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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2015 Contest:)LUVWHYHQWZDVDUHODWLYHO\ULQN\GLQNDIIDLU Origin story Continued from Page 1A 7KHRUWKRGR[QDUUDWLYHSLQV WKH¿UVWVDQGFDVWOHW\SHHYHQWLQ WKH\HDURIWKH*RRG)UL GD\4XDNH²DPHJDTXDNH in early spring that originated in Alaska and sent tsunami waves FUDVKLQJ DORQJ 3DFL¿F 1RUWK ZHVWVKRUHV However, the Library of Congress states that the event EHJDQ LQ ³DV D SURPR tional event for this small 2UHJRQ FRDVWDO WRZQ´ )XU WKHUPRUH WKH 6HDVLGH 6LJQDO DUFKLYHV IURP VXPPHU DGYHUWLVHWKH³VWDQQXDO6DQG &DVWOHDQG6FXOSWXUH&RQWHVW´ ZKLFKWRRNSODFH-XO\WKDW \HDU 6RZKDWKDSSHQHGKHUH" In the wake of the earth- quake and tsunami, which RFFXUUHG RQ 0DUFK Cannon Beach became a ghost WRZQ 7KH ZDOO RI ZDWHU DQG WKH debris it pushed up Ecola Creek knocked out the Ecola Creek Bridge, eliminating Cannon %HDFK¶V QRUWK HQWUDQFH 7KH incident sparked a “mass exo- dus;” many residents sold their property and left Cannon Beach for good, according to Elaine 7UXFNHH[HFXWLYHGLUHFWRURIWKH Cannon Beach History Center DQG0XVHXP 7KDWVXPPHUDJURXSRIOR cals formed a sandcastle event held in August, according to documents submitted to the state Parks and Recreation De- SDUWPHQW ³7KHLQWHQWLRQZDVWRNLQGRI boost the morale of the commu- nity and to show that the beach is not a scary place, that it is safe WRFRPH´7UXFNHVDLG 7KDW ¿UVW VDQGFDVWOH HYHQW ²ZKLFKLVQRWWHUUL¿FDOO\ZHOO documented — was a relatively rinky-dink affair, mostly con- cocted as a lark for the children, many of whom came dressed in costumes, she and other sources VDLG “It was mainly a community HYHQWWKDW\HDU´VKHVDLG 7UXFNH DGGHG WKDW OLNH WR day, the event included a parade, WKRXJK LW GH¿QLWHO\ GLG QRW LQ clude master sand -sculptors and KLJKVWDNHVMXGJLQJ DQQXDO´6DQGFDVWOH&RQWHVWDV SXEOLFL]HG LQ WKH 6HDVLGH 6LJ nal, was, in fact, the second contest, that the “second annu- al” contest was the third con- WHVWDQGVRRQ ³7KH ¿UVW RQH ZDV QRW WKH ¿UVW RQH´ VDLG 7UHYD +DVNHOO who co-founded Bruce’s Can- dy Kitchen in Cannon Beach in 6R²LIRQHVWDUWVFRXQWLQJ IURPDVWUDGLWLRQGLFWDWHV — the 2014 celebration marked both the “50th annual” event and, yes, 50th anniversary of WKH¿UVWHYHQW%XWLWZDVDFWXDO ly the 51st consecutive contest, QRWWKHWK6DQGFDVWOH&RQWHVW — unless one starts the clock in ZKHQLWRI¿FLDOO\EHFDPH ³DQQXDO´7KLV\HDUWKHQPDUNV 6R D VDQGFDVWOH HYHQW RI some sort almost certainly hap- SHQHG LQ 2Q WKLV SRLQW %LOO 6WHLGHO 3HWHU /LQGVH\ DQG Billie Atherton — three people who were either involved in the event or were around at the time ²DOODJUHH ‘Annual’ vs. ‘anniversary’ %HFDXVH WKH ¿UVW HYHQW LQ ZDVSODQQHGDVDRQHRII LWZDVQ¶WGHVLJQDWHG³¿UVWDQQX al” because there was nothing DQQXDODERXWLW\HW%XWRQWKH basis of that experience, the town decided to make it an an- nual event the following year, complete with judging catego- ULHVDQGFDVKSUL]HV 7KLV PHDQV WKDW WKH ³¿UVW the “51st annual” event but the QGFRQVHFXWLYHHYHQW Lasting legacy Historical hair-splitting aside, one thing appears beyond dis- SXWH7KH*RRG)ULGD\4XDNHD formative event that could have destroyed Cannon Beach, end- HGXSUHYLWDOL]LQJLW%\FUHDWLQJ WKH 6DQGFDVWOH &RQWHVW WKH OR cals used the traumatic episode to their advantage, purposefully IRXQGLQJDOHJDF\GH¿QHGE\RS SRUWXQLW\UDWKHUWKDQWUDJHG\ And the estimated 15,000 to 20,000 visitors that drove to &DQQRQ %HDFK VSHFL¿FDOO\ IRU WKH6DQGFDVWOH&RQWHVWODVW\HDU SURYHWKDWWKHOHJDF\HQGXUHV See today’s Coast Weekend for the full schedule of events. Fireworks::DVKLQJWRQDOORZVYLUWXDOO\DOOW\SHVRIFRQVXPHU¿UHZRUNV Continued from Page 1A EHFDXVH\RXFDQ¶WVHHWKHP´ Anderson insists that she ¿UHZRUNFRQVLVWLQJRIDFDUG LV QRW DQWL¿UHZRUNV RU DQ board base packed with any- WLIXQ ,I VRPHRQH PDQXIDF where from 25 to more than WXUHG SODVWLFIUHH ¿UHZRUNV 1,000 “shots” — small gray she says might buy them her- SODVWLFWXEHV¿OOHGZLWKH[SOR VHOI %XW VKH SRLQWV RXW WKDW VLYHSRZGHU in some cases, manufactur- :KHQDQ60%LVGHWRQDW LQJ VWDQGDUGV IRU ¿UHZRUNV ed, each of those tubes shoots are too outdated or vague to into the air with a shrill whis- address the problems caused tle, shatters apart and falls E\ SODVWLF FRPSRQHQWV 6KH back to earth, creating a show- wants legislators to restrict or er of litter that’s hard for even SURKLELW60%VDQGVKHKRSHV the best-intentioned reveler to convince consumers to stop WR FOHDQ XS 8QOLNH FRORUIXO EX\LQJWKHP caps and wings, the dull gray “If we don’t get serious RU JUHHQ 60% OLWWHU EOHQGV about how we reduce [plas- LQWR VDQG DQG VRLO :LWK SDU tics] we’re really leaving a tiers across the state detonat- legacy that’s for the worse for LQJWKRXVDQGVRI60%VLQWKH all the generations,” Anderson week around Independence VDLG³,W¶VNLQGRIOLNHSDWULRW Day, it quickly becomes ap- LF SROOXWLRQ RI RXU RFHDQV , parent just how much garbage don’t get that!” is literally raining down on Little pieces, big WKH(YHUJUHHQ6WDWH consequences After setting of a single 7KH WKRXVDQGV RI SODVWLF PHGLXPVL]HG 60% ³<RX¶OO KDYH RI WKHVH WKDW DUH bits certainly make the beach scattered all over,” Anderson look bad July 5, but Ander- explained, sifting her hand son says the ugly litter is the WKURXJKWKHER[³<RX¶OOQHY OHDVWRILW Over time, plastics er ever close to getting the to- break down into tiny pieces, tal number that get blown up, called “microplastics” that can disperse widely in water RU VRLO 7KRVH PLFURSODVWLFV are then absorbed and stored in animals’ bodies, where they can release harmful chem- LFDOV Animals and humans who subsist on seafood can end up with high concentra- tions of toxic substances in WKHLUV\VWHPVDVDUHVXOW Animals can also be in- jured when they get tangled up or cut by plastic garbage, or mistake it for food and eat LW In 2007, Anderson was walking on a path near her house, when she spotted a ÀDVKRIEULJKWUHGLQWKHGXQH JUDVV :KHQ VKH SDUWHG WKH grass, she found the carcass of a northern fulmar, a type of VHDELUG6KHZDVVKRFNHGWR see that its digestive tract was IXOORIFKXQNVRISODVWLF ³, FULHG , MXVW VWRRG WKHUH DQGFULHG´$QGHUVRQUHFDOOHG ³,ZDVVRVWXQQHG$QGWKHQ, really got involved in trying to understand plastics in our RFHDQV´ It was hardly an isolated incident — a Google image search for “northern fulmar Audit: Corrections increased the Port’s net position by $201,047 SRVLWLRQE\ • O mitted disclosure of com- • Mistakes in calculating rent pliance with a bank loan agree- escalation, expired leases not be- ment specifying the mainte- ing re-upped, incorrect termina- nance of a debt service coverage tion dates, rent charged without ratio and issuing audits on time, a lease and leases changed with- ZKLFKWKH3RUWGLGQRW7KHPLV out a signed agreement resulted WDNHGLGQRWHIIHFWWKH3RUW¶V¿ in less than a $5,000 change in nancials, but could have caused WKH 3RUW¶V ¿QDQFLDOV 7KH DXGLW the loan in question to become recommended third-party ac- GXHLPPHGLDWHO\ counting and billing software, “All told, it reduced the which staff have been institut- 3RUW¶VQHWSRVLWLRQE\PLO LQJ lion,” Lanzarotta said of the cor- • Revenue and expenses, rections to the Port’s previous which should be recorded when ¿QDQFLDOV$OPRVWDOORIWKDWKH they are recognized instead of added, was the accounting for when they are received or paid, SROOXWLRQUHPHGLDWLRQ were sometimes recognized in 7KH 3RUW¶V DXGLW KDG EHHQ WKH ZURQJ ¿VFDO \HDU7KH FRU due at the end of December , but rections increased the Port’s net the agency was unsure about the Continued from Page 1A locals who help with outreach HIIRUWV Citing health, safety and ¿UHKD]DUGVPDQ\VWDWHVKDYH DOUHDG\EDQQHGFRQVXPHU¿UH works or prohibited certain W\SHV,GDKR2UHJRQDQG&DO ifornia only allow so-called ³6DIH DQG 6DQH´ QRQDHULDO ¿UHZRUNV DQG $UL]RQD KDV EDQQHG DOPRVW HYHU\ W\SH But Washington allows vir- tually all types of consumer ¿UHZRUNV 0V0V ¿UHFUDFN ers skyrockets, salutes, chas- ers and bottle rockets are VSHFL¿FDOO\ SURKLELWHG XQGHU state law, but many of these are readily available on res- ervations, where the rules are GLIIHUHQW &LWLHV DQG FRXQWLHV can pass laws or ordinances that place additional restric- WLRQVRQ¿UHZRUNVEXW3DFL¿F County has not chosen to do VR Anderson says her efforts to win over legislators yield a YDULHW\RIUHDFWLRQV “I’m surprised at how many of them write back to me and say, I had no idea WKHUH¶VSODVWLFVLQ¿UHZRUNV´ plastic” instantly produces dozens of disturbing images of birds that died after mistak- LQJSODVWLFIRUIRRG ³7KH\GLYHIRULWDQGFRQ sume it, and then it’s too late,” $QGHUVRQH[SODLQHG A considerable cause Anderson has dedicated considerable time and energy to this and other local envi- URQPHQWDO FDXVHV $IWHU VKH and her husband retired from WKH 6HDWWOH DUHD VHYHUDO \HDUV ago, they decided to make WKHLU KRPH LQ 2FHDQ 3DUN Anderson serves on the board of the Wildlife Center of the North Coast, and helped to found the “Grassroots Gar- EDJH*DQJ´DORQJZLWK6KHO OH\3ROODFN 6KH VWLOO YROXQWHHUV IRU GGG, which sponsors three well-attended annual clean- ups, including the one on July But she started Environ- PHQWDOO\ )ULHQGO\ )LUHZRUNV so she could do political work related to plastics in the envi- ronment without distracting IURP ***¶V PLVVLRQ 7KH group consists of a handful of $QGHUVRQ VDLG $ IHZ VD\ S ODFLQJ UHVWULFWLRQV RQ 60%V RQ¿UHZRUNVZRXOGLPSRVHRQ WKHLUFRQVWLWXHQWV¶IUHHGRP Others insist that it’s not their problem, because the cit- ies in their own district don’t DOORZDHULDO¿UHZRUNV$QGHU son says this misses the point, VLQFH QHLWKHU ¿UHZRUNV QRU the damage they cause, stay in the district where they were SXUFKDVHG “I want to tell them, ‘Do you think that this is the end RILW"'R\RXWKLQNZDWHUZD\V don’t travel through your ju- risdiction on the way to the RFHDQ"¶ 7KHVH WKLQJV ÀRDW ZRQGHUIXOO\´$QGHUVRQVDLG 6R IDU WKH JURXSV¶ YLFWR ULHVKDYHEHHQVPDOO “More people know,” An- GHUVRQ VDLG 6KH XQGHUVWDQGV it will take patience and time to get people — especially lawmakers — interested in such an under-recognized is- VXH ³7KH\¶UH QRW JRLQJ WR GR anything if they don’t know DERXWLW6RWKH¿UVWELJLVVXH is making sure people real- L]H´$QGHUVRQVDLG You Visit us online at Tube www.DailyAstorian.com DFFXUDF\ RI LWV ¿QDQFLDOV 7KH 3RUWKDG¿UHG)LQDQFH0DQDJHU Colleen Browne in November, hired Jim Grey to replace her, and added staff accountant Will ,VRP 7KH3RUWFRQWUDFWHG%DUEDUD Blue of Bussert Law & Associ- ates in August to help staff scour WKURXJK WKH ¿QDQFLDOV EDFN WR -XQH ,Q -DQXDU\ WKH 3RUW KLUHG ¿QDQFLDO DFFRXQWLQJ ¿UP &)2 6HOHFWLRQV WR KHOS SUHSDUHIRUWKHDXGLW$W the same meeting, it hired 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