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OUR 111th YEAR • February 3, 2017
District
names
project
manager
Firm could receive $1.57 million
By Katherine Lacaze
For Seaside Signal
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John Chapman with Chase Januik. Chase and his brother Jackson are key components of the team’s success.
Gulls’ success is a family aff air
By R.J. Marx
Seaside Signal
W
ith every game, the stakes
get higher.
On Tuesday night, the
Gulls took to the court in
Seaside with eyes on their
14-0 run and No. 1 record. Across from
them, the mighty Banks Braves warmed
up, their tall, lanky squad boasting Blake
Gobel at 6-feet-7-inches tall and Dalton
Renne at 6-feet-6. Most of Seaside’s start-
ers have to stand on tippy toes to measure
6 feet.
Don’t let size fool you.
The Gulls took the court and out-
manned, out-pressed and out-shot their
rivals, who came into the game at 12-2
and ranked third in the Cowapa League.
By the end of the night, the Gulls’ wizard-
ry propelled the boys to a 73-63 win and
David beat Goliath one more time.
Small, lightning fast and unselfi sh, the
boys basketball team is ranked No. 1 in
their division statewide. The Lady Gulls
are nearly as unstoppable — at 12-2 —
and they are ranked within the top 10 in
three state polls. They pulled off a win
in the night’s second contest, beating the
Braves’ girls 62-58.
See Seagulls, Page 9A
‘We are especially proud of our boys and girls basketball teams this season.
They are nothing short of amazing.’
—Mayor Jay Barber
“Glowing reports” and
high
recommendations
prompted the Seaside School
District to select the fi rm of
DAY CPM to administer
construction
management
services during its Jan. 17
meeting.
Superintendent Mike Day
Sheila Roley said the compa- of DAY CPM
ny “defi nitely rose to the top”
in winning the selection. “With the resources
they can provide for us, it was a pretty unan-
imous decision,” Roley said.
District voters approved a $99.7 build-
ing bond to relocate three schools to a new
site south of Seaside Heights Elementary
School. The board approved the district of-
fi ce’s request to enter into contract negoti-
ations with DAY CPM, a Beaverton-based
owner’s representative consulting fi rm, to
serve in that role for the school district.
“We’re delighted to have them be repre-
senting us as our owner’s agent,” Superin-
tendent Sheila Roley said.
In December, the district held a required
meeting for any fi rms interested in submit-
ting a request for proposal for the project
manager position. Four fi rms attended the
meeting, but only three submitted propos-
als. While all three were “strong compa-
nies,” Roley said,
A development disclosed by DAY CPM
after the interview process was the fi rm’s
recent merger with Otak Inc., a multidisci-
plinary international fi rm of architects and
engineers based in Seaside. The companies
fi nalized the transaction Jan. 9, according to
Justine Hill, the district’s business manager.
DAY CPM is retaining its fi rm name and
staff, including its senior principals.
Board member Patrick Nofi eld said it is
“not necessarily a bad thing” that the fi rm
has partnered with Otak.
“It actually gives them more resources
probably,” he said, a sentiment echoed by
Roley.
See District, Page 6A
Shipwreck hunters of the Oregon coast
By Rebecca Herren
Seaside Signal
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Christopher Dewey at “History and Hops” dis-
cusses shipwrecks off the Oregon coast.
Ever have a fascination with shipwrecks?
Did you ever wonder about the mysteries sur-
rounding their demise, stories of lost treasures,
or about claiming the rights to abandoned
wrecks?
Maritime archeologist Christopher Dewey
does and during a Jan. 26 History and Hops
lecture, a partnership of the Seaside Museum
& Historical Society and Seaside Brewing
Co., he answered questions to unravel a few
mysteries and myths about shipwrecks.
Dewey is a retired naval offi cer, an adjunct
instructor at Clatsop Community College and
founder of the Maritime Archeology Society in
Astoria. He is listed on the Register of Profes-
sional Archaeologists and is a Secretary of the
Interior and Oregon State qualifi ed archaeolo-
gist. If that wasn’t enough, he is a modern day
shipwreck hunter in Oregon and Washington.
Unlike treasure hunters, he searches for,
investigates and documents shipwrecks and
maritime archaeological sites. He and a team
of volunteers search sites using side-scan so-
nars, a magnetometer and a remote operating
vehicle much like Robert Ballard used to fi nd
the Titanic, the Bismarck and the USS York-
town wrecks, but smaller.
He does not salvage or excavate the wrecks
he fi nds explaining, “I am not a treasure hunt-
er, I’m not out there looking for ships full of
gold doubloons. I am an archeologist.”
Dewey jokingly says that he is oftentimes
referred to as a garbage collector because he
fi nds other peoples garbage and lost things
throughout the world. “We search for material
remains underwater.”
According to Dewey, underwater archeol-
ogy looks at shipwrecks and submerged land
sites both historically and prehistorically,
meaning Native American and the like. “Nau-
tical archeology,” he said, is not only about the
ships, “it’s about the information that connects
us to our past and it’s about maritime cultures.”
See Hunters, Page 3A
Seaside chamber celebrates achievements
Youth, athletics are
benefi ts of volunteerism
By R.J. Marx
Seaside Signal
Before the speeches began
at the Seaside Chamber of
Commerce Awards banquet
on Tuesday, Jan. 24, Exec-
utive Director Brian Owen
sent a shout-out to the Sea-
side Seagulls as the varsity
boys sought to extend their
undefeated record on the court
against rival Valley Catholic.
The link to student athlet-
ics was especially appropri-
ate as the chamber presented
its vaunted Byron Award —
named after longtime volun-
teer Byron Meek — to Ed Rip-
pet, an organizer of the student
athletic program Seaside Kids.
Fred Loser, recipient of
the 2015 award, presented the
honor.
“Seaside Kids originated
from the business people in
Seaside,” Rippet said in his ac-
ceptance speech. “They came
up with so much money that
they had enough leftover after
they fl ew them to California
to form the nonprofi t Seaside
Kids. Until this day, we are the
only program that we know of
in the state of Oregon where
kids can play free. That’s be-
cause of your contributions.”
The chamber honored Sea-
side’s Bank of the Pacifi c as
business of the year and Sadie
Mercer of Maggie’s on the
Prom as board member of the
year. Chuck Miner received
the chamber ambassador of
the year honors and Terry
Lowenberg of Beach Devel-
opment received the Building
Block Award for providing
construction jobs and oppor-
tunities. Cheryle Barker re-
ceived a life member award;
Reita Fackerell was named
volunteer of the year.
Incoming chamber pres-
ident Stacey Brown, opera-
tions and dispatch supervisor
for the Seaside Police Depart-
ment, celebrated the cham-
ber’s accomplishments.
“The primary goal is to
help businesses network and
grow, and I think we rock at
that,” Brown said. “Wheth-
er you’re an emerging small
business experiencing growth
pains, or a longtime business
with solid roots, we want you
to think of us as your proac-
tive business partners.”
Engagement is key, Brown
said.
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Chamber Volunteer of the Year Reita Fackerell and Stacey
Brown at the chamber awards.
Last year , Brian Owen was
hired as executive director, a
new phone system installed,
email and database upgrades
put in place and the chamber
offi ce remodeled, Brown said.
USA Footvolley — a bur-
geoning international sport —
arrived in Seaside for the fi rst
time with chamber participa-
tion. A multiyear agreement
was signed with the Hood to
Coast relay and new directors
hired to run the chamber’s
long-running Seaside Beach
Volleyball tournament.