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THE ASTORIAN • THuRSdAy, OcTObER 31, 2019
Wauna Credit Union and
Helping Hands volunteers unite
Nicole Ramsdell, left, and Dylan Altheide-Nielson are the
Astoria Rotary’s October Students of the Month.
Rotary names October
Students of the Month
The Astorian
The Astoria Rotary hon-
ored two Astoria High
School seniors, Nicole
Ramsdell
and
Dylan
Altheide-Nielson, as Stu-
dents of the Month for
October. 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.
Ramsdell is the daugh-
ter of Heather and Jeff
Ramsdell. She participates
in robotics, the French
Club, National Honor
Society and Communi-
care, has volunteered at
the Astoria Music Festival,
local assisted living facili-
ties and the Clatsop County
Fair, and is also involved
in the Miss Clatsop County
Scholarship Program. She
plans to attend a four-year
university and major in
bio-engineering.
Altheide-Nielson is the
son of Erica and Marty
Altheide-Nielson. He par-
ticipates in advanced
placement classes, dual
enrollment at Clatsop
Community College, the
Key Club and National
Honor Society, is a mem-
ber of the soccer, basket-
ball and golf teams at AHS,
and volunteers as a youth
soccer coach. He plans to
attend a four-year univer-
sity in Oregon and major in
family therapy.
The Astoria Rotary
meets at noon Mondays at
the Elks Lodge in Astoria.
Astor Street Opry
holds fundraising event
The Astorian
The Astor Street Opry
Company’s sixth annual
Be an Angel fundraising
event starts at 6 p.m. Nov.
9 at the ASOC Playhouse,
129 W. Bond St.
The event features a
silent and live auction,
a special Reader’s The-
atre presentation written
by ChrisLynn Taylor and
a Scandinavian dessert by
Table 360 Bakery & Bis-
tro. All proceeds go to keep
the ASOC doors open, the
lights on and the popcorn
popped.
Tickets cost $25 per
person or $40 per couple
and can be purchased at
bit.ly/ASOCnov9
Those who cannot
attend the event can still
participate in the auction
online at biddingowl.com/
ASOC. There are four
packages available for
online bidding, including
hotel stays at the Cannery
Pier Hotel, Best Western
Astoria Bayfront Hotel and
Comfort Suites Columbia
River, dinners at Bridge-
water Bistro, Fulio’s and
Carruthers Restaurant and
more.
Bus routes expand in Astoria
The Astorian
The Sunset Empire
Transportation District has
announced that weekend
service has been added,
effective Oct. 26, which
serves the east side of
Astoria, and operates from
9:55 a.m. to 3:51 p.m. on
Saturdays and Sundays.
This new Route 13 con-
nects with the Pacific Con-
nector Bus at the Astoria
Transit Center.
“We are excited to
begin adding additional
service that will be funded
by the Statewide Trans-
portation
Improvement
Fund, that was part of HB
2017 that the Legislature
passed in 2017,” said Jeff
Hazen, executive director
of the transportation dis-
trict . “We look forward to
announcing additional ser-
vice expansion projects in
the near future.”
Route 13 schedules
will be posted in shelters,
are available on the dis-
trict’s website at nwore-
gontransit.org and copies
are available at the Asto-
ria Transit Center and the
Seaside Transit office.
For information, or alter-
native formats, contact
Mary Parker at mary@
ridethebus.org or call
503-861-5370.
Kiwanis commemorative
brick presented
Pictured, from the 100-Year Astoria Kiwanis Celebration
are Astoria club president Tod Jones, left, and past
Northwest District Governor Jerry Deas, presenting the
commemorative brick that will be placed with the Pacific
Northwest Kiwanis office in Gladstone.
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On Oct. 19, Wauna Credit Union and outreach organization Helping Hands teamed up and provided several hours of volunteer
work to improve the Astoria Helping Hands re-entry center. ‘We’re so grateful for all of our community volunteers, including
Wauna Credit Union’s staff,’ Alan Evans, founder and CEO of Helping Hands, said, ‘because in addition to a freshly-painted
cafeteria and classroom, it shows our participants that the community is truly invested in their recovery and success.’ Pictured,
from left, Wauna Credit Union employees Mario Mutis, Charles Dennis, Michael Murdoch, Nick Hellmich and Serena Schlosser.
RELIGION BRIEFS
Common Ground
Interspiritual
Fellowship
A Purification Service
at Common Ground Inter-
spiritual Fellowship is
being held from 9:30 to
10:30 a.m. in the Wesley
Room of the Astoria First
United Methodist Church,
1076 Franklin Ave. Use the
11th Street entrance.
This service, not defined
by any particular belief sys-
tem, is intended for the
spiritual but not religious,
as well as those who draw
from more than one faith
tradition. For information,
go to cgifellowship.org
St. Catherine
Episcopal
NEHALEM — St. Cath-
erine Episcopal Church,
36335 U.S. Highway 101
in Nehalem, holds a Laby-
rinth walk from 3 to 5 p.m.
Sunday, and the first Sun-
day of every month. All are
welcome. For information,
go to saintcatherineoregon-
coast.org
the Performing Arts Center,
588 16th St.
The speakers are Lau-
rie Caplan and Monica
Vogel Pearson from Indi-
visible North Coast Oregon.
Caplan has been a longtime
community organizer and
activist, and Pearson has
been active in social justice
issues since arriving in this
community.
Religious education for
children is available during
the service.
A social time after the
service takes place in the
“green room” downstairs.
Grace Episcopal
Church
Grace Episcopal Church,
1545 Franklin Ave., cele-
brates All Saints’ Sunday at
the 10 a.m. service on Sun-
day. The names of loved
ones will be read during the
service.
The Labyrinth is avail-
able for walking from 3
to 6 p.m. Sunday. A laby-
rinth introduction is offered
at 3 p.m., upon request. It
takes an average of 30 min-
utes to complete the walk.
The annual Grace Hol-
iday Bazaar is open from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 8
and 9, and features original
art by local artists, as well
as vintage and holiday trea-
sures, Christmas gardens,
decor and cookbooks. Soup
and baked goods will also
be available.
For information, call the
church at 503-325-4691 or
go to graceastoria.org
Bethany Free
Lutheran
Bethany Free Lutheran
Church, 451 34th St., holds
its annual Fall Festival at
5 p.m. Sunday. The pro-
gram includes music and
sharing about mission work
in Alaska, and is followed
by food and fellowship. All
are welcome.
Warrenton United
Methodist
WARRENTON — War-
renton United Method-
ist Church, 679 W. Main
Ave., holds its annual Hol-
iday Bazaar from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Saturday.
The event includes an
array of handmade gifts
and decorations, along with
home-baked goods and
tables of “white elephant”
items to choose from.
A sandwich and salad
lunch with pie, or not, is
served from 11 a.m. to
2 p.m. All are welcome.
Cannon Beach
Community
CANNON BEACH —
Cannon Beach Community
Church, 132 E. Washington
St., holds an Evensong ser-
vice at 6 p.m. the first and
third Sunday of the month.
All are welcome.
Evensong features Wes
Warhmund (guitar, flute
and clarinet) and medita-
tive songs, Psalms, read-
ings, candlelight and time
for quiet reflection.
For information, call the
church at 503-436-1222.
W I T H G R AT I T U D E AT
Thanksgiving
Faith and Politics
“Faith and Politics in
Oregon and Beyond,” a
free conversation with
Russ Pierson, takes place at
7 p.m. Saturday at the Asto-
ria Library, 450 10th St.
This program is sponsored
by Oregon Humanities.
Pierson, a GreenFaith
fellow, earned a doctor of
ministry in global leader-
ship degree from George
Fox University, and holds
several
sustainability-re-
lated certifications. He is
dean of the Lane Commu-
nity College Florence Cen-
ter, and has a background in
construction management,
the faith community and
higher education.
For information about
this event, contact com-
ments@astorialibrary.org
or call 503-325-7323.
Giving Thanks
to all who support
Columbia Memorial Hospital—
patients, community members, caregivers,
medical community, donors, and local businesses.
May the good things of life be yours in abundance not
only at Thanksgiving but throughout the coming year.
Pacific Unitarian
Universalist
The Pacific Unitarian
Universalist
Fellowship
meets at 11 a.m. Sunday at
2111 Exchange Street, Astoria, Oregon 97103
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