NAMI Meets The National Alliance on Mental Illness meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Providence Seaside Hospital Education Center, 725 S. Wahanna Road, Seaside. This support group welcomes anyone who has a friend or loved one who suffers from a serious brain (mental) illness (depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder). For information, call Alice Wood at (503) 717-1835. 

 

Senior Meals Set The Warrenton Senior Lunch Program provides a chance to meet new friends and get reacquainted with old friends. Lunch is served at noon Mondays and Thursdays at the Warrenton Community Center, located at 170 S.W. Third St. The cost is a suggested donation of $5 for seniors and $7 for those who are younger than age 60. For menu information, call (503) 861-3502 Monday or Thursday. Those who would like to attend but have no transportation should call Judy Sivley at (503) 861-2681. For information, or to volunteer, call (503) 861-3502. 

 

Toastmasters Meeting Set The Coastal Communicators Toastmasters will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Hotel Elliott conference room, 357 12th St. The mission of the Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop and practice communication and leadership skills. Visitors are always welcome. For information, go to www.toastmasters.org or call (503) 791-2806.

 

DBSA Meeting Set The local chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance will host a confidential, peer-led self-help support group meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the Pavilion at Columbia Memorial Hospital. The group is open to anyone who is diagnosed with a mood disorder, has a family member or friend who is diagnosed or who thinks they might have depression or bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression). For information, contact Patricia Fessler at (503) 325-8930.

 

Mens Cancer Support Group Meeting Set The Mens Cancer Support Group meets at 8 a.m. Tuesday in the house next to North Coast Family Fellowship, 2245 N. Wahanna Road in Seaside. For information, call Mike Crow at (503) 861-2138 or Curt Allen at (503) 325-3074.

 

Warbirds Meet The World War II Warbirds meet at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Labor Temple Café, 934 Duane St. For information, call Bob Brumm at (503) 325-2959.

 

Tobacco Free Coalition Meets The Tobacco Free Coalition of Clatsop County will meet from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Clatsop County Health and Human Services, 820 Exchange St. Anyone interested in tobacco use prevention and education is welcome. For information, call Tara Finch at (503) 325-8500 or e-mail tfinch@ co.clatsop.or.us

 

Check Your Blood Pressure Blood pressure checks are offered from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. For information, call (503) 325-3231. 

 

Kiwanis Club Convenes The Astoria-Warrenton Kiwanis Club meets at noon Tuesday for lunch at the Golden Luck restaurant, 159 W. Bond St. Visitors are welcome. For information, call Vance Swenson at (503) 325-5455 or Swede Nyberg at (503) 338-7400. 

 

ENCORE Lunch Bunch Meets The Exploring New Concepts of Retirement Education Lunch Bunch will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dooger’s Restaurant, 505 Broadway in Seaside. For information, call Madeline Gobel, coordinator for the January gathering, at (503) 325-3330. 

 

Red Cross Blood Drives Set The American Red Cross will hold blood drives from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Seaside Elks, 324 Avenue A in Seaside, and from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Astoria Masonic Lodge, 1572 Franklin Ave. Call Julie Flues at (503) 325-4721 to schedule an appointment.

 

Line Dancing for Seniors Line dancing to slower music is available from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. For information, call (503) 325-3231. 

 

WBA Meeting Set The Warrenton Business Association will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the commission chambers at Warrenton City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. For information, call Cindy Yingst at (503) 861-7447.

 

Freemasons Meet Evergreen Lodge No. 137 will hold its monthly dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, and a meeting at 7:30 p.m. at 201 N. Holladay Drive in Seaside. All Masons and their families in the area are invited to attend. For information, call (503) 717-0808.

 

Divorce Care Meeting Set Divorce Care, for those who are considering a divorce or going through a divorce, meets at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at 1195 Irving Ave. For information, call (503) 338-7428.

 

Bassmasters Hold Meeting For information about the Clatsop County Bassmasters meeting, call Frank Weissenfluh at (503) 861-4265.

 

M.O.M.S. Club Meets Moms Offering Moms Support Club meets at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at Capt. Gray Port of Play, 785 Alameda Ave. There is no admission charge. For information, go to www.momsclubof astoria.org or call (503) 325-8669.

 

Wickiup Senior Lunches Set Senior citizens in the area are welcome to have lunch at noon Wednesday at the Wickiup Grange Hall, 92683 Svensen Market Road. Those interested should contact Sharon Simonsen, coordinator for the NorthWest Senior and Disability Services at Svensen, at (503) 458-6800, or on Wednesday mornings only, (503) 458-6888. 

Awana Club Meeting Set Awana Club, a ministry group for youths ages 3 to 13, meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Cannon Beach Community Presbyterian Church, 132 E. Washington St. The meeting includes game competitions, songs, stories and scripture memorization. For information, call (503) 436-2119.

 

Lions Club Convenes The Astoria Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Golden Star Restaurant, 599 Bond St. Visitors are welcome. For information, call Sharon Menapace at (503) 440-3138.

 

Gateway Masonic Lodge Meets The Gateway Masonic Lodge No. 175 will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday for dinner, with a meeting to follow at 7:30 p.m. at 66 S.W. Fourth St. in Warrenton.

 

Fit Club Offers Free Workout The North Coast Fit Club offers a free cardio workout from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Warrenton Community Center, 170 S.W. Third Ave., Warrenton. All fitness levels are welcome and no equipment is necessary. Each week features a different workout from Beachbody programs such as P90X, Turbo Jam, Insanity, Power 90, Slim in 6 and many more, plus free samples of recovery drink. For information, call Michelle Olson at (503) 717-2550 or Kathleen Strecker at (503) 791-6596.

 

Petty Officers Meeting Set The Lower Columbia Chief Petty Officers Association will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Astoria Elks Lodge, 453 11th St. For information, call Dave Kinney at (415) 827-5190.

 

Danish Society Meets The Lower Columbia Danish Society meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at 422 Gateway Ave, Suite 100. Help create ris (decorative switches) that may be used as decorations for the Fastelavn (Danish Mardi Gras) celebration. The public is welcome. For information, call (503) 325-2612. 

 

Beaver Alumni Directory Available A copy of the 2010 Oregon State University Alumni Directory has been placed in the Astoriana collection at the Astoria Library, 450 10th St. The directory covers graduates from 1935 to the present, including addresses and maiden names. 

 

Triathlon Group Forming An informal triathlon (run, bike, swim) training club is forming. All levels are welcome. For information, call Nancy Frederick at (503) 861-9677.

 

Prostate Cancer Support Group Forming A prostate cancer support group is forming in Astoria. Meetings will be held at the Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St. Anyone with prostate cancer, or anyone of any age who is concerned about prostate cancer is welcome. For information, or to join the group, call Jon Lindhout at (503) 791-5211.