A longtime educator and swim coach By Gary Henley, The AstorianMar 28, 2022(Original Article – Click Here) Barring any unforeseen pandemic interruptions, the Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival is a go for June. And running the show, with lots of volunteer help, is Carla Oja, the festival’s president. It’s one of the many roles Oja has had since she and her …
Bonnie Fisher has been named Grand Marshal for the 2022 Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Stationary Optog from 11 AM to 12 noon on June 11 in front of the Maritime Museum and for the Walking Parade at the Midsummer Festival at 11:30 AM on June 18 at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. Fisher has been active in Astoria’s Nordic community for …
The 55th annual Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival celebration returns to the Clatsop County Fairgrounds on June 17, 18 and 19. The 2022 Midsummer Court will be formally introduced at Astoria High School at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, when they will give their first presentations. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. Masks are required. The members …
The Sankta Lucia Festival of Lights will take place at 7 PM, Friday, November 26, at the Astoria High School Auditorium. The 2021 Lucia Bride Grace Maier will lead the Lucia procession accompanied by the 2021 Festival Court and Starboys. The Polka Dots will provide music for dancing and the Sons of Norway are doing the refreshments. Enjoy an evening …
Weekend Break: Local residents find long-lost play By Ray Garcia For The AstorianJun 25, 2021Photo: A snapshot of the Astoria Finnish Socialist Club’s theater stage. Astor Street Opry Company It’s not every day that the Astor Street Opry Company gets to perform a long-lost historical play. But thanks to a recent finding of a variety of Finnish plays, local residents …
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
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.
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 …
Carla Oja, president of the Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Association, has announced that the 2021 Scandinavian Midsummer Festival will be modified due to the Covid pandemic and state health regulations. Several events will still take place with a few changes. Coronation of Miss Scandinavia 2021 will take place virtually at 7 PM on Friday, June 18. Senior princesses sponsored by the …
Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Plans Optog June 20 The 2020 Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival has been cancelled but the festival committee has found a new way to publicly celebrate the solstice. Festival co-chair Carla Oja announced that members of the local Scandinavian community will hold a stationary Optog from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Saturday, June 20, on both sides …