[wmm] Notes: WMM June 1, 2011 8am at Mo's
Vetter, George
georgevetter at gmail.com
Wed Jun 1 21:12:02 CDT 2011
The reminder I sent out yesterday apparently didn’t reach anyone. Here are
the notes that were with it.
Note1: Thursday is the Pacific Power reception to meet the president and
others – from 5:30p to 7:00p with refreshments at the Surfsand Ballroom.
It’s an opportunity to talk to them about power outages, emergency
preparedness, etc. RSVP today to penny.hanson at pacificorp.com.
Note2: Kathy Kleczek received a response from ODOT regarding Hwy 26
construction this summer. See
www.cannon-beach.net/temp/ODOT_CoastalCommunity.pdf.
Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 6/01/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 19
Present: SueM, CarmenS, ErinB, StephanieA, LindaD, WendyH, JimK, ShondaB,
BrianO, JohnB, DiannaP, PrudenceF, PatF, DaleS, LesleP, PatrickN, AprilK,
RobertK, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. 2011 Artist Award
2. Children’s Summer Music Camp
3. “Some Favorites” Concert
4. Cannon Beach Chorus July 8-9
5. EVOO June Dinner Show
6. Summer Coast Explorer Mag
7. Early Ad Discount for CB Magazine
8. Farmers Market open June 14
9. Women’s Only Weekend November 12
10. Meet Pacific Power President and Senior Staff
11. Your Electrical Bill
12. OCVA Oregon Coast Visitors Assn
13. Sandcastle
14. Chamber Board Ballots
15. Brent Dahl – Chamber Director
16. Our Cannons
17. Bloodmobile June 8, 1-6p Conf Ctr
18. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – June 8, 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.
1. PrudenceF: The 2011 Cannon Beach Gallery Artists Award went to Patrick
Lathrop. Patrick has written and is producing an original musical to be
performed at Coaster Theatre June 11 at 7pm. Admission is free. Food
donations for the Food Bank will be accepted at the door.
www.cannonbeacharts.org
2. CarmenS: Sea Ranch Resort presents Children’s Summer Music Camp 2011
with violinist Aaron Meyer and guitarist/producer Tim Ellis. Wed and Thur
June 22 and 23 at Sea Ranch’s “Sundance Event Lodge”. Aaron is originally
from Philly. His father was a classic concert violinist. Aaron came to
Oregon to study at Lewis and Clark, but not music. He has since immersed
himself in music. He is passionate about music education. He visits schools
regularly. He has been doing a summer children’s workshop in Portland for
years. His workshop is designed for 8 to 14 yr olds with or without music
experience. The fee is $250 for two sessions/day for two days followed by a
concert. Participants will learn how to write, perform and record their own
original songs and make their own MP3. Each child creates a song, choosing
all aspects of that song. The musical creations of each student are
recorded. www.aaronmeyer.com. Call Carmen at 503-436-2815 or 1075
3. JohnB: “Some Favorites” is the title of the concert at the Coaster
Theatre this Sunday June 5 at 3pm featuring Susan Buehler, soprano and David
Carlson, pianist. No admission charge. Donations accepted for the Cannon
Beach Chorus’ Carol Homme Scholarship Fund.
4. JohnB: THE CANNON BEACH CHORUS presents Summer Cabaret Concerts.
Friday/Saturday, July 8–9, 7:00 pm. Tolovana Inn, 3400 S. Hemlock, Cannon
Beach Tickets: $15 per single ticket; $100 per table for (8) For tickets
contact: 503-436-0378 Please specify for Friday or Saturday.
www.cannonbeachchorus.org
5 ShandaB: EVOO’s June Dinner Show is Thursdays thru Saturdays. $109
includes wines. Also Dad’s Day Sunday June 19 “Beer & Brats” 11am $39.
6. GaryH: The Summer edition of Coast Explorer Magazine is online and will
hit the street this weekend – www.coastexplorermagazine.com. 25% of
distribution goes to metropolitan areas.
7. GaryH: Reserve and pay now for a discount in your CB Magazine ad.
gary at coastexplorermagazine.com
8. The Cannon Beach Farmer’s Market runs Tuesdays June 14 thru September in
the Mid-Town parking lot next to City Hall. The market will close at 5pm
this year instead of 6pm. www.cannonbeachmarket.org.
9. WendyH: Women’s Only Weekend is November 11-13. Contact Wendy for info –
wendy at theoceanlodge.com.
10. GeorgeV: Pat Reiten, Pacific Power President invites you to join him,
his senior staff and Cannon Beach area Business and community leaders for an
informal, after-work gathering. Thursday June 2 530-7pm Surfsand Ballroom.
RSVP: Penny Hanson 503-813-7078 or penny.hanson at pacificorp.com.
11. GeorgeV: The presentation last Friday in Astoria by Pacific Power and
Oregon Main Street was convincing that now is the time to replace old
lighting technology with new. Contact Pacific Power to arrange a free
one-hour on-site visit to evaluate your business/building. Return on
investment is estimate at 4 years. Financial assistance is available. E-mail
Elizabeth at resourceconsultants.org.
12. SueM: Tomorrow OCVA meets with the new publisher Media America. Friday
there is a meeting from 9:00 am - 10:30 am at the Inn At Otter Crest in
Otter Rock. The Inn At Otter Crest is located at 301 Otter Crest Drive,
Otter Rock (almost 6 miles south of Depoe Bay or almost 8 miles north of
Newport) If you would like to attend the public meeting, please RSVP to
fun at ThePeoplesCoast.com. See the OCVA website at
http://visittheoregoncoast.com. Sue is manager at Lands End Motel and an
OCVA board member.
13. GeorgeV: Apparel is in. Chamber member get 25% discount. Visit the
Chamber now to purchase your tees, sweats & caps. Pick up posters for you
window too. On Saturday June 18 at 530am, your presence is requested on the
beach just north of Haystack Rock to help with setup for the 47th Annual
Sandcastle Contest. Masters begin sculpting at 7am and others at 730am.
Judging is completed at noon and cars must be off the beach by 3pm.
Volunteers are also needed after noon for tear-down and cleanup. Contact
Sharon sharon at cannonbeach.org. Registration closes Wednesday June 15 at 4pm.
Find the registration form online at
http://www.cannonbeach.org/chamber/events/pdfs/SCregistration2011.pdf.
14. Chamber Board ballots are in the mail. One vote/ballot per membership.
Vote for 4 of the six people on the ballot - Tracy Abel, Owner, Lush Wine
Bar, Christen Allsop, Owner, Cannon Beach Yoga Arts, Carol Hungerford,
Owner, Cannon Beach Gazette, Brian Olson, Manager, Cannon Beach Vacation
Rentals, Dale Shafer, Broker, Windermere Real Estate, James Slentz,
Manager, Mo’s at Tolovana. Ballots are due in by noon June 20.
15. GeorgeV: Brent Dahl is transitioning into his position as Chamber
Director. He is in town part time till mid month. He plans to be at the next
WMM to hear what it is that people want to see from him and the Chamber.
16. RobertK/DaleS: At a progress report yesterday on the restoration of the
cannons found in Arch Cape in Feb 2008, photos and information was shared by
the Texas graduate student leading the restoration effort. One cannon has
been restored. It’s condition is remarkable. It has not been revealed where
these cannons will reside. They are owned by the Navy and by Navy rules they
must be stored in a controlled environment.
17. The American Red Cross will be collecting blood by the Conference Centre
Wednesday June 8 from 1-6p. Give the gift of life!
18. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – June 8, 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.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 5/25/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 17
Present: LisaS, KathyK, LesleP, JimK, BrianO, JohnB, StephanieA, DaleS,
PatF, LindaD, PatrickN, RobertK, AprilK, CarolHun RobS, CarmenS, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Live Music at History Center
2. Cannon Beach Treasure Co – Robert & April
3. Freightliner’s Truck Testing on Hwy 26
4. Highway 26 Construction
5. Clatsop Economic Development Council
6. Cruise Ships/Tour Buses
7. CB Feature in Sept OR Coast Mag
8. OCVA - OR Coast Visitors Assn
9. New Speed Limits on Hwy 26 at Hwy 47
10. Meet Pacific Power President and Senior Staff
11. Dixie Swim Club closes this weekend at Coaster
12. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – June 1, 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.
1. DaleS: Vox Eclectique will wow us this weekend with Jazz, Folk, Classic
American, as well as a few show tunes. All ages. Saturday May 28 at 730pm at
the History Center www.cbhistory.org.
2. Robert and April Knecht: Cannon Beach Treasure Co recently opened
downtown across from Bruce’s Candy Kitchen. Their store features 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. Robert’s main interest is the “story” behind the treasure. Visit
their website at www.cannonbeachtreasure.com. Call 503-436-1626 E-mail them
treasure at cannonbeachtreasure.com.
3. PatrickN: Freightliner is back at it with their Product Verification
program. Patrick counted 10 large truck/trailers marked with “Product
Validation” in Seaside recently. Last year he brought this to our attention.
These trucks travel back and forth on Hwy 26 over and over as product
testing. Patrick and others expressed concern about the impact of this
program on vacationers headed to the beach, especially as summer arrives.
Share your concerns with Freightliner - caccustomer at daimler.com and ODOT -
Lili Boicourt ODOT Community Affairs Coordinator 503-731-8247
Lili.D.Boicourt at odot.state.or.us or ODOT Commissioners
(http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/COMM/otc_members.shtml) Gail Achterman:
gail.achterman at oregonstate.edu (Chair), Mike Nelson:
mike at nelsonrealestateinc.com (Vice Chair), Alan Brown:
Amy.Merckling at odot.state.or.us, David Lohmanoffice at medfordlaw.net, Mary F.
Olson Amy.Merckling at odot.state.or.us, Ed Fischer. ODOT - Traffic Engineering
Ed.L.FISCHER at ODOT.State.OR.US and State Legislators (Representative Debbie
Boone Boone.Rep at state.or.us , Senator Betsy Johnson
sen.betsyjohnson at state.or.us
4. KathyK: If you haven’t already done so, see #7 from last week and get
your letter off to ODOT regarding Hwy 26 construction this summer.
5 CarmenS: CEDC’s recent class on Hospitality by Patrick Nofield was
very good, but not very well attended. CEDC is trying to help businesses.
Kevin Leahy of CEDC has offered to meet with individuals – 503-338-2402.
George and Kathy reported that they attended CEDC’s “Tune up your business”
no-cost seminar yesterday at City Hall. Only three people from Cannon Beach
attended, plus two from Seaside and two from Ilwaco. The
presenter/presentation was good, but the content was too rudimentary.
6. RobertK: Three times this year Robert and April took taffy, CB Magazines
and brochures to the Port of Astoria to greet bus tour guests. They were
well received. On one occasion they put out over 200 packets including
brochures from their business, Cannon Beach Treasure Co. No one showed up at
their shop though. People coming to Cannon Beach do not have enough time. We
need to convince Bruce at Sundial and whoever else to offer a four-hour
Cannon Beach only tour. . Send suggestions/feedback to Herb Florer Deputy
Director Port of Astoria 422 Gateway Ave, Suite 100 Astoria OR 97103.
www.portofastoria.com. herb at portofastoria.com and Bruce Connor Sundial
Travel and Port of Astoria (Cruise Marketing) bruce at sundial-travel.com
GeorgeV: The last Cruise ship for Spring came and went yesterday. Jim
McDonald covered May 4, 5, 9, 19 and 24. See full schedule including Fall
at http://www.portofastoria.com/cruise_schedule-2011.html.
7. RobS: The September Oregon Coast Magazine (
<http://www.northwestmagazines.com/oregon_coast_magazine.php>
www.northwestmagazines.com/oregon_coast_magazine.php) will have a feature on
Cannon Beach. Rob will be contacting people for info and ads. OR Coast
Visitors Assn (OCVA) is dropping Rob as their publisher and therefore will
not be distributing 50,000 Mile by Mile guides as they have been doing in
past years. Mile by Mile will continue with it 80,000 distribution outside
OCVA.
8. PatrickN: OCVA gets nearly $500K from State Motel Tax monies to promote
the Oregon Coast – all 300 miles. A group should/could be formed to better
represent the North Coast. Money could be requested from the State. OCVA
will be hosting a public meeting on Friday, June 3rd, 2011, 9:00 am - 10:30
am at the Inn At Otter Crest in Otter Rock. The Inn At Otter Crest is
located at 301 Otter Crest Drive, Otter Rock (almost 6 miles south of Depoe
Bay or almost 8 miles north of Newport) If you would like to attend the
public meeting, please RSVP to fun at ThePeoplesCoast.com by Wednesday, June
1st, 2011. See http://visittheoregoncoast.com.
9. GeorgeV: ODOT has announced that variable speed is in effect on Hwy 26
near Hwy 47 (Staley’s Junction). Electronic speed limit signs will post
speeds between 30 and 50 depending on the volume of traffic. This is an
interim solution to the turning problems at the Hwy 47 intersection. Future
plans call for a freeway interchange. See
www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/staleys.
10. GeorgeV: Pat Reiten, Pacific Power President invites you to join him,
his senior staff and Cannon Beach area Business and community leaders for an
informal, after-work gathering. Thursday June 2 530-7pm Surfsand Ballroom.
RSVP: Penny Hanson 503-813-7078 or penny.hanson at pacificorp.com.
11. Dixie Swim Club closes this weekend at Coaster Theatre. Don’t miss this
evening of entertainment and laughter.
http://www.coastertheatre.com/DixieSwimClub.html
12. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – June 1, 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.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 5/18/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 18
Present: BobNer, RobinR, LesleP, BrentD, CarolH, CatrionaP, ErinB, TommyH,
GaryH, StephanieA, JohnB, BrianO, KathyK, TracyA, AnnR, SharonA. LisaS,
GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. New at Today’s Meeting
2. PR Class at Chamber Thursday May 19th 830am-10am
3. Chef’s Night Out - benefits Children’s Ctr May 22
4. Business Tune-up by CEDR May 24
5. Farmer’s Market opens Tuesday June 14
6. Live Music at Lush Wine Bar Sat May 21 8pm
7. ODOT Tunnel Closure
8. Sandcastle Contest Sat. June 18
9. Community “Shipwreck” Sand Sculpture – Wed. June 15 at 1pm
10. Susan Buehler & David Carlson at Coaster June 5, 3pm
11. Cannon Beach Chorus Seeks Singers
12. Plein Air & More June 24-26
13. Small Business Management Class
14. Cruise Ship Buses tomorrow Friday and Tues
15. Liberty Theater Astoria
16. Plein Air & More June 24-26
17. All Ages Dance Party
18. Cannon Beach Run Sat. May 21 10am
19. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – May 25, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Presentation
by Cannon Beach Treasure Company. Mo’s is 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: Brent Dahl, new Executive Director at the
Chamber. Los Angeles born, Portland raised, Lake Oswego resident, UofO
Graduate. He has 28 years experience in tourism and economic development.
Will be part time here while he wraps things up in Lake Oswego around mid
June. Plans to spend an hour at everyone’s business to get to know them and
their business. brent at brentdahl.com.
2. GaryH: Learn and share Public Relations at the Chamber tomorrow,
Thursday May 19th from 830am to 10am. Chamber members free. Others $20.
Refreshments. Reserve now sharon at cannonbeach.org.
3. Catriona: This Saturday, May 22 is Chef’s Night Out. 530pm-730pm at the
Surfsand Ballroom. $40 admits one. Tickets at Bruce’s Candy Kitchen, at the
Children’s Center and at the door. This is a benefit for the Children’s
Center. Please print, post and distribute this flyer –
www.cannon-beach.net/images/ChefsNightOutPoster05-22-2011.pdf. More info at
www.facebook.com/cannonbeachchildrenscenter.
4. LesleP: Tune-Up Your Retail Business – no cost seminar by CEDR Tuesday
May 24th 830am-1030pm at City Hall. Register at
http://clatsoped.com/newsletter/calendar/calendar.html or call 503-338-2402
<http://clatsoped.com/newsletter/calendar/calendar.html%20or%20call%20503-33
8-2402> . Also in Seaside today from 530-730pm at CEDR office. 1455 N
Roosevelt Dr.
5 CarolH: The Cannon Beach Farmer’s Market runs Tuesdays June 14 thru
September in the Mid-Town parking lot next to City Hall. The market will
close at 5pm this year instead of 6pm. www.cannonbeachmarket.org. TracyA:
Lush Wine Bar will have a wine tasting booth at Farmer’s Market each last
Tuesday of the month.
6. TracyA: Radio Cowboy will play Lush Wine Bar this Sat May 21 at 8pm.
www.lushwinebar.com
7. CarolHun: ODOT has announced that they are not able to keep to the
original construction schedule. Gary suggested that a sample letter be
included with these notes that people could use as an aid to create their
own message to ODOT. (See sample letter at end of today’s notes) For
construction info see
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/US26_VolmerandJohnsonCreek.shtml.
Send letters to: Lili Boicourt ODOT Community Affairs Coordinator
503-731-8247 Lili.D.Boicourt at odot.state.or.us or ODOT Commissioners
(http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/COMM/otc_members.shtml) Gail Achterman:
gail.achterman at oregonstate.edu (Chair), Mike Nelson:
mike at nelsonrealestateinc.com (Vice Chair), Alan Brown:
Amy.Merckling at odot.state.or.us, David Lohmanoffice at medfordlaw.net, Mary F.
Olson Amy.Merckling at odot.state.or.us, Ed Fischer. ODOT - Traffic Engineering
Ed.L.FISCHER at ODOT.State.OR.US and State Legislators (Representative Debbie
Boone Boone.Rep at state.or.us , Senator Betsy Johnson
sen.betsyjohnson at state.or.us
8. GeorgeV: Saturday June 18 at 530am, your presence is requested on the
beach just north of Haystack Rock to help with setup for the 47th Annual
Sandcastle Contest. Masters begin sculpting at 7am and others at 730am.
Judging is completed at noon and cars must be off the beach by 3pm.
Volunteers are also needed after noon for tear-down and cleanup. Contact
Sharon sharon at cannonbeach.org. Registration closes Wednesday June 15 at 4pm.
Find the registration form online at
http://www.cannonbeach.org/chamber/events/pdfs/SCregistration2011.pdf.
9. GeorgeV: Volunteers are still needed for the Community Build of a
Shipwreck on the Beach Wednesday June 15th at 1pm. All are invited to
participate in this design by Bill and Sam Steidel. Contact
sharon at cannonbeach.org.
10. JohnB: “Some Favorites” is the title of the concert at the Coaster
Theatre on Sunday June 5 at 3pm featuring Susan Buehler, soprano and David
Carlson, pianist. No admission charge. Donations accepted for the Cannon
Beach Chorus’ Carol Homme Scholarship Fund.
11. JohnB: Join the Cannon Beach Chorus. Summer cabaret concerts: July 8-9.
Contact info at cannonbeachchorus.org. Visit www.cannonbeachchorus.org.
12. GaryH: The Cannon Beach Gallery Group’s annual Plein Air & More art
event is set for June 24-26. Friday night will feature a new “Meet the
Artists” event at the Chamber Hall. www.cbgallerygroup.com
13. GaryH: Last night was graduation for the current Small Business
Management Class of Clatsop Community College. Enrollment is now open for
the fall class. If you haven’t been through this class, you really need to
check it out. It comes highly recommended by all who have taken it. Visit
http://www.clatsopcc.edu/academics/academic-departments/business-department/
small-business-management.
14. The last three cruise ship tour buses of the season will be here
tomorrow (Thursday) Friday and Tues. Jim McDonald (Tolovana Inn) will meet
the bus at the port and will pass out donated taffy from Bruces, Cannon
Beach Magazines and other items. If you have something to include in a
goodie bag, drop it at the Chamber. Print this sign and post it in your
window www.cannon-beach.net/images/WelcomeCruiseShip.pdf. More ships will be
coming through beginning in September. See schedule at
http://www.portofastoria.com/cruise_schedule-2011.html
15. KathyK: James P. Rhonda "Astor's Empire" James P. Ronda holds the H.G.
Barnard Chair in Western American History at the University of Tulsa and is
the past President of the Western History Association. A specialist in the
history of the exploration of the American West, he is the author of many
books, essays, and presentations at scholarly conferences. Thursday, May
19th, 2011
Show Begins at 7:00 PM http://www.liberty-theater.org.
16. GeorgeV: The Cannon Beach Gallery Group’s annual Plein Air & More art
event is set for June 24-26. www.cbgallerygroup.com.
17. NalaC: Friday May 20, 9pm at Community Hall (adjoining the Info Ctr) DJ
Dan Moe Funk is throwing an “All ages Dance Party” fundraiser for the
Friends of Haystack Rock. $7 admission.
18. GeorgeV: Cannon Beach Run – on the beach. “Fit Kids, Healthy Futures”
Saturday May 21 5K Walk, 5K & 10K Run at 10am. Kids’ 1 mile at 930am.
Register at CB Elementary Friday from 4-7pm and Saturday from 730am-9am. $30
includes t-shirt and lite lunch. Proceeds to the PTO. Visit
http://www.cannonbeachrun.com.
19. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – May 25, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Presentation
by Cannon Beach Treasure Company. Mo’s is closed for breakfast for the
season. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is still courtesy of Mo’s.
The below letter was emailed by Kathy Kleczek to.
Jason.A.Tell at odot.state.or.us ; Shelli.Romero at odot.state.or.us ;
David.H.Thompson at odot.state.or.us ; Kimberly.DINWIDDIE at odot.state.or.us
Before using wording from this letter, go to
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/US26_VolmerandJohnsonCreek.shtml to
see the latest info:
Dear Jason Tell and Region 1 ODOT officials,
As Region 1 Manager I feel it is important to remind you of the assurances
and promises made by you personally and on behalf of ODOT and I quote, “We
recognize concerns about the fragile economic conditions along the coast and
potential impact to tourism-dependent communities from a public perception
of a lengthy road closure.”
The latest set of projects planned for the time period BEGINNING in JULY
2011 and continuing thru DEC 2011, does not demonstrate even a good faith
effort on the part of ODOT to minimize the impact of construction on the
road that provides the means of access to the coast.
It is shocking that projects would be planned on 26 during the months of
July, August. This is especially surprising considering the statement by
Rick Little in September of 2009, , “there is no way” ODOT would embark on
such a summer project over a roadway whose average daily traffic (ADT) of
6900 climbs to 10,000 during the peak summer months.
Recently I had the misfortune of traveling on 26 eastbound on a Saturday at
the end of April. At 10AM, I was delayed in traffic by construction on 26
at the Volmer Creek and Johnson Creek sites. Heading eastbound at that hour
the delay was 20 minutes, I considered this misfortunate. What was more
disturbing was the line of traffic which numbered more than 100 cars (I
stopped counting at 100) heading westbound at 10AM on a Saturday in April.
Their delay was certainly longer than mine and also more detrimental to the
“public perception”. Those people are not likely to return to the coast
during the summer months, when you are predicting a 10min delay from single
lane flagging of traffic. Those people and their family and friends also
are very likely to share their experience with others and opt to go
elsewhere rather than be stuck on 26 with multiple potential delays.
Especially with Gas prices around Four dollars per gallon that can make for
a very costly journey to the coast.
Gas prices and the economy are having effects on us all. Please consider
the promises you and your office made to our communities on the coast as we
all struggle to make the best of situation. Keep in mind we have a short
“Summer Season”, and we were told that every effort would be made to not
negatively impact our coastal economy. Any construction on 26 during day
time hours should be avoided during the months of July and August.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 5/11/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 17
Present: CarolH, LisaS, StephanieA, JohnB, JimK, BrianO, DaleS, WendyH,
PrudenceF, LindaD, KathyK, PiaS, TracyA, CarmenS, PatrickN, DiannaP, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Cruise Tour Buses
2. Motel Tax Revenues Down for Qtr
3. May Business After Hours
4. History Center Opens New Show Tonight
5. Aaron Meyer Concert Sea Ranch May 27
6. Shuttle
7. HRAP Volunteer Training May 14th 10am-2pm
8. Choral Concert “Spring Voices” May 13, 15
9. Clatsop Community College Business Classes
10. Great Customer Service
11. Travel Writers in Town
12. Chamber Board Nominations
13. Chamber Executive Director
14. Chef’s Night Out benefits Children’s Ctr May 22
15. PR Class at Chamber May 19th 830am-10am
16. Plein Air & More June 24-26
17. Sweet Basils Weekend Music
18. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – May 18, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Presentation
by Cannon Beach Treasure Company [postponed]. Mo’s is now closed for
breakfast for the season. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is still
courtesy of Mo’s.
1. GeorgeV: April and Robert (CB Treasure Company) are in Astoria this
morning at the Port meeting the Tour Bus(s) from the Cruise Ship. They’re
distributing taffy from Bruces, Cannon Beach Magazines and other items. If
you have something to include in a goodie bag, drop it at the Chamber. Print
this sign and post it in your window
www.cannon-beach.net/images/WelcomeCruiseShip.pdf. See schedule at
http://www.portofastoria.com/cruise_schedule-2011.html. Jim McDonald has
offered to cover May 5, 9, 19 and 24. April and Robert Knecht (CB Treasure
Co) are covering today, May 20 and 28th . That leaves May 15, 16. Let me
know if you can cover one or both of those days.
2. Patrick/Wendy/George: Motel Tax revenues for the qtr ended 3/30/2011
were down 13%. It has very rarely been down and never double digits. The
fiscal year to date decline is 4%. TAC money is distributed by the amounts
collected, therefore groups receiving dollars may not get all that was
planned for. George suggested that the reserve held back for unexpected
opportunities be used to make up any shortfall.
3. GeorgeV: The Chamber’s May Business After Hours will be at CB Treasure
Company (on Hemlock St across from Bruces) Tuesday May 17th 430-630pm.
4. DaleS” TONIGHT at 7pm is the dedication reception of the Cannon Beach
History Center’s new exhibit entitled “Exploring Our Oceans: the Mysteries
of the Tides and Tidepool Life.”
Wine and refreshments will be served. At 730pm, Donna Lenius will share an
inspiring tidepool presentation! Free. www.cbhistory.org
5 CarmenS: Aaron Meyer, concert violinist, has rescheduled his
concert at Sea Ranch for Friday May 27. Reception at 5pm and Concert at
7pm..
6. KathyK: The progress on getting our shuttle back is stalled by the lack
of feedback from the community. Send your input to council at cbor.us to get to
all councilors. The next Council Meeting is June 7th at 7pm. Get your letter
in prior to that and then attend that meeting. SETD still has not removed
the old schedules posted at the old stops. Wendy will let Rich know of this.
7. GeorgeV: HRAP’s next volunteer training is Saturday May 14th from 10am
to 2pm at City Hall. May 1 marked the beginning of HRAP’s daily beach
programs through Labor Day. Volunteers are needed. Contact Nala –
cardillo at ci.cannon-beach.or.us.
8. JohnB: The Canon Beach Chorus’s SPRING VOICES concert is set for May 13,
7pm at the Cannon Beach Presbyterian Church and again May 15, 3pm at the
Rockaway Beach Community Church. www.cannonbeachchorus.org.
9. CarmenS: Clatsop Community College has responded to us by offering
classes we asked for and now they are having to cancel these classes for
lack of interest. We need to support them by finding people to fill these
class offerings. Patrick Nofield is teaching a class - Guest Service
Training at the South County campus Room 2, Tuesday May 17th 2:00-5:00pm and
Wednesday May 18th Cost $50.00 For Information On Workforce Training,
Contact: Paula Duncan, Education For Life Coordinator 503-338-2408.
10. WendyH: Customer service is a topic that has come up often at our WMMs.
Two events this past week have people thinking and talking about it again –
The Chick-fil-A Leadercast event last Friday and Zingerman’s Customer
Service presentation yesterday at Coaster Theatre. As we went around the
table, everyone who attended spoke highly of these events and of the value
of their content. Praise went out to Wendy for her leadership in bringing
the Chick-fil-A Leadercast event to the coast and to Martin Hospitality for
bringing the Zingerman’s Customer Service presentation to Cannon Beach and
sharing it with the entire community. There was no doubt in the room that
giving Great Customer Service throughout Cannon Beach would benefit all. Go
the extra mile and give people something they’re not asking for and wouldn’t
expect – exceed expectations. And do it all accurately, politely and
enthusiastically. Teach great customer service by example – not just to
customers and guests, but to staff, co-workers, suppliers, etc. Welcome and
document complaints, requests and compliments. Improve your business based
on this feedback.
11. TracyA: Lane PR, the Chamber’s new PR Firm has arranged for travel
writers to visit Cannon Beach. One was here this past weekend and more are
coming in the weeks ahead. They will be touring many businesses while in
town. They will be accompanied most of the time, but not all the time. Make
sure they get great customer service by giving great customer service to
everyone.
12. GeorgeV:. Chamber Board Nominations. James Slentz, new manager at Mo’s,
has added himself. He joins Christen Allsop, Dale Shafer, Brian Olson, Carol
Hungerford, and Tracy Abel to fill 4 positions. Members have till May 17
(next Board Meeting) to nominate themselves by submitting a letter to the
Chamber. Ballots go out after that and are due in by June 21 (the June Board
meeting). E-mail to chamber at cbor.us.
13. GeorgeV: The final selection process and contract with a new Chamber
Executive Director is just about complete. June should see the new Director
in place full time and possibly sooner.
14. Catriona: Remark your calendar to May 22 for Chef’s Night Out.
530pm-730pm at the Surfsand Ballroom. $40 admits one. Tickets at Bruce’s
Candy Kitchen and at the Center. This is a benefit for the Children’s
Center. Please print, post and distribute this flyer –
www.cannon-beach.net/images/ChefsNightOutPoster05-22-2011.pdf. More info at
www.facebook.com/cannonbeachchildrenscenter.
15. Learn and share Public Relations at the Chamber on Thursday May 19th
from 830am to 10am. Chamber members free. Others $20. Refreshments. Reserve
now sharon at cannonbeach.org.
16. GeorgeV: The Cannon Beach Gallery Group’s annual Plein Air & More art
event is set for June 24-26. www.cbgallerygroup.com.
17. The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil's Café 503.436.1539
www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com Friday, May 13 LIVE MUSIC with Richard T.,
6-9pm: Jazz, blues, classic rock and more. Saturday, May 14 Brian Johnstone,
6-9 PM Beautiful and authentic Flamenco Guitar music.
18. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – May 18, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Presentation
by Cannon Beach Treasure Company [postponed]. Mo’s is closed for breakfast
for the season. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is still courtesy of
Mo’s.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 5/4/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 23
Present: BobNer, DaleS, ErinB, GaryH, JohnM, LindseyE, KariP, WendyH,
ScottC, JohnB, BrianO, PrudenceF, TracyA, LindaD, KathyK, RobinR, AnnR,
AprilK, RobertK, StephanieA, CatrionaP, LisaS, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Cruise Tour Buses
2. Spring Unveiling Report
3. Highway 26 Traffic Delays
4. Public Art at Antler Street Parking Lot
5. Savor Cannon Beach Report
6. Coaster Theatre Opens The Dixie Swim Club May 6
7. HRAP Volunteer Training May 14th 10am-2pm
8. Choral Concert Coming Up May 13, 15
9. Simple Customer Service by Zingermans
10. Chamber Sponsorships
11. Cupcake Sunday at Found
12. Chamber Board Nominations
13. Gazette, Signal, Coast River Business Journal
14. Chef’s Night Out benefits Children’s Ctr May 22
15. PR Class at Chamber May 19th 830am-10am
16. Lloyd Jones Returns to The Wine Bar at Sweet Basils May7th 7pm
17. Chamber Executive Director Interviews
18. Thanks to Mo’s
19. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – May 11, 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. GeorgeV: Jim McDonald (Tolovana Inn) is in Astoria this morning meeting
the Tour Bus from the Cruise Ship. He is distributing Cannon Beach Magazines
and other items. He is back up there tomorrow and again on Monday. If you
have something to include in a goodie bag, drop it at the Chamber. Print
this sign and post it in your window
www.cannon-beach.net/images/WelcomeCruiseShip.pdf. See schedule at
http://www.portofastoria.com/cruise_schedule-2011.html. Jim has offered to
cover May 5, 9, 19 and 24. April and Robert Knecht (CB Treasure Co) have
offered May 20 and 28th . That leaves May 11, 15, 16. Let me know if you can
cover any of those days.
2. GeorgeV: Over Spring Unveiling Weekend, sales at El Mundo For Men were
good, but sales at George Vetter FotoArt were not so good. The nice weather
had people out and about, but very few people, when asked, said that they
knew of the event before arriving to town. The exception was during the
gallery’s scheduled 230pm Unveiling. Approx ¾ of the 30 people in attendance
said they did know before arriving. Ann said traffic was good at Found. She
credited the weather. Robert said CB Treasure company, having just moved to
the front space for the weekend, saw good traffic. Sunday was a good sales
day. Prudence said the Cannon Beach Gallery (CBAA) reception on Saturday was
full. They had a book signing and the books sold out. Stephanie said Primary
Elements had a stronger Friday and Sunday than expected, but that Saturday’s
Unveiling was down. Erin, Cannon Beach Gazette, said she observed lots of
lookers, but not a lot of buyers. Bob said EVOO had a good weekend both at
their dinners and in the store. Only a couple people each night said they
were in town for Spring Unveiling. Lindsey said The Wine Bar at Sweet Basils
had good traffic. Tracy said Lush Wine Bar’s Friday was normal and they were
closed Saturday for her Birthday Bash at the Legion. The Crab Festival in
Astoria was something that people in town were mentioning. Seems people came
down here after that. George said the Conference Center’s graduation of 150
students from the Bible School takes place annually during Spring Unveiling.
Parents and relatives of those people were in town along with the Ferraris
on Second Street next to Morris’s Fireside Restaurant. The number of
Ferraris was down and some owners said that the number of people looking at
them was down.
3. KathyK: “On my way to Portland on Saturday at 10am there were 100 cars
lined up at the bridge construction waiting to get to the beach”. Catriona
said she went to Portland on Sunday at 4pm and waited 30 minutes. Cars
coming to the beach were backed up for 5 miles. Kathy suggested we all
contact ODOT letting them know of this problem. For construction info see
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/US26_VolmerandJohnsonCreek.shtml.
Contacts: Lili Boicourt ODOT Community Affairs Coordinator 503-731-8247
Lili.D.Boicourt at odot.state.or.us or ODOT Commissioners
(http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/COMM/otc_members.shtml) Gail
Achterman:gail.achterman at oregonstate.edu (Chair), Mike
Nelson:mike at nelsonrealestateinc.com (Vice Chair), Alan
Brown:Amy.Merckling at odot.state.or.us, David Lohmanoffice at medfordlaw.net,
Mary F. OlsonAmy.Merckling at odot.state.or.us, Ed Fischer. ODOT - Traffic
EngineeringEd.L.FISCHER at ODOT.State.OR.US and State Legislators
(Representative Debbie BooneBoone.Rep at state.or.us, Senator Betsy Johnson
sen.betsyjohnson at state.or.us
4. Tracy: The public had an opportunity Monday to view and comment on the
drawings/photographs of three submissions for art to be placed at the
parking lot on Antler Street next to the Lumberyard Restaurant. Approx $14K
has been budgeted by the city for this. Stephanie suggested this money be
better used for tsunami paths/shelters/supplies.
5. GaryH: The final accounting for Savor Cannon Beach is complete.
$2500 was given to the Children’s Center from the sale of Wine Walk tickets
and the support of event Sponsors Martin Hospitality, Escape Lodging and
Hallmark Resort. Along with Wine Walk ticket sales done by the Children’s
Center, the Center’s goal of $10K was nearly reached.
6. GeorgeV: Coaster Theatre opens The Dixie Swim Club May 6th -
http://www.coastertheatre.com/DixieSwimClub.html. Volunteers are needed at
the theater for ushers and concessions.
7. GaryH: HRAP’s next volunteer training is Saturday May 14th from 10am to
2pm at City Hall. May 1 marks the beginning of HRAP’s daily beach programs
through Labor Day. Volunteers are needed. Contact Nala –
cardillo at ci.cannon-beach.or.us.
8. JohnB: The Canon Beach Chorus’s SPRING VOICES concert is set for May 13,
7pm at the Cannon Beach Presbyterian Church and again May 15, 3pm at the
Rockaway Beach Community Church. www.cannonbeachchorus.org.
9. ScottC: Martin Hospitality has contracted Zingermans (www.zingtrain.com)
to do a “Simple Customer Service” presentation at the Coaster Theater
Tuesday May 10th from 9am-11am and again from 3pm-5pm. This is a private
event, but Martin Hospitality has approx 50 extra tickets available – free
to local businesses. If interested, contact tamara at martinhospitality.com.
10. TracyA: The Chamber is in the middle of it’s annual sponsorship drive.
There are two levels – Premier at $3000+ and Basic at $1500+. Premier
benefits are: • 33% of cannonbeach.org home page will feature an
individual picture of each of the premier level Annual Supporters •
Acknowledgement on ALL event posters and event press releases • Share ad
box picture on each page of the website • Links on each page to your website
• Feature in monthly newsletter • Highlighted in monthly
newsletter • Post specials on weekly news bulletin • 4 Free tickets to
any event • Highlighted in the on-line membership directory. Basic benefits
are: • Listed on every page of the website with link to your website •
Highlighted in the on-line membership directory • Highlighted in monthly
newsletter • 2 free tickets to any event. Contact chamber at cbor.us or
find the form and info at www.cannon-beach.net/chambersponsor.html.
11. AnnR: Sunday (Mother’s day) is another Cupcake Sunday at Found in
Midtown. Drop by.
12. GeorgeV:. Chamber Board Nominations. James Slentz, new manager at Mo’s,
has added himself. He joins Christen Allsop, Dale Shafer, Brian Olson, Carol
Hungerford, and Tracy Abel to fill 4 positions. Members have till May 17
(next Board Meeting) to nominate themselves by submitting a letter to the
Chamber. Ballots go out after that and are due in by June 21 (the June Board
meeting). E-mail to chamber at cbor.us.
13. JohnM: An ad in the Gazette or Signal will get you a half price ad in
the Coast River Business Journal (CRBJ). CRBJ reaches 11K.
14. Catriona: Remark your calendar to May 22 for Chef’s Night Out.
530pm-730pm at the Surfsand Ballroom. $40 admits one. Tickets at Bruce’s
Candy Kitchen and at the Center. This is a benefit for the Children’s
Center. Please print, post and distribute this flyer –
www.cannon-beach.net/images/ChefsNightOutPoster05-22-2011.pdf. More info at
www.facebook.com/cannonbeachchildrenscenter.
15. GaryH: Learn and share Public Relations at the Chamber on Thursday May
19th from 830am to 10am. Chamber members free. Others $20. Refreshments.
Reserve now sharon at cannonbeach.org.
16. LindseyE: Lloyd Jones Returns to The Wine Bar at Sweet Basils May7th
7pm. Call (503) 436-1539 for Reservations. More information on
www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com.
17. GeorgeV: Applicants for the Chamber Executive Director are down to four
finalists. Those four were interviewed Monday and Tuesday. An announcement
should be made next week. All 4 interviews were with strong candidates. The
Chamber will soon have a new Executive Director who will take Cannon Beach
to new heights.
18. GeorgeV: Special thanks to Mo’s for hosting these WMM’s. Even though the
restaurant is closed at this hour, they open, set up, make coffee for us and
clean up after us. They do this all because they say it is their way of
giving to the community. It is appreciated. Thank you Mo’s.
18. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – May 11, 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.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 4/27/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 15
Present: LisaS, PiaS, CarolHun, KathyK, JimK, JohnB, BrianO, LindaD,
StephanieA, JohnM, KeithC, TracyA, LesleP, CarmenS, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Spring Unveiling this weekend
2. Icefire Guest Artist Pam Juett
3. Primary Elements to Unveil 10 artists’ work
4. 30 new images to be unveiled at George Vetter FotoArt
5. Leather Bags to be unveiled at La Luna Loca
6. Coaster Theatre Opens The Dixie Swim Club May 6
7. Sea Ranch Easter Egg Hunt Report
8. Choral Concert Coming Up May 13, 15
9. 12 Days of Earth day Report
10. Chamber Sponsorships
11. Chamber Replaces DVA with Lane PR.
12. Chamber Board Nominations
13. Public Art – Open House May 2nd 5pm City Hall
14. Aaron Meyer Concert Sea Ranch May 27
15. Emergency Preparedness Forum Report
16. Cannon Beach Citizen Seeks New Editor
17. Jaycees Meeting Thurs Apr 28
18. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – May 4, 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. GeorgeV: The 11th Annual Spring Unveiling
(www.cannon-beach.net/springunveiling) is set for this weekend.
Posters/Schedules were passed out. More are available at Bronze Coast
Gallery. Carol passed out her Gazette’s 18-page insert for the event which
includes the weekend schedule as published by the event sponsor – The Cannon
Beach Gallery Group (www.cbgallerygroup.com)
2. JimK: Friday from 3-6pm - Icefire Glassworks has a guest artist for the
weekend – Pam Juett creates glass beads and necklaces
(http://coastexplorermagazine.com/news.php?id=898)
3. StephanieA: Primary Elements Gallery will unveil work from more than 10
artists this weekend along with music, poetry, tapas and wine -
http://www.primaryelementsgallery.com/upcoming-events.html.
4. GeorgeV: 30 new images will be unveiled this weekend at George Vetter
FotoArt. Unveilings times are Friday at 6pm, Saturday at 230pm and Sunday at
noon. Images range from 12x18 to 27x43. Some are archival paper giclees
matted and framed, while others are canvas giclees. There will be three
drawings for 12x18 images of the winner’s preselected choice. Enter the
Friday drawing now by e-mailing lo at georgevetter.com with your first and
second choice from www.georgevetterfotoart.com. Mention this e-mail for
special 2-for-1 pricing on in-stock, unframed, unmatted images on either
paper or canvas. Expires 5/10/2011.
5. KathyK: La Luna Loca will have Mexican artisan Miguel Rios
unveiling leather bags – more than 50 of them – no two alike –
www.lalunaloca.com.
6. PiaS: Coaster Theatre opens The Dixie Swim Club May 6th -
http://www.coastertheatre.com/DixieSwimClub.html. Volunteers are needed at
the theater for ushers and concessions.
7. CarmenS: The Sea Ranch Resort’s Easter Egg Hunt had nearly 100
participants.
8. JohnB: The Canon Beach Chorus’s SPRING VOICES concert is set for May 13,
7pm at the Cannon Beach Presbyterian Church and again May 15, 3pm at the
Rockaway Beach Community Church. www.cannonbeachchorus.org.
9. JimK: 12 Days of Earth Day created a welcome buzz in the media. The
event was successful and will be built on in another year. The Icefire
Glassworks raffle piece to benefit the Friends of Haystack Rock was won by
locals Bob and Sandy Lundy. As for the PR, Jim thinks we need to do a better
job of getting people to respond to the PR that we are getting. Kathy
suggested getting it out earlier and including some of the scheduled events
in the PR. Jim thinks a better partnership with the lodging community and
more information getting to their guests is needed. JohnM suggested using
www.netgreennews.com as a venue for getting the word out.
10. TracyA: The Chamber is in the middle of it’s annual sponsorship drive.
Information/Signup sheets were passed out . There are two levels – Premier
at $3000+ and Basic at $1500+. Premier benefits are: • 33% of
cannonbeach.org home page will feature an individual picture of each of the
premier level Annual Supporters • Acknowledgement on ALL event posters
and event press releases • Share ad box picture on each page of the
website • Links on each page to your website • Feature in monthly
newsletter • Highlighted in monthly newsletter • Post specials on
weekly news bulletin • 4 Free tickets to any event • Highlighted in the
on-line membership directory. Basic benefits are: • Listed on every page
of the website with link to your website • Highlighted in the on-line
membership directory • Highlighted in monthly newsletter • 2 free
tickets to any event. Contact chamber at cbor.us or find the form and info at
www.cannon-beach.net/chambersponsor.html.
11. TracyA: The Chamber Board has replaced DVA Public Relations and
Advertising with Lane PR. Lane is out of Portland. They were one of the
firms considered when DVA was hired but at that time, hope was that TAC $
would come for Advertising and PR, not just PR. DVA was chosen because of
that. The relationship with DVA has not been what the Board had hoped for.
12. GeorgeV: Gary Hayes has withdrawn as a candidate for the Chamber Board.
Christen Allsop (Cannon Beach Yoga Arts) has added herself as has Dale
Shafer. They join Brian Olson, Carol Hungerford, and Tracy Abel to fill 4
positions. Members have till May 17 (next Board Meeting) to nominate
themselves by submitting a letter to the Chamber. Ballots go out after that
and are due in by June 21 (the June Board meeting). E-mail to
chamber at cbor.us.
13. CarolHun: The Public Art Committee is seeking community input on the 3
finalists for the Antler Street Parking Lot Art Installation. Open House May
2nd 5pm City Hall.
14. CarmenS: Aaron Meyer, concert violinist, has rescheduled his concert at
Sea Ranch for Friday May 27. Reception at 430pm and Concert at 7pm.
15. GeorgeV: Last Wednesday evening at the Coaster Theater was the annual
community Emergency Preparedness Forum. It was reiterated by Fire Chief
Cleve Rooper that when the big one comes, police and fire personnel have
been told their first priority is to get their families and themselves to
safe, high ground before the tsunami comes – in about 15-20 minutes. They
are to stay put until the all-clear has been sounded. Because a tsunami is
not just one wave, but a series of waves over a period of time, the
all-clear may not come for hours. People need to be prepared ahead of time
by knowing where they will go, what they will take, and how they will
reunite with their families afterward. People were encouraged to arrange
with people who have homes and shelter on high ground to store medicines,
special needs, food, water, blankets, etc with them. The last big-one was
311 years ago in 1700. Geologists have calculated that there has been a
big-one on the average of every 250 years over the past 10,000 years. The
big-one is likely to create sufficient damage to prevent people from
escaping the tsunami in their cars. Maybe bikes will be usable, but most
likely the escape will be on foot. Climb to the highest ground possible.
Three shelter areas are currently stocked with some supplies and will be
added to as time and money permit. Evacuation maps are available at City
Hall. KathyK: We need to be sure the shelters are high enough to be safe and
stocked with enough blankets and protection from the rain and cold to
prevent hypothermia. More info at
http://ci.cannon-beach.or.us/community/emergency.html.
16. GeorgeV: Cannon Beach Citizen reports that Citizen Editor Michael
Burkett announced his resignation, effective immediately. New journalistic
leadership is being sought.
17. North Coast Jaycees Organizational Meeting Thursday, April 28th. 5 pm -
6:30 pm. Seaside Public Library. 1131 Broadway Street, Seaside
18. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – May 4, 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.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 4/20/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 21
Present: MeganH, LisaS, DomingoD, JohnM, GaryH, ErinB, CarolHun,
StephanieA, PatF, DaleS, AprilK, RobertK, JimK, JohnB, SuzanneK, KathyK,
LindaD, KristineG, LesleP, Katherine, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. 12 Days of Earthday is underway
2. Cruise Tours Buses
3. Chamber Board Nominations – Gary, Brian, Carol, Tracy
4. Chamber Director Search Update
5. Social Networking Class at Chamber tomorrow 830a
6. History Center seeks Sponsors
7. Spring Unveiling April 29-May 1
8. Bridge Construction on Hwy 26
9. Motel Tax Bills have died in comittee
10. Brand New Chamber Website Under Construction
11. Chamber Sponsorships
12. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – April 27, 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. SuzanneK: 12 Days of Earth Day kicked off a week ago at Haystack Rock
with the school children marching down to welcome the puffins back. The
Earth Day Parade is Friday at 10am downtown departing at Third and Antler
near the Lumberyard. Shred Day is also Friday. $2 benefit raffle tickets for
a beautiful hand crafted glass vase by Suzanne are being sold for a 5pm
April 23rd raffle. Events every evening at the Chamber except April 20.
Earthday posters are available. Get yours at Icefire Glassworks. Contact
Suzanne Icefire at theoregonshore.com. More at
http://www.cannonbeach.org/chamber/events/pdfs/Twelve-Days-of-Earth-Day-2011
-Schedule.pdf and in the Gazette and Astorian.
2. GeorgeV: Jim McDonald will be handing Cannon Beach Magazines and a
goodie bag including taffy from Bruce’s to the 52 people scheduled for a bus
tour this morning to Cannon Beach. Sundial Travel, who has the contract with
the Port of Astoria for the tours has informed us that we can be at the bus
at the pier when the people board. [I just talked to Jim. He says he was
able to drive up to the bus at the pier. He chose to put the mags and bags
on the seats. He can do the next tour (May 4) and some others, but we need
volunteers for other dates – see last week’s notes below. Let me know what
dates you can do.] If you have something to include in the goodie bag, drop
it at the Chamber. Jim says the size of the bags seems to be an issue with
the driver, so only very small objects or paper is best.
3. CarolHun: The Chamber Board has put forward a slate of candidates for
the 4 open Board positions – Brian Olson, Carol Hungerford, Gary Hayes and
Tracy Abel. Members have till May 17 (next Board Meeting) to nominate
themselves by submitting a letter to the Chamber. Ballots go out after that
and are due in by June 21 (the June Board meeting).
4. CarolHun: 7 applicants for the Chamber Exec Dir position were
interviewed by phone on Monday. Four will come in for personal interviews
May 2-3.
5. Gary: Gary will be the instructor tomorrow (April 21st) at the Chamber’s
Social Networking Class from 830a to 10a. Free to Chamber members.
Non-Members - $20 per person. Coffee and Donuts provided.
6. DaleS: The Cannon Beach History Center for the first time is seeking
Corporate Sponsors offering various levels of participation from $25 on up.
Benefits vary by level. More info at www.cbhistory.org or call 503-436-9301.
7. GeorgeV: With Spring Unveiling less than two weeks away, now is the time
to make sure everyone knows about it. Post the posters, send out e-mails,
put it on your website, facebook page and tweet it to the world. Lodging is
beginning to fill, but it’s not too late. All the galleries have unveilings
throughout the weekend. Saturday’s unveilings are scheduled a half hour
apart starting at 10am. Click on the 2011 Schedule link at
www.cannon-beach.net/springunveiling. The Ocean Lodge has a Saturday Apr
30th 3pm Artist Reception for Pamela Claussen and Abbas Atwi with music by
Shy Jazz. www.theoceanlodge.com. Lodges at Cannon Beach also has a Saturday
Reception from 4-6pm with live music and a special viewing of classic cars.
www.lodgesatcannonbeach.com.
8. GeorgeV: Odot says “Work has begun on Volmer and Johnson Creek Bridges
on U.S. 26. The Oregon Department of Transportation is currently removing
and replacing the Volmer Creek and Johnson Creek Bridges on U.S. 26 just
east of U.S. 101. There is 24-hour flagging with single lane alternating
traffic during the demolition of the existing bridges and construction of
the new bridges between midnight on Sundays and 3 p.m. on Fridays at
Milepost 2 and 3. Delays are not anticipated to be over 20 minutes. The
majority of the work is anticipated to occur in the months of April through
July with completion expected in October of this year. For more information
on the bridge replacement project, please visit our web site at
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/US26_VolmerandJohnsonCreek.shtml.”
Kathy encourage everyone to express concern for traffic delays during our
peak season.
9. LindaD: The Motel Tax Bills discussed at previous WMM’s have died in
committee. George warned that they will likely be back in the future, just
like the sales tax.
10. GeorgeV: At yesterday’s Chamber Board meeting it was revealed that
Weblinks has been contracted to create a new, interactive website for the
Chamber. In 120 it is due to go live. Weblinks has done many chamber and
city sites including Salem, Carmel By The Sea and others. The new site will
allow chamber members to access and make changes to their info. The new site
will still be at www.cannonbeach.org.
11. GeorgeV: The Chambers survives mostly on membership dues and
sponsorships. Membership was up 10% for the year. Sponsorships are just now
being sought. There are two levels – Premier at $3000+ and Basic at $1500+.
Premier benefits are: • 33% of cannonbeach.org home page will feature
an individual picture of each of the premier level Annual Supporters •
Acknowledgement on ALL event posters and event press releases • Share ad
box picture on each page of the website • Links on each page to your website
• Feature in monthly newsletter • Highlighted in monthly
newsletter • Post specials on weekly news bulletin • 4 Free tickets to
any event • Highlighted in the on-line membership directory. Basic benefits
are: • Listed on every page of the website with link to your website •
Highlighted in the on-line membership directory • Highlighted in monthly
newsletter • 2 free tickets to any event. Contact chamber at cbor.us or
find a form and info at www.cannon-beach.net/chambersponsor.html.
12. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – April 27, 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.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 4/13/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 22
Present: ShawnaS, JohnM, MichaelB, WendyH, BrianO, JohnB, MeganH,
StephanieA, CarolHun, MeliaJ, JimK, GaryH, LindaD, PatF, DaleS, SuzanneK,
KathyK and friend, DavidP, LesleP, RichM, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. New People at Today's Meeting
2. 12 Days of Earthday begins today
3. Public Art
4. "Storm Watching Oregon"
5. Gaylord Nelson Award at Community Potluck Apr 22 6p
6. Chamber Director Search Progress
7. Bus Service
8. Spring Unveiling April 29, 30 & May 1
9. Cruise Line Tour Busses
10. Chamber Board Meeting Tues Apr 19 at 9am
11. Chamber Board Candidates Sought
12 Smithsonian Exhibit at History Ctr Jul 2
13. Career Fair Seaside Conv Ctr today 1-4p
14. Social Networking Class at Chamber Thurs Apr 21 830a
15. Savor Cannon Beach on Facebook and Twitter
16. Emergency Preparedness Community Meeting at Coaster Apr 20th 7pm
17. Live Music at The Wine Bar at Sweet Basils this Weekend.
18. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – April 20, 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 people at today's meeting: A. David Posalski - Tsunami Sandwich Co
and Oregon Storm Tours - Seaside. work 503-738-5427 cell 503-536-5396
davidposalski at gmail.com. B. John Mannex - Coast River Business Journal
Publisher and Cannon Beach Gazette. After 25 years with the Oregonian, John
now makes Gearhart his home. Work 503-325-2999 cell 503-348-2292.
info at crbizjournal.com.
2. SuzanneK/JimK: 12 Days of Earth Day kicks off today at Haystack Rock at
1pm with the school children marching down to welcome the puffins back. $2
raffle tickets for a beautiful hand crafted glass vase by Suzanne are being
sold for a 5pm April 23rd raffle. Events every evening at the Chamber except
April 20. Earthday posters are available. Get yours at Icefire Glassworks.
Contact Suzanne Icefire at theoregonshore.com. More at
http://www.cannonbeach.org/chamber/events/pdfs/Twelve-Days-of-Earth-Day-2011
-Schedule.pdf and in the Gazette and Astorian.
3. CarolHun: The city's 2011 call for public art has reached the point of
sharing three submissions with the public. Monday May 2nd from 5-7pm Open
House at City Hall.
4. DavidP: "Storm Watching Oregon" is being promoted by David as a joint
effort by Astoria, Seaside and Cannon Beach to bring people here in the off
season. Lodging partners are being sought to lure visitors with free and or
discounted rooms. David created "Oregon Storm Tours" as a way to sell
sandwiches from his "Tsunami Sandwich Co". "Storm Watching Oregon" is a
natural progression. Contact DavidPosalski at gmail.com work 503-738-5427 cell
503-536-5396. Also on Facebook and Twitter.
5. Rich Mays: Friday April 22 at 6pm at the Chamber is the Earth Day
Community Potluck followed by the presentation of the annual Gaylord Nelson
Award (given to a community member who has most benefited the environment of
Cannon Beach).
6. Rich Mays: Of 53 applications for Chamber Director, 8 have been selected
by the committee for phone interviews to take place Monday April 18.
7. KathyK: With the shuttle gone and bus service cut to bare bones, many
uninformed/mis-informed people are angered after waiting for a bus that
doesn't arrive. It is important that people are informed about the new
schedule. Rich will ask Sharon at the Chamber to send something out. The old
schedules have still not been removed from the stops by SETD. Rich has a
meeting with them this week. Be sure your staff is informed. The bus comes
through downtown headed south 5 times a day, but only twice (the 9 o'clock
hour in the am and the 6 o'clock hour in the pm) does it go back north
through downtown. The fare is $1. The free ride is gone for now. See the
current schedule at www.cannon-beach.net/shuttle.
8. GeorgeV: Spring Unveiling is less than three weeks away. On Saturday
April 30 thirteen galleries have unveiling staggered every half hour. All
businesses are encouraged to "unveil" on this weekend. Pick up
posters/brochures for you business at Bronze Coast Gallery. More info at
www.cannon-beach.net/springunveiling.
9. The first Cruise Line Tour Bus in due in tomorrow morning (April 14) at
945am. It should be stopping at the Chamber. If you have something to be
included in a goodie bag, drop it at the Chamber today before 430pm. Below
is the current 2011 Cruise schedule. For a printable sign "Welcome Cruise
Ship Passengers" go to www.cannon-beach.net/images/WelcomeCruiseShip.pdf
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 Crystal Symphony Cruise 0800 1700 781 feet Crystal San
Fran/Seattle
Wed, Apr 20, 2011 Crystal Symphony Cruise 0800 1700 781 feet Crystal
Seattle/San Fran
Wed, May 4, 2011 Westerdam Cruise 0800 1700 936 feet Holland America San
Diego/San Fran
Thu, May 5, 2011 Norwegian Pearl Cruise 0800 1600 965 feet Norwegian San
Fran/Van BC
Mon, May 9, 2011 Celebrity Millenium Cruise 0900 1800 965 feet Celebrity San
Fran/Van BC
Wed, May 11, 2011 Sapphire Princess Cruise 0700 1600 957 feet Princess San
Fran/Seattle
Sun, May 15, 2011 Seven Seas Nav. Cruise 0800 1800 565 feet Regent Seven
Seas San Fran/Ketchikan
Mon, May 16, 2011 Island Princess Cruise 0700 1600 957 feet Princess San
Fran/Victoria
Thu, May 19, 2011 Celebrity Century Cruise 0800 1600 866 feet Celebrity San
Fran/Nanaimo
Fri, May 20, 2011 Statendam Cruise 0800 1700 817 feet Holland America Port
Alberni/Van BC
Tue, May 24, 2011 Regatta Cruise 1200 1900 594 feet Oceania Van BC/San Fran
Sat, May 28, 2011 Regatta Cruise 0800 1700 594 feet Oceania San
Fran/Wrangell
Wed, Aug 24, 2011 Regatta Cruise 0800 1800 594 feet Oceania Victoria/San
Fran
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 Regatta Cruise 1200 1900 594 feet Oceania Van BC/Fan Fran
Sat, Sep 10, 2011 Seven Seas Nav. Cruise 0900 1800 565 feet Regent Seven
Seas Ketchikan/San Fran
Sun, Sep 25, 2011 Zuiderdam Cruise 1200 1800 817 feet Holland America Van
BC/San Diego
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 Norwegian Pearl Cruise 0900 1800 965 feet Norwegian Van
BC/San Fran
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 Norwegian Star Cruise 0800 1700 965 feet Norwegian
Victoria/San Fran
10. GeorgeV: The April Chamber Board Meeting is Tuesday the 19 at 9am.
11. GeorgeV: Four of the 9 positions on the Chamber Board are up for
election. Terms Expiring are: Tracy Abel (completing a 3-year term) Carol
Hungerford (appointed after original term of Margo Dueber) Rich Mays
(appointed after original term of Kelli Truax-Taylor) Paul Dueber (appointed
after original term of Sue Meyers). Three of these will be three year terms
and one will be two. The remaining Board is Tim Krupa, Kristine Gottsch,
Scott Cruickshank, Jim McDonald and George Vetter. Contact
chamberboard at cbor.us if you are interested.
12. DaleS: Volunteer are needed for the Smithsonian Exhibit to open July 2
at the History Center. Contact cbhs at seasurf.net, www.cbhistory.org.
13. ShawnaS: Career Fair today at Seaside Convention Center 1-4pm -
http://www.oregon.gov/EMPLOY/ES/docs/job_fairs_events/2011/Job_Career_Fair_2
011_attendees.pdf?ga=t.
14. Gary: Gary will be the instructor at the Chamber’s April 21st Social
Networking Class from 830a to 10a. Free to Chamber members. Non-Members -
$20 per person. Coffee and Donuts provided - Please RSVP to
Sharon at cannonbeach.org to reserve your seat.
15. GaryH: Find SavorCannonBeach on Facebook and SavorCB on Twitter.
16. GeorgeV: Get informed of what to do in an emergency such as a tsunami
next Wednesday April 20th at 7pm at the Coaster Theater. Presentation by the
city's Emergency Preparedness Committee in conjunction with the Police and
Fire Departments.
17. LindseyH: The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil's Cafe: Thursday, April
14th:"Moonlight Poetry and More" with Fisher Poet Dave Densmore, 7-8:30 PM.
Poetry and short story open mic. Friday, April 15th: LIVE MUSIC with Richard
T, 6-9 PM. Classic rock and blues. Saturday, April 16th: LIVE MUSIC with
Mary Flower, 6-9 PM. 2008 Blues Music Award Nominee for Acoustic Artist of
the Year! Reservations highly encouraged. (503) 436-1539.
www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com
18. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – April 20, 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.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 4/06/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 26
Present: PatC, WendyH, LisaS, MeganH, PatF, ErinB, LesleP, SusanB, KathyK,
NalaC, KeithC, RobinR, BrianO, JohnB, SuzanneK, JimK, ShandaB, LindseyH,
KathleenP, JessicaR, JoanieC, JamesS StephanieA, LindaD, TracyA, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. New People at Today's Meeting
2. New Manager at Mo's
3. Business After Hours today 430p History Ctr
4. Jay Stewart Memorial Saturday 1p Chamber
5. 12 Days of Earthday begins in one week
6. Earthquake/Tsunami "Own it, Frame it, Capitalize on it"
7. Emergency Preparedness Public Mtg
8. Leadership Seminar May 6
9. Jaycees - A new North Coast Chapter
10. New Bus Schedule in effect
11. Lecture at Library Apr 7, 7pm "Survivor: Tidepools"
12. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – April 17, 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. Four new people at today's meeting: 1. James Slentz - New Mo's Manager.
503-436-1111 moscan at pacifier.com. 2. Patrick Corcoran - Oregon State
University Extension Service. 503-325-8573 patrick.corcoran at oregonstate.edu.
3. Joanie Cramer - Jaycees National President 704-728-9648
joaniecramer at bellsouth.net. 4. Jessica Raphael - Suzanne Elise Assisted
Living Director of Community Relations 503-738-0307 jraphael at avamere.com.
2. Lisa: Bob Vander Woude has left Mo's and James Slentz has taken over as
manager of Mo's 40 plus employees. James started at Mo's 10 years ago as a
line cook and worked his way up. He has most recently been assistant manager
in Lincoln City. He plans to move to Cannon Beach with his wife Kali and
9-year-old daughter Majla after school ends this year. James will be in town
Wednesday - Sunday weekly. 503-436-1111 moscan at pacifier.com
3. GeorgeV: Business After Hours is today at 430pm at the History Center.
503-436-9301
4. GeorgeV: A memorial for local shopowner/artist/potter Jay Stewart will
be Saturday Apr 9 at 1pm at the Presbyterian Church.
5. SuzanneK/JimK: 12 Days of Earth Day kicks off a week from today at
Haystack Rock. The day before, Suzanne and others will be in Portland for
some PR on KPTV. $2 raffle tickets for a beautiful hand crafted glass vase
by Suzanne are being sold for a 5pm April 23rd raffle. Earthday posters are
available. Get yours at Icefire Glassworks. Get your Earth Day event onto
the Earth Day website. Contact Suzanne Icefire at theoregonshore.com. More at
http://www.cannonbeach.org/chamber/events/pdfs/Twelve-Days-of-Earth-Day-2011
-Schedule.pdf.
6. Patrick Corcoran - OSU Extension Service: With all the attention on
Earthquakes and Tsunamis after recent Pacific Ocean events, it is evitable
that visitors to Cannon Beach are going to bring up the topic. As hosts to
our guests we must be ready to "Own it, Frame it and Capitalize on it". We
"Own it" by saying "Yes, we do have earthquakes followed by tsunamis". We
"Frame it" by saying "The last big one was 311 years ago. Another could
happen today or maybe not for another 100 years or more." We "Capitalize on
it" by getting trained in knowing what to do in an emergency and letting our
guests know that we know what to do and that we will lead then to safety. We
need to know 1. What to be afraid of and what not to be afraid of. 2. Where
is high/safe ground. 3. How to reconnect with family afterward. 4. To stay
out of the Tsunami zone for 12 hours. Patrick is ready and willing to do 1
hour training sessions to groups. He stressed the importance of being
trained and ready to answer questions of our guests and the media before
June. One tip he had was that even if land and cell phone service is out,
satellite service such as One Star would be available. He pointed out the
importance of having walked the escape route from the various places that
one might expect to find oneself in the event of a quake. George suggested
that Patrick could/should work with the organizers of April 20th Community
Preparedness Meeting at the Coaster Theatre. More info at
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/clatsop/coastal-hazards/tsunami-preparednes
s. Contact Patrick 503-325-8573 patrick.corcoran at oregonstate.edu.
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. Joanie Cramer - United States Junior Chamber National President - North
Carolina. A local chapter of Jaycees is being organized. Jessica Raphael of
Suzanne Elise, a former Jaycees member from Washington and her husband
called Joanie's attention to the need for a Jaycees chapter in our area.
There was a chapter that started back in the 40's, but disappeared in the
80's. Where a Chamber of Commerce is about the businesses, Jaycees is about
the individuals. Jaycees are 18 to 40 years old. Jaycees identify community
problems and solve them. There are 850 chapters across the USA with 24,000
members. There is an organization meeting today in Seaside at 6pm at the
Pizza Harbor. Free Pizza courtesy of the Seaside Chamber. Contact Jessica
503-298-9636 northcoastjaycees at gmail.com or Susan seasidesusan at gmail.com
10. The new "bare bones" bus schedule started Friday. The 101 serves Cannon
Beach along with Seaside, Warrenton and Astoria. There are 6 runs per day,
but the stops in Cannon Beach are minimal. The 2nd and last runs are the
same, but different from the 3rd, 4th & 5th which are the same. See and
print the Cannon Beach portion at www.cannon-beach.net/shuttle. For the full
schedule see www.ridethebus.org.
11. 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".
12. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – April 13, 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.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 3/30/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 23
Present: AnnR, PatF, DaleS, MichaelB, DCRahe, TimS, MelindaW, FrankS,
BobVan, Lisa, RoberkK, AprilK, KathyK, MeganH, BrianO, CarolHun, WendyH,
JimK, SusanB, RichM, KeithC, CarmenW, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. New People at Today's Meeting
2. Oregon Spring Break Business Report
3. Abigail Washburn CASA benefit concert at Coaster tomorrow (Thur)
4. Cannon Beach in the News
5. Betsy Johnson and the Motel Tax Bills
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.
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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.
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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 -

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 radios, as “You know
exactly what is happening,
when.” -- She lives in Warrenton so she just stayed home.
Carmen -- Was awakened by her daughter at 11:45pm. -- “She told me about the
warning. I turned
on the TV and she begged me to come to Portland. I packed up my car and left
-- it was eerie. When
I got to the junction, I got a reverse 911 call on my cell I was very
surprised because I thought I was
one of the few -- looked in my rear view mirror and it was like summer with
a long line of people
heading to Portland: A constant speed. On 26 there were clusters of cars and
2 accidents. Camp 18
was packed -- I made it to Portland -- came back home on Friday -- 7pm.” She
continued with the
fact that there was some damage even to South America, south of Lima. -- She
continued, “At 5:30
Aaron Meyer called me. He was supposed to have assemblies at the schools in
the morning and then
the evening and wanted to know what to do. Since the schools are closed we
cancelled it. Yet she
received many calls from people asking about the 7pm concert. -- “There
were a lot of people
interested in it.” -- They are now in the process of coordinating with the
school to reschedule --
now towards the end of May for the assembly for the schools. -- She
indicated that there had been
no formal communication about the cancellation for those who might have
tried to attend.
Michael -- He has a mother and sister in Florence -- “My sister freaked
out.” -- His opinion was
that if it wipes out Hawaii then he was going to worry. He went to the
office and then decided to go
up to Neakahnie Mountain. He began taking pics of the coastline every 15
minutes, -- “Then it
became a normal day.”
Patti - Was contacted by her boss in Portland -- “Her husband was called
in.” -- Patti “..spent the
time with Eric our emergency coordinator getting our best info from the TV.”
-- She felt that the City
of Seaside had it more together -- Later they evacuated the lower floor of
the hospital just to be safe.
Lesle - Was aware of the crisis as soon as it came on the TV. Had already
packed the car by the time
her son called at about 1:30am urging her to evacuate. She called her
ex-husband Jack who then
indicated he had been called out as a CERT volunteer, so she went up
Broadway where she knows
several friends. She stayed with one friend watching the news until about
9am then went home.
Kathy -- “My first reaction was to watch the TV, then call my tenants in
town: they were up. Then I
called my staff to make sure they were safe and prepared: I called in the
order they live from the
beach. I woke up some of them and then got a call back with thank you for
the warning. Then the fire
department went by announcing that we needed to go to higher ground. Okay.
My worry is that there
was a lot of emphasis put on 7 when the news was saying that would be just
the first of many waves.
When 7:30 didn’t happen, people started to drive off right away. They seemed
to be unaware that as
time goes on the waves could get bigger. After 7:30 the cars began moving
again and yet there was
no all clear. It didn’t seem like people were expecting that type of thing
either.”
Kari -- Her oldest son called 11:30 pm. “I stayed up all night to watch the
tragedy. At 5:30 I went up
to the north entrance and sat in my car.”
Patrick -- “I was awakened by Wendy Higgins. First we made sure the gasoline
at RV resort was
opened so we could take care of community members leaving town.
-- Then we determined how to best deliver the message to our hotel guests.”
Wendy had prepared
bagels and snacks for the guests at their hotel and ended up helping
those at the Stephanie Inn as well. After ensuring his staff and guests were
taken care of, he and his
family “hung out” on high ground the majority of the day -- “We had about
10 people check out
because of the warning and perhaps another dozen cancel.” -- He then
related a story about a flood
insurance policy which had expired March 9. He was told by his agent that
they were covered, but a
question still remains about the gap between policy expiration and payment
of the new invoice.
Gary -- “I was preparing for our Savor Cannon Beach event on Thursday,
driving through flooded
highway thinking, can this get any worse? We had a great event on Thursday,
the wine throw down,
then I went home and watched the news. I thought, there may be something.
Hearing that what
happens in Hawaii would be the first sign, I dozed off. At 3am there was a
siren or Jackson pulling at
my arm because of the siren. I got up and just monitored things -- social
media -- We would do
what we could do with social media -- At about 6 we went up to Haystack
Heights. -- If you watched
the news -- I would have thought it was time to call FEMA -- They were on
the extreme side -- What
they were doing on social media -- They were saying the tide has receded in
Cannon Beach which
means a tsunami is building. I got on and sent a message -- “Hey KATU news:
The tide has receded
and exposed a giant rock in the form of a haystack.” -- We came back down at
11:30 to set up for
our next event -- we missed only one event --
Brian -- “We had 6-8 houses in. It is a bit more complicated to notify our
guests because they are
not all one property.” -- He received a call at 1:30 from Linda who is on
the fire board, then they
started calling guests and calling staff. “We all stayed home and watched
the news. Then we went out
later and made physical contact with the guests we had not been able to
reach earlier. All of our
guests stayed and we had 10 check ins that day and they all came. -- He
continued to say they had
warned the pending arrivals of the situation and that they have had a plan
in place for about 5 years.
“We will review that this week and make changes.” - He reminded us that the
reverse 911 calls are a
courtesy. It is an automated system that keeps going until it it answered.
John B -- Stated that his comparison is from Kansas and tornado warnings.
They have three stages:
advisories and watches and warnings. “In Kansas the sirens blow and that is
the time to start visiting
with your neighbors about what is about to occur. We went to Brian and
Barb’s to watch -- impending
clarity or doom depending on which media you watch.”
Bob Neroni -- “If this is as big as it was in Japan what do we do? They keep
reassessing what is the
safe area to go -- where do we go -- we will be surrounded by water.”
Carol -- “In Japan the wave ran 6 miles inland.”
Recap of savor Cannon Beach by Gary -- “We hedged our bets by going to
sponsors who had bought
advanced tickets -- a hedge against inclimate weather -- helping the
children’s center -- 100
tickets were sold in advance -- Of 40 tickets sold -- 38 showed up on
Thursday night and the other
2 on Friday. I didn’t see those people. I don’t know that anybody left. So
events went off without a
hitch - the crowds were good for all events -- it is possible especially the
saturday event could have
been better attended --
Bob N -- “It felt like it was 100 people less this year.”
Gary -- “Not all of the tickets were redeemed for the wine walk. The good
news is they sold 300+
tickets -- we sold 100 thanks to the sponsor -- the children’s center did
make their goal -- my goal
was higher than that - we may have had closer to 500 without all of the
excitement.
Patrick -- “The events seemed to be better organized and publicized this
year.”
Gary -- “The Children’s Center made their money....it is kind of a miracle.
We will be writing them a
check ourselves for $2,500 -- more monies to come in -- I think their goal
was $10,000 and I think
they made it.”

Carmen -- “We had cancelled the olive oil tasting on Friday. On
Saturday I had a tea and had people
there and did the olive oil tasting. I did walk through town -- l noticed
there were fewer people than
last year.”
Bob -- “Salt was at 11 and we tested over 80 people.”
Kathy -- “From a retail perspective, the event didn’t help sales but the
atmosphere and the people
around were amazing. The sun coming out helped - Thanks Gary -- in general
atmosphere and
mood of people -- feedback -- they were in a good mood and taking in things
and talking about
coming back -- planning other things -- for them to have never been here and
plan to come back, I
thought was really good.”
Gary -- “In the past it ha been largely a local event, but we wanted to make
it a destination. 80% of
tickets sold were from out of town so I know we made some gains in that
area. One pereson said ‘It
was really fun and we got to go to a lot of places we hadn’t been before.’
Even some of the locals said
they went in places they hadn’t been in years.”
Bob -- “An overwhelming sigh of relief. Please make this happen again. We
had tons of messages
asking about not canceling, mostly locals -- It was busy -- from a shopping
standpoint,”
Sarah -- “I attended the event from Manzanita as a tourist. We came up with
another couple. Most of
the Manzanita businesses did not know about it. We enjoyed the event. We
went to only the spots
that had wine tasting -- 2-5 went to Newman’s for lunch -- scheduled speaker
did not show but we
had a wonderful lunch. We did shop and everybody wanted to go where there
was wine. At EVOO I
bought salt.”

Patrick - Spring break report -- good bookings but not so far out --
predicated to an extended
forecast.
Carmen -- This spring a bit lower than last year -- but usually we get a lot
of drop ins -- I also feel
we can have some cancellation in expectation of the gas price increase -
that happened last time the
gas prices increased as well and the weather is not helping --
Patti -- some of the hotels are thinking about offering a gas card
Lesle -- Follow up from last week’s comment on SBDC. “The point in my
message was intended to be
that I hope the college will learn from this outpouring of support for Jim
Entler’s SBM program that
the SBDC could also be that important to the community.” In my opinion, the
SBDC needs a strong
consistent director who will stick with the program and have a community
presence. It is my
understanding that the program has recently been awarded additional funding
for staffing and they
are in the process of seeking a new executive director. With hard work and
community support the
SBDC can enjoy the same stellar reputation and the same level of service to
businesses in the
community that we have come to know from the SBM program/Jim Entler.
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Note: For notes to prior meetings go to www.cannon-beach.net/wmm .
If the link fails, type the address into your address bar.
George Vetter
Cannon-Beach Net
231 N Hemlock, Box 164
Cannon Beach, OR 97110
503-436-1520 cell:739-1415
george at cannon-beach.net
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