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Cannon Beach Chorus
welcomes new members
Professor to discuss the future
of racial diversity in Oregon
ASTORIA — Although 2010
Census data show Oregon’s
population becoming more
racially diverse, the state
remains one of the whitest in
the nation.
Many Oregonians value
racial diversity and the
dimension and depth it adds
to our lives, yet we remain
largely isolated from one
another and have yet to
fulill the vision of a racially
integrated society. What
does the racial integration of
place require of us, and how
might we prepare to create
and embrace this opportu-
nity?
This is the focus of
“White Out? The Future of
Racial Diversity in Ore-
gon,” a free conversation
with Willamette University
professor Emily Drew at
6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19 at
the Astoria Public Library,
located at 450 10th St.
This program is hosted
by the Lower Columbia
Diversity Project and Astor
Library Friends Association
and sponsored by Oregon
Humanities.
Drew is an associate pro-
fessor of sociology at Willa-
mette University, where she
teaches courses on racism,
race and ethnicity, urban
sociology, mass media and
social change. She earned
her doctorate from Loyola
University Chicago and has
published articles in Critical
Studies in Media Com-
munication, Television &
New Media, and Tourism &
Cultural Change.
Through the Conver-
sation Project, Oregon
Humanities offers free pro-
grams that engage commu-
nity members in thoughtful,
challenging conversations
about ideas critical to
Oregonians’ daily lives and
the state’s future. Oregon
Humanities is an indepen-
dent, nonproit afiliate of
the National Endowment
for the Humanities and a
partner of the Oregon Cul-
tural Trust.
The irst rehearsal
of the fall season is
set for Sept. 12 in
Cannon Beach
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Willamette University pro-
fessor Emily Drew will speak
about racial diversity in Or-
egon Aug. 19 at the Astoria
Public Library.
For more information
about this free community
discussion, contact Ami
Kreider at 503-325-7323 or
akreider@astoria.or.us
Voluntary Stewardship Program explained
for agricultural lands in upcoming workshops
PACIFIC COUNTY, Wash. —
Washington state’s new
Voluntary Stewardship
Program is a first-in-the-
nation approach to pro-
moting agriculture while
protecting environmentally
sensitive areas on agricul-
tural lands — including
streams, wetlands, aquifers
and geologically hazardous
areas (collectively called
“critical areas”). Enabled
under the state’s Growth
Management Act, the VSP
uses a collaborative pro-
cess to identify, coordinate,
and build upon existing
programs and practices
that address agricultural
impacts on critical areas.
In Pacific County,
the VSP will build upon
local knowledge and best
practices for farming and
conservation activities to
help individual farmers
create voluntary, site-spe-
cific stewardship plans for
their lands.
“The VSP is not a new
set of regulations,” notes
Tim Crose, director of Pa-
cific County’s Department
of Community Develop-
ment. “Instead of impos-
ing new regulations on
agricultural lands, the VSP
provides an opportunity
for the agricultural com-
munity to voluntarily work
together for effective,
locally tailored environ-
mental stewardship.”
To introduce the VSP to
landowners, four work-
shops will be hosted at
locations throughout the
county:
• 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 22, Naselle-
Grays River Schools, 793
State Route 4, Naselle.
• 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 23, Willapa
Valley High School, 22
Viking Way, Raymond.
• 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 30, Shoal-
water Bay Tribal Center,
2373 Tokeland Road,
Tokeland.
• 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 31,
Pacific Coast Cranberry
Museum, 2907 Pioneer
Road, Long Beach.
In each workshop,
the VSP process will be
described using maps and
visual displays to show
where agricultural ac-
tivities and critical areas
intersect in the county.
Existing conservation
strategies and agricultural
practices will be discussed
with regard to how county
critical areas can be stew-
arded under the VSP while
promoting sustainable
agricultural activities at
the same time.
All interested stake-
holders, including farmers
and farm associations,
tribal representatives, local
environmentalists, govern-
ment agencies, and other
public parties are encour-
aged to attend a nearby
workshop to learn more
about the VSP and are
also invited to the regular
meetings of the Working
Group developing the VSP
plan for Pacific County.
These meetings are held
fro 5 to 7 p.m. the third
Thursday of each month
at the Commissioners
Meeting Room at 1216
W. Robert Bush Drive in
South Bend.
More information on all
meeting opportunities can
be found online at www.
co.pacific.wa.us/dcd/VSP.
htm or by calling 360-875-
9356.
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CANNON BEACH — The
Cannon Beach Chorus will
begin rehearsals for the
2016-17 performance year on
Sept. 12 at the Cannon Beach
Community Church, located
at 132 E. Washington St.
The non-audition cho-
rus will begin its 27th year
of singing and welcomes
singers age 16 and older.
Rehearsals are held from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every
Monday evening and are
led by choral director of
John Buehler.
The repertoire for the
fall season — focusing
on Christmas celebra-
tions around the world
— will include “Gloria,” a
three-movement work for
mixed voices by British
composer John Rutter;
“We Wish You a Merry
Christmas” and “Silent
Night” arranged by John
Rutter; and carols from
Venezuela, France, Spain
and Nigeria.
Chorus membership is
comprised of individuals
from Ocean Park, Wash-
ington; Astoria; Warren-
ton; Gearhart; Seaside;
Cannon Beach; Manzanita;
Nehalem; Wheeler; Rocka-
way Beach and Tillamook.
The Cannon Beach
Chorus is an advocate for
choral music education in
public schools and offers a
vocal scholarship annually
to students participating
in choral singing. The
2016-17 recipient is Ellie
Whitlock, a freshman
music major at Pacific
University.
Choral members are
encouraged to arrive a
few minutes early for the
first rehearsal, since music
will be distributed and
the necessary paperwork
completed.
For more information,
visit www. cannonbeach-
chorus.org. For carpooling
opportunities, call 503-
436-0378.
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