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🌱 When Cannon Beach City Council meets this week—and what else is happening
Cannon Beach, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Cannon Beach! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- When Cannon Beach City Council meets this week—and what else is happening
- Why Cannon Beach is ranked among the Northwest’s most neighborly towns
- How did Haystack Rock really form just off Cannon Beach?
Also on today's calendar: Next Stop Comedy at Pelican Brewing Company!.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.
- Sunday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 69, low: 52.
- Monday: Some sun, with a high of 64 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Clatsop County public meetings for Oct. 3, 2026 (seasidesignal.com) — Cannon Beach residents have two key City Council sessions coming up: a regular meeting on Tuesday, October 6, and a work session and special meeting on Thursday, October 8, both at City Hall on East Gower Avenue. The schedule also lists nearby Astoria, Seaside, Gearhart, and county meetings, giving you a full picture of when and where local decisions will be made this week. 
2. 8 Most Neighborly Towns In The Pacific Northwest (worldatlas.com) — Cannon Beach gets a warm spotlight here, highlighting Haystack Rock’s puffins, the volunteer-run Haystack Rock Awareness Program, and community theater at the Coaster Theatre Playhouse. You’ll also read about the town’s volunteer-supported library, history museum, and a self-guided walking tour linking Cannon Beach with Tolovana and Arch Cape, all framed as reasons it’s among the Pacific Northwest’s most neighborly towns.
3. Oregon's Haystack Rock Rises 235 Feet Above Cannon Beach (tomorrowsworldtoday.com) — Cannon Beach’s iconic Haystack Rock, towering 235 feet offshore, is revealed here as the hardened remnant of ancient lava flows that once raced from eastern Oregon to the Pacific. The piece walks you through its volcanic origins, how tides shape its appearance, and the protected tide pools and seabird colonies that make it a living, slowly eroding monument right off your shoreline.
4. This Oregon coast gem offers the ultimate analog escape, and fall is the perfect time to experience it (hereisoregon.com) — Cannon Beach is getting national attention this fall as Sunset Magazine names it one of eight must-visit Western destinations, highlighting its stormy skies, lighter crowds, and cozy small-town feel. The feature praises Haystack Rock, local inns, and restaurants for creating an “ultimate analog escape” that’s especially appealing once summer tourists clear out and the dramatic October weather rolls in.
📸 Around Cannon Beach
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★ Featured events ★
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Next Stop Comedy at Pelican Brewing Company! - Cannon Beach, OR →
Pelican Brewing – Cannon Beach, 1371 South Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
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Other local events
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Next Stop Comedy at Pelican Brewing Company! →
Pelican Brewing – Cannon Beach, 1371 South Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
📣 Cannon Beach Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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2026 Veganville Tour →
Veganville Animal Sanctuary, 41396 Matt Kampy Road, Seaside
11:00 am -
Girls 8th Volleyball @ St. Helens Middle School
Seaside High Seaside, OR 97138
4:00 pm -
Girls 7th Volleyball @ St. Helens Middle School
Seaside High Seaside, OR 97138
4:00 pm -
Boys JV Soccer @ Scappoose High School
Seaside High Seaside, OR 97138
4:30 pm -
Boys Varsity Soccer @ Scappoose High School
Seaside High Seaside, OR 97138
6:15 pm -
Boys Middle School Football vs Scappoose High School
Seaside High Seaside, OR 97138
4:00 pm -
Girls JV Volleyball vs Astoria High School
Seaside High Seaside, OR 97138
4:30 pm -
Girls JV2 Volleyball vs Astoria High School
Seaside High Seaside, OR 97138
4:30 pm -
Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Astoria High School
Seaside High Seaside, OR 97138
6:15 pm -
Girls 7th Volleyball @ Scappoose Middle School
Seaside High Seaside, OR 97138
4:00 pm
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
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- MasterCorp posted a job opening for Housekeeper - Wyndham Worldmark Seaside Resort, Seaside, OR in Cannon Beach. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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