Editorial
Now & Then
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Ih 13 issue m x k s the beginning of our th ird y e x of
publt at i x of the Edge, and we thought it might be
appropriate to mention the folks who brought about the
existance of this modest publication f irs t. we would
like to thank the fram ers of the U S Constitution and
Ihe B ill of Rights for including freedom of the Press in
the inalienable r ights of all Amer icans
rv z id we would like to thank those folks who w rite
and dr aw all the things in the Edge We could not put
out a paper without the Humble Ms Sally or Uncle
Mike S a lly I e c k a ff d sn a l l ’ hedrowinq and lay-out
for the t ifcje, she, w ith what little advice your beloved
reverend can offer ds »dec what goes in and where it
grr-, Her W ildlife on the I dgr column is cur rently
also runnmq twice monthly in the Daily Astor tan
Pan» he1 magazine M ic h a e l B urge ss writes the
/(»Jia Ask Unt ie Mike. Behind the I imes, and
orxasionally. Inrjian Country He is also a columnist for
This Week Magazine in Port I and and has had actual
txxjks publisfied He is cu rre n tly working on a boufc on
Quantum Physics His zodiac column is being printed
bv (hr er monthly publications Dr k ar keys, x G ary
K e is k i, has been the improvisational engineer for the
Edge si nee day one (No, we d x t know what that
moans, but we do know it when it works ) He is also an
accomplished v io lin is t. and is available for weddings,
funer als. Bar Mitzvas, landscaping and light hauling
Dr » brought A le x I al o lle t te to our attention Alex
w rite , his p o litica lly challenged Meanwhile in
Newport column from the south coast, where he lives
w ith Her .elf Professor P e te r I indsey is a life-long
' x n x Beach resident, w ith the exception of a v is it "in
country” , and is also a veteran of the Educational
sv.'co i a high ■/hooI teacher P e te r "S p u d ”
S iegel is a p illa r of the music scene on the edge, as
well ir on avid w ild life watcher, and charter staff
member of the f dge Somehow between his
three -g ig -a day schedule, his sound company w x k
and an occasional itay job. Spud is able to get to the
forest or the beach, to see the w ild residents and
visitor »to the coast, both musical and animal I ast
year it this time we introduced you to R o ry and Mar
a father son surfing cartoon team from Neskowin
Ihey live with Judith Lehr man and create ar t tiles, and
Just got e le c tric ity to their house this year Augusta
B enedict our gardening editor . has re tire d , but we
w ill be br irxjingyou an occasional piece by her nephew
Gar io Char nay who has one of the longest runmnq
Jxiw ,n kMUN radio M r B a se b a ll is a mysterious
itenizen of Manzanita OR, where he keeps his baseball
computer and memorabilia He is re g re tfu lly a 51
Louis Car ds fan, and doesn t under stand the Cubs'
mystique M a rsh a M organ kies understand the Cubs
and the Sox and regular ly sends re p x ts from Chicago
Ron I ngan s a Cannon Beach resident who is deeply
involved in community plannmq and protection issues,
m dw rites on local/global issues for us B i l l C lu n ie
■ >ur (M»t in residence, works at Cannon Beech Books,
and
for "soon to be noticed Mary Ann
Rndmncher H e rsh e y has been w ritin g ir r e g u lx ly
since ear ly on, and has kind of settled into the Travel &
Restaurant articles, besides beinQ one of the strong
environmental voices in the community, and an
expanding business owner M ic h e lle S y v e rs o n , a
retent welcome addition to our contributors, lives in
Manzanita, and gallops the globe in her role as
executive director of the Environmental News Network,
and Amer lean Rep for the Alternative Nobel Prize
Committee A lis o n P rid e is now residing in Portland
<wd sends us all too infrequent reports from Ihe Rose
1 >ty J im A nderson joined us w ith his wine column
r ecently, but has been a Ir tend since when your beloved
ed worked for O5PIRO and Jim was his boss, now the
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'tu r n B111 W ick land is a wor Id traveller on
the Merchant fleet, who also wr ites a regular column
in F: esh i up, acoffee trade publication Suze
0 Benton helped star t the Clatsop County Chapter of
the Coast Range Association and is c u rre n tly liv in g in
b ra z il Ron M i i i i r n n is a student al Cannon Beach
Gi ale School and w rite s fax! and movie reviews from a
' ger point of view Uncle Mike brought us J ’ s
C raze mazes, J also has books, postcards and posters
of her mazes Our newest additions to these page'» are
Doug M a rx from Portland who w rite s book reviews
for W illam ette Week and is soon to have his poetry
published, and Lumpy ( t a r r y VanOver). an old
friend and graphic a rtist from Die Seattle area These
’ "Ik
along with Mnz W n q h t who distributes the
E ijr in Portland, tuqene and Salem, and Rob Yost who
does the same thing on the south coast, and likewise
D o ry in Seaside, and D ebbie in Manzanita, David in
Tillamook, and Don P e t r ie in Newport, and the people
at 1 u a la tin Y a m h ill P re s s in Hillsboro who p rin t
’ he Edge each month, are the ones who put this thing
together and get it to your hands We also must give our
ongoing thanks to Ms Rock for her help w ith the
books and b illin g
But since i, is free, who pays the b ills 9
Advertisers (Xjr fir s t issue had tw e nty-five ads. of
which seven were paying W hy, some people ask . dors
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U P B E F . L E F T L D & L B P R .IL 1 1 1 7
the E dge give away free ad«/’ W e ll. we look at the paper
as not just a business, but also as a source of
information for our readers So we c x i introduce them
to our friends and businesses which, even though they
can t afford our exorbitant rates, deserve to be noticed
andsupported E x example R iv e r way In n is a tiny
breakfast place in Portland 1ha< serves up a little
attitude with ynur meal And of course Leslie
Sr out e A rc a d ia I endsespinq she is as ent tally a
one woman operation w ith occasional helpers,
deter m mded to tur n Cannon beach into a pesi icide free
zone, and she is one of the main strerqths behind our
community garden program Ihe businesses who can
afford to advertise in the f dge bear the cost of these
Ir«.- art» ixrause they have beer, there x»d k now that
supporting good business is good For the whole
community A few more examples of what k md of
people advertise in the f dge Cannon Beach I eat her
is owned by Sandra who )ust m x r ie d M x k last y e x .
they are very attractive people and have a baby boy to
match, Logan This morning l was getting coffee and a
cookie at the Cook te Company md ducked my head in
the Leather shop Thereon the floor in a portable
playpen were x d r a and Logan playing, laugfung The
ynung March morning sun shining throur/i ihe doxwoy
’ Isn't this f»uw ever yore should w ork?” she giggled
Yes Mark b u ilt the light table for the Edge so the
Beloved Rev could actually help Ihe Humble Ms Sally
w ith paste up Thanks
L mda at The P avt h o n gave us a welcome surpr ise
by poy i ng for a whole year s wor I h of ads at once I,
sure helps in the slow month of March Thanks
f r i c A M im ia f th e M irtto w n Cafe not only make
just about everything they ser ve from scr atch, they
also are involved in Ihe community and Eric plays great
guitar and banjo, etc w ith the boys at B i l l ' s on Er ¡day
after noons or Sunday evening: Thanks
Sam Absher of N o rth Coast C o n s tru c tio n can not
only build or remodel a house from Ihe foundation up.
fie also supports the preservation of our environment,
and our c iv il rights
We can go on and on, and we w ill
You know running a business is d iffic u lt under any
circumstances and when you actual ly care about people
and the planet it makes it a lot tougher We recently
noted a sign in I fie B is t r o one of our more elegont and
wonderful dwtnQestablishments, mdicattnq that as o’
the fir s t of Apr il the Bistro w ill be a smoke free
environment P rio r to this the Bar Area was designated
lor smokers Your editor is an unrepentant smoker and
we suppose should be protesting this loss of yet anotfter
venue to suck 'town Buds and puff the filth y weed But
no. we never felt comfortable (u n til after a few
libatioris) smoking in this tiny space And Anita we
ar e told, male this decision not just for her customers,
but for Har ve the bar tender
who though in other
ways is healthy as a draft horse and can outdr ink one
only has one lung left, and need', to work in a smoke
free environment See, we told you business is
complex Anyway. your editor for one w ill continue to
support and recommend the B istro as a place for great
loud andcleen oir ( Ifw re w ill be outside meeting
available in the summer evenings, where you w ill no
(toubt find L mda from Ihe Pavilion and your beloved ed
taking a break )
Speaking of restaurants, let s tell you about 9nme of
the others in the Edge The R iv e r House in Pacific
City w ith its home-baked desserts and live music every
Saturday. The Hawk Creek Cate in Neskowin, we
stopped by on our way to the Country E a ir last y« r and
had great burgers i. beor . The B lu e Sky in
Manzanita, is just plain wonderful C a ssa nd ra 's, also
in Manzanita, has good pizza as well as music ( K id
Sitxjel plays Fridays), and they just opened at anew
location Speak.ingot pizza, P izza A f e tta n Cannon
Beach is without a doubt the most "walk their ta lk "
place f x a slice in the ar ea Ih e A rk mNahcotta,
Washington, not only has the freshest Willapa Bay
oysters, they also hove live music w ith their Sundry
Brunches The W a y fa re r in Cannon Beach sent a
Chef to the recent Chef's Night Out at the Chamber of
Commerce, and the Smoked Sir loin w ith a Blackberry
Ketchup was the hit of the evening Coffee, that
essential ingredient of m x n in g is always a pleasure at,
f x instance, M a n z a n ita News and i spresso
Coffee Cabana n Cannon Bench ( under new
ownership), and Cafe t sp ra sso in SeasidB, thanks f x
th e s u p p x t And of course, in Tillamook. the place to
get a cuppa is M uddy W a te rs run by David H e tric k .
ar» old S tx e fro n t a ctx . who has become an example of
trium ph of the human m inds madness over therapy
And speaking of therapy, if S u k i'a Hatha Yoga,
I inda S tep h en s’ Rolling V ic to r P lu c y
Counselling, I ayne A Rev O retchen Hood Couple
Counselling. Hope H a r r is . Massage, K aren
A nd e rso n. Inner Healing, The In n e r Door ,
W xkshops, S tephen R u ffo Meditation. R o sa lin d
Cusak . Massage Therapy. J K a th le e n M a lm
ChiropaticPhysician, Bob Rice A cup u nctu re .x
Jo yce C ochran Psychotherapist, can I help you,
maybe you just need a few quiet moments at U nion
Steam B ath s, x a quiet day in an x l g a lle ry , x a
bookstxe9 Such as Cannon Beach Book Company
x Buck's Book Barn in SeasidP or Rainy Day
Books in Tillamook , x S u n flo w e r Books e tc in la
Grande. E Oregon (where Sally s mother w x k s ) And
of course Ju p iter s R are and Used Books in
Cannon Beach, where the offices of the Upper Left Edge
can be found And the art is always a rtis tic at O sborne
G a lle ry in Manzanita Don & Donna O s b x n e x e
activists w ith a sense of whimsy, and you w ill often see
their phone number as a contact f x Native Amer ican
and Peace issues They s ix ted the Oregon Coast
Suppor 1 Gr oup and brought the Nat ¡ve Amer ic x , E Ider s
to Cannon Bearn, as well as other speakers and events
which encourage under standmq and compassion If it is
the x t of glass you enjoy. Ice I i r e and J im H annan
Stained Glass in Cannon Beach w ill f i l l your needs
And f x W ildlife art f laid A S tream x Native
American Art The B laze O a lle ry bu’.h in Ecola
Square in Cannon Beorh And our neighbxs at
N o rth w e s t by N o rth w e s t G a lle ry ardour friends
and landlxdsat W h ite B ir d "■
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ragixial and national a rtists U rs u la U lr ic h makes
beautiful tiles and her w x k can he seer, outside in
Cannon Bearn at the p a rk . and in A s tx ia at the
Fisherman s M em xial
We here at the Eck>r know that the hardest thing to
find is competent. honest and a ffx dable help when you
have a job that has to be done righI We r erum mend
M anion I andscaping m: Wes I awson xganic
Gardening and Maintenance, and A ll Phaze Ire e
S e rv ic e f x your tree r>eed? B ru c e J o h n s to n ,
C x t r x t x . if he isn t off w x k mg f x Native Amer ican
Rights P h il Thompson is our choice f x lands ape
Architecture, and all around good guy A n th o n y
S to p p ie llo E x th Er lendly Ar h ite ture and Jay
Resk in . on Activist Archtter’ And f x lust grner al
boxd busting there s J im W e a th e rs H it s
re m m to 'in g x r»*w construí f i x there x e of mur e
N o rth Coast C o n s tru c t inn f A B C h ild re s s
who hires Prof Lindsey JO you get x added bonus And
if you need quality tools todo a job w ell. Q u a lity
to o ls ls a g tr d p lx p to get them And l x that per feet
touch of x t in the home J u d ith I e h r m an's A r t
11 les x e great
And not to fx g e t your other shopping needs
S h e a rw a te r and P x if ir f lothlnq in Ecola Square
offers espre-m with its fashion Cannon Beach
Outdoor Wear is the local Patagonia o u tle t. owned by
the Davids, as nice a fam ily as you d want to meet
Nehalem Bay Video provides vids in the south
county and U n iv e rs a l Video in Seaside has one of the
best selections on the coast. per ird F x you fieadheads
in P x tla n d the I h ir d I ye fias it a ll, plus it is a good
place to pick up the Edge and other alter native
publications We can't say enough about the suppor t f I
Mundo fo r Women gives to not x l y women s issues
but issues that we x e all affected by Sharon A m ber
croates x t with gold, s ilv e r, stones, A gems, and you
c x i wear it She also has opened tier Fiear I and tome to
environmental groups canvmsinq tfe community And
Ih in k Good I hough ts x i Howthor n in Por (land not
x l y has gr«3t c o ttx clothing and t x s of other stuff,
plus e x ryin g the Edge, they also give away M x igold
seeds to dissuade slugs And fin a lly f x Bath and
Bedroom shopping, nowhere is it more fun trian at
Somet i mes a G reat lo t io n A touch of romxice by
the sea and our fa v x ite lite ra ry pun in Cannx Beach
You know ihe Edge s tx te rin u t as a mainly Music
paper , s x t of a poster w ith a weight problem Though
we her e in Cannx Beach have recent ly lost I he
W h a le r as a music venue, and B i l l ' s is down Io
once- in a- while, we x e s till pleased to list Cafe
U n io n to w n , K ry la r g o . M u s ic M ille n iu m and
A rtic h o k e M u s ic x these pag* Wp also appro late
the ongoing support of S tu d io Mar s Dav id
C ra b tre e and Rob Yost
Some of our ads might puzzle you, like I he S tef le y
Company sd f x B X M cC xthy. Mxfgage l o x Rep
Mr Sleffey is the designer of Ihe 12 point homeless
programs that P x tla n d adopted durmq Bud C lx k s
firs t term as M a /x The program has become a
national model, and Mr Stef fey. now that he is out of
government service, has continued to try to provide
‘ Inn o vatixs in Housing and Community Development
by getting people with low incomes to become firs t time
feme owners It is x exciting new idea, independerice,
ownership, d x e we sa> it, the Amer ican Way'
Now who have wp misseip Well rxieisour
Accountant B ru c e N im s , P C and the guys, in
A s tx ia , who x e very patient when we explain our
rattier ,«kl way of doing business and keeping sexe
And the other t; Copies and I ax where we do our
c o p '« , get our headline laser ed, and receive those late
columns by fa x, moments b e fx e we go to press
Thanks, we co ulX , do it without you
We fin a lly w x it to |ust thank everyone who has
touched the Edge x been touched by it We x e all a
p x t of it and we can feel a little pride that, in the
w x ld o f sound-bite jo u rna lism , feeding frenzy media,
and high tech/low e x te n t in f x m e t ix delivery
systems, we x e a positive, p ro v x a tiv *. and
compassionate voice from the upper left edge of these
United States, and we x e being hexd
T wo year s (town, more to go