THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015
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‘History and Hops’ educates
with frosty pints of craft beer
ter Apartments. They were rent-
ed until 1970. The space now is
used for storage by the aquarium
and various other businesses and
SEASIDE — The Seaside
organizations.
Aquarium’s storied past — from
The aquarium also has and
still does house whales of var-
indoor saltwater swimming pool
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to marine life showcase — was
was a beluga whale, who arrived
presented by General Manager
at the aquarium in 1967. Then,
Keith Chandler during the in-
in 1988, Sea World donated a
augural History and Hops event
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last month at Seaside Brewing
out front by the aquarium’s en-
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About 25 attendees enjoyed
— or rather the skeleton of a
an evening of food, drinks and a
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36-foot gray whale — arrived in
history lesson about one of Sea-
General Manager Keith Chandler gave a presentation the 1998. The artifact used to sit at
side’s well-known landmarks.
The Seaside Museum and history of the Seaside Aquarium, which used to be a nata- Fort Stevens. With the permis-
Historical Society is partnering torium, during the first History and Hops night at Seaside sion of federal, state and local
with Seaside Brewing for the Brewing Co.’s brewpub Oct. 29. The monthly program is a government, the aquarium pur-
event series, which will feature collaboration between the brewing company and the Sea- chased the whale skeleton and
put it on display. It was “the start
a new speaker each month dis- side Museum and Historical Society.
of a great collection,” Chandler
cussing a topic related to the
history of Seaside or the Oregon the winter months when Sea- pose, the aquarium exhibited said. Over time, the aquarium
North Coast, said Steve Wright, side generally has slowed down, remnants of its old use. A foun- added skeletons from a harbor
museum board president. The Wright said.
tain that sat in the pool was re- seal and a harbor porpoise, as
event always will take place at
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From Seaside
the brewpub.
middle of the aquarium. The ferent pinniped species found
Baths to aquarium
“This is a public house, and
seal tanks used to be old wading along the coast.
The building that now hous- pools. Only recently, a chimney
In the early 1990s, the
this is what you do at public
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covery Center, which features
co-owner of Seaside Brewing. side Baths, a natatorium, in Au- heat the pool was removed.
“It’s supposed to be a place gust 1924, and it offered warm
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where people can treat it like saltwater swimming. Arthur and opened, it had 19 tanks and no and a staff member to answer
Lillian Viggars were the original seals. By August of the next questions. A few years later,
their living room.”
A program provided by Mc- owners. It was one of two nata- year, the aquarium had 35 tanks in 1995, the aquarium started
Menamins in Portland, called toriums in town; the other, the DQGKRXVHGLWV¿UVWVHDOSXS7KH its Beach Discovery Program
History Pubs, gave Wright the Oates Natatorium, was located seals are now an integral part of on the weekends in July and
idea for introducing a similar by the Turnaround, Chandler the aquarium and its advertising. August. The educational pro-
program in the Seaside area. said.
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Because of Great Depression legedly born in captivity was rience out to the beach.
Some people still do not know
Seaside has a museum or have struggles, Seaside Baths closed Tubby Jr. He was born at the
in 1931, and John Oates, the Seaside Aquarium in 1952, the
not visited it.
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Wright said. “Things like this, I purchased the facility and leased the aquarium, Tubby. Sixty-two
the space.
think, will help.”
years later, on the aquarium’s
On May 25, 1937, the Sea- 77th anniversary, the seal fam-
Seaside Brewing Co. was
a natural partner because the side Aquarium opened. Howev- ily’s newest addition was born.
facility is brimming with histo- er, Chandler attributes its origin Casey is now more than a year
ry, which the owners highlight. to a much earlier endeavor: the old.
Wright said that might be a topic Depoe Bay Aquarium, which
The aquarium building has
Friday N ov. 13 th
one night, and he is open to oth- was built in the mid-1920s as the served as home to other mam-
4 pm ‘til gone
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er topic ideas, as well.
The partners are working to in the United States.
Oates leased the upstairs to Cyril
Although it had a new pur- Relton, who put in the Sea Wa-
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other events taking place in
town, such as large conferences,
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Seaside High School Student Body President Taylor
Barnes addresses the Veterans Day gathering at the
Seaside Civic and Convention Center.
On Veterans Day,
a student looks to
his role models
Seaside honors
those who served
everything in everything I do.
You are the most outstanding
citizens America has to offer.
I hope someday I can inspire
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people the same way you in-
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Several hundred veterans,
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SEASIDE — Seaside center’s lobby. The Rev. David
High School Student Body Sweeney of Calvary Episcopal
President Taylor Barnes made Church, provided the invoca-
a moving demonstration of tion, followed by words from
patriotism and respect for our veterans Master Sgt. John
nation’s veterans Wednesday.
Gates and Gunnery Sgt. Lou
“Never before have Neubecker.
I given a speech with so
Then, the audience stood
much weight and meaning,” and saluted as Scout Pack 540
Barnes said at the Seaside UDLVHGWKHÀDJRXWVLGHWKHFHQ-
Downtown
Development ter and Miss Clatsop County
Association Veterans Day Alexis Mather sang the Na-
program at the Seaside Civ- tional Anthem.
ic and Convention Center.
On Monday night, the
“That is why I am honored to Seaside City Council issued
be speaking on behalf of the a proclamation paying trib-
people I’ve always looked up ute to the “men and women
to as role models.”
who have risked their lives to
Barnes intends to enter the preserve the liberty of our na-
U.S. Naval Academy next fall. tion, the families who support
“Veterans, like the ones them, and the heroes no longer
that stand before me today, with us.
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“Whether active duty, re-
it has inspired me to follow serve or National Guard, they
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and women who have so zens, and they have shown the
bravely done so before me,” heights to which Americans
Barnes said. “What you vet- can rise when asked and in-
erans have done and continue spired to do so,” wrote Mayor
to do inspires me to give my Don Larson.
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