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SEASIDESIGNAL.COM • COMPLIMENTARY COPY OUR 109th YEAR • September 4, 2015 One hundred years for Seaside High School Staff, students hope to highlight special occasion throughout the anniversary year By Katherine Lacaze Seaside Signal All impending school years carry some sense of trepidation, excitement or anticipation for incoming students, teachers, adminis- trators and staff. For Seaside High School, the 2015-16 school year is a milestone, Principal Sheila Roley said. The class of 2016 will be the 100th class to graduate from Seaside High School. Throughout the school year, students and staff look forward to making a big deal out of the “100th Class” cel- ebration, Roley said. “In general, students are the ones with the really good ideas,” she said. She designated Associat- ed Student Body President Alie Zagata to lead a team in putting together a history of the school and planning ac- tivities and events through- out the year, including a community event — to be determined — next spring. Students are considering a time capsule to store mem- orabilia and messages to fu- ture generations. They are in the early stages of planning, but “it’s going to be a big project,” Roley said. About 100 years ago, Seaside, Gearhart and Can- non Beach each had their own district for elementary students, but educators and community members de- termined it would be best to start a high school run by a separate uni¿ ed school GROWING GREENS See School, Page 8A Seaside ponders fate of ‘old church building’ Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District Summer Camp student Chance McKeown signs his name on a post at the new commu- nity garden at Seaside Heights Elementary School while fellow camper Diego Mendez waits his turn while eating an apple. KATHERINE LACAZE/SEASIDE SIGNAL The former church building acquired by the city in Sep- tember 2014. By Katherine Lacaze Seaside Signal The former Faith Lu- theran church facility in Seaside is seeking a new name and a new mis- sion. The building was purchased by the city for $220,000 last September. Everyone just calls it “the old church build- ing,” said Mayor Don Larson, but members of a new committee think the city can do better than that. They’re also con- sidering a new role for the community space and what work would need to be done to meet that pur- pose. Seaside Signal PAID PERMIT NO. 97 ASTORIA, OR PRSRT STD US POSTAGE Sen. Ron Wyden came to Seaside Monday to show support for a Senate propos- al to expand funds available for foster care families and children. The legislation expands reimbursement to provide parenting skills, family counseling, mento- Summer camp students have big role in designing school garden By Katherine Lacaze Seaside Signal See Church, Page 8A Wyden comes to Seaside to help foster kids By R.J. Marx KATHERINE LACAZE/SEASIDE SIGNAL ring programs and services to stabilize families in crisis. “It looks like this fall we’re going to be able to advance this bill,” Wyden, a ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee which oversees foster care, said. “In a tight budget en- vironment it would be very T his summer a group of ele- mentary-schoolers played a big role in promoting healthy eating habits. The kids helped design and plant a local garden before celebrating their ef- forts with an all-veggie picnic. “It’s actually good!” one student exclaimed between bites. At the Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District’s summer camp, about 20 ¿ rst- through ¿ fth-grade students joined in designing a new community garden at Seaside Heights Elementary School. “This will be an enchanting invi- tation to come in here and discover this growing place,” local Master Gardener Mary Blake said. Blake and fellow Master Gar- dener Barb Hassan volunteered to teach a class each Thursday morning during summer camp from June 22 to Aug. 21. The class was a collaboration between the Friends of Clatsop County Com- munity Gardens, the recreation district, the Oregon State Univer- sity Extension Service’s Master Gardeners and Seaside School District 10. At the beginning of the session, students used sidewalk chalk to imagine and visualize the space, said Ryan Stanley, the district’s recreation director. The students drew their fa- vorite vegetable or fruit on blacktop near the school. Blake and Hassan helped them determine the best way to arrange the plants to capitalize on sun and shade. “They really got quite thoughtful about it,” Blake said. Designed for elementary school children, the garden will also be ac- cessible to students with disabilities. Blake said she often sees a shift in students’ relationship to food once they “take ownership” of it. They develop a deeper un- derstanding and appreciation of nutritional value and quality. ‘It tastes good!’ At the close of the camp season, campers were treated to a cooking demonstration by Jonathan Hoffman, See Garden, Page 9A See Wyden, Page 5A Making ‘Waves’ at the Seaside auto show JOSHUA BESSEX/THE DAILY ASTORIAN Dave Pedegana stands for a portrait with his 1937 Ford Slantback. Show-quality classic cars from 1965 and before to be on display downtown during weekend event By Katherine Lacaze Seaside Signal It’s about featuring high- quality classic cars; closing the summer season in style; but most importantly, Seaside’s Wheels and Waves car show is about bringing families, car enthusiasts and the community together for a weekend of fun. The 2015 Wheels and Waves event, sponsored by Sunset NAPA Auto Parts, kicks off Thursday, Sept. 10, with dai- ly activities through Sunday, Sept. 13. Organizers are ex- pecting more than 300 quality vehicles, made in 1965 or be- fore, with entries from as far away as Florida. What makes the annual car show and Seaside such a good ¿ t" “It’s the scenery, it’s the beach theme, it’s the fun at- mosphere,” said car owner Travis Diebolt, of Seaside. The event has undergone changes in name and pro- moters over the years, but the mission of displaying classic cars for people to enjoy re- mains the same, according to Seaside Downtown Develop- ment Association Events Co- ordinator Laurie Mespelt. A brief history Wheels and Waves started in 199, the ¿ rst auto show of its kind in Seaside. At the time, it was called Hot Rod Happenin’s and showcased cars made in 1962 or earlier to participate. According to See Wheels, Page 8A