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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2017
Knappa School
auction is Feb. 11
Faucett and Holcom are
Students of the Month
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The Astoria Rotary hon-
ored two Astoria High School
students, Victoria Holcom and
Kirk Fausett, as Students of the
Month for January. Both stu-
dents received a Rotary Certif-
icate and a gift certificate from
The Rusty Cup.
Holcom, a senior at AHS,
is the daughter of Sheryl and
Floyd Holcom. She is involved
in Spanish Club, National
Honor Society and Art Club, is
secretary for the Key Club and
treasurer for the school’s Chi-
nese Club. She hopes to attend
University of California Berk-
ley to major in both interna-
tional economics and interna-
tional relations.
Fausett is a senior at AHS,
and is the son of Kirk and
Wendy Fausett. He attends fire
science classes at the Marine
and Environmental Research
and Training Station cam-
pus, and is taking a statistics
class at Clatsop Community
College. His senior project
included free handyman labor
for elderly citizens. He plans to
attend CCC and then transfer
to Oregon State University to
major in electrical engineering.
Astoria Rotary selects Stu-
dents of the Month during the
school year from the junior
and senior classes at Astoria
High School and KHS. To be
selected, students must be in
good standing in school and
involved in school and com-
munity activities.
Submitted Photo
Kirk Fausett and Victoria
Holcom, Astoria Rotary’s
January Students of the
Month.
KNAPPA — The Knappa
Schools Foundation’s 20th
Annual Dinner and Auc-
tion, featuring prime rib or
salmon, it being held Feb. 11
at Knappa High School. The
doors open at 4:30 p.m. for an
auction preview. Dinner is at
6 p.m., with the live auction
starting at 7 p.m.
Dinner tickets are $25 per
person, or $30 at the door.
Dinner tickets have sold
out in past years, so buying
early is recommended, as
seating is limited. Tickets
may be purchased at Knappa
High School or Teevin
Bros. Land and Timber in
Knappa.
Donations in the form
of gift items, raffle and auc-
tion items, cash or services
are greatly appreciated. To
donate, contact Blake Gert-
tula at 503-338-8014.
Pacific Green Party
meets on Feb. 12
The Daily Astorian
The Pacific Green Party
of Clatsop County chapter is
holding a meeting at 4 p.m.
Feb. 12 in Room 101 of the
Art Building at Clatsop Com-
munity College, 1651 Lex-
ington Ave.
The endorsement of candi-
dates for the upcoming Clat-
sop County special elections
in May is being discussed.
Candidates who are seek-
ing an endorsement from the
Pacific Green Party of Clat-
sop County chapter must sub-
mit their name, whether they
are a PGP member, their dis-
trict (if applicable), the office
they are considering running
for, and a brief biography to
pgpclatsopcounty@gmail.
com prior to the meeting.
Submitted Photo
Astoria’s Astor Lodge No. 215, Vasa Order of America new members, from left, Karen Reintzell, Mara Dowaliby, Kara
Dowaliby, Kasie LaFramboise, Emily Falleur and Claudia DeLoff.
Astoria’s Vasa Lodge
celebrates 105 years
The Daily Astorian
Astoria’s Astor Lodge No.
215, Vasa Order of Amer-
ica began celebrations for the
105th year of the lodge. The
annual meeting was held at
the Elk’s ballroom in Janu-
ary, and longtime members
were recognized with lapel
pins. Those able to attend were
Robert Lofgren, 55 years; Dar-
lene Story, 40 years; and Violet
Hagnas and John and Cynthia
Svensson, all 25 years. Receiv-
ing pins, but unable to attend,
were Carl Jacobson, 55 years
and Sven Sundstrom, 50 years.
New members attending
were Claudia DeLoff, Kasie
LaFrambiose, Emily Falleur
(this year’s Junior Court chap-
erone for the Summer Scandi-
navian Festival), Karen Reint-
zell, and sisters Kara and Mara
Dowaliby, both fourth-genera-
tion Vasa members. Their par-
ents are Dixie and Todd Dow-
aliby, grandparents are Betty
and Bill Cunningham. Kara is
this year’s Scandinavian Festi-
val Senior Miss Sweden
Submitted Photo
Northwest Coast Trails Coalition volunteers held a work
party to connect two trails at Clatsop Community College.
Submitted Photo
Longtime Astoria Astor Lodge No. 215, Vasa Order of
America members, from left, Robert Lofgren, Violet Hag-
nas and Cynthia and John Svensson.
Trails coalition builds
connector trail at CCC
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SELF-HELP GROUPS
Al-Anon (Astoria) — 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Peace Lutheran Church,
565 12th St.; 12 p.m. Wednesday,
First United Methodist Church, 1076
Franklin Ave. For information, call
503-325-1087; 7 p.m. Thursday,
Crossroads Community Church,
40618 Old Highway 30, Svensen. For
information, call 503-458-6467.
Al-Anon (Clatskanie) — 8 p.m.,
Monday, United Methodist Church,
290 S. Nehalem St. For information,
call 503-728-3351.
Al-Anon (Nehalem) — 7 p.m.
Monday, Riverbend Room, North
County Recreation District, 36155
Ninth St. For information, call 503-
368-8255.
Al-Anon (Seaside) — 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Seaside Public Library,
1131 Broadway, call 503-810-5196
for information.
Al-Anon (Tillamook) — 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, St. Albans Epis-
copal Church, 2102 Sixth St., call
503-842-5094 for information; noon
Friday, 5012 Third St., call 503-730-
5863 for information.
Al-Anon Family Groups infor-
mation line for Clatsop and Tilla-
mook counties, 503-338-5688.
Oregon Area Al-Anon website.
oregonal-anon.org
Windermere Stellar
supports local charities
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Alateen (Tillamook) — 6:30
p.m. Thursday, 5012 Third St. For
information, call 503-730-5863.
Alcoholics Anonymous —
To find a meeting, call 503-861-
5526 or go to www.aa-oregon.org
Celebrate Recovery — 6
p.m. Thursday, The Table Church,
852 Broadway, Seaside. Faith-
based 12-step program designed
to help anyone struggling with
hurts, habits and hangups, in-
cluding drugs and alcohol, anger,
co-dependence, domestic abuse
or sex, food or pornography
addictions. Being religious not
required. Free dinner and child
care provided. For information,
call D.B. Lewis at 503-741-5977.
GEARHART — Winder-
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itable organizations through-
out Oregon and Southwest
Washington in 2016. Through
the Windermere Foundation,
over $360,000 was given to
local charities supporting
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The Northwest Coast
Trails Coalition had its first
work party since transform-
ing from the Warrenton
Trails Association. Coali-
tion Board Vice Chairwoman
Tessa Scheller worked with
the Clatsop Community Col-
lege board to get approval to
connect two trails near to the
college’s lower parking lot.
The new trail skirts the
edge of the north side of the
parking lot and rounds the
northeast corner and con-
nects with the upper trail.
The project was completed in
about five hours on Saturday.
Terry Teague of Qual-
ity Excavation brought in an
excavator and did the major-
ity of the work. Mike Sarin,
owner of Big River Exca-
vating, donated two loads of
gravel, and the coalition pur-
chased a third load.
Volunteers included three
board members, Scheller,
Gail Galen and Sue Cody.
Lucien Swerdloff, CCC His-
torical Preservation instruc-
tor, and one of his students,
Don Haslan, pitched in,
along with Matt Crichton.