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Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty Wendell Phillips 1812-1884 The poet Thomas Stearns Eliot once hiked to the upper ridges of Neahkahnie Mountain and scratched his name on its r 0« k y summit He also contributed the term objective correlative’ to poetic c ritic is m In brief, Eliot suggested that the mere linking together of certain object nam< would e l'c it specific reader emotions Rat s feet,’ "broken glass," and rusty tin shacks" evoke a certain feeling, woolen m ittens.’ 'hot cocoa.’ and 'yule logs’ quite another mood In much the same manner, it seems to me, certain objects and events herald seasonal s h ifts here on the North Coast Native Americans distinguished seasons and months of the year by assigning them names correlated to natural events in the Great Cycle ’ the Month of the Shedding Pony," "the Time of the Long Grass,' and the Time for Drying Salmon' Fall has its distinct correlatives The Professor wishes to posit his checklist of objects/events that usher in this b itte r-sw e e t season of transition Fall Indicia 1 Season of the Wild Blackberry Although not indigenous to our coast, this wayfarer from India arrives on the sum m er/fall cusp to gladden our palates Preserved as jam or je lly , the berry conjures summer days deep into the w inter darkness 2 Long black clouds of the Sooty Shearwater concentrated in legions just offshore These birds follow the late summer bait fish schools, anchovies and candlefish. close outside the surf line Bait f ish depletion may postpone or alter their flig h ts this year 3 Return of the Fall Swell On or about Labor Day, the ocean sw ell kicks up sig nifican tly most years, sending the last summer-season bathers scurrying to retrieve beach blankets, toddlers, and tennis shoes apparently le ft high and dry on the sand Fortunately, the big green am ato toa »«este macmikxs S eptember - High rides AM I>ATT r i k , Î M 3 10» 4 V S he W ho ty\rcNt%* A Letter to All As the husk ot summer s a c tiv itie s fa lls about autumn's hustinq here are three things to be done First, register to vote Several crucial issues are to be decided at the ballot bo* this fa ll, not tne least of which is the make-up of our county governing board Readers of the Upper l eft Edge would do w ell to protect their interest in progressive and open government hy exercising their obligations to the commonweal if you don t vote, you don t get to whine later Second, once you ve registered to vote you d better use that power No excuses Get that absentee ballot if you aren't in town, or are out of state, or o ff the planet No excuses ’ Uh, l forgot' is only good for crustaceans reacting to lit t le more than changing tidal stim ulus No excuses Get to your polling place on election day This brings us to the third point, and the crux of this le tte r When you vote, do so for substance, open process and deliberate balance This means do your homework before entering the polling booth And, here is your firs t homework assignment CoM On %»« 7 Check out Helen Westbrook s candidacy for county commissioner in Helen s presence we have the opportunity to elect precisely the substance, openess and deliberate balance this county PC. 2. E d it o r ia l requires at the moment 3 N otls prom C olorado , R xctclinl No flamboyance here Helen takes a rock-solid B ehind the . T imes line of quiet, deliberate and open exchange in the M eanwhile in N ewport decision mak mg process Her work co-chairing 5 L etter from V ashon , ViLDtirc on L dge the Cannon B**ach Enerqy Conservation Committee attests to her effectiveness in conducting fc > M ore W ildlife meetings and the business at hand 5he acts 8 M unicipal M emo humanely, w ith humor and in good fa ith Helen s *?-)£ C oast R ange A ssociation background in hospital adm inistration and the )3 TK llsofthe N orthern 5 las grace w ith which she pursues her respon s ib ilitie s as adm inistrative assistant to the IM US M u s ic Cannon Beach c ity manager are impeccable IUI7 T herapy credentials for the position of county U W ine commissioner Helen Westbrook s strengths H K rts point to that exceptional talent Clatsop County 2.0 Z odiac needs for progressive and enlightened government • 6 kjt / *♦! 8 9 ht 10 to» II k r 1. u . e 13 lu» '4 A».' 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