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Wed Mar 23 07:14:53 CDT 2011
Loca<br>> was down. People are not spending. Their wallets are not =
coming out of > their<br>> pockets. JimK: IceFire is seeing some =
spenders. Is encouraged after last 6<br>> months. It's important to =
keep our spirits up. Engage people. Make them<br>> comfortable and =
relaxed. BrianO: CB Vacation rentals had best March ever.<br>> Lots =
of last minute renters. WendyH: Ocean Lodge didn't fill Saturday > =
night.<br>> First time that's happened on Spring Break. Also seeing =
lots of last > minute<br>> renters looking for deals. KeithC: =
Seaside Aquarium was down.<br>> 3. AnnR: CASA Benefit Concert at =
Coaster Theatre tomorrow (Thurs) 730pm.<br>> $20 tickets on sale at =
Found, Waves of Grain, CB Book Co and at the door.<br>> Cannon Beach =
is special to Abigail. She was married here and her parents<br>> have =
a place here.<br>> 4. BobV: Mo's and Newman's will be filmed today =
for feature on KATU TV.<br>> BrianO: Cannon Beach and CB Vacation =
Rentals will be mentioned Sunday > April<br>> 3rd in a New York =
Times Article "Summer Deals"<br>> (<a =
href=3D"http://www.google.com/url?sa=3DX&q=3Dhttp://travel.nytimes.co=
m/2011/04/03/trave">http://www.google.com/url?sa=3DX&q=3Dhttp://trave=
l.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/trave</a><br>> =
l/03prac-rentals.html&ct=3Dga&cad=3DCAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABAxrjN7ARIA=
VAAWABiAmVu&cd=3D<br>> =
IegnPGyGFUo&usg=3DAFQjCNFCdWbiFW8BNEPbYl54q8OmdPde4g) GeorgeV: In =
June, Sea<br>> Magazine will feature our Sandcastle Contest with a =
photo of a sculpture > by<br>> the Ocean lodge taken by George. =
JimK: 12 Days of Earth Day will get > mention<br>> on National =
Geographic Traveler.<br>> 5. GeorgeV: State Senator Betsy Johnson =
returned George's call this > morning<br>> saying the three bills =
in committee regarding motel tax will not get out > of<br>> =
committee. Even so, she supports the third bill which she shaped with =
the<br>> Mayor of Manzanita and a commissioner from Tillamook. This =
bill would > allow<br>> use of motel tax dollars for roads besides =
current allowed uses. Wendy<br>> expressed concern that this new =
source of revenue to cities would push > motel<br>> taxes higher =
and higher.<br>> 6. RichM: The Tourism and Arts Commission (TAC) met =
yesterday. Midterm<br>> reports were due and all but one recipient =
had their report in. That<br>> recipient will not receive further =
funds until the report is in. TAC will<br>> meet again May =
11.<br>> 7. The public is invited to the City's Emergency =
Preparedness > Presentation<br>> at Coaster Theatre Wednesday =
April 20th at 7pm.<br>> 8. WendyH: Attend the Chick-fil-A Leadercast =
on May 6 and learn from the<br>> world's most influential leadership =
voices. 11 speakers by satellite. $69.<br>> Call Wendy at =
503-440-1995 or register online at<br>> <a =
href=3D"http://chickfila2011northcoast.eventbrite.com">http://chickfila20=
11northcoast.eventbrite.com</a><br>> 9. MichaelB: Special insert for =
Spring Unveiling. 16500 will be inserted > in<br>> the Cannon =
Beach Citizen, North Coast Citizen, Daily Astorian & Chinook<br>> =
Observer April 20 & 21. Contact Michael Ficker 503-368-6397<br>> =
mficker at northcoastcitizen.com.<br>> 10. Bus service, including our =
local shuttle, is cut way back starting<br>> Friday. See new schedule =
at <a href=3D"www.ridethebus.org">www.ridethebus.org</a>. RichM: SETD =
has said that<br>> the cost for them to run our shuttle is $47 per =
hour. There will be<br>> discussion about our shuttle at the April 5 =
City Council Meeting. 7pm.<br>> 11. SusanB: North Coast Jaycees =
Organizational Meeting - Wednesday April 6<br>> 6pm - Pizza Harbor, =
39 Edgewood St Seaside. For ages 18 to 40. Pizza<br>> provided by =
Seaside Chamber of Commerce. Contact Jessica 503-298-9636<br>> =
northcoastjaycees at gmail.com or Susan seasidesusan at gmail.com.<br>> 12. =
CarmenS: There will be an Easter Egg Hunt at Sea Ranch for ages =
1-10<br>> Saturday April 23 at 11am. Contact 503-436-2815 <a =
href=3D"www.searanchrv.com">www.searanchrv.com</a>.<br>> 13 JimK: =
Earthday posters were made available. Get yours at Icefire<br>> =
Glassworks. Get your Earth Day event onto the Earth Day website. =
Contact<br>> Suzanne Icefire at theoregonshore.com<br>> 14. Next =
Wednesday Morning Meeting - April 6, 2011, Mo's, 8am. Mo's is<br>> =
closed for breakfast for the season. Bring your own coffee cup. The =
coffee<br>> is still courtesy of Mo's.<br>><br>> =
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t;<br>> Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, =
everyone<br>> welcome)<br>> Date: 3/23/2011 8am<br>> Location: =
Mo's<br>> Number in attendance: 24<br>> Present: WendyH, BrianO, =
JohnB, BobVan, MeganH, CarolHun, LindseyH, > KathyK,<br>> PatF, =
LindaD, ErinB, JimK, BobMus, JeneeP, LindaY, JohnS, AnnR, =
MeliaJ,<br>> ShandaB, RobertK, AprilK, NalaC, DonnaL, GeorgeV<br>> =
Absent: Everybody else<br>><br>> Notes by George =
Vetter<br>><br>> Discussion Items:<br>><br>> 1. New People =
at Today's Meeting<br>> 2. Bus Update<br>> 3. Spring Beach Cleanup =
Sat Mar 26, 10am<br>> 4. HRAP<br>> 5. Lecture at Library Apr 7, =
7pm "Survivor: Tidepools"<br>> 6. Cupcake Sunday at =
Found<br>> 7. Relay for Life<br>> 8. Blues at The Wine Bar at =
Sweet Basils Sat 7pm<br>> 9. Motel Tax Changes<br>> 10. CB Lodging =
Association<br>> 11. Tolovana Arts Colony seeks instructors<br>> =
12. Highway 101 Flooding Study<br>> 13. Spring Break Feedback<br>> =
14. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting - March 30, 2011, Mo's, 8am. Mo's =
is<br>> now closed for breakfast for the season. Bring your own =
coffee cup. The<br>> coffee is still courtesy of =
Mo's.<br>><br>> 1. New at today's meeting: Linda Yeager, Community =
Relationship Manager,<br>> American Cancer Society, Astoria. =
503-325-5158 linda.yeager at cancer.org.<br>> Robert and April Knecht, =
Cannon Beach Treasure Co. just opened on Hemlock<br>> Street at #255 =
Suite C-2 (across from Bruce's). Featuring sunken and > =
buried<br>> treasures lost to the light of day for centuries - coins, =
jewelry,<br>> antiquities, and artifacts. Robert is originally from =
Crescent City and > got<br>> started 20 years ago in Key Largo =
working with treasure hunters there. He<br>> has always been his own =
boss, most recently working in marketing. He and<br>> April married 4 =
years ago. April is originally from San Francisco and had<br>> been =
working in TV production. They honeymooned in Newport Oregon and > =
began<br>> doing Art Festivals with their treasures. Both grew up in =
retail, April's<br>> parents had a flower shop and Robert's had a =
tackle and bait shop. Just<br>> before Christmas last year, they =
visited Cannon Beach and fell in love > with<br>> the town. Visit =
their website at <a =
href=3D"www.cannonbeachtreasure.com">www.cannonbeachtreasure.com</a>. =
503-436-1626<br>> treasure at cannonbeachtreasure.com.<br>> 2. =
Erin/Wendy: Due to the dire financial situation, SETD has announced > =
that<br>> starting April 1, the Cannon Beach Shuttle is discontinued. =
The bus to and<br>> from Seaside will be cut from every hour to every =
two hours, besides<br>> starting later and stopping earlier. SETD has =
another board meeting<br>> scheduled for Thursday night. Kathy: This =
is a great loss to Cannon Beach.<br>> This undermines the PR that we =
spread about our free shuttle and put<br>> pressure on our already =
limited parking. Encourage our City Council to<br>> support a local =
shuttle. Write to council at cbor.us.<br>> 3. Jenee: The SOLV Spring =
Beach Cleanup is set for this Saturday (Mar 26)<br>> from 10a-1p. To =
volunteer call 800-333-SOLV, visit <a =
href=3D"www.SOLV.org">www.SOLV.org</a> or show up<br>> at City Hall =
on Sat. Jenee is the local coordinator -<br>> =
jenee at pacificalarmsystem.com.<br>> 4. Nala: HRAP (Haystack Rock =
Awareness Program) is on the beach this week<br>> during Oregon =
Spring Break. In spite of the weather, people are out. > =
HRAP's<br>> annual volunteer training program begins Saturday April 2 =
- 12p -4p. > Contact<br>> Donna Lenius 503-436-8095 =
donna.lenius.hrap at gmail.com. George said he<br>> attended the =
training last year and found it very informative and<br>> =
interesting.<br>> 5. Nala: The current series of free lectures =
co-sponsored by the Friend > of<br>> Haystack Rock and the Cannon =
Beach Library comes to an end Thursday Arpil > 7<br>> at 7pm at =
the Library - Ramona Radonich, Interpretive Ranger, OR Parks and<br>> =
Rec will speak on "Survivor: Tidepools".<br>> 6. Ann: =
Sunday is another Cupcake Sunday at Found in Midtown. Sleepy =
Monk<br>> Coffee is now open Fridays thru Tuesdays as is the Irish =
Table Restaurant.<br>> 7. Linda/Jenee: The American Cancer Society's =
"Relay for Life" fundraiser<br>> for Clatsop County is set =
for July 9th & 10th - 10am Saturday to 10am > Sunday<br>> at =
the Astoria High School Track Field. Contact John and Karen =
Chapman<br>> 503-440-6808, Rachael Whisler 503-298-7816 or Jenee =
& Bob Mushen<br>> 503-436-9292. <a =
href=3D"www.relayforlife.org/clatsopcountyor">www.relayforlife.org/clatso=
pcountyor</a>.<br>> 8. John/Lindsey: Lloyd Jones, Blues Hall of =
Famer, will play the Wine Bar > @<br>> Sweet Basil's Saturday =
March 26 from 7-9p.503-436-1539<br>> <a =
href=3D"www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com">www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com</a><=
br>> 9. Wendy: It appears that the Motel Tax bills are still in =
committee, but<br>> are still moving forward. George: According to a =
Feb 15th Daily Astorian<br>> article, two Senate bills being =
sponsored by Sen. Betsy Johnson,<br>> D-Scappoose, could change the =
uses for lodging tax dollars that fall under<br>> the current law's =
strict definitions. The bills would allow cities and > other<br>> =
collectors of lodging taxes to apply them to more general uses, if =
those<br>> uses can be tied to tourism. George and others expressed =
concern that if > not<br>> for the current state requirement, none =
of the lodging tax dollars would > be<br>> used for PR and that =
the proposed changes would result in no funds from > any<br>> =
future increases being used for PR. BobNer suggested we invite Betsy to =
a<br>> WMM. George e-mailed her but did not hear back so re-sent his =
message.<br>> 10. Wendy: Anyone interested in being part of a Cannon =
Beach Lodging<br>> Association should contact her at =
wendy at theoceachlodge.com. George suggest<br>> that the group look at =
becoming a committee of the Chamber as the Cannon<br>> Beach Culinary =
Arts Association just did.<br>> 11. George: The Tolovana Arts Colony =
has openings for anyone who wants to<br>> teach their craft during =
the upcoming Spring Quarter - Apr 24-June 18. > Call<br>> Jeff at =
503-436-2000 tolovanaartscolony at gmail.com.<br>> <a =
href=3D"www.tolovanaartscolony.org">www.tolovanaartscolony.org</a>.<br>&g=
t; 12. George: The Seaside Signal reports that "A Seattle-based =
consulting > team<br>> is recommending the removal of the west =
bank berm between the Necanicum<br>> River and Highway 101 and =
constructing a 400-foot berm on the east side of<br>> the highway to =
ease the flooding along U.S. Highway 101. Consultants are<br>> also =
recommending crews construct berms at the RV Park and Beerman Creek > =
or<br>> raise a portion of the highway, along with constructing a =
berm north of<br>> Beerman Creek and a berm/floodwall on Dooley =
Bridge. "Our overall goal is > to<br>> provide uninterrupted =
function of Highway 101 during most years and to<br>> reduce the =
frequency and severity of flooding," said Vaughn Collins, > =
senior<br>> engineer for Northwest Hydraulic Consultants of Seattle. =
"We are not > trying<br>> to stop it." Kathy expressed =
concern that this was not enough and that > more<br>> should be =
done. The project as proposed is to cost approx $500K.<br>> 13 Spring =
Break: Wendy: The Ocean Lodge filled up last weekend but last<br>> =
minute. Rooms are available this week though. John: Sweet Basil's =
was/is<br>> slow. BobVan: Mo's continues to be slow. George: The =
parking lot at the<br>> Outlet Mall in Seaside yesterday from about =
1230 to 230 was somewhere<br>> between half and two thirds =
full.<br>> 14. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting - March 30, 2011, Mo's, =
8am. Mo's is<br>> closed for breakfast for the season. Bring your own =
coffee cup. The coffee<br>> is still courtesy of =
Mo's.<br>><br>> =
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t;<br>> Note from Mark Thompson of CEDR " Hi George, I had =
planned to be at the<br>> Coffee this morning to plug our HR seminar, =
inspired largely by Cannon > Beach<br>> business feedback. As it =
turns out I won't be able to attend. If you get<br>> this in time, =
would you mind reminding folks they can get details and > =
signup<br>> on the Calendar (under News and Events) at the CEDR =
website:<br>> <a href=3D"www.clatsoped.com">www.clatsoped.com</a> =
"<br>><br>> Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table =
discussion, everyone<br>> welcome)<br>> Date: 3/16/2011 =
8am<br>> Location: Mo's<br>> Number in attendance: 18<br>> =
Present: LesleP, KathyK, KariP, GaryH, BrianO, JohnB, BobN, SarahMc, =
KayC,<br>> MeganH, CarolH, StephanieA, MichaelB, GeorgeV, Lisa, =
CarmenS, PatrickN,<br>> PattiA<br>> Absent: Everybody =
else<br>><br>> Notes by Lesle Palmeri<br>><br>> New/Guests: =
Sarah Smyth McIntosh with Law Manzanita, Kay Covert with<br>> =
Windermere Manzanita, Patti<br>> Atkins with Providence Seaside =
Hospital<br>><br>> Sarah staffs the branch office in Manzanita and =
also works out of their > main<br>> office in Olympia,<br>> =
spending every other week in an alternating location. The address is =
1441<br>> Laneda Avenue #3.<br>><br>> Kay has spent 21 years in =
real estate, originally with Ribbon Realty, the<br>> last 13 with =
Windermere with<br>> her husband, Walt, as partner. They cover from =
Arch Cape to Wheeler.<br>><br>> Question of the day: How did you =
learn about the tsunami warning?<br>><br>> George -- firetruck =
outside window, turned on TV<br>><br>> Sara Smith Macintosh -- New =
to the group and a lawyer. She is a member of<br>> the Manzanita =
Business<br>> Alliance -- She heard about the pending tsunami at 5am =
- then heard sirens<br>> -- She lives 1 1/2 block<br>> from the =
ocean -- was not prepared - There was a question among the<br>> =
neighbors -- to take the car<br>> or no? Answer: The earth did not =
shake here, we can take our cars.<br>><br>> Kay Covert -- =
Windermere Manzanita -- Also new and a member of the > =
Srategic<br>> Business Alliance. -<br>> - "I am here to =
learn." -- She is also a member of the emergency volunteer<br>> =
corps -<br>><br>> Stephanie A - Has roots from Manzanita and went =
through her first tsunami<br>> warning in Manzanita -- > When she =
finally did leave she parked up on the hwy -- Now she doesn't > =
have<br>> a phone at home -- > Does have TV, but not online -- son =
in Hawaii -- "Everybody in the family<br>> called him first then =
me.<br>> There were 23 messages on my phone when I got to work." =
-- Her next<br>> notification was at 7am when<br>> the sirens =
sounded meaning that she had 15 minutes to leave. - "I never > =
did<br>> hear an all clear." -- She<br>> went to Camp 18 and =
had a nice breakfast and came back at about 2pm. "The<br>> town =
was filled." -- > This was a learning lesson.<br>><br>> =
Megan-- Indicates she didn't know about it until 6:30 when she woke up =
-<br>> <span style=3D'font-family:"MS Mincho"'>=E2=80=A8</span>Half =
of the town on top of<br>> my hill." -- She also recommended we =
check out the following website:<br>> <a =
href=3D"weatherbug.com">weatherbug.com</a>.<br>><br>> Carol H -- =
Indicated she was awakened by a staff member who sleeps with a<br>> =
scanner -- They then<br>> marshalled their people to get the word out =
to let other people know -- > "We<br>> notified our employees =
-<br>> - our team worked well together -- Lee Ann called about =
1:45."<br>><br>> Linda D -- At 11:45pm she got a NOAA =
advisory -- "Then about 1 or so it > went<br>> off again and =
they<br>> upgraded it to a warning." -- She recommends the <span =
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