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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2018
Breakfast in Warrenton with
the Easter Bunny on Saturday
The Daily Astorian
WARRENTON — The
Warrenton Community Cen-
ter Advisory Board is spon-
soring a Breakfast with the
Easter Bunny from 8 to 11
a.m. Saturday at the Warren-
ton Community Center, 170
S.W. Third St., with all-you-
can-eat pancakes, plus sau-
sage, eggs and beverages.
Pizazz Dance Team places fourth at state
There are also raffles, gift
baskets and more along with
visits with the Easter Bunny.
Pancakes are being pre-
pared by Pig ’N Pancake, and
the coffee is donated by Star-
bucks. The cost is $5 for age
12 and older, $3 for ages 6 to
11, and $1 for children age
5 and younger. All proceeds
support the Warrenton Com-
munity Center.
Astoria Moose Lodge adds
Saturday senior breakfasts
The Daily Astorian
The Astoria Moose Lodge
No. 408, 420 17th St., is
expanding its Sunday Seniors
Breakfast to include Satur-
days. The weekend break-
fasts, as part of their Com-
munity Service for Seniors,
are cooked to order and cost
$5 for seniors 62 and older,
$7.50 for those younger than
62, and includes coffee. Pro-
ceeds, above expenses,
help support local and other
charities. The lodge is open
to the public for these events;
membership not required.
April Olsen
Order plants from Seaside PEO
to support women in education
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — The Sea-
side PEO Chapter CR is
holding its largest fund-
raiser of the year, a spring
plant sale. A diverse selec-
tion of annuals, perenni-
als, herbs, vegetables, plant-
ers and hanging baskets is
offered. New Leaf Green-
house in Cornelius supplies
the plants.
All plant orders are pre-
sold. Order forms can be
obtained from any Chapter
CR member or by calling
503-810-5196. The dead-
line for orders is April 6; the
plants will be available for
pick up on May 5.
All profits from the plant
sale help fund scholarship
and loan programs that help
women achieve their goals
of higher education. Chap-
ter CR has given numer-
ous scholarships to young
women in Clatsop County
since its inception in 1953.
College hires Newhall as new
small-business adviser
The Daily Astorian
Jessica Newhall has been
named the lead adviser at
Clatsop Community Col-
lege’s Small Business Devel-
opment Center.
Newhall will be based out
of the South County Campus
in Seaside. She has worked
for the college as a part-
time small-business adviser,
owned and operated Events
Northwest, managed The
Loft at the Red Building and
led an events company based
in Washington, D.C. She still
runs a business consultancy,
Adventus, and has a bache-
lor’s in business administra-
tion from the University of
Colorado.
Newhall replaces David
Reid, who will become exec-
utive director of the Asto-
The Astoria High School Pizazz dance team placed fourth in the 1A-4A Division at the Oregon School Activities Associ-
ation (OSAA) State Dance/Drill Championships March 15 to 17 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. The team
is pictured with their trophy. Back row, from left, Coach Kelly Eckstein, McKenzie Brady, Isabella Clement, Elizabeth
Varner, Sheila Doyle, Aliyah Grant and Coach Emily Madsen with her children, baby Luca, Griffin and Daphne. Front row,
Zoe and Vivian Eckstein, Liberty Olsen, Maia Mahoney and Nara Van De Grift.
AHS robotics team takes third place at district
The Daily Astorian
Astoria High School’s first-
year robotics team, the Astoria
River Bots, placed third ear-
lier this month at the recent
For Inspiration and Recog-
nition of Science and Tech-
nology (FIRST) Robotics
Competition district meet in
Wilsonville.
The team, including two
seniors, two juniors, six sopho-
mores and a freshman, formed
in the fall and started build-
ing a robot from a basic chas-
sis kit, along with donated
parts and a fundraised budget.
They designed a robot to move
autonomously and lift milk
crates onto a scale.
The River Bots joined an
alliance with teams from South
Eugene High School and Cat-
lin Gabel School in Portland,
reaching the semifinals and
Astoria River Bots
The Astoria High School robotics team, the Astoria River
Bots, placed third earlier this month at a district competi-
tion meet in Wilsonville.
placing third as a team in the
competition. Astoria, which
earned the Rookie Inspiration
Award, is ranked 12th overall
in the Pacific Northwest Dis-
trict, with a chance to com-
pete in the district champi-
onships in Portland April 5.
Seaside High School’s team,
the C.Y.B.O.R.G. Seagulls, is
ranked 71st.
River Bots member Zach-
ary Larsen, a junior, credited
the team’s adult mentors with
helping them build a robot for
the first time.
“It’s really about STEM
(science, technology, engineer-
ing and mathematics) and our
school … there’s not a whole
lot of STEM-related classes,”
Larsen said. “I feel this robot-
ics team is going to really open
the door for future STEM-re-
lated activities to arrive at the
school.”
The group seeks addi-
tional sponsors, and contin-
ues to raise money to be able
to purchase much-needed
parts and equipment. Dona-
tions can be mailed to the
River Bots Robotics Team,
Astoria High School, 1001
W. Marine Drive, Astoria,
OR 97103, or dropped off at
the school.
For information, call 541-
281-7002, email cwilcox@
astoriariverbots.org or kran-
dall@astoriariverbots.org, or
go to astoriariverbots.org
Third-annual opioid summit comes to Seaside in April
The Daily Astorian
Clatsop Community College
Jessica Newhall is the
new adviser for Clatsop
Community
College’s
Small Business Develop-
ment Center.
ria-Warrenton Area Cham-
ber of Commerce after Skip
Hauke’s retirement this
spring.
SEASIDE — The Colum-
bia Pacific Coordinated Care
Organization will hold the
third-annual Opioid and Sub-
stance Use Summit April 23
and April 24 at the Seaside
Civic and Convention Center.
The event will focus on sub-
stance use disorders, chronic
pain, community action and
advocacy. The event is tar-
geted toward the medical field
and first responders. A limited
number of community scholar-
ships are available.
“Overdose deaths from
opioids in Clatsop, Colum-
bia and Tillamook counties
still exceed the average for the
state of Oregon,” Dr. Safina
Koreishi, medical director for
the group, said in a release.
“Over the last couple of
years, we have made great
progress on a variety of ini-
tiatives, including trainings
on safe prescribing and diffi-
cult conversations for primary
care providers, completion on
regional prescribing guidelines
and increasing the use of nal-
oxone for emergency respond-
ers. We hope to build on our
progress to address opioids and
substance use through a trau-
ma-informed lens to inspire
collaboration and destigmatize
addiction in our communities.”
For
more
informa-
tion or to register for the
event, visit tinyurl.com/ 2018
OpioidSummit
M ARCH 29 TH
Acclaimed Nature Writer
Dr. Robert Pyle
A Columbia Forum Presentation
One of the Pacifi c Northwest’s most acclaimed
nature writers, Dr. Robert Michael Pyle of Grays
River, Washington, is a lighthearted, insightful and
amusing speaker on topics ranging from Bigfoot to
butterfl ies. He literally wrote the book on both topics,
and is the author of “The Butterfl ies of Cascadia,” the
comprehensive fi eld guide to all the species of Oregon
and Washington.
A graduate of the Yale School of Forestry &
Environmental Studies, Pyle’s 1987 book, “Wintergreen” won the John Burroughs
Medal for its insights about how industrial forestry damaged the land,
waters and people of the Willapa Hills of Southwest Washington. He and his
Wahkiakum County neighbor Krist Novoselic, co-founder of the legendary rock
group Nirvana, are currently collaborating on a mélange of acoustic guitar music
and poetry.
TO ATTEND:
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For Members: Dinner & Lecture: $25 each; Lecture only: no charge
SPACE E YOUR
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For Non-Members: Dinner & Lecture: $35 each; Lecture only: $15 ea.
Appetizers will be available at 6 p.m. • Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
The speaker will begin after the dinner service is complete and non-dinner
members and guests of the audience take their seats.
Forum to be held at the CMH Community Center at 2021 Exchange St., Astoria.
ColumbiaForum
FOR RESERVATIONS OR TO JOIN COLUMBIA FORUM CONTACT:
Holly Larkins at 503.325.3211 ext. 227 or hlarkins@dailyastorian.com by March 27, 2018
F O R U M
WHEN:
7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3
WHERE:
Astoria High School auditorium,
1001 W. Marine Drive
Presented by the Astoria Branch of the
American Association of University Women
and The Daily Astorian
Come listen to and ask
questions of primary
candidates for Clatsop
County Commission, state
House of Representatives
and U.S.Congress
Columbia Forum is sponsored by:
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Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa
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