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able landmarks. It rises
235 feet from the edge of
the shoreline. At low tide,
you can walk right up to
it and explore the col-
orful tide pools and ob-
serve the diverse bird
life. But please don’t
touch the animals or
climb the rock. It is pro-
tected as an Oregon Is-
lands National Wildlife
Refuge and Marine Gar-
den.
Lighthouses. Heceta
Head Lighthouse be-
tween Yachats and Flor-
ence is one of the most
popular lighthouses on
the Oregon coast. Seven
of our lighthouses are
open to the public season-
ally, if not year-round.
Heceta Head rises 205
above the ocean and is a
working lighthouse, cast-
ing its beams some 21
miles out to sea. It is said
to be one of the most
photographed light-
houses in the United
States.
Wonders. The Oregon
Dunes is the largest ex-
panse of coastal sand
dunes in the country,
stretching approximately
40 miles from Florence
to Coos Bay. The wind-
sculpted sand dunes
tower 500 feet above sea
level and extend 2.5
miles inland. The 32,186-
acre National Recreation
Area also includes forest,
streams, and lakes and
provides numerous rec-
reational opportunities
such as off-highway vehi-
cle use, hiking, photog-
raphy, fishing, canoeing,
horseback riding, and
camping.
Hidden gems. Secret
Beach is a tiny piece of
coastal paradise between
Gold Beach and Brook-
ings just north of the
California border. The
Oregon coast is full of
paths that lead to ocean
overlooks and pocket
beaches, and this is one
of the most spectacular.
Secret Beach is located
along the breathtaking
12-mile-long Samuel H.
Boardman State Scenic
Corridor. You can access
it by taking a quarter-
mile trail from a small
parking area near mile-
post 346 on the west side
of Highway 101.
Shipwrecks. The Pe-
ter Iredale is the most
visible shipwreck on the
Oregon coast, found on
Clatsop Beach in Fort
Stevens State Park near
Astoria. Only the steel
hull remains of the ship,
which ran aground in
1906. Extremely low tides
and winter storms occa-
sionally reveal remnants
of other shipwrecks,
such as the J. Marhoffer
in Boiler Bay just north
of Depoe Bay and the
Emily G. Reed near
Rockaway Beach. Only
the rusty remains of the
Marhoffer’s boiler are
visible, thus the name of
Volunteer
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At age 17, Williams is a
sheriff’s office cadet and
CERT trainer, and that’s
just the beginning. She’s
also volunteered for
search and rescue, is a Sil-
verton Fire District ex-
plorer and occasionally
trains with cadets from
Yamhill County.
“Anna has so much dis-
cipline and direction … I
have never seen her so
happy,” said her mom,
Crystal.
A home schooled stu-
dent who will graduate
high school by summer’s
end, the blond, quiet teen-
ager spends nearly every
unobligated moment vol-
unteering. Often, she’s so
busy she doesn’t eat din-
ner until 10 p.m.
“I like it all,” she said.
“I don’t mind being busy.”
Homeschooling under
the supervision of a Penn-
sylvania-based diploma
program allows flexibili-
ty and extra time to volun-
teer, but it isn’t Williams’
time commitment alone
that won the county’s at-
tention. She’s scrupulous-
ly dependable and reli-
ably cheerful, said Ander-
son.
“Finding a volunteer as
young as her – who stays
engaged and stays fo-
cused – you don’t see that
very often,” he said.
THE OREGONIAN / COURTESY OF OREGON HISTORIC SOCIETY
Gov. Tom McCall faces off against the Surfsand Motel on May 13, 1967, in an iconic image that
represents the fight for the Beach Bill.
that bay.
Ghosts. The Neskowin
Ghost Forest is a haunt-
ingly beautiful sight to
see. Some 100 stumps of
an ancient Sitka spruce
forest, estimated to be
2000 years old, are re-
vealed when the tide is
out. Scientists believe the
forest was destroyed by
an earthquake or tsuna-
mi, burying its remains
deep.
Wicked waves. Two
locations on the Oregon
Coast are named after
the devil. The Devil’s
Churn is a deep chasm in
the rocky shore at Cape
Perpetua near Yachats.
The Devil’s Punchbowl is
a cauldron located in
Otter Rock just south of
Depoe Bay. As the tide
crashes in at both loca-
tions, sea water violently
swirls and sprays up-
ward.
Oddities. A massive
Sitka spruce called the
Octopus Tree is a popular
attraction at the Cape
Meares State Scenic
Viewpoint. It looks like
an upside down octopus
with its branches grow-
ing like giant tentacles
from its 50-foot base.
Local historians and
Tillamook tribal descend-
ants believe its odd shape
comes from its function
as a ceremonial site,
shaped to hold cedar
canoes and other ritual
objects.
Boardwalk. The Sea-
side Promenade is a 1.5-
mile long concrete board-
walk between the town
and its beach. It features
an automobile turn-
around with a statue of
Lewis and Clark as its
centerpiece. The Prome-
nade was built in the
1920’s, first out of wood,
then of concrete.
Longest beach. The
804 Trail includes a 7-
mile stretch of sandy
beach between Yachats
and Waldport that you
can walk or bike. The
trail to the beach is 3 ⁄ 4
mile and begins from the
parking lot of Smelt
Sands Recreation Site.
Along the way, you pass
by beautiful rocky shores
and three state parks.
Parks. More than 80
properties are listed in
the coastal section of the
Oregon Parks Guide,
including state parks,
recreation sites, scenic
viewpoints and corridors,
and natural areas.
“She’s dedicated. She’s 110
percent. She cares for
what she does.”
Williams started volun-
teering for the county as a
14-year-old. Her mom, an
administrative volunteer
for the Mt. Angel Police
Department, had re-
ceived disaster prepared-
ness training through
CERT. Like others, the Mt.
Angel group, adminis-
tered by the federal gov-
ernment and overseen by
Marion
County,
is
charged with training
members in disaster and
emergency
prepared-
ness.
Marion
County’s
CERTs have moved on to
proactive community ser-
vice, such as door-to-door
wellness checks during
severe
weather
and
crowd control services
during the upcoming
eclipse. Each year, they
can also be found helping
at Oktoberfest, the St.
Paul Rodeo and the Great
Oregon Steam Up in
Brooks.
Like her mom, Wil-
liams enjoyed Mt. Angel’s
CERT members and
wanted to help. She went
through the 21-hour train-
ing, took additional class-
es, and is now the county’s
youngest CERT instruc-
tor and an integral part of
Mt.
Angel/Silverton
CERT.
At Mt. Angel Police
Chief Mike Healy’s sug-
gestion, Williams applied
to be a sheriff’s office ca-
det. She was accepted and
finished her eight-week
basic training at age 16,
immediately taking to the
law enforcement commu-
nity.
Among other things,
she’s learned to shoot, di-
rect traffic and speak
publicly. On her own, she
enrolled in Krav Maga
self-defense classes and
plans to study Spanish.
Last year, she volun-
teered 500 hours as a ca-
det, and that doesn’t in-
clude her time riding
along with deputies. In
July she and others from
Marion County will com-
pete against other cadets
in the Law Enforcement
Challenge at Camp Rilea
on the Oregon Coast.
In the future, Williams
said she hopes to attend
Chemeketa Community
College and study emer-
gency management or
something similar. The
last person to tell you
about herself, she’s the
first to say this kind of vol-
unteering has permanent-
ly changed her.
“Now I do more, and
talk more,” she said, a
smile tugging at the cor-
ners of her mouth.
Among other things,
last year, her training
translated into helping a
motorcyclist
who’d
crashed on Silverton
Road and directing Okto-
berfest pedestrians –
some of them obviously
tipsy – safely across the
busy highway. Last week,
The legacy
Surfsand. The motel
still stands today. In fact,
it is now called the Surf-
sand Resort and has un-
dergone major reno-
vations over the past
decade. The resort is now
owned by Martin Hospi-
tality, which owns and
operates luxury restau-
rants and hotels in Can-
non Beach and Seaside. It
supported an event held
on the beach last month
to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of McCall’s
famous visit.
In memory of. Tad
McCall, son of the late
governor, traveled from
Arlington, Virginia, to
Cannon Beach to help
celebrate what his father
helped save. “This beach
is the beach of history,”
he said during his ad-
dress to the crowd on
May 13. “This is where
the picture of freedom of
the beach was painted.”
Life as art: A portrait
of his father, painted by
Henk Pander in 1982 and
commissioned by the
state, adds to the myth of
what happened that day
five decades ago. The
scene portrays McCall’s
highly publicized visit,
with a helicopter hover-
ing in the background.
The painting is displayed
in the Capitol with por-
traits of other former
governors.
Ownership. Some
stretches of beach re-
main privately owned. A
1966 state parks study
showed that 112 of Ore-
gon’s 262 miles of sandy
beach were in private
ownership. In a 1977
publication by the de-
partment, it was noted by
Beach Bill sponsors that
the state might have to
spend millions to pur-
chase private land. The
department estimates
today it has since added
about 16.5 miles of beach
above high tide to the
state park system.
Acquisitions. State
parks has made around
200 beachfront acquisi-
tions, most of which were
additions to existing
properties. The most
recent examples are the
1.3 miles at the new Sitka
Sedge State Natural Area
in Tillamook County and
extension of the Floras
Lake State Natural Area
in Curry County. The
department estimates it
has spent $32 million on
acquisitions since 1967.
Protectors. The Ore-
gon Shores Conservation
Coalition was founded in
1971 by some of the same
folks who led Citizens to
Save Oregon Beaches in
the campaign to support
the bill. Bob Bacon joined
forces with other coastal
enthusiasts to found the
new organization that has
been conserving and
protecting the landscape
and public access to our
beaches ever since.
Stewards. Straub said
it best in the foreword of
the 1977 publication
called “Oregon’s Beach-
es: A Birthright
Preserved.” He was gov-
ernor at that time. “The
Beach Bill is more than
landmark legislation. It is
a tribute to Oregonians’
commitment to a vigilant
stewardship of a truly
wonderous (sic) natural
environment.”
it meant training with po-
lice dogs, helping with
Fourth of July fireworks
and setting up for the
Marion County Fair.
“Anna is a wonderfully
mature and responsible
young lady with a great
future ahead of her,” Hea-
ly said. “She will go far in
any
profession
she
chooses.”
chowder will be sold
during the event. Lim-
ited-edition commem-
orative glass floats will
be given away. Inside the
Capitol, a 30-minute Ore-
gon Public Broadcasting
Beach Bill documentary
will air, and a special
Beach Bill exhibit will be
on display in the Galleria.
July 6 at Cannon
Beach. The Oregon
Shores Conservation
Coalition and Haystack
Rock Awareness Pro-
gram are sponsoring a
special beach walk in
commemoration of the
Beach Bill anniversary.
The celebration begins at
1:30 p.m. at the Cannon
Beach Community Hall,
207 N. Spruce St. The
walk begins around 2:15
p.m. and will loop from
the shoreline just south
of Ecola Creek, south to
Haystack Rock and back
to the Community Hall.
Refreshments will be
served after the walk,
including beer donated
by Public Coast Brewing
Co. The party continues
until 6 p.m.
“Forward This” ap-
pears Wednesdays and
Sundays and highlights
the people, places and
organizations of the Mid-
Willamette Valley. Con-
tact Capi Lynn at
clynn@StatesmanJour-
nal.com or 503-399-6710,
or follow her the rest of
the week on Twitter
@CapiLynn and Face-
book @CapiLynnSJ.
Mini-documentary.
Visit Tillamook Coast
commissioned a five-
minute mini-documen-
tary to commemorate the
50th anniversary of the
Beach Bill. It includes
archival footage of Gov.
McCall and cameos from
several dignitaries, in-
cluding current Gov.
Kate Brown. Sea Legs
Media of Salem collab-
orated on the project
with Visit Tillamook
Coast, Tillamook Coun-
ty’s tourism organization.
Documentary: “Poli-
tics in the Sand,” by Tom
Olsen Jr. is a documen-
tary that follows the
efforts to protect the
Oregon Coast from pri-
vate development. DVD
copies can be purchased
at the Cannon Beach
History Center and
Museum and through the
museum’s online gift
shop for $10 each.
Photo collections.
The Oregon State
Library and the Oregon
State Archives have cre-
ated digital collections to
mark the 50th anniversa-
ry of the Beach Bill.
The celebration
July 8 in Salem. The
Beach Bill Birthday Bash
is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday at the Oregon
State Capitol. The event
is free and will feature a
concert on the lawn and
free birthday cupcakes
and Tillamook ice cream
while supplies last. Mo’s
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