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From the Founder

A Look at the Year So Far

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Small Shops Dreaming Big THE Jen Grant

A barista steams milk for a latte in an outdoor espresso stand. Across the street, a waitress flips over a sign to read OPEN. A few shops down, a woman is pruning flower baskets and sweeping leaves from the sidewalk into a dustpan. Neighbors are sharing a bench and discussing the best times to find treasures on the beach, and a few vacationers are shopping for the ingredients they need to finish making breakfast. The Photo by Jen Grant small neighborhood Frontager’s Pizza Co. crafts wood fired pizza from their classic Chevrolet along Front Street in Seabrook Washington. of Seabrook on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington is waking Times changed as to sip coffee while The Salty Dog is well up and spending time modations available to military families and they do. The railroad thumbing through the stocked with quality on Front Street. a bowling alley and no longer reached to Penny Saver. products for dogs and Pacific Beach seems restaurant open to the the sea. The timber the people who love Seabrook is a depar- them. Ann Kjelsberg like an unassuming public. Locals tell well- industry’s prosperture from excessive place for an ambipracticed stories of the ity waned, and much opened the shop 3 automobile usage and years ago. Groundtious resort town like different hay days that of the wealth of the a return to walkable Seabrook. The westhave occurred here. area relocated. But breaking on her new ernmost Main Street The Museum of the those in the know still town centers. The building should begin of the contiguous US, North Beach painstak- brought their families most popular neighlate this summer. borhoods and towns located just over a mile ingly tends to a collec- to the beach. Many Frontager’s Pizza boast a thriving comfrom Front Street, is tion of photographs of these families still Company is Chef Andy mercial district comhome to a handful regaling of times when visit. Some of these Bickar, of Rediviva’s prised of dedicated of small shops and everyone wore hats, families decided to newest restaurant venhomespun businesses. ture. He crafts artisan restaurants. A decom- packed for vacation stay and build a life. missioned naval base in large trunks, and Vacation cottages and A unique sense of wood fired pizza from place is reinforced reportedly wiped hopped on trains to motels brave the salt a converted 1930’s Pacific Beach off the reach the end of the and wind year ‘round. from a retail corriChevrolet. Bickar dor well stocked with map. Now that base’s line and the edge of The pioneering spirit looks forward to openendearing small busi- ing his next brick and most crucial duty is the continent-- Pacific still lives in the west. a recreational center Beach, and Moclips.

It’s just quieted down ness owners. Seabrook mortar restaurant, with vacation accomin its time and prefers seeks to build upon the but plans to keep the unique entrepreneur- pizza truck rolling long ial spirit found in the after doors open-- esPacific Northwest and pecially for catering revitalize a rememand special events in bered tourist industry Seabrook and around along the coast.

Grays Harbor County.

Janet Willis’ Sweet By incubating, busiLife currently vends nesses are able to get small batch ice cream strong footholds in a from a bicycle with a growing destination. front loaded cooler.

As Seabrook’s residential capacity increases, After a decade of Artist rendering of planned buildings for The Salty Dog, Sweet Life, and the relationship befocusing primarily on Frontager’s Pizza Company, to break ground late summer 2014. tween merchants and developing a neighborcustomers becomes hood with walkable more solidified and beach accesses and reliable for both. The parks, a retail study Seabrook Real Estate conducted by The Gibbs office, The Stowaway, Planning Group has and SeaWorthy Home noted the amount of reare the first businesses tail that can be supportopen in permanent, ed by the population of mixed use storefronts. the area is considerably Additional storefronts higher than the current are currently being square footage. Based planned for The Salty on statistical data, the Artist rendering of planned buildings for lease. For more information, contact Dog, Sweet Life, and consultants theorized Don Whittles (253) 471-5509 | dwhittles@firstwesternproperties.com.

Frontager’s Pizza the area in and around Company.

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Seabrook would be able to support over 30,000 square feet of retail at the present time.

Many Front Street shop keepers will continue to grow their businesses in wellequipped temporary buildings- from trailers and Airstreams to trucks and bikes.

Seabrook is also into it’s second year of Saturday Markets.

Each Saturday from 10am-3pm canopies shut down the street and open up shops.

Woodcrafters to fiber artists are on site to vend handmade treasures and gifts.

Helsing Junction Farm offers a variety of seasonal produce, and 8 Arms Bakery travels from Lacey to share pies, breads, gluten free, and vegan treats. There are usually 10-12 merchants each week but there is plenty of room to grow the market in the coming weeks. It is hoped that as more locals and guests on the beach begin to plan their shopping around what they can find fresh each Saturday, Markets will attract more regular staples like meat and seafood to the mix.

After a new beach town turns 10, it begins to grow into more than just a neighborhood. Seabrook is now offering pioneering business owners a place to grow a new old-timey quality of life. A commute measured by footsteps or pedal strokes.

A soundtrack built around ocean roars.

A lot has grown along the Hidden Coast Scenic Byway. Statistics aside, something is buzzing on Front Street. It’s time to park and put on your walking shoes. Take a moment to explore what’s new in Seabrook. If you’re in a hurry, you can borrow a bike. It’s the beach, after all.

Ten Years a Town Laurence Qamar Town Planner

A couple of years earlier in 2002 I drove with Casey, Robyn While it has been one and Darci on a long decade since a group drive up the coastal of us stood out there highway, stopping to on the bluff overlookphotograph beloved ing the Pacific to break old beach towns ground for Seabrook, like Cannon Beach, the origins of this new Gearhart, and Manzatown in a remote forest nita. More so we were on the Washington searching for sites to Coast goes back much create a new yet-to-befurther. named town.

My friendship with Casey and his family went back a few years earlier when I designed our first collaborative neighborhood called Bella Beach south of Gleneden Beach. We also cocreated Olivia Beach in Lincoln City concurrently with Seabrook, and most recently The

Lookout as a mountain lake town on Lake Chelan.

But the origins of Seabrook go back much deeper in time, across the country and around the globe.

Seabrook is the latest milestone in a long lineage of people building new villages, town and cities dating back to

ancient Rome, Greece and beyond.

As the town planner and designer of Seabrook, I have endeavored with my close colleagues Casey Roloff and Stephen Poulakos, to carry on an age-old tradition of designing communities with the care and quality of place that

our ancestors learned and passed down through countless generations.

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Charter of the New Urbanism The Congress for the New Urbanism views disinvestment in central cities, the spread of placeless sprawl, increasing separation by race and income, environmental deterioration, loss of agricultural lands and wilderness, and the erosion of society’s built heritage as one interrelated community-building challenge.

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We stand for the restoration of existing urban centers and towns within coherent metropolitan regions, the reconfiguration of sprawling suburbs into communities of real neighborhoods and diverse districts, the conservation of natural environments, and the preservation of our built legacy.

We recognize that physical solutions by themselves will not solve social and economic problems, but neither can economic vitality, community stability, and environmental health be sustained without a coherent and supportive physical framework.

We advocate the restructuring of public policy and development practices to support the following principles: neighborhoods should be diverse in use and population; communities should be designed for the pedestrian and transit as well as the car; cities and towns should be shaped by physically defined and universally accessible public spaces and community institutions; urban places should be framed by architecture and landscape design that celebrate local history, climate, ecology, and building practice.

We represent a broad-based citizenry, composed of public and private sector leaders, community activists, and multidisciplinary professionals. We are committed to reestablishing the relationship between the art of building and the making of community, through citizen-based participatory planning and design.

We dedicate ourselves to reclaiming our homes, blocks, streets, parks, neighborhoods, districts, towns, cities, regions, and environment.

We assert the following principles to guide public policy, development practice, urban planning, and design: The region: Metropolis, city, and town 1. Metropolitan regions are finite places with geographic boundaries derived from topography, watersheds, coastlines, farmlands, regional parks, and river basins. The metropolis is made of multiple centers that are cities, towns, and villages, each with its own identifiable center and edges.

2. The metropolitan region is a fundamental eco nom ic unit of the con tem po rary world. Gov ern men tal co op er a tion, public policy, physi cal plan ning, and economic strat e gies must reflect this new re al i ty.

3. The metropolis has a necessary and fragile relationship to its agrarian hinterland and natural landscapes. The relationship is environmental, economic, and cultural. Farmland and nature are as important to the metropolis as the garden is to the house.

4. Development patterns should not blur or eradicate the edges of the metropolis. Infill development within existing urban areas conserves environmental resources, economic investment, and social fabric, while reclaiming marginal and abandoned areas. Metropolitan regions should develop strategies to encourage such infill development over peripheral expansion.

5. Where appropriate, new development contiguous to urban boundaries should be organized as neighborhoods and districts, and be integrated with the existing urban pattern. Noncontiguous development should be organized as towns and villages with their own urban edges, and planned for a jobs/housing balance, not as bedroom suburbs.

6. The development and redevelopment of towns and cities should respect historical patterns, precedents, and boundaries.

7. Cities and towns should bring into proximity a broad spectrum of public and private uses to support a regional economy that benefits people of all incomes. Affordable housing should be distributed throughout the region to match job opportunities and to avoid concentrations of poverty.

8. The physical organization of the region should be supported by a framework of transportation alternatives. Transit, pedestrian, and bicycle systems should maximize access and mobility throughout the region while reducing dependence upon the automobile.

9. Revenues and resources can be shared more cooperatively among the municipalities and centers within regions to avoid destructive competition for tax base and to promote rational coordination of transportation, recreation, public services, housing, and community institutions.

The neighborhood, the district, and the corridor 10. The neighborhood, the district, and the corridor are the essential elements of development and redevelopment in the metropolis. They form identifiable areas that encourage citizens to take responsibility for their maintenance and evolution.

11. Neighborhoods should be compact, pedestrian-friendly, and mixed-use.

Districts generally emphasize a special single use, and should follow the principles of neighborhood design when possible. Corridors are regional connectors of neighborhoods and districts; they range from boulevards and rail lines to rivers and parkways.

12. Many activities of daily living should occur within walking distance, allowing independence to those who do not drive, especially the elderly and

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the young. Interconnected networks of streets should be designed to encourage walking, reduce the number and length of automobile trips, and conserve energy.

13. Within neighborhoods, a broad range of housing types and price levels can bring people of diverse ages, races, and incomes into daily interaction, strengthening the personal and civic bonds essential to an authentic community.

14. Transit corridors, when properly planned and coordinated, can help organize metropolitan structure and revitalize urban centers. In contrast, highway corridors should not displace investment from existing centers.

15. Appropriate building densities and land uses should be within walking distance of transit stops, permitting public transit to become a viable alternative to the automobile.

16. Concentrations of civic, institutional, and commercial activity should be embedded in neighborhoods and districts, not isolated in remote, single-use complexes. Schools should be sized and located to enable children to walk or bicycle to them.

17. The economic health and harmonious evolution of neighborhoods, districts, and corridors can be improved through graphic urban design codes that serve as predictable guides for change.

18. A range of parks, from tot-lots and village greens to ballfields and community gardens, should be distributed within neighborhoods. Conservation areas and open lands should be used to define and connect different neighborhoods and districts.

The block, the street, and the building 19. A primary task of all urban architecture and landscape design is the physical definition of streets and public spaces as places of shared use.

20. Individual architectural projects should be seamlessly linked to their surroundings. This issue transcends style.

21. The revitalization of urban places depends on safety and security. The design of streets and buildings should reinforce safe environments, but not at the expense of accessibility and openness.

22. In the contemporary metropolis, development must adequately accommodate automobiles. It should do so in ways that respect the pedestrian and the form of public space.

23. Streets and squares should be safe, comfortable, and interesting to the pedestrian. Properly configured, they encourage walking and enable neighbors to know each other and protect their communities.

24. Architecture and landscape design should grow from local climate, topography, history, and building practice.

25. Civic buildings and public gathering places require important sites to reinforce community identity and the culture of democracy. They deserve distinctive form, because their role is different from that of other buildings and places that constitute the fabric of the city.

26. All buildings should provide their inhabitants with a clear sense of location, weather and time. Natural methods of heating and cooling can be more resource-efficient than mechanical systems.

27. Preservation and renewal of historic buildings, districts, and landscapes affirm the continuity and evolution of urban society.

For information: Congress for the New Urbanism; 140 S. Dearborn St., Suite 310, Chicago, IL 60603; 312 551-7300 phone; www.cnu.org

© Copyright 2001 by Congress for the New Urbanism. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without written permission.

* A decade ago a town called Seaside was growing along the Gulf Coast of Florida’s panhandle. With old-fashioned ideas and idyllic architecture, Seaside wound up in the public eye by being the setting for The Truman Show (1998). 30 years later it is still relevant, growing, and receiving recognition for being the birthplace for New Urbanism.

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A Reflection on Town Diversity and Growth Stephen Poulakos it has been my mission to implement our Town Urbanist & team’s new urbanist Landscape Designer inspired “Transect” design principle into As we celebrate a full each and every one of decade of growth, one our various neighborcan’t help but remihoods. Our town is nisce about the days made for walking and when Seabrook was biking which allows nothing more than a the convenience of concept on paper and a five-minute walk the dreamy vision of or bike to the town a “New Beach Town” center. Next time you

by Founders Casey are out and about, take and Laura Roloff and some time to notice their Town Planner, how each neighborLaurence Qamar. hood has its own Together, with a unique character and carefully-assembled special design qualteam of new urbanism ity. We’ve achieved specialists, designers, this “transect-based” builders, engineers, variety by diversifying craftsman, and oththe architectural charers, we have worked acter of the homes as tirelessly to resurrect well as creating multhe “Art of Townbuildtiple parks and public ing.” Today, Seabrook spaces that support a (Est. 2004) is well on wide array of activities. its way to joining the These are the features ranks of America’s people remember very favorite beach from America’s most towns. beloved coastal and waterfront towns.

As Seabrook’s resiWhether you are a dent Town Urbanist,

Artist rendering of Northwest Glen, Seabrook’s first oceanside neighborhood.

Current view of Northwest Glen

guest, a part time or full time homeowner, we invite you to stroll the many public sidewalks, paths, and trails through town. It’s a great way to understand this concept as well as a great way to get to know your neighbors. You’ll enjoy a widely diverse coastal landscape that is steeped in local history and that reflects a reverence for the natural landscape that has provided such sustenance for this coast’s earliest coastal Americans. You’ll also notice the unmistakable legacy of the loggingculture that has so impacted this portion of the Washington Coast and economy.

To further explore the Transect principle, next time you walk around town, take time to notice that as you radiate away from the densest town center Front Street, the neighborhoods become more rustic and more casual. For example, the town center has wide concrete sidewalks and storefronts for window shopping, whereas neighborhoods like the Mill District, Beach Camp, and Alderwood District have crushed oystershell sidewalks and streets with no rain gutters. While the true main street has yet to be fully constructed, we are excited to announce that we are working feverishly on its design. In addition, we will soon install our next roadway connection to the Hidden Coast Scenic Byway 109. This street will be one of our most active of all the Seabrook family of

Photo by Jaclyn Stevenson

Garden Promenade towards Meriweather Square and Gazebo.

neighborhoods. It will be home to some of the areas most vibrant group of innovative retailers. Take some time to also look for unique neighborhood amenities and features like: Beach Camp’s entrance pavilion & firepit, Mill District’s “Old Stump” Folly and woodland park, North and South Alder Parks’ outdoor fireplaces and pocket parks, to the Greenway District’s large recreational Crescent Park and indoor pool. By Summer’s end, West Hill Park will be our newest grass lawned park for taking in some of the WA Coast’s beautiful Autumn sunsets.

Not surprisingly, our oceanfront neighborhoods also have a unique character. The best of all, they have broad esplanades for everyone to enjoy oceanfront views and

convenient beach accesses.

Olympic National Park experience on the rugged WA Coast will only What a gift it has increase. I couldn’t been to witness and be think of a more apan integral part of the propriate place to steady and unyielding make a home than growth of Seabrook. in Seabrook. With It has been a bit of a Olympic National Park déjà vu moment for nearly in our backyard me, as previous to my coupled with all the relocation to Seabrook natural spendor our nearly ten years ago, I coast has to offer, it was part of the detruly is no wonder our velopment team that little town is growing created the celebrated so fast. We have the NW Florida beach best of so much here town of Rosemary with mountains, the Beach. As a witness to sea, clean rivers, and the explosive growth our very own charmof the Southeastern ing little beach town United States in the to continue creating late 1990’s and early the memories that will 2000’s, I feel as if I’m create the traditions of experiencing the very America’s newest old same phenomenon beach town. as I watch the Puget Sound Region and Seattle in particular grow to exponential proportions. As this region continues to expand, the number of people seeking a memorable beach and

Ten Years

A Plea for More Potlucks

I embraced in the 1980s and early-1990’s the resurgence of these age-old principles and techniques of placemaking when I pursued my graduate degree at the University of Miami under the direction of Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. They and a growing number of practitioners were disillusioned with the course of American planning and development, with a new modern planning movement that had taken hold and promulgated a relentlessly suburban sprawl based on the automobile, rather than the time tested ways of walkable, diverse communities.

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Some moments call for fancy dinner parties and mopping the floor. Most other occassions can be celebrated with a potluck. Outside! In a park! The parks in Seabrook work really well for potlucks, es-

behemoth American development process to increasingly embrace walking, biking, transit, a mix of uses, and above all the richness of community interaction, and rebirth of the civic realm in our towns and cities.

But in addition to these emissaries, there is also the vernacular mind, the unknown craftsmen, the carpenters and stonemaThey and a group sons, and incremental of their colleagues decision-makers who began the Congress used to build towns for New Urbanism from the teaching (CNU), which has in of their fathers and I am pleased to be its 25-year history mothers…from a part of a heritage and shifted the paradigm simple and common direct lineage that toward a more sane language of placemakand sustainable way of draws from the teach- ing. It is my hope that building communities. ings of great theorists Seabrook can embody and town builders such that language, and that As the CNU Charter as Leon Krier, Vincent spirit to carry on. indicates (printed on Scully, Jane Jacobs, page 2), this deChristopher Alexander, termined group of John Nolen, Fredrick planners, politicians, developers, architects, Law Olmstead, Daniel engineers, and regular Burnham, and Thomas citizens have begun to Jefferson to name a shift the course of this handful.

pecially the ones with fireplaces and firepits.

However, this model of communal cooking in a central location can be adapted to pretty much any habitiable environment.

I realize this may be a tricky situation for some. Awkward

conversations might get in the way. So here it is! A basic fill-inthe-blank Potluck Invitation. It is my gift to you. I only ask you invite me to your next shindig. I make a mean casserole.

Enjoy your potlucks!

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Upcoming Events July-Nov 2014 July • Founder’s Day Celebration – 7/26 ESCAPE TO SEABROOK THIS SUMMER!

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October • Big Foot Brew Fest - 10/4 • Saturday Block Parties – 5-7pm • Halloween Trick or Treating– 10/31

August • Saturday Markets 10am-3pm • Labor Day Weekend – 8/30

November • Veterans Day Flag Display – 11/8-11/11 • Thanksgiving – 11/28 • First Day of Christmas – 11/28 Tree Lighting, Carols, and Santa • Winter-Spring Edition of The Pelican 11/28 • Shop Small at Seabrook -11/28-11/30

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A Word From Seabrook’s Founder Casey Roloff Town Founder

Ten years after our ground breaking Seabrook is a collection of eleven distinct neighborhood districts. There are over 260 carefully designed cabins, cottages, and beach houses. Varied outdoor spaces bring people together in a special way.

taking several calculated steps to ensure that Seabrook’s town center is as admired as our neighborhoods, homes and public spaces.

around the country and is the author of Principles of Urban It is hard to believe Retail Planning and over twelve years ago Development. In adwe discovered this dition Robert Gibbs is unique piece of land a professor at Harvard perched above the University where Pacific Ocean. Over Now that we have students from around ten years ago our built up a critical mass the world attend his team dreamed up of owners, guests and courses. Gibbs Planthis ambitious vision visitors our first step ning Group analyzed to build a new beach was to conduct a retail Seabrook owner town on this incredWhile this is a year market study that and guest zip codes, ibly unique piece to take pause and sawould validate the spending patterns, of land. While our vor our tireless efforts feedback we have reowner and guest vision for Seabrook is and the accomplishceived from our mer- occupancy, growth idyllic, we have been ments our team has chants, owners and patterns, along with determined to execute made there is a strong visitors that Seabrook existing demographics using best practices feeling within our is in a position to within a twenty mile and lessons learned community that we rapidly grow the town radius of Seabrook from other new towns have only just begun center we have all along with several built before us. to build what will be- been anticipating. other data points. come one of the most In this study Gibbs The journey of build- desirable destinations Before simply developed three difing a new beach town in the Northwest. proceeding with this ferent growth models from scratch continfeedback we chose to for Seabrook’s retail ues to be a surreal While we can celcontract with one of and shared the most experience and we ebrate these first ten the top retail experts conservative of these owe so much to our years it will be the in the country Gibbs three models with loyal owners, guests, next ten years that Planning Group. us to help guide our and visitors who have will define Seabrook Gibbs Planning’s next steps in developmade Seabrook a part and its success. Simi- mission is providing ing our town center. of their life. We also lar to our approach in urban intelligence to In this report Gibbs could not have done it the first ten years we anyone interested in Planning concludes without our dedicated will approach the next developing successful that Seabrook can team who continuten years with the retail environments support and sustain ally strives to make same careful analysis, based on analytical over 50,000 square sure anyone visitdrive and focus we data and case studfeet of retail before ing Seabrook has an have had in building ies. Robert Gibbs 2018 which is 43,000 experience they won’t our first neighboradvises some of the square feet more than forget. hoods. We will be top retail developers

we have today (about 7,000).

Our second step was to further understand these fundamental principles by taking Bob Gibbs summer retail course. Seabrook’s Chief Operating Officer Jeff Gunderson and I recently completed Robert Gibbs summer course at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The information provided gave us a thorough understanding of why the best destination town centers succeed and why some fail.

plete our town center plan for everyone to see later this year.

The fourth step will be recruiting the future merchants, craftsman and artists who will become the face of our town center with our desired mix of retail business.

Finally, build it and they will come; just as we were told twelve years ago by market analysts at Seabrook’s inception. It appears that Seabrook is in a very similar position with our retail district.

If you are interested in learning more The third step in our about our town center process is presenting plans we invite you to our town plan constop by and ask any cepts to some of the questions you may best retailers, planhave.

If you just want ners and architects in a beach house for your October along with family or friends to Bob Gibbs who will be enjoy we invite you to in attendance. Albecome a part of what lowing them to share will be a very exciting their own real retail experiences we will be next ten years. able to make any necessary adjustments to our town plan in a way that positions for future success. This will allow us to com-

Pacific Glen, Seabrook’s newest oceanfront neighborhood

Seabrook is a dream that began years ago during childhood beach vacations in the Pacific Northwest. Inspired by those memories, and firmly rooted in the architectural traditions of a bygone era, we are creating an authentic beach village to nestle within the spectacular natural beauty of the Olympic Peninsula.

Each neighborhood of homes is designed to create an environment that makes it easy to connect with the people around you. In fact, our owners tell us time and time again that they know more of their neighbors here at Seabrook than they do in their neighborhoods at home.

Now is the time to contact Holly, Darci, or Robyn to find out more about the great properties available for sale in Seabrook.

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4 bed / 3.5 bath | lot 247, 254, 263 from $569,000

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Seabrook is located just 2.5 hours from Seattle, 3 hours from Portland and 7 hours from Spokane.

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A Look at the Year So Far

Photos from left to right: Madison Pavilion Completion Celebration; Syttende Mai Parade; Willapa Bay oysters from 100 Mile Wine Dinner; Wind Gate Equestrian Club; 6th Annual Doggie Days- Peanut Butter Lick Winner; The Weirdettes; The Stowaway on a sunny day (Betsy Bolton); Andy Bickar tossing dough; Dale Dineen of Lavender Valley during Saturday Market; Father’s Day Fun Run finishers; hot chowder and cold beer from Mill 109 (Stephen Poulakos); Sweet Life ice cream bike; cruisers parked at Independance Hall during Porch Illumination; Neighbors in Crescent Park enjoying s’mores around a fire pit.

June 28 - September 27 2014 Sat 10am to 3pm | Front Street Produce & Pantry • Handmade Goods • Meats & Seafood • Kids Crafts

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The Dad and Me Tree Terry Leahy

On the corner wall in Mill 109 hangs an old photo of loggers perched atop an old growth stump. And that logger third from the end reminds me just a little of Gene.

Gene McGuire was a quiet, hardworking Shelton logger who later took up safer work. He stopped logging, but he never stopped being a logger.

I once thought a logger is just a man who fells a tree. But Gene believed a logger is a man who frees a tree to do the job it was born to do.

And he believed a tree’s most important work is becoming a roof. He could eye any stump and tell you how many roofs that tree had probably made.

Gene understood what most of us often forget: A man says “I love you” with a roof, not flowers. A man toils a lifetime to create a roof to drape over those he loves most, keeping his family safe and warm. And Gene took pride in the small part he’d played in the creation of countless roofs.

Four sisters quickly took to the stump, marveling at all they found.

Their dad stood back, soaking in the sound of their “Oh, wow, look at this!” and their “No, come over here, quick, you won’t believe your eyes!” His own eyes remained fixed for a while on the roof that Then one day a lognow covered the stump. ger appeared. And a Then his smile became transformation began. a grin as he refocused When I eye a stump, At the end of each day, on the magic unfolding I see just one roof: The he’d secure the stump Gene’s daughter so before him, that same roof Gene draped over treasured that log playAnd it is in eyeing one with yellow tape, letting grin Gene must have his own infant daughhouse that she clung to particular stump that I us know he had more worn when he’d witter before she’d even it for over a half-centu- am reminded of the joy work to do. Then one nessed his own daughturned one. ry. It moved with her that is uniquely present day, he stood back, ter’s joy. studied what he’d done, from Shelton to Ballard, in the bond between Gene’s daughter was nodded to himself, and Of course, dads tell then to Lake Wildera dad and a daughter. born in 1955. And left without adding the daughters “I love you” ness, then to Federal What moved us in part like many loggers tape. in all sorts of ways.

Way, then to Juanita, to buy a Seabrook home who became fathers One builds her a log and then to its final we hadn’t planned on to daughters, he soon A short while later, a playhouse. Another resting place nestled buying was that enorfound himself at day’s builds them a beach mous old growth stump family on bikes hapend combing the forest beneath a giant maple pened by, noticed the house, and names it in the backyard of that that stood a few feet floor for scraps of wood. tape was now gone, and “Four Sisters.” AnWillow Glen home with from our back porch.

Loggers with daughters so stopped to explore. other builds them the wraparound porch. That stump brought often took to gathering wood and refashioning it into something they hoped might bring a smile to the lips of their little girls. Gene refashioned his scraps into an actual log cabin playhouse that bore some resemblance to the Historic Dorothy Anderson Cabin that now stands along Meriweather Street, across from Central Park.

Gene’s work crew on some of those moves included me. “Never again,” I’d mutter to myself at the end of each disassembly, treacherous trek, and reassembly I’d taken part in. But on that final move from Juanita to Willow Glen I finally got it: That log playhouse had become how that father and daughter told each other “I love you.”

to mind the thought of Gene, combing the forest floor at day’s end for the scraps he’d transform into that log playhouse we now miss. And I sometimes wondered what a logger with a daughter might make of something as grand as that stump.

a beach town, and names it “Seabrook.”

Then there are those other fathers who will one day, while out strolling with daughters, happen upon this giant stump, draped by a cedar roof, and they’ll stop to check it out.

And what happens then will be one of those magical moments a dad and daughter sometimes share that they’ll both cling to thereafter as tightly as another dad and daughter once clung to a log playhouse that, to them, meant something more.

A New Spa by the Sea Diana Wilson Spa Director Spa Elizabeth opened its doors early this year. Located in the heart of the Seabrook community in Pacific Beach, Washington, Spa Elizabeth provides natural skin care, body scrubs, and healing massage services (therapeutic deep tissue, pregnancy, Swedish relaxation, hot stone and Lomi Lomi).

At Spa Elizabeth, we use ingredients and products that are natural, fresh and therapeutic. We believe in the art and science of using plant based essential oils to enhance the well-being of mind, body and spirit. Spa Elizabeth uses Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils.

Appointments are strongly recommended as our treatments are highly customized and artfully prepared!

Please call or text us at to schedule your spa day!

360.470.6670 | DianaElizabethLMP@gmail.com | 21 Laurel Lane

together with the loved ones you’ve come to be with. Our Spa Party guests have most enjoyed our In-Cottage Short and Sweet Facials. The very first Spa Party was in midMarch. A lovely group of friends were celOne of our favorite ebrating a birthday at Spa Elizabeth experiTide Together, a darences is our In-Cottage ling house in Seabrook Spa Parties. We bring next to the town hall. the Spa to your beach Tide Together has an cottage where you enclosed sunroom can enjoy your time with beautiful big winWe offer Skin Care that is both natural and clinical that uses antioxidant-rich and exfoliating ingredients that naturally brighten and rejuvenate the skin.

dows and a daybed.

We offered facials and waxing in the sunroom and chair massage in the living area, where the ladies polished their nails, watched movies, and splurged on food and drinks.

The group thoroughly enjoyed the facials and massages. Our staff enjoyed the party!

You can create your Spa Experience as an individual in the Spa,

or bring friends and loved ones and enjoy an In-Cottage Spa Party.

Either way, Spa Elizabeth will customize an experience for you.

The Spa also offers Bridal Services. A must have for our Seabrook Weddings! We provide Professional Hair Styling and Make up Application inside your Seabrook Cottage Accommodation among our other entire Spa

Services. Bridal Party Packages are available.

Our staff is happy to be in beautiful Seabrook. Our Licensed Esthetician, Trisha Luce, is an incredible clinician. Trisha strives to provide customized skincare using Skin Script and PCA products. Trisha has a wonderful touch, providing the best facial massage one could ever hope for!

Spa Elizabeth’s massage therapists, Alix and Diana are highly skilled and intuitive with combined massage experience over 15 years.

We invite you to spend a few leisurely hours with us, enjoying our peaceful, individualized approach to holistic care.

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The Story of Button Lane J. K. Sanchez

Amidst tears of hopelessness, each With two friends day would come to and our 1-year-old a close with our best dachshund, Button, we friend still lost in an headed for a weekunknown place where end at Seabrook. We predators were plentienjoyed a wonderful ful in the dark of night. day on the beach and a relaxing walk around A passer-bys sightthe town. ing plus barking heard in the early morning A roaring fire and hours, brought us marshmallows drew knowledge that Button us outside but the was still out there. popping of the wood caused Button to beSo the call to arms come frightened. went out bringing locals and visitors down Taking Button for to join in this targeted a run seemed a good search through the solution to his fears thick woods. but fear prevailed.

Breaking hold of the On the morning of leash, he headed the the fifth day we were opposite direction into jarred awake by a the night. distinct barking that confirmed Buttons Immediately, both location. Marco and visitors and locals mo- Dan with machetes’ in bilized into a search hand arrived to blaze for him. But hours what they would call later we lay down for a “Button Lane”, from sleepless night and an- the trailhead in. ticipation of daybreak, a thick reality.

As “Button Lane” was completed, our Seeing the town little team could then in the light of day focus on the area that brought the overheld our prize. Sudwhelming task to a denly, with the sound stand still. But then of our laughter and came Ann, the owner the scent of bacon, of The Salty Dog who a much-anticipated became our champion feverish barking throughout the next erupted. Swiftly we addays of searching. vanced. Jim dove into

the thicket, intent only on the sound of a hungry, trapped little dog.

With joy, he released Button from the tree that had entangled him for so many days.

As we victoriously reached the top of the trail, the town was in a flurry of the news and those who had kept vigil with us through the five days of ceaseless searching jubilantly greeted us.

The love, support, commitment, solid faith and selfless sacrifice of this community are the gifts that brought this brave dachshund named Button home. This town and its wonderful people will forever be in our hearts.

Seabrook, its locals and visitors are what make up a true community. I am not only thankful for the rescue of Button but for the honor to call these people my friends and to have learned a few lessons about love and sacrifice during an unexpected time of loss and need.

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Button’s Miraculous Rescue My desire is to share this heartwarming inspirational true story. The Publishing plans include a children’s book and a five book series of chapter readers. Due to the book markets limitation on new authors, self-publishing is required. Due to the exorbitant cost I would like to encourage you to become a backer. In appreciation, a copy of the short story version of Button’s Miraculous Rescue will be sent to you for a minimum donation of $10.00.

Contact Judy Sanchez | 253-905-1897 www.facebook.com/ButtonLaneBooks

Uncork and Unwind at the Stowaway Somewhere in the middle of life and all the hustle and bustle of raising a family, marriage and building a career, Betsy Bolton found Seabrook. After several family vacations spent dreaming about how to reinvent the big city girl inside herself, she finally discovered the courage and spirit to move to Seabrook, where she has recently opened The Stowaway Wine Bar and Cheese Shop.

Visit The Stowaway on Facebook to keep up with events and specials.

Iris Smith Front Street Market is located at the gateway to Seabrook’s retail district, where new owners, Steve and Lisa McElliott, welcome residents and visitors alike with a fresh take on groceries and essentials for your daily or vacation needs. This family owned and operated market offers a fineselection of produce, dairy, beer and wine, deli meats, snacks and frozen food, as well as personal care

necessities. Whether you’re looking for your favorite brands, organic and unique local treats, or even something forgotten, you will find it at The Front Street Market.

ery sweets, gelato, and coffee, tea or espresso.

Let the Front Street Market help supply the ingredients for your favorite beach time activities, like s’mores, bonfires, clamming and even Newly refurbished interiors give the mar- kite flying or building sand castles. ket a clean and conEnjoying a planned temporary look, while or spontaneous visit still maintaining it’s to Seabrook, for the beachy, open-air appeal. Future expansion day or a weekend, has within the Front Street never been easier, Market will focus on a when you can rely on deli offering soup made the The Front Street Market for all your daily, sandwiches and picnic boxes to go, bak- grocery needs.

Visit Front Street Market on Facebook!

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A native to the Seattle area, Betsy had been familiar with the Washington coast her entire life and even though her life and career have taken her around the globe, she’s

finding peace and clarity in this growing beach town. Her earlier years launched her into an exciting career in architecture and then into specialty lighting sales and consultation.

Now, with her youngest child off to college and her husband Mark Bolton able to work mostly from home, a world of opportunity presented itself to Betsy that made it possible to pursue what was once a dream. Her more recent experience in the wine industry has helped to set the stage for the current chapter of her life. The Stowaway Wine Bar and Cheese Shop, is one of the most recent additions to the

Seabrook retail district and is the perfect place to relax, sip wine, have a light bite and chat with neighbors.

With just a few months under her belt, Betsy’s business is keeping up with the paces and many return visitors to Seabrook are thrilled to discover her shop has opened and newcomers can’t believe she hasn’t always been there! Betsy’s welcoming atmosphere will make you feel like family...she wants to know her neighbors and she wants you to know them too!

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Choose from a variety of ceramic shapes, plates, and other fun objects and create your own masterpiece as a keepsake from your time at the beach. Your piece will be fired and ready for pickup in just one day! Groups welcome. 360-276-4321

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If you're looking for a place to find unique jewelry, accessories, and mosaics, look no further than Siren Salvage aka Crafty Christine's. You can't miss her charming Airstream off Front Street, also featuring children's craft kits and Make & Take Stepping Stones. Bring home something memorable from the beach!

Visit Siren Salvage on Facebook | 206-369-6248

Enjoy great food and local microbrews on tap.

Stop in to check out our fresh new menu items!

The Salty Dog is a one-stop dog shop for dogs and their humans. With a full range of fun and functional products for playing, eating, sleeping, and wearing, The Salty Dog will help you make the most of a trip to the beach, a walk in the woods, or an evening by the fire. Check the Seabrook Events Calendar for monthly Yappy Hours and other special events!

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ShopSaltyDog.com 360-581-9300

Appointments available by phone | www.windgatesb.com • 360-789-1617 Now registering for summer pony camps!

Iris Smith Hidden treasures await you at SeaWorthy Home, a charming home decor shop,with a vintage nautical twist. Shop owner, Lisa McElliott, plunders locally and nationally collecting the finest in new and vintage pieces including a variety of nautical art, mirrors, trunks, stools and furniture.

Gift items include fragrances and hand

cremes, candles, jewelry, scarves and seasonal decor. No two visits to SeaWorthy Home are identical, as the variety of seaside treasures change as quickly as the tide.

Lisa’s passion for finding unique pieces and her creative vision offers inspiration for any aspect of home design or gift giving. Come see what has washed ashore at SeaWorthy Home during your next trip to Seabrook!

Visit SeaWorthy Home on Facebook!

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Join us on a journey through the seasons with a share of our harvest. We have over 20 years of experience growing verdant, flavorful, nutrient-rich produce for our CSA members and we believe that eating right should be a pleasure.

Produce from Helsing Junction and their farm partners can be found at the Seabrook Saturday Markets. www.helsingfarmcsa.com.