Manzanita past and present Donna Morrow Ben Lane and Ted Erickson Edmund and Merti Lane acquired the land that would become Manzanita as early 20th Century homesteaders. Ben Lane, Edmund’s son, and Ben’s wife Joanna, later built two hotels, opened a post office, and named the main street Laneda ' Avenue. They operated their real estate business from the corner of Laneda and Carmel Avenues (left), site of today’s Manzanita visitor center. Ben Lane was Manzanita's mayor from 1946 to 1960. 5 During the early 19605, - 1 Ted Erickson was a Beaverton homebuilder. His wife's allergies prompted a move to Arch Cape and the purchase of a part interest in Cannon Beach Millworks. In 1966, Erickson moved to Manzanita and purchased from Ben Lane the land south of Laneda that would become the 51-acre “front nine” of the future golf course, the residential areas that surround the course, and the “back nine," a 70-acre section of land east of what is now Classic Street. “‘ Early development of the golf course Although not a golfer himself, Ted sought to build a golf course to entice golfers to buy homesites around the course. After clearing the land and laying out the course, Ted had difficulty with the irrigation system. The equipment distributor sent a young Jim Pentz to fix the problem, and his success led to a lifelong friendship with Ted. Pentz volunteered to help Erickson on many projects, sleeping in the maintenance shed and eating on Ted’s dime. Pentz eventually bought a lot on Ridge Drive on contract, .and later built his first Manzanita home there. While Ted worked on the course, his son Steve, who is a golfer, focused on developing a successful course operation, including the clubhouse. Ted and Steve 5 See Mark Beach’s article, “Manzanita through the Looking Glass: Pioneer Dreams,” in Manzanita Today’s We. Mark has also collected many Nehalem Bay historic images, including those in this article at and in his book, 3 photo-history of the Nehalem Bay area available at Cloud and Leaf Bookstore in Manzanita. ” This article is based on an April 17, 2008, Daily Astorian obituary on Ted Erickson and on interviews with Jim Pentz, Steve Nuttall, and Matt Brown. 7 — Manzanita Today for October 10, 2022 , OCR Text: Manzanita past and present Donna Morrow Ben Lane and Ted Erickson Edmund and Merti Lane acquired the land that would become Manzanita as early 20th Century homesteaders. Ben Lane, Edmund’s son, and Ben’s wife Joanna, later built two hotels, opened a post office, and named the main street Laneda ' Avenue. They operated their real estate business from the corner of Laneda and Carmel Avenues (left), site of today’s Manzanita visitor center. Ben Lane was Manzanita's mayor from 1946 to 1960. 5 During the early 19605, - 1 Ted Erickson was a Beaverton homebuilder. His wife's allergies prompted a move to Arch Cape and the purchase of a part interest in Cannon Beach Millworks. In 1966, Erickson moved to Manzanita and purchased from Ben Lane the land south of Laneda that would become the 51-acre “front nine” of the future golf course, the residential areas that surround the course, and the “back nine," a 70-acre section of land east of what is now Classic Street. “‘ Early development of the golf course Although not a golfer himself, Ted sought to build a golf course to entice golfers to buy homesites around the course. After clearing the land and laying out the course, Ted had difficulty with the irrigation system. The equipment distributor sent a young Jim Pentz to fix the problem, and his success led to a lifelong friendship with Ted. Pentz volunteered to help Erickson on many projects, sleeping in the maintenance shed and eating on Ted’s dime. Pentz eventually bought a lot on Ridge Drive on contract, .and later built his first Manzanita home there. While Ted worked on the course, his son Steve, who is a golfer, focused on developing a successful course operation, including the clubhouse. Ted and Steve 5 See Mark Beach’s article, “Manzanita through the Looking Glass: Pioneer Dreams,” in Manzanita Today’s We. Mark has also collected many Nehalem Bay historic images, including those in this article at and in his book, 3 photo-history of the Nehalem Bay area available at Cloud and Leaf Bookstore in Manzanita. ” This article is based on an April 17, 2008, Daily Astorian obituary on Ted Erickson and on interviews with Jim Pentz, Steve Nuttall, and Matt Brown. 7 — Manzanita Today for October 10, 2022 , Nehalem Valley Historical Society,Under Construction,March 2024 Shipment Scans,Purple Folder B,Article Manzanita Links Past and Present,P01.tif, P01.tif