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6A • June 24, 2016 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com Drummers, ireworks on tap for Seaside Fourth By R.J. Marx Seaside Signal The drums are beating for the Fourth of July, and the brass will sound. Four world-class bands will provide the rhythmic support for the hundreds of marchers and thousands of visitors this Independence Day. Presented by the Seaside Chamber of Commerce, py- rotechnics specialist Larry Kriegshauser will not only light up the skies, but serves as volunteer coordinator for four drum and bugle corps — 550 performers in all. The Oregon Crusaders will be joined by the Battalion from Salt Lake City, Utah; the Santa Clara Vanguard, number four in the world, from Santa Clara, California; and the Spokane Thunder from Spokane, Wash- ington. The parade begins at 11 a.m., at which time bands will join marchers; at 2 p.m., a free show will feature all four drum corps at Broadway Field. Kriegshauser was intro- duced to drum corps in 1981, when his son marched. “We’ve had some of the top corps,” he said. “These young people 15-21 will outperform any military or marching band.” Kriegshauser will be oper- ating with a budget of $56,000 for transportation and lodging FILE PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO for musicians, who perform without fee. The Seaside Chamber of Commerce coordinates meet- ings with city staff, public works and volunteers, Event Coordinator Cyndi Mudge said. “Our role is to make sure all the pieces are talking and working together.” The parade kicks off at 11 a.m., coordinated by volunteer Virginia Dideum. The parade route has been shortened due Holladay Drive roadwork. Pa- rade participants will line up on Necanicum Drive from First Avenue to 12th Avenue, the opposite direction from years past. The parade will turn east from Necanicum across the First Avenue Bridge and then south on to Holladay, west on Broadway, north on Columbia, and then east on First Avenue, inishing at Necanicum. From 1 to 3 p.m. is the old-fashioned social at the Seaside Historical Museum and at 2 p.m., the drum corps concert. At 3 p.m. on the Prom, the Northwest Skylin- ers present a stunt-kite display. Fireworks begin at 10 at the Turnaround. The show, produced by Western Display Fireworks, is called “Fire in the Sky,” and will feature more than 9,500 pyrotechnic shots, all timed to music. “If you can’t hear the music, you’re not hearing the show,” Kriegshauser said. Fireworks are launched by computer, set to synchronize with Elvis Presley, John Phil- ip Sousa and in the inale, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Over- ture. “You’d better hit that can- non-ire right where it be- longs,” Kriegshauser said. The sky will light up rain or shine. Kriegshauser (and others) are hoping they do not see a repeat of the 2015 extravagan- za, at which a Mylar balloon knocked out power to the city LEFT: Santa Clara Vanguard will be one of four bands to perform at the Seaside Independence Day parade. ABOVE: Fireworks illuminate the sky above Seaside during the 2015 Fourth of July ireworks show. for hours. He described it as “very scary” — 40,000 people with no lights, pits on the beach and darkness falling. Parade registration is open at SeasideFourthofJuly.org un- til June 29. On July 5, from 8 to 11 a.m., is the Treasure the Beach Cleanup. Locations are The Turnaround, Ave. U and the Prom, and 12th and Prom. Vol- unteers at the three locations will provides trash bags. DINING on the NORTH COAST Great Restaurants in: New group publisher to lead Signal Formerly with Register- Guard, Pero starts July 11 EO Media Group Northwest newspaper ex- ecutive David Pero has been named group publisher of The Daily Astorian and its com- panion publications on the Oregon Coast. He succeeds Steve Forrester, who is retir- ing as publisher after 28 years in Astoria. Pero, 59, will serve as edi- tor and publisher of The Daily Astorian. As group publisher, he will oversee all operations on the coast for the Astori- an, Seaside Signal, Cannon Beach Gazette, Coast River Business Journal and Chinook Observer. He will begin work in As- toria on July 11. “I really look forward to joining The Daily Astorian, which has such a great history of serving Astoria and all of the coastal communities, and to continuing that mission and tradition. It is an outstanding family-owned company, with an excellent staff in a terriic community. I can’t wait to be part of each,” Pero said. Pero most recently was David Pero chief operating oficer for the Register-Guard in Eugene. In that capacity, Pero was re- sponsible for day-to-day op- erations of that family-owned 55,000-circulation daily newspaper, along with several niche publications and digital publishing. Other responsi- bilities included inancial and budgeting oversight, strategic positioning, new business and commercial printing develop- ment. During Pero’s tenure at the newspaper, it was twice awarded the Oregon Newspa- per Publisher’s Association’s highest honor for overall gen- eral excellence. Its website was named best in the state for several years. The news- paper was also recognized for excellence by several national organizations. Before joining the Regis- ter-Guard in 2007, Pero spent 17 years in Beaumont, Texas, as assistant to the publisher of a 50,000-circulation daily newspaper owned by Hearst, a multinational media com- pany. He was responsible for general administration, new product and business devel- opment, marketing, legal, personnel/human resources, production, technology, and corporate communications. He also was responsible for the proit and loss for ive weekly newspapers, as well as niche and digital publishing. Pero began his newspa- per career in Florida as a re- porter and photographer. He moved to the Clearwater Sun, a 40,000-circulation daily, where he rose through the ranks in newsroom manage- ment, eventually becoming executive editor. A graduate of the Universi- ty of Florida with a degree in journalism, Pero also partici- pated in continuing education programs for newspaper exec- utives at the American Press Institute and the Media Man- agement Center at the Kel- logg School of Management at Northwestern University. Forrester, who will remain as president and CEO of EO Media Group after retiring as publisher of the Astorian, said his family-owned com- pany was seeking a veteran newspaper executive with strong business credentials and experience in digital publishing. “David Pero will bring to this job two things that are es- sential for our company,” For- rester said. “He has worked in a family-owned newspaper company, which is the essence of what we are. Secondly, his experience in Texas and Eu- gene gives him a strong grasp of all facets of our enterprise: news, advertising, production and circulation.” Pero said he is an avid col- lege football fan and likes all sports, including baseball and NASCAR. “In my spare time I also am a bit of history buff and like reading historical novels and biographies,” he said. Pero has been involved with youth sports organiza- tions and United Way. Pero and his wife, Victo- ria, will relocate in the Astoria area. They have two grown sons. Land donation may enable relocation of schools Schools from Page 1A “A Cascadia earthquake off of our coast will cause large portions of these three anti- quated schools to collapse and then be submerged by the Paciic Ocean. The average age of these schools is over 63 years and they have out- lived their useful lives.” Seaside School District commissioned state research- ers to conduct a comprehen- sive research study to verify a safe elevation to relocate the schools. Researchers recom- mended schools be relocat- ed to stable land that would not liquefy during an earth- quake. Since tsunami waves could rise as high as 90 feet, researchers recommended a site at least 80 to 100 feet in elevation. According to Dougherty, Weyerhaeuser allowed Sea- side School District to study approximately 1,000 acres of hillside to the east and south of Seaside. Geotechnical engineers evaluated poten- tial slide issues, conducted site core drillings and in- stalled long-term monitoring equipment. After analysis, engineers determined that the property directly east of Seaside Heights Elementary School contains land that best meets the state recommen- dations. Weyerhaeuser Com- pany owns the only suitable property in Seaside, Gearhart or Cannon Beach. “We have had many ge- otechs evaluating that hill- side,” Dougherty said in April. “They strongly be- lieve that is the very best piece of property to relocate the school district.” “We are a part of the coast- al communities in which we operate. Helping the school district keep its students safe and out of harm’s way is the right thing to do,” said Jim Bunker, senior manager of Weyerhaeuser Co. said in the district statement. The school district will now consider asking resi- dents to support relocating its three schools out of the tsunami inundation zone through a bond measure. The district is gathering commu- nity feedback as they devel- op the proposal, Dougherty said. 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