April 13, 2018 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 7A
Gearhart City Councilor Lorain steps down
Councilor known for
humor, persistence
By R.J. Marx
Seaside Signal
R.J. MARX/SEASIDE SIGNAL
Sue Lorain announced her depar-
ture from the Gearhart City Council.
With an emotional farewell
speech, Gearhart City Councilor Sue
Lorain announced her resignation at
the Gearhart April 4 City Council
meeting. .
Lorain and her partner are relo-
cating to Tigard. Her resignation is
effective April 20.
Mayor Matt Brown and other city
councilors praised Lorain for her con-
tributions to the city.
“You took me aside and showed
me the ropes,” Brown said. “I’ve
loved what we’ve agreed on and what
we’ve disagreed on. You’ve really
acted like a mom to a lot of us here
with all your support. I appreciate
your service and friendship.”
A retired teacher — “I taught ev-
erything at some point,” she said in
2016 — Lorain spent much of her
career educating fifth- and sixth-grad-
ers in Washington state’s Highline
School District.
Known for her quick wit and un-
predictable style, Lorain and her part-
ner moved to Gearhart in 2004.
Lorain served on the Columbia
River Estuary Study Taskforce board
and as vice president of Seaside
Scholarships, a nonprofit providing
scholarships for local students.
She won election to the City
Council in 2012, driven to succeed af-
ter someone said, “I don’t think you’d
be very good at that job.”
She considered that a challenge. “I
knew I could be a good steward of the
community,” she said.
Lorain won re-election in 2016.
Among her accomplishments,
Lorain mentioned the city’s vacation
rental ordinance, her service on the
fire hall committee and enduring per-
sonal connections at the top of the list.
Finding a new home for the fire
station out of the tsunami inundation
zone remains a goal. “The wealth of
knowledge I learned about geology,
fire stations, firefighters is more than
Gearhart considers elk options
Elk from Page 1A
issues,” Mayor Matt Brown
said.
Herman Biederbeck, a
state wildlife biologist who
manages the elk herds within
the Saddle Mountain Wildlife
Management Unit, said about
5,500 elk populate Clatsop
County.
In Gearhart, there are
about 75 animals, he added, a
number that fluctuates as the
herd ranges from the city limit
with Seaside to Sunset Beach
State Recreation Site.
Biederbeck
urged
a
no-feeding policy for the elk
and signs to alert residents
and tourists of elk concerns.
He suggested having law en-
forcement or city employees
intervene when people are im-
properly interacting with elk.
“Even a dog on a leash
— if you get too close with a
dog — elk do not like dogs,”
he said. “Dogs are a lightning
rod for elk.”
Hazing elk is permissi-
ble within city limits, after a
homeowner acquires a permit
from the state. Using a leaf
blower, pots and pans or a
broom to shoo away animals
does not require a permit.
“That’s a totally differ-
ent matter if you own a farm
or golf course and you try to
drive them off,” Biederbeck
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Elk cow guarding territory near 10th Street in Gearhart.
said. “That’s a classic situa-
tion where you would need a
permit.”
Relocation of the herd was
generally rejected by wild-
life officials at the meeting.
“Tracking and relocating elk
has several challenges,” Bie-
derbeck said.
Some of the challenges in-
volve a lack of places to move
the animals and the potential
spread of disease. After trap-
ping some elk, the remaining
elk become “trap shy,” he
said. Trapping efforts are also
often sabotaged by residents
who oppose the idea.
A disease called elk hoof
rot has emerged in northern
Oregon, Cottam said. “We do
not want to move and spread
this disease,” he said. “If there
was any time to move elk, I
believe that time is past.”
With a town hall meeting
scheduled for Warrenton on
Thursday, concerns about
elk are moving well beyond
Gearhart.
“Maybe it’s time to look
at Clatsop Plains in general,”
Biederbeck said. “Do we take
them on each individually?
Or do we maybe look beyond
those municipalities?”
FILE PHOTO
Caution urged during elk
mating season.
Healing center offers Chinese therapies
Stewart from Page 1A
“People may be confused
when I use the word ‘group’”
she said. “It’s not like group
therapy. There’s no communi-
cating between clients.” What
she described, which is a Chi-
nese method, is more than one
person being treated at the
same time. “While the needles
are in one person, which is
usually for about 20 minutes,
I can be taking a medical his-
tory or inquiring about what’s
bothering the person who just
came in,” Stewart said.
Her clinic, an inviting,
peaceful, clean, and quiet
space, is set up to handle up to
three clients at one time.
“Every person gets a pri-
vate consultation in a separate
room, and a treatment person-
alized for them each time they
come,” Stewart said. “Ap-
pointments are staggered 15
minutes apart, so there can be
up to three people in the treat-
ment room, but coming and
going at different times.”
She said acupuncture in a
group setting also enables cli-
ents to experience the healing
power of collective energy,
and receive acupuncture at an
affordable rate.
“It was very important to
me to make acupuncture af-
fordable,” Stewart said. “It’s
already a painless and acces-
sible method for treating mul-
tiple conditions and ailments,
suitable for adults, pregnant
women, even kids.
Stewart discovered acu-
puncture when she was in her
20s and suffering from fibro-
myalgia and chronic fatigue
syndrome. “It was my mother
who suggested I try acupunc-
ture since nothing else was
working,” she said.
It was a big leap for a per-
son who was initially terrified
of needles. She learned that
acupuncture needles don’t
hurt.
After six weeks of a treat-
ment combining acupuncture
EVE MARX
Katharine Stewart’s new acupuncture location on Holladay
Drive in Seaside.
with Chinese herbs, Stewart
felt cured. Soon after, she en-
rolled in school to study acu-
puncture and make it her life
work.
“Because my technique is
so gentle, most children have
a good experience getting
a treatment,” Stewart said.
“Generally, the younger the
child, the less needles and the
less time the needles are left
in, but I work with each child
individually. Most childhood
conditions respond favorably
to treatments, including aller-
gies, asthma, gastrointestinal
problems and eczema.”
The only requirement for
receiving acupuncture is the
ability to hold still for 15 or
20 minutes and to relax. Cli-
ents are advised to wear loose
clothing and avoid treatment
when they are excessively fa-
tigued, hungry, or emotionally
disturbed.
How many sessions does it
take to get results?
“That depends on the du-
ration, severity, and nature of
your complaint,” Stewart said.
“Sometimes one treatment is
all it takes if the condition is
acute.”
Chronic issues normally
require 5 to 10 treatments to
resolve. Some degenerative
conditions may require mul-
tiple treatments and it’s not
unusual for the practitioner to
suggest dietary modifications,
self-massage, and Chinese
herbs.
Stewart said she was
drawn to the natural beauty of
Seaside and she saw a need for
another acupuncturist in the
area.
Group sessions are per-
sonalized. Family sessions
are encouraged. Stewart has
a private consultation room
away from the treatment area.
She offers zero gravity lounge
chairs, chairs, and massage
tables so each person can re-
ceive the specialized care
they need. Group Clinic hours
and booking appointments
are available on line. Go to
her website, www.ancient-
healthandhealing.com
and
click on the Seaside Acupunc-
ture tab to check availability,
cost, and secure an appoint-
ment.
Ancient Health and Heal-
ing Acupuncture is located at
10B Holladay Drive in Sea-
side; www.ancienthealthand-
healing.com.
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a lifetime worth of good stuff,” she
said.
Councilors and staff at Wednes-
day’s council meeting shared tributes.
“I’d like to thank Sue,” City Attor-
ney Peter Watts said. “No matter how
tense a meeting’s been, she’s found a
way to make us laugh. I hope you run
in your new city.”
Councilors Dan Jesse, Paulina
Cockrum and Kerry Smith echoed
the sentiments.
“I feel like I am in a halfway world
between an ending a new beginning,
where all my dreams, worries and
plans can gather together,” Lorain
said. “I am going to be crossing the
threshold between farewell and new
experiences, and I just feel lucky.”
‘Spring Into Fashion’
with AAUW fundraiser
The third annual AAUW
“Spring into Fashion” style
show to raise funds for lo-
cal scholarships will take
place on Saturday, May
12, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the
Astoria Golf and Country
Club.
Twelve merchants from
Cannon Beach and Seaside
will select the latest fash-
ions.
The “Breaking Barriers”
award will be presented for
the third year to a woman
who has shown leadership
and been recognized for
promoting equity for girls
and women through advo-
cacy, education, philan-
thropy research.
This year’s honoree will
be the Honorable Judge
Dawn McIntosh. McIntosh
has worked in the juvenile
and child abuse units in
Multnomah and Clatsop
Counties and was named
the Oregon District At-
torneys Association Child
Abuse Prosecutor of the
Year. She has taught at
Clatsop Community Col-
lege and was a founding
member of Clatsop Coun-
ty’s Lighthouse for Kids,
an assessment center for
abused children. McIntosh
brings a rich background of
experience that makes her
highly qualified to be the
2018 “Breaking Barriers”
winner.
AAUW, with its nation-
wide network of approxi-
mately 170,000 members
and supporters, 1,000
branches, and 800 college
and university partners, has
been a leading advocate
for equity and education
for women and girls since
1881.
Tickets are available
from Seaside AAUW mem-
bers and may be purchased
at Beach Books in Seaside
or by contacting Linda
Schaeffer at sharlu1@hot-
mail.com.
Tickets are $30 for
adults and $20 for students.
All proceeds go to local
scholarships.
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