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NEWS IN BRIEF
Seaside AAUW receives
scholarship gift
CONSTRUCTION
A Pacifi c Power grant will provide
$6,000 to the Seaside AAUW Scholar-
ship Foundation in scholarship funds
for women seeking further education.
As part of this commitment, the
Pacifi Corp Foundation, a nonprofi t arm
of Pacifi c Power, is donating $630,000
in new grant funding across the six
states it serves to support education
and science, technology, engineering,
the arts and math learning projects.
Some of the grants will also go to
help community organizations con-
tinuing to respond to COVID-related
needs. This latest round of funding is
one of the four grant cycles off ered by
the foundation annually.
Pacifi c Power and its employees
has also launched and participated in
STEAM programs and fairs, provided
hands-on mentorship inside and out-
side classrooms and has helped fund
virtual education opportunities to keep
students connected during COVID.
As part of this latest funding, Sea-
side AAUW Scholarship Foundation
was awarded $6,000 in grants to sup-
port scholarships and promote educa-
tional opportunities for women. From
the grants, $4,000 will be used to sup-
port scholarships for women returning
to school after a fi ve-year absence and
$2,000 will be used to provide schol-
arships for fi rst generation college
students.
Applications for returning students
after an absence are open now through
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the state had put into place for
Hood to Coast,” he said.
Dogged by complaints
Hood to Coast fi rst moved
the fi nish to Seaside in the
late 1980s. Throughout the
years, the event has been
dogged by complaints about
the impacts on residents. In
2015, concerns from resi-
dents and businesses about
unruly behavior, traffi c and
poor organization brought
angry crowds to City Coun-
cil meetings and threatened
to end the relationship.
In 2018, the city and Hood
to Coast renewed the agree-
ment, with an initial payment
of $25,000 to the city that
increases each year through
2022, when the relay will
pay more than $30,000. The
city provides police, fi re and
public works services for the
event, which raises funds
for the Providence Cancer
Institute.
Despite the changes,
Sandy Rea, a resident and
longtime critic of the event,
said problems linger.
“Although Hood to Coast
off ered lip service regarding
wearing masks and social dis-
tancing, they made no eff ort
to enforce either, while claim-
ing on television to have done
so,” Rea said.
Dan Floyd, Hood to
Coast’s chief operating
offi cer, said the relay fol-
lowed state outdoor mask
requirements.
“People not wearing
masks were either running/
walking, eating, drinking,
speaking onstage, or per-
forming,” he said after the
City Council meeting. “Oth-
ers not wearing masks were
not within the fenced area
of our party. That does leave
a small group of individu-
als, or teams, that were not in
compliance.”
Floyd said this resulted in
the disqualifi cation and 2022
ban of 12 teams.
Jason Plamondon, the
chief nursing offi cer at Prov-
idence Seaside Hospital, said
he didn’t see a big increase
in virus cases after Hood to
Coast.
“We were tracking our ER
pretty carefully and I didn’t
see it,” he said. “We didn’t
see a bump in that.”
Judy Geiger, the vice pres-
ident of patient care services
at Columbia Memorial Hos-
pital in Astoria, said the virus
caseload “stayed steady” for
the week to 10 days follow-
ing the event.
While there had been dis-
cussions earlier this year of
canceling the party at the fi n-
ish, Floyd said, organizers
met with the city in advance
to get approval for a modifi ed
party.
“Traffi c was the smooth-
est it has been in 39 years
of Hood to Coast,” he said.
“Our post-event participant
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REAL ESTATE
The last farmers market in Seaside this year is Sept. 29.
Melissa Eddy
the organization’s website. Scholar-
ships for fi rst generation students will
be open in spring 2022 at Warrenton
and Seaside high schools through each
school’s counseling offi ce.
REAL ESTATE BROKER
Volunteers needed for
SOLVE beach cleanup
Volunteers are needed for SOLVE’s
annual Beach & Riverside Cleanup, in
partnership with the Oregon Lottery,
on Saturday.
Meet at the Gearhart Beach access
off 10th Street.
Community members across the
state will be hosting nearly 100 volun-
teer projects along Oregon’s beaches,
parks, and neighborhoods. SOLVE
encourages any Oregonian who wants
to join the collective cleanup and resto-
ration eff ort to sign up.
SOLVE’s Beach & Riverside
Cleanup began in 1984 as a coastwide
beach cleanup event. In 2010, SOLVE
expanded the event to become state-
wide. Since the Beach & Riverside
Cleanup’s inception, volunteers have
removed 1.8 million pounds of litter
and marine debris from Oregon’s nat-
ural areas and neighborhoods.
Volunteers are encouraged to bring
reusable work gloves and bags or
buckets to cut back on the number of
disposable items used.
Community members who would
like to learn more about the Beach &
Riverside Cleanup and register should
visit solveoregon.org.
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survey indicated the 97% of
respondents would like to
participate in Hood to Coast
in future years. However,
we did have some delays on
Highway 30. We identifi ed
the problem immediately.
Although it took a couple
hours to resolve, we are con-
fi dent that our 2021 remedy
will mitigate traffi c in future
years.”
Montero said, “I don’t care
how you feel, positive or neg-
ative, about Hood to Coast.
This is actually a world-
class event, as world class
as the Boston Marathon, as
the New York Marathon, as
any of those other large races
throughout the world. We
know that wherever we go,
5 to 10% of the people don’t
follow through, and don’t do
what they’re supposed to do.
But that’s not a reason to con-
demn everything.”
‘Keyboard warriors’
Rea started a Facebook
group last week called Can-
cel Hood to Coast at Sea-
side. By last Thursday, they
had 286 members. “Amazing
response so far,” she said.
Seaside’s Tiff any Peder-
sen sees a need for improve-
ment in outreach and traf-
fi c management from Hood
to Coast organizers. But she
supported the relay.
“It was almost embarrass-
ing to see our locals on social
media going onto the Hood
to Coast page and making
all of the tourists feel unwel-
come,” she wrote in a letter to
the City Council. “With tour-
ism being our highest indus-
try for Seaside, we don’t want
to become the town that made
an entire event of people feel
unwelcome.
“Keyboard
warriors
would much rather complain
about debris left behind by
Hood to Coast than pick up a
phone and call Hood to Coast
headquarters, or better yet, go
outside and just pick it up.”
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ELECTRICAL
• Repairs
• Generator
installation &
servicing
• New
construction
• Remodels
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Coast since 1950!
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712 S. Holladay Dr. • Seaside, OR
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PATIENT CARE COORDINATOR
DENTAL ASSISTANT
Seaside Family Dentistry is looking to hire 2 FT
positions: Patient Care Coordinator and Dental
Assistant.
Are you a people person looking for something new
and exciting? Want to be part of a close knit family?
We are a fast paced, patient centered, high tech
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Days: Mon - Thurs
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Pay: EOE: Any experience welcome to apply
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