SEASIDESIGNAL.COM • COMPLIMENTARY COPY
OUR 110th YEAR • September 2, 2016
GO GO, GIRLS!
Walking for those in need, and loving it
Seaside,
Charter
get signals
crossed
Charter delays road completion
Walk Relay is world’s largest
By R.J. Marx
Seaside Signal
By R.J. Marx
Seaside Signal
ot everyone was in a hurry to get from
Portland to Seaside. The Portland to
Coast Walk Relay — the world’s largest
— offered a more reasonable pace. Teams
left early Friday morning, with up to 12
walkers each.
Among those participating were “the Go Go Girls,”
with members from the Dalles and Portland. They left
Portland at 5:45 a.m. Friday. With a 12-person team,
they were able to walk two eight-mile legs each
to complete the 129-mile trek.
Their distinctive trademark was black-and-
white 60s themed outfi ts, which many of them
sported even in the 90-degree heat of Friday’s
walk from the city westward.
Their theme?
“We’re the go-go girls,” captain Erin Rue
said. “We’re just loving it.”
“This was a great walk com-
pared to last year. It was a little
hot yesterday. The tempera-
tures yesterday and this af-
N
ternoon a lot better. Our message: have as much fun as
you can have along the way — and go go girls!” said
Pamela Jensen.
“We just really want to spread goodness, we try
to motivate, support people, motivate people,” added
team member Cindy Beatty.
Joyce Maxwell led a team of 19 participants in
Portland to Coast Walk Relay from Mount Olivet
Baptist Church in northeast Portland. It was their
third year in the relay. The team included 12 walk-
ers, three drivers and four
members of a sup-
port team.
“We left Portland
at 2 a.m. Friday, from
Mount Olivet Bap-
tist Church on North
Chautauqua,” Maxwell
said. “We use this run
to benefi t those less for-
tunate. Our funds go to
help the homeless.”
Pacifi c Power and Light — check.
Century Link — check.
Charter Cable — uncheck.
At least until a greasy wheel got some
action from the cable company, which ser-
vices Seaside homes near North Holladay
Drive.
For the city of Seaside, the Holladay
Drive renovation and repair is complete
but for one key player. As Public Works
offi cials and subcontractors seek to com-
plete removal of overhead wires and poles
to move to the next step, Charter Cable
has yet to disconnect cable from homes
and remove wires from poles.
See Charter, Page 6A
Geologist
aims to shake
up Seaside
City Council
Horning says city not doing
enough emergency prep
By R.J. Marx
Seaside Signal
Seaside might have felt a
rumble as geologist and en-
vironmental consultant Tom
Horning threw his hat in the
ring in a bid for City Council.
Horning will challenge
Council President Don John-
Tom
son in Ward 3 in November.
Horning, 62, is a lifelong Horning
Seaside resident dedicated
to raising awareness of the
unique and dire peril the city faces from its
proximity to the Cascadia S ubduction Z one.
“Tsunami preparedness should touch
every issue,” Horning said. “I’m willing to
make tsunami preparedness the highest pri-
ority of the city.”
In his opinion, the city administration is
not doing enough.
“The city likes to not rock the boat too
much,” he said . “They like to appear in con-
trol.”
Candidates for city elections had until
Tuesday evening to fi le for the November
ballot.
Seaside risk
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In Seaside, Horning likened tsunami
preparedness to bracing for war.
“The city has done things the way they’re
accustomed to doing them,” Horning said.
“This calls for a different type of thinking.
The risk of the next tsunami is so imminent
The Go Go Girls were among teams crossing the fi nish line at the Porvtland to Coast Walk Relay Saturday.
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See Horning, Page 6A
R3 gives new life by recycling, re-using
Everything old is new again at fundraiser
By Katherine Lacaze
For Seaside Signal
Bathed in bright runway lights, volunteer models young
and old sported pre-owned coats, blouses, aprons and other
attire that were no worse for the wear after being lovingly
refurbished by members of Our Lady of Victory and St. Pe-
ter the Fisherman’s Women’s Ministry.
The group held its third R3 Fashion Show,
Auction and Sweet Treats at the Seaside Civ-
ic and Convention Center on Aug. 17. The
fundraising event, which started in 2013
and is becoming an annual tradition
for the Women’s Ministry, showcases
the value and appeal of recycling old
products and giving them new life.
“We’re such a throw-away society,”
event organizer Jan Lambert
said.
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“If we could recycle and reuse things, maybe someone could re-
love them.”
That concept is behind the event’s name, R3 , which rep-
resents the central theme of “Recycle, Reuse and Re-love,”
while simultaneously symbolizing the parish’s faith in the
holy trinity, Lambert said.
After the parish’s annual rummage sale in July, the Wom-
en’s Ministry took select items from among the leftovers
and set to work repairing and redecorating them for inclu-
sion in the silent auction.
Some of the items, like many of the clothes, kept their
original function but were updated into contemporary styles
with new trim, bead work and other ornamentation. Some of
the items got new purposes entirely thanks to the volunteers’
collective “creative mind,” said fashion show coordinator
Marilyn Sanbrailo.
“We try to think of how we can make things different,”
Lambert agreed.
Volunteer models came from several local churches
and organizations, including the Seaside branch of P.E.O.,
a philanthropic organization for women; Cannon Beach
Community Church; the Sou’Wester Garden Club; Our
Lady of Victory/St. Peter the Fisherman’s Youth Ministry;
and others. The parish wanted the event to be inclusive and
See R3 Fashion Show, Page 7A
KATHERINE LACAZE/FOR SEASIDE SIGNAL
Julie MacLean models a cashmere
coat during the R3 Fashion Show,
Silent Auction & Sweet Treats.