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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2016
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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.
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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
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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