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Rallies: ‘A healthy back and forth exchange’
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Second
Amendment
supporter Brandon T. Wil-
liams, a candidate for the
City Commission in War-
renton, said local gun own-
ers have a right to peaceful
assembly.
“I think it’s important
that both sides, all groups
involved, are able to freely
exercise their inalienable
rights,” Williams said. “If
it’s a group of conservative
patriots on one side, on
one side of the street and if
it’s a group of antifascists/
Black Lives Matter on the
street, and they want to be
armed, they’re exercising
their rights. There doesn’t
have to be an exchange.”
While the event was
peaceful, there were occa-
sional one-on-one encoun-
ters that led to raised
voices.
Participants on both
sides deescalated the con-
flict, stepping in when
confrontations threatened
to get out of hand.
Among the rally partici-
pants was Skylor Jernigan,
who was charged with fir-
ing shots at a Portland rally
last month. He carried a
flag in front of City Hall.
“I’ve heard there was a
flag wave that was down
here and a friend of mine
invited me, so I thought,
Photos by Lou Solitske
ABOVE: Despite opposing viewpoints, common ground
was found by some in Seaside on Sunday. RIGHT: Second
Amendment supporters march from City Hall to the
Turnaround.
all right, I had nothing bet-
ter to do,” Jernigan said.
“Don’t be afraid to come
out and show your support
for whatever you like. We
are a nation that does sup-
port having our own opin-
ion and none of us should
be attacked for it. That
happens all too often.”
Across the street, com-
munity members ordered
food and drink at the brew-
ery, gathering at tables in
the parking lot.
“It’s good,” Griffin said
from the brewery parking
lot. “There was a great vibe
here and lots of people I’ve
never seen before showing
up and taking a stand for
their community.”
Seaside residents Kim
and Steve Reef said they
had been “friends of the
brewery” for many years.
“We love coming here,”
Kim Reef said. “It’s an
awesome restaurant and the
beer is great. We’re here to
support Jimmy because he
posted a message saying,
‘Hey dudes, stop walking
around in front of my place
with guns. It’s scaring my
customers away.’ And he’s
not an anti-gun dude. We
came here to support him
because the gun people
decided it was some kind
of battle, which is silly.”
“It’s a nice local town
and we don’t need outsid-
ers coming here and scar-
ing people away,” Steve
Reef said.
Griffin thanked the
police for their support.
“I don’t think they could
have done a better job
than they did. What hap-
pened today was a healthy
back and forth exchange
and dialogue between two
groups with two different
opinions. That’s America.”
Swuggling: Evans looks toward next goal of juggling on a unicycle
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150 catches.
The next step is to have
the feat verified by Guin-
ness, which can take up to
several months.
Setting new goal
Evans is not one to rest
on his laurels but is quick
to set his sights on a new
goal after completing one.
Although he doesn’t feel
he’s exhausted the field
of five-ball swuggling,
he also plans to set a new
world record for juggling
on a unicycle.
“That will be a tough
one,” he said, adding he
doesn’t expect it to hap-
pen within a year.
When
selecting
a
new goal, Evans consid-
ers what activities com-
plement his established
strengths and skillsets to
determine what he real-
Katherine Lacaze
Aaron Chesnut fi lms Bob Evans as he attempts to break a couple world records in swuggling —
or juggling while swimming — at the Sunset Pool.
istically has “a chance
at being the best in the
world at.” That’s what led
to him to achieving Guin-
ness World Records for
the fastest mile “joggling”
Archibald: Board members unanimously approve 4% increase
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from December because of
“of lack of documentation,
no transparency in process
and discovery of question-
ably ethical decisions” by
the board at the time.
Board members voted
unanimously to approve the
raise.
“As soon it can be pro-
cessed he’ll be retroactively
compensated,” Bodner said.
The district’s regular
meeting takes place Tues-
day. A special meeting for
the purpose of creating pol-
icies and procedures for the
executive director will be
held Thursday at 5:15 p.m.
At that meeting, the
board will strengthen the
executive director review
processes and create a new
process and create a new
board policy, Parker said.
Archibald faces a 2020-
21 review this fall and
could be eligible for a raise,
but has asked board mem-
bers to suspend an increase
while park district staff are
under a merit increase mor-
atorium, a result of the
coronavirus pandemic.
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Burn ban
On the North Coast,
high winds on Monday
brought down trees over-
night into Tuesday and
heavy smoke throughout
the region.
“A lot of the county
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Beachie Fire and the
Powerline Fire near Hagg
Lake, the city reported
Wednesday and assisting
with evacuations.
Three Gearhart fire-
fighters, along with five
Seaside firefighters spent
more than two weeks in
California fighting fire at
the LNU Lightning Com-
plex fire in Napa Valley,
based out of Calistoga,
California. They returned
home last week.
During the Califor-
nia response, a tree fell
on a Seaside brush truck,
but no one was injured,
Rankin added. The truck
is under repair in Santa
Rosa, California, and
should return to ser-
vice within two to three
weeks.
he works with, whether
that be at camp, school
or another environment.
He recalls practicing for
his first world-record
attempt while working at
a school in Thailand that
had a large, open-air fit-
ness facility.
The students had the
opportunity to observe
firsthand over the course
of several months as
Evans went from a low
skill-level to reaching his
goal as a result of consis-
tent training.
“I thought that was
one of the most impact-
ful things I’ve done as a
teacher,” he said, adding
he feels it’s important to
not only exhibit accom-
plishments but “show
some of that process too.”
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Firefi ghters: Burn ban on North Coast
— or running and jog-
ging — backwards with
three balls and the fastest
mile while dribbling three
basketballs.
“I love to train,” he
said. “I’d be happy to just
train privately, and then
if I do anything public
like this, I always want to
make it benefit the com-
munity somehow.”
During his program
last
Saturday ,
Evans
raised about $600 for the
Sunset Park and Recre-
ation Foundation, which
provides scholarships to
community members for
various district programs
and activities.
As an educator, Evans
also feels compelled to
model a growth mind-
set to the young people
public safety agencies
were out most of the night
dealing with down lines
and trees,” Daniels said.
Daniels
issued
an
urgent warning to local
residents to refrain from
all fires, including camp-
fires, leaf-burning, fire
pits and barbecues.
Gearhart
has
also
banned all open burning
and the use of chainsaws
except for emergencies.
“These are very trying
times throughout the state
and we want to please
push the message that
no fires are allowed due
to the current situation,”
Daniels said.
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