The Columbia Press
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May 13, 2022
Events
Dinner, auction
benefit fisheries
A fundraiser to benefit War-
renton High School’s Fisher-
ies program is set for 4:30
p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the
Clatsop County Fairgrounds.
Tickets are $50 and include
a surf and turf dinner, live
auction, and a talk by former
Sen. Betsy Johnson, who is
running for governor.
Tickets are available on the
program’s website, warhf.
com, or at bpt.me/5414275.
The dinner is sponsored
by Hampton Family Forests,
Lewis & Clark Timberlands,
Main Street Market, Pacific
Seafoods, and Bornstein Sea-
foods.
Forum on Aging
set in Seaside
A three-day forum for
health professionals and pol-
icymakers on aging begins
May 16 at the Seaside Civic
and Convention Center.
The Forum on Aging in
Rural Oregon allows partic-
ipants to discuss their ex-
periences, learn from one
another and bring forth new
ideas to move forward solu-
tions that improve care and
services for the elderly. The
Glass slipper dreams unfold at AHS
Astoria High School’s the-
ater department presents
Cinderella during five per-
Heather Moss
Madame with her two daugh-
ters.
forum attempts to connect
hospitals, coordinated care
organizations, local public
health departments, and pri-
vate and rural health clinics
with state and local aging-re-
lated stakeholders and com-
munity members.
Gov. Kate Brown declared
May 16 as “Rural Senior Day.”
Seniors older than 65 repre-
sent 18 percent of all Orego-
nians and nearly 26 percent
of rural residents, according
to the state.
Rural seniors represent a
diverse segment of Oregon’s
formances this month.
The beloved Rodgers and
Hammerstein musical origi-
nally was produced for tele-
vision in 1957 and adapted
for Broadway in 2013.
Performances are at 6:30
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays,
May 13, 14, 20, and 21, with
a matinee performance at
1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May
21.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and 1
p.m., respectively.
Tickets are $10 for adults
and $5 for children, and
available at the door by cash
or check.
population, and face greater
challenges to age in place in
their communities than their
urban or younger counter-
parts, according to the state.
More information on the
forum can be found at ohsu.
edu/forumonaging.
Old-timey fun at
Flavel House
The Flavel House Museum
hosts a free “Old Fashioned
Fun & Games” event on the
lawn from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, May
14 and 15.
The event is sponsored by
the Clatsop County Historical
Society and includes badmin-
ton and croquet, a pie-eating
contest, gunnysack races and
games children played in
years’ past, such as hoop and
stick, ball and cup, stilts, and
rope-making.
Corn dogs and lemonade
will be served while learning
how Victorian-period chil-
dren entertained themselves.
The event is cosponsored
by Providence Seaside Hos-
pital.
For more information, call
503-325-2203.
Tickets on sale for state fair
Oregon State Fair doesn’t
open until Aug. 26, but tick-
ets already are on sale.
Among the entertainers
lined up: Rascal Flatts lead
singer Gary LeVox, Grammy
Award-winning reggae artist
Shaggy, Dove Award worship
leaders Bethel Music, R&B
girl group TLC, county super-
star Scott McCreery, Hall of
Famers The Beach Boys, and
hip hop artist Nelly.
Fairgoers can attend one or
move tickets for general ad-
mission, carnival rides, Fair-
Lift, and the Columbia Bank
Concert Series.
Reserved concert tickets
start at $40 and include free
fair admission. VIP tickets
include special seats, free
parking, a souvenir lanyard,
priority entrance, special
food service, and access to a
VIP beverage bar.
The Oregon State Fair is a
public/private entity owned
by the people of Oregon. The
fair began in 1861 in Oregon
City. In 1862, the fair moved
to the Oregon State Fair-
grounds in Salem.
For more information or to
purchase tickets, visit ore-
gonstatefair.org.
On your mark for marathon weekend
White Tail Run
Those who want to run
where the deer roam will
enjoy the 38th Great White
Tail Run at 10 a.m. Satur-
day, May 14.
The run is sponsored by
Wahkiakum 4-H and uses a
route through the Julia But-
ler Hansen National Refuge
in Skamokawa, Wash.
Participants have a choice
of 2 miles, 5 kilometers, or 10
kilometers with medal recog-
nition for the top winners.
Register online at exten-
sion.wsu.edu. Or pick up
a packet at 8:30 a.m. in
Skamokawa’s Vista Park.
For more information, call
Carol at 360-465-2275.
Run on the River
Run on the River, spon-
sored by Astoria Parks and
Recreation, returns Sunday,
May 15.
Participants can select the
half marathon, 10-kilome-
ter, or 5-kilometer run along
the Astoria River Walk.
Proceeds go toward Parks
and Recreation scholar-
ships. Registration includes
a T-shirt, finisher’s medal,
a beverage from Buoy Beer
Company and lunch from a
local food truck.
Register or learn more at
runontheriver.page.link/as-
toria.