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MARCH 22, 2018 // 3 The fix is in at Repair Cafe ASTORIA — Repair Cafe will once again convene in the Lovell Showroom to fix items — anything one person can carry in — 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 28. These free monthly repair events bring people with broken stuff together with people who know how to fix it. Our “fixers” can make repairs and give ex- pert advice on most items: clothing, computers, furni- ture, power tools, household appliances and bicycles. Plus, we offer knife and scissor sharpening. Observe our fixers, browse some repair books coast COLIN MURPHEY PHOTO Daryl Welch makes the final adjustments after repairing a bicycle for a customer at a Repair Cafe event in 2017. and learn a bit about how it’s done. Help us with our goal to keep 2,000 pounds of broken items from entering our lo- INSIDE THIS ISSUE weekend arts & entertainment ON THE COVER David Snower, an Oregon Ghost Confer- ence attendee, tells a ghost story illuminated by a campfire during the 2017 conference’s Ghost Stories Bonfire. DANNY MILLER PHOTO See story on Page 8 COASTAL LIFE 4 Close to Home 8 Haunted Seaside 13 California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day FEATURE Oregon Ghost Conference features kids’ activities DINING Columbia Bar Clemente’s owner invents Slow Boat to Mexico FURTHER ENJOYMENT MUSIC CALENDAR .....................5 CROSSWORD ............................. 6 SEE + DO .............................10-11 CW MARKETPLACE ..........15-16 WILD SIDE ................................ 18 BOOKMONGER ...................... 19 Find it all online! CoastWeekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword search and easy sharing on social media. cal landfill by repairing and fixing your broken stuff. We have scales to weigh your “stuff” and will keep a run- ning tally for each month’s efforts to reach that goal. The Lovell Showroom of Fort George Brewery is located at Duane and 14th streets in downtown Astoria. The Taproom will be open for beer and food purchases during the Repair Cafe. Feel free to contact us in advance of the event if you have a questions about an item for repair at darlywelch@mac.com or 503-307-0834. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ repairastoria. COAST WEEKEND EDITOR ERICK BENGEL CALENDAR COORDINATOR REBECCA HERREN CONTRIBUTORS DAVID CAMPICHE RYAN HUME URSULA K. LE GUIN LYNETTE RAE McADAMS BARBARA LLOYD McMICHAEL BRENNA VISSER To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2018 COAST WEEKEND New items for publication consideration must be submitted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. TO SUBMIT AN ITEM Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: editor@coastweekend.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced without consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. This summer, preserve history ‘in the field’ ASTORIA — Learn the craft of historic building in a four-day summer pro- gram in Astoria, presented by the Historic Preser- vation and Restoration program at Clatsop Com- munity College. This class will be offered Monday, June 18, through Thursday, June 21, and is open to the public. The field school will feature a series of hands- on workshops, visits to regional sites of historic significance, walking tours of historic Astoria, a boat tour of Astoria’s Columbia River waterfront and other opportunities to investigate local history and preserva- tion activities. The work- shops will introduce partic- COURTESY CLATSOP COMMUNITY COLLEGE Historic homes in Astoria ipants to the basic concepts of historic preservation, including woodworking, plaster repair, stained glass fabrication and window restoration. Workshops and tours will be conducted by experienced and highly qualified artisans, histori- ans and preservationists. Registration is required, and college credit is available for the experi- ence. The program fee is $575, which includes all workshops, tours, morning coffee and lunch. To register, contact Emily Falleur at 503-338- 7670 or efalleur@clatsop- cc.edu to hold your spot for “BLD 229: Historic Preservation Field School: The Craft of Historic Building.” For more information, contact Lucien Swerdloff at 503-338-2301 or lswerd- loff@clatsopcc.edu.