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2B THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015 MORE NOTES Continued from Page 1B Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Oregon North Coast — 6:30 to 8 p.m., First Lutheran Church, 725 33rd St. For informa- tion, contact Drew Herzig at dre- wherzig@yahoo.com WEDNESDAY Open Sewing Gathering — 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Homespun Quilts, 108 10th St. For information, call 503-325-3300 or 800-298-3177 or go to http://homespunquilt.com Veterans of Foreign Wars, Fort Stevens Post 10580 — 7 p.m., Warrenton Christian Church, 1376 Anchor St., Warrenton. For information, call Mel Jasmin at 503-861-2030. Astoria Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution — 11 a.m., Astoria Golf and Country Club, 33445 Sunset Beach Lane, Warrenton. Program is “Busting Beyond The Berg Barrier — A Case Study In Descendant Re- search,” presented by Michael Schmeer. Members and women interested in membership may call Sue Glen at 503-861-0574 for res- ervations or information. Lower Columbia Classic Car Club — 7 p.m., Steve Jordan’s shop building, 35232 Helligso Lane. New members welcome. For information or directions, call Steve Jordan at 503-325-1807. Rainland Fly Casters — 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church Annex, 11th Street and Harrison Avenue. For information, call Tom Scoggins at 503-325-6358, or Walt Weber at 360-777-8295, or go to ZZZUDLQODQGÀ\FDVWHUVFRP Wickiup Senior Lunches — 11:30 a.m., Wickiup Grange Hall, 92683 Svensen Market Road. Free for those older than 60 ($3 suggest- ed donation), $6.75 for those young- er than age 60. For information, call Michelle Lewis at 503-861-4200. Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m., Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested donation of $3 for those older than 60; $6.75 for those younger than 60. For information, call Michelle Lewis at 503-861-4200. Columbia Senior Diners — 11:30 a.m., Peace Lutheran Church (lower level), 565 12th St. The cost is $5. For information, or to have a meal delivered, call 503- 325-9693. Blood Pressure Checks — noon to 2 p.m., Astoria Senior Cen- ter, temporarily located at 1555 W. Marine Drive in the old Astoria Yacht Club. For information, call 503-325-3231. North Coast Multiple Sclero- sis Care and Share Help Group — noon, Clatsop Retirement Vil- lage, 947 Olney Ave. For informa- tion, call 503-325-7898. Ukulele Players — 1:30 p.m., Warrenton Masonic Lodge, 66 S.W. Fourth St., Warrenton. All are welcome, including beginners. Loaner ukuleles available. For in- formation, call Roger Williams at 503-717-5645. Northwest Tea Party — 6:30 FRIDAY Submitted photo Teachers and administrators from area schools helped out during Subway’s fundraising effort Feb. 5 to help local schools. Subway gives back to area schools In an effort to support North Coast schools strug- gling with tight budgets and diminishing funds, all four North Coast Subway stores have once again joined to- p.m., Uptown Cafe, 1639 S.E. En- sign Lane, Warrenton. For informa- tion, call 503-325-7220. WomenHeart of North Ore- gon Coast — 6:30 p.m., Colum- bia Memorial Hospital Health and :HOOQHVV 3DYLOLRQ WKLUG ÀRRU FRQ ference room, 2165 Exchange St. Peer support group for women liv- ing with, or at risk of heart disease. For information, email Michele Abrahams at WH-NorthOregon- Coast@womenheart.org U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Buoy 10 Flotilla 64 Astoria — 7 p.m., USCG Tongue Point Swimmers Building No. 1. Open to the public. For information, go to www.cgaux.org gether to raise funds for spe- cial school programs. Longtime local owners Mike and Mary Davies in- vited teachers and adminis- trators from area schools to Seaside Elks Lodge No. 1748 — 7:30 p.m., 324 Avenue A, Seaside. For information, call 503- 738-6651 or email seasideelks@ yahoo.com Maple Chapter No. 95, Order of the Eastern Star — 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge Hall, 201 N. Holl- aday Drive, Seaside. For informa- tion, call 503-717-0808. THURSDAY La Leche League of Asto- ria — 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 320 South St. For those interested in breastfeeding; mothers, babies and toddlers welcome. The topic is: “Childbirth and the New Baby at Home.” For information, call be guest “sandwich artists” on Feb. 5. Working fever- ishly for several hours, they made nearly 700 sandwiches and salads for students and their families who came out Megan Oien at 503-440-4942 or Janet Weidman at 503-741- 0345. Wickiup Senior Lunches — 11:30 a.m., Wickiup Grange Hall, 92683 Svensen Market Road. Free for those older than 60 ($3 sug- gested donation), $6.75 for those younger than age 60. For informa- tion, call Michelle Lewis at 503- 861-4200. Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m., Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested donation of $3 for those older than 60; $6.75 for those younger than 60. For information, call Michelle Lewis at 503-861-4200. *HDUKDUW3OD\JURXQGSURMHFWUHDFKHVJRDO GEARHART — The com- munity-led effort to renovate the only existing playground in Gearhart took a big step forward with the announce- ment of Lum’s Auto Cen- ter and Toyota Motor Sales awarding a donation totaling $10,000 toward the Gearhart Playground Project. The state of the art, eco-friendly struc- ture is designed to provide a safe and controlled space where children can receive QXPHURXV KHDOWK EHQH¿WV while simply playing and having fun. “We are thrilled and hum- bled to be able to contribute to such a worthy project that will EHQH¿W WKH KHDOWK DQG ZHOO ness of an entire community,” stated Lori Lum, general man- ager of Lum’s Auto Center. Seaside School District Superintendent Doug Dough- erty echoes this sentiment: “The parent and community support for this project has been extraordinary. I know the children will enjoy the playground for many years to come.” The majority of the funds were raised through gener- ous donations from commu- nity members during a dinner auction coordinated by the Gearhart Playground Proj- ect Committee in November. Thanks to overwhelming community support, con- struction of the playground will be completed before the end of March, just in time for the children of the North Coast to “spring” into fitness. Submitted photo Lum’s Auto Center and Toyota Motor Sales donated $10,000 toward the Gearhart Playground Project. Pictured back row, from left, Justine Hill, Seaside School District business manager, Doug Dougherty, Seaside School District super- intendent, Lori Lum Toyooka, Lum’s Auto Center general manager, Erin Jackson, Gearhart Playground Project chair- woman, and Juli Wozniak, Gearhart Elementary School principal. Front row, Gearhart Elementary School students. Group organizes for Safe Kids coalitions WARRENTON — The goal of a recent meeting was to gauge interest Safe Kids North Coast within the community. Forty attended and 21 offered to be volunteers, and the deci- sion was made to revitalize the North Coast chapter, which was very active from 2008 through 2013. Safe Kids coalitions are grassroots collaborations be- tween individuals and orga- nizations in a community that work to provide parents and children with helpful hints and tools to keep children safe in ar- eas of road safety, sports safety, ¿UH DQG GURZQLQJ SUHYHQWLRQ to name a few. In the past 25 years Safe Kids programs and efforts around the country have help reduce the number of child- hood deaths because of unin- tentional injuries by more than 50 percent. In Clatsop County Columbia Senior Diners — 11:30 a.m., Peace Lutheran Church (lower level), 565 12th St. The cost is $5. For information, or to have a meal delivered, call 503- 325-9693. Warrenton Senior Lunch Program — noon, Warrenton Community Center, 170 S.W. Third St. Suggested donation of $5 for seniors and $7 for those younger than 60. For information, or to vol- unteer, call 503-861-3502 Monday or Thursday. Seaside Rotary Club — noon, Shilo Inn, 20 N. Prom, Seaside. For information, go to http://sea- siderotary.com Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m., Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested donation of $3 for those older than 60; $6.75 for those younger than 60. For information, call Michelle Lewis at 503-861-4200. Columbia Senior Diners — 11:30 a.m., Peace Lutheran Church (lower level), 565 12th St. The cost is $5. For information, or to have a meal delivered, call 503- 325-9693. Open Skating — 5 to 9 p.m., Astoria Armory, 1650 Exchange St. Admission $2. Limited roller skate rentals available for $3; bring own skates if possible. OTHER U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Yo- cona (168) Sailors — Reunion of shipmates being planned in 2015 for anyone stationed on the cutter Yocona. For information, contact Ken Pearson at 503-741-0860 or kenpearson@centurytel.net Grays River community sale tables available GRAYS RIVER, Wash. — Vendors and individuals are sought who wish to participate in the Second Com- munity In-Door Super Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 28 at Johnson Park Center. Items for sale can be gently used, repurposed, vintage, antique, or newly crafted. Over 40 table spaces are avail- able. The cost for table space is $10. Call Cheryl Dutcher at 360-465-2740 or email cddutch@wwest.net for infor- mation and to reserve a space. Set up is the afternoon of March 27. Food, beverages, and bake sale items will be avail- able for purchase during the event. The menu includes hamburgers, hot dogs, coffee, tea, and soda. A bake sale will be hosted by the ladies of the Grays River Methodist Church. The event is a fundraiser for the Grays River Valley Center at Johnson Park, the old Rosburg school build- ing. This center serves the community in many ways, including as a lending library, computer center, sewing instruction center, a place for aerobic classes and work out equipment, and the new Wahkiakum County west end food bank. HONOR ROLL This student has earned a 3.5 grade point average or higher, qualifying her for the honor roll. /LQ¿HOG&ROOHJH 0F0LQQYLOOH Astoria: Cassandra Phillipakis. Submitted photo Forty community members met recently to revitalize the Safe Kids North Coast coalition. between 2010 and 2012, there ZHUH¿YHIDWDOLWLHVDQGKRV pitalizations of children young- er than 19. The next meeting of Safe Kids North Coast is at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 24 at Medix Ambu- lance, 2325 S.E. Dolphin Ave. in Warrenton. The mission is to W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A Contact: Steve Axtell • 360-430-0885 or John Anderson • 360-269-2500 decide what the top three injury focuses are going to be, and de- termine the committees. For questions, contact Mike Sahlberg at mike.sahlberg@ medix.org or Joyce Ranglia at joyce.rangila@medix.org, or call 503-861-5556. What ’ s Fresh O ysters (W illa pa B a y) Stea m er C la m s ⁄ 2 P R IC E D AY 1 Every Monday! (W illa pa B a y) Petra le Sole (O regon C oa st - Loca l) R a z or C la m s (Sea side - Loca l) D ungeness C ra b (Loca l) C h ec k o u t o u r $ Annual Haggle Day Sunday Feb 15 10 to 5 to support their fundraising efforts. By the end of the evening more than $1,000 was raised, and proudly do- nated by North Coast Sub- way. AAUW Walking Group — 9:30 a.m. Seaside Branch of American Association of University Women weekly low-impact group walk, fol- lowed by coffee and fellowship. 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