SCRATCHPAD Washington poet to participate in next book club By ALYSSA EVANS COAST WEEKEND EDITOR This week marks the third Coast Weekend Book Club meeting, plus the announcement of the fourth book pick. Thanks to all who have participated in the book club events so far. The next book club pick is Tamara Kaye Sellman’s new book, “Intention Tremor.” The book features poems about living with multiple sclerosis. Sellman will recite poems from her book, participate in an interview and answer attendee questions during a vir- tual book club meeting on April 14. The event can be viewed online through Face- book Live. Sellman started writing the book after being diagnosed with multiple sclero- sis in 2013. During the fi ve years that followed, she often spent time writing alongside campfi res and inside a travel trailer. Sellman is a trained journalist. She returned to school at 47 to study sleep technology. Before taking her fi nal exams, Sellman noticed she was hav- ing trouble reading, in addition to other symptoms. After receiving her diagnosis, COAST WEEKEND EDITOR ALYSSA EVANS THURSDAY MARCH 4 CAROLYN HOARD chase online at moonpathpress.com/ TamaraSellman.htm. Author proceeds from the book will be donated to the Accelerated Cure Project. If you have a suggestion for a future book club pick, please send an email to editor@coastweekend.com. Regional authors and regionally-focused books are preferred. RS STAFF AND CONTRIBUTO ON THE COVER People walk along the Airport Dike Trail as a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter fl ies by. Sellman fi nished her program. She now works as a science journalist and acts as an advocate for educating others on mul- tiple sclerosis. Sellman lives in Kingston, Wash- ington. She regularly spends time writ- ing in Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend. Sellman’s book is available to pur- 2021 CALENDAR COORDINATOR SARAH SMITH CONTRIBUTORS DAVID CAMPICHE JANAE EASLON LINDA K. HOARD BARBARA LLOYD McMICHAEL TIME FOR A WALK EXPLORE THE AIRPORT DIK E TRA PAGE 8 IL ASTORIA RES IDENT RELEASES FIRST BO OK PAGE 4 ENJOY RHART, SEASIDE GEA ART WALKS PAGE 6 CASINO OPEN IN TOKELAND! AT 10AM DAILY S COZY UP WIT CHOWDER H PAGE 10 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced without consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Astorian and the Chinook Observer. TO SUBMIT AN ITEM Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: editor@coastweekend.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2021 COAST WEEKEND Find it all online! CoastWeekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword search and easy sharing on social media. YOUR #1 PREMIER CANNABIS RETAILER LARGEST SELECTION FRIENDLY & KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF ELITE PRODUCTS –– For Washington Residents –– Ilwaco Cathlamet (8am - 10pm) 360-261-7200 133 Howerton Ave (8am - 10pm) 360-849-4504 327 WA-4 Kelso Longview (8am - 12am) (8am - 12am) 360-636-0420 360-703-3229 820A West Side Hwy 971 14th Ave WARNING: This product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. There may be health risks associated with the consumption of this product. For use only by adults 21 and over. Keep out of reach of children. Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgement. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021 // 3