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A12 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 RELIGION BRIEFS Astoria Christian Church For service information and updates, go to astoriachristian.org or bit.ly/Asto- riaChristian, call 503-325-2591 or email AstoriaChristian@gmail.com Stuff the truck food drive raises $10,900 Hampton donates lumber to performing arts center WARRENTON — A stuff the truck food drive, presented by Arbor Care Tree Specialists, was held at Fred Meyer on Nov. 21. Monetary donations were collected instead of food, because of COVID-19, and the event raised $10,900 for the Clatsop Community Action Regional Food Bank. Pictured, with the check, are food bank staff and volunteers. Hampton Lumber in Warrenton donated lumber to the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts to help complete repairs to an east-facing wall and fl oor that had sustained large amounts of water damage over a long period of time. The repair is now well underway, with the work of CBM Development and Construction of Astoria. Pictured, from left, Charlene Larsen, Clark Munkel, of CBM Development, and LauRena Gallegos, of Hampton Lumber. Astoria First Baptist Church First Baptist Church, 349 Seventh St., holds an in-person worship ser- vice at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Social dis- tancing is practiced, face coverings are required and hand sanitizers are avail- able. The service is also broadcast at fb.me/astoriafi rstbaptist Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m. There is no child care, but children are encouraged to join the service. For information, call the church offi ce at 503-325-1761. Astoria First United Methodist Church For livestream service information and updates, email the church offi ce at offi ce@unitedmethodistastoria.org or call 503-325-5454. Grace Episcopal Church For updates, food pantry hours and in-person and livestream service infor- mation, call the church at 503-325-4691, email graceastoria4691@gmail.com or go to graceastoria.org or fb.me/Grace Astoria Pacifi c Unitarian Universalist A Pacifi c Unitarian Universalist Fel- lowship service is being held via Zoom at 11 a.m. Sunday. For Zoom informa- tion, go to pacuuf.org Peace First Lutheran For service information, go to asto- riafi rstlutheran.com under “Worship & Music/Videos & Resources” or bit.ly/ FLCAstoria. To receive a DVD of the services and bulletin, call the offi ce and leave a message. Pioneer Presbyterian Church WARRENTON — For service infor- mation, call the church at 503-861-2421 or go to pioneerchurchpcusa.org St. Mary, Star of the Sea Parish For information about the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry hours, and service and livestreaming information at both the Astoria church and Hammond mis- sion, call 503-325-3671, email offi ce@ stmaryastoria.com or go to stmaryasto- ria.com or bit.ly/stmaryastoria COMMUNITY BRIEFS Pacifi c Power announces grants As part of the company’s com- mitment to supporting its com- munities, Pacifi Corp Foundation, a nonprofi t arm of Pacifi c Power, is donating more than $525,000 across the six states it serves. The funding goes to sup- port over 200 safety and well- ness grants as part of the most recent round of quarterly grants provided by the foundation each year. The next grant cycle is now open through June 15; organi- zations may apply online at bit. ly/3mZfQtr The following North Coast organizations received grants for providing critical safety and well- ness programs: The Assistance League of the Columbia Pacifi c, to support the Operation School Bell and Duffl e Bag programs; Clatsop Community Action, for COVID-19 emergency food resources for children and fami- lies in Clatsop County; Cannon Beach, to help construct housing for communication equipment for the Cannon Beach Medical Reserve Corps; and the Warren- ton-Hammond School District, to provide computers and Wi-Fi access for low-income families and support the food backpack program. Irwin receives Hitchman award WARRENTON — Warren- ton High School student Sam- uel Irwin has been selected to receive the L.R. Hitchman Fam- ily Achievement Award for 2021. Irwin has dedicated himself to numerous organizations. His achievements include serving as student body president, Commu- niCare vice president, football team captain and wrestling team captain. In addition, he has won the Warrior of the Year award, which is given by Warrenton High School to the student who dis- plays the highest excellence aca- demically while also displaying a signifi cant role in community involvement. Irwin plans to obtain a degree in biology from Oregon State University, and then enter a phy- sician assistant program to obtain certifi cation. The $2,000 Hitchman award was established over 30 years ago. The award is off ered to a selected junior or senior at War- renton High School to help defray higher education expenses. Stu- dents apply for the award through the school. Astoria police participate in National Distracted Driver Month During the month of April, the Astoria Police Department, in conjunction with Oregon Impact, deployed additional offi cers to enforce the distracted driver law. Participating offi cers stopped and contacted an average of two drivers per hour and explained the distracted driver law, and the rea- son for it, to the driver and their passengers. With the help of Oregon Impact, the department will continue this type of enhanced enforcement throughout the year, hoping to reduce the num- ber of distracted drivers, as well as the number of crashes involv- ing these drivers and innocent motorists. Warrenton holds Spring Cleanup The Warrenton Spring Cleanup is from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Astoria Transfer Station, 1790 Williams- port Road. The cost is $5 per load, cash only; a loaded vehicle and trailer of garbage is two loads. The fol- lowing items have additional costs: Tires, no rim, $3 each; tires on rim, $6 each; refrigerators and freezers, $35 each; other large appliances, $10 each. Participants must unload their own vehicles. 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