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CHAIRS ON LANEDA:ISSUE OR NON-ISSUE? City, The Fourth of July parade ritual of setting up chairs in advance comes under scrutiny By Dave Fisher The Citizen
By most accounts, Manzanita’s Fourth of July parade was once again a crowd pleaser with nary a glitch, that is, unless you take issue with the annual practice of setting up chairs before the parade to stake out your viewing territory. “It was bigger and better than ever,” said Mayor Garry Bullard, as the Manzanita City Council performed its traditional exercise of reviewing holiday activities at its July 11 meeting. “The only negative feedback I received,” said Councilor Hans Tonjes, “was the chairs set up in advance of the parade along Laneda Ave.” The practice of setting up chairs is as much an annual ritual as the parade itself. How big an issue it is, if it’s an issue at all, is uncertain. “Do we want chairs or not?’ council member Leila Salmon asked. The problem is with the length of Laneda Ave. virtually “reserved,” it
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For now, setting up chairs prior to Manzanita’s annual Fourth of July parade will remain part of the ritual and celebration. Photo by Dave Fisher
doesn’t leave much sidewalk room for those who show up just before the parade. “Some folks were concerned that their driveways were being blocked prior to the parade,” said City Manager Jerry Taylor, who also serves as the parade’s committee chair.
The parade route, of course, is closed just before the parade, but Taylor suggested the city could close the route from noon to 2 p.m. to help ensure access to businesses and residences. “It’s wasn’t a big problem this year,” said Taylor of the chairs lining Laneda and blocked driveways, “but, if it gets worse, we’ll probably have to do something about it.” Asked how easily a policy of not allowing chairs to be set up in advance, Manzanita Police Chief Erik Harth voiced his reservations. “You’d have to have an officer patrolling the entire length of Laneda the evening before,” he said, when the chairs begin to go up. “We haven’t had problems with people disturbing the chairs, people have been respectful…” While Laneda Ave. was the focus of discussion, audience member Owen Nicholson reminded the council that there is always plenty of room for people to view the parade along Manzanita Ave. The problem there is, said one councilor in jest, is parade participants who toss candy to children along the route may have run out of candy by the time the parade gets to Manzanita Ave. The 108 parade entrants this year matched the all-time high set a few years ago, according to Taylor. “It was the smoothest and most fun,” added Salmon. “It was a wonderful parade.”
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county consider cutting sirens By Dave Fisher The Citizen
Heading into an emergency planning meeting with other Tillamook County jurisdictions, Manzanita City Manager Jerry Taylor wanted to know how the Manzanita City Council felt about the effectiveness of sirens as a warning system for a impending tsunami at its meeting held June 11. “In 1992, they were a great thing when they were put in, but since then technology has changed and improved…and
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a fun-filled weekend! LEARN TO SUP Jim Welsh
Janice Gaines is now teaching the joys of stand up paddle boarding at SUP Manzanita
Welshdeclines Republican nomination
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Top: And, they’re off! A record-setting number of participants, 279 in all, registered for the annual Manzanita Beach Walk/Run held Saturday, July 21, surpassing the previous mark of 212 set in 2009. Conditions for the runners and walkers were near perfect for the 22nd annual event. For more details, see related story on page 2 and view race results online at ncrdnehalem.org.
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By Samantha Swindler For the Citizen
Letters to the Editor......4
Above: Denise Drake and Dave Quinton entertain festival goers at the second annual Wheeler Summerfest held at Waterfront Park this past weekend. The two-day celebration included vendor booths and food served up by local restaurants, and, by all accounts was a great success. See more event photos at www.northcoastcitizen.com. Left: Not to be outdone, Nehalem hosted its 20th annual Celebration of Crafts, featuring upwards of 20 vendors with their hand-crafted items and a first-ever showing of vintage automobiles. More photos at www.northcoastcitizen.com.
Nehalem River Inn to close after eight years After eight years, owners Ryan and Nicole Hamic will switch career paths By Dave Fisher The Citizen
An eight-year run as proprietors of the Nehalem River Inn comes to end for Ryan and Nicole Hamic on Aug.12. The couple, who purchased the business and remodeled it in 2004 turning it into a fine dining establishment and country-style inn with five guest rooms, are in the process of packing their bags for a new adventure in Phoenix, Arizona before summer’s end. 7
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Ryan and Nicole Hamic, owners of the Nehalem River Inn, get ready to close the restaurant See INN, page 5 Aug. 12, and move on with their lives. Photo by Dave Fisher
Jim Welsh, the Republican nominee for the House District 32 race, has declined the party’s nomination and said he now plans to file as the Constitution Party candidate. Welsh will still face incumbent Democrat Deborah Boone in the November general election. Welsh was the uncontested Republican nominee in May. On July 19, he informed the Republican Party that he was changing his party affiliation. It was unclear over the weekend whether the Republicans would offer another nominee. In an interview July 22, Welsh said he had not received “one red cent” in campaign contributions from Promote Oregon Leadership, the Oregon House Republican PAC, while other candidates had received thousands of dollars from the group. “I don’t feel that I would have gotten any support from them (the Republican Party) and why should I then go out and work my tail off for people who wouldn’t have cared less about me?” he said. “... I’m still going to give the people a choice. I’m not going to be changing any of my opinions or the things I believe in.” Welsh said the Republican Party leadership seemed adverse to some of his more “Libertarian/Tea Party” viewpoints. “They needed an ‘R’ on the ballot, but they are not enamored of me,” he said. Welsh’s family owns the newly renovated Manzanita Fresh Food grocery store. He serves on the Nehalem City Council and also maintains a blog, where you can read more about his decision, at moocountynews.com. “I don’t want to cause any problems with the other (Republican) candidates,” Welsh added. “I really wish them the best and I don’t want them to be tarred by my opinions about the Republican Party’s leadership right now.”
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Tour des Trees to visit Oregon coast Deborah Skidmore captures the excitement with her camera while, NCRD General Manager, background, keeps his eye on the finish line. Photo by Dave Fisher
Manzanita BeachRun/ Walk attracts recordcrowd
The NCRD sponsored 22nd Annual Manzanita Beach Walk/Run was attended in record numbers under clearing skies July 21. A record 279 participants registered for the 5K/10K event, surpassing the previous record of 212 participants set in 2009. Racers took off shortly after 9 a.m. and the first finishers ended their run on the sandy shore just over 19 minutes later. The top finishers in each division are as follows: 5K Male - Nick Stephens, from Manzanita, 19:48 5K Female - Lauren Roberts, from Portland, 21:54 10K Male - Kelley Slayton, from Portland, 38:56 10K Female - Michelle Edwards, from Lake Oswego, 48:17 “Over the years this event has grown from a simple fundraiser to a prestigious sporting event that attracts hundreds of people to Manzanita and the surrounding area,” said NCRD General Manager Peter Nunn. “It’s exciting to know that we are now firmly on the national sporting calendar, while we retain an atmosphere of fun for all ages. Families are planning their vacations so they can come to the walk and run.” “We’re extremely grateful for the support of participants, volunteers and sponsors,” added NCRD’s Deborah Skidmore. We would also like to thank the professionals from Eclectic Edge Racing for race timing and results.” For race results, photos and video, visit ncrdnehalem.org.
Local arborists to host ‘pit stop’ on Neahkahnie Mountain The STIHL Tour des Trees, a cycling fundraising event for tree research, will not only take place in Oregon this summer, Aug. 5 -11, but will pass through Manzanita on Aug. 6. Participants will cycle 585-miles visiting historical trees and planting new trees for future generations. Cyclists will travel a six-day loop from Banks to Seaside, to Grand Ronde, then on to Wilsonville, Government Camp, and Hood River, before returning to Portland. The event is being held in conjunction with the ISA International Conference in Portland this year. Certified arborists from around the world will convene for a variety of events during the convention, including the International Tree Climbing Championships at Portland’s Laurelhurst Park. Locally, a refreshment stand for the 100 cyclists will be hosted by local ISA-certified arborists David Sip, Jeff Gerhardt, and Joe Balden on Aug. 6, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Bicyclists will converge on Neahkahnie and Manzanita on Aug. 6 as part of the STIHL Tour des Trees. Courtesy photo
The public is invited to the Neahkahnie overlook pullout on Highway 101 to cheer on the cyclists supporting tree research and conservation and meet the local arborists. The 2012 tour marks the 20th anniversary of the event. In the inaugural tour, 13 cyclists pedaled nearly 1,000 miles from Seattle to Oakland in a week to raise money for tree research and to increase public awareness of the importance of trees. This event is America's largest fundraiser for tree research and benefits the Tree Research and Education Endowment (TREE) Fund whose mission is to support sustainable
communities and environmental stewardship by supporting research, scholarships and education programs essential to the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge in the fields of arboriculture and urban forestry. Riders for the week-long tour commit to raising $3,500 for the TREE Fund. The final day of Tour des Trees on Aug. 11 will feature a one-day 20mile “Ride for Research” in Portland, and conclude with a finale celebration at the International Society of Arboriculture’s annual tree climbing event at Laurelhurst Park. Last year’s Tour des Trees raised a
record-breaking half-million dollars and 45 new trees were planted during the trek from Virginia Beach to Washington, D.C. To date, the tour has raised more than $5 million to support tree research and education, and funded a variety of projects including improved strategies for pest and disease control, new techniques for increasing the post-planting survival rate of street trees, and development of safer equipment and practices for tree care professionals. “Arborists support each other in their endeavors; we share common goals of caring for our trees. This is a great opportunity to celebrate our local native trees that the riders won’t see on the rest of their journey. We’re hoping local residents and visitors alike join us in supporting these committed tree care professionals as they cycle along our beautiful coastline and enjoy one of our area’s most scenic views,” said David Sip, who helped coordinate the local effort and urges supporters to carpool (or bike) as much as possible to the Neahkahnie site as parking is limited. For more information or to get involved or contribute to the event, contact Sip at david@ecologictree.com.
Statemovesclosertoimplementingcoordinatedcareprogram By Shari Phiel For the Citizen
The State of Oregon continues to move forward with making Coordinated Care Organizations a reality. In late June, eight new CCOs were certified to begin serving local communities as of Aug. 1. While the coverage area for the newly certified CCOs primarily applies to the southern and central part of the state, exceptions to this were Family Care, Inc., which will cover Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties, along with part of Marion County, and Intercommunity Health Network, which will provide coverage to Benton, Linn and Lincoln Counties. CCOs are health plans that include of all types of health care providers who have agreed to work together in their local communities for people who receive health care coverage under Oregon Health Plan and Medicaid. Although not covered by
any of the eight new certified CCOs, Columbia, Clatsop and Tillamook counties are also moving closer to implementing a new managed care program. The three counties, along with parts of Douglas County, are included in the Columbia Pacific CCO, a collaborative partnership between Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc., and CareOregon. According to a statement issued by GOBHI, its goal is be local enough to be relevant yet large enough to be financially sustainable. “The CPCCO will work within each of the four communities to bring new models of care that are patient-centered and team-focused, governed by a partnership among local health care providers and community members,” said the statement. This certification of the eight CCOs is just the first wave of certification for the new program. Six additional entities, including Columbia Pacific CCO, were granted pro-
visional certification and are anticipated to begin providing services to clients as of Sept. 1. Additional CCOs are anticipated to begin serving clients on Nov. 1. The coordinated care program originated in 2011 with House Bill 3650, which created the Oregon Integrated and Coordinated Health Care System in response to escalating costs for the state’s health care system. Then, over two legislative sessions in 2011 and 2012, Gov. John Kitzhaber and bipartisan lawmakers passed legislation to replace the state’s current system. Under the new system, the total funding for OHP and Medicaid patients will be divided up and allocated to each CCO. Each CCO has a specified budget that grows at a fixed rate for mental, physical and ultimately dental care and is accountable for health outcomes of the population they serve. In exchange for the funds received, the CCO must agree
to serve a specified group of patients regardless of the number of times any patient seeks care, whether it be medical, dental, mental or some other type of care. Medical benefits for OHP and Medicaid patients are not expected to change under the CCO model. In fact, the new programs are intended to make it easier for patients and providers to access services. “CCOs have the flexibility to support new models of care that are patient-centered and team-focused, and reduce health disparities. CCOs are able to better coordinate services and also focus on prevention, chronic illness management and person-centered care,” said the Oregon Health Authority. “They have flexibility within their budgets to provide services alongside today's OHP medical benefits with the goal of meeting the triple aim of better health, better care and lower costs for the population they serve.” The real challenge, accord-
ing to some, is figuring how the program will actually work. Under the guidelines, CCOs must include medical care providers, dental care providers, mental health professionals and hospitals. There will also be geographic boundaries assigned to those CCOs and in some case, such as hospitals, the provider may belong to more than one CCO. Statewide there are more than 650,000 Oregon residents served by Oregon Health Plan and Medicaid. In Columbia County, approximately 7,500 individuals are enrolled in OHP and Medicaid programs, in Clatsop County there are about 5,700 individuals enrolled and in Tillamook County, that number is approximately 4,000. More about the Coordinated Care Organizations program can be found online at cco.health.oregon.gov. Shari Phiel is editor of the St. Helens Chronicle, a sister publication of the North Coast Citizen.
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Popular sport, ‘SUPping’ comes to the north Oregon coast hours before the afternoon winds begin to pick up. While paddle boarding is not confined to the calm morning waters of the Nehalem, it’s a good place to start. “You can take it to higher intensity levels like surfing or racing and make it more demanding,â€? said Gaines, who owns different paddle boards for different applications. Lately, she has tried her hand at racing, something she enjoys, but says is much harder to do. “I really enjoy it as a competitive sport. It’s more about paddling technique and you don’t really breathe very hard like you would running.â€? So far, Gaines has been encouraged by the response she has received and looks forward to building her newest business. “People love it. Most are brand new to the sport, but can paddle in as little as five to ten minutes‌it’s so easy to do.â€? Adding to the sport’s popularity is the fact that the boards are light – lighter than kayaks – easily carried, simple to store and have no moving parts. Very little maintenance is required as compared to other water sports, like kiting or wind surfing. Once you have your equipment, there are no extra costs except for gasoline to get to where you want to go. During the summer, Gaines has been getting out on the water two to three times a week. To join her, it’s just a matter of scheduling a time. Rates vary depending on the size of the group, which is limited to no more
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If you’ve ever had the itch to learn how to “SUP,â€? you’re in luck, SUPping has come to the north Oregon coast, thanks to Janice Gaines, owner of Spa Manzanita. Gaines started her newest business venture, SUP Manzanita, the beginning of July looking to acquaint locals and visitors to the joys of stand up paddle boarding, or SUP for short. “Stand up paddle boarding is one of the world’s fastest growing recreation water sports,â€? said Gaines, who started surfing when she was eight years old in Southern California and caught the SUP bug of late, being the first in the area to offer instruction and guided tours. “It’s sort of like stand up kayaking. Basically, you are standing on a giant surfboard and propelling yourself with a paddle. The payoff is being out in nature‌it’s a beautiful sport. Anyone can do it and you don’t even know how to swim.â€? That’s because, in Gaines’ class, beginners are “leashedâ€? to the board. So far, she says, only one person has fallen into the water and it was just a matter getting back on the board. The sport traces it roots to Polynesia, where fishermen, going back thousands of years, used stand up-style boats with long paddles to fish and travel about. More recently, during the past 50 years, surfing instructors in Hawaii began using stand up paddle boards to better manage large groups of those learning to surf. Standing on
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the board it was discovered gave instructors a better view of what was going on around them. In addition, it allows one to see much more clearly down through the surface of the water. The Hawaiians call it is Ku Hoe He’e Nalu – to stand, to paddle, to surf, a wave. In the past decade, the sport has found a life of its own and has become increasingly popular. For those wanting to learn the sport, but not ready to invest in their own equipment, Gaines provides everything for the two-hour sessions she conducts, including the board and special booties. Participants meet at a predetermined flat-water site, typically the nearby Nehalem River and bay during the early morning hours. Wind, she says, is the enemy of those on a paddle board, hence the morning
NBFR DISTRICT LOG July 9 - Medical call, Rowe St., Wheeler. July 9 - Medical call, 4th St. N., Manzanita. July 10 - Medical call, Tohl Ave., Nehalem. July 10 - Medical call, Rowe St., Wheeler. July 10 - Burn complaint, Anderson Rd. & North Fork Rd., Nehalem. July 10 - Medical call, Beach St., Manzanita. July 11 - Medical call, Neahkahnie Creek Rd., Manzanita. July 11 - Fire alarm, Hwy 101 Wheeler & Fisher's Point. July 12 - Medical call, 2nd St., Wheeler. July 12 - Burn complaint, Neahkahnie. July 12 - Medical call, Puffin Lane, Manzanita. July 12 - Medical call, 13th St., Nehalem. July 12 - Medical call, Rowe St, Wheeler. July 13 - Medical call, Tohl Ave., Nehalem. July 13 - Medical call, Horizon Lane, Manzanita. July 14 - Fire alarm, Washington Ave., Manzanita. July 14 - Medical call, Nehalem Rd., Nehalem. July 15 - Burn complaint, Division St., Nehalem. July 15 - Hazardous material removal, Manzanita Beach, Manzanita.
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The Nehalem River is a natural for the sport of stand up paddle boarding, says Janice Gaines, owner of SUP Manzanita. Courtesy photo than eight people. Gaines encourages pre-assembled groups, such as a family or group of friends, who want to learn the sport, as the price per person is reduced. The typical rate for individuals is $95 for two hours of
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Remembering Steens The memorable experience of summertime camping It’s summertime, time for “smores” or “no mores” as my grandson calls them when they’re gone. You never know what kids are going to say. One friend told me about her granddaughter who when asked by her mother about bad words the girl wasn’t supposed to say, told her mother “sunny ditches.” When asked why that was bad, her daughter reminded her that when the sheep got out and were running all over the place, her mother ran after them calling in an angry voice “those sunny ditches!” A reverence for childhood… that’s the best description of the Gail book, Simplicity Parenting by Kim Balden John Payne and Lisa Ross, who suggest that kids today have too much stuff, choices, information and too little time, which has created children who are anxious and unsettled. Their blueprint for change includes streamlining the home environment, establishing rhythms and rituals, scheduling downtime and scaling back on media and parental involvement. I’m disheartened to discover that, according to psychologist David Elkind, kids have lost more than twelve hours of free time a week over the last twenty years. Free time is what I relished most during a weeklong camping trip to Eastern Oregon earlier this month. The denim sky, peppered with tufted clouds, a buttermilk sky, my Georgia friend would call it, was like an upside down bowl under which we gazed at the panoramic view for miles. The view alone seemed to require the slow, long, even breaths yoga teachers ask of us. We didn’t need weather forecasters at the base of Steens Mountain where we settled at Page Springs Campground sixty miles south of Burns. We could see weather coming. The rumble of the thunderstorm we saw building in the southern skies after a dinner out at the French Glen Hotel arrived at dusk just as we settled in for the evening. Nature’s light show gave a doozey of a performance, a dramatic showstopper with many curtain calls. I’d have been more excited about the show if I hadn’t been scared I’d be struck by lightening. Life at Steen’s Mountain came down to simple rhythms and routines, much like I imagine it’s been for generations of ranching families to this day – in bed by dark, up at first light, with most of the day spent outdoors surrounded by cattle, horses, owls, raptors and an assortment of migratory birds, antelope, and deer. The same deer that cause me distress at home by eating my garden, I find charming as mother and babe wander through our camp to meander in the creek and munch on riverbed plants. After simple onepot meals, easy to fix and clean up, I spend most evenings just gazing at golden and bald eagles soaring on thermals above the stony cliffs. Mostly, I savor all this space, this wide-open geography to sink into. Isolated as we are, with spotty cell phone coverage, no television, no distractions, there’s just the time being. It’s a space and place of not doing. Like summertime used to be for those of us old enough to remember endless summers with freedom to do whatever we wanted. Gearing up for summertime with the grandchildren, I’m in my Nana mode and it’s tempting to cram their visits with memory-making activities. But then, I remember Steens Mountain and vow to give them space, downtime, islands of calm, time to explore the forest, and a wide-open place to just be. They won’t be getting one-minute bedtime stories from me. Raising children has always been the hardest job there is and seems more so in today’s anxious times. As a grandparent, I like the idea of helping children reclaim their childhood so they can know that joy and freedom so many of us remember and carry with us to this day. Recently, when adult conversation not suitable for kids came about, I was delighted to hear the mother of our five-year-old grandson say to him, “earmuffs.” Up his hands went to cover his ears until it was time for him to listen again. A simple thing, but it’s a start.
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The saddest part of summertime living feasted upon like a side of beef in a shark on the Oregon coast is I often fall into a tank. I learned many of my favorite words numbing routine. Awaken, work, sleep, re- assembling tents over the years. Nothing peat. One particular August, I beats the experience of tent needed to break that cycle, and camping. That being said, I decided to revisit a childhood was raised in the 1980s and favorite; camping. After all, understand that not everything hadn’t camping molded me was better in my childhood; into the rugged individual I am now, my phone takes a picture, today? Once my wife stopped Night Ranger has disbanded laughing, she agreed to come. and I don’t have a mullet that We would be monarchs of the requires hourly grooming. I forest, explorers giddy with enjoy progress, but I like to refreedom. The great outdoors tain some permanency. Campbeckoned. ing in a tent is one of those Fort Stevens State Park is a things. Besides, I always like concoction of Oregon history learning new words. and recreation; a museum, bike Our tent was a dome detrails, a sandy beach, boat sign, purchased in 1983 when ramps, and fishing. We had they were the sleek hybrid of made our reservations early the tent world. It had replaced and found our site nestled bea bulky canvas Coleman tent Dan Haag tween two generator-churning that weighed more than a recreational vehicles, each the tramp freighter and whose brosize of the Queen Mary. Cerken zipper my dad had retainly, not the serene childhood camping placed with a series of clothes pins that experience I remembered, but we were most assuredly did not keep out mosquiexcited by the possibilities. Where would toes. It was a curvy, sexy, graceful shelter we start? The answer was simple; shelter, that evoked envy from campers and the most basic of human needs, beyond wildlife alike; at least it had until1986. By fire and beer. Since our shelter didn’t have then, it had been scarred by campfires, a hitch and wheels, a more primitive conknives, talons. It’s haphazard repair patchstruction was required; in our case, a tent. ing resembled Frankenstein’s monster. It I am a camping purist. In my wilderhad been repeatedly shellacked by waterness dictionary, “camping” means “tent.” proofing and bug spray and retained a Nothing says comfort and safety like a burning tire odor. This was to say nothing thin sheet of nylon protecting your back of the overlying wet dog aroma. But it from a tree root or your limbs from a was one of my most prized childhood posgrumpy bear. Tents can take one to nine sessions. It rolled up small enough to fit hours to assemble, during which time behind the seat and was big enough for your mosquito repellent has been washed two adults and a wet, slobbery dog. It alaway by angry sweat and you are being lowed us a freedom of movement I was
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Former NCRD Youth Sports Director says ‘Thanks’
(Editor’s note: Mary Grothe recently resigned her position at the North County Recreation District as its Youth Sports Director.) I want to thank all the families and businesses in the community who have supported, sponsored, and helped the NCRD sports program be successful for our kids. I thoroughly enjoyed watching each child’s growth throughout the years. Thank you for all the memories Shawn Grimes, Pam Moreland, Michelle and Tony Chesnut, Randy and Laura Gerber, John and Holly Honts, Angel Soans, Hank Kay, Rodney Heath, Lee Blackmon, Tony Enzler, Nancy Medici, Tracie Scribner, Jeremy Hill, Marie Ziemecki, Aaron Scovel, Trisha Lawyer, Richard Townsend, Greg Commons, Corey Jimenez, Sally Kelly, Dave Russell, Don and Ginger Donison, A.J Fletcher, Eric Harth, Charity Koch, Lisa Fisher, Lance Stockton, Charlene and Dan Gernert, Eric White, Devon Mersereau, Mike Grimes, Misty and Gary Haderman, Eric Caldwell, Hank Tallman, Kent Miller. Jim Severson, Daryl Davidson, Jon Welsh, Chung Lee, Walt and Kay Culver, Mike Redding, Chris and Joy Wise, Jay and Kristi Woika, Laura Swanson, Troy and Chandler Koch, Pam Steele, Kenny Hildum, April and Jordan Neahring, Erik and Emily Dante, Jay Adams, Andy Wolnez, John Olson, Phil Chick, Charlie Lostrom, Terry Kelly, Brett and Amber Smith, Mark Whitten, Jerry Vellutini,
Christina and Jake Donaldson, Dawanna and Jeremy Wiley, Jake Kelly, Candice Clark, Marni Johnston, Andy and Chily Hanson, Kris Troutman, Sandra Esplin, Steve and Lauren Strylewicz, Beth Basile, Brian Smith, Betty Foster, Gene Henderson, Jane Knapp, Bruce Halverson, Jake Somera, Travis and Jordan Champ, Greg Mott, Sadie Huntley, Wayne Johnston, Richard Townsend, Andrew Slater, Wally Hanson, Nehalem Food Mart, Manzanita Grocery, Nehalem Bay Ready Mix, Manzanita Sweets, Nehalem Lumber, T. Chesnut Electric, Manzanita Lumber, Nehalem Elementary School Staff, RTI, Ron’s Lighthouse, Mudd Nick Foundation, Pat Ellsberg, Mohler Co-op, The Little Apple Grocery, Nehalem Volunteer Fire Association, Hinkhouse Construction, Salt n’ Paper, Longfellow Construction, Friends of NCRD, Grub Club, Neah-Kah-Nie School District, Garabaldi Grade School, Road Grill BBQ, Marzano’s Pizza, Imholt Construction, Nehalem Harbor Gifts, Beach Brew Pizza, and Dos Rocas Mexican Restaurant. If I have forgotten anyone, I apologize. I am thankful for all of your hard work and support over the years. Mary Grothe Nehalem
Health care ‘circus performance’ continues
In response to the letter, Visions of Dollar Signs, in the July 12 issue regarding the mandate to buy health insurance, it should be known that this mandate was an idea that has been around for two decades and was put forth as an alternative to Hilary Clinton’s health care proposal. This mandate was again put forth by House Speaker John Boehner, and was adopted into the “Obama Care” plan, much to
my astonishment and dismay. This mandate comes directly from the GOP, who now acts like they had nothing to do with it. So much for circus politics. I was listening to the radio and heard all the good things this plan offers, and I was really surprised. I’m a single-payer person myself. It’s too bad most people don't know what is in this bill, but the Christian Science Monitor has the benefits of this plan on their website. A few of the good things are: money for rural health care clinics, closing the "donut hole" in Medicare - Part D, the ability to keep children on the family health insurance plan to the age of 26, and the requirement that the insurance companies pay 80 to 85 percent of the cost of your insurance to your health care costs. What they don't spend is rebated to you. The Republicans are still putting on their circus performance of repealing the Affordable Health Care Act, which is a performance they have put on 33 times so far in the last 18 months. This has costs the taxpayers about $48 million so far in the use of the House chambers. Dixie Gainer Nehalem The discussion around replacing the NCRD pool lacks any notion of community priorities. If $6 million of community funds are going to be spent, what are the other ways, including none at all, could it be used to benefit the community, beyond NCRD, as a whole? If we fund a pool, there will be less for something else. For example, aren’t more funds for the schools more important? If so, shouldn’t we as a community, focus on that. Choices have to be made. Priorities have to be agreed upon. After discussions with
Community priorities?
NCRD staff, I learned the following: 1. Four to five hundred people regularly use the pool. They may amount to 50,000 uses as a recent letter stated, but its only 15 percent of the NCRD community. As an act of good faith, why not ask this group to pledge $2,000 each to raise $1 million? 2. Forty to fifty children learn to swim a year at the pool. 3. The NCRD is expected to have a $1 million surplus by the end of this operating levy. Should that be used for pool or returned to taxpayers as a “dividend?” 4. NCRD will need a new operating levy in 2013. Is there enough support for both a pool and operating levy? Do these facts make it a high community priority? I am not opposed to paying additional property taxes as long as there is a thorough discussion of community priorities and benefits, not just NCRD’s. Steve Greenberg Manzanita I would like to thank our volunteers who worked so tirelessly to make the Emergency Volunteer Corps’ second annual Fourth of July barbecue such a great fundraising success. We are extremely appreciative of our local businesses’ participation and to the public who enjoyed the barbecue and supported our cause to prepare our community in the event of an emergency. We must pay very special thanks to Susan and Kerry of the Road Grill. We could not possibly put on a barbecue of this size without their expertise and hard work. We know that this is their donation to the community, but we want to acknowledge how important they’ve been to our success. Sue Remy EVC Barbecue Chairman for the entire EVC
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COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFS NKN Youth Football signup Kids entering 5th and 6th grades are eligible to participate in the Neah-Kah-Nie Youth Football program. Parents, bring your child to Neah-Kah-Nie High School on Monday, Aug. 6, at 6 p.m., to learn more and register your child. For more information, contact: Chris Bennett at (503) 812-3098 or John Longfellow, (503) 341-8547.
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sure RVs don’t have. At Fort Stevens, it stood out like Waldo at a Ramones concert, but conformity is boring. I got the tent up in record time with minimal injury. A feature of the dome tent is elastic poles that simplify assembly. This is a blatant lie; the poles often explode out of the grommets and whip at the body with the velocity of an aircraft carrier catapult line. Because we knew each other’s moods, I was often able to duck or jump out of the way before decapitation or disembowelment occurred. Other times, I endured the duration of my camping trip with ugly purple welts across my face and limbs that screamed: "Look at me, I was setting up my dome tent and forgot to duck!" This time, the tent-camping gods granted me peaceful assembly. Darkness edged by orange and purple was creeping upon Fort Stevens and newly lit campfires surrounded us with what has always been one of my favorite sounds; a gleeful pop and crackle that promises hot dogs and marshmallows rendered unrecognizable as food. My wife had our fire going and was occupied with trying to keep Kirby’s wagging tail from igniting. I retrieved us gloriously cold beer from our cooler, breathing in the great outdoors. Kids played nearby and it did my heart good to see the youth of the 21st century still found time to run around with no purpose other than to be loud and get dirty. It was a glorious Oregon evening; around 60 degrees, a slight breeze to keep the mosquitoes at bay, and a clear sky that promised crystalline star gazing opportunities. Tomorrow, we would explore. Tonight was for the sunset, the moonrise and the emerging starscape. And for s'mores. Lots, and lots, of s’mores.
Design your own pet bowl contest Muttzanita 2012 is pleased to present an opportunity to anyone wishing to personally decorate an unglazed dog bowl. Once fired with a food-safe glaze, the bowls will be auctioned off as part of the fund-raising efforts of Muttzanita, which benefit United Paws and the Rotary Club of North Tillamook County. Unglazed dog bowls are available from Four Paws on the Beach for a donation of $5. Bowls designed from scratch will also be accepted. Bowls may be glazed and fired at the Hoffman Center for those so inclined. Artists must agree to donate their work to Muttzanita's silent auction. Prizes will be awarded in both categories – original design and hand-decorated – to the bowls voted best by Muttzanita festival partici-
pants. Deadline for entries is Aug. 11, one week prior to Muttzanita. The $5 covers the cost of the bowl. Glazing and firing costs are the responsibility of the artist. For more information, go to http://muttzanita.com/ or call Four Paws on the Beach at (503) 368-3436.
Von Seggern receives fire protection appointment Tim Von Seggern, of Nehalem, a 27-year veteran harbor pilot, paramedic, and firefighter for Portland Fire and Rescue, has been appointed as a principal member of the National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee on Marine Fire Fighting Vessels. The committee provides the standards for marine fire-fighting vessels and their minimum maintenance and testing requirements.
U.S. 101 bridge work planned Oregon Department of Transportation crews have begun sealing and applying new wear surfaces on bridges between the Wilson and Wheeler Bridges on U.S. 101. The work will be done mostly at night and will continue through August 3
Work is planned on 11 bridges on U.S. 101 from the Wilson River Bridge at milepost 64.2 ending to the north at the Wheeler Bridge at milepost 59.3. The work is scheduled from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each weeknight through August 3. As part of the bridge surfacing project, crews will be shot blasting periodically during the two weeks from 2 to 6:30 a.m. While motorists should encounter minimal delays, a detour will be set up for about six days between milepost 63.4 to 62 using a county road. Motorists should proceed with caution through the area.
Three positions up for grabs on Manzanita City Council Election materials are now available for residents interested in running for the offices of mayor or city councilor of the City of Manzanita. The mayor position has a two-year term of office beginning January 1, 2013 and ending December 31, 2014. The two city councilor positions both have four-year terms of office beginning January 1, 2013 and ending December 31, 2016. All positions are elected from the city at large. To qualify, candidates must have resided within the city limits of Manzanita for at least 12
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the sirens for the uniformed scare the heck out of people,â€? said Taylor in his background comments to councilors. He noted visitors and residents of Manzanita received a scare the afternoon of July 9, when the sirens sounded at about 1:45 p.m. with the recorded message alerting people to evacuate immediately to higher ground. A programming error at the county level, where the regularly scheduled countywide test was conducted just 45 minutes earlier, was given as the reason for the false alarm. “The reaction from the public was frightening,â€? said Councilor Linda Kozlowski, who is also president of the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay, which has focused much of its attention on public education on tsunamis and how to prepare. Councilor Mike Scott wondered aloud what the economic impact was of a tsunami warning that turned out to be false. “That debacle cost us money‌it wasn’t even an accurate message. It caused total confusion,â€? he said. Said Taylor, “While some still see them as another tool in the kit‌ the sirens seem of little value now, at least on our beaches,â€? where emergency officials would have up to four to six hours to warn people to get off the beach and evacuate low areas of elevation in the event of a distant tsunami. A
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Upon obtaining his doctorate at the University of Northern Arizona in three years at the Phoenix campus, Ryan plans a career as a physical therapist. Nicole, a licensed massage therapist and yoga instructor, in addition to being hostess at the Nehalem River Inn, plans to continue that career path, minus the host part of it. “We’ll still be service-oriented people,� said Nicole, “continuing to serve and help people.� The move and change in careers has been in the works since 2009, April 2009 to be exact, according to Ryan. That’s when the couple made a conscious decision that one day they wanted to be parents, something they didn’t foresee when they first married and moved north to begin their lives together. “This business,� said Nicole, “is fabulous for two people, but we can’t envision it with a wee one.� The nature of the business, hours involved and tight living quarters (the Hamics live onsite) were not conducive to raising a family. In addition, Ryan, 35, has been cooking for 17 years felt it was time for a change.
major earthquake would precede a local tsunami and would serve as a warning that a tsunami was likely minutes away. In such an event, the area would be without power and the sirens would be rendered useless. “The key,â€? said Nehalem Bay Fire and Rescue Chief Perry Sherbaugh, who was in attendance, “is public education and people knowing the impact of a distant tsunami and a local one.â€? While there are those in the county who wish to pursue removing sirens, Sherbaugh said, there are those who don’t, particularly in the southern part of Tillamook County where understaffed emergency response teams have more area to cover when it comes to warning people to get off the beaches. By comparison, Manzanita has just six miles of beach, which is easily accessible. “It’s an old technology,â€? Sherbaugh said of the siren, “that no longer serves our community.â€? Not all agreed, however, with the notion of getting rid of the sirens in Manzanita. One member audience said it would be a “disastrous mistakeâ€? to remove the sirens and that they would prove invaluable in alerting visitors of an impending tsunami who might otherwise be out of the loop. “The sirens need to stay,â€? said Cathy Holtz in her comments to the council. “It’s a valid point,â€? Mayor Garry Bullard acknowledged. “We shouldn’t be in a hurry to remove the sirens‌â€? While the city council made
no decision on whether to pull the plug on Manzanita’s sirens, by consensus, the feeling was that no sirens should be added to the existing system while the council continues to weigh the issue of their effectiveness in an emergency.
“At some point you have to decide whether you want to continue with what you’re doing or if it’s time to reload and try something new,� he said. Still relatively young, with eight successful years as business owners under their belts, the couple decided to “reload,� as Ryan puts it. The Nehalem River Inn has been on the market for the past couple of years and interested parties came forth, said Ryan, but no deal was reached. Though the restaurant’s last day of operation is Aug. 12, the property will remain for sale with the possibility of a lease/option-to-buy arrangement. Other than the future of the inn, all systems are go. Shortly after they close, Ryan heads to Phoenix to begin school Aug. 20. After Labor Day, Nicole, who will finish her summer at Longevity in Manzanita as a yoga instructor and massage therapist, will join him. Helping with the transition will be Nicole’s family at the other end. Many of her family members already live in the Phoenix area and, upon retirement, her parents plan to move there as well. As for the past eight years and their ninth summer, they have a “mixed bag� of emotions. Newly married when they arrived on the scene, Ryan says he has enjoyed working with his wife all those years
The city is not alone in that thinking. During a meeting on July 6, county officials, together with cities and fire departments, discussed phasing out their antiquated tsunami sirens in favor of newer technology. Representatives from most of Tillamook County municipalities, fire departments, 911, State Parks and the US Forest Service met with county officials to discuss the age and effectiveness of the old sirens, given new mapping information recently received from the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI). The new tsunami inundation maps provide a worst case scenario of a distance tsunami showing that people need to evacuate the beaches and low lying areas directly near the ocean, but that they will have several hours of warning to do so. “The new maps show we don’t need to evacuate a half mile from the ocean, like we did in the March 2011 Japan distance tsunami event,� said Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager. “The new information is also quite clear that if we have a
close-in or local subduction zone earthquake off our coastline, the several minutes of violent ground shaking will be our early warning of an impending near-shore tsunami.� “If sirens were a valuable tool for tsunami preparedness, I would be a big supporter of sirens,� said Patrick Corcoran, of Oregon State University Sea Grant Extension, “but, sirens are not a cost effective tool for our situation here in the Pacific Northwest. The scenario we worry about is our local Cascadia subduction zone earthquake and locally generated tsunamis. (When we get what Japan got.) Sirens have little value in this scenario.� McGraw noted that a number of newer tools in the “tool box� are available today that are far more effective than sirens, including cell phones that communicate rapidly through Twitter, Facebook and NIXEL, along with 911 alerts in place to make reverse phone calls to warn people and traditional forms of communication such as the radio and television. In addition, Tillamook County recently purchased two, newer technology, Airborne Loudspeaker Systems through a grant from the Oregon State Office of Emergency Management (OEM) that have been outfitted in Oregon Civil Air Patrol planes. Another OEM grant allowed the county to acquire two similar portable vehicle loudspeaker systems that can be used to warn people along the beaches, said McCraw. “Tillamook County also recently received several more
portable loud speaker systems from the State Office of Emergency Management following the decommissioning of the Boardman facility. These will be made available free to countywide fire departments for use as loudspeakers in patrolling the beaches and warning beachgoers in the event of a distance tsunami,� said Michael Soots, Tillamook County Information Technology Director. Elected officials and Tillamook County emergency management personnel expressed their support of gradually phasing out the old sirens and phasing into newer early warning technology. “When Manzanita installed their sirens in 1992 we didn’t have cell phones or the Internet," said Chief Sherbaugh. Nehalem Mayor Shirley Kalkoven agreed. “The old Trojan warning sirens served us well for many years but have reached the end of their lives. New federal frequencies coming on line in January, 2013, will render them technically obsolete. In the meantime, new technologies for alerting us to tsunami events are here and are available for use,� she noted. The other issue surrounding a tsunami siren warning system is the cost of maintenance and the availability of parts when repairs are needed, according to Soots. “The sirens we have in
and getting to better know her. “Working together has helped us communicate better. It’s been good for us,� he says, and after all that time, they still like each other. As chef, playing to an appreciative audience has been most satisfying. “Our customers have been amazing,� says Nicole. “That’s what we’ll miss the most. It has been really cool to be a part of people’s special occasion for nine years.� “We’ll certainly miss the green, but I probably won’t miss mowing the lawn,� added Ryan. The Nehalem River Inn’s last day of operation is Aug. 12 and the Hamics, grateful for the community support they
have received and for their patrons being such an integral part of the “Nehalem River Inn family� invite everyone to join them one more time to help them celebrate what they describe as an “amazing experience.� The restaurant is open Tuesday through Sunday for dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. Reservations can be made online at www.nehalemriverinn.com or www.Opentable.com, or by calling (503) 368-7708. “We’ve put a lot of energy and effort into the business,� said Nicole, as she and Ryan still display a pride of ownership. “We want to see something good result from that and the business to continue.�
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■ Briefs From page 4 months immediately prior to the date of the election, which is November 6, 2012, and be a registered voter. Candidate filing forms and nomination petitions may be obtained at Manzanita City Hall, 543 Laneda Ave., between 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Completed nomination petitions must be returned to the city manager/recorder’s office no later than 5 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012.
Nehalem Bay Sr. Affairs challenges NCRD Seats No, this is not another political challenge. Simply a creative way to encourage the Nehalem Bay communities to endow more new seats for the spacious auditorium at the North County Recreation District, in Nehalem. Carol Povey and Lyla Hen-
drickson, longtime supporters of a refurbished theater at NCRD, announced that the Nehalem Bay Senior Affairs Forum will match the next five seats sold with five more memorial seats. That means if some one is planning to purchase a new theater seat as a gift for special person, or as a memorial for a friend or loved one, NBSA will buy a seat to match your special gift. These comfy memorial seats are just $100 for years of entertainment. With five more seats endowed, the senior group will add another five. Hopefully, other civic groups will offer another challenge and the seat endowment will grow. Individual gifts count, too. The Nehalem Bay Senior Affairs Forum is a group of volunteers in a local, not-for-profit organization that has raised dollars for numerous community enrichments. A similar challenge brought dollars to the Nehalem Valley Historical Society for updated computer equipment. The path to the Pacific. it's design, landscaping, benches and wheel-
chairs also reflect their efforts, as well as many other thoughtful gifts. “An evening at a recent community play, convinced me that the folks here in thenorth county need a finished and refurbished theater,” said Carol Povey. “A lot has already been done, structurally. That's the hard part.” Jane Knapp, NCRD organizer is working on a seating chart which will show the seat you purchase, the name in which it is endowed and your name as the donor. Seats may be given for birthdays, anniversaries. As a thank you, or in someone’s memory. Application blanks will be available at most public venues in north county, as well as in the office at NCRD, or call Jane Knapp at (503) 368-3901.
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Donated to The Rinehart Clinic by Jennifer Loehning, this 1989 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, with only 65,000 miles, will be auctioned to the highest bidder at the Sand Dollar Auction on Aug. 4. tured in the Rinehart Clinic’s Sand Dollar Auction catalog. Over 100 auction items are already posted on-line with photos and a description. Preview the items available at the silent auction at http://auctions.mboffin.net/rinehartclinic/. This year is no exception with a classic 1989 Cadillac on the top of the list of Auction items. This premier local fundraiser will be held Aug. 4, and only seats 120 people under the big tents. There are tickets still available, but better get yours quick, as this event is always a sell-out. “If you can’t make it to the
event, but want to bid on items, we will have proxy bidding available,” said Auction Chair Camy VonSeggern. Tickets for the event, including wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, and elegant four-course dinner are $95 per person. The order form is available on-line at http://www.rinehartclinic.org/images/sanddollarauctionbrochurerev.pdf. The Auction will feature a multitude of tickets to cultural events, plays, concerts, museums and more; gift certificates and “experience packages,” including special localvore dinners at private area homes, fishing and crabbing expe-
ditions; jewelry, wine, chocolates, spices, artwork and many one-of-akind collectibles. And, of course, the Cadillac. For information on purchasing tickets, becoming a sponsor, or making a donation for the auction, contact board member Camy VonSeggern at (503) 368-4599 or at camyfam@nehalemtel.net or board member Gail Young at (503) 3685248 or at gailmyoung@mac.com. Information about the Sand Dollar Auction and The Rinehart Clinic is also available at the Clinic’s website – www.rinehartclinic.org.
Two local dairies fined for water discharge violations In the spring of last year, water quality inspections were conducted in Oregon’s Tillamook watershed. Inspectors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Oregon Department of Agriculture visited 22 facilities across the basin, finding two that had water quality discharge violations.
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MANZANITA PUBLIC SAFETY LOG July 8 - 21 July 8 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (42/25 mph) in Wheeler. July 8 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (50/30 mph) in Nehalem. July 8 - Responded to a report of illegal fireworks in Manzanita. July 9 - Responded to a suspicious vehicle in Manzanita. July 9 - Responded to a report of hit & run in Manzanita. July 10 - Issued a citation for driving while suspended in Manzanita. July 10 - Issued a citation for driving uninsured in Manzanita. July 11 - Assisted TCSO with a disturbance in Nehalem. July 12 - Issued two citations for no valid day-use permit displayed in NBSP. July 12 - Issued two citations for violation of posted parking restrictions in OWSP. July 12 - Responded to a suspicious circumstance in Manzanita. July 13 - Issued a citation for violation of posted parking restrictions in OWSP. July 13 - Assisted TCSO with an unwanted person in Wheeler. July 13 - Responded to an ordinance violation in Manzanita. July 14 - Issued a citation for driving while suspended in Manzanita. July 14 - Issued a citation for driving uninsured in Manzanita. July 14 - Issued a citation for no operator’s license in Manzanita. July 14 - Responded to a sus-
picious circumstance in Manzanita. July 14 - Assisted Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue with a fire in Manzanita. July 14 - Responded to an animal complaint in Manzanita. July 14 - Responded to a report of illegal fireworks in Manzanita. July 15 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (69/45 mph) in Wheeler. July 15 - Issued a citation for driving while suspended in Wheeler. July 15 - Issued a citation for fail to carry proof of insurance in Wheeler. July 15 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (45/25 mph) in Wheeler. July 15 - Issued a citation for fail to obey traffic control device in Manzanita. July 15 - Responded to a suspicious circumstance in Manzanita. July 16 - Issued a citation for 11-3 illegal parallel parking in Manzanita. July 16 - Issued four citations for no valid day-use permit displayed in NBSP. July 16 - Assisted TCSO, Tillamook Ambulance and Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue with a medical call in NBSP. July 16 - Responded to two ordinance violations in Manzanita. July 16 - Took a report of harassment in Manzanita. July 16 - Responded to a report of a dead animal on Man-
zanita Beach. July 17 - Issued a citation for improper parallel parking in Manzanita. July 17 - Issued a citation for driving while suspended in Wheeler. July 17 - Responded to an ordinance violation in Manzanita. July 17 - Responded to a residential alarm in Manzanita. July 17 - Assisted TCSO with a report of shots fired in Nehalem. July 17 - Responded to a report of found property on Manzanita Beach. July 18 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (47/30 mph) in Nehalem. July 18 - Issued a citation for driving while suspended in Nehalem. July 18 - Responded to a commercial alarm in Manzanita. July 18 - Assisted Tillamook Ambulance and Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue with a medical call in Manzanita. July 19 - Issued three citations for no valid day-use permit displayed in NBSP. July 19 - Issued a citation for driving/cell phone in Manzanita. July 19 - Responded to a report of a suspicious person in Manzanita. July 20 - Issued a citation for improper parallel parking in Manzanita. July 20 - Issued a citation for violation of posted speed (50/30 mph) in Nehalem. July 20 - Responded to a non-injury MVA in Manzanita.
July 21 - Issued a citation for open container in vehicle in Manzanita. July 21 - Assisted Tillamook Ambulance and Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue with a rescue on the
beach at NBSP. July 21 - Responded to a report of illegal fireworks in Manzanita. July 21 - Responded to a report of shots fired in Manzanita.
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Home is where your heart care is. Cardiac patients don’t have to cross the Coast Range for great care anymore. Tillamook County General Hospital now offers ongoing heart care from Dr. Mark Hart and Dr. Ronald Chelsky of the Northwest Regional Heart Center. Best of all, they’ll be right here in Tillamook and Manzanita eight days each month. Call now to set up a consultation with these skilled and experienced cardiologists at 503.815.2292 or 503.368.2292. For more information visit www.TCGH.com
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‘The Sacred Yoni Show’ to debut at Nehalem gallery space NEHALEM – Twelve years ago, while participating in an art workshop together, Neahkahnie artists Lane deMoll and Kathleen Ryan discussed presenting an erotica show in a local venue. Both were creating their own feminine-based art and noticing similar work by other area artists. “I remember a marble piece that (Nehalem sculptor) M.J. Anderson did, which was called a ‘Sheela Na Gig,’” said Ryan. “They were traditionally used on Irish churches as fertility symbols centuries ago.” “But we’ve always gotten hung up on a place to do it, not to mention being tied up with other ‘busyness’ we were up to,” said deMoll, whose local accomplishments include cofounding Manzanita’s CARTM with Ryan, being one of several founders of Fire Mountain School in Falcon Cove as well as the Lower Nehalem Community Trust. In addition to cofounding CARTM, Ryan is treasurer on the Tillamook County Arts Network Board of Directors, was a founding member of the Hoffman Center Board of Directors, served for many years as chair of the Tillamook County Solid Waste Advisory Committee and was behind the popular Live With It
These pieces by Kathleen Ryan – a fabric doll sculpture and a wood and fabric sculpture – reflect the theme of the upcoming Sacred Yoni Show. Courtesy photos expositions held for a number of years at her Green Arts Collective studio in the Nehalem area. A few years later deMoll and local artist and massage therapist Dana Zia began envisioning a “yoni show,” said deMoll, explaining that she, as well as many other women, prefer the term “yoni” to vagina. Sanscrit for “sacred space,” the word yoni is, in
Hinduism, a sign of generative power that symbolizes the goddess Shakti. “I use it myself because it implies to me a much more sacred connection to this most feminine aspect of my body,” added deMoll. This summer, “the time just seems right,” said deMoll. She and a host of other Tillamook County artists are joining to produce The Sacred Yoni Show, scheduled for Aug. 9
through Sept. 9. Rocky Intertidal CoCreative, a local public relations and marketing firm, offered its office – which includes gallery space – for the show, “I have some new yoni paintings and it’s 2012,” deMoll continued, noting that in Mayan prophecy the year 2012 marks the “reawakening of the universal feminine consciousness.” From prehistoric petro
glyphs to Georgia O’Keeffe’s famous paintings of flowers, to Judy Chicago’s modern installation artwork The Dinner Party, artistic renderings of the yoni aren’t new, said deMoll. “It is one of the oldest of prehistoric artistic depictions.” The Sacred Yoni Show will include paintings, sculpture, jewelry, quilts and fabric installations. Artists whose work will appear include deMoll, Ryan, Zia, Tom Bender, Aina Tonjes,
Dawn Shears, Chris Shears, Glenna Gray, Nicole Poole, Sylvia Thornton and M.J. Anderson. “We felt the concept of the show, the emphasis on creative energy in particular, worked well with what we do,” said Kelly Benson, who co-owns Rocky Intertidal CoCreative with LeeAnn Neal. The two have known deMoll and Ryan, as well as many other of the participating artists, for a number of years. “It’s a really impressive lineup.” “Lane somewhat casually told us about the concept for the show during this year’s Trash Art Show opening July 5 in Manzanita,” said Neal. “Some of the artists who were there that night jumped on board immediately, while others took a minute to think it over. It was interesting to see people’s expressions change from a little bewildered to intrigued to kind of charged up.” An opening is scheduled for 6:30-9 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 9 at 35850 Highway 101 in Nehalem. The show will continue to be available to view, free of charge, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 2 to 7 p.m. through Sept. 9. For more information, contact rockyintertidalcocreative@gmail.com.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS CARTM live estate-style auction If you love garage sales, estates sales, craigslist, antique stores, thrift stores, CARTM re-sale store, you're going to love this live auction on Saturday, July 28, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m, at the NCRD gym in Nehalem. Paul Thompson, professional and entertaining auctioneer will be selling 200+ "lots" of items. Treasures include collectibles, antiques, vintage furniture, jewelry, old tools, pottery, linens, advertising, western items, decor, primitives, art, ephemera, sewing, militaria, breweriana, modern furniture, quilts, vintages toys and more. Come for the preview from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to see everything displayed and make your plans to bid on the "lots" of your choice throughout the afternoon. Catalogs of all lots will be available so you can take notes. If you have not attended a live estate style auction before, every lot is given a number and they are auctioned in order so you know when your lot is coming up on the block. Plan to stay as little or as long as you like. The event is free. Due to the fragile nature of some lots and the fast paced style, auctions of this kind of are not suitable for small children. Breakfast and lunch concessions will be available by Food Roots who have a delicious menu planned for the day. The CARTM Treasures Live Auction is a fundraiser for CARTM. Payment types accepted will be cash, credit or debit. As typical with all professional auctions, a 10 percent buyers premium will be added to all purchases. For more information, call (503) 368-7764.
Garibaldi Museum hosts annual Garibaldi Days silent auction On Saturday, July 28, from noon to 4 p.m., the Garibaldi Museum will host its annual silent auction. The museum depends on fundraisers such as this to maintain and enhance the area’s only maritime museum. This year’s proceeds will go toward enhancing the Native American exhibits. This is your chance to bid on items such as a weeklong stay at any WorldMark by Wyndham condominium resort, a Delta full-size truck cross bed tool box, certificates for local goods and services, gift baskets and much more. Come join the fun in the Garibaldi Museum Community Room located at 112 Garibaldi Ave. (Highway 101 North), in Garibaldi. For more information, call (503) 322-8411 or e-mail info@garibaldimuseum.com.
Piano master Kirill Gliadkovsky to perform in Tillamook Piano virtuoso Kirill Gliadkovsky will return to Tillamook for a single performance Sunday, July 29, at 2 p.m. at the Methodist Church, 3808 Twelfth St. This special event is presented by the Monday Musical Club of Tillamook Gliadkovsky, who began performing publicly at the age of 6, performed here for the first time last summer. Born in Moscow and a student at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory there, Gliadkovsky has toured extensively on three continents performing piano and organ recitals and as a soloist with orchestras in various cities in Russia, including Moscow's prestigious Bolshoi, Maliy and Rachmaninoff Halls and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic's Glinka Hall. Gliadkovsky will be joined in the Tillamook concert by his wife and daughter. Tickets are $15 each and may
be purchased by mail with a check and self-addressed stamped envelope sent to the Monday Musical Club of Tillamook, 6415 Westwood Court, Tillamook, OR 97141. Tickets may also be purchased at the offices of TLC Federal Credit Union on Third Street in Tillamook and the Tillamook Chamber of Commerce on North U.S. Hwy. 101.
Nehalem. Students will explore the forests, watershed and seashore life through field trips and natural science activities with instructor Peter Walczak. Activities also include swimming and hiking. The camp is held daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants are asked to bring sack lunches. The fee for the entire week is $15. To register, contact the OSU Extension Service in Tillamook at (503) 842-3433. Registration forms are also available at NCRD in Nehalem. The day camp is sponsored by the Tillamook County 4-H program with support from NCRD.
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Larry Schaeffer and Michael Simpson at the site of the Aug. 4 concert, Music for Their Future. Music for Their Future outdoor concert to feature four bands When Neah-Kah-Nie School District music teacher Michael Simpson told him his program needed a baby grand piano, Larry Schaeffer decided the best way to raise the money was through a local outdoor rock and roll concert. Schaeffer, who owns and operates West Wave Recording from his home in Bayside Gardens, lead efforts to organize Music for Their Future, an outdoor concert scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 4. Funds raised will be used to purchase the baby grand piano, with any additional funds going to other musical needs such as band instruments and their maintenance. Manzanita Fresh Foods, New Discoveries Preschool and West Wave Recording are sponsoring the event. The concert, which will feature a high school rock band, Portland’s 21 Horses, Seaside’s The Toyz and Simpson and Schaeffer’s band Black Mayberry joined by the NKN Choir, will be held in Schaeffer’s backyard. In addition to the bands, the event will offer a food cart and beer, a raffle and auction items. The concert, which will begin at 4 p.m., will be located at 11385 Fern Way, Nehalem. Offsite parking, with a shuttle operating every 10-15 minutes, will be located at 36190 Schollmeyer Road, along U.S. Highway 101, about one block south of Tohl Avenue. Remember to bring lawn chairs. Whether or not you can attend the concert, you can purchase raffle tickets to win an overnight trip for six to Oregon’s Wine Country, a package valued at $4,000. Tickets are available for $40 each or three for $100 and can be purchased at Manzanita Fresh Foods’ customer service desk, at the event itself or via mail. Make checks payable to New Discoveries Preschool, with “Music for Their Future” noted on the memo line, and mail them to 11385 Fern Way, Nehalem, OR 97131. To learn how to make a tax-deductible contribution, and for more information, visit http://musicfortheirfuture.com/.
From the Forest to the Sea A summer day camp, From the Forest to the Sea, is being offered for students who have completed grades 2 to 5, on Aug. 6 – 10, at the North County Recreation District in
Tillamook County Arts Network (TCAN) is hosting its first biennial highlighting the wealth of creative expression in Tillamook County. The show opens at the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Gallery, 2106 2nd Street in Tillamook, with a celebratory public reception for the artists on Friday, Aug. 3, 5 to 7 p.m. with live music by Rod Whaley. The exhibition runs July 31 through September 30. Earlier this year, TCAN put out a call for entries to all "creatives" in its county-wide network to submit new work for this juried biennial and invited 11 prominent local artists to participate. Invited artists include M.J. Anderson, sculptor (Nehalem), Mark Cavatorta, ceramacist (Hebo), Frank Boyden, mixed-media (Neskowin), Deborah Dewitt, painter (Wheeler), Karen Gelbard, weaver (Sand Lake), David Henryson, wood worker (Nehalem), Liza Jones, painter and printmaker (Manzanita), Randall Koch, painter (Neskowin), Elaine Norberg, painter (Tillamook), John Stahl, mixed media (Netarts) and Susan Walsh, painter and printmaker (Nehalem). An additional special biennial event is planned for Thursday, August 16, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. showcasing short films by local filmmakers and music sets by local musicians. The free event will take place at 2nd Street Market, 2003 2nd Street in downtown Tillamook. The TCAN Biennial is supported by a grant from the Tillamook County Cultural Coalition, a local regranting organization funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust.
Neahkahnie Community Club summer picnic The Neahkahnie Community Club’s annual summer picnic is Saturday, Aug. 11, noon to 3 p.m., at 38150 Reed Road, in Neahkahnie. All members of the Community Club are welcome. Those in the Neahkahnie community who are not current members are invited to attend and pay their annual dues of $10/person at the event. Attendees should bring a dish to share: desserts (last name A-L) or salads (last name M-Z.) Sandwich breads, cold cuts, condiments, drinks, plates and utensils will be provided by the club. Please RSVP by Aug. 1, to Sarah Johnson at (503) 368-5452.
Refuge: The Education of a Caretaker, Love & The Green Lady, Meditations on the Yaquina Bay Bridge, Oregon’s Crown Jewel of Socialism and The Teaching Maxims of Karl Love. Alder Creek Farm is a 54-acre conservation site preserved as open space by the Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT). The workshop will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fee is $95, $85 for LNCT members, and includes a box lunch. There is space for 15 participants. For a registration form, go to http://hoffmanblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/ 05/MWS-Workshop-RegistrationForms-2012.pdf, or email Tela Skinner at mactela@nehalemtel.net. This workshop is a collaboration between the Hoffman Center’s Man-
zanita Writers’ Series and the Lower Nehalem Community Trust.
Advance tickets now on sale for the Lost Pioneer A new play entitled Lost Pioneer, will premiere in Manzanita on Friday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 30, 2 p.m. at Pine Grove Community House. Based on research by Neahkahnie resident, Mark Beach, PhD, of three Tillamook County pioneer women, the play stars Megan Liz Cole in the lead role. Nehalem Valley Historical Society is hosting the premiere and only 100 tickets will be sold to each performance. A sell-out is expected so to ensure choice of dates, advance tickets are on sale now and can be
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En Plein Air Writing Workshop set Aug. 25 at Alder Creek Award-winning author Matt Love will conduct an all-day “En Plein Air” writing workshop at Lower Nehalem Community Trust's Alder Creek Farm in Nehalem. Here’s your chance to study with a master, to spend a day that will combine lecture with observation, writing and honing your skills. Love grew up in Oregon City and is the publisher of Nestucca Spit Press. He is author/editor of many books including Gimme
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‘Tri For Trisomy 21’ raises $2,545 for Down syndrome By Dave Fisher The Citizen
In searching for inspiration to train for the Pacific Crest Triathlon in Sunriver held in June, Nehalem resident Phil Chick needed only to look to his seven-year-old son, Blake. Blake was born with the genetic condition Trisomy 21, most commonly known as Down syndrome. Despite being presented with a grim outlook for their son’s future by a “poorly informed,” doctor, says Phil, he and his wife, Julie, believed their little guy would lead the down a very special, serendipitous road. Seven years later, realizing that Down syndrome was just a small part of who their son was and was capable of becoming, the Chicks haven’t been disappointed. This summer, Phil, along with a few friends, participated in the annual Sunriver triathlon for the first time, not just to get in shape and have some fun, but also to do something a little more meaningful. Looking ahead, Phil set up a fundraising account online in March dedicated to the North Coast Down Syndrome Network, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote community awareness and help build a supportive network to empower families and individuals with special needs on the Oregon coast. “I needed an added spark for my training,” said Phil of his decision to make his participation in the triathlon a
Father and son. Phil Chick’s son, Blake, proudly displays his father’s medal upon his completion of the Pacific Crest Triathlon in Sunriver this summer. Courtesy photo fundraiser. “This was the first time I’ve done anything like this. People really stepped up, I was amazed…blown away by the response.” In dedicating his first triathlon to Blake and all the people with special needs that the North Coast Down Syndrome Network serves, Phil looked to help bridge the gap among people of all abilities. Joining him at Sunriver June 23 and 24, were area residents and friends Kevin Greenwood, Jeff Pfeiffer and Bob Calkins. For his part, Phil logged 35 miles that included a one-mile swim, 28-mile bicycle
charges from a dry storage area and two barns. Dila Dairy’s infractions were resolved after they signed a settlement with EPA and paid a $10,000 penalty.
■ Briefs From page 6 Dila Dairy and River End Dairy, LLC, located in Nehalem, were found to be discharging in violation of the Clean Water Act’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and the Oregon Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation permit. The inspections were part of routine monitoring of the Tillamook Watershed, which drains to Tillamook Bay. EPA’s National Estuary Program includes Tillamook Bay. According to Ed Kowalski, EPA Director of Compliance and Enforcement in Seattle, EPA’s working partnership with the Oregon Department of Agriculture means better compliance and monitoring of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. “Our partnership with the Oregon Department of Agriculture has meant better water quality protection for Tillamook Bay,” said Kowalski. “Producers need to manage waste and runoff properly and meet all permit requirements to protect water quality.” River End Dairy was found to be discharging wastewater in violation of its NPDES permit from the main barn to the Nehalem River. EPA subsequently signed a settlement with River End Dairy that included a $6,300 penalty. Dila Dairy was also found to be discharging to the Nehalem River in violation of its NPDES permit from several locations, including dis-
Local, state, and federal partners unite for fish on Roy Creek Roy Creek, a Lower Nehalem River tributary, has 2.5 miles of high quality spawning and rearing habitat for salmon and steelhead that is currently blocked by a number of culverts near the confluence of the Nehalem River and Roy Creek on Foss Road. Thanks to the Roy Creek Restoration and Fish Passage Project, a multi-partner collaboration, a new crossing designed to pass fish will be installed this summer and will restore passage for coho, steelhead, Chinook, chum, anadromous coastal cutthroat trout, and Pacific and western brook lamprey. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has rated the removal of the derelict and poorly designed culverts (blocking fish passage) on Roy Creek as one of the highest priorities in Tillamook County. The barrier cuts off key spawning and winter refuge habitat for important fish species. In order to restore passage, four culverts will be removed and replaced with a 36-foot wide bridge. In addition to the new bridge, the project will also restore the gradient of the stream to historic conditions, manage storm water runoff in a more effective way, plant native vegetation to restore the riparian area, and place
ride followed by a six-mile run. “We all finished and didn’t need any medical attention,” Phil said jokingly of his experience. For Pfeiffer, who has participated in numerous triathlons, including the Ironman Competition in Hawaii, the Sunriver event was a walk in the park. For the other three Nehalem area competitors, not so much. However, they all crossed the finish line and, as they did, were met with high fives and words of encouragement from friends and family who made the trip to cheer on the foursome. In addition to raising awareness of Down syndrome, Phil raised, at last count, $2,545 on his CrowdRise.com fundraising page, 170 percent of his original goal of $1,500. “It may be the beginning of an annual thing,” Phil said. “It was such a fun event.” As for Blake, who will be a first grader at Nehalem Grade School this coming school year, he is loving, active and sometimes feisty, say his parents. Phil credits the school’s special needs program in helping Blake to continue to make progress. “He’s a trooper,” Phil says of his son. “All of these kids we’ve gotten to know with Down syndrome are troopers. “We like to keep him really active. Initially, we were told he wouldn’t be able to do what most of can do, and every time he does something new, it’s another accomplishment, another photo opportunity.” In addition to enjoying out-
large wood debris in the stream to create beneficial habitat for fish using the system. Roy Creek Restoration and Fish Passage Project has been in the works for nearly 10 years and includes close to a dozen partners, contributing almost a million dollars in funding and hundreds of hours in project management and technical expertise. Leading the way have been, Lower Nehalem Watershed Council, Tillamook County Public Works, ODFW, and
Phil Chick crosses the finish line, successfully completing his first triathlon competition. Family and friends await on the sidelines to record the event and offer congratulations. Courtesy photo door activities, in particular fishing, Blake likes to play basketball, baseball and soccer. Though intellectually challenged compared to other children his age, Blake continues to amaze. While some with Down syndrome have some associated health issues, Blake is lucky in that regard, according to Phil. “Through the help of an early intervention program and outstanding support from some very dedicated people,” says Phil on his CrowdRise page, “we were able to learn much about Blake’s condition, and what we could do to help him thrive.”
Next up is the annual Buddy Walk in Seaside on Sept. 22, at Quatat Park that attracts upwards of 150 to 200 people. A fundraiser for the North Coast Down Syndrome Network, the event brings together families with children and stories much like those of Phil, Julie and Blake. “They have truly helped our son and many others with special needs,” says Phil of the 501(c)(3). Julie, an advocate for outdoor recreation for kids, especially children with special needs, serves on the organization’s board of directors. Phil’s page on CrowdRise – www.crowdrise.com/north-
coastdownsyndromenetwork/ – will remain through August and for those wishing to contribute to the cause, it’s not too late to add to the total. “I really want to thank everyone who supported this financially, the NCRD staff who helped with my training and especially my family who were there for me during my months of training,” said Phil, who reiterates his gratitude on CrowdRise and ends by saying, “And, I promise…I won’t quit.” To learn more about the North Coast Down Syndrome Network and Buddy Walk, visit www.northcoastdsn.org/.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Funding support has been provided by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, American Rivers and NOAA Community Based Restoration Program partnership, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, USFWS’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife and National Fish Passage Programs, and the Tillamook Estuary Partnership. The project has also been supported by in-kind service contributions from the
Tillamook County Road Department, the Port of Tillamook Bay and the Oregon Scenic Railroad. Parametrix, an engineering company out of Portland, and Waldron and Sons Inc., a construction company out of Bend, have begun work and are anticipated to complete work by Octo-
ber 2012. During that time, Foss Road will be down to one lane with stop signs on either side during construction. To ensure safety, please obey the speed signs in the construction zones. For more information, call the Tillamook County Road Department at (503) 842-3419.
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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and get out your angel food cake pan. If you don’t have superfine sugar, whirl your sugar in the blender or food processor for a few minutes. In a nice medium mixing bowl, whisk a half-cup of the sugar with the flour. Whisk and whisk until kind of fluffy or sift it. (I don’t have a sifter.)
for a couple minutes to make it superfine. This is because when you fold the sugar into the egg whites, it will dissolve easily. • Don’t do the bunny hop in the kitchen while it is baking. This recipe is a time tested one that our grandmothers used. It was so lovely to have my grandma visit me while I baked this. And, even though I added a few special ingredients to make it a bit more contemporary, I felt my grandma was nodding her silver head in approval as I folded in the poppy seeds. Whoever visits you this summer, they will appreciate this delightful cake with the season’s fresh berries and whipped cream.
Lemon poppy seed angel food cake (I used regular un-bleached white flour in the recipe and it worked fine. Poppy seeds can be purchased at Mother Nature’s.) 2 cups of superfine sugar, divided 1-1/3 cups of cake flour 1-1/2 cups of egg whites (10 to 12 eggs) at room temperature 3/4 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar 3/4 teaspoon of almond or vanilla extract Zest from two organic lemons (save the juice for a lemon icing) 2 tablespoons of poppy seeds
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“The City of Nehalem and Tillamook PUD still have not reached full agreement on details of the renewed franchise agreement,” City Manager Michael Nitzsche told members of the Nehalem City Council at its July 9 meeting. While discussion continues between the city and TPUD, the council approved extending the existing franchise agreement for a period of three months until November 1, to allow both parties time to agree on the assorted details and finalize the document. In regard to bids to supply a vac trailer for the public works department, Nitzsche said two bids have been received, one from Ditch Witch NW and the other from E. H. Wachs, of Illinois. Neither bid contained all of the details the city had asked for, and only one specified a tandem-axle trailer. The council rejected both bids, but in-
Place your egg whites, salt and cream of tartar in a metal bowl and mix on high with electric mixer with a whisk attachment until medium soft peaks form, about 1 to 3 minutes. Lower the speed to medium of your amazing mixer, (just think they had to do this by hand once upon a time) and add the rest of the sugar (1-1/2 cups) by sprinkling it over the egg whites as the mixer is going. Mix for a few minutes more until the batter become thick and shiny. Then add the almond extract, lemon zest and poppy seeds and mix until well blended. Turn off the mixer and sprinkle 1/4 of the flour mixture over the batter and fold in with a rubber spatula until blended in. Then repeat until all the flour mixture is folded in and incorporated. (Make sure and get the rubber spatula to the bottom of the bowl cause the flour will pool up down there if you don’t mix it.) Pour the mixture into a two-part, ungreased angel food cake pan and bake for 40-45 minutes, until it springs back to the touch and the house is fragrant with the scent. Take the cake out and turn it upside down to completely cool. Once it is cool, carefully remove from the pan by running a butter knife around the edges. Run your fingers briskly over the sides to remove the brown crumbs. Frost with a lemon icing (mix the fresh lemon juice into powdered sugar until it’s thin enough to drizzle) and serve with fresh berries and whipped cream. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! The Oregonian Daily and Sunday Delivery
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I had a visitation last week from my dearly departed grandmother. A dear friend had requested an angel food cake for her birthday. Intrigued, I hadn’t made one in years. I got down, dug in the recesses of my pan cupboard, and found my grandmother’s battered angel food cake pan. The moment I unearthed the pan into the light, there my grandmother was; with her apron on and wooden spoon in hand. My grandmother loved to bake angel food cakes. Looking at that angel food cake pan, I was momentarily struck with how many cakes that pan had baked for dozens of family gather- came too much trouble. ings. Here I was, 25 years Maybe it’s because the after she had died, holding modern baker, who is inthat piece of history in my timidated by the cake, hands, about to honor it doesn’t make the effort to again with yet another try it and realize how easy angel food cake. it is to bake. It also struck me Whatever the how little angel reason it lost its food cakes I fame, it is a bake or see. worthy and ever Where did they so light dessert fall from grace? to pay homage The angel to. food cake made There are a its appearance in few secrets to the late 19th making an angel century, along food cake that with the first your grandhand cranked romother would tary beater. visit you for. (This is not a • Bring the surprise as the eggs to room main ingredient temperature bein this cake is fore you whip something like a Dana Zia them. dozen egg • Beat the whites whipped eggs in a metal to peaks.) Bebowl that is fore that, its history is squeaky clean and dry. somewhat shrouded in mys• Don’t over beat the tery, like its namesake. egg whites; they will deIn 1886, it made its forflate when you mix in the mal appearance on the rest of the ingredients. Beat scene as “angel food cake” only to soft peaks. in the Fannie Farmer’s rev• Turn upside down to olutionary cookbook. Becool so it won’t fall during fore long, it was on many the cooling. Wine bottles American’s tables, includwork well for this. ing the president’s. Eleanor • Use a specific two-part Roosevelt loved this cake cake pan for angel food so much her recipe is facakes and do not grease it mous to cake geeks. It kept except for the center post. up its popularity, spurred You want it to stick to the on by the advent of electric sides so when you turn it beaters into the 1980s. upside down to cool so it However, somewhere won’t fall out. (Bad when along the way it faded into that happens.) the background. Maybe be• Use super fine sugar or cause as we become busier, whirl your sugar in the this gentle, sweet cake beblender or food processor
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