I felt the need to respond to Mr. Blachowski's rude letter that graced our local paper this week. I am a former SandSations co-chairperson and I feel that you were addressing me and the other volunteers that work all year to put on an event for the locals and tourists. Volunteer being the clue here - no pay just our time, energy and passion for an event that we cherish and want to have continued for years to come.
We research and work with the tide for this event. We do know when the tide is supposed to be at the highest point. That is when we (and the Long Beach city crew) wait for an hour and start putting up the pens for the participants to build their sand sculptures. At that point we have four to five hours left of the outgoing tide and here comes the tide in. Usually you have another five to six hours until the tide once again gets to the highest point. This all is subject to change depending on Mother Nature.
This year SandSations was on July 22. The Long Beach Merchants along with the chairpersons for SandSations had been working on this event for a year. Yes, one year is how long we work to put together an event. We have been doing this event for 23 years and this is the first time a tail end of a typhoon was predicted to hit the southwest Washington coast, also known as the Long Beach Peninsula.
So, I really do not think an apology is in order for you, Mr. Blachowski. I think we need to be saying thank you to the Long Beach city crew, SandSations volunteers Sondra Eaton, Mikel Burns and Merry Scharffe, the South County Humane Society, Kiwanis and the many other volunteers that spend their time putting on SandSations. The sponsors of SandSations need a big thank you too for without their support we could not afford to put on the event. Also a big thank you to you and the many other tourists that do come here to the Long Beach Peninsula to support our many functions or just to come and relax and enjoy the beach. Thanks for your time.
P.S. Coastal Living Magazine and the Oregonian had articles stating that Long Beach's SandSations was rated No. 1 for family sandcastle events. No coverage?
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