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OBITUARY
Dwight Allan Caswell Jr.
Astoria
May 20, 1944 — July 8, 2022
Dwight Allan Caswell Jr. was
born May 20, 1944, in Washington,
D.C., raised in Oregon and Califor-
nia, and died July 8 in Portland.
He carried God’s word with him
in his heart with a desire to minis-
ter to all through his caring presence
and, at times, in the offi cial capacity
of pastor. He received his bachelor’s
degree in psychology from Stanford
University, and his master’s degree
in theology and Ph.D. in ministry
from the University of Chicago’s
Divinity School.
He served as pastor to the Ken-
wood Community Church in
Sonoma County, California, in the
1990s, and was still ministering to
his beloved fl ock at Pioneer Pres-
byterian Church in Warrenton at the
time of his death.
He gained a love of photography
at a very early age, learning more
of his chosen art from Wynn Bull-
ock and Ansel Adams. He traveled
far and wide photographing oceans,
deserts, forests and mountains for
the rest of his life.
He was the owner and director of
a photography gallery in Saratoga,
California, exhibiting his own work,
along with both that of promising
new photographers and well-estab-
lished masters.
He insisted that he had a “low
boredom threshold,” as his various
activities and occupations attested
to. He spent almost 15 years manag-
ing his family’s farm and vineyard,
producing award-winning wines.
Having a deep love of the folk
music of the 1960s, he started a folk
festival in 1987 that ran until the
late 1990s. He then became deeply
involved with the Astoria Music
Festival after relocating to Astoria in
early 2000.
He loved sailing and fi shing,
spending more than 20 years sailing
his Ericson 26 in San Francisco and
Tomales bays. He had an abiding
love for all God’s creation, and was
deeply involved in conservation,
preservation and land use issues his
whole life, including acting as pres-
ident of the Oregon Coast Alliance
and Sonoma County Farmlands
Group.
He also wrote throughout his life,
with work ranging from practical
information in sailing magazines,
the wonders of the desert or ocean
Cannon Beach adjusts camping
ordinance to refl ect homelessness
Overnight stays
from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
By NICOLE BALES
The Astorian
Dwight Caswell
in the New Mexico and the Ore-
gon Coast magazines, and what’s to
do locally in The Astorian’s Coast
Weekend.
At his death, he had several
works in progress, variously based
on Neolithic monuments and the
shift of community surrounding
them, historical fi ction based on
native and pioneer dynamics in the
Northwest, and a compilation of his
sermons as they followed the three-
year cycle of church scripture. He
also has an unpublished comical
murder mystery.
He is preceded in death by his
parents, Dwight Allan Caswell Sr.
and Doris Helen Rayburn; and two
brothers, Chris and John Caswell.
He is survived by his brother,
Philip Caswell; sister, Mary Walsh;
wife, Rhonda Grudenic; step-
sons Nicholas, Michael and Galen
Grudenic; and step-grandchildren,
Eli and Leah Grudenic.
He loved well and was deeply
loved.
His memorial service is at 11 a.m.
Aug. 27 at the Charlene Larsen Cen-
ter for the Performing Arts, 588 16th
St. A reception follows at around
12:30 p.m. at The Loft at the Red
Building, 20 Basin St.
CANNON BEACH — The
City Council amended a camping
ordinance this month to set param-
eters for when someone can sleep
on public property.
The city is one of many across
Oregon adjusting camping ordi-
nances to respond to federal court
rulings and state legislation that
prohibit police from enforcing ille-
gal camping on public property
unless there are adequate shelter
spaces available.
Local governments that do not
have adequate shelter space have
the option to regulate camping by
detailing the time, place and man-
ner people can sleep outdoors so
camping can be enforced every-
where else.
In Cannon Beach, the ordinance
allows people to set up temporary
camps overnight from 9 p.m. to
7 a.m. in their cars or in tents or
other temporary structures.
Camping will be prohibited in
parks, on streets and trails, within
40 feet of a residence or residen-
tial zone and within 100 feet of a
school.
Lydia Ely/The Astorian
The City Council has revised a camping ordinance.
People can sleep on sidewalks if
3 feet of space is maintained.
City Councilor Nancy McCa-
rthy asked for clarifi cation about
where people can camp. She also
asked if the city has any shelter
spaces.
Police Chief Jason Schermer-
horn said there is no shelter space
in Cannon Beach, but added that
the police department is readily
available to take people to shelters
in Seaside and Astoria.
“We don’t have a list of places
you can camp,” Schermerhorn
said. “It’s better to get a list out of
the restrictions and places that they
can’t because that’s something that
we can enforce.”
Emily Matasar, an attorney at
the Portland fi rm Beery Elsner &
Hammond, added that based on
the text of the code, people can
sleep on sidewalks as long as 3 feet
of space is maintained and they
are not violating any of the other
restrictions.
She said any other public
property that is not specifi cally
restricted would be allowed.
“There are places,” Schermer-
horn said. “It’s just a fi ne line
on what do you want us to be
advertising.”
Cannon Beach bans electric scooter rentals
By NICOLE BALES
The Astorian
CANNON BEACH — Busi-
nesses that rent electric scooters
and other motorized vehicles will
not be allowed to operate in the city
following an ordinance adopted by
the City Council.
The new rule is an eff ort to get
ahead of electric scooter rental
companies that have expressed
interest in expanding into the city.
The ban was recommended while
drafting the city’s transportation
system plan, which is expected to
come before the council in the com-
ing months.
The ordinance prohibits the
rental of “emerging mobility
devices,” which includes motorized
scooters, skateboards, mopeds and
monowheels. People would still be
allowed to ride personal motorized
vehicles.
Jeff Adams, the city’s commu-
nity development director, said that
after the City Council requested
staff to investigate hotel rental
packaging with emerging mobility
devices, he did not fi nd any.
He said he included language
that clarifi es they would not be
allowed.
“And that way we do have some
language, which is good, if some-
body’s including those, and we
don’t want to see those as included
as part of a rental packaging deal,
we could enforce that,” Adams said.
Electric scooter companies have
been rejected by other cities in the
region, as well.
The Astoria City Council unan-
imously turned down electric
scooter company Bird on a pos-
sible pilot program last year. The
city does not allow electric scoot-
ers on the Astoria Riverwalk or on
sidewalks.
The Long Beach City Council
in Washington state also rejected a
trial off er from Bird in April.
Hear the authors
of Eminent Oregonians
Seaside Public Library
2 p.m. • Saturday, August 20
Book signings and conversation
with the authors will be held at Beach Books at 4 p.m.
Jane Kirkpatrick, Greg Nokes and Steve Forrester
Eminent Oregonians: Three Who Matter
Abigail Scott Duniway • Richard Neuberger • Jesse Applegate
Order online: www.eomediagroup.com/books/eminent_oregonians