The Cannon Beach Library is adding additional time for limited browsing. Patrons can enter the library to borrow books from Noon to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Masks, social distancing, and hand washing are still required.
Several pro-hunting conservation organizations have challenged the draft language of the ballot title and summary for Initiative Petition 13, which they contend do not adequately convey the in…
Although this spring Cannon Beach seems progressively busier from one weekend to the next, Memorial Day weekend marks the onset of the summer season on the North Oregon Coast with a population boom.
To the Cannon Beach City Council,
The COVID-19 outbreak in India is a humanitarian crisis with global implications. It’s also a powerful reminder that we won’t end this pandemic anywhere unless we end it everywhere.
At the April meeting of the Cannon Beach Library’s board of directors, the board decided the library would not hold, for the second year in a row, the Memorial Day weekend Rare and Old Book Sa…
May is National Wildfire Awareness Month and the American Red Cross is urging everyone to make their preparations now.
Lori Tobias, arguably one of the hardest-working journalists travelling the 363 miles of U.S. 101 between the Astoria-Megler bridge and the California border, will discuss her recently publish…
On September 30th, 1983, many lives in the town of Warrenton, Oregon, were changed forever when seventeen-year-old Joan Leigh Hall disappeared on a simple walk from the Warrenton Mini Mart to …
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I have lived in Cannon Beach for twenty years and was drawn here by its stunning beaches, diverse tide pools, rocky habitats and wildlife. I’ve been a volunteer community scientist monitoring …
“I love Cannon Beach” has increasingly become a mantra among residents and tourists alike over the forty-four years we have been part of the Cannon Beach community. What some have failed to re…
The Northwest Authors Series at the Cannon Beach Library will feature a presentation via Facebook LIVE by bestselling mystery author J. A. Jance, Saturday, April 10, at 2 p.m.
Oregon historian and journalist R. Gregory Nokes will discuss via Zoom three of his recent contributions to early Oregon history.
The success of the library and its services for patrons, whether North Coast residents or vacationing visitors, depends on support from members of the Cannon Beach Library.
The Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) issued an opinion upholding the City of Cannon Beach’s controversial decision to end all grading of sand dunes for view protection and/or enhancement. This…
The Cannon Beach Library—by moving traditional discussions, meetings, lectures and readings to virtual presentation via Zoom and Facebook Live, and especially by offering access to library res…
Shuttered shops and restaurants, inadequately funded schools and libraries, sheriff’s offices lacking the resources to respond to 911 calls—many of Oregon’s small towns are cash strapped and s…
I was glad to read, in your recent issue, that the Planning Commission has decided to postpone a decision regarding unit size zoning. This really needs more input from the community it most a…
As one nears Cannon Beach, one sees the presence of Haystack Rock. On the road into town, one sees the river that winds into the sea, the sky meets the sea becoming infinity, and the anticipat…
The Cannon Beach Library continues to ply patrons with a steady supply of recently published titles and special events, giving us more reasons to take advantage of door-side pickup and limited…
The Cannon Beach Library has no changes to report this week about library services. Limited browsing continues on Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m., and residents of Cannon Beach and Arch Cape may…
Here it comes. The last “At the Library” column of what seems the worst year in memory, when citizens are promised a designer vaccine within a few months to suppress the runaway spread of Covid-19.
This time of year cut fir trees find their way into our plazas, businesses, parking lots, and homes. Here in Oregon, such trees are inevitably locally grown—we’re the nation’s top Christmas tr…
While this pandemic has no doubt been a challenging and tragic time in our history, we have often had tunnel vision when it has come to where we put our consideration and resources. It is not …
Regarding Al Aya and his home on First Street, I rented the home from him for several years in the ‘80s before he retired and moved to Cannon Beach. It has an original Bartels rock fireplace.…
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On Tuesday, June 15, Oregon became the second state to pass legislation prohibiting law enforcement officers from using deception while interrogating people under the age of 18. The bill bans …
The start of the summer and fall wildfire season began recently across Western Oregon with fire agencies bracing for what could be an intense and damaging season.
Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched to a report of a man found in the water at 1:22 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Short Sand Beach at Oswald West State Park, unconscious and not b…
Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday, June 22, updates to county risk levels under the state's public health framework to reduce transmission and protect Oregonians from COVID-19. Clatsop County …
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In an effort to support education and the health care industry, as well as alleviate an ongoing nursing shortage, Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) this week pledged an $80,000 annual gift to C…
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Lily Markwell, a fifth grade student from Portland, died June 18 after being swept out to sea north of Haystack Rock. Cannon Beach Fire District and Seaside Fire's Surf Rescue Team were dispat…
Research by Oregon State University suggests a pair of compounds originating from hops can help thwart a dangerous buildup of fat in the liver known as hepatic steatosis.
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The Coast Guard medevaced a second hiker Saturday, June 19, after a reported medical emergency near the top of Saddle Mountain.
The Coast Guard medevaced a hiker Friday after a reported medical emergency near the top of Saddle Mountain.
Cannon Beach Fire District and Seaside Fire's Surf Rescue Team were dispatched at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 17, for a child in the water, being “sucked out” by the tide north of Haystack Rock.
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A preliminary review of Public Works Director Karen LaBonte is being conducted by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to investigate possible violations of conflict of interest.
The passes, valid through mid-December, will be available to people getting vaccinated at the All4Oregon clinic at the Oregon Convention Center, and at clinics focused on vaccinating Black com…
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce the opening of all razor clam harvesting on the central Oregon coast.
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley recently announced that 28 counties and two cities in Oregon will receive more than $19 million in emergency housing vouchers through the American Resc…
Some residents have noticed an increase in the incidence of graffiti in Cannon Beach.
Some people have questions about when city hall will reopen and why it is closed, since stores and restaurants are open.
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In previous articles, The Gazette covered the Cannon Beach City Council’s discussion about assessing a possible food and beverage tax.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is enacting temporary restrictions on coastal wild adult Chinook salmon harvest in the Southwest Zone due to low forecasted returns.
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Oregon is closing in on reopening the economy.
The number of search and rescue missions in Oregon has steadily increased since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM).
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) hosted a change of command ceremony Friday, June 4, outside of the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria.
Governor Kate Brown has extended Oregon’s mortgage foreclosure moratorium until September 30, 2021.
Oregon is moving into a more dangerous and more intense wildfire season complicated by the state’s continued and deepening drought.
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On Tuesday, June 1, the Oregon Senate passed House Bill 2168, a bill to make Juneteenth an official state holiday every June 19 beginning in 2022. This holiday will serve to honor the freedom …
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced recently that $39.3 million in American Rescue Plan funding is headed to Oregon to support substance abuse treatment and prevention …
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As Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced last week, once Oregon reaches the 70 percent vaccination threshold, the state will not require masks and face coverings in almost all settings, with some e…
The pyramid scheme has a new look and the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation is warning consumers to steer clear. Gifting clubs, such as Death Row, are illegal pyramid schemes that are sc…
Memorial Day weekends mark the start of summer—and birthing season for Oregon’s elk and deer herds. Elk calves and deer fawns are born from late May through mid-June.
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Cannon Beach City Council passed during a meeting Tuesday, June 1, a resolution for approving increases and decreases to the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget by making an intrafund transfer of app…
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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.