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April 17, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 3A Changes to Signal coming May 1 Starting May 1, the Seaside Signal has a new outer shell. Daily Astorian sub- scribers in the 97138 zip FRGH ZLOO ¿QG D FRPSOL- mentary Seaside Signal inside every other Friday. On those same days, peo- ple buying the newspaper from a 97138 newspaper UDFNZLOODOVR¿QGD6LJ- nal inside. “We’re doing this to give our South Coun- ty Daily Astorian sub- VFULEHUV WKH EHQH¿W RI having the Seaside Sig- nal delivered to their home or business, said Signal Publisher Steve Forrester. “Our Astorian subscribers will no lon- ger have to seek out the Signal at a free distri- bution site. Meanwhile, copies of the Signal will still be available in loca- tions around Seaside and Gearhart.” Copies of the Signal are also available at the 6HDVLGH 6LJQDO RI¿FH 1555 N. Roosevelt. For more information, call 503-738-5561. May ArtWalk will feature ‘Coastal Art for All Seasons’ Gheri Fours is the fea- tured artist for May at Trails End Art Gallery in Gearhart. The show, ti- tled “Coastal Art for All Seasons” will include her works in watercolor, mixed media, and col- lage. The opening recep- tion will be on Saturday, May 2, from 2 to 5 p.m., during Gearhart’s Art Walk. Along with other members’ work, the show will be open through the month of May. The public is welcome to browse the gallery and gift shop from 11a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednes- days through Sundays. For more information, visit www.trailsendart.org. SUBMITTED PHOTO Gheri Fours art is featured at Trails End Art Gallery in Gearhart. Carousel mall gets new Asian eatery with varied and different offerings Business takes over former Golden Horse Restaurant location By Katherine Lacaze Seaside Signal Suite 22 in the Seaside Carousel Mall is still a place for locals and vis- itors alike to get Chinese cuisine, but with a new name, renovated interior and distinct menu, the new owners are creating a different experience for patrons. Candy Qu and her husband, Jo Zhue, opened New Garden Asian Cuisine in the mall on March 4. Zhue oversees the kitchen, and Qu manages the other aspects of the restaurant. They both are from China, although they were born in different regions. At age 12, Qu moved to the United States with her mom and brother. Several ex- tended family members already were living in America at the time. Zhue’s family also resided in the states prior to his arrival in 2006. The couple met in 2008 while both working at Shun Lee West, an upscale Chinese restaurant near the Lincoln Center of Performing Arts in New York City. They were married in 2012, and not long after set a goal to have a restaurant of their own. They were drawn to Seaside be- cause they like the beach and the pleas- ant atmosphere, from the bumper cars and arcade to the carousel in the mall – “it’s a lot fun,” Qu said. The couple has two children, 2-year-old Derek and 3-month-old Kimberly. Zhue’s mother, who lives in the area, helps watch the children while the parents are at the restaurant nearly seven days per week. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. For the summer months, Qu said, they plan to stay open until 10 p.m. Zhue has worked in the restaurant industry since he was a teenager and PUBLISHER .$7+(5,1(/$&$=(3+272 New Garden Asian Cuisine opened in Suite 22 in the Seaside Carousel Mall on Broadway on March 4. The restaurant is in the previous location of the Golden Horse Restaurant. he’s been a chef at many restaurants in China and the United States. He has a passion for cooking and mak- ing people happy with good food. Through traveling and working at nu- merous locations, he learned a variety of skills, techniques and recipes. “He picked up different little things and we put it together” for New Gar- den Asian Cuisine, Qu said. Their menu is extensive, contain- ing more than 175 items, and features a combination of Japanese, Szechuan, Catonese and other Asian cuisines. The restaurant also serves vegetarian dishes and $5 kid meals for children younger than 12. Additionally, they try to prepare some items that are hard to ¿QG LQ WKH DUHD VXFK DV VWULQJ EHDQV salted squid and eggplant dishes. Each dish is prepared upon being ordered. They are willing to vary the spici- ness level of the dishes to suit their customers’ preferences and tastes. Trying to keep their customers happy is the main focus, Qu said. “Everyone likes different things,” she said. ADVERTISING MANAGER CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Steve Forrester Betty Smith INTERIM EDITOR PRODUCTION MANAGER Dave Fisher John D. Bruijn Claire Lovell John Rahl Darren Gooch Esther Moberg REPORTER CIRCULATION MANAGER ADVERTISING SALES Katherine Lacaze Samantha McLaren SYSTEMS MANAGER Laura Kaim Wendy Richardson Carl Earl Seaside Signal The Seaside Signal is published every other week by EO Media Group, 1555 N. Roosevelt, Seaside Oregon 97138. 503-738-5561. www. seasidesignal.com Letter policy The Seaside Signal welcomes letters to the editor. The deadline is noon Monday prior to publication. Letters must be 400 words or less and must As they learn what dishes are most popular to patrons, they may change the menu accordingly, Qu said. They would like to serve su- shi, but preparing sushi is a task in itself and not feasible right now. The restaurant is run by a small staff RI ¿YH SHRSOH LQFOXGLQJ =KXH DQG Qu, as well as her father-in-law and brother. Sometimes they will call in another waitress. The biggest struggle for the couple so far has been to inform the public there is a new restaurant at the loca- tion, which used to house the Golden Horse Restaurant. Many people think the restaurant has the same owners, Qu said. She changed the color scheme in the restaurant from primarily yellow to red to create a distinction. They’ve also repainted, created a new menu and other things “to make people re- alize it’s different,” she said. For more information, call (503) 738-9639 or visit the restaurant’s Facebook page. A website is under construction. be signed by the author and include DSKRQHQXPEHUIRUYHUL¿FDWLRQ:H also request that submissions be limited to one letter per month. Send to 1555 N. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, OR 97138, drop them off at 1555 N. Roosevelt Drive or fax to 503- 738-9285. 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