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CCC offers variety of enrichment classes Rosburg Super Sale planned for March 28 Learn a new skill this spring with Clatsop Community College ASTORIA — Spring is the time to start afresh. Enrich your life with a skill you’ve always wanted to pursue. Classes are held at the Clatsop Community College Astoria campus unless otherwise stated. • Cartooning: Learn to draw caricatures from local artist David Poole. Have fun with the various techniques of car- tooning using the human form. Bring pencil and paper to class. Offered at the Seaside South County Center, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays, March 31 to May 5. Cost is $35 • Digital Photography: More Techniques for Camera & Computer: Explore your digital camera in this eight- week class. Focus on areas of photography that interest you, and learn the use and value of your camera features. Be fa- miliar with your camera man- ual, and come prepared for a FRXSOHRI¿HOGWULSVWRSUDFWLFH what you have learned. Taught by Dwight Caswell, this class is held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 31 to May 19. • Jewelry Metalsmithing: Make your own silver, brass or copper jewelry by using hand tools and precious met- als to create cut-work of your own design. Bring safety glass- es, and contact the instructor at 503-325-0998 for a list of needed supplies. This class is taught by Virginia Hall from 6 to 8:20 p.m. Thursdays, April 2 to June 4. Cost is $75. • Nature Journaling: Man- age stress and develop the VNLOOV DQG FRQ¿GHQFH WR H[- plore the local region. Learn to observe the world in a whole new way by keeping a nature MRXUQDO)RXU¿HOGGD\VDERXW one every two weeks, from 9 a.m. to noon) on Saturdays will provide on-site practice. Class is taught by Julie Tennis from 5:30 tp 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, April 1 to May 6. Cost is $55 • Cast on & Knit: It’s time to do something with those balls of yarn you’ve been eye- ing. Learn the stitches, how to FDVWRQELQGRII¿[DGURSSHG stitch and more. Come away with a completed project and the skills to do more. Class is taught by Evy Berger from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays, April 4 to May 23. Cost is $49 and includes all supplies need- ed to complete a swatch. Bring scissors and a measuring tape. • Meditation: Explore ways to clear your mind, still your thoughts and increase concen- tration through this non-re- ligious practice. Led by Ron Maxted, class is held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, April 2 to June 3. Cost is $29. • Tai Chi for Health: An ancient form of moving med- itation. Movements are slow, gentle and round. Practiced RQ D FRQVLVWHQW EDVLV DERXW 10 minutes a day) you may see increased health and men- WDO EHQH¿WV 'HYHORSHG E\ WKH National Arthritis Foundation, this class is generally practiced standing up but can also be done sitting down. No experi- ence required. Taught by Ron Graham from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, April 1 to June 3. • Beginning Conversational Finnish: Learn the language, and experience the culture of the far north. In addition to learning phrases you will also watch Finnish videos and sam- ple Finnish food. Required books available at the CCC Bookstore include: “Finnish for Foreigners I” by Mai- ja-Hellikki Aaltio and “Finnish Dictionary & Phrasebook” by Ville Ktaja. This class is taught by Helen Pitkanen from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays from March 30 to June 1. Cost is $75 • Travel Tips: Learn what works to make your inter- national trip successful. Ev- erything from the equipment needed to handling cultural differences. Learn about pack- ing light, necessary documen- tation, traveling with medical considerations, prescriptions and diet restrictions, handling money and credit cards and more. Facilitated by LaRee Johnson with a variety of ex- perienced travelers, class meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thurs- days, from April 2 to May 7. Cost is $35. Register now at www.clat- sopcc.edu/schedule and search under Course Title or call 503- 325-2402. 8 | March 26, 2015 | coastweekend.com Sign up for water fitness class items, collectibles, crafts, new and used or repurposed items, tools, and much more. For more information, call 360-465-2740 or 360- 465-2689, or email cd- dutch@wwest.net Community Indoor Super Sale 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, march 28 Grays River Valley Center 30 Rosburg School Road, Rosburg, Wash. 360-4465-2740 360-465-2689 Class is offered from 9 to 9:50 a.m. and from 10 to 10:50 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday beginning April 7 through May 21. Class takes place at the KOA heated indoor pool, located at 1100 Ridge Road. The KOA camp ground provides hot showers, rest rooms and a hot tub to re- lax the muscles after class. There is no additional fee for use of the pool. Students need to arrive with swim suits on, and bring their own towels. Shampoo, conditioner and shower gel is provided in the newly remodeled show- NCRD to hold spring variety show VWXGHQWV DQG ¿UVWUDWH YRFDO- ists. Enjoy circus entertain- ment as well as a hilarious “Who’s on First?”skit. The Beach Nuts will also perform broadcast news up- dates, so get ready for zany comedy with the audience included. With Dave Bell as emcee, the entire evening will be a joy. The NCRD is located at 36155 Ninth St. Admission to the variety show is $5, and proceeds go toward the reno- vation of the NCRD theater. Register for classes 503-325-2402 239 N . H em lock • C an n on B each • 503.436.0208 open for tours and informa- tion the day of the sale. Contributions of non-per- ishables will be welcomed on sale day and at any other time during open hours. For more information on center activities call 360-465-2960. Hamburgers, hot dogs and beverages, prepared by the center, will be avail- able for purchase, as well as baked goods by the Grays River United Methodist Church Friendship Circle. Forty-five sellers are par- ticipating in the Commu- nity In-Door Super Sale, along with an outdoor mov- ing sale. Held in the gym and the halls this year, this break-the-back-of-winter sale event will feature a di- verse list of items offered by community and area partic- ipants: antiques or vintage HAMMOND — Clatsop Community College offers an Aquanastics class this spring for women and men. This water fitness class is energizing and strengthen- ing, yet gentle on the joints. The exercises are designed to increase range of motion, flexibility and cardiovascu- lar fitness. Swimming ability is not required. Class is conducted in a 3-to-5-feet deep heated pool. Pool beach balls and noodles are provided free for class use and enjoyment. As an added bonus, students are given basic water health and safety tips. www.clatsopcc.edu ANDREW MARC ROSBURG, Wash. — The second annual Community Indoor Super Sale will be held as a fundraising event for the Grays River Valley Center at Johnson Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 28. The Grays River Valley Center is the Old Rosburg School, which has been de- veloped as a community center for learning and hu- man development activities for Wahkiakum County and the wider area of the lower Columbia River. It has many free resources for the com- munity: a computer lab, an exercise room, an exchange and lending library, a gym that is maintained for area school use and aerobics, sewing classes, and most re- cently, the newly established food bank, which will be ers. Parking car tags need to be picked up at the main of- fice at KOA before the first class. Students need to sign in before each class at the main office. Only 12 students can at- tend these classes. The cost is $45.Call 503-338-2402 to register. The class will be lead by Kathleen Hudson, a water exercise professional with certification from the Amer- ican Red Cross water safety program and the Arthritis Aquatic Training program. Hudson has taught water ex- ercise classes at community colleges and YMCAs in St. Louis, Missouri in addition to leading Clatsop Commu- nity College’s Aquanasitcs class for several years. Search under Course Title at Est. 1980 Find new treasures at Grays River Valley Center indoor sale NEHALEM — The North County Recreation District will hold a spring variety show at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28. The show will include CCC offers Aquanastics class this spring comedy acts, tap dancing, ukelele playing and charming ballerinas. You’ll hear from Neah- Kah-Nie High School speech