Dance the night away in Seaside
It’s time for daddies to share the dance floor with daughters Saturday
Story by ANDREW TONRY
SEASIDE — The exuber-
ance at last year’s inaugural
Daddy Daughter Dance far
exceeded organizer Darren
Gooch’s expectations.
“When I first got things
together for it I saw pre-
sales of about 35 tickets,”
said Gooch, information
technology and marketing
director at the Sunset Em-
pire Park and Recreation
District. “My original antic-
ipation was that we’d proba-
bly have about 90 attendees
all together.”
Almost 200 showed up.
“I was, like, really sweating
bullets because I only had ta-
bles for 90 people in the main
hall here at the Bob Chisholm
Center,” Gooch said.
Despite the influx of at-
tendees, the event ran rather
smoothly.
“Nobody sat for long
anyway,” said Gooch. “They
were all out dancing at dif-
ferent times. It did flow
nicely, albeit pretty tightly.”
He attributed the turnout
to one simple thing: “There’s
a cuteness factor to the Daddy
Daughter Dance that just isn’t
there with anything else.”
Daddy Daughter Dance
6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28
Seaside Civic and Convention Center
415 First Ave., Seaside
$20 per daddy-daughter couple,
Plus $5 per additional daughter
Daddies, grandpas and any father figure is invited
This year, Gooch and
Special Events Coordinator
Grace Smith are prepared.
The
second
Daddy
Daughter Dance, which
takes place from 6 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28, will move
to the Seaside Civic and
Convention Center. On hand
will be a DJ, photo booth,
refreshments and, of course,
a few more tables — just in
case. The event is open to
dads and daughters of all
ages.
“We had a dad and his
preschool-aged
daughter
through a high school girl
and her grandpa last year,”
Gooch said. “That was real-
ly sweet.”
Moms are welcome, too.
“The moms are kind of
the bigger driving force for
this than even the dads,”
Gooch said. “You’ve got
Crossword Answer
A F F O
D R U M
S A E N
T L I
S
C
A
B
S
N
A
R
D
O
I
N
U
I
T
S
O
W
S
C
H
A
T
O
A
R
S
E
S
S
A
Y
X
A
C
T
O
H
U
R
O
N
R
O
D
E
O
D
U
R
E
R
P
A D A
N U S
E E T
S
R
G O
W L S
R A
I D E
T E P
E
A L E
N A
O P M
N E O
L E
S
T
T
A
I
P
R H E
S O N
N A
O D
R E
T E
E E L
E S U
N
D O G
A P E
N T
A S E
V
S E
O U N
L I S
D T O
A
G
U
A
T
E L M
E
R E C
R I N A S
R T E D
A S S
R C
T W I
I E
E L
F
S T A L
T A P I N S
G A L
P A N D D O
A P
A U R
I E S
P R
R
L I L
P I N E
I M A X
A T
S E A
L F R E S T
T A I N
B
L P S
A
L E E
T
these dads and their little
girls and a mom who’s there
going: ‘No, you need to go
do this. This is cute, you
need to do this.’”
Despite the influx of dads
and daughters, last year’s
event came in slightly under
budget. But the rise in ticket
price, Gooch said, is to pay
for the larger venue.
“We don’t want to make
money off of it,” he add-
ed. “We want to make just
enough to pay for all the
expenses. Any time that an
event gives the opportunity
for community members to
come out and do something
together as a group or to-
gether as a family, that’s the
idea.”
Enjoy annual Stew Luncheon & Bazaar
Also find bake sale, items at Grays River Methodist Church
GRAYS RIVER, Wash. — The
Grays
River
Methodist
Church Friendship Circle
will hold its Stew Luncheon
& Bazaar. It’s time for hearty
beef stew, delectable cheese
bread, beverages and dessert
at the Grays River United
Methodist Church social hall.
There will also be a bake
sale and some new and repur-
posed items for sale.
The luncheon and bazaar
run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28.
Again this year, takeout
meals will be available. The
meal is by donation, and
the baked goods and other
items for sale are reasonably
priced.
P
A
O
L
O
A
S
W
A
N
A
T
R
A
D
E
A
D
T
E
N
E
T
E
G
A
D
S
T
R S
O L
T O
The church is located
at 3624 Washington State
Route 4 near milepost 18, on
the hill above the Grays Riv-
er Café. For information on
the event, call 360-484-7749.
To call in orders the day of
the event, call 360-465-2391.
Knappa Schools puts on Monty Python play
SVENSEN — Knappa Schools
present the play “Monty Py-
thon and the Holy Grail.”
This comedy of King Arthur
follows him through collect-
ing his Knights of the Round
Table and the adventures
of their search for the Holy
Grail.
Astoria’s Premier Bed & Bath Store
O S
C
A T C H
T A R E
T E S
S E W S
T
A C T P
B O W I
L I B
S I N B
W N
A
D A
I M U S
N A P I
S E E D
S E
M S
A N T E
R A I N
I R C O
A L K S
Submitted photo
The Grays River Methodist Church Friendship Circle will hold its Stew Luncheon & Bazaar
on Feb. 28.
Show times are 7 p.m. Fri-
day and Saturday, Feb. 27 and
28.
The show will be held at
the Wickiup Grange, locat-
ed at 92683 Svensen Mar-
ket Road.
Tickets are $6 general ad-
mission and $5 for those un-
der 5 and over 55.
For more information, call
Jan Johnson at 503-458-6398.
1004 Commercial St.,
Astoria, OR 97103
503-325-4400
FIN E L IN E N S A N D SO M U C H M O R E !
G IFT R E G IST R IE S
w w w .in th ebou doirs.com
Ta ke m e ou t to th e
ba ll ga m e,
ta ke m e to th e bea ch ,
bu t plea s e
JU ST TA K E M E H O M E !
I love all outdoor
activities .
Love,
Tita n
348 12th Street Astoria OR 97103
503-325-4210
www.lucys-books.com queenofbooks@charter.net
Est. 1980
ANDREW MARC
CLATSOP COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER • 861-PETS
1315 S.E. 19th St., Warrenton Tues - Sat 12-4pm
www.dogncats.org
239 N . H em lock • C an n on B each • 503.436.0208
February 26, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 29
