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3B THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2017 Senior Miss Sweden Kara Dowaliby Senior Miss Denmark Sophie Hansen Senior Miss Norway Maya McGill Senior Miss Finland Megan Schacher Junior Miss Denmark Norah Alsbury Junior Miss Sweden Maggie Falleur Junior Miss Norway Augusta Hayrynen Junior Miss Iceland Jenna Karnofski Junior Miss Finland Georgia Sutton Scandinavian Festival Court is presented Tuesday The Daily Astorian The formal presentation of the Astoria Scandinavian Midsum- mer Festival Court takes place at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Astoria High School Commons Area. This year marks the 50th anniver- sary of the festival. Miss Scandinavia 2016 Megan McCall DeVos will crown the new Miss Scandinavia at this summer’s festival. She is the daughter of Jonathon and Michelle DeVos. Her grand- parents are Kellie Selven, Mike McCall, Tony and Thea DeVos. Her great-grandpar- ents are Jackie and Robert Letsinger and Edward and Janice McCall. A 2016 graduate of Astoria High School, she is now attending Western Oregon University. She joins the 2017 Scandinavian Court until she passes the crown. Miss Senior Miss Denmark is Sophie Han- Scandinavia sen, a junior at Knappa High School. She Megan McCall is the daughter of Stacey Hansen and Mike DeVos Funk. Her grandparents are Frances and Richard Hansen and Brendasue and George McCabe. A member of the Danish Lodge, she works at Dutch Brothers and Clatsop Retirement Village. Her school activities include forestry, track, archery and drama, and she is the Associated Student Body arts and drama representative. Senior Miss Finland is Megan Schacher, a junior at Asto- ria High School. Her parents are Michael and Melissa Schacher. Her grandparents are Chris and Thelma Rose, Michael and Sherry Schacher and Anita Schacher. She is an honors student, a mem- ber of the Art Club and Mu Alpha Theta, on the soccer and swim teams, and plays the flute in the wind symphony and pep band. She Senior Court Chaperone Sharon Hale Crown Bearer Wyatt Jackson Junior Court Chaperone Emily Falleur works for her father in construction and also at the Astoria Aquatic Center lifeguarding. Senior Miss Norway is Maya McGill, a sophomore at Seaside High School. Her parents are Jana and David McGill. Her grand- parents are Ray and Solfrid Price. She is involved in the swim team and robotics at school, and works as a swim instructor at the Sun- set Empire Park and Recreation District in Seaside. She was Junior Miss Norway in 2010. Senior Miss Sweden is Kara Dowaliby, who attends Warren- ton High School. Her parents are Todd and Dixie Dowaliby. Her grandparents are Bill and Betty Cunningham and Mike and Sally Dowaliby. She has attended the festival since she was born, has been a volunteer and a Viking Nordic Dancer for nine years, and was Junior Miss Sweden in 2007. She is in the National Honor Society, on the varsity golf team, and is a member of the Dance Team Club and Student Council. She is also involved with Com- micare, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), the school choir and Honor Choir and the Oregon Ambassadors of Music. Junior Miss Denmark is Norah Alsbury. She is the daugh- ter of Brian and Sarah Alsbury. Her grandparents are Lynette Lit- win and Lynn and Rose Alsbury. Her mother was also Junior and Senior Miss Denmark. Junior Miss Finland is Georgia Sutton. She is the daughter of Josh Sutton and Laura Schlip. Her grandparents are Shellie and Marc O’Connor, Charlotte and Willie Nyberg and Timothy Schlip. Junior Miss Iceland is Jenna Karnofski. She is the daugh- ter of Carol and Marc Simmons and Jarrod and Vinessa Karnof- ski. Her grandparents are Ed and Lawanna Chase and Jim and Vera Karnofski. Jenna’s mother was Junior Miss Iceland in 1986. Junior Miss Norway is Augusta Hayrynen. She is the daugh- ter of Kurt and Trisha Hayrynen. Her grandparents are Jon and Phyllis Hayrynen and Don and Carla Hall and David Hill. Junior Miss Sweden is Maggie Falleur. She is the daughter of Tom and Emily Falleur. Her grandparents are Don and Bonnie Fisher and the late Don and Helen Falleur. Senior Court Chaperone is Sharon Hale of Astoria. She is married to Dennis Hale. Retired from teaching at Astoria High School, she has been involved with the Astoria Scandinavian Fes- tival for many years. Junior Court Chaperone is Emily Falleur. She is employed at Del’s OK Tire part time and farms the rest of the day with her husband, Tom. Her daughter, Maggie, is Junior Miss Sweden. She was Junior Miss Denmark in 1983 and Senior Miss Denmark is 1992. She is also a former member of the Viking Nordic Dancers. Crown Bearer is Wyatt Jackson. He is the son of Susan and Dan Jackson. His grandparents are Bev and Dave Hoofnagle and Bev Jackson-Shumaker. His great-grandmother is Betty Russell. He is in his second year with the Nordic Dance Group. The Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival takes place June 16 to 18 at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. For information, go to www.astoriascanfest.com 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 informa- tion, 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. Tues- day, Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, call 503-810-5196 for information. 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