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February 23, 2018 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 5A Jewell farmer files for county commission seat Gladwin running for Thompson’s position By Jack Heffernan The Daily Astorian Jewell farmer Susana Gladwin has filed for a Clat- sop County Board of Com- missioners seat held by Li- anne Thompson. Gladwin, 71, has served on the county Planning Com- mission along with Thomp- son, who has expressed her desire to seek re-election. Thompson represents Dis- trict 5, which covers most of South County — including Cannon Beach, Arch Cape, Elsie, Jewell and parts of Seaside. “I think I have a lot of knowledge of that area — Seaside, Arch Cape, Cannon Beach — to be a good com- missioner,” Gladwin said. “I study things carefully. I like being a team player. I have a lot of background in a lot of things, and I want to give voters a choice.” Gladwin, who has lived in Jewell since 1971 and owns 9 acres of forestland, would like to focus on for- estry issues should she be elected, she said. She also would prioritize the housing strife, which she attributed to soaring rent prices in a booming economy. “Always the people on the edge have no hope and are getting de- pressed and taking drugs,” Gladwin said. Issues that affect the Jewell area have not been properly discussed at the county Susana level, Glad- Gladwin win said. She added, though, that Thompson’s term hasn’t necessarily been a detriment to the commu- nity. “I want to run so that the Jewell area again is repre- sented,” she said. For example, Gladwin was “shocked” that she was the only person to offer pub- lic comment at a hearing be- fore commissioners passed a vacation rental ordinance in January. If elected, she would use her connections in the Jewell community to inform people that a vote — and the last opportunity for public comment — was coming, she said. The five-commissioner board will have three seats up for election in May. Medical data analyst Andrew Davis announced he will run for the seat oc- cupied by board chairman Scott Lee, who has said he will not seek re-election. Pa- mela Wev — an Astoria land use planning consultant — and Peter Roscoe — a for- mer Astoria city councilor and owner of Fulio’s Pastar- ia — intend to run for Com- missioner Lisa Clement’s position. Clement said she is not sure whether she will run for a second term. PUBLIC MEETINGS WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28 Cannon Beach Business Continuity and Emergency Preparedness, 1:30-4 p.m., 163 E. Gower St. TUESDAY, March 6 Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Design Review Board Meeting, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. TUESDAY, March 20 Cannon Beach Public Works Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. THURSDAY, March 8 Seaside School District Board of Directors, 6 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin, Seaside. Cannon Beach Academy, 5:30 p.m. 3718 S. Hemlock St. THURSDAY, March 22 MONDAY, March 12 Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District, 6 p.m., 188 Sunset, Cannon Beach. TUESDAY, March 13 Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. THURSDAY, March 15 Cannon Beach Parks and Community Services Com- mittee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Planning Com- mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. TUESDAY, April 3 Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Compassion, corruption, community N igel Jaquiss is a Pulitzer Prize- winning investigative reporter who writes for Willamette Week, a Portland newspaper. He came to Astoria to speak at the Columbia Forum on March 7, 2017, about the need for integrity, good judgment, and a rational thought process in the conduct of public affairs. He also said something that’s been bouncing around in my brain ever since. “Corruption in Oregon doesn’t look like envelopes full of hundred-dollar bills being passed. Corruption in Oregon looks like cronyism without accountability.” Cronyism without accountability. What does that mean? And why does it matter to you? It matters to you because it’s your money, your tax dollars that are being spent. It might help to consider what ac- countability looks and feels like. It looks like having a plan. It looks like having a vision and a mission and goals. If the goals are SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, reality-based, and time-specific), so much the better. One way to look at cronyism is that it means using power or authority to treat our friends differently, whether giving Martin was ‘matriarch of Cannon Beach’ By Brenna Visser Cannon Beach Gazette Janice Kay Martin, who co-founded Cannon Beach’s Steve Martin Management Co. with her late husband, died Sat- urday, Feb. 10, at her home in Palm Desert, California, after a battle with cancer. She was 77. The 40-year-old compa- ny, which has been renamed Martin North, manages sever- al Cannon Beach properties, including the Stephanie Inn, Surfsand Resort and Wayfarer Restaurant. Snyder’s husband, Steve, died from cancer in 2000. She is survived by daughter Steph- anie Snyder, Stephanie’s hus- band, Ryan Snyder, and their two children. Ryan Snyder and his wife have operated Martin North and its properties since 2004. “Inspirational. That is the word that sums up my feeling for Jan and her impact on so many,” Ryan Snyder wrote in an email. “From the moment I met her, I felt fortunate to expe- rience a heart of integrity, and commitment … a soul strong Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District, 6 p.m., 188 Sunset, Cannon Beach. Savor Cannon Beach of- fers an intimate wine festival experience from March 8 to March 11. The largest event of the festival, the Saturday wine walk, is limited to sev- eral hundred wine-tasters who can visit 40 Northwest Experience Family Dining in a Relaxed & Friendly Environment and courageous. And those principles were inspiring as you watched her approach life and death. I will miss her, her zest for friendships, her love of family, her joy in being a grandmother to our two kids, and the love I felt as her son- in-law.” Jan Snyder was raised on a North Dakota farm, where she lived with her family be- fore marrying Steve Martin in 1967. The couple was living in The Dalles before purchasing the Surfsand Resort in 1979. Their portfolio expanded after purchasing multiple Cannon Beach properties, including the Viking Motel, the Haystack Resort, the Wayfarer Restau- rant, the RV Resort and the oceanfront property that be- came the Stephanie Inn. Dave Norstedt, the vice president of operations at Mar- tin North, knew Jan Snyder for years and said between the hard work ethic she learned on the farm and her gentle spirit, she was a natural in the hospi- tality industry. “She spent early years cleaning guest rooms and working the front desk,” Nor- stedt said. “Jan became known for exquisite taste in room de- cor and interior design. Jan later became the company president. Jan treated me with wineries pouring tastings at art galleries, restaurants and retail shops. A $40 tick- et buys a souvenir glass and free tastings at all locations. 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Nofield first met Jan Sny- der when he took a job with Martin North right out of col- Tuesday’s Open at 4pm Serving Seafood, Pizza, Sandwiches, Espressos, Beer, Wine, Ice Cream and our Homemade Desserts 503.436.9551 Jan Martin lege in 1986. His memory of her is colored by her gracious- ness, her kindness and her dis- cipline, he said. He always ad- mired her ability to speak her mind when she thought you were wrong. But her coarseness was al- ways paired with kindness in the way she would give second chances or advice when you made a mistake, Nofield said. “It felt like family working there in that way. The story of Jan to me is that she was the matriarch of Cannon Beach in a way,” Nofield said. “She was a roll-up-your-sleeves and make-it-happen kind of wom- an. Escape Lodging wouldn’t be what it is today without that mentorship from Steve and Jan. They were all about tak- ing care of people, because the money after that takes care of itself.” For the past 15 years, Jan Snyder has been in retirement, coming in and out of the com- munity. But for many, her im- pact on the hospitality industry — and the town in general — will linger. “For many of us who work at Martin North today, she was our boss, but most importantly she was our friend,” Norstedt said. “A natural in the hospital- ity industry, Jan was the con- summate host.” Savor Cannon Beach offers wine tastings, gallery exhibits Cannon Beach Gazette Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. them a job or looking at the methods and results of how they do a job. Accountability should be used as a tool, not a weapon, I think. It involves commu- nication, based on respect and affection. And it empowers us, based on appropriate rules, roles, and responsibilities. But it’s embarrassing to be measured and fail. It’s unpleasant and uncomfort- able to talk about not meeting a goal, es- pecially one that matters. No wonder I’ve been as popular as a skunk at a picnic for asking my fellow county commissioners and the county manager to develop and use accountability systems for our work. On the other hand, if we approach the questions with some compassion for ourselves, some willingness to fail and re- cover, some humor and some grace. What might we be able to accomplish? We might address our crying needs: housing, ecologically sustainable eco- nomic development, and resilience. Even if you and I are OK in today’s economy, Hospitality leader was known for her design work MONDAY, April 9 TUESDAY, April 10 GUEST COLUMN LIANNE THOMPSON many others are not, and they’re part of our community. We need to care about our people and our planet. We need as many people as possible to have stable and adequate income. Manufacturing jobs can provide stable and adequate income in a way that other sectors often do not. Manufacturing also provides a more stable tax base for the rest of the services a healthy community needs, like schools, health care, public health, public safety, roads, and so on. Mother Nature has blessed us with a natural resource base, but we are not adding as much value to the wood prod- ucts as we might be able to do by devel- oping cross-laminated timber and other mass timber technology, as is already done in Europe and Asia. Automation can be our friend Or, instead of building a dream of a better use for our people and our planet, we can attack those who ask for account- ability as a way of moving us forward together. If you want a world that works for everyone, cronyism has no place. Mutually respectful and compassionate accountability does. Lianne Thompson is District 5 member of the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners. 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