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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021
COMMUNITY NOTES
FRIDAY
Senior Lunch To Go — Pick
up a hot lunch from 11:30 a.m. to
12:15 p.m., Bob Chisholm Senior Cen-
ter, 1225 Ave. A, Seaside. Drive up to
Avenue B to pick up at back door. For
information, call Suzanne Bjaranson
at 503-861-4202; for new Meals on
Wheels inquiries, call 503-304-3420.
Columbia Senior Diners — Full
Meals $6: Delivered to seniors or
pickup available at the Astoria Senior
Center kitchen door, 1111 Exchange
St. For information, or meal delivery,
call 503-325-9693 before 10 a.m.
Ostomy Support Group —
For information, call Lisa Harris at
503-338-4523.
SATURDAY
Detachment 1228 Marine Corps
League — For information, contact
Lou Neubecker at 503-717-0153.
MONDAY
Grace and Encouragement for
Moms — A time for moms to relax
and enjoy each others’ company. For
information, call Christina Leonard at
503-298-3936.
Senior Lunch To Go — Pick
up a hot lunch from 11:30 a.m. to
12:15 p.m., Bob Chisholm Senior Cen-
ter, 1225 Ave. A, Seaside. Drive up to
Avenue B to pick up at back door. For
information, call Suzanne Bjaranson
at 503-861-4202; for new Meals on
Wheels inquiries, call 503-304-3420.
Columbia Senior Diners — Full
Meals $6: Delivered to seniors or
pickup available at the Astoria Senior
Center kitchen door, 1111 Exchange
St. For information, or meal delivery,
call 503-325-9693 before 10 a.m.
Warrenton Senior Lunch Pro-
gram — For information, or to vol-
unteer, call 503-861-3502 Monday or
Thursday.
Astoria Rotary Club — For infor-
mation, go to AstoriaRotary.org
Columbia
Northwestern
Model Railroading Club — Group
runs trains on HO-scale layout.
For information, call Don Carter at
503-325-0757.
Astoria Toastmasters — For
information, go to 775.toastmaster-
sclubs.org or call Christa Svensson at
206-790-2869.
TUESDAY
Stewardship Quilting Group —
Donations of material always appre-
ciated. For information, call Janet
Kemp at 503-325-4268.
Do Nothing Club — Men’s group.
For information, call Jack McBride at
360-665-2721.
Senior Lunch To Go — Pick
up a hot lunch from 11:30 a.m. to
12:15 p.m., Bob Chisholm Senior
Center, 1225 Ave. A, Seaside. Drive
up to Avenue B to pick up at back
door. For information, call Suzanne
Bjaranson at 503-861-4202; for
new Meals on Wheels inquiries, call
503-304-3420.
Columbia Senior Diners — Full
Meals $6: Delivered to seniors or
pickup available at the Astoria Senior
Center kitchen door, 1111 Exchange
St. For information, or meal delivery,
call 503-325-9693 before 10 a.m.
Astoria Lions Club — Prospec-
tive members welcome. For infor-
mation, contact Charlene Larsen at
503-325-0590.
Astoria Kiwanis Club — For
information, call Frank Spence at
503-325-2365 or Susan Brooks at
503-791-3026.
Bras2Moms Fitting — Free
nursing bras and/or tanks to moth-
ers. A $5 donation is requested, not
required. For best fi t, come for a fi t-
ting two weeks after giving birth.
Sizes subject to availability. For infor-
mation, call 503-338-7581.
Evergreen Masonic Lodge
No. 137 — For information, call
503-717-0808.
Authentic Spiritual Conversa-
tions — Open dialogue about spiri-
tual issues. All faiths, including “spir-
itual but not religious” welcome. For
information, email info@cgifellow-
ship.org or call 916-307-9790.
WEDNESDAY
Moms Off ering Moms Sup-
port Club — For information, go to
fb.me/MOMSClubofAstoria or email
president@momsclubofastoria.org
Wickiup Senior Lunches To Go
— Pick up a hot lunch from 11:30 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m, Wickiup Grange Hall,
92683 Svensen Market Road. For
information, call Suzanne Bjaranson
at 503-861-4202. For new Meals on
Wheels inquiries, call 503-304-3420.
Senior Lunch To Go — Pick
up a hot lunch from 11:30 a.m. to
12:15 p.m., Bob Chisholm Senior
Center, 1225 Ave. A, Seaside. Drive
up to Avenue B to pick up at back
door. For information, call Suzanne
Bjaranson at 503-861-4202; for
new Meals on Wheels inquiries, call
503-304-3420.
Columbia Senior Diners — Full
Meals $6: Delivered to seniors or
pickup available at the Astoria Senior
Center kitchen door, 1111 Exchange
St. For information, or meal delivery,
call 503-325-9693 before 10 a.m.
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flo-
tilla 06-02 — Uniformed civilian vol-
unteer branch of the Coast Guard.
Members learn new skills and qualifi -
cations; no former military or boating
experience needed. For information,
contact Della Wilson at 360-244-
7062 or wilsontekart@gmail.com
Seaside Elks Lodge No. 1748 —
For information, call 503-738-6651 or
email seasideelks@yahoo.com
THURSDAY
Wickiup Senior Lunches To Go
— Pick up a hot lunch from 11:30 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m, Wickiup Grange Hall,
92683 Svensen Market Road. For
information, call Suzanne Bjaranson
at 503-861-4202. For new Meals on
Wheels inquiries, call 503-304-3420.
Senior Lunch To Go — Pick
up a hot lunch from 11:30 a.m. to
12:15 p.m., Bob Chisholm Senior
Center, 1225 Ave. A, Seaside. Drive
up to Avenue B to pick up at back
door. For information, call Suzanne
Bjaranson at 503-861-4202; for
new Meals on Wheels inquiries, call
503-304-3420.
Columbia Senior Diners — Full
Meals $6: Delivered to seniors or
pickup available at the Astoria Senior
Center kitchen door, 1111 Exchange
St. For information, or meal delivery,
call 503-325-9693 before 10 a.m.
Warrenton Senior Lunch Pro-
gram — For information, or to vol-
unteer, call 503-861-3502 Monday or
Thursday.
Rotary Club of Seaside —
For information, visit Rotary Club
of Seaside on Facebook at fb.me/
SeasideRotary
Lower Columbia Chief Petty
Offi cers Association — The club
accepts all enlisted prior, retired and
active military personnel, rank E7
and above. For information, call Lau-
ren Walton 208-290-8110.
OTHER
Blankets Needed — Colum-
bia Veterinary Hospital, 576 31st St.
Needs blanket donations for their
four legged patients. Anything is
helpful, even the stained or frayed.
Donations can be dropped off
during business hours (closed for
lunch from noon to 1:30 p.m.) Mon-
day through Saturday.
Time to ditch the
cheating boyfriend
Dear Annie: My boyfriend a computer: Computers con-
and I have been together for 10 found me to no end. I enjoy my
years. Everything was good until games and texting on my phone.
three years ago when a woman I tweet a bit. But when it comes
contacted me to tell me that she’d to any task where I’m expected
been seeing him. She apologized to have the least amount of com-
to me for it. After we got off the puter skills, it’s incredibly frus-
phone, I found her on Facebook trating — as frustrating as not
and realized that they’d been being able to get a “real” person
“liking” each other’s posts for on the phone to help me. I grad-
years. She even posted a photo of uated high school summa cum
them together, and someone had laude but that has no infl uence
commented making a sexual joke on my computer skill, and “In A
about them. They’d both replied Quagmire” needn’t question his
smarts. I just accept it as a place
and laughed.
So, I confronted my boy- where I need help. Self-pro-
fessed computer geeks are
friend, and he stopped
usually willing to step in
— or so I thought. Then,
DEAR
and help. And in this day
six months ago, I found
ANNIE
and age, if you have a
charges on his credit card
child, grandchild, niece or
statement for some local
nephew, they’re often able
hotel! I confronted him,
to help. — J. Mac
and he brushed it off , said
Dear J. Mac: I heard
it hadn’t been him.
lots of sympathetic feed-
We have smart secu-
back for “Quagmire,”
rity cameras at our front
and back door, and ever ANNIE LANE including the following
Creators
practical tip for adults
since I confronted him
Syndicate Inc.
who have struggled to
about the middle-of-the-
get the hang of comput-
night hotel charges, he’s
disabled my ability to access the ers despite years of trying and
camera feeds from my phone. lessons.
Dear Annie: To “In a Quag-
But I can always tell when
he’s with her because he won’t mire,” his problem might be that
answer his phone. (Otherwise, he he’s being taught by people who
always answers his phone.) I just are not dyslexic! It takes one to
hate the thought that the last 10 teach one. We come at things dif-
years were for nothing. — Had It ferently. I’m about his age and
also graduated from college with
Up to Here
Dear Had It: Make deci- honors. And I’m dyslexic. I man-
sions based on your future, not aged to somewhat teach myself
on your past. You’re caught up in to use a computer. The other
the sunk cost fallacy — continu- people who had attempted to
ing your current relationship just teach me to use one — my hus-
because you’ve already spent so band, my techie son and others
much time in it and don’t want it — didn’t “see” things the way
to have been a waste. The thing I did. However, beyond fi nding
is, it wasn’t really a waste. Con- an instructor with dyslexia, my
sider the good moments you’ve solution is: Get an iPad or other
had, even with your boyfriend. tablet. Anybody can use an app,
Consider the tough, charac- even small children. Now I’m a
ter-building moments, too. It’s wiz and even teach my husband
all added up to a meaningful how to do it! And I just pretend
period of growth and lessons you that I only use an iPad because
can take into the next decade — it’s a far superior device — ha!
after leaving this lecher in the — A.F.
Dear A.F.: I’m happy to share
last. Which you must do, pronto.
Dear Annie: In response to your practical tip for “In a Quag-
“In a Quagmire,” the gentle- mire.” If anyone else has sugges-
man who had diffi culty using tions, I’ll print them here, too.
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