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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
Hospice Volunteers Needed
In the absence of a cure, care makes all the difference
Scott Holmstedt/For The Daily Astorian
Lewis and Clark Elementary students assembled to meet the Rip City team Monday. See
video by Scott Holmstedt of the event at www.dailyastorian.com.
Rip City comes to the coast
City oficials,
fans welcome
Trail Blazers
entourage
Make a Difference
By DAVE NELSON
For The Daily Astorian
Summer is over, foot-
ball has started. NBA training
camps begin in the next few
weeks, followed by preseason.
Fans in Astoria had a taste
of the excitement with the new
season approaching, as the Port-
land Trail Blazers brought the
fourth-annual Rip City Relay
on Monday, where it kicked
off at an assembly at Lewis and
Clark School. Principal Brian
Ploghoft, introduced a gymna-
sium full of excited third- and
fourth-graders to Todd Bosma,
Blazers team director of game
operations and events. Bosma
got the kids even more ired
up when he introduced mascot
Blaze the Trail Cat, who ran in
iring confetti at his audience.
A few lucky students and
administrators were selected
to participate in a tricycle race,
which starts at one end of the
gym, winds through mini
cones and back.
Dave Nelson/For The Daily Astorian
City and team officials watch from inside Astoria City Hall
as the Rip City flag is raised.
New television announcers
Kevin Calabro (play-by-play)
and Lamar Hurd (commenta-
tor), cheered for each side.
Meanwhile later in the after-
noon to kick off the “Rip City
Fair,” team oficials joined
Astoria Councilors Zetty Nem-
lowill and Cindy Price and
other staff at City Hall, in rais-
ing a Rip City lag. A $1,000
donation was given to the Asto-
ria Parks, Recreation and Com-
munity Foundation.
“It’s a huge honor,” Nem-
lowill said. “We met the sweet-
est people that are broadcast-
ers, dancers, ambassadors, the
mascot — they’re all super
cool. I love that they’re going
to local schools, spreading a
positive message.”
At the fair, fans could visit
various booths where they could
buy team apparel, spin a wheel
for Blazers swag and meet
Miss Oregon Alexis Mather of
Astoria.
One of the attendees, Soot the
Kitten, was introduced to Blaze
the Trail Cat. Blaze appeared to
be eating his new friend, but a
source close to mascot said, “He
was just cleaning the kitten.”
“We love the Rip City
Relay,” Bosma said. “It’s a great
opportunity for us to get out and
see some of those cities we don’t
get a chance to see a whole lot.”
The whole show moved to
Broadway Middle School in
Seaside Tuesday.
Volunteers hold a special place in the hearts of our patients
and their families. Volunteers serve hospice patients in a variety
of ways including respite care, companionship, listening to
concerns and other loving acts.
Apply by Sept. 23 to be a hospice volunteer. Participation in a
20-hour training program (Oct. 3-7, 2016) is required.
Call our Volunteer Coordinator at 503-325-4321 for more
information and an application.
Lower Columbia Hospice serves patients and families in
Clatsop County.
2111 Exchange St., Astoria, Oregon • 503-325-4321
www.columbiamemorial.org • A Planetree-Designated Hospital
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