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10A • December 18, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com Dance studio celebrates the season By Marilyn Gilbaugh EO Media Group DANI PALMER/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE State Rep. Deborah Boone speaks to Coastal Harvest of Giving attendees On Thursday, Dec. 10. Community food bank feed those in need, running the place like a nice, sit- Volunteer Sandy Rea an- down restaurant. “That’s something repu- nounced the mobile produce pantry would again be avail- table for us to do here if we able on Jan. 14. It typically wanted to,” Boone said. Martin said Clatsop serves the community from Community Action Region- April to October each year. “I’ve had so many peo- al Food Bank began Food ple come to me, begging Bank Fresh — providing ‘Why can’t you be open fresh foods such as fruits now?’ They’re going with- and meat to those who may out,” she said. “We will not not be able to afford it other- wise — in 2012. be waiting until April.” It takes roughly 1 minute Rea herself was once a recipient of food bank for every family to leave services. She said a single with nearly 37 pounds of person on food stamps re- produce each week. “We’re ceives about $175 a month pretty proud of that,” he for food, roughly $2 a day, said, noting they’re also excluding fresh fruit and able to teach people how to vegetables. Without the prepare it. Boone said the food bank produce, fruit and meat the Clatsop Community Action has taught cooking class- Regional Food Bank pro- es and shared meal plans vides, many have said they in addition to providing couldn’t make it, she noted. food, helping residents live She sees 20 to 30 people healthier and save more. “It takes a community to stand in line waiting for the be a community,” she said. pantry to open each week. Oregon leads the U.S. “Everybody’s part of it, in food insecurity among whether you have things or FKLOGUHQ D OHYHO GH¿QHG you don’t.” Merianne Myers, a cook- by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a house- ing instructor, said the Clat- hold-level economic and sop Community Action Re- social condition of limited gional Food Bank’s fresh foods initiative is or uncertain access to ade- unique. quate food. “We are so used to it, that In 2013-14, there were 1.5 million pounds of emer- sometimes we don’t even gency food delivered to know it,” she said. “So I am Clatsop County residents, here to tell you, we are so according to Clatsop Com- lucky.” 7KXUVGD\¶V ¿IWK DQQXDO munity Action Regional Food Bank statistics. Twen- Coastal Harvest of Giving W\¿YH SHUFHQW RI FRXQW\ resulted in 128 tickets sold UHVLGHQWVTXDOL¿HGIRUHPHU- at $150 each. Chef Bob Neroni, from gency food boxes. With State Rep. Deborah the Cannon Beach Cooking Boone’s support of House School, and Chef Josh Ar- Bill 4068, clearing the way chibald, from the Wayfarer for bycatch to be sold to Restaurant & Lounge, pre- food banks, Martin said, sented hors d’oeuvres and SRXQGVRI¿VKDQG multiple courses including game have been processed entrees, accompanying side and distributed in Clatsop dishes and desserts during County. He noted they’ve the event. A silent auction had “such good bounty at ZDVDOVRKHOGWREHQH¿WWKH times” they’ve been able to food bank that is able to procure food in bulk and share food across the state. Boone served as Coastal save money at the point of Harvest of Giving’s key- purchase. note speaker and said there are steps communities can take beyond state and fed- eral assistance “so in the long run we might actually have a chance of making a difference, even if it’s a small one.” She used Rooster Soup Company in Philadelphia as one example. They make soups, salads and sand- wiches out of restaurants’ unused chicken backs to Food from Page 1A The magic of the holiday season appeared Dec. 11, as the Seaside Convention Cen- ter provided the backdrop as Encore Dance Studio took the VWDJH IRU LWV ¿UVW &KULVWPDV Recital and Toy Drive. This year, Encore Dance Studio celebrates its 20th anniversa- ry of teaching dance. What began in a converted garage with one tap student KDV VHHQ WKH VWXGLR ¿OO XS two locations with dancers; one in Gearhart and one in Warrenton. There are about 300 students who come to take dance lessons, traveling from Washington State’s Il- waco, Chinook, Ocean Park, Long Beach and Naselle. In Oregon, dancers arrive from Manzanita, Nehalem, Knap- pa, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Gearhart and Astoria. Study- ing a multitude of dance dis- ciplines, they are taught by 12 KLJKO\ TXDOL¿HG LQVWUXFWRUV — their resumes and class descriptions are at Encore’s website, getyoudancing.com The studio provides a PHOTO BY JOSHUA BESSEX/EO MEDIA GROUP Kids rehearse for the Encore Dance Recital. performing arts preschool program at both locations, offering beginning dance plus the ABCs and 1-2-3s. School- age dancers and tumblers can arrange school bus delivery to the dance studios from their schools or, if needed, set up rides with the Encore Shut- tle. After-school dance also includes 45 minutes of super- vised homework or reading assistance. Encore holiday recital dancers are provided only costume guidelines: colors, shoes and hair styles. The dancers can often create what they need from their own wardrobes. Encore Dance Studio is planning an October trip to Disney inside Disneyland Park for dancers age 7 and up. Classes are taught in ballet, jazz, tap and hip-hop, among other styles. Haystack Holidays helps set festive mood Holidays from Page 1A before Coaster Properties retired all but the one in Sandpiper Square. Schwehr died on Nov. 23, 2013. “We still come together,” Dueber said, to celebrate the joy and peace of the hol- idays. Since Schwehr’s death, others have taken on the task. Two Seaside Heights (OHPHQWDU\ ¿IWKJUDGHUV from Cannon Beach did the honors this year. To get attendees in the festive mood, local art- LVW %LOO 6WHLGHO ¿UVW VDQJ “Christmas in Our Home- town,” an original he wrote for the Dueber family when Paul Dueber Sr. died on Christmas Day in 1967. After the lighting, Santa Claus surprised children, arriving in a Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue truck and handing out presents. “It was just a really great day,” said Jill Dobinski, of Portland. She has family in Cannon Beach and attended events with her daughter, Emma, 4. “She loves shop- ping and cookies and Santa Claus. It (Haystack Holi- days) had all of that.” She added that Cannon Beach’s holiday tradition is “really neat” for a small town. she had a good teacher and enjoyed the event. Her family attends Hay- stack Holidays annually for the festivities. ‘Tis the season for “We’re taking it all in,” song and wreaths she said Saturday. During the afternoon, In addition to the lamp lighting ceremony, Can- the Cannon Beach Library non Beach held a variety offered Holiday Tea. The of events over the weekend OLEUDU\ZDV¿OOHGZLWKKRO- and will continue to do so iday decorations and a table lined with treats, tea and ci- the rest of the month. Chamber of Commerce der was available. Judy Wood, co-presi- Administrative Assistant Jim Paino taught partici- dent of the Cannon Beach pants how to make wreaths Library Board, said their from items like pine cones crowd had been steady and branches at the Com- throughout the day. On Dec. 4, the annu- munity Center. It’s where Deb Steele, al Cannon Beach Chorus who makes jewelry for Christmas Concert was DragonFire Gallery, made held at the Cannon Beach KHU ¿UVW ZUHDWK 6KH QRWHG Community Church. Santa Claus returned for pictures on Dec. 12 in the Chamber of Commerce’s Community Hall. And homes and busi- nesses alike participated in the Cannon Beach in Lights Contest. The Coaster Theatre’s holiday show, “Once Upon a Mattress,” will play through Sunday, Dec. 20. Weekend evening shows start at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 3 p.m. Vis- it www.coastertheatre.com for more information. The last Haystack Hol- iday event of the season, the Chamber of Com- merce’s Holiday Concert with The Trail Band, will be held on Dec. 30 at the Coaster Theatre. Live Local? Get 20% off any treatment at Elements Spa! THE COASTER THEATRE PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS 503-436-0366 | elementsbythesea.com P.S. Also enjoy a wave cleanse steam shower and saltwater pool access on us! *Please bring your North Coast ID. 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