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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018
Two Knappa students honored
as Students of the Month
The Daily Astorian
Liberty Theatre
The Commanders Jazz Ensemble performs Saturday at the Liberty Theatre.
Commanders Jazz Ensemble presents free concert
The Daily Astorian
The U.S. Air Force Band of the
Golden West presents the Command-
ers Jazz Ensemble, under the direction
of Tech. Sgt. Marco Munoz, in a perfor-
mance at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Liberty
Theatre, 1203 Commercial St.
The Commanders Jazz Ensemble con-
certs feature the music of jazz legends, as
well as contemporary big band leaders
and composers, a tribute to the late Maj.
Glenn Miller and his Army Air Corps
band, and soloists and a vocalist.
This performance is free and open to
the public, and no ticket is needed. Arriv-
ing early is encouraged, as a full house
is expected. Canned food donations are
being collected for the Clatsop County
Regional Food Bank at this event.
For information, go to libertyastoria.org
Family health fair planned Thursday in Astoria
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Coastal Family Health Cen-
ter and Care Oregon will host a
community health fair from 3 to
7 p.m. Thursday in Astoria.
The focus of the fair is on
child wellness. Coastal Fam-
ily Health Center will provide
exams, immunizations and other
health information. A speech
pathologist will perform speech
and language assessments.
The fair will be held in the
health center, located at 2158
Exchange St., Suite 301, in
Astoria.
“Coastal Family Health
Center has been a cornerstone
of access to health care on Ore-
gon’s North Coast for many
years,” Nancy Olson, clinic
manager at Coastal Family
Health Center, said in a release.
“I grew up in Clatsop County,
and my mom has been a grade
school teacher in the county
for many years. I know how
important it is to provide fam-
ilies with access to all of the
amazing resources this commu-
nity has to offer.”
To schedule an appointment
for immunizations or exams,
call Coastal Family Health Cen-
ter at 503-325-8315.
Celebrate Recovery — 6 p.m.
Thursday, The Table Church, 852
Broadway, Seaside. Faith-based
12-step program designed to help
anyone struggling with hurts, habits
and hangups, including drugs and
alcohol, anger, co-dependence,
domestic abuse or sex, food or por-
nography addictions. Being religious
not required. Free dinner and child
care provided. For information, call
D.B. Lewis at 503-741-5977.
at 503-750-0817 and leave a mes-
sage.
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 information, 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) — 7 p.m.
Monday, Faith Lutheran Church,
1010 N.E. Fifth St., Clatskanie. 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; 9 a.m.
Thursday, 6505 Headquarter St., Til-
lamook; noon Friday, 5012 Third St.,
call 503-730-5863 for information.
Al-Anon Family Groups infor-
mation, Oregon Area Al-Anon web-
site. oregonal-anon.org
Alateen (Tillamook) — 4 p.m.
Monday, 5012 Third St. For informa-
tion, call 503-730-5863.
Men’s Sexual Purity Recovery
Group — Tuesday nights. Part of
the Pure Life Alliance (purelifealli-
ance.org) in Portland. For informa-
tion, call the confidential voice mail
Narcotics Anonymous — The
Northwest Oregon Area of Narcot-
ics Anonymous (NWONA) holds
meetings in Clatsop County. For full
schedule details, as well as upcom-
ing special events, call the Helpline
at 503-717-3702, or go to nwore-
gonna.org
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sen-
sibly) (Astoria) — 5 p.m. weigh-in,
5:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday, First
Lutheran Church, 725 33rd St. For
information, call Trisha Hayrynen at
503-298-9058.
The Astoria Rotary hon-
ored two Knappa High
School seniors, Emma Tag-
gart and Dale Takalo, as Stu-
dents of the Month for Febru-
ary. Students of the Month are
selected from the junior and
senior classes at Astoria and
Knappa high schools; they
must be in good standing in
school, and involved in school
and community activities.
Taggart’s parents are
Angela and Glenn Tag-
gart. She is a member of the
National Honor Society, and
participates in basketball and
volleyball at Knappa High
School. She plans to attend
Oregon State University
to work toward a degree in
science.
Takalo’s parents are Kara
and Todd Takalo. He has been
a member of the National
Honor Society for the past
two years, and has partici-
pated in football, basketball
and baseball at Knappa High
School. He plans to attend
Blue Mountain Community
College to pursue a degree in
nursing and to play baseball.
Emma Taggart
Dale Takalo
Students selected as Stu-
dents of the Month receive
a leadership book selected
by Astoria Rotary members,
an application for a Rotary
scholarship, an inspirational
letter from a local Rotarian,
a gift card to a local coffee
establishment, and a Rotary
certificate.
Astoria Rotary meets at
noon Mondays at the Elks
Lodge in Astoria.
Free entrance on Monday to
Washington State Parks
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ILWACO, Wash. —
Washington State Parks turns
105 years old on Monday,
and visitors are invited to help
celebrate by enjoying a state
park for free that day. Except
on free days, a Discover Pass,
which costs $30 for an annual
pass, or $10 for a one-day
pass, is normally required for
vehicle access to state rec-
reation lands managed by
Washington State Parks, the
Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
and the Department of Natu-
ral Resources (DNR).
On free days, visitors are
not required to display the Dis-
cover Pass for day-use visits
to a park; the free days apply
only at state parks — the Dis-
cover Pass is still required on
WDFW and DNR lands.
For information, go to
DiscoverPass.wa.gov
Neighborhood meeting
set at warming center
The Daily Astorian
The Astoria Warming Cen-
ter invites all neighbors to a
neighborhood meeting at 4 p.m.
Saturday at the warming cen-
ter, 1076 Franklin Ave., in the
lower level of the First United
Methodist Church, accessible
from the 11th Street entrance.
Alcoholics Anonymous — To
find a meeting in Clatsop County, call
971-601-9220, in Tillamook County, call
503-739-4856, or go to aa-oregon.org
Roger Dorband
Sixty works of art by 41 artists were featured in the “Au Na-
turel: The Nude in the 21st Century” exhibit. Pictured, back
row, from left, James McComas of Golden, Colorado, Buck
Braden of Tualatin, Arvie Smith, 2018 Au Naturel juror, Jus-
tyna Kisielewicz of Burlingame, California, Jason Mayer
of Vancouver, Washington, Karen Schmidt of Seattle, and
Gary Stutler of Portland. Front row,  Kristin Shauck, found-
ing director of Au Naturel, Uta Fehlhaber-Smith of  Port-
land, De Anne Sbardellati of Tustin, California, Carol Wood
of Vancouver, Washington, Jordan Hayes of Rohnert Park,
California, and Steve Tannenbaum of  Portland. Not pic-
tured, Jonathan Harkham of Los Angeles.
Au Naturel art exhibit awards
announced at reception
The Daily Astorian
The opening reception
of Clatsop Community Col-
lege’s 12th annual juried
art exhibit, “Au Naturel:
The Nude in the 21st Cen-
tury,” was held Feb. 22 in
the college’s Royal Nebeker
Art Gallery. Cash prizes, pur-
chase awards and workshop
awards were announded.
Arvie Smith, professor
emeritus of Pacific North-
west College of Art in Port-
land, selected 60
works of art from over
500 submitted images. The
exhibit represents 41 artists
from 13 states plus the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and inter-
national artists from Canada
and Taiwan. Submission fees
paid by artists who enter the
competition support awards
for the Au Naturel exhibit.
Twelve of the selected art-
ists were present for the
reception.
Buck Braden of Tualtin,
won first place for his oil paint-
ing, “The Mask”; second place
went to an oil painting by Pat-
rick Deshaye of Hillsboro; and
in third place was an oil paint-
ing, “Daydream,” by James
McComas of Golden, Colorado.
All of the artists selected to
participate in the 2018 exhibit
were invited to submit propos-
als for the solo show award and
workshop awards, which were
reviewed by the art faculty.
From among these submissions,
Justyna Kisielewicz of Burlin-
game, California, was chosen
for the solo show award. Chris
Sheridan of Seattle was selected
for a workshop award.
To view images of the
award-winning artwork, as
well as all of those in this year’s
exhibit and prior exhibits, go to
aunaturelart.com
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