Yachats Oregon Writer Rick Schultze

Well your mail box should be a lot less cluttered with stuff now that the election is over. The signs will disappear and the amount of commercials jamming the airwaves will revert back to the regular things; cars, food, beer, clothes and other items. However, soon to fill the spots the political commercials vacated will be the Christmas shopping commercials. It seems that some things never change, but after this national election and the selection of a new President the world as we knew it has changed. Never before has there been such interest and such an outpouring of emotions as we just witnessed. Oh there have been some Presidential elections that caught the countries attention but this one takes the cake. If you saw any interviews with people from around the country it was clear that there was jubilation from some and a sense of sadness from others, but everyone had been paying attention and that is what elections are supposed to be about. If you wanted to voice your opinion you had the chance and the masses did just that. To say the future of this country and the world will be different is a fair statement and regardless of what happens things are going to change.

Now bringing it back down to our coastal towns, villages and rural communities there will also be changes. In Yachats there will be a new Mayor, city council members, and the fire district will see the results of two bonds which passed.

Compared to the national election those changes seem insignificant but when a village like Yachats gets a new Mayor and city council members it’s a big deal because everyone knows the current Mayor and will be watching with interest to see how the Mayor elect carries on. Of course those same sets of curious eyes will be watching the new makeup of the city council. With the fire district we will rest assured that our fire protection services will continue to operate with their high degree of proficiency. But instead of being bombarded by the national news media about the new changes at city hall we villagers will find out lots by reading the local paper, visiting the local coffee shops, service club gatherings, churches, and watering holes. There will be a plethora opinions and second guessing and in a little community that all usually manages to reach everyone, young and old.

So I think it would be fair to say that as of November 4^th 2008 we the people are about to embark on an exciting new journey that appears to be based on changes!

To reach Rick Schultze email yarick@pioneer.net