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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2018
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IN ONE EAR • ELLEDA WILSON
BEYOND BEAUTIFUL
‘I
manage a business, Heidi Aphrodite Photography, and
we just put on a contest that included 37 different women
nominated by friends,” Katie Camberg wrote. “It was called
the Beyond Beautiful, Bestfriend Contest.” The nominee with
the most online votes for her photo receives a photography ses-
sion with makeup and styling, and several gifts from local busi-
nesses who partnered with Heidi Aphrodite to celebrate “amaz-
ing women.”
The winner, Brianna Primmer (pictured), 23, received
almost 700 votes. She has had a rough 2017, with several medi-
cal issues, hospital admissions and emergency room stays. “She
is incredible, and battling so much!” Katie observed.
“I spend a lot of time trying to heal, raise awareness for these
(medical) conditions, and spread positivity, while also watching
mass amounts of Netflix,” Brianna wrote. “I am so completely
blessed by all the love and support I have been given during the
hardest year of my life. If I could give any advice, it would be:
‘Never give up, don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do some-
thing, spread love, and always be yourself.’ I am so grateful,
beyond words, thank you.”
“So many incredible women took part in this contest!” Katie
added. “You each truly make a difference in all you do.”
HELP FOR KAISER
ABBEY COWPER
he 770-ton British bark Abbey Cowper, under the
command of Capt. William Ross and bound for the
Columbia River, met her fate Jan. 4, 1885, according to
Lewis & Dryden’s Marine History of the Pacific Northwest.
It happened when the captain, with a crew of 18, sailed
into the breakers near Shoalwater Bay as he was approaching
the mouth of the Columbia River. Due to fog and the captain’s
ignorance of the strong northerly current, the Abbey Cowper
ran aground on what was then called North Beach (probably
North Cove, now known as Washaway Beach). The ship was
a total loss, but all hands reached the shore safely.
Of note: The Abbey Cowper once took part saving a
vessel in distress that was reported from San Francisco to
Down Under. The Warwick Argus in Queensland, Austra-
lia, reported that Capt. Nelson spotted a dismasted Japa-
nese junk July 3, 1876, adrift with signals flying (tinyurl.
com/Abbeyrescue). He sailed close in, and sent the chief
officer over in a lifeboat to assess the situation; he returned
with the only two survivors and their meager possessions.
The junk had left Hokkaido, Japan, bound for Yoko-
hama, on Nov. 9, 1875. It had somehow lost its mast, and
had been drifting ever since, leaving the survivors with a
harrowing tale of being lost at sea. Their captain and nine
crew members had died months ago of scurvy — a com-
mon affliction among sailors during that era, caused by a
lack of Vitamin C. Instead of burying their shipmates at
sea, the survivors salted them down in the hold, and threw
the cargo — salt and fish — overboard.
Not surprisingly, the stench soon became horrific. To
add to their woes, they had fire until they ran out of wood.
All they had to live on was dry rice, whatever fish they
could catch, and any rainwater they could gather.
When found, the emaciated pair were “in a most deplor-
able condition from scurvy,” one of them being “perfectly
black and entirely helpless.” The fortuitous arrival of the
Abbey Cowper saved the day, and she is remembered more
for this dramatic rescue than for her demise.
NEW LOOK FOR GOONIES BOOK
T
‘M
y book, ‘Three Weeks With The Goonies,’ has just
received its first foreign language translation by frame/
page in South Korea,” Astoria writer/director Mick Alderman
posted on his Facebook page. “They designed the cover to look
like a VHS cassette.” Here’s the link to take a look: tinyurl.com/
korean3wks (just click on “Translate” when you get there).
The book came about after director Richard Donner invited
Mick to watch the filming of “The Goonies” while they were
shooting on location in Astoria in 1984. One highlight of his
experience must have been when Donner introduced Mick to
executive producer Steven Spielberg as a “fellow director.” You
can read an excerpt from the book here: tinyurl.com/3wks-snip
So how did the Korean edition come about? “The publisher —
whose name is Sebeom Oh — found the book on Amazon, and
initiated contact in mid-2017,” Mick explained. “With the help of
my Los Angeles-based manager, David, we negotiated a contract.
I then sent Sebeom Oh the photos, and he hired a translator.” And
the rest is Goonies history.
‘MOST AMAZING’
LOCAL BREVITIES
aiser is a Rottweiler-Labrador mix who brings joy to
everyone he meets, and the only thing bigger than his
smile is his heart,” Brian Hunt of Astoria wrote. “On Nov. 25,
the day before his first birthday Kaiser was diagnosed with osteo-
sarcoma, a form of bone cancer on his front leg.”
It’s fast-moving cancer, so the leg was removed in hopes of
stopping the disease from spreading to other parts of his body.
Chemotherapy treatments have started, and are needed to try to
prevent a recurrence. Kaiser is doing well, so far, with the chemo,
but it is very expensive.
“Not normally being the type who would ask for help, we
attempted to pay for all of his surgery and treatments ourselves,
but as the bills continue to accumulate we realize that isn’t a very
realistic option,” Brian explained. He sent up a GoFundMe page
to help save Kaiser’s life at tinyurl.com/kaiserjoy. “We would be
extremely grateful for anything that you can spare to help us in
this time of need.”
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A TRUE ASTORIAN?
he Ear loves to prowl around the Internet to find interesting
tidbits for this column, and happened upon an old blog posting
from 2008 titled, “A true Astorian … Oregon, that is” (tinyurl.
com/trueastorian). It’s written by Matt Crichton, who goes on to
enumerate 60 identifying “true Astorian” factors including:
“You know what a hill rat is … you dress up in Scandinavian
costume at least once a year … you’ve thrown popcorn at Sneak
(not Snake) at ‘Shanghaied in Astoria’ … you own multiple hood-
ies … when you really have to walk uphill both ways to get some-
where … you remember when there was no roundabout … (and)
you always said you couldn’t wait to get out of Astoria, but you
still live there, or go back often.”
It may be an old list, but it’s aged well.
T
F
rom the Thursday, Jan. 5, 1882 edition of The Daily
Astorian:
• “Our Boarding House” tonight ... at Liberty Hall ...
You want to see Sheridan as Fiorette.
Note: The farce/melodrama, a very popular produc-
tion, opened on Broadway Jan. 20, 1877, and later toured
the country (tinyurl.com/OBH1877). Famous stage actor
William E. Sheridan (pictured) was a member of Edwin
Boothe’s (brother of assassin John Wilkes Boothe) theat-
rical company. He had been a captain in the Union Army,
and was wounded in the Civil War, when he was shot by a
sniper. Sheridan was probably best known for this role as
Fiorette (tinyurl.com/fiorette).
• A few more chances yet to be taken for that fine gra-
phoscope at the City book store.
Note: This would have been a pretty big deal. The device
enhanced viewing of photos and text, and was sometimes
combined with a stereoscope (tinyurl.com/graphsee). The
popular Holmes stereoscope, invented by Supreme Court
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in 1861, was a hand-held
viewer with two lenses, and a stand to hold a card which
contained two copies of the same image — a modern com-
parison would be the View-Master (tinyurl.com/seedou-
ble). Pictured, a stereoscopic graphoscope.
• Shiloh’s Cough and Consumption Cure is sold by us
on guarantee. It cures consumption. Sold by W. E. Dement.
Note: One of many bogus “cures” for consumption
(tuberculosis). At the time, the disease was incurable, and
a death sentence. Among Shiloh’s ingredients were chloro-
form and prussic acid (tinyurl.com/toxicmed).
• The oyster business is reviving on Shoalwater Bay.
The oysters are fat and plenty, and are in great demand in
Portland and San Francisco.
• A California minstrel, recently employed in a lucra-
tive engagement, failing to act in his usual hilarious man-
ner, gives as his reason that he had lost in real estate ven-
tures. The manager now brings suit that his troubadour
be funny by order of the court, or show cause why his
engagement should not be canceled.
ere’s one for fans of both history and marine life: Owen
Buggy, a photographer and marine mechanic in the British
Virgin Islands, found a ship, the Kodiak Queen in a scrapyard,
NewAtlas.com reports (tinyurl.com/octoreef). It turns out she is
one of the few surviving ships from the attack on Pearl Harbor
in 1941.
Buggy came up with an idea to give her new life: Sink the
ship and use it as a foundation for a coral reef. Billionaire Rich-
ard Branson was intrigued, and offered to help fund the project,
his only stipulation being to find the “most amazing” way to do it.
Artists Mike Cline and Aydika James accomplished just that
by creating a giant metal octopus framework with its arms entan-
gled in the ship’s wreckage. The enormous art project was suc-
cessfully sunk off the Virgin Islands in April, and is shown in a
photo by Michael Shronk. And, in less than a year, a young coral
ecosystem has already started forming.
WISDOM RETURNS
W
isdom, the oldest known albatross at around 67 years old,
is still going strong, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, who were delighted to announce that she flew thousands
of miles to the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge recently.
Notably, she is also the oldest known breeding bird in the wild.
“Her arrival is overshadowed only by the news that she has
also laid an egg,” the USFWS noted in a press release (tinyurl.
com/wisdomback). She is pictured with her egg from December
2016, courtesy of the Wildlife Service.
Wisdom and her mate, Akeakamai, return to the same nest
every year. The press release says that since 2006, “Wisdom has
successfully raised and fledged at least nine chicks and traveled
millions of miles in her lifetime.”
FYI, there are over 3 million seabirds on Midway Atoll,
including the world’s largest albatross colony. That’s a whole lotta
guano.
COMMUNITY NOTES
SATURDAY
Sit & Stitch — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Homespun Quilts & Yarn, 108 10th St.
Bring knitting, crochet or other nee-
dlework projects to this community
stitching time. All skill levels welcome.
Detachment 1228 Marine
Corps League — noon, El Compa-
dre, 119 Main Ave., Warrenton. For
information, contact Lou Neubecker
at 503-717-0153.
Columbia Northwestern Mod-
el Railroading Club — 1 p.m., in
Hammond. Group runs trains on
HO-scale layout. For information, call
Don Carter at 503-325-0757.
Room 231, 2001 Marine Drive. Trip
planning meeting for all 2018 walks
and hikes. For information, call 503-
468-0474 or 503-861-2802.
cusses issues facing religious faith
in the modern secular world. All are
welcome. For information, call 503-
861-2421.
Spinning Circle — 1 to 3 p.m.,
Astoria Fiber Arts Academy, 1296
Duane St. Bring a spinning wheel.
For information, call 503-325-5598 or
go to astoriafiberarts.com
Line Dancing — 5:30 to 8 p.m.,
Seaside American Legion, 1315
Broadway. For information, call 503-
738-5111. No cost; suggested $5 tip
to the instructor.
MONDAY
Chair Exercises for Seniors —
9 to 9:45 a.m., Astoria Senior Center,
1111 Exchange St. For information,
call 503-325-3231.
Astoria High School Class
of 1970 — 11 a.m., Koffee Klatch
at Rod’s Bar and Grill, 45 N.E. Ski-
panon Drive, Warrenton. For infor-
mation, call ShawnAnn Hope at 503-
791-1231.
SUNDAY
Seekers Group — 6 to 7:30 p.m.,
Pioneer Presbyterian Church, 33324
Patriot Way, Warrenton. Group dis-
Scandinavian Workshop — 10
a.m., First Lutheran Church, 725 33rd
St. Needlework, hardanger, knitting,
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested do-
Angora Hiking Club — 2 p.m.,
OSU Seafood Lab, Conference
crocheting, embroidery and quilting.
All are welcome. For information, call
503-325-1364 or 503-325-7960.
nation $3 for those older than 60;
$6.75 for those younger than 60. For
information, call Michelle Lewis at
503-861-4200.
Columbia Senior Diners —
11:30 a.m., 1111 Exchange St. Cost
is $6. For information, or to have a
meal delivered, call 503-325-9693.
Warrenton Senior Lunch Pro-
gram — noon, Warrenton Com-
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