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A LOOK AT HOW WE VOTED MAY 15

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Fro Members of the founding board of directors for the Lower and Nehalem Community Trust gather at Alder Creek Farm for a group photo. From left: Lane deMoll, Tom Bender, Georgenne Ferdun, Judith Schwartz Sorrel, Doug Firstbrook, Gareth Ferdun and Vivi Tallman. Photo by Dave Fisher

Ten years later, the LNCT takes on ‘a life of its own’ Lisa Phipps, left, chats with a north county resident following the candidates’ forum held at Pine Grove in Manzanita prior to the May 15 primary election.

In north Tillamook County, Lisa Phipps and library levy receive overwhelming support

By Erin Dietrich For the Citizen

Just more than half of the county’s registered voters cast a ballot to determine the fate of the Tillamook County library system

and the makeup of the County Commission.

Those voters opted on May 15 to renew the library’s operational levy, and send Lisa Phipps and Bill Baertlein into a November race for commissioner.

A total of 8,073 ballots were returned in the primary, or 56.48 percent of registered voters. This was a dramatic increase from the turnout of last year’s primary election, which saw just 39.87 percent of voters participating. It was about the same turnout shown for the November 2011 defeat of the county road levy.

Of those who voted in the May 15 election, 3,635 were Democrats,

2,985 Republicans and 1,453 were registered as Independent.

The May primary was also first election since recent redistricting split the state House and Senate Race. District 10 is the newly redistricted seat that now serves Netarts, Oceanside and all parts of Tillamook County south of the city limits of Tillamook. Both House District 10 Republican candidate, Jerome Grant, and Democratic Candidate David Gomberg ran uncontested and will advance to the November election.

In the race for 32nd District House Representative, incumbent Deborah Boone (D) and

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CITY OF MANZANITA PUBLIC MEETING On the proposed transient lodging tax increase Saturday, June 2, 10 a.m.

Manzanita City Hall

The Manzanita City Council is considering a proposal by the Manzanita Business Alliance to raise the transient lodging tax from the current 7 percent to 9 percent. This tax is paid by visitors to the community.

By State law, 70 percent of the revenue from this increase would be required to be used for tourism promotion and/or tourist-related facilities. The remaining 30 percent could be used for road maintenance and

other general purposes.

The purpose of the increase would be to support promotion of special events held at other times of the year than the already busy summer season. These events would provide a more stable year round business environment to retain and support local businesses used by residents and visitors alike.

Before making a final decision on this proposal, the city council invites all Manzanita residents, second-home owners and businesses to attend an informational meeting to ask questions and let council know their thoughts and opinions about this proposal.

For more information, visit the city’s website at http://www.ci.manzanita.or.us, or look for information posted in the lobby at Manzanita City Hall.

Lower Nehalem Community Trust celebrates 10th year as local land trust

By Dave Fisher The Citizen

As far as whoopla, the Lower Nehalem Community Trust celebrated its10th anniversary in May with little fanfare, with the possible exception that the local land trust added another 7.5 acres bringing its total of environmentally protected holdings to just under 105 acres.

On a Sunday afternoon in May, the founders of the Trust, seven in all, gathered where it all began, Alder Creek Farm, for a group photograph and to reminisce. Ten years ago, the goal was to form the land trust to acquire the 54-acre parcel on the north end of Nehalem Bay. “The vision early on was primarily focused on the farm,” said Gareth Ferdun, one of the original LNCT board members. “By the time the Trust was formed, the vision had expanded.”

In ten years time, the Trust has added another 50 acres, the latest a three-acre in Wheeler known as Zimmerman Creek Marsh in early May and a donated 4.5-acre piece of land that sits between Pine Ridge and Manzanita Meadows developments that closed just this week.

Looking back, current LNCT chair Doug Firstbrook says the ef-

forts of the Trust was targeted to acquire lands and set them aside, saving them from future development.

“The consensus was in the development of the north Oregon coast, there were a lot of properties that probably needed to be set aside, but they kept disappearing.

Initially, we approached national land conservation organizations like the Nature Conservatory, but we didn’t fit their model,” said Firstbrook, who, in addition to being one of the original LNCT founders, helped spearhead the creation of the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council in 1997. “The only way to have any impact was to take the bull by the horns for the good of the community.”

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It’ll be a busy time this summer for Jeff Aprati, Wheeler’s soon-to-be new city manager, who receives his master’s degree June 15 and starts his new job June 18.

The Wheeler City Council gave the green light to hire Aprati in midApril after a three-panel interview process involving the city council, a citizens’ group, and the city managers of Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler.

The position drew the attention of 55 applicants, with the League of Oregon Cities conducting background screenings and selecting the finalists, four of whom made the trip to Wheeler in April.

“I first learned about through a professor at Portland State,” said Aprati. “He had heard about the opening through the grapevine and was the same professor who suggested to Randy Ealy (a previous PSU student and subsequent city manager for Wheeler) that he apply for the job 10 years ago.”

Aprati, who will earn his master’s

in public administration from PSU, was born and raised in Orange County, California. He attended the University of California – Irvine and upon graduation decided it was time for a change. Friends convinced him to move to the Pacific Northwest and he hasn’t looked back.

“It’s beautiful up here…it’s so green. We don’t have anything like this in California,” he said, noting the rain hasn’t even bothered him.

Originally settling in Vancouver, Wash., Aprati, upon the advice of his girlfriend who he met shortly after moving north, crossed the river and took up residence in Portland. Not long afterwards, the two married. His wife’s aspiration to become a nurse led them to Astoria where she attended nursing school for a year, during which time he worked at TLC Credit Union.

Though this is his first stint as a city manager, Aprati recently served a two-year internship with the City of Banks working with its city manager, Jim Hough, who has since retired.

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Wheeler’s new city manager can’t wait to settle in

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Jeff Aprati, who has been learning the ropes from Wheeler’s interim city manager, is looking forward to when he becomes the city’s new full-time city manager June 18. Photo by Dave Fisher

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Manzanita woman ‘dials it in’ for Ironman competition

By LeeAnn Neal For the Citizen

Months before she would step onstage to flex her muscles posing for judges, Kelly Benson decided she would be a winner just by participating in the 2012 NPC Oregon Ironman Bodybuilding, Figure, Fitness, Bikini and Physique Championship. “For me, deciding to train and compete in the figure division was about taking my personal fitness to a higher level and picking up where I left off on a path I set out on 10 years ago,� said Benson, a Manzanita resident, who grew up in Nehalem. “Since I started training in November, I’ve accomplished that goal. Placing at Ironman would just be a bonus.�

The road from her first day of training to the days leading up to the May 19 competition, held at Chinook Winds Casino, was fraught with intense workouts, an increasingly austere diet and rigorous posing practice sessions.

In other words, she did what in bodybuilding parlance is known as “dialing it in.�

At the beginning of training, she ate a lean, low-carbohydrate diet that morphed over the weeks to consist of even leaner, even lower-carbohydrate foods. Her cardio and strength-training sessions ramped up over the months as well until she was eventually working out twice for several hours each day. She also practiced posing, which requires considerable muscle control and stamina, most afternoons.

As a result, “I lost 27 pounds and reduced my body fat from 22.5 percent to 7 percent, meeting my training goals,� said Benson.

Her personal trainer and coach assigned her the regimen with a figure competition in mind.

Unlike their traditional women’s bodybuilding counterparts, figure competitors train to emphasize muscle symmetry and tone over muscle size. “We look at these women as well-trained athletes,� said Ron Smith, who, with his wife Susan Smith, owns Hebo-based RK Smith Productions, which produces the Ironman competition in Lincoln City each year.

In addition, he gained experience at Forest Grove in the area of economic development and at Lake Oswego, where he did a “variety of things.�

In chatting with Ealy about Wheeler, Aprati said the former city manager had high praise for the small coastal community and described the position as “City Management 101.� Since then, he has been advised to invest in a pair of rubber boots should he get the job.

Undeterred, the 26-year-

The owner of the local Serendipity Salon took third place in her class during the 2012 NPC Oregon Ironman competition on May 19 at Chinook Winds Casino.

Jill Burch competed in the Figure Women 5’2� and under class. It was her first figure competition. She competed in the bikini division at two separate competitions in 2010.

Burch, 29, lives in Manzanita with her two children. She, along with Kelly Benson, also of Manzanita, is a member of Hillsborobased Team iPhysique, which is sponsored

by Champion Nutrition USA and GNC, among others. The team was developed by profigure, personal trainer, certified nutritionist and Coach Kristi Tauti for women and men training and competing in figure, bikini and bodybuilding competitions at NPC (National Physique Committee) events throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Tauti and her staff one to two times each week, often carpooling with Burch, Benson worked out most days at her home gym, Fit Manzanita.

Fit Manzanita manager and 2006 women’s bodybuilding champion Janice Gaines said she watched Benson transform over the course of her training. “I think she has become more focused and happier in general,� said Gaines. “The competition has just given her the challenge she needs, but for most people who compete, the goal is overall health and feeling good about yourself.�

On her 45th birthday, which took place three days before the competition, Benson said, “What a gift to give myself. I feel better than I have in my whole life.�

Though she did not place in the competition, she earned a spot on Team iPhysique and will compete in a contest in Hillsboro in July and another in October in Canyonville.

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Counting the days until graduation, Aprati is eager to get to work. “There’s tons to learn‌it’s definitely an exciting time for me,â€? he said.

Advised that Manzanita’s city manager lives in Nehalem’s urban growth boundary area and that Nehalem’s city manager lives in Manzanita, Aprati was quick to point out, “I will live in

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Over the Memorial Day weekend, he enjoyed a camping trip with friends, something that has turned into an annual ritual. “I think he’s going to be a great fit,� said Wheeler Mayor Stevie Burden, who noted that Aprati reminded her of Randy Ealy, who was

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old Aprati is approaching his new job with unabated enthusiasm. “It’s exciting, I’m looking forward to the challenge,� he says.

Until he goes full-time in June, Aprati has been getting on-the-job experience one day a week working with Wheeler’s interim city manager, Don Otterman, but come June 18, he’s on his own. “What has really been

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by LeeAnn Neal Other bodybuilding divisions for women include physique, fitness and bikini, each with its own training requirements and judging criteria. “In the beginning, there were no physique, figure or bikini divisions,� said Susan Smith, a former women’s bodybuilding pro and Masters National Champion. “There was just bodybuilding for women.�

The first official women’s figure competition was the National Physique Committee Figure Nationals, held in 2001 in Tribeca, N.Y. Since then, figure has proliferated, becoming the fastest-growing segment in bodybuilding. “I like it because it suits my body type,� said Benson. “I’m not compact and naturally strong like women who are drawn to bodybuilding. My legs and arms are longer. But I like to lift weights and get stronger, and I like the level of fitness figure training requires. I feel healthier when I’m training.�

Benson participated in two previous figure competitions, both while living in Maryland roughly a decade ago. “My three kids were all still little, and I had decided to get back in shape,� she said. Participating in a figure competition seemed to her a perfect way to hold herself accountable with her fitness commitment. “I always planned to continue competing,� she said.

However, she soon discovered that working full-time as a banker, which she began doing in 2003 after moving to Manzanita, left little room for serious workouts. She continued working out when she could, but not at the level of intensity she preferred.

Last summer, Benson co-founded Rocky Intertidal CoCreative, a public relations and marketing firm based in Manzanita. Her new, flexible schedule allowed her to re-enter the figure competition world.

In November, when she decided to seriously begin training, Benson signed up with Kristi Tauti, IFBB (International Federation of Bodybuilding) pro figure athlete, NPC (National Physique Committee) Oregon coach, fitness model and personal trainer and nutritionist. She heard of Tauti through Jill Burch, who owns and operates Serendipity, a Nehalem area beauty salon, and who trained with Tauti prior to participating in a bikini competition several years before. Burch, too, planned to compete in the May 19 Ironman figure division. “As a coach, Kristi is very inspiring,� said Benson. “She has a focused, kind, consistent energy, and knowing she is an expert takes the fear out of it. You don’t have to wonder if you’re hurting yourself. That gave me the freedom to train without holding back.�

It also helped to be part of a team, said Benson. “Being able to watch the other women transform offered obvious proof that the training works,� she said. “My teammates are all powerful women. Everyone knows what it takes to do this, so we all support each other.�

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MANZANITA PUBLIC SAFETY LOG May 13 - Issued a citation for failure to carry proof of insurance in Nehalem.

May 13 - Issued a citation for illegal parallel parking in Manzanita.

May 13 - Responded to a found animal in Manzanita.

May 13 - Responded to an assault in Wheeler.

May 13 - Responded to a noise complaint in Wheeler.

May 14 - Responded to a noise complaint in Manzanita.

May 14 - Responded to a disturbance in Manzanita.

May 14 - Responded to two business alarms in Manzanita.

May 17 - Issued a citation for no valid day use permit displayed in NBSP. May 17 - Responded to a disturbance in Manzanita.

May 18 - Issued a citation for no valid day-use permit displayed in NBSP. May 18 - Issued a citation for violation of posted parking restrictions in Manzanita.

May 18 - Issued a citation for failure to obey traffic control device in Manzanita.

May 18 - Assisted TCSO with an attempt to locate in Wheeler.

May 18 - Responded to two sus-

picious circumstances in Manzanita.

May 19 - Issued a citation for failure to obey traffic control device in Manzanita.

May 19 - Issued three citations for no valid day-use permit displayed in NBSP. May 19 - Assisted TCSO, OSP, and Tillamook Ambulance with a suicidal subject in Wheeler.

May 19 - Responded to a suspicious circumstance in Nehalem.

May 20 - Issued a citation for illegal parallel parking in Manzanita.

May 20 - Issued a citation for failure to obey traffic control device in Manzanita.

May 20 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (42/35 mph) in Wheeler.

May 20 - Issued a citation for driving while suspended in Manzanita.

May 20 - Issued a citation for driving/cell phone in Manzanita.

May 21 - Assisted OSP, TCSO, Tillamook Ambulance, and Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue with a water rescue at Short Sands Beach.

May 21 - Responded to a suspicious circumstance in Manzanita.

May 21 - Assisted TCSO with a

“Friends Connecting Through Art” is the upcoming art show to be held at the gallery of the North Coast Recreation District (NCRD) for the month of June 2012. An opening nIght celebration will be held June 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. with refreshments.

This third annual show, organized by Lynn Thomas, will include artist friends Dee Koscheski and Lori Dillon.

Thomas has been involved in visual and performing arts her entire life. Finding old textured wood to paint her local landscapes on is her current passion. In addition to her professional studio work in painting, printmaking, and 3D mediums, Lynn teaches fine art classes and music.

Potter Dee Koscheski has been working in clay for just MVA - Motor Vehicle Accident; three years, fulfilling a lifetime TCSO - Tillamook County Sheriff’s desire. Distinctively colored Office; RBPD - Rockaway Beach and imprinted platters, bowls Police Department; OWSP - Oswald and flower pots are a sampling West State Park; NBSP - Nehalem of what she will offer at the Bay State Park show. Koscheski’s art is functional, practical and appealing.

Love of the outdoors and color show in Lori Dillon’s May 26 - Investigated burn com- artwork. Her pieces for the plaint on Beulah Reed Rd., Neahkah- show include pen and ink nie.

May 28 - Assisted ambulance on with watercolor, soft pastel, and mixed media. For the Hwy 101, Nehalem. first time, Dillon will also be May 28 - Responded to fire showing a few works in enalarm on Hwy 101, Nehalem. caustic. Encaustic is one of the oldest forms of painting 14.5% where beeswax, resin and • Rockaway Beach: Lisa pigment are layered and Phipps, 39.61%, Valerie fused to produce a luminous Folkema, 21.25% surface that captures and In central county, Tillamook transforms light.

City Counselor Steve Forster The NCRD Gallery is lohad a strong showing in the cated at 36155 9th Street, in city’s six wards. Folkema won Nehalem. Call (503) 36842 percent of Garibaldi’s vote 7008 for information and and lost to Phipps by just 20 open hours for the month of votes in Bay City. Phipps also June. won in the Westside, Oceanside and Netarts precints, but Tillamook County Baertlein was the winner in Women's Resource most of central county’s eight other districts.

Center training Phipps was the favorite in Summer volunteer trainsouth county, winning all but ing for the Tillamook County the Cloverdale precinct, which Women's Resource Center went to Baertlein with 31.7 per- begins June 7, an orientation cent of the votes and Donohue, session, at 1902 2nd Street, with 22.4 percent.

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May 22 - Assisted TCSO, Tillamook Ambulance, and Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue with a structure fire in Nehalem.

May 22 - Took a report of fraud in Manzanita.

May 23 - Responded to a disturbance in Manzanita.

May 24 - Responded to an ordinance violation in Manzanita.

May 25 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (50/25 mph) in Wheeler.

May 25 - Responded to a noise complaint in Manzanita.

May 26 - Issued five citations for no valid day-use permit displayed in NBSP. May 26 - Issued a citation for failure to obey traffic control device in Manzanita.

May 26 - Issued a citation for driving/cell phone in Manzanita.

May 26 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (45/25 mph) in Wheeler.

NBFR DISTRICT LOG May 11 - Hazardous material response on Rowe St, Wheeler.

May 15 - Medical assistance rendered on The Glade, Nehalem.

May 16 - Mutual aid call, Cannon Beach.

May 21 - Water rescue at Oswald West State Park.

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Republican candidate Jim Welsh also ran uncontested and will advance to the November election.

North Tillamook County was almost overwhelmingly in support of renewal of the library levy. Of 1,747 total votes, 1,050 were in favor and 697 were against. Only in the Foley precinct did the levy fail, with about 63 percent of 209 voters against the levy.

• Pine Grove: 468 yes, 225 no • Foley (Everything east of 101): 131 no, 78 yes • Nehalem: 103 yes, 98 no • Wheeler: 124 yes, 56 no • Rockaway: 277 yes, 187 no Central county was also largely in favor of the library levy, in four of Tillamook's six wards and in Garibaldi, Bay City, Westside, Netarts and Oceanside precincts. The southern and eastern regions of central county, however, were largely against renewal of the levy. Pacific City, and Neskowin areas voted in favor, while Beaver, and Cloverdale were against the measure.

Overall, the levy received 751 yes votes in south county and 613 no votes.

In the race for county commissioner, seven candidates vying for the seat of Tillamook County Commissioner, Pos. 1, in the May 15 primary was unprecedented.

With 27.6 percent of the vote, Tillamook Estuaries Partnership Executive Director Lisa Phipps emerged with the highest number of votes. Port of Tillamook Bay Commissioner and CPA, Bill Baertlein, came in second, earning 16.79 percent of the total vote.

Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, Phipps and Baertlein

May 21 - Responded to fire alarm on 7th St., Nehalem; May 22 - Responded to a downed power line on Edmund Lane, Manzanita.

May 27 - Responded to fire alarm on Treasure Rocks Rd., Neahkahnie.

will face off in the November general election for the Pos. 1 seat.

Not far behind Baertlein was Port of Garibaldi Board President Valerie Folkema, who won just over 15 percent of votes, and Tillamook City Councilor and Salvation Army Director Steve Forster, who brought in 14.6 percent.

In fifth place was Jill Williams, a Tillamook business owner, who received 12.8 percent of the vote. Trailing in sixth and seventh places were south county’s Tom Donohue and north county’s John Coopersmith, with 6.97 and 5.5 percent of the vote, respectively.

Baertlein and Phipps’ combined total of 44.43 percent of the vote means they will be competing for the other 55.57 of May voters who selected another candidate.

Incumbent Mark Labhart was successful in his bid for a third term as Tillamook County Commissioner, Pos. 2. Countywide, Labhart won by nearly 70 percent, beating out candidate David Downs by 2,713 votes.

Labhart won between 60-80 percent of the vote in every county precinct except Tillamook’s Eastside precinct, where he earned 53 percent (34 votes) and Downs, 47 percent (30 votes).

The following is a breakdown, by precinct, of how north Tillamook County voted in the race for County Commissioner, Pos. 1.

Lisa Phipps won every district in the north, with Valerie Folkema in second.

• Pine Grove: Lisa Phipps, 46%, Valerie Folkema, 17.6% • Foley (everything east of 101): Lisa Phipps, 26.21%, (tie) Valerie Folkema, 19.42%, Bill Baertlein, 19.42% • Nehalem: Lisa Phipps, 36.2%, Valerie Folkema, 22.9% • Wheeler: Lisa Phipps, 46.34%, John Coopersmith,

CALENDAR OF EVENTS June art show at NCRD

NCRD art show artists pose for the camera. Courtesy photo Pre-screening is required.

Contact Eleanor Watkins, volunteer coordinator, for an appointment at (503) 8429486, Monday through Friday, 9 to 5, or email her at tcwrc4@oregoncoast.com.

Volunteer position include hotline volunteers, office support, fundraising, publicity, maintenance, direct services, board of directors, and speakers bureau.

Water heater talk rescheduled for June 8

A slide show and talk covering simple solar batch water heaters has been postponed to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 8 at the North County Recreation District in Nehalem. The talk was originally scheduled for Friday, May 25.

The evening presentation is a prerequisite for a handson construction workshop sponsored by Tillamook Bay Community College in the Nehalem area Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10. Batch

solar water heating systems are simple to build and the materials are easy to find and inexpensive, often free.

Workshop participants will build and install a solar batch water heater and receive a set of plans for their own use.

Only rudimentary carpentry and plumbing skills are involved.

Tuition for the Friday evening presentation is $25.

Tuition for the weekend workshop is $72 and you must register by June 2 for both events.

For more information, contact Linda Ashby, (503) 842-8222 or toll-free at (888) 306-8222.

The instructor, Anthony Stoppiello, is an architect licensed in Oregon and Washington with over 40 years experience; his work emphasizes solar energy, energy efficiency and environmentally preferable materials and practices.

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Commentary NCRD’s Enterprise Plan begs the question: What do taxpayers want?

population of 20,000, a $4 I have been interested and million pool would require at involved with the North least a population base of County Recreation District 10,000. from its inception. After servIf the current board persists ing two terms on the Teen in recommending their Center Board, beso-called preferred plan, fore the official it will definitely create a formation of very contentious situation NCRD, I disconwithin the District. A tinued attending • • • • • •••• more prudent approach board meetings would be to study Option when an inept Owen A, upgrade the existing board of directors Nicholson pool, or Option B, which allowed/permitcalls for upgrading and ted the District to expanding the existing pool go bankrupt, and the general manager made off with nearly and adding new changing rooms. The additional cost of $10,000.

Since then, my interest has leaving Option C (build a new pool) to be studied by a conbeen renewed and I began atsultant is not in the best intertending board meetings once est of the taxpayer and could again. I supported the current be detrimental in convincing tax levy to get NCRD back to the voters to approve either A financial solvency and the or B. turnaround has been well On more than one occamanaged. The current fivesion, I have asked the NCRD year tax levy was purported and advertised to be necessary board to increase user fees, rather than relying on fiveto get the District financially year tax levies. Most users of stable, and $1 million would NCRD probably would prefer be set aside for a new pool, zero user fees, but the reality but there was no mention of is it is unreasonable for multiple additional five-year NCRD to rely on multiple tax levies.

The need for upgrading the five-year levies when our other public entities meet their pool is necessary only for its financial requirements with original purpose, which is to their very low provide for a learn-to-swim permanent tax rates. Tax program. The Enterprise Plan states that the preferred plan, a and spend is not a reasonable or viable option that many stand-alone 75’ x 45’ pool, taxpayers want to support. could encourage pool use by Every property owner who summer visitors and that this currently is paying for the would help make the center a NCRD five-year tax levy will community center piece helping to foster economic growth have that extra amount of money to apply toward the in Nehalem and surrounding necessary user fees to keep areas. This is pure conjecture, NCRD financially able to proand has no substantiating invide the services the public is formation. willing to pay for. Summer The current estimated cost visitors, in most cases, expect for this option is an unaffordto pay a user fees, the same as able for our population of they 3,000 in our north Tillamook would pay at the YMCA in County community. The recommendation of another five- Tillamook.

When the board first reyear local option tax, and perhaps a third is totally unac- ceived the $6 to $8 million eye-popping stand-alone pool ceptable. The demographics estimates board members exof our area show a declining pressed surprise as to how grade, middle, and high school student population, and much their preferred size pool an increasing population of re- would cost. I have no doubt the District has a good idea tirees.

The idea the board has dis- what current users of NCRD want in the way of facilities, cussed regarding the addition but does the board know what of a competitive high school swimming program the taxpayers are willing to is illogical, and after talking to support? If the board and staff people at the high school, they are only talking to the users of NCRD, they are getting anknow nothing about such a swers to only one side of the plan. The athletic director equation. noted that with the school’s Comparisons to the fundcurrent student population, ing dilemma can be made they have problems supportwith public universities in ing their current competitive Oregon. They have had to athletic programs.

The idea of building a new raise tuitions to offset the loss of state support. In addition, pool to accommodate the summer influx of tourists dur- they enlist private support for more scholarships and numering our short summer season ous new physical building is a luxury the taxpayers of projects. Why can’t NCRD do north county should not be the same? asked to support, particularly Having a viable recreation at the estimated cost of $4 to district is a desirable goal, but $6 million. compared with necessary pubBased on USA Swimming lic agencies such as water, criteria, we still would not electricity, wastewater, and have sufficient population within a 20-minute drive of higher education, NCRD must do a better job of providing the facility, and it would still their services without the significantly exceed the resources of our community. If a heavy reliance on more fiveyear tax levies. $7 million pool requires a

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Seeing the fruits of ‘seed money’ Some time ago, I served as a trustee for the Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation. Even though I had been a district governor, I was still a rooky as far as the workings of the Foundation.

Each year they put together a budget for the coming year and there were usually a couple of small contributions for medical research. When I say small, I believe they were around a thousand dollars or less. I remember asking one time if those were really necessary because there were other ways we could spend the money to help the people we sought to serve.

Maybe to answer my question, or just for information, a doctor talked with us about those donations and how important they were. He called them “seed money.” With small contributions, like the ones that we and some individuals made, the research people were able to prove that there was support for what they were trying to do and it increased their ability to get large grants from the federal government and from large foundations.

Thank goodness, I have lived long enough to see the fruits of the seed money the Lions of Oregon have been giving for so many years. There are probably other examples, but a very innovative and significant method for performing cornea repairs and replacements is one that I know came out of the research in our very own Lions Eye Bank of Oregon. I believe it changed things all over the world for those in need of cornea work.

All this talk about seed money caused me to give some thought about other work that we have been doing and maybe without thinking of it in this way.

When we give enough money for a little

The Old Geezer Walt Trandum deaf child to go to camp in the summer, it contributes to their entire life. They are going to learn things and make friends that will be with them forever. When we see a disabled person get hearing aids, glasses, or maybe just a meal during the holiday season, what we have given in reality is seed money that enables them to enjoy life.

The Rockaway Lions and Lions everywhere can all stand tall when they think of how many people have been helped over the years. I will never forget the day I was selling white cane emblems on the street in downtown Portland. A cab pulled over to the curb and the driver ran around and handed me ten dollars. He said that the Lions were the ones who provided him with his first pair of glasses and he never forgot it.

Surely, those glasses were seed money for the rest of his life.

Contributions to other people do not always have to involve money. Many years ago, we spent our winters in Arizona and belonged to a chapter of the Family Motor Coach Association. Each month, we would go out for a three or four day rally and visit some noteworthy place that everyone would enjoy. The custom late in the afternoon was the

members would assemble in groups for a “happy hour” prior to the evening meal.

On one such journey, I happened to notice that some new folks, who were attending their first rally, were sitting by themselves. My wife and I made our way over to where they were sitting and joined them to visit and get acquainted. I seem to remember that they also had some lovely fresh shrimp on their table that they chose to share.

I think it was a couple months later when that couple we had joined that day told us that we had saved the day and even the trip for them. They had been feeling pretty lonely when we made our way to be with them. Those two people soon turned into very valued members and made huge contributions to the happiness of all of the members. I know that they became strong advocates of making sure that all members were involved in every activity. There is a whole new group of members in that club today and I am wondering if the spirit is the same and those folks are enjoying themselves as much as we did.

I have a habit of greeting people with either a howdy or some friendly remark about the surroundings or circumstances.

Very often, that greeting results in a short visit and usually a few laughs. As we walk away, my wife will often ask where I knew that person. I just tell her that I know them now.

Whether it is seed money or just a friendly greeting, we all have the capability of improving another person’s day or maybe their life.

Isn’t this a wonderful way to live?

Walt Trandum is retired and a former mayor of Wheeler.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Let’s move Tillamook County forward

Congratulations to Mark Labhart, Bill Baertlein, Lisa Phipps and to all candidates who put themselves forward in the May 2012 primary.

As one of the participating candidates, my observation is this was a campaign of ideas on how best to move Tillamook County forward to a better future. The voters have made their choices.

I do not plan to endorse any candidate for the fall election. There is no substitute for the judgment of the voters.

I sincerely thank all those who supported my campaign with their words of encouragement, their votes, and their financial contributions. Let us go forward and do good things together.

John Coopersmith Nehalem

Do the things necessary to make Tillamook County prosperous again

Tillamook County citizens, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who took the time to vote their conscious in the May 15 primary election and those who supported me with their vote and contributions. I’d also like to thank all of the county candidates for committing themselves to the process, especially those six candidates, besides myself, who ran for County Commissioner, Position #1.

This was an unprecedented event. To see over three candidates for a single position is rare, but to see seven qualified individuals step into the fray is nothing short of amazing. In my opinion, it is indicative of this unique time in American history where our economic survival depends on those with a clear economic vision for the future. So it is here, in our beloved Tillamook County.

We face serious problems in the near and long term future and these issues were sometimes debated passionately, as well they should be. My major concerns still are: the condition of county roads, public safety with our Sheriff De-

partment, emergency preparedness and, most importantly, creating a new economic environment in county government that doesn’t deter new businesses like Bi-Mart, Hewlett-Packard, Target or even a fictional “John & Jane Smith’s” clothing or grocery stores from locating here.

With approximately 2,800 unemployed or underemployed citizens, 60 percent of our children receiving some sort of food assistance, full time salaries averaging between $25K and $30K, Tillamook County clearly has serious economic problems. We have the natural resources to easily become a prosperous county again, if Salem and Washington D.C. will let us. If we allow small businesses to come here and prosper, fewer citizens will leave and our tax base will also prosper.

We are blessed with such a beautiful place to live. I truly love this amazing land of forests, sea, pastures and rivers. I pray that our new leaders have the foresight and wisdom to move in a different direction than the past. To our future county commission, I respectfully suggest that you get the things done that are necessary, not just address these issues.

Thomas M. Donohue Pacific City

Where’s my voters’ pamphlet?

I would like to make a comment on the past primary election.

All households in the State of Oregon are to be mailed a voters’ pamphlet by the U.S. Postal Service.

Our road, Foss Rd. in Nehalem, did not receive a voters’ pamphlet to help make an educated decision on voting for the persons running for county assessor and for the person running for county commissioner, positions 1 and 2. When I called the Nehalem Post Office, I was told that there was not enough pamphlets sent to them to go to all households in Nehalem, so consequently only some received them. I did not, and I believe no one on Foss Rd. did.

I then called the Elections Division in Salem and

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the clerk told me she would relay my message and that she would mail me a voters’ pamphlet, which she did at the cost of $1.30 postage from I presume taxpayer monies. In the meantime, I received a telephone call from Nehalem Mayor Shirley Kalkhoven and I explained the situation. She said that the next time she saw Sen. Betsy Johnson she would talk with her about it.

Since I didn’t get a reasonable answer, I then thought I would call some of the persons running for office and let them know that some people did not get to read their resumes. When I talked to Mark Labhart, he told me that he would have Tassi O’Neal look into the situation. She called me and told me that she would take care of the problem for sure. Up to Election Day on May 15, 2012, we had received no voters’ pamphlet in the mail. The persons running for office I did talk to by telephone were definitely interested since I was told that a fee of $600 is required to put a resume in the voters’ pamphlet and, of course, not everyone was able to see them.

I certainly was bounced from person to person and still haven’t received an answer to who the responsible party is. I hope that this will not happen again with the November election coming up. I see that only 8,094 of 14,330 registered voters (56 percent) actually cast ballots.

Mary J Leighton Nehalem

new theater, Nehalem Treasure, was a musical melodrama written and directed by Sue Jelineo with musical arrangements by Bob Latorre, two local and talented theatrical treasures.

The characters – loggers, a fisherman, and a dairymaid – represented elements that characterize our beloved community. A sailor, the sea captain, and an apple-polishing pirate, along with her sidekicks, stir up recollections of the myth (?) of treasure hidden on Neahkahnie Mountain.

Golden cheese and silver salmon or mythical coins?

What exactly is the real treasure of our Nehalem Bay community?

The audience laughed, cheered, and was amazed by the professional level of theater that has come to our community. Cannon Beach Coaster Theater has met its match!

You can be part of this theatrical transformation by buying a chair in the new theater. For $150 (or only $100 if you act by July 1), a comfortable seat will be inscribed with your or your honoree's name. While the renovation has included clean-up, painting, a lighting and sound booth, two storage areas and a new entrance, the too small and too hard seats, built for elementary school children, still need to be replaced. Jump onboard with a tax-deductible purchase of comfortable seating and support our local theatrical treasure.

For more information, contact Jane Knapp at (503) 368-3901.

Gail Young Neahkahnie

You wouldn't recognize them, the NCRD River Bend Players, who just a few seasons ago delivered well-respected productions in the “Fireplace Room” – reading, as readers' theater groups do, from behind music stands.

It was an evolution, adding props and costumes, then scenery and action, then stepping from behind those music stands, and finally tossing away their scripts. Now, the group has moved to a real theater, the refurbished NCRD auditorium. It has, indeed, been a transformation.

The first River Bend Players’ production in the

To the NCRD board and staff

Evolution becomes transformation

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Thanks to each and everyone involved for your time and effort in the preparation of the extensive and comprehensive Enterprise Plan for a new pool. The document clearly demonstrates the need to consider a new pool at this time. It describes well-reasoned options for the type and size of a replacement, and potential uses.

It should prove to be very useful in the discernment process for all involved.

Jean Hemingway Nehalem

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Manzanita. Oregon • May 31, 2012 • North Coast Citizen • 5

State dismisses complaint against Deborah Boone

By Anthony Rimel For the Citizen

With the primary election concluded, it is now confirmed that current State Representative for District 32 Deborah Boone (D – Cannon Beach) will face Jim Welsh (R – Nehalem) in the general election this fall.

Welsh recently questioned a $7,843 “Cash Balance Adjustment” in Boone’s official reporting of her campaign’s finances to the state, which are available to the public on the Oregon Secretary of State’s OreStar system. The transaction is dated April, 5, 2012.

“I'm not sure that the Secretary of State or Representative Boone knows what happened in her account and that is the problem,” he said in a blog on his moocountynews.com site.

Welsh filed an official complaint with the Oregon Secretary of State’s office about the adjustment that requests to see her full campaign finance records, which was denied in a letter to Welsh dated May 4.

The letter states that the investigation is closed and that they do not intend to pursue the matter further.

Jennifer Hertel, a complaint specialist with the Oregon Secretary of State’s office, said a cash balance adjustment is an accounting tool used by the office to help campaigns reconcile their bank statements with their records in OreStar when the account totals do not match.

Hertel provided records that show over the last six years, since the OreStar system has been implemented, there have been 460 similar cash balance adjustments. The average value of the cash value adjustments is over $1,000. The largest cash balance adjustments in OreStar’s data are more than $40,000. Examples of organizations using the tool are the Democratic Party of Oregon, which used the tool to balance a $30,000 gap between their account balance and reported OreStar data in January of 2007. The Deschutes County Republican Central Committee wrote off a $14,000 imbalance with the tool in October of 2009.

Locally, the Committee to Elect Betsy Johnson wrote off a $13,500 amount in January of 2007.

Hertel said the imbalance

between funds in a campaign’s bank account and their OreStar account occur when transactions are not filed, or are not filed on time. The state assesses a penalty of 10 percent of the total value of the adjustment, meaning that Boone will pay a $784 penalty for taking the adjustment.

Hertel said the complaint from Welsh was dismissed because cash balance adjustments are meant to be a tool to bring a campaign back into balance, and are not unusual.

She said Boone’s adjustment was a not issue.

Hertel likened a cash balance adjustment to balancing a checkbook.

“I don’t think people do these intentionally,” she said.

Boone said she thinks that the imbalance may have been caused by a check being entered in OreStar for an incorrect value, or for being entered in OreStar twice. She said before she filed the adjustment she had someone spend hours going through records looking for what caused the imbalance.

Boone’s OreStar account has more than 1,500 transactions that date back to November of 2006.

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The structure, a rental owned by Dan Winslow of Manzanita, was severely damage by flames and smoke. The occupants of the home, Roger and Mary McDonald and their child, were unharmed. Photo by Dave Fisher

Nehalem house fire displaces family of three

Firefighters of the Nehalem Bay Fire and Rescue District responded to a twoalarm fire on 7th St. in Nehalem the morning of May 22, at approximately 9:30 a.m. The two-story residential structure, just north of the flashing signal on U.S. Hwy 101 in Nehalem, was fully engulfed. The Cannon Beach and Rockaway Beach fire departments also responded to the two-alarm blaze.

The structure, a rental owned by Dan Winslow of Manzanita, was severely

damage by flames and smoke. The amount of the damage is unknown at this time.

The occupants of the home, Roger and Mary McDonald and their child, were unharmed. The American Red Cross provided humanitarian assistance, including temporary lodging, food, clothing and other immediate needs for the displaced family.

NBFR District Chief Perry Sherbaugh said the cause of the fire was an unattended candle at the area of origin.

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Today, Firstbrook has reason to smile when he thinks how far the Trust has come in ten short years.

“I’m really pleased with where we’re at. We’re a fundamentally sound organization and we have enjoyed increasing community support. The scope of our work has expanded as well,” he said.

Firstbrook is one of two original board members that have continued to serve on the board all ten years. The other is Georgenne Ferdun, who, after moving to the area upon retirement, joined the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council. In the spring of 2002, she learned that the Anderson Farm (today’s Alder Creek Farm), with its close connection to the estuary and its long stretch of Alder Creek, was for sale.

“Ten years ago I was focused on protecting one large beautiful parcel of land that was offered for sale,” said Ferdun. “As we thought about protecting that piece and the creek that was part of it, the dream began to grow… habitat for animals, a garden area and orchard, a place for the community to learn about the nature that we are part of, and a place to share and learn about many things to make our community more enjoyable and stronger, more resilient in the face of change.”

All of the protected lands and conservation easements acquired by the Trust have been obtained through generous donations or from willing sellers and the process continues to this day. Community support has made a significant difference in the level of protection of the estuary and community aware-

Thursday, June 14, at 6 p.m.

Hoffman Center Board Meeting Public invited to attend

Local State Representative Deborah Boone speaks at the American Association of University Women’s Candidate Forum in Tillamook this April. Courtesy photo Boone said she believes that the transactions causing the imbalance may have occurred anytime since the OreStar system was implemented.

Boone said Welsh failed to tell the whole story in his state-

ness of conservation needs.

With just one paid staff person, volunteers are at the core of the nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.

Today, the Trust has over 125 volunteers in its ranks tending the garden and greenhouse at Alder Creek, planting trees and helping to control invasive plants, providing guidance during school field trips, along with developing plans for the management of LNCT land and providing guidance to Trust activities. The Trust board is composed entirely of volunteers.

Membership dues, cash donations, grants and fundraisers help fund the Trust’s activities and land acquisitions. Coupled with willing sellers on the north edge of Nehalem Bay, that is how the North Edge campaign to protect those lands came into being. Through the effort, the LNCT has acquired over 35 acres the past couple of years.

A major fundraiser, Living Locally, that supports local land conservation while honoring local food production, will be held June 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the North County Recreation district’s gymnasium. The community is invited to celebrate the 10th anniversary and join in a festive evening of dining, music, and silent and live auctions. Tickets are available from any LNCT board member and through the office located inside NCRD or by calling (503) 368-5738.

In retrospect, Doug Firstbrook and Georgenne Ferdun, along with the other founding board members, are astounded how far the Trust has come.

“The growth of the Trust and the work it is doing has far exceeded my original expectations,” said Ferdun.

“During the next decade, I

CENTER SPOTLIGHT Bruce Phillips Ceramics Program leader.

Coordinates volunteers.

Mentors beginners.

Oversaw the remodeling of the clay studio.

Friday, June 15, at 7:30 p.m.

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Tuesday, June 16, at 6 p.m.

SusanWebb-Rebecchi – Textile Designer Presentation on textile design and manufacturing Of particular interest to fabric artists and designers, quilters, and all others involved with fabrics Admission: $7 Saturday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m.

Manzanita Film Series Feature:To be announced Admission: $7 Refreshments available Friday, June 29, at 3 p.m.

“The Reptile Man” Show Sponsored by the Manzanita Library Free Thursday, July 5 Trash Art Show at the Hoff Special opening night party Sponsored by Hoffman Center and CARTM Friday-Saturday, July 6-7 Trash Art Show Open to the Public

SUMMER KID’S ART AND DRAMA CAMPS July 30-Aug 3, and Aug 6 – 24 More information coming soon COMING AUGUST 4 “Music in their Future” Giant Summer Party to raise funds to purchase a grand piano for Neahkahnie High School STILL AVAILABLE! “The North Coast Squid” Literary Journal First Edition. Cost: $2 Stories, art and photography by coastal writers and artists.

Available in Manzanita at Cloud and Leaf Bookstore, Ekahni Books, and Manzanita News & Espresso; Cannon Beach at Jupiter Books; Seaside at Beach Books; and Hoffman Center Writers’ Series events.

Weekly events at the Hoffman Center include Life Drawing,Open Clay Studio,Open Letterpress and BurgessWriting Group.Please visit hoffmanblog.org for more information on these events.

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.

Questions? Call 503-368-3846 or e-mail hoffmancenter@nehalemtel.net The Hoffman Center is a non-profit public-benefit charity, qualified under IRS Section 501(c)(3).

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ments about the cash balance adjustment.

Boone said if the adjustment were a serious problem, the state would not have allowed her to file it.

“The reason I did it was because I want to set it right,” she

said.

Campaign Records for both the Friends of Jim Welsh and Boone for State Representative are available to the public using the OreStar tool, which can be found at http://www.sos.state.or.us/.

10 Years of LNCT Land Acquisitions Alder Creek Farm & Natural Area Nehalem/Bayside Gardens 54 acres purchased in 2005 Uplands, estuarine wetlands, creek, freshwater wetlands.

Vosberg Creek Wheeler 8 acres donated to the Trust in 2005 Fish bearing creek, riparian area.

Peregrine Point Neahkahnie 3 acres donated to the Trust in 2006 Cliffside forested, oceanfront.

Cedar Creek Nehalem/Bayside Gardens 14 acres purchased in 2010 Wetlands, creek, estuary frontage, uplands.

Sitka Wetlands Nehalem/Bayside Gardens 19 acres purchased in 2011 Sitka spruce forested wetlands, estuary frontage, uplands.

Zimmerman Creek Marsh Wheeler 3 acres purchased in 2012.

Estuarine wetlands, creek, uplands.

see the Lower Nehalem Community Trust with the continued help and support of the community, continuing to fulfill our mission to protect and steward more of the open lands and prime natural habitat that surround us.”

“Future board members along with people who step up as volunteers will guide the Trust in future years,”

Firstbrook added. “Part of the reward for me all these years is working with the people involved.”

Said Lane deMoll, yet another of the original LNCT board members, “It’s like the Trust has taken on a life of its own.”

To learn more about the Lower Nehalem Community Trust and how you can help, visit www.nehalemtrust.org.

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The path of hope

In an elm and holly grove on the grounds of the National Academies in Washington, D.C. a 12-foot bronze statue of physicist Albert Einstein resides in a memorial designed to recognize the great scientist’s contributions to the world. A map of the universe spreads out at his feet, and Einstein quotes are engraved on the steps including one on his joy and amazement of the beauty and grandeur of this world…

Since my return from the capital of the United States to the Pacific Northwest where spring has finally arrived, I’ve had many opGail portunities to experience that joy, Balden amazement and grandeur. My first day home, it’s raining, not the usual droplets from the sky, but cherry blossoms.

Pale pink feathers drift and float to land beneath trees in giant downy circles. On the trip from Portland to the coast, I see undulating fields of rosy red clover carpeting farmland like a red ocean. In my backyard, rhododendrons rule the roost, their white and pink clouds of cotton candy climbing as high as the roof.

On my first kayak trip of the Nehalem River this season, I’m thrilled to see an otter swimming across the river periodically popping up to take a look at little ole me in my yellow plastic boat. Soon after, I spot a bald eagle soar above, getting a free ride on the thermals created by our luscious warm days.

More joy came in mid-May when our community turned out in great numbers at the annual Nehalem Bay Garden Club gathering. Neighbors and friends rushed in to find the perfect plants for their gardens. Little ones clutched a basket of flowers or lugged a huge Hosta plant for their moms. Everywhere, smiles were the order of the day as we women carried tomato plants and bouquets of lilacs reminiscent of our childhood to the checkout. We left laden with hope for the beauty and bounty that waits.

Then there was the making of the quilt. Twenty-five friends, twenty-five squares. Pure beauty embellished with fabric, buttons, embroidery thread, hearts, words of love and peace all threaded together in a tapestry for our friend Lola Sacks. In presenting this gift to our mentor at the Center for Contemplative Arts, those of us gathered could feel the power of friendship that binds us in the net of life that holds us in this community.

By the time I visited Washington in early May, the cherry blossoms were gone, bloomed out in an early spring. But grandeur could still be found in the Capitol building that houses our government, in the Lincoln, Jefferson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorials which continue to inspire people from all over the world, and in the nation’s place of worship, the Washington National Cathedral.

In contrast, it was impossible to not be moved by Arlington National Cemetery where the sheer number of America’s military men and women who have died in their country’s service reminds us of their great sacrifice. Combined with World War II deaths, Korean War deaths and the names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, it was a reminder of the astounding, enormous human toll of American warfare. Even more sobering, according to a recent Newsweek, is that veterans are committing suicide at unprecedented rates with 18 veterans taking their lives each day. The number of U.S. soldiers who have died by their own hand is now estimated to be greater than those who have died in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. Shocking statistics.

It should give us pause. On Memorial Day, we remember the tremendous sacrifice of so many and the human cost of war. For some modicum of hope, I grasp the words of Franklin Roosevelt, as appropriate now as they were 70 years ago: In these days of difficulty we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice… the path of faith, the path of hope and the path of love toward our fellow man.

We have always held to the hope, the belief, and the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.

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Family-friendly Crab Derby slated June 9

The 8th Annual Nehalem Bay Crab Derby, held at the Jetty Fishery and Kelly’s Brighton Marina, will take place on Saturday, June 9.

Crab derby participants pay a $10 entry fee and, if they catch a tagged crab, are automatically entered in the drawing for spectacular prizes, including the top cash prize of up to $1,000.

Proceeds from the Crab Derby are dedicated to local non-profits, The Rinehart Clinic and the Wildlife Center of the North Coast.

The 2012 “Battle on the Bay” Crab Derby is certain to be a fun-filled, family-friendly crustacean celebration June 9.

For more information, visit www.jettyfishery.com, www.kellysbrightonmarina.co m, or www.rinehartclinic.org online.

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June 16th is less than a month away and this year’s Living Locally, a fundraiser for the Lower Nehalem Community Trust, is again shaping up to be great event. There are still tickets left if you haven’t gotten yours yet, so call (503) 368-3203 and get yours today.

The much anticipated live experience auction items are now up on the LNCT website, www.nehalemtrust.org

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The dress is coastal casual; the food and wine will be divine; the jazz cool and the conversation with friends, old and new, scintillating. Let this be your year to enjoy a lively social evening while supporting a cause you care about, the Lower Nehalem Community Trust. Members always enjoy discounts to our events and Living Locally is no exception. Tickets prices are $50 for LNCT members and $65 for non-members. New this year!

Reserved round tables for groups of eight are $500 each.

Living Locally will be held Saturday, June 16, from 6 to 9 p.m., at the NCRD gymnasium in Nehalem.

Remember, only 100 tickets are sold, so purchase early.

Won't you join us this year?

Call (503) 368-3203 to purchase your tickets today.

Paper mosaic workshop set to inspire artists

Local artist Kathleen Larson is a master at turning trash (recycled and reclaimed materials) into art. Her whimsical mosaics regularly sell at the annual Trash Art Show and in local galleries. Migrating from pottery shards to scraps of paper, Kathleen has perfected the paper mosaic technique and she is offering to teach others in her upcoming workshop, “Paper Mosaics,” on Saturday, June 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Hoffman Center.

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Larson will teach the basics of paper mosaic and participants will leave with a picture frame or decorated box. She will provide all of the materials and encourages participants to also bring their own. Participants can either choose to retain their works of art or enter them in the upcoming 14th Annual Trash Art Show, a fundraiser for CARTM and Hoffman Center.

The workshop is limited to 10 and tuition is $25, which includes materials. All proceeds from the workshop benefit CARTM and Hoffman Center. To save a space, call (503) 368-4772 or kstarr@nehalemtel.net.

‘Courageous’ showing slated June 16

The highly acclaimed movie “Courageous” will be shown as a benefit for the North County Food Bank on June 16, at 7 p.m. at the Pine Grove Community Center in Manzanita. Please bring nonperishable items. Complimentary popcorn and lemonade will be furnished.

Summer writing workshops slated

Creative Journeys with Gail Balden will offer three one-day creative writing workshops as part of her 2012 Summer Series at the Center for Contemplative arts in Manzanita, Oregon. Participants may enroll in any one or all three of the classes.

June 16, Deepening Your Craft - This workshop will begin with a focus on the prewriting process in which ideas

percolate. Particpants will delve into ways to make their work deeper and richer by developing our authentic voice and using sensory language.

July 21, Another Look Master the art of your craft whether it’s fiction, narrative nonfiction, or short-shorts.

Learn to kill your darlings, tighten, get to the heart of the story and be able to give and receive constructive critique.

August 18, Sharing with the World - This workshop will foster the idea of starting small when it comes to putting your work into the world.

Writers have more opportunities than ever to share their work through e-books, zines, e-readers and on-demand publishing.

Workshops meet on the above Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and cost $50 each or $45 each if registering for more than one at the same time. Class size is limited to a small group. To reserve a spot in each class, send a $30 deposit, 50 percent of which is nonrefundable if student cancels, to Gail Balden, 41500 Anderson Road, Nehalem, OR 97131. For more information on Gail’s workshops, see www.creativejourneys.net or contact Gail at 503-368-7807 or gail@creativejourneys.net.

Balden is a writer and educator with over 30 years of teaching experience. Her work has been published in anthologies, literary journals and national magazines. She teaches writing workshops and writes a monthly column on small town life for the North Coast Citizen.

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Tillamook County Family Health Centers Why Choose Tillamook County Health Centers?

• Affordability: We are very affordable family clinics in Tillamook County! We take pride in making our services cost effective. We work with local pharmacies to provide the least expensive yet most effective treatments.

• Accessibility: Tillamook Central Health Clinic offers walk-in appointments on a daily basis. We offer very flexible schedules so you can be seen quickly when you are sick and not have to wait weeks for follow-up appointments.

• Quality: We have a diverse and highly skilled medical team of full-time physicians and mid-level providers who work together to deliver optimal care. Our providers have backgrounds from pediatrics to women’s health to worker’s injuries.

• We accept all insurance plans including Oregon Health Plan, Medicare and all private insurance plans, and provide services on a discounted scale.

Medical Services Available for the Whole Family: • Adolescent Care • Women’s Health • Preventative Care • Acute Care • Family Planning • Minor injuries • Well-Child Care • Sports Physicals • Pediatrics • Tillamook Only - 24-Hour Telephone Access to Medical Provider for Established Patients • Mental Health and Addiction Screening and Referral • Health Promotion & Maintenance Classes

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The wait is almost over for Tsunami Bar & Grill Fans of the Tsunami Bar & Grill can look forward to a June opening at the new location

By Dave Fisher The Citizen

Knee-deep in an extensive interior remodel that has lasted nearly four months, Tsunami Bar & Grill owners Greg Mott and Wally Hanson can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Patrons of the popular Wheeler restaurant can look forward to the eatery opening in June at its new location on the waterfront in what was the Nehalem Bay Sunset Grill.

The two longtime friends joined forces to launch their restaurant and bar in January 2010, with a reasonably priced eclectic menu geared to families and featuring “beach fare,� comfort foods and a mix of items with an Asian influence. When the waterfront facility across the street became available earlier this year, Mott and Hanson jumped at the opportunity to expand. “Mainly, it was about location. There’s only three or four other restaurants in Tillamook County that are situated on the water,� said Mott.

No doubt, the view from the deck and dining room has attracted many visitors and locals throughout the years.

In addition to its prime location, the 6,500-square-foot facility will allow a seating capacity, including the ban-

â– Calendar From page 6 The Center for Contemplative Arts, located at Underhill Plaza, Manzanita Ave. & Division St. in Manzanita, is a non-profit organization formed for the purpose of offering to all people activities of inner reflection for deepening awareness.

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A spectacular view awaits customers from the deck and dining room at the Tsunami Bar & Grill in Wheeler when it opens later in June. Photo by Dave Fisher quet room, to exceed 200 people compared to a capacity of 83 at the former location.

Mott, who was a contractor based in Rockaway Beach, before getting into restaurant, management has practically redone every square foot of the main floor. “The kitchen has been completely rebuilt,� he said, “and includes a new walk-in freezer and cooler.�

People who have frequented the restaurant under previous owners will notice a distinct difference upon entering Tsunami Bar & Grill for the first time. The floors in the entry, dining and bar are new, as is the paint job on the

interior walls. “There’s not a corner on the main floor that hasn’t been remodeled,� Mott noted.

For his part, Hanson, with 17 years of experience in the kitchens of various restaurants, will be introducing new items to an expanded menu.

The favorites will remain, such as the many Asian-influenced specialties, but look for more seafood items on the menu along with steaks.

The business strategy of catering to locals has worked well their first two years in business. “We started out targeting locals,� said Mott. “Wally and I have been ingrained in the community for 20 years.

We’re a local business.� “We’ve learned a lot in two years,� added Hanson. “The restaurant gig around here is rough. You’ve got to find your niche and stick with it.�

That said, the two are most appreciative of the support they have received from local residents of the north Oregon coast. They attribute that following as the main reason they have been successful two years into business together. “We also want to thank them for being patient,� said Hanson, noting that he and

Mott closed down the old location about a month ago to focus their time and energy in getting their new “digs� ready to go.

Though an exact date of the grand opening is still uncertain, it will be sometime in June. Once open, summertime operating hours will be 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday through Wednesday, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Thursday through Saturday. The bar will remain open until midnight.

For Mott and Hanson, the opening of their new waterfront restaurant cannot come soon enough. “We get a lot of people stopping by asking us when we’re going to open,� said Hanson.

The official word is, “soon.�

Award-winning designer Susan Webb-Rebecchi will give a presentation on textile design and manufacturing at the Hoffman Center in Manzanita Tuesday, June 19, at 6 p.m.

The talk should be of particular interest to fabric artists and designers, quilters, and all other involved with fabrics.

The event will be a fundraiser for the Center. Admission will be $7.

With 35 years of experience in the field, Webb-Rebecchi will detail the processes she follows, including a display of initial sketches, painted artwork, and the finished textiles. She will also share the sources of her design inspiration, insights about the manufacture of couture home furnishings sold through interior designers, and a brief history of international textile design.

A graduate of Taft High School, in Lincoln City, and Oregon State University, Webb-Rebecchi completed her education at the Chicago Art Institute. After realizing that fine art and a stable career could be combined in the textile industry, she moved to New York City, where she worked in the studio of the prestigious French firm Brunschwig and Fils.

Ten years later she decided to work independently and to license her own designs.

Webb-Rebecchi has led field

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NCRD schedules road trips for adults

Looking to take an interesting road trip or two? Consider joining an NCRD-sponsored trip this summer. “It’s time to get out and see the world,â€? says Jane Knapp, NCRD Adult Activities Director. Details of two trips are outlined below, with further arrangements being made for more trips throughout the summer. Watch the calendar at ncrdnehalem.org for upcoming events. Please call (503) 368-3901 or email activities@ncrdnehalem.org to make your reservations. • Wednesday, June 27, Trip: Seattle Safeco Field – Mariners vs. Oakland. Transportation provided is a Coach America bus with a restroom on board and comfortable seats. A sack lunch will be served on board. Cost is $97 and includes transportation, lunch and View Terrace tickets. Not included in the cost is a stop for dinner at Hawks Prairie in Lacey, Wash. Depart NCRD at 7 a.m. and return about 9 p.m. • Saturday, July 7, Trip: Lunch cruise on the Willamette Star. Cost is $45 and includes a two-hour Willamette River cruise and a nice selection of lunch entrees. Travel details to be determined.

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This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

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COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFS CARTM institutes ‘Zero Hero’ $3 trash program June 1 Every year, CARTM is taking in less and less trash. In fact, since 2006, CARTM's trash intake has been reduced by 46 percent. This statistic is in direct line with CARTM's mission of leading our community to zero waste. There is a flip side of that good news; as CARTM encourages the reduction of the community's trash, they also decrease their trash revenue, which, in part, supports the comprehensive recycling opportunities CARTM provides. Because it takes just as much time for a staff person to take in a small bag of trash as a large one, leading to trash expenses exceeding revenues. To help offset this trend, beginning June 1, a new $3 minimum fee for trash is being put into effect at CARTM. “We don’t want this minimum to deter those dedicated recyclers in our community who produce the smallest amount of weekly trash.

We call them our ‘zero heroes,’” said Jan Hamilton, CARTM executive director. “We'll be giving our zero heroes, or anyone else who wants to participate, a special biodegradable bag that will hold $3 worth of trash.

“When they bring it in full, we'll give them another bag. Typical plastic bags can take up to 200 to 1,000 years to decompose. This bag will decompose in the landfill in 12 - 24

months.

“Our staff just loves seeing our inspiring zero heroes each week and hopes they will continue to come weekly to recycle and then bring in their $3 bag when it is full.”

For more information about the Zero Hero program, call (503) 3687764.

Grub Club starts June 18 The Grub Club, which is a summer sack lunch program for children, will begin June 18. It is sponsored by St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church and supported by community donations and grants.

Lunches will be made on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the United Methodist Church and will be provided to day long youth programs at NCRD. The program will also provide lunches at various drop-off sites in the community, which have not yet been determined. Families are encouraged to sign up for the community drop lunches, via a flyer, which has been sent to Nehalem Grade School, or by calling Janice at (503) 368-3790.

Volunteers are needed to make lunches and drivers are needed to deliver the lunches. Please call JoAnne at (503) 368-3017 to volunteer for this great program. Grub Club was established eight years ago to help fill in the summer gap left by the subsidized lunches offered at schools.

Summertime fun at NCRD pool Open swims this summer will be Monday - Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m.

Cost is $2 per swimmer.

Swim lessons for all ages and levels will also be offered. Fine tune those swim skills and acquire new ones – Mondays and Wednesdays, June 25 through August 15. Number of lessons optional and dropins are welcome.

Contact the NCRD Aquatics Center at (503) 368-7121 or Sue at (503) 368-6238 for times and fees.

Action packed water activities – water polo and pool games classes – for students entering grades 3 through 8 will be offered Mondays, 3 to 4:30 p.m., July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 The fee for five class sessions is $10, $2 drop-in, or use a swim pass.

Contact the NCRD Aquatics Center at (503) 368-7121 or Sue at (503) 368-6238 to sign-up.

Visit ncrdnehalem.org for current pool schedule and further details. The NCRD Aquatics Center closed for maintenance June 8 through June 24. Summer schedule begins June 25, 2012.

Fire Mountain School open house June 5 Fire Mountain School invites you to their open house Tuesday, June 5, from 5 to7 p.m. at the school in Falcon Cove. Prospective families and community members

interested in learning more about the school can meet teachers, tour the building and grounds, and enjoy good food and conversation. Children are, of course, welcome!

Fire Mountain School emphasizes communication, compromise, cooperation, and commitment. Students help with classroom jobs and work together to take responsibility for themselves and their school.

Family participation is a cornerstone of the school.

A new program, the Intuitive Arts Program, starting this fall will be showcased. The program recognizes and nurtures individual creative expression through music, writing, visual arts, dramatic arts, and healing arts.

This program will help to build student confidence and encourage their creative exploration and evolution. One day a week, a variety of art teachers with diverse backgrounds and approaches will be offering their skills to the classroom and encouraging creative self-expression.

Fire Mountain will be integrating these ideas into the educational curriculum to further deepen and enrich students’ engagement with essential learning topics such as reading, math, science, English, and history.

Fire Mountain has openings for the 2012-13 school year, offering a beginnings class (ages 3-4), and kindergarten through 6th grade.

The school is located at 6505

Elk Flat Road, off Hwy 101, between Arch Cape and Manzanita. For more information or to apply, please call Barbara at (503) 436-2610 or send an email to fms@seasurf.net.

Dillard Scholarships announced The John and Alice Dillard Memorial Scholarship Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2012 annual scholarship winners from Neah-Kah-Nie High School.

The following students were chosen for their scholastic achievements, community service, leadership skills, and future goals: Alexis Anderson, Shelby Porter, Scott Porter, Kellie Woodward, and Ben Purcell.

John and Alice Dillard, founders of Nehalem Tel & Tel Co. wished to return to the community a gift that would enrich and support students in their quest for higher education.

Deadline extended for 4th of July poster contest The competition for all school age children within the Neahkhanie school district, including home schooled and Fire Mountain students, to design this year’s Fourth of July poster has been extended to June 9.

For 11 years the annual 4th of July poster has been the product of local artists, and has been widely distributed throughout the North coast as a fund raiser for the Man-

zanita Business Alliance.

Three categories will be judged and prizes will be awarded in each, in addition to the grand prize: grade school age (5 to 10), middle school age (11-13) and high school age (14-18).

The grand prize winner will receive a $250 award from the Mudd Nick Foundation, which will be presented at the annual 4th of July pancake breakfast in Manzanita.

Also the winning entry will be custom framed for the winner by Art Happens. The winner will sign 50 limited edition posters. The limited edition as well as an open edition will be for sale to the public. The Manzanita Business Alliance will own and retain all publication rights to the grand prize winning entry.

Submit entries to Art Happens Art Gallery and Frame Shop at 35870 Hwy 101, Nehalem by June 9. Any medium that is reproducible as a print is acceptable.

The size must be 11 x 17, and at least a half-inch white border is required. A suggested theme is “Childs Play.” The poster must contain the following words: Manzanita… July 4th, 2012.

All entries must be submitted with the following information on a separate sheet of paper: Artists name, age, phone number, email (if available) and address.

Non-winning submissions may be picked up at Art Happens after July 4.

MOVIE REVIEW "Albert Nobbs" Starring Glenn Close. One very weird movie set in Ireland in the early 1800s. Because of the overwhelming prejudices concerning men/women, black/white, straight/ gay, Christian/Protestant, everyone is living a lie, living in fear of discovery of who they really are.

RAB 5/18/12 "The Vow" Starring Channing Tatum, Rachael McAdams, Sam Neil and Jessica Lange. A by-the-formula sweet love tale. Girl can't remember she was married to her husband.

Devious family members try to twist history. Girl rediscovers her path. It's okay.

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Pesto – making magic with herbs My herb garden is growopened and there is no limit to the ing so fast right now; it is imagination. practically marching in the It’s no wonder that the wonderful door and begging me to make world of pesto has blossomed, as it pesto. Ahhh, pesto, the very turns out you can use it for way more word evokes the senses. than tossing it in pasta. Some of the Redolent with basil, garlic, glorious ideas for pesto include rubolive oil, Parmesan cheese bing it on chicken before you roast it, and nuts, this sauce contains spreading it over fish before baking bold, bright flavors that it, smearing it on crostini with goat makes anything you stir it into The Golightly cheese, melting it over steamed vegcome alive and dance. Pesto’s gies, dolloping on baked or fried poGourmet roots are in northern Italy tatoes, adding to scrambled eggs or Dana Zia where these ingredients grow mashed potatoes, making vinaigrette in people’s backyards. It is with it, swirling it into hot soup, their go-to favorite pasta sauce and they melting over steamed have been known put it on anything but clams or mussels, using maybe the children. for a pizza sauce or Pesto came thundering into North adding to your popcorn.

America in the 1980s and became wildly The sky’s the limit but popular. Suddenly, every restaurant menu whatever you do with it had pesto on its menu in some form. you will magically turn Something began to happen to it here in into a gourmand as the the land of no traditions, where the evergrunts of appreciation creative chefs never sleep. They started come from your gobadding what might be growing in their bling devotees. (Trust backyards, opposed to Italy’s. me on this one) Pesto began to appear with easy and Pesto is made up of a few basic ingredicomfortable North American ingredients, ents; olive oil, herbs (lots of them), garlic, like parsley walnut pesto or rosemary lemon juice, nuts and cheese but there a hazelnut pesto. More inventive pesto came few helpful hints to making it shine. First right along too, like lemon verbena aloff, you want to use a light olive oil, not mond, cilantro ginger macadamia and the EVOO (extra virgin olive oil), which Mayflower pesto with chickweed, violets we all love and adore. EVOO contains bitand miner's lettuce. The box had been ter tasting polyphenols, which one doesn’t

Basic Magically Pesto This recipe is easily made vegan by adding 1/2 cup of nutritional yeast instead of cheese.

1 cup of lightly toasted nuts such as walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds, macadamia nuts. (Lightly chopped if using a blender.)

2 cups of leafy packed fresh herbs or greens such as parsley, basil, rosemary, sage, arugula, mint, spinach, chives, garlic scapes, etc.

2-5 garlic cloves, peeled and lightly minced 1-2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice 1/2 cup of a dry aged cheese such as Parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano, pecorino Romano or dry asiago cheese.

1/2 cup to 1 cup of light olive oil 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt or more to taste In your handy dandy food processor or blender, “frothify” the herbs, garlic and lemon juice. Add the nuts and keep the contraption going as you toss in the cheese. Next, with the

machine still humming away, slowly add the olive oil and process until the desired consistency is achieved. Sprinkle in the salt and then, after turning off the processor, taste the magical mix, and see if it needs a bit more salt. Store it in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week to use whenever magic is needed. (It keeps great in the freezer for much longer.)

Variations: Rosemary Hazelnut Pesto In the basic pesto recipe, use hazelnuts, 11/2 cups of fresh parsley, 1/2 cup fresh rosemary leaves, zest of one lemon and omit the cheese. Great on meats and root veggies, particularly potatoes.

Cilantro Ginger Pesto In the basic pesto recipe, use macadamia nuts, two cups of fresh cilantro, two large green onions or a bunch of chives, two tablespoons of fresh grated ginger, lime juice

instead of the lemon, and for spice if you like, one jalapeno chili seeded, ribbed and coarsely chopped. Crazy good on fish, in stir-fries and swirled in creamy soups like butternut squash.

Who knew the 98 of the 100 tickets to the July 5 Trash Art Show preview opening would sell out in a New York minute? Show organizers quickly held back two tickets to make them available to locals through a raffle going on now at CARTM. The preview opening on Thursday, July 5, will be held the day before the public opening of the show on July 6. The two individual tickets up for raffle will allow the winners entry to the preview, which includes first dibs on the art, a selection of beverages and tasty foods and ambiance a la Trash Bash.

Raffle tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The drawing will be held at CARTM on Monday July 2, at 4 p.m.

The 14th annual Trash Art Show is a local tradition and creative fundraiser. This year it is a co-production of CARTM and the Hoffman Center. The show will be held at the Hoffman Center and is open to the public beginning Friday, July 6 through the weekend.

Green garlic pesto In the basic pesto recipe, use two cups of chopped green garlic, one cup of hazelnuts or walnuts, and all the rest of the ingredients and process the same. Most excellent on pasta, chicken, tofu, and veggies.

Herb Garden pesto In the basic pesto recipe, use one cup hazelnuts or walnuts, one cup fresh parsley, one cup of a combination of fresh herbs that are growing in your garden, add a tablespoon or two of balsamic vinegar instead of the lemon juice. This is my favorite pesto this time of year to put on everything.

All the rules are made to be broken when creating trash art.

Trash Art Show call for entries Get out your cool junk, it's time to make trash art. The Trash Art Show is all about working with that irresistibly interesting stuff you've been collecting just waiting to create something with it.

All the rules are made to be broken when creating trash art. From breaking dishes into shards and reforming them into beautiful mosaics, to using broken lawn mower parts to make a kinetic sculpture—everything is fair game.

Two dates and times have been scheduled to deliver Trash Art for the show – Friday, June 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, June 30, from 10 a.m. to noon. No late entries will be accepted.

Artists may submit up to three pieces of work for the show. There is no entry fee and the only stipulation is that all artwork must be made with recycled, repurposed or reused materials and must fit through a standard size door.

The work must be for sale with the split being 50 percent to the artist and 50 percent donated to CARTM and Hoffman Center.

Each submitted piece must have a title and be ready with appropriate hardware for hanging or display.

For more information, contact Lorraine Ortiz at (503) 368-7160 or lortiz@nehalemtel.net.

CARTM, www.cartm.org, and Hoffman Center, www.hoffmanblog.org, are both 501c(3) non-profit organizations and are both registered partners with the Oregon Cultural Trust.

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usually taste because they are covered with fatty acids. However, when you assault the oil with the food processor, the bitterness comes out in retaliation. If you use a light olive oil to make your pesto, you will not get the bitter aftertaste as with EVOO. You can use less oil and get a thick spreadable pesto or add more oil for a pesto that is pourable.

It is important to use a blender or food processor for this magic formula. It also works a bit better, particularly if you are using a blender, to coarsely chop everything before you process it. One can use a mortar and pestle but it takes a long time and a strong wrist. If using basil, add equal parts parsley to the pesto to keep the sauce bright green as it ages. (Basil pesto turns army green when it oxidizes.) Lightly toasting the nuts you are using is also important to maximize the flavor.

This recipe is from a very talented chef and food blogger from Portland, Susan S. Bradley. (Check out her amazing blog at http://thelunacafe.com/ and prepare to drool.) As Susan would say, “This pesto formula is well balanced, with nuts in the starring role and a dry grating cheese in the supporting role.” Feel free to experiment here and try making your own magical formula.

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