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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. Then there
to go ahead and give my body are also programs for people
to this new friend. It was nice. who have a non-severe drink-
It made me feel like a woman ing problem but would like to
again, not like a jacket that’s cut back on their drinking or
sitting in the closet waiting to take a break: Moderation Man-
agement
(moderation.org),
be worn.
We continued seeing each CheckUp and Choices (check-
other and sleeping together upandchoices.com), and One
for a few months. But last Year No Beer (oneyearnobeer.
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