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About The Columbia press. (Astoria, Or.) 1949-current | View Entire Issue (June 15, 2018)
8 June 15, 2018 T he C olumbia P ress This weekend Scandi fest brings music, dance to fairgrounds The Astoria Scandina- vian Midsummer Festival is this weekend at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria. There will be retail booths with hand-crafted items, Scandinavian imports, tra- ditional foods and more than a dozen music, dance and theater groups. The festival, which is more than 40 years old, was re- cently named an Oregon Heritage Tradition. Hours are 2 to 11 p.m. Fri- day, June 15; 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 16; and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Boy Scouts have pancake fund-raiser Boy Scout Troop 211 of As- toria will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at the Masonic Lodge, 1572 Franklin Ave., Astoria. The troop is raising money for Scout Camp. Pancakes, sausage, scram- bled eggs and beverages are included for $6 per person, $4 for ages 62 and older and $20 for families (children 5 and younger eat free). Tick- ets are available at the door. For more information, contact Sam Rascoe at 503- 791-8134. RV show begins today in Rainier RV Palooza, in which those interested in a new rec- reational vehicle can look through the latest models, will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, Courtesy Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Miss Finland prepares to light the bonfire at last year’s festival. June 17. Breakfast is available Saturday and Sunday, with booths opening at 9 a.m. General admission is $8 and is good for all three days, chil- dren ages 6 to 12 are $3 and those younger than 6 are free. Parking is $2 per day or $5 for the weekend. To learn more, visit the festival’s website, astorias- canfest.com. and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 15-24, at Rainier City Park on A Street in Rainier. Guaranty RV will be offer- ing free RV driving classes for those who need help backing up and other sometimes diffi- cult driving tasks. Historical marker dedicated today The Oregon Historical Marker Program will dedicate a new historical marker that tells the story of the U.S.S. Shark, which wrecked at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1846. The dedication is at 1 p.m. today, June 15, on Highway 101 at the wayside on High- way 101. Parking is at the Arch Cape Fire Station just south of the wayside. Three of the ship’s carron- ades (short, smoothbore cast- iron naval cannons) were found at various locations near what is today Arch Cape. A replica of one of those can- nons is on display in the same roadside pullout as the histor- ical marker. The former routed wood marker had been stand- ing for decades and was in dire need of replacement. The new, modern marker tells a more in-depth story through photographs and expanded text. The Arch Cape Falcon Cove Beach Community Club sponsored the mark- er’s development and se- cured a grant from Clatsop County to fund the project. The Oregon Historical Marker Program is admin- istered by the Oregon Trav- el Information Council.
