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Volume 17, No. 20

October 4, 2012

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Turnout for evacuation drill surprises, pleases EVC officials

By Dave Fisher The Citizen

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Saying she was surprised and pleased with the turnout during the Sept. 22 tsunami evacuation drill, Emergency Volunteer Corps President Linda Kozlowski’s worse fear was that no one would show up.

“The response was larger than anticipated and in some areas we actually ran out of surveys,” said Kozlowski.

“The statistics are not absolutely final but they definitely provide good information and trends.”

Initially, EVC officials estimated a turnout of perhaps 75 at Underhill Plaza, one of 16 assembly sites for the drill in north Tillamook County.

Nearly 200 people showed up. At Pine Ridge, where the estimate was ten, 60 turned out. The assembly sites near the Shell Station at Bayside Gardens and at Pennsylvania Ave. in Wheeler rounded out the top four. Collectively, in Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler, nearly 550 people participated.

In addition, Kozlowski said she was pleased with the business response to the

By Samantha Swindler The Citizen

Several North County residents and organizations were honored Oct. 2 during the Tillamook County Futures Council annual banquet, held at the Pine Grove Community House.

The Futures Council is a citizen advisory council to the County Commissioners on the long-term vision for the county.

Awards are given to individuals and groups that give back to the community in six different categories.

In the Society & Culture category, the Manzanita-based SEE VIDEO AT NORTHCOASTCITIZEN.COM

See BANQUET, page 5

The assembly site at Ridge Rd. was a busy place during the evacuation drill held the morning of Sept. 22. Members of the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay were on hand to assist evacuees and distribute information. Photo submitted by Kay Stepp evacuation drill, particularly in Manzanita, where Manzanita Grocery and Deli actually closed it doors so employees could make the trek to Underhill Plaza.

Other small businesses did the same.

Though the EVC conducted a drill in 2009, this is the first since the Oregon Department of Geology and

Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) released new tsunami inundation zone maps for the Nehalem Bay area.

See DRILL, page 11

The International Spotlight

Japan’s Fuji TV on hand for evacuation drill

By David Dillon For the Citizen

FARMERS MARKET Manzanita Farmers Market wraps up the ‘best season ever.’

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North Tillamook County’s recent tsunami evacuation exercise got some international exposure when a crew from Japan’s Fuji TV showed up that morning to check out what we were doing.

Reporter Noriko Wakaki, her cameraman and a production assistant from the New York office, were touring the Washington and Oregon coasts doing a story about the debris we expect to receive on our beaches from the March 2011 Japan tsunami.

Talking with the SOLVE people, they

Reporter Noriko Wakaki and her cameraman, from Japan’s Fuji TV, interview Emergency Corps Volunteer member Dave Dillon the morning of the tsunami evacuation drill in north Tillamook County.

See FUJI TV, page 9 Photo by Dave Fisher

Index Classifieds...............7-8 Events calendar........ 10 NBFR District Log....... 3 Public Safety Log........ 5 Golightly Gourmet..... 12 Letters to the Editor.... 4 Obituaries................... 9

Futures Council honors those that give back to community

North Coast Citizen office moves to Nehalem

We’ve moved.

The North Coast Citizen office has relocated to Nehalem at 35840 Seventh St., which is between Art Happens and Mirror Images hair salon.

After more than a dozen years in Manzanita, the paper is back where it originally started in 1996. In those days, the office was located above The Dock Restaurant on the river (now The Pizza Garden) and then for a short time next to Wanda’s.

Office hours remain the same, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, however, because of the nature of the business, it’s always a good idea to call ahead to make sure someone is here.

Everything else is the same – phone number, email address, and the P.O. box in Manzanita.

Dragon boat, (sans dragon), debuts on the Nehalem

By Dave Fisher The Citizen

On the way to Nehalem, dragon boat paddlers enjoyed a sunny calm morning on the river this past Saturday getting a feel for the 40-foot craft and improving their technique. Photo by Dave Fisher

It was made to order, a beautiful, sunny day on the Nehalem River with members of the Nehalem area dragon boat team paddling together. However, it you were looking to see a fully decorated dragon boat, you were out of luck. Most noticeably, the 40-foot boat was missing its dragon head.

That, according to longtime paddlers, is reserved for competitive racing and special occasions.

Organizing as members of the Wasabi Dragon Boat team based in Portland, some paddlers in the Nehalem area have been on world champion teams. In fact, the entire team is made up of breast cancer survivors, according to dragon boat member/paddler Martha Atteridge.

“That is not the sole impetus

for organizing on the coast,” Atteridge added. “Recreation and a great deal of enthusiasm are our driving forces and we are growing rapidly.”

Following the launch just south of the Nehalem bridge, paddlers made their way to the Nehalem city dock behind Hal’s Emporium, where they took on passengers for a quick spin on the Nehalem during the morning and early afternoon.

It was an opportunity for new members of the local team to get an idea what practices will be like when they start in April. Currently, there are more than 50 paddlers on the roster.

“It’s been quite a journey and the best is yet to come,” said Atteridge, who was unable to attend the launch, but credited her friend

See DRAGON BOAT, page 11

Bounty of the harvest comes alive at Alder Creek

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The Lower Nehalem Community Trust hosted the 10th annual Harvest Festival Sept. 29, under blue skies and plenty of sunshine. Free birthday cake and ice cream was provided as the LNCT celebrated its 10th birthday at the family-friendly event.

Along with birthday festivities, the Harvest Festival featured live music by two local bands in addition to a bountiful farmer’s market, cider pressing, information booths, family activities, and conservation tours of the 54-acre property.

All proceeds benefit the year-round

Always a crowd-pleaser, the 10th annual Harvest Festival at Alder Creek Farm was enjoyed by young and old alike, whether it was dancing a jig to the live music provided by local bands or pressing apples to make fresh apple cider. The event, sponsored by the Lower Nehalem Community Trust, coincided with the organization’s 10th anniversary. Photos by Dave Fisher education programs of the Lower Nehalem Community Trust.

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Candidates for Oregon House District 32 discuss their backgrounds

Deborah Boone

Jim Welsh

Perry Roll

Democratic Party of Oregon

Constitution Party of Oregon

Libertarian Party of Oregon

Incumbent Oregon House District 32 Deborah Boone is running for reelection for a seat she’s held since 2004. Boone, of Cannon Beach, represents the Democratic Party and has been working in the state capital since 1989.

Key quotes: “I’ve seen quite a few changes. I’ve worked under several governors; Governor Kitzhaber; Governor Goldschmidt; Governor Roberts; Governor Kulongoski; and Governor Kitzhaber again now. I’ve seen a lot of changes. I’ve seen the house and senate go back under different leadership, etc. My personal philosophy when I moved down there was to always work with everybody across the aisle.”

“My (committee) focus now is Veterans Services, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment and Water… If we have it again, I’ll probably stick with the line up I have. Every year I try to get a committee on ocean policy, fisheries, etc. because I think we have a lot there.”

“I give myself a test before each of the major bills.

I try to make them either maintain or create jobs in our state and improve our economy. We’ve had a rough time since 2008.”

“My constituency is a little bit different from some of my colleagues in the house and senate. I try very hard to represent them as well as the rest of the citizens of Oregon because we have to make policy

that affects everyone in the state.”

“The ballot measure that I am very sorry to see come forward is number 81, which would basically put the gillnet fishery on the Columbia River out of business. I do understand now that the promoters, after spending $500,000 of mostly out-of-state money, to get it on the ballot, now they have backed off and said they’re not going to promote it… I believe the damage has been done.

Now it puts the onus on the commercial fishing community mostly in Clatsop and Columbia County, to come up with the money to fight this… it basically will cost many jobs. Not just fishing jobs, but the jobs that depend on fishing jobs.”

“The last six years I’ve been working very hard on emergency preparedness…

Last session I drafted House Resolution 3, which requires the state to come up with a statewide resilience plan, and I’d like to see that through… [funding for seismic upgrades] is one of my very top priorities. I’ve been seen as a lead on it in the state legislature along with Senator Peter Courtney… We are working with our [federal legislators] to help FEMA turn around its mindset of waiting around until something bad happens and then they come in and fix it. They pay up front, a little bit less, and prepare for it so that when the event happens it’s not as big an expense and there’s less damage, less lives lost, etc.”

Jim Welsh, of Manzanita, originally was nominated to run by the Republican Party of Oregon, but declined the nomination to run for the Constitution Party, Welsh owns a grocery store in Manzanita and said he’s running as a third party candidate because they have more integrity.

Key Quotes: “I’ve been an independent businessman for over 30 years, 15 of it in the Manzanita-Nehalem area.

We own Manzanita Fresh Foods Grocery. Two of my sons are partners in the business; mostly they do all the day to day management of the business. I’m married, have eight children and 15 grandchildren. Most of them reside in the district here.

That’s probably one of my motivating factors in wanting to run for House District 32 Representative.”

“I was not satisfied with the support the Republican Party was going to offer me.

I said, ‘well if they’re not going to support me as they do other candidates in the rest of the state, especially the I-5 corridor, then I would try a different party, with a little more integrity.’ So I switched my party to the Constitution Party. I’m no longer a Republican, and I’m not a Democrat, so maybe this will give people an opportunity to send someone with a different name after their name on the ballot.”

“I think the main parties are locked into supporting certain special interest groups that they are very beholden

to, and it’s very hard for them to move away from certain groups.”

“The major factor for my running is that we here on the coast, and I know part of the district is in western Washington county, but the majority of the district is here on the coast and we are a natural resource based economy.

Traditionally, we have been natural resource based, and I don’t think we’re getting a fair representation on those issues. “ “The one issue that is very important to this area is the proposed ban on gillnetting.

This is going to have a severe impact on especially Clatsop County, although it will have an impact on the district in general. There’s 100 to 200 jobs that are dependent upon that activity in the main river, the Columbia, and 1000 to 1500 jobs that are beneficiaries from that industry. I think in this district it will fail I have big concern about the rest of the state. Whether they are going to understand or care that if it passes the people that make their livings or part of their livings doing this activity are not going to have an income.”

“Every electoral season incumbents come back and they try to tell us that this time they’re really going to do something down at the state capital or Washington D.C., or the County Commission. My question would be ‘how many chances should an incumbent get before people sit down and ask why we send back the same person and expect anything but the same answers we get every time they are elected?’”

Perry Roll, of Astoria, is campaigning for Oregon House District 32, which encompasses parts of as a libertarian. Roll has worked as a cab driver and a gas attendant and says he’d like to bring a third voice to Oregon politics.

Key Quotes: “As a cab driver and a gas attendant I’ve had a chance to talk to an awful lot of people. Over the last decade and a half, I’ve heard a lot of grass roots views that aren’t being expressed in the press. I felt eventually that somebody was going to have to take this message to Salem and let everybody hear it, and it looks like its gonna be me.”

Both sides [of environmental conflicts] are right.

We’re going to starve to death if we don’t use our natural resources, and there’s a point that if we use our natural resources we won’t have them for tomorrow. There has to be a balance. Instead, what we get are divisive opinions between the two parties. You can either go one way or the other, there is no middle of the road.

We need a little more balance in order to utilize our resources and keep them…”

“A little deregulation at the cottage industry level would do a lot for the economy. That’s where the jobs are created.”

“The House of Representatives in Oregon was divided 30 Republicans

and 30 Democrats. It seems obvious to me that it’s no wonder we can’t get anything done. They can’t agree on anything, there’s no movement forward. We need a third voice.”

“Freedom is one of the things this country was founded on, and it’s a word we chant a lot. Freedom. Liberty. So much so that the meaning of it has been lost. The definition I believe is freedom for the individual. That requires a lot of tolerance, it requires a lot of acceptance, understanding and patience.

There’s a whole bunch of things that go with that. Libertarians believe in that. It’s an idealistic idea…”

“There are a lot of nitpicky regulations, what something is going to look like, what color you can paint it, how high the fence is going to have to be. We might be able to flex these a little bit to allow someone who is pretty close to get going. “ “I’d say if you’re voting on 81 this time vote no. I don’t think the science is good or clean, or well enough understood to give a good balance between the economy and what they are talking about. “ “Since 1824 we’ve only had two voices in government, and in fact, it’s really one voice. Their goals and agenda are the same… a good reason to vote for a third party candidate this election is to get that third voice in there.”

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Northwest-based Affordable Travel Club a way to save

By Dave Fisher The Citizen

Ever hear of the Affordable Travel Club?

If not, it’s something part-time Nehalem area resident Paul Sunderland hopes to change.

Sunderland, a member of the club for almost five years, recently hosted a couple from British Columbia, also club members, on their way down the West Coast to Santa Barbara. In planning their trip, Peter Senior and Janet Bjarnason, discovered Sunderland in the club directory and, as luck would have it, Sunderland’s Bayside Gardens home was available for a two or three night stay during a period Sunderland would be on hand to play host.

As a host member, according to the club’s website, you offer that extra bedroom, breakfast (continental or full), and an hour of your time to acquaint the fellow member with your area. The orientation can be done upon arrival or at breakfast. Your guests give you a gratuity, typically $20, to help you defray your costs. When you travel, you do the same. If you travel as many times as you host, you are traveling free.

“I learned about the club through an acquaintance,” said the semi-retired Sunderland, who is a ski instructor and certified international tour manager. “This fits with what I like to do. I enjoy people

and most of the people who are a part of this program are older and retired.”

The main attraction, of course, is the savings realized on lodging.

As for the accommodations, you won’t hear any complaints from Sunderland, who has stayed at other club members’ homes in travels throughout the Pacific Northwest and Northeast.

The number of times per year a host member has guests is at the host’s discretion. Sunderland estimates he plays host six to ten times per year at his home and most are couples. The norm is no more than three requests for stays a year, which just goes to show the Oregon coast is a hotbed of activity.

“There is another member in Rockaway Beach, but that’s about it here locally,” Sunderland said.

It’s one of the reasons he would like to see more club members on the north Oregon coast.

Though the program mimics a bread and breakfast, it isn’t. It is a private club and members are merely offering their hospitality to other club members.

Relatively newcomers to the club, Senior and Bjarnason had stayed a couple of nights in Ontario, Canada before their trip south along the coast this summer.

“The people that have hosted us have been outstanding individuals and are very interesting,” said Senior, a tribute to Sunderland and fellow host Dottie Koontz.

From left, Affordable Travel Club members Peter Senior and Janet Bjarnason with hosts Dottie Koontz and Paul Sunderland at Sunderland’s Nehalem bayside home. Photo by Dave Fisher “Staying with a club member isn’t our main criteria, but it helps,” added Senior, who doesn’t mind saving on lodging in his travels.

Senior visited the Oregon coast

40 years ago, so he was familiar with the area. There was one thing he noticed being different this time around.

“The trails seem little steeper

than they did 40 years ago,” he observed.

To learn more about the Affordable Travel Club, visit www. affordabletravelclub.net online.

Modular or stick-built? Nehalem City Council mulls options For the Citizen

Reporting on progress for the proposed new city hall and public works building, City Manager Michael Nitzsche told Nehalem city councilors at their September meeting that he is still waiting for design costs. Nitzsche said he has talked with a local contractor, and the cost estimate was $110 per square foot, which would make the probable cost of a “stick-built” structure with a standard foundation $400,000. Nitzsche said he is still looking at all the options, but that if the modular-built design

doesn’t save a significant amount of money, he would prefer a stick-built facility hiring local contractors.

Nitzsche also asked if the council would like a conversation with an engineer to find out what sort of foundation would be required. Council members discussed the proposed building plan, and Mayor Shirley Kalkhoven said, “Whatever we need to do to determine foundation requirements should be the next step.”

In other business, two planning commission members are still needed.

Nitzsche said there are two people who are interested,

NBFR District Log Sept. 17 - 30 Sept. 17 thru 30 - Responded to 15 medical calls during this time period.

Sept. 17 - Responded to motor vehicle accident at milepost 42 & Hwy 101, Neahkahnie.

Sept. 18 - Standby service provided to Cannon Beach Fire Dept.

Sept. 18 - Responded to unauthorized burn at North St. & Promenade, Nehalem.

Sept. 22 - Responded to motor home fire at Oswald West State Park and milepost 39.

Sept. 27 - Investigated burn complaint at Riverside Estates, Nehalem.

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and asked if the council if it would be interested in passing a resolution to allow potential members to be from either the city or from within the urban growth boundary. This, he said, would provide a larger pool of citizens to draw from.

Nitzsche also told

council members that Nehalem Bay Fire and Rescue District firefighters will no longer be putting up and taking down flags in front of Nehalem businesses on holidays, due to lack of available personnel at such times.

Council President Dale Stockton suggested that

merchants each put up their own flags in front of their businesses, take them down again and store them, on each holiday. Nitzsche will approach the Nehalem Merchants Association at its next meeting and to solicit opinions on the flag situation.

The next meeting of

Nehalem’s City Council is scheduled Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Nehalem City Hall.

Since the November meeting would normally be on the 12th of the month, and this is a holiday (Veterans Day), council members opted to meet on the first Monday, Nov. 5.

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Commentary

Old boats and Gift of life is a precious thing broken dreams I suppose our proximity owners bought them years to the ocean, rivers, and bays ago and they are still on the are the reason we seem to at- water. tract old broken down boats.

Eventually that sad In a large open space north looking boat was painted a of Wheeler, there are several jaunty red, white, and blue. of them that have been there The new white top even had for a long time. Some people red trim and the old motor consider them an eyesore, was tuned up and polished and they probably have a to look almost new. Besides point. However, I see them looking good, the boat turned as the end of someone’s out to be a great fish getter! dream.

That old motor, with a trollThe first owning plate, was just ers were surely the perfect speed bursting with pride and the fish were when they brought almost jumping in that lovely piece the boat. of work home One big probor launched it lem was that I was for that first trip taking my wife on the water. It fishing a lot and could very well she caught more have been somethan I did. Some thing they really of the other guys couldn’t afford, started making but they splurged of me because The Old fun and now they were I had to have my the “Captain” of wife come along Geezer their own fleet. to catch the fish.

I bought one of I guess my Walt those old broken feelings are difTrandum down hulks one ferent than most time and I must when I see those have had more old boats cluttertime and ambition than what ing up the scenery, probably I could imagine now. It the result of that having rewas parked in a neighbor’s stored one of them. For those yard and when I looked at it boats that have fallen on closely, the remains of its last hard times, maybe someone trip were still in the bottom will come along and have of the boat and it looked like that urge to make something somebody had painted it with beautiful out of what was a broom. once a source of pride for its I managed to get it up owner. It is obvious those to my property before the owners lost a bit of money trailer broke in two and then and must feel investing more I moved it on a borrowed in their boat isn’t the thing they want to do now. trailer to where I began the When you drive up renovation. I worked for Highway 53, just above the over a year to remove every fish hatchery there is an old bit of the paint and grime. boat with its nose almost on The neighbors must have the highway that looks just breathed a sigh of relief about as bad as the one I when they realized I was renewed. As I drive by it, I actually going to make that get that urge to ask if maybe old hulk look good. they want to get rid of that I discovered that the boat old scow and perhaps I could was called a P-14, and that there were thousands of them give it a facelift.

Not sure that these sold beginning in the 1950s.

They were made of fiberglass 82-year-old bones have enough cleaning and sanding and were a very sturdy, if not a bit heavily constructed. power left in them. Maybe somebody else will rescue You will see one just about that one and those that are every time you see a bunch taking up space on the waof boats on the water. It was terfront in Wheeler. Perhaps a double hull design and we could have a competition worked quite well with my and see who can do the best old 18-horse power motor. job at restoring what was Somebody told me that the someone’s dream many years boats were a problem for the ago. The winner gets an “Old manufacturer in that they Salt Restoration Award” and never wore out. A lot of remaybe a trip to Mohler? sorts and other multiple boat

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As far as birthdays go, July is a second. I was as nervous holding the family’s latest arrival as I was busy month for our household. My my own two daughters way back wife and I had one grandchild that turned a ripe ol’ five and then. To this day, I cannot on the other end of the get over how precious a spectrum, heading down thing life really is. Yet, I go about my daily routine (as the other side of the a lot of us do) nonchalantly mountain, the old man of the family turned 60 this with nary a thought about summer. Still can’t figure just how special my every out how that ever hapbreath is. Life abounds on this planet, but not so pened to me. Early on, time dragged. Now, the everywhere else it appears. years go by with the blink Leads me to believe we of an eye. should be taking better care of this incubator, not just However, those birthfor our sake and the sake of days took a backseat with Coastal our children, grandchildren the arrival of our third granddaughter, Savanna great grandchildren, Currents and Ruby, on July 31. Leave but for all the other living things that call this planet it to a newborn baby to Dave home. steal the limelight every Fisher time.

Leave it to a newborn to Holding her for the shake up your daily routine first time, I couldn’t help and give you pause to sit back and reflect on what’s really but think back 35 years ago when I important. Life is a gift, something held my first newborn daughter and, nearly a couple of years later, my to be cherished and handled with

Savanna Ruby care. I look forward to the next time I cradle Savanna in my arms, and the first time she sees me, smiles, and says, “Hi, Gampa.”

It doesn’t get any better than that.

Letters to the Editor New books for Nehalem Elementary School

I would like to express my appreciation to the North Tillamook County Rotary. Each year they get a wish list of books I would like to have in our school library. When they have a guest speaker, they donate a book from this list to the Nehalem Elementary School library.

They have done this for many years providing new literature for our collection and supporting Neah-KahNie’s focus on literacy.

Thank you, once again.

Tracy DeGandi Library/Media Specialist Nehalem Elementary School

Men’s Club Tournament wraps up busy year

The Manzanita Golf Course Men’s Club played its yearend tournament on Sunday, Sept. 16, and were blessed with a perfect warm, sunny day. The number of golfers participating was less than usual but all had a great time. The evening dinner and awarding of prizes was held at The Great Northern Garlic Company.

Marcie and her staff, Morgan, Kami, and Bonnie, provided appetizers and everyone brought a dish to share. The salmon and steak was prepared by Tom Moore, Jim Mudd, Jim Hickey, and Tony Butler.

After dinner, awards were passed out by Steve Erickson with the trophy for the club championship going to co-champions Dan Ayers and Steve Doty.

Tom Moore was awarded a special plaque from Jim Mudd, being honored as Mudd-Nick Foundation “Man-Of-The-Year” for his assistance, and Owen Nicholson was serenaded by in celebration of his 88th birthday.

This year, as in previous years, the Men’s Club held their annual food drive during the month of August benefiting the North Coast Food Bank. A check will be presented to the Food Bank for a total of $1,000. Thanks, very much to all that donated.

The Men’s Club would encourage anyone that might wish to join to contact the golf course for information.

We will get started again in March 2013.

Bob Joseph Neahkahnie

Thank you Nehalem Bay

The Evacuation Drill on Sept. 22 was a resounding success. Over 500 people evacuated, and now have 72-hour emergency kit information, know where their assembly site is located, have FRS (walkie-talkie) radio training, met their neighbors and talked about preparedness. Many thanks to all whose who took the time to participated and helped to prepare our community.

The drill was supported by an unbelievable volunteer effort. Emergency Volunteer Corps volunteers spent months in planning and the results really reflected all the

Hope Chest volunteers, from left, Trish Peake, Helen Tippens, Candy Bocarde and Peggy Christensen, beneath the sign that says it all. Courtesy photo Hope Chest surpasses $1 million mark to thank all of our customers, those that have donated to us, and to our wonderful, hard The volunteers at the thrift shops Hope working volunteers for making it possible Chest in Nehalem and Hope Chest Too in Rockaway want to let the community know for our charity to surpass $1 million in donations to charities in North Tillamook County about a goal we have achieved in our givin the past 12-1/2 years in business. This is a ing to charities in Tillamook County. Since milestone for us. the first store opened in Wheeler, in 1999 We regularly donate to the following until now, we have donated $1,001,561. charities: Hospice, Faith In Action, North The recipients are Hospice, Faith in County Food Bank, Secret Angels, Meals Action, Food Bank, Secret Angels, Senior for Seniors, First Christian Church and Meals, First Christian Church (dinner CASA. Donations are made to other chariprogram), and CASA. We are very apties throughout the year by request. preciative of those who donate items and As a thank you to all, we will be having also purchase from us to achieve this goal. a one-day sale on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 10 Thank you to all who made it possible.

Bobbie Porter a.m. to 4 p.m.

We look forward to continuing our chariManzanita table work in Tillamook County for many years.

Terry Walhood Thank you Hope Chest customers President, Hope Chest Thrift Shops The Hope Chest Thrift Shops would like hard work. We got wonderful community feedback from those that participated.

We learned lots about warning systems for a distant tsunami and we can improve their effectiveness. We also found some surprises in which assembly sites drew the largest numbers-critically information for us to have in a real local event.

This would not have happened without the 75 volunteers that worked to make the evacuation happen. From the Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) who lead the assembly site discussions, to the ham radio operators communicating with the Emergency Operations Center, to the Map Your Neighborhood captains above the inundation zone who exercised their strategy.

The volunteer firefighters made public announcements in each of the communities and remained to answer any questions. The Red Cross, always a great partner, was there when we needed them.

Not only did they provide the tote bags and other supplies, a number of volunteers came from Portland to support our endeavor. Very cool!

We also appreciated the support of Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County’s Emergency Management Director and the Civil Air Patrol.

And last, but certainly not least, SOLVE. We had a wonderful partnership with SOLVE. We worked closely together to make sure the beach clean up and the evacuation could work together. Many thanks to

Shelley Parker, Nehalem Bay State Park and SOLVE coordinator for working so closely together.

It was a great team effort.

We are so lucky to live in such a wonderful community, with people willing to take time from their busy schedules on a beautiful Saturday to plan and participate in such an important learning event.

Watch for more classes in 72-hour kit preparation, CPR and first aid and an upcoming disaster fair. Find your Map Your Neighborhood captain, or be one; learn how to be a CERT or a ham radio operator.

Be prepared; not scared.

Thank you all.

Linda Kozlowski President, Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay

Wheeler café closing economy-related

Several weeks ago in my Old Geezer column, I mentioned the great little place on the corner in downtown Wheeler that has wonderful cinnamon rolls just about every day.

Along with everyone, I know we are sorry to be hearing and reading that Harrison’s Café is going out of business.

I did a little investigating and it appears that the long wet winters and springs are the major reason for them leaving. Talking with the owners of the hotel, I am sure they share the disappointment of their departure.

Anybody who has been

around here very long recognizes that it is a tough area to make a living when the tourists are not here.

Let us hope the folks at the café find a way to enjoy their lives in the future, that they leave with pleasant memories of their time in Wheeler and with the best wishes and respect of all of us moss-backed coastal denizens. You made a lot of people happy while you were here.

Walt Trandum Wheeler

We made it!

Patty’s Pirates was well represented in the Walk to Stop Diabetes. We walked a total of 39 miles!

My husband, Carl; his daughter, Susan; and my sister, Diane all walked the one-mile route. Lydi Felley (Nehalem kindergarten teacher); Paula (friend of Susan’s), my niece, Jenn; her husband, Dan; and their son, Everett; and myself all walked the six-mile route. It was a beautiful day and most exciting to me was that we got to cross two bridges in Portland! I must admit I was exhausted when we finished.

Also, it was truly a wonderful experience to be part of this walk. Thank you all for your support. I hope to develop a walk in this area for next year and will be back in touch when we start.

Thank you all again for putting up with all the messages, and a special thanks to the donors and walkers.

Patty Rinehart Manzanita

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Manzanita Public Safety Log Sept. 16 - 29 Sept. 16 - Issued a citation for fail to obey traffic control device in Manzanita.

Sept. 16 - Issued a citation for handicapped parking violation in OWSP. Sept. 16 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (41/25 mph) in Wheeler.

Sept. 16 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (48/25 mph) in Wheeler.

Sept. 16 - Issued a citation for fail to carry proof of insurance in Wheeler.

Sept. 16 - Issued a citation for fail to renew registration in Nehalem.

Sept. 16 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (50/30 mph) in Nehalem.

Sept. 16 - Responded to two suspicious circumstances in Manzanita.

Sept. 17 - Issued a citation for operating a motor vehicle w/ communicative device in Manzanita.

Sept. 17 - Assisted TCSO, Tillamook Ambulance and Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue with a MVA near OWSP. Sept. 17 - Assisted TCSO with a welfare check in Wheeler.

Sept. 17 - Assisted TCSO and Nehalem

n Banquet From page 1 Eugene Schmuck Foundation took top honors. The foundation’s Manzanita Open golf tournament has raised more than $1 million, which has gone back to the community to support groups such as NeahKah-Nie schools, Meals on Wheels, CARTM, North County Food Bank, North County Recreation District, Rinehart Clinic and more.

Other nominees were Jane Scott, Linda Kozlowski, Gloria Scullin and Peter Nunn.

There was only one nominee in the Natural Environment category, and it was well deserved. Winner Peter Walczak is NKN School District’s “biologist in residence.” He organizes outdoor excursion days for students, a “Sea Week” program, and gets students excited about the ecology around them. As award presenter Rick Kneeland announced, “the winner is.... the students of Neah-Kah-Nie.”

Bay Fire & Rescue with a medical call in Wheeler.

Sept. 17 - Responded to a suspicious circumstance in Manzanita.

Sept. 18 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (49/30 mph) in Nehalem.

Sept. 18 - Issued a citation for no valid day use permit displayed in NBSP. Sept. 18 - Responded to a report of unwanted people in Manzanita.

Sept. 18 - Responded to a residential alarm in Manzanita.

Sept. 18 - Responded to a suspicious circumstance in Manzanita.

Sept. 19 - Issued a citation for no valid operator’s license in Wheeler.

Sept. 21 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (40/25 mph) in Wheeler.

Sept. 22 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (50/30 mph) in Nehalem.

Sept. 22 - Issued a citation for fail to renew registration in Nehalem.

Sept. 22 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (49/25 mph) in Wheeler.

Sept. 22 - Issued a citation for fail to obey traffic control device in Manzanita.

Sept. 22 - Issued a citation for violation of posted parking restrictions in OWSP.

Sept. 22 - Responded to two reports of harassment in Manzanita.

Sept. 22 - Responded to a suspicious circumstance in Manzanita.

Sept. 22 - Assisted TCSO and Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue with a vehicle fire in Neahkahnie.

Sept. 22 - Assisted Tillamook Ambulance and Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue with a medical call in Manzanita.

Sept. 23 - Issued a citation for fail to obey traffic control device in Manzanita.

Sept. 23 - Issued a citation for driving/ cell phone in Manzanita.

Sept. 23 - Issued a citation for fail to renew registration in Manzanita.

Sept. 23 - Responded to an animal complaint in Manzanita.

Sept. 23 - Assisted TCSO with a residential alarm in Neahkahnie.

Sept. 24 - Responded to a report of recovered property near Nehalem.

Sept. 25 - Responded to a suspicious person in Manzanita.

Sept. 26 - Assisted TCSO with a disturbance in Wheeler.

Sept. 27 - Issued a citation for violation of posted parking restrictions in OWSP.

The Youth & Education award was a tie, with plaques given to both the Tillamook County Library System and its many volunteers, and the North County Recreation District School Swim Program.

Other nominees were the Mudd Nick Foundation and the county-wide Teen Parent Program.

In Health & Human Services, the Waterhouse Falls Salmon Harvest Program was honored. Founded by Manzanita residents Bill Campbell and Mike Ehlen, the program processes returning hatchery Coho salmon on the North Fork Nehalem and provides the canned fish to the North County Food Bank. To date, the program has fed 6,000 people.

Other nominees were Erin Skaar with CARE and Dr. Calvin Hill, MD. Eugene Tish, owner of the Garibaldi House Inn & Suites, was honored in the Economy category; the other nominee was Jeff Shons and Mary Jones with Pelican Pub & Brewery.

Finally, in Growth & Development, County Public

Works Director Liane Welsh was honored for her tireless efforts with a budgetstrapped department. Other nominees were Michele Bradley with the Port of Tillamook Bay and South County’s Gordon & Nancy Whitehead. The Whiteheads received a Lifetime Achievement Award for their volunteer efforts.

North Coast Squid literary magazine seeks submissions

ings.

Submissions for consideration are due Nov. 30. Artists may submit three images each of black and white photos or line drawings (scanned and in jpg form.) For the full submission guidelines go to hoffmanblog.org and click on Squid in the Blog Categories list.

Artists can find copies of the first Squid available for sale in many coastal retail outlets. Fifty percent of the cover price goes to the Hoffman Center to help with operational costs that provide programs like the Manzanita Writers’ Series.

MVA - Motor Vehicle Accident; TCSO Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office; RBPD - Rockaway Beach Police Department; OWSP - Oswald West State Park; NBSP Nehalem Bay State Park

Right: Sue Dindia-Gray receives the Youth & Education Award from Commissioner Mark Labhart on behalf of the NCRD School Swim Program.

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Liberty Theater October 18-20, 2012 For a complete schedule of films visit goaiff.com or liberty-theater.org

Liberty Theater presents Liberty Reader’s Theatre In the McTavish Room “Cover Shot” by Tad Savinar

Oct 17 & 18 at 7 pm A comedy about architecture, ambition and ego.

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Sunday, Oct. 14, at 3 p.m.

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Showcasing the work of writers and Manzanita Writers’ Series Author: Willy Vlautin, “Lean on Pete” artists who live on the north coast or have a strong connection to the area.

Open Mic follows.

Writing will be accepted in three catAdmission $7 egories: poetry, fiction, and narrative Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. non-fiction (includes memoir).

Visual Art categories include black and to 4 p.m. white photos and line drawings.

“Writing a Novel: Let’s Get Submissions due Nov. 30, 2012.Visit Started” Workshop hoffmanblog.org for guidelines.

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To remain a vital community asset, the Hoffman Center relies on funding from people who recognize the value it brings to our community. Send donations to Hoffman Center, PO Box 678, Manzanita, OR 97139.

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The Manzanita Writer’s Series coordinators are pleased to continue the collaboration with the North Coast Citizen to publish a second annual literary magazine.

The North Coast Squid showcases work of writers and artists who live on the north coast or have a strong connection to the area.

The second magazine will publish in February 2013 in time for the February Manzanita Writer’s Series event.

“We’re looking for color art or color photographs for the cover that represent our area in some way AND that will draw readers to pick up the publication,” said Kathie Hightower, cofounder of the Manzanita Writers’ Series. Art should be sent as a jpg of a least 300 dpi resolution. The North Coast Squid editorial team will make the final selection.

“We’re also looking for art and photography submissions to accompany literary content within the publication,” says cofounder Vera Wildauer. Art categories include black and white photos and line draw-

Sept. 27 - Issued a citation for driving outside license restrictions near Manzanita.

Sept. 27 - Responded to a report of suspicious persons in Manzanita.

Sept. 27 - Assisted TCSO and Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue with a MVA near Manzanita.

Sept. 27 - Responded to a residential alarm in Manzanita.

Sept. 28 - Issued a citation for no valid day-use permit displayed in NBSP. Sept. 28 - Issued a citation for unlawful metal objects on tires in Nehalem.

Sept. 29 - Issued a citation for fail to obey traffic control device in Manzanita.

Sept. 29 - Issued a citation for driving/ cell phone in Manzanita.

Sept. 29 - Responded to a report of suspicious persons in Manzanita.

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Fall is in the air…let’s go for a walk and enjoy it speed and longer life.”

This statement was made following a number of studies. One study, conducted at the University of Pittsburgh and published in the Jan. 5, 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, found a remarkably consistent association between faster gait speed and longer life. They calculated that people with gait speeds of one meter per second or faster lived longer than would be expected given their age of gender. (One meter/second is equal to 2.2 miles/hour. That is just a bit slower than the speed needed to cross the street at most timed traffic lights.)

So, does this mean if you are older and you work on walking faster you will live longer? One cannot draw that kind of cause-and-effect conclusion from this study. On the other hand, countless studies conclude that walking, and walking faster, results in better health and a longer life.

Counting Steps

The Hope Chest Thrift Shops in Nehalem and Rockaway Beach are celebrating a huge milestone: they recently surpassed $1 million dollars in donations to Tillamook County charitable organizations.

The Hope Chest Thrift Shops, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization was the brainchild of a likeminded group of individuals who wanted to do something for the community.

What they had in common, said board president Terry Walhood “is a lot of stuff. Everyone had stuff from downsizing, moving from larger homes into smaller homes.”

Who would have guessed that a collection of household stuff would add up to a whopping $1 million dollars in donations just 12 years later?

The Hope Chest is run solely with “volunteer labor, all donations, and a lot of hard work,” said Walhood. They made their first charitable donation in 1999, and opened the Hope Chest Too in Rockaway Beach in 2004.

Currently the organization averages $10,000 to $12,000 a month in donations to local non-profits such as

Hospice of Tillamook County, Faith in Action, the North County Food Bank, Secret Angels, Meals for Seniors (in Rockaway Beach), CASA and the First Christian Church in Tillamook, which works to feed homeless people.

“We do donate to others occasionally if it is a special request,” said Walhood, “but it has to be a registered 501(c)(3) charity.”

The Hope Chest Thrift Shops want to thank the community for supporting their charitable efforts through the years, by donating, volunteering and shopping in the stores. “It is the people in the community who have made it possible,” said Walhood, for the Hope Chest to donate $1 million dollars to worthy local causes.

As a way of saying ‘thank you’ to the community, the Hope Chest Thrift Shops will have a special sale of 50 percent off of everything in both stores, Saturday, Oct. 6 only.

Ballots to be mailed Oct. 19 The voter registration deadline is Oct. 16. Registration cards postmarked Oct. 16 are valid.

• 3,500 to 5,000: sedentary.

• 5,500 to 7,500: somewhat active. You’re headed in the right direction but need to step it up.

• 7,500 to 9,000: doing better, but still not meeting the minimum recommendation.

• More than 9,000 steps: active. Stick with it and keep moving.

• 10,000: the minimum goal recommended by health experts.

• If your goal is to lose weight, you probably need to work up to 12,000 or more steps a day.

Nothing like the beauty of autumn on the Oregon coast to research studies on pedometer technology. (I am a bit of a nerd in that sense.) Nevertheless, this is a great time of year to go out and enjoy the outdoors, and get a jumpstart on the winter. Nature is a great motivator; it wants you out there enjoying it!

NO MORE SILENCE NO MORE FEAR Let’s end domestic violence in Tillamook County

No One Should Live in Fear!

Tillamook is a great community but when politics interferes with the criminal justice system, we must correct it....

1. We have a crisis with domestic violence and we must focus on ending it.

How about counting steps to make it a bit more interesting and to be sure you are walking your way to a longer healthier life? I suggest adding in a pedometer. They can

2. False arrest where 25% of the people who go to trial are found not guilty.

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help you set and reach goals, offer motivation and accountability. Just clip it to your waistband and off you go, you won’t even know its there. You can even use it in your daily life to see how many steps you are taking. Other studies show that distance counts too.

In addition, people that wear a pedometer walk about 2,000 more steps a day, (about a mile), than those that don’t.

• Fewer than 3,500 steps: very sedentary.

On Oct. 19, ballots for the upcoming election will be mailed to all voters and ballot drop boxes will be open.

November 1 is the last day ballots can be mailed, prior to Election Day on Nov. 6.

The Elections office in the Tillamook County Courthouse will be open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Buy your ‘Re-Think’ tickets

The latest fundraiser is a “ReThink” Raffle currently underway at CARTM, featuring three eco-friendly prizes: First prize is an all-electric golf cart (now street legal in Manzanita) valued at $1,500. Second prize is a full-share from Re-Evolution Gardens Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), valued at $800, and third prize is a home composter valued at $45.

The odds are great as only 450 tickets will be sold and can be purchased at CARTM for $15 each

See BRIEFS, page 10

3. Where favoritism allows pedophiles/rapists to plead guilty to felonies and get probation...

We need to correct this and that’s why I’m asking for your vote for Tillamook County Sheriff!

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Thank You …

for helping us make the Manzanita Farmers Market a success in 2012.

The support of these local businesses and market shoppers is so appreciated, and as a not-for-profit organization every contribution and donation is important.

It’s the businesses and local community that truly make the market so special and successful.

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Bank of Astoria OceanEdge Vacation Rentals Diane Gibson, Accountant Manzanita Lumber San Dune Pub Manzanita Bikes & Boards Beach Break Vacation Rentals

Again, Thank you for all you do. Please support these local businesses that support our local farmers market.

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Tillamook County Transportation District Transit Dispatcher The District is establishing a hiring list for the Dispatcher I position for The Wave transit services. Beginning wage for this Dispatch 1 position is $12.15 per hour. Qualifications include 2 years experience providing prompt, courteous customer service. Prior experience with Public Transportation is a plus. General job duties will include responding to requests for route and schedule information from the general public as well as scheduling and dispatching passenger trips, drivers and vehicles. Applicants must also be able to successfully obtain a Class B Commercial Drivers License and be insurable. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and provide verifiable 2 year work history with good references, and have HS diploma or GED. Drug Testing, Criminal Background check and Driving Record check are required. We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and a positive work environment.

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Obituaries John McCamman John Thomas McCamman was born in Portland, Oregon on April 24, 1948 to Robert and Jean (Hilsenkopf) McCamman.

He died in Wheeler, Oregon on Sept. 20, 2012 at the age of 64.

John grew up in Portland and graduated from Franklin High School.

After school, John joined the United States Air Force and served his country honorably for three years in Vietnam. When he returned from the war, he worked at Fred Meyer in Portland for 17 years. He then was a bus driver and a security guard.

John was united in marriage to Juanita Miranda on May 9, 1999 in Arizona.

Together they moved to the Oregon coast. He was a proud member of the VFW and the American Legion.

He was also a motorcycle enthusiast and a member of the ICVMC Motorcycle Club and a Christian motorcycle club.

John was a dog lover, and especially loved his Pomeranian. He was a very caring man and will be dearly missed by all who knew him. He leaves behind to honor his life, his loving family; wife Juanita McCamman, of Garibaldi; one adopted son and three stepchildren.

A gathering in remembrance of John will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are in care of Waud’s Funeral Home.

Susan Ann Boehme Beloved teacher Susan Ann Boehme died Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, in the company of friends and family at Providence Seaside Hospital. She was 57 years old.

Born on May 29, 1955, to her parents Elmer and Vale-

ria Boehme of Sherwood, Oregon, she is survived by her siblings Michael Boehme, Mark Boehme, and Kathleen Boehme.

Susan attended Sherwood elementary and high schools, graduating from NW Lutheran Academy in Mobridge, South Dakota.

She returned to Oregon, attaining a bachelor’s degree in education at Portland State University.

Susan was a long time member of the community, moving here in 1981 to begin her career in education as a fifth grade Nehalem Elementary teacher. She later transferred to the Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School where she taught social studies and language arts. Susan retired early, in 2012, due to illness. Students spanning generations adored her, evidence of which can be seen on a recently created memorial Facebook page in Susan Boehme’s honor. The stories and declarations of love reveal much about Susan, such as her gentle, everpresent sense of humor, and her honest desire to listen to her students, treat them with respect, and make them feel important. Also described is her wonderful ability to make a story’s characters come alive as she read to her classes.

Susan loved her students, her friends, and her home in Wheeler, where she enjoyed cooking, baking, listening to country music, and caring for her cats and beautiful begonia baskets. Her giant hydrangea bushes are famous in her neighborhood. When Susan did leave home, she would travel to Victoria and Port Townsend, or even Europe and Malaysia.

A celebration of life ceremony was held at NeahKah-Nie Middle School on Sept. 27, where former students, students, friends

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In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to one of the two causes close to Susan’s heart, the NKN Middle School Library (25111 Hwy. 101 N., Rockaway Beach, OR, 97136) or to United Paws (P.O. Box 159, Tillamook, OR, 97141).

Arrangements are in care of Waud’s Funeral Home.

Arthur Robert Nieman Arthur Robert Nieman was born Sept. 15, 1945 in Portland, Oregon to Arthur and Mary (Gaston) Nieman and died Sept. 24, 2012 in Portland, at the age of 67. Arthur married April Clarkson on April 1, 1992 in Breckinridge, Colorado.

Arthur was a service manual writer for the automotive industry. He was employed in Vancouver, Southern California, Colorado and Oregon.

He wrote the first English service manual for Honda of America and for Riviera Motors in Portland.

He retired in 1992, but continued to stay active camping and watching sporting events his children participated in.

He is survived by his wife April Nieman, of Rockaway Beach; two sons; Aaron Nieman and his wife, Bethany, and their son, Adam, all of Aurora, Colorado; and Andrew Nieman of Portland.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Tillamook High School boys basketball.

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Nehalem builds a pool

By Mark Beach For the Citizen

In August 1929, two boys, both age 14, drowned in the Trask River near Tillamook.

One was Irwin Andersen, son of John and Meta Andersen of Nehalem. Young Irwin had come to Tillamook to visit an aunt. Both boys died when they fell off logs in the river.

Neither boy could swim.

Irwin Andersen’s death caused voters in Nehalem to ask their school board to build a natatorium – the pool still used as part of the North Count Recreation District. However, circumstances making a pool financially feasible in a small community had begun several years earlier.

Background

The 1920s brought prosperity and growth to the Nehalem Bay area. National prosperity meant bountiful markets for lumber and dairy products. Regional wealth brought booming tourism and construction.

Prosperity and surging auto traffic also stimulated investment in roads.

The populations of Wheeler, Nehalem and Manzanita and their surrounding area grew by 35 percent from 1920 to 1930. That growth, coupled with better roads and more cars and buses, created a demand for larger schools and better school transportation.

In 1920, our Nehalem Bay area had eight grade schools plus a high school in Nehalem.

Eight years later, the grade schools had consolidated into four – Nehalem, Wheeler, Mohler and Pine Grove near Manzanita, and Mohler school was about to close.

In 1928, officials in Mohler and Nehalem started planning to close the Mohler school.

Nehalem would absorb pupils from Mohler starting in the fall of 1930. Plans called for additions to the school in Nehalem. Contractors would raise the existing gymnasium over four feet, then build an auditorium below. A south wing would have four new classrooms. City of Nehalem officials provided space for the expansions by vacating several

a few of the conversations and it was clear the interviewees knew what the whole effort was about.

During my Navy career, I assisted reporters from all over the world as they covered situations far more chaotic than our little drill.

I thought we did well and we looked good.

So congratulations to all who participated. May we never have to do it for real.

streets adjacent to the school grounds.

Builders finished the auditorium during the fall of 1929 and the school board authorized site preparation for the new classrooms. They planned to have the classrooms ready by late summer 1930 to receive the influx of students from Mohler that September.

Throughout the planning period, Nehalem school directors assumed taxes and modest borrowing would pay for the new additions. They based the assumptions on tax revenues from timberlands. Mohler’s consolidation with Nehalem would almost double the size of the Nehalem district.

Mohler voters gave up their school building and tax base in return for Nehalem voters paying for the new facilities.

Plans change

In the fall of 1929, financing and construction were proceeding as planned. The gymnasium and auditorium were almost done and plans were underway for the new classrooms. But, in December, a group of voters appeared at a school board meeting asking for “a natatorium on the school grounds.” They estimated the cost at between $25 and $30 thousand and suggested issuing bonds. The school board voted to seek legal advice about a bond election.

At the next meeting of the school board, only one week later, the board scheduled a bond vote for December 29.

At the election, 29 voters approved the bond issue and three opposed. In January, just two weeks later, the school board voted to build a pool under the new classrooms.

Construction

After deciding to build a pool as well as classrooms, the school board solicited bids for construction of the entire south wing. At the March meeting the board accepted the bid of $18,752 of Pajunen and Lindberg, general contractors in Portland. The contract called for “four large classrooms on the second floor as well as for bathing and swimming.” Water in the pool “will be filtered through a system which will completely change and purify the water every five hours.”

Plans included a balcony to seat 100 spectators and two dressing rooms each with 80 lockers.

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$30,000 in bonds to finance the overall project. That amount was $11,000 more than the construction contract. They needed the additional money to pay for new wiring, lighting and heating throughout the complex of three units: original building, new auditorium and gymnasium, and new south wing with classrooms and pool. In May, the board issued 60 bonds at $500 each and 6 percent annual interest. The bonds matured on a short schedule to ensure the entire project was paid for by 1937 – just seven years after beginning.

The new school year

In June 1930, the Mohler grade school closed. That fall, children from the Mohler district joined those from Nehalem. Enrollment in the Nehalem grade school mushroomed from 135 in June to 339 in September, already overcrowding the new classrooms and auditorium.

But the pool was not yet open. In a story familiar to anyone dealing with building projects, pool construction fell behind schedule. Most of the delay came from the imperative to have the new classrooms ready for the new school year. By November, however, the pool was ready to open “within a month.”

The dedication of the Nehalem Pool took place in December 1930, with speeches, music and everyone invited to take their first plunge. The prior week the school board had quietly allowed teachers to experience the refreshing waters. However, according to the Wheeler Reporter newspaper, even before the teachers initiated the pool, “several youths from Wheeler snuck in for the first swim.” So much for the teachers.

The Nehalem Pool, financed with bonds paid entirely with local tax money, has served our area continuously for 81 years.

The first building part of today’s NCRD complex was opened in 1921. The main entrance faced east looking over the valley. The building remained the same until construction of the gymnasium to the north.

This article is based on research at North County Recreation District, City of Nehalem, Neahkahnie School District 56, Tillamook County Library, Tillamook Pioneer Museum and Oregon State Archives.

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Good News Club returns to Nehalem Elementary

The Good News Club, a releasetime Christian education program for grade school children, will begin its fourteenth year serving the children of Nehalem Elementary.

Classes begin Oct. 4 and are held at the North County Recreation Unique, District. sensitive, Sessions captiare held vating, every compelling Thursare just a day, few words music band 1:30 that could Traditional Irish ” is playing from to 2:30 es di La be used to e th “Cherish p.m. nita describe the Oct. 14 in Manza Children, music of Kathleen grades one through five, including Boyle: music at home schoolers, are welcome. once reflecting the melting pot Classes include Bible lessons, of her Scottish upbringing whilst music and treats. Information on simultaneously paying homage to the program is available from Pasher Donegal roots. Steeped in this Donegal tradition from an early age tor John Olson at (503) 368-5202, or Denny Jones, (503) 440-1987. and regularly winning All-Scotland Parental permission is required. and All-Britain titles on accordion Forms are available at the school and piano, it was predestined that office and local churches. she would make a life from music and a prodigious life it has been so far.

Stoppiello features Boyle and Murphy are peace sign in Manzanita members of the band, Cherish the Ladies, with whom they have News show toured around North America, You see it everywhere; on Ireland and Scotland. They have T-shirts, earrings, and bumper also released a new album titled stickers proclaiming “Never out of Country Crossroads. style.”

In 2007, the band was ranked Anthony Stoppiello has taken as one of the Top 100 Irish Amerithe familiar peace sign and spun cans by Irish America Magazine. it into a series of watercolor and For more information, please mixed media pieces all incorporatvisit www.kathleenboyle.co.uk and ing the ubiquitous symbol. This www.grainnemurphy.com. group of paintings will be the featured art at Manzanita News and Espresso for the month of October, Artistic Bounty benefits along with one assemblage of recycled and found materials that animals he and his wife, Victoria, produced The public is cordially invited together. to “Nature Transformed, CapturAnthony is a guy who often ing Its Essence in the Arts,” an art signs notes to friends with a heart, exhibition and sale featuring works a peace sign, and a smiling sun… of 40 local and Portland artists appropriate for a person who has at the Pioneer Museum, 2106 been designing solar buildings for Second St., in Tillamook, through more than 35 years. As an architect Nov. 4. All proceeds benefit United licensed in Oregon and WashingPaws of Tillamook, the county’s ton, Anthony took up watercolor only nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated

n Briefs From page 6 or three for $40. The drawing will be held at the final fundraising event for the year, the Trashion Show and Upcycle Party on Saturday, Oct. 13, in Nehalem.

Women’s club sale

The Women’s Club of Manzanita/North Tillamook County is now renting table space for a “Treasures Old and New” Fall Sale event to be held on Saturday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pine Grove Community House, 225 Laneda Ave. In Manzanita.

Individual sellers/vendors and local community service clubs are invited to participate in this early holiday season sale by reserving a table

by Oct. 26. For additional details and to reserve a 6-ft. table for $20, call (503) 368-4677 or (503) 368-6166.

A variety of treasured goods, baked goods, home made treats, and raffle basket tickets for the fall holiday season will be for purchase.

The ladies of The Women’s Club raise funds throughout the year for community service projects and a scholarship program for graduating high school senior young women.

Come and see what treasures will be on sale on Nov. 10 and do your holiday shopping early.

Work out to help fight breast cancer

You are invited to attend a special Pilates for Pink+ class at the North County Recreation District. This fundraiser for breast cancer supports the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Taught by Fitness Center Director Debbie Crosman, this class will be held Oct. 7, at 1 p.m. in the Riverbend Room at NCRD. Contact Debbie at (503) 368-4595 to register.

“You don’t have to know Pilates to participate,” said Debbie, “but be sure to wear pink!” Please bring your donation of $10 or more to the class.

Make checks payable to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Tillamook Medical Group recognized

Tillamook Medical Group was recently notified by the Oregon Health Authority that all three of its clinic locations have been awarded Tier 2 Patient-Centered Primary Care Home (PCH) recognition.

To be awarded this PCH designation means that these clinics are recognized as having a commitment to quality, coordinated services that

painting as a form of relaxation and to break away from the precision of the pencil producing construction documents.

He studied architecture at Pratt Institute in New York City and Arizona State University. He has been painting since 1989 and was a member of Sea Level Gallery, the artists’ cooperative in Manzanita, and included in exhibits at the Oregon State Fair, the North County Recreation District in Nehalem, the Campiche Gallery in Long Beach, Washington, and many Long Beach Peninsula Art Association shows.

This is his second show at Manzanita News and Espresso, 500 Laneda Ave. in Manzanita.

The coffee shop has sponsored art shows since it opened in October 1991 and is open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Plans are underway for a 21st anniversary party later in October, according to former owner, Lucy Brook, whose daughter Starlight and husband Bunny Frost currently operate the shop and have continued the featured artist tradition.

Pioneer Association meeting and potluck Oct. 7

Members are invited to attend the Tillamook County Pioneer Association meeting and potluck on Sunday, Oct. 7, beginning at noon, at Rockaway Beach City Hall. Potluck begins at 1 p.m. followed by a meeting and entertainment. Lifetime members of 2012 will be honored at this time.

For more information, call Ruby Fry-Matson at (503) 8424553.

Library magazine sale Oct. 13

The Friends of the North Tillamook Library will hold its monthly magazine and paperback book sale on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Manzanita library. Gail Young and Kay Stoltz will host the sale. Magazines cost $.50 each; paperback books are $1.

The sale is a fundraiser for the Friends of the North County Library.

The library accepts donations of magazines in good condition and no more than one year old, but not issues of weekly magazines.

Volunteers who are interested in hosting the magazine sale are most welcome. Next month’s magazine sale will be on Thanksgiving weekend. For further information, contact Gail Young at 368-5248 or gailmyoung@mac.com.

Trashion Show set Oct. 13

Trashionistas, glamouristas or aficionados of such take note; tickets are on sale now for CARTM’s Trashion Show on Oct. 13 at the NCRD auditorium in Nehalem. This unique and popular event will feature 24 models sporting fabulous fashions created with recycled materials. are focused on the best possible care for each patient. The clinics have also demonstrated their ability to provide comprehensive services on-site and through partnerships with other providers in the community. For the Tier 2 recognition, each clinic met all the basic and “Must-Pass” quality measures as well as additional intermediate measures focusing on improving patient and community wellness. Organizing care around the patient, working in teams and coordinating services are all hallmarks of this new medical home model.

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CARTM is pulling out all the stops for their last fundraising event of the year. Only 225 tickets will be sold to the event. $20 advance tickets include admission to the Trashion Show and the new Upcycle After Party. The party includes mingling with the trashion models, beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages, food, dance music, souvenir photo booth, displays of past trashion and the drawing for the CARTM Re-think Eco Raffle winners. For children under 12, a $10 ticket to the Trashion Show only can be purchased. Tickets at the door, if available, will be $25 for all ages.

Advance tickets can be purchased at the CARTM cashier, Creative Fabrics, Manzanita News, T-Spot and Wisteria Chic.

For more information about advance tickets, how to participate in this year’s Trashion Show, or how you can host a zero waste event, call (503) 368-7764.

4-H Recognition Program slated Oct. 14

The Annual 4-H Recognition Program is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. in the Tillamook High School cafeteria. 4-H families, friends, and supporters are invited for dinner and to help us recognize 4-H leaders, members and others who have supported the 4-H program. The program is sponsored by CenturyLink and the Tillamook County 4-H Leaders Association.

Chicken, rolls, ice cream sundaes, beverages, and table service will be provided. 4-H families are asked to bring a potluck dish (salad, side dish or hot dish).

Come help us recognize the people who make the Tillamook County 4-H program one of the best in the state.

New 4-H clubs are currently being formed and adults interested in volunteering to lead a club should contact the OSU Extension Service, 2204 Fourth Street, Tillamook, (503) 8423433. The OSU Extension Service provides project materials and training for 4-H leaders and members. For more information about 4-H in Tillamook, please visit our website at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/tillamook.

‘Kickin’ Cancer’ event slated Oct. 21

The annual Breast Heath Coalition Expressions of Hope event “Kickin’ Cancer” is set to culminate Sunday, Oct. 21. The event will include special guest speaker Krista Colvin, a special recognition of survivors, and a fun boot decorating contest.

The final event reception will be held Oct. 21, from 1 to 3 p.m. at 2nd Street Public Market, in Tillamook.

Boots will be on display beginning through the Oct. 21 reception. Boots can be donated

by dropping them off at 2nd Street Market during regular business hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donation of all kinds of boots are encouraged – wearable or decorated in the spirit of breast health. All boots will be available for purchase at a silent auction with bidding starting on Oct. 15 through the reception on the 21st.

Stop by the Second Street Market in October as the boot collection grows and pick your favorites, and help raise money to give breast cancer the boot in Tillamook County.

has achieved critical acclaim at home and across Europe. Some of the songs they perform are related to Lean on Pete. Vlautin will play a few songs as well as do his book reading at the Saturday event.

Following Vlautin’s reading and Q & A, Open Mic will feature up to nine local writers who will read five minutes of their original work.

Admission for the evening is $7. The series is a program of the Hoffman Center and will be held at the Hoffman Center (across from Manzanita Library at 594 Laneda Avenue.)

Manzanita Writers Series presents Willy Vlautin

“The Elders Journey” workshop Oct. 20

The North Coast Seeds of Change Mens Group is sponsoring a workshop, “The Elders Journey” on Saturday, Oct. 20.

This is a sequel to the incredible workshop offered last April.

It is not necessary that you attended the previous workshop.

The workshop creator, Terry Jones, is a gifted teacher and author of two acclaimed books, The Elder Within & Elder and A Spiritual Alternative to Being Elderly.

Jones Willy Vlau tin will re will be coL a e d a Vlaufrom his n on Pete facilitating tin splits Series ev at the Manzanita book e Writers with local n t Oct. 20, his time at the H elder, healer Center in between Manzanit offman and teacher a . music Michael Hithe. and literature. He The workstarted playing shop will be held from guitar and writ9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the ing music as a Pine Grove Community teenager. He has House on Laneda Ave., in published three Manzanita. novels, The Motel A home-cooked Life, Northline, and lunch will be provided.

Lean on Pete, and A donation in the $20 founded the longrange is requested as a running alt-country fundraiser for Tillamook band Richmond Women’s Resource Fontaine in 1994.

Center.

The band has proThe workshop is limited to 24 duced nine studio albums to date, people and filling fast, so RSVP via plus a handful of live recordings email or call (503) 368-7602 or and EPs. Driven by Vlautin’s dark, (206) 818-4833. story-like songwriting, the band Willy Vlautin will read from his book Lean on Pete at the Manzanita Writers Series event at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Hoffman Center in Manzanita.

Lean on Pete received the 2010 Ken Kesey Award for Fiction and Literary Arts, The Oregonian Peoples’ Choice Award, and Chicago Sun Times Best Books of 2010, among other awards.

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Irish fiddler, Gráinne Murphy, with accordion and piano player, Kathleen Boyle, both members of the band, Cherish the Ladies, will be on stage together on Sunday, Oct. 14, for a 3 p.m. matinee at the Hoffman Center in Manzanita.

Tickets will be available at the door for only $10, and kids under 12 are free with an accompanying parent or guardian. The duo is touring the Northwest this fall playing selections from their solo albums as well as new arrangements for their forthcoming new release.

Murphy was born in Boston, where she began playing Irish music from an early age. She received a fiddle at age four and began taking weekly lessons with Séamus Connolly, the renowned All-Ireland champion fiddler from Clare.

She went on to win AllIreland honors of her own.

to alleviating and preventing the suffering of local cats and dogs through spay/neuter/adopt.

Diverse artistic media will be represented, including painting, print-making, jewelry, pottery, metal and glass sculpture, basket weaving, and the fiber arts. Admission is free, with prices accessible to everyone. Do your Christmas shopping early.

The Opening Reception Happy Hour is Oct. 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. and features a silent auction. Meet the artists and enjoy complimentary horse d’oeuvres and beverages, and live music.

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‘Best ever’ Manzanita Farmers Market closes out season To hear regular market patrons and vendors tell it, this was one of our best market seasons ever, said market manager Laura Swanson.”

Even the weather on Friday evenings cooperated, though it was a bit cool on a couple evenings,” said Swanson, “but we had large crowds every market.

Vendors reported increased sales from years past and, although the farmers market doesn’t track number of shoppers, the amount of people seemed to grow each week.”

New vendors – Peace Crops, Neah-Kah-Nie Catering, Malia’s Hawiian Grill, Neah-Kah-Nie Gardens, Juice Box, Gold Notes Hummus, Nevor Oysters, and Willapa Hills Cheese – added more local products and offered more variety to market shoppers. Chef Lee Vance tested the waters producing locally sourced meals at the Manzanita Farmers Market and then took that concept to the Nehalem River Inn, which she took over in September.

The market, held at the parking lot of Kamali/Sotheby’s International Realty, enjoyed wide community support with more business sponsors than ever before.

“We gave out 750 market bags sponsored by Bonfire Beach Provisions, Unfurl, U.S. Bank, Kayak Tillamook, Hal’s Emporium & General Store, and Ocean Inn. For the final market, we gave away free cups sponsored by Manzanita Grocery & Deli, filled with free ice cream provided

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Craig Mackie, shown here with Nicole Poole at opening day of the 2012 Manzanita Farmers Market, is retiring. Over the years, the market has opened to the sound of a drum, played by Mackie. Courtesy photo ery Association, or filled with free beer provided by Fort George Brewery,” said Swanson.

“It was a wonderful way to thank our market shoppers, it’s absolutely the most fun I had when folks came up to the market information booth at the final market with wide-eyed looks, saying ‘I heard you are giving away free beer and free ice cream … really?’ This was so cool and a great way to end our seventh season.”

The market says goodbye to board member Franz Hasslacher of Ekani Books, as he and his wife, Sherry, relocate to Arizona. Also, Craig Mackie, after seven years, is “retiring” from the

n Dragon Boat From page 1 and “resident expert” Char vonAhlefeld who spearheaded the effort in assisting to get the local club up and running. VonAhlefeld, a Vancouver and part-time Manzanita resident, is a member of the Wasabi Paddling Club and was on hand Saturday morning to rally the troops.

Founded in 1993, the Wasabi Paddling Club is Portland’s largest paddling club. It offers dragon boat and outrigger canoe pad-

market board.

“Craig is one of our hardest working board members, taking on the ‘icky’ task of dealing with the market’s recycling and zero-waste initiatives,” Swanson added.

“With Craig’s diligence and guidance, the market this season generated less than a grocery sack of trash each market.”

As market officials catch their breath, they welcome new board members Bob LaTorre and Josh Uthof.

Among the issues to be considered during the off season will be to evaluate the present location, as there may be some issues with a new commercial development at the corner of 5th and Laneda.

dling opportunities for paddlers at all levels on Juniors, Women’s Mixed Crew and Breast Cancer Survivor teams. Its 400 members range in age from high school students to octogenarians.

Why Nehalem? Why not? The river, as it opens into the bay, is the ideal waterway for the dragon boat team, according to vonAhlefeld, and on Saturday conditions were ideal, with the possible exception of having to dodge the many fishing boats already on the river that morning.

To learn more or to be added to an informational email list, contact vonAhlefeld at (360) 904-3899 or windweaver@comcast.net.

n Drill From page 1 “This was the first drill, post sirens, totally volunteer run with no paid staff member, at least in our area,” Kozlowski added.

Instead of using sirens, which county emergency officials deem to be an ineffective warning system past its prime, north Tillamook County residents and visitors were notified of the drill by Reverse 911, Nixle, Civil Air Patrol, and firefighter/police announcements.

“The warning systems we used were are the one

we would use for a distant tsunami,” said Kozlowski, noting that the warning for a local event would be the earthquake itself prior to the tsunami, in which people would have 15 to 20 minutes to move to higher ground from the inundation area.

For those residents not in the inundation zone, there was no need to evacuate during the drill, but it did present the opportunity for volunteers to exercise the Map Your Neighborhood strategy developed by the EVC during emergency situations.

“This was the first time we have done that,” said Kozlowski, “and in that

Statistics were taken from surveys filled out by evacuees at the 16 different assembly areas in Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler, including many of the Map Your Neighborhood gathering spots throughout the region.

Ridge Road; Shell Station & Promenade and Pennsylvania Ave. in Wheeler • Percent of primary, full-time residents evacuating: 68.8% • Percent of second homeowners or visitors evacuating: 31.1% NEHALEM BAY AREA • Families/groups surveyed that arrived at the NUMBERS assembly area in • Total Evacuees: 543 10 minutes or under (and still counting) • Total Pets Evacuated: (projected time for safe evacuation after local 127 (including earthquake before first two guinea pigs) • Most populated assembly wave hit): 80.2% sites: Underhill Plaza; • Percentage of individuals

instance it’s just a matter of checking on neighbors to make sure that they are okay.”

Though it was reported

by Portland-based media that the SOLVE organization was upset because the drill coincided with its annual fall beach cleanup along the Oregon coast, Kozlowski said that wasn’t the case, at last locally.

“We have a great relationship with SOLVE. We gave them advance notification and we reached a compromise by starting the drill at 9:30 a.m., actually closer to 9 a.m. so it didn’t impact the beach cleanup. It worked out really well.”

that walked to their Assembly Site: 87.4% • Percentage of families/ groups with 72-hour kits: 59.2%

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Hunting wild game, for the love of the animals and land to a friend how delicious “Hunting has been this meat was, but this guy the cornerstone and most was a “hunter.” She laughed important conservation at me and said, “Girl wake development in the 20th up! Hunting is as old as the Century” – Conservationforce.org hills and it is a way more honest way to eat. You actuHunting came into my ally have to kill something life during my vegetarian and get dirty butchering it. years in the form of my It is completely different husband. I was a dyed in than buying your package the wool vegetarian that of meat, all clean had just been and sterile. What diagnosed with an honor to have anemia. My doca man in your life tor had just told that eats honest.” me, eat more red She was right, meat. so I married him “Eat more red and no longer meat? I don’t have anemia. eat any red meat Not only is sir,” I said, with a hunting hard, sniff. This didn’t honest and timeruffle him a bit. honored work, but “Well then it hunters are some is time to start.”

The of our biggest With this information Golightly wildlife and land conservationist. rolling around in Gourmet The father of this my thoughts, in movement was stepped strong Dana Zia none other than and handsome President Teddy hunter, stage left.

Roosevelt. He had I must conbought a ranch in 1884 in fess, this was a conundrum, the badlands of North DaI really liked this guy but kota expecting to do some he was a “hunter.” He kept big game hunting. When he wooing me and before you arrived, he was shocked at knew it he brought venison the damage that had been to the freezer. Then he got done to the wildlife and the busy cooking it up. (He is a land. This started the wheels remarkable cook.) I cauturning and, when he was tiously peered into his giant elected president in 1901, he skillet filled with sizzling used his authority to protect meat, onions and apples.

Hmmm, it smelled amazing! over 230,000,000 acres of Then I took my first bite and public land, established 51 federal bird reserves, four I was teetering dangerously national game preserves, on enjoying this, but I was 150 national forests, 18 still conflicted. national monuments and Later, I was explaining

n Briefs From page 10 for people with medical conditions such as asthma and diabetes as well as for young children and people age 65 years and older.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and health care providers around Tillamook County recommend that the best way for people to avoid being sick with the flu or spreading it to others is to get vaccinated every year. Flu vaccines are developed to protect against the three influenza viruses that research predicts will be the most common during each year. More information from the 2012-2013 flu season is available at www.flu.gov.

To help you stay well this winter, clinics and pharmacies around Tillamook County are offering seasonal flu shots. Tillamook Medical Group’s three locations in Tillamook and Manzanita are providing walk-in Flu Shot clinics now through November.

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accepted, and the out-of-pocket cost will not exceed $20 for this vaccination.

Information about Tillamook Medical Group’s Flu Shot walk-in clinics is available at each of the clinic locations as well as online at www.tcgh.com.

Vanir Broadband announces partnership

Vanir Broadband of Tillamook has partnered with McMinnville-based OnlineNW to expand local Internet and digital telephone services in Tillamook County.

The partnership allows OnlineNW to offer digital telephone services to Vanir Broadband’s residential and business customers. Those services range from standard digital phone lines using existing equipment to a full-featured virtual PBX product for business solutions.

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Fortunately, the legacy didn’t die with him and

Venison or Beef Bourguignon 1 tablespoon of good olive oil 8 oz. of a good center cut bacon, cut into small pieces 2.5 pounds of venison or beef stew meat Kosher Salt and pepper for meat 1 pound of carrots sliced into 1-inch chunks 1 pound of parsnips, cut into 1-inch chunks 2 fat yellow onions cut into chunks 2-6 garlic cloves, minced 1 750 ml bottle of a good dry red wine 1 tablespoon of tomato paste 1 28 oz. of canned crushed organic tomatoes 1 teaspoon of dried or 2 teaspoons of fresh thyme 1 tablespoon of minced fresh or

The new strategic partnership also adds redundancy to the existing Vanir Broadband network by providing a second high-speed internet connection.

“We have been a local provider of cost-effective, high-speed Internet in Tillamook County since 2004,” said Vanir Broadband President Allen Seymour, “and this strategic partnership felt like the right thing to do for our customers. It improves our reliability and adds new features to our current service offerings. Our new infrastructure automatically prevents most Internet service failures, a first for Tillamook County.”

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many hunter-established conservation organizations have continued to preserve our wildlife and lands. A few of them well worth mentioning are Ducks Unlimited, which has conserved more than 12.4 million acres of waterfowl habitat and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, which has preserved over 6.1 million acres of habitat and helped to restore long-absent elk populations throughout the United States. Sportsmen contribute $7.5 million every day, adding to more than $2.7 billion every year for

2 teaspoons of dried parsley tablespoon of minced fresh or 2 teaspoons of dried rosemary pound of mushrooms sliced teaspoons of kosher salt and ground pepper

Preheat the campfire (oven) to 350 degrees. Heat up your olive oil in a heavy Dutch oven and cook the bacon chunks over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the bacon is fragrant and lightly browned. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate with a paper towel on it.

While the bacon is cooking, lay your venison cubes out on a cutting board and dry with a paper towel.

No, I’m not crazy, this makes the meat brown better. Then, sprinkle them with salt and pepper. When the bacon is done, sear the cubes in the bacon fat in small batches of a single layer of meat for 3-5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides.

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VOIP service allows business customers to convert land lines costing $50-$60 per month to digital phone lines at $35 per month, said Kathy Tate, CEO of OnlineNW. OnlineNW offers a variety of digital telephone solutions to both residential and business customers throughout their service area. Many businesses are choosing the virtual PBX system that offers the feature-rich functionality of a traditional PBX system while eliminating expensive up-front and on-going maintenance costs.

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I am very thankful for the hunters in this world and especially mine. He has continued to provide us with the most delicious and nutritious meat that I am so grateful for. He is also very careful to use as much meat as possible from his harvest and so lots of sinewy stew meat is in the freezer. I have gotten great at making stew! This is “my hunter’s” very favorite one that I cook and I must admit it is amazing. Use grass-fed beef stew meat if you don’t have access to venison.

Remove the meat with your slotted spoon when browned to a bowl and finish searing the rest.

After the meat is done, toss in the carrots, parsnips, garlic and onions and cook for 10 minutes or so stirring occasionally until the onions are lightly browned. Add the meat and bacon back to the stew pot and add the rest of the ingredients. Turn off the burner and stir the pot until everything gets to know each other. (This step can be done the night before and stored in the fridge until you are ready to cook it.)

Place the pot into the middle of the oven, stand back and let magic happen. Cook for two hours while the house is filled with the most amazing scent that will bring people off the streets. Carefully take out of the oven after two hours, taste and adjust the seasonings, then serve on garlic-mashed potatoes for the best comfort food ever. Enjoy!

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