DailyAstorian.com // WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017
145TH YEAR, NO. 38
ONE DOLLAR
Port taps
Stevens
to fi ll
vacancy
Retired Coast Guard
captain appointed
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
The Port of Astoria Commission on
Tuesday unanimously appointed retired
Coast Guard Capt. Robert Stevens to fi ll
the vacancy left by Robert Mushen, who
resigned earlier this month because of medi-
cal issues.
Stevens, a veteran of 34
years in the Coast Guard
and Navy and a merchant
mariner , said he will offer
calm, quiet confi dence
to help the Port promote
growth and stay fi scally
Robert
responsible.
Stevens
“The Port’s received a
lot of criticism, some of it
justifi ed,” he said during introductions of
the seven hopefuls for Mushen’s seat. “I’m
here to make this a professional, deliberative
body, the way that democracy is envisioned,
and I know that several of you believe the
same thing.”
REMEMBERING
HOOD TO COAST
See PORT, Page 7A
Authors collect memories for upcoming book
By BRENNA VISSER
The Daily Astorian
S
EASIDE — For 35 years, thousands of runners
from all over the world came to make memories at
the Hood to Coast Relay from Timberline Lodge to
the sands of Seaside.
This year, two people, one of whom is a participant
himself, is looking to document those memories for a his-
torical book about the event by 2018.
In an effort to capture the character, appeal and person-
ality of the relay that begins at Mount Hood and travels to
Seaside , authors Marc B. Spiegel and Art Garner will be
at the fi nish of this year’s event on Saturday to collect per-
sonal memories.
“We absolutely are wanting a local feel,” said Dan
Floyd, chief operating offi cer for Hood to Coast . “We’re
very excited to have local memories, especially from the
coastal area. You don’t have to be a participant to be in the
book.”
Most popular
The Hood To Coast Relay remains the most popular
relay race in the world with nearly 20,000 runners and
walkers participating in three events; Hood t o Coast Relay,
Portland t o Coast Walk Relay and Portland t o Coast High
School Challenge. Runners and walkers are participating
from all 50 states and 43 countries.
See BOOK, Page 7A
Governor,
state police
stand up for
marijuana
Brown pushes back
against Sessions
By ANDREW SELSKY
Associated Press
Submitted Photo
SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown and the
head of the state police defended the state’s
legal marijuana industry in letters to U.S.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has
been hinting at a crackdown on states such
as Oregon that have legal-
ized pot in defi ance of fed-
eral law.
Brown noted Tuesday
in her letter that Sessions’
earlier letter to her refer-
enced a draft report from
the Oregon State Police
Gov.
that concluded a lot of Ore-
gon’s marijuana was being Kate Brown
diverted to other states.
The governor and Oregon State Police
Superintendent Travis Hampton said that
draft report was invalid and had incorrect
data and conclusions.
Brown said new laws in Oregon, includ-
ing tracking all pot grown for legal sale from
seed to store, will help cut down on diversion
Author Marc Spiegel’s 2016 Image team at the Ashore Hotel.
See BROWN, Page 7A
Art advocates reach milestone in Cannon Beach
Non profi t art
gallery observes
decades of work
By BRENNA VISSER
The Daily Astorian
CANNON BEACH – The
Cannon Beach Arts Associa-
tion has weathered all sorts of
storms to make it to its 30th
anniversary.
Sometimes that meant
physically surviving storms,
Board President Lila Wickham
said.
“We do live on the edge of
the ocean,” she laughed.
But the type of storms
Wickham mostly means were
the internal ones that go with
launching and sustaining
a local non profi t. Over the
course of 30 years, the arts
a ssociation has cycled through
many locations, boards, aes-
thetics and visions .
“What making it 30 years
means is that we are an inte-
gral part of the community —
otherwise we wouldn’t last,”
Wickham said.
The arts a ssociation rep-
resents 150 regional and local
artists working in fi ne arts and
crafts in nine curated shows
each year. It was a product of a
two-day workshop conducted
in 1986 through the Ore-
gon Arts Commission, which
decided developing an associ-
ation would help replenish and
enhance the vitality of the arts
in the community.
The association grew into
a number of programs, includ-
ing the Cannon Beach Gallery,
summer concerts in the park,
arts in education, individual
artist grants and more.
For just under 10 years,
all the events were conducted
from a trailer on First Street
before moving to 1064 Hem-
lock St. in 1994.
Paying the bills
Cannon Beach is no stranger
to a number of fi ne art galleries,
See GALLERY, Page 7A
Brenna Visser/Cannon Beach Gazette
Board Vice President Linda Gebhart, Program Director
Cara Mico, Board President Lila Wickham and volunteer
Nancy Bond pose at the Cannon Beach Gallery.