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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 // 13 ‘The life and times of Pomp: Jean Baptiste Charbonneau’ comes to Fort Clatsop ASTORIA – Relive history with a presentation on “The Life and Times of Pomp: Jean Baptiste Charbonneau,” at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. The pre- sentation is in the Netul River Room of Fort Clat- sop’s visitor center and is free. As an infant, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau accom- panied the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific. He grew to be a fur trade legend. After traveling in Europe, he was involved with the Santa Fe Trail, the Mexican War and the California Gold Rush. Garry Bush will share the epic story of Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau’s well-trav- eled son, “Pomp.” Bush is a retired high school teacher from Lewiston, Idaho, who has been giving presentations about both Jean Baptiste Charbonneau and Toussaint Charbonneau for many years. This presentation is part of the “In Their Foot- steps” speaker series. Upcoming talks include “John Colter’s Impact on American History,” presented by Christopher Hodges on Sunday, Sept. 15; “Ever Wild, A Life- time on Mount Adams,” by Darryl Lloyd on Sun- day, Oct. 20; “Courageous Tales of the Corps of Discovery,” by Ian Sampson on Sunday, Nov. 17 and “Historic Winter Transportation,” by Richard Brenne on Sunday, Dec. 15. For more information, call 503-861-2471 or visit nps.gov/lewi or check out Lewis and Clark National Historical Park on Facebook. Gary Bush will give a talk on Jean Baptiste Charbonneau at Fort Clatsop on Sunday, Aug. 18. Filmmaker presents ‘An Afternoon with Liisa Penner’ and ‘Astoria in the 1950s’ at Seaside Library SEASIDE – The Friends of the Seaside Library will host documentary film- maker Ron Walker as he presents his film series “An Afternoon with Lisa Pen- ner” and “Astoria in the 1950s.” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, in the community room at the Seaside Library. The Seaside Library is located 1131 Broadway St. Walker is a local film- maker, musician and artist with a deep interest in the history of Clatsop County. His film about Liisa Pen- ner, the longtime archivist at the Clatsop County His- torical Society, is a tribute to our county’s history. Lisa has been the archivist for The Clatsop County Histor- ical Society. Walker interviewed Pen- ner over a period of sev- eral months. His film is a portrait of a truly remark- able lady with a wealth of knowledge of Clatsop County. Walker’s second film he will show, “Astoria in the 1950s,” gives a por- trait of a bygone era where movie tickets cost 60 cents and Homburg and Porkpie hats were being replaced by pompadour hairstyles through archival foot- age and man on the street interviews. Walker learned the craft of filmmaking when he worked as the resident music composer for the Film Loft in Portland in the 1980s. During this period, he composed the music for the Mount St Helens film “This Place in Time” which is shown at the Mount St. Hel- ens Interpretive center. Walker shoots, edits and composes the music for the films he produces. His films center on people, their hob- bies and passions and often feature historical themes of the North Coast. For more information, call 503-738-6742 or visit seasidelibrary.org Ron Walker presents his films “An Afternoon with Liisa Penner” and “Astoria in the 1950s” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Seaside Library.
