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Police are looking for a suspect in an attempted robbery at Wells Fargo Bank in Tillamook. Police responded to a report at 6 p.m. Friday night, Nov. 16, of an approximately 50-year-old white male subject with salt and pepper hair and a gray beard wearing a dark hoodie and jeans; the subject reportedly slid a note to a teller at one of the transaction windows inside. The suspect also provid-
Use the Patty Wagon and then ‘pay it forward’ BY MARY FAITH BELL mfbell@countrymedia.net
Mike “Stumpy” Burrows at Tillamook RV Repair and Sales is a thankful man. “We’ve made a successful business by being fair with people,” he said, “we work hard to get that trust and keep that trust. But it’s the community that makes you. We’re here because the community has supported our business. I think when you can give back to the community, you should.” About three years ago Stumpy had an idea about how to give back to the community, and he went to work. “Kids come in all the time, asking for donations for schools,” he said. “There’s Charity Drive, and Senior Safe, and all the other stuff they need money for. I started thinking it would be great to give them the means to earn money for their own projects.
ed a bag. The suspect suddenly left before he got any money, taking the bag with him, but leaving the note. No weapon was seen. The suspect fled the bank and was allegedly seen headed northbound on Pacific in a dark 4-door sedan. The investigation is continuing pending review of video and other forensic follow up. Police are not releasing the contents of the note. If you were in the area
Detective Paul Fournier pays tribute to Don Taylor. Video surveillance shows the man entering the Wells Fargo Bank lobby.
at the time and may have seen anything, contact the
Tillamook Police Department at 503-842-2522.
13 MONTHS OF FIREFIGHTERS
BY MARY FAITH BELL mfbell@countrymedia.net
Local law enforcement turned out in force for a memorial service on Saturday for Don Taylor, retired Tillamook County Sheriff’s Deputy and Search and Rescue coordinator. The Tillamook High School auditorium was filled with law enforcement personnel from the Sheriff’s Office, Tillamook Retired deputy PD, Oregon State Don Taylor passed away Oct. 28. Police, and the BLM. There were firefighters and a huge contingent of Search and Rescue members who came to pay their respects and say good-bye to their friend, and in some cases, mentor. Taylor passed away Oct. 28 at age 64, of cardiac arrest. Detective Paul Fournier said it was Don who was responsible for Fournier’s decision to go into law enforcement. “I was a long haired volunteer firefighter when I met Don. I didn’t know what I wanted to do. But Don saw something in me, he had that gift, and he encouraged me. He taught me a lot…sometimes I ask myself, ‘What would Don do?’ Fournier created a video tribute to Don’s life, including photographs, a narrative of Don’s accomplishments and his loves, and Don’s favorite music. There was not a dry eye in the auditorium when the lights came up.
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Cops pay tribute to one of their own
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INDEX Classified Ads .........................B4 Crossword Puzzle....................A9 Fenceposts ..............................B2 Obituaries................................A6 Opinions..................................A4 Sports....................................A10
PHOTOS FROM THE CALENDAR, BY ADAM KORST
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ive thanks for local firefighters by purchasing a 2013 Tillamook County Firefighters calendar. Stop by the Headlight Herald after Thanksgiving to pick yours up. They are just $10, will make perfect Christmas presents, and every penny goes directly to the fire departments that serve our communities. The Headlight Herald’s Adam Korst, (adammathiasphotography.com) shot the calendar photos in every fire district in the county, representing our outstanding volunteer and professional fire departments. Here’s a sneak peek at a few of the photos, with (above) Joseph Ehly II from Nestucca Fire and (right) Nick Campbell from Netarts Fire.
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Tillamook grad appears in ‘Red Dawn’ BY MARY FAITH BELL mfbell@countrymedia.net
Julian Alcaraz, 2007 Tillamook High School graduate, four-time varsity wrestler and three-time varsity soccer captain, is due to return to Oregon this week on the big screen. Julian has a role in the remake of Red Dawn, an action movie which opens nationwide on November 21, for Thanksgiving. The Tillamook native, whose mother and father, Lucia and Luis Alcaraz, own Lucy’s Bakery (near The Fern), dreamed of being in movies while he was in high school. He attended the Barbizon School for acting/modeling in Portland “where you go and hope to get noticed,” said Julian’s brother, Ricky Alcaraz. It worked; Julian did get noticed. When he was 17 he won a one-year scholarship to acting school in California. At 18, after he graduated high school, he moved to Hollywood, took
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acting classes and got busy. “He started small and auditioned for everything,” said Ricky Alcaraz, who called the Headlight Herald from Hollywood, where he is staying with his brother. “Julian started a personal training business and built up a clientele. He even started a cupcake business here in Hollywood, making cupcakes in his apartment. Baking runs in our family,” Ricky laughed. “He worked really hard, and it paid off. Hard work always pays off. That‘s the message Julian wants to send to young people at home. A lot of kids don‘t realize that you can make your life what you want it to be if you work hard enough.” The two brothers have been traveling together to Red Dawn premieres. The film, a war movie, which features Julian as one of a squad of “Wolverines,” has had special premieres on military bases in California. “Red Dawn is Julian’s first lead role
Julian Alcaraz (second standing on the left) and the rest of the “Wolverines” from the cast of Red Dawn.
in a big movie,” said Ricky. “He’s been in commercials and on a couple of TV shows. He had an appearance in ‘Beverly Hills 90210,’ and an appearance in ‘Suits.’ In January he was in ‘Hay-
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