The INDEPENDENT, May 20, 2004
Bits & Bites
By Jacqueline Ramsay
Dorothy,
didn’t
y o u
k n o w
t h a t
Stoney
P o i n t
Road is
in
Not
Kansas?
Anyway, your house does look
neat the way you dumped it. A
good conversation piece.
You can see more of the Old
Mill since they bulldozed out
more of the berries around the
lake. I still pray they are plan-
ning a play area among that
group of trees left standing. If
not – think about it, folks.
Shadow is having a ball scout-
ing out smells of who knows
what in all that dirt and dug up
plant life. I notice lots of folks
are exploring the now accessi-
ble parts of the mill you could-
n’t see before. I do hope they
realize if they stumble and get
hurt it’s their fault – Park folks
maybe should put up “no fault
fall” signs.
Going to Mist I had to stop
for the county boys – cutting
down overhanging trees from
the high banks. Thank you –
There are a lot more I can point
out to you.
Enjoy the delays on our city
streets. We will miss all those
friendly folks when their job is
finished, but not all the noise.
Whee – it sure breaks into your
concentration.
Oh yes – for those following
my shopping saga. I went to
the Dress Barn in Seaside. No
blouses like I wanted but after
one hour of looking I did buy a
couple of sheer Big Shirt blous-
es. I guess I’m doomed to buy
yardage and make what I want.
Oh dear.
I do hope you voted for 9-1-
1.
And, by the way – It is
anatomically impossible for a
person to lick his own elbow.
Page 9
Author to discuss hiking in Oregon PCC offers “Streamers”, a drama
at Columbia Center in St. Helens
“Streamers”, a play by David at PCC. Mullins has directed
Douglas Lorain, the author
of Backpacking Oregon, Back-
packing Washington, and other
books, will show slides and tell
stories from his new book —
100 Classic Hikes in Oregon,
an all-color photography guide
to the best hikes in every cor-
ner of the Beaver State — on
Tuesday, May 25, 7:00 p.m. at
Columbia Center in St. Helens.
If you’re looking for ideas on
where to hit the trails with a vir-
tual guarantee of great scenery
and having a terrific time, then
this is the book and the evening
for you.
Lorain began hiking at an
early age, and has hiked al-
most 17,000 miles in his home
state of Oregon, plus about
13,000 miles in other states
and Canadian provinces. Over
time, he has been charged by a
grizzly bear, stared down a
mountain lion, been bitten by a
rattlesnake, was shot at once
by a hunter, nearly washed
away attempting river fords,
and served as lunch for count-
less thousands of mosquitoes
and ticks. He has also seen
some of the most beautiful
scenery on Earth.
According to Lorain, his fa-
vorite quote was written by an
anonymous person in a
climbers’ register on a peak in
Nevada. It read simply: “I’ll hire
this God. I like His work.”
Columbia Center is located
at 375 S. 18th St. in St. Helens.
The Literary Arts Series is a
collaboration of the St. Helens
Public Library, the Friends of
the St. Helens Public Library,
St. Helens Book Shop and Co-
lumbia Learning Center. All
events are offered to the public
for no charge. For more infor-
mation, call St. Helens Public
Library at 503-397-4544 or St.
Helens Book Shop at 503-397-
4917.
Rabe, will be presented at Port-
land Community College (PCC)
at 7:30 p.m., May 20, 21, 22
and 27, 28 and 29.
The drama centers on a sto-
ry of a young gay man in the
straight world of the U.S. Army
in 1966 and his discussions
with his straight, very drunk,
sergeants. The play contains
adult language, situations and
nudity.
This play marks the directo-
rial retirement for Rick Mullins,
theater and speech instructor
numerous plays in the Portland
area. The cast features PCC
students plus guest actor, Ken-
neth Dembo.
Tickets are $5 for students,
staff and seniors, and $7 for
general admission. Tickets can
be purchased in advance at the
Sylvania Campus Bookstore,
or by calling 503-977-4949 or
at the door starting at 6:30 p.m.
The performance will take
place at the Performing Arts
Center at the Sylvania Cam-
pus, 12000 SW 49 Avenue.
Members of the comunity
are invited to join us
in celebrating our
one year
Anniversay!
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