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MARCH 11, 2016 • VOL. 40, ISSUE 6 WWW.CANNONBEACHGAZETTE.COM COMPLIMENTARY COPY Cannon Beach fire execs stand pat Special recall vote set for April By R.J. 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City Council to decide city’s need for weed Whether it’s on the ballot or not, ordinances must be in place By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette LYRA FONTAINE/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Doing a stretch at the Cannon Beach Yoga Festival. YOGA FESTIVAL CONNECTING MIND AND BODY Going beyond physical postures to lead a yoga lifestyle By Lyra Fontaine , Cannon Beach Gazette LYRA FONTAINE/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE PAID W\WRERWKSUDFWLFH\RJDDQGQHWZRUNWRRNWKHFODVV³<RJDLVP\ PHGLFLQH´VKHVDLG³,WNHHSVPHVWDEOH´ $QRWKHUVWXGHQW-DQH&OLQHVDLGVKHYDOXHV\RJDIRULWVLP- SRUWDQFHLQWKHDJLQJSURFHVV³,WKHOSVZLWKEDODQFHDQGÀH[L- ELOLW\´ $ERXWSHRSOH²QRWLQFOXGLQJWKHYROXQWHHUVWHDFKHUV DQGDVVLVWDQWV²DWWHQGHGWKHVL[WKDQQXDO&DQQRQ%HDFK<RJD )HVWLYDOIURP)HEWR $JUDQWIRUWKH&DQQRQ%HDFK7RXULVPDQG$UWV)XQGPDGH WKHIHVWLYDOSRVVLEOH&RXUVHVIRFXVHGRQJRLQJEH\RQGSK\VLFDO SRVWXUHV WR WDFNOH PLQG KDELWV OHDUQ 6DQVNULW KHDO ZLWK JHP- VWRQHVFXOWLYDWHDSRVLWLYH³LQQHUYRLFH´IRVWHUDQDWRP\DZDUH- QHVVLQDVDQDDQGOHDGDSXUSRVH¿OOHGOLIH 2QHGLIIHUHQFHIURPODVW\HDU¶VVFKHGXOHZDVWKHDGGLWLRQRID %ROO\ZRRGGDQFHSDUW\2Q6DWXUGD\QLJKW\RJLVGRQQHGEULJKW PERMIT NO. 97 ASTORIA, OR PRSRT STD US POSTAGE WVHHPHG¿WWLQJWKDWVXQVKLQHOLWXS&DQQRQ%HDFK&KDP- EHU+DOOGXULQJD6DWXUGD\FODVVRQWKH¿HU\\HOORZVRODU SOH[XVFKDNUDFRQVLGHUHGDVSLULWXDOSRLQWRIWKHERG\ )RUW\SHRSOHÀRZHGWKURXJKSRVWXUHVIRFXVLQJRQWKH FRUH²LQFOXGLQJVSLQDOWZLVWVEULGJHSRVHDQGFREUDSRVH ²WRWDSLQWRWKHVRODUSOH[XVORFDWHGE\WKHVWRPDFK ³7KHVRODUSOH[XVLVWKHFHQWHURIRXUHQHUJ\DQGFRQ¿GHQFH,W KHOSVXV¿QGWKDW¿UHWRFDUU\RXWRXUSXUSRVHWREHRXUDXWKHQWLF VHOYHV´VDLGWKHLQVWUXFWRU&DOLIRUQLD\RJDWHDFKHU(ULFND$QQ- WRLQHWWHHQJDJLQJWKHFODVVLQEUHDWKH[HUFLVHVFDOOHGSUDQD\DPD ³:KHQZHMXGJHDQGFULWLFL]HRXUVHOYHVLWGHSOHWHVWKLVFKDNUD´ $QQWRLQHWWHHQFRXUDJHGVWXGHQWVWRUHSHDWSRVLWLYHDI¿UPD- WLRQVVXFKDV³,DPHQRXJK,DPZRUWK\,DFFHSWP\VHOIFRP- SOHWHO\,DPFRQ¿GHQW,DPFDSDEOH,DPVWURQJ,DPDOLYH,DP EHDXWLIXODQG,ORYHP\VHOI´ ³2XUWKRXJKWVFUHDWHRXUUHDOLW\´VKHVDLG -HQQLIHU9DQ=HLSHOZKRFRQVLGHUHGWKHIHVWLYDODQRSSRUWXQL- See Festival, Page 7A The Cannon Beach City Council will vote in April on ZKHWKHUWRDVNYRWHUVLIWKH\ ZDQW WR RSW RXW RI DOORZLQJ PDULMXDQDVKRSV The opt-out option could EHRQWKH1RYHPEHUEDOORW ,I WKH &LW\ &RXQFLO GRHV not put the opt-out option on WKH EDOORW WKH FRXQFLO FDQ PRYHIRUZDUGZLWKFUHDWLQJ ORFDO WLPH SODFH DQG PDQ- ner restrictions on marijuana VKRSV VXFK DV ORFDWLRQ DQG KRXUV RI RSHUDWLRQ ,I WKH November vote occurs and YRWHUVFKRRVHWRQRWRSWRXW WKH WLPH SODFH DQG PDQQHU restrictions must also be UHDG\ ³,ZDQWWRNQRZLISHRSOHLQ Cannon Beach actually want XVWRKDYHDGLVSHQVDU\´&LW\ &RXQFLORU:HQG\+LJJLQVVDLG DWD0DUFKZRUNVHVVLRQ &RXQFLORU *HRUJH 9HWWHU VDLG PDULMXDQD ZLOO VRRQ ³EH DFFHSWHG DQG XVHG OLNH DOFR- KRO´ +H VDLG KH LV UHOXFWDQW to spend time and money to By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette LYRA FONTAINE/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Oswald West State Park overlooks the adja- cent Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. :KHUH EHWWHU WR EHJLQ WKH FRQ- servation conversation than Cannon %HDFK":LWKGHVLJQDWLRQRIWKHQHZ &DSH )DOFRQ 0DULQH 5HVHUYH WKH FLW\DQGLWVQHLJKERUVDUHDWWKHIRUH- IURQWRIHQYLURQPHQWDOSURWHFWLRQV ³/RFDOO\WKHPDULQHUHVHUYHLVD JUHDWRSSRUWXQLW\WRWDONDERXWRFHDQ FRQVHUYDWLRQ´ VDLG &KULVV\ 6PLWK )ULHQGVRI&DSH)DOFRQFRRUGLQDWRU See Pot, Page 7A If it goes to the ballot If the council approves sending it to the voters, residents would have the option to reject six activities: • a medical marijuana processing site • a medical marijuana dispensary Cape Falcon plays host to statewide summit Marine reserve experts weigh in on changing ocean habitat ³VWRS VRPHWKLQJ WKDW PD\ QRW PDNH DQ\ GLIIHUHQFH GRZQWKHURDG´ 0RVW FRXQFLORUV DJUHHG RQQHHGLQJWRKDYHRUGLQDQF- es in place in case marijuana VKRSVZRXOGEHDOORZHG &RXQFLORUV 0HOLVVD &DG- ZDOODGHUDQG0LNH%HQH¿HOG DJUHHG RQ UHVWULFWLQJ PDUL- MXDQDUHWDLOVKRSVIURPEHLQJ GRZQWRZQ DQG 0D\RU 6DP 6WHLGHO GLVFXVVHG FUHDWLQJ WLPHUHVWULFWLRQVRQVKRSV +LJJLQV VDLG VKH ZRXOG UHFRPPHQG DGGLQJ UHVWULF- tions for a marijuana shop near the preschool in Tolo- YDQD State law prohibits med- ical marijuana dispensaries and recreational marijuana retailers and wholesalers ZLWKLQIHHWRIDVFKRRO The prohibition does not ap- ply to day care facilities or LQVWLWXWLRQVOLNHWKH&KULVWLDQ &RQIHUHQFH&HQWHU Citizens can also put the opt-out choice on the ballot E\LQLWLDWLYH Steidel said he is con- FHUQHG DERXW FLWL]HQV EHLQJ DEOHWRWDNHLWWRWKHYRWHUV VLQFH ³WKH LQLWLDWLYH SURFHVV LVYHU\GLI¿FXOW´DQGFLWL]HQV PD\ VWUXJJOH ZLWK OHJDO LV- VXHVOLNHQRWKDYLQJWKHULJKW VLJQDWXUHV ³7KHPDULQHUHVHUYHJLYHVXVDSODFH WRFRPHWRJHWKHUDQGWDNHDELJYDVW QHEXORXVRFHDQDQGJLYHLWDERXQG- DU\´ ³$ 7LGH &KDQJH ,QVSLULQJ (Q- JDJHPHQW LQ 2UHJRQ¶V 0DULQH 5H- VHUYHV´ KHOG E\ WKH 2UHJRQ 0D- ULQH 5HVHUYHV 3DUWQHUVKLS LQFOXGHG VSHDNHUVIURP2UHJRQ6WDWH8QLYHU- VLW\DQGUHVHDUFKHUVWKURXJKRXW2U- HJRQ7KHHYHQWHQGHGZLWKD¿HOG WULSWRWKHUHFHQWO\GHVLJQDWHG&DSH )DOFRQ0DULQH5HVHUYH 0RUHWKDQSHRSOH²LQFOXGLQJ VWDWHDJHQFLHVZLOGOLIHDQGFRQVHUYD- WLRQ JURXSV SURIHVVRUV YROXQWHHUV FLW\FRXQFLORUVFRXQW\FRPPLVVLRQ- HUV DQG RWKHU LQWHUHVWHG FLWL]HQV ² See Cape, Page 10A • retail marijuana producers • retail marijuana processors • retail marijuana wholesalers • retail marijuana retailers. SPRING FORWARD Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday at 2 a.m. when clocks are turned to 3 a.m. Sunrise and sunset will be about one hour later than the day before, which means there will be more light in the evening.