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March 25, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 7A Master Gardeners scholarships available for graduating seniors Are you a graduating Clat- sop County senior interested in gardening or horticulture and headed for college? The Clatsop County Master Gar- deners may be able to green up your college fund. One or two dedicated Clatsop County 2016 graduates will be cho- sen for the Master Gardener scholarship awards ranging from $500 to $1,000. Established in 2001, the scholarship recognizes out- standing Clatsop County stu- dents who express an interest LQKRUWLFXOWXUHRUUHODWHG¿HOGV LETTERS Letters: Readers speak on recall petition and a half year process that evolved. These directors are not paid. midtown area, replacing aging equipment with modern state- They take time out of their of-the-art tools, and improving lives, away from their business the service available to Arch and family to serve their com- munity. In my opinion, for the Cape, among others. ,Q DGGLWLRQ WR WKRVH ¿V- last six years they have done a cally responsible actions, the darn good job. Billie Stewart board has functioned as the Recording secretary, district’s personnel manag- Cannon Beach Rural Fire er. It is the exercise of that Protection District ¿GXFLDU\ UHVSRQVLELOLW\ WKDW has led to the current effort by the family and friends of No on recall WKHIRUPHU¿UHFKLHIWRORGJH I support the current board of a recall election against three Cannon Beach Rural Fire Pro- current members of the board, tection District. I do not support a recall effort based on as yet the recall effort. unproven allegations that the Eleanor (Ellie) Nelson IRUPHU¿UHFKLHIZDVZURQJO\ Tolovana Park terminated. That recall effort should be Stop the bullying answered with a resounding $ EXOO\ LV GH¿QHG DV ³D rejection from district voters. person that uses strength, The board, in executing its SRZHURULQÀXHQFHWRKDUPRU ¿GXFLDU\ SHUVRQQHO RYHUVLJKW intimidate others. A bluster- duties followed, with advice ing, browbeating person who from counsel, the applicable is habitually cruel to others.” statutory process. To have When does a bully really done otherwise would have show his or her true nature? been a breach of their sworn When they are stood up to. obligations. The board is to be When the recall petitions commended for its action, not were completed by the re- condemned by heated rhetoric quired number of signatures that tests the bounds of libel from citizens in the Cannon and slander. Beach Rural Fire District, Vote no to recall at the April they were submitted to the 5 election. FRXQW\FOHUN¶VRI¿FH$OPRVW Phil and Connie Winberry immediately, there were con- Seattle frontations both in person and on social media seek- No basis for recall ing to intimidate people who I have attended every board signed the petitions. I would like to apologize of directors meeting for the Cannon Beach Rural Fire Pro- to those who were put on tection District in the last six the spot. I was told that sig- years. At each meeting, peo- natures would not be made ple are asked to sign in. This SXEOLF DQG DUH FRQ¿GHQWLDO LQFOXGHV ¿UH¿JKWHUV VSHDNHUV However, individuals can request to view them. Obvi- and the public. Not until the November ously, those recalled request- 2015 meeting did we ever ed them, and then made them see any public attendance. public by browbeating peo- The board of directors meet- ple who were merely exercis- ing became so large we had ing their right to an opinion, to change our regular meet- and then had the gumption to ing room to a larger one. My express it in writing. There were many citizens point being, this recall does not have a solid truthful foun- very upset by the actions of dation of information to build the board who didn’t sign these accusations against the because they were certain three board members who are RIYHUEDORU¿QDQFLDOUHWDOLD- being recalled. The public did tion. Even our budding char- not attend the board meet- ter school was threatened ings to experience the two — if I didn’t stop the recall, Letters from Page 6A of study. Students seeking to further their education are encouraged to develop their skills that will contribute to the advancement of sound gardening practices. Candidates can pick up an application from their high school counselor or from 268H[WHQVLRQRI¿FHORFDWHG at 2001 Marine Drive in Asto- ria. The deadline to submit an application is Friday, April 15. For additional informa- tion, call Stacy at the OSU H[WHQVLRQ RI¿FH DW 8573. City accepting applications for tourism and arts funding The Tourism and Arts Commission is accepting ap- plications for funding efforts to increase tourism to Cannon Beach in the shoulder seasons. Tourism and Art Fund grants can be used for expens- es such as personnel, special events, signage, attractions, promotional materials and ad- vertising. Past events and ac- tivities funded by the Tourism and Arts Commission include the Cannon Beach Yoga Fes- tival, Savor Cannon Beach, Get Lit at the Beach, Cannon Beach Arts Association Juried Shows and the Coaster The- atre. Applications are due by May 4 at 2 p.m. Awards are made within 75 days. For information on guide- lines, procedures and appli- cations for funds, contact Colleen Riggs at riggs@ ci.cannon-beach.or.us or by phone: 503-436-8052. PUBLIC MEETINGS Friday, March 25 sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Emergency Pre- paredness Committee, 10 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Friday, April 29 Tuesday, April 19 Cannon Beach Public Works, 9 a.m., City Hall 163 E. Gower St. Seaside School District, 6 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin St. Thursday, April 21 Cannon Beach Design Review Board, City Hall, 6 p.m. 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Planning Commis- Cannon Beach Emergency Pre- paredness Committee, 10 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Tuesday, May 17 Cannon Beach Public Works, 9 a.m., City Hall 163 E. Gower St. Seaside School District, 6 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin St. Thursday, May 19 Cannon Beach Design Review Board, City Hall, 6 p.m. 163 E. Gower St. MEMORIAL SERVICE Saturday, April 2 BERGESON, Chief Mas- ter Sgt. Alan Todd — Cel- ◊ ebration of life from 1 to 4 p.m., Surfsand Resort, 148 W. Gower St. in Cannon Beach. WKH\ ZRXOG ZLWKGUDZ ¿QDQ- cial pledges. Why? To hurt those who support it. Even though I was ad- monished to cease the re- call for the sake of the school, I wouldn’t, because it shouldn’t have to rely on the money of extortioners to succeed. Who on earth would punish children to keep a grasp on their power? Does this sound like ethical be- havior on the part of elected RI¿FLDOV" There’s been a pattern of micro-management and hy- per-criticism for years. Chief 0LNH%DO]HUZDVQRWWKH¿UVW SHS graduation party With the graduation of the class of 2016, Seaside High School will celebrate its 100th year of operation as a union high school in Sea- side. To commemorate this momentous occasion, alum- ni, community and friends of Seaside High School are invited to a celebration from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday May 7 at the high school. The event will be a fun chance to vis- it with old friends, browse through memorabilia, and hear people speak about the high school and more. To make this event spe- cial, the school staff would love to have contributions subordinate or employee to endure relentless scrutiny. The recall is not about Bal- zer. But his treatment was a symptom that something was very wrong. What makes Cannon Beach special? Nobody treats RXU ¿UH¿JKWHUV SROLFH FLW\ workers, volunteers, citizens or children with anything but honor and respect. You mess with them? Be prepared for backlash. Let the voting take place. Let the people speak one way or the other, to end this once and for all. Susan Neuwirth Tolovana Park of stories and memories. If you have an item you would like to display or a story you would like to share, drop the information or item off at the school, or mail it to the school at 1901 N. Hol- laday, Seaside, OR 97138, attn: Centennial Celebration. Or email the committee at shscentennialcelebration@ gmail.com. 7KLVLVD3DFL¿FD3URMHFW presented by Alie Zagata, senior class president of the Class of 2016. Hope to see you at Sea- side High School from 2 to 5 p.m. May 7 to celebrate 100 years of SHS! Lenore Morrisson Seaside OREGON DUNGENESS CRAB! 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