Help clean up the Astoria
Aquatic Center Sunday
Submit photos to Oregon photo contest
‘The Sea That Feeds Us’ celebrates state marine reserves
Astoria Parks and Recreation
invites you to CHIP-in this weekend
ASTORIA — Astoria Parks
and Recreation announces that
its Citizens Helping Improve
Parks (CHIP-in) program is
set to help clean and improve
the Astoria Aquatic Center on
Sunday, Sept. 13.
Interested volunteers are
invited to attend the CHIP-in
event at the Aquatic Center,
located at 1997 Marine Drive,
from 1 to 4 p.m. Volunteers
will help clean-up trash, clean
the inside of the Aquatic Cen-
ter, remove weeds, shape
shrubbery, repaint parking lot
photo workshops by profes-
sional photographer Jason Wa-
icunas of Outdoor View¿nder.
The next workshop will be
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur-
day, Sept. 19 at Cape Falcon
Marine Reserve, located north
of Manzanita and adjacent to
Oswald West State Park.
The workshops will give
people the opportunity to pho-
tograph crashing waves, tide
pools, wildlife, people and
coastal landscapes.
Waicunas will teach class
participants the artistic side of
outdoor photography and pro-
viding technical information
with an emphasis on proper
exposure and composition.
Whether you barely know
how to use your camera or
are an advanced photographer
stuck in a creative rut, Outdoor
View¿nder will help get you
on the way to making better
photographs and have a great
time learning.
Class size is limited to 10
people and spots ¿ll quick-
ly. Contact Jason Waicunas
at
www.oview¿nder.com/
photography-classes-tours to
make a reservation.
Join in the fun and share
your connection with Oregon’s
marine reserves by submitting
a photo to Oregon’s ¿rst marine
reserve photo contest. To learn
more about the photo contest,
visit
www.oregonmarinere-
serves.org/2015-photo-contest
lines, put in bark mulch and
more.
CHIP-in has other volun-
teer opportunities available
with monthly park clean-ups
as well as park adoption. More
information is available on the
Astoria Parks & Recreation
Facebook page and website,
www.astoriaparks.com
If you are interested in
volunteering or sponsoring
a clean-up, contact Melissa
Keyser, CHIP-in volunteer co-
ordinator, at chip-in@astoria.
or.us or 503-741-5965.
CHIP-in
1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13
Astoria Aquatic Center
1997 Marine Drive, Astoria
503-741-5965
Submitted photo
Improve your knowledge of outdoor photography with Outdoor Viewfinder at a free out-
door class Sept. 19 in Oswald West State Park.
MANZANITA — Do you like
walking on the beach, watch-
ing seabirds or just enjoying
the views of the Oregon Coast?
You can share how you connect
with Oregon’s marine reserves
and special places by submit-
ting a photo to “The Sea That
Feeds Us,” a photo contest
hosted by the Oregon Marine
Reserves Partnership (OMRP)
and Outdoor View¿nder.
The
contest,
which
launched in May and ends Oct.
15, is a great way for anyone
to share their connection with
Oregon’s ¿ve marine reserves
and nine protected areas by
submitting a photo online at
www.oregonmarinereserves.
org/2015-photo-contest
The ¿ve marine reserves
are Cape Falcon, Cascade
Head, Otter Rock, Cape Per-
petua and Red¿sh Rocks. The
three categories of photo sub-
missions include landscapes,
people, and ¿sh and wildlife.
Prizes will be awarded in
October in all three categories
and include free kayak and
boat tours, a $700 pair of Le-
upold binoculars, tickets to the
Oregon aquarium, free lodg-
ing at a coastal hotel and more.
As part of the photo con-
test, OMRP is sponsoring free
Crossword Answer
10K Run/Walk Across the Astoria Bridge
October 11, 2015
Registration Fee - Chip-Timed: $45 / Non-timed: $40
Long-sleeved T-shirts are available to purchase.
Don’t delay! Attendance is limited to 3,500 participants.
Register online at
GreatColumbiaCrossing.com
event sponsor
Presented by Astoria Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce
(503) 325-6311 s oldoregon.com s Facebook.com/TravelAstoria
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