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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021
Grandma dislikes
having photos taken
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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 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 —
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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 — MEMORIAL DAY
Senior Lunch To Go — No
lunch is served today.
Columbia Senior Diners —
No lunch is served today.
Warrenton Senior Lunch
Program — No lunch is served
today.
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Model Railroading Club —
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TUESDAY
Stewardship Quilting Group
— Donations of material always
appreciated. 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 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.
Astoria Lions Club — Pro-
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information, contact Charlene
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Wickiup Senior Lunches To
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11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m, Wickiup
Grange Hall, 92683 Svensen Mar-
ket Road. For information, call
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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 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.
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THURSDAY
North Coast Women — For
information, call 503-738-8695.
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 Mar-
ket 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 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
Program — For information, or
to volunteer, call 503-861-3502
Monday or Thursday.
Rotary Club of Seaside —
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information, call Lower Columbia
Hospice at 503-338-6230.
Lower Columbia Danish
Society — 7 p.m. Zoom meet-
ing and discussion about Nor-
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needed. For Zoom information,
go to lowercolumbiadanes.org
or call 503-325-2612.
Dear Annie: I have a problem I do the role of photographer so she’s less
not know what to do about. As I am concerned with needing to document
getting old, I terribly dislike having memories.
For what it’s worth, your attitude is
my picture taken — especially when I
am asked to pose. I get beet red from refreshing in the age of the selfi e stick.
May we all live more for the present
embarrassment and start feeling sick.
Last Sunday, my husband and I and less for the pictures.
Dear Annie: This is in response to
attended a religious ceremony for his
granddaughter “Bridget” (my lovely the letter from “Help,” the owner of the
step-granddaughter), and afterward my elderly dog with incontinence issues. I
stepdaughter “Wendy” insisted we both also have elderly dogs, a pair of sibling
pose with Bridget for a photo. I told westies, who have issues in this regard.
One has had sleep incontinence
Wendy, “Please, not me. I really
off and on for half her life. She
hate having my picture taken.”
DEAR
takes an eff ective medication
Wendy kept insisting it was “for
ANNIE
for this issue and wears styl-
family use only” but eventually
ish “just in case” pants, which
let it be. Later, while we were
don’t hinder her one bit. My
all together at a restaurant, I
male dog has been diabetic for
saw her using the camera, and
three years, and this has made
I am pretty sure she took pho-
it harder for him to hold it at
tos of me, as well. Because we
times.
were a relatively large group, it
“Help” needs to know about
would probably have been dif- ANNIE LANE
Creators
washable belly bands — which
fi cult to avoid me, so I did not
Syndicate Inc.
provide complete protection, as
say anything. Besides, I love
long as the proper area is cov-
my husband’s children and
ered. I add a couple of human-style
grandchildren.
On the long drive home, I asked my incontinence panty liners to amp up
husband what he thought, and he indi- capacity. I can now leave my dogs for
cated he could see both sides. I think six to eight hours if necessary, without
that as a good hostess, you should not worrying about what I’ll fi nd when I
insist on doing something that makes a get home.
Please let “Help” know that this
guest uncomfortable. At the same time,
I understand she tries to include me. option might be better for her than
Wendy takes selfi es all the time, so I do expensive disposable diapers, confi ne-
not think she can relate to how I feel. ment or putting up with messes. She
What do you think? — Camera-Shy is doing laundry anyway, so washing
reusable doggy pants or belly bands
Grandma
Dear Camera-Shy Grandma: I (after spraying them with urine-elimi-
agree that no one should insist on tak- nating products) would be no big deal,
ing someone’s photo against his or her as long as she has an adequate supply
will. The problem is that to some peo- on hand. Her elderly dog could have
ple these days, the phrase “I don’t like the run of the house again (or at least
having my picture taken” might as well a bigger room than the bathroom) once
be gibberish. They simply can’t com- she sees how well these products work.
Any problem regarding our com-
prehend it. Your stepdaughter seems
to be in this camp. Maybe she mistook panion animals can be overcome with
your request for polite modesty. In any love, advice, patience and adaptabil-
case, spell it out for her. Say, “I really, ity on the part of their human parents.
truly am uncomfortable with having — Janey
Dear Janey: Hear! Hear! Thanks
my photo taken, and it causes me anxi-
ety.” Perhaps you could off er to take on for the additional tips.
OTHER
Blankets Needed — Colum-
bia Veterinary Hospital, 576 31st
St. Needs blanket donations
for their four legged patients.
Anything is helpful, even the
stained or frayed. Donations
can be dropped off during busi-
ness hours (closed for lunch
from noon to 1:30 p.m.) Monday
through Saturday.
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