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Cannon Beach’s yoga scene now stretches past pre-pandemic offerings

Miska Salemann For the Gazette

Across the country, yoga studios were among many businesses forced to cease or modify services due to public health concerns. Even Yo gaWorks, one of the most popular studio chains in the country, suffered tremendously during the pandemic, ultimately filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closing all its U.S studios.

Fortunately, with heavy sup port from loyal locals, Cannon Beach’s oldest yoga studio man aged to stay afloat. Not only that, but new instructors and yogi’s are experimenting with different ways to practice and teach yoga, taking classes to the beach, inside galleries, and for remote students, from the comfort of home.

Cannon Beach local, Julie Jes sum, is eager to get back to class. Jessum has spent years taking and teaching yoga classes, and has been longing for the in-person instruction that was absent during the pandemic.

“I’ve done online classes, and I really don’t care for them,” ad mitted Jessum. “I feel like there is a better connection to the teacher, there is a higher level of energy overall in the studio.”

For months, Jessum has driven all the way to Nehalem just to be able to take in-person classes. Fortunately, there is now a closer option.

Christen Allsop, the owner of Cannon Beach Yoga Arts was firm in her conviction that remote classes aren’t going away, but she has also fought hard to bring back in-person options. “It’s a totally new normal,” said Allsop. “Zoom or online classes are really here to stay.”

Allsop explained that brick and mortar studios can no longer rely on in-person classes, since many people are still hesitant to come back to in-person classes with the risk of contracting the virus.

“It’s both a blessing and a curse,” said Allsop. “For those students who don’t live locally, it’s a way we have connected with a broader community.”

While many of Allsop’s students are content with practic

ing yoga from home, in-person classes are also available with modified rules. Class sizes are now limited to 6 people, down from 25. Masks are optional, but vaccinations are required.

Allsop is hopeful that more people will feel comfortable com ing into the studio, but she has also begun offering yoga on the beach, weather-permitted.

“Being a tourist town, that’s the way we have supported our visitor population,” said Allsop. She notes that the drop-in population makes up roughly 60% of the studio’s revenue.

Allsop is very grateful that she was able to keep her studio open, but also acknowledges that busi ness is still very slow. “It’s going to take some time, it’s not even remotely close to 2019 revenue yet.”

Before the pandemic, much of the studio’s revenue was supple mented by workshops, teacher training, and various events. Without those offerings, Allsop must rely on her local students with memberships.

“It’s important to have a dedicated space for this type of work were doing…I’ve taught everywhere from a college to a

barn, but having a dedicated space changes the way that you are working together. That is really precious,” added Allsop.

Despite a difficult past few years, Cannon Beach is still bring ing in new yoga talent. Kathleen Callan began teaching yoga in Cannon Beach and Seaside in 2019, right at the start of the pandemic.

Callan has been an instructor for over 20 years, but she has no ticed that her instruction style has undergone many changes since she began in Cannon Beach.

“Going back into the studio, I am a much different teacher than I would have been without the pandemic,” said Callan.

For Callan, yoga is much more than a physical challenge. “Some times there is this preconception of yoga on Yoga Journal or on TV. You think ‘I could never do that’... but yoga is really deeper than that, it’s bringing the mind, body and spirit back into alignment, and that really is the definition.”

Callan underscores the impact of mediation on the body, espe cially in stressful times such as a global pandemic. She also notes that yoga can be particularly powerful for seniors. Research by

the National Library of Health found that yoga-based interventions have some beneficial effects on atten tion, executive functions, and depression among the eldely.

Most recently, Callan has started offering classes inside Miska Studio Gallery. As a patron of both yoga and art, she was inspired to bring the moving prac tice to a more creative space.

“We’re on to something here,” noted Callan, discussing the new appreciation students have for art after taking a class. “Combining viewing art with mindful medi tation...It seems to have an even more powerful healing experi ence.”

Callan acknowledges that the last few years have not been easy, but she is optimistic for the future.

“Like anything in life…you can go ‘Oh poor me,’ or can go ‘how can we make this work, and how can we make this better?’” Callan encourages the latter mindset, “We can study more, we can con nect more, we can be a little more compassionate with each other.”

Pandemic or not, yoga contin ues to bring the local community together in Cannon Beach.

City candidates address issues at forum

Will Chappell Gazette Reporter

There was widespread agreement amongst the candidates for Cannon Beach City Council and Mayor at a forum held October 13th at the Coaster Theatre, with funding for the proposed new city hall being the major point of dis agreement.

All six candidates for city council as well as both mayoral candidates, Erik Ostrander and Barb Knop, attended the forum, hosted by Vote Smart Cannon Beach.

City council candidates Gary Hayes, Lisa Kerr and Jenee Pearce-Mushen all supported the proposal to build a new city hall.

The other council candi dates, Deanna Pauli-Hammond, Robin Risley and Laurie Simpkins, as well as both candidates for mayor expressed concern at the budget of the proposed city hall. All said that the $17.5 million price tag was high and expressed doubts about the prudence of that project as proposed.

All candidates agreed on the need for a new city hall building and expressed excitement for the forthcoming redevelop ment of the disused elementary school campus as a community gathering point.

The candidates agreed that parking during the summer tourist season is a prime concern for the community that needs to be addressed. They uniformly supported implementing paid parking downtown, with most calling for parking passes for local residents and employees.

When it came to the issue of housing, the candidates were less clear on their proposals.

All bemoaned the lack of

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City Manager Discusses Safety Issues in Cannon Beach

Deb Atiyeh Reporter

At the October 17th ‘Coffee with Councilors,’ and in a follow-up interview, Cannon Beach City Manager Bruce St. Denis answered questions about the new city hall/police station project, why the prepared food tax was necessary, and why he feels strongly that the project must move forward.

The city hall, police station and other critical infrastructure must be brought up to current seismic safety standards in the event of a earth quake or other natural disaster. The current building will not survive even a moderate seismic event.

The new building will be equipped with satellite phone and satellite Internet capabilities, new radios, and updated technology that will be critical in the event of a natural disaster. The building will be constructed to a ‘Category 4’ risk level. It is important that this critical infrastructure remain intact and function after a disaster, as it will be the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for this area.

St. Denis said that after an event, emergency managers will be monitoring and mapping locations of injuries, damaged buildings and infrastructure so that incident com manders can make the best possible decisions. Communications must be maintained with the county, state, and federal governments to request assistance, and be kept informed of the status of those requests. The city will also need to be in communi cation with contractors and sup pliers to provide assistance where possible.

affordable and middle-income housing in the community, but none offered concrete proposals to address the issue other than investigating state or federal grants. Ostrander went so far as to say that there was little that Rockaway Beach’s city govern ment could realistically do to address the issue.

Candidates were also largely in accord that short-term rental properties in the city needed

further regulation, although specifics were not discussed. They agreed that a high den sity of short-term rental proper ties was depleting the long-term rental market and detracting from the character of the town.

All of the candidates also expressed strong commitment to protecting the environment of Cannon Beach.

St. Denis said the city will not be able to help anyone if the current city hall/police station collapses, and we lose our communication equipment, records and access to emergency power. St. Denis added that most of the city staff cannot afford to live in the city of CB, and travel here will be extremely diffi cult, so they may be operating with a skeleton crew and will need to be as efficient as possible.

National and regional rescue personnel will be focused on high density areas like Portland. The large fuel tanks along the banks of the Willamette River in northwest Portland will rupture in a major seismic event, and helicopters flying supplies from the emergency stockpile in Redmond in central

Miska Salemann signs this year’s Stormy Weather Arts Festival posters. The art piece used for the poster is ‘Rocking the Milky Way.’

Photo courtesy of Christen Allsop, owner of Cannon Beach Yoga Arts

Vote Smart Cannon Beach hosted a political forum in the Coaster Theatre for all local city council candidates. Gazette photo by Will Chappell

A sweet spot in Cannon Beach for Halloween delights

What would Cannon Beach be without Bruce’s Candy Kitchen? Bruce’s Candy Kitchen makes Cannon Beach even sweeter for all those who visit and live here.

Opened in 1963, owned and operated by four genera tions of family for 59 years, they have continued to evolve over the years in creating some magnificent treats for young and old.

Bruce’s Candy Kitchen creates something new for ev ery season. This year’s flavors for Halloween include fall spice and pinot noir caramels,

pumpkin cocoa bombs, pump kin spiced taffy, pumpkin pie truffle, caramel apples, and of course plenty of chocolate for chocolate lovers.

They have many gifts ideas; cards for those you love, and Halloween dec orations to put you in the Halloween spirit. Sweets, smiles and everything fun for Halloween at Bruce’s Candy Kitchen. Come by in a spooky mood and pick up some presents, a good luck gnome, and some treats and you will leave a whole lot sweeter.

A fixture since early 60s Bruce’s Candy Kitchen has been a staple in Cannon

Beach since 1963. Bruce and Treva Haskell began the candy shop and it has been in the family ever since.

Bruce’s Candy Kitchen has had five generations of family involved in the business. The shop is run by Kelli Tru ax-Taylor, her mom Susan Truax, and Traux-Taylor’s husband Brian Taylor. Traux -Taylor’s sister and younger brother are candy makers. Each family member has a different job. Bruce and Treva Haskell are Truax-Taylor’s grandparents.

“We keep it simple,” Truax-Taylor said. “It’s nuts and chocolate. We don’t get too crazy. It’s been consistent, it’s a good memory, good location.”

The shop is located in the heart of downtown Cannon Beach and is a popular stop for visitors to the area. In the beginning, the shop made eight taffy flavors, 12 types of hand-dipped chocolates and other treats. Over the years, more taffy flavors were added and the chocolate varieties expanded as the candy makers developed new candies.

The shop offers a wide variety of homemade con fections the family creates, including saltwater taffy, hand dipped chocolates, peanut brittle, caramels and more.

“We do a soft peanut brittle – it’s like a Butterfinger essentially – and we started dipping that in chocolate,” Truax-Taylor said. “First we just sold it bagged and then we dipped it.”

Truax-Taylor’s mom, Susan, started making cocoa

bombs for Christmas that proved to be popular. The shop uses their quality choco late for that. Susan decorates them for the holidays and will do it for Halloween.

Truax-Taylor said customer

favorites are taffy and choc olates, as well as chocolate gummy bears, among others.

Peanut clusters, sea salt cara mels and sea foam are always popular.

Celebrating cultural diversity and traditions in Cannon Beach

Deb Atiyeh Reporter

The “Day of the Dead” (Dia de Muertos) is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1st and 2nd. Although associated with the Western “All Hallows’ Eve”, it has a much less solemn tone and is portrayed as a holiday of joyful celebration rather than mourning. The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pay respects and to remem

ber friends and family who have died. Michoacan is a state in middle to southwestern Mexico bordering the Pacific

Ocean. Patzcuaro is a town with two main plazas and a big lake. It is the size of Seaside and a popular tourist town not too far from Morelia, the capital of Michoacan. Many artisans of copper, straw, and wood live in the state of Michoacan. Their pozole soup is known throughout Mexico.

The following was written by Cannon Beach resident Iolanda Ramirez:

Día de Muertos en Pátzcuaro Michoacán 24 años han pasado y cuando empiezo a colocar la ofrenda de mis seres queridos aquí en mi casa en Cannon Beach el aroma de las flores

de cempasúchil llega de la nada. El día de muertos en Pátzcuaro es una de las festividades más importantes en nuestra ciudad. Los ce menterios se pintan de color amarillo, ese color dorado sin igual de esta bella flor. Las familias preparan los platillos favoritos de los seres queridos para tenerlos listos para la ofrenda y para que el día de la visita ellos vuelvan a disfrutar de sus platos favoritos. Los altares se arreglan con las flores, velas, papel picado y las tradicionales calaveritas de azúcar. Esta festividad se lleva a cabo en dos días. El

for that.

Oregon will not be able to reach the Oregon coast without refueling. Bridges on highways 101 and 26 were constructed before current seismic standards, and have not been seismically retro-fit ted. The bridges will most likely fail and be impassable. Residents need to realize that outside help may not arrive for 2-4 weeks depending on the severity of the disaster, and we need to be prepared

St. Denis said that in the past 10,000 years, there have been 18 Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquakes with their accompanying tsunamis, and that 15 of those were of medium intensity or less. It is impossible to predict natural disasters, and the best we can do is to rely on records of past events.

The other major concern is the million-gallon water tank above mid-town, along with the pipes coming from the tank, that are not seismi cally safe and could fail in a mild to moderate earthquake, compromising the city’s water supply. In addition, the pipes coming from the springs that supply the city’s water are made of asbestos lined concrete and are more than 50 years old. All of these older pipes need to be replaced with HDPE (high density polyethylene) pipes that would withstand a major seismic event.

St. Denis added that we must get water to at least one location in the city where people can collect it within 3 days, or they will not survive. He said that “we will strive to have water available at several distribution points throughout the city, but the current budget allows for only one distribution point. The staff is stockpiling water in trailers for distribution, assuming that local roads are passable.”

It is imperative that we upgrade all of our systems so that we are safe in the event of a disaster. “That is why I have been pushing so hard and why we need the revenue from the prepared food tax to do it.”

Bruce’s Candy Kitchen is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Saturday. The shop is located at 256 N Hem lock in Cannon Beach.

A shopper checks out the Halloween display in Bruce’s Candy Kitchen.

Photo by Spencer Jones

Bruce’s Candy Kitchen has plenty of Halloween treats to sweeten your day.

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At the Library

Green crabs, Roman poets & cozy mysteries

Phyllis Bernt

Library Board President

The Cannon Beach Library will finally be done with zoom-only events in November. The World of Haystack Rock Library Lec ture Series, the Cannon Beach Reads book club and the NW Author Speakers Series will all be offered in a hybrid for mat, allowing participants the choice of either attending an event in person or participat ing virtually from home.

The World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series, which is sponsored by the Friends of Haystack Rock, is beginning this year’s season with a lecture at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9, in the library, at 131 North Hem lock. A link to the lecture will be available on the Friends of Haystack Rock website (https://friendsofhaystack rock.org).

Oregon State University faculty member Sylvia Ya mada will present “European Green Crabs: Are They Here to Stay?”

The European green crab is listed among the world’s worst invasive species. It is native to the northeast Atlan tic Ocean and the Baltic Sea, but has spread to Australia, South Africa, South America and the Pacific coast of North America.

Sylvia Yamada has been

n Muertos

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día 1ro de noviembre, que se honra a los Ángeles, los seres que murieron siendo niños y el día 2 de noviembre que se recuerda a los que perecieron

monitoring European green crabs in Oregon estuaries for 20 years. She also researches salmon identification, pred ator-prey interactions and invertebrate fisheries. She has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of British Columbia and a PhD from the University of Oregon.

This year’s season is special because it is ded icated to the memory of Sandi Lundy. In addition to being a devoted member of Friends of Haystack Rock, Sandi was a long-time library volunteer, serving as a library board member and board vice president. Sandi had a great smile, a quick wit and a generous heart. She was a gourmet cook who delighted volunteers at the July Fourth Book Sales with delicious sandwiches and supplied the World of Haystack Rock lectures and Cannon Beach Reads meetings with delec table treats. Her humor, good sense and kindness are greatly missed.

The World of Haystack Rock Lecture Series meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednes day of the month, from November through April.

The Cannon Beach Reads book club, which meets on the third Wednesday of every month, will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16, at the library, to discuss

siendo adultos. Es la creencia que ellos vienen y pasaran a visitarnos mientras dormimos. En Pátzcuaro decimos, “nadie muere mientras lo recorde mos”

Day of the Dead in Pátz cuaro Michoacán 24 years have passed and when I begin to place the altar

“The Swerve,” which was awarded both a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award, tells the story of Poggio Bracciolini, a papal emissary and avid book hunter, who in 1417 saved the last copy of the Roman Poet Lucretius’s poem “On the Nature of Things.”

Lucretius, whose poem had been all but lost for a thou sand years, was an atomist who believed there was no plan to the universe. Instead, he thought the universe was made up of small bits of matter—atoms—that were in constant motion, colliding with one another and swerv ing randomly in new direc tions, without any interven tion from gods or other divine beings.

Greenblatt likens the rediscovery of Lucretius’s

of my loved ones here in my home in Cannon Beach, the aroma of cempasuchil flowers comes out of nowhere. The day of the dead in Pátzcuaro is one of the most important festivities in our city. The cem eteries are painted yellow, that golden color without equal of this beautiful flower. Families prepare the favorite dishes of

poem to a swerve, arguing that it changed the direction of history because Lucretius’s ideas of a random universe presented an alternative to the fifteenth century worldview of an orderly universe created and overseen by a supreme being, with the earth at its center. According to Green blatt, Lucretius paved the way for the great thinkers who helped define the modern age: Galileo, Darwin, Freud, Ein stein and Thomas Jefferson.

Stephen Greenblatt is a Shakespearean scholar and literary historian. Educated at Yale, he has taught at UC Berkeley and Harvard. Green blatt has been influential in literary studies since the 1980s, when he introduced the concept of “cultural po etics,” an approach in which literature is analyzed as a way to understand history and culture. He has written ex tensively about Renaissance studies and Shakespeare. His biography of Shakespeare, “Will in the World,” was on the New York Times best seller list for nine weeks.

Joe Bernt will lead the dis cussion at the library. A zoom link will also be provided for those who wish to participate from home. Contact Joe Bernt at berntj@ohio.edu to get the link. Cannon Beach Reads is open to everyone. New partic ipants are always welcome.

loved ones to have them ready for the offering and so that on the day of the visit they can enjoy their favorite dishes again. The altars are decorated with flowers, candles, chopped paper and the traditional sugar skulls. This festival takes place over two days. On Novem ber 1, when the Angels are honored, the beings who died

The third installment of the library’s NW Author Speakers Series will also be presented as a hybrid event, with either in-person or online participa tion, beginning at 2 p.m., on Saturday, November 12, at the library, when Ellie Alex ander will present “Meet the Modern Mystery.” The link to her talk will be available on the library’s website (www. cannonbeachlibrary.org),

The author of more than 30 cozy mysteries, Alexander has more than a half million books in print. Her work has appeared in Climbing Magazine, Women’s World, Mystery Scene Magazine, Buzz Feed and the Orego nian. She also teaches classes and workshops on writing and marketing for published and novice authors.

Alexander is the author of the long-running Bake Shop Mystery series, whose her oine, baker Juliet Capshaw, helps solve murders when she’s not baking luscious confections at Torte, her fam ily’s bake shop in Ashland, Oregon. To date, there are 16 Bake Shop Mysteries. Alex ander also writes the Sloan Krause Mysteries, which are set in Leavenworth, Washing ton, and feature Sloan Krause, a female craft brewer and amateur sleuth.

Writing under the pseu donym Kate Dyer-Seeley, Alexander has also created

as children and on November 2, when those who perished as adults are remembered. It is the belief that they come and visit us while we sleep. In Patzcuaro we say, “no one dies as long as we remember them.”

Iolanda Ramirez is a 24-year resident of Cannon Beach, and a valued employee

a Pacific Northwest Mystery series featuring Portland jour nalist Meg Reed and a Rose City Mystery series featur ing Portland florist Brittany Johnston.

Not all events during No vember will be presented in a hybrid format. From 12 to 1 p.m. on November 12, right before Ellie Alexander’s talk, library board member Peggy Thom will conduct Story Time in the library’s Chil dren’s Room. This will be an in-person event for children up to age eight, though people of all ages are welcome.

Both Ellie Alexander’s talk and Story Time with Peggy Thom are listed as part of the WOW! Weekend events.

WOW! Weekend is a threeday festival of spa sessions, speakers, art classes, yoga sessions and artisan vendors. Once known as Women’s Only Weekend, WOW! Weekend is more inclusive, with activities for everyone in the family. Information about WOW! Weekend is available at www.cannonbeachwow. com.

The festival, which takes place November 11 through 13, is funded by the City’s Travel and Tourism Fund and with support from local hotels and merchants. Proceeds from the sale of general admission tickets to WOW! Weekend will be donated to the library.

at Hallmark Resort and Spa. Iolanda and her husband (a soccer team coach) have two sons. Iolanda was an assistant to a kindergarten teacher at our old elementary school, is an excellent cook and baker, and someone who believes in giving back to a community that has welcomed her and her family.

Phyllis Bernt

“The Swerve: How the World Became Modern” by Stephen Greenblatt.

Consultants close to presenting simplified city code structure to council

Consultants hired by Can non Beach have nearly com pleted their recommendations to simplify the city code, as the first step in a comprehen sive audit of the code.

Marcy McInelly and Keith Liden addressed a joint meeting of the Cannon Beach City Council, Design Review Board and Planning Commis sion two weeks ago, ahead of the final public meeting on these proposed changes to be held in November.

McInelly and Liden have been focused on simplify ing the code and will make

changes to policies or amend ments only after the next round of public comment next summer and fall and with the approval of elected officials.

Cannon Beach will be in a better position to make policy and amendment changes to its code after the existing code is brought up to date.

The consultants have identified three main areas of focus for the city to prioritize in the first stage of the code audit: reorganizing the code, clarifying and streamlining decision making procedures, and finding ways to make the code audit work to the public’s benefit.

McInelly told the group

that the current code has redundancies that make it confusing.

She said she will recom mend that the city combine the subdivision and zoning sections of the code into one, rather than two with many redundancies as they are currently.

Keith Liden said that the decision making and appli cation review process was currently ad hoc and ill-de fined in the city’s code.

He said he plans to rec ommend that the city adopt a four-tiered review system, with lower impact projects addressed by city employees while those with higher im pact will be reviewed by the

appropriate elected officials.

Members of the pub lic were skeptical of this proposal, fearing a loss of community input on city planning matters.

McInelly then talked about the forthcoming proposal’s attempt to create public bene fits through code policy.

She said that she will suggest that the city offer people building new homes in town extra square footage allotments if they also use the property to contribute to the public good. Builders could do this by adding workforce housing, leaving a historic structure on the property or committing to preserve a heritage tree.

McInelly also recom mended that the code audit address wetlands issues, but that it had not been under their original prerogative. The planning commission will form a subgroup to ad dress the issue that will also be open to public participa tion.

Finally, McInelly and Liden said that they would be bringing proposed contracts to continue their work on the project through next year for city council consideration next month. The convened group agreed that they were disposed to accept the contin uation of the contracts.

Following the next public meeting in November the

consultants will spend December through spring time rewriting the code and implementing the proposed changes.

After that, there will be more opportunities for public comment in the summer and fall before final rewriting and City Council approval takes place.

The consultants said that they hope the entire process of rewriting the code, includ ing new amendments and policies, can be completed by the end of 2023.

Please send any comments to headlightreporter@coun trymedia.net.

City Manager updates community on City Hall project

Will Chappell

Reporter

Final planning in prepa ration for construction of the new Cannon Beach City Hall and Police Department is set to begin after the city council approves a construction manager, general contractor in November.

City Manager Bruce St. Denis brought the public up to speed on the project’s status and estimated $17.5 million budget at last week’s Coffee with Councilors and opened the current city hall up for the public to visit on Tuesday

while offering input on the new project.

Currently, preliminary planning for the project has been completed, with the site chosen and Commercial Industrial Design Architecture hired as architects through a public bidding process.

St. Denis said that at this point in the process the bud get is incredibly tentative and based on a loose estimate of $15 million made in 2018 and adjusted for inflation. A more precise idea of the budget will be available only after the construction manager, general contractor and architect begin

the design process.

The city has received bids from construction manager, general contractors and the losing bidders have been informed they were not selected. Final approval of the hire will be made by the city council at its November 1 meeting.

The new city hall and po lice department building is set to be built on the same site as the current city hall, utilizing parking lot space to expand the building footprint.

The site selection has drawn criticism from com munity members and some

mayoral and city council can didates concerned about its location in a tsunami hazard zone.

But St. Denis said that community opposition to other sites or prohibitive costs associated with them forced the city’s hand in site selec tion.

He specifically noted that a site by the RV park would be a better selection, but that neighborhood opposition made it impracticable. The Southwind site that has been owned by the city for years would require infrastructure improvements that would

double the project’s budget.

He acknowledged that sit ing the facility in the tsunami zone was suboptimal but emphasized that continued inaction was not a feasible option.

The current city hall serves as the city’s emergency oper ations center but was built in 1948 and served as a building supply store until it became city hall in 1969

The old building has exten sive issues with settling floors and inadequate space for the city staff. It will be demol ished as part of the construc tion of the new facility, which

the plan calls to be around 16,000 square feet.

The new facility will be built to a risk category 4 spec ification and designers will do what they can to make it as resilient as possible to natural disasters.

The project will be funded by the 5% prepared food tax that Cannon Beach voters passed in 2021.

Another session to solicit public input will be held on November 12 at 10 a.m.

Please send any comments to headlightreporter@coun trymedia.net.

City Council approves contractor for Elementary School project

Deb Atiyeh Reporter

On October 11th, the City Council approved Bremik Construction as the construc tion manager/general con tractor for the Cannon Beach Elementary School Rejuvena tion project.

A selection committee comprised of Cannon Beach residents and city staff members were appointed to review proposals and conduct face-to-face interviews with prospective firms to look at the most qualified contrac tors. The selection committee

agreed unanimously to rec ommend Bremik Construc tion for the elementary school project. According to selec tion committee member Les Sinclair, “we were fortunate to have several qualified firms respond to the RFP (request for proposal) Bremik Con struction’s prior experience in renovating historical struc tures through a process they call Adaptive Re-Use helped to make them the right choice for this project.”

Some background infor mation on Bremik Construction

“Bremik Construction is purposely headquartered in Portland, Oregon – one of the most sustainable cities in the United States. Today, virtually all our work incorporates smart sustainable building practices. Bremik understands our role in minimizing the ecological impact our built environment imparts on this wonderful place we are fortu nate to call home”.

Bremik Construction was founded in 2004 with the vision to be the best contrac tor in the Pacific Northwest.

They have experience with historic preservation, and are well aware of the challenges inclement weather and tough terrain can pose in this region.

Their Pacific Coast projects includes the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria,

the NOHA Preservation Project in Warrenton, and NW Natural in Warrenton and Lincoln City. They pride themselves on guaranteeing costs from the first budget. They are commit ted to balancing the design with the architects with a master project program sched ule from design to closeout. This includes programming budget and schedule to deliver the project in the most efficient and valuable way possible.

For more information, re fer to the Bremik Construction website and the packet from the October 11th city council meeting to read extensively about why Bremik Construc tion was chosen.

Concerns resolved at City Recycling Center

At the October 11th Cannon Beach City Council work session, City Manager Bruce St. Denis talked about a concern involving returnable bottles and cans at the Cannon Beach Recycling Center.

The city recently posted a sign at the Recycling Center

reminding people that state law prohibits the removal of material without the owner’s permission.

The Recycling Center is owned by the city, which has a contract with Recology Western Oregon to recycle glass, cardboard, metal and yard debris. Recology picks up the recycling, and the revenue generated from the recyclable materials offsets the cost of re moving and transporting them. The city receives no money from Recology.

There are liability and safety concerns about people collecting cans and bottles from the bins inside the Re cycling Center. If anyone was injured by broken glass or vehicles, the city could be held liable.

The city re-evaluated the current situation, and came up with a win-win solution. A city official contacted a resident who frequently collects cans and bottles at the Recycling Center, and explained that they are welcome to arrange a time for residents and restaurants to drop off their cans and bottles anywhere outside the fenced area of the Recycling Cen ter. The resident is happy to comply and this resolves any liability concerns.

A reminder: Residents need to divide their recycling and place it in the correct bin. If material intended for recycling is mixed up, the entire load is considered contaminated and ends up going to the dump instead of being recycled.

Endorsing great public servants

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Governor: Tina Kotek

State Senate: Melissa Busch

State Representative: Logan Laity

US Senate: Ron Wyden

US Representative: Su zanne Bonamici

They are effective public servants, leaders who know first-hand the economic, health, and other challenges Oregonians wrestle with. They value hard work, com mon sense, and practical, affordable solutions. They believe government can be a force for good.

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The statewide Consol idated Oregon Indivisible Network has endorsed all four state ballot measures. Check your voter infor mation booklet for details about these candidates and the local and state ballot measures.

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Letters to the

I’m with Lisa Kerr

Cannon Beach faces sev eral challenges as we grow and attempt to legislate our way in a positive direction. Lisa Kerr is the best candi date for City Council as we navigate the next four years.

Lisa is a retired lawyer with thirty years of experi ence. She recently served on the CB Planning Com mission for eight years and while some might not have agreed with all of her positions on specific issues, it would be impossible to ar gue that she didn’t tirelessly prepare, understand the topics in more depth than anyone and genuinely care about the character, charm and business interests of Cannon Beach.

I had the pleasure of serv ing my first few months on the Planning Commission with Lisa and as a practicing lawyer, I couldn’t have been more impressed with her organization, attention to de tail, candor and fearlessness to ask difficult questions and challenge applicants and fel low commissioners to think

about all sides of a particu lar issue. This passion and fearlessness is what we need as our community shapes its shared vision for the future.

While I greatly appre ciate all the City Council candidates’ willingness to serve, Lisa’s vast experience serving on the Planning Commission and Short Term Rental Committee has pre pared her to serve on City Council unlike other new candidates.

Remember the last day to register to vote is Octo ber 18, 2022.. Please vote for Join me and vote for Lisa Kerr if you want an energetic and experienced legislator.

Aaron Matusick Cannon Beach

All candidates have understanding of issues

Last evening I attended a candidate Forum at the Coaster Theatre. Participat ing were all candidates for City Council and Mayor of

‘Melodies in the Storm’ coming to Cannon Beach Community Church in November

Coastal Pianist David Robinson performs “Mel odies in the Storm,” a Solo Piano Concert and Coastal Photoshow 7 p.m., Friday, November 4, at Cannon Beach Community Church (132 E. Washington Street in downtown Cannon Beach). Nature photography will be projected on a big screen during the live piano concert. This concert – photoshow is part of Cannon Beach’s 35th Annual Stormy Weather Arts Festival, an annual celebra tion of the arts on the first weekend of November in downtown Cannon Beach, sponsored by Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Cannon Beach Arts Asso ciation. Donations received at the door on November 4th benefit Cannon Beach Food Pantry. Robinson performing on a seven-foot Steinway Grand Piano, will play orig inal piano melodies inspired by clouds and storms, along with ambient, meditative, introspective piano music by Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi, accompanied by beautiful Oregon coastal na ture photography by Thomas Robinson, projected on the big screen. The Stormy Weather Arts Festival is one of Cannon Beach’s most popular annual events in a community recognized as one of the top 100 best art towns in America.

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HEREBY GIVEN that the Clatsop County Hearings Officer will conduct a public hearing beginning at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, Novem ber 22, 2022, via Zoom. An agenda will be posted seven days prior to the hearing at: https://www.co.clatsop. or.us/meetings A link to join the meeting via Zoom will be included in the agenda packet. You can also dial in using your phone: 1-253215-8782 Meeting ID: 841 4606 9298 Passcode: 377013 The purpose of the hearing is to consider the following: 186-22-000318-PLNG: JJG

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CATION Christian Zupancic, Zuplaw Law Firm LLC, on behalf of JJG ORE LLC

(Jason Geis), property owner, has applied for a variance to the required setback to the northern boundary of property located at 80486 Carnahan Road, Arch Cape, OR 97102.

The subject property is further described as Township 4N, Range 10W, Section 19BC, Tax Lot 900, approximately 13,500 square feet in size, lo cated in the Arch Cape Rural Community Residential Zone (AC-RCR), Flood Hazard Overlay District (FHO), and Geologic Hazards Overlay District (GHO; oceanfront).

A copy of all documents pertaining to this matter may be reviewed in the Clatsop County Community Devel opment office, 800 Exchange Street, Suite 100, Astoria, OR at no cost and paper copies may be obtained at reasonable cost. Application materials can also be viewed online on the permitting website,

https://aca-oregon.accela. com/oregon/. Parties are in vited to express their opinions for or against this matter in person at the hearing or by letter addressed to the Clatsop County Hearings Officer, 800 Exchange Street, Suite 100, Astoria, OR, 97103. Letters may also be faxed to (503) 338-3606 or emailed to com dev@co.clatsop.or.us. The County must receive written comments no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Novem ber 14, 2022, in order to be included in the agenda packet. Written comments received by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 21, 2022, will be presented at the hearing; com ments will be accepted at the hearing up to the point when the Hearing Officer closes the public comment portion of the hearing. Publication date: Saturday, October 29, 2022

Cannon Beach. Although not a Cannon Beach voter, my wife and I attended be cause we own a home here and are transitioning much of our life from Maryland to this special place. Being at the Forum and hearing the candidates address a variety of issues reinforced our decision to locate here.

Not only did the candi dates show a real under standing of Cannon Beach challenges and a sensitivity to the needs of its citizens, but also demonstrated a grasp of the need to rein vigorate our politics with civility and respect that has eroded across this nation in recent years. Although their approaches to solutions dif fered to some degree, their devotion to the community and courtesy to each other underscored for me the wis dom of our decision to be a part of the Cannon Beach community. Regardless of the election’s outcome, I know we have come to a place of beauty led by peo ple of good will.

Ronald Shapiro Cannon Beach

We are supporting Pearce-Mushen

My husband Dan Why man and I would like to share in letter to Editor why we support Jenee’ PearceMushen for City Council.

Jenee, as a local business owner, has served our com munity and state in various volunteer positions.

She has a heart to strengthen the Planning and Design Review policies and process while also focusing on implementing efficient and fiscally responsible transportation system plan ning.

She also desires to pro vide realistic representation on new City Hall, Police Department and Emergency Operations Command Center.

My husband and I believe Jenee’ will work for viable solutions on behalf of Can non Beach issues.

Thank you, Dan and Jennifer Whyman Cannon Beach

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Kotek makes whistle stops on Oregon Coast

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek com pleted a swing down the coast on Sunday, visiting Astoria, Seaside, Lincoln City and Newport.

Addressing supporters in Newport, Kotek acknowl edged the housing, homeless ness, addiction and mental health crises facing the state but focused on her plans to address them.

“Oregonians know how to solve their problems,” Kotek said. “What they need is a governor and a state govern ment that’s going to be by their side helping them solve their problems so we can move our state forward.”

Kotek pointed to her 2019 call to declare homelessness an emergency in the state and her support of legislation to protect access to housing during the pandemic as the types of action she would take as governor. Both of these

calls failed to gain support from Governor Kate Brown, leading them to fizzle.

“We have the resources, we have the know-how, we just need to coordinate things bet ter; that’s where a governor comes in,” Kotek said.

She pointed out that she was the only candidate that has published plans to address these issues, saying her op ponents are more concerned with partisan attacks, espe cially around law and order issues.

Kotek pushed back against opponents’ attacks on her record on crime, saying that she has always supported the Oregon State Police and other law enforcement.

She also said that as governor she would support expansion the state police, which she noted is partic ularly important in rural communities.

Other issues Kotek men

tioned were gun control and the environment. Kotek said that she supported responsi ble gun ownership but was in favor of more measures to keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous individuals.

She said the environment was also a priority, men tioning her commitment to net-zero carbon emissions for Oregon by 2040.

Kotek acknowledged that the race is very tight and will come down to the last two weeks of campaigning.

When asked about her mes sage for Tillamook County voters, Kotek emphasized her commitment to building bet ter communication between Salem and rural communities.

“I want to make sure we have much more customer service-oriented state agen cies,” Kotek said, saying that she would try to speed up permit processing and other bureaucratic functions as governor.

She also highlighted her time working for the Oregon Food Bank early in her career travelling around the state, saying it had given her an appreciation for Oregon’s rural communities.

“Your way of life and what you do matters to me,” she said, addressing Tilla mook voters.

housing development in smaller towns, she expressed a strong commitment to making sure it didn’t come at the expense of farmland. “We have to maintain our farms,” Kotek said.

She pointed to townhouses next to the campaign event as a good middle ground between single-family homes and apartment buildings for suburban and rural areas.

her opponents claim she is unresponsive to rural con cerns, that is not the case and she understands the different challenges facing rural areas in the state.

“I want to make sure that every part of the state can be successful,” Kotek said.

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