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First St., Warrenton. For infor- mation, call Marilyn Barnard 503-861- 2918 or Jeannie Pike 503-861-1404. Tillamook Al-Anon — 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, St. Albans Episcopal Church, 2102 Sixth St., Tillamook, call 503-842-5094 for information; noon Friday, 5012 Third St., Tillamook, call 503-730-5863 for information. Tillamook Alateen — 5 p.m. Thursday, 5012 Third St., Tillamook. For information, call 503-730-5863. Warrenton Al-Anon — noon Friday, United Methodist Church, 679 S. Main Ave. For information, call 503- 738-5727. Narcotics Anonymous — The Northwest Oregon Area of Narcot- ics Anonymous (NWONA) holds meetings in Clatsop County. For full schedule details, as well as upcoming special events, call the Helpline at 503-717-3702, or go to www.nwore- gonna.org Men’s Sexual Purity Recovery Group — Tuesday nights. Part of the Pure Life Alliance (www.pureli- fealliance.org) in Portland. 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ODF should be leading and supporting these efforts. There are many, many arguments against destruction of this forest. The North Coast State Forest Coalition web- site, the Upper Left Edge website, and the Aug. 15 issue of HipFISH all carry articles discussing why destruction of this forest is a very bad idea. The Coast Range Association, Oregon Wild and the Portland of¿ce of the Nature Conservancy have all been noti¿ed. They are only effective because you are behind them. A call to these organizations for help could make a positive difference. I would like to suggest you call Mr. Decker but he won’t take your calls. He has, instead, forwarded calls to the Astoria ODF of¿ce. <ou can try writing but there is no guarantee he will read your letter. Still, you all need to know that this is going down. ODF did request public input before it was decided to clear-cut this tract. I wonder, was the decision to clear-cut this forest decided before the public comment- ed? It seems to me if ODF cared about public opinion, this coming auction would be delayed in the hope that a win-win solution could be worked out. I am still naive enough to believe this is possible. We have just survived a very seri- ous storm with Àoods, slides and road washouts. This tract is along the Nehalem River and is part of the watershed for both Clatsop and Tillamook counties. Destroy- ing this forest would create additional complications for the watershed during serious storms. I am a 76-year-old single woman living in Nehalem. It is the time of the year when, like you, I re-evaluate my goals: What is precious to me, what makes me smile, what makes me feel joy. It is time for us (like our lobbyists, our major corporations) to be relentless in pursuit of what is important to us. Interesting enough is the ODF website where they describe the type of for- ests they plan to create in Oregon. That description ¿ts the Homesteader Tract in Buster Basin. So why destroy it? I am not anti-logging. I use wood like many others, but I subscribe to the Nature Conservancy approach. Spare the old trees; select cutting or thinning the forests is a healthy way to provide needed wood and to provide necessary funds. At the Paris Climate Conference, major corporations and countries around the Seaside Al-Anon — 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, call 503- 810-5196 for information. Kick Butts Group Meets (Nic- otine Anonymous) — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Seaside Public Li- brary, 1131 Broadway. Mortuary & Crematory ODF says they are raising revenues for Clatsop County. The question is: Does Clatsop County need funds bad enough to destroy this forest, or is ODF creating a fake revenue crisis to support their plans to destroy this forest? Have the citizens of Clatsop County been polled to see how they feel? After all, the state forests, just like the state parks, belong to the public. In my naiveté I thought the job of ODF was to protect these assets for all of us. Nehalem Al-Anon — 7 p.m. Monday, Riverbend Room, North County Recreation District, 36155 Ninth St, Nehalem. For information, call 503-368-8255. Alcoholics Anonymous — To ¿nd a meeting, call 503-861-5526 or go to www.aa-oregon.org Hughes-Ransom This tract is home to trees that are over 200 feet tall, over 100 years old, and up to ¿ve feet in diameter. The forest Àoor boasts ferns as tall as a man’s chest. This is a multi-culture forest and needs to be saved. For pictures showing the beauty of this amazing piece of north Oregon coast, go to the North Coast State Forest Coalition website. On the north coast of Oregon, for an old growth forest — this is it — a healthy ecosystem home to some of the few remaining old trees on the north coast. Astoria Al-Anon — 12 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, 1076 Franklin Ave. For in- formation, call 503-325-1087; 7 p.m. Thursday, Crossroads Community Church, 40618 Old Highway 30, Svensen. For information, call 503- 458-6467. 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. Local, Family Owned Company The trees need your help and they deserve your help. On Jan. 19, three units of the Homesteader Tract of Buster Creek Basin in the Clatsop State Forest will be auctioned off by Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) despite the thousands of phone calls and letters to Doug Decker, Oregon chief forester, asking (actually begging) him to either cancel or delay this auction. 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 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. Louise Christianson Nehalem Funerals, burials, and cremations Onsite crematorium Reliable 24-hour service Preplanning available Special attention to veterans Special rooms for receptions ASTORIA • 576 12th Street • 503.325.2535
