com for a rather unusual study: For the last two summers, they have been pooper-scooping whales (http://tinyurl.com/poop-whale) off the Oregon coast. And it’s serious business. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration funded project aims to ind out how ocean noise is affecting whale health. If there’s a negative impact, it’s hoped new regulations may go into effect to lower the volume. But collecting the “specimens” is no easy feat. Marine ecologist Leigh Torres and her team follow the whales in a small inlatable boat and wait. And wait. “When it happens somebody yells out ‘POOP!’ and we all spring into action,” Torres told KGW. Over- head drones let the scientists know when the deed is done. “Yeah, poop doesn’t seem great,” Torres noted, “but it’s actu- ally a rich biological gold mine of information.” COMMUNITY NOTES SATURDAY or go to http://astoriaiberarts.com Document Shredding Event — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Seaside High School parking lot, 1901 N. Holla- day Drive, Seaside. Free event. Canned food donations welcomed for Clatsop Community Action Re- gional Food Bank. Cannon Beach American Le- gion Women’s Auxiliary Break- fast — 9 to 11:30 a.m., American Legion, 1216 S. Hemlock St., Can- non Beach. 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. 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. Columbia Northwestern Mod- el Railroading Club — 1 p.m., in Hammond. Group runs trains on HO-scale layout. For information, call Don Carter at 503-325-0757. Chair Exercises for Seniors — 9 to 9:45 a.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. For in- formation, call 503-325-3231. Spinning Circle — 1 to 3 p.m., Astoria Fiber Arts Academy, 1296 Duane St. Bring a spinning wheel. For information, call 503-325-5598 SUNDAY MONDAY 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 $6. For information, or to have a meal delivered, call 503-325-9693. Warrenton Senior Lunch Program — noon, Warrenton Community Center, 170 S.W. Third St. Suggested donation of $5 for seniors and $7 for those younger than 60. For information, or to vol- unteer, call 503-861-3502 Monday or Thursday. Astoria Rotary Club — noon, second loor of the Astoria Elks Lodge, 453 11th St. Guests always welcome. For information, go to www.AstoriaRotary.org 646 16th St. Open to all family members of people with dementias. For information, call Rosetta Hurley at 503-325-0313, ext. 222, or email support@clatsopcare.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 second highest scores split the prize. Game is designed for play- ers 55 and older, but all ages are welcome. 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. Mahjong for Experienced Players — 1 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. For in- formation, call 503-325-3231. Astoria Alzheimer’s & Other Dementia Family Support Group — 2 to 3:30 p.m., irst-loor confer- ence room, Clatsop Care Center, 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 Christa Svensson at 206-790-2869. TUESDAY 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. Do Nothing Club — 10 a.m. to noon, 24002 U St., Ocean Park, Wash. Men’s group. For informa- tion, call Jack McBride at 360-665- 2721. Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m., Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested do- nation of $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. The cost is $6. For information, or to have a meal delivered, call 503- 325-9693. See NOTES, Page 2B
