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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.