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Filmmaker series
looks at Seattle
trolleybus, seaplanes
SEASIDE — The
Friends of the Seaside
Library host local film-
maker Ron Walker as
he presents his two-film
series “Seattle by Trolley-
bus” and “Christian and
His Seaplanes.” The event
takes place 1 p.m., Satur-
day, Jan. 26, in the Seaside
Public Library’s Commu-
nity Room.
Walker has a deep
interest in electric pub-
lic transportation, and in
“Seattle by Trolleybus” he
focuses on this zero-pol-
luting technology. Walker
interviews bus drivers as
well as many of the people
that are involved with run-
ning and maintaining the
electric buses in the Emer-
ald City. Everyone he
came in contact with loves
the clean, quiet, operation
of the system, which uses
no fossil fuels.
For “Christian and His
Seaplanes,” Walker stum-
Courtesy Seaside Public Library
Filmmaker, musician and
artist Ron Walker.
bled on Kenmore Air in
Seattle, which is the larg-
est seaplane base in the
U.S. He filmed and inter-
viewed a young mechanic
who has a passion for air-
planes, and whose job it
is to maintain the fleet of
amphibious aircraft.
The library is at 1131
Broadway St. For more
information, call 503-738-
6742 or visit seasideli-
brary.org.
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A stern lecture from local historian
SEASIDE — Shipbuild-
ing is not an industry that
springs to mind when con-
sidering the work of Clat-
sop Coun-
ty’s early
pioneers,
but author
and historian
Jerry Suther-
land aims to
Jerry
change that.
Sutherland
Suther-
land returns to
History & Hops at 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 31, at Sea-
side Brewing Co. to share
the story of shipbuilding on
the Clatsop Plains.
While doing research for
his book “Calvin Tibbets:
Oregon’s First Pioneer,”
Sutherland learned about
Seaside Museum & Historical Society
A map of Clatsop Plains and the Columbia River.
pioneers building ships at
Skipanon Landing as early
as 1849. He will share his-
torical maps, drawings and
manuscripts as he makes
shipbuilding in early Clat-
sop County come to life.
History & Hops is a
series of local history dis-
cussions hosted by the Sea-
side Museum on the last
Thursday of each month,
September through May, at
Seaside Brewing Co., 861
Broadway St.
Recruiting now: young entrepreneurs
ASTORIA — Astoria
Sunday Market’s annual
Open House for the Young
Entrepreneurs Biz Kidz pro-
gram will be held at 6 p.m.
Monday, Jan.
28, inside
the 4-H Club
House located
at the park-
ing lot across
from Clat-
sop County
Fair Grounds
on Walluski
Loop.
Working
with Clatsop
County 4-H,
Biz Kidz logo.
the Young
Entrepreneurs
Club provides an oppor-
tunity for young people to
make and sell their own
product at Astoria Sunday
Market.
The Open House offers
an opportunity to learn
more about the 2019
program.
This year the training is
taking a different approach
with much of it available
online. Electronic newslet-
ters will focus on a differ-
ent element of training to
include ideas to do at home.
A new
Facebook
page for Biz
Kidz can be
found at face-
book.com/
ASMBiz-
Kidz. The
group will
meet at Asto-
ria Studio
Collective
to meet art-
Cyndi Mudge ists and mak-
ers and enjoy
a hands-on
activity.
Biz Kidz are also invited
to the New Vendor Lun-
cheon where they’ll meet
other vendors and learn tips
for great booth displays.
The full schedule of
dates and locations will be
provided at the Open House
and posted online at Asto-
riaSundayMarket.com.
Cyndi Mudge
A 2017 Biz Kidz group shot.