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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
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Blanca Diaz Medina earned the
Student of the Month Award at Tongue
Point Job Corps Center’s most recent
business meeting.
Students are selected based on
their performance in training, leader-
ship on center and volunteer service
in the community. Medina arrived
at Job Corps in August 2014 to join
the Home Builders Institute’s pre-
apprentice electrical training pro-
gram and quickly developed as a stu-
dent leader.
Medina now moves on to an ap-
prenticeship through Construction
Industry Training Council in Wash-
ington, and hopes to one day run her
own electrician’s business.
“I am thankful for getting the op-
portunity to enroll in Tongue Point,”
Medina said in a release by Job Corps.
“It has given me all the skills to start
my new career, and I am excited to
work as an electrician. Without their
help I would not be as career ready as
I am now.”
Medina spoke on the Lower Co-
lumbia Diversity Project’s panel
discussion focusing on women and
wage inequality. She was also an ac-
tive member of Tongue Point’s Stu-
dent Government Association and
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upon her visit to celebrate Job Corps
50th anniversary.
Medina did an internship with
Camp Rilea’s maintenance and oper-
ations department.
“Somebody once said that in look-
ing for people to hire, you look for
three qualities: integrity, intelligence
and energy; Blanca embodies all
three,” Henry Idica, her supervisor at
Camp Rilea, said in the release.
“She has taken advantage of every
opportunity here and is eager to begin
her apprenticeship,” said her electrical
instructor Jim Kalmbach.
Blanca Diaz
Medina, right, an
aspiring electri-
cian studying at
Tongue Point Job
Corps Center, was
recently named the
campus’ Student
of the Month for
August.
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The North Coast Chorale
is looking for people who
love to sing and experience
the joy of music. Rehearsals
are at 6:45 p.m. every Tues-
day at the Performing Arts
Center, 588 16th St, in Astoria.
For information, contact
NCC Director Denise Reed
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at 503-325-3602 or cantor-
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Capellen at 503-791-5681.
Learn the science behind drying wood
Clatsop County Community Col-
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Extension Service are offering “The
Art & Science of Drying Wood” for
wood industry personnel, portable saw-
mill operators, woodworkers and any-
one else interested in learning about the
physics behind wood drying.
The class will help participants under-
stand wood behavior, including checking,
cracking, splitting, shrinking, swelling,
warping and how to mitigate their im-
pacts.
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and about controlling the rate of drying.
The class runs from 9 a.m. to noon
Sept. 24 at the college’s South County
Campus, located at 1455 N. Roosevelt
Drive in Seaside. Registration by Sept.
22 is required. It costs $10 per person
for handout materials. To register, visit
Oregon State’s Clatsop County Exten-
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Marine Drive in Astoria, or download
the registration form at http://tinyurl.
com/abmqmxw
The class is taught by Kathleen Hudson,
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Red Cross Water Safety Instructor pro-
gram, Arthritis Aquatic Instructor Training
program, Columbia Memorial Hospital
and the Pismo Beach (Calif.) Athletic Club.
There are two sections of the class, run-
ning from 9 to 9:50 a.m. or 10 to 10:50 a.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 22 to Oct.
29, a total of twelve classes. Only 12 stu-
dents can attend each section. They cost $35.
The KOA campground provides showers,
rest rooms and a hot tub to relax the mus-
cles after class. There is no additional fee
for use of the pool.
Students need to arrive with swim-
suits on and bring their own towels.
Shampoo, conditioner and shower gel
is provided. Parking car tags need to
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also.
Register at www.clatsopcc.edu/sched-
ule and search under course title, or call
503-338-2402.
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for a table at Gifts That Make a Differ-
ence. The holiday gifts fair returns from
noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 12 in the Liberty
Theater’s McTavish Room after a two-
year hiatus.
New sponsors Astoria Kiwanis and
Lower Columbia TimeBank invite all
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in this festive event, where the public may
donate money, volunteer hours, or goods
in the names of friends and family.
Gifts That Make a Difference pro-
vides showcasing and networking,
as well as fundraising, for dozens of
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mented by local entertainers and food.
A small table space costs $20, a large
table space is $30 (and may be shared),
and an unattended easel display space is
$10. Register for a space online at www.
locotimebank.org/gifts-fair or phone
503-325-6886. For information, email
LCTimeBank@aol.com
SEASIDE — Providence
Seaside Hospital is offering
a six-week bereavement sup-
port group, “Journey through
Grief,” for family and friends
of those who have lost a loved
one, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Mon-
days, Sept. 21 to Oct. 26, in the
Seaside TOPS (Take Off
Pounds Sensibly)— 8 to 8:45 a.m.
weigh-in, 9 to 10 a.m. meeting Tues-
day, North Coast Family Fellowship
Church, 2245 N. Wahanna Road,
Seaside. For information, call 503-
861-2904.
Warrenton TOPS — 9 to 9:45
a.m. weigh-in, 10 a.m. meeting
Wednesday, First Baptist Church,
30 N.E. First St., Warrenton. For
information, call Marilyn Barnard
503-861-2918 or Jeannie Pike 503-
861-1404.
receiving supports. Providers for older and disabled residents, or
those providing addictions or mental health services, are also en-
couraged to attend.
The presentation, which will take place at the Judge Guy Boy-
ington Building in downtown Astoria, will be followed by a group
discussion.
Agency staff will be available to answer questions
and offer guidance for upcoming regulatory changes and
surveys.
For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/pztesn8
Family Consult Room at Prov-
idence Seaside Hospital, 725
S. Wahanna Road in Seaside.
There is no cost for the
sessions, but preregistration
is recommended. To register,
call Cynthia Livar at 503-717-
7233.
SELF-HELP GROUPS
Astoria TOPS — 5 p.m. weigh-
in, 5:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday, First
Lutheran Church, 725 33rd St. For
information, call Trisha Hayrynen at
503-325-4114.
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The Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health
Authority are visiting Astoria Sept. 30 as part of a series of pub-
lic educational forums throughout the state to discuss changes for
home and community based services and supports.
Providers and consumers are invited to discuss upcoming
changes to federal and state requirements impacting those receiv-
ing services in their home and in community-based settings. These
changes will ensure more rights as well as an increased ability for
people receiving services to be part of their local community.
The forums are geared toward family members and people
These academically talent-
ed high school seniors have an
opportunity to continue in the
competition for 7,400 schol-
arships worth more than $32
million that will be awarded
next spring.
For information about the
scholarship program, go to www.
nationalmerit.org/nmsp.php
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Get moving with CCC’s aquanastics class
Clatsop Community College again of-
fers “Aquanastics - Gentle Water Exercise”
as part of its fall lineup of health-related
classes.
The exercises are designed to increase
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This class is in a 3- to 5-foot heated pool at
the KOA campground at 1100 Ridge Road
in Hammond. Beach balls and ‘noodles’
are provided for free. Students are given
basic water health and safety tips, and will
play some water games.
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61st annual National Merit
Scholarship Program, includ-
ing Rig Freyr, who is home-
schooled in Warrenton.
Alcoholics Anonymous — To
¿nd a meeting, call 503-861-5526 or
go to www.aa-oregon.org
Kick Butts Group Meets (Nic-
otine Anonymous) — 6:30 to 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, Seaside Public
Library, 1131 Broadway.
Al-Anon Family Groups in-
formation line for Clatsop and Til-
lamook counties, 503-338-5688.
Oregon Area Al-Anon website. ore-
gonal-anon.org
Astoria Al-Anon — 12 p.m.
Wednesday, First United Method-
ist Church, 1076 Franklin Ave. For
information, call 503-325-1087; 7
p.m. Thursday, Crossroads Commu-
nity Church, 40618 Old Highway 30,
Svensen. For information, call 503-
458-6929.
Nehalem Al-Anon — 7
p.m. Monday, Riverbend Room,
North County Recreation Dis-
trict, 36155 Ninth St, Nehalem.
For information, call 503-368-
8255.
Seaside Al-Anon — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Seaside Public Library,
1131 Broadway, Seaside, call 503-
810-5196 for information.
Tillamook Al-Anon — 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, St. Albans Episcopal
Church, 2102 Sixth St., Tillamook.
For information, call 503-842-
5094.
Warrenton Al-Anon — noon
Friday, United Methodist Church,
679 S. Main Ave. For information,
call 503-738-5727.
RELIGION BRIEFS
St. Mary, Star
of the Sea
The St. Mary, Star of the
Sea Parish picnic is from 2
to 6 p.m. Sunday at the St.
Francis de Sales Mission,
867 5th Ave., in Hammond.
Franciscan Father Ben
Innes has begun his service
as interim priest at St. Mary,
Star of the Sea, and will stay
at least through the month
of September.
Continued efforts to
raise funds for the high
school youth group attend-
ing the National Catholic
Youth Congress will fea-
ture a 50/50 Raffle. Tickets
will cost $5 each, and up to
a thousand tickets will be
sold. The grand prize will
be 50 percent of the raffle,
or, if all thousand are sold,
$2,500.
Tickets will be on sale
after most masses at the
main church entrance. The
drawing will be at the Oct.
10 Knights of Columbus
spaghetti dinner. For infor-
mation, or to purchase tick-
ets, call Greg Riehl at 503-
338-8250.
Religious
education
needs a K-2 volunteer for
classes beginning Oct. 1.
For information, call 503-
325-3671.
South County
Interfaith
SEASIDE — The South
County Interfaith Partnership
meets at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday
at the Pig ‘N Pancake, 323
Broadway, to foster better un-
derstanding among faith prac-
titioners and to nurture one
another in spirit. All faiths are
welcome. For information,
call Ann Souvenir at 503-738-
0200.
from past Water Ceremonies,
the group will pour their own
waters, which symbolize the
meanings of recent experienc-
es, and share those meanings
with the community.
Children’s religious edu-
cation begins Sunday, with
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holding a service at 11 a.m. the service.
Sunday at the First Congrega-
For information, call 503-
tional Church, 820 Alameda 325-5225 or go to www.pac-
Ave. The Rev. Kit Ketcham is uuf.org
delivering a sermon, “Being
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Prepared.”
Sunday School classes
It is Homecoming Sunday,
and the annual Water Cere- for children of all ages begin
mony is being conducted in Sunday for the coming year
celebration of the community. at Grace Episcopal Church,
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Peace Lutheran
Peace Lutheran Church,
565 12th St., welcomes chil-
dren to the fall session of
Children’s Church at 9:30
a.m. Sunday. Age-appropri-
ate Bibles will be distributed;
interested families should call
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3871 to reserve a copy.
Bethany Free Lutheran
Bethany Free Lutheran
Church, 451 34th St., begins
a new Sunday school at 9:30
a.m. Sunday. To celebrate the
beginning of the new school
year, Sunday school will meet
outside this Sunday in the
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lot. There will be food and
singing, a Bible lesson and
a game. Sunday school will
continue each Sunday at 9:30
a.m. with classes for all ages.
Bethany’s worship ser-
vices are at 11 a.m. Sunday.
For information, call 503-
325-2925.
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being held during the 10 a.m.
service; nursery care is also
available at this time. The
Youth Group, for those enter-
ing sixth grade and up, also
begins Sunday.
The monthly Second Sun-
day Soup-Supper meal at
Grace Church is served at 4
p.m. in the Parish Hall, free of
charge. Those willing to help
should come at 3 p.m. to set
up, or 5 p.m. to help clean up.
For information, call the
church at 503-325-4691 or go
to www.graceastoria.org
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