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The city of generosity
Road bond passes – narrowly
By Josiah Darr
If the people in the City of Tillamook could be described with only one word, “generous” would be that word. Time and time again, locals go out of their way for the good of their fellow man with nothing expected in return. That type of kindness isn’t something that is suddenly learned. It’s shaped and sculpted over the course of years – and in Tillamook it starts at a young age. , The Charity Drive that Tillamook High School annually hosts has donated thousands upon thousands of dollars to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital over the years and this year was no different.
By Joe Wrabek
The road bond passed Tuesday night. It passed by a narrow margin – 186 votes. The tally as of 11:30 Tuesday night was 3,712 votes in favor (51.28 percent) and 3,526 against (48.72 percent). The election drew a big turnout – unusual for an “off” election – with over half (7,363) of Tillamook County’s 14,573 eligible voters casting ballots. The voters’ approval of the measure means Tillamook County will be issuing $15 million in bonds, in two separate bond sales five years apart, for road improvements. Tillamook School District’s $1 million bond, the other money issue on the May 21 ballot, didn’t fare as well. Voters turned it down, 2,014 against (59.17 percent) to 1,390 in favor (40.83 percent).
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Emily Schwend helps distribute money raised during the Charity Drive.
Garibaldi blesses fleet
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CORRECTION
By Joe Wrabek
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In last week’s issue of The Headlight Herald, the recipient’s name of the Alice Voges & Marvis Family Forensic Award, Luke Haenggi, was spelled incorrectly. We apologize for the error.
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Garibaldi’s 2013 Blessing of the Fleet took place Saturday, May 25, at the Coast Guard memorial in the town’s boat basin. It was the 30th year for the event. Attendees joined in invocations by two local pastors, Jeff Coon from the God’s Lighthouse church in Garibaldi and Fr. Larry Gooley from St. Mary’s by the Sea Catholic church in Rockaway. “We gather to bless these boats and those who work on them,” Gooley told the crowd. There were brief addresses by Garibaldi Port Manager Kevin Greenwood, Fred Lackaff from Veterans for Peace, and Coast Guard Master Chief Saindon, whose crew provided the color guard for
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ABOVE: Coast Guard color gaurd opens the Blessing of the Fleet ceremony. LEFT: Wreath honoring Charles MachoII and Eric Browder was presnted at the memorial. More photos online at tillamookheadlight herald.com
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Teaching Compassion
United Paws foster families teach children and young adults valuable life lessons By Sayde Moser
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“So many kitties come in who’ve had a really hard first part of their life and they need someone to love them and socialize with them,” said Brenda Sours a foster parent with United Paws. Sours has been helping United Paws for almost a year now; she previously worked for Northwest Wildlife Rehab and as a firefighter. “It’s always kind of been my hobby,” she said. “I’m always rescuing something.” Sours has an entire room in her house dedicated to her fosters – currently there are 10 of them. But it’s also the gaming/TV room for her kids who help the rescues
interact and socialize with people. “Just them getting in there and spending time with the cats and being kind to them is helping these animals trust people again,” she said. “And it’s rewarding for the kids because they’ll see these kitties come in and they’re in such a sad state and they can watch the entire rehabilitation process until finally they’re matched up with a happy family who will continue to love and take care of them… It feels good to see them in their new parents’ arms. It feels really good.” Melissa Josi has been a foster with United Paws for nine years and said she also enjoys raising her two young children around animals. Her
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Mercedes Hastings, 9, helps out at the United Paws adoptathon earlier this month at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds. six-year-old, Tayvin likes to help with all the aspects of fostering and especially likes hearing about the rescues, Josi said. “She’ll take her stuffed animals and put them in precarious situations so she can rescue them,” she said. “It’s teaching her compassion and responsibility and just how to have a respect for all liv-
ing creatures.” Josi said some families with children might be hesitant to foster animals because their kids could get too attached to the animals, but she explained to her daughter that if they keep their fosters then they won’t be able to save others.
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TILLAMOOK PUD ANSWER: As a community partner, Tillamook PUD recognizes the importance of economic development and supports the efforts for revitalization in our communities. Electricity is essential for our functioning economy. We believe the proposed transmission line is both necessary and timely, and we are committed to identifying and addressing community concerns. We have had several meetings with City of Tillamook representatives and landowners regarding the proposed Front Street route and have made adjustments to the previously proposed routes in consideration of the visions for revitalization. We also agreed to perform work outside of the transmission line project that would eliminate several existing distribution poles and place some of the existing distribution lines near Hoquarton Slough underground to further reduce impacts. We have continued to refine and adjust the proposed line segments based on landowner and customer feedback, as well. • The proposed transmission line is being designed to accommodate all existing buildings and uses along Front Street. • New buildings or changes to existing buildings could be up to 28 feet in height within the first 15 feet of the property along Front Street. Beyond 15 feet, there would be no Tillamook PUD building height restrictions on the remainder of the property. • Use of special low-sag wire would the increase distance between poles and reduce pole heights. • Redesigned line configuration would utilize pole heights of approximately 80 feet. • Redesigned poles would move all wires out over the street right-ofway.
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HEADLIGHT HERALD QUESTION: The Pelican Brewing Company is opening a new brewery on Front Street in August. There is a lot of hope that Front Street and the downtown area west of 101 will be revitalized in the near future. If the transmission line is built along Front Street, which is zoned light industrial, how would future commercial activity be curtailed? For instance, could an owner demolish an existing building and build a new restaurant or business on the north side of Front Street?
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Q&A with the PUD Part four in a series The Headlight Herald and the Tillamook PUD are engaging in a Q&A series about the proposed transmission line to Oceanside. Community members are submitting their questions for the PUD to Mary Faith Bell at mfbell@countrymedia.net. This is the fourth article in the series.
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