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for Civil Rights.
The school district antic-
ipates a lengthy process to
negotiate an agreement or
adjust an existing intergov-
ernmental agreement with
the alternate site owners if
they do not build the new
softball complex at the Wah-
anna site, with a possibility
of not meeting the comple-
tion date.
The southern property
line runs from the south fi eld
to the main campus, while
the north property line —
shared with the health dis-
trict — runs approximately
through third base of the
northern practice fi eld.
The initial conceptual
plan involves upgrading the
southern fi eld, which is con-
tained entirely on school
district property, with new
synthetic grass and syn-
thetic dirt that have fi eld
markings.
The plan also involves
removing
the
existing
dilapidated building that
sits between the fi elds and
replacing it with a newer
fi eld house, designed with
restrooms, team rooms and
concessions.
According to Modin,
they’re also looking at
reconstructing the dug-
outs on the fi rst and third
base lines, and adding bull-
pens and pitching cages, as
well as a crow’s nest behind
home plate. The exist-
ing batting cages may see
improvements. They also
Park district makes
appeal to keep softball
at Broadway Field
By R.J. MARX
Seaside Signal
R.J. Marx
The school district plan involves upgrades to the existing Wahanna softball fi eld, with new
synthetic grass and dirt with fi eld markings
want to install new lighting,
although there are questions
concerning the proximity
of the fi eld to the hospital’s
helipad.
Additionally, they expect
to include parking and land-
scaping
improvements
and extra storage. Accord-
ing to Hardebeck, the proj-
ect scope is still in the early
conceptual stage. Cost esti-
mates will be prepared for
school district review and
approval as the design pro-
gresses further and more
details are determined. The
project team plans share
estimates for the project in
the next few months. The
goal is to start construction
by late April to early May.
The
school
board
approved the team’s recom-
mendation to make Wah-
anna the primary option and
move the project into the
next stage of design.
“I don’t think it closes
the door on looking at other
options,” Hardebeck said.
However, he added, “This
seems to be the most viable
option to currently get us to
that end date required by the
Offi ce of Civil Rights.”
Sunset Empire Park
and Recreation District
offi cials want the Sea-
side School District to
consider keeping soft-
ball play at Broadway
Field.
It does seem likely, or
at least possible, that the
Seaside School District
won’t be using Broad-
way Field for softball in
the next couple of years,
Skyler Archibald said at
a late January meeting.
Archibald, the exec-
utive director of Sunset
Empire Park and Recre-
ation District, represents
one of three parties to
determine the fi elds’
future, along with the
city and Seaside School
District.
According
to
an
agreement with the U.S.
Department of Educa-
tion’s Offi ce for Civil
Rights the school district
has until the end of June
2023 to build a soft-
ball facility and provide
more equity between
girls and boys athletics.
The noticeable diff er-
ences between the base-
ball and softball dia-
monds at Broadway
Field create potential
violations of Title IX,
the federal law meant to
protect against discrimi-
nation in education.
“They have shared
what they need to do in
order to comply with
what the Offi ce of Civil
Rights has indicated,”
Archibald said. “We
are working with Sea-
side School District staff
to do what we can to
support.”
Among options is
relocating to Wahanna
Fields, the site of a fi eld
now.
The park district has
the turf knowledge and
turf equipment to make
the fi eld upgrades, he
said.
Meanwhile, the park
district continues to
present the option of
improvements at Broad-
way Field.
“I’ve off ered that,”
Archibald said. “There
might still be a solu-
tion at Broadway Field
that might be more eco-
nomically feasible to all
parties, to keep the fi eld
there, where we already
have the structure and
the lights.”
According to the fed-
eral agreement, the fi elds
must open by 2023,
he said. “It’s a pretty
aggressive timeline.”
BRIEFS
Trail’s End to
feature artwork
by Phyllis Taylor
The Trail’s End Art
Association Gallery will
open a new show In March
featuring paintings and
other art forms by Phyllis
Taylor.
A reception for the art-
ists on March 5, during the
Gearhart ArtWalk, takes
place 2 to 5 p.m.
The show will be open
Fridays through Sundays,
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. from
March 4 to March 27.
Phyllis Taylor retired
to Astoria after 40 years
at Indiana University as a
graphic designer, illustra-
tor, and instructor. Now she
is pursuing her dream of
painting.
Taylor graduated with
a bachelor’s degree, with
a double major in English
literature and music with a
minor in botany. In graduate
school at California State
University Long Beach she
studied art history, photog-
raphy, and graphic design.
Trail’s End is the old-
est nonprofi t art associa-
tion of its kind on the North
Coast. In addition to new
gallery shows of original
art that changes monthly,
there is also an entry gal-
lery featuring prints, greet-
ing cards, jewelry, pottery
and more. The gallery is
at 656 A Street in Gearhart.
For more information, go to
TrailsEndArt.org.
‘It’s a Blooming
Benefi t’ seeks
basket sponsors
Locals and visitors alike
love admiring the colorful
fl ower baskets that adorn the
lampposts throughout the
summer months.
The Seaside Down-
town Development Asso-
ciation invites the commu-
nity to come to Dundee’s
Bar and Grill presents the
fourth annual “It’s a Bloom-
ing Benefi t” dinner fund-
raiser. On March 8, from
4 to 9 p.m., Dundee’s will
donate 50% of all proceeds
to this year’s fl ower basket
campaign.
Sou’wester Garden
Club meets Feb. 23
On Wednesday, Feb. 23,
from 10 a.m. to noon, the
Sou’wester Garden Club
presents a “surprise pre-
sentation” by Anita Dot-
son; Bob Chisholm Commu-
nity Center, 1225 Avenue A,
Seaside.
Elks Hoops Shoot
results
Seaside Elks Lodge
#1748 hosted the NW Dis-
trict Hoop Shoot on Feb. 5,
at the high school. Before
the event, the parents, con-
testants and volunteers were
treated to breakfast at the
lodge.
The winners of the con-
test will advance to the State
Hoop Shoot Contest to be
held in Silverton on Feb. 26.
The winners this year are
Miles Decker from Florence,
Meredith Limbrunner from
Newport, Torelan DeSantis
from Florence, Jahzara Mar-
chall from Seaside, Hayden
Halsen from Seaside and
Tiera Spivey from Seaside.
Elks volunteers included
Brian Taylor, David Darling,
Jan Jackson, Joan Beneke,
Paul Hands, Dona Mor-
ris, Jack Morrison, Adam
Israel, Kane Israel, Jim Fet-
tig, Rod Roberts, Kyle
Truax, Hayden Roberts, Jus-
tin Tagg, Tamara Robert and
Brian Denon.
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