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April 16, 2021
Upcoming events
Beach cleanup held at two locations
Expedition’s unsung heroes are topic of lecture
SOLVE is organizing beach
cleanups from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday, April 17, at
Peter Iredale Beach and at
the Gearhart Beach access
off 10th Street.
The events are part of the
group’s first-ever Oregon
Spring Cleanup program.
To participate, wear stur-
dy shoes and dress for rain
and arrive any time between
10 and 10:30 a.m. If you’re
able, bring a reusable buck-
History buff Debbie
and the birthplace of
Kaspar will talk about
Sacagawea. She has
the “Unsung Heroes of
been a student of the
the Lewis and Clark Ex-
Lewis and Clark story
pedition” at 1 p.m. Sun-
from a young age and
day, Sept. 18.
shared her love of his-
The event is part of the
tory by teaching at Clat-
“In Their Footsteps” free
sop Community Col-
speaker series presented
lege for 41 years. She
by Fort Clatsop and the
also worked at Lewis
nonprofit Lewis & Clark
and Clark National His-
National Park Associa-
torical Park for years,
tion.
first as a volunteer and
Kaspar will share in- Debbie Kaspar fires a musket similar to
later as a National Park
formation about some those used by members of the expedition. Ranger, sharing the
lesser-known members of the Joseph Whitehouse, George park’s stories.
To watch the talk live,
party through their contri- Drouillard, Sacagawea, and
search for lewisandclarknhp
butions to the journey’s suc- Wat-ku-ese.
Kaspar grew up a few miles on YouTube. For more infor-
cess, including John Ordway,
Patrick Gass, Pierre Cruzatte, from the Lewis and Clark Trail mation, call 503-861-4414.
et or bag, gloves, a water bot-
tle, and an old colander or
strainer to sift sand.
The top items found on Or-
egon’s beaches are tiny bits
of plastic and cigarette butts,
which are harmful to shore
birds and marine life.
SOLVE’s primary mission
is to restore and preserve the
environment by mobilizing
the power of volunteers.
Exhibit tells Native American boarding school stories
Clatsop County Historical
Society’s Heritage Museum
is the first stop on a traveling
exhibit, “Away from Home:
Native American Boarding
School Stories.”
The exhibit can be viewed
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
through May 25 at the muse-
um, 1618 Exchange St., Asto-
ria. Admission is $5.
Astoria is the only location
on the West Coast for the
traveling exhibit, made pos-
sible by NEH on the Road, an
Before and after photos of
Tom Torlino, who attended the
Carlilse Indian School.
initiative of the National En-
dowment for the Humanities.
Beginning in the 1870s, the
government attempted to ed-
ucate and assimilate Ameri-
can Indians into “civilized”
society by placing children
and diverse tribes into
distant boarding schools.
Many went years without
family contact.
The exhibit contains sto-
ries of resilience and re-
vitalization along with
descriptions of human in-
dignities, hardships and
terms that reflect histori-
cally racist perspectives and
language. It’s recommend-
ed for adults and children
in grade eight and above.
Cooking class is
an AL fundraiser
Assistance League is spon-
soring “Globe Trotting with
Chef Sean” at 4 p.m. Sun-
day, April 18.
The Zoom cooking class
led by Chef Sean Whittacker
will focus on tapas, or small
appetizers.
Tickets are $30; proceeds
benefit Clatsop County chil-
dren. To purchase a spot in
the class, go to eventbrite.
com and search for “Globe
Trotting.”