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July 6, 2018
T he C olumbia P ress
This weekend
Relay For Life begins with concert
Clatsop County Relay For
Life, the primary fund-rais-
er for the American Cancer
Society, begins at 10 a.m.
Saturday, July 7, and ends
at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 8, at
Seaside High School, 1901
N. Holladay Drive.
It is designed to bring the
community together to re-
member lost loved ones,
honor survivors of all can-
cers, and raise money to help
the society combat cancer.
County music star Ty
Herndon will kick off the
A banner for
the most recent
cancer survivors
fro the 2014
Relay For Life.
Courtesy Relay For
Life Facebook page
event with a free concert.
Throughout the 24 hours
there will be more live music,
a silent auction, food, family
activities and lap themes.
The luminary ceremony,
in which candles are lit in
memory of loved ones, is at
10 p.m.
Admission is free.
Hiking Club takes on Willapa Bay nature trail
Angora Hiking Club will
walk the Willapa Bay na-
ture trail and Teal Slough at
9 a.m. Saturday, July 7, and
has scheduled three other
activities this month.
Membership is not re-
quired to participate in the
hikes and anyone interested
in walking with the group in
the parade is urged to join
them or go online to learn
more at angorahikingclub.
org.
A 10-kilometer Volkswalk is
set for 9 a.m. Saturday, July
21, on Astoria’s paths and
stairs.
The Fort to Sea Trail and
South Slough Loop will be at
1 p.m. Wednesday, July 25.
A potluck and meeting is
scheduled for 2 p.m. Sun-
day, July 29, at the home of
Cecilia and Doug Balcomb
in Astoria.
For information on the
hikes, contact Arline at
503-338-6883 or Marlene
at 503-325-8202. For in-
formation on the potluck
and meeting, call 503-325-
7043.
Scandinavian Park moves step closer to reality
Astoria Scandinavian Her-
itage Association received a
grant from the Oregon Cul-
tural Trust, which will allow
the group to hire a consultant
to help organize a fund-rais-
ing campaign for Astoria
Scandinavian Heritage Park.
The Organizational and Pro-
fessional Development Grant
program was developed by
Oregon Cultural Trust Part-
ners to strengthen cultural
nonprofit leadership and or-
ganizational effectiveness to
better serve Oregon’s cultural
community.
Astoria Scandinavian Heri-
tage Park will be built on the
Riverwalk between 15th and
16th streets.
The public space will make
locals and visitors aware of
the area’s unique cultural
identity and commemorate
the contributions and influ-
ences of the Scandinavian
community to the general
identity of the region.
For more information on
the proposed park, visit www.
astoriascanpark.org.