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Friday, December 13, 2019 | Seaside Signal | SeasideSignal.com • A5 Laurie Mespelt named downtown association’s executive director absolutely amazing work- ing with you,” he said. “I’m going to miss you, but thank goodness you’re going to be close by.” Kenneally thanked the board and audience in an emotional moment. “I just wanted to say thank you to all of you guys,” she said. “Not being from Seaside, you have welcomed me and taught me so many things. You guys have made it so easy for me to feel like I belonged. Thank you for everything.” Additional board changes include the resignation of the Hillcrest Inn’s Ruth Swenson, to be replaced by Samantha Urbach of the Bridge Tender. “Ruth, you’ve been an amazing board member and a light in this room,” Gooch said. Board members will include Urbach, Dawn Fuji- wara-Pavlik of BAMM! Promtional Products; Cecilia (CeCe) Wakefi eld of Line-X; and Kerri Lambert of the Times Theatre. By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal For Laurie Mespelt, the role of executive director will be a familiar one. Mespelt left in February 2015, and her return was announced at the Thursday, Dec. 5, break- fast meeting of the group at the Pig ‘N Pancake. She starts Dec. 9. “We are pleased to wel- come back to our team Laurie Mespelt,” the asso- ciation’s board chairman Darren Gooch said. “We are very, very fortunate that things worked out and we will be reinstating Laurie Mespelt as executive direc- tor of SDDA.” The association was founded in 1993 by a group of downtown business- men and women who joined together to improve and pro- mote downtown Seaside. In recent years, the group has met consistently week-in, week-out at the Pig ‘N Pan- cake on Broadway. Photos by R.J. Marx Laurie Mespelt returns to the Seaside Downtown Development Association as executive director. The gathering provides a welcome and introductions to newcomers and a gather- ing place for longtime busi- ness owners alike. Mespelt’s mother Dolna Mespelt served the associa- tion’s fi rst director, a job she held until her death in 2003. Laurie Mespelt was named executive director in 2007. After her departure in 2015, the post was fi lled by Tita Montero and later Sarah Ter Har. The position was dissolved in May 2018. Since May 2018, admin- Celeste Kenneally wipes away a tear after she is congratulated by Darren Gooch for her service with the Seaside Downtown Development Association. Kenneally heads to a new role at the convention center. istrative assistant Celeste Kenneally has worked with board members to manage events like Halloween Hap- penin’s, Wine Walks, Flower Basket Program, and both the Wheels and Waves and Muscle and Chrome car shows. Kenneally shared a tear- ful goodbye at Thursday’s meeting, as she announced her move to a position at the Seaside Civic and Conven- tion Center. Board president Darren Gooch thanked Kenneally for her service. “It’s been Setting the rules of interaction to ensure a healthy relationship B y the end of any given year, many households have gained a puppy. If your household might be one of those, now is the time to consider what, exactly, your puppy will need in order to grow into a behaviorally sound adult dog. Most people know that social- ization is necessary, but many do not understand what proper socialization is and how it is accomplished. Uncontrolled exposure to peo- ple, often at the sacrifi ce of other important puppy prep such as care- ful introduction to a wider vari- ety of textural, visual, and auditory stimuli, acquired bite inhibition, and anti-aversive housetraining are a few good examples. Exposing a young puppy to novel stimuli such as people, other puppies, and a variety of items is indeed important to do before the socialization window closes. How- ever, this facet of socialization is not a matter of letting anyone and everyone interact randomly with the puppy. CANINE CORNER RAIN JORDAN & DAHLIA Every exposure should be care- fully planned, measured, and mon- itored. Rather than taking your puppy out on the town and letting every person you meet approach, touch, or hold her, it is your job to be selective and protective. Rather than shoving strange items into your puppy’s face, a wiser and more humane approach is to allow her to choose which items she wishes to explore — in a pre-arranged, controlled area. Set- ting rules of interaction and han- dling in advance goes a long way toward shielding your puppy from discomforts that lead to long- term fear or other undesirable outcomes. The same is true for meeting and interacting with other pups. Instead of taking your young puppy to dog parks or similar, where once again the variables are random and can also be danger- ous for a young pup, arrange play dates with people and other pup- pies you know, in your home or theirs — discussing in advance appropriate interaction and what each human’s job is during the interactions. Puppies do bite as part of their normal play, but it isn’t acceptable to have one pup attacked by another, so your keen observation and knowledge of subtle canine communication sig- nals are crucial. Speaking of bites: A huge part of being a responsible puppy owner is to work for acquired bite inhibition. You do this by know- ing how and when to allow your puppy to bite, nip, and mouth you and when to minimize these by reshaping bite pressure. We do not teach the puppy to inhibit biting via scolding, scaring, threatening, and certainly not via corporal pun- ishment. We guide the puppy, gen- tly and with very specifi c methods, to decrease bite pressure and bite frequency over time. It is import- ant to note this training should be done before 12 weeks of age (or 14 or 16 weeks, depending on who you ask); any biting issues occur- ring after that socialization win- dow will need to be addressed via professional, anti-aversive behavior modifi cation. It is easy to envision a correlation between improper socialization as a puppy and biting behavior as an adoles- cent or adult. House-training is another realm where puppy owners some- times make the error of employing scolding, scaring, threatening, or corporal punishment. These errors not only increase negative emo- tional states in developing pups, but furthermore they also nega- tively shape a pup’s house-train- ing-related behaviors. For example, if you see your puppy eliminate indoors and you scold, scare, threaten, or physically punish her for doing so, she isn’t learning not to eliminate indoors. She’s learning not to eliminate in front of you. Elks pitch in at holidays The next time she needs to relieve herself, therefore, she may believe that eliminating under a piece of furniture or in a remote area of the house — away from your view — is a better choice. If you do not witness the accident but employ aversives upon discover- ing evidence of the accident, your puppy will not understand why she is being punished; she will learn that you are an unpredictable, pos- sibly frightening, potentially even dangerous presence in her world. Better to gently show her where elimination happens and put elim- ination on cue, reinforcing every success with high value food. You only get once chance to positively shape your pup’s future well-being via proper socializa- tion. For the best possible suc- cess, employ the guidance of an anti-aversives, certifi ed canine behavior consultant or trainer. Rain Jordan, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP, is a certifi ed canine behavior and training pro- fessional. Visit her at www.expert- canine.com. Coast Community Radio awarded Oregon Cultural Trust grant Seaside Signal Coast Commu- nity Radio, the non- profi t radio station in the Columbia-Pa- cifi c region, received a $19,401 grant from Oregon Cultural Trust toward phase two of a three-year plan to repair, replace, and update broadcast equipment. Coast Community Radio is a member-sup- ported, volunteer-oper- ated radio station, serv- ing an audience along the North Oregon and southwest Washington coasts. DINING on the NORTH COAST Seaside Elks On Sunday, Nov. 23, Seaside Elks members delivered 147 Thanksgiving food boxes to local families, with the support of local businesses and individual donations. Event chair Joy Cruz thanked the Tsunami Skippers, who donated time helping sort and pack food and to the over 20 volunteers who helped collect, pack and deliver the boxes. For more information about Seaside Elks, call 503-738-6651; 324 Avenue A. Seaside Signal A new book from OSU Press, “A Generous Nature: Lives Transformed by Oregon,” profi les 21 conservationists and activ- ists who have made endur- ing contributions to the preservation of Oregon’s wild and natural places and high quality of life. Among those featured in the book is Seaside’s Neal Maine, a founder of North Coast Land Conser- vancy and its fi rst execu- tive director. On Saturday, Dec. 14, at 2 p.m., author Marcy Houle will be at Beach Books, 616 Broadway St. in Seaside, to discuss and read from the book. Maine will also be there to sign books, along with current NCLC Executive Direc- tor Katie Voelke, who will provide a glimpse of the future unfolding as a result of Neal’s legacy. Beach Books is donat- ing a portion of the after- noon’s book sales to NCLC. KMUN honors volunteers at annual meeting, breakfast Seaside Signal Reid Johnson of Seaside was honored as volunteer of the vear as more than 120 members of Coast Community Radio celebrated KMUN and each other during the annual meeting and breakfast held Nov. 2 at the First Presbyterian Fellowship Hall in Astoria. KMUN Annual awards were given for outstanding volunteers from the station. Donna Quinn was awarded The Director’s Award. As a front desk volunteer, Johnwon answers phones, greets visitors and is specially trained to create KMUN Community Calendar air CANNON BEACH WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE LOCALS GO? • Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner • Junior Menu RESTAURANT & LOUNGE • Lighter appetite menu E RIL Y’ S New book honors coastal conservation hero Great Restaurants in: GEARHART • SEASIDE BEST BREAKFAST IN TOWN! Fish ‘n Chips • Burgers • Seafood & Steak Friday & Saturday - Prime Rib Lounge Open Daily 9-Midnight All Oregon Lottery products available 1104 S Holladay • 503-738-9701 • Open Daily at 8am Donna Quinn Receives the KMUN Director’s Award from Station Manager Graham Nystrom and President Jack Harris. spots and website listings. Ellen Frye was pre- sented Programmer of the Year for her well loved show “World of Bach” every Sun- day morning from 7 to 9 a.m. Re-elected to the board was Jack Harris, who was also re-elected as Board President. Excellence in family dining found from a family that has been serving the North Coast for the past 52 years Great Breakfast, but that’s not all... • Great lunch and dinner menu,too! • Great pasta, steaks & seafood! • Homemade Clam Chowder, Salads! Seaside • 323 Broadway • 738-7234 (Open 7 Days) Cannon Beach • 223 S. Hemlock 436-2851 (7am-3pm Daily) Astoria • 146 W. Bond • 325-3144
