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4A • August 21, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com SignalViewpoints BiJ shRes tR ¿ ll at the YRlleyEall tRXrnaPent S EEN FROM S EASIDE L ongtime Seaside Cham- ber of Commerce events coordinator Doug Barker will step down from his pivot- al role with the Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament. Not that he hasn’t tried before — this is considered his “third annual re- tirement.” According to chamber mem- bers, Barker’s title of events co- ordinator doesn’t begin to cover his role in the tournament’s suc- cess. “We can never replace Doug Barker,” Seaside Chamber of Commerce President Susan Huntington said at the cham- ber’s weekly breakfast at Twist- ed Fish, Friday, Aug. 14. “Hon- estly, if we were going to split Doug, we’d need a couple other people.” When a visitor stepped on glass, it was Barker who re- sponded, she said. When workers were needed to break down tents, he found helpers from the fire depart- ment. “Doug was everywhere at the volleyball tournament,” Bruce T. Smith of North Coast Records added. “He was ¿ [ing electrical stuff. He was handing out salt bags. When the wind kicked up, he personally buried those pole tents. Doug, thank you.” “This town has gotten spoiled by him,” Huntington said. “Would we be e[pected to ¿ nd B Y R.J. MARX Keeping the event running smoothly has ‘been a beast, like having an electric eel in your hand,’ chamber president Susan Huntington said. R.J. MARX PHOTO Ken Heman, Sandy McDowall, Doug Barker, Chuck Minor, Cyndi Mudge, Bruce Smith and Susan Huntington, key organizers for the 2015 volley- ball tournament, the largest amateur beach volleyball tournament in the world. somebody who’s also an EMT and a ¿ re¿ ghter"” Behind the scenes Barker’s retirement comes on the heels of one of the most suc- cessful tournaments in its history. “We had a few hiccups, but overall it was the best I’ve seen,” volunteer Sandy MacDowa- ll said. MacDowall, along with Cheryl Barker managed the reg- istration tent. On Saturday, winds kicked up, blowing sand. When sudden showers hit, spectators used um- brellas, sweatshirts and jackets for cover. The dou- bles duo of Ramsey- Hinkley is doused after their victory in the Women’s Open Cham- pionship Saturday, Aug. 8. “But nobody left their seats,” he said. When one construction crew was short-handed, Barker coa[ed three members of Sea- side Fire and Rescue to help out. Barker said the crew was “the best I’ve had. Tents were set up in record time.” Organizers had original- ly contracted the services of a Portland-based commentator to provide play-by-play for main events, but quickly discovered he was unprepared for the event. Radio production director Ken Heman of Ohana Media Group and Bruce T. Smith of North Coast Records were pressed into duty. “We were literally looking at Wikipedia, ‘What’s the differ- ence being a dig and a save"’” Smith said. Despite unfamiliarity with the ¿ ner points of the sport, chamber members heard reports that their effort was the best commentary the tournament has had. front-loader, getting courts set up and taken down. As for play-by-play, Smith and Heman are eager to step back into the announcers’ booth. Smith told chamber members he had already purchased a beach volleyball rules book to help prepare for ne[t year’s tourna- ment. Along with a new events manager and announcers, the chamber will be awarding a new contract to a volleyball associa- tion to manage the sports aspect of the event. JEFF TER HAR/FOR EO MEDIA GROUP The stats A record 1,509 teams came to Seaside for the tournament, the largest amateur event of its kind. Divisions ranged from par- ent-and-child to Masters 55+, along with Men, Women and Co-ed Open Divisions that featured current and retired Associated of Volleyball Pro- fessional ranked players. The team of Ramsey-Hinkley won the Women’s Open Championship Saturday, followed by a victory for Matt Lebourdais and Jonny Wiskar in the Men’s Open title match. Wait till next year! JEFF TER HAR/FOR EO MEDIA GROUP In 2016, chamber member Glen Rogers will assume many of the duties previously handled by Barker, including driving the The chamber’s three-year contract with North Paci¿ c Beach Volleyball Association e[pired this summer. The cham- ber is considering bids from NPBVA and groups throughout the Northwest, including Port- land and northern California. Chamber members also antic- ipate an increase in vendors and sponsorships. This year many vendors were so successful they ran out of product, Huntington said. With corporate sponsors like Budweiser, Rite-Aid, Clif Bar and the National Guard, Huntington said she anticipat- ed that list would grow. “Our goals wrap around not only hav- ing hundreds more teams than we’ve ever had before, but to keep running a smooth opera- tion, trying to incorporate into the community,” she said. “It’s been a beast, like having an electric eel in your hand.” Matt Lebourdais, right, tries to stuff a kill attempt in the Men’s Open Championship Saturday in the Sea- side Beach Volleyball Tournament. Astoria’s Noelle Lund and Danielle Moyer fi nished in the top 16 out of 43 teams in the Women’s BB doubles di- vision, while the tournament draws players from around the state, the Pacifi c North- west, and usually a number of competitors from Canada. Scene and Heard CLAIRE LOVELL 1RstalJia IRr the thrillinJ rRPantic days RI the Sast They’re beginning to talk on TV about the an- niversary of Israel becom- ing a state. I can remem- ber when that happened in 1948. Young people from all over the world traveled there and began to make the desert bloom. Life mag- azine wrote all about it. The young Jews formed kibbut- zim, marked off sections of land, raised gardens and formed a communal soci- ety. They worked very hard building a new life. In to- day’s world, I’m sure one could Google the article and bring that period back. No doubt I’m wrong on some details. There was a lot of nos- talgia in the stories about Tourist No. 2 ferry in re- cent days. The article was concerned with her being in Bremerton where my daughter Robin lives. Rob- in’s dad Skip Hill worked aboard the ferry comman- deered as a mine planter in the Columbia during World War II. She was kind of a tub at the time, so it was dangerous duty. Skip was stationed at Fort Stevens then as a staff sergeant in the harbor defenses of the Columbia. He mostly worked in communications in the radio shack. He was there when the Japanese sub ¿ red on the fort. Those were thrilling and romantic days, scary, too. It was a time when I learned Morse code myself. We had a key so I was able to practice sending for a while, but never got pro¿ cient enough CLAIRE LOVELL to copy e[cept random letters. Sometimes I wish I’d gotten my ham radio license.You may have sus- pected that I’m one of those “stop the world; I want to get off” people. I never ap- preciated that they changed perhaps all the names of the Obituaries JoAnn Helen Walker Sept. 9, 1936 — July 28, 2015 JoAnn Helen Walker was born in Brainerd, Minn., to her parents, Earl and Alma (Carlson) Walker. She at- tended Warrenton Schools. She married Edwin Brown, with whom she raised her ¿ ve children in Gearhart, Ore. She later married twice more, Donald Forrester and Herbert (Ed) Berg. She spent the major- ity of her life on the North Oregon and Southwest Washington coast. JoAnn worked for many years at Public Market, lat- er Thriftway grocery store, in Seaside, Ore. She and Ed Berg also owned and oper- ated Faraway Farms in Sea- side. JoAnn is survived by her daughter, Sally Brown (Joy Martin); sons, Steve (Val- erie), Scott (Debbie) and Jeff (Gloria) Brown; two JoAnn Walker grandchildren, Brenda and Adam Brown; and the light of her life, great-grandson Jered Rovario. Surviv- ing brothers include Da- rald (Darlene) and James (Rutha) Walker, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. She was pre- ceded in death by her hus- bands; son, Jerry Brown; DEATHS Aug. 6, 2015 brothers, Orville, Robert, Jack and Jerry Walker; and her sister, Shirley Shelton (Walker). JoAnn spent her last few years in Ilwaco, Wash., close to family and friends. She was always interested in what others were do- ing, had a fond memory of the past while enjoying the present, and was known for her love of family and her many friends. Her passion was her yard and gardens, with begonias as her favorite. She was an avid collector, but it was in her yard and with her À ow- ers where she would be found, knees in the dirt and a smile on her face. As per her request, there will be no formal service, but rather the encourage- ment to enjoy your family, friends and À owers. GLEESON, Pauline Lenore, 89, of Astoria, died in Gearhart. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. code letters, for instance. What good did that do" One evening when I took a walk, Roger Thomp- son was in his yard to give me a little advice. He said I should walk faster, ha. I also sort of met his neigh- bor’s dog Belize, who often barks as I go by. Belize, also known as “B,” likes to chase sticks and is ¿ ne if you get to know him. Rog- er also told me that some family on 11th Avenue had a bear in their yard one day. According to the proposed e[tension of Seaside’s growth boundaries farther into the hills, (egad) we may e[pect more cougars and other wild animals to come down and visit, too. Why do we need more growth anyway" There are lots of houses for sale. No one seems to be able to let well enough alone. I was interested in Jor- jett Strumme’s letter to the editor. In Depression times, sweeping the street before the beginning of the busi- ness day was what every- one did in front of his store. That was also the time when merchants e[changed a few words with each other. Friday afternoon, Al- vis Porter took me along to the ice cream social at the new food bank on N. Roosevelt. Specialty of the day was black cherry ice cream — really good with hot coffee. We arrived late so there weren’t many peo- ple but obviously they had served a lot of visitors. A duo of guitar-harmonica and bass playing Western tunes pepped up the crowd. E[cept for too much wind blowing through, it was a nice, sunny time and the new food bank is a great addition to our services. /aXJh lines A fellow swiped a can of peaches in a grocery store and ended up in front of a judge. “How many peaches are in the can"” asked the judge. “Five” was his re- ply. “OK, that will be ¿ ve months in jail for each piece of fruit or 25 months,” said the judge. “Wait a minute, judge,” offered his wife. “He stole a can of peas, too.” When did an aileron become a À aperon" Or are they the same" Zumba night benefi ts Campuzano family REX AMOS/FOR THE CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Victor and Carmen Campuzano with Father Nicholas Nilema at the Zumba fundraiser for the Campuzanos. While traveling to Mexico in January, the family suff ered a theft of two vehicles and personal items. The fundraiser was held at Seaside High School Friday, Aug. 7 and raised more than $1,000 for the family.
