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SEASIDESIGNAL.COM OUR 112th YEAR • July 20, 2018 ‘A MARVELOUS DAY’ Expansion bond gets board approval Sunset Park and Rec district to seek $20M in 20-year bond offering By R.J. Marx Seaside Signal Members of the Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District approved wording of a $20 million bond over a 20-period year for recreation center expansion in the year 2020. After the unanimous vote by board members Edward Hassan, Veronica Rus- sell, Mike Hinton, Mills said board mem- bers want the public to realize that the num- bers are not merely synchronous, but come after months of discussion and public input. Board chairman Alan Evans was absent. “We know people like round numbers, but we’d like to talk about increased pro- grams, we’d like to talk about larger class- es for the kids, we want to talk about how we’re going to provide longer and better hours in the wintertime,” Mills said at Tues- day’s meeting at the Bob Chisholm Com- munity Center. “Our goal is to make this something that is long-lasting.” See Bond, Page 3A COURTESY RANDY ANDERSON Patty Stanley-Meade gets an assist from Whitney Anderson and Randy Anderson with a beach wheelchair available through Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District. Anderson donated a wheelchair to Seaside and is proposing a similar program in Gearhart. Wheelchair program headed to Gearhart after Seaside success Randy Anderson continues plea for access By R.J. Marx Seaside Signal After more than 20 years, a Seaside resident was able to get her feet wet at the beach. “An important day in my life,” is how Seaside’s Patty Stanley-Meade described her experience. Stanley-Meade, who said she has been disabled for more than 20 years, is unable to stand long or walk more than a few feet. “This was a most im- portant day in my life, having been disabled over 20 years and not able to do what I dear- ly love, walk on the beach.” The chair inspired peo- ple watching, rooting her on, clapping and asking more about the program. Seaside’s example may be replicated in Gearhart, with access to free beach wheel- R.J. MARX Entrance to the beach at 10th Street. Councilors heard a pro- posal to make access to Gearhart’s beach more accessible for people with disabilities. chairs for people with disabil- ities. Similar programs serve people in Manzanita and Can- non Beach. Randy Anderson, who helped pioneer the Seaside program, went before the Gearhart City Council on Wednesday, July 11, to pro- pose a similar service in Gear- hart. He also offered to launch the Gearhart program with the donation of the city’s first wheelchair. Anderson proposed a part- nership with the resort Gear- hart by the Sea to provide stor- age closer to the beach. “Then it’s right on the beach access road,” he said. Visitors could park on Ocean Way or North Mari- on, he said, and access the wheelchair by using an elec- tronic code. He said he would provide maintenance on the wheelchair. “What a worthwhile pro- gram to get started,” Mayor Matt Brown said. “I’d be very interested in seeing this hap- pen.” Seaside’s beach wheelchair program opened for free pub- lic rentals on July 6, admin- istered by the Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District. The first person to use the program in Seaside was a 16-year-old girl, Anderson said at the Gearhart meeting. “This was the first time she was able to access the beach, touch beach sand and touch the ocean,” Ander- son said. “A perfect start.” Seaside has two wheelchairs in service, both donated by Pat- rick and Denise Duhachek of Wheel Fun Rentals. Anderson See Beach, Page 3A A delicious new recipe — or a recipe for disaster? Restaurant owners pan food cart proposal By R.J. Marx Seaside Signal Let them eat cake — or tacos or fresh salads — whatever the creative chef can manage in a kitchen the size of a step van. Fans and foes of food carts came to City Hall Monday, July 9, for a workshop driven by residents who see an opportunity for di- verse cuisine and a draw for visitors. Under city ordinances, all commercial businesses must operate within a permanent building, but food carts may be licensed on a short- term basis for charity and special events. City Councilor Seth Morrisey, who mod- erated the workshop, said a food cart could lower the barrier to entry for entrepreneurs and give an opportunity to those who might not have the capital for a restaurant. PAID PERMIT NO. 97 ASTORIA, OR PRSRT STD US POSTAGE See Food, Page 3A Finding tranquility, relief at new Seaside spa Boucher offers wide array of services By Eve Marx Seaside Signal EVE MARX Alishia Boucher is the primary massage therapist and owner of Seaside Mas- sage and Spa. Pretty much the moment you walk in the door of Seaside Mas- sage and Spa located on bustling Broadway in downtown, a feeling of tranquility and calm overtakes and you feel you can breathe deep. It’s not just the décor (fresh, clean, simple but luxurious) or the light streaming in the reception area windows, or the pillowy soft flokati rug that feels so good barefoot. It’s the love pouring from Al- ishia Boucher, licensed massage therapist, the spa’s proprietor. “My aim,” Boucher (pronounced the French way, “boo-shay”) began, sitting on the plush and inviting sofa that dominates the reception area, “is providing the highest quality of mas- sage available anywhere. Our space is absolutely gorgeous.” Seaside Massage and Spa opened at 810 Broadway with a ribbon-cutting early this month. Boucher decided to became a mas- sage therapist after massage helped her with chronic pain. Two car accidents she’d been in during her early 20s left her with cervical strain, lumbar strain, and a degenerative disc. At 25, she felt crippled by chronic pain, numbness, and headaches. “I just wanted to get back to nor- mal without using medication that left me feeling unmotivated and nauseated most of the time,” she said. After being introduced to massage by a friend at the Breitenbush Hot Springs wellness retreat, she enrolled as a student at the East West College of the Healing Arts in Portland, graduat- ing in 2011 with honors. “Massage can change your life,” she said. “It changed mine.” Seaside Massage and Spa offers a full menu of massage including Swed- ish, deep tissue, myofascial, pregnan- cy, hot stone, and traditional Thai. Aromatherapy can be added, as well as cupping, and cannabidiol balm. Cupping, for those not in the know, uses negative pressure form cups to al- low deep lifting of all tissues layers at specific points where range of motion and pain are occurring. “We use silicone cups and no fire cupping,” Boucher said. ‘ The balm melts away aches and pains and inflammation. There are zero psychoactive effects and CBD is known to boost the healing process af- ter injuries. “There is no THC in the balm, See Massage, Page 3A
