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10A • June 1, 2018 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com How to build Busy at work at the sand- castle contest. A SANDCASTLE Paino and Nelson expect any given year. 1½: The number of pallets of water and soda the team orders to quench everyone’s thirst. 36: How many boxes of graham crackers are purchased for free s’mores offered at the bonfire Saturday, June 9. 250: The number of marshmallows needed to make s’mo- res at the bonfire. FRIDAY, JUNE 8 216: The number of chocolate bars it 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M.: Packets takes to make enough n’ Pail Pickup. Cannon s’mores at the bon- Beach Chamber & Visitors fire. Center 400: The number 5:30 P.M.: Sandcastle of hamburgers or- Parade. Participants line dered and served on up at Second Street and average at Sandcastle Spruce at 5 p.m. Contest day. 165: The number of first-, second- and third-place me- dallions ordered for contest winners. 400: The number of participant ribbons ordered for both the sandcastle building competition and the Singing Sands run on Sunday, June 10. 3: How many hours it takes to set up all the infrastruc- ture on the beach the day-of Saturday, June 9. 4: The number of different permits required by the city, state and health department to put on the event. 500: The number of cars that must be shepherded onto the beach for the day. The Sandcastle Contest is the only day where people are allowed to park on the sand in Can- non Beach without a special permit. 16: The number of porta-potties ordered to handle 30,000 spectators and participants. 178-200: The number of participants By Brenna Visser Cannon Beach Gazette For one weekend a year for the past 53 years, the long and narrow sands of Cannon Beach transform from an empty oasis into a giant sandcastle-crafting competition. Cars flood the beach, bonfires rage, music plays and 6-foot sculptures are built out of sand. This year, about 30,000 are anticipated to come to watch it happen Friday, June 8, through Sunday, June 10. The Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest began in 1964 as a way to encourage people back onto the beach after a tsunami hit the Oregon Coast. Now entering its 54th year, it is the oldest sandcastle competition west of the Mississippi River. While the Sandcastle Contest seems to come each year as dependably and independently as the tides themselves, the annual event is the product of a years’ worth of plan- ning and coordination. Behind the scenes are Jim Paino, the executive director of the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce, and Debbie Nelson, the event’s chief orga- nizer. Together they shared what it takes to make Cannon Beach’s headlining event happen. MORE INFO 966: How many SATURDAY, JUNE 9 official Sandcastle NOON: Sandcastle Contest Day T-Shirts have Begins on the beach. been ordered. 5:30 P.M.: Final Judging 1,066: The num- and Awards Presentation ber of yards of string to follow. it takes to mark off about 30 sandcas- 7 TO 10 P.M.: Live music on tle-building plots on the beach. Bonfire with the beach. free s’mores starts at 8 Unquantifiable: p.m. The amount of cof- SUNDAY, JUNE 10 fee it takes to get it all done. “Al- 9 A.M.: Singing Sands 5K though I think fun run/walk. Starts on we mostly run the beach at the end of off adrenaline,” Second Street. Nelson said. Priceless: The feeling Paino and Nelson get after seeing everyone enjoy the event. “My favorite point is when you see smiles on everyone’s faces. When we’ve hit that point, I know we’ve done it,” Paino said. By the numbers Note: These are the projected figures for 2018 based on 2017’s totals. 8: The number of people on the official Sandcastle Contest committee. 100: The number of volunteers it takes to set up, facilitate and tear down the event. 1 year: The time it takes to organize one Sand- castle Contest day. “In fact,” Paino added, “we’ve already done some planning for next year.” 8: The number of law enforcement officers on duty to help direct traffic onto the beach and keep the event safe. Usually, they are accompanied by a handful of Community Emergency Response Team members, as well. 20: The number of sponsorships it takes to finance the event. 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