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Academy visits Coast Guard Column shines light on awareness NORTH COAST • 3A PAGE 2A MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2015 142nd YEAR, No. 193 ONE DOLLAR WHAT A DRAG! ‘Gentlemen Janes’ raise money for historic district JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Marco Davis, performing as Daylight Cums, is showered with praise and money, while dancing to the song “Big Spender” at the Jane Barnes Revue at the Astoria Event Center Saturday. The money from the event went to the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association. $QQXDOIDVKLRQVKRZFHOHEUDWHV$VWRULD¶VZLFNHGSDVW By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian C ole Jannusch sells insurance for a living. 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KYLE SPURR — The Daily Astorian S helby Mogenson, pres- ident of the Assistance League of the Columbia Pa- FL¿FGHVFULEHVKHUZRUNZLWK WKHQRQSUR¿WDVKHOSLQJORFDO FKLOGUHQLQQHHGZLWKVRPHRI her closest friends. 7KH &ROXPELD 3DFL¿F chapter, based in Astoria, is SDUW RI WKH QDWLRQDO QRQSUR¿W Assistance League dedicated to programs that primarily EHQH¿WFKLOGUHQ “It has been a very popu- lar organization,” Mogenson VDLG ³,W¶V WKH RQO\ RQH ZH NQRZ RI LQ &ODWVRS &RXQW\ WKDWFORWKHVNLGVWKHZD\WKDW ZH GR :H EX\ QHZ FORWKHV IRUWKHNLGV´ The local chapter, formed in 2011, has 134 members, in- cluding state Sen. Betsy John- son, D-Scappoose. 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