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Clatsop County
Master Gardeners
honor Seaside’s
Marion Sefren
The, Clatsop County
Master Gardener Associ-
ation March 29 work ses-
sion became a festive party
as well, complete with cake,
recollections, and well
wishes for one of the orga-
nization’s longest serving
Marion and John Sefren
veterans, Seaside resident
celebrate Marion’s 93rd
and avid gardener Marion
birthday at the Clatsop
Sefren, who turned 93.
County Fairgrounds.
Marion and her husband
John, 97, have been married
72 years.
She was selected the group’s “Behind the Scenes Master
Gardener of the Year” in 2014 and Master Gardener of the
Year in 2016. While having a hand in almost every major pro-
gram the group as initiated over that time, the demonstra-
tion garden at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds, with its array
of fl owers, trees and bedding plants on display, remains her
favorite.
Eleven fellow master gardeners were on hand at the fair-
grounds for the celebration, along with pulling weeds, mulch-
ing, nurturing the perennials, bedding plants and trees, many
of which the Sefrens helped plant.
Author Williams Brown at Seaside Library
On Saturday, April 16 at 2 p.m., the
Friends of Seaside Public Library will host
New York Times bestselling author Kelly
Williams Brown. She will discuss her most
recent book, “Easy Crafts for the Insane: A
Mostly Funny Memoir of Mental Illness and
Making Things.” This event will be held in
the Community Room of the Seaside Public Author Kelly
Williams
Library with a Q&A and signing following
Brown
the book talk.
Williams Brown is an author and reporter
living in Salem with a large loud dog named Eleanor. She
is also the author of “Gracious”, and “Adulting: How to
Become a Grown-Up in 535 Easy(ish) Steps.” She’s also
worked as a reporter and columnists for daily newspapers
and magazines, an ad copywriter, nonprofi t communications
manager and as a cocktail waitress. Born in Louisiana, she
attended Loyola University New Orleans, and has worked
in New Orleans, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Washington, D.C.
and Oregon.
The Seaside Public Library is located at 1131 Broad-
way. For more information call 503-738-6742 or visit
us at www.seasidelibrary.org or www.facebook.com/
seasidepubliclibrary.
Yes, they’re cute and fuzzy,
but do not touch the seal pups
SEASIDE
AQUARIUM
TIFFANY
BOOTHE
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t’s seal pup season on the Ore-
gon and Washington coasts. It is
important to remind folks to leave
pups (or any marine mammal) found
on the beach alone and to contact
their local marine mammal stranding
network.
Fuzzy, plump and cute enough to
squeeze, newborn harbor seal sea-
son is in full swing. While their big
brown eyes might look irresistible we
all must remember: Do not touch seal
pups! It is important to remember that
it is normal for a seal pup to be rest-
ing, relaxing and soaking up the sun
alone. However, the mother may not
return if humans or other animals
are too close so experts advise ‘don’t
touch seal pups!’
Oregon and Washington welcome
harbor seal pups well into the sum-
mer months and it is common for
mother harbor seals to leave young
pups safely on beaches, docks or
The North Coast Symphonic Band continues its 42nd
season with a concert titled “Movies, Musicals, Marches,
and More” at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 24, at the Liberty The-
ater in Astoria. Terry Dahlgren of Warrenton will make a
return appearance as guest conductor.
The concert includes a delightful mix of
music, including movie tunes like “How
to Train Your Dragon” and “Music for a
Darkened Theater,” musical theater tunes
like “Selections from Les Miserables,”
and marches like Karl L. King’s “Circus
Days,” the popular “Lassus Trombone” and
Conductor
an arrangement of the very familiar tune,
“Funiculi, Funicula,” The MC for the after- Terry Dahlgren
of the
noon will be Brian Bergman.
North Coast
Dahlgren recently retired after a 32-year
Symphonic
career as a public school music educator. He
Band.
has been actively involved in community
music programs as a performer, teacher, and
conductor since 1986.
Most of Dahlgren’s career was spent in the Seaside
School District, and his award winning high school pro-
gram consistently served over eighty students annually.
Dahlgren was a previous guest conductor with the sym-
phonic band in 2015.
Guitarist Dave Drury will perform concert prelude music
from 1:30 to 1:55 p.m. while the audience gathers. Regular
admission is $15 and student admission is $8.
Advanced tickets can be purchased at the Liberty The-
ater Box Offi ce Wednesday through Saturday from 2 to 5:30
PM or online at www.libertyastoria.showare.com. Tickets
will also be available at the door starting at noon the day of
the concert. The Liberty is located on the corner of 12th and
Commercial Street in Astoria. Check the Liberty website
for current COVID requirements.
The North Coast Symphonic Band off ers local musicians
of all ages the chance to network, learn from each other,
and maintain their skill level in a positive and supportive
environment. Rehearsals are on Monday evenings from 7
to 9 p.m. at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Perform-
ing Arts in Astoria. Musicians interested in joining should
email personnel director Lee Stromquist at encore1@char-
ter.net or call 503-861-1328. Potential new members should
read music, own their own instruments and have advanced
high school level performance skills or higher.
For more information on the North Coast Symphonic
Band’s 42nd season, visit www.northcoastsymphonicband.
org, e-mail cablebri@charter.net, or call 503-298-1087.
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‘Take Back the Night’
comes to Seaside on April 28
Symphonic band features movies,
musicals and marches
rocky outcrops along familiar coast-
lines. Time spent on land is critical
for the young seal to regulate body
temperature and rest while the mother
seal is close hunting. Harbor seals
live on land for nearly half their lives
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coat), resting and raising their off -
spring. As such, human and domestic
dog interactions are obstacles for the
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and mature seals.
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The Seaside AAUW honors Shannon
Symonds at “Take Back the Night,” on April
28 at 7 p.m. The event will be held at the
Turnaround by the Prom.
Symonds has worked for over 20 years
as an Advocate serving survivors of abuse
alongside law enforcement and as a home
Shannon
visitor supporting new mothers. She has
Symonds
been a hybrid author since 2014. She has
authored more than 250 articles for Deseret
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and the Operation Underground Railroad’s volunteer news-
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In 2020, Symonds was the Operation Underground Rail-
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For more information contact Karen Beck, co-president
of the Seaside AAUW at Karal1946@gmail.com.
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separation between newborn pup and
mother could be detrimental to the
pup’s ability to survive.
If you spot a seal pup and feel the
urge to assist it, remember to give it
plenty of space and call the Marine
Mammal Stranding Network.
Local wildlife offi cials will
respond as quickly as possible to
assess the situation and obtain infor-
mation or observations about the ani-
mal in question. In most instances the
animal is healthy and responders will
post educational signs that encour-
age onlookers to keep a safe distance
away while the situation is monitored
by experts. Last year the Seaside
Aquarium responded to and placed
signs on 24 seal pups all of which
successfully left the beach.
The Marine Mammal Strand-
ing Network responds to sightings
of pups and other injured or dead
marine mammals. For our region in
northern Oregon, Seaside Aquarium
is the local responder for the Marine
Mammal Stranding Network and can
be contacted at 503-738-6211. If a
stranded mammal is found elsewhere
the Oregon State Police reporting line
can be called at 1-800-452-7888.
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