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8A • December 24, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com COMMUNITY CALENDAR Deadline for Community Calendar is noon Wednesday two weeks before our publish date. Items can be emailed to rherren@dailyastorian.com, faxed to 503-738-9285 or mailed to 1555 N. Roosevelt, Seaside, OR 97138. Events are in Seaside unless otherwise noted. Saturday, Dec. 26 City Council Meeting Jukebox Night 7 p.m., City Council Chambers, City Hall, 989 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5511, www.cityofseaside.us. The Seaside City Council meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. 7 p.m., American Legion 99, 1315 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5111, www. seasidepost99.org, no cover, 21 and older. Anything goes on free jukebox night. Dinner burger basket special for $6. DJ Sugar PDX Dance Party 9:30 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3467, www.twistedfi sh- steakhouse.com, 21 and older. DJ Sugar spins house, electro, hip-hop, Top 40s and dubstep. Sunday, Dec. 27 Tuesday, Dec. 29 Kiwanis Club Meeting 7 a.m., Undersea Coff ee (inside World- mark), 26 Ave. A, Seaside, open to the public. Features weekly speakers and discussions, a no-host breakfast available. Visit www.facebook.com/pages/Kiwanis- Club-of-Seaside-Ore. Whale Watch Week 10 a.m., Ecola State Park, Cannon Beach and Neahkahnie Mountain Historic Marker Turnout on Hwy. 101, 541-765-3304, www.whalespoken.org. The Whale Watch- ing Spoken Here program places trained volunteers at the best locations along the Oregon and Washington coasts to help visitors spot migrating Gray whales as they travel from Alaska to California and Mexico. Winter Whale Watch Week runs to Dec. 31. NAMI Meeting 2 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-6165, www. nami.org. The National Alliance on Mental Illness welcomes anyone who suff ers from a mental illness. Membership is not required. 9 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Sea- side, 503-738-3467, 21 and older. Twisted Fish off ers karaoke twice a week. 8 a.m. weigh-in, North Coast Family Fellowship Church, 2245 N. Wahanna Road, Seaside, 503-861-2904. TOPS focuses on healthy lifestyle changes for weight loss. Knochlers Pinochle 1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside, all ages, $1 per session per person. This is a weekly, regular play card game. Prizes awarded. Ham Radio Breakfast 8 a.m., Finn’s Fish House, 227 Broadway, 503-738-9692. Ham radio operators meet every Thursday. Venues change on the fi rst Thursday of the month. SDDA Breakfast 8:30 a.m., Pig ‘N’ Pancake, 323 Broadway, Seaside, 503-717-1914, www.seaside- downtown.com. Features weekly speakers and discussions, a no-host breakfast available. Wednesday, Dec. 30 Bingo! 1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside, 503-738-3311, www.sunsetempire.com, 10 cents per card, $2.40 all games. Try your luck at Bingo, add a few lucky charms, grab your stamper and play Bingo! Bring your friends for an afternoon of Bingo fun. 3:30 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-440-4390. OA groups seek recovery and support through the Twelve Steps program. 7 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www. cannonbeach.org, $39. Join The Trail Band as they put on a special holiday concert featuring an eight-piece ensemble and fi ve vocalists performing an energetic Friday, Jan. 1 Knochlers Pinochle Twisted Karaoke 9 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3467, 21 and older. 1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside, all ages, $1 per session per person. Saturday, Jan. 2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Beach Clean Up Kiwanis Club Meeting 9 a.m., Seaside Beach, meet at Seashore Inn on the Beach, 60 N. Promenade, Sea- side, all ages. Join other volunteers for the monthly “Treasure the Beach” community beach clean up in helping to restore the quality of the beach for all. 7 a.m., Undersea Coff ee (inside World- mark), 26 Ave. A, Seaside, www.facebook. com/pages/Kiwanis-Club-of-Seaside-Ore. DJ Sugar PDX Dance Party Kiwanis Club Meeting 9:30 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3467, www.twisted- fi shsteakhouse.com, 21 and older. Noon, Pig ‘N’ Pancake, 323 Broadway, Seaside, www.facebook.com/pages/ Kiwanis-Club-of-Seaside-Ore. Sunday, Jan. 3 1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside, 503-738-3311, www.sunsetempire.com, free. Enjoy popcorn and a movie on senior matinee Thursdays. Theory of Relativity 9 p.m., American Legion 99, 1315 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5111, www. seasidepost99.org, no cover, 21 and older. Welcome in the New Year with Theory of Relativity, playing rock-n-roll, blues, country, jazz, folk and classical. 8 a.m. weigh-in, North Coast Family Fellowship Church, 2245 N. Wahanna Road, Seaside, 503-861-2904. 1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside, 503-738-3311, www.sunsetempire.com, free. Senior karaoke follows the senior lunch program on the fi rst Tuesday of the month. Time is approximate. 9 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3467, 21 and older. Wednesday, Jan. 6 Monday, Jan. 4 Bingo! Big Loser Contest Sunset Pool, 1140 Broadway, Sunset Family Fitness, 840 24th Ave., Seaside, 503-738-3311, www.sunsetempire. com. The Biggest Loser Contest is back. Join as an individual or as a team of up to 10 people. Weigh-ins are Fridays beginning at 5:45 a.m. at Sunset Pool and 5:30 a.m. at Sunset Family Fitness. The contest runs to Feb. 12. Will West 9 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 N. Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, 21 and older. Songwriter Will West performs with a rotation of acoustic musicians called the Friendly Strangers, featuring an array of music from modern roots, folk and bluegrass to pop and groove sounds to bring in the New Year. TOPS Meeting Senior Karaoke Twisted Karaoke Matinee Thursdays Holiday Concert Monday, Dec. 28 Thursday, Dec. 31 TOPS Meeting Overeaters Anonymous Twisted Karaoke blend of brass and string instrumental, traditional and original music. Family-cise Class 10:30 a.m., Living Fit Studio, 1775 S. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, 971-219-9413, $60. Living Fit Yoga & Training Studio will off er an exercise class for parents of young children ages four and younger. Cost includes all six weeks or $10 drop-ins. 1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside, 503-738-3311, www.sunsetempire.com, 10 cents per card, $2.40 all games. Overeaters Anonymous 3:30 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-440-4390. Email Marketing Class Noon, CCC Seaside Campus, 1455 N. Roos- evelt Drive, Seaside, 503-338-2402, www. clatsopcc.edu/schedule, $20, all levels. Part of the Lunch & Learn series, this class will show tips and tricks for successful email marketing. Preregistration required. www.ci.gearhart.or.us. Regular city council meetings are held every fi rst Wednesday of the month. Thursday, Jan. 7 Ham Radio Breakfast 8 a.m., call for location, Seaside, 503- 738-9692. SDDA Breakfast 8:30 a.m., Pig ‘N’ Pancake, 323 Broadway, Seaside, 503-717-1914, www.seaside- downtown.com. Kiwanis Club Meeting Noon, Pig ‘N’ Pancake, 323 Broadway, Seaside, www.facebook.com/pages/ Kiwanis-Club-of-Seaside-Ore. Matinee Thursdays 1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside, 503-738-3311, www.sunsetempire.com, free. Bereavement Support 2 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside, 503-338-6230, 18 and older. This group provides support through journaling and discussion. Hosted by Lower Columbia Hospice. Friday, Jan. 8 Chamber Breakfast 8:30 a.m., Twisted Fish Steakhouse, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-6391, www. seasidechamber.com, open to the public. Features weekly speakers and discussions, a no-host breakfast available. Low Impact Walking 9:30 a.m., 503-738-7751. Meets at diff erent locations. Gearhart City Council Twisted Karaoke 7 p.m., City Council Chambers, City Hall, 698 Pacifi c Way, Gearhart, 503-738-5501, 9 p.m., Twisted Fish, 311 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3467, 21 and older. Wendy Richardson: A ‘fabulous, giving person’ Holiday closures ‘She will be sorely missed. She had the kindest heart. Wendy from Page 1A Richardson attended school here and graduated from Astoria High School in 1977. After graduation, she attended the Art Institute of Port- land, formerly the Bassist Institute, where she studied marketing. She returned to the coast after college, and with her mother opened ’Tis the Season, a year-round Christmas store in Cannon Beach. The store offered holiday items and collect- ibles, as well as cards and lights. The store moved to Seaside in 2001 and closed in 2004. Her mother, Dorie Shannon, died in 1996. A love of the coast Family members said Richard- son loved nature, birds, family and classic rock. She loved the scenic beauty of the North Coast. Holidays were important to Rich- ardson, especially Christmas. “Christmas was her thing,” Alix Richardson said Tuesday. Andie Richardson said her par- ents loved to hang out and watch travel shows. “They didn’t need to travel, they could just watch,” she said. “They would get so excited.” Cannon Beach was especially important to Wendy Richardson, where she appreciated both the art scene and natural beauty. “She loved everyone,” Andie Richardson said. An ‘asset’ to the community She was so full of life and fun to be around.’ Wendy Richardson was hired as the sales consultant for South Coun- ty for the Daily Astorian in October 2007. “One of the pleasures of Tuesday mornings was greeting Wendy as she walked past my of¿ ce to join our sales meeting,” Forrester said. “Her warm personality and keen insights into Seaside and Cannon Beach were a constant ingredient of those meetings.” “Wendy was a stable and trusted sales consultant for her advertisers for almost nine years,” Daily Astori- an Advertising Director Betty Smith said. “Wendy was a huge asset to this company and she worked tire- lessly as our ambassador. She took a leadership role in the Seaside of¿ ce when we acquired the Signal and (Cannon Beach) Gazette. She will be greatly missed.” “She was selÀ ess and a dedicat- ed volunteer, but her greatest joys were her three children, Alix, Andie and Nick,” said Gretchen Darnell, a longtime friend and the director of sales for the Seaside Civic and Convention Center. “Above all, she loved her family, her children and Gretchen Darnell, a longtime friend her husband, Al. She will be sorely missed. She had the kindest heart. She was so full of life and fun to be around.” Wendy and Al Richardson met in Astoria through friends, and married in 1990. “I always found her to be a ray of sunshine and smiles and very good at all she did,” Daily Astorian Managing Editor Laura Sellers said. “Our thoughts are with her family and friends.” “Wendy immediately made me feel welcome in the community,” Seaside Signal Editor R.J. Marx said. “I especially appreciated her irreverent sense of humor. She knew everyone and had an understanding of what makes Seaside tick.” Former Signal and Gazette edi- tor, Nancy McCarthy said, “Many times, when I needed to know whom to contact about a story I was cov- ering, I would ask Wendy because she seemed to know everyone along Obituaries Richard Allan ‘Dick’ Fague our stretch of the North Coast. Wen- dy was the consummate friend and community volunteer. … She will be greatly missed. “She was a fabulous, giving per- son to everyone she knew,” Seaside business owner Jeff Ter Har added. “It’s a big loss to the community.” Caring and compassion On Tuesday, Alix, Andie and Nick Richardson said she will be re- membered for her love, caring and compassion. “I just loved her so much,” Alix Richardson said. “She’ll always be our best friend.” “She was my best friend,” Andie Richardson said. “She’s always there,” Nick Rich- ardson said. “Just talking to her was the best.” Funeral arrangements will be announced later this week. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is han- dling service arrangements. In observance of Christmas Day on Friday, all federal and state of¿ ces are closed Friday. Clatsop County of¿ ces and Astoria City Hall and city ser- vices close at noon Thursday, and are closed Friday. Cannon Beach and Warrenton city halls and services are closed Thurs- day and Friday. Gearhart and Seaside city halls and services are closed Friday. All U.S. post of¿ ces are closed Friday, and there is no mail delivery. Seaside schools are closed for winter break. The Seaside Library is closed Friday. Gar- bage collection through Recol- ogy Western Oregon (covering Seaside, Gearhart and Cannon Beach) and the city of Warren- ton with a normal service day of Friday will receive service Saturday. The Sunset Pool in Seaside is closed Friday. The Seaside Museum is closed Thursday and Friday. Sunset Empire Transporta- tion (“The Bus”) is not running Friday. The Daily Astorian of¿ c- es are closed Friday, and the newspaper is not printed. Somewhere over the rainbow April 19, 1947 — Dec. 4, 2015 Richard Allen “Dick” Fague, 68, passed away on Dec. 4, 2015, at his home in Olympia, Washington. He was born on April 19, 1947, in Seaside, Oregon, to Wil- liam James and Dorothy Ann (Dow) Fague. Dick grew up in Seaside, Oregon, and he graduated from Seaside High School in 1965. After high school he joined the Army. He was the recipient of two Meritorious Service Medals, four Army Commendation Medals, an Army Achievement Medal, Airborne wings, an Expert In- fantryman’s Badge, Path¿ nd- er Badge, and a Ranger Tab. He retired in 1991, achieving the rank of major. Dick had a long and dis- tinguished career in law en- forcement. He served as the commander of the Olympia Police Reserves, acting chief of police of Tenino, Wash- ington, and was an agent for the Washington State Liquor Control Board. He attended the Army Richard Fague Command and General Staff College and received a bach- elor’s and master’s degree from St. Martin’s College in Lacey, Washington. Dick married the love of his life and soul mate, Bar- bara Terese Wells, in 1967 in Seaside, Oregon. They were high school sweethearts, and happily married for 48 years. He enjoyed his fami- ly. He was recognized as an Outstanding Young Man in America in 1974. Dick was preceded in death by his parents, Wil- liam and Dorothy Fague; his son, William Steven Fague (2000); and his lifelong best friend, Robert “Bob” Chisholm. Dick is survived by his spouse, Barbara, of Olym- pia, Washington; his daugh- ter, Tracie Billings of Olathe, Kansas; his son, Todd C. (Holly) Fague of Apex, North Carolina; his daughter, Joann Bell of Olympia, Washington; his daughter, Kellie (Russ) Briskin of Lynden, Washing- ton; his daughter, Amy (Jon) Schreck of Olathe, Kansas; his sister, Patti (Daryl) Ro- bison of Rogers, Arkansas; his sister, Wilma Jane Nel- son of Emerald Isle, North Carolina; his grandchildren, Ashley, James, Jenny, Jus- tin, Blake, Meagan, Michael, Brandon, Eliana, Natalie, Nathan, Ryan, Steen, Am- berly, Anders, Evelyn, Kael, and Ashlyn; his great-grand- daughter, Adrianna; and his lifelong best friend, Darlene Chisholm. R.J. MARX PHOTO/SEASIDE SIGNAL Amidst the rain, a little bit of sunshine in Gearhart.