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14A • July 3, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com Contents of emergency barrels are a source of concern for authorities In addition, Burr said, the city cannot reimburse resi- While the barrels ensure dents whose barrels are bro- that supplies would be avail- ken into or damaged. able to their owners during If the personal barrels are a disaster, those who don’t removed from the shipping have barrels — including containers, the expectation tourists — could become that people seeking refuge belligerent, Kucera said. from a disaster would even- “When there is a disaster, tually gather at the container and no one is there to keep sites also would be changed. order, what happens? A have Instead, people would and have-not situation can gather at the 10 assembly get ugly very quickly,” he areas that have been mapped said. out, and city emergency Schermerhorn said the crews would bring supplies police learned about guns to them. packed in the barrels when City supplies also would the owner of a barrel broken be available in natural di- into at the Tolovana site re- sasters other than tsunamis, ported a missing gun. The such as a windstorm like the gun has never been found. one that downed thousands Cash also was taken. of trees on the North Coast, “There’s a lot to be said disrupted communication for everyone having the systems and caused power same things,” Schermerhorn outages lasting six days in said. December 2007. 2QO\WKUHHSROLFHRI¿FHUV The emergency prepared- live in Cannon Beach, he ness committee members noted. If a 9.0 earthquake oc- agreed that discontinuing the curred and a tsunami washed personal barrels should be over the town, it could take considered, but they also ex- days before there was a po- pressed some concerns. lice presence at the assembly “I don’t see any problem points. with it. But I wonder if the “After one or two days, city has resources to provide people are going to be hun- everything,” said committee gry,” Schermerhorn said. Vice Chairman Bob Mushen. “There will be things that Burr said she would ap- people want that they won’t ply for available grants to have access to, and they purchase the necessary ma- won’t have law enforcement terials. to protect them.” Committee Chairwom- Stacy Burr, the city’s an Karolyn Adamson said emergency management the barrels were established consultant, said it is the because “people can’t carry city’s responsibility to en- everything they need. The sure that everyone is cared city’s supplies, she said, for and must approach “should be based on what emergency preparedness on people cannot carry.” a “whole community” ba- Cannon Beach’s older sis. That means providing population should be con- access to supplies to all who sidered when supplies are need them, she said. stored for the communi- When Hurricane Katrina ty, said committee mem- hit Louisiana in 2005, Burr ber Paula Vetter. The city noted, there was a “huge dif- should also have supplies ference between the wealthy in place before the barrels and the poor and disabled in are returned to their own- how they received resources.” ers, she said. Barrels from Page 1A ERICK BENGEL PHOTO In 2014, downtown Cannon Beach was packed with Fourth of July revelers out to see the floats, such as this one with an Uncle Sam mannequin sitting in a canoe being escorted by a red, white and blue walking contingent. Parade: ‘Pure Americana’ Parade from Page 1A then back down Hemlock. The march concludes at the Legion, where hot dogs will be waiting. The parade began in 1993, inspired by Bob Tea- gle who, instead of lament- ing the city’s lack of a In- dependence Day parade, VWDUWHG KLV RZQ $W ¿UVW it was just Teagle and his ZLIH PDUFKLQJ ZLWK ÀDJV in hand. Quickly, neigh- bors fell in behind them. “Unfortunately Bob is no longer with is,” O’Reil- ly said. “He was a very strong community guy and this parade is just a total expression of celebration.” After Teagle’s passing, the parade continued to grow. This year O’Reil- ly said he expects more than 75 participants, in- FOXGLQJ WUDGLWLRQDO ÀRDWV ¿UH WUXFNV SROLFH FDUV KRW rods, riders on horseback, children on bicycles, local businesses, the fabled Jack- son Street Chair Clacking Brigade and more. “You’ll see people with bags of taffy throwing them, kids scampering and having fun,” O’Reil- ly added. “You may see a group of four people to groups of 12 to 20. And then there are people who join it while its going on. It’s just spontaneous. And I think that’s what makes it so doggone interesting. It’s not one of these things that is so rigid.” Over the years, the only thing that seems to have shrunk in relation to the pa- rade is involvement from regional military. “We’ve actually been affected by the lack of congressional action,” O’Reilly said. “In the past we were able to get the Air National Guard to do a pass over, there are no monies available for that. “We are still hoping for potential support from Camp Rilea,” he added. NANCY MCCARTHY PHOTO Cannon Beach’s 2014 Fourth of July parade wasn’t without music. These musicians were part of the Tolovana Treble Makers. “They used to send a few Humvees down to be part of the parade.” With or without active military presence, though, the armed forces will be represented. This year the parade’s grand marshal is John “Jack” Kerwin, a for- mer Marine and Oregon park ranger. Other mem- bers of the Legion will also be on hand, helping facili- tate the event. “People who have been in the service are committed to serving,” O’Reilly said. “There’s nothing better than seeing the joy on kids’ faces. I’m not usually at a loss for words, but it’s true. It’s just such an outpouring.” Providence North Coast Clinic-Cannon Beach Exceptional care, close to home. At Providence Medical Group-Cannon Beach, we provide convenient, personal health care for our neighbors in Cannon Beach, Tolovana Park, Arch Cape, Manzanita, Wheeler and Nehalem. Close to home and play, our newly remodeled clinic offers primary care services for patients of all ages, in a comfortable, family setting. At Providence, it’s not just health care, it’s how we care. ® Now accepting new patients. 171 N. Larch St. Suite 16, Cannon Beach To schedule an appointment, please call 503-717-7556. Visit us at www.providence.org/northcoast. Julie Paquette, M.D. Family Medicine
