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Northwest Author Series hosts Bill Hall ‘McCallandia’ novel envisions Gov. Tom McCall as president CANNON BEACH — Bill Hall, au- thor of “McCallandia: A Utopian Novel,” will be the speaker for the next Northwest Author series at the Cannon Beach Library. The event will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13. “McCallandia” is a novel of alternate history that imagines the iconic Oregon Gov. Tom McCall becoming president of the United States as successor to Nixon and how the nation takes a different and better path. McCall, who served as Oregon’s governor from l967 to l975, is best remem- bered for his quip encouraging outsiders to “visit but don’t stay.” However, his administration saw an unmatched record of accom- plishment, especially in the en- vironmental arena — the Bottle Bill, the Beach Bill, statewide land use planning and the clean- up of the Willamette River. In his book, Hall asks the question, “What if McCall had become president of the United States in- stead of Ronald Reagan?” Hall is a native Oregonian YOU R RESTAU RAN T who grew up during McCall’s governorship and was inspired by his example to pursue ca- reers in journalism and politics. He was a volunteer in McCall’s ill-fated 1978 comeback cam- paign for the governorship. Hall lives in Newport and has served as a Lincoln County commis- sioner since 2005. Hall said he hopes readers will come away from “McCal- landia” with a better understand- ing of how McCall’s leadership helped shape Oregon, how he FRXOGKDYHLQÀXHQFHGWKHFRXQ- try for the better, and what he was like as a husband, father, col- league and friend. He also hopes readers will be inspired and look for ways to carry McCall’s lega- cy forward. “I hope readers will have the desire to envision a Submitted photo “McCallandia” by author Bill Hall. better world and see that we can still help make it happen. That’s dinin g out H ERE! D IR EC TO R Y 503.738.7763 2490 Hwy 101 N., Seaside Open at 11:00am Closed Mondays 3 8TH & L, ON THE S EAV IEW BEAC H APPROAC H 3 60-642-7880 RES ERV E FOR V ALENTINES NOW ! NO RTH COAST & PE NINSU L A ILIES FAM OME! C WEL 3 13 Pa c ific Hw y, Do w n to w n Lo n g Be a c h, W A 3 60-642-5555 • w w w.hu n gryha rb o r.c o m 503.738.6403 maggiesontheprom.com 581 S Prom, Seaside OR 503.436.1539 www.cafesweetbasils.com Cannon Beach Patty’s Wicker Cafe Closed in December for Remodel Watch in January for our Grand Re-Opening! Hungry Harbor GrillE 503.755.1818 www.camp18restaurant.com Favorite stop to & from the Coast Submitted photo Author Bill Hall will speak Feb. 13 at the Cannon Beach Library. what Tom McCall’s career was all about,” Hall says. Hall had drawn on his report- ing background to craft a novel with a structure all its own, com- bining conventional narrative with imaginary magazine and newspaper articles, diary ex- cerpts, interviews and oral histo- ry transcripts. The book also in- cludes an original illustration by James Cloutier, who produced the “Oregon Ungreeting” cards that were popular during the Mc- Call years. The Nortrhwest Author series, offered by the Cannon Beach Li- brary on the second Saturday of each month, September to May, is free, and the public is welcome. 1157 N. Marion Avenue Gearhart 503-717-8150 www.mcmenamins.com On the Beautiful Necanicum River Breakfast & Lunch 600 Broadway Ste 7 & 8 -Seaside 503.717.1272 S he lb u rn e In n , Re s ta u ra n t & Pu b 4415 Pa c ific W a y, S e a vie w, W a 3 60-642-4150 w w w.s he lb u rn e re s ta u ra n t.c o m February 11, 2016 | coastweekend.com | 15
