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OUR 110th YEAR • January 8, 2016
Looking back at
2015
in Seaside
Seaside
Museum
suspends
‘Saltmakers
Return’
National Park Service bows out as
major partner for ‘Saltmakers Return’
By Katherine Lacaze
Seaside Signal
The Seaside Museum and Histori-
FaO SoFiet\ is sFramEOinJ to ¿ nd neZ
support for “The Saltmakers Return to
Seaside,” the museum’s signature his-
torical program, after the National Park
Service pulled out as a sponsor because
the event lacked authenticity.
Tita Montero, vice president of the
museum’s board of directors, said the
program Zould be suspended until neZ
partnership could be found.
/eZis and &lark National Historical
Park, af¿ liated Zith the National Park
Service, Zill no longer help present the
event, park superintendent Scott Tucker
said last Zeek.
See Saltmakers, Page 6A
R.J. MARX PHOTO /SEASIDE SIGNAL
A growing city, running event gets reprieve
By R.J. Marx Seaside Signal
A
n internationally renoZned relay race stays in Seaside, and the city heads for the
hills. The East Hills that is, as of¿ cials seek to expand the city’s urban groZth
boundary and prepare for future development. &ity councilors approved the li-
censing of cannabis dispensaries outside the doZntoZn city core, and continue
to Zrestle Zith the groZing need for the hungry and the homeless. ¶ These are
among the top stories in Seaside in 2015, and Zill likely be at the forefront of
2016 concerns.
Seaside High School students practice walking the tsunami
evacuation route this fall.
Seaside Signal
R.J. MARX PHOTO /SEASIDE SIGNAL
Owner Tyler Walker, center, and employees at Cannabis Nation
in Seaside, one of two dispensaries to receive licenses in 2015.
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Hundreds of children get toys,
clothing through Wishing Tree
Program
By Katherine Lacaze
See Year, Page 9A
R.J. MARX PHOTO /SEASIDE SIGNAL
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Rotary Club,
community
provide gifts
for local
families
Nearly 550 children in the Seaside
and Gearhart area received a special gift
this holiday season because of the Rotary
&lub of Seaside’s :ishing Tree program.
:hile the nonpro¿ t organi]ation
spearheaded the program and purchased
items to ensure each child gets some-
thing, a majority of the gifts came from
the community itself, Zhich “gave many
children in our area a Zonderful &hrist-
mas,” said Rotarian Sandy Mc'oZall,
the organi]er of the Seaside program.
As in several years past, the Rotary
&lub hung paper bells on trees at insti-
tutions across toZn, such as all the local
banks, Providence Seaside Hospital, the
Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District
and the :ine and %eer Haus at the Sea-
side )actory 2utlet &enter. Each bell con-
tained the gender of a child, his or her age
and suggestions for &hristmas presents.
See Gifts, Page 9A
The Healthy Hub to
lead community in
Sugar Detox &hallenge
Seaside business owner spurs
10-day wellness eff ort
By Katherine Lacaze
Seaside Signal
-enn 9isser, oZner of The
Healthy Hub, is inviting the com-
munity to join her in the second an-
nual 0-day Sugar Deto[ &hallenge
to kick off the year by stabili]ing
blood sugar levels and augmenting
health consciousness.
The 0-day challenge Zill start
Monday, Jan. 11, and it is not too
late to sign up to take part in the free
community event.
The Healthy Hub, a Zellness and
massage center, opened in January
015 and 9isser organi]ed the ¿ rst
community detox that month. More
than 250 people participated.
“Sugar is a hot topic right noZ,
and our community is reaching and
yearning for more information on
the subject,” Visser said.
On Jan. 6, in preparation for the
challenge, Visser gave an introductory
presentation at Seaside &offee House,
explaining the purpose of the detox
and guidelines for people to folloZ. A
video of the presentation is online at
ZZZ.healthyhubZellness.com.
See Detox, Page 9A
KATHERINE LACAZE PHOTO /SEASIDE SIGNAL
Jennifer Visser, owner and founder of The Healthy Hub in Seaside, is leading
the second annual 10-day Community Sugar Detox Challenge, which will
start Jan. 11 and feature a kick-off dinner at the Bob Chisholm Community
Center that evening.