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AUGUST 25, 2017 • VOL. 41, ISSUE 17 WWW.CANNONBEACHGAZETTE.COM COMPLIMENTARY COPY Cannon Beach Academy gets the go-ahead Volunteer eff orts help charter school meet deadline By Brenna Visser Cannon Beach Gaette Cannon Beach will have an ele- mentary school again. It’s a project that supporters of the charter school have been working to- ward for almost four years after the old elementary school was closed for tsunami safety reasons and a bud- get shortfall. But as of , Aug. 15, the a cademy, a tuition-free, public charter school offering kindergarten to sec- ond grade, has secured a temporary occupancy permit that will allow the school to open for classes on Sept. 5. “I’m over-the-moon excited,” Amy Moore, the school’s execu- tive director, said. “We are blessed to have all of the support from the community.” Almost every weekend over the past month, Moore said volunteers came out to help clear brush, paint the interior and exterior of the school and clean a building that sat vacant for more than a year. Moore has also received a number of in-kind donations, such as school supplies, organizational items and a defi brillator from Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue . “People have really come out of the woodwork for this,” Moore said. The road here Because the location for the school was secured only two months ago, volunteers, academy board members and Coaster Construction worked down to the wire to meet the Aug. 15 deadline set by Seaside School District. The last-minute need to fi nd a new location came when the board received an estimate of $150,000 over the $90,000 they budgeted for construction costs at the original loca- tion on Sunset Boulevard. Costs were driven up because the space would need to be renovated extensively to meet state school fi re codes. The academy was able to fi nd an alternative in the former Preschool and Children’s Center at 3781 S. Hemlock St. But by the time lease BRENNA VISSER/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Volunteers helped sweep up leaves at a clean up event in July for the new Cannon Beach Academy . Th e school will open for classes on Sept. 5. negotiations with the city fi nished and the proper permits were in hand, the academy was left with about a month to renovate the building up to code. Installing fi re safety equip- ment, addressing Americans with Disabilities Act access concerns and other general maintenance projects were needed. “It is thanks to Coaster Construc- tion and all the volunteers that we were successful,” Moore said. More to go There are still a few hurdles left for the academy before offi cially crossing the fi nish line. The charter school was awarded temporary occupancy with an agreement that a full fi re safety sys- tem would be installed by November. This is one of the largest renovations See Academy, Page 7A North Coast was ‘BLINDED BY THE LIGHT’ A view of the eclipse from Seaside. JEFF TER HAR/FOR CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Eclipse has great views on the coast, few glitches By Jack Heff ernan, Katie Frankowicz and Brenna Visser EO Media Group and Cannon Beach Gazette P KATIE FRANKOWICZ/EO MEDIA GROUP PAID PERMIT NO. 97 ASTORIA, OR PRSRT STD US POSTAGE Eclipse watchers near the Peter Iredale shipwreck at Fort Stevens State Park near Warrenton. orsche Brunzell, sporting a NASA shirt and sweatpants featuring draw- ings of galaxies, sat at the base of the Astoria Column facing the sun. An ad- mitted space nerd, she had been count- ing down to the moment for weeks. She fi gured the Column, just up the road from her home , was as good a spot as any to see the celestial event. “I’m geeking out a bit, trying to calm down,” she said about an hour before the solar eclipse as early morning clouds began to fade . “The universe has to give me this.” For Brunzell and millions of people across the United States on Monday, the universe did just that. But the total solar eclipse did not bring the potential downsides many had feared. There was little traffi c gridlock and no unruly crowds — a relief on the North Coast. Sunny skies Estimates had roughly 1 million people coming to Oregon over the weekend and Mon- day, temporarily — and quickly — increasing See Eclipse, Page 11A It’s 30 years for the Arts Association Th ird pot shop Non profi t art gallery observes seeks OK in years of dedication to artists Cannon Beach By Brenna Visser Tolovana shop slowed by design review process Cannon Beach Gazette The Cannon Beach Arts Association has weathered all sorts of storms to make it to its 30th anniversary. Sometimes that meant physically surviving storms, Board President Lila Wickham said. “We do live on the edge of the ocean,” Wickham laughed. But the type of storms Wickham mostly means were the internal ones that go with launching and sustaining a local non profi t. Over the course of 30 years, the Can- non Beach Arts Association has cycled through many locations, boards, aesthetics and visions, Wickham said. “What making it 30 years mean is that we are an in- tegral part of the community — otherwise we wouldn’t last,” she said. The Cannon Beach Arts Association represents 150 regional and local artists working in fi ne arts and crafts in nine curated shows each year. It was a product of a two-day workshop conducted in 1986 through the Or- By Brenna Visser Cannon Beach Gazette egon Arts Commission, which decided developing an association would help replenish and enhance the vital- ity of the arts in the community. The association grew into a number of pro- grams, including the Cannon Beach Gallery, summer Progress will be stalled for a marijuana re- tailer looking to set up shop in Tolovana. On Thursday night, the city’s D esign R e- view B oard decided to issue a continuance to allow the applicant, Daryl Bell, more time to elaborate on and amend major exterior design modifi cations at 3115 S. Hemlock St. If approved, this would be the third retail marijuana shop to come to Cannon Beach. Nancy Benson, the project manager from Grace Design and Landscaping LLC, represented See CBAA, Page 11A See Pot, Page 11A BRENNA VISSER/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Board Vice President Linda Gebhart, Program Director Cara Mico, Board President Lila Wick- ham and volunteer Nancy Bond pose at the Can- non Beach Gallery.
