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Learn about the history of
movie making in Astoria
ASTORIA — The Clatsop
County Historical Society’s
Thursday Night Talks lecture
series continues Thursday,
Jan. 19 with a presentation
by Executive Director Mac
Burns explaining the history
of film and filmmaking in
Oregon.
Before there was Hol-
lywood there was Astoria.
Oregon Film Museum Ex-
ecutive Director Mac Burns
will explore the origins and
history of movie making
in Astoria and the state
of Oregon dating back to
1909 — before there was a
Hollywood and long before
“The Goonies.” Come and
share some of your own
stories of when the movies
came to town.
The Thursday Night
Talks lecture series is a free
event at the Fort George
Lovell Showroom on the
third Thursday of each
month. Doors open at 6 p.m.
with lectures beginning at 7
p.m. Seasonal beers on tap,
food and other beverages
are available for purchase.
Minors are welcome with an
accompanying adult.
For more information
about this event or other
Clatsop County Historical
Society activities, call 503-
325-2203 or e-mail cchs@
cumtux.org
Clatsop County Histor-
ical Society is a 501(C)(3)
nonprofit educational organi-
zation dedicated to pre-
serving and presenting the
history of Clatsop County
Oregon and the surrounding
area. The society operates
the Flavel House Museum,
The Heritage Museum, the
Oregon Film Museum and
the Uppertown Firefighters
Museum.
Enjoy free admission to parks for MLK Day
ASTORIA and PACIFIC COUNTY,
Wash. — In honor of Martin
Luther King Jr. Day, which is
Monday, Jan. 16, you can en-
joy free admission to several
local area parks that normally
charge a day-use fee.
Lewis and Clark National
Historical Park will offer
free admission Monday. The
Fort Clatsop Visitor Center
is located at 92343 Fort
Clatsop Road in Astoria.
Normal park hours apply.
Additionally, the Wash-
ington State Parks and
Recreation Commission
announced that Sunday, Jan.
15 and Monday, Jan. 16
are Washington State Parks
free days, when visitors are
not required to display the
Discover Pass for day visits
at state parks.
Local Washington State
Parks include Cape Dis-
appointment State Park
in Ilwaco, Washington;
Leadbetter Point State Park
north of Oysterville, Wash-
ington; and Fort Columbia
State Park east of Chinook,
Washington.
Lewis and Clark Park
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More entrance fee-free
days are scheduled for the
coming year.
The National Park
Service turned 100 years
old in 2016. Celebrate the
start of its second century
by visiting a park in 2017.
During 10 days of the year,
all National Park Service
sites that charge an entrance
fee — including Lewis and
Clark National Historical
Park — will offer free
admission to everyone. The
fee waiver includes entrance
fees, commercial tour fees,
and transportation entrance
fees. Other fees such as
reservation, camping, tours,
concession and fees col-
lected by third parties are
not included unless stated
otherwise.
Future free admission
days at Lewis and Clark Na-
tional Historical Park are:
• Feb. 20: Presidents’ Day
PHOTO BY ALEX PAJUNAS
Surfers catch a wave at Cape Disappointment State Park’s Waikiki Beach in Ilwaco, Washington,
in this file photo. You don’t need a Discover Pass to access and enjoy Washington State Parks
Jan. 15 and 16 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
• April 15 and 16 and
22 and 23: Weekends of
National Park Week
• Aug. 25: National Park
Service 101st Birthday
• Sept. 30: National Pub-
lic Lands Day
• Nov. 11 and 12: Veter-
ans Day Weekend
Fee-free days make parks
accessible to more people.
In addition, any fourth grade
student can get a free annual
pass through the Every
Kid in a Park program, and
active duty military and
citizens with a permanent
disability can also get free
passes. For more informa-
tion, visit www.nps.gov/
planyourvisit/passes.htm
Washington
State Parks
Washington State Parks
free days for 2017 are in
keeping with legislation
that created the Discover
Pass, a $30 annual or $10
one-day permit required on
lands managed by Wash-
ington State Parks and the
Washington departments of
Natural Resources and Fish
& Wildlife. The Discover
Pass legislation provided
that State Parks could desig-
nate up to 12 free days each
year when the pass would
not be required to visit state
parks. The Discover Pass is
still required to access lands
managed by WDFW and
DNR on these days.
In 2017, Washington
State Parks offers 12 free
days, the first of which was
on Jan. 1 and the following
two are Jan. 15 and 16. The
remaining future free days
for 2017 are:
• March 19: State Park’s
104th birthday
• April 15: Springtime
free day
• April 22: Earth Day
• June 3: National Trails
Day
• June 10: National Get
Outdoors Day
• Aug. 25: National Park
Service 101st Birthday
• Sept. 30: National Pub-
lic Lands Day
• Nov. 11:Veterans Day
• Nov. 24: Autumn free
day
Washington State Parks
hopes the free days will
encourage people to get out
and discover a new park or
revisit an old favorite and
then consider supporting
recreation on state lands by
purchasing a Discover Pass.
More information about the
pass is here: www.discover-
pass.wa.gov