From the Editor’s Desk
Published 3:30 pm Sunday, August 14, 2022
- Jim Kuhn, Pam Bierly, Daffne Mejia, Bill Montero, Mary Blake, Dale McDowell, Nancy Holmes and Tom Horning of the Parks Advisory Committee. The group held an open house at the Bob Chisholm Community Center.
Welcome to the Seaside Signal.
Crystal blue skies shined over Seaside Thursday, for the first day of the Seaside Beach Volleyball contest. The tournament launched on Sept. 4, 1982, with 57 teams and 215 competitors from Oregon, Washington state and California. By 2012, the event drew between 8,000 and 10,000 participants during the tournament, a number that has grown since.
In 2016, Bad Boys Open Volleyball partnered with the chamber to oversee organization and management of the tournament. Organizers Deng Thepharat, Mike Griffin and P.T. Thilavanh brought more teams, age groups, national sponsors and streamlined play. Griffin and Thilavanh continue to participate through Bad Boys and Northwest Asian Sports.
The tournament returned in 2021 after a year’s hiatus as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. For residents of the community, it’s a chance to enjoy your hometown as a center of world-class competition. ”
Council bids
No sooner had we posted “no candidates yet in Seaside” than two City Council hopefuls announced their bid for office. Tita Montero, who was elected in 2010, is gathering signatures to seek reelection to represent Ward 2, she said. Hers is one of three seats coming vacant in the new year, along with those of Steve Wright and Phillips. Wright is running for mayor and Phillips will not seek another term.
A political newcomer, Samuel M. Condron, also known as Seamus McVey, announced his intention to run for Phillips’ council seat. McVey facilitates a recovery clinic working with addicts, the mentally ill and homeless. A member of the homelessness task force, McVey has made himself visible in the crafting of the city’s homeless policy.
A walk in the park?
Well now’s the time to check out Seaside’s network of parks. The Mill Ponds History Park has received a cleanup and with camping rules in place, nature is taking over where needed. Goodman Park comes with the world-famous salmon mural, and Cartwright Park offers a boat ramp, basketball and pump track. At the Cove, check out Seltzer Park and the city’s Vietnam War Memorial, paying tribute to the many Seasiders who served.
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