With Labor Day Weekend a memory, Cannon Beach residents anticipate a gradual decline in the numbers of visitors and vehicles in our village, as September bookends blue skies and warm afternoons with crisp mornings and evenings.
This year’s Fall Festival, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28, is taking shape.
I make a point of checking on new library acquisitions regularly, especially new non-fiction titles Marjorie MacQueen adds to the Cannon Beach Library collection. I just received her list of n…
Hello Friends, I have spent much of the past year arguing that that Oregon needs, at long last, to get serious about emergency, earthquake, and tsunami planning.
New Office Manager, July Fourth Book Sale and Discussion of Albright’s “Fascism”
Not long ago, I attended a Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting and sat next to John Buehler, who quickly reminded me of how we first met.
Dear Customers, Friends, and Family:
This column ran in The Gazette 11 years ago. Granddaughter Emmersen has finished her freshman year of college. But this memory is vivid and the message timeless. Thank you for reading it.
Every Fourth of July morning for three decades, Cannon Beach residents and visitors, cups of java in hand, gather along Hemlock Street for two events—the Independence Day Parade and the Cannon…
We would like to thank the community of Cannon Beach and the Seaside School District for being so supportive of the Cannon Beach History Center & Museum and our decision to purchase the fo…
During the summer months library volunteers greet the return of an increasing number of patrons borrowing the latest mysteries by favorite authors, consuming seductive beach reads and combing …
Two weeks ago, I reintroduced myself to the Cannon Beach Chamber following our company’s reacquisition of “The Gazette.”
At The Library: Library elects board members, officers; Schedules Portland novelist and 2 book sales
Speaker programs, discussion groups, a contemporary collection of important books and a busy book-sale room, connect residents and visitors with significant books, important local writers and …
We are at a crossroads in this town. We are well on our way to being simply a destination resort. What does that mean? It means that our local government is most concerned with bringing more a…
The following statement was issued by Anthony Smith, Oregon state director for the National Federation of Independent Business, following yesterday afternoon’s 18-to-11 State Senate passage of…
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Every year, I’m struck by the powerful — and often, opposing — emotions that Memorial Day stirs.
The following statement was issued by Anthony Smith, Oregon state director for the National Federation of Independent Business, following yesterday afternoon’s 18-to-11 State Senate passage of…
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Hello Cannon Beach, I’m Joe Warren the new publisher of the Cannon Beach Gazette. I can’t wait to make the rounds and meet everyone.
Between April and May, programming at the Cannon Beach Library changes noticeably. Soon the crush of tourism will impede the library’s ability to find vacant rooms for visiting authors and ope…
It’s hard to write a farewell column when I’ve only been here four years. That’s less than the lifespan of some razor clams.
That dogs have powerful noses is a well-known fact. The term “sniffari” is endearingly used by some dog lovers to describe the safari-like sniffing excursions that healthy dogs enjoy so much. …
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A couple of weeks ago, my husband misplaced his glasses. His very expensive prescription glasses, I might add, not his cheap drugstore readers. After turning the house upside down a few times …
During the Great Depression, World War II and Korean Conflict, the Democratic Party of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman protected workers, farmers, people of color and average middle-class …
April is National Poetry Month, a celebration introduced in 1996, organized by the Academy of American Poets.
By R.J. Marx
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Years ago, my husband and I were at an event. It was one of those end-of-week things where you steal away for a half hour from whatever you were doing to run in, kiss people on both cheeks, ma…
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TLC, a Division of Fibre Federal Credit Union has partnered with selected colleges and hospitals within its field of membership for a multi-year grant program. From 2018 to 2020, TLC will dist…
The City of Warrenton and Warrenton-Hammond Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will host their second annual Disaster Preparedness event at the Warrenton Community Center on Saturday, Se…
The Oregon Health Authority lifted public health advisories for contact with marine water at Beverly Beach, Agate Beach, and Seal Rock Park Beach located in Lincoln County and Neskowin Beach a…
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Oregon coastal advocates are joining businesses from all over the West Coast to applaud a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives that protects large portions of the Outer Continental Shelf …
Are you a coastal resident concerned about a “sickly” spruce tree in your yard or community? Join Oregon State University Extension – Clatsop County for an informational meeting on the spruce …
The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing will conduct routine F-15 night training missions on Tuesday, Sep. 10 – Thursday, Sep. 12.
The City of Cannon Beach is considering building a joint city hall and police station that can withstand an earthquake or tsunami.
UPDATE: The construction project has been postponed until 2020. Ecola State Park Road, and visitor access to Indian Beach day-use area, will be open this fall.
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) today, Sep. 5, lifted a public health advisory for contact with marine water at Short Sand Beach, located in Tillamook County. The health authority issued the…
On Thursday, Sep. 5 at approximately 10:53 a.m., the Seaside Police Department responded to the area of Avenue A and South Downing Street to meet with a person who had possession of a suspicio…
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck at 8:02 a.m. on Thursday, Sep. 5 about 192 miles off the southern Oregon Coast near Bandon, west of Coos Bay, according to the United States Geological Servic…
An Oceanside Beach Cleanup will take place at Oceanside Beach State Park in Tillamook on Saturday, Sep. 7 from 1-5 p.m. Look for ocean blue flags and canopies on the beach. Sunriver Brewing Co…
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a public health advisory today for higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters at Short Sand Beach at Oswald West State Park in Tillamook County.
As Hurricane Dorian gains strength in the Atlantic, the Red Cross Cascades Region (serving Oregon and Southwest Washington) is deploying 15 volunteers to assist in the massive response effort.…
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Over the last decade, the US Coast Guard, Marine Board and recreational boaters not just in Oregon, but Nationwide, have identified an increasing need for boating education regarding multi-use…
The Coast Guard urges boaters in the Pacific Northwest to use extra caution while on the water this Labor Day weekend. Labor Day Weekend marks the unofficial end of the traditional boating sea…
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A 6.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 178 miles west of Coos Bay on the Oregon Coast Thursday morning.
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A 6.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 178 miles west of Coos Bay on the Oregon Coast Thursday morning.
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The City of Cannon Beach is in the process of reviewing its foredune management plan.
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A group of homeowners living in an area from south of the Arcadia State Beach parking lot to the Hug Point State Beach parking lot in unincorporated Clatsop County are concerned about the effe…
The 3rd Annual Steinway Piano Concert Series in Cannon Beach opens Friday, September 13, 7 pm featuring “Rising Star” Gabriele Strata, considered one of the leading Italian pianists of his gen…
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The city of Cannon Beach is looking at different ways to structure its utility rates.
With the signing of House Bill 2817 by Democratic Gov. Kate Brown, members of the Oregon National Guard will be able to receive tuition assistance at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU…
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WINGS offers educational opportunities for women who have had their education interrupted and are yearning to go back to school.
Pianist Tom Grant is a longtime leader on the Portland music scene, an award-winning jazz and New Age music star with an international audience. After graduating from the University of Oregon,…
Of all the masterful fiction of the North Coast, Don Berry presents the most vivid naturalism: capturing the scent of the woods, the hollow of a log or the whisper of a dream. The writer lived…
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Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel “Brave New World” is back and more relevant than ever. The title alone is a meme for our genetically engineered, social media besotted society, where individuals spe…
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When the Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit for water work in September for the school district’s campus construction in the Southeast Hills, officials and construction crews issued a col…
Many of the stars of the day have long since been forgotten. Others live on in the annals of the city’s musical history, from visitors like Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong to l…
The firefighting community is mourning the loss of Bill Boone, who served as Hamlet’s fire chief for many years.
I wish I had known Mike Knop.