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B8 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021 Abuse and another man 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 Center, 1225 Ave- nue 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 inqui- ries, 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. 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 Center, 1225 Ave- nue 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 inqui- ries, 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 Program — For information, or to volunteer, call 503-861-3502 Monday or Thursday. Astoria Rotary Club — For informa- tion, 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 appreci- ated. 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- nue 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 inqui- ries, 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 infor- mation, call Frank Spence at 503-325- 2365 or Susan Brooks at 503-791-3026. Bras2Moms Fitting — Free nurs- ing bras and/or tanks to mothers. A $5 donation is requested, not required. For best fi t, come for a fi tting two weeks after giving birth. Sizes sub- ject to availability. For information, call 503-338-7581. Warrenton Caregiver Support Group — 1:30 to 3 p.m., confer- ence call. Support, information and resources for caregivers. For confer- ence call details, and to RSVP, call Grace Bruseth at 503-738-6412. Lower Columbia Hospice Bereavement Support Group — Open to age 18 or older. For informa- tion, call 503-338-6230. North Coast La Leche League — Pregnant women, mothers, babies and toddlers welcome. For breastfeed- ing support, call or text Megan Oien at 503-440-4942, Kestrel Gates at 503- 453-3777, Katie Winters at 503-717- 3748 or send message to La Leche League of Astoria on Facebook, fb.me/ lllofastoria North Coast Chapter, ABATE of Oregon — All are welcome. For infor- mation, call 503-791-7253. Peninsula Arts Association — All are welcome. For information, call 360- 665-6041 or go to beachartist.org Authentic Spiritual Conversa- tions — Open dialogue about spiritual issues. All faiths, including “spiritual but not religious” welcome. For infor- mation, email info@cgifellowship.org or call 916-307-9790. WEDNESDAY 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 inqui- ries, 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- nue 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 inqui- ries, 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. North Coast Multiple Sclerosis Care and Share Help Group — For information, call 503-325-7898. Cannon Beach Garden Club — For information, call Pam Chater at 503- 436-2331 and leave a message or email pamchater@msn.com Stroke Support Group — Stroke survivors, their caregivers and family members welcome. For information, call 503-717-7781. WomenHeart of North Ore- gon Coast — Peer support group for women living with, or at risk of heart disease. For information, contact Michele Abrahams at 503-338-8435 or WH-NorthOregonCoast@womenheart. org Seaside Elks Lodge No. 1748 — For information, call 503-738-6651 or email seasideelks@yahoo.com Maple Chapter No. 95, Order of the Eastern Star — For information, go to oregonoes.org THURSDAY Alzheimer’s Support Group — For information, call 503-368-6445. 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 inqui- ries, 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- nue 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 inqui- ries, call 503-304-3420. Columbia Senior Diners — Full Meals $6: Delivered to seniors or pickup New available at the Astoria Senior for 2021 Center kitchen door, 1111 Exchange St. For information, or meal delivery, call 503-325-9693 before 10 a.m. Warrenton Senior Lunch Program — For information, or to volunteer, call 503-861-3502 Monday or Thursday. Rotary Club of Seaside — For infor- mation, visit Rotary Club of Seaside on Facebook at fb.me/SeasideRotary Dear Annie: I’m a mom my husband. He was upset, of and have been married for course, but in due time he came nearly six years. But for the around and said he wanted past few years, my husband to work things out. Well, that and I have not been on the was three months ago, and same path. We can’t commu- my husband and I still haven’t nicate without fi ghting, bick- been intimate. I see no signs of ering, arguing, etc. Our sex things changing between us. In life has been nonexistent. And fact, they’ve gotten more dis- I have tried talking and sug- tant, and I’ve noticed he now gesting that we do more things uses a lock code on his phone together. I have even tried los- and computer. My lover, meanwhile, is ing weight because I thought maybe the problem was that I waiting in the wings for me to was no longer attractive. I tried make my decision. — Between everything that I could think of. a Rock and Hard Place Dear Between: More than And some days, I just lay in a diff erent room, balled up and anything, I’m concerned about your husband’s physi- crying. cal aggression. No mat- About a year ago, DEAR ter your diff erences, I started a new job ANNIE it is unacceptable for and met a man with him to hurt you or even whom I clicked almost knowingly endanger instantly. Eventually, you as he does when this co-worker gave he hurls things around me his number and the house in a rage. asked if I wanted to But rather than further go fi shing sometime. That night, I told my ANNIE LANE engage him right now, I Creators encourage you to reach husband that another Syndicate Inc. out to the National man had off ered me Domestic Violence his phone number and wanted to take me fi shing. I Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for hoped he would see that he guidance in planning your next needed to step up to the plate steps. Dear Annie: April is before something happened. Instead, he fl ipped out and National Alcohol Awareness started accusing me of trying to Month. While I’ve seen some control him. He started throw- friends and family really helped ing things around the house — by Alcoholics Anonymous, for something he does a lot when others, a diff erent approach is things don’t go his way, often needed. I hope you will print leaving me with bruises and/or these recommendations in your him with bruises due to my try- column. One is SMART Recovery ing to defend myself. His tan- which trum that night was the fi nal (smartrecovery.org), straw. I decided to take my new off ers a network of resources colleague up on the fi shing trip. and is not just focused on alco- We became close friends hol abuse but addiction in gen- but never did anything physi- eral. LifeRing Secular Recov- cal. Then, one day, I found out ery (lifering.org), like AA, is an my husband had been exchang- abstinence-based anonymous ing racy messages with women organization that provides safe online. That’s when I decided meeting spaces. 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