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INDEPENDENCE DAY HAPPENINGS Page 3A JULY 1, 2016 • VOL. 40, ISSUE 14 WWW.CANNONBEACHGAZETTE.COM out in PLEIN AIR COMPLIMENTARY COPY Petitioners want to close door on retail pot sales City will put ‘no pot’ option on November ballot By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette PHOTOS BY LYRA FONTAINE/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Although 63 percent of Cannon Beach voters ap- proved a state measure to legalize recreational mari- juana in Oregon, some resi- dents say that does not indi- cate residents want a retail cannabis shop in town. LYRA FONTAINE/CANNON An initiative allow- BEACH GAZETTE ing voters to weigh in on whether recreational can- Jeremy Randolph nabis sales should be li- is among those censed in Cannon Beach who hopes to pro- will be presented to the hibit retail canna- bis sales in Can- City Council July 5. In April, Cannon Beach non Beach. offi cials declined to vote to ban marijuana facilities in Cannon Beach. Opponents of retail cannabis shops in the city gathered enough signatures to bring a Novem- ber vote. The ballot petition was certifi ed for the November ballot on June 14, with 155 valid signatures, according to Clatsop County Clerk Valerie Crafard. Jeremy Randolph, Nancy Giasson and Mar- lene Laws were chief petitioners. Other members of the committee formed to refer the question to voters were Gary Laws and Molly Edison. See Petition, Page 6A Visitors interacted with artists and observed their creative process. By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette T he eighth annual Plein Air and More festival of- fered a glimpse into the minds and intimate cre- ative processes of more than 30 artists working outdoors in Cannon Beach. From June 24 to 26, artists painted, sculpted, created jewelry, wove baskets, did metal work and fused glass near their repre- senting galleries or other areas in town. During the Saturday “artists swarm,” all festival artists worked at the Coaster Theatre courtyard, with visitors ob- serving and asking questions. Although it came with challenges like changing light, wind and of course, rain, many artists described creating art “en plein air” — or “in the open air” — as an oppor- tunity to see colors more vividly and capture picturesque landscapes. “Outside, there are real colors in highlights and shad- ows,” Kennewick painter Pamela Clafl in, with Bronze Coast Gallery, said. “There is no better way to see color,” said Portland painter Joanne Radmilovich Kollman, with Cannon Beach Gallery, gesturing to the light and shadows on a tree trunk. In June, Kollman taught outdoor landscape painting workshops. A Cannon Beach Arts Association mobile gal- lery showcased her students’ work. PAID PERMIT NO. 97 ASTORIA, OR PRSRT STD US POSTAGE See Plein Air, Page 10A plein-air |ˌplān ˈe(ə)r| Artists fi nd inspiration in the great outdoors Weyerhaeuser donates 80 acres to Seaside schools Land gift could lead to new bond to build By R.J. Marx Cannon Beach Gazette Albert Van Troba, with Haystack Gallery, show- cases his artistic process. adjective [ attrib. ] denoting or in the manner of a 19th-century style of painting out- doors, or with a strong sense of the open air, that became a central feature of French Impressionism. ORIGIN from French en plein air ‘in the open air.’ The school in one of the most dangerous loca- tions in America could fi nd a new home. Seaside High School, located in the tsunami inundation zone, will receive an 80-acre gift from Weyer- haeuser Co . for a new school campus located in a safer area. “Weyerhaeuser is generously donating 80 acres of land to Seaside School District to relocate its schools,” Doug Dougherty, Seaside School District superintendent. said on Friday. “We will own the property that meets the Oregon Depart- ment of Geology and Minerals Industries’ safety recommendations prior to going out for a bond.” Dougherty said ownership of land out- side the tsunami inundation zone was a con- dition many community members request- ed before voting to fund a new school bond. See Gift , Page 7A City’s namesake cannon makes its triumphant return The eponymous artifact will be displayed at city’s museum By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette SUBMITTED PHOTO Elaine Trucke unveils the cannon that has returned to the Cannon Beach History Center and Museum aft er years of being restored in Texas and stored in Astoria. Cannon Beach’s namesake artifact is back . In coming weeks, the Cannon Beach History Center and Muse- um will swivel the cannon, which weigh s about 2,000 pounds, and have a permanent exhibit up in time for a mid-summer opening. For Elaine Trucke, the museum’s executive director, the cannon’s re- turn has been a long time coming. The cannon spent about four years being restored in Texas and then was stored at the Columbia River Maritime Mu- seum “I’ve been working on this project for so long,” she said. “When we got all the cases here, we cried a little bit.” Trucke and museum archivist Liz Johnson, Clatsop County Historical Society board member Matt Powers, and Clatsop County Historical Soci- ety board Vice President Amber Glen were at the museum for the moving, unpacking and unveiling of the can- non and capstan. The task proved more diffi cult than expected, and they called Coast- er Construction for assistance. Terry Gibson, James Hanson, Jeff Jones, Santiago Alvarez and Joel Nelson of Coaster Construction arrived at the museum ready to help move the arti- facts. USS Shark The iron cannon, technically called a carronade, and the capstan used to lift the ship’s anchor are thought to be from the decking of the USS Shark, a U.S. naval schooner that went down in the Columbia River in 1846. The cannon was found, lost, then discov- ered again in 1898, when it came ashore in Arch Cape. See Cannon, Page 10A