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Breakaway Lodge: Compound for family and friends
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streets. They renamed the
lodge Scott Hall.
Young Life
In 1969, the diocese
sold the lodge property to
Young Life, a nondenomi-
national ministry group, and
joined their collection of
summer camps. More than
1,000 campers attended each
summer.
Based
in
Colorado
Springs, Colorado, Young
Life operates camps in fi ve
countries. The largest of
these is the 64,000-acre,
160-square-mile Washington
Family Ranch in Antelope
in Wasco County. The Gear-
hart camp was Young Life’s
smallest.
Citing the building’s small
size, condition and zoning
restrictions, Gearhart’s camp
closed after the 2018 summer
session. The property went
on the market later that year.
Sally Conrad and Nicki
Whittle, of Cascade Sothe-
Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty
ABOVE: Open interior spaces at the lodge. ABOVE RIGHT: Basketball court at the former Young
Life Camp.
by’s International Realty,
represented Young Life in the
sale. Whittle was also the bro-
ker representing the buyer.
“We had many, many
interested buyers over the
course of the listing, many
with great ideas, only to be
shot down over usage restric-
tions,” Whittle said.
More than two years later,
a buyer stepped forward.
“I know many in the com-
munity are curious what
the future holds for a prop-
erty with such rich history
and ever more restrictive
local zoning codes,” Jones
said. “Other than signifi cant
exterior and interior repairs
to address deferred main-
tenance, we have no other
plans than to use (the prop-
erty) as a private residence.
“The timeline is ASAP,
but it’s quite a bit of work,”
he added.
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Church: ‘We’re here to love on people’
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Lighthouse
Christian
Church wants to be recog-
nized as a congregation that
gives to the community, said
Pastor Daniel Baker.
“I’ve served a lot of
churches now, and most
churches are churches that
are ‘in’ the community,”
Baker said. “I want our
church to be known as a part
of our community helping
our neighbors.”
Every year the nonde-
nominational church holds
“The Big Give,” designat-
ing a local organization for
their fundraising efforts.
This year, the congregation
set its sights on helping fi rst
responders.
Baker called Eddy and
asked if there were any criti-
cal department needs.
“Pastor
Daniel
approached me not long
after setting that goal want-
ing to know if we needed
anything the church could
help with,” Eddy said. “It
just fell into place and both
of us agreed that the LUCAS
device was the perfect fi t.”
The Big Give began
Lighthouse Christian Church
Pastor Daniel Baker welcomes Jan Johnson and Trudy Brawley
of the Coast Pregnancy Clinic. The clinic received almost
$5,000 in donations from the Lighthouse Christian Church.
the
Thursday
after
Thanksgiving.
“Once we announced it,
even though it’s COVID,
people were seeing it online,
people coming to church
were seeing it,” Baker said.
“People gave faithfully. I
thought it was really special
that Cannon Beach Commu-
nity Church sent us a check
of $500 to help with this. I
thought that was nice they
were willing to tag-team
with us. They have a lot of
congregation in this area.”
When
the
church
exceeded their $15,000 goal,
they chose an additional
“Big Give” to the Coast
Pregnancy Clinic in Asto-
ria. So far the congregation
has collected $4,860 for the
clinic — and expect an addi-
tional $300 this week.
“It was just fun to really
be able to give to our com-
munity and that’s what
we’re here for,” Baker said.
“We’re here to love on
people.”
The
announcement
brought members of the
Gearhart Fire Department
to the church on Jan. 31.
“It was amazing,” Baker
said. “They talked amongst
our congregation afterward,
hung out. It was extremely
well received. They’re
pretty pumped to get this
new device.”
All fi re department mem-
bers will be trained in its
use, Eddy said, with train-
ing initially to be conducted
by the vendor and then via
recording. Yearly refresher
training will be required.
The device has been
ordered and delivery is
anticipated by the beginning
of March.
“The entire community
will benefi t from their gen-
erosity,” Eddy said. “We did
not expect to get the size of
gift received. It covered the
entire cost of the LUCAS
device.”
Rec center: Planning process begins
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national experience with
park and recreation district
experience, Caldwell said.
“They should be dynamic,
familiar with park and rec-
reation districts, but also be
familiar with some of the
other areas that make this
property unique,” Archibald
said.
Board member Mike Hin-
ton suggested a review of
proposals from Opsis Archi-
tecture, a planning consul-
tant that provided services
for the park district during
the 2018 expansion bond
proposal. Hinton suggested
looking at a possible per-
forming arts center in the
music room, two-fl oor gym-
nasium or vertical evacua-
tion capabilities in the event
of a natural disaster for long-
term plans.
Hinton invited staff to
join in the planning process.
“Staff has been doing quite a
bit of visioning, about what
they’d like to do, and how
they see parts of these build-
ings utilized. I think staff
needs to share their vision
completely with the board,
and with the planners.”
“We have a lot of work
ahead of us, obviously,”
Caldwell said. “I think there
is a tremendous opportunity
to create a very unique facil-
ity, all in the name of creat-
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“accountability and transfor-
mation for people who cause
harm.”
If any party is not satis-
fi ed with the outcome, they
may appeal the district’s
decision.
Penrod called the inci-
dent “very frustrating.”
The investigation con-
ducted by the district offi ce
and technology coordina-
tor Don Mespelt determined
the incident could have been
caused by one or many dif-
ferent people using soft-
ware to conceal their iden-
tities. Similar incidents have
happened in districts across
the U.S. and at other public
meetings.
“We’re trying to work
with Zoom to uncover the
identities of the individuals,”
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Seaside School District
The Seaside School District board meeting was held in-person and streamed via Zoom on
Tuesday.
district is dedicated to pro-
viding equitable, safe, learn-
ing environments as well as
inclusive, welcoming meet-
ings, whether virtually or in
person.”
For now, Zoom and
Mespelt recommend fol-
lowing Zoom security rec-
ommendations and best
practices to prevent fur-
ther intrusions. The district
may choose to disable the
chat function during public
meetings.
“We’re reworking the
policy, the meeting format,
and a lot of it has to do with
public comment,” Truax
said. “We haven’t decided
what will be in place at the
March meeting. It will prob-
ably be if you have a ques-
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