IN TUNE With Austra Blaus

June 2, 2003 at 12:00a.m.

With Austra Blaus
Age: 70.
Residence: Hermitage.
Original home: Latvia.
Occupation: Volunteer director of the Christ Lutheran Church Food Pantry in Sharon: retired as a nurse in 1967, having worked at hospitals in Gary, Ind., El Paso, Tex. and Milwaukee, Wis., and at a military dispensary in Germany.
Education: Graduate of a nurses' training program in Wisconsin.
Family: Husband, Osvalds (Ed); four children, Ericks, Linda Chin, Rita Joseck and Brent; four grandchildren.
Favorite television program: "Judging Amy," although she watches news shows religiously.