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NOR TH COA S T THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • MONDAY , AUGUST 31 , 2015 3A S e a s i d e p o n d e r s t r a n s i t i o n o f ‘ o l d c h u r c h b u i l d i n g ’ By KATHER INE LACAZE EO M ed ia G r oup SEAS IDE — Th e fo rm e r F a i th Lu th e r an chu r ch f a c i l i - ty in S e a s id e i s s e ek ing a n ew n am e and a n ew m i s s ion . Th e bu i ld ing w a s pu r ch a s ed by th e c i ty fo r $220 ,000 l a s t S ep t emb e r . Ev e ryon e ju s t c a l l s i t “ th e o ld chu r ch bu i ld ing , ” s a id M ayo r Don L a r son , bu t m emb e r s o f a n ew comm i t t e e th ink th e c i ty c an do b e t t e r th an th a t . 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G r a c e Ep i s cop a l Chu r ch h a s ag r e ed to con t inu e r e c e iv ing fund s fo r th e w a rm ing c en t e r , so con t r ibu t ion s w i l l b e t ax -d e - du c t ib l e . Ch e ck s c an b e m ad e ou t to G r a c e Ep i s cop a l Chu r ch , ing v e s s e l b a ck to A s to r i a . Th e A l e r t a r r iv ed 15 hou r s l a t e r th an s ch edu l ed in A s to r i a , wh e r e a mo to r l i f ebo a t f rom S t a t ion C ap e D i s appo in tm en t took on th e sh ing v e s s e l . S tock #394095 F ina l pr ice * $ 33 ,998 $ 1 7 ,865 Lat t i u d e , 4x4, AW D , 9- s pee d aut o S tock #385006 RT , AW D , V8 Hemi MSRP $38 ,280 - Lum ’s D isc . $4 ,282 F ina l pr ice * 20 1 5 JE EP CHER OK EE d e s ign a t ed fo r Jub i l e e M in i s t r i e s/ W a rm ing C en t e r , and m a i l ed to 1545 F r ank l in A v e . , A s to r i a , R 97103 . 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W a sh e r s and d ry e r s , g en e r a l con t r a c to r s e rv i c e s , and mu ch o f th e l abo r i s b e ing do - n a t ed , bu t fund s a r e s t i l l n e ed ed fo r p lumb ing x tu r e s , l igh t ed ex i t s ign s , a w a t e r h e a t e r , and upg r ad e s to th e p lumb ing and e l e c t r i c a l sy s t em s . 20 1 5 DO DGE DART F ina l pr ice * Cr ew c a b, C ummi ns t u r b o di es el , S tock #395001 6- s pee d aut o Pho to cou r tesy o f Pe t ty O f f ice r 3 rd C lass N ico le P ick lo The U .S . Coas t Gua rd Cu t te r A le r t tows the f ish ing vesse l D iscove ry Aug . 23 . W a rm i n g c e n t e r r a i s e s f u n d s f o r s h ow e r a n d l a u n d r y f a c i l i t i e s MSRP $24 ,980 - Manu f . D isc . $750 20 1 5 RA M 25 0 0 a long w i th an ev en ing d inn e r onbo a rd th e A l e r t . 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