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June 8, 2018 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 7A GEARHART FIRE DEPARTMENT Members of the Gearhart Fire Department. GEARHART CELEBRATES AT ANNUAL BALL Supporters are ‘elbow to elbow’ at the firehouse By R.J. Marx Seaside Signal Gearhart residents and visitors from through- out the region and beyond came to Gearhart Sat- urday, May 26, for the annual Gearhart Volun- teer Fireman’s Ball. With Gearhart celebrating its 100th anniversary year and perfect weekend weather, attendance and spirits were high. This was the 57th year of the ball, held in the fire- house. “In the 20 years I’ve been here, this is the most people I’ve seen,” said city administrator Chad Sweet, a volunteer firefighter. “People are spend- ing money, they’re elbow to elbow and a lot of people that have not come for many, many years decided to come this year.” Volunteers manned gaming stations, served beer, wine and champagne, and sold special anni- versary sweatshirts — at $50 a hot-ticket item and sold out early in the evening. Dancers joined the fun rocking out to the band 24/7, with music from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. “I think Gearhart is coming together as a fam- ily and it’s great to see,” Sweet said. “It’s a lot of fun.” Funds raised goes to the Gearhart Fire Associ- ation for fire operations. The event heralds the start of a series of anni- versary events, including the July Fourth parade and a street dance July 6. JEFF TER HAR/FOR SEASIDE SIGNAL GEARHART FIRE DEPARTMENT Craig Weston deals at the firemen’s ball. Scene before the annual ball. R.J. MARX Karynn Kozij, Angels Garcia and Tia Prudholm volun- teer at the Gearhart Volunteer Fireman’s Ball. R.J. MARX Wyndham exec celebrates with a dip in the ocean Seaside Wyndham celebrates success R.J. MARX Melissa Eddy and Matt Brown. Peggy Stein and Tracy Williams. DINING on the NORTH COAST By R.J. Marx Great Restaurants in: Seaside Signal A promise is a promise — and when Wyndham senior area vice president Richard Wieczerzak told employees he would jump into the ocean if they met his sales goals, he meant it. “We’ve made a commitment to the team and if I achieved that goal, I agreed to take a dip,” he said as he walked the sandy beach in a blazer and slacks on a 54-degree morning, ready to bear the chilly waters fully clothed. Wyndham employees from throughout the region joined him on the beach to celebrate the goal-breaking moment for Seaside’s vacation and time- share hotel. Seaside was first in regional sales of all West Coast GEARHART • SEASIDE CANNON BEACH Excellence in family dining found from a family that has been serving the North Coast for the past 52 years R.J. MARX Wyndham senior area vice president Richard Wieczerzak high-fives after wading into the ocean to celebrate sales goals. destinations. The event coincided with the consolidation of the corpo- ration’s timeshare business in the creation of a new company, Wyndham Destinations Inc., which began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on June 1. With a low tide, Wieczer- zak, accompanied by a swim- ming buddy, dared past the sand line and into the water be- fore dipping head first into the waves. A dunking in Oregon’s Pa- cific waters is something he is not likely to repeat. “The first and the last time,” a shivering Wieczerzak said. “It’s something to remember.” Laird is already dreaming of her next design job Laird from Page 1A EVE MARX Kitchen designed by Aman- da Laird. Great Great Great Homemade Breakfast, lunch and pasta, Clam but that’s dinner steaks & Chowder, not all... menu,too! seafood! Salads! For the show, Laird and her then-boyfriend gutted a nasty kitchen and rebuilt it in a week. When the Eugene house was completed, she rented it out before selling it, eventually us- ing that money as seed money to purchase the Seaside house. She said the Seaside house was built in 1906, and at one time was a brothel. The Ninth Street house was a beautiful wreck when she bought it, but it’s completely transformed now. As a nod to its history, Laird left the orig- inal numbers from its brothel days on the bedroom doors. The house is listed with a vacation rental company, but it’s also available as a location for commercial film shoots. While maintaining a classic beach house aesthetic, the Ninth Street house is a master- piece of clean, modern, Scandi- navian design. A friend of Laird’s from high school who shoots for the Hanna Andersson children’s clothing catalogue, saw the house and immediately saw its potential. “She said it would be perfect for them,” Laird said. The house became the back- drop for the company’s spring 2018 catalogue. Laird’s two young daughters, Olivia and Charlotte Rose, became models for the project. Laird is already dreaming of her next design job. “I am for hire as a home stager and I wel- come new design work,” she said. She loves taking a place down to the studs. “I love a clean slate.” Amanda Laird can be reached at 503-440-5506. Seaside • 323 Broadway • 738-7234 (Open 7 Days) Cannon Beach • 223 S. Hemlock 436-2851 (7am-3pm Daily) Astoria • 146 W. 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