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It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3, especially with the help of volunteer firefighters from the Nehalem Bay Fire and Rescue District in erecting Manzanita’s new 25-foot Christmas tree marking the start of the holiday season. Photos by Dave Fisher

Climate change could take toll on Oregon coast Rising tides just one concern as global warming continues Page 2

Student garden takes shape at Nehalem Elementary

Come spring, children will have the opportunity to watch things grow Page 3

Holiday Shopping Guide…

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Local area merchants gear up for the upcoming holiday season Page 10

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Christmas comes to Manzanita Gearing up for the holiday season, volunteers and members of the Manzanita Business Alliance pitched in the week before Thanksgiving to erect a new 25-foot artificial tree, just in time for the MBA-sponsored Three Village Affaire – Friday, Nov. 29 through Sunday, Dec. 1.

The tree was purchased by the MBA in partnership with the City of Manzanita and through private donations, said MBA President Kay Covert. The tree has over 500 lights and weighs a hefty 600 pounds or more.

The collapsible tree shrinks to a height of under five feet making storage of it

by the city a much easier task.

The official tree-lighting ceremony will take place Friday, Nov. 29, at 6 p.m., in the lot next to Pine Grove Community Center. A Kids’ Holiday Fun Faire will take place from 5 to 8 p.m., complete with a visit from Santa.

NCRD begins search for new general manager

By Dave Fisher The Citizen

A week and a half after the November 5, which saw the passage of the North County Recreation District five-year local option tax, NCRD general manager Peter Nunn advised his board of directors his intention to retire by the end of March 2014.

“I advised the board that I plan to retire early next year. I will submit my formal letter of resignation in early December with four months notice, which allows three months to hire my replacement and onemonth overlap. I will leave at the end of March,” Nunn told the Citizen following the Nov. 14 NCRD board meeting.

“The successful passing of the five-year local option tax extension means that NCRD will have sufficient funding to continue the great programs we have, and after my retirement I will have time to actually use them,” Nunn said. “Although the first year was a bit tumultuous, I have enjoyed my six years here and particularly all the great people I get to meet and work with.”

Nunn, who became a member of the NCRD board in Feb. 2008, accepted the job of interim general manager in Aug. 2008 following the firing of his predecessor. He was officially hired as general manager for the recreation district in Feb. 2009.

At the time the district

Peter Nunn was in financial disarray and actually closed for a period of three months, though some programs, with the help of volunteers, managed to keep going.

With the passage of the first five-year local option

levy in the fall of 2008, things slowly began to turn around.

“It was a matter of being in the right place at the right time,” said Nunn, who had previously retired after a 31-year career with Bechtel Corporation. Nunn was used to organizing large construction projects and his skill set meshed nicely with his new duties at NCRD, with one notable exception.

As general manager of a public entity it took some getting used to that he could no longer singlehandily make decisions that affected the district.

Interfacing with the public was new to him. “It was huge to get used to that,”

See NCRD, page 9

By Margaret Steele, MD

Watching news reports of the destruction wreaked in the Philippines by Typhoon Haiyan, we may think that this disaster halfway around the world doesn’t have lessons for us here on the Oregon Coast. Although we’re unlikely to get hit by a Super Typhoon, we could face a natural disaster just as devastating. “The Big One” – a Cascadia Zone earthquake – would spawn a tsunami that would devastate our small towns.

Even a smaller disaster, like a bad winter storm with heavy rain and high winds,

Commitment to Brrr… cold nights, sunny days planning yields a new Coldest morning low road map for LNCT temperatures of fall season With a new focus and mission, the land trust seeks to engage the greater community

The power of threes: triads, triangles and trios all suggest structure, harmony and strength.

Such is the case of three new plans just completed, approved and launched by the Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT): a conservation plan, a strategic plan and a resource development plan. The strong weave between the three plans gives renewed shape, strength and harmonious direction to the work of this organization known for its vital role of land conservation in the Nehalem Bay area communities.

A year in the making, the trio of

LNCT’S NEW MISSION STATEMENT • LNCT preserves land and nurtures conservation values in partnership with an engaged community in the Nehalem region of the Oregon coast. plans was a combined effort of a wide range of individuals and agencies along with the LNCT board and staff.

At the helm of the conservation planning team was Gareth Ferdun, LNCT founder and past board member. No stranger to planning,

See LNCT, page 7

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By Dave Fisher The Citizen

With high pressure entrenched over the Pacific Northwest the past several days, dry, clear, and cool conditions have prevailed. Overnight temperatures in Manzanita and the greater Nehalem Bay area dipped below freezing, but gave way to sunny, but brisk, afternoons. Temperatures inland dropped into Manzanita and the greater Nehalem Bay area bask in afterthe 20s. noon sunshine during the recent cold snap, which brought Easterly winds, with it the lowest morning temperatures so far this fall.

See WEATHER, page 6 Photo by Dave Fisher

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Climate change could take a toll on the coast

By Sayde Moser

What does all that mean?

The top-three climate change concerns across the Pacific Northwest all are coastal issues: rising tides, beach erosion, and an increasingly acidic ocean.

“Even though only a small percentage of the counties in the Northwest are on the coast, there are so many acute issues,” said Philip Mote, a professor at Oregon State University.

Mote, director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, recently helped edit a 270-page report on climate change in the Northwest. He also helped edit the previous study, released in 1999. Both were part of the U.S. National Climate Assessment.

“We’ve had 14 more years to observe what climate change is doing to our region,” Mote said. “Our understand and ability to predict changes improved dramatically.

“And as we got better at predicting, we also got better at understanding how much we don’t understand.”

Those issues include changes in hydrology, tree growth and disease in forests, shifts in agriculture productivity – and coastal climates.

All of which will directly affect TIllamook County.

“Property damage from high water and coastal erosion will be significant” in coastal areas, Mote warned. “As the ocean continues to absorb heat and as ice continues to melt, the sea level will continue to rise. It’s a really long-term problem.”

But it’s not all bad. Agriculture, particularly the dairy industry, could benefit from

• Warmer, drier summers likely will heighten the chance for wildfires.

• The frequency and magnitude of coastal flooding will continue to increase, potentially leading to greater property and infrastructure damage.

• Sea levels will rise about 24 inches, causing estuarine water quality to decrease, and reducing riparian zones for Chinook salmon as they transition from fresh water to salt water.

• Economic effects, both positive and negative, will result from changes in productivity and the distribution of commercially valuable marine species such as salmon or shellfish.

• Plant and animal species, on land and in the water, likely will shift their distributions and become ever more or less abundant. Mixed evergreen and subtropical mixed forests will replace current maritime evergreen forests; plant and animal species will shift to find a more suitable climate.

This is particularly true for salmon, which currently live in conditions near the upper range of their thermal tolerance and are particularly vulnerable to higher stream temperatures. An increase in temperature likely would result in fish disease and mortality, taking a toll on the sport-fishing industry.

What’s more, continual additions of CO2 and seasonal coastal upwellings produce some of the most acidic ocean waters in the world, right off the Oregon coast. These increasingly acidic waters adversely affect the rate at which shellfish can reproduce.

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Climate change coupled with higher surf during storms could mean more houses teetering on the edge of Oregon’s coastline. File photo higher temperatures. “Dairy production is strongly affected by temperature,” Mote said, “but because Tillamook County is next to the ocean and already has a very mild climate, it will experience lesser rates of temperature change than non-coastal areas.”

In other words, Tillamook will continue to be a great place to produce milk and dairy products.

As for irrigation, said Mote, with the snowcaps melting earlier, the spring peak flows will shift earlier, winter flows will increase and late-summer flows will

decrease. Since irrigated agriculture is the largest consumptive water user in the Columbia River Basin, drier summers will surely increase the demand for water.

Still, these water-supply issues won’t be as much of a concern in Tillamook County … “unless we experience a really dry summer,” Mote said. “And there is always that risk.”

In fact, that risk is increasing locally. The Tillamook Bay Watershed is projected to be warmer by between 4 and 7 degrees by

the end of the century.

On average, the Oregon coast’s temperature has increased about 1 degree in the last 110 years, according to an Oregon Climate Change Research Institute report specific to the Tillamook Bay Watershed.

Annual precipitation is expected to increase, too, by 3 to 5 percent in 2100. Most of that will occur in the fall and winter months, making summers much drier, by 14 to 19 percent. This likely will increase the number of drought months in a 30-year period.

In fact, the rate at which mussels and shellfish form is projected to decline by 25 percent and 10 percent, respectively, by the end of the century. Shellfish aquaculture, which provides jobs and 49 percent of the commercial fishing landing value in Oregon, may well be threatened.

“The coastal region is one area that will continue to deal with aspects of climate change long after we are able to stabilize the climate,” Mote cautioned.

Forests are endangered by increases in disease, insects and wildfires. Mote said that in the last 15 years, the devastation caused by bark beetle infestations and wildfires has been astounding. And with warmer, drier summers on the horizon, these fires probably will increase.

Climate influences both vegetation growth prior to the fire season and shortterm vegetation moisture during the fire season, which in turn influences fire season activity, Mote said. By 2080, the area burned by wildfires is expected to increase by 1.5 million acres.

Insect outbreaks are facilitated by higher temperatures as well, causing trees to be more vulnerable, which leads to higher tree mortality. This will result in timber yield losses. The national scale estimates forest recreation revenue losses of $650 million by 2060.

Yet, it’s not the institute’s job to come up with mitigation strategies, said Mote. That’s up to state legislatures and local governments.

But, “Knowing is half the battle,” he said.

Community rallies around injured surfer

By Chelsea Yarnell For the Citizen

Andre Lorincz poses with his surfboard four months ago. Lorincz recently suffered three broken vertebrae, a collapsed lung, a concussion and other injuries after a Nov. 9 surfing accident in Seaside. He has been recovering at Oregon Health and Sciences University in Portland.

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Andre Lorincz had traveled north to Seaside on Nov. 9 for just another day of catching waves. Instead, a rogue wave knocked him unconscious, slamming him against the rocks.

Lorincz, a Spanish language teacher at Neah-KahNie High School in Rockaway Beach, was rescued by a helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria and airlifted

by Life Flight to Oregon Health and Sciences University in Portland.

There, it was determined he had a broken scapula, two broken ribs, three broken vertebrae, a collapsed lung, water in his lungs, a concussion and hypothermia.

“The efforts of our aircrew, combined with the efforts of Seaside Fire and Rescue and Life Flight crew members, enabled the victim to receive the medical treatment he needed at OHSU,” said Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr.

David McCown, the Jayhawk aircraft commander.

Lorincz recently underwent surgery to fuse his spine. That procedure was

considered successful and free of complications. He’s expected to make a full recovery within six months.

“They want him trying to walk right away,” said Mark Lorincz, Andre’s brother. “It’s going to be a long process for him, getting back his strength. And it’s [been] quite painful the first week, trying to walk again, because of the pressure on the spine.”

The Lorincz family has created several opportunities for the community to support them during Andre’s recovery, including a meal train calendar at mealtrain. com. Those interested in making meals can sign up on the website. All of the meals can be delivered to Cloud & Leaf Bookstore in Manzanita.

Mark Lorincz hopes to partner with the local surfing community soon to create other fundraising opportunities to help shoulder the

medical costs for his brother.

“The surfing community is pretty tight-knit and the support has been incredible,” said Mark Lorincz. “I can’t imagine the family trying to do this all by themselves.

“It’s just an incredible burden, and we’re really impressed. I’ve known a lot of people who care about my brother and that says a lot about the north coast community.”

Lorincz is expected to make a full recovery, but under doctor’s orders he’s unable to drive for the next three weeks, possibly delaying his return to the classroom.

“We were all shocked and scared to hear that he was in such a serious accident,” said Neah-Kah-Nie High School principal Heidi Buckmaster. “I hear from friends that were able to go visit him that while physically in pain, his sense of humor is fully intact. We

are all extremely thankful that his wetsuit was the only casualty.”

Mark Lorincz said his brother hopes to return to the high school before Christmas break. “I know he wants to get back as soon as possible, because he loves his students,” he said. “He’s going to miss that interaction.”

According to Andre Lorincz’s recent Facebook updates, he’ll be back in the water surfing in no time.

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Calendar of Events Three Village Affaire slated Nov. 29 – Dec. 1 It’s that time of year again, time for the second annual Three Village Market during the Three Village Affaire, Friday, Nov. 29 through Sunday, Dec. 1, in Manzanita. Get ready for the gala shopping event of the year!

Upwards of 20 vendors tables, showcasing a variety of handmade goods, highlight this year’s market. On Friday, Nov. 29, at 6 p.m., the tree lighting ceremony will take place next to Pine Grove Community Center, along with a Kids Holiday Fun Faire from 5 to 8 p.m. Come see the new 25-foot tree that the City of Manzanita has purchased in partnership with the Manzanita Business Alliance.

The market, inside Pine Grove located at 225 Laneda Ave., in Manzanita, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Last year, the market featured everything from soaps, jewelry, bags, toys, clothing, photography, ornaments, wreaths, and more!

For more information, contact Darcey Kline at Manzanita Real Estate Group at (503) 314-6623 or at darceyk@gmail. com; or April at Manzanita Sweets, (503) 368-3792 or aprilmari@aol.com.

Santa to visit Overboard Nov. 30 Overboard Games & Puzzles announces the arrival of Santa on Saturday, Nov. 30, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Santa, elves, goodies galore and discounts make this a seasonal event. Join us! Overboard is located at 457 Laneda Ave., in Manzanita.

Overboard is seeking elves. Call (503) 368-4873 for more details. Elves generally are young and little and have lots of fun helping Santa.

Manzanita Library magazine sale Nov. 30 The Friends of the North Tillamook Library will hold its monthly magazine and paperback book sale on Saturday, Nov. 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Manzanita library. Magazines cost $.50 each; paperback books are $1 each.

The sale is a fundraiser for the Friends of the North County Library. The library accepts donations of magazines

including an expanded “boutique” of handmade gifts and crafts, Granny’s Attic for gently used treasures, potted plants ready for giving, a bakery and candy table.

All proceeds from the Methodist bazaar go to the church’s charitable work. For more information, call (503) 368-5612.

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Coaster Theatre presents “White Christmas,” opening on Friday, Nov. 15, and continuing through Sunday, Dec. 29. Courtesy Photo in good condition and no more than one year old. Weekly magazines are not accepted. Volunteers who are interested in hosting the magazine sale are most welcome. Future magazine sales will be held on Dec. 28 and Jan. 18.

For further information, contact Gail Young at (503) 368-5248 or gailmyoung@mac.com.

Dreaming of a “White Christmas?”

Traditionally, the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach presents a great Broadway musical during the holiday season.

This year’s selection is the ever-popular “White Christmas.”

Opening on Friday, Nov. 15, and continuing through Sunday, Dec. 29, the story revolves around veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, who have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned

by Bob and Phil’s former army commander, General Henry Waverly. The score features well known standards including Blue Skies, I Love a Piano, How Deep is the Ocean and the perennial favorite, White Christmas.

The scheduled performances are November 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 and December 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 27, and 28, all at 7:30 p.m. December 8, 15, and 29 will also feature a 3 p.m. matinee.

Ticket prices are $23 Premium

(center) and $15 Value (side and back) $15. Call the box office at (503) 436-1242 to reserve.

Manzanita Women’s Club to meet Dec. 3 The Manzanita Women’s Club of North County will hold its Christmas party on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 12:30 p.m. at the Pine Grove Community Center on Laneda Ave., in Manzanita.

As a fun event for the party, a silent auction will be held where all are asked everyone to bring a gift that they would like to have themselves. Be ready to shop when you arrive.

Bring your favorite appetizer and the recipe as well; enough for eight people.

Dessert and drinks will be provided.

Don’t forget your gift for the Secret Angels. Gift should be something for a girl or boy, unwrapped.

Thanks everyone for the great support during the bake sale held in November. It was a great success. Hope to see all of you at the Christmas Party.

Three holiday gift fairs slated Dec. 7 For the last two years, three Nehalem Bay area organizations worked together to publicize and coordinate their holiday gift fairs. It was such a success, they’re continuing this tradition on Saturday, Dec. 7.

Great lunches will be available. The

Nehalem Methodist Church is hosting its 43rd annual Chowder and Pie Lunch, with soup as an added option. The White Clover Grange will offer locally raised sausage and sauerkraut, vegan chili, and baked goods from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., while the Alternative Gift Market’s several soup and bread options will benefit the North County Food Bank.

All three bazaars will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Their locations and offerings: • White Clover Grange, 36585 Hwy 53 (about two miles east of Hwy 101, landmarked by a humorous cow sculpture), will emphasize locally produced food items, handcrafts, bird houses, plants, and crocheted items. To top off the Grange bazaar, a quilt will be raffled. For more information, call (503) 812-9965.

• The Alternative Gift Market, Pine Grove Community Center, 225 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, provides a different direction in meaningful holiday giving. Shoppers make a contribution to any of a large variety of local nonprofits or worldwide projects. They then receive a gift card (one for each donation) to give friends and loved ones to let them know a gift was made in their name to a cause that will benefit others.

The Market is sponsored by Fulcrum Community Resources, whose mission is to create sustainability in north Tillamook County. For more information, call (503) 368-6874.

• Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church, 43rd Annual Christmas Bazaar & Clam Chowder Luncheon, 10th & A Streets, Nehalem. This long-running bazaar has several traditional components

Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) is hosting its annual “Year in Review” highlighting its efforts throughout the county to address a wide range of challenges from water quality to habitat loss. This year’s meeting will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 11, starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Oregon Department of Forestry’s conference room.

The community is invited to join the TEP board and staff to hear more about those challenges and the steps being taken to address them through the economics of restoration and improved water quality, to the on-the ground implementation of habitat restoration, water quality monitoring, outreach, and education. There will also be discussion on upcoming events such as the State of the Bays in September 2014.

Tillamook Estuaries Partnership is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Garibaldi. By joining with its partners in the active implementation of habitat restoration, water quality monitoring, education and outreach, TEP supports its mission of conserving and restoration Tillamook County’s estuaries and watersheds in their entirety.

The event is free and open to the community. Light refreshments will be served. The Oregon Department of Forestry office is located at 5005 Third Street, in Tillamook. Please contact Lisa

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CB Chorus announces holiday concerts The Cannon Beach Chorus is pleased to announce its holiday concerts for 2013.

The first will be Friday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m., at Peace Lutheran Church in Astoria. The church is located at 565 12th Street. The second performance will be on Saturday the 14th, at 7 p.m., at Cannon Beach Community Church on Washington Street in Cannon Beach. Admission to either concert is $10.

This year, the Chorus will be featuring some of its favorite holiday pieces from the last 25 years in celebration of its 25th anniversary. Since the arrival of musical director Dr. John Buehler, the growth in the size of the group has been substantial, with almost sixty members from as far south as Wheeler and as far north as Astoria.

For more information, visit Cannonbeachchorus.org online or call (503) 436-0378.

Christmas Tea at Pine Grove set Dec. 13 It’s that time again! St. Catherine Episcopal Church is having its annual Christmas Tea at the Pine Grove Community House in Manzanita on Dec. 13, at 2 p.m. All are welcome for a fun time together. There will be tea delicacies, stories, Christmas carols and laughter. A silent auction with special treasures and gifts has been added this year. There is no charge, and no reservations are needed. Donations are being collected for the Secret Angels and all proceeds will go to this worthy local assistance program. Come join in for this festive holiday tradition.

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Student garden sprouts at Nehalem Elementary

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Still a work in progress, the student garden at Nehalem Elementary School is taking shape and will be a beehive of activity by the time spring arrives next year.

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Right now, the 250 square foot garden will be watered with a hose from the school, but there are plans in place to install rain barrels, which entails a complicated permit process. In fact, says Tammi Waldron, a parent volunteer, the hardest part of the entire process has been the coordination. And, with Garibaldi Grade School and the Nehalem Middle School both looking to employ a similar program, talks are in the works to seek funding for a garden coordinator to work with all three schools and food roots.

However, that is in the future. Right now, the volunteers are just hoping to have everything in place so that they can harvest the first fruits of their labors by next fall.

If you’d like to make a donation, or volunteer to help with the construction, contact the school. Either email nesgardenproject@ gmail.com or write a check to the Nehalem Elementary School noting on the check that the funds are for the Nehalem School Garden Project.

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about watching a seed sprout and end up in a salad in the course of several weeks.

Having the garden on campus has another advantage as well, at some point; students get to eat the foods they’ve grown. But for now, that isn’t on the table given the restrictions associated with school lunches.

Already, with the help of local businesses, the learning garden committee has erected an elk-proof, no-climb fence and framed in the raised beds with supplies donated

by Nehalem Lumber. When the school grounds keeper saw kids struggling with the posthole digger, he offered to help and prepared all of the fence postholes. The Nehalem Bay Garden Club donated $500 for fencing and seedlings; Mohler Sand and Gravel is providing top soil; the local Master Gardeners are also on board; and Food Roots is providing a curriculum that meets all of the core requirements so teachers won’t have to worry about the learning garden taking away from standardized testing prep work.

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We all know that time spent outdoors not only makes kids happier, healthier, and ready to learn when they return to the classroom.

That’s why Nehalem Elementary School parents and teachers have been working together to install a learning garden in a rarely used play field at the school. Last year, a small group of volunteers started working with the school to bring the learning garden to fruition. Several schools in the county already have similar garden programs in place. For example, Cloverdale Elementary works with local non-profit food roots in south county and Tillamook High School has an extensive natural resource program and greenhouse on their facility.

Although outdoor education has been part of local student curriculum both at home and in the classroom, there was no space for kids to get their hands dirty and actually grow food for themselves on the Nehalem Elementary campus until now.

Prior to this, garden students were transported by bus a few times a year to nearby Alder Creek Farm to learn the importance of soil health and community gardens, but the cost and time associated with transportation limited field trips.

This garden will enhance those few trips they do get to the farm. It takes a lot of work to run a garden and when the students do visit Alder Creek Farm, all of the hard stuff is largely finished and they see the end result of hidden labor. There is something really special

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Since I was in the telephone business, I had many occasion to advise people on how to handle crank calls. An article I came across from many years ago still has valid points on how to handle those unwanted phone calls. It boils down to “It’s all in the wrist; hang up the phone.”

First impressions at the Manzanita Visitors Center

With the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays arriving, there are many reasons to celebrate this time of year. Since we are all feeling festive and full, we can add another reason to the list: the opening of the new Manzanita Visitors Center is rapidly nearing.

The new building at the end of Laneda has been a labor of love for a long time by a lot of people, including the Manzanita Business Alliance, the City of Manzanita and a lengthy list of dedicated volunteers.

After being tabbed as the coordinator for the new facil-

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ity, I can add my name to the list of people who are excited to create new memories and opportunities for our area’s visitors, residents and business owners. It’s no small task, and thankfully, I don’t have to tackle it alone. I am grateful to have a small “army” of intrepid volunteers who are eager to open the doors wide. They come from all walks of life and bring a wonderful blend of experience and enthusiasm that is hard to find anywhere else.

Thinking about what we will be doing in the Visitor Center is rather humbling. We

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are equal parts ambassador and concierge. We all call this area our home, and look forward to sharing it with others. There is nothing more personal than inviting guests into your home and making them feel comfortable. In a nutshell, we are creating first impressions of Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler.

Anyone will tell you, first impressions are often critical.

Whether it’s opening a new business, buying a house, or going on a first date, you don’t get a second chance at first impressions. Personally, my first impression of Manzanita played a key role in keeping me an Oregonian.

At the tender age of 20, I Concrete finishers put the final touches on the sidewalk surrounding the Manzanita Visitor Center last week. had wandered out to the North Oregon Coast with no real A grand opening is planned after the first of the year. Photo by Dave Fisher plans other than to explore.

A young girl with wild red beach was a hang-out, a place Eager to escape the tundra-like time for me. Subconsciously, hair was spinning across the where you went to see and be winters of my native Minit’s the reason I determined sand. No more than 10 or 12, seen. nesota, I was intrigued by the I would make this my home she had her arms outstretched, It was hard not to get thought of playing Lewis and one day. It’s the reason I get her face turned skyward, and caught up the little red-head’s Clark for awhile. But there to wear sandals in November was spinning in wide, gleeful enthusiasm and bravery. came a point where I began to instead of fur-lined boots. The She noticed me watching miss home and was questioning circles. She was also giggling mystery red-head inspired me joyfully, the sound her and stopped spinning. whether or not my with her wild abandon and carrying along the Hoping I hadn’t embarrassed decision to take time joyous celebration of the beach. lonely beach like a her, I was about to move on. off from college had I sometimes wonder where she song. I stopped and She laughed excitedly and been thoroughly is. Has she found her own perwatched her for a came running at me in a comi- fect spot to settle, or is she still researched. In short, moment. Somecally wobbly gait. Stopping in I was starting to feel spinning along some stretch of times the spinning front of me, a wide grin split like a fish out of Pacific coastline? Either idea would be punctuher face. water. sounds good to me. ated by a skip or a “Don’t you just LOVE I was visiting So I look forward to “payjump and someit here?” she demanded in Manzanita during it forward,” doing my part times she would breathless enthusiasm, hoping one of these to create first impressions at clap and whistle, as ping up and down on one foot. the Manzanita Visitor Center. I maudlin moments if applauding her “Don’t you??” and found myself encourage everyone to stop by, efforts.

I was about to reply when wandering along say hello, meet our enthusiastic Living My first thought she whooped and began spinthe beach. It was team, and watch the Visitor The was that if I had ning down the beach again. a warm, clear lateCenter evolve into something done that where I Occasionally, she would spin September day and you can be proud to call yours.

Dream grew up, I probthrough the surf, kicking up no one else seemed And if you should suddenly Dan Haag ably would have bits of foam and sand and to be about. A slight feel the urge to start spinning, been carted away. laugh delightedly when she breeze was coming no one will stop you.

Beaches in the Midwest were startled some irritated seagulls off the mountain I didn’t how not for spinning; they were into flight. She even threw in a to pronounce yet and it mixed For questions about the where girls gathered in swimfew cartwheels as she receded with the salty ocean air to Manzanita Visitors Center, call suits and didn’t swim and into the distance. soothe my mood.

(503) 812-5510 or email info@ boys in cutoffs tried to impress I found that I did indeed Out of the dunes came exploremanzanita.com. You can those girls with back-flips and love it here. something I never expected also look at www.exploremanbelly-flops off the dock. At Flash forward 21 years and to see on a deserted beach, or zanita.com to find out what is the red-headed girls’ age, the that first impression is frozen in going on around the area. anywhere else for that matter.

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Letters to the Editor Kiwanis say ‘Thanks!’

The Kiwanis “Best of North County” Bingo Night, held Nov. 16 at the Pine Grove in Manzanita, was a great success, thanks to all the generous business owners who donated prizes, and especially to the huge crowd showed up to play. It was a fun evening.

This year’s Bingo Night raised just over $1,000. All those funds will be donated to the various local kidrelated groups and causes supported by the ManzaWhee-Lem Kiwanis Club in the coming year.

Our community always benefits when people come together for a good cause.

Kiwanis thanks everybody for being a part of that effort.

David Dillon Club President

Retain the aesthetic character of Laneda Ave. This letter supports retaining the aesthetic character of upper Laneda Avenue, the entrance to Manzanita. The reconfiguration of the street and probable design change of the pond in front of Columbia Bank puts our towns welcoming entrance at risk.

I remember clearly he first time I drove into Manzanita. It was about 10 years ago. As we proceeded down Laneda Avenue the first building that fully grabbed my attention was the Astoria (now Columbia) Bank. I was in the passenger seat and as we slowed down I had time to take in the freshness and completeness of this build-

ing and it’s setting.

The immediate message to me was here is a building that is integrated into its environment and shows great care for it its particular site. The instant visual reverberation of wood, water, rock, and plantings felt like the building was honorably and respectfully carved out of the local damp woodland.

A larger message also was communicated. Here is a unique community that cares about the local habitat and places a high priority on the use of indigenous materials with clear and strong sensitivity. Water was being honored, not just run into the most convenient local hiding place.

I was impressed, and as I’ve gotten to know this building more intimately

inside and out over the past ten years the beauty and coherence of materials and place remains constant and clear. It is a wonderful addition to our local built environment.

It would be an enormous error to remove any aspect of this harmonious building from Laneda Avenue. To change the water pool, rock structure, plantings, and entryway would remove an important and integral piece of Manzanita’s uniqueness.

We should be nurturing more buildings like this in our downtown plan rather than removing aspects of a structure as beautiful as this.

Gary Seelig Manzanita

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edge, age and gender. I believe we found the right mix,”he said.

in the metro markets, with unit sales picking up and pressure on certain sectors of the market stimulating increases in value. I believe we can expect Susan Tone the same forces to play out here at the beach over the next two years. Certain sectors of our beach home marketplace may become competitive, prompting multiple offers on correctly priced homes,”said Tone.

Tone is a member in good standing with Clatsop Association of Realtors, Oregon Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors. She is an active supporter and volunteer with many local organizations including Community Action Recycling Team of Manzanita (CARTM), Lower Nehalem Community Trust, and United Paws of Tillamook.

Susan Tone joins RE/MAX Coastal Advantage

Volunteers needed to help abuse victims

Susan Tone, a seasoned real estate broker with an Ivy League education, will join the office at 231 North Hemlock, #113, in Cannon Beach.

This isn’t the first time Susan and RE/MAX Coastal Advantage owners, Alaina and Marty Giguiere, have worked together. Having spent years together at a different company, Susan knew exactly where she wanted to be when she heard the Giguieres were opening a RE/ MAX office.

“It’s clear that Susan believes the quality of each transaction matters more than the quantity of transactions. She’ll be with her client every step of the way – whether they’re buying the least expensive lot or the highest priced ocean view home on the market,”says Alaina Giguiere.

With experience selling commercial properties and rural tracts of land, Tone is says her specialty is listing and selling residential real estate for full time living and for second home or vacation rental home use. She has noticed that the geographic area she specializes in, Neahkahnie, Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler, follows the trends of the Portland market with a lag-time of one or two years.

“Already things are changing for the better

The Tillamook County Women’s Resource Center is looking for individuals interested in making a difference in the lives of neighbors, friends, and family through helping survivors of relationship and sexual abuse in the community. TCWRC is offering a free training starting January 11, 2014 for those people interested in volunteering or community partners who wish to increase their understanding and improve their crisis intervention skills. The 30-hour training will help prepare volunteers for various positions.

The Tillamook County Women’s Resource Center has been a helping hand since 1982, with the mission to eliminate domestic and sexual violence in the community. TCWRC and its volunteers have provided services for survivors, and family and friends, who have been affected by domestic and sexual violence. Services include emergency shelter, advocacy, support groups, community presentations, and referral information.

If you would like more information on the upcoming volunteer training or would like to get started on your volunteer application, call volunteer coordinator, Emily Fanjoy at (503) 842-8294, ext. 211.

Dave Dillon and Imie Camelli at the North County Food Bank. Kiwanis photo

In the Spirit of the Season Just in time for Thanksgiving, Kiwanis Club of Manza-Whee-Lem President David Dillon delivered 32 turkeys to the North County Food Bank. Food Bank President Imie Camelli was happy to receive them. The food bank is one of the various local organizations supported

by Kiwanis.

Tillamook County Fair Board members selected The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners has selected the seven members of the Tillamook County Fair Board. They will be officially appointed Nov. 17.

The Fair Board members are Camy VonSeggem, Kelley Downing, Robert Larson, Rita Hogan, Joanna Stelzig, Don Averill and Jack DeSwart.

“Selecting the seven fair board members out of almost 20 very highly qualified applicants was a difficult decision,”said Commissioner Bill Baertlein. “I truly believe that the reconstituted fair board has the diversity and leadership qualities to be able to keep the proud tradition and success of our Tillamook County Fair continuing into the future.”

Commissioner Tim Josi echoed Commissioner Baertlein. “It was one of the toughest decisions I’ve had to make as a Commissioner because I was looking for a broad mix of knowl-

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TLT Review Committee members sought The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications for four positions on the newly established Transient Lodging Tax Review Committee. The positions are for a certified public accountant, an owner or operator of transient lodging facilities (facilities required to pay the transient lodging tax beginning on January 1, 2014), and two lay members.

Tillamook County Ordinance #75 created the Transient Lodging Tax Review Committee of five members and will include county legal counsel. These are volunteer positions and as such will not receive compensation for their service on the committee.

The committee will hear and determine appeals of orders or decisions of the tax administrator and advise the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners on matters pertaining to the transient lodging tax.

Interested citizens may contract Paul Levesque, Chief of Staff, at (503) 842-1809 or plevesqu@co.tillamook.or.us for more information about the committee.

Membership application forms are available on the county website under the Board of Commissioners’ page. Applications should be emailed to Sue Becraft at sbecraft@ co.tillamook.or.us in the Commissioners’ office by 5 p.m. on December 16.

For more information on how to submit an electronic application, call Becraft at (503) 842-3403.

Kiwanis sets fundraising Holiday Candy Sale The Kiwanis Club of Manza-WheeLem is selling See’s Candy again this holiday season to raise money to benefit North Tillamook County children’s programs.

Orders can be taken through Friday, Dec. 5, and the candy will be delivered in time for holiday shipping about Dec. 12.

See’s Candy is a quality product and makes a wonderful gift for family, friends, and business contacts.

Please contact or call David Dillon at dillond@nehalemtel.net or (503) 3686153, or John Coopersmith at jcoop71@ gmail.com or (503) 812-2052 for an order form.

Payment is needed at the time of the order.

Manzanita Public Safety Log Nov. 10 - Issued a citation for illegal stop/stand/ park in Manzanita.

Nov. 10 - Issued a citation for violation of posted parking restrictions in Nehalem.

Nov. 10 - Responded to a report of a lost dog in Manzanita.

Nov. 10 - Assisted Manzanita Public Works with a report of damaged property.

Nov. 10 - Assisted TCSO with a report of harassment in Neahkahnie.

Nov. 10 - Assisted TCSO with a welfare check in Wheeler.

Nov. 12 - Issued a citation for violation of posted

speed (47/30 mph) in Nehalem.

Nov. 12 - Issued a citation for illegal stop/stand/ park in Manzanita.

Nov. 12 - Responded to a report of a lost dog in Manzanita.

Nov. 12 - Assisted Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue with a fire alarm in Bayside Gardens.

Nov. 12 - Assisted TCSO, Tillamook Ambulance and Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue with a medical call on Neahkahnie Mountain.

Nov. 13 - Assisted TCSO with a report of trespass near Manzanita.

Nov. 15 - Issued a citation for driving while

suspended in Manzanita.

Nov. 16 - Assisted TCSO with a disturbance near Nehalem.

Nov. 17 - Issued a citation for expired tags in Manzanita.

Nov. 19 - Responded to a disturbance in Nehalem.

Nov. 21 - Issued a citation for driving while suspended and no seat belt in Manzanita.

Nov. 22 - Assisted with medical call in Wheeler.

Nov. 22 - Assisted with a report of a missing person in the Manzanita area.

Nov. 23 - Responded to report of a prowler in

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Nov. 23 - Issued a citation for violation of speed limit (51/25 mph) in Wheeler.

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Poor decisions by Port Of Tillamook Bay & other stuff 1.) The Port of Tillamook Bay, making financial decisions, (i.e. to keep a property or not) when the decision to keep or sell an un-used property hinges on “does not feel/smell right to me,” makes me nervous. Clearly, there is not much good financial decision-making ability at the table. My preceding statement is supported by all the empty “new” breederwarehouse buildings at the port, which were built, apparently to look pretty, and not to accommodate possible tenants. People needing warehouse space generally would have real trucks coming and going. Doors large enough to accommodate real trucks would have been nice. Sayde Moser’s suggestion (Hanger B Brewing Company) in a recent Headlight Herald has a better chance of financial success than the one that came from the board at the port.

2.) “Free Money” used by the port to build these white elephants came from you and me, via the federal government. This money was not free!

3.) Congratulations to Tillamook County and Liane Welch for the quality job they are doing with the “Road Bond” money. Looks like they are producing an excellent product at a very reasonable price. Please keep up the good work and support the Road Bond the next time it comes up. I can hardly wait until they do Tohl Ave., off 101, which I believe is on the schedule, as that street is really bad and has a lot of traffic.

4.) Congratulations to the City of Nehalem on the “New City Hall,” under budget and on time. It does not get any better than that.

Charlie Swan Nehalem Charlie Swan is an ex-member of the Tillamook County Planning Commission.

Secret Angels need your donations The Secret Angels are in need of items for their Christmas work.

The Angels do appreciate all the community support for Thanksgiving.

Because you donated early it makes it so much easier to get organized.

If sending checks or cash, please make a note of how you would like your money used. “Where needed most” is always good. Another category would be food-one of our largest expenses.

The list of needed items includes: • Clothing for little boys in sizes 5, 8, 10 and 12 • Underwear in boys or mens sizes • Bras for teens from sports bras through sizes 32-38 with A, B, and C cups • Also needed will be gloves, mittens, stocking hats, scarves and coats in all sizes The Tillamook County Secret Angels is a 501c3 tax-exempt organization.

For more information, or to make a monetary donation, contact TCSA at P.O. Box 208, Nehalem, OR 97131. Donations of food or new clothing, shoes, coats may be taken to 36050 9th Street, Nehalem, behind Wanda’s Cafe, or call ahead at (503) 368-3845. Donations may be dropped off at 36025 Seventh St., Nehalem, next door to the Auction Barn on Hwy 101, Sundays from noon to 3 p.m. Please reserve donations of used clothing until December when boxes are placed on the front porch for applicants to freely help themselves to used items as needed. TCSA does not, as a rule, take used clothing.

Questions? Please phone Phil or Nancy Bogle at (503) 368-3845.

Again, thank you to all who are on board and we look forward to having you join us for the Christmas season.

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n Typhoon From page 1 could cause flooding, multiple downed trees, damaged structures, loss of electricity and communication, blocked roads and other severe damage.

When that happens, where do you start? After the typhoon, the Philippine government, other governments, and multiple aid groups began organizing and trying to deliver needed aid. But in such a large disaster, that help did not arrive for several days after the storm hit.

So what’s the message?

We each have to be prepared to fend for ourselves for at least a few days after a disaster, until outside assistance can show up.

Water, clean water, and lots of it, is key in an emergency. Being without The very first thing to clean water for even a day could be hazardous to your health; so, stockthink about is CLEAN WATER. Most people, especially pile water. Photo by Dave Dillon if well nourished to start water in the other location.

Thanksgiving, or on your with, can live without food If you live in the tsunami birthday. for a week or more (though inundation zone, store some It’s frightening to watch it won’t be pleasant). But the aftermath of disasters being without clean water for water with a friend who’s not in the zone. like Typhoon Hainan. It’s a even a day, especially under Experts say you need a bit less frightening, though, the stressful conditions of a minimum of one gallon of if we prepare ourselves as disaster, could be hazardous water per person per day. much as possible for the to your health.

Water is heavy, so you unthinkable.

So, stockpile water. Even probably won’t be able to Getting prepared is best if you have invested in a water filter, for the first few carry enough in a backpack. done one small step at a time. First step – make sure days you should have either If you have a rolling backpack or suitcase, that may you have enough water for bottled water or a large be a better way to transport yourself and your family, storage container of clean water when you evacuate. and that it will be there for water for yourself and your Keep some bottled water in you when you need it. family. your car, too, if you can.

Also, think about where Stored bottled water Dr. Steele is an Emerto store your stockpile. should be changed out once gency Volunteer Corps of Keep supplies in differa year. Set a schedule and Nehalem Bay board mement locations around your keep it. Make it easy by ber and leader of the local home. If one area is damdoing it on the day after Medical Reserve Corps. aged, you can get to the

From page 1 which helped to dry things out even further, also helped to keep the temperatures on the cool side, especially at night, reported Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management director.

While locals enjoyed the reprieve from the rainy and blustery weather normally associated with this time of year, many were left wondering when the other shoe is going to drop. Manzanita,

NBFR District Log Nov. 12 - 24 Nov. 12-24 - Responded to 10 medical calls during this period.

Nov. 12 - Responded to fire alarm on Evergreen Way, Nehalem.

Nov. 12 - Rescue at milepost 41.5 Hwy 101 and Neahkahnie Mountain.

Nov. 16 - Investigated burn complaint on Sandpiper Lane, Nehalem.

Nov. 17 - Responded to a motor vehicle accident on Bay Place Logging Rd. at milepost 9 on Hwy 53.

Nov. 18 - Water rescue at Sandpiper Boat Launch, Nehalem.

Nov. 20 - Responded to fire alarm on Rowe St., Wheeler.

Nov. 24 - Responded to fire alarm on Rowe St., Wheeler.

Latest North Coast Squid literary magazine set to debut Dec. 7

The third edition of the North Coast Squid literary magazine will be released on Saturday, Dec. 7, at a special event held at the Hoffman Center starting at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

The Manzanita Writer’s Series coordinators are pleased to unveil the newly revamped magazine. “We’re grateful to our many donors and business sponsors, especially to the Tillamook County Cultural Coalition for a grant, to help us redesign the publication,” said Vera Wildauer cofounder of the Manzanita Writers’ Series.

In previous years, the North Coast Citizen handled the printing. “They helped us get the publication off the ground,” added Wildauer.

The North Coast Squid showcases work of writers and artists who live on the north coast or have a strong connection to the area. Eighty-five writers and artists submitted nearly 200 works for consideration.

“There are so many talented people in our community and we are delighted to be able to offer this way to see their work in print,” said Kathie Hightower, co-founder of the Manzanita Writers’ Series. Submissions were juried by authors outside the community. Brian Doyle, author of Mink River and editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, judged fiction.

Karen Karbo, author famous for her Kick Ass Women series, the latest of which is Julia Child Rules, judged nonfiction.

Stephanie Lenox, author of Congress of Strange People and creative writing teacher at Willamette University, judged poetry.

The release event will feature selected author readings from the North Coast Squid, as well as a gallery showing of

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As of November 25, the rainfall gauge at the water treatment plant was 32 inches shy of that amount, meaning, if we’re going to “catch up,” December is going to be one wet and sloppy month. Following an early strong Pacific storm the end of September, October and November have been unusually dry.

As for Thanksgiving week, McCraw forecasted more mostly sunny skies and cool temperatures at

the start, however the high pressure system begins to weaken and push off to the east as an upper level low develops off the coast and pushes into the region, bringing with it a slight chance of rain by midweek.

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n LNCT From page 1 having worked on planning projects with four state and local environmental groups, Gareth led the charge to create a defining document for the organization’s conservation work.

“The board realized that there is a limit to what we can do with land acquisition,” said Ferdun, “and ideally LNCT is looking for new ways to engage the community, in our service area, about opportunities for conservation that go beyond land acquisition.”

The plan, filled with rich information about the ecology of the lands that make up the Nehalem Bay area community, points to a new emphasis on strategies land owners might use to institute conservation on their land— from backyards to acreage.

The content of the plan, which also defines priorities for future land acquisition, was created from information gathered by questionnaires and interviews with over local 55 participants along with assistance from the Nature Conservancy, North Coast Land Conservancy and the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership.

“In addition to the plan, we now have some very good maps that were created for this project,” said Ferdun.

“These are included in the printed plan and are also available as a stand-alone reference document for the community’s use. We encourage people to take a look at the maps, as well as the conservation plan, which are available at the LNCT office.

We think these will be a valued educational tool and that people might be surprised at the wealth of interesting information to be found.”

The second of the three plans, the strategic plan, was facilitated by non-profit consultant and Neahkahnie resident Sarah Johnson. Having spent 25 years as a nonprofit executive in Portland and San Francisco, Johnson is well versed in the critical importance of planning to the success of an organization.

“My husband and I continue to be impressed by LNCT and the work they

Nehalem resident Gareth Ferdun, LNCT founder and former board member led the Trust Conservation Plan efforts. Photos by Lorraine Ortiz are doing in this community.

After meeting some of their board and staff, I was ready to work with them when the opportunity arose,” said Johnson.

“Planning is a formula and is the only way an organization can grow with any kind of focus. The fact that LNCT took time to step back, re-evaluate their mission and vision and engage in this often challenging process speaks to their commitment to growing their work in this community.”

Through the multi-month, in-depth process with Johnson, LNCT now has a new mission and vision statement, which focuses on deeper engagement with the community. As pointed to in both the conservation plan and the strategic plan, the organization’s new emphasis will be on expanded conservation education for both children and adults.

“This is a group that is prime to make a real difference in this community and it not only has the potential and motivation, but with the new three-year strategic plan it

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Lower Nehalem Community Trust’s trio of plans: conservation, strategic and resource development includes a companion document of detailed maps showing many aspects of land management in the Nehalem Bay area. now has the road map,” said Johnson.

The third piece of the planning trio is the new resource development plan, also facilitated by Johnson.

“The strategic plan stands for organizational growth and the resource development plan is designed to steer the funding for the activities laid out in the strategic plan,” said Johnson. “The work with LNCT was so rewarding because of the strong weave between the three plans. The ‘aha’ moments when I saw people understanding how it all blends together were so gratifying.”

As noted by Gareth Ferdun, who did a lot of planning in his professional life, plans can sit on a shelf, or they can be embraced and employed. He believes these three plans, combined with committed leadership, produce high value for the community in land protected forever.

LNCT’s new executive director Dale Cramer Burr will provide that leadership as she prepares to execute the three plans. After just four

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“It is exciting for me because it focuses everyone’s energy in such a specific way,” said Cramer Burr. “As the one who will orchestrate this work, I think it will also be exciting to bring creativity into the execution of the plan.

The way it is written and envisioned will be a collaborative process.”

She reiterates the central role of community engagement in the new mission

Dale Cramer Burr, LNCT’s new executive director (left) along with Sarah Johnson of Neahkahnie (right) who facilitated the process to create LNCT’s new strategic plan and resource development plan. statement, not just with environmental partners but other non-profits doing related work – full-time residents, part-time residents, school children and businesses.

“I guess what I’m saying is that will take a village to execute our plans, and in our case ‘three villages,’” said

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Beyond the turkey sandwich; other ways to use leftovers

n NCRD From page 1 he said. “I couldn’t just do what I wanted to do.”

At a special meeting the following week, the NCRD board began to lay the groundwork for hiring Nunn’s successor.

“It’s going to be a big effort,” said board chair Kevin Greenwood, noting that the general manager is instrumental in creating an environment so that the district can move forward.

“With the reaffirmation (of NCRD) this past election, we’re now in a position to stand up and provide more of a leadership role,” said board member Jack Bloom in commenting on finding a new general manager. “We need to assert ourselves as to what is best for the community…that’s why we were elected.”

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temperature over medium heat. Remove from the heat and strip all the meat from the bones (leave in the soup) and very carefully remove all the bones and veggies from the stock. (I have found the hands are the only way to do this right, thus why room temperature is so much more pleasant than 40 degrees.)

And voila! Freeze in quart containers and you are well “stocked” for the winter.

A brilliant idea that a friend of mine came up with is to make post-Thanksgiving day pizza. Get a pizza crust of your choice, bake it until almost done, (or get a pre-baked pizza crust), and layer with all the trimmings using the gravy as the sauce, sprinkle it with Parmesan cheese and finish it off in the oven till the cheese is melted. It is wonderful!

Another great recipe is to

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At its December meeting the board will likely authorize the posting of the position and approve a process for hiring a new general manager, but it will likely be after the first of the year that it officially “starts the clock” on its search, according to Nunn.

Though he expects the process to move relatively quickly, Nunn said he wouldn’t leave the district “in a lurch” should it need more time to select his successor.

Serves two.

Salad greens enough to fill two big salad bowls Turkey or chicken meat enough for two salads Four pieces of bacon fried and crumbled, reserve the fat 1/2 apple diced 1 tablespoon of minced red onion 2 tablespoons of chopped hazelnuts 2 stalks of celery, diced 2 tablespoon of blue cheese crumbled Finely minced fresh rosemary (optional but amazing)

FOR THE VINAIGRETTE

Pan drippings of from the bacon 1 shallot minced Or 2 tablespoons of onion minced 1 -2 cloves of garlic minced 1/2 cup of cranberry sauce make a shepherd’s pie with the bounty. Fill a casserole with whatever veggies are left over, then a layer of turkey, pour gravy over that, top with the mashed potatoes and parmesan cheese and bake till hot and bubbly.

(Parmesan cheese, in case you haven’t noticed, is most excellent with turkey and the trimmings.)

A delicious standard in our house is turkey quesadillas with pepper jack cheese and cranberry salsa.

The salsa is easy to make, just mix in cilantro, lime juice, finely minced shal-

2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar 2 tablespoons of olive oil (optional) Salt and pepper to taste

TO MAKE THE VINAIGRETTE

After you fry up the bacon, in the reserved bacon grease sauté over medium heat, the shallot and garlic until just barley fragrant, then add the cranberry sauce. Stir constantly because it is going to want to stick to the pan.

Add the vinegar and stir some more. If the vinaigrette seems too thick add the olive oil at the last minute. I did not. Adjust the seasonings and voila!

Fill up your salad bowls with greens and add the turkey, apples, onion and hazelnuts evenly between the bowls. Crumble the rosemary, bacon and blue cheese on top. Drizzle on the cranberry vinaigrette and get ready for a mouth explosion.

lots, chopped pear or apple, and some cumin into the cranberry sauce and serve with the hot quesadillas.

Muy bueno!

And now for my final act, I want to introduce my favorite way to use up leftovers; green salad with turkey and bacon cranberry vinaigrette. This came to me in one of those moments that I had to have something different, something with no grain or gluten, something that would make me feel lighter after all the heavy food of the holiday. This was

just the ticket.

In our house, the dark meat is the first to go, so I have to use turkey breast, which can be dry and tasteless. So, right away, I decided to add some fat to the turkey breast meat. You know what I’m going to say, right?

BACON! Oh, yeah. Then, I made a cranberry vinaigrette out of the cranberry sauce and, oh, my gosh. I’m sold.

Just remember to get inventive and creative when using up those leftovers. There are no set rules and the sky is the limit. (If you are willing to give up those sandwiches.)

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Who doesn’t love them? I once heard that if Thanksgiving is the biggest eating day of the year then the day after is the second biggest eating day of the year. I completely agree with this! I honestly think everything tastes better.

Maybe it’s because I’m not stuffed to the gills, but I love those leftovers.

Now, I must have a repeat of that delicious dinner the day after, let’s say by brunch, seeming I had pie for breakfast, but by the next morning my mind (and my taste buds) a large pot and make stock have begun to wander. I start with it. Turkey makes the wondering what else I can do most wonderful stock and with all the “nummy” food enough to last through many bulging from the fridge. a soup night in the winter.

We all know the classic Just place the turkey carcass, turkey sandwich that is a wings and neck included, must the next day. In in a large soup fact, when I polled pot and add a cup my friends on Faceor so of white book the majority of wine, a few carthem voted turkey rots, celery, some sandwiches as their springs of herbs, favorite post turkey and a chopped day food. But there onion (skin on are so many more which adds more possibilities! As you color and depth of could imagine, I have flavor), then fill The been busy collecting with water until quite an assortment Golightly just covered. of post-turkey day Simmer at just Gourmet recipes that are just barely a bubble, Dana Zia as wonderful as the covered, for 3 to 4 dinner. Seriously. hours. Chill for the The first thing I night and scrape do the morning after (after the fat off the top, give it I’ve had my pie of course) is to the dog, and then bring to stuff the turkey carcass in the lovely mess up to room

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298 LanedaAve., PO Box 632, Manzanita, OR 97130 503-368-Chic (2442) • cheeky2442@gmail.com

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778 Laneda Ave., Manzanita (503) 368-5337

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MANZANITA LUMBER CO.

457 LANEDA Avenue P.O. Box 907 MANZANITA, OREGON 97130 503-368-4873 overboard@nehalemtel.net

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Happy Holidays!

HAL’S

emporium at the flashing light in Nehalem

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Gifts, tools, ‘dollarish’ bargains, household goods and more!

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HOWELL’S FLOOR COVERING Open Tuesday - Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-4 - FREE ESTIMATES 653 Manzanita Ave. • Manzanita • (503) 368-5572

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(503) 368-5900

NEW WINTER SCHEDULE: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday in Dec. and Jan. Closed Tuesdays through May 475 Hwy. 101 Wheeler Oregon

Find the rubber ducky inside the store and receive a 25% discount on your purchase.

Spin the wheel on Tuesday and Thursday for a store discount.

Senior discounts on Mondays & Wednesdays KIDS! Visit Santa on Saturday, Dec. 7, 14 and 21 at Hals’ from noon to 3p.m.

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