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PEARL HARBOR

WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW

DAY OF ‘INFAMY’ REMEMBERED, PAGE A3

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A chapel built from inmates’ hands

ARREST IN ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY

Community donates $35K, inmates provide the labor for new prison chapel BY MARY FAITH BELL mfbell@countrymedia.net

An arrest has been made in the Nov. 16th attempted robbery at Wells Fargo Bank in Tillamook. Oregon State Police, DARRIN BOBBITT Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office and Tillamook City Police Department located and apprehended Darrin J. Bobbitt at about 10 p.m. Nov. 28 in Tillamook. He has been charged with attempted robbery in the second degree and arrested for a parole violation/ fugitive warrant out of the California Department of Corrections. He is in custody at the Tillamook County Jail; his next court appearance is Dec. 7. Tillamook Police Chief Terry Wright said Bobbitt has an extensive criminal history, though his prior convictions do not include robbery.

The South Fork Forest Camp (SFFC), the minimum security correctional facility on Hwy. 6, 28 miles east of Tillamook, celebrated an historic occasion Nov. 30 with the dedication of a new chapel. This is the first time since the camp was established in 1951 that there has been a dedicated worship space for inmates at SFFC, thanks in large part to the efforts and contributions of the Tillamook community. Larry Bowen, chaplain for SFFC and the Columbia River Correction-

al Institution (CRCI), said in the dedication ceremony that the genesis of the chapel was a conversation. “I happened to be in a meeting in Tillamook and mentioned that we needed a chapel,� he said. Dave Westmark director of Celebrate Recovery at the Tillamook Church of the Nazarene, was in that meeting with Chaplain Bowen, and he went to work to make it happen. “I called Dennis Widmer, he’s a Tillamook contractor,� said Westmark. “At that time we’d been told there was $10,000 of Department of Corrections (DOC) money that could go toward the project. I asked

Chaplain Bowen awarded certificates of recognition to SFFC inmates for their work in building a new chapel.

Dennis if he thought we could do something creative to build a chapel with just $10,000. He came out and looked at it and he said he thought we could figure something out.�

See CHAPEL, Page A8

WHEN MICE MEET SOLDIERS

Woman dies when car lands in river PACIFIC CITY – Corinne Edmiston, 23, of Tierra Del Mar, died Sunday, Dec. 2 when her car went off the road on Resort Drive and landed upside down in the Nestucca River. Corinne left her boyfriend’s home in Hebo at about 6:15 a.m. Sunday. She was headed to her home in Tierra Del Mar. When she did CORINNE EDMISTON not arrive at home or report for work at Chester’s Market in Pacific City, her family called the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO). Fresh tire tracks were located on Resort Drive, which runs east to west along the Nestucca River in Pacific City. Sgt. Zimmerman of the TCSO said “she may have hit a puddle and lost control. The car ran off the road, flipped over on its top and slid into the river.�

See RIVER, Page A3

See BANK, Page A3

WEATHER NOV 27 28 29 30 DEC 1 2 3

HIGH 53 56 55 56 54 52 53

STATS LOW 42 43 49 49 48 46 47

RAINFALL .00 .05 .22 2.41 1.05 .26 .95

Dale Buck poses with State Rep. Deborah Boone (left) and State Senator Betsy Johnson.

Buck named Agriculturist of the Year

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BY MARY FAITH BELL mfbell@countrymedia.net

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n a sneak peek from a recent rehearsal of The Nutcracker, toy soldiers battle mice. Shown above, Shea Reynolds (right) takes on soldier Rebecca Noffsinger. Oregon Coast Dance Center presents two performances of The Nutcracker, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. at the Don Whitney Auditorium at Tillamook High School. This is the sixth annual Nutcracker performance, and it has become a holiday tradition for the community. Up to 100 people will participate in the performance, and dancers have been rehearsing since September. Tickets are $5 at the door. The auditorium will open one half hour before the performance.

Dale Buck of Tillamook County received not one but two standing ovations from four hundred people November 30 for his lifetime contributions to Oregon agriculture. Dale was recognized and honored for his leadership in the agriculture industry at the Agri-Business Council of Oregon’s “Denim and Diamonds� dinner and awards reception at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Portland. Dale’s wife, Jackie, of almost 58 years and his family and friends, including a large contingent from Tillamook County, attended the dinner and awards reception to see Dale receive the 2012 Agriculturist of the Year Award.

See BUCK, Page A8

Take a trip to Holly with ‘The Christmas Express’ BY SAMANTHA SWINDLER sswindler@countrymedia.net

An admission of bias – I’m in the Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts’ upcoming production of “The Christmas Express,� and I think you should see it. The show, which opens Friday, Dec. 7, is a comedy of one-liners and nutty characters, that at its heart has a message of hope and faith. In it a stranger, named Leo Tannenbaum, arrives on an unscheduled train, and his stay reinvigorates the cheerless town of Holly. “I like the fact that it takes place in a small town and in some respects, is similar to Tillamook,� said director Becki Wilhelm. “The characters are funny, quirky, yet it has a very good message about what Christmas can be.� “The Christmas Express� features a

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few TAPA veterans along with some firsttime actresses. Brittany Durrer and Deb Cherry make their stage debuts as stubborn newlywed Donna Fay Cummings and choir director Myrna Hobsnagle, respectively. Durrer, who has no previous acting experience, auditioned on a whim. “It was just random. I saw that they were auditioning for it, and about half an hour later I went down to the library and picked up an audition packet, and about an hour later I went down and auditioned,� she said. “...I love Christmas, I love everything about Christmas, so I couldn’t resist.� Cherry, who only moved to Tillamook County about 15 months ago, helped behind the scenes as a “Backstage Mom� when her kids were in high school.

See EXPRESS, Page A8

Mark Johnson as Leo Tannenbaum in TAPA’s “The Christmas Express.�

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