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Concert benefits family of slain officer
Concert proceeds will help
Goodding’s family
community,” Seaside musician Bruce
Thomas Smith said. “Amy and the kids
still need our support.”
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Seaside Police Chief Dave Ham said. “It
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brings back some pretty deep memories,
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Center rocked to the memory of Sgt. Jason what I can to help out.”
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Amy, and two daughters. The goal of the events coordinator, who organized the
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Thompson received a call from the
cert presented by the Seaside American
Legion Post 99 was to help them go for- leader of one of the bands, Thunder
Road, who volunteered to come to the
ward.
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donated their time and musical services ily, Thompson said.
Realizing the American Legion post
as about 200 people turned out. All pro-
ceeds for the eight-hour musical event might not be large enough to host the larg-
went to the family fund administered by er-scale event, Thompson approached the
the Oregon Fallen Badge Foundation. convention center.
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Tallies were not announced.
“It was truly cool to be a part of this ganizers started booking bands.
“I could have gotten 16, I got eight,”
Thompson said.”We only had so much
time.”
Out-of-town groups were provided
lodging courtesy of Masudur Khan, own-
er of the Inn at Seaside.
The Fabulous Garage Band, Alena
& Buffalo Kim, the Rusty Spurs Band,
Maggie & the Cats and Acustica World
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gave birth to this idea and everybody
jumped on board,” Smith said. “I think
beyond the money, the sense of commu-
nity continues. This gives us a way to do
something in a positive way, because of
our love of this community, our county
and our area.”
Finding life-long friends at FosterClub
By Katherine Lacaze
For Seaside Signal
As FosterClub celebrat-
ed its 16th birthday, a few
former foster youth shared
what the organization means
to them and what it has to of-
fer for other children going
through the system.
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matter where I go, I have
somebody, I have a connec-
tion,” said Marcus Brown,
a former foster youth who
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tics administrator for Foster-
Club. Once you join the club,
he added, you are always in
the club.
Lydia Sterba, 26, of Sea-
side, described the Sea-
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zation as “a community of
people to kind of help others
progress” by sharing experi-
ences and learning from one
another.
FosterClub held an open
house March 12 at Broadway
Middle School. The com-
munity was invited to help
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birthday and learn about the
foster care system and how to
get involved.
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the corner of Fifth Avenue in the home, but the rent-
and Roosevelt Drive in Sea- er was. He called 911 and
side Tuesday afternoon.
Seaside Fire and Rescue re-
The house sustained sponded.
$90,000 in damage to con-
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the scene.
Content loss was es-
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rage next to the home, Du- and damage to the structure
gan said. No one was hurt, about $60,000. About $1,000
but the house is not habit- was done to the neighboring
able.
property.
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Cannon Beach, Gearhart, insurance, Dugan said.
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Clark. An estimated 30 to 40 Fontaine contributed to this
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Seaside Signal
Coast Guard rescues three
kayakers near Seaside
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During an open house March 12 at Broadway Middle School, staff and community members
sing “Happy Birthday” to celebrate FosterClub’s 16th birthday.
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connected and represented “so
they can realize their personal
Celeste Bodner founded potential and contribute to a
FosterClub in 1999. After be- better life for their peers.”
During the past decade
coming a foster mother her-
self, she realized the necessity and a half, Bodner has seen
for an organization that pro- what started as a simple idea
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information and involvement is perpetually validated by
in the foster care system as the youth who get involved
keys to youth well-being. Fos- and become empowered to
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the efforts of young people in
and from foster care to become said.

Three young men were
rescued by the U.S. Coast
Guard Wednesday night,
March 16, after their kayaks
capsized on the Necanicum
River near Seaside.
A Coast Guard Air Sta-
tion Astoria MH-60 Jayhawk
helicopter crew hoisted the
men, ages 17, 18 and 20, to
safety after they were strand-
ed on a gravel bar in the river.
The men, who had symp-
toms of hypothermia, were
taken to Seaside Airport and
then to Providence Seaside
Hospital, according to the
Coast Guard.
“The Coast Guard re-
minds persons on the water to
be prepared for an unexpect-
ed emergency by wearing
proper gear like a wetsuit and
life jacket,” Lt. Chris Morris,
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Sector Columbia River, said
in a statement. “We remind
everyone that the rivers and
creeks are running fast due
to the amount of rain that has
hit the area, so caution is es-
sential.”
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participants minds, both races
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been easy. Bodner admits the
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creation have been felt for
the many labors of love that
accompanied them.
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a national organization from
the ground up,” she said.
When she looks at the young
leaders who have emerged
from the organization, how-
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All-ages Safety Fair will anchor day
built around emergency preparedness
The City of Seaside and
Sunset Empire Park and Rec-
reation District are partnering
up for a new event in Seaside
this spring. The “Seaside Dash
to Safety,” a 5K run/walk will
headline a series of activities
on Saturday, April 30, aimed
at raising awareness for emer-
gency preparedness.
Seaside Dash to Safety,
Doggy Dash and Safety Fair
starts at 9:30 a.m. The fair
runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
and is free for all ages. Entry
fee for the Dash to Safety is
$20; $10 for high school stu-
dents. Entrants will receive a
T-shirt. Alongside the 5K will
be a shorter 1.25-mile course
called the Doggy Dash, where
participants are encouraged
to walk or run with their fa-
vorite canine companion. To
keep the emergency prepared-
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A quick-moving blaze led to major damage at this Fifth
Avenue home in Seaside.

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