January 12, 2018
T he C olumbia P ress
Other Flavel house topic of history talk
The Clatsop County Histor-
ical Society is sponsoring a
talk on the Flavel family and
their historic post-museum
residence at 7 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 18.
“A Family Residence in
Decline” will be led by John
Goodenberger, who stud-
ied architecture and historic
preservation.
The event is part of the
Thursday Night Talks lecture
series sponsored by the soci-
ety in conjunction with Fort
George Brewery.
The descendants of Capt.
George Flavel are among
Astoria’s most talked-about
residents -- reclusive, myste-
rious and fodder for endless
gossip.
Thirty years ago, their im-
posing colonial revival home
began showing signs of de-
cay. Then the family disap-
peared and the house was
swallowed by vines.
The Flavel house in its prime during the early 1960s.
Goodenberger will speak
about the Flavel family tree,
the history of the house and
the circumstances surround-
ing its descent.
“A lot of people run amok
with the facts regarding the
Flavels,” Goodenberger said.
“There’s no need to embel-
lish this story.”
The talk is free and will be
held in the Fort George Show-
room in the Lovell Building,
14 and Duane streets, Asto-
ria. Doors open at 6 p.m. with
beverages and food available
for purchase. Minors are wel-
come with adults.
For more information, call
503-325-2203.
Don’t fret, you can retire happy, speakers say
Learn to stop worrying
about retirement and enjoy
life in a free workshop Thurs-
day, Jan. 18, at Lighthouse
Christian Church, 88786
Dellmoor Loop.
“Don’t worry, retire hap-
py” will be led by Thrivent
Financial
representatives
Linda Moreland, a certified
financial planner, and Jason
Susee, a financial consultant.
The talk is based on financial
expert Tom Hegna’s book,
“Don’t Worry, Retire Happy:
7 Steps to a Secure Retire-
ment.”
The talk will be at 5 p.m.
Service for WHS alum
A Celebration of Life for
Jon Rowley is set for 1:30
p.m. Jan. 14, in the Metropo-
list Building, 2931 First Ave.
S., Seattle.
Rowley, died in October at
age 74. He was a chef and
Warrenton High graduate.
and again at 7 p.m.
To reserve a spot or for
more information, contact
Dorene Sheldon at 503-738-
5182 or Moreland at 503-
780-8704.
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Drama troupe holds auditions
The Astor Street Opry
Company will hold open
auditions for “See how
They Run,” a play by Philip
King and directed by Ed-
ward James.
Auditions are set for 6
p.m. Feb. 4 at the ASOC
Playhouse, 129 Bond St.,
Astoria.
The play calls for six men
age 20 and older, and three
women age 18 and older.
Ideally all players will
have either a British, Cock-
ney or Irish Accent, but not
mandatory. No previous
experience is necessary.
Galloping in and out of
the four doors of an English
vicarage are an American
actor and actress (he is now
stationed with the Air Force
in England), a cockney maid
who has seen too many
American movies, an old
maid who touches alcohol
for the first time in her life,
four men in clergy suits pre-
senting the problem of who
is who (an escaped prisoner
is disguised as one), and a
sedate bishop aghast at all
these goings-on.
The show begins March
30 and runs through April.
For more information, call
James at 503-799-0892.