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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2018
DAR will dedicate grave marker, retire flags
The Daily Astorian
Astoria Chapter Daugh-
ters of the American Revolu-
tion members Evelyn Laugh-
man, Sandra Fuller and Sue
Glen returned from the Ore-
gon State Society Daughters
of the American Revolution
state conference in Lebanon,
where Fuller was elected state
organizing secretary for the
2018-2020 term. Glen was
appointed state parliamentar-
ian for the two-year term.
Members of the chapter
will dedicate the Judge John
Buchanan marker at Ocean
View Cemetery at 10 a.m.
Monday, and hold a flag retire-
ment ceremony at Fort Ste-
vens historical area at 1 p.m.
June 14, Flag Day. The public
is invited to attend both events.
Chief Petty Officers Association
gets new president
Registration open for Great Columbia Crossing
The Daily Astorian
The Great Columbia Cross-
ing 10K run/walk, hosted by
the Astoria-Warrenton Area
Chamber of Commerce and
sponsored by the Columbia
Memorial Hospital Cardiol-
ogy Clinic, is Oct. 14. This is
the only opportunity each year
to cross the longest continu-
ous truss bridge in North Amer-
ica while on foot. This year, for
the first time, the bridge will be
closed to vehicles during the
event from 8:30 to 11 a.m.
Registration is now open
for the Official USA Track &
Field Certified Event, and will
close when the capacity reaches
3,500 racers. All participants
will be timed via electronic
chip, and competitive racers
will be given a separate start
time from walkers.
The cost for registration is
$40, which includes electronic
timing. During early bird regis-
tration in May only, the cost is
$35, including electronic tim-
ing, and $5 off for a commem-
orative T-shirt (online sign-ups
only).
For this event, the Asto-
ria-Warrenton Area Chamber
of Commerce relies on volun-
teers filling roughly 80 shifts
over four days. Volunteers help
with several duties from packet
pickup and race course set up to
shuttle bus loading and distrib-
uting water at the finish line.
To register for the race,
or sign up to volunteer, go to
greatcolumbiacrossing.com
For information, call 503-
325-6311 or 800-875-6807, or
email events@oldoregon.com
Gearhart hosts 57th Firefighter’s Ball Saturday
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GEARHART — The 57th
annual Gearhart Volunteer Fire
Department Firefighter’s Ball
Fundraiser takes place from
8 p.m. to midnight Saturday
at the Gearhart Fire Hall, 670
Pacifc Way.
The event features games,
dancing and refreshments,
with live music by The 24/7
Band. No minors are permit-
ted. The cost is a $10 donation,
and all proceeds benefit fire
department operations.
For information, call
503-738-7838.
The Harbor’s Soup Bowl fundraiser seeks sponsors
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The Harbor is holding its
15th annual Soup Bowl from
5:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 2 at
The Loft at the Red Build-
ing, 20 Basin St. The dinner
event focuses on raising funds
to support the shelter and the
services it offers, and is also
a celebration of the return of
a service that The Harbor has
not been able to provide since
2015: confidential shelter for
survivors and their family
members when they are flee-
ing a violent situation.
Soup Bowl sponsors are
being sought. The options are:
Platinum Sponsor: $2,000 and
over; Gold Sponsor: $1,000 to
$1,999; Silver Sponsor: $500
to $999; and Bronze Sponsor:
$250 to $499. For sponsorship
information, email molly@har-
bornw.org or call 503-325-3426.
For those wishing attend the
event, tickets can be purchased
at
https://soupbowl2018.
brownpapertickets.com
Astoria Regatta fundraiser features concert
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The Astoria Regatta Asso-
ciation and U.S. Bank are
hosting a private performance
and cooking/tasting experi-
ence by recording artist Steve
Azar, his daughter Cecilia and
Chef Chris Holen on Sunday at
The Loft at the Red Building,
20 Basin St. The doors open at
6:30 p.m., and the event starts
at 7 p.m.
The cost is $100 per person,
and the experience is limited to
100 attendees, with an upgrade
option for 10 guests, who will
join in the cooking experience.
All ticket sales benefit the
Astoria Regatta.
During the tasting, Azar’s
private label wine, Notorious
Pink is being served. To fin-
ish the evening, Steve Azar
performs. All guests will have
the opportunity throughout the
evening to meet him, and have
pictures taken with him, along
with receiving a copy of one of
his CDs.
For information, and to pur-
chase tickets, go to regattacon-
cert18.brownpapertickets.com
Lauren Walton
Chief Petty Officers Association Lower Columbia River has a new president, Senior
Chief Matthew Gerber, right, who relieves Chief Yeoman Lauren Walton, left, as she
prepares for the birth of her third child and retirement. ‘I look forward to the new ad-
venture, and helping our Coasties and the community,’ Gerber said.
Clatsop College students recognized
for outstanding research papers
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On May 2, faculty, staff
and students gathered in the
Clatsop Community College
Library commons for a recep-
tion to recognize the winners
of the Information Literacy
Competition. The winners for
the 2017-18 academic year
are Ethan Huls, Jeremy Bou-
tin, Melissa Gardner, Leland
Wiedeman, Freeman Grant
and Alec Griffiths.
Each spring, students sub-
mit their best research papers
to the competition, which has
scholarship prizes, and the
Clatsop Community College
The winners of the Information Literacy Competition at
Clatsop Community College are, from left, Melissa Gard-
ner, Leland Wiedeman, Freeman Grant and Alec Griffiths.
CCC Library director evalu-
ates the papers. Award funds
are raised through library cof-
fee sales and through the gen-
erosity of Columbia River
Coffee Roasters.
Knappa student Takalo garners scholarship
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LONGVIEW, Wash. —
Each year the PeaceHealth
Friends of St. John award
scholarships to encourage
individuals to pursue careers
in the health care field.
This year, due to the sup-
port of employees, patients
and visitors of fundrais-
ing events, the Gift Shop,
Terrace Espresso and spe-
cial donors, 10 high school
and three adult scholar-
ships, totaling $25,000
were awarded. One of the
recipients was Dale Takalo
of Knappa High School,
who was given a $1,000
scholarship.
Camp Kiwanilong’s summer program hits 40 years
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WARRENTON — What
began as a small one-week
overnight summer program
in 1978, Camp Kiwanilong’s
Summer Youth Program has
now grown to six weeks of
fun for hundreds of kids. A
40th anniversary celebration
and open house is planned
from 1 to 4:30 p.m. June 2 at
Camp Kiwanilong. The board
of directors has planned a
scavenger hunt, cake, bever-
ages, games and a campfire.
“There are people who
have lived here many years
and have never been to
camp,” says Board Chair-
woman Marge Huddleston.
Others are new to the area
or might be curious about
camp. This is an opportunity
for people to view the lodge,
cabins, meet some staff and
share memories or create new
ones.
Sue Cody
Camp Kiwanilong is holding a 40th anniversary celebra-
tion and open house from 1 to 4:30 p.m. June 2.
The camp serves kids
from third to ninth grade.
This summer’s sessions filled
within two weeks, but kids
can tour the camp and get on
a list for next year.
The camp is located on
Camp Kiwanilong Road.
Turn into the west soccer
field parking lot at 1100 N.W.
Ridge Road in Warrenton and
follow the road parallel to
Ridge Road. It winds through
the woods to camp. For infor-
mation, call 503-861-2933 or
503-741-5975.
Emergency prep events presented in Spanish
The Daily Astorian
Susan Romanski, execu-
tive director of Mercy Corps,
offers two presentations to
Spanish-speaking
residents
on preparations for the Casca-
dia earthquake and tsunami.
The events are from 5:30 to
7 p.m. Wednesday at Seaside
High School, 1901 N. Holladay
Drive in Seaside, and from 5:30
to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Clat-
sop Community College, Asto-
ria-Columbia Hall, Room 219.
The event is a partnership
between the Clatsop County
Emergency Management Divi-
sion, Mercy Corps and Lower
Columbia Hispanic Coun-
cil. Light refreshments are
provided, and child care is
available.
The presentation cov-
ers basic information, local
impacts of the event, and tips
for preparing yourself, commu-
nity and school. The Red Cross
also offers its “Pillowcase Proj-
ect” preparedness program for
children.
Each participant receives
an e-prep bag with prepared-
ness items and information, and
there is a raffle with emergency
preparedness prizes.
LCHRMA presents seminar on invisible disabilities
The Daily Astorian
The Lower Columbia
Human Resources Manage-
ment Association (LCHRMA)
presents “Help! I’m Invisi-
ble! Dealing With Invisible
Disabilities,” a seminar with
Nancy Kasmar of Compensa-
tion Connections, from 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. June 6 at Fort
George Brewery, 1483 Duane
St.
This
presentation
is
designed to provide human
resource professionals with
knowledge and guidance on
the impact of invisible disabil-
ities on their workforce and
their organization’s bottom
line. The discussion includes
information on disability eti-
quette, and techniques to
encourage disclosure of invis-
ible disabilities by employees.
Kasmar has more than 25
years of management experi-
ence in addition to more than
10 years in human resources.
She has worked with hun-
dreds of companies through-
out North America as a com-
pensation consultant over the
past decade. She currently
serves as the 2018 director of
the Washington state Society
for Human Resource Manage-
ment (SHRM) Council.
Anyone with an inter-
est in the topic is welcome
to attend. Register online at
www.lchrma.org. The cost,
including lunch, is $20 for
LCHRMA members, $25 for
nonmembers, and $15 for stu-
dents. Cancellations must be
no later than by 5 p.m. June 4
for a full refund.
Thank You!
To the Clatsop County District 5 voters, my warmest thanks for your sup-
port in reelecting me to the Board of County Commissioners. Your votes,
your kindness, your good ideas, and your constructive criticism all nour-
ish and guide me as I work for you, my bosses.
Together we can cooperate with people all over Clatsop County, the re-
gion, and the state to address the issues facing us. Those vitally import-
ant matters include housing, ecologically sustainable economic develop-
ment, and resilience.
As we honor each other and the beautiful place we call home, we can
love the people and the planet.
Let’s go forward together to bring out the best and deal with the worst.
I’m also asking for your financial support, in order to retire my campaign
debt. Please contribute what you’re able to, using the information below.
We face the future with hope, joy, and determination to do right by each
other. Let’s get started!
Lianne
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