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April 8, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 7A Cannon Beach businesses win honors at awards CEDR awards honor Clatsop businesses Award Winners By Cynthia Washicko EO Media Group In a room crowded with business owners, elected of- ¿FLDOV DQG ORFDO OHDGHUV WKH winners of the Clatsop Coun- ty Outstanding Businesses awards took the stage to accept their plaques. The fourth annual cere- mony in March honored busi- nesses in 10 categories ranging from customer service to en- trepreneurship and economic impact. Each winner was nom- inated by a letter sent to Clat- sop Economic Development Resources. Business awards Kevin Leahy, executive di- rector of CEDR and the Small Business Development Center, announced the winners. Kathy Kleczek, owner of La Luna Loca in Cannon Beach accepted the award for small business entrepreneur- ship. “This award is also a repre- sentation of the people behind our success, the people that work with me and the people that spend their hard-earned JOSHUA BESSEX/EO MEDIA GROUP Kathy Kleczek, of La Luna Loca, walks up to the stage to accept the entrepreneurship award in the small business category during the CEDR Awards banquet at The Loft in Astoria. dollars in our store for things that may not be the cheapest, but are made the best way pos- sible,” Kleczek said. Owners of ice cream and French fry shop Frite & Scoop, Kevin and Lisa Malcom, were given the award for outstanding custom- er service for a small business. The business won a similar award recently in the Coast Weekend Readers’ Choice Awards. Lisa took over the accep- tance speech after Kevin got choked up, thanking their staff and the community for sup- porting the business. Kelly Truax, owner of Bruce’s Candy Kitchen, took the award for business ser- vice to the community for a small business. The more than 50-year-old Cannon Beach and Seaside staple was granted the award for its efforts in the community, including donat- ing candy for events, such as Easter egg hunts. “We just give because we can, and it’s a blessing that we’re able to do that,” Truax said. Accepting the award for technological and manufac- turing advancement were the owners of Airport Crabpot Co., Vern and Lisa Lamping. Their company previously got about 50 orders a year, Leahy said, Entrepreneurship - Small Business: La Luna Loca Customer Service - Small Business: Frite & Scoop Business Service to the Community - Small Business: Bruce’s Candy Kitchen Technology/Manufacturing Advancement: Airport Crabpot Co. Entrepreneurship - Medium Business: Street 14 Cafe Customer Service - Large Business: The Ocean Lodge in Cannon Beach Business Service to the Community - Large Business: Astoria-Warrenton KOA Entrepreneurship - Large Business: Hampton Lumber Mill Job Creation - P&L Johnson Mechanical Inc. Economic Impact - Bornstein Seafoods non Beach. Wendy Higgins ac- cepted the award for the hotel, which has consistently been ranked as the top hotel in Can- non Beach, she said. Dale Brechlin, manager of the Astoria-Warrenton KOA accepted the business service to the community for a large business on behalf of the campground. Brechlin empha- sized the KOA site’s focus on the community, with programs for youth groups and elderly patrons at the campground. Entrepreneurship for a large business was given to the Hampton Lumber Mill, with Manager Cliff Tuttle accepting the award. The mill, which can produce 200 million board-feet annually, employs 149 full- time employees. but got an order for 800 units from Costco last year, thanks to a patented design. The owners then developed a new method for protecting the pots to meet the increased demand. The award for entrepreneur- ship in a medium business went to Micha and Jennifer Camer- on-Lattek, owners of Street 14 Cafe in downtown Astoria. The cafe has expanded and now has dinner offerings. “We did start with just … a handful of employees and now we have three or four handfuls of employees, and it’s been really an exciting journey for us,” Jennifer Cameron-Lattek said. Outstanding customer ser- vice for a large business went to The Ocean Lodge in Can- The night’s penultimate award went to P&L Johnson Mechanical for job creation. The company’s co-owner Paul Radu accepted the award, and emphasized the company’s commitment to educating its workers as part of its success. Lastly, economic impact went to Bornstein Seafoods. The seafood business has an estimated local impact of at least $105 million, Leahy said. Andrew Bornstein, ac- cepting the award, comment- ed that the diversity of prod- uct has allowed it to thrive. CEDR leader honored Skip Hauke, CEDR co-founder and past president, was honored for his contribu- tions to CEDR and Clatsop County. State Sen. Betsy Johnson hailed Hauke’s vision in cre- ating CEDR and his leader- ship of the Astoria-Warren- ton Chamber of Commerce, ZKLFKKDVJURZQVLJQL¿FDQWO\ under his leadership, she said. Accepting the award, Hauke said about the award, “I think the best thing about it is it recognizes CEDR and what CEDR has accom- plished, and we have … be- come a model for the state … and our numbers prove that we’re doing the right thing,” he said. Health profession volunteers needed for Medical Reserve Corps Cannon Beach resident starts county’s first Medical Reserve Corps By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette With about 1,700 full-time residents and a spring and summer population that can swell to more than 30,000, Lila Wickham was concerned about Cannon Beach’s lack of a hospital to provide med- ical services, particularly during emergencies. The Cannon Beach res- ident and registered nurse decided to establish and co- ordinate a volunteer medical reserve corps in the city, the ¿UVWLQWKHFRXQW\ The unit seeks health pro- fessionals currently licensed or licensed in the past ten years, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, men- tal health and public health practitioners, veterinarians, EMTs, naturopathic physi- cians and chiropractic phy- sicians. LYRA FONTAINE/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Lila Wickham at one of the three Cannon Beach cache container sites, where resi- dents store emergency sup- plies. Members will be trained and prepared to support the community’s medical and psychological needs in the case of an emergency. Train- ing will include understand- ing their roles and how to manage injuries and illnesses caused by disasters and pub- lic health problems. “The Medical Reserve Corps is a way to amplify our resources to be responsive, particularly with a large el- derly community,” Wickham said. “It’s important to be as prepared as we can be.” The kick-off event is April 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce. The meeting is a chance for new members to get to know each other and learn new skills. A disaster ¿UVW DLG WUDLQLQJ ZLOO EH RQ May 21 at the Arch Cape Fire Station from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cannon Beach has a vol- unteer Community Emergen- cy Response Team trained in ¿UVW DLG GLVDVWHU SUHSDUHG- ness, evacuation protocols and more. However, Wickham no- ticed the city was miss- ing a group of medical and public health professionals trained to provide emergency health-related services when activated. Wickham was inspired to launch a unit in Cannon Beach in August after partic- ipating in an earthquake and tsunami drill at Camp Rilea, along with U.S. Air Force Reserve, Army and Coast *XDUG XQLWV FLYLOLDQ ¿UVW responders and government agencies. The drill exercises repli- cated a tsunami environment, including scenarios of people needing immediate medical care. “I thought, ‘We could do this,’” she said. She worked with the City of Cannon Beach Emergency Management Organization, Cannon Beach resident Dr. Robert Wayne, and an advi- sory committee to establish the reserve corps in February. Wickham hopes to recruit 30 volunteers. “It’s a net- working process,” she said. Wickham has been in- volved in other medical re- serve corps units for the past 20 years, and has participat- ed in emergency planning and drilling around events throughout her career. She is also completing CERT train- ing. During her 40 years work- ing in the health industry, she has been an environ- mental health director for Multnomah County, a public health director and a hospital nurse. This year, the Medical Reserve Corps committee will work to create proto- cols and procedures, recruit volunteers, establish ways to reach the city’s most vulnera- ble populations, and provide community preparedness ed- ucation opportunities. 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