BRIEFS Youth volunteer program hosts basket weaving class ASTORIA — High School students are invited to join Susan Rhoads for a free basket weaving class at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park on Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students will learn basic weaving tech- niques and make a basket to take home and use later in Fort demonstrations. Rhoads has worked as a seasonal ranger for 15 years and has given talks and pro- grams at the park about Clatsop and Chi- nook culture, the Lewis and Clark Expe- dition and plants and animals of the lower Columbia River region. The basket weaving session is open to youth who join the park’s Klahowya Youth Volunteer Program. In return for the ses- sion, participants are asked to contribute 4 hours of demonstration time at Fort Clatsop during the summer season. The session is limited to 10 participants. Those interested must pre-register with the park, and will be asked to bring lunch. Snacks will be provided by the park edu- cation partner, the Lewis & Clark National Park Association. Masks and social distanc- ing are required. For more information, contact Ranger Izzy Sanchez at 503-861-4416 or elias_san- chez@nps.gov State Fish and Wildlife announces annual wildlife art contest SALEM – Artists are invited to com- pete in one or all three of the Oregon Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife’s 2023 stamp art competitions. Winning artwork will be used to produce collector’s stamps and other promotional items, with sale proceeds benefitting Ore- gon’s fish, wildlife and their habitats, as well as a $2,000 award in each category. Divisions include the Habitat Conser- vation Stamp, which must feature an eligi- ble species from the Oregon Conservation Strategy in its natural habitat; the Water- fowl Stamp Contest, which must feature the greater scaup in its natural habitat; and the Upland Game Bird Stamp Contest, featuring the mountain quail in a natural habitat setting. Entries will be accepted between Aug. 26 and up to 5 p.m. on Sept. 30 at the Ore- gon Department of Fish and Wildlife head- quarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem, OR., 97302. Entries can be mailed or hand delivered. To view entries from previous years, or to find out more information on con- test rules, eligible species, and how to order stamps and art prints, visit www.dfw.state. or.us/stamp_contest. California, Montreal guitar trios set to perform at Liberty Theatre ASTORIA — The Liberty Theatre pres- ents California Guitar Trio and Montreal Guitar Trio, performing together on Satur- day at 7 p.m. Featuring six virtuoso guitarists from four countries, California Guitar Trio and Montreal Guitar Trio together fuse decades of combined performing experience into one ensemble of progressive rock, world, jazz, and classical music. California Guitar Trio, composed of Bert Lams, Hideyo Moriya and Paul Richards, has made a major global impact, having served as the soundtrack for Olympics cov- erage and other major television network programs. NASA even used their music to wake the crew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Montreal Guitar Trio composed of gui- tarists Sébastien Dufour, Glenn Lévesque and Marc Morin, has given hundreds of concerts in some of the most prestigious venues across North America, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. Seating is reserved and starts at $25. Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test required for entry. Doors open at 6 p.m. CrosswordAnswers Alder Creek Farm row garden. Registration now open for Nehalem Community Garden NEHALEM — Registration is now open for the Community Garden at Alder Creek Farm, a program of the Lower Nehalem Community Trust. This community opera- tion offers opportunities for first-time and experienced gardeners alike to grow their own food. This year marks the 17th season of gar- den operations. The Lower Nehalem Com- munity Trust established a garden, teaching and using organic processes, to increase the capacity of northern Tillamook County com- munity members to grow healthy food using practices that are mindful to local ecologies The Community Garden is operated cooperatively by members who grow, learn and share together. Members must work a minimum of three hours a week or 100 hours during the season, and will share their organically-grown harvest amongst them- selves, as well as with the North County Food Bank, Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church Pantry and Senior Meals Program. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis, and costs $60 per family to ensure seed, soil amendments, and tools. Schol- arships are also available. COVID policies will be adjusted as the community navigates the ongoing pandemic. To learn more or to register, visit www.nehalemtrust.org. 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