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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016
Masons present
scholastic awards
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — Evergreen
Masonic Lodge in Seaside
presented the 2016 annual
scholastic
achievement
awards at a ceremony May
4, under the direction of Past
Master Howard Hazelett,
recognizing juniors and
seniors at Seaside High
School who have attained a
3.50 or better GPA.
Juniors receiving cer-
tiicates were Cristian
Angeles Alvarez, Eliza-
beth Barnes, Lucille Bod-
ner, Paola Campuzano,
Cadyn Carr, Rebekah Cox,
Emma Dutcher, Adriana
Gaspar, Kara Ipson, Jack-
son Januik, Caroline Kot-
son, Dania Nolazco, Mica
Ellazen Paranal, Bradley
Rzewnicki, Carson Schulte,
Josephine Smith, Hunter
Thompson, Madelynn Utti,
Freemasons gather for annual oyster stew dinner
Sydney Villegas and Alexis
Wingenbach.
Certiicates were also
awarded to seniors Silvia
Avila, William Barnes, Jacob
Bassett, Samuel Beaudoin,
Raiden Bowles, Annuka
Brown, Saoul Cazarez, Isa-
bella Curcin, Cosma Davis,
Austin Eagon, James Har-
kins, Paige Ideue, Kyna Lin,
Brenda Lopez, Bridgette
Malone, Zachary Marston,
Tania Martinez, Claire Ogil-
vie, Holly Phipps, Berk-
ley Posalski, Sophia Rater-
man, Joshua Strozzi, Lucy
Swenson, Isabelle Tolliver,
Sophia Trevino, Jesse Trott,
Stefani
The lodge also presented
$500 scholarships to seniors
Stefani Vandenberg and
Joshua Strozzi.
Light refreshments were
served to the students, fac-
ulty, families and friends.
Submitted Photo
Freemasons came from Astoria, Warrenton and Seaside and Washington lodges along Interstate-5 Thursday, May 5, to
enjoy the annual oyster stew dinner at Occident 48 Lodge in Ilwaco, Wash. The event was led by longtime Nahcotta,
Wash., oysterman Dobby Wiegardt, pictured serving Les Moore of Ilwaco, right. Seated left is the lodge’s chaplain,
Norm Grier, of Seaview, Wash., who assisted in the kitchen. Oyster stew is on the menu only once during the year at
the Ilwaco Masonic Lodge. The fraternity meets once a month on the first Thursday evening, except July and August,
and has informal lunches most Wednesdays at noon at the lodge building on Spruce Street in Ilwaco. For information
about the Free and Accepted Masons of Washington, contact District Deputy Mike Carmel at 360-642-3636.
Mather is crowned 2016 Miss Portland
The Daily Astorian
Submitted Photo
Evergreen Masonic Lodge Past Master Howard Hazelett
presents a $500 scholarship to Seaside High School
senior Stefani Vandenberg at a scholastic achievement
awards ceremony held May 4.
PORTLAND — Alexis
Mather was crowned the
new Miss Portland 2016 on
April 30 in Oregon City. She
is the daughter of Brian and
Gretchen Allen of Astoria and
Michael Mather of St. Hel-
ens. A 2013 graduate of Asto-
ria High School, Mather is
attending Portland State Uni-
versity, where she is studying
psychology.
Her goal is to work with
children who are coping with
divorce using music and art
therapies, and her platform is
“Be a Mentor Your Way.” She
encourages people to men-
tor youth using their own spe-
cial talents and life experi-
ences. Mather sang the opera
aria “Nessun Dorma” for the
talent portion of the competi-
tion. She is vocally trained by
Lisa Nelson from the Astoria
Conservatory of Music.
The Miss Portland title
qualiies her to compete in
the Miss Oregon competition,
which will be held in June in
Seaside.
Alexis Mather
Gearhart: Public will have role in enforcement
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Permits would not be
transferable, except through
inheritance.
Expired permits would not
be replaced and new permits
would not be granted, although
commissioners
discussed
options for a variance or review
process.
“After they’re lost by sale,
they will be taken through attri-
tion,” Sweet said. “We can’t do
anything to tie up future plan-
ning commissions or city coun-
cils, so they can make an adjust-
ment as they see it.”
Exempted from the pro-
posed rules are areas within
Gearhart’s urban growth
boundary but outside city lim-
its, including the Palisades,
Highlands and East Pine Lane,
which do not pay taxes to the
city of Gearhart.
Condominium units with
24-hour on-site management
would also be exempt.
Violations for noise, gar-
bage or other nuisances could
bring a $500 ine from the city.
The public will also have a
role in enforcement.
“If there are local com-
plaints from the general pub-
lic, those will be reviewed by
the Planning Commission, with
possible ramiications,” Sweet
said.
A second complaint will get
a warning and a third complaint
may lead to revocation of the
permit, Sweet said.
Incoming revenue from the
7 percent lodging tax should
be enough to cover “expenses
plus,” he said.
Sweet said he would recom-
mend all revenues go toward
code enforcement and manag-
ing the budget. Application fees
are expected to exceed $500.
“In a couple of years, we can
review that,” Sweet said. “But
for the irst couple of years, I’m
going to recommend they not
touch it. We want to make sure
we do it right.”
He added: “Now we’ll
see if all of this survives City
Council.”
Vacasa’s Bryan Geon warned of “unintended consequenc-
es” if the city passes aspects of the proposed ordinance.
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Photos by R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian
Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber
People packed the firehouse for the Gearhart Planning Commission meeting Thursday
about short-term rentals.
Contact: Steve Axtell • 360-430-0885 or John Anderson • 360-269-2500
he was not opposed to the
“intent” of the proposed regu-
lations, but warned of “unin-
tended consequences.”
“Vacasa came to Gearhart
about a year ago and ruined
everything,” Kathie Graff
responded. “It’s all about greed.
G-r-e-e-d, and it’s in Gearhart
right now.”
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The recommendations came
in front of a nearly full ire-
house. Speakers for and against
the vacation rental ordinance
pleaded their case in a continu-
ation of an April public hearing.
Bryan Geon of Vacasa said
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