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Happy Independence Day! JUNE 30, 2017 • VOL. 41, ISSUE 13 WWW.CANNONBEACHGAZETTE.COM COMPLIMENTARY COPY DeDication to the sand the sand Sandcastles take over Cannon Beach in 53rd contest City delays timed parking Council paves way for continuing discussion By Brenna Visser By Brenna Visser Cannon Beach Gazette Cannon Beach Gazette i n its 53-year existence, those who participate in the Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest have come to expect that the day’s grandiose sand sculptures will be erased by the elements by the next morning’s break. While there is nothing to be done to control the Pacifi c Ocean’s tide, event organizers tried to preserve more of what they can of these cre- ations. “Every year we are so exhausted that no one wants to watch the sculp- tures,” event organizer Debbie Nel- son said. “But we want to save them from kids jumping on them and van- dals so people can enjoy them longer. So we got a guard to protect them overnight.” The Sandcastle Contest began in 1964 as a way to boost spirits after a tsunami. Today it attracts on average 15,000 people . For one day every year, the beach See Sand, Page 12A T imed parking in Cannon Beach has been put on hold after complaints from the community . The original plan approved by the C ity C ouncil was to enforce a three-hour parking limit over the summer on Hemlock Street between First and Third streets, as well as on First through Third between Hemlock and Spruce s treets. The pilot area was chosen after a park- ing study surveyed the two busiest days of spring break, and found that Hemlock is the fi rst to fi ll up. The restriction would help the city reach its goal of creating 50 new spots by the end of 2018. While some business owners welcome the turnover , others worry that timed park- ing will adversely affect parking for em- ployees and will rush customers . See Parking, Page 6A Mick and Audrey Forliens make their own version of a sand- castle. Storyeller takes on a new role Arch Cape native Doug Deur on state parks commission By Brenna Visser Cannon Beach Gazette Thousands of people fl ocked to the beach for the annual Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest. PHOTOS COLIN MURPHEY/EO MEDIA GROUP When Arch Cape native Doug Deur thinks about his life on the North Coast, time spent in Oregon State Parks seems to be a common thread between his memo- ries. “I grew up with state Doug Deur parks on the coast,” Deur said. “My family has been in this area for generations. My grandparents watched these parks being built — they saved their gas rations to go to Ecola during World War II. Every time a baby was born, photos would be taken at Hug Point.” Between those personal connections and a career studying national state parks history and North Coast cultural heritage as a professor at Portland State University, PAID PERMIT NO. 97 ASTORIA, OR PRSRT STD US POSTAGE See Deur, Page 7A Couple undertakes mission on the home front Former Marines put out the home fi res By Brenna Visser Cannon Beach Gazette For some couples, romance is a dozen red roses and a box of chocolates. But for Cannon Beach volunteer fi re- fi ghter Shaunna White, romance looks more like driving a big, red fi retruck. “When he’s sitting in the lieutenant’s seat, and I’m driving the truck, I mean, that’s the romance right there,” Shaunna laughed. The lieutenant next to her is her hus- band, TJ White, to whom she’s been mar- ried for six years. The two both serve as volunteers for Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue, and have done so together for the past three years. Though now it feels routine, waking up in the middle of the night to respond to a car accident or house fi re together wasn’t exactly what the two envisioned as their life together when they started dating 11 years ago. But after both TJ and Shaunna served a tour in the U.S. Marine Corps, fi refi ghting began to play a critical role in easing them back into the community they called home. In fact, 11 years ago, Shaunna envi- sioned the exact opposite. “I actually swore I’d never get into the fi re industry,” Shaunna said. Growing up, her mom worked for Medix in emergency medicine in Seaside, and she said she be- came irritated with her working long hours at strange times of day. “I hated the sound of that pager going off,” Shaunna said. But this irritation wasn’t enough to dis- suade the crush she developed for TJ when See Firefi ghters, Page 3A COLIN MURPHEY/EO MEDIA GROUP Shaunna and TJ White keep a close eye on a vehicle extrication ex- ercise with the Cannon Beach Fire Department Th ursday, June 22. Th e husband-and-wife team both have a military background and are now department volunteers.
