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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017
Justin Grafton
Photo
Aubrey
McMahan
Scott Docherty/
Redhare
Scott Docherty/
Redhare
Scott Docherty/
Redhare
Rebecca
Sprengeler
Megan
Postlewait
Mackenzie
Strain
Scott Docherty/
Redhare
Syndey
Ordway
Scott Docherty/
Redhare
Amber Hill,
chaperone
Scott Docherty/
Redhare
Anthony Hill,
chaperone
New mentors to
be paired with
Astoria Regatta
princesses
help the hospital focus on
becoming patient-centered.
The Astoria Regatta Asso-
Currently she is an Asto-
ciation has begun a mentor- ria-Warrenton Area Cham-
ship program for the 2017 ber of Commerce Chamber
Astoria Regatta Court, pair- Ambassador. She was a 4-H
ing local businesswomen leader and nine -year partici-
with each of the princesses.
pant, and was Miss Norway
“This new mentorship in 1997. She has also partici-
program will bring another pated in pet therapy at CMH,
opportunity for leadership helping train therapy teams
training for our
and
volunteer-
young ambassa-
ing with her dogs,
Ernie and CJ .
dors,” Dan Tra-
Rachel Van
vers, president of
Dusen,
M.D.,
Astoria Regatta
is a general sur-
Association,
geon and Oregon
said. “Our men-
Health and Sci-
tors come from a
ence University
variety of back-
assistant professor.
grounds and career
After starting on a
paths and are
Jennifer
path to become a
excited to work
Holen
surgeon in college,
with the girls on
she changed career
developing their
paths and pur-
leadership skills.”
sued marine biol-
The four men-
ogy. She traveled
tors are as follows:
to the island nation
Jennifer
of
Madagascar
Holen spent her
to study ecology
early years work-
and conservation,
ing at hotels and
but became disil-
for tour compa-
lusioned because
nies. She lived in
most
of
the
Alaska, Montana
Stephanie
island’s residents
and Arizona while
Meadows
were too poor to
furthering
her
care about saving
career in the hospi-
the unique animals
tality industry. She
around them.
has lived in Asto-
Civil war broke
ria since 2000 with
out, and she and
her husband, Chris
her fellow students
Holen, and with
were deported. On
him, is co-owner
the long trip home,
of the restaurant
she
reassessed
Baked Alaska.
her goals, and
She has worked
returned to col-
with several local
Heather
lege to earn a med-
nonprofi ts,
and
Seppa
ical degree. As of
co-created the Lite
September 2015,
Bite Event. She
she is Columbia
joined the United
Memorial Hospi-
Way of Clatsop
tal newest general
County Board of
surgeon.
Directors,
and
H e a t h e r
helped create the
Seppa is a senior
annual Iron Chef
vice president and
Goes
Coastal
regional manager
cook-off to raise
at Columbia Bank.
funds and aware-
Previously,
she
ness for United
Rachel
was president of
Way of Clatsop
Van Dusen
the Bank of Asto-
County and its
ria from 2009 to
partner agencies.
At the end of 2016, she was 2013. She is very involved
hired as the executive direc- in the community, and has
tor for UWCC. Holen has served as president of the
Area
also served on the board of Astoria-Warrenton
the Astoria Downtown His- Chamber of Commerce.
She has also been
toric District Association,
and was a co-creator of the involved with the United
Pacifi c Northwest Brew Cup, Way, the Regional Work-
a major fundraiser for the force Development Board,
and served the Astoria Senior
association.
Stephanie
Mead- Center as a trustee and is on
ows, co-owner of Mead- the CMH Foundation Board.
ows Broadcasting and radio She is also a member of the
station HITS 94.3, was the Astoria Rotary Club, and
freshman Warrenton High was on the Regatta ward-
School girls basketball coach robe committee from 2014 to
for six years. When she was 2016. She currently serves as
the Columbia Memorial Hos- president of the CMH Board,
pital Planetree coordinator, is a Riedel Trust board mem-
she worked with groups of ber, and a Rolf and Alice
hospital employees to coor- Klep Educational Trust advi-
dinate projects that would sory trustee.
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Astoria Regatta Court announced
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Four high school students
have been chosen as princesses
for the Regatta Court for the
2017 Astoria Regatta Festi-
val. They join 2016 Queen
Aubrey McMahan, who
is the daughter of Boaz and
Kaia McMahan and Nathan
and Angela Messick. She is a
senior at Knappa High School,
where she is involved in the
leadership program. She plans
on attending Clatsop Commu-
nity College to earn a trans-
fer degree, and then attend
Southern Oregon University
to obtain a degree in human
resources.
Princess
Rebecca
Sprengeler, daughter of Jer-
emy and Jennifer Sprengeler,
is a junior at Warrenton High
School. She is involved in
the Student Council, National
Honor Society, Upward Bound,
the prom committee and Com-
muniCare. She received a var-
sity letter for cross country
running, and is involved with
the school’s fi sheries program.
She plans to attend Clatsop
Community College’s honors
program for two years before
transferring to Oregon State
University to pursue a career
in interior design.
Princess Megan Postle-
wait, daughter of Marni and
Walt Postlewait, is a junior at
Astoria High School. She has
played soccer for two years at
school, and just completed her
third year of swimming for the
AHS swim team. Megan has
been and active member of
4-H for six years, a Girl Scout
for 12 years, is the president
of Mu Alpha Theta math hon-
ors society, and president and
founder of Euclid’s Appren-
tices peer math tutoring pro-
gram. She is also a member of
National Honors Society. After
high school she plans to attend
Colorado School of Mines
to pursue a career in com-
puter science and computer
engineering.
Princess
Mackenzie
Strain, daughter of Diana and
Lonnie Strain, attends Knappa
High School, where she is the
junior class vice president. She
has been a varsity letterman for
three years in volleyball, two
years in basketball and two
years in softball. She is also
a member of Student Coun-
cil, National Honor Society,
Key Club and prom commit-
tee. Currently, she is a leader
of the National Elementary
Honor Society for grades 3-6.
After high school, she plans to
go to college to pursue a mas-
ter’s degree in nursing.
Princess Sydney Ordway,
daughter of Kathryn Neff, and
Gregory Ordway, is a junior at
Seaside High School, where
she is currently a cheerleader
and varsity letterman on the
cheer team. She is involved in
Talent Search through Clatsop
Community College, where
she plans to study for two years
before going to Western Ore-
gon University.
Chaperones for the Regatta
Court are Amber Hill and
Anthony Hill.
The Regatta Court will
be giving speeches, making
appearances and attending
parades throughout the sea-
son. This is the 123rd year of
the Astoria Regatta Festival,
which is being held Aug. 9-13.
The theme this year is, “Full
Steam Ahead!” For informa-
tion, go to www.astoriaregatta.
com
SELF-HELP
GROUPS
Al-Anon (Astoria) — 7
p.m. Tuesday, Peace Luther-
an Church, 565 12th St.; 12
p.m. Wednesday, First United
Methodist Church, 1076 Frank-
lin Ave. For information, call
503-325-1087; 7 p.m. Thurs-
day, 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 Dis-
trict, 36155 Ninth St. For infor-
mation, call 503-368-8255.
Al-Anon (Seaside) — 6:30
p.m. Tuesday, Seaside Public
Library, 1131 Broadway, call
503-810-5196 for information.
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Al-Anon (Tillamook) —
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, St. Al-
bans Episcopal Church, 2102
Sixth St., call 503-842-5094 for
information; noon Friday, 5012
Third St., call 503-730-5863 for
information.
“Sea Lions,” by Kristin Zedwick, was the winning drawing in the Silver Salmon Grille’s
2017 coloring contest. This year’s contest had the largest audience to date.
Silver Salmon coloring winners chosen
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Al-Anon Family Groups in-
formation, Oregon Area Al-Anon
website. oregonal-anon.org
Alateen (Tillamook) —
6:30 p.m. Thursday, 5012 Third
St. For information, call 503-
730-5863.
Alcoholics Anonymous —
To fi nd a meeting, call 503-861-
5526 or go to www.aa-oregon.
org
Celebrate Recovery —
6 p.m. Thursday, The Table
Church, 852 Broadway, Sea-
side. Faith-based 12-step pro-
gram designed to help anyone
struggling with hurts, habits and
hangups, including drugs and
alcohol, anger, co-dependence,
domestic abuse or sex, food or
pornography addictions. Being
religious not required. Free din-
ner and child care provided. For
information, call D.B. Lewis at
503-741-5977.
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.
Kick Butts Group Meets
(Nicotine Anonymous) —
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Seaside Public Library, 1131
Broadway.
Men’s Sexual Purity Re-
covery Group — Tuesday
nights. Part of the Pure Life
Alliance (www.purelifealliance.
org) in Portland. For informa-
tion, call the confi dential voice
The Silver Salmon Grille
has announced the winners
of its annual coloring contest,
which was held Feb. 28. This
year had the largest audience
to date, with about 130 peo-
ple attending, and there were
36 contest participants.
The winners are: fi rst place
($300 cash), “Sea Lions,”
by Kristin Zedwick; second
place ($150 gift certifi cate),
“Tillamook Rock Light-
house,” by Sam Sadler;
third place ($75 gift certifi -
cate), “Sturgeon Rider,” by
Cory Logan; and Honorable
Mention, “Tree Frog.” by
Emily Wexler. The guest
judges were Bill Dodge,
Kristin Shauck and Robert
Paulmenn.
“We are very grateful to
our judges and everyone else
that chose to be a part of our
contest,” Kyle McMullen,
assistant manager of the Sil-
ver Salmon Grille said. “It
was another successful event,
and we can’t wait to see what
next year brings.”
SENIOR NOTES
Alzheimer’s Association Ore-
gon Chapter — Information, refer-
ral and counseling services for fam-
ilies and caregivers of people with
Alzheimer’s, dementia and other
related disorders. For information,
call 800-272-3900 (24 hours a day).
Astoria Alzheimer’s & Oth-
er Dementia Family Support
Group — 2 to 3:30 p.m. third
Monday, Clatsop Care Center,
646 16th St., fi rst fl oor conference
room. Open to all family mem-
bers of people with dementias.
For information, call Rosetta
Hurley at 503-325-0313, ext.
216, or email support@clatsop-
care.org
Cost is $6. For information, or to
have a meal delivered, call 503-
325-9693.
Exploring New Concepts of
Retirement Education (ENCORE)
— 503-338-2408. Provides a wide
assortment of educational experi-
ences for individuals older than 50.
Elder Friendship Line — 800-
971-0016. Available from 8 a.m. to
11 p.m.; crisis calls taken 24/7.
Food Pantries — 503-325-
1400. Clatsop Community Action
serves six food pantries in Clatsop
County through the Oregon Food
Bank Network. Call for area loca-
tions and hours.
Lifespan Respite — 503-325-
1400. Provides information, refer-
ral, training and paid respite for
family caregivers.
National Suicide Preven-
tion Lifeline — 800-273 - TALK
(8255). A 24-hour, toll-free
suicide prevention service for
anyone in a suicidal crisis. TTY
users should dial 800-799-4TTY
(4889).
Clatsop Behavioral Health
After Hours Crisis Line — 503-
325-5724.
Clatsop Community Action
— 503-325-1400. Respite care
services, low-income energy assis-
tance, emergency food assistance,
housing information, emergency
personal care items.
Columbia Senior Diners —
11:30 a.m. weekdays, 1111 Ex-
change St., Astoria Senior Center.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
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Grief Support Group, Sea-
side — 2 to 4 p.m. fi rst Thursday,
Bob Chisholm Community Center,
Meeting Room 1, 1225 Avenue
A, Seaside. For information, call
Lower Columbia Hospice at 503-
338-6230.
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