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Volunteers hand out over 20,000 masks so far Kathleen Stinson
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rea Community Emergency Response Team members and other city staff, fire department and chamber volunteers have given out 20,000 free face masks in Cannon Beach, according to the city. In a report by city emergency manager Rick Hudson, they plan to hand out more masks to citizens in August. “The masks are from the state through Clatsop County,” Hudson said. “Each city has been delivering masks to business, collaborators, and citizens. We have been using our chamber of commerce and the city platform to get the masks out to the community. We have been
doing this ongoing for a month now.” He said the wearing of face masks as required “is going very well and the culture of masks wearing is improving daily” in Cannon Beach. He puts together a periodic report with statistics about COVID cases and related matters. In this report is listed the COVID case statistics for the past week as: 7 day total • 13 new positive COVID cases in Clatsop County • 2,409 positive cases in Oregon – 344 daily average • 25 deaths in Oregon • 40,000 COVID test completed in Oregon • Hospitalizations holding steady with 155 confirmed COVID cases in Oregon.”
Pelican owners help employees during pandemic Back to business during peak season Kathleen Stinson
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he Pelican Brewing Company made a concerted effort to help the employees it was forced to let go when the state closed inside dining at restaurants earlier this year. Jim Prinzing, CEO of the Pelican Brewing Company, spoke to The Gazette Monday about that experience. “When all that happened, we chose to close a few days before the county’s mandate,” Prinzing said. They “just didn’t feel good” about staying open in consideration The Pelican Brewing Company in Cannon Beach. Courtesy photo of the health of its employees 4,000 meals during the time we Company has been able to rehire and the community. were closed.” about 300 employees and are At that point, he said, they He said they also sent out trying to hire more, now that it is started thinking about what could daily communications to the peak season, he said. This numbe done for their former employformer staff with any information ber includes staff at their hotels ees and “how to keep the team in Pacific City. whole.” They thought about ways that might be helpful, such as information on rent assistance. The Pelican Brewpub has to keep a “roof over” people’s He said there were so many locations in Cannon Beach, Tillaheads and how to help them meet challenges with Oregon unemmook and Pacific City. “their basic needs.” ployment. They were able to He said considering all the “We started up a meals help facilitate the filing of the restrictions these days, the busiprogram and provided meals for ness is doing “okay.” It is not at all the former staff and their fam- unemployment claims. Now that the business has its “normal level, still it is greater ilies,” he said. “We fed a couple reopened, Pelican Brewing than we were doing in March.” of hundred every day and about
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Last year, the company started a “living wage” policy, he said. “No one makes less than $15 an hour.” He attributes their response during the closure time to an adherence to the company’s core values. “When this happened, we leaned into our values and thought this was the right thing to do,” he said. “There’s nothing more valuable than the people in a business.”
City Council discusses diversity, racism Hilary Dorsey
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annon Beach City Council had a discussion regarding diversity and racism in a work session Tuesday, July 14. Recently, the city council received comments encouraging the city to address the concerns presented by the Black Lives Matter Movement, as well as addressing diversity in Cannon Beach. Cannon Beach Police Chief Jason Schermerhorn talked about what actions the police department takes. “Police are part of this overall Cannon Beach City Hall. Photo by Hilary Dorsey because we lean on them heavily to protect us but this discussion is key. Hispanic council for hiring. Benegoes beyond the police depart“There’s cultures that look field mentioned the city gets adment, goes through all of our lives down at the ground as a form of ditional points for hiring veterans and the City Hall policies,” Counrespect and I had to learn that,” and wondered if something similar cilor Mike Benefield said. “With Schermerhorn said. could be created for hiring diverse that in mind, I’m really impressed Different cultures speak in close candidates. with the policies that I’ve seen in proximity, he added. There are a “The idea of being aware of the police department.” lot of things the department learns what our policies are and language Schermerhorn said he has in their culture awareness classes. barriers and all those kind of worked with the Hispanic council, “In the last several days, I issues, the idea also needs to step Yolanda Ramirez and others to get was looking at different online into a proactive method that when the word out to Hispanic populatrainings,” Schermerhorn said. the council is making decisions, tions that the police department is “Something we could do as a we are aware and in tune with looking to hire officers. They have briefing training. The officers on what the needs might be for a had great conversations and it is their shift could watch a video or diverse population,” Mayor Sam a communication they try to keep look through different things but Steidel said. ongoing. also things to look at a department Steidel said he feels he does The Cannon Beach Police Demeeting and discuss as a group.” not know enough proactive things partment pays extra to officers who In terms of hiring diverse staff, the city could be doing besides are able to speak fluent Spanish, City Manager Bruce St. Denis signage, and as this protest era Schermerhorn said. The departsaid the city has a couple of open keeps moving forward, whenever ment understands that awareness positions and is looking into the there is a good idea, the city should
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look into it. The city listened to ideas from citizens Nadia Gardner and Lynette Villagomez, who both spoke about diversity and racism in a past meeting. “I’ve really never wanted to believe the truth about our state, which is our state is white because we made it white,” Gardner said. “We chose to exclude people of color, specifically black people, from our state. A 3-hour training is not going to cut it. It has to be deep, intentional.” Citizen Lynnette Villagomez sent resources to the council. She serves on the Lower Columbia Hispanic Council. “I am willing to be a resource,” Villagomez said. “There’s a lot of resources out there and it can be hard to start.”
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rea schools will be reopening in the fall, despite the situation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. If the school board approves the draft plan, Seaside School District students will be returning to the schools to learn, unless their parents opt to keep them home to distance learn, based on information available today. Superintendent of the Seaside School District Susan Penrod told The Gazette Friday, July 17, that as of that day the plan was to reopen on Monday, Sept. 14. Penrod said the parameters for reopening are “based on the Oregon Department of Education Ready Schools, Safe Learners plan,” which the school board will vote whether to approve on Aug. 11. She said the document was issued on June 10 and all of Oregon will to follow it. “What I know today is schools will be reopening and students will return to school with a social distancing model, (which) has very strict rules,” she said. Secondary grade students will return to school two days and remote distance learn the remaining days, she said. Also, parents have the option to keep their children home to distance learn full time, if they prefer, she added. “Based on what we know today, we will bring our kindergarten through fifth graders back on Mondays and Tuesdays and Thursdays and Fridays, with Wednesdays (off),” she said. Wednesdays are “what we call Wellness Wednesdays,” where the school gets a thorough cleaning. The school is also cleaned on the other school days, too. Wednesdays also provide teachers with the time they need for professional development, she added. Each student will have a 35 square foot space to distance themselves from other students in the classroom, she said. There will be no more than 20 students per classroom, “probably less. We prefer to err on the side of caution.” The above is the plan for the elementary grades, she said. The plan for secondary grades is different. The secondary students will be divided into two groups, with half going to school on Mondays and Tuesdays and the other half on Thursdays and Fridays, she said. They will not attend school on Wellness Wednesdays, so the schools can be cleaned more thoroughly. When the students are not in school, they will be distance or remote learning, so it is a “hybrid” of the two models, she said. The draft plan is going through a series of revisions with the third taking place on August 11, she added. The district sent parents a survey to get their feedback the first week of June and another is planned to be mailed the week of July 21st, she said. In the June survey, about 70 percent of the parents said they planned to send their children back to school in the fall, she said. About 3 percent said they planned to keep their children home to distance learn and “about 27 percent of the families said they were unsure.” The second survey will, among other
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Land conservancy awarded $2.1M .An area of the northern Oregon Coast characterized by scientists the “Galapagos Islands of Oregon” moved a big step closer to permanent conservation in June with announcement of a $2,128,079 grant awarded by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) to North Coast Land Conservancy (NCLC). With this grant, the nonprofit land trust has raised a total of $8.1 million and is now launching a campaign to raise the final $1.9 million needed to complete this landmark project with help from the community. “Many people have worked for so many years to conserve this spectacular coastal gem,” said Katie Voelke, NCLC executive director. “Thank you to everyone who has come together to get the project this far. Now let’s get it to the finish! “Times of crisis and upheaval such as what we are experiencing nationwide remind us of our need for nature and its healing power. Wide open spaces are food for our souls.” The Conservancy is in the third year of a five-year effort to acquire what it calls the Rainforest Reserve: 3,500 acres of forested coastline south of Arch Cape, adjacent to Oswald West State Park and above Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. When completed, the Rainforest Reserve will create an uninterrupted 32-squaremile conservation corridor stretching from the summits of 3,000-foot peaks—the horizon you see looking south from Cannon Beach or north from Rockaway Beach—to Short Sand Beach and the sandy
seabed and rocky reefs of the nearshore ocean. The Galapagos comparison stems from the area’s geological history and biological diversity. What are now basalt peaks were once—millions of years ago—isolated as nearshore islands. As a result, an unusual mix of plants and animals evolved on those high peaks, some of them found nowhere else on Earth. The property also includes the headwaters of streams providing drinking water to Cannon Beach and Arch Cape; conservation of the Rainforest Reserve will help ensure clean drinking water for residents and visitors and will help lower water treatment costs. “I’m grateful to the board and staff of OWEB for demonstrating their confidence in NCLC by awarding a grant of this size and for having the foresight to invest in the Rainforest Reserve,” said John Mersereau, NCLC board president. “This grant gets us ever closer to purchasing and stewarding what will again be a mature, healthy rainforest. I’m proud we can be a part of that.” Protection of the proposed Rainforest Reserve has been a goal of coastal conservationists for decades. Seventy years ago Oregon’s first state parks superintendent, Sam Boardman, characterized the property as “one of the greatest opportunities for creating one of the outstanding natural parks in the nation.” In 2016, NCLC entered talks with Ecotrust Forest Management, a forestland investment management company committed to sustainable
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The mountainous horizon line south of Cannon Beach includes the peaks of the proposed Rainforest Reserve. Photo by Justin Bailie forestry. That led Onion Peak Holdings, a subsidiary of EFM, to purchase 5,000 acres of forestland from Stimson Lumber Company. NCLC immediately signed a purchase and sales agreement with the owner, giving the conservancy five years to raise the money needed to buy the property. Arch Cape Water District is meanwhile working to acquire an additional 1,500 acres to create a community forest with support from the conservancy. The grant awarded to NCLC by OWEB is unusually
large; rarely does the agency award grants worth $1 million or more. The state agency helps Oregonians take care of local streams, rivers, wetlands and natural areas. Funding for OWEB grants comes primarily from the Oregon Lottery, Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund, and state salmon license plate revenue. “Our land acquisition grant program is very competitive and seeks to protect places with a high ecological value,” said Katie Duzik, OWEB North Coast Program Rep-
resentative. “The Rainforest Reserve property was selected for an OWEB grant award as the project stands out as an exceptional opportunity for investment due to the landscape scale of the conservation effort. The opportunity to acquire a large intact forest on the immediate coast for conservation is uncommon.” “We all share this earth, and we all bear responsibility for her stewardship,” Voelke said. “Opportunities to make a significant difference come along maybe once or twice
in our lifetime. This is one of those opportunities.” North Coast Land Conservancy, headquartered in Seaside, is one of Oregon’s leading land trusts. Currently it protects 52 habitat reserves and conservation easements totaling nearly 5,000 acres between the Columbia River and Siletz Bay. Read more about the campaign to conserve the Rainforest Reserve at NCLCtrust.org/create-a-rainforest-reserve.
posed to an outdoor class setting and plan to offer full outdoor school come fall in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. The risk of viral transmission outdoors is greatly reduced. In order to protect our students, teachers and families, and provide a joy-
ful learning experience for our students, Fire Mountain School will have school outside this year. “Currently, Aug. 24, is the first day of school, though final decisions for (the) school schedule are still in discussion.” The Gazette contacted
Amy Frederickson, director of the Cannon Beach Academy, about the school reopening. “We will be offering a hybrid model where students attend classes on campus two days per week and will meet online (live or recorded) two days per week (Wednesdays
will be for deep cleaning and teacher planning time),” Fredrickson said. “We will also offer comprehensive distance education for those who cannot attend school in the buildings for medical reasons or for families who are not comfortable sending their students back on campus.”
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Mario Savio branded radical for demanding constitutional speech rights The Mario Savio Cohen describes hardly fits the popular view of a radical now or fifty years ago. Born on Dec. 8, 1943 into an Italian immigrant family while his father was in the Army during World War II, young Savio bonded with his fascist grandfather who ruled the household. When his liberal father returned from the service, tension between Savio’s father and grandfather also may have led to the young Mario’s difficulty speaking without stuttering. His father’s insistence that everyone speak English also may have added pressure. Mario didn’t stutter in Italian. Mario mostly overcame his speech difficulty by the time he graduated from Martin Van Buren High School in Queens as valedictorian with straight A’s—the best academic record in the school’s history—and as the recipient of one of 40 Westinghouse Science Talent awards nationwide that year—an accomplishment that assured Mario acceptance at any college or university in the country. Savio’s father, however, refused to allow Mario to apply to Harvard, his first choice, because he had a scholarship from Manhattan College, a Catholic school close to home. So, Mario spent his first year at Manhattan College where he had spent a summer at a National Science Foundation Science-Math Institute while in high school. Although the Christian Brothers operated Manhattan College, it was here that Savio began to rebel against both his devotion to Catholicism and the pressure of his science studies—taking courses in Greek history, philosophy and literature that distanced him from the Catholic tradition and physics. He also transferred to tuition-free Queen’s College for his second year, where he
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ince March, this column has offered little news about the Cannon Beach Library so you might want to sit down before reading that the library is experimenting with lending books and DVDs safely during COVID-19. Last Monday the library rolled out “Door-Side Pickup,” making it possible for patrons with current library cards to call the library on Mondays from noon to 4 p.m. to place desired items on hold (limited to two books or DVDs and four children’s books). Patrons should leave a telephone number where they can be reached. A library representative will confirm the availability of a desired item and schedule a time between noon and 4 p.m. on Wednesday when patrons can retrieve reserved items by the library’s side entrance. Volunteers may recommend books, but the telephone line may be busy, so it’s best to use the library’s online catalog before calling. Borrowed material should be returned to the outside drop box. The library’s website offers additional information about “Door Side Pickup” service. The Northwest Authors Speaker Series is planning for virtual events beginning next month. Limitations on number of people allowed to congregate at the library also affects meetings of Cannon Beach Reads, which hasn’t met since February. I see more Zoom meetings in the library’s future. Meanwhile, I just finished Robert Cohen’s “Freedom’s Orator: Mario Savio and the Radical Legacy of the 1960s.” I found the title a bit misleading, though.
engaged in his This FSM was replaced by the degree in physics in 1989. first protest in outcome was Free Student Union. Sonoma State University Albany against followed The consequences of the hired Savio in 1990 as a lecan effort to by various Free Speech Movement’s turer in the Intensive Learnraise fees at administrative victory went far beyond ing Experience division to Queen’s Colefforts to limit Berkeley. Colleges and help underprepared students lege. In sumthe content universities revised student attain college academic mer of 1963, of speech handbooks to acknowlskills. With his multidisMario joined and threats of edge the First Amendment. ciplinary background, he the Mexican renewed sit-ins Supreme Court Justice Abe found additional interdisVolunteers by FSM, but Fortas suggested in Tinker ciplinary courses to teach at Queen’s generally the v. Des Moines Independent in math, logic and courses College to help Academic Sen- Community School District he designed in “Discovery build a laundry ate’s endorsethat teachers and students of Time” and “Science and facility in ment stood. On “do not shed their constituPoetry.” Taxco in Cen- Joseph Bernt April 26, 1965, tional rights to freedom of Before his death from tral Mexico. Mario Savio speech and expression at the cardiac arrest at age 53 on While Mario spent the announced his resignation schoolhouse gate.” Nov. 6, 1996, Savio worked summer in Mexico, his from the Free Speech MoveMario Savio was denied tirelessly in a successful family moved to Southern ment. readmission to UC-Berkebattle against a $300 fee California, which led him to Why did he give up his ley in 1966, after which increase at Sonoma State enroll as a physics major at political authority and nahe worked part-time jobs University. The university the University of California, tional celebrity? Savio and bartending, clerking at a president argued the increase Berkeley, where he soon FSM leadership collectively bookstore, and working in would upgrade “Frisbee U” would find himself arrested decided FSM had achieved warehouses and factories. In to “Public Ivy” status. Savio in an anti-discrimination its original purpose of 1978, at age 35, he entered predicted a $300 increase protest at the Sheraton obtaining advocacy rights San Francisco State where would price his students out Palace Hotel; spending for students and thus should he completed his degree in of Sonoma State. Freedom Summer registerdissolve. On April 27, 1965, physics in 1984 and master’s ing new voters and teaching their children in Mississippi in 1964 and becoming a leader, negotiator and spokesperson for the Free Speech Movement beginning in Sept., 1964. Throughout the appeals, protests, sit-ins and meetings of UC’s ban of campus political speech, Savio became the leading figure in the Free Speech Movement because of his oratorical skill in mixing logic, satire, allusion, poetic language, sincerity and humility. Neither other activists nor liberal administrators at the University of California could match Savio’s oratorical skills. Ultimately, after adminMon Aug 17 - Fri Aug 21 • Tillamook Summer Camp istrative stalling during 8 - 14 Year Olds Register negotiations, after Sproul Hall protests, sit-ins and a $285 Held at Tillamook Junior High School, major police assault on and includes breakfast and lunch. mass arrest of 800 students in Sproul Hall on Dec. 2, the Mon Aug 24 - Fri Aug 28 • Warrenton Summer Camp Academic Senate on Dec. 8 - 14 Year Olds Register 8, 1964 endorsed the FSM’s $310 Held at Warrenton High School, major demand “that the conincludes breakfast and lunch. tent of speech or advocacy COVID precautions strictly followed should not be restricted by the University.” H49287 H47759
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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, July 7, 2020 • Adopted Ordinance 20-17 for the Purpose for of Amending the Municipal Code Chapter 3.18 Billing and Collection of Utility Charges; • Adopted Resolution 20-25, for the Purpose of Repealing Resolution 20-24 and Establishing Water, Wastewater, and Storm Drain Utility Rates; • Consideration of Breakers Point HOA Conditional Use Appeal Scope of Review - NonPublic Hearing Item. Will be heard at the August 4th Council meeting on record of the Planning Commission decision. • Discussed the 4th of July Firework Activity. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION, July 14, 2020 • Discussed Fireworks • Discussed Diversity and Racism DESIGN REVIEW BOARD – The Design Review Board did not meet in July: PLANNING COMMISSION - The Planning Commission met June 25 to discuss: SR20-02, Request by Vito Cerelli for a setback reduction to allow for the construction of a new single-family residence to replace an existing residence. Continued
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Of Interest… City of Cannon Beach Ordinance No. 20-17, Chapter 13.18, Adopted on July 7, 2020 with an effective date of September 1, 2020 and Resolution No. 20-25 establishing Water, Wastewater, and Storm Drain rates with an effective date of September 1, 2020. Water
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New Billing if you use up to your old allowance 26.32 102.10 228.40 379.96 784.12 1,238.80 2,501.80
Note: There is no change for a 3/4" meter. Your billing will never be less than the "New Base Rate Amount". Consumption over 400 cubic feet is charged at $6.58 per 100 cubic feet.
City of Cannon Beach Resolution No. 20-24 effective July 1, 2020
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The new kid pipes up
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hen you’re the new kid in town, you can never be sure when it’s okay to speak up. Well, I’m new – no question - having moved to Cannon Beach two summers ago. On the other hand, having graduated from high school the month before Neil Armstrong took his “one small step”, I’m hardly a kid anymore. Anyway, I’m going to take a chance that I’ve waited long enough. You see, I love Cannon Beach. I hope to stay here for the long run. That said, from my first weeks here, I’ve noticed that Cannon Beach has a big problem with day-trippers. That first summer, I
tried to be understanding. The hills were on fire, and folks up in Portland were inhaling smoke. If someone had a day off to seek clean ocean air, who was I to complain? Last summer, I felt less tolerant – but I tried to grin and bear it. I discovered some quiet walks, away from the crowds. I learned when to run my errands without getting stuck in traffic. Being a conversationalist, I derived considerable pleasure from having an occasional meal at the fire-pit of a local spot and meeting out-of-towners. This summer, though, is different. Every visitor emerging from a car crazily parked along the hillside above Sunset; every pedestrian dodging across Hemlock fifty feet from a
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not all visitors are created equal. The folks who come down for a week – or even just a few nights – bring much-needed revenue into Cannon Beach. We need these guests. Couldn’t possibly do without them. But what, exactly, do the day-trippers bring? I don’t know if a study has been done locally, but a lot of other places around the world have begun to look seriously into the question of over-tourism. On The Guardian app – my go-to source for world news – you can find a brilliant June 10 podcast entitled “The End of Tourism”, by Christopher de Bellaigue. Bellaigue’s piece focuses on Venice, Italy, a city which has lost over half its population – from 120,000 down to 55,000 – in the past three decades, largely owing to over-tourism. Beautiful Venice is be-
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crosswalk; everyone in line for coffee at my favorite spot – is a potential carrier of The Virus. Especially the ones who don’t wear masks. I can’t help thinking of them as a mortal threat. But of course, they’re just people, doing what people ordinary people do when they live a few hours from the coast. They’re day-tripping. You can hardly blame them. After all, it’s basically free. Except that this year, we’re all aware that the throngs who descend on our little town, on any sunny day, will inevitably include unwitting carriers of deadly illness. Which has finally motivated this new kid to suggest that it’s time we did something about it. Now, I understand that our local economy is built around the “season”, and the visitors it brings. But
Dear Editor, Recently, Suzanne Weber touted an endorsement from a big business, PAC, as a reason to support her to represent our communities in Salem. Weber has taken thousands of dollars from corporate special interests like big oil compa-
nies and drug companies. So, we wonder just who’s issues she would support if she went to Salem? I know Debbie Booth-Schmidt. She is the owner of a small business. She has also worked in the court system, and is the mom of two daughters. Debbie volunteers for the transit system and other local non-profits and cares about the needs of this region.She is one of us and is committed to helping our
The Cannon Beach Library will begin no-contact door side pickup service beginning Monday, July 20. Call the library on Mondays and pickup your items on Wednesdays (pickups will be by scheduled appointment). The Library building will remain closed for all other services. They may make changes
to procedures as necessary or amend access in accordance with public health guidance. Using the “Library DoorSide Pickup” 1. Call 503-436-1391 on Mondays from noon to 4 p.m. to place your item(s) on hold. Limit two books and two DVDs. Limit four children’s books. 2. Wait for a library representative to contact you with a pick up time. Pick up times are available on Wednesdays between noon to 4 p.m. 3. Arrive outside the library at your scheduled pick up time.
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communities. Debbie will support strong schools, expansion of good paying jobs, affordable healthcare and safe and affordable housing. She knows how to work cooperatively to make change. I’m giving my vote and my time to electing Debbie Booth Schmidt. Please join me. Jan Mitchell Astoria
Masks are required. Please observe social distancing and follow any posted instructions. 4. Take your library materials from the table. Materials will be in a bag with your name. Enjoy! Tips: • The library encourages you to go to the website at http://cannonbeachlibrary.org/door-sidepickup/ and search the catalog online. New acquisitions (“green dot books”) are also posted to the homepage. Volunteers are happy to offer suggestions, but phone lines may be busy, so knowing what you would like in advance will ensure everyone
can use the service. • Please only call for holds on Mondays from noon to 4 p.m. If you call at another time or leave a message they cannot guarantee your hold will be processed. • If you need to renew your library card or would like to sign up for a new library card please bring a check or exact change and slide it through the outside drop box. Volunteers will be on site to retrieve payments. (Library cards are $10.00 for the year) • When you are ready to return materials please place them in the outside drop box.
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They aren’t, in themselves, bad. But in perpetually growing numbers, they constitute a serious threat to our little town. It’s time we started thinking about our options. The present pandemic has created a rare opportunity to raise the question of day-trippers and to seek solutions. I have a few ideas, including limiting the availability of all-day parking and developing a pedestrian-bicycle-and-golf-cart-only trail through town. I’d be happy to discuss these – and other, better ideas – with anyone who’s interested. For now, while not much good can be said about The Virus, it has given us an opportunity to look at tourism from a fresh perspective. Let’s not miss this opportunity.
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coming a ghost town – a fact which became apparent when the pandemic abruptly halted tourism. The major culprit? Cheap flights and cruise ships, disgorging hordes of tourists, who mob the streets and shops for a few hours and then depart, having spent a few euros on cheap meals – and on souvenirs manufactured half a world away. It’s a stunning, heart-breaking piece of journalism. Now, Cannon Beach is not Venice. But every year, the daily influx of here-andgone visitors will grow, as Portland and its suburbs grow. And, as my Dad used to say, “They ain’t building any more beaches.” Ever-growing demand. Constant supply. You do the math. The bottom line? Day-trippers, as individuals and families, are just folks.
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Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church 36050 10th Street • PO Box 156 Nehalem 97131-0156 503-368-5612 nehalembayumc@gmail.com The Reverend Steve Wolff Worship Service: Sunday 11:00 Adult Sunday School: 9:30 A.M. Sunday
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Calvary Bible Church 560 Laneda Avenue, PO Box 308 Manzanita, OR 503-368-5202 calvarymanzanita@gmail.com Pastor Ryan Holloway Worship Service: 8:30 A.M. & 11:00 A.M. Sunday Sunday School: 10 A.M. Nursery Available ADA Accessible
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Concerts in the Park return July 26 with a tribute to Prince Among the many things we’re missing in these days of social distancing, live music is darn near the top of the list. We so need to get out and boogie. The living room can only host so many solo dance parties. As the seminal NY Times critic Jon Pareles put it, “Making and hearing music in public is inherently social, and the mysterious alchemy of a live show — of sharing the same vibrating air — can’t be replicated at home.” And with that, Tolovana Arts Colony is over-themoon excited to announce the first of their Free Summer Concerts in the Park of 2020: On Sunday, July 26, come celebrate the music of Prince with Erotic City. The show begins at 5:30 p.m. The Portland-based tribute act, led by Julian Stefoni, will have you doing
a double-take, reveling in the Purple One’s enduring, funky spirit. Stefoni’s been at it for over 20 years, and his reverential, stylish performances are as exacting and uncanny. As Portland Mercury put it, “You gotta have some serious nerve to step into the purple high-heeled booties of Prince, and luckily Portland’s premier tribute band, Erotic City, has the chops to back it up.” Expect a cavalcade of monumental hits like “Little Red Corvette,” “Kiss,” “Raspberry Beret,” “1999,” and more, with a few deep cuts along the way. To be sure, with such great potential comes great responsibility—concert goers will be required to keep social distance of at least six feet. Thankfully, we’ve got a big park and plenty of room for everyone to spread out. But we really must stress
safety, Tolovana Arts Colony said. Besides wanting to continue to host concerts this summer they also want to do their part to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Tolovana Arts Colony thanks the City of Cannon Beach, and City Manager Bruce St. Denis for supporting concerts in the park this summer, as well as the Parks Committee’s award of the Community Grant, which keeps these concerts free. Along with your chairs, blankets and picnic baskets, be sure to bring a mask. The concert takes place Sunday, July 26, in Cannon Beach’s downtown City Park, located behind the Chamber of Commerce at 2nd & Spruce streets. The show begins at 5:30 p.m. The event is produced by the Tolovana Arts Colony and made possible by a Community Grant from the City of Cannon Beach.
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Cannon Beach Art Association’s 18th Annual Art Camp goes virtual The Cannon Beach Arts Association’s (CBAA) first priority is to support the wellness of campers, their families and CBAA staff and volunteers in the greater community, while also bringing hope and creativity to this year’s festivities. In response to safety considerations regarding the COVID-19 pandemic the Association will not host camp in-person for 2020. Instead of canceling however, the Association is bringing this year’s Summer
Art Camp home next month Aug. 3-7. Nine different class options are available for ages three years old to teen. Adults are encouraged to participate with their campers. Topics include mixed media, 3D making, watercolor, drawing, yoga, and calligraphy. Each option includes an art kit with class supplies, bilingual paper instructions, pre-recorded instructor videos online, optional virtual check-ins the week-of,
and bonus play materials for at-home wiggle breaks. Local drop off, pick up, and shipping will be available for art kits. Please visit the CBAA website at www.cannonbeacharts.org/kidsprograms to sign up. Scholarships are available and applications can be downloaded online or emailed. Additional questions may be directed to artcamp@cannonbeacharts. org. Asistencia disponible en español andrea@cannonbeacharts.org.
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