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The Columbia Press
July 2, 2021
Upcoming events
Josh Turner is county fair headliner
The Clatsop County Fair
is scheduled during the last
Josh Turner
week of July and already tick-
ets are on sale for two of the
singing acts.
Country singer Josh Turn-
er will bring his classic gos-
pel and country tunes to the
fairgrounds at 7 p.m. Friday,
July 30.
Steve Augeri, the former
lead singer of classic ‘70s
rock group Journey, will per-
form his melodic rock tunes
at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 31 –
the fair’s closing day.
Tickets are available at
Lums Auto Center in War-
renton, Teevin Bros. in Knap-
pa, Lewis and Clark Bank
branches in Astoria and
Seaside, and Astoria Dairy
Queen.
They also can be pur-
chased at brownpapertick-
ets.com.
Tickets for Turner’s per-
formance are $45 reserved
and $35 for lawn seating.
Tickets for Augeri’s concert
are $40 and $30. Children
12 and younger are free with
a paid adult.
The county fair, 92937
Walluski Loop, is open 10
a.m. to 10 p.m. July 27-31.
Lunch listening sessions focus on ADA history
Rebecca
Bolante,
Disability rights
director
of
Bolante.
activist Judy Heu-
net, which provides
mann,
recently
training on dealing
featured in the
with critical events.
Oscar-nominated
Heumann’s
ses-
documentary “Crip
sion
is
the
first
of
Camp,” will kick off
four
free
weekly
a series of weekly
Lunch and Learn
Lunch and Learn
sessions. The top-
webinar sessions
ics and schedule for
on July 6 in recog-
Heumann
the
July events, all of
nition of the 31st
which
will
be
from noon to 1
anniversary of the Ameri-
p.m.,
are
as
follows:
cans with Disabilities Act.
Tuesday, July 6: Heu-
Hosted by the Oregon Dis-
mann’s
“History of the ADA &
abilities Commission and
Section
504.”
the Northwest ADA Center,
Tuesday,
July 13: Lehmann
the free weekly sessions will
be held virtually to allow
more Oregonians to have
access to this important in-
Several Oregon craft bever-
formation.
age
producers have teamed up
In addition to Huemann,
with a nonprofit group to re-
the series will feature top
plant trees in areas decimated
accessibility advocates as by the 2020 wildfires.
well as equity and crisis ex-
Pelican Brewing Company,
perts.
which has three locations on
Among them are Russell the coast including Cannon
Lehmann, an award-win- Beach; Portland Cider Compa-
ning and internationally ny; Sunriver Brewing, which is
recognized
motivational based in Bend; and Willamette
speaker; artist Sabine Rear; Valley-based Stoller Wine
Erin Taylor, health pro- Group will donate $1 from ev-
motion coordinator for the ery six-pack sold in July and
OHSU Oregon Office on August to Oregon Parks For-
Disability and Health; and ever.
speaks on behavioral health.
Tuesday, July 20: “Equi-
ty: Intersectionality, Social
Construction of Disabilities,
& Disability Justice” by Tay-
lor.
Tuesday, July 27: “Inclu-
sive Emergency Planning
and COVID-19 Equity” by
Bolante, Glenna Hayes of
UCP Connections and Tom
Stenson of Disability Rights
Oregon.
Oregon Disabilities Com-
mission has information on
its website (click on ADA
Celebration) with links to
the talks.
Craft brewers team up for trees
The nonprofit group is rais-
ing money to replant 25,000
trees through the “You Buy
One, We Plant One” cam-
paign.
Each dollar collected will
cover the cost of planting one
tree.
“We are thrilled to have the
support of these fine craft
beverage producers toward
this important project,” said
Seth Miller, director of Or-
egon Parks Forever. “Trees
provide the very necessities
of life.”