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March 24, 2017 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 9A Savoring a diversity of flavors at the Cannon Beach wine walk Savor from Page 1A Some wineries such as Pud- ding River Wine Cellars have been attending since the fes- tival’s inception seven years ago, said winemaker Sean Driggers, who brought along bottles of its 2014 gold med- al winning Syrah. “The east Willamette Valley of Oregon is unique and really good for producing high quality grapes much like the great wine growing regions of Rome and France.” Marissa Ooyevaar- Voor- hies and her husband Tyler from Willamette Valley Vine- yards spoke of the wine’s minerality and how the soil can bring out the minerals of the Willamette. “The Willa- mette Valley has a lot of dif- ferent soil types because of the Missoula floods which scraped the surface of the soil and deposited it in different ways throughout Oregon.” This, she explained is why different wineries from the valley can have different wine tastes from not only the soil type but vine type as well. This was the first year back for Sokol Blosser Winery since the first year of the fes- tival, according to Lee Medi- na who was busy sharing the winery’s history and pouring a medal-winning Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir. He explained that when there is an abundance of this versatile grape, there are more rosés coming out of the valley. “It’s all in the process and the first straining of the grape which gives the rosé its color.” John Derthick of Lujon Wine Cellars has been attend- ing the wine walk for four years and loves being part of this festival. He began work- ing at a winery in Sonoma in 1994, attended the wine program at UC Davis and returned to Oregon in 2003. Relatively a new winery, Lu- REBECCA HERREN/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Winemarker Greg Matiko of Skylite Cellars with guests at Cannon Beach Bakery. jon was conceived in 2005 and has produced some high- ly rated wines from Wine En- thusiast and Wine Spectator ever since. “As a winemaker I think Oregon is in a unique position. From my perspec- tive I’m able to make great wines from a huge variety of grapes from all over the Northwest.” Savor Cannon Beach con- tinues in popularity. Well over 900 individuals attended this year’s event with almost all tickets presold. But it’s not only the attendees who bene- fit; the festival donates a por- tion of the proceeds to a local charity, according to Gary Hayes, owner and publisher of Explorer Media Group and organizer of the event. “Clatsop Animal Assis- tance needs all the help they can get and we are proud to have them as our recipient.” Part of the budget, Hayes not- ed, includes a grant from the city’s Tourism and Arts Fund, which gives a portion of the city’s lodging taxes to arts-re- lated events. Whether your interests fall to the bold and hearty reds, the aromatic whites or the softer blends and syrah, the overall scope of Oregon and Washington’s wines abound- ed with a diversity of flavors and styles, enabling wine walkers with enough excel- lent samples to quench every- one’s thirst. What is tomo? For your next mammogram, “tomo” is the technology you want. And beginning this spring, that’s the mammogram technology you’ll find at Providence Seaside Hospital. Digital tomosynthesis is proven, life-saving 3-D mammography, with clearer images allowing more accurate evaluation. • 41 percent increase in the detection of invasive breast cancers • 29 percent increase in the detection of all breast cancers • 15 percent reduction in the need for additional imaging • Less radiation than traditional mammograms Treat yourself to better health at Providence. We’re the only medical facility on the north coast with tomo technology. Schedule your appointment today at 503-717-7242. Open House Come see the benefits of tomo technology. Wednesday, April 5 • 6-7:30 p.m. Providence Seaside Hospital 725 S. Wahanna Road Learn more at: #WhatisTomo? Providence.org/northcoast REBECCA HERREN/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Marissa Ooyevaar-Voorhies of Willamette Valley Vineyards poured at Jeffrey Hull Gallery. Author speaks on tragedy Urbani from Page 1A enjoyed writing and it be- came a form of therapy, she said. Being from the South, Urbani’s characterization of the victims of that storm allows for a fictional inter- pretation of these historic events. “I could write my own stories,” Urbani said. “I could write well and I real- ly wanted to write a book of family stories, as I prefer to write about truths I know.” Her family was horrified upon hearing the news and burst into tears, not about the divorce or that she had left her career behind, but at the thought of her writing about them. “They begged me: please don’t do it.” Afterwards, she respected their rights and agreed not to write the memoir. She decided to go in a different direction and make something up. Writing fic- tion was new and frighten- ing. After some thought, she realized she had lived on the edge before and why not embrace fiction writing as a new challenge. She could, she said, still take similar themes she wanted to write in the memoir and filter them into her fiction writing. “And that is where ‘Landfall’ came from.” “In so many ways, we fail to know each other,” Urbani said. Think about the people you’re closest to, the secrets we keep from each other. Sometimes we wind up clos- er to a stranger than the per- son we’ve chosen to spend our life with. Even with fic- tion, we let ourselves seep into our writings.” She posed the question: “Can we come to understand the people we love?” and an- swers, “that is why I wrote ‘Landfall’ — to find the paths through these secrets and a way toward knowledge.” The first year was spent researching, mostly on the storm. Although the book is not about the hurricane, Ka- trina became a character, a REBECCA HERREN Author Ellen Urbani at the Cannon Beach Library. backdrop for the story. When asked, Urbani said it took 18 months to write the book and another year to fine-tune. “Landfall” follows the journey of two women named Rose as they navigate the troubled waters of their lives in the wake of Hurri- cane Katrina. Showing the resiliency of the human spir- it, Urbani creates a fictional world within the aftermath of the devastation caused by the storm. “Through the grief, came beauty,” she added. Urbani said she is grateful that people read her books and when asked what the best part about being a writer is, she smiles appreciatively and answers: “I get to go around and meet people, talk about myself and people listen.” Urbani earned a Bachelor of Arts in writing and design at the University of Alabama before serving as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1991 to 1993. Upon returning to stateside, she earned a master of arts degree in art therapy from Marylhurst University specializing in oncological diseases and trauma survival. Her work became the sub- ject of a short documentary “Paint Me a Future.” “Landfall,” a book of con- temporary historical fiction, won the 2016 Maria Thomas Fiction Award from Peace Corps Writers, was named a 2015-16 Great Group Reads by Women’s National Book Association and was named Book of the Year in Lunel, France. “Landfall” was pub- lished in 2015 and premiered on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Preventing falls: Staying healthy and on your feet Join us March 30 at 3:30 p.m. As we age, the risk of falling becomes more serious. Falls can result in a broken hip or other bones. Any injury can lead to disability. Even if someone is not hurt by a fall, the fear of falling again can limit a person’s activities. Join Providence experts as they discuss ways you can prevent a fall for yourself or someone you love. The presentation includes a short introduction to tai chi. Registration is requested. This free event is sponsored by the Providence Senior Health Program. 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