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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015
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id you know that 204 years ago Sunday (April 12, 1811) is
the date that John Jacob Astor’s merchant ship, the Tonquin,
anchored off what is now Astoria to establish a trading post here? A
highly detailed and entertaining journal by M. Gabriel Franchere,
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Lewis as the villain Krooke watches from under his disguise in the
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before show time, but reservations are recommended by calling

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COMMUNITY NOTES
SATURDAY
Lower Columbia R/C Society
— 8:30 a.m., back room at Uptown
Cafe, 1639 S.E. Ensign Lane, War-
renton. Local Academy of Model
Aeronautics (AMA) chartered radio
control model aircraft club meets for
breakfast and business. All model
aircraft enthusiasts are welcome.
For information, call 503-458-5196
or 503-325-0608.
Angora Hiking Club — 9 a.m.,
Sixth Street parking lot. Neahkahnie
Mountain hike, starts at Oswald
West parking lot next to restrooms
at 9:45 a.m. For information, call
June Baumler at 503-368-4323.
call Don Carter at 503-325-0757.
SUNDAY
National Alliance on Mental
Illness (NAMI) Support Group
— 2 to 3:30 p.m., Seaside Public
Library, 1131 Broadway. Family to
Family Support Group, for anyone
with friend or loved one suffering
from a serious brain (mental) illness.
For information, contact Myra Kero
at 503-738-6165, or k7erowood@q.
com, or go to www.nami.org
Pug Socializing Club — 11
a.m., Carruthers Park, Warrenton.
For pugs and their owners. Join on-
line at http://tinyurl.com/pugsclub.
For information, call Dave Kinney at
415-827-5190.
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of America, Lower Columbia Riv-
er Chapter — 5 p.m. meeting and
dinner, Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Ba-
sin St. Willis Van Dusen is the guest
speaker. All active duty, retired,
reserve and former of¿cers and
warrant of¿cers of the U.S. armed
forces are invited. For information,
call Capt. R. Stevens (U.S. Coast
Guard, ret.) at 503-861-9832.
Columbia Northwestern Mod-
el Railroading Club — 1 p.m., in
Hammond. Group runs trains on
HO-scale layout. For information,
Line Dancing — 5:30 to 8 p.m.,
Seaside American Legion, 1315
Broadway. For information, call
503-738-5111. No cost; suggested
$5 tip to the instructor.
MONDAY
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested do-
nation $3 for those older than 60;
$6.75 for those younger than 60.
For information, call Michelle Lew-
is at 503-861-4200.
Columbia Senior Diners —
11:30 a.m., Peace Lutheran Church
(lower level), 565 12th St. Cost is
$5. For information, or to have a
meal delivered, call 503-325-9693.
Warrenton Senior Lunch Pro-
gram — noon, Warrenton Commu-
nity Center, 170 S.W. Third St. Sug-
gested donation of $5 for seniors
and $7 for those younger than 60.
For information, or to volunteer, call
503-861-3502 Monday or Thursday.
Astoria Rotary Club — noon,
second Àoor of the Astoria Elks
Lodge, 453 11th St. Guests always
welcome. For information, go to
www.AstoriaRotary.org
Warrenton Kiwanis Club —
noon to 1 p.m., Doogers Seafood
and Grill, 103 U.S. Highway 101,
Warrenton. For information, call
Darlene Warren at 503-861-2672.
Parkinson’s Support Group
— 1 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church
library, 565 12th St. For information,
call 503-338-8469 or 503-440-1970.
Peninsula Quilt Guild — 1 p.m.,
Peninsula Church Center, 5000 N
Place, Seaview, Wash. Newcomers
welcome. Bring nonperishable food
donation. For information, call Janet
King at 360-665-3005.
Knochlers Pinochle Group —
1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community
Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside.
Cost is $1 per regular session per
person. Players with highest and
second highest scores split the prize.
Game is designed for players 55 and
older, but all ages are welcome.
Seaside Lions Club — 5 p.m.,
West Lake Restaurant & Lounge,
1480 S. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside.
For information, call 503-738-7693.
Finnish Brotherhood, UFK-
B&S Lodge No. 2 — 6 p.m. pea
soup supper and Ole and Lena
jokes, 7 p.m. lodge meeting, Suomi
Hall, 244 W. Marine Drive.
Line Dancing for Seniors — 6
to 7:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center,
temporarily located at 1555 W. Ma-
rine Drive in the old Astoria Yacht
Club. For information, call 503-325-
3231.
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ocrats — 7 p.m., North County
Annex, 1216 Robert Bush Drive,
South Bend, Wash. For information,
email Diane Knutson at dlknut-
son69@yahoo.com
TUESDAY
Tobacco Free Coalition of
Clatsop County — 9 to 10:30 a.m.,
Clatsop County Health and Human
Services, 820 Exchange St. Anyone
interested in tobacco use preven-
tion and education welcome. For
information, call Steven Blakesley
at 503-325-8500 or Alissa Dorman
at 503-325-4321, ext. 5758.
Do Nothing Club — 10 a.m.
to noon, 24002 U St., Ocean Park,
Wash. Men’s group. For informa-
tion, call Jack McBride at 360-665-
2721.
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested do-
nation of $3 for those older than 60;
$6.75 for those younger than 60.
For information, call Michelle Lew-
is 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.
Astoria Lions Club — noon,
Astoria Elks Lodge, 453 11th St.
Prospective members welcome.
For information, contact Charlene
Larsen at 503-325-0590.
See NOTES, Page 2B