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Friday, October 4, 2024 | Vol. 48, Issue 10

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NeCarney bridge work on track for mid-October completion WILL CHAPPELL Gazette Editor

Following a 37-hour closure September 21 and 22, Oregon Department of Transportation crews plan to complete a new sidewalk and guardrail sometime in the next two weeks. During the closure, a crane was used to remove the old guardrail and sidewalk and a department official said that another closure is not expected. The bridge was originally

damaged sometime on August 30, with a passing motorist reporting damage to the 1937 structure’s concrete sidewalk and guardrail in the afternoon. This triggered a temporary closure of the bridge until inspections showed that it could handle one lane of traffic, allowing Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) officials to reopen one lane of traffic with a flagger that evening. The September closure allowed crews to remove the dam-

aged concrete sidewalk as well as a section of tubular guardrail that had been installed in 2008 and been damaged in the same incident that caused the sidewalk damage. David House, an ODOT spokesman, said that the removal of the concrete sidewalk had been the biggest and most hazardous task undertaken by workers over the weekend. House said that the crane had needed the entire width of the bridge to operate and that the bridge was incapable of

supporting the weight of traffic in addition to the crane, leading to the closure. With removal of the old guardrails and sidewalk complete, work will now move on to building a new guardrail and sidewalk for the bridge, which House said should take about two more weeks. During that time, traffic on the bridge will continue to be flagged but House said that the department does not expect to fully close the bridge again.

Stormy Weather Arts Festival returns PIERCE BAUGH V for the Gazette

The summer might bring the sunshine but fall brings the rain and Stormy Weather Arts Festival. This November, from Friday the 1st to Sunday the 3rd, Cannon Beach’s longest-running festival will be returning for its 37th year. Art and gray skies have been staples for this coastal community, and the Stormy Weather Arts Festival honors both. As with every memorable Stormy Weather Festival, the weekend will offer musical performances and gallery events. Sierra Spinler, Marketing Manager for the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce, likes to call Stormy Weather an “immersive art festival because there’s just lots of opportunities for you to be a part of the art that goes on in town.”

The weekend will offer a variety of gallery receptions, artist demonstrations, paint classes and live music performances. Every year an artist is chosen as the Artist of the Year, and this year it’s Donald Scott Masterson, an artist who works in multiple genres and mediums. Masterson’s career has been diverse, from working for Disney World and Universal Studios to creating Renaissance-style ceiling murals. The Artist of the Year also creates the poster for the Stormy Weather Arts Festival. His poster depicts a conductor standing in a raging ocean, the waves reaching a crescendo, and the sun breaking through the clouds. His piece has already been praised online. Last year’s festival included events like meeting artists and performances at Coaster Theatre.

Cannon Beach Farmers Market Closes for the Season PIERCE BAUGH V for the Gazette

From June 18 to Sept. 10 this year, Tuesdays were special days. There were chocolates. There was humus. There was wine. There were spices and teas. The Cannon Beach Farmers Market was, by the measure of its manager Tracy Abel, a success. In the two weeks the market was open in June, 3,850 attendees were counted, In July, 12,504 came, with 3,000 visiting on July 30 alone, almost double the population of Cannon Beach, in August, 8,211 browsed the market’s wares and in the two weeks the market was open in September, 2,327 attendees were counted. In total, 26,892 people stopped by to check out the

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market’s 36 vendors, an unqualified success. The 36 vendors came from near and not-so-near. The confectioners from Ama Chocolates, which specializes in traditional hand-dipped truffles and caramels, are based in Eugene; Notoriously Nutz, with its healthier approach to roasted nuts, hails from Battle Ground, Wash.; and The Wine Shack was right at home in its native Cannon Beach, pouring its award-winning Puffin wines. While people were buying breads, sauces and honey, they were entertained by musical performances from musicians like Jersey Jon and the Bar-K Buckaroos. For Abel, the presence of a farmers’ market is conducive See MARKET, Page A3

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Candidates running for offices in the November election submitted nominating paperwork by September 5, and the Clatsop County clerk’s office submitted a final ballot on September 10. Voters will decide their representatives in Oregon’s first United States congressional district, 32nd state house district and at the city level and weigh in on five statewide ballot measures and one advisory measure for the city. In Oregon’s first congressional district, incumbent Democrat Suzanne Bonamici is facing off against Republican Bob Todd and Libertarian Joseph Christman. Bonamici has served in congress since 2012 and became Tillamook County’s representative in 2022, after redistricting. Incumbent Republican Cyrus Javadi will face Democrat Astoria City Councilor Andy Davis in the race for the 32nd state house seat. Javadi was first elected in 2022. Statewide ballot measures up for consideration this year include giving the state legislature the ability to impeach executive branch officials, establishing an independent public service compensation commission to determine salaries for top state officials, transitioning to ranked-choice voting, issuing residents rebates from a tax increase on large corporations and requiring marijuana producers and retailers to sign labor-peace agreements with unions trying to represent their employees. In Cannon Beach, voters will select two city councilors between Erik Ostrander, Deanna Hammond and Mike Bates. Cannon Beach voters will also be asked to vote an advisory measure pertaining to the city’s proposed renovation of the disused Cannon Beach Elementary School. The proposed project has a budget of $7.8 million and that budget and the use of transient lodging funds to support it was initially approved by Cannon Beach’s city council in April of this year. However, a group of citizens concerned by the project’s budget and scope filed a lawsuit challenging the decision and asking for it to be referred to voters. In August, the city council agreed to the advisory measure, as part of a settlement in the ongoing suit. The measure is nonbinding and is designed to give council feedback on the public’s opinion before deciding whether to move forward with the project.