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Freshen up downtown Astoria with ADHDA
ASTORIA — Downtown Astoria is shaking off the winter
doldrums and getting ready to present a bright new face to
locals and visitors.
Love Your Streets is the new name for an annual
planting and clean-up day hosted by the Astoria
Downtown Historic District Association (ADH-
DA), and volunteers are needed. This communi-
ty-building event is a chance for local families,
friends and neighbors to engage in creating a
refreshed downtown living space.
Love Your Streets is set for Saturday,
April 21, with two shifts to choose from: 9
a.m. to noon, and 1 to 4 p.m.
There are plenty of fun opportunities
for volunteers of all ages and abilities,
from landscaping to clean-up. Separate
teams will refresh the street planters with
new flowers and shrubs, plant trees and
clean unwanted stickers and graffiti from
public areas.
This year, the Bank of the Pacific is spon-
soring a garden installation in the raised beds
on 11th Street between Commercial and Duane
streets. All participants will be treated to refresh-
ments from Street 14 Cafe and other downtown
eateries.
To volunteer, sign up at signup.com/go/qQLOtpq. For
more information, contact the ADHDA at office@astoriad-
owntown.com or call 503-791-7940.
Need a quick fix?
Head to Repair Cafe
ILLUSTRATION BY DON NISBETT
REIGN ON,
PARADES!
ILWACO, WASH. — Want to
be in the parade?
You’re invited to join us
for the 2018 Ilwaco Chil-
dren’s Parade, sponsored
by the Ilwaco Merchants
Association, taking place at
noon Saturday, May 5.
It’s free! Entries must be
family friendly. Ride a bike,
pull a wagon, build a float,
dress in a costume — even
pets are welcome. Treats and
awards will be handed out
afterward.
Preregistration is appre-
ciated but not required. You
can register on the day of the
event. Registration, check-in
and entertainment starts at
11 a.m. Rain or shine, the
parade starts at noon. The
route is from downtown
Ilwaco to the Port of Ilwaco.
Don’t miss this fun event!
A new perk this year,
sponsored by the Sou’wester
Lodge: free loaner bikes
and decorating to be in the
parade — first come, first
served. To participate, go the
Sou’wester Annex building
in downtown Ilwaco (109
First Ave. North) 10 a.m.
parade day.
For more information
about the bike event, call
503-880-3824.
COLIN MURPHEY PHOTO
Kelly Green fixes a lawnmower at a Repair Cafe event.
ASTORIA — The next Re-
pair Cafe will meet in the
Fort George Blue Room,
(enter through the Tap-
room) 6 to 8 p.m. Wednes-
day, April 25.
Repair Cafe is
dedicated to bringing
people with broken
stuff together with people
who know how to fix it.
Help us create a commu-
nity around skill sharing,
repairing and waste reduc-
tion.
Come to learn, watch or
just let us fix your items.
Our “fixers” can repair,
sharpen, sew or give expert
advice on most items:
garden tools, clothing,
computers, furniture,
bicycles, power tools and
household appliances. Plus,
we offer knife and scissor
sharpening.
Help us with our goal
to keep 2,000 pounds of
broken items from entering
our local landfill. We have
scales to weigh your stuff
and will keep a running tal-
ly for each month’s efforts
to reach that goal.
The Fort George Blue
Room is located at the
corner of Duane and 14th
streets in downtown Asto-
ria.
The Taproom will be
open for beer and food pur-
chases during the Repair
Cafe. Find us on Facebook
(facebook.com/repairasto-
ria).
Questions about an item
for repair? Call 503-307-
0834.