From Tuesday, June 15 at 5:00pm through June 30, the Astor Street Opry Company will present Reader’s Theater – From the Suomi Hall: Love and Politics.” Funded by the Clatsop Cultural Commission. Tune in on YouTube here! https://youtu.be/a-eG7mgyYdI
2021 Scanfest Church Service
A Scandinavian church service will be offered at 11 AM on Sunday, June 20, at Bethany Free Lutheran Church across from Safeway. There will be readings in Finnish, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish as well as in English. Scandinavian delicacies will be offered in take-away packages after the service.
2021 Scholarship Recipients
Grace Maier Tigard, Oregon, and Emma Biederman of Astoria will both receive $1,000 college scholarships from the Astoria Scandinavian Heritage Association. Both women are members of the 2021 Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Court. Maier is Senior Miss Norway and Biederman is Senior Miss Finland. Maier plans to study secondary education at Boise State University. Biederman plans to study kinesiology at Oregon …