February 19, 2016 Seaside Signal seasidesignal.com 5A
Memories in the making
More than 250 attend third annual
Daddy Daughter Dance
By Katherine Lacaze
Seaside Signal
The Seaside Civic and Convention Center
hosted an abundance of lively music, dancing
and heart-shaped decorations during the Sunset
Empire Park & Recreation District’s third annual
Daddy Daughter Dance.
From the catchy Disney tunes to the multi-col-
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Feb. 6, was a special opportunity for girls, from in-
fants to young teenagers, to have quality time and
make memories with their fathers, grandfathers
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Fitness and Special Events Manager Grace
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this annual event to local families in the commu-
nity, as there really is nothing else like it in town.
The dance gives them a chance to get dolled up
and spend a special night out, where the “girls can
feel special and dads can show how much they
love their daughters,” Smith said.
She added, “The relationship between daugh-
ters and fathers is important,” especially as the
girls are growing from adolescence into adulthood.
More than 250 people attended the event,
which has been growing a little every year since it
started, Smith said.
Justin Grafton Studios provided a photo booth,
so the couples could commemorate the event. DJ
Bruce Smith kept the music going throughout the
night. Refreshments were provided.
Seaside Factory Outlets, TLC Fibre Feder-
al Credit Union, Sam’s Seaside Café, Subway,
Lum’s Auto Center and Bruce’s Candy Kitchen
were sponsors for the event.
KATHERINE LACAZE/SEASIDE SIGNAL
Attendants at the third annual Daddy Daughter Dance, held Feb. 6,
were given little blue ribbons to pin to their clothes in honor of fallen
Seaside Sgt. Jason Goodding, who died Feb. 5.
Honoring Sgt. Goodding
As the dance was scheduled for less than 24
hours after the death of Seaside Sgt. Jason Good-
ding, who was killed in the line of duty Feb. 5, the
district struggled to determine whether to cancel
the event, Executive Director Skylar Archibald
and Smith said.
That’s one of the challenges of living in a small
community — when something tragic happens, “it
feels really close and personal,” Archibald said at
the event. They kept the dance as scheduled and
instead found a few ways to honor Goodding’s
memory and recognize his family, which were
well-received by participants, Smith said.
Attendees received tiny blue ribbons to pin to
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district designated 25 percent of proceeds to go to
the Goodding family. Between tickets sales and
extra donations, the district raised $930 for the
family.
KATHERINE LACAZE/SEASIDE SIGNAL
Girls dance with their fathers, grandfathers and other father figures
at the Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District’s third annual Daddy
Daughter Dance on Feb. 6 at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center.
OBITUARIES
Jason Michael Goodding
June 17, 1976 — Feb. 5, 2016
Jason Michael Good-
ding, beloved husband,
father, brother and son,
passed away on Friday,
Feb. 5, at the age of 39. Ja-
son was a 13-year veteran
of the Seaside Police De-
partment, and was working
as a patrol sergeant when
he was killed in the line of
duty.
Jason will be deeply
missed by many, includ-
ing his high school sweet-
heart and wife of 16 years,
Amy, as well as his pride
and joy, his two daughters,
Joslyn, 13, and Jayden, 10.
He is also survived by his
mother and stepfather, Jan
Becker and Tom Johnson;
his father and stepmother,
Dean and Patty Goodding;
his sister, Jennifer (Good-
ding) Hovanic; brothers,
Justin Goodding and Doug
Hash; and close friend and
mentor, Roger Schenk. He
will be greatly missed by
many nieces and nephews,
including: Mac, Kennedy,
Wyatt, Lane, Nathan, Desi
and Jace. He was preced-
ed in death by his beloved
“Granny,” Jean Wilson.
Jason was born in Port-
land, Oregon, on June 17,
1976. He moved around
frequently early in his
life, including time spent
in Hawaii and California.
He arrived in the small,
tight-knit community of
Sherwood, Oregon, in the
eighth grade, a tan, scrap-
py, quick-witted point
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gettable smile and making
lifelong friends along the
way.
A natural at basketball,
he also played football and
baseball, maturing into an
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leader. But perhaps the
most important thing to
happen in Sherwood was
the day he met a girl named
Amy Jones. She was the
Homecoming Queen, he
was her escort. And the
rest, as the fairy tale goes,
was history.
After graduating from
Portland State University,
Jason Goodding
Jason began his lifelong
path as a mentor and leader
in his community. He was
the head basketball coach at
Southridge High School in
Beaverton, assistant coach
at Tigard High School and
Sherwood Middle School,
and coached at schools
throughout Seaside.
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was a favorite among his
peers and the citizens of
Seaside. He didn’t just re-
spond to a burglary call, he
stayed until the homeown-
er felt safe. He walked up
to kids on the street with
his wide, warm smile and
listened to what they had
to say. He was in life, as he
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fair and kind.
Although Jason was
deeply entrenched in his
community, he made the
drive to Eugene as often
as possible to watch Ore-
gon football games. But it
was his family that made
him happiest. Teaching the
girls to play basketball,
and watching them become
leaders on the court, was a
tremendous source of joy
and pride.
Jason will be tremen-
dously missed by all who
knew him.
Funeral services were
held Friday, Feb. 12, at 1
p.m. at the Seaside Con-
vention Center.
Hughes-Ransom Mor-
tuary is in charge of the
arrangements. An online
guest book may be signed
at www.hughes-ransom.
com
LETTERS
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Jason Goodding
To the family, friends and
citizens of Seaside. It is with
deepest sorrow and sadness
we grieve with all of you the
tragic death of Police Sgt. Ja-
son Goodding.
For most of the past 30
years, we have met in January
in brotherhood and harmony in
your beautiful city. The good-
will and kindness we have re-
ceived from your community
is beyond compare.
All the member of QCED
(Quartet Champions of the Ev-
ergreen District of the Barber-
shop Harmony Society) will
be lifting our voices in song to
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Jerry Harrison
Wilsonville
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I am always happy to give
my opinion on most subjects,
Calligraphy
show at library
The Seaside Public Li-
brary presents an exhibition
of calligraphy by local callig-
raphers Kay Aya, Bev Gilbert-
son, Rebecca Read, and John
Rippey. The show will be in
the community room and foy-
er and hangs from March 8
through April 26.
The Seaside Public Library
is located at 1131 Broadway.
For more information, call
503-738-6742 or visit sea-
sidelibrary.org.
and actually enjoy participating
in phone surveys when time
permits. When answering a
recorded voice survey recently
however, I was disturbed by
the rush of answering com-
plex questions on a subject
little-known to most, but ad-
dressed so eloquently by Roger
Dorband (“Economic terror-
ism,” The Daily Astorian, Jan
29).
Our Clatsop County Com-
mission is being asked to join
the Linn County lawsuit to
basically change the ratio of
chopping down our forests,
among other things, for a per-
ceived lack of money due
Linn County. I raised this Linn
County lawsuit issue at a re-
cent county commission meet-
ing, so I knew a little about it,
but I felt as though I could not
push the buttons on my phone
fast enough to keep up with the
recorded confusing questions
and answers.
Among the many ques-
tions asked: Should the Clatsop
County Commissioners join
the Linn County lawsuit? Had
I ever voted against a school
bond? Did I feel my taxes were
being used in a fair manner?
Well, you get the idea.
“Of course!” I shouted when
a friend, hearing my exasperated
rehash of the call, reminded me
this type of phone survey is really
a push poll. And, one of the kinder
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with loaded questions or offering
negative information to sway the
opinions of those polled.
So now you are forewarned.
How we maintain our forests is a
very important issue. I urge you
to discuss entering into this law-
suit with your county commis-
sioner as soon as possible.
By the way, in case you get a
call, the caller ID number is 503-
111-1122. And good luck.
Nancy Holmes
Seaside
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