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March 11, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 7A Cannabis shops in Cannon Beach? Beach. “They’re everywhere now and I think it’s very real- “I don’t think a (marijuana) istic that one could be located business could succeed here,” here and potentially succeed,” %HQH¿HOGVDLG³7KLVRSWRXW Kucera said. Seaside has two licensed option) gives one more chance to clarify if they really want it medical marijuana dispensa- … I think it’s going to be on ries and plans to allow recre- the ballot whether the city does ational retail. “I hate to open up a con- it, or the citizen does it.” Sam Chapman, founding troversy in the community partner of New Economy between those who want it and Consulting, has said he is in- those who don’t,” Vetter said. The marijuana topic is an terested in opening a medical marijuana shop in Cannon “emotional” one, Cadwallad- er said, adding that she was Beach Sam Chapman, founding concerned about not allowing partner of New Economy marijuana shops in a city with Consulting, has said he is in- three breweries. “I feel like there’s a big terested in opening a medical marijuana shop in Cannon hypocrisy to say it (a marijua- QD VKRS GRHVQ¶W ¿W ZLWK RXU Beach. community’s character or that we’re a family resort area and that’s who we try to attract,” ‘Is pot going to she said. “If you’re talking make Cannon about addictive substances, Beach more consistency is an important thing.” attractive to At the March City Coun- the families cil meeting, resident Marlene that need to Laws asked the council to take the option of allowing a li- move here censed recreational marijuana in order to shop to the voters as a refer- provide the endum in the November 2016 election. work force that “This will not be a cost to we need? Easy the city,” she said. Laws said she is con- and available cerned about children’s health pot is not a and safety, especially when it good thing for comes to marijuana edibles. “I know some of you be- Cannon Beach.’ lieve that we do not need to vote on the marijuana issue Steve Hudgik, in Cannon Beach because 63 pastor at Cannon Beach percent of the people vote for Bible Church it and therefore must want a shop in Cannon Beach,” she said. “I disagree with this be- “We are waiting for the cause I don’t believe we can Cannon Beach City Council to know why people vote the make a decision to allow med- way they do. Maybe Uncle ical marijuana dispensaries,” Charlie in Salem takes med- Sam Chapman said. “It sounds ical marijuana. Maybe they like they’re split on the issue. wanted to stop the marijuana I hope they decide that they’re black market or maybe they bringing new jobs and a new don’t want daughter Mary to economy …I’m hoping soon- have a criminal record. There er and later the council will al- could be many reasons why people voted to legalize mar- low dispensaries to exist.” Steve Hudgik, pastor at ijuana.” Cannon Beach voters ap- Cannon Beach Bible Church, said at the March City Council proved Measure 91, allowing meeting that allowing mari- recreational sale and posses- juana shops would adversely sion of small amounts of mar- ijuana, by 63 percent in No- affect tourism and city life. “Is pot going to make Can- vember 2014. However, the non Beach more attractive to city only licenses businesses the families that need to move which abide by local, state here in order to provide the and federal law, which ex- ZRUN IRUFH WKDW ZH QHHG"´ cludes cannabis. Due to this Hudgik said. “Easy and avail- licensing issue, the city has able pot is not a good thing for not yet received marijuana dispensary applications, al- Cannon Beach.” City Manager Brant though some have expressed Kucera mentioned the mar- interest, City Recorder Col- ijuana shop in Rockaway leen Riggs said. Pot from Page 1A Activist proud of CB recall petition ‘If you don’t speak up, you can’t complain’ By R.J. Marx Cannon Beach Gazette The petition drive to remove three Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District directors was driven by the ef- forts of Cannon Beach resident Susan 1HXZLUWK DQJHUHG E\ WKH VXGGHQ ¿ULQJ of former Chief Mike Balzer in October. “I never wanted to do this,” Neuwirth said. “But at the end of the day, I’m proud of it. Too often people sit around and bitch and moan about local politics. If you don’t go to meetings and you don’t speak up, you can’t complain.” Board of directors President Sharon Clyde, Linda Beck-Sweeney and Garry Smith are named in the recall petition; directors Bob Cerelli and Mark Mekenas were not. Wednesday to either resign or submit DZULWWHQVWDWHPHQWRIMXVWL¿FDWLRQWRWKH &OHUN¶V2I¿FH The directors have not yet announced their intentions, and released a statement Friday defending their actions in dismiss- ing the former chief. “Mike was let go when the majority of the directors, elected by district voters, became concerned about his ability to perform the administrative skills required of the head of a public agency,” the direc- tors wrote. Not political, ’til now Neuwirth said she had never been “a political person” before. “In fact, I even UHJLVWHUHGWRYRWHLQRUGHUWR¿OHWKLVSH- tition,” she said. “I didn’t know Mike or the people R.J. MARX/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Susan Neuwirth led a successful peti- tion drive to force a recall election in Cannon Beach. involved,” Neuwirth said. “I talked to people who had been affected by it. The unanimous opinion was the board does not treat volunteers with any respect and they never treated the chief with any re- spect.” 1HXZLUWK DWWHQGHG D 1RYHPEHU ¿UH district meeting in which members of the community faced the board. “They told them how angry they were at the board for treating someone of Mike’s caliber in such a despicable manner,” she said. Neuwirth launched the recall petition drive in January. “I realized we could sit around and be appalled, or we could ex- ercise our right,” she said. In seeking to gather the minimum 125 signatures required in Clatsop County to force a recall election, Neuwirth said she “never forced, and never coerced” resi- dents to sign the petition. Neuwirth said ¿UH¿JKWHUV DQG UHVLGHQWV DOLNH DSSUHFL- ated Balzer’s contributions to the com- PXQLW\³7KH¿UH¿JKWHUVWROGPHWKH\¶G Festival from Page 1A colorful clothing and bindis at the Sea Ranch Resort. Over lively Indian music, Prashant Kakad taught Bollywood and bhangra style dance moves, with simple names like “water” to designate rolling hand mo- tions, to the all-ages crowd. He also performed with the students who took his optional class that day. On Sunday morning, Port- land yoga teacher and yoga therapist Sarahjoy Marsh taught a course on “The Yoga of Love and Belonging,” amid soothing sounds of rain falling outside. Marsh discussed nourish- ing our “koshas,” which repre- sent the “layers of our human eco-system.” It starts with the outermost layer— “anna,” as- sociated with physical yoga poses — to the inner layer, “ananda,” which loosely trans- lated to “unconditional belong- ing or love.” “Belonging and love doesn’t leave us,” Marsh said. “We wan- der away from it.” Singing or chanting is one way to get closer to “ananda.” While playing a harmonium, she led the class in a Sanskrit song that included the lyrics, “May we have luminous out- comes; may we get pulled away from the darkness.” “We’re biological species, but there is more to us,” Marsh said. “We have a spiritual im- perative to know ourselves and to contribute. We want a sense of larger possibility.” When we decide to be nur- turing in relationships, even in stressful work situations, “we start to see other people more tenderly and not burdensome- ly,” Marsh said. Yoga improves the tone of the vagus nerve, a cranial nerve that extends to the chest and ab- domen. “When the vagus nerve is working, we have more benevo- lence and compassion, and few- er challenges with the sensory world,” she said. Marsh had the class write down a mantra, then repeat mantra with each inhale and Dining on the North Coast PIG ‘N PANCAKE 223 S Hemlock 503-436-2851 7AM - 3PM Daily Cannon Beach’s Largest Selection of Oregon and Washington Wine! 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Hemlock St., Cannon Beach 503.436.1539 • www.cafesweetbasils.com 6 powered by exhale to “trance the mind out of habit” and foster a state of “nonthought.” One student in the class, Dona Zavislan, superintendent at Washington Corrections Cen- ter for Women, plans to start a yoga teacher training for offend- ers. She also hopes to begin a meditation and yoga training for corrections center’s staff to help combat stress. Stephanie Mines, a Gresham psychologist who helps those who have experienced trauma, signed up for the Cannon Beach <RJD )HVWLYDO DIWHU ¿QLVKLQJ D Live Music • Wine Tasting 6 6 Their decision could create an im- PHGLDWH YDFDQF\ RU YDFDQFLHV WR ¿OO ,I %HFN6ZHHQH\6PLWKRU&O\GH¿JKWWKH recall, they will face an election chal- lenge. :LOO1HXZLUWKUXQIRUWKHRI¿FH" “I would hope other people would step up, but if I needed to I would gladly step up,” she said. “It is one of the most important boards in this town.” She said she hopes a recall election won’t be needed. “If they resign, they will save the dis- trict a lot of money, and if Mike is rein- stated, the portion that would affect the district, as far as the lawsuit, would go away,” Neuwirth said. “This is not about the money.” If the directors do not resign by :HGQHVGD\QLJKWWKH&OHUN¶V2I¿FHDQ- ticipates a recall election on April 5 for YRWHUVZLWKLQWKH¿UHGLVWULFW OPEN Wednesday - Sunday for Lunch & Dinner ing, writing, editing, typeset- ting, cover design and more. Zschomler, a member of the Northwest Indepen- dent Authors Association, is the author of nearly a dozen self-published books. The class fee is $25. For more information or registration contact gregory.zschomler@ gmail.com. http://www.tolo- vanaartscolony.org/ 3 Time to step up? Festival an opportunity to practice yoga, network Self-publishing made easy The Tolovana Arts Center announces “How to Publish Your Book with Ease” a two- hour workshop led by Can- non Beach author Gregory E. Zschomler, Saturday, March 26, 1-3 p.m. at the Tolovana Arts Colony, 3779 S. Hem- lock, Cannon Beach. The workshop will cover the ins and outs of self-pub- lishing vs. traditional publish- UDWKHUEHLQWKH¿HOGZLWK0LNHWKDQDQ\- one they’ve ever been with,” Neuwirth said. Neuwirth said she is “staying away” IURP D VHSDUDWH ODZVXLW ¿HOG E\ %DO]HU seeking his job back and damages. %DO]HU ¿OHG D FLYLO VXLW LQ &ODWVRS &RXQW\ &RXUW DJDLQVW WKH ¿UH GLVWULFW FODLPLQJ WKH ¿ULQJ ZDV PRWLYDWHG E\ “personal animus and did not constitute WKHJRRGIDLWKVXI¿FLHQWFDXVHXQGHUWKH employment agreement.” He seeks more than $677,000 in damages and relief. “I stayed away from the lawsuit be- cause they’re separate issues,” Neuwirth said. “Mike has every right to do what he needs to do, but as far as I’m con- cerned, this is for the community, I’m GRLQJLWIRUWKH¿UH¿JKWHUV7KH\WKDQN me daily.” 124 N. Hemlock, Cannon Beach 503.436.1100 - www.beachwine.com From hashbrown potatoes ground fresh daily and award-winning sourdough pancakes to homemade soups and clam chowder, you’ll fi nd delicious family friendly dining at the Pig ‘N Pancake. Over 35 breakfast varieties and a complete lunch menu, too. Our dining area overlooks a beautiful wetland area and downtown Cannon Beach. 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