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The Columbia Press
June 10, 2022
Events
Conservancy schedules summer work parties
North Coast Land
the group’s Thompson
Conservancy launched
Creek Habitat Reserve
its 2022 field season
in north Seaside.
with a variety of activi-
Some tools will be
ties and programs that
available, but vol-
are open to the public.
unteers are urged to
The group’s On the
bring their own and
Land and By the Sea
to wear long-sleeve
program presents op-
shits, pants, closed-
portunities for peo-
toe shoes or boots and
ple to get outdoors for
leather gloves. Bring
stewardship days, vol-
water and lunch. Sign
unteer work parties, Volunteers remove purple loosestrife, En-
up via the group’s
monitoring, walks and glish ivy and other invasive plants, from Blind website, nclctrust.org/
more at the organiza- Slough Swamp Habitat Reserve in 2019.
on-the-land.
tion’s habitat reserves.
Future events:
“Joining us for one of these accessible to the public,” said
• Pull, Pile and Stomp Po-
stewardship events is a fun Melissa Reich, stewardship liceman’s Helmet at Circle
and meaningful way to make director.
Creek, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Satur-
a difference in your commu-
The first event is from 10 day, July 16 (family friendly).
nity, spend time outdoors a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, • Swampathon, 9 a.m. to
with others, and visit beau- June 15. The “Release the 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6.
tiful spaces and unique hab- Trees” party will work to re- • Removing invasives at
itats that aren’t otherwise move invasive blackberries at Clear Lake, 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14.
The conservancy also will
host a “Land-to-Sea Commu-
nity Science BioBlitz” from
June 17 to July 17 in part-
nership with Oregon Coast
Aquarium and Oregon Ma-
rine Reserves.
The program records the
biodiversity within a location
during a known timeframe,
which creates consistent
datasets for researchers.
Clatsop
Community
College Pres-
ident Chris
Breitmeyer
addresses
graduates at
a previous
graduation in
Patriot Hall.
CCC’s graduation is June 17
Clatsop Community College
will hold its commencement
festivities at 4 p.m. Friday,
June 17, in Patriot Hall at the
Astoria campus.
Sheila Roley, former super-
intendent of Seaside School
District, will address the 73
graduates, who will receive
64 associate’s degrees and 13
certificates.
Acknowledgement will also
be given to individuals who
have completed the college’s
General Education Develop-
ment (GED) program.
Spanish Instructor Fernan-
do Rojas-Galvan was selected
as this year’s faculty marshal
and student marshal is Ma-
rissa Chapman. Both faculty
and student marshals will ad-
dress the graduates.
“Commencement is the cul-
mination of all the hard work
and dedication our students
have put in throughout their
college career, especially
acknowledging their perse-
verance in these past years
through COVID,” CCC Pres-
ident Chris Breitmeyer said.
“It’s a time dedicated to really
applaud their accomplish-
ments. We are excited to cel-
ebrate this milestone with our
graduates.”
The commencement cere-
mony will be a live, in-person
event. Masks are optional.
A live-stream option will
be available on the Clatsop
Community College YouTube
channel.
Black history talk covers 450 years in 45 minutes
A KKK rally below Astor School in
the 1920s.
Zachary Stocks, exec-
utive director of Ore-
gon Black Pioneers, will
present “Oregon’s Black
History: 450 Years in 45
Minutes,” at 2 p.m. Satur-
day, June 11.
The free talk is spon-
Encore performs spring showcase
Encore Dance Studio’s
Spring Showcase is at 3 p.m.
Saturday, June 11, at the Sea-
side Convention Center.
The annual event features
dancers ages 2 to 18 per-
forming tap, jazz, ballet, acro
(traditional dance with acro-
batics), and lyrical.
Tickets are $15 and avail-
able through the studio’s
Facebook page.
sored by the
Friends of Sea-
side Public Li-
brary through a
grant from Or-
egon Human-
ities. It will be
in the commu-
Stocks
nity room of the
library, 1131 Broadway St.
Attendees will get a chance
to ask questions afterward.