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B8 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021 Unwanted visits from cousin 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 Avenue A, Seaside. Drive up to Avenue B to pick up at back door. For information, call Suzanne Bjaran- son 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. SATURDAY Detachment 1228 Marine Corps League — For information, contact Lou Neubecker at 503-717-0153. MONDAY 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 Avenue A, Seaside. Drive up to Avenue B to pick up at back door. For information, call Suzanne Bjaran- son 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 informa- tion, 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 Cen- ter, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Drive up to Avenue B to pick up at back door. For information, call Suzanne Bjaran- son 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 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 subject to availability. For information, 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 Support Club — For information, go to fb.me/ MOMSClubofAstoria or email presi- dent@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 Cen- ter, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Drive up to Avenue B to pick up at back door. For information, call Suzanne Bjaran- son 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. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 06-02 — Uniformed civilian volun- teer branch of the Coast Guard. Mem- bers learn new skills and qualifi ca- tions; 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 Dear Annie: A cousin of What should I do? — Lonely mine found out that we get all Girlfriend Dear Lonely: The recipe for the diff erent sports networks in our cable package, and ever strong romantic relationships since, he has invited himself calls for aff ection, intimacy, ded- over to watch games at our ication and communication. If house all the time, on a weekly physical intimacy were the only basis. This was frustrating in missing ingredient, I’d say that itself — but then recently, some- he should see a doctor about his thing unbelievable happened. low libido, as it can signal seri- ous underlying health He was over watching a problems. But sex isn’t game at our house, yet DEAR the only missing ingre- again, when my 65-year- ANNIE dient. He’s giving you old girlfriend began hav- nothing to work with. I ing severe chest pains know this is easier said (which we later learned than done, but I really was a heart attack). As encourage you to end this I attempted to fi gure out relationship and spend what was going on and some quality time with to help her, this relative said that he’d get out of ANNIE LANE yourself. It will be hard Creators at fi rst, but in the long our way and abruptly Syndicate Inc. run, you will feel much left. He just walked out less lonely on your own the door, not bothering to call 911 or even to shut the door than you do in this relationship. Return to the dating scene only behind him. What do I do about my after you’d rather be by yourself than with the wrong person. cousin? — Put Out Dear Annie: Your response Dear Put Out: This guy’s behavior is so out of bounds; it’s to “Scared to Smile” was incor- not even in the stadium. Treating rect. There is a huge diff erence your house like his own personal between dentures and implants. sports bar was rude. Turning his Dentures are removable. They back on you and your girlfriend can slip around while eating and in a life-threatening situation talking. They often have to be was fl at-out heartless. I really removed at night and soaked to clean them. hope she’s OK. Implants are just exactly what If he dares to invite himself over again after what happened, it sounds like. They are metal let him know you’ll no longer be posts that are implanted into the hosting him for games. It’s that jaw bone and then have crowns, simple. Embrace the power of that look like natural teeth, glued onto them. They are permanent. “no.” Dear Annie: My boyfriend They do not move. They are actu- and I will have been together ally stronger and last longer than three years next month. He natural teeth. And unless you tell doesn’t say he loves me, and he someone you have implants or refuses to talk about feelings in get your teeth X-rayed, no one general. He won’t make love to would ever know you had them. If this person is so self-con- me or even hold my hand or kiss me. When I spend the night at scious of her dentures, she his place, he avoids lying close should look into implants. If to me in bed. He says he has no there is a dental school near her, sex drive, but he just turned 50. she likely can get them done for I’m a nice-looking woman who very little money. — Person with stays in shape. The one time Implants Dear Person: Thanks for set- we’ve had sex in the past year, it was all about him — no con- ting me straight on this, and I cern for my needs. On top of appreciate the practical piece of this, he never compliments me. advice. THURSDAY North Coast Women — For infor- mation, call 503-738-8695 or go to tinyurl.com/CC 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 Cen- ter, 1225 Avenue 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 Grief Support Group — For infor- mation, call Lower Columbia Hospice at 503-338-6230. Lower Columbia Danish Soci- ety — 7 p.m. Zoom virtual meet- ing. Group is watching Danish fi lm “Babette’s Feast” prior to the meeting; discussion of the fi lm is during the meeting. Being or speaking Danish not required; only an interest in Dan- ish heritage, culture and traditions is needed. For Zoom and meeting infor- mation, go to lowercolumbiadanes. org or call 503-325-2612. 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