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6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Celtic tunes performed at Peninsula Arts Center LONG BEACH, WASH. — Cary Novotny, a guitarist and vocalist, will perform Celtic tunes at the Peninsu- la Arts Center (504 Pacific Ave. N. ) 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Novotny has been on the Irish music scene for about 20 years. His sound has made him one of the most in-demand guitar players in Irish music, the arts center said in a release. “With unerring rhythm, boundless energy and versatility, he varies from breakneck speed to delicate finger-style in the blink of an eye,” the center wrote. Novotny was a founding member of former Lord of the Dance fiddle-duo, The Bridies, Johnny B Con- nolly’s Bridgetown, and Portland’s Irish band Cul an Ti. Listers can expect a wide range of American music, from Americana to singer-songwriter favorites from Cary’s large reper- toire, according to press materials. Novotny is also on the Board of the Acoustic Music Foundation, and is the Peninsula Arts Center’s attorney. Tickets are $15 and available on Brown Paper Tickets, by emailing events@peninsulaartscen- ter.org, or by calling Bill Svendsen at 360-901-0962. Wine, beer, and other refreshments are available for purchase. The Angora Hiking Club has two walks coming up in August on the Long Beach Peninsula. State park spe- cialists will cover historical information related to the Corps of Discovery’s visits to the sites more than 200 years ago. On both days, hikers will meet at the Sixth Street parking lot in Astoria at 9 a.m. (one block west of Video Horizons) and will carpool to the Washington State Parks. No dogs are allowed on the hikes. Open mic The arts center holds an open mic the Friday night before each concert. Singers, instrumentalists, poets, spoken-word artists, stand-up comedians and dramatists are all welcome. Sign-ups begin at 6:30 p.m. The open mic begins at 7 p.m. All events benefit the Long Beach Peninsula Acoustic Music Founda- tion, a nonprofit charitable organization. SUBMITTED PHOTO Coastal Forest Loop Trail SUBMITTED PHOTO Guitarist and vocalist Cary Novotny Coast Guard teaches boater education class ASTORIA — The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 62, in partnership with the Oregon State Marine Board, will teach a Boater Education Class that results in a boater education card. The class will be held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, in the second floor conference room at Englund Marine & Industrial Supply (95 Hamburg Ave.). Registra- tion begins at 7:30 am. The cost, which includes the class manual, is $10. “The course covers prac- tical boating safety informa- tion and local boating rules and regulations, as well as Take a ‘historical’ hike on peninsula tips and techniques for mak- ing boating more enjoyable,” the Coast Guard wrote in a release. “Additionally, a sec- tion on cold-water survival will be shared.” Students who successfully complete the course may ap- ply for their boater education card, which is required by Oregon’s and Washington’s mandatory boater education programs. The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators approves this course. All Oregon boaters 12 and older must carry their boater education card when operating power boats greater than 10 horsepower. Youth 12 to 15 must have a card to operate a boat under 10 horsepower and must also be supervised by a card-holding adult (16 years of age, 18 years of age for Personal Watercraft Operators) when operating power boats greater than 10 horsepower. “You can be cited a hefty fine for not having a card,” the Coast Guard wrote. The Boater Education Card also helps save money on boat insurance. To preregister or obtain further information, contact Dave Phillips at 503-440- 9130. On Saturday, Aug. 5, hikers at Cape Disappoint- ment will tackle the Coastal Forest Loop Trail. They should expect to arrive at the trail head at about 9:30 a.m. to meet Stephen Wood, a Washington State park ranger and naturalist. The trail head is in the gravel parking lot adjacent to the Cape “D” Cafe, across from the campground entrance. The loop is roughly 1.5 miles over difficult terrain. The hike will last an hour to an hour and a half, organiz- ers said. Hikers should be pre- pared for primitive trail conditions. Sturdy footwear is highly recommended. Trail conditions will include heavily rooted, muddy, nar- row and steep sections. Be prepared for mos- quitoes; they are heavy this year. “The long loop of the Coastal Forest Trail will provide an excellent cross-section of the rich cultural and ecological sites that Cape Disappointment has to offer,” the hiking club said in a release. “We will State Park Ranger Aaron Webster SUBMITTED PHOTO State Park Interpretive Specialist Stephen Wood explore the coastal forest through a historical lens … and provide some modern ecological observations on the workings of a ‘coastal forest.’” Significant sites and sights will include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ jetty works, cedar trees, Anchorage Island and old- growth Sitka spruce trees. Fort Columbia On Saturday, Aug. 12, the club will take on the Fort Columbia Hike. Partici- pants should expect to arrive at about 9:30 a.m. to meet Aaron Webster, a Washing- ton State Park interpretive specialist who will lead hikers on the Scarborough Trail that winds through the fort with its historic buildings and gun batteries, and continues up through a forest of Sitka spruce and hemlock. Fees are $10 parking per vehicle with a Dis- covery Pass. Purchase is available at the trail head or in Chinook, Washington. Sturdy hiking shoes, water and snacks, binoculars, bug repellent, hiking sticks and weather-appropriate cloth- ing should be considered. More info Annual dues for Angora membership is $7. Member- ship is not required to par- ticipate in the club’s hikes. Angora’s annual schedule of hikes and where they occur is available at angorahiking- club.org. For additional informa- tion, contact Bill Herold, the chief guide, at 503-468 0474 or billn692oc@gmail. com. Hike leaders Jim and Kathleen Hudson can be reached at 503-861-2802. Hikers are asked to call if they plan to participate.