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2B THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2016 MORE NOTES 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. Continued from Page 1B Blood Pressure Checks — noon to 2 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. For information, call 503-325-3231. Angora Hiking Club — 1 p.m., Sixth Street parking lot. Coffenbury Lake hike. For infor- mation, call Bob Westerberg at 503-325-4315. Columbia Senior Diners — 11:30 a.m., 1111 Exchange St. The cost is $6. For information, or to have a meal delivered, call 503- 325-9693. Sit and Stitch Group — 1 to 3 p.m., Custom Threads, 1282 Commercial St. Knitting, crochet- ing and needle work. For informa- tion, call 503-325-7780. Mahjong for Experienced Players — 1:15 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. For information, call 503-325- 3231. Line Dancing for Seniors — 1:30 to 3 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. For in- formation, call 503-325-3231. Seaside Dementia Support Group — 2 to 3:30 p.m., Neca- nicum Village, 2500 S. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside. For families and/ or caregivers of dementia pa- tients. All are welcome. To attend, RSVP to 503-738-0900. Astoria Regatta Association — 6 p.m., followed by a board meeting, Room 219, Columbia Hall, Clatsop Community College. For information, or to volunteer, go to www.astoriaregatta.com Warrenton Gateway Mason- ic Lodge No. 175 — 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. meeting, at 66 S.W. Fourth St., Warrenton. Seaside Elks Lodge No. 1748 — 7:30 p.m., 324 Avenue A, Sea- side. For information, call 503-738- 6651 or email seasideelks@yahoo. com Warrenton Senior Lunch Pro- gram — noon, Warrenton Commu- nity Center, 170 S.W. Third St. Sug- gested donation of $5 for seniors and $7 for those younger than 60. For information, or to volunteer, call 503-861-3502 Monday or Thursday. Submitted Photo Judith Niland, left, bids farewell to retiring Astor Street Opry Company piano player, Phil- ip Morrill. Also pictured, Bill Brooks, bottom left, holding a section of map of the Lewis and Clark Trail, which was given as a parting gift to Morrill, and ChrisLynn Taylor, right. Philip Morrill bids adieu to Astor Street Opry Company The Daily Astorian Philip Morrill, piano player for over 14 years at the Astor Street Opry Com- pany Playhouse, tickled his last ivories on closing night of the sixth annual Lewis and Clark Melodrama. In honor of his retirement, the ASOC presented him with a limited edition series of three framed THURSDAY print maps of the Lewis and Clark Trail by American Foot Print. Morrill was a major con- tributor to the creative force in the company, dedicating more than 5,000 hours to over 800 performances, rehearsals, special Olio shows on cruise ships and at local events like the Scandinavian Festival. His credits include creating origi- Chair Exercises for Seniors — 9 to 9:45 a.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. For in- formation, call 503-325-3231. en — 11:30 a.m., Astoria Golf and Country Club, 33445 Sunset Beach Lane, Warrenton. For information, call 503-717-0392 or go to www.clat- sopcountyoregon.republican North Coast Republican Wom- Wickiup Senior Lunches — nal music for both the ASOC Lewis and Clark Melodrama and the ASOC winter show, “Scrooged In Astoria.” “He will be sadly missed,” Judith Niland of ASOC said. “The Astor Street Opry Com- pany wishes him the best in his retirement, and hopes they can talk him into returning for a few special guest appear- ances soon.” 11:30 a.m., Wickiup Grange Hall, 92683 Svensen Market Road. Free for those older than 60 ($3 suggested donation), $6.75 for those younger than age 60. For information, call Michelle Lewis at 503-861-4200. Seaside Rotary Club — noon, Shilo Inn, 20 N. Prom, Seaside. For information, go to http://seasidero- tary.com Lower Columbia Hospice Bereavement and Grief Support Group — 2 to 4 p.m., Meeting Room 1, Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Group is open to those who are age 18 or older. For information, call 503-338-6230. Columbia River Meditation Group — 6 to 7:30 p.m., Room 306, Towler Hall, Clatsop Commu- nity College. Class led by ordained Zen priest and is nonreligious. Group practices different medita- tion styles, focuses on developing a regular meditation practice. All are welcome. For information, email shinei@zendust.org Jam Session — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. Open to the public. For information, call 503-325-3231. Lower Columbia Danish Society — 7 p.m., First Luther- an Church, 725 33rd St. Anyone A community forum, “Pos- itive Parenting with a Plan: Family Rules (Working with Children & Adolescents with Challenging Behaviors)” takes place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at First Lutheran Church, 725 33rd St. Childcare is available. This parenting program supports parental authority in the home, and works with children and adolescents from grades K-12 who are deiant, truant and delinquent. The pre- senter is Candis K. Sollars. Preregistration for this work- shop is required. Call Candis Sol- lars at 503-325-3623 and leave your phone number, how many adults are attending, and how many children need childcare. The book for this class costs $10, and scholarships are available. EUGENE — The Ford Family Foundation has selected 106 students from Oregon as new Ford Schol- ars, including Cordet Gula and Tieara Moore of Astoria. This year’s Ford Scholars were chosen from 6,049 applicants. Eligibility criteria include inancial need and merit qual- iications. In addition, Schol- ars must attend an accredited, nonproit college in their home state and be pursuing a bach- elor’s degree full-time. The renewable scholarship covers 90 percent of each student’s unmet inancial need for each academic year. For information about The Ford Family Foundation, go tot www.tfff.org Friends of McClure Park rafle winners announced The Daily Astorian The winner of the Friends of McClure Park Bicycle Raf- le is Mary Miller of Asto- ria. The winning tickets were drawn by 2015 Regatta Prin- cess Kimberly Castro on May 1. The second prize ticket for the Wine Dinner and two nights lodging at the Hampton Suites was held by Melissa Law of Astoria. “The Friends thank all those who supported this effort by purchasing tick- ets and monetary donations,” Judi McElroy of Friends of McClure Park said. “The suc- cessful rafle puts the group on target for the July instal- lation of the 30-foot hillside slide, which will be a central feature of the park.” The group will continue their efforts to add more park equipment and continue maintenance. Submitted Photo From left, Mike Chapman, Debi Smiley and Amy Stocky of Wauna Credit Union, and Troy Stang, CEO of Northwest Credit Union Association, who presented the credit union with an award for its new website design. Wauna Credit Union honored for its new website design The Daily Astorian Wauna Credit Union was recently recognized by the Northwest Credit Union Association (NWCUA) for its website update, and received an honorable men- tion trophy for excellence in marketing and commu- nications during an awards ceremony and dinner April 7 held at Hotel Monaco in Portland. The full website rebuild, which took the financial cooperative much of 2015 Submitted Photo to create, was called bold, fresh, and modern by the judges. It features easy nav- igation and a responsive design, and is much more streamlined than the one it replaced. The development team consisted of COO Debi Smi- ley, Stephanie Sievers, Carli Lyon, Cameron Willets, Jacob Humphries, and was led by Wauna CU Marketing Coordinator Amy Stocky, with oversight from Mar- keting Vice President Mike Chapman. The group worked with the Portland web devel- oper Avtec Media. The award was pre- sented by NWCUA CEO Troy Stang at the gala event that honored more than 30 Northwest credit unions for their outstanding marketing achievements in 2015. “The positive member feedback that Wauna Credit Union has received about the website since its launch has been a prize in itself for the growing credit union,” Amy Stocky said, “and now they have a trophy to prove it.” Assistance League of the Columbia Paciic honors Mike and Mary Davies The Daily Astorian Mary Miller, winner of the Friends of McClure Park Bicy- cle Raffle, poses with her prize. 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., 1111 Exchange St. The cost is $6. For information, or to have a meal delivered, call 503- 325-9693. Community Skate Night — 5 to 9 p.m., Astoria Armory, 1650 Ex- change St. Admission $3. Limited roller skate rentals available for $3; roller blades available. For infor- mation, call 503-791-6064 or go to www.astoriaarmory.com Bingo — 7 p.m., Wickiup Se- nior Center, 92650 Svensen Market Road. For information call Mark Tischer at 503-458-6482. OTHER Torn American Flags Collect- ed — Torn and tattered American lags may be placed in a collection basket at City Lumber in Astoria for the lag retirement program, held at 1 p.m. June 14 by Astoria Chapter Daughters of the American Rev- olution in the historic area at Fort Stevens. Flags may also be given to any member of the chapter. The Daily Astorian Astoria students earn Ford scholarships The Daily Astorian 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. Registration for 4-H summer conference now open Parenting forum set for Thursday The Daily Astorian interested in helping plan the 50th annual Astoria Scandinavian Mid- summer Festival (June 17-19) is welcome to attend. Being Danish or speaking Danish not required, just an interest in Danish heritage, cul- ture, and traditions is needed. For questions call 503-325-2612. The Assistance League of the Columbia Paciic (ALCP) has announced that Mike and Mary Davies are the recipi- ents of the National Operation School Bell Award, given to honor those, who through sig- niicant inancial, in kind or service support, have a direct, powerful and positive effect on Operation School Bell in the community. Every year, in the fall and early spring, Operation School Bell dresses over 600 students in local com- munities. ALCP arranges to have middle school and high school students taken on a local shopping trip for new clothes, and the Davies, own- ers of North Coast Subway, have provided free lunch for between 250 and 300 students. In addition, every October there is a Nike Night, when approximately 150 boys are taken to Nike to shop. Again, North Coast Subway pro- vides free food for all of the participants. ALCP is a volunteer orga- nization focused on promot- ing self-esteem and the emo- tional well being of children in the community. For infor- mation, go to www.assis- tanceleaguecp.org or email sallylacoste@charter.net The 4-H Summer Conference is an oppor- tunity for any youth in grades 7-12 to travel to Oregon State Univer- sity in Corvallis from June 22-25 to explore campus life, make new friends, learn and have fun. While there, partic- ipants attend workshops on a wide variety of sub- jects. Over 80 classes are offered, including dog agility, an agricul- ture tour, animal anat- omy, geocaching, ori- gami and impromptu speaking. In addition to attend- ing workshops, partici- pants will hear a nation- ally acclaimed speaker, participate in a commu- nity service project, and enjoy many activities such as a pool party and dance. Members arrive on campus early Wednes- day afternoon, either through their own trans- portation or on the sum- mer conference char- ter buses, then stay in a campus dorm and eat at a dining hall. The confer- ence is capped off with a closing program Saturday morning, when new state ambassadors and national congress delegates are announced. The cost is $200 for registration and $20 for the bus fee; 4-H mem- bers will get a scholar- ship from the 4-H Asso- ciation to help cover their registration fee (up to 24 members). There is also an additional $50 schol- arship available to first time underserved or those in dire need. Registration opens Sunday and ends June 1. For information about the registration process, call the Extension Office at 503-325-8573; infor- mation about the event can be found at http://bit. ly/278sslV