[wmm] Notes: WMM July 3, 2013 8am at Pizza a Fetta (upstairs)
Vetter, George
georgevetter at gmail.com
Thu Jul 4 01:39:41 CDT 2013
Note: 4th of July: Puffin Watch at Haystack all day. Low tides at 5am and
430pm. Parade at 11am. Parade sign-up at Legion starts at 9am. Strawberry
shortcake during the parade at US Bank. North Coast Symphonic Band in the
Park at 3pm. Music by Bobcat Bob & Friends plus special guest MoZo in the
park at 7pm. Flamebuoyant Firedancers in the park at dusk (9pm).
Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)
Date: 7/3/2013 8am
Location: Pizza a Fetta
Number in attendance: 16
Present: JohnB, DanH, LauriM, LindaD, PatF, StephanieA, SharonV, JeneeP,
NalaC, BillieJoeE, MelodieC, ElaineM, BrianO, EricJ, RyanH, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Plein Air &More Recap
2. Ohana Media Group
3. Record Breaking Day at Mo’s
4. Cell Service Issue
5 Puffin Watch
6. “Hawk Talk”!
7. If you find a bird in distress
8. Chorus Performance next weekend
9. Cannon Beach Academy
10. Performances at Coaster Theatre
11. Evening Retail Hours
12. Evacuation Route Walks
13. Cannon Make-over
Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – July 10, 2013, Pizza a Fetta, 8am. Bring
your own coffee cup. Coffee is provided courtesy of Pizza a Fetta and Bella
Espresso. Come a bit early to get your coffee downstairs at Bella
1. StephanieA/GeorgeV: The town was full for Plein Air & More. The
weather was perfect. Approx 75 artists created throughout town and on the
beach. Approx 150 people attended the Artists Reception/Show at the Chamber
on Friday night. SW Art Magazine’s Kimberly Moore was here and chose winners
and awarded ads in various categories: Michael Orwick, DragonFire Gallery:
1/2 page Award of Excellence for "Plein Air" work done onsite during the
weekend and for the overall body of work. Dave and Boni Deal, White Bird
Gallery: 1/2 page Award of Excellence for "And More" work done onsite
during the weekend and for the overall body of work. Eric Jacobsen,
Northwest By Northwest Gallery: 1/4 page Award of Excellence for "The
Needles" on display at the group show. Jacques and Mary Regat, Bronze Coast
Gallery: 1/4 page Award of Excellence for "Ode to Joy" on display at the
group show. Jeffrey Hull, Jeffrey Hull Gallery: 1/4 page Honorary Award of
Excellence for Best "Plein Air" representation of Cannon Beach for "Broken
& Breaking" on display at the group show. George Vetter, George Vetter
FotoArt: 1/4 page Honorary Award of Excellence for Best "& More"
representation of Cannon Beach for "Morning Rays" on display at the group
show. "People's Choice Award": Sally O'Neill, Haystack Gallery. Stephanie
had three girls from Carmen’s Children’s music camp singing in her gallery.
Dena had an outdoor fashion show at Ecola Square. There was way to much to
cover here, but the photos tell the story. They are divided by day into 4
slideshows. Find links to them at
www.Cannon-Beach.net/events/pleinair/pleinair2013.
2. Lauri Moore, Account Executive at Ohana Media Group introduced herself
and talked about the 5 radio stations that make up OMG: KAST 1370 AM, KVAS
1230 AM, Eagle Country 103.9 FM, KCRX 102.3 FM and new my99.7fm. Contact
Lauri.Moore at OhanaMediaGroup.com. 503-791-4933. 285 SW Main St, Suite 200,
Warrenton OR 97146
3. Billie JoeE: Sunday was the biggest day Mo’s has ever had in Cannon
Beach. George polled hotels representing more than 1000 rooms and none had a
room available on Saturday night.
4. LindaD: As an information person on the corner of First and Hemlock for
4 hours on Saturday during Plein Air & More, Linda witnesses frustration on
the part of families trying to use their cell phones (especially ATT) to
coordinate rendezvous. Elaine says she sees this often. We need to prepare
people for this. John suggested we promote our “Almost cell-free zone” .
George asked it we had citywide wireless internet, could people then use
their phones to email or skype or FaceTime.
5. NalaC: The Great Cannon Beach Puffin Watch gets under way on the 4th.
HRAP will have spotting scopes on the beach during low tides. Also look for
the 3 black Oyster Catcher chicks. Only and estimated 400 Oyster Catchers
reside on the entire Oregon Coast. Ask Nala to do her authentic Oyster
Catcher call.
6. NalaC: HRAP presents “Hawk Talk” Fri Jul 12. 6pm potluck. 730pm talk by
Dick Ashford, president of Klamath Bird Observatory. Free at Tolovana Inn.
Park at Tolvana Wayside. RSVP 503-436-8060.
7. NalaC: If you find a bird in distress, call the Wildlife Rehab Center of
the North Coast – 503-338-0331
8. JohnB: Summer Cabaret Friday & Saturday July 12th & 13th, 2013 7:00pm Bob
Chisholm Community Center 1225 Avenue A, Seaside, OR Tickets: $20 single
ticket $120 table for 8 $100 table for 6 Light buffet and beverage
included in ticket price. Reserved seating recommended. Tickets may be
purchased in advance by calling 503-436-0378 www.CannonBeachChorus.org
9. RyanH: Learn more about the Cannon Beach Academy at the parade. Besides
being in the parade, a booth will be at the bank building.
10. RyanH: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” plays Fri, Sat,
Sun at 730pm. “Importance of Being Ernest” opens July 12th. See schedule at
www.CoasterTheatre.com.
11. RyanH: Dreams & Discoveries and Yuletides is now staying open till 8pm.
The 7-8 hour is proving to be good. If more stores would be open and that
information shared between motels, restaurants and shops, it could be a very
good thing.
12. JeneeP:. The first evacuation route walk will be July 9th at 630pm.
Walks will be every other week on Tuesdays alternating between morning and
evening, meeting up at the Community Church. Contact
<http://lists.crackmeup.com/mailman/options/wedmrnmtg/jenee--at--pacificalar
msystem.com> jenee at pacificalarmsystem.com
13. ElaineM: Our Cannon is being sent off to Texas A&M for restoration. This
will take nearly a year and will cost approx $27K including shipping. Texas
A&M is a worldwide leader is this type of restoration. The cannon will be
readied for travel next Tuesday. www.cbhistory.org.
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Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)
Date: 6/26/2013 8am
Location: Pizza a Fetta
Number in attendance: 13
Present: WendyH, StephanieA, RisleyW, LindaD, KatieS, MelodieC, BrianO,
PatF, LianneT, EricJ, RobinR, RyanH, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Plein Air &More this weekend
2. Archimedes Gallery Grand Opening Friday 4pm
3. “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”
4. Tsunami Awareness
5 Walk the Evacuation Routes
6. Evan Jiroudek Band at History Center Jun 28
7. New Homes in Haystack Heights
8. Katie’s Beach Salon
9. WOW Meeting
Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – July 3, 2013, Pizza a Fetta, 8am. Bring
your own coffee cup. Coffee is provided courtesy of Pizza a Fetta and Bella
Espresso. Come a bit early to get your coffee downstairs at Bella
2. StephanieA/GeorgeV: Friday night is opening night for Plein Air &
More with an art show and Meet the Artists reception in the Community Hall
starting at 5pm. The show runs thru Sunday with fresh work added. Saturday
will find artists creating all over town. Last year some 50 artists were out
and about. This year promises to be bigger and better. Saturday evening’s
receptions at galleries and elsewhere will feature creations of the artists
from their day’s work. On Sunday many artists will be back out creating. All
businesses are encouraged to demonstrate their creativity. At Village
Centre, Paula Vetter will be demonstrating Zentangle – freehand line
drawing. Lo Hanners will demonstrate her nail art (fingernail that is).
Dena’s Shop on the Corner will have an outdoor fashion show at Ecola Square.
Learn more at www.CBGalleryGroup.com. Location maps showing who will be
where are available at the galleries, the Chamber and online at
www.Cannon-Beach.net/images/pleinair/PleinAir2013Map-inside.pdf.
2. EricJ: Archimedes Gallery is having its grand opening on Second Street
Friday at 4pm. Hometown girl Lindsey Oyala’s gallery will focus on
exhibiting emerging and established artists who go beyond the spectrum of
convention. info at archimedesgallery.com. 971-235-7608
3. RyanH: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” opened last
weekend at Coaster Theatre to two good houses. See schedule at
www.CoasterTheatre.com.
4. Lianne Thompson – Public Affairs Specialist, Tsunami Outreach, Oregon
Dept of Geology and Mineral Industries. Awareness “rallies” have been held
recently in Warrenton and Astoria. Since Cannon Beach has addressed tsunami
awareness already, there are no current plans for here. As the local CERT
leader under Fire Chief Mike Balzer, Lianne encourages everyone to have a
plan and to practice that plan.
5. GeorgeV/JeneeP: Walk the Evacuation Routes each 2nd and 4th Tuesday
starting July 9 thru November. 2nd Tuesdays are at 630pm and 4th Tuesdays
are at 9am. Gather at Cannon Beach Community Church to walk a different
route each week. For George’s photos and Nancy Giasson’s notes from the
walks Nancy led last summer see –
http://www.cannon-beach.net/events/EvacuationRouteWalk
6. Don't miss Evan Jiroudek and his band Alligator perform at the History
Center on Friday June 28th at 7:00 p.m. Plein Air & More weekend!
7. PatF: Three new homes are being built in Haystack Heights by Coaster
Construction and each will be sold for less than $350K. Pat Funk
503-440-1106 pada at bmi.net. See
<http://cannonbeachrealestate.com/docs/Homes_on_Elk_Run.pdf> New
Construction Cannon Beach Homes on Elk Run Ave
8. Katie Shamion is opening her Beach Salon at 171 N Larch Street, Suite 11
soon. Call 503-440-8272 for an appointment. Katie lives in Arch Cape with
her husband Brad and their two children. She had been working in a salon in
Seaside. Melodie speaks highly of her work.
9. WendyH: The next WOW Powwow will be at Wendy’s house (1531 S Pacific) on
July 10th. wendy at theoceanlodge.com
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Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)
Date: 6/19/2013 8am
Location: Pizza a Fetta
Number in attendance: 24
Present: BrianO, JohnB, StephanieA, MarkB, RainmarB, DanG, PatF, JamesF,
JeneeP, JeanH, SteveH, MelodieC, MichelleR, RyanH, KevinL, ElaineM, MaryF,
MistyK, JimK, RisleyW, LindaD, EricJ, WendyH, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. New City Planner Mark Barnes
2. Work on Hemlock at the S curves
3. Sandcastle Report
4. Sandcastles on Sunday
5 Plein Air & More June 28-30
6. Evan Jiroudek Band at History Center Jun 28
7. Forum Opens Fri at Coaster
8. Quilt Exhibit at History Center
9. Cottage Tour Sept 14-15
10. Photos from Celebration of CBES
11. Housekeepers Needed
12. Rent a Floathouse on John Day River
13. Clatsop Community College Classes
14. CEDR Workshops
15. Evacuation Route Walk
16. Conference Center’s summer conferences have begun
Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – June 26, 2013, Pizza a Fetta, 8am. Bring
your own coffee cup. Coffee is provided courtesy of Pizza a Fetta and Bella
Espresso. Come a bit early to get your coffee downstairs at Bella
3. RainmarB: Outgoing City Planner Rainmar Bartl introduced incoming
City Planner Mark Barnes. Rainmar’s last day is next week. He has been with
the City of Cannon Beach since the 70’s. Mark has been doing private
consulting for 20 years.
2. Dan Grassick, City Public Works, says a water main is being put in
under Hemlock Street at the S-curves which will close the road Wednesday
June 26 from about 8am to around noon. The detour will be on Highway 101.
There will be no water disruption.
3. EricJ: Sandcastle 2013 was a big success. The Friday night dinner served
150, Sandcastle Contest had 41 plots including 7 master plots (the most
master ever), t-shirts and small posters sold out on the beach along with
food. 500 cars were parked on the beach at noon with more coming than
leaving. the Saturday night concert was a near full house at Coaster
Theatre, the bonfire w/smores on the beach at Tolovana had more than 150
people, and the Sunday morning Fun Run had 49 runners. Look for George’s
photos of the weekend’s events later this week at
www.Cannon-Beach.net/sandcastle.html.
4. RisleyW: On Sunday, people were expecting to see Sandcastles. The PR
showed the event from Jun 14-16. JeneeP and NalaC at the Rock, had many
complaints Sunday about the sculptures being gon. GeorgeV wants to see the
sculptures preserved thru the weekend. The tide does not destroy them, it is
the people – kids in particular. Someone would need to be on the beach
discouraging this. Announcements could be made throughout the sculpting that
the people are still arriving Sunday to see the sculptures.
5. StephanieA: Plein Air & More is June 28-30. Friday night is a group show
at the Chamber featuring artists from the Gallery Group’s galleries.
Kimberly Moore from SW Art Magazine will be here and her magazine will pick
an artist to be featured. On Saturday, more than 50 artists will be
performing throughout town. Village Centre will have Paula Vetter
demonstrating ZenTangle and Lo Hanners Nail Art. Volunteers are needed as
information aides to direct visitors to artists’ locations and to inform
about the event. WendyH: Ocean Lodge will have two artists starting Monday –
Michael Orwick and Eric Jacobson will be doing workshops. Pick up fliers at
Bronze Coast Gallery. Info at www.cbgallerygroup.com.
6. ElaineM: Don't miss Evan Jiroudek and his band Alligator perform at the
History Center on Friday June 28th at 7:00 p.m. Plein Air & More weekend!
7. RyanH: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” opens Friday
730pm Jun 21 at Coaster Theatre. www.CoasterTheatre.com
8. ElaineM: The History Center is currently featuring a quilt exhibit.
Coming up next is a Terrible Tilly exhibit. www.cbhistory.org.
9. ElaineM: Cottage Tour 2013 – Sept 14-15. Tickets for each event may be
purchased separately or as a weekend-long package. The events will begin
with a luncheon & lecture, beginning at noon, hosted at the Tolovana Inn.
The luncheon will be catered by Tour favorite, Culinary Capers. This year's
lecture will be given by Cannon Beach Cottages author Jill Grady. Followed
by a tour of homes and gardens from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The tour will
feature 10 dreams homes, vintage cottages, iconic lodging facilities, and
unique coastal gardens. In celebration of the 10th Annual Tour attendees
will have the opportunity to revisit nostalgic homes and gardens from past
years. Following the tour, attendees are invited to mingle at the Cannon
Beach History Center & Museum's reception and concert at 6:00 p.m. There
will be live music, door prizes, and a hanging quilt made by the talented
Marilyn Dwyer (pictured here) will be raffled off. Raffle tickets are
available by phone; one for $3, two for $5, or four for $10. 503-436-9301.
On Sunday the 15th of September the even will continue with a brunch,
catered by Culinary Capers, and a garden presentation by local landscape
architect Beth Holland. This event will be hosted at the Tolovana Inn at 11
a.m. Tickets: http://cbhistory.org/shop/index.php?route=product/category
<http://cbhistory.org/shop/index.php?route=product/category&path=64>
&path=64
10. GeorgeV: Photos from the June 13 Celebration of CBES can be found at
www.Cannon-Beach.net/cbes/CBES13jun2013 (67 Celebration Photos)
11. BrianO: Cannon Beach Vacation Rentals is hiring full and part time
housekeepers. brian at visitcb.com
12. BrianO: Cannon Beach Vacation Rentals now has a float house available on
John Day River - $175/night. info at visitcb.com
13. MaryF: For info on classes at CCC see https://www.clatsopcc.edu
14. KevinL: For info CEDR workshops see http://www.clatsoped.com
15. The first summer evacuation route walk with Jenee will be July 9.
Contact jenee at pacificalarmsystem.com.
16. JeanH: Summer conferences have begun at the Conference Center - approx
300 people per week.
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Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)
Date: 6/12/2013 8am
Location: Pizza a Fetta
Number in attendance: 21
Present: LindaD, JimK, RisleyW, WendyH, JohnB, StephanieA, EricJ, DebbieN,
SharonV, JasonS, JeneeP, MelodieC, ShawnaS, BillieJoeE, RyanH, PatF,
MichaelF, ElaineM, NalaC, CarmenS, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Farmer’s Market
2. Coaster Theatre Summer Plays
3. Evacuation Route Walks
4. Sandcastle This Weekend
5 Sandcastle Poster Auction
6. Sandcastle Poster Sales
7. HRAP
8. Japanese Visitors
9. Plein Air & More June 28-30
10. Celebration of CBES June 13 530pm. All-Time/All-School Photo at 7pm
11. Cannon Beach Academy
12. Rental wanted for cat and owner
13. Free Shuttle Service on Sandcastle Day
14. Photography Workshops and Excursions by George Vetter
Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – June 19, 2013, Pizza a Fetta, 8am. Bring
your own coffee cup. Coffee is provided courtesy of Pizza a Fetta and Bella
Espresso. Come a bit early to get your coffee downstairs at Bella
4. JenniferW: The 5th Season of the Cannon Beach Farmers Market will be
open on Tuesdays from June 18 through October 1, opening at 1:00 with music,
prepared food, and community booths. All other vendors open at 2:00, and
the market closes at 5:00. The CBFM offers flowers in addition to a wide
variety of fresh produce, pasture-raised meat, organic cheeses, wild-caught
seafood, and hand-crafted artisan food products in the lively Midtown area
of Cannon Beach. Volunteers are needed. Even just an hour will help.
Musician sponsors are needed - $50 per market. More info at
www.CannonBeachMarket.org.
2. RyanH: Two plays will be presented at the Coaster Theatre this summer.
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