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Legion’s chili cook-off
is a boisterous event
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Jack Brown, avid surfer and longtime Cannon Beach resident.
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Beach 50-year resident Jack
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community including his
family, friends and surfers
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Generations of surfers and
residents of the North Coast
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his community; one of inclu-
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with nearly 100 surfers in
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the rocks, along with anoth-
er hundred of Jack’s com-
munity who weren’t doing
the “paddle out.” Long time
Seaside resident and direc-
tor of NW Women’s Surf
Camps Lexie Hallahan pre-
sided.
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tunity to meet and know an
extraordinary person, one
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Brown was that gem,” said
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tween generations of us surf-
ers. A mentor, who shared
with us life’s lasting lessons,
not only in his words and
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erosity. Jack was our hero, a
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in and out of the water, was
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of Jack Brown. It’s our turn
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munity and friends to carry
Jack’s great spirit of inten-
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Local Seaside resident
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Chili Cook-off contestants prepare to be judged at the March 28 event in Cannon Beach.
By Carla O’Reilly
For the Gazette
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Upwards of 100 surfers gather off shore in tribute to Jack
Brown.
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the American’s Cup Crews
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Newport, Rhode Island.
“I really don’t know why
it is that all of us are so com-
mitted to the sea, except I
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to the fact that the sea chang-
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cause we all came from the
sea. And it is an interesting
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same percentage of salt in
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ocean, and therefore, we
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sweat and our tears. We are
tied to the ocean. And when
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er is is to surf (sail) or to
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from whence we came,” said
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spirit of what humans share
with the ocean.
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passed around the commu-
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the center of the “paddle out
circle” once surfers made it
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the nearly 100 surfers all mi-
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paddle outside together. The
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warm east winds, sunshine
and a long period four foot
ground swells, perfect for
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surfer’s parking lot on the
west side of the Lanai Mo-
tel, while surfers were pad-
dling out, Hawaiian music
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and Hawaiian Hank Snell,
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them and the people on the
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surfers formed a large circle,
holding each other’s hands
in solidarity and community
for their friend, Jack Brown.
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ter of the circle recognizing
the great person Jack was for
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the community and encour-
aged all of the surfers there
to take with them and share
that piece of Jack. Flowers
were thrown into the middle
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of cheering and splashing of
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ocean (water) to the air and
spirit (ether).
After the circle ceremo-
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moon’s shape was a perfect
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Anyone walking into the
Cannon Beach American
Legion hall the afternoon
of Saturday, March 28, will
not soon forget the impact
on the senses of 13 pots of
chili steaming with spicy
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forget the taste treat of sam-
pling from each of the pots!
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occurrence, was conceptu-
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Scott Cameron, with the as-
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chili at the age of 19 in Wis-
consin and has since made
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He was winner of the 2004
International Chili Society
championship, restaurant
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Now a popular and
well-known personage in
Cannon Beach, Scotty is
always thinking of ideas for
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the Cannon Beach Legion.
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Ed Higdon, Jr., far right, raked in 3rd place honors along
with the Peoples’ Choice Award.
He also participates at the
Manzanita Farmers’ Market
each summer.
Though the Chili Cook-
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with prizes for the winners.
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chefs Aaron Bedard and
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ment popularly referred to
as the “Screw and Brew.”
And, the lucky winners
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