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End of tourism grants? Tillamook considers saving hotel taxes for bigger projects, but that might hurt the ‘little guys’ BY MARY FAITH BELL mfbell@countrymedia.net
There was a full house Monday night at the Tillamook City Council meeting. Approximately 30 individuals attended a public hearing about the use of Transient Room Tax (TRT) funds. The city is considering, but has yet
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to decide, whether to discontinue its TRT grant program. TRT funds are taxes collected on hotel/motel stays in the city – totalling an average $105,000 per year. The City retains 30 percent of that income, and by state law is required to spend the remaining 70 percent on tourist promotion and tourist related facilities.
Of the 70 percent, the City has dedicated $35,000 annually for the Tillamook Chamber of Commerce; the remaining portion, approximately $38,500 per year, has been awarded to local organizations in the form of small grants to promote tourism in the area. City Manager Paul Wyntergreen reported to the Council that the finance
committee recommended discontinuing the TRT grant program in favor of banking the funds and allowing the money to grow, to be used for bigger projects. Wyntergreen referred to a finance committee projection that within four years, the pool could grow to $154,000.
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TILLAMOOK – The entire proposed complex of retail stores on east Third Street that would have been anchored by Bi-Mart is off the table, according to City Manager Paul Wyntergreen. That complex would have included other businesses such as Grocery Outlet, Goodwill and the Dollar Store. “There was one developer for the complex, representing all of the businesses that we hoped would go in there,” said Wyntergreen. “That developer has pulled out, which means that the whole complex is gone. The other businesses could make proposals to the City individually,” Wyntergreen continued, “and we hope that they do. So far the only one that has is Goodwill.”
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ARIBALDI – Some walked, some scooted, some pushed strollers or carried beloved pets. However they got there, residents of Barview, Garibaldi and Bay City gathered at their assigned evacuation assembly sites shortly after the emergency sirens blared at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 5. Some 375 people, including emergency responders, Coast Guard members, firefighters and residents of the three communities, practiced heading to higher ground. The drill served as a test run in the event a local or distant tsunami. It took 7 minutes, 18 seconds for Garibaldi resident Steven Haapala to walk from his motorhome near the waterfront to the assembly area in front of Garibaldi Grade School. He carried with him a 72-hour preparedness kit which contained his medication, bandages, scissors and a sleeping bag. “I’ve been in disasters before around the globe in the Navy,” he said. “All too often there are people who don’t have anything. If you have something with you, it’s a big help.” In addition to the sirens, a Civil Air Patrol plane flew overhead, broadcasting a message for residents to evacuate. The plane carries loudspeakers, purchased with grant funds acquired with the help of Tillamook County Emergency Manager Gordon McCraw. “The feedback that I’ve gotten, again, is that people were amazed because they actually heard it (the loudspeaker) inside their house,”
McCraw said. “It will in fact be a very useful tool, should it be needed.” A second voice, recorded by Jessica DuMoulin of the Tillamook County Health Department, made the announcement in Spanish as well. The need for a Spanish language warning was brought up during the March 23 community evacuation drill held in Cape Meares, Oceanside and Netarts. Department of Geologic and Mineral Industries Public Affairs Specialist Jeanelle Wyntergreen heard first-hand positive feedback about the Spanish message during the event. “I was up at the handle factory and walked across the road where there was a Hispanic family,” Wyntergreen said. “They were so thrilled, they could understand it. (DuMoulin) translated the Spanish perfectly.”
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(Top) American Red Cross volunteer Terry Kandle, left, visits with a Garibaldi resident. (Above) Volunteer Emily Marugg, right, passes out surveys during the May 5 drill.
Tillamook son launches his music career Deadly tale inspires book BY MARY FAITH BELL mfbell@countrymedia.net
Jeremy Long, 19, is making his way in Hollywood as a singer, songwriter and musician. He just graduated from the Musician’s Institute, recorded his first EP (extended play) of original music, released his first music video and is scheduled to perform a concert at the House of Blues on Sunset Strip May 16. Jeremy, son of Lee and Sue Long of Tillamook, was raised in Tillamook, and started his music education as a youngster. “I have seven siblings, and all of us have taken piano lessons,” he said. “I’ve been playing violin since I was 8.” He attended Portland Adventist Academy, where he played in the high school string orchestra. “I took lessons from a world-class guitarist, Tim Ellis, and there’s a recording studio at the school,” said Jeremy. That studio is where he practiced his craft. Jeremy graduated in 2011 and moved to Hollywood with his friends, twin brothers Josh and Caleb Pryor,
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also of Tillamook, to attend the Musician’s Institute. The three had a band, Color Blind Soldiers. “The Musician’s Institute was awesome,” he said, “complete immersion into the music industry. I took
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song writing and performance classes, met with A&R reps from record companies, and I got to record and produce an album.”
Abigail B. Calkin’s book “The Night Orion Fell” opens dramatically – it describes in detail an accident that leaves one fisherman dead and another trapped in a net with the other’s body. The book tells the story of Garibaldi fisherman Larry Hills’ 40-hour ordeal at sea and subsequent rescue by the Coast Guard. Hills spent two days at sea listening to people trying to call him on the radio as he sat trapped and helpless, unable to respond.
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