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In One Ear: Still dancing

“We had a wonderful 100th birthday celebration for Eileen Creswell, who was born July 10, 1925!” Shawna Weist, ... Read more

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In One Ear: Peacockville

On July 18, 1841, the 559-ton, 118-foot, 18-gun U.S. Navy sloop ship USS Peacock met her fate after ... Read more

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In One Ear: Abbreviated Astor

Today is the 262nd birthday of John Jacob Astor, who was born on July 17, 1763, in Walldorf, ... Read more

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In One Ear: Facelift

“I was at Grace Episcopal Church the other day,” Daymon Edwards wrote, “unloading foodstuffs for our food bank, ... Read more

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In One Ear: UFO tales

Since Oregon has recently been reported as quite high in the rankings of UFO sightings, a trip to ... Read more

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In One Ear: Around town

From an early July, 1890, edition of The Daily Morning Astorian: • A.E. Shaw, a first class bilk ... Read more

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In One Ear: Swilltown ruckus

As mentioned in last week’s column, on July 2, 1883, the first major Astoria fire started in a sawmill. ... Read more

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In One Ear: No lighthouse

An article in The Daily Morning Astorian, July 10, 1888, noted that U.S. Sen. Senator Dolph of Oregon ... Read more

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In One Ear: A poignant tribute

“On a beautiful early June evening in the town of Astoria,” Mark Marshall posted July 5 on The ... Read more

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In One Ear: Shedding light

After the Lighthouse Board’s string of objections to Senator Dolph’s proposals in 1888, a wharf and lighthouse weren’t ... Read more

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