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Retirement: Vandenberg oversaw convention center’s $15 million remodel
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With steady growth,
Vandenberg and others
recognized the need for
expansion.
Studies in 2009 and 2013
were the prelude to expan-
sion to the convention cen-
ter’s $15 million renova-
tion in 2018,
paid for by
an increase
in room tax.
Renova-
tions
and
Russ
upgrades to
Vandenberg
ballrooms,
offi ces, the
lobby, lighting, storage and
more are among the major
changes unveiled, as the
facility grew 55,000 square
feet or 20%.
The project was noted
for coming in on-time and
under budget, largely due
to Vandenberg’s steward-
ship and collaboration with
convention center staff and
commissioners, contractors,
management team and city
partners.
The center remained
active and booked 420 con-
struction days and was occu-
pied for 290 of those.
“It was a six-year plan-
ning, 18-month construc-
tion,” he said. “It’s one of
the highlights that I have
accomplished here. We’re
seeing groups book the
center 10 years in advance
is our current window of
scheduling. We’re seeing
larger groups we hadn’t seen
prior. Our calendar’s look-
ing really full for the next
two or three years looking
forward. So I defi nitely see
a recovery from this COVID
pandemic that we’ve been
dealing with.”
The building is ready for
the years ahead, he said.
“It’s prepared. It’s modern-
ized. It has increased in size.
People love the look when
they come down.”
Overdose: Harm reduction program can save lives
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The harm reduction pro-
gram trains people in the
community to recognize
symptoms of overdoses and
administer naloxone while
additional medical help can
arrive.
When bystanders are
trained and administer
naloxone, survival rates
increase substantially, King
said.
The caution comes as
social services advocates
and law enforcement see an
increase in the use of syn-
thetic opioids like fentanyl,
which is signifi cantly stron-
ger than morphine and her-
oin and can be blended with
street drugs.
“A lot of times the per-
son taking it doesn’t know
that there’s something else.
So that is leading to a lot of
overdoses, as well,” King
said. “Using prescription
opioids with other medi-
cations or substances like
alcohol or benzodiaze-
pines can make you more
at risk for overdose. It’s
everywhere.”
Anyone can be at risk
for overdosing. “It isn’t just
someone that we see in our
syringe exchange weekly,”
she said. “It can be fam-
ily, friends, co-workers or
patrons.”
Piroshky Piroshky
Bakery coming to
Seaside for one-day event
Narcan, designed to
deliver naloxone nasally
during an overdose, is pro-
vided at needle exchanges
and to community organi-
zations, including emer-
gency responders and
businesses.
People exiting jail are
also provided Narcan in the
belief that they’re at high
risk for overdoses, King
said.
“We also provide nal-
oxone at the health depart-
ment and people with Ore-
gon Health Plan can get
it for free from their local
pharmacy,” she said.
Brian Owen, the CEO
of the chamber, said he is
moving forward with con-
necting hotel staff and oth-
ers to the program and
off ering training at desig-
nated locations.
“It’s going to take some
time, it’s going to take some
conversation,” he said.
“We’re educating and get-
ting this resource into the
hands of our hotels, restau-
rants, retailers.
“We have a better oppor-
tunity to save that fi rst fi ve
minutes before our medical
fi rst responders and that’s
what this is really geared
toward: It’s to get the right
people on the scene at that
time. And for you then to
step back.”
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Piroshky Piroshky is
heading to Seaside on March
12.
Local residents can order
a taste of Seattle’s interna-
tionally renowned Russian
bakery Piroshky Piroshky for
pre-order pickup at Cleanline
Surf, 60 N. Roosevelt Drive.
“We’re currently tour-
ing the United States with
pre-order pop-up events for
our 30th anniversary,” com-
munications director Shawn
Nichols said. “Based on
guest feedback, we are vis-
iting new cities, and Sea-
side was one specifi cally
requested by our customers.
When visiting new locations
we put out a call for a local
partnership and our friends at
Cleanline Surf welcomed us
with open arms.”
The products delivered at
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the products off ered in their
stores.
“Our bestsellers are a
great place to start,” Nich-
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smoked salmon paté and
beef-and-cheese as two of the
most popular savory items.
“We also just added the
Impossible beef and onion
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Jenna King and Kathryn Crombie of the harm reduction
program at the Clatsop County Public Health Department.
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BRIEFS
Khan to focus
on new business
ventures
developments in Seaside
and the Ocean Crest Resort
in Moclips, Washington.
After 13 years, Masudur
Khan has withdrawn as a
member of Seaside Lodg-
ing Hospitality LLC, Doel
Hospitality LLC and City
Center Hos-
pitality
LLC, which
operate the
Inn at Sea-
side, River
Inn,
and
the
Salt-
Masudur
Line Hotel.
Khan
Khan will
focus
on
new business ventures in
real estate development and
hospitality as the founder
and CEO of Khan Proper-
ties Group.
Khan Properties focuses
on a hybrid model of hous-
ing and hospitality spe-
cializing in renovation
and expansion of exist-
ing properties as well as
new construction projects
in the Pacifi c Northwest.
Khan Properties Group
has expanded its real estate
portfolio into retail and
food and beverage. Khan
and his group are exploring
partnerships with nation-
wide companies to further
innovate and expand the
residential and hospitality
off erings in the area. Cur-
rent projects and ventures
include Gilbert Block in
Seaside, three multifamily
Rodriguez is
transit district
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