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2B THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2015 MORE NOTES Continued from Page 1B 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 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 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. 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. Angora Hiking Club — 1 p.m., Sixth Street parking lot. Astoria Riverwalk East hike. For informa- tion, call Bob Westerberg at 503- 325-4315. Red Cross Blood Drive — 1 to 6 p.m., Masonic Temple, 1572 Franklin Ave. To make an appoint- ment to donate blood, call 800- 733-2767 or go to www.redcross- blood.org (Code: Astoria). 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. Seaside Dementia Support Group — 2 to 3:30 p.m., Necan- icum Village, 2500 S. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside. For families and/or caregivers of dementia patients. All are welcome. To attend, RSVP to 503-738-0900. Warrenton Gateway Masonic Lodge No. 175 — 6:30 p.m. din- ner, 7:30 p.m. meeting, at 66 S.W. Fourth St., Warrenton. Seaside Elks Lodge No. 1748 — 7:30 p.m., 324 Avenue A, Seaside. For information, call 503- 738-6651 or email seasideelks@ yahoo.com THURSDAY 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. nity Center, 1225 Avenue A, Sea- side. Group is open to those who are age 18 or older. For informa- tion, call 503-338-6230. 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. Columbia River Meditation Group — 6 to 7:30 p.m., Room 306, Towler Hall, Clatsop Com- munity College. Class format, registration required. Drop-ins welcome. For information, call Ron Maxted at 503-338-9153. 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 Lower Columbia Hospice Bereavement and Grief Support Group — 2 to 4 p.m., Meeting Room 1, Bob Chisholm Commu- Local porcelain artist in showcase Astoria artist Vicki Sul- livan has been selected for a second year to partici- pate in this year’s Oregon Potters Association 33rd annual Ceramic Showcase 2015, which is being held today, Saturday and Sunday at Veterans Memorial Coli- seum, (at the Rose Quarter) in Portland. This is one of the nation’s largest show and sale of handmade pot- tery, sculpture, garden art home accessories and other creative clay work, featur- ing more than 200 ceramic artists. After four years of work- ing on the pottery wheel, she embarked on a career in Whittier, Calif., designing, producing and marketing handmade porcelain décor and jewelry to galleries, museums, and retail stores who featured fine handmade American crafts. “I have been in ceramics of some sort for over 40 years,” she said, “pretty much tackled it all.” There is no cost for ad- mission to the Ceramic Showcase, but there is a $3 suggested donation to sup- port OPA’s education pro- gram. Submitted photo Artist Vicki Sullivan will display her ceramic work at the Oregon Potters Association 33rd annual Ceramic Show- case 2015 in Portland. Photo by Kathleen Barber Scout project helps saves lives, property ¿UHK\GUDQWVDYHVOLYHVDQGSURSHUW\ While he was working on his commu- nity service, the Scout was told there were VHYHUDOUHG¿UHK\GUDQWVWKDWQHHGHGWREH changed to yellow so they could be easily spotted at night. He chose WFD as his ben- H¿FLDU\IRUKLV(DJOH6FRXWSURMHFWEHFDXVH of the importance of making sure that these Local students win Elks state awards SEASIDE — Margaret Neu- wirth, a fifth-grader at Seaside Heights, submitted a drawing to the 2015 Elks Eye Injury Pre- vention Poster Contest, which teaches children about eye safety and gives them the opportunity to create an artistic instructional poster. She was awarded $35 from Seaside Elks Lodge. Her poster then took first place in the North- west District contest, where she was awarded a wooden plaque. Entered in the state contest, the poster took second place, and won an additional $275 and plaque. The poster was framed and displayed at the recent Oregon State Elks Convention in Spring- field. It will be on display Elks Children’s Eye Clinic, the ma- Lighthouse for Kids Project — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Homespun Quilts, 108 10th St. Making quilts for children going through sexual abuse assessment. For informa- tion, call 503-325-3300 or 800- 298-3177 or go to http://home- spunquilt.com 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 Trio performs for 3A& Eene¿t From left, Richard Barber and Cecil Wesner of the Warrenton Fire Department, and Brandon Andres and Robert Barber of Troop 509, look on as Gabe Karr, also of Troop 509, flushes a fire hydrant. WARRENTON — Robert Barber, a freshman at Warrenton High School and se- nior patrol leader of Troop 509, completed work on his Eagle Scout Project. Three years ago he and his father, Richard Barber, a vol- unteer for the Warrenton Fire Department, VWDUWHGZRUNLQJRQ¿UHK\GUDQWPDLQWHQDQFH as a form of community service. A working FRIDAY 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. For information, call 503-738-7751. 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. jor charitable project of Oregon State Elks, for the next year. The visual program contributes more than $1,000,000 annually to the clinic, which works with 16,000 children each year. Seth Trevino, a student at Broadway Middle School was awarded $75 from Seaside Elks Lodge for his entry into the Americanism Essay Contest. He also won first place in the North- west District contest and third place in the state contest, where he was awarded an additional $50 and a framed certificate. For information about Seaside Elks Lodge 1748, call 503-738- 6651 or email seasideelks@ya- hoo.com. Visit www.elks.org to learn more about Elks’ programs, scholarships and community as- sistance. Partners for the Per- ca Sacks has performed forming Arts Center pres- with Stanford University’s ent a concert of Pergole- Chamber Chorale under si’s “Stabat Mater,” with Stephen Sano and Univer- vocalists Jocelyn Claire sity Singers under Robert Thomas, Rebecca Sacks Huw Morgan, as well as and accompanist Evan C. with the Sospiro Vocal En- Paul, at 3 p.m. Saturday semble, Lyric Theatre of at Peace Lutheran Church, San Jose, Cascadia Con- cert Opera, and 565 12th St. The the University cost is $10. Sacks of Oregon Op- and Thomas sang era Ensemble. in the Cascadia She recently Opera production was chosen as of Beethoven’s a Promising “Fidelio” that Young Artist of was performed the 21st Centu- as a PAC bene- ry and traveled ¿W ODVW IDOO 7KH\ with a group of were inspired to do more to help Soprano Jocelyn singers to Cos- maintain the Claire Thomas ta Rica, where they gave sev- PAC, and offered eral concerts to sing the Per- throughout the golesi work as country. D EHQH¿W 7KH\ Recent- will both be part ly, Sacks won of the 2015 As- first place in toria Music Fes- the Northwest tival. Region of the Thomas, a National As- soprano, is a fre- sociation of quent performer Photo courtesy of of in opera, concert, Ryan G. Arnold Teachers and recital. She is Rebecca Sacks Singing com- petition, and an a two-time win- encouragement ner of the district level of the Classical Sing- award at the Oregon Dis- er Competition, and also trict of the Metropolitan recently won the National Opera National Council Association of Teachers of auditions. She is a four- Singing Advanced Artist year recipient of a per- Competition district level. formance scholarship at She is a two-time recipient Stanford University and of the George Woodhead a member of the Univer- Prize in Voice for excel- sity of Oregon ensemble lence in oratorio and sa- that won second place in the National Opera Asso- cred music. She holds a bachelor’s ciation’s collegiate scenes degree in music in voice competition. She received her bach- from the Oberlin Conser- vatory, a master’s degree elor’s degree in music in voice from the Peabody with departmental hon- Conservatory, and a grad- ors in vocal performance uate performance diplo- from Stanford University ma also from the Peabody in 2010, and completed Conservatory. She resides post-baccalaureate work in Portland, where she at the University of Or- WHDFKHVYRLFHSLDQRÀXWH egon in 2013. She is a and yoga. She studies with member of the Portland Opera Chorus and studies Ruth Dobson. Mezzo soprano Rebec- with Ruth Dobson. It’s tortoise time at Maritime Museum older hydrants were maintained and repaint- ed to increase visibly. A group of volunteers from Troop 509 DQG ¿UH GHSDUWPHQW YROXQWHHUV FOHDQHG ÀXVKHG FOHDUHG DZD\ EUXVK DQG REVWDFOHV WRSDLQWWKHUHG¿UHK\GUDQWV\HOORZ%DUEHU The Columbia River plans on joining the Fire Department as a ca- Maritime Museum cele- det when he turns 16. brates its next First Sun- day Family Program from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. First Sunday Fam- ily programs are a time for fun-filled family experi- ences and are inspired by the museum’s 3D mov- ies: Galapagos and Turtle Vision. Play a special-edition game of Jenga, Galapagos style, create a one-of-a-kind piece of tortoise art, join the ocean currents exper- iment and watch how two forces of nature react, influ- ence nature with the animal adaptation magnet board, get into character with Blue Footed Booby dance les- sons, and test Ring of Fire knowledge in the mapping activity. First Sunday activities are included with paid ad- mission to the museum; members are free. Tommy Rocker plays at Seaside American Legion SEASIDE — On Saturday, the Seaside American Legion, 1315 Broadway, hosts Seaside Hall of Fame Member Tom- my Rocker and his band. The doors open at 6 p.m., and the music starts at 7 p.m. There is a $10 entry fee, DQGWKHHYHQWWKH¿UVWRIWKH Fire Mountain School Con- cert Series, also features a raf- ÀHDQGVLOHQWDXFWLRQ HONOR ROLL Submitted photo Pictured, Margaret Neuwirth’s entry in the 2015 Elks Eye Injury Prevention Poster Con- test, “Callie the Cat,” which won at the district level, and took second place at the state level. The following students have earned a 3.5 grade point average or higher at their school, qualifying them for the honor roll. Eastern Oregon University La Grande Astoria: Juli Hol, Stepha- nie Homer, Denise Sterry.
