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8 The Columbia Press June 18, 2021 Upcoming events Archivist will dish on local historical oddities Liisa Penner, the Clat- sop County Heritage Mu- seum archivist for many years, will talk about “Odd Items in the CCHS Collections” at 1 p.m. Friday, June 18, during a Zoom presentation for the Clatsop County Gene- alogical Society. Penner’s family moved from Finland to the Los An- geles area when she was a child. In 1951, she moved to Astoria, where her mother ran a small restaurant. She attended local schools and earned a master’s degree in anthropology from the Uni- Library to hold its $5 bag sale Warrenton Community Library will hold a book bag sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at the li- brary, 160 S. Main Ave. Shoppers can fill a bag with books for just $5. Graduation for CCC is June 18 Clatsop Community Col- lege will hold a double grad- uation on Friday, June 18. This year’s and last year’s graduates will receive their diplomas in an outdoor ceremony at 4 p.m. at the CMH Field, 1800 William- sport Road, Astoria. The event also will be streamed Warrenton High School All-School Reunion 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat., July 24 High School Cafeteria Light refreshments All teachers invited Historian Liisa Penner versity of Oregon. “I had seen very little of my father until I was a teenager,” Penner said. “Years later, he gave me a book of research he had done on his family that I knew little or nothing about. I continued on trying to an- live on the college’s YouTube page. Only one car per graduate is allowed and guests must arrive in the same car as the student. David Reid, executive di- rector of Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce, is commencement speaker. Great Columbia Crossing returns The Great Columbia Cross- ing, a 10-kilometer run/walk across the Astoria-Megler Bridge, returns this year, the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce an- nounced. Partici- pants in the 2015 Great Columbia Crossing make their way down the bridge ramp. Courtesy Asto- ria-Warrenton Chamber swer the questions he had not been able to answer, then discovered serious errors he had made and am spending time trying to correct them now that they have been spread all over the internet.” She has worked for the county historical society since about 1985, compil- ing indexes and copies of primary records to help an- swer questions people have about Clatsop County. The Zoom meeting is open to the public. Sign in on the group’s website, clatsop- countygensoc.com. Last year’s event was held virtually, with participants running their distance on their own schedule and course. The scenic run across the bridge is the only time pe- destrians are allowed on the longest continuous truss bridge in North America. Registration opens July 14 through the event website, greatcolumbiacrossing. com. Capacity is limited to 2,000 participants. The 2021 event is co-spon- sored by Columbia Memo- rial Hospital’s Cardiology Clinic. For info, see greatcolum- biacrossing.com.
