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4A • February 6, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com Council eyes funding options for center expansion Center from Page 1A “We haven’t come up with a formula,” he added. “We have to look at all the options. But everything we do comes with a price tag.” Within 10 years the city could realize a 50 percent increase in economic devel- opment and event days, Van- denberg added. That would generate another $20 million to the $44 million annual economic impact the city al- ready experiences from the convention center. The expansion would al- low the convention center to bring groups of 500 to 600 to town. It currently is lim- ited to conventions of 200 or fewer people. Within a 300-mile radius of Seaside there are “hundreds” of larg- er groups that have been un- able to use the center, Van- denberg said. When asked in a survey if they would come to Seaside, the “overwhelming response was yes,” he said. “There’s a very strong indication that DON FRANK PHOTO A $25 million expansion of the Seaside Civic and Convention Center could be paid for by a local sales tax and an increase 40,000 square feet would be usable, public space. Van- denberg said the addition- SUBMITTED ILLUSTRATION al space would allow large A rendering shows the proposed expansion on the west side of the existing Seaside Civic and groups to use the exhibit hall Convention Center. The expansion would eliminate about 42 parking spaces. and still have enough room to dine. The current space is groups would come to Sea- Questions to Vandenberg If the City Council ap- too small to provide dining side.” focused on what would pre- proves the expansion and in the smaller Necanicum To accommodate the visi- YHQW SHRSOH IURP ¿QGLQJ funding, the architectural de- Room for everyone using tors, Seaside already has 600 less costly lodging else- VLJQV ZRXOG EH ¿QDOL]HG LQ the larger, 12,000-square- “convention quality” rooms where or going to another 2016 and construction could IRRW3DFL¿F5RRP within walking distance, town to shop if the sales tax begin in 2017, Vandenberg In 2014, the convention according to Vandenberg. was adopted. said. center hosted 51 conven- Some hotels would have to “I think you might be The expansion calls for tions, as well as 37 civic undergo some upgrades if shooting the goose that’s doubling the size of the con- events and some fundraisers they wanted to compete, he laying the golden egg,” one vention center to bring it to and other sessions. The C.H. added. person told Vandendberg. 80,000 square feet. Of that, Johnson Consulting study Obituaries Jeanne I. Daae April 1, 1918 — Jan. 23, 2015 Jeanne I. Daae was the daughter of Herbert Wel- come and Marjorie Ingham. She was born in Minneap- olis, Minn., and moved to Portland in 1920 when she was 2. She graduated from Commerce High School in 1937. During the Depres- sion she moved to San Fran- FLVFR WR ¿QG HPSOR\PHQW and worked for Lederle Lab for two years. She then came back to Oregon and worked for the state. She met her husband at a dance when she was 19, and they were married in 1941. They moved back to San Francisco and had their ¿UVW FKLOG .RQUDG -U LQ 1942. In 1943 they moved back to Portland, and Mar- gie was born in 1946. Jeanne worked many different jobs during her life. She worked in the ship- yards as an electrician. She was a secretary for White Stage, Overhead Doors, Power Brake, Fred Meyer and retired from Dale Web- ber after 20 years. Jeanne was involved in the American Legion Aux- iliary for 61 years. She served as president, vice She is survived by her daughter, Margie Hack- ing, of Cannon Beach. Her grandchildren are Paul and Jennifer, Mark and Angela, /RUL DQG &KULV DQG .ULV- WLQHDQG*UHJ6KHKDV¿YH great-grandchildren. Her greatest joys were having family gatherings and developing friendships with so many people over WKH \HDUV 6KH ZDV GH¿- nitely a people person who JEANNE DAAE loved to laugh and have a good time. Jeanne’s cel- president and La Petite. ebration of her life was at She volunteered at the Vet- her 90th birthday party erans Hospital and Schol- when she could laugh, eat arship Program and was a and enjoy her family and Girl Scout leader for many friends. years. ,Q OLHX RI ÀRZHUV GR- Jeanne and her husband nations can be made to the traveled to Europe and Lower Columbia Hospice, Asia. They also traveled in 2111 Exchange St. Asto- their trailer around the Unit- ria, OR 97103; the Clatsop ed States and Canada. Her County Animal Shelter; or a last trip was to Europe with charity of choice. her son when she was 85. A graveside service was Jeanne lived in her be- held at Willamette National loved home in Seaside for Cemetery on Friday, Jan. nine years. Before that she 30. lived in Tolovana Park for Hughes-Ransom Mor- 16 years. tuary is in charge of ar- Jeanne was preceded in rangements. Visit www. her death by her husband hughes-ransom.com to .RQUDG LQ DQG KHU leave your condolences and VRQ.RQUDG-ULQ sign the guest book. estimates the expanded cen- ter would hold 109 events by 2017 and 149 by 2021. Attendance could in- crease from the 36,672 expe- rienced in 2014 to 82,620 in 2026, according to the study. However, the convention center would continue to UXQDGH¿FLWDVLWDOZD\VKDV done, the study noted. The FXUUHQW GH¿FLW RI would increase to $461,000 in 2017 and eventually de- crease to $317,000 in 2026, LIWKH¿JXUHVIRUWKHFHQWHU¶V use and attendance are real- ized, the study said. ‘Listening’ series looks at area through Indian eyes To the indigenous peo- ple of Oregon’s north coast, geography and culture are inseparable: Tribal beliefs and lifeways all begin with the land. Join Richard and Roberta Basch, members of the Clat- sop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes, as they speak and share stories about the spirit of the land and the public’s responsibility to care for it in “Our North Coast Through Indian Eyes,” the second of this year’s Listening to the Land programs. The program will begin at 6 p.m. Feb. 18, in the Seaside Public Library. Ad- mission is free; refreshments will be served. A member and vice-chair- man of Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes, Rich- ard Basch, of Seaside, has worked in Indian and tribal education for 35 years and serves as tribal liaison for Lewis and Clark Nation- al Historic Trail. His wife, Roberta Basch, is also a long-time educator and past president of the Washington Indian Education Associa- tion. She is a member of the Puyallup and Coeur d’Alene tribes and has been adopted into the Clatsop tribe. Listening to the Land is a monthly winter speaker se- ries presented by the North Coast Land Conservancy and the Necanicum Water- shed Council in partnership with the Seaside Public Li- brary and with generous support from the Seaside Chamber of Commerce. This year’s Listening to the RICHARD BASCH Land series is focused on the natural and cultural heritage of the Oregon Coast. More details are available at www.NCLCtrust.org. News in Brief Police prepare for big Reservations ready for seatbelt, cellphone blitz giant indoor yard sale Oregon law enforcement agencies are teaming up across the state Feb. 9 through WRSXWH[WUDSROLFHRI¿FHUVRQWKHURDGWR ORRNIRUVSHFL¿FWUDI¿FYLRODWLRQV 3DWURORI¿FHUVZLOOEHORRNLQJIRUVHDWEHOW and child-restraint violations, drivers using cellphones without a hands-free device and speed violators. Nov. 25, 1923 — Jan. 15, 2015 In the 100-car surveys conducted in 2014, Arthur Grant Girt, 91, Herbert Burnham, and 6HDVLGHRI¿FHUVIRXQGSHUFHQWRIGULYHUV died Thursday, Jan. 15, George Alfred Girt; and are buckling up. The goal remains to have 2015 in Hammond. one sister, Marjorie Marie 100 percent of all occupants buckling up. He was born Nov. 25, Statewide, among those killed or injured (Girt) Hogg. 1923 in Rainier, Ore., to He is survived by sis- were 938 child passengers under the age Clifford Arthur Girt and ters Patricia Ann (Girt) of 8, and a third of those were riding unre- Pearl Marie (Mason) Girt. Coon and Doris Jean (Girt) strained or in the wrong type of safety re- In 1940, he moved to Thompson; and several straint for their size. Seaside with his family Child seats reduce the likelihood of in- nephews and nieces. DQG ¿QLVKHG KLV VFKRRO Memorial contributions fants under 1 being killed in a crash by 71 there. In 1944, the family may be given to a charity percent. The fatal risk for toddlers ages 1 to moved to Gearhart, and Ar- 4 is reduced by 54 percent and by 58 per- of choice. thur lived there until 1997. Caldwell’s-Luce-Lay- cent for infants and toddlers in SUVs, pick- He then did some traveling ton Mortuary is in charge ups and vans. ARTHUR GRANT GIRT and again lived in Seaside Oregon law requires children weighing of arrangements. Please until 2007, when he moved sign the online guest book less than 40 pounds be restrained in a child to Hammond. in death by brothers Rob- at www.caldwellsmortu- seat. Children under the age of 1 or weigh- Arthur was preceded ert Stanley Burnham, Earl ary.com ing less than 20 pounds must be restrained in a rear-facing child seat. A child over 40 pounds must be restrained in either a child seat or a booster seat appropriate for their size until they reach age 8 or are 4 feet, 9 Feb. 20, 1925 — Jan. 24, 2015 LQFKHVWDOODQGWKHDGXOWUHVWUDLQWV\VWHP¿WV Jean Ann Weston, 89, organizations, and her hus- them correctly. passed away peacefully band, Raymond, became The restraint must go across the child’s Jan. 24, 2015, at her home the pro at the Gearhart Golf waist and not the abdominal area. In the in Gearhart, Ore. Jean was Course. event of a crash, the restraint must hold born in Glendale, Ariz., Jean is survived by her the child in the seat and not cut into inter- Feb. 20, 1925, to Elmer and two sons, Craig Weston nal organs. The restraint must go across the Delta Mognett. ZLIH 'DQD DQG .\OH child’s shoulder and not on the neck. The Her family moved to Ti- Weston; grandson, Tyler child should be elevated in the booster to the gard, Ore., in 1928, where Weston (wife, Fellicia); level of being able to see out the side win- Jean became a childhood and great-grandson, Coo- dow; this indicates the child is in a proper vaudeville star. Jean spent per Raymond Weston. booster for its size. most of her childhood years Jean was predeceased by performing in the Portland her husband, Raymond, in area and was able to earn 1980. JEAN ANN WESTON money necessary to help A celebration of Jean’s her family survive the years life will be held at the Asto- A workshop to help potential retirees moved back to the Port- ria Golf & Country Club on of the Great Depression. Jean graduated from Ti- land area, where she met Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at learn about Social Security and maximize gard High School and was and married Raymond E. 2 p.m. A private graveside retirement income is set for March 3. The workshop will begin at 6 p.m. in the attending the University of Weston Jr. The newlyweds service for the family will Oregon up until World War lived six years in Portland be held at Finley’s Sunset South County center of Clatsop Community College, 1455 N. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside. II broke out, when she vol- before moving to Spokane, Mortuary in Portland. It will cover several topics, including: unteered to leave school, Wash., where their two Contributions in Jean’s move to San Francisco FKLOGUHQ &UDLJ DQG .\OH memory can be made to ZKHQWRDSSO\IRUEHQH¿WVKRZWRHVWLPDWH and work in the shipyards were born. In 1959, Jean’s Clatsop County United EHQH¿WV KRZ WR PLQLPL]H WD[HV RQ 6RFLDO building ships for the war family moved to Gearhart, :D\ 6HDVLGH .LGV ,QF 6HFXULW\ EHQH¿WV DQG KRZ WR FRRUGLQDWH effort. Ore., where she became in- or the Calvary Episcopal Social Security with other sources of retire- After the war, Jean volved with local clubs and Church of Seaside. ment income. Arthur Grant Girt Jean Ann (Mognett) Weston Social Security workshop set for Seaside March 3 The Rotary Club of Seaside is sponsor- LQJLWV¿IWKDQQXDO&RPPXQLW\,QGRRU<DUG Sale Feb. 14 and 15. Shoppers can search for treasures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 14 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 15 in the Seaside Civic and Convention Center. Reservations are being taken for those wanting to sell items. Booths are $30 each; electrical power is an additional $20, if needed. Each booth includes an 8-foot- long table and two chairs. Booths can be reserved by calling 503- 5HVHUYDWLRQVZLOOEHFRQ¿UPHG following payment to Seaside Rotary at PO %R[ 6HDVLGH 25 &RQ¿UPD- tion, along with booth number or numbers, will be made by email or phone. Vendors can set up Friday, Feb. 13, or between 7 and 9 a.m. Feb.14. For further information or questions, contact Alan Evans at 503-440-9357 or email at: a.evans@helpinghandsreentry.org Documentary to examine Astoria’s robust history A half-hour documentary that examines the history of Astoria airs at 9 p.m. Feb. 9 on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Oregon Experience program. Astoria is the oldest U.S. settlement west of the Rockies and has one of the lon- JHVWKLVWRULHVLQWKH3DFL¿F1RUWKZHVW,WLV a city that has survived booms and busts DQG KDV HQGXUHG VHYHUDO QRWDEOH ¿UHV ² one of them catastrophic. Despite it all, As- torians have demonstrated their resilience over the years. $ORQJ ZLWK KLVWRULFDO ¿OP DQG SKRWRV “Astoria” features interviews with: • Peter Stark, author of Astoria • Samuel Johnson, executive director, Columbia River Maritime Museum • McAndrew Burns, executive director, and Liisa Penner, archivist for the Clatsop County Historical Society • John Goodenberger, historic building consultant • Richard Basch, vice chairman of the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes • Irene Martin, author and salmon in- dustry historian • David Lum, retired Astoria auto deal- er and son of Chinese immigrants “Astoria” was written and produced by (ULF&DLQDQGHGLWHGE\/LVD6XLQQ.DOOHP For more information, visit http://opb.is/ orexastoria.