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The American Dream: possible once again?

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ith real estate prices trending up and interest rates enticingly low, it would seem a great time to buy.

On average, the sale price of the region’s residential property likely bottomed out in January and has been slowly increasing.

With a recovering real estate market and mortgage rates below 4 percent, first-time homebuyers, and those looking for second homes or investment properties, are taking notice.

“I don’t want to say that a whole lot more people are buying, but there’s more activity,”said Duane Johnson, who owns Duane Johnson Real Estate in Cannon Beach. “More people are looking.”

Although the number of commercial and single-family home sales in Clatsop County is still about 20 percent below (year-to-date) what it was in 2007, this year looks to be a markedly better year than 2011.

Erik Knoder, a regional economist with the Oregon Employment Department, reported in his September newsletter, “The 12-month average of median sales prices seems to have bottomed out in January 2012 in Clatsop, Tillamook and Lincoln counties and ticked up 1 percent

by June.

“Average prices in Columbia County show some increase.

Family business has gaze set on the future.

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Amy Roloff, owner of Living Large Enterprises, president of Amy Roloff Charity Foundation and co-owner of Roloff Family Farms. Photo by Lisa Lamping

Christina Beck and partner Larry Cary say they’re fortunate to have found a house with “good bones,” enough space and a fenced yard for the dogs.

Beck said buying a foreclosed home with a low-interest mortgage has made it possible for her to stay in Astoria, even if her financial situation changes.

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strations at the Commercial Fishermen’s Festival and with chef Chris Holen of Baked Alaska.

Roloff and her family have been the stars of TLC’s “Little People Big World” since 2006. The TV program explores the everyday lives of the Roloff family as they manage logistical and social challenges of dwarfism.

Editor’s Note: Amy Roloff visited Astoria in early September to promote her new cookbook, “Short and Simple Family Recipes.” She gave cooking demon-

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think you’ve seen the bottom of the pricing here.”

With “unbelievable” interest rates and “soft” prices, he said buyers truly are getting more house for their money.

Given his location in the vacation community of Cannon Beach, Johnson said that 95 percent of the buyers his brokerage works with are looking for a second home.

Astoria mortgage broker Greg Cross of Northwest Lending Group said first-time homebuyers Duane Johnson are making up the majority of his customers.

“They don’t have a house [they need] to sell in a down market in order to buy,” Cross said.

Greg Cross Without the burden of an existing home, those first-time homebuyers have been able to seize advantage of the low prices and interest rates. “Prices are down, so they get more house for the money and rates are low,” Cross said.

He said buyers with a credit

HOME, page 5 started doing “Little People Big World.” People started asking me to do speaking engagements. At the time, I was trying to decide what direction I wanted to go in.

I thought, “Wow! This could be something worthwhile I could pursue.”

When the show was running regularly, I had so many requests to talk or host events that I didn’t need to market it. I really didn’t get into the marketing until the last year and a half. I think I could have started marketing a bit sooner.

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Power in numbers for downtown Astoria M

By Samantha Swindler Director of News Coast River Business Journal

y first experience with Astoria’s “Second Saturday Art Walk� started with wine and cheese and ended with burgers and beer.

Oh, yes, there was some art in there, too – from Chris Cole’s steam punk-esque metal sculptures at RiverSea Gallery, to the strange “crafts� of KALA’s CAMP installation.

But lots of what draws the art walkers to downtown isn’t, really, art. I most enjoyed the nostalgia of the Disney memorabilia at What-Nots & Whimsy, and the colorful curios of Cargo.

Organizer Dulcye Taylor says her goal with the art walk series is to have “more art, everywhere, all the time.�

But there’s something just as important that goes on the second Saturday of the month – downtown becomes an evening destination.

Art walks have been a part of Astoria for years.

Once upon a time, says Taylor, the walks were held three times a year. About four or five years ago, she said, a group called FOG – Friends of Galleries – formed to hold the events monthly, the second Saturday. When FOG disbanded, it asked the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association to take over the program. “And so we did,� said Taylor, who is president of the downtown group. “About two years ago.�

Taylor, who owns Old Town Framing Company downtown, says she does see a “little bit� of an increase in sales from the Second Saturday events.

But her initial purpose in joining and supporting the art walks was simply to support a community event that celebrates local artists. “I think it’s kind of ubiquitous with locals,� she

said, “they know there’s an art walk on the second Saturday. Even some people in Seattle and Portland and outlying areas know we have an art walk on the second Saturday.�

That word may soon spread. For the first time, the “Second Saturday Art Walk� is doing a bit of advertising. This spring, organizers started charging businesses $10 to be included on the art walk’s map, which is distributed in advance of the event.

The money generated will go back to support the art walks via local and regional advertising.

There are also monthly sponsors. October’s art walk is being sponsored by Holly McHone Jewelers (hollymchone.com). September’s major sponsor was Fort George Brewery, which offered free beer tastings at selected shops.

Taylor says each month averages about 13 art walk venues. In September, another nine retailers, which don’t carry original art, also participated and were listed as “supporting businesses� on the map.

And many other shops that aren’t on the official map at all opt to stay open late and draw in foot traffic.

It shows that for downtown merchants, there’s power in numbers.

Keeping downtown open late is “the bane of the small-business owner,� Taylor said. Those owners know shoppers are accustomed to shopping in the evenings but they aren’t used to coming downtown after 5 p.m. One lone business can invest in staying open late, but from personal experience, Taylor has found that’s often a money loser. “Unless we have a concerted effort downtown... it’s not worth it,� she said.

The next art walk will be 5-9 p.m. October 13.

Along with dozens of art exhibits and retailer sales, the October walk will include a “Please Buy This Shit� (that’s an exact quote) liquidation sale of Taylor’s own artwork at Old Town Framing.

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25 percent if I put the time into marketing myself as a speaker and didn’t rely so much on the easy marketing of the TV show.

One thing I’ve realized since I began is that organizations often set their budgets for speakers up to a year in advance. I’ve gotten a better sense of when schools and universities book speakers.

I’ve also got a cookbook coming out October 1 and I’ve been approached about writing another book over the next six months, so that avenue of Living Large is growing.

What are your company’s greatest challenges?

What advice would you give to other business owners?

I think the biggest challenge for my company (which is me) is time. I probably spend 30 percent of my time on Living Large, 30 percent on the charity foundation, 20 percent on the farm, 40 percent on the TV show, and family fits in there, too. That’s more than 100 percent, but spending more time on Living Large means I have less time for these other things.

One thing that is important for me is finding key people to contract out work like marketing and websites, and keeping me organized.

Evaluate where you’re at right now.

And if you’re starting a business, think about what changes need to be made in your life to make the business successful. Maybe it’s less time with family or streamlining things. Ask yourself, “Do you have the time and resources to get it up and running?”

Understand where you’re at, what you do, who your customers are, who your competitors are, and what you need to do to make it successful. I used interns during my start-up phase with Living Large.

How does your company contribute to the community?

Tell us something about you that few people know.

I do run the Amy Roloff Charity Foundation, but in terms of Living Large, I think I’m contributing to the community by going out there and helping people understand their potential.

By speaking and motivating people to understand that even if you’re going through challenges, other people are, too.

A lot of times, we’re afraid of failure. But everyone has challenges; mine may be on the outside, yours may be something else.

What is the growth potential of your company?

I think the growth potential of my company is good. It could increase 10 to

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Based on the mortgages he’s seen in the past few months, Cross said, prices indeed seem to have bottomed out in the Astoria area. The median price of Clatsop County homes sold from this January through August was $178,750, nearly 33 percent below the median price of $266,000 for the same period in 2007.

A first home Christina Beck closed on her first house Aug. 24. “I could not be happier,” she said. “I know I made a wise decision and now was the time to buy. I feel secure.”

Beck, like others who recently bought real estate on the north Oregon coast, said the affordable prices coupled with unusually low interest rates made buying a home more attractive than renting.

“It’s cheaper to buy and with the foreclosures around here, it was a no brainer,” she said. “Interest rates are low, housing prices are down; it seemed like a perfect time to buy.”

Beck and her partner, Larry Cary, moved to Astoria from Tennessee in February to be closer to his children in Portland. They chose Astoria for its small-town lifestyle.

At first, they and their two dogs occupied a rental home. They hadn’t planned to buy a home so soon, but “once we got here, we hated the rental we were in.” So they started looking.

Although they were looking for a few key amenities, such as a fenced yard and enough room for the kids to visit, Beck said price was a determining factor in their decision as to what to buy.

“I wanted to know that if something happened to me financially, I could still afford my home,” she said.

Most of the houses she and Cary looked at were too small, rundown or without a fenced yard for their dogs. So when they saw a foreclosed three-bedroom, two-bath Craftsman on Lexington Avenue with a fenced backyard, it felt right.

The house had been empty for about two years and needed considerable cosmetic work, including new flooring, appliances and tiling, but it has “good bones,” Beck said.

They made their offer to the bank in May. “It was an emotional rollercoaster” for the next three months, Beck said. But her mortgage broker, Cross, kept them grounded.

The sale finally closed for $130,000 at the end of August, with the bank paying the closing costs.

Commercial property Commercial property in Clatsop County seems to have retained its value better since 2007 than has residential property.

The average sale price of improved commercial property dropped just 7 percent from 2007 to 2012, although there have been wide swings in the average prices year to year.

After an initial 30 percent drop from

2007 to 2008, the number of improved commercial property sales stayed between 47 and 50 over the past four years.

Between January and August 2012, there were 35 transactions, more than the same period in 2009 to 2011. If that trend continues, 2012 sales may show a marked gain over 2011.

Steve Allen, who owns several commercial properties in Astoria, including the Wet Dog Café and the Desdemona Club, bought the Andrew & Steve’s Building at 12th Street and Marine Drive in June. “We didn’t buy because the prices are down,” Allen said, “we bought because we needed to expand our beer production.”

For Allen, the value of the building was in its ability to support his business plans. The property Steve Allen is on a well-traveled block near the existing restaurant, which will allow Allen to expand the brewery and open it up for tours.

Given unexpected costs associated with cleaning up potential lead contamination in the basement, and ensuring the floor of the Andrew & Steve’s Building will be strong enough to take the weight of the brewing operation, Allen said he would have made a different choice.

“In hindsight, maybe I would have bought a warehouse somewhere,” he said.

On the other hand, “I’m trying to buy the building my [financial services] office is in because it’s so convenient to our other location.”

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The median sale price of single-family homes in Clatsop County since January 2011 is $193,599 – well below the median listing price of $319,725. Data courtesy of Clatsop County

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A home for retiring Location also was central in Marci Hallock’s decision to buy. She had been looking for a home for her retirement with enough land for a garden, a nice view and room for the grandkids to stay over.

“The market made my dream affordable,” Hallock said.

She bought a foreclosed two-bedroom home in Tillamook with a craft room on a little less than an acre in January 2011 for about $99,000 cash.

“I had passed by the home’s for sale sign several times, thinking, ‘Wow! I would love to live there, but that place will be way too expensive for me to buy,’” Hallock said.

Then, on whim one Sunday night, she looked it up online. “Turns out, no, it was extremely reasonable, a foreclosure listed for $99,000 on almost an acre.”

Added Hallock, “The location sold this house to me. I have friends in the neighborhood and this is where I wanted to be.”

She called a real estate agent friend the next morning and told her, “‘I want to buy a house this morning.’ I didn’t tell her I wanted to look at a house, I told her I wanted to buy it if the foundation and bones were good.”

She knew she’d need to replace the roof, the exterior doors and the septic tank, yet the house was structurally sound. Of course, “Everything I checked on this house turned out to be worse than what I thought it was,” Hallock said.

Fortunately, her budget was large enough to absorb the rehab costs.

She said she didn’t have any problems buying a foreclosed home and she had purchased other “distressed houses,” so she had some idea what to expect.

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“The feather and bow flag signs started out as an enforcement issue,” Planning Director Kevin Kupples told the council. “This policy gives the city more control with what’s going on.”

“This is not a new law or a new ordinance,” added Seaside City Manager Mark Winstanley. “It is a new council policy.”

Until recently, the city’s sign ordinance did not allow private signs in the public right-of-way, including sidewalks. But because some businesses were prohibited by their property leases from mounting wall signs or attaching other advertising to the building, business owners requested temporary authority to install feather or bow sign along public sidewalks adjacent to their businesses.

Kupples said the new policy “allows the city to authorize businesses to put up the feather signs within the same flag pole holes that are on the public sidewalks, when those holes are not being used for the American flags.”

The Seaside Chamber Ambassadors place American flags in front of participating businesses during holidays and other events.

The city will charge a $40 permit fee for the feather flags.

Each business would need to submit a site plan and a drawing or photo that indicates the dimensions, graphic

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According to the St. Helens Municipal Code, “No person shall use the sidewalks for skateboarding, rollerblading, or bicycling where prohibited by this chapter.”

But despite having city signs posted along Columbia Boulevard, shop owners say the message isn’t getting through.

“I think it’s worse this year than it was last year,” said Bertucci’s owner Bill Cade. “It’s just a matter of time before someone gets hit.”

Cade said he and other others have told cyclists the sidewalks are off-limits, but points to a lack of code enforcement and knowledge of city regulations.

“We have a customer that comes in that is in a wheelchair. He was almost nailed by three bicycles last week coming out of the store,” said co-owner Shannon Vaerewyck. “They were just about piling up over each other to not hit him.”

Cade and Vaerewyck recently took their concerns to the St. Helens City Council and asked for the issue to be discussed there.

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STORIA – The Astoria Cooperative grocery store has been ranked third-best in the 165-store National Cooperative Grocers Association for year-over-year sales growth in July, said community outreach director Kenlynn Nelson.

Then, for an encore, in August the co-op signed up a “record” 50 new members.

“That growth curve is happening because that community consciousness [of eating locally produced, organic foods] reached a tipping point,” Nelson said.

Additionally, she said, the co-op’s downtown location with off-street parking, the contributions of several new staff members, and extended business hours (8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily) have made the co-op more attractive to customers.

“They have a downtown grocery store,” said Nelson.

The co-op now exceeds $2 million in annual gross sales, making it eligible to apply for full membership in the grocers association. General manager Matt Stanley plans to apply for full membership this fall.

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Morrill said she can accommodate up to eight clients for private two-hour photo shoots. She plans to rent a room at one of Astoria’s luxury hotels and arrange to have her clients’ hair and makeup done before the sessions.

“There is just something about when a women sees herself as beautiful,” said Morrill. “Her inside beauty comes rushing out.

“This is why I love doing what I do,” Morrill said. “Every woman should know she is a beautiful person.

“The difference from me and other photographers is simply that you get me.

I treat my clients the way I would want to be treated,” she said.

Morrill provides each client with a “booty bag with little something.”

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STORIA – Gene “Ozzy” Osborne is the go-to guy for bowlers in the ColumbiaPacific region.

Osborne began fitting bowling balls almost 40 years ago when John Guenther, a Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer, taught him the craft.

Osborne owned the Canby bowling alley for 31 years. Today, as the fitter at Lower Columbia Bowl in Astoria, he uses his coach’s eye and an instinctual understanding of how a bowling ball moves to customize balls for bowlers on both sides of the Columbia River.

“During the daytime, I can almost tell you who’s bowling by the sound” of how they lay the ball down, Osborne said.

Most days, he has at least one ball on his workbench awaiting the drill.

When he started as a fitter, the balls were made of rubber or plastic over cork.

They were heavy, hard – and smelly – to drill.

“Some balls made in the ‘50s smelled just like asphalt to drill into them,” said Osbourne. “They must have had a lot of crude oil in them.”

He said those old balls last forever without showing wear patterns.

Most bowling balls these days are made of urethane, which has significantly changed how bowlers throw and care for their balls.

“This looks like a nice, smooth ball, but it’s actually reactive urethane,” Osborne said, indicating a brightly colored ball. However, once Osborne placed the ball next to a space heater, the ball revealed its porous nature and began to sweat the oil it had picked up off the lanes.

Because the new urethane balls are porous, they sometimes “bleed” resin into the finger holes. So Osborne also fits plastic finger and thumb “slugs” into many of the balls he drills.

The urethane balls are lighter and softer, so they also tend to develop wear patterns, which Osborne buffs out with a resurfacing machine.

“Everyone had one bowling ball in the old days. If you had two balls, you were a pro,” he said.

These days, competitive bowlers often arrive at tournaments with a car full of bowling balls, each drilled to roll differently. Or to accommodate the size of

the bowler’s thumb, which changes over the course of a game.

Osborne bowled his first game in 1956 the day before he graduated from high school. His score: 88. He nearly doubled that in his next game.

A decade later, while working for Boeing in Seattle, Osborne was drawn back to the bowling alley.

“The next thing I knew, I quit a job making four times as much to work in a bowling center because it was fun,” he said.

Three and a half years later, he moved back to eastern Oregon to work for a grocery chain. Then, in 1975 a friend asked him to manage a bowling alley in Pendleton.

In 1976 he bought Canby Bowl, selling the business in 2007.

Osborne has bowled on four state teams and at the U.S. Masters as an amateur for six years in a row. He set the Oregon state record in 1981 for highest average.

In 2005, Osborne was inducted into the Oregon State U.S. Bowling Congress Hall of Fame.

When drilling a ball, he employs geometry and a bit of art to ensure bowlers get a ball that fits them well.

Inside every bowling ball is a weight.

The shape of the weight is different for each manufacturer. By placing the finger and thumbholes in different orientations relative to the weight, Osborne can change how the ball travels down the lane.

He recently drilled an Ebonite ball for a regular. “We found out about this ball and sold it to one guy. And he shot a 300 on his first night with it,” Osborne said.

The bowling alley sold 31 Ebonite balls in the next six weeks.

To make sure a ball fits comfortably on the bowler’s hand, Osborne not only measures the span of the bowler’s grip, he also tests the flexibility of the thumb and the angle of the fingers as they go into the ball.

For casual bowlers, he’ll place the holes so the ball rolls straight. For serious bowlers, Osborne can help them get a gentle arc or a sharp bend in the path of the ball.

And he continues to be challenged by the game. Osbourne said he has yet to make a 7-10 split; he keeps careful track of the number of times he’s missed.

He said it’s a streak he’s almost reluctant to break.

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T. HELENS – The Columbia Pacific Economic Development District (Col-Pac) recently received a $5,000 grant from Bank of the West to support small-business development in Columbia County.

Col-Pac is a private nonprofit organization established in 1994 to assist in diversifying and strengthening the economy and livability of Northwest Oregon.

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Business development activities funded through the grant will take place over the next six months.

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Building supply company closes payable.

“Probably none of the vendors will be paid,” said Haydon.

SFRP Group LLC and SFRP Group Two LLC, the real estate holding companies for the two Builders Supply stores, also owned by the Stempers, are in the midst of bankruptcy proceedings.

The Stempers could not be reached for comment.

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STORIA – The Astoria Downtown Historic District Association has welcomed a new full-time coordinator, Rebecca Frick.

Like her predecessor, Blaire Buergler, Frick is a RARE volunteer.

Resource Assistance for Rural Environments is a program administered by the University of Oregon that places participants in communities for an 11-month period.

Its primary goal is to build capacity within rural communities.

“The RARE program has been great for us,” said Dulcye Taylor, the downtown association’s president. “By demonstrating the additional value we can provide by having someone dedicated to the effort on a full-time basis, we believe we’ll eventually have the financial support to transition to a permanent staffing situation.”

This is the third year the association, a 501(c)(3) organization, has been accepted by the RARE program.

The association determined it would be be limited by relying solely on volunteer effort, which was underscored when it went without a coordinator for the month of August following Buergler’s departure.

“It was taxing on all of us to try to

keep things moving in the interim,” said Taylor. “A 100-percent volunteer effort is not a model that can sustainably support our level of activity for the long term.”

Frick, a recent graduate of the University of Oregon in planning and public policy, originally is from Portland.

She said she has a solid understanding of the Main Street Program, which the downtown historic district uses as a guide.

Frick’s arrival came as the organization was wrapping up its annual membership drive, aimed at raising $15,000.

“That represents about one-third of our annual budget,” Taylor said.

The balance comes from the group’s special events, work-for-hire projects, and major contributors.

“The City of Astoria and the Astoria Sunday Market have been big supporters,” said Taylor. “We’ve developed some really strong partnerships with them over the last three years.

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The company, owned by Randy and Deborah Stemper, was placed in court receivership July 27.

Revitalization Partners, a Seattlebased firm the court assigned to manage the company’s assets, argued during a hearing in August that the company could not be saved.

“It was very difficult for us to see how to make a deal people could live with, without knowing what would happen with the properties,” said Dennis Haydon, a principal at Revitalization Partners.

Haydon said the Astoria and Gearhart Builders Supply stores held discount sales for a week to liquidate their inventory. James G. Murphy Co. will auction the company’s remaining assets in early October.

“All this is done in order to attempt to get what we can for the creditors,” Haydon said.

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ANNON BEACH – The Cannon Beach Distillery, a new artisan micro-distillery, is poised to begin distributing three of its products through retail outlets.

Owner Mike Selberg said he soon would be selling a variety of rum and two varieties of gin through the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s distribution system.

“I can’t wait to see my bottle on the shelf somewhere outside of here,” he said. “It’s gonna feel great, like I’m there.”

Selberg said he would package the product and then deliver it to the OLCC, which was scheduled to list it to Oregon’s retailers sometime in August.

“To start, it will be available at any liquor store that requests it,” he said.

“I’d like it to be in Cannon Beach first and foremost.”

Selberg has been holding tastings on weekends at his production location in downtown Cannon Beach. He said he had been getting permits to sell his bottles there.

Selberg, the distillery’s only employee, said he has weeks where he works nearly 100 hours. “I do all the production, I do all the testing, the bottling and the proofing,” he said.

He said his products have been get-

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He said the three products he’s producing initially will be in production continuously, but he wants to do limited runs of other products, such as an agave spirit and whiskeys.

“I don’t want to make it superexclusive, but I like the fact that if you don’t get this now, it’s gonna be gone,” he said.

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Selberg makes all of his products from raw ingredients which, he said, not all distillers do. He said this gives him control over the quality of his product.

“The emphasis is on quality,” said Selberg. “I’m not trying to make a product that’s available in every state, in every liquor store. I want to spend the time to make something that is really, really good and is in high demand.

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EARHART – Now 120 years old, Gearhart Golf Links is planning an inaugural tournament to help celebrate its anniversary.

“We have a three-day inaugural invitational planned for the first week of October,” said general manager Jason Bangild. “We will celebrate the birthday during the tournament.”

When the course was constructed in 1892, it was built on natural sand dunes.

Bangild said that provides a perfect template for the course.

“We’re really focused on improving the turf-grass quality,” said Bangild, “to make smoother, faster putting surfaces and more uniform tees.

“We are in a big process to remove the majority of our cart paths and return to grass. We are hoping this will improve the natural look we are going for.”

The course is built on 100 acres. “Every inch” has been used, said Bangild.

The course’s pine trees planted in the 1930s have a life expectancy of 50 to 60 years, so more and more of them have been coming down. “We are reverting the course to what it was originally just by these trees fading away,” said Bangild.

“I’ve never been to a course where so many people have had so many years of fond memories,” he added. “It is historic in terms of Oregon golf and family golf.”

And, “With an improved clubhouse and the addition of the McMenamins Gearhart Hotel, we hope to provide the same fun experience for years to come,” said Bangild.

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Columbia County Economic Team to hold annual breakfast

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T. HELENS – The Columbia County Economic Team will host its annual breakfast meeting Nov. 13 at the Elks Club.

The meeting will feature guest speaker Steven Silwa, CEO of Insitu Inc. from 2002 through early 2011.

During his tenure, Insitu grew from four employees to more than 800, with $400 million in revenue.

The company is a developer of miniature robotic airplanes, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, which have military and civilian applications.

The economic development group’s annual meeting will provide an opportunity to network with local industry and governmental leaders, learn more about the local economy, and hear about new business and economic development projects.

Tickets for the event are $15 for members, $25 for non-members.

The event is sponsored by Columbia County; the cities of Clatskanie, Rainier, Vernonia, St. Helens and Scappoose; the Clatskanie and Columbia River PUDs; the Port of St. Helens; Portland Community College; Portland General Electric; Wauna Federal Credit Union; and Cardinal Services Inc. For more information, call David Stocker at 503-397-7128.

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Theatre group raises funds through contest

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STORIA – The Astor Street Opry Company’s ninthannual “Miss Virginia” and “Miss Vivian” fundraising contest has been deemed a success by its organizers.

Contestants from more than 20 different coffee houses, taverns and bars raised more than $7,000 in button sales at their establishments for the theatre group.

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He said CCC provided considerable assistance with some general education courses. “I needed Dale Johnson an additional biology class and Michael Bunch made sure there was room for me. Deac Guidi also took an interest in what I was doing in his communications class.”

Johnson said he had several reasons for returning to the classroom. “Personal goals are one reason,” he said. “The HVAC field is not just my occupation, it is also my hobby. So why not achieve something special in an area you really enjoy?

“Setting an inspiring example for others was another reason. My sons were starting college and many of the employees at P&L-Johnson have been involved in specialized training. It’s a great feeling for everyone when you see others putting in the extra effort for personal improvement.

“The architects, engineers and industry consultants that we provide services to also encouraged me to finish this up.”

He said he expects the training to translate into greater value for his customers. “It enables us to expand in specialized HVAC services that are not available here,” Johnson said.

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STORIA – Dale Johnson, president of P&L-Johnson Mechanical Inc., recently earned a bachelor’s degree in HVAC engineering from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich., one of just two schools in the nation offering the degree.

“There is no question this will help P&L-Johnson Mechanical, [its] employees and the local community,” Johnson said.

“This is a really big deal,” he said.

“There are less than a handful of people that have a bachelor’s degree in HVAC engineering in Oregon. This adds greater stability and depth to our company.”

He said the program covered design principles and processes, engineering fundamentals, digital control system designs, energy audits and analyses, simulation software applications and energy conservation methods.

“The lab classes were interesting,” said Johnson. “We designed full mechanical systems for hospitals, medical office buildings, schools and a performing arts center.

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Johnson previously had received two associate degrees in the field, in the 1980s.

“My plan was to finish this program a little sooner,” he said. “But I’m glad I waited, because of the advancements in technology,,.

“The time commitment to complete this degree was huge. I only needed to finish my senior year but it took nearly four years to complete, one class at a time.”

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St. Helens credit union Pirates a boon to St. Helens businesses recall vote falls short S “We respect the right of members to voice their opinions through this process, but as the CEO, I do not support the recall effort.”

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The 2012 Portland Pirate Festival brought thousands of visitors and plenty of shoppers – big and small – to St. Helens for the event held Sept. 1-2 in Olde Towne. Photo by Shari Phiel

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STORIA – Georgia PacificWauna Paper Mill in Clatskanie recently donated 500 cases of napkins, valued at $20,000, to United Way of Clatsop County.

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T. HELENS – A recall effort to remove five of the seven board members of St. Helens Community Federal Credit Union has been voted down.

That announcement came just two days after a Sept. 4 meeting in the Scappoose High School auditorium that allowed members to vote in person. The credit union also mailed out ballots to allow for absentee voting.

Credit union spokesperson Diana Huff said 1,432 votes were cast, representing about 10 percent of the credit union’s 15,000 members.

The recall effort began earlier this year when 432 signatures were collected in response to the firing of CEO Jeff Schwarz and an announcement June 26 that a letter of intent had been signed to explore a merger between the St. Helens credit union and Wauna Federal Credit Union.

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For local businesses, especially those in the Olde Towne area, the festival was especially beneficial.

Denise Dahrens opened her store, the Apple Blossom, earlier this summer.

Sept. 1 was “the busiest day I’ve had since I opened,” said Dahrens.

A couple of doors downs from the Apple Blossom is another recently opened business, Trinkets, Treasures and Threads. Owners Tom and Laura Miller said they were happy to see sales ringing up and people coming into the store.

Jill Newkirk-Owens, the owner of Jilly’s Again at the corner of First and Cowlitz streets, embraced the pirate spirit by spending both days in full costume.

And Newkirk-Owens brought in dresses, scarves, hats, and dozens of other pirate-related items for shoppers looking to extend the souvenir-purchasing experience beyond the gates of the festival.

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Tillamook County Fair hires new manager TILLAMOOK – Miranda Muir is the new manager of the Tillamook County Fair.

Her background includes experience at the Sangamon County Fair in New Berlin, Ill., where she volunteered for 17 years and served as the assistant fair secretary.

Eileen AufderMiranda Muir mauer, who was Tillamook’s interim fair director, said the board received 12 applications for the manager’s job.

Muir said the five-day Sangamon fair has a structure similar to Tillamook’s fair – big musical acts, a carnival and a demolition derby. (Of course, no other fair can boast the Pig N’ Ford races.)

Aufdermauer served as the interim manager in Tillamook following former manager Andy Neal’s resignation Nov. 30, 2011.

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She most recently was assistant department manager of diagnostic imaging at Good Sam in Corvallis.

Carr-Hoefer, a Sitka Center in 2008 as a Samaritan employee for program manager. nearly 20 years, also carries American Registry Kirby among for Diagnostic Medical top Toyota Sonography credentials in breast, abdominal, OB/ salesmen GYN, cardiac and vascular specialties.

ASTORIA – Ken “With our new Kirby of Lum’s Auto radiologist group from Center recently was Corvallis Radiology, we named to Toyota’s Sales PROMOTIONS • AWARDS are able to further expand Society.

APPOINTMENTS • ACCOLADES our services and continue The award recognizes to provide a very high Toyota sales represenlevel of care right here in Lincoln City,” tatives for their volume of sales and Carr-Hoefer said. “For example, we now consistently high customer satisfaction offer ultrasound guided breast biopsies scores. on-site,” Kirby received a bronze-level plaque The hospital also has named Robert for his sales of Toyota certified used Long the new manager of its Physical vehicles.

Rehabilitation Department.

He has been a member of the hospiPower company hires tal’s rehab team since 2008.

Long’s primary focus is orthopedics Astorian to write book and manual therapy, with a special interest in visceral mobilization and treating ASTORIA – Pacific Power has hired patients with chronic pain.

John Goodenberger of Astoria to write a short book about the historic preservaCase to head Sitka Center tion of commercial buildings and energy LINCOLN CITY – The Sitka Center efficiency. for Art and Ecology “I’m going to has named Jalene head out and interCase its executive view building owners director. around the state who She had been have been successthe center’s interim J. Goodenberger ful in this venture,” executive director Goodenberger said. since the departure of He is an instructor in Clatsop ComEric Vines at the end munity College’s historic preservation of June. program and author of the Coast River Jalene Case Case joined the Business Journal’s monthly “Well Preserved” series.

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Portland attorney relocates to Lincoln City OTIS – After nearly 30 years of practicing law in the Portland-metro area, attorney Britt Nelson has moved her home and law practice to the shores of Devils Lake.

Her practice has focused on real estate and business litigaBritt Nelson tion, bankruptcy, debt and mortgage relief, contracts and family law.

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SEASIDE – Dr. Cosmina Popa, a family practice physician specializing in geriatrics, has joined the staff of Providence Medical Group-Seaside.

She earned her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu,” Cluj-Napoca, Cosmina Popa Romania.

Popa completed her family medicine residency at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, Penn., followed there by a geriatric fellowship.

A gifted linguist, Popa speaks English, Spanish, Romanian and French.

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Perez takes command of Camp Rilea center CAMP RILEA – Dean Perez, Clatsop County’s director of human resources and an Oregon Army National Guard lieutenant colonel, recently took command of the Camp Rilea Armed Forces Reserve Center.

Perez replaces Col. Christian Rees.

Established in 1927 as a National Guard training site, the 1,800-acre installation south of Warrenton provides training in small arms, explosives and urban combat.

Perez joined the Army National Guard in 1988 following a four-year enlistment in the U.S. Air Force. He served two tours in Afghanistan as part of the U.S. effort to train the Afghan National Army.

Physician Mazur joins Wheeler’s Rinehart Clinic WHEELER – Internal medicine specialist Dr. Dennis Mazur has joined the Rinehart Clinic.

Mazur spent nearly 20 years with the Portland VA Medical Center.

For more information, call 503-3685182.

OB-GYN joins Tillamook Medical Group TILLAMOOK – Dr. Paul Welch, a board-certified physician in obstetrics and gynecology, has joined the Women’s and Family Health clinic at Tillamook Medical Group.

Welch earned his medical degree from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, Calif. He completed a Dr. Paul Welch residency in obstetrics and gynecology with the Southern Illinois University System and then opened a women’s health-care practice in Columbus, Nebr.

For more information, call 503-8425546.

Tillamook General Hospital names new VP TILLAMOOK – Gina Seufert has been named Tillamook County General Hospital’s vice president for physician and clinic services.

Her duties focus on aligning the hospital’s clinics, ER physicians and hospitalists to better serve its patients.

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by David W. Meyer

eal estate appraisers almost uniformly defend the practice of including foreclosure sales in their list of “comparable” property sales when reporting a non-distressed property’s fair-market value. They argue that a public bidding process, which can occur in foreclosures, is a classic measure of value in the marketplace.

Such comparisons, however, amount to using the selling price of rotten apples to reflect the value of fresh apples.

When an appraisal of non-distressed property is based on sales data from foreclosed-upon or otherwise distressed properties, the appraisal reflects an artificially low value. Neither the law nor appraisal standards should allow such comparisons.

The notion that foreclosure sale auctions reflect fair-market value is a fallacy.

In my state, “fair-market value” has long been defined by the courts as the amount of money a purchaser, willing but not obligated to buy, would pay an owner, willing but not obligated to sell.

Without question, foreclosures are forced sales against the will of the owner. A foreclosure does not, therefore, reflect fair-market value as defined by law.

There is no law, however, prohibiting appraisals from referring to foreclosure sales as indicators of the voluntarily sold property’s value.

The law should address this issue, because there are practical differences between foreclosed properties and properties sold in ordinary arms-length transactions as well.

Unless the property has been abandoned, the purchaser at a foreclosure sale acquires title with the foreclosedupon owner still in possession of the property. The purchaser must generally wait a period of time, then evict the owner.

Under modern deed-of-trust foreclosures that period of time is fairly short.

But after a judicial mortgage foreclosure, the foreclosed-upon owner also has a right of redemption – the right to buy back his interest from the party who successfully bid at the foreclosure sale – for as long as 12 months following the date of the sale.

Prudent buyers will discount the value of the property because they get neither the assurance of immediate nor permanent possession after a foreclosure sale purchase, and because they may incur the extra expense of an eviction proceeding.

Alternately, if the property has been abandoned, it likely has been neglected and may suffer from a great deal of deferred maintenance, if not also vandalism or waste caused by the disgruntled owner who lost his property. Again, the foreclosure sale bidder will discount the value.

Another significant difference between voluntary property sales and foreclosures is the number of buyers competing for the property. The pool of eligible buyers at foreclosure sales is smaller than the pool of buyers for a private, conventional sale.

Too, almost all free and voluntary real estate sales are financed. Foreclosure sales require cash payment. There are far fewer buyers who have ready cash than buyers who would choose to purchase with financing.

This smaller pool of buyers decreases the competition. It David Meyer narrows the foreclosure sale market to a smaller market than is at play for voluntary sales.

Since basic economics teaches us that price is directly influenced by demand, the smaller market pressure on foreclosure sale purchases generates lower prices than would the larger market that includes financed purchases.

So why would appraisers use distressed property sales in their appraisals of non-distressed property?

Some appraisers may be reacting to criticism that their profession overinflated appraised values in recent years.

So they seek to project conservative values by factoring in foreclosures.

Or maybe they are acting defensively for fear of attacks such as the past lawsuits against appraisal companies and related affiliates by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

Or perhaps there are just too few voluntary sales to generate sufficient numbers of comparable properties for an appraisal report. Lender criteria for appraisals can sometimes limit the “comps” to sales of like properties within a half-mile radius of the subject property that occur within three months prior to the appraisal.

In times when the majority of sales are foreclosures and sales of bank repossessed properties, what is the appraiser to do?

Since the first publication of this article in late 2009, several states have proposed legislation to prohibit or limit the use of distressed property sales as comps in the appraisals of nondistressed residential property. The Appraisal Institute, however, has defended the practice of using distressed property sales data as recently as January 2012.

With all due respect to that institution, the sellers of distressed properties are not in the same position as parties who are under no compulsion to sell. For this reason alone, the distressed property sales are not representative of the fairmarket value for similar properties.

Allowing, encouraging or requiring that “rotten fruit” be a standard upon which the value of fresh fruit is based contributes to the stagnation of the market, because when the appraisal reflects an artificially low value, financing is unattainable and the voluntary transaction fails.

To reinstate fairness to honest borrowers and get the market back on track, the law should prohibit the use of distressed property sales in the appraisals of non-distressed property.

(David Meyer is a real estate attorney with Bullivant Houser Bailey PC. He can be reached by calling 360693-2424 or emailing david.meyer @ bullivant.com.)

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EARHART – The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality recently issued penalties totaling $13,345 to John Stephen Allen and Lisa Marie Allen, owners of Pacific Way Bakery and Café.

The couple was cited for discharging sewage from a failing septic system onto property at 601 Pacific Way. The Allens also were cited for failing to perform the monitoring and reporting required by their permit to operate a wastewater treatment system on the property.

The DEQ said it has ordered the Allens to complete repairs to the system immediately.

If the Allens complete the repairs and submit verification, a DEQ announcement said the department will consider recalculating the penalty to a reduced amount.

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Bringing business opportunities to Oregon in renewable energy resources including ocean energy. n Supporting public/private partnerships that translate into local jobs. n Helping to bring tax relief for family-based natural resource businesses. n Supporting balanced approaches to protect natural resources and maintain the jobs they provide. n Working to control state spending and keep government efficient. n

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Committed to continue to update emergency preparedness plans for Oregon’s coastal communities. n Supporting programs to prevent child abuse, protect victims of domestic abuse and eliminate human trafficking in Oregon. n Assisting volunteer fire fighters and emergency medical technicians with training and related expenses. n

As a native Oregonian and a 38-year rural homeowner in House District 32, it has been an honor and my pleasure to serve the citizens of my district since 2004. I ask for your vote this November so I may continue working hard for Oregon families.

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Gillnetters still enmeshed in fight to save fishery

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by Felicia Struve Coast River Business Journal

STORIA - Columbia-Pacific commercial fishermen, processors and other businesses have put more than $650,000 toward beating Ballot Measure 81.

The measure outlaws the use of gillnets and tangle nets by non-tribal Oregon commercial fishermen in inland waters.

It would legalize seines and fixed gear for commercial salmon fishing; make it illegal to buy or process fish caught by nontribal fishermen in inland Oregon waters with a gillnet or tangle net; and ensure the catch allocation for recreational fishermen is equal to or greater than the average of 2007-2011 fisheries.

Critics of the measure say it’s a ploy by recreational fishermen to push commercial fishermen off the Columbia River mainstem, thereby securing more of the salmon for themselves.

Advocates say the measure is a move toward more sustainable commercial fishing practices and will increase the success of endangered salmon runs.

After the measure was approved for the November 2012 ballot, Gov. John Kitzhaber stated his opposition: “I desire a long-term solution to this contentious issue… I believe Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission is the appropriate venue for undertaking immediate, significant steps towards this goal.”

He charged the commission with developing a plan that would transition gillnetting off of the Columbia River mainstem and into the select area fisheries

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Fisherman Jack Marincovich owns one of the few remaining houses in Clifton, once a bustling fishing town populated by Italian, Yugoslavian, Greek and Chinese immigrants. Marincovich keeps watch over what is left of the Cook Cannery buildings. Photo by Felicia Struve

of Youngs Bay, Blind Slough and Tongue Point.

Although Stop Gillnets Now, the political action committee backing the measure, has since endorsed the governor’s plan, it continues to urge Measure 81’s passage. Stop Gillnets Now prefaced all of the Voter’s Pamphlet statements it purchased with the following statement: “While different than Measure 81, Stop Gillnets Now supports the Governor’s plan. However, we cannot be sure (as of this deadline) that his plan will be adopted by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission.”

As for the commercial fishermen, most are not particularly enthusiastic about the direction the governor’s plan is heading.

“We with historical knowledge know [moving gillnetters to select area fisheries] is not an out,” said Jon Westerholm, a commercial fisherman of 65 years and editor of the Columbia River Gillnetter newsletter. “We can’t put that many fishermen in Youngs Bay.” Salmon For All released a statement in August supporting Kitzhaber’s call to manage fisheries through the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission and not by ballot. Yet it continued to question the scientific basis for some of the governor’s specific suggestions.

Jim Wells, a commercial fisherman and president of Salmon For All, wrote in the Voter’s Pamphlet, “Measure 81 would pretty much end all fishing by Oregon commercial fishermen on the Columbia River, because we use gillnets. “…Measure 81 would slash the incomes of Oregon’s Columbia River commercial fishermen and their families.

While the measure talks about using other nets, this change of boats and equipment would cost us at least $150,000 – and provides us no compensation.”

The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, which represents the fishing interests of the Warm Springs, Umatilla, Yakima and Nez Perce tribes, also has spoken out against Measure 81.

The commission holds that Measure 81 ignores the recent improvement in wild

salmon runs. It “is fundamentally a transfer of fish harvest from one type of fishery to another with no gain in rebuilding,” according to the Voter’s Pamphlet.

“An important thing to remember about the gear is that the gear is really kind of irrelevant in terms of mortality,” said tribal commission biologist Stuart Ellis.

“How you kill it is really more of a social issue.”

Cindy Le Fleur, the Columbia River policy coordinator for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said the Columbia River Compact currently manages the mainstem fishery with the goals of avoiding endangered fish species and parsing out fish among the various user groups.

“If we put the nets in right now five days a week in the whole river, they could be very effective at catching fish.We stay away from fish by moving away from them or changing the net size or changing the time of the season,” she said.

Washington and Oregon are three years into a study of seine net mortality and efficiency. “We haven’t actually had a fishery with the seines yet,” she said.

She added that if Measure 81 passes, the State of Oregon likely would not need to seek approval from the National Marine Fisheries Service to legalize seine nets, but that the Columbia River Compact wouldn’t have solid mortality studies to help it set allocations for a seine net fishery.

The allocation of salmon to various user groups is based on mortality studies, which estimate what percentage of wild fish die after being caught and released.

“With the sport fishery, probably 30 years ago we did a review of hooking mortality studies and decided that 10 percent was probably a good number to use,” Le Fleur said. However, “In the commercial fisheries, we only have the mortality study for the tangle nets that we feel comfortable with.” That study found mortality rates between 12 and 33 percent.

Commercial fishermen such as Jack Marincovich argue that gillnetters have taken steps to improve the mortality rates

over the years and that the 30-percent rate used to set allocations for gillnetters doesn’t take into account these improvements.

“It upsets me when I read news articles and people are attacking us,” said Marincovich, a longtime fisherman and executive secretary of the Columbia River Fishermen’s Protective Union. “So I wrote down all the things we do over the years to protect the fishery.” He said: • Commercial fishermen use tangle nets more often than gillnets, so fish are wrapped up in the net rather than stuck in the net by the gills.

• Some 70 to 80 percent of the fish caught are hatchery fish • Wild fish that need time to recover before being released are put in a box onboard filled with cool, circulating water • And that commercial fishermen fish only two of five allowable zones downriver of Bonneville Dam. It’s hard to see a winning scenario for gillnetters on the Columbia River. If Measure 81 passes, gillnetting will be outlawed throughout the state. But if the governor’s plan comes to pass, gillnetters will be confined to select area fisheries or will need to invest in new boats and equipment.

“All the older fishermen told us, ‘Get out of here, do something else,” said Marincovich. “But a lot of us, it was in our blood.”

After 50 years of fishing commercially, Marincovich said he now seldom fishes on the mainstem of the Columbia River. He said he does still put out a gillnet in Blind Slough once in a while.

Alouth taxing and at times dangerous, commercial fishing provided a good living and he acknowledges that fishing allowed him to put two kids through college.

Marincovich said that even though most young fishermen now make their money in other fisheries, they call this area home because of the opportunity to fish in the Columbia River.

For this third-generation gillnetter, “When you get down to it, it’s the end of a way of life.”

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INCOLN CITY – With a reputation as a successful and expanding family business, Mo’s Restaurant holds to a basic theme, says proprietor Gabrielle McEntee: Keep it simple!

“You will never see us throw a white tablecloth down on one of our tables or add a candle,” she said, “unless it’s somebody’s birthday.”

Added McEntee, “The food that we serve at Mo’s is nothing fancy. It’s just simple fare, the kind of food people might think of as comfort food.”

In fact, the only branching out Mo’s has undertaken in its 56 years of serving seafood along the Oregon coast has been to expand the number of locations where it serves lunch and dinner.

In the late 1970s and early ‘80s, Mo’s expanded to Lincoln City overlooking Siletz Bay, to Florence on the Siuslaw River and to Cannon Beach on the ocean shore.

Beginning with a location on the bayfront near Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport and now stretching north to Cannon Beach, Mo’s has become known in particular for its clam chowder. It packages and ships 500,000 pounds of chowder annually to grocery stores or fresh to its restaurants.

Since the early days under its original owner – McEntee’s great-grandmother, Mohava “Mo” Marie Niemi, “Newport’s crusty, big-hearted, chain-smoking mother,” according to the restaurant’s website – Mo’s has prided itself on maintaining a solid business reputation.

“With the family business being as old as it is, we are very blessed to have a really great reputation throughout the state,” McEntee said. “But it’s something we don’t take for granted. It’s something we have to work on daily. Actually, it can be pretty stressful.”

Especially from McEntee’s multifaceted position. “Public relations,” is her official job description, she said, “but that’s just a title. As in any small business, you do everything. There are days when I have to help bus tables. Today, I was catering box lunches.”

The Mo’s team includes Gabrielle McEntee (left), mother Cindy McEntee and Dylan McEntee.

McEntee also handles advertising and requests for donation. And she addresses customer complaints and compliments on the Internet and on comment cards.

Her brother, Dylan McEntee, has duties in areas such as equipment and computers, among other things.

“Over the years, cousins and aunts have come in to work,” Gabrielle said.

“My mom had both her mom and dad working for her when they retired and moved down here to be closer to all of us. My mom quickly put them to work.”

Mo entered the business world in 1940 when she and her father bought the Bay Haven Inn on the Newport waterfront.

In 1946, they sold the tavern when Mo joined her friend, Freddy Kent, to start a café called Freddie and Mo’s. Mo bought Kent out after he became ill some time later.

Newly divorced and the mother of two sons, Mo took up a second job as an announcer at local radio station KNPT, where she did a neighborhood talk show until the mid-1970s.

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Mohava “Mo” Marie Niemi opened her first restaurant in 1946 in Newport.

Food carts cropping up in St. Helens

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by Kyle Boggs Coast River Business Journal

T. HELENS – With the recent arrival of Noi’s Thai Kitchen, St. Helens now is home to two food carts.

Both sit on Highway 30. Taqueria Purificacion has been in the Star Home Theater and Security parking lot for the past five months.

In some Oregon cities – Bend and Corvallis, for example – debate has arisen as to whether food carts get an unfair advantage over traditional brick-and-mortar establishments. Some restaurateurs claim the carts tap into their clientele.

That doesn’t seem to be the case in St. Helens.

Dave Wuollett, executive chef at the Klondike, said he views his Olde Towne

The Taqueria Purificacion food cart is at home along Highway 30. Photo by Kyle Boggs

restaurant and the Highway 30 food carts as completely different options.

For one thing, Klondike customers can sit down for their meals, he said. At Taqueria Purificacion, there is no seating

available. Most customers pull in, get out to order their food, then drive off once it’s ready.

If a customer wants to sit in a lawn chair and eat at the small foldout table at Noi’s Thai Kitchen, that isn’t likely to drain business from other restaurants.

The folks inside the cart at Noi’s Thai Kitchen may look familiar to “13 Nights on the River”-goers; the cart is operated by the same family that runs the Two Sisters cart at “13 Nights.”

Most of the cart’s vegetables come from Noi’s garden, said her son, Danny, who does much of the cooking.

The menu includes authentic pad Thai, made just like it is on the streets of Bangkok but served up in much bigger helpings.

Taqueria Purificacion serves steaming hot burritos, enchiladas and carne asada.

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INCOLN CITY – Jacki Carlson is a 37-year-old mother of two who sports a biology degree from the University of Louisville.

She’s recently started a new business beneath the mini-strip mall at 2403 NW U.S. Hwy. 101.

Her business of choice? Pole dancing.

“Basically, I am teaching pole dancing classes for exercise,” said Carlson, “I focus more on the physical impact on how dancing goes along with the pole.

Typically, it’s incredibly core-intensive, as far as the workout that you get.”

Carlson had been using pole dancing for exercise when she and her family moved here from Klamath Falls last February.

“As far as I know, there is no one else in Lincoln City who can offer this type of exercise, which provides many benefits,” she said.

The bodybuilding activities include increasing mental strength, confidence and even bone mass, said Carlson.

“And besides all the boring technical stuff, it’s just plain fun.”

Carlson, who said she has gone from a size 10 to a 6 by teaching her workout regimen, tries to establish a comfortable setting by lowering the lights and adding music and fans so her students don’t feel self-conscious.

Jacki Carlson has opened up a pole dancing physical fitness training facility in Lincoln City. Photo by Jim Fossum

Then, there’s the mystique that adds a special flavor to it, she said.

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Carlson said she usually has three or four women in a class, although attendance is down a bit during the summer.

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Mo’s Restaurant branches include this one overlooking the Siletz Bay.

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continued from page 19 Mo married a second time in 1955.

Her new husband, Kaino “Dutch” Niemi, was a Finnish fisherman.

After Mo died in 1992 at age 79, business went on as usual under the watchful eye of her daughter, Cindy McEntee, Gabrielle’s mother.

Now retired, Cindy, who remains the owner, stays home and helps the kids and grandkids.

Gabrielle, 40, and Dylan, 39, both have held other jobs for short periods of time in different cities while going to school. But as positions opened up in the

family business, they came calling.

“We were asked,” Gabrielle said, “we weren’t told or anything. It was our choice to come into the business and work. We both decided it would be good for us.”

Both began as dishwashers, Gabrielle said.

The restaurants continue to be written up in dozens of publications across the U.S. In 1999, Mo’s clam chowder was a featured entrée at the first luncheon ever held in the Smithsonian Institute, which celebrated “Best American Regional Foods.”

Still, says Gabrielle McEntee, “You’re only as good as your last customer’s experience. Your reputation speaks for itself. You have to live it.”

Sisters team up to restore home furnishings

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by Kyle Boggs Coast River Business Journal

T. HELENS – Fond childhood memories, mixed with a passion for décor, have led sisters Kelly Thomas and Kay Iverson to open The Granary Girls.

To trace the roots of their store, which features repurposed rustic home furnishings, you’d need to travel back to the sisters’ childhood.

As kids, they spent considerable time at their grandparents’ farm on Saulser Road. They retain vivid memories of the rustic feel of the granary at the farm, which led to their store’s name.

And its opening date, August 2, was their grandma’s birthday.

While they sell a few new items – among them locally crafted rugs, greeting cards designed by a local artist, and Salvaged Jewels – most of their merchandise has been found at estate sales, then repaired, painted and turned into a much nicer version of the original.

To ensure a good inventory of merchandise, they spend Sundays and Mondays fixing up the treasures they find at estate, yard and garage sales on Thursdays and Fridays.

As they hunt for items, they have no preconceived notions of what they want to find. “Whatever we see that we like is how it ends up getting here,” Thomas

Sisters Kay Iverson (left) and Kelly Thomas bring an interesting mix of rustic and repurposed items to St. Helens with their new store, The Granary Girls, on Columbia Boulevard. Photo by Kyle Boggs

said.

The store itself is painted in neutral colors – creams and tans – which lend an air of nostalgia.

The sisters’ use of neutral colors stems from Thomas’s experience working in similar shops while living in Warrenton state. She said many of the coastal homes were decorated in that same sort of rustic feel that the sisters recall from their grandparents’ granary.

In their first couple of weeks of operation, the two said the foot traffic coming through their door exceeded their expectations. The sisters attribute that in part to the store’s favorable location, across the street from the post office.

For more information, call 503-3979750.

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Horse Rentals, Assumed Business Name, Teresa Crow, 100 Peter Iredale Road, Hammond, OR 97121

Columbia Dockworks Inc., Domestic Business Corporation, Timothy Dooney Peitsch, 92660 Pearson Road, Astoria, OR 97103

Organic Boutique LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Mary Tierney, 139 W Second St, Cannon Beach, OR 97110

Freedom Landscape Maintenance, Assumed Business Name, Brandon Thompson Williams, 110 NW Fourth St D1, Warrenton, OR 97146

Castle Rock LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Donn C Bauske, 322 S Holladay Drive, Seaside, OR 97138

The Blue Heron At Youngs Bay LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Robert B Stang, 3834 Franklin Ave, Astoria, OR 97103

Trouve, Assumed Business Name, Lisa Marie Whisler, 89741 Surf Pines Land, Warrenton, OR 97146

Dwyer LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Michael J Dwyer, 175 W Coos, Tolovana Park, OR 97145

Caesar One Inc., Domestic Business Corporation, Lewis Davies Jr, 428 Floral St, Astoria, OR 97103

Music Lasts A Lifetime Studio, Assumed Business Name, Virginia Susan Buehler, 216 E Gower, Cannon Beach, OR 97110

SRE Construction, Assumed Business Name, Scott R Esposito, 1208 Ave E, Seaside, OR 97138

Wheeler Community Development LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Kenneth B Ulbricht, 620 S Holladay, Seaside, OR 97138

Astoria’s Best LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Leo Finzi, 1020 Commercial St #2, Astoria, OR 97103

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TWP Consultants LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Thomas P Orsat, 52757 NE Porter Lane, Scappoose, OR 97056

Paradigm Jiu Jitsu, Assumed Business Name, Ryan David Boles, 37345 Hwy 26, Seaside, OR 97138

Saint Helens Internal Medicine, Assumed Business Name, , 525 N Columbia River Hwy, Saint Helens, OR 97051

Liberty Cab And Shuttle LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Carrie Lyon, 617 Commercial St, Astoria, OR 97103

Saint Simon Coffee Company LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Jarrod Thomas Brock, 34143 Edna Lane, Warren, OR 97053

J. Forrest Koch, CPA LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, James Forrest Koch, 2488 Pine Ridge Drive, Gearhart, OR 97138

Lucky Town Restaurant, Assumed Business Name, , 228 West B St, Rainier, OR 97048

Victory Lifestyle, Assumed Business Name, Kendyl Danae Sconce, 1601 S Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, OR 97138 Brain Freeze LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Eric Nathaniel Wynne, 1111 Third Ave, Seaside, OR 97138 Decadence & Bliss Inc., Domestic Business Corporation, Donn C Bauske, 322 South Holladay Drive, Seaside, OR 97138 Blackout Industries, Assumed Business Name, Jennifer Nicole Murray, 1220 Queens Street, Seaside, OR 97138 JBF Trucking LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Jim Brian Fowler, 42051 Marty Lane, Astoria, OR 97103 Kilroy’s American Bar And Grill, Assumed Business Name, The Salmon Shack, Limited Liability Company , 33168 Patriot Way, Building 7014B, Warrenton, OR 97146

Nygaard Land LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, John Nygaard, 389 NW 13th St, Warrenton, OR 97146

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Moon Baby Customs, Assumed Business Name, Laurie T Nakamoto-Wiggins, 47100 River Ranch Lane, Clatskanie, OR 97016 Nita Hoskins, Assumed Business Name, Juanita Hoskins, 34019 Tarbell Road, Scappoose, OR 97056 Old Town Psychic, Assumed Business Name, Ruby Marks, 400 Columbia Blvd, Saint Helens, OR 97051 JC Inspections, Assumed Business Name, Jenna Rene Collie, 52660 North Road, Scappoose, OR 97056 Cheryl Bighaus Construction LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Cheryl Bighaus, 32315 Canaan Road, Deer Island, OR 97054 Dean Benedict Operations Marketing Consultant LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Dean E Benedict, 35140 Roberts Lane, Saint Helens, OR 97051 Hoplon Security, Assumed Business Name, Stefan Nicholson Richards, 52035 SE Icenogle Loop, Scappoose, OR 97056 Fulcum Security, Assumed Business Name, Stefan Nicholson Richards, 52035 SE Icenogle Loop, Scappoose, OR 97056

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Hudson Farm Corporation, Domestic Business Corporation, Donna Mae Hopkins, 77285 Woodson Road, Clatskanie, OR 97016

BMA Holding LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Clarence M Amick Jr, 50600 Chestnut Ave, Scappoose, OR 97056

Rojas Fresh Tamales Corporation, Domestic Business Corporation, Olivia S Morales, 33370 SW Bagers Road, Scappoose, OR 97056

Columbia River Fruit Company LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Brenda J Schmid, 33653 SE June Lane, Scappoose, OR 97056

Perfection Nails, Assumed Business Name, , 51503 S Columbia River Hwy, Scappoose, OR 97056

Juniper Residential LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Leo Stoddard, 51895 SW Old Portland, Scappoose, OR 97056

Hooker Seafood, Assumed Business Name, Charles Riley, 1120 Railroad Ave, Saint Helens, OR 97051

Doug’s Cabo Dream LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Douglas D Ruby, 33323 Hillscrest Drive, Scappoose, OR 97056 Cascade Training Works LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Ronald Dean Bowles, 24534 Warren Road, Rainier, OR 97048 Lady Oracle, Assumed Business Name, Stephanie May Patterson, 17 Crescent Drive, Saint Helens, OR 97051 Columbia River Taxi Service, Assumed Business Name, Wesley Paul Williams, 34855 N Buckway #18, Deer Island, OR 97054 Renee Pizzo Real Estate, Assumed Business Name, Renee Elizabeth Pizzo, 33608 E Columbia Ave, Suite 130, Scappoose, OR 97056

LINCOLN COUNTY Graphite Penguin LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Thomas Albert Ray Ramsey, 815 SW Ebb Ave, Lincoln City, OR 97367 West Coast Lawn & Property Maintenance, Assumed Business Name, , 6696 NE Highland Rd, Otis, OR 97368 The Fridge, Assumed Business Name, Steven D Brown, 2409 NW Hwy 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367 Blue Heaven LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, , PO Box 784, Depoe Bay, OR 97341 W2T LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, James Daniels Cowie, 3891 NW Hwy 101,

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continued from page 22 Lincoln City, OR 97367 Shorepine LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Ryan Fahsel, 2451 NE 27th Drive, Lincoln City, OR 97367 Oregon Coast Today, Assumed Business Name, David H Price, 248 N Bear Creek Road, Otis, OR 97368 Sapphire Center, Assumed Business Name, , 4844 SE Hwy 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367 Going Costal 101, Assumed Business Name, Mark Austin Goodman, 5545 El Mundo, Lincoln City, OR 97367 MKS Tackle Systems, Assumed Business Name, Michael Kevin Skiles, 1740 NE 10th, Lincoln City, OR 97367 Headlines House Of Style, Assumed Business Name, Linda Kay Betts, 2166 NE Hwy 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367 4rd Ranch Inc., Domestic Business Corporation, Robert Helms, 3756 NE East Devils Lake Road, Otis, OR 97368

Nehalem Animal Healing LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Matt Didlake, 35715 N Hwy 101, Nehalem, OR 97131 Holloway Law LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Chad Holloway, 12890 B St, Nehalem, OR 97131 The Griffin House LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Sharon Lee Griffin, 6630 Alderbrook Road, Tillamook, OR 97141 W. S. Hunter Eagle Eye Services, Assumed Business Name, Warren Scott Hunter, 15120 Wilson River Hwy, Tillamook, OR 97141 Hagerty Saddle And Tack Repair LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, William Hagerty, 35295 S Hwy 101, Cloverdale, OR 97112 Annie’s Country Tees LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Ann M Richards, 21690 Wilson River Hwy, Tillamook, OR 97141 Ryder Designs, Assumed Business Name, Nan Ellen Ryder, 117 Rowe Street, Wheeler, OR 97147 J & J Rockaway Motor Sports L.L.P., Domestic Registered Limited Liability Partnership, Joe Fitch & John H Ward, 496 Highway 101, Rockaway Beach, OR 97136

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Randys Rentals LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Randy Vandehey, 115 Reeder Street, Oceanside, OR 97134

Scavo Glass, Assumed Business Name, Trevor Domenic Crosta, 11445 Evergreen Way, Nehalem, OR 97131

Extreme Solar Solutions, Assumed Business Name, Steven Grant Bruneau, 1140 Netarts Hwy, Tillamook, OR 97141

Rocha Jersey, Assumed Business Name, Doris Rocha, 5850 Hwy 101 S, Tillamook, OR 97141 Bear Creek Artichokes, Assumed Business Name, Cindy Louise Miles, 1604 Fifth St, Tillamook, OR 97141

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Tillamook Computers, Assumed Business Name, Gilbert L Davis, 885 Deer Circle, Tillamook, OR 97141

Four the Love of Wine LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Russell Maize, 205 S Pacific Hwy, Long Beach, WA 98631

Degayner Electric LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Tod J Degayner, 35450 Tohl Road, Nehalem, OR 97131

Jubilee Construction LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Tucker Glenn, 12305 Sandridge Road, Long Beach, WA 98631

Mike Bell Construction LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Michael E Bell, 4135 Latimer Road, Tillamook, OR 97141

Adelaide’s Enterprises LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Steve Holmes, 23409 Pacific Way, Ocean Park, WA 98640

James Mason Construction, Assumed Business Name, Jeff James Kiefel-Dunlap, 236 Fir St, Unit 6, Wheeler, OR 97147

F/V Summer Breeze LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Debora Patana, 6 Chinook Valley Road, Chinook, WA 98614

MTN LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Brady Daniel Rhodes, 10265 Meyers Court, Tillamook, OR 97141

Harley’s Bar N’ Grill LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Valerie J Sedy, 669 Ward Creek, Raymond, WA 98577

C. Jacob Woods LLC, Assumed Business Name, Cyril E Jacob, 4404 Third St, Tillamook, OR 97141

Raymond, Washington Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Domestic Nonprofit Corporation, Douglas Bagaason, 824 Smith Creek Road, Raymond, WA 98577

Cleo’s Closet, Domestic Nonprofit Corporation, Linda Ballard, 242 First St, Manzanita, OR 97130 Kairospdx, Domestic Nonprofit Corporation, Deborah A Dyson, 1060 Fifth St Loop, Ste B, Netarts, OR 97143 Handy Creek Bakery, Assumed Business Name, Linda Degayner, 495 Nehalem Blvd 1A, Wheeler, OR 97147 Avalon West Road Fund, Assumed Business Name, Sarah Liane Macdonald, 5500 S Ave W, Oceanside, OR 97134

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Redwagon Sausages & Soups LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Ed Ahlers, 701 Spruce St E, Ilwaco, WA 98624

WAHKIAKUM COUNTY YTTP Apparel LLC, Domestic Limited Liability Company, Michlael Anderson, 98 Fern Hill Drive 1, Cathlamet, WA 98612

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INCOLN CITY – The Drunken Monk, a gallery in the Lighthouse Square shopping center, has been reborn as Dapper Frog Too!.

The Drunken Monk, also owned by the Dapper Frog, had operated in the space since 2008.

The new Dapper Frog Too! gallery features some of the same high-quality art glass, jewelry and sculpture as do Dapper Frog galleries. In addition, it carries special purchases and discontinued items at deeply discounted prices.

“The Dapper Frog Too! combines the most popular features of the Drunken Monk and the Dapper Frog into a single store,” said company owner John McDonnell.

“While the Drunken Monk focused mainly on close-out and discount items, the Dapper Frog Too! will add to that a variety of new items and

original art at affordable prices.”

McDonnell said the Drunken Monk did well in Lincoln City. However, he said, there has been a demand for a greater variety of merchandise. “We have had a great many requests from customers who wanted to see more of the most popular Dapper Frog merchandise,” he said.

In addition to the Dapper Frog Too!, the company now has seven galleries on the Oregon coast and in the Portland area.

The manager at the Lincoln City gallery is Candace Paris, who has been with Dapper Frog for two years.

Dapper Frog galleries carry fineart glass, metal and stone sculpture, porcelain and ceramic décor items, three-dimensional wall art, handmade art jewelry and quality handcrafted collectibles.

The company also has an e-commerce website at DapperFrog.com.

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STORIA – Brothers Paul and Alan Mossman recently saw an opportunity when North Coast Phone & Computer closed its doors after 25 years.

“Who is left that’s reputable?” Paul asked. His answer: the Mossman brothers.

Since 2009, the brothers have been helping individuals and businesses network phones, computers, audio-visual systems and servers. They’ve also helped repair PCs and recover lost data, and build websites.

When the market opened up, the Mossman brothers decided to join forces as MossyTech LLC and open a storefront of their own on Astoria’s busiest stretch of road, 8th Street between Marine and Commercial.

“We don’t necessarily need the space, but the visibility can’t be beat,” Paul said.

He said the two started as IT consultants by somewhat reluctantly lending their expertise to friends. Over the years, they realized their skills were special here on the north coast.

Alan said, “There’s a lot of people out there that can do PC repair, but when it comes to something more advanced” like networking servers, many businesses turn to Portland-area companies for help.

Or worse yet, Paul said, “People don’t know they need you because they can get it to work.” Yet wireless net-

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Paul (left) and Alan Mossman recently opened a storefront in Astoria for their information technology consulting company, MossyTech LLC. Photo by Felicia Struve

works that aren’t set up properly have the potential to become a data security problem.

The brothers are marketing MossyTech as an all-inclusive “outsourced

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IT” service and hope to build a stable clientele of businesses.

Although traffic to the storefront has been slow, Paul and Alan said the have noticed an uptick in business since opening the doors. “Our business is still 80:20 word of mouth, but we didn’t have that 20 [percent] before,” Paul said.

Meantime, getting MossyTech up and running has been a family affair. Paul and Alan’s parents and sister have pitched in to build out and man the storefront while the brothers work full-time jobs.

Paul has worked for Columbia

Memorial Hospital for about six years.

He manages the hospital’s computer network.

Alan has been with the hospital for three years. He’s in IT support.

“We plan on staying there for a good while,” Alan said. “Self-employment has its benefits, but health benefits is not one of them.”

When the workload at MossyTech grows large enough, they plan to hire more help.

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Making the case for having a business plan

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by Mary McArthur Executive Director Col-Pac

he Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District (ColPac) works with local financial institutions and companies to develop financing packages for business development projects. Recently, we have been working with two different companies to see if we could pull together loans for their respective business expansions.

The results were dramatically different – and the reason was obvious and simple. Although I’m going to change the companies’ details somewhat to protect their confidentiality, the fundamentals remain.

• The first company is a manufacturer involved in business for nearly two decades, but one that has struggled some over the last couple of years with the economic downturn. Looking to bring back some of the lost sales revenue, the business owners approached their bank and Col-Pac about the possibility of getting financing to expand their company’s product line.

At a joint meeting with all the lenders, the owners went over their business plan, current financials and plans for the next 12 to 24 months.

At the conclusion of the meeting, all lenders gave preliminary agreement to provide financing subject to the required credit due diligence working out. The business’s loan package closed in fewer than 30 days.

• Company number two also has been in business for many years, and actually had approached Col-Pac more than a year ago about financing a new wing to their patient facility. We and their bank were interested, but asked for their business plan, current financial statements, and projections for the new business activity.

Col-Pac’s loan officer also suggested that the company’s bottom line would be improved if the owner’s salary draws were reduced and the resulting savings used to pare down the business’s outstanding accounts payable.

Fast forward to last month, when the company again contacted Col-Pac about financing. The company has maxed out all the beds at its facility, has a waiting

list for openings, and enough space available on site to add a new wing.

But – you guessed it – the business still has no business plan.

It still is way behind on its accounts payable, and it has yet Mary McArthur to complete its 2011 profit and loss statement.

These are good people who work hard and provide excellent care to their clients. But without basic financial information and a business plan, in this economic environment no lender can touch them.

Northwestern Oregon’s Small Business Development Centers and local economic development professionals are available to assist companies with their business plans, accounting and market development strategies. But it takes the follow-through to get the reports and business plans completed.

Even if a company’s bottom line is not the greatest right now, a clear road map of how the business owners will be moving forward can be convincing to potential lenders.

For help with your business’s strategic and business plans, you can contact: • Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District (Col-Pac): Mary McArthur at 503-397-3099 or MBMcArthur@ NWOregon.org.

• Clatsop Economic Development Resources (CEDR): Kevin Leahy at 503338-2402 or KLeahy@clatsopcc.edu.

• Columbia County Economic Team (CCET): David Stocker at 503-397-7218 or David.Stocker@columbiacountyoregon.com.

• Tillamook County Small Business and Economic Development Center: Dan Biggs at 503-842-8222, ext. 1410 or Biggs@tillamookbay.cc.

(The Clatsop-Pacific Economic Development District provides business development services – including nontraditional business financing, commercial and industrial lands marketing, and industry planning – in an area covering western Washington and Clatsop, Tillamook and Columbia counties in Oregon.)

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Apple Blossom owner Denise Dahrens shows off just a few of the items for sale in her new store in Olde Towne St. Helens. Photo by Shari Phiel

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T. HELENS – When her job as a medical assistant fell victim to the economic downturn, Scappoose resident Denise Dahrens looked for other avenues to her own American dream.

Now, the happily married mother of three and grandmother of seven has turned that dream into a business.

Dahrens recently opened the Apple Blossom in Olde Towne St. Helens, a store she describes as “a mixture of treasures.”

She and her husband first spent several days repainting the inside of the store, which formerly had housed the Experience Twilight business’s black walls, black cabinets, black everything, Dahrens isn’t new to running a business. A decade ago she had a small store in Tigard. She entered the medical field after being diagnosed with cancer.

“When I got cancer, the wonderful care I was given impressed me so much that I wanted to give it back.

So at the age of 50, I went back to school and became a certified medical assistant,” she said.

But she subsequently was laid off ... and bounced back.

Her store offers a wide variety of items, most with a “country” feel.

There are antiques, glassware, china, collectibles, crystal and others.

In addition, she’s working with a handful of local artists to provide them with a space to sell their items.

Local photographer Gene Rodda has an area for his work. His wife, Dorothy, has a small back room area specifically for her items. “She makes all the afghans and baby afghans,” said Dahrens.

“My goal is to present a store that people can come into, enjoy themselves, have some fun and forget their problems for a short while,” she said.

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The change in unemployment this past month was both good news and bad news. The good news is the rate declined from 8.3% to 8.1%; the bad news is the rate decline was primarily driven by a lower participation rate, which is now 63.5%. The U-6 rate, which includes workers who are either resorting to less desirable part-time work or are not actively looking, but would like a job, stood at 14.7% last month. Further evidence of the weakened participation rate is demonstrated by the year-over-year 3.3% increased usage of food stamps, with roughly 47 million people drawing support. The increased food stamp usage is not surprising, given that Non-farm Payroll growth was weak again at 96,000 jobs.

Sadly, the prior two months were revised downward by another 41,000 jobs.

The housing markets are continuing to improve, with both New & Existing Home Sales volume up over the prior months. In addition, the year-over-year price for homes increased to a positive .5%, confirming the notion that home values have stabilized in most markets.

This has been driven largely by the declining six-month supply of available homes in several markets. Hidden behind some of the absorption numbers is an increasing number of detached single-family rental homes, up 2.1 mil-

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lion units‌22% more than in 2006.

Housing starts and building permits continue to escalate, although most of the growth has been centered in multifamily dwellings.

The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing Index fell below the expansion level of ‘50’ for the third straight month. However, the ISM Service Index improved from 52.6 to 53.7 in August.

Light vehicle sales produced the best results in nearly three years, at 14.5 million annualized units. For some, the cost of increased maintenance for an aging vehicle has given way to a vehicle purchase. Excluding auto sales, retail sales have been relatively flat over the past two months.

The latest report from the Federal Open Market Committee and Chairman Bernanke is that Quantitative Easing III is alive and well. The FOMC announced a 3rd round of easing designed to lower the interest rates on residential mortgages. Their plan is to purchase $40 billion of mortgagebacked securities each month with no time limit in mind. This should cause 30-year mortgage rates to fall to the 3.00 to 3.25% range. Refinancing will allow people to lower their payments on existing loans and, at the same time, increase purchasing power for those wanting to purchase a home. In the end it should lead to more retail spending and jobs.

There is virtually no chance of an interest rate increase over the next 3 years and, even then, we may not see an increase to the very short-end of the yield curve until 2015 or 2016.

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Fruffles is a new boutique department store in downtown Cannon Beach carrying a wide variety of products. Photos by Anthony Rimel

A boutique shop named Fruffles? “It would always bring a smile to people’s faces. The joke in Centralia is that you see these big, burly men working in a store called Fruffles.�

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ANNON BEACH – Once you’ve gotten the name “Fruffles� straight in your head, you’re likely to remember it.

That’s precisely why the name was chosen, says co-owner Tony Lawler.

He said the downtown boutique’s name comes from a doodle the store’s co-owner, David Kiedrowski, made of a stylized script of the word “truffles.� “I thought – mind you, this is 20 years ago – that if we ever opened a little gift shop, that would be the cutest name,� said Lawler.

Lawler and Kiedrowski opened their original Fruffles store six years ago in Centralia, Wash. “It would always bring a smile to people’s faces,� said Lawler. “The joke in Centralia is that you see these big, burly men working in a store called Fruffles.

Lawler said he and Kiedrowski decided to open their second location, in Cannon Beach, because the store seems a better fit for the market here than in Centralia, where many people seem to believe they need to go to Seattle or Portland to shop. “There, people had to think about what they shop for,� said Lawler. “Here,

David Kiedrowski has done much of the interior design in the newly opened Fruffles store in Cannon Beach.

because it’s a destination, people have a mission to shop. That’s what we needed.�

Kiedrowski called the store, which is large by Cannon Beach standards, a “boutique department store. We have a little of everything, from games to foods, clothing, jewelry and stationary,� he said. “We’re not really a beach-y look,� he added, “we’re an everyday shop. We have some beach-y things, but most things are for everyday living.�

Said Lawler, “It’s fun when it’s busy and people appreciate what we have.

They are as enthusiastic about shopping here as we are about coming here and opening up.�

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Lucky Duct uses a truck-mounted vacuum system to suck out whatever has made its way into the air ducts.

Beyond the expected dust and pet hair, the ducts in some houses have yielded treasures like stray earrings, children’s toys, rodent nests and mold.

“Everyone who forces air through their system should have their ducts cleaned every five years,” Nelson said.

Anecdotally, “People with allergies notice a difference with dust.”

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is clear that there is no documented evidence that the dust built up in the average home’s ducts is hazardous to your health. But it does recommend cleaning ducts when there is mold growth, rodent or insect infestation, or if there is dust visibly blowing out of registers.

And the EPA agrees with Nelson that cleaning cooling coils, fans and heat exchangers can improve the efficiency of HVAC systems. Too, lint-clogged clothes dryers have caused several recent house fires in the area.

Nelson stumbled on the idea of Lucky Duct in part because it was a service her husband and his business partner, who own Diamond Heating in Seaside, had decided to discontinue.

She bought Diamond Heating’s broken-down truck and had it repaired.

“My investment was my repair of the truck,” said Nelson.

For more information, call 503-7384282 or email renae@luckyductllc.com.

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EASIDE – Renae Nelson has an infectious laugh, an emphasis on customer service and an attention to detail that seems to serve her well in her new buisness.

In June, Nelson started Lucky Duct, a residential and commercial duct and dryer vent-cleaning business.

She attributes her early success to being a woman who follows through.

“Being a woman, being in a cleaning type of business is great. Most of my customers are women,” she said.

Nelson has been meeting with potential clients to give bids. And occasionally, she accompanies her technician, Nick Lindermyer, when he goes out on a job.

“I think what’s different about me in Clatsop County is my follow-through,” Nelson said. “We’ll go anywhere for the right client. And the right client is the one who calls and wants a bid.”

She said that both men and women seem more comfortable with having a female vendor in the home. “From my point of view, I’d feel more comfortable with a woman coming into my house,” said Nelson.

She said women generally are seen as more thorough than men when it comes to cleaning, which has worked in her favor when bidding on a job. Still, it’s results that lead to good referrals.

And much of Nelson’s business thus far

Lucky Duct owner Renae Nelson and technician Nick Lindermyer open the back of the company truck to show off the 10-inch pipe they attach to the truck for cleaning air ducts in homes and businesses. Photo by Felicia Struve

has been coming from referrals by her happy customers.

“I want the customer to be serviced and I want them to refer me,” she said.

Additionally, living in a smaller community means “you can’t treat your

neighbor poorly, because you’re going to be shopping at the same place.”

“We leave the home cleaner than when we came,” she said. “It’s the detail we do, in addition to the truckmounted system.”

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Judge Judy gives vacation rental justice REAL ESTATE

New owners of housing development talk with city on way forward.

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“Do you people live in a pig pen?”

CONSTRUCTION

Plans for a brewery and tasting room in Tillamook under way.

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Judge Judy asked Barry.

“That’s the work of 10 pigs… that’s a pigsty.”

Judge Judy didn’t mince words as she ruled in favor of a Manzanita rental agency. Photo

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Manzanita’s Sunset Vacation Rentals seeks and gets $1,700 judgment from Judge Judy. (Yes, the Judge Judy on television.)

By Dave Fisher Coast River Business Journal

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ANZANITA – When a luxurious oceanfront vacation rental was trashed by vacationers this spring, the director of operations for Sunset Vacation Rentals was furious.

“It’s the largest house we offer,” said Amy Dunlap, “and they trashed it.”

The six-bedroom, sevenbath home was rented for two nights and three days over the last weekend of April. It cost a group of 10 men from Canada $3,983.44.

Repeated calls to the weekenders seeking payment for damages to the home went unheeded, said Dunlap, as did threats to sue.

So Dunlap turned to Judge Judy.

Judge Judith Sheindlin presides on “Judge Judy,” a popular syndicated TV program now in its 16th season.

Retired from the bench in 1996, according to the show’s website, Sheindlin brought

her “trademark wit and wisdom to the series that takes viewers inside a television courtroom where justice is dispensed at lightning speed.”

“I submitted my case online on a Thursday or Friday and received a call the following Monday from the show’s producers saying they wanted to pursue it,” said Dunlap.

Initially, she said, she wasn’t sure about appearing on the show. But the more she thought about it ... why not?

“I thought it would be great publicity for Sunset Rentals and our area,” said Dunlap. On TV, she would liken Manzanita to Califor-

nia’s oceanside paradise, Carmel.

During Memorial Day weekend, Dunlap and Sunset Vacation Rentals employee Jennifer Ybor, who was the first to witness the damages to the vacation home, were in Los Angeles on an allexpense-paid trip to film the 15-minute segment for Judge Judy.

Also on hand were three of the 10 men who had rented the home in April.

The defendants were led

by Andrew Barry, who served as their spokesperson. The show paid for their trip as well.

Amy Dunlap of Sunset Vacation Rentals said she was surprised to hear from the TV show’s producers so soon after she posted her case online. Photo by Dave Dillon

In all, Dunlap and Ybor spent two hours in the studio courtroom. “It was nothing fancy,” Dunlap mused. Hair and makeup didn’t amount to much either, she said.

Once fitted with microphones, it was show time.

The show aired Sept. 15.

On TV, Barry contended that a $50 security deposit was sufficient to cover the cleanup of the house, and that was what it was intended to do.

Not so, responded Dunlap, who said the deposit covered only minor unintentional damage, such as a broken glass that would need to be replaced.

Presented with photos of damage to the home’s walls, dirty laundry and trash strewn throughout – plus what Dunlap described as “throw-up everywhere – the judge promptly rendered her verdict.

“Do you people live in a pig pen?” Judge Judy asked Barry. “That’s the work of 10 pigs…that’s a pigsty.”

With that, the judge awarded Sunset Vacation Rentals $1,700.

Ironically, the judgment didn’t end up costing the defendants a dime. The $1,700 was paid to Sunset Rentals by the show.

In a brief interview afterwards (with security standing by), Barry dismissed the renters’ weekend behavior as, “Boys will be boys.”

“They weren’t men,” agreed Dunlap.

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Lincoln City Planning Director Richard Townsend orientates city councilors and owners of Villages at Cascade Head during a bus tour of the site early this summer. Photo by Patrick Alexander

Lincoln City eyes future of housing site L

by Patrick Alexander Coast River Business Journal

INCOLN CITY – Owners of the sprawling Villages at Cascade Head development have agreed to sit down with Lincoln City officials to determine how to maintain

the environmental protections that are part of the project.

The 1,829-home development first received planning permission from the city in 1996. It has undergone several changes of ownership throughout a tumultuous, 16-year period that has seen just three homes completed.

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In March, Arkansas-based ANB Venture LLC became the owner of most of the 479-acre site after it foreclosed on loans held by Teeny Development LLC, which had been the majority landowner since 2001.

Scott Bleazard, senior vicepresident of ANB Venture, said the depressed housing market means the Villages will take another 20 years to build out. He said the development should be put on hold until market conditions improve.

“It makes no economic sense to continue this project,” said Bleazard. “This project should be mothballed.”

His comments came during a June 25 hearing in which Lincoln City Council members aimed to decide whether to grant a one-year extension to the project if the developers would agree to tackle runaway weeds and deteriorating infrastructure.

Bleazard said he would not agree to long-term commitments because his company has a duty to sell the property due to the way it had acquired the land.

Because ANB Ventures bought the land at public auction after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation took over

Teeny Development’s previous lender, he said it is bound by FDIC rules that say it cannot fund projects that are less than 80 percent developed.

Bleazard said he has had no offers for the site at its asking price of $4 million and has been successful in selling only one block of 18 lots with three completed homes and nine partially built.

That block’s new owner, Don Sheeley, said he wants to complete the remaining homes three at a time and to sell them.

Meanwhile, Marjorie Boyd of Lincoln Highland Partnership, which owns a portion of the site, said that after 20 years of involvement with the land she is ready to move on. “Right now, we just want to sell it,” she said. “I’m going to be 80 years old this December.

I’m too old for this.”

Bleazard said the city should tackle any public safety issues at the unfinished site and put the project on ice, maintaining the master plan that allows homes to be clustered together in order to provide open space and wildlife corridors.

Andrew Montgomery, an architect who has been working on the project since 2001, said the master plan goes above and beyond to protect environment, calling it a “developer’s nightmare.”

If the city allows the plan to lapse, he said, it runs the risk of seeing a developer come in and build a project like Lincoln Palisades, which removed all of the trees from an adjacent site that led to problems with invasive species and runoff.

The parties involved agreed to negotiate with city officials to see whether they can reach an agreement prior to a City Council meeting Sept. 24.

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Seaside Airport project advances S

by Jeremy C. Ruark Coast River Business Journal

EASIDE – The first phase of the a project to replace and repair aging pipes and drainage systems at Seaside Airport is wrapping up, with the second phase expected to begin in late summer or early fall.

“We knew some of the pipes were compromised and broken,” said Randall Henderson, who chairs the Seaside Airport Advisory Committee.

“In some places, the drainage pipe had collapsed and we weren’t draining anything anywhere,” said Seaside Public Works Director Neal Wallace.

The city conducted a study three years ago to determine the need for repairs. The work began last year.

As for those beavers ...

“There is a good population of beavers east of the airport,” Wallace reported. “If they aren’t doing any direct damage to the airport, we don’t bother with them. But if their dam construction affects the area, we will take the dams out, which we have done from time to time.”

The improvement project also includes removing trees that threaten the safety of pilots taking off and landing at the airport. “We plan to remove 46 trees and top about four others,” Wallace said.

The city is working with four different property owners to deal with the trees, at a cost of $80,000.

Phase one of the airport improvement project began last year and is wrapping up this summer. Olson Construction of Seaside is the contractor for that portion of the repairs.

The Federal Aviation Administration funded 95 percent of the nearly $300,000 cost of that project. A 5-percent ConnectOregon grant paid the remaining cost.

The work included the drainage improvements, new security fencing and gates, helicopter parking and the removal of tie-down anchors.

The second phase, expected to cost $189,991, includes the tree removal and a new outflow pipe across the runway, which would mean the runway could be closed for up to 21 days, said Henderson.

Once a contractor is selected, Henderson said, he’s hopeful the work will be completed by the end of this year.

Wallace said Seaside has qualified for additional federal money to fund the second phase of the airport improvements.

Henderson said water has been a principle concern at the airport. “Water on the runway makes it more difficult to land,” he said, “and consistent water deteriorates the runway.”

Wallace isn’t promising that the improvements will be the ultimate answer. “When we have the big storms, it’s likely the south end of the runway will be underwater,” he said.

The Seaside Airport is used primarily as a landing strip by private pilots, although Henderson and his committee are hopeful it can become more of a spur for tourism.

“We want to attract fly-in visitors and provide a more appealing experience when they arrive,” Henderson said.

“The airport is in competition with places like Manzanita, Sunriver, Siletz Bay and Sisters for the flying tourists looking for fun places to go for a day or a weekend.”

Henderson said those airports offer attractive landscaping, pilot’s shelters, loaner bicycles, under-wing camping areas and automated weather reporting.

“Some airports also engage in active promotion like ads in pilot magazines and fly-in events,” he said.

“We are looking at these and other possibilities.”

He added, “We are seeing more private pilots coming in to Seaside and that is an indicator the economy is improving. So these [airport improvements] are important projects.”

Cleaner air from ‘cow power’

by Erin Dietrich Coast River Business Journal

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ILLAMOOK – Construction is virtually complete on a second manure digester in Tillamook County.

The digester stands on land owned by the Hogan family, who run Misty Meadow Dairy. The facility itself is owned by Farm Power Northwest, a Skagit Valley, Wash., company that previously had built another digester, on McCormick Loop Road.

The new digester will create electricity from manure created by

the Hogans’ dairy. One pipeline will lead to the digester from the farm’s enormous manure holding tank, on Oregon Highway 6 at the east entrance to Tillamook.

In addition to generating electricity to be sold to Pacific Power, the digester will reduce the dairy’s manure odor that can greet motorists as they enter Tillamook at the east end of town.

Farm Power’s digesters consist of a large, airtight holding tank (the Misty Meadow digester will hold more than 1 million gallons of manure) that heats the by-product to about 100 degrees.

Bacteria in the manure thrive in the

heated conditions, releasing methane biogas that’s captured and burned, creating electricity to be sold to utility companies.

The processed, raw manure is sent back to the farmer to fertilize his fields.

In the process, the odor and the chance of runoff from the manure are significantly reduced.

The digestion process also creates a fiber product that can be used horticulturally or for animal bedding.

The Hogans lease the land to Farm Power and provide the manure. In return, they will get some of the fiber

bedding to use for their cows.

And they’ll see a reduction in the odor produced by their farm.

At a cost of about $4.5 million, the Misty Meadow digester includes a cover for the dairy’s enormous holding pond, a major source of odor alongside Highway 6.

Farm Power Northwest has built several manure digesters on dairy farms in Oregon and Washington.

To fund the digesters, the company uses a combination of its own equity and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and loans from the Oregon Department of Energy.

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BUILDING PERMITS OREGON CLATSOP COUNTY

Owner not available, 42915 Old Hwy 30, Astoria, $2,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Moodys Construction Inc. Owner not available, 92932-92987 Walluski Loop, Astoria, $4,095 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Not listed.

Owner not available, 92179 Lewis & Clark Road, Astoria, $15,975 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Weatherguard Inc. Owner not available, 92326 Taylorville Road, Westport, $2,900,479 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: JH Kelly LLC. Owner not available, 92326 Taylorville Road, Westport, $57,320 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Anderson Roofing Inc. Owner not available, 92326 Taylorville Road, Westport, $95,220 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Anderson Roofing Inc. Owner not available, 92326 Taylorville Road, Westport, $814,460 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Anderson Roofing Inc. Owner not available, 79248 Ray Brown Road, Arch Cape, $123,662 for new single-family home, Contractor: Not listed.

Owner not available, 90086 Logan Road, Astoria, $275,915 for new singlefamily home, Contractor: Adair Homes.

Owner not available, 41917 Hillcrest Loop, Astoria, $257,228 for new singlefamily home, Contractor: Not listed.

Owner not available, 36380 Battle Creek Lane, Astoria, $315,420 for new single-family home, Contractor: Not listed.

Owner not available, 40315 Compass Lane, Astoria, $277,724 for new single-family home, Contractor: Adair Homes.

ASTORIA

Andrew & Steve’s Café, 1196 Marine Drive, $20,875 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Dr. Roof.

RJ Klepke, 2703 Marine Drive, $2,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Not listed.

Suomi Hall, 244 W Marine Drive, $13,683 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Burnard Construction.

1241 Duane St. LLC, 1241 & 1239

Duane St, $85,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: TBD. City of Astoria, 555 30th St, $10,500 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: American Sprinklers.

Columbia River Maritime Museum, 2042 Marine Drive, $31,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Bremik Construction.

Port of Astoria, 300 Industry St, Suite 201, $2,414 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Pacific Alarm Systems.

Donald Patterson, 95 W Marine Drive, $6,766 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Nathan Luoma Construction.

Richard Schroeder, 450 Marine Drive, $18,980 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Diamond Heating.

S&H Inc., 324 W Marine Drive, $6,680 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Diamond Heating.

CANNON BEACH

Vista Ridge Development LLC, 3571 S Hemlock, $241,348 for new singlefamily home, Contractor: Owner.

GEARHART

Shannon Smith, 774 Pacific Way, $156,400 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Not listed.

SEASIDE

Rameriz, 1325 N Holladay, $20,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Not listed.

Ralph Rogers, 203 S Holladay, $2,500 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Not listed.

Girls Scouts, 1215 Broadway, $3,500 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Not listed.

Rameriz, 1325 N Holladay, $12,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Not listed.

Ed Murphy, 415 Ninth Avenue, $134,290 for new single-family home, Contractor: Not listed.

WARRENTON

Sunrise Homes, 221 SW Kalmia Avenue, $176,161 for new single-family home, Contractor: Not listed.

North Coast Retail, 1490 SE Discovery, $335,685 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Not listed.

Columbia Pointe Apts, 500 Pacific Drive, $285,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Not listed.

Atlas Warrenton LLC, 173 S Hwy 101, $5,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Not listed.

North Coast Classic, 390 SW Jade

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Place, $178,687 for new single-family home, Contractor: Not listed.

Sunrise Homes, 1570 Pacific Ridge Lane, $165,542 for new single-family home, Contractor: Not listed.

T. Johnson Construction, 1009 SW Second St, $201,097 for new singlefamily home, Contractor: Not listed.

Weber, 1530 SE Discovery, $14,618 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Not listed.

$40,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: JHC Construction.

Daniel Huffman, 1906 First St, $5,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Legacy Wireless.

Goodwill Industries, 2600 Main Avenue, $10,350 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Phillips Electronics.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY

MANZANITA

Thomas J Pryse, 38575 19th St, $185,000 for new single-family home, Contractor: Steve Baron.

Gene R Bickel, 2335 Wilson Beach, $103,991 for new single-family home, Contractor: Adair Homes Inc. William S Nienkamp, 3080 Rocky Cove Way, $328,795 for new singlefamily home, Contractor: Massaad Hughes.

Peter M De Turk, 10345 Pine Ridge Drive, $222,207 for new single-family home, Contractor: Owner.

Kenneth E Werner, 3530 Latimer Road, $633,614 for new single-family home, Contractor: John Main.

David Schwend, 800 Fawcett Creek, $158,786 for new single-family home, Contractor: Vice Construction Inc. Tom & Dawne Keegan, 405 Fourth St, $113,177 for new single-family home, Contractor: JLT Construction.

Creech, 801 First St, $230,163 for new single-family home, Contractor: Owner.

Nestucca High, 34445 Hwy 101 S, $2,990 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Integrity Signs Oregon.

Tillamook County, 4185 Hwy 101 N, $5,944 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Simplex Grinnel.

Tillamook County, 4185 Hwy 101 N, $53,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: R.H. Mechanical.

Northwest Medical, 10445 Neahkahnie, $12,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Trask River Builders.

William F Howard, 6340 Pacific Avenue, $2,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Earth Works Excavation.

Stanley G Sheldon, 24485 Hwy 101 S, $8,990 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: McIntosh Roofing.

Ronald Aland Ellison, 6630 Alderbrook Road, $2,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Delta Plumbing.

Barry J Mammano, 405 Main Avenue N, $14,872 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: McIntosh Roofing.

City of Tillamook, 1902 Third St,

No commercial permits over $2,000 or permits for single-family homes were issued in August.

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PACIFIC COUNTY

Salmon Timberlands II LLC, 12 R 2725 Lane, Raymond, $50,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Westower Communications.

Rayonier Timberlands Operating Co., 491 Hammond Road, Raymond, $10,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Westower Communications.

Lonny D & Cindy L Howard, 21 Wilson Land, Center, $57,185 for new single-family home, Contractor: Self.

Kenneth Hegewald, 1018 242nd Place, Ocean Park, $120,687 for new single-family home, Contractor: Self.

Montgomery/Vlandis, 34919 W Place, Ocean Park, $47,326 for new single-family home, Contractor: Bliss Construction.

Robert Hughes, 3302 220th, Ocean Park, $88,327 for new single-family home, Contractor: Self.

Timberland Regional Library, 1308 256th Place, Ocean Park, $650,000 for commercial additions or alterations, Contractor: Holmberg Company.

WAHKIAKUM COUNTY

No commercial permits over $2,000 or permits for single-family homes were issued in August.

BUILDING PERMIT SUMMARY

Clatsop County..........................$5,317,165 Astoria.............................................$484,618 Cannon Beach..............................$333,348 Gearhart......................................... $183,341 Seaside............................................$260,992 Warrenton...................................$1,369,789 Tillamook County.....................$2,545,108 Manzanita...................................... $132,783 Pacific County............................ $1,581,162 Wahkiakum County....................$852,720 Total $13,061,026

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TOP PROPERTIES CLATSOP COUNTY Seller: Fields Fred W Rev Living Trust Buyer: Gearhart LLC Address: 22 S Ocean Ave, Gearhart Acreage: 1.72 Price: $1,850,000 Date: 9/05/12 Seller: Halle Stan Buyer: Whyman Daniel Address: 88930 Pinehurst Rd, Seaside Acreage: 1 Price: $1,275,000 Date: 9/10/12 Seller: Gadsby Walter Buyer: Gadsby Elizabeth L Address: 248 N Ocean Ave, Gearhart Acreage: 0.24 Price: $800,000 Date: 9/04/12 Seller: Gearhart LLC Buyer: Heuser Family Trust Address: 357 G St, Gearhart Acreage: 0.23 Price: $597,500 Date: 8/22/12 Seller: Cameron Cheryl, L Buyer: Jaffe Jennifer S Address: 2130 N Holladay Dr, Seaside Acreage: 0.73 Price: $580,000 Date: 8/29/12 Seller: Korican Steven, J Buyer: Petersen Erik Address: 3515 Pacific St, Cannon Beach Acreage: 0.11 Price: $558,000 Date: 8/01/12 Seller: Axt Kenneth, R Buyer: Barnum Gary R Address: 2186 Skyline Dr, Seaside Acreage: 0.76 Price: $450,000 Date: 8/27/12 Seller: Moder Mike, R Buyer: Hunter Cheryl J Address: 2445 Ocean Vista Dr, Seaside Acreage: 0.11 Price: $437,500 Date: 8/02/12 Seller: Hedlund John, H Buyer: Saturn Rick A Address: 840 Beach Dr, Seaside Acreage: 0.09 Price: $400,000 Date: 8/10/12 Seller: Morgan John, J Buyer: Robinson William E Address: 225 29Th St, Astoria Acreage: 0.04 Price: $400,000 Date: 8/10/12 Seller: McGregor Bonnie, Jo Buyer: Sayler Eugene A

Address: 140 W Delta St, Cannon Beach Acreage: 0.22 Price: $395,000 Date: 7/31/12 Seller: Steinert Trust Buyer: Hazen John A M Address: 171 W Surfcrest Ave, Cannon Beach Acreage: 0.06 Price: $375,000 Date: 7/26/12 Seller: Muth Jean L Trust Buyer: Sampson Douglas Loren Address: 89500 Manion Dr, Warrenton Acreage: 1.18 Price: $349,500 Date: 8/24/12 Seller: Fewell Family Properties LLC Buyer: Northrup Street Investments LLC Address: Not Available, Acreage: 0.34 Price: $349,500 Date: 8/02/12 Seller: Mccall Douglas, S Buyer: Kelly Ronald G Address: 90616 Hwy 202, Astoria Acreage: 7.61 Price: $330,000 Date: 9/11/12 Seller: Tiedeman Michael, L Buyer: Anderson Joseph A Address: 43785-43781 Old 77 Jewell Lane, Seaside Acreage: 14.73 Price: $330,000 Date: 8/08/12 Seller: Spitzer Robert Buyer: Vanco Investements LLC Address: 1020 Commercial St, Astoria Acreage: 0.05 Price: $325,000 Date: 8/15/12 Seller: Gestson Mary, L Buyer: Vistica David Rev Convertible Trust Address: 260 Round House Rd, Astoria Acreage: 0.05 Price: $319,000 Date: 9/11/12 Seller: Kurns George, C Buyer: Hartley Benjamin W Address: 88700 Wadsworth Rd, Astoria Acreage: 29.86 Price: $317,000 Date: 09/07/12 Seller: Hadley Pamela Buyer: Hadley Karl Address: 147 E Susitna St, Cannon Beach Acreage: 0.11 Price: $301,125 Date: 9/04/12 Seller: Rice Robert E Buyer: Rice Robert R Address: 374 Sunset Blvd, Cannon

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Beach Acreage: 0.31 Price: $280,000 Date: 8/02/12 Seller: CL Holdings LLC Buyer: Gibbons Janice L Address: 288 29Th St, Astoria Acreage: 0.04 Price: $269,478 Date: 8/27/12

Acreage: 1 Price: $250,000 Date: 8/16/12 Seller: Faith St Marie Rev Liv Trust Buyer: Paul Brent Designer Inc Address: 627 25Th Ave, Seaside Acreage: 0.23 Price: $250,000 Date: 8/10/12

October 2012 • Page 33 Buyer: Alton George L Address: 331 SW Jade Pl, Warrenton Acreage: 0.19 Price: $209,900 Date: 8/10/12 Seller: Hartley Benjamin, W Buyer: Bjaranson Ryan T Address: 985 Peacock St, Hammond Acreage: 0.27 Price: $205,000 Date: 8/30/12

Seller: DeBlois Properties 2 LLC Buyer: Dyer Melissa Address: 1240 S Downing St, Seaside Acreage: 0.21 Price: $260,000 Date: 9/11/12

Seller: Sunrise Home Inc Buyer: Kalmbach James Brice Address: 1760 Southwind Cir, Hammond Acreage: 0.3 Price: $250,000 Date: 8/01/12

Seller: Graham Michael L/Lorraine Buyer: Smith Kathleen S Address: 79800 3Rd Rd, Arch Cape Acreage: 0.26 Price: $259,700 Date: 8/30/12

Seller: Welty Roger G/Peggy M Buyer: Hummasti Arnold Address: 1332 Jerome Ave, Astoria Acreage: 0.12 Price: $239,000 Date: 8/06/12

Seller: Churchill, Robert H Trustee 1/2 & other Buyer: Hartman, Alan & Abigail Address: 37860 Beulah Reed Road, County Acreage: 0.19 Price: $850,000 Date: 8/23/12

Seller: Horning Lisa, Marie Buyer: Manzano Michael H Address: 532 N Larch St, Cannon Beach Acreage: 0.11 Price: $259,000 Date: 8/01/12

Seller: Sawers Michael, R Buyer: Eichman Gary C Address: Gearhart House Condo #2658, Gearhart Acreage: 0 Price: $237,500 Date: 8/29/12

Seller: Neahkahnie Cottage Llc Buyer: Morton, Robert & Margaret Address: 8285 Treasure Rocks Road, County Acreage: 0.32 Price: $725,000 Date: 8/08/12

Seller: LHC LTD Inc Profit Sharing Plan Buyer: Brand Jack / Rebecca Address: 2355 S Edgewood, Seaside Acreage: 0.09 Price: $255,000 Date: 8/22/12

Seller: Sunrise Homes Inc Buyer: Tymkowicz Brad J Address: 221 SW Kalmia Ave, Warrenton Acreage: 0.2 Price: $232,380 Date: 8/13/12

Seller: Williamson, George Jay (C) Buyer: Green, Brian D Address: 26005 Trask River Road, County Acreage: 48.69 Price: $680,000 Date: 8/02/12

Seller: Perkins Living Trust Buyer: Jenkins Living Trust Address: Gearhart House Condo #4716, Gearhart Acreage: 0 Price: $230,000 Date: 8/31/12

Seller: Rollins, Leroy E & Sandra L Buyer: Hunt, Roger D & Diane M Address: 1060 Mordred Ct., County Acreage: 0.32 Price: $535,000 Date: 8/27/12

Seller: LHC LTD Inc Profit Sharing Plan Buyer: Williamson Merle Address: 2361 S Edgewood, Seaside Acreage: 0.09 Price: $255,000 Date: 8/22/12 Seller: LHC LTD Inc Profit Sharing Plan Buyer: Herndon James Address: 2359 S Edgewood, Seaside Acreage: 0.09 Price: $255,000 Date: 8/22/12 Seller: Roskopf Nancy, J Buyer: Weil Jay M Address: Pacific View Condo #V485, Gearhart Acreage: 0 Price: $255,000 Date: 8/09/12 Seller: LHC LTD Inc Profit Sharing Plan Buyer: Yeager Thomas Patrick Address: 2363 S Edgewood, Seaside Acreage: 0.09 Price: $255,000 Date: 8/09/12 Seller: Rasmussen Lyle H/Vivian L Buyer: Allen Michael E Address: 750 5Th St, Gearhart Acreage: 0.48 Price: $250,000 Date: 9/10/12 Seller: Muehlhauser Candace, L Buyer: MacNeill Dylan Address: 35134 Helligso Ln, Astoria

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Seller: Sunrise Homes Inc Buyer: Flint James H Address: 1008 SW First St, Warrenton Acreage: 0.21 Price: $223,950 Date: 8/13/12

Seller: Rhodes, Audie & Sandy J & Others Buyer: Tabor, Gareth & Janet Address: 477 Pine Ave., Manzanita Acreage: 0.11 Price: $515,000 Date: 8/08/12

Seller: Laughman Jon, V Buyer: Trexel Clark Address: 345 Lexington Ave, Astoria Acreage: 0.23 Price: $220,000 Date: 8/03/12

Seller: Mcadam, Samuel T & Gina R Buyer: Anderson, Kai S & Karena C Address: 9150 Nehalem Road, County Acreage: 0.72 Price: $490,000 Date: 8/27/12

Seller: Summerfield Donna, R Buyer: Smith Bradford R Address: 1549 S Franklin, Seaside Acreage: 0.33 Price: $215,000 Date: 8/09/12

Seller: Mcadam, Samuel T & Gina R Buyer: Anderson, Kai S & Karena C Address: Not Available Acreage: 1.09 Price: $490,000 Date: 8/27/12

Seller: North Coast Classic Homes Inc Buyer: Smith Heidi R Address: 304 SW Kalmia Ave, Warrenton Acreage: 0.21 Price: $209,900 Date: 8/15/12

Seller: Janzer, Lois B Buyer: Clowes, Wade R & Kathryn L Address: 873 Floral St., Manzanita Acreage: 0.24 Price: $470,000 Date: 8/22/12

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Seller: Home Federal Bank Buyer: Bergstrom, Eric C M

Address: 540 Ocean Road, Manzanita Acreage: 0.11 Price: $450,000 Date: 8/02/12 Seller: Lance, John B & Others Buyer: Lonergan, Shawn W Address: 48495 Proposal Rock Loop, County Acreage: 0.18 Price: $425,000 Date: 8/01/12 Seller: Joyce, J David & Katherine J Buyer: Welch, Paul C & Tracy L Address: 7235 Fawcett Creek Road, County Acreage: 2 Price: $415,000 Date: 8/21/12 Seller: Morgan, Christopher J & Janet E Buyer: Argo, Michael L & Karin M Address: 5435 Regent St., County Acreage: 0.13 Price: $410,000 Date: 8/30/12 Seller: First Federal Savings & Loan Association Buyer: Kalafatis, Stavros Address: 34120 Sea Swallow Dr., County Acreage: 0.13 Price: $410,000 Date: 8/29/12 Seller: Jerome, Barbara J Trustee Buyer: Brier, Stephen S & Others Address: 65 Beach Dr., Manzanita Acreage: 0.17 Price: $395,000 Date: 8/24/12 Seller: Cornie, Robert L & Carolyn J Buyer: Beuchet, Corinne Address: 454 Dorcas Lane, Manzanita Acreage: 0.17 Price: $382,000 Date: 8/20/12 Seller: Felt, James W Jr 1/2 & other Buyer: Beranek, Steven R & Katrina L Address: 4365 Mc Minnville Ave., County Acreage: 0.21 Price: $376,000 Date: 8/29/12 Seller: Potempa, Richard J Trustee Buyer: Hoag, Michael L & Mary C Address: 6000 Summerhouse Lane, County Acreage: 0.11 Price: $360,000 Date: 8/30/12 Seller: Nelson, Kirk & Debbie Buyer: Bergevin, Robert D Address: 6750 Nestucca Ridge Road, County Acreage: 0.16 Price: $335,000 Date: 8/30/12

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Historic Preservation Projects from around the Region

By John Goodenberger For Coast River Business Journal

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AMLET – In the late 1880s, two elk hunters lost their way while traveling in a deep, coastal forest. They came upon a lush, uninhabited valley, ideal for farming.

When they returned to their home in Elsie, they reported their find, which inspired a group of Swedish-Finns to homestead in the secluded hollow.

Although this small community attracted loggers and fishermen, it remained isolated until 1908, when the first wood-planked road entered the valley and connected it with Seaside to the north.

A fire in 1910 destroyed much of the forest, but the residents chose to remain.

They constructed a schoolhouse and used it as a community gathering space – much as they do today.

Forming a nonprofit Justin Brown, a building contractor, has attended events at the Hamlet schoolhouse since he was a child.

Now, he’s a board member of the Hamlet Historical Schoolhouse and Community Center, a nonprofit organization that was formed to maintain and preserve the building.

Brown serves the board with six others, including Mario Vetter.

Importance of community Both Brown and Vetter know Hamlet’s history naturally: they learned it from the older generation.

Whether it is an ancient apple tree marking the location of the former post office, or the remains of root cellars marking homesteads, these two know the land.

Both have lived in the valley for the majority of, if not all of, their lives.

As part of a new generation, they feel responsible for honoring those before them and fostering a sense of community.

By maintaining the schoolhouse,

The Hamlet Schoolhouse was constructed in 1911. The one-room building now serves as a community center. Photos by John Goodenberger

they preserve a venue for everyone to interact, get to know each other, tell stories or share a meal. “The biggest value (of the building) is in keeping the community together,” said Brown.

On the second Saturday of every month, the community gathers for dinner, games, music or poker.

They celebrate Halloween and St. Patrick’s Day, too, by grilling hamburgers during an event called “Burgers & Brews.”

They also discuss the needs of their building.

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continued from page 33 Seller: Holt, Judith A Buyer: Messenger, Thomas & Anne Address: 35490 Upper Loop Road, County Acreage: 0.17 Price: $334,000 Date: 8/27/12

Seller: Benneth, Catherine Mcnicol Buyer: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company Tru Address: 5975 Twelfth St., County Acreage: 1.14 Price: $236,032 Date: 8/30/12

Seller: Balzano, Shad R Buyer: Turina, Stephen & Julie Address: 1005 N Pacific, Rockaway Beach Acreage: 0.09 Price: $312,000 Date: 8/23/12 Seller: Rawe, Elizabeth Jeanette Trustee Buyer: Rawe, Larry Gene Successor Trustee & Others Address: 7510 Bewley Creek Road, County Acreage: 9.6 Price: $300,000 Date: 8/15/12

(Right) Mario Vetter brushes dust off Kaisa Makila’s tombstone. Vetter says the name Makila means “hill” in Finnish. The Hill family homesteaded in Hamlet.

Moulder assisted, as did Lonny Painter.

And while they were beneath the building, Dan Green reworked some of the wiring. Up above, Jim Hannen reglazed numerous windows and replaced broken panes.

This winter, volunteers will repaint the interior. They also hope to build a storage shed out back.

Future work includes replacing lighting, upgrading the kitchen and restrooms, constructing a side deck for BBQs, and building a cover for the side entry.

Funding repairs In the past, long-time families might fund repairs to the schoolhouse from their own pockets. Today, that burden is shared.

A wildly popular annual BBQ raises money for Hamlet’s nonprofit. This year, more than 250 people came to enjoy pit-roasted pork and beef while playing volleyball and listening to live music.

In August 2013, an even bigger event is planned when Hamlet celebrates the schoolhouse’s centennial – albeit two years late.

But the timing doesn’t really matter.

The community is focused on doing

things right and having the building in shape to do it.

A defining building The schoolhouse has come a long way. Closed in 1946, it survived thanks to the support of an early, but aging, generation.

When a Hamlet resident suggested the building’s best use was “learn to burn” for the volunteer fire department, the community rallied. The building was too important to lose.

Standing inside the one-room schoolhouse recently, Brown reflected on the building, “I don’t know if this defines Hamlet or if Hamlet defines this building,” he said.

Either way, its preservation for future generations seems well in hand.

(For more information about renovating an old home or commercial building, contact the Lower Columbia Preservation Society in downtown Astoria in the historic Hobson Building at 1170 Commercial St., No. 210. Or visit lcpsweb.org.)

Seller: Miller, John J & Korrine L Buyer: Daniel, Jill M Address: 35805 Sunset Dr., County Acreage: 0.19 Price: $259,000 Date: 8/23/12 Seller: Watt, Michael J & Others Buyer: Peters, Gary L & Eva Sharlene Address: 34760 Brooten Road, County Acreage: 0.14 Price: $255,000 Date: 8/27/12

Seller: Crown, Anita L Buyer: Field, Devin Laurence & Others Address: 5360 Third St., County Acreage: 0.13 Price: $330,000 Date: 8/21/12

(Above) The Hamlet Schoolhouse hosts monthly dinners within former classroom space.

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Seller: Perletti, Susann Buyer: Wood, Brian & Marcy Address: 81 Beach Dr., Manzanita Acreage: 0.11 Price: $287,900 Date: 8/06/12

Seller: Averill, Jason S Buyer: Benton, Joan L Address: 2302 6th St., Tillamook Acreage: 0.13 Price: $222,000 Date: 8/09/12 Seller: Jenks, Richard E & Mary Ann Buyer: Paulsen, Jerrold L & Cheri B Address: 4900 Clam Way, County Acreage: 0.32 Price: $210,000 Date: 8/15/12 Seller: Hursey, Steven C Buyer: Henriksen, James & Janice Address: 26759 White Dove Ave., Rockaway Beach Acreage: 0.12 Price: $202,000 Date: 8/01/12

Seller: Myers, Wilma A Trustee & Others Buyer: Myers, Wilma A Trustee & Others Address: 8455 Hughey Lane, County Acreage: 3.6 Price: $275,000 Date: 8/10/12 Seller: Winkelman, Charles G & Dana M Buyer: Rosenberg, Benjamin Address: 280 Edmund Lane, Manzanita Acreage: 0.09 Price: $264,000 Date: 8/10/12 Seller: Slack, David L & Nancy J Ttes 1/2 & other Buyer: Jensen, J Alan & Others Address: 425 Ocean Ave., Manzanita Acreage: 0.13 Price: $263,000 Date: 8/29/12

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Pelican Brewing Co. plans to expand by putting brewery in Tillamook

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Clatsop Care Center residents can feel the sunshine and smell the flowers in the nursing and long-term care facility’s new Healing Garden. Courtesy photo

Astoria nursing care facility opens a Healing Garden

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STORIA – Built on a steep hill, Clatsop Care Center has had very limited outdoor space for its 63 residents. Until now.

The skilled-nursing and long-termcare facility recently completed a 2,800-square-foot Healing Garden to give residents safe and accessible space where they can enjoy the social, psy-

chological and physical healing benefits of nature.

“I remember gardening with my mother as I was growing up,” reminisced 93-year-old resident Ginny Bynum. “When the sun is shining and there’s blue sky, I love being outside. It is nice to be surrounded by flowers.

“Having a space where I can go outside and breathe the fresh air is important to me.”

Her daughter, MaryAnn Ylipelto, said, “Knowing that my mom and the other residents who live here can go out there independently, without fear of their safety, is comforting.

“It will be a nice place for us to sit and for families to gather and to enjoy picnics. It is so much nicer than what it was before, which was a parking a lot.”

The Healing Garden project was supported by a variety of donors and in-kind contributions. Benefactors included the Oregon Community Foundation, Tongue Point Job Corps’ landscape architecture class, Harvest Moon Design, AngieG LLC, and members of Clatsop County’s Master Gardeners program.

For more information, call Mandy Brenchley at 503-325-0313.

ACIFIC CITY – The owners of Pelican Brewing Co. – Mary Jones, Jeff Schons, Darron Welch and Ken Henson – have agreed with Star Distributors Inc. of Tillamook to lease its building on the north edge of downtown Tillamook.

Last year, the four Pelican owners were talking about building a brewery and restaurant on industrial land just south of Tillamook owned by the Port of Tillamook Bay. That deal fell through when the port was unable to provide necessary infrastructure for the brewpub project.

The Pelican group said the alternate site on Stillwell Avenue between Front and First is the perfect size and shape for brewing large quantities of beer.

They added that while no restaurant is planned for this site, a tasting room could be part of their long-term plan.

Star Distributors Inc. has operated its business from the building for 60 years.

The owners retired from the grocery business in 1999 and recently had been seeking a tenant for the building.

Schons called Pat and Don Kehr, Star Distributors’s president and general manager, and negotiations began.

Tillamook City Manager Paul Wyntergreen and the county’s economic

development director, Dan Biggs, have been working with Pelican Brewing Co. throughout its efforts to expand.

Jones, president of Pelican Brewing Co., said, “The deal is contingent on appropriate funding commitments to purchase equipment and renovate the building, so we are working diligently on that part of the puzzle right now.”

She said the target date for opening the new facility is June 1, 2013.

The production brewery initially would double the brewing capacity of the Pacific City-based business, to about 9,000 barrels per year, with plenty of room for growth.

Jones said the new brewery initially would create 10 to 15 full-time jobs, perhaps up to as many as two dozen over time.

Pelican Brewing Co. ales are distributed in the Portland-Vancouver area

by Maletis Beverage, and in western Washington by Noble Distributing.

Pelican also self-distributes in central and southern Oregon, but the quantities available for distribution have been capped by the limited capacity of the brewery in Pacific City, on the beach at Cape Kiwanda.

Co-owner and master brewer Darron Welch said, “We are very excited to become more widely available in all of the Northwest markets within the next few years.”

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Pacific City-based Pelican Brewing Co. said it is planning to lease the Star Distributors building, on Stillwell Avenue between Front and First in Tillamook. The facility would house a brewery and expand Pelican’s beer-making capacity. Photo by Joe Wrabek

Oregon Aero breaks ground on new hangar

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CAPPOOSE – Oregon Aero Inc. broke ground Sept. 28 on its new 22,000-squarefoot hangar at the company’s facility at Scappoose Industrial Airpark.

The new hangar will accommodate the aerospace company’s growing airplane seat department and its FAA-approved repair

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station for seating and aircraft interior upgrade services.

It will be the third building at Oregon Aero’s headquarters in Scappoose.

Financed by the State of Oregon and the Port of St. Helens, the new hangar comes with a price tag of $1.5 million.

Once the facility is completed, Or-

egon Aero will lease it from the port.

Construction will be completed by Longview, Wash.-based J.H. Kelly, likely in February 2013.

Oregon Aero employs about 75 workers. The company said its expansion could create an opportunity to hire additional employees.

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Log exports drive Oregon timber harvest increases

By Shari Phiel Coast River Business Journal

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ata recently released by the Oregon Department of Forestry show that timber harvests statewide have increased for the second year in a row.

The harvests, which were at a low of 2.75 billion board feet in 2009 following the previous year’s collapse of the domestic housing market, posted gains in both 2010 and 2011.

In 2011, approximately 3.65 billion board feet were harvested in Oregon, an increase of 32 percent from 2009’s low and up 13 percent from 2010’s harvest numbers.

“Much of these gains can be attributed to an active export market to eastern Asia, especially China,” said Brandon Kaetzel, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s principal forest economist.

“The U.S. housing market’s slow recovery and other domestic markets are also driving demand for Oregon wood products.”

Locally, both Columbia and Clatsop counties have seen similar harvest increases.

Columbia County, where timber harvests declined by more than 26 percent in 2008 and by nearly 2 percent in 2009, rebounded in 2011 to pre-2009 export numbers.

In 2011, Columbia County harvested 144,864 board feet, compared to 115,536 board feet in 2008. Nevertheless, the harvests are down from 2007’s 155,993 board feet.

“If you go all the way back to 2006 and throw out the low and throw out the high and average that out, I would say the harvest in Columbia County is on the average of what you might normally see,” said Weyerhauser’s Greg Miller.

“It is coming up a bit because a lot of landowners – although I can’t speak for all of the landowners in Columbia

County – had deferred a bit during the down demand.”

Although the timber harvests for neighboring Clatsop County had shown an increase of 23 percent (417,338 board feet) in 2008, the harvests declined sharply in 2009 to just 284,000 board feet.

In 2011, Clatsop County’s harvests were up by just 1.1 percent, at 285,000 board feet.

“For us, there are no ups and downs,” reported Ed Hendrix, operations manager for Longview Timber, which operates out of Washington and northwestern Oregon. “We have three contractors in Deer Island and they are always harvesting. They just harvest different stands depending on demand.”

Hendrix said the demand has shifted over the past few years, from high-quality timber used in Japanese homebuilding to low-grade wood used in Chinese and domestic markets.

Many timber exporters in Columbia County still are recovering from the sharp declines seen over the past decade.

While countywide timber harvests have continued to climb since 2008, those numbers remain considerably lower than 2000’s harvest of nearly 229,000 board feet.

“What you really saw in 2007 – that big hit – that was all housing marketrelated,” said Teevin Brothers general manager Eric Oien. “When housing collapsed, our the demand for lumber to build houses really followed.

“We’ve seen only in the last 12 to 18 months a return.

“But housing hasn’t been anywhere near those levels, although there has been an increased production of lumber.”

Like others, Teevin Brothers relies on exports to Asian markets to offset the decreases to domestic markets.

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Dozens of community leaders toured private and state forestlands in Clatsop County on Sept. 6.

Speakers focused on the local economic impact of forestry activity and wood products. Photo by Felicia Struve

New report illustrates Clatsop timber potential

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By Felicia Struve Coast River Business Journal

LSIE – The north Oregon coast’s forests reach deep into the regional economy, making up about 30 percent of Clatsop County’s economic base, notes a soon-tobe-released study by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute.

Mike Cloughesy, the director of forestry for the timber tax-funded institute, shared some key points from the study with more than 60 community leaders who toured private and state forestlands in Clatsop County on Sept. 6. “[Oregon] can grow wood and work with it better than anyone else in the world,” Cloughesy said.

“The north coast is doing better than any other region in Oregon,” he added, thanks in large part to who owns Clatsop County’s timberlands.

Sixty percent of Oregon’s forests are federally owned, although only 12 percent of the harvest is from federal forests.

“There is more old-growth timber on federal land lost to fire than to harvest,” Cloughesy declared.

In Clatsop County, the state and county own 28 percent of the timberlands.

The remaining 72 percent are privately owned.

That’s a fortunate mix for the county, said Cloughesy.

“In almost every county in western Oregon, the harvest in 2011 was 50 percent of what it was in 1991,” said Cloughesy. The exception was Clatsop County, where the forests yielded 285.9 million board feet – 135 percent of the 1991 harvest.

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Q & A with Alan Smiles EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Coast River Business Journal Q&A with Alan Smiles, executive director of the Seaside Chamber of Commerce, regarding the Chamber’s commercial lands inventory project.

CRBJ: What is the purpose of this commercial lands study?

The purpose of the survey is to identify vacant commercial land and vacant commercial buildings (with owner input) to create an inventory.

CRBJ: How Alan Smiles is the Chamber conducting this inventory?

The city is providing us with a list of available or vacant commercial zoned land. We will then contact the owners to ask permission to list the property (as some may not want their property listed). For the vacant building inventory, we will provide an online form for owners to complete and the information will be made public on our website. Such information would include address, square footage, zoning and what services are either available at the street or the property for vacant land.

And buildings would include total area, improvements and other pertinent information. Of course, we won’t be asking for selling price or rental costs; that will be for the owner/lessor and the interested

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continued from page 37 Because harvests are relatively constant on large private timberlands, Clatsop County’s forests continued to generate jobs and tax revenues throughout the recession.

“If there’s anything that’s a red flag for Clatsop County, it’s the number of mills,” Cloughesy said. “I would say this area has the potential for more mills.”

Hampton Lumber Mill in Warrenton is the county’s only operating mill.

According to the company’s website, its annual production capacity is 200 million board feet.

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“China has created a huge demand for logs out of Oregon and Washington,” said Oien. “Exportable timber has seen a huge boom in the last two or three years.”

At the same time, the demand from China seems to be falling off over the past year. “It’s dropped a lot from where it was last year,” said Oien.

“But in the last 12 months, we’ve seen a pretty sustainable level of activity. Very consistent, but not nearly as frenzied as it was in spring of 2011.”

party to discuss at a personal level.

CRBJ: Why is this inventory necessary?

We feel it is a basic service to provide to potential start-up business owners and businesses that are considering relocating to our city, so they don’t have to do a lot of running around to find out what is available or who might be selling or leasing a property. Of course, the level of success will depend on who participates in the service.

CRBJ: What has this inventory demonstrated so far?

We have learned that although there is available land in Seaside, due to geographical constraints (we are bordered by mountains, forestry and the ocean) there is a limited supply of commercial land available compared to other cities, perhaps. We are focusing only on commercial land and buildings.

CRBJ: How will the results of the commercial land inventory be used?

The results will provide an overarching approach to doing business in Seaside, with a list of available vacant land and buildings, and a step-by-step approach to navigating the process of doing business in Seaside. This is a joint CEDR/ Chamber project, which we hope will help people to choose Seaside as their place for business because we make that process a little easier than other places.

We are currently testing the input form that will be available on our website for commercial land and building owners to input their information and then be shown on our website.

Cloughesy’s presentation stated that although the current harvest rate on private timberland is sustainable, there’s not much room for gain. “Timber supply will limit Oregon’s ability to gain market share of a recovering market,” he said.

Cloughesy pointed to federal forests as a way for the state to sustainably increase its timber harvest.

He identified opportunities for increasing revenues from forest products through developing new markets for Oregon wood; increasing ecosystem markets such as the Forest HealthHuman Health Initiative in Vernonia, which pays landowners health insurance for preserving forestlands; and defending the Oregon Forest Practices Act. About 49 percent of Oregon’s land is forested.

Federal forests account for 60 percent of these lands, industrial forests 19 percent, family forests 15 percent, stateowned forests 3 percent, and all other forestland owners 3 percent.

The 2011 western Oregon timber harvests increased by 14 percent from 2010.

Harvests increased in eastern Oregon by 1.6 percent.

“While log exports remain strong, they have begun to taper off,” said Kaetzel. “I expect that lumber exports, along with increased domestic demand, will continue to drive timber harvests in Oregon.

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By Kelsey Nuttall Coast River Business Journal

EARHART – The Neocoxie Creek-Barn by the Sea has sparked considerable controversy between city officials and owner Shannon Smith.

Smith has been using the stable as an events center, but public officials say she must make changes to the barn, including adding bathrooms, parking and better fire safety measures.

Smith had been visiting at her grandparent’s house in Gearhart since 1961 and fell in love with the old barn when she was just 3 years old. She moved from Portland to Gearhart in 2004 and has never left.

The livery stable was built in1890 and, said Smith, it’s now a valuable part of Gearhart’s history.

She bought the old barn in 2007 after it was threatened with demolition by its owner at the time. “We can’t lose our history,” declared Smith.

Livery stables are quickly disappearing nationwide. The Gearhart structure is the last standing livery stable in the entire state of Oregon, said to Smith.

“Livery stables are beautiful structures,” she said. “They remind us of our origins, how folks actually helped towns get started.”

Smith said the Gearhart stable was constructed specifically for large horses to transport visitors to and from the Gearhart Hotel.

With a wood miller just across the street, the barn essentially was built on site at 774 Pacific Way. “This structure still contains the original pillars and beams,” Smith said. “You don’t find that type of material anymore.

So we have been able to preserve that part of the structure and the historic haylofts.”

Renovation of the old stable has involved the community since the 1950s, when the U.S. Coast Guard helped re-roof

This is the Gearhart Livery Stable in a photo dated 1940. Courtesy photo

Shannon Smith stands next to the open doors of the historic Gearhart Livery Stable, now The Neocoxie Creek–Barn by the Sea. Courtesy photo

the building. Previous owners re-roofed it in the 1980s.

“Gearhart has always been a place of community gathering,” said Smith. “You can sit down, face-to-face, toes in the grass, in the sunshine next to a beautiful building.

You get to know your neighbors, and know what’s important in life.

“That’s why preserving this stable is an important community action in Gearhart.”

Because of current city and state laws and ordinances, Smith has faced numerous challenges in refurbishing the old building. She faces up to $9,000 in potential fines for not meeting the requirements of a conditional-use permit issued by the City of Gearhart to operate the barn as an events center.

“I broke the law so I wouldn’t break hearts,” said Smith.

Gearhart Mayor Kent Smith said Smith is doing her best to take care of everything necessary to operate the events center. “I have nothing but respect for her willingness to rescue the livery stable by buying it,” said the mayor.

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Contact Collins Bradford Today at 503-741-1507 ©2012 Charter Communications. Savings claim based on Small Business Claims Study

by Data & Management Counsel, Inc. Restrictions apply. Call for details.

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Like Helping Others??

Join the CMH Auxiliary Volunteers!

For over five decades, the CMH Auxiliary volunteers have been the lifeblood of Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) through direct service and fundraising projects. There is a surge of new projects currently sweeping through CMH, and the Auxiliary is a tremendous support in implementing these patient-centered care initiatives. Volunteer opportunites include greeting visitors, being companions to patients, offering comfort items to patients, and baking cookies in the family lounge!

In addition, CMH has a brand new Auxiliary Gift Shop! The Auxiliary is looking for volunteers to join their creative, fun-loving team.

Come join us! We are a dynamic group who are commiteed to giving back to the community.

The average volunteer works four hours a week for at least a three month commitment.

If you are interested in volunteering at CMH or Lower Columbia Hospice, please contact our Volunteer Services Coordinator, Laura Lenhardt, at 503-325-4321 or visit our website at columbiamemorial.org.

2111 Exchange Street • Astoria, Oregon • 503-325-4321 • A Lutheran-Affiliated Healthcare Facility