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8 January 19, 2018 T he C olumbia P ress This Weekend Herbalist explores the botany of Lewis and Clark Herbalist Carol Lucas of Gearhart will talk about botany and the Lewis and Clark Ex- pedition at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, at Fort Clatsop. Her talk is part of the “In Their Foot- steps” free speaker series. It would have been customary for Presi- dent Thomas Jefferson to have sent a bot- anist with the explorers, since one of the trip’s purposes was to assess resources. Jefferson knew Meriwether Lewis and, “Altho’ no regular botanist,” Lewis had the ability to catalog plant discoveries, due primarily to his herbal knowledge. Lewis’ mother was a local healer/herbalist. Lucas became interested in medicinal herbs after having a major turnaround in a serious health crisis, for which conven- tional medicine had no answers. Today she is a Nature’s Sunshine manager, men- toring those interested in natural healing. She is a member of Gearhart CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), where she teaches people to use what Sen. Wyden hosts Astoria town hall U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will host a town hall Sunday, Jan. 21, in Astoria. Wyden pledged when first elected to hold annual town halls in each of Oregon’s 36 counties. Since then, he has held nearly 900. “These town halls are -- and always have been -- an essen- tial piece of ongoing conver- sations in the best sense of the ‘Oregon Way’ looking for common-sense solutions,” Wyden said. “As we begin the new year with so many challenges continuing to face our country, I look forward very much to hearing directly from Oregonians about their concerns and ideas.’’ Clatsop County’s meeting is at 12:30 p.m. in the auditori- um at Astoria High School, 1001 W. Marine Drive, Asto- ria. Other meetings this week- end will be in Washington, Columbia counties. grows around them at times when a doctor can’t be reached. “In Their Footsteps” is sponsored by the Lewis & Clark National Park Association and Fort Clatsop. The program will be in the Netul River Room of Fort Clatsop’s visitor center. For more information, call the park at 503-861-2471. and Tillamook State fishing punch cards due The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife asks an- glers to turn in their 2017 Combined Angling Tags and/ or Hatchery Salmon/Steel- head Harvest Cards as soon as possible. The documents should be returned even if you didn’t catch any fish or go fishing. Fishers with an annual li- cense are required to use the Combined Angling Tags or Hatchery Harvest Cards to track the number, type and location of fish harvested. “While it’s not mandato- ry ... the information helps us better estimate salmon and steelhead harvest rates, which means we can better manage these fisheries,” said Mike Gauvin, ODFW recre- ational fisheries manager. One-day and multi-day li- censes also have space to track salmon, steelhead and halibut harvest. Anglers who purchased these documents also are encouraged to return them. Give the cards to the loca- tion from which they were purchased or mail them to ODFW, 4034 Fairview In- dustrial Drive S.E., Salem, OR 97302. WHS drama will be next week Warrenton High School Scholarships Inc. and the high school’s drama class presents “Once Upon a Mattress” at 7 p.m. Jan. 24, 25 and 27 in the high school gym, 1700 S. Main Ave. “Once Upon a Mattress” is a retelling of the classic fairy tale “Princess and the Pea.” There will be an ice cream social and a live auction that includes Muriel Dunn pies. Admission is $8; doors open at 6:30 p.m.
