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T he C olumbia P ress March 16, 2018 French influence is topic of talk A talk on how the North- west was influenced by French-speaking people is set for 1 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at Fort Clatsop. “From the Great Lakes to the Lower Columbia: French Ca- nadians and Metissage” is the title of Robert Foxcurran’s talk, which is part of the monthly “In Their Footsteps” free speakers series. Foxcurran, a retired Boeing historian, is co-author of the 2016 book, “Songs Upon the Rivers: The Buried History of the French-Speaking Cana- diens and Metis from the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Across to the Pacific.” Pacific Northwest histo- ry was heavily influenced by French-speaking people, Fox- curran contends. The Lewis and Clark Expedition included George Drouillard, Toussaint Charbonneau, Francois Labi- che, Jean Baptiste Lapage and Pierre Cruzatte in the perma- nent party that wintered at Fort Clatsop. More French Canadians were employed on this voyage’s ear- lier Missouri River segment. Later, many French speakers came Northwest with the fur trade and Catholic missions. An abundance of French geo- graphic names can be seen on Oregon and Washington maps. His book will be available for purchase at the event, which includes a book-signing after- ward. The program is in the Netul River Room of Fort Clatsop’s visitor center. Air Force jazz band offers free concert The U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West’s jazz ensemble, The Command- ers, will perform a free concert at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at the Liberty Theater, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria. The Commanders are one of seven performance groups that make up the Band of the Golden West, west Warrenton Drive. Tara A. Massey, 32, of Warrenton was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxi- cants and for resisting arrest. • Traffic stop, 12:30 p.m. March 10, Harbor Drive at Skipanon Drive. Driver cited for failing to register his vehicle. • Traffic stop 5:11 p.m. March 10, Highway 101 at Harbor Drive. Driver cited for driving while suspended. • Traffic stop, 1:37 p.m. March 12, Highway 101 at Marlin Avenue. Jessee Scott Ferrara, 47, of Ocean Park, Wash., was cited for criminal failure to carry and present a driver’s license and driving while suspended. F ire and s erViCe Calls • Electrical arcing and smoke, 12:27 p.m. March 6, 1600 block Southeast Ensign Lane. • Smoke alarm going off, 1:14 a.m. March 8, 100 block West Harbor Drive. • Smoke alarm going off, 6:06 p.m. March 8, 32600 block Turlay Lane. • Illegal open burn, 3:57 p.m. March 11, south of 91500 block Highway 101. m ediCal Calls • Male with chest pain, 2:15 a.m. March 5, 1000 block King Salm- on Place. • Male who has passed out, 6:31 p.m. March 5, 600 block South Highway 101. • Female fall patient, 8:09 p.m. March 5, 2000 block Southeast Azalea Avenue. • Female fall patient, 10:14 a.m. March 6, 2000 block Southeast Azalea Avenue. • Female who has attempted sui- cide, 3:05 p.m. March 6, Clatsop Behavioral Respite Center. • Male with altered mental state, 6 p.m. March 6, 600 block South Highway 101. • Out of control male juvenile, 10:05 a.m. March 7, 800 block which is stationed at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. In addition to perform- ing for civilian commu- nities throughout Califor- nia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona and Utah, the band sup- ports 13 Air Force bases, eight Air Force Reserve wings, and six recruit- ing squadrons in over 250 annual performanc- es for 1.5 million listeners. Building: Drones, graphic arts, auto shop, welding, fish studies and more to be offered Continued from Page 1 don’t think I’m a four-year college student, but I can see myself going someplace like MERTS,” Clatsop Communi- ty College’s marine and envi- ronment training campus. “It would have been nice to get some of that training be- fore paying for college,” Wil- Public Safety Calls Continued from Page 2 3 Southwest Cedar Avenue. • Male who’s not feeling well, 3:16 p.m. March 7, VA Clinic at Camp Rilea. • Male who’s passed out, 7:40 p.m. March 7, 100 block South Highway 101. • Elderly male who fell and is injured, 4:09 p.m. March 8, 400 block Enterprise Street. • Female who fell and is request- ing transport, 2:10 p.m. March 9, 700 block East Harbor Drive. • Male who has collapsed, 3:53 p.m. March 9, 600 block South Highway 101. • Male with diabetic problem, 12:43 p.m. March 10, 300 block South Main Avenue. • Female fall patient, 11:16 a.m. March 11, 0-100 block North- west Elm Avenue. • Male with possible stroke, 5:39 p.m. March 11, 500 block North- west Ridge Road. • Female with sprained ankle, 8:26 p.m. March 11, Coast Guard Air Station. liamson said. Josh Jannusch, a science teacher, assistant principal and the North Coast coordi- nator for STEM (science, tech- nology, engineering and math education), gave the school board an update Wednesday night on career training in the district. The new building, a 120- foot by 60-foot steel building worth $76,000, has been do- nated by the owner of R&M Steel of Caldwell, Idaho. Local businesses may donate some labor and materials, but the district will have to pay to construct it. Four district teachers are being certified to teach ca- reer-oriented classes in graphic design, natural re- sources and manufacturing/ technology and others will be hired and certified for auto and welding classes. A maintenance shack at the north end of campus will come down during spring break and construction will begin in the summer. The first classes in the new build- ing are expected in fall 2019. “Our major issue was al- ways space,” Jannusch said. Board member Dan Jack- son asked whether students will graduate from the pro- grams job-ready. “Part of the process is ca- reer exploration,” Jannusch said. Students who have taken three levels of auto technolo- gy courses “should be able to walk into Jiffy Lube and be hired,” Principal Rod Heyen said. A student in last year’s un- derwater robotics program was hired by the Columbia River Maritime Museum to maintain its remotely oper- ated vehicles, Heyen said. Another student in an in- ternship program sponsored by Hampton Lumber was hired by the company and has moved up in the ranks. Students who get involved in the high school’s fish hatchery program would have a leg up on entry-level fisheries jobs or more likely to be accepted into the fisher- ies study program at Mount Hood Community College, Jannusch said. A big part of the ca- reer-training grant will fund summer programs. One is a “Coastal Drone Academy” conducted in partnership with Career Technical High School, a charter school in Lincoln City. Another is “Girls Build,” a training program targeting girls ages 8 to 14.
