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Nehalem
Bay history
course returns
MANZANITA — The Nehalem Valley
Historical Society announces the return
of the “History of the Nehalem Bay Area”
series led by Mark Beach at Pine Grove
Community House (225 Laneda Ave.).
The series begins Monday, Oct. 16,
and meets 4 to 5:30 p.m. every Monday
and Thursday until Thursday, Nov. 2.
All presentations involve extensive
use of historical photos and include time
for questions and discussion.
New classes include “From Indi-
ans to Homesteaders” and “Selling the
Seashore” with unique information and
photos.
Mark Beach has a Ph.D. in history,
taught at Cornell University and worked
at the Smithsonian Institution before
moving to Oregon in 1992. This history
course will draw from Beach’s research
into north Tillamook County and will fea-
ture his extensive collection of historical
photos.
The $50 fee includes membership in
the Historical Society, a DVD and map
about local history, as well as all course
materials. Current Historical Society
members pay $35.
To sign up, call the Historical Society
at 503-368-7460, or apply at Pine Grove
on the first date, Monday, Oct. 16.
For a detailed list of topics, check the
events button at nehalemvalleyhistory.org
or request a brochure from the Historical
Society.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
This is a vintage photo of the Mohler
creamery. A hundred years ago, dairy farm-
ers brought milk to the cheese factory at
Mohler. Since 1976, the building has been
the Nehalem Bay Winery.
Audition for ‘Scrooged in Astoria’
ASTORIA — The Astor Street
Opry Company is proud to an-
nounce its holiday production of
“Scrooged in Astoria,” written by
local playwright Judith P. Niland,
with original music by Philip
Morill. The show will be directed
by Bill Carr, with musical direc-
tion by ChrisLynn Taylor.
Stylized as a 1960s-style hol-
iday TV special, this show will
take audiences through a magical
tale of love, loss and renewal,
loosely based on “A Christmas
Carol” by Charles Dickens, but
with characters straight out of
company’s long-running sum-
mer melodrama “Shanghaied
in Astoria.” The show even has
singing commercials written by
ChrisLynn Taylor!
Open auditions will be held 6
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, and Mon-
day, Oct. 9, at the Astoria Street
Opry Company Playhouse. Re-
hearsals will begin the following
week.
No previous theater or music
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Nate Bucholz, left, and Dena Tuveng in a past production of “Scrooged
in Astoria.”
experience is necessary for any of
the parts for more than 26 actors
and actresses, boys and girls
(ages 12 and older, please). We
specialize in working with those
who always dreamed of being a
stage performer, as well as with
stage veterans.
Performance dates will be 7
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Dec.
1 through 23. There will be two
Sunday matinees: 2 p.m. Dec. 10
and 17. The house opens 30 min-
utes before each performance.
The company Playhouse
would be a great place to hold
your next family or company hol-
iday party. But call soon — seats
are filling up! For information
about booking a Christmas party,
call Taylor at 503-440-9002.
The Astor Street Opry Com-
pany is a not-for-profit, 501(c)3
community theater organization.
It is your support that keeps
year-round community theater
programming for all ages alive
and thriving in Clatsop County.
For more information, contact
Director Bill Carr at billcarra-
soc@gmail.com. For tickets, call
503-325-6104.
Learn more about the
company at astorstreetopry
company.com, or find us on
Facebook.
On the ‘Razor’s Edge’: Author talks razor clams in Ilwaco
ILWACO, WASH. — What brings
thousands of men, women and
children to Washington’s sandy
coastal beaches every year,
braving weather and surf? The
buried treasure known as the
Pacific razor clam.
David Berger, an author and
clam digger from Seattle, will
give a free lecture about the
creatures 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
30, at the Columbia Pacific Her-
itage Museum (115 S.E. Lake
St.). Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
Berger has worked as a visual
arts critic for The Seattle Times,
executive director of a botanical
garden, and communication
officer for Dunhuang, a World
Heritage Site on the Silk Road
in China. Berger is a Metcalf
Fellow for Marine and Environ-
mental Reporting.
His book, “Razor Clams:
Buried Treasure of the Pacific
Northwest,” is scheduled for
publication in fall 2017.
“Hunting and gathering
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
A vintage photo captioned, “Digging ‘Razor” clams by lantern-light,
Long Beach, Washington
these creatures has preoccupied
Northwesterners from the time
of the Native peoples to the
present moment,” the museum
said in a release. “Challenging
to dig, delicious to eat, and
providing a sometimes heady
experience of abundance, razor
clams are entwined with the
state’s commerce, identity, and
history.”
The event is sponsored by
the Humanities Washington’s
Speakers Bureau, whose mis-
sion is to foster inquiring minds
through engaging conversations
David Berger, author of “Razor
Clams: Buried Treasure of the Pa-
cific Northwest”
about history, culture, geopoliti-
cal issues and more.
For more information, visit
columbiapacificheriatgemuse-
um.org, or call 360-642-3446.