December 23, 2016 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 5A
Technology can give fun insights to travel
T
here’s a recognition amongst
destination marketers that not
everyone has a smart phone.
A handful of folks fl at out bemoan
them and go to great lengths to keep
that fl ip phone in working order.
I’ve talked to them. They don’t want
the distraction, prefer the simplicity
of “just a phone,” and data is a word
reserved for statistics and analy-
sis – not how much you have left
on your cell phone service plan. I
could probably come up with a good
column on why traveling without
your smart phone might not be such
a bad idea (and perhaps I will), but
not this month. Rather, I’m going
to give you a few updates on things
that Travel Oregon and Seaside are
doing to make your smart phone
great for traveling.
First on the list is a brand new
mobile website called Oregon
SIDE RAIL
JON RAHL
Weather Compass powered by our
friends with Travel Oregon — the
state’s offi cial destination marketing
agency. The innovative new website
tells you not only what’s happening
in the location you are standing, but
also points you in the direction of
the weather you might be seeking.
For example, it’s January on the
coast and the skies are blue (stop
laughing), but you want snow — or
possibly even rain (I’ve met these
people too). Power up the compass
and a raindrop or snowfl ake will tell
you what community that weather
event is happening in, along with
some cool activities to make that
weather even more enjoyable.
The diversity of our state is
perfect for such a tool. Think about
it. The coast, mountains and desert
may all be within a two to three-
hour drive to almost anywhere you
might be. The weather can be as
wide-ranging as the geography and
this tool helps you act on our varied
climates and weather. You must
allow location-based settings to be
enabled and need to be within the
geographical borders of Oregon or
within 300 miles of the border. But
with 183 Oregon cities featured,
I guarantee you that you’ll learn
something new and might even
want to go visit there.
In February we launched a new
website, and if you read this column
you already know that. What you
may not know is that because more
than 55 percent of the people that
use our site access it from a smart
phone, we designed the site with
that user in mind. And now that we
are nearing our one-year anniversa-
ry, we’re doing some house cleaning
and making sure the experience is as
good — if not better — than when
we launched. Our Tide Tables are
our second most popular page and
if you use the site for that, thank
you. But don’t miss out on our slick
events calendar and things to do
page so that when your friends and
family come to visit this winter, you
can make sure they don’t spend too
much time at your house.
The last tool I’m going to tell
you about is the Visit Seaside smart
phone application. Launched last
year with a company called Blue-
bridge Digital, the app will soon be
powered by Visit Apps — a division
Larson remembered for his dedication
Herren from Page 4A
Mayor Larson’s military
experience, I believe, provided
a natural segue into his elec-
toral politics as a member of
the Seaside City Council. His
zeal for advocating Seaside
endured until he succumbed
to the cancer that took his life.
He will be remembered for
his service to the city and to
the community he cared so
much about. In return, the city
named the Seaside Library the
Don E. Larson Building, an
honor he lived to see.
Larson was proud of the
City of Seaside, proud of the
offi cers in blue and the vol-
unteer fi re department; and he
loved the old fi re engine. The
fi re department would bring
out the old truck for many of
the city’s parades. I recall that
Larson would always make a
point before a council meeting
adjourned to announce that
Old Mac would make an
appearance in the parade.
Those in the audience and on
the dais knew what that meant.
He loved riding the old fi re
engine, and if you ever had the
chance to see him, he was easy
to spot with his wide-eyed grin
spanning from ear to ear.
Those who knew Larson
described him as dedicated
and passionate about Seaside.
He poured a lot of effort and
heart into the city and its proj-
ects. I would agree even if his
stubbornness — and he could
be a stinker at times — got in
his way. The question of how
to remember Mayor Larson
depends on his confl icts or his
admiration. If you thought of
him as diffi cult and confl icted,
then that is the way it should
be. Likewise, if you thought
of him as a good mayor, you
should remember him as such.
We all have a tendency to ro-
manticize people we have lost,
but the reality is that Larson
had a hearty dose of both posi-
tive and negative qualities, and
it is OK to remember both.
Don Larson was proud to
serve the Seaside community
as its mayor for 14 years, and
the community was, in return,
proud to have had his service.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
District, 4 p.m., 1225 Ave. A,
Seaside.
Monday, Dec. 26
Wednesday, Jan. 4
Department, 670 Pacifi c Way.
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Seaside Improvement Com-
mission, 6:30 p.m., City Hall,
989 Broadway.
Seaside Parks Advisory Com-
mittee, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989
Broadway.
Seaside Library Board, 4:30
p.m., Seaside Library, 1131
Broadway.
Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 698 Pacifi c Way.
Thursday, Jan. 12
Thursday, Jan. 19
Seaside Tree Board, 4 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Seaside Planning Commis-
sion, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989
Broadway.
Gearhart City Council, 6 p.m.,
town hall meeting to discuss
beach dunes, Gearhart Fire
Seaside Convention Center
Commission, 10 a.m., 1225
Avenue A.
Tuesday, Jan. 3
Thursday, Jan. 5
Tuesday, Jan. 17
Sunset Empire Parks and Rec
Seaside School District, 6
p.m., 1810 S. Franklin, Seaside.
Seaside Transportation Advi-
sory Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 989 Broadway.
WEDDINGS
Hiebert – Monigle
OBITUARIES
Judy Carol Corder
July 23, 2016
March 5, 1943 — Dec. 15, 2016
Amy Hiebert of Gear-
hart, daughter of David
and Dianna Hiebert, also
of Gearhart, exchanged
wedding vows with Patrick
Monigle of Beverly, Mas-
sachusetts, at 5 p.m. Satur-
day, July 23, 2016, at Dune
Meadows Park in Gearhart.
He is the son of Mark and
Diane Monigle of Hamp-
stead, North Carolina.
The bride was given in
marriage her parents. The
couples’ friend, Evan Rid-
dle, performed the ceremo-
ny.
Bridemaids were the
bride’s sister, Terra Hiebert
of Eugene, and her friends,
Holly Andreosky of Lake
Oswego, Kara Anlauf-Dunn
of Corvallis and Amy Sim-
mons of Koper, Slovenia.
Groomsmen were the
groom’s brother, Justin
Monigle of Ipswich, Mas-
sachusetts, and his friends,
Erik Read of Somerville,
Massachusetts, Remi Lo-
iseau of The Woodlands,
Texas, and Chuck Scondras
of Corvallis. The bride’s
mother was escorted by
George Ayres, the bride’s
brother-in-law, and his son,
Wendell Ayres, the bride’s
nephew.
The bride is a 1995
graduate of Seaside High
School, and a 1999 graduate
of Oregon State University.
She received a master’s de-
gree in teach in 2005 from
Western Oregon University.
She is a high school English
of travel company Simpleview.
I’m excited about this opportunity
to work with Simpleview. They
know the tourism world quite well
and should help unleash some new
features with our app. If you haven’t
checked that out, do so now. It too
will help you get quick access to
all things Seaside. And even if you
don’t do it for yourself, do it for
those visiting. It might make a huge
difference in that sales transaction or
your ability to make sure that visitor
feels satisfi ed when leaving Seaside.
Have a thought or a question
about tourism in Seaside, or maybe
an idea for a future column? Drop
me an email at jrahl@cityofseaside.
us.gov. Jon Rahl is the director of
tourism for the Seaside Visitors Bu-
reau and assistant general manager
of the Seaside Civic & Convention
Center.
LETTERS
Letters from Page 4A
“Before the Flood.”
We must learn and act on
best practices for a sustain-
able future for our children.
If we fail, climate change
may well become a crisis of
security as American immi-
grants from distressed parts
of the country seek perma-
nent relocation in more tem-
perate regions. Is the Pacifi c
Northwest capable of accom-
modating thousands of new
residents seeking support and
shelter if extreme conditions
elsewhere cannot be slowed
or reversed? Current, updated
information is key. News pro-
viders should lead not block
the way.
Bonnie Delaney
Gearhart
School bond
not a boon
The recent passing of the
school bond is wrong. What
was in the planners’ minds
when they built Broadway
Middle School, Seaside High
School and Seaside Heights
Elementary School? Build in
an area that might some day
have a big wave hit. And,
what about the people that
have homes here and live out
of the area? Taxation without
representation! Also, many
people, like myself, are re-
tired and on a fi xed income.
Rents are going to rise and
the school board is rewarded.
Tim Flynn
Seaside
Satan’s claws
Are his claws in your
Christmas again this year and
in your life everyday? Think
about this for a moment. San-
ta and Satan, same letters re-
arranged.
Interesting, think this a
fl uke, not on your life! Are
we really that blind not to see
this? A jolly fat man couldn’t
possibly fi t down your chim-
ney — come on! Let’s get
real. We can maybe accept
Jesus as a baby, but a king?
Indeed, God as man to later
give his life a ransom for the
whole human race.
If the television, radio,
magazines and books really
told you how many fl oods,
earthquakes, disasters, etc.,
you would know we are in
the last days the Bible speaks
of. Forgiveness, eternal life
and true everlasting love are
only a prayer away.
Robert Register
Seaside
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F LOORING
Judy Corder and her husband, Howard
Patrick Monigle and
Amy Hiebert
teacher in the Houston,
Texas, area.
The groom graduated from
Governor Dummer Academy
in 2003. He received a bach-
elor’s degree from North
Carolina State University in
2007, and a master’s degree
in 2009. In 2014, he earned
a Ph.D. in geophysics from
Oregon State University. He
is employed in the oil and gas
industry in Houston.
A reception was held at
McMenamin’s Gearhart Ho-
tel. Music was provided by a
string quartet from Effesend-
en Music.
Immediately following
the wedding, the bride and
groom took a short honey-
moon road trip from Crater
Lake to Mount St. Helens;
they will be visiting Europe
for their extended honey-
moon in the summer.
The couple reside in Cy-
press, Texas.
powered by
Teacher, Gearhart
Judy Carol (Riley) Corder,
age 73, of Gearhart, Oregon
passed away peacefully in
her home on Dec. 15 after a
9-year battle with breast can-
cer, which had metastasized
throughout her bones.
Judy was born on March
5, 1943, in Valley, Califor-
nia, to Elwood and Alfreda
Riley. Judy graduated from
Sacramento State Universi-
ty in 1964 with a bachelor’s
degree in education. Judy
also graduated from the Uni-
versity of Portland in 1978
with her master’s degree in
education, and had a passion
for teaching the young for 35
years.
Judy is survived by her
husband, Howard Corder;
daughter Tracey Lester of Elk
Grove, California, son-in-law
Dewayne Lester, grandson
Darius Lester (13) and grand-
daughter Chloe Lester (9);
Sherry Gray, her cousin; her
best friend, Patty Potter, and
family; many friends; and her
beloved 7-year-old Golden
Retriever Sammy. She is pre-
ceded in death by her only
sister, Patricia Brinker.
Judy had a love of reading,
and enjoyed traveling. The
past 13 years she has traveled
with her daughter’s family
to Sunriver, Oregon, every
summer, and Puerto Vallarta
to spend Thanksgiving week
with family.
Judy and Howard enjoyed
North Coast Family Fellow-
ship, and were both on the
hospitality team until she
could no longer help.
In lieu of fl owers, Judy
would like any donations
to please be made out to the
American Cancer Society, or
the local Humane Society.
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary
& Crematory in Seaside is in
charge of the arrangements.
Please visit www.hughes-ran-
som.com to share memories
and sign the guest book.
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