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August 12, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 3A Cannon Beach Fire gets new volunteers, ive iPads CANNON BEACH POLICE LOG Several volunteers have retired By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette As several longtime ire- ighters move on from Can- non Beach Rural Fire Protec- tion District, new people are stepping up to volunteer. Cannon Beach Fire Chief Matt Benedict said after the Aug. 8 board meeting that it is normal for departments to lose some volunteers as time passes and gain new volun- teers. Tom Misner and Peggy Roberti recently retired after about 68 years of combined service to the Cannon Beach ire district. “Tom and Peggy will be missed,” Benedict said. “I am hoping they will join the Fire Corps.” The Cannon Beach Fire Corps is made up of previous There were more than 20 incidents of camping within city limits. three suspects who unlawful- ly stayed at a vacation rental. July 31 Aug. 4 2:28 p.m. 500 Block North Elm Street: Sick person cared for. or retired ireighters, includ- ing Mark Morgan, who retired in June after 17 years. New recruits are longtime community resident Anja- nette Moon and Silvia Avila, a recent Seaside High School graduate who completed her Paciica Project with the ire district. There are currently 20 vol- unteer ireighters with the Cannon Beach ire district. Aug. 1 10 a.m. 300 Block Elk Creek Road: AirBnB rental code vi- olation. 5:09 p.m. 300 Block Elk Creek Road: Report of a dog at large. Oicer arrived on the scene and returned dog to owner. Other updates 11:57 p.m. 2nd Street restroom parking: Using marijuana in public. Subjects contacted for overnight camping, warned for using marijuana in public. SUBMITTED PHOTO As recommended by the Special Districts Association of Oregon, Cannon Beach ire board members will soon use iPads to keep all ire district iles and communications in one place and not on person- al devices. The change would eliminated some paper waste. “We’re going green,” Ben- edict said. Cannon Beach Fire Chief Matt Benedict with new volunteer Silvia Avila. The ire board voted in fa- vor of buying ive iPads for about $500 each. The district has budgeted $10,000 for of- ice supplies. In other business, the board will soon hire a full-time employee to replace former Captain Matt Gardner. The captain would be in charge of training, inspections and hu- man resources. The ire district responded to 31 EMS calls, six ire calls, three rescues and two surf res- cues in July. 1:20 p.m. 2nd Street sewer ponds: Motor vehicle accident. 1:41 a.m. 1100 Block South Hemlock Street: Verbal argu- ment between husband and wife. Parties agreed to be cor- dial or separate for the night. 7:46 p.m. 1000 Block South Hemlock Street: Assist Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue with medical call regarding female subject with leg pain. Aug. 5 Aug. 2 7:04 a.m. 3800 Block South Paciic: Assist Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue with subject experiencing heart attack symptoms. Subject transported to Providence Seaside Hospital. 4:38 p.m. 231 N. Hemlock Street: Theft of hat by juvenile female. Female was located and hat returned. Store did not pur- sue charges. 11:17 p.m. 400 Block Fir Street: Noise complaint. Subjects contacted and advised twice. Warned next call would result in citation. No further incident. Aug. 3 Aug. 6 10:37 a.m. 3200 Block Paciic: Oicer received a report of 10:50 p.m. 400 Block Elk Creek Road: Fireworks complaint. National Night Out gets ‘better and better’ every year A chance for the people to get to know police Jason Schermerhorn, Cannon Beach police chief By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette LYRA FONTAINE/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Cade and Landry, visiting from Montana, had the chance to check out Cannon Beach Fire’s new ladder truck at Na- tional Night Out. Getting to know you was the theme of the third annual National Night Out, Tuesday, Aug. 2. About 100 people gath- ered to talk with oficers, meet neighbors, see the new ire truck and learn more about safety ini- tiatives at the Chamber of Com- merce Community Hall. “That’s one of the reasons we do this event each year, to get to know all of you on a dif- ferent level,” Cannon Beach Police Chief Jason Schermer- horn said to the crowd at the Chamber of Commerce Com- munity Hall. “It’s not as easy Coastal Advantage 503.436.1777 • Coastal Advantage.com Department continues to part- ner with the Lower Columbia Diversity Project. “We send chiefs or differ- ent oficers to their meetings to build communication so we know what’s going on in their communities and they know what’s going on in our commu- nity,” Schermerhorn said. The department is also working on strengthening the relationship between police and Cannon Beach’s Hispanic community. A brochure on what residents can expect from a trafic stop was available at the event in English and Spanish. “We’re good at dealing with different events but it’s important to continue to ad- dress that with the oficers,” Schermerhorn said. The police department is planning a September “Burger with a Cop” event. ‘That’s one of the reasons we do this event each year, to get to know all of you on a diferent level.’ to have a conversation with us when you’re seeing us on the road at a trafic stop.” Food, rafle prizes and more were donated by local or- ganizations, including Seaside Rotary. The event also had a Home Depot woodworking station for kids, a Community Emergency Response Team booth for residents to sign up and free helmets. There were about 40 people at the 2014 event and 60 peo- ple last year. “Each year gets better and better,” Schermerhorn said. 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