DailyAstorian.com // TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2017
144TH YEAR, NO. 203
ONE DOLLAR
A Seaside slam dunk
at City Council meeting
Warrenton
man pleads
not guilty
in peeping
Tom case
Bail set at $2 million
By JACK HEFFERNAN
The Daily Astorian
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Seaside Mayor Jay Barber leads the Seaside City Council in applause, congratulating the Seaside boys and girls basketball
teams in their recent successes at state on Monday at Seaside City Hall.
Gulls receive
accolades from
city of Seaside
See CAZEE, Page 4A
By R.J. MARX
The Daily Astorian
S
EASIDE — The Seaside City Coun-
cil rolled out the red carpet for Sea-
side’s boys and girls basketball
teams Monday night. They celebrated the
Gulls first-ever state boys basketball cham-
pionship and the best girls season ever.
Players from the boys and girls teams —
along with coaches and supporters — heard
councilors celebrate the season’s success in
a civic proclamation.
Mayor Jay Barber applauded the “doz-
ens of businesses and community members
who have helped support the team through-
out the years, along with the many parents,
students and of course the coaches.”
The proclamation was read by the coun-
cil’s Seaside High School student represen-
tative, Lizzy Barnes.
Best seasons
The Gulls closed out their season with
only one loss, finishing the season with five
wins in a row under coach Bill Westerholm.
Their 71-63 win over Valley Catholic at
Forest Grove High School in March gave
the boys the Class 4A title.
Girls coach Mike Hawes led the team to
their highest finish in the program’s history,
beating Marshfield 53-40 to finish third and
compiling an overall record of 20-5.
“The community support for boys and
girls was overwhelming,” Hawes said.
“We’re really proud of both teams.”
“I’m always just honored with the sup-
port that our community gives to our kids,”
Westerholm said.
Player of the Year
Jackson Januik, who sparked the boys
A Warrenton man pleaded not guilty
Monday to 47 counts that allege he watched
and recorded young women during private
moments from outside their homes.
Kirk Richard Cazee, 55, was arrested
Friday for the numerous alleged incidents
at the Surf Pines gated community. The
victims include four women and one man,
three of whom were
girls younger than 18
years old at the time
of the recordings.
Charges stem from as
early as May 2014 to
as late as Thursday,
according to court
documents.
The
Clatsop
County
Sheriff’s
Office has responded
Kirk
to nine alleged inci-
Richard Cazee
dents in connection to
the case since January
2016. Cazee was arrested on two counts of
criminal trespass in February after camera
footage revealed he was allegedly peering
into windows at Surf Pines. He was later
released.
“It’s very much an ongoing investiga-
tion,” Clatsop County District Attorney
Josh Marquis said.
Pearl resort
reaches its
height wish
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
The Seaside girls and boys basketball teams are recognized by the Seaside City
Council on Monday at Seaside City Hall.
‘It’s really great to see the city
recognize us. We’re all very thankful
for all the fans and everyone that
was with us the whole season.’
Jackson Januik
one of the Seaside student athletes honored by the civic proclamation
throughout the year, was among the student
athletes honored by the proclamation.
“It’s really great to see the city recognize
us,” Januik said after the meeting. “We’re
all very thankful for all the fans and every-
one that was with us the whole season.”
What’s next for the Cowapa League’s
Player of the Year?
“I’m heading off to college next fall,”
Januik said. “I’m not sure where I’m going,
but I’m planning to play basketball.”
Are the Gulls here to
stay?
“Definitely,”
Januik said.
“They’ll be
pretty good next
season.”
Expanded hotel on the
Prom wins city OK
By R.J. MARX
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — An eleventh-hour submis-
sion from property owners Dan and Susan
Calef wasn’t enough to turn the tide as the
Seaside City Council rejected an appeal of
a Planning Commission decision granting a
height variance to the proposed Pearl Ocean-
front Resort.
The hearing came following a year-and-
a-half process in which the proposal won
two variances from the Planning Commis-
sion. One of those, a setback variance, was
rejected by the City Council.
Pearl owner Antoine Simmons and archi-
tect David Vonada returned to the Planning
Commission with a new plan dropping the
request for a setback variance, but continu-
ing to seek a height variance to compensate
for an 8-foot grade difference from the front
to the back of the property.
See RESORT, Page 4A
Talk radio host is drawn to the North Coast
Costa’s weekly
show examines
public policy
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
The Oregon Coast draws
a lot of people for its natu-
ral beauty. So it was for noted
sociobiologist and syndi-
cated radio show host Rebecca
Costa, who has relocated from
central California to the North
Coast.
Costa will be recording her
weekly radio program “The
Costa Report” from Portland
each week, while preparing for
the launch of a new book in the
fall.
The daughter of a CIA
operative, Costa has lived in
Tokyo, and in Vientiane, Laos,
during the Vietnam War. Until
recently, the California native
lived in Monterey County.
“I’ve always wanted to live
in the Northwest,” Costa said,
adding she drove the entire
Oregon Coast on U.S. High-
way 101 a couple of years
ago. “I purchased a home here
about a year ago, and I found
myself spending more and
more time here.”
Costa recently rented a
suite in the Port of Astoria’s
Pier 1 office building, which
she said will be the headquar-
ters for her operations.
Marketer, author
She formerly worked in
the Silicon Valley technology
industry, founding a large mar-
keting firm, Dazai Advertising,
which she sold in 1999. After
the sale, Costa started research-
ing “The Watchman’s Rattle:
A Radical New Theory of Col-
lapse,” a 2010 novel looking
at how evolutionary concepts
can provide and explanation
and solution for many of the
world’s major issues.
See COSTA, Page 4A
Submitted Photo
Noted sociolbiologist and radio host Rebecca Costa has
relocated her operations from Monterey County, Califor-
nia, to the North Coast. She records her syndicated radio
show, The Costa Report, in Portland.