April 28, 2017 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 3A
A RUN FOR ALL OF US
Relay For Life brings communities together
‘Marilyn’s Red
Hot Chili Peppers’
to recall beloved
resident
By Eve Marx
For Seaside Signal
Marilyn
Halbrook will
be leading the
2017 Relay
for Life of
Clatsop Coun-
ty if not in
body in spirit.
As in-memo-
riam
grand
marshal at the Marilyn Halbrook
July 8 event,
Halbrook, a former Seaside resident
who lost her long battle with cancer in
2016, will be remembered by family
with a team in her memory.
“Her family is coming from all
over to celebrate and honor Marilyn
at this year’s relay,” said Laura Parvi,
the event chairwoman.
The opening ceremony pays hom-
age to Halbrook’s fight.
On July 8-9, at Astoria High
School, Relay For Life of Clatsop
County 2017 takes place as part of
the internationally recognized Relay
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Lights honor those who have struggled with cancer.
For Life, the signature fundraiser for
the American Cancer Society. Relays
For Life are staffed and coordinat-
ed by volunteers in more than 5,200
communities in 27 countries. These
events bring communities together to
remember lost loved ones, honor can-
cer survivors, and raise money for the
American Cancer Society. This year’s
theme is “Who is your superhero?”
5K run and walk race returns to Seaside
Gearhart supports
sanctuary cities
By R.J. Marx
Seaside Signal
Officials declared Gear-
hart a “welcoming city” at
the City Council’s March
meeting.
Resolution No. 933 de-
claring Gearhart a welcom-
ing city was first presented
at the February meeting,
came after Lorain “wanted
to ensure that Gearhart was a
welcoming city to all,” City
Administrator Chad Sweet
said.
The measure is indepen-
dent of similar resolutions,
including those of Astoria,
Seaside or Cannon Beach.
“I believe we are a wel-
coming community that cel-
ebrates its citizens, models
American core values and
exemplifies belief in basic
human right,” Lorain said in
February. “That being said,
I would like to ask for help
from the City Council to
show our community that
we as a council believe sim-
ilarly.”
City staff drafted the res-
olution for the March meet-
ing.
The resolution affirms
support “for other cities
and counties in the Pacific
Northwest who have de-
clared themselves sanctuary
cities.”
Gearhart embraces its
tradition of “welcoming all
people, regardless of gender,
national or ethnic origin, re-
ligion, race, sexual orienta-
tion or language,” states the
resolution.
The one-page document
affirms equal rights and a
core value of nondiscrimi-
nation “by fostering a wel-
coming community for all
people, regardless of gender,
national or ethnic origin, re-
ligion, race, sexual orienta-
tion or language.”
In the resolution, Gear-
hart encourages business
groups, civic groups, other
government agencies and
residents to join in a com-
munity and region-wide
effort to support the eco-
nomic and cultural benefits
that come from celebrating
diversity.
At the March meeting,
Gearhart resident Tom Thies
said the city should “al-
ready” be a welcoming city
and expressed concern that
support for sanctuary cities
may affect federal funding.
The resolution won
unanimous endorsement by
councilors and was signed
by Mayor Matt Brown.
The city of Seaside and
Sunset Empire Park and Rec-
reation District are partnering
up for the second year in a
row this spring. The Seaside
Dash to Safety, a 5K run and
walk will headline activities
on Saturday, May 6, aimed at
getting out to play while also
raising awareness for emer-
gency preparedness.
The single 5K race will
begin at 9 a.m. at the Sea-
side Cove. Punctuating the
morning jaunt will be the Sea-
side Family Safety Fair that
takes place at the finish line
at Seaside Heights Elemen-
tary School. The safety fair,
an all-ages, adult and family
TO
3 PM
planning event, was moved
from the Seaside Firehouse
in 2016 in effort to offer more
activities in a bigger environ-
ment.
The 5K will begin at the
Seaside Cove, take runners
along Ocean Vista Drive and
up the Seaside Promenade to
the Turnaround. From there,
runners will head east along
Broadway until they reach
Wahanna Road. The final
stretch will travel south along
Wahanna to Spruce Drive
and finally finish at Seaside
Heights.
To keep the emergency
preparedness theme at the
forefront of participants’
minds, the race will official-
ly begin with the Tsunami
Warning System acting as the
official starter. Race timing
company Eclectic Edge will
be on hand, as will countless
sponsors and partners to sup-
port the 9 a.m. start time.
The Safety Fair will run
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and
feature a bike rodeo for kids,
as well as a car seat clinic
sponsored by Safe Kids. In-
formation vendors focused
on safety include fire, am-
bulance and water safety
education, pedestrian safety,
a child I.D. clinic as well as
information on north coast
parenting and poison safety.
Assistance League of the
Columbia Pacific presents
their 10th annual Golf Ball
Drop at the Astoria Golf and
Country Club, Saturday, May
13.
11 a.m. to noon is a free
kids golf ball clinic and put-
ting contest. The helicopter
drop takes place at 12:15 p.m.
A barbecue begins at 11
a.m.; admission is $5 per per-
son. Kids under 5 eat for free.
A bicycle and gift raffle will
be held.
Tickets must be purchased
in advanced and are for sale
at Holly McHone Jewelry in
Astoria and from assistance
league members.
For more information visit
www.assistanceleaguecp.com.
NORTHWEST
PRAYER
BREAKFAST
Plans are also being made to
have fire trucks, an armored
car and Warrenton-based Life
Flight’s helicopter on hand.
Seaside Fire and Rescue
plans to serve free hot dogs to
all attendees. As has been the
case in past safety fairs, nu-
merous prizes will be given
away, including a drawing for
two youth bikes.
Registration is available
through seasideOR.com and
Sunset Empire. Race packets
can be picked up the day of
at Seaside Heights starting at
8 a.m. Shuttle service will be
provided from the Heights to
the Seaside Cove beginning at
8:30 a.m.
Housing authority to meet
Golf Ball Drop helps kids
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Saturday, May 6 th , 10 AM
“Kay was part of a prostate can-
cer support group when he was ap-
proached by the American Cancer
Society about starting the Relay in
Clatsop County,” Parvi said. “Kay
was passionate about helping others,
and as a prostate cancer survivor, he
did not want his children or grand-
children to go through what he and
his wife, Evelyn did.”
“Your superhero could be your
mom you lost to cancer, your Dad
who is fighting the battle, or maybe
your superhero is Batman,” Parvi
said. “It doesn’t matter who your
superhero is, we want to celebrate
them all at this years relay.”
Clatsop County’s Relay For Life
was started in 1994 by Parvi’s father-
in-law, Kay Bredleau.
Parvi got involved with Relay in
1994. Halbrook, a cancer survivor,
joined in 2000.
“We got to know each other,” Par-
vi said. “She was so vibrant and out-
going and funny and she always gave
her whole heart to the relay.”
Two years ago Halbrook was at
the relay wearing a crown and a pur-
ple boa, Parvi recalled. “Last year
was the first year she couldn’t par-
ticipate. She always worked with
survivors; even when she was going
through chemo, she was always at the
meetings and so engaged.”
Halbrook died Dec. 1, with the
request at her death the people give
to the Relay. Her great-niece, Ashtyn
Routh, is in charge of a team called
Marilyn’s Red Hot Chili Peppers,
raising money in her memory.
“We chose that name for our team
because Marilyn always made chili for
our family on the eve of all our holidays
and big events,” Routh said. “Marilyn
was our family matriarch. She always
took on the big jobs. She didn’t like
small plate things. She liked big plates.”
Parvi is a cancer survivor herself.
“Surgery fixed mine,” she said. “I’m
a nurse at Columbia Memorial Hospi-
tal. I see the effects cancer and chemo
and radiation have not just on the per-
son but their entire family.”
To sign up for a team, call 503-
440-3497 or 503-298-8943.
Apartments, 1508 Exchange
St., Astoria, at 10 a.m. For agen-
da items, please call NOHA at
503-861-0119, ext. 112.
The regular board meet-
ing of the Northwest Oregon
Housing Authority will be held
on May 4 at the Owens Adair
Claire Lovell
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