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About The Columbia press. (Astoria, Or.) 1949-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 2019)
December 27, 2019 County awards culture grants The Clatsop County Cultur- al Coalition awarded grants to eight community groups during a ceremony earlier this month. Those receiving grants: Cas- cadia Concert Opera, $1,500; Sunset Parks and Recreation Foundation, $1,500; Part- ners for the Performing Arts Center, $1,220; Grace Epis- copal Church, $1,210; The Writer’s Guild, $1,200; As- toria Scandinavian Heritage Association, $1,050; Lower Columbia Hispanic Council, $1,000; Trails End Art Asso- ciation, $820. The awards ceremony was held at Clatsop Community College. The grant money is for events, projects, and im- provements to take place in 2020. Astoria is Wyden’s first ‘20 town hall U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden will hold his first town hall meet- ing of 2020 in Astoria. “I’m eager to begin 2020 in true ‘Oregon Way’ fashion – with eight open-to-all town halls that provide everybody the opportunity to share their ideas, questions and prior- ities directly with me,” said Wyden, a Democrat. “These town halls are hallmarks of democracy, and I look for- ward very much to hearing from Oregonians all over our state.” The meeting in Clatsop County is at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, in the Clatsop Com- munity College Performing Arts Center, 588 15th St., As- toria. Hike club seeks new ideas, spots Angora Hiking Club will have its annual planning meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, at the Oregon State T he C olumbia P ress University Seafood Research and Education Center, 2001 Marine Drive (just East of the Aquatic Center). Hikes and other events will be determined for 2020. Members and interested hik- ers are welcome. Annual dues is $10 per year. Signups can be made by check or cash at the meeting or mailed to Treasurer Ellen Norris, P.O. Box 841, Astoria 97103. In 2019, there were 35 events including parades, walks in Astoria, Seaside and Cannon Beach, an underground tour, and hikes through gardens, fishing docks and more. CMH offers health talks at lunch Columbia Memorial Hos- pital’s Cancer Collaborative is sponsoring a series of in- formal lunch-time conversa- tions this month focused on improving health. All meetings are from 11 a.m. to noon in the activi- ty room at the CMH-OHSU Knight Center, 1905 Ex- change St., Astoria. Refresh- ments are provided. Jan. 8: Registered Dieti- tian Grace Laman explores the power of nutrition in cancer prevention, treatment and survivorship. She shares hot topics in nutrition, cook- ing demonstrations and reci- pes each month. Jan. 9: Tips, tools and con- versation about eating, com- munication, memory and thinking for those experienc- ing cancer or who have expe- rienced cancer. Those who support them are welcome too. The talk is hosted by a speech-language pathologist. Jan. 21: Physical Ther- 5 apist Tiffany Nguyen will discuss the role pelvic floor muscles play and other phys- ical therapy interventions to optimize quality of life through improved mobility and management of chronic conditions. Jan. 29: Blair Cocking, occupational therapist and certified lymphatic thera- pist, will discuss and provide demonstrations on occupa- tional therapy interventions and lymphedema care. More info: 503-338-4520.
