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Editorial
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[v e ry once in a while we think we heer Don
Thompson chuckle as we walk on the beach, or through
our woods, or see the ducks slide onto the surface of the
ponds he designed This time we believe he is leughing
full blown, belly-grabbing guffaws
It seems Cannon Beach is up for another
environmental award The city was recently recognized
for Excellence in Operation and Maintenance of a small
ad/anced waste water treatment system in Region 10
(Alaska, Idaho. Washington and Oregon), and this is
nothinq to laugh at, because the award is based on
ofrrational and maintenance practices, compliance,
innovation and (fo r all the Republicans) cost
effectiveness No, the reason for amusement is that the
award is given by the [PA Yes.thesarr*
Environmental Protection Agency that did its level best
to keep our wetlands sewage treatment facility from
ever happening Don considered them the major
opponent to the plan But finally even a federal agency
must surrender to the righteous persistence of a free
and honest man And It is to their credit that they
celebrate what has been lear ned from the experience
For our guests from afar, we direct you to the east
endof2ndave In Cannon Beach, where you w ill see an
observation tower where you can read pert of the
history of our system
The award is to be presented by the Northwest
Pollution Control Association on Sept I 9th in Spokane,
Cannon Beach recently had a visit from a YP of
As constant readers w ill recall, last issue wa
ventured forth to the Oregon Country Fair s 25th
Cavenhem Forest industries M r Richard Dahlin spoke
to the Homeowners and Renters Association about the
plana io clearcut the hills around Cannon Beach People
Anniversary Sometimes the magic worked Like when
we watched Left Over Salmon, a band from Colorado who
looked and sounded like the Holy Modal Rounders of our
dreams, young, strong, sober, and in-tune Part of
this ts due to the bass pitying of Ty North, son of
Rounders drummer Rodger They have a weird name
et the meeting asked some tough questions and were
given equally tough answers "W ill you be
dearcutting, leaving us a view that looks like a
patchwork q u ilt7 "Yes' 'Is there any way you w ill
allow access to the forest by residents’ * 'N o * T a n
we continue this stimulating dialogue’ * 'Maybe *
Some questions were not answered, like Mr Sroufe s
question about the Gifford Pine hoi book that showed a
Norwegian forest which had been producing timber for
4 0 0 years and looks like it tad never been touched It
but Ihe next time you see it we recommend you go
Another name to put on gour list in capital letters is
UMD, and there is no way to describe whet they do
They could be called a theatre company, or
Improvisational performance a rt, or social
commentators with props, musical instruments, end
costumes And oh, what costumes
w ell, the Edge w ill
is one thing to talk about whet is going to be done, and
another to talk about how But, even this limited
dialogue is better than nothing Compared to Cavenham,
Clint Eastwood is a chatterbox We suppose it could be
worse It could be the Peabody Coal Company (another
division of Hansen Industries, which owns Cavenham)
doing open pit coal mining to the east of town Then it
wouldn» be a matter of disfiguring the h ills, they
would be removed altogether, and we could probably see
al, the way to Hillsboro A frightening thought
Anyway we are always appreciative when the Lords of
the Manor deign to speak to the peasants, and hope thet
the dialogue, such as it is, w ill continue and grow into a
working relationship And we must praise Mr Dahlin
for his courage and patience with the mix of frightening
environmentalists, frightened Republicans, and
flustered Democrats We were also justly proud of our
community for its persistence in pursuit of this
beginning, especially Bud Kramer and his buddies at
the Coffee Cabahe City Council Not bad for a Democrat
be doing its best to get them to the area this w inter, so,
pay attention, you'll like it
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Now for something a little more serious. Health Care it
seems tha First Lady (w ife of the First Gentleman?)
visited Oregon to tout health care recently (not because
of the rumored crush on Kitzhober) Like Eleanor
Roosevelt she is a Co - President, bringing the female
perspective to the table
and then it's on to tie Nationals You see, winning our
regional award qualifies us Io compete for He title of
Best Sewage Treatment System in America, or
something
for too many As has been pointed out. Congress and
Welfare recipients ore already covered The folks we
•re talking about are the hard working, tax paying,
I'm sure Don is
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American families that face bankruptcy if a child gets
sick A perfect plan would be everybody pays, say,
$ 1 0 a month, and $ 10 for each v isit, $ 1 0 a day in the
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hospital, and $ 1 0 per p e rx n p tio n
about the safety aspects of skateboarders, roller
bladers, and the hated surreys (w ith or without fringe
on top) interacting with humble slow moving
pedestrians Wheels on the east side, feet on the west,
is what they came up with in the workshops And then
they painted the line ( down the middle, equal
protection under law ) and put up the signs Now, we
couldn't get accurate information on the cost of this
life saving effort, or the bodg counts In the past, but
we do know that industrial strength yellow paint is
very expensive (and to xic), and signs usually cost a
municipality about the same as toilet seats cost the
Pentagon And to date we have seen no reports of
families perishing under the wheels of a skateboard
The spokes person for the City said this is just a stop
gap measure until they can ben the surreys in Seaside
We are of course anti-w heel, being founding
members of FEET FIRST• , a radical pedestrian group,
and we feel obligated to defend what little tu rf is left
So, our advice forget the lines and the signs, put In
bricks or cobblestones, or grass, but get the wheels
off the Prom, now
Too easy, too
simple, but add it up Anyway, we w ill be forced to
take whet the Congress gives us, if they give it to us
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It has been brought to our attention that tie City of
side, in a Solomon-like decision, has painted a
Yellow line down the middle of the Promenade This
and signs were authorized after 'a number of
workshops' and 'numerous citizens complaints'
And we wish her w e ll, and
hope we can get something in place before it s too lata
H makes you proud, but still you cant help
but giggle a little
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There in life in TllhunoohS
After a recent visit by David Hetrick, form erly of The
Storefront Theatre in Portland, and a missive from Peter
Smith, editor of the Bay City Slug (The Newspaper that Hates
Progress), we feel we should tell you of the recent discovery of
life in Tillamook (Other then cows, that is )
Art Access for Tillamook County is a new, end quite lively
organization with a simple and important goal Encourage the
Arts In Tillamook In these days of logging and fishing industry
decline, the arts and tourism industries are the only 'growing'
industries on the coast, and some folks in Tillamook are
You c o n o n ly cu re r e ta il but you ca n
p r e v e n t w h o le s a le Brock C h ish o lm
determined to make the most of It They hove their eye on the
old National Guard Armory that the City sold to the Guerd in
1961 for one dollar (S till not paid we understand ) The I 9 26
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Art Deco building is a little funky end needs to be made handicap
F d ite r TPedltsfcer The Beloved Reverend
Bitty Lloyd Huffs
A s s is ta n t ( d r i e r / P u t I t s W r / G r apt*cs
H ite r
The Humble Ms Sally Loutse Lac**ff
Science ( d r ie r /V u t e a at Reesea I ftedtae
C e e e try /lle c k e M R te /e tc
Michael Burgess
V iM W fe /M e s ic R e p o rte r Peter "Spud*
accessable, but it looks doable
Art Access has already presented their case before the City
Council and The Tillamook Arts Association and has positive
feedback from both A letter has been sent to the Coast Guard by
the City Manager Mike Mehoney end there are plans for federal
Arts Grants applications and Benefits to gather funding Is this
exciting or what7 Besides David Hetrick (who used to own
Muddy Waters Coffee House in Tillamook) end Pete Smith, the
group consists of Creig Wakefield (a Tillamook County Building
Inspector), Deb Dyson (acorporete attorney) and Paula Ascher
(a grant w rite r, fund raiser and instructor at Tillamook Bag
Community College)
Skegel
IA k a I m « f it t e r
Peter L rtd sa y
M eaewbtke to New p e r t Alex Lafoltette
h a p r e v ts a tte * » l f e g a ie e r
Dr kwkeys
P e tit tea I C ae s u tta e t Kathleen Krushas
M e v ie s 1 Feed Rot> Mill»on
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So, what can you do to help’ You can w rite to Art Access, Box
788 Tillamook, OR 971 4 1 - 0 7 8 8 , or call ( 5 0 5 ) 8 4 2 - 0 1 4 9
Baseball
Jeff Larson
Tales e f tbe B e rtb e r e Seas
M w & Rory
le c a l Cater
Ron Logan
P e e t-a s R esidence Bill Ckr.»
Ferekge C e rre s p e e d e e ts Bill Vic*lend &
Dario Chamay
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Doug Marx
and get updates and ideas on how to participate
News Flash II They yet the A r m r y I I I
Devid called as wa were goinq to press and said tha city and
the Coast Guard have come to an agreement, but still have a few
details to work out Congratulations to the Arts Access folks and
the city of Tillamook Trueiy, sometimes the magic works
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August ,s Free Speech Month sponsored by the ACLU
There w ill be events all over the State, including, yes.
Cannon Beach The Upper Left Edge and Jupiter's Rare
and Used Books (that is redundant) w ill sponsor a Soap
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Box In front of the Book Store at noon August 29th
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Anyone can come stand on the soap box and exercise
their constitutional right of free speech No Bull
Horns, and a three minute lim it (it's our soap box)
Others are free to attend and exercise their
constitutional right to giggle
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