U ev. WHERE TO GET AN EDGE Mo Stuff Hults CoastWatch, our friends who adopt a mile of the Oregon Coast and report its condition four times a year, are coming to town. They are meeting at City Call Council Chamber in Cannon Beach on March 13th, from 9 until 11 AM. They are here to talk about stuff, and there will be a beach walk afterward, of course. These are the people who have been working with SOLV to monitor the New Carissa disaster. The Upper Left Edge has adopted the mile south from Braillier Road to Humbug Point, so any reader who wants to report is welcome — the more eyes the better. The idea is not just to look out for oil or injured wildlife, but to chronicle the changes that happen every day. This give us information that can not be gathered any other way. And if you just can’t make it, give Chet Loving a call in Gearhart at 503-738- 0598 anyway. It’s a good thing to do, it makes you remember that this is your beach, and your ocean and your planet. Editorial Now & Then Our faithful readers may have noted that the Edge has avoided any discussion of the recent doings in our nation’s capital. The reason is we were taught when young that when another family is having troubles, the best thing to do is let them work it out in the privacy of their own home, and not to gossip about what was going on. Apparently this is not a lesson learned by many others in the media, or in positions of power in our government. It is a pity that so many folks who are elected to do the people’s business chose to spend their time preaching rather than working. Quoting scriptures rather than writing laws. We have been reminded rather harshly that this is a nation of laws, as was formed by group of white males is the late seventeen hundreds. Some believe that this is a Christian nation, and they can point to our currency which says “In God We Trust”, as well as the phrase “under God” in our pledge of allegiance to the flag. Well, it must be pointed out that those are recent additions. This nation was founded by folks who came here either trying to escape religious persecution, or looking for a place to practice it, so when they wrote those first laws they made sure that this country would not have a state religion. The very first coin minted in America was designed by Benjamin Franklin; it had thirteen circles with the names of the states inside, and they were around a motto that we think should be returned to our currency. It was: “Mind your business”. Just a thought. Regular columnist Victoria Stoppiello and her husband Anthony and their home were featured in the March/April issue of Solar Today, the national publication of the American Solar Energy Society. Anthony is an architect and they remodeled their 1895 home to maximize natural light, installed a low­ cost solar water heater, and reduced their electricity consumption by two-thirds. If you want to learn how to do things like that, the Stoppiellos will be teaching a one-day workshop on “Simple Steps toward Sustainable Living” through Clatsop Community College on Saturday, May 15, from 9AM to 4PM. Call (503) 338-2506 for more information. Our headline this month is from a song by a band called the Bad Livers. Well, it’s a duo really, anyway when we saw them it was. Tuba and banjo. Yes, it does sound like an odd duo; yes, they are. They are also two gifted intense and totally original musicians whom we suggest you seek out. We were struck by their words as we were living through this winter. Big winds, Big waves, Big stuff has been going down, and coming up. We do live in interesting times. Locally and Globally we have some stuff to deal with that could either kill us or make us strong. Locally we have several items to deal with; our grade school needs to be moved to a safer location this summer. We can not allow the children to be at risk one more year. There are two locations being debated, one a wooded area in a residential neighborhood, and the other an RV park across Hwy. 101. We urge the choice of the latter, for the same reason we moved our fire station a few blocks from the RV park, and because there are existing structures that could be incorporated into the school and for use as a community center. It should also be noted that the wooded site, called the IMPACT zone for some very good reasons, is one of the last large stands of natural trees in the village. We have also several times suggested that the soon to be former site of the grade school be used as an interpretive center and historical park. As we all should know, the school sits on the site of the village where Sacajawea and Capt. Clark visited to trade for whale blubber, and gave Ecola creek its name. It has been argued in these pages that where the Cannon Beach Grade School now sits, the footprints of the Lewis & Clark Expedition stopped and turned back, making it the End of the Trail. This is something we should be respectful of when we talk of what to do with that site. Okay, globally, yes, we have problems that if survived will make us strong. It’s not just that we have a web site now, and do e-mail, that the problem called Y2K is something we should talk about. While in the course of the usual stuff of your beloved reverend’s days the Y2K problem has been mentioned a bit lately. At the regular meeting of the Thanatopis Literary and Inside Straight Club’s last meeting the topic was broached, and some scary stuff was talked about Top of the list wasn’t whether planes would fall from the sky, or the banks would close, or rioting in the streets would happen; no, the truly scary thing is the Russian Nuclear Power Plants. They don’t seem to have a clue, and they have asked for millions of dollars and as many computer geeks as we can spare. They pointed out that it is not ‘just their problem’. The technology has once again led us down the road, and we have to find our way home. The best idea we have heard is that a good neighbor is the best defense. Just like any serious problems we face, it helps when we face them together. Y2K, Global Warming, Nuclear Power, the list goes on. The question is, do we? Our guess is yes, and yes, we do think it will make us stronger. Owner* -J«H fr G ladys 1235 8. Hemlock P.O. Box 985 Cannon Beach, OR 97110 (503) 436-2000 Fax (503) 436-0746 Still performing ALL Our Usual Services PLUS SIGNS & BANNERS of aU kinds 8k SMALL BUSINESS BOOKKEEPING kecoR&s TAPES ETC 1023 BROADWAY 3EAS1DE. OR TH38 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK C annon Beach: Jupiter's Rare and Used Books. 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