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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017
Miss Clatsop County Scholarship Program set
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — Fifteen
young ladies are competing for
three titles March 11 in the Miss
Clatsop County Scholarship
Program at the Seaside Conven-
tion Center. There are four con-
testants vying to become Miss
Clatsop County 2017. For the
teen title, Miss Clatsop Coun-
ty’s Outstanding Teen, there are
11 competing.
The Miss contestants are:
Anna Kaim, 18, of Seaside,
attends Portland State Univer-
sity. Her platform is “Democ-
racy Starts with You — Promot-
ing Civic Engagement through
Comprehensive Education,”
and her talent is tap dance.
Hayliehe Bell, 18, of Sea-
side, attends Clatsop Commu-
nity College. Her platform is
“Sing to Feed,” and her talent is
vocal performance.
Kayla Worwood, 20, of
Astoria, is an Astoria High
School graduate. Her platform
is “Maintaining Music Educa-
tion in Schools,” and her talent
is vocal performance.
Hannah Garhofer, 20, of
Seaside, attends Northwest
Christian University. Her plat-
form is “Live Your Dash —
Leave Your Legacy,” and her
talent is tap dance.
The contestants in the Teen
category are:
Libby Olsen, 15, of War-
renton, attends Astoria High
School. Her platform is “Shelter
Animals Need Love Too!” and
her talent is lyrical dance.
Annie Stafford, 16, of Sea-
side, attends Seaside High
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Kayla Worwood
Anna Kaim
Hannah Garhofer
Hayliehe Bell
Annabelle Long
Lilly Boothe
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Kennedi Workman
Annie Stafford
Viola Soprano
Peyton Sims
Shelbylee Rhodes
Nicole Ramsdell
Justin Grafton Studios
Justin Grafton Studios
Justin Grafton Studios
Riley Mitchell
Libby Olsen
Hallie Mossman
School. Her platform is “Every
Child is an Artist,” and her tal-
ent is vocal performance.
Viola Soprano, 16, of Sea-
side, attends SHS. Her platform
is “Jump for Heart,” and her tal-
ent is jumping rope.
Nicole Ramsdell, 15, of
Astoria, attends AHS. Her plat-
form is “Promoting School and
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RELIGION BRIEFS
Community HU sing
SEASIDE — A Seaside
Community Eckankar HU
Sing takes place at 3 p.m.
Sunday at the Seaside Pub-
lic Library, 1131 Broadway.
Regardless of one’s beliefs
or religion, anyone can sing
HU (pronounced hue), an
ancient name for God; it is
for the spiritual upliftment of
those who come, and is not
directed to any other purpose.
For information, call Seann
Valen at 503-717-5485, email
axcess49@gmail.com or go to
www.eckankar.org
Society of Friends
SEAVIEW, Wash. —
The Lower Columbia Wor-
ship Group of the Society of
Friends (Quaker) meets at
3 p.m. Sunday in the Penin-
sula Church Center Fireside
Room (south building), 5000
N Place. This is a “silent”
(unprogrammed)
worship
group. All are welcome to visit
and participate. For informa-
tion, call 503-895-7474.
Cannon Beach
Community
CANNON BEACH —
Cannon Beach Community
Church, 132 E. Washington
St., holds an Evensong ser-
vice at 6 p.m. the first and
third Sunday of the month. All
are welcome.
Evensong features Wes
Warhmund (guitar, flute
and clarinet) and meditative
songs, Psalms, readings, can-
dlelight and time for quiet
reflection.
For information, call the
church at 503-436-1222.
Crossroads
Community
SVENSEN — Cross-
roads Community Church, a
Friends Fellowship, at 40618
Old Highway 30, is hold-
ing a Free Family Film Fri-
day at 6:45 p.m. Friday. Come
enjoy a film and fellowship.
This event is always held the
second Friday of the month.
All are welcome. For infor-
mation, call Shawn Leonard,
pastor, at 503-949-5033.
Holy Nativity
Eastern Orthodox
HAMMOND — The Holy
Nativity Eastern Orthodox
Mission is holding Vesper
Services on Saturday, begin-
ning at 5 p.m., at St. Francis
de Sales Catholic Church, 867
Fifth St.
Divine Liturgy takes place
on Sunday. Orthos/Matins
begin at 8:30 a.m., with Lit-
urgy beginning at 10 a.m,
led by the Rev. Kevin Lien,
assistant pastor at Annuncia-
tion Orthodox Church in Mil-
waukie. A social hour follows.
All Eastern Orthodox
church members are welcome
to participate. Those interested
in attending an Orthodox Lit-
urgy are encouraged to come,
as well.
For questions, contact Steve
Sollars at 503-298-3453 or
Linda Andres 503-440-3930.
First Lutheran
The First Sunday in Lent
is celebrated at First Lutheran
Church, 725 Grand Ave., with
communion at 8:30 and 11 a.m.
Sunday School is at 9:45 a.m.
This is “Undie Sunday” as part
of the Fun First @ First pro-
gram, and everyone is encour-
aged to bring newly purchased
underwear for children in need.
During the coffee hour
after both services, a coin jar
is available for worshipers to
contribute pocket change or
dollar bills in order to raise
$500. That amount represents
one dollar for each year of the
Reformation.
On Monday, the Scandina-
vian Workshop meets at 10 a.m.
and Sea Scouts at 5:30 p.m.
Stewardship Sewing meets
at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, TOPS is
at 5:30 p.m. and Pure Life Alli-
ance meets at 5:45 p.m.
At 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday, there are Bible
studies and “Coloring the Way
to the Cross” exercises. The
Soup Supper is at 5:30 p.m.,
Midweek Lenten Worship is
at 6:30 p.m., and Senior Choir
practice is at 7 p.m.
On Thursday, the VASA
Lodge’s Monthly meeting is at
7 p.m.
The Care Team meets at 11
a.m. Friday.
For information, call the
church at 503-325-6252 or go
to www.astoriafirstlutheran.
com
Grace Episcopal
Grace Episcopal Church,
1545 Franklin Ave., celebrates
the First Sunday in Lent at
both the 8 and 10 a.m. services
Sunday.
The Lenten Labyrinth Walk
takes place from 3 to 6 p.m.
Sunday. A labyrinth introduc-
tion is offered at 3 p.m. upon
request. It takes an average
of 30 minutes to complete the
walk.
A Taizé Prayer & Song
service is offered at 7 p.m.
Wednesday. The service con-
sists of simple repeated chants,
periods of silence, prayers indi-
vidual and communal, and the
lighting of candles. Grace con-
ducts this evening prayer ser-
vice on the second Wednes-
day of each month. All are
welcome.
During Lent, the noon series
“Fridays in Lent” offers con-
templative music for listening
or for walking the Stations of
the Cross beginning at 12:10
p.m. March 10 features Lau-
dle School. Her platform is
“Recognizing Teen Depres-
sion,” and her talent is vocal
performance.
Hallie Mossman, 15, of
Warrenton, attends WHS.
Her platform is “Saving and
Promoting the Arts,” and
her talent is playing the alto
saxophone.
Peyton Sims, 14, of Gear-
hart, attends BMS. Her plat-
form is “Breast Cancer Aware-
ness,” and her talent is vocal
performance.
Kennedi Workman, 15, of
Scappoose, attends Scappoose
High School. Her platform is
“Teen Suicide Awareness,”
and her talent is jazz dance.
Community Music Programs,”
and her talent is playing guitar/
vocal performance.
Riley Mitchell, 14, of War-
renton, attends Warrenton High
School. Her platform is “Chil-
dren’s Literacy,” and her talent
is sign language.
Annabelle Long, 14, of Sea-
side, attends Broadway Middle
School. Her plaform is “Clothes
for Kids,” and her talent is vocal
performance.
Shelbylee Rhodes, 16, of
Warrenton, attends SHS. Her
platform is “Hearing the Deaf
Community,” and her talent is
jazz dance.
Lilly Boothe, 14, of Clats-
kanie, attends Clatskanie Mid-
A benefit dinner is being
held at 6 p.m. March 10 in the
Necanicum Room at the Sea-
side Convention Center. Tick-
ets to the dinner are $50, if
available, and include a $20
reserved ticket to the show
Saturday night. For dinner
tickets call Sandy Newman at
503-717-3501.
The program for March 11
features outgoing titleholders
as well as Miss Oregon 2016,
Alexis Mather of Astoria. The
co-emcees for the evening are
Miss Oregon 2007 Kari Vird-
ing Christianson and her hus-
band, Eric.
The Miss Clatsop County
Scholarship Pageant is the
official preliminary competi-
tion of the Miss Oregon Schol-
arship Program, and is part of
the Miss America Organiza-
tion, a scholarship provider
for women. The winners will
go on to represent the county
at the state pageant in June in
Seaside.
A random draw by 2016
Miss Clatsop County’s Prin-
cess Alissa Betts Phillips and
2016 Miss North Coast’s Prin-
cess Savana Pedraza from 16
princesses will also take place,
sending one girl to the Miss
Oregon stage.
The Miss Clatsop County
Scholarship Program is run
solely by volunteers. To volun-
teer, call 503-717-3601.
General admission tickets
are available at the door for $15,
or online at Brown Paper Tick-
ets for $12 plus a service fee at
http://bit.ly/2mtKMHs prior to
the event.
rie Drage (voice and piano) and
Phyllis Taylor (cello).
For information, call the
church at 503-325-4691 or go
to www.graceastoria.org
Calvary Episcopal
SEASIDE — Calvary Epis-
copal Church, 503 N. Holla-
day Drive, continues provid-
ing “Moments for Meditation”
during the season of Lent
beginning today, and ending
April 7. Every Friday through-
out Lent the public is invited to
spend a quiet lunch time from
12:15 to 12:45 p.m. in med-
itation, reflection and prayer
while listening to music pro-
vided by area musicians.
Diane Amos is the guest musi-
cian March 10.
Calvary also offers the
Holy Eucharist Saturday at 5
p.m. and Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
The Daily Astorian
Every year, Wauna Credit
Union (WCU) awards higher
education scholarships to stu-
dent members. Recipients
must have graduated from
high school within the last
five years, and be a member
in good standing of WCU.
Former winners are eligible to
re-apply.
Pacific Unitarian
Universalist
The Pacific Unitarian Uni-
versalist (UU) Fellowship
presents a DVD, “Defying the
Nazis” at 7 p.m. tonight at the
LaMear home, 288 Franklin
Ave. Call 503-338-6883 for
directions.
The fellowship is holding
a service at 11 a.m. Sunday
at the Performing Arts Cen-
ter, 588 16th St. Peggy Core-
son leads an interactive ser-
vice which will investigate
what the UU Service Com-
mittee is all about. A social
hour takes place after the ser-
vice, followed by Frank Logan
leading a discussion on “How
do Societal influences (His-
tory & Economics) have a
God-like effect on Human
Experience?”
Instrumentalists (includ-
ing piano) and vocalists in the
fellowship who would like to
perform on a Sunday morn-
ing are needed. Rehears-
als are from 10:15 to 10:55
a.m. Sundays before the ser-
vice. Vocal soloists would
also be welcome. For informa-
tion, contact Sandy Nielson at
sandybay35@gmail.com, 360-
642-4003 or 360-214-4973.
For information, call 503-
325-5225 or go to www.pac-
uuf.org
The application form
is available at www.
waunafcu.org, at any WCU
branch and at the local high
schools.
Applications may be
returned to any branch or
mailed to: Wauna Credit
Union Scholarships, in
care of Jenifer Katon, P.O.
Box 67, Clatskanie, OR
97106.
TAX
SEASON
SPECIAL
St. Mary,
Star of the Sea
Following both the 8:30
a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses
on Sunday at St. Mary, Star of
the Sea Catholic Church, the
Knights of Columbus are serv-
ing breakfast in the Star of the
Sea School auditorium, 1411
Grand Ave. Bacon, ham and/or
sausage, pancakes and scram-
bled eggs are being served
with an assortment of pastries
and fruit. All are welcome.
For information, call the
church at 503-325-3671 or go
to www.stmaryastoria.com
The WCU Scholar-
ship Committee determines
the number and amount of
scholarships to be awarded,
depending on the number of
applicants.
The scholarship may be
used for tuition, room, board,
books and fees. Applications
are being accepted through
April 15; scholarship win-
ners will be notified in June.
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