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it is almost summertime! 1 his is what we
all wait tor in quiet desperation through the loggv &
soggy winters. I he opportunity to tro lic in the great
outdoors. W ith so many people visitin g our area we
a ll need to th ink about the abuse our environment
takes. Here are a few reminders o f how to reduce
wear & tear.use less and have fun in Cannon Beach.
Cannon Reach, Op, 07110
(303) 436-0942
IN AN UNJUST W ORLD... JUSTICE.
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* Always stick to the trails in the Park to help slow
down erosion.
* B ring food & dnnk from home and save on
disposable packaging.
* A L W A Y S . A L W A Y S cart out your garbage Keep
our city, parks & beaches litte r free.
* Park your car and walk, take the shuttle, nde your
bike, car pool If we curtail d rivin g around town the
less pollution and traffic congestion we w ill have. Be
efficient w ith your errands
* Use public restrooms not the beach or park
grounds
* Do not purchase overly packaged products Refuse
unnecessary bags T hin k before you buy.
* Reuse beverage containers.
* I f you see litte r pick it up. If you see harm ful or
hazardous products like needles, call the police and
let them dispose o f it properly .
* Read the signs on the beach and obey them. They
are there for your protection. Swim in the designated
safe areas
* Never disturb the w ild life or sea life. This is there
home too
* Enjoy the summer concerts in the Park.
* Do not attempt to "help" w ild life. I f you see a
stranded animal tell the lifeguards or police.
* Go v isit Hay stack Rock during low tide and take
adv antage o f the Hay stack Rock Aw areness
Program.
* SLOW DO W N
* Use the sidewalks in town.
* Above a ll enjoy y ourself, protect y ourself from
sunburn, drink water and leave w ith a calm spirit
GREGORY KAFOLRY
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So, I ju st finished reading U ncle M ike’s
G uide to the Real O regon Coast, and my father calls
m e up and asks how the w eather is dow n here. He
lives in Seattle and says it’s pouring rain, this is the
w ettest spring he rem em bers ever. H e’s 72. S o I
think, hm m m , U ncle M ike, M aybe it’s m ore than
ju st funny stories in your book. W e are m olding. If
this is the w ettest spring in at least 72 years, then 1
know it isn’t ju st m e.
S o later, at w ork, a brow sing yellow rain
coat clad tourist tells me (in an undeniably irritated
m anner) that they ju st left Portland. It was sunny
there, so they thought they’d com e out to the beach,
but it’s d um ping outside as she says this.
I say, “ W ell we do get m ore rain here than
P o rtla n d .”
She says, '"More rain than P ortland)" Like
there is really som ething w rong with m e and this
w hole dam n place. T hen her tone changes, and in a
strangely conciliatory, pleading voice she asks, in all
sincerity, “ W hen does the rain stop?” A t this point, 1
am w ishing U ncle M ike w ere here to answ er this.
I could not have phrased the question to the
gods any m ore succinctly or innocently than this. A
goofy sm ile threatened to betray my professional
em ployee/clerk/hospitality functionary persona, a
grin w hich I could not w ipe away.
“ W hen does the rain stop?” I have to repeat
this back, you know , to m ake sure I heard it right.
“ W ell, urn, actually it doesn’t.” T hen she ignores me
for a w hile, so I ask her a question to lighten the air.
“ W here are you from ?”
“ C hicago.” Flatly stated.
1 cannot think o f the next thing to say, so I
d o n ’t. In a m inute she heads out anyw ay, calling to
her kids to com e and see the ant farm next door,
som ething about new ants, and I go back to w hatever
it w as I w as doing. T hose w ords keep repeating
them selves to m e, such a nice cadence. W hen does
the rain stop? Like a lonely m antra echoing out into
the cosm os.
1 catch m yself staring out the w indow , to the
aggressive pound o f the dow npour, and it seem s to
be chuckling too. I think o f U ncle M ike’s book and
his m any references to the m oist aspects o f our
c lim a te / How aptly this little exchange fits even a
tongue-in-cheek characterization such as this, and,
borrow ing from M r. Barry, “I am not m aking this
up”.
N ow w e sodden outcasts from the drier
interior regions have indisputable, written legitim acy
for out dam p perspectives. T hanks U ncle Mike!
A s to the lingering question, ‘w hen does the
rain stop?’ w ell, I guess that’s sort o f w hat death is
about, right?
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