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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021
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 anchor-
baptistastoria@gmail.com
Astoria Christian
Church
For service informa-
tion and updates, go to asto-
riachristian.org or bit.ly/
AstoriaChristian, call 503-
325-2591 or email Astoria-
Christian@gmail.com
Astoria First Baptist
Church
First Baptist Church,
349 Seventh St., holds an
in-person worship ser-
vice at 10:45 a.m. Sunday.
Social distancing is prac-
ticed, face coverings are
required and hand sanitizers
are available. 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
Open for in person
worship on Sundays at
11:30 a.m., 1076 Franklin
Ave. Masks are required.
For livestream service infor-
mation, email the church
offi ce at offi ce@united-
methodistastoria.org or call
503-325-5454.
Grace Episcopal
Church
For updates, food pan-
try hours and in-person and
livestream service informa-
tion, call the church at 503-
325-4691, email graceasto-
ria4691@gmail.com or go
to graceastoria.org or fb.me/
Grace Astoria
Pacifi c Unitarian
Universalist
A Pacifi c Unitarian Uni-
versalist Fellowship service
is being held via Zoom at
11 a.m. Sunday. For Zoom
information, go to pacuuf.
org
Peace First Lutheran
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 pioneerchurchpcusa.
org
St. Mary, Star of the
Sea Parish
For information about
the St. Vincent de Paul Food
Pantry hours, and service
and livestreaming infor-
mation at both the Astoria
church and Hammond mis-
sion, call 503-325-3671,
email offi ce@stmaryastoria.
com or go to stmaryastoria.
com or bit.ly/stmaryastoria
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.
Al-Anon Family Groups
information — Oregon Area
Al-Anon website, orego-
nal-anon.org
Alateen
(Tillamook)
— For information, call
503-730-5863.
Junior Ranger
program opens
The Astorian
The Lewis and Clark
National Historic Trail is
debuting a trail-wide Junior
Ranger program. It is avail-
able locally at Lewis and
Clark National Historical
Park in Astoria and Fort Ste-
vens State Park in Ham-
mond, where there are free
Lewis and Clark Trail Junior
Ranger activity booklets,
and Junior Ranger badges
can be earned.
Read-along videos are
available online, so partic-
ipants can hear the activi-
ties narrated and audio-de-
scribed. Another online
feature allows kids to hear
names of plants and animals
in a few of the many Indig-
enous languages spoken
along the Lewis and Clark
Trail.
Later this summer, pro-
gram participants will also
be able to engage with tac-
tile maps of the Lewis and
Clark Trail. These 3D maps
convey the scope and topog-
raphy of the 4,900 mile
expedition route.
Children can also become
a Junior Ranger from home
by visiting the Lewis and
Clark Trail Junior Ranger
online page and completing
interactive activities.
For information, go to
bit.ly/3vnRWfj
AAUW awards
two scholarships
The Astorian
The American Associa-
tion of University Women,
Astoria chapter, has awarded
two scholarships of $3,000
each to Amanda Arrington
and Maggie Blaser.
Arrington is attending
Clatsop Community Col-
lege to receive an Associ-
ate of Arts Oregon Transfer
degree, after which she will
attend a university to obtain
a bachelor’s degree, then
pursue a master’s degree in
social work. She wants to be
a counselor, social worker or
therapist.
While raising a family
and attending college, she
achieved a grade point aver-
age of 4.0.
Blaser attends the Uni-
versity of Oregon with a
dual major in physics and
cinema studies. She gradu-
ated as valedictorian in high
school. She has a GPA of
4.1 at the university, where
she is a member of the Soci-
ety of Physics Students and
Women in Physics.
Upon completion of her
undergraduate degrees, Bla-
ser plans to attend graduate
school to study astrophysics.
She enjoys traveling, and
has been to 17 countries and
fi ve continents.
Class reunion canceled, rescheduled as picnic
The Astorian
The Astoria High School Class of 1960 reunion, sched-
uled for Sept. 11, is canceled. In its place, a picnic will be held
at noon that same day in Alderbrook Park.
Grace Maier
Emma Biederman
Scandinavian festival
announces scholarships
The Astorian
The Astoria Scandina-
vian Midsummer Festival
awarded $1,000 scholar-
ship awards to Emma Bie-
derman, of Astoria High
School, 2021 Senior Miss
Finland, and Grace Maier,
of Tigard High School,
2021 Senior Miss Norway.
Biederman will attend
Oregon State University
to major in kinesiology.
Maier will study secondary
education and mathematics
at Boise State University in
Idaho.
Foster care review
board seeks volunteers
The Astorian
The Oregon Judi-
cial Department Citizen
Review Board, Oregon’s
foster care review board,
is seeking new volun-
teer members in Clatsop
County.
Board members must
live or work in the county
where they serve. The
members review the cases
of children and families
involved with the child
welfare system. They com-
mit one regularly sched-
uled, full working day per
month to conduct reviews,
and another fi ve to 10
hours reading case mate-
rial and preparing before
the reviews.
New board members
must complete 16 hours of
orientation training. Four
of the hours are completed
online prior to attending
the in-person portion of
the training. Current board
members must complete
eight hours of continuing
education each year.
For information, go to
bit.ly/OJDcrb, email crb.
v o l u n t e e r. r e s o u r c e s @
ojd.state.or.us or call
503-986-5901.
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