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hanks to all who entered this year’s HaikuFest, to the judges for their dedication in selecting the winners from the 145 entries, and to Gary Meyers for coordinating it all.

Everyone who submitted haikus — and even those who didn’t but thought about it — are invited to our HaikuFest Reception at CRR’s office, 1333 14th Ave., Longview, Tuesday, April 5, 2–3pm. If you plan to attend, please email publisher@crreader.com (noting “HaikuFest RSVP” on the subject line) so we can notify you if the date changes due to globe-trotting Gary Meyer’s serendipitous travel schedule.

Gary happened to be in Tokyo at the time this issue was being put to bed and he made a valiant effort from afar — sending emails and leaving multiple phone messages at weird times of day, even proposing a Skype call to make sure we properly pulled the final details together. A former Marine, Gary never drops the ball. Semper fidelis, even in non-national security matters.

HaikuFest has been Gary’s “baby” for seven years and I’m sure he is beginning to wonder if this baby will

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Sue’s Views

We were sorry to learn of the recent passing of Rose Putnam who faithfully sent in her haiku entries each year, always reflecting a gentle wisdom, humor and spunk. Though we never met her, Gary and I almost felt like we knew Rose, who was 95. In her memory, we would like to share one of her past submissions:

been, had he been willing to taste the Brussels Sprouts with Warm Mustard Dressing served at his recent dinner gathering centering around his Cuban-inspired chicken (see story, page 20). “Try ‘em, you’ll like ‘em,” everyone urged. But Paul Thompson would not budge. “You can’t make me,” he insisted, arms crossed.

Haiku I can do Just make me understand it Haiku does not rhyme.

Grilling, broiling or sautéing Brussels sprouts instead of boiling them seems to make all the difference. They’re worth getting re-acquainted with for their beautiful bright color and their nutritional value, being rich in Vitamins C and B-6, potassium and fiber.

~ Have you noticed Brussels sprouts

HaikuFest, Brussels sprouts and thinking green ever grow up and move out. The answer? Not yet, Gary. HaikuFest 2017 is already on the schedule.

Readers like this thing Just count all the entries, sir We can’t stop it now!

being sold on the stalk in local produce departments lately? Brussels sprouts get a bad rap and some people just can’t get past their childhood memories of the overcooked, nasty-tasting mushy little balls. But the miniature cabbage head-like vegetables are in the food trend spotlight these days. They are practically in the gourmet category!

You might be surprised — as the Man in the Kitchen surely would have

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ON THE COVER Statue of Sacajawea in Washington Park, Portland, viewed from the west. It was sculpted by Alice Cooper from Denver, Colorado and unveiled in 1905 at the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition. It depicts Sacajawea pointing the way westward.

Nobody eats enough vegetables, the nutritionists tell us. But moving onward toward spring, we can look forward to farmers markets and fresh local produce. In the meantime, think green! And be sure to eat your Brussels sprouts.

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Letter to the Editor / Besides CRR...What Are You Reading?

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Cover to Cover ~ Book Review / Bestsellers List

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Dispatch from the Discovery Trail: Sacajawea

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Miss Manners

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Biz Buzz

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HaikuFest 2016 Winners

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Northwest Gardener on the Go ~ Succulents

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Armchair Travel: Aloha from above

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On Our Mountain / Ranger Reflections

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American First Ladies’ Hats

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Half a Century: The Astoria Bridge

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Lewis & Clark Trail Run

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Where Do You Read the Reader?

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Man in the Kitchen: Cutting up Chicken

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Astronomy ~ Gravitational waves, etc.

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Owners of Adult Family Homes Band Together

24-25 Outings & Events Calendar 26

Columbia River Dining Guide

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Columbia Artists Spring show with Scott McRae

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Lower Columbia Informer ~ Experience Mobile VR

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Movie Reviews by Dr. Bob Blackwood

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Letter to the Editor

Human errors abound The spelling thing is so very funny from this end, maybe we have another story for you!

BESIDES COLUMBIA RIVER READER...

What are you reading?

The article and recipe look great; I hope that we gain some PI Day converts. More than two would be fantastic!

Tourtiere recipe. Sorry to pile on...

Back in the early 80s (long before email!) I received a small pile of letters one day, and three or so of them had misspelled my name, each in a different way.

“Huh! I wonder how many ways one can misspell Neil Skogland?” I asked out loud. A collection was born, with only one rule: No purposeful misspellings were allowed. But they add up quickly, since Neil, Niel, Nel and Neal, together with Skogland, Skoglund, Skoagland and Skogalund can produce 16 different spellings, only one correct. Niel Skiglaud?

A combination of i-before-e, finger slip and quick reading, I think.

Drum roll: I believe that I’m over 120 entries now; I haven’t checked for a while. I’m not sure that it will make you feel any better to learn that “Neil Skoagland” is not an original entry — I’m sure I got that one long ago.

I’ll be checking my collection file soon!

Neil Skogland Walden Island, Silver Lake, Wash.

Editor’s note: Mr.Skogland responded to my apologies for misspelling his name as “Skoagland”in one of the four times it appeared in the Feb. 15 issue. Apparently, we also misspelled “toutritere.” I told him since acquiring CRR I have learned it is impossible to achieve a “perfect” issue. I now eat crow regularly and no longer am so quick to criticize other publications for typos.

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By Alan Rose

Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No, to Take Control of Your life By Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

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argaret Smith first read Boundaries more than 20 years ago. She continues to return to the book when she needs a “refresher.”

“It’s about setting clear boundaries for your life,” she says. “It discusses what boundaries are, how to develop them, and how to resolve boundary conflicts.”

First published in 1992, Boundaries’ authors, Henry Cloud and John Townsend, assert that “boundaries define who we are and who we are not.” They are talking about mental and emotional as well as physical boundaries.

Margaret continues to find the book helpful in negotiating the often complex world of relationships.

“People will try and

cross your personal boundaries,” she said. “This can be a challenge, especially when it’s friends or family members. We think, ‘If I set and keep my boundaries, will I lose relationships?’”

Cloud and Townsend’s book offers a Christian faith-based approach to relationships, but it’s not a religious text, said Margaret, who has over the years recommended the book to friends who do not identify themselves as Christians.

She will probably be reading it again in the future. “The book has helped me think through how to set and maintain my boundaries without sacrificing my relationships.”

••• Attention, Readers!

We’d love to hear what you are reading. Please contact CRR’s Book Reviewer Alan Rose at alan@alan-rose. com or the publisher/editor at publisher@crreader.com if you’ve read a good book lately and would like to be miniinterviewed by Alan for a future “What Are You Reading?” article.

Margaret Smith is a retired elementary school teacher from the Longview School District.

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Top 10 Bestsellers PAPERBACK FICTION

PAPERBACK NON-FICTION

1. My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17 2. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16 3. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17 4. The Revenant Michael Punke, Picador USA, $16 5. Uprooted Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $16 6. Brooklyn Colm Toibin, Scribner, $15 7. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15 8. The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $16 9. Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $15.95 10. Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Broadway, $16

1. H Is for Hawk Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16 2. Doctor Who Coloring Book Price Stern Sloan, $14.99 3. The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17 4. Astoria Peter Stark, Ecco, $15.99 5. Missoula Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $16.95 6. On the Move Oliver Sacks, Vintage, $16.95 7. Harry Potter Magical Creatures Coloring Book Scholastic, $15.99 8. The Big Short Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95 9. The Mindfulness Coloring Book: Volume Two Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95 10. Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16

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1. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27 2. The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s, $27.99 3. Midnight Sun Jo Nesbo, Knopf, $23.95 4. My Name Is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26 5. Lovecraft Country Matt Ruff, Harper, $26.99 6. Felicity Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95 7. Go Set a Watchman Harper Lee, Harper, $27.99 8. Fates and Furies Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95 9. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95 10. The Japanese Lover Isabel Allende, Atria, $28

HARDCOVER NON-FICTION 1. When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25 2. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99 3. The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero Timothy Egan, Houghton Mifflin, $28 4. Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26 5. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24 6. Spark Joy Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $18.99 7. Gratitude Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $17 8. Dark Money Jane Mayer, Doubleday, $29.95 9. The Road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95 10. Big Magic Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $24.95

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1. The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99 2. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $8.99 3. American Gods Neil Gaiman, HarperTorch, $7.99 4. The Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99 5. The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $9.99 6. 11/22/63 Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99, 7. Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99 8. The Sword of Shannara Terry Brooks, Del Rey, $7.99 9. Endangered C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.99 10. Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9

1. Unicorn vs. Goblins Dana Simpson, Andrews McMeel, $9.99 2. Pax Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $16.99 3. Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Philomel, $18.99 4. Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99 5. The Smell of Other People’s Houses Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, Wendy Lamb Books, $17.99 6. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $19.99 7. Nimona Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $12.99 8. Carry On Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin’s Griffin, $19.99 9. The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99 10. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary Pablo Hidalgo, DK Publishing, $19.99

CLIP AND SAVE for easy reference at your bookstore or when browsing at your local library, bookshop, e-book source or book-loving friend’s shelf.

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The Secret Chord

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new work from Geraldine Brooks is always cause for celebration. The author of the Pulitzer prize-winning March, as well as People of the Book and Caleb’s Crossing, she recounts the story of David in her most recent historical novel. The Secret Chord brings the biblical world, pulsing and raw, to life in the same way Anita Diamant did for the story of Ruth in The Red Tent.

King to his people, slave to his passions To my surprise, I found myself strangely moved by their rituals. Are we not all of us thankful for the soft, soaking rains that bring the harvest, and for the golden ears of ripening grain? We all fear the power of the lightning that rends the heavens. If they call these things Dagon or Baal, what of it? Elohim hayyim, our one living God, who knows all, must know that the thanks and the awe belong to him. Can it matter so much to him that some people need a statue in order to pray? ~ from The Secret Chord

The prophet Nathan, the king’s most trusted advisor, confessor and conscience, is given the task of writing a chronicle of David and his time.

Nathan sets out to glean the full story from those who knew David, as a shepherd boy, as the slayer of Goliath, as an outlaw hiding from the jealous Saul, and finally as the king who built an empire by uniting Judah and Israel, and establishing his capital in Jerusalem.

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The 10th century BCE was a brutal age, and Brooks doesn’t flinch from the brutality: David slaughters the Moabites, including the women and the children, actions we would call genocide today. In order for David to marry Saul’s daughter Michal, Saul requires that he brings one hundred Philistine foreskins. Always the overachiever, David brings two hundred foreskins. (Neither the Old Testament nor Brooks tell us what exactly Michal was supposed to do with two hundred foreskins.)

actually existed, for no people would invent such a flawed figure for a national hero.”

Neither does Brooks shy away from the sexually graphic—either in describing David’s love relationship with Saul’s son, Jonathan, or in the brutal rape of David’s daughter Tamar by his son, Amnon.

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David is a complex man in Brooks’ telling, as he is in the Books of Samuel and 1 Kings. Courageous, charismatic, a leader adored by his people, he is also a slave to his passions, as witnessed in that whole messy episode with Bathsheba. While there is little historical evidence, apart from the Bible, that David ever existed, Brooks cites in her afterword a biblical scholar who concludes “David must have

As narrator, Nathan is a man of his age, yet one who also transcends it. In him, we see one of those remarkable evolutionary beings who embodies a greater humanity to which (we hope) humankind is evolving. He will become the tutor and surrogate father to the only son of David’s who was David’s equal, the boy the world would come to know as the wise and judicious King Solomon.

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Lewis & Clark This bronze figure of Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste by American sculptor Alice Cooper was the centerpiece for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon, 1905, unveiled in a ceremony attended by Susan B. Anthony and other prominent feminists. The heroicsized statue, which contains 20 tons of copper, was moved to Washington Park in 1906. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0

She helped ensure success

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n the United States, there are more statues of the Indian woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their western journey than of any other woman. Sacajawea has appeared in paintings and films, on postage stamps and on the U.S. dollar coin introduced in 2000. Nobody knows what she really looked like, but we have all heard about the teenage mother who carried her baby across half the continent and back with the Corps of Discovery. Her presence contributed to their success and, without her, the Lewis and Clark Expedition likely would have ended in failure.

Sacajawea, Sakakawea, or Sacagawea?

The correct spelling for her name depends on which source is consulted; there is no consensus. “Sacajawea” is the Shoshone spelling and means “boat pusher,” while “Sakakawea” is the Hidatsa spelling meaning “bird woman.” Lewis and Clark, with no idea how to spell her name, usually referred to her as “Squar,” or (meaning?)

“Indian Woman.”

The few times they tried to write it, they spelled her name phonetically.

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“this stream we called Sah-ca-garwe-ahor bird womann’s river, after our interpreter the Snake woman.”

Thus, many people believe the Hidatsa pronunciation (“Tsakakawea) is correct. Most people now spell it “Sacagawea,” but we will use “Sacajawea” in this column, to match the spelling of the lake in the center of Longview, Wash.

Subject to interpretation One of the first things Lewis and Clark did in November 1804 when they arrived at the Mandan Indian villages in present-day North Dakota cont page 7

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was to hire a French-Canadian fur trader named Toussaint Charbonneau, “as an interpreter through his wife.”

Charbonneau, born about 1758, could not speak English, but he did speak a little Hidatsa. There were other Frenchmen they could have hired, but Charbonneau had something that Lewis and Clark knew would be most valuable in the coming year — two Shoshone wives.

Do not pass “Go” During the first weeks at the Mandan villages, they talked with many Indians and came to realize there was no direct water route to the Pacific Ocean. It was clear they would have to portage across the Stoney (Rocky) Mountains.

The Shoshone (Snake) Indians lived near the headwaters of the Missouri and had horses that Lewis and Clark would need to make the passage. To obtain horses, however, they would need some way to communicate with the Shoshones.

and a few letters and records kept after the journey are the only written information modern-day researchers can use. There are, however, several oral histories about Sacajawea that have been passed down among different Indian tribes over the last 200 years.

These offer tantalizing — and often conflicting — information, making it impossible to know the truth.

While no written records exist to confirm it, Sacajawea was likely born in 1788 near present-day Salmon, Idaho. Shoshone Indians made annual trips into present-day Montana to dig roots and to hunt for buffalo, elk and deer. In 1800 while at their summer camp west of present-day Bozeman, Montana, Sacajawea and several other Shoshone girls were taken captive by a band of marauding Indians. Later, the girls were sold to some Hidatsa Indians living near the Mandan villages in North Dakota.

One of the kidnapped girls escaped, enroute, but Sacajawea, believing it would be impossible to find the way back to her people, accepted her fate as a 12-year-old captive. She learned the Hidatsa language and was adopted into their tribe. At 14, she was sold (or lost in a gambling debt) to Charbonneau.

She was pregnant a year later when she was told to prepare for the long trip.

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On February 11, 1805, speak Shoshone. Even Sacajawea gave birth then, communication to a boy. Charbonneau would be difficult — Captains Lewis named him Jean Baptiste, after his and Clark would speak to Private father, but his Indian name was Francois Labiche, who would repeat it “Pomp,” meaning “first born.” After in French to Charbonneau, who would leaving Fort Mandan in April 1805, translate it to Hidatsa and Sacajawea it took the Corps of Discovery four would translate it into Shoshone. By months to reach the place Sacajawea the time the response came back, six had been captured five years earlier. translations would take place; errors were bound to creep in.

She began to recognize familiar landmarks and told Lewis and Clark Oral traditions they were getting to the Shoshone Surprisingly, little is known about lands. In August, Sacajawea was Sacajawea. Indians didn’t keep written reunited with her birth tribe. One of histories. The journals kept by the men the women who rushed to greet her of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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GENTLE READER: Your housemate’s ownership of the room is equal to your own, Miss Manners is afraid. But this also means that, without being provocatively inconsiderate, you need not refrain from using that room as well. And yes, watching television might be one of those things. If the noise bothers him, you may then say, “Perhaps you would like to nap in another room where you can have more privacy.”

2. DEAR MISS MANNERS: The couple next door, with whom I have begun to build a good relationship, went on an overseas vacation and asked one of their friends to house-sit for two weeks.

Today, I noticed four other cars parked in front of their house. From the chatter over the fence, I could hear that the house sitter had invited a small group of people to the house for a gathering.

I do not know if my neighbors gave the house sitter permission to invite guests.

When my neighbors return, how can I delicately broach the subject without sounding accusatory toward the house sitter, but in a way that would make my neighbor aware of what happened?

GENTLE READER: Were they causing a neighborhood disturbance? Other than commanding your attention to watch, Miss Manners means.

You do not know if the arrangement allowed the house sitter to entertain. If you feel you must speak up, Miss Manners will allow you to say something like, “How wonderful to have friends whom you can trust. They were so considerate when they threw their party at your house last week. We hardly heard a peep.”

If your neighbors balk, you can look shocked saying, “Oh, dear. I just assumed that you knew.”

3. DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our family suffered a flooding disaster, resulting in temporary displacement from our home. We are currently in the repair process and have received numerous gifts ranging from hot meals, to clothing and shoes for our children, to help demolishing aspects of the home in preparation for repair.

How should one thank people? Would people expect a thank-you note in this circumstance?

GENTLE READER: Don’t you WANT to thank them?

Of course, you will have thanked them at the time. But a letter is a serious way of showing appreciation, beyond the simple spoken thanks you toss off for trivial courtesies.

When you ask if thanks are expected, Miss Manners hopes that you are not implying that this is a form of payment demanded by those who have been kind to you. Thanks are expected, on the part of generous people, in the sense that they want to hear that their contributions were appreciated because they made a difference.

Miss Manners imagines that these efforts have indeed been valuable to you. And even if they were not, she would want you to understand that such was the intention and react accordingly.

If they have not inspired you to express your gratitude, they should at least suggest to you how useful it is to be the beneficiary of largesse, and make you want to encourage that.

4. DEAR MISS MANNERS: From time to time, when I do an act of kindness or generosity with no agenda (although I don’t mind being well thought-of), the recipient reacts with, “You shouldn’t have” or “You didn’t have to.” In the latter case, I sometimes smile and say, “The only thing I have to do is die.” Is there an appropriate verbal response I can proffer in those situations?

GENTLE READER: “But I wanted to.”

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was the girl that had escaped after Sacajawea had been captured. The journals say the chief of the Shoshone tribe turned out to be Sacajawea’s brother, but since all men in the tribe were referred to as brothers, fathers, or grandfathers, there is some question if he was her biological brother.

A tense moment occurred shortly after Sacajawea returned to her people. Lewis wrote, “The father frequently disposes of his infant daughters in marriage to men who are grown or to men who have sons for whom they think proper to provide wives. the compensation given in such cases usually consists of horses or mules which the father receives at the time of contract and converts to his own use. The girl remains with her parents until she is conceived to have obtained the age of puberty which with them is considered to be the age or 13 or 14 years. Sah-cargar-we-ah had been thus disposed of before she was taken by the Minnetares, or had arrived to the years of puberty. The husband was yet living and with this band. He was more than double her age and had two other wives. He claimed her as a wife but said that as she had had a child by another man, who was Charbono, that he did not want her.

Surprisingly, Sacajawea showed little or no interest in staying with her people. Most of her family was dead, and she had enjoyed life with the Hidatsa Indians. When the Expedition returned from the Pacific in 1806, they found no trace of the Shoshone Indians. Sacajawea returned to the Mandan villages with Charbonneau and their son and probably never saw her native family again.

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orthwest Voices invites the public to two events on Wednesday, April 13, featuring mystery author Kate DyerSeeley, who also writes under the name of Ellie Alexander. The first event is a writing workshop from 3:30–5pm in Main 147 at Lower Columbia College in Longview. The second is a reading at the Longview Public Library beginning at 7pm in the auditorium located on the first floor.

Kate Dyer-Seeley writes the Pacific Northwest Mystery Series for Kensington Publishing, featuring a young journalist, Meg Reed, who bills herself as an intrepid adventurer in order to land a gig writing for Northwest Extreme. Only Meg’s idea of sport is climbing onto the couch without spilling her latte.

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Ms. Dyer-Seeley lives with her husband and son in the Pacific Northwest, where you can find her hitting the trail, relaxing at an artisan coffee shop, or at her favorite pub.

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All events are free and open to the public. Northwest Voices is funded by the Longview Public Library and Lower Columbia College, Friends of the LPL, LPL Foundation, LCC Foundation, and LCC’s ASLCC. For more information, call 360-4425309.

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HAIKUFEST draws 145 entries

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nce again, the Columbia River Reader HaikuFest has ended on a successful note with entries being received from every corner of the globe.

Perhaps indicative of the fastpaced lives we lead, 52 entries arrived within 12 hours of the closing bell and 10 —all excellent, I might add — arrived on February 26th, too late to make the deadline.

2016 marks the seventh year CRR has sponsored this event and the interest appeared as strong this year as ever. We continue to be gratified that you, our loyal readers, take time out to indulge us.

As we’ve said before, our HaikuFests have never been about taking things too seriously. They’ve been about

fun, about introducing you to the poetry genre which originated in 17th century Japan and providing you the opportunity to craft your own haiku. The judges see many familiar names each year; it’s like hearing from neighbors and family and renewing old friendships.

I’m announcing here that I may be turning my responsibilities over to the judging staff, all of whom are smarter than I. The poets are using terms that tell me I am losing it. Example: Lois Brudi referred to a “Theremin.”

I thought it was a typo or a cold medicine. Google told me it’s a Russian musical instrument that the musician doesn’t even touch. JR MacKenzie used “satori” in one of his haiku, causing another deer-in-the-headlight

HaikuFest founder Gary Meyers grew up in Longview and now lives in Honolulu and is a frequent CRR contributor. He is pictured here at the panda park in Chengdu, China. He wrote: “Pandas are cute and cuddly if you don't forget that they are bears and can kill you with a single swipe of their paw. This one was eating an apple and I encouraged the Chinese photographer to snap the picture before the panda reached the apple core!”

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look on my face. My increasingly dog-eared Google indicated that “satori” is the Zen Buddhist term for enlightenment or awakening.

Thank you, JR, for awakening and enlightening me. Then there was Steve Townsend and his reference to ”Siri.” I nervously wondered how Steve could possibly know my old girlfriend. The light bulb eventually came on, but weakly: Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface. Sorry, Steve. Siri cannot submit a haiku under your name.

If I stay, I will be proposing a new rule that no haiku will be accepted which contains words having the potential to embarrass the chief judge’s intelligence (or lack thereof).

Here, then, are the haiku which garnered the most attention from the judges. I should note that only one, Jan Zuccarini’s, got every vote.

Read the winning haikus, page 10.

ainier Mayor Jerry Cole will declare April “The Month of HOPE at the next city council meeting and encourage the public to join in support of the food bank during its “Keep HOPE Alive” annual community campaign.

HOPE (“Help Our People Eat”) has served Rainier residents in need for the past 28 years as part of the ColumbiaPacific Food Bank and relies upon volunteers and the community’s generous financial support to operate.

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Helpers in the food pantry are needed to organize food, stock shelves and assist clients with paperwork and food selection. Anyone interested in filling a regular time slot may contact Executive Director Bert Jepson, 503-320-9435 or drop by the food bank.

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While it’s important to exercise, it’s even more important for your health to move your body. In fact, being sedentary is now considered to be a risk factor. The US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health and the CDC share important findings on this topic.

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You can support healthier hearts. Please join us for the 2016 American Heart Association Heart and Stroke Walk, Saturday, May 14, at Martin’s Dock at

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inter will soon be behind us and Pacific Northwest gardeners will begin to venture into their outdoor spaces to dream of spring plant placement and summer patio displays. With succulents becoming popular and marketed as mainstream for every home, it would be beneficial to learn a little more about these plants and their cultural requirements.

Tender, non-winter-hardy succulents have appeared in our nurseries and garden centers over the last couple of years and are gaining A healthy specimen Agave and a vacationing Northwest popularity for local home gardener, Jim Chennault, at the Desert Botanical Garden and garden use. We put them in Phoenix, Arizona, January 2016. maintain micro-climates emulating indoors in front of a sunny window; the deserts of Arizona. Being “savvy” but how would they transition to is all about growing knowledge and outdoors? Yes, you can transform your expanding confidence. porch or patio into an arid showplace, enjoying the plants found in dry, hot, Water sun-drenched climates not typically Succulents are resistant to dry found in the Pacific Northwest. conditions. They are not only tolerant However, we can also create and of extreme drought, but their structure

assures that they will survive in climates that receive minimum amounts of rainfall throughout the year. Their unique composition allows succulents, such as Agave cultivars, to store the maximum amount of water during rain periods.

New Mexico, where the temperatures drop below freezing in the winter.

Although the mountains are covered with snow the precipitation is minimal.

The native soil is a loose gravel, providing fast drainage.

Plant your Agave into a pot just big enough to accommodate the roots. Do not use a tray underneath and keep it elevated on a riser or “pot feet.” During wet weather, move it under a roof overhang where is will not be exposed to rain. Use a gravel based soil mix that drains quickly. Do not water until it has been dry for at least a month. Then, cont page 14

Broad agave leaves are thick walled and made up of thousands of water-storage cells. The vase-like form of these huge leaves captures water droplets and funnel them to the roots.

The leaves hug the ground, preventing evaporation of water from the soil surface.

Success for succulents, such as the Agave (above) in Northwest gardens depends on keeping them out of the rain. Many varieties are hardy to extreme cold. For instance, Agave neomexicana grows in the mountains of

Nancy Chennault and her husband, Jim Chennault, operate The Gardens @ Sandy Bend in Castle Rock. Nearing retirement, Nancy is morphing into “Northwest Gardener on the Go!” and will write intermittently in CRR about her travels and observations relative to Northwest gardening.

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water it until the water comes out the bottom of the pot and the soil is evenly moist. Fertilize with a well-diluted solution of all- purpose houseplant food a couple of times during the summer.

Heat • Sun Succulents appreciate sun. Your home may be well heated in winter or the corner of the shaded deck heats up in summer afternoons, but neither of these will have enough sun to sustain a succulent. Find a spot to place your pots

Aloes bloom in the their natural setting in winter, as seen in the Desert Botanical Garden in January.

of succulents where they receive the hottest of the afternoon sun. A westfacing window or patio with enough overhang to protect from rain is ideal.

You may need to move them about a bit when the sun changes with the seasons, but the health of your collection will be worth the additional effort. Think “too hot for bare feet” or too much glare for comfortable sunbathing and your succulents will be happy. If you have enjoyed your plants indoors for the winter months and are going to display them outdoors for the summer, transition them slowly. Just like human skin, the leaves of the succulents will burn without an opportunity to get used to the intensity of summer sun.

Aloha from above Story by Shirley Smith

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ur destination in Hawaii this year was Kauai, better known as the “garden island.” The lush tropical landscape is the reason for the name and since 70 percent of the island is inaccessible, we decided to take a helicopter tour to “see it all.”

Friends had recommended Jack Harter Helicopters. Since 1962 this company has been dedicated to safety and quality. Our pilot had been flying this tour for 29 years and showed exemplary knowledge of the diverse lore, legends, geology, and ecosystems. The two-way intercom with individual headset mikes made hearing his spiel easy and our questions could be answered on the spot.

We opted for the four passenger (plus pilot) Hughes 500 and with some reluctance (from me) we chose the model with “doors off!” The seat belts were more like a harness or child seat and we felt secure with the wide-open view.

The flight was 65 minutes long, so we could fly slower, lower and make more turns along the Na Pali coast and through the valleys. Since a large portion of Kauai’s interior contain

properties, that do well in the house or outdoors during the summer. Many of them will bloom for you.

Your attention to the nurturing of your succulents may also result in the appearance of succulent “babies.”

The Variegated Agave pictured at left is surrounded by “pups.” This next generation of Agave plants can be gently separated from the mother plant and shared with friends and family, who surely have become admirers of your thriving succulent collection.

Going to the desert?

Agave will multiply by sprouting young plants around its base.

Rewards As you become the savvy succulent gardener, happy plants will reward you with blossoms now and again, just like a spring in the desert. Aloe vera is the medicinal succulent prized for the gel found inside the leaves. There are many varieties of aloe, all with healing

If you are spending time this winter in central Arizona, be sure to go to the Desert Botanical Garden, located at 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix. The outing will inspire you to become a confident grower of tender succulents available locally this spring. If traveling before May 8th, be sure to extend your visit into the evening. Artist Bruce Munro’s Sonoran Lights fiber optic show is phenomenal.

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Armchair Travel dormant volcanoes, incredible valleys, and dozens of waterfalls, the views are spectacular.

Kauai has over 100 miles of coast and this includes over 50 miles of beaches — many accessible from the sea. The Na Pali coast is judged to be the steepest in the world. The view from the air clearly show the ancient sites of tribes and untouched wilderness. Two years ago, we took a trimaran along those coasts. It was great but no comparison to the sites seen from above.

Jack Harter has earned a great reputation as a dedicated businessman with highly-skilled, cont page 15

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Our temperature ran between 81–84º in the day and a balmy 66–70º at night. Golf can be very expensive unless you frequent the public courses.

For a one-two week vacation it is less expensive to rent your clubs than pay the airline’s extra baggage fee.

Natural and unnatural wonders

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pirit Lake’s remarkable biological story exemplifies the sense of wonder created by Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument’s mission of allowing natural processes to occur unimpeded by human beings. The May 18, 1980 eruption transformed the lake’s once cold, clear waters into primordial soup, a warm nutrient-rich broth of heavy metals, organic matter and logs.

Bacteria populations exploded in these ideal conditions, achieving some of the highest microbial rates ever recorded.

Surprisingly, within five years they had cleansed the lake to near pre-eruption conditions.

The island has many farmers markets and local fresh fish sites so we prefer staying in a condo — most of them have full kitchens and plentiful outside grills.

Since the Poipu area is getting very expensive, we prefer the Kapaa area.

The beach is swimmable and there is a wonderful walking path along the entire bay. The Hukelau was our favorite restaurant and we bi-passed the Starbucks for a funky little hippie coffee shop named Java Kai. If that is not your thing, the resorts have plenty of magnificent restaurants, but somehow they lack the “aloha spirit.”

That’s what brings us back every year.

Although the lake could have supported fish as early as 1985, they could not naturally reach it because of barriers created by the eruption, until 1990 when someone illegally introduced Rainbow Trout into Spirit Lake.

At the time this occurred, prolific food supplies had developed, which initially allowed the trout to achieve enormous sizes. As time passed, habitat conditions changed causing

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the fish to decrease 40 percent in size.

Today, osprey, bald eagles and river otters are routinely seen hunting for Spirit Lake’s treasured trout.

Mount St. Helens never ceases to amaze; for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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OUT • AND • ABOUT

Hats off to first ladies

First Christian Church, built in the Gothic Revival style in 1931 faces Lake Sacajawea and remains a cherished community landmark.

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he historic Longview First 25 years in the classroom, teaching Christian Church, located mostly second and third grades. “I at 2000 E. Kessler Blvd, loved every minute of it,” she said.

Longview, invites you to a “Hat Show From an early age, Vest loved to Collection” presentation by read, especially books like Longview native Barbara The Five Little Peppers and Vest, on Saturday, April Nancy Drew books. She 16, from 2–4pm. Over credits The President’s the last 15 years, Vest Lady, a biography has collected vintage of Rachel Jackson reproductions

by Irving Stone reflecting the styles which her father worn by first ladies recommended, for while living in catapulting her into a the White House. “life changing mode.”

Along with about 15 hats, anecdotes and “My interest has always historical photos will been with the first ladies,” be incorporated into the she said. And a special program. Refreshments will Martha Washington appreciation for their hats be served and a raffle drawing comes natural to Vest. held afterwards.

“I’ve been a person who’s loved hats Vest (formerly Barbara Howard) since I was 5 years old,” she said. She graduated from R. A. Long High eagerly anticipated Easter and the School in 1951, then earned degrees annual tradition of getting a new hat in education and American history at to wear with her Sunday best. Even University of Puget Sound. She spent today she still wears hats.

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dramatic flair, have combined into a unique creative outlet she thoroughly enjoys.

“It’s been fun...I love talking about it,” she said of her hat presentation.

Vest took up writing as an avocation in later years, writing My Dearest Patcy: The Early Years of Martha Washington, published in 2004 by Elton-Wolf Publishing. Subsequently, she has written another first lady book — this one on Rachel Jackson — ready to be published.

Vest, whose husband Jim passed away two years ago, lives in Lakewood, Wash., where she serves on the boards of Lakewood Playhouse and Lakewood Arts Commission. She said her love of history and education, boosted by a

Several members of First Christian Church got together and organized the special event as “a little moneymaking project for some extra things the church just can’t afford,” said church member Pat Roland, who is also Vest’s sister.

The presentation will be captivating, Roland said. “Barbara has a way of drawing in an audience. She puts on a real good show.”

••• Seating is limited. Tickets are available at the office of Columbia River Reader, 1333 14th Ave., Longview, Mon-WedFri. 11am–3pm. $10 suggested donation (with cash or checks payable to First Christian Church please).

OUT • AND • ABOUT

Astoria Bridge 50th anniversary to be celebrated in June

teamed up with the Oregon Highway Department, the Washington Toll Bridge Authority, and Washington’s Pacific County to fund a feasibility study. Ultimately, in 1957, the money was appropriated to prepare the plans and in 1961 funds for the bridge were appropriated by the Oregon and Washington legislators. After a design was chosen and approved for the bridge, construction began in August 1962.

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The project faced many obstacles: a massive amount of water flowing at 8-9 mph, Pacific storms with a

Story and photos by Ron Baldwin

The ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ at 50

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he Astoria-Megler Bridge marks a half-century this summer. The towering bridge at the mouth of the “River of the West,” between Astoria on the south bank and the smaller communities of Long Beach, Naselle, and South Bend/Raymond to the north was a dream that eluded developers for decades.

When Meriwether Lewis, standing on what was to become the Washington side of the river, asked the natives where the biggest volume of elk was to provide for the Core of Discovery’s hungry men, the natives replied “over there.” They pointed to Oregon’s Young’s River country that would become the winter home for the expeditionary force.

The explorers weren’t exactly anxious to cross the river here since the waves could reach alarming ferocity and a wind could come up in minutes that could swamp any of the party’s canoes.

They preferred to take a less dangerous course slightly upriver. Beginning in the 1840s, when Solomon Smith, Astoria’s first school teacher, lashed two canoes together to carry passengers and cargo across the waters, craft of various sizes and descriptions were used to cross with varying success. In 1921, Capt. Fritz Elfving established the first commercial ferry after beating out several other would-be operators.

Washington’s forests could not be trucked to the waiting docks at the Port of Astoria for shipment. Logs had to be rafted and moved to the port by water. The ferry could not be operated in inclement weather and at times got caught on one of the constantly moving sand bars.

Various attempts were mounted over the years to get the funding for a bridge across the Columbia, but the money failed to materialize until the Port of Astoria Chinook, Wash., resident Ron Baldwin loves the outdoors, old Volkswagens, fast cooking and music. Hear his jazz program 6–8pm on the 2nd and 4th Wed. from Astoria, Ore., on KTCB (89.5), KMUN (91.9), KCPB (90.9) or live stream online at coastradio.org. He may be reached at redravenaudio@hotmail. com

force exceeding 150 mph, and an ever-changing environment of sandbars and channels that would plague the designers and builders. The piers were constructed at Tongue Point, a former US Navy Base four miles upriver. The steel superstructure segments were built near Vancouver, Washington, more than 90 miles upriver, barged to Astoria and lifted into place with giant hydraulic jacks constructed especially for the purpose. Construction crews arrived from all over the country for the project, many of whom decided to stay in the area when the job was finished. The agreement between the states called for a toll to pay for construction over a 30 year period. cont page 23

MEASURING UP Astoria-Megler Bridge Total Length 21,474’ (approx. 4 miles) Main Span Length: 1223’ Clearance 196’ at mean high tide Width 28’ with two-14-foot lanes Bridge type Cantilever through-truss Beginning of Construction Nov. 5, 1962 End of Construction July 29, 1966 Total Cost- $24 million Daily Traffic Avg. 7,500

The ferry system that prevailed until 1921 was purchased by the State of Oregon in 1946. Even under state control the ferry system was inadequate for the volume of traffic which created a bottleneck that in tourist season often lasted two to three hours on either side. Moreover, large trucks were prevented from using the ferry. Logs from Southwest Columbia River Reader / March 15 – April 14, 2016 17

OUT • AND • ABOUT

Lewis and Clark Trail Run

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ewis and Clark National Historical Park hosts the first of a trail run series on Saturday, March 19 to “bid adieu” to winter at Fort Clatsop and greet the arrival of spring. The Lewis & Clark Trail Series includes several different exhilarating events along beautiful trails through forest landscapes, complete with a welcoming and friendly race atmosphere. All events are open to walkers and runners of all ages and provide the opportunity to experience the Northwest coast the way people have done it for thousands of years – on footpaths.

The first event in the Lewis & Clark Trail Series is Saturday morning, March 19. Come for either an approximately 5k or a 10k course

that features the Kwis Kwis Trail. The 10k run will include some long steep sections. The start/finish line will be at the Fort to Sea Trail parking area off of Fort Clatsop Road. Allow time to park at one of the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center parking lots, register at the visitor center, and then enjoy a half-mile warm-up hike on the Fort to Sea Trail to the start line prior to the 10:00am start.

Register that morning from 9– 9:30, at the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center. The cost to participate is the purchase of a $20 Annual Park Pass that grants entry into all of the 2016 Lewis & Clark Trail Series Events. Registration is free with any pass that allows entry into all of America’s National Parks.

Say goodbye to winter at Fort Clatsop March 19 A historical personage fires a shot to start the race in 2015.

Below, They’re off!

Photos courtesy of Fort Clatsop.

Participants younger than 18 need their parent or guardian to sign the registration.

The Lewis & Clark Trail Series is sponsored by the Lewis & Clark National Park Association, which supports park education and interpretative activities. Other events in the trail run series in the park are scheduled for June 25 and Sept. 24.

The park is open daily from 9–5.

Admission is $5 per adult and free for youth 15 and younger. Passes to National Park Service sites are accepted.

For more information, call the park at 503-861-2471 or visit www.nps.gov/ lewi or find the park on Facebook at LewisandClarkNationalHistoricalPark.

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MAN IN THE KITCHEN Cutting up chicken and

by Paul Thompson a Cuban concoction Story Photos by Perry Piper

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Here’s my take on how to cut up a chicken: First I cut it down the middle (vertically) following the backbone, along either side. Once halved, I cut off each wing to includes a generous portion of breast meat. I cut thigh portions following close along each side of the backbone. The legs I detach from the thigh and cook alone since they need less cooking time, and can be turned for more even browning on all sides. I cook the backbone and “pope’s nose” alone; it does include pockets of tasty meat. The breast meat not part of the wing remains attached to the ribs.

entucky Fried and Popeye’s have spent big bucks perfecting how to most efficiently cut up a chicken, but even then, I think some parts go to collectors of spare chicken parts for stews and stock.

That’s good. Nothing wasted.

I always purchase whole chickens, when available. I prefer smaller fowl, weighing around 3 – 3.5 lbs. They’re usually younger and more the size for a single man’s refrigerator/freezer. Organic chickens are usually of this smaller size, but are more expensive. The last chicken I purchased weighed 5.5 lbs. I dined with friends and we ate the entire chicken but cooked it in halves for a photo. Otherwise I might have cut it up and packaged part of it in zip lock bags to freeze for later.

Usually I bake chicken with a brush of garlic-laced olive oil or fry it in a combo of olive and canola oils, with crushed garlic added, of course. I like to brown it first on top of the stove before baking in a 350-degree oven.

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Add salt and pepper and toss. Grill Brussels sprouts cut side down on a medium hot grill until charred and c o o k e d through, about 5 minutes.

If using a broiler, place cut side up.

Meanwhile, sauté onions in 2 Tbl. olive oil until tender. Add mustard and honey and cook until honey starts to carmelize. Stir in vinegar, then add grilled Brussels sprouts; stir gently and serve.

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One of the two sites of the detecting instruments was over in Hanford, Washington, and the other in Livingston, Louisiana. It took both sites to confirm the signal as real so as to cancel out any local vibrations.

The sensitivity of these instruments is so fine that the wave that was detected was only about 1000th the size of a proton.

There are at least four more sites (Europe and India will be two) now being built around the world. I am sure we will hear of more waves being detected in the near future.

Planet X Prior to the gravitational wave discovery was the news about the possible existence of a large ninth planet (or tenth if you still count Pluto). This is because of noticing that the previous newly-found dwarf planets are orbiting in only one part of the solar system. Astronomers think it is very odd that they clump together rather than being randomly placed around the sun. So if they find this Planet X it should be somewhere in the direction of Orion’s western armpit.

It’s ironic that they call it Planet X. As the Roman numeral for 10 is X. If we keep Pluto as the ninth planet

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By Greg Smith and the mysterious Planet X the virgin and the moon was her footstool.” (Rev. 12:1-5) This actual formation took place in September of 3BC (the time of the Jewish New Year) by our calendar.

(IX) then this new one is truly the tenth (X) planet. When Pluto was discovered, the astronomers were looking for a Planet X as well. But this new planet X is the size of Neptune or about 10 times the size of Earth and big enough to have a gravitational effect on the ice worlds out in the far solar system known as the Kuiper (“kyper”) Belt.

The Spring sky is here. Leo is taking dominance in the Zodiac as it claims the central position of the night sky in mid to late March. Preceding it is the dim constellation Cancer the Crab with its open star cluster M44, also known as the Bee Hive (because it looks like a swarm of bees.) The best view of M44 is through binoculars, which will show a large number of stars in a loose grouping that will fill your field of view. The stars get somewhat tighter together towards the middle.

This is one of the best examples of an open star cluster in comparison to a globular cluster where the stars are in a tight ball. M44 is located about 600 light years away from the sun.

The Big Dipper is high overhead now, so look up and follow its pointer stars to the North Star, or Polaris, not a great bright star. It is of second magnitude, slightly fainter than several of the stars in the Big Dipper.

The brighter the star, the lower its brightness number. The brightest stars in the sky now have negative numbers.

If you have a telescope or a spotting scope you may see that Polaris is a double star. The smaller, fainter star is easily seen right next to it. The star (Mizar) at the “broken” point in the Big Dipper’s handle is also a double star, but not due to the nearby star known as Alcor, though they are just over a light year apart. The star Mizar, visible to the naked eye, has an extremely close companion that can be seen in a telescope.

Here’s a historical oddity: Between Alcor and Mizar is another star that, when discovered, was declared a planet and named for a ruler of Germany (Ludwig V) in the 1720s. I guess the astronomer — whose name has been lost — was trying to make points with Ludwig so as to get hired as a royal astronomer.

The large constellation of Leo, the centerpiece of the Spring sky, is known for its bright star Regulus, the King Star. Leo is the constellation that starts the zodiacal New Year in the ancient calendar. So Regulus the King leads the way for the New Year. Regulus is a virtual neighbor at only 59 light years distance.

The planets of spring and summer Do you see that very bright “star” high in the sky? That is the planet Jupiter. With larger binoculars (8X50 or bigger) you can see the four large moons in a line surrounding the round globe of Jupiter. If you can get a couple of clear nights in a row, you

The next bright star following Regulus is the very bright star of Spica (250 light years away) and is the main marker for locating Virgo. Virgo the Virgin is mentioned in the Bible, possibly referencing the time of the birth of Jesus: “...the sun clothed

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No, it will not be as big as the moon in the sky nor will it ever be. If it ever got that close, the Earth would be behaving very badly. With a telescope and as Mars gets brighter, its polar ice cap will appear white and the dark colored areas of Mars will come into view. Enjoy this time of seeing Mars and make the most of the opportunity, as it will last for several months.

The joy of summer Coming next this spring will be Saturn.

This will be the joy of Summer. The rings will be slanted toward us and the magnificence of this beautiful planet will shine for much of the Summer. The break between the main divisions of the rings, know as the Cassini Division, are discernable, along with the bright, large moon of Titan as it moves around the jewel of the solar system.

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“Baby boomers are coming of age,” said Sally Andrew, a registered nurse and AFH operator since 2008. “Family members are getting more involved in the decision-making and looking at other options besides a nursing home.” In addition to a general lack of awareness that AFHs even exist, the scope of care and services they offer is often misunderstood by the public.

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They are now becoming professional colleagues and friends.

Converging to form the new Longview Adult Family Home Council, the group began meeting every week. Quickly getting into high gear and collaborating on ways to work together, they created a website, Facebook page and a printed brochure. They’re running newspaper ads and fielding inquiries and referrals for current openings via a shared phone number. Ultimately, their purpose is

“Let’s pool our resources and work together to educate the community!” suggested the energetic Amanda Burgoyne, who’s operated her adult family home (AFH) since 2009. Most of the owners knew of each other through the Washington Adult Family

AFH operators brainstorm at a meeting. Left to right: Lorie Edwards, Amanda Burgoyne and Balwinder Rai. Top photo, left to right: Cristina LaFountaine, Sally Andrew and Matt Mathieu. At right: Ben LaFountaine with his daughter.

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to educate the public and better serve families seeking senior care for their loved ones.

AFHs, which came on the scene in Washington in 1973, are located in residential neighborhoods and often go unnoticed since they don’t look any different from traditional single-family homes.

AFHs, which now number 2,800 in Washington, are regulated by the State Department of Social and Health Services. AFHs are similar state to state, but occupancy limits vary — in Washington, it’s a maximum of 6 residents; in, Oregon 5; Arizona, 8; and California, 7.

“They don’t know what we do,” Andrew said.

“They think we just hung out a shingle and offered to take care of people,” she joked.

“The public doesn’t know that we can do everything the big places do…that we are professional and certified. They don’t know the level of education and ongoing regulations.” cont page 23

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Almost everything done in a nursing home can be done in an adult family home. For example, instead of placing a person in a nursing home for rehab (after a stroke, illness or injury), living in an adult family home allows for the physical or occupational therapist to come out and train the staff so the therapy can be incorporated into the resident’s daily routine. This often results in faster progress than would be possible in a larger institution following a pre-set schedule of therapy sessions, Burgoyne noted.

AFHs cost around $4,000 to $5,000 per month — comparable to assisted

living, but less than a nursing home typically costing $7-8,000 per month.

AFH pricing is all-inclusive, as opposed to the “ala carte” billing approach common in large facilities. “We want it to be simple,” said one owner, “so residents won’t be getting extra bills and surcharges for add-ons.”

One AFH owner, who began her career working in a nursing home years prior, felt a strong “family ambience” the moment she first walked into an AFH. “This is what I’ve been looking for,” she recalled saying.

Andrew said she thought in personal terms when planning her AFH, which she converted from a single family home.

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Ombudsmen visit regularly to interview residents to make sure they are being treated well. In unannounced visits, State agents also interview staff, residents and families to make sure proper standards of cleanliness, food handling and patient care are being followed.

“I thought, ‘What would I want?

How would I want to live?’”

And she also thought in terms of her own parents’ likely future needs. “What would make them happy?…the food, the activities to keep their minds stimulated.”

“We have such a great thing to offer!” said one owner. In an AFH, the small staff of caregivers can focus individually on residents. They can get to know residents on a more personal basis than might be possible in a big facility, where staff turnover, scale of efficiencies or a more structured division of tasks are different from an AFH. “They don’t have to ring a bell,” she said.

“That’s why we’re in the business — the personal connection,” noted one owner, talking about getting to know the residents’ preferences and personalities.

“This one loves to go for drives,”

she said. “Another might want to go to the parade. You get on a personal level with the families and work with them to determine the needs.”

Daily life in an AFH mimics an ordinary family routine. Activities, excursions and entertainment are flexible, planned to fit the specific interests and abilities of the residents. Bonds are formed between them. Differences are dealt with. Pets are not necessarily prohibited and often visit.

Residents can use the kitchen freely, although meals are prepared by staff.

“The biggest advantage of the adult family homes are their owners,” said one, whose baby sat on his lap during the the meeting. “We are all very involved in the daily operations and even do caregiver work as needed. It is rare that a customer, which our residents are, can have daily interactions with the people who own the businesses.” Several owners said they routinely take their children to work with them, providing joyful interactions with residents.

With us, said Burgoyne, “they come in independent and walking…a year or two later if they need a walker... we’re small enough that we’re able to do that. We’re able to cater to the individual.”

“A resident can stay until they die,” noted one owner, “going through all the transitions without having to relocate to other level-of-care facilities. Change can be devastating, especially to people with dementia,” he said.

“Each one (care provider) knows our people so well — what’s normal and what’s odd…and can pick up on slight nuances of their care,” explained Andrew.

“We can cater to each and every need…

We know how they like their socks folded,” she said with a smile.

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Detractors screamed that the bridge would cost taxpayers for decades and never would be paid off. These predictions proved to be totally wrong.

In its first year, the span carried more than 200,000 vehicles and by the mid-1990s, more than 1.5 million trips per year were recorded.

Today, the bridge averages 7,500 trips per day and as many as 25,000 on its busiest days. The toll was removed in 1993, more than two years early. While the bridge has been closed temporarily many times for accidents, construction, and maintenance, it has been closed only once for weather when because an ice storm caused shards of ice weighing hundreds of pounds to begin crashing onto the bridge deck.

Opening day events, to be reenacted this summer In July 1966, car traffic began to trickle across the bridge and on August 27, 1966 Governors Mark Hatfield of Oregon and Dan Evans of Washington cut the ribbon at the official opening before a crowd of 30,000. The parade that followed was led by the Astoria Clowns in their old car rigged to drive backwards and towing a calliope (now being restored). The ensuing parade lasted several hours. The Clatsop County Historical Society is preparing for a re-creation of the opening events on Aug. 13, timed to coordinate with the 122nd Astoria Regatta Celebration. For more information on the bridge and the upcoming anniversary, contact the Clatsop County Historical society at www.cumtux.org.

Once known as the “Bridge to Nowhere,” this striking icon of the Columbia River is becoming known as the “Bridge to Everywhere.”

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Outings & Events

Performing & Fine Arts Music, Art, Theatre, Literary

Call before you go …

Plan today; It’s later than we think.

FIRST THURSDAY • April 7 “I make house calls”

THE LAW OFFICE OF

Vincent L. (Vince) Penta, P.S. 1561 11th Ave. Longview

360-423-7175

Downtown Longview Broadway Gallery Reception, 5:30-7:30pm.

Appetizers, wine.

Acoustic guitar music by local artist.

1418 Commerce Ave. www.the-broadway-gallery.com Teague’s Gallery 1267 Commerce Ave. 360-636-0712 Open until 7:30pm.

Across the Cowlitz River: Cowlitz County Museum 405 Allen Street, Kelso, Wash.

360-577-3119 7pm Program on Logging Railroads of the Pacific Northwest, by author Gary Durr.

I do not appreciate the hiding of Easter eggs in my favorite napping spots in the landscaping. Why can’t that big rabbit find other locations? ~ Smokey

Man in the

Kitchen’s cat.

Submission Guidelines Letters to the Editor (up to 200 words) are welcome. Longer pieces, or excerpts thereof, in response to previously-published articles, may be printed at the discretion of the publisher and subject to editing and space limitations. Items sent to CRR may be considered for publication unless the writer specifies otherwise. We do not publish letters endorsing candidates or promoting only one side of an issue. Writer’s name and phone number must be included; anonymous submissions will not be considered.

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HOW TO PUBLICIZE YOUR EVENT IN CRR Send your non-commercial community event’s basic info (name of event, sponsor, date & time, location, brief description and contact info) to publisher@ crreader.com

Unsolicited submissions may be considered, provided they are consistent with the publication’s purpose—to help readers “discover and enjoy the good life in the Columbia River region, at home and on the road.” Advance contact with the editor is recommended.

Information of general interest submitted by readers may be used as background or incorporated in future articles.

Or mail or hand-deliver (in person or via mail slot) to: Columbia River Reader 1333-14th Ave Longview, WA 98632

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Submission Deadlines Events occurring April 15–May 20: by Mar. 25 for April 15 issue.

Events occurring May 15–June 20: by April 25 for May 15 issue. Submissions are considered for inclusion, subject to lead time, general relevance to readers, and space limitations.

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Broadway Gallery Artists co-op. Featured artists, March: Virginia Paul (photography), Susan Blubaugh (egg art), Mai Ding (paintings & photographs, Mary Huels (ceramics); April: Mirabelle Hobson (paintings), Sue Kramer (pione needle baskets). Call for artists in Birds and Bees Community Show. Year-round art classes for all ages. Gallery hours: Mon-Sat 10-5:30. 1418 Commerce, Longview, Wash.

360-577-0544. www.the-broadway-gallery.com Teague’s Interiors & Gallery Artwork by local artists in the gallery. Iconography and Chalk Paint workshops. Call to reserve or for more info: 360-636-0712. Hours: 10–5:30 M–F, 10–3 Sat. 1267 Commerce Ave, Longview, Wash.

Tsuga Gallery Fine arts and crafts by area artists. Thurs-Sat 11–5. 70 Main Street, Cathlamet, Wash. 360-795-0725.

The Art Gallery at LCC April 6–28: Ruth Lantz, Dorothy McGuinness. Opening Reception, April 5, 4–6pm. Rose Center for the Arts, 1600 Maple St., Longview, Wash. Gallery hours: Mon, Tues 10–6, Wed-Thurs 10–4. Info: lowercolumbia.edu/gallery.

McThreads Wearable Art/Lord and McCord ArtWorks One-of-a-kind wearable art. Open Tues-Sat 11-4pm. 1206 Broadway, Longview, Wash. 360-261-2373 or mcthreadswearableart. com.

Koth Gallery Longview Public Library Shirley Bailey (acrylic works and icons) through Mar. 19. Alan Brunk, Mitzi Christensen, Marisa Mercure Mar. 21– April 9. Longview Public Library 1600 Louisiana Street, Longview, Wash. Mon-Wed 10am-8pm, Thurs-Sat 10am5pm. 360-441-5300.

Jorney to the Cross Musical drama. Fri-Sun, Mar. 18,19,20. Doors open 6:30, program 7pm.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1185 Westside Hwy, Kelso, Wash. Info: 360-4237344.

Columbian Artists 40th Annual Spring Art Show Mar 19–Apr 3, Three Rivers Mall, (space D-1168, near Macy’s), 3513 Three Rivers Drive, Kelso, Wash. Featuring artists 18 years old and older from Cowlitz, Clark, Wahkiakum Lewis and Pacific Counties in Washington, and Clatsop and Columbia Counties in Oregon.

Family Easter Celebration Bethany Lutheran Church, 2900 Parkview Dr. Longview, Wash.

Sat, Mar 26, 1pm. The festivities incl. cookie decorating and Easter Egg Hunt.

Michael Allen Harrison 5th Annual Inner City Blues Festival “Healing the Healthcare Blues,” featuring Norman Sylvester and others. April 16, musical performances 6–12pm, doors open 5:30pm. Eagle’s Lodge, 7611 N Exeter Ave. (at Lombard) Portland, Ore. . Note: The Inner City Blues Festival, a community event in the 1980s and 1990s furthering various civil rights and social justice causes, has returned for the past 5 years to support Health Care for All~ Oregon www.hcao.org, the campaign to bring universal health coverage to everyone.

Admission $20 in advance, $25 day of show.

Facebook: healingthehealthcareblues.

African Children’s Choir April 20, 7pm.

Performance at Kelso Christian Assembly, 403 Academy St., Kelso, Wash. Free-will offering to support African Children’s Choir programs. Info:(360-423-8560.

Outings & Events

Recreation, Outdoors, Gardening History, Pets, Self-Help Smart Driver program designed for seniors 50+ but open to all. Taught by Sheryl Teuscher. Mar 16, 9–4. Hump’s Restaurant, 50 E. Col. River Hwy, Clatskanie, Ore. $15 AARP members, $20 non-members. Pre-registration required; call Clatsop Community College, 503-3382408 or 503-728-2800 to register. Info: John Benson, 503-738-5925 or bensonsbend@gmail. com.

Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens. Brews & Views. Thurs, Mar 17, Hop -n-Grape, 924 15th Ave, Longview, Wash.

Ages 21+. Doors 5pm, presentation 6:30pm. $5 suggested donation. Food is available for purchase.

3rd Annual In-Door Super Sale gently used, repurposed, vintage, antique, newly crafted items. Sat, Mar 26, 10–4. Fund-raiser for Grays River Valley Center. Johnson Park Center (old Rosburg School). Food and beverages available; bake sale by Friendship Circle, Grays River United Methodist Church. For more info on the Sale or to reserve vendor space call 360465-2273 or 360-465-2740, or email Donna at dahardey@wwest.net.

Spaghetti Feed & Dance May 14, Dinner 6pm, Dance 7pm. Kelso Eagles, 609 S. Pacific Ave., Kelso, Wash. $15. Quilt raffle, game show, prizes, live music by Fred Carter. Proceeds help provide sewing machines to Zimbabwe Children’s Club, Nyamashato Primary School, where Longview volunteer VanRiper will teach 22 African women to sew items to sell to earn extra money to support their families, and for scholarships for orphans at the school. Tickets at Eagles Club, or by emailing bettyvanriper@q.com.

Growing Vegetables WSU Master Gardener and faculty will present classes on growing, preparing them to eat, harvesting and canning the extra to store for later.

•March 15, 6pm Growing the Garden Preparing the garden: when to plant, how to start early, growing tips.

•April 19, 6pm Preserving your harvest: canning vegetables safely. Discussion of equipment and supplies and using a pressure canner.

•May 17, 6pm Tasting your harvest: how to prepare tasty meals using local produce. Easy recipes using fresh produce) Sponsored by WSU Extension and Longview Library, classes will be held at the Longview Library, 1600 Louisiana St. For more info or to register, contact Gary Fredricks at 577-3014 Ext 3 or garyf@wsu.edu.

Meet your friends and relax at this classic neighborhood watering hole!

11 Beers on Tap • Cocktails & Wine OREGON LOTTERY • Shuffleboard • Pool

Alston pub grub

25196 Alston Road • Rainier, OR Open daily at 11AM • 503-556-9753

Explaining Dismal Nitch: Explaining Lewis & Clark’s Unknown Campsites in the Lower Columbia River by Rex Ziak, hisotiran/author. Mar. 20, 1pm. “In Their Footsteps” free lecture series at Netul Room, Fort Clatsop, near Astoria, Ore. Sponsored

by Lewis & Clark Nat’l Park Assn and the park. More info: 503-861-2471 or visit online: nps.gov/lewi/index.htm.

YIKES! WHAT FUN HIKES!

Sat, Mar 26 • Capital Forest-Mima Falls (M) Drive 120 mi. RT. Hike 5 to 10 mi. with 500 ft. e.g. through forests and wetlands.

Leader: Bruce 360-425-0256

Mt. St. Helens Club

This friendly group offers several hikes each month. For more information please call the hike leader or visit mtsthelensclub.org.

4th Annual ARTrails Birds Nest Sat, Apr 30, Borst Park, Centralia, Wash., 10am– 1pm. ARTrails members, friends, and the community at large gather to construct a gigantic 30x 40-ft “nest” in the area by the dog park. Gather winter’s fallen branches and sticks to weave and create this amazing structure while doing a big spring clean at the park. Master Gardeners provide clippings for “the ultimate look” for any nest this spring. Gardening clothes, hand pruners and sturdy shoes are recommended, also hats, sunglasses and cameras.

Wednesday, Mar 16 •Lake Sacajawea (E) Walk around the whole lake (3+ miles) or walk half the lake (1+ mile).

Leaders: Trudy & Ed 360-414-1160

Cowlitz County Museum Ongoing exhibit: “Badges, Bandits & Booze.” Many photos on display from the early days to current times. Open Tues-Sat 10am–4pm. 405 Allen St, Kelso, Wash. www.co.cowlitz. wa.us/museum. Info: 360-577-3119.

Mon, Mar 21 • Rainier City Hike (E) Drive 20 mi. RT. Hike 3+ miles through the hills and city of Rainier.

Leaders: Bonny 503-556-2332 & Becky 360-560-4170.

Sat, Mar 19 • Eagle Creek (E/M/S) Drive 140 mi. RT. Hike anywhere from 4 to 12 miles with up to 1200 ft. e.g. (something for everyone). Best early spring hike to get you back on the trail. Old growth, waterfalls, some elevation, but paradise is never simple. Gorge hiking par excellence.

Leaders: David & Belinda 360-577-4218

Mon, Mar 28 • Triple Falls, Gorge (E/M) Drive 160 miles RT. Hike to (E) Oneonta Falls, 2.7 mi. RT with 380 ft. e.g. Go behind Ponytail Falls, an 80 ft. cascade, on to (M) Triple Falls, 4.5 mi. RT with 800 ft. e.g.

Beautiful woods and huge waterfalls.Leaders: Trudy 414-1160 & Becky 360-560-4170 Tues, Apr 5 • Elowah/Wahclella Falls, Gorge (M) Drive 160 mi. RT. Hike 2 mi./100 ft. e.g. or 5 mi./700 ft. e.g. to Elowah Falls and Upper McCord Creek Falls. Then hike 2 mi. RT with 350 ft. e.g. to Wahclella Falls, a twotiered falls in a steep basalt canyon.

Leader: Becky 360-560-4170 Mon, Apr 11 • Kalama Waterfront (E) Drive 20 mi. RT. Walk 3+ mi. RT to explore this nearby historic area along a level paved path on the Columbia River. View wildlife, ships, etc. Leaders: Ed & Trudy 360-4141160 Sat, Apr 16 • Storey Burn-Gales Creek Loop (M) Drive 150 mi. RT. Hike 8 mi. with 1,000 ft. e.g. through remote section of Tillamook Burn. Leader: Bruce 360-425-0256.

Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum Logging, fishing and cultural displays. Open 1-4pm, Th-Sun. 65 River St, Cathlamet, Wash. For info 360-795-3954.

Kalama Garden Club meets first Wednesday of month. 11am. Meeting locations change monthly, for current meeting info contact Sherwood Pattisherwood@scattercreek.com or 360-673-2809. Visitors are welcome.

Appelo Archives Center Historic exhibits, Naselle-Grays River area. 1056 State Route 4, Naselle. T-Fri 10–4, Sat 10–2, or by appt.

360-484-7103. appeloarchives.org.

R Square D Dance Club Mar 26, B51 Dance; Apr 8, Anniversary Dance; Apr 23, 50s/60s Dance 7:30pm. Mainstream with Rounds 8–10pm. Reg schedule: Weds 7:30pm Plus; 8–10pm Mainstream with Rounds. Kelso Senior Center, 106 NW 8th Ave, Kelso, Wash. Info: 360-414-5855 or www.r-square-d.info.

Longview Bridge Club Weekly duplicate bridge games Mon, 10:30am and Thurs 6:30pm, Kelso Senior Center, 106 NW 8th Ave., Kelso. New players welcome. For info or help finding a partner: Rich Carle, 360425-0981 or rhcarle@msn.com.

LUIGI’S PIZZA

Good times ROLL at the

Historic

Goble Tavern

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Music & Magic • Fridays & Saturdays Cold Beer • Micro-Brews • Good Food Video Poker • Keno Scratch-Its • Pool • Darts

503-556-4090

Milepost 41 on Hwy 30

70255 Columbia River Hwy • Rainier, OR

Evergreen Pub & Cafe OPEN DAILY 8AM Family Dining Homemade Soups • Salads Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Daily Specials

Luigi’sPizza Pizza • Calzone Play VIDEO POKER

Best Burgers in the Area

Serving Halibut and Cod Fish & Chips Full Bar

Sandwiches Spaghetti • Lasagna Burgers • Salads Beer, Wine & Sodas

119 First St E • Rainier

503-556-4213

Open 11am daily

115 -117 First St E • Rainier Keno • Video Poker

503-556-9935

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Clatskanie Flowers ‘n’ Fluff Coffee Shop 45 E. Columbia River Hwy Wine Tasting, Dinner & Live Music Fridays 5:30–8:30pm. Unforgettable scones, On-the-go breakfast & lunch.

Coffee Shop M-F 5:30am–6:30pm; Sat 7am–6pm; Sun 8am–6pm.

503-728-4222.

Fultano’s Pizza 770 E. Columbia River Hwy Family style with unique pizza offerings, hot grill items & more!

M-Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–9pm.

503-728-2922

Ixtapa Fine Mexican Restaurant 640 E. Columbia River Hwy Fine Mexican cuisine. Daily specials.

The best margarita in town. Daily drink specials. Sports bar.

M-Th 11am–9:30pm; Fri & Sat 11am–11:30pm; Sun 11am–9pm. 503-728-3344

COLUMBIA RIVER

dining guide

Luigi’s Pizza 117 East 1st Street, Rainier 503-556-4213 Pizza, spaghetti, burgers, beer & wine.

See ad, page 25.

Kelso Grounds for Opportunity 413 S. Pacific Ave. 360-703-3020 Wed–Sun 7am–3pm Breakfast and Lunch available all day.

See ad, page 2.

Longview

1329 Commerce Ave., Longview (alley entrance). Fine dining, happy hour specials. wine tastings. Tu-Sat open 5pm.

360-425-2837. See ad, page 16.

Rainier Alston Pub & Grub 25196 Alston Rd., Rainier 503-556-4213 11 beers on tap, cocktails.

Open daily 11am.

503-556-9753 See ad, page 25.

Hop N Grape 924 15th Ave., Longview M–Th 11am–8pm; Fri & Sat 11am–9pm; Sun 11am–7pm. BBQ meat slow-cooked on site. Pulled pork, chicken brisket, ribs, turkey, salmon. World-famous mac & cheese. 360-577-1541 See ad page 28.

1210 Ocean Beach Hwy., Longview. Fish & chips, burgers, more.

Beer & wine. 360-577-7972

1260 Commerce Ave. Family Dining 11–9, Breakroom Bar 11am–midnight. American comfort food.

Full bar open 3pm–late. 360-703-3904.

The Original Pietrio’s Pizzeria

614 Commerce Ave., Longview. 18 varieties of pizza. Salad bar, Lunch buffet all-you-can-eat. Beer & wine. Mon-Fri open 11am, Sat-Sun 12 Noon. 360-3533512.

Bowers Down Th-Sat 5–8

Gyros Gyros

M-Tues 11–4, W-Sat 11–5 1338 Commerce Ave., 360-577-5658 Serving Mediterranean fare for lunch and local farm fresh food for dinner.

Reservations recommended for dinner.

Porky’s Public House 561 Industrial Way, Longview Slow-roasted prime rib Fri & Sat, flat iron steaks, 1/3-lb burgers, fish & chips.

31 draft beers. Full bar.

360-636-1616. See ad, page 16.

Castle Rock Parker’s Restaurant & Brewery 1300 Mt. St. Helens Way. Exit 49 off I-5.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Burgers, hand-cut steak; seafood and pasta.

Restaurant opens 8am, Lounge 12 Noon. Closed Monday. 360-967-2333

St. Helens Bertucci’s

2017 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens Mon–Fri 9–5; Sat 10–4.

Breakfast sandwiches, deli sandwiches, espresso, chocolates. See ad, page 24.

Sunshine Pizza & Catering 2124 Columbia Blvd.

Hot pizza, cool salad bar.

Beer & wine. 503-397-3211 See ad, page 10.

Scappoose Fultano’s Pizza 51511 SE 2nd.

Family style with unique pizza offerings, hot grill items & more!

“Best pizza around!”

M–Th, Sat 11am–10pm; Fri 11am– 11pm; Sun 11am–9pm. Full bar service ‘til 11pm Fri & Sat. Deliveries in Scappoose. 503-543-5100.

Ixtapa Fine Mexican Restaurant

Conestoga Pub

The Carriage

Cornerstone Café 102 East “A” Street Microbrews, wines & spirits Prime rib Friday & Sat. Open M-F 6am–8pm; Sat-Sun 7am–8pm.

503-556-8772. See ad, page 7.

Restaurant & Lounge

Full breakfast, lunch and dinner. Daily drink special: Bloody Mary $5. Homemade soup 6am–2pm. Full bar in lounge, open 6am. 1334 12th Ave. 360-425-8545.

Locally roasted espresso, fine teas, fresh pastries daily, smoothies, beer & wine, homemade soups. Breakfast and lunch. 1333 Broadway. 360-425-7700 See ad, page 16.

Evergreen Pub & Café 115-117 East 1st Street Burgers, halibut, prime rib, full bar.

503-556-9935. See ad, page 25.

Goble Tavern 70255 Columbia River Hwy. (Milepost 31, Hwy. 30) Food, beer & wine + full bar, Live entertainment. 503-556-4090.

See ad page 25.

Hometown Pizza 109 E. “A” St. Take-and-bake, Delivery, To-Go and dine-in. Lunch Buffet M-F 11–2.

Open daily 11am; close M-Th, Sat 9pm, Fri 10pm. 503-556-3700

Country Folks Deli 1329 Commerce Ave., Longview. Open for lunch and dinner. 360-425-2837.

Freddy’s Just for the Halibut. Cod, halibut & tuna fish and chips, oysters & clams., award-winning clam chowder.

Prime rib every Thurs. Beer and wine.

M-W 10–8, Th-Sat 10–9, Sun 11–8.

1110 Commerce 360-414-3288.

See ad, page 20.

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Ice cream, oldfashioned milkshakes, sundaes, local coffee healthy lunches, Fun atmosphere in The Merk. 1339 Commerce. 360-4234986. See ad, page 9.

Happy Hour & Dinner. Seafood, steaks, pasta and salads.

Wed–Sat 4–9pm. Full bar. Reservations recommended. 1125 Commerce, Longview. 360-501-4328. See ad, page 19.

Teri’s 3225 Ocean Beach Hwy, Longview.

Lunch and dinner. Fine dining, with specials, fresh NW cuisine. Happy Hour.

Full bar. Mon–Sat open 11am. Closed Sundays.

360-577-0717.

Fresh-roasted coffee, snack and pastries.

1335 14th Ave., M-F 9am–4pm, Sat-Sun 9am–4pm. 360-232-8642 New location: 931 Ocean Beach Hwy (Inside seating plus drive-thru).

M-F 6am–8pm, Sat-Sun 8am–8pm.

360-232-8642. See ad, page 9.

33452 Havlik Rd. Fine Mexican cuisine. Daily specials. The best margarita in town. Daily drink specials. M-Th 11am–9:30pm; Fri & Sat 11am–11:30pm; Sun 11am–9pm. 503-543-3017

Woodland The Oak Tree 1020 Atlantic Ave., Woodland. Full lunch, breakfast and dinner menu.

Fresh from scratch cooking. Great happy hour menu. Sun 7am–9pm, M-Th 8am–9pm, Fri-Sat 7am–10pm.

360-841-8567

To advertise in Columbia River Dining Guide call 360-749-1021

Columbian Artists

Spring Show opens March 19

By Mitzi Christensen

Local artist Scott McRae to be spotlighted

I

t’s that time of year again and the Columbian Artists Association 40th Annual Spring Art Show will open Saturday, March 19th, and continue through April 3rd. The Show is again being held at the Three Rivers Mall, Kelso, Washington. This is an opportunity to drop by and meet some of the talented area artists. The opening reception will be held Saturday March 19, from 2–4pm, with the awards presentation at 3pm. Refreshments will be served.

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The Show will occupy a spacious storefront near Macy’s. The space is open and light, presenting an ideal venue for displaying the multi-faceted, varied talent of regional artists. It’s an inviting area, drawing people in to appreciate the talent. Last year the show included 50 artists and more than 100 paintings, and about 1,000 visitors attended. It’s a judged and juried show with awards presented in each category. In addition, sponsor awards are presented by local businesses and organizations. People attending the show may vote for their favorite painting, and the final “people’s choice” award will be presented at the end of the show. Be a part of the local art scene and cast your vote for that favorite painting!

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Featured artist is Scott McRae. His style is modernistic using bold, strong Childhood color. He has enjoyed art all his life, and particularly likes working in watercolor and pastel. He earned a bachelor’s degree in art at Linfield College. Currently he exhibits his art at the Broadway Gallery in Longview and the RiverSea Gallery in Astoria. He also teaches art to children and adults at the Broadway Gallery in Longview.

••• •Columbia Lincoln customers will always have a complimentary Lincoln to drive when car is in for service.

Evening Bouquet

Mitzi Christensen is an active member of Columbian Artists.

Longview artist Scott McRae

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Diamond Lady Showroom

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Technology

the Lower Columbia

Informer

By Perry Piper

O

nce again, the Columbia River Reader stood shoulder to shoulder with other local business leaders at this year’s Building Bridges Business and Tourism Expo at the Cowlitz Regional Expo Center.

This year, one of our main attractions was showing off a mobile virtual reality (VR) experience. Made of cardboard and $10 to order or $5 for parts as a crafting project for the kids, Google Cardboard 2.0 can be fitted with any modern smartphone to convince you you’re somewhere else.

While not the Holodeck, Google Cardboard is as affordable as a single lunch and gives you a glimpse of VR technology that will be booming in the marketplace over the next 5–10 years and beyond. At the event, visitors warped to Nepal to experience a different culture. Others jumped onto the set of Zoolander 2 and felt like part of the crew at a modeling photoshoot.

The smartphone provides all of the sensors and power to track where you are looking and give the illusion you’re looking through a portal into another world.

Sign up to try it yourself (see sidebar).

It’s free, it’s fun and perhaps you’ll be the first in your family to experience VR. This will impress your grandkids!

CRR’s graphic designer/IT manager Perry Piper is an active member of Encouraging Words Toastmasters and is learning computer programming in his spare time. He also enjoys crafting digital diaries and popular commentaries through the Internet site, YouTube.

Experience Mobile Virtual Reality!

Witness a rocket launch, visit Nepal or see the Eiffel Tower — as if you are really there!

Monday, March 28 10am–1pm.

1333 14th Ave., Longview Sign up online for your free 5-minute demo

crreader.com/VR

or call Perry at 360-270-0608 to book your time slot.

Space is limited and by reservation only.

For ages 8 and up.

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We’ll help you develop your “inner connoisseur” World-class Beverages

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Open Daily for Lunch and Dinner

Home Brew Supplies 21 & Older

Bulk Grains, Extracts & Hops

360.577.1541 • 924 15th Ave • Longview WA 28 /March 15 – April 14, 2016 / Columbia River Reader

Where you can find the new Reader It’s delivered all around the River by the 15th of each month, but here’s a list of handy, regularly-refilled sidewalk box and rack locations, most of which you can visit any time of day and even in your bathrobe ...

LONGVIEW Post Office Bob’s (rack, main check-out) Broderick Gallery YMCA Fred Meyer (rack, grocery entrance) US Bank (15th Ave.) Fibre Fed’l CU - Commerce Ave Monticello Hotel (side entrance) The Masthead Kaiser Permanente St. John Medical Center (rack, Park Lake Café) Cowlitz Black Bears box office LCC Student Center Mini-Mart next to Regents Indie Way Diner Columbia River Reader 1333 14th Ave. KELSO Heritage Bank Visitors’ Center/ Kelso-Lgv

Chamber of Commerce KALAMA Fibre Fed’l CU Columbia Inn WOODLAND Visitor’s Center The Oak Tree

RYDERWOOD Community Center RAINIER Post Office Cornerstone Café Glaze, Gifts & Giggles Rainier Hardware (rack, entry) Earth ‘n’ Sun (on Hwy 30) El Tapatio (entry rack) DEER ISLAND Deer Island Store COLUMBIA CITY - Post Office ST HELENS Chamber of Commerce Sunshine Pizza Post Office Wild Currant Olde Towne (near Bemis Printing) Safeway SCAPPOOSE Post Office Road Runner Fred Meyer Fultano’s Ace Hardware ARK Real Estate

For more locations or the pick-up point nearest you, visit crreader.com and click “Find the Magazine” under “Features.”

CATHLAMET Cathlamet Pharmacy

CASTLE ROCK Lacie Rha’s Cafe (32 Cowlitz W.) CLATSKANIE Post Office Four Corners General Store Hump’s (inside entry) Parker’s Restaurant (rack, entry) Chevron / Mini-Mart Wauna mill (parking area)

Dr. BOB ON THREE FILMS: A MIXED BAG

Movies

Action with laughs, an unconvincing conversion, Michael Moore eyes Europe

By Dr. Bob Blackwood

A

I write, Tim Miller’s “Deadpool” with Ryan Reynolds cracking wise in a skin-tight superhero suit is selling more tickets than any film in the USA. Is that why you should go? No, unless you want an action film with plenty of laughs thrown in.

Well, it sure beats crying in the theater. s

“Deadpool” does have an “R” rating.

Shucks, the little guys and gals are out, until, of course, the film comes to television. Deadpool is not Superman or Batman. He is not a white All-American hero; he is a black-hearted powerful man getting even with Ajax (Ed Skrein), a villain who made him both powerful yet physically repulsive (Deadpool is so repulsive, thanks to Ajax, that he has to wear a realistic facemask whenever he is not in costume).

Deadpool spends a lot of his time making wisecracks, talking directly to the audience and, really, getting laughs.

So if you don’t like the action, go for the laughs. This isn’t “Green Lantern,”

Tribune Clavius (Joseph Fiennes) launches a javelin in “Risen.” Distributor: Columbia Pictures

Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool takes a break on a building under construction. Distributor: 20th Century Fox

which didn’t help Reynolds’ career; this film has a revenge-hero that many of us can understand and appreciate.

to Christianity just doesn’t make it. Peter Firth as Pilate is a wonderful Roman politician, trying to make a fortune, naturally, and having more trouble than he ever imagined.

In any case, a sudden change in Clavius’ beliefs just didn’t work for me in this film.

If it works for you, OK. The flaw was in the script.

M ic h a e l M o o r e ’ s “W h e r e t o I n v a d e N ext ” (MPAA: R) was enjoyable. Moore travels through foreign lands—Italy, Finland, Slovenia, France, etc.—and shows how they have made socialism work for the citizens —good food in the French school Michael Moore gets patriotic in “Where to Invade Next.”

Distributor: Dutch Film Works cafeterias (no surprise there), free tuition in Slovenia’s colleges, and the best bank in Iceland—which had women on its board and did not fail as the other banks did.

Moore moves at a steady pace, notes the American roots for many of these countries’ policies and keeps his audience awake and alert. Bravo!

Dr. Bob Blackwood, professor emeritus of the City Colleges of Chicago, is the co-author, along with Dr. John Flynn, of the justpublished book Everything I Know about Life I Learned from James Bond. Blackwood lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

“Does he wave the American flag?”

We’ll let Superman do that, okay?

“But, Dr. Bob, shouldn’t we want a character with a complex personality?”

If you want a complex personality, try something by Ibsen, but be sure to have a Coke to keep you awake unless you are going for a PhD in literature.

I keep hoping for a good film about Christ. I did appreciate Pasolini’s “The Gospel According to St. Matthew.” It was very close to the source. Kevin Reynolds’ “Risen” (MPAA: PG-13) with Joseph Fiennes as a Roman officer who must keep Christ’s body from being stolen from His tomb, starts well. We see Fiennes’ Clavius as a responsible pagan Roman officer. Somehow, his conversion

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’ve never been a big fan of country music, but a recent encounter with a fairly famous country singer/songwriter has changed that. In fact I’ve already added Country KUKN 105.5 FM to my car radio’s pre-set options.

The performer is Aaron Tippin. I had the honor of driving Aaron and his band from PDX to their hotel in Kelso, then to the Columbia Theatre where they performed for an appreciative crowd.

I confess, I’d not heard of Aaron Tippin before receiving an e-mail from the theatre asking if I would be available to chauffeur the band during their Longview visit.

I had noticed Tippin’s photo in the theatre’s ad, but that was the extent of my knowledge of the man.

I’m not sure what I expected. My only contact with country bands harkens back to the times my college buddies and I took in the live music at the West Kelso bars, music that seemed to inspire the occasional fist fight out on the dance floor.

It wasn’t just meeting this recording star that began to change my mind about country music, nor his performance which obviously came from his heart, but rather the way he treated his fans. And he has many in the Columbia River region.

When I dropped the band off at the theatre the day of their performance, Aaron asked if I could round him up a Coke Zero. “I really like Coke Zero,” he said. “They taste like old-timey Coke used to taste.” I found his drink of choice at a mini-mart near the theatre. The bottle was larger than a regular can of pop, but smaller than those big liter bottles.

Placing the Coke on the counter, I told the young clerk, “This is for the man who’s playing at the Columbia Theatre tonight.”

“For Aaron Tippin?” she said.

“You know who he is?” I asked.

She said, “Of course. I love Aaron Tippin. He’s great!” She said she couldn’t go to the show, but her mother would be there.

When I picked Aaron up to shuttle him back to the hotel before the show, I asked if he’d like to do something cool for a fan along the way. He said, “Let’s do it.”

We stopped at the mini-mart. Aaron held a copy of the Columbia River Reader in one hand and a Sharpie felt pen in the other. When he told the clerk who he was, she swooned a little. When he added his autograph — for her mother — alongside the ad with his photo, the clerk appeared almost giddy.

Later, following the show, at the autograph table in the theatre’s lobby, Aaron Tippin did something I’ve never seen a performer do.

After giving his autograph to each fan who asked, he’d hand them the Sharpie, asking them to sign his red sweatshirt. The shirt was filled with names front and back by the time Aaron and the band piled into the van for the drive back to their hotel. It’s no wonder the man has such a huge following.

••• Lifelong Longview resident Ned Piper enjoys reading, playing golf, putzing in the garden and watching all types of TV sports. He volunteers as the Columbia Theatre’s “chauffeur to the stars,” whenever the opportunity presents itself.

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