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Corgis will charm the shores of Seaside, event moved due to growth

For the Gazette

After10 years in Cannon Beach, the annual Corgi summer event is moving to Seaside on June 24th.

The Corgi event in Cannon Beach kept growing over the years, with the numbers of Corgi’s and their people becoming unmanageable for Cannon Beach.

More and more people, and more and more Corgi’s filled the beaches and town of Cannon Beach, with about 600 Corgi’s and their 1,200 plus owners that were traveling from all over the United States for this special event. Added to the Corgi crowd were the regular number of visitors that fill the town on summer weekends, which was more than the City of Cannon Beach could safely accommodate.

Even if you did not have a Corgi, people would come to experience and be captivated by the Corgi’s excessive charm. There are few things in life cuter than a crowd of Corgi’s wandering the town of Cannon Beach. Many residents and businesses are sad that Cannon Beach will not be hosting

the Corgi event this year. What was not so cute was the traffic and lack of parking in Cannon Beach. Oregon State Parks would give the group a permit for the event on the beach, but the City of Cannon Beach could not issue a permit for enough “Porta Potties” and dumpsters for such a large group. Cannon Beach asked the group if they could move the date to September, but with many children back at school, it was not a feasible date for the Corgi owners, according to Jennifer Robinson of the Portland Corgi Group, who organizes the event and fundraiser for the Oregon Humane Society.

The City of Cannon Beach was also concerned about the safety aspect of the large crowds and multitudes of parked cars in the event of an emergency, as emergency vehicles would have a difficult time navigating obstructed streets. The Corgi event had outgrown Cannon Beach, and hopefully Seaside will be able to better accommodate the large number of people with better facilities and more parking.

Upon hearing that the event would be moving from Cannon

Beach, three different cities, including Seaside, contacted the Portland Corgi group offering to host the event. Seaside was the obvious choice, as many of the Corgi owners book hotels in Cannon Beach, Astoria, Seaside, and Manzanita, and with Seaside conveniently located within a 90-minute drive of Portland.

The Corgi event will be held June 24th, 2023 from 10 AM to

Elementary School project designs near completion

4 PM. Corgi lovers from Cannon Beach can watch the Adorable Corgi Costume Contest, the Corgi Races, and Raffle Drawings that will raise money for the Oregon Humane Society. Last year, the Corgi event raised almost $13,000. Residents and visitors in Cannon Beach will still hope to see many Corgis wandering the streets of Cannon Beach on Corgi weekend this June.

The owner of Cesar MF Plumbing on immigration, apprenticeships, and serving where needed

For the Gazette

Before buying his own plumbing company, Cesar Gonzales grew up working with his hands in Pueblo, Mexico.

After the school day, the young man shadowed his father who was carrying on the family’s legacy of working in the truck-driving business. Gonzales was a natural. He understood the responsibilities of the transportation service; from changing oils, to sweeping the bus isles, and wiping down the seats. He might have considered sticking with the family business, but at 16 years-old, life had another plan.

The teenager fell in love and wanted to get married. Unfortunately, his parents were not too keen on the doe-eyed romance.

“My parents didn’t give me the support for it,” Gonzales recalled. “So that makes me immigrate to the United States, to work and to save some money, and then that way I can get married.”

It wasn’t an easy choice, but a brave one. Gonzales packed his bags and set out on a new path, hoping to eventually return home with his earrings. But, things didn’t go according to plan.

“It didn’t work that way,” he explained. “I just came over here and I planted my seeds, you have family, you have kids. I have five kids and this became home.”

When Gonzeles came to the United States, he thought he would apply some of the manual labor skills he learned helping out with his father’s business.

He heard about MF Plumbing, a Seaside-based company founded back in 1979 by Mike Miller and

Frank Kemmerer. Gonzales still laughs when he thinks back to the first interaction he had with his boss, Mike Miller.

Miller was very direct with him.

“Are you a thief? Are you a liar?” he asked Gonzales. Gonzales shook his head no. And just like that, his new boss looked him in the eye, “Well if you’re not, you can work with me. I really need honest people.”

Miller took a chance on the young, inexperienced immigrant and offered him an apprenticeship, or on-the-job training.

It didn’t take long for him to learn the ins-and-outs of plumbing. He had to memorize the inventory, learn how to use various tools, dig trenches, and make repairs. It

quickly hit him that the physical requirements of the job were quite taxing.

“It’s not easy to be a plumber, going under the crawl space with the dead rats. If you’re claustrophobic, I don’t know how you do it. You have to squeeze down between pipes. Most people realize that they don’t want to do it. That it’s hard,” Gonzalez admitted. Soon after he earned his fulltime position at the company, he decided he had enough of it.

“I figured out how plumbing works, I didn’t want anything to do with it,” he confessed. There was something else on his mind. “I wanted to do construction.”

His yearning for home-building came just as he learned a

coworker, Steve

was planning to open up a construction company. The timing worked out perfectly.

For the next twelve years, Gonzales pursued his next dream of building homes from the ground up.

Luckily, many of the skills he learned during his apprenticeship were transferable, which set him up for great success. He had the opportunity to help build over 20 homes.

But, construction wasn’t forever. Eventually, the company was sold to a bigger corporation. Gonzales missed the dynamic of being part of a small, close-knit

Will Chappell Gazette Reporter

The sixth public engagement event for the Cannon Beach Elementary School project was held on February 21 at Cannon Beach City Hall.

At the meeting, representatives from CIDA, the firm leading design work, updated the public on the schematic design phase of the project and City Manager Bruce St. Denis discussed financing.

Dustin Johnson, the project architect, kicked off the meeting by discussing the exterior architecture of the building.

Johnson started by talking about the roofing on the elementary school, which has already been replaced with thermoplastic polyolefin, a durable roofing material. He said that the plans will see all the flat roofs on the site refinished in the same material.

The façade of the elementary school building will also be clad in new material during the project, going from brick to wooden siding. In addition to the cosmetic change, the wall will be increased in size and retrofitted with upgrades to help weather seismic events.

The Quonset hut that used to serve as the school’s gymnasium will have windows added on the south end to allow more natural light to enter the event space.

Johnson said that the north end will feature upgraded access to NeCus park at the rear of the gym but that the council needed to decide between two different options. One would see a recessed entryway, under an awning with four sets of double doors, while the other would use two garage doors, allowing for a better indoor-outdoor flow.

Johnson also briefly touched on several elements of the site’s exterior design that are important to the Clatsop-Nehalem tribe such as a “welcoming woman” statue and a thunderbird shaped garden. The city is partnering with the tribe, whose ancestors lived in a village on the site, on the project, with the goal of educating visitors to the new facility on the native history of the area.

Mya Paluch then gave an update on progress on interior design and shared several renderings.

The renderings showed an extensive use of wood, with nods to the Clatsop-Nehalem tribe in many design details, such as light fixture design and the use of cobalt blue accent tiling in the floor.

Paluch said that it was her aim to use materials that would have been available to the historic residents of the village when designing the project.

Cannon Beach City Manager Bruce St. Denis, who is also managing the elementary school project, then gave a brief overview of the project’s financial status and a preview of next steps.

With the schematic design phase almost completed, CIDA representatives will now begin working with Bremik construction, the project’s construction manager and general contractor, to deliver an initial cost estimate to the council in March.

The city has already borrowed $4.6 million for the project and had preliminarily estimated that the proj-

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Miska Salemann

Winters,

Cesar Gonzales owner of Cesar MF Plumbing with his crew of employees. Photo provided

The Bald Eagle Coffee House: Where coffee and art meet the sea

Like an oasis, the Bald Eagle Coffee House is a haven for locals and visitors to Cannon Beach. Warm and friendly, there is a reason why the Bald Eagle has been in business for 33 years. Laurie and Tom Jiroudek have owned and operated it for 28 of those years.

“Our children, Harmony, Flynn, Evan and Lake were raised in this community and attended Cannon Beach Elementary School, Fire Mountain School, Broadway Middle School, and Seaside High School. They have all worked at the Bald Eagle Coffe House, and learned the value of hard work and community” said Tom.

“Customers tell us that our coffee and coffee drinks are delicious, and that our pastries and soups made daily from scratch are the best they have ever had. We still have many of the same customers

team, and wanted to feel that his work was being valued. It quickly became clear that he was needed elsewhere.

Gonzales provided a very simple answer when asked why he got back into plumb-

that we have served for over twenty years, and have had the privilege of sharing their experiences and ours together. Many have become close friends, people that we love and respect.”

When you enter the Bald Eagle, you will see an eclectic collection of photographs, musical instruments, and books. It reflects the value that Laurie and Tom put on the arts. “We are very fortunate to be able to share the building with the Cannon Beach Arts Association and we compliment each other perfectly. Laurie is the bond that holds the family and business together, and has given me the time and encouragement to create music, photography, and literature” said Tom. They first met in Salem, Oregon when Tom was touring with a music group, and Laurie was finishing her graduate work at Western Oregon State College, while student teaching at Sprague High School in Salem. Tom

ing. “The need,” he said. He thinks back to one late winter night, when he received a call from an elderly woman who heard water gushing around in her crawl space. She told him that her husband had recently passed away and she was too old to take care of the situation herself.

Gonzales wasn’t sure if

said that “when I first watched Laurie walk through the room it was as if everyone else faded into the background.

I was overwhelmed by her beauty and grace. I was 29 at the time, and thought Laurie must have been about 18, too young for a 29 year-old. When a friend told me that she was 26, I made my move and came up with just the right line, ‘would you like to have a cup of tea?’ Had I asked her out for a drink, our two lives may have never become as one.”

Prior to owning the Bald Eagle, Laurie worked in the newsroom of the Statesman Journal in Salem. After two years in the Army, Tom started JED recording workshop in Long Beach, California, which he operated for 2 years. After college and at the Guitar Institute of Technology, Tom began touring and doing studio work in Hollywood and LA. Tom worked for over a decade with Larry Shayne Music Publishing,

he would be able to fix the problem, but at the very least he could shut off the water.

“Right there it hit me, I have to get back into the program so I can help these people,” he said.

The tradesman spent a few years working for different plumbing companies before he learned that his first employer, MF Plumbing, was having financial troubles.

The present owner, Derek Miller, didn’t want to be responsible for the business anymore.

Gonzales had fond memories of the company that jump-started his career. He explained that many of the owners of plumbing and heating companies in the Seaside and Cannon Beach area also got their start with an apprenticeship at MF plumbing.

When he learned that Miller wanted to sell the company, he stepped in.

“I didn’t need MF plumbing,” Gonzales explained. “But I didn’t want it to die, it was sentimental to me, it taught me a lot. That’s when I bought it, I added my name, respecting my mentors.”

Since purchasing the company, now rebranded Cesar MF Plumbing, Gonzales has put in the time and effort to expand.

Back when he worked for the company, they typically employed between five to eight laborers. Now, Gonzales runs a crew of 16 people and is continuing to look for more apprentices.

“I want to teach another

doing everything from making and listening to demos, to answering the phone. At the Bald Eagle you will see a collection of Tom’s cards and photos that reflect his love of

generation and that is the best legacy, a name can last another 100 years,” he said.

According to Gonzles, the highlight of his job has been taking his son, Mayron, under his wings.

“I can not ask for a better son, he understands business, he understands what it takes, that you’ve got to be the first and last, he takes a lot of responsibility off my shoulders,” said the proud father.

“Within five years, he is probably going to take over. That is the plan.”

Gonzales hopes that more people will consider a career in the trade industry.

“I feel kind of sad that the new generation that always wants to look for some computer job, or some office work. Not many people are interested in electrician trades, or mechanical trades, like heating or plumbing, but I think machines can never replace real work.”

Gonzales is correct that trade programs have previously been overlooked in the United States.

However, the demand is certainly there, and data suggests that apprenticeships typically pay off.

Research indicates that completing an apprenticeship yields nearly $250,000 in additional lifetime income. The Department of Education also reports that apprentices generally rate their experience much more positively than college graduates.

Gonzales acknowledged that no immigrant has the same experience, but he is grateful that he was welcomed by a strong community in the Cannon Beach area.

“Seaside is multicultural, and Cannon Beach, Manzanita they are very embracing of immigrants,” he added.

Cannon Beach. Most recently Tom has written and published the book “Eliza.” It is the story of Laurie’s ancestors, the Spalding’s, who along with the Whitman’s, were the first pioneer families in the Pacific Northwest, and focuses on the contribution that women made towards establishing the first European settlements in the Northwest. In 1836, Laurie’s great, great, great grandmother Eliza Hart Spalding, along with Narcissa Whitman, were the first two women to cross the continent from New York to Vancouver, Washington. The Spaldings then settled in Lapwai, Idaho, near what is now Lewiston, Idaho. Laurie’s great, great grandmother Eliza Spalding Warren was the first white child born and raised in the Northwest. It is a story of courage, survival, and commitment. It is hard to imagine in these modern times what it must have been like for a young woman in 1836 to leave the comfort of a loving family and a beautiful home for the hardships and dangers of an unknown world. Just imagine walking from Cannon Beach to Portland. They journeyed over 5,000 miles by foot, horseback, and wagon over a period of seven months. This was before the Oregon Trail existed; a trail they would blaze themselves.

the idea of having Eliza the daughter narrate the story. My favorite review is from my oldest friend Cliff Wilcox, who said ‘I didn’t think you were that smart.’ I had him fooled; it was just persistence and commitment. It was 3-1/2 years of research and writing, and 3-1/2 years of looking for a way to publish. Recommended by our good friends Linda and Steve Mayer, Vera Hadden appeared like an angel. If it hadn’t been for her brilliant editing, research and encouragement, this story may never have been told. Our dear friend Barbara Wilson was also there for the entire process giving advice and encouragement.”

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He still misses Mexico, and occasionally feels split between his two identities, one as a Mexican and one as American. However, he is proud of where he is, and encourages other young immigrants to put in the hard-work.

“It might not pay you tomorrow, but somehow you will see a door open up for you. You just have to be ready.”

Eliza was ten years old at the time of the Whitman Massacre and witnessed the entire event first hand. Covered in blood, she expected to be killed at any moment. Still she had the courage to approach the chief as they were deciding to trade the captives, or burn the mission down with everyone inside. She was the only one of the 54 women and children who understood the Sehaptin language and every word that was being spoken. Knowing that speaking out might be the last moment of her life, she insisted that they were more valuable alive then dead, and that it was not the custom of the Cayuse warriors to kill innocent women and children. That act of courage saved those 54 lives.

“The feedback and Amazon reviews have been tremendous. My goal is to find a major publisher, and explore the idea of having Eliza made into a movie or series. Though I did the writing, Laurie was a major contributor who came up with the cover, helped with editing and research, and gave me

Signed copies of Eliza are available at the Bald Eagle Coffee House, Cannon Beach Book Company, Beach Books in Seaside, and Cloud and Leaf Bookstore in Manzanita. “So far I have written four songs to go along with the book, and plan to develop a website where I can link music videos and the book together. Laurie and I recently did a very enjoyable interview with Carol Newman at local radio station KMUN in which Laurie read the prologue to the book and answered questions. I performed a mix of folk, Brazilian, blues, country, and songs written for the book. The Cannon Beach Library was also kind enough to invite me for a reading and performance. It was my first reading, and I was nervous to see so many people, but there were so many kind and familiar faces that I eventually settled in.”

If you are looking for a sanctuary, a place to get out of the rain to enjoy a cup of coffee and pastry, or try some delicious homemade soup and bread as you check your emails, you are always welcome at the Bald Eagle Coffee House, a place of warmth and comfort on Hemlock Street in mid-town.

Cesar with his son who he hopes to carry on the family business someday.

Killer Whales, Papa at the Beach, Surfing the Net & Mahjong

Phyllis Bernt Library Board President

March will be a busy month at the library, with four events open to everyone in the community.

The first event is the March installment of the World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series, which is sponsored by the Friends of Haystack Rock. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 8.

Josh McInnes, a marine mammal scientist and graduate student at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Marine Mammal Research Unit, will present “Ecological Aspects of Transient Killer Whales off the California and Oregon Coast.”

Transient killer whales are important predators in the marine ecosystems along the Pacific coast. McInnes will discuss the latest findings regarding their numbers, ecology, distribution and community structure along the outer coast and offshore waters of Oregon and California.

McInnes, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, conducts research on the ecology and behavior of marine mammals in British Columbia and Monterey Bay, California. His studies focus on the foraging behavior, diet and ecology of transient Bigg’s killer whales and

Risso’s dolphins. This is both an in-person and virtual event. Participants can enjoy the program at the library, at 131 N. Hemlock in downtown Cannon Beach, or view the talk virtually by accessing the Friends of Haystack Rock website at https:// friendsofhaystackrock.org.

The World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series meets on the second Wednesday of each month from November through April.

This year’s lecture series is dedicated to the memory of Sandi Lundy, a long-time member of both the Friends of Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library.

Two evenings later, on Friday at 7 p.m., March 10, writers will read their work during the library’s annual Writers Read Celebration. Because of the pandemic, the last two Writers Read Celebrations were conducted on Zoom. This year’s Celebration will be a hybrid event, with writers and viewers having the option of meeting at the library, or participating virtually through the library’s website at www.cannonbeachlibrary.org.

This is the fifth year the library’s NW Authors Speaker Series committee has asked authors to write about a specific theme. Past themes were general topics like life on the north coast or the pandemic. This year, the committee tried something different. Authors

were asked to consider the question, “Hemingway at the Beach: What Would He Say?”

With its plain prose, short sentences and hyper-masculine subject matter, Hemingway’s writing style has been widely copied by admirers and often parodied by detractors. Whether admirers or detractors, writers were asked for short stories, essays, poems or scripts that explored some aspect of Hemingway’s life, works or writing style, in the context of the beach.

Thirty-one authors responded by submitting 47 entries, along with comments that this task was “a fun challenge,” “a great experience” and “an intriguing exercise.”

A volunteer panel of judges selected 13 writers from Oregon and Washington to read their works on the evening of March 10.

The following week, members of the Cannon Beach Reads book club will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, to discuss “The

Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains,” by Nicholas Carr. This is a hybrid meeting; participants can join in person in the library or online through use of Zoom and a webcam conferencing system.

In “The Shallows,” Carr expands on arguments he made in an Atlantic Monthly cover story, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Carr argues that, because the brain changes in response to experiences (a concept known as ‘neuroplasticity’), the use of technologies to find, store and share information can literally reroute the pathways in the brain and thus change the way we process information.

According to Carr every intellectual tool—a map, a book, a search engine—carries with it a set of assumptions about the nature of knowledge and intelligence.

He argues that, while the printed book focuses attention and promotes deep and creative thought, the Internet encourages the rapid sampling of small bits of information from many sources.

As a result, says Carr, people are becoming proficient at scanning and skimming information quickly and efficiently, but are losing the mental capacity for concentration, contemplation and reflection, a development Carr finds disturbing.

Nicholas Carr is an American author who writes

thought-provoking, oftencontroversial books and essays about technology, business and culture. In addition to “The Shallows,” his other books include “Does IT Matter?” “The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google,” “The Glass Cage: Automation and Us” and “Utopia is Creepy: and Other Provocations.”

Darrell Clukey will lead the discussion of “The Shallows” which will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening, March 15, at the library. The Zoom link for those who cannot participate in person, is available from Joe Bernt at berntj@ohio.edu. Coffee and cookies will be provided. New members are always welcome.

And finally, during the last weekend of the month, the library’s NW Authors Speaker Series will welcome historian Annelise Heinz to the library at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. This will also be a hybrid event; participants can join Heinz at the library or enjoy her presentation remotely through the library’s website (www.cannonbeachlibrary. org)

Heinz will discuss her award-winning book, “Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture.” The book is a history of a game that became an important feature of several American ethnic and social groups during the

twentieth century. For American expatriates in Shanghai, white Americans during the Jazz Age, urban Chinese Americans in the 1930s, Jewish American suburban mothers and the wives of Air Force officers post-WWII, mahjong was more than just a way to pass the time. Heinz argues that mahjong was an important part of each group’s cultural identity, and that these cultural identities helped build what we think of as modern American culture.

“Mahjong” was awarded the Pacific Coast Branch Book Award for outstanding first book on a historical subject and was a Finalist for the Oregon Book Award for general nonfiction and the Huntington Library’s Shapiro Book Award for outstanding first book in American history

Annelise Heinz is an associate professor of modern American history whose work has been featured by NPR, the Wall Street Journal and the South China Morning Post. A native of Southern California, Heinz received her undergraduate degree from Whitman College and her doctorate from Stanford. She has taught English at Yunnan University in China and was on the faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas, before becoming an associate professor and director of graduate studies in history at the University of Oregon.

Donald Osborne Jr.

Dec.

7, 1940 ~ Feb. 15, 2023

Local Artist Donald A. Osborne Jr. passed away at Providence Seaside Hospital in the early morning hours of February 15, 2023. He was born on Dec. 7, 1940. He is survived by his four children, six grandchildren, three nephews, and niece. A private burial was held at Nehalem American Legion Cemetery February 21, 2023.

Cannon Beach residents lucky to have abundant safe drinking water

Water is life. Without water, life as we know it would not exist. The average human adult is 60% water. Depending on environmental conditions, a healthy adult can survive just 3-5 days without water. The World Health Organization estimates that globally, at least 800 million people lack reliable access to safe, clean drinking water. Water covers over 70% of the earth’s surface. 97% of

earth’s water is found in the oceans, and only 3% of the earth’s water is fresh. Over 80% of that fresh water is unavailable; either frozen, inaccessible, or too polluted. Just 0.5% of earth’s water is useable and drinkable by the 8 billion people on the planet.

The Great Salt Lake in Utah, the largest saline lake in North America, is in danger of drying up before the end of this decade due to the heavy diversion of fresh water which normally flows into the lake. The resulting dry lakebed would become a major source of toxic dust impacting the areas around the lake, including citizens of Salt Lake City.

Contamination of drinking water supplies in Flint, Michigan; Jackson, Mississippi; and most recently East Palestine, Ohio have made headlines. Failure to maintain critical infrastructure is the common denominator linking all of these events.

Toxic chemical by-products such as Trihalomethanes (THMs) and Haloacetic Acids (HAAs) are created when the chlorine used to disinfect drinking water comes into contact with these organic materials. The higher the levels of turbidity, the higher the levels of these toxic chemical by-products. In addition, decreased summer stream flow, with a resulting increase in water temperature which is harmful to fish, has been well documented in watersheds subjected to logging. The antiquated Oregon Forest Practices Act inadequately protects fish-bearing streams and the drinking water for downstream communities.

Oregon’s forestry laws are weak compared to the neighboring states of Washington, Idaho and California. A bill making incremental improvements to the Oregon Forest Practices Act, called the “Private Forest Accord,”, was signed into law in 2022, and takes effect in 2023 and 2024.

Rendering of the potential look of the entryway provided by CIDA.

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ect would cost $8 million, St. Denis said. Funding to pay off the debt is coming from the 70% of transient lodging tax revenues that the city is only allowed to spend on tourism related expenses.

Currently, the city is spending $245,000 annually to service the existing debt, out of $450,000 in total transient lodging tax revenues it receives annually.

St. Denis allowed that $8 million would be insufficient to complete construction of the project as designed. He said that he has begun investigating other funding sources and will be looking for ways to save money as budgeting for the project gets under way.

The first cost estimates will be delivered at a city council special meeting on March 9 at 2:00 p.m.

Please send any comments to headlightreporter@countrymedia.net.

Bonnie

Bonnie is a beautiful, three-and-a-half-year-old Great Dane mix. This long-legged girl is full of personality and spunk. She is inquisitive, has lots of energy and loves to gallop around the play yard with her toys. Bonnie is strong and needs a family prepared to manage a large breed dog. She is smart, sensitive, and a quick learner. This big sweetheart is hoping for a home soon. http://clatsopcounty.animalshelternet.com/adoption_animal_details.

Closer to home, small North Coast communities such as Arch Cape, Rockaway Beach, and Neskowin have struggled to deal with the negative effects of logging in the watersheds that provide their drinking water. During heavy fall and winter rain events, the volume of run-off greatly increases on land recently cleared of vegetation, leading to an increase in run-off of organic material into the water (turbidity).

In June 2022, the Arch Cape Domestic Water Supply District completed the purchase of 1,500 acres of land to create the Arch Cape Community Forest, which along with a 600-acre conservation easement at the headwaters of Shark and Asbury Creeks, will help protect their water supply as the watershed recovers from logging. The Neskowin Regional Water District is in the early phase

of purchasing parts of the 1,200-acre Hawk Creek Watershed that supplies water to that small community. The community of Rockaway Beach has been dealing with the problems of increased turbidity and decreased summer flow of water in the aftermath of the logging of 90% of the 1,200-acre Jetty Creek Watershed over the past 20 years. After logging, cleared land is commonly sprayed with a “cocktail” of herbicides to kill any vegetation competing with the newly-planted small conifers, and can be sprayed multiple times over several years. These herbicides can sometimes drift for long distances outside the target area when applied through aerial spraying. Rodenticides are used to kill small rodents known as Mountain Beaver (not true Beaver) who damage young trees, leading to secondary poisoning of other non-target wildlife. The broad term “pesticides” includes herbicides, insecticides and rodenticides. These pesticides can contaminate surface water with pesticide residue. Rockaway Beach resident Nancy Webster, of “North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection”, says that “there is very limited water testing on the Oregon Coast. In order to get meaningful test results,

Phyllis Bernt

Bob Atiyeh For the Gazette

Cannon Beach Academy students blast into the future

Cannon Beach Academy had an exciting late-January and February as seven fifth graders spent the last five Friday afternoons immersed in the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at STARBASE Rilea in Warrenton. The technology rich environment allowed students to experience first-hand the real-world application of STEM skills, and offered them a curriculum not available outside of the camp.

The Cannon Beach students were joined by fifth graders from Seaside’s Pacific Ridge Elementary school. Cannon Beach Academy 5th grade

teacher Mary Ellen Kiffe said, “It has been a wonderful hands-on learning experience for all the students.” The subjects during the four-week course ranged from making model rockets out of straws and paper to learning how to use GPS, all with the goal of raising students’ interest and knowledge in future STEM careers. 5th grade student Kelton Russell said, “We got to code a robot to make it move asteroids. It was hard but we kept on trying and we finally did it!”

You can find information about STARBASE Rilea at starbaseoregon.com.

CBAA announces Figure & Face exhibition

The Cannon Beach Arts Association & Gallery is proud to announce their “Figure & Face” exhibition. This art exhibition highlights the subject of portraiture and figurative works, featuring Laura Ross Paul and a variety of local and regional artists. This exhibition will be on view through March 26, 2023.

Laura Ross-Paul began painting professionally for over four decades and has been represented by nine different galleries on the West Coast from Seattle to

Laguna Beach. Her figurative paintings can be described as mystical and psychologically compelling. Here is some insight to consider while viewing the exhibition. When a scene depicts multiple people but further away, it is about the scene or experience in its entirety. Depictions of the subjects facing away from the viewer, it is about the activity or relationships taking place in the scene. When a face or full person is observing the viewer, facing the viewer with

eyes closed or looking to the distance, it is about the emotion or hidden stories of the person or soul. We are open Wed –Sun from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. and located in Mid-Town Cannon Beach 1064 S Hemlock St. Cannon Beach, OR 97110. A 501(3)(c) nonprofit organization, CBAA was founded with the intent to bring a wide variety of programs to members of our community and to visitors to the Pacific Northwest coast.

it is necessary to know what one is looking for. Combinations of chemicals can have more harmful affects than one chemical by itself. Plus, there is little to no research on these

synergistic effects. When the testing is done, in relation to when the spraying was done, can make a big difference. The timber industry, of course, is not at all helpful or

forthcoming in any of this.”

The Ecola Creek watershed consists of almost 14,000 acres, the vast majority of which are privately-owned commercial timberlands. The

City-owned 1,040-acre Ecola Creek Forest Reserve protects the lower section of Ecola Creek, along with the springs that supply drinking water to the City of Cannon Beach. Though the springs are protected, the mountainous basin headwaters where the spring water collects lie on unprotected private timberland, subject to herbicide spraying after timber harvest. The Cannon Beach Public Works Department routinely tests for multiple chemicals in our drinking water. The levels of turbidity, nitrates, lead, copper, and the toxic by-products THMs and HAAs are all very low and far below levels of concern. The Oregon Health Authority requires the Public Works Department to test for 29 other chemicals, such as PCB’s, Glyphosate, Chlordane, Carbofuran, Diquat, Atrazine, 2-4-5-TP (Silvex), 2-4-D, Heptachlor, Lindane, and Pentachlorophenol. The latest test results show undetectable levels for all 29 of these chemicals, even down to levels of parts per billion.

The Cannon Beach Public Works Department has developed a “Water Resiliency Project,” funded by low-interest loans with a 50% loanforgiveness, which includes a five-year three-phase plan to replace aging water lines, add seismic valves to water reservoirs, and replace the

1-million gallon concrete water tank that will fail in a seismic event. Replacement of the old concrete water line from the springs to the water treatment plant with earthquake-resistant long-lasting High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe is scheduled to begin in late 2023 or early 2024. The “Water Resiliency Project” will establish a distribution point near the City RV Park where water can be distributed to people within 72 hours of a natural disaster.

The community of Cannon Beach is very lucky to have a safe, clean source of drinking water fed by natural springs; continuously supplying abundant water to the citizens and businesses of the town, as well as providing for the huge seasonal influx of summertime visitors.

The position statement of the “North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection” states that:

“As a matter of necessity and regardless of land ownership, we demand no more logging and no more pesticide spraying within our drinking watersheds. Drinking water and clean air are part of the public trust doctrine. We all have a right to clean air and water. Thus, all Oregon communities deserve statewide regulations ensuring clean and safe air and water.”

Vendors Wanted!

Clatsop Fairgrounds

Saturday, March 11th

8 A.M. - 2 P.M. Call Charlie (503) 325-3508 or Dorothy (503) 468-0006 H21499

Sea Ranch Resort NOW HIRING Front Desk Maintenance APPLY AT 415 Fir Street Cannon Beach, Oregon 97110 (503) 436-2815 or (503) 717-3999

Bilingual Certified Peer Support/Recovery Mentor (English/Spanish)

F.T. 40-Hours/week Position

Tillamook Family Counseling Center is currently looking to add a bilingual peer specialist to our Prime+ program. The mission of the Prime+ program is to prevent acute life-threatening outcomes of substance use which include reducing overdose morbidity and mortality by providing harm reduction centered overdose prevention education and facilitating access to Naloxone. We also strive to reduce injection-related infections by providing harm reduction centered infection prevention education and facilitating access to safer use supplies. The Prime+ program supports linkage to care, diagnosis and treatment of substance use related conditions and substance us related infections.

This position includes training that leads to state certification according to OAR 410-180-0305 (12) and (13).

As a certified Peer Specialist, you will be a living example and role model of recovery life. As a peer you will be a provider of the life wisdom gained through your own lived experience of recovery as well as a change agent for hope.

Benefits: Dental Vision and Medical-prescription coverage. HSA and FSA plans. 9 paid holidays a year, paid sick leave and vacation time. Vacation starts out at 8 hours a month with increases over time. Generous retirement program: non-contributory 403(b), we put in 9% of your salary and you are vested after 6 months.

To see our complete job description and to apply go to http://tfcc.bamboohr.com/jobs. Be sure to submit an online application and upload your resume. Any questions, please visit us online at http://tfcc.org or contact us at jobs@tfcc.org

Chamber celebrates membership at annual Awards Ceremony

On Thursday, February 16, 2023, The Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce held their 2022 Membership Awards Ceremony in the Chamber Community Hall. The evening, coordinated by Events by Erie, started with assorted beers from Pelican Brewing and Puffin Wine provided by The Wine Shack. Cuisine was prepared and presented by Niblack Events and each guest received a special sweet treat from the Cannon Beach Chocolate Café.

Musician Wes Warhmund

entertained prior to the awards ceremony on a sound system provided by Paul Dueber.

A ”State of the Chamber”

address by Executive Director Jim Paino informed attendees on the chamber’s work over the last year, recognized the Chamber staff and Board of Directors, reported on event committees and gave special thanks to former Sandcastle Committee Chair – Debbie Nelson.

The 2023 Sandcastle Contest the original artwork

by Miska Salemann, owner of Miska Studio Gallery was also revealed. The seven award winners received plaques from Cannon Beach Design and flowers from Cannon Beach Florist. Categories and awards are as follows:

• Excellence in Customer Service - Maryann SinklerRealty One Group Prestige

• Individual Volunteer of the Year- Debbie Nelson – Cannon Beach Florist

• Member of the Year - Escape Lodging

• Outstanding Collaboration

- Sleepy Monk

• Tom Drumheller Excellence in Leadership - Paul Nofield – Driftwood Restaurant & Lounge

• Annual Supporter of the Year- Beachcomber Vacation Homes

• Volunteer Organization of the Year- Cannon Beach Library Special thanks to:

Membership Committee Members: Carly Dye, Jason

Schermerhorn, Erik Ostrander, Sheri Russell Annual Supporters: Beachcomber Vacation

Homes, Bruce’s Candy Kitchen, Cannon Beach Property Management, Tolovana Inn, Coaster Construction,

Duane Johnson Real Estate, Escape Lodging, Fresh Foods Cannon Beach, Sea Clean Hallmark Resort, Pacific

Power, Sea Sprite Guest Lodgings, RE/MAX Coastal Advantage, Bronze Coast Gallery, Jeffrey Hull Gallery.