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Miss Oregon: ‘We believe it’s the only
state pageant that has been held in the
same community for its entire existence’
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with a look back at Miss
Oregon program’s origins.
“In honor of our 75th
anniversary, we have joined
forces with the Seaside
Museum,” McShane said.
There will be a pop-up
exhibit at the Seaside
Museum & Historical Soci-
ety featuring gowns and
memorabilia through the
decades.
The idea for a pag-
eant came from a Chamber
of Commerce committee,
chaired by Seaside Signal
owner and publisher Max
Schafer, Teresa Taylor, of
the Seaside Museum & His-
torical Society, said.
“They pursued the project
with the Miss America orga-
nization and were granted
the authority to operate the
pageant,” Taylor said. “It
has been a mainstay of Sea-
side summers for its full 75
years.”
It moved from its begin-
nings in Seaside school
auditoriums and gyms to
the 1970s when it moved to
its current home at the Sea-
side Civic and Convention
Center.
“While we can’t say for
sure, we believe it’s the only
state pageant that has been
held in the same community
for its entire existence,” Tay-
lor said.
The pop-up exhibit will
feature Katie Harmon Ebner,
‘WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT,
DESPITE THE SETBACKS THAT
COVID-19 HAS BROUGHT, IT HAS
ALSO BROUGHT SOME UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITIES AND PERSPECTIVE
ON HOW IMPORTANT SMALL
BUSINESSES ARE TO THE SEASIDE
ECONOMY.’
Beth McShane, director of the Miss Oregon Scholarship Program
Oregon’s only Miss America
to date. She was crowned
Miss Oregon in July 2001,
and after a delayed Miss
America pageant due to the
terrorist attacks on 9/11, she
was crowned Miss Amer-
ica on Sept. 22, 2001, Tay-
lor said.
“She found herself vis-
iting Ground Zero in New
York and much of her reign
focused on 9/11 and Ameri-
ca’s recovery,” she said.
Ebner will attend this
year’s event and perform
at the Saturday night fi nal
competition.
The program comes with
events inside and outside
the convention center, with
a SOLVE beach cleanup
activity on June 15 from
noon to 3 p.m. Preliminaries
take place Thursday and Fri-
day nights.
The traditional Miss Ore-
gon Parade takes place June
18 at 1 p.m. and the fi nal
competition at 7 p.m.
“For the Miss Oregon
Scholarship Program, this
year signifi es a year of
growth and perseverance,”
McShane said. “With new
leadership stepping in last
year mid-pandemic, there
have been some very real
challenges. We are happy to
report that, despite the set-
backs that COVID-19 has
brought, it has also brought
some unique opportuni-
ties and perspective on
how important small busi-
nesses are to the Seaside
economy.”
This year’s program win-
ner will have a tough act to
follow.
Miss Oregon 2021 Abi-
gail Hayes placed fourth
runner-up to Miss Amer-
ica 2021, Emma Broyles.
Hayes will also take the
stage to share her “top fi ve”
performance at the fi nal
competition.
Miss Clatsop County Lilly Boothe was crowned in March.
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Dancin’ in the
streets in Gearhart
The Gearhart Street
Dance returns Friday, July 1.
The event began in 2018
as a part of Gearhart’s cen-
tennial celebration and
returned in 2019. This year’s
street dance includes music
by DJ John Chapman, photo
booth snapshots and kids’
face painting.
The event is sponsored
by the Gearhart Association
and presented by the city
and street dance committee.
Pride Day events
in Seaside
On June 25, Seaside 1st
Pride events, a celebration of
the LGBTQIA+ community
and allies, begins at noon
with a walk on the Prome-
nade from 12th Avenue to
Avenue A and down to the
beach where participants
will gather to hear speakers
from the community.
All are invited to a 1 p.m.
to a bring-your-own picnic
lunch with music and an open
mic at Quatat Park, behind the
Convention Center.
At 6 p.m., the fami-
ly-friendly movie “The Great-
est Showman” at Sunset
Empire Recreation Center
Gymnasium.
Visit Facebook@pridein-
seaside or online at www.pri-
deinseaside.com.
Seaside Airport
fl y-in on June 26
The Seaside Airport will be
holding a fl y-in and barbecue
on Sunday, June 26 in con-
junction with the EAA Chap-
ter 105’s annual Poker Run.
Those fl ying in to Sea-
side will have access to
loaner bikes and lodging
discounts. Hot dogs and
hamburgers will be served
while supplies last. The
public is welcome.
Visitor capacity is limited
at the municipal airport and
gates may be closed once a
safe capacity is reached.
Smith: Is a property
owner and manager
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Cockrum’s decision to
resign came the day after
a heated meeting in which
speakers called for a coun-
cil recall. Cockrum cited
personal reasons when she
resigned.
“I believe it’s going to be
a challenge being mayor, in
that we have such a polariza-
tion of the population among
the voters in Gearhart,”
Smith said. “I’m going to try
and work with all sides and
fi nd a resolution for this fi re
station.”
He said he will start with
a town hall.
“That’s going to be my
focus for the summer is try-
ing to work with these diverse
groups of people that feel
that they’ve got some — I
don’t want to call them more
important — but they’ve got
an important message they
want to deliver to everybody.
I want to be able to listen to
it. But I’m certainly my own
person. I will do what I feel is
right for the city.”
Smith, 68, is a property
owner and manager.
Smith was elected to the
council in 2014. In 2018
he won reelection, running
against Jack Zimmerman, a
leading opponent of the fi re
bond.
A majority of the remain-
ing councilors appoint a
replacement to serve the
unexpired portion of Smith’s
Position 1 term.
“My message to the vot-
ers of Gearhart is we need to
move on and not dwell on the
past anymore,” Smith said.
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