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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2017 Q&A Foster’s passion for writing goes ‘beyond enjoyment’ ‘I think that a passion has to be challenging. ... But if you’re really passionate about it you’re going to keep moving forward and trying different things to make it work.’ Former reporter now works at visitors bureau By DAMIAN MULINIX For EO Media Group SEAVIEW, Wash. — “Writing has always been a huge part of my life. At times it was the only thing I was good at in school. I knew that I wanted to focus on it,” said Drew Foster over a cup of cof- fee recently. Originally from the Bay Area of California, Foster moved from San Jose to the B ig I sland of Hawaii when he was 14. It was around that time that he started consider- ing his future and began writ- ing for his high school news- paper, but it was short-lived. “I was promptly asked to leave that class because the articles I wanted to write were more ‘newsy’ than what they had in mind,” he said. It was wasn’t long before he was volunteering at his hometown paper, West Hawaii Today. “I wanted to be around the reporters, around the action,” he said. Instead, he was given the menial job of digitizing micro- ﬁ lm, which soured him some. “The publisher told me I’d never work in newspapers,” Drew Foster communications coordinator at the Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau Damian Mulinix/For EO Media Group Long Beach Peninsula Visi- tors Bureau’s Drew Foster is passionate about writing, es- pecially narrative non fiction Foster said. “I’d never have a career. It was really satisfying ﬁ ve years later to prove him wrong.” Foster went on to work for a series of publications, including a Hawaiian high school sports magazine and the University of Hawaii ath- letic department, before mov- ing on to the staffs of a num- ber of newspapers in the U.S and south Asia. “Wyoming, the eastern side of Washington, I worked for newspapers in Cambodia,” he explained. After returning to the states, Foster found himself at the Tri-City Herald in Ken- newick, where he was one of the writers dismissed during a round of layoffs in 2014. Unemployed for six months, he began looking outside his normal “box” for work and found an ad for the recently opened marketing commu- nications coordinator at the Long Beach Peninsula Visi- tors Bureau. “Six months had gone by and I didn’t get any job offers. And the job came up at the visitors bureau in a place I’d never heard of. It was a job I really hadn’t considered,” he said. But he liked the look of the place and the fact that he would be doing a lot of things he had enjoyed while working as a newspaper writer. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 72 55 56 Low clouds breaking and smoky Low clouds ALMANAC New First Aug 21 Coos Bay 56/68 Full Aug 29 Sep 5 The Astoria Regatta Grand Land Parade takes place at noon Saturday in downtown Astoria, and the Astoria Police Department is closing down several streets to let the partic- ipants get ready. The parade route runs along Exchange Street from 16th Street to Eighth Street; down La Grande 58/97 Baker 49/93 Ontario 61/97 Bend 58/95 Burns 54/91 Klamath Falls 53/85 TOMORROW'S TIDES Time 9:25 a.m. 9:37 p.m. Low -0.9 ft. 1.4 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 92 95 65 95 69 84 99 95 64 67 Today Lo 49 58 56 57 57 53 68 61 53 56 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc Hi 93 95 65 94 69 85 97 97 63 66 Wed. Lo 49 58 55 58 57 54 69 60 53 56 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 91 100 93 97 96 72 95 96 93 102 Today Lo 55 65 65 63 61 57 65 59 62 63 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc Hi 92 101 95 96 97 73 95 95 95 103 Wed. Lo 55 64 64 64 62 57 65 60 63 65 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES W r c s t s s s pc pc s pc s s pc c pc pc sh pc pc s pc pc pc c Hi 80 82 84 79 83 85 95 79 89 82 81 107 85 86 91 84 89 82 88 83 86 90 72 90 84 Wed. Lo 70 65 65 56 64 63 74 60 77 62 65 82 67 72 80 69 76 67 71 63 67 67 59 63 66 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t s pc t pc pc s pc sh s pc s pc pc t pc t s pc s pc pc pc pc s ents are Janean and Verne Ferguson of Gaston and Kerri and David Norton of Sherwood. CARLSON, Courtney and WHITE, Brad, of Astoria, a boy, Colson Robert White, born at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Grandparents are Darren and Karen Carlson of Astoria and Jack and Mylene W hite of Clatskanie. ing arrest, disorderly conduct and interfering with a peace ofﬁ cer. She allegedly assaulted her boyfriend. Seaside Police are investigating a similar alleged incident with the same victim from the previous night. • At 5:22 p.m. Saturday, Gregory Knutson, 55, of Sea- side, was arrested by the Sea- side Police Department on the 84000 block of U.S. High- way 101 and charged with fourth-degree assault and harassment. He allegedly struck his girlfriend. ON THE RECORD Assault • At 6:44 a.m. Saturday, Zalia Altorfer, 28, of Aloha, was arrested by the Seaside Police Department on the 700 block of South Colum- bia Street and charged with fourth-degree assault, resist- LOTTERIES WOLLENBECKER, Ruth Janet, 80, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Lewis & Clark Fire Depart- ment Board, 7 p.m., main ﬁ re station, 34571 Highway 101 Business. PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 O VER Mattresses, Furniture 3 A 0 RS TSOP C LA U Y C O NT July 26, 2017 NORTON, Brittany and Scott, of Knappa, a girl, Makenna Leigh Norton, born at Columbia Memorial Hos- pital in Astoria. Grandpar- Aug. 7, 2017 VANZANT, Raymond Scott, 41, of Warrenton, died in Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Lay- ton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. APPLIANCE YE Seventeenth Street, from Marine Drive to Frank- lin Avenue, 18th Street from Exchange to Franklin and Franklin from 17th to 18th are closed until an hour after the parade ends, which should be at approximately 2:30 p.m. All cars and vehicles need to be moved off the listed streets; vehicles that are not moved are subject to towing. DEATHS Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. IN Eighth to Duane Street; and along Duane back to 16th. Trafﬁ c will be disrupted throughout central downtown beginning at about 8 a.m. At 8:30 a.m., Exchange is closed between 23rd and 16th streets. Columbia Memorial Hospi- tal, its urgent care center and the Park Medical Building are accessible from Marine Drive at 20th, 21st and 23rd streets. BIRTHS Lakeview 50/84 Ashland 67/96 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Astoria / Port Docks Today Lo 70 62 62 55 60 61 72 55 77 59 60 82 67 70 81 66 76 63 65 63 64 67 60 62 65 John Day 64/95 The Daily Astorian Roseburg 63/96 Brookings 54/64 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hi 76 71 83 78 85 84 93 75 89 80 79 105 86 85 93 83 90 80 85 80 84 87 72 89 82 Prineville 54/98 Lebanon 61/96 Medford 68/97 Tonight's Sky: M51, a system that consists of a large, bright galaxy and a smaller, fainter companion, will be just below the star that marks the Big Dip- per's handle. High 8.4 ft. 7.6 ft. Pendleton 65/101 Salem 61/97 Newport 53/63 & More! of your passion changed you over time? A: “It’s made me more of a listener. And I have kind of a quiet personality. Some peo- ple might think I’m a bit aloof or not paying attention, but I think that it’s a lot of listening and observation. I also learned as a reporter when to shut up. I know when to just be quiet and let somebody talk. And I think that really helps in writ- ing, too. Just sit back and be quiet and watch and listen and let things come to you instead of forcing the issue or driving the conversation.” Q: It’s sometimes hard to ‘justify’ the time for creative pursuits? A: “And that’s a whole other can of worms. Justifying the time. There’s a book called ‘On Writing’ by Stephen King. Great, great book. And he talks about treating cre- ative writing like a job. If you want to become a published author, you create time to do it every single day, like going to work. And I really buy into that. So if I don’t have the time to set aside at least three hours a night, four times a week, than I almost don’t want to be writing creatively. It just doesn’t feel like it’s worth- while. I mean, it takes time to get warmed up and there has to be consistency to it or you lose the thread of what- ever you’re writing about. And man, it’s a lonely style of life. I’m very thankful I have a ﬁ nance I want to spend time with, instead of just sitting in front of a laptop every sin- gle night, banging away on a keyboard.” Roads will close for Regatta parade The Dalles 67/104 Portland 65/95 UNDER THE SKY City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Pleasant with clouds breaking for some sun Low clouds Tillamook 56/73 Eugene 57/94 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:35 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday .................... 6:07 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 9:14 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 7:02 a.m. Time 2:39 a.m. 3:46 p.m. Low clouds and smoky 71 56 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 56/72 SUN AND MOON Aug 14 SATURDAY 70 55 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 63°/57° Normal high/low ........................... 69°/54° Record high ............................ 87° in 1939 Record low ............................. 46° in 1946 Precipitation Monday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.00" Normal month to date ....................... 0.17" Year to date .................................... 49.67" Normal year to date ........................ 37.11" Last FRIDAY 71 56 And the move was a good one, as he enters his third year in the job later this month. In that time Foster has integrated himself into the community. He’s engaged to marry Ilwaco High School graduate Kady Kirby this winter and has started a small business on the side, called Drawing Board Creative Services . “It’s Facebook market- ing,” he said. “Originally my idea was website content writ- ing. Blogging and small publi- cation writing for small busi- nesses. It’s an extension of wanting to be a writer.” Q: You had told me pre- viously that to you, “a pas- sion is something that goes beyond enjoyment.” What did you mean by that? A: “I think that a passion has to be challenging. And challenges aren’t always fun. A passion is going to make you uncomfortable at times. Is going to frustrate you at times. But if you’re really passion- ate about it you’re going to keep moving forward and try- ing different things to make it work. It keeps it interesting.” Q: What challenges have you faced in this pursuit? A: “I took a couple years off from journalism to try and make it as a ﬁ ction writer. To try and make a living at it. And I couldn’t do it, that’s why I went back to journalism.” Q: You told me previ- ously that writing is what makes you feel “accom- plished and whole.” But also, “it can never be conquered.” When would you say writing became this for you? A: “It’s something that probably happened when I worked as a reporter. I real- ized there are so many dif- ferent ways to tell a story. And if you ever get comfort- able enough where you think, ‘M an, I’ve got this,’ you’re selling yourself short. You’re limiting yourself if you think you already have it ﬁ gured out. You always have to leave room for improvement.” Q: You obviously take writing very seriously, but is it something that actually brings you joy? A: “Yeah it does. You know, as a writer when you’re nailing it, or when you’re on to something good. When you get that feeling, it’s exciting and energizing. That’s what drives me. I love that feeling. Even if it’s something sim- ple like Facebook market- ing, if you put up a post with those two concise sentences that work really well with the image and you start seeing the engagement. You can kinda get a little rush out of that too — those little successes.” Q: How has the pursuit HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 • SATURDAY 9-5 • SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell WEDNESDAY Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St. Astoria School Board, 6:15 p.m., study session, 7:30 p.m., regular meeting, Capt. Robert Gray School third-ﬂ oor board- room, 785 Alameda Ave. Wickiup Water District Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Mar- ket Road, Svensen. The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. 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