6A • April 29, 2016 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com
Schweiger
Scholarship
selects winners
Helen Gaston is honored by city
The April 12 annual membership meeting of
the Seaside Museum and Historical Society was
devoted to honoring Helen Gaston for her many
years of devotion to the museum.
In a proclamation from the city, Gaston was
recognized for her preservation efforts and pre-
sentation of local history. The proclamation was
presented by Mayor Don Larson on behalf of the
city.
Museum Board President Steve Wright said
he was “very impressed by Gaston’s dedication
and the variety of ways that she was involved,
not just the museum but many other local orga-
nizations.”
Gaston served on the museum board for 27
years, writing grants to obtain funding, research-
ing, planning and designing many of the muse-
um’s exhibits.
Among achievements was the restoration of
Butterield Cottage, one of the original Seaside
homes built in 1889 which was given to the mu-
seum in 1984 and subsequently developed to de-
pict a beach cottage circa 1912.
Her contributions include writing grants, lo-
cating appropriate era windows, light ixtures and
hardware as well as participating in all aspects of
the restoration, from working with contractors to
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Seaside honors Helen Gaston Day.
personally scraping, sanding and wallpapering.
Butterield Cottage was opened in 1991.
Diane Collier, chairwoman of the Clatsop-Ne-
halem tribe presented Helen with gifts honoring
her for her work on preserving the tribe’s culture
and history. These efforts included design and
creation of a curriculum to teach Native Ameri-
can history to fourth-graders, including supplies
for experiential activities which the Seaside Mu-
seum provides to local schools at no cost.
Gaston was the instigator of the “Daddy
Train” mural on the museum’s outer wall, ob-
taining funding through grants and contributions.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Museum Board President Steve Wright recog-
nizes Helen Gaston on a day in her honor.
Chisholm Center main hall redesigned
is the irst of three phases.
Renovations to the center’s
entryway and the classrooms
will follow.
Along with some funding
from the city, donations are
being solicited through the
Sunset Empire Park and Rec-
reation District.
By R.J. Marx
Seaside Signal
The legacy of a man dedi-
cated to helping others moves
into a new phase in Seaside.
Board members and repre-
sentatives of the Bob Chisholm
Community Center went to the
Seaside City Council April 11,
to present an update on the
main hall refresh and to invite
residents to a taco feed fund-
raiser.
Chisholm, a former public
works director and ireight-
er, was the inspiration for the
center, which serves seniors
and community groups in
Seaside.
Chisholm died in 1997 at-
tempting to save a man drown-
ing in the surf just off the
beach.
“Several months ago we
appeared at one of your meet-
ings with the architects and
gave you a dream that we had,”
Lou Neubecker told members
of the council. “We want to
The Schweiger Memorial Scholar-
ship Fund and Advanced American Con-
struction, of Portland have selected 13
students to receive $45,000 in scholar-
ships for the 2016-17 school year.
The fund has awarded 207 scholar-
ships, ranging from $2,000 to $5,000,
and totaling $557,000. From a ield of
27 applicants, the selection committee
chose those that best demonstrated aca-
demic and extra-curricular excellence in
the pursuit of careers in construction and
construction-related ields.
Maxwell Beaudoin of Seaside was
awarded $3,000. Max is a sophomore at
Oregon State University pursuing a de-
gree in civil engineering.
He and other students were honored
at the 17th annual Schweiger Memorial
Scholarship Awards Dinner and Silent
Auction April 22, at the Sentinel Hotel
in Portland.
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RESOLVE ARCHITECTURE
The main hall redesign plan
for Bob Chisholm Communi-
ty Center.
let you to know we’re moving
forward with that dream.”
Lighting, looring, wall
coverings and windows will
be upgraded as part of the
$175,000 project, he said.
Energy eficiency and
acoustics of the main hall of
the building at 1225 Avenue
A will be enhanced The wood
beams and tongue-and-groove
ceiling will be restored.
Refurbishing the main hall
The Bob Chisholm Com-
munity Center was original-
ly property of the Catholic
church.
Later the property was ac-
quired by the city of Seaside
as a community rental space.
In the mid-1990s, under the di-
rection of Chisholm, the build-
ing underwent a major renova-
tion, adding a front ofice and
two large meeting rooms onto
to the north end of the build-
ing. The main hall was con-
verted from a gymnasium into
a large gathering space.
The commission’s fund-
raising goal is $80,000, said
Darren Gooch, marketing
manager for the recreation dis-
trict. “The remainder we are
hoping will come from the city
of Seaside during their bud-
geting process in the coming
month.”
Fundraiser ahead
A kickoff pledge drive be-
gan Thursday, April 28, with a
taco feed served by commis-
sion members in the main hall
of the center.
“We need to bring the cen-
ter up to the 21st century,”
Neubecker said to councilors.
“We want to make this some-
thing proud for our commu-
nity, and I think we’re on the
right track.”
Gooch said he’s seen the
committee really “pick up the
baton” for this project.
“It makes me very proud to
be part of that, and hopeful that
we’ll meet this goal,” Gooch
said. “I’m very excited. One of
my commissioners said it best:
‘This is for the community and
by the community.’”
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Dougherty outlines school budget strategy
Budget from Page 1A
In his budget message,
Dougherty said the district’s
strategy next year is to “eval-
uate the current needs of our
students, target areas that
need enrichment and focus
our resources to provide a
well-rounded education.”
Dougherty also said the dis-
trict will place a bond measure
on next November’s ballot to
relocate the district’s schools
out of the tsunami inundation
zone. To prepare the ballot
measure, including architec-
tural and engineering fees
and other services, the district
could spend up to $540,000.
However, that amount depends
on the proceeds received from
the sale of district-owned prop-
erty near Surf Pines. The dis-
trict hopes to receive $335,000
from the sale.
A $128.8 million bond mea-
sure to relocate the schools on
a hill east of Seaside Heights
Elementary School failed in
2013.
The 4.5 full-time-equiva-
lent personnel to be hired in-
clude a social studies teacher
at Broadway Middle School;
a full-time teacher to reduce
class size; a half-time curricu-
lum director; a part-time tech-
nology support staff member;
and a staff member who will
serve as a full-time “teacher
on special assignment” to pro-
vide management support to
students, staff, parents and the
community at Gearhart and
Seaside Heights elementary
schools, according to the bud-
get message.
The budget includes a 2.25
percent salary increase for dis-
trict employees.
Although he is retiring June
30, Dougherty will continue to
stay on half-time to shepherd
the bond measure through the
November election.
Another $798,885 is bud-
geted for repairs to the schools,
which have an average age of
65 years. These include:
• New looring at Gearhart
Elementary School
• Roof repairs at Broadway
Middle School
• Parking lot renovations at
the bus garage
• Internal walls and doors at
Seaside Heights
• Resurfacing the Seaside
High School track
• Bringing the Seaside High
School restroom to the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act code
with a shower
• Rerooing a section of the
high school gym
Another budget expense
includes a $122,000 transfer
to supplement losses in the
school lunch program. The
district is served by the Chart-
wells food service company,
which also worked with the
Astoria School District until
that district dropped the com-
pany last year, complaining
about the company’s lack of
communication and inconsis-
tencies in the food served to
students.
The joint contract the com-
pany has with Seaside, Asto-
ria, Warrenton-Hammond and
Ocean Park, Washington is
due to expire in June.
The district also will pay
$788,179 to the state Public
Employees Retirement Sys-
tem.
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