July 24, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 9A =XPEDIXQGUDLVHUWREHQH¿WORFDOIDPLO\ Campuzanos receive support from Seaside, Cannon Beach communities By Katherine Lacaze Seaside Signal After a devastating loss, a Seaside family found an outpouring of love and sup- port from their communi- ties. A Friday, Aug. 7 event at Seaside High School will continue to demonstrate that community support as Zum- ba instructors from Knappa to Nehalem will host a Zum- ba dance party fundraiser to bene¿t the &u]ano fam- ily. During a January trip to visit family in Mexico, the &u]anos were stay- ing overnight in a hotel in &alifornia when their &hevrolet 7ahoe and an ac- companying trailer ¿lled with personal items were stolen. Overall, the stolen items were estimated at ,. Since then, the communi- ties in both Seaside and &an- non Beach have responded with support and care, said &u]ano, who lives in Seaside and works at Sleepy Monk &offee 5oasters and the /umberyard 5otisserie *rill in &annon Beach. “I got a lot of love from everyone, and it makes my heart so happy,´ &armen &u]ano said. A &annon Beach couple, 5ex and Diane Amos, cre- ated the &u]ano Family Fund, and donations can be made at any &olumbia Bank branch on the coast from Astoria to 7illamook. Now, the North &oast Zumba Net- work, comprised of 7he event will be Aug. 7, from to p.m. at Seaside High School. 7he event will begin with a -minute Zumba kids dance party. A Zumba party for any- one and older will follow at 7 p.m. Zumba is an internation- al dance-¿tness program instructor Erin Hofseth de- scribed in a news release as “a fun, individuali]ed, effective form of exercise and self-ex- pression.” Admission to the bene¿t is a suggested donation to go to the &u]ano Family Fund. 7ickets can be purchased in advance from Zumba in- structors in the area, at Pa- ci¿c &rest &ottage in *ear- hart or at the door the night of the fundraiser. One ticket includes admission to both events. 7he North &oast Zumba Network’s goal “is to offer a compassionate community a way to respond creatively and generously to the unfortunate events experienced by fel- low community members,” Hofseth wrote. A tragic incident &armen &u]ano was on her way to Mexico in January with her husband, Victor, and other family members, &armen’s mother, /oren]a Villa, brother, Hec- tor 7obar &armen and Vic- tor’s son, Julio &u]ano their daughters Paola, Judith and Marycarmen &u]a- no Judith’s husband, Abel Sosa and Marycarmen’s 4-year-old son, Alan Marti- ne]. On Jan. , they stopped at an inn in Delano, &alif., for the night. 7he theft, which occurred overnight while the family slept, was captured on the inn’s security camera footage. Police recovered the 7ahoe, found abandoned on the highway a few days later, and a plasma display 7V, but ap- proximately , of items — including two mattresses, an exercise bicycle, three lap- SUBMITTED PHOTO The North Coast Zumba Network is hosting a Zumba Dance Party fundraiser in August to benefit Carmen and Victor Campu- zano (front row) and their family, who experienced a significant theft earlier this year. tops, one dryer, two washing machines, two microwaves, an iPad, a clarinet, school books, Victor’s custom-made carpentry tools and boxes of clothing — were not found. 7he family also lost about 4, in uncounted tips earned by Victor. Many of the items were gifts the &am- pu]anos collected to take to their family in Pit]cuaro. So far, &armen and Vic- tor’s insurance company has not responded as to whether they will cover all or part of the loss, and &armen said she does not feel they are close to an answer. 7he latest word from the Delano Police De- partment is the case is closed, but it is unclear whether a suspect was apprehended, &armen said. Fortunately, re- lief has come to the &u- ]anos through help from fam- ily, friends and colleagues. “I feel like Seaside and &annon Beach, where I’ve been for more than years, they really have lots of love in their hearts, and I thank God for that,” &armen said. 7he community’s re- sponse to the event has shown her, she said, “how not all people are bad.” From a family dentist who dropped about , in charges Julio was incremen- tally paying off to a local law- yer who offered his assistance if needed, numerous people are looking out for the whole family, &armen said. “It makes me feel so calm and so good to have people taking care of me,” she added. “I’ve been so blessed from everywhere.” Because some of the sto- len items had sentimental value, they are irreplace- able, but &armen said they are thanking God they were physically unharmed. Gearhart resident Joy Sigler got the idea for the Zumba event after learn- ing about the family’s loss through an article published in the Signal in May. “I thought this would be a great time to give them a community hug,” she said. She wanted to show support and sympathy and “try to make lemonade out of lem- ons.” Because Zumba has a high number of Hispanic participants, she said, she thought it would be an ap- propriate event to celebrate the &u]anos’ culture. She started organi]ing the fundraiser, and other Zumba instructors joined to form the North &oast Zumba Net- work to help advertise and host it. 7his is the ¿rst time the network is collectively putting on an event. 7he dance seems ¿t- ting, &armen said, because “when bad things happen, you’re supposed to have a good attitude and keep go- ing.” “I want to be there and it will be fun and nice to see everyone and feel the power and energy from everyone there,” she said. For more information about the fundraiser, call Joy Sigler at -7- or visit the &u]ano Family Bene¿t Zumba Dance Party Facebook page. Urban growth boundary may include room for new school UGB from Page 1A &upples and Otak picked four study areas for further analysis: North Hills, east of North :ahanna 5oad with current access from Shore 7er- race and Forest Drive /ewis and &lark, north of /ewis and &lark 5oad East Hills, east of South :ahanna 5oad and South Hills, south of Avenue S and encompassing part of South :ahanna 5oad. 7he team evaluated slope conditions, infrastructure, emergency access and util- ities, among other criteria, Hanson said. Additionally, any property under consider- ation must be outside the tsu- nami inundation ]one. &upples and Otak came up with a preferred site proposal that incorporated components of the South Hills and East Hills sites. 7he South East Hills site was favored be- cause it contains all necessary . acres. “We saw that as the least constrained area to grow the city in the future,” Hanson said. 7he South East Hills map indicates a potential multi- acre site for Seaside School District to build a new foothills campus. As part of the planning process, Hanson said, they SUBMITTED PHOTO South East Hills, an area considered for potential expansion of Seaside’s Urban Growth Boundary. considered how a future school site could be served by infrastructure developed for the South East Hills site. 7he school district will need to make its own request of the city and state to ex- pand the boundary to include the site if or when the time comes. Whether the addi- tional acres are requested by the school district “now or as a later effort remains to be seen,” Hanson said. Landowners concerned Landowners are not en- tirely on board with the idea of their property be- ing brought into the Urban Growth Boundary. Many said they need more information. During the Planning &om- mission meeting, Marie Pin- cetich, the owner of about a do]en acres near South Wa- hanna 5oad, asked if it’s too late for the city to change direction and choose a dif- ferent site. She said she was concerned some people in Sewing club students’ apprenticeship bene¿ts both club and music festival Sewing from Page 7A Because “7he Magic Flute” was set in Astoria — with refer- ences to the U.S. &oast Guard, a pirate and &olumbia 5iver Bar Pilots — the costumes followed a nautical theme. &haracters in- cluded spirits, a queen of the night, priests and a bird-catcher. “7hank God we had a bud- get this time,” Harber said. She devoted about 14 hours per day to the production through the duration of the program, and the sewing club students each devoted about four to six hours per day. Be- sides the students, Harber also received help from Astoria’s Englund Marine and Industrial Supplies, who willingly let the group borrow costume parts. ‘The students have had a great time, and it’s been a very good experience for them, and a great way for us to involve more students in the festival.’ Astoria Music Festival Managing Director Carol Shepherd Harber taught her appren- tices techniques and skills they could take with them and teach to others in the sewing club when it reconvenes for the 1-1 school year. “It’s go- ing to help them the next time they have to do this for a per- formance at their school,” she said. Shepherd agreed it went well. “7he students have had a great time, and it’s been a very good experience for them, and a great way for us to involve more students in the festival,” she said. Harber’s goal is to build the apprentice program to include apprentices in all areas, such as direction, stage management, costuming, props, lighting sound, video and more. In return for the Seaside stu- dents’ help making costumes for “7he Magic Flute,” the As- toria Music Festival donated to the high school’s sew- ing club. her neighborhoood could get priced out of their properties because of higher taxes. In addition, current resi- dents already have invested in the area’s infrastructure, Pin- cetich said. “7hat just doesn’t seem fair that we bear all that for the good of the city,” she said. Pincetich asked if the city would reconsider plans to ex- pand the UGB ]one. “7his is not the plan we wanted for our properties,” added landowner Mary Kem- hus. “We like the way South Wahanna is and we’d like to keep it that way. We don’t want to be forced into any- thing.” Landowner Janet Ottem questioned why Seaside needs to grow at all. She said she believes expanding the Urban Growth Boundary could pave the way for some of her neighbors to subdivide their property and sell it for pro¿t. “I live in a small town, be- cause I want to live in a small town,” she said. “It does not thrill me to have roads going by my house for more houses to be developed eventually.” “It’s this kind of juggling act to try and come up with some way of doing it in a planned fashion,” &ommis- At a glance If property owners in the expanded Urban Growth Boundary wanted to develop their sites, Hanson said, they would need to: • Request annexation into the City of Seaside; • Request a zone change that would be in conformance with the overall plan; and • Go through an individual approval process, which means their plans would be vetted publicly. sioner &hris Hoth said. “Ev- erybody is not going to get what they want.” Based on the property owners’ concerns, the city is revisiting the possibility of expanding the boundary with some land from a differ- ent site. One way or another, though, &upples said, they need to account for about acres. 7he Planning &ommis- sion will revisit the topic at an upcoming meeting before making a recommendation to &ity &ouncil in the coming months. %HDYHUWRQDXWKRU¿QGVLQVSLUDWLRQRQ&RDVW By Katherine Lacaze Seaside Signal In “Daniel’s Odysseys: 5eÀections On Life A Love Story,” Beaverton author Allen Pollens takes readers on a literary journey through his life and along the Oregon &oast. Pollens, 1, is the author of 1 books, primarily science-¿ction and children’s literature. “Daniel’s Odys- seys,” published through &reateSpace Independent Publishing Platform in May, is his ¿rst autobiographical work. “I had stories I wanted to tell, and never had a way of telling them,” Pollens said at Seaside’s Best Western Ocean View 5esort during a recent tour. 7he Best Western was a calculated choice, as the hotel chain is incorpo- rated into the nearly -page novel because it has facilities at key coastal locations, including Seaside and As- toria. In the book, 85-year-old Daniel — the character who represents Pollens — takes an extended sojourn down the Oregon &oast with his friend, Paul. 7he duo departs from the mouth of the &olumbia 5iver in Astoria and travels to Brookings, near the &alifornia border, visit- Author Allen ing numerous Pollens places along the coast and stopping at nine Best Westerns. All the while, Daniel shares his life story and recollections of historical events with Paul. 7he book contains images and photographs of sites along the coast provided by Pollens. Pollens chose the Oregon &oast as the setting because of its signi¿cance to him, as well as its untamed, immense beauty. “7he Oregon &oast is beautiful in some respects because it’s not swimmable, and therefore not developed,” he said. Pollens, who moved to Oregon in 1997, is originally from the East &oast. He was born in Brockton, Mass., to a 5omanian mother from Brooklyn and a father from 5ussia.