NOVEMBER 18, 2016 • VOL. 40, ISSUE 24
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Visitors fi nd inspiration at
Stormy Weather
PHOTOS LYRA FONTAINE/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE
Left: Musicians at the Stormy Weather Art Fest. Middle: Artist Sharon Abbott-Furze provides an oil-painting demonstration outside the new
Cannon Beach Arts Association Creative Coast Project Space. Right: Artist Scott Johnson, who has participated in Stormy Weather for 18 years,
introduced new work and did a watercolor demo at White Bird Gallery.
Arts festival draws thousands of visitors
By Lyra Fontaine
O
Cannon Beach Gazette
n a Saturday afternoon during the Stormy Weather
Arts Festival, rain didn’t stop visitors from perusing
Cannon Beach galleries to admire new work, observe
demonstrations and interact with artists.
The 29th annual event, organized by the Chamber of
Commerce, brought arts, music and steady business to
Cannon Beach from Nov. 4 to 6.
“We always know it’s going to be busy because it’s got such
a great tradition,” the chamber’s Executive Director Court Carri-
er said. “The planning that went on all year long truly paid off.”
Artist Scott Johnson offered a watercolor demo at White Bird
Gallery before the “Art in Action” banquet and auction. Johnson
was among the artists who created works of art available for
purchase during the event.
“It’s fun meeting all the other artists,” said Primary Elements
Gallery artist Sharon Abbott-Furze, who demonstrated oil paint-
ing outside of Cannon Beach Arts Association’s Creative Coast
Project Space. “The locals are very supportive.”
See Stormy, Page 6A
Seaside School District Bond
Cannon Beach City Council
Voters back Seaside bond Ogilvie, McCarthy prevail in
Cannon Beach council race
Three schools
to move out of
tsunami zone
By Lyra Fontaine
Cannon Beach Gazette
By R.J. Marx
Cannon Beach Gazette
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Seaside School Dis-
trict voters said a resound-
ing “yes” Nov. 8 to a $99.7
million bond to move three
schools out of the tsunami in-
undation zone.
In a 65 percent to 35 per-
cent vote, residents endorsed
the plan to replace deterio-
rating schools at an 80-acre
location in the city’s East
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Supporters of the bond gathered in Gearhart election
night.
Hills adjacent to Seaside
Heights Elementary School.
The electorate supported the
bond 4,010 to 2,139, accord-
ing to the county’s unoffi cial
fi nal tally.
See Bond, Page 7A
Cannon Beach council can-
didates have run unopposed
since 2010. This year, voters
were given a choice. Three
candidates — Brandon Ogil-
vie, Nancy McCarthy and Herb
Florer — vied for two open
seats .
Ogilvie had the most votes
Election Day after ballots were
counted, with McCarthy com-
ing in second and Florer com-
ing in third.
“I’d like to thank the folks
Nancy
McCarthy
Brandon
Ogilvie
that voted for me,” Ogilvie
said. “I look forward to getting
down to the business of helping
Cannon Beach.”
Ogilvie said he was “very
happy” to see the results. He
thanked the other candidates
and said he looks forward to
serving with McCarthy. When
he takes offi ce, he said he hopes
to work with the other city
councilors and listen to what
citizens have to say.
“I’m more than happy to lis-
ten to what they’re concerned
about,” Ogilvie said, adding
that he was glad to hear about
the approval of the Seaside
School District bond measure
to move schools out of the tsu-
nami zone.
See Council, Page 7A
Nonprofi t brings students to Cannon Beach
Making nature
the norm
By Lyra Fontaine
Cannon Beach Gazette
Passport Oregon hopes to
“make nature a norm” in the
lives of students who may not
have resources to explore the
outdoors on their own. The
nonprofi t provides Portland
students with free, regular trips
throughout Oregon. They have
visited the Columbia River
Gorge, Eugene, Mount Hood
and recently, Cannon Beach.
“We wanted to create
Passport Oregon because we
believe that there is no cor-
ner of Oregon that should go
unexplored,” Executive Di-
rector Kevin Frazier said. “It
shouldn’t just be seeing Crater
Lake on a license plate. We’re
trying to close that nature gap.”
Passport Oregon’s fi rst co-
hort of students is eight fourth-
and fi fth-graders. The students’
North Coast trip kicked off at
Ecola State Park, where some
saw Haystack Rock for the fi rst
time.
“It’s great to provide a lot of
fi rsts,” Frazier said. “Looking
out at that incredible vista was
a pretty awesome experience.”
Students ate lunch donated
by Mo’s Restaurant, complet-
ed an art project and interacted
with caterpillars and wildlife.
Next, the students hiked the
Short Sands trail at Oswald
West State Park, where they
met Park Ranger Amy Hurst.
“There were so many won-
ders that Amy helped show us,
from all the species of mush-
rooms and checking out the
history of logging that went on
there,” Frazier said. “There are
carve-outs in some trees where
loggers used to go. Kids were
intrigued by that.”
Students learned about
Smugglers Cove, geologic stra-
ta, tsunamis, erosion and how
“the beach is so much more
than sand,” Frazier said. They
also checked out the washed-up
whale, an “interesting addition
to the coastal experience.”
Passport Oregon has part-
nered with U.S. Forest Service,
Oregon State Parks and various
museums.
“It’s been really fun to make
sure that these kids are hearing
from local experts,” Frazier
said. “We try to lean on people
who know the area.”
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Passport Oregon Executive Director Kevin Frazier with
students Donnell, Eric and Olivia at Ecola State Park.