T he C olumbia P ress
August 10, 2018
New event for bird lovers planned on peninsula
“Wings Over Willapa,” a
celebration of the region’s
birds and nature, will take
place on the Long Beach Pen-
insula Sept. 28-30.
The event will coincide with
the start of fall migration.
There will be classes, art
exhibits, workshops, guided
tours and birding events.
“Explore the northern tip of
Long Beach and spot snowy
plovers and thousands of wa-
terfowl,” event organizer Da-
vid Ryan said. “Cross to Long
Island and walk through a
native old-growth cedar for-
est and head out to sea for
possible sightings of alba-
tross.”
Hundreds of species of
birds nest or migrate through
Pacific County.
The peninsula and Willa-
pa Bay are designated Sites
of International Significance
by the Western Hemisphere
Shorebird Reserve Network.
For more information, visit
wingsoverwillapa.org.
This Week in Aboriginal History
by Carl A. Ellis
It’s Creation’s anniversary, according to Mayans
Aug. 10, 1861: The first
Cherokee death of the Civil
War occurs during the Battle
of Wilson’s Creek in South-
ern Missouri, according to
some sources. Stand Watie,
the only native American to
become a general in the Army
of the Confederate States,
leads his Cherokee troops to
victory. But their collabora-
tion with the south leads to
tensions with Cherokees who
wish to remain neutral.
Aug. 11, 3114 BCE: Cre-
ation occurs, according to
some Mayan sources. Other
sources say creation began
Aug. 12 or 13. Earthly life is
predicted to end Dec. 21, 23
or 24, 2012.
Aug. 12, 1676: Metacom-
et, a Wampanoag chief whose
father had been friendly with
the Pilgrims, is killed by an
Indian named John Alder-
man in the Miery Swamp
near Mt. Hope in Bristol, R.I.
The chief and his allies
did not continue his father’s
friendship and waged war
against the colonists. Some-
times called the First Indian
War, it resulted in huge loss-
es of life for the Pilgrims.
After Metacomet’s death,
his wife and son are captured
and sold into slavery. His
head was mounted on a spike
at the entrance to Fort Plym-
outh, where it remained for
more than two decades.
Aug. 13, 1865: The U.S.
Army attempts a badly or-
ganized effort to reign in the
Cheyenne, Lakota Sioux and
Arapaho Indians in the Mon-
tana and Dakota territories.
The Powder River cam-
paign is beset with supply
delays. While looking for a
place to build a post, Capt.
Frank North leads a scouting
group of Pawnees down the
Powder River.
Near Crazy Woman’s Fork,
Senior lunch menu
Monday, Aug. 13: Salmon, parsley butter potatoes, green
beans, coleslaw, key lime pie.
Thursday, Aug. 16: Spaghetti with Italian sausage, broccoli,
romaine lettuce salad, ice cream.
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.
North chases a war party and
becomes separated from the
rest of his group.
Cheyenne warriors shoot
North’s horse and things look
grim until one of his scouts,
Bob White, rode up and join
him in the fight. Soon other
scouts arrive and the Chey-
ennes flee.
Aug. 14, 1872: A railroad
surveying expedition of 300
men is attacked near the
mouth of Pryor’s Fork, Mont.,
by Sioux and Cheyenne war-
riors. One man is killed and
five are wounded. The fight-
ing lasts several hours.
Aug. 15, 1952: Public Law
280 places Indian lands in
California, Minnesota, Ne-
braska, Oregon and Wiscon-
sin under criminal and civil
jurisdiction of the states. The
bill does not provide for Indi-
an consent or consultation.
Aug. 16, 1865: Capt.
North’s Pawnee scouts search
for Cheyenne and Sioux Indi-
ans while construction begins
on Fort Connor, near pres-
ent-day Sussex, Wyo. They
trail a group of Indians raid-
ing along the Platte River and
attack, killing 27 Cheyennes.
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
We need to talk to each other
I’m one of those old people
who think our youth spend
far too much time on their
Xboxes and other electronic
devices.
I used to think it was a kid
thing until I realized we’ve
joined ranks. A good number
of seniors are with it, elec-
tronically speaking.
No doubt you’ve become
aware of all the signals and
texting that goes on in most
eating places, including nice
family dinner settings.
Of course, we’re careful to
put our gadgets on vibrate
once the meal starts, but it’s
not unusual to hear that low
vibrate buzz from the person
next to you. Even in church!
We’re talking about im-
portant stuff for the kids. A
recent issue of the Wall Street
Journal noted that there are
online tutors available to as-
sist kids win the most popu-
lar Xbox game, Fortnite.
Parents can hire a Fortnite
coach. Seems “It’s not the vi-
olence or the addiction of the
hit game that bothers mom
and dad – it’s the losing,”
according to the newspaper.
They want their kids to be
winners! These are 10-year-
old kids.
More than 125 million peo-
ple play the game worldwide.
In a nut shell, it pits 100 com-
batants against each other
until one person or team is
left standing.
I better get off the subject
as I could get in trouble with
some of my great-grandchil-
dren. That’s something we
seniors are wise about: keep-
ing our opinions to ourselves.
At least most of the time! You
know, I try!
Actually, my family is hap-
py I know how to operate an
iPhone, as they see it as a
safety feature to keep track
of me. Just think how grand-
parents are so different from
grandparents when we were
children.
However, when it comes to
electronic devices, I have a
beef many of you may have as
well.
I don’t mind waiting when
I go the doctor or dentist or
whatever, but I do wish folk
would put away those phones
and other devices and spend
some time visiting with each
other.
In the “olden days” we used
to listen to soft music while we
waited and even got to meet
the nicest people and have a
quietly spoken little visit.
The other day, I learned
something I hadn’t known
and that is we have a golden
birthday once in a lifetime.
Maybe you didn’t know
that either? Well, my golden
birthday was when I turned
24 on the 24th of the month.
Some call it a “lucky birthday”
or a “champagne birthday” or
a “star birthday.”
I have a great-grandson
turning 18 on the 18th of this
month. Maybe I will make
him a gold card of some sort
to celebrate the event. Fun
fact to know!
One more thing on the sub-
ject of electronic devices.
Some say these are our
golden years as we age. But
it’s been noted that the old-
er we get the more we’re like
computers.
We start out with lots of
memory and drive, then we
become outdated and, even-
tually, we have to get our
parts replaced.
Oh, well, I won’t complain
if you don’t.