JULY 19, 2018 // 15 Veterans need your help ASTORIA — Every week- day at 7 a.m., the Disabled American Veterans’ van departs from the parking lot on Marine Drive just west of Burger King, with veterans who have medical appointments at the VA Medical Center in Portland. Our local veterans de- pend on this transportation for medical treatment they otherwise would not re- ceive. Many are treated for life-threatening conditions and have no other way to see their physicians. This crucial service is provided by volunteer driv- ers who deliver the veterans to their appointments, have breakfast and lunch at the VA, then return to Astoria that afternoon when all the veterans have received their treatments. We are currently short of drivers and cannot provide uninterrupted service to our veterans. You can make a differ- ence by ensuring our vet- Dining Out North Coast and Peninsula Imagine Your Buy 1 Meal, Get 1 1/2 off (of equal or lesser value) Monday-Thursday Offer expires 8/31/18 303 1st Avenue South, Ilwaco, Washington 360-777-3740 • travsplace.net OPEN AT 4 AM erans receive the medical treatment they deserve. Do you have one or two days a month to help serve our veterans? Find out how you can help by calling Dick Lang at 503-298-8757 or sending him an email to Astoria- DAVvan@charter.net. The commitment to be a driver will earn you a free physical examination, breakfast and lunch in the veterans’ cafeteria on the days you drive, and the wonderful feeling of satis- faction you get by helping our veterans. I putter around here all day just to be on time for the Happy Hour! Mon-Fri 4-6pm $1 off Draft Beers or a Well Drink COURTESY NORTH COAST LAND CONSERVANCY Restaurant A pile of uprooted policeman’s helmet plants at Circle Creek Conservation Center, waiting to be stomped. Advertised Here! Seaside 451 Ave U Golf Seaside Course 503-738-5261 seasidegolfcourse@gmail.com ILIES FAM OME! C WEL Hungry Harbor GrillE 503.755.1818 www.camp18restaurant.com Favorite stop to & from the Coast 3 8TH & L, ON THE S EAV IEW BEAC H APPROAC H 3 60-642-7880 3 13 Pa c ific Hw y, Do w n to w n Lo n g Be a c h, W A 3 60-642-5555 • w w w.hu n gryha rb o r.c o m DEPOT DEC K NOW OPEN –– N EW S UM M ER HOURS –– TU ES 77 11TH. ST. @ PIER 11, ASTORIA (503)741 3401 for 22 $ ECIAL! Incredible View, Outdoor Patio Award-Winning Cocktails, House-Infused Spirits Local Brews, Full Menu N.Y. Style Pizza & Video Poker Place Your Ad Here! Y PIZ Z A DA Piz 2 zas SP DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT 503.325.7414 bakedak.com #1 12th Street, Astoria, OR Pull, pile, stomp a notorious weed SEASIDE — Soon the seed pods of invasive police- man’s helmet plants will be maturing, and when they do, their seeds can fly as far as 20 feet, spreading the plant far and wide. You can help arrest this weed and keep it from overrunning native coastal plants. Join North Coast Land Conservancy for a vol- unteer stewardship day at its Circle Creek Conservation Center in Seaside, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 21. Policeman’s helmet, a highly invasive, non-na- tive plant, has taken hold throughout the Necanicum River watershed, choking out native plants and reduc- ing plant and animal diversi- ty while increasing the risk of streambank erosion. North Coast Land Con- servancy and the Necanicum Watershed Council are working together on a three- year project to try to rid the watershed of this invader. The community can help get rid of this weed. The plant is easy to pull; the next step is to pile up- rooted plants and stomp on them to crush the stems and prevent the seed pods from developing or maturing. Wherever you live in Clat- sop or Tillamook counties, keep an eye out for police- man’s helmet on your proper- ty. As soon as you see it, pull, pile and stomp the plants so they can’t reproduce. Visit NCLCtrust.org/pull- pile-stomp for more details and to report suspected sightings of the plant. Policeman’s helmet is named for the shape of the blossom, which resembles an old-fashioned British policeman’s headwear. It is native to the Himalayas and was introduced in North America as an ornamental garden plant but has since spread widely.