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September 15, 2017 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 5A Hood to Coast makes big difference in community A bout three years ago, I was spending time with my family when an interesting topic came up. I have fi ve siblings, all are married, and between the lot of us there are 13 grandchildren for my parents to enjoy. It’s a large group and it often proves diffi cult getting us all together. One of my siblings men- tioned that they had always wanted to participate in the “Hood to Coast” run, the annual relay that begins at Timberline Lodge, winds through the scenic byways of northwest Oregon and fi nish- es on the sandy beach, here in Seaside. After some deliberation and research, we submitted a team entry to participate. We were fortunate to be selected, or so we thought, because af- ter our selection the reality of what lay in front of us set in. There was lots of training to do! Our team that year featured nine members of my family and three lucky friends. We had a great time despite the hurricane-like conditions that befell the runners over the course of the weekend. We took 2016 off, regrouped and all that, and were selected to participate again in 2017. This time, fi lled with knowledge from the previous experience many of us took our training and preparation more thoroughly and serious. This time we fi lled the two vans with 10 SKY BOX SKYLER ARCHIBALD SUBMITTED PHOTO Skyler Archibald, second from right, and members of his relay team. family members and two “friends of the family.” The conditions throughout the weekend were perfect. Many of us, despite not being natural runners in any way, ran faster than expected and had a great experience in what is truly a unique event. In between the three assigned “legs” (runs) that each team member endured, you also get plenty of time driving the route. Our team fi nished the course in 32 hours and 13 minutes and when we weren’t running, we were enjoying many laughs (and smells) in the friendly confi nes of a mini-van. My favorite moments were spending time with two of my sisters and their hus- bands and laughing at jokes, misfortune and wallowing in exhaustion together. Besides that, I had dedicated myself to a more diligent training schedule this year and it was wonderful to perform a bit better. This year, I’m not quite as sore as I was in 2015! On my second leg which began around 3 a.m. and took place on Apiary Road near Camp Wilkerson in Columbia County, I had the overwhelm- ing experience of running in a truly beautiful setting. The windy country road was void of vehicles (except the other vans in the race) and the dark, crisp and clear night made for near-perfect conditions. Several times, I turned off my fl ashlight and just enjoyed the shadow of the trees and the beautiful stars as I lumbered through the 6.7-mile leg. I know there are many challenges that the communi- ties that host this event deal with, including Seaside. The traffi c is abhorrent and defi es one of the main reasons that many residents enjoy the North Coast. The behavior of some runners and teams is less than wonderful, although the majority of those that I saw act as appropriate or more appropriate than the guests of Seaside for other events throughout the year. Despite all these challeng- es the event makes a huge difference for our community, bringing revenue, partner- ships and exposure that are much needed. Perhaps more importantly though, at least for this one participant, is that I’m a healthier and happier individual because of my par- ticipation in Hood to Coast. When we encourage peo- ple to recreate and be active, we’re making the world better and Seaside, through it’s participation in Hood to Coast does that! Without the actual event to look forward to, my training would have lacked signifi cant motivation and I would have also missed out on a wonderful and bond- ing family experience. Surely my experience isn’t unique in that regard. When we made our last exchange at the top of Lewis & Clark Road there was no greater feeling than knowing that we had completed the 198-mile course and as we headed to the fi nish line on what was one of the most beautiful days this summer my heart was full of gratitude for the experience and for this wonderful community! Skyler Archibald is the Ex- ecutive Director of the Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District. BUSINESS DIRECTORY S ECURITY 503-738-9003 LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED Residential & Commercial: Burglary & Fire Protection, Video Surveillance, Central Station Monitoring, Remote Arm/Disarm OBITUARIES LETTERS LICENSED • BONDED • INSURED Seaside, Oregon • www.CoastalAlarm.net • info@CoastalAlarm.net Robert (Bob) Caldwell Yuma, Arizona Jan. 8, 1939 – Sept. 1, 2017 Bob was born in Newberg, Oregon to American Legion in Seward, Alaska, and a Frank and Audrey Caldwell, and died in lifetime member of the Elks, a Seaside Ex- Yuma, Arizona. alted Ruler, and a District Deputy Grand Ex- He grew up in Milwaukie Oregon, and alted Ruler. joined the U.S. Coast Guard in He is survived by his wife, Do- 1956. He spent many years in Alas- reen; six children; four grandchil- ka, serving on ships and providing dren; two sisters; and nieces and maintenance and repair throughout nephews. the state. He retired as a chief war- He and Doreen moved to Yuma, rant offi cer in 1976. Arizona in 1995, and have had an Bob and Doreen were married active life including traveling to the on May 10, 1958. They have six Northwest each summer. children, Doug, Kim (Glen) Kenny, A memorial service will be at Jeff (Julie) and twins Anne and Jan the Elks Lodge on Avenue A in (Curt). Seaside, Oregon, on Sept. 17 at 1 He was commander of the ROBERT CALDWELL p.m. Doris Olive Snodgrass Seaside Feb. 8, 1920 — Aug. 22, 2017 Doris Olive Hungerford Snodgrass, 97, 1991. They both enjoyed playing piano, two of Seaside, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 22, side-by-side baby grands, and had a library of 2017, at Providence Seaside Hospital. She two-piano music. was born Feb. 8, 1920, in Moscow, Idaho, Both Walt and Doris were active in the the daughter of the late Charles Seaside Lions Club, the AARP, the W. Hungerford and Ruth Patridge SMART program and Senior Com- Hungerford of Moscow. mission. When Walt passed away Doris was raised in Moscow, in 2002, Doris continued to belong and was involved with the school to the organizations, but expanded orchestra and chorus in high school. her community involvement with She went to college at the Univer- a local book club, volunteering at sity of Idaho, where she majored in the Seaside Library, and the local music and belonged to the Gamma garden club, when she played back- Phi Beta sorority. ground piano music at the annual Doris toured with an all-female Sweet Affair for several years. Do- orchestra and choir during the DORIS ris became a member of the Friday SNODGRASS war, and also had the opportunity Music Club, participated in month- to meet Eleanor Roosevelt when ly meetings and continued playing Eleanor visited the University of Idaho. Al- with them until her death. though Doris was a piano major, she also Doris enjoyed a lifelong affair with plants. played the cello in orchestra, and continued She planted countless trees as tributes, as to play cello, along with piano, her entire life. well as beautifying whatever location she re- She met Walter Howard Snodgrass when he sided in. She often volunteered in city plant- took up bassoon in order to sit next to her ing projects, and donated many starts of iris in the orchestra. They were married in June and other plants to help her local fl ower beds. 1941, the same spring they both earned their She was passionate about the Seaside Li- bachelor of music degrees. brary, and volunteered with the new building. Doris and Walt moved to Orofi no, Idaho, She was an avid reader, and played her piano where Walt taught school music, then took a almost every day of her life. teaching job in Sandpoint, before Walt was In her later years she lived at the Suzanne called into service for World War II. Doris Elise Retirement home in Seaside, Oregon, moved back to Moscow, where she re-en- and enjoyed many of their social programs. rolled at the University of Idaho and went Doris is survived by her children, Lynn on to earn her master’s degree in music ed- Schmidt of Reedsport, Dianne Thrailkill ucation. When the war was over, Walt and (Grant) of Florence, Montana, and Mark Doris moved to Rosalia, Idaho, where Walt (Jennifer) Snodgrass, of Moscow, Idaho; four resumed teaching school. grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. In 1953 they moved to Moscow, where She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Pat Walt taught music in the public schools. Do- Hungerford. ris taught private piano for many years, and Doris was preceded in death by her hus- even a second generation of piano students. band, Walt; sister-in-law, Gayle Hungerford; Former students remembered her kind coun- daughter-in-law, Martha Snodgrass; son-in- tenance, patience and in-home recitals that law, Philip Schmidt; her brothers and sister- were frequent events. For many years Doris in-law, Roger (Carol) Hungerford of Tucson, belonged to the “Friends of Music,” a local Arizona, and Kenneth Hungerford of Mos- organization of musicians. She was also a cow, Idaho. founding member of the alumnae chapter in There will be a private family memorial. Moscow for SAI. The family suggests that memorials be In 1977, they both retired and moved to made to the Friday Musical Club, c/o Laurie Oregon to fulfi ll their lifelong dream of living Drage, P.O. Box 706, Warrenton, OR 97146; near the ocean. They began their retirement the Sou’Wester Garden Club; or the Seaside in Elsie, Oregon, and moved to Seaside in Public Library. Vote no on 4-188 David Townsend, out- of-state political strategist and owner of a $700-a-night vacation rental at Little Beach, is sponsoring Measure 4-188, which will appear on Novem- ber’s ballot. If approved, this measure would repeal and replace Gearhart’s law limit- ing and regulating short-term rentals. This measure would allow all homes in Gearhart to be converted into transient rentals. Think about it. Short- term rentals could take over our entire community. The “repeal and replace” measure would satisfy the vaca- tion rental agencies like Vacasa, securing them more units in Gearhart. Townsend’s agent, Oregon Beach Vacations, has contributed $4,000 to his war chest for Measure 4-188, ac- cording to the Oregon Secretary of State. More rentals mean more money for these agencies and absentee landlords. Short-term rentals are a commercial activity not permitted in Gearhart’s sin- gle-family residential zones, but they are “grandfathered” by law pending eventual sale of the rental properties, which then revert back to much-need- ed permanent residences following existing Ordinance 901. Ordinance 901 also does double duty as a solution to the existing (permanent) housing crisis. Townsend’s fl yers argue that Measure 4-188 would pro- tect “all property rights now and in the future” from such regulation. City law has noth- ing to do with property rights, but with the way a property is used — in other words, normal zoning regulations. Properties in a residential zone cannot be used for com- mercial purposes. Transient rentals such as short-term vacation houses are commer- cial uses, therefore illegal. Those who buy property zoned residential are entitled to expect their neighborhood will remain residential, not to become commercial hotel-like zones. LUBA’s decision was not appealed. 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