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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015
Astoria Music Festival poster unveiled WHS seniors receive
The May Art Walk saw the
unveiling of the 2015 Astoria
Music Festival poster. Art-
work for the annual theme
poster has in past years been
a commissioned work by a
local artist (Noel Thomas and
Royal Nebeker created works
for the festival in the past);
this year the festival board
opted for a competition to se-
lect a poster.
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ist from Naselle, Wash., is
the winner of the contest.
Her composition, “Astoria in
Concert,” depicts the Colum-
bia River, the bridge, Asto-
ria architecture and a variety
of musical instruments. Her
prize was $500 and two plati-
num passes to the Astoria Mu-
sic Festival.
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subject before she began her
painting because she had nev-
er drawn musical instruments
before. Her goal in creating
the piece was, “to make some-
thing bright and colorful that
would grab the eye of pass-
ers-by.”
“Astoria in Concert” is
doing just that in the window
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(also Tempo Gallery), at 1271
Commercial St., where limit-
2015 Hitchman Award
DWIGHT CASWELL — The Daily Astorian
From left, Diane Tiedeman, Astoria Music Festival Board president, Robert Paulmenn
with his People’s Choice Award, Debbi Littlefield, winner of the competition, and Carolyn
Vena, poster committee chairwoman, with the winning entry, “Astoria in Concert.”
ed-edition signed posters may
be purchased for $50, and un-
signed copies for $25.
Artist Robert Paulmenn
was the winner of the Peo-
ple’s Choice award for his
painting, “Liberty Chande-
lier II.” Entries by Jennifer
Frisch (“A Song at Sunset”)
and Kayla Johnson (“Flute’s
Dream) will be used by the
festival in marketing and on
programs.
Carolyn Vena is chairwom-
Friday Musical Club shares talent
The scholarship recipients of the Friday
Musical Club were featured at a recital May 3,
at the First Lutheran Church in Astoria. Laurie
Drage, club president, welcomed those in atten-
dance.
Students participating on the recital were:
Jaden Rainey, cellist; Adam Morse, baritone;
Fiona Bonn, clarinetist; Charity Fleck, soprano;
Ryanne Sunnell, French horn; Andrew Conrad,
cellist; Julie Foss, violinist; and Enoch Gray,
baritone.
The teachers of the students were also rec-
ognized and included: Judy Woodward, cellist;
John Hammond, retired band director; Susan
Buehler, voice instructor; Michael McClure,
French horn player and band/choir instructor
at Warrenton High School; Angela Calvin-Ped-
erson, violinist and string instructor for Astoria
public schools; and Barbara Poulshock, voice
instructor. The students studied privately, be-
ginning in January, with funding provided by
the scholarship funds and culminated with the
public recital. The student performers repre-
sented the communities of Ilwaco, Wash., and
an of the Poster Art Commit-
tee of the Astoria Music Fes-
tival, with members Carol
Smith of Temp Gallery, Dul-
cye Taylor of Old Town Fram-
ing, and Leena Riker, former
festival board president.
WARRENTON — Jes-
sica Knehr and Juanantonio
Salcedo of Warrenton High
School have been selected to
receive the L. R. Hitchman
Family Achievement Award
for 2015.
Knehr has been involved
in the performing arts ever
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when she began to play the
piano. She later added the
alto saxophone, earning an
award in the process. When
she entered high school, she
began dancing, and excelled;
she earned a part-time job
teaching dance as an intern.
She continued to partici-
pate in the Warrenton High
School Symphonic Band,
which earned the state cham-
pionship in 2014. Knehr
plans to further her education
at the University of Oregon
next fall.
Salcedo has been an out-
standing athlete at WHS,
earning letters in both track
and football, in which he
was voted team captain by
his teammates last fall, and
played both offense and de-
fense. He was determined
to provide leadership, and
help his school overcome
three straight losing seasons;
he helped the Warriors to a
winning season this year. He
plans on going to college this
fall, leading toward a teach-
ing career.
The Hitchman Award was
established over 25 years
ago. The amount of this annu-
al award was increased this
year to $1,000. The award is
offered to a selected junior
or senior at WHS to defray
higher education expenses.
Occasionally, more than one
recipient is chosen to receive
an award. Applicants for the
award submit applications
through the school.
The award was founded
in 1988 by Mary Hitchman
Taylor and Alice Hitchman
Hayden (1963 and 1965
graduates of WHS) as a trib-
ute to their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. R. Hitchman, who
resided in Warrenton for over
50 years.
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Submitted photo
Friday Musical Club scholarship recip-
ients performed in a recital May 3. Back
row, from left, Enoch Gray of Astoria,
Adam Morse of Cannon Beach, and An-
drew Conrad of Astoria. Front row, Charity
Fleck of Ilwaco, Wash., Julie Foss of As-
toria, Fiona Bonn and Ryanne Sunnell of
Seaside, and Jaden Rainey of Astoria.
Astoria, Seaside, and Cannon Beach in Oregon.
For information regarding the Friday Musi-
cal Club, or donating to the scholarship fund,
contact Susan Buehler, chairwoman of the
Scholarship Committee at vsbuehler@gmail.
com or 503-436-0378.
Laura Emily Johnson of As-
toria, daughter of Kevin and Judy
Johnson of Astoria, exchanged
wedding vows with Steve B.
Mart, also of Astoria, Saturday,
Jan. 17, 2015, at the Astoria Golf
and Country Club in Warrenton,
sponsored by Dr. Charles Starr.
The groom is the son of Brian and
Elaine Mart of Astoria.
The bride was given in mar-
riage by her parents. The Rev. Sue
Lenahan performed the ceremony.
Maid of honor was the bride’s
little sister, Kayla Johnson of
Astoria. Bridesmaids were the
bride’s best friend, Holly Shigley
of San Diego, and a cousin, Robyn
Swanson of Corvallis. Flower
girls were cousins Ruby Swanson
of Corvallis and Cadence Sopko
of Astoria.
Best man was the groom’s twin
brother, Scott Mart of Astoria.
Groomsmen were Brad Johnson
of Medford, brother of the bride,
and Ben Swanson of Corvallis, a
cousin. Ring bearers were Wyatt
Shigley, of San Diego, a godson,
and Robert Johnson of Medford,
a nephew.
The bride is a 1999 graduate of
Astoria High School and a 2005
graduate of Mount Hood Com-
munity College. She is a surgical
technician in the Surgery Depart-
ment at Columbia Memorial Hos-
Photo by Justin Grafton
pital.
The groom graduated from Steve and Laura (Johnson) Mart
Astoria High School in 1996. He
is employed by Morisse Logging. was performed by Pixie Andrea.
A reception was held at the
The honeymoon destination
Astoria Golf and Country Club. was Sandals in the Bahamas.
“Songbird” by Fleetwood Mac
The couple resides in Astoria.
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