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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARcH 15, 2019
4-H Presentations Competition winners announced
The Daily Astorian
On March 5, at the 4-H Pre-
sentations Competition, local 4-H
members gave their presentations
or demonstrations on a particular
subject in front of a judge, parents
and other 4-H members.
Those in grades four to six
talked for three to 10 minutes;
those in grades seven to 12 were
required to talk for 10 to 15 min-
utes. Impromptu speeches were
also given about various aspects of
the 4-H program.
Judging criteria included sub-
ject matter, voice, manner and
appearance, visual clarity and how
they answered the judge’s ques-
tions. The top junior winners were:
Demonstration Champion, Jake
O’Connor; Demonstration Reserve
Champion and Impromptu Reserve
Champion, Katrina Phillips; Illus-
trated Talk Champion, Titus Cano;
Illustrated Talk Reserve Cham-
pion, Faith Jones; Public Speech
Champion and Impromptu Speech
Champion, William Phillips.
Intermediate winners were:
Illustrated Talk Champion and
Impromptu Champion, Alicia
Cano; Illustrated Talk Reserve
Champion and Impromptu Reserve
Champion, Matthew Cano.
The top overall winners were:
Junior Grand Champion, Katrina
Phillips; Junior Reserve Cham-
pion, Jake O’Connor; Intermedi-
ate Grand Champion, Alicia Cano;
and Intermediate Reserve Grand
Champion, Matthew Cano.
For information about 4-H
membership or 4-H leadership,
call the Clatsop County Extension
office at 503-325-8573.
Junior 4-H
member
Katrina Phillips
demonstrates
how to make
peanut butter
cookies at the
4-H Presentation
Competition.
Middle schoolers complete Girls Circle program
The Daily Astorian
A group of Astoria Mid-
dle School girls have success-
fully completed an eight-week
Girls Circle leadership program
designed to increase self-efficacy,
communication and social support
using a skill-building approach.
The program was facilitated by
Teresa Crouter and Laura Parker
of the Clatsop County Juvenile
Department.
The goal of Girls Circle is to
enhance girls’ abilities so they are
able to take full advantage of their
talents, academic interests, future
career pursuits and potential for
healthy relationships.
The Clatsop County Juvenile
Department has partnered with the
Astoria Middle School for over
six years to offer this program to
incoming sixth-grade girls. The
program has been expanded to
include groups at Broadway Mid-
dle School, Warrenton Grade
School and Hilda Lahti Elemen-
tary School.
Transit
Driver
Appreciation
Day is
Monday
The Daily Astorian
Pictured, Girls Circle program participants from Astoria Middle School. Front row, from left, Jackilyn Greeley, Molly
Dean, Emily Gapi, Jade Gonzalez and Eliana Amador. Back row, Laura Parker, Riley Branson, Martina Hernandez
and Teresa Crouter.
Clark places at FFA competition
Spring community education registration now open
The Daily Astorian
ILWACO, Wash. — Grays
Harbor College Community Edu-
cation spring registration is now
open, and courses are offered
locally at the college’s Colum-
bia Education Center, 208 Advent
Ave. S.E. in Ilwaco.
Washington
parks are free
on Tuesday
The Daily Astorian
Charlie Hall
Ali Clark earned second place in Creed Speaking March 6 at the Future
Farmers of America sectional competition at Central High School in
Independence.
Sunset Empire Transpor-
tation District has announced
that Monday is Transit Driver
Appreciation Day in Clatsop
County and across the country.
Riders and the community are
encouraged to let the SETD
Drivers know that they are
appreciated by thanking them
when boarding or leaving the
bus, or by filling out one of
the Driver Thank You Cards
which are available at the Asto-
ria Transit Center, Seaside
Transit Office or on the SETD
buses. For information, contact
Mary Parker at 503-861-5370
or mary@ridethebus.org
ILWACO, Wash. — A free
day is being offered on Tues-
day to celebrate Washington
State Parks 106th birthday. This
means visitors to state parks
will not need a Discover Pass
for a day-use visit.
The Discover Pass is required
to access lands managed by the
Washington Department of Fish
and Wildlife and the Depart-
ment of Natural Resources, and
free days do not apply to Sno-
Parks. For information, go to
parks.state.wa.us
Several personal enrichment
courses on a variety of subjects
are available, including: water-
colors, pastels, writing, language,
computers, traveling on a bud-
get, fun with Shakespeare, acous-
tic guitar, introduction to digi-
tal photography, gardening and
more.
One new class is with Technol-
ogy, Entertainment and Design
(TEDx) speaker Seth Tichenor,
who offers a lecture series,
“Philosophical Foundations of
Buddhism.”
Register for classes at ghc.edu/
ce or call 360-538-4088.
‘Listening to the Land’
series continues on
Wednesday in Seaside
The Daily Astorian
The Necanicum Watershed
Council presents “Listening to
the Land: Resolving Conflicts
with Beaver Using Natural Sci-
ence and Design,” featuring
Jakob Shockey, wildlife biolo-
gist and owner of Beaver State
Wildlife Solutions, at 6 p.m.
Wednesday at the Seaside Pub-
lic Library, 1131 Broadway.
The doors open at 5:45 p.m.;
this event is free and open to the
public.
Shockey has been work-
ing professionally in Oregon’s
streams, rivers and wetlands
for over six years, and trained
in flow device installation with
Mike Callahan of Beaver Solu-
tions LLC.
Beaver State Wildlife Solu-
tions specializes in address-
ing frustrating conflicts with
wildlife in a new way, working
within the ecosystem for long-
term, cost-effective solutions.
For information, go to necani-
cumwatershed.org
VOLUNTEERS
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tion, contact CERT coordinator Kenny
Hansen at khansen@astoria.or.us or
leave a voicemail at 503-325-4411.
Friends of Seaside Library —
1131 Broadway, Seaside. Volunteers
needed to staff the fundraising store.
For information, call 503-738-6742 or
stop by the library.
Haystack Rock Awareness Pro-
gram — Needs volunteers for gen-
eral office assistance and to assist
lead interpreters on the beach with
signage, ropes and set up during low
tides and talking to visitors about the
rock and the local flora and fauna.
Must pass a basic background test.
Children are always welcome; must
be supervised by a parent. For infor-
mation, contact Lisa Habecker at
503-436-8064 or habecker@ci.can-
non-beach.or.us
Knappa Rural Fire Protection
District — Needs volunteer fire-
fighters. Training provided. For infor-
mation, call Chief Paul Olheiser at
503-458-6610.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
— Certified ombudsman volunteers
advocate for the rights, care and dig-
nity of the elderly and disabled living
in licensed long-term care facilities.
Many residents have no one to watch
out or speak up for when things go
wrong. Volunteer Ombudsmen talk
to the residents, investigate com-
plaints, and work to resolve prob-
lems. Flexible schedule, four hours a
week, mileage reimbursement avail-
able. Training is provided. For infor-
mation, call 800-522-2602 or go to
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 (219) 331-6427 or go
to bit.ly/2u3KpWe
NorthWest Senior & Disabil-
ity Services — Needs dishwashers
and volunteers to serve and clean
up weekdays at a meal site, and driv-
ers for Meals on Wheels. For infor-
mation, contact Candy Foster at
503-738-9323.
Oregon Money Management
Program — Volunteers needed to
assist low-income seniors and peo-
ple with disabilities with budgeting,
organizing financial paperwork, sort-
ing mail and filling out applications,
and can choose the day of the week
and time of day to volunteer. For
information, contact Julie Sobel at
503-304-3407 or julie.sobel@nwsds.
org
Providence Seaside Hospital
— Needs volunteer drivers for Com-
munity Connections, a free program
that transports people to services
and appointments related to health
and well-being in the Portland-Metro
area. Mileage reimbursement avail-
able. For information, call 503-717-
7171 or email Alana.Kujala@provi-
dence.org
River Song Foundation — Look-
ing for people to assist with Trap/
Neuter/Release/Feed (TNRF), espe-
cially in the Seaside and Knappa/
Svensen areas. TNRF involves setting
and/or monitoring traps, and daily
feeding of cats and maintenance
of any shelters, and is a proven, sci-
ence-based method that along with
spay/neuter programs is the only
effective and humane way of ending
cat homelessness and suffering. Call
503-741-7369 for information and to
volunteer.
Seaside American Legion Vet-
erans’ Assistance & Rehabilitation
— Volunteers needed to help knit/
crochet items for hospitalized vets
and cut coupons for military fami-
lies. Donations of fabric/yarn espe-
cially welcome. Group meets from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. second Tuesday of
the month at 1315 Broadway, Sea-
side. For information, call 503-738-
5111 and leave a message for Mari-
lyn Faulkner.
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
getsmartoregon.org
Svensen Congregate Meal
Site — Wickiup Grange Hall, 92683
Svensen Market Road. To volun-
teer, or for information, call Deb-
bie Dunaway at 503-791-7298 or
503-861-4202.
Titanic Lifeboat Academy — Vol-
unteer to help care for animals and
assist with sustainable living projects;
minimum commitment of four hours
per week requested. Some training
provided. For information, contact
Caren Black at 503-325-6886.
Tri-City Spay and Neuter Thrift
Store — 600 Broadway, Seaside.
Needs volunteers interested in
improving the welfare of animals. For
information, call 503-738-7040.
Warrenton Senior Lunch Pro-
gram — Warrenton Community
Center, 170 S.W. Third St. Volunteers
needed to help with Meals on Wheels
and in the dining room Mondays 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