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April 10, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 7A Legion’s chili cook-off is a boisterous event SUBMITTED PHOTO Jack Brown, avid surfer and longtime Cannon Beach resident. µ3DGGOH2XW¶FHOHEUDWHVOLIHRI longtime Cannon Beach resident $ 3DGGOH 2XW DQG /LIH &HOHEUDWLRQ IRU &DQQRQ Beach 50-year resident Jack Brown was held on Sunday, )HELQWKH6HDVLGH&RYH DW WKH ERWWRP RI 7LOODPRRN +HDG $ERXW RI -DFN¶V community including his family, friends and surfers JDWKHUHGWRFHOHEUDWHKLVOLIH Generations of surfers and residents of the North Coast gathered to feel the connec- WLRQ-DFNDOZD\VEURXJKWWR his community; one of inclu- VLYHQHVV DQG ORYH ,W EHJDQ ZLWK D VHUYLFH RQ WKH EHDFK with nearly 100 surfers in ZHWVXLWVDQGWKHLUERDUGVRQ the rocks, along with anoth- er hundred of Jack’s com- munity who weren’t doing the “paddle out.” Long time Seaside resident and direc- tor of NW Women’s Surf Camps Lexie Hallahan pre- sided. ³6RPHWLPHV LQ RXU OLYHV ZH¶UHJLYHQDJHPRIRSSRU tunity to meet and know an extraordinary person, one ZKRFKDQJHVRXUOLYHV-DFN Brown was that gem,” said +DOODKDQ ³$ JUHDW VXU¿QJ EXGG\WRXVDOOKLVQHDUO\¿I W\\HDUVRIVXU¿QJDORQJWKH 2UHJRQ &RDVW FURVVHG EH tween generations of us surf- ers. A mentor, who shared with us life’s lasting lessons, not only in his words and ZRQGHUIXOKXPRUEXWLQKRZ KHOLYHGKLVOLIHVLPSO\IXO O\ ZLWK ORYH DQG JUHDW JHQ erosity. Jack was our hero, a PDQZHDOOUHVSHFWHGORYHG DQGDGRUHG2XUZRUOGERWK in and out of the water, was PDGHPRUHEULOOLDQWEHFDXVH of Jack Brown. It’s our turn QRZ DV KLV VXU¿QJ FRP munity and friends to carry Jack’s great spirit of inten- tion forward.” Local Seaside resident and surfer Joyce Hunt read DTXRWHDWWULEXWHGWR-RKQ) .HQQHG\VSRNHQE\WKHODWH SUBMITTED PHOTO Chili Cook-off contestants prepare to be judged at the March 28 event in Cannon Beach. By Carla O’Reilly For the Gazette SUBMITTED PHOTO Upwards of 100 surfers gather off shore in tribute to Jack Brown. president at the Australian $PEDVVDGRU¶V 'LQQHU IRU the American’s Cup Crews RQ 6HSWHPEHU LQ Newport, Rhode Island. “I really don’t know why it is that all of us are so com- mitted to the sea, except I WKLQNLW¶VEHFDXVHLQDGGLWLRQ to the fact that the sea chang- HVDQGVKLSVFKDQJHLW¶VEH cause we all came from the sea. And it is an interesting ELRORJLFDOIDFWWKDWDOORIXV KDYH LQ RXU YHLQV WKH H[DFW same percentage of salt in RXU EORRG WKDW H[LVWV LQ WKH ocean, and therefore, we KDYH VDOW LQ RXU EORRG RXU sweat and our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when ZHJREDFNWRWKHVHDZKHWK er is is to surf (sail) or to ZDWFKLWZHDUHJRLQJEDFN from whence we came,” said .HQQHG\ LQ FDSWXULQJ WKH spirit of what humans share with the ocean. %XQFKHVRIÀRZHUVZHUH passed around the commu- QLW\ RQ WKH EHDFK WR WKURZ LQWRWKHVKRUHEUHDNDQGLQWR the center of the “paddle out circle” once surfers made it RXW WR WKH RXWHU FRYH 7KHQ the nearly 100 surfers all mi- JUDWHGWRWKHFRYHULSWLGHWR paddle outside together. The GD\ KDG EHHQ EOHVVHG ZLWK warm east winds, sunshine and a long period four foot ground swells, perfect for WKHSDGGOHRXWVHUYLFH,QWKH surfer’s parking lot on the west side of the Lanai Mo- tel, while surfers were pad- dling out, Hawaiian music ZDV SOD\HG E\ ORFDO VXUIHU and Hawaiian Hank Snell, ZKLFK FDUULHG RXW RYHU WKH ZDYHV WR EH KHDUG ERWK E\ them and the people on the URFN\EHDFK 2QFHWRWKHRXWHUFRYHWKH surfers formed a large circle, holding each other’s hands in solidarity and community for their friend, Jack Brown. /RFDOVXUIHU-RQ/HLWHUJDYH WKH¿QDOOLIHWRDVWLQWKHFHQ ter of the circle recognizing the great person Jack was for KRZ KH ZDV VR LQFOXVLYH LQ the community and encour- aged all of the surfers there to take with them and share that piece of Jack. Flowers were thrown into the middle RIWKHFLUFOHIROORZHGE\ORWV of cheering and splashing of WKH RFHDQ UHSUHVHQWDWLYH RI HQHUJ\ EHLQJ OLIWHG IURP WKH ocean (water) to the air and spirit (ether). After the circle ceremo- Q\VXUIHUVSDGGOHGEDFNLQWR WKHZDYHVIRUKRXUVRISDUW\ ZDYHV IROORZHG E\ D ODUJH ERQ¿UHZLWKVPRNHGVDOPRQ SURYLGHG E\ WKH 7LOODPRRN +HDG .RSUD EURWKHUV 'D YLGDQG-RKQ7KDWQLJKWWKH moon’s shape was a perfect VPLOHZLWKWKHSODQHW9HQXV SODQHWRI/RYHKDQJLQJULJKW EHORZWKHPRRQLQWKHVN\ Anyone walking into the Cannon Beach American Legion hall the afternoon of Saturday, March 28, will not soon forget the impact on the senses of 13 pots of chili steaming with spicy ÀDYRU±QRUZLOOLWEHHDV\WR forget the taste treat of sam- pling from each of the pots! 7KH HYHQW ZKLFK ZLOO IURP QRZ RQ EH DQ DQQXDO occurrence, was conceptu- DOL]HGE\3RVWEDUWHQGHU Scott Cameron, with the as- VLVWDQFHRIIHOORZEDUWHQGHU DQGEDUPDQDJHU'DYH%XW OHU&DPHURQEHJDQPDNLQJ chili at the age of 19 in Wis- consin and has since made FKLOL DOO RYHU WKH FRXQWU\ He was winner of the 2004 International Chili Society championship, restaurant GLYLVLRQLQ/DV9HJDV Now a popular and well-known personage in Cannon Beach, Scotty is always thinking of ideas for FRPPXQLW\ HYHQWV KHUH DW the Cannon Beach Legion. SUBMITTED PHOTO Ed Higdon, Jr., far right, raked in 3rd place honors along with the Peoples’ Choice Award. He also participates at the Manzanita Farmers’ Market each summer. Though the Chili Cook- 2IIZDVFURZGHGDQGMRYLDO LW ZDV DOVR D MXGJHG HYHQW with prizes for the winners. 7KH MXGJLQJ ZDV GRQH E\ chefs Aaron Bedard and 'DQQ\ .DXO RI WKH 6WHSKD QLH,QQDQG'DYH%RQQHWW FKHI DW WKH ORFDO HVWDEOLVK ment popularly referred to as the “Screw and Brew.” And, the lucky winners ZHUH VW 3ODFH 6WHYH +HODQGHUQG3ODFH.DWH %HVWJHQDQGUG3ODFHDQG 3HRSOHV¶&KRLFH$ZDUG(G Higdon, Jr. THE COASTER THEATRE PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS Visit us online at www.cannonbeachgazette.com Get your remodel rolling today. MARCH 13 - APRIL 18 Tickets $20 or $15 Shows begin at 7:30 pm Ro b ert Ca in , LD 45 yea rs of experience FREE C ON SU LTATION • D en tu res for a ll a ges • N ew , pa rtia ls & cu stom d en tu res • D en tu res for im pla n ts • Relin es a n d repa irs D en tu re repa irs don e sa m e da y! 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