May 8, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 5A
KMUN hopes to boost communications
Translator to
move near
north-end
water tower
By Erick Bengel
Cannon Beach Gazette
Coast Community Ra-
dio (KMUN) is seeking
to boost its signal strength
within Cannon Beach while
making it possible for the
signal to provide emergen-
cy communication services
during a disaster.
On May 2, Joanne Ride-
out, station manager of
KMUN, assembled a team
of tech-savvy volunteers —
Roger Bassett, Ray Merritt
and Gordon Spalding — to
move an old translator from
a private garage on Elk
Mountain Road to a spot
near the north-end water
tower, and then hook it up
to an antenna to see if the
signal was any better. A
translator converts a signal
from one channel to anoth-
er, in this case, from 91.9 to
89.5.
Rideout also enlisted
four people who volun-
teered to listen to KMUN
both before the move and
after it to let her know if
their signal improved.
The feedback told a
promising story.
Three of the four listen-
ers said KMUN’s signal
ZDV VLJQL¿FDQWO\ EHWWHU
one of whom told Rideout
she was able to listen to the
station in her house for the
¿UVWWLPHUDWKHUWKDQRQO\LQ
her car. The fourth listener
said the signal remained the
same.
ERICK BENGEL PHOTO
From left : Roger Bassett, Gordon Spalding and Ray Merritt make adjustments to an antenna before connecting it to the KMUN translator (not pictured).
Th e translator had been relocated from a private garage on Elk Mountain Road to the north-end to test the signal.
In other words: “We
didn’t lose anything, and
we gained a lot,” Rideout
said.
The next step, she
VDLG LV WR ¿QG DQ RUJDQL
zation willing to donate
a 20-foot-long shipping
container to the Tillicum
Foundation (which runs
Coast Community Ra-
dio) so that it can operate
like a small radio station,
complete with a chair and
microphone for use during
emergencies.
Because the transla-
tor has been stowed away
in such a remote heavily
forested area for so many
years, the signal strength
has been weak at best in
many pockets of the city,
Rideout said.
Knowing that the same
translator can be more ef-
fectively used from the
water tower changes ev-
erything, including the
available communication
options in case of an emer-
gency.
“I think that making that
available to Cannon Beach
is really important, consid-
ering the tsunami risk and
the earthquake risk here,”
she said. “We’re providing
direct emergency broad-
cast support for Cannon
Beach in the event that our
main signal went down.
We’ll still be able to sup-
port Cannon Beach through
this translator because
we would then be able to
broadcast locally.”
Rideout said she hopes
to have the north-end site
set up within a few months.
A&J’s opens for ice cream and snacks
ness management from
Clatsop Community Col-
lege and the business is
A&J’s Ice Cream Plus VHOI¿QDQFHG 7KH FRX
joins the frozen fray of- ple have about $35,000
IHULQJÀDYRUVVXQGDHV in the businesses. They
milkshakes, banana splits had opened a business
and snacks. Angel Pe- called Classy Beauty in
draza and Jorge Ornelas the same location before
opened on March 16 serv- opening the ice cream
ing Tillamook ice cream, shop. The couple plan
except for the bubble gum to keep things rolling 11
ÀDYRU 7LOODPRRN GRHVQ¶W a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days
PDNH WKDW ÀDYRU VKH H[ a week. Starting in June
plains. The hot dogs, soft the shop will be open ‘til
pretzels, nachos and chips 9 p.m.
give the shop an edge by
“It’s a good way to
offering hungry visitors a start a deal, not to have
little more.
any days when you’re
Pedraza has an asso- closed,” Pedraza said.
ciate’s degree in busi- “Especially when we al-
By Mike Williams
EO Media Group
ternate with our sched-
ules, so we’re able to do
that.”
Pedraza works part
time at Mo’s Restaurant
as a cashier. The location,
in the same complex as
Pizza a’ Fetta and Bella
Espresso, works out well,
she said. Many people
come through from park-
ing on North Spruce and
East Second. Plus she
gets referrals from other
shops in the area.
Cannon Beach has
several ice cream shops
to choose from. It’s
something Pedraza has
considered.
“I always believe there
are plenty of people to go
around for businesses to
be able to do well,” she
said. “We’re not really in
competition with anyone
but ourselves; we just
want to be better for us.”
She’s lived in Cannon
Beach for about 17 years,
so when she decided to
open a business she chose
to stay close to home. “I
did a lot of traveling in
January, and there’s just
never a place like home
for me,” she said. “Even
though I see a lot of beau-
tiful locations, it’s just
not the same for me.”
Pedraza worked at
Escape Lodging for
MIKE WILLIAMS PHOTO
Angel Pedraza recently opened A&J’s Ice Cream Plus in
Cannon Beach with her partner, Jorge Ornelas.
about seven years. She
was looking for some-
thing new. She became
a new mom six months
ago, and wanted more
control over scheduling
work hours. “I’m not
completely out of ho-
tels,” she said. “I hope
to be there some day. I
would like to be in man-
agement. It just depends
on how it works out with
baby.”
Martin Hospitality invests $1.3 million in Stephanie Inn room refresh
The Stephanie Inn re-
opened in April after a
hotel-wide room refresh
and face-lift this winter to
the tune of $1.3 million,
coming just months after
owners of the boutique inn
stripped and remodeled
the lobby and hotel dining
room. The room refresh
was completed in just 36
days. In 2009 the hotel un-
derwent a $5 million reno-
vation.
“This room refresh
brings a new sophistication
and elegance to the Stepha-
nie Inn and the accommo-
dations available for luxu-
ry travel along the coast,”
said Ryan Snyder, Martin
Hospitality president. “The
Stephanie Inn attracts high-
end visitors from through-
out the world who are seek-
ing the best in luxury travel
and hospitality.”
In the past 10 years,
Martin Hospitality has in-
MARTIN HOSPITALITY PHOTO
A corner window room at
Stephanie Inn with a view
of Haystack Rock.
vested $20 million in ren-
ovation and design projects
to its hotels, restaurants
and other coastal proper-
ties that draw in U.S. and
international tourists. Last
June the Stephanie Inn’s
gourmet dining room un-
derwent a $100,000 week-
long renovation centered
RQ FRORU OLJKWLQJ WKH ¿UH
place, furniture, tableware
and linens, and other ac-
cent features.
“Martin Hospitality and
its properties in Cannon
Beach are major drivers of
our tourism industry and
KDYH VLJQL¿FDQWO\ ERRVW
ed our local economy and
provided sustained job cre-
ation,” said Courtland Car-
rier, executive director at
the Cannon Beach Cham-
ber of Commerce.
A majority of the room
updates centered on interior
design, accent features, and
bringing a more modern
feel to each space. Georgia
Pope of Hill Devine Design
& Supply designed the up-
dated look and feel of the
rooms.
Guest rooms follow
a ruby-red color scheme
while hotel suites welcome
guests with gentle tones of
turquoise. Each room fea-
tures all-original artwork
from Portland-based artist
Donny Masterson, and ac-
cents include silver mercu-
ry lamps and maritime trea-
sures to polish the look and
feel. O’Brien & Company
of Wilsonville led construc-
tion efforts and Mike Skid-
more of Skidmore Janette
APD of Seattle oversaw
architecture. The Stepha-
nie Inn is located at 2740
6RXWK 3DFL¿F 6W &DQQRQ
Beach. For more informa-
tion about the Stephanie
Inn and other Martin Hos-
pitality hotels, restaurants
and coastal properties, visit
http://explorecannonbeach.
com.
S E RV IN G
LUN CH &
D IN N E R
Visit us online at
www.cannonbeachgazette.
com
You
Tube
Est. 1980
ANDREW MARC
239 N . H em lock • C an n on B each • 503.436.0208
Experience Family Dining
in a Relaxed & Friendly
Environment
O P EN AT 1 1 :30
Tuesd a y’s O p en a t 4p m
Ro b ert Ca in , LD
45 yea rs of
experience
FREE C ON SU LTATION
• D en tu res for a ll a ges
• N ew , pa rtia ls & cu stom d en tu res
• D en tu res for im pla n ts
• Relin es a n d repa irs
D en tu re repa irs don e sa m e da y!
Person a l service a n d a tten tion to deta il
OPEN W ED N ESD AY & FRID AY 9-4 :3 0 | 5 03 -73 8-7710
TW O LO C ATIO N S • SEASID E & HILLSBO RO
74 0 Ave H • Ste 2 • Sea sid e | 23 2 N E Lin co ln • Ste B • Hillsb o ro
Serving Seafood, Pizza,
Sandwiches, Espressos,
Beer, Wine, Ice Cream
and our Homemade
Desserts
D elightfu l Beer
G a rd en • O cea n V iew D eck
Pool Ta b les • D a rts
Fu ll Ba r ( inclu ding Bill’s Ta vern brew s )
b u t tha t’s n ot a ll...
Sm oked Pork Ribs • Stea k • Sea food
a nd m u ch, m u ch m ore!
Loca ted in SO U TH Ca nnon Bea ch
3301 S. H em lock St. • Tolova n a P a rk
503.436.1 1 30 • M in ors W elcom e
“TO-GO”
Orders Welcome
We have a fabulous patio
where you can enjoy the
weather and your meal.
156 N. Hemlock • Cannon Beach
503.436.9551
Owned and Operated by the Cleary Family