Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Cannon Beach gazette. (Cannon Beach, Or.) 1977-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 2015)
JANUARY 30, 2015 • VOL. 39, ISSUE 3 WWW.CANNONBEACHGAZETTE.COM COMPLIMENTARY COPY Breakers Point dune grading project denied Approving a changed proposal without public input is ‘unfair,’ say the planning commissioners By Erick Bengel Cannon Beach Gazette ERICK BENGEL PHOTO In the carpeted “registration room” of the food pantry’s new location where Lila Wickham, foreground, left , and Myrna Wierson, right, speak with Molly Edison, the food pantry manager. Th e volunteers arranged the food items that eventually went into the packing room in back. A former library for the now-closed Cannon Beach Elementary School, the portable building provides the pantry about 1,710 square feet. Home free! Food pantry moves into new “digs” 7KH URZV RI WDEOHV in the carpeted sec- WLRQ QRZ WKH SDQWU\¶V ³UHJLVWUDWLRQURRP´RI the 1,710-square-foot VSDFH ZHUH TXLFNO\ By Erick Bengel FRYHUHG ZLWK EDJV RI Cannon Beach Gazette RDWPHDO ER[HV RI FH UHDO PDFDQGFKHHVH The Cannon Beach packets of Ramen noo- )RRG 3DQWU\ LV ¿QDOO\ GOHVFUDWHVRISRWDWRHV home free. DQG GULHG JRRGV FDQV 6HYHUDO GR]HQ SDQ of beans, fruits and try supporters turned VOLFHG WRPDWRHV MDUV out the morning of Jan. RIVSDJKHWWLVDXFHDQG ERICK BENGEL PHOTO RWKHUSDQWU\HVVHQWLDOV 24 to make sure the PRYH IURP WKH SDQ Shawn Cole, left , of the city public works department, takes 2YHU LQ WKH DGMD WU\¶VIRUPHUORFDWLRQDW a box of food from Rockne “Rock” Wickham, the food pan- FHQW ³SDFNLQJ URRP´ &DQQRQ %HDFK %LEOH try facilitator, to load into a truck donated by the Sleepy handymen and handy- &KXUFK RQ +LOOV /DQH Monk Coff ee Roasters. It took a few dozen volunteers to ZRPHQ PDGH TXLFN WR WKH SDQWU\¶V QHZHVW make the pantry’s move a smooth one. ZRUN RI VHWWLQJ XS ORFDWLRQ²WKHSRUWDEOH VKHOYLQJXQLWV VWUXFWXUH RQ WKH ZHVW VLGH RI &DQ nity, Coaster Construction, the city ³(YHU\WKLQJMXVWIHOOLQWRSODFH´ QRQ%HDFK(OHPHQWDU\6FKRRO SXEOLF ZRUNV GHSDUWPHQW WKH &DQ VDLG0ROO\(GLVRQWKHSDQWU\PDQ %HDYHU6W²ZDVVKRUWVZHHWDQG QRQ %HDFK 3ROLFH 'HSDUWPHQW DQG ager. “Thank you, thank you, thank VPRRWK )RXU GD\V ODWHU DW SP Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue had \RXWRHYHU\ERG\´ :HGQHVGD\-DQWKHSDQWU\ZDV DOUHDG\ VHHQ WKH IRRG DQG IXUQLVK $ JUDQG RSHQLQJ LV SODQQHG IRU GXHWRRSHQIRULWVZHHNO\WZRKRXU LQJVVDIHO\WRWKHLUQHZKRPH next month at a date and time yet to distribution of food boxes. &RDVWHUSXEOLFZRUNVDQG6OHHS\ be determined. %\ SP ODVW 6DWXUGD\ YROXQ 0RQN &RIIHH 5RDVWHUV HDFK OHW WKH See Pantry, Page 10A teers from the pantry, the commu- SDQWU\ORDGXSRQHRIWKHLUWUXFNV Opponents of the Break- HUV 3RLQW +RPHRZQHUV $VVRFLDWLRQ¶V SURSRVDO WR JUDGHGRZQWKHVDQGGXQHV at the north-end condomini- XP FRPSOH[ ZHUH FDXJKW XQDZDUH DW WKLV PRQWK¶V SODQQLQJFRPPLVVLRQPHHW LQJ ZKHQ WKH DVVRFLDWLRQ XQH[SHFWHGO\ FKDQJHG LWV SURSRVDOLQRUGHUWRDOOHYL ate some of the communi- ty’s concerns. %XW VHYHUDO FRPPXQL ty members continued to oppose the dune grading, despite the changes in the DVVRFLDWLRQ¶V RULJLQDO SUR SRVDO$QG LQ WKH HQG WKH SODQQLQJFRPPLVVLRQYRWHG WR GHQ\ WKH FRQWURYHU VLDO SURSRVDO ZKLFK LW KDG FDUULHG RYHU IURP LWV 'H cember meeting. 7KHKRPHRZQHUVDVVRFL ation had requested a con- GLWLRQDOXVHSHUPLWWRDOORZ IRUHGXQH JUDGLQJ ZHVW DQG south of the condos. In re- cent years, Breakers Point GXQHV ² KHOG LQ SODFH ZLWK (XURSHDQ GXQH JUDVV ZKLFK WUDSV ZLQGEORZQ VDQG ² KDYH JURZQ KLJK HU WKDQ IHHW EORFNLQJ RFHDQIURQWYLHZVDQGSXVK ing sand onto properties. The purpose of the SURMHFW ² ZKLFK ZRXOG KDYH LQYROYHG VKLIWLQJ DO most 74,000 cubic yards of sand onto the beach during WKH QH[W FRXSOH RI \HDUV ² ZDV WR UHVWRUH WKH UHV LGHQWV¶ YLHZV DQG SUHYHQW further sand inundation. $W OHDVW IHHW RI VDQG QHHGV WR EH UHPRYHG LQ some areas, according to 7RP +RUQLQJ D JHRORJLVW ZRUNLQJ ZLWK WKH KRPH RZQHUVDVVRFLDWLRQ )DFHG ZLWK DGDPDQW SXEOLF GLVDSSURYDO ODVW month, the association PRGL¿HG LWV RULJLQDO SUR SRVDO ,W DJUHHG WR GHSRVLW WKH VDQG DERYH WKH LQWHU WLGDO ]RQH DQG WKHUHE\ UHGXFH WKH WKUHDW WR UD]RU FODPV RQ WKH VKRUHOLQH NHHSVDQGRXWRIWKH(FROD Creek estuary, extend the SURMHFW WR DQG SUR YLGHPRQLWRULQJUHSRUWVRQ WKH SURMHFW¶V HQYLURQPHQ WDOLPSDFW+RUQLQJVDLG But some members of WKH FRPPLVVLRQ LQFOXG ing Vice Chairman Hank Johnson and Commission- HU /LVD .HUU VDLG WKH\ IHOW WKH SURSRVDO KDG EHFRPH VR GLIIHUHQW WKDW WKH\ ZHUH HVVHQWLDOO\YRWLQJRQDQHZ SURSRVDO ³7KLV ORRNV QRWKLQJ OLNH WKH RULJLQDO SURSRVDO´ -RKQVRQVDLG³,GRQ¶WNQRZ KRZLQDOOIDLUQHVVZHFDQ YRWHRQWKLVEHFDXVHLW¶VQRW WKHVDPH´ A motion to deny the SURMHFW SDVVHG ZLWK -RKQ VRQ .HUU &KDUOHV %HQQHWW DQG -RH %HUQW YRWLQJ \HV DQGPHPEHUV5\DQ'HZH\ and Chairman Bob Lundy YRWLQJ QR 0HPEHU -DQ HW 3DWULFN UHFXVHG KHUVHOI because she is a Breakers 3RLQWKRPHRZQHU Dunes ‘for everybody’ The Breakers Point pro- SRVDOLV³MXVWDPHVV´VDLG &OD\ 1HZWRQ D SDUWWLPH Cannon Beach resident ZKR WROG WKH FRPPLVVLRQ KHFRXOGWKLQNRIQREHWWHU ZD\WRGHVFULEHLW +H SDUWLFXODUO\ REMHFWHG WRWKHKRPHRZQHUVDVVRFLD tion’s decision to suggest a UHYLVHGSURSRVDOJLYLQJWKH SURMHFW¶VRSSRQHQWVQRWLPH WR UHYLVH WKHLU UHVSRQVHV See Dunes, Page 4A Beat poetry workshop to be held at Tolovana Hall on Feb. 13 :KLOH ³)DWKHU .QRZV %HVW´²WKDWSHUIHFWSDHDQWR WKHVWDWXVTXR²UDQRQWHOHYL VLRQWKHVSHFWHURIQXFOHDUDQ QLKLODWLRQKXQJRYHUWKHKHDG RIHYHU\86FLWL]HQ :KLOHWKHFRXQWU\¶VLQGXV WULDO SURGXFWLRQ VN\URFNHWHG ²SURYLGLQJFDUHHURSSRUWXQL WLHVPRVWO\IRUZKLWHVWUDLJKW DEOHERGLHGPHQ²WKHH[LV By Erick Bengel WHQWLDOWKUHDWWKDWWHFKQRORJLFDO Cannon Beach Gazette ³SURJUHVV´SUHVHQWHGWR$PHU LFD¶VZD\RIOLIHZDVGLI¿FXOW 7KH FXOWXUDO ODQGVFDSH to ignore. RI V $PHULFD ÀRXU :KLOH FOHDQFXW IDPLO\ LVKHG DPLG D SHFXOLDU FRQ PHQ GURYH WR ZRUN GUHVVHG trast. in suits and fedoras to sup- PAID PERMIT NO. 97 ASTORIA, OR PRSRT STD US POSTAGE Event to be followed by Valentine’s Day open mic at Cannon Beach Gallery SRUW WKHLU XSZDUGO\ PRELOH PLGGOHFODVVOLIHVW\OHVDFRQ VLGHUDEOH QXPEHU EXLOW ERPE VKHOWHUV VWRFNHG XS RQ DP munition and hoarded canned JRRGVDQGMXJVRIZDWHUMXVWLQ FDVHWKH&ROG:DUZLWKWKH6R YLHW8QLRQVWRSSHGEHLQJFROG ³<RX KDG D ORW RI UHDOO\ VFDU\VWXII´VDLG0DUN0L]HOO DQ(QJOLVKWHDFKHUDW6HDVLGH +LJK6FKRRO 0HDQZKLOH WKH ZULWHUV RI WKH %HDW *HQHUDWLRQ JD]HG DW WKLV SHWUL GLVK RI PLVSODFHG YDOXHV DQG VDLG Are you all out of your minds? 7KH %HDWV ² LQFOXGLQJ Artwork by Stirling Gorsuch VXFKOXPLQDULHVDV$OOHQ*LQV EHUJ -DFN .HURXDF DQG :LO OLDP 6 %XUURXJKV ² EHFN RQHGWKHPDVVHVWR³ZDNHXS DQGORRNDWVRPHRIWKHVWXII DURXQGXV´KHVDLG 6RPH VFKRODUV EHOLHYH WKH ZULWLQJ WKH %HDWV SURGXFHG ZDV DPRQJ WKH ¿QHVW PRVW RULJLQDO OLWHUDWXUH RI WKH WK century. 1H[W PRQWK 0L]HOO ZLOO WHDFK DQ LQDXJXUDO WZRSDUW ZRUNVKRS FDOOHG ³7KH %HDW 3RHWV´DW7RORYDQD+DOOWREH KHOGIURPWRSP)HE DQG QRRQ WR SP )HE 7KHFRVWLVIRUERWKFODVV HV(DUO\VLJQXSVZLOOUHFHLYH DERRNDERXWWKH%HDWPRYH ment. Then, from 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 14, the Cannon Beach *DOOHU\ZLOOKRVW³7KH%HDFK QLN &DIH´ DQ RSHQ PLF IRU SHRSOHWRUHDGWKHLUZRUNRU VRPHRQH HOVH¶V ZRUN HYHQ SHRSOH ZKR GLGQ¶W DWWHQG WKH ZRUNVKRSV %DOG (DJOH &RI IHH+RXVHZLOOGRQDWHFRIIHH 7KHHYHQWLVIUHHDQGRSHQWR WKH SXEOLF EXW GRQDWLRQV DUH accepted. Lisa Kerr, program coor- GLQDWRU RI WKH 7RORYDQD $UWV &RORQ\ ZKLFK LV SUHVHQWLQJ ERWKHYHQWVVDLGWKHRSHQPLF See Beats, Page 5A Ken McQuhae makes his quiet voice heard Retired engineer is soft-spoken, but his persistence speaks loudly By Erick Bengel Cannon Beach Gazette Ken McQuhae may be soft-spoken, but he is out- spoken. In his retirement years, the part-time Cannon Beach resident has championed an DVVRUWPHQW RI KLJKSUR¿OH ORFDO FDXVHV ² HYHQ LI LW PHDQVFRXUWLQJFRQWURYHUV\ DW&LW\+DOO 7KH \HDUROG 0F4X KDH²ZKRQRZVLWVRQWKH FLW\¶V $IIRUGDEOH +RXVLQJ Task Force and supports the HIIRUWWRHVWDEOLVKDFKDUWHU VFKRRO LQ WRZQ ² ¿UVW EH FDPHLQYROYHGZLWKFLW\LV VXHVZKHQKHOHGWKHFKDUJH WR UHPRYH &DQQRQ %HDFK from the Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District in 2011 and 2012. +H GLVFRYHUHG WKDW KH EHORQJHGWRDJURXSRI&DQ QRQ %HDFK UHVLGHQWV ZKR XQZLWWLQJO\ SDLG IRU SDUNV WZLFH ² WR ERWK WKH FLW\ parks budget and to Sunset ²EHFDXVHWKHLUSURSHUWLHV SDUWLDOO\ VWRRG LQ WHUULWRU\ that had been county prop- erty before the city annexed it. This brought portions of &DQQRQ %HDFK ZKLFK KDG DOUHDG\ YRWHG QRW WR MRLQ Sunset, into Sunset’s tax- ing district, and the city KDGQHJOHFWHGWRWDNHWKHP out of it. CANNON BEACH CAMEO 6XQVHW RI¿FLDOV SXW XS D¿JKWEXWWKH&LW\&RXQ FLO HYHQWXDOO\ YRWHG WR UH PRYH WKH DQQH[HG WHUULWR ry from the taxing district. The next year, McQuhae and some of his neighbors VDZ WKHLU SURSHUW\ WD[HV decrease. ³$ ORW RI SHRSOH ZKR RZQHG WKHVH ORWV WKDW ZHUH paying both (city and Sun- VHW WD[HV GLGQ¶W UHDOL]H WKDW WKH UHVW RI WKH ORWV LQ WKH FLW\ ZHUHQ¶W SD\LQJ´ ERICK BENGEL PHOTO Ken McQuhae, a retired engineer, can make out Haystack Rock from his Chapman Point home. He worked in the semiconductor industry for 30 years, fi rst in Ottawa, Cana- da, then in Hillsboro. Dune grading KHVDLG+HDGGHGWKDWIHZ 7KHVNLUPLVKZLWK6XQVHW SHRSOH FDUHG DERXW WKH H[ WUDWD[HYHQZKHQWKH\QR PD\ KDYH SURYRNHG REMHF WLFHGLWEHFDXVHSHRSOHRI tions from certain quarters, ten assume that “taxes are See McQuhae, Page 12A LQHYLWDEOH´