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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2016
Brokers create kitchen for Gearhart kids
College hosts
summer camp
experiences
for teens
The Daily Astorian
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Local Windermere Stellar real estate brokers from Gearhart and Cannon Beach took a day off from showing houses to
revitalize the playground at Gearhart Kids Academy on Windermere’s annual Community Service Day. The group con-
structed a mud kitchen equipped with a new garden box, a seating area made of recycled tires and a pretend kitchen
area made of recycled crates.
Marlantes awarded
Clarkson University
honorary degree
Author Karl Marlantes, a
Seaside High School gradu-
ate, was awarded an honorary
doctor of science degree at
Clarkson University’s 123rd
commencement on May 7.
Marlantes was a Rhodes
Scholar at Oxford. He served
as a Marine rile platoon
commander in Vietnam,
receiving the Navy Cross,
Bronze Star, two Navy Com-
mendation medals for valor,
two Purple Hearts and other
medals. After his deploy-
ment, Marlantes earned a
master’s degree in philoso-
phy, politics and education.
He has worked as a business
consultant for various inter-
national energy companies
and lived in India, England,
Singapore and France.
He published two books,
“Matterhorn” (2010) and
“What It Is Like To Go
To War” (2011). Marlan-
tes writes candidly about
his struggle with severe
post-traumatic stress dis-
order and has been a vocal
advocate for veterans suf-
fering from post-traumatic
stress disorder.
Clatsop Community Col-
lege will host a series of
hands-on summer camp
experiences for students ages
12 to 18. All camps are on the
main campus in Astoria and
taught by college faculty and
staff.
“3-D Printing” will let
students develop a concept,
design an object, use 3-D
modeling software and print
the object. The class is from
8:30 a.m. to noon June 20 to
June 23 and costs $60.
“Video Game Design
Camp” helps students design
and develop game mechan-
ics, characters, objects, lev-
els and elements of graphic
design, all based on the clas-
sic side-scrolling adventure
game “Super Mario Bros.”
By the end of the class, each
student will complete their
own playable game and have
the skills to continue expand-
ing their project. The class is
from 8:30 a.m. to noon June
27 to 30 and costs $60.
“Pencil Can Art Camp”
has students put pen to paper,
making cards, postcards and
applying collage to cans or
boxes to open up the creative
side of the brain. The class is
from 1 to 4:30 p.m. July 11 to
14 and costs $60.
“Beginning
Robotics
Camp” has students using
kits built on the Raspberry Pi
computing platform to build
a tracked vehicle run either
by remote control or auton-
omously. Once inished with
the vehicle, students will
use a visual programming
language based on Scratch
2.0 to program their robots
to complete more complex
maneuvers. The class is from
8:30 a.m. to noon July 18 to
21 and costs $175.
“Videography
Camp”
teaches students fundamen-
tal techniques in storytelling
for friends and family, or for
YouTube glory. The class is
from 1 to 4:30 p.m. July 25
to 28 and costs $60.
Registration for the col-
lege’s summer courses is
open. Enroll by calling
503-338-2566.
Evergreen Masonic
Lodge awards
scholarship
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Author Karl Marlantes speaks at Clarkson University.
Gateway Masonic Lodge
awards bikes to readers
The Daily Astorian
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Warrenton Grade School students Barett Blodgett and Mag-
aly Alvarez Villa each won bicycles in the Bikes for Books
drawing, sponsored by Gateway Masonic Lodge No. 175.
Also pictured, Richard Rodlun, senior warden of the lodge,
and Kathi Merritt, a teacher and librarian at the school.
WARRENTON
—
Recently the third-, fourth-,
and ifth-grade students at
Warrenton Grade School
were invited to participate
in the Bikes for Books pro-
gram, sponsored by Gateway
Masonic Lodge No. 175.
For one month, the students
read books, and for each book
read, a coupon was placed in
the Bikes for Books box for a
drawing to award one boy and
girl a new bike. During that
month, 846 books were read.
On the day of the drawing,
Worshipful Master Archie
Cook, and the lodge’s senior
warden, Richard Rodlun, and
his wife, came to the school.
The school’s assistant prin-
cipal, Robbie Porter, did the
honors and pulled out the
names of the winners, a third-
grader, Barett Blodgett, and a
fourth-grader, Magaly Alva-
rez Villa.
“Warrenton Grade School
students are so very grateful
for this awesome program,”
Kathi Merritt, a teacher and
librarian at the school, said. “A
big thank you to the Gateway
Mason Lodge No. 175.”
First Royal Nebeker Scholarship awarded to Seaside artist
The Daily Astorian
SEAVIEW, Wash. — On June 5, Clat-
sop County Commissioner Sarah Nebeker
presented the irst Royal Nebeker Schol-
arship in the Arts for $500 to Drea Rose
Frost at the second annual Nebeker Dinner,
a Scandinavian smörgåsbord held at the
Shelburne Inn in Seaview. The scholarship
honors the commissioner’s late husband,
Royal Nebeker, who was an artist, teacher
and community leader.
Frost, of Seaside, is a graduate of Ore-
gon College of Art and Craft, has been a
working artist for more than a decade, and
serves as a member of the Arts Council of
Clatsop County. She will use the scholar-
ship funds for courses in mixed media and
expressive igure drawing at Sitka Center
for Art and Ecology in Otis.
The purpose of the scholarship is to
encourage those pursuing an education
in two- or three-dimensional visual arts.
Applicants may be of any age, and must
reside in either Clatsop or Paciic counties.
They need not be registered in an arts pro-
gram. For information, go to http://nebeker-
fund.org or email info@nebekerfund.org
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Representing Evergreen Masonic Lodge in Seaside,
Bob Cook, left, presented a $500 scholarship check to
Joshua Strozzi, a graduating senior at Seaside High
School. Strozzi will attend Oregon State University in
Corvallis, where he plans to study computer science.
HONOR ROLL
The following student has qualiied for the honor roll by
earning a 3.5 grade point average or higher at school.
Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington
Astoria: Shelby Dursse.
GRADUATE
The following student graduated from school:
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Oregon Connections Academy
Mill City
Astoria: Jordan Saranpaa
Sarah Nebeker, left, presents the
first Royal Nebeker Scholarship for
the Arts to Seaside artist Drea Frost.
RELIGION BRIEFS
United Methodist
Grace Episcopal
WARRENTON — The Warrenton United
Methodist Church, 697 S.W. Main Ave. is hold-
ing a celebration of its 123rd anniversary during
the 10 a.m. Sunday worship services. The church
doors opened for the irst time on June 11, 1893.
All are welcome to come early and stay after-
ward for refreshments and conversation.
For information, call the church at 503-861-0825.
Following the 10 a.m. Sunday service at
Grace Episcopal Church, 1545 Franklin Ave.,
the ifth annual Jean Barney Art Show opens
with a gala reception at 11:30 a.m. Awards are
being given at noon by judges Gin Laughery
and Noel Thomas.
The monthly Second Sunday Soup-Sup-
per 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 503-325-6580, or go to www.graceas-
toria.org
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Franklin Ave., is holding a service at 11 a.m.
Sunday. Guest speaker Drew Herzig’s topic
is his “Faith Walk with the Astoria Warm-
ing Center.” Coffee and refreshments are
being served after the service. All are wel-
come. The church is handicapped-accessi-
ble. For information, call the church ofice at
503-347-5454 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday
through Thursday.
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