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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2017
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Mahjong for Experienced
Players — 1 p.m., Astoria Senior
Center, 1111 Exchange St. For infor-
mation, call 503-325-3231.
Line Dancing for Seniors — 3 to
4:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111
Exchange St. Not for beginners. For
information, call 503-325-3231.
Seaside Lions Club — 5 p.m.,
West Lake Restaurant & Lounge,
1480 S. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside.
For information, call 503-738-7693.
Pacifi c County (Wash.) Demo-
crats — 7 p.m., North County Annex,
1216 Robert Bush Drive, South Bend,
Wash. For information, email Diane
Knutson at dlknutson69@yahoo.com
TUESDAY
Tobacco Free Coalition of
Clatsop County — 9 to 10:30 a.m.,
Clatsop County Health and Human
Services, 820 Exchange St. Anyone
interested in tobacco use preven-
tion and education welcome. For
information, call Steven Blakesley at
503-325-8500 or Alissa Dorman at
503-325-4321, ext. 5758.
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.
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m., Bob
Chisholm Senior Center, 1225 Ave-
nue A, Seaside. Suggested donation
of $3 for those older than 60; $6.75
for those younger than 60. For infor-
mation, 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.
Astoria Lions Club — noon,
Astoria Elks Lodge, 453 11th St.
Prospective members welcome. For
information, contact Charlene Larsen
at 503-325-0590.
Astoria-Warrenton Duplicate
Bridge Club — 12:30 to 4 p.m., As-
toria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange
St. Anyone may play if they have a
partner; to request a bridge partner,
call 503-325-0029.
Warrenton Alzheimer’s Sup-
port Group — 2 to 3:30 p.m., 2002
S.E. Chokeberry Ave., Warren-
ton. Support and information about
Alzheimer’s disease. For information,
call Grace Bruseth 503-738-6412.
North Coast Chorale Practice
— 6:45 to 9 p.m., Performing Arts
Center, 588 16th St. New members
welcome. For information, call 503-
791-5681 or 503-338-8403.
WEDNESDAY
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.
Chair Exercises for Seniors —
9 to 9:45 a.m., Astoria Senior Center,
1111 Exchange St. For information,
call 503-325-3231.
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 fl ags. For any-
one in an abusive relationship, or who
knows someone who is. Call Juli Hol
to reserve a spot at 503-325-3426,
ext. 103.
Another poster
winner announced
The Daily Astorian
SEAIDE — The Seaside
Elks Lodge has announced
a change in the winners
of the Eye Injury Preven-
tion Poster Contest. First
place is now tied between
James Roehr, who was pre-
viously announced, and
Alyssa Chen, a Seaside
Heights fi fth-grade student.
She was awarded $50 and
a certifi cate. The Elks were
delighted with her poster,
and the poster chairman
decided to offer two mon-
etary awards in this year’s
contest. Jacob Dewey placed
second.
The poster contest is
designed as a message to
children about the causes of
eye injuries. Boys age 7 to
10 are the most likely eye
injury victims. For infor-
mation about Seaside Elks
Blood Pressure Checks —
noon to 2 p.m., Astoria Senior Center,
1111 Exchange St. For information,
call 503-325-3231.
North Coast Multiple Sclero-
sis Care and Share Help Group
— noon, Clatsop Retirement Village,
947 Olney Ave. For information, call
503-325-7898.
Cannon Beach Garden Club —
noon, Tolovana Hall, 3779 S. Hem-
lock St., Cannon Beach. Visitors are
welcome. To reserve a seat, call Pam
Chater at 503-436-2331 and leave a
message or email pamchater@msn.
com
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 Experi-
enced Players — 1:15 p.m., Astoria
Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. For
information, call 503-325-3231.
Beginner Line Dancing for Se-
niors — 1:30 to 3 p.m., Astoria Senior
Center, 1111 Exchange St. For infor-
mation, call 503-325-3231.
Northwest Tea Party — 6:30
p.m., Uptown Café, 1639 S.E. Ensign
Lane, Warrenton. For information, call
503-325-7220.
WomenHeart of North Oregon
Coast — 6:30 p.m., Columbia Me-
morial Hospital Health and Wellness
Pavilion, third fl oor conference room,
2165 Exchange St. Peer support
group for women living with, or at
risk of heart disease. For information,
email Michele Abrahams at WH-Nort-
hOregonCoast@womenheart.org
Seaside Elks Lodge No. 1748
— 7:30 p.m., 324 Avenue A, Seaside.
For information, call 503-738-6651 or
email seasideelks@yahoo.com
Maple Chapter No. 95, Order
of the Eastern Star — 7:30 p.m.,
Masonic Lodge Hall, 201 N. Holladay
Drive, Seaside. For information, call
503-717-0808.
THURSDAY
Chair Exercises for Seniors —
9 to 9:45 a.m., Astoria Senior Center,
1111 Exchange St. For information,
call 503-325-3231.
The Daily Astorian
Astoria Parks and Rec-
reation is holding a Father/
Daughter Valentine’s Day
Dance from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at the Astoria Recre-
ation Center, 1555 W. Marine
Drive. Fathers and daughters
of all ages are invited to attend
this special evening full of
music, dancing, fun, photos,
dessert and punch. The cost
is $20 per couple, and $10 for
each additional child. Prereg-
istration is strongly encour-
aged. Call 503-325-7275 to
register. A Valentine’s Day
Tea takes place from 11 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Port
of Play, 785 Alameda Ave.
Adults can bring their chil-
dren to enjoy crafts, snacks
and special treats, then cap-
ture the moment at the photo
booth. The cost is $10 per
couple or $5 per person.
Registration for both
events is available online at
http://bit.ly/2jZ6Of7
Submitted Photo
Alyssa Chen’s entry,
shown, is an additional
first-place winner in the
Seaside Elks Lodge Eye
Injury Prevention Poster
Contest.
Lodge membership, projects
and programs, call 503-738-
6651 or email seasideelks@
yahoo.com
Warrenton Senior Lunch Pro-
gram — noon, Warrenton Com-
munity Center, 170 S.W. Third St.
Suggested donation of $5 for seniors
and $7 for those younger than 60. For
information, or to volunteer, call 503-
861-3502 Monday or Thursday.
Seaside Rotary Club — noon,
Best Western Ocean View Resort,
414 N. Prom, Seaside. Lunch costs
$15. All are welcome. For information,
go to http://seasiderotary.com
Astoria-Warrenton Duplicate
Bridge Club — 12:30 to 4 p.m., As-
toria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange
St. Anyone may play if they have a
partner; to request a bridge partner,
call 503-325-0029.
Columbia River Estuary Action
Team — 6 to 8 p.m., Blue Scorcher
Bakery and Café, 1493 Duane St.
CREATE’s purpose: Foster citizen in-
volvement in protecting the Columbia
River Estuary. Dan Serres of Columbia
Riverkeeper talks about proposed fos-
sil fuel projects upriver, and gives a leg-
islation update. Visitors and new mem-
bers always welcome. For information,
go to https://create-columbia.com
Trivia — 6:30 p.m., Uptown Cafe,
1639 S.E. Ensign Lane, Warrenton.
Teams of up to four players. Three $2
games, winners take each pot. Roll-
ing jackpot builds from week to week
if no one answers jackpot question.
For information, call 503-861-5639.
Jam Session — 6:30 to 8:30
p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111
Exchange St. Open to the public. For
information, call 503-325-3231.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Fort
Stevens Post 10580 — 7 p.m., War-
renton Christian Church, 1376 Anchor
St., Warrenton. For information, call
Mel Jasmin at 503-861-2030.
Lower Columbia Classic Car
Club — 7 p.m., Steve Jordan’s shop
building, 35232 Helligso Lane. New
members welcome. For information
or directions, call Steve Jordan at
503-325-1807.
Rainland Fly Casters — 7 p.m.,
First Presbyterian Church Annex,
11th Street and Harrison Avenue.
For information, call Tom Scoggins at
503-325-6358, or Walt Weber at 360-
777-8295, or go to www.rainlandfl y-
casters.com
Astoria Chapter Daughters
of the American Revolution — 11
a.m., Astoria Golf and Country Club,
33445 Sunset Beach Road, Warren-
ton. Group celebrates 97th anniver-
sary local chapter founding. Program
on community service presented by
Evelyn Laughman. Women inter-
ested in membership call Sue Glen
at 503-861-0574. Members call to
RSVP before Monday, Feb. 13.
North Coast La Leche League
— 10 a.m. to noon, Seaside Public
Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside.
Pregnant women, mothers, babies
and toddlers welcome. Topics: pre-
paring for childbirth and breastfeed-
ing, adjusting to motherhood, parent-
ing babies and toddlers, benefi ts and
challenges of breastfeeding, nutrition
and weaning. For breastfeeding
support, call or text Megan Oien at
503-440-4942 or message on “La
Leche League of Astoria” Facebook
page.
Wickiup Senior Lunches —
11:30 a.m., Wickiup Grange Hall,
92683 Svensen Market Road. Free
for those older than 60 ($3 suggested
donation), $6.75 for those younger
than age 60. For information, call Mi-
chelle Lewis at 503-861-4200.
Wickiup Senior Lunches —
11:30 a.m., Wickiup Grange Hall,
92683 Svensen Market Road. Free
for those older than 60 ($3 suggested
donation), $6.75 for those younger
than age 60. For information, call Mi-
chelle Lewis at 503-861-4200.
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m., Bob
Chisholm Senior Center, 1225 Ave-
nue A, Seaside. Suggested donation
of $3 for those older than 60; $6.75
for those younger than 60. For infor-
mation, call Michelle Lewis at 503-
861-4200.
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m., Bob
Chisholm Senior Center, 1225 Ave-
nue A, Seaside. Suggested donation
of $3 for those older than 60; $6.75
for those younger than 60. For infor-
mation, call Michelle Lewis at 503-
861-4200.
Community Skate Night — 5
to 9 p.m., Astoria Armory, 1650 Ex-
change St. Admission $3. Limited
roller skate rentals available for $3;
roller blades available. For informa-
tion, call 503-791-6064 or go to www.
astoriaarmory.com
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.
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.
Bingo — 7 p.m., Wickiup Senior
Center, 92650 Svensen Market Road.
For information call Mark Tischer at
503-458-6482.
Sue Cody/Submitted Photo
Pictured, from left, are Way to Wellville Strategic Council Chairman Dan Gaffney, Pass-
port to Wellness Coordinator Sarah Brown and her daughter Maisyn, U.S. Bank Re-
gional President Kevin LaCoste and Strategic Council Secretary Debbie Morrow.
U.S. Bank grants $95,000 to nonprofi ts
The Daily Astorian
U.S. Bank awarded more
than $95,000 in grants to
nonprofi t organizations in
Columbia, Cowlitz, Clatsop,
Tillamook, Lincoln and Coos
counties, and $26.2 million
in total across the country in
2016, including grants made
to U.S. Bank’s national part-
ners, United Way and Amer-
ican Red Cross, as well as
employee -giving
match
programs.
Clatsop County received
$35,000, not including mar-
keting and sponsorships in
the region. The local agen-
cies receiving grants are as
follows: Seaside Museum
and Historical Society,
$1,000; Liberty Restoration
Inc., $3,000; Astor Street
Opry Company, $2,000;
Assistance League of the
Columbia Pacifi c, $4,000;
Helping Hands Re-Entry
Outreach Centers, $5,000;
Way to Wellville Clat-
sop County, $5,000; Lower
Columbia Hispanic Coun-
cil, $3,000; Healing Circle,
$3,000; Tolovana Arts Col-
ony, $1,000; Friends of the
Astoria Armory, $5,000;
and Camp Kiwanilong,
$3,000.
The grants, made through
the U.S. Bank Foundation,
support the three core pillars
of the “Community Possi-
ble” corporate social respon-
sibility platform the bank
introduced last year: Work,
Home and Play.
“Work, Home and Play
are the building blocks that
make our country great: a
stable job, a home to call
your own and a community
connected through the arts,
recreation and play,” Kevin
LaCoste, regional president,
for U.S. Bank, said. “We’re
proud to help hundreds of
organizations
strengthen
local communities across the
country and look forward to
continuing to make Com-
munity Possible in 2017 and
beyond.”
The application period
for work grants is April 1
to May 31; home grants
July 1 to Aug 31; and play
grants Feb. 1 to March
15. For information, go to
www.usbank.com.
Maritime Archaeological Society
meets in Astoria this weekend
The Daily Astorian
The Maritime Archaeo-
logical Society is holding its
annual membership meet-
ing Saturday and Sunday at
the Barbey Maritime Center,
1792 Marine Drive. The two
days are fi lled with presen-
tations, including updates on
society maritime archeology
projects, and an entire day of
training opportunities. The
project presentations and
keynote address are free and
open to the public. Refresh-
ments will be provided.
On Saturday, the annual
reports and project updates
begin at 9 a.m., followed by
the keynote speaker at 11 a.m.
The keynote speaker is Tom
Beasley, executive direc-
tor of the Vancouver chapter
of the Underwater Archae-
ological Society of British
Columbia . He is presenting
“Underwater Archaeological
Society of British Columbia:
40-plus years of Adventure
and Discovery Underwater”
and “Tonquin: Solving the
200-year-old shipwreck Mys-
tery.” The day wraps up with
a behind - the -scenes tour of
the Columbia River Mari-
time Museum boat hall and
artifact storage on Saturday
afternoon.
Sunday is dedicated to
training courses for soci-
ety members. Basic train-
ing begins with an introduc-
tion to maritime archaeology,
including maritime archaeol-
ogy laws and regulations, and
is followed by more advanced
hands-on volunteer survey
training in the afternoon. For
members who have already
completed basic training,
a remote sensor class cov-
ers planning and operations
the of magnetometer, side
scan sonar, Remotely Oper-
ated Vehicle and 3-D laser
scanners.
The training sessions are
free for Maritime Archae-
ological Society members.
New or renewing member-
ship applications are being
accepted at the meeting.
RSVP is appreciated for plan-
ning purposes.
For information, go to
http://maritimearchaeologi-
cal.org or email info@mari-
timearchaeological.org
Central Oregon
Community College
Bend
Seaside: Isabella Curcin.
Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington
Astoria: Abril Paredes,
Rory Loughran.
HONOR ROLL
The following students have
qualifi ed for the honor roll
by earning a 3.5 grade point
average or higher at school.
FRIDAY
AAUW Walking Group — 9:30
a.m. Seaside Branch of American
Association of University Women
weekly low-impact group walk, fol-
lowed by coffee and fellowship. For
information, call 503-738-7751.
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested do-
nation 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.
OPEN HOUSE
Sat, Feb 10, 5-8pm
Stop in and share
some snacks & drinks
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