The INDEPENDENT, April 15, 2004
Bits & Bites
By Jacqueline Ramsay
Well,
how was
your first
week-
end of
April?
Mine –
ho, ho –
I
did
make it to the Easter Cantata
but you know the best laid
plans of mice and men? Me,
too. I missed Donkey Basket-
ball – darn – The Spelling Bee
– had to work, and Laura’s day.
I got called out of town to pay
my respects to an old friend. It
used to be those passing were
someone else’s friends. Now, it
seems to be my friends making
the trip to Eternal Rest. Could it
be I’m getting old, too? I also
missed a wedding. That day
would have been my 62nd
wedding anniversary. I wish
them as many years as I had,
51+.
I understand our ducks are
being eaten by some wildlife at
the lake – someone said it was
the eagle, but, why would it
wait til spring to start dining on
duck?
Also had reports of duck-
lings on board but I’ve not had
the pleasure of viewing them.
I’m walking and talking. Also,
some report seeing otters
and/or muskrats.
Sorry to say some folks de-
cided to let me know rules at
the Lake weren’t for them – lots
of fresh doggie do-do, also
beer bottles and lunch trash
not picked up.
Ladies – how far do you
have to go to buy a package of
black hem-facing bias tape?
When I remembered it, I was in
Bi-Mart – “don’t carry it sorry” –
then I was in a craft store – “no,
crafters don’t use it” – if you’re
a good one (a crafter, that is),
you reinforced seams on some
items. Anyhow – got mad, had
dinner at the Happy Panda and
wound up out of my way at a
yardage store. I think I shall
quit mending and sewing – the
joy is gone.
Why can’t you catch your
cat?? Well, cheetahs can ac-
celerate from 0-40 mph in two
seconds.
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Lower Columbia Lewis & Clark Rock concert p o s t e r e x h i b i t
may be only rock and roll, “They’re unique because they
trail topic of upcoming program but It Steve
Klein likes it. He likes were pieces of art created for
A program on the Lewis &
Clark Trail along the lower Co-
lumbia will be presented by
Keith Hay, co-author of The
Lewis and Clark Columbia Riv-
er Water Trail, on Wednesday,
April 28 at 1:00 and 7:00 p.m.,
be in the Columbia Center Au-
ditorium, 375 S. 18th Street, St.
Helens.
The Lewis and Clark expedi-
tion traveled the final 450 miles
of their journey to the Pacific
Ocean entirely by water, the
last segment along the Colum-
bia River. Beginning near the
Bonneville Dam, the lower Co-
lumbia has been designated
the Lewis and Clark Columbia
River Water Trail in recognition
of its rich historical signifi-
cance. With this authoritative
guide, today’s water-traveling
explorer, or motorist, bicyclist,
or hiker, can discover the
unique landscapes and history
of the lower Columbia and
imagine what this awesome,
untamed terrain may have
looked like during the time of
Lewis and Clark.
Hay is an avid outdoorsman
and kayaker with a long career
in wildlife ecology and conser-
vation. His interest in the Lewis
and Clark expedition began in
1963, when he joined the U.S.
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
and worked with the first na-
tional Lewis and Clark Trail
Commission. In 1966 he re-
ceived the commission’s Jeffer-
son Peace Medal for his two-
year study of the expedition’s
route, and co-authored “The
Lewis and Clark Trail: A Pro-
posal for Development,“ which
recommended a plan for creat-
ing and preserving a “recre-
ational ribbon” along the
eleven-state trail.
Hay is a founder and past
president of the Oregon Chap-
ter of the National Lewis and
Clark Trail Heritage Founda-
tion, vice-president of the
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
Oregon. He is also a founder
and national advocate for the
American Greenways Pro-
gram.
For more information on the
Literary Arts Series, contact the
St. Helens Public Library at
503.397.4544 or the St. Helens
Book Shop at 503-397-4917.
All events are offered to the
public for no charge.
it so much that he’s devoted a
good deal of his life – and
every nook and cranny in his
home – to his collections all
forms of rock and roll memora-
bilia. His rock concert posters
are on display at Kathrin
Cawein Gallery until April 17.
“Most of my posters are from
the ‘60s and ‘70s,” Klein said,
just one night. I love posters
from the Fillmore Auditorium,
Avalon and Family Dog ven-
ues, and the ‘psychedelic era’ .”
The Kathrin Cawein Gallery,
on the Pacific University cam-
pus, is open Monday through Fri-
day from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free.
Gallery at Columbia Center seeks
designers & illustrators for show
All designers and illustrators
can participate in the May show
at the Gallery at Columbia Cen-
ter, which will spotlight art seen
every day but often over-
looked—the art in books, mag-
azines, advertising, movies,
tee shirts, greeting cards, pack-
aging, business publications
and stationery, posters, etc.
Artists are encouraged to
submit work in any medium.
Two and three-dimensional art
in any style, as well as photog-
raphy are welcome. Art accept-
ance is Monday, May 3, from
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Gallery
at Columbia Center, 375 S.
18th Street, St Helens. This ex-
hibit will remain on display until
May 28.
For more information on art
submissions contact Bonny
Wagoner, 503-366-0293, or
Patty Kadel, (503) 397-9174 or
email: phkadel@yahoo.com.
Unique jazz Mass at Pacific Univ.
A new arrangement of the
only jazz Mass ever commis-
sioned by the Vatican will be
presented by Pacific Universi-
ty’s Jazz Band and Chamber
Singers on Saturday, May 8, at
7:30 p.m. in McCready Hall on
campus.
Mary Lou Williams, whose
expressive sacred music was
among the first jazz music to be
played in the Catholic Church,
originally wrote “Mass for
Peace” for a jazz combo and
five voices. A new arrangement
by Michael Burch-Pesses, di-
rector of bands at Pacific, fea-
tures a 17-piece jazz band and
24-voice choir.
In 1969, the secretary of the
Pontifical Commission on Jus-
tice and Peace commissioned
Williams to write what would
become her third Mass. It was
originally entitled “Mass for
Peace.”
“Although hers was the only
Mass commissioned by the
Vatican, it never gained wide-
spread popularity,” Burch-
Pesses said. “Mary Lou Wil-
liams was an African American
woman who didn’t have a
recording contract and who
had the bad luck to receive the
commission just when Leonard
Bernstein’s Mass and Jesus
Christ Superstar were gaining
fame. I have always thought it a
shame that the piece didn’t get
its due and I am delighted to be
bringing it into the light. I am
especially pleased that we will
be debuting the arrangement
on what would have been her
94th birthday.”
The Mass has 16 move-
ments and lasts 45 minutes.
General admission for this
performance is $5, and $3 for
students and senior citizens.
Tickets are available at the
door or in advance through the
box office at 503-352-2918.
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