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Terror attacks resonate from Paris to Oregon
C ANNON S HOTS
I
From 9/11 to Charlie Hebdo
I have been friends with
French journalist Fabienne Bi-
zet and members of her family
since 2003. We became acquaint-
ed shortly after 9/11. Both of us
By
R.J.
MARX
How can we
separate the
innocents and the
terrorists?
and a change in administrations,
we have witnessed a less hawkish
U.S. foreign policy and a more
hawkish French one.
January seems like a million
years ago in CNN time, but it
was less than a year ago that the
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tacked and France’s leading polit-
ical cartoonists were slaughtered.
“We are Charlie” had special
meaning, especially for those of
us who are committed to an un-
fettered First Amendment.
Already we are seeing reper-
cussions in the United States. A
suspicion of foreigners is grow-
ing. Security is heightened at ev-
ery level.
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matized,” Fabienne messaged
me Tuesday. “I know the owner
of one of the restaurants that was
attacked.
Maintaining our values
The French were among
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ic Northwest: drawn by the fur
trade, Étienne Lucier, Joseph
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our state. They came on boats
with John Jacob Astor’s crews,
and accompanied Lewis and
Clark on their overland explo-
rations.
In a new movie, “Les Voya-
geurs Sans Trace” (“Voyagers
Without Trace”), screened at
the Astoria Film Festival last
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Ian McCluskey recounted the
experience of three French ad-
venturers as they journeyed
down the Colorado River in
1938. Newlyweds Genevieve
and Bernard de Colmont and
their friend, Antoine de Seynes
traveled from France to be the
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A woman lights candles Tuesday
outside the Bataclan concert hall,
which was a site of last Friday’s at-
tacks, in Paris.
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visitors whom we welcome from
every planet on the globe. Our
sights and destinations draw art-
were distraught by the World
ists, environmentalists and fam-
Trade Center attacks. We were
ilies. We rely on tourism, hospi-
tality and mutual respect.
also shamed by the sudden divide
How can we keep an
between our two countries. (Re-
open-minded, tolerant attitude
member “freedom fries?”).
in the face of terror? How can
When I visited France that
we separate the innocents and
year, I went to the Brittany region,
the terrorists?
where gratitude for Americans’
France has closed its borders
commitment in World War II re-
and retaliated in Syria, even
mains strong. But at the time, I
while memorials and vigils con-
was besieged by questions: What
tinue, and mourners worldwide
was going on in our nation? Why
share their grief. Governors in
were we heading to war in Iraq?
many states are seeking to close
What was happening to our civil
their doors to refugees, but our
liberties?
governor, Kate Brown, says Or-
The French were not just angry
egon will still welcome them.
with George W. Bush, they were
For our country to close our
angry with me.
borders, abandoning the refu-
What had gone from France’s
gees would be, I think, the worst
unconditional support for the na-
result. These families have suf-
tion became a scathing indictment
fered the effects of terrorism far
of American foreign policy in the
In the documentary “Voyagers
greater than any of us.
Middle East.
Perhaps the hardening of our
Yet in the years to follow, the Without Trace,” newlyweds Genevieve and Bernard de
hearts is the ultimate goal of
bonds between France and the Colmont and their friend, Antoine de Seynes traveled from France to
ISIS, and the foreshadow of a
United States have become clos- be the fi rst to kayak down both the Green and Colorado rivers.
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er. We share mutual shock at the
assassination of Daniel Pearl and
On Friday, I was truly scared down both the Green and Col- be extinguished.
“La vie, pas la mort,” my
orado rivers. In fact, Genevieve
beheadings in the name of reli- she was dead.”
gion. Our nations share goals of
Fabienne’s friend survived. ZDVWKH¿UVWZRPDQWRND\DNWKH friend Fabienne posted in a
memorial to a band member at
peace. Our military partnerships Other acquaintances were pres- Colorado.
In Oregon, we share not only Friday’s concert at the Bataclan
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their dreams of exploration and theater, where at least 89 people
in Asia, Africa and the Middle during the attacks.
East, and we both seek a denucle-
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“Life, not death.”
from the outside, thousands of
arized Iran. Over the past decade me ill,” Fabienne wrote.
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was planning on delivering a
nice little piece in this space
on the topic of pot shops in
Cannon Beach.
The column is almost done,
just need to check a couple of
names and numbers.
Then on Friday, I heard the
news of the Paris terror attacks.
Six coordinated attacks in the
name of ISIS in the city center,
striking at restaurants, a soccer
stadium and on the streets.
“L’ére de la guerre,” the
French newspaper called it, “the
era of war.”
You don’t forget where you
are when you hear such news.
How mundane. I was getting out
of a dentist’s chair in Beaverton. I
read it on my smartphone.
Over the weekend, I thought
why is it bothering me? Why,
in Cannon Beach, at in a local
newspaper do we need to write
about killings 5,000 miles away?
What’s the local connection?
I had absolutely no intention of
following up on it. So many oth-
er pressing issues to consider: our
own emergency preparedness in
the face of Mother Nature, a ris-
ing heroin problem in the county,
economic disparity, homelessness
and hunger. And holiday time is
around the corner: happy mo-
ments to share with family and
friends, celebrations, Christmas
trees and Hanukkah lights.
But I couldn’t get the killings
out of my mind. The threat. The
subsequent response. Our worst
fears. The mind spins.
It seems like the North Coast
of Oregon is about the safest
place you could be in terms of
terror risk. Nature is potentially
far more devastating, but even a
tsunami cannot inspire the dread
of ISIS and their ilk.
Uncorked Ramblings
STEVEN SINKLER
Beverage recommendations for your Th anksgiving feast
We’ve survived the
Stormy Weather Arts Festi-
val and Women Only Week-
end and it’s time to bring on
the holidays.
Thanksgiving is one of
my favorite holidays of the
year, because the main event
is centered around food! I
remember waiting patiently
at my grandparents’ dining
room table for the mashed
potatoes and gravy to be
passed my way. As the old-
est grandchild, I never faced
the indignity of sitting at
the “kids table” like my
younger sister and the rest
of the cousins. The dinner
table usually had a bottle of
sparkling cider for the kids,
while the adults enjoyed
sparkling wine and other
adult beverages.
This Thanksgiving, my
family will be spread out
across the country. Marlene,
my mother in law, will be
in Hollywood with her sis-
ter and brother in law. My
daughter, Kayla and her new
husband Nick will be visit-
ing his family in Chicago.
Maryann and I will be en-
joying a quiet day in Cannon
Beach with our two dogs.
I’ll be at The Wine Shack
for a couple of hours so peo-
ple don’t have to drink the
bottle of “yellow tail” or “2
buck” their relatives brought
with them. After I close the
Shack, Maryann and I will
enjoy a traditional Thanks-
giving dinner, but in smaller
quantities than in previous
years.
I’ve put together a nice
selection for you to consid-
er for your Thanksgiving
meal. First, instead of bub-
bly this year, start the festiv-
friends) or are looking for
gluten-free options, hard
apple cider is a great choice.
Creamy mashed pota-
toes, green bean casserole
and yams are they type of
foods that pair nicely with
chardonnay. I like the deli-
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St. Innocent “Freedom Hill”
chardonnay 2013, from Sa-
lem. Oregon chardonnay
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keeps getting better and St.
Innocent does a nice job of
ities with Atlas’ Hard Apple fermenting and aging the
Cider, from Bend. Apple wine in oak barrels without
cider goes nicely with tur- oak becoming overbearing.
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drink. Packed with aromas and pear, with just a hint of
of apple, this cider nice- toast from the oak.
ly balances sweet and tart,
For the main entrée’, my
never going too far in either perfect pairing is zinfandel
direction. For those of you and my favorite local zin is
who have friends who don’t Angel Vine Columbia Val-
drink wine (you need new ley zinfandel 2012. Wine-
maker Ed Fus continues to
deliver an excellent zin that
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without being jammy. On
the nose, this wine offers
plum, chocolate and a hint
of raspberry. But, when tast-
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are a bit darker, with black
cherry and plum presenting
with a hint of smokiness.
Delicious! If you are grilling
your big bird this year, An-
gel Vine zin is a perfect wine
selection for you.
My other selection to en-
joy with turkey is Pudding
River malbec 2013. Pudding
River is located in Salem,
but the malbec fruit is all
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I tried this wine, it delivered
huge blueberry notes. Two
years later, the blueberry
notes are still in there, but
they share the stage with
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blackberries and chocolate.
Your turkey should be hon-
ored to be on the same table
as this wine. Ok, that’s a bit
much, but you get the idea.
This wine is delicious!
Once you’ve awaken
from your turkey induced
coma and you’re ready for
dessert, I recommend you
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delicious medium-dark roast
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us by Sleepy Monk Coffee
Roasters, here in Cannon
Beach. A cup of Moondance
coffee is the perfect bever-
age to go with a big slice of
pecan pie or apple pie.
Enjoy the holiday with
your family and friends, but
please don’t drink and drive.
Happy
Thanksgiving
from The Wine Shack!
OBITUARIES
Kenneth Lloyd Bailey
Darrin James Peters
Nov. 7, 1927 — Oct. 26, 2015
Ken Bailey moved
to Seaside, Oregon, in
1995, where he and his
wife, Nancy, operated the
Guest House B&B for 12
years. He also ran Zora’s
Espresso for a year un-
til major surgery forced
him to sell it. Ken was a
cheerful host who became
friends with many. He
loved to tell a good joke,
to play golf and to spend
time with family. He
was an active volunteer
with Providence Hospital
Auxiliary. He moved to
Nevada in 2013.
Ken learned the value
of work in the Depres-
sion, and was never out
of a job until he retired at
age 80. After high school
graduation he enlisted in
the Navy, serving the last
year of World War II in
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in the Reserve for several
years. He attended USC
on the GI Bill.
He worked primarily
in the printing industry as
a cross-country salesman,
photographer and trainer,
winning several awards.
His favorite volunteer
jobs were for Ronald
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tial campaign, and Mend-
ed Hearts of the American
Heart Association.
Ken is survived by his
wife of Carson City; son
Michael of Bend, Ore-
gon; daughter Karen of
Key West, Florida; two
grandchildren;
brother
Norman of Roy, Utah;
Feb. 10, 1970 — Nov. 10, 2015
Kenneth Bailey
and several nieces and
nephews.
A chapel service was
held Nov. 5 in Reno,
followed by a military
ceremony and burial at
Northern Nevada Veterans
Memorial Cemetery.
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Darrin James Peters, the
son of Larry and Nancy Pe-
ters, was born on Feb. 10,
1970, at the Willamette Falls
Hospital in Oregon City. He
died suddenly on Nov. 10,
2015, from cardiac arrest. He
was 45 years old.
Darrin and his family
moved from Eugene to Bea-
verton to Fairfax, Virginia, to
Denver and to San Francisco
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lic Cannon Beach in 1982.
Darrin attended Broadway
Middle School, Seaside High
School and Southern Oregon
College in Ashland.
Darrin loved Cannon
Beach — the almost over-
whelming scenic beauty;
the comfort of a close-knit,
supportive community; the
nearness of family and the
comeraderie of many, many
friends. He was also part of
extended families as a cook
at the Whaler, Bill’s Tavern
and the Warren House, which
were very important to him.
Darrin enjoyed traveling,
particularly during January
and February when peo-
ple on the Upper Left Edge
tend to develop cabin fever.
His travels included places
like Kenya, Tanzania, Oahu,
Kauai, Costa Rica, Puerto
Escondido and New Orleans.
He won the grand prize at a
Portland Food Show when
he was cooking at the Whal-
er. The prize was an African
safari. An April 2016 trip,
with his dad, was planned for
Alaska’s Inside Passage.
Darrin also loved books,
the old-fashioned ones that
involve paper sheets and
bookbinding. He probably
has the second largest library
in Cannon Beach. And play-
ing games, particularly pok-
er, was a passion. Darrin was
a member of a poker group
that convened once a week
for years until two Cannon
Beach legends, Billy Hultz
and Uncle Mike Burgess,
died.
As a Son of the American
Legion for 22 years, Darrin
volunteered for and partic-
ipated in many activities at
the Cannon Beach American
Legion.
Darrin was a light that
brightened our lives and up-
lifted our hearts. This is a
challenging time, but memo-
ry of him is strong and full of
joyous times. He’s survived
Darrin Peters
by his mother Nancy, and fa-
ther Larry; sister Lori and her
husband, Tim; brother Larry
Jr; seven nieces and neph-
ews: Alicia, Dylan, Britney,
McKensie, Tiffany, Bennett
and Raven; and six grand-
nieces and grandnephews:
Madison, Ethan, Camden,
Benjamin, Lucy and Lon-
don, who was just born to-
day, Nov. 18.
There will be a memori-
al for Darrin at the Cannon
Beach American Legion
Saturday, Nov. 21, from 3 to
5 p.m. The family suggests
memorial contributions to
the Clatsop County Animal
Shelter.