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OUR 115th Year SEASIDESIGNAL.COM September 2, 2022 $1.00 HOOD TO COAST: ‘WE’RE EXHAUSTED BUT WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME’ Photos by R.J. Marx Crowds enjoy perfect weather in Seaside for Hood to Coast 2022. Blue skies, mild temps for 40th annual event TOP FINISHERS Running relay winners are 1. The Goodland; time, 17:32:55.1 By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal 2. Bowerman Track Club; time, 17:35:39.2 3 Performance Running EKINs; time, 19:26:36.0 ho is more appropriate to volun- teer at Hood to Coast than former Seaside High School track coach Neil Branson? Branson goes back 40 years with Hood to Coast, when its destination was Pacifi c City. He remembers years when Seaside High School sent athletes from cross-country and soccer teams to the event — “just a hodge- podge of kids ,” he said. Branson started at the high school in 1979, continued teaching until 2010 and stopped coaching in the 2016-17 school year. He continues as meet co-director for the cross-country three-course challenge at Camp Rilea. The distance of 197 miles from Mount Hood to Seaside makes this run diff erent from others, Branson said. “It’s the camaraderie of the teams getting together with people. They’re so happy to be done and they’ve had fun.” W See Hood to Coast, Page A8 Top Finishers: Portland to Coast Walk- ing Relay 1. Loud and Proud; time, 23:48:02.9 2. Antiques Roadshow; time, 24:13:08.7 3. Reshod Between A Walk and A Hard Pace; time, 24:41:14.5. ABOVE: Muu-Muu Crew members cross the fi nish line. RIGHT: Former Seaside High School track coach Neil Branson volunteering at the beer garden. County delivers two parcels to city for housing, social services Four candidates for council in Gearhart By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal Gearhart’s two city coun- cil races will be competitive this November, as four can- didates met fi ling require- ments this week. Gearhart City Coun- cilor Brent Warren will seek to retain the seat in the November election. Warren announced his decision to run for Gearhart City Coun- cil Position 3. Warren worked for Bank of America, Key Bank and Banner Bank, serving as a vice president of commu- nity development in Port- land for 33 years before his move to Gearhart. “I was appointed to the City Council by Mayor Pau- lina Cockrum almost two years ago,” Warren said in announcing his candidacy. See Gearhart, Page A3 Last minute fl urry brings competitive City Council races By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal A fl urry of candidates greeted the Aug. 30 fi ling deadline in Seaside. All three council races are compet- itive; only mayoral candi- date Steve Wright is running unopposed. Marcus Runkle will seek the City Council seat for Wards 3 and 4, he announced this week. Runkle, who is self-employed at Runkle Consulting LLC, served as See Seaside, Page A3 By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal holly, English ivy and Hima- layan blackberry — from var- ious sections along the 1.4-mile Ridge Path. They threaten nat- ural vegetation and lower the quality of coastal pollinator habitat. After the removal is com- plete, the project will progress to a second phase: laying down new soil and putting in resil- ient plants, including lupines, Clatsop County issued a quitclaim deed to two surplus county properties to the city of Seaside. The purpose of the deed is development of aff ordable hous- ing and social services, Monica Steele, the assistant county manager, said at a meeting of the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 25. The large portion of land adjacent to the former Seaside High School is to be developed into residential housing in the future, Jon Rahl, Seaside’s assistant city manager, wrote the county in seeking the transfer. Allowing the city to take pos- session of the county’s two surplus lots for the future development of aff ordable housing units fi ts with the residential character of the surrounding properties. The two properties are part of 15 par- cels specifi ed by Clatsop County for transfer to local cities, special districts, local service nonprofi ts and nonprofi t housing developers. Although the properties are zoned for industrial usage, their proximity to the medium-density residential zone makes it a candidate for a potential zone change, allowing for development of 10 dwell- ing units per acre. “At 1.85 acres, there See Ridge Path, Page A6 See Land parcels, Page A3 Volunteers remove invasive plants from the Gearhart Ridge Path on Aug. 16 as part of a project to lay down new pollinator habitat that is being spearheaded by the Necanicum Watershed Council. Work parties help improve Ridge Path Volunteers make diff erence on iconic trail By KATHERINE LACAZE For Seaside Signal The Gearhart Ridge Path is getting an ecological make- over, thanks to the leadership of the Necanicum Watershed Council and the eff orts of ded- icated community volunteers. Since late spring, the coun- cil has hosted regular work par- ties to remove invasive plant species — such as English
