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Handmade and home-crafted in Cannon Beach
By Andrew Tonry
For Cannon Beach Gazette
The inspiration for a new con-
signment shop in midtown, the Cot-
tage Crafters’ Collection, came, in
part, from a stalwart quilter.
“I belong to the American Legion
Auxiliary and we always do a craft
fair,” said Cottage Crafters’ Collec-
tion co-owner Mary Peterson. “I’ve
met a number of women there that
are crafters.”
One of those women was Jean
Furchner.
“Jean makes quilts to supplement
her pension and social security,” said
Peterson. “She sells them at craft
shows. And for somebody in their
80’s, going to Ilwaco or Portland and
packing up your car is a lot of work.”
Furchner’s drive got Peterson
thinking.
“If you’re a jeweler or an artist
there are a lot of places in Cannon
Beach to sell,” she said. “But there
are no places for crafters.”
In late November, after a year of
strategizing, Peterson and co-own-
er Kimberley Speer-Miller opened
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Mary Peterson of Cottage Craft-
ers’ Collection.
fused glass, cards from Sharon Stew-
art and JoAnne Cremer, and place
mats and rugs made from recycled
wet suits by Charlie Rehwalt.
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To build inventory Peterson and
Speer-Miller approached crafters
Liz Johnson scrubs at Cottage Crafters’ Collection in Cannon Beach.
they knew — both longtime friends
and folks they’d bought from in the
Cottage Crafters’ Collection. Every- made in Cannon Beach.
Local residents with products on past.
thing they offer is hand-made, with
“These are things I really value in
the great majority coming from the the shelves include: Liz Johnson’s
North Coast — Furchner’s quilts, for scrubs, Jessica Brian’s candles, Tara my own home,” said Peterson. “So
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instance.
Quickly, word of mouth about
The shop boasts art, clothing, Williams’ quilts, jewelry from Molly
housewares and food products from Jaber and Carol Hatch, Stacie Gilli- the shop spread among the crafting
throughout the region. More than gan’s hat and scarves, Chris Davies’ community.
“When we started we had seven
one-third of the shop’s wares are “hula buddies,” Cyndy Haftorson’s
or eight consigners,” said Peterson.
“Now we’re up to 22.”
“Our biggest criteria is its hand-
made or home-crafted,” said Peter-
son. And though there is certainly
a focus on local products, Peterson
isn’t ruling anything out based on
geography.
“We have some jewelry is from
Guatemala,” she said. “But it’s
handmade and a free trade item and
it supports their local economy.”
Peterson, a longtime educator and
accountant, is heartened by the new
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“We had a very promising De-
cember,” she added, “so I think that
we have a good outlook.”
As much as Peterson wants to
create a successful business, she also
hopes the Cottage Crafters’ Collec-
tion will be a boon to local artisans.
“We want this to be a win-win
for our consigners and also for us,”
Peterson said. “None of our crafters
think they’re going to get rich doing
this. But it allows them to buy more
fabric, more yarn and so on. They
make the these things because they
enjoy it.”
Restaurant’s success ‘a team effort’
Chef from Page 1A
their company. “I count it a blessing to do
what I love and live and work in a beau-
tiful town.”
Newmans at 988 is in a small,
charming yellow house on Hemlock
that’s a historical landmark, formerly
occupied by Italian restaurant Puluc-
ci’s. The menu is a blend of Italian
and French cuisine made with local,
organic and sustainable ingredients.
Think the food along the French Riv-
iera when driving from Nice, France to
Italy, which is what Newman and his
wife did for inspiration.
“I’m thankful that we have the op-
portunity to be here, considering that
most restaurants don’t make it,” he
said. “It’s almost surreal. I look around
and go, ‘Wow. This is amazing.’”
The restaurant’s success has been “a
team effort,” he said, with Sandy, exec-
utive director of Miss Clatsop County,
working as general manager and run-
ning the front of house, while he runs
the back of house. His chef de cuisine
is Abe Bund, and the sous chefs are
Eric Kliewer and Riley Hazen.
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A teacher leads a yoga class at a past festival.
Festival to be longest yet
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Kneeling, John Newman, maintenance technician Mark Hayes, and chef de
cuisine Abe Bund; standing, Sandy Newman, sous chefs Eric Kliewer and
Riley Hazen.
‘From a cook to a chef’
A West Coast native, Newman had
an “unconventional, gypsy style” up-
bringing. With a single mother who
moved them throughout the country
for her songwriting career, he learned
to prepare meals “by necessity.” He
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crabs in Staten Island at age 8.
“I’ve always wanted to be a chef
since I was a little kid,” said Newman,
who now splits his time between Can-
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ber standing on a soapbox making pop-
corn on the stove.”
He wound up back in the kitch-
en in his early twenties, working at a
restaurant with a culinary trained chef.
He considered working his way up to
chef (“the school of hard knocks”), but
ended up attending culinary school. He
credits his time at the Culinary Insti-
tute of America in New York, which
boasts other notable alumni like Antho-
ny Bourdain, for his “big break” that
turned him “from a cook to a chef.”
Oregon coast. On one trip, he noticed
a restaurant undergoing renovation. He
jokingly told his wife, “That could be
my next restaurant.” Three days later,
he saw a newspaper ad for a chef want-
ed at Pelican Pub and Brewery in Pa-
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he said.
After Pelican, he was executive chef
for eight years at Cannon Beach ocean-
front hotel Stephanie Inn, an experi-
ence that “set the table” for Newman
and his wife to open their own restau-
rant. He says he’s “indebted” to Steph-
anie Inn for their support.
Since opening his restaurant,
Newman has consulted for Cannon
Beach Christian Conference, taught
culinary classes in Astoria, and was
the inaugural coach of Seaside High
School’s ProStart program. He served
as a mentor chef, judge and teacher,
leading the students to win statewide
ProStart championships two years in
Community ties
row.
He found working in schools so ful-
During the early 1990s, he landed
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the luxurious Mandarin Oriental Hotel future.
“I love teaching kids,” he said. “I
in downtown San Francisco.
Newman and his wife would travel love the opportunity to teach the next
with their dog on road trips along the generation of students in this industry
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to respect people and to compete in the
right mindset.”
Culinary adventures
in Europe, Hawaii
During school, Newman interned in
Hawaii at Turtle Bay Hilton on Oahu’s
North Shore. He said it was “a dream”
to learn about Hawaiian culture and the
islands.
After college, he was a waiter at a
Swiss-German restaurant in a small
Switzerland town for six months. While
serving locals simple meals, he learned
an important lesson: “Feed the people
what they want, reasonably priced food
that’s tasty and delicious. It’s serving a
purpose to feed the community.”
Another travel opportunity came
when a Stephanie Inn guest invited him
to do a chef exchange in France, to help
teach English to a chef of a Michelin star
hotel restaurant.
So Newman spent three weeks in
Fontainebleau, at a classic French restau-
rant where no English was spoken.
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rience improved considerably after he
took his wife’s suggestion to ask for help.
They experienced a dog hunt and visited
Bordeaux. After, the French chef went to
Cannon Beach.
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Yoga from Page 1A
from big yoga conferences that
are located in a single setting,
such as a convention center.
“This is a way to experience
a beautiful environment in differ-
ent venues,” Allsop said. “We’ve
got this beautiful, pristine place
and we want to offer exceptional
teaching.”
Allsop has studied yoga in
India and New York City. After
teaching yoga in Cannon Beach
for 15 years, she opened the Can-
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years ago.
“It’s a lifelong learning pro-
cess,” she said of teaching and
practicing yoga.
The yoga festival is funded
by the city’s lodging tax, which
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“The funding makes it pos-
sible to bring amazing master
teachers from all over the coun-
try,” Allsop said.
The full festival pass is $375,
the Saturday pass is $210, and the
Sunday pass is $190. People can
now sign up for main track work-
shops individually.
The event is expected to have
about 175 people, with the major-
ity of yogis in attendance coming
from Seattle and Portland. Can-
non Beach Yoga Arts will serve as
a central hub or headquarters for
the event. A shuttle will take at-
tendees to events at Tolovana Inn,
Hallmark Resort, Cannon Beach
Chamber Hall and Sea Ranch Re-
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growth of yoga has been so expo-
nential,” Allsop said, adding that it
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teachers who aren’t booked two
or three years in advance.
She carefully selected this
year’s master class teachers to cre-
ate a well-rounded program that
would draw a variety of people.
Julie Gudmestad’s workshop
focusing on anatomy awareness
of lower back, hips and pelvis
during poses will appeal to yoga
professionals and advanced prac-
titioners, she said, while Sarahjoy
Marsh’s therapeutic workshops
that address how yoga is con-
nected to addiction, recovery,
love and belonging may interest
mental health professionals. Lov-
ers of language will enjoy Simon
Chokoisky’s class on learning
the ancient language of Sanskrit.
Brad Waites teaches a class on
the origins of sun salutations, a
key movement series in yoga, as
well as a course on how to achieve
“wheel” pose.
There are also optional work-
shops to choose from, includ-
ing Prashant Kakad’s beginning
bhangra and Bollywood dance
class. A Bollywood dance party
will take place at Sea Ranch Re-
sort on Saturday night.
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drawing with local artist Dave
Kinhan and imagination yoga.
Allsop has yet to plan Friday
night’s opening ceremony, since
she likes to “wait for inspiration to
strike.” Advanced holistic nurse
Kathleen Bell will lead morning
meditations on Saturday and Sun-
day.
Master classes can be begin-
ner-friendly, Allsop says, particu-
larly if they deal with matters of
yoga philosophy and not just yoga
poses, called “asanas.”
Jeevani Eigen will teach
courses on ayurveda, an ancient
East Indian philosophy for heal-
ing and longevity. Star Weitman
and Dr. Ada Gonzalez are leading
a workshop on quantum healing
with gemstone energy medicine.
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