July 3, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 5A
Don’t rain on the Fourth of July parade
D
espite what the calendar
tells you and what the
sunshine says, summer
doesn’t usually start around here
until July 5.
That’s why there’s so much
celebrating on the Fourth.
Yes, there’s a certain nod to
the theory of liberty, freedom
and Uncle Sam, but, locally it’s
summer that everyone is excited
about.
In fact, it’s an inside joke
around here: We don’t really get
summer until after the parade.
But what a lead up to summer
do we offer on the North Coast!
It’s what a small town does best:
celebrate the Fourth of July, and
we have so many small towns
along our stretch between the sea
and the mountains, it’s extra spe-
cial.
In Cannon Beach, where I live,
the locals are likely to parade
down Hemlock Street any time.
We have parades to pay tribute to
Earth Day and Sandcastle Week-
end. So, it would be a crime not
to have a Fourth of July parade.
And, boy, is it done right.
The police sirens signal the
start, and for the next hour,
downtown Cannon Beach is red,
white and blue pandemonium.
It’s not time to stay home: Ev-
eryone comes out for the parade,
either to cheer it on or to be in
it. There’s even room in line for
pets.
Dressed-up bicycles mingle
with À ag-carrying color guards,
which give way to À oats ¿ lled
with kids and balloons, just ahead
of Hula-Hoopers and jugglers,
who are followed by dancing
neighbors dressed in multi-print
shorts and orange clown wigs
twirling their lawn chairs, and
after the crowd’s applause, dec-
Tickets available for
Cannon Beach Cottage
& Garden Tour
Advance tickets for the
Cannon Beach Cottage &
Garden Tour are now avail-
able for purchase. The Cot-
tage & Garden Tour is the
Cannon Beach History
Center & Museum’s annual
fundraiser, and contributes
a signi¿ cant amount of the
nonpro¿ t’s annual income.
The event was started 11
years ago by author and histo-
rian Jill Grady, her colleague
Connie Crow, and board. In
its heyday the tour welcomed
at most 60 people. When the
City of Cannon Beach’s Tour-
ism and Arts Commission
awarded the museum funding
to promote the event to now
reach several hundred attend-
ees. The Tourism and Arts
I MPRESSIONS
By
NANCY
McCARTHY
Summer has
just arrived,
and it’s time to
celebrate— it’s
summer, after all!
orated wagons with sleepy-eyed
toddlers are pulled by cheerful
parents who are followed by
Fund is awarded to nonpro¿ ts
in order to promote tourism
and the arts of Cannon Beach.
With the funds, the tour has
expanded to include a concert
and wine reception, as well as
a Sunday garden tea.
The tour provides an op-
portunity for visitors to see the
work of closet artists, private
collectors, and some of the
best beach designs. Over the
years, homes featured on the
tour have received acclaim in
Oregon Home Maga]ine and
Sunset Maga]ine.
The tour will begin Satur-
day, Sept. 12, at noon, with
a luncheon prepared by Cu-
OBITUARIES
Kathleen ‘Kandi’ Fulwiler
linary Capers and lecture at
the Tolovana Inn, 3400 South
Hemlock. A round-table dis-
cussion moderated by CBH-
CM board president, Kimber-
ley Speer-Miller will explore
the unique history and stories
of Cannon Beach. Tickets for
the luncheon and lecture are
$25.
After the presentation, at-
tendees are invited to begin
the self-guided home and
garden tour at 1 p.m. The
tour features dream homes,
co]y cottages, historic splen-
dors, beachy cottages, and
well-manicured
gardens.
Attendees are invited to tour
Kathleen Fulwiler and her
grandson, Ben Fulwiler
ashes scattered in the ocean. She said
the crabs could eat her, and that was
justified because she ate so many of
them.
More than anything, Kandi loved the
beach. She always said she needed to be
near the ocean. She found peace where
she lived, and that is all she ever wanted.
D E AT H S
Robert Paul Ross — June 2, 2015
ROSS, Robert Paul, 74, of Nehalem, died in Seaside. Ocean View Funeral & Crema-
tion Service in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements.
Driving across the bridge
this afternoon, I glanced over
at the Breakers
Point condos, and was
ama]ed at the recent changes
in the dune on which they are
built. The homeowners asso-
ciation has applied to move
some 70,000 yards (close
to 6,000 dump truck loads)
of sand to preserve views
and mitigate the erosion that
threatens some of the build-
ings. I remember the protests
in the late 1970s that tried to
get the city fathers to see the
insanity of building those
condos on an active sand
dune (there were even people
quoting Matthew 7:24).
Ask a current owner of a
Breakers Point condo why
they should be allowed to
perform a major rearrange-
ment of an active sand dune
to protect buildings that never
should have been built in the
¿ rst place, and they will tell
you that it, in fact, has been
built, and that is what we need
to deal with.
Sadly, I have to concur that
it is too late. You can’t “un-
build” something.
The City Council has voted
to allow a smaller, yet similar-
ly cra]y subdivision on an ad-
jacent dune. Fortunately their
decision has been appealed
to LUBA, and it is likely that
Council will be asked to revis-
it their decision. It is easy to
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F ourth
eat, doesn’t he?), and later, classic
cars are on display, a motorcycle
tailgate party is held (do motor-
cycles even have tailgates?), kids
decorate their bicycles and play
games and ¿ re¿ ghters offer a free
barbecue.
In addition to Seaside’s ¿ re-
works display, Astoria also lights
up the sky over the Columbia
River.
The Fourth of July is one day
that the North Coast doesn’t for-
get. Cynics might say that’s be-
cause the events attract tourists
and it’s one of the best mon-
ey-making weekends of the year
for businesses.
I, however, ignore those nay-
sayers, preferring, instead, to don
my rose-colored sunglasses and
head to the beach — following
the parade, of course.
After all, summer has just ar-
rived, and it’s time to celebrate.
homes around First Street and
the Presidential streets. Maps
will be available 10 minutes
prior to the start of the tour.
Tickets and maps may be
picked on the day of the tour
from the east side porch of the
Coaster Theatre, at 108 North
Hemlock. Tickets are $30.
Ticket purchase includes the
post-tour celebration at the
museum.
All attendees are invited
to the Cannon Beach His-
tory Center & Museum for
wine, live music, and hors
d’oeuvres prepared by Sweet
Charity. The quilt rafÀ e will
take place at 7 p.m. The quilt
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Th e Cottage & Garden Tour
welcomes visitors to explore
hidden gems in Cannon Beach.
was designed and created by
local quilt artist Constance
Waisanen. The quilt, “Jelly-
¿ sh,” is a colorful exploration
of the tide pools of Haystack
Rock. RafÀ e tickets are $5.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
understand why the developer is allowed to proceed, it
Dunes decisions
would appeal a Council deci- can never be “unbuilt.” If
sion to LUBA, but for the life you know someone on City
have impact
of me I am dumbfounded that Council, who hopefully will
Jan. 6, 1940 — June 25, 2015
Kathleen (Kandi) Fulwiler was born
Jan 6, 1940, in Portland, Ore., to Carl and
Theresa Markstrom. She died peacefully
in her sleep at her home in Tolovana Park,
Ore., on June 25, 2015.
Kandi grew up in Portland, Ore., and
graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in
Portland and Portland State College (now
University).
Soon after, she married Richard Ful-
wiler and joined the Peace Corps, which
took them to a very colorful life in Cal-
ifornia. After many travels, they moved
back north to Eugene. Kandi decided she
wanted to be close to the beach, and set-
tled down in Tolovana Park in 1975, when
house prices were reasonable.
She had a love of all things living,
and would plant just about anything in
her front yard. Even in less than best
conditions, things would grow around
her. She was especially proud of the ap-
ple tree she planted for her grandson.
Her other passion was the arts, and so
she fit in perfectly with the communi-
ty on the coast. She always admired the
“starving artists” of the town, because as
she tried different mediums herself, she
couldn’t get past the title of “starving.”
She is survived by her son, Dustin
Fulwiler and his wife, Jeanine; and a sis-
ter, Karin Collins. She was preceded in
death by her grandson, Ben Fulwiler.
Kandi didn’t want a huge ceremony,
and her only request was to have her
¿ retrucks and fren]ied teenagers
in holiday garb who just joined
the parade for the fun of it.
The scene is duplicated in
Seaside, Gearhart and Warrenton,
where the Fourth of July parades
also are classic small-town cele-
brations.
But the parades are only a
start. In Cannon Beach, the ¿ re-
¿ ghters cook and give away hot
dogs, and the women of the PEO
sell strawberry shortcake. In
Seaside, the Historical Museum
holds an old-fashioned ice cream
social, and there’s a drum and bu-
gle corps concert. A spectacular
¿ reworks display on the beach
caps the day’s festivities.
But Warrenton isn’t to be out-
done by Seaside. In Warrenton,
the day starts with a community
breakfast for Uncle Sam (I nev-
er thought about it before, but I
guess Uncle Sam does need to
Council made a decision that
now requires constituents to
¿ ght their representatives with
a LUBA appeal to get them
to do what they should have
done in the ¿ rst place.
If this development is
allowed, I can guarantee
the consequential destabi-
li]ation of that dune will
bring those homeowners to
apply for extreme measures
to protect their investment,
just like the Breakers Point
homeowners. And if this de-
velopment is allowed, those
homes won’t be able to be
“unbuilt.” Now is the time to
address the problem.
How, you may ask, do I
know so much about that par-
ticular dune? I built a house
adjacent to the Nicholson
property on that same dune.
Pilings had to be driven close
to 70 feet before anything that
could support a foundation
was reached. 70 feet. That
means that all of the Nich-
olson development is dune
sand. It is presently stabili]ed
by vegetation, but the exca-
vation that would be required
to create four home sites,
and the access and parking
for each would pretty much
denude the whole property.
Again, if this development
be asked by LUBA to review
their decision, let them know
what you think.
Michael R. Capper
Cannon Beach
Let’s play bridge
You don’t have to be lone-
ly. I am a widow and retired.
What to do? This area has ¿ ve
bridge clubs, all part of the
American Contract Bridge
League.
I’ve never met a nicer group
of people. The ladies bring
great treats, and there’s always
coffee and tea. The men are
all gentlemen, and help where
needed, setting up tables, etc.
There are three games in
Astoria, on Tuesday, Thurs-
day, and Tuesday evening;
three games in Seaside, on
Wednesday, Friday and Sat-
urday; and one game a month
for beginners on a Sunday.
There are bridge lessons
available by Ann Marie
Gramson and Sandra Bak-
er — they make it fun. Call
them for information at 503-
739-0896 or 503-440-7363.
I’ve made some wonder-
ful friends, and my days are
full. Join me.
Dorothy Hansen
Seaside
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