SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 // 7
GOLFIN’ FOR A GOOD CAUSE
MANZANITA — The Mudd Nick
Foundation has been providing
meaningful learning experiences
for the children of North Tilla-
mook County since 1993.
Take part in the organization’s
annual fundraising weekend
events at the Manzanita Golf
Course and the North County
Recreation District Building in
Nehalem on Friday, Sept. 15, and
Saturday, Sept. 16.
For the golfers: Enter your own
foursome or your “dream team”
will be created for you. This event
fi lls up fast so don’t delay — reg-
ister now!
Events:
• 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15:
Pre-Golf Tournament Dinner at
the North County Recreation
District (36155 9th St.)
• 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 16: Annual Charity Golf
Tournament at the Manzanita Golf
Course (908 Lakeview Drive)
• 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
16: Annual Dinner & Charity
Auction at the North County Rec-
reation District (36155 9th St.)
MUDDNICKFOUNDATION.ORG
CCC hosts ‘Extraordinary
Living’ conference
ASTORIA — The fourth
annual Conference on
Extraordinary Living will
be rockin’ the socks off
seniors again 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16,
at Clatsop Community
College’s Patriot Hall.
Participants can attend
a plethora of breakout
sessions, starting with an
engaging keynote speech
by Chris Breitmeyer, the
community college pres-
ident.
“We will have a rousing
wrap-up with local experts
on A Cannabis Discussion
about medical marijuana
for people and pets,” the
college wrote in a release.
A donation of $10 is re-
quested.
Lunch is provided by
the Bandit Cafe.
Choose from presen-
tations on health, fi-
nance, travel and general
interest. The 45-minute
breakout sessions cov-
er topics like Disaster
Prep, Making Friends of
All Ages, Ship Report/
KMUN, Dancing Your
Way to Fitness, Trail Op-
portunities on the North
Coast and more.
For a complete list of
events, visit clatsopcc.edu/
communityed. Check out
the animals at the Wildlife
Rescue Center and the
Therapy Animals exhibits.
Free fl u shots will also be
available.
The event is made
possible by a partnership
among Clatsop Commu-
nity College, ENCORE,
Columbia Memorial Hos-
pital, Providence Seaside
Hospital, Northwest Senior
and Disability Services and
FamilyCare Health.
To preregister, and for
more information, visit
clatsopcc.edu/communi-
tyed orencorelearn.org, or
call the community college
at 503-338-2566.
Hoff man Center hosts ‘Dog Gone’ author, writing workshop
MANZANITA — Author
Pauls Toutonghi will read
from his book “Dog Gone:
A Lost Pet’s Extraordinary
Journey and the Family
Who Brought Him Home”
at the Hoffman Center for
the Arts at 7 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 16.
Admission for the eve-
ning reading is $7. Doors
open at 6:30 p.m.
On Oct. 10, 1998,
Fielding Marshall hikes on
the Appalachian Trail. His
beloved dog — a six-year-
old golden retriever mix
named Gonker — bolts
into the woods. Just like
that, he vanishes. And
Gonker has Addison’s
disease. If he’s not found
within 23 days, he will die.
“Dog Gone” is the story
of the Marshall family and
their hunt to track down
Gonker.
The author of four books,
Toutonghi has been award-
ed a Pushcart Prize, and
has written for The New
Yorker, The New York
Times, Virginia Quarterly
Review, Granta, Tin House
and numerous other peri-
odicals. After receiving his
Ph.D in English Literature
from Cornell University,
Toutonghi moved to Port-
land where he teaches at
Lewis & Clark College.
Toutonghi’s reading
kicks off a weekend for
dog-lovers in Manzanita,
preceding the all-day Sun-
day events for the ninth
annual Muttzanita Festival
(muttzanita.com).
does a writer share person-
al, painful stories and still
negotiate active relation-
ships with the people
involved? How do they
decide what to tell — and
what not to tell? What are
some of the best practices
for determining how to use
a diffi cult or personally
challenging piece of one’s
story?
The workshop will be
held at the Hoffman Center
for the Arts. Tuition is $40.
Register at hoffmanblog.
org/register-for-workshops.
Writing workshop
Open mic
From 1 to 3:30 p.m. that
day, Toutonghi will teach
a workshop “Writing with
Balance.”
Whether in fi ction or
nonfi ction or memoir, how
Following Toutonghi’s
reading and Q-and-A, the
Hoffman Center will hold its
Open Mic, where up to nine
local or visiting writers will
read fi ve minutes of their
Pauls Toutonghi
original work. The suggested
(not required) theme for the
evening is “Dog Stories.”
The Manzanita Writers’
Series is a program of the
Hoffman Center for the Arts.
The center is located across
from the Manzanita Library
(594 Laneda Ave.).
More information is
available at hoffmanblog.
org, or contact Kathie High-
tower at kathiejhightower@
gmail.com.