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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2018
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IN ONE EAR • ELLEDA WILSON
BRING KONA HOME
K
ayla Edmondson’s 7-month old dog, Kona, a female
Pomsky (Pomeranian-Husky mix), got loose under suspi-
cious circumstances while Kayla was away, and has been miss-
ing since 1 a.m. May 8. The 15-pound pup, a service animal, has
a life-threatening blood condition and needs medication. She is
presumed to have been stolen, and there’s a cash reward for her
return, no questions asked.
Kayla called Harry Oakes (k9sardog.com), the famed pet
finder, for help. “Search and Rescue tracker dogs last hit on her
smell at the Riverwalk and 39th Street in Astoria showing signs
of a live alert,” Kayla explained. “Her scent suddenly stopped
on the sidewalk, meaning she was placed in a car, or carried, at
that point.”
“After thousands of flyers, signs, and conversations,” Kayla
reported, “it appears as though she is no longer in Astoria.” But
you never know. So, if you spot Kona, please report any infor-
mation or sightings to Kayla at 313-244-2313, or call your local
police department. In the Astoria area, contact Officer Jason
Robinson at the Astoria Police Department at 503-325-4411 or
jrobinson@astoria.or.us
“I’ve spent every hour of every day looking for my girl since
she’s been missing,” Kayla wrote. “Kona only knows me, and
has severe separation anxiety. Anyone who sees me knows that
Kona is right next to me, sitting on my shoulder. I’m literally
heartbroken.”
“I love my little girl so much,” she added. “I still have faith,
and will never quit looking for her. I’m endlessly praying that
someone has the heart to do the right thing, and return her to her
family.”
So keep an eye out, wherever you are, and spread the word.
Let’s get Kona home.
NO PEAS IN THIS POD
n Sunday, Jennifer Lindstrom spotted an unusual
sight for Astoria — white pelicans in Youngs Bay
— and her photo is shown. Inset, a close-up, courtesy
of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. ODFW
says the orange-billed Pelecanus erythrorhynchos has
the longest wingspan of any bird in Oregon (tinyurl.
com/pelicanwhite).
“During the breeding season the top of the bird’s
head becomes dusted with black and a horn grows on
the upper mandible,” the website says, “this projection
serves as a target for aggressive encounters to avoid
injury to the essential bill pouch, but is shed after the
eggs are laid.” And, in case you didn’t know, a group of
pelicans is called a pod.
Two interesting tidbits: At great distances soaring
flocks of white pelicans have been reported as UFOs;
and, there was no mention on the ODF website of white
pelicans being at the coast, only inland, and mainly in
Eastern Oregon. Yet here they are. Again.
O
his might just be one of the cleverest things you’ve never
heard of: Island Pearls Live, the Puget Island business cre-
ation of Beau Renfro (pictured, upper left). Essentially, it’s a cul-
tured pearl business — “Our mission is to bring you the most beau-
tiful pearls possible, and accessories at a reasonable price” — but
it’s got a hook that has people scrambling to buy their products.
Customers go to islandpearlslive.com, select the “Oysters
Opened Live” option, and pick a date for their oysters (which can
be bought for $20 each) to be opened. On the selected date, one of
Refro’s hostesses, Annie Howell, left, or Lisa Watkins, right, will
help the buyer pick out their oysters, then open them during a very
chatty live Facebook feed at fb.me/IslandPearlsLive to reveal the
gems inside. Later the pearls (and shells, if wanted) are mailed to
the customer. (Facebook photos)
In case you’re wondering, the Akoya round pearls come in oys-
ters imported from the ZhenJing Cultured Pearl Farms in China.
They can be either white, pink, blue, purple, black, or red in color.
Occasionally an oyster produces “twins.”
Want to be a party-pooper and open your oyster at home?
They’ll ship it, soaked in alcohol, in an air-sealed bag, and you
can do the honors yourself. But where’s the fun in that?
RARE SIGHTING
he Oregon Coast Aquarium posted a photo of a cute little fel-
low on their Facebook page, and asked people to guess what
kind of marine mammal it is for
their #WhatisitWednesday fea-
ture. The pudgy pup was spot-
ted in South Beach State Park
in Newport last weekend.
It didn’t take long for the
replies to start come in, guess-
ing (correctly) that it’s an ele-
phant seal.
“This particular sighting is more rare because this species does
not historically breed this far north,” the aquarium noted. “This
year, however, there have been multiple reports of these pups in
Oregon.”
Never fear, the aquarium notified the Marine Stranding Net-
work (mmi.oregonstate.edu/ommsn) to make sure the pup was
safe until he was ready to leave.
T
R
idbits from The Daily Astorian, Wednesday, May 18,
1881:
• The Chinese are the boss kite flyers. The denizens of
Chenamus street sent up one yesterday afternoon which mea-
sures about 75 feet, and resembles a scorpion.
• We were surprised and pleased with a visit on Monday
from Mr. John Badollet. He walked from his residence to our
office, and then to the office of Capt. Flavel, but returned in a
wagon.
Note: Badollet first came to Astoria in 1851. In 1873, Badol-
let and his partners, local titans C. Leinenweber, Hiram
Brown, John Hobson and Robert Adair, built Astoria’s first
salmon cannery, which was also the first one west of Tongue
Point, and one of the earliest on the Columbia River. He died
June 2, two weeks and a day after this snippet ran, at the age of
58 or 59, and is buried at Ocean View Cemetery in Warrenton.
(tinyurl.com/jbadollet)
• Geo. Rowe is wearing out his old clothes on Tillamook
rock. A friend on the last steamer, who got a squint at him
through a marine glass, says he had on a pair of breeches with
a seat to them that looked as though he had sat down on a buzz
saw. George does not deny it.
Note: Rowe was the second head lighthouse keeper from
1881-1882, after Albert Roeder, who served in 1881. Construc-
tion on the lighthouse started in 1879, and it was lit for the first
time Jan. 21, 1881. (tinyurl.com/georowe)
• Williamsport Property: Great bargains are now offered in
the city of Williamsport for any persons wishing to locate from
one lot to 5 acres. It is well adapted for gardens, dairy ranches or
pleasant homes; well elevated, situated 1 mile south of Astoria
on Youngs Bay, with a good graded road to the place. For fur-
ther information call at my residence near the cemetery. John
Williamson.
Note: Williamsport is mentioned as being its own city. The
question remains: Was it ever officially absorbed by the city of
Astoria? Some say yes, some say no. But that’s a question for
another day.
T
DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME
AROUND THE TOWN
T
PUGET ISLAND MEETS CHINA
ecently, a video of a Finnish maritime pilot went
viral because of the unusual way he managed to
board a cargo ship in Hailuoto, Finland, when it was
too icy to approach the ship by boat. You can see the
video at tinyurl.com/finnpilot; a screenshot is shown,
courtesy of ViralHog.
The pilot and an assistant ventured out onto the
ice, which was reportedly 20 inches thick, to a long
metal walkway positioned close to the shipping chan-
nel. As the cargo vessel Tavastland approached,
the men moved the walkway so it extended out
into the channel, then the pilot walked out to the
end, close enough to touch the side of the moving
ship.
As an open door with a ladder hanging from it started
to glide by, the pilot reached out for the ladder, and
boarded the ship. He made it look easy. It isn’t.
ISABELLA AGROUND
WHAT’S IN A WORD?
hen the Hudson’s Bay Co. British bark William and Ann
wrecked in 1829 near the mouth of the Columbia River,
most of the cargo and all of the crew were lost, leaving Fort Van-
couver (pictured in 1845) very short on the annual supplies they
were expecting, according to an account in “Adventures of a Sea
Hunter: In Search of Famous Shipwrecks,” by James Delgado
(tinyurl.com/isabelladown).
To fill the void, Hudson’s Bay bought the brig Isabella, loaded
her with all of the items so (by then) desperately needed at the fort,
and the usual trade items, and sent her on her way to do some busi-
ness and restock Fort Vancouver.
So, one can imagine the dismay at the fort when Capt. Ryan
and crew turned up without the much-anticipated Isabella, saying
they had run aground May 23, 1830, and were about to be attacked
by homicidal natives, so they abandoned ship and fled for their
lives upriver. However, fort superintendent Dr. John McLough-
lin’s (pictured inset) dismay soon gave way to angry disgust when
he found out what really happened in a message from Fort George
(now Astoria).
The Isabella ran aground near the Columbia River Bar because
she entered the wrong channel, and some men at the Fort George
outpost saw it happen. They raced out to help, which is when Capt.
Ryan mistook them for attackers and fled. McLoughlin ordered
Ryan back to the Isabella, but the captain wasn’t awfully sure
where he had left her. Fortunately, the men at Fort George knew,
and the cargo salvage operation began. It soon became clear that if
Ryan had just stayed with the ship, and waited for the tide to turn,
they probably could have refloated her. It took two weeks, under
very arduous and wet conditions, to salvage the cargo. The Isa-
bella, however, could not be saved.
W
ant to fill your friends and fellow Scrabble play-
ers with shock and awe (or at least stun them) with
your vast knowledge of obscure words? The Ear has the
perfect source of ammunition for you: phrontistery.info
For instance, in the 17,000-word dictionary the
International House of Logorrhea (excessive flow
of words) section, you will find words such as cal-
lithump (noisy parade), parapraxis (mistake), whan-
gam (imaginary animal) and quisquilious (made of
rubbish).
And then there’s the 400-plus words in the Compen-
dium of Lost Words, most of which could comfortably
stay lost, like bubulcitate (cry like a cowherd) and gna-
thonize (flatter).
Just don’t get too thrasonic (boastful) with your new
vocabulary.
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COMMUNITY NOTES
SATURDAY
Angora Hiking Club — 9 a.m.,
Sixth Street parking lot. Cape Disap-
pointment trail hike. Membership is
not required to participate. For infor-
mation, call Kathleen Hudson at 503-
861-2802 or go to angorahikingclub.
org
Seniors Breakfast — 9 a.m.
to noon, Astoria Moose Lodge, 420
17th St. Cooked to order from menu,
includes coffee. Cost is $5 for seniors
62 and older, $7.50 for those young-
er than 62. Breakfasts are open to
the public. Proceeds after expenses
help support local and other charities.
Sit & Stitch — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Homespun Quilts & Yarn, 108 10th
St. Bring knitting, crochet or other
needlework projects to this com-
munity stitching time. All skill levels
welcome.
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.
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
for seniors 62 and older, $7.50 for
those younger than 62. Breakfasts
are open to the public. Proceeds af-
ter expenses help support local and
other charities.
SUNDAY
Cannon Beach American Le-
gion Women’s Auxiliary Breakfast
— 9 to 11:30 a.m., American Legion,
1216 S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach.
Seniors Breakfast — 9 a.m.
to noon, Astoria Moose Lodge, 420
17th St. Cooked to order from
menu, includes coffee. Cost is $5
Bingo/Dessert Auction — 1
to 4 p.m., Astoria Moose Lodge,
420 17th St. Games begin at 1
p.m.; desserts auctioned between
games. Bingo packets are $10 for 10
games, two extra games at $1 per
sheet. Fundraising project for Astoria
Moose Trekkers Relay for Life. All
proceeds donated to Relay for Life/
American Cancer Society.
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
Relay for Life Garage Sale
Needs Items — Good, clean items
needed for fundraiser garage sale
May 26 and 27. Drop off items at the
Astoria Moose Lodge, 420 17th St.,
during business hours today through
Friday. All proceeds from event,
hosted by Astoria Moose Trekkers
Relay for Life team, will be donated
to Relay For Life/American Cancer
Society.
See NOTES, Page 3B