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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 20, 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 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 inquiries, call
503-304-3420.
Columbia Senior Diners — Full
Meals $6: Delivered to seniors or pickup
available at the Astoria Senior Cen-
ter kitchen door, 1111 Exchange St. For
information, or meal delivery, call 503-
325-9693 before 10 a.m.
SATURDAY
Karaoke — For information, call
503-738-7911.
SUNDAY
National Alliance on Mental Ill-
ness Support Group — Family to fam-
ily support group, for anyone with a
friend or loved one suff ering from a seri-
ous mental illness. For information, con-
tact Myra Kero at 503-738-6165, email
k7erowood@q.com or go to nami.org
MONDAY
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 inquiries, call
503-304-3420.
Columbia Senior Diners — Full
Meals $6: Delivered to seniors or pickup
available at the Astoria Senior Cen-
ter 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.
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 inquiries, call
503-304-3420.
Columbia Senior Diners — Full
Meals $6: Delivered to seniors or pickup
available at the Astoria Senior Cen-
ter 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.
Authentic Spiritual Conversa-
tions — Open dialogue about spiritual
issues. All faiths, including “spiritual but
not religious” welcome. For informa-
tion, email info@cgifellowship.org or call
916-307-9790.
WEDNESDAY
Mindfulness/Meditation Group —
For information, call 503-338-4520.
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-
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 inquiries, call
503-304-3420.
Columbia Senior Diners — Full
Meals $6: Delivered to seniors or pickup
available at the Astoria Senior Cen-
ter kitchen door, 1111 Exchange St. For
information, or meal delivery, call 503-
325-9693 before 10 a.m.
Fat Quarter Quilters — Not limited
to quilts. For information, call 503-325-
3300 or 800-298-3177 or go to home-
spunquilt.com
Warrenton Sunrise Rotary Club —
For information, call 503-325-4030.
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 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-
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 inquiries, call
503-304-3420.
Columbia Senior Diners — Full
Meals $6: Delivered to seniors or pickup
available at the Astoria Senior Cen-
ter 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
Caregiver Support Group — Open
to all caregivers, both professional and
family care. Yoga exercise, refreshments,
friendship and support. For information,
call 503-738-0900.
SELF-HELP GROUPS
Al-Anon (Astoria) — For information,
call 503-325-1087.
Al-Anon (Clatskanie) — For informa-
tion, call 503-728-3351.
Al-Anon (Nehalem) — For informa-
tion, call 503-368-8255.
Al-Anon (Seaside) — For infor-
mation,
call
503-810-5196
for
information.
Al-Anon (Tillamook) — For informa-
tion, call 503-842-5094 or 503-730-5863.
Al-Anon Family Groups informa-
tion — Oregon Area Al-Anon website,
oregonal-anon.org
Alateen (Tillamook) — For informa-
tion, call 503-730-5863.
Alcoholics Anonymous — To fi nd a
meeting in Clatsop County, call 971-601-
9220, in Tillamook County, call 503-739-
4856, or go to aa-oregon.org
Celebrate Recovery — Faith-based
12-step recovery from hurts, hab-
its and hang ups. For information, call
503-738-7453.
Sexual Purity Recovery Group
— Part of the Pure Life Alliance (pure-
lifealliance.org) in Portland. For
information, call the confi dential voice-
mail at 503-750-0817 and leave a
message.
Drinking more
during pandemic
Dear Annie: Over the Forget spending time outside
course of the pandemic, my on our patio.
Is this something we have
husband and I have found
ourselves drinking more than to live with? I wonder if the
we used to. We used to enjoy neighbors are even aware of
a glass of wine with din- it: It seems to be an issue of
ner most nights, that became the parents’ not hearing the
a second glass with dinner, kid screaming in the restau-
and a third glass after dinner. rant while everyone around
Neither of us gets noticeably does. — Canine Cacophony
Dear CC: You’ve got the
drunk. We don’t drive any-
where. We don’t have hang- right attitude: Start by assum-
overs the next day. But I do ing that your neighbors aren’t
feel like it’s something I’ve even aware of the issue. Drop
come to look forward to each by their house for a friendly
day. I am a little worried by chat to enlighten them. If this
that. Should I be? We do tend is your fi rst time really speak-
to drink on weekends, and a ing with them, introduce
bit more than we do on week- yourself and spend a few min-
utes getting to know
nights. Sometimes,
DEAR
them.
we get tipsy then,
ANNIE
Then segue toward
but like I said, we are
the bark of the matter:
safe about it and don’t
“It seems that most
drive. I’m hesitant to
times we go into our
give up our nightly
yard, it starts your
ritual. What do you
dogs up. This is mak-
think? — Sipping
ing it diffi cult for us
Dear
Sipping:
Your concern is rea- ANNIE LANE to spend time outside.
Creators
Would you consider
son enough to take a
Syndicate Inc.
keeping them inside
break from drinking,
more often — or are
at the very least. If
this was never a problem for there any other solutions we
you and your husband before can help with?”
If they still need to leave
the pandemic, then a respite
might be enough to reset you their dogs outside for part of
back into healthy routines. the day, propose jointly plant-
But if you fi nd your alco- ing some privacy hedges
hol consumption creeping along your property line to
up again, you might want to block the dogs’ line of vision.
quit drinking for good. Alco- Befriending the dogs is
holism is a progressive dis- another good option, if they
ease, and it’s far easier to aren’t physically aggressive.
nip problematic drinking in Ask your neighbors if you can
the bud today than it will be spend some time visiting with
in one year, fi ve years or 10 the pups in their backyard, so
years. To ignore the issue just they get accustomed to your
because things aren’t too bad scent and learn you’re not a
right now would be akin to threat.
If the issue still persists and
refusing treatment because
you only have stage 1 cancer. your neighbors don’t seem
eager to resolve it, it might
Heed your intuition.
Dear Annie: My husband be time to fi le a formal noise
and I have a beautiful house. complaint with the relevant
We love to entertain. But a body — a homeowner’s asso-
constant headache for us and ciation, landlord, animal con-
our guests is the fact that my trol or the police if you live in
neighbor has several small a rural area. Because the sta-
dogs who are constantly yap- tus quo isn’t just stressing out
ping. We cannot go out for the you and your husband; it’s
mail without them barking. stressing out the dogs.
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