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July 3, 2020 T he C olumbia P ress 7 Letter to the editor Senior Moments with Emma Edwards Preparing for July 4 hot dogs As seniors, we are blessed to have more choices than other population groups. However, I suspect some days aren’t up to par with others or as we would choose. Personal- ly, I think we need to sort out ways to cheer our friends and family, rather than gripe and complain or lament over the status of our day. We should consider that we can’t fix what’s going on in our country, but we can spread joy as we consider all we have to be thankful for. Let’s wear our masks (even if some jerk makes fun of us). Admittedly, I am a news junkie. But I’m trying listen to news maybe only three times a day now. All of us should learn something new, such as knitting or crocheting (and yes that goes for men as well as women). I know of one gentleman who took up whittling, some- thing he hadn’t done since he was a boy on the farm. Maybe I’ll learn to play the fiddle and sing “Yankee Doodle.” There is so much to enjoy if we don’t concentrate on things we can’t fix. On a lighter note, it’s esti- mated 155 million hot dogs will be consumed in the Unit- ed States on July 4. We eat an average of 60 hot dogs per person each year. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council of America predicts we’ll consume 7 bil- lion hot dogs between Memo- rial Day and Labor Day in this country. The biggest seller of hot dogs? Costco. The most popular brand is Oscar Meyer. Now, doesn’t that make you smile? Maybe this little ditty will, too: “Oh, I’d love to be an Oscar Meyer weiner. That is what I’d truly like to be. ‘Cause if I were an Oscar Meyer weiner, Everyone would be in love with me. Oh, I’m glad I’m not an Oscar Meyer weiner. That is what I’d never wan- na be. ‘Cause if I were an Oscar Meyer weiner, There would soon be noth- ing left of me.” Continuing the patriotic theme, did you know Abra- ham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Ad- dress begins with a discussion of the Declaration of Indepen- dence: “Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposi- tion that all men are created equal.” Read all about it! It reminds me of some of our newscasts of today. However, we have a part in all of this: Prayer. It can give us a feeling of unrest when we watch or read about all the ri- ots and our pandemic. How- ever, that’s where our part comes in. Our forefathers did a lot of praying. We can too. Back to local celebrating, I want onions and sauerkraut along with mustard on my hot dog, thank you. Multiple colors make the richest tapestry It has been my experience with my own children that giving information rather than lectures encourages growth. For any generation to become its best, we provide resources that will promote an openness to all thought. Information, not lecture, opens the mind. Here are some addition- al mind-expanding books of color: “Three Sisters” by Bi Feiyu “Please Look After Mom” by Shin Kyung “Navajo Code Talkers” by Nathan Aaseng “Sioux Women Traditional- ly Sacred” by Virginia Driv- ing Hawk Sneve “Weapons, Beliefs, Tradi- tions of the Chinook Indian” by Shannon Leigh O’Neil “A Bintel Brief” by Liana Finck “Jewish Maxwell Street Sto- ries” by Shuli Eshel and Rog- er Schatz “The House on Mango Street” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez “Enrique’s Journey” by So- nia Nazario and “Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America” by Helen Thorpe. Many colors give us a rich- er tapestry. But, in the end, God’s love is the greatest gift we may give to others. Dawna Rekart Warrenton History in the Making A look at Warrenton’s top stories from The Columbia Press annals Bandit gives Warrenton its 15 minutes of fame J uly 1995 25 years ago • Warrenton Fiber Company owner Mar- tin Nygaard asks the city to place a general obligation bond on the ballot to fund a $2 mil- lion commercial dock at Tansy Point, where the company leases land from the city. J uly 2000 20 years ago Colton Harris-Moore, the “Barefoot • The city of Warren- Bandit.” ton loses a lawsuit filed by the developer of a 141- building permit after discov- unit mini-storage facility at ering some of the units would the four-way stop. The city open directly onto Northeast had attempted to withhold a Harbor Court. • Fred Meyer submits a re- quest to build a gas station at its new store on Neptune Special columns in The Columbia Press Drive at Highway 101. Every week: Senior Moments with Emma Edwards • The city approves a zone change to allow Ocean Crest Week 1: History in the Making Chevrolet to build a car deal- Week 2: Financial Focus with Adam Miller ership on Highway 101 at Al- ternate Highway 101. Week 3: Off the Shelf by Kelly Knudsen • Construction of a new bus Final week: Mayor’s Message by Henry Balensifer barn is under way next to Warrenton High School. J uly 2010 10 years ago • Les Newton, who served as Warrenton’s mayor for 16 years, dies at age 84. He’d opened Warrenton Auto and Marine Repair in 1957. • George Lanning is named interim superin- tendent of the Warren- ton-Hammond School District. • Colton Har- ris-Moore, a teenager known as the “Barefoot Ban- dit” and suspected in more than 100 vehicle, boat and aircraft thefts, stole a boat in Ilwaco and docked it in Asto- ria before attempting to steal a plane at Astoria Region- al Airport. When that plan failed, he stole a Dodge from a nearby parking lot. • The body of Shane Mi- chael Edwards of Ocean Park, who jumped off the Asto- ria-Megler Bridge, was found in the surf near South Jetty.