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T he C olumbia P ress August 3, 2018 Theater announces classical series performers The Liberty Theatre is sell- ing tickets for its new Classi- cal Series, which begins next month and runs through May 2019. It’s the second year of classical performances and school workshops. The first season included seven workshops within As- toria and Warrenton high schools and reached more than 100 students. Thanks to foundations, cor- porations and donors, orga- nizers plan to present work- shops at more area schools during the 2018-19 season. The Sept. 22 season opener is “The Eight Seasons” pre- sented by Portland Chamber Orches- tra and led by Mu- sic Director Yaacov Bergman. It features Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” and Astor Piazzolla’s “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.” Tickets for the 7 p.m. performance Portland Chamber Orchestra will present are $20, $30 and ‘seasonal’ works at opener. $40 for reserved seating. rah Mayer, May 4. Future artists are Quartet- Tickets for all performanc- to Gelato, Jan. 13; BodyVox es are available online at lib- Dance, Feb. 23; Trio Solis- ertyastoria.org or at the box ti, March 7; Clarinetist Da- office from 2 to 5:30 p.m. vid Shifrin with Cary Lewis, Wednesdays through Satur- April 26; and Soprano Debo- days. This Week in Aboriginal History by Carl A. Ellis Spain passes first humanitarian law in 1542 Aug. 3, 1540: Hernan- do de Soto reaches southern Georgia and finds Indians raising tame turkeys, caged opossums, corn, beans, pumpkins, cucumbers and plums. Aug. 4, 1813: Five hundred warriors of the White Stick faction of Creeks gather across the river in Alabama from modern Columbus, Ga. They make plans with 200 Chero- kees to attack a band of 2,500 Red Stick Creeks who are followers of Tecumseh. The Creek War is often considered part of the War of 1812. Aug. 5, 1570: A Spanish expedition sailing up Chesa- peake Bay in Virginia reaches an area near the Rappahan- nock River that they dub Ax- aca. Local Indians force them to abandon further explora- tion of the area. Aug. 6, 1858: Navajo Chief Manuelito discovers 60 head of livestock shot by U.S. sol- diers. Outraged, he confronts the commander at Fort Defi- ance, in present-day Apache County, Ariz., telling him the land belongs to him and his people, not the soldiers. Sol- diers from the fort, augment- ed by 160 paid Zuni warriors, torch Manuelito’s fields and village. The chief resolves to drive the soldiers off the land and begins rallying other Navajo leaders for war. Aug. 7, 1969: President Richard Nixon appoints Lou- is Bruce, a Mohawk-Lakota, to become the third Indi- an Commissioner of Indian Affairs. In his long career, Bruce advised presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Gerald Ford. He died in 1989. Aug. 8, 1699: The To- home Indians, who live along the Gulf Coast of Alabama and Mississippi, formally establish peaceful relations with the French in Biloxi. Aug. 9, 1542: Spain, which is attempting to colonize the Americas, passes new laws designed to prevent the en- slavement and exploitation of indigenous people. Ellis is an author and his- torian working on a book about American Indians. Learn more about American Indian history at facebook. com/snippetsintime. Senior lunch menu Monday, Aug. 6: Ham, scalloped potatoes, carrots, spinach salad, bread pudding. Thursday, Aug. 9: Tuna casserole, mixed vegetables, green salad, apple pie. 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. 7 Senior Moments with Emma Edwards That niggling desire for chocolate Crankiness can be caused by a chocolate deficiency. And it can hit the best of us! Maybe today we can par- tially solve this ailment. At the Warrenton Senior Citizens Inc. meal site, which serves the noon meal on Mondays and Thursdays, we learn all kinds of fun and (once in a while) useful things. Some generous Warrento- nians even drop off maga- zines for others to read. Most are current as of this year and many of us find some interesting things while browsing through them. One item I found recently was how to “pamper over- worked hands” with a hot co- coa soak. And, yes, I tried it. Fill a large bowl with enough warm water to cover the hands. Stir in 2 cups warm whole milk, 2 tablespoons unsweet- ened cocoa powder and 1 ta- blespoon honey. Then “we soak our tired hands in it for 15 minutes.” Oh, and do rinse well. Let me know how you like it. I found it rather soothing, but not ready to totally endorse it yet. The aroma was great because I like chocolate. In reading further about this subject I learned “the milk bath is a classic spa ba- sic. The lactic acid in milk softens and soothes the skin. Chocolate milk combined with the power of honey will refresh your skin,” says the Caldo Chocolate Company. There was one report not- ing that in some spas a per- son could get rubbed down with a chocolate paste before bathing. Caldo also notes that “there are many antioxidants in chocolate such as polyphe- nols, flavanols, catechins, etc. Antioxidants can be great for skin. Antioxidants from chocolate can help pre- vent skin from damage and make your skin soft.” And they added that “it also cures tanned skin and makes it glow.” Admittedly, I think I could be a “chocolatarian,” one who eats only chocolate. But I really have no desire to take a bath in it. And, by the way, those spa baths aren’t frequented by women only, as I’m told. Men delight in chocolate baths too. So, for those seniors who think they’ve gone every- where and done about all there is to do, you may wish to treat yourself to a choco- late bath. In thinking of chocolate, I’m not sure who said it, but “Life is like chocolate; some- times you gotta deal with nuts.” At the senior lunches, the discussions sometimes cover interesting (even weird) sub- jects, but there’s no denying we seniors have a sense of humor that needs occasional feeding! Back in the 16th century, the word “niggle” was in- vented. It means “to spend too much effort on minor details.” Sorry if I “niggled” my love of chocolate to the extreme. Another definition of nig- gle is to use it as a com- plaint, such as “I’ve had a knee niggle for the past few days.” I kind of like that word, don’t you?
