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T he C olumbia P ress July 13, 2018 CCC offers public movies at lunch Clatsop Community College Library is sponsoring a lunch- time summer movie series. The public is urged to bring a lunch to the library lounge and watch an educational film of less than 60 minutes. The library will screen each movie twice per week, at noon on Tuesdays and at 1 p.m. Thursdays. “Digital Addicts,” July 17 and 19: The movie is about kids as young as 3 becoming addicted to mobile phones and the dan- gers to children of platforms such as Snapchat and Face- book. “Weird Wonders of the World,” July 24 and 26: Some of nature’s oddest creatures are explored. “Body Language Decoded,” July 31 and Aug. 2: A primer on reading the signals others give us involuntarily. “The Island” and “Resist,” Aug. 7 and 9: Two short films, the first about the 50 million crabs that migrate on Christ- mas Island and the second about San Francisco’s fight with President Trump over undocumented migrants. “Clean Eating: The Dirty Truth,” Aug. 14 and 16: The film separates fact from fiction about “clean” eating regimens. Auditions set for children’s theater Auditions for The Pied Pip- er, a Missoula Children’s Theatre production, are at 10 a.m. Monday, July 16, at the Liberty Theatre, 213 Com- mercial St., Astoria. There are roles for those entering first grade through 12th grade. As many as 60 lo- cal students will be cast. Students who want to au- dition must arrive by the scheduled starting time and stay for the entire two-hour session. The first rehearsal begins 15 minutes after the audition. Because it’s a group audi- tion, no advance preparation is necessary. Rehearsals are daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with per- formances at 3 and 5:30 p.m. July 21. Missoula Children’s The- atre is a nonprofit group based in Montana. This Week in Aboriginal History by Carl A. Ellis Slave traders erect market at NYC’s Wall Street July 13, 1866: Col. Henry Carrington, after reinforcing Fort Reno in northeastern Wyoming, sets out to find a base camp from which he can protect the Bozeman Trail. He finds plenty of good grass for his horses at a point near Big Piney Creek and starts building Fort Phil Ke- arny. The fort is in the mid- dle of one of the best hunting grounds in the region, just south of present day Sheri- dan, Wyo. July 14, 1520: Hernando Cortes fights the Aztecs at the Battle of Otumba, Mexico. He later would be credited with causing the fall of the Aztec empire. July 15, 1539: Spanish ex- plorer Hernando de Soto and his troops begin their march inland from Tampa Bay. July 16, 1585: Roanoke colonists in Hyde County, N.C., discover a silver cup missing after a meeting with the Algonquian Indians. The colonists, led by Gov. Ralph Lane, return to the village and demand return of the cup. When the cup isn’t re- turned, colonists “burned and spoiled all their corn,” according to Lane’s journal. It was one of the first signif- icant conflicts in the area be- tween Europeans and native inhabitants. July 17, 1709: Slave trad- ers erect a market at the foot of Wall Street in New York City where African-Amer- icans and Indians -- men, women and children -- were sold daily to the highest cash bidders. July 18, 1764: A peace and alliance agreement is de- clared by representatives of Great Britain and the Huron Indians, according to some reports. July 19, 1795: The Treaty of Greenville marks the end of an undeclared multi-trib- al war led by the Shawnees against American expansion into Ohio. More than 1,000 Indian delegates cede two-thirds of present-day Ohio, part of In- diana and the settlements at present-day Detroit, Toledo and Chicago. The Indians, in return, are promised a per- manent boundary between their lands and American territory. Ellis is an author and his- torian working on a book about American Indians. Learn more about American Indian history at facebook. com/snippetsintime. 7 Senior Moments with Emma Edwards Don’t let Friday keep you in bed Yikes! Today is Friday the 13th, which may or may not mean anything to you. However, it’s significant in that there was only one Fri- day the 13th in all of 2014. Friday the 13th can fall be- tween one and three times in a given year. Without a doubt, some will be excited to learn that this is it for the year. We’ve already survived the other Friday the 13th this year. It was in April. Statistically, there are few- er accidents, fires and other tragedies on a Friday the 13th, which makes me think people are being more careful. They stay home or stay in bed. Those with a real fear of Friday the 13th have a con- dition known as paraska- vedekatriaphobia. The long word is derived from Greek words meaning Friday, 13 and phobia (fear). Some peo- ple don’t leave their beds the entire day, except for neces- sities because of their fear of this day. I find facts such as this in- teresting, don’t you? Hope I didn’t ruin your otherwise perfect day! Since ancient times, Friday has always been a day of bad luck. Sailors would avoid starting new journeys, seamstresses Senior lunch menu Monday, July 16: Lasagna, garlic bread, green beans, ro- maine salad, ice cream. Thursday, July 19: Roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, roasted tomatoes, coleslaw, berry trifle. The Warrenton senior lunch program is at noon (doors open at 10:30 a.m.) Mondays and Thursdays at Warrenton Community Center, 170 SW Third St. Suggested donation is $5 for ages 55 and older; $7 for those younger. For more information, call 503-861-3502. wouldn’t begin needlework projects and business people would avoid writing letters on this day. The superstition was so prevalent farmers would avoid starting their crops on a Friday. I guess it happening on a 13th of the month makes it all the worse. However, some charities use the day to throw events to raise money for their cause. If you’re a person with ei- ther triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13), or the other long word about Fri- day the 13th, then you’re probably not doing anything today. So are we seniors more su- perstitious overall than the younger crowd? How many of these make you nervous and how many do you do? • A black cat crossing your path • Walking under a ladder • The number 13 • Breaking a mirror • Believing that speaking ill of a person makes it come true • Knocking on wood • Throwing salt over your shoulder • Opening an umbrella indoors • Saying “God bless you” after a sneeze • Carrying a rabbit’s foot There are many more. I would say we are a more su- perstitious generation, but research says maybe not. These are from our genera- tion. Maybe it’s a generational thing. Maybe I’d better knock on wood that you enjoy this col- umn.
