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Gazette and its sister publications
welcome Borgen as new publisher
Cannon Beach Gazette
Kari Borgen will assume
leadership at EO Media
Group’s North Coast opera-
tions on Dec. 1.
Borgen, 57, will be the
group publisher and revenue
director for the Cannon Beach
Gazette, Daily Astorian, Sea-
side Signal, Observer and the
regional Coast River Business
Journal.
Borgen and her husband,
Kerry, will relocate to the
North Coast area. They have
three grown children and en-
joy the outdoors with their
two dogs in their free time.
She is an Oregon native
with deep roots in the media
industry.
“I’m looking forward to
joining the team, and meet-
ing readers and businesses
on the North Coast,” Borgen
said. “It’s a beautiful and di-
verse landscape of commu-
nities with strong traditions,
opportunities to grow and an
appreciation for community
journalism. We’re excited to
Kari Borgen
Heidi Wright
become a part of it.”
Heidi Wright, EO Media
Group’s chief operating of-
ficer, said Borgen rose to the
top of a strong pool of candi-
dates.
“We are very fortunate to
have Kari join our compa-
ny,” Wright said. “She has
ties to Oregon and a passion
for high-quality community
newspapers.”
Borgen has a degree in
business administration and
marketing from the College
of Idaho. She has worked for
Western
Communications,
based in Bend, since 1998.
Most recently, she served as
its corporate revenue officer
and regional publisher for the
Baker City Herald and The
Observer in La Grande. She
enjoys engaging in the com-
munity and has served on the
boards of the Baker County
Community Literacy Coali-
tion, Rotary, United Way, Red
Cross and YMCA.
She will take over busi-
ness operations from David
Pero, plus assume direct man-
agement of advertising sales.
Pero left the company on
Tuesday and former Adver-
tising Director Betty Smith’s
position has been vacant since
she retired at the end of June.
Matt Winters, publisher and
editor of the Chinook Observ-
er and Coast River Business
Journal, will report to Borgen.
“There is a precedent for
what we are doing that can
be found in our family’s own-
ership of the Astorian,” said
Steve Forrester, president and
CEO of EO Media Group. “In
1960, during Astoria’s pro-
longed postwar adjustment,
my parents and my aunt hired
a publisher out of Alaska,
Morgan Coe. He was a busi-
ness-side publisher. At the
same time, the veteran news-
man Fred Andrus was pro-
moted to the role of editor.”
Following that model, Jim
Van Nostrand is being pro-
moted from the role of man-
aging editor to editor. Derrick
DePledge will become man-
aging editor.
“All of this is about our
family’s commitment to the
future of this community dai-
ly newspaper at a time when
traditional print media is ad-
justing to a new reality,” For-
rester said. “In Kari, we have
a proven leader who will help
ensure our financial viability
for the long term. In Jim and
Derrick, we have newsroom
professionals who will meet
the challenge of engaging
readers in print as well as dig-
ital platforms.”
Forrester added that the
newest
fourth-generation
member of the company’s
board of directors is his son,
Harrison, elected in August.
His daughter, Susan Rana, has
served on the board for four
years and is corporate trea-
surer.
‘Holiday Treasures’ ahead at boutique sale
The Holiday Treasures
Boutique debuts at a new lo-
cation for its third annual sale
Thursday, Nov. 16.
Because of the increased
success and demand for high
quality handmade crafts at
reasonable costs, the bou-
tique has expanded its floor
space and hours of operation.
Now located at the Sea-
side Elks Lodge, shoppers
will find more room to
browse from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. for beautiful handmade
holiday gifts, homemade
baked goods and an assort-
ment of one-of-a-kind crafts
made by the women of P.E.O.
Chapter FB.
Event chairwoman Mari-
on Benke said that the group
had outgrown its previous
site at Butterfield Cottage in
Seaside.
The new location at the
Elks Lodge, located at 324
Avenue A in Seaside, offers
more space for the event, she
said.
Each member of the chap-
ter has worked during the
year to create and add to an
abundant array of seasonal
items for not only Thanks-
REBECCA HERREN/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE
Gayle Spear (left) and Marcia Hartill (right) stand next to
a display sample of the range of items available at the third
annual P.E.O. Holiday Treasures Boutique sale at 11 a.m.
Nov. 16 at the Seaside Elks Lodge.
giving and Christmas, but for
year-round décor. The winter
“lodge” has been decorated
to welcome all who are seek-
ing that something special.
New items will be show-
cased. Gayle Spear and Judy
Woodmansee have donated
exquisite needlework pieces.
A collection of handcrafted
birdhouses, beach themed
items and vintage jewelry
will be on display. Children’s
gifts including stuffed teddy
bears, cookie filled trucks
and doll clothes are waiting
for a playmate. Fresh floral
arrangements and wreaths
designed by Diane Somers
and Jan Smith will be ready
to decorate homes.
An expanded bakery sec-
tion offers luscious pies,
cakes, cookies, jams, Nancy’s
famous “super-duper” pret-
zels, rustic bread, blue ribbon
beets and many more items
for holiday entertaining.
The mission of P.E.O, an
international philanthropic
organization over 140 years
old, is to support women in
their educational endeavors.
Proceeds from the Holi-
day Treasure sale benefit the
chapter’s educational fund
that supports women who are
currently seeking undergrad-
uate degrees, have decided to
go back to school after being
out of school for a time, or
who are seeking graduate de-
grees.
The chapter is sponsoring
two local women including
Alanna Kiefer who has re-
ceived P.E.O. scholarships
annually for the past four
years and who will be grad-
uating from OSU with a de-
gree in marine biology in
June 2018.
Raedetta Castle, the man-
ager of the Seaside Head Start
program, has received P.E.O.
grants and a significant low
interest loan to enroll in the
MBA program at Marylhurst
University in Portland. She
will achieve her advanced
degree in December.
Extraordinary Living
focuses on fitness
By Susan Cody
For EO Media Group
Curious older adults were
awed by Patriot Hall when
they gathered for the fourth
annual Extraordinary Liv-
ing Conference at Clatsop
Community College. Enter-
ing at upper street level, the
oval indoor track circles a
three-story view down to the
gymnasium floor.
A commanding panorama
of the Columbia River and
Astoria can be seen through
north- and west-facing win-
dows that stretch from floor
to ceiling of the state-of-the
art building. Extraordinary
Living focused on fitness
this year because of the new
fitness center, said Leslie
Morgan, one of the organiz-
ers.
The conference held in
September, attracted 50 to
60 participants, who could
choose three out of 12 break-
out sessions. Choices includ-
ed life-enhancing topics such
as how to create a happier
body, genealogy, the ship
report, hiking and paddling
trail opportunities, how to
live with pain, dancing your
way to fitness, smart phone
apps, palliative care and se-
nior care living options.
Attendees enjoyed a
sandwich buffet by CCC’s
Bandit Café. Sponsors gave
out information and swag
during the event.
One of the highlights
of the event was sampling
some of the activities.
RiversZen Yoga co-own-
er Peggy Stevens asked the
Happier Body and Acupunc-
ture class if anyone had pain,
scar tissue, joint replace-
ments, headaches or posture
issues. Hands went up to ev-
ery question.
She and instructor Wen-
dy Hensley demonstrated
the use of yoga therapy balls
for massaging the connec-
tive tissue between muscles,
called fascia.
“We focus on what you
do so you can live better in
your body,” said Stevens.
“None of us came with an in-
struction booklet on how we
should be doing what with
our body.
“Our goal at RiversZen is
for you to learn some tech-
niques for you to take home
and do on your own.”
Using small rubber ther-
apy balls can improve circu-
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Marco Davis leads a
“Dancing Your Way to Fit-
ness” class at the Extraor-
dinary Living Conference
at Clatsop Community
College’s Patriot Hall.
lation and help with plantar
fasciitis, sciatica, jaw and
shoulder problems, Hensley
said.
As she demonstrated,
participants joined in roll-
ing the balls under their feet.
They also tried leaning on
the balls against the wall,
while their rolling the shoul-
ders and other exercises.
A positive, good stretch is
what both instructors encour-
age. They stressed that their
exercises are never meant
to cause pain and that you
should always be in control.
Partnering in this session
was Karen Kaufmann, an
acupuncturist with a degree
in psychology. She helps
people with stress manage-
ment and depression as well
as pain at her acupuncture
clinic in Astoria.
Stressors are a detriment
to physiological, mental,
emotional and behavioral
health, Kaufmann said.
As a relaxation exercise,
she had everyone place their
tongue on the roof of their
mouth, behind the teeth and
breathe in through the nose
to the count of four; hold
for a count of seven; and ex-
hale through the mouth for
a count of eight; and repeat
three more times.
She said this is a good
exercise to do when you are
feeling stressed or before
bed. She cautioned not to do
it while you are driving.
Acupuncture helps reg-
ulate and balance the ner-
vous system, which relieves
stress she said.
Kaufmann also will be
seeing patients and caregiv-
ers at the new OHSU-Co-
lumbia Memorial Cancer
Center. She said caregivers
benefit from treatment be-
cause they are often over-
taxed and feel guilty when
they are working on them-
selves.
LETTERS
Letters from Page 4A
For now, it is enough to
pause and remind ourselves
that the board chairman has
publicly announced he is not
going to serve beyond the end
of his term (December 2018),
and that the county manager
has announced to county em-
ployees that he will resign.
So, the more important is-
sue at hand is this: The timing
is right, or will soon be right,
for the board to commit itself
to diversity of opinion, and
for county officials to commit
themselves to opening a
relatively closed governance
process to the fresh air and
sunlight of new ideas.
Diversity in our govern-
ment and on our board is a
healthy thing. It is worth-
while, if not imperative, that
we work together to express
different points of view and
that we discuss all paths to
common goals. For instance,
at the most basic level, the
board of the county com-
missioners is the governing
body for Clatsop County. Our
county charter says so.
I believe that the gov-
erning body should define
its mission, form a plan,
articulate goals that are spe-
cific, measurable, achievable,
realistic, and time-limited
(SMART). I believe we
should plan, monitor finances
and outcomes, and evaluate
our success. That’s our job as
the governing body. We have
an opportunity to implement
those changes.
Since my election in
January 2015, I have worked
hard for District 5, for Clatsop
County, for our region, and for
our state. It’s an honor to fur-
ther efforts to provide afford-
able housing, sustainable and
best use of forest products,
and protect the safety and
well-being of the people.
My heart is in this place.
My commitment and my
voice will remain strong.
Lianne Thompson
Clatsop County
Commissioner
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Pot shops lead to
increased crime
Thanks for the story
regarding pending Cannon
Beach pot shops in The Daily
Astorian Oct. 23. This is a
topic that needs to be seen
and considered by more
people. Appropriately, the
Cannon Beach City Council
has decided to address it at its
December meeting.
I was disappointed that
the issue of crime was not
included in the story. The
most basic tenets of the Can-
non Beach comprehensive
plan refer to “high sense of
security,” “a sense of safety,”
“strong sense of place” and
“quality of life” in our little
village.
The crime associated with
the pot shops in states where
they are legal is alarming.
Murders of employees (at
least two, one just a month
ago in Cheney, Washington,
another in Denver a year
ago that is still unsolved),
shootings and armed rob-
beries (using handguns and
shotguns, bear mace, cars as
ramming tools, crowbars and
more), and burglaries — suc-
cessful and otherwise — that
of course affect the neighbor-
hoods where they occur.
Some pot shops find it
necessary to have armed
guards. No business in
Cannon Beach has armed
guards. And there has been
only one-armed robbery in
Cannon Beach in the past five
years. That would doubtlessly
change if pot shops were al-
lowed here. To see just how,
Google “pot shop crime” and
click on “news.”
Additionally, as I have
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“All city ordinances,
policies and actions must be
consistent with the compre-
hensive plan. Where there
is a conflict between the
plan and ordinances or other
city policies, the plan shall
prevail.”
This is not about mari-
juana. This is about Cannon
Beach.
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Cannon Beach
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