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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEbRuARY 8, 2019
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IN ONE EAR • ELLEDA WILSON
DRESSING WITH WOOD
T
hanks to Peter Marsh for pointing this out: Aalto
University in Finland has come up with a sustain-
able fabric made of raw materials, including “wood,
recycled newspaper or cardboard, and old cotton textiles”
using a new technology they developed with the Univer-
sity of Helsinki called Ioncell (bit.ly/aaltoion).
Pictured, Jenni Haukio, with her husband, President
Sauli Niinistö, in a gown made of 100 percent Finnish
birch tree-based Ioncell. Photo courtesy of Vesa Moilanen/
Lehtikuva. Textile fibers made from wood can reduce car-
bon emissions, are biodegradable, and the fabric is wash-
able. It can even be recycled.
Right now, they’re just producing small batches, but
pilot fiber production is set for 2020. If all goes well,
industrial production could be a go for 2025.
MESSENGERS FROM THE DEEP
T
he Sun is only one of several news outlets cover-
ing the sudden appearance of dead giant oarfish on
beaches recently in Japan, arousing fear and fright-
ening the coastal residents as harbingers of disaster.
Because the 10-foot-plus creatures normally live at
great depths, giant oarfish aren’t normally seen. They are
called “Messengers from the Sea God’s Palace,” because
when they rise to the surface and beach themselves, it is
believed to be a frantic effort to escape an impending
submarine earthquake. Adding fuel to this superstition,
10 oarfish beached themselves in Northern Japan a few
months before the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
“I believe these fish tend to rise to the surface when
their physical condition is poor, rising on water currents,”
ichthyology professor Hiroyuki Motomura told The Sun,
“which is why they are so often dead when they are found.”
“The link to reports of seismic activity goes back many,
many years,” he added, “but there is no scientific evidence
of a connection, so I don’t think people need to worry.”
Easy for him to say; they’re still worrying. (bit.ly/scaryoar)
HEROIC ENDEAVOR
A
maritime item from the Sunday, Feb. 8, 1885, edi-
tion of The Daily Morning Astorian:
The news of the week involved a naval court of
inquiry by the British vice-council regarding the conduct
of Capt. Paul James Paynter, master of the Embleton,
who was accused of brutality by some of his crew.
While in Acapulco, Mexico, after delivering a load
of coal, the crew contracted what was then referred to as
Mexican Coast fever, which was probably yellow fever or
dengue fever. The crew had medical treatment at the port,
and were convalescing when the ship set sail.
Everything went well for the first month at sea, but the
crew fell ill again, and took to their bunks, leaving Capt.
Paynter, who was sick himself, to sail the vessel The bru-
tality charge came about when he rousted some of the crew
from their bunks to help.The court exonerated him com-
pletely, and commended him for bringing the ship into port
under such trying circumstances.
START THE COOL MUSIC …
A
recommendation for your viewing pleasure: “Hey
now! With this dreary chilly February weather
maybe it’s a good idea to set the old Gearhart
Way Back Machine to the summer of 1962,” Jim Fur-
nish posted on the “A Million Friends Of Gearhart” Face-
book page.
“Why, you ask? Because that was the summer when the
popular TV show, ‘Route 66‘ came to Clatsop County to
film an episode of the show. Filmed mostly in and around
Astoria, it’s a video time capsule of way back when.”
The episode he’s referring to is “One Tiger to a Hill”
starring Martin Milner and George Maharis, with guest
star David Janssen playing a drunken bully on the Asto-
ria docks.
The action starts with the two stars cruising along the
beach in a Corvette past the wreck of the “Peter Iridale,”
as they’re heading to Astoria. Here’s the link to that 1960s
nostalgia: bit.ly/66tiger. A screen shot is shown of (from
left) Maharis, Milner and Janssen.
“One of the Corvette on the beach shots was right in
front of the Gearhart Hotel,” Jim recalled, “and being
as there weren’t any decent hotels or motels in Astoria or
Warrenton, the TV production people were housed at the
Gearhart Hotel, which really ramped up the excitement
factor here, thinking all you had to do was stroll through
the lobby or by the pool to see some genuine TV stars.
“Didn’t work for me, though, because they wouldn’t be
there in the daytime, they were out making their show —
but at night, they probably relaxed and mingled with the
locals at the Driftwood Lounge and the Sandtrap, which
weren’t on this 11-year-old’s haunts.”
There appear to be a lot of locals used as extras in the
show, so you might want to keep your eyes open for famil-
iar faces … and places.
“Maybe you’ll see someone you know,” Jim added. “I
saw one old fisherman in there I used to visit with … OK,
start the cool music and enjoy.”
SHIP NOTES
WHAT IS IT?
D
oes anyone know what the mystery caterpil-
lar-looking object in the photo is used for? There
are 21 tires hung on a metal pole. Photographer
Nellie Hux took the shot last Saturday on Benson Beach,
near the campgrounds, on the Long Beach Peninsula in
Washington.
Nellie wasn’t sure what it was, either, but noted that
“the pole looked like it had bolts on one end, so it would
have been upright.” Even her dog looks puzzled.
Any ideas? If you know what it is, please email ewil-
son@dailyastorian.com or call 971-704-1918.
ONE AND DONE
T
he topic of Goonies 2 never seems to die. When
asked about any possibility of a reboot of ”The
Goonies” by TMZ recently, Jeff Cohen, who
played Chunk in the movie, had a few choice words to
offer on the topic, which TMZ posted on Twitter (bit.ly/
TMZcohen).
“Man, you know what? There’s no ‘Casablanca 2,’ you
know?” Cohen replied. “There’s no ‘Citizen Kane 2.’ I
think ‘Goonies’ — like one and done. Do it, do it right, it’s
done.” Cohen is pictured, now and as Chunk, in a screen
shot from the TMZ interview.
Actually, it probably doesn’t matter to him if there’s a
Goonie remake or not, as he’s now an author and success-
ful entertainment lawyer at Cohen Gardner LLP in Los
Angeles (cohengardnerlaw.com).
His bio on the firm’s website ends with this parting
shot: “Jeff has a unique background growing up as a child
actor in the entertainment industry. His most notable role
was playing ‘Chunk’ in the cult Richard Donner/Steven
Spielberg film ‘The Goonies.’
“He asks that you don’t hold that against him.”
NEWS FOR FINNS
A
little more shipping news from the same edition of
The Daily Morning Astorian:
• The channel cut through Sand Island a few
weeks ago is washing away in the vicinity of the Great
Republic wreck. The huge walking beam, which for six
years has loomed up in ghastly remembrance of the disas-
ter, sank into the sand last Thursday, and can now only be
seen at extreme low tide.
Note: The sidewheeler Great Republic (pictured), at
the time the largest passenger vessel on the West Coast,
grounded on Sand Island on April 18, 1879. Fortunately,
more than 1,000 people were successfully rescued, but the
last 11 crewmen to leave were not so lucky; they drowned
when their lifeboat overturned. (bit.ly/GrRepub)
• The English bark Montgomery Castle, arrived in
yesterday 45 days from Autofogasto (Chile). She … is of
more than passing interest to Astorians, for she is the first
iron ship that ever entered the Columbia river. It was in
the year 1870, and at the time she was a wonder. People
came from Clatsop plains and other parts of the county,
and when she went to Portland they thronged from all
parts to see the ship built of iron that had come into the
Columbia river.
The exact date of her entry is not attainable. E. A.
Noyes, the O. R. & N. Co.’s agent, says that he crossed the
bar on July 8th, 1870, and she was lying here then, at what
was above the city, and is an object of interest.
Note: In 1843, the British ship, Great Britain, was the
first ship to be built solely of wrought iron. Around the
1880s, ship builders started using steel, instead. The four-
masted bark Peter Iredale, built in 1890, was built of both
iron and steel. (bit.ly/shiphist)
I
am assistant editor of a small monthly newspaper, ‘The
Finnish American Reporter‘ (FAR, finnishamerican-
reporter.com), owned by Finlandia University in Han-
cock, Michigan,” Dave Maki wrote in an email, “and I’m
looking to get the word out about our publication to folks
in your area, since many of your local folks have Finnish
ancestry.”
Consider it done. The monthly publication, edited by
Jim Kurtti, is in English, but is aimed at Finns every-
where, and claims to be the “most widely-circulated news-
paper for Finns in North America.” Pictured, from the
website, Kurtti (left) and Maki.
Someone missing in your Finnish family? Have a gene-
alogy question? FAR will publish your query at no charge.
They also welcome news and articles.
Ole hyvä ja nauti!
COMMUNITY NOTES
SATURDAY
Lower Columbia R/C
Society — 8:30 a.m., Buoy
9 Restaurant & Lounge, 996
Pacific Drive, Hammond. Local
Academy of Model Aeronau-
tics chartered radio control
model aircraft club meets for
breakfast and business. All
model aircraft enthusiasts
welcome. Call 503-458-5196
or 503-325-0608.
Chinook Indian Nation
Tribal Council — 11 a.m., Chi-
nook Nation Tribal Office, 3
E. Park St., Bay Center, Wash-
ington. Meeting open to all
tribal members; attendees are
reminded to bring a potluck
item and to arrive on time. For
questions, call 360-875-6670.
Sit & Stitch — 11 a.m. to
1 p.m., Homespun Quilts &
Yarn, 108 10th St. Bring knit-
ting, crochet or other nee-
dlework to this community
stitching time. All skill levels
welcome.
Columbia Northwestern
Model Railroading Club —
1 p.m., in Hammond. Group
runs trains on HO-scale layout.
For information, call Don Car-
ter at 503-325-0757.
Spinning Circle — 1 to
3 p.m., Astoria Fiber Arts Stu-
dio, 1296 Duane St. Bring a
spinning wheel. For informa-
tion, call 503-325-5598 or go
to astoriafiberarts.org
SUNDAY
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
younger than 62. Breakfasts
are open to the public. Pro-
ceeds after expenses help sup-
port local and other charities.
Blacksmith Enthusiasts
Meet — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Camp 18 Blacksmith Shop,
42362 U.S. Highway 26, Sea-
side. Participants can bring
own forge and anvil setup.
Metal available to experi-
ment with; coal provided. No
charge; donations to Camp 18
Loggers Memorial Museum
welcome. For information,
contact Mark Standley at 503-
434-0148 or Herman Doty at
971-306-1043 or ringingan-
vildesign@gmail.com
National Alliance on
Mental Illness (NAMI) Sup-
port Group — 2 to 3:30 p.m.,
Seaside Public Library, 1131
Broadway. Family to Fam-
ily Support Group, for any-
one with friend or loved one
suffering from a serious brain
(mental) illness. For informa-
tion, contact Myra Kero at 503-
738-6165, or k7erowood@q.
com, or go to nami.org
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
Chair
Exercises
for
Seniors — 9 to 9:45 a.m.,
Astoria Senior Center, 1111
Exchange St. For information,
call 503-325-3231.
Astoria High School Class
of 1970 — 11 a.m., Koffee
Klatch at Rod’s Bar and Grill, 45
N.E. Skipanon Drive, Warren-
ton. Call ShawnAnn Hope at
503-791-1231.
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Senior Center,
1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Sug-
gested donation $3 for those
older than 60; $6.75 for those
younger than 60. For informa-
tion, call Suzanne Bjaranson at
503-861-4202.
Columbia Senior Diners
— 11:30 a.m., 1111 Exchange
St. Cost is $6. For information,
or to have a meal delivered,
call 503-325-9693.
Warrenton Senior Lunch
Program — noon, Warren-
ton Community Center, 170
S.W. Third St. Suggested dona-
tion of $6 for seniors and $7
for those younger than 60. For
information, or to volunteer,
call 503-861-3502 Monday or
Thursday.
Astoria Rotary Club —
noon, second floor of the
Astoria Elks Lodge, 453 11th
St. Guests always welcome.
For information, go to Astori-
aRotary.org
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