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Act in Kindness project grows, inspired by mother and daughter Thomas TILLAMOOKHEADLIGHTHERALD.COM •FEBRUARY 6, 2013
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Act in Kindness Day started as a way for Liesje MizeeRiggert to deal with her grief over the loss of her 8-year-old niece and sister-in-law, Shelby and Wendy Mizee of Tillamook. She said her family needed to do something – to turn that sorrow into something good. So she started with a small, simple idea to spread kindness. She invited others to participate. The first Act in Kindness Day was held on Feb. 8, 2012, on the one-year anniversary of the car accident that claimed Wendy and Shelby’s lives. It returns again, on the same date, this year. “It started as a positive way to remember them, hoping to focus more on the good and the kindness that both Wendy and Shelby shared with pretty much anyone that they met,� Mizee-Riggert said. “We wanted the kids, particularly in Shelby’s grade, to remember the good thoughts and find some sort of a positive way to remember them.� Initially, the family planned to bring the project to Shelby’s
LEFT: Wendy and Shelby Mizee were killed Feb. 8, 2011 in a car accident on Hwy. 6 east of Tillamook.
Martine arrested in connection with Aaron Clark case BY JOE WRABEK
fourth grade classmates and to the Adventist school attended by her little brother, Ryan. “As we started in, then we thought a little bigger, that perhaps we should do the entire fourth grade,� Mizee-Riggert said. “I contacted (Superinten-
dent) Randy Schild to be certain ... and every response that we met from anyone we presented the project to was ‘yes, yes, yes’ – no hesitation. And with that energy it was brought into every one of our schools in Tillamook School
District 9.� Students were given business-card sized Act In Kindness cards and asked to do simple things to make others smile. Mizee-Riggert and her family spoke with teachers, counselors and students about
the meaning behind the project. See an opportunity to make someone smile. Act on it. Pass them an Act in Kindness card. Hope that they pass a kind act along.
Decker said roughly half of the money would be a grant; the rest would be paid back to TURA. The agency is expected to finalize its contribution at its February meeting, Decker said. The Kickstarter campaign, which can be found by searching "Pelican Brewing Co." ends March 2. The future home of Pelican Brewing's Tillamook operations was previously leased by the Tillamook County Creamery Association, which gave notice to the building’s owners that it would be vacating the space Feb. 1. The space is well-suited to the brewery's needs, Jones said, but needs a few renovations.
In a surprise development in a year-old court case, Rockaway Beach City Councilor Thomas Randal Martine was arrested Jan. 27 on charges of hindering prosecution and tampering RANDAL with physical MARTINE evidence in connection with the case against former Rockaway Beach police officer Benjamin Aaron Clark. Clark was arrested Aug. 23, 2011 on charges of using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct and encouraging child sex abuse, over allegations that while a varsity softball coach at Neah-Kah-Nie High School he encouraged a 14-year-old female player to send him sexually explicit photos of herself. The indictment against Martine, issued Jan. 11 by a Tillamook County grand jury, claims that on two separate occasions – Sept. 1, 2012 and Dec. 31, 2012 – he unlawfully concealed and destroyed an electronic device, described as "physical evidence which might have aided in the apprehension of Benjamin Aaron Clark.� Additionally, he allegedly “did unlawfully and knowingly destroy, mutilate and conceal physical evidence, thus impairing its availability, with the intent that it be unavailable in an official proceeding.� The “tampering with physical evidence� charge is a misdemeanor. The “hindering prosecution� charge is a felony. Clark pleaded guilty March 26, 2012 to the lesser charges of hindering prosecution and tampering with physical evidence; he was subsequently sentenced to 36 months’ probation. Clark's hindering and tampering charges relate to the destruction of an iPod containing evidence of the crime. Clark’s wife Jennifer pleaded guilty May 3, 2012 to tampering with evidence for her role in destroying the photos with her husband.
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Corrections Regarding the PC/Woods CPAC article in last week’s issue, the previous (2011) summer's usage of water from Horn Creek was about 29 million gallons, not 26 million. We apologize for the error. In our Jan. 30 issue, we quoted OWET’s Jason Busch about a TPUD substation “500 yards away on Highway 101.� The substation in question is the substation at Hudson’s Corner, but the “500 yards� referred to the closest place Hwy. 101 comes to the beach – Winema Camp. The Headlight Herald regrets the error.
Pelican releases plans for new brewery, tasting room BY
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TILLAMOOK – Pelican Brewery has released a first peek at renderings for its new brewery and tasting room, and launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $100,000 toward the project. The brewery, based in Pacific City, is expanding its operations into the Star Distributing building, a former food wholesaler at the north end of downtown. Co-owner Mary Jones said construction is set to begin March 1. She hopes to see brewing begin by June 1. The brewery's campaign on kickstarter.com, launched Jan. 31, invites users to give to the project in increments ranging from $25 to $2,5000. In exchange, donors receive gifts such as
bumper stickers, T-shirts, pint glasses, overnight stays in Pacific City and more. The campaign seeks to raise $100,000 toward the $1.3 million building renovation and production expansion. According to the Kickstarter site, Pelican Brewing has "raised the bulk of the funding from various sources." Among them, the Tillamook Urban Renewal Agency has authorized up to $200,000 in grants and loans toward the project. TURA receives a portion of property tax money collected within its district, with the goal of investing that money to collectively improve the value of the area it serves. "We're really excited about their project and glad to see the jobs coming to Tillamook," said TURA Chair Carolyn Decker.
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Rediscovering the other thrift stores around Tillamook BY JOSIAH DARR sports@orcoastnews.com
Now that Goodwill has moved into Tillamook, the second-hand giant is snatching up all kinds of attention when it comes to the world of bargain hunters. There are also four smaller thrift stores in Tillamook that make helping people their number one priority. The Kit & Caboodle, New 2 Used, The Wild Flower and Teen Challenge Thrift Store are four different thrift stores in Tillamook that support a wide variety of charities aimed at helping people who are struggling with a variety of issues. “Teen Challenge has been around for 52 years,� said manager of Teen Challenge Thrift Store, Rosalee Hassett. “Originally it was started to help with teens in gangs and now they help with people who are struggling with addictions.� Teen Challenge is a non-profit organization; the funds raised in the
store are used to to offer members of the Teen Challenge program participants the help they need to be free from their addictions. The Teen Challenge Thrift stores ( the Tillamook store is one of several in the state) also offer work experience programs with the thrift stores themselves, espresso stands, yard work crews or jobs at local businesses. “Here in Tillamook, we're one of eleven stores in the Pacific Northwest all raising money going to the program,� Hassett said. “We're not here just to help high school students or anyone in particular. We just want to help people that need help.� The Teen Challenge Thrift Store helps people struggling with addictions while the Kit & Caboodle is supporting a slightly different type of people in need. The Kit & Caboodle was established in 1971 and is operated by and to support the Arc of Tillamook County. The Arc is an organization serving individuals with intellectual and develop-
mental disabilities. “The money we raise at the store goes straight to the Arc in Tillamook county,� said the Arc co-manager Marj Hinds. “One thing we do that people don't realize is we are a major sponsor for the preschool multi-modular exams in Tillamook. “It's a very important service we like to support because these exams can lead to early diagnosis and intervention which is a really good thing.� Besides the multi-modular exams, the Arc, with help of the store's revenue, also supports the local Special Olympic teams and kids camps. “We want to help people who fall under the umbrella we support,� Hinds said. “It doesn't matter if it's financial, medical or something else. “We've had situations where people need help after a house fire or something like that. It has to be approved by our board, but we don't turn very many people down.�
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