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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
4-H — Looking for 4-H leaders.
For information, call Sandra Carlson
at the Oregon State University Ex-
tension at 503-325-8573.
American Red Cross — Needs
registration volunteers (donor am-
bassadors) in Clatsop County to
provide customer service and en-
hance the blood donor experience.
For information, call Angela Basurtto
at 503-528-5430.
information, call 503-338-2557.
Clatsop County Public Works
— 1101 Olney Ave. Adopt-A-Road
volunteers needed to remove litter
two times (minimum) per year for
two years. Safety equipment and
supplies provided. Volunteers must
receive safety orientation. For infor-
mation, call 503-325-8631.
Astoria Column — 1 Coxcomb
Drive. Volunteers needed to wel-
come visitors, provide information
and answer questions about the As-
toria Column and the city of Astoria.
For information, call the Friends of
the Astoria Column Visitor Center at
503-325-2963.
Clatsop Cruise Hosts —
Looking for volunteers to meet and
greet cruise ship passengers and
crew, provide information and an-
swer questions about the Clatsop
County area. Ships arrive in the
spring and fall, about 20 ships each
year. Work all the ships or part of
them. For information, go to www.
clatsopcruisehosts.org
Astoria Riverfront Trolley As-
sociation — 111 W. Marine Drive.
Needs conductors/motormen to op-
erate trolley and narrate points of in-
terest. One or more three-hour shifts
per month. For information, call the
503-325-6311.
Columbia Memorial Hospital
— Needs volunteers to provide
assistance to patients, visitors and
hospital staff. Training provided.
For information, go to www.colum-
biamemorial.org. To schedule an
interview, call 503-325-4321.
Astoria Senior Center — 1111
Exchange St. To volunteer, call Larry
Miller at 503-325-3231.
Columbia River Maritime Mu-
seum — 1792 Marine Drive. Vol-
unteer opportunities for those with
an interest in maritime history. For
information, call the volunteer coor-
dinator weekdays at 503-325-2323.
Astoria-Warrenton
Area
Chamber of Commerce — 111 W.
Marine Drive. Volunteers needed at
the chamber and for events. For in-
formation, call 503-325-6311.
Camp Kiwanilong — A large
variety of volunteer opportunities
are available. For information, call
503-861-2933 or go to www.camp-
kiwanilong.org
Caring Adults Developing
Youth (CADY) Mentoring Program
— 800 Exchange St., second floor.
Needs mentors for youths ages 10
to 17 at risk of school failure. Time
commitment: one year, about eight
hours per month. For information,
contact Laura Parker at 503-325-
8601 or lparker@co.clatsop.or.us
Clatsop Animal Assistance
Inc. — Needs volunteers who have
a strong commitment to work on
behalf of the Clatsop County Animal
Shelter’s dogs and cats. For infor-
mation, email info@dogsncats.org
or call 503-861-0737.
Clatsop Care Center — Volun-
teers needed daily for all three meals
to provide one-on-one assistance to
dining dependent residents. Volun-
teers must participate in a 16-hour
training program. For information,
contact Mandy Brenchley at 503-
325-0313, ext. 209.
Clatsop County Animal Shel-
ter — Animal care volunteers age
16 and older needed for one 3-hour
shift per week. Pick up an applica-
tion at 1315 S.E. 19th St., Warren-
ton. For information, or to schedule
orientation, call Leslie Atkinson at
503-325-1000.
Clatsop Community Action
Regional Food Bank — Volun-
teers needed to help hand out
Columbia Senior Diners —
1111 Exchange St., Astoria Senior
Center. Volunteers needed week-
days to serve tables and for kitchen
help. To volunteer, call 503-325-
9693.
Community Emergency Re-
sponse Team — CERT volunteers
needed for community events and
disaster response with local police,
fire and emergency medical service
agencies. Training includes fire
safety, first aid, traffic and crowd
control, communications, damage
survey, disaster planning and civic
events within city limits. For infor-
mation, contact CERT coordinator
Kenny Hansen at khansen@as-
toria.or.us or leave a voicemail at
503-325-4411.
Friends of Seaside Library
— 1131 Broadway, Seaside. Vol-
unteers needed to staff the fund-
raising store. For information, call
503-738-6742 or stop by the library.
Knappa Rural Fire Protec-
tion District — Needs volunteer
firefighters. Training provided. For
information, contact any of the ac-
tive personnel or call Chief Paul
Olheiser at 503-458-6610.
Long-Term Care Ombuds-
man — Volunteers advocate to
protect the rights and dignity of
licensed long-term care facility res-
idents in Clatsop County; educate
about resident rights; and investi-
gate quality of care concerns. Flex-
ible schedule; about five weekday
hours needed per week. For infor-
mation, call 800-522-2602 or go to
www.oregon.gov/ltco
Lunch Buddy Mentoring Pro-
gram — Adults needed to mentor
elementary and middle school stu-
dents once a week during lunch.
For information, call Mary Jackson
at 503-440-0368 or email lunch-
buddies.mp@gmail.com
fruits and vegetables at the
weekly produce pantries for
two hours on Thursdays, from
April to October, in Seaside
and Warrenton. Warehouse
attendants are needed for food
packing or processing, pick-
ing orders for agencies, light
janitorial and housekeeping,
or lawn and grounds main-
tenance. Three to four-hour
shifts are available Monday
through Friday. To volunteer,
call 503-861-3663.
NorthWest Senior & Disabili-
ty Services — Needs dishwashers
and volunteers to serve and clean
up weekdays at a meal site, and
drivers for Meals on Wheels. For
information, contact Candy Foster
at 503-738-9323.
Clatsop Community College
Outreach Literacy — Needs
volunteer literacy tutors to work
with adults, native and non-native
speakers. Training available. For
Providence Seaside Hospi-
tal — Needs volunteer drivers for
Community Connections, a free
program that transports people to
services and appointments relat-
ed to health and well-being in the
Portland-Metro area. Mileage reim-
bursement available. For informa-
tion, call (503) 717-7171 or email
Alana.Kujala@providence.org
Providence Seaside Hospi-
tal — Needs volunteers who enjoy
meeting, interacting with and help-
ing people. Opportunities are avail-
able in the hospital gift shop, café,
and as greeters and for spiritual in-
tegration. For information, call (503)
717-7171 or email Alana.Kujala@
providence.org
River Song Foundation —
Looking for people to assist with
Trap/Neuter/Release/Feed (TNRF),
especially in the Seaside and Knap-
pa/Svensen areas. TNRF involves
setting and/or monitoring traps, and
daily feeding of cats and mainte-
nance of any shelters, and is a prov-
en, science-based method that along
with spay/neuter programs is the only
effective and humane way of ending
cat homelessness and suffering. Call
503-861-2003 for information and to
volunteer.
Seaside Downtown Develop-
ment Association — Volunteers
needed to help with local events
happening throughout the year. For
information, call Tita Montero at 503-
717-1914 or email director@seasid-
edowntown.com
Seaside Museum and Histor-
ical Society — Volunteers needed
to help as docents, maintaining
and creating exhibits, and various
events throughout the year. Small
and large projects available. Any
amount of time will be greatly ap-
preciated. Call the museum at 503-
738-7065 or email seasidemuse-
um@hotmail.com
Start Making a Reader Today
— Needs volunteers to read to stu-
dents one-on-one for one hour a
week at local elementary schools.
To volunteer, call 503-391-8423 or
go to www.getsmartoregon.org
Svensen Congregate Meal
Site — Wickiup Grange Hall,
92683 Svensen Market Road. To
volunteer, or for information, call
Debbie Dunaway at 503-791-7298
or 503-861-4202.
Titanic Lifeboat Academy —
Volunteer to help care for animals
and assist with sustainable living
projects; minimum commitment
of four hours per week requested.
Some training provided. For in-
formation, contact Caren Black at
503-325-6886.
Tri-City Spay and Neuter
Thrift Store — 600 Broadway,
Seaside. Needs volunteers inter-
ested in improving the welfare of
animals. For information, call 503-
738-7040.
Veterans Services Officer of
Clatsop County — Seeking vol-
unteer drivers to transport veterans
from Astoria to the Veterans Admin-
istration Medical Center in Portland
using the Disabled American Vet-
erans (DAV) van. To volunteer, call
503-298-8757 or email clatsopv-
so@gmail.com
Warrenton Senior Lunch
Program — Warrenton Community
Center, 170 S.W. Third St. Volun-
teers needed to help with Meals on
Wheels and in the dining room Mon-
days or Thursdays. For information,
contact Barb Balensifer at 503-861-
1341.
Wildlife Rehab Center of the
North Coast — Needs volunteers
to help rehabilitate orphaned and
injured wildlife. For information, call
503-338-0331 or go to coastwildlife.
org
SELF-HELP GROUPS
Al-Anon (Astoria) — 7
p.m. Tuesday, Peace Lutheran
Church, 565 12th St.; 12 p.m.
Wednesday, First United Meth-
odist Church, 1076 Franklin Ave.
For information, call 503-325-
1087; 7 p.m. Thursday, Cross-
roads Community Church, 40618
Old Highway 30, Svensen. For
information, call 503-458-6467.
Al-Anon (Clatskanie) — 8
p.m., Monday, United Method-
ist 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.
abuse or sex, food or pornogra-
phy addictions. Being religious
not required. Free dinner and
child care provided. For informa-
tion, call D.B. Lewis at 503-741-
5977.
Al-Anon Family Groups in-
formation, Oregon Area Al-Anon
website. oregonal-anon.org
Eating Disorders Anon-
ymous — 1:10 to 2:10 p.m.
Wednesdays, River Zen Yoga,
399 31st St. A 12-Step program.
For information, call Susan Wil-
liams at 510-417-5553.
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
Kick Butts Group Meets
(Nicotine Anonymous) — 6:30
to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Seaside
Public Library, 1131 Broadway.
Celebrate Recovery —
6 p.m. Thursday, The Table
Church, 852 Broadway, Seaside.
Faith-based 12-step program de-
signed to help anyone struggling
with hurts, habits and hangups,
including drugs and alcohol, an-
ger, co-dependence, domestic
Men’s Sexual Purity Re-
covery Group — Tuesday
nights. Part of the Pure Life
Alliance (www.purelifealliance.
org) in Portland. For information,
call the confidential voice mail
at 503-750-0817 and leave a
message.
Native beach plants are
on Salty Talks agenda
The Daily Astorian
ILWACO, Wash. — Salty
Talks presents an evening of
conversation with Kathleen
Sayce on the topic “Native
Plants of the Beaches and
Dunes” at 6:30 p.m. Wednes-
day at Ilwaco’s Salt Pub &
Hotel, 147 Howerton Ave.,
on the Ilwaco waterfront. The
event is free and open to the
public.
Sayce grew up in Ocean
Park, attended Ilwaco High
School, graduated from Fair-
haven College at Western
Washington University with
a bachelor’s degree in biol-
ogy, and received a master’s
degree in botany from Wash-
ington State University.
She has led field research
on the ecological impacts of
Spartina alterniflora in tide-
lands of Willapa Bay for the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-
vice, and mapped the pres-
ence of Viola adunca for the
Washington Department of
Fisheries and Wildlife. She
was also the science program
director for the Willapa Alli-
ance in the mid-1990s, and
the science officer for Shore-
Bank Pacific.
Salty Talks are given in
Submitted Photo
Kathleen Sayce
partnership with the Salt Pub
& Hotel, Columbia Pacific
Heritage Museum, Wash-
ington State Parks and Rec-
reation Commission, Lewis
and Clark National Histori-
cal Park, with support from
the Friends of Columbia
River Gateway and the Port of
Ilwaco.
Gustafson and Englund
are Students of the Mont h
The Daily Astorian
The Astoria Rotary hon-
ored two Astoria High School
seniors, Kendal Gustafson
and Olaf Englund, as Stu-
dents of the Month for Feb-
ruary. Both students received
a Rotary Certificate and a gift
certificate from The Rusty
Cup.
Kendal Gustafson, daugh-
ter of Brian Gustafson, is cap-
tain of the swim team and
plays clarinet in the AHS
Wind Symphony and Pep
Band.
She hopes to attend Port-
land Community College for
two years to study environ-
mental studies, then move to
a four-year university.
Olaf Englund, son of Sarah
and Kurt Englund, has been
a member of the leadership
class for three years, National
Honor Society and the Chris-
Olaf Englund
Kendal Gustafson
tian Athletes Club, and partic-
ipates in three sports during
the school year. He plans to
either attend the University of
Oregon or Linfield College to
study business.
Astoria Rotary selects Stu-
dents of the Month during the
school year from the junior
and senior classes at Astoria
and Knappa high schools. To
be selected, students must be
in good standing in school and
involved in school and com-
munity activities.
Astoria Rotary meets on
Mondays at noon at the Elks
Lodge in Astoria.
thews, Megan Schacher,
Helene
Schiffel,
Abi-
gale Stemper, Drew Tapio,
Claire Albright, Johnathan
Barker, Cole Beeson, Azure
Billinger, McKenzie Bur-
nett, Haley Grant, Matthew
Grauff, Isaac Gray, Darian
Hageman, Jacob Handler,
Karsten Johnson, Tyler Kuk-
kola, Lexis Law, Sarah Ler-
tora, Hannah Mather, Libbie
Nash, Mai Nguyen, Megan
Postlewait, Tyler Ranta,
Hailey Ranta, David Sharp,
Lidija Sovulj, John Wagner,
Moira Welsh, Sadie Wool-
dridge, Carla Zulli.
Sophomores:
Joshua
Belter, Alexandra Cotte,
Gracie Cummings, Julie
Foss, Logan Gardner, Kaden
Gilbert, Hannah Gozzard,
Andrea Harris, Samantha
Hemsley, Ian Hunt, Calvin
Kaul, Balan Kolee, Zachary
Larsen, Joshua Olson, Tay-
lor Palmrose, Dylan Plog-
hoft, Illiana Porteur, MeiLi
Dott, Henry Samuelson, Kes
Sandstrom, Jennifer Tra-
vers, Nara Van De Grift,
Austin Varner, Michael Wil-
liams, Kylie Witherbee, Wil-
liam Berezay, Nikolas Caru-
ana, Jesse Clodgo, Connor
Cooney, Kevin Ero, Bren-
dan Everts, Jacqueline Everts,
Emily Herndon, Josiah
Hirsch, Laina Humphrey,
Taylor Hutchinson, Parker
Ivanoff, Immanoel Justo,
Cody Lachica, Ivy Lutes,
Lexxis Lyngstad, Tryton Mat-
lock, Madeline Miner-Paul,
Rodrigo Palacios Rojas, Tay-
lor Palmberg, Allyson Pres-
ton, Grant Roe, Nikkole
Sasso, Stephen Strong, Claire
Tetlow, Justin Villa, Tristin
Wallace, Porter Whitsett.
Freshmen: Dylan Niel-
son, Isabella Anthony, Isa-
bella Atkinson, Maggie Bla-
ser, Isaac Brockman, Riley
Cameron, Christina Camp-
bell, Andrew Caruana, Liam
Cooney, Sean Cooney, Haden
Culver, Kiera Doyle, Rowan
Fay, Brooks Fromwiller, Erin
Grauff, Ebin Hillard, Kajsa
Jackson, Kevin Kumar, Abi-
gail Leader, Leo Matthews,
Julia Norris, Michael Pos-
tlewait, Nicole Ramsdell,
Evan Randall, Kegan Rascoe,
Dylan Rush, Isabella Scroup,
Shrey Sharma, Isabel Tal-
ley, Genevieve Thompson,
Elizabeth Whitsett, Isabelle
Wilcox, Abigail Albright,
Madison Anderson, Adrian
Castro, Haley Clark, Taile-
igh Cole, Jayden Cross, Colt
Dann, Haley Gassner, Samuel
Gray, Brooklynn Hankwitz,
Colby Junes, Ammon Larsen,
Angelina Linares, McKenna
Long, Araceli Lopez, Baylee
McSwain, Arianna Nelson,
Warinthip Newcomb, Hai-
ley O’Brien, Spark Owen,
Taylor Parker, Hailey Paz,
Ryan Stenblom, Dalton Tor-
res, Jourdan Vollmer, Marlee
Walter, Sadie Ward, Gabriel
Wilcox, Orbilia Zaragoza,
Brooklyn Zerangue.
HONOR ROLL
The following students have
qualified for the honor roll
by earning a 3.5 grade point
average or higher at school.
Astoria High School
Astoria
Seniors: Taylor Atkins,
Kira Barela, Lucas Caru-
ana, Raina Christian, Natalie
Cummings, Ashlee Dalton,
Olaf Englund, Kirk Fausett,
Jasyn Gohl, Victoria Hol-
com, Zhenessa Kukkola,
Keldon Littell, Michelle
Patterson, Jenna Rudolph,
Shrida Sharma, Rachel
Simmons, Kristen Travers,
Meghan Welsh, Madeline
Ank, Jackson Arnsdorf, Kyle
Birge, Alexander Burchfield,
Sydney Caplinger, Shannon
Christie, Rylee DeMander,
Sariah Dieffenbach, Fridt-
jof Fremstad, Anna Gimre,
Caitlyn Hougham, Julia Jen-
kins, Sophia King-Keith,
Tyler Lyngstad, Marga-
ret McClean, Henry Mein-
ers, Cole Olson, Jacob
Olson, Elizabeth Roe, Cam-
eron Santiago, Callie Shek-
er-Grothe, Kyle Strange,
Alexis Wallace, Noah Wal-
ter, Sofia Ward, Brian Wilder,
Jonathan Williams, Patience
Womack.
Juniors: Timothy Bar-
nett, Piper Brown, Lai
Wah Chen, Sidney Cooper,
Thayne Covert, Nain Gar-
cia Rojas, Kenneth Hage-
man, Kyle Kukkola, Jasmin
Mabry, Aleksander Mat-
GRADUATE
The following student has graduated from college:
Fort Hays State University
Hays, Kansas
Seaside: Robert Bernard Hoepfl, master’s degree, education administration.