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16 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Family Camp Out set for July 29 SEASIDE — Go camping with your family on Broad- way Field. Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District is hosting a Family Camp Out in the park on Friday, July 29. Pitch your tent on the ield, play games and enjoy a barbecue. Tent set up begins at 4 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Sunset Pool will host an after-dinner swim. Then it’s time for a campire with s’mores. In the morning, breakfast will be provided, as well as more games and canoe trips. All activities and meals included in the fee. Cost is $20 for a family of four and $5 for each additional child. Ages 3 and under are free. Register online at www. sunsetempire.com Tour Trestle Bay by kayak WARRENTON — Join Fort Stevens State Park rangers for a guided kayak tour of Trestle Bay this summer. Trestle Bay is a area in the park that was formed with the construction of the South Jetty of the Columbia River and is abundant with birds and wildlife. The tour will pass by the historic train trestles that were used in the jetty’s construction and will cover some of the history and nature of the area. Tours are $10 per person. To make reservations, contact Park Ranger Dane Osis by calling 503-861-3170, ext. 41 or email dane.osis@oregon. gov What are you thinking about dear? SUBMITTED PHOTO Explore Trestle Bay on a guided kayak tour with Fort Stevens State Park rangers this summer. Tour dates and times are: • 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 21; • 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, July 29; • 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4; • 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12; • 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13; • 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18; • 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26; and • 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1. The great prices and high quality products i get at mr. doobees ... like: grams from $4 concentrates from $15 eaCH edibles from $3 EACH Salves from $12 eaCH Vape Cartridges & Tankards from $20 eaCH Help weed the Skipanon River by canoe North Coast Land Conservancy seeks volunteers WARRENTON — The wild, forested upper Skipanon River is lush with towering Sitka spruce, native sedges — and invasive plants, such as purple loosestrife, yellow lag iris and ivy. North Coast Land Con- servancy owns three proper- ties totaling 106 acres along the Skipanon River near Warrenton High School. The properties are impossible to access on foot, so staff and volunteers plan to ride the tide and weed the waterway by boat from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 27. NCLC will provide canoes on a space-available basis. Volunteers may also participate with their own canoe or kayak. In either case, contact Stewardship Director Melissa Reich in advance to her know you are coming, to get put-in SUBMITTED PHOTO NCLC seeks volunteers to help weed the Skipanon River of in- vasive plants, such as these yellow lag iris seed pods. location and other details, and to reserve a spot in a canoe if needed. You can reach Reich by calling 503-738-9126 or emailing melissar@nclctrust.org Wear clothing appropriate for boating and the weather, and bring lunch, drinking water and gloves. There are no toilets or potable water on site. NCLC will provide any necessary tools. This stewardship day is a partnership with Skipanon Watershed Council. Get more information about this and other stew- ardship opportunities at NCLCtrust.org Catch a thrill with ‘Jaws’ ASTORIA — Relive the terrifying thrill of one of the irst summer blockbusters on the big screen. In its next Parks After Dark event, Astoria Parks & Recreation Community Foundation will host an outdoor movie showing of Steven Spiel- berg’s 1975 thriller “Jaws.” In this iconic ilm, a giant, man-eating great white shark attacks beachgoers in a summer resort town. A police chief, a marine scientist and a grizzled isherman — played by Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw — set out to stop it. The ilm will be shown Saturday, July 23 in Mc- Clure Park, located at Eighth Street and Grand Avenue. Gather in the park with camp chairs and blankets at 8 p.m. The movie will begin around 9 p.m. All ages are welcome. Entry is $5 per person. Fort George Brew- ery beer and food by North Coast Food Web will be available for purchase. The PG movie screening is sponsored by the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association. All proceeds go to a scholarship fund for local individuals and families for Astoria Parks & Recreation activities. Parks After Dark will continue with its inal show- ing next month. On Aug. 27, catch the 1986 family sci- ence-iction comedy “Short Circuit.” Starring Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg and Fisher Stevens, this ilm about a robot that comes to SUBMITTED PHOTO Watch “Jaws” on the big screen in McClure Park on July 23. life was shot in Astoria. This screening is sponsored by the Astoria Bridge 50-year anniversary.
