[wmm] Reminder: WMM April 13, 2011 8am at Mo's

Tue Apr 12 21:00:06 CDT 2011

What is the itinerary for Cannon Beach, 
i.e. number of people, drop off point and duration of visit to CB?

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-----Original message-----
From: Les McNary <lmcnary at theoregonshore.com>
To: george at cannon-beach.net, wmm at cannonbeachbuzz.com
Sent: Wed, Apr 13, 2011 01:39:48 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [wmm] Reminder: WMM  April 13, 2011 8am at Mo's

FYI GEORGE -

THE FIRST CRUISE SHIP IS THIS THURSDAY.  CRYSTAL SYMPHONY ARRIVES AT 0800 AND SAILS AT 1700 HOURS. BUS  SHOULD BE IN CANNON BEACH AROUND 9:45AM.  YOU CAN GET COPIES OF THE SCHEDULE BY GOING TO PORT OF ASTORIA.   lrm

----- Original Message ----- From: "Vetter, George" <georgevetter at gmail.com>
To: <wmm at cannonbeachbuzz.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 5:19 PM
Subject: [wmm] Reminder: WMM April 13, 2011 8am at Mo's

> Reminder: Tomorrow is Wednesday and the WMM at 8am at Mo's. Bring your own
> coffee cup. Coffee is courtesy of Mo's.
>> Notes by George Vetter
>
> > 6.     TAC Midterm Reports
> 7.     Emergency Preparedness Public Mtg
> 8.     Leadership Seminar May 6
> 9.     Spring Unveiling
> 10.    Bus Loss starts Friday
> 11.    Clatsop Co Jaycees Restarting
> 12.    Easter Egg Hunt at Sea Ranch
> 13.    Earth Day Posters available
> 14.    Next Wednesday Morning Meeting - April 6, 2011, Mo's, 8am. Mo's is
> now closed for breakfast for the season. Bring your own coffee cup. The
> coffee is still courtesy of Mo's.
>
> 1.  New at today's meeting: Tim Sugden and DC Rahe: About Face - > Portland's
> Interview Magazine. Online at www.aboutfacemag.com. DC is the managing
> editor and Tim is the Staff Photographer. Copies of the premier issue (a
> quarterly, just out 3 weeks ago) were passed out. 10k were printed. 15K > will
> be printed for the June quarterly. Advertising is being sought. The first
> part of the magazine is Interviews and the second is District > News/Discover
> your Neighborhood. The cover and feature interview is with Pink Martini's
> China Forbes. Tim focused on selling ads in the second part. 2"x2" ads are
> $195 per qtr. Larger ads are $295. Two quarters must be purchased at a > time
> - not consecutive quarters, but alternating. Call Tim's cell at > 503-475-0632
>
> 2.  In answer to Wendy's question: "How was Oregon Break?" BobV: Mo's was
> down - like the rest of 2011. DianaP: JP's was OK - better than the prior
> weeks. SusanB: From the Chamber she was pleased to see the city parking > lot
> full. PatF: Real Estate Open Houses were slow. Robert and April: CB > Treasure
> Co just opened but they were please to have sold two rum bottles to two
> differ people. FrankS: Waves Motel was down. Weather is a big factor.
> GeorgeV: Retail was down. People in town and in the shops was down.
> MelindaW: Pizza a Fetta was down as was Bella Espresso. KathyK: La Luna > Loca
> was down. People are not spending. Their wallets are not coming out of > their
> pockets. JimK: IceFire is seeing some spenders. Is encouraged after last 6
> months. It's important to keep our spirits up. Engage people. Make them
> comfortable and relaxed. BrianO: CB Vacation rentals had best March ever.
> Lots of last minute renters. WendyH: Ocean Lodge didn't fill Saturday > night.
> First time that's happened on Spring Break. Also seeing lots of last > minute
> renters looking for deals. KeithC: Seaside Aquarium was down.
> 3.  AnnR: CASA Benefit Concert at Coaster Theatre tomorrow (Thurs) 730pm.
> $20 tickets on sale at Found, Waves of Grain, CB Book Co and at the door.
> Cannon Beach is special to Abigail. She was married here and her parents
> have a place here.
> 4.  BobV: Mo's and Newman's will be filmed today for feature on KATU TV.
> BrianO: Cannon Beach and CB Vacation Rentals will be mentioned Sunday > April
> 3rd in a New York Times Article "Summer Deals"
> (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/trave
> l/03prac-rentals.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABAxrjN7ARIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=
> IegnPGyGFUo&usg=AFQjCNFCdWbiFW8BNEPbYl54q8OmdPde4g) GeorgeV: In June, Sea
> Magazine will feature our Sandcastle Contest with a photo of a sculpture > by
> the Ocean lodge taken by George. JimK: 12 Days of Earth Day will get > mention
> on National Geographic Traveler.
> 5.  GeorgeV: State Senator Betsy Johnson returned George's call this > morning
> saying the three bills in committee regarding motel tax will not get out > of
> committee. Even so, she supports the third bill which she shaped with the
> Mayor of Manzanita and a commissioner from Tillamook. This bill would > allow
> use of motel tax dollars for roads besides current allowed uses. Wendy
> expressed concern that this new source of revenue to cities would push > motel
> taxes higher and higher.
> 6.  RichM: The Tourism and Arts Commission (TAC) met yesterday. Midterm
> reports were due and all but one recipient had their report in. That
> recipient will not receive further funds until the report is in. TAC will
> meet again May 11.
> 7.  The public is invited to the City's Emergency Preparedness > Presentation
> at Coaster Theatre Wednesday April 20th at 7pm.
> 8.  WendyH: Attend the Chick-fil-A Leadercast on May 6 and learn from the
> world's most influential leadership voices. 11 speakers by satellite. $69.
> Call Wendy at 503-440-1995 or register online at
> http://chickfila2011northcoast.eventbrite.com
> 9.  MichaelB: Special insert for Spring Unveiling. 16500 will be inserted > in
> the Cannon Beach Citizen, North Coast Citizen, Daily Astorian & Chinook
> Observer April 20 & 21. Contact Michael Ficker 503-368-6397
> mficker at northcoastcitizen.com.
> 10. Bus service, including our local shuttle, is cut way back starting
> Friday. See new schedule at www.ridethebus.org. RichM: SETD has said that
> the cost for them to run our shuttle is $47 per hour. There will be
> discussion about our shuttle at the April 5 City Council Meeting. 7pm.
> 11. SusanB: North Coast Jaycees Organizational Meeting - Wednesday April 6
> 6pm - Pizza Harbor, 39 Edgewood St Seaside. For ages 18 to 40. Pizza
> provided by Seaside Chamber of Commerce. Contact Jessica 503-298-9636
> northcoastjaycees at gmail.com or Susan seasidesusan at gmail.com.
> 12. CarmenS: There will be an Easter Egg Hunt at Sea Ranch for ages 1-10
> Saturday April 23 at 11am. Contact 503-436-2815 www.searanchrv.com.
> 13  JimK: Earthday posters were made available. Get yours at Icefire
> Glassworks. Get your Earth Day event onto the Earth Day website. Contact
> Suzanne Icefire at theoregonshore.com
> 14. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting - April 6, 2011, Mo's, 8am. Mo's is
> closed for breakfast for the season. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee
> is still courtesy of Mo's.
>
> VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVend
>
> Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
> welcome)
> Date: 3/23/2011  8am
> Location: Mo's
> Number in attendance: 24
> Present:  WendyH, BrianO, JohnB, BobVan, MeganH, CarolHun, LindseyH, > KathyK,
> PatF, LindaD, ErinB, JimK, BobMus, JeneeP, LindaY, JohnS, AnnR, MeliaJ,
> ShandaB, RobertK, AprilK, NalaC, DonnaL, GeorgeV
> Absent: Everybody else
>
> Notes by George Vetter
>
> Discussion Items:
>
> 1.     New People at Today's Meeting
> 2.     Bus Update
> 3.     Spring Beach Cleanup Sat Mar 26, 10am
> 4.     HRAP
> 5.     Lecture at Library Apr 7, 7pm "Survivor: Tidepools"
> 6.     Cupcake Sunday at Found
> 7.     Relay for Life
> 8.     Blues at The Wine Bar at Sweet Basils Sat 7pm
> 9.     Motel Tax Changes
> 10.    CB Lodging Association
> 11.    Tolovana Arts Colony seeks instructors
> 12.    Highway 101 Flooding Study
> 13.    Spring Break Feedback
> 14.    Next Wednesday Morning Meeting - March 30, 2011, Mo's, 8am. Mo's is
> now closed for breakfast for the season. Bring your own coffee cup. The
> coffee is still courtesy of Mo's.
>
> 1.  New at today's meeting: Linda Yeager, Community Relationship Manager,
> American Cancer Society, Astoria. 503-325-5158 linda.yeager at cancer.org.
> Robert and April Knecht, Cannon Beach Treasure Co. just opened on Hemlock
> Street at #255 Suite C-2 (across from Bruce's). Featuring sunken and > buried
> treasures lost to the light of day for centuries - coins, jewelry,
> antiquities, and artifacts. Robert is originally from Crescent City and > got
> started 20 years ago in Key Largo working with treasure hunters there. He
> has always been his own boss, most recently working in marketing. He and
> April married 4 years ago. April is originally from San Francisco and had
> been working in TV production. They honeymooned in Newport Oregon and > began
> doing Art Festivals with their treasures. Both grew up in retail, April's
> parents had a flower shop and Robert's had a tackle and bait shop. Just
> before Christmas last year, they visited Cannon Beach and fell in love > with
> the town. Visit their website at www.cannonbeachtreasure.com. 503-436-1626
> treasure at cannonbeachtreasure.com.
> 2.  Erin/Wendy: Due to the dire financial situation, SETD has announced > that
> starting April 1, the Cannon Beach Shuttle is discontinued. The bus to and
> from Seaside will be cut from every hour to every two hours, besides
> starting later and stopping earlier. SETD has another board meeting
> scheduled for Thursday night. Kathy: This is a great loss to Cannon Beach.
> This undermines the PR that we spread about our free shuttle and put
> pressure on our already limited parking. Encourage our City Council to
> support a local shuttle. Write to council at cbor.us.
> 3.  Jenee: The SOLV Spring Beach Cleanup is set for this Saturday (Mar 26)
> from 10a-1p. To volunteer call 800-333-SOLV, visit www.SOLV.org or show up
> at City Hall on Sat. Jenee is the local coordinator -
> jenee at pacificalarmsystem.com.
> 4.  Nala: HRAP (Haystack Rock Awareness Program) is on the beach this week
> during Oregon Spring Break. In spite of the weather, people are out. > HRAP's
> annual volunteer training program begins Saturday April 2 - 12p -4p. > Contact
> Donna Lenius 503-436-8095 donna.lenius.hrap at gmail.com. George said he
> attended the training last year and found it very informative and
> interesting.
> 5.  Nala: The current series of free lectures co-sponsored by the Friend > of
> Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library comes to an end Thursday Arpil > 7
> at 7pm at the Library - Ramona Radonich, Interpretive Ranger, OR Parks and
> Rec will speak on "Survivor: Tidepools".
> 6.  Ann: Sunday is another Cupcake Sunday at Found in Midtown. Sleepy Monk
> Coffee is now open Fridays thru Tuesdays as is the Irish Table Restaurant.
> 7.  Linda/Jenee: The American Cancer Society's "Relay for Life" fundraiser
> for Clatsop County is set for July 9th & 10th - 10am Saturday to 10am > Sunday
> at the Astoria High School Track Field. Contact John and Karen Chapman
> 503-440-6808, Rachael Whisler 503-298-7816 or Jenee & Bob Mushen
> 503-436-9292. www.relayforlife.org/clatsopcountyor.
> 8.  John/Lindsey: Lloyd Jones, Blues Hall of Famer, will play the Wine Bar > @
> Sweet Basil's Saturday March 26 from 7-9p.503-436-1539
> www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com
> 9.  Wendy: It appears that the Motel Tax bills are still in committee, but
> are still moving forward. George: According to a Feb 15th Daily Astorian
> article, two Senate bills being sponsored by Sen. Betsy Johnson,
> D-Scappoose, could change the uses for lodging tax dollars that fall under
> the current law's strict definitions. The bills would allow cities and > other
> collectors of lodging taxes to apply them to more general uses, if those
> uses can be tied to tourism. George and others expressed concern that if > not
> for the current state requirement, none of the lodging tax dollars would > be
> used for PR and that the proposed changes would result in no funds from > any
> future increases being used for PR. BobNer suggested we invite Betsy to a
> WMM. George e-mailed her but did not hear back so re-sent his message.
> 10. Wendy: Anyone interested in being part of a Cannon Beach Lodging
> Association should contact her at wendy at theoceachlodge.com. George suggest
> that the group look at becoming a committee of the Chamber as the Cannon
> Beach Culinary Arts Association just did.
> 11. George: The Tolovana Arts Colony has openings for anyone who wants to
> teach their craft during the upcoming Spring Quarter - Apr 24-June 18. > Call
> Jeff at 503-436-2000 tolovanaartscolony at gmail.com.
> www.tolovanaartscolony.org.
> 12. George: The Seaside Signal reports that "A Seattle-based consulting > team
> is recommending the removal of the west bank berm between the Necanicum
> River and Highway 101 and constructing a 400-foot berm on the east side of
> the highway to ease the flooding along U.S. Highway 101. Consultants are
> also recommending crews construct berms at the RV Park and Beerman Creek > or
> raise a portion of the highway, along with constructing a berm north of
> Beerman Creek and a berm/floodwall on Dooley Bridge. "Our overall goal is > to
> provide uninterrupted function of Highway 101 during most years and to
> reduce the frequency and severity of flooding," said Vaughn Collins, > senior
> engineer for Northwest Hydraulic Consultants of Seattle. "We are not > trying
> to stop it." Kathy expressed concern that this was not enough and that > more
> should be done. The project as proposed is to cost approx $500K.
> 13  Spring Break: Wendy: The Ocean Lodge filled up last weekend but last
> minute. Rooms are available this week though. John: Sweet Basil's was/is
> slow. BobVan: Mo's continues to be slow. George: The parking lot at the
> Outlet Mall in Seaside yesterday from about 1230 to 230 was somewhere
> between half and two thirds full.
> 14. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting - March 30, 2011, Mo's, 8am. Mo's is
> closed for breakfast for the season. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee
> is still courtesy of Mo's.
>
> VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVend
>
> Note from Mark Thompson of CEDR " Hi George, I had planned to be at the
> Coffee this morning to plug our HR seminar, inspired largely by Cannon > Beach
> business feedback.  As it turns out I won't be able to attend.  If you get
> this in time, would you mind reminding folks they can get details and > signup
> on the Calendar (under News and Events) at the CEDR website:
> www.clatsoped.com "
>
> Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
> welcome)
> Date: 3/16/2011  8am
> Location: Mo's
> Number in attendance: 18
> Present: LesleP, KathyK, KariP, GaryH, BrianO, JohnB, BobN, SarahMc, KayC,
> MeganH, CarolH, StephanieA, MichaelB, GeorgeV, Lisa, CarmenS, PatrickN,
> PattiA
> Absent: Everybody else
>
> Notes by Lesle Palmeri
>
> New/Guests: Sarah Smyth McIntosh with Law Manzanita, Kay Covert with
> Windermere Manzanita, Patti
> Atkins with Providence Seaside Hospital
>
> Sarah staffs the branch office in Manzanita and also works out of their > main
> office in Olympia,
> spending every other week in an alternating location. The address is 1441
> Laneda Avenue #3.
>
> Kay has spent 21 years in real estate, originally with Ribbon Realty, the
> last 13 with Windermere with
> her husband, Walt, as partner. They cover from Arch Cape to Wheeler.
>
> Question of the day: How did you learn about the tsunami warning?
>
> George -- firetruck outside window, turned on TV
>
> Sara Smith Macintosh -- New to the group and a lawyer. She is a member of
> the Manzanita Business
> Alliance -- She heard about the pending tsunami at 5am - then heard sirens
> -- She lives 1 1/2 block
> from the ocean -- was not prepared - There was a question among the
> neighbors -- to take the car
> or no? Answer: The earth did not shake here, we can take our cars.
>
> Kay Covert -- Windermere Manzanita -- Also new and a member of the > Srategic
> Business Alliance. -
> - "I am here to learn." -- She is also a member of the emergency volunteer
> corps -
>
> Stephanie A -  Has roots from Manzanita and went through her first tsunami
> warning in Manzanita -- > When she finally did leave she parked up on the hwy -- Now she doesn't > have
> a phone at home -- > Does have TV, but not online -- son in Hawaii -- "Everybody in the family
> called him first then me.
> There were 23 messages on my phone when I got to work." -- Her next
> notification was at 7am when
> the sirens sounded meaning that she had 15 minutes to leave. - "I never > did
> hear an all clear." -- She
> went to Camp 18 and had a nice breakfast and came back at about 2pm. "The
> town was filled." -- > This was a learning lesson.
>
> Megan-- Indicates she didn't know about it until 6:30 when she woke up -
> &#8232;Half of the town on top of
> my hill." -- She also recommended we check out the following website:
> weatherbug.com.
>
> Carol H -- Indicated she was awakened by a staff member who sleeps with a
> scanner -- They then
> marshalled their people to get the word out to let other people know --  > "We
> notified our employees -
> - our team worked well together -- Lee Ann called about 1:45."
>
> Linda D -- At 11:45pm she got a NOAA advisory -- "Then about 1 or so it > went
> off again and they
> upgraded it to a warning." -- She recommends the �
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