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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2016
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information and location, call 916-307-
9790 or email moffett@cgiFellowship.
org
knows someone who is. Call Juli Hol
to reserve a spot at 503-325-3426,
ext. 103.
Do Nothing Club — 10 a.m. to
noon, 24002 U St., Ocean Park, Wash.
Men’s group. For information, call Jack
McBride at 360-665-2721.
Authentic Spiritual Conversa-
tions — 7 to 8:30 p.m., Astoria Mason-
ic Lodge, 1572 Franklin Ave. Exploring
spiritual questions, doubts, practices,
longings. All faiths, including “spiritual
but not religious” welcome. For infor-
mation, email info@cgifellowship.org
or call 916-307-9790.
Open Sewing Gathering —
10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Homespun
Quilts, 108 10th St. For information,
call 503-325-3300 or 800-298-3177 or
go to http://homespunquilt.com
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m., Bob
Chisholm Senior Center, 1225 Avenue
A, Seaside. Suggested donation of $3
for those older than 60; $6.75 for those
younger than 60. For information, call
Michelle Lewis at 503-861-4200.
Warrenton Sunrise Rotary Club
— 7 a.m., Dooger’s Seafood & Grill,
Youngs Bay Plaza, 103 S. U.S. High-
way 101, Warrenton. For information,
call 503-325-4030.
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.
Chair Exercises for Seniors —
9 to 9:45 a.m., Astoria Senior Center,
1111 Exchange St. For information, call
503-325-3231.
Astoria Lions Club — noon,
Astoria Elks Lodge, 453 11th St. Pro-
spective members welcome. For in-
formation, contact Charlene Larsen at
503-325-0590.
Help Ending Abusive Relation-
ship Tendencies — 10 to 11:30 a.m.,
The Harbor, 1361 Duane St. HEART
covers subjects related to the effects
of domestic violence on children,
parents and other family members,
dynamics of power and control, and
how to recognize red lags. For any-
one in an abusive relationship, or who
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Lutheran Church, 725 33rd St. All
are welcome. Donations of material
always appreciated. For informa-
tion, call Janet Kemp at 503-325-
4268.
A Course in Miracles — The As-
toria ACIM study group meets weekly
from 3 to 4 p.m. Bring your book. For
WEDNESDAY
Wickiup Senior Lunches —
11:30 a.m., Wickiup Grange Hall,
92683 Svensen Market Road. Free for
those older than 60 ($3 suggested do-
nation), $6.75 for those younger than
age 60. For information, call Michelle
Lewis at 503-861-4200.
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m., Bob
Chisholm Senior Center, 1225 Avenue
A, Seaside. Suggested donation of $3
for those older than 60; $6.75 for those
younger than 60. For information, call
Michelle Lewis at 503-861-4200.
Sit and Stitch Group — 1 to 3
p.m., Custom Threads, 1282 Com-
mercial St. Knitting, crocheting and
needle work. For information, call 503-
325-7780.
Mahjong for Experienced Play-
ers — 1:15 p.m., Astoria Senior Cen-
ter, 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 information, call 503-
325-3231.
THURSDAY
Chair Exercises for Seniors —
9 to 9:45 a.m., Astoria Senior Center,
1111 Exchange St. For information, call
503-325-3231.
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.
Wickiup Senior Lunches —
11:30 a.m., Wickiup Grange Hall,
92683 Svensen Market Road. Free for
those older than 60 ($3 suggested do-
nation), $6.75 for those younger than
age 60. For information, call Michelle
Lewis at 503-861-4200.
Blood Pressure Checks — noon
to 2 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111
Exchange St. For information, call 503-
325-3231.
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m., Bob
Chisholm Senior Center, 1225 Avenue
A, Seaside. Suggested donation of $3
for those older than 60; $6.75 for those
Peace Builders create network of bully-free zones
By EVE MARX
For The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — Rotarians
Alan Evans and Veronica Rus-
sell are working to extend the
reach of the Seaside School Dis-
trict’s bullying prevention pro-
gram by taking it to the streets.
Seaside Rotary hands out
dictionaries to every fourth-
grader inscribed with their
names, Russell said. “We help
host the all-night grad party
for seniors each year, we offer
scholarships and we have the
Rotary youth exchange.”
Rotary shares the organi-
zation’s “four-way test” with
ifth-graders, guiding ethical
principles of service and good-
will, she added.
The school district’s own
bullying prevention program is
regularly discussed at monthly
assemblies, reminding students
what to say and do should they
witness someone being bul-
lied, or if they are victims of
bullying.
The school’s partnership
with Rotary began at a Peace
Builders brainstorming session
earlier in the school year. Gaps
in the anti-bullying program
became apparent.
“The kids at school had the
oversight of staff to help pre-
vent bullying, but what about
those kids walking to and from
Submitted Photo
Rotary Peace Builders co-chairs Veronica Russell and Alan
Evans with Chief Dave Ham; front row, students from Sea-
side School District: Kayla Sandoval, Samantha Evans.
school, riding a bike to an event,
or to a friend’s house on a week-
end?” Russell said. “There was
nothing in place to provide pro-
tection away from school, so we
decided to look to our business
community.”
This resulted in the creation
of bully-free zones around town
where shop owners could be on
the lookout and where bullying
would not tolerated. Russell said
dozens of businesses expressed
interest in helping out, so the
Peace Builders committee cre-
ated a simple set of rules and a
window sticker. They reached
out to Seaside Police Chief
Dave Ham for feedback.
“School-age kids are our
most vulnerable citizens,” Rus-
sell said. “We hope these safe
zones offer a haven for kids
for those in-between times
when they’re not at school or at
home.”
“Our goal is to create a net-
work of safe zones, but also to
make all of Seaside a bully-free
community,” Evans said.
Russell and Evans share
something in common giving
them the inside track on what
it’s like to be bullied.
“We were both redheaded,
freckle-faced kids growing up
in the 1970s when there were no
bullying prevention programs in
place,” Russell said. “We were
both bullied and know how that
feels.”
She said the zones are meant
to serve as places of tempo-
rary reprieve, where children
can feel safe from being bul-
lied. Through the Seaside Police
Department’s tracking system,
the department will be able to
get a sense of who is being bul-
lied, where it happens and who
is doing the bullying.
For more information about
the Bully-Free zones, contact
Russell at veronicarussell@
gmail.com or Evans at a.ev-
ans@helpinghandsreentry.org.
Seaside Masons award
bikes to young readers
The Daily Astorian
GEARHART — Ever-
green Masonic Lodge in
Seaside and Maple Chapter
Order of Eastern Star spon-
sor the Bikes For Books pro-
gram to encourage elemen-
tary school children to read
books. The program is aimed
at third, fourth and ifth grad-
ers in the Seaside School
District.
During the month of
May, each time a student
read a book and reported
on it, he or she got to enter
their name for a drawing. At
a special awards assembly
held at Gearhart Elementary
School on June 16, the name
of one boy and one girl was
drawn to be the winner of a
new bicycle. The boy was
Anthony Garcia, and the girl
was Kaysi Ficker.
Submitted Photo
Anthony Garcia and Kaysi Ficker both won bikes in the
Bikes for Books program drawing, sponsored by the
Evergreen Masonic Lodge and Maple Chapter Order of
Eastern Star. Looking on, from left, are Bob Cook, Ronnie
Smith and Della and Cleve Rolfe.
younger than 60. For information, call
Michelle Lewis 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.
Warrenton Senior Lunch Pro-
gram — noon, Warrenton Community
Center, 170 S.W. Third St. Suggested
donation of $5 for seniors and $7 for
those younger than 60. For informa-
tion, or to volunteer, call 503-861-3502
Monday or Thursday.
Seaside Rotary Club — noon,
Shilo Inn, 20 N. Prom, Seaside. For
information, go to http://seasiderotary.
com
Columbia River Meditation
Group — 6 to 7:30 p.m., Room 306,
Towler Hall, Clatsop Community
College. Class led by ordained Zen
priest and is nonreligious. Group
practices different meditation styles,
focuses on developing a regular
meditation practice. All are welcome.
For information, email shinei@zen-
dust.org
Jam Session — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.,
Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange
Great Vow Zen
CLATSKANIE — The Great Vow Zen
Monastery, located at 79640 Quincy-May-
ger Road in Clatskanie, is holding a Fourth
of July celebration on Monday, July 4.
At 9 a.m., the group meets in the monas-
tery parking lot to prepare for the Clatskanie
Heritage Parade in downtown Clatskanie at
11 a.m., followed by games, a logging show,
live music, and more in Clatskanie Park. For
details on scheduled events in Clatskanie, go
to www.clatskanieheritagedays.com/events.
html
At 3 p.m. there is a Potluck Picnic and
Games at Great Vow. Bring a vegetarian
snack or treat; veggie burgers and hot dogs
will be provided. A ireworks display in
downtown Clatskanie begins at 9 p.m. All
are welcome. Guests are welcome to spend
the night.
Those who plan on attending should
RSVP at 503-728-0654.
A Beginners’ Mind Weekend Retreat,
led by Adam Jogen Salzberg and Amy Kisei
Costenbader, is being held from 5 p.m. July
8 to 1 p.m. July 10.
During this weekend a monastic sched-
ule is followed. All elements of a meditation
retreat are covered, including basic medita-
tion techniques, posture, breathing, formal
meals, and dealing with obstructions.
The cost is $150 ($120 for Zen Commu-
nity of Oregon) plus donation.
For details, call 503-728-0654. Register
online at www.zendust.org/calendar
St. Mary, Star of the Sea
The Rev. Ben Innes will be away from
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church
until July 2. Daily Mass is canceled until
July 5.
On Sunday, the Rev. Bill Boteler will is
illing in for Rev. Innes. Boteler served in
Bolivia for 16 years and was superior gen-
eral of the Maryknoll priests. He also served
in El Salvador, has powerful insights on mis-
sionary work to share with the Star of the
Sea community.
For information call the church at 503-
325-3671 or go to www.stmaryastoria.
com
Local, Family Owned Company
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m., Bob
Chisholm Senior Center, 1225 Avenue
A, Seaside. Suggested donation of $3
for those older than 60; $6.75 for those
younger than 60. For information, call
Michelle Lewis 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 Exchange
St. Admission $3. Limited roller skate
rentals available for $3; roller blades
available. For information, call 503-791-
6064 or go to www.astoriaarmory.com
Bingo — 7 p.m., Wickiup Senior
Center, 92650 Svensen Market Road.
For information call Mark Tischer at
503-458-6482.
The Daily Astorian
The Mouth of the Colum-
bia Amateur Radio Club is
demonstrating amateur radio,
starting at noon Saturday and
ending at noon Sunday, at the
Bradley Hill Viewpoint on
U.S. Highway 30. The pub-
lic is welcome and encour-
aged to attend. The event pro-
vides an opportunity to meet
and talk with Clatsop County
ham radio operators and see
what the amateur radio ser-
vice is about, learn about ham
radio’s new capabilities and
ind out how to get their own
FCC radio license before the
next disaster strikes.
This annual national week-
end event, called Field Day, is
the climax of the week-long
Amateur Radio Week, which
is sponsored by the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL),
the national association for
amateur radio. Over the week-
end, hams from across the U.S.
and Canada are holding public
demonstrations of emergency
communications
abilities.
Using only emergency power
supplies, hams will prove they
can send messages in many
forms without the use of phone
systems, the internet or any
other infrastructure that can be
compromised in a crisis.
For information about ama-
teur radio, go to www.emer-
gency-radio.org. For infor-
mation about the Mouth of
the Columbia Amateur Radio
Club, contact Stan Schwenk at
503-440-2249.
Women’s ensemble
choir performs free
concerts this weekend
The Daily Astorian
CANNON BEACH —
The women’s ensemble Sonus
Boreal is appearing in two
concerts this weekend. The
group performs at 7 p.m. Sat-
urday at the Cannon Beach
Community Church, 132 E.
Washington St., and at the
10:45 am Sunday worship ser-
vice at the church. The public
is welcome to attend these free
concerts and invited to meet
and greet the performers at a
reception following the Can-
non Beach concert Saturday,
which is hosted by the Cannon
Beach Chorus.
From Washington state,
Sonus Boreal is comprised
of vocalists whose repertoire
includes chant, renaissance,
European, ethnic, jazz, pop,
opera, movie scores, Broadway,
spirituals, gospel and women’s
barbershop. The artistic direc-
tor, Stuart Hunt, is now in his
45th year of music education in
Washington state. The choir’s
pianist is Laureen Breon, who is
also a music educator.
For information, call
503-436-0378.
Local expert leads bird walk
CANNON BEACH —
Local birder and Cannon
Beach Gazette “Bird Notes”
author Susan Boac will lead
a walk featuring Cannon
Beach birds and their diverse
habitats from 9 a.m. to noon
Sunday. The group meets at
the Cannon Beach lagoons on
Second Street. Bring binocu-
lars; all ages are welcome.
This event is sponsored by
the Ecola Creek Awareness
Project (ECAP). For ques-
tions, call Jan Siebert-Wahr-
mund at 503-436-0143.
HONOR ROLL
The following student has
qualiied for the honor roll
by earning a 3.5 grade point
average or higher at school.
Eastern Oregon
University
La Grande
Astoria: Bobby Black-
well, Melanie Davis, Roseanna
Keenan, Jeff Peterson, Sarah
Price.
Linield College
McMinnville
Astoria: Chad Grifiths.
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FRIDAY
AAUW Walking Group — 9:30
a.m. Seaside Branch of American As-
sociation of University Women weekly
low-impact group walk, followed by
coffee and fellowship. For information,
call 503-738-7751.
Area ham radio club
operators hold public
weekend ield event
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RELIGION BRIEFS
St. Open to the public. For information,
call 503-325-3231.
he Slack 5
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