September 2, 2016 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 7A
Seaside school
superintendent
Roley receives
award
KATHERINE LACAZE/FOR SEASIDE SIGNAL
The R3 Fashion Show, Silent Auction & Sweet Treats, held Aug. 17 at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center, was put on by the Our Lady of Victory/St. Peter
the Fisherman Women’s Ministry as a fundraiser for the parish’s Family Religious Education Ministry.
R3 fashion show proceeds beneit women’s ministry
R3 Fashion Show from Page 1A
inviting for all community members,
Lambert said. Attendees bid on the
clothing items modeled during the
fashion show.
In addition to the fashion show, the
event featured a live auction for four
handmade quilts designed by local
artists, including Lynda Newell, who
created a piece titled, “Poppies.”
Proceeds from ticket sales went
to the Women’s Ministry, which pro-
vides services for the parish and also
monetarily supports other regional
ministries, including the Door of Hope
organization; Helping Hands Re-entry
Outreach Centers; and the St. Vincent
de Paul Food Pantry in Gearhart.
Proceeds from the silent auction
and rafle were designated for the
parish’s Family Religious Education
Program, which recently acquired a
new coordinator, Joseph Salazar. The
program is designed to support not
only youth from the parish but also
from throughout the community by
offering positive, children- and fam-
ily-centered activities, such as Catho-
lic Vacation Bible School and Family
Camp.
“The real mission is not just for
our church, the Catholic church, but
all our churches to focus on children,”
Lambert said, emphasizing the impor-
tance of making them feel valued and
needed as part of the community. “If
our churches work together to build a
youth program, we’ll all beneit.”
KATHERINE LACAZE/FOR SEASIDE SIGNAL
The R3 Fashion Show, Silent Auction
& Sweet Treats at the Seaside Civic
and Convention Center, centered on
the theme of “Recycle, Reuse and
Re-love.”
High lead levels isolated at two area schools
Seaside School District
taking action
By Lyra Fontaine
EO Media Group
High lead levels were
found at a sink faucet at Sea-
side High School and a hose at
Gearhart Elementary School
after testing in June.
The two problem spots
were among 39 locations test-
ed for lead.
The sink faucet was at the
Seaside High School conces-
sions stand and has since been
replaced, district maintenance
supervisor Glendon Ely said.
The water is undergoing re-
testing and results are expect-
ed in several months.
The faucet was not used
for drinking but was tested be-
cause of potential food prepa-
ration or dishwashing use.
Above-limit lead levels
were also found in a hose in
the Gearhart Elementary boil-
er room. No action was needed
FILE PHOTO/SEASIDE SIGNAL
The Seaside School District is remediating lead problems at
Seaside High School.
because it was a control sam-
ple, Ely said. The water is used
to clean the boiler room.
Recent results from June
lead testing at Seaside School
District schools, and steps
taken to replace or shut down
faucets, were presented at
a district board meeting on
Tuesday.
Two Seaside School Dis-
trict locations had lead levels
above the limit, out of 39 loca-
tions that were tested for lead.
One location was a sink fau-
cet at the Seaside High School
concessions stand, which has
since been replaced, mainte-
nance supervisor Glendon Ely
said. The water is undergoing
retesting and results are ex-
pected in several months.
The faucet was not used
for drinking but was tested be-
cause of potential food prepa-
ration or dishwashing use.
The second location was a
hose in the Gearhart Elemen-
tary boiler room. No action
was needed because it was a
control sample, Ely said. The
water is used to clean the boil-
er room.
“I think we were really re-
lieved and surprised at the re-
sults,” Superintendent Sheila
Roley said at a district board
meeting Tuesday.
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency recom-
mends schools collect 250
milliliter irst-draw samples
of stagnant water from outlets
used for consumption, taking
them out of service if the lead
level exceeds 20 parts per bil-
lion. The trigger for treatment
in a public water system is 15
parts per billion.
Samples were taken from
EPA guidelines for fountains
and food prep faucets, Ely
said. Some control samples,
not from drinking or cooking
faucets, were also taken.
Some water taps at Heights
Elementary with lead levels
approaching the limit of 20
parts per billion have been shut
down and retested. The district
will receive results in the com-
ing months that will help de-
termine the cause of high lead
concentrations.
“We decided anything
above 10 was high enough that
we should look to see if some-
thing should be done,” Ely
said. The district may replace
the ixtures or seek a cleaner
water supply.
After high lead volumes
discovered in some Portland
Public Schools drinking wa-
ter was disclosed this spring,
Oregon oficials recommend-
ed statewide testing of school
drinking water.
“We made a decision to test
early,” Ely said. “We would
still be waiting for results if we
hadn’t.”
Sheila Roley, the new
superintendent of Sea-
side School
District and
former prin-
cipal of Sea-
side High
School, has
been chosen
as the Bev
Gladder
Sheila
Mentorship
Roley
Award re-
cipient by the Confedera-
tion of Oregon School Ad-
ministrators.
Roley has mentored ad-
ministrators on the north-
ern coast of Oregon for
many years, including ad-
ministrators in the Seaside,
Warrenton, Knappa and
Jewell School Districts, as
well as many others. For
several years Roley has or-
ganized a county-wide ad-
ministrators book study on
such leadership books as
“Shackleton’s Way,” and
has organized countywide
monthly
administrator
get-togethers to ensure that
administrators in smaller
districts could have cama-
raderie, support and a lis-
tening ear.
Those she mentored
said that Roley instilled
in everyone with whom
she served that all deci-
sions were made in the
best interest of kids, and
consistently maintained
that growth and achieve-
ment of students was para-
mount. They also said that
she is very approachable,
and that any student, staff
or community member can
approach and meet with
her at any time. She wel-
comes questions, dialogue
and embraced a shared
leadership model, even be-
fore shared leadership was
popular.
The
administrators
nominating her for this
award stated, “Dr. Roley
leads with the highest in-
tegrity, ethics and profes-
sionalism. She is a model
of humility, honesty and
candidness, while be-
ing welcoming, kind and
thoughtful. She is the per-
son you can depend on to
give you sage advice, ask
the hard questions and lets
you wrestle with the an-
swer as she knows you will
choose correctly.”
Roley was recognized
at the Annual COSA Con-
ference in Seaside, June
22-24.
After narrow loss, Shortman takes PGA pro seeks Gearhart’s top spot
Brown sees role to ‘calm the waters’
a second shot at Gearhart mayor
County GOP chairman
runs for top spot
By R.J. Marx
Seaside Signal
Bob Shortman came close
— very close — to winning
the 2012 Gearhart mayoral
election. He lost to Dianne
Widdop by only ive votes.
In November, Shortman is
giving it a second try. He’ll
be facing Matt Brown, a golf
pro who announced his in-
tent to run early this month.
“So many people have
asked me to run again that I
feel it’s my civic duty to do
so,” Shortman said. “Gear-
hart is one of the most desir-
able places to live. Even the
elk have moved in. My goal
is to keep the small-town
feeling we have while man-
aging growth.”
A general contractor since
1980, Shortman, 63, also
worked as a union carpenter,
a tree trimmer and a com-
mercial isherman. A full-
time Clatsop County resident
since 1979, he is semi-re-
tired and manages long-term
rental properties. His wife,
Lynn, is a semi-retired teach-
er. Their three children were
raised in Gearhart and at-
tended Gearhart Elementary
School.
A former chairman of the
Gearhart budget committee,
By R.J. Marx
Shortman continues to serve
on the inance panel. He also
served as chairman for the
Neacoxie Watershed Com-
mittee as chairman.
“My goals are to have our
city business transparent,
open and friendly,” he said.
Shortman
said
his
strengths are dealing with
people and listening to them.
Future goals include sup-
porting the police and ire
departments, keeping beach
access open and bringing
groups together, he said.
“We have to support our
businesses here,” he said.
“We’re only zoned for so
much. It’s not like we’re
going to have a Walmart in
Gearhart.”
Shortman said he would
miss a grocery store if the
Gearhart Grocery transi-
tioned to a brew pub, “but
somebody has to produce in-
come in a business.”
Short-term rental owners
should have been better no-
tiied of the city’s intention
for regulation, Shortman
said. “They got notices, but I
don’t think the city ever com-
municated with these people
personally — it was sprayed
with a ire hose. When they
talk about communication,
I see a lack of it. And when
the people that are running
hardly seem to notice there’s
a problem. But when 100
people show up mad, there’s
Seaside Signal
Bob Shortman
a problem. As mayor, I’d like
to review it.”
Shortman said he had al-
ready contacted short-term
rental owners about the new
rules and “would like to hear
what they have to say.”
He said the city should
talk about things before
“throwing down laws.”
If a new irehouse or other
facility is sought, he said he
would like to see it brought
in on budget and on time.
Shortman, the chairman of
Clatsop County Republicans,
said he did not intend to inject
national politics into the role
of mayor. “The city mayor’s
nonpartisan,” he said. “I don’t
want to inject any politics in
the mayor’s position. I see it
as a business and manage-
ment position. I feel it’s out-
side the scope of some may-
ors to inject bigger agendas.”
PGA professional Matt
Brown declared his candidacy
Tuesday for Gearhart’s mayor
to replace Dianne Widdop, who
announced her retirement early
this year.
Brown said his passion for
the city was developed grow-
ing up, when he and friends
enjoyed the residential nature
of the community, walking on
the Ridge Path — what he calls
“the soul of Gearhart” — and
shopping at the local grocery.
“I always knew Gearhart
was a residential community
and we all loved it, but I didn’t
know why,” Brown said. “I
learned about the comprehen-
sive plan and learned Gearhart
was designed to be a residential
community. In community plan-
ning, if your city is not always
planning, outside inluences are
going to plan the city for you.
That vision is always at risk.”
Brown, 41, attended Gear-
hart Elementary School, Seaside
High School and Linield Col-
lege, where he graduated with
a degree in business. As a PGA
professional, Brown served at
Astoria Golf & Country Club,
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort and
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club be-
fore returning to his hometown
in 2006, where he lives with his
longtime girlfriend, Julie Visser,
also a native.
In July, as general manag-
er and PGA head professional
at the Highlands Golf Club,
Brown was honored with a na-
tional award as Merchandiser of
the Year.
Beginning in 2006, Brown
served on the Planning Com-
mission, including time as
president. “When I irst got on
the Planning Commission, the
Planning Commission and the
City Council were at odds with
each other,” he said. “One of the
things I’m most proud of through
my years on the Planning Com-
mission is that we went from
having a dysfunctional relation-
ship with the council to having
a great relationship with the
council.”
Brown left the commission
in 2012 but remained involved
in city politics. During public
hearings on vacation rentals, he
provided testimony urging an
adherence to values promoted
in the comprehensive plan.
Gearhart’s proposed short-
term rental ordinance — re-
quiring registration, 24-hour
notiication and limiting trans-
fer of short-term rental permits
— is a compromise that reduc-
es the number of vacation rent-
als while protecting the rights
of rental property owners. “The
part-time and the full-time peo-
ple — we’re all part of the same
community,” Brown said. “But
we all recognize times have
changed with the internet.”
The ordinance is expected
to become law in October.
“What I’ve admired about it
is that we’ve gotten to hear both
Matt Brown
sides,” Brown said. “The city has
done a great job of listening and
giving people the opportunity to
speak, trying to come up with a
solution that’s a compromise.”
Issues in the city’s next four
years include a transportation
master plan, a new irehouse, a
parks master plan, and efforts to
bridge the divide between res-
idents on the east side of U.S.
Highway 101 and the west.
Emergency preparedness
should not only focus on tsu-
namis and earthquakes, Brown
said, but all natural disasters.
“We have to be prepared,”
he said. “We have to be updated
on the facts. We don’t want to
live in fear — but we have to
be prepared.”
Brown said he grew up at a
time when longtime Mayor Kent
Smith presided over the commu-
nity. He admired Smith’s calm
demeanor and listening skills
and hopes to emulate those
qualities. “He always gave ev-
eryone a chance to speak at the
meeting,” Brown said. “He was
always calm about it, and that’s
how I feel about it. My mantra
would be ‘calm waters.’
“Hey, we’re all in this to-
gether,” he added. “We have to
communicate.”