August 9, 2019
T he C olumbia P ress
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Norwegian folk
at lodge
Regatta 2019 includes parades, music, movies, memorials and more dances
The public is invited to
This weekend
The 2019 Regatta celebra-
tion comes to Clatsop Coun-
ty this weekend.
Wednesday’s queen cor-
onation included two War-
renton High School stu-
dents, Serena Moha and
Mara Dowaliby, vying for
the crown along with Cait-
lin Hillman of Seaside High
and Kayla Helligso of Asto-
ria High.
The Kiwanis Junior Parade
is set to kick off at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 8, at Robin-
son Community Park, 170
S.W. Third St. It will be fol-
lowed by a movie in the park
showing of “Toy Story” at 9
p.m. Viewers should bring
2019 Regatta queen
contenders sur-
round 2018 queen
Catherine Tapales
of Warrenton. They
are, L-R, Kayla
Helligso of Astoria,
Caitlin Hillman of
Seaside, Serena
Moha of Warrenton
and Mara Dowaliby
of Warrenton.
From Astoria Regatta’s
Facebook page
lawn chairs and blankets.
Other Regatta events in-
clude:
• Seamen’s Memorial to
honor those who have worked
on the water, 3 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 9, Maritime Memorial
Park, 10 Bay St., Astoria.
• Admiral’s Reception with
appetizers and drinks, 6 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 9, Maritime Me-
morial Park. Tickets are $20.
• Rose Planting, 9 a.m. Sat-
urday at the Flavel House, 441
Eighth St., Astoria.
• Regatta Square, 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday at 12th and
Exchange streets in down-
town Astoria. The block par-
ty features food, kids games,
live music and vendor booths.
• Grand Land Parade, noon
Saturday in downtown Asto-
ria.
• Highwater Boat Parade,
4:30 p.m. Saturday on the
Columbia River. View from
the Riverwalk.
• Pops Concert, 7 p.m. Sat-
urday, Aug. 10, Astoria High
School, 1001 W. Marine
Drive. The Columbia River
Symphony, directed by Cory
Pederson, will play pop tunes.
watch two folk dance groups
from Norway perform at 6:30
p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, at the
Sons of Norway Lodge, 2910
Highway 101, Gearhart.
Folkendanslaget i BUL Trom-
so and Bodo Folkedanslag-
et will perform; afterward,
the public is welcome to join
with the groups in communi-
ty dancing.
Marine debris survey training offered
REGATTA SQUARE
Downtown Astoria
12th and Duane Streets
2111 Exchange Street, Astoria, Oregon • 503-325-4321
www.columbiamemorial.org • A Planetree Gold Hospital
A training session for cit-
izens interested in marine
debris surveying will be held
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat-
urday, Aug. 17, at Clatsop
Community College’s Towler
Hall, 1651 Lexington Ave.
Session leaders are from
the Coastal Observation and
Seabird Survey Team. The
team’s marine debris focuses
on science, conservation, and
communities. Rather than
simply identifying debris, the
program characterizes it and
measures its abundance in
particular zones of the beach.
Through an interactive,
hands-on workshop, trainees
will learn how to collect data
in hopes of avoiding potential
harm to people, wildlife, and
local coastal ecosystems.
Participants should being
a sack lunch, or money to
purchase food in the area.
Volunteers need no prior ex-
perience with scientific data
collection, just a commitment
to survey a specific beach at
least once a month.
To register, call 206-221-
6893 or sent an email to
coasst@uw.edu.
Folkendanslaget i BUL’s Facebook page
College news
Five local students have
been named to the spring se-
mester dean’s list at Pacific
University in Forest Grove
and five local students re-
cently graduated.
Those making the dean’s
list are Patrick Ingmire,
Brittany Nyberg, Kaneah
Owen and Hailey Ran-
ta, all of Astoria; and Em-
ily Spalding of Gearhart.
To qualify, students must
achieve a grade-point aver-
age 3.7 while completing 12
or more graded hours.
Those graduating are Ing-
mire, with a bachelor’s de-
gree in French; Owen, with a
bachelor’s degree in exercise
science; Shelby Heck of
Astoria, with a bachelor’s de-
gree in public health; Josh-
ua Shoop-Long of Astoria,
with a bachelor’s degree in
philosophy and environmen-
tal science; and Eleanore
Whitlock of Cannon Beach,
with a bachelor’s degree in
music.