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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.