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Friday, December 27, 2019 | Seaside Signal | SeasideSignal.com • A5 Seaside prepares for ‘white-knuckle’ weather Marine Board reminds boaters to renew registration The Astorian ‘THE BOB’ DARREN GOOCH The Oregon State Marine Board reminds boat owners to renew their boat registrations that expire on Dec. 31. There is no transaction fee when using a credit or debit card online at boat- oregon.com/store. Boat owners are encouraged to renew their boat reg- istration online and will receive their registration decals through the mail faster. M y wife and I opted to spend a quiet Thanksgiving holiday together this year. We rented a nice little Airbnb in Central Oregon and looked forward to exploring the area, maybe going on a couple of hikes and so forth. I have spent a great deal of time over there and I never get tired of the juniper and sage smell in the air. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had different plans this year. “#Bombogensis” is what the folks from the National Weather Service were calling the storm building over the Pacifi c, just off the coast of northern California and southern Oregon in the days before Thanksgiving. It refers to the development of a “bomb cyclone,” a weather pat- tern that occurs when the air pressure drops 24 millibars or more in a 24-hour period, and this one dropped almost 40 millibars. I kept tabs on the weather daily as we planned to leave that Tuesday morn- ing and I was getting a little worried about our drive over the Santiam pass. As it turned out, I did white-knuckle it for 35 miles, the fresh powder snow driven by high winds in the higher alti- tudes created frequent whiteouts and I struggled to see the road in front of me. Thanks to a new set of snow tires on the all-wheel drive Volvo, we arrived safe at our destination and spent sev- eral snow-fi lled days just east of the Cascades. While watching the news later that Tom Horning Billboard down in south Seaside after the storm of 2007. week and the intense winds that came along with the storm, I couldn’t help but remember the storm of 2007 that knocked out power and blew down trees around our area. It was 12 years ago this month that we opened up the Bob Chisholm Com- munity Center to the public, thanks to a generator loaned to us by the National Guard out of Camp Rilea. We cooked well over 6,000 meals that week with food donated by local restaurants to help feed Seaside resi- dents who were without power. Our park district staff manned the kitchen for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The local Red Cross handed out blankets and other supplies as well. It was a true community effort to make sure our res- idents were warm, safe, and didn’t go hungry. Our local ham radio operators made sure we could maintain communi- cations with the governor’s offi ce in Salem and if you were lucky, there was a spot out near the Cove where you could get one bar of cell service and contact family outside the area to let them know you were safe. It was an experience I will not soon forget and I am glad that our community center was able to serve Seaside residents in the capacity it did. I certainly hope that we don’t ever have to deal with another bomb cycline and the devastation it brings with it, but if it does happen, I am thankful for such a great community, one that pulls together to care for its residents the way Seaside does! Every month, The BOB will bring you information on current events and items of interest here at the center. See you next month! Another option is to mail the payment and coupon to the marine board. Regis- tration decals are mailed within 7-10 business days from the date of receipt, but may take an additional two to four weeks to arrive by U.S. mail. Any watercraft with a motor or sailboats 12 feet or longer is required to title and register with the marine board. Reg- istration fees vary based on boat length. The fee table can be found at bit. ly/336ex1N. BUSINESS Directory FLOORING CCB# 205283 Luxury vinyl planks and tile. you walk on our reputation Flooring Installation 3470 Hwy 101 Suite 102 • Gearhart, Oregon 503.739.7577 • carpetcornergearhart.com FLOORING Randall Lee’s 0% FINANCING AVAILABLE Who are the remaining 80% of ‘unrestrained’ dogs? CANINE CORNER RAIN JORDAN & DAHLIA W hat if I told you that only about 20% of domestic dogs worldwide are household pets? The remaining 80% of dogs fall into the “unrestrained” category, which comprises unowned dogs such as feral dogs and stray dogs, along with dogs who are owned but not kept in a home or yard; the dogs from the latter group are cared for by either an individual or by communities but roam freely and live as they choose. It seems that “owned,” as it pertains to dogs, means something quite differ- ent in other parts of the world than it does to us. Objectively speaking, it is obvious this means that our pet dogs, and our ways of being with them, are in the minority. What isn’t so obvious at fi rst thought is how the 20%’s experience of life differs from the majority. Perhaps the main difference is that the 20% have no choice but to live almost completely under our rule, by our human mores—they have very lit- tle autonomy. Our beloved compan- Rain Jordan A rescue dog from the streets of Spain, homed in the United States. ion canines have pinned to their coats a long list of human-oriented rules that must be followed if they are to live and be accepted. These rules are tiered: Tier One: The rules of the resident country. Tier Two: The rules of the resident state. Tier Three: The rules of the resident city or town. Tier Four, in some cases: The rules of the resident landlord or homeowner’s association. And the last but certainly not least tier: The rules of the individual who possesses a dog from the 20%. Imagine what would happen if the other 80% of the world’s dogs were suddenly scooped up by humans and expected to be “dog” in the way that we think of when we think “dog.” Imagine all those befuddled creatures surrounded by crates and gates and collars and huge hands. I’m not suggesting that we fl ing open our doors and wave goodbye to the tail end of our best friends until they decided that we meet again. In a society such as ours, this would be very dangerous for them. Neverthe- less, it’s enlightening to consider the differences and potential ramifi cations. While this isn’t true for everyone, generally speaking, our relative free- dom and prosperity mean we can give our dogs anything we wish. Paradox- ically, this situation might also feed feelings of entitlement to treating our dogs in any manner that we please. The 80% do not and would not toler- ate much of what we see as normal. They don’t have to. They can liter- ally walk away. I wonder how many of our dogs would walk away if they could, opting for more freedom and less obligation. Rain Jordan, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP, is a certifi ed canine behav- ior and training professional. Visit her at www.expertcanine.com. 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