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Write on Seaside! reaches out to readers countywide
A
s the library director of the
Seaside Public Library,
one of the things I am very
proud of is our collaboration with
the Astoria Public Library and
Warrenton Community Library.
Together we work with the fi ve
school districts in the County to
provide free library cards for all
children in Clatsop County and
an annual countywide summer
reading program. This program is
called Libraries Reading Outreach
in Clatsop County, or, Libraries
ROCC.
We host an annual fundraiser
every year at the Seaside Con-
vention Center. This year’s event,
Write On Seaside! the third annual
event, will be held on April 14,
starting at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10
and may be purchased at the door.
With your ticket you will have
light bites and wine to enjoy. ‘
We will have eight authors
there who have written short sto-
ries that they will share excerpts
from throughout the evening.
BETWEEN
THE COVERS
ESTHER
MOBERG
You will have the chance to bid
on naming the characters in their
stories as well as the silent auc-
tion items and live auction for the
chance to bid on one of the six lit-
tle free libraries up for auction
to make one your very own. I’ve
included an excerpt from one of
the short stories below. Please join
me at the convention center on
Sunday, April 14. It promises to be
a very fun evening.
2019 Libraries Reading Out-
reach Fundraiser story excerpt,
“What Sets Us Free,” by Dayle
Nelson:
Daily patterns shape and root
each of us: seeing or touching the
faces of those who know us best,
the inexpressible joy of walking
Seaside Library
Little free libraries, including this one from Vintage Hardware, are among
auction items on display at Libraries ROCC.
under leafy trees and feeling sun-
shine and raindrops, marveling at
the profusion of stars on a clear
night, holding someone’s hand,
the songs of thrushes and meadow
larks, the taste of honey, the soft
pillow as you fall asleep. When all
that is familiar and loved is sud-
denly banished in one arbitrary
stroke, it is as if an emergency
surgery has occurred and a limb
has been amputated without your
consultation or consent, and now
you are expected to adjust and go
on as if you are OK. But you are
not OK. This was how Daria felt.
Knowing she had an immigra-
tion court hearing in a month, that
her parents had hired an attorney
for her, that her university room-
mates were caring for her cat, and
that her school advisor was advo-
cating for her so she wouldn’t get
kicked out of the university —
none of it lessened the trauma or
lifted the black fog that enveloped
her existence.”
If you want to fi nd out the rest
of the story, join me at the conven-
tion center on Sunday, April 14.
All proceeds from the event will
benefi t the Libraries Reading Out-
reach in Clatsop County program
and the Seaside Public Library
Foundation’s long term goals for
the Seaside Public Library.
A change of outlook Rescue organizations play a needed role
By JENN VISSER
For Seaside Signal
D
iets often don’t work well
because we haven’t given
our brains the exact direc-
tions on what we really want. Let
me explain, this can change your
whole perspective.
Hardwired
Our brains are hardwired to
move us towards pleasure and
away from pain. It’s how we have
survived as a species for millions
of years. What’s unique about us
humans is that we can choose what
we link pleasure and pain to. Let
me give an example.
I
then craving it.
When you’re stressed and eat
Ben & Jerry’s and say “Oh my god,
this is amazing! This makes me feel
so much better” Then what do you
think your brain is going to tell you
to do next time you’re stressed?
Stressed? Eat the Ice cream, that
made you feel better.
What to do? Make a list of food
that you both hate/love and link
pain to it. I know a woman who
was able to stop drinking diet Pepsi
because she started calling it osteo-
porosis in a can.
Don’t tell yourself that junk food
makes you feel good. Link more
pleasure to healthy food that best
supports your health goals.
would like to dedicate this
column to all the 501(c)3 dog
rescues who work so hard,
often with very little fi nancial
support, to not only save the lives
of the voiceless, but to ensure
their well-being while in res-
cue and after. The best of the best
rescues exemplify Antoine de
Saint-Exupéry’s timelessly true
words, “You become responsible
forever for what you’ve tamed.”
These charity rescue organiza-
tions don’t just carry the heavy
weights of their own work; they
also shoulder the responsibilities
society leaves behind.
I’m not saying rescue groups
are perfect. They are, after all,
humans and members of the
same society. Just as some dog
guardians may be more careful
than others, so may some rescu-
ers be. I would love to see more
rescues commit to anti-aver-
sive measures, for example, and
so I hereby commit to helping
them. Nevertheless, I daresay
that most reputable dog rescu-
ers have experienced more heart-
break than anyone else I know,
and for nothing in return to them-
selves. Their only currency is the
work itself, to help the helpless,
innocent creatures lost, stolen,
misunderstood, neglected, aban-
doned, or abused. This is a cur-
rency valuable to no one, except
those who respect animals.
I invite you to join me in giv-
ing these people a true gift of the
heart that will last forever. From
There’s plenty
Sneezes all over it
The waiter is bringing out a
pizza and you love pizza, you’re
starting to salivate as he’s walk-
ing over with it. All of a sudden
he sneezes all over the pizza. That
pizza is now gross to you. Or let’s
say you get food poisoning from
oysters. As you’re throwing up, you
might be saying never again will I
eat oysters. From then on looking at
oysters make you sick.
Confusing, isn’t it?
I hear all the time that eat-
ing cakes, chocolate, ice-cream,
and drinking mochas make people
happy but also unhappy. Confus-
ing, isn’t it? You cannot succeed on
any diet loving and hating the same
food, wanting it, denying it and
Wording matters. The brain
hates scarcity and the word can’t.
For example saying I can’t eat that
right now, I’m on a diet. Creates
even more desire and cravings. Say
this instead, I could have that pizza
and there’s plenty, but I’m choosing
the grilled chicken and salad and
I’m going to feel just as satisfi ed.
Or yes, those cookies look nice but
what’s even nicer is feeling good in
my clothes.
This isn’t about shame. Noth-
ing gets better with shame. This is
about learning how to direct your
mind to what you really want. It
takes practice so don’t give up or be
mean to yourself. You’re learning!
Let me know how you’re linking
pleasure and pain to food. How are
you going to change your mindset?
CANINE
CORNER
RAIN JORDAN
& DAHLIA
this moment on, whenever you
talk, or write, about the dog you
obtained from a rescue — or a
shelter — before you choose
your words, remember who res-
cued that dog from whatever s/
he may have suffered. The rescue
or shelter rescued that dog. Give
them a gift of appreciation for
their work and devotion by fore-
going such phrasing as “We res-
cued our dog from…” in favor
instead of the more accurate “We
adopted our dog from…”
If this seems silly, try imagin-
ing yourself as a rescuer. You’re
the head of All Dogs Kindred
Rescue and you’ve spent the day
saving dogs from horrible situa-
tions, you’ve seen unforgivable
things, you’ve wondered where
your mortgage money will come
from, since you just paid a huge
vet bill with your own money,
and when you will fi nd time to
sleep between bandage changes,
medication times, and your pay-
ing job.
Over the years you’ve spent
tens of thousands of your hard
earned personal dollars to ensure
the best care and preparation
for the dogs you’ve rescued and
that the homes they get are safe,
responsible, and loving. You’re
completely devoted to doing the
very best work for these dogs.
Then you notice one, or a few, of
the adopters posting about their
dogs and you’re so happy, until
you see “I just rescued this dog
from All Dogs Kindred Rescue!”
Or, perhaps worse yet, simply “I
just rescued this dog!” One word
can make a huge difference.
Rescue: To free from danger,
violence, or evil; to save. Unless
the rescue organization adopt-
ing out dogs is itself abusing or
neglecting the dogs, it may be
hurtful to the rescuers involved to
say that you “rescued” your dog
from a rescue. If you have ever
been a dog rescuer, you probably
know that the very last thing a
rescuer needs is more hurt, how-
ever small.
This little change of phrasing
is one way that even those who
cannot afford to donate to charity
rescues and who don’t have time
to volunteer can still do some-
thing very kind and very help-
ful—you can do this yourself and
you can tell everyone else you
know to do it too: “I adopted my
dog from (name escue group).”
Or, if you really feel you want
to specify that the dog is a res-
cue dog: I adopted this amazing
rescue dog from (name rescue
group).” You get the idea.
Rain Jordan, CBCC-KA, KPA
CTP, is a certifi ed canine train-
ing & behavior professional. Visit
her at www.expertcanine.com.
EVENTS IN BRIEF
‘Movie Dollars for
Scholars’
Fish is on the menu with Jennifer Burns Bright.
‘Seafood 101’ with
Jennifer Burns Bright
“Seafood 101” cooking
class takes place at Seaside
Library on Saturday, April
13, at 1 p.m. The event is
sponsored by The Friends
of the Seaside Library and
will be held in the commu-
nity room.
“Seafood 101” will
feature cooking instruc-
tion and hands on demon-
strations using local catch
to prepare classic dishes.
This workshop is a culi-
nary primer on basic tech-
niques and recipes for your
favorite, affordable local
seafood, including shell-
fi sh, rockfi sh, and albacore.
Attendees can be involved
in prepping, cooking, and
serving these items, as well
as sharing a meal.
Jenifer Burns Bright is a
food and travel writer based
in Port Orford, Oregon.
She recently retired from
teaching at the University
of Oregon, where she led
a faculty research group in
the emerging discipline of
food studies. Her writing
appears in Gastronomica,
Oregon Quarterly, NPR’s
The Salt and Eugene Mag-
azine, among others.
The class is limited
to 15 people and will be
taught by Jennifer Burns
Bright. Sign-up required
at the circulation desk or
503-738-6742.
C ALVARY E PISCOPAL C HURCH
503 N. Holladay, Seaside • 503-738-5773
Plan now to support schol-
arships for local young women
by attending “Movie Dollars
for Scholars” on Wednesday,
April 24, at 4 p.m.
Sponsored by the Seaside
AAUW Scholarship Foun-
dation, the event’s $30 ticket
provides popcorn, a beverage,
and this year’s Best Picture
Oscar winner, “Green Book.”
The Times Theatre in Sea-
side will host the event mak-
ing it possible for over 70
percent of the ticket price to
go toward scholarships as a
tax-deductible donation.
Tickets are available at the
Times Theatre box offi ce in
advance and on the day of the
show.
For more details, con-
tact Jane McGeehan at
janem270@gmail.com.
Memorial gathering
at Circle Creek
Each
year
the
staff,
board, and volunteers of
North Coast Land Conser-
vancy gather in the memo-
rial grove at the conser-
vancy’s
Circle
Creek
Conservation Center for
“The Forest Remembers,”
a program honoring friends
and loved ones.
The public is invited to
take part in this annual ritual
on Saturday, April 27, from
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Endangered bird
patrol training
If you enjoy bird-watch-
ing and want to combine that
interest with helping pro-
tect birds and habitats, train-
ing opportunities and moni-
toring events are set to kick
off this spring. No experi-
ence necessary, just a love
of coastal bird populations.
Opportunities range from
helping monitor western
snowy plovers on beaches,
black oystercatchers on our
rocky shoreline, seabird
nesting colonies off of Cape
Easter Message
...at 10:30 am Service
by Pastor John Tindell
Does really
Easter
Matter?
Holy Week Services
SERVICE AT 10:30
Good Friday:
Stations of the cross at 3:00
Saturday: Easter Vigil at 5:00
Sunday: Easter Eucharist at 9:30
Seaside United
Methodist Church
241 N. Holladay Dr. • Seaside • 503-738-7562
Falcon and Cannon Beach,
and monitoring roosting
brown pelicans off a number
of sites on the North Coast.
Snowy plover patrol
training takes place Satur-
day, April 13, from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m., at Cannon Beach
City Hall, 163 E Gower Ave.
RSVP by emailing asop-
coastalbirds@gmail.com.
Help knock out
knotweed on the
Necanicum River
North Coast Land Con-
servancy is seeking volun-
teers for one more assault on
invasive Japanese knotweed
that had spread widely in
its Necanicum Forest Habi-
tat Reserve east of Seaside,
Wednesday, April 17, from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Contact
stewardship
director Melissa Reich at
melissar@nclctrust.org or
call 503-738-9126 to attend.
Wear gloves and work
boots. NCLC will supply the
necessary tools. Bring water
and snacks/lunch; there is
no potable water at the site,
and no toilets. Dogs are not
allowed on any NCLC prop-
erties. For more details, visit
NCLCtrust.org.
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
5:00 - 7:00pm Ɵ
Ɵ
At the Seaside Civic and ConvenƟon Center
415 First Avenue, Seaside
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Adults, Seniors, and Youth (13+): $7
Families: $20
Kids (12 and under) eat FREE with an adult!