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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018
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IN ONE EAR • ELLEDA WILSON
KEEP AN EAGLE EYE OUT
he Wildlife Center of the North Coast (coastwildlife.org)
needs your help: “There is a bald eagle, that has been spot-
ted near the Peter Iredale, that appears in need of medical atten-
tion. If you are out on the beach, and see this bird on or near the
ground, please give us a call at 503-338-0331 and our team will
come meet you — please do not try to approach it, as this may
scare him/her back up into a tree or the dunes.
“Characteristics indicating a bird is not well: lethargic, unable
to hold head up in a normal position, drooping wings, soaking
wet, very fluffed feathers, lack of activity, trouble flying, wobbly
stance or gate, or any combination of these.” If you spot this bird,
it’s crucial that you keep it in your sight until the Wildlife Cen-
ter’s team arrives.
“We appreciate each and every one of you out there,” the team
posted on Facebook. “Thanks so much for your assistance!”
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MOVING HISTORY
REQUIEM FOR AN EXPLORER
teve Forrester wrote in about an article in The New
Yorker (tinyurl.com/NYworsley) about British explorer
Henry Worsley’s daring attempt to cross Antarctica solo,
trying to complete Sir Ernest Shackleton’s unfinished
journey in the early 1900s. Sadly, Worsley died while try-
ing in 2016. He is pictured, inset, in a self-portrait.
“At the close of the article there is a memorial ser-
vice … where Worsley’s family deposits his ashes,” Steve
noted. “In a coincidence, Deborah and Bill Armington of
Astoria witnessed this …”
“Quite by chance, Deborah and I had the honor to
be present at the service celebrating the life of Antarc-
tic explorer Henry Worsley and at his interment on South
Georgia Island (in the South Atlantic Ocean) this past
December,” Dr. Armington wrote. “It was a very sad time
for his family: wife Joanna, son Max and daughter Ali-
cia. We witnessed strength during a time of great sorrow,
particularly in Joanna, who was both mourning the loss of
her husband and comforting her children. Max in partic-
ular showed poise and courage when eulogizing his Dad.
“It was a somber service in a simple Norwegian church
at the whaling station, Grytviken (pictured). Many favor-
ite poems and passages from scripture were read, and
hymns were sung to the accompaniment of a solo vio-
lin. We all then walked to the grave of Ernest Shackle-
ton, Henry Worsley’s hero and guiding light, honoring him
with a whiskey toast, pouring a bit on his grave and the
grave of his right-hand man, Frank Wild, who is buried
beside him.” Dr. Armington’s photos and videos can be
found at tinyurl.com/EARworsley
“The family then took Henry’s ashes to a grassy out-
cropping overlooking Shackleton’s grave, where they were
laid to rest,” he recalled. “A headstone was placed, facing
south, as were those of Shackleton and Wild.”
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‘TERRIBLE WRECK’
he Liberty Theatre has needed a concession stand for
some time …” Jennifer Crockett, executive director of
the Liberty Theatre wrote. “Upon hearing of the need, Jack Har-
ris, Chris Nemlowill and Tim Kennedy of Fort George Brewery
offered to give and move the Owl Drug counter to the Liberty’s
lower Lobby.” After being restored by Tim Kennedy, who owns
Blind Moses Woodworking, the counter was moved on March
6. After an hour of work, it just barely made it down the stairs.
“The counter was saved from Owl Drug before it burned in
the 1922 fire,” Jennifer explained. “Owl Drug Store operated in
the Lovell Building after the fire, and by 1928, was rebuilt down-
town on the northeast corner of 12th and Commercial streets. …”
“The Liberty Theatre is excited to have yet another piece of
local history within our doors,” she added, “and can’t wait for the
public to see it!”
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WHERE IS JOEL’S FAMILY?
ary Pettibone of Forest Funeral Home in Shelton, Wash-
ington, called with a mystery she hopes our readers can
solve. They have the remains of Joel William Jackson, but can’t
find his family, who are possibly in the Portland and/or Astoria
area.
Joel, age 59, was born Dec. 10, 1958, probably in Alaska,
and died Feb. 28, 2018, at home in Elma, Washington. A friend,
Khosro “Sporty” Peiravi, says Joel lived in Clatskanie for
many years until around 1996, when he went to Shelton to take
care of his grandmother, then moved to Elma.
He “always said he didn’t have anyone,” Sporty said, but actu-
ally he had a wife, has a son named Joel, and perhaps a daughter,
and a half-sister named Sheladon (a guess at the spelling, and no
last name), who was a registered nurse at a hospital in Tacoma,
Washington.
His friends are holding a get-together in Joel’s honor from 2 to
4 p.m. Saturday at Roosters Restaurant, 3001 Olympic Highway
N. in Shelton. If you have any information about Joel Jackson’s
next of kin, please call Mary Pettibone at 360-427-8044. He can’t
be buried until his family is notified.
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VISITING NURSE
laine Mart wrote in about Abbie Johnson, daughter of Bob
and Tara Johnson of Astoria, who earlier this year got some
exotic traveling under her belt.
Abbie, who graduated from Astoria High School in 2014, is
now attending Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing. In
January, she participated in a month-long service learning course
in Vietnam with eight fellow Linfield nursing students and two
faculty members.
“We traveled the whole month,” Abbie wrote, “but spent most
of the trip providing healthcare to rural communities in Central
Vietnam.” She is pictured with one of her patients. “We also vis-
ited Cambodia for a few days, and visited the Angkor City tem-
ples, which were absolutely beautiful!”
“They are about 40 years behind us medically,” Abbie
recalled, “so we noticed a huge difference between their health-
care system and what we see in the U.S.”
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13,000 AND COUNTING
ore from the avian world: The popular Oregon State Uni-
versity Chick Cam (tinyurl.com/OSUchicks) started live
streaming yesterday at 9 a.m. “We began incubating the eggs on
Feb. 27,” Lindsay Davis of the OSU Extension Service in Asto-
ria wrote. “It takes 21 days for baby chicks to hatch.”
“We turn on the camera on day 16 as the eggs begin to shake,
rattle and roll as they prepare to hatch on day 21. Our expected
hatch date will be Tuesday, March 20 … but beware, sometimes
little chicks are impatient and begin hatching on day 20!”
In case you’re wondering, the Chick Cam is in Astoria. “This
is our fourth year hosting this live stream,” Lindsay added. “Last
year, we had over 13,000 viewers!”
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LOCAL BREVITIES
ewis & Dryden’s Marine History of the Pacific
Northwest” recounts the “terrible wreck” of the
American barque Industry on the Columbia River bar on
March 16, 1865.
After two weeks of rough weather that destroyed water
casks and washed away supplies, the Industry approached
the bar. After waiting outside for several days, hoping for
assistance which never came, the water ran out. Desperate,
the captain decided to make a run for it.
Thinking a bar pilot was being sent to help them —
after misreading signals from a pilot boat — he headed for
the north channel. No one came, so he figured he was sup-
posed to follow a schooner in; but the wind failed during
the attempt. He set anchor to keep from running aground.
When the wind picked up, he got under way again, but
drifted into shallow water and ran aground stern first. Not
one to give up, the captain kept trying to work the vessel
over to the middle channel, but then the Industry ran hard
aground, receiving “fatal injuries” to her hull, and began
taking on water quickly.
After a boat was lowered and became immediately
swamped, drowning the mate, all hands took to the rigging at
9 p.m. During the night all of the upper works of the vessel
were carried away, and the rest of the boats were demolished.
In desperation, two rafts were constructed in the morn-
ing. The five people on the first were rescued by a lifeboat
from Fort Canby. On the second raft, only two of its eight
passengers reached shore safely. Seventeen of the 24 pas-
sengers and crew aboard the Industry perished.
One of the survivors was a son of J. M. Shivley, Asto-
ria’s first postmaster (tinyurl.com/JMShiv). Coinciden-
tally, the elder Shivley was no stranger to disasters at sea,
himself. Returning from the gold rush in California in
1850, he lost everything in a shipwreck, only to arrive in
Astoria to find out he’d been replaced as postmaster. Hope-
fully, after the demise of the Industry, the family avoided
all things nautical.
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idbits from the Saturday, March 16, 1889 edition of The
Daily Morning Astorian:
• A Portland jury decided last Thursday that it costs a man $1
to call another a thief and a perjurer. In some places it would cost
a man his life …
• Be careful what you wish for: Washington’s Cathlamet
Gazette reported a “shooting affray” at Rainier. Wm. Quillis and
his friend, Dick, who were drinking “to a considerable extent,”
began arguing. Quillis picked up his gun and started to walk away.
Dick followed, knocked him to the ground, took five car-
tridges from a box in Quillis’ pocket, and loaded the gun. “He
then fired three shots in the air, and the fourth ball struck Quil-
lis in the leg. Quillis asked him why he had not killed him, as he
had crippled him. Dick then turned and fired another shot, killing
him instantly.”
• Mrs. Dr. Owens-Adair is reported ill at her residence with
malarial fever.
Note: Bethenia Owens-Adair (1840-1926), an avid social
reformer, was also one of the first woman doctors in Oregon with
a medical degree (tinyurl.com/bethenia). She is pictured, inset.
• Wahkiakum County has no resident doctor within its
borders.
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COMMUNITY NOTES
SATURDAY
Sit & Stitch — 11 a.m. to 1
p.m., Homespun Quilts & Yarn, 108
10th St. Bring knitting, crochet or
other needlework projects to this
community stitching time. All skill
levels welcome.
Columbia
Northwestern
Model Railroading Club — 1
p.m., in Hammond. Group runs
trains on HO-scale layout. For in-
formation, call Don Carter at 503-
325-0757.
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
SUNDAY
Cannon Beach American Le-
gion Women’s Auxiliary Break-
fast — 9 to 11:30 a.m., American
Legion, 1216 S. Hemlock St., Can-
non Beach.
Military Officers Association
of America, Lower Columbia
River Chapter — 5 p.m., Doogers
Seafood & Grill, 103 U.S. Highway
101, Warrenton. Quarterly meeting
and dinner. Special guest speak-
er is Capt. William Timmons, U.S.
Coast Guard Sector Columbia
River. All U.S. military officers and
former officers; active duty, reserve,
retired, or warrant officers are invit-
ed, as well as U.S. Public Health
Service (USPHS) and National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration (NOAA) officers. For infor-
mation, contact Capt. R. Stevens at
503-861-9832.
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 in-
formation, call 503-325-3231.
Scandinavian Workshop —
10 a.m., First Lutheran Church, 725
33rd St. Needlework, hardanger,
knitting, crocheting, embroidery
and quilting. All are welcome. For
information, call 503-325-1364 or
503-325-7960.
Grace and Encouragement
for Moms — 10 to 11:30 a.m.,
Crossroads Community Church,
40618 Old Highway 30, Svensen.
GEMS group is a time for moms to
relax and enjoy each others’ com-
pany. Free childcare is provided.
For information, call Rachael Bid-
dlecome at 503-458-6103.
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested do-
nation $3 for those older than 60;
$6.75 for those younger than 60.
For information, call Michelle Lew-
is at 503-861-4200.
See NOTES, Page 4B