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September 25, 2020
This weekend and beyond
Climate change topic of Ales & Ideas lecture
Clatsop Community Col-
lege President Chris Breit-
meyer and the college’s new
vice president of academic
affairs will lead a discussion
on climate change during
the first installment of this
year’s Ales & Ideas lecture
series.
“Climate Change: What,
Why, and How We Might
Change the Change,” is set
for 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
1, during a Facebook Live
event.
Peter G. Williams, the new
college vice president, has
a doctorate in education
from Oregon State Univer-
sity and a master’s degree in
Peter G.
Williams
explores
the North-
ern Ice
Field on
the summit
crater of
Kilimanjaro.
Douglas Hardy
environmental science from
Washington State University.
Breitmeyer taught environ-
mental biology for more than
a decade.
Williams will show slides
from his 2007 scientific re-
CMH & YOU
HEALTHIER
together
search on the summit of Kili-
manjaro, the highest moun-
tain in Africa.
The event will go live by
6:45 p.m. and the formal pre-
sentation will begin 15 min-
utes later. The link can be
found at facebook.com/fort-
georgebrewery. Virtual par-
ticipants will have a chance
to pose questions through a
monitored Facebook com-
ments section.
The event is sponsored by
the college and Fort George
Brewery.
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“Detroit, Detroit Lake, I was
amazed there’s just absolute-
ly nothing left of Detroit.”
Volunteer firefighter Le-
nard Hansen and a strike
team took a water tender to
help out on the Holiday Farm
Fire, where he saw several
small towns destroyed.
“Rainbow, Nimrod were
totally devastated,” Hansen
said. “A lot of trailer parks
are just totally gone.”
Mayor Henry Balensifer
read the oath of office to Als-
bury, who previously had
been a volunteer with the de-
partment for 23 years. Then
Alsbury’s wife, Sarah, affixed
his badge. Finally, his father,
Lynn, who was chief of the
Tongue Point Fire Depart-
ment, added collar pins from
his own days of service.
Angora Hike Club members take a group photo at the Astoria
Column on the club’s 100th anniversary this year.
Hike planned on Cullaby Lake trail
Angora Hiking Club will
take a walk on the Cullaby
Lake Wetland Interpretive
Trail at 1 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 7.
The trail features outstand-
ing flora and fauna at the
lake, which has hosted rode-
os, car races and regattas.
The 2.7-mile trail is an easy
loop and begins between
the park host’s trailer and
the historic 1928 Lindgren
House. Parking passes are
$5.
Participants should wear
sturdy walking shoes, bring
water and a snack and,
perhaps, binoculars. Face
shields and social distanc-
ing will be required.
Hikers do not have to be
club members. If interest-
ed in joining, contact hike
leader Debbie McCabe by
Oct. 6 at 703-400-3036.
Gallery group’s artists featured
Trail’s End Art Association
will feature an eclectic show
of mixed media, collage,
acrylic and more throughout
the month of October.
The show features works
from the gallery committee,
a group of artists that works
to organize, label and hang
a changing art show every
month.
The show begins Oct. 1 and
runs through Oct. 24 with an
artists reception from 2 to 5
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. Regu-
lar gallery hours are 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Friday through Sun-
day.
Featured artists are Mary-
anne Gantenbein, Linda
Schaeffer, Judy Madson,
Judith Fredrikson, Deanne
Johnson, Gheri Fouts, Susan
Bish, Linda Wyss, and Linda
Gebhart. Other artists also
will be showing.
The gallery is at 656 A St.,
Gearhart.
One of the watercolors fea-
tured in the gallery show is
by Judith Fredrikson.