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Lauren Saunders, Naomi Goatley and Shelly Owen provide cookies and hot drinks for paradegoers in front of Finn’s Fish House.
The cookies were donated by Cannon Beach Bakery.
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Parade of Lights, tree-lighting kick off the holidays
By KATHERINE LACAZE
For Seaside Signal
Seaside’s holiday sea-
son got a bright start last
Friday, with the Parade of
Lights and tree-lighting
ceremony bringing hun-
dreds downtown.
Both Seaside Chamber
of Commerce events made
a return this year after
being canceled in 2020 due
to the pandemic.
“Parade of Lights is
kind of the kick-off for
everything,” said Katie
McClintock, the chamber’s
marketing and communica-
tions director.
The parade fi lled both Santa makes an early appearance in Seaside.
sides of Broadway Fri-
day night under a cloudy
but dry night, turned the
corner at Holladay Drive
and marched west on
Broadway.
Robin Knoll and other
Chamber
Ambassadors
assumed a number of
roles and responsibilities
to ensure a seamless event
and festive atmosphere.
During the parade, they
handed out cookies, cider
and hot cocoa to spectators
from the patio at Finn’s
Fish House and led the
caroling.
Along with the parade
and tree lighting, the cham-
ber has organized a variety
of other seasonal activities,
including a window-deco-
rating contest, self-guided
tour of lights, children’s
coloring contest and the
opportunity for kids to
send letters to Santa Claus. Holiday display at the parade.
“It’s a lot going on at
once,” McClintock said.
“People are excited.”
The Tour of Lights was
introduced by the cham-
ber last year in lieu of the
Parade of Lights.
“With COVID, we
weren’t able to do the
parade, we weren’t able
to do the artisan fair,”
McClintock said. “They
created the Tour of Lights
to be able to do something
for the community, and it
was a pretty big success.”
The organization is
bringing the tour back this
year, with a new compo-
nent. Businesses will par-
ticipate in a window-deco-
rating contest that features
a “Reindeer Trail” scav-
enger hunt for kids. They
have each received a small
reindeer to incorporate into
their window display.
“We want it to be dis- Holiday characters at the parade.
creet and hidden,” McClin-
for a prize.
are set up at the cham-
tock said.
Meanwhile, residential ber of commerce, Seaside
For the scavenger hunt,
children will be given a participants will be added Public Library and Sunset
guide that shares the name to the Tour of Lights. Fami- Empire Park and Recre-
of each reindeer and two lies can fi nd a map of where ation District.
Also back this year was
photos revealing what the participating houses are
reindeer would see while located, take a self-guided the artisan fair at the Sea-
looking out the window at tour to check out the dec- side Civic and Conven-
their respective business. orations and light displays tion Center last Saturday
Those serve as the hints and vote on their favorite. and Sunday, with more
for the children to fi nd the Winners will receive cash than 80 vendors and photos
with Santa. Coming up this
reindeer, McClintock said. prizes.
Another fun holiday weekend, the Treasure the
The guides are avail-
able online or to pick up tradition is the chamber’s Beach Cleanup takes place
at Grocery Outlet, where Letters to Santa program, on Seaside beach Saturday.
the reindeer Rudolph will which is open to children Sign up and pick up trash
take up residence as head from across the county, bags on the Prom in front
of the Reindeer Trail. Once McClintock said. Let- of the Seaside Aquarium
fi lled out, the guides can be ters should be submitted from 9 to 11 a.m.
returned to Grocery Outlet before Dec. 15. Mailboxes
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