The holiday season is suddenly upon us, which means it is time to celebrate with our family and friends by sharing delicious meals together. However, for some in our community it is a time of worry, as they struggle to figure out where their next meal is coming from. At the South County Comm…
If you have diabetes, keeping blood sugar in a normal range is important for overall health. High blood sugar levels over time can lead to damage of the eyes, kidneys and circulation.
I have to say, the past few weeks have been eerie around the Sunset Pool of late. The eeriness comes from walking through the Sunset Pool many times during a day and not seeing our wonderful p…
Seaside Aquarium is ready to kick off the holiday season with the “Feed the Seals, Feed the Community” annual food drive! For 30 years the Seaside Aquarium has been working with the South Coun…
The white signs posted around Seaside are becons of hope and encouragement in the challenging moments of life.
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It was my birthday weekend and our son and daughter-in-law in Portland decided to blow me away with an eating and drinking extravaganza. I rarely get off the Coast so every trip to Portland is…
David Lum of Lum’s Auto Center is the co-founder of one of the region’s pre-eminent businesses. Lum’s is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. We spoke with Lum at his office above the s…
The volunteers of Seaside Laundry Love want to say a heartfelt thank you to those in our community that gave so generously to Laundry Love's Annual Clothing Giveaway.
Seaside’s Mark Hansen, a Vietnam war veteran, presented plans for a granite memorial to be installed in Seltzer Park in Seaside’s Cove. The plaque will honor veterans who attended Seaside High…
In Greek mythology, the Sirens are seductive yet dangerous creatures living on a rocky island. They sing irresistible songs to distract sailors from their intended work and lure them to shipwr…
We’re nearing the end of apple picking season and there’s not much left on the trees. We have two apple trees in our front yard. It took some research to learn they are king pippins. We have t…
Regarding the opioid conference article by Eve Marx, (“From the front lines of the opioid crisis,”) Signal, Oct. 25, the addict goes through several distinct processes.
Fall is one of my favorite times of the year and it is also one of the busiest. October marks the start of hunting season, something I have looked forward to every year since I was a little ki…
Last year the Gearhart Fire Department’s annual fundraiser sought to raise funds to replace aging firefighter safety apparatus. In September, they did better than that: along with money raised…
As a person who taught creative writing for seven years in both medium- and maximum-security prisons for women, I was very interested to attend a talk last week at the Seaside Public Library g…
Please accept this as a formal rebuttal to certain issues found within your Oct. 23 article on the Gearhart elementary school "Sale presents tough road to hoe."
It’s been another busy month on the advertising front with new print ads appearing in metro publications like Portland Monthly and even Oregon Business, as well as in Washington’s 1889 Magazin…
October has brought crisp cool mornings and glittering ocean conditions to our Clatsop County Coast.
While I am very aware there is an opioid crisis, I’d be the first to admit I don’t know squat about the current thinking regarding opiate addiction treatment. The last time I checked, it was a…
One of the things I noticed as we climbed along the road at Portland’s Mount Tabor was a distinguished-looking gentleman standing proudly over the city.
What’s better than adopting a dog?
I don’t like to rub it in too much to our less lucky friends, but here in Seaside, we live in a great neighborhood for good eats. We don’t have to get in the car to find a superlative breakfas…
I would like to thank Representative Tiffiny Mitchell for doing such positive things for our community and for standing up for what we believe in and need here on the North Coast.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Nearly 270,000 women in the United States are diagnosed a year, and about 70 percent of women age 50 and older are screened at least every other year.
I was seriously bummed out a couple of weeks ago when it was widely reported that Zantac, a popular over the counter anti-acid medication, was being pulled from drugstore shelves.
Celebrating its 30th year, Duane Johnson Real Estate is a locally owned and globally connected real estate brokerage located in Cannon Beach. Established in 1990 by Johnson with the intent of …
Today’s wheels of civic progress turn so slowly at all levels of government. Often it feels like we’re stuck, or moving backwards. As Oregonians scrutinize problems in our nation’s capital, we…
Change is happening here on the Oregon Coast, and the three public libraries in Clatsop County are working together on something new.
It’s hard for me to believe that summer has come so quickly to a close here on the north coast. As we head into the autumn season with its crisp, cool mornings and falling leaves, I can’t help…
A few months ago I was pleased to make the acquaintance of local artist Josh Fry whose stencil art I found very eye-catching. Josh probably gets a little weary of hearing his work compared to …
Freedom of the press, of speech, of religion, of assembly and to petition the government are woven, like stars in the flag, into the fabric of the First Amendment.
When Carey Buerk tickles the ivories at the Seaside United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, he’ll be continuing a six-year tradition of reaching out to fighting hunger in the community.
County Commissioner Lianne Thompson delivered these remarks to the 2019 AFL-CIO Convention at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center on Sept. 20.
What is your company doing to promote people of color and minorities in your organization to really reflect the culture of your hotels and businesses?”
I have, in other essays, bemoaned the bizarre expectations of us humans that our dogs should somehow understand and follow our human rules and mores as if they were human. Especially given how…
One of the top 10 causes of death for Oregonians is suicide. Oregon has more deaths each year from suicide than motor vehicle accidents.
One of the joys of working in a publicly funded government agency is the opportunity to received feedback and strive for improvement to better serve our community.
With influenza season rolling around, it’s time for flu shots again. Vaccines are a covered benefit for most insurance plans and Columbia Pacific CCO members on the Oregon Health Plan.
Our miniature pinscher, Lucy, is generally a shy, reserved dog. We got her four years ago in October from Elaine Hanson, a breeder, who for years bred and sold dogs in Seaside.
As the summer fades into fall, thousands of migratory seabirds are using the 500 miles of Pacific Coast rocky islands, sandy beaches, estuaries, and mudflats in their flight south for the winter.
The fall of 2019 sees two major anniversaries in the history of Seaside and its championship Seagulls football teams.
On a startlingly beautiful Wednesday evening in the waning days of August, a dozen or so people gathered on the beachfront patio of a private home in the Cove to hold the second meeting of the…
While Seaside hit the height of summer activity last month with thousands of visitors in the short span of time between the Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament and the Hood To Coast relay, the…
The world is watching as the Oregon Coast prepares to meet one of the nation’s most perilous threats, a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami.
Each morning and afternoon I walk down Broadway towards the sea. I am quick to offer up a friendly good morning and a tip of my hat to many of the folks passing by, most of the time I get a sm…
Vaccines: Safe, effective and necessary for a healthy community
I intend to dismiss my suit against the city (see “Seaside drowning suit,” A-1). The suit was my way of fulfilling an obligation I felt to Conner. The last act I could do for him, defend his c…
As the clock winds down, the $15 million Seaside Civic and Convention Center expansion and renovation project will come to a close after 15 months.
We don’t get into Portland very often but when we are there, we eat. While our friends on the coast tend to head into Portland to shop, see specialty doctors, visit grandkids, hit the airport,…
Growing up in the 60s, nearly every household boasted a collection of board games. My own family owned “Sorry,” “Clue,” “Concentration,” “MouseTrap,” The Game of Life” and of course, “Monopoly…
I started working with the Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District 16 years ago. It was a pleasant September day and like many of the jobs around the district, it included a little bit of e…
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