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Spring Unveiling Arts Festival showcases works by popular local artists May 6-8 E
ach spring, Cannon Beach art galleries collect the latest works from their featured artists to showcase at the Spring Unveiling Arts Festival this year scheduled for May 6-8. The galleries will welcome some of their most popular artists as guests in the galleries during the weekend or will curate special exhibitions of their latest works. During the three days of the festival, gallery visitors may pick up a passport/gallery map, stamping it at each gallery they visit to be eligible to win one of ten $50-$100 gift certificates which can be redeemed at any gallery. Some of the highlights of the festival include: Two Galleries Celebrating 35 Years Two Cannon Beach Galleries will be celebrating their 35th anniversary in Cannon Beach with their festival events. Jeffrey Hull Gallery has been a fixture Painting by Jeffrey Hull who will be celebrating the 35th anniversary of Jeffrey Hull Gallery. in Sandpiper Square since 1987 and to celebrate its Unveiling will offer a nice focus its 35 years. For Spring Unveiling, Saturday including sculptor Ivan 35th anniversary, Jeff will be McLean whose work is on display on the wide-ranging techniques they will feature the bronze work revealing new original watercoland styles of art glass. Icefire at the World Trade Center in Los of renowned Northwest sculptor ors, oils and prints. He will be Glassworks offers a year-long Angeles and the Newport Beach Georgia Gerber; and large-scale in gallery for events both Friday focus on art glass as the working Sculpture Park that features his fine art landscape photography by and Saturday night. Also joining glass blowing studio and gallery 19-foot sphere. Christopher Burkett, a master of the Cannon Beach arts scene in traditional photographic printing. 1987, Northwest By Northwest Several of their gallery artists will Gallery has showcased many A Focus on Art Glass n See ARTS, Page 2 be at the gallery on Friday and renowned Northwest artists over Between two galleries, Spring
Celebrate Earth Day in Cannon Beach Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup happening April 23
Chelsea Yarnell
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elebrate Earth Day by helping clean the beaches you know and love. Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup, presented by Portland General Electric and SOLVE, will be hosted in Cannon Beach on Saturday, April 23. A monumental effort to rid beaches of debris began over 30 years ago with a twice-annual clean-up. This event has its roots in the Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup (created in 1986) and SOLVE IT for Earth Day (started in 1990). The two events are now partnered together to celebrate Earth Day weekend with cleanup events along the coast and around the State. “I would encourage folks to get involved,” SOLVE Outreach and Communications Coordinator Larissa Gordon said. “Volunteering for a beach cleanup is a way to make your time on the sand even more enjoyable. It’s rewarding to fill a reused bag or bucket with marine debris; it provides instant gratification. And why wouldn’t you want to spend a day on the Oregon coast?” On average, 6,500 volunteers pick up over 50 tons of litter and marine debris at various sites through these efforts each year. Over 100 volunteers participate specifically in the Cannon Beach area. The Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup in Cannon Beach will take place from 10 am – 1 pm. Pre-registration is recommended. Check-in will be hosted at the City Hall on Gower St. Please stagger your check-in between 10-10:30. The Beach Captain will give you supplies, and directions depending on which beach you’d like to clean. Bathrooms are located to the west, across Hemlock. Beaches to be cleaned range from the main Cannon Beach accesses, up to Ecola State Park, and down south to Arch Cape. Once checked in, volunteers will choose which beach to help clean.
The most commonly found items of trash found on Oregon beaches are tiny bits of plastic and cigarette butts, which can be harmful to shore birds and marine life. Bring an old colander to sift the sand for these items. Volunteers should plan for all kinds of weather and wear clothing appropriate for getting dirty. SOLVE provides supplies including bags, gloves, tools and other items necessary for the project. However, to make the event more sustainable, volunteers are welcome to bring reusable bags, buckets and gloves to use in lieu of the provided items. Participants are also encouraged to bring their own reusable water bottles. This beach cleanup is family-friendly, and volunteers of all ages will find the event fun and rewarding. Remember ocean shores can be dangerous. Avoid logs in Join the Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup in Cannon Beach on April the water. Keep your distance 23 to help rid the beaches of debris. from marine mammals, and never turn your back on the 12 Days of Earth Day build a bird house! ocean! If you find any hazardThe Cannon Beach Parks & ous material, please alert your Community Services Committee Earth Day-weekend Beach Captain. And remember, members will once again host activities: it’s more fun to work as part of a 12 Days of Earth Day celeCannon Beach Shreds a team. Bring a buddy, stay safe bration with a parade and street Friday, April 22, 10 am - 2 pm and have fun! fair, as well as numerous other Located in the City parking Hauling, disposal and reactivities. lot on Gower Street. Bring old cycling services donated by Starting April 18 and contindocuments to shred! Businesses Recology. uing for 12 days, the Committee and residents welcome. “If folks want to start hosting invites the community to do Spring Oregon Beach their own beach cleanups with something in honor of the earth. Cleanup SOLVE support, please do get Consider any of these ideas: Saturday, April 23, 10 am – 1 in touch,” Gordon said. “ComPlant a tree, check and repair pm munity members are welcome to your leaky faucets and toilet Check-in will be hosted at the become their own Event Leaders flappers (save water), develop a City Hall on Gower St. to lead volunteer events anytime, more robust recycling plan for Earth Day Parade anywhere. If you know of an your home or business, turn your Saturday, April 23, 11 am area that persistently sees a high yard into an oasis for birds and Celebrate the Earth by watchlevel of microplastics deposother creatures, plant a garden, ing this fun parade down N ited, consider partnering with join a volunteer group that Hemlock. SOLVE.” focuses on environmental goals, Earth Day Street Fair For more information, to find adopt a highway and pick-up Saturday, April 23, 11 am-1 additional cleanup locations, trash, change your light bulbs to pm and to register for the volunenvironmentally friendly bulbs, Located on E 2nd Street teer event, visit: solveoregon. adopt a creature and join a group between Hemlock & Spruce. org. Contact Larissa Gordon at that focuses on the support of Learn more about the local orgalarissa@solveoregon.org with that animal or species (join nizations that are committed to any registration questions. the Haystack Rock Awareness preserving our natural resources. Program team as a volunteer), or
Primary Election presents changes for voters T
he May 17 Primary Election will feature a number of changes for voters in Clatsop County and across Oregon, as well as an opportunity for the public to view the election process in real time. The election features contests for a number of positions including county commissioner and state legislative and Congressional seats, and local ballot measures. Ballots are due to be mailed out to voters beginning Wed., April 27. NEW BOUNDARIES Election ballots will reflect the new boundaries for the county’s five commissioner districts. The boundaries were approved in January as required by the county charter following the release of population data from the 2020 U.S. Census. Among notable changes to the boundaries: Voters in the Miles Crossing, Lewis & Clark and Olney communities formerly in District 3 are now in District 4. The boundary between Districts 2 and 5 in Seaside has also changed. Three commission seats are up for election: District 1 (incumbent Commissioner Mark Kujala); District 3 (incumbent Commissioner Pamela Wev and challenger Nathan Pinkstaff); and District 5 (incumbent Commissioner Lianne Thompson and challenger Steve Dillard). Earlier this year voters should have received a postcard informing them of any changes to their commissioner district and/or voting precinct. Voters can find which district they’re located at the Commissioner District Map, The Clerk’s Office has also redrawn and renumbered voting precincts to align with the new commissioner district boundaries. BALLOT PROCESS LIVE-STREAM In the spirit of transparency, the Clatsop County Clerk’s Office will provide live, online video streaming of its processing of local ballots, from the verifying of signatures through to the actual count. More information on how to watch the video feed, and the schedule, will be announced later. Ballot signature verification will begin on or around Mon., May 2. Actual opening/counting of ballots will begin Fri., May 13. BALLOT DEADLINE CHANGE The Oregon Legislature has changed the deadline for voters to submit their mail-in ballots. Previously all ballots, whether mailed or hand-delivered, were required to be received by their local elections offices by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Now, ballots that are postmarked by Election Day will be counted. However, voters should note that a ballot dropped into a mailbox after the last pickup time stated on the mailbox on Election Day might not be postmarked until the next day, and as a result, would not be counted. To ensure that their ballots are counted,
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