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March 29, 2019 M $1.00 SEASIDESIGNAL.CO OUR 112th Year LESSONS FOR LABRADORS Local news gets I d Scho ol boar candidates file for May election will see open seats Two of three at the Seaside School races competitive of directors election. insur- insur District board a State Farm his Jeremy Mills, announced Friday, March 29, 2019 | Seaside Signal | Seaside Signal.com counted will Not being That was the message one of six gonians money. by Sarah Bushore, the U.S. By EVE MARX presented specialists with Signal organi organi- For Seaside partnership in the state. a not-for-profit out Census Bureau billion is handed shar- Retriever Club, shar A total of $675 National Retriever City Labrador year for revenue billion in of the Master of the Rose $13.4 to states every participa ted Oregon gets 8 housing, and a member m is a member am Washington he Seaside Visi- ing. Of that, lunches, ’ve Section Bellingha Bellingh always ami n Kennel Club Oregon and felt for school hospitals, free clinics and that America by the tors Bureau as , from all over exten- exten elected licensed for a natural got quite an for,” zation is a construction offi cials disaster. it’s 10, club members future-f other uses. “You’ve that money is On March . our job to engage what we use The feedbac Gearhart the count Club. tution. From orward insti- sive list of DIREC “That’s why it correct. k Page the in north will process public A7 our many Bushore said. and that TOR’S and on her property we get continue Training day, branding projects See once, and training day allow our res- CHAIR a idents through April so important to count everyone • A5 of May 1, Country Media will reacquire the We will continu Gazette from Cannon Beach e to cover South EO Media Group. County news, While it’s bittersw munity stories, sports and com- bye to the Cannon eet to say good- Beach, especial including Cannon Beach Gazette in our publishi end. The Cannon ly in Coast Week- fect timing to ng group, it’s per- Beach Gazette will continu a paper every continue to publish e Astorian as to print at the Daily Signal. We are week — the Seaside do fi ve other North Country Media’s concentrating looking forward to Coast newspa on stories, meeting We hope you’ll pers. and issues importa support our efforts to bring nt to Seaside s every week. you South County news every week Those of you tion to the Signal, with a subscrip- who receive Signal with the your Daily Astorian have it delivere only $40.50 to subscription d for a full year 52 weeks. — side Signal will receive the Sea- every Other suggest weekend edition week with your or improvements? ions for stories Astorian, deliv- ered in your Please Saturday mail, know let me Daily Astorian becomes The as the Kari Borgen rian May 7, Asto- the is publishing Tuesday Seaside Signal the publisher of Thursdays and s, and Daily Asto- rian; her email Saturdays. lyastorian.com. is kborgen@dai- training brador arhart La Publi Ge should y c in dri fi da rehouse proces ve Looking forwa rd by lookin s T T I We’re weekly! Hoekstre No. 1 shot putter in US Our readers requested Seaside’s paper be weekly. We’re glad to be able to make that happen. As of May 10 the Seaside Signal will become a weekly newspaper again. Gulls’ senior athlete hits a new personal best mark in her main event, and is once again No. 1 in the country on the list of high school female shot putters. | A10 By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal a boost as Si gnal to go we ekly in Seaside, board on live nine miles ance agent run for the district Zone 5, intention to will seek the and eight miles from Astoria Son- March 15. Mills currently held by Son Position 1 seat, was appointed by the It’s like having from Seaside. who dra Gomez, the resignation of Steve a foot in both north and south board after this year. Clatsop County, 11 earlier and as the publishe Phillips FROM resident, has Farm Mills, a Seaside THE with State r of both the Daily Astorian as an agent graduate of Louisa years PUBLI is a SHER and Insurance. He School in Virginia it’s a great place and Seaside Signal, High University. County KARI to be to apprecia Western Oregon of the board the different attended te member a BORGEN persona lities of the He is currently the Sunset Empire Park communities he of of directors we District, a position Both towns serve. and Recreation her have unique holds until 2021. also announced tories and features his- Seaside 5, Position Gomez has wanted for the Zone , both with has a its paper Gomez great people intent to run weekly. to be We’re term. and organiz 1 seat, a four-year from Cal State glad Although news to of be fine able ations. of arts degree make bachelor that bachelor a to and happen. of the region Interna- Bernardino As Interna ties us all together American of May 10 the San degree from arts Seaside Signal will become , clearly hav- ing a newspa weekly tional University. a newspaper Page A7 again. and very local per with local voices See Election, Brandt Our compan Photos by Lorna the Seaside Club y, EO Media is important community news commu City Group, has Labrador Retriever nity. Then we owned the Seaside with the Rose busines Last year we to both newspapers. during a asked s nal training session and and community Sig- Cannon Beach did a readersh leaders to join plunge , takes the vey both online ip sur- Gazette since 2020 us for breakfa Bruce McPhearson 2013. At U.S. tell us and owned by st that time, both Labrador t pub- Signal Tiger, a black to ask how we in the Seaside paper. what they thought of the and lications were s coun censu made in Gearhart. both twice — the staff our news and can improve monthly iew produce One of the our service a prev d a newspa- per every gets to through loud requests that came week, but alternat and clear was between the Seas ide in two publications. ed that Fast forward By R.J. MARX six years, and Seaside Signal as Ore- cost Ore g back (plus a photo) e taining a solid for main- information speciali 29 and the results to guide antique Lusse fl eet of to our Our goal is and in the right place.” sea Harper moved st Chel- annual grant popula will be sion-making the deci- JOSHUA of the popula- only once, program, I published in in a USA Today bumper cars inter- about 80 percent via the inter program manage into a think it’s pretty While a public report HEINEM respond to AN I’ve always process. And that will be presente called “Bumpe feature easy to 20 percent of tion are expected had Clatsop Court r role with see we have mail, about in the citizens great faith net, phone or are considered “hard-to- d to the a habit of city council. Crash Course r Cars: A Special Advoca Appointed embracing change county residents Bushore said. to make the of Gearhart tes in Astoria senior citizens, count individuals,” sic Amusem on the Clas- and right this month. development. could include inter- ent Park Ride” to the inter These for our commu decisions Seasid Clatsop CASA have on Feb. 21. e access in the children those who don’t is an organiza So I was pleased This article news workers; renters; our faith has nity. 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These for ers, at To introduce 503-738-3097. i i- Bureau give For is homework again featured Heights Elementary us continu front- The Seaside Brewery and Welcome, Josh! week and age-appropr and-cen at Seaside each ed with a their students ter held quality of life continued the peace a learning tool School, homework Playing a of homework, the school to helps engage simple: ate night in January. is profoundly with their family. families, a family game class has About 80 people, or 23 board game h kindergarten can families, teach riate age-approp two staffi ng adjustments also the sheet where and a reflection aging fi re station to answer to that was get to the fi n- SEASIDESIGNAL.COM OUR 112th Year $1.00 May 10, 2019 Where the candidates stand on the issues Three races, one contested, in Seaside School District By KATHERINE LACAZE For Seaside Signal During a forum April 30, candidates for Seaside School District’s Board of Direc- tors shared their thoughts on a range of key education-related issues, including the sepa- ration of church and state, immigration law enforcement, and challenges facing the dis- trict and its students. A few dozen community members attended the forum, sponsored by the Amer- ican Association of University Women and the Seaside Signal, to hear from Shannon Swedenborg, who is running unopposed for Cannon Beach’s Zone 1, Position 1, and John Dunzer, Sondra Gomez, and Jeremey Mills, all vying for the Zone 5, Position 1 seat. A look at the candidates After introducing themselves, the candi- dates explained why they are interested in serving as board members and shared a past school-related experience that informs how they perceive the position. Mills, a local State Farm agent and Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District Board member, said he comes from a blue-collar background and didn’t believe college was an option, instead being ushered toward joining the U.S. Marine Corps. “Throughout middle school and high school, my objective was always to get the best education I could, but it wasn’t for col- lege,” he said. “What I took from that was each of us has a different path.” Within a diverse student body, each child’s path toward the future may vary, which means the district’s responsibility is to “expand their idea of what success is,” Mills said. Gomez, a local operations manager for Vacasa who currently serves on the school board, agreed with Mills that students don’t all fi t the same mold. She remembers as an Sunset Empire Rec candidates share views By KATHERINE LACAZE For Seaside Signal Seven community members are vying for two open positions on the Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District’s board of directors in the countywide Spe- cial Election on May 21. “We’ve never had seven candidates run for election, so this is kind of a new expe- rience for me,” Executive Director Skyler Archibald said during a candidate forum held May 2 at the Bob Chisholm Commu- nity Center and sponsored by the district and the Seaside Signal. “I’m looking for- ward to seeing the results of the election and moving forward and working with our board to provide the best quality of services that we can.” Katharine Parker, Shirley Yates, Marti Wajc, and John Chapman are on the bal- lot for Position 4, while Patrick Duhachek, Lindsey Morrison, and Rodney Roberts are competing for Position 5. “I think that’s a real testament to not only (Archibald) but also his staff and where he’s taken parks and rec over the past few years,” Chapman said. “If people didn’t believe in what parks and rec was doing, we wouldn’t see this many people up here.” Throughout the course of the forum, candidates introduced themselves and shared their ideas about the future of the district, potentially expanding the organi- zation’s facilities and boundary, and its role in emergency preparedness. Expansion? Asked whether they supported the approximately $20 million bond measure on last year’s ballot that would have gone toward expanding the current aquatic and youth center facilities but was voted down, Chapman, Wajc, Duhachek and Morrison said they voted “no.” With the number of bond measures included on the ballot — including one for improving the county’s jail — there was heavy competition for taxpayer dollars, which have to be considered across the board, Chapman said. Although he desires an expansion, there were obstacles and unanswered questions that infl uenced his vote at the time. Duhachek agreed it was “too much, too intrepid kindergarten being told she needed to participate more and then seeing “talks too much” on report cards in the following years. “It’s diffi cult as students to fi gure out what people want from us,” she said. “Stu- dents all have different ways of achieving.” She also dropped out of high school for two years, requiring her to catch up on cred- its in her senior year to graduate on time. She utilized independent study, job expe- rience and what is now Career Technical Education. “The combination of all those things helped me graduate on time, so I understand See Forum, Page A7 Nonprofi t winners and losers in the Seaside budget By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal The candidates also discussed if and how the middle and high school could be used by the district when they are vacated in 2020. Morrison said trying to lease or rent the facilities would be preferable to purchasing them outright. Wajc added they could rent a gym or other space on the school property for spe- cial occasions when the need arises. The candidates agreed, however, the schools being located in the tsunami zone is problematic. Additionally, Chapman said, the buildings are deteriorating and mainte- nance is being postponed in anticipation of moving to the new campus for the 2020-21 school year. He brought attention to the lack of resources, including gyms and outdoor playing fi elds, that will manifest if the buildings are destroyed. The Pacifi c Bas- ketball League currently uses those venues for eight to nine weeks in the winter during its coastal tournaments. Chapman sees an opportunity for the district to pursue the middle school prop- There were winners and losers among local and regional nonprofi ts, as Seaside’s budget committee unanimously approved sending the proposed budget to the City Council for adoption. Twelve nonprofi ts asked for $94,700 overall, and were met with a proposed deliv- ery of $81,900. Committee members had an option of meeting the full request amount, a smaller amount, or no funds at all. Helping Hands Re-Entry Outreach Cen- ters was the big winner, receiving $25,000 of city funds. The center provides emergency housing and shelter for homeless men, women and children. Last year the group received $20,000. Committee members commended the organization in granting the full amount. “I can’t imagine this community without them,” budget committee member Dana Phillips said. But Restoration House, a nonprofi t, offer- ing housing for high-risk men with signifi - cant psychological/behavioral issues, failed to win a funding request for $10,000 for a kitchen renovation of their North Holladay Drive property, a service they told commit- tee members helped improve sociability and rehabilitation. The program works from referrals from the Clatsop County Corrections Depart- ment and Clatsop Community Health, chair- woman Adrienne Taylor said in making the request early at the committee’s public hear- ing early this month. Through shared kitchen facilities, Taylor said, residents have a sense of community. “They’re sharing food, ideas, and culinary skills. They need to learn the basic activities of daily living.” But budget committee members had qualms about the organization’s mission, management and board. See Rec candidates, Page A7 See Nonprofi t, Page A7 Katherine Lacaze/For Seaside Signal Six candidates running for two open positions on the Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District’s Board of Directors were part of a candidate forum held May 2 at the Bob Chisholm Community Center. From left, Rodney Roberts, John Chapman, Marti Wajc and Katharine Parker. AT THE POLLS Ballots for the election have gone out to voters. They must be received in the Clatsop County Elections Offi ce or at an offi cial drop site, such as Seaside City Hall, by 8 p.m. on May 21. For more informa- tion, contact the county at 503-352-8511. soon,” but expressed interest in pursuing alternative funding sources for the expan- sion. Morrison added she also didn’t want to add to the tax burden, especially for the community’s elderly population, and sug- gested the district consider grants. In Wajc’s opinion, “bigger is not always better.” She believes the district has enough space with its existing facilities and they should focus on maintenance rather than expanding. Rodney and Parker both voted “yes” on the measure, as they mutually believe the district needs more indoor recreation space for the public, such as a basketball court and walking track. They understood, however, why the tim- ing wasn’t ideal for the public, especially with the school district’s bond measure to fund the new campus having passed only a couple years ago. They would like to revisit the concept and investigate how to better approach funding the expansion. Old school buildings an option? PLANNING COMMISSION 16th Avenue house placed under under vacation rental probation By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal Bonnie Woodman seeks compliance for a 16th Avenue vacation rental dwelling. Members of the Seaside Planning Com- mission issued a probationary period to prop- erty owners Kelly and Jon Norling through Labor Day at their vacation rental dwelling at 441 16th Avenue. The Norlings could face revocation of their permit or other limitations, commission- ers unanimously determined in their compli- ance review. The decision came Tuesday night after repeated complaints from neighbor Bonnie Woodman of parking violations, loud parties, barking dogs and excessive occupancy at the 16th Avenue property. She referred to the home as “the monster house,” or the “frat house,” because of the numerous complaints people had but were “too afraid to come before the council.” Woodman was joined at the meeting by community members who shared her views and showed support for the probationary period. Woodman asked commissioners to put the house under a one-year probation and to review vacation rental rules used by other cities. Woodman asked the commissioners to change VRD rules in the future to enhance enforcement. See Rental, Page A6