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June 5, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 5A Girls basketball clinic at Seaside High School The Seaside Girls Bas- ketball program is putting on a free girls basketball clinic from 9:30 a.m. to noon June 12 and 13 at Seaside High School. Third graders through eighth Boutique holds grand opening graders are invited. For additional informa- tion or questions, call Wally Hamer at 503-758-4827. Seaside High School is located at 1901 N. Holladay Drive. Painting from the inside out “Life is a creative pro- cess,” says Anne Pechovnik one of the facilitators of a workshop entitled “Painting From The Inside Out,” being held at Tolovana Arts Colo- ny Friday, June 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. By focusing on the process and experience of creating, rather than technique, artists and non-artists alike have the chance to explore both what engages and what lim- its their creative energy. Using high quality tem- pera paints and large sheets of paper, participants paint from their own inspiration and at their own pace. Dis- cussions, both individual and group, focus on the ex- perience of the painting, not the paintings themselves. In order to create a safe and respectful environment, participants agree not to comment on one another’s work. To register for this workshop contact Lisa at Tolovana Arts Colony, 503-440-0684. The $99 fee includes tuition and all ma- terials. ERICK BENGEL PHOTO ‘Burger with a Cop’ in Cannon Beach Police Chief Jason Schermerhorn with host “Burger with a Cop” Tues- day, June 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cannon Beach Va- cation Rentals, 164 Sunset Blvd. Join the chief for a hamburger and conversa- tion. There will also be a Corrections to May 22 city budget stories 102.3 fm Due to errors in city documents, the Gazette’s May 22 ar- ticles regarding the FLW\¶V SURSRVHG ¿VFDO year 2015-16 budget contained errors. With the recom- mended 1 percent increase, the city’s transient lodging tax would increase by 7 to 8 percent (not 6 to 7 percent), excluding the addition 1 percent lodging tax levied by the state. The total transient lodging tax would be 9 percent. The full cost of the three-phase RV Park renovation project is estimated at $450,000 (not $4,450,000). K-9 demonstration with “Gunner.” The event has no agenda or speeches, just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns, and get to NQRZ WKH RI¿FHUV RI &DQ- non Beach. For more in- formation call (503) 436- 2811. Linda Saucedo, manager of Flair, center right foreground, cuts the ribbon at the business’ soft grand opening May 7 in Sandpiper Square. Flair, a natural gift boutique for the home, kitchen and spa, held its full grand opening the next day. Jay Shepard, center foreground, owns Shorelines NW, which owns Flair and operates Duebers at Cannon Beach, another Sandpiper Square business. From left: Sheri Russell, secretary of the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce board of directors; Jim Paino, administrative assistant at the chamber; Jason Schermerhorn, vice president of the chamber board; Shelby Silver, a team leader at Flair; Nannette Looper, a Shorelines NW staff member; Shepard; Michael Cooper, Nannette Cooper’s son; Betty Casavant, a local resident; Saucedo; Courtland Carrier, executive director of the chamber; Mary Weeks, manager of Shepard’s Mount St. Helens gift shop at Mount St. Helens; Martha Lohn, Weeks’ mother and volunteer at the Mount St. Helens gift shop. Not pictured in attendance: Maryann Sinkler, who sits on the chamber’s membership committee. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR City council should reconsider It has been disturbing to watch the evolution of the development request by Jeff Nicholson in north Cannon Beach. We do not under- stand why the city council has given a green light to the development of four homes against the wishes (now outcry) of the neighborhood and against the city’s own zoning requirements. Nicholson has said the neighbors agreed with his plan to restore an old dwell- ing, but he only spoke to two; and the plan outlined to them has morphed consider- ably from one restoration to four new dwellings! What is the compelling interest for the city in this matter? Does this mean any future request for develop- ment in Cannon Beach is presents given this kind of free pass in spite of zone regulation? What is the council’s ratio- nale for this exception? We’d like to see the council reconsider this ac- tion and be clear about the “whys.” Jane and John Emrick Portland Give better school facilities to kids I do not understand why building school facilities DUH VR GLI¿FXOW IRU WKH UHVL- dents of this area. Much of the Seaside/Cannon Beach/ Gearhart school district is ¿OOHG ZLWK H[SHQVLYH YDFD- tion homes, which generate sizable property taxes for schools. Approximately 75 percent of the funding for local schools comes from these vacation properties. Vacation home property The 8th Annual Ducky Derby quack owners usually do not vote locally and do not send their children to local schools. They are bearing the bulk of WKH ¿QDQFLDO H[SHQVH RI WKH schools but do not gain any RIWKHGLUHFWEHQH¿WV Given that everyone is al- ways looking for a way to get something for almost noth- ing, it is unbelievable that lo- cal residents are not breaking down the school district’s door to get their kids educat- ed in safe, adequate schools. The school district has a re- vised plan to build a new ju- nior and senior high schools on the existing site it already owns where Seaside Heights Elementary is located. It is out of the Tsunami Inunda- tion Zone and requires no new land purchases or ma- jor infrastructure costs to implement. It reduces the size of a new school bond to less than 50 percent of what was proposed originally by the school district and vot- ed down. It will cost each resident of the district the equivalent of the cost of one cigarette a day to give our area’s children the facilities they deserve. The residents of Cannon Beach have demonstrated that they value education and are preparing for the “big one.” No matter what becomes of the charter school concept, without ac- tion, Cannon Beach students in junior and senior high will still attend schools that are in an inundation zone, are not designed to be secure in case some “nutball” at- tacks them, and are in poor condition. The focus for the timely implementation of safe, functionally adequate school facilities must start with local residents like those in Cannon Beach. As time moves along interest rates are increasing and this absolutely necessary project ZLOOVLPSO\FRVWVLJQL¿FDQWO\ more. John Dunzer Seaside Saturday June 13th at the Quatat Park Seaside Free BBQ at 11:00 AM – Race at 12:45 PM D on’t m iss a n issue! Accepting New Patients David Kaba, MD, PhD is an Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) specialist with additional training in allergy and sleep medicine. Su bscribe to the Toda y. N ow on ly $1.44/ issu e $3 9/year 5 03 -3 25 -3 211 circu latio n @ can n o n b e ach g aze tte .co m PE Tubes Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy Nasal & Sinus Surgery Hearing & Balance Loss Allergies Voice and Swallowing Problems Tumors of the Head & Neck To make an appointment, call: (503) 815-2292 Tillamook Medical Plaza 1100 Third Street, Tillamook, Oregon TillamookRegionalMC.org