June 9, 2017 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 3A
Legion reaches out to honor area vets
Sen. Johnson seeks fair
share of lottery funds
By R.J. Marx
Seaside Signal
Jan Jackson of the Seaside Elks recalled a
time when America marked graves with flags and
“spilled our tears upon the ground, in memory of
those whose courage and valor led to their death.”
Known as Decoration Day, the ceremony
evolved into Memorial Day, observed in communi-
ties large and small throughout the nation.
Jackson, who was named Oregon’s Elk Officer
of the Year at the organization’s April convention
in Seaside, was introduced by American Legion
Post 99 Cmdr. Steve Gibson at Monday’s legion
event.
Supporting veterans
Along with remembering our nation’s fallen,
the event put a spotlight on veterans’ affairs legisla-
tion in Oregon. The biggest concern is making sure
the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs is fully
funded, keynote speaker state Sen. Betsy Johnson,
D-Scappoose, said before the formal ceremony.
She said Gov. Kate Brown’s budget fails to add
voter-approved lottery funds intended for veterans’
services to the base level of support.
“The veterans were of the mind that we should
have gotten our base support plus what the voters
gave us,” Johnson said. “One doesn’t substitute for
the other.”
The 1.5 percent of state lottery funds to be set
aside by voters after passage of Measure 96 in No-
vember could reach $28 million, Johnson said.
Funds could be used to help veterans access
health care or housing, along with employment,
education and treatment programs.
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Members of the American Legion Riders salute the flag as part of a Memorial Day ceremony held in Seaside.
Boy Scouts
Marilyn Falker of Seaside’s American Legion
Auxiliary sought public support for veterans’ assis-
tance and rehabilitation programs. She invited do-
nations of lap robes, afghans and personal comfort
items, including leftover fabric used to knit 4-foot-
by-5-foot lap robes or slightly larger afghans.
Cannon Beach Police Chief Jason Schermer-
horn, acting in his capacity as assistant scoutmaster
of Troop 642, called the Seaside Legion’s Memo-
rial Day observance a “great event for the boys.”
“We come around 9; we help set the tent and the
chairs up,” Schermerhorn said. “It’s good for them
to give back to those who fought for their country.”
Scout Toby Tackitt said he was inspired by a
member of his family who served in the Marines.
Schermerhorn’s son, Jackson, was among the
Scouts. “My grandfather was in the Navy and my
great-grandfather was in the military,” Jackson
Schermerhorn said with pride.
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At noon, members of the American Legion Riders rode to
the Seaside Turnaround to raise the flag at noon on Memo-
rial Day.
Members of the Boy Scouts color guard prepare to partici-
pate in a Memorial Day ceremony at the Seaside American
Legion Post 99.
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Monday, June 12
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Thursday, June 15
Seaside Transportation Advi-
sory Commission, 6 p.m., 989
Broadway.
Tuesday, June 20
7 p.m., 989 Broadway.
Thursday, July 20
Wednesday, Aug. 2
Wednesday, June 21
Seaside Tree Board, 4 p.m., City
Hall, 989 Broadway.
Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 698 Pacific Way.
Monday, July 24
Monday, Aug. 14
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Tuesday, Aug. 1
Monday, Aug. 28
Seaside Planning Commission,
6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Seaside Tourism Advisory
Committee, 3 p.m., 989 Broad-
way.
Monday, June 26
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Sunset Empire Parks and Rec
District, 4 p.m., 1225 Ave. A,
Seaside.
Wednesday, July 5
Seaside School District, 6 p.m.,
1810 S. Franklin, Seaside.
Monday, July 10
Seaside Planning Commission,
Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 698 Pacific Way.
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
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