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September 11, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 11A CB named Tree City Breakers Point dune grading OK’d Tree from Page 1A Grading from Page 1A Friends of Cannon Beach 7UHHV ¿OOHG RXW WKH DSSOLFD WLRQ DQG H[SHFW WR RI¿FLDOO\ receive that designation in April, she added. In Oregon, the Depart- PHQWRI)RUHVWU\¶V8UEDQDQG Community Forestry Program adminsters Tree City USA and provides guidance. Sie- EHUW:DKUPXQGVDLGWKH\¶OOEH able to teach community mem- bers how to properly plant and care for the trees that help clean the air and provide habitat. ³7UHH HGXFDWLRQ LV WKH NH\ component of this program and ZH¶UH H[FLWHG DERXW WKH PDQ\ possibilities it offers,” she added. During the 12 Days event, Friends of Cannon Beach Trees will be offering educa- tional experiences for those of all ages, along with plant- ing, pruning and protection. Cannon Beach was a Tree City USA honoree in the past, but let that status lapse. 7RNHHSWKHGHVLJQDWLRQ6LH bert-Warhmund said, the city will have to demonstrate a commitment to trees by meet- ing the four criteria each year. ZKR UHSUHVHQWV %UHDNHUV Point homeowners. Nor- mally the sand would blow into the forest, he said, but invasive European grass planted years ago is caus- ing the sand to pile up into nearly 50-foot-tall dunes. “I believe our applica- WLRQ LV JRLQJ WR KHOS WDNH LW EDFN WR D PRUH QDWXUDO VWDWH´ %UHDNHUV 3RLQW homeowner Carol Keljo told the Planning Com- PLVVLRQODVWZHHNWKHVHF ond of two hearings held on the topic this summer. Bruce Francis, proper- W\PDQDJHURIWKH%UHDN ers Point Homeowners Association, said remov- al of European grass and planting of native species will restore native dune prairie ecosystems. Ocean views and beach access were also concerns. “The whole concept of %UHDNHUV 3RLQW ZDV WKDW \RX FRXOG VHH WKH EUHDN HUV´ FRQGR RZQHU )UDQN 3DWULFNVDLG 3DWULFN VDLG KH FDQ QR longer see the ocean from his home, and can only see the top portion of +D\VWDFN 5RFN 7KH ORVV of a view has decreased his property value, he added. Cannon Beach resident Susan Neuwirth, who LV QRW D %UHDNHUV 3RLQW homeowner, said the de- cision to grade the dunes will also improve beach access for all residents. Friends of Dunes rep- resentative Clay Newton expressed concerns with revegetation. He said only small areas of the project would be protected by the new native plantings. The grading may also result in sand blown onto neigh- boring properties. He added that the YLHZVDUHDKRPHRZQHU¶V privilege, not a right, as the beach is owned by the state. Cannon Beach resident Jan Siebert-Wahrmund said waiting for a more comprehensive sand man- agement plan could help protect habitats, improve UHVLGHQWV¶ VKDUHG TXDOLW\ of life and provide better emergency protection. *UDGLQJ ZRXOG PDNH little difference either way in a catastrophic TXDNHRUWVXQDPL)UDQFLV replied. Search for native plants $W WKH FRPPLVVLRQ¶V UHTXHVW UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV RI %UHDNHUV 3RLQW VDLG WKH\ZRXOGEHJLQORRNLQJ for native plants as soon DVWKLVZHHN 3ODQWV PD\ WDNH ¿YH years before they are fully established, although suc- cess could be determined after six months, Francis said, and positive effects from the grading should last nearly a decade. The experimental na- ture of the project worried Commissioner Lisa Kerr. “Mr. Horning said VFLHQFH GRHVQ¶W FKDQJH´ Kerr said. “That may be WUXH EXW RXU NQRZOHGJH and understanding of sci- ence does change.” Kerr suggested mov- ing forward with the grad- ing as nearby streets were recently given permission for a similar amount of sand. Kerr said she wants to see the science of the FLW\¶V VDQG PDQDJHPHQW plan before endorsing the %UHDNHUV3RLQWSURSRVDO )UDQFLV VDLG %UHDNHUV Point homeowners will ZRUN ZLWK WKH 3ODQQLQJ &RPPLVVLRQ¶V FRQGLWLRQV and collaborate with the city and state “in the fu- ture,” at which time the homeowners association ZRXOG OLNHO\ UHWXUQ IRU new dune grading per- mits. &RPPLVVLRQHU +DQN Johnson was the only nay vote on Aug. 27. Com- missioners Kerr, Bob Lundy, Joseph Bernt and 5\DQ 'HZH\ YRWHG \HV -DQHW3DWULFNUHFXVHGKHU VHOI DV D %UHDNHUV 3RLQW homeowner. Ordinance from Page 1A He added that such an or- dinance could be subject to an appeal to the Land Use Boards of Appeals, however. %HQH¿HOGVDLGKHGLGQ¶WWKLQN that was a reason not to do it. Councilor Wendy Higgins said LUBA appeals cost the city money and voted against WKHQHZRUGLQDQFH%HQH¿HOG Mayor Sam Steidel, Council President Melissa Cadwal- lader and Councilor George Vetter voted in favor of it. The ordinance will have to go through the Planning Commission before coming EHIRUH WKH FRXQFLO OLNHO\ LQ November. The City Council also: • approved a Charter Communications contract extension • appointed new mem- EHUV WR WKH 3XEOLF :RUNV and Budget Committees. The Emergency Prepared- ness Committee is still VHHNLQJPHPEHUV WRORRNDWDSKRWRJUDSKDQGSDLQW LW RQ D FDQYDV ,W¶V ORRNLQJ DW something and being able to paint it. With the use of cameras today, \RX GRQ¶W KDYH WR EH D PDVWHU drawer. You can use all these aids, OLNH FDPHUDV DQG SURMHFWRUV WR help you. That gives you the abil- ity to concentrate strictly on how WRSXWSDLQWRQDFDQYDV,¶YHKDG professional artists come in and spend time with me just to learn how to paint fast. 5 Minutes with… Blue Bond Painter ‘makes art happen’ about putting our paintings up in VRPHRQH HOVH¶V JDOOHU\ DQG WKHUH was a for lease sign in the win- +H¶VQHZWR&DQQRQ%HDFKEXW GRZ,WKRXJKW³:RZ,¶YHQHYHU Blue Bond has been doing his art for seen Cannon Beach with a gallery over 40 years. The painter learned available.” I just jumped right on from some of the best and exhibits LWDQGWKDW¶VKRZZHJRWLW his paintings in art shows throughout the West. Over his lifetime, Bond es- Q: Tell me about your artwork. Is timates he has completed more than there anything in particular you like 2,500 paintings. Now he teaches art classes and to paint? sells his paintings at the Blue Bond A: ,SDLQW:HVWHUQWKHPHV,OLNH Studio and Gallery in Sandpiper WR GR DQLPDOV OLNH KRUVHV DQG 6TXDUHULJKWQH[WWRWKH-HIIUH\+XOO portraits and people. Gallery. %RQG¶VJDOOHU\RSHQHGWKLVVXP Q: How’d you get started in art? mer and is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, and A: I started when I was in grade from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday. VFKRRO,¶YHDOZD\VEHHQLQWHUHVW On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, ed in art. All my life. I really ex- Bond and his wife, Karen, travel FHOOHGLQGUDZLQJDQGWKLQJVOLNH EDFN WR 9DQFRXYHU :DVK ZKHUH that. It just developed from that. he teaches art courses at their studio $QG ,¶YH VSHQW \HDUV SXUVX LQJ WKDW ,W¶V D W\SH RI WKLQJ \RX and gallery there. never master. You just try to get Q: How’d you end up opening shop better. Some people say to me, ³2K\RX¶UHVRIRUWXQDWH<RXFDQ in Cannon Beach? SDLQW´7KHUH¶VQRWIRUWXQDWH,W¶V A: We came over here to see thousands and thousands of hours Dune ordinance put on hold By Dani Palmer Cannon Beach Q: What’s it been like being in Cannon Beach with all these other artists? A: 2K LW¶V LQFUHGLEOH 7KH\¶UH a person wants to put into that, learn how to do that. You never, HYHUPDVWHUWKLV,¶YHQHYHUWDON ed to a painter in my life who just VDLG³,¶PWKHUH´6RPHERG\ZLOO say, “Which is your best paint- ing?” and I truly believe an art- ist will answer “Maybe my next RQH´ , WKLQN LW¶V WKDW ZD\ ZLWK anything we do. We always want to get better and better and better. art class right here in the studio. I do commissioned portraits. A lot of people bring in photos of their dogs or their horses or their children or a self-portrait. 7KH\¶OOGURSWKHPRIIDQG,SDLQW WKDWULJKWKHUHLQWKHVWXGLR,¶P NLQG RI XQLTXH KHUH WKDW , SDLQW in the studio. People are really interested in watching the art happen. Q: What do you off er at the studio Q: Do you work with people of all art and gallery here? skill levels? A: I offer art classes for someone A: ,GR,OLNHWRZRUNZLWKDGXOWV that would want to do a private I teach people how to paint, how VRLQWHUHVWLQJEHFDXVHWKH\¶UHH[ WUHPHO\ WDOHQWHG ,W¶V UHDOO\ QLFH ZKHQ WKH\ VWRS E\ P\ VWXGLR ² WKDWZHFDQWDONDUW,W¶VOLNHDQ\ WKLQJ HOVH ,I \RX¶UH WDONLQJ ZLWK somebody in your profession, you understand each other better. An- other interesting thing is people come in from Canada or Wyo- PLQJRU0RQWDQDDQGVRPH¿QG my art refreshing because many SHRSOHKHUHSDLQWWKHURFNRUWKH RFHDQ,VDLG,ZDVQ¶WJRLQJWRGR WKDW URFN EHFDXVH HYHU\RQH HOVH has done it and has done it so well LW¶V LQWLPLGDWLQJEXW,¶PVWDUWLQJ WR JHW LQWR LW ,W¶V UHDOO\ PDGH DQ impact on my life. Much more WKDQ DQ\ZKHUH HOVH ,¶YH HYHU been. Sweet Basil’s Cannon Beach eatery delivers fresh ingredients Review by MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA It was a gorgeous sum- mer evening, the shadows just growing long. With clams and Osso Buco be- fore me and an iced mug of beer at my side, Dr. John came over the stereo. The rich, indulgent tastes coupled with the canoni- FDO 1HZ 2UOHDQV VLQJHU¶V UDVS\VZDPSIXQNZKLVNHG me away, far from Cannon Beach. Which, I imagine, is pretty much what owner and chef John Sowa intend- ed. While Sowa originally KDLOV IURP 1HZ <RUN KH studied in Louisiana under one of the original celebri- ty chefs, Paul Prudhomme. After a decade or so in the region, Sowa found his way to the North Coast, where he opened Little Bayou in Seaside. It was big, boast- ed live music regularly, a lively array of hot sauce DQG D GHFRU DOO EH¿WWLQJ of the Big Easy. In 2007, though, Sowa and his wife felt it time to downsize, so he moved on to open Sweet %DVLO¶VLQ&DQQRQ%HDFK $W¿UVW6RZDSODQQHGWR do only lunch. He found a small place with a smaller NLWFKHQ ,W ZDV ² DQG LQ PDQ\ ZD\V VWLOO LV ² OHVV HTXLSSHG WKDQ WKH DYHUDJH KRPH5DWKHUWKDQDVWRYH WRS6ZHHW%DVLO¶VXVHVWKUHH portable hotplate/camping burners. As such, the menu notes that because of the OLPLWDWLRQVIRRGPLJKWWDNH awhile, though on my trips WKHVSHHGZDVMXVW¿QH 'HPDQG TXLFNO\ JUHZ ³/XQFK ZDV SRSSLQ¶´ Sowa told me. So he at- tempted to expand, albeit incrementally, by offering WDSDV EXW TXLFNO\ IRXQG WKDW VPDOO SODWHV ZHUHQ¶W what hungry tourists want- ed. And so he returned to his bayou beginnings with a full dinner menu. But he did so with a strong and un- ZDYHULQJ VHQVH NQRZLQJ H[DFWO\ZKDWKHZDQWHG² DQGZKDWKHGLGQ¶W For dinner, my compan- ion and I began with the &ODPV0DWHR,QD white wine sauce and load- ed with bacon, tomato, car- amelized onions and herbs, they were as much a plea- VXUHWRORRNDWDVWKH\ZHUH to eat. (Indeed, with clams the process can be just as HQMR\DEOH DV WKH WDVWH $ table adjacent to ours de- voured their own bowl so IHUYHQWO\ WKDW WKH\ TXLFN ly ordered a second. “We had one order and we just WKRXJKW KH\ ZH¶UH KDYLQJ another,” the wide-eyed GLQHU WROG PH ³7KH\¶UH amazing.” I agreed. My companion and I then shared entrées, the Seafood Jambalaya DQG WKH 3RUN 6KDQN2VVR%XFR Of the two, the taste (and SUHVHQWDWLRQ RI WKH 2VVR Buco towered above the Jambalaya. It was marvel- ously plated, standing on LWVKHDGERQHVMXWWLQJVN\ If you go SWEET BASIL’S 271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach 503-436-1539 RATING: PHOTO BY MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA PHOTO BY MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA Th e Mouth found this sal- ad to be fresh and fi lling, featuring a base of organic greens, cranberries, wal- nuts, apples and chicken (as well as a few cucumbers and some tomatoes on the side, which had no business be- ing on the plate). Sweet Basil’s Vegetarian Reuben features thinly cut, peppered Tofurkey instead of pastrami. ZDUGRXWRIDWKLFNWRPDWR sauce underneath which sat the richest, creamiest parmesan-tinged polenta WKH ZRUOG KDV HYHU NQRZQ 5HPRYLQJ WKH FDUDPHOL]HG meat from the bones was a delight, and wrapped in the center it remained juicy and steaming hot. The Jambalaya was less memorable, its red sauce almost bland by compari- son. The seafood in the dish ² VKULPS FUDZ¿VK VDOP RQ DQG FUDE ² ZDV ¿QH though not outstanding. The sausage offered a sig- QL¿FDQW EDFNRIWKHWRQJXH spice. My companion and I shared the two dishes (nei- ther of which was outland- LVKO\ SRUWLRQHG DQG PDGH a point not to over-eat. We WRRN OHIWRYHUV DQG \HW VWLOO ERWK IHOW VLJQL¿FDQWO\ slowed for at least a good KRXU DIWHU ¿QLVKLQJ DV LI both the brain and body were operating at around 60 percent. (In part, I blame that devilishly creamy po- OHQWD The lunch menu, howev- er, was much leaner. From LW,WULHG¿UVWWKH9HJHWDULDQ 5HXEHQDQLGHDVR seemingly anathema to the RULJLQDO²LWH[LVWVEHFDXVH RI FRUQHG EHHI ² , KDG WR NQRZ:DVLWIROO\RULQQR vation? Happily, I found it to be the latter. Thinly cut, SHSSHUHG 7RIXUNH\ DGH TXDWHO\ DSSURSULDWHG WKH texture of pastrami, and the remainder of the ingre- GLHQWV ² OLJKWO\ WRDVWHG ZKHDW EUHDG VDXHUNUDXW Swiss cheese and a light- ly sweet Thousand Island GUHVVLQJ ² ZHUH VSRW RQ Indeed, unless in the midst of an insatiable craving for red meat, the Vegetarian 5HXEHQLVDZRUWK\WUDGH² your gastrointestinal tract ZLOOWKDQN\RX As the menu noted, the ,WDOLDQ 3DQLQL LV “Simply tomatoes, basil pesto, mozzarella and pro- volone.” Indeed, standard HOURS: Lunch is served from 11:30a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to Monday. Dinner is served 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday to Monday. PRICE: $$ – Entrées hover around $20, though lighter fare is available. SERVICE: Attentive but structurally quaint VEGETARIAN / VEGAN OPTIONS: Thoughtful and available, though not overwhelming DRINKS: An extensive selection of wine, as well as beer, coff ee and tea. as it was, it sang. It was buttery, oily, full of pesto and balanced by bright to- matoes. (Both sandwiches were served with two or three bites worth of mixed greens, topped with a smid- gen of house-made roasted tomato dressing, and both could be made vegan with VR\FKHHVH Finally I had a salad so familiar there ought to name it for it. On a base of organic greens were cran- berries, walnuts, apples and FKLFNHQ DV ZHOO DV D IHZ cucumbers and some toma- toes on the side, which had no business being on the SODWH :LWK D PDQJROLPH GUHVVLQJ WKDW ZDV HTXDO SDUWV RI HDFK WKH FKLFNHQ RQWKH5RDVWHG&KLFNHQDQG $SSOH 6DODG ZDV perhaps the least appealing ingredient (besides those VWXEERUQ WRPDWRHV 7KH meat was dry and unsea- soned. Overall though, the SODWH ZDV IUHVK DQG ¿OOLQJ It also differed from the menu. In fact, I found two dif- ferent menus in Sweet Ba- VLO¶V ² WKH RQH SRVWHG RQ the window differed ever so slightly from the one on my table. The distinctions were almost meaningless. For instance, on the salad one menu said it came with pe- cans, another said almonds. 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