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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2021
Symphonic band donates $10,000 to performing arts center
RELIGION BRIEFS
Anchor Baptist Church
The congregation meets at the Astoria Christian
Church, 1151 Harrison Ave. On Sundays, the service
starts at 1 p.m.; Bible study is at 7 p.m. Thursdays.
For information, email anchorbaptistastoria@gmail.
com
Astoria Christian Church
For service information and updates, go to asto-
riachristian.org or bit.ly/AstoriaChristian, call 503-
325-2591 or email AstoriaChristian@gmail.com
Astoria First Baptist Church
In support of the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts building, the North Coast Symphonic Band donated $10,000 to help
complete repairs to the east-facing wall and fl oor, which had sustained large amounts of water damage over a long period of time.
The work has now been completed by CBM Development and Construction of Astoria. ‘Thank you to the North Coast Symphonic
Band for such a generous gift,’ said Bereniece Jones-Centeno, executive director of the performing arts center.
Transportation district Students dissect sharks
seeks volunteers for
The Seaside Aquarium
advisory committee
recently partnered with the
The Astorian
The Astorian
The Sunset Empire Trans-
portation District Board
of Commissioners is seek-
ing volunteers from Clatsop
County to serve on the sev-
en-member Transportation
Advisory Committee.
The committee advises
the board on issues involving
transportation plans, grants,
policies and programs, with
a special emphasis on access
for senior and disabled riders.
Information and qualifi ca-
tions are at bit.ly/3yULTBH
The term of offi ceis two
years, beginning July 1 and
ending June 30, 2023. Com-
mittee meetings are held at
least twice a year.
Applications are avail-
able from 8 a.m. to noon
and 1 to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, at the Astoria
Transit Center, 900 Marine
Drive, and the Seaside Tran-
sit Offi ce, 39 N. Holladay
Drive, or at bit.ly/3ie7U8S.
Upon request, an application
will be sent by mail.
Return or mail completed
applications to Sunset Empire
Transportation District, 900
Marine Drive, Astoria, OR.,
97103 by 5 p.m. June 16.
Appointments will be made
at the June 24 board meeting.
For information, contact
Mary Parker at 503-861-5370
or mary@ridethebus.org
Ushimaru initiated into honor society
The Astorian
Hiromi Ushimaru, of
Warrenton, was recently ini-
tiated into the all-discipline
collegiate honor society of
Phi Kappa Phi at San Jose
State University in San Jose,
California.
Membership is by invita-
tion only, and requires nom-
ination and approval by a
chapter. Only the top 10% of
seniors and 7.5% of juniors
are eligible for membership.
For information about
Phi Kappa Phi, go to phikap-
paphi.org
Columbia River Maritime
Museum to let students par-
ticipate in the dissection of
sharks that had washed up,
been recovered and frozen.
On June 3, Warrenton
eighth graders took measure-
ments and samples of a 3-foot
salmon shark’s liver and mus-
cle, which will be sent to
the Hatfi eld Marine Science
Center and used in further
research.
On June 5, fi fth graders
from Eisenhower Elementary
School in Vancouver, Wash-
ington, dissected a 7-foot
broadnosed sevengill shark.
The dissections were led
Astoria First United Methodist Church
For livestream service information and updates,
email the church offi ce at offi ce@unitedmethodis-
tastoria.org or call 503-325-5454.
Grace Episcopal Church
For updates, food pantry hours and in-person and
livestream service information, 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 Fellowship ser-
vice is being held via Zoom at 11 a.m. Sunday. For
Zoom information, go to pacuuf.org
Peace First Lutheran
Seaside Aquarium
Eisenhower
Elementary
School students dissect a
broadnose sevengill shark.
by Nate Sandel, the Mari-
time Museum’s educational
director.
SELF-HELP GROUPS
Al-Anon (Astoria) — For
information, call 503-325-1087.
Al-Anon (Seaside) — For
information, call 503-810-5196
for information.
Al-Anon (Nehalem) — For
information, call 503-368-8255.
Al-Anon (Tillamook) — For
information, call 503-842-5094
or 503-730-5863.
Al-Anon (Clatskanie) — For
information, call 503-728-3351.
First Baptist Church, 349 Seventh St., holds an
in-person worship service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday.
Social distancing is practiced, face coverings are
required and hand sanitizers are available. The ser-
vice 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.
Al-Anon Family Groups
information — Oregon Area
Al-Anon
website,
orego-
nal-anon.org
Alateen (Tillamook) — For
information, call 503-730-5863.
Alcoholics
Anonymous
— To fi nd a meeting in Clat-
sop County, call 971-601-9220,
in Tillamook County, call 503-
739-4856, or go to aa-oregon.
org
For service information, go to astoriafi rstlutheran.
com under “Worship & Music/Videos & Resources”
or bit.ly/FLCAstoria. To receive a DVD of the ser-
vices and bulletin, call the offi ce and leave a message.
Pioneer Presbyterian Church
WARRENTON — For service information, call
the church at 503-861-2421 or go to pioneerchurch-
pcusa.org
St. Brendan The Navigator Orthodox
Church
St. Brendan The Navigator Orthodox Church,
820 Alameda Ave., is holding Readers Vespers at
5 p.m. Saturday.
On Sunday, a Typik a service begins at 10 a.m. All
are welcome. Social distancing is still required.
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 Ham-
mond mission, call 503-325-3671, email offi ce@
stmaryastoria.com or go to stmaryastoria.com or bit.
ly/stmaryastoria
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