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Newspaper Page TextThe Columbia Press 8 August 13, 2021 Events Seamen’s Memorial honors those who’ve died at sea Astoria Regatta’s 2021 Sea- men’s Memorial begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Maritime Memorial Park, un- der the bridge in Astoria. The memorial honors those who’ve lost their lives to the sea or river, and celebrates the 127th anniversary of the Regatta Festival. The ceremony includes a Coast Guard honor guard and it will be the first pub- lic introduction of Capt. Mi- chael S. Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Columbia Riv- er, who assumes command the day before. He’ll provide Many deaths have been at- tributed to crossing the bar. opening remarks. The program includes a pre- sentation by Regatta Queen Annalyse Steele, and com- ments from Regatta Presi- dent Melissa Grothe, Astoria Mayor Bruce Jones, Colum- bia River Bar Pilot represen- tative Capt. Joe Sohlberg, commercial fishing represen- tative Steve Fick, and former Regatta President Kevin Lea- hy. Chris Lynn Taylor will pro- vide patriotic songs, and Fisher Poet Mary Garvey will sing an original song. Also Saturday is the Astoria Regatta Boat Parade, which begins at 5 p.m. along the Co- lumbia River waterfront. Angora Hiking Club offers field trip Angora Hiking Club will travel to Washington state in September for a hike and tour. The 1.5-mile hike is at Round Lake in Camas’ Lac- amas Park. It includes a pic- turesque lake, waterfall, fish ladder, dam, and plenty of trees. After lunch in the picnic area, hikers will drive to Bonaventure of Vancouver Senior Living, a two-year-old four-story community that includes sections for inde- pendent living, assisted liv- Your local guide to Business and Services ing and memory care. The facility will provide a tour and finish with snacks on the patio afterward. The event begins at 9 a.m. Sept. 9 with interested walk- ers meeting to carpool in the parking lot off Marine Drive between Second and Third streets in Astoria. Another option is to meet the group at 11 a.m. in the parking lot at Lacamas Regional Park on Northeast Everett Street at Northeast 35 th Avenue in Camas. Participants should bring a sack lunch; bottled water will be provided by the leader. For more information, call hike leader Kathleen Hudson at 503-791-1392 or Hannah Dunbar at 360-718-3520. Volunteers sought for area cleanups SOLVE is sponsoring a statewide beach and river cleanup on Sept. 25. Volunteers are needed to remove invasive plants, nur- ture native plants, and collect litter. Interested community members are encouraged to visit solveoregon.org to see a list of volunteer projects and sign up. All necessary tools and supplies will be provid- ed. To be included in the business and services directory, call Peggy at The Columbia Press, 503-861-3331. Two volunteers haul marine debris and old fishing rope from a river.