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Fourth of July
Fun for the Whole Family
in Astoria and Warrenton!
The Astoria-
Warrenton Area
Chamber of
Commerce
presents the
4th of July
fireworks!
Show begins at
dusk with fireworks
shot from a barge
near downtown
Astoria. Grab a
chair or blanket
Photo provided by Frank Allen.
and a flashlight,
then join us along
the riverwalk to
6:30p.m.: Free Concert “Spirit of Adventure”
enjoy the show.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD
Special thanks to
WCT Marine,
Hyak Tongue Point,
CFMS and
your Chamber
Ambassadors
for making this
celebration
possible.
North Coast Symphonic Band at Liberty Theatre with
service flags from American Legion Clatsop Post #12
THURSDAY, JULY 4TH
11a.m. to 3p.m.: Warrenton’s Old-Fashioned Fourth
Barbecue, Car & Motorcycle Show, Kids Activities
3p.m.: Warrenton 4th of July Parade
Route follows South Main Avenue from the
Post Office to SW 9th Street
Dusk: Fireworks above the Columbia River
The fireworks will be shot from a barge in the river
near Columbia River Maritime Museum
FIND MORE HOLIDAY INFO AND EVENTS
ON OUR COMMUNITY CALENDAR AT
WWW.OLDOREGON.COM
Peninsula Performing Arts
Center hosts alt-country singer
LONG BEACH —
Alt-Country Songwriter
James Low returns to the
Peninsula Performing Arts
Center at 7 p.m. Saturday,
June 22.
Admission is $15 at
the door or online at bit.
ly/2Xlhj4i or call Bill at
360-901-0962.
The arts center is located
at 504 Pacifi c Ave. N.
Low started out in a one-
stop-light town in East-
ern Oregon that had a sin-
gle AM radio station that
went off the air every night
at 6 p.m.
Coming from a fam-
ily steeped in music he fol-
lowed his father’s lead and
started writing songs.
After fi nishing school he
escaped to New York where
he came under the sway of
classic blues and country
musicians like Emmy Lou
Harris.
His albums range from
the sparse country folk of
Mexiquita (2000) to the
more wide-ranging albums
Blackheart (2002) and The
Blackguard’s Waltz (2008),
establishing a solid ped-
igree as a writer. James’
career fl ourished in the
manner of a well-kept
secret.
In 2012 “Whiskey
Farmer” appeared on sev-
eral American radio charts
and the Euro Americana
chart and received four-star
reviews.
Wine, beer and other
refreshments are available
for purchase.
Concerts benefi t the
Long Beach Peninsula
Acoustic Music Founda-
tion, a 501(c)3 non-profi t
charitable organization.
Clatsop County ‘Radio Hams’ join in national
demo of emergency communications
CLATSKANIE – On
June 22 and 23, the Mouth
of the Columbia Amateur
Radio Club will join thou-
sands of “hams” across the
U.S. and Canada who will
be showing off their emer-
gency capabilities on “Field
Day,” the climax event of
Amateur Radio Week.
The demo takes places at
Bradley State Scenic View-
point on Highway 30. The
broadcast starts at 11 a.m.
June 22 and goes until
2 p.m. June 23.
The public is invited to
come see ham radio’s new
capabilities and learn how
to get their own FCC radio
license before the next
disaster strikes.
Over the past year, ham
radio operators have been
called upon to help out in
many types of emergencies.
They have helped the
Red Cross, public safety
and many others with radio
communications.
Amateur radio is often
the fi rst to provide rescu-
ers with critical information
and communications.
Using only emergency
power supplies, ham oper-
ators will construct emer-
gency stations in parks,
shopping malls, schools
and backyards around the
country.
Their slogan, “When
All Else Fails, Ham Radio
Works” is more than just
words to the hams as they
prove they can send mes-
sages in many forms with-
out the use of phone sys-
tems, Internet or any other
infrastructure that can be
compromised in a crisis.
There are over 650,000
Amateur Radio licensees in
the US, and more than 2.5
million around the world.
Through the ARRL’s
Amateur Radio Emergency
Services program, ham
volunteers provide emer-
gency communications for
thousands of state and local
emergency response agen-
cies, all for free.
To learn more about
Amateur Radio, go to emer-
gency-radio.org.